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SOMEEWlillNCSlNSURGERY
El' '
Ecmarkablo Operations Performed by Doctor
on Afflicted Persons.
VALUE OF ARTIFICIAL SOMNAMBULISM
Ilcllcf from III lory , llpnfneim nnil
Lockjim Slory of n Valient AVIio
Unit a HiirKlral ItiMriiniciit
In III * Intc'rlor.
Tn ono of the surgical amphitheaters In
Now York the writer watched the conclusion
of an operation. When It was over and the
patient had been wheeled away on a stretcher
to ono of tbo wards It was noticed that an
assistant , In gj horlng up the Instruments
from the antibcptlc solution tray , counted
them nnd chocked them off c < i a memoran
dum which had been made- before the opera
tion was begun , The chief Burgeon was
oekcil why this was done.
"O , thut , " ho replied , "Is to make sure
that no Instruments ha\o been sewed up In-
Bldo ot tbo patient. "
"Dut " horrified "has
, was the question ,
euch a mistake over occurred ? "
" 0 , yes , frequently , " replied the surgeon.
"And what becomes ot < the patient In such
n case ? "
"Wcl ? , some of him live , but the most of
him die. That Is the reason wo nro careful.
Yet It Is wonderful how much the average
person will stand In the wny of foreign substances -
stances In the body. It was announced the
other day by Dr. Morcdtln , the well known
Husslan surgeon , that a woman who had
bocntreated for constantly recurring ab-
BCOSSOS had finally recovered when a pair of
Jioomostntlo forceps , which bad been In her
for yearn , had been accidentally discovered
nnd romovcu' This pair of forceps was four
inches long tind had remained In the
woman's body four years. A short tlmo ngo
nn up-country doctor came 'to ' the city to bo
operated upon , I bellevo for the icmovnl of
the vermiform appendix , although I undor-
ntand ho never had appendicitis. Ho was
borrowing trouble , land ho got It. Ho did
not Improve otter the operation ami ono
night ho died. Thcro was nn autopsy nud
It was found that a Rpongo had been sowed
up In him. It was most unfortunate. Yet
1 have known of many forceps , clamps nnd
other metal Instruments to bo forgotten nnd
Toft In patients , and the latter get well. The
character of the Instrument may bo said to
determine I1io demise of tbo patient. Sponges
nro had. Tirnm rfli Jr vnrv ti.ihtrft Mmv l\n.
como collecting agents and hoon poison 'tho '
body. Tbo smooth metal objects , oei the
other hand , are qpt to wori : their way Into
the alimentary tract , and 'then they soon
pass away. You doubtless have heard of
needles which have stayed in the bU'uan
body for years , gradually working their wny
out of the system , or of old soldiers who still
carry the bullets shot Into them during the
civil war. The glass swnllowcrs of the dlmo
museums realty perform wonders In the way
of resisting foreign substances lu the human
body. But the most wonderful case of all
was that of au1 Insane man whom I saw In
nn asylum In Lancaster , Pa. He took to
swallowing things In the carpenter shop nnd ,
before ho waa ( .topped , ho had gulped down
140 odd natle of all sizes , some buckles , a.
piece of old Iron , some screws and u lot of
other things I cannot remember them all
now , but It Is on the record. Well , they
tied him down and nucsthetlclzcd him and
extracted the hardware , gouiowhat nficr the
Oaesarcan principle. Those things are in the
museum and the man O , ho got well enough ,
Ho's a healthy lunatic now. "
Mcdioil for CurliiRItllotH ,
The surgeon turned away to the next pa
tient , who was.being prepared for opera
tion. She was a child lying motionless on
the table and staring upward toward the
great skylight with the hopeless Indiffer
ence of the Idiot. Her lips were thick , her
tongue protruded , her hair had a peculiar
silky appearance. She did not appear to bean
an ordinary Imbecile. She betrayed no un
easiness under the operation and her case
was soon disposed of. The chief surgeon
cleansed his hands In the antiseptic washIng -
Ing solution and came over to where the
writer sat.
"Was not that an Idiot ? " ho was
asked.
"Yes ; wo got a good many of them
bore. "
"But can you euro Idiocy ? "
"Well , wo can help her. She Is a cre
tin. Cretinism Is a form of Idiocy "caused
by the lack of part of the thyroid gland.
It Is a form of goltro. Many children have
It. The moment the thyroid secretion stops
forming the development of the child stops
short. If , for Instance , the child had ad
vanced to the ago of 7 nnd then failed of
Its thyroid , It would go through llfo ns a
7-year-old child us far ns brain development
mont Is concerned. There Is nn opposite
condition brought about when too much
thyroid secretion IH deposited. Wo know It
then as oxopthnlmlc goltro. A person with
this malady Is the opposite of the Idiot
that Is , Intensely nctlvo nnd alert , HUpcr-
scnsltlvo In nil things , the antithesis of dull ,
ness , ns It wore , hxopthalmlc goltro can
bo cured by removing part of the thyroid
gland from the throat ; cretinism can bo
cured , or rather hold In check , by admin
istering thyroid extract to the Idiot. If n
child Is taken young and properly doctored
with thyroid extract It will go on developing
Just llko any normal child. But and hero
Is a possibility for a novel writer If the
administering of the extract should bo
stopped suddenly , the youngster would re
lapse Into Its former Idiotic stato. or , nt any
rate , stop off where It was. Think of a
curse of Idiocy hanging over one's head
constantly ! "
"What causes tbo condition nsldo from
Its physiological features ? "
"Woll , that Is not known exactly. The
disease Is endemic In many mountain ills-
trlctH , and Is said to occur most frequently
In magnesium limestone formations. It Is
unknown In Kngland , but very common In
Franco , It Is rare In Prupaln ; mlddli
Europe linn n lot of It In the mountain dis
trlcta. It Is also found In the Himalaya
nnd In the Andes. But It ocpurs In ( la
countries , ns , for Instance , on tbo Island o
Noldorwerth , below CoblcnU , where n largo
proportion of tlio Inhabitants nro cretins. "
"What ! An Island of Idiots ! How many
are there ? "
"Well , the last tlmo I heard there wore
131 cretins , In a population of 7tO , U hah
been suggested that the malady In Hurope
"my wife Imil I'luiplen on liorfuco.bu' ,
bo bus been taking CASCAUKTS ami llioy
hove all tllsappoared. I bad been troubled
with constipation lor some tlmo. but utter tak
ing tuo first Cuscurot I bavo bad no trouble
with tuts ailment , We cannot apc&lc too blgb-
ly of c.ncarets " VKKU WAIITMAN ,
6703 Uermanto\TD Are. , Philadelphia , Pa.
Pltttant. Talttablo , 1'uool. Tntte Good. Do
Coed , WevurBlckeuVeakcu.or Grip * , lOc , Sic.iW.
. . . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . .
BlirlUf Kimdj C r } , lalcii-o , Hc.lrt.l , liw r.ri. 1U
HU * BPI(1 ( ndpi mme jlir ll drug.
gitu to UVUi : Tobacco Hablu
might bo duo to the constant use of snow
water , Snow , by the wny , seems to bo
curiously productive of trouble when ewnl-
lowed. Kplclomlc goitre attacked the mem
ber * of the crew of Captain Cook while on
their famous \oyage , because they drnnu
wnter from a mailed Icebcrs , nnd now I BC
utiat the snow habit la doing for a tot of
Klondike . Dut , to return to our cretin * .
They really seem to bo caused by geologic
or climatic conditions , for It un been known
to disappear from n family nftcr the ro- ,
mpvnl of the family from n ccrtnln dis
trict. Other families theretofore healthy
had cretin children nftcr they moved Inlo
that district. Ilnther uncanny , Isn't It , tt.
think that a man con bring Idocy upon his
children merely by morlng Into nnolber
parish ?
By this tlmo the next cnne had been
brought In. H was n case where local
anapsthcsln was necessary. The assistants
rapidly prepared the parts for the cocaine
nnd applied It , whllo the patient gazed fear
fully nt the eager faces of the medical
students seated In rows nbovc him , ns
though ho thought they would Jump down
at him en mngse.
ArllfU-lnl Soiiiiininlitillnin.
"Have you had nny peculiar experiences
with anaeflthetlo'sed ' patients ? " the surgeon
V.DR asked.
"N'o , cannot say I have. Some of them
talk n g'rcat deal , though , nnd eny funny
thlngf , but \\c have llttlo tlmo to gtvo to
their twaddle. I suppose they dream. Dy
the way , that reminds mo that some men In
the physiology department nro working to
RCO It somnambulism cannot bo made to take
the place of chloroform nnd ether In eomo
cases. You know , or don't you , that nom-
nnnibullsm can bo produced artificially ?
Well , It can be , and most profound eomnam-
bullom at that. It la supposed that In the
natural state It Is produced by the forma
tion of it peculiar substance which Is do-
rlved from the starchy parts of the body
and which has the effect of the chemical sub
stance known n nmyleno. Commercial amy-
lone li n colorless liquid with a peculiar
odor , and Is obtained by distilling oil of po
tatoes or grain with anhydrous phosphoric
acid. Administered In n proper \vny It In
duces somnambulism of the most pronounced
type. To show what It will do , let mo say
thnt It Is on record that the lulo Dr. Snow
of England administered some of the drug
to n boy whoso ankle \\aa to bo amputated.
During the operation , which was performed
by Sir William Ferguson , the boy lay back
on the tnblo , r.pparently unconcerned and
painless , for ho tossed a 'ball tip to the cell
ing and caught It accurately as It came down
again and again. Ah ! hero Is that lockjaw
case which I wanted to examine. "
Injpudiiir Ilrnln Kv < rnc ( .
'A ' man was brought In. lie had lockjaw.
Ilo lay rigid. Ho had the "sardonic grin"
which Is caused In most cases of tetanus
by the peculiar setting of the Jaws. The
eurgeon explained his case to the students.
Ho had fallen nnd cut his knee on a muddy
curbstone. Nine days afterward the symp
toms of lockjaw wore developed. The case
was Interesting since It would afford nn
opportunity for trying the antltoxlno treat
ment. Popularly speaking , this amounted
to giving the patient moro brain. That Is ,
macerated animal brain properly prepared
would be Injected through his skull hypcr-
dormlcally. So a button of bone was tre
panned out of his skull and the serum
which had been made ready was Injected.
Of course the man had been placed under
an nnasthetlc , which was Interesting because -
cause under the Influence of the drug some
of the muscles relaxed their rigidity. The
students particularly watched this phenom
enon Intently. When the operation was
over the surgeon made a speech to the
students , as Is usual , In which he explained
the physiology nnd pathology of lockjaw.
Profs. Roux and Dorrel of the Pasteur In
stitute were the Instigators of the now
method of treatment , ho said. Taking the
brain substance of a guinea pig they crushed
It with some tetanic toxlno and centrl-
fugallzed the mixture. This had the effect
or separating the substance Into two layers.
The upper layer was an opalescent fluid ;
the lower was really the nervous substance.
The upper layer contained very llttlo toxlnc ;
the nervous substance held the tetanic pol-
on. This was done mechanically , but the
amo process takes pluco In the human or
ganism , that is , the lockjaw poison Is ab
sorbed by the nerve cells and affects the
iplnal cord. Experiments on gulriea pigs
.vlth . the lockjaw nntldoto , or nutltoxlne ,
ihow that it must bo quickly Injected Into
iome central station tln the human body ,
o that its effects
may quickly reach every
tortion of the organism. The brain Is the
great human center of action and control ,
hence the Injection of the antidote Into the
brain. The curing of lockjaw by means of
brain extract is now and a valuable nddl-
lon to modern surgical triumphs.
CurliiK DciifiicMN by MIIHNUKC.
The next patient to bo brought in was
n woman suffering with deafness caused
by the use of quinine. A curious-looking
electric battery was laid upon the table.
From the battery extended two tubes llko
those used for listening to the phonograph.
These were placed In the woman's cars , and
the battery was started. An odd , buzzing
sound came from it. The chief surgeon was
asked to explain It. .
"Thnt , " ho said , "is an nlr battery. Wo
nro trying to euro deafness by vibration.
The llttlo chamber from which those tubes
como Is filled with slightly compressed air.
There Is n diaphragm which the electric
motor vibrates backward and forward. The
vibration of the diaphragm causes the nlr
In the tubes to vibrate. This In turn causes
the ear drums to vibrato rapidly. Wo are
thus nblo to massages the car drums , It
could bo done In no other way. This bom
barding of the car drums breaks down all
adhesions to the small bones when there
are adhesions. Wo find It useful for nearly
nil diseases of the ear. Somewhat the
game effect can bo obtained from the use
ot the phonograph when a repetition of cer
tain tones is used , but the effect Is not so
well localized as with this Instrument ,
suppose it is the only Instance where com
pressed air has been used for therapeutic
purposes ,
"In fact , " concluded the surgeon , when
the last case was disposed of and the
students crowded out noisily , "we do things
hero every day which would nmazo the lay-
man. I do not mean the technicalities , but
every day bits of human nature such as
would appeal to the most humble. "
It you have piles , euro them , Ko use
undergoing horrible operations that simply
remove the results of the disease without
disturbing the disease Itself , Place your con
lldcnce In UaWltt'B Witch Hazel Salve. It
has never failed to euro others ; It will not
full to euro you.
SII > | IIUH IiixUtutc I , I < i u I (1 n U UK ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , May 3 , The Fidel
ity llulldlng and Savings Union has begun
voluntary liquidation. President J. 13. Pat
ten says all claims may bo paid In fuir If
the Intervention of the courts Is not sought
by stockholders. Withdrawals aggregating
743,000 nro eighteen months overdue , and the
revenues of the company are decreoolng.
The union b s been retrenching and not
Becking to Increase Its business since 1897 ,
nnd the announcement of voluntary liquida
tion U not unexpected In building nesocla
tlon circles , The Fidelity was organized In
1SS9 und Boon had $5,000,000 of stock In
force. It paid largo dividends , na high as 20
per cent , It Is related , to early members ,
President Patten' says ndverso legislation
has been responsible for the reverses of the
union. Ho Buys the assets of the union are
sulllclent to pay off nil debts If managed
Judiciously. There is $163,000 worth of real
estate , securing the BtocklioMers , but an as
segment may bo necessary ,
Pneumonia , la grippe , coughs , coldo , croup
and whooping cough readily yield to One
Mlnuto Cough Cure , Usn this remedy in
time nnd save a doctor'a bill or the under
taker's.
i THE PETERSENS' PIANO. |
ter's Ability to Keep Her Own
n Lover.
ly SUSAN nUOWX KOItlUNS.
' 'You understand that I expest you to
look nftcr my tbreo rooms , sweep and dust
and all that sort of thln7"
"Yes , " remarked Mrs. Petersen , "I under *
Hand. The rooms suit we pord-ctly , " she
went on as they pasted donwslnlrs again ,
"and I shall begin to jack up tomorrow. It
will be so nice to bo ublo tc tum around and
not bo always running Into everybody.
And now that Mr. Peterson - , bister Is living
with us Well , good day. The things will
begin to como by day after tomorrow. Good
day. "
Theodore Foster stood looking after her
a moment , then ho went Into the empty par
lor nnd took the largo "To Let" placard
from the front window. Ilo carried It up to
his sitting room. " 1 hope It will bo a lung
tlmo before I have to sue you again , " ho
told It as ho put It In his desk.
It was the Hrst tlmo for a month that bo
had felt really happy. During that tlmo he
had tried to get a tenant for his house , but
had been unable to Und , a suitable one. It
had been horribly lonesome , coming homo
at night to a cold , echoing house. Uut now
ho would have the Potcrscua there , nnd ho
looked forward to day after tomorrow with
Joy. He used to know Joe Poteraun. but ho
supposed be wouldn't BCD much of him , us
Joe \\as away from homo nil the week.
Thcro were the children , too. Ho was fond
of children , oven If ho was nn old bachelor.
Then ho remembered that the children mu&t
bo nearly grown up by this tlmo. Well ,
young people wore almost ns good as chil
dren.
dren.H was the next day , while ho was out
taking his constitutional , that Kvcrein saw
him and crossed the street to speak to
him. ' 'So you have got the Petersons ? " he
FOUND THEODOUC LOOKING IN HOUR OR AND DISMAY AT A VERY BADL.Y
SMASHED PIANO.
said , after they had walked a few blocks.
"Well , there's only ono thing about them
that you won't like. "
"What Is that ? " questioned Mr. Theodore.
"Their piano. "
"Oh , I don't mind piano practice as some
do , " said Mr. Theodore easily. "In fact I
rather like It. "
"You haven't lived over the Petcreoi ;
yet , " said Everson sententlously. "You wait
a little. It's an old piano that came over
In the Mayflower that Is , If any piano did
come over then , this Is one of them. I
could get moro music out of brare kettles
and tin pans. It's all out of tune , too , nnd
worst of all they keep banging away on it
all the time. In vacation it's something
awful. There are three girls that take les
sons , nnd they are bound to bo players , so
they keep the old thing going about nine
hours a day. "
Mr. Theodore's face had lengthened dur
ing this description. "What makes them
keep such nn old trap ? " ho asked.
'Well , you see they're kind of poor ana
they can't afford n now ono. "
Mr. Theodore walked moodily along after
his friend left him. Then suddenly hla
face brightened. "I can fix It all right/
he said , and went on moro briskly.
The next morning there was considera
ble grumbling from the two men who
moved the Petersons , because Mr. Theodore
Foster Insisted on helping.
Ho was especially troublesome about the
placing of the piano. Ho insisted on hav
ing it on the very end of the load , ana
tied it with his own hands. When the
team started , ho trotted along beside it ,
and they reached the house at the same
time.
It was a raw morning nnd the men were
putting blankets on the horse * -when sud
denly there came a Jangling crash. They
hurried to the back of tlio.wagon and found
Mr. Theodore looking In horror and dismay
at n very badly smnnhed piano. "It's all
my fault " was all 'bo managed to say
before a torrent of abuse , nnd curses loud
nnd deep , overwhelmed him.
Mr. Theodore went nnd told , Mrs. Petersen -
sen about the accident , nnd after ho had
gone n loud wall arose from the three girls.
Uut when the household effects were all
moved , nnd the Petersons themselves went
to their now home , there , In Uio parlor ,
was a beautiful , brand new piano.
They all stood In the doorway and stored
In amazement.
"Mr. Foster had It sent , " Aunt'Sarah
Peterson explained , She had been there at
tending to that end of the moving , "Ho
eald that ns It was duo to his carelessness
that the other was wrecked ho should take
the liberty of sending for this one. "
Maud , the oldest girl , went nnd tried the
Instrument , "Isn't it beautiful" she cried ,
rapturously ,
Time went on and the girls practiced dili
gently. Their aunt also took advantage of
the chance to play , so that Mr. Theodore
had all the music ho wanted.
The Potorsens had been there two months ,
when ono day Mr. Theodore asked Maud to
go wth ) him to tbo piano rooms.
"I want you to try them all , " ho said ,
"and see If there Is one you llko better than
the ono at homo,1'
Maud tried them. "No , " she declared ,
"there Isn't ono so nice. "
"Are Isabel and Katherluo satisfied with
H ? "
" \Vliy , yes , Indeed they are. "
"Dy the way , won't you play that new
waltz for me ? " /
She seated herself ot the nearest Instru
ment and began to play. When she had
finished she looked around , but Mr. Theo
dore was not beside her as she bad sup
posed. Instead , she saw him at the far end
of tbo room coming toward her with a piece
of paper In his hand. When he reached her
Ite passed her the paper. "A birthday prrs-
ent , my dear I believe It la your birthday
today. " '
Maud looked at tbo paper blankly. Then It
dawned upon her that It was n bill of sale
of the piano at home , made out In her
name.
Maud never would toll her sisters what
she did nt that moment , belt when she en mo
homo and told them about It they all de
clared that Mr. Theodore was "a dear. "
"Don't you think It would bo better for
you to go out of dcors more , Miss Sarah ? "
Mr. Theodore naked her ono day. "I would
bo greatly honored If you would accompany
mo on my dally walks. It Is rather tedious
going all alone.
And eo It bccamo the custom for the old
bachelor and the maiden aunt to walk out
every day together.
Hut after a year of this Miss Sarah told
him one day that she was going away for
a six months' visit.
Mr. Theodore was filled with consternation
nt thla and begged her to reconsider. Ho
pleaded so earnestly and eloquently that she
finally promised to stay away only two
weeks and when eho came back to "set tbo
day. "
That was the longest walk they had taken
and toward the end of It Mr. Theodore said ,
'My dear , there Is something 1 have wanted
to tell you over since I have known you.
It U about the piano. "
" 1 don't think you will have to tell mo
now , " she said. "I have known It all the
time. I saw you do It. "
'
"Saw mo do what ? "
"Cut the ropo. "
Ho stood still nnd looked at her.
"I was at the window. I bad como over
to sco to things , you know , and I saw you
take out your knife , step up to the hJb of
the wheel nud cut the ropo. "
"And you never told ! "
"No. "
"Why not ? "
"You see , " she said confusedly , her
color rising , ' 'It flashed upon mo at once
what you did It for that old piano , It
was an Instrument of torture ! and that
was the beginning of the of the end , I
9 tried to look In her averted face. "I
don't understand what you mean by the
beginning of the end ? " i
She turned a radiant glance upon him.
"Why , don't you see ? today ! "
nmsnsT roiir.sT o.KAUTH. .
Itfiluooil in l.nat HOO Yrnr * nl tlie
l'rr pnt llntp of Cnttlnir.
The habitat of the redwood li pwtltar.
H Is found only In n narrow- strip , closely
hugging the Pacific coast , stretching from
the southern boundary of Oregon , or Just
across the boundary-for there arc perhaps
1,000 acres of redwood In Oregon south
ward through northern California , nearly
to the bay qt Son Francisco.
The closest nnd finest growth Is In Hum-
boldt county , near the northern end , re
ports Henry Gannett of the United States
Geological Survey. That portion In Men-
doclno nnd Sonoma counllcs Is not as heavy
or continuous , nor arc the trees as vnlun *
bio for lumber , as they branch lower down.
The wood Is , however , of slower growth , Is
denser nnd harder nnd perhaps moro dura ,
ble. The best lumber nnd the heaviest
growth are everywhere In the valleys nnd
on the flats. In the hillsides the trees arc
smaller nnd not so close. Nowhere Is there
any young growth. The youngest trees ,
which nro found only In the northern por.
lion ot the belt , are several hundred years
of ngo.
This Is probably tbo densest forest on
earth , as measured by the amount of tim
ber per ncro suitable for the sawmill. It
Is not ttio size of the trees nlono which
rroduccs this , although they are exception
ally large , oven In this state of largo things ,
but It Is the great number of trees , ths
closeness ot their stand. In n redwood for
est the sun never shines It Is always twi
light. You arc , as It were , supported by
great tree columns.
The area of the redwood bolt has been
carefully mapped nnd Is , na nearly ns can
bo estimated , 2,000 square mllvs , or 1,250,000
ncrcs. The stand of timber on Mils urea Is
not so easy to ascertain , but may be com
puted thus :
Feet.
ncl Norto county 4,000,000 000
Ilumboldt county 12,000,00i,000
Mcndoclnn county : slf,0 , ( > 00 CO )
Sonoma county , say 1,000,000,000
Total 75,160.000,000
The annual cut by the mills Is 250,000,000
feet. At the present rate of cutting , there
fore , the supply will last 300 years. In
Mcmlocino county thcro Is nearly nine
times ns much timber on nn aero ns In the
southern pineries ; In Ilumboldt county
upon 96,413 ncrcs the average stand Is S 1,000
feet per acre , nearly seventeen times na
great ns In the southern states.
There Is ono cause of destruction from
which this tree Is entirely exempt that Is ,
flro. Containing no pitch , but , on the other
hand , a large amount of water , It will not
burn when green. No fire can run In n red
wood forest. It Is the only ono of our con
iferous lumber trees which Is thus exempt.
Hcdwood Is in almost universal use on the
California coast. In the construction ot
houses llttlo other timber Is used , oven as
far south as Los Angeles and San Diego. It
Is exported as far south ns Valparaiso ,
Chill , nnd westward to Japan nnd Australia.
Indeed , considering Its cheapness , $14 per
thousand feet In Eureka for the best , It
seems strange that It has not found Its wny
In quantity to the Atlantic coast. Certain
It Is that before many years redwood will
supplant the now vanishing white pine In
eastern markets.
TAI.Ih.1IAX OK T1I13 HOlli.N/MiU\S
A IlciunrUnlilc Illnn Carried by n
Fronr < o Hie Pit luce.
On his birthday nnd nil great occasions
the German emperor wears n ring bet with
a small black stone which does not belong
among precious btoiies , yet It Is a Jewel of
great , value , for it Is considered the tails
man of the , Hohcnzollern family. Tra
dition has it that this stone was placed
on the bed of the wife of the great elec
tor , John Cicero , by a frog. It Is certain
that this stone set In the ring was given
to Frederic the Great by his father , Fred
eric I , who believed In the legend , accord-
iiib tu 1.01 luui uuuuuiiiiia ju LUU luyui uruu-
Ives at Berlin. Old Emperor William I
also believed in this talisman , and it is not
surprising that William II , who respects the
past nnd Its traditions so deeply , should
also treasure this stone ns a sacred talis
man , although Us preclso significance Is no
longer known. All. that Is remembered Is
tlut ) in some way It Is the chief talisman
pf the Hohcnzollerns.
My dear boy , If you hnvo the blues , order
a bottle of Cook's Imperial Champagne Extra
Dry. It Is exquisite- .
NEW QOLFINQ COSTUME FUOM HARPER'5 BAZAR
s
The now golfing costumes are nothing If not sensible and free from all superfluous
trimming. The model -which wo print toJay is taken from Harper's Dazar nnd cut
paper patterns of It are furnished by that periodical of fashion. It represents a
plain circular skirt of plaid cloth which may bo opened In the center of the back or
under a flapped front breadth. It Is a full ankle length and amply wide. The ma
terial here employed 1s Scotch plaid , of which four and one-half yards will t > o re
quired to make the skirt. This quantity of fifty-four Inch goods will allow for
the careful matching of the plnW pattern , If plain material used a much smaller
quantity will be uulllclent. The Jacket , of plain scarlet cloth. Is almost tight-fitting
and Is shaped to the form by jingle darts on each side of the front. The bottom
of the Japkct la finished in shallow bcallops * nnd the fly front conceals the "button "
fastenings. The Email turn-over collar In of green velvet and the cuff Is outlined by
simple stitching , '
for infants nnd Children.
The Kind You Have Ahvuys Bought lias Imrno the
turo of Clias. Jf. Fletcher , ami has been jimilts uiulcr hi *
personal supervision for over ; U ) years. Allow no ono
to ducctvo you In this. Counterfeits , Imitations and s :
"Just-as-good" are but. l-Jxperiments , and endanger the
health of Children Experience against Kxneriincnt.
The Kind You Always Bought
Boars the Sigunturo of
The CAPADURA Cigar contains a long filler of the bsst clear
Havana , and is made by the best workmen money can hire.
It is packed In a double paper pouch which insures its freshness and
cleanliness. It will always be found perfectly reliable in every respect.
It is 4 inches long , not so large ns some poor nickel cigars you
get quality , not quantity.
It never varies in quality , and is a free , aromatic , delightful smoke.
Five cents never bought so much high cigar quality as the CAPADURA
represents.
Yo\i can find it nt all cigar stores.
The CAPADURA cigar is made by Kerbs , Wcrtheira & Schiller ,
New Yorlc.
Distributors. Sole BEIST $ = RUSSEIUU OCX
OHIOAQO. '
OAKLAND , Onio , Jan. 14.
I suffered with painful menstrua
tion , whites and falling of the womb.
After using Wine of Cardtii 1 was
greatly benefitted , and passed my
periods without pain. I also took
the Wine and Black-Draught dur
ing pregnancy , passing through
labor quickly and without much
pain. My recovery was also prompt
and satisfactory. The midwife says
she never saw any one get along as
well as I did.
MRS. CLARA HOFFMAN.
> J
Some people look with distrust upon a remedy that Is ad-
vcrtiscd to cure all "female troubles" . What answer can they give
to the statement of Mrs. Hoffman ? Wine of Cardui is so effective
because it b made of the exact herbs that nature provided for
the cure of women when their special organs arc attacked by
disease. Nature , you know , is just and kind. When her laws
are disobeyed , her punishment is sickness , but she in turn has
planted in field and wood certain herbs and roots to overcome
the sickness. Man must find those vegetable growths , and put
them together in the form of medicine. The Indians originally
discovered the formula of Wine of Cardui , and the company
which makes that medicine
ss * " -r
LADIES' ADVISORY DEPARTMENT. < !
alone knows this
to-day , secret
For adTlca In cases requiring npe-
clal directions , ncjdress , ( riving ejmp- i cret of Nature. There is noth-
.
toms , LoHtf AA\-i \ > eru Uipartmtnt ,
Tbo Chattanooga ClinttanooealledlclBoCo. , Tenn. like it. It is the one natural
remedy for women.
Druggists sell large bottles for $1.00.
Mormon Bishops' PlllS llc teen m uw over 50 ) eara iiy tlie leattert < j ( tlie Mormon
Clmrch auu tlictr iwuo cfk. I4okiticty cures the wortt cases in uld &ml yumit ; aming front erfecu
of lelUbmc , dliilpavigii , cicciwcl , or cljircuc unokinOUTOS LUCt r/lnntlOOd , lm
potpncy , Lost Power , NlghfLoosoa , Snormatorrnoon Insomnia , Pqlna
m tfucK ; Cvll DoBlruoi SomlnaT umlaalono , Lnmo Hack , Nervous Ue-
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WE REFER TO THOUSANDS OF CASES CURED.
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m
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