Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1890 — Page 7

THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

OUR COAST DEFENSES HAVE BEEN WHOLLY NEGLECTED. So Says Secretary of War Proctor in His Annual Report—There Is Good Reason for Looking: Well to Their Condition, He Declares Number ol Desertions from the Army for the Tear. [Washington dispatch.] Tho annual report of the Secretary of War Is made public. It is, in substance, as follows: , No great civilised nation to-day has more jnst cause than oura to look well to the condition of ita coast defenses, and none, sinoe the civil «sr, has so wholly neglected them. Modem inventions in the us* of electricity, high explosives, and in rifled mortars have resulted strongly in favor of the comparative resisting strength of land fortifications as against a naval force. As the sole object of harbor fortifications is defense, its construction should at least keep pace with, if not precede, every other preparation; for it has been well said that “while we may afford to be deficient in means of offense, we cannot afford to be defenseless.” Under the fortification act of last session positions for forty-eight mortars in three groups of sixteen each and for three of the now loug-range guns will be prepared in New York harbor ; for one group of moriars and one gun in Boat in harbor; and for one group of mortars and two guns in Fau Francisco. As this is a matter in which makeshifts from year to year are both expensive and destructive of the object to be attained, I trust that a fixed policy may be adopted in the line of a reasonable yearly appropriation for the completion of the work on which the nation is but just entering. With such a policy manufacturers could safely put in the necessary plants aud be able to furnish material at a cheaper rate. With an annual appropriation of tight or ten millions—only a little more than that of the present year—the construction and emplacement of guns and I mortars, works of torpedo defense for the whole coast can be carried on. and in ten years our principal harbors and cities rendered reasonably secure. In the matter of armament a fair and promising beginning has been made. The gun factory at Watervliet Arsenal has already turned out cornSleted steel guns of 3.2, 3.6, 8 and 10 inches caller, which have been entirely satisfactory so iar as their tests have proceeded. The 8.2-inch breech loading field-gun meets with general approval in service, and the firing tests of the 8 and 10 inch type guns manufactured at Wattrvliet have given excellent results, both as regards accuracy and range, aud have satisfactorily demonstrated the capability of the gun factory to turn out modem high-power rifled steel guns equal to the very best. Under the present contract about thirteen twelve-inch cast-iron mortars hooped with steel can be furnished per annum, and as there are other plants In the country besides that of the present contractors which are capable of turning out these mortars it is only necessary that sufficient sums be appropriated for the manufacture of about fifty mortars a year, and the production of mortars will keep pace with that of guns and the construction of emplacements. No fear need be entertained that the plant for this work will not be in existence when needed. The manufacture of the forgings for eight-inch, teninch, and twelve-inch breech-'.oading guns by the Bethlehem Iron Works, under the appropriation of *1,500,000 made in the act of Sept. 22, 1888, is proceeding satisfactorily, and it is expected the contract will be completed by November, 1893. The sum appropriated will procure about sixty-one guns of the calibers mentioned. In short, tho art of modem gunmaking 1b now well inaugurated in this country. The number of desertions from the army for the twelve months ending Sept. 30 was 2,0®, as against 2,751 for the same period last year, a decrease of 24 per cent. The result is due to such improvements in the service as could be accomplished under existing legislation. Although desertions are already greatly reduced, so long as they continue in any considerable numbers they must have a bad effect upon the morale of the army and entail a large and needless expense. The practical solution of this somewhat vexed question assumes three phases; First, dmw to make the service more desirable; Becond, how to remove the artificial restraints which, by binding a man inflexibly to a long service which has become distasteful to him, naturally drives him to desperate means ; third, haw to make tin punishment for the crime of desertion so certain that if more worthy motives fail men may be warned by its fear. As to the second and third .there is now legislation enough, at least with our present experience. With respect to the first there is, I think, need of moro. My experience so far confirms an observation which I made one year ago that “the pith of the whole question is to make the service worth seeking, and then enough good men will seek it and be glad to sfay in it.” The pay of the Second Lieutenant' is *116.67 per month, that of a First Sergeant only *22, and unfortunately this difference in pay largely regulates the actual distance between their relative positions. It would be a step fn the right direction to increase somewhat the pay of the non-commissioned officorß, that every man who enters the service may find in it the possibility of a modest future. With a view to the same end I would recommend a change in the law relative to the selection of enlisted men for appointment to the grade of Second Lieutenant. Practically, it is now possible for company cobunanders to give these valuable appointments to young men who have enlisted for that sole purpose. In older to insure exact justice to all, and give full effect to the beneficent purpose of Congress, the initiatory step should be with the men themselves. Any enlisted man of two years’ servioe, who is a citizen of the United States, should, under certain fixed rules, be permitted to compete for a commission. By the act of Oct. 1, 1890, promotions below the rank of a general officer are hereafter to be made lineally throughout each arm of the service. That measure provides for a system of examinations for all officers of the orrny below the rank of Major, and makes their right to promotion conditional on them. The new law makes no change in the rule of promotion by seniority, and the examinations are in no sense competitive, but they do require an officer to show affirmatively his fitness for the advancement to which, if qualified, the law entitles him. It is believed that its tendency must be to increase the zeal and industry of young officers. The number of officers now awaiting retirement is about sixty. These men are performing no service whatever, but receive full pay, while junior officers doing ‘.heir duties for them are unjustly deprived of both the pay and the rank which tbe law intends to attach to the positions they are filling. The incongruity of the present law' is illustrated by the fact that where an officer is disabled in the line nf duty, instead of opening tbe way for the promotion ofjuniors it may and does often actually retard it. An officer put upon the limited retired list remains there so long as he lives, even if he survives the age of 64 by many years, thereby preventing the retirement ot another officer and the consequent promotion of juniors. If he had been retired for aye in regular course this could not occur. The limit row established is proper enough if the law were bo ameuded that thus limit could be construed according to the reasonable, intent of its purpeße. An amendment providing’ for the transfer of officers from the limited to the unlimited list when they reach the age of 64 would still- permit only 400 retirements other than those who could be retire 1 for forty years’ service or by virtue of the 64 years provision. The expenditures of appropriations under the direction of the Secretary of War for the fiscal year ended dune 30, 1890. were as follows : Salaries and contiingent expenses *1,940,700 Military establishment, support of the. Army and Military Academy.... 23,961,309 Public works, including river and harbor improvements 15,382,785 Miscellaneous objects 6,072,960 Total *47,357,765 The appropriations for the present fiscal year, •Tune 30, 1891, are as follows : Salaries and contingent expenses *2,137,782 Military establishment,- support of the Army and Military Academy ~.24,5(3,596 Public work, including river and harbor improvements 30.874,185 Miscellaneous objects 2,244,131 Total *62,799,695 The estimates of this department for the next fiscal year, ending Juno 30, 1692, are as follows: Salaries and contingent expenses 52,074,430 Military establishment support of the Army and Military Academy 26,160 991 Public works. 10,709.288 Miscellaneous objects 4,805,226 Total. $43,749,936

TABLE TALK.

Beauty, devoid of grace, is » mere hook without a bait. Prudence in a woman should be an Instinct, not a virtue. A court is an assemblage of noble and distinguished beggars. : - The imagination of men is often the refuge of.their prejudice*. Love is a reality which is born in the fairy regions of romance. Certain acts may be rendered legal, but can never be made legitimate.

A DOCTOR’S CONFESSION.

Ha Doesn’t Take Much Medicine aud Ad- • vices the Reporter Not To. “Humbug? ©f comae It is. The so-called science of medicine is a humbug and has been from the time of Hippocrates to the present- Why, the biggest crank in the Indian tribes is the medicine man.” Very frank was the admission, esl>«eially so when it came from one of the biggest young physicians of the city, one whose practice is among the thousands, though he has been graduated but a few years, says the Buffalo Courier. “Very cozy was his office tco. with its cheerful grate fire, its Queen Anne furniture, and its many lounges and eaiy chairs. He stirred she fire lazily, lighted a fresh cigar, and went on. “Take the presciptions laid down In tbe books and what do you find? Poisons mainly. ar d nauseating stuffs that would make a healthy man an invalid. Why in the world science should go to poisons for its remedies I cannot tell, uor can I find any one who can. “ How does a doctor know the effect of h-is medicine?” he asked. *• He calls, prescribes, and goes avray. The only way to judge would be to stand over the bed and watch the patient- This cannot be done. So, really, I don't know how he is to tell wbat good or hutt he does. Some time ago, you remember, tbe Boston Globe sent out a reporter with a stated set of symptoms. He went to eleven prominent physicians and brought back eleven different prescriptions. This just shows how much science there is in medicine.” There are local diseases of various characters for which Nature provides positive remedies. They may not be included In the regular physician's list, perhaps, because of their simplicity, but the evidence of their curative power Is beyond dispute. Kidney disease is cured by Warner's Safe Cure, a strictly herbal remedy. Thousands of persons every.year write as doesU. J. Gardiner, of Pontiac, R. 1., Aug. 7, 1890: "A few years ago I suffered more than probably ever will b& known outside of myself with kidney and liver complaint, it is the old story. I visited doctor after doctor, but to no avail. I was at Newport, and Dr. Blackman recommended Warner's Safe Cure. I commenced the use of it, and found relief immediately. Altogether I took three bottles, and I truthfully state that it cured me.”

He Had to Be Amused.

One rainy day at a summer resort one of the few women whoso husband shared her vacation asked in a discouraged tone: “What can be done to keep a man amiable in such weather?” Tho reply came from another wife: “Why should more be done for a man than for a woman? Nobody is longing for a wet day.” Further conversation led to tho conjecture that the anxious woman’s lord was so cross and unreasonable that she felt responsib.e even for the weather. Doubtless she was used t > his ill-humor. At home probably the children were sent to bed or kept quiet when he came in, unless, perMhps, he chose to play with them so boisterously for half an hour that half a day of patience or discipline was required to counteract the effect of such unwonted excitement. This, doubtless, is an exceptional case; but it proves my point and also a Turkish proverb, that “The house rests not on the earth, but on tho wife.” Among the other visitors at this hotel was an invalid with a timid little daughter. One morning the child whispered a “secret” into her mother’s ear. She had invited all the children to a 4 o’clock tea for that afternoon. It was a formidable piece of news; for “the children” meant an army of hungry mouths to fill, and resources were few. However, without a word of reproach or a gesture of impatience, the mother sweetly accepted and discharged her child’s obligation, whose unalloyed happiness must have been ample compensation for all the trouble, if, indeed, she felt it such. To the observers it was a curious evidence of entire confidence between mother and child, which promised much for their future happiness.

Nearly Everybody

Is troubled more or less with catarrh In the head. It originates In a cold or succession of colds, combined with Impure blood. Disagreeable flow from tho nose, tickling In tho throat, offensive breath, pain over and between the eyes, ringing and bursting noises In the ears, are the more ermman symptoms. Catarrh Is cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which strikes directly at its cause by removing all Impurities from the blocd, building up the diseased tissues and giving healthy tone to the whole system.

Adieu, Daughter of the Regiment.

Those who have seen French regiments on parade will remember that at their head marched a platoon of “sappers” with long beards and impossible axes, as well as a gayiy dressed “vivandere,” carrying a minute barrel, supposed to contain wine, hanging from a cross-belt. She and the gorgeous drum major usually divided the honors. It will be learned with regret that she has been relegated to the rear, and her gay apparel and diminutive barrel have teen taken away, and she now wears a somber dress, a brass plate as a distinguishing badge, and rides in the canteen wagon. Who would—want to be a “daughter of the regiment” on such condit.ons?— Boston Foil. q-

Trades and Occupations.

The Fou li's Companion for 1891 will give an instructive and helpful Series of Papers, each of which describes tho character of some leading Trade for Boys or Occupation for Girls. They give information as to the Apprenticeship required to learn each, the Wages ta be expected, the Qualities needed In order to enter, and tho prospects of Success. To New Subscribers who send *1.75 at once the paper will he sent free to Jan. 1, 1801 , and for a full year from that date. Address, The Youth’s Cojipamion, Boston Mass.

How Opium Is Obtained.

Opium is got by cutting the capsule of the poppy flower with a notched iron instrument at sunrise, and the next morning a drop or two of juice has oozed out. This is scraped off and saved by tho grower, and after he has a vessel full of it it is strained and dried. It takes a great many poppies to make a pound of opiqm, and it goes through a number of processes before it is ready for market.

Hold It to the Light.

The man who tells you confidentially Just what will cure ■ your cold is prescribing Kemp’s Balsam, this year, in the preparation of this remarkable medicine for coughs and colds no expense is spared to combine only the best and purest ingredients. Hold a bottle of Kemp’s Balsam to the light and look through It; notice the bright, clear look; then compare with other remedies. Large bottles 50c and $L Sample bottles free at all druggists’. Poet (picking a primrose in tfye spring)—l am very glad, at last, to see this lovely flower. This is the one, them, that I have written so many poems to. A Springfield (Ohio) man atdj on a wager, 207 clams, six bunches of celery and two pounds of crackers, besides drinking several cups ot coffee. A woman whose ruling passion Is not vanity is superior. to any m»r; of equal capacity. Mew women caress a sin before embacitij jaWtence.

Vigorous Man sad Woman.

The vigorous are they who pay attention to the iawe of health, of which one of the foremost is, Take care of your digestion. Should a temporary attack of thi enemy) dyspepsia, surprise you, foil his subsequent assaults with Hostetter’s btomaoh Bitters. From the stomach come the fundamental supplies which minister to vigor, and,’ thoroughly transmuted into blood actively drools-Led, are the maintenance of the system.' Pallid in countenance, nervous, attenuated in figure, appeiitelees, poor sleepers, are the dyspeptic, he-enioroed aud built up by the great stomachic, the wan and thin increase in color and bulk, appetite improves, nervous symptoms disappear, sleep gross tranquil aud refreshing, and uie intrauquilllty of mind and despondency notable in invalids gives place to light-heartedness, a capacity for racy enjoyment of the good things jf this Ufa Use the Bitters for malarial, bilious, rheumatic and kidney troubles.

The Enviable West.

Waiter (holding out hjs black palm)— Gen’men mostly remembers th’ waitah, sah, that is, if they is, gen’men, sah. Guest (Impatiently dropping a quarter into the fellow’s fist) —Hem! By the way, didn't I once see you in a Montana restaurant? Waiter—Yes, sah, but I soon coined back East, sah. No money in de waitin’ business put West. Guests mostly goes armed, sah. —Street & Smith's Good News.

Beware of O[?]nts for Catarrh that Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the pense of smell and oompletxly derange the whole system vhea entering it through the mucous surfaces. Buch articles should, never be'used except on jirevcripii'ns from reputable physicians. a* the damage they will do is tenfold to .the gor d you can. possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheoey & Co., Toledo. 0., contains do mercury, and is taken internally, and acts directly ui>on the blood and nlficous surfaces of the Bynum. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cnr« be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, aud made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. if. Cheney <fc Co. ,gg~Scld by Draggista, price 75e -v, r bottle.

A sailow, explaining’ a quadrille to his messmate, thus described the third figure: “You first heave ahead,” skid ho, “and pass your adversary’s yard arhl, regain your berth on the other tack In the same order, take your station With your partner in line, back and fill, and then fall on your keel, and bring 1 up with your partner; she then maneuvros ahead, off along side of you; then make sail in company with her nearly astern of the other line! make'A' stern board, cast her off to shift for herself, regain your place in the best ;wliy you can, and let go your anchor. ” No Doitbt About It.— Job was proverbially a very patient man, but this may be accounted for from the .• fact that with his bolls and other afflictions wo do not find that he was ever troubled with dyspepsia and a torpid liver, which was undoubtedly a very fortunate circumstance in his case, as Dr. White’s Dandelion Alterative was not known until some years after this good man had passed away. This great medicine cures dyspepsia, sick headache, biliousness and other diseases of the.stoiuach, liver, kidneys and urinary organs. The fruit crop in England Is a failure. The Court Journal says there are no native apples to be obtained worth the eating, and tho supply of foreign apples falls short of that of previous years. Pears arejlear, and, as a rule, tasteless. Thebe are now three ways of reaching Pike's Peak; by the windings up Cheyenne Mountains, by carriage from Cascade canyon, or tho cog-wh( o railway offers superior inducements. People will go to “Pike’s Peak or bust.” t v.-

S?jacobs on, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND SJJ.TT© : IT EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. IS • Annapolis , Jfld., Jan. 6, ’9O. “ I have often used ST. JjiCOBS OIL , and find it a good Liniment.” ELIHU E. JACKSON, THE om -« r,u - BEST. «La OXE ENJOYS Both the method aud results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste ana acceptable to the stomach, prompt ii) its action and truly beneficial m its effects, prepared only from themost healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known..a Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist Who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. -fi CALIFORNIA FIS SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. JT.f, MOTHERS’FRIEND MAKES CHILD BIRTH easy IP USED BISORg CONFINKMaHT. Book to -Mothers’’ Mailed Fril UUDmLD REGI.ATOR CO., ATLANTA. CLA. Sold »t all Ohuogists. '' Dywpejwia N the bona of tha present gen. oration. Itisroritscureanditsuttendfcnts. ofcte hood ache, constipation and piles, that Tuffs Ms hare become so faraons. They act gently on the digestive organs, grivl.i? them tone and vigor without griping; or nausea. 25c. »IY

Abk any ot the new-tangled compounds 'as good as the old-fashioned soap? Dobbins’ Electric Boap has been sold every day for 34 years, and is now just as good as ever. Ask your grocer for it and take no other. One sneers at curls when one has no hair; one slanders apples when one has no more tee tlx. It is said that tho female locust has no voice and makes no noise, but she docs all the rest of tho mischief.—Hum's Horn. Doctobs prescribe Dr. Bull's Worm Destroyers. because children liko them and they never talk “I sing arms,” says Virgil. Did the arms he sings teach bullets to whistle?— Texas Siftings. Fob a disordered liver try Beecham's Pills. Even a dead duck can claim that ho died game. A SORE THROAT OR COUGH, if suffered to progress, often results In an Incurable throat or lung trouble. “ Brown's Bronchial Troctus” give Instant relief. “Flubbied men lack wisdom." Worry! Hurry! Flurry! are nil -..voided by the use of sAPOLIO! for quick work Is not hurried work. Bronchitis is curod by frequent small doses of Plso’s Cure for Consumption. If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use Dr. Isano Thompson’s Eye Water. Druggists sell it 250.

===== A Poverty-stricken Millionaire! This seems a paradox, but it is ex- . pi aided by one of Now York’s richest men. “I don’t count my wealth in dollars,” he said- “What are all my possessions to me, since I am a victim of consumption ? My doptor tells me that I have but- a few, months to live, for the disease is incurable. lam poorer than that beggar yonder.” “But,” interupted the fnchd to whom he spoke, “consumption oan bo cured. If taken in time, Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery will eradicate every vestige of the disease from your system.” “Pll try it,” said the millionaire, and he did; and to-day there is not a healthier, happier njatt to he found anywhere. The “Discovery” strikes at the seat of the complaint. Consumption is a disease of the blood—is nothing more nor less than lung-scrofula--and it must and does yield to this wbpderful remedy. “Golden Medical Discovery” Is not only an acknowledged remedy for that terribly fatal malady, when taken In* time and given a fair trial, but also for all forms of Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp Diseases, as White Swellings, Feversores, Hip-joint Disease, Salt-rheum, Tetter, Eczema, Boils, Carbuncles, Erysipelas and kindred ailments.

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Ringing Noises

In the eon. sometimes a roering, buzzing sound or snapping like the report of a pistol, ere ceased b' ceterrh. tl.et exceedingly dleegreeeble end very common disease. Lou ot emell or hearing also remit, ceterrh. Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the greet blood purifier, la a peculiarly successful remedy ter catarrh, which it cures by eradicating from the blood tbe impurity which causes and promotes this disease. ‘For XI years I have been troubled with catarrh ill tbe bead, indigestion, an 1 general debility. I concluded to try a bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, an I It did me so much good that I continued lt< use till 1 bare taken five bottles. My health has greatly Improved, and I feel like a different woman.* Uss. 1. B. Adams. 8 Richmond Street Newark. N.J.

Hood’s Sarsaparilla

Fold by all druggists.* $1: six for 85. Prepared only by C. 1. HOOD A CO. Lowell. Maas. (OO Doses One Dollar

ifiwjSnT HE POSITIVE CURE. IW—MI ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren Bt, New York. I ' ~rii| Catarrh Cured, ONE CENT! If yon snffbr from Catarrh, In any of Its forms, It ts your duty tq yourself and famfiv to ob’atn tba mean- of a certain cure before it Is too late. This you can easllv do at an expense of one cent for a postal card, bv sondlnit your name and aJdre.s to Pro*'. J. A. Lawrence. New York, who will send 'on FREE, by return mail, a eonv of the original recipe for preparing toe beat and surest remedy everdiscovered for the cure of Catarrh in all lti various stages. Over one mtlUou cases of thlM dreadful, dl.gostlng end oft*-" times fatal disease have been cured permanently during the put live years by the use of this medicine. Write to-duv for this FREE recipe. Jts timely une may save you from the deatn toils of Consumption. DO NUT DELAY longer. If you desire a speedy and permanent cure. Address Frot J. A. LAWRENCE. 18* Wanes Street, New Ytorfc* ■ PISO’S REMEDY FOR CATARRH.—Best. Easiest to use. J- Cheapest. Relief Is immediate. A euro is certain. For Cold In the Head it has no equal. ■ It Is an Ointment, of which a small particle ti nostrils. Price, 50c. Sold by druggists or sent by mall. 'mm Address, X. T. Hazbltink, Warren. Pa. —I evEsr WATERPROOF COLLAR on CUFF THAT CAM BB RELIBD OM Not to Split! THE MARK IUOt tO DfOOlpr! L * l ' BEARS THIS MARK. # trade ELluuhd mark. NEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE WIPED OLEAN IN A MOMENT. THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF COLLAR IN THE MARKET. REPAIR YOUR OLD STOVES and SAVE YOUR MONEY. Th, Northwestern Stove Repair Cf. of Chicago, Manufacturers and Furnishers of the Hardware Trade. Repairs for all Stoveß and Ranges Manufactured. Ask your Hardware Dealer to order for you. ISHJUT THIS OUT, ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Name of Stove 2. Number of Stove 3. Name of Maker.. 4. Latest Date of Patent 5. Wood or Coal 6. Is Coal put in on top by removing lids 7 7. Is the lining Brick or Iron ? 8. Has the bottom Grate one or more parts? 9. Give your hardware dealer the names of parts wanted. BE SURE to order from your hardware dealer only. He will order what you want fro/n us. Don’t destroy your old stove, but repair it-j A little money will make it as good as new. , i

STEREOPTICOHS cm St ao - MAGIC LANTERNS. Memory Mind wandering enred. Bonks learned in one roanmg. Testimonial* from sit parts of ths globe. Prospectus post free, sent on application to Prof. A.Loisetie, »7 Fifth Are. New York. Spinal Meningitis. After rocovpOT* l/rj ery I took on rapidly. Spin. 1 c I ... P and side continued to pain me, abdomen and limbs bloated, heart troubled me and coaid scarcely breathe After taking Dr. Snyder’s treatment two months I lost 88 ltae, my pains were gone and I breathed easily and naturally. Dr. Snyder’s treatment Is pleosaut to take ami ha* done me great good.’’—Mrs. Mary Ram age, Row, Washington. „ PATIINW treated by mail. No starring, no inconvenience, harmlewtand no. bad effects. Strietljr confidential. For circulars and Ceetimonials address with So. in stamps, DR. O. W. F. SNYDER, 243 BTATE St.. ChioaoO. atflliOS Tlkt, I ... . Tu AU.SHTI..H' Juj uhol&aU Jartnr-yprice,.fj^f TTMWSL”..L PRPF logos. Aaiasw»d.rt«»<r«i7\t» luhckgmkg. co., id* n. Bth *t, misi.ro. CllCEl^ws^S; fa If fa fa f IIU kc..-’rhrUlmß. KUrle* ■ ■■ B p 1 Mrs. < utidlr’a t’nnitln I H tur«ff»»MUiulllvcr*»'l r«vel». 9 IB BRB Vm I- Al > the above seht tbnolutrly • ’ *H*l JbMt'Miit to li.r «•« m Ten Cent* for » Thm Month** rntboiiitiinli -Thw People** Hoses* Joarwßl,” fcUrge 10 i>age, ft «o|«un UliiwtrMtod Jliemry jtud family paper, flird with everythiug*lo Miuuse, eirterula »rtd ihvtruct the whole Ltmiljr. Serial an 4 Hhort Stories, Kkauhea, Tortfii, Usefal MUceilany, Fancy Work, HoiikeUold, Juver.lTe aud If unioroin |)e[>Rrtment«. Serial ft tried by Mrs. Houthworth aud Mrs. Mafy-'J. Ilelmes hart jost been oommoueed. It 4« the beat story ptper published. We waut 100.000 new trial subseriliers—that Is why we make this treat offer. It It the biggest ten cents’ worth ever giveu—you wtll'gei fro times r« ur fftouey's worth, . Meud.ier t4it.-gr«*V offer, and ifyoiaare not satisAed we asroe to return yo»s ten eeota and rnakw yon a present of all. M* subserlptiuu*. with all the pieniiunis leeaeh. seut (or 60cents. Wo refer to the Hereafdw Agvuoleeaud to an/ liewapaper published In New York H eur reliability. Address. If, M. MTI*T«N* F«k- ---!•» JUwdo Strwl, Kcw York. ■ > y , - |

“I need Hocd*» Sarsaparilla for catarrh, and received great relief sad benefit from It. Th*' catarrh was very disagreeable, especially in the; winter, causing oonataat discharge from my nous, ringing noises la my earn, and pains In tbe back of my head. The effort to clear my head in th* morning by hawking and spitting wss painful. Hoqd’e Sarsaparilla gave me relief immediately, while in time I was entirely cured. I am never without the medicine in my house, as 1 think It la worth its weight in gold.* Mbs. O. B. Can. W Elahth Street. N.W. Washington, D. C. “I havj used Hood's Sarsaparilla** for catarrh with very satisfactory results. 1 hare receive* more permanent benefit from It- than from any other remedy* J. F. Hu max an, Streator, 111. N. B. Ba sore to got

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DATriVTCI fiSfisralißa r MILn I u] ntistts:**** 0 1 1 " J. IvT'RALLK £ CO.. Wa»lilugion. U. C. | m I EWIS’ 98 LYE! I rowszm and pxothzs. ■Of ■■ (PATENTED.) Hfr7L The strcvfe,t and purest Ly*j BA id made. Win make the BEST! Perfumed Hard Koap in twenty! minutes without boiling. It lsj the beat for disinfecting sinksJ closets, drains, washing bottle ■■ barrels, paints, etc. ' Ik, RENNA. SALT MANUF’G. C 0.,! sMrtm‘l!* flan. Acts., Phila., Pa. FOB A ONK-DOUtAB HILL sent us bv m.ft we will deliver, free es all charges to any person is the United Utaiea, aU of the following article,., camfull; packed: r One two-ounce bott’e es Pure Vaseline 10 eta. One two-ounce bottle ot Vaseline Pomade.... 15 * One jar of Vasett’ e Cold Cream IB * Ono cake of VaseltseCamphor 10e.... 10 One cake of Vaseline 8 >ap, unscented 10 “ One cake of Vasoil ne Soap, exqmsltelv scented % ’• One two-ounce bottle of While Vaseline 25 • (140 Or, for porno* Monty*, any angle article at the prico named. On no account he pereuaded to accept from, yourdruagut any Vaeettne or preparation therefrom unite, labeled with our name, becauee you will certainly receive an Imitation tohlch hat little or no valud Cheeebroqyh Mfp Co., ‘44t State SL. N. V, WEAK Exhausted Nerve*, aad kkulrad illnua 84 pag* Bee)c Pt-'Wte and Nerr—aPUeaaeawnt FREE (waled). JURE fiUARANTEED. SO YEARS- experience. TbeLOWE MEDICAL IWBTmjTE,Wln«ted,Cenn. ■ I prescribe and fully etw dorse Big U as the only speclflc for the certain cure-< W s DATS.W of this disease. 9*£» SrtiEm. W H ’ iNGRAHAM, M. a. 19 Mrs MiyVytbs We have sold Big G for Ka. ->-.-.a. many years, and it has IB TmolßI r*” n the best of satis* Bold by I^MrUtS. > r.N.P, yo. 47-90 ‘ WHKf WRITING TO ADVKKTISERS, .>***••> any you saw Uio advertisement.. ; In thik paper. , I I