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I Have No Stomach Hood’s Sarsaparilla The fo'lowiug letter to Mrs. Pink- bam {rum Mrs. M. 3;.in \o 2.354 East. husquehanna Ave . Philadelphia, Pa, ii a remarkable statement of re- he! from utter Limoumgement. She “ I never can find words with which to thank you for what. Lydia E. Pink- bam s Vegetable Compound has don. fur me. “ >0me years ago I had womb trouble and doctor-ed for a long time. not see- ing any improvement. At times I wmiid fe-v‘l \vz-Li enough. and other tunes was miserable. So it went on ‘ 11‘: ()L'tnbcr. I felt something : creeping twni‘me, I knew not my; worse. I can my fcvr‘iings at. thai i’ am“ so Jenn-med in spirit! ‘ :1 ,: updi :u llvv, although I t -*:~:._:v.; t . “m." Had hys- ‘ ‘ ‘1‘: could not to be left .‘1T‘Q I‘inkham inVites all suflering W'nur-n tn writ» to her 3!. Lynn. MBSS-o for 3.5x». All suv‘n letters are seen And anvvxered by Women only. h SI'NGULAB. STATEMENT. u»: r" Tu (‘ure 3 ('nld In One Dly Fry \Hen‘ u Foot-[5019. «I uv n ‘ntn fhr SI It takes the place of cofb {cc at 1» the cost. Made from pure grains it is nourishing and health- [1141' \ lane \l » » “zn- nu -.-.'\ “1'41". I vnnlured. ertil the last .r; a paper a. L ‘.\ haw «use “'33 ’ ~ 1:: w ,.1 who hutl been . 1.; I Eiuxham's V'cgeta‘ . .crmincd to try it. "vsr at‘n-r the first done. I 24mm: i:. and toâ€"day am a un. 111:1 can say from my‘ [3.4le nod for such a. medi- A Good rExnr-DH‘ Honey \n‘r- ‘ :51: your M (he. you GM‘O’ H RrV-m “X uf “omury I see anv mpzd firing? n \Vu‘nmzmn when the {1 gig-ugly“; ‘ Iv-n ‘ntn ’h shoes. At ~‘,.,.'_ \wx 9n, nervou- Mr If you havg rut (Mus. Irv Allen’. :9 {99' md makoswalk- ian an‘l eweatmg feet «r4, Rv'mvew-nrnian 122w“ “‘5' and comfort. '3 x‘r';zgi«tiagd shop UH? achés xvere sent "dour; uni Cpthn ha! ». \V'nj: duesu L Spam ’~ ( imvflmni Leader. to Burn 1;:1' m'havx‘l himaefl went bx: hr Dr H H Green’- '1‘m- urvatcst‘. drnpsy ? up.“ tho-1r adver- .utLu of this paper. Hmn 22c Tablets. A” f2: {22 storure 25c. Mr-vhvme “Ll mum! lose x AA so Comâ€" d L mxgrt’eable LH'LL ate '6 he put into an will take ‘L 'x HM? win. ! I Hwhed its pr. He looked s- guilt-n 1nd uurked th. .v. ‘he youth Me Mr! Expemng I I cred on his npenegi and m: or. the r ‘m \chm shouted l >n‘ pm ill When Mr. BOWSEI‘ came home the other evening he had such a preoccu- iet‘. air about him that Mrs. Bowser at gm wapected some bad new; and paid: . .- , ,,A ll -_..Ak:n-L-- ”m. . "I am awfully sorry if anything has happened to put you out. What h“ gone wrong?" "Nothingâ€"nothing." he replied, a: he During dinner he was abstracted and‘ .bseut-minded. and he looked ai her as if he was wondering where he had seen her before. The steak was not Up m its usual smndard, and the cook had failed on the coffee. but he passed Xhose things over without a word. ll was not until they had retired to the.family sittingâ€"room xhat an explanation came. He had taken a neat without either a cigar or a newspaper. and was look- lng fixedly at his toes. when Mrs. Bow- [er stood before him and saidé “No“. then. have you been struck on the head “ixh a club. taken an overâ€" dose of chloral or tumbled down the of- fice stairs? Something ails you, and I wan: to know what it is." "1 will tell you." he replied. as he put his hands to his head and looked at, her in a queer way. “You know I'm n be- never in occult science." ' waved her off. be worried m‘er. “Y es \ou believe in everyflxiug that comes aI ocg, even to the weather re- ports and the sorrowful t?! es of tramps." "This is a serious filing. Mrs; Ibwser -â€"far too serious for sarcasm. You have heard of mindâ€"reading. of course? For years [ have contended that it was possible-" ‘ a ,1-) ' VVVVVV r d ".\I‘.d \OU'VC gone into another 8. have gou. "“ she interxupted. “I thought it was; about time for you to be cutting up some no“ dido.'10uxe probably been to see Prof. Bounce, the great mmd-reauer" . "1â€"1 have," he slowly answered, as he rose up and fastened his eyes on a doorknob on the opposite side of xhe room. “Yes, I have been m see Prof. Bounce. He found me a grand subject. He read my mind as you can read a book. Moreover. he gave me a lesson in mindâ€"reading, the resulxs of which will astonish you." ‘ ind \ouâ€"you havebeensillyenough to mix up in such business. lsuppose We next thing wi l he to tr} afast for 40 days and nights. or let them bur) you us an experiment. \\ ell, of all the men I ever sawl" Mr. Boxxser got red in the face and was me 'ined to lose his temper but re- membering that occult science has no temper to lose, he held on to himself and said “,\'o._xhere is’uothiug to lowly answered, as "TAKE THAT FOP. LUCK.” You'd better go out of the mind-rud- ing business and travel with a patent medicine." “It is just possible that I made u mis- take." said Mr. Bowser. as he Filbhcd his brow; "but if 1 did it was your mull" You did not, concentrate your mixid n: I told you to. Now, then. try again. Don‘t mum: of a dozen things. but only one." She gave him her hand again Ind looked at. the cat on the oppositz, side of the room. He looked down on the top of her head with an intense gaze. and by and by a smile crossed his face und he said: “You" are thinking of making :1 jour- ney to America. and you were wonder- ing whether to take two trunk: or six." "Bosh!" she replied, n she turned sway. “I was just wondering if you would kick about the gas bill, which came today. If you‘ve got, a cigar in the house you'd better sit down and nmoke it. and drop this mind-reading business. You can no more read minds {him our cu} can read the Bible. j u -u- “You don“t. want me to. and that's what's the matter!" he almost shuu‘ed, “You are thinking of 01115, dogu, gas- bills. Africa. und fifty other things all at once. and Prof. Bounce him-elf couldn‘t have hit you. isny tbu: I can read your mind if you‘ll give me I fair chance." "1 refuse to indulge in any morv. non sense of this sort." “Very well. Perhaps my failure came in supposing that you had a mind to read. I will try the cook." "The idea of your going down to the cook with any such thing!" she pro- {ested en. he expmined the idea to her. She had heard of mind-reading and was curious to know how it worked. Flirb ing the dish water off her right hand. she gave it to Mr. Bowser. and looked out of the back window and settled her thoughts on a certain matter. Mr. Bow. ser uttered three or four sighs. whis- pered a few words to himself. and then said aloud: “You are. thinking of one of yogr beauxâ€"the tall fellow with the pea- coiored ulster who walks in here a: if he owned the house." . “No, sir. I wasn't." she replied. “Girl. don‘t prevaricatei You were hoping he‘d be here to-night. and also wondering if I‘d miss a couple of hot- ties of beer if you took them." “That‘s a bold-faced falsehood," rc- torted the cock, as her temper boiled up. “I‘ll tell you exactly what I was thinking‘ of. I was thinking that I ought to have two dollars more a month. and that if I heard ~\"ou find any more fault about. the meals I‘d give you a bit of my mind and quit the job at the snap of n finger." Mr. Bowser~ didn‘t stop to bandy words. Be “as on his way upstairs to have it. out with Mrs. Bowser, when the basement bell rang. and he answered it in person, noping to find a subject. It. was one, sure enough. It was a trump orfwthe 1:3ggedest nEd cheekiest kind; but befor ehe could state his case he was pulled inside. and Mr. Bowser said: “You are just the man I’m looking for. I am a mind-reader. I knew when you turned the corner. I knew when you entexed the gate. You came here to tell me that. your wife in Boston is dying and to ask for help to reach her bedside." But he went. DcscendJngto th: khch- “It‘s all right, my friend. You will get what you came for, but I want to practice on you a bit. Let me like your hand, and you must fix your mind on some parxicular thing." “00 away with you! I had I judge read my mind last month. and he sent me up for 20 days to pay for it." “You are thinking," said Mr. Bowser. n he held him b1 the shoulderâ€"“Ion “Say; old man, what sort of a dance in this?" demanded the tramp, as he vied to go: away. are thinking of'reacblngyour pocr 'Ife in lime to receive her furenell mu. page. Your mutation in a sad one, And I shall give youâ€"" ‘ -,,A 77... ,n “You'll gn'e we the Do- Not ill know 11! “and. I “nought mi: was 11 prim stead of a lunatic asylum slaud no lacking even (I man. A: for my wife. I n and 1 Wu: never in Boston me mixed up with some 0 purfenh." “No. air! Won't you ht go of me?‘ Then take that for luck!" And he gave Mr. Bow-er a blow on ! the solar plexh which doubled him up and uk him down; then he made his escape on a run. Mu. Hour-er hud‘ heard all from the head of the stair-1.1 She Ilowly descended. looked at Mr.‘ Bow-set sitting uith his back to the wall and his mouth open in search of breath. and us his 935:: rolled around at her she quietly said: “1 am also u mind-reader. At the prescut moment you are thinking of“ what an idiot you have made of your- self, and wishing you hadn‘t done it. When you get. "our breath you'd het- And be gt the solar pl: and uk him escape km a ...V_ i u ter go upstairs and go to bed." Cannon- Man. "\Verc you able to sell old Billions I lot?" asked the superintendent of the cemetery. Th: agent shook his head. “He was ufraid he might not get the full value of it," he explulned. “But hang it. die some time! " ‘endent. “That‘I what I told answered: ‘SuPPOIel m?“ "â€"Chicagu Post “Yen." said “my buiiness out publiciq "“ithnul what?" exclaimed the young woman who had been making inquiries. ' “ithuuL publ'u in 'he repented. “W ell _\ou “an ‘1 do lur me. " she re- plied with cumiction. ““ln, thil is m be merely the first step lo pig. ling a contract to appear in n socien d aum.‘ â€"â€"â€"L‘ liicugo Post Let Down En". (‘Im‘kâ€"I have beon in your I-xnploy now going mm the yrurs, and l :1”)ch- ting the same pulur) [Marin-d \\'.lh. Proprielorwl know H, but (wary Yimn that [We made up my mind tocut _\ou down or dim-barge you nouwlhing hns Icmindcd me of your wife wnd little ones at home. and sq] just cuultln'x do it. There. my man, you see I haw a beam as well as n headrt'hicugc.) Dad) News. Faun-cc. ; “Was that man ever a farmer?" 111., quired Mrs. Corutossel. “No,” answered her husband very: positiveiy. 1 "But he‘s always talkin' about the 03-; lights of liVin‘ n: the country. True Great-e-I. Ho rough! for reputation I! ”In belching cannon's mouth. He braved all danger: for me bubble tame; But :31 remmrn eluded hlm until he an .n love And wed a woman with A famous name. V "That's what shows he neu-r furmer."--\\'ashiuglon Slnr‘ “Give me your band. Hostess (to friend who has been brought. in to take pot. lucidâ€"«I'm afraid. Mr. Simpson, we‘ve only got I poor dinner to otter you. Xr. Simpsonâ€"My dear Mrs. beg you not. to apologize! I a: 1 think it quite desirable to u occasionallyâ€"London Punch. society an H. Found It. Mrs. intrudeâ€"Where in your father? Adult. Sonâ€".He in at the store, edifing his edition of “Society I; I Have Found It." Mrs. Intradeâ€"Whlt? A book? Sonâ€"Yes, I ledger iull of unpud all uncollectable billI.-â€"N. Y. Weekly. Philadelphla\ . \‘onh Amerfican 7 Nér run chroifiuc ucnlu. -â€"Dotrou Freq Pro“. The birds Are Iln‘lnl light and no. Wlth chtrm that never talk; They never nruxdg for {ugh 0 HE “'ANTED 1‘0 BE I'OIJTE. Not ol “11.! She W's-led. said the North Dakuw Jtm'yer, ness is to secure divomcs with- Col-lactate Vocalists. five me the boot. will you? )ow ii! “and: 03. old man! thi: was 11 private boulc in- lunatic asylum. but, ['11 not sucking even (tom a crazy for my wife. I chCr had one, never in Boston. You've got up with some one cm.- in [he I told him. but he only most 1 should be Lu! In lll! niman has got to exclaimed the superin- nid Mr. Bow- ht go of me? Mrs.JoneI.1 1 I anure 3 on * to underfecd i “its 3 “'onId-lle murderer Caught. Word was received at ('arlimill. from Topekn. Kan, that Noble Kent had been captured in that «ity. And asking advice a: to hiu (liupntition. Kent tried to kill his brother. Will Kent, in \‘irden. the night of March IS last. The brother. were the toms of wenlthy parentn. Koble “1n diluti- pated. and borrowed more thnn his share of the property from the father before hi. death. and when the will of the old man was brought to probate It. was found that .Voblo ind been left. nothing but the- \nhnelen hotel of his own making, whiiv Will was given the entire property. Noble Kent swore he would kill hi! brother and tried to carry out hil word. lot by Chalet. Hon. Thomas A. (hit, of Sterlix g. and Mrs. Mary Hunt. of beau-1mm“). l\'an.. were married in Leavenworth. Mr. (hit in one of the {oundcn of the Re) “one Munufuvturihg t‘umpan, u! Strlling. Thr bride was furmerly a repit‘rnt of Munster. l’a. Forty-five yrnrs ago they were Ion-n and were engaged. Thry lust truck n! cut-h other fur u pe- riod of 3031mm and met by vhamw two years ago, “hr“ the old K‘Our‘BhAl‘ wul renewed. FI-lly ROIIIOI. A sn'urr or more member: of 'he Haney family Illepded lhcsixlh family reunion in Normal. and rrprruenluivu of four genentimu Iere present. The family has for urnrly a cenlury bun prominent in the history 01Melbod'nm in the west. The olden member in the vencruble ”Uncle Dick." Ru. Rich-rd Hum-y. of Monmouth. who in hale and bean In his cighQ-flhh _\ur. and hub served in ‘br Molhodin! mini-try 05 ynrs. \\ hilt! nwimmh." in Rm k liu'r two lads 1.1 years n. 'd llubbil- Dawson and huge-m- Em lx-cnuw {righlenrd and Rank tn thl' buttum befurr help ( ould rr m h them. lhr\ had gone up Hu- riwr on lhv picnic of the Km k- funl Hmmunut-l l pin-mum! Sunduv fichuul. um! Hm nrmhvrs of both “era in aigh‘ (pf ‘hv plum- uhrn- Hwy sunk. II pcxilzwmmnx of pub.“ indium-82m: in an the nmwplrmi h rm of l‘rnf, .Q. .\L Ingli~ dcr‘v:x~‘ed. l'ruf. Frvrmnn wns “whim! HIperinW-nduH umIv-r Mp0!- inh‘ndmns lnglh and Ldnarde llv hul ummintod Mrs. Iug‘dx m; M» nss'uam ILLINOIS STATE NEWS. Sentenre fol-saluted. Gm: Tanner hascommuud the sen. tence of Ernest. Hammond, “ ho is serv- Iug u ierm of 1en 'years It the Cheater penitentiary for highway robbery.fr0n1 ten to six years. Hulnmond “u sen- tenced in the circuit oourtof l'ike co'un- u at [he November term, ISM, 'm. lH-IIIIrry‘ nun-ed. The Great Wesu'rn ( islillrry in Proâ€" rin, the scumd lurgnt in the “urld wan at] “Ck 1)) light! ing during a .~tm m and burnou. With the contents the Ionse was worth $350,000; In“; inuuni Told III a Few LI-cl. .\buu! 2,000 men are employed ut the Ruck 151nm} arm-mil. In digging u “1“er trench n1 (hum- pnign u \surkman found :1 we!) pre- served log iluhedlled in the solid may at u depth of 16 feet. The oldest twins in the “mm. 2.: far as known, Imd undoubtedly the l‘ldl’ht in the l'nitvd Shah-s. are Mrs. J. A. Mighell and Mrs. E. A‘ Givens. of Hunt). The-y were born at Sharon, N. Y . .\u- gust 21.1814. _-..A. ‘L_ em . The school census of Julie‘. gin-s the city in population of $4,664.31) increuw of ten per cent. over lust year. According to the new city (liru‘mry (‘hicugo now has a population of 1,1593.- OUO. This is an illk‘rl'flbc of 05.00;) our the figures {or 1597. 1‘. Janssen. a wealthy farmer resid- lng near Freq-port, fell from I load of hay and broke his neck. Rev. llenr)‘ llnpp. the olden (lergy- than in lllinni~. if not in the l‘nilul States, died at hi~ home in Martinsvillc from general dz-hility. aged 93 years. Thirty lhuuswd [H'l‘holla “Unused the. Axnerivnn (lvrliy :1! “'m-hfnmun park. (‘hicugm The winner ““1» Pink Com; \Vurrenton, :econd; lsubey. third; “1119;32425". .\ Kansas Cit) (Mu) lirin lmnght 550 barrels of pure rye whisky in Peoria. the large“ order 10 date to be shipped west. of the Mississippi. ' T110 Knox com”) branch of the Illi- noix Army and me lI-ngm- wan or- gniiizul m. ()ulwlmrg “iih L. W. San- born us prcmidrm. Priunv Edward 1‘. Schulcr. of (‘om- puny ('. Third Iliinuis regiment. died at ('nmp Thumgn. in Georgia. of menin- gitis, making Hie niuh uuldier to dim in that rrgimt-nk since chring the field and iho rxmond one from the 0!- tnwn company. William .lt-nnin sister. Miss Mary at Salem to Mr. planner, 'Ihomah Nob. In the annual «xiâ€"mm- ny u: uu- x nu Chicago Homing Pigeon club the bird (Ken. Grant made the dinance in nine hours and forty minuN-I. breaking.“ Westrrn records. Sew anrrlllendrnt. v. ’l‘umwr has nppmulni I rm-mnn. of Kane count). ) the nnnunl ‘mâ€"nme fly of the First! Two liar- Drownrd Jennings Bryan's younger-A | Mary “man. was married :0 .\lr.‘Hrynn'n furmer law homnh >.. Allen. of Lincoln. alum-ted PU Hampton. N. }l..July 5r.‘ torn-do at ck | Motion of Hampton belch 3‘ 3; O‘clock Monday. musing {lumen-o d gr to bout-h property and [rent 10» a! life. (‘utugen were blown an. hone-s were picked up bodily .ud d- ed qnlnn buildings, vehicle. cur- rtv many feet. harn- unroohd. lug. tri u snapped on at their rootl. while Girl were torn up bodily. ~The torâ€" n n tout‘hvd the bench at a. place about half a mil» north of Whitler’. hotel. 9nd cut a swath 100 pink WM. In " wruterly direction. moving In no- ts}; shape until it pus-ed out to set. '1‘; t-nt_\' cottages were torn down. And at ‘rnl small hON‘II completely vflrked. The greatest loss of Mfr and injury (‘flnH‘ with the demolition of the old skating rink. near Lnitt'n. a sin- Rid story ntruvturc of wood. 500 by “I; if?! in Rina "Pre from 75 to 125 1 (ions “err seriously injurml. an un- k .v\\n number slight!) “numb-d and sewn prr-on‘ are already dead. The list of dead on shore rrportrd at. I‘Ight u't-lufk “I!“ an lollowu: Nora. th’ nun-ts. of New York. who WI. pi \ing in a pivot- 9ntltlrd: “The 1’ “inc l'p of the- Nahum" Min Mno 1‘ psvmt, lixeter; Samuel (iammett. J )neht owned by (Tnp . Frln'k Mudd, this place. \I'RN unil‘l ' of! the bench iflnd “III in the path of the storm In ‘ it were nine peruonn. and of the” fin Were drowned. Ti 0 drowned are: Wnlter. tiertrutle ant. Ralph Hodge-ton. iKenningtun. N. ii; B'ru. W. H. l’nrker. f Vennington; ( uptl Mudd, Hampton. i lieu-H). Mums” July binhe Imall ibeurninn steamer Surf ('ii)‘. with 1.b(illl ho lilthhl'llgl'rfi on board. uhilo thnlf uny mer from Salem Willows to her “hurt here. a dintnnee of about. tun nun-n, \vn‘z struek by n terrific ' squall ubuut .x o'clock Monday night nnd eupw/I-d. (if those (iii board A large ninjnrit}~ ure lwlieu'd to have been rl‘ht'llt‘ti b} lmntn from both the Sniein :ind lietl-rl)‘ shores. but no it” ,t‘hun >i\ bodies lmd been reeou-red It dark. and nu it is known that many rushed into the cabin before the squlil it is thought that twice as many bodies nre still eontined there. The b0“ sunk in about 15 feet 01 water. her ‘ hurrieune (leek being lootened in tho tale. while all those on boord we” tither thrown into the water or drug- ‘fled desperately to get from under tho deelu or out of the cabin of the boot. ‘ The steamer was aeen to go down by ‘ personn on bdth sides of the buy and >bontn immediately put out to th. 1‘ wreck. renvhing her in n few minute; Thnse in the water were quickly tank-«l aboard. and with the living ‘ere drn“ n into the boat a number of Send. including the bodies of two chil- ren. The scene while the work of ‘ reseue “nu going on was a fearful one, 3 .- m-er hulf of those on board were :women. and their scream! could be 3 heard for miles. ‘ ‘ The Fourth In England. l.nml¢).n. July 5.-~'l‘he {raternnlsenti- i ment evideneed here during the luat , , few months found vent Mondny throughout the l'nited Kingdom in an unprecedented display of the star! ' i and stripes in honor of the FOurth of ' ‘ July and in hearty expressions of good ‘ will everywhere. The afternoon newsâ€" ipapern ure unanimous in applauding . the splendid eonrnge of the American. 1 before Santiago de (‘ubn. and in con- gratulating the l'nited Staten upon t the signal sueeessea of its arms both ' l in the eant and west. ' mew; William E. Karlmn. Enter. Among Hun-e belin'rd to be fatally in- jun-d in the p-vmon are Miss C. D. Pres-say. Hu'erhlll. Mun... {natured skull; J. F. Pruningmn, Exeter; W. H. ”Barber, Ext-tor. 5‘. IL. Internal in- ju'rio-n. Karlnon wan mien oux deld. bu Mora. 1hr actress. wu dive when 1. Ind and died uhortly after. i RovolIlIoI In l'r-‘i-y. Mnmmidco. l‘rnguny. July 5.â€"A rmolmion has broken out in ‘he capi- tal. The Fourth regiment of light or- tillery. headed by (ien. Estevan. In. mutinit-d. Fighting began early Mon- day morning and continue- II this hdfllpnu-h is sent. clone to the city. The ”government has declured the city In {3 siege. and has ruled out the nation“ l-‘vnr Klllod hr I Fallin‘ Btld‘o. thlby, 0.. July 5.â€" A bridge ores-in; the Michigan river here foil Monday :ifivrnuun “ifh 1,000 people. Your “vrp kiliod nuiright. nnd a hundred injured. some of Harm seriously. A public wedding was being celebrated on ”w bridge us one of the feltunu go! 11w cvir-hration Just an the cere- pnony had born rompleted the bridge vu-nt do“ u \\ ith a crash, precipitating the people a distance 0(18 feet. “a. Can-cl but. It Hwy!“ fiend. N. "Pom-n Cup-uh. I Ind Devon: ”to. Lost. “'III (‘o-tI-ur Ihe “'Ir. Lom‘on. July 1AA special dispatch from Madrid quuu‘s Premier Sagas“ us tuning. in an interview. that he thought the Americans would "get the roe-nforcemvnts Hwy had required “hivh \xnnld mmhle (hum In Nike Sumingndv (‘ulm." The prt-mivr in said 10 have added: “Though the Amnricnn wan-ships may dustroy our nquudron in the harbor. 314 we will pursm- the war. Thorv arc in Cubs lllwrm nn-n rvudy to div in its defense. bin Hwy will not yield.” guards A DAY OF DISASTER.