Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 7 February 1899 — Page 3

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(fonsunipnoa? v - ij Ve are sure you do not. Nobody wants it. But it comes to many thousands every year. It comes to those who have had coughs and colds until the throat is raw, and the lining membranes of the lungs are inflamed. Stop your cough when it first appears, and you

remove the great danger Of, future trouble.

Mpkmhi

stops coughs of alt kinds. It does so because it is a soothing and healing remedy of great power. This makes it the greatest preventive to consumption. Put one of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Plasters over your lungs

For four cents t tip tt py iwV w will Mudyou stxtMO. madtcml bock.

Ve have th cxrluilTe ae-rvtces of mm of th roost euUnent phyiclM ftm tbo United State. Unusual opportunities srnl tons xpnmre eminently fit them for piTtne you medical

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WHiSKERS DYED

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Buckingham's Dye. trim M cents of all druggist ir S. F. Hall 4 Co. ZfashoawX.B.

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BALLAST ABOVE WEATHER LINE.

HE EXCELLENCE OF SYICP OF FlfiS Is due not only to tho originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known to the Califooia Fig Syrup Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing- the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the Qaliforsia Fia Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other, parties. The high standing of tho Cai.irosra. Fi6 Sritirp Co. with the medical profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Bigs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weakening them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. ntAKCUCO. Oat. IMWMLU, K SEW TUEC K.T. Wheat! Wheat! Wheat!

"Nothing but wheat as far as th .ye cnukl ntnth mi ttihr stile what yon might cull n seaor wheat" was what a lecturer, speaking cf Western

I t'ana-i.-i. salt! whilerefer-

Irme t tutu nminrry. K.-r particulars as to

routes, rs.iwiiv r.r-. ?:.. appfv to i... J. Brouffhton. 12SJ M-oadnoe. Bhl.. CJiicaso. III. : M.'V. Hcinnes. N-. 1 Merrill IC'v k. D-trrot. Ml-h.: U. Ca- , Had As. Mien., or .las. Kriere. Reed t;ity, Mich.. Apenls fr the fjoveruniontcf C&uoda.

New Idea Receiving Attention In Marine Circle A Succesai nl Test, It is only within tho last few years that sailors have discovered tho great advantage of carrying ballast on tho decks of empty ships. In sailing ships, of course, it is necessary to have the weight as low down in the hull as may be, for the object Is to give the vessel "stiffness" and to ennnter-balanee tho pressure of the wind on her sails. But In steamers the weight of ballast needed to prevent the ship from capsizing is small; most of it isn-arried to immerse the propeller and to reduce rolling, and as a steamer's center of gravity is generally nearer to her deck than to her keel ballast on deck steadies her more than ballast at the bottom of the hold. Some captains, it is true, still refuse to believe that It can be safe to carry, weight so high up, lmt the number of tramp steamers that go to sea with r.ibbish ou their decks is steadily increasing. The Maneunla, whieh has recently had her ilrst experience of the Atlantic, Is the first steamer in which provision has been made for carrying water ballast above tho water line. Her sides are double, and the space between tho Inner and outer skins can bo tilled or emptied at will, so that there is no occasion to cumber her decks with solid ballast. Her captain's statement that tils voyage In her was by far tho most comfortable of twelve made by him across the Atlantic "in ballast," confirmed as it is by the record of the ship's clinometer, is certainly remarkable. Manchester Guardian.

Swiss Funeral Customs. Swiss funeral customs are most peculiar. At the death of a person the family inserts a formal, black-edged announcement in the papers asking fot sympathy, and stating that "the mourning orn" 'will be exhibited during certain hours on a special day. In front of the bouse where the person died there is placed a little black table, covered with a black cloth, on which stands a black Jar. Into this the friends and acquaintances of the family drop little, black-margined visiting cards, sometimes with a few words of sympathy on them. The urn is put on the table Dn the day of tbe funeral. Only nieD ver go to ttic churchyard, and they generally follow the hearse on foot. London Tid-Bits.

. MEXICO JANUARY-FEBRUARY, SIXTH ANNUAL TOURS BY SPECIAL TRAIN DE LUXE Second tour leaves February ilth. GATES TOLHS OF MEXICO Are made by special trains of Palace cars including Compartment sleepers. Ladies' Parlor and Observation Car and Dining Car serving all meals en route. If you are interested in these gtand tours of thirty days through the strarge, weird, and interesting "LAND OF THE MONTEZliMAS." Apply for books of the tours, rates cover ing all traveling expenses, assignments in sleeping cars, etc , etc., to R. G. Thompson, Special Representative for Mr. Gates, Wabash Ticket Office. Fort Wiyne, lnd.

ROCK ISLAND PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURIST EXCURSIONS faT f.T.wtRo vry Thurslay tis CoInri Spring and Srnic Route to San raaoiaco Southern Rout'- It nm fhfajrr frwrjr ' Tuesday via Kan4.1t City, Fort Worth and Kl Paso to Acnmpnnv tiVse Kxrursfofiff aivi SAVE MONEY for thekrtwtdi rate tickets urn available in those Through Pullman Tourist Cars

Write for itinerary irhtrch ni'" 'nil lr.for atSna ajui new map, seut free. Add si JOHh v&SASrtAN, 0. P. A., Chicago.

Production of Clone. The progress in the construction and working of ozone generators has lately been such that ozone can now htt prodnced in .large quantities continuously, and the industrial applications of ozone can, therefore, he tarried on now at a relatively low cost and on a large scale. Impure water can be rendered wholesome and drinkable by means of ozone, which in the presence of water acts as a very powerful bactericide. Delegates representing a number of neighboring farmers in Clay County, Minnesota, who visited tbe Edmonton district of Western Canada last summer are evidently very well satisfied with the result of their trip. They think so well of the country that in addition to the privilege of obtaining a free homestead of 160 acres of land they have also purchased land. In a recent interview on the subject. Messrs. C. K. and A. Hughes of Barnesville, Clay Co., say: "We are well pleased with Western Canada. It is far ahead of what we expected. We find the climate to be warmer than we expected. As for -the crops we have never seen anything that can compete with them. We have lived in Minnesota and have farmed some of what they count the best hinds in the Red River Valley for ten years and have done very well in that part of the country, and have farms there at present free of all encumbrance, but believe that this country tWestern Canada) is so much better that we have bought from the Canadian raeilit: Railway Company one .section of land northeast of Edmonton in the Beaver Hill district. We have traveled through that part of the country and have seen the grain iu the granaries and the amount of land that It was taken off and find that they have grown as much as fifty bushels and over to the aere, and they say that this has not been a good year, and very little, if any, grain has been touched by the frost, llay seems to be plentiful, and If you wish to put up log buildings you can get the logs within a few miles. Coal can be bad at the mines for 75 cents per ton, or you can dig It yourself. Nearly all kinds of garden truck can be grown in abundance. We find evervtliine that

I can be grown in good demand. The I ffirtriiii trM ,ic . 1. . . . .

o ua iuui. tuL-jf vim get lour and a half live weight per hundred for hogs, and for three-year-old steers from fifty to sixty dollars per head, providing they are good. We will move into that part of the country next summer. All the people In that part of the country seem satisfied, and we do not see any reason why they should not. 1m so." The Messrs. Hughes also stated that they would be very glad to afford any. one desiring particulars nhotit, tbe conn, try they had visited tho fullest information, on receiving inquiries at Barnesville, Clay County, before the 1st of June next, when, it is understood, they propose to return to the Edmonton district. Mibulous wealth doesn't always imply extravagant tastes. W. W. Astor, for instance, enjoys nothing so much as a couple of "bloaters" for his morning meal. -

After the Grip Thousands of people say Hood's Sarsaparilla quickly restores the appetite, regU' lates the heart, vitalizes the blood, cure! those sharp pains, dizziness, heavy head, that tired feeling. Hood's Sarsaparilln tins marvelous power to espI all poisonous disease norms from the blood, and over' com- the extreme weakness which is onir of the peculiar effects of the grip. Get onlj Hood's Sarsaparilla America's Greatest Medicine for the Grip. HoOd'S Pills euro all I.ivor Ills. 2b cents.

CONSTIPATION I nave iroxie 14 day at a time wltkwnt novamaC of tha bowels, not belac ablo to move them except br using hot water injections. Chronic constipation for nevon rears placed me In this terrible condition; during that time I did everything I hea-d of but never found any relief; such was my case until 1 Began using CAsCABETS. I now have f mat one to t bree Dassag'ta a day. and If t

' was rich 1 wuuld gira 1100.00 for each movement; It ! la such a relief.'' ayi.mih L Hint.

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CHAPTER XX1TI. "My eyes nre so heavy, Mrs. RiTers." said the faint voice. "1 wish you could talk me to sleep." They were alone now, nud the tight for life or death was to be lost or won that nitrlit; alone with the prim nnfrol whose shadow lay on the fair, boyish face. "You will tell me the truth. I know," he said. "Papa cried th s evening when lie kissed me. Am I in danger, Mrs, Rivers? Am 1 gniaj; to die?" There was such wondering awe on the

young face such light and fear in the large, bright eyes. shi knew not. how to answer: yet she had been by too many deathbeds to hesitalr long. "We hope not," she said, quietly. "Life and death are in Hud's hands. If He wants yon. Rupert If He calls you, you will be willing to go?" "Yes," he replied: "it is not that. 1 do not think i in frightened. Heaven, they say, is very fair, and God so good. 1 wanted to know the truth, because of poor papa." . She knelt down by his side, and drew the hot, tired head on to her breast; she pillowed him in her tender arms, and, bending over him, whispered such words as might have been spoken by angel lipswords so full of love, of mercy, of hopeso glowing in their grand descriptions of the land "where there is no sorrow and no wrong," that the boy listened as one enchanted. "You speak just as my mother did," he whispered, quietly; ' she always told me

every night about Hod. and tne angeis, and heaven. She used to sing a pretty lit

tle hvmn. Po you know it? 'Paradise. "I know it, dear; I will sing it, if you will try to go to slop. Shut your eyes and listen." The burning eyelids closed slowly, and Rupert lay still and motionless. There was deep unbroken silence; then the sweet voi.?e. still hushed and low, rose, singing the beautiful hymn. The boy listened as one soothed by an angel's song. Only once the blue-veined lips trembled, and he said: "Yon sing like my mother, too. She is singing among the angels now; but I am snre her voice is like yours. I will be quite still now, and think." While he lay thinking she knelt to pray. She prayed from the very depths of her broken heart that her son might be spared, nnd that she might be taken in his place. When the prayer was ended she knelt, watching him, while the dead silence grew deeper and deeper. There was a faint murmur from the wind -a low whisper, as though it had sobbed until it. was exhausted. Xo other sound disturbed the profound stillness which reigned throughout that vast mansion. The stars shone in the depths of the blue skies; the pale moon gleamed and glistened: fleecy clouds passed over its face. Trees and flowers were all asleep; there seemed nothing living, nothing human to watch the tragedy going on in the Red Room. And still Mrs. Rivers knelt with her face bent over the boy, watching him so intently that her very soul seemed to have passed into her eyes. His were closed in deep, restful thought, but not in sleep. So silent, so still; rot even the creaking 3f a door, the sound of a footstep nothing to break the charm not even the familiar sound of n "mouse behind the wainscot." Silence deep and profound as death itself! Hark! surely that is the sound of a woman's dress against, the crimson hanging?! Gently and noiselessly she rose from her knees, and stood with her eyes an the tapestry. Then how was it the shock did not kill her? then she saw the tapestry move slightly, as though some one had touched it lightly on tho other side. There was no sound, no stir. Another moment, nnd from between the hangings, where two pieces of crimson tapestry met, she saw a white hand. She could neither move nor stir; she was rooted to the ground in Terror too intense for

any weak words to describe. The hand was withdrawn, then it reappeared, holding this time n small vial, full of a clear liquid like cold water. Thar was placed noiselessly on the stand, and the bottle containing tho opiate was with- j drawn still withou: sound. It was so j gently; so noiselessly done, that had Mrs. ; Risers been looking another way had , she been engaged with her patient she could not possibly have known what had been done. In one moment it flashed across her. ' Who had taken tho opiate that was to save the life of her son? Without it, he must die. Who had taken it? What was put in its place? Only a moment, then the mother's mighty love that was in her came to her aid. Casling one glance at the calm, tranquil

face of her son, she opened the hangings just in time to see n figure of some kind disappear at. the outer door. Al! nervousness, all fear died from her. Swifter than the wind, she made one noiseless, rapid rush after the rctreatin; figure, and caught it in the corridor outside the Red Room. Caught it, and held it fist with a gr isp whose force came from her mighty love. A tall, stately figure, yet it writhed in her grasp. It seemed to shudder, to shrink; and then she said in a low, hushed voice: "Give me hack that opiate! Whoever ron are, I kuow not; give mo back the medicine!" There was no reply, and in the darkness 9t the silent corridor the two women could not see each other. The mw was struggling with fierce force to get away; the other, with force even greater still, struggled to hold her. Down the broad corridor they went, the prisoner and the gentle woman whose inother-love gave to her soft hands the strength of a giantess. Down, struggling bard in the quiet darkness, until they cume to a room where, for the convenience of those whom Mrs. Rivers might simimon.ti fireanrl n light both burned. Silently and desperately Mrs. Rivers Iragged rather than led her captive there, then turned and locked the door. "Now," she cried, "Beatrice Leigh, iotvn there down on your knees, and

Ihank heaven that you bnve been spared j the sin of murder!''

CHAPTER XXIV. It was Beatrice lidy Selwyn who linii oeen caught and forced into the room, hei stately figure bent with rage nnd shame, her beautiful face white with fear and ngor. "H'w do yon dare?" she answered; 'how do you dare, Mrs. Rivers, to treat me so? I will cat Lord Selwyn. Yon sre mad! You must be driven away from lieri.. vt, ,i-n ivinil'"

"I am sane enough. Beatrice Leij-1). j

Kane enough to knew why you have stole i that bottle. Heaven watched over Rupert Selwyn, or you would have slain him. Yoj had murder in your heart when yon took it away- cruel murder! Yon hate hiln because he stands between your child nn:l Selwyn Cnstle. You hale him because he is the son of the woman you taunted, an 1 persecuted, and drove forth to death. Yon hate him because the husband yon have won by false means lovs him. You hnle him: and von have said to yourself that he shall die!" "It is false -all raise! ' said Lady Bof -trice. "I-I thought 'hat medicine too strong for him. and did not care to tiiit- ,!! t. i, jft,t(g iii!o room. If yon

'jick ! ,-,. -,io;. :at: !ck aatl . !

'T will take it hack." said Mrs. Hirers: "but none the less did yon mean to murder inv only son!" "To murder whom?" cried my lady; nnd then the two wonvn stood, tall, erect, nnd stately, looking with scorching eyes at each other. "My son!" repeat oil the clear voice. "You" want to kill him. If he were left in your power yon would kill him. To sr.v'e his life I do that which I would not have done for any other human object. I claim him!" "Yon do what?" asked my lady, with a sneer. "I claim him," was the calm reply, "fot h? is mine." "Yours!" she cried. "In the name of heaven, who are you?" "Can you not guess. Beatrice? Whom rl ill you torture? - whom did yen persecute? whom did you taunt day and night? From whom did you stent the love of husband, the esteem of friends? Krom whom did yon take every earthly joy. every earthly plcasun even I lie light of heaven itself? Answer me that." She could not: she had grown whiter and whiter she had crouched lower and lower until she knelt now-her scared tnce buried in hrr hands. "Kid not the li'e of the mother content you?" continued the clear voice; "must you take the life of the child? You a woman to dream of murder! to let hot hate, hot anger, cruel jealousy, drive you to this! Ask pardon from heaven. Beatrice Leigh: for most assuredly, had Providence not watched over my son, you would have slain him." "Your son!" cried Lady Beatrice, rising suddenly and standing before her. "In the name of heaven, who are you?" "I am his mother Violante Selwyn!" A low. mocking, scornful laugh was the only answer. "I repeat it!" eachoed the clear voice; "I am his mother Violante Se'wyn." "You arc speaking falsely!" cried Lady Beatrice. "What docs this play-acting, this absurd ranting mean? You are most surely mad. Lady Violante Selwyn the low-horn woman who inveigled my noble husband into marrying her is dead. I saw her dead: I saw her buried; she lies far away in l'lo-ence." "Nay," iuterrii;Hed the clear voice, "she n here! Look well at me; do yon not know my face? Ho you not know my voice? Do you want further proof? See!" Then, with calm, quiet hands that had ceased to tremble, she removed the widow's cap. the false hair that had so effectually disguised her. and then, when Beatrice saw the soft golden curls clustering, short, and wavy, she uttered it low cry, as though she stood face to face with a specter. "Have you risen from tho dead?" she asked. "The dead nev.r return." was- the grave reply. "Do you believe now that 1 am Violante Selwyn?" "You did it ."II for this one hour of vengeance and of triumph," said Beatrice. ' It is not so! Yon have tried to kill my son. nnd my he.'irt is full or indignation, of sorrow, and of anger; but believe me. for the disgrace 1 have unthinkingly and unconsciously brought down upon your head, I am tony sorry with my whole soul. 1 would kneel to beg your forgiveness for it; I wi tild do anything to atone for it." "Disgrace!" died Beatrice. "Oh. heaven! that any living woman should use that word to me!" ller tall figure was drawn to its utmost height, her dart eyes Hashed (ire. "1 have to thank the plotting, low born dai.ghler of a onntry attorney that I. Beatrice Leigh, am disgraced!" she cried; "that 1 have lived fur six years with the man I love, yet am not his wife; that I have borne a child who has no right to its father's, name! It is to you I owe it!" The fair heac. drooped before her unutterable sorrow. "It is all my f.iult," said Violante meek

ly. "Would that I could bear the punishment, alone." "It. is your fi ult." said Beatrice. She drew herself u ) with the hauteur of a qitceo. She ra sed her bare white arms as though appialing to the highest tribunal. "Listen!" she cried. "You have out nil led mc. You have triumphed over me. 1 curse you! I curse the fair beauty of your face; I would fit in trimple it out. Sleeping, waking, eating, weeping, laughing, I curse yoi:, Violante Selwyn, and I hate you!" Violante mad no attempt to stay the passionate lorreni of words. "I must return to my child," she said. "Beatrice, Rupert's life trembles in the balance: the lea -t excitement will kill bim. Let us keep this secret yet a iinle longer until to-morrov.- evening. The chances are if my boy dies I shall die with him; then it will no' matter. If he lives, tomorrow evening, cost what t may. I will tell my husbanc myself, then go out of his presence for evermore. Will you keep my secret until then?" "As yon will. ' w.en the sullen reply. "And. Beatrice. I have somerhing to forgive. You have trieil to kill aiy son: I will pardon you," pleaded Violante gently. "1 will pardon am! forget, if you will forgive me the wrong i have done you." The proud, implacable face, full of angry resentment, was turned to her. "Xo!" was t3e bitter reply: "I would not forgive yori, Violante Sehvyn. if an angel from hea "en asked ni". I will curse you, and hate y m: but forgive yon, so help mo, heaven, I lever will." "You will kep my secret until to-morrow?" said Violante humbly. "If, by the -ising of my linger." said Beatrice I,eijrb '"I could stretch you dead at my feel. I would lay you there. Better. Violante Sdwyn, to have made yourself nnv other enemy. You shall not triumph in the ei d." And so defiat t. so proud, so wicked was the face turner) to Violante, that she shuddered as with i inrta.! eold. "Remember," hissed Beatrice, as she passed her, "my last, wftrd to you was a i-urse!" She swept from the room without number look at the unhappv woman she left behind. 'To be continued.

Marble A tine ii'ii

discovered m

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commerce in ing $:iO,lii h: work is i ni-ii being esiahlb li nger find n lives have bil along that, br

fr mi Venezuela. it v of marble has been

ar Puerto C.ibello, Vein-

being turned out so rap-

ve almost destroyed our

I hat line. A plant ensts been erected, first-clns d mil and n reputation is lied. Our hriioins. too, no ady sale there, as the m)t up i heir own industries inch of trade.

Drank a Gallon of Water. Theodore Bock, of Hamilton Ohio, aged i!, look a novel way to enter i Inarm)at. Port Thomas. Young Bock was shy eij; it pounds tivoidupois to coin- up to I he required w eight, and remembering the old adage, pint's n pound the w iild around, swallowed a gallon of water before taking his evaininatlon. Tho scheme worked and Bock is now n fnll-fledged soldier.

Kujov present pleasures In such a wa , :.: ' '0 'Ti.l'trP fn.tltr'- r"t. S-!Uti:-...

OFFICE HEQUIRED TACT. The Indian Wtuitnl u Letter nnd Proposed to II nve Jt. The day was cold very cold, In far! - ami Hie postmaster at. Sitsquaha, :i small Canadian town, fell asleep owi, the stcve in bis easy chair before lei had read half tie- postcards, says IVarson's Weekly. The noisy lintuliir, aside of tip- r :-! cuitalu that scrvted for a -lor bron-jbt htm back from! ilicani' i'id Willi a start. A strappln:; s; foor Indian in all bis glory of a. ton hat. si, i,..l bet, t'e him, calmly majciil ic "Want letter." Impressively comnniulc l the dusky caller. "Nam--, please?" urbanely Inquired! I he po- imnsloi . "(iutihaiiti n y name. Waul lett-cr." "Surry. Guabaiio, but there's nothing here for y.ui." "Want letter." "Ilui: there Isn't any for you." "Inoso got 1-ttei!" "Well, sonifliody wrote him one, then." "Me chief! inoso no chief." "Can't help that, old man. You see, it's -" "Give tnoso letter! No give Gunhiino letier: 1 Ugh;: I kill! Want letter!" "What the matter here?" cried an old Pritish resident, breaking in at this j lncture. "He's going to kill me because 1 won't give him a letter when there's none for him." "Pshaw! Just tear off a piece of wrapping paper, sprinkl-. sonoe ink over it and give it to him. You've got to us-? some tact and judgment iu officiating this otilce, old chap."

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The Pianist Who Knew His Business. Perhaps nothing can exert a more powerful Influence on the feelings, the sympathies of the human race, than music. When It is appropriate it is a great boon, but men's opinions as to what is appropriate music vary considerably. A traveling showman recently said: "I took out a tableau show some time ago, and I had some queer experiences. We always had trouble getting suitable music, for one thing. I rotaenitr;r that we struck a certaiu town where the iniislc was furnished by. a see-ly, freckled-faced young man, who fficiattd at it wreck of a piano. "I asked h m if he could think of music suitable to each picture as It was dispityf d. 'Certainly he could, ami do it impromptu.' The performance pned. He was seated at the piano, and he turned to lojk at the first tableau, it was a representation of Adam and Eve In the Garden of Eden. Like a flash he turned and began pounding out 'There's Only One Girl in This "World for Me.'" An important Trade. Ariong tin- ancient Jews, the barber's lot was a happy one. In the land of I-;gy :it the l eoplo bad such a high regard fo tin- tnnsorinl art that the majority of the men shaved not only the face but tin1 entire head, and capped their bald pates with wigs, while, tho priests went even further and shaved tbe entire body every third day. With this conslait scraping of chins going on. the barber's trade was an important one in the Louie of the Pharaohs, and its followers were kept busily running throughout the length and breadth of the land from early morning until sunset. They carried their tools in uu oieumoutbed basket, and their razors were shaped like a smnll hatchet with a curved hantile

Reward of $20,000 Offered. A wealthy ady lost a satchel containing jewels worth SliiO.OOO. and offered a reward of $10.110. Tbe loss of health is far more serious nnd yet it can easily be recovered. A little money invested jn Hostettcr's Sioniach Bitters will restore strength, purify the blood, regulate tho bowels and help the stomach to properly digest food.

Brood of Wood peck ca-s. "A funny thing happened tip to our mill at Chelsea recently," said Sir. Sbepard. "Our mill foreman had been feecing a hen on hemlock sawdust and .nieal mixed. He gradually reduced the amount of meal, until finnlly he fed her nothing but hemlock sawdust, and she seemed to thrive, on it. As she wanted to set, he gave her a dozen of her own eggs nnd she hatched out elovrtn woodpeckers and one chicken with a wooden leg. I tell you there is merit in hemlock, even in the sawdust." Stevens Point (Wis.i Journal.

A Case in Point. "Who says the Spaniards are poor marksmen? ' , "Who says It? Everybody says It. They've proved Jt themselves, haven't they?" "Oh. I d(-n't. know. Ccrvora seems fo '.lave made a hit with the officer who Is in charge of the United States naval acad-?niy, all right." Cleveland Leader. Some' hlng Verr Soothing. There is something very soothing In the jse of St. Jacobs Oil for tbe cure of Neuralgia. It soothes the pain, waiile it strengthens and restores tin; weak

nerves to a natural c-oudition. It Is prompt auc, sure.

Slio Wanted Bare Facts. The Mayor of a far Western city onco received the following letter of Inquiry: "Kind and respected Clr 1 see In a paper that a man named John Sipes was atactcd an et up by a bare whose hubs be was tryln to git when tbe she bare come up and stopt him by eatin bim in the inountaines near your tows. "What I want to know is, did It kill bim or was be only partly et up and is he from this place and all about the bare. I don't know but what he Is a distant husband of mine. "My first husband was of that name nnd I supposed he was kilcd In the war, but the name of the man tbe bare et being tbe same I thought it might be him after all and I ought to know it if he wasn't killed either in the war or by the bare, for I have been married twice nu there ought to be diverse papers got out by him or me If the bare did not eat him all up. If It is him, you will know it by his having six toes on the left foot. "He also had a spread eagle tattooed In his front chest mid a ankor on bis right arm wich you will kuow him by If the bare did not eat up these sines of Its being him. "Kind out all you kin about him without his kuowiug what It is for. That Is. if the bare did not pat him all up. !f it did, I don't see as you can do anything and you needn't take no trouble. Please ancer back. "P. S. Was the bare killed? Also was he married again and did he leave any propty wtitb me laying claims to?" Christian Kndeavor World.

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bo pleased to learn that there is at leaetnue

uie&cltM aiseasn mat sciente lias Been able to cure in all its stageR. and that, is Catarrh. Hh-U a Catarrh Cure is the only positive euro now known to the medical fiatemtty. Catarrh bein a constitutional disease, requires a conttittitional treatment, Haifa Cr.tarrh Cureia taken internally, acting directly niton th blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying too foundation of the disease, and gfving'the patient strength by building up the constitutlor, and assisting nature in doing its work. Tho proprietors ba te so much faith in it curative powers tfaat they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cur. Send fur list of testimonials. Address. F. .1. CHKNEY & CO., Toledo, O.

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A Puxzler. "Are you superstitions?

"Well, yes, a little. What nbout it?" "I only wanted to ask you what kind of luck It Is for a left-handed mnn to

sec the moon over bis right shoulder' Cleveland P'aln Dealer.

In Winter Use Allen's Foot-Ease.

A powder to be shaken Into the shoes.

During winter your feet feel uncomfort able, nervous, and often eold atid damp

If you have perspiring, smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Koot-Ease. It warms and rests the feet and makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns 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 23c. Trial

package mailed FREE. Address Allen

B. Olmsted. Le Roy, X. T.

Cod lis h In the Penobsoor. Codfishes weighing twenty-six pounds have been caught lately in the Penobscot River, whence their species disappeared fifty years ago, driven away by sawdust froui the lumber Uls.

St. Jacobs OU cures St. Jacobs Oil ' St. Jacobs Oil " St. Jacobs Oil " St. Jacob Oil St. Jacobs Oil " St. Jacobs Oil " St. Jacobs Oil " St. Jacobs Oil " St, Jacobs Oil "

Rheumatism. Neuralgia. I.umbaifo, Sciatica. Sprains. Bruises. Soreness. stiffness. BrttTkttchq. Muscular Aches.

In a certain class of Russian schools the highest reward given is tbe initial letter of the empress' name. It consists of th? inittial in solid gold, an inch and a quarter in height, on a blue bow. Should its possessor cw become a governess it will entitle her to a higher salary than she would otherwise receive.

It; Is computed that at tbe present time the diamonds bought for American beaut'.os livins; in the United States are worth uo iwi ti-m $5,000,000. Ashftville. Onlj Through Car Line is via Qoeen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway from Cincinnati.

It Is estimated that the whole coal supply of our planet would barely suffice to produce heat equal to that which tbe suu dissipates in one-teutu of a second.

A Girl with a Scheme. Miss Mil! ward --Good morning; have you ki.-sed Hobson? .Miss AyJesworth Xo. I am trying lo win a reputation that will enable me to go upon the stage and 1 guess the easiest way to get It is by spreading the wimor that I haven't kissed Hobson. Iiano'a Kamily Medicine Moves tbe bowels each day, In or der to be healthy this is necessary Acts pently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Cheaper Postage. Apropos of the agi'atioii on ;ho subject of cheaper postage between this country and Great Britain, it is point ed out that the cost of a first-class ocean passage between this country and Europe averages about $100. The charge for conveying the same weight of letters as the passenger weighs Is $1S7. U 4 Honrs To New Orleans or to Jacksonville via (lie Qtiiili and Crescent. Limited trains from Cincinnati, 54 hours through to Havana. Cuba baa 17,000,000 acres or virgin

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Coucrha Lead to Couau mptiou, Kemp's Balsam will stop tbe cough at once. Go to yourdruggist to-day and gat a sample bottle free, bold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. He 'st "On." The Count I had lofed your daughtaire from za fairst time we met. Her father Who had told you that 1 was rich? Oat 21 I -2 Inches Loiik TheOat marvel what will 500.000 suck long heads per acre weigh? 15,'iOti lbs. 480 Bushels! Such a yield pays big! Cut this notice out and send 10 cents postage to JOHN A. SALZER SEED COMPANY, LA CROSSE, WIS., and get their great catalogue and 10 Kami Seed Samples free; including Bromus Inermis. the greatest grass on earth. Potatoes $1.20 a Bill. (c. n.)

"I am one of those who think the 'oss of a faithful servant the loss of a rlend." Is a recently reported saying f Queen Victoria.

Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O! Ask your Grocer to-day to show yon packageof GUAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury aa well ss the adult. All who try it. like it. GRAIN-0 has that rich seal brown of Mocba or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. V tbe price of coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sold by all grocera. llood nature and good sense must en join: To err is human, to forgive, divine. Pope. To Cure a Cold in One llay Take I ,,iative liionio Quiiiin-! Tablets. M! druggists refund the money if it fails tix-iire. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.

One pound of sheep's wool Is callable of producing one yard of cloth, tjueen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway. 100 miles shortest line to Florida and the West lu uict

Loaded Down, " The air is loaded down with palM and aclic3, and some systems take them in like a sponge. St. Jacobs Oil rubbed in wlil take the pain away and leave a cure. Tbe Duke of Westminster, who hns been married twice, can boast of having a larger family than any other member of the British peerage.

Sent Free to Alt. The John M. Smyth Company, 150 to 100 West Madison street, Chicago, is tbe largest household furnishing establishment in the world. Their immense and beautifully illustrated catalogue, showing style a.id quality of all kinds of furniture, carpets, bicycles, sewing machines, china, lace curtains, office and church furniture, is sent free on application. This great catalogue not only illustrates the styles and quality, but gives prices for all articles as well. It should be in every family.

What Do the GMldren DrlafcT Don't give Ik em tea or coffee. Harta yon tried tbe new food drink caJhj GRAIN-O? It is delicious snd nxjuriiUing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children taa more health yo i distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about Vt. aa much. All giocera sell it. loo and 25c It is a sober truth that people who live only to amuse themselves, work harder at the task than most people do In earning their dally bread. Hannah More. For Innft and chest diseases, Piso's CmIs tho best medicine we have used. Mrs. J. L. Nortbcolt, Windsor, OnL, Canada.

The flower of meekness grows en stem of grace. Montgomery. ,

Look on slanderers as direct enemies to civil society; as persons without honor, honesty or humanity. Cafo and Observation cars. Excellent service on superb through trains. Queen end Crescent Route from Cincinnati south.

To Florida. ueen and Creaceut Two Fist Vegtibuled trains daily Cincinnati to Jacksonville. Mrs. Winslow -a SooTitni i HTm for Children teething: aoltens -.lie gums, rennces inttsmtnatuNi. altars pain, curea wind cohc. S5 cents a bottle.

WAKTF.P- Case of bad Health that IftP-A-WS 111 not bi-neftt. Send 5 cents to means Che leal Oe Mew York, for 10 atmMca and LOU testimonials.

HEALTHY MATEENITY.

Two Grateful Women Tell of tbe Help They Have Beoeived From Mrs. Fink-ham.

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The climax of life force in woman is capable motherhood. The first requisite for a good mother is good health. Health of body means health of the generative organs.

Read what Mrs. G. A. NoNWAatAKKR,

Bluftton, Ohio, says about Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and how well

I it prepared her for maternity:

' Dear Mrs. Pin kiiam : I must say a word

in praise of your Vegetable Compound. I

used three bottlen of it when I was preg-

. nant, and labor was not nearly as long

as it was wi-.h my other babies; and my baby is so healthy to what the others were. I think every woman should use your Compound when pregnant, it will save them so much suffering and misery. I cannot say enough in praise of it. If ever I need medicine again, I shall use your Compound." The most successful tonic known to medicine for women approaching ma

ternity is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vctje-

tablc Compound. It is a safeguard for every woman who uses it, and the fullest benefit comes from its use with Mrs. Pinkham's advice freey offered to all woman. Her address is Lynn, Mass. Here is a convincing statement, bearing directly on this subject, from Mrs. K. Bishop, of 1848 Pacific St., Brooklyn, N. V.:

"Deak Miss. Piskham: I am-a rrrea t believer in your Compound. I was almost despairing of ever again beingwell, as 1 was a great suierer, and had been for years. I suffered from womb troublevandhad terriblo blind fits. After writing to yott I tried yonr Compound.' Tho result was astonishing. I have used it and advocated it ever since. In childbirth it is a perfect boon. I have often said that I should like to have its merits thrown on the sky with a search-light, so that all women would, read, and be convinced that there is a remedy for their sufferings. " K Mllllloa Women have been Benefited Uy Mrs. PlHKnam's Advice anflMefUd-e

Handsomely Illustrated Catalogue of HOUSEHOLD COOOS, CARPETS, BICYCLES, SEWINC MACHINES, OFFICE and CHURCH FURNITURE, GROCERIES, DRY COODS, HARDWARE, SADDLES, also SPORTING GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES, CLOTHING, FURNI8H-

mmmmmmmmmtmsmmmmtmmmm INC COODS, Etc., sent FREE on application. ae-essaBan-B aa ass e-aa i it contains thousands of articles which wo Retail at Wholesale Prices. CARPETS, DRAPERIES, LAMPS, DINNER SET8, etc., shown In colors. People all over the world buy from It. Why7 Because it brings to them EICHT FLOORS (EACH 205 BY ISO FEET) of goods in compact form 600 pages to select from. JOHN M. SMYTH CO., 148, ISO, 152, 154, 136, 158. 160, 162, 164, 166 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL.

A 01 everybody you know to nu IV save their tin tags for you The Tin Tags taken from Horseshoe, " J. T.," Cross Bow, Good Luck and Drummond Natural Leaf will pay for any one or all of this list of desirable and useful things and you have your good chewing tobacco besides. Every man, woman and child in America can find something on this list that they would like to have and can have FREE ! Write your rame and address plainly and send every tag you can get to us mentioning the number of the present you want. Any assortment of the different kinds of tags mentioned above will be accepted as follows :

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I Match Box, quaint design, imported from Japan . . Knife, one blade, good sted 3 Scissors, 4?-irtcn, good t;?i ..... ChiM's Set, Knife:. Fork and Spoon alt andPepper, one, each, auad-.--"CVe oh white m-ial ... w ground, fine Erglish "t 7 Butter Knifr, triple plate, bti riual. H SugarSheU.tiipl; plate. bcMqnality

9 Stamp Box. terHi silver

10 Knife, "Keen Ki liter," to blades 70 11 Butcher Knife, " Keen Kwtier 8-inch blade 78 13 Shears " Keen Kutter," &-ioch, nickel 75 13 Km Set, Cracker and Pict. silver 80 It Nail Kile, sterling silver, amethyst et, -inch 00 Iff Tooth; Brush, sterling silver, amethyst sei. fl-i.ich , 130 16 Paper Cutter, ?terling silver, ame thyst set, 7-iich Ii 17 Base Hall. "Association Krttquat. 100 19 Watch, stem wind and set, guaranteed good time keeper 000

This offer itxplrts Novtmber 30, 1899. Address all your Tags and the correspondence about them to DRUMMOND BRANCH, St. Louis, Mo.

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TAGS 19 Alarm CIorl:r niclwct. -rarrantrJ . . 200 20 Carvers, buckhorn handle, f ood steel 200 21 Si Rogers Teaponns, best qua! 125 22 Knives and Forks, six each, buckhorn handle 50 S3 Clock. A-day, Catauar, Thermometer, Barcmeier ... 800 24 Stove, Wilsnn Hcattr, wtc No SO or No. 40 600 25 Tocl Set, not playthings, but real tocl ... 650 26 Toilet Set, ecoraied porcelain, verv haitdoine FflO 27 Watch, saIic silver, full jeweled . .1000 26 Sewing Mar.hine, first class, with all attachments. . lfOO 29 Revolver, Colt's, best quality . ...1510 30 Rifle, Winchester. 1 1 shnf, 22.41.1600 31 Shot Gun, double barrel, ham mer les, stu. twist QAM

32 Guitar (Washburn), rosewood!, rabid with m other -of-nei.rl - . . -2060 S3 Bicycle, standard mtke, ladies,' or cents . 2500 BOOKS 3) choice se'ectionnsame :u last year's list, 40 tafs each.

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ASTHMA PCPHAH'SASVHMA SPECIFIC OWos relief In FtTl mini'tes. f!nn for a FHEEtrUI package. SoUl liy tlrusririsl... Otto Box 3Jnt po.tnaiu on recto or fl.no. Biz aoi:Mi.a, add ssthoi. forma, ram., r.

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