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> v i • ' A t ? r W , W V . ' • ' - - : - • / • • • ' " > ' ' ? : i - j l i%K : m = : v:Mi , &S : - -< i^r\:.v' PHANTOMS OF CHRISTMAS MORN. 5In tho rush of ths merry morninir. When the red burns through th« gray, V And the wintry world lies waiting For ths glory of the day, -Then ®» hsar a fltfu! rushing v Just without upon the stair, flee two white phantoms coming - Catch the (team of sunny hair. Are they Christmas fairies stealing Rows of little socks to fill? Are they angels floating hither « With their message of good wlH? What sweet spell these elv^s are weaving, ; AB like larks they chirp and sing; la it palms of peace from heaven That these lovely spirits bring? Rosy feet upon the threshold. Eager faces peeping through. With the first red ray of sunshine. Chanting cherubs come in view; Mistletoe and gleaming holly. Symbols of a blessed day. In their chubby hands they carry. Streaming all along the way. Weil we know them, never weary Of this innocent ^surprise; Waiting, watching, listening always. With full hearts and tender eye*. While our little househo4d angels. White and golden In the sun, Greet us with the sweet old welcome. "Merr'- Christmas, e\ery one!" c* - | His Revenge A Christmas Story It was Christmas Eve that year when John Maxwell went away to make his. mark in this world. Alice Tower was just eighteen. They had been lovers for a few years and were now engaged. Something that she had •aid to him about the quality of the present he brought to her ou Christ­ mas Eve piqued him. "Two years from now," he said, "I will come back to claim you. Then I will be a rich man." These had been John Max­ well's last words; and there had been a fire In his eye, and certain lines of determination about his mouth which augured that he would make them good. But the two years had passed and six months more and Alice bad heard no word. Sitting under the old apple tree one warm May afternoon, she idly won­ dered whether his silence gave her pain .or pleasure. When John had bid- dec her good-by the thought of his re­ turn had been the sustaining power In the moment of his departure. (Though she ha,fl shed bitter tears over the story of bis many failures; though she ha<j received with gladness the knowledge of his first successes; ^hdugh she had once waited with im­ patience for letters that did not come, •rhe now felt it to be almost a relief --nay, quite--for two years is a long, long time, and Alice felt that in two years she had grown old not only in years but in experience. Did it not make the difference between eighteen and twenty? Surely, when oae had ' left their teens behind them it was time to learn wisdom. Ah! Alice would not whisper to her own thoughts that there had been an­ other teacher; that not so easy would have been the lesson of forgetfulnesB bad not another lesson been conned in Its stead. It was all a bewildering maze in the little head under the masses of rich brown hair, with just a glint of red among them as the sun gave them its farewell kiss. But a brighter red stole Into the rounded cheek as a well-known step drew nearer, and a shadow for which the apple trees were not responsible was thrown beside hers. "Good evening. Miss Alice," said a cheery voice. "I thought that I should find you here. The evening is too lovely for indoor life." "Yes," she answered, "It is very lovely. "As it should be," he added, In low­ er, more impressive tones, "to grace your presence. Alice," he continued throwing himself on the ground be­ side her, "shall I tell you why I am so glad to find you here? Because it seems the most fitting place to ted you something else, which, though you muBt already know, it is fit that I should put into words. They are poor words, darling. I am not versed in eloquence; and even were I, here eloquence might stammer. But they are words old as the world itself. 'I love you;' I have but one hope in life, and that is, that you will Bhare it. It Is not much that I can offer 3 ou. dear. Perhaps I should say wait, before I take you from your comfortable home. But yet, why should I. If you love mfl, you will stand bravelyJt>y my side, and we will share whatever atorni9 life may have in store for us. as w<s chare its sunshin.?. Al'ce, what ia your answer? Will you be my wife?" Ah, it had come at last. Once tiie girl had tried to check the torrent of Lis words-. He ha.1 tut caught tta lit­ tle, detaining hand in hta own strong palm and held it tightly. The sOiall hcac bad drooped lo\*er. A short, gasping sob was in her throat, letting no word find its way there. What was she to do? Two years ago she had given another promise; two years of toil and homesickness had been endured for her sake; but for six months she bad heard nothing. Per- hiipa John lad forgotten her--as ah. chu ha<l almost added, "as she had forgotten him." But of Joh'i* D^nt Dexter knew nothing, and Dent Dex­ ter she loved. So it was, that when, lialf wondering at her long silence he again :cptated hia question, sh; simp­ ly ralsca to him the sweet, fair face, and content with what he read tue>-e. he stooped and pressed his kiss upon the young red lips. Curiously enough, their wedding day was set for Christmas Day. the third anniversary of John Maxwell's leave-taking. Dent wanted the event fixed for a nearer date. Alice was persistent Perhaps she had a special reason for fixing the time so far ahead. Poor John Maxwell! Maybe she thought of him. In all these weeks she had told htm nothing of John. Somehow she could not gather courage to frame the words. And John had forgotten her. He would never know. It was bettef that he should not. Love is ever jealous, and he might upbraid her. or think even while he had won her that she might prove inconstant to him as her first lover. Some day when kwas his wife, his very own. she whisper the story into his ear. °n they would bury poor John ody has said It was bad luck idc to don her wedding dress before the wedding da). It was all nonsense, Alice thought, as later, she stood before her mirror and saw re-, fleeted there her own form clad in its white silken robes Poor John!' She wished she had not thought of Mm, as she stood in her wedding dress. The air was very heavy tonight. It was this which op­ pressed her so. "Come in," she called to the knock at her door. The little maid entered. "Oh, Miss Alice! law, Miss, how beautiful you do look. The gentle­ man is downstairs and wants to see f-you immediate. Miss." The gentleman! Of course she * meant Dent. She had a great mind. to run down just as she was, to hear if he would echo the little maid's ver­ dict, and say that he, too, thought her beautiful. The impulse of vanity was not to be resisted, and gathering up her silken skirts she ran lightly down the stairs. The room was in shadow, the large, old-fashioned lamp on the table burning dimly; but sitting in a corner on the sofa she saw a man's form, a man who rose impetuously to his feet as she entered. With a smile upon her lips and in her eyes, and a bright spot of scarlet in her cheeks, she tripped across the floor and turned the lamp so that its light streamed full upon her, then looked up into Dent's face "to see the look of love and admiration gathering there--looked to find it not Dent, but some one who, for a moment, seeded a stranger--some one whose face was bronzed • and bearded, but with a strange pallor gathering on it as he looked in vain for the words of love and recognition which did not come-- looked from her own paling face, from the dying spots of scarlet in her cheek, to.., the silken train which swept the floor in its purity, and the orange flowers she had fastened in her breast. Yes, she knew him now. It was John, come home to claim her for his very own. His voice was very hoarse when he spoke. "1 came for my bride," he said. "Is she here? Is this dress for me " "Have pity," she waiied, in answer. "Two years were such a long while. For six months I had not heard. I thought you were dead, or had forgot­ ten me--" "Men do not forget." he answered. "We leave that to the women who un­ do us. Six months! And it seemed to you a long time to wait. Child, do you know what 1 have endured for the reward of this moment? "What was hunger, toil, privation, homesick­ ness to me? 1 almost welcomed them, for ever behind them all was the thought that all were for you, for the day which was slowly, slowly creeping on, when I might stand before you and say: Alice, 1 have proved my love with a price. You may accept It, darling, without fear. It has been purified through fire.' And when, six months ago, my crowning success came, 1 started in search of you; but the long hardships had done their work. For months I was at Death's door, unable to write, or to let others write. -Then, when 1 grew stronger. 1 said; 'I will wait until I can go to her." You were sheltereed, cared for, happy--aye, I was so mad as to think praying for me--1 even thanked God that your prayers had restored my lifo and reason. I am as the man who toiled all bis life in search of a glit­ tering diamond, and when at length he picked it up triumphant, he discov­ ered it to be a piece of shining glass." "John, John! Forgive me," she pleaded, clinging with both hands to his arm, her face upturned in its pale beauty to his. I loved you then. Be­ lieve me, I ioved you then." Through the open window stole her words, paralyzing the form of an un­ seen listener, who had atjthat moment appeared upon the scene; What did it mean ? He heard not the man's answering words--"Forgive you? Never!"--but saw only his last, mad, passionate em­ brace as be snatched her unresisting form in his arms and covered her fact with kisses which seemed half hatred and half love, then released her and went out into the night. The next day a little note was put into John Maxwell's hand. and. as he tore it open, the strong man trembled like a child. He had grown calmer since the night previous, though all the joy and lightness had died out of his life. "Yon have hart your revenge," she wrote. "The man 1 was to marry saw you take me in your arms, and heard me say that I had loved you. Perhaps 1 deserved my punishment, but It is very bitter. You left me two years. If you had loved me you would not have done so. 1 was a child, and 1 forgot you and learned to love another. 1 no longer ask you to torgive nu, since you have wreaked upon me your revenge." His owu life stretched bare and blank and desolate before him. For a moment he felt a wild joy that so hers might prove. The next, after a brief struggle, bis manhood con­ quered. His revenge should be some­ thing nobler than a girl's wrecked life --something which, after long and lonely years, he might recall without a blush of Bhame. Dent Dexter was alone In the cot­ tage he had prepared for his bride, sitting with bowed head, when John Maxwell sought him out. The Inter­ view between them was very brief; but for an instant, as they parted, their hands met in a long, silent clasp. One man had given happiness--one had renounced it. So the wedding day was not postponed, but Alice's fingers trembled as she again fastened her wedding dress, and tears dimmed her eyes as she bent to fasten the orange blossoms in her breast on Christmas Eve. She knew that Dent had taken her back to hi^ heart and home, that some­ how all had been explained to him; but quite how it all happened she never knew until, a year later, her husband bent over her where she lay with her baby boy sleeping on her breast, and told her all the story, end­ ing with a proud glance at the child. "He gave ns our happiness, darling. We will name our boy after the man who wreaked on us such a revenge." UNABLE TO STAND FOR MONTHS BECAUSE OF SPRAINED ANKLES. Cared by St Jacobs OIL (From the Cardiff Times.) Among the thousands of voluntary endorsements of the great value of St. Jacob's Oil for sprains, stiffness and soreness, is that of Mrs. G. Thomas, 4 Alexandra Road, Gelli, Y&brod, near Pontypridd, South Wales, who says: "It is with great pleasure that I add my wiling testimony to the invaluable excellence of your celebrated St. Ja­ cobs Oil, as experienced in my own case. I sprained both my ankles in walking down some steps so severely that I was unable to stand for several months. The pain I suffered was most severe and nothing that I used helped me until I applied St, Jacobs Oil, when they immediately became better daily, and in a short time I was able to go about, and soon after I was quite cured. I am now determined to ad­ vise all persons suffering from pains to use this wonderful remedy, which did so much for me." Mrs. Thomas does not enlighten us as to what treatment she pursued dur­ ing the months she was unable to stand, and during which time she was suffering so much, but we venture to suggest that had she called in any well-known medical man he would have at once prescribed St. Jacobs Oil. for it has conquered pain upwards of fifty years, and doctors know there is nothing so good. The proprietors of St. Jacob's oil have been awarded twelve gold medals by different inter­ national exhibitions as the premier pain-killing remedy of the world. The committees who made the awards were in each instance composed largely of the most eminent medical men ob­ tainable. Mrs. Thomas evidently did not know the high opinion in which St. Jacobs Oil is held by almost every progressive medical man. Goata That Climb Trees. In the Atlas mountains of northern Africa there are goats which climb trees to browse on the foliage. Some of them have been seen Standing erect on the branches thirty feet from the ground, while- others were lazily re­ clining on the boughs gently rocked by the wind. Flower Culture. Flower culture is no longer looked upon as a mere amusement nor is it followed merely for the love of the beautiful, and florists are becoming flower farmers who raise large quan­ tities of perfumes. The government is encouraging this movement, and the department of agriculture calls atten­ tion to the fact that in the southern states are found exceptionally favor­ able conditions for this profitable in­ dustry. California, too, it is thought, could produce the essential oil, or at­ tar of roses on an extensive scale to great advantage. According to official authority an acre of ground will pro­ duce 1,500 pounds of rose petals, from which five ounces of the attar may be distilled, and this quantity is worth on the market $45 to $85. The rose water which remains amounts to 3&Q gallons to the acre, which is wortjn from?75 cents to $1 a gallon. Lavender gives a net profit of $100 to the acre. Pure lard saturated with the scene of flowers-- pomade--is worth $6 to $7.50 a pound. Cologne of the finest quality, obtained by soaking the pomade or saturated lard in alcohol, is worth all the way up to $17 a pint. Other perfumes are equally profitable.--Memphis Commer­ cial Appeal. Geronimo. Geronimo, who has had more crimes laid to him than any other In­ dian warrior, is a good Indian these days, and leads a quiet and peaceful life. He is now a prisoner at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the officers allow him all the privileges possible under the rules governing prisoners of war. Although a prisoner he*is paid $35 a month as a government scout, but is not allowed to carry a loaded gun. He has no work to do, and spends ifruch of his time making bead work--and other fancy articles, which he sells to white visitors. Out of this trade, it is said, he makes $2,000 a year. When the old warrior is asked if he has saved any money, he says: "Me no save any money--me spend it on squaws and heap gladness." By squaws he meant wives, and he has several, but he does not live with any of them, preferring a tent in summer and a grass wickiup in winter. Geronimo is said to be 80 years old. He does not know his age. He was with Victoria when that chief­ tain went against the Mexicans.--De­ troit Free Fress. Siberian Batter la England* Siberia has long been sending butter to England, but the opening of the Trans-Siberian railway has made it a far morte formidable competitor than it formerly was. Last year the im ports of Siberian butter were valued ai £ 1,400,000, and this year it is esti mated that they will reach the valut of £2,500,000. The supply of buttei which Siberia can furnish Is said to be practically unlimited, and it is pos sible that the opening of Siberia may affect the dairy industry of these coun­ tries as disastrously as the opening up of America affected the wh^at-growinfe industry. It is als*? expected that Si­ beria will shortly flood the English market with poultry, game and meat. Crop for Sooth Africa. Canada's entire surplus crop of hay and oats is being marketed this year to the British government for the use of the army in South Africa. An ex­ tra fleet of steamers will soon begin transporting this forage to the seat of war. Quill pens are prepared for use by sorting them, drying them in hot sand, scraping them so as to remove the out­ er skin, then hardening them in dilut­ ed nitric acid. Oil in Texas Gulf Coast lands, any size tracts. Ten dollars up. Raise any crop. Cheap R. R. rates. Write for information. W. S. Swilley, Houston, Texas. More than 40 guides have been in­ sured free against accidents by the Swiss Alpine Club, at a cost of over 12,000 francs. Natures whose roots strike deep clear their own way, and win to light in growing.--Lost Tales of Miletus. If you like Mrs. Austin's famous Pan­ cake Flour, won't you be good? Tell you friends how delicious It Is. Over one-third of the manufactured goods which are made in France are the product of female labor. SASKATCHEWAN, WESTERN CANADA IS CALLED THE "GARDEN . OF EDEH," B Yormsr Resident of But City. i ' Michigan. - v. In a letter to the Reed City, Michi­ gan, Clarion, Mr. Jas. G. Armstrong, of Meltford, Saskatchewan, says, writ­ ing on 27th May, 1901: "This is a fine country for a poor man, as he can go out on the hay slews and cut all the hay he needs. He turns his cattle out on the prairie, and when he is not using his horses he turns them out also. There is such an abundance of food, they never wan­ der away. "A lady, who has lived here eight years told me that this was the origi­ nal 'Garden of Eden'. I certainly would believe it, if we c^ftld only find the apple trees. But as it is, we have many varieties of fruit--strawberries, cranberries, saskatoons, huckleberries, red and black currants, dewberries, plums, red and black cherries, and red raspberries. All of these fruits grow wild. Then the flowers that dot the prairies, making them look like a teal garden. We have eaten of the wild red currants, and they are equal if »ot superior to those grown, in Michigan. -We have swe£t corn 7V£ inches high. As the Western farmers are ail done seeding, branding cattle and sheep shearing are now progress­ ing. Wool is only five cents a pound, ;ind many ranchers have on hand \dst year's clip. I enclose you a potato blossom, slice of new potato, which measured tiVi inches when cut. This is no fairy tale, as we are so much farther than Reed City. It is all facts. Come up and see. This has been truly called the 'garden of the west.' With fruits and flowers, takes and streams, fish and fowl, beau­ tiful rivers, tracts of timber and mountains, what more does a man want?" Information concerning all parts of Western Canada will be cheerfully given by communicating with the agent of the government of Canada, whose advertisement appears else­ where. Woman Had Business Fores1 gli t When a woman gets married there are many things to be taken into con­ sideration; but not all brides evince such business foresight as the heroine of the following story, told by the Rev. W. F. Sheridan to a writer for the Chicago Tribune. The bride was large and heavy, and the groom small and meek looking. Everything was regular. After the ceremony the bride explained her position. "You see," she said, "fatm hands are mighty hard to get in this part of the country, and harder to keep. You get a good hired man and get him well broke in and the first thing you know he quits and goes off to town or somewhere else. I>ast spring I had a first class hand, about as good as I ever expect to get, and Just when the season got right busy he up and quit me. "I just made up my mind that I wasn't going to be left in the same 3x this summer, so here we are." The bridegroom had nothing to say at all. He just stood and smiled meekly. New Cure for Rheumatism. Hester Mo., Dec. 16.--An unusual case which has recently come to light here Is exciting the keenest interest among medical men. Mrs. Ellenoi Guardhouse suffered for over forty years with Sciatic Rheumatism so se verely and so constantly that her cast has been regarded as chronic and ab solutely incurable. At times the pain was almost unbearable and she coulc not rest day or night. Some months ago she was Induced t< try Dodd's Kidney Pills, a remedy re cently introduced in this neighborhood The immediate results were magica and she continued till she had taker eight boxes, and now she declares sb« has not an ache or pain left. She be lieves that she is completely and per manently cured and as she has not used the pills for some months and it to-day in the besi qf health the doctor> who were at first skeptical are amazed Novel System of Telegraphy. Daniel Drawbaugh, whose name was coupled with the invention of the tele­ phone, has recently perfected a system of wireless telegraphy which is said tc have a great many novel features. It If claimed for this device that it iB the simplest of all the various system? known at present, and the essentia feature of the Drawbaugh method i: a magneto machine of novel design. Row'* Tills! We offer One Hundred Dollars reward forany ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. K. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Q. Wo, the undersign*tl, have known I\ J Cheney for tbe last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable iu ali business transactions and tliium ially able to carry out any obliga­ tions made by their firm. West Sl Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.: Wulding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists. Ixjledo, Ohio. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, act­ ing directly upon the blooii atid mucouKsurfacet of the system. Testimonials sent free. Pricf 76c per bottle. Sold by all druggist* Hall'B FarH'v i-iiu urn the best. Trip fo Catching 11 sects. Strong lights, with basins of petro­ leum below them, are used in France to destroy night-flying insects that in jure vineyards. As many as 4,868 in sects have been caught in a basin iu one night. In Winter Cse Allen's Foot"Ka»e, a powder. Your feet feel uncomfortable, nervous, and often cold and damp. If you have Chilblains,sweating, sore feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease. Sold by*all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent FREEj„ Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, 'N. Y. Extensive Retlnaea In India. Indian caste rules necessitate the em­ ployment of extensive retinues. Dur­ ing the recent official tour of the vice­ roy, Lord Curzon, he had to carry with him a train of 150 native servants. A Christmas Philosopher. He asks three great gifts--Health, Wealth and Happiness. Then give him Garfield Tea; It-brings Good Health, pro­ motes Happiness and makes the pursuit of Wealth possible. Mayor-el6ct Seth Low of New York takes a ride on his bicycle every day. Wild Animal Statistics, The number of wild animals des­ troyed in India in 1900 was 17,250, as compared with 18,887 In 1889. The snakes killed in the same periods num­ ber 88,232 and 94,548y respectively. There was a satisfactory increase in the number of wolves destroyed, which was 2,872, as compared with 2,357 in 1S99. The bears destroyed rose from l.oSo in 1899 to 1,840. The tigers des­ troyed fell, however, from.^1,570 to 1,- 314, and the leopards from 4,548 to 4,480. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse ia the Children's Home in New York. Cure i" everishuess. Bad Stomach, Teething Dis­ orders. move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy \\ orms. Over 30,000 testimonials. At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREB. Ad­ dress Allen fcj. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. Farm Workers in Cabs. The Havana Post estimates that 60,- 000 immigrants, mostly Americans and Spanish farm workers, have landed in Cuba in the last three years. The num­ ber also includes about 1,000 Chinese. v The second of the series of histori­ cal programmes announced in the Chi­ cago orchestra's prospectus for the sea­ son on the part of local musical folk will be presented at this week's con­ certs. to be given on Friday afternoon and Saturday evening at the Audito­ rium and at the usual hours, under the direction of Theodore Thomas. In these programmes, of which there are to be six in all. Mr. Thomas proposes to show the progress which has been made during the last 300 years in the way of orchestral composition--its de­ velopment from its most primitive state up to tbe full flower of nineteenth century perfection. Bobble (trying to quiet his baby sis- ter)^-"Say, mamma, is it really true that babies in China never cry?" Mamma--"I have no reason to doubt it, dear." Bobbie--"Then what is the use of sending missionaries to a place where the kids are all angels?" Naturally people want to be WELL for Christmas, for nothing so pr< motes hap­ piness and good cheer Theiefore, take Garfield Tea now; its uses are-manifold; it cures all derangements of stomach, liver, kidneys or bowels: it cleanses the system and purities the blood, thus re­ moving the cause of rheumatism, gout ami many chronic diseases. It is good for young and old and has been held in the highest repute for many years. Physi­ cians reeu.mmend it. The largest sugar plantation in the world is at Chaparra Bay , Cuba, 60,000 acres, on which $1,500,000 has been ex­ pended. The annual production is 30,- 000 tons; 4,000 employes are on the land. WttsMi QUUIIm Bk adwlfiloai Recently a lawyer in London was cross-examining a witness connected with a company whose directors had been charged with fraud. He was pressing the witness to admit that a certain circular or prospectus was of a dishonest nature, which suggestion the witness stoutly repudiated. "You all understood, I suppose, that this document was going to the public and the importance of telling the truth in it?" asked the lawer. "Certainly." "And did you tell the truth in it?" "We did"--slight paus$--"to the best of our ability." Wish AI1 a Merry Christmast And tell them of Garfield Tea, which cures Indigestion and Uvor disorders and Insures the return of many Happy Christ­ mas Dinners by removing the cause of dyspepsia and ill-health. Sugar plantations are appearing in Mexico. A Georgia man has just start­ ed the cultivation of 12,000 acres, 120 miles from Tampeco. Good Mexican land produces 80 tons of sugar cane per acre. Many good physicians and nurses use Wizard Oil for obstinate rheumatism and neuralgia. It's the righc thing to do. Of the 110,000 American soldiers who participated in the Mexican war, only about 5,000 are living. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are the brightest, fastest and easiest to use. Sold by druggibts, 10c. per package. One of the minor expenses of a lo­ comotive is 100 gallons of lubricating oil a year. Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used lor all afTections of the throat and lungs.--WM. O- ENDSIJET, Vanburen. Ind., Feb. 10, 1000. In France duels are most frequent in winter; in Italy, In the spring. To Cure a CoWI in One day. Take Laxative Broruo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. It is better to hit the nail on the head than on the finger. Rheumatism cured promptly by the use of MATT J. JOHNSON'S 6088. Try it. All drugfflsts. There are several hundred Americans residing in Berlin. Help your wife to get breakfast easy, take home Mrs. Austin's Pancake Flour Your grocer waits to supply you. Three new railway lines are project­ ed in Turkey. Mn. Wlnslow'a Soothing Nyrop. For children teething, Boftens the K»nie, reduces In- OammaUoo, ailsys pain, cures wluil colic. 3Sca'»lUe. The burden of love is never too heavy. Rev. Marguerite St. Omer Briggs, 35 Mount Calm Street, Detroit, Michigan, Lecturer for the W. C. T. U., recommends Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. " Dear Mrs. Pinkham : -- My professional work has for the past twenty years brought me into hundreds of homes of sickness, and I have had plenty of opportunity to withess the sufferings of wives and mothers who from want, ignorance or carelessness, are slowly but surely being dragged to death, principally with female weakness and irregularities of the sex. I believe you will be pleased to know that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has cured more women than any other agency that has come under my notice. Hundreds of women owe their life and health to you to-day, and, there­ fore, I can conscientiously advise sick women to try it."--MARGUERITE ST. OMER BRIGGS. $5000 FORFEIT IF THE ABOVE LETTER IS NOT GENUINE. When women are troubled with irregular or painful menstruation, weakness, leucorrhoea,displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bear­ ing-down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, flatulence, general debility, indigestion, and nervous prostration, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. No other medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice* She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. JUST THINK OF IT Every fa mer his own landlord, no lncum- br.iiK" K, his bank account, Increasing vear by year,lanil value lncrPBS- Infc. btock increasing, splendid climate, ex­ cellent schools and churches, low taxation, high prices for cuttle ami gruin, low railway rates, and every possl- ble comfort. Thisl^the condition of the farmer In Western Canada-- Province of Manitoba and districts of Assini- boia, Saskatchewan atd Alberta. Thousands of Americans are now »ettled there. Reduced rates on ali railways for homescekers and set­ tlers. New districts are being ojiened up tbi» year. The new forty-page Atlus of Western C a- nada sent free to ail upplicBrts. F. Pedley, Superintendent of ImnW£.. t ion. Ottawa, Cunada or C. J. Kroughton. B^'T^Wunudnock Hlo< k. Chi­ cago, E. T. Holmes, Boom P. "Hlg Four" Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind., or H. M. Williams, Toledo, O., Canadian Government Agents. NEW PARTY CAME--For Home and Frtena». POWERS Our<i Book of Uncle Sam. r>.t L ards, uwjIi with map of one of 1'. S. Possessions. Plays over 60 Improved Games. Instruct, in­ terest and amuse, Complete map of all 1*. 8. Possesions extra with each game. Sold by Dealers, or mailed on rcoelpt of Price, 25Ci Bo first. Write now. Pub. by JAMEJ 11. FOWESS/Stary, QL Copyright 1901. ...CURES... VISTULA, POLL EVIL In 4 to 16 weeks. Whrtijum forming usually curvs without illwhavtfinK. iu four weeks. Humane and easy to give, "rice, 50 eta. By mail, 60 ct* Treatise free upon application CLODSE & STA1M, uhemists, 28 BIATE 8T..6ENESEO. IU. $100 REWARD For • case of 1>> >iu [>8la ami In" digestion that CULH-L HO cured Clarke's Bismo PEPSIN TA liLKTSi Safe aud reliable. Price Ko and SOc. by druggist*, samples free A (rent*) Wanted. OMin ••Dinn co., Okto. CAPSICUM VASELINE ( PUT DP I S COLLAPSIBLB TUBES ) A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the m ^st delicate skin. The pain-alluying and curative Qualities of this article are wonder­ ful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve headache and sciatica. We recom­ mend it as the best *nd safest external counter-irritant known, also as un external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach and all rheumatic, neuralgic and gouty com­ plaints. A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will be found to be invaluable In the household. Many people say "it is the best of all of your preparations.*' Price IS cents, at nil druggists or other dealers, or by sending this amount to us in postage stamps we will send you a tube by mail. No urticle should be accepted by the public unless the same carries our label, as otherwise it is Dot genuine. CHBSEBROUGh MFQ. CO., 17 Stine Street, NEW YOBK ClTT. COLORADO Development StocH In Colorado Mines Have made thousands ricH from small investments Particulars free. W. E. Alexander, Denver COLORADO flDHDQY NEW 3'SCOVERY: gives |\ 1 quick relief and cures worst case a. i>f tenuiiKmlalB and 1* D±TS'treatment nut. t>u. II. a. (.KKLVS SO*S. Box H. itluta. Urn. PISO'S CURE»FO UUKto wntnt JUL tLbt tflili. , t Cough Syrup. Tillies Good, 1 In time. Sold by drm.-wtets. I S0Z0D0NT TOOTH POWDER The best that Monty and Experienco can produce. £w At all stores, or by mail tor the prioa. HALL <* RUCKEL, New Yom. REAL ESTATE. acres of land, mile of Chicago, for S300 aa acre, 1-5 old price. H cash. bsl. ten years time; »:«s- offer SO acres, adjoining city limits of Superior. Wis., for S3.000--old price WO.OOO. Make an offer of S1.4SO for half of it. or 40 acres of this vaiuab!®.; tract: or, go fart her out and buy vJO ncres for 9-IOO --SLOO down and balance long time: ur make an. offer of S350 cash. NELSON THOMASSON, R. 3Q7, 85 Dearborn St., Chicago- IF YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL A FARH or city property in McHenry Co., 50 miles from Chl» cago on Ciiii ano & N"ri h western R. K., write or call on us. tieud for our Monthly F.eai Estate b:i:let!n, tha>. largest &nd m.ist complete "list of farm and cityprqt* .. erty jtnlil'.shed in McHonry ( o. E.MIL ARM)lDt Real Estate and I.oans. Woodstock, 111. KANSAS WHEAT FARM FOR SALE. 640 a res of good wheat land in Sumner Co., Ku, the best '*heat county tu the world; 3>'0 aoren winter wheat, t-j goes with (arm; small improvements; alt. g.K>d land. Price. S14.00O. WUEELEB- NEWMAN & CO.. Uitchita, Kas. IOWA FARIJx -Close to Stock Yards an<V lUiln I Hllmo put king houses, at Slouz city, afc right prices, on easy term". Lands to exchange for other pr..i'ortle«; So. Dakota and Nei>rai>ka ranches;. Wia. and Minn, chfap lands. Wriic fov Inform*-" tlon. E. E. SEI.MSER, Sio«ix City, Iowa. \re ourin(r J til n II lunds in Net Omniia, * ht re ? brinp abo'it Chicago prices,, Land.-, for sale from $35 to $85 ;> acre. Correspond­ ence sol;<• tcni. JOHN N. FHKKZER, Omaha, Neb. I Aiunc For Sale in Louisiana., 3 anuTaxas. The rice crop> Bays farmers 835 to 845 per acre. net. B. IcBl'KNEV, 1 15 Dearborn St., Clilrago. Pit S.u.K--CHEAP v >kCASII, Prairie l andson tl oOranS Prairie In Arkansas. In well s» ttled communities*' Easy access to Memphis and St. l.ouis. Write for infor­ mation. A. BOYSEN. ITS Washington St., Chira^o. FOR SALE--Fine Improved stock farm; adj. tuwui otT'U; people. i].O.MeDamel(t,G»rdner,Kua F?> R SALE--170 acres Improved farm, ,Tay Co.w •Ind.. 8;t,DUO, part lime. r. «. WABNE. AMOAJ, i«C„ A R K A N S A S Off.> rs best value In good cheap land In that United States. Can sell good -wild land 85 to per acre, and Improved ftrims 835 that rent for* •4 per acre cash rent. Good corn, cotton, grass an®^ stock country. C.ood class of people. Mild winters- Five yearA experience. Liberal terms. Guaranteadk »TN. WHTP. *. R. BOTU. Innsavta, low* MZSCELLAXEOUS. BOYS and 61RLS in Van's'jl collection for SSScT VAK'H ME1U3AN1ILE HOUSE. Chicago, ill. Worth $|00« l*1'!*~5o we willsci-.daruaran'ced. " W'""' cure for rheumatism and nil stom- Ach find k Kino y t rouble a. Iljglelna («., Sao Frmne Uco, CM** •^-u otiv* n mu iiwuwicN. fsjgifina ie., r>ao rrmnrufo.iti** Your Ideas '^r^'Your Fortune A. J. WKDDKItBI KX. Jr.. Flint Atlon.cj, \Vn«M«nton. I». C„. 811k Remnants. Hit; pkg.. uhKorUti |>u- t•». with flos and patterns. lOc. R. AHT CO.. Beaver Springs. Pa. fthrictmac Rift >"K •WTHKN: Pk«. self-threading; Will 101 111 Q O Oil I uei'dlt's; t In ead in dark; pleased all», year. lOc. hi.mh>n m iti.v (<» .ipig nurr--T,<bu»g.-i I 17710 IJarrcI *"H send v .n something myster oiis.. LlLLlG IkagCI llypni 'Usui, Dnaticlul success for yi a.. It's free. Write to-day. I. . Box 3<> I. Heading." Pa., MADAME ANNA ALPLANALB,/ The Celebrated Gypsy Palmist, has bad *• large business for atyears in America. Seed for prlcw and aiethod to procure a mall reading. 3044 So. Fr*» mont. Minneapolis, Minn. I OAftl A Nil Wll I Positively cure Inflammatory r, • Hllll nlliL Muscular or Sciatic Rheuma-> tlim for Full course of medicine sent on receipts of |>rtoe. Free book aud testimonials from peopl«> Who have tieen cured. JOH!i L. SKCOSB HKDlttMi CO* • t-i-i O-v an I!WS., ( l.tr.yo, ill , antmi «a*lU» pftUV'C liiaper Smpporter brings contort-- • saves labor; postpaid flSr; atronto wantedi, blgpiofiL. lit-Lt) XtntL'H to., Bkss^vsiu, I t IIFIFM ATKM lielleved Immediately by . HflEsVl Irt 1 ljrl BHOWX HEKB TABL*T».> Makes old people feel young; pnrnly vegetable; 5®» Tablets ;j.*"><•• Dearborn St., Km. 51LChicago,IlLi THE THEORY"SEX SOLVED* T*nnecemary to investigate Prof. St'lieuk's theo-»- ry. l)o you deelre a Male or Female heir? Those teresied snd who mean business, write to th i KEl)' CROSS HVGIE.NK CO.. 7631 SoinhBrondway.su,. Louli,Mo. Inclose stump for repiy. L.F.Waibei. rre«.^> Ladiee, please send youraildresaanript&mp to Empire. Hovelty Co., lfiiV Hermitage Ave., Urand Rapid*. JUeh.,* and receive la return a moet useful article FHKfci. . I cm an Umatilla Indian " out gray hslrs. One doi'ar package of my Toy cm pow-«f ders w ill cure you \Vhiri« in<<, I'nlon, Oregon./ PAIR LACE CURTAINS FREE. .with 12 cakes Cre;im Complexion soap. (1 CO p*r* T2 cakes. Box of 50 good clirarsglven free with any oft. r'the follow ng books. »4.9;i Dickens Works iSc'mpletot , 1 volumes, handsomely bound. ltetalisr^D .'0, Our prlcoi, 'M.B5. Complete works . f Shakespeare In 3 To!ume»rt' bound in best English cloth IV',TS, Rememfcert we make yon a Xinas present of tbe cigars.! Kaateru Supply <'«>.,Morrlstown,N.J..L. S. t-tW A BUST DEVELOPER, •-* MABVEII.LE. A French preparation for the development anflf- restoration of thefemale Bust,Neck and Form;,, (funrauteed to enlarge the Bust 4 to 6 inches in; from 30 to 60 days. Send 2Sc for trial box; >ento in plain sealed package to any aderess; postagac ' stamps accepted. MARVEL MEDICINE CO., S09- 51 i uross St., Yipsilanti, Mich* Mrs. J. H Kemsden. President. !es desiring pleaa mailing circular*, talary guaranteed 1^5 per > lad tmi Mod stamp for p'tc'ls. In. Itrj arado Hrora.Csasr.Oa~ Responsible Man OF WlDffi ACQUAINT-- anro wanted as our correspondent, liberal terma< to r.ght party. It will not lntcriere with your pres­ ent liuulncBS btit will put hundreds of dollars iu your* pocliet. We wiil pave tbe way .For particulars addresst liiiance Co., 308, 1 45 1-a, Sulle St., Chicago*' NflTinF TD pnilLTRVHtH. llU I IUL many CK '^S In \\ lNTt-R as lu si M-- Ml:K, if led WINTER'S EGQ I- OOO. Samples., •eat free to everyone that will test li. 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Experience of years given our salesmen. CHUM) HBk ii ruistt CO.. S«n» iivA if C I 1*1® f' Pmtl mIIIm Brvid S Pulrj "O llwi S. II ttary i h.ui.k.U •mnilt.* < null* f.r $1. •25 weekly KUaranteeii, others are making from M t» •» a day. Why not you I tvaiuple frw. » rite fot (etnas. The Ohio Novelty Co., Mansltsld, Ohio. HI SISESS CIIA WES. rnr 0 olfv. CASH A cash Orrocvrj Stook; tn*oio rUI dale About $2.COO- Chaiu-ti to *trp Into lished tuis-iiu'ss. locattMi in city la t tor tielliiitf. 111 Not th Haurriao ctnilri*, ind- EV-I-LO CosrLBVO* Po»»«s. Pure, hartn'sa. perfect Send for fre« sampJs. at'veap CHISICALC** Cti:.-»iio. 111. to* - i A M JOHN W. HO KRIS. I CL 1^1 d I V Itl Washington. U C. W Successfully Prosecutes Clstma* 1 ate I'rtncipal Knamlt.vr V. S. Pension Hurras. ) vrs.in. 1.1! « iir: ' *.ai"id:cat!ngo a us; uiiy.siac* £ Thompson's l|0 Wtttr W. N. U. CHICAGO. NO. SI, 1001. Klei Answering MvenisMKits KiaMF Heatiea raftc.