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Professional Trank Packers. In almost every large city there are women who earn money by their skill in trunk packing. Last summer sever al fashionable summer hotels, em ployed a woman permanently to render this service to their guests. The suc cess of the experiment will probably induce other hotels to provide the sam? convenience. Wu's Ideas of American Women. The Chinese minister. Wu Ting Fang, has this to say of the Ameri can women of today: "No foreigner 4n America fails to be impressed with the importance of the role women play in this country. Their activity in the social and business world gives certain subtle qualities to American life not found where the in fluence of women ls less generally and definitely exerted. "It seemed to me once that there was danger of woman usurping man's place in the world. I have come to think" it does not much matter if she does. I believe in the survival of the fittest. Success, surely, is the only test of fit ness. Let the women go on, then; let them go as far as they can. "Those who are unfit for the race will fall by the. wayside and only the truly fit can win." That Large Black Dot. Fortunately for the peace of fashion able womankind the veil with large isolated black lozenges has now be come less popular. To get those spots in the right place, so that they would be beaut??reTs>l?k? the- patches worn inEjjirrpadour days, was *one of the .greatest trials of last winter. If the veil happened to slip, as was fre quently the case, it sometimes gave one the appearance of having lost a front tooth, or of eyebrows meeting with a terrific scowl, or of having a nose oi abnormal size. To such an extent did that veil pray upon the femin ine mind that when a certain fashion able woman fainted in church, her first act when she revived was to whisper anxiously to her friend, who held her head, "Please put my dots right," and 't>*n. overcome with the exertion, she fainted again.-New York Tribune. Tanels of Velvet. Cloth skirts a la mode have entire breadths of dark colored velvet let in to them, as deep panels from the waist band to the hem. .The panels are skill fully gored, and are quite narrow at the top, so as to avoid giving the wear er a clumsey churn-like aspect. Seal brown velvet is let into a cloth gown of the same color. The most frequent example is seen in the black cloth gown. If only two panel, are used one would occupy the iron: or middle breadth, and the other .Jhe^JBi?d??" of the back. This effect, .'lowever, is not nearly so good as~where the back breadth-'is-?of_ cloth. If three panels refused one would be in front and two at the sides. A single panel in front is better than the two described above. You could have two panels look well if you airangad them each one side of the front middle breadth. Put no lace insertions or medallions nor any braid trimming^gilt or otherwise, -upon the velvet skirt panels. Tney aT^" intended to be perfectly plain. .Why Some Women Become Norse*. Thc work of learning to be a nurse is not easy, as those novices find who enter the training school from comfort able and even luxurious homes. Many motives impel the choice of this pro fession, apart from the woman's nat ural learning to kind deeds and the need of earning a living. Sometimes a woman takes upon herself the long training service because she feels that hers is rather a useless life and ought to be made at least capable of useful ness, whether or not she goes on with nursing as a profession in after years. It is said that this class of students learn the hardest and most disagree able duties with a sort of radiant brightness in their daily rounds that does not shine upon the faces of those Who put less imagination and more practical necessity into the work. The presence of an ideal illumines almost any occupation. Some Splendid Kania? Girls. The St Louis Post Dispatch pub lishes under the head of "Hustling Girls of Kansas" these entertaining paragraphs: Miss Mattie Hush of Ness county feeds, harnesses and works four horses, plows and sows and helps harvest tho crops on the ranch, waters and feeds 50 head of cattle, and, with her elder sister, milks 40 cows twice a day. Miss Elizabeth Goodman, who lives five miles west of Galena, is 24 years of age. With the assistance of her younger sister she operates a farm of 60 acres, and is getting rich. - Miss Lillian E. Hall of Winfield has been appointed by Governor Stanley to be coroner of Cowley county. Miss Grace Kennedy of Atchison weighs only 87 pounds, and a yard and a quarter of goods will make her a waist Three yards of binding will go round her skirt, and two and a quar ter yards of goods will make her a skirt Miss Esther Searle of Cawker City is a blacksmith. Miss Olive Jones, the 19-year-old daughter of "Buffalo" Jones of Topeka has sold a story to Harper's for $150. It tells of the capture of two mountain sheep which "Buffalo" Jones was re cently delegated to find by the authori ties of the Smithsonian institute. Shirtwaists Continue in Favor. The shirtwaist seems to have been adopted as a permanent part of the Americar woman's outfit The pre dictions made each year by cynical ob servers have never been borne out by facts. This year the leading modistes of not only this country, but of the great foreign centres of fashion, report as large an assortment of these simple and convenient garments as ever be fore. Already new designs for the early and middle spring are in the mar ket; and, beyond these, may be stud ied the creations which are to be worn next July. For spring wear, the tend ency is toward silks and silk mixtures. There is already a notable variety in these attractive textiles. Taffeta, wash silk, corded silk. China and Japan silk, Louisine and several French com binations of silk with other tissues are upon the counters,' and have won merited praise. In decorative treat ment, there is larger latitude than last season. To the critic it would seem as if women had grown tired of a sim ple exterior and were about to replace it with rich ornamental effects. This ls noticeable in many details. There is a larger use of stripes, dots, figures and geometrical patterns in the dress goods. Lace stripes and insertions, embroidery in silk floss, tucks and pleats, straps and other ornaments are finding a much more generous employ ment While this, in the main, makes the spring shirtwaist more expensive than formerly, it is more attractive and satisfactory to the wearer. Thus far there has been no great change in the cut .and general effect of the waist In many the yoke has been given up; in others there has been adopted a slight swell or bouffante toward the belt, suggesting a modified Russian blouse effect so popular a few yearv ago. Paris's Helen Keller. A woman we have been extremely interested Jn lately, or a young girl rather, is Marl? Heurtin, a French Helen Keller, but even more wonderful than Helen Kellar, since the latter lost the senses of sight, speech and heaving at the age of 18 months, so that the two. senses left may be aided by unconscious cerebration, based upon early impres sions or unconscious memory of im pressions gained before these senses disappeared. Marie Heurtin, however, unlike Laura Bridgman, Helen Ke?laror Martha Obrech. was born deaf, dumb and blind. Up to tho time when she was ten years old she was apparently not only completely idiotic, but also a most impossible little person who lay down on the ground and rolled at the slightest thing which displeased her, shrieked for hours together, only slapped people if they tried to show her any tenderness, and was altogether so violent that she was sent away from two institutions for deaf mutes, and passed on to the nuns at Larnay as a perfect little savage for whom it was quite useless to try to do anything. I know of no more fascinating story than that of the means by which these devoted sisters first tamed the little shrew, then taught her. Sister St. Mar guerite it was who gave her her first idea. Marie Heurtin had brought away with her a little knife, which she seemed to love. Sister St Marguerite, who had got the child's confidence in a way, took away the knife, mak ing meanwhile in the hand of I the little girl the sign which in the deaf and dumb language means knife. Then the knife was put back into her hand with the same sign. After a time Marie Heurtin began to comprehend that there was a connection between the sign and the object. From the knife Sister St. Marguerite went on to repeat the same experience with the fruits the little girl liked best-Har per's Bazar. For dressy occasions ivory cloth is made up with cluny lace and touches ot gold. French camelshair serge is one of thc popular materials for th<j spring tailor-made gown. Silk and linen mixtures in dainty colorings and strips are among the new fabrics for shirtwaists. For wear with a gown of light, then material, the petticoat should be made with a deep yoke, as the gathers of the other kind show through. Drap de kar is a new material for _HMrtwatstR. It is a soft woolen, aome tning like a" v?ry fine cashmere;' and comes In various lovely shades. ; Evening gloves with embroidered eyelets and facing at the top are one of the new fads, and it seems to be a useful one for keeping the gloves up at the top. Long ostrich plumes are now split, then rolled aver ropes or swathing of tulle, which lie on top of the hat brim. This genre for evening wear has a crown of gold embroidered tulle, and is made upon a net frame. Swiss muslins in great variety are displayed in the shops, some with very realistic designs in large flowers, others embroidered with white, black or the same color as the garment, and without limit as to patterns. Some of the pretty new muslins are printed in all-over designs with me dallion effects, while other cotton fab rics show both cashmere designs and colors. . As for the new batistes, they are prettier than ever, especially the embroidered varieties. Large Leghorn hats, drooping in front and back, are said to be a feature of the coming millinery for summer. They have high crowns encircled by j roses arranged in a stiff manner, and a soft ribbon caught on the edge of the brim in front is carried to the edge of the brim in the back, where it is tied in a bow. A noved plan for protecting a dainty silk or lawn shirtwaist is sug gested in an underwaist o' very thin fine lawn, made with bishop sleeves gathered into dainty cuffs of lace or embroidery, a small, round yoke also of lace or embroidery and a transpar ent choker. This can be laundered, and the outside waist is made more dressy by cutting it out to meet the chemisette yoke of the underwaist The Bank of England'* Garden. Visitors to the inner courts of the bank of England are surprised to find a beautiful garden hidden away from the dust of the city by those frowning black walls that gaze on Threadnee dle street Just now the rhododen drons are in full bloom, and with the sparkling fountain in the centre pre sent a scene of much delight to the eye. This garden of the bank wa.' once the churchyard of the St. Christopher le-Stocks, a city church which was pul ed down a century ago to extend the bank premises. It got its name from the stocks market which once oc cupied the site of the Mansion House opposite, and this in its turn was so named from the city stocks that stood there. This quiet garden was very busy in 1848 during the Chartist scare. Sand bags were piled up here in readiness to strengthen the walls, and regulars and volunteer;, assembled among the flower beds to repel the attack that never came. The windows overlooking the gar den are those of the courtroom of the bank.-London Star. Too Mach Food. Much of the sinking, tired and empty feeling from which business men who work their brains alone so often suffer is due to the accumulation of toxins in the system which want "working off." Two meals a day and active ex ercise are the preventive, and there is no exercise which can be got at any time and by anybody to the extent that walking can. But to do good it must not be sauntering. Really "smart" walking is what Is wanted.-The Hos pital DEERING AT PABIS Iff 1900. Tb? Famoni Chicago Harvester Company Received Moro and Greater Honors Tbau Were Ever Beforo Accorded an American Exhibitor in fbe History of Ex positions. America ma? well feel proud of the inter? est which h_. citizens took in the Paris Expo sition and the elaborate exhibits which were prepared with consummate skill and displayed in a manner not excelled by any other country. Those of Harvesting Machinery in particular woro most completo and interesting. The Dooring Harvester Company, of Chicago, America's foromost manufacturer of this line of goods, woe accorded the position of honor, having contributed more to the advancement of tho art of harvesting than any other manu facturer, living or dead, and with a greater array of important inventions to its credit than any other company in the world. Visitors to the Exposition wero prompt to accord the Deering exhibits supremo honors, and it only remained for official mandato to ratify the popular verdict, which was done in a manner as substantial aeitfw&s well-merited. Each one of the seven Deering exhibits secured thc highest award in its olass. In addition to four high decorations, the Deering Harvester Company received twenty five awards, or twenty-nine in all, as follows: Decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honor, Decoration of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Two Decorations of Officer of M?rite Agricole, a Special Certificate of Honor, The Grand Trizo, Six Gold Medals, Six Silver Medals and Eleven Bronzo Medals, including Deering Collaborator Medals. The Decoration of Legion of Honor was in stituted by Napoleon Bonaparte when First Consul in 1802, and is only conferred in recog ni tion of distinguished military or civil achieve ments. It is the highest distinction in the gift of tho French Republic. The Decoration of M?rite Agricole is an honor of but slightly less importance, which ia conferred upon 'hose who have contributed j greatly to the advancement of agriculture. An Official Certificate of Honor was aocord I ecLtho Deering Retrospective Exhibit, which I chowed the improvements in harvesting ma i chinery during thc past century, and excited the highest praiso of tho French Government Officials who had entrusted to tho Deering Harvester Company tho preparation of this most important exhibit. By special request this exhibit has boen presented tb the National Museum of Arts and Sciences at Paris, where it has become a permanent future of that world-famed institution. The Deering Twine Exhibit and Corn Har vester Exhibit, both of which received the highest awards, havo by request of the French Government been presented to thc National Agricultural Collogo of Franco. There was no field trial, either official or other wiso, in connection with tho Paris Expo sition, but tho mest important foreign contest tho past season was held under thc auspices of the Russian Expert Commission at the Gov ernmental Farm of Tomsk, Siberia, August 14th to :8th. All tho leading American and European machines participated and were subjected to the most difficult tests by the Government Agriculturist. The Expert Com mission awarded ths Deering Harvester Com- ; pany tho Grand Silver Medal of the Minister of Agriculture and Domain, which was the highest award. Tho Dooring Harvester Works are tho larg est of their kind in the world, covering eighty five acres and employing 9000 poople. They are equipped with modern automatic ma chines, many of which perform tho labor of from five to fifteen hands. This Company is also tho largest manufac turer of Binder Twine in the world, having been first to produce single-strand binder j twino, such as is in general uso today, making over a third of tho product of the entire world. Tho output of its factory for a single day would tie a band around tho earth at the equator, with several thousand miles to spare. Tho ennual production would fill a freight ; train twenty miles long. Made into a mat two , feet wide, it would reach across the American : Continent from ocean to ocean. Deering machines are known as LIGHT DHAFT DEALS, consisting of Binders, Mowers, . Reaper*, Corn Harvesters, Shredders and Rakes. This Company exhibited at thc Paris Expo1 i- '. tion an Automobile Mower, which attracted much attention, and exhibitions wero gi\ en with one of theso machines in the vicinity o? \ \ Paris throughout tho BCOSOU. -: MAKING A MONKEY OF HIM. He-Of course something must be allowed for exaggeration. As a mat ter of fact, women aren't such fools as they appear to be. She-How gallant! I wish I could say the same about the men.-Boston Transcript. x A WINNER. There was a man in our town, And he was - wbnderous smart. He never tried to get there till He had a first-class start. -Detroit Free Press. DO YOU FEEL UKE THIS? Pen Picture for Women. " I am so nervous, there is not a well inch in my whole body. I am so .weak at my stomach and have indi gestion horribly, and palpitation-of the heart, and 1 am losing flesh. This headache and backache nearly kills me, and j'esterduy I nearty had oyster- ; ics ; there is a weight in the lower part of my bowels bearing down all the : time, and pains in my groins and thighs ; I cannot sleep, walk, or sit, : and I believe I am diseased all over ; no one ever suffered as I do." This is a description of thousands of cases which come to Mrs. Pinkham's attention daily. An inflamed and ul- j cerated condition of the neck of the : rvomb can produce all of these symp u Jonx WILLIAMS. toms, and no woman should allow herself to reach such a perfection of misery when there is absolutely no need of it. The subject of our por trait in this sketch, Mrs. Williams of Englishtown, N.J., has been entirely cured of such illness and misery by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, and the guiding advice of Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass. No other medicine has such a record for absolute cures, and no other medi cine is "just as good." Women who want a cure should insist upon getting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound when they ask for it at a store. Anyway, write a letter to Mrs. Pink ham at Lynn, Mass., and tell her all your troubles. Uer advice is free. PRICE. 25 c. I Mention this Paper ?PISO -S'.';CU R'ErTOR Jro aUURES rVHEKE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tua lea Good. Intime. Bold br druggists. Limejuice denn? Brau.' To clean brass, rub with cotton wool dipped in limejuice and polish with whiting. This cleans the blackest^ brass or copper with scarcely any la bor. Try Flat l'ipes. If water pipes are slightly flattened they will never burst in frosty weath er. When the water freezes it expands and so the pipes are pressed out to their original shape, but do not split Only a few minutes is required to flatten the pipes with a hammer, just where they are most exposed v'and it saves much expense and trouble.. To prevent pipes from freezing, wrap them with straw then put on :a layer of unslaked lime and cover again'with straw. The gradual slaking of the lime by the moisture of the atmosphere gives sufficient heat to prevent water pipes freezing during the whole winter. Artistic I'oitieros A knitted silk portiere lately exhib ited In an artistic studio is one oi the most effective of hangings. It ls knit ted of finely cut silk rags, and ip an original fashion. It was made in three sections, so that it could be more easily handled and jointed together afterward. The lower border is of red, then there are several black rows, and the centre ls introduced with a light brown strip. Then there is another red one, and after that black again, with the introduction of a blue line The top border of pale silks ls knitted in points, which run into a black stripe, making a pretty effect-^-New York Tribune. Coverings for Brass Beds. Some of thc newest coverings- for brass beds are made of heavy white linen, with lace or hemstitched edge, while in the centre is the owner's mon ogram, embroidered in rose or white flax threads. More simple coverings for a young girl's bed can be made of some of the many graceful deslgns'tof cretonne. A most appropriate oneMs made from a design which has bunches of poppies scattered over a white ground. Bright red, pink or yellow colorings upon the white ground often give the needed touch of warmth in an otherwise cold room. If the daffodil yellow ls chosen, it will be founa <to be more often satisfactory in combina tion with the other furnishings of' ? room than either red or pink, while the warm note is produced with equal ly satisfactory results. Contaglnua ri.?ea??; of Childhood. ' The first step to be taken In scarlet fever, as In other contagious dlseas?s, is prompt isolation, In a large, well lighted, well ventilated room. The loom should be on a top floor, as far removed from the rest of the house as possible, and if it could be so arranged? this floor or part of the house should; be shut off from the rest Carpets, cur tains, pictures, upholstered furniture, ornaments, etc., should be removed. In fact, anything that cannot be burned, washed or thoroughly fumi gated when the sickness ls over. In order that the room may not be utterly j te w. desolate, itrjpa of oM mmm may" be Laid on the flopr, bright pic tures from an illustrated paper or mag azine \n be finned on the wall. It is best not to use a mattress; heavy blanr kets or comfortables folded and laid on the wire mattress make a soft and most comfortable bed to lie on. If this bed proves cold, layers of newspapers or heavy brown paper placed next to the wire spring, between it and the blanket, will overcome this difficulty. This kind of bed has a great advan tage over a mattress as it is much more clean and sanitary.-Mariana Wheeler, in Harper's Bazar. Fried Tomatoes-Select large, firm^ ripe tomatoes and cut them in two. Dust with pepper and salt and sprinkle with finely rolled crackers. Put plenty of butter in the chafing dish with a suggestion.of onion. When the dish is very hot fry the tomatoes brown, turning quickly and serve hot Hashed Brown Potatoes-C?op-threeJ. good-sized potatoes fine and season highly with salt and pepper, melt a tablespoonful of butter in a frying pan. Turn in the potatoes and press tbjem down on the bottom of the pan. Place the pan where they will cook slowly and brown evenly, but do not stir them. They should be well crusted on khe bottom in 20 minutes. Then roll care fully like an omelet and turn out oh a hot dish. 1 Buttered Hominy-Soak one cupful of the coarse hominy in cold water over night; cook in three pints'of cold water until soft, stirring in a teaspoon ful of salt when it is nearly done; drain in a colander and stir with a fork to let steam escape; then sprinkle with a half saltspoonful of pepper, stir tn a tablespoonful of butter, reheat ipr a moment and serve with the rabbits; It will take all day to cook the hominy, which, when done, should be as soft as rice, and retain its shape. Veal Stewed with Parsnips-Scrape and cut into small dice two medium sized parsnips and half a dozen roots of salsify. Pare one celery root and cut it up quite fine. Put four thin sjlces of salt pork in a stewpan, lay on .them one pound of lean veal or a small knuckle, add the vegetables -and enough boiling water to nearly cover. Simmer gently for two hours. . Take the veal up on a hot platter, arrange the vegetables around it squeezeover it the juice of a small sour orange, and serve with its own liquor. Boy* Learning Laundry Work", ' The Church Army in England, which has more than 100 homes for .men, women and children whom lt Is try ing to save from lives of crime! has settled the problem of employment for ssme of the boys by establishing a laundry in one of the boys' hornes and teaching the inmates to wash The boys w?re at first incllni sent the idea of doing girls' wi they have gradually become lm and find it more to their liking than wood sawing and chopping. ^As yet they have done no flne or women's work, but are doing the coarser pieces better than the average laundress. Two or three of the boys have/ risen from the ranks and become assistant superintendents, and they luvvje ' as pired to fine work and even la< tains. Knew When Washday Came. To teach a child one particular thing often proves to be a most vexa tious job. The child is as a rule ready to say anything but the particular Thing desired. A young couple sought to Impress on their little daughter's mind the names of the days of the week a few days ago. To facilitate their work they repeated over and over again the rhyme beginning "Solomon Grundy was born on Sunday." .The little tot was finally able to re peat it fairly well. The more difficult part of the lesson then came. "Now," said her father, "what day was yesterday?" "Sunday," came the quick response. "What day ls to-day?" "Monday, I dess," came the more un certain reply. "Well, what day is to-morrow?" There. waB no hesitancy here. "It's washday," triumphantly replied tho little girl.-Cleveland Leader. A Cheese as Letter Box. An English tradesman commenced correspondence with a Canadian dairy farmer by finding a tin box containing the name and address of the farmer in a cheese he purchased. The note also asked the finder to communicate with the writer and ex press an opinion upon the cheese. Tho request was acted upon. . In his latest letter the Canadian gave a glowing account of the dairy ing industry in his country. A REMINDER. "A baby reminds me of poetry," said the sentimentalist. "Y?s," answered the man of family. "It reminds me of poetry, too; especi ally when it is Inclined to be bad and you have to walk' the floor comr-onlng lt"-Washington Star. Swallowed Ilia Falco Teeth. A man rocently 6wellowcd Lia false teeth and it drove him* mad. Stomachs will 6tand a great deal, but not everything. If yours is weak try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It cures indigestion, constipation, kidney and liver troubl?e, os well as malaria and fever and ague. It is particularly effootive in all nerv ous affections, and is strongly recommended 8i this season of the year when the system is run-down and most susceptible to disease. All druggists keop it. The worker wasps, like the worker bees, are smaller than the queens or males. IC You Have Dyspepsia Send no money, but write Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis., BOT 148, for six bottles of Dr. Shoop's Restorative; express paid. If cured, pay 55.50; if not, it is free. The man who lives on the top of a mountain shouldn't object to climate. Tho American People Are the groatost suffeirors from Constipation. Many casos havo been cured effectually with email doses of Crab Orchard Water. Mrs. Winslov 'a Soothing Syrup for children teething, coi ton (ho guim, roduoss inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25cabottle Thc Public Library o? Chicago has 260, 000 volumes. Piso's Curo is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM. O. ESDSLET, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10^1903. Rhode Island is one of thc thirteen orig inal States and smallest in thc Union. If you want "good digestion to walt upon your appotite" you should always chew a bar of Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti. The ambidextrous chap can make his lett hand his write hand. FRAGRANT a perfect liquid dentifrice for the Teeth and Mouth New Size SOZ0DONT LIQUID, 25c A BF fi S0Z0D0NTTOOTH POWDER, 25c Jj V% w Urge LIQUID and POWDER, 75c ba %3 At all Stores, or by Mail for the price. HALLA RUCKEL, New York. j Every cotton planter should write for our val liable illustrated pamphlet, "Cotton Culture." It is sent free. Send name and address to GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., N. Y. You know very we constipated and your w come and dwell with yoi CASCARETS act dire revitalizing every portioi cs for food, power to digest sr & ?= I THE TABLET CS GUARANTEED TO CUBE etna bad breath, bad bio wind oe I**" headache. Indlffeatl'sn, pimples, v y plexton and dlmln .-te. YVbcn y TTZ Kettla* .let. Constipation Ulli* r E It ts a starter for the chronic at ?v. afterward?. Ko matter what all MM* yon will never gt I well and be #M? right. Take oar advlcel start w rraarantee to care or mosey refm S_. A CLEAR GAIN. "Did many people turn out to hear you read from your works?" she asked the eminent author. "Yes," he replied, "there was a large audience; but' nearly evorybody left before I got fairly started." "Dear me! And did you have to re turn the money that was taken in at the box office?" "No. A fire engine went past the hall just as I was starting on my part of the programme."-Chicago Times Herald. _ Spring Cleaning Made Easy. Much of tho terror of epring cleaning may bo avoided by proper preparation. Settled weather should be eolocted for the work, and a supply of all needed articles in readiness. Ivory Soap will be found best for washing windows, paintn and floors ; it i-i harmless, and very effective in making the hcuso clean and frosh -Eliza lt. Parker. A clean sweep of about a quarter of a million has been made by several English insurance companies. A gentleman who possessed the above amount did not agree I with his relatives. Accordingly he ."pur chased several annuities, but made a bad investment, for only a week elapsed be tween the purchase of the last annuity and the death of the gentleman. Thus the whole of the money goes into the insur ance companies' coilers. His relatives get nothing. Each packago of PUTNAM FADELESS DYE j colors either Bilk, Wool or Cotton perfectly ^ ot one boiling. Sold by all druggists. i According to recently published statis tics Herlin possesses now more tLan 50,300 telephones. Heredity is n comforting thing on which to blame our faults. liow'i Titi*? We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Upward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHESEY & Co.. Toledo, 0. Wo, tho undersigned, havo known F. J. Cheuoy for tho last 15 years, and bellew* .*.' perfectly honorable in nil bnsinesB ' ..inac tions and financially ablo to carr ont any S ligation mado bv"their Arm. V ."ST & TBUAX Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. BALDINO, KINN AK & JIAHVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Curo ie taken internally, act ing diroctly upon thc blood and mucous sur faces of the Bystem. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by oil Druggists. Hall's Fcniily Pills are tho best. In South Australia there are only eighty five women for every 100 men. // Your Stomach makes life miserable, Hs your own fault Dr. Greene, the discoverer of Dr. Greene's Nervura, will tell you why this is se, and just exactly bow to cure the whole trouble. This information and advice wlH oest you nothing. Write to Dr. Greene, 35 West 14th St., New York City. tmememeeemeeMmemeeeemeeemaemeeeMemt , FREE j WINCHESTER? w****? ? SHOTGUNS S Factoryloaded S Our 160 pagel and S shotgun shells, . illustrated cata-| FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLSg ?NEWRIVAL," ? logue ? the winning combination In the field or at O "LEADER," and 9 5 g the trap. All dealers ?ell them. 9u REPEATER." g FRFF S WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. J Atrial win prove S ?T jrmifcw?. 5 J8O WINO.**T AT., K*W HAYT, CON*. S their superiority. L. DOUGLAS $3 & $3.50 SHOES UNION MADE. The real worth of my fu.00 and 53.50 shoes ^compared with other makes is S4.00 to 83.00. My $4.00 GUt Edge Line cannot be equalled at any price. Best In the world for men. 1 muke and sell more men's One shoes, Goodyear Wclt(Hond.Sewcd Procesa), than nny other mannfnc turer in the world. I will pay ?91, OOO to any one w ho c an linne ih.it my statement is not true. (Signed) W. X,. D?nelas. Take n.. snbstltnte ! Insist on having W. L. Douglas shoes with name and price stamped on bottom. Your dealer should keep .hem ; I gi ve one dealer exclusive sale In each town. If he docs not keep them and will not get them for you, order direct from factorv, enclosing price and 25c. extra for carriage. Over 1,000,000 satisfied wearers. New Sprtuj: Catalog free, ra-rt ColorErsi^ nwdoeliurinlr. V. L DOUGLAi. Brockten, Mass. CATALOG OF FREE! SPORTING GOODS RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, 620 Locnst St., ST. LOUIS, Mo. ^ Constipation t I is easily cured and the bowels restored g r to a healthy condition by the use of "Tho Sance that made West Point famens." MclLHENNY'S TABASCO. FOR GOUT, TORPID LIVER AND CONSTIPATION. No medicine in the world can relieve you like thc Natural Mineral Laxative "Water, provided by nature herself and dis covered more (han 30 years ago and now used by every nation in the world. the natural remedy tor all stomach, bowel, liver and kidney troubles. By our method of concentration each 6 or. bottle is equivalent to three gallons of tho spring water. Recommended by over one thousand of the mn, si HW physicians, from whom wc have testimonials, as the safest and BJ' best Natural Laxative "Water known to medical science. Its Action is Speedy, Sure and Gentle. It never gripes. Every Druggist Zud General "Wholesale Grocer Sells lt. for the full name, j DH IC Label with " Hunyndi J?nos." DLUL Red Centre Panel. Sole Importer, Firm of Andreas Saxlehner, 130 Fulton St., fl. Y. HDADQY NEW DISCOVERY'; siva, fj |v <W I ?02 I quick relier and cn res worst esse?. Boot of testimonials and IO dava' irsatmsit I ree. Dr. H. H. GEEEN S SONS. Box B. AUint*. 0? USE CERTAIN SECURE,! ss 50 IS A LUXURY WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL! Wm Watch our next advertisement. ? Tablespoonful to a Cap. Jmiimm-IS THE RULE TOR MAKING COITEE BUT % OF A TABLESPOONFUL OF offee will give you stronger coffee than a tablespoonful of any other kind. Here is where you save money! USE LION COFFEE ! Always insist upon getting it. LION COFFEE is absolutely pure, and not a coffee which is glazed JJ or coated with egg mixtures or chemicals in order to hide imperfections. In every package of LION COFFEE you will find a fully illustrated and descriptive list. No housekeeper, in fact, no woman, man, boy or girl will fail to find in the list some article which will contribute to their happiness, comfort and convenience, and which they may have by simply cutting out a certain number of Lion Heads from the wrappers of our one pound sealed packages (which is the only form in which this excellent coffee is sold). WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. ?ll how you feel when your liver don't act. Bile collects In the blood, bowels become hole system is poisoned. A lazy liver is an invitation for a thousand pains and aches to j. Your life becomes one long measure of irritability and despondency and bad feeling, ctly, and in a peculiarly happy manner on the liver and bowels, cleansing, purifying, i of the liver, driving all the bile from the blood, as is soon shown by increased appetite it, and strength to throw off the waste. Beware of imitation?! .Jct rfor ' h a ? ed the .rinr .tely nd swimroln'."-Washington .^e. "I have been troubled st great deal with a torpid liver, which produces constipa tion. I found CASCARETS to bo all you claim for them, and secured such relief tho first trial that I purchased another supply and was completely cured. I shaU only ba too glad to recommend Cssoarets whenever the opportunity ls presented." J. A. SMITH. 2980 Susquehanna Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. "He did i* iiiickly and --*?matically and at i mai? Tha? hap. I ju? thr hat dat* ste =3 rs*a i 3 all bowel troubles, appendicitis, biliousness. i lae stomach, bloated bowels, foul month, laius after ?atinar, liver tt-onble, ?allow com? our bowels don't mc vc resrnlnrly yon ?re "oro people thai all other ??tacases together. Intents and lour ye.-\rs of sn Te rio g that come s you, start tat foil ?' ASC A, '?JS i H today, for well all the time until yon l>ut your bowels Ith CASCA-RETS today, under an absoluta ailed, m Five GsTAJtAJfTEED TO CUTRE: CARETS waa sold. .Vow lt lo over ?Imitar medicino la thejnrerid. Tals ls abeolate oar best testimonial JOc. 25c 50c NEVER SOLD IN BULK. DRUGGISTS asm th* first box of OAS* a year, -Treater than star roof mt froU atrit, sad Wow It ts over six m i il i on hoi ri rn, year, creates* than i "rn world. Tals ls absolute proof ?MT (real x Ve havo faith, nad win sell CAJaOAJsjETS absolutely ?ruarnatocd to cure or moacy refunded. %>o buy today, two AVOc, boxes, ?-iv? them a fair, honest trial, aa per stnaple aUreatlea?, aad lr yost are not aatlaaod after usina- oas COc box. retara tho na used We box and the empty box to tu by mall, or the d ni irrt st ?Vota whom yo? pa rah asad lt, I Md sret your money baek for both boxes. Take oar advice-so matter what alta yea start today, ne al th will quickly fellow arid yon win bless the day yost Sh-ot started Sha asa orOAAOAJtETS. Book free by snail. A4di STBUI?MW Co.. isVTsaiVt^aassaa ...1.1M.?.MMM