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"So & and * Stick to It." V you ft sick and discouraged <with im­ pure Hood, catarrh or rheumatism, take Hood's SarsapatSla faithfully and persis­ tently, and you <will soon haroe a cure, Thip nicdtcine has cured thousands of others and it rvtfl do the same for you. Faithfully taken, <f&ctL} Si ltret>ClMi Sewing Machlnra for $14.25. ' Per thofte who are accustomed to ••end­ ing away 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 160 West Madison street, Chicago, has been estab­ lished for a third of a century, and has famished oyer half a million homes ia Chicago and vicinity alone. This tirm enjoys the confidence of the public by its many yesrs 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 nsfe. A sample of the exr traordinary values offered by this firm is shown in the illustration of the "Melba' sewing machine in another column of this paper for $14.23. This is one of the best sewing machines ever offered to the pub­ lic. and yet it is but a sample of the thqpsand and one useful articles illus­ trated and described in the beautiful cat­ alogue of the John M. Smyth Company. Millions of Stars. The most wonderful astrononaloal photograph in the world is that which has recently been prepared by London, Berlin and Parisian astronomers. It is claimed to show at least 68,000,000 stars. Kami Catarrh quickly yields to treat­ ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree­ ably aromatic. It is received through the nostrils, cl«an«ag and heals the whole sur­ face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists •ell tiia 50c. size; Trial size by mail, 10 cents. Test, it mad yow are sue* to continue the treatment. Announcement. lb •doemmodate those who «re partial to tfca use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for catarrhal trov- the proprietors prepare Cream Bairn in liquid form, which will be known as ElyV Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the •sprayingtube is 75 cents. Druggists or by mail. The liquid form embodies the mecU aciml properties of the solid preparation. - Telegraphic* Post Cnrdu \V mi ted. In Vienna the Cluunt>er of Commerce is being besieged with demands for the Introduction of teJegraphic post cards. What Do the Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffce. Hare .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 the 'sjore health you distribute through their sy&tepis. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and vNjen properly prepared tastes like thfc ch<wce grades of coffee, but costs about *4 a® much. AJ1 .grocers sell it. 15c and 25c. 5*aupors in Entlsad. iroportion of paupers to tbe population of England Is lower now than it has been for forty-five years. HAN'S MECHANISM. Delicate Machinery That Needs Constant Care. ^ttiOlute Cleanliness and Regulation as 1 • assary as for Any Other Kind of Ma* ci^nery--How to Keep It in Working Order. There's a screw loose somewhere! .One Hltle screw in the big machine gets a trltle loose and the whole apparatus clogs, balks aud refuses to work properly. A skillful engineer cau tell by the "feel" of his engine when there's a screw loose. Occasional constipation--call it costive- ness or biliousness--needs prompt atten­ tion. It clogs the whole delicate mechan­ ism of mau, and must be removed skillful­ ly without force or shock. Only a vegetable laxative should be used, and Casearets Candy Cuthnrtlc, which you can eat like a piece of candy, are the uiost agreeable, nat­ ural and effective of ail laxatives. Casearets are the only antiseptic cathar­ tic, and not only make the liver lively, re­ move obstructions in the bowels, strength­ en tbe intestines, but kill all germs of dis-* ease in the body. Therefore prevent as well as cure. Buy and try Casearets to-day. You'll And that it's what they do, not what we say they'll do. that will please you., All drug- cists, 10c, 2iic and 50c, or will mail for price, vend for booklet and free sample. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago; Montreal, -Can.; New York. This Is the CA8CARET tablet. I Every tablet of the only genuine | Casearets bears tbe uiagic letters "CCC." Look at tbe tablet before you buy. and beware of frauds, imitations and substitutes^ " 'iWtofeS Colds Csntgtss. Sore Threat. Croup. I»- •uerua.WhoapingCciifll'.eronchitisandAsthma. A Certain cure tor Consumption in first stages, •ad a sure relief in advanced stages. Use st •nee. Yost wiii see tits excellent effect after taking ths first dose. Sold bv dealers every­ where. Urge battles 26 ccnts and 60 csnts. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 &3.5Q SHOES "Jft'ON Worth $4 to $6 compared with other makes. Imlorwd by over 1,000,000 Wearers. The genuine have W. L. ! umglas' name and price Alined on bottom. Ta! > substitute claimed to ^ good. Your cica.t: should keeo them -- : not. we will send a pa jon receipt of price. State ' ol father, site, and width, plain or V<» 10toe. Catalogue D free. * "4. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO.. BROCM,M, Mass. S. N. U. No. -18 - J»9 DsBisil's • 'file best remedy lor l^il Consumption. Cares a O Coughs, Colds, Grippe, O V B" LI D Brouchitia, Hoarse- </ r ness. Asthma, Whooping- emgh. Croup Small doses ; quick, sure result*, {/t.Sull'i/Ulscure Con:t;j>a^on. Trial, JO for 5c. I0MCS i'UJi FABltEES. A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. How a Simple System of Farm fele-, phones May Be Installed at Small Coat--Corn Is Our Most Valuable Crop --A Farm Ice House. The organizer of & successful farm telephone service tells how a simple system can be installed at a low cost. The first requisite is to secure at least one man who has sufficient practical knowledge of electricity to superintend the*, work of installation. Telephones to serve the purpose fairly well can be bought for $11 to $12 wholesale, and an extra quality can be secured for $15, with two-jar battery power and with adjustable arm attached to transmitter. The cheaper instruments, hoWever, will last for years for farm work; they are. easy to~ handle and adjust, aad carry sound perfectly provided the battery is kept in working order, Too many tele­ phones should not be placed on one cir­ cuit, or the talk wiU be weak, from the resistance being excessive. One farm circuit, which runs a distance of three miles, has ten instruments on it. This is about all it can carry, especially as it is wired with common No. 12 galvan­ ized wire, which is liable to rust, and thus involve greater resistance to the current. Copper Is -now being substi­ tuted for iron on some lines which were originally put up at the lowest possible cost. Copper 1* a better transmitter of current, and does not impair the dis­ tinctness of the talk by corrosion. The average cost of iron wire for farm lines is about $T per mile, while No. 14 cop­ per can be for $21. The poles may measure-6 to 8 inches at the base and 4 inches at the top, and 23 feet long. They should be put 3 to 4 feet in the grouud, and 175 feet apart. Locust poles are very serviceable. When the instrument has been put up in the house, and an insulated tv-ire run out to meet the line outside, ground connections should be made by putting copper wire or rod down, say, 4 feet, into damp soil out­ side or in the cellar. This is needed to make the circuit only when one line of /afire is used instead of two. It is a common practice to start out the line wire slack from the house to the first pole near it. so that the vibration from the main wire will not bo brought into the house, to the possible annoyance and disturbance of nervous people. Corn tke Most Valuable Crop. The corn crop of this couutry is usu­ ally about four times that of wheat and three times that of oats. While much Importance is attached to our wheat crop, yet it is far behind corn in value. No crop is more useful than corn, for from it the larger proportion of the meat and -other products from animals is obtained, while Its fodder nearly equals the value of the grain. It is really the earn crop that,gives this country its advantage in agriculture, Instead of wheat. Although wheat Is a prominent article of export, yet it does not enter very largely into the production of meat, tnilk, cheese and butter, hence the exports of corn, in the forms of product® on the farm from its use, largely exceed wheat, while the consumption of corn on the farms is also enormous. The corn plant Is also becoming a source from which paper Is manufactured, wlifle the government utilizes it from Which to derive articles for use in the navy. The amount of corn used in the manufacture of glucose is large, and corn oil is a valuable prod­ uct. One of the advantages of the corn crop is that it can be grown on nearly all soils and its cultivation assists in clearing the land of weeds. The aver­ age per acre of corn is much lower than it should be, but improved methods are raising the average every year. Borrowing and Returning. It is a bad habit to borrow tools and not return them, or, if returned, broken and unfit for use until repaired. A farmer should have enough tools with­ out borrowing, but there are some tools that are only needed once a year, and many not able to buy all they need can often benefit one another by lending and borrowing. There should be punc­ tuality In returning, but if not it is often a great disappointment to the lender when he needs his tools to have to go and lose valuable time to get them. It often causes unfriendly feeling with otherwise good neighbors. That is why somo of our best farmers don't want to lend. I well remember when I came .here, twenty-live years ago. I was told of a close neighbor who would not lend a.qy tools. I needed a tool that no one In the neighborhood had. I ventured to ask him for the loan of it.*and he handed it to me without hesitation. 1 asked him wlten he needed it. and iu reply he said: *1 don't know." When 1 returned it the next day he said: "I never refuse to loan to parties who vrill return; but I won't loan where I have to go after them." I niver Jaa4 a better neighbor; always ready to loan and to return when he borrosved of me.-->i*e©i» Fait*, in (farmers' Advocate. The Hog and tbe Brook. Experience has shown that tiie brook is a dangerous adjunct to the hog pas­ ture. This is especially so in most of the prairie States, where thejtand is so level that a brook winds sluggishly through many townships, and must needs receive the drainage from many farms. When hog cholera breaks out on one farm it often, in this way, distribute* the disease to all the farms, further down the course of the stream, wher­ ever the hogs depend on the brook for drinking water. Investigations have shown that some of the woist outbreaks of hog cholera have com? in this way. In a mountainous country, where the streams are many times so short that tlie.v are known from Source to final outilow they are comparatively safe for the watering of all stock; for the rea­ son that it is not,-possible for a diseaae to exist there without its presence being known. But in level States the length of the streams precludes this knowl­ edge. In every section of level coun­ try where hog cholera exists at all. the hog and the brook should be separated. This precaution, if widely taken, will lessen the disease named by a laxjje per cent.--Field. Farm and Fireside, cesspools/and cellars is a solution of corrosive sublimate, dissolving one ounce in a gallon of hot water, then adding seven gallons of cold water, and spriukling freely with it or sprayiug *witb it. It kills all disease germs as well as bad odors. It needs to be handled with care before it is di­ luted, as It is poisonous and caustic, burning like blue vitriol. Chloride of lime is very good, but its smell is quite as bad as those it Is used to destroy. We prefer where there is no Infectious disease to use a solution of sulphate of Iron, better known as copperas. Put in as much as the water will dis­ solve, and use it freely. It is not poi­ sonous, and may be used to clean man­ gers and feed boxes, and it has no odor of its o\yj, and will kill fungus germs and many disease germs, though not all varieties. A thorough cleaning out of all manure and other substance should go before the use of the disin­ fectant, and air and sunlight afterward will help to complete the work.--Ex­ change. The Tuberculin Test. At the Connecticut Agricultural Col­ lege they purchased a cow from a farmer which was supposed to be free from tuberculosis because she did not respond to the tuberculin test. In a little more than a year she died, aad she was found by post-mortem exam­ ination to be badly diseased. Before her death she had communicated the ..disease to eleven out of the twenty-five head on the College Farm. It has long been known that an animal that has this disease in an advanced stage, as she probably had it when she was bought, will not respond to the test. It is uow asserted that a cow which has responded to it once will not respond again for some considerable time, and parties arc taking advantage of & knowledge of this to test their cows at home, and If they find indications of the disease to send them away for sale during this period when they are Im­ mune. Of course they may be tested again, and easily obtain a certificate that they gave no resiionse to the tuber­ culin test, and are free from the dis­ ease. v . The Farmer'* Ice House^ . r|jfiH*y people suppose It costs a great deal to build a serviceable Ice house, also that the harvesting of the Ice crop is very expensive, but the cost of a suitable house need not be great. Some have old buildings that might be util­ ized for ice houses. We have an ice house that was quite Inexpensive, and we sell enough ice to pay for cutting, hauling and packing the ice in the house. It is worth a great deal for cooling milk, butter and other things, .and for making ice-cream and other del­ icacies. Ice is also a great convenience in time of sickness, especially if one lives far from a city or town.-^Joh. If. Doughty. A New Notion About Black Knot. Two years ago I found some black knot on a plum tree. To remove it by cutting off the limbs would greatly dis­ figure the tree. The Idea occurred to nse to cover it with a plastic salve that would prevent the spores being cast off, and thus prevent any further increase. I mixed equal parts of kerosene, lard and resin, melted them together, then applied with a swah, covering complete­ ly the enlargement, and in the fall gave another thorough application. In the spring the knots were scraped off eas­ ily. Now the bark is growing over the bare spots and will soon cover them. There is no guesswork about this. It does the work, say3 a Rural New York­ er correspondent. will take up, then add a gill of crude carbolic acid, two gills of gas tar, and a quart of crude petroleum. When wanted for use, paint It on the roosts or wherever lice may appear. The naphthaline evaporates and penetrates the feathers of the fowls while they are on the roost, destroying the large body lice ait well as the shiall mites. The cost is but a small sum. Sow Lettuce iu Autumn. If the ground remains warm make a bed on the south side of a building, use plenty of manure and sow lettuce seed. When the plants come up cover the bed with a coarse litter and leave it until spring. If sown in a cold frame it will be better. Lettuce is hardy and can stand considerable frost. If the seed Is sown late it will come up very early in the spring. The young, plants may be transplanted to other cold frame* if, desired. Enrnace for Burning; Stumps. For use in burning stumps a Western man has designed a furnace, which can be built »rp in conical sections around the stump, with draft openings in each «eetion, wlilcih cause a fire started at the roots to .consume the ctump instead <of going out. Bra* Car OaMMge Worma. Sprinkling a little bran over the heads of cabbage is said to prevent tbe at­ tacks of worm*. Besides being a worm destroyer the bran is a good fertiliser. No Concern of His. Mrs. Smith repeatedly reminded h»r husband that the silver was hers, the furniture was hers, and so on, until poor Smith almost wished be had mar­ ried a girl without a .penny. The otli<?r night Mrs. Smith awoke and, vigorous­ ly punching her husband in the ribs, called: "Jolm, get up! There are bur­ glars down below!" "Eh!" inquired Mr. Smith, sleepily. "Burglars--down stairs!" shrieked Mrs. Smith. "Burglars?" said Smith, as he turned over. "Well, there's nothing' of saine there!"--London Tit-Bits. Disinfectants and Deodorizers. One of tke quickest disinfectants and tfeodo.riaeris for , ataUies, henhouses* f-he Know. Squildig--Yankee Doodle1 surd song. Who on earth roui. anyway? Mrs. Squildig--W you know? He Was vented that wireless York Press. is an ab- Frtte Maca- don't in- The subject of good roads has takeiy a stronger hold upon the people of th% Eastern than upon those of the Wester# States, which Is demonstrated by tha fact that the Legislatures of New York; New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island* Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and pos­ sibly some other States have passed laws for the aid aud encouragement of good roads, while few if any Western States have followed their example. No doubt this is in part due to constitu* tional provisions which have mads such a work impossible, as is the casa in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The loss resulting to the farmer! from bad roads is simply incredible. The United States oftlee of road inquiry caused this subject to be investigated and reports that the average load of crops drawn to market in this country varies from 1,397 pounds in some States to 2,409 pounds in Others, the average being just about a ton. The United States consuls in Europe report that in the Munich district of Germany the average load is five and ohe-half tons, while in Hanover it is practically six tons. The cost of hauling is, In the United States, 25 cents a ton a mile, while In Europe it Is about, 8^ cents, or about one-third what it is with us. The cost of wagon transportation with us is about $900,000,000 annually, more than one-half of which might be saved by good roads. The cost of haul­ age on the public roads of this country is about equal to one-third of the total value of the farm crops as reported in the census of 1890. State aid has beeto in vogue in New Jersey for five years and has solved the problem. Since its adoption hundreds of miies of .excellent stone roads have been built In that State, and as a result loads have Increased so that they will average from four to five and one<-half tons. Loads of potatoes from the farms of that State to tbe Philadelphia mar­ kets have increased from twenty-five to eighty-five baskets. The farmers' na tional congress at its last meeting SENATOR'S LETTER. PeruM as a Nerve and tarrh Tonic tbe Talk •. of the World. C* 3^ aol&jt. v. StJLl.IVAN, 0; & Senator.Mop Mississippi. Hon. W. Vi Sullivan, United States Senator from Mississippi, in a letter re­ cently written to Dr. Hart man from Ox­ ford, Miss., say8 the following: "For some time l have been a sufferer from catarrh in its most incipient stage, so much so that I became alarmed as to my general health. But, hearing of Pe- ru-na as a good remedy, 1 gave it a fair trial and soon began to improve. Its ef­ fects were distinctly beneficial, remov­ ing the annoying symptoms, and was particularly good as a tonic. "1 take pleasure in recommending your great national catarrh enre, Pe-ru- na, as the best I have ever tried. "W. V. SULLIVAN." Peruna cures catarrh wherever locat­ ed. Peruna has no substitutes--no rivals. Insist upon having Peruna. Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio, for a free book on catarrh. "THE GREAT RUBY" GOES EAST fcaaw What He Maaat An ocean-going captain was so mUeh given to usihg bad language that his first mate made a bet with him that he could not do without swearing for a week. It went on all right for the first two or three days, until a bit of a squall came on and the sailors were up aloft doing their different duties. But their captain was displeased with their work. He stood it as long as be could and thai he threw his cap on the deck in a towering rage, jumped on it and, shaking his fist up at the men with an angry scowl, he hissed: "Bless you, my dears--you know what I mean!" Popular Melodrama Has Had a Big Run | at McVicker's Chicago Theater. Manager Jacob Litt will soon take Bast "The Great Ruby," which has been running to big houses at McVicker's Chi cago theater for eight weeks. The busi-. ness all through the engagement has. been phenomenally large and during the last week surpassed anything in the liis-j tory of McVicker's Theater. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee follows "The Great Kuby," remaining for one5 week. The passj#Ml resolutions strongly indorsingexcplient company, the Hue swnery State Did na ».intinn ^ ™ i the handsome properties used in State aid as the solution of the good roads problem and commended the League of American Wheelmen for its active, persistent and energetic action in bringing about the general introduc­ tion (Of the State aid system. Wanted. A perfect country road, whereon the noble steed Can draw a broad and ample load at pleasant rate of speed; One hard and smooth and level, yet so drained and round and high It won't be muddy when it's wet nor dusty when it's dry. . --L. A. W. Bulletiu. Stats or Ohio, Citt or Toledo, i „ Luoas Couxty. Fkaitk J. Chknf v makes oath that ha it na senior partner of the firm of P. J.Chenet&Co., doing business tn the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will nav the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cur*. FRANK .1. CHENK*. Swern to before me and subscribed tn mv pres­ ence. this 6th «ay <* December, a. D.. 1886. A. W. OLEASON. Noimm Pubtto. Hail's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tbe system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY 6i CO- Toteda. O. EVSoid by Druggists,7&c. ..... Sick headache. Food doesn't di­ gest well, appetite poor, bowels con­ stipated, tongue coated. It's f liver I Aye™ Pills are liver Pi«», easy and safe. They core dyasep- sia, biliousness. 25c. AH Druggists* jsCAL ^ Avuncular..- , "Mr. Ardluck has such curious ways," said the Sweet Young Thing. "I met him on the sidewalk that morn­ ing when we had tbe hard frost, and asked him Why be Wasn't wearing his overcoat, and he only shrugged bis shoulders and said, *0001.' "--Chicago Tribune. Tp Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 26c. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. The Japanese Government decided some time ago 10 increase the price of railroad tickets by one-third. The re­ sult was a loss instead of a gain In receipts. nlc. rREE^tl. <?rl? raiment. Dr. Kline's Founded 1171 VITALITY low, debllita *» In1 institute, 031 Arcfi Street. Philadelphia. by Dr. Kltne'K inrlfomMnnr Tonic. Bottle containing * week»r tiratin The men of Chicago spend $3,500,000 a year for shaves. ' How to Utilise Coat Out Householders who find that thegr , have been supplied with an undue" prt^ * % portion Of dust with their coal may thtfs utilize it: Take three or four handful* of common washing soda, and, having well wetted a bushel of coal dust, thor­ oughly mix the soda with it. Let it partly dry and it will answer excelleatrt, ly for burning when a stow fire required. _ : ^ • ••• ' Laae'i Family Medici*# ^ n Moves the bowels each day. ta otter ^ to be healthy this is necessary. Acts " gently on the liver and kidneys. Cateo sick headache. Price 25 and S0t J The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul's ^ ° annual statement shows that $62,182 ^ was expended in internal revenue stamp taxes during the year. , " 1 shall recommend Piso's Cure for C«t- sumption far and wide.--Mrs. Mulli, Plumstead, Kent, England, Nov. 8, if The highest manhood resides in position, not in mere intellect.--H. W« Beecber. Hoomm I* QbHiliep the Kums, reancea UBtmatttia . allays pain, com* wind colio. a cent* a bottle. Mrs. . > -- _ . teething; aottaaa hi 'OMEN do suffer! Even so-called healthy women tolfer Bat they are not healthy! The marks left by pain are on the young faces o€ many of ot*f daughters. Pain that leaves its mark comes from a curable, w LOCATION OF SOLOMON'S M:NES Lice on Poultry. The advertised "lice killers" used for destroying lice on poultry are made principally with naphthaline as the main substance. Dissolve as much naphthaline in a gallon of kerosene as It^- plnteau of Southern Mashonaland Supposed to Be Near Where Transvaal War Will Occur.- The present prominence of the Trans­ vaal from a political aspect makes everything connected with that region of special interest. The country, though it has only In comparatively re­ cent times attracted the attention of our present civilization, has had a past, a very remote past, civilization of which all records and even traditions have disappeared, but which has left Its mark on the landscape in the shape of a number of stone ruins of peculiar structure, the purpose and probable history of which ia now puzzling arch­ aeologists. These buildings are scattered over aud Mataj)eleland, from its mountain­ ous edge on tbe east to the neighbor­ hood of Tati on the west They con­ sist of fragments of .walls built of MWUifc* PKKHI&TOKIC BU1H8 OP DHODHI.O. Of all lotteries, there causes quite so much flutter the women as tbe drawing gate to a .Thurch convention, tain. rV" * f-J-' small blocks of granite resembling pav­ ing stones, about a foot long by six inches high, chipped or trimmed to a uniform size. They are built without mortar or cement, but the stones are neatly adjusted and the walls, wh&ch taper from the base toward tbe top, are so thick that stability Is insured. Tlie only ornamentation consists In placing some of the stones at an acute angle to the other layers above and be­ low. so as to produce a herring-bone pattern. The group of ruins which have at­ tracted the most attention are situated seventeen miles from Fort Victoria, iu Southern Mashonalond. Tbey are known by the name of Great Zimb&b- nye. This Bantu word is said to de­ note a stone building, but has often been used to describe the residence of a great chief. It is a common noun aad -not the name of any particular place. It has, however, been applied by Euro­ peans to these ruins, which consist of twi buildings, one on the top of a hill, the other in a valley. Simple and rude these structures un­ doubtedly are, but for what purpose were they built and by whom? An explanation of a historical cluv- acter has been suggested. Tbe Egyp­ tian monuments teach us that in very remote times there was a trade from Soutjijeasf Africa into the Red Sea. In the book of Kings we find that Solo­ mon and Hiram of Tyre entered inlo a trade venture from the Red Sea port of Ezion-geber to a country named Opliir, which produced gold and dia­ monds. Other historical facts are con­ firmatory of these and indicate at some very remote time this region was vis­ ited by a people in search of gold, who were much more civilized than the Kaffirs, but the mystery is not yet solved. Are they the lost diamond mines of King Solomon? properties "The Great Ruby" have combined with the really fine play to make a strontr attraction and one which the public has appreciated. The gowns worn by the ladies of the company are as beautiful as anything ever seen in Chicago, and they are as numerous as they are beautiful. Seats for performances at McVicker's popular Chicago theater1 can always be secured by mail. Try Orain-O! Try Graiu-O: Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GltAlX-O, the new rood drink that takes the place of coffce. The children may drink it without injury us well as the adult. AH who try it like it. GKAIX-p has that rich seal brown <>l Mocha o^ Java, but it is made frotn pure grains, arid the most delicate stomach ren ceives ii without distress. *4 the price of coffee, ljtc and 25c per package. Sold by ail grocers. MUST WOMEN SUFFER? R i i s i n v M o n e y f o r a C h u r c h An English soap manufacturer has receive^ a communication from the authorities of a Presbyterian church in Scotland asking for the firm to adver­ tise the soap on the walls of the church. The letter Intimated that the church was in pecuniary difficulties, and that this way had been decided on as the best means of raising money. Coughing heads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at •nee. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 aud 50 cent bottles. Go st once; delays are dan­ gerous. The oldest Jewish alphabet is sup­ posed by some scholars to have been an adaptation of the Egyptian ideographs. Its earliest use in a monument is sup­ posed to be tbe Si loam Inscription at Jerusalem. cause. If that cause is not removed its influence reaches out and overshadows * whole life. The reason LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been so uni­ formly successful for over a quarter of * century in overcoming the suffering; women, is that it is thoroug directly to the cause. remedy for woman's ills. Miss Emily F. Haas, of 148 Freeman St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N. Y., writes: "Dear Mrs. Pinkham--I wish to state that I used your Vegetable Com­ pound with the greatest success. I T«s very sick for nearly a year with hysteria, was down-hearted and nervous; also suffered with painful menstruation and pain in back and limbs. I often wished for death, thinking nothing would cure me. I had doctors, but their medicines did me no good. At last, by the advice of a friend, I began to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. and I am happy to say it has entire­ ly cured me. Jennie Sherman, of Fremon$» Mich., Box 748, writes: ••Dear Mrs. Pinkiiam:--I feel that 1 must write you and tell you1 what your medicine has • done for me. * 1 had neuralgia of the stomach for two years, so bad that I could not do any work. 1 had two or three doc­ tors, bnt did not seem to get any bet­ ter. 1 began taking Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills and improved from the first, had better appetite, and after taking three bottles of and one box of Liver Pills, can say that I am cured. Vegetable Compound is a wonderful medicine," ' < * - J , - ̂ t • 4 'm • ?'*$( j Your RHEUMATISM ? ISO. SAMPLE BOTTLE lOo. FOR NlXT THIRTY DAYS. How long havo you suffered with ... How Long Bare Ytn Read About "5 Drops" Without Taking Ttea? Do you not think yon hare wasted precious time and suffered enough? If so, then try the *'5 Drops" and be promptly and permanently cured of your afflictions. 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