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UJ-'J lu^J jifcw11 J OOD natnred Mary J Blake was a domes_' tic in a family at ^ Oak Park, where she bad lived more years than she bad lingers en botb bands, and >be was an mucb an integral force of that family as tbe bead of it. Mr. Mnnson. Tbe one bope of tbese good people was tbat Mary Blake would never either resign Infer die. One born of tbe dllemmn flBwould have been as serious to tbem as ^Bbe other. am Mary Blake?she was called by ber Hi full name to distinguish ber from Mary Munson. tbe daughter of thel family?was as much attuched to the V people abe had lived with so maoy I years aa It la possible for those who are neither kith nor kin to their eura ployers, and ahe was perfectly satisfied with her place and position, with no foolish ideaa about 'culture" or "aspirations" after the unreachable. She was, however, a model domestic, a cook that would put to shame tbe greatest chef in the country with ber well seasoned dishes, an excellent laundress, and when there was sickness ? capable nurse. Added to these rare Qualities waa honesty and u fairly good tempv A little stolid, perhaps, and fond eC her own way. which was ucb a good one that It needed no in K11CUUVV. AUIO ?H0 of Mary Blake's virtue# and tbe Mutton* depended on ber to such an extent Jut it really seemed a* If any member of tbe family could bave been pared with lesa friction to its running gtar. One mornings-in tbe eleventh year of ber reign?Mary Blake came to grief. Sbe went out tbe back way witb a pitcher In ber band, walked a block or two, on an errand to a neighboring grocery store, and. returning, fell on a piece of defective sidewalk, where she lay helpless, daxed and badly hurt Sbe was taken to a hospital by order of a physician, where a sefious dislocation of tbe hip was reduced by tbe " surgeons, and sbe was laid on a white cot in a prlvste ward, where the Munsons visited her every day. and held * themselves responsible for all expenses. It troubled them much to see their faithful domestic suffer, but under their grief larked tbe hope that Mary Blake waa cot permanently Injured, trot would return to them.' and they did everything In their power to make her convalescence a speedy one. Then a great scheme entered Mr. Hanson's head. He feared that they never appreciated the services of this - excellent domestic, and be nursed and fondled and matured that scheme until at the end of six weeks Mary Blake walked In upon them. She looked white and limped slightly, hut after she had taken off ber things and given Mae look around tbe kitchen tbe girl who had supplied ber place said she waa ready to leave, and the cat retired under the range. Then Mr. Munson unfolded his scheme. He tent for Mary Blake I I 1 ViXI BX.AU. when nested at tbe breakfast table With tbe family. "How are you feeling now?" be asked considerately. Tu all right. sir," she answered briefly, not being given to many words. "Ob. no. not all rigbt. You limp a little yet." "But It don't burt a bit. I'm as rigbt as 111 ever be." "That's it. Mary." said Mr. Munson. "you will never again be well; you've received a shock that you will never get over. Tou will always be lame and I feci t&e effects or tne r?u."If you're meaoln' that I can't do my work or earn my wages just say go an' I'll be leavin' at once't," and Mary Blakt> gave ber little snort of defiance that suggested temper. "It has cost you." continued Mr. lfunaon, "all tbe money you bad saved vp for hospital expenses, and doctor's , bill*?supposing you had to .pay it?and waa a loss to us of?let nN.e see?at least 92 a day." "Am I worth the likes of-.that?" - -* aU- m-1.1 M _t?I. . UaI. ?.<# ant.. IIHCU IW K?ii nnu a iwk u\ ouiprise. v "Ob. those are imaginary flgurvs." SSJd Mr. Munsoo. who ?aw be Lad Mds s mistske. "Now. Mary. I am a lawyer, sod I sdviie you to sue the tows for da mares I will rosdnr.* * I i jour case, and there will be do troublf , In getting a snag sum of money thrt, will keep you in your old ape without; working. It will be a long time to then. but the money will draw interest, ocd it's only fair that you should have your rights." Then Mr. Munson explained that the town owned that particular piece of sidewalk: that It was defective, cans ing the fall; that be bad secured several witnesses who saw ber fall, and tbet hi* own family would go into cocrt and swear to tbe large bill of hospital ex* penses and tbe value of ber services. It took Mary Blake a long time to get tbe idea into ber bead, but once there It took complete possession of ber. and tbe discharged girl had to be recalled to assist in tbe housework, and tbe kitchen became a scene cf wrangling and discontent. Mary Blake was despotic among ber own class of people, and no wonder: she found no one who could carry ort her plan of work as it should be done, and with a W WOBTH |2 A DAT. lawsuit with tbe city on her bands she was not expected to do more than keep a supervision of atfairs. Lawyer Munaon won tbe case. Hie wife and daughters were in tbe witness box. where tbe city attorney badgered them until they were frantic with rage. Tbe presiding judge made eyee at pretty Mary Munson, causing bei to blush distressfully. Mary Blake waa as cool and stolid as if she bad spent half ber days in courts, answering just aa ber lawyer instructed hex to. and she was accorded half tbe sum demanded. Mr. Munson had asked for 13000 and she was given $1500 in tnirty cmys aner me inw ?? v*?jcluded. Tbe money was paid to Mary Blake herself, a* the records show. Mr. Munson wanted it settled in that way, and he then gave her a bill for law ser* vices, never Imagining for a moment be would have any trouble in getting bis pay. But Miry Blake had teen awakening to tbe value of ber own services. Tbe Munsons bad said tader oath that she was worth $2 a day to them, yet they bad never paid her but $4 a week during ber long term of service. She had done a little figuring on ber own account, and the result was a counter bill that-appalled Mr. Munson by its dimensions, minuteness of detaJ and summing up. He was caught in a trap of his own construction. A compromise was effected and Mary Blake at once retire*] from domestic service, leaving tbe Munson family to get along as best they might She went neither in sorrow nor anger, but with a determination that brooked no appeal leaving Mr. Munson to mourn the bonr -when be took a legal view of tbe accident One day Mary Munson sought her mother. "There is a lady in tbe parlor to see yon." "Wbo is she?" asked Mrs. Munson. Her daughter laughed, but would not tell. Mrs. Munson went into the par* lor with a company smile on her face. "Goodness! Is It possible? Mary Blake!" Mrs. Munson tried to keep from laughing as she shook hands with ber ex-cook. She was rigged out in a cheap silk dress, with many flounces, wore a feather bedecked bat and an Imitation seal coat Her pudgy hands were crowded into white kid gloves, several sizes too small. "I wouldn't have known you." said Mrs. Munson. "you look so fine." "Yes'm. an* it's time. Them's the first pair of kid gloves I ever had on, and me workln* and savin' all them years." "They built a monument In New Orleans to a woman wbo never wore a pair of .kid gloves." said Mrs. Munson gently. "I'd a heap ratber be here than atop any monnyment." answered Mary Blake, wbo bad ber own ideas of mortury art. "I'm enjoyin' meself now like otber folks, goln' to tbe tbeayter every nigbt and tbe parks every Senday, an' I'm never soiling me bands with work." "We've one hope," said Mrs. Munson when ber caller had gone, "at the rapid pace Bbe is going now Mary'a damage fund won t last a great while, and when it la gone she may get back ber common sense and her usefulness. Until then we must worry along witb substitutes."?Mr*. M. L. Rayne. in the Chicago Record-Herald. The rartolaa Kacplekm. Very many of the Parisian ragpick* era will be thrown out of employuent by tbe contemplated scheme of tbe Municipal Council for tbe collection of the city rubbish. The chiffounicrs, who number about seventy-five thousand. and have a corporation of their own. may be depended upon to fight for their interests and not to succumb tamely to innovations. In 1832, when tbe cholera raged in Paris, a uuinber of newly Invented dust carts, intended to clear tbe streets of rubbisb quickly, were promptly smashed by tbe ragpickers. On that occasion tbe authorities yielded to their violence, and relegated the proposed reforms to some future period. The cbiffonniers are now taking steps to have their cause pleaded before tbe city fathers.? London Chronicle |M?MrarR New yp'1- City.?Many a girl tbe land over is. planning ber graduation frock. In bigb schools, colleges, semiaaries? in almost every kind of femln STICKS or WHITE MU8LIN. Ine educational Institution there will be a graduating class, and its members must be attired becomingly and suit- j nbly. White wash muslin Is, of course, tbe chosen fabric, and it must be made! an sirnnlv as nossible to be in accord-1 ance with strict good taste. Let other white muslins at other times be as fussy and fluffy as they choose. When she graduates a girl's clothes may be as pretty and as dainty as she chooses, but they must be inconspicuous. This last is Inexorable?both fashion and higher education agree upon that It is possible, of course, to mount the muslin frock upon silk and interline It with chiffon, and to expend far more money In quiet tucking and ineffective hemstitching than yards of lace and reams of embroidery could cost, but even then, simplicity is the desideratum. and woe to tbe graduation costume that is so unlucky as to attract tbe attention by anything but Its quiet suitability. The cuts show five models lor rrocss or mil eon, uijj uue ui which Is capital. That with round bodicc yoke formed by a series of circular shirring Is, perhaps, preferable. Bucb bodices should, as a rule, fasten WITH SJJIOR COLLAR. MOBS XLABi Id the back In order to maintain the girlishness so desirable. Bnt this one. however, fastens at one side. Small rosettes in narrow white satin ribbon define the fastening. The sleeves consist of two long puffs separated by n row of ^birring and with a shirred cuff at the wrist. A white muslin sash is at the waist. A bodice with Its lace confined to a Hhnllow volte, a nleat down the middle of the front and the cuffs, deserves attention. Fine tuckiugs of the white muslin make up the rest of the trimming. There are long lines running from shoulder to waist, t?otb back and front of the corsage, and there are similar lines upon the sleeve from shoulder to wrist. Short lines of tucking appear upon the shoulder, epaulet fashion, and cross the corsage diagonally, to end under the arms with something of a bolero effect. The sleeves are at their fullest just above the lace cuff at the wrist. The same scheme of trimming Is carried out In the skirt. A deep sailor collar appears upon a third frock. It differs from the regulation pattern, however. In Its deep slashes at either side upon the shoulders, and its long ends that, crossing surplice fashion, tuck underneath WITH RIBBON IIOBETTES. the belt. Fine tucked muslin fomi." this collnr. with rows of lace lusertion aud a tiny bc?der frill of lace for lln;:l Quish. There is a chemisette Id musllp ' ^-t.r ' J IE GRADUATES, S and lace with stock attached. The sleeves are of the bishop variety, and end at the wrist In a lace caff. Elbow sleeves are inappropriate for graduation gowns. A lace sash girdles the waist. The depth of the skirt is accentuated by a beading in fine tucks j and lace insertion. A trifle more elaborate is the model having its finely tucked corsage crossed j at the bust with a band in white emI broidery bordered on either side with - a - s ii- tu* tue narrowest 01 uiusuu inns. n? band, frills and all, extends acrosi either sleeve with graceful effect. From shoulder to elbow the sleeve likewise Is tucked. Below the full* ness escapes into the regulntiou bishop puff. Embroidery is at the wrist. The skirt's deep flounce is headed with embroidery. band and frills. Another model has One lengthwise nicks all round the hips just below the waist Tucking also appears upon the yoke?a circular affair, also, and edged all round with a dainty hemstitched ruffle. Ribbon rosettes gracc the blouse bodice where It fastens at one side and there is rlblton sa6h knotting In front.?New York Evening Sun. Black Bowi and Rom*. For fair ones who And a black orna* raent more becoming tbere have Just been made two gems. Oce Ss a black chiffon rose, which is placed at the right front (if one would be down to date). This is In no sense a mere rosette. but rather a perfectly made blossom with petals curling exactly true to life. The other is a bow, m reality an Alsr tine, but called the Griselda. Id this case it is composed of two loops of black velvet rlbboo and ends of a broad, wired. spaDgled net, or vice versa. It is charmingly effective. New I late Hat. Light on the head, and. therefore desirable in summer time. Is the stylish hat made of batiste. Poogee color, ecru aod grayish beige are the favorites. This makes a delightfully cool head coveriog. A shady brim is easily foDDd among the models. The stylish a# f?lmmlnir a hntlltp h*t (l trt UIUUC Vi UI<UUI?U0 ? ? use nothing bat leaves; violet foliago Is the favorite device. However, a chiffon scarf or ribbon trimming la used when preferred. Ornament For th* Comic. A corsage ornament of much beaut) DBATI MODEL. PEBDAPS TUB BEST. repeats the fnmillnr form of the wild rose. This variant of It. however, la in plain, bright gold of the old style, on which is laid nn incrustation of brilliants. The gold appears as an edge all around on the upper surfacc of the glittering petals, and It outlines the leaves and stems, which are also a mass of brilliants. A large diamond fnrinn flia r-?ntrp nf fhp flowers. Pretty Bine Waltt. A pretty pale blue waist is mad? ot pinch tucks and crenm lace. The tucks forming the yoke run across, and it is outlined at the lower edge by a series or Inserts of small squares of cream lace running dowu into a point in the centre, like flights of steps. From the corner of these blocks narrow bands of lace are inserted, running to the waist line, and between them the material Is tucked lengthwise. Cloth on Lace. A peculiarity of the gowns of film* iest materials is the addition of ciotb. j A charming hand-painted black and I n?on?Kt-linp over nale blue li strapped with black satin cloth. Still more wonderfully novel is a lace dress with an all-over de?lgu carried oat in pink broadcloth-covered cords and Mack silk folds. And tbc design is as uelicate and firm as though of lace itself. Trim Flaps. Trim llnps are The regulation wea* for a m6S1*k stock collar. They arc longer than Ir.st year's turn-overs, and come directly down, something like the quaint. Puritanic ueck dressing of the tiu:o of Milton's boyhood. In whit* pique. Marseille* linen, the trim flap* rale the hour. They are seen in characteristic cut la taffeta crepe de chine and heavier silks. Ponf?t For UnJiig*. ! " ll~ n| ILSe pou^ev IUI IIMIUj,!! IU?riiU v> tkllvta 1? yon ?leslre a lood-vrearius I end comfortable Ilulni? lo yo;:r dre? I waist. Taffeta lx an old friend. to be ?UT9, and so ouc should only speak good of It. bi:t the fad remains ibnt pengve i* ' be uiorc durable uf ;Uc nvo, Is almost luipu?>aib!e to tear and does sot til; la the folds where t>o:uc silks betfn to give way. Whl <9 Ltucn Cull.tr*. Collar* um- made of wb:te linen and | or?.iiny lcee braid or of linen In tLc I ...Ii.mI <k..ilu ,.nil ln.'o lir'lill ifi llliP. aiouizc. I.adlrV Fob*. Ladies' T.autch fobs are broujbt out In many ulluric,; designs r.nd looli very clile wltL t;:e uttv coctuun-a. I Om Mot* Irlib Ball. Mr. MacNelll, an Irish member of | Parliament, recently demanded infor- j mntion ns to when the heliograph cor- j respondence would be published, and ( the Ministerialists endeavored to howl j him down. Mr. McNeill has a power- ] ful voice, however, and it was dis- t tlnctly heard above the clamor. "All ] I ask is," he yelled, "Is that to my sim- ] pie question, 'When will the corre- ] spondence be published?' I should have | j a plain'Yes'or'No T " This bull changed j the angry cries of his political oppon- ] ents to shouts of laughter. How Chrap Baklai Powder U Made. | The Health Department of New | York has seized a quantity of so-called i cheap baking powder, which It found in that city. Attention was attracted to It by the low price at which It was being sold in the department stores. Samples were taken and the chemist of the Health Department reported the stuff to be "an alum powder." which analysis showed to be composed chiefly of alum and pulverized rock. The powder was declared to be dangeious to health, and several thousand pounds were carted to the offal /1a/.L? oml /1ostrnro/1 It is unsafe to experiment with these go-called "cheap" articles of focil. They are sure to be made from alum, rock or other injurious matter. In baking powders, the high class, cream of tartar brands are the most economical. because they go farther in use and are healthful beyond question. The Appreciative I'*?try Cook. There was a New York writer, who, being something of an epicure, found keen enjoyment in the light and toothsome pastry provided for the patrons of a certain French /estaurant. One day he tossed ofT a sonnet to the concocter of this pastry, and bade the waiter to carry it to the cook with his compliments. The next day he was served a pie of unusual size, ornamented with pastry roses, and was told that it was an offering from the cook, wbo bad been moved almost to the point of tears by bis verse. As the poet cut tbis alluring pie be was amazed to see reposing inside of It the slip of blue paper wbicb bore bis lines. Tbe waiter, watching anxiously. saw a sbade pass over bis face, and at once stepped forward. "I don't care to eat my own words!" said tbe poet, sharply. But bis pun was lost on tbe waiter. "Ze cook said, monsieur." be ven tured, humbly, "re cook said, 'Monsieur makes bis so beautiful verse on my pastry, I make my so beautiful pastry on bis verse.' Ees It not so, monsieur?" "Monsieur" looked once more at tbe pie, and bis dignity melted. "It Is so," be said, briefly, and proceeded to test the flavor of bis line*. -Youth's Companion. A Queer Name For a Newspaper. At Fort Bridger we bad a slight taste of civilized life, though we were yet on the savage frontier. Here were ! four companies of dragoons with all : the paraphernalia of war, to say notb- j ing of women, dogs and sheep. Here i was a large and well-stocked store kept by an army sutler, where one could buy pretty much anything that civilized people really need. One man's want manifested itself In a hand of tobacco; for another nothing short of ; a handful of raisins would suffice, and i a third hankered for a stick of redand-white candy. Here, too, we got ! our first newspaper since leaving Mis- j souri. It was the Valley Tan, pub- J lished In Salt Lake City, and then more than two weeks old. No matter, it ' was a newspaper. The first domestic manufacture introduced into the Mormon settlement was that of leather; and to that was given the distinctive title of "valley tan." it being tanned in the valley. As other articles were ' made by the isolated people, each was called "valley tan" to dlitinguish it from the imported sample; and. every naturally, the first newspaper was , given the same name.?From The | Plains Across, by Noah Brooks, In the Century. Aik Toar Dralor For Allen's Foot-East, A powder. It rest* the feet. Cures Corns, Bunion*.Swollen.Sore. Hot. Callous. Aching. j Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's ! Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At j all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac- [ cert no substitute. Sample mailed Free. Address Allen 8. Olmsted. LeKoy, N. Y. The girl who talks about her swanlike neck is apt to make a goose of herself. Dyeing Is as simple ns washing when you use Pctxax Fadeless Dyes. Sold by all druggists. Most men want to do better, but they are seldom able to decide where to begin. Mrs.Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation,allays pain.cures wind colic. 26c. a bottle Japan has acquired the American dining car system. FITS permanently cured. Jiofltsornarroainess after llrst day's us? of Dr. Kline's Great Kenrellestoror.rial bottle and treatUefre* Dr. It. H. Klise, Ltd.. 931 Arch St.. 1'hiia.. Pa. In New York City alone there arc about 400,000 (Germans. Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an Infallible -- - - ? ? *_ v W medicine lor cougns ana coim.-.i. ?. Sam cel. Ocean Prove, N. J.. Feb. 17, 1900. Chinatown, San Franciaco, ha* four dailies printed in ita own language. Home Women. There are women who devote their whole live* to home duties, many o( whom know what it it to draj i along cay ancr cuy >uiiciiq( ihicdxij. i uc svm^ turns irj spinal weakness, dizziness, excitability bear- I ing down, all-gone feeling, and sudden (aintcess. The only ufe and permanent cure (or this U Vogeler'i Curative Compound, which acts directly on the Stem* i ach Liver, Kidneys, and vi'al organs of the bodr. !. removes all impurities from the blood. It impart* j strength vitality, and vigour in all eases from which i 4 home women " suffer. A free sample bottle wO. be sect oa application -o St. Jacobs OU. Ltd., BaltH?ore. 1 " "" ' '* - < Kentucky'# QaMrHt ClttMB. We have near tills place a man who s sixty old, was In the Civil War, and < jus every dollar of liis war money, < jas the suit of clothes be wore the I lay Lee surrendered, has slept in a bed 1 jut foflrr nights in six years, and has I lad a coat on but once since 1SU0. and < hat was five years afro, the 11th of ' ast October, when William Jennings < Bryan spoke in Klizalietbtown. He 1 jhs never been married, and was never inowr to go to church. He is a man 1 n good circumstances, neighborly and honest?Elizabethtown <Ky.) News. ' Canada recruited 2,924 out of the total of 10,819 colonial troops sent to Souin Africa in the first year of the ; war. SURGICAL JPERATIONS How Mrs. Brace, a Noted Opera Singer, Escaped an Operation. Proof That Many Operation! for Orarian Troubles are Unnecessary. H Dxab Mu Pixsxjlm : ?Travelling for years on the road, with Irregular meals and sleep and damp beds, broke down my health so completely two years ago that the physician advised a complete r*st, and when 1 had gained MBS. O/B&UCS. nfficient vitality, an operation for ovarian troubles. Not a rtry cheerful prospect, to be Are. I, however, was advised to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash; I did so, fortunately for me. Before a month had passed I felt that my general health had im proved; in three month* more 1 wu eared, and I have been in perfect health sinee. I did not Iom an engage* merit or miaa a meaL " Tour Vegetable Compound is certainly wonderful, and well worthy the praise your admiring friends who have been cured are ready to give you. I always speak highly of it, and you will admit I have good reason to do so."?Mas, 0. Bxucn, Lansing. Mich. $SOOO forfttt If |>IH testimonial It Mf ftmrfMi The fullest counsel on this subject can be secured without coat by writing to Mrs Pinkham, Lynn, Ma? Tour letter wtD be entirely confidential. r wil al^MNE ' Tha Only Durabla Wall Coating Wall Paper is unsanitary. Kalsomines are temporary, rot, rub off aad scale. ALABASTINE is a pure, permanent and artistic wail coating, ready for the brash by mixing in cold water. For sale by paint dealers everywhere. Buy In packages and beware of worthless Imitations. ALABASTINE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. lOUlI (OLD" Dr. Radwat <fc Co., New York: tientlemen?I send inclosed M. 0. for which you will please send me one dozen Railway's Ready Relief and one dozen Had way'* I'ill*. Your Ready Relief i? considered hcrealwuts to be worth ita t weight in gold. This is why I am induced ' to handle it. I have handled Oil for j (tome time, but I consider the R. R. R. ; far superior to this, as it gives better satisfaction. J. M. ALEXANDER. ! liosban, I. T. RW Radway's Ready Relief cures the worst ?aina in iroin one to twenty minutes. For [eadache (whether Kick or nervous). Toothache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Lum- | bago, pain* and weakness in the bark, | pine or kidney*, pains around the liver, plt-urisv, swelling of the joint* and pain* j of all kind*, the application of Railway'* j Ready Relief will afford immediate ease, and its continued use for a few day* effect j a permanent cure. Sold by druggists. BE SURE TO GET IMDWAFi SOUTHED THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OF "TIIE LAND O ASHEVILLE, THE SAPPHIRE Nowhere east of tbc Roeky Mountains in t spring, sununer ud fall, and all-year-roue AMIIEVII.LE AND THE With an average mean temperature of 59", and the terrors of winter's grasp. Her skie and there is a vitality and tonic in the atm sfon on the visitor. It is a region more Here range after range of heavily forested of the sea, where Interlacing valleys are rt sliver streams murmur uno aaingiy. HOT MPttlX A place where n-rt and recreation can be ie bath* are especially applicable for nervi mountain air. charming scenery nnd iuxuri tions which justly render Hot Springs a fa and recreation. Reachc-d in "24 hours from room sleeping care, via Southern Hallway. fOB rCLL mktictlai New York Offices: 271 ALEX. S. THWEATT, 1183 Rrntdwt: W. A. TTTRK, Pau. Traffic Mgr., Waahinfto 8. H. HARDWI ??? 'jfjptj'W' "k . TKc tad of tk? Itrtl. Bdence and the stern reality of llf* ire bound to destroy the novel. It ! jut of harmony with the scientific tafl materialistic spirit of the age. Tte more industrial and strenuous a nation is. the fewer novelists has she; f>nlv thp backward, the passive, the visionary peoples produce great novelists. The fable, the national tale, I ibe follc-song have died. Wby not the novel? It, too. Is subject to the law of evolution. It bag seen Its acme, ita highest point, and is on the decline.? St. .Petersburg Xovoye Vremya. Good enough for anybody ! ^All Havana Filler "FLORODORA"BANDS are of same value as tags from 'STANDARD HA VfJOLLY TART. ;'j: t: spearhead: 'vincg * and "STAR" Tobacco. . 1???Bwy 30 PrtY^N?T?'ct'3 TU* to JfodM to an fTfrlrfcrilfri of record that on May 30,190a the price of our stock will be advanced to 3 cents a shaft. Those 'not stockholders may purchase at [the present price 2 cents a share , up to May 30th, after which ! stock will be advanced. 800 iwf. tot illuminating oil land i Big profits when first well corneal jin. Write or telegraph. Pro?4 pectus free. Best financial refer3 lence given. ij 1 THE CHARTER OAK OIL CO. g 'eo?-a mack tow, ocnvcn. cotojj yrr.fl Capacum Vaselma Fit up la Collapsible Tibet. A (hibatitat* for tad Superior to UuUrd or nf ether pUetar. aad vUl sot bU?t?r the Ml WleM kin. m yta iltojlM aad wtiBw d tbiaartl la are wonderful. It willstop tbetcotbacha tl oooib lid iflltrt hmlifhi ud trlfttfrt We recom&eod tt m the boat and eefaet rrtarnal counter-trriteat known, ilao aa as external remedy for paiaa la tbe cheat aad at oaaefc and aU theaaati* Mvalde aad fotxty crmpUiat*. A trial will prove what we claim far H. al I ?0 befoaadtobe laTalaabte la AllMMft Kaar people M7 "It la tbe beet of all year prepaRUM*." Price* 16 cn'j, at all dnurvlata. or other dealer* or by eeodinr tbia amount to oa la [oetao at?pa weerllleend yow etnbeby malL *o ittlcla ahonld be aooapted by tba pabUe waleet ,K- curiae o? labeL ae othanrtaa M la art notes. CHEESEBROUGH MAIfUFACTUlWG C0? 17 ttots 6tr?t, ?>w Tart 0ifr. nmm I had a general ran-<lomi feeling, lacked ambition, and had no appetite whatever, with a rtrj languid feeling at all times. On going to nipper one trcaing my board* lng mistress recommended my taking Blpans Tabules. 8he told me her experience with them, as well as that of others to whom she had spoken about the Tabolea. I decided to make a trial, and sinoe I have been taking them I feel like a new-made man, and have none of my former complaints, taking a mora decided interest la mw wr.rtr >nd in lifa In vensraL At dnigglJU. Tbe FlTe-Cent packet Is enough for an ordinary occasion. Tbe family bottio, CO oents, contains r tupplr for a year. I ADVERTISING ft??" ^ i railway" WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, F TUB HUT," # COUNTRY AND HOT SPRINGS o be found anything approaching it for id retreat. HAPPPIIIBE COUNT BY. thore la perf?Hi fr?????loin from torrid heat h rival in thHrazuriri* tints tb<>se or Italy, oaphere whi'-h makes au instant imprescharmingly beautiful than {-Switzerland, mountain* parallel t .vh other lik?: wave* L'b with verdure and Cowers, and where GM, N. C? lost happily combined. The climate and >us and rheumatic trouble*. The pare ious thermal baths are amoDR the at truevorite resort for peopln .oeekisg health New York in through Pullman cruwlcga ca1x on address, [ I and 1185 Broadway Eastern Passenger Agent, r, New York. n, u* w* I CK, Ojh'1 P&u. Agt., Wa.hmgtoa, D. C. I