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Gained 23 Founds In 5 Weeks. From the By-Blander, Macomb, III. Aldertnau Louis VT. Camp, ot our olly, has quito astonished his frionda, by a remark able gain in wotght. He has gained 22 pounds 'a flvo weeks. Those ot his friends who do not know the facts ot hts sick. nes3 will road with Intorast tho following: "I was broken down In health and utter ly miserable," said Mr. Camp to our re porter. "I was unable to work much o' tho time and so badly iifllletcd with a torin of stomach trouble that lifo was a veritable nightmare. "I tried various romodies, but during tho six mouths of my sickness I obtained no re lief. I had always boen a robust, healthy man nod staleness bore heavily upon me. "About two years ago I was advised to try Dr. Williams' Tink Pills for Palo Peo ple. I purchased ono box and received so much boneflt that I used live more and was entirely cured. I gained twenty-two pounds in five Keek.1. SInoo I stopped faking tho pills I have scarcely had aa nebo or pain. I Interviewing the Alderman. "Dr. 'Williams' Pink Tills restored me tc health and I most heartily recommend thom." L. W. Camp on oath says that the forego ing statement ls true. W. W. MZLOAX, Notary Public. Following ls tho physician's certilleate as to Mr. Camp's present condition. 1 am a regularly licensed physician ot Mncomb, McDono?gh County, III. I have vory recently examined Mr. L. W. Camp ns to his general physical, con.lltlou, and lind the same to be all that could be desired, appetite and digestion gool, sleeps well, and lins all tho evidences of being in a Rood physical condition. . SAM'I. KCSSELL, M. 1). Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of September, IS07. W. AV. MELOAN, Notar?/ Public. Apple Trees. Apple trees are allowed to prow too much wood and are not cut back suffi ciently in some orchards. One of the leading horticulturists states that a large apple tree requires moro room than a forest tree, and in some cases it may be necessary to cut awny three fourths of each tree so as to afford plenty of room for all aud admit air and sunlight. A Good Honest Doubter ls a person wo like to meet. We like to have such a man try Tenorino. He will be more en thusiast 1 . than nnybedy oise once lie's cared and eonvlncO'l. Tetterlne ls for Tetter. Ecce ma, Ringworm and all skin diseases. WcontH a box .-it drug stores, or bj niall from J. T. ?huptr ne, Savannah, (Ja. The KuBsian povcrnmcnt, lt ls reported, has decided to adopt the metric system. Chew Star Tobacco-The liest. Smoke Sledge Cigarettes. A man seid? m forgives an lnjnry until nfter ho has availed himself of an Opportunity to get even. _ Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoko Toar Ufo Away. To quit tobacco easily and forovcr, bc mag netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take >."o-To Bae. the wonder-worker, that make'! weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or fl. Curepuaran tcd Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Ca, Chicago or NOTT Yoik, George M. Pullman's library In I ls Chicago h- use contained 546 volumes appraised nt 1840:24. The other contents of the library were appraised r.t .?ilii.i'W. To c.nrc n Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bronio Quinine Tablets. All Druggists 'efnnd mopey if lt fails tocure. 'Sc. i Some husbands never think of tel inp their wives nnythlnc tint" after tt?ey have found it out for themselves. Take- B. B. B. For All Diseases Arising from Impure Blood, Rheumatism, Scrof" ula, Catarrh, all Skin and Blood Diseases, f l.o" per large bottle, 3 for t?.50, at druggists. Ol' - ia* for price, express paid, by Blood Balm Co. Atlanta, t?a s*~?ooks of wonderful cures freo. ?li. What Splendid Coffee. Mr. Goodman. Williams. Co.. III., writes: "From one package Balzer'* German Coffee Iierry costing 15c I grow 300 lbs. or belter coffee than I ear. buy in stores at 30 cents tl lb." *. c. 7 A pacv.agc of this coffee and big seed and plant catalogue is sent you by John A. Balzer Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis., upon re ceipt of 15 cents stamps and this notice. Actors who wear stove-pipe hats ought to be able to ilrnw well. Educate Toar Bnirels With OisenrctB. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c. 28c If C. C- C. fail, druggists refund money. During 1^07 more thin 8,000.030 frozen sheep nnd lamba were Imported into tho United Kingdom _ Deafness Cannot lie Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach tho diseased portion nf the eur. There is only one way to cure deaf nee*, and tant is by constitu tional reined i-*. Deafness is caused byan Iii. flamrd condition of thc m'U'ou? tlnliis <>f th" Eustachian 'lube. When this tube gets In flamed you have a rumbling sound or Impor feet hearing, and when lt ?s entirely closed Deafness ls the re.ult and unies* the Inflam mation can tie taken out and this tube rest >rod to Its normal condition, hoariug will be do frtroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten .uv caused by catari h. which ls no'hin? but au in flamed rendition of the mucous surfaces. Wewlll plvo One Hundred Dollars for any cns- of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not bo cured by Hall's Catari h (.'ure. Send for circulan, free. F. .1. CIIENEV & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggist--. Trie. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Fi.ts nvruiHnently cured. No fits or nervous ness a fte. first day's use of I)r. Kline's Creat Nerve Restorer. $- trial bottle and treatise free. Du. li. H. Ki.IXE. Ltd.. ?!1 Arch St.. Philo.. Pa. Truffles will sx>n be cultivated on s .lentille principles and are likely to become cheaper. To Cnr? Constipation Forever. Take Cascareis Candy Cathartic. 10c or Eic Ii C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money. The estimate of the number of trnmps in the United States varies between sO.CCOond 00,000. DYsrErsiA, IN ni o EST ION and all Stomach troubles cured by Taber's Pen>in Compound. Sample bottle mailed free. Write Dr. Taber M fg. Co., Savannah, Ga. Hollers, Knglnes, Ktc. Read the advertisement of Avery & McMillan lu another column of th's paper. CSHB ENJOY? Both thc method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on thc Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses thc sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is thc only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in ita effects, prepared only from thc most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it thc most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist wi io may not have it on hand .viii pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accej >t any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP C0t 1 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL ??WW ff?? ~ ?SW YORK? I GOOD EOADS NOTES. 1 Comparo Conditio?? Carefully. Misrepresentation makes miscliief. Care should he exercised in making comparisons. Statements have been made that some States aro paying ?2000 a mile for good roads, while other States pay ?10,000 for about the same thing. As a matter of fact, the roads aro very unlike, and differently built. First-class, permanent stone roads, well drained and properly graded, aro likely to cost very much nearer tho latter f?garo than tho for mer.-L. A. W. Bulletin. Dlfiercnt Forms of 1'avomcnt. There is no ono variety of pavement suited to all degrees and forms of traf fic, says the ?Iunicipal World. "Granite block pavement is the most durablo which can bo constructed, re quires but little repair and is well adapted to steep grades, but is rough, noisy aud trying on the hoofs of horses. Asphalt is a very smooth and agreeable pavement on which to drive, is handsome, sanitary and may bc kept very clean, but is less durable than granite, and cannot be used on steep grados. Vitrified brick is fairly well adapted to steep grades, ranking next to granito in the foothold afford ed horses, is smooth and less noisy than grauite, is very agreeable for driving or wheeling, may be kept very clean, but is less durable than either granite or asphalt. Crushed stone (macadam) is the most agreeable for driving, is not noisj', is superior to all iu safety is adapted to steep grades, but under excessive traffic is very ex pensive to maintain." A Stimulus to Life In Rural Communities. We have 1,300,000 miles of country roads in tho United States. Most of them are so bad that hauling is costly, laborious and often cruel work, while driving for recreation is out of thc question. Tho pleasures of country life would be doubled were there turn pikes in every neighborhood. Notice those counties in Kentucky, like Shel by, where th3 roads are kept in a high state of improvement, and others, like Green, where thero aro virtually no highways. Witness tho improvement in the rural life of Hardin and Warren counties, which have recently built ex tensive and valuable systems of turn pikes. There is no greater agency to stimulate farming and the whole life of rural communities than the build ing of roads; no other so easy to bo re sorted to. It is not necessary to invite foreign capital; it can be done at home. It will relieve the hard conditions of rural life so fully that the drift of the population to towns and cities would be at once arrested. When pleasure and profit aro so joined together as in this scheme of improvement why should there be hes itation?-Louisville Courier-Journal. -^ Good Roads Kasy to Secure. A Pennsylvania paper says that a competent engineer and contractor offers to give bonds to gridiron Lan caster County with first-class macadam roads within five years, so that there won't be a farmer who will live over a mile-and-a-half from one of these roads on any side of him, and three-fourths will live immediately on them, pro vided a four mill tax pei annum on the county's valuation (outside of Lan caster and Columbia) be paid him for ten years. This looks like an easy way to get good roads. The county is about twenty-eight by thirty miles, so it would require nearly SOO miles of road to cross it in both ways, every three miles. But .the contractor illows for building 000 miles, as fol lows: i:xrENDiTt'Rj:s. 300 miles, ir. ft. wide at *:',ooo_$ wo.ooo ? ?oo " io '. " " 2.000.... coo.OOQ Interest nu annual expenditures.. 2.10,000 Repairs for live years. 100,000 $1,850,000 JtEcr.ir-TS. Tax four mills, annually for top years on valuation, *G0,C16,Sll..*2.GGi,?7? Interest UJI annual receipt*. 598,587 I 83,203,207 Deduct* expenditures. 1,850,000 Net profit.$1,413,207 And this on a tax of only foar dol lars on each thousand of valuation. Xi- A. AV. Bulletin. To Work Virginia's Convicts on the Hoad. The bill introduced in the Virginia Legislature, for tho employment of convicts on the roads of tho Stat'.', provides that all able-bodied male prisoners, sentenced to jail or peni tentiary for more than ninety ?lays, shall be subject to work on the roads. Those sentencad to county jails shall work upon thc roads of such counties, unless there is no immediate need of them, in which case they maybe hired to other counties, but only for road work. The convicts not required for ser vices in the penitentiary arc to be dis tributed among the counties, on ap plication, and none are to bo hired ont for any purpose but road worK. Not less than five, nor more than twenty-five, are to be assigued to any one county, every assignment to be made for a year, unless shorter time is requested, and even then for not less than ninety days. If the number of couvicts is not sufficient to fill thc applications, the/aro to bo supplied ratably. Convicts, in respect to their work, are to be under the control of the county authorities in which they work; but, ?s prisoners, they are to "remain iu the custody of the State authorities as if they remained in the peniteutiar}'," aud transportation ex penses, guarding, feeding, clothing and medical attendance are to be paid by the State, the counties to provide suitable shelter. Each county is to adopt aud put in operation a scheme or plan for working its roads by such prisoners in its jail as are available, together with those which may bo secured from the State, and "every county shall an nually levy a road tax of not less than fifteen cents, nor more than thirty cents, on every ono hundred dollars of the value of the property, real and personal, assessed, for taxes in the county, the proceeds to be applied to road improvements in said county." Cost of Bail Road Transportation. Somo very interesting observations as to tho cost of had roads to farmers weroraadoinan address delivered to the students of Union College, N. Y., by Mr. Francis V. Greene, President of the Barber Asphalt Company. As a thorough disc; ission cf the expense as well as tho inconvenience of bad highways is necessary to bring about a reform some of his remarks are here reproduced: "In the older and more settled pc . tions of the country the railroads uro so numerous and the rates aro so low that they yield but a small return on the capital invested, and the constrnc tion of new railroads has ceased to be j au attractive field for investment, j The rates'cf freight have boen stead i y reduced, year by year, until they are now barely on?-fourth o? what'they were thirty years ago. Still the trans portation problem can not be coK-sid ered as satisfactorily solved if it costs as Bwich to carry a ton of wheat or pota toes to t&e railway station as it does to carry it -100 miles over the railroad. "The bad condition of tho roads be gau to attract widespread attention something over ten years ago. Certain elementary principles were evident at a glance, to wit: tho price of farm products is fixed at the great cities or coaters of consumption and distribu tion, aud is wholly beyond the farmer's control, and the.cost of transporta tion is a principal factor iu determin ing his profits or the possibility of any profit. On tho railroads this has been reduced until it varies according to bulk, from one cent to six mills per ton per mile. But the average roads arc so bad that a two-horse team aud wagon, the value of which ia S3 per day, cannot haul a ton of produce more than ten miles and return in a day. The cost of road transpartation is, therefore, thirty cents lier ton per mile, or about forty times as great as the rate on the railroad. Tue average distance from the farm to tho nearest railroad station is at least ten miles, so that it costs as much to get the goods to or from the railroad station as to carry them 400 miles on the cars. It only needs to state these element ary facts to show what au enormous drain bad roads make on our re sources. "It is evident that au improvement in these conditions is imperative, and the remedy is equally evident, for it has been proved, not only by me chanical experiment but by actual test, that tho same force which draws one ton ou a muddy earth road Avil I draw four tous on a hard macadam read. On tho improved roads in New Jersey loads of four to five tons are habitu ally drawn by a two-horse team. This e flee ts a saving of fully three-fourths of the cost of hauling to the station, and reduces the cost of road trans portation from thirty cents to seven and one-half cents per ton per milo. What this saving amounts to may be imagined when it is known that tho New York Central railroad alono car ries nearly 20,000,000 tons of way freight in a year. If this is hauled only two miles by road to or from the station, and a saving of twenty-two and one-half cents per ton per mile could be effected, it would mean- a total saving of nearly $9,000,000. These figures may seem exaggerated, but they will no longer appear so when wc realizo the saving actually ac complished by the reduction in rail road rates in the last twenty-five years. For instance, in 1SG9 tho average freight rate oh tho New York Central Railroad was 2.4 cents per ton per mile; in 1S93 it was seven mills. This saving, on the business of 1893 is up ward of 834,000,000. This is there suit which has been accomplished by the application to the railroad prob lem of tho highest available talent. During these same twenty-five years little or no attention has been given to tho railroad problem. The roads are as bad now as they were in 1809, and thc cost of transportation over them as great now as it was then. In the next twenty-five years the results ac complished on the common roads are likely to be as remarkable as thoso achieved on the railroads in tho last twenty-five years." A Queer House. A queer house, built of iron and thick glass, has been erected on ti j general hospital grounds in Yokohama by Dr. Yan uer Heyden, a bacteriolo gist. The purpose in its building was to exclude, as far a3 possiblo, the germs of disease. To that end it is built dust-tight and with in ect-proof joints. It has no window-sashes. Provision is made in the second story to allow the escape of air from within; it outers only by means of a pipe, is carefully filtered through cotton-wool, and to m axe sterilization more com plete tho air is driven against a giycerin-coatod plate which captures such microbes as piss through cotton. Strong sunlight also helps to destroy possiblo survivors. The impurities duo to breathing and other causes aro carefully absorbed by chemicals. It has been found that milk and unsalted butter remain sweet much longer in this dwelling than elsewhere.-Boston Glube._ Prince Monaco'! Discovery? A submerged island has been found 1000 miles due west from Gibraltar which offers a curious problem for geographers. It was discovered by the Prince ol' Monaco, and will soon be placed on the charts issued by the Hydrographie O?lice at Washington. Tho sunken island waa discovered quite by accident by the Princo while making soundings from his yacht Princess Alice, aud thc formation was accordingly named after tho yacht. The island is supposed to have been at one time a huge volcano. Its shape, which has been determined by careful soundings, is much the same as that of a hugo cocked hat. The island is in no danger of interfering in the least with navigation, since its highest pt int is some forty-one fathoms below tho surface of the sea. Autograph Collection IVortli 8500,000. I wonder what will become of the magnificent collection of autographs which belonged to the lato Mr. Alfred Morrison? lonee had tho privilege of a glimpse of it, and it seemed im possible to realize that this vast and interesting collection of manuscripts could be the work of one individual. Very nearly every reigning sovereign and every statesman of note is repre sented, and no great name of whatso ever distinction is omitted. The col lection is said to bo worth $500,000, and this might easily be true, as on several occasions Mr. Morrison is known to have purchased autographs which the Nation itself could not pos sibly acquire, and $45,000, $50,000 or even $55,000 havo been given several times for one letter.-London Mail. Some Common Mistake!!. It is a mistake to work when you are not in a fit condition to do so; to take-off heavy underclothing because you have become overheated; to think that the more a person eats thc health ier and stronger ho will become; to believe that children can do as much work as grown people, and tho more they study the moro they learn; to go to bed late at night and riso at day break and imagine that every hour taken from sleep is an hour gained; to imagine that if a little work or exer cise is good, violent or prolonged ex erciso is better; to conclude that the smallest room iu the house is large enough to sleep in. Kirri Which Speaks Five Ln liguanea. Miss Emma Thursby's myna has almost as much reputation as Miss Thursby herself. Tho bird speaks in five languages, sings Chinese songu, imitates a banjo and laughs at jokes. Hinco Miss Thursby has lived in her present apartments the myna has been caged in. The other day it began to bag pitifully, "Please let me go out. I'll come righi, back." Its intelligence is almost uncanny.--New York World, OUR BUDGET OF EDMOE. LAUGHTER-PROVOKING STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. A Tragedy of tho Hay-Tho Antidote ATter Marriage-Tho Edllor'f Utile Joke-lt. Was Possible-A Kemedy Foi His Case-Sweet Charity, Ktc, lite. Tho year had gloomily begun Tor Willie Weeks, n poor in .""'fl SUN. Ile was beset with bill and doak, Ami ho bad very little MON. "This ensb," said he. "won't pay my duos, I've nothing bore but ones and TUFA" A. brigitt thought struck him. aa l he said "Ibo rieb -Miss Goldrock I will WED." Bntwhon he pud his court to her, Hho lisporl, Lut firmly said "No, THUR!" "Alas!" said be. "thon I must die!" HU soul went where they say souls TT.T. They round his gloves, und coat, and lint: Tb? C'jronor upon thom SAT. -Carolyn Wells, In Lifo. Thf. An id?te. Slie-"Is there anything I can do lo make you stop loving mo?" Ho"-"Yes; marry me." Tile Kilitor** Little Joice. Disappointed Joke-Writer-1 ' Why don't you want this joke?" TheEditor- "It's been cracked." Tt Wa? Possible. Jones-"Is it possible for a train boy to become president of a road?" Smith-"Yes, if he doesn't reform." -Life. _ After Marriage. "Do Brush hai become wedded to his ari." "I thought so. He'd getting aw fully carclc35 in his work lately."-: Puck. Street Charily. Tlc- "Don't you think Miss Plainly is thc very image of her mother?" She-"Yes indeed; fie resem blance ?3 something awful."-Chicago News. A Kemedy For IX I ^ Case. Brown-"Jones strikes mo ns a man who is afraid to think for him self." SmJth-"Why doesn't ho get mar ried?" -Puck. Too Sharp Hier. Museum Manager - "The sword swallower seems out of health." Keeper-"Yes; ho quarreled with the fat lady, and she made him cat his own words."-Detroit Free Press. An Uncertain Future. Ile-"My darling, I always feel like taking oil" my shoes when I enter your sacred presence." "Well, I would rather you did it now than after wc are married." Love and Polly. A Mystery. "While Miss Fitz was away Gcorgo took her parrot." "Anything happen?" "1 don't know; she keeps tho par rot down cellar, and tho engagement is oil."-Love and Folly. A New Order. Undo Frank-"Well, Willie, what did you see at thc circus to-day?" Willie (who was especially pleased with thc Shctlaud ponies)-"Lots and lots of things; hut tho host wore the condensed horses. "-j-Judgo. Settled. ^ Nodd-"My wife told mc if I want ed peaao with lier I would have to re sign from my club." Todd-"And you are getting along ill right now?" "Oh, yes. I'm living at tho club." -Life. ?_ Chanced Conditions. # "Is it so that thc Truers belong to ouo of thc oldest and best families in tho country?" "? believe that they had some such pretensions, but tho old gentleman got on the wrong side of tho wheat mar ket last fall." Too Much 1'rogress. Mr. Chipps (looking up from the paper)-"The doctors have discovered another new disease." Mi s. Chipps-"Well, I wish they'd slop looking for new diseases long enough to lind n cure for my old rheu matism."-New York Weekly. He Know. Sunday-school Superintc uent "Can any little boy in the class tell mc anything about Tyre?" Little Loy - "Yes, sir; I can. illino busted ono day last summer when I was out on my bike and I had to hoof it home."-Detroit Free Press. Quick Distribution. "I'm proud of you," said the head of tho firm. "I have letters from all over Kansas saying they that they have seen our samples. How in thc world did you manage it?" and ho patted the traveling mau on the back. "Cyclone."_ rushed For Time. Englishman - "I say, ye knaw, what's tho bookago to Boston?" Railroad Ticket Clerk-"The what nge?" Englishman - "Tho bookage, ye knaw-the tariff. What's th* tariff?" Ticket Clerk-"I haven't time to talk politics."-Lewiston Journal. ITard Luck. Casey-"What's ,the matter with Doolin? He looks as if he was in hard luck?" Murphy-"Ho is that. The kind hearted, rich man who has been sup porting him for the last two months has got a job for him and he has got to work."-New York' Journal. An Artist in Ills Line. "What are you waiting for, dear?" asked Smithly of his wife, as she lingered in the cafe after they had eaten. "I would like to interview the chef and get his recipe for making that clam chowder without using any clams."-Detroit Freo Press. Not So High. Lady enters barber shop with Skye terrier. "Mr. Barber, can you cut my dog gie's hair?" "No, I can't-or rather I won't!" "Indeed, you seem to hold your self pretty high for one in your po sition." "Perhaps I do; but I'm no skye seraper."-Truth. The Prudent Conrso. "Updyke is an exceedingly quick witted chap." "So?" "Yes. Por instance, last night, at Jammer's party, he unfortunately stepped on Miss Quiekfire's dre3s and ripped in tho neighborhood of three miles of rutile off it." "I see. Ho immediately mollified b<?r by some exceedingly witty apol ogy." j "Not much! He immediately dis? ' appeared." Thc First Trolley Watch D?*. Mr. J. W. Kneipschield, of Olympus, Pa., ls a genius. All Jersey commuters who own dogs and chickens will please study his example. He, too, ls a chick en raiser, and down around Olympus, as, Indeed, everywhere, the chicken thief is the bugbear of householders. He used to save his chickens by station ing his dog at the coop, until one night thieves broke Into his house. How to use the dog to guard both house and chicken coop was the question. He . solved lt In a strictly up to date way. He got. the idea from a trolley. He bought a lot of wire and stretched lt from his back door to thc chicken house. From this he suspended an iron pulley with the dog's collar. Now,when the dog runs, he follows the trolley. When a stranger approaches the house the dog comes up on the run by his own trolley. Should the chickens he in danger of a raid, the dog trolleys down to the coop. The dog trolley works like a charm, and the dog seems :o enjoy the fun with as much satisfac tion as his master, who sleeps peace fully all night, blissfully indifferent to night marauders as long as the trolley ?watch dog is awake.-New York Jour nal. _ Vines Near Dwellings. It is often a difficult task to get vines Btarted which have been planted near dwellings. Tho plants stand still for a long time In many cases. It is fre quently the case that the soil is poor in such locations. Materials from the cellar have been placed there, often of sand or clay, in which no plant can thrive. This must be made right by digging out a barrowful or two of this rubbish and filling In with good soil. Another, and perhaps a greater rea son for this poor growth is that the buildings keep away the rain from cer tain quarters, causing the soil to be come so dry that nothing can grow on it. When this ls the trouble it can be remedied to a great extent by pro curing vines of some length of stem, that they may be placed some distance away from the wall. Let it be a Vir ginia creeper, for instance. Get a vine with a stem two feet or more in length. Plant it two feet from the wall, opening a trench from it to the wall in which the shoots are to be laid and covered over with earth. This will bring the point of the vine close to tho wall, up which it will soon run. The roots, being two foet apart from the wall, will meet with more moisture than if closor to it and the shoots which hav? been, carried along under ground will make roots in time, push ing along fast. In this way, with tho roots in good soil, many a vine has been given a good start, which other wise would have grown but little or died out completely. It is an excellent plan, and ono not ofteu thought of. Rural. World. BITS OF INFORMATION. The proportion of blind people ia the world is 800 to every 1,000,000. One of the trees in the park at Win sor is supposed to be 1,000 years old. It is known as William the Conqueror. Sixty languages are spoken in the empire governed hy the czar of Rus sia. Italy produces annually 70,000,000 gallons of olive oil, the market value -of which is over $120,000,000. At sea level an object 100 feet high is visible a little over thirteen miles. If 500 feet high it is visible nearly thirty miles. . The Modern Generation or Men. Physically men artf bettor today than evor before. Our collcgo youth aro, as a general thing, magnificent specimens Tho constitu tionally wonk and nervous, though they mny novor become athlotes, can greatly incroaso their etrcngth and restore tranquility to tho nervous gystom hy tho efficient aid of Uostet ter's Stomach Bitters, which. ulwo removes malarial, kldnoy, dyspeptic and billious trouble. _ The trouble market ls easy and it can always bo borrowed et low rates. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak mon strong, blood pure. GUc, fl. All druggists. A squad of cyclists ls now attached to every corps of cavnlry lu the Herman army, MES. PINKHAM'S ADVICE. What Mrs.'Nell Hurst has to Say About lt. PEAK Mrts. PIXKIIAM:-When I wrote to you I had not been well for five years; had doctored all the time but got no better. I had womb trouble very bad. My womb pressed backward, causing piles. I was in such misery I could scarcely walk across the floor. Men struation was irregular and too pro fuse, was also troubled with leucorrhoea. I had given up all hopes of getting well; everybody thought I had consumption. After taking five bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegeta ble Compound, I felt very much better and was able to do nearly all my own work. I continued the use of your medi cine, and fee' that I owe my recovery to you. I cannot thank you enough f orj-our advice and your wonderful medicine. Any one doubting my statement may write to me and I will gladly answer all inquiries.-Mrs. NELL HTJBST, Deep water, Mo. Letters like the foregoing, con stantly being received, contribute not a little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs. Pinkham that her medicine and counsel are assisting women to bear their heavy burdens. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lyn n, Mass. All suficring women are invited to write to her for advice, which will bo given without charge. It is an ex perienced woman's advice to women. Beware of j-fcOM T TVi t O <? ^| r?r Hw II ivmntv Mntiininr o, R M. A. N S C. O. R Di I ever give a remedy containing )pium to your children, ?efuse to accept strong, poisonous I edicines that are not Uone nauseating but dangerous. loRMAN'S Neutraliiln* Cordial laves children from premature death, i tarries health and a new lease If life to numbers of sufferers. Josy cheeks, good appetite, restored l'gestion, are results of its use. ? K t is the sovereign remedy for A All affections of the stomach and 0 Lower bowels. Absolutely cures # DYSPEPSIA. 9 as and 50c. at druggists and dealers. # THENOKMAN CORDIAL CO., Prop's, 0 CHARLESTON, S. C. ^ ? NORMALS INDIAN WORM PELLETS | # Remove Worms. Thc Best Liver Pills. ? io and 25c Demanded Moro "Set-Ups." "Say, 'squire, hain't you got your head clear on that mewl case betwixt Bud Hope an' Sol Phillips yit?" "Yep, done figgored out the law pints a week ago." "Wal, why in the thunder don't you announce your decision? The thing hez been a hanging fire three months." "Az I war sayin,'I've got the law pints all figgered out plum plain, but the lawyers hain't sot up quite enough seegars an' drinks yit, an' I'll jest have to keep stan din' um off till they come across."-Atlanta Journal. These two words emphasizo a neces sity and indicate a remedy. SPKINQ-the soason when the blood is most impure as a result of the win tor's closer confinement, higher liv ing, slower action of tbe kidneys and liver; when humors of all kinds, boils, pimples and eruptions aro most liable to appear; when tho weak, languid condition of the whole bodily structure demands and wel comes helpr KEDICINE-that to which the millions turn at this season-Hood's Sarsapa rilla.- The original and only prep aration especially adapted to the present needs of the human family; that which makes the blood pure aud clean, as shown by its thousands of wonderful cures of dreadful blood diseases; creates au appetite and cures dyspepsia, as shown by its "magic touch" in all stomach trou bles; steadies and strengthens the nerves, as proved by people for- ? morly nervous, now calm and self possessed* thanks to Amorica's Greatest Medicine, JOc 25c 50c Trees and Vines become hardier, and their products bet ter colored and better flavored when liberally treated with fertilizers containing at least 10% actual SH DEC An illustrated book which tells ft 1\JUC what Potash is, and how it .should be used, is sent free to ill applicants. Send your address. GERMAN KALI WORKS, Ol Nassau Sc.. New York. < *?f '?7 ^ I T"AOC(G\ JB"1 mBk regularly as directed a few weeks h 'Y* it? use until the organs aro restore .?JV hours of labor will bc shortened, tl complete. If there is any costivene mdd doses of St. Jtseph's Liver H SOLD AT DKUQ STORES. L. OERS . , -^r/i <5s~ <23v ?Sg; *3S*t <Z*Z \ [SAAC S. BOYD, President, (Pres. lloyd & Baxtor Furn. Fnct'y.) OUTHEF Box A 385. Al We Manufacture Solid and Inserted Chisel ?it Circular Saws. We Repair AIL.kinds and makes of Solid and Inserted Tooth Saws. Make Burnt Saws prac tically as good as new. Ho. IT. Surrt T rUrseif. Trtao, 118.00 St good at Mils for JJ5. bat bare lolJ direc sumer for ZS jean nie prices, saving dealer'? profits. SI vhcre for ?anu? Everything warn IIS itylcj of Vcliii 5*i styles of liam Top Huggies. ??>'' tc Surreys, $50 to ?i?j. I pita. Phaetons, Traps, ettes, Sprlog-ltoad ai Wagon?. Send for lat Catalogue of all our i ELKHART CABKIAUE AM> UAUNESS UFO. C wittie yon cuii USU ENJOY LJFE St. Andrew's Cold Tea AND BE HAPPY. - For ealo bv Bcalcrs. To got free sample packages Bend 2c. stamp to ANDREWS MFG. CO.. Bristol, Tenn. AGENTS WANTED ( El t her MX) to handle Mnnleal Clock. Liberal discount.Musical. 21Juhn St.. y.Y. MENTION"THIS PAPER ?'-?S"^ An Antiqualcd Violin. Mr. Taylor Buttrell, of Jackson, Ga., has a violin that is 183 years old. It has been in hit.poDsession some twenty years, and is considered by first-class musicians to be a valuable aud high toned instrument. It was manufac tured in 1715, aud is perhaps one among the oldest of its kind in the south. Mr. Butrell prizes his violin very highly, and as he is one of those "back-date" musicians himself, he sometimes takes the bow in hand, reels off some choice selections of old time melodies.-Exchange. Only those who have been relieved of great suffering can fully appreciato tho gratitude with which the testi monials overflow written in favor of Hood's Sarsaparilla. Just read this: "C. L Ilood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: "Gcntlomen:-"Hy first cxperionco with Hood's Sarsaparilla was when I used it as a tonic and spring medicino. It did mc so much good my faith in its merits becamo because it cures when all others f.. NDY ?ART?C ALL DRUGGISTS FRICK C03IPANY ECLIPSE:!: ENGINES Boilers, Saw Mills, Cotton Gins, Cotton Presses, Grain Separators. Chisel Tooth and Solid Saws, Saw 1 ;eth, Inspirators, Injectors, Engine Repairs and a ? full iine of Brass Good3. g3TSend for Catalogue and Prices. SOUTHERN MANAGERS. Nos. Cl & 53 S. Forsyth St., ATLANTA, GA and Liquor Hnl>It cured In io to 20 days. No pay till cured. Dr. j. L. Stephens, Dept. A, Lebanon, Ohio. , J?* ^ ^9 ^k* ^ ^* ?HIS event in the life of a wo-y " man is looked forward to with ? a feeling akin to horror-not ' because the little one is not icome, but becauso tho mother \ ?ads the direful consequences herself. Those long hours of \ onizing labor 6tand out before r like a hideous nightmare. An ? proper delivery, followed by ild-bod fever, may ond the scene a few short days, leaving the ' tie one motherless. But there another Bide to tho picture. If J imen who are expecting to be rne mothers will commence the e of the great female tonic, ' fr-1 ?lunn. efore confinement, and continue , ?d to their r.orm:;l condition, the ' lie pain lessened, and recovery ?ss, move ihe bowels gently with t !egulator. TLE ? CO., Proprs., CHATTAXUOGA, TEXX. / ? J&* S?' i ' ^? 1 VT. G. KAOL'L, Vie^-Vrcs't, (Pres. Mexican Nat. R. R. Co.) ^L?NT?, G?. We Garry JL in Stock BeItIn&FiIc-s limei'y : W,,CClS ftUd ?thCr Mill Supplies vS&biSaP pj(S an4] shanks for nil makes of Inserted Tooth Saws. SHH No.CMPanTT. Price, with curtilnf. 'sap'. mn ly los. eh?id?, ?pron ?a4 t?n-ltr?, ?C0. As co*! ai tell? for ?50. O. If. it. I'K.VTX, Scc'j. LLKHAKT, IND. A better Scale for less money than has ever beeu offered. Address. Jones of Binghamton Binghamton, S. V. Something entirely new. FREIGHT. PAID. II!gV tirade V'S 'J?del?, ?14 to 940. CREAT CLEARING SALE ot >S7 and 'Si . models, best r.iakca, 99.75 to ?18. Sent on ? approved without a MIMHUK Freou?o I vt wotcl to o??- ?gent* v. ilto for our tcir Binn -now to Kara H UII T<1*" *nd man [Mur, SPE01 ALTHI? W?SK-!0]:ip;? .?MI '57 mn.-lrlj rallfbtij ..h'-.'iworn]. f 10.. J eich. "Wniuleringa Awheel," ? roiiTenlr DooUof art, VKKX Tor stamp while- taey 5?EAD ?Y?LJ& CQ^AJiy^CUcoM. Beauty XM Stood Deep. Clean Wood means a donn ?kin. Nb beauty without it. Caacnrets", CandyCathar* tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body, begin to day to banish pimples, boils, blotches blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascareis,-beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. Even if a man Isn't well op in tho social scala he disltKCs io bo cut by his barber. I cnn recommend Plso's Cure for Cons'imp. tlou to Builders lmm .Antlimn.- E. 1). Tow*/ SEND, Ft. Howard. Wis., May 4, IS'M. Mr?. Winslow's Soothing Syrap for children, tcethinir. softens thc gnni?, reducen Inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. u bottle. very strong. About two years later I had a running sore on my foot. It dovelopod Into erysipelas and affected tho entire Halb, At that time I was . I Very Much Run Down a3 I had been troubled with dyspepsia. The drain on my system wzs so severo and my stomach was so weak I became a ready victim of malaria. I feared I could never regain my health. My stomach rebelled at tho simplest food, and tho medicines pre .icrlbod for ino gave but little rellof. I sont for a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla, nDd I had taken this medicine but throo days when* I began to Improve. Continuing with lt, I am now better and stronger than : I evor oxpocted to bo. It has purified my blood and given good circulation. I have' had no return of my old troubles since." Mas. W. KANE, Media, Pa. Hood's Sarsa?' parilla is I The Medicine For You Because of what it has done for others; because you ought this spring to taice that which will do jou the most good. iii. Be sura to get Hood'a. OF THE CELEBRATED JACKSON AFRICAN .:. .:. LIMBLESS COTTON IS OWNED BY TKBS COMPANY. PLACERS ARE WARNED NOT to purchase of others offering seed claiming it to be of this wonderfully prolific variety, os no seed not In cur possession, or sold without our trade mark, as registered In U. S. Patent Office, can bs authenticated as pu re ana genuine. TrR'le Alaric' Sent! for our Great Offer ta Golton Planters. AGENTS WANTED. JACKSON AFRICAN .:. .:. LIMBLESS COTTON CO., 9 1-2 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Qa. SOUTH CAROLINA LADIES DON'T LIE. Inman, S. C., says: Ihavo* used Dr. 31. A. Simmons Liver III od ici no for years, with tho bent of re sults for Sleeplessness, Nervousness, Indiges tion and Swollen Foot. It cured Miss S. Hammett of a complication of dis eases; cbc coys lt saved ber life. I think lt far excels "ZeiHn's" and tho "Black Draught" medicine. Falling of the Womb. Tho cases of merino displacement are very numerous and constitute a prolific cause of intense and wide-spread sn tiering. Its symptoms ai e bearing-down or dragging sensations, pain or weakness in tho back, sometimes a sense of goneness at thc pit or the stomach. It may result from too fro quent childbearing, wc.nriug garments that compress thc waist and abdomen, over lifting, standing on the feet too long, and general debility. Wc would strongly urge tho nae of Dr. Simmons Squaw Vino Wino which will purify and vitalizo the blood, give tono and strength to thc muscles of thc uterus, SO that it will bc kept ia place. To facilitato a quick and complete recovery, we recom mend as an injection onr Mexican Female Remedy, which will produce thc h&DpiCB? results. %_ Walhalla, S. C., wrltest X have used Dr. M. A. Sim. mons Liver Medicine more than 20 years, for Tor pid Liver and Dizziness. I take a doso every two weeks and feel all right. I know it ia far Superior to "Zcilln's Bcgulator," in my case. Womanhood. Tho health and well-being of mankind depend upon the physical health and per fection of womanhood. Among the diseases which most impair thc female constitution arc lencorrhoa, irregular and painful men struation, falling of thc womb, chlorosis, scanty or too profuse menstruation. These diseases can be cured. Dr. Simmons Squaw Vino Wino is a delichtfnl remedy . to take, entirely harmless, free from nar cotics, purely vegetable and produces no unpleasant after-results. It is unequalled as a uterine tonic and curativo agent for all female diseases, as it is impossible for weak ness of the uterus and generative organs to exist When it is faithfully and persistently used. Constipation is another bane of woman's life which can be cured by nring Dr. DI. A. Simmons Liver Medicino, wa A MONTH IS ALL f.^r cons-ultntlon, ex amination and medicino. What a small sum to lnsuto pood health and happiness. Write for free , svmptom book. COPELAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 813-810 Klsor Bldg., AUanta. Ga. FOB 14 CENTS I Wa irish to Mia lM.OOfl new cai- X lomers, ana hence oller 1 P"" i. IS Uay Radian, 10o X Pk?. k-arly Spring Tcrnip, 10s 9 ' Kellett Red Beet, ICe . Ulimarck Cucumber, 10c ? Uceen Victoria Lettuce, l?o 09 Klondyke Melon, Ko <M Jumbo (liant Onion, Uo X Brilliant flower Seedi, l?o X Worth 11.00, fori* ?cutt. $ Abor? 10 pkga. worth 11.09, we will Q sniil yon free, together with oar tja crcat Plant and Seed Catalogue X opon receipt of thia notice and MC. ? ?ostag?. We inTito your tradeud JP now when yon once trr Salter's 6 icede you will neTer jet ?lone Tilth- Q ont them. Po tn. toe H at ?1.50 m exBbl.Oatalogaloneoo. NO,AC''Q SI LIBS tr rn CO., LA OtOSSS, WIS. X eat \ tluitNia. <?H. Actual bnsinefci. No t.-jtt if hook*. Short time. Cheap board. 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