Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 46, Petersburg, Pike County, 26 March 1897 — Page 7

M’KINLEI’S MESSAGE. The President Sends His First Communication to Congress. The Doenaaent Deal* Wholly with Statistic* About -the Deficit in the Revenue* -Ko Reference Made te Foreign Queethm, Washington, March 15.—The president sent the following message to congress: 8 To 'TSB Congress or ths United States: Regretting the necessity which has required me %o cull you together. I feel that your assembling la extraordinary session is indispensable, because of the condition in which we find the revenues of the government. It is conceded that its current expenditures are greater than its receipts, and that such a condition has existed for now more than three years. [ With unlimited means at our command, we are presenting the remarkable spectacle of increasing our public debt by borrowing money to meet the ordinary outlays incident upon even an economical and prudent administration of the government. An examination of the subject discloses this fact In every detail and leads Inevitably to the conclusion that the condition of the revenue which allows it is unjustifiable and should be corrected. We find by the reports of the secretary of the treasury that the revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, from all sources were 3425,•66,260.22, and the expenditures for all purposes were $415,963,800.56, leaving an excess of receipts over expenditures of 38.914,453.66. During that fiscal year 340.570,467.98 were paid upon the public debt, which had been reduced since March 1. 1883, 3259,•76,880. and the annual Interest charge decreased 111.584.570.50. The receipts of the government from all sources during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1833, amounted to $461,716,^ Ml.84, and its expenditures to 3458,374.887.05, showing an excess of receipts over expenditures of 32,341.37429. j Since that time the receipts of no fiscal year, and with but few exceptions of no month of;auy fiscal year, have exceeded the expenditures. The receipts of the government, from all sources during the fiscal year ending June 30j, 1884, were 3372.802,408.29, and its expenditure^ 344i\606.758.87, leaving a deficit, the first since the resumption of specie payments, of 303.wa.9fia.58. Notwithstanding there was a decrease of H6f TtV. 128.78 in the ordinary expenses of the government. as compared with the previous fiscal year, Its income was still not sufficient to provide for its daily necessities, and the gold reserve la the treasury for the redemption of greenbacks was drawn upon to meet them. Bujt this did not .suffice, and the government then resorted to loans to replenish the reserve. In February. 1884, 350.000.000 in bonds were Issued. and in November following a second issim of 330.UOO.UOO was deemed necessary. The sum of 3117.171,786 wus realized by the saje of these bonds, but the reserve . w*s steadily decreased until, on February p, 1886, a third sale of 362.315.400 in bonds, for *65, - 116,244 was announced to congress. The receipt* of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30. l«<6. w*;re 3390.373.200.30 and the expenditures $433,178,426.48. showing a deficit of $43.M5.2S3.18. A further loan of 3)oO.OOO.OOO wa* negotiated by the government in February 1WH6, the sale netting 3111,166.246 and swelling the aggregate of bonds Issued within three years (to

For the fiscal year ending June 30, lN, the revenues of the government from all source# •mounted to 34UMT5.4UB.78, while Its expendilures were §434,97^.654.48, or an excess of expenditures over receipts of 336,388.346.70. la other words, the total receipts for the three fiscal years ending June 3l), 1M, were instif-flc.-tu by ll37,MI.7Jy io to meet the totalvixpeuditures. Nor has this condition since improved. Fjor the first haif of the present fiscal year, the i*oeipts of tho goverrnent. exclusive of postjal revenues. were #ij7,6ur,au3.7tt, and its expenditures, exclusive of postal services. IllfcAlji),aus, i fr an excess of expenditures over receipts of fJI.SXti.3ii6.lh In January, of this year, the receipts exclusive of postal revenues were fJ4.3S6.KW.05. siml the expenditures exclusive of postal services a delicit of $6.V63.:b&S4 for tho month. In February of this year the receipts executive of postal revenue, were f34.400jWi.3H. and expendlttii - exclusive of postal service teMVe.UM.6fi. a deficit of f4.386.UaV.3H; or a total deficiency of tlM.06t.MU.44 for [the three years and eight months ending March l, is«7. Not only are we without a surplus injthe treasury, hut with an increase in the public lie !>t there has been a corresponding increase in Use annual Interest c.iwrge from tjj.ssu.nS3.9M in l‘«. the lowest of uuy year since MfiJ. to fitt,»s. JV7.au in ISM or an in reuse of tll.4U3.4U.4a It tnay lx* urged that even if the rv»eauex of the government had been sufficient te oeetj all Its ordinary expenses during the past three years, the gold reserve would ml ill have Ix'oa insufficient to meet the demands up n ft, and that bonds would necessarily have been i—u«. for Its repletion. He tb;> as it may. It is cliurly manifest, without denying or affirming the ,*orrectacx* of such a conclusion, that the debt would have been d.x reused in at least the amount of the deficiency, and business fionUdence immeasurably strengthened throughout Ihe country. Congress should promptly correct the existing conditions ° Ample revenues must be supplied not only • lor the ordinary expense, of the government ‘bat for the prompt payment of Uberai pensions and ! the liquidation of the principal and Interest of the public debt. In raising revenues, duties abouid be so.levied upon foreign products hs to preserve the home market, so far as possible, to our own producers; to revive and increase manufactures: to relieve and encourage agriculture; to increase our domestic and foreign commerce; to aid and develop mining and building; and to reader labor in every field of useful occupation the lib. ra* wages and adequate rewards to which skill and industry are Justly entitled. The necessity of the passage of a tariff lav which shall provide ample reVenue need not be further urged. The imperative demand of the hour lathe prompt ena. -.meat of such a measure, and to this object I earnestly recommend that congress shall make every endeavor. ttefore other business Is transacted.'let us first provide sufficient revenue to faithfully administer the government without the contracting of further debt, or the continued disturbance of our finances. WllXlA* M< KI.V.XT. »—*■■■ T

Not So Loony. Lunatics often assume s superiority of intellect to others which is quite amusing. A gentleman, while walking1 along a road, not far from the side of which there ran a railway, encountered a number of insane people out for exercise. With a nod toward the railway lines, he said to one of their lunatics: ••Where does this railway go to?" The lunatic looked at him scornfully for a moment, and then replied: 4lt doesn't go anywhere. We keep it here to run trains on.—Agate. An Irish RcAnaarr. The lady belongs to a wealthy Irish family, which has behind it a: long line of distinguished ancestry. The man is, or was, a policeman, who, by his bravery in stopping a runaway ; horse, won the lady’s affections and a ; large part of her estate, which she has made over Vo him since die became her ; husband. If love at first was on the [ lady’s side only, she took a practical way of winning a return of affection. In a hansom she was in the habit of following the brave policeman over his beat with a supply of provisions to re* fresh him.—Chicago Inter-Ocean.

FARM AND GARDEN PURCHASING BEES. Kor the Be*lnn«r, Sprint la *»> AU Means the Best Time. This is one of the puzzles to the be I ginner, when to buy. A w*riter iu ait exchange says: AU things considered I think the spring the best time. In tht hands of the master it might pay to buy j in the fall, as they can be bought much | cheapfer then. But a novice would net i know whether they w ere in proper con- | dition to winter successfully or not, 01 | what to do in case they were not, or how j to prepare them in case they needed special attention preparatory to going into winter quarters. But by purchasing in the spring, even though they cost a dolfar per colony more, there is nt j Trisk to run, for with a reasonable sea : son they will pay for themselves auc | there will be something left. I would advise buying as near hom« j as possible, to save express charges, a« j it is very difficult to ship small lots ol ; bees by local freight. If you feel timic 1 about handling them 1 should udvist ; buying pure Italians, as they arc more quiet than the blacks or hybrids; but it j you are not, I would not pay large prices 1 for any particular strain you n ay set j advertised in the bee journals Tht honey gathered by the blacks and hy brids is just as sweet, and the quantity , just as great as that gathered by tht high-toned or high-priced races, am; j no bee on earth builds such tielieatt combs, or caps its honey with suclfTir j gin whiteness as the poor despised black bee. I would advise, if possible, to buy full ; strong colonies, and w herever you mat live I would advise having them movet or shipped about the time apple tree*,; bloom. Make your purchase As early as possible, but don’t be iu a hurry to have them moved; they are much better whre they are until settled warn weather has come to stay, and the bios sours are producing nectar. Perhaps some of you don't.feel able to buy strong i colonies; if not, you can buy two, three j or four-frame nucleii for less money auc at less cost of transportation. These , you can build up during the season, and j make good colonies of t hem by fall, but j you could not reasonably expect much increase in nutubes, or much surplus "honey, while, on the other hand, with strong colonies you can double your j spring count, and with a good season and good management get enough surplus honey to pay for.tlre colonies you buy in the spring. 1 advise beginners to make haste slowly, and make the bees pay their way every season; then should you inert with winter losses you w ill be nothing out but your time, and will have'your experience, hives and combs let t to begin with another spring, all of w hich you w ill find valuable.

ABOUT SITTING H'ZNS. \ Simple C ontrivance That Will Core Them of the llnhit. Silting lions reeehe not a little abuse at the bands of their owners when at- | tempts are made to “break jap" the sitting fever. This is unfortunate, and

BOX FOR SITTING HENS. also unnecessary. Take theiien and put her by herself in a yard upon the ground. She will, go to scratching, and ! i ' a{fw days will give up all idea of sitting. As yards are not usually at 1 and for this special purpose,.a substitute can be found in the bottomless box illustrated herewith. One end has a sloping top to protect the hen fron> rain. The remainder of the top is covered with slats. Two openings at the side give the hen. or hens, access to dishes of water and food which, by »he way, should be light and small in quantity. to reduce the hen's condition. Oat^ ate excellent for this purpose.—Orange dudd Farmer.

Drtiup Weather and Hoop. There is more roup in the spring | mouths than in winter, due to spring j ruins and dampness. While the drafts j of air in the poultry-house may not be j -old, yet they are damp and chilly, ren- | 1c ring the fowls verw uncomfortable, j (t is at night that fowls seem to take \ disease. During the day they are active j and at work, but at night they cannot j change- their positions on the roost. "»nd are consequently helpless to avoid j damp drafts of air. The longer days and w armth at midday induce the fow Is ! to remain outside during the spring sea- j son. aud they consequently do not a!- j ways resort to shelter in da?np spells. It is then that they are frequently at- J tacked by roup, A little extra attention until dry weather sets in will greatly aid in preventing roup and the liability to disease.—Farm and Fireside. The Number of Kooaiera. The Reliable Poultry Journal says. | Dealing with averages, we would sug- ; gest that for fowls kept in moderate- ! sized yards the following number of j hens to each cock would be found suit- j able: Asiatics, seven or eight; Americans. nine or ten; Mediterraneans, j 12 or 15. Or if free range can be given, then wc would suggest the following: j Asiatics. 12 to 15; Americans, 15 to 20; Mediterraneans, 20 to 30. In both of :he above instances we have presumed that the fowls, will be well fed. In,1eed. we might have made feeding an essential point, for a cock properly fed will fertilize more eggs, and the chickens hatched from them will be stronger, than one which is under-fed oi overfed or led upon articles of wrong diet;

ART, music, literature. George Brandos, the noted Scandinavian literary critic, has recently received the cross of the Legion of Honor. Alfred Greeneboumw^of San Francisco, has just given a Qp&iitje library of 1,000 volumes to the University of California. It is a part of the library of j his father, the late Dr. Elias Greener baurn, chief rabbi of Landau, Germany. Nansen, as an artist, has rather surprised the English. Studies of ice floes, j of northern lights, of arctic lights, and | ether polar subjects, done by the explorer in pastel and water colors, j showed him the possessor of a fine sense j of color and the artistic touch. Zola, busy as he is supposed to be, works only three hours a day, and the j first hour hardly counts. It is usually j between ten and? one in the day that he i •writes. At home in the evening he ordinarily wears a snuff-colored sack suit. He is growing stout, he looks tired, and his voice is weak and pitched j high. According to a London cablegram, the | original manuscript of Keats’ “Endv- j Union” has just been sold for $3,475, j which is «ithout doubt much more than j Keats ever received for his entire poetical works. The republic oi letters, j like all other republics, is ungrateful, j and to poets more thaui to all others, j But only when they are alive. It can- j not do too much for them after they are | too dead to care what it does. Some of the French decadent authors and artists whom Max Nordfnu put down on his list as certain to reach the j madhouse have already come to that j bourne of ill-balanced genius, notwithstanding the protests of their friends j that such a fate was preposterous. The | latest is Charles Destengue, who is an j empty name on this side of the water, ; but who has considerable vogue in Paris j ns an arbiter at the Chat Noir aadsimi- j ,lar resorts. He is now raving mad, and .incurably so.

HOUSEHOLD INVENTIONS. / The combination of a bench, ironing board and step-ladder was recently patented, one of the supports being- fitted with stcfs. To prevent a cuspidor from tipping over, a new device consists of a wire frame with projecting flanges, in which the cuspidor is placed. A handy device to use in kindling fires consists of a mass of n(.incombustible, absorbent material, like asbestos, to contain oil fastened to a wire frame with a handle attached. A West Virginia woman has secured a patent on a wire hook to be attached to lamp-burners and fasten them to the neck of the lamp so they will not. fall out when unscrewed to fill the lamp. j One of the newest, beds for invalids j has sectional mattresses attached to j frames, which can be adjusted at any j angle desh-ed by moving the supports fastened to the. rods under the bed. To prevent lamp chimneys from falling off a new burner has double olamps to extend up inside and outside the chimney and grasp the flange, in place of the Single-spring fingers now in use. To extiifguash the flame of a lamp a new device has a section of the wick ;ybe hinged to the burner to tip towards the opposite side when the wick is turned down, the hinged side covering the opening and shutting of the air plyA new design in fumigators consists of a bottle or tube to hold the powder surrounded by a metal covering having one end perforated and an elasticbulb at the other end to force the powder out as it sifts from the bottle to the passages in the outer tube, HEALTH ITEMS. Blue grapes are feeding and blood purifying; too rich for those who suffer from the liver. Never take a bath when chilled or cold. Never bathe when overtired. Best first, then bathe, and follow the bath with a light nourishment. Never bathe more than an hour lx fore eating nor two hours after eating. A teaspoonful of pure glycerine three or four times a day is good for sore throat. Ten drops of creolin in a glass of cold water and used as a gargle several times daily is an excellent medicine to prevent as well as cure sore throat

THE MARKETS & 7\ 4 « 2*J, U tiD Nkw Yokk. March 22. H37. CATTLE—Native Steers. .« ID <&* 4 »> OOTTON* -Middling. FLOUR-Winter Wheat....... 2 flu WHEAT—No. i Hard. CORN—No. 2.. OATS-Xo.2. PORK—New Mess . 8 00 ST. LOUIS. COTTON- Middling.. 9 7 BEEVES-Steers.. 300 Cow* and Heifers ... 2 uu 4s, 3 (** CALVES.. 5 0J «* W 50 HOGS—Fair to Select.. 3 50 & 4 10 SHEEP—Farr to Choice. SO* <.r» 4 35 FLOUK Patents . .. 4 75 <& 4 V» Fancy to Extra do... 3 75 4 5** WHEAT—Mo. 2 Red Winter. Ct, 86 CORN No. 2 Mixed. 4b 21. OATS-Mo. 2.-. <4 17 HYE—No,*. 33 d 3i TOBACCO-Lux* . 3 00 kb S 0J Leaf Burley.. 4 50 y. 12 5a HAY—Clear Timothy. 7 oo Gt 11 (W BUTTER—Choice Dairy. 11 46 D EGGS—Fresh . 4b « PORK - Standard (new)... 45 * D BACOM—-Clear Rib... <h 5 LARD—Prime Steam—.. 4b 4 CHICAGO BATTLE—Native Steers... .... 3 73 SJ 5 30 HOGS Fair to Choice......... 3 70 Gt 4 15 SHEEP-Fair to Choice.. 3 5o 4$ 4 *W FLOUR—Winter Patents. 4 3* 4b * Spring Patents. 4 iw (& 4 in WHEAT-No. 2 Spring.. 74 % 75 Na 2Red.85-® 90 CORN—No. 2. .... 4b 2t OATS—No. *. »Hm « PORK-Mess (new 1 . . 3*5 » VO KANSAS CITY. CATTLE-Shipping Steer*— 3 10 5 0) HOGS—AU Grades .. 3 «J *.i 4 07 WHE AT-No. 2 Red.. 4b *} OATS No. 2 White. 21 (.« 21 CORN—Nv2. 4b Is NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grade.. 4 50 ^ 4 50 CORN—No.2. *» a 31 OATS-Western . 23>4ft *4 HAY -Choice ..... 14 50 D 50 PORK-New Mess.. .... 46 9 5b BA* X)X—Sides. 4b & COTTON—Middling. 4b 7 LOUISVILLE. - WHEAT—No.2 Red. CORN—No. 2 Muted. OATS—No. 2 Mixed. PORK—New Mess... BACON—Clear Rib 00TTON—Middling. | #1 a mm 9 Si * 2' Sb Pi 82^4 25 V 2»Y 9 75 Mi 714

NERVOUSNESS THAT CAUSED LOSS OF SIEEP. From the Democrat, Monroe City, Mo. Miss Zoe Megown is a daughter of ex-Al-derman Megown, of Monroe City, Mo., where she was born and raised. Her history was that of a majority of noble women. She married Wm. Sides, a prosperous farmer of the place. Just before the birth of her first child her trouble began. She found her blood was seriously out of order. This was soon followed by nervousness that caused a continual loss of sleep. She consulted a physician and he prescribed for her, but instead of being benefited she gradually grew worse. In a short t ime she began to grow weak and had a continual heavy, depressed sensation in the stomach from which she could not find relief. Fortunately for her a neighbor called and during their conversation recommended Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People so highly, that after talking the matter over Mrs. Sides bought two boxes from the druggist. B. O. Wood. She took them according to directions. In a short time her color returned and the system was toned up to its normal condition. Best of all, however, she could sleep every night. To-day she is well, with a strong, healthy little boy by her side. The above is correct in every respect as may be learned by writing Mrs. Sides direct. B. O. Wood, druggist, of Monroe City, informed your correspondent that be has sold large quantities of Pink Pills for Pale People and that the call for them is constantly increasing and that many families keep a supply on hand all the time and would not be without them. Also that among his large number of customers, he has yet to find one that has used Pink Pills for Pale People that was not benefited. Geo. W. Tompkins, of the Star Drug Store, says: “I nave sold quantities of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, and if they were not as represented my customers would stop buying them.” I. L. Owen, Jr., the druggist on North Main Street, said: “I have a good trade on Pink Pills for Pale People, and they 9eem to be an effective as they certainly are a popular medicine.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain, in a xmdensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus’ dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effect of la grinpe. palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, all forms qf weakness either in male or female. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will he sent postpaid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box. or six boxes for &?.50 (thev are never sold in bulk or by the 100) by addressing Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.

A little bov with long golden curls, and dressed in a sailer suit, is not near as pretty as his mamma imagines. Largest in the World. The Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haveu, Ct., are the largest manufacturers of repeating rities, repeating shot guns, single shot rities and ammunition in the worm. From a small beginning this famous company lias gained the enviable position it now holds through the unequalled excellence of its guns and ammunition. Winchester goods are far superior in every way to auy others on the market, as all who have used them will testify. In most parts of the world to shoot means to use a Winchester, and to use a Winchester gun means to shoot Winchester ammunition, for the best results are aHvays obtained by the combination of Winchester guns and Winchester ammunition. This company sends a large illustrated catalogue free upon request. _ A Cincinnati Joke.—“Why is Tugbv like the Ohio river?” “Don't know. Why is he?” “Because he’s always getting in on the ground door."—Chicago Record. ‘ 11AKCH A.VU APRIL Are the Most Disagreeable Mouths of the Year In the \orth. In the South, they are the pleasantest and most agreeable. The trees and shrubs put forth1 their buds and flowers; early vegetables and fruits are ready for eating, and in fact all nature seems to have awakened from its winter sleep. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company reaches the Garden Spots of the South, and will on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April sell round-trip tickets to all principal points in Tennessee, Alabama, ana West,Florida, at about half rates. Write for advertising matter and particulars of excursions to C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Kv., or Geo. B. Horner, D. P. A., St. Louis; Mo. y JoHJfxiE Ceaffie—“Come, Mamie, let us play Adam and Eve.” Mamie—“How will we plav itr ‘-You tempt me with an apple aad I’ll eat it.”—Texas Sifter. The Faults aad Follies of the Age Are numerous, but of the latter none is more ridiculous than the promiscuous and random use Of laxative pills and other drastic cathartics. These wrench, convulse and weaken both the stomach and the bowls. If Hostetter's Stomach Bitters be used instead of these no-remedies, the result is accomplished without pain and with great benefit to the bowls, the stomach and the liver. Use this remedy when constipation manifests itself, and thereby prevent it from becoming chrome. Those who are kind, sympathetic, considerate and thoughtful of the pleasure and interest of others never lack friends. Cold did it. Warmth cures it. Rheumatism is cured promptly by St. Jacobs UU, We never Like a man who is a fancy whistler.—Atchison Globe.

1667 BITS. POTATOES PEB ACBE Don’t believe it, nor did the editor until he saw Sailer’s great farm seed catalogue. It’s wonderful what an array of facts and figures and new things and big yields and great testimonials it contains. Send This Notice axd 10 Cents Stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., for catalogue and 12 rare farm seed samples, worth $10, to* get a start, _ _ [k] There are people who would do great acts; but because they wait for great opportunities, life passes, and the acts of love are not done at all. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from Reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is often ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O.. contains no mercury, ana is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold bv Druggists, price 75c per bottle. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. Kindness is a precious oil that makes the crushing wheels of care seem lighter.—Eugene Field. Xo-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 400.00ft eured. Why not let'No-To-Bac regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco? Saves money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed. 50c and $1.00, all druggists. A worthless man usually has few possessions, but you can usually depend that a wife is one of them. Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first day's use of Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle & treatise. Dr. Kline, 933 Arch st., Pliila., Pa. ! There is at least one encouraging sign: Loafers are less popular than they ever were before.—Atchison Globe. Just try a 10c box of Cascarets candy cathartic,finest liver and bowel regulator made. It is more important to bear good fruit than much fruit.—Ram s Horn. Backache, toothache, frost-bites, too, St. Jacobs Oil will cure—that's true. You can’t fobl a lot of people, though it is easy to fool one.—Atchison Globe.

ia e disease which afflicts over 75 pee cent, of th*r American people._, dangerous disease because it not only poisons the blood but causes heavic oppression,and dulls the intellect. 1 follow chronic headache, loss of •{ tite, alow digestion, nervousness, breath, dingy complexion and__ spirits. It will eventually bring te liver and kidney disease in some i able form. But sufferers from dreaded malady are speedily Warner’s SAFE Core and Warash SAFE Pills. Leading physicians the world over, have acknowledged tkh >le through* fact, and thousands of people out the land have testified to it. SAFE Core puts a atop to backaehaa^ headaches, constipation, loss of appetite, dyspepsia, tired feelings and sleeplessness. It builds up the exhausted astern. It is a sure cure for Uver sad dney complaint in any form, and tho only remedy that has ever been able to cure Bright's disease. . If you are feeling the need of such n remedy, you cannot do better than tty this king of remedies, the great

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Bubbles or Medals. “ Best sarsaparillas.” When you think of it how contradictor)- that term is. For there can be onlyonebestin anything—one best sarsaparilla, as there is one highest mountain, one longest river, one deepest ocean. And that best satsaparilia is-?.... There’s the rub! You can measure mountain height and ocean depth, but how test sarsaparilla ? Y'ou could if you were chemists. But then do you need to test it? The World’s Fair Committee tested it,—and thoroughly. They went behind the label on the bottle. What aid this sarsaparilla test result in? Every make of sarsaparilla shut out of the Fair, except Ayer’s. So it was that Ayer’s was the only sarsaparilla admitted to the World's Fair. The committee found it the best They had no room for anything that was not the best. And as the best, Ayer’s Sarsaparilla received the medal and awards due its merits. Remember the word “best” is a bubble any breath can blow; but there are pins to prick silch bubbles. Those others are blowing more “best sarsaparilla” bubbles since the World's Fair pricked the old ones. True, but Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has the medal. The pin that scratches the medal proves it gold. The pin that pricks the bubble proves\it wind. We point to medals, not bubbles, when we say: The best sarsaparilla is Ayer’s.

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WISE ADVICE TO HUSBANDS. Those Who Have Ailing Wives Will do Well to Accept It. Do not wrangle and quarrel, and finally rush into the courts and try to get a separation from vour faithful wife; but just stop a moment and think! Your Wife, who was even-tempered and amiable, and all that was lovely when you

.married Her, has changed. JSoxv she is peevish, irritable, jeailous, discontented and miserable—in a word, she has uterine disorder of some kind. Law is not the remedy for this condition„she needs medical treatment, her uterine system is at fault.

My advice to yon is, sit down and write a letter to that friend of women, Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass., state fully and freely the whole case to her and she will honestly advise you what to do. Give your wife that chance, good man! If you do not wish to write about your ■wife, bring her a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, watch its effects, you will soon see the beginning of the improvement; then get her another and keep it up until she is restored to you, the same lovely woman you married years ago. Following we relate the circumstances of a

f case of this nature. Mrs. Melva Roctos, of Camby, Ind.. says: “I hare used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable

compound ana iouna u 10 ue oi great, oeneni u? me. iae aocwnsaia x naa womb trouble. I had the headache all the time, also a terrible backache, was nervous, cross and irritable. I looked so pale that people would ask me what was the matter. I suffered in this way for about four years, until one day about in despair mj husband brought me a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. I commenced its use, and much to every one's surprise, it cured me. It has completely changed my disposition for the better also. Several of my neighbors, knowing what the Pinkham medicine has done for «im> are taking it, and are much pleased with the result.” i

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