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f >I!emen1s ol Prominence. A Kansas editor, who was rash enough to print in his paper the names of the twelve leading citizens of Kansas, has incurred the implacable resentment of 3000 or 4000 persons who were not included in the list. In Kansas nothing is required to make a I "prominent citizen" but a big slouch hat and a free railroad pass.?Kansas City Star. In Feven months General Booth of the Salvation Army traveled 38,000 miles. Buy 0. CO worth Dobtrtns Floating-Bon* Snip of your grocer, send wrappers to Dobbins Soap Mf'g Co., Philadelphia, Pa. They will send you free of charge, postage paid, a Worcester Pocket Dictionary, 290 pares, bound in cloth, profusely illustrated. Offer good until August 1st only. Governor Bradhy, of Kentucky, has broken the record for pardoning, Having freed 127 prisoners from December, 1895, to May, 1896. Heart Disease Relieved in 30 Minutes. Dr. Aenew's Cure for the Heart (fives perfect relief in all cases of Organic or Sympathetic Heart Disease in 30 minutes, and speedily effects a cure. It is a peerless remedy for Palpitation. Shortness of Breath, Smothering bpeUB, ram in .Lett siue ana an symptoms 01 a Diseased Heart. One dose convinces. If your druggist hasn't it in stock, ask him to procure it for yon. It will save your life. Explosions of Coughing are stopped t>y Hale's Honey of Horenound and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. H)nly Think what a long tram of diseases anse lrom impure blood. Then keep the blood pure with Hood's Sarsaparilla The OnpTrtreBlnod Purifier. All druggists. SI. Hood's Pills are always reliable. 25 cents. The Snake Fanned Him. "About five years ago," said C. T. Buckman, a well-known resident of Yisalia, "while I was spending a summer in the mountains northeast of Visalia, I captured a large bullsnake. "Being alone in the mountains and having lots of spare time on my hands I -was able to teacn Slippery Dick? the name I had given my strange pet ?many tricks. I taught him to come at call, to coil up, to dance, and many other tricks. He would coil up on the table, his head in the centre of the coil, elevated about eix inches in the air. I would place the handle of a small fan in his mouth and then Dick would gently wave the fan to and fro, and thus keep the flies and insects away from my face when I 6lept. "He was as good as a cat to keep the house free from mice. I often raw him bring in ten or twelve in a day. Hie fondnees for mice was his ruin. It happened this way. One day I missed Dick, and though I hunted and called all day, I could not find any trace of my pet. One day, about a week after his disappearance, having occasion to explore the loft of the cabin in which I was residing, I came across the remains of my old friend. Apparently he had been more than ordinarily mouse hungry, and in his haste to satiate his appetite had swallowed a live mouse, ana tne mouse naa aone the rest. Poor Dick! I can imagine his surprise at the straDge commotion on his inside, but it was a case of reward for glutoDy. No doubt he repented when it was too late."?San Francisco Call. Where Jackson Fought a Duel. During the storm last week a large red elm tree in front of Tom Darden's bouse, near town, was blown down. This elm was perhaps the most historic tree in the country, and was known as the "Dickerson tree." It was situated on the grounds whereon the famed Jackson-Dickerson duel was fought years ago, and under its spreading brunches Dicker^n re clineci, awaiting medical attention, after being mortally wounded by General Jackson. The trunk of this old tree measures only four feet in length, while its branches measure 100 feet across. Mr. Darden greatly regrets the uprooting of this old forestry landmark. ?Adairville (Ky.) Banner. . ANNA IVOR'S REQUEST." ' Personal letters reach Mrs. Pinkham by thousands; some asking advice, and others, like the following, telling of what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done and will ever continue to do in eradicating those fearful female complaints so little underst 1 by physicians. All womb and ovarian troubles, irregularities, whites, bearing-down pains, displacements, tendency to canppr and tumor are cured nermanentlv. I> ' I feel as if I owed my life to your .Vegetable Compound. After the birth of my babe I was very miserable. I had a drawing' pain in the lower part of my bowels, no strength, and a terrible backache. Every day I failed. My husband ?aid if I would try a bottle of your Vegetable Compound, he would get it for me. The change was wonderful. After I had taken the first half bottle I began to have great faith in it. When I had taken three bottles, (I was well and growing1 stout. It is a pleasure for me to write this to you. I only ask women in any way afflicted with female troubles to try it."?Mrs. Axxa Ivor, Pittsford Mills, Eutlaad Co.. Vt. X Y > U-27 THCURES WHERt ALL ELSE FAILS Ej U Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Cse'^B rrl In time. Sold by drut.'gl'it.i. J PEACOCK TEAS. "Peacock tea" is what the function is called, held after the English drawing rooms. At these the ladies presented gather to spread their trains and display their brilliant plumage. WOMAN'S RIGHTS EN" LITIGATION. Some time ago the Supreme Court of Ohio decided that Miss Nellie G. Robiusou, a lawyer of Cincinnati, could not be appointed a notary public. She has now applied to the Supreme Court of the United States for a decision on tho question, and the case will be considered by Justice Harlan. VICTORIA'S OLD G0WXS. Queen Victoria, in all her ways is very methodical, and by no means careless of her possessions. Her sets cf lace (many, of course, of great value) have been cleaned over and over again. The crimson velvet and ermine gowns she wore at Parliament openings, and the pink satin gown in which she inaugurated ttie 1851 exhibition, are still among her treasured poseeBsions. a t7.=rEPTIi "tip." The Lady Cyclist has the following: "I came home from a long, muddy ride the other day with my shoes soaked, owing to a defective mud guard. The leather was completely sodden with moisture, so I filled the shoes with oats and let them dry gradually. The oats kept the shoes in shape. When quite dry they were well rubbed with cod liver oil (this is nicer than taking it yourself) to restore the suppleness, and the rubbing was repeated several times; the smell r\f ai) erv/Mi woara nff Of r>nnrsA this treatment prevents the shoes taking a polish, so finally they should be rubbed over with a slice from a raw potato. Cyclists are so often out in the mud and wet that a method of restoring the softness of shoes is necessary. Mine are now as comfortable as ever." STOCEXKQS OF BOYALTT. Probably the most fastidious woman in Europe about her stockings is the Princess of Wales. She generally wears lace ones of cobwebby fineness, which coat her from seven to nine guineas a pair, or lrom $40 to $50. She often nses black or white ribbed, hand-woven silk stockings, however, which are very Boft and comfortable. For country wear the yonng princesses don those of soft, black span silk, which are warm and delightful to walk in. For more dressy occasions they wear stockings of embroidered silk of various shades. The Empress of Russia wears English hose also, and is said to have recently ordered a large supply of the softest black angola stockings, fine as Indian cashmere, with the sheen of black silk, i ? ? a ? j J :IL i_ _ ail nana-spun auu nuisutju wim wuue toes. At the same time the Czar ordered several dozen pairs of black angola and tan socks, strong and elastic, for walking, and a quantity of bicycle hose, which, it is interesting to note, are in patterns of lively colors.?New York Journal. A NOVEL BODICE, A novel bodice of shot silk in green and red has a white satin collar, with bow at the back and a frill of the silk above. Tbe back is quite plain, with two side plaits meeting at the waist line and commencing in the shoulder seam nest the collar, and the front is decorated with handkerchief points of fine white muslin patterned with pink roses and finished with edging and insertions of cream lace. The simple dress of grass lawn is made over white batiste and trimmed with rashes of narrow lace set close together on the waist and edging the narrow ruffle, while the wide belt of blaok satin makes an othervrise simple dress very styliuh. A wide black satin collar, edged with silver sequines, is the feature of the next model, which is carried out in fawn canvas over pink silk. Green canvas over pale-blue eilk is the next gown, and the bodice is trimmed with embroidered lawn and lace, which form a" fichu. Silky grass lawn over pea-green silk makes a charming dress, with tucked sleeves and a bodice of green chine silk, flowered with pink roses and trimmed with batiste embroidery worked in colors. A gold enameled belt is worn with this. A WOMAN'S ATM. 'I find great difficulty in getting a 3~i ?:a."l ? ?,^li liiuuei witu Kuua aims, oaiu a ?tcu known sculptor recently. "It is astonishing how very few women have arms that conform to the standard. A perfect arm measured from the armpit to the wrist joint should be twice the length of the head. The upper part of the arm should be large, full and well rounded. The forearm must not lie too flat, not nearly so flat as a man's, for example. A dimple at the elbow adds beauty to a well-propor tioned arm. "From a well-molded shoulder the whole arm should taper in long, graceful curves to a symmetrical and rounded >vrist. It is better to have an arm that harmonizes even if the parts do not follow the generally accepted lines. For instance, a full, round upper arm which is joined to a ilat or thin forearm has a very bad effect. It is only a degree worse, however, than a graceful, well-molded forearm tacked on to a thin, scrawny upper arm, "Correctness of form is not the only thing necessary for a good arm. The owner must possess the power of expression in her arms. As a general thing American women are deficient in this. Those nationalities which show the most expression in their arms are the Spanish, French and Italians. The warmest admirer of Sarah Bernhardt -would not claim that she had beautiful arms, yet no one can say s 1?. that the divine Sarah ever appears ungainly in consequence. Much more lies in the faculty of arm expression than is generally supposed."?Boston Post. I HYGIENIC DRESSING FOB THE WHEEL. Correct hygienio dressing for the bicycle begins with the first garment pnt on, which should be a combination or anion suit of wool or silk, the weight, of coarse, adapted to the season. Those who can wear wool will find in it the best preventive to those sudden chills to which the rider is exposed when resting after an exhilarating spin. Knit underwear of some sort is absolutely indispensable, and t the advantage of the union suit is the avoidance of unnecessary bands around the waist and the overlapping folds of separate garments. It is well understood that petticoats have no place on the wheel, but women agree to disagree as to what is the best dressing next the skirt. Some wear short equestrian tights, but in case of accident, a fall, or the {disarrangement of the skirt from any cause, the exposure of the lees is just as oomplete a3 if one were dressed for a stage ballet. For this reason well fitted knickerbockers are mnch the better choice; and if made of silk or eatin a woman could not wear anything more comfortable, as the avoidance of garments that can cling one to another is one of the firet conditions of "fit" dressing for the wheel. If the ckirt b<* lined with silk the knickerbocker: can be of the same fabric, or of wiry mohair or alpaca, both which have the virtue of never clinging. With tan colored suits or those of heavy linen for summer nee, pongee knickerbockers are just the thing. Skirt6 should be very moderate in fnllnoao?ahniit twn vards and a half at the foot?and may be unlined or lined with taffeta. If finished with a facing or hem on the inside, groat care must be exercised to see that it is stitched on the extreme edge so that not the fraction of an eighth of an inch be loose and afford opportunity to catch on the pedals. To avoid the possibility of this some tailors turn the hem or facing up on the right side of the skirt, and ornament it with maoy rows of stitching; others finish the bottom with a narrow binding of pliable leather.. The divided skirt is very generally liked for its convenience in mounting, and the ease with which it is adjusted in the saddle; it falls readily and naturally with equal fullness on both sides, and this is not always easy to aocomplish with the best cut round skirt. Whatever the style it should clear the ground by six or eight inches; shorter than this is not only unnecessary, but also objectionable, as it is extremely liable to blow up above the knees, when it looks worse'and attracts more attention than to ride without a skirt?Demorest's Maga* zine. FASHION NOTES. Rainy weather gowns should reach only to the ankles and be dark in color. The blue and white bedroom is the quaintest and coolest apartment imaginable. Some trimmings combine tulle,honiton, jet and fur and are correspodingly expensive. Colored candles that show two twisted tones are in great favor for table decorations. Novel and pretty fichus of heavy guipure lace are made with the back like a sailor collar, flat oblong epaulettes on the shoulders, and straight scarf ends that reach half the length of the Bkirt when tied. The favorite sleeva of the season combines a short puff with mousquetaire fullness to the wrist. Although the severe coat sleeve is predicted for early fall, it has eo far been 6een only in conjunction with a few plain tailor gowns. Crepe de chine is also much "in demand and is seen more often than any other one fabric. Its comparative cheapness brings it within reach of a greater number of admirers than are able to indulge in the more oostly painted material. Blaok mousseline de eoie with a design in flowers painted at intervals over the surface, is a Parisian extravagance of the hour. Either black or colored glaoe silk makes the lining, r\roforrPfl aft form - UUt liUO AV4 14AW* |/AV?V**VV.J ww ? ?ing a more perfect background. Rich Persian silk vests will be worn with stylish white costumes of English serge etamine, mohair, piqne, and canvas. Narrow white leather belts with gold buckles are worn with white yaohting suits of alpaca, trimmed with white silk braid, with a piping of fine gold braid showing each side. There is for the moment a great liking for the bird of Paradise plumage, and on very expensive imported hats the entire bird appears. Even the plumage, however, of this bird is costly, and there are really more imitations of the gracefully arching feathers than of the real upon hats of medium price. The coat and skirt gown of butchers' blue linen, faced on the edge with butter-colored batiste, cuught with crosswise lines of tiny gold buttons set in at intervals, is a charming summer dress. The coat with an Eton front and a basque frill in the back is pretty for this, worn with a white tulle vest and a gold belt. Evening bodices are no longer round. Imported models nave points front and back and are trimmed with a profusion of tulle around the low cut neck, with sleeves composed entirely of the same diaphanous favorite. The prevailing etyle is not unlike a ballet dancer's skirt, being composed of frill on frill, falling over the shoulder point. AGRICULTURAL ]| ??? c TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE TO FAB31 AND GARDEN,' T0T7NQ CHICKS IN WET WEATHEB. "Until chickens have become fall feathered thoy aro very tender, and especially liable to be injured by ex posure to wet. This is especially true ? '? ? H LI! 1 n tne motner is one 01 ine ramoung ; breeds, which show very little judg- j ment in the oare of their young. It j is safe to keep the chicks in coops with ] open slats, so that the young can run out in fine weather, while the hen is } confined. The insects and bugs that , young chicks find out doors are the ( best of meat food fcr them, accom- ( pamed, as it is, by the exercise re- ( quired to capture their prey. , " i FERTILIZERS FOR CARRAGE. Nitrogen fertilizers are the best fer- ] tilizers to promote rapid growth in i cabbage plants, says the Market Gar- 1 den, ae in the cabbage leaf growth is i very abundant. Such applications, therefore, as nitrate of soda, sulphate i of ammonia and flesh meal, are excel- 1 lent. But good results may also be 1 looked for from applying superphos- i phate, and indeed, any of the unadul- | terated preparations that may be ob- i tained from slaughter houses. The < purely nitrogenous fertilizers should i always be applied on the eurface, and , after the plants are above ground, j otherwise the soluble parts may pass i down through the soil before the roots i j-i- - _i ? x- x-T.^ ~. rri?? ox Dae piHiiib uau la&o luoui up. me < superphosphate may be applied very i conveniently by strewing it over the surface of the ground just when pre- j paring it to receive the seed. i i BEST ROADS ABE CHEAPEST. I A very wise philosopher has observed that the great balk of the peo- ' pie must always support the mass of the population. [ The people pay for everything the people have. The public pavs for the ' railroads and the expense of running them. If the railroads were only half as good and could only haul half as much it would cost the people twice as ' much to ride or ship over them. It is fortunate for the people that railroads are conducted in an organized business-like way. If the opponents to improved roads had their way the railroads would be neither profitable nor pleasant. The people of a community are the ones vitally interested in the roads of that community. If the farmers of each township were to get together and mutually agree that they would go about a system of good roads their sum of happinems would be increased. Since tbe people pay for the roads why not have those that are the cheapist and most pleasant?the very best ones??Good Hoads. A FEW W0BDS ON SPONGT CUED. All oheese makers are troubled with spongy curd, and there is no definite , knowledge as to how it can prevented. According to some recent experiments , by F. J. Lloyd, of the Bath and West . of England Agricultural Society,it ap- ( pears that he has been able to define { at least five different organisms which . will bring about this condition in ' cheese. One of them produces the ^ faecal taint so often found in curd, and j three have been found in water pol- j luted with sewage trom dwelling- . houses, 01 by the droppings of cows. As no ordinary amount of care on the part of milkers can prevent such or- : ganisms from coming into the milk ' when thev have become lodged on the ' bodies of the cowb, it is evident that 1 one step to be taken is to prevent ani- ! mals from drinking from streams in which they walk and the water of which becomes contaminated. Another very important point to be remembered with reference to the organisms which produce spongy curd is that they can be conveyed through the medium of poultry, as thoy have been found in the droppings of Voth cattle and fowls. In view of this, Mr. Lloyd considers it desirable to prevent poultry coming nearer the dairy than is inevitable, n:>r should they be permitted to run about in oiose proximity to the milking utensils which, after cleaning, have been put out to dry. These organisms, as a rale, prevent the development of acidity of the curd, so that whenever they are present in ' the milk, the cheese takes much long- 1 er to make than it would otherwise. 1 A common beliet among cneese makers that the Raiting of the curd checks the formation of acidity, is described as being entirely erroneous.?American Agriculturist. TREES FOR PLANTDfO. Generally all things considered twoyear-old trees are best for planting, and this applies to nearly, or quite all kinds of fruit trees, especially. Select those with straight stems, smooth, healthy looking tops, with plenty of small fibrous roots. Be sure that they have entirely shed their leaves, T'wftno fV?o Iqqttcc vamoin ^.ICCJ Uli TTUltU CUU AWUAMAU after the tirst frosts set in and stick to the branches in the spring may be J safely regarded as unhealthy. In taking up it is quite an item to ^ secure all of the roots possible, and not to bruise or injure in any way. The roots are of more importance than the top, as with plenty of good ? healthy roots a strong vigorous top 1 can readily be growD. But in all 1 cases the tops must be cut back in proportion to the roots. All of the bruised or injured roots 1 should be cut off with a long sloping 1 cut. Then the tops can be cut back in the same proportion. In cutting , back the top all crossing and crooked j limbs should be cut out. The best tree is n straight stem with the limbs branching ofl' at regular intervals. Cut back so as to securo a low spreading head. With fruit trees, at least, it is of no possible advantage to have them tall. A tall tiPA /rives mnrfi nurchnse to the wind and the fruit is more easily blown off and harder to harvest, wnile a low spreading head protects the stem from the isud, shades the ground more thoroughly, so that the tree suffers less t from drouth. t It is important to nse care in the \ selection of the trees, as when set out j and properly cared for they will remain a long time, and when the work and trouble necebsarv until they come j into bearing is considered, it is worth I ;aking considerable trouble to Been?* jood trees.?Farm, Field and Fir* side. CLIPPING QUEENS' WDs'03. When apple trees and dandelions ire in bloom iB the best time that I inow of to clip the wingB of queens, is at that time of the year there are aot so many bees in the way, making it easier to find the queen, and it has ilso become warm enough, says G. M. n?.i?ni /N? .i" < .I Conine, in uieamngs, so tnat mere is little danger of chilling the brood if the combs aro out of the hive some little time. Then the qneen is apt to be laying ip to her greatest capacity,, which makes her more alow of motion, and jasy to see. But, having really desided to olip our queens, the time to 3o this is at any time when we see my quesn not clipped which we are sure is a laying one. Thus I am always prepared to clip any queen I may find which is laying, and has whole wings; and, besides this, I go over the apiary during fruit bloom to make jure that all are clipped. Now, how shall we clip? Some tell as to clip with scissors, doing so with the queen standing on the comb, cutting off what you happen to catch at the time the scissors shut. Others say, take the queen by the thorax, and then deliberately cut off just so muoh of the larger wing on the right or left side, just as seems good to them; while others have a clipping device to run the queen in, so that she will be like i cow in a stanohion, etc., all of which are undoubtedly practical in the hands of those who are accustomed to their use. My way, 'although I do not claim tpr it the best, is as follows: Have the small blade of your jackknife very sharp, the same being open, and near at hand. Hunt the queen, and, when found, catch her by the wings with the thumb and forefinger of the left hand. Now take the knife in the right hand, and place the Bharp blade on the wing, wings, or the amount you wish to cut off; lower both hands to within an inch of the top-bars to the frames., when you are to draw the little till the queen falls to the frames, when, of oonrse, yon will raise the knife from the finger or thnmb. No danger of cutting yourself if you stop as soon as the queen falls. POULTRY YARD POINTERS. Watch the young chicks. If any of them appear jdeepy or drowsy, look for vermin. Use insect powder on tne mother ben, and pnt it on in the even* ing after the hen goes in the ooop with the brood. The ideal floor for a poultry house is a cement one. Keep two to three inches of clean, dry sand on it, and replenish as conditions maj make necessary. I Every man or woman who is making a specialty of one breed individually1 considers theirs the best breed. Special attention to any breed will gener-i ally bring out its merits. Furnishing the poultry with a good dasting bed of fine, clean earth?road! dust excellent?under cover, is one of the best mediums to keep away vermin pests. When you see the hens eagerly trying to scratch a hole in the ground to dust in, it's a reflection on your method of caring for your flock. [Jnder such conditions do not blame the hens if they seem to think there '- ? ? an a 13 uu pittuc uu cm uu ov vujvjmwav ??w the onion beds or melon hills in the garden. Lime in the poultry yard should be considered an indispensable accessory, [ts use in the summer time will keep iway deleterious odors, and is a means sf keeping down insect pests. It is % ?u. t 1 j ^4. :neap. Dcaner 11 neeijr auu uc^ucuvly. A practical poultry woman recently said: "I always take a peep into the chicken houses the last thing before retiring, to see that all is right. By 3oing this I am enabled to discover ii my of the flock is ailing, and if I find they are I attend to them at once. Early attention in the case of siok fowls 1 find is about the only way to jure them. A delay of even a day 01 two will often cause diseases to becomt too firmly established to effect a speedj :ure. Fowls that are sick a long time ire never worth much afterward, and should never be bred from." The lbove is sound sense. Too long continuance of one die) mil produce indigestion, and bad bowels result?. Many cases of thii kind are termed cholera. Fowls confined to yards need to bf svatched closely to prevent their getting in the habit of feather pulling md egg eating. Furnish employment for them; 6pade up occasionally a portion of ground; keep litter to scat* ter grain feed in; give them sods and weeds: have their nests in as dark places as possible. Do not roughly treat the broody aens. They are but carrying out the iaws of nature and are following the natural instinct. They need the rest. Ta ? -3 -*-1 I- i.~ Li is cruei auu iuuuuibu tu icbuiv vu rough measures to "break them up." In the early age of turkeys it is imjortant to koep them from the rain, :o have the coops in sunny and diy ocations, give clean food and watch 'or bugs. Cleanliness must be oblerved. Kill off all deformed chicks as soon is they are old enough for the frying jan. Do not keep them around?they we unsightly. Kerosene emulsion is recommended 'or spraying poultry-house interiors. iVater strongly impregnated with carjolic acid is also good. The man who keeps a loaded shotgun handy may have occasion to use t and save a valuable chicken or two. Every farmer should have feeding ' - jens muuu ui uai-o uuuiu^ ivi :hicks of different ages. These hiugs are exceedingly useful where ihicfeens of various ages are obliged ;o be kept in the same runs.?Baltirinro Klin "V -A. IV IMS 101 UtlHS. It has been discovered by two French scientists that most precious stones, iuch aa the ruby, the sapphire and the jmerald, can readily be told from iheir imitations by mean3 of the Roentgen rays. The different countries of the world aow use 13,400 different kinds of postage stamps. HEALTH IN OLD AGE, AN OLD tADY FINDS THE TRUE SOURCE OF VITALITY. A Reporter's Interesting Interview With a Lady of Seventy-two Years, Who Tells a Marvelous Story. From the Union, Fori Jervis, N". 7. But a short time ago, in a distant part of the country, we heard of a cure by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which seemed almost marvelous, and more recently another substantial evidenoe of their value reached our ears. Being of an inquiring tarn of 1 1 * UIAUU, tUiU WOLllilg IU n.liU W J U9L iiU VY UUUVU there was in the 9tory, a reporter was sent to interview the person said to be thus benefited. If the narrative as it had reached our ears was true, it was only simple justice to let it be known?if it proved untrue, it would be well to know it. The person alluded to above as having been thus greatly benefited by the use of Pink Pills is Mrs. Jane Hotalen, of Hainesville, N. J., a pleasant hamlet in Sussex County, about flifteen miles from this office. The reporter had no difficulty in finding Mrs. Hotalen. It was nearly noon when we reached her pleasant home,, a double house, one part >t which is occupied by her Bon. She is a pleasant-faced old lady, looking to be about sixty-five, but is in reality seventytwo years of age. After a few preliminary remarks in _ ianation of the call, she was asked if she uad any objection to giving us the details of the case and how she came to try this now famous remedy. "Not at all," said she. "If my experience can be of any good to others, I am sure they are welcome to it?it can do mi> tin harm." "When were you taken sick and what was the nature of the malady?" was askecL "It was about two years ago. The trouble waa rheumatic in character?sciatica, they called it?and it was very painful indeed. The difficulty began in my hip and extended the whole length of the limb, crippling me completely. I suffered intensely from it and the ordinary treatment gave me not the slightest alleviation. I was under tret tment about a month as stated, but grew worse instead of better, and was fast becoming discouraged." "What brought Pink Pills to your notice?" "My son called my attention to an article in a paper in which it was stated that a Mr. Struble, of Branchville, a village in this county, had been greatly benefited by their use, and suggested that it would be a good plan to try them. But 1 was skeptical in regard to their value?in fact, I had no confidence in their efficacy and rather laughed at the suggestion. But the trouble increased and I was badly crippled. A few days later my son was about to visit a neighboring town and suggested again that it mignt De wen to iry mis mucu-iaineu-ui remedy, and I then consented. He bought me a box of them and I began taking them at once. At the end of a week I noted a marked Improvement, and by the time I had taken the first box I was able to walk without a cane. I continued their use, taking several boxes, and am, as you see, in a very comfortable state of health." "Have you had any return of the trouble?" ' Not as yet, though at my time of life, seventy-two. It would not be surprising if I should have. If it comes, I should at once begin the use of the pills. I suppose I inherit a tendency to troubles of this kind? my mother died from them." "Did you evor note any ill effects from the use of Pink Pills?" "None whatever. They never disturbed my stomach in any way or caused me any annoyance. Neither did I find it necessary to increase the dose, as the dire ttions say may be desirable. I am able, as you see, to attend to my own work." The reporter thanked Mrs. Hotalen for her courtesy and bade her good day. It is nDt often that one can witness such a complete recovery from such a pertinacious trouble at such an advanced age, and such instances cannot fail to produce a profound Impression. Readers of the Union mav rely on the absolute acouracy of all the statements here given?nothing has been exaggerated, nothing withheld. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contains, in a condensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specifio for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, 8t. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effect of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow comDlexlon. all forms of weakness either in mole or female, and aU diseases resulting from vitiated humors in the blood. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price, (50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50), by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 8chenectady, N. Y. Wonderfal Freak of Nature. AmoDg the many wonderfal freaks in nature there can be none in the geological line that can possibly excel that known as "The Giant's Head." 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