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C C .M SUMPTI o N HADTOUSEMORPHINE An Important Difference. To niake it apparent to thousand* ivlio thin* ̂ themselves ifl. that they are uot afflicted with any disease, hat that the system simply needs cleansing, la to bring comfort hotiic to .their hearts, as a costive condition- is easily cured hy using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the California Fig. Syrup Company only, and sold by. all druggists. Where He Drew the Line. Count Spaghetti--Ah. I Ipfa you, Mea- sa Flintrocks--I lofa you witha ze granda passione. Only tella mea how to prova niy lofa. I willa die for youa-- anything---excepta--5-- Miss Flintroek--Except what. Count? <• Count Spaghetti--Except a worka for you!--Kansas City World. ., ; : • Home-Seekers, Excursions. On Nov. 17 and Deo. 1 and 35, 1896. the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway will sell round trip excursion tickets from Chicago to a great many points in the Western and Southwestern States both on its own line amV else­ where. at greatly reduced rates. Details as to rates, routes, etc:, may be obtained on application to any coupon ticket agent, or.by addressing F. A. Miller, Assistant General Passenger Agent; Chicago, Ill„ It seems as though, at; the approach of n certain dark hour, the light of heaven infills those, who are leaving ,tiie light of earth. • •The melody of music is divine, but it. ia no more enchanting than a young girl's faojinadc supremely beautiful by the : of Glenn's Sulphur Soap. Druggists. Casiarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe. In life's race a mall runs better if be y has a woman to set the pace. . -- * p igK 1 rematu're baldness may be prevented and tlie hair made to grow on heads al­ ready bald, by the use-of Hall's Vegetable Sicilian llair lienewer. Just try a 10c box of Cascarets, the fin­ est liver and bowel regulator ever made. Made fter Life One From the New lira, Greensburo, ltid. „ •Mrs. John Beard, of Jackson. Mich., was for many years a,great sufferer with neuralgia of the heart and stomach. She was indeed considered hopelesslv ill. and considerable surprise has resulted V from the lady regaining her health, in little short of a marvelous manner. A re­ porter of the New' Era who was out for news called on Mrs. Beard, who stated as follows: "1 have been a sufferer from neuralgia of the heart and stomach for many years. Originally brought on by exposure. It is just ten years ago since I experienced the first neuralgic twinges in my head and . stomach, which were so severe that my screams could be heard for several blocks, and morphine was the only thing that would give me any relief. * ' **These attacks usually lasted about two hours and cam®, very frequently. Mor- 4 phine was my only standby, as it was the sale relief against the agony I constantly suffered. 1 had no appetite, I could not walk, and at times my jaws Uecame so firmly set that they could not be opened. '"Several specialists and many physi- T*ians were consulted, but'to no purpose, for they did me no gootf. I had almost lost hope, when I read s testimonial of Mrs.. Henry Ostiug,* •»£ Sunman., whom 3 knew, regarding Dr. Willams' Pink Pills for. Pale People and decided to give tlhem a .trial: The first box had not been Ttaed. when all pain left me, and after iMfipg the rest of the half d<#en boxes I ^as*s well as ever t was in Ipy life." 1>r. Williaias' Pink Pills contain all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shatter­ ed nerves. They are sold in boxes (never f in loose form, by the dozen or hundred) at fit) cents a boX, or six boxes for $2.T>0, and may be bad of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Gom- it pany, Schenectady, N. 1'. The Wild Fig Kills the Tree that Gives It Shelter. But. of all the vegetable inhabitants of the tropical woods the strangest is that one whose seed, it is said, will die if it falls upon the ground, and which only grows when it finds a resting- place on the rock or a fence, or ou an­ other tree, where there is not a particle of earth or moisture; and in all the West India forest this tree is the great­ est criminal. It has a long and beauti­ ful Latin name, which, it might.be sup­ posed, would have some subduing in­ fluence upon it, but it does not seem to. This plant Is the wild fig. Let us imagine that some huugry bird, taking in its beak one of these figs, llies to a neighboring tree, and, alight­ ing ou a lofty branch, cats the fruit. One seed is left. The sun is warm and the air most, find after a while the tiny germ begins to sprout, aud the minute leaves,, breaking their thin shell, shoot upward--tender little iuuocent, putting up its slender arms in a "please-help- me" sort of way: while its spider-like- legs are reaching out to get a firm hold ou its aerial home. The little plant seems so harmless, and the hospitable forest giant caunot know to what a robber and monstcrit lias given a rest­ ing-place. After a while the fig sends up a stem, and its root, peeping over the edge of the lofty branch, finds the ground eighty or one hundred feet be­ low. But nature has endowed this sprig with daring, and, nothing daunt­ ed, the slender thread leaps into the air, and, feeding upon the moisture with which the hot atmosphere is laden, it drops slowly and boldly to the ground tui<J,hcretakes root. As the plant grows, it lete fall other long feeders, one by one. which descend to the earth. Some of the tentacles have by this time found that the tree itself affords an easy descent, and one day a root starts along the "branch, and, reaching the trunk, trips lightly down its spiral stairs, aud thus reaches the soil. Oth­ ers. finding this way so easy, follow, and so the roots increase in number and size, nourishing their master above. It has now grown in strength and vigor, and, wrapping themselves around the trunk of the tree that sup­ ports them, the roots strain and press upon it cruelly. 1 tjs a struggle for life, but their forest host is doomed. Slowly and surely they envelop it. The em­ brace of the fig is death. At last the great tree dies, and little by little, rot- tiug branch by branch, it falls to pieces, and its place is taken by the ogre that has strangled it. The wild fig belongs to the same fam­ ily as-the banyan. It is found In the East and West Indies and in Australia, aud lias the same destructive habits everywhere. Sometimes it grows to an immense size. The wood is soft, and the natives make bowls, trays aud spoons of it. The fruit is about as large as an apricot.--St. Nicholas. Texas. •In the agricultural line Texas leads all other States in the variety of its products. Cotton, corn and the cereals grow and are raised in every section of the State ami in the central and southern portions sugar cane and sorghum cane are profitably cultivated. On the Gulf coast, two and three crops of vegetables are raised e^cli year. Berries are shipped six weidcs in advance of the home crop in the north. Pears, peaches, plums, oranges, figs, olives and nuts all grow abundautfy and can be marketed from two to three weeks in advance of the California crops. Large quantities of rice are now grown. If the land-seeker, the home-seeker or the settler desires'to secure a farm larger than the one he occupies, on vastly more reasonable terms; if lie wants more land to cultivate, a greater variety of crops to harvest, with proportionately increased remuneration, at a less outlay for cost of production; if he wants an earlier sea­ son with correspondingly higher prices; if he wants milder winters, all the year pasturage for his stock, improved health, increased bodily comforts and wealth and prosper:ty, lie should go to Texas. Send for pamphlet descriptive of the resources of this great State (mailed free). Low rate home-seekers', excur­ sions via the Missouri, Kansas and Tex­ as Railway on Tuesdays. Nov. 3 and 17, Dec. 1 and 15, 189(1. H. A. Cherrier, Northern Passenger Agent, 316 Mar- ouette Building, Chicago, 111. Is just as surely a disease of the blood aa is scrofula. So say th^ best authorities. How foolish it is, then, to expect a enra from snuffs, inhalants, etc. The sensible course is to purify your blood by taking the best blood purifier. Hood's Sarsapa- rilla. This medicine has permanently, cured Catarrh in a multitude of cases. It goes to the root of the trouble, which is impure Mood. Remember Sarsapariira "X" "Difference; "Dab's a good dc.il dependin' on de way or man applies 'is inergies," said Uncle Ebon. "De bass drummed often uses up mob muscle on one chime dan Washington Star. Is tlie liest--in fact, the One True Blood Purifier. How's This: We offer One ifWMnl Reward for any case of-.Catarrh that <$iinot be enred by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. ( riKX^y &(».. Props.. Toledo. O. We the undersigned tiaveknu*u F..I.Cheney for the last if. yems. iiUTBelteve hlin perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan­ cially able to earry.out arty^bMgation inado by their firm. ' vi ii',1'* WKST & Tnt:.v\, Wlwtesale Dnjsfeists, Toledo, (>. "WAI.DINO, K INNAX & Mmris, Wholesale Druggists, -Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cureis takeij'fllteniallv. acting directly npoft. Tlie . Wo6d and t|\ucous surfaces of the system. Price tec. per bottle. Sold by all D r u g g i s t s . T e s t i m o n i a l s f r e e . ' BOTTLE Reaumur, the entomologist and nat­ uralist in general, declares that each thread of the common garden spider is made up of not less than 5,000 separate filaments. Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Large bottles, 50 cents and $1.00. Go at once; delays are dangerous. Balloons in the German Army. Balloons were used In the recent German army manuevers. Each corps had a balloon, handled by sixty men. Six gas carriages, drawn each by si!t horses, belonged to each balloon, and the unloading, filling and sending up took only fourteen minutes. The bal­ loons were kept at a height of 3,200 feet, from which the officers telegraph­ ed to headquarters, and se^it sketches of (he enemy's position down the iT>pe. Is th« REPAIR KIT for all ACCIDENTS. Unequaled for Quickly Healing Lameness and Soreness oi riuscles, Wounds, Bruises, Stiffness, Rheumatism. Mrs. Lang try owns property in the United States alone that is worth $500,- 000. V. , .V ;. Lane's Family, Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In or­ der to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache, Price 25 and 50c. Bub thoroughly with POND'S EXTRACT after cach ride to keep muscles supple, pliaut, strong. Try Poni's Eitract Ointment for Piles. Avoid Substitutes--Weak, Water/, Worthies*. POND'S EXTRACT CO.. 76 Fifth Avenue, New Yortfc Japanese Bills. The total of a Japanese bill is put at the top, and the items below. Only what we have, wrought into our characters during lire Can We take away with us. Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best of all cough cures.--George W. Lotz, Fa- hiicher. La., Aug. 20, 1S05. The Ceylon ,yellow silk spider has a body that weighs nine ounces. When bilious or costive eat a Casearet, caDdy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10, 25c. THE BLUES A &RAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE DREADFUL FEELING. Are the boys to pump water k. and cutfeed by hand this win-1 S4 ter. or have au Aeraiotor, oiled •pLaMftf with Aes motor 11 7b? Sold In l & 5 gal cans by impl. r dealers. 20 branch houses. One j .nearyou. AERMQTORCO.Oitwja What Is Meant by Tliis Form of Acute Misery--Where Doctors Make Mistakes. When a cheerful, brave, light-hearted woman is suddenly plunged into that perfection of misery, the BIA ES, it is a bad picture. It is usually this way :-- She has been feeling " out of sorts " for some time; head has ached, and back also; lias $ slept poorly; ilVaST been quite -rj ir nervous, and nearly fainted once or twice; head (((( /'.'i/"?"* beat very fast; then that bearing-down feeling- Her doctor says, "cheer up. you have dyspepsia; you'll be all right soon." But she doesn't get " all right. She grows worse day by day, till all at onee she realizes that a distressing female complaint is established- Her doctor has made a mistake. She has lost faith in him; hope van­ ishes; then comes the brooding, mor­ bid, melancholy, everlasting ni.CKS. Her doctor, if lie knew, should have told her and cured her. but he did not, and she was allowed to suffer. By chance she came across one of Mrs. Pinkham's books, and in it she found her very symptoms described and an explanation of what they meant. Then she wrote to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., for advice, feeling that she was telling her troubles to a woman. Speedy relief followed, and vigorous healtlf returned. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com­ pound instantly asserts its curative powers in all *F.ose peculiar ailments of women. It lias been the standby of intelligent American women for fcwenty years, a nd tire story recited above is the true experience of hun­ dreds of women, whose letters of gratitude are to be found on file in Mrs. Pinkham's library. DobbliiB' Kloatluif-Horai Soap IH not au imitation. It lKxirltflual. XliH only soap luat floau. contains Borax and Is 100 iit-r cent. pure. It U wormy a trial. Kvery lady who tiles it continues tt* use. l<ed wrapper. • f Mrs. Whislow's SOOTKIHO STOOP for Children teething; sottens the eums, reances inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic, a cants a battle. How did it happen No Neetl for It. The proneness of the press to retail personal scandal has suggested a rem­ iniscence of the times of Louis the Fif­ teenth, when a member of the noble family of D'Argenson had charge of the police of the kingdom. One day he summoned before him the pamphleteer, Desfontaines, who had divulged to the public an escapade of some one of the name of D'Argenson, The royal official reprimanded Desfontaines severely and menaced him with something a good deal worse if he did not mend his ways or those of his scandal-mongering pen. "But. my lord," stammered the l>oor devil of a writer, "I must live." "Really," coldly retorted the lieutenant of police, "I don't see the necessity of that." Black Friday. Several Black Fridays formed noted epochs in financial history. There was one in London in 1806. Friday, May 11, caused by the failure of Overend, Gur- ne.v & Co. the previous day. The Unit­ ed States Black Friday was September 24, 1SG9, when a group of speculators forced the price of gold to ltiU1/-. and thus produced a panic. There was a; famous Black Friday In English his­ tory. Dec. 6.. 1745. when the news reached London that the Pretender and his forces were in Derby. Thousands of the population fled from tlia metrop­ olis. and complete order and tram quility were not restored for several days. It must be nice to be built like the grand itaddy long legsr and- have sui'lr long arms that one can re^eh anywhere to scratch. Industrious men are poor not because they fail to make money, but because they fail to take care of it. Some people are nice to you^ because you still have some juice left in you. Amateur painters hate each other, nearly as much as young doctors. iANDY CATHARTIC CURECOnSTIMTION 10* ALL 25* 50* • > DRUGGISTS : ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED ^ \ pie and booklet free. Ad. STEBMN8 BKMEDT CO.. Chicago. 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