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Chocolate, celebrated for more Jjjj than a century as a <3 delicious, nutritious, *3" and fle$h-forming ^ beverage, has our t£> well-known jC? Yellow Label 3 on the front of every tjj package, and our ^ trade-mark," La Belle Chocolatiere,"on the back. NONE OTHER GENUINE. MAOE ONLY BY <gi WALTER BAKER & CO. Lt<L, g Dorchester, Mass. | Edifies PILES "I rafffered the tortures of the damned with protruding piles brought on by constipa­ tion with which I was afflicted for twenty J6;trs. I rail across your CASCARETS in the town of Newell, In., and never found any thing to equal them. To-day I am entirely free from piles and feel like a new man." " ** Kbits, 1411 Jones St., Sioux City, la.. CANDV CATHARTIC V.AI HANI lb ^ TRADE MANN RBOISTKMO Pleasant. Palatable. I'otent. Taste Good, Do Qood Narer Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe, 10c. ISc, SOo. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Sterling llranl; ComtMy, Chicago, Iinlnil, !ti* York. 313 MTA RA f* Sold and guaranteed by all drug-• I U'DAU gists to (fllttF. Tobacco Habit. Mi SLICKER wnj. KEEP YOU DRY. Don t be fooled with a mackintosh or rubber coat. If you want a coat tha'; will keep you dry in the hard­ est storm buy the Fish Brand Slicker. If not for sale Irf your to'»n, write for catalogue to A. J. TOWER. Boston, Mass. LYDIA E. PlNKHAM'S LIVER PILLS are specially prepared to act in harmony with the female system. They cure Constipation and Sick Headache, resulting from causes peculiar to women. k UNITED STATES WALL MAP flSB 0% VI BR A cap; of our handsome map, |L || l_ EJ 48x34 inches, pointed in colors • Era ||^ |P and rpousted oil a roller, will I B • UK* BB be tent to any odd res? on receipt Of 15 cents in s !s;ac® to P»y f»r packing und trans­ portation. P. S. EOST1S, Oeneral Passenger Agent. 0. B. St Q. B. It.. OhicRuo. 111. • IKES THK DBTNK HABIT prereotsex­ cessive <lrinklne and man, $1.50a b«i(tle. Write >1. Si. H. «NT|-ALC0H0LIC Hellevos its had cirects. Hy mall, to T. t i. C. » O . (.11 8 N. U No 4 2-98 UUHES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. f Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use I In time. Sold by druggists. | Overcrowd In* In New York City. 7 In tenements the r.verage family has1, oiie light room, the other either entire­ ly dark or lighted by an air shaft.1 Some of the houses are in a moderate­ ly good sanitary condition, but many are extremely Rati. T believe, upon the whole, that the old style of tenement^ house is better than the new. The;* rooms were larger, with more light and; air; less of the ground was built over, unless there was a rear tenement. Now" we find three or four tiny rooms, dark,: with "modern conveniences."' Tart of the kitchen is occupied, by a couple of' stationary wash tubs and a sink. When/Jr* a stove, a table and a couple of chairs' are added the room is almost complete-, ly filled. The front room is large enough to accommodate a table, a lounge, three or four chairs. Thus there is no room for more than two peo­ ple at one time. The bedroom will hold a three-quarters bed and occasionally a chair may be squeezed In. For such a place as this $10 to $12 a'month will be charged. To-day I saw a family (an ordinary case) where the front room of'such an apartment as described was used for a shoe-mending shop. The man and two assistants mended old shoes 'sfor, the trade." They, with their tools and a lounge, completely .filled t barroom. There was a kitchen and two bed­ rooms, the latter so small that in order to examine my patient I either had to sit on the bed or stand up. The family cousists of three persons and three lodgers. The rent is $10..">0 per month. The apartment is >Vhat is called the basement of the new style of flat house, but is really a part of the cellar plas­ tered off. This week, In a similar apartment, wiiere men, women and children were finishing trousers, we found three fam­ ilies--one lived in the bedroom, one in the kitchen and the other in the front room. A fourth family came to Join the family in the front room on the last day of my visit to the child sick with diphtheria.--Dr. Annie S. Daniel, in Muncipal Affairs. SLJEEP SONG. Good night, iny care and, sortowl Smoking in Corea. In Corea all men and women smoke. They begin^arly. The pipe is a brass bowl, with a reed stem four feet long and a brass, amber or glass mouthpiece. Accidents often occur from persons falling with a long pipe in the mouth, the stem of which is driven down the throat, through the cheek or into the palate. During the "reform period," after the Japan-China war, long pipes were forbidden to the common people, and they turned to cigarettes, which have become rooted in the popular af­ fection. Native cigarettes, which are of poor quality, sell for 1 cent gold for twenty. Little cigars of cigarette size sell .for 14 cents gold per 100. Ameri­ can cigarettes are used exclusively In the palace, and thousands of them are smoked there. This makes them popu­ lar with the upper classes, and the con­ sumption of them is very great. The lx'st of them cost 1 cent gold apiece. The import duty on cigars and cigar­ ettes is 20 per cent, ad valorem, but, in spite of this the American manufac­ turers are gradually coming into con­ trol of the market.--Chicago Times- IIerald. A DOMESTIC INCIDENT From th* Observer, FluslUftg, MioV "Early in November, iSlH.'",says Frank Lonjr, who lives near L^nnoii, Mich., "on stamng to get up from the'dinner table, 1 was taken with a pain in my back. The pain increased and 1 was obliged to take to my bed. The physician who was sum­ moned pronounced my case muscular rheumatism accompanied by lumbago. He gave me remedies and injected mor­ phine into my arm to ease the pain. "My disease gradually became worse, until I thought that death would be wel­ come release from my sufferings. Besides my regular physician I also consulted an­ other. bur he gave me no encouragement. On Getting Up from the Table. "I was finally induced through reading some accounts in the newspapers regard­ ing the wonderful cures wrought by Dr. Williams* Pink Pills for Pale People, to try them. I took the pills according to directions and soon began to notice an improvement in my condition. Before the first box was used I could get about the house, and after using five boxes was entirely cured. "Since that time I have felt no return of the rheumatic pains. I am confident that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills saved my life and I try to induce my friends who are sick to try the same remedy. I will gladly answer inquiries concerning my sickness and wonderful cure, provided stamp is enclosed for reply. "FRANK LONG." Regulars in War. The battle of Santiago was fought chiefly by the regulars of the United States army, and a proper inscription will be made upon their regimental flags. In the civil war the small regu­ lar army was almost wiped out. It was distributed in the various corps and took part in nearly every great battle In the East and West. Their losses in­ cluded 2,205 officers and men killed or mortally wounded in action, nnd more than 3,000 died from disease. At Get­ tysburg two regular brigades lost near­ ly half their number killed and wound­ ed. The Fifteenth Infanrf-y lost dur­ ing the Civil War 97 killed; 420 were wounded; 61 died of wounds and 50 died in prison. The American regular army has a splendid record. Seems to Get Ripe. One complaint seems to -get ripe in autumn, and that is Neuralgia. To soothe the pain, strengthen the nerves and rid the system of it, use St. Jacobs Oil. the best known cure. When a great man dies, for years the light he leaves behind him lies on- the paths of men.--Longfellow. Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop 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. ffirto . Good night,If not l^od^y; .. < T i l l t h e b r e a k i n g o f t h e m o r r o w , ' * At my feet, your fardels lie. ^ >' v, . , ' fcftod night, my carenn^ sorrow! * ; I (m launching on the deefc; And, till the-dawning morroW; " 3 , Shall sail the sea of sleej>. itliGood night, my care and sorrowlK?^ Qood night--perhaps, good by !o < . For I may wake to-morrow y* . < Beneath another sky. Good night, all cares and sorrowfj Welcome, my bc^tlike bed! ^None or many my to-morrowt. This one night is overhead! •-Harper's Bazar. T A man cannot leave a better legacy to the world than a well-educated \ Uy.--Thomas Scott. TJJE JLAMBT0N DIAMOND. £ 1. • "4 . • . i. \ HB famous Lambton diamond threw back the light from its many facets, and Strange, bril­ liant colors shot from its depths. It was the finest stone I had ever set in my life. . ' . A I Was particularly pleased with iny design for the setting. No other hand had touched it, and I felt that the frame, so to speak, was worthy of the picture. The ring, now that it was finished, was fit even to adorn the hand of Lady Gwendolen Forrest, the beauty and heiress of the season. But I did not envy young Lord Lambton his fiancee; in my own Nell I had a girl as good and as pretty as any in the land^ I was about to take the ling to Mr. Nugent when Nell herself ran in. She was my employer's daughter, and his private house was upstairs over the large showroom In Clifford street. It was against all custom for Nell to come down to my workshop, for her father disapproved our engagement. But to­ day sh§ had not been able to resist the temptation of having fa peep at the Lambton diamond. Just as she had slipped it on her flnger^and was dancing about twisting her hand, that the marvelous stone might catch the light, the door opened and Mr. Nugent entered. I prepared to defend Nell from a harsh reprimand, but none came. Her father appeared oddly preoccupied, merely took the ring from her, examined it earnestly, and, snapping the lid ot the case down upon it, placed It in his pocket and walked away. Next day 1 was sitting at work, when I saw a hansom drive up, and Lord Lambton jump out. He came hastily into the room, which adjoined the one where I was sitting'where Mr. Nu­ gent was. "Scoundrel!" r heard him say, aBd could scarcely believe my ears. "You thought to fool me easily by a false stone; but I am as good a judge of Jewels as you are. You are a thief, sir! What have you done with the diamond I intrusted to you?" Mr. Nugent answered In a lower voice. What l*e said could not have made any great Impression upon Lord Lambton, however, for he impatiently Interrupted, and at last an ominous threat concerning the "police" reached my ears. I sat still. I understood very well that Lord Lambton bad deliberately accused my employer of trying to palm off upon him an imitation dia­ mond, yet I knew that I had set the true stone and delivered it to Mr. Nu­ gent only yesterday. My employer himself was a skilled workman, though not a good designer, and in the time that had elapsed be­ tween my handing him the ring and his transferring it to the owner he could have removed the stone and re­ placed it by another. But for such a bold trick to succeed the imitation must be magnificently made, and the orig­ inal diamond must have been carefully measured. I had never knows that Mr. Nugent kept any false gems about the place, and-besides was it"likely that a man in hts position would care to run so ter­ rible a risk? Still, I could not help re­ membering how haggard and irritable he had been-of late, and the keen in­ terest that he took in the racing in­ telligence. * As I thus* speculated on the astound­ ing accusation, Mr. Nugent himself opened the door of the workroom. He looked keenly at me as if wondering if it would be safe to trust me, "Did you hear anything of what passed in the next room?" he ques­ tioned. I admitted that I had. "Of course, I shall be triumphantly acquitted," he announced, clearing his throat, huskily, as he spoke. "Still, Lord Lambton can make things dis­ agreeable. And look here, Wade, I haven't always been as friendly to you as I might, but I can trust you. You'll be an. important witness. Do what you can for me, for the girl's sake." The words sounded strange, but I was given no time to answer, for at that moment Lord Lambton returned with two Scotland Yard men. My em­ ployer, was given into custody and taken to" the police station to be charged, the detectives remaining to search the premises. Mr. Nugent being a widower, with only one child, the management of the business practically devolved on me, and as the detectives ransacked the place, they put many questions to me as to where the stones were kept. The safes were all pointed out to them, but they seemed disappointed with t'he'r operations. Later in the evening ttyey canje to me in the workroom, and. holding out the ring that 1 bad made for Lord, Lamb­ ton. one of them said: ' This is your work," we understand. "Is iluit the stone you set?" 1' glanced at It. but 1 only replied: "I don't call myself an expert 'in"prec­ ious st.-nes. and all I can say is Ithaf? this one precisely resembled In sijee, [if and appearance the one giv'en iuc to set." While this statement whs practically true, .hat one glancc had been enough to show :uc ihat I was not looking at the Lambton diamond. The (kiectivep iefT. saying that I would have te tell all I knew in the witness box. and then, just as I was 4>out to lock up the place for the night, ell came in. It was thj lirst time she had let i$e s ̂ c her.since her father had i-eeu taken away. The face which I thought the sweet­ est on earth was marble white, and tfcfere were dark shadows under the Tastes. - "There's something I must say to you." she panted, "spmethlng'rre lieen wild to s#y all day, lest it should be too late, but I dared not let anyone suspect. A month ago father confided to me that he had lost a great deal of money--and he showed me how to open a secret draper Iu his Chippen­ dale bureau. 'If ever anything hap­ pens to me,' he said, .'don't lose a mo; inenr, but look into this drawer; throw away everything that you will find In the left-hand partition, and keep what may be in the right.' " II . Together we ransacked the old bu­ reau. and at length Nell touched the spring which opened the secret drawer. I drew in my breath sharply, for the light of the candle which I held struck out a gleam from a pile of exquisitely made false stones, which lay in a parti­ tion on the left hand, while on the right was the Lambton diamond. , Iuvoluntarily I betrayed the dread­ ful nature of the discovery by an ex­ clamation, for. left to herself, Nell would not have understood. But she was quick to comprehend, and realiz­ ing the worst she swayed, staggeriug backward. "My poor father," she moaned, as I held her. "He is ruined forever--and I, too. The daughter of a convicted thief is no fit wife for an honest man." "My darling, you are a wife for king, and as for your father. I swear to you that I will save him yet." "You--you cannot.* "I tell you that I can and will." For even as I spoke an Idea had flashed Into my head which starlled me by its au­ dacity. In A moment I had thought out every detail. I made up the stones, Lambton dia­ mond and all, into a packet, carefully clos-ing the secret drawer, and contriv­ ing to get away without being seen, and went straight to my brother's house in Kent, managing to avoid the service of a subpoena. Thus I was not present at the police court proceedings, which would have meant ruin for my plan. Mr. Nugent was committed for trial, and meanwhile I stayed in the country, working each night in locked room, with the tools I had brought with me, until the gray dawn filtered upon my closed shutters. When I saw my old employer in the dock at the trial I was shocked at the ghastly change which had* cdtae over him. The evidence at first went steadily against him. Lord Lambton sWore that the stone in the ring was not his diamond. One expert testified that not only was the stone he now saw not the Lambton diamond, but was not a genuine jewel at all, but a marvelous imitation. Another was not so posi­ tive. He looked at the gem through his glass, turhing it this way and that, declaring that in all his experience he had never Seen a false stone so cleverly executed as this. Indeed, he was not prepared to swear that it was false. The preliminary question of the pros­ ecuting counsel brought out the fact that I had designed the ring's setting, and done all the work upon it. "What sort of stone was it your em­ ployer gave you to set?" was the next question. "An extremely valuable white dia­ mond," I replied. . , "Do you swear that you set the genu­ ine stone, and delivered the ring when finished to the prisoner?" "I do."'""'"' "Do you consider It possible that stone might have been taken out and an imitation one substituted?" "Certainly. But I could tell whether the ring had been tampered with since it left my hands." "Take this, then, examine it, and in­ form the court if that Is the stone you set." The ring was banded to me, and a hush fell upon the court. The kind of lull which denotes that a vital point In a case has been reached. I put my hand in my waistcoat pocket for my jeweler's glass, and the sharpest eye could not have seen that I also drew forth a new ring, made in the secret hours of*'the night--an ex­ act counterpart of the other, save that it contained the real Lambton dia­ mond. I pretended to examine the imitation with great care while all eyes were fixed upon me. At length I returned the glass to my pocket, and with it the false stone. I could hear my own heart beating, but, handing the court usher the new ring, I said firmly, in reply to the snappish "Well?" of the prosecuting counsel: "I swear unhesitatingly that the set­ ting of this ring has not been tampered with, and that«.tbis is the genuine dia­ mond which was given me to set." A rustle went round the court; the doubting expert pricked up his ears, the prosecuting counsel, with Lord Lambton and the treasury solicitor, were whispering over the ring. "M'lud," said the counsel, "I ask per­ mission to recall the expert." I stepped out of the box and the ex­ pert stepped in. The new ring was put into bis hand, a friendly ray of sunshine lighting up the jewel. "This Is very remarkable," he said! at last. "It's the first time I have ever made a mistake. This stone is genu­ ine. I cannot doubt it." And so the prisoner was free; but when the verdict of "Not guilty" was pronounced a faint groan echoed it, and a dead man was taken from the dock. A spasm of the heart had proved fatal. * * * Six months later Nell and I were married. On our honeymoon we were walking in a lane near Ilfracombe, when we came face to face with Lord Lambton, who was stopping with his bride in a neighboring country house. "Ah, Mr. Wade'" he exclaimed, "I haven't seen you since that very mys­ terious cast- of mine. Do you know I have always since thought of you--as --a--very--clever man?" "Thank you;" I said, quietly. "Will you allow me, my lord, to present you to my wife--the onljsjfdaughter of the late Mr. Nugent." Lord Lambton raised his hat, looked keenly at pretty Nell, shook hands with us both, and murmured; "Ah, I understand." The Desert of Sahara.' The Sahara is a very large country, soihe parts of which are much de­ pressed, while other parts are very high. In the^ central and southern parts lire mountains and tablelands ranging from 500 to 7,000 feet above the level of the sea. .The lowest part of the country is in its northern part, and there is a large tract filled with salt lagoons, whiqh is fnom 50 to 100 feet below the sea level. This tract was no doubt in remote times a part of the Mediterranean Sea, to which it was joined by the Gulf of Gabes. The de­ posits on the coast in the lapse of time made the arm of the sea an inland lake, which, being fed by uo inlets, in the natural course of things, was dried up by evaporation. ^Another tract, -alsd below sea level, is in the eastern half of the Sahara, south of the tableland of Barca. This last low country was also probably once a part of the Med­ iterranean, joining it west of the mod­ ern delta of the Nile, at the head of the Gulf of Syrtiz Major, ;,i After th» War. Vlsllpr--Who are those well-fed, sol­ dierly looking men holding audience in the shade of the postofficeV The loung­ ers all seem to regard them as persons of importance. * Villager--Oh, them's Fightin' Bill Hoopler, Figlitin' Jack Tudd. Fightin' Jim Cloon, Fightin' Ike Potwin and Fightin' Ike Chiuuaway. "And who is that ragged, sickly look- lug fellow limping along with a salt codfish under his arm? I presume he Isn't anybody, as nobody is paying the slightest attention to him?" "That's poor Bob Small, who Was shot while carryin' the colors at Santiago." "Ah! Why isn't he called Fighting Bob. as that adjective seems so popular here?" "Aw, you see, he has no jjglitical as­ pirations."--Puck., , Mien with Pink Left*. In the Missouri * River near Platts- mouth, Neb. Is an island which is over­ run with curfeos mice. They have a golden brown coat, While the lower part of their bodies ^is puce white. Their legs are pink and their eyes are jet blaclr. Our Treatment of Spanish Captives. Never before in history was there a case where a defeated and captive euemy re­ ceived snch generous treatment as we gave the Spaniards. Equally astonishing are the cures brought about by Hostet- ter's Stomach Bitters. Never has thex*e been so successful a medicine for stomach and liver disorders like dyspepsia, indiges­ tion, biliousness and constipation. . . Why It Is Expensive. "Do you know Jthat there is one drug whlchr costs nearly $1,000,000 an ounce." "No. Is there?" "Yes. It is called phyaostigmtne." "Gee! I guess it must be impossible to get that stuff to. mix with rainwat­ er." Hi* Own Epitaph. Randolph H. Waters, an the Soldiers' Home at Lg&f Kan.* visited a cemetery at $ Kan., and read the epitaph" grave which was supposed to be %i». His sister had placed the headstone over the grave two years ago. Waters ran away from home at the beginning of the civil war,: and after it was over he.went west. What Do the CMIdre* Dftek? Don't give them tea or coffee^ Have yon tried the new food drink called GRAIN-OV It is delicious and nourish­ ing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Graiu-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs *bout as much. All grocers sell it. 15c. and 2oc. No abilities, however splendid, can ; ^ -5 coipmand success without intense labor *"'** - _*!> I and persevering application.--A. T. Stewart. --3T ; -1 I •"•I.I Bt. Jacobs Oil St. Jacobs Oil St. Jacobs Oil 8t. Jacobs Oil St, Jacobs Oil St. Jacobs Oil St. Jacobs Oil St. Jacobs Oil 8t. Jacobs Oil St. Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism. " Neuralgia. " Lumbago. ** Sciatica. 44 8prsins. " Bruises. 44 Soilness. 44 Stlffuess. 44 Backache. 14 Muscular Aokei. Dromedaries that Smoke. Dromedaries are Raid to be particu­ larly fond of tobacco smoke, and can be made to do almost anything under Its Influence. Travelers in Egypt, it is asserted, rely more on tobacco smoke for their control over these huge beasts thgn anything else. Wlieu traveling on long journeys the dromedaries are In many cases required to travel .night and day without rest, and the beaSts are k&pt up to their tasks by smoking cigars. The driver carries a triangular piece of wood, which is pierced at one point like a cigar-holder. Thie is in­ serted in the mouth of the beast, the cigar being lit and pressed into the hole in the same fashion followed by man. The dromedary immediately closes its eyes and puffs away flirougli Its nos­ trils until the cigar is Irarned away. The indulgence appears to refresh It and the keeper has no difficulty in per­ suading the animal to plod on without further rest. DEAR EDITOR: If you know of a solici­ tor or canvasser in your city or elsewhere, especially a man who has solicited for sub­ scriptions, Insurance, nursery stock, books or tailoring, or a man who can sell goods, you will confer a favor by telling blm to correspond with us: or If you will insert this notice in your paper and such parties will cut this notice out end mall to ug, we may be able to furnish them a good posi­ tion In their own and adjolnlug counties. Address AMERICAN WOOLEN MILLS CO.. Chicago. A Silly Fellow. "He is the silliest boy you ever beard of. He writes me twice a day." "flow absolutely foolish, Nell! What does he do the rest of the day?" "He says he spends,.it in reading the letter I write him."--Harper's Bazar. Try Grain-O! Try Gratn<>0! Ask your Grocer to-day to show yoo a packageof GHAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The chil­ dren may drink it without injury as well ns the adult. All who try it, like it GItAlN-0 has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from purs grains, and the most delicate stomach re­ ceives it without distfess. the price of coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sold by all grocers. Barefaced Insult. Algernon--Lookout, there! What are you doing? Insolent Barber--I am trimming your eyebrows, sir. I don't find anything on your face to shave.--Chicago Trib­ une. Follow It Up. Sit down and cool off suddenly, and then regret It, for stiffness and soreness is bound to follow. Follow them up with St. Jacobs Oil and you will have nothing to regret from a prompt cure. Rob the Ants. In times of scarcity the South Afri­ can natives sometimes rob the ants' nests, and as much as five bushels of grain have been taken from a single nest. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Beetle with 10,000 Eyes. The common water beetle, we are told by entomologists, has 10,000 eyes, the dragon fly has 20,000 and some in­ sects have many more. Hall's Catarrh Caret Is a constitutional cure. Price 75 It's easy for men who drink to break themselves--but. hot of the habit. ' The Russian state scepter is of solid gold, three feet long, and contains among its ornaments 268 diamonds. 360 rubies and 15 emeralds. Fall Medicine IsFully as Important and Beneficial as Spring Medicine. Hood's Sarsapariila is just the medicine to keep the blood rich and pure, create an appetite, give good digestion and tone and strengthen the great vital organs. It wards off malaria, fevers and other forms of illness which so readily overcome a weak and debilitated system. Hood's Sarsapariila Is America's Greatest Medicine. MBSt PINKHAM TALKS ABOUT OVARITIS. better from Mrs. Carrie F. Tremper that all Suffering Women Shbofltf 'i§% .• , ' Bo*1- '• ^ * X1 * *4 i-i LssVfe'ii Ovaritis or inflammation of the ovaries may result from sudden stopping of the monthly flow, from inflammation of the womb, and many other causes. The slightest indication of trouble with the ovaries should claim your instant attention. It will not cure itself, and a hospital operation with all its ter- i«ors may easily result from neglect. The fullest counsel on this sub­ ject can be secured without cost by writing to Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass., and asking for her advice. Your letter will be confidential and seen by women only. MRS. CARRIE F. TREMPEB, Lake, Ind., whose letter we print, is only one of many that have been cured of ovarian troubles by Lydia E. Pinkham's Yege- ___ table Compound. JS "Dear Mrs. Pi?tkha.m:--I was i ^" 9 suffering from congestion of the \ §Sa > |f ovaries, misplacement of the womb, I uH . \ //|rv^ irregular, scanty, and painful 1 WK y I (f u\|V menstruation, also kidney trouble. * - I lr I had let it go on until I could not sit up, and could not straighten my left leg. My physician gave me relief, but failed to cure me. Reading the testi­ monials of different women, telling what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had done for them, I decided to give it a triaL I had almost given up hopes, as I had suffered Untold agtmy. The first dose helped me. And now, after using eight bottles of Vegetable Compound, one bottle of Blood Purifier, one box of Liver Pills, I am proud to Bay I am as well as I ever was. I might have saved a large doctor's bill and much suffering, had I tried your precious medicine in the beginning of .my Bickness. All in the village know I was not expected to live, when I had the first and second attacks. In fact, I had no hope until I began taking your Vegetable Compound. It has saved my life." A Mill in* Women Have Been Benefited by Mrs. PinktianTs Advice a«d NetfktM . ~ • ' j- 'A \ 2S 4% To the Rescue* •A ^ .V 4 > ^ * ' kS-:. ; '"tj * * K : :*+'Sk:.4 ^ was in danger PLUG there would be an army of men (who chew it) ready to rescue it:--large enough to shovel Spain off the map of Europe. No other chewing tobacco in the world has ever had so many friends. Pemember the name • V when you buy again. Brevity Is the Soul of Wit." Good Wife, You Need SAPOLIO ' i . & M Hood's Pill* can indigMtkm. S eaata Milch Oowi. In this country last year the number of milch cows increased about 25 per cent., aud the number of other cattle over 30 per cent., while the numlter of sheep and swine slightly decreased. Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved mo large doctor bills.--C. L. Baker, 4228 Ucgeot Sq-, Philadelphia. Pa.. Dec. 8. '1)5. Don't judge the contents of a man's head by the size of his hat. 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