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Curious Pottery? The Peruvians certainly show great ingenuity In the manufacture of pot tery. A favorite form of vessel has a fong, slender neck and rather stout, chunky body. The vessels for the most part are made to represent living crea tures, and have openings for the eyes, nostrils and mouth. When these ves rels ore filled with any liquid, the sir rushes from these openings wich char acteristic ?vunds. A vase representing a mountain cat gives forth sounds like the mew of the living creature. A bird design sings or whistles; a dish with colled serpents bisses. Other fig ures squeak or screech, according to the animals they represent. An amus ing object ls the figure of a very old woman. When water was turned Into this .'ar there were sounds of sobbing and grief, and tears trickled from the eyes and rolled down the cheeks. A peculiar design was a vessel shaped like a double-headed bird. This jar must be filled from the bottom, and yet not a drop would flow out when it was turned over, although if it were slightly Inclined the water ran out readily. These people appear to have reduced atmospheric pressure to a science. Tfhelr knowledge of this ls only equalled by their ability in por traiture. Some of the faces are won derfully lifelike and expressive, ami show a very keen sense of form and an excellent understanding of facial expression. The Spartan Virtue, Fortitude, Is severely taxed by dyspepsia. But "good di gestion will walt on nppeUte, and health on both,1' when Hostetter's Stomach Bitters ls re sorted to by tho victim of Indigestion. Heart burn, flatulence, biliousness will cease torment ing the gastric region and liver If this genial family corrective meets with tho fair trial that a sterling remedy deserves. Uso it regularly, not spasmodically-now and then. It conquers ma larial, kidney, nervous and rheumatic ailments. An Illinois Judge has just sent a criminal to the penitentiary for one hundred years. He must have great faith in the Illinois cllmato. J?S> try a 10c. box of Cascareis, candy cathar tic, finest liver and bowel regulator made. How's this? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any sase of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh Curo. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, tao undersigned, have known F. .1. Che ney for the last 15 years, and believe him per fectly honorablo in aU business transactions and financially able to cony out any obligation made by their arm. WIST cfc TBCAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. Ohio. WJLLDING, KIN NAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internaUy, act ing directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by ail Druggists. JesUmonlals free. Hail's Fondly Pills are the best. Hood's FITS stopped tree and permanently cured. No fits after first day's use of DR. HUNK'S GREAT NZXVE RESTORER. Free $2 trial bottle and troat lse. Send to Dr. Kline, 931 Arcb St., Phlla., Pa. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind coila 25c. a bottle. CASCARKTS stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripo; 10c. Scrofula Sores Afflicted My Wife for 16 Years Her Umba in places were one solid scab. Her arms were very bad and her cyos were affect ed. Sba decided to take Hood's Sarsaparilla and now her skin is smooth; she is eared of scrofula."-M. E. STSVCXS. Charlotte Center, Kew York. Remember Sarsa* parilla Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier. 13*a*ti9* Dill* -rt the beet after-dinner nOOQ S rlllS pi'-ls. aid digestion. 26c. Why They Laughed. ras a famous pianist and his long hair and beard were his pride and joy. They were at the theater and the Bcenes of the play occurred in a bar ber shop. Suddenly he began to laugh hearti ly "What is the matter? I see nothing funny on the stage," she inquired. "I was just thinking," said he, "how the people would applaud if I should go up on the stage and have my hair cut and get shaved. " She was silent. Suddenly she be gan to laugh. "What amuses you?" he inquired. "I don't see anything funny occur ring. "I was just thinking," said she, "how foolish you would feel if the au dience encored you."-Judge. Pleasant Labor. "Nan, doesn't it trouble you for Jack to have rheumatism in both arms?" "Well, when he calls I have to do part of his work for him."-Chicago Record. A LETTER TO WOMEN From Mrs. James Corrigar For seventeen years I have suffered. Periods were so very painful that I would have to go to the doctor every month. He said that I had an enlargement of the womb, and told my husband that I must undergo an operation, as I had tumors in the womb, and it was a case o? ? life or death. I was ope rated upon twice, but it did not seem to do me any good, it made me very weak. I was troubled with the len corrhcea a great deal. I also suffer ed with the sick headache, vomiting spells, back ache all the time, terrible pain in my left side, chills, loss of appetite, and could not sleep nights. After taking several bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, some Liver Pills, and using your Sanative Wash, I recovered. I can eat well, and every one that sees me tells me I am a different per son. I can do all my own work, sleep well and feel welL I am growing stronger every day, and am able to go out and enjoy a walk and not feel all tired ont when I return, as I used to. doctored for sixteen years, and in all those years I did not feel as well as I do at the present lime. I wish that every woman that is troubled as I was, would try that medicine. Oh 1 it is so good to feel well, and it is all owing to Mrs. Pinkham's kind advice and medicine. -Mas. JAMES CORRIGAN, 284 Center St., Jamaica Plain, Mass. MflDDUIfcilT Opium and Whisky Habll IflUnrnlflL,cured at home. Never fails. Monarch Home Care Co., Nsw ALBANY, IND ?/> PISO'S CUR REALM OF STYLE EXQUISITE SUMMER FABRICS NOW AT NEW YORK STORES. Coming Fashions la Shirt Waists and Warm-Weather Gowns-Tailor Made Gowns See a at the Opera Matls.ee. (Special New York Letter.) //TN time of peaoe prepare for . J war. " Which the gnardian of onr wardrobe paraphrases 6 thnsly: You'll not be ia nigh feather If vou walt till warm weattor, and so with scarcely a breathing spell since winter frocks and wraps were finished, we turn to lawns and laces with the summer vista in prospective. Winter goods have been superseded by the irrepressible cotton shirt waists, dainty muslins and filmy parasols i in spite of the fact that their time of ' usefulness is three or four months distant. "Serpentine" mull is one of the prettiest materials that has ever graced the drygoods market. It is sheer enough to be dainty and strong enough to make a serviceable gown, while it seems exactly to suit the re quirements of tho shirt waist "Edel weiss" is perhaps the most artistic production of cotton stuffs shown in several years. It is made of silk and wool-wonderfully fine and soft-and the hand-printed flowers that form the design look far more as though they were hand-painted. Dimities, of course, come in designs as dainty as the fabric itself, and in ginghams both Scotch and French plaids and stripes will predominate. A good way in which to in uko a gingham frock is to have the outside skirt and lining made separately, just fastened at the belt. In this way thc dress is easily laun dered and Ihr ?kirt will be more apt to keep in shape. Trimmed skirts will prevail for summer gowns of cotton, but our tailor-made street suits- will still retain their plain neat skirts now so fashionable. The advance models in Bhort-waists show the separate col lars of last summer, but in many cases these are made fancy, either by having a colored edge or arranged in small square tabs edged with embroidery, much on the same style as our winter collars are made. Fortunatelv the sleeves are considerably smaller and have lost that ungraceful* baggy look NORFOLK COSTUME, MADE OF YALE G BLUE FACED CLOTH. that characterized the sleeves of last summer's blouses. The fullness below the elbow is laid in half-inch plaits which are either neatly feather stitohed or finished by machine. These plaits extend from the wrist to within about two inohes from the elbow where the fullness forms the puffing for the top. Cuffs of the ma' >rial instead of white linen will be popular. I have it from a New York authority thal; a popular material for summer wear will be printed Japanese silk. This prospect of the increased popularity of silk from the Orient should be heralded with joy by femininely, for no other material is so invariably becoming, so cool and capable of most artistio drap ing. In light colors and elaborate designs it is effective and elegant, while darker tints and quieter designs make it admirable for service. How ever, as half frozen noses and fingers forcibly remind ns that sold-weat her garments are still necessary, I'll tell you of some charming gowns seen at the Saturday matinee at the Metro politan Opera Hons?. Calve as Mar guerite brings ou ; thesmnrtest women of Gotham's fashionable set. This role has heretofore seemed a part of Mme. Melba, but now that Calvo has sung it with such infinite charm her Marguerite is doubtless destined to be one of the most beautiful impersona tions of the character. One of . the neatest an*1' gowns seen in the andient? nrday was made of deep broad cloth, The skirt and /toort jacket vm per?eo?y pUis, tt? Ittttr, how Y ever, was finished with silk stitchings and a velvet color in a darker shade of red velvet. The tight-fitting vest, which, of course, was sleeveless, was COAT AND SKIRT OF BED BROADCLOTH, WITH BOSE COLORED VEST, EM* BBOIDEBED BY HA NT). made of deep rose-colored cloth ami was richly embroidered by hand with gold threads and studded with mock turquoises, a charming contrast to the sombre red and rose of the cloth. I noticed a number of gowns consist a ing of plain skirt and a double breasted jacket, like the illustration on this page. The material for such a suit is a matter of fancy, many ladies preferring plain black, blue or brown, while others select rough cheviote in Scotch mixtures. Mrs. George Gould has a pretty fashion that promises to become quite a fad. This fashion is for theatre OWN OF ROUGH CHEVIOT SEEN AT THE OPERA MATINEE. toilettes and is to use one's richest jeweled pins to fasten the collars be hind, to hold them down firmly, or to pretend to, in order to give excuse for wearing the precious stones where they can be seen, for if used in the usual way, only the two persons who sit next to you can view them, nil tho others having their backs to you. Speaking of trimming on the back of the collar reminds mo of something I once read that "The reason the bows on the backs of the women'ij necks Aro ns largo as they eau be, 'And ni toll you why,' said a maiden fair. As she giggled n sweet "to ho' 'We like to feol, ns we walk, d'ye mind, Trmt a big beau's following closo behind.' " Another smart gown that did service as a matinee suit was mado of Yale bluo faced cloth in a Norfolk jacket style. Tho exquisitely fitting bodice was fastened with unique buttons and the wearer's waist was encircled with a belt of Russian enamel set with a wealth of amethysts and pearls. A becoming jacket that won many compliments from the friends of its fair wearer was made of rich green broadcloth lined throughout with a pink brocaded silk and trimmed with sn edging of braid and large military ornaments down the iront and on the collar. This little coat was exquisite in cut and fit and was worn by a young soci ety bud, who, I understand, is soon to be wedded to an English nobleman. It was easily to bo seen that our fair young miss was well satisfied with the world in general and with herself in particular ; and why shouldn't she be when she was the prospective mistress of one of Old England's stateliest cas tles and the wife to be of the scion of a family which traces its ancestry back very nearly, if not quite to Will iam the Conqueror. The costumes illustrated herewith were made by The National (Jioaa Company, of New York. A Curious Woollen Watch, The most curious timekeeper, per haps, that has ever been made in this country was the work of one Victor Doriot, who lived at Bristol, Tenn., about twenty years ago. This oddity was nothing more or less than a wooden watch. The case was made of brier root, and tho inside works, all except three of the main wheels and thu springs (which aro of metal) were mado from a piece of an old boxwood rule. The face, which was polished until it looked like a slab of finest ivory, w?3 mado from the shoulder blade of au old cow that had been killed by the cars. "Doriot's queer w.'.tch," as it was called, was au open faced affair, with a glass crystal, n nd was pronounced a fine piece of work by all the watchmakers in East Tenn essee. _ Two and Three-Cent Pieces. A few years ago 4,500,000 bronze two-cent pieces were set afloat. Three million of these aro still outstauding. Three million three-cent niokles pieceh f?re icattered over the United State?, but it li very rwely that ona ii s?t-u. BUDGET OE FUN. HUMOROUS SKR?GIIES PROM VARIOUS SOURCES. A Difference-Toned Down-Practl? cal Charity - Vociferous Took Him at His Word, Etc. They sat ia tiers, these funny fold, And laughed while Harlequin cracked a joke. He sat in tears nud did not laugh When, he cracked bis funny bono quite 1 hali; Yet they split their sides, which all mc own] Ls worse than a fractured fun&y bon -Jndgt THE TO?AI* CAUSE. Jasper-"The 6ea sometimes / very boisterous. " Jumpuppe-"It is no wonder, it always appears to be full."-Tru TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD. Hubbv-"You are worth a mill to me." Wifey-"Can I get an advance $30 on that million for a new hat? Judge. TONED DOWN*. "Mrs. Thatcher has red hair, liai she?" "Well, she would have, but you f her father is a banker, and that ma it auburn."-Chicago Record. PRACTICAL CHARITY. Professor-"I called, madam, give your daughter lestons on vi culture." Madam- "ButI didn'tengage yr Professor-"I know ; but the ne hors did. "-Norristown Herald. NO ESCAPE. Tuttle - "The Professor finds if possible to get away from his wc Newton-"Isthat so?" Tuttle-"Yes; he went to the shore, and the tir su thing he st was a school of fish."-Texas Sift? LOKI N'G OUT POR RESULTS. "No, Miss Yankee, no-the never sch on the Brith'i Em] cried Lord Noodleby. "Don't wonder," replied Yankee. "It's probably af rai what it nrght hatoh." -Ha Bazar. VOCIFEROUS. "My dear," said Mr. Hicks I wife, "don't wear that ha opera." "Whynot? It Won't obstr body's vision." "No, my dear; but it may E music, it's so very loud."-I Bazar. SLIGHTLY AMIIIGUOUS. "What 1 want," said tho "is to provo that my client is ly deficient." "Certainly," replied the "There won't be the least tr showing that, so loni? as he ployed you as his lawyer."-* ton Star. FAYING THE PATH OF PEA "Oh, would you mind do favor?" " Wi th pleasure. W hat is "KiDdly remove that cost out of your window." "Why, pray?" "I shall be passing your my wife in half an hour." Tribune, A OOOD REASON. Editor-"It seems to n Howler, the elocutionist, n cess of her entertainment She dropped in just now that the house wouldn't hi dience." Reporter (who attended tainment)-"That's so; have the doors locked."-'. THE IOUEIOl'S SCGGI "A great many people sl< these walls," said the gui? tho visitor through the a lish church where the no were interred. "Same way over in ov replied the visitor; "wh get a better preacher Statesman. NO CLAIM ON THE A' "Say!" called out t citizen, "you stop that 1' "Who are you?" d teamster. "Doesn't make any di am. You quit poundi niuls !" "You ain't no officer, star?" "I may not be an offi find one. I am not goi and see a human brute the Lord's creatures!" "These ain't the Lo blame you!" roared "These is mules!" Whack! Whack! WI Tribune. CARRYING THINGS Mrs. Manhattan 0 band in the ribs at 1. np quick, John Henr; lars in tho diniug-i silver ware." Mr. Manhattan (s' m'dear. The spooui the most of 'em, so iU._0. don's believe there are any burgles there, anyway." Mrs. M.-"But there are ! TheyVe got thc gus turned up to the fil height, and-" Mr. M. (springing hastily out fol bed)-"Good heavens! I'd like Ito know if the gas bills ain't big enotjh already without having a gang of bug lars breaking in and running 'em np any higher. I'll fee about this id e hurry!" (Springs the police alarm, grabs a revolver and disappears in the direc tion of the dining-room).-Twinkie. The "Rotc ol' thc Waves." It isa favorite theory with the fib ing and seafaring people on the north east of Scotland that in a storm th?e waves are stroug and violent, while the fourth is comparatively weak md less dangerous. This succession tley call a "rote of waves." Fishermen returning from their fishing ground often prove by experience the trutb-of their theory, and hang back as ttey como near the shore to take advantage of thc lull that follows, they sky, pretty regularly after three big brekk' The Oldest Peer in England. By thc death of Lord Congleton lue Honse of Lords has lost its old?st Baron. The late peer was eig|{y. seven. Ho was uot, however, the aid cit peer of the realm, that distinction being held by the Earl of Mft?ftfold, j flower eon* .d faith, has edge always ethers doing isdway sorne . are wrong . have a dog looks as if it imagine that ck of deeds by it in the same >ften gets more e. r that the sun y would almost eath. s risen who be a printed spec .1 fact. his sister out, ho ugh he wanted ae wasn't his best it a woman wanta len she begius to ay she thinks you upation to which would mise him . he nastered all bbionged to his theo ; be bravely and the works be 'tis finished. Ho > is not above an t of always seeing , and, more than th whatever is tho South-West. inderi Con fed?rale, icdoto is related by ter in his "Cam t" in the Century : tho field General ouse and expressed some despatches, ed were lying upon i room? ; they had re in accordance m of wounded men 3eems to be a natu juse conveys the if home. I walked o a back room to ?s a dry spot which ssion of for a short ges] and lookVnr ..re wa9 seen sitting Confederate ^lieu .ibo had been shot the ball passing i and coming out ? mas3 of coagu 1 his face and neck, . shocking appear io moment we en hair forward toward aid, with a bow and ike my chair, sir." ked at him, and re teed that chair muoh ep your seat. I see .rt." The officer ans redly: "If you folks o our lines. I think I ; to get a leave to go y girl ; but I reckon ?now me now." The I will see that one of .oes all in his power for i stepoed out of the done of the'surgeons .ng the wounds of our ) what he could for the We did not hear what Q afterward. He proba :w that he had been talk general-in-chief of tho is. The despatches were itteu in another room. ration to the South, .-ted from all sides that i ure now coming to the the intention of becoming residents than at any time ir. The movement has be rked that a bureau will bo in Chicago, in order that iges of this section may be .y put before the peoplo of nd Northwest, from which ost of the new settlers have imigrants from Europe have prelerrcd to go to the Weit, at section has been ?better abroad, or on account of 30st at which land could bo in tho newer States, The istion in tho South has also to eome cxteut, as a draw is significant that most of o now coming to the South who havo tried tho West and ne convinced that the South ter advantages. They are, ost part, not new settlers, grants, as the term is coni lerstood.-Jacksonville(Fla.) ion. Iders as Personal Pets. der is aa obnoxious insect is the popular fallacies which linish the real pleasure which ' for those who are capable of it. The spider is not an ob .nseot at all. In the first place t an insect. In the second i far is it lrorn hoing hurtful live, that it eau be made one earest little pets in the world, t Wentworth Leighton, in a magazino article, tells how ectod a common or garden Bt,._, nd kept thc sweet lady under a glass tumbler for thrco weeks. She watohod her "building her house of snowy sill;" and raising a family, and, says the writer, "aho soon learned to tako flies from my hand and drink water from a leaf which I gave her fresh every day." The delicate beauty and tender-heartednes?8 of feeding, presumably, live (lies to the dainty pet, is to bo noted with unbounded admiration. This shows how spiders may be tamed aud made much of by any one who appreciates their loveliness. That they are useful beasts in relation to the depletion of flies and mosquitoes is well knowD, aud a dozen or so pet apiders in a bed room would do much for the comfort and peace of mind of the summer boarder.-Now York Mail and Express. .'.r.cit ut Geographical Data. The first geographical data, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, is found in tho Pentateuch. Homer describes the shield of Achilles as representing tho earth surrounded by the sea, with Greece and Troy in the centre. Tho priests ox Apolio, at Delphi, taught that their temple was the exact geo graphical centre ot the earth. About 568 13. C. Anazimander made maps of Greece and the surrounding territory ?nd seas. Map-making and descrip tions of couutries were improved by 3trabo and Ptolemy. The Moors about 1240 made maps of Spaiu und Africa? -Atlanta Confctitutiou, " -n ?a j l ; 'HT* 1 ?J 'j 'a BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. Some Colden Rules for People Handling Firearms. Genial "Cap" Conliu, the instructor at the Knickerbocker Club's shooting gallery, fe prepared to demonstrate that four-tfifths of all fae accidents from guns.revolvers, etc., are due to careless ness, says the Now York Journal. He baa dra/wn up "Conliu's Forty Golden Rules for Those Who Haudle Fire nruns." Here are a few of the most 'cimiely admonitions: Don't point a gun or pistol at any. body unless you mean to kill. Don't look down the muzzle of a weapon. It's a dangerous practico. Don't Imagine that the gun ls not loaded. That ls tire bind tba* general ly goes off when you don't want it to." Don't discourage your boy if he wants to go off for a day's shooting. Manly boys Like such sport. Go with him and give brm all the "points" you can. Don't blow down the muzzle of your loaded pistol, lt might be cocked .md you'll regret it. Don't overload your gun; you may damage it and yourself as well. Don't touch the trigger until you are ready to shoot. Don''t pull a gun over a fence, out of a boat or off a wagon with the muzzle toward you. Don't carry your gun so that the muz zle poin'ts in the direction of anyone. There are always chances for the acci dental disoharge of your weapon. Don^t get within range of un inex perienced person when he is handling a loaded weapon. Don't say "I didn't know lt was loaded" after you have hit some om?; examine the gun first. Don't walk around the range with a loaded gun or pistol. TSicre are no wild animals prowling aliout, and, be sides, lt's dangerous. Dou*t blame the gun or ammunition when you shoot badly. The chances are that the fault ls with yourself. T)on't think an old gun won't go off as easily as a now one. Don't forget that caution ht the parent of safety. Don't believe all you hear about shootiing records-seeing ls believing. An Operator's Device. Telegraph operators in a crowded room often have trouble In hearing l/heir instruments, especially if a tick er adds to the confusion. To get the instrument nearer his ear, an inventive telegraph operator set au emipty cigar box on a standard a little over a foot high, lu which he placed his ins'trunient. The connecting wires were joined to the hutrunieut through two ?mal? holes in thc side of the box. The result of this device was satis factory, as the instrument was brought near rho car of the operator, and also acted as a sounding board.-New York Mall an^l Express. Why There Is None. It was at the close of a discussion of the shortcomings of a mutual friend. "Well, there is no law against a man making a fool of himself," said the man with the cigar. "A most fortuuate thing," returned the man with the pipe. "Why fortunate?" inquired the mau with the cigar. "Because," replied the man with the pipe, "the capacity of the jails is nec essarily limited."-Chicago Post. SATISFIED SISTERS. tVHAT POSTPONED THE TRIP TO HOT SPKING*. From the Tribune, Cullxian, Ala. Two well known ladies ol' Holly Pond, Cullman County, Alabama, ure the MIssosH. L. and M. F. Shepard, and they arc hold in tho highest eetuem. Two years ago, Miss M. F. Shepard, was stricken with terrible sickness, from whloti 3I10 suffered long. The history ot the case ls so interesting that wo publish the lady's own version as it is every way worthy of perusal: "Two years ago Inst February, I was Btricken with a terrible pala around my heart, which prostratod me for hours, and from then ou I grew weaker until spring, when from impaired circulation and impov erishment of the blood, a stomach difficulty set in, bloating my body fearfully. Of course I was confined to my bed and to add to my sorrows a general attack of rheumatism fol lowed, so that motion was painful, and loco motion impossible. .'Several physicians were consulted but they gave ree no relief, until the last came, whoso helped my stomach difficulty, that after sevoral months I was able to sit up. Th? rheumatism, however, stubbornly stayed, and I was advised that my only hope was the Hot Springs of Arkansas. I was preparing to make the journey, when I W03 recommended to try Dr. Williams' PinkPilla. "During my illness. 1 had taken two boxes of these self same pills, but not in the way recommended, as I was taking other reme dies. Now though, I determined to try them properly, as I was no longer under a physi cian's care, and could do a? I pleased, and my sister, Miss H. A. Shepard, at my request, ordered six bocea of Pink Pills for me, ss I could not leave the house and could oaly hobble with the aid of crutches. "By the time I bad finished tnepills, Iliad given up orutohes, though I was still almost a skeleton from the ordeal through which I had passed. 1 am now quite fl*s!iy, and the only agent that has causdd the change is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, for I used no other medicine. My right hand is still drawn so that I can only use thu thumb and first fin ger, and my back is still lame, but I am tn better health than for many years. None of my friends expected meto live, and at one time it was feared my reason was giving way. I do not know how to pay a suffi ciently high tribute to Dr, Williams' medi cine. It is, I believa, the grandest blood medicine that was ever prepared. "Now, having stated my own case, let me refer to my sister, Miss H. A. Shepard, who had a sclrrhous growth on her right temple. This was terribly inflamed and spreading so fa^t, that I prevailed upon her lo order five dollars' worth of Dr. Wllliums' Pick Pills, and test their virtue as a blood cleaner, as the only uwana of arrestingthe rapid growth of the cancer. This she did, and has taken about seven of the boxes, and is sllll taking them. The soro bas stopped spreading, and appears to be healing. When she began tu take the pills she was the thinnest Uvin? be ing 1 evoreaw that could move about. Now she has gained in flesh, her skin has re gained its normal appearance, and abe is stronger, and her general health is belter than it has been in many years. Qod grant she mny be spared the horrible death with which she was threatened. Mv sister's case, more than my own, has induced me to write this statement, in order that it may be made public. "M. F. SBEPABD, (Signed) "Cullman Co., Alabama." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a con densed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are also a specific for troubles peculiar to female?, such as suppressions, irregularities and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood, and restore the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure in all coses arising from mental worry, over work or excesses of whatever nature. Pink Tills aro sold in boxes (n^ver in loose bulk} at 60 cents a box or six boxes for *2.60, and may be hart of all druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. I. Always find lime to say some earnest word between tho Idle talk. No-To-Bnc for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac regulato or remove your desire for tobacco? Saves money, makes health end manhood. Cure guaranteed. BO cents and fl.00, st all druggists. _ There ls very s i ;om any huo and cry after an eloptug wife unless she belongs to "Bassloty." 1 can recoinmond Piso'e Curo for Consumption to sufferors troin Asthma -E. D. TowNWHD, Ft. Howard, Wis.. May 4, "04. WHEN uuous 0; costive, eat a Coaoarot, candy cathartic; our? guaranteed; 10c., 98o, A Coughe may not be so full as wise he will neglect attend to his cough. . so secure that no om from him. But a little a man away from hi cough " is somewhat li lies on tho mountain s insignificant. A flutter the pebble rolling, and 1 an avalanche that bur diseases begin with a cough, taken ia time, c: Ayer's Chet More particulars about Peotor Sent free. J. C. Ay lANDY CURE CO! IO* 25 * 50* ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED pie anti booklet fte*. Ad. STERLING REMEDY ( MALSBY&COMPANY, 57 So. Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. Genoral Agents for Erle City Iron Works Engines and Boilers Steam Water Heaters, Steam l'un.ps anti Penberthy Injectors. 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All about Potash-the results of ?ts use by actual ex- | p?riment on the best farms in the (Jotted States-ii told in a little book which we publish and will gladly < Dail free to any farmer in America who wiil write for it I GERMAN KALI WORKS, gi Nassau St., New York, j DON'T BE CUT KNTFI. We can cure you without it. if you have the PILES use PLANTER'S PILE OINTMENT. We guarantee to give instant and ^ - permanent relief. Send five two- .?5 cant stamps to cover postage and (98 we will mall FREE pa.-kage A.l-jK dress Dept. A., NEW SPENCER, MEDICINE COMPANY, Chat tanooga, Tennessee. S BICYCLES FREE ? ? M M W ? ' - ? W In order to introduce our "ISW" wheals ire intend giving away a number free to advertido ; them. For particular* send Se. stamper addressed i envelope to the AVALON BICYCLK CO., GI 1? ! 081 Broadway, N.Y. Agents wanted everywhere ; MJegeiaisJel TWICE W. H. GARRETT, Bayou A GREAT their usual FOR The regular subscription price of " Demorest's Magazine," "Judge's Library," and "Funny Pictures" is $3.30. " DEMOREST'S MAGAZINE " is by of our monthlies in which thc beautiful ai are so fully presented as in Demorest's. ?cope and purpose which can compare wii ".JUDGE'S LIBRARY " is a monthly ma replete with wit and humor. Its contribu "FUNNY PICTURES" isanothcr humo All three of these magazines are handiO! secure then. Cut out this advertisemen DEMOREST PUBLISHING i IM For. ?opipt?oif For the last 20 years we 1 sumption in stock, and would s jct along without sugar in hi JWs Cure. It is a sure seller Ceresco, Michigan, September r's Coffers he wishes, but if he is |?? his coffers awhile and M A. man's coffers may bo jg 9 can take them away ?| > cough has taken many s coffers. Tho "slight \j ko the small pebble that ?j ide, and appears utterly j| in g bird, perhaps, starts ?| tho rolling pebblo begets ?pl ies a town. Many fatal \m slight cough. But any f?j m be cured by the use of ^ .ry Pectoral. I al ia Ayer'it Curclioik, loo pages, c.- Co., Lowell, Mas*. CATHARTIC ALL DRUGGISTS euc of constipation, Ciscarete nre OK Weal Laxa srrip or ?rripe.hut cense rn?j tut to mlr< snits. Sam SO?, Ch lenco. Montreal. Cnn., orNew Vnrk, sn. WANT TO MAKE AN EASY LIVING? Any man or woman who will do two hours' honest canvassing each ?lay can make from $3.00 to$10.00 per week. A Dice opening for Confed erate veterans nith ptinh. pluck and persever ance. It will cost you nothing to ".ry lt. To auch parties as cnn give ?atlsiactory references as to their promptness and honorable dealing, we will .viul a case ot our medidnos to neatest express office-charges prepaid hy us. Medicines to be paid for only as yon S'?ll them. Agents get one ; ball for selling. Our medicines give perfect sat j Isfactlon wherever Introducid, elsi? could wenot alford to make the above liberal offer. lu addl ! Hon to the very liberal commission of one-half, i every agent gets a lieuutll'ul Pai'or Lamp : with Hand-Painted Minde nil complete aa a ; Premium. Only such parties as mean busl ! ness, and who eau give the requisite satisfactory references need wilte to THE PERUVIAN MEDICINE COMPANY, Atlanta, Georgia. OILERS. <IGET OUR PRICES.[> t&TCast every day; work-180 hands. LOMBARD IRON WORKS AND SUPPLY COMPANY, _AUGUSTA, ^EOJtUIA._ Rice'sGoose Grease Liniment taxiways sold undera guarantee to cure all aches and pain?, rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains, bruises and burns. It is also warrant ed to cure colds, croup, coughs and la grippe quicker tbnn any known remedy. No care no pay. i?old by all drujrKiits and peneral stores. Made only ty liOOSK GREASE LINIMENT CO., GnEE.vsBOKu. N. C. REVOLVER FREE. WATCH FREE 133 o'.hcr art.cics. Costnottiing. li caa our offer Eve? j pei M ii who cuts 1l:!soui tod sends tniiMiitiintii: express oflice. viii be enti tled mi mu rnane, double action,s.i w. Bedel s; or is I II!. ?: Krvolvcr. 1 solid cl kel}. rttrni wlml and su m set Watch, .?.??sal?n ulled sold ll Vent Chain.? tripla silver plated Te? Spoons worth $1. pair pud I lated ll ( nil Ruttoua.goki ?imir? u arch Charm worth 7Se.. 1 m. d;amotnl solid cold ls Scarf Pin, 1 ?Jet Collar Huttons, loo Euvelopaa, 1 lint linell cmdc rendis, 1 Lead renca Sharpener, J Pock ? >? , --*r,m ayt* i ftatag uni Button Hole boUQUM.--- ? ? Ail we ask. In order to In troduce our clem s, ls that N ynu ailnw" us to send In sumo packace CO ?if onr 'fincM lue. t'lpnrs; ?,allied atti.)'. I'nUexamination ailowod. R.-memlier. von only r"> M.? ?ad express for th? cl-ars. and Hie H" m tides nmniMli hove are iree. lr you dont consider tho ?.it worth ?line- ? Ii??, ?a a?k, don't pay l cent. Address WINSTON MFG.CO* Wiuniou., EVEltY FAE MER Should Uave Genii's Mjiwej GUANO Distrito AND COTTON PLANTER. Opens and distributes any quantity at tho samo time. For juices write to J. T. 6ANTI', Macon, Ga. ?STHIVIA PQPHAM'S ASTHMA SPEC?HC G i?es relief in HTS minutes. Send fora Fl; KU trial tarage. Sold hy Dru.TiitJ. lino Box sent postpaid .sa on receipt of 51.00. Fix boin *i-00. y**. ?rMrMS TUO?. FOPKUL l'HILA., PA. ?mm H^gjgQgg ...U'in-. i IHQ8. ronua. I-HILA. OPIUM ?TTKEMNESS' VB HW ?? Ito red In 10 t-?t!? l>?r?. NoParUU Cnrod. DR. JX.STEPHEM8?>IIBWMM1K A. N. U.Eiglit,'97. OW early ms, Berries, k, ?: A Wonderful Plant Food. ;. rSend -i-ecnt stamp for particulars. Keputa I ble re?oronces. Address, Labatre. Mobile Co., Ala. mm OFFER. far thc best family magazine published ; there is now id the usctul, pleasure and prctu. fashi ?n and lkcratun Thcic is, in fact, n . publication pretending to a si mil* ih it. Every number contain* a irec p Kern coupon. carine of fun. tilled with illustrations in caricature an. tors are the best of American irita and illustrators, rous monthly ; there is a laugh in every line of it. mely gotten up. You slscuU cot miss this chance ti it and send it with ?j.'.00 to JO., I IO Fifth Ave., New Ycrk. lave kept Piso's Cure for Con ooner think a groceiyman could s store than we could without .-RAVEN & CO,, Druggists, 2, 1896._ 1 . . -a-a