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*f'/ / H ' Jasia Cough Not worth payins attention 16, you «ty. • Penipt you have htd it for weeks. It's annoying because yotf have a constant desire to cough. It annoys you also because you remember that weak lungs is a family failing. At first it is a slight cougn. At last it is a hemorrhage. At first it is easy to pure. At last, extremely difficult* -X-r. •. conquers your little lacking cough. There is no doubt about the cure now. Doubtcomcs from neglect. lop Me »i Br. men Clcrri Pectoral Pitstcrs tver in* II l«i coa& Snail »« «il iin took on this aubjact, trmt It ^ou hire any eoaiplctat what­ ever and dasire iha Imt medical advice yon can positbi? obtain, writ* the doctor frealy. Ton will raoaive a.prompt reply, withoutee»t. <AMMM.BR. a. c. AT Err. Lowsll, MM. 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It is far in advance of all • other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritatiAg < or weaken­ ing them, and it does not gripe nor ' nauseate, tin order to get its beneficial •effects, please re member »the namedf theGompany-- CALIFORNIA FIGSTRUPCO. SAN ilMWVBiLE, NEW YOKK.'If.VT. DOYOU MQgrwc CaMs. Couahi, Sore Throat. Onof. 4*. <|«>Bia.Wh«ejiiayCa«i>h.«ronehittsBaSMHiia. A certain com for Consumption in Srst states, **d a sura relief in advanced ittgn. Use il Alice. You wiN see the excellent effect altar taking the Rrst dose, fold by dealers every- 4PMM.. Ui|o fcotttec 26 cents and M otoih Where the rough road turns, and the val»; " ley* sweet */• Smiles bright with its balm and bloom. We'll forget the* thorns thafhave pierced the feet ' " ' ' And the right*' with their grief and gloom, . U: * And the sky will f$i{e, *n£ tfoe stars will beam, \ And we'll lay us down in the light to dream. ' <•. -•&<..; We shall lay us down lu the bloom and light " With a prayer and a tear for rest, AB tired children who creep at night To the love of a mother's" breast. And for all the grief of the stormy past Rest shall be sweeter at last--at last! Sweeter because ot tbe weary way. And the lonesome night and long. While the darkness drifts to the perfect day With its splendor .of light and song. . The light that shall bless as and kiss tfs and love us And sprinkle the rows of lieaven above us! ./i; :.V rV" --Sydney Advertiser* THE DUPLICITY OF COL. DAINTREE. ONE GOOD DEALER WANTED ' 1 ' fct every Iowa , k-" *5^ * # where (MtnpresentoA NOXAL.U HIE MIXED PAINTS Finest and most durable. Colors always unlteai and guaranteed. esrERPR!5E ?£*T ffi MU Makers, Chicago. $ ASTHMA POPHAITS ASTHMA SPECIFIC Give* relief In PITS minutes. Send for a PUKI trial package. Sold I Dramrinta. One Box sent postpa on receipt of ILOSb Us feeueSLfl toraaa, raui., ri. ENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. JOHN W. MORRIS, WASHINGTON.0.& Late Priselp*l Ezaalnar TJ. g. Pension Bsr«a% 8 jn. ia last war, 1£ adjudicating claims. «ttv Kiaea DiTCilT^'cured or meuy all rstara*!. Search fna rA I tlf l Collate* a Co.. FSt. Washington J>X1 »i K. 5J BeM£oagh Syrup, laussa. SoM ssj^ H E N," d eclared "Miss Gale, "it's a splendid exercise. Of course," said •old Col. Daintree. "It's recommend­ ed by all the doc­ tors," insisted Miss •Gale, pinching the tire of the back yrheel. /'Naturally," said «Col. Daintree. "It "enables you to see the country, went on the young lady arguuieuta- tlvely; "it makes yen hungry; It ta the best tiiiug for the temper that was ever invented." "(Fact matter is," said the old gentle­ man, as they went; dowa the hill, "my nephew is a fooL" "In regard to this question -<xf cy­ cling," she agreed cautiously. "And although of course 1 like brim," said the young lady, glancing at the ground shyly, "and all that, I cannot permit him for a single moment to say that I shall not do this -or that *1 -shall not do that." "I should have felt much inclined to tell him so." "I did," said the young woman firmly. The Colonel bent to dust his wtiite -spats. "These young professors," ;he remark­ ed, "get a didactic manner that is at times highly ridiculous, d'm afraid I «hall have to get Frank married in or­ der to " "Married!" The l»i<?y«le was stopped -suddenly. "To whom?" She rested the„treadle on the curb as one who did not propose to move until •she had received, an answer. "You won't speak of this*" said the old-gentleman. "I don't want it to-get About."' "You.may rely on me." "Don't happen by chance to know a Mme. Van Oppen?" "I do mot know : her," -wild the girl quickly, "and 'I don't want to. She wrote a nidiculous. letter on 'Unwoman­ ly SpoPte' that appeared In the " "Bather a pleasing sort of widow," said the Colonel. "She has property in Holland, and she woxild be an excellent match for him." "Hope he'll bave the sense to--to pa­ tronize home industries." She laughed rattier uneasily. "Good-by, Col. Dain­ tree. I must go home and work." "Yon won't let this;that I've told you go any further?" "No," promised Miss Gale, decided­ ly. wheeling off; "I'll see thatlt doesn't go any further." Col. Daintree went carefully down the-steps to the terrace walk, chuckling so much that infants who were exercis­ ing their dolls stared at him amazedly, and in their astonishment allowed their towrhalred, staring-eyed charges to.as­ sume an upside-down;position that was almost undignified. The old gentleman talked to his dog, as, leaning on the par­ apet. he looked at the arum lily-shaped fountain, sparkling in the sunlight, and watched the folk coming tip the path­ ways from the riverside. He lighted a cigar, but his thoughts were-so absorb­ ing that he allowed it to go out Pres­ ently he saw. among the people who were coming up the gardens', a -serious young man, wearing pince-nez. He waved hie walking-stick, and the\young <man hastened his thoughtful pace. "My'hoy," cried the Colonel, cheerful­ ly, "how are you, how axe you ?" "JMo.t very fit, uncle." "That .confounded South Kensington business " "If* noit that, sir." *aid Mr. OF rank Daintree. "I--I have toad sooie little dis­ pute with Miss Gale." The Colonel was much astonished. "Rather worried over It" "Tell me," said the Coioihd. And he listened to an account of the dispute with all the attention of oue receiving news of a perfect freshness. "And I most aay," concluded the young man, "that I consider there 1« no necessity for a gir! to cycle, and that t&ere are many other exercises open to her of a gentler a«d--er--more woman­ ly character." quite agree wltti you." aald the old gentleman emphatically. "And yet, when I ventured to hint to Miss Gale that I looked upon cycling with disfavor, my remarks were receiv­ ed with--well, almost contempt" "I don't know what giris are thinking of," said the Colonel, despairingly. "Pact matter is, I expect you don't go quite the right way to work, Frank. You're too deferential, too courteous, too submissive. Now, a girl like Miss Gale requites the hand of steel more than the glove of velvet." "Not sure that I quite follow you, sir," said the other doubtfully. "Perhaps you are not listening." "I'm trying to, sir." "Fact matter is, sir.'ctly between our­ selves. Miss Gale wants a lord and master; some one who will simply make her obey his commands. That's the kind of man she ought to marry." "Marry!" stammered>1?. Prank Dain­ tree. "I know just the man," declared the Colonel, jubilantly. "As it happens, I'vo got him in my mind's eye at the present moment." "I think you'd better .keep him there, •ir," Said Mr. Daintree, warmly. "This is not a matter that calls for the inter­ ference of any third person." "You leave it to me, my boy," stUd the old gentleman cheerily; "I'll see what I can do.*" "I should be sorry to show any want of respect tor you. sir. but I must say " He won't allow her to rove ail over the place, cyclfng," said tlie old gentle­ man, confidently. "He'll soon let her know that the proper place for a wom­ an is the fireside." "Not on a summers day like this." "All the year round," snapped the Colonel, "all the year round. That's ®y dog barking. 1 must be goiug." "Before you go, sir " ^ "Good-by!" said the Colonel.\t-~ ; • Colonel Daintree was a mar who read his newspaper carefully and com­ pletely, beginning with the births and finishing at the announcement of the printer's name, and in this way he al­ ways flattered himself that he missed little or nothing. This was how it waa that, in reading his local journal at the bow Window of his rooms at the end of that week, be came across two adver­ tisements which gave him great con­ tent. The terrier on the Colonel's knee was also scanning the journal closely, with a view apparently of ascertaining the latest news la regard to, the mot- sling order. "For sale, lady's bicycle. Cost $00. A bargain. Write Miss E. G.» Burleigh terrace, Richmond." \ : Further down was the second adver­ tisement: "Wanted, to purchase at once, safety bicycle, with latest improvements, for learner. Write Professor Daintree, The Grove, Boltons, S. Wl" The old gentleman slapped his knee with satisfaction, making the terrier jump, and the dog, a little annoyed, went to the window, and presently commenced to show signs of recogni­ tion. The Colonel put down the news­ paper to ascertain the cause of Di's ex­ citement, and saw Miss Gale walking toward tbe park in company with his nephew, the two being quite obviously on the best of terms with each other. "Now that, Di," explained Col. Dain­ tree, rubbing the interested terrier on the back, "that Is the result of what we call strategy."--The Woman at Home. It is a fact not generally known that there was a tuunel under the Euphrates within the walls of ancient Babylon. In some oceans, particularly to the south of Japan, islands have a way Of appearing and disappearing without notice The Chinese Emperor has his domin­ ion acknowledged<over 4,218,000 square miles of the earths surface, a territory one-fourth larger than that of the Uni­ ted States. A great curiosity has recently been brought Into England from Monghyr, In Asia--tlie Ur of the Chaldees. It is an ordinary white wine glass bottle of unmistakably European manufacture. Finding its way to the Orient, it fell into the hands of some ingenious Asiatic, who Inscribed upon the interior of the bottle one of the odes of Hafix. :How this was accomplished no Euro­ pean has been able to discover. The number of banks In 1707 was 25; In 1897, 9,457. The capital In 1797 was $19,200,000; in 1897, $1,027,493.- 653. The bank circulation in 1797 was $10,000,000; in 1897, $198,920,070. The deposits in the First Bank of the'Uni­ ted States in 1809, the earliest date at which reports Of bank deposits are ob taiuable, amounted to $8,500,000; the Individual " deposits reported by the 9,457 banks in 1897 amounted to $5,- 193,755,807, of which $1,939,376,035 were>classed as savings deposits. Between the mountains of India and Persia is a powerful tribe, among whom an extraordinary custom pre­ vails. 'Women's rights apparently have received full recognition, for the ladies of the tribe can choose their own hus­ bands. All a single woman has to do when she wishes to change her-state is to send a.-servant to pin a handkerchief to the hat of the man on whom her fan^y lights, and he is obliged to marry her, unless he can show he is too poor to purchase her at the price her father requires. Bow a Grizzly Pnniatied a Tormntcr Who Thought He Vat Smart.. The town of Medicine Hat, in Assln- aboia, on the Canadian Pacftic Rail­ road, had, in 1894, an attraction In the shape of a captive grizzly bear. He was a hungry looking brute, about the size of an ordinary cow, and was chained to a post in the center of a strong log pen. The pen stood beside the tracks, about 200 feet from the station, and a recent rainstorm had made a veritable mudhole of It. The bear was an object of lively In­ terest and curiosity to the townspeople, but more particularly to passengers of trains which stopped at Medicine Hat to change engines. One day early in August the east bound overland pulled in, and in a few minutes the occupants of several coaches were viewing the grizzly, who was shuffling around his quarters, look­ ing very innocent and unconcerned. His paws and shaggy gray coat were cov­ ered with mud, and. bruin was not a thing of beauty, still he appeared con tented and seemed to enjoy being on exhibition. Now, a miscellaneous crowd of men has, as a rule, at least one Individual In It belonging to the class known as "smart Alecks." This gathering was no exception, and the aforementioned person soon manifested himself. He began by grunting at the bear and foi lowed that up by throwing sticks and small stones at him. Failing to excite him by these means, he resorted to oth ers. Fixing a handkerchief on a stick, he flaunted it in bruin's face and tickled him on the nose with it, then poked him in the ribs, but, save an oc casional growl, the bear did not seem to mind his fcormenter. One or two gentlemen now advised the funny man to desist, suggesting that his bearship's patience probably had limits. Ignoring the friendly warning, the fellow waxed bolder and, coming close up to the pen, thrust an arm in between the logs. Then the long-suffering bear saw his opportunity and improved it Suddenly and with startling swift­ ness he reared on his hind legs until he loomed high above the astonished man, and then with a deep growl of anger he struck fiercely at" his persecutor. For a breathless second the man stood bereft of the power of motion; then with a scream of fright he tried to draw back, but too late. The enormous bear caught his arm in a glancing fashion, Shredding his coat and shirtsleeves and scoring several ugly scratches in the flesh, wh!le an avalanche of mud aud Hlth descended on his luckless liead, fairly obliterating his features and thickly smearing the Whole upper part of his person. The bearVs revenge was complete. Swift and sudden justice ,had been meted out, and, with shaken nerves and ruined clothes, the smart man made his way to the train, while some unfeeling men in the crowd laughed outright and the grizzly lay down with what resembled a sigh of "relief. The Canadian Pacific east-bound overland bore that day a man who was not only sadder and wiser, but whose propensity for "stirring up the ani­ mals" had received a decided shock Detroit Free Press. Vafnth and Strength. The cold of winter certainly aggra­ vates rheumatism, and at all seasons St Jacobs Oil is Its master cure. It Imparts warmth and strength to the muscles, and cures. fctghreenth Century Haws. I«t me present you with a few eigh­ teenth century saws. They may be old­ er, but In that century I found them: Fair hair is the prison of Cupid. Women with blue lips are scolds. When man lost free will, woman found it "My dear." said the girl to her lover, I wish thee everything except a good understanding." "But why?" "Because then you would no longer love me." For the complexion. ea,t bread and butter spread with powder of eye- bright. Lisping people are good-natured. ' A cherry year a merry year. A plum year a dumb year. The cries of wild duck portend rain. Keep till next Easter for luck and for fun. It Is bad luck to kill a swallow. Break an eggshell to prevent witch­ craft April the first Is All Fools' day be­ cause Noah shut out the dove on that day. To "talk like an apothecary" Is to talk unintelligibly.--London Queen. Yellow Met*. ' A yellow light has- been obtained with Incandescent gas burners by a German inventor at Krefeld. He alters the burners so'that the gas is Supplied at a pressure of three and a h.ilf atmos­ pheres. A single jet J of •'•ordinary size then emits a light of more than 1.000 candle power, by which fine print may be read at a distfinccf of 150 fcfeet from the light. * • \ i ..at TWO GRATEFUL WOMEN Restored to Health by Lydia B Pinkbam'e Vegetable Compound. "Can Do My Own Work." •ay Bring LcproiT tQ This Country. Our soldiers in Hawaii may contract leprosy and bring it to this country. While leprosy is to be dreaded, there are a thou­ sand times as many victims to stomach disorders, but there is a cure in Hostet- ter's Htomaeh Bitters. Other ailments that the Bitters are a specific for are ma­ laria, fever and ague. Sold' at all drug store*. ' Ha Knew. /* Elderly Spinster (to young reprobate Who has been swearing)--Oh, how can you use such dreadful language! IJo you know what becomes of little boys who do so ? 1 ' - ' Billy--Yes'm; they gets W* be keb- drlvers!--Fun. *• Gatea' Mejdco Xo«r». First tour leaves Chicago Jap. 17; sec­ ond tour leaves Chicago Feb. * II. 1899. Price of ticket includes all traveling ex­ penses for thirty days. These tours arc made by special trains of palace cars, in­ cluding dining cars. For, descriptive books and rates write toChas. II. Gates," Toledo, Ohio. v Career Open to Encli*h KOrd; Lord Stonybroke--It's time, Clarence* that, you were thinking about a career, Dutiful Son--I will be guided by you, father. Shall I go into the church, study for the bar, enter the army, or marry an heiress?--Odd and Ends. NOVELTY MILLS OF MAINE. , Sir John Lubbock'* Pet Waap. Perhaps the strangest pet ever kept by man was a wasp which Sir John Lubbock caught In the Pyrenees and resolved to tame. He began by teach lng it to take its meals on his hand, and although the tiny creature was at first shy of going through its tabie d'hote on such an unusual festive board, in a very short space of time it grew to expect to be fed In that way. Sir John preserved this pet with the greatest care. True, It stung him once, bnt then It bad every excuse for doing so. Sir John was examining it on a railway journey, and the door being opened by & ticket collector, he uncere­ moniously ntuffed it into a bottle, and theoutraged Spaniard, not feeling quite at home during the process, gave him a gentle reminder as to the proper way to treat a guest The wasp was a pet In every sense of the word1; and became so fond of Its owner that it allowed It­ self to be stroked. It enjoyed civiliza­ tion for just nine months, when it fell ill, and although Sir John did all he could to prolong its life it died. Many wasps have been under Sir John's obser­ vation, but he has never had such a genuine pet as this one. Mrs. PATRICK DANBBT, West Wins ted, Conn., writes: "IhUB Mas. PINKHAM:--It is with pleasure that I write to yotf of the benefit I have derived from using your wonderful Vegetable Compound. I w •ery ill, suffered with female weak­ ness and displacement of the womb. "Icouldnotsleepatnight,hadtowalk the floor, 1 suffered so with pain in my side and small of my back. Was trou­ bled with bloating, and at times would faint away; had »terrible pain in my heart, a bad taste in my mouth all the time and would vomit; but now, thanks to Mrs. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound, I feel well and sleep well, ean do my work without feeling tired; do not bioat or have any trouble whatever. "1 sincerely thank yon for the good advice you gave me and for what your medicine has done for me." M Cannot Praise It MISSGEBTIK DUNK IN, Franklin, Neb., wrltwai " I suffered' for some time with pain­ ful and irregular menstruation, falling of the womb and pain in the back. I tried physicians, but found no relief. " I was at last persuaded to try Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound, and cannot praise it enough for what it has done for me. I feel like a new person, and would not part with your medicine. I have recommended it to several of my friends.1* True Friendship. Author--When you come to my new book I hope you will not be too severe on me. Critic--I read it last week and my criticism was certainly not detrimen tal. Author--Why, I didn't see any notice of It In your^olumns. Critic--Of course not We have al­ ways been friehds and for that reason Itf refrained from printing my candid opinion of it. In Winter Use' Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder to be shaken into the shoes. During winter your feet feel uncomfort­ able. nervous, apd often cold and damp. If you have perspiring, smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease. It warms and rests the feet and makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves corhs and bunions of all pain and is a certain cure for chilblains and frost bites. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores ,for 25c. Trial package mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. >ot an Exception. Softlelghr-So you--aw, don't think the clothes make the man, Miss Cut­ ting?' V.*" , • L • Miss Cutting--Well, they didn't in your case, at least • Try Grain-O! Try Graln-O! Ask your Grocer to-day to show yea a packageof GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The chil­ dren may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Javs, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate s'toinach re­ ceives it without distress. the price of coffee. 15c. anS 25 eta. per package. Sold by all grocers. Enemies Forever. He--No, It didn't take me long to make up my mind after I heard how you flirted at that dancing party. She--I'm^not surorised at that. There was so little of It tO make uflft :., i THAT KILL Consumption is ca­ tarrh of the lungs. Certain comfiticm- tiens make consump­ tion incurable. ^ : Most caseh ot death from coo- , - r f sumption are the direct result' ' , of neglected ear tarrh. ' Pe-ru-na works harmoniously with • nature to eject the tubercles from the lungs, and works so successfully that if there is a cure for consumption ^ - Pe-ru-na is the remedy. '• Read this letter from Mf8* H. A- Tyner, of Four Oaks, N. C„ Wbout bet daughter, Mrs. L. Keene. She says: Pe-ru-na Medicine &>., CoiumbustO. f ^ ^ DEAR Sins:--"My daughter had eveiy * symptom of consumption--suppression ^ ^ of menses, night sweats and great emar > ciation. She was so low that none of ^ ^r J our neighbors thought she could live. *' # In May Mr. C. R. Adams, of this place, * , < who had taken Pc-ru-na, told me if , anything would help her Pte-ru-nai ~ would. 1 got a bottle of it and some * ^ ̂ || rock candy and began giving it to hcr.f • * During the first few days she was so weak she could only take a half tea-., * " '- .J ^ spoonful at a time, but I gave it to , . her as often as she could bear it. ^ f" ' less than a week she could walk tw*r||j ̂ hundred yards and back without rest-.-' : . ing; she kept getting stronger, and ia . _ r twelve months she seemed to be as welt t as she ever was in her life. I feel, and scfc / • does every one that knew about he* *v, sickness, that Pe-ru-na saved her life. , ^ . t* My daughter's name is Mrs. L. Keene.* , i • - t; ^ iff# f alOO Baward, SIOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn tliat there Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hull's Catarrh Cure Is the only jKisiiivc i w t- ui>w knowd to the med­ ical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous .surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assistine nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith in Its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fal" cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. "Sold by Druggists. 75c. Produce Spools, Skewers, Toothpicks, Dice Boxes and Baby Sleighs. The spool, factories of Maine turn out annually about 250,000,000 spools, which will hold 50,000,000,000 yards of thread--200 yards to the-spool. There are-seventeen of these factories In the State, employing 550 hands, at average wages of $1.50 a day each, or $247,500 a year total. In the making of the spools .80,500 .cords of white birch tim­ ber, <or li^uQ.OOO feet, ufieu. ICuis timber Is worth $4 a cord. A large part ©f tbe -spool timber cut in Maine Is not manufactured there, :but shipped from Bangor to great factories in .En­ gland and Scotland. Last year Bangor exported G,978„tJG8 feet of spool tears to the United Kingdom, the value being $144,000, and aKcre will be shipped next year. There ie practically no limit to the snpply of white birch available. The so-called "novelty mills" of Maine are numerous all through the hard wood districts. In these mills are turned out all kinds of little wooden boxes, many of which are used by druggists; checker boxes, checker*, diee boxes, wooden stoppers, handles of a thousand kinds and shapes, tooth­ picks by the million, ladders, swings, sleds, school desks and chairs, toy carts and wheelbarrows, tables, tlesks, cycle stands, baby slgi^h^ Jjp£l other thingg too numerous Jq mention. T^i largest "novelty" factory in the world' is at South Paris, Oxford County, where 200 hands are employed. A Dixfield factory has just coiripleted an order for 8,000,000^ /eheekerp and 200,000 dice boxes and at^no&er tory in the same town *thpy have njaide this year 525,000,000 toothpicks/ .pnd firm has made 5,000,000 skewers', si^cfr as are used by butchers. Wooden bi­ cycle rims are also an important article of manufacture. The product th^sei factories goes to all paftS^of the Worildj The timber used wa# onde considered practically worthless. The man who Is dissatisfied with his work is never happy. Tbe Widow's Proposal. You say that you love me? Truly ? It's a great surprise, of course-- (Willy, stop hitting Johnny! You can't be always horse!) I've often thought how happy I could make a man, and that-- (Elizabeth, stop your yelling, And don't torment the cat!) Nobody dreams how lonely I am, how quiet and sad-- (Oh, goodness gracious! children, Your racket will drive me mad!) •Of course I have the children With their little merry ways-- (Johnny, put down those matches! You'll have us all ablaze!) •So, yes, my dear, I'm willing And -happy to be your wife-- <Nurse,-Come and get these children!) And we'll lead a peaceful life! Vsrain and the11 ©ark--Complected.." In his recent book Mark Twain grows eloquent over ithe beauty of the dark complexions and the bright-col­ ored robes of the Orientals. Nearly all black and brown skins are beautiful, but a beautiful white skin is rare. Where dark complexions are massed they make the whites look bleached-oxit, unwholesome, and some­ times frankly ghastly. When the white complexion comes into competition with masses of brown and black, the fact Is betrayed that it is endurable only because we are used to it. Truthful neaa. "A woman has to have some con­ fidence in her husband," remarked Mrs. Meekton. "I don't quite see whj\" replied the wife in a rather hard tone. "Because she can't help herself. Now, when I went to the polls to de­ posit my ballot you had to rely on my honor to make me vote the way you told me to, Henrietta, you know you did."--Washington Star. What Do Che Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried tbe 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 more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared iaatea like the choice grade* of coffee, but costs about V4 as much, and 25c. Ail grocers sell it 15c. The Com fed Philosopher. "A woman's Idea of a down-trodden Wife Is one who," said the Cornfed.Phil­ osopher, "does not ask her husband to account for every cent of his own money."--Indianapolis Journal. Taken Hold. We can wake up from sleep £Dd find that soreness and stiffness have taken hold of us. We can use St Jacobs Oil and go to sleep and wake up and find ourselves completely cured. Established 1780, IT I Baker's Chocolate, . The Thing to »Q. When the Sciatic nerve give# its worst torment in the shape of Sciatica, the one thing £o do is to use S^., Jacobs Oil promptly and feel sure of a cbre. A i'retty, £ «rfe wjiiol 4 Celebrated for more Hun a century as a delicious^ nutritious, and flesh-forming beverage, has our ttell-known Yellow I on the front of eveiy package, and our tTade-m ark,"La Belle Chocolatiere,"on the back. NONE OTHER OENUMB. MADE ONLY BV WALTER BAKER fc C0. LttU Dorchester, Mass. ~§hM The Success of the Season. 'rettjr, 'Why d& y^thlnk she,' sJftMion, » lk' of vulgar origin?" . -W •• ;vV "Because is always tftttnng about her family 'belonging to the Itiut toil.'" -- V.j !«««> Family . Moves the bowels e^ch day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures •Ick headache. Price 25 and pfc. 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