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ai A Home-Made Watch. The most curious timekeeper, per­ haps, that has ever been made in this country was the work of Victor Doriot, who lived at Bristol, Tenn., about twen­ ty years ago. This oddity was a wood­ en watch. »The case was "made ot' brier I'oot, and the inside wheels were made from a piece of old boxwood rule. The face, which was polished until it looked like a slab of the finest ivory, was made from the shoulder blade of an old cow. The springs, of course, were of steel. It was an open-faced affair, with a glass crystal, and 'was pronounced a fine piece of work by all the watch­ makers in the State. WANT TO JOIN THE MILITIA. Main by Poison. Not the poteou that the covert assassin administers In the drink, the. food, or some other guise, but the poison of malaria short­ ens the lives of myriads. There is a s:if<- and certain antidote. Uosrett'er s Stomach Kit ters, which not only fortifies the svstem against malaria; but, roots out its 'seeds when they have germinated. f>vspen«.<a constipation, rhenmatio, liver and timo-; .trouble are conquered^ by tlie Hitters. -:1' y . r . They Lust All Right. "The eminent voead teacher, Mar­ ches!, says the voices of «American young women are beautiful, but they do not last." - • - "Don't hist? Heavens! I . married one that's, lasted forty years: "--Cleve­ land Plain Dealer. A Company of Young: Women Organize and Apply for a Charter. The new woman has invaded the mil­ itary. A company of militia composed of young women has been thoroughly organized and equipped and has* ap­ plied for a State charter. In the near future we may see, attached to the State guards, companies of pretty girls in short skirts, marching away to camp or to quell a riot. The first military organization com­ posed entirely of youTig women was formed in Atlanta some weeks ago. and astonished the Secretary of State The devil cannot be less merciful to men than they have been to each ofher. ~ Hearing Affected Ringing and Snapping in the Head Cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. I'or many years 1 have been troubled with catarrh, which caused me much pain and affected mv hearing. I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and it helped me won­ derfully and cured the snapping and ring­ ing in my head." .MRS. C. A. MEEK EH, Cherry Valley. Illinois. Hood's Sarsapanlla Is the best--id fact, the One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills cure all liver IIK 25 cents. PRIZE JUMBLE PUZZLE. Everybody who can ofTortl it wants in his home n MAP OF THE IJN1TKO STATES. There is nothing that is more useful, interesting and constantly referred to.K We make it easy lor every head ot every house to become the owner of one, our premium map, 48x3t in., printed hand­ somely in colorp, mounted on i\ roller ready to hang on the wall,and at the same time secure u yeHr's subscription to our illustrated monthly paj>er, " THKCOHN BELT," full of interesting tceftes and information about the* West, all for 25c. TIIIAIM wliat jou nauftt do: In the following the letters of each word are jumbled up, and you must straighten 'em out and find out whft tho word is. For instance, what is this word^--stiohe? Why, when you get the letrers straight­ ened out. it spells hor.t'e, doesn't it? That's the idea. S A b k - A N R E % r f . - Mil,IT A RY < OMPAX Y. O F WOMR'v. 1 ---The outline of a State. Which one is it? These are its principal products. What are they? 2--O CNR 3--C O S H 4-T E W A H 5-ROSESH e - S O T A 7-E R Y 8--L E T T A C © - R E B L A Y 10-P ESHE 11-CUSRA TEEBS What does a man get there? 12--C H R I Now. to every one who sends us n correct solution of ttlis puszle wit hin the next sixty days, together with Z',c in postHce or silver, we will send one of our handsome United States wall maps, and tii8o"Xhe (!orn Pelt " for one yoar. Address Tlie Corn Belt, 209 Adams St., Chicago. by applying for a eharteV. There are nearly two hundred in the company, and the best families of the State are represented. • The company wis formed to take part iu an entertainment for charity, and United States officers in Fort Mc­ pherson acted as drill masters. The young women, dressed" in white duck uniforms, handled real muskets and behaved themselves, so well that after th~> entertainment they decided to keep up their organization. Since then they have had regular , ri'ls, including lonu marches and targf practice, and have become the most enthusiastic soldiers that ever paraded for war. The company is organized on exact military lines, . nd it is impossible tc exaggerate the .interest which the in dividual members feel in it. Miss Butt, of Atlanta, has been appointed a lieu­ tenant colonel on Governor Atkinson's staff.'a nd the young women are serious in their desire to become a part of the National Guard of the State. They call themselves the Foster Light Infantry. JAPAN'S GREAT ENTERPRISE IN AMERICA. LARGE APPROPRIATION BY IM- PERIAL DIET. To Inform Americans How to Make Tea. The Best Saddle Coat SLICKER Keeps both rider and saddle per­ fectly dry in the hardest storms. Substitutes willdisappoint. Ask for 1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker-- it is entirely new. If not for sale in your town, write for catalogue to *"kTOWER. Boston. Mi JUU1 IW A Jfc •lass. te onen marie proflt- a pour patent, on Ainerl- forclirn patent* ,.14 10 Mar. kl»C9. 01 SI2 to 835 PER WEEK t can t>* nadc wort- _ for u«. Parties preferred who can pivc trholr time to the bturi- tien*. Hjvare hours, though, jnaj be profitably employed. Good opeuinps for town And city work rui well an country district#. J. E. UIFFOKD, llth A Main Ste., Richmond. Vu. G*1 Your Pension DOUBLE -Cv QU5CK! PENSIONS Trits Cipi. OTASSILL. PeuleoAeatWuhlagtsa. 2.1 IF YOU'RE "ffiJ^TAPE WORMS and doctors f<t!l to cur.' you. wxito to us an.1 we win send iou a simple aim harmless rtmp.1v >< nd by mail. Tlie I'ope Co., Minilcti. Neb. I»<» VOtl WANT TO KNOW VOl U I I - tnre? Then RPIKI 27 CENT* FUR the Family Horoscope,a <lev rethat tells yontvverylltin;;. X*ost Itl. AddrwR. N.V, tlO lOSCOi'Kt u.. 2~7.» t hird Avenue. New York 1 i.ty. The Oest lied Hope Hoofing f"r 1 ct. j^r wi. foot. c'(p- and nails Included. Substitutes lor l laster. samples free. ay iYlaiiilla liooung Co., Camden. N. J. ROCFSNO The I- ay iila.ii S. N. U. No. 4<i 5»"i Several months ago, the Japanese Tea CJuiId seat to this country a special com­ mission, composed of Mr. S. Mitsuhashi, President of the Shizuoku Prefeetural As­ sembly, aud Mr. J. Ohara, member of Japanese Parliament, to investigate the condition of the Japanese tea trade in the United States and Canada and to co-op­ erate with Mr. T. Furuya and Mr. T. Mizutauy. the American representatives of the Japanese Tea Ciuild, iu giving pub­ licity to the iihfrits of Japanese Teas and the method of preparing them for drink­ ing which would insure the best results. Mr. Furuya and Mr. Mizutany acephsn- ning to open Tea BazaHcs in many of the principal cities in the United St-i es and Canada, where ladies can enjoy a cup of line Japanese tea made by experts, and at the same time receive instructions which will enable them to make it equally well at home. More than half tlu> Tea con­ sumed in the United States aui Canada :< of Japanese growth, yet. the majority of Americans apparently do nn understand how to prepare it «u as to develop tlie delicious qualities which it contains. It is believed by these gentlemen that, when Americans are in possession of the secret of making good tea, the consumption in this country \»;11 fully equal tli.it of Eu­ rope in proportion. The J-ip.i;<es-. Cov- ernmeut has appropriated a law iuml aid the Japanese Tea grower® :U;d Ti-i merchants iu prosecuting this educational work, and it is IIOJHHI tiut *:.i<ti!-in • i- "dies will he apt students. The mam l>u reau of the Japanese Tea Guild has ;*"«ued an ofiicial ix'cijx1 for making Japanese Tea, the translation of which is as fol­ lows: First--Use a small, dry and thorough ly cltau porcelain teapot. Second--Put iu one teaspoouful of tea leaves for each cup I»*M desired. Thirtl--When usinp Japanese lens, pour on the required quantity of frcsli bo>ie<i water, and let stand with closed lid from two to three minutes. Never boil th- leaves. 111 order to retain the natural fla­ vor, Japanese, tea leaves should be ket»J iu tight can <JT jar. free from moisture Note,--To thoroughly enjoy the natural, delicate and sweet Uavor of Japanese Teas, neither sugar nor cream should t>e used. • Kiss--A simultaneous contraction of the lips and enlargement of the heart. THE RECORDS SHOW CURES OF Rheumatism BY THE USE OF ST. JACOBS OIL OF CHRONIC CRIPPLES AND Or BEO-RIDDCN INFLAMMATORY CASES. THERE'S NO DENYING, IT CURES. GEX THE GENUINE ARTICLE! Walter Baker &. Co.'s Breakfast COCOA.:, Pure, Delicious, (Nutritious. Costs Less than ONE CENT a cup. lie sure.that the package bears our Trade-Mark. Walter Baker & Co. Limitedt (Established lrso.) D&rchcster, Mass. Trade-Mark. CANDY CATHARTIC CURE CONSTIPATION 25* 50 R ALL DRUGGISTS [ • no AT TTTCT V PTTIP I>ITUl?T^ to CHIT any rase, of constipation. C#sr»retR «rr tliejfiosi 1 | ADOuLiU 1 uLl I U U alinlt I uulJ tire, nerer crip or gripe, bat cause easy natural result*, -' ! pie and booklet free. Ad. STKKI.IXG KF.1IKDV Ct»., fhira{^>, Montreal, fan., or .\ew I'ort. 2K. A FROLIC AT THE FORD. Geography was horrible; the sweat--we called it that-- Bespoke a eonimon misery when Billy sig­ naled Pat, Two stubby, grimy fingers uplifting on the sly; Thereat a jvink significant distorted Pat­ ricks e^e. Then Billy turned to Cummins, and Har­ vey, an<| Depew, To each ir. turn displaying the mystic fin­ gers two. And lastly condescended, while the others winked in glee, ... .*•'•, To show the mystic symbol to the least of all--to me. - 0 ecstasy transt^ndiug whate'er the fu­ ture scored, ' When Billy bade me join him for a frolic ... * at the ford' The' hoars til! noon slunk by as if they knew we wished them .past; It seemed aY 1 hough' they'd never );o-- . they did, of course, at last--, And O, bow-cool the" water \vas, and D, how swe<it the -iov . • That filled and thrilled the bosom of each - • sweaty .little boy. 'Wncn• he. had hung his trousers on the nearest nandy bough •And shnt his lips ahd. held his nose and * dove to "show y'how.""" We ducked and splashed and wrestled, we ' Ho ited, raced and t read. And Billy tlouped his feet' aloft "while standing on his head; Depew had hrought up bottom from the center of the jKtol, When Harvey said he reckoned it was time to go to school. "Gee whiz!" says Billy, first to quit, "that's something I forgot; An' as I live! my breeches are twisted in ' a knot!" Each rushed ashore and scurried to where his garments hung. Then sudden imprecations arose from every tongue. ' While we had wooed the cooling stream, some envious sneak had gone And tied our shirts and trousers so we couldn't get 'em on. "We're late," says Billy. "Then." say's Pat. "just take your time to dress; We'll fix it so's to wander in at afternoon recess. An' each 0' y" must gather a bunch o' put ty flowers An' give 'em t' the teacher er she'll keep y' after hours." The teacher worked for slender pay, so far as money went; She prayed and played and pardoned and seemed to he content. But when a boy that loved her contrived to let her know. She looked as if her gratitude was going to overflow. 1 guess that she--110 matter what. * * * When we six boys inarched in. Each one of us :;-grinning from eyebrows down t<» chin. And stopped in turn before her desk and laid our flowers down, We saw two tears start sudden in the middle of her frown. As I. the last and least of all. went by, with hair askew. She stooped and said: "I love you, hoys, no inattw what you do." "These flowers." whispered Harvey, "are uot so bad a plan." "She's solid gold." said Billy; "she ought t' been a man!" A TRIBUTE OF SONG. « *» ex HERE is 110 place 0 1 1 e a r t h w h e r e utter helplessness conies out so strong­ ly, where the cere­ monies in human use fall so jtower- less before the maj­ esty of the occa­ sion. as at a funeral. It need not Vie that one's heart shall be interested. The ob­ sequies of a stran per, conducted with all the pomp aud raliity of church and state, with the melancholy rolling drum of the military funeral, or the gorgeousness of the Ala- sonic regalia apron--all are alike inade­ quate and unavailing. But once in my life have I witnessed a eeremony that was as .grand aui im­ pressive as the silent, awful occasion that was ever given to the dead. I will tell you of a funeral which liti­ gers in my memory as the grandest, most solemn, aud hetitting ceremony that was ever given to the dead. It was rumored many years ago that a poor widowed woman, leading a hard life of unending Labor, was called to part with 1 lie one thing dear to her-- her only child. Mother and daughter had toiled together for fifteen years, and the only bit of sunshine falling into their dark lives was that shed by their living companionship. Hut the girl had always been sickly. Under the heart-broken mother's eyes she had faded and wasted away with consump­ tion, and at last the day came when the wan face failed to answer with its ghastly smile the anxious, tear-blinded eyes of the mother. The poor young creature was dead. For many months the pair had been supported by the elder woman's sew­ ing, ami it was in the character of em­ ployer I had become acquainted with Mrs. Cramp and her story. By an occa­ sional visit to the awful heights of an East Side tenement where they lived, by a few books and with some comfort­ ing words, I had won the love of the dying girl. Her grateful thoughts turn­ ed in her last hours to the small num­ ber of friends she possessed, and she besought her mother tq notify me of the day of her funeral and ask me to attend. The summons reached me upon one of the wildest days preceding Christ­ mas. A sleet that was not rain and a rain that was not snow came pelting from all points of the compass. A wind that wailed in the chimney and howled in the street told how truly dreadful for outdoor purposes was the weather of the day. I piled the glowing grates; I drew closer the curtains arid shut out the gloom of the December afternoon; I turned on the gas and sat down de­ voutly thankful that I had cut all con­ nection with the witched weather-- whenaninstallment of it burst in on me in the shape of Parepa Rosa. She was Euphrosyne Parepa at that time, and the operatic idol of the city. Muffled with tippets, flecked with snow, glow­ ing with' the short, encounter she had had with the elements rushing- up the steps from her carriage, she threw her­ self into an easy chair and proclaimed the horrors of the outer world to be be^ yond description. And even as wc congratulated our­ selves on the prospect of a delightful day together there came the summons for me to go to the humble fuueral of the poor sewing woman's daughter. 1 turned the little tear-blotted, note over aud groaned. "This is terrible," said I; "it's just the one errand that could take me out to-day; but I must go." And-then I told Parepa tlie circumstances and speculated on the length of time 1 should be gone, aud suggested means of amusement in my abserice. "But I shall go with you," said the great, good-liearted creature., "Yotir throat, and old Bateman, and your concert to-night!" I pleaded, "If I get another 'froggy' note in my voice it won't matter much; I'm hoarse as a raven now," she returned. So she rewound her throat with the long, white comforter, pulled' 011 her worsted gloves, and. offIn the storiu we went together, We climbtHl flight after flight of narrow, dark stairs tu the lop floor, where tlie widow dwelt in a miserable little 1500111 not more than a dozen feet square. The cnuvas-back hearse, peculiar U> the !>-<">* funeral, stood ui the street below, and the aw­ ful cherry-stained box with, its ruffle of glazed white muslfn stood 011 uncov­ ered trestles in the center of the room above.. There was the mother, speechless iu her grief, before that box--a group of hard-working, kindly hearted neigh­ bors sitting about. It was, useless to say the poor woman was prepared for the inevitable end--it was cold comfort to speak to her of the daughter's re lease from pain and suffering. The be reft creature, in her utter loueliuess, was thinking of herself and the awful fate--of the approaching moment when that box and its precious burdeu Would be taken away and leave her wholly alone. So. therefore, with a sympathiz­ ing grasp of the poor,worn, boiiy hand, we sat silently down to "attend the funeral." The undertaker's man. with a screw driver in his hand, jumped about iu the passage to keep warm. The creaky boots of the minister belonging to the $25 funeral were heard on the stairs. There was a catarrhal conversation held outside between them as to the enormity of the weather, amj. probably, ^ the bad taste of the deceased in select- j iug such a bad time to die was dis cussed. Then the minister came in with a pious sniff aud stood revealed, a reg­ ular Stiggius as to get-U]i--a dry, self sufficient man, icier than the day am colder than the storm. He deposited his hat and black glove: and wet umbrella on the poor little bee in the corner; he slapped his hand vig orously together; he took himself iu well-merited fashion by the ears and pulled them into glowing sensation and after thawing Out for a moment plunged- iuto business. He rattled merrily through some lected sentences from the Bible. II gave us a prayer that sounded like pea in a dried bladder, and he came t aiuen with a jerk that brought me up like a patent snaffle. He pulled on hi old gloves and grabbed his rusty hat and with his umbrella dripping ink tears over the well-scrubbed floor offered a set form of condolence to the broken-hearted mother. He told her of her sin iu rebelling against the dt eree of Providence. He assured he that nothing could bring the dead back, j He inveighed against the folly of the world iu general, and this poor woman in particular; and then he made a hor­ rible blunder, and showed he didn't know even the sex of the dead, by say­ ing: "He cannot coiuo to you, but you must go to him." This was a settler for Parepa and j myself. We looked at the departing I minister In blank astonishment. The door swung wide, we saw the screw driver waving lu the air as the i undertaker's man held converse with the clergyman. A hush fell 011 every­ body gathered in the little room. Not one word had l>een uttered of consola­ tion. of solemn import, or befitting the occasion, it was the emptiest, hollow- est, most unsatisfactory moment I ever rememlttT. Then Parepa arose, her clonk falling alxmt her noble figure like mourning drajn'ry. She stood beside that miser­ able cherry wood box. She looked a moment on the pinched, wasted, ashy face upturned toward her from within 1i. She laid her soft, white hand on the discolored forebeadof the dead girL ami she lifted up that matchless voice in the beautiful melody: "Augols ever-bright a"d fair. Take u;e. oh, take her. to your esse." The screw driver paused In describ­ ing an airy circle: the wet umbrella stood pointing down lhe stairs; the two men with astonished faces were fore­ most in a crowd that instantly filled the passage. The noble voice swelled to­ ward heaven, and if ever the choir of paradise paused to listen to earth's music it was When Parepa sang so gloriously beside that poor dead girl. No words can describe its effect 011 those gathered there. The sad mourner sank on her knees, and with clasped hands and streaming eyes the little band stood reverently about her. No queen ever went to her grave ac­ companied by a grander ceremony. To this day Parepa's glorious tribute of soug rings witli solemn melody in my memory as the only real, impressive funeral service I ever heard. £l HELPLESS FARMER. he Power of the Heart. Trolley Cars in Siam. , They are up to date in Siam, They run electric trams in Bangkok and the king is one of the largest shareholders. For some years the dwellers in Bang­ kok were content with the lowly horse as a traction power for their trams, but the company promoter and the elec­ tric engineer found their way to enter­ prising Siam. and now an electric tram­ way finds its silent way through the streets of Bangkok. It runs from the lower end of the town to the royal pal­ ace, a distance of six miles. The shares return a handsome dividend, as much as 18 per cent, has been paid, but the average return is 10 or VI per cent. No wonder his Majesty has handsome jew­ els and takes summer trips to the con­ tinent.--Pall Mall Gazette. William Stimpson Stricken with Pa- raly^of His Lower Limbs--Caused by Overwork. •» Frcm the J\eic EixL, GreensbufV, Ind. Many of our readers may remember an tem in this paper a year ago last fall hich stated that Mr. William Stimpson, well-to-do farmer, living near Rugby. I lid., had been stricken with paralysis of the lower limbs, and his recovery was iioubtfnl. The case, which Was an unusually se- cre and complicated one. has at last been entirely cured, to the utmost sur­ prise and joy of Mr: Stimpson and his family. Mr. Stimpson was pleaded to relate to reporter the particulars regarding his ase, and his subsequent recovery. "A year ago last fall/' began Mr. Stimpson, "I did a large amount of work. My hired help left me in the middle of corn cutting and 1 finished the fall work myself, doing an unusually large amount jpf "work. I piU ,up several hundred shocks f fodder, and also husked all my corn. To accomplish this I had" to work early nd late. - . " - "About the .first'of December, as I was getting my fall work abou t, done. I suffer: ed a stroke of paralysis, which the phy­ sician saii,l was brought 011 by excessive aabor. My left limb was entirely helpless : and my right limb was fast becoming so. . My physician became uneasy, and after mending upon, nve for a week or -so he brought, me a'box of Dr. Williams' Pftik PU-ls for Pale People, saying that ho be- lieved they Would do me more good tha;,\ anyihinjr, which he knew'of. as he had ;sed them- with great siiceess in a case r^ry similar to mine where all other reme- lies had failed. The case in question was that of L. Phillips, of Petersville. "About the time 1 began taking the second box of these pills a decided change was noticed, and when 1 had taken tw<> more boxes we discovered that 1 was ac­ tually getting well. You can probably imagine what a relief and feeling of glad­ ness this was to me, after being confined to my bed for nearly two months. Well. 1 kept 011'taking the pills according to di­ rections, until I had consumed nine boxes of them, which completely cured me. I am sound and well to-day, with not a sign of the returning affliction and can aflirni that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People did me a wonderful good and probably saved me from the grave." To allay all doubt as to the truth of his statement, Mr. Stimpson made out the following sworn affidavit: Rugby, Ind.. Feb. 2, 1S97. 'This is to certify that 1 do hereby swear that the foregoing statement is ab- solutelv true. "WILLIAM STIMPSON." County of Bartholomew, State of Indi­ ana, ss. Swo'rn to and subscribed before me. a j Justice of the Peace, in and for said coun­ ty in said State. ABNER NORMAN. The New Era was also Informed that I Mrs. Charles Williams, of the same neighborhood, had been cured of rheuma­ tism. and Henry Johnson, of Hartsville, who was troubled with neuralgia, was also cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. | It seems that this remedy is in great de- I mand in that neighborhood. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Peo­ ple contain, in a condensed form..all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shatter­ ed nerves. These pills are sold in boxes, (never in loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for and may be had of all druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenec­ tady, N. Y. Saved by Ladybirds. The secretary of a committee ap­ pointed by tlie Royal Society of London and the British Association for the Advancement of Science to investigate the fauna of the Sandwich Islands has recently given an interesting account of the triumphs achieved by coecinella beetles, or "ladybirds," introduced into those islands to combat the aphides and other injurious insects which were de­ stroying sugar-cane and fruit1 trees. The ladybirds, as soon as they had bred in sufficient numbers swept ev­ erything lief ore them, and saved the trees aud plants from threatened de­ struction. This method of setting one sjKN-ios of Insect at war with another, for the benefit of man. has proved par­ ticularly successful in the Sandwich Islands, where the struggle for exist­ ence among native insects has not been so seven* as in continental countries, and where the hardy invaders were as resistless as the trained legions of Rome when pitted against bar ha nan hordes. .Jupiter's Nearest Moon. One of the queerest of the heavenly bodies is the satellite that is nearest to Jupiter. Though it is bigger than our moon, its substance is less than half as light as cork. It is also believed that it is cut in two: and that instead of one moan, it is really two.-aml they float­ ing so close together that, the inhabit­ ants of either hemisphere--if there be any inhabitants--may almost talk to each other. They are, at least, so close that it may be possible to have arrang­ ed a telegraph system between the two. , Prof Barnard says If the satellite is not in two parts, there must be a light belt around it. which is very much like Jupiter itself,--Pittsburg Dispatch. The Destiny ol" the N'cirro. What is the destiny of the American negro? Extinction, emigration or amal­ gamation? In answer to this question Bishop W. J. Gaines, who is no nier.n authority on the subject, says: "The black race is surely and gradu- j ally becoming absorbed by the white; I that, in the run of years, the black face will disappear, tlie evolution being readied through a process of graded mulatto tints and constantly lesseuing African characteristics." International Honesty. There is a funny case of int al honesty down in Arizona, just the line between that territory a Mexico. A farmer living there it his chief business to raise chilli-- Chicken feed is cheap in Mexie© amI chickebs bring fine prices in Ar'rwi. but to raise fowls in Mexico and tains them across the boundary, or to taf feed and bring it across, would invdve The human heart is practically a force pump about sis iritties in length and four inches in diameter^ It beats seventy times per minqte, 4,200 per hour, 100,800 iijj^es per iflay. and :>G,- 792.000 times pef-'year, and 2,.".1.440,- 000 times in seventy years, wliieh is man's appointed three, score years and ten." At each of these beats it forces 2\{. ounces of blood through the system, 17.1 ounces per | the payment of" wmrtderalL minute. OoGVi pounds per hour, or 7.03 | which would eat -up the profits, tons per day. All the blood in the body, j smuggling is too dangerous for a which is about 30 pounds, passes j Df property. But this farmer is a through the heart every three minutes, r of iugtMluitv. .and so he built a The little organ pumps every day what is equal to lifting 122 tons one foot high or one ton 122 feet high--that is one ton to the top of a forty-yard mill chimney. During the seventy years of a man's life this marvelous pump. without a single moment's rest, night or day. discharges the enormous quan­ tity of 178.850 tons of human blood. narrow hen coop, one-half of it in Art zona, the other half in Mexico. On the line there is a gate; over the line tlwane are barns containing feed. At feeding time the gate is opened, the flock walks into Mexico and eat their meat The® they return to the protection tte American flag, lay their eggs and carry oil their family affairs. The IngeDloBs farmer thus makes money on both sides of, the line, and argues that if there is any smuggling, it is done by the ma®- ceut and irresponsible chickens. How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for sfiy ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv ..Hall's Catartli -Cure. '. • • .• F, J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo..O. - W e the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for tlie last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and toan- Coughing Leads to Consumption., ctallv able to .carryout anvobligation nuutp*uv t_-> « 1 , • 11 •> • , ' .. ' their firm. " uu Kemp &. Balsam, will stop the coogfe a*, • WEST &Tnv<vx, Wholesale Driiicgists, Toledo^ O. once. Go to your druggist to-day iittd 'get DrngcNU1 Toledo^)* & ^ARV1Ni Wholesale" j a sample "battle free. Sold in-23'and .59 "Hafts CatarrlvCuro is taken internally, acting ! <•«.<* at once; delays aieda»- itirectly-upon. the blood and mucous .surfaces of gvro'us. the system. Price 76c. per bottle. Sold by ail Ihuggists. Testimonials free. Height Is liimited. < One hundred and Twenty-five feet is the extreme height limit for office-build- ings in Boston, and the projection of ] IVi *° l an*l - inches the cornices must not exceed three feet Siza of Buttons. „ Coat buttons are from -74 to 1 Inch m diameter. The large-sized ornamental buttons used on ladies' dresses are 1 Lane's Family Medicine Moves ihe boweU each day. In order | to be healthy this is necessary. Acta gently on ilie liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. The promoters of progress should never forget the result of experience. Truth is mighty, 110 matter how old it may be. Dandruff forms when the glands of tite- skin are weakened, and if neglected, bald- nessjs sure to follow. Hall's Hair lie- new er is the best preventive.. Why He Mourned. Funeral Director (to gentleman#--- Are you one of the mourners? (lentleman--Yes; he owed mi* Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYBCP f<-C ChiUuK tret DICK : sottcus the uums, reauees kllavK pain, cures wind colic. 25 cents a tnttta. MRS. LYNESS ESCAPES The Hospital and;a Fearful Operation. Hospitals in great cities are sad places to visit. Three- fourths of the patients lying on those snow-white beds^ are women and girls. Why should this be the ease ? Because they have neglected themselves! Women as a rule attach too little importance to first symp­ toms of a certain kind. If they have toothache, they will try1' to save the tooth, though many leave even this too late. They Comfort themselves with the thought that they ^nn"replace their teeth; but they canndt replace their internal organs 1 Every one of those patients in the hospital beds' had plenty of warnings in-the form of bearing-down < feelings, pftlri at the right or the left of the womb, nervous dyspepsia, pain in the small of the back, the " blues,"or some Other unnatural symptom, but they did' not heed them, -f <<- Don't drag' along at home or in the shop until you are finally obliged to go to the hospital, and submit to horrible examinations and operation*! Build up the female organs. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will save you from tlie hospital. It. will put new life into you. The following letter shows how Mrs. Lyness escaped the hospital and a fearful operation, ller experience should eneoniag® other women to follow' her example. She saja to Mrs. Pinkham: I thank you very much for what you ham done for me, for 1 had given up in despair. Last February, I had a miscarriage* by overwork. It affected my heart,« me to have sinking spells three to fours day, lasting sometimes half a day. I could not be left alone. I flowed con­ stantly. The doctor called twice a day for a week, and once a day for four weeks* then three or four times a week for four months. Finally he said I would have to un­ dergo an operation. Then I commenced taking- Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and after one week I began to recover and steadily improved until 1 was cured, completely. Bv taking the Pinkham medicine, I avoided an operation wftick the doctor s-aid I would certainly have to undergo. I am gaining every day and will clu erfully tell anyone what you have done for me."-MiJS. Taoft. LYNESS, 10 Frederick St., Rochester, N. Y. << Say Aye 'No' and Ye'll Ne'er Be Mar­ ried." Don't Refuse AJJ Our Advice to Use SAPOLIO Try C«ra n-O: Try Grain-O! Ask your grocer to-day to show you a package of GlIAIN-O. the nrw food- drink that takes the place of coffee. Tlie children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it. like it. GRAIN-O has that rich sea! brown of Mocha or Java, but 5t is made from pure grains, and the most deli­ cate stomach receives it without dis­ tress. 14 the price of coffec. I5e. aud 25c. per package. Sob! by all growers. She Proves It. "The second girl is too stuck up to associate with the cook." "How about the cook?" "The cook says there is no beastly j pride about her--if there was she j wouldn't be working for us."--Cleve- 1 land Plain Dealer. 'Clever Swindling Scheme. Belgium swindlers have been pasr'nfi thin transparent paper over tlie post­ age stamps they put ou letters. The, paper took Oie postmarks, leaving the stamps beneath uncancelled. I never used so quick a cure as Piso's Cure for Consumption.--J. B. Palmer, Box 1171, Seattle, Wash., Nov. 25, IV.15. He--They tell me your husband is a great artist. She--That he is. He painted a picture of some onions for the last exhibition, and they were -so natural that the committee put them on the top line, so that people wouldn't smell them.--Yonkers Statesman. It is distasteful to many people to see their names i* public print as indorsers of proprietary remedies. They feel a natural aversion to having theirailments .published in the newspapers.' At the same time a feeling of human­ ity prompts t!iem now and then to say something that may lead to such relief of other sufferers as they have them­ selves experienced. This was the case with one of New- York City's merchant princes, a man who stands at the , head of his particular line of trade. Not long ago he de­ clared that Ripans Tabules were "simply admirable afor correcting disorders of the digestive organs. He found, that they sweeten the stomach, that they gently move the bowels, and that they give quick relief from the distress that accompanies indigestion. This gentleman says that he will never again allow himself to be without a supply of Ripans Tabules. | • Anew stTlo parfctt eonfwinlnjr TKSBirtNS.TiSUUES tnnpajwvwttfcout u; store#--*©k STT« c*srs-. rals lo»-.pr*eo<i wr< t»tntemied for TTAjpcor»na t vibnies) oxn ji-ul by rcsill bv ssjidiTC owits lotto K \ -fe-r- * - - a «vrt«at rcc tucus) bo «rst<* . TO CURE A GOLD IN ONK DAY. Take Laxative Brorno (Juixilne iabiets. Ail Uru^glsts return! Uie money If It fails to cure. 35c PENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS. J O H N W O R R I S . W A S H I N G T O N . D C L U:s Principal £x*siiacr U S. P»asloa Eartaa. S yr». in lait war, liadjudicaua* claiiiu, »«„». out •sr* Klpnants. The elephant is from 10 to 12 feet iu length, and from G to 7 in height, al- 1110ugh elephants of 10 feet ill height hare been numerous. UDKn Best CuuaU Syrup. Good. 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