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r Suicide in French Army. The France Militaire publishes statistics showing that cases of suicides are very frequent in the French army. more so, perhaps, than in any other European force. Among every 1000 deaths in the army from all causes, no less than an average of fifty (in 189G exactly fifty, and in 107 fiftyone) are caused by self-destruction; while uf every 100.000 men on the rolls of the army no less than an average of twenty-seven -commit suicide every year. Among the colonial troops the number is even higher. A Revolutionary Mailbox. Amonir tlip treasures held by the An tiquarian Society in Portsmouth. N. H.. there is an old box the history of which is given on a label which it bears. The box is of tin. painted green, and shows signs of much usage, which is not surprising when one considers that it carried the United States mail between Portsmouth and Boston during I the Revolution. It is about nine inches j long, four and one-half inches wide, | and a little more than that in height. It was carried on horseback by Captain John Noble, otherwise known as Deacon Noble, who was post rider until 17S3. This box contained all the mail, and made every week one round trip?occupying three days in the journey? from Portsmouth to Boston the first of the week, and three days at the end of the week from Boston to Ports- j mouth. The distance between the two j ?' ? iltrm rniinc I places is a nine uiuic muu unj juuce, i The mailbox is somewhat battered | and the paint fnded and scraped, but ! , there is no doubt that in case need I arose the stout little box could even J now serve as it did in the time of the j country's peril.?Youth's Companion. ! Dave a Home of Your Own. They are a wise young man and j woman who start out in their married j life in a home of their own in some | place where they will have green grass i about their house even if it is only a \ few feet. It makes no difference how humble or modest the house may be. The smallest box of a house with a plot of green is a temple of commonsense compared to the finest "flat" or "boarding-house" in the city. If there Is anything appropriate in this life It is that young people shall live some- j where where each day they can see their own unfolding lives reflected in the unfolding works of Nature. There Is no beginning, in the borne sense, to I a young married life so true, so lasting J ^ and so satisfactory as that. No life in i a city is comparable to that which is \ lived in a small house with green things, growing over and around it, where God's pure sunshine bathes and sweetens every side of the house dur- j ing the day, and where the surest, life- | giving odors that God gives to His ! children; the odors of soil and growing I things, are blown into the house while j we sleep.?Edward Bok, in the Ladies' i Home Journal. Prize For Anto Military Wston. xne isrmsn \>ar unice lias uueieu u. $4000 prize for the best self-propelling military wagon. Pttsam'b Fadeless Dye produces the fastert and brightest colore or any known dye (toff. Sold by all druggists. Last year there were 192,705 miles of telegraphic lines and 933,153 miles of wire in tne United States. Deafness Cannot Be Cnred by local applications aa they cannot reach ths> v diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way. to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed | rou have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear- ] fng, and when it is entirely closea Deafness is > the result, and unless the inflammation can be I taken out and this tube restored to its normal j condition, hearing will be dee troyed forever, j Nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, j which is nothinz but an in flamed condition of j the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh), that can- j not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circular* ! ient free. F. J. Chesey <k Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills aro the best. According to statistics prepared for the ! Borne Secretary 17U0 children are burned 1 to death yearly in the United Kingdom. Mrs. Window's Sopthing Syrup fcr children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. The man who keeps his temper doesn't ' give himself away. \ ; _ _ jttt _ AN OPEN LETTER j Address to Women by the Treas- ! urer of the W. C. T. U. of j Kansas City, Mrs. ?. G. I Smith; "My Dear Sistebs:?i believe in | advocating and upholding everything > that will lift up and help women, and but little use appears all knowledge and learning if you have not the health j to enjoy it j MBS. S c/siCEElL ? TT .t ^ J V,?r ftAWCArol avriAvl. UaTlUg JUUUU UJ ence that Lydia E. Pinkham'c Vegetable Compound is a medicine of rare virtue, and ^having seen dozens of cures where my suffering1 sisters have been dragged back to life and usefulness from an untimely grave imply by the use of a few bottles of that Compound, I must proclaim its virtues, or I should not be doing my duty to suffering mothers and draggedout housekeepers. " Dear Sister, is your health pobr, do yon feel worn out and used up, especially do you have any of the troubles which beset our sex, take my advice; let the doctors alone, try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable' Compound; it ic better than any and all doctors, for it cures and they do not."?Mbs. E. C. Smith, 1212 Oak St., Treasurer W. C. T. U., Kansas City, Mo.?$5000 forfait If above test/monlaJ /? HOt g*ru:n*. Mrs. Pinkham advises sick women free. Address, Lynn, Ma^at HER BOY. 1 TThere is the child that used to play Around her while she sewed away? Whose baby rhymes she used to hear, Forgetting that the world was drear'/ Where is the child that u.?ed to place H.'a ?Kant aira irwf hfr D.lllid faCC. Who used to sing, all unaware Of troubles she "was forced to bear? Where is the child who made her glad,, Who was the only hope she had, For whom she toiled, for whom she prayed, For whom her fondest plans were laid? The child is gone! She sits aloneHe's claimed another as his own? They've flown, but they'll return anon? The mother's lips are white and drawn. Her poor, old toil-worn fingers bleed; She sits alone in dire need, And thinks?ah, solemn thought and grim! "The girl's not good enough for him.' ?S. ?. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald. : yr NDY SHOWERS does no: ask /\ for anybody's sympathy bo- ' cause ouo of his eyes is gone and lie wears a glass counter- 1 feit in its place. Indeed, the cliief fun ^ of his life is focused upon that glass eye. Every week or two he has a nc-.v joke about it, and in telling it he , laughs louder and longer than anybody else. , j " 'Long about thrashing time," he says, "I've got the best of the men with two good eyes. If one eye ketches a thimbleful of dust two ketches two thimblefuls. That's plain <.>uoush for j a man with no eyes to see. And if a whole pair of specs cost $5 half a pair oughtn't to fetch inore'n $2.50. If I want to go to sleep when Elder ' Jones is preachin' I just keep this bad lamp of mine on picket duty and doze off with the other." From the mere standpoint of num- . bers Andy is better off with eyes than ' auy of his neighbors. He has the big- 1 gest collection in Shelby County?eyes \ for week days and eyes for Sundays, ] eyes for weddings and eyes for funerals. eyes with stony stares and eyes ! with romantic dreams in them. He ] always speaks of his ophthalmic prop- , Jd 'U ' {A feK: &i: y i nty: \\ w I , 5 AUJ.J ! i?T i 7^r\ ' i\V: v \}~c,: t THERE "WERE ALL SORTS OF TINTS. I ? erty in the singular, however, because ( he can only wear one movable eye a; . a time. < Early in July Andy's wife and , daughter Sallie came to Chicago to , visit. Of course every member of the , family in the little home down in (.'us- , ter township must have a souvenir j from the bi& city. It was easy to provide for the others, but what to get for . Andy?that was a hard one. Then a bright thought struck Sallie. "Say, ma, let's get pa a new eye for : Sunday," was the way she put it, her own brown ones glowing with brll- : liancy bono wed from the idea. "That's just the thing. Sallie," said . good Mrs. Showers, and away they went in search of an eye store and a brand-new socket tiller. It was easy , enough at a distance to pick out an eye , that would match Andy's good one. but when Sallie and her ma looked into it msp full of ontics th:it were srreen. gray, brown, and all the tints between ?well, there was trouble. ( "I tell you, pa's eye is green, ma," declared Sallie witb an emphasis showing that she considered the incident closed. "It's just like this one," holding up to the light a Nile-tinted specimen. "It's no such thing. Sallie," returned the elder Showers. "Pa's eye's a light blue. Long before we's married tin? girls used to call him "Blue Eyes," and I donY reckon the one that's' left has washed out." The er.d of it all was that pa got a compromise between a blue and a green eye, and it didn't mate the other one a little bit. It was not less than four shades off color, and moreover, it. was so small that one could almost hear it rattle when Andy shook his head. And hereon hangs one of his stock jokes. - wiuy wore uis uuw eye to ciiuicu the first Sunday alter it came. When Elder Jones rose to pray Andy bowed his head as usual. That Chicago ston? eye saw its chance to show off before the rural worshipers. It dropped out of its nest, clattered on the pew seat ahead and then rolled to the floor and down the aisle. Bay Showers, four years old, chased after the fugitive, but before lie emerged into the aisle a newly married couple came aloug. "Look out, mithter," he lisped, "don't you thtep on pa'th eye." The groom sidled to one side like a man niakiug an end run around a snake and the bride blushed in a frightened sort of way. Ed Banes' crew of irreverent young men on the back seat tittered audibly, and a wave of nudging swept every pew as the summer breeze did the wheat field outside. Elder Jones tried to preserve the gravity of the service bv cuttinrr short his prayer and announcing a hymn, but by some irouy of circumstances he chose one that sounds like "The consecrated cross-eyed bear." Not long after that unfortunate church incident Andy went to have his picture taken, and of course he wore his Sunday eye. It matched the natural optic about as well as the ribbon he took home for Mrs. Showers when she was getting ready for the Jenkins girl's wedding, but when a man uas 111s picture xastxi uumiui; uui Sunday fixings will do. "For goodness sake, pa," said Sallie, as she tried.to make a seventeen collar fit a fifteen shirt, "try to look a little decent this time. That other picture is just horrid." "Lift your chin a little and don't stare quite so much," admonished the man at the camera, who had not noticed the Showers assortment of lookers. Tht^Wf while the long-haired artist with the soiled linen was fumbling about for a plate, Andy pushed that oft' eye of his around so that it peered into an upper corner of the room. "Xow look about here at this card on Ihe door and hold still for a second," ;u)(l ;:s the picture maker thrust his diaggy head underneath the dark cover Andy leaned forward for an instant and slyly dropped the small-calibre ;!ass ball into his lap. "There's a leetle too much shade on the left eye," came from the cavernous depths under the cover. "Turn your face a trifle to the right, and then ive'll get you." Andv turned it. and the empty socket loomed into the arrist's view like the opening of a cyclone cellar. "Horse on me," chuckled the man tt the machine. "It's no time for the drinks, but I'll make you a dozen for Italf price." "Guess that's about right for a man svith only half as many eyes as he aught to have," said Andy. One week day pa's Sunday eye was missing. He searched the clock again ind again, but it was no use, the prize ivas gone. Mrs. Showers hadn't seen it, and-Sallie couldn't imagine "where it'd got to." At the dinner table the subject was taken up anew. Baby Showers lisped his innocence, but for some reason ten-year-old Willie did aot join in the discussion. He made liimself a mighty busy boy and kept ,iis eyes glued to the country ham on iiis plate. "Willie, you hain't seen pa's eye, liave you:" asked his mother., There was a moment of silence and Willie's lips quivered violently. He cnew his time had come. "Johnnie Silver's got it," he whimp "Why, how in the world did Johnnie Silver get it?" pressed Mrs. Showers. "lie?he beat." "Beat what?" "Playing marbles." The next day Johnnie Silver traded :ack the store eye for the biggest marile in town, and Andy Showers gave iim the marble.?John Howard Todd, n the Chicago Record-Herald. Domestic Ice Machine!. Periodically the question is ' asked vhy there is nothing available in the ;hape of a small ice or refrigerating machine for domestic use. That such i machine is in wide demand and ivould meet with a ready sale is gener illy admitted, so tint to many 11 seamed all 1I19 more curious, no doubt, bat commercial enterprise did not loug igo undertake to solve the problem. The whole question, however, may be mswered by the statement that no letter method of refrigeration bas yet i;;en found than the use of ammonia )r a similar system, which involves lie use of certain pressures and a cer:ain number 01 elements in the cycle, such as compression, expansion and condensation, regardless of whether [he plant is to turn out a fraction of a ton or a hundred tons. The handling jf the refrigerating cycle and the safe manipulation of pressure requires skill?in fact, a skill somewhat above the average, and which cannot bo ex Defied from ordinary domestics. It, rherefove, seems that The f;:cts as tliey stand at pr.-sent preclude the possibility of small domestic ice or refrigerating plants, and "will so coniinue until some system may be devised differing widely from those now in use.?Cassier's Magazine. A Judge's Umicliter OpciiR a IJarber Sliop Because she was tnrnou clown hy tiie Barbers' Union Mary Clagett. ilaughter of the late Judge W. H. Clagett, of Spokane, Wash., has opened a barber shop of her own, the lirst one of its kind in the State. Judge Clagett was one of the best known men in the Northwest. He was once elected a Senator from Idaho, but was riot seated, owing to a technicality. He represented Montanai in Congress in his earlier years. After his death his daughter sought employment In barber shops as a livelihood. She had learned the trade in Chicago. The local union would not admit her so she started alone, keeping up union prices and making no complaint. She is a bright, intelligent woman, and while her family objects to her present employment she is cheerful and determined to continue. Many of her father's old-time friends patronize her. ?San Francisco Chronicle. Tlio Clock at Greenwich. The clock at the Greenwich Observatory is the most important one in Europe, for it furnishes correct time all over that part of the globe. It is, t..erefore, looked after and regulated with the greatest care, and is never allowed to get more thau one-tentn or a secoud fast or slow. Of course, it is impossible to correct so small an error by moving the hands, but an electro-magnet serves the purpose admirably. The magnet is near the pendulum. which it attracts the least bit when the electrical current is turned' on. The current is so timed that it delays the pendulum if the clock is fast, or quickens it if the clock is slow. In this way a few thousand swings of the pendulum will correct the error of a tenth of a second.?Jewelers' Review. The Valnn of a Rtcli Mini!. A rich mind will cast over the humblest home a radiance of beauty and wholesomeness which an upholsterer or a decorator can never equal. Emerson says, "There is no beautifier of ' ' - " ? w in./. complexion, rorxu, ui ucuauui, imc the wish to scatter joy, and not pain, nround us."?Success New York City.?Collarettes of every sort are demanded by fashion and muffs are apt to be a requisite of comfort as well as of style. These excellent models are cut in the latest style, and are well adapted to the remodeling of last season's furs, and to making from Persian lamb cloth and seal plush. As shown the material COLLARETTE AND MUFF. is Astrakan with a finish of fox tails. The collarette is shaped to give a cape effect at the back, with stole fronts tbat can be cut higher or shorter as preferred. At the front edges are stylish revers wmcc can, nowever, ue omitted when a plain finish is preferred. At the neck is a storm collar, fitted in sections, tLat rolls over at the upper edge. The muff is round and drawn in to fit the hands by means of elastics inserted in the lining. To cut this collarette and muff for a woman of medium size two aud three-fourth yacds of material twenty inches wide or one and three-eighth yards fifty inches wide will fce required. Woman's Theatre Cloak. The long cloak that covers and conceals the gown fills many needs and makes one of the essentials of the sea- j SMART, YET PR ACT ion. The smart, yet practical May Maiiton model, shown in the large drawing, is suited to a variety of materials, and becomes appropriate for evening or street wear as it is made in lighter or darker colors. As shown, it is of tan-colored kersey cloth, lined with white satin and is ti-immed with appliques of lace on the revers and collar. When thrown open it is an elaborate wrap fitted to opera, theatre and reception wear, but when closed becomes sufficiently plain to allow of wearing in the street, or in the cars en route for entertainments of various sorts. The same cloth in sage green, brown and black is much liked for the latter purpose, while white, pale colors and such materials as panne, peau de soie and the like are in vogue for' evening carnage use. The cloak is loose fitting but includes lines that render it graceful and chic. The fronts hang straight from the shoulders and can be rolled back to form revers or closed in double-breasted style. The back is laid in inverted pleats, at the centre, which flare as they approach the floor, and give a tapering effect to the figure. The sleeves are in bell shape and the neck is finished with a storm collar in Bonaparte stylfe. To cut this cloak for a woman of medium size niue and one-half yards of material twenty-one inches wide, or three and three-fourth yards fifty-four inches wide will be required. Buttons Chained. Quite the latest thing in shirt waist buttons is an arrangement for the front fastening. Fastidious fair ones will desire the reat of the buttons to match, and they can easily find them. The part of the scheme, which is new. is ilist this: On a straight gold chain of moderate size ami the length of a shirt waist front are mounted live stones which serve as buttons. Turquoise, topaz, garnets, opals, amethysts and the rest all figure. The chain is, of course, on the under side, the buttons being put through the double set of buttonholes. This scheme not only keeps the buttons firm, but makes losing them next to Impossible. Polka Dotted Beaver. Polka dots are all but ubiquitous. => They have now invaded a fresh prov- ' ince, the beaver hat. Not only in the trimmings of panne velvet or silken scarf or soft breast plumage, but they now appear on the furred felt surface , of the hat itself. A sailor hat of pearlcolored beaver is neatly spotted over ( with polka dots. These symmetrical wafers of black dot the soft surface, and almost trim the hat. Only a hat band of black velvet ribbon and a brim piping of the same, and a couple of black wings, laid as flat as possible, are used to decorate the polka-dotted beaver. On Madame's Back. - Makers of high-class Imitation jew- I elry were quick to note the broad belt i pieces which decked the back of the belt of many of the imported evening dresses and to copy them. These imposing things are in filigree antique silver, and are closely set with rhinestones, the effect being simply tremendous. These pieces fit into the back perfectly, and, while of irregular shape, average five or six Inches in length by from two to four in depth. A Pretty Little Bonnet. Blue is combined with the chinchilla In one of the prettiest of little bonnets. The entire crown of the bonnet is of pale blue resettes of silk, edged with fine blue roses, each rose with a brilliant cut steel centre. Around the face is the broad band of the chinchilla. indented a little at one side of the front, where an aigrette Is placed rising from a small feathery pompon of blue, the tips of which are tiny steel pendants. Crow's Feet. While a woman is loth to see these j telltales near her eyes, it's anothei I story when it comes to her tailor " * mades, or, ratner, semi 'IttHUl'iiiauca | At any rate, these taut finishes come In even gun metal or gilt thread readj to blindstitch on at the terminals ol stitchings and seams generally. Thej are inch-long oblongs, broader at the lower end. Three of them, arranged in outspreading effect, make imposing finishes. Diamond Horseshoes. There is a bit across the horseshoe which forms the head of a hat pin, 1 /TS ICAL LONG CLOAK. Diamond horseshoes galore are to be seen for ordinary pins. Girl's Exercise Suit. The value of gymnastics is too well realized to require urging. This up-todate suit enables them to be taken at their best and provides ample freedom and comfort. As shown it is made of French flaunel in marine blue, with trimming of black braid, but serge, brllliantine And taffeta are correct, both in black and dark colors. The divided skirt is full, gathered at the waist and again below the knees, where it droops over the bands. The blouse Is simple In the extreme, plain across the shoulders and arranged in gathers at the waist by moans of an elastic run through the hem. At the neck is ?t sailor collar with pointed front edges that flare apart to show the soft-knotted tie ol silk. The sleeves are in bishop style, with straight narrow cuffs. To cut this suit for a girl of ten yeffrs of age seven yards of material girl's exercise suit. twenty-one inches wide, five and bU> tu-uigmii juiua -seveu luuuea wide or three and one-half yards fortyfour inches Tide will be reauired. u. . Falconry Renewed. Our craze for novelty lias caused us to revert to the antique, says M. A. P. if London. Falconry has been taken up by several distinguished ladies. Owing to Its cost, it will never become a common amusement. A good and per Lectly trained hawk cannot now be obtained under 5300, and a falconer's wages are from $500 to $750. The Duchess of Marlborough is interested In falconry; and one oi the advantages of this picturesque sport Is that it can be followed, in some form or another, all the year around. Trainmen Bothered by a Spook. Engineer Gene Smith, of the Colorado Midland, doesn't believe in ghosts, rtnd that's what troubles him. He was rounding a deep cut near King station one day this week when he saw the figure of a woman dressed iu white lying across the track. "It was too late to apply tne brakes, lie said to a group of trainmen to-day. "I gave the whistle. It was an eclio of the despairing wail that rose from my heart. I closed my eyes, hut we struck nothing. Looking out from my engine a moment later I saw before me floating up and with the hand waving mockingly at me, the figure which I had just seen lying prostrate on the tracks." J. D. Crowley, who runs another train over the same route, confirms Smith's story. Both are men of unquestioned veracity. There is much apprehension among trainmen over that branch, and it is said there is a strong demand for rabbits' feet and other talismans.?St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Cold Storage Bait. Dr. Kendall, M. P. for Cape Breton, who assisted in forming fisherman's bait associations in the Maritime Provinces, says three freezers were in operation last year, two In Prince Edward Island and one in Antigonish County, N. S. This year nearly twenty bait freezers have been in operation capable of storing 500 tons of frozen bait. The fishermen of the different localities visited have borne testimony to the value of the system of bait cold storage by the interest taken in the meetings and the efforts made by them to form associations. The Legislatures of. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have passed special acts for the free incorporation of fishermen's bait associations, and it is anticipated that similar legislation will be enacted by the Legislatures of the provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec.?Toronto Mail and Empire. Clinching a Bargain In Clilna. When you engage a servant Or make a bargain in China it is not considered binding until the "fastening penny" has been paid. Although his bad faith is notorious in some matters, yet, to do him justice, when once this coin has been paid by you the Chinaman, coolie or shopman, will generally stick to his bargain, even if the result to him be loss. A Comparison of School Populations. The United States has the highest proportion of children at schools: Eighteen per cent, of her population are at school,' seventeen per cent, of Germany's and fifteen per cent, of England's. Beat For the Bowels. No matter what ails you, hea laohe to \ cancer, you will never got well until youc bowels are put right. Cascabets help nature, cure von without a grips or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 1J centu to start getting your health ba?k. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. We refer to the men as small potatoes who don't get to the top of the heap. Winter Tourist Hates?Season 1001-1903. The Southern Railway, the direct route to tho. winter resorts of Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and the South and Southwest, announces excursion tickets will be placed on Bale October 15th to April 30th, with final limit May 31, 1902. Perfect Dining and Pullman Service on all through trains. For full r?r?TH-i/*n1nrarM9!m1inir rn.to rlpnnrint! ve matter. call on or address New York Oflico, 271 and' 1185 Broadway, or Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern Pass. Agent, 1185 Broadway. It's when a woman is dressed to kill that she cuts her less fortunate sister dead Brooklyn, N.Y.. Nov. 29?Garfield Headache Powders tire sold here in large quantities; thi* shows that people realize the value of a remedy at once harmless and effective. The Powder* are of undoubted va'.uein curing btadachesoi a 1 kinds and in building up the nervous system. Investigate every grade of remediei offered for th ; cure of Headaches and the Garfield H< ad iclio Powders will be found to hoi J first place. Write Garfield Tea Co. for samples. The man who always expects the unex pected to nappen is proox against disappointment. FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness after lirst day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Norve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free Dr. li. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Pbila. Pa. It isn't because people are fond of music that tbey blow their own horns. IamsurePiflo's Cnrefor Consumption save! my life three years ago.?Mrs. Thomas Robbins, Maple bt., Norwich, N.Y., Feb. 17,1903. A tombstone inscription is often a grave error. E | ; WE HAVE HEARD i OF IT BEFORE ; s t ? i I i ' Tnete is no necessity ior uaiuoun^. pain and endure useless agony. There ' fs a remedy for all aches and pains? > for Rheumatism, Gout. Lumbago. ' Neuralgia. Sciatica. Fleurisy, Soreness. Stiffness, Headache. Bacteche, ' Pains in tne Limbs ar.d Pains in the ; ' Feet, that remedy is ? ? ! St. Jacobs Oil! ? i ; j- It never falls. It acts like magic. ' Instantaneous relief from pain always f i follows. It has cured thousands of ' 5 cases which had been given up as f Incurable. One trial will convince any ' = sufferer that St. Jacob: Oil ! t I Conquers Pain ] * , P Price, 25c and 50c. i i a ' SOLD BY ALL DEALERS IS MEDICINE | i i iMiMiainaiMiMiMiMiaiwiaiiMwiMiMiaiiiaiaiMiMiMiwiMid Dr. Benermann's Healing Salve. Used in his private practico for 3<i years', now first oven to the public ior old iilccrn nn.'i riiniiluw (urt'K tint your phyaii inn has iaileii to rut*. Try it. vs (*>uts. Prepared only by bis dHtu'lrer, Airs. Illizaiieth Seylev, 36 Kush Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. [vVnak1etre.:vul? Thompson's Eys Water V ^saKu!r / v.'.-Vf-/ v '.- . k/a -V : 'it ''"..-ir'! . ' "2 ?????????????????? Another Cherished Belief Attacked. A cold blooded scientist has just administered a death blow to the traditional belief In the "blue Danube." He watched the big river for a whole year, giving to his /tudles an hour every morning. The* result of these observations was that he found the water to be brown eleven times; yellow, forty-six; dark green, fifty-nine; light green, forty-five; grass green, ? v twenty-five; greenish gray, sixty-nine; other shades of green, 110, and that It never had anything like the hue with which It is credited by the bards.? sistnma "One of my daughters had a terrible case of asthma. We tried almost everything, but without relief. We then tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and three and one-half bottles cured her." ? Emma Jane Entsminger, Langsville, O. amn n ! Ayer's Cherry Pectoral certainly cures manycases of asthma. And it cures bronchitis,, | hoarseness, weak lungs, whooping-cough, croup, winter coughs, night couehs. and hard colds. O 7 Three sixes: 23c., enough for nn ordinary cold; 60c., Just right for bronchitis, hoarsoneu, bard colds, etc.; SI, most economical for chronic eases nnd to keep on hand. J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. SIZODMT A PERFECT LIQUID DENTIFRICE FOR THE. TEETH ? 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