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Sweetness and Light Put a pill in the pulpit if you want practical preaching for tke physical, man ; then put the pill in ths pillory if it does not practise what it preaches. There's a whole gospel in Ayer's Sugar Coated Pills; a " gospel of sweetness and light." People used to value their physic, as they did their religion,--by its bitterness.. Tke more bitter the dose the better the doctor. "We've got over that. "We take "sugar in ours"-- gospel or physic--rnow-a-days. It's possible to please and to purge at the same time. There may be power in a pleasant pill. That is the gospel of Ayer's Cathartic Pills, Hore pill particulars in Ayer's Curebook, 100 pages, i Sent free. J. C. Ayer Co., Z^tvrell, Mass. . vyv*,--:-:; ' V';». y-it- \ ' _ The Livery of Billonsness IS a pronounced yellow. It Is visible In the countenance and eyeballs. It is> accompanied with uneasiness beneath the right ribs and shoulder blade, sick headache, nausea and Irregularity of the bowels. To the removal of each and all of these discomforts, as well as their cause, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is admirably adapted. This pre-eminent family medicine also remedies malarial, rheu­ matic and kidnpy complaints, nervousness and debility. It promotes appetite and sleep. To Prphit FootbLndlng. Women's craving for a small foot has run mad in China, and they willingly submit themselves to tortures as hor-' rlble as any to which prisoners in the Jails are subjected rather than be ex­ posed to ridicule because their feet are large; Now the custom is assailed from a powerful source--from a group of pro­ gressive scholars, which the Chinese people hold in the greatest reverence. The anti-foot bidding agitatioip, which is now spreading all over China, was recently started by a prominent mem­ ber of the Chinese litterati in Suifu, Which is a great city of Szechuan. The leader of the movement is Chon, a literary graduate and a scholar of wealth and influence. While the liter­ ary examinations were being held at Suifu recently, every one was amazed *100 Be ward, *200. The readers of this paper will be pleased t» learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cur* Is the only positive cure now known to the med­ ical fraternity. CatarrJi being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, actinz directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of :he system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it ft ills to" cure. Send for list of Testimonials. t Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0.1 gr-Sold by Druggists. 75c. * Doubly Fatal. The extravagance of expression com-, mon to certain young ladies of an em-» phatic habit leads them into queed statements. For instance, a con tempos rary reports this fragment of convert sation between two girls: "I was just' aying to see it." "Yes " • a. "Yes, and when I saw it it was per* fectly killing." ' 'i Merit Is .characteristic of Hood's Sarsapariil and is manifested every day in its remarka cures of catarrh, rheumatism, dyspepsia. Sarsaparilfa As sure as winter comes, comes As sure as The ailment <jg|ANDY CATHARTIC robca/vcto %^CURECOHSTIPATIOH ̂ CURE YOURSELF! /l)UKE8\ I Use Big ® for unnatural Xin 1 to J d»7».\ I discharges, inflammations, ./ Ou*r»btMd \J irritations or ulcerations f not to Mrienire. pf ui u c o u s membranes. Pnsreatt Pafniegg, and not astrin- ITHEEvWS CHE^ICiLCo. *ent or poisonous. VoiHcmiun.o.L J k'*> 11 \ D. 8. A. J. | or »ent in plain wrapper, I by express, prepaid, for • "vj, \J #1 .«>, or 3 bottles, S2.-75, >%» I M Circular cent on request. IX •writing' to Advertisers, please do n< to mention this paper. Advertiser! to know what metUunu pay 'h«u> best. sickly, ailing women , ha ve little ambition; their own troubles oe* cupy their thoughts, and their one object is to get well. . They have no confidence in them­ selves, and only too often lose faith in their physicians. '® " All irregularities, whites, bearing- down pains, nervousness, headache, backache, " blues," distaste for society, Bounds in ears, palpitation, emacia­ tion, heavy eyes, "all gone" feeling, dread of impending evil, sleeplessness, etc., should at once be removed and vigorous health assured. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com­ pound has for twenty years saved women from all this. Hear this wo­ man speak:-- "I wish to publish what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Cprapound and Sanative Wash have done for me. I had falling of the womb and leucorrhcea, and they have cured me of both. I am a well woman. I suffered dreadfully with such dragging pains in the lower part of the back and extending around the body, irritation of the bladder, pain when walking and painful men­ struation ; I weakened terribly. I had been treated by three doctors without much help, and it only took five bottles of your Compound and three packages of Sanative Wash to cure me. I can recommend them to all women Buffering with complaints like these. MRS. VANNATTA, 3837 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. FOR 14 CENTS. , § We wish to grain 100,000 pleased j | . customers in 1807 and hence offer © 1 Pkgr Bisraark Cucumber 15c Pkg Hound Globe Beet Earliest Carrot, Kaiser Wilhelm Lettuce Earliest Melon Giant Y ellow Onion 14-Day Radish Brilliant Flpwer Seeds Worth $1.00, for 14 rents. Above 10 pkgs. -worth 81.00 we will mail you free together with our great plant and seed catalogue upon receipt of this notice and 14c. post­ age. How can we do it! Because we want new customers and know if you J ' L-tuSs- try Salzer's seed, you'll never, I \ I never get along without them! ' Catalogue alone 5c. postage. 0 N.I JOHN A. SAIJZKK SKKD 10., LA CKOSSK, WIS. | 10c 10c 16c 10c 15c 10c 15c «#«*»«»**£ COMMON SENSE * No Douclie. * _ J\EW|EDY\ « Nii Qnr!iv One Trial Convinces * ̂ ̂ ray' * THAT IT WILL « NO iEhaler. •» Cure Catarrh and * No Time Lost* CoId in the Head- •w & 50c per bottle. Mail orders piomptly lllled. prepaid. AGKKT8 WASTED. RUiSELL, GAYL0SD & CO., ISO Dearborn St.. Chicago. (JUAHTEK OF CKXTURY Ot,». FAV'S m ST^OARFGWATERPROOF.N;.ye"I',',RD No RUST nor RATTJtH. Ovtla-ifs tin or iron. A Durable Substitute tor Planter on walls. Water Proof NlieatMiij* of mmc m«tcri»l,tlie best ,t cheapest in the market. Write for samples,ote. The FA V MAN ILL A ItOOPI NO CO., CAMDEN, N.J, CUTLER'S POCKET INHALER. ¥. H. SMITH & CO., LIFE I LIFE! Olarrh, Incipient con- e .mplion and bronchi­ tis can be cured in :-i months' time by our course of treatment. Inhaler, by mall, $1.12. 410-412 Michigan St.. BUFFALO. 1A6IG LOTUS TABLETS The most w<nderful discovery, and never-falling ram «*dy. for th« local treatment and core of all Dsewes of Women. Physicians lilRhl* praise and iw them in rractlce. By ih^lr seemingly nuulc rctli n enlarged or- ttai'S are iod ic dtutiielrna ural Mze, mrlng ail Dis­ placements, InflammatloM. U ceratlon. Painful, Sup- pre-stw. Irregular, Relaxed Conditions, etc., and re­ stores the general health. Hv ma 1. $1.00 per box. 'Irlal half-box. 60 eo'tls AGENTS WANIE". THE ALTA CHEMICAL CO., SPARTA, WIS. PATENTS. TRADE-MARKS. Examination and advice as to Patentability or Inven­ tions. send for INVENTORS' OVIDB, OR HOW TO GET A PATENT. Patrick O'FarrelL Waithlngton. U.C. ENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS, J O H N W . M O R R I S , WASHINGTON,D.C. Lata Principal Examiner U. 8. Peniion Bureau. Syrs. in last war, 15 adjudicating claims, atty. fiinoa PlOi^DRUNKENNESS UI IVlVBcnredlnlOtoSUUiiTa. NoPortlll Cared. DR. J.L.STEPHENS, P ".IFTLIDCDWITH 5OREEY|S s teS'Jsrnsi. ,'taail. Stowell <fe C<*» ficstown, Mnafc A CHINESE BELLE S FOOT. No. 4-97 at the appearance of large posters on all the dead walls containing an appeal to educated Chinese to abandon the tor­ ture of their young daughters by foot- binding. It contained lhany quotations from Confucius, but its main point was di­ rected to the edict of Emperor Shun Chili iu lG(i2, pronouncing the binding of girls' feet to be illegal. Ch~n declar­ ed that this edict had been obeyed for a time and then ignored. He describes the tortures which young Chinese girls of the better class are forced to endure, and the misery and tears that are their portion for months and years. Even the worst con­ victs, he says, are never called upon to endure what a foolish custom imposes upon the tender frame of young girls,^ who are beloved by their fathers. The deformity is produced in the feet of young Chinese girls by narrow cot­ ton bandages about three yards long. These are applied when the girl is 0 years old. One "end of the strip is placed beneath the instep and then car­ ried over the four small toes, drawing them down beneatii the foot. Another twist draws the heel and great toe nearer together, making an indentation beneath the sole. When all the cloth has been used the end is firm­ ly sewed down and the feet are left for a week or two in that condition. Clean bandages are now and then put on, but t^«> change has to be rapidly effected or blood begins to circulate in the be­ numbed feet and the agony becomes unbearable. Saved by Its Song. A little thistle bird in Monmouth, Me., OAves its life to its perseverance and habit of singing while In trouble. A man in that village had heard the small songster's persistent notes near his window for nearly a month, and at last called the attention of a friend, who makes a study of birds and their ways, to its song. This friend soon made the discovery that the bird was a prisoner to its n^st. A ladder was brougtli. and the bird and nest were taken down and examined. One leg of the little sufferer had become ensnarled in the wool with which the nest was lined, and it was only after twenty minutes of painstaking effort with sharp instruments that the limb was losed from the snarl. This doue, -tlio spectators were surprised to see birdie fly away, apparently as well as though never tied to a near-by apple tree. The bird's parents, or some other of its feathered friends, had kept it supplied with food during its imprisonment. Culinary Methods "You must have a good deal of trou­ ble with the raw recruits, colonel?" "Oh,.yes---but we get them in line." "How?" "Oh, it takes a good deal of roast­ ing."--Detroit News. Tactful Reply. Priscilla--1 don't think Miss Sweet is very bright. Many a time I have known her to laugh at stupid jokes. Penelope--I'll bet she makes more friends that way than you do by scowl­ ing at them.--Truth. What There Is in It. She--Do you believe there is really anything in palmistry? He--Undoubtedly. I know of at least three persons who are making their living out of it.--Cleveland Leader. Aluminum for Coin. It Is reported that aluminum, whieii has never yet been used for coinage, is to be tested at the Philadelphia mint as one of the possible alloys for making minor coins. The suggestion has been offered that one-cent pieces composed principally of aluminum would possess the great advantage of being easily distinguishable from other coins of sim­ ilar size by their light weight. When Elephants Inhabited Enrope. Recent study of the remains of stone and flint implements found near Abbe­ ville, France, has strengthened the lie- lief that when those implements were made by prehistoric men, elephants be­ longing to two species were abuudaui; in that part of Europe. But of course the date in centuries, or even in thou- sand-year periods, cannot be ascertain­ ed. No writings or inscriptions or tra­ ditions have been handed down from that early race of men to their civilized descendants of to-day. All we have been able to learn, from the remains of chipped stones and bones, is that they lived among, and frequently hunted and fought with, animals that had ceas­ ed to inhabit Europe when recorded history began. yt, ' ' J-< organist, A. F. McCarrell, as to the se*» mon he Intends to preach on Sundays. Mr. -McCarrell does not worry th? pas­ tor about the hymns he selects for the worshippers to sing. Both trust each other implicitly, but in future Dr. Mc- Pherson will look over the list of hymns before he goes into the pulpit. Dr. Mc- Pherson preached on "Hell," and pic­ tured in burning words the terrors Bawaiting the unrepentant wicked in the next world. His sermofir made a deep impression on the congregation. At the conclusion of the discourse the pastor usually announces the hymn to be sung as a response. The organ­ ist had not known the subject of the sermon when he selected the response, and thought no more about it after he had compiled his list of hymns. The pastor fumbled with the li£t. coughed, and" looked a trifle embarrass­ ed. The organist began to play the air pianissimo, and a broad grin spread over every face. Dr. McPherson look­ ed appealingiy upward to the organ­ ist, and. then turned over the leaves of the hymnbook with desperate eager­ ness. Mr. McCarrell left his pipes and hurried down to the pastor. "We must change that response,4' whispered the pastor. "Why?" asked the organist, inno­ c e n t l y . . r , y v . : . "I have-been preaching on 'Hell,'" said Dr. McPherson, "and the response you have chosen is 'What Must It Be to Be There?' We cannot have that." Even the solemn organist grinned as he climbed to the organ and stairtdd up "Art " Thou Weary ?"-^-Chicago Times-Herald. COMPENSATION. A Bird of the Far North. During Dr. Nansen's long voyage into the Arctic sea in search of the north pole he came upon a group of four isl­ ands, in the neighborhood of Franz- Josef Land, near which he saw largo numbers of a very rare and beautiful bird known as Boss' gull. It is describ­ ed as "the most beautiful of all the ani­ mal forms of the frozen regions," and as the "most markedly polar of all bird" forms." It is distinguished from other species of gull by "its beautiful rose- colored breast, its wedge-shaped tail and its airy flight." Speaking of the discovery of these birds Dr. Nansen says: "Hitherto it has only been seen by chance on the utmost confines of the unknown polar sea, and no one knew whence it came or whither it went; but here we had unexpectedly come upon its native haunt, and although it was too late in the year to find its nests there could be 110 doubt about its breed­ ing in this region." r The Sleep of Seerij?. Prof. De Candolle, of Geneva, has recently brought together many inter­ esting facts about the latent life of seeds, and their ability to withstand very low temperatures. After recalling instances iu which seeds have sprouteil after lying apparently dead for hun­ dreds of years--in one case 1,500 years- he gives the results of experiments on subjecting seeds to a freezing cold. Corn, oats, fennel and some flower seeds were exposed during 118 days to a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Afterward, when placed in suitable surroundings, nearly all of the fennel, oat and corn seeds, and many of the others, germinated. He concludes that the protoplasm, or the principle of life, in a resting seed, is iu a state of inaction not comparable to that of a smoldering fire, but rather like that of a chemical mixture which is capable of forming a combination whenever the required conditions of temperature and illumination are pres­ ent. f The Efficacy of Vaccination. The English Royal Commission 011 Vaccination, which has been busy dur­ ing seven years obtaining information, recently made an interesting report. The commission concludes that the pro­ tection which vaccination affords against smallpox is greatest during the years immediately succeeding the op­ eration, and that while the time varies in different cases, the average period of highest protection may be fixed at nine or ten yeans. Afterward the pro­ tective efficacy rapidly diminishes, for which reason the commission deems that the value of re-vaccination can scarcely he overestimated. As to the injurious effects alleged to result from vaccination the commission says that when considered in relation to the ex­ tent of vaccination work done, they are insignificant. Beside, there is reason to believe that they are diminishing under the better precautions of the present day. " The Companion of the Dog Star. Sirius, the dog-star, which is the brightest to our eyes of all the fixed stars, has a very remarkable compan­ ion, never visible except with powerful telescopes. It was first seen in 18G2, and in 1S90 it disappeared, the reason of its disappearance being that it had moved so close to Sirius as to be lost to view in the overpowering light of that great 3tar. During the time of its- visibility the fact had been ascertained that it was revolving about Sirius art a rate Which would carry it completely around in some fifty years. The shaD" of its orbit, which is an ellipse with Sirius situated in one of the foci, being calculated, astronomers felt certain that iu a few years the vanished star would reappear as it moved into a part of its orbit more distant from Sirius. This expectation has now been fulfill­ ed, for recently the missing star was seen again at the Flagstaff Observatory in Arizona. Although it is probably half as large as Sirius, it is but one ten-thousandth part as luminous as that star. „ " A Suggestive Response. Unconscious harmony between ser­ mon and response was too much for the Rev. Simon .T. McPherson yester­ day4 morning. He preached on "Hell" in the Second Presbyterian Church, but found the response selected by the innocent organist was altogether too appropriate. The hymn was changed, but not before the air had been played, to an accompaniment Oi* a broad grin on the face of every one present. Dr. McPb-?rson does tot consult with the How the Short Fat Man Got Ahead of the Tall Lean 1* ellow. A Chicago street car was crowded, and there was barely room for the tall, somewhat flashily dressed man who swung himself 011 the , back platform and squeezed his way to tlie railing. He drew a newspaper from his pocket, and in a moment was apparently absorbed in its contents. He soon worked his way .round until he stood facing a short, heavy-set man whose breathing was somewhat inter­ fered with by the pressure of the crowd about him. The tall man's paper half hid the fat man from view, and covered the upper part of his body like a blan­ ket. The car jogged along tlirougn I a Salle street tunnel, the crowd 011 its feet swaying back and forth with the turn­ ing of the curves. As the car emerged 011 the other side the conductor forced his way through the rear door and be­ gan collecting fares from the crowd on the platform. As he pushed his way out there was the usual squirming and twisting to make room, and the tall man leaned over his vis-a-vis and half smothered him with his newspaper. A moment later the tall man hurried­ ly elbowed his way to the steps, and, jumping off, walked rapidly down a side street. The fat man put his hand up to his scarf inquiringly, and quietly remarked: "That rascal has got my spark. I thought he was after it all the time.' "Why didn't you nail him before he got off the car?" exclaimed the con­ ductor. "Oh, I was not anxious to make a row, and, besides, I don't think I have any cause to complain. When I felt him working at my diamond I quietly took his watch out of his pocket," hold­ ing it up. "and as ^jt is a gold one and looks to lie worth about $40, I guess I am ahead of the game. My diamond looked tempting, but it was not worth over $10. I never picked a man's pocket before, but under the circumstances 1 feel justified, and am really under ob­ ligations to the gentleman for afford­ ing me this opportunity to get a good watch so cheap." Question of Luck. "I hate to hear people say there's no such thing as luck," remarked the mel­ ancholy Mr. Doolittle. "I don't see why," his wife rejoined. "Because it isn't true," he returned with asperity. "A man can go on try­ ing and trying and never get along. And some other person will go ahead and tumble into good things without making any effort whatever." "Hir&m, no great man has succeeded without hard work." "That's the kind of talk you al ways hear. But nine times out of teu it is all owing to the opportunity that presented itself. Fortune just seems to lie in wait to kidnap some men. Look at Sir Isaac Newton. His name is handed down from generation to gen eration. And why? Simply because he was sitting under a tree and an apple happened to drop on him. l'ou can't pretend that a man is in a posi­ tion to claim superior merit simply be­ cause, through no action or preference of his own. he gets hit in the head with an apple, can you?" "No, Hiram." "Then don't tell me about there not being any such thing as luck." "It seems to me that you've chosen a poor example in support of ypur ar­ gument. The case of Sir Isaac Newton goes to show that the difference is in the people. If it had been some men that I know of instead of Newton, the first thing they would have done after the apple fell would have been to go into the house and moan for the arnica bottle; then they would have spent two or three hours of precious time talking about their bad luck." Only Applause Allowed. Last sessior while John Allen* of Mis­ sissippi, was making a speech, a mem­ ber on the opposite side of the chamber sought repeatedly to interrupt him. Mr. Allen paid no attention to him whatever. Finally, in a desperate and stentorian voice, the member on the other side called out: "Will the gentle­ man from Mississippi allpw me to in­ terrupt him for a moment?" "Is it for applause?" asked Mr. Allen; "the gen­ tleman from Mississippi allows no in­ terruption except for applause." Horseshoes of Paper. It is said that the horses of German cavalry regiments are to be entirely shod with paper shoes- recent experi­ ments lis ,to their durability and light­ ness having proved very satisfactory. Tolstoi's Faithful Follower. Prince Dimitri Kliilkoy, a Russian nobleman, has followed the advice of Count Tolstoi, and divided his estates among the peasants, reserving . but seven acres for his pwn cultivation. ; V-Vr; •' • Lands In Wisconsin Are now as desirable as any in the mar­ ket. The lands, particularly in the north­ ern part df Wisconsin, are being rapidly taken up by actual settlers. - The most salable are the timber and meadow lands now ranging in price from $6.00 to $12.00 per acre. A few months hence their value will be greatlv increas­ ed. For a home or for investment no luckier chance in the West has ever before been offered. Now is the time to invest. No better farming land exists anywhere. No greater results can be obtained anywhere.. Schools and churches abound every­ where. Nearby markets for all farm pro­ ducts. Wisconsin is one of the banner States of the West. For further information address or call upon W. E. Powell, General Immigration Agent, 410 Old Colony Building^ Chicago, ^ Facetiousness Doesn't Pay. She was a cheaply but neatly dressed little woman who walked wearily into the book store and asked tor postage stamps. "We are not carrying that line this season," replied'the proprietor, in sar­ castic tone and a low bow of mock deference. - < V \ "Of course not," said the rich, pretty and indignant young lady who was about to leavfta large-order. "Of course not. There is 110 profit in them, and you cannot gull the public by advertis­ ing a quarter off sale 011 them." Then the pretty young lady sold the meek little woman some stamps ! and they, went out together, while the pro­ prietor hurried up stairs to butt his head against the wall. "Walter Baker & Co., of Dorchester. Mass., U. S. A., have given years of study to the skillful preparation of cocoa and chocolate, and have devised, machin­ ery and systems peculiar to their methods of treatment, whereby the purity, palata- bility and highest nutrient characteristics are retained. Their preparations are known the world over and have received the highest indorsements from the medical practitioner, the nurse and the intelligent housekeeper and caterer. There is hardly any food product which may be so exten­ sively used in the household in combina­ tion with other foods as Cocoa and choco­ late: but here again we urge the impor­ tance of purity and nutrient value, and these important points, we feel sure, may be relied upon in Baker's Cocoa and Choc­ olate."--Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette. Obedience. The Managing Editor--I must insist on a less'Trequent use of this word "wane." I find it scattered all through the paper. City Editor--Do you see it as often as you did? "Perhaps not." "Then it's certainly on the wane."-- Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Most Unique Calendar of the Season Has just been issued by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. Copy can be secured By sending six cents in •tamps to cover postage to A. J. Smith, G. P. A., Cleveland. > Waste Lands Made Good by Sheep. In Eastern Australia 100,000,000 sheep and great herds of cattle -and horses now feed upon pastures cover­ ing flat ground which thirty years ago was a desert of soft sand, so "rotten" that the feet sank at every Step. This once worthless ground has Been beaten* into co in pact soil by the feet Of the sheep.and cattle, and it is believed that other great desert expanses in Austra­ lia may be turned into productive pas- :-Hure and in a similar manner. Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved me large doctor bills.--C. L. Baker, 4228 Regent Sq.. Philadelphia. Pa., Dec. 8, '03. CASCARET.-J stunu.atp lver, t'dneys anil bowels. Nev- ,cr K.vkrn. weaic-u or erii e. 10c If you have ever used Dobbins' Electric during tho St yearn It has been sold, you know ibat It Is th - l>?st ami purest family eoap made. If you haven't iried. It. ask your grocer for it now. Don't tako Imitation; 'l here are lots of t^em. WnEN IAHOUJ or costive, eat a Cabaret, candy ca­ thartic. cure Ktiaranteeii. 10 . 2?>c Mrs. Winslow'R SOOTHING STEUP tor Chllrtrer tepthinp: sotteua the mms, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25 cents a bottle. The First Patent.. " The State of Vermont seems to be distinguished in many notable and di­ versified ways. It transpires that the first patent granted by the United States was to Samuel Hopkins, of Ver­ mont (July 31, 1700), for making pot and pearl ashes. 10G7 BUS, POTATOES PICK ACRK. Don't believe it, nor did the editor until he saw Salzer's great farm seed catalogue. It's wonderful what an ar­ ray of facts and figures apd new things and big yields and greaj^ testi­ monials it contains. Send This Notice nntl 10 Cents Stnmps to John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis., for catalogue and 12 rare farm seed samples, worth $10, to get a start. C. N. U. Heard at tlie Knees, Inquiring spectator--Which horse was !it that won? Speculative sportsman (gloomily)--I don't know the name of tlie horse that won; but I know the names of mast of the horses that didn't win.--New York Weekly. Common Sense. Nothing has been more widely and more exhaustively advertised than catarrh cures. Abraham Lincoln once said that "you can fool some of the people all. the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all the time." Only one trial will con­ vince you that the Common Sense rem­ edy, the Nasal Tablet Catarrh Cure, will cure catarrh and cold in the head. No douche, spray or inhaler used. Read ad­ vertisement in another column. Those Coal Tons. "Perdition!" hissed the burglar, "I am pursued." He was forced to drop all the heavy articles he had stolen, retaining only the ton of anthracite coal.--Detroit Tribune. Finest Trains South. Queen and Crescent Route and South­ ern Railway Florida and New Orleans Limited. Standard coaches, through Pull­ man sleepers, cafe, parlor and observation cars from Cincinnati. John Morley was once asked concern­ ing the influence that had molded his life. Pointing to the portraits of John Stuart Mill and Mr. Gladstone, he re­ plied: "These two men have made me." 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. Sold in 25 and f>0 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. Addison fell in love with the Countess Dowager of Warwick, but she dL. all the courting and gave him no trouble in that regard. 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. Most of the mediaevaL kings wore and used signet rings because they were unable to write their own names. New Orleans Queen and Crescent Route, 24 hours Cincinnati to New Orleans. 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Is tli- l>e«t--in fact, the One True Blood PtirlSer, -- L 4 Hood'*? act harmoniously with EIUOU rlllb Hood's Sarsapatilia. 25c, 10 PKGS. GABDEN 2 PKGS. FLOWER Sent, prepaid, for 25 cents In Stamps. Club Orders of Five Collections, $1.00. PETER HOLLENBACH) --SEEDSMAN -- / ,v'̂ 150 West Randolph Street, CHICAGO, II.t- 10 * 25* 50* ALL , DRlKSOSral I ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED coro anf constipation. Cascarcts are the Ideal laxa- » ttDOl/nuidUl UUtiUmUDLiU tire, never crip or OTipe.l.ut cause easy natural results. Sam- , [plaand bcwUlet free^ Ad. STERLING REMEDY CQ^.jChitayo. Montreal, Cany orKeir Tortu ^ til. • "The More You Say the People Remember." Word With You, SAPOLIQ REASONS FOR USING Walter Baker & Co.'sj Breakfast Cocoa. Because it is absolutely pure. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in which chemicals are us£d. Because beans of the finest quality are used. 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