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try Grain-O! Try Grain-OS Ask your grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of eoffee. b The chil­ dren may drink without injury as well a* the adult. All who try, it like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of iMocha and Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stom­ ach receiver it' without distress. One- fourth of the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package, sold by all grocers. A Miner's Luck. Montana's Erickson is a miner living sear Hassel, the mining camp located to the vicinity of Diamond Hill mine. Last Friday, while passing through a dry gulch that branches from the main or St. Louis gulch, he found a nugget of gold that, as nuggets go, .was a regular Jumbo. His foot struck a yellowish object lying on the dry eand bar. It emitted a dull sound, dif­ ferent from that made when one's toes coJlide with a small rock. The nugget was weighed'and the estimated value was $442. The candy-makers say that the most profitable part of their trade Is in fan­ cy candies, put up in ornamental box­ es, the box frequently cutting more figure in the purchase than the goods. in a Is pecaliar to and true |"a _ J.J. 1 only of Hood's Sarsapa- rilia, and is proof of its superior strength and economy. There is more curative power in a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla than in any other. This fact, with its unequalled record of cures, proves the best medicine for all blood diseases is Hood's The One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. (1. Hnnd'c Pillc cure Liver Ills; easy to 1 u ® rllla take, easy to operate. 25c. (rtHLLw NE/VLTH Every ingredient in "Hires Rootbeer is health'l I giving. The blood isl I'improved, the nerves! soothed, the stomachl [ benefited by this deliciousl| beverage. HIRES Rootbeer Quenches the thirst, tickles the palate; full of snap, sparkle 1 and effervescence. A temper­ ance drink for everybody. f Hade only by The Charles E. Hi ret Co., Philadelphia. A package makes five gallons. Special ORGAN Offer! $47.50. This organ has 5 octaves, 2 full reg­ isters, 122 reeds, 11 stops, 2 couplers, 2 knees wells, handsome oak or wal­ nut case. 'This special price can only be appreciated when you re­ member it is a high grade organ, aad fully guaranteed by us. It excels many $65 organs in every respect. Easy payments If desired. If your dealer can't supply you, address Dept. 77 LYON & HEALY, Chicago. Cor.plete catalogue of Parlor and Church 'organs sent free on request. GARMENTS BEARING THIS TRADE-MARK NEVER DISAPPOINT Tbe WEARER CKtUDRtri QjQTrilf<a YOU MAY BE OFFERED THE "JEST AS 600P." Don't take them. Noneofthera My "BETTER"--they cannot Iniist on h»rin& thii brand. It your dealer can't furnish It, we will *ell Too who can. Write ua. Kohn Brothers, eweaao. I Manufacturers PATENTS. TRADE-MARKS. ' Examination and advice as to Patentability ol Inven­ tions. Send lor INVENTORS' QUIDS, OB HOW TO GET A PATENT. Patrick O'Farrell. Washington, 1>.C. P Mil ENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. JOHN W. MORRIS, WASHINGTON,D.C. Late Principal Examiner XT. S. Pension Bureau. 3 yn. in last war, 15 adjudicating claims, atty. sinoa The best Red Hope Roofing for 1 ct. per sa. foot, caps and nails Included. . _ Substitutes for Plaster. Samples free, anilia Rooting Co., Camden. X. J. Wi • | ANTED--Sales Agent. Salem. Oregon. for full particulars. $6.00 profit on Write BARR BROS., Mfrs., every $10.00 sale. References given and required. ftfklTRE cured free. Adaross Rochelle Sanaton-QUI * nC urn, 306 West 133d Street, New York. S. N. U No. 28-97 WHAT PUZZLED MR. M'DONALD. He Hait Only Seven Piga, but Counted Eight Pair of Forefeet. Oldham & McDonald, a firm of Rich­ mond, Ky., have a fifty-pound pig which had a whole lot of fun out of them recently. It was one of a lot of seven which were placed in a board peri, the bottom board of which had been removed. * Mr. McDonald knew that they had seven pigs. He happened to observe the piga through the crack of a fence as they stood at a trough. He counted eight pairs of front feet all in a row. M'DOJJAt.l) THOUGHT HE COULDN'T COUNT He looked over the fence and counted seven pigs. He walked back a few steps and sat down on a log. Presently he found himself counting the pairs of feet through the crack, and, remarkable as it may seem, and even downright puzzling to him as it was, there were eight pairs of feet Nearing the fence that there might be no mistake, he carefully counted the pairs of feet and there were eight. He climbed upon thej fence, counted the pigs, and there were seven. A chill of superstition seized him and he got somewhat stampeded and, began a homeward retreat in wild dis­ order. But in his demoralized condition he met Mr. Oldham and related to him his trouble. The two returned and counted the pairs of feet through thei fence. There were eight They looked over the fence and counted seven pigs. Then they resolved unanimously to catch the pigs, one at a time, and exam­ ine their feet This they did and found that one pig liqd two well-developed sets of front feet, or six feet in all. Current Condensations. The otter is the favorite animal pet among the Chinese. The street accidents of London amount to about 3,500 a year--nearly ten a day. :* " • Pearls or emeralds in combination with jet can now be worn for mourning in Paris. An umbrella covered with a trans­ parent material has been invented in England, enabling the holder to see where he is going when he holds it be­ fore his face. Tuo total exports of iron and steel manufacturers for the first eleven months of the last fiscal year, as com­ pared with the corresponding mouths for the preceding fiscal year, show an increase of over $8,200,000. Only 11 per cent, of the larger and 5 pei* cent, of the smaller English gold coins bear an earlier date than 1870. The clean appearance of British coins is always a delight to a foreigner. This is true as well of Canadian coins. Many of the oldest of the Roman bridges especially those erected for strategic purposes, were built partly of wood and partly of stone, such as that erected by Caesar across the Rhine, and described by him in his commen­ taries. There are 1.771 breweries in the Uni­ ted States. Two hundred and eighty- nine of them are in New York, 251 in Pennsylvania, 174 in Wisconsin, 122 in California and 100 in Illinois. Ar­ kansas, Maine, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Vermont and Wyom­ ing have no breweries. Current Literature gives the amounts of money spent yearly by twenty of the leading libraries in the country. The Boston puolic library leads, with an income of $170,000, and Chicago is second with $125,000. After these two leaders there is a great gap, and Min­ neapolis comes third with $55,000. While Frenchmen grumble that they still have to pay taxes in order to make up the war indemnity exacted by Prussia twenty-five years ago, the town of Konigsberg, in Prussia, has only this year paid the last installment of the loan contracted to the war con­ tribution imposed on it by Napoleon I. It is not generally known except by certain persons whose office it is to learn of such matters, that the immense sum of $9,500,000 is annually expended in charity in the city of New York. That at least, is the approximate amount, es­ timated as closely as circumstances permit of on the part of experts. There are about 5,000 families who are listed ••givers" to charity. A popular work on railroading esti­ mates the ordinary load for a ten-ton freight car as follows: Whisky, 60 barrels; salt,70;"lime,70; flour, 90; eggs, 130 to 160; flour, 200 sacks; cattle. IS to 20 head; hogs, 50 to 60; sheep, SO to 100; lumber (green). 6,000 feet; lumber (dry), 10,000; barley, 300 bushels; wheat, 340; apples, 370; corn, 400; po­ tatoes. 430; oats, 680. and bran, 1,000. How Old are You? You need not answer the question, madam, for in your case age is not counted by years. It will always be true that "a woman is as old as she looks." Nothing sets the seal of age so deeply upon woman's beauty as gray hair. It is natural, therefore, that every woman is anxious to preserve her hair in all its original abundaace and beauty; or, that being deniec the crowning gift of beautiful hair, she longs to possess it. Nothing is easier than to attain to this gift or to preserve it, if already possessed. .Ayer's Hair Vigor restores gray or faded hair to its original color. It does this by simply aiding nature, by supplying the nutrition necessary to health and growth. There is no better preparation for the hnjr than AYER'S HAIR VIGOR. SOLILOQUY OF A BACHELOR. To wed or not to wedTthat istbetjuestion Whether 'tis nobler in man to Jraffer ' The slings and that blind young archer,- Or fly to arms against a host of troubles^ And at the altar end them. To woot wed No mare: %«d by this step to say we end The heartache and the thousand hopes and fears The siagle suffer--'tis a consumjurstion Devoutly to be wished. To woo, to wed-- To wod--perchance repent--ay, there's the rub; For in that wedded state, what woes may eonie When we have launched upon that untried pea Must give us pause. There's the respect That makes celibacy of 90 long life. For who would bear the quips and jeers of his friends. The husband's pity or the coquette's scorn. The vacant hearth, the solitary cell, The unshared sorrow or the void within, When he himself might his redemption gain ' With a fair damsel? Who would beauty ' * .gain To toil atid pk)d over a. barren heath,. But that tthe dread of something yet be- . •, yond-- .• ? The undiscovered country--from Whose v bourne No bachelor retunns--puzzles the will * And makes us rather bear the ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of! Thus forethought, doth make cowards of us all, ' " • And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,' . ' . • " V ' ?: And numberless flirtations, long pursued, With this regard, their currents turn away And lose the name of marriage. --New York World. WILLIAM TELL' UP TO DATE. • / Courcy Devereaux & Co. is the nam** engraved on the plate of our office door in Brown's court. No. 113, third floor, I never go there myself unless there is something special on, but my part­ ner, Courcy Devereaux, as he calls himself, attends daily, if only for an hour, or so, for the looks of the thing, and to read his paper. As for myself, I am the "company;" Bloggs is my name, plain John Bloggs, and when tjfjis office business was first proposed, I felt hurt because Courcy wouldn't put my name hi full also. But I had to give way, as I did to ev­ erything he proposed, for lie is Al, and a credit to his profession. To what profession, did you ask? Well, I will try and explain it all to you, but you must first understand that my partner has an extraordinary head­ piece for business. It is astonishing the way he can think out everything. "Bloggs, old boy," says he, one even­ ing, about a mouth ago. "you remem­ ber that house I pointed out to you at the corner of Dovecot terrace?" "I do. What of it?" I answered. "I am told that there is living there a rich American. He is married, only one uervant--quiet sore of people evi­ dently, and as I know you don't like dogs in your business capacity, I find they do not keep one, big or little. To­ morrow morning, therefore, you must proceed to Dovecot terrace; go to the side door in the wall, and try to sell the servant one of the firm's brooches" --and my partner smiled. Next morning I set out, for part of my work as partner was to carry a black box occasionally, containing broodies, which I sold to servant girls, as a rule. "Sold," I said, but, seeing as how we gave about three-and-sixpenee each for those brooches, we ought to have got a trifle more than the price my partner told me always to charge, but he was always so good-hearted, he was. "Charge sixpence each for 'em," says he. "We shall never lose anything by being generous." It was just like him--he was too gen­ erous--but I never had the heart my­ self to sell more than two at that price to one servant. My plan of business was that, when the girl opened the door, my box was open too, and a tempting show of brooches met her gaze, and my three words, "Only sixpence each," never failed to effect a sale. This one was no exception to the rule, and in less than two minutes I was ex­ hibiting my stock in trade on the kitch­ en table. I can tell you that girl was no fool, for she picked out three of the nicest brooches I'd got, two of 'em for her sisters, of course. It was fortunate for me that she hadn't got six more sis­ ters, anyway. Then arose a little difficulty--her money was upstairs, and she seemed a bit afraid of leaving me by myself while she went for it, which was only natural. "Don't be afraid of me, mis6: here's my license, properly signed. Thomas Jones is my name, as you can see for yourself in black and white." She was satisfied, and went away up the back stairs at once. You see, when this brooch-selling business was started my partner could not bear the idea of having my proper name put in the license--bless you, he Is BO proud, and he would not for the world like his city friends to know that his partner hawked brooches to ser­ vant girls! But if he is proud, I am awfully cu­ rious, and I could not control myself; so I stepped quietly across the kitchen and peeped through the door at tbe l^ack which led into the scullery, then tiptoed to the door which led to the front of the house, and, turning the handle quietly, peeped through into the hall. "Nice little place this, altogether; should like one like this some day my7 self," I thought For these little glimpses of different houses taught me a lot of useful things, you know, as I am observant of matters that some peo­ ple would not give me el-edit for. Just at this moment the girl came back Avith the money, and, as my cu­ riosity had evaporated, she found n»e putting my box in order. "There you are," she said, "one-'and- slxpence. I haven't kept you long, and if you are coming round this way in about a fortnight's time you might call again. I shall have my wages then, as the master and missus are going back to America, and I should like one or two more to take home with me." As I before remarked, my partner Is Al in his profession, and you would have thought so, too. if you had seen him handle some of his inventions so beautifully. But he never patented any of them, as he often said that such a course-made everybody as wise as yourself. Moreover, he disliked noto­ riety, and so did I, too, I can assure you. The same'evening we talked matters y>rer awhile more, and then,; after sup- /per and a cigar, we both donned our mackintoshes, Into certain inside pock- eta of which we inserted a few of the before mentioned inventions. When we started out it was begin­ ning to rain slightly, but we did not mind that, and, strange to say, just about 12 o'clock we found ourselves at the side door of 1 Dovecot terrace. "Why, all is darkness, Bloggs. I suppose they have gone to bed. Well, we won't disturb them, eh, old man?" He was very thoughtful, you see, for other people, was my partner, so he left me while I unfastened^ the door in the wall, and strolled along the road a little way, after which he joined me inside the little yard, when we closed the door once again, fastening it inside, i "Good business so far, Bloggs. Now i give me No. 2, and we will soon be there, my boy." • No. 2 was one of those wonderful in­ ventions I have spoken about, and such an insinuating work of art was it that in a very few minutes we both stood by the table on which I had placed my box the morning previous. Locating the door which led into the hall, we found It unfastened and like a paii* t>f specters we passed through, and so on to the door, which led into the front parlor. This- door was fas­ tened. "Sorry to spoil our friend's door, Bloggs, but we shall be obliged to use No. 2 once more." So No. 2 was again manipulated by my partner with such dexterity and silence that the slight Instrument soon began to show its effect on the wood­ work. inasmuch as a small sliower of saw-dust was apparent, to our joint sat­ isfaction. My partner whispered again: "Now for No. 3, Bloggs. Then turn the light on a little more, and we won't be long before we invite ourselves inside, and. after our business is transacted, old boy, why--hey, presto! begone!" Necessarily I stood quite close to my partner as I lighted his operations. Were you ever in a railway collision or pitched out of a balloon crash upon mother earth? Perhaps not, but, anyhow, as my senses began to return to me I fancied I had experienced both,, and then I gradually opened my eyes, at tlie same time trying to raise my hand to an enormous lump which I felt sure I was suddenly possessed of. Both my hands and arms Were tight­ ly secured to the chair I was seated In, and, turning my head, there was my partner in the same predicament "Feel better now, old fellow,," says he, "after your tumble?" Ha! now I remembered. The sudden glare of electric light over our heads and at the same instant a sudden swishing something landed round our shoulders, and, with a bremendous jerk, down we both went crash on the tiled floor--tjien oblivion. After that the dismal awakening, tied up, and with the knowledge that some good Samaritan, to bring me to my senses, had insinuated about a quart of water around my neck. "Good morning, gentlemen," said a voice at my elbow. "Sorry to interrupt you so suddenly at your work, but the fact is the £250 pounds which I sup­ pose you were expecting to find In the escritoire was put by me Into the bank only to-day." And the speaker, who had hitherto been standing behind us, came in front and regarded us with a quiet twinkle in his ey6. "Come here, lassie, and let me Intro­ duce you to our visitors," he said, as he flicked off the ash from a sigar he was smoking. The "lassie," who was evidently his wife, came to the front door also and stood by the man's side. He was altogether a splendid speci­ men of humanity; she, however, was rather a small built woman, but had evidently plenty of nerve, and by the manner in which she handled a small silver-mounted rifle I was convinced that she was able to use it. "Gentlemen, this is my wife, the champion lady shot, and for myself, well, I am supposed to throw a lasso as well as most where I came from." Now I understood the swishing noise and our sudden overthrow. The lady had been an amused spec­ tator until now, but suddenly a thought seedem to strike her. "Biram, just wait a minute, please." So Biram bent his head while she whispered. Then he laughed and they left us. "We are trapped, old fellow, this time, and no mistake; they have gone for the police," said my partner, turn­ ing his head toward me. "Where will it all end?" "Dartmoor," said I, "if-- "Silence, please," said the lady (for she had now returned tapping the butt of her rifle); "and, moreover, do not stir." The reason of her request was evi­ dent. Mr. Biram--an amateur pho­ tographer evidently--now came and planted a camera in front of us as we sat bound and helpless. Now, as her majesty's photographers in different parts of the country have the honor of possessing my likeness -- more or less distorted, I admit--I pro­ tested and proceeded to disarrange my features with the idea of baffling their intentions. She looked at me and, smiling quiet­ ly, said: "Wait a minute, Biram, I'll fix him for you." When she came back she had a dif­ ferent gun in the one hand, and a com­ mon wine cork in the other, which she placed carefully on the bald spot on my head. "Now, my man," says she, "did you ever hear of William Tell?" "Never knew him, that I am aware of, ma'am." "Well," says she* "William Tel! was the man who, with a bow apd; arrow, shot an apple f,rom the top of hiis son's head, plaoed just like that"--and she pointed to the cork on my head. "Now we folks out West," she continued, "can beat those old-fashioned games hollow, but we use guns, and by pref­ erence, as I don't wish to disturb the neighbors, I will use an airgun. Please get me the small mirror from the kitch­ en, Biram." I suddenly grassed the position, but couldn't speak a word to save my life, nor dared I stir. My features straight­ ened instantly, and, shutting my eyes, I tried to count how many jails 1 had seen the inside of, and what the dif­ ferent chaplains had talked to me about,'but I culdn't remember. Biram oame with the glass, and--oh, It was horrible!--she stood with her back to me, while Biram held the gias3 for her. "Ping!" What a frightful sensation it was as the cork flew off. "Fix that camera again, Biram," said she, turning round. "I think after that he won't trouble you again; if not, 1 must try again at something smaller." I tried to look as pleasant as possible under the circumstances. And so the pictures were completed to their satisfaction, but not to ours, you may be sure. :Mr. Biram then undid the cords about us, to our great relief, as j&e were cramped horribly. „. 7! "Sit still a minute, you pair,, and be advised by me," he said, eying us both sternly. "Do.not stir-or move a hand without my pernwssion; other­ wise. you must take the consequences." We understood and nodded, for Mrs. Biram was fingering a small revolver In a manner that I did not much care for, while my partner Kstened gloom­ ily. .• ' • "You may think your lucky stars that I shall not give you in charge, fop the reason---- "Hear, hear, guv-nor!" I said. ' - "Because,' he added, "we wish to get back to the States soon, and your trial would delay us somewhat; .but I warn you to steer clear of London for a time, for if my wife sees either of you hanging around she would cer­ tainly go in for some more gun prac­ tice; so remember." I heard Mrs. Biram say something laughingly to her husband amd then: "I believe," he said, eying me, "that you sell brooches very cheap?" "Yes, sir," I replied, meekly, "too cheap. I am thinking of going out of that trade after all this." "You may," he answered, grimly smiling, "after another transaction with my wife, and respecting which I desire you to forward to her that she may receive them not later than this evening twenty-four similar brooches. If not, why, you must take the conse­ quences; and th£n, of course, we shall be compelled to slop and seethe fun." * * * • • "Bloggs," says my partner, as he was packing up the brooches to be posted as soon as the office opened--"Bloggs,. I've got an old aunt in North Wales who hasn't seen me for a long time. Will you come?" I thought of the woman who, with­ out winking, knocked corks off the heads of honest men; and then-- "Would I comeT I fled.--Answers. Nature's Cycle-Path. Most of us, at one time or another, have basked for a while upon some sandy beach of ocean or lake; we have bathed in the surf, gathered shells up­ on the shore, and thus whiled away many idle hours. But it was reserved for the bicycle to make us really ac­ quainted with those stretches oi beach and sihore which seem to have been purposely prepared by kind Mother Na­ ture as a glorious cycle-path. Whether or not she originally intended it f«r wheels, she certainly spends a great deal of her time in keeping the path in repair; and those active servants of hers, Wind and Wave, Rain and Sun, are kept very busy at work upon it all the time. This long and varied path stretches in its entirety hundreds of miles along our ocean shores and around the bor­ ders of our great lakes; but the partic­ ular bit with which we became famil­ iar during happy summer weeks, and to share in whose delights I would tempt others, is a comparatively small portion on tihe southern shore of Lake Erie. It begins with the extreme end of Cedar Point, which with Its long arm holds in a portion of Sandusky Bay, and extends eastward fifteen miles or more up the shore. This sandy shore continues all the way to Cleve­ land amd beyond; but because of some intervening piles of rock one canmot ride the whole fifty or sixty miles. The shorter distance is, however, enough for a summer day's ride, especially If one takes it comfortably and leisurely, and appropriates to himself the count­ less joys spread before him.--St. Nich­ olas. Supported a Family on Five Cents. The PantagTaph has just heard of one man who puts in his valuable time by making a living for himself and family, allowing the politicians to do the rest He resides at Ford, and if we knew his name would gladly give It. This man purchased five cents' worth of apples in the early winter while fruit was yet very cheapc After pleas­ antly watching Ms houseful ,of little tots devour the apples, he baited rab­ bit traps with the cores. First and last he caught some three dozen of the timid creatures, which, after behead­ ing, were exchanged at the stores for his children's winter clothing. Using the heads, he baited' traps for-more profit­ able game. While these were serving him in a humble way be was earning $2.50 and meals each day working on the booms. Going to his traps at an opportune time, he got eighteen "short forks" (pole cats), seventeen "iong forks" and twenty-seven black cats, besides .several fur-bearing varmints of less worth. The proceeds of this, catch bought his numerous family's winter footwear, paid his rent, laid in a good •supply of that sparkling "oil of glad­ ness," and left a balance for provisions and other luxuries.--Richmond Para­ graph, ri#e Finest Parlor Organs at Almost a Nominal Price. On another page will be found a dis­ play advertisement offering the famous parlor organs of Lyon & Beaiy, Chi- cago; for $47.50. These.are very fine instruments iai efoaary reggwiH. Not. long ago such a price wi»il<^Mive been con- sldereiS'-impossible; aArfrto-day it is a good $2Q less than the'real value of the organs--but Lyoin &' Healy have un­ equalled opportunities for marketing their productions^. Lyon & Healy in­ struments "are kijoMn the world over and it is Lyon & Healy's policy to give their customers the benefits of their enormous facilities, .Write to t]iem to­ day if you are at all interested in an organ--yo^ wllV'tiever regret the pur­ chase. They also sell other styles of organs--from,the cl^eapest to the finest pipe orgaj^-fe ' Had to Finis* It. A Scotchman once hired himself to a Cheshire farmer. At breakfast one of the famous cheeses of the county was set before him. His master left the Scot at table, and later, when he ap­ peared for work, said to him: "Sandy, you take a long time to your break­ fast" "Troth, master," replied the Scot, "a cheese o' that's ize is nae so soon eaten as ye may think."--^San Francisco Ar­ gonaut The women have great admiration for a man who says he.never saved a cent until he got married. aawlog from Fend Region. 0 A log was converted into lumber at the Southern Lumber Company's mill at Valley View, Ky-,^!^.caused con­ siderable comment among those who <SHSre present. It was a poplar log, sixteen feet long, and as the saw cut its way through it and the boards be­ gan to fall on the receiving table it was found to be filled with leaden balls, in Size; from' 1&2^tir".^. tfpon investiga­ tion and inquiry- it was learned that the mill eoicpany had purchased it near.."Hazard, ,£fr., o^^ig Creek, uear where: JofevEversole fiud Combs were killed from ambush by the French fac­ tion. , Eversole was killed outright and Combs fell;mortally wounded, when a ball from-a pistol in.the hands of "Bad Tom": Smith corroborated the oft-re­ peated statement that "dead men tell no tales." The number of bullets found in the log was over 200, and it is be­ lieved to have been used in a barricade during the long and bloody feud be­ tween the French and Eversole fac­ tions in and around Hazard. v'JJ p & HI The Bee Egg. The egg of a bee when magnified »; hundred times, is ,a beautiful object It has been compared to a tiny pe&rL covered with what ladies call "blonde,** many hundreds of the meshea of which) are required to coat it completely. w netting is in a radiating pattern^aomei- thing like the cordage on a balloon; but the meshes, except at the- ends, are hexagonal. Two Mighty Continent*. North and South America, besides Guate­ mala, the West Indies, Australia, aad eve* Europe, are the fields of usefulness m wttld* HoBtetter's Stomach Bitters has demonstrat­ ed Its value as an antidote to malaria, and as a remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, rheumatism, neuralgia, biliousness, nervous­ ness, and lo9s of appetite and sleep- The inhabitants, the medical men of these coun­ tries, have spoken in no uncertain tones con­ cerning the efficacy of the great tWnseboM remedy. t A French scientific writer points out that a mere gain in weight should not, in itself, be taken as an indication of improved bodily condition. It is, ac­ cording to him, rather a question of the density than of the quantity of tissue that covers the bones. When increase of weight results from increased den­ sity, then the health is really Im~ .j! proved. > ; ------•------- Shake Into Your Sfroeu Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for tha feet It cures painful, swollen, smart­ ing feet, and instantly takes the sting; out of corns and bunions. It's the* greatest comfort discovery of the age^ Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-fittingt ' or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain1 cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet Try it to-day. Sold' by all druggists and shoe stores. By .mail for 25 cents, in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen SL Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. f The Doctors Are Right. All the progressive doctors now days pronounce against the use of alcohol as a medicine as well as a drink. The hu­ man body has no use for rum in any form or for any reason. The same with coffee. Society can afford to hold a jubilee when we are rid of both of thejn. Stimulants are always bad-- never good. In place of coffee use Grain-O, made from pure grain*. It looks like coffee--rich, brown and lus­ cious. "No sense of being dosed and drugged. A hot cup of Grain-O warms, enlivens, feeds, nourishes; but it doesn't excite you or set the nerves twanging. Old coffee and tea drinkers will soon prefer Grain-O for its taste as well as for its good effects. Packages 15 or 25 cents. Ask your grocer for; it Doctors and Death, The old traditions which represent the doctor atid death as always hunt­ ing in couples stiff survive in Spain. In all welbto-do families the house of death is always' deserted Immediately after the funeral, and the bereaved ones retire and pass eight days in in­ violable seclusion. Children are buried in coffins of £ray, pink, Or blue color, which hre carried open to the grave. A luxury Of gri&t -consists in shutting up the house wliere a death has taken place and ne^er suffering it to be open­ ed again;' • .^V-: frA' ' . ... Hall's Catarrh Care. is taken internally, fries 75 cents. When a girt disappears for two or three days, it is a .sign that she has been washing hex hair. A crust with an appetite is better than a,feast,.without { Perhaps the most splendidly deco­ rated church in the United Kingdom is that of Whitney Court, Worcestershire. It is entirely constructed of white mar­ ble, the pews are chastely carved, and the pulpit is of genuine Carrara mar­ ble, richly panelled with precious stones. The steam yacht of Ogden Goelet, o? New York, which is now building on the Clyde, will be an epoch-making;, vessel. Her combined engines will b» capable of 4,500 horse-power. 'Mr. Goelet's private stateroom will be a. palatial apartment--40 by 40 feet To Colorado Springs and Pueblo-- Burlington Route via Denver. A through sleeping car to Colorado Springs and Pueblo, via Denver, is attach­ ed to Burlington Route daily train leav­ ing Chicago 10:30 p. m. Ofllce, 211 Clark street. Ammoniated tincture of quinine, ac­ cording to Nature, is a more effectuali antidote to bee stings than ammonia alone. \ Every man having a beard should keep^ it an even and natural color, and if it i not so already, use Buckingham^ and appear tidy. __ The most remarkable impostor waa George Psalmanazar, who invented a| language and wrote a literature in It. We will forfeit $1,000 if any of our pub- • lished testimonials are proven to be not! genuine. THE PISO CO.. Warren, Pa. Last year about $31,000,000 worth ei tobacco was smoked In Spain--an aver< age of $1.80 per head. Pertinent Questions. Why Will a Woman Throw Away Her Good: Looks and Comfort? Why will a woman drag- out a sickly, half-hearted existence and miss three-quarters of the joy of living-, when she has health almost within her grasp ? If she does not value her good looks, does she not value her comfort ? Why, my sister, will you suf- fer that dull pain in the smallof | your back, those bearing-down, dragging sensations in the loins,' that terrible fullness in the lower bowel, caused by constipation pro­ ceeding from the womb lying over «.»»<* pressing on the rectum ? Do you know that these are signs of displacement, that you will never be well while lasts? What a woman needs who is thus af­ fected is to strengthen the ligaments so 7 - they will keep her organs in place. There is nothing better for this purpose than Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com­ pound. The great volume of testimony which is constantly rolling in, proves that the Compound is constantly curing thousands of just such cases. The following letter from Mrs. Marlow is only one of many thousands which Mrs. Pinkham has received this year from those she has relieved--surely such testimony is convincing: '. _ •- „ -A "My trouble commenced after the birth of my last child. I did not know what was the matter with me. My husband went to our family physi- ; cian and. described. my symptoms, and he said I had displacement and falling' of the womb. He sent me some medicine, but it did little good. I let it go ' on about two years, and every time I did any hard work my womb would come down. Finally a lady friend advised me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which I did. The first bottle helped me so much, I con- tinued to take it right along. My back was almost the same as no back. I' could not lift scarcely any weight. My life was just a drag to me. To-day I am well of my womb trouble, and have a good, strong back, thanks to ' " Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."--MRS. L. MARLOW, Milford, I1L "Thoughtless Folks Have the Hardest Work, but Quick Witted , ^ People Use 11 $ SO $75 *Vi2cetcrn "Wheel "Work* RR- MAKERS •• WJ .V i /It/NOiS- ,90VE FREE s COST OF IA marvelous core lor DKUMvENNESS, can bo given secretly at home. It l£ harmless. All druggists, or write 66 BroadVaViNew Vork. 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