Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1906 — Page 6

Book < >llcetßis The inoeusate craving of book collectors is iilu*; rated in t.e case of Raw- ■ linsou. an English bibliomaniac who ‘ ® would buy a book though fie bad twenty copies of it. He lived and died among bundles and pil< s of books cor- j cred with dust an-. -• Tile Spec- ; tator mentions two c 'Hectors whose ! covetousness increased with their col-1 lection. Mr. Heber, the brother of the bishop, . bought all that • :.ie in Lis way. by ■ cartloads and si., '.ids and in whole • libraries, on wfii L in some cases he ; never <ttst his eyes. Os a similar di*; "Sition was the famous Antonio Magiiabeechi. who is, said to Lave 11 v 1 •~n titles and indexes and whose very pillow was a folio, j The oi l bibliomaniac lived iu a kind of ( cave made of piles and masses of books, with hardly any room for his cooking or for the wooden cradle lined ■with pamphlets which he slung between his shelves for a bed. He died In 1714, in his eighty-second year, dirty. ragged and as happy as a king.— Irondon Standard. Tf The OrlKirtUh Sagar. Sugar has been known since the dawn Os history, but not in all countries. The i Chinese appear to have delighted their ■ palates with sugar for more than 3,000 : years, and it was known in India ear lier than in Europe, being made from | E juicy reed or cane. One of Alexander the Great's generals carried suga- i to Greece in the year 325 B. C., as Sil I Walter Raleigh some 2. |, ‘" years latei | carried tobacco from .Virginia to Ena land. But even so late as 150 A. D. i sugar was still a rarity in Greece. The famous physician Galen used it as a remedy for certain maladies. Recent | experiments show that sugar has remarkable sustaining power when eaten j by those undergoing great fatigue. The ; invention of the first pro •• ** for refining sugar is as -ribed to the Arabs, and ’ a Venetian mereh at is * id to have ' purchased the se-.-rot from --m and introduced the process in Sicily. The | refining of sugar was first practiced in England about 1039. The Word -Row." “Row" is one of the many words which are rising t • re*?• lability with ; advancing age. Todd’s edition of -T boson's dictionary 'l*27' denounced it a* "a very low expression.” Since it ap-1 pears to have b >en o< :t«ionally written ••roue" about a century ago some have wished to fin 1 its origin in the French •■roue." Todd identifies it with the older "rouse.” a drunken bout, big drinking glass or big drink. In which sense that word several times occurs in ; Shakespear . H :..let ■■ -r - - that "the king doth w he tonight and takes Lis rouse.” "Row” is supposed to be r. false singular form al from "rouse.” r ■ ?. f ". plural, as "i -a” for "pease.” "sherry” from "sberris." j “cherry” from “cheri*.” But it seems simpler to explain "row" as short forj "raw-de-cow." an exc li-:-nt word for; noise. Free W: i J«s -1-- t the liberty to d whatever one ” s. but the power o' totag whatever one sees ought to ’ done., ever.<is the free of otherwro cverwheiir.it.st -mpuise. There lies freedom I'vlCei petive.'. ■ .■ L. ; the man whe w 3 i hot a •’ribo.

c — j ■ W' WFCONSCIENCE CLOTHING > ■ , Ifeaf The foundation of a permanent J SB- fitting garment, is in its shape-retain- — Skif-* ing quaHties and the secret lies in the ;/ * J" - proper sponging of the cloth to avoid - taw not merely a wet doth and C a hot Iron, but scientifically yf MP! .•* thonged by practical men:—by X L , r Be mean" :,i L he CLOTHCRAFT Zt a .w ■jr, patent".process. This is one .1 A .reason for the success of ,C 3 Y Cl-GI IlClxAi r clothing, now zl, i • add ta.this the genius of the < designer of C LO T H C R A F T I -j CLOTHES; the personal super- J vision by experts, the non- >gj .JLVj'-l shrinkable body canvas, the vi- a it i XfuLUwl 'tai insides, etc. and there you j IL SH have the perfection of form-fit- Xkjl B wU* ting psepettiesthatha'. euniver- VWJK ; saibyestaHished CLOTHCRAFT ''W ~-JsS ■ apparel as indisputably among 1 the best fashioned garments that ©ver graced the form of man. B B|mß 'I I Texture, pattern or trim- BVjB I ' y mings be they ever so standard fl JV .'v£ OS have neither the elements of sash fp IBnB I ion nr merit without th-se perfect Ji ■BvSft. L fitting essentials. it is the fit ll BB t * t that .distinguishes your clothes B from the general every day kind. £®?£ J Bra satisfaction without it, than you can zSjjg?! ' , good bread from bad flour. Be r sure you're safe, ask for CLOTHCRAFT Bra CLOTHES and you ask for just w hat you’re tfif Mgjn looking HnHhouse, Schulte and Co. f • I

Medicines. “There is a singular idea that pre- ’ va !, s among many people that if a lit- ' ‘ tie is a good thing more is better.” said | ’ a physician, "and an incalculable ; ’ amo’-.tit of harm is ‘done. There are | cases where a little Quinine does good, , ; and the patient, instead of going to a ; ■ physj and finding out how much be i want*, buys a quantity at a drug store ' and takes so much that it is; a positive | J detriment. When persons been ; i sick and obtained a prescription, they • ; imagine they know just what to do the ! next time they are ailing and increase the dose. <-ft«-:; with in «st ■lSasti .us j ; results. The careie*s use of medicine ; by th -sc n t familiar with its cense- ■ quences cause* m re trouble than al- ! most any other s >uree of ailment to , which the human ho ly is subject.” Marriage la Scotland. Even for a man to address a woman [ as bis wife, either by writing or by j speech, and for her to respond in the same terms constitutes marriage in Scotland. Any one who has ever read I Wilkie Collins’ novel. "Man and Wife.” j wili remember there a ease in point. ! The heroine send* a note to the Lera signing herself "Your Wife.” He is ■ sufficiently careless and indifferent to ; write hi* reply on the back of her own I letter and signs himself "Your Hus- , band.” This note, crumpled up and I tossed aside as of no value, falls into i the band* of an unscrupulous person. I who. to levy blackmail on the hero. I keeps it and produces it as evidence lof marriage. No other form had been I gone through, and yet the couple were | married legally.—Chicago Kecord-Her-i aid. — Alvraya Raining:. There is a group of i-btnds to the south of New Zealand called the Si*- i ters. or Seven Sisters, which are reput j I ed to be subjected to a practically con i stant rainfall. The same may be said j of the islands an I mainlan 1 of Tierra del Fuego. saving for the difference i ; that the rain often takes the form of] sleet and snow. On a line running j round the w •■; ’ from four to eight or I nine degrees there are patches over [ which rain seldom ceases to fall. Th:* | j is called the "zone of constant preeipita--1 tion," but at the some time there are i several '- a’ities along it with very I little rainfail. The End of Knowledge. Some men thit.k ti. ■ the gratifica-1 tion of curiosity is the end of know!-1 I edge, s-.me the love of fame, some the | I pleasure < f spate, - : e the nec-r*- tj >of *:;■ rt ug themselves by t i knowledge, but the re? knowledge i* that we should ded I icate that reason which was given us I by G-r! ’• the use and advantage of J man.—Bacon. — Very Rare. Dealer In Antiques—Here are two I very rare revolvers. ! Cu-b r..‘ r— What i* th- .r t:*--:-ry' "Tb-\v wo: - carried by Columbus." “Whati l:-" -i :* weren’t invented i in Columbus’ time.” "I know. That’s what makes them ’ so rare." «t-a. Neil—Mrs. Closele gh is getting up e fair to help a poor widow pay her rent Belie—l didn’t know Mrs. Closeleigh was so philanthropic. Nell—She isn't. SI." owns the L >u-e the poor widow lives in.. Philadelphia Record.

SYSTEMS OF WRITING. — » The Famous Method Known as the Boustrophedon. About the year 450 B. C. the lonians 1 first introduced the system of writing ! from left to right. Previous to that time all scribes and penmen in general j had beeu in the habit of beginning the line on the right band side of the page i and running it toward the left. The ■ introduction of the left to right mode ; of writing caused considerable coufui sion for a time, r.ud from the mixed systems wh : I. prevailed during the fol- ' lowing century sprang the famed meth I od known as the boustrophedon. Those : who used the system last mentioned ' would begin a line at the left margin ' of their parchments and run it through ■ to the opposite margin and then drop • a space l-elow and run La.-k to the opI po*ite edge of the sh-et again. In othj er words, the boustrophed >n mode of ‘ writing w; * a system in which the lines i ran alternately from left to right and from right to left. This system did not entirely disappear until about the time of Christ. The ancient Hebrew and Greek languages were written from right to left, but at about the time the lonians were reforming writing methods the Greek letters were changed in form from the uncial to the cursive, and the system of writing was changed in both cases so as to run from left to right The followi-itr quotation from Franklin illustrates the mixed, or bous trophedon. system of writing: "When I see n merchant overpolite to a ekat ot meht gniggeb .sremotsne sib little brandy and throwing his goods on : na sr.h nam t.aht I skniht .retnuoc eht !ax to grind."—St. Louis Republic. SHOE NAILS. The Way They Are Mode and Why They Are So Cheap. Three million separate shoe nails ar- ■ often cast from one ton of metal. Os the smaller sizes —OOO nails are moldI ed in a single mold, and an expert ’ workman will make eighty molds in an I ordinary working day, thus turning out | IG).<«X’ separ ite nails. When the metal in a li :uid state is I poured into the mold it rv.x* througi I the sand in passages provided iu the j molding process: the whole of the naiis ' are ea*t together and are. when reI moved from the sand, connected by a network of iron one with another. In : this .adit, n the iron is as brittle r* I ; glass, and very little force is require, j to separate the nails from the network whi h holds them together. They then have to undergo the process known as annealing. They art mixed up with hematite iron ore. which is in a powdered state, put into iron ■ p.ots. and placed in an ana- ’:ng fur-1 naee. a * rt of kiln. Here they remain I for some days, care being taken to sc ! r_• t ’ which they are! sn!.o*-eted that the Iron wi’l not be re-! netted, but r -".c'.:t very nearly tc-1 that condition. The aot.oa of the raw ‘ iron -re r.; :: the ’.-ritt-e costing i* j i marvelous. After cooling, it can be! bent without risk of breaking, and it | ! be •m?* a a:.J serai:-e-’.ie art. cie.—l.vLo Ex. -• Battnay. It is only is comparatively modern 1 times th. t - . . utilize! as fast • ■ "*. 7'.* •- _i l;:::. tnknew t ' .- i:-I thoegfi they ' presente: use.-■** is ornaments in , the f j-.—-r.-iry _ .-swere**:., na rm:.'-.f -- .-iiity It was not ÜBtS nearly t&e mid-:-the eige-r- ' "0.-. t th- mane-1 facture of :~ :.* tv is euterei upon at fi.e .* v ra* .n Binning ham. Etg Then, n the ac **.-ioa j of George HI. tne z:.t :•-.•rocs appear-! ed and became /: - tne - : - L'-rt it was reset -i f - the - n- f day to make usef . .*■■ .t* j the greatest variety at msrve-oxsly tow | • prices ami out of : - - • 4 n. - •:... even to the — ..._g _ -- '■ tata Rlaek Saakes. I have tie • r • .. .* * . •;« ove. i • seven fe.-t long and nwk doubt If I i they gr>w to a greater length. ’. ; are trn hard to catch. tt»u®gb to on I | open nekl they can rx-. as :;.st str aggie ■; v fin 1 j they will give v.p fig!itli.-g nn 1 m v 1- ; handled with imp»n:::*y 1 have never : found thes-e snikes to i<- - Th-' can be handled .s:;y 1 ;!. .r Ite .-, ( harmless. They can s pretty : i Lard if tL -y got a turn around your waist. ■<.* .. tI. ■ —-. tit to t-t-.-—k x bone.—Forest and Stream. The Calm Spirit. The people in ail !in>> of duty who do the most work are the calmest, most unhurried pec,pie in the community Duties wildly chase each other in their lives. One task never turns another out nor ever compels hurried, and therefore imperfect, doing. The calm spirit works methodically, doing one thing at a time and doing it well, and it therefore works swiftly, though never appearing to be in haste. —Home Notes. Hardly That. Miss Plane —The very day I first met ■ him something told he would eventualI ly fall in lore with me. Miss Speltz— I Indeed? The "something” wasn’t your ’ mirror, dear, was it? — Philadelphia I Ledger. Obeying Orders. ; Kind Lady—Ah. if you had only done | what your mother toid you. you might ; not be in this situation. Convict—l | don’t know. She toid me to go out into the world and make money. He is the happ! st of whom the world says least, good or bad.—Jefferson. i - I

" CHARING CROSS. Hlatory of This Ancient landmark of London. ’in reading English history you will happen across numerous references tChanng Cross, but the chances are y u will wonder if the allusion is t: ■ i , r ' ■“ cross erected as a memorial or simp.y a cro-sroad. Charitra Cross was formerly one of the noted landm.atks ot Britain, and its history is an 1 ollaws: In November of the year 1291 "Go-> ! Queen Eleanor," as she was termed her loval subjects, was c;.>! 1 to join her husband, who was then maxing an' expedition into Scotland. x. ■ • nor had got as far on her way as. Grantham >:.e sickened and died. The remains must, of course, be buried at Westminster, an 1 the funeral cortege started m that Cirvctron. During the time this royal funeral: procession was 'wly winding it= weary way toward the capital thousands of people docked t > the wayside to get a glimpse of it. It was a great event in the history of the rural districts. and they did everything possible 1 orable one. Wherever the procession : halted for the night or for other cause the people afterward set up a memorial. One of the longest stops was made at Charing, and subsequently a richly carved memorial cross was erected on the site of the camp. This was the Charing Cross of history. It stood until 1'447. when the last vestige of it was destroyed during the civil wars of Charles 1., the vandals who destroyed the relic claiming it to be a monument of pr isa superstition. Charing Cro--as seen today was erected by the Southern Railway company in the yeai ISCS. A SHIP WORTH TAKING. What the Capture of the San Philipe Meant to England. Ox the 9th of June. 1337. Drake, cominc ’eck from the king of Spain’s beard in Cadiz,” fell in with a huge vessel, which he captured. She proved to be the San In i . man owned by the king of Spain him* .‘lf and then the largest merchantman afloat. Her cargo, valued at more than a million sterling of modern money, was in itself the most valuable ever captured, but there was something else even mor- valuable than the cargo. This coc- *ted of the ship’s papers and accousts. which disclosed to the merchant adventurers of England all the nieti-’vds and mysteries and the bound Ims possibilities of the East India trade. Indeed, it would hardly be stretching the fact* to say that the morning which saw trie ca; ■ ire of the San Philipe saw also the dawn of our Indian empire The immed.ate result was the formation of the East India company, which was not only the greatest commercial eon- ration the world had ever seen, but -:> the only one that ever comrr 1 its own armies and fleets and w -1 •—-r* . - ? less than imper:.:._—L■•..•ion Spectator. The Early Astronomers. Tte early a*tr>notners were all astro! gers and c-laitned to be able to predict the future careers of various individnais Ly "easting fc >roec<>p ■*’’ show- . ? the '■ - *:on of the pl.i'aets at the time of their birth. The position and movements of the various celestial t<«!ies were r t only supposed to control tte lestinies of men. but were also ti 'Hgat to bring weal or woe. tempest or sunshine, cpm the earth itself. A man born when the sun was iu theconsteilation of Scorpio was believed to be naturally ber.t toward excessive indul-g-nce of the animal passion*. One born when the sun was in Pisces was pre-d-’st .'iel to grovel or be a servant, while one wL .se earthly career was -x-d when '!.».• great luminary was .n .Aries would be a groat .*-halar and a man kc 'wn to the world despite all ■ ■ posing infiu -:,ces. Trinidad’s Asphalt Lake. The faiaou* asphait Like of Trinidad ks like a gr at black swamp surr nieil with a fringe of cocoanut m-. A ic k- railway runs across IL 1 men - and in it working, some on ’.'.lit firm -i.'.'ugh to s ipport them. - je on asphalt in whk-h they keep - ..king down an inch or two a minute, s me on asphalt so sift it is like quick - d. The stuff looks like a cross bet" *n black mud and piti-b. The lake ; : :>J r. res in size, and its depth is tren. -duia. The thick asphalt, mixed ~ h water, moves a little, and now and then an old tree comes slowly up fr m the depths. The men work with p taxes, digging out the asphalt in lumps the size of pumpkins. Ropemaklnc 2.000 Yearn D. C. The name of the first ropemaker and that of the land in which he practiced his art have both been lost to history. Before tbe beginning of the historical period considerable skill bad been acquired In that line. Egyptian sculptures prove that the art was practiced at least 2.000 years before tbe time of Christ Worse Than Broken. The American Tourist—l suppose I speak broken French, eh. Henri? The Walter—Not eggsactly. m’sieur. You I has a word describes it bettaire—let me see—ah, yes —it is pulverized.— Puck. The Olean Man! Tbe late Max O’Rell gave this advice to Lr.ebe'ors: “Marry a woman smaller than yourself.” Many a man couldn’t find one.—Milwaukee Journal. Feminine Esteem When women like each ether, they kiss; when they love, they do one another’s hair.—Lady Evans Ift London Mail.

WOMAN’S TRIALS. Her Bitter Disappointment.

The bitter trail in a woman'* » l^ a is t he Snd’.xKSSS's pointment- unfu vvpn if they on the children of others. To them tne , laree*t familv does not seem too numero . . rather appear to them that those ; on whom this bl.-**ing has been mo*t richly bestowed hardly value it suth - Ci la t m'anv cases of barrenness or child- | les*nes- the obstacle to child-bearing is lastly removed by the cure of th- part of the woman. Dr. Fierce *r a vorite Prescription has been the means of rastorine health and fruitfulness to many [ barren woman, to the great joy of the household. In other, but rare■cases. t h J obstruction to the bearing of “as been found to be of a surgical character, but easily removable by P a ,'l’ ,es ', 01 ’ c ’J a A l ' r e treatment at the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N. ot-r w hich Dr. Pierce of the "Favorite Prescription fame presides. In all cases where children are desired and are absent, an effort should be made to find out the real cause, since it is generally so easily removed by proper treatment. In all the various weaknesses, displacements, prolapsus, ante-versions, retroversions, inflammation of ovaries, leucon rhoea. giving rise to disagreeable and weakening drains, and in a.l cases of nervousness, nervous prostration ana fiebilitv. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is'the most efficient remedy that can possiblv be used. It has to its credit hundreds of thousands of cures-more in fact than any other remedy put- up tor sale through druggists, especially tor woman's ase. You do not have to take Dr. Pierce's word alone for this, because the ingredients of which the " t avorite Prescription " are comp)*ed have received the most positive endorsement from the leading medical writers on Materia .Mahea of all the several schools of practice. All the ingredients are printed in plain English on the wrapper enclosing the bottle *o that if you are an invalid woman and make n*e of this fatnou* medicine you know exactly what you are taking. Dr. Pierce takes his patients into his full confidence, which he can afford to do as the formula after which the "Favorite Prescription’ is made will bear the most careful examination. You do not have to experiment when Ukinr Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, as with the many fake. Cheap John Medicines that are sent out on trail, composed of cheap and often harmful ingredients. Dr. Pierce resorted to Nature’s Laboratory to get the ingredients for his "f avorite Prescription." believing that the indigenous, or native, medicinal roots of our country are endowed by Providence with the most marvelous curative powers. The only rational way to attempt to cure disease is by assisting the natural functions of the body, and to do that there is nothing like Nature’s remedies which act in Nature's way. toning and invigorating the digestive organs, the liver, the stomach and bowels and the nervous svstem, which always suffers to a great extent in all tb » various derangements of the organs distinctly feminine. The medicine of known composition is the one to rely upon—the one that has a record of nearly forty years of cures—the one devised and manufactured by a regularly graduated and experienced practitioner of medicine. By addressing Dr. R. V. Pierce, at Buffalo. N. Y., you may secure, free, a littl* ohampElet giving numerous extracts from many medical

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Itching. Blind. BleedinzorProtrndirjrPile 3 . Druggists refund money if PAZOOINTMENT fai s to cure any case, no matter of 'on ’ tanding. in 6 to 14 days. Firs’ application gives ease and rest. 50c. If vour drnggjgt hasn t it s nd scc. instamns and it will be forwa’d rdel post paid by the Paris Medicine Cost. Louis Mo A scientific Wonder* The cures that stand to its credit make Bucklen’s Arnica Salve a scientific wonder. It cured E. R. Mulford lecturer for tse Patrons of Husbandry Waynesboro, Pa..of a distressingease of Piles. It heals the worst Burns Sores, Boils Ulcere. Cuts. Wounds, Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only 25c. a t Blackburn snd Christen drug store. Farmers Take Notice. Are your hogs and chickens healthv »nd in as thriving condition as yor. Wjuld like to have them, if not, feed them Egyptian Hog and Chicken Cholera Remedy. Put up in gallon and half gallon cans. For sale at the reliableble drug store, Smit! Yager ji Falk. 48tf A tj'.vi y T l isle with thit old enemy of the race, Con stipation, often ends in Appendicitis To avoid all serious trouble with Stem a to, Liver and B >wel«. take Dr. King’s Few Life P'lls. They perfeetlaregulate these organs, without pain or discom f art. 25e. at Blackburn and Christen d ruggist. Tor.ure By Savages “Speaking of the torture to which s meef the savages tribes in the Philip piner subject their captive*, reminds me of the intense stiff ?ring I endured for three months from inflonimation of the Kidneys.” says W. M. Sherman of Cnshiug, Me . "Noting" helped me until I tried Electric Bitters, three bottles of whi h completely curec me." 1 ures Liver Complaint, Dvspepsia, Blood disordersand Malana;and restores the weak and nervous to robust health. Guaranteed oy Blackburn and Christen eruggist. Pnee 50c. Tne Hamlin Quartet gave th-? first entertainment of a series’ leoi tore onurse a* Baulah Chapel last evening. Q lite a number of Deca 'tar people were present, and all i agrees taat it was simplv the fln'est thing of the kind <,ver given ■in this county. Nj doubt the ' quartet will be secured for a return ■ engagement and if so. they may expect a crowded hon»e. The lecture course is being given bv the Lidies' Aid society of Beulah Chap, jel and they are delighted with the sucuess of their first number, which 'was S'-r’ally and Bro . com.

writer* of prominence, extolling the vara on* ingredients which enter hit., iT Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, it E worth looking over if you are a sufi. r .. r Dr. Fierce does not claim for h < "F a l vorite Prescription ” it is a "cure-all • It is recomnu nded as a’ most nerf.-c' oi. cific for woman's peculiar ailment* *<> uniform are the results which folW tj le use of this remarkable remedy, th ■ , t can be truly affirmed of "Favorite I’rescription "that it alu-ayn a/irays cures. Ninety-eight per cent.' ' the women who give this medicine a f u j r I and faithful trial are cured and remain ! cured. It is a powerful invigorating tonic i m . ■ parting health and strength in parti i nr to the organs distinctly feminine. ti )6 local, womanly health is so intimately related to the general health that when diseases of the delicate womanly organs are cured the whole body gains in health and strength. For weak and - icy women who are "worn-out,” "run-down” or debilitated, especially for women who work in store, office or schoolroom, who sit at the typewriter or sewing machine. or bear heavy household burdens, Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription has proven a priceless benefit because of its health - restoring and strength-giving powers. As a soothing and strengthening nervine. "Favorite 'Prescription" is unequalixi and is invaluable in allaying and subduing nervous excitability, irritability. nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, chorea, or St. Vitus’s daneb, and other distn—i ng nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the womanly organ*. It induce* refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and despondency. Cures obstinate cases. "Favorite Prescription" is a positive cure for the n. st complicated and obstinate casesof leu.-or-rhea, excessive flowing, painful menstruation. unnatural suppressions and irregularities. prolapsus or failing of the peh ;c organs, weak back, "female weakne--.” antoversion, retroversion, bearing-di v. n sensations, chronic congestion, inflammation and ulceration, inflammation, more or les- pain and tenderness over the lower abdomen accompanied with "in- ■ U-rnal heat.” Dr. Pierce’s medicines are made from harmless but efficient medicinal roots found growing in our American forests. The Indians knew of the marvelous curative value of some of these roots and imparted that knowledge to some of tho friendlier whites, and gradually some of the more progressive physicians came tc test and use them, and ever since they have grown in favor by reason of tin- r superior curative virtues and their safe and harmless qualities. Yourdruggists sell the "Favorite Prescription ” and also that famous alt, ratlve. blood purifier and Stomach ton the "Golden Medical Discovery." IVr te to Dr. Pierce about your case. He is an experienced physician and will treat y ir case as confidential and without charge for correspondence. Address him at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y., of which he is chief consulting physictan. It is as easy to be well as ill—and njuel more comfortable. Constipation is thecause of many forms of illness. Doctor Pierce’- Pleasant Pellets cure const ; ition. Thev are tiny, sugar-coated granules. One "little "Pellet "is a gentle laxative, two a mild cathartic. All dealer- n medicines sell them. Dr. Pierce’s 1000-page illustrated b k "The Common Sense Medical Adviser * I sent free in paper covers on receipt f .1 one-cent- stamps to pay the cost of ma: i only. For 31 stamps the cloth-l>- roi volume will be sent. Address Dr. R. V, i Pierce, Buffalo, N, Y.

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itcning. Blind. Bieed ns. Pru'radioe !' Drupelsts are :< ntboriz'-d to refund n. :,ey ■ PAZO OINTMENT tails to cure in days. 503. D. D. HELLER & SON. ATTORNEYS AT LAW t Officaover Blackburn &‘ h’’sten'«dr ?sJ|AILWaY POSITIONS Yoons m*u hetw enthe age- of 21 desiring to enter rhe railroad bnsines- . y of its many weli paying branent- can p..t th^ni’elves in a position to do so by wr.t .i---at once to Scott-Andersen RaHway > y Cj. »X»7 Great Northern Bdg. Chicago. I'-. Farm for Sale 260 acres near Berne and Geneva. Adams Countv, Indiana. Big Lm gain if sold soon. J. 11. ANDERSON. L' 'l 2645 Fox Ave , Ft, Wayne. 11..1

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