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Fdoddoefca't dl* Ofr are Btwr piHs, Webster. A movement has been set on foot to have either Massachusetts or Newv Hampshire buy the Daniel Webster es­ tate, In Marshfleld, Mass., including the tomb In which bo Is burled; or, this failing, to bare a sum of money raised by private subscription sufficient to purchase the burial place of the "great efltpounder," and provide for its being ***3 IP..*™8*- T^aa&reejOf.Palestine have a ket- Ue-dmnfi;the body being made of pot- .-tfcry and the heed covered with parch- EaeItf-prided with a cord and F^FEA^RJKSCESSIONS. IF STRIKE! P T h o u s a n d s ?d f f t g f v . <£fi Involved. ii- Tnwiiais Hran Important f>art of the *MAftecM A3I thi Rest-A Perfectly i . fttpnenlotM <System Easily - Thrown Out of Ocw. ^Organised talJor h«s reached aiicb a stage |fci;iliat anfcthitag (affecting a particular branch ef tt draw# «U the rest iuto the difficulty It is exactly the same way with the dif­ ferent organs of the human body. Work too hard, eat too much, drink too much, ex­ ercise but little, be a little Irregular In any Way, and the liver quits work. .. /. , . .. - .. - . , . Then the bowels become constipated and { windward side of the crowded pic- ed progressive siriritratbe »art ... government, constructed sower-toe wa­ terworks. The town was wesUpiped, withhydrants at short dietajtces on all the streets. Decorative fotstalns were placed In the squares, drinking places for man and beast everywhere. The natives, as usual, took not the slightest interest in this Important and necessary undertaking. At last, when completed, in accordance with the cus­ tom of the country, the water system was opened with a series of fetes. The whole section of the country had a hila­ rious holiday--balls, processions, cock fights, etc. When these were all over the natives came to the conclusion that the waterworks must have been built to give an excuse for them, and the waterworks were no longer of any service, so they promptly smashed the whole system up, returning to carting the city's water from the distant river *by ox teams. Now they tie their ani­ mals to the hydrants, fall over the frag­ ments of the pipes scattered round the streets and are happy. ? The bulk of the Haitians will tell you that they consider what was good enough for their fathers Is good enough for them. In cocsequence they are op- polfed to all progress. No stronger proof can be given of this than the new market erected by the late progressive president of the capital. This is a very large building, covering two entire blocks in the heart of the city of Port ati Prince, connected over the inter­ vening street by a very imposing arch and clock tower. As far as my own experience is concemed. this market is the only cool, comfortable place in the city. Yet it is never used, though the streets surrounding it are packed to suffocation. The market people swel­ ter in the heat and their meats and vegetables decompose so rapidly in the Sun that after business has been going on for a few hours the nose that is not trained to all the stages of a Haytian market, must t>e carefully carried on the stomach noes on strike. The heaat Is affected, the brain follows suit, and every part of the body Is dragged into the trouble. The only way oat of U is to go at the source of all this--the liver. Square your­ self with the liver and all will get back to regular natural work. Cascareta Candy Cathartic make things ft" with the liver. They perfume the breath, prevent food from souring ou the Stomach, give tone to the bowels, strength­ en the Intestinal muscles, while they are cleaning and stirring up the liver to re­ newed activity. No matter how long a case has been in- carable, Cascareta are guaranteed to put things right as they should be. and set the whole machinery a-going, and you can get them at any drug store or by mail for price--10c, "5c. or 5l)c. Address Sterling Eemedy Co.. Chicago or New Yort,_ This Is the CASCARET tablet. Every tablet of the only genuine Cascaret bears the magic letters "CCC." Look at the tablet before y»u buy, and beware of frauds. Imitations and substitutes. POMMEL SLICKER The Best Saddle Coat. Keeps both, rider and saddle per­ fectly dry In the hardest atorms. Substitutes will disappoint Ask for iter Fish Brand Pommel Slicker- It Is entirely new. If not for sale In your town, write for catalogue to A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mass. CATARRH LOCAL •nd CLIMATIC Hothing bat a local ranedy or change of cli- Mto will core CATARRH. specific Is % Cream Balm It is quickly Absorbed. Gives Relief at otue. Opens and cleanses the Nasal Passages. _ , •••>»•» Allays Inflammation. f*ft| f) l(ka If F~MU Beats and Protects the UULII "I tflU Membrane. .Restore? Uie Senses Taste aivd Smell. Ho Mercury, No Injurious drug. Regular Size, 60 cents: Family Size. ll.OO at Druggists or by mail. XLx BROTHERS, 56 Warren Street. New "Vo-ic. The """"Mnjpi W. L. DOUGLAS S3 & $3.50 SHOES ""'on ~ Worth $4 to $6 compared With ether maker. Indorsed by over 1,U00,000 wearers. ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES mtntni w. bemfW •iMialirln iti»|iil n >«U--. Take no substitute claimed to be as good. Largest makers of «S and S3 .SO shoes In the world. Tour dealer should kf>ep them--if aoVwe-wiii tend yon a pair on receiptor price, state kind of leather, size snd width, plain or cap toe. Catalogue D Free. W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO.. Brockton, '•Artistic Hoene Ideas." ISO Modern Houses, I and most popnt r de- i. cowlnftramfKJOOup-ttrri Photo*. Diana, CJS.8 MKi descriptions. Book 1 x JIMiicbes, loo ntsB*. prepaid for Sl.ilO. fcOi.it et 42 designs 28c. Qeo.W P*vne&Soa Architects, «A». iLL, COUCH SY! ^ pmm Croup and Whoopfng-Cougfc tfciexoeUedfbr Consumptives. Gives . ; quick, sure results. Refuse substitutes. Dr. JBuiTi Pills cu re Silieusness. TViul, 2ofor$c, CfID CAI C" bhtt« rights or entire in ere-t In Patent I MB jWLL *enoe I-ojt Can be east bull w In clay, «n*nt. atoe .«r cast iron, being welched nd siren^th- ' r->ctfia with ordinal j e*ah HI) ng; cu ap; War*'*- (ift particular*. W UKOOKS.C uruiHl.ieiaa. to. N. U. No. 42 i»9 turesque scene. A very large propor­ tion of theee wretched, unhealthy char­ acteristics could be avoided it the peo­ ple wotild go tinder the cool, spacious, well-aired shelter provided for them, but their forefathers bought and sold In the open air and that decides the matter. In some of the smaller places, where they have shade trees and small rustic booths, It seems better, but real­ ly is not, as the people sit in the shade and thrust their stock out in the sun so that the glare of the light upon it will call attention. As far as I was able to Judge, the Haytian is entirely devoid of nerves or feeling of any kind. Upon one occa­ sion I saw one undertake to split a stick. He stood it on end, placed bis machete on top, reached , put for an­ other stick, which he used as a mallet, and while doing so the piece of wood fell over. Twenty-three times he re­ peated the operation before he accom­ plished his object. He never uttered a swear word, looked annoyed or hur­ ries his action, and he was hot working by the day either--tt was piece work, on contract, for my host.--Harper's Magazine. i Try Grain-O! Try Gratii-O: Ask your Grocer to-day to show package of GRAIX-O, the new drink that takes the place of coffee, children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. GUAIN-O has that rich seal browu of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach re­ ceives it without distress. % the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers. Forethought's Terror-. Man In hard luck--I am reduced to the painful expedient of asking you to buy the diamonds in my wife'® jewelry and to ireplaee them with imitations. Jeweler (examining the jewels)--Your wife evidently has preceded you in evolving that clever plan.--JeweJers' Weekly. rI , ^ Intelligence In Melon*. y;' Something like intelligence is ofteu exhibited by plants. If, during a dry season, a bucket of water J3e placed near a growing pumpkin or melon, *n the course of a few days It will turn from Its course, and get at least one of Its leaves in the water. Vast Output of Cannon. A few weeks ago the Krupp factory turned out its twenty thousandth large gun for European armies. There is no policy like politeness, since a good manner often succeeds where the best tongue has failed.--Ma- goon. Stall's Catarrh Cure. Irtakeattternally. Price 75oeots. Don't argue political or religions points unless you wr» nt home. Fights should be confined to the sacred family circle. Plso'a Cure for Consnmptioo is the only congh medicine used in my house.--D. GL Albright. Mifflinburg. Pa^ Dec. 11, HO. Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may »ever happen. Keep in the sunlight.--Franklin. , MT8 after storer. Da. li. Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense.--Hor­ ace Greeley. Mrs. Wlnslow's SOOTHING STBITF tor Children Mthina: st ' ' " allays pain. teething: got tens the ruium reauces inflammation, a. cures wind colio. 25 cents a bottle. sampie noitie IUC, WR MC HW «»J». RHEUMATISM? 25c Sample Bottle 10c, for the next 3© days. I0W LONG ?SXE Suffered With How Lous Ha?e Yoi Road ADflflt "5 Drops" Wiihont mm Tlei»? Do you not think you have » asted precious time and suffered enough? If so, thin "try the "5 Drops" and be promptly and per- m^nentlv eurel of yuur afflictions. '"5 Drops" is a speedy and Sure Care for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Luraba- «o, [l ime back]. Kidney Oiseases, Asthma, Hay-Fever. ,&yg|Mf)->ia, Cat irrb cf all kinds. Bronchitis, La Grippe, Headache, N fvou- or Neuralgic, Heart Wea mess. Dropsy, fiarache, Spasmodic and Catarrhal Croup, Toothache, Njr- fentnesR, Sleeplessness, Creeping Numbness, Malaria, . -'o Drops" his cured more people durino: the past four years, of the atiove named dis ases, than all other remedies known, and in case of Rheumatism " * ; cur in? more than ad tne dootors. patent medicines, electric belts and batteries com- d, for they oinaot pure Chranie Rhaamalism. There to re waste no more valuable •itSji pud mon y longer, but try "5 Drops" and be promptly CURED. "5 Drops" is not on® the best n#dii.it|e. but it is the cheapest,let a $1.00 bottle contains 803 doses. Price Dcrt»ottle$l.Q0, prepaid by mail or express, or • bottles for $5.00. For the next 30 days w* wfll send a ao sample FREE to any one sending 10 cents to pay for the mailing. AgROis wanted. Write to-day. •WANSOIt HHCUIIIIATIC OUHE CO., K. UkS Stnst CHICAGO. .n*t . . . . . * . * » . *'rrsi*m.rr* . . « « . . {TRADE MAftKiS and kinOlred d.seise^ Am'Armoriik train Is |>Mtro}«| If*ar *af«kln*--Victors Shell the "Wreck- Formal Declaration of War la Made--Caltad States Is Notified. • dispatch from Cape Town, Africa, says that a British armored train from JIafeking was blown up and destroyed by the B Boers at Vryburg Thursday evening. Fifteen British soldiers were killed and the first blood of the war shed. The Boers shelled the wreckage after the train was derailed. Vryburg is midway between Kimberley and Mafeking on the cape government railroad, which skkt^^^'^al to'those for July? The far the whole western frontier of the Trans­ vaal and Orange Free State. War was declared Wednesday by the South Af­ rican republic, the formal declaration go­ ing into effect at 10 o'clock Thursday Haying determined to act on the in­ itiative the moment the time specified in their ultimatum should expire, the Boers crossed the Natal border Thursday, thus committing a distinct act of war. The campaign now begua may have far-reach­ ing consequences. The British may be driven out of South Africa, or the Boers may be reduced to their old position as a British dependency. The former re­ sult would be but: the beginning of the dismemberment of the British empire. President Kruger erred in judgment whea be refused to permit his burghers 1 " ' i . i i f c s n f l i M i l l M i ! • LIEUT. SEN. WH1TK, Who Is to Command the British Forees la Natal. to raid Natal three weeks ago. Then they might have swept through the col­ ony without much opposition. Now the British forces have been greatly strength ened by the arrival of troops from India, and the task of reducing fortified towns, defended by experienced soldiers, is cer­ tain to prove tedious if not impossible, As long as the British remain on the defensive, as seems to be their policy, the Boers may occupy the famous Laing's Nek, wipe out the 100 men of the naval brigade at Esteourt, destroy bridges and damage railroads, as reported by cable, but their object, the conquest of South Africa, will be as far away as ever. On the other hand, if the British troops at present in the colonies of South Africa hold their own until the army corps from England reach the cape the prospect of ah ultimate Boer victory is very doubt­ ful. Real danger threatens British Be- chyanaland, where, In Mafeking, Col. Baden-Powell, with a slender command, is awaiting probable extinction at the hands of Commander Cronje and bis 4,000 burghers. Such a move would strengthen the Boers* cause, secure na tive allies and perhaps induce a Dutch revolt in Cape Colony. All this may be accomplished, and yet the real campaign awaits the arrival of the 50,000 British soldiers under the leadership of strateg­ ical masters, whose wits and numbers are suppossd to be a match for the na­ tive craft and courage of the warlike Boer. Sympathy is largely with the Boers, and the nations of Europe are loud in their denunciations of Great Britain, but academical expressions of good will add nothing to the Transvaal chance of suc­ cess. United States Notified. The State Department at Washington was notified <MI Friday of the withdrawal from Pretoria of Cooyngham Greene, the British diplomatic agent to the South Af­ rican Republic, and the existence of a state of war between Great Britain and that republic. Mr. Macrum, the Ameri­ can consul at Pretoria, has accordingly been instructed to undertake the care of the British interests in that section dur­ ing the war. The notification came to the State Department in the shape of a note from Mr. Tower, the charge of the Brit­ ish embassy there. The details of the transfer of British interests in case of war had been previously arranged, so that all that was necessary was the dis­ patch of a brief cablegram to Mr. Mac- rum at Pretoria. . There is no preseat intention at the State Department to issue a proclama­ tion of neptrality. It has come to be {the custom to omit these proclamations until some emergency arises calling for their issue, and such an emergency i& hot expected to occur in South Africa TO TRAP AGUINALDO Bank decriage ere one of the most re- ll& l8dj»Bce to the general situation, and ii:'aa"'eMf matter to judge from them of the degree of prosperity that has pre vailed during any given period. The re­ turns for Chicago for the first nine months of the current year are larger than the entire 1897 total and only slight­ ly below the total for the twelve months et 1886. Chicago clearings for 1899 will exceed those for 1898 by more than $1,- 000,000,000. What is true of Chicago is true of the eountry at large. The aggre- desrings of the country for the month of September exceeded $7,000,000,- 000, being ahead of those for August and western cities show the largest percent age of gain and the southwestern ones the smallest, but even the latter show an Improvement of 19 per cent as compared with last year. Reports from aff over (he country tell of an increasing volume of trade, and manufacturers, jobbers and merchants are abnormally busy. The scarcity of supplies is the prominent feature, and buyers complain of inability to get all their wants satisfied. There has seldom been a time when goods have been so well sold up. So far as the speculative situation is concerned, there has been very little change this week. Money continues to be the governing factor in the stock mar­ kets, and so long as rates remain at their present level it is idle to look for any material improvement in security values. jTrading in grain has not been marked by any striking features. Compared with the closing prices of a week ago values were 1 cent a bushel lower for wheat and a trifle higher for corn. Business was fairly good and the crops of he season having all matured changes in prices from day to day were not, as during the growing season, affected by fluctuating prospects of the yield. An estimate made by Statistician Snow that the total win­ ter and spring wheat crop was 564,000,- 000 busels had much to do with creating a change in speculative sentiment, which ^resulted in a loss in price of 1 cent a 'bushel. ' Talk of tight money had also predis­ posed speculators In wheat to doubt the ^possibility of an advance in prices. An­ other contributory cause of the heaviness that characterised the market toward the end of the week was the growing convic­ tion that war in the Transvaal, should it occur, would not tend to the enhancement of the price in this country whatever might be the effect upon British markets of a consequent rise in ocean freights. Corn prices were upheld because of the great activity of the shipping demand, and the prevailing impression that the accumulations from previous crops have been practically all used up, so that this year's production has alone to be depend­ ed on to fill the extraordinary consump­ tion caused by the barren pastures at (home and the heaviest foreign demand ever "experienced, owing to a like effect of a hot, dry summer in Europe. THIRD ATTEMPT A FLUKE. Lawton and HaoArthnr Planning to Mere North *f Mauila. While Gen. Schwan is engaged In scat­ tering the Filipinos in Cavite province, Gens. Luwton and MacArthur are mak­ ing prepa.ratione for an important move­ ment to the north of Manila. Gens. MacArthur and Lawton will proceed to the north tn the hope of trapping Agui- naldo and his forces in between the three columns. Gen. Schwan's movement to the southward of Manila is merely in the nature .of a demonstration for the pur* pose of scattering the insurgents who have intrenched themselves in Cavite province, the home of Aguinaldo and the. nest of the rebellion. Gen. Young entered Arayat Thursday morning, -after half an hour's fighting. Maj. Bachelor's battalion of the Twenty- fourth (colored)- infantry charged 300 insurgents, who retreated in the direction of Magalang. The American loss was one man slightly wounded. Four of the enemy were killed. Gen. Schwan's col­ umn, which has been operating south of Manila, is resting at Perez Dtismarinas, after a fatiguing but unmolested march through submerged rice fields from San Francisco de Maktbon. Two hundred and fifty insurgents evacuated Perez Dasma- rinasb before the Americans Yacht Race Faila 8itnrdtx BCCBHH of Lack off Wind* The third fluke of the Columbia and Shamrock Saturday disgusted those Inter­ ested in yachting. It was a little too much for public patience to bear. This was shown in the fact that the attend* a nee on the excursion boat* going dowa to the course decreased from 50,000 on Tuesday to less than 20,0Qp Saturday. Boat rates were $5 a person Tuesday they were $1 Saturday. The wind for the third time failed the yachts. When they came down to the starting line, the Columbia in fine position and taking the lead, a stiff gale was blowing. In less than an hour this diminished to four knots, and by mid-afternoon it was al most a dead calm. The yachts rounded the stake boat, which was mare than they did Thursday, and the Columbia cut down a long lead of the Shamrock and took the front, but it was not real racing. It was drifting. Some years ago the in­ ternational race was seventeen days in progress before either challenger or de­ fender scored a victory. As a rule the steamboat captains gave the yachts a wider range than on the previous days, and even the White Ladye promptly got out of range of the patrol boats when signaled to by the revenue officer aboard a tug. There was perhaps more discussion on the excursion boats as to whether the course could be covered within the time limit than there was about the merits of the two yachts, and bets were made on this score. An hour before the limit the situation became exciting, and the racers shot through the waves at a lively clip, but as they got under the lee of the highlands and slackened their j§it it became e.vi' dent that the boats could not make it in time, and the odds changed heavily In favor of "no race," with no takers ou the other side. Two of the most interesting sights in the race were the former cup defenders, the America and the Vigilant. The former did not follow the run, but cruised around and was just outside the Iiook, and was within range of the re­ turning fleet, receiving many compliment­ ary remarks from yachting experts. From the bridge of the revenue cutter Manning, Captain Robley D. Evans di­ rected the movement of the fleet guarding the course of the races, and when the day was done he was obliged to report only one steamer, the Block Island, tor In fraction of the rules. ' Sparks from the Wirea. Tungbiuth, Cincinnati. Ohio, kill-' ed himself. Boiler "exploded hear Trevilisns, Va., killing two men. r Another revolution is said to he eon- tempiated in Salvador. Andrew Carnegie will give $5tt,000 for a library building at Emporia, Kan. J. R. Carson, Petersburg, Va., killed a negro named Sampson and escaped. Next convention of military surgeons will be held in New York in June. Severe storm visited Cairo, Egypt. One boat capsized and nine per sous dtswned. r SERVANT GIRL FA Ml WE. Condition that Continues to Bother tho Hou«:wives of Chicaar* The "servant girl famine" still con­ tinues to bother Chicago. There are five situations open for every girl who cares to take up the work. The girls aire not there, however. There has been talk of an exodus of domestic servants from oth­ er towns to that place, but if such has taken place the pilgrims must have been lost ou the way. The supply of servants has not increased. The employment agen­ cies are full of waiting women, bot they are mistresses, not maids. They wait for the servant who does not oome. In the meantime, men continue to apply for and get women's work. There are now scores of men acting as cooks "sec­ ond girls" in private families. They do the washing and perform other work usu­ ally performed by women. Girls in do­ mestic employment nofr receive from 50 cents to $1.50 more per week than they did before the famine. :!NimR rfocast has immm chronic mid 4mp ttated it is oftmdffiadt to core A. Thai h the mum %ufiy U b best to iaie Mood's SanaparHta. tuhen disease first shows itself, 3h long-seated, tena­ cious cases, Hood's SarsaparOa is it ft** wonderfully successful. 3&cxfo THE PIANO DETECTIVE. Work that Keeps a Sleuth Busy Meet of the Time. "Did yon ever hear of a piano de­ tective?" The city hall detective scratched his head reflect!velj' and then was com­ pelled to admit that he had never beard of such an individual. "Well, there are a dozen or more of them In Philadelphia, and they make good money, too. "Their work la simple, ion see, a great many piano firms sell instru­ ments on the installment plan. That is, the purchaser pays say $50 down on a $500 or $600 instruineut and agrees to make good the remainder at so much a month. By far the greater number of such purchasers are as honest as the day Is long, but once in a while a man comes along whose little scheme is to move out the piano a day or two after it Is delivered and sell St for a, couple of hundred. "It Is the business of the piano de» tectlve to circumvent this sort Of thing. As a rule, some suspicious movement on the part of the would-be defrauder of the piano dealer causes blm to be placed under suspicion. The dealer can't step in and take his instrument away under the contract, and the only thing he can do Is to watch it. Here Is where the piano detective comes in. He hovers around the house in which the suspected purchaser lives, night and day, watching any attempt to make way with the piano. Usually three or four weeks are long enough to settle the question one way or an­ other. If the piano buyer Is crooked he is practically certain to make some sort of a move before the expiration of that time. If he doesn't It is pretty safe presumption that the suspicion is groundless and the piano detective la called off by his employer, with no one but himself and two or three others the wiser. But the precaution IB a necessary one."--Cincinnati Enquirer. tto Oeorgla farmer. -I I aip't groWta' much of anytblng.'r ; "Struck it rich, have yout" , k** "Well, not exactly, but Protidenoe is on our side, an' the outlook is hopeful. You'know I've got seven sons, an* every one of '$nj ls- fightinf fer hl»;« country at so orach a month£' "Yes?" "Wen, they're all good. sleady boys; an* as fast as they draw their pay they eend half of it home, an* so, the family is glttin' in good circumstances, the children are dressin* well, an' the old lady is ridln' of a bicycle an' ^ttendin' missionary meettn's; an' as fer me, I'm runnln' fer office an' lend in' money on the installment - pffcn. '* If the • boys don't git kilt out in the Philippines, I expect to own a railroad 'fore the 2BcT Telephone SnpefsetffttV The New York, New Hartford Railroad is equipping tem with a telephone service, toy * it will be possible to do away with liie telegraph service, if necessity. Offi­ cials of the road say that the service is intended only as an auxiliary sys­ tem to the telegraph. . It is claimed that the new method will effect a say­ ing of 40 per cent. ' v s lkam Ahaad Slptlld h* oney of Horehonnd »nd T»r. Of Pike's Toothaohe Drops Cor* la on MinttU. A graceful a ad honorable old age Mr the childhood of Immortality.--Pindar* r ' A I M CAPABLE MOTHER- HOOD INCREASE OFPOSTOFFICESL •Kamber Is Now About 1,600 Greater than on Jnne 30, 1«Q6. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow's report will contain all the facts relating to 75,000 postoflices in ti» coun­ try up to June 30, the close of the fiscal year. This is an increase of 1,330 post- etilces ever the corresponding period of ,'1898. Since June 30 about 300 new of­ fices have been established, and since the dose of the civil war the postoffices throughout the country have increased at the rate of over 1,000 a year. Parte boasts a glass pai They Are Smalt. More trains are stopped by inserts lit India than brigands. Locusts have a fancy for sitting on the railway line* When the engine wheel touches them they are crushed, leaving the rail so j oily that the wheel slips. When thl# occurs as the train la climbing d Bteegi gradient It is serious. . Oysteln, paradoxical as It may seem, have now Joined the ranks of the ene­ mies of enterprise. Some gourmand suggested the Indian harbor of Tutl- corin, on the Madras Coast, as a suit- alile place for oyster beds, and the Ma­ dras government, doubtless appreciat­ ing the value of oysters either for eat­ ing or for pearls, turned a deaf ear to conservative remonstrance. Time has, however, justified the remonstrants, for, though the projectors have got an abundant supply of oysters, the harbor of Tuticorin is now said to be in danger of total destruction by the growth of the beds. The* Madras coast is so ill- favored that harbors are more valu­ able than oysters, and a campaign will be directed against the latter, although the authorities hanker after the taxes on the pearl fishery. CAPABLE mother must be a healthy mother. The experience of maternity shouldnot be approached without careful physical preparation. Correct and practical counsel is what the expectant and would- be mother needs and this counsel she can secure without cost by Writing to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. Mass. MRS. CORA GILSON, Yates* Manist«b Cbl, Mich., writes: * VT DEAR MRS. PINKHAM--Two years ago I began having such dull, heavy, drag- ginj&pains in my back, menses were pro* fuse and painful and was troubled with leucorrhoea, I took patent medicines *ad consulted a physician, but received no benefit and could cot become pregnant. "Seeing one of your books, I wrote to you telling yotj' my troubles and asking for advice. You an­ swered my letter promptly and I followed the directions faithfully, and derived so much benefit that I cannot praise Lydia E. Pinkhani's Vegetable Com­ pound enough. I now find myself pregnant and have begun its use again. I cannot praise it enough." /<. MRS. PER LEY MOULTON,(H ̂ ijflietford, Vt., writes: ••DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-- 1 think Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is an excellent medicine. I took Several bottles of it before the birth of my baby and* got along nicely. 1 had no after-pains and am now strong and enjoying good health. Baby is also fat and healthy." MRS. CHAS. GERBIG, 304 8outh Monroe St., Balti­ more, Md., writes: ."DEAR MRS. PINKHAM--Before tak­ ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I was unable to become pregnant; hut since I have used il health is much improved, and I have a big baby boy, the joy and pride of our home." " Forbid a Fool a That He Will Do." " v ? Don't Us$ "m .-•mm. •4- ' ifWfS V'i f-J *4 * ^*1 I ? ft >, :i$, f '\i ti * "i MAMMOTH MAILORDEI HOUI Ntcsr 50 to 164 MADISON kOO No Cause for Alarm. The English H is the father of count­ less jokes. We borrow one of the youngest from an exchange. A pew-opener In England greatly as­ tonished a group of women who were constructing evergreen mottoes and wreaths for a Christmas oelebration by announcing that she had found "a stray hen a-laying in the pulpit." Their excitement was calmed when she pro­ duced a large green N which had stray­ ed from some text or legend. $6.76 Kitchen Outfit COMPRISED OF ARTICLES NEEDED IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD. V. 1 ®'ake each Piec* wparateljr, wc arc • .compare prices and note how $2*** thia Chicago third of a •'j w :inii . '•Combination--lfOw pries we ask isn't half or lee*. Hot bow cheap bat bow 1 onri If "SI win* 01 a an- bow cheap bat bow MM «M tury. our inspiration ingettii* this P«Lww outfit together. Itoonautaof . '*• jrx nl« A A . Defective Hearing on Railroads. Attention Is called In medical jour­ nals to the desirability of testing rail­ way employes for defective-hearing as well as for color-blindness. A recent, 'examination in Europe developed the fact that out of eighty-two firemen and engine-drivers only three possessed perfectly normal hearing. It Is sug­ gested that there should be a standard of hearing power for the examination of employes who have to depend upon sound signals. Wbat Do the Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have yon tried the new food drink called GltAlN'-O? It is delicious nnd nourish­ ing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their cms. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about % as much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25c. I Urge IXX Antf Rust Wash Boiler, (Ut botton. 1 Large IXX Anti Ru»t Tea Kettle, flat bottom. 14 qt. IX Polished Copper Rim CoBeo-Pot. 13 qt. Fancy Bowl Bottom Polished Tea PfL, 117 qf. IXX Extra H«avy Dish Pan. statapMp\f.~. 13 qt. Heavy Ketinned Preserving Kettle. rf 1 5 qt. Heavy Retinned Sauce Pan. - I Extra Large Square Bread m Cake Box. I Complete Never Break Kitchen Lamp* , •. bi 1 Large Cuspidore. ' Vs'-;p*| 1 Large Iron Frame Crater, extra Mmy. .0 % t Almond Grater and Slicer. p». f Large Cullender. I iHjt- Graduated Measure. any man» woman of child in Chicago. HERE IS THE COMBINATION: pieces--each and every < Of which is of daily nae ia any household. It ia not the cheap trash ordinarihr adver­ tised, bnt will remind yon of tinware grandmother used. vm \U ft FOUR Card Party Cake Catteife Flaring PaiL Ixtra Heavy Dairy Pail. I Ansel Cake Pan I MilkStraiaer. 4 I Extra Large Wash BsvL >' I 2 qt. Dipyer. I Lam Wood Handle 8e«» II0H and IIV4 inch Pot Cover. « 9 inch Portorated Pie Plates- I Setf-Closing Match Box. I Apple Coror, I DustPan. I Flour Sieve. $6.78 •ys it Complete. '$th (Ofais allowed on firs! chase amounting to 6l9f or above.. MONTHLY eSOCEOy MICE UST Wtt'il) t /' VX'SS Lat'-st News of Mars. Although the planet Mars was not favorably situated for observation dur­ ing its opposition In the early part of this year, yet some of Its mysterious phenomena were again beheld. Stan­ ley Williams, the English astronomer, reports that many of the "canals" were visible, and that several of them ap­ peared "double." The "Nilosyrtis," the largest and most prominent canal on Mars, was curiously faint in March, very irregular In both width and dark­ ness, and perhaps actually interrupted In places." On the night of March 15, Mr. Williams saw, south of the dark streak surrounding tho northern snow- cap, a bright spot which he thinks may have been caused by clouds. UADntimnn i nunc IIHIIWIIUWII LflllUU FOR SALE. fltplendld hardware lands in Clark County, Wis., ou Wisconsin Central Ry., three miles from station, turnpike roads, schools, settlers all around. Prices $5.00 and upward. Fine dairy region. Log timber is sold and is being cut off now, but plenty of timber for fences, cordwood, etp., will remain. Adress for plats and prices, ' C. P. CROSBY, Wausau. Wis. BdfcfrlfcL UUHtS WHERE ALL ELSf FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use tn time. Sold by druggists. 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The first fcre persons procuring the 13adU< "RED CBOS8" Starch, on* large 10c. beautiful colors, as natural as life, or one lwenueui century All othors proenrmg tho Btndless Chain March B<x>k will obtain „ the beautiful premiums which are being given away. This offer is onlr made for a short time to farther introduce the famoaa CROSS" Starcb, and the oslebrated "HUBINGER'S BEST" cold water E their grocer two largo 10c. " " " irt time to farthe Starch. Ask yoor grocer for this starch. taiy Creek of search for Bo. aai •RKO