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$&& v; IW -ySwji - ' .-- V SSyFsafmsf &gs&& J" p f . . " I! - . - I; fc t M IV f En If Nervous Prostration. A Noted' Boston Woman Describes its Symptoms and Terrors. Two Severe Gases Cured by liyaia Jii. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. IKiuilltllliflllHIillllllitHBIIBB' Biflfflliitiiniliillliiill bbbbb! fc ifh yi I ill i IfW xnurwwi j IIIIiIiiIIiIIiiItIiiiiiIIiIIIi bbbbbb ttI am so nervous! no one ever suffered as I do! There isn't a well inch in my body. I honestly believe my lungs are diseased, my chest pains me so, but I have no cough. I am so weak at my stomach, and hare indigestion terribly, and palpitation of the heart; am losing flesh; and tjjis headache and backache nearly kills me, and yesterday I had hysterics. " There is a weight in the lower part of my bowels, bearing down all the time, with pains in my groins and thighs I can't sleep, walk, or sit, and blue oh goodness ! I am simply the most miserable of women." This is a most vivid description of a woman suffering with nervous prostration, caused by inflammation or some other diseased condition of the womb. No woman should allow herself to reach such a perfection of misery when there is no need of it. Bead about Miss Williamson's case and how she was cured. Two Bad Oases of Nervous Prostratloa Ours. "Dear Mrs. Pixkoam; I was suffering such tortures from nervous prostration that life was a burden. I could not sleep at all, and was too weak to walk across the floor. My heart was affected so that often I could not lie down at all without almost suffocating. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and it worked like magic. I feel that your medicine has been of in estimable benefit to me." HISS AlEI.K WlXXJAllSOH, 19GN. Boulevard. Atlanta, Q. m SEWAKD.-W hare deposited which will be paid to any person who can ted that tee afore testimonial letters are not genuine, or were published before obtaining the writer eneetol per I mission. 1.YDIA. 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"Onr aboea will Tereh yoa anywhere. Write for eawogac aaovtaf new .fjiraae stjrfca. we aaae Fast CMor W. JU. JWaaiaa rona aai sua aaa ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's UttleUverPiUs. aisnaturaaf ntiaiAEie. rMMSIKSS. nilllMISKtS. ntTstntUYOL rfttAiiiWwUi. ""-"TawaawWawawarBawr"-"1""" CURE SICK HEADACHE. rTEtSFIEEHOwES to 50,000 people on 3.C0G.OOO acres of leads, soon to qpea to settlement. Opportunity ofalitetiaae. THE KIMM CHIEF, devoted to isforasatloa about these lands, will contain prcelaaiatioB fixing date of opening. One year ttJ0:Sssov. SO cents; o cents per copy. MwS CMri BUItUAL. (Cbmplete Settler's Oulde) with sectional Baap,-0u, IUbWAUsUP aad CHIEF. six Aha Si Ja ran saie ay sjsek an stsae er saaM9ICKT.aBwSU.Pem..T. For Top Prices Ship Tomr ciAjgat A.ars recusv To Headquarters 3. W. Ickea k Caaasaassw. Batter. Egf. Veal. Hides aad Fura. Fetatess. UBIOBS IB IWW Mnm. Ctaakaha. m - W. N. U. OMAHA. Ne. ia ioi Sl&iS7&&z ICAKiTfiS IP H -- saTaaVgeMIraawwa.K " I had nervous prostration terribly, caused by female weakness. I .suffered every thing; was unable to eat, sleep, or work. After a while I was induced to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, and I really began to improve on taking the first bottle. I continued to take the medicine, and am now better in every way, and feel like a different person. I am simply a well woman." Mb. Dhxa KktctUt Marienville, Pa. wlta tneXattoael Citv aaaa of Lvaa. SMMl INCH ESTER NEW HAVEN, COKIf. mae fJsk, It is hard to pay for bread that has been eaten. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCH STARCH, the only 16 or. packag for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch caa talns only 12 oz. Satisfaction jruaraa teed or money refunded. A new-born baba has no past and its future is uncertain. an. Wiaatewa BeotMae; ayraa. for children teethtac. aefteas the anaaa, redacea la flunmaUM.allajpaia.cereswladeollc SMafcottla Heed net the blusterer; bewara of the silent man. , The Remarkable aaaaeaa at Oarnaia Tea, the areat HERB cure for canatlpatlea and Sick Headache. Is due to Its health ful action on all the oicastiva organs. We are shaped and fashioned by what wo love. Goethe. Pain relieved, sickness prevented, by timely use of Wlxard Oil. Koep it al ways in the home. Love and philosophy are sworn en emies. What Do the Chtldrea Drink? Don't aiva them tea or cosXaa. Have yoa tried the new food drink sailed GRAIX-Of It is delicious and nourishlar, and takes the place of ooaTee. The snore Grela-O yoa give the chUdrea the more health yoa distribute through their systeaw. Oraia-O Is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the eboice grades of coffee, but eosu about Xwsmoch. All grocers sail it, lScandSso. It is the raised stick that makes the dog obey. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only If os. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con. tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. A thankless man never does a thankless deed. el ay Wmmmm I Saw Saaa eai - - mA .m. B.H. ias.auaiwasa.i'hiia nishtsla. Under white ashes lie often glowing embers. Dyeing Is as simple as washing when you use PUTNAli-FADELESS DTS3. Every' fool thinks he Is clever enough. Throw aaysle to the dose ttyoadon'twaat Mdesa-asifyewsat aeod dlcesUoa shew the A 'turn who Is not spoken of it not abased. Htm IB jwMTwlRwlwlwK? yfawawRhv A'HPf awawawawfth. W A vA A Soldier's Oreaaa. The thick, low beat of distant drams Thro' clouds of dust, falls on my ear. As bravely ou the long line conies Chasseur, dragoon and grenadier. With swing and toss of plumed head. Mid sloping rows of shining steel, They pass, and he who boldly led Them long ago, for woa or weal Rides on before; and in that face. Deep-scarred and brown. I see once more Him who abhored defeat, disgrace, Leading victorious as of yore. A glance of those gray eyes, and lo! With cracked voice calling, silly hand Outstretched in greeting as they go, I rise to follow his command. And waking, find it but a dream. That flash of scarlet, blue and gold. How strangely real it all doth seem. To me, gray-haired and bent and old. Harriet R. Goff, in Leslie's. Honors for BattlwsUlD. With the exception of torpedo" boats and a few small pleasure craft, the American built Russian cruiser Variag is today the fastest vessel afloat, hav ing gone through a seven and a half hours' trial run at a speed of from 23.6 to 23.7 knots, or 27.14 to 27.25 miles an hour, says the New York Post. We need go back only a few years to find a time when the large Atlantic racers in point of regularly attainable speed were far beyond any thing that had ever been done in any navy, and their performances were con sidered practically beyond reach un der the severe conditions of cramped space, light machinery weight, and oth ers similarly restrictive to the design er. The United States triple-screw cruiser Minneapolis about six years ago developed slightly more than 23 knots during her contract trials. As In the cases of most naval vessels, it was not expected that this would be demanded hour after hour in a run of several days, and In 1895 practical demonstration was given for the first time that a naval vessel could actu ally hold her own with one of the crack Atlantic liners. This was af forded by the United States cruiser Columbia, in her phenomenal run from the Needles, near Southampton, to Sandy Hook lightship, off the Ameri can shore, in a few minutes less than seven days, or, to be exact, in 6 days, 23 hours and 39 minutes, the average speed for the whole trip being 21.3 miles an hour. Since that time high priced long distance runs of war ves sels have been repeated. But among all the swift cruisers and battleships the Variag's 23.7 knots give her today first place. Hasan Get Scant Mercy. Cadet John Hicks of Rockdale, Tex., a. member of the third class of the Virginia military institute, has been dismissed from the school for breaking close arrest pending an investigation by the superintendent,Gen. Scott Shipp, for hazing a fourth-class man. Ex-Cadet Hicks was caught red handed by a tactful officer in his offi cial rounds in cadet barracks. He was just going to administer "a bucking" to the "hat" when in stepped the officer and caught him with his hand up raised, and he was immediately order ed to his room, under colse arrest, but later broke arrest. Reinstatement was asked, but the superintendent stated that he could do nothing for him in' that line, so he has left for his home. The superintendent Is more than determined to break up hazing in any of its forms which may exist among the cadets, and when once a cadet is reported for hazing he Is sent home Immediately. This makes four cadets dismissed from the present third class so far this session for haz ing new cadets or fourth-class men. Baltimore Sun. late Dean of West Point. Every cadet who has attended the military academy at West Point dur ing tho last thirty years will remem ber Col. Peter Michie. who for more than thirty years had been the pro fessor of philosophy at West Point CoL Mitchie was a Scotchman by birth and graduated from the military acad emy in 1863. at the head of his class. He got out of the school in plenty of time to see active service and he Im proved his opportunities so that in side of two years he had risen from a second lieutenancy to a brevet as brigadier general. In the spring of 1871 he went to West Point to fill the position which he had ever since occu pied. One of his sons, Lieut Dennis Michie. was killed at the fight at San Juan hill, and another, William, died .soon after in Pennsylvania. Col. Mi chie, who recently died, leaves a widow and one daughter, and two brothers, one of whom is an official of the Na tional Soldiers' Home at Dayton, O. Aced Boer Priaoaer. "How could you face war?" I said at St. Helena to a trembling old man of 65, who had volunteered to fight "I prayed to the Lord." he said. "I. gave myself and my family to his care. And it was wonderful to see how he strengthened us. There was not a tear. One daugnter carried my rifle, the otler my bandolier, and my wife (she is 63) carried my bag. They were all quiet; you would never have thought I was going away. I did a soldier's duty; I did what I had to do. It is strange, in tho heat of a fight you do not care what happens. You shoot, and you do not care. How it should come that a thing like that can happen I do not know, but it does happen to a man. But, oh. It Is a bitter thing to think of afterward! When I think of what I saw all around me I shiver with horror. Believe me. I cut scarcely keep the tears out of my eyes at night when I think of the sufferings I have seen. I grieve as much for the widows In England as for those of our own .people. "I know I am a prisoner., and must be obedient," ho added. "I have my parole, and can go a little way out of the camp, and sit down quietly to read. I am thankful they give me that liberty." I said a-word, of sympathy. "It is well." he answered gently, "that we have the Bible left" Mrs. John Richard Green la the NlneteentavCen tury. - West Point Cadets Graduate. The first-class of cadets of the mili tary academy at West Point was grad uated in Cullum memorial building re cently. The address to the class of seventy-three members was delivered by General John Brooke, commanding the Department or the East, who also presented the diplomas. Ths early graduation of the class this year was necessitated by the reorganization of the army. The men graduated were given a furlough until March 10, after which many of them were assigned to duty in the Philippines. Ths first ten members of the class were assigned to the.engineers' branch of the service. They are Johnston, Oregon; SherriU, North Carolina; Poole, Wisconsin ; Peck. Wisconsin; Lee, North Carolina; Spalding, Michigan; Dent, Pennsylva nia; Caples, Missouri; Jewett, New York; and Williams, Missouri. This is an unusual assignment, five being the usual number allotted. The six following will be given their choice between ordnance, artillery, cavalry, or infantry. Then thirty-two may go Into either the artillery, cavalry, or Infantry. The remaining twenty-five have a choice only between the cavalry or infantry. Hoar Uaele 8asa Feeds His Soldiers. In order to be able to feed the sol diers In the Philippines as they are fed it is necessary to keep a kind cf procession of supply ships on the wat erways from New York to Manila by way of .the Suez canal and across the Pacific from San Francisco. It will not do to store immense volumes of supplies in Manila, for that is a trop ical climate, and all food is more or less perishable in so hot a tempera ture. Therefore, ships are going all the time, and never in one shipment are supplies for more than one month sent. We have 70,000 troops there.but that is not the total number dependent in a great degree upon the commissary supplies. The civilians connected with the army in any way have tne privil ege of buying from the commissaries. Harper's Weekly. America's First Battleship. It is interesting to recall at this time when the navy is undergoing such a tremendous growth, the fact that in 1775, about 125 years ago, the first ship carrying the stars and stripes to be saluted by a foreign gun was the An drew Doria. The exact circumstances are unknown, but the record goes on to say: "The governor of Eustasia was subsequently removed for his in discretion." The Andrew Doria was a purchased brig mounting but four teen guns, sailed from Baltimore, and was burned in Delaware bay in 1777 to prevent her from falling into the hands of the enemy. Far Karat Station at Charleston. Arrangements are being made by the bureau of yards and docks for the ac quisition of land designated as the site of the new naval station at Charles ton, S. C. The portion of Chicora park desired, a little over 147 acres, has al ready been secured from the city, and this part of the site formally made over to the United States government. The negotiations for what is known as Lawton's land, comprising some 170 acres, are stated to be in a satisfactory state, and the acquirement of all the land desired for the naval station, it is stated, will be accomplished within a short time. Marines for Dry Tortagas. A proposition is on foot at the navy department to send a garrison of ma rines to the Dry Tortugas, Fla., which, it will be remembered, has been turned over to the navy and is now without any troops. Reports have recently been received stating that the amount of Illicit traffic being carried on in that vicinity is increasing and should be stopped. The first detachment of ma rines will consist of about sixty men and the necessary officers. United States Military Schools. The annual report of the inspector general of the army regarding mili tary schools shows that there are 110 such schools scattered through every state In the union. Last year they had 30,135 students enrolled, of whom 27,300 were over 14 years of age, and the students, former students and alumni of these institutions, to the number of 3,353. served in the war with Spain, of whom 1,084 were offi cers and 2,146 enlisted men. One Month's Enlistments. Summary of the enlistments for the line of the army during the month or December, 1900, was as follows: En listments for general recruiting service, 1,627; enlistments in cities, 1,331; en listments at military posts and in the field, 296; total. 1,627. Two Hasbaads, Two Pensions. Mrs. Sarah J. Thompson, through a local pension agent has applied for two pensions under two different laws by reason of being the widow of one sol dier and the grass widow of another. Toledo Bee. The Bare Edelweiss. The rarest flower in Europe, the edelweiss, is becoming scarcer every year, and unless measures are taken to prevent indiscriminate gathering it is likely to disappear altogether. The edelweiss only grows 2,500 to 3,000 yards above the level of the sea and under special climatic conditions. Un fortunately, the edelweiss has become the "fashionable" flower in Germany since the emperor commenced wearing it. Cat Ceases to Ufa. A remarkable cat has been discov ered in St. Joseph, Mo. N. Schelling er, an electrician of that city, filled a cat with electricity and in a few min utes the animal was as rigid and life less as a marble cat Two hours later the electrician reversed the current, and this treatment reanimated the ap parently dead animal, and in a few' minutes it was as playful and frisky as it ever had been. Afraid of Ratals, To what extent the Russian policy has influenced the Imagination of Swe dish people may be gathered from the' fact that In Sundavall.on the east coast of Sweden, the Inhabitants have form ed a committee for the purpose of col lecting means to defray the cost of erecting forts In and around the lown, and particularly to create a defense against the attack from the sea. T e Shyster aad the law. There are various methods by which the unscrupulous fakirs who Infest the produce trade succeed in swindling country shippers and still keep them selves out of the clutches of the law, says the New York Produce Review. The old way was to get up attractive and often expensive and high-toned stationery, posing as commission mer chants, quoting prices for produce higher than could be obtained, and guaranteeing phenomenal results based upon claims of exceptional facilities. Prompt returns would be made for the first few shipments, then there would come great praise of the goods, and calls for larger quantities; then slower returns until enough goods were in the hands of the frauds to make a good sized haul; then a general selling out, pocketing the proceeds and a fly by night to other fields where the same operation would be gone through un der another name. But tills was risky business because the laws referring to commission sales are likely to be effective and failure to make proper return may result in ar rest, criminal prosecution and perhaps imprisonment The new way is safer. The snide does not pose as a commis sion merchant but simply offers to buy produce either on track at shipping station or delivered in the city where he locates. He quotes high prices, cash payment, "no commission" and, as a bait to get goods, generally says "why pay commission for selling your goods when you can sell them to us for the highest market prices without any de duction except for freight?" This is attractive bait and there are usually many to bite the hook. A trial shipment is made, and back come the returns as prompt and" as satisfactory as possible. Other shipments may be paid for promptly also and as soon as the shipper's misplaced confidence is won he is entreated to make larger shipments. Then payment begins to fall behind, but excuses are made until the. indebtedness is as large as pos sible; perhaps notes are given to coax along further shipments, but before the notes become due the house falls. Now as this scheme is worked on a large number of shippers at once as many as can bo caught with the bait used the total stealings may amount to a good many thousand dollars and the creditors have no redress unless they can get positive proof of fraud which is a most difficult matter. And as they can't squeeze water out of a dry sponge and few of them would pur sue the criminals merely for vengeance sake, with no hope of getting back their property or its value, the rogues escape, probably only to start up again under some different name and do the trick over again. The basis of success in these nefari ous operations is the lack of confidence with which many shippers regard the commission trade. There are many who look upon an unusually tempting offer as merely the sign of honesty and Integrity; they seem to think the com mission man gets too much out of their goods and when a man comes along who says he will pay top prices "no commission" the country shipper seems to say to himself "here at last Is an honest man." Then he bites the bait and gets left It Is best to realize that service in selling goods as in other perform ances cannot be had for nothing. There are many honorable merchants ready to receive consignments of prod uce and obtain their full value, to whom shipments may be entrusted with the utmost confidence. When strangers come with offers to do better it is safe to suspect fraud until the most careful investigation proves the contrary. Size of Carriage Horses. A New York horse buyer recently said: A horse that is 15.2 hands high and put up right, with plenty of bone, substance and quality, is big enough to do any kind of work that a car riage horse is called on to do. In nine cases out of ten a horse of this size will outwork and outwear a horse of sixteen hands or higher. You see he isn't so likely to pound himself to pieces on the hard pavements for one thing. Then again he has better com mand of his legs than a tall horse has, and therefore doesn't tire so quickly. Of course large horses are required for large carriages on account of appear ance. A horse no higher than 15.2 hands would look like a pony in front ot some broughams and a pair of this size hooked to an opera 'bus seating six or eight persons would spoil the appearance of the whole equipage, no matter how handsome the horses might be. But aside from the looks of the thing, a short-legged, big-bodied, four cornered horse of the size I have named could do the work and do it fully as well as one a full hand taller. Horticultural Observations. Onions are easily grown where the proper methods are used. The ground must be very rich, as growth to ma turity should be rapid. The land must be thoroughly pulverized and after ward kept free from seeds. Sow the seed In rows eighteen inches apart and cover to a depth of one-half an inch if the soil is fine and compact. When the plants are well up, thin to three to five inches apart Some advanced cul turists follow the plan of replanting all their onions, selecting for that pur pose only those that show great vigor. For watermelons the land should be thoroughly pulverized and well ma nured. Plant the seeds as soon as the danger of frosts is over. One of the common ways of planting is to check off the ground eight feet each way, dropping three or four seeds in the center of each check. When the plants have made a good growth and passed the critical periods of early growth they should be thinned to two vines to a bill. Keep the ground clear of weeds till the vines spread too much to per mit of cultivation. For muskmelons prepare the ground the same as for watermelons, but make the squares in which they are planted four feet each way. It is generally admitted that a cow will give more and richer milk if al wavs milked bv the same nersnn Rni as it is manifestly sometimes inconve nient, and at others impracticable to comply with this rule, it is believed by good dairymen that it is better to train a cow to be occasionally milked by a different person. A cow's be havior is largely a matter of habit, and neither inconvenient nor bad habits should be encouraged. The Fameuse apple has this advan tage over many varieties that it can. with a fair degree of success, perpet uate itself by seeds, whereas most varieties have to be distributed by means of grafts. This was especially an advantage in the early colonizing days, before commerce was established and before nurseries were known. Some persons' virtues are so dis agreeably self-sufficient that they make their friends more charitable to hum bler vices. AFTER-EFFECTS OF LA GRIPPE. THE mtttr-rtttctM of tMe grip r oftem disastnus. It is com mom fy M known to the mdlcml fraternity that the numerous ailments and complications which follow the grip are apt to be mora serious than the acuta stage of the disease. Some people have the grip very lightly. They may be confined to the house only a day or two and yet a long train of disagreeable, dlsabUag symptoms follow. All sorts of tonics and stimulating remedies have been devised to meet this condition. Nona of them can compare in results with Peruna. Every one who has had the grip ought to take a short coarse mi Parana. Read what the following people have to say about it. Washington, Feb. 4, 1899. The Peruna Medicine Co.,Columbus, O.: Gentlemen "I have taken Peru na now for two weeks, and find I am very much relieved. I feel that my cure will be perma nent I have also taken it for la grippe, and take pleasure in recommen ding Peruna as an ex cellent remedy to all fellow suf- Congressman Howard. ferera." M. W. Howard. Congressman Howard's home ad dress Is Fort Payne, Ala. Grl Predaces Catarrh. Henry DIstin, the inventor and maker of all the band instruments for the Henry Distin Mfg. Co., at Wil liamsport, Pa., writes: 1441 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa., May 6, 1899. Dr. S. B. Hartman, Dear Sir: "I write to inform you that I had a bad attack of la grippe last December which lasted more than three months and which left me with catarrh, when several of my friends advised me to try your wonderful medicine, Peruna. I began with a bottle the first week in March and it certainly did me a great deal of good. I was so well satisfied that I purchased another bottle and followed your directions, which you furnish with every bottle, and I am glad to say that it has cured me. I shall certainly recommend the Peruna to all my friends." D. l). waiiace, a charter member of the International Bar ber's Union writes from 15 Western ave., Minneapolis, Minn. "Following a severe attack of la grippe I RIP CAUSED NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA. seemed to be affected badly all over. I suffered with a severe backache, indi gestion and numerous ills, so I could neither eat nor sleep, and I thought I would give up my work, which I could not afford to do. "One of my customers who was greatly helped by Peruna advised me to try it, and I procured a bottle the same day. I used it faithfully and felt a marked improvement During the next two months I took five bot tles, and then felt splendid. Now my head is clear, my nerves are steady, I enjoy food, and rest well. Peruna has been worth a dollar a dose to me." D. I. Wallace. 'BBWAJ awawfll 'saaawsaV VBBBaaa If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to' Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Man the image of God's porsonality. Bronson Alcott. A Month'a Teat Free. If yon have Rheumatism, write Dr. Snoop, Racine, Wis., Box li3, for alz bottles of bis Rheumatic Cure, express paid. Send no money. Iay5J0 If cured. A man does not always -aim at what he means to hit. ' Try Graln-Ot Try Graia-Ot Ask your Grocer to-day te show you a package of GRAIN-O. the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-Ohaa that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and tho most delicate stomach receives it without dis tress. H the price of coffee. 15c and 25 cts. per package- Sold by all grocers. Many a married man is a silent hero. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 or. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. Riches are often abused, but never refused. OLD AGE sH aa. av''7V ASBBanalBBwrl bW Z m BamVf aw LIVER TONIC 10c. 25c. 50c ALL DRUGGISTS. GUREH saaty after aatlajfr towel freaMea. a ft breata. oa the ateaaach, Bleated howel aaeath. headache. fadlaeeUea, ai eatfajr. liver troahle. aallow eoaa jr. liver iroaMe. aallow ceataiezMa Wan year aoarela dean aaoTe reara Early yaa are srettlac atck. 2oaIpatloa alii asera peaale taaa all etfcer diaeaaea tea-ether. It fa a r sae csbiwbbscj asssoacsiaa taat cease afierararaa. Tea. ecart taaiaa: CABCAataTTs will aever get well aad ft well all the tlaaeaattl yea pat year hewele right. Take ear adrlea; atari wMNh CASCAatKTS te-day, aader aa ahaelate antar. teraaeaey refaaded Washington. April 24. 1900. The Peruna Medicine Co.,Columbua, O.: Genu e m e n "About two months ago I was taken very very ill with la grippe and was obliged to go to bed. I took three bottles of Per una with very beneficial results and was able to leave my my bed In a Flaxes M. Anderson, week, and re gained my usual strength very soon. I have nothing but the highest praise for Peruna and recommend it to those similarly afflicted wherever I can." Frances M. Anderson. Grip Peesaaed Bar Blood. Mrs. T. W. Collinsr-Treasurer of th Independent Order of Good Templara of Everett, Wash., writes: "After having a severe attack of la grippe I continued in a feeble condi tion even after the doctor called me cured. My blood seemed poisoned. "I also suffered with dyspepsia, and had either to starve or suffer from what I was eating. A neighbor who was using Peruna praised it so highly that she induced me to try it, and I soon found this was what I really needed. "I could soon eat my regular meals with relish, my Bystem was built up, my health returned, and I have re mained in excellent strength and vigor now for over two years." Mrs. T. W. Collins. Miss Alice Dressier, of 1313 N. Bryant ave.. Minneapolis. Minn., writes as follows con cerning Peruna: "Last spring I suf fered from la grippe and was partially cured, but the bad after-effects remain ed through the summer and somehow I did not get as strong as I was before. "In the fall I caught cold after get ting my feet wet and attending a lec ture in a cold hall, and suffered a re- lnnoo P-irnrrh nf thA thrnnt nnA hp.qil 1 followed, and as I was in a weak con dition physically previous to this, it took but little to break me down com pletely. One of my college friends, who was visiting me, asked me to try Peruna and I did so and found it all and more than I had expected. It not only cured me of the catarrh, but re stored me to perfect health." Alice Dressier. Little sorrows are loud, great ones silent. Home-Seekers Excnrsloaa. On the first and third Tuesdays of each month the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway will sell round-trip excur sion tickets from Chicago, Milwaukee and other points on Its line to a great many points In South Dakota. North Dakota and other Western and North western States at about one fare. Take a trip west and see the wonderful crops and what an amount of good land can be purchased for a little money. Furth er Information as to rates, routes, prices of farm lands, etc.. may be obtained by addressing F. A. Miller. General Pas senger Agent. Chicago. III. He is easy to lure "who is ready to follow. There are a great many Remedies, but there is one CURE for a poor com plexion: that is Garfield Tea which cures by purifying the Blood, thus Re moving the Cause. Big deeds. words seldom go with good It is folly to fear what one cannot avoid. CHIP LEFT IE! IROKEN DOWI. Means misery on the eve of life. Nine out of ten old people are constipated because the muscles of their intestines have become weak, worn out and flabby. Constipation is the curse of old age, causes bile and add poisons to remain in the blood, making the skin yellow and wrinkled, the eyes bleary and causing the "bones to ache." Keep the bowels strong, healthy and regular and old age loses all its terrors and weak nesses. No reason why grandpa and grandma shouldn't have bright eyes, and clear, ruddy skin and feel lively and active, if they will only keep their bowels open and vigorous with CASCARETS CANDY CATHARTIC the greatest bowel tonic ever heard of. Try them to-day a 50c box a whole month's treatment and find that the tortures of constipated old age are PREVENTED n- GUARANTEED sd Moesl, wla reia real iVlfaafea, liar laa-M. auaal mmr wm sen caMAVMarra aaeBeyrciBSMlesl. swat isaa years wa aaur, asainsi, aw ei if e aaauer wast after autaa: co-slay rer yea keac and the aaatty Ben te ssa try aaali. er the e waeaa yew wtWss si It. eae et year aaaeey s taxes. Take esjs aevtee-ea saatiar what saaei aaj. aasntsa arm ajsHCMyiaBawaasT ys T""rsithsaBMT'aiaaCarB aeanau KTEaLWd MaTO! ra.faeYl a rwl4Cwr 1 IS-Say aaSaS SaaS. 1 aaX.aaTaat.UWaaaa.iis, a inaearSa, Worth $1.00 iteMcSt? Abar M packages raw cotcKIm wa will auU to tm. lafriliar villi oar srtai Uliuttaicd 9ad CaiaWf. ttlllai all aboas aalaeraawtltaa sWIIar erase Afae Ceases eat Soa. a Ha. T.ptbtr wli tnoaiwatlatf aai!lcat Ttac- taawa ana arm acwM. np necipi ollte. aaJ this aetata. When oat-aca plant Bauara otj ja win DtttrdasHBaau I ASMZEI HO ML. leCrsasHWa. This is NO HUMBUG merits la one, gagues Itself: hi been test, ed fr three year; ,ar!er"BtKltln Humane Swine "V Stock Marker smt Calf Denorner pre Tents bogaut aliases from rooting forever and aaTea t wentyB o buahels of corn out of one hundred la fattening them. It Is the only perfect Biarkec for all kinds of atock ever In- Tented.nakee forty-efght different market aad la ins -only hamane calf denorccr In existence. PRICE, St.SO. Send for circular and testimonials, or nd no a One Dollar Bill In a Letter end TRY It. If you Cad the above statements to be trae. kindly send sae the remaining fifty cents in stamp. If not, do not send a cent. Thla Is no cheap tklng and ia worth SlOO to eny Farmer. S. J. BRIGHTON, Fairfield, la. The "Big Four Route" Is a Railway System Comtftistmg 2,500 Miles of Superb Roadway Bttwtaad Equipped ia the Moat Approved Maaaer of Modem RaMway Cosstructlo. The Passenger Trata Service of the 'BIO FOUR ROUTE" provides 200 Passeager Tralas per day, reqitirias for their operatloa 150 Passenger Locomotives 450 Passenger Cars 25 Parlor Cars 20 Dining and Cafe Cars la additloa to which Sixty PaHauis Sleepers are in Coatinuous Service a the "BIO FOUR' and its Through Car Liaes. WARREN J. LYNCH. W. P. DEPPS. Gen. Pass. ScTU.Agt. Asst. C. P. & T. Aa Cincinnati, O. IN 3 OR 4 YEARS III INDEPENDENCE ISS0RED If you talte up vour homes iu Western Can ada, the land of plenty. Illustrated pamphlets. Kivinr esperiences of farmers -who have be come wealthy In grow ing wheat, reports of delegates etc.. and lull information as to reducel railway rates can be had ou uDnllcation to the Superintendent of Immigration. Department of Interior. Ottawa. Canada, or to W. V. Bennett. feOI N Y. Ufa Illdg.. Omaha. Neb. Special excursions to Western Canada during March and April. Phelps brown' Great Keraeity fc EDllemr ami all KerrousDisciu. A 0. rHKLTS SKUW.1, Broadway, 3eaSara, S.I. PATENTS WITHOUT FEI n nleu nnrceaMfsdj Send ilesirirtlonl aniliratfrpttotunfnral .1III.O B. sTF.VKNM A- ft.. Estab. IMC Dir. 2. Hl7-Ih Street. WASHINGTON'. I. Ca Branch offices: Chicafo, C:enelnud and Detroit. I nDODCV BiSCOVERY: gives EaflmsVlSaaV quick relief and cure worsl caaes. Book of testimonials anil 10 BATS' treatme&t WE. a. B. H. VRirrSS03S.B4xE.AUacta.ua. 3 Watercresses are excellent tonic, stomachic and cooling. Turnip tops are invaluable when young and tender. BY NEVER SOLD IN BULK. TSCVntBs shears ax RS wave Wl - BBBBBBiaaBBBBBBannnsafYattanaal I aFREK aPJ BfP A fWK4sa t Trratawat of Dr. O. BBBJ BJP Phelps brown's Great Kemeity for "Mj vsussjas. seta. BewMIe waa-la. Tala la Saaealeae BMraaSfaar ttessiasealel We aaee aaah aad iheelaialy aearaateed te ease esp taaay. tweBBsBeaea. BaVeaaeaia alaaala aireetleaa. aaetryea awe wStSaaBw aaifaaa - kSr5Bt III raw lia . - f - tl SMI i i '. 1 e 4 8 - -