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STRENGTH OF THE BOERS. "THE GREAT RUBY." !• font breath bad ? Then your bist mends turn their heads aside. A bad breath means a bad liver. Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They cure constipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, sick headache. 25c. All druggists. W«n» your moustache or b«anl: brown or rich Mack ? Then use BUCKINGHAM'S 0YEfer ,h* r pjmosnTti Whiskers R. P. CO. NASHUA, N. M. Without i'rejudice. A party of young men and women were bicycling along a country road. It wis a sketching class, and every one was wide open for aa artistic subject. Suddenly the whole party dismounted with various exclamations of delight and surprise. Just withia the fence on the left grew Innumerable graceful stalks, each bear­ ing aloft globes of pale green that fihaded into gray and purple, "How esKhantiagf" said at fwung wvman. ^ . . •"How -doperative!" said a young man. ""Just what we are looking for," said «be teacher, .a full-fledged artist. " A gardener was standing near band. "I>o tefl tts," -cried -a girl, "what fth»ae %eanHoo-<ttful things are!" "Which?" replied the gardener. . "Why. those,' 'said tlie girl. "Them?" said the gardener, with -a ytfhuckle. "Thetu'-s onions gone to seed." v • «wck 1ft Bt||. flietiry A. "Salzer, manager of the John A. Seizor ^eed Oo.," 3L,a Crosse. "Wi«., also president of the Idaho Gold Coin Mining and Milling'Company, ie in luck. They have recently struck a wonderful deposit of gold on their properties. A-s .a result the «tock of the Gold Coin Go. has doubled in value. Many of the patrons of the John A. Salzer -Seed Co. are own. •en of Gold Coin stock. The mines , are located in the Seven Devil district, Idaho. Second Marriages Not Popular. While first .marriages are looking up, 'to Second marriages there has been a marked and steady decline during the last quarter of a century. Nearly one- fourth of all the marriages twenty-four years ago were second ones on the part of either the bridegroom or the bride. Now they form but one-sixth. And men must be disconcerted to see it is the widow and not the widower who most commonly avoids the second ad­ venture. I Cures Colds. Coughs. Sore Throat. Croup, In- Jaenza.WhoopingCough.BronchitisandAsthnia. A certain cure for Consumption in first stages, ud a sure relief in advanced stages. Use at •nee. You will see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Sold fry dealers every­ where. Large bottlw 26 cants and 60 canto. Nasal CATARRH In all its stages there should be cleanliness. Ely's Cream Balm 'Cleanses, sootUeeand heals tUe diseased membrane. Jtoores catarrh and drives away a cold ia tlie .head •Quickly. Cream Balw Is placed lcto the nostrils, spreads war the membrane .and is absorbed. Relief ia im­ mediate and a cure follpws. It is not drying--dosa «ot prodnoe-sneezing. Large Size, 50 cents at Drug­ gists or by mail; Trial Size, lOcents by mail. SSOTHERS, 50 Warren .Street. New York. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 &3.S0 SHOES jjft'&j; Worth ,$4 to $6 compared with other makes. lsdomed by over 1,000,000 w«&mM TUe gewniwe hwv-e W. ] D. uglas' name and pric .. in ned on bottom. Ta io substitute claimed to is goad. Vour deaii should keen them- it not, we will send a pair on receipt of price. State kind o feather, size, and width, platia or can toe. Catalogue D free. «. I. DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, Masa. Dr.BulIs COUCH SYRUP Cures Croup and Whooping-Cough Unexcelled for Consumptives. Gives quick, sure results. Refuse substitutes. Dr. Buirs Pills cure Bilufusness. Trial, jo/or se. ./> PISO'S CURE FOR ro , CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. „ , | Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good, use In time. Sold by druggists. [ IHPDCACr CHANGE your occupation! Thousands IMf nLHuL arc gaining letter pos tlons und salaries studying eiec rlc il engineer ng at home YOUR '>y our mall system. Thomas A. Ktllson _ _ eudorses this Institute Mechanics! F.n- 6n|nmw gineeriug. Mechanical Drawing taught Ofliul * • Of "tail. Catalogue frt*. Electrical E«tl- mmmmmtmmmmmm «eer lastitale, 122 Liberty St.. NX* YORK No. 46-99 8. y. ftflar Melodrama Eajoyss Great In at McVicker'a Chicago Theater. "The Great Ruby," Manager Jacob Lltt's newest success, has begun its sec­ ond month at McVicker's Theater, Chi­ cago, and the crowds that have been gathering nightly are ae large now -aa when the play was first produced. Like- everything Mr. Litt touches, this Eng­ lish melodrama seems destined to create a new fortune for him, to add to his al­ ready great position in the theatrical world. "The Great Rub^" i* in itself a fine p!ay and it has been generously dealt with in the matter of company, scenery, costuming and furnishings. The names of the actors engaged in its production are among the best known in the world of the playhouse and they are fitted with parts that suit their abilities. The bal­ loon scene is still potent to awake the enthusiasm of audkoices and is greeted with tumultuous applause |t every per­ formance. The other scemfe of greatest interest are the Pack Horse Inn. the cor­ ridors of the Oatlands Park Hotel, the assemblage at Lord's Cricket Grounds, Regent's Park, the Bond street jewelry shop, the military tournament, the purple cbamber at the Countess Charkoff's. Not as Rustle as Re Seemed. It Is a little dangerous to take it for granted that the experiences of a rustic- looking neighbor have been necessarily of the most limited nature. A certain courtier of the time of Queen Anne found himself & little at fault, by fail­ ing to recognize this fact. It was at a state ceremony, and. the Qvvcn was surrounded by a host of gaily dressed courtiers. In all the com- jtfaiu- there was but one man conspicu­ ous by a total lack of finery. He was sittined ia the plainest homespun, and looked like an old country farmer. He was surveying the brilliant assemblage with evident interest. To this stranger came a gaily dressed gentleman, who ia flippant fashion in­ quired of liim whether he had ever in liis life "beheld such a spectacle. The old rustic replied, pointing to the Queen, "Never--slnoe I sat Is toer ichair." The speaker was Richard Cromwrfl, •son and successor to the Protector. He had only occupied the position of head of a nation for a very short time. He felt himself unfit for the task before him, and lost no time in resigning. TN'ow, after half a century, he visited Westminster Hall hi oonnectloii with some legal business. FtrM-ClaM Sewing Machiaec -Cor $14.25. For those who are accustomed to send­ ing §way from home for their goods it is of the greatest importance to know the character and reliability of the establish­ ment selling goods to families from cata­ logues. The great emporium of the John M. Smyth Co., located at 150 to 1G6 West Madison street, Chicago, has been estab­ lished for a third of a century, and has furnished over half a million homes in Chicago and vicinity alone. This firm enjoys the confidence of the public by its many years of fair dealing. It issues an immense illustrated catalogue that should be in every family, as it describes and gives the price of every article required for household use. A sample of the ex­ traordinary values offered by {.his firm is shown in the illustration of the "Melba" sewing machine in another column of this paper for $14.25. This is one of the best sewing machines ever offered to the pub­ lic, and yet it is but a sample of the thousand and one useful articles illus­ trated and described in the beautiful cat­ alogue of the John M. Smyth Company. Y-FEVER * Wood*n Shoes. -1 > ^*T- They sell sabots, or wooden shoes, at a store in Indianapolis, and the dealer says they are made in Grand Rapids, Mich., from basswood, by Belgians. They are used by people who work in canneries, where hot solder, acid, etc., on the floors ruin leather soles; by peo­ ple who stand on wet floors, such as employes of creameries aud washer­ women, and now and then a fashion­ able woman buys a pair to wear with­ out stockings when she wishes to, rest her feet. IJf writing te Atfrerllirrs, please * Am yog saw the How's This! j We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by HaU& Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0. We the undersigned have known F. J Cheney for the last ir> years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and Anan- cially able to «jtrry out any obligations made by their firm. WKST & Thl'AX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Wauhno, KrNNAN & MAKVIN. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken loteruailv. acting directly upon the Mood and mucous surfaces OT the system. Testimonials sent free. Prloe 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists ' Clotheg, Etc. "And idotlies," ^rgoied the mission­ ary, further, "are as cheap as dirt!" The troplae heathen did not conceal her misgivings. "Yes, but are tlney are hygienie?** faiifceiVMl this simple ehlld of the forest. Her health was quite perfect now, and there was no telling what might not toe the effect of corsets and skirts which do not bang from the shoulders, to say nothing of the veils with dots in them.--Detroit Journal. Try Gr&in-O! Try Oratn-O! Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try k like it. GltAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomai h re­ ceives it without distress. 34 theaylce_of coffee. 15c and 25c per package!^ Sold by ail grocers. When They (old heir Dreams. "I never go shopping early in the morning." ** "Why not?" "That is the time when shop girls are busy telling each- other their dreams."--San Francisco Bulletin. Congbinft Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will atop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan­ gerous. •' ' A Genuine Shark. Pearl--Did you see that shark they advertised down at the beach? Ruby--I saw the hotel landlord, If that's what j'ou mean. REVERSES IN SOUTH AFRICA SPREAD WIDE DISMAY. Alarming R a mors and War Office Heti- , cencf tlerye to Stir London -- Free State Successes and Annexation Edicts Influence the Dutch. 'Hie occupation of Oolesburg by the Boers was a, complete surprise to the British. It has caused the greatest feel­ ing of uneasiness, as the advance umy mean the engaging of Buller's force* as fast as they arrive at De Aar, the point where the British general contemplates gathering his army corps preparatory to a campaign against Bloeiufontein and Pretoria. Colesbiirg is just south of the Orange Free State border in Cape Colony Details at hand show that the advance of the Boers was accompanied by the destruction of all bridges and the tearing up of all manner of transit facilities. The British retirement to Esteourt has given the impression that it is intended to make a sJtand there. Esteourt is the last important town between,the Boers and the capital of Natal, and if the Boers 8weep past Esteourt nothing can stop them from laying siege to Pieterinarits- burg. which cannot be expected to make a protracted defemw. whale its fall would be a tremendous blow to British prestige throughout South Africa. Hie British retirement south of Co- lenso has given the Boers an opportunity to make a bid for the active support of the disaffected Dutch in Natal by pro; claiming the annexation of the upper Tugela section. Thus far the Dutch col­ onists seem to have coufined their sym­ pathy with the invading Boers to a Pla- touic emotion. Except for surreptitious assistance there is uo evidence that they haw yet joined the Boers openly in any appreciable numbers. Boer and British Preparedness. Since the British have met reverses,Jn Natal there is some disposition to criti­ cise the government for not having dis- {•aitched larger numbers of troops at an earlier stage. The war preparations, it is asserted, were not made, to keep pace British Government Expert Estimates' Have Been Grossly Inaccurate. Mail news from South Africa shows how inaccurate have been the estimates of the intelligence department and the governmental experts. It is gleaned therefrom that a fair estimate of th« Boer forces is as follows: Around Ladysmlth .25,000 Traversing Zulnlaud 4,000 Advauetug on Burghersdorp ;.... 5,000 Oolesburg 3,000 Kimberley 7,000 Mafpklng 4,500 On the northern Transvaal border.... 2,000 Exact information about the Boer ar­ tillery is lacking, but it is known that Gen. Joubert's detachment, before it was l-e-enforccd, consisted of sixteen Krupp field pieces of. the latest pattern and two XOTABtB BOKll COMMAND**#. 1-- General .1. P. .loubert. 8--Gen. J. M. KocR. 5--Gen. ,t. s. Joubert. 8--Gen. Hans Both*, fl--Commnudant Weilbsoh. 4--Com. Pretorius. 7--<J«n. F. Joubert. heavy CreUsot siege guns, which, but for the opportune arrival of the British naval brigade, would' have rendered Ladymnith untenable. In connection with the naval guns, a most interesting and important experi­ ment has been successfully carried out at A DOLLAR STRETCHER One lady writes that the greatest "Dollar Stretch­ er" she has ever found is the new and original method by which J. C. Hubinger is introducing his latest invention, "Red Cross" and " Hubinger's Best" starch. She says: With your Endless Chain Starch Book, I received frpm my grocer one large package of " Red Cross" starch, one large package of "Hubinger's Best" starch, and two beautiful Shakespeare panels, all for Sc. How far my dollar will go, I am unable to figure out. Ask your grocer for this starchjtnd obtain the beautiful Christmas presents free. HOW BRITISH OFFICERS QET KILLED IN THE BOER WAR. The extraordinary fatality among the leaders of the English soldiers in ac­ tions at Smith Hill amd Elandslaagte is clearly explained in this picture. While the men in the rushes up the kopjes took advantage of every oover, the officers esteemed it tiheir duty to stand erect. In this position they became conspicuous quarry for the Boer marksmen. with the political mcxremeuits of the gov­ ernment. It is asserted that this criticism over­ looks the wily nature of the Boer offi­ cials, who had no mind to allow a pos­ sible enemy to take his time in getting ready to crush them. Had troops been earlier dispatched to South Africa in large numbers the Boer ultimatum sim­ ply would have been delivered sooner. Nothing would have been gained by that procedure, therefore. Had the British refrained longer from moving to concen­ trate troops in South Africa the ulimat- um would have bee® longer delayed and the beginning of the war would have been postponed to correspond. The Boers have been watching the British with sus­ picious eye for years, constantly prepar­ ing for the. conflict they feaired. They meant to strike whenever they saw the British moving for advantageous posi­ tion. It was inevitable, therefojje. that the British, if they meant to invite war in South Africa, must enter the conflict with the odds against them at the outset. The British War Office announced at midnight Monday that no dispatches had GEN Kit At. TCI.B. Successor to General Svmonc. been .received beyond those already made public. Not a solitary official item of news was posted for nearly twenty-four hours. This gave rise to a crop of ru­ mors that I/adysmith's ammunition was exhausted: tlint Sir George Stewart White was mortally wonmlcd: th-at both facts were being concealed and that other unlucky happenings had taken place. Advices from other parts of South Africa were distinctly unpalatable te the JPrit- Isli, and everything points to it- critical situation. The movement of Boers into Gape Col­ ony is beginning to awaken British fear that they have greatly underestimated the forces they will have to niecjf and that even Gen. Buliler's task may not be so easy as anticipated. It is becoming apparent that all the British calculations, based on the loyalty of population, are hopelessly at sea Or there has been a very serious leakage of Dutch sympathizers from Natal and Cape Colony.. Otherwise there is no accounting for the, large forces of Burghers reported from all directions. The war office, consequently/'is being urged to have more troops in readiness Interesting news comes from the chan­ nel squadron at Gibraltar, showing pie- cautions against all eventualities almost unknown in European waters in peace times. On the way to Gibraltar the fleet spread out four miles apart, and a sharp outlook was kept for suspicious craft. At Gibraltar extra sentries are posted at night at different parts of the ships, with ten rounds of ball cartridges each. The small guns on the upper deck and in the fighting toj>s are kept ready for imme­ diate use, the ammunition being on deck; a few men sleep at the guns, the search­ lights are kept working, all boats are hailed and not allowed to approach with­ out permifl6Msfe Cape Town with a 4.7-i«eh gun, so ser­ viceable at Ladysmith. One of the Brit­ ish cruiser Terrible's guns, mounted on a Scott traveling carriage, was fired in the same way as a field gun. with entire suc­ cess. The Terrible, with a number of guns thus mounted, is on her way to Dur- hin, and though the guns cannot now reach Ladysmith, they may be of the greatest value in the defense of Pieter- maritzburg, which, it seems, will proba­ bly have to stand a siege. The arrival of the Terrible with the relief crews Tor Ch/iua. and other available men must have placed in the neighborhood of 3,000 more men at the service of the military author­ ities. J WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. ^ The rising of one tribe of natives in South Africa imians the rising of all. European journals print the strongest anti-British reports with no concealment of rejoicing. Twenty missionaries have arrived at Durban from Swaziland after many nar­ row escapes. ^ Thirty-live hundred Boers crossed the bridge at Bethulia, destroying sections of the railroad near that place. British military experts see in the Natal situation the worst that the couu- try ha* faced since certain events in the Crimean war. The Boer farms are being worked by the women and Ivaffire. All the farms send regular contributaoes of supplies to the Boer commissary. The humanity of both armies in caring for the wounded and the1 courteous ex­ change of prisoners are among the re­ deeming features of the hostilities. Dispatches from Cape Colony points in­ dicate extreme disaffection among the Cape Dutch, who are exulting over the Boer successes in Natal and are verging on an outbreak. Reports show that white the British still l»old De Aar and the Orange river bridge the Boers have the latter under­ mined. thus commanding the route from Cape Town to Kimberiev. - > . . - - All the Cape railways are now in the hands of the military authorities. Five hundred tons of foodstuffs were seized on board the steamship Maria at Durban, consigned to Delagoa bay for the Trans- "The Best is Cheapest?* We team this from experience in every > dep*rtment of kfe. Good clothes *re most serviceable and tvear the longest. Good food gives the best nutriment. Good medicine, Hood's Sarsapar&a, is the best and cheapest, because it cures, absolutely CURES, <when aU others faU. Moods S, Up-Country. People who have the good sense to live In the country overnight and the good fortune to catch trains back to the city in the morning will appreciate the philosophic remark of the conductor •of a eertain Western "local." There was but one train running on the branch, and the service was conse­ quently of the "up and back" order. A number of people bound for the south­ ern terminus of the road happened one day to reach a small station half-way up just as the train paused on its north? ern trip. The conductor looked them over. All goln' down to L--he in­ quired. • ; The travelers replied that they trust­ ed to do so eventually. ' I 'Well," said the conductor, ""you'd better all get on now, and then iuebl>|5 we can skip this station oh thie way back." vaal. The thirty-four fresh British battal­ ions ordered are to 'report at once. It ia evident that the war department is deter­ mined to crush the Transvaal even if in Kruse.r's words. England does pay a price that "will stagger humanity.'.' It is understood that the Boers have proclaimed the upper Tugela division of Natal annexed to the Orange Free State. A dispatch from Dadysmith says that Gen, Joubert protested to Gen. White against the use of lyddite shells, fired from the big naval guns, as inhuman. The war office is adopting Gen. Otis' tactics of silence in regard to operations and results. The public is especially in­ dignant at the war office for misrepre­ sentations about the British defeat at Dundee (Oct. 30), which was hai-led in England at the time as a brilliant vic­ tory. Reports indicate that the Boers are displaying great courage and skill in the m^nagfimenl of their artillery, but that the British guns are the more effective. While there is loud protest on the part of some English papers in regard to the censorship, public sentiment favors the Government's policy, believing it neces­ sary, and it wftll be maintained. It is beiiev?d that the Orange Fr<>e State commanders now hav£ 11,000 men concentrated against Kimberley and the Free State southern frontier. Opposed to them are only 7,000 British troops. The towns which lie open to their attack are Aliwal North, Rurghetadatp, Steyttberg, Barkljr sod Molteno* To the Point. When relations become strained be­ tween individuals, the last word is apt to be a pithy oue. One of the important events which preceded the outbreak of the Revolutionary war was the burning of the British schooner Gaspte. The boat had become very obnoxious to the people of Newport, as its commander had insisted on boarding every vessel which left or entered the harbor. One June night the boat was captured and burned by a body of patriots command­ ed by Abraham Whipple. » Nothing positive was known of Whipple, but much was suspected, and upon his taking part in a further attack on the Briitish, Capt. Sir James Wal­ lace. of his majesty's ship Rose, in Newport harbor, wrote him as follows: "Sir: You, Abraham Whipple, on the 10th June, 1772, burned his majesty's vessel, the Gaspee, and I will hang you at the yard-arm. IURDER0U8 HCR0BE8 Breeding an<? Feeding ifl Human Intestines, A lap PtvratfBi (kra Swtfwfi «•*-Bov Sterol** Art KillaA Vfcile Torn 81««fi ptomaines, reed JAMES WALLACES." \yhipple always answered his corre­ spondents. His reply was brief. "$ir James Wallace: Sir, always catch a nian before you hang him. • ABRAHAM WHIPPLE,"- A Unique Kxperience.* Biggs--What was the occasion for all of those fireworks over at ypur house last night? Boggs--Our cook had been with us just two months, and we were celebrat­ ing.--New York Journal. A lover doesn't get half so scared that a girl Won't marry him as that she will marry somebody else. Millions of microbes, bacteria disease germs of every kind live "»nd br and feed In the stomach and bowels. For their propagation It (a only npcesnafjT for the liver and Intestines to become laijr; and operate Irregularly. Modern science has been at work to find a means of killing microbes, and tbe most successful germ destroyer of all Is Cas- earots Candy Cathartic. They slaughter bacteria wherever they find them, are aatt* septic, stop sour stomach, make thP liver lively, the blood pure, the bowels regular, everything as it should be. Go buy and try Cascarets to-day. It*» what they'll do, not what we say they'll do, that proves their merit. All druggists. 10c, -2oc, 50. or mailed for price. Send for book­ let and free sample. Address Th«* Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago; Montreal. Can.: or New York. This Is the CA8CARET tablet. Every tablet of the only genuine Cascaret hears the magic letters ' CCC." L<*>k at the tablet before you buy. and beware of frauds^ '-nltations and substitutes. m A Hindoo Woman. In the seclusion of an Oriental hareoi a woman invented the weav ing of cart* mere shawls, and besides this evidence of brilliance give such wise advice to her husband that he changed her name from Nourmahal (light of the haretat) to Noufjehan (light of the world). The same woman invented attar of roses. ; ^ Brevity is the quence.--Cicero. great charm of ekK The ('arm Beats the Nortgage. There is a story froth Buffalo County going the rounds that illustrStes the re­ sources of a Nebraska farm: A farmer up there from Missouri got discouraged beeause he didn't get rich the first year, and, as there was a mortgage of $700 on his farm, was about ready to jump the whole business, but determined to make one more effort and sowed eighty acres i in wheat. It happened to be a poor year for wheat and the stand was not j very good. Concluding that it wasn't | worth harvesting he pulled up his stakes and moseyed back to Missouri, leaving the farm to fight the mortgage all by itself. The farm was equal to the occa­ sion. ^ The wheat ripened, fell down and de­ posited the seed in the soil again. Next spring the wheat began to grow lustily. Some of the neighbors were honest enough to write about it down to the fugitive in Missouri, and he got interested enough to come back and take a look. Then he stopped and harvested his volun­ tary crop. He soid it for enough to pay off the mortgage and the rest of his debts and had a tidy little surplus over, with- which he moved his family back and now declares there is no State like Nebraska. --Lincoln (Neb.) Journal. from Good Timber. "I have a severe cold," said the sweet .singer. "I shall have to use a cough sirup." 'Tse only tar sirup," spoke up the manager. "Does It make any ditTereuce?" "Yes: everything depends Oil the pitch of your voice." What Do the Children l>rii»'«? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nourish­ ing. and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children tlife more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about % as much. All grocer* sell it. L5e and 2.">c. He Had Sfti It ade. "Won't you have a glfss of this new cider r "I never drink anythinlg of tbe kind, thank you." "Ah.' Teetotaller?" "No. Vegetarian."--Indiima#«lto Jour nal.^ «I GAVE little thought to my health," writes MRS. WM. V. BELL, 230 N. Walnut St., Canton, O., to Mrs. Pink- ham, "until I found myself unable to attend to mjr household duties. "I had had my days of not feeling well and my monthly suffering, and a good deal of backache, but I thought all women had these things and did not complain. "I had doctored for some time, but no medicine seemed to help me, and my physician thought it best for me to go to the hospital for local treatment. I had read and heard so much of yonr THOUGHT- WOMEN r i Vegetable Compound that I made up my mind to try it. I was troubled with falling of the womb, had sharp pains in Ovaries, leucorrhceaand painful menses. I was so weak and dizzy that I would often have severe fainting spells. I took in all several bottles of Lydia £. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier and used the Sanative Wash, and am now in good health. I wish others to know of the wonderful good it has done me, and have many friends taking it now. Will always give your medicine the highest praise." MRS. A. TOLLE, 1946 Hil­ ton St., Philadelphia, Pa., writes: "DEAR MRS. PIKKHAM-- I was very thin and my friends thought I was in con­ sumption. Had continual headaches, backache and falling of womb, and my eyes were Affected. Every one noticed how poorly I looked and I was advised to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege­ table Compound. One bottle relieved me, and after tak­ ing eight bottles am now a healthy woman; have gained la weight 95 pounds to ijflT pounds, and everyone asks what makes me so stout." To Cure a Cold in One nay Take Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. 26c. E. W. liiuve'ti signature m mnw.h box. Too At tent ive . Ida--They say Maud didn't succeed as a nurse in the Philippines? May--No; she aroused the patient ev­ ery few minutes to ask him if he was resting easy. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. la order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cares sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Crematories. Italy leads in the number of crema­ tories, having twenty-four. America has twenty-two, Germany four. En­ gland three aud France two. I never used so quick a cure as Piso's j Cure for Consumption.--J. B. Palmer, Box 1171, Seattle. Wash., Nov. 25, 1896. Not an Art i s t i c Job . | "He's not as bud as he's painted." "That remarks applies better to his wife."--Cleveland Plain Dealer. JOHN. MAILORDER. HOUSE. uJS YTHC0 •© 16? JWtlT M*ftlSON S CHICAGO SI4.25 FITS Permanently Cnrad. No flu or nerronsnnM alter first d»r's use of l>r. Kline's Great Nerve Re­ storer. Send for FKEK S2.00 trial bottle and treatise. Da. a. H. K.LINB. Ltd., U31 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. A kind heart Is a fountain of glad­ ness, making everything in i ts vicinity freshen into smiles. Irving. 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