Blood Poison Contagie-.s B'ood Poison has been ap propriaUiy called the curse of mankitn It is the one disease that physicians cat not cure; their mercurial aud potas remedies only bottle up the poison i the system, to surely break forth in more virulent form, resulting in a tota wreck of the system. Mr. Frank B. Martin, a protninet jeweler at 926 Pensylvania Ave., Wast ?ington,L>.C.,say! the best phys cians of this city for a severe cas of blood poison but my conditio grew worse al the while, not withstanding th fact that the charged me tlire hundred dollun My mouth wa filled witn eating sores; my tongue wa almost eaten away, so that for thre months I was unablo?to taste any soli food. My hair was coining out rapidl) and I was in a horrible fix. Iliad trie various treatments, and was nearly di; couraged, when a friend recomuiende S.S.S. After T had taken four bottles, began to get better, and when I ha finished eighteen bottles, I was cure sound and well, my skin was without blemish, and I have had no return c the disease. S.S.S.saved me from a lif of misery." S.S.S. (guaranteed pure/ vegetable) will cure any case of bloo poison. Ilooks on thediseas and its treatmeat. mailed gf vT^ free by Swift Specific Co., l a Atlanta, Oa. IM? f J lit ret!. One of llu- most dangerous the one whos mm me is written ms m caption t this short article. The hearer n the ahove name is one of th most hideous monsters that li\ in the impure tinman heart. II is continuously going up an< down, to and fro, in the world seeking hearts into which he ma; enter. And oh ! so sad 1 man; have heard iii> knocking* and ad milled the dangerous visitor now he's supping hitter, hurninj food with those who have takei him in. and he'll he pleased h take such food with them throng! eternity. Solomon says. 11 at red stirretl up strife." Let".- see : It stirs uj strile between individuals. I tat ret . . l i ID r.iirill^ UK* Ml III' IH'I WITII I I |IIS I two neighbors who arc spend it., their lives lighting each other i; the courts. i hat man who wil not speak pleasantly to hi- nexl door neighbor,an 1 tin ealumniuii: things they say about each othe are born of hale. There are mill liplied thousands of human be ings in the world who hale some body. S onetime* the strife boil in the quiet thoughts betore i bursts iorth.but it is always strife for '-hatred stirreth tip strife." It stirs up strife in families many a precious family circle ha been broken up and its member turned against eaelt other by bate There are hundreds of men \vli< are wearing the elolhes of ('ain skirts stained witli their brother' blood. While we write we an thinking of a son who had beet lighting his lather for years. / large estate has been "gohhlet up" by lawyers beeause ol th< strife between these ineinbers o the same family. There is r daughter who lias been the reeip ient of a thousand favors fron her father but it was "low"' labor lost" for to day she i.> loin in her hatred of him : and he fi d Imvi II" the (*vil>4 (it iii? men n;i r-> ... ' .... " ture, returning railing lor rail ing. It stirs nj> strife in churches t )h, how true ! There are churches in (roorgia which are all wrang ling among themselves. Look iut< the case closely ami you will lite at the bottom something whirl doesn't resemble love. The hum hie writer went into a large cit\ church some years ago ami hear* the learned, juou? pastor preach ?' powerful sermon on "If you for give not men their trebspasao! neither will your Father lorgi you your tresspasses." He to the people of their malice towa ? each other ; and upon enquirii we learned that its members we >- fighting each other in almc ' every conceivable way. Now, th l! church is dead, hatred stirred* i n | strife and strife killed. Its bo ? | members united with anoth I church of the same faith and < I der, and ere long the huildii was sold. We know a chur< k which was the pride of its past ^ for years, but hatred worked i cruel way into the humble con r. try church and such awful stri * : was stirred up that its iniluen ii was paralyzed and it is almc dead now. When it dies, for d e it will, demons will clap the y fiery hands and shout over hatred I> 1V/IU1 J It stirs up strife in commitr s ties. In some neighborhoods su< strife is rising that good peop r. tremble lor their safety. In d certain county in the north we? Jj ern part of this state there was I | lovely valley. Six years ago v jj passed through that beautiful va a and a lovlier spot we never sa' >t liroad Melds of tasseling corn, ai fruiting cotton, greeted the eye it The people lived in beautif c houses. The yards were fragrai I with sweet tlowers, but best ol :i i in that happy, beautiful valh there blossomed the Rose Sharon which sent forth a I'r grance that cairied the blessi power of healing wounded, blee ing hearts. Alas ! alas ! the horn artt neglected, the lields are poo Iv cultivated, the tlowers no Ion er bloom, the sweet Rose ol Sh iron no longer blesses the sp? " Why is it such an uninvitii ' place to day ? The demon. hatr< walked into that community ai ; spread its black wings over it ai from them dropped poison whii "dealt death. lint enough wil 1 * 11liis. Reader, don't allow hate ; blight your life ami damn yoi v soul. t American Flax. i ) A most encouraging report i made hv Special Ajjeni < 'liarl< li. Dod^c of the experiments cm i'ducted with American ^rown lla i at tin* Harbour mills in Irclani 1 A ton ol llax straw jrrown in tl > l'ii<;et Sound region in 111?? -1;?I t ol Washington in I was sm i to Ireland for experimental pi: i poses. The experiments accor< I iim to Mr. 1 lodge's r< port, dove - oped the fact that lor thix on r ture, the I'u^et Sound region 11 i -i: ill* \ <|?icii ill * Iiui ur ?m ? the l>e.-t llax producing regioi ol lluropo. The superior tpialil m| -l raw produced which rosea I j Ided the straw ol' tin- Imnoi , Court rni region ol' Itelgium, a tracted the attention of the Ma . hours, result ing in this linn ui - delinking the retting experiniei s in Irelaiul at their own expens .! "With the Harbour report w n received a large series of llax, tl . best, seutehed Ii 1)re ol which s valued 1?y them at .f.'IdO jut to e >ut of lhis lot, however, Max w i hackled that is worth 1- pern ^ |?it pound, or about vv"><)0 j>< f toi I There is no doubt that a both v quality of straw can be produce t j in this region, with experienc i i than that ]>roduoed in thedepar j merit's experinient. Only H i 2 bushels of seed were used j> *! aero, while in Medium ' > busho 1 are often seeded per acre*. I ,1 litis experiment over seven tor lot straw were produced uj>on li\ ! iu-n-s, jimm aiso annul <" nusne j of salable seed. I his exporimni .has demonst rated eonelusive si that if is possible to prodin good fiber and good seed in ll ? siiiio plant ill 111? fane of the ri 1 j o| importers and some of ti i Kastern mill men that the pra t iee is j in possible. Mr. Harbour's report clos' 1 with this strong statement : i "If the tlax is grown and in: nijiulaled under proper eonditioi t and by people who thorough! vc understand the business we are Id convinced that t lie cultivation rd would be of the greatest iinpor:ig tance to this country and iti a re short time would rival the great ist Belgium region of Courtrai. at "1 wish to draw attention to ipithe fact that the difference in >st wages between this country and er tin rope in llax culture is fully >r- equalized by the cheapness and ig fertility of our lands, by the use L'h of superior agricultural impleor monts, and by the larger amount is of work that the American farmer n- is capable of performing." I'e ee The Ideal Young Man, st l*e is one who could never be ie induced to use profane language, ir one who never uses his ears as a ['s receptacle for vulgar stories, one who is never seen with his lingers (j stained with the poisonous nico, tine from the filthy cigarette, ono 1 who scorns a lie, one who slums le the company of mean people, one a who spends his evenings at home 1 with mother and sister and linds a their company more beneficial in re his future than %*the downtown" le boys. I admire a bashful young man. I would rather see tho rose l 1 tiflf of'lln flirt nllaubc r\ f ?> r.rnn**i nil ' v,, ?? 1 man than watch a dozen hills of t" j | ripening strawberries. I love a i voting man who loves his mother ''' and is not ashamed of it, ono who thinks there is a nobler career in *> 1 life than being a lirst-rate dancer ?>t : or crap shooter. One who never a drinks any intoxicating drinks, ,'d 1 one who is honest and squaro in ,1 all his transactions, one who cannot bo laughed out of a principle i(. or ridiculed out of a purpose. 1 r. Kilmer's Swamp"o Hoot,the groat kidney,and Madder 10 remedy is soon realized. If you v need a medicine you should have ilio ln-st. A t druireists fifty font* (1 and one dollar. You may have a sample hottle and pamplet, i>oth sent free l>v mail. Mention the f*S ' !-.n 11 I'i'iM-i and send your address to l)r. Kilmer A Co., Binghnm1 ( ton, N. Y. The proprietors of 1 this paper guarantee the genl.v | uinoness of this oiler. I AN OIPHN To svso \YE ARE ASSERTING IN THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE V " PITCHER'S CASTOI /, DR. SAMUEL PiTCHEF was the originator of "PiTC that has borne and docs noil bear the facsimile signature oj This is the original " PITCHEF used in the homes of the Mot) gears. LOOK CAREFULLY c the hind gou have n I wags bout and has the signature per. No one has authoyty ? ccpt The Centaur Company c President. March S, 1S97. Co Hot B Do not endanger the life a cheap substitute which s (because lie makes a few trredionts of which cvci; ?"The Kind Yon Ef rAC-Gi ! Insist o; The Kind That IMC CINTAUN COMPANY. TTj ! examination on re cepted $5 returnee meluMB/re. Klondike. A1 J Thousands arc rusl will he disappoint Far Off Yukc ; I to secure the Agon and next year it w BONANZA. Write for pariiotila I IKING UNION A I a FTTFR I Kra&n ! L> L>U THERS. COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE VOKD "CASTORIA," AND IIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK. I, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, JHER'S CASTORIA," the same ' s/*7rr- 0,1 eucry ? wrapper. }'S CASTORIA,'' which has been ^ iers of America for over thirty it the wrapper cuid sec that it is iht ,/fr7) ? ? on the of wrapfrom me to use my name exf which Chas. H. Fletcher is (2. o Deceived. of your child by accepting onto druggist may offer you more pennies on it), the iniie does not know. tve Alwajrs Bought" MILE SIGNATURE OF ' Crs?~f f q Having Never Failed Yon. * ?BHl Easy Running. Rigid Frame* Truest Bearings* Handsome Outlines. The Lungren Special $65 j C.O.D., privilege of tceipt of $5. If not ac1 less expressage. Ionian ? la&M. *r mi- t!ior<* lor gold, and thousands ?d. Vnii don't have to go to the )n^ VIKING, , ill he a i I I 4W-&' } rs. WHILES ARE STANDARD. 4 CO., Toledo, Ohio.