Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, February 01, 1905, Image 4

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

COMMODORE NICHOLSON S RECOMMENDS PE-RU NA. m 7i? COMMODORE Somerville Nicholson, of the United States Navy, in a letter from 1837 R Street, Northwest, Washing ton, D. C.,-says: "Tour Perrina has been and is now %tsedby so many of my friends and acquaintances as a sure cure for catarrh thal I am convinced of its curative qualities and I unhesitat ingly recommend it to all persons suffering from that complaint. ? Our army and our navy are the natural protection of our country. Peruna is the natural protection of the anny and navy in the vicissitudes of cli mate and exposure. - * We -have on file thousands of testimon ials -from prominent people in the army and navy. We can give our readers only a slight glimpse of tee vast array of unsolicited en dorsements Dr. Hartman is constantly re ceiving for his widely known and efficient "-emedy, Peruna. If you do not derive prompt and satis .?ctory results from the use of Peruna, .write at once to Dr. S. B. Hartman, Pres ident of The Hartman Sanitarium, Colum bas, Ohio, and he wQl be pleased to give you his valuable advice._ So, 5, GUA MK* TEED BY A BANK DEPOSIT u)?3U\i? \ V \\f Railroad Fara Paid. 500 7_ FREE Courses Offered. BBBSBSBBBBESSB? Beard at Co.it. Write Quick 8E0RSIA-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE, Macon,Ga. No Morel For Specific Ophthal mia, Moon Blindness and other SOEE EYES, BARRY CO., ioJ?!??tS* ~ HAVE A SURE CURE. Field Seeds Country-merchants and farmers ean save 10 to 25 per eehi by writing the Nashville Produce CoiTSkshville, Tenn.,-for special cash prices. /Thc only strictly cash field seed house In the South. Write today. NASHVILLE PRODUCE CO., J. J. 01>II<, Manager. Impartial Choice. ..Ruby, who was dining with her eld ers, was given her choice of her fav . orite desserts. '?Which will you have, Ruby, ice cream or jam?" her indulgent father asked. After a moment's hesitation she "said, "Give me a little of. each ^and a lot of both."-February Lippinc?tt's. - White Geese-Out for Airing. The unusual spectacle of a couple of perfectly white geese out for an air ing \with their owner" is frequently seen about Medford. The birds wad dle along at the man's heels, seem ingly interested in all that goes on around them, but never-swerving an inch to one side or the other. Frisking around this queer lot is a little terrier; but the geese do not seem in the least afraid of 'him. First he bounds ahead of the' group to in vestigate something which has arous ed his curiosity. Then, as if he^J^atH just recalled an imposed y?aly, he trots back and takes jichis position ^_in the '""?""'"??ebjv trail i ot.--?he birds.-Boston Odds and Ends. People who livo at a rattling pace usually have many loose joints. The church boss is likely to be the devil's hireling. W0MEN'S_NE6LECT SUFFERINGTHE SURE PENALTY Health Thus Lost Is Restored by Lydia EL Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. How many women do you know who are perfectly well arid strong? We hear every day the same story over and over again. 411 do not feel well ; I ant so tired all the time!" Sf KateM?Donald\ ?than likely yon speak the same {yourself, and no doubt you feel >mwell. The cause maybe easily L fx> some derangement of the fe? fprgans which manifests itself in ession of spirits, reluctance to go fhere or do anything, backache, ig-down pains, flatulency, nerv iss, sleeplessness, leucorrhcea. sse symptoms are 1 it warnings Pthere'is danger ahead, and unless led a life of suffering or a serious (ration is the inevitable result. )e never-failing remedy for all these ?ptoms is Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg? ?ble Compound. liss Kate McDonald, of Woodbridge, I J., writes: ?ar Mrs. Pinkham : ' I think that a woman naturally dislikes to ike her troubles known to the public, but tored health has meant so much to me that annot help from telling mine for the sake other suffering women. H For a long time I sufTered untold agony tth a uterine-trouble and irregularities, mich made mo a physical wreck, and no one nought I would Tecbver, but Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has entirely loured me, and ina de ma well and streng, and ~ feel it my duty to tell other suffering women (rhat a splendid medicine it is." !If yon are ill, don't hesitate to get a bottle of Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound at once, ?nd write to Mrs. Pinkham^ Lyon, Mass.', for special ! aitvice^it is'f ree and always helpful. THE P ULPIT. AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY CHAPLAIN CLARK,' OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY; Sufyect: TIio Unlooked-For Increment . Baltimore, -Md.-The following bril liant. sermon was contributed .to the Sunday Sun by the Rev. H. H." Clark, D. D., chaplain of the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis. It is entitled "The Unlooked-For Incre ment," and was preached from the text: : "Behold, I have dome according to Thy words; Lo! I have given thee a wise and understanding heart. And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked."-II Kings, iii., 12-33. Solomon's request is a surpris?. Left to the promptings of ambition it is not characteristic of men to ask for simple gifts or few. The natural re quest would have been for the things the King- did not ask-fcfcg life, riches, honor, victory over enemies. Instead the request was simp?? and. unselfish. It was made with a most becoming humility. It was for a wise and under standing heart. This would be enough. Then came the Jehovah's answer: "I have given thee a wise and understand ing heart. And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked." This was increment, increase, that Solomon h fid not counted on. How much is involved in doing the right thing at thc outset! Somehow first things take hold on last things. The energy of the first Mock the child pushes over in the row is not expended till the last block is down. The first branches you bend and tie into shape make way for ?he beauty and sym metry of the full grown tree. The shipbuilder can tell from the keel that is laid the sort of ship that is going to be built. From the dimensions of growing columns the architect, can quickly estimate the weight of arches or dome. So God sees in some simple, honest prayer we may offer the be ginning of all we may ever achieve of knowledge, goodness, service; sees in it all our life shall ever mean to our selves and other fellow-men. Wonder ful are the connections be.wcen first things and last! It is, too, an immeasurable satisfac tion that when we have done the rigbt act, said the right word, offered the right prayer, put ourselves in the right attitude in anything our responsibility ceases. Then the way of Divine Provi dence is? opened in our lives. Solomon made just the right prayer; then God gave him what he had not asked. How this simplifies life! We have only to do the right thing at the right time; the rest takes care of itself. In ordinary circumstances we all know well enough what the right .thing is. In the Old Testament a well-known character said: "I, being in-the. way. the Lord led me." The secret of it was that Eliezer started on the right road; then the Lord led him to the well. The happy outcome we all know. When our prayer is: "Make me true to this work, this demand, this occa sion, this duty," using the Iigbtr^Tget, we need give ourselves^ne-ftfrther trou ble. Results are not^iu our hands. . The disciples jvfP?egan their careers by th? use of this method. Without ?hought of what was to come, they simply obeyed the Masters call. His command was: "Follow Me!" and straightway Simon and Andrew left the net they were casting into the lake, and James and John the net they were mending in the boat, and followed Him. So with all the others. They left what they were doing to,do what. Christ told them to do. They had no more conception of what was to follow than the child Shakespeare or the child Milton had of what was to follow his learning of the'alphabet. In the'sim plest, honestest manner the disciples put themselves in right relations to Christ, and their act changed the course of history. Admiral Farragut touched this truth on another side. In the darkest days of the Civil War the President called him to Washington for consultation. The-people were finding fault with this General and that General, with the President, with pretty much every thing. One evening in a large com pany the Admiral sat listening to the complaints of the hearthstone warriors. At length he said in quiet tones, but with the strength of moving fleets in them:. "I have one great advantage I have only to go where I ara sent." The thing in hand occupied him ab sorbingly, wholly. What he sought was the wise and understanding heart for the present duty; the rest was in the Almighty's hands. Great men for the most part have ^eeir*rs-^mplo-hearted as Solomon in his prayer. They placed the emphasis not on what they .wanted to clo, but on what they wanted to be; not on dreams of life, but on fitness for life. They took the same ship, so to say, in the beginning, from which they disem barked in the end, though (hey were as ignorant of the voyage before them as Solomon was of the coming events of his reign. There are many things we desire about which we need not much concern ourselves if we make use of this prin ciple. Solomon, for example, did not ask for a long life; yet long life was involved in a wise and understanding heart. The man who sets out to do his duty in all respects should not trouble himself about the number of his days. Let him live the life, and, whether it be long or short, it is a life. But the chances are that it will be long. It has been noted in armies that the men who are fussiest about living are frequently the men who ' do not pull through. Xenophon noted this fact more than 2300 years ago. In the Anabasis, we recollect, when Clearchus and other leading Greek Generals had been slain ' in the tent of Tissaphernes through the bad faith of the Persians the Greek army, iu the heart of tue enemy's country, was greatly discouraged. Then Xenophon addressed the army in words like these: "I have observed this, O men, that as many as desire to live by all menus in military af fairs, these for the most part die cow ardly and disgraced. But as many as recognize that death is common and necessary to all men, and strive to die honorably, I see these, by some means or other, arrive at old age, and while they live live successfully." The same truth applies to happiness. Counters and shelves are crowded with books on happiness: "The Art of Hap piness," "How To Be Happy"-count less titles, ringing the changes on hap piness. The pursuit of happiness is the quest of the day. . Many people are pounding the drum of happiness so hard as to smash the drum. The truth Is, only fitness for happiness brings it. A man never caught it by running after lt. 'It is a raiubow, with its pot of golfl that must come to us. and come we are not expecting it. The happiness seekers are the happiness iosers. The man who achieves happiness is the man who has aimed for something higher. Think nothing about happi ness; only put your best into each day of life. The same thing holds true of repu tation. One of the things Solomon did not ask was honor. It was enough for him to be wise and just. Wisdom and justice were the highest sources of his honor. For wisdom and justice he is reputed above all Pise. If day by day we strive for the inward things from which reputation takes substance and shapeliness, we need give ourselves no further thought about the matter. What men think of us will take car? of itself. Growing plants do not give themselves concern over summer; ihey are the gift of spring to summer, and summer will take care bf them. So, living ?s we oucut, we commit our rep utation to God, whose presence and I whose care are the real summer of al! good things among men. If Solomon informed his courtiers of his request to Heaven they probably told him lhat he had missed a great opportunity. They might easily have said: "Why did you not ask for riches, for vastly extended power and do minion? How much better they would have been than wisdom? We could have furnished the wisdom." But the prayer was of the right sort. Jehovah was pleased with its modesty; and the things that were not asked for were in due time given. The surprise of life often lies in the insignificance of the means to some creat end. People in the navy know that the smallest thing connected with a great glin is the most indispensable-the firing pin. That gone, and thc gun. so to say, is on the shelf. In the army one of the smallest duties of the cavalryman is the car ing for his horse. There is an instance in history where cavalry that did this dutys.-well aud cavalry that did it ill, otherwise equally matched, fought a battleX'in which those who neglected their "horses were cut .down almost to a man. Doers to great events swing outward on little hinges. Art and reli gion and education and war abound with decisions and acts and incidents, small in themselves as mustard seeds; 3*et so growthful that great events and great deeds have come and lodged in the branches thereof. Let us also treasure the words of the Master in direct line with the truth we have been considering: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God-a nd His righteous ness, and all these things shall be added unto you." .* \ Thc Poverty of Christ. Is a man poor! Let him remember Christ's knowledge of his poverty. It is no light thing to be poverty-stricken in the midst of wealth. To see loved ones denied comforts .md even ne cessities merely through lack of a few pieces of glittering metal; to have growing sons and (laughters deprived of au education; to see suffering ones unrelieved; to have no opportunities to increase one's usefulness; to expose one's family to moral degradation be cause of lack of a competence-these are but a few of the evils of poverty. To men in such circumstances, Christ said, "I know thy poverty." Who bet ter could understand? Had He not as an eldest son seen something of sordid economies in that carpenter's home at Nazareth? Had He not as a ?widow's main support suffered in thc harsh limitations of a . Galilean peas ant's lot? Had He not at times been deprived of a place to lay Hisjiead? It was for your sake He became" poor. -Pacific Baptist. "Ve Shall Know Hereafter." What is approved by God-honors Him,, resembles Him-must be made successful, triumphant and predom inant, in His empire. He will not for ever suffer the enemy's camp on His grand field. The awful mystery, why this trumphaut ascendancy is so slowly achieved, so long delayed in this world, will, it is reasonable to believe, be one of the subjects for illumination in a higher state of existence, where en larging faculties will have endless duration for their exercise. It may then be seen that the whole course of this world, from the beginning to the end, was "a day of small things," as compared with the sequel-only as a brief introduction to an? immense and endless economy.-John Foster. Bow Prayer Helps. We all know that a good life and a humble testimony to the goodness and faithfulness of God have a very great influence for good on the minds of all who see and hear; but how does prayer help? In the first place, prayer, if it be true prayer-an earnest and confident appeal to God for the blessing sought has a wonderful effect upon the charac ter of th? person who offers it. Such prayer brings the petitioner into close fellowship with God and opens his whole nature to tlie influence of the Spirit of God; and by so doing fits him to become a zealous and effective wit ness for God. Tn One Single Honr. In that single hour wrhen he brought Peter to Christ, Andrew accomplished more for the world than in all his life besides. It may easily be so'with us. Business men are satisfied to get ten, five, or even two per cent, returns from the capital, but no investment equals in returns the investment of a little time and courage in soul-saving. The interest is literally millions per cent. Indeed, if you remember the endless reaches of eternity, the interest is in finite. Usu Positive Arguments. It is necessary to lay stress upon the fallacy of the negative attitude towards truth, because that attitude is one-of the chief obstacles in the way of win cing souls for Christ. If we would be soul-winners we must first of all get rid of any tendencies we may have to look upon things negatively and to pre sent them negatively to others, and then we must help those we would save to develop a desire for positive truth. Over-production Sole Evil. New Orleans', Special-At its night session the cotton convention listened for an hour to an address by President A. Brittin, of the Now Orleans Cotton Exchange. Mr. Brittin denied that low prices were in any sense due to future sales. Low prices were due to one cause, and one cause only, that of over-production. With the removal of that cause, values would go up with a bound, regardless of all the future sellera of Europe, Africa or America. Thedford's Black-Draught comes nearer regulating the entire system and keeping the body in health than any other medicine made. It is always ready in any emergency to treat ailments that are frequent in any family, such as indigestion, biliousness, colds, diarrhoea, and stomach aches. Thedford's Black-Draught is the standard, never-failing remedy for stomach, bowel, liver and kidney troubles. It is a cure for the domes tic ills which so frequently summon the doctor. It is as good for children as it is for grown persons. A dose of this medicine every day will soon cure the most obstinate case of dys pepsia or constipation, and when taken as directed brings quick relief. DANVILLE, III., Deo. 23,1C02. Thedford's Blaek-D.-augut has boon our family doctor for Ovo years and we want no other. When nny of us fool badlyVo toko a dor-c and are nil right In twelve hours. Wu hove spont lots of money for doctor bills, hut get along just as well with Black-Draught. IRA H. EADKH. Ask your dealer for a package of Thedford's Black-Draught and if he dees not keep it send 25c. to Tho Chatta nooga Medicine Cp., Chattanooga, Tenn, and & package will bo mailed to you. r WILL CUT ACREAGE Reduction of One-Fourth is Suggested By Cotton Convention i THE SENTIMENT WAS UNANIMOUS A Comprehensive plan Adopted to Se cure the Support of Every Grower . For an Equal Decrease in Acreage, and Commercial Fertilizers. New. Orleans, Special.-What is firmly believed will be the solution of the cotton situation was r?ached here Wednesday, when the cotton conven tion without a dissenting vote declare^ In favor of a 25 per' cent, reduction in acreage and an equal reduction in commercial fertilizer, and backed that action up with the adoption of a com prehensive plan to secure the support of every farmer, big and little, in the cotton belt. ' An' overwhelming majori ty of the delegates were present when the report was received and acted upon. At th opening afternoon session for mer Senator McLaurin, of South Caro lina,, spoke along the lines of national protection for the cotton growers, say ing, that heretofore the cotton planter had been sacrificed to-the doctrine of fre? raw material. A reference to President Roosevelt's kindness to the South provoked a fa vorable demonstration on the part of the audience. Former Lieutenant Governor Jester, of Texas, from the committee on "holding and financing the balance of the present crop," pre sented a report setting* forth that each State and local section seems amply able to finance its present holdings. The committee believed that the cot ton now in the hands of the producers should remain on the farm or be stored in local warehouses, protected against weather and fire, and said : that the banks and commission men evidenced a willingness to aid iri mar keting the balance of the crop so as to hold in check any- disposition to rush in cotton unduly and break the niarket Belief was expressed that 25 per cent; reduction in acreage and 25 per cent, reduction in fertilizers will solve the cotton problem. After the convention had voted an invitation to Capt. Richard P. Hobson to speak, R. H. Jenkins, of Texas, was recognized to read the report of the committee on the acreage, which the convention had voted to be of para mount importance. The report fol lows: To the Hon. Harvie Jordan, Chairman Inter-State Cotton Growers: "We, the committee on acreage and fertilizers, do recommend that acre age planted in cotton in 1905 shall be 25 per cent, less than In 1904, and that there shall be a reduction of 25 per cent, in the' use of commercial fertilizers in growing cotton. We recommend the following plan for the accomplishment of said reduction: i "First, Th?t the vice presidents of this association call a meeting of all persons interested in cotton on the 11th day of February, 1905, in the county seat of each county not al ready organized, on the plan herein after set out, at which meeting there shall b? elected a county, chairman and ar chairman for- each school dis trict or other small political subdi vision of the county. "Second. That there shall be held in each school oistrict or other small political subdivisions of the county on the 18th day of February, 1905, at 1 o'clock p. m.,,a meeting of all citizens of said district or other -small politi cal subdivision who are Interested in the growing of cotton, which meeting shall elect a committee of three on acreage and membership. "Third. At said precinct meeting the farmers and land-owners present, shall be asked to sign the following agreeineii: "We, the undersigned farmers . or land-owners, living in school district or precinct Nc-. county of.State of. hereby pledge ourselves to reduce the acreage planted by us in cotton and to reduce our consumption of fertilizers in grow ing cotton as shown by the statements set opposite our names.' "Fourth. That said committtee on acreige and memU^hip 'shall imme diately canvass said district and ask all farmers and land-owners in said district who do not attend such meet ing, to sign said pledge, and said com mittee shall return said pledge to the chairman of said precinct. "Fifth. Said precinct chairmen shall preserve said privileges, and they shall immediately report to the county chairman showing the total number of acres planted in cotton in said pre cinct in 1904, and the total number to be planted in cotton in said precinct In 1905, the total amount of fertilizer used in growing cotton in said pre cinct a?vl the total amount to be used in said pi ?clnct .in said years. Fire in Russian Navy Yard. Savastopol, By Cable.-The vast ad miralty works here caught fire Mon day. The fire broke out immediately after the second signal for beginning work was given at 7 a. m. The fi?mes burst simultaneously from different parts of the works, and the whole building was so quickly involved that men in the modeling department barely escaped by jumping out of the windows. Energetic measures prevented the flames extending to the docks. The fire was under control at 1:30 p. m. The cause of the fire ls unknown. Shorter Hours Promised. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-Governor General Trepoff and Minister of Fi nance Kokovsoff issued a proclamation ?which reveals the government's plans for breaking the strike, not only here, but throughout Russia, The proclama tion is couched in a paternal tone, and points out that honest workmen, who want to better their condition, should have brought their demands to tho government, instead of being mislead by agitators into affiliation with a movement which is not confined to economy aspirations. A shorter work day is promised. Bad Fire at Union, S. C. Union, S. C., Special.-A fierce fire which started in the plant of the Bailey Lumber and Manufacturing Com pany, at 2.30 o'clock Wednesday, was gotten under control at 4 o'clock, after assistance from two companies from Spartanburg, which came down on a special train. This proved to be the most destructive fire the city has wit nessed since about 1888, when almost half the town was burned. The total loss is variously estimated at from ?25, 000 to SoO.OOft. Chester Man Found Dead. Chester, S. C., Special.-Oscar M. Massey was found dead in a gutter on Credsden street, near his house Tuesday morning between 5 and '6 o'clock. He was seen alive at 4 o'clock, and had only been dead a short while, as his body was still warm. There was not the slightest evidence of foul play, and the attending physician jgave 'heart failure 'as cause of his 'death. He was about '56 years of agp and loaves' a wife and six children,/' Back to the Farm. Things on the farm are changing, and we already observe, if we watch the barometer of social life, that there is a tendency to get back to the coun try. Fifteen years ago, for instance, less than fifty per cent, of the popula tion were moving countryward; in 1900 the statistics show that seventy per cent., were seeking homes In rural districts, and it is likely that the pro portion now going cway from the city reaches seventy-five per cent. At last, with Solomon, they are discovering that "all is vanity" in the cities; that friendships are difficult, that neigh bors don't know the names one of the other, that noise, dirt, confusion are there and the struggle to live is at the desperate stage all the time. The telephone, the trolley line, free rural mail delivery-these are mitigat ing the unsocial side of rural life, and the beauty of nature is doing ihe rest. Intelligent men and women, seek ing the health of their families, physi cal, moral and spiritual, are taking up homes where acres abound, and are giving to rural life something it has lacked before. The practical farm er finds in these additions to his neigh borhood circle stimulus and cheer, and the children of the farm and of the families frcm thp city find mutual pleasure in association. The movement la an all-round good one. It marks a new era in rural life and a change of estimable value to those with cour age enough to pull up stakes and leave the town. It is one of the most encouraging signs of the times.-Op portunity. 15 YEARS OF TORTURE Itching and Painful Sores Covered I?ead and Body-Cured In Week hy Cut?eura. "For fifteen years .my scaip and fore head was one mass of scabs, and my body was covered with sores. Words cannot ex press how I suffered from the itching and pain. I had given up hope when a friend told me to get Cuticura. After bathing with Cuticura Soap and applying Cuticura Ointment for three days, my head was as clear a3 ever, and to my surprise and joy, one cake of soap and one box of ointment made a complete cure in one week. (Signed) H. B. Franklin, 717 Washington St., Allegheny, Pa."_ Male Shoppers Preferred. "Saleswomen would'rather wait up on ten men customers than one wo man," said the floor manager of ex perience. "There is no question but men make the best and most agree able shoppers. They know what they want, are easily suited and are not fussy. They have a genial way that makes them easier to satisfy than wo men ars. Their manners are not so stiff. "No man.ever crushes a salesgirl with a haughty stare. Men seldom .haggle over prices. They may easily be persuaded to buy a higher priced article if they have the money, and you can convince them they are get ting their money's worth. Men show good taste and judgment in buying ar ticles they know little about. Their fondness for large sizes borders on the ridiculous, sometimes. Shoes, gloves, shirts-they want them ?ll with ample room. "It is a pity most men seem to feel uncomfortable and out of; place in a. store. Perseus who sell goodv would like to see them oftener."-New York Mosquitoes Kill Chickens. Big gallinipper mosquitoes that seem to have can openers instead o? stingers are attacking chickens in the East End and they are said already to have killed twenty-two fowls owned by Mrs. Bridget Owens ot Fulton street. All of the chickens were at tacked while roosting. The mosqui toes seemed to descend toward the ! earth from high in the air in the ; evening or after darkness and attack animals of all kinds. It is thought thai they breed in low, marshy places, but fly high most of the time.-Louisville Herald. A Negligible Quantity. "But how did you manage to make so much money when you had only one oyster stey to serve?" "Oh," replied the pretty church-fair waitress, "you see, every time we served it it was sent back."-Febru ary Lippincott's. The president of the British board of trade stated, in answer to a question in the House of Commons that the average annual earnings of adult males employed in the principal indus trial and agricultural occupations in the United Kingdom in a year of aver age>employment might be estimated approximately at $350 each. A FELLOW FEELING Why She Felt Lenient Towards tlio Drunkard. A great deal depends on the point of view. A good temperance woman was led, in a very peculiar way, to revise her somewhat harsh judgment of the poor devil who cannot resist his cups, and she is now the more charitable. She writes: "For many years I was a great suf ferer from asthma. Finally my health got so poor that I found l eonid not lie down, but walked Ihe floor whilst oth ers slept. I got so nervous I could not rest anywhere. . "Specialists told me I must give up the use of coffee-the main thing that I always thought gave me some relief. ? consulted our family physician, and he. being a coffee fiend himself, told me to pay no attention to their advice. Coffee had such a charm for mo that In passing a restaurant and getting a whiff of the fragrance I could not re sist a cup. I felt very lenient toward the drunkard who could not pass the saloon. Friends often urged me to try Tostum, but I turned a deaf ear, say ing 'That may do for people to whom coffee is harmful, but not for me-cof fee and I will never part." ? "At last, however, I bought a pack age of Postura; although I was sure I could not drink it. I prepared it as di rected, and served it for breakfast. Well, bitter as I was against it, I must say that never before had I tasted a more delicious cup of coffee! From that day to this (more than 2 years) 1 'lave never had a desire for the old cof fee. My health soon returned; the asthma disappeared, I began to sleep well, and in a short time I gained 20 pounds Sn weight. "One day I handed ray physician the tablets he had prescribed for me, telllne; bim I had no use for them. He stayed for dinner. When I passed him his coffee cup he remarked, T am glad to see you were sensible enough not to let yourself be persuaded that cof fee was harmful. This is the best cup of coffee I ever drank,' he continued; 'the trouble is so few people know how to make good coffee.' When he got his second cup I told him he was drinking Postum. He was incredu lous, but I convinced him, and now he uses nothing but Postum in his home, and has greatly improved in health." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Look in each package for the famous little boo^ "The Road to WellviUe." BROUGHT BACK OLD DAYS, I Kissing Under Difficulties Reminded s Professor of Something. : "Sneaking of the resourcefulness of women-inv the matter of meeting and overcoming obstacles," said the Street Corner Philosopher, "I just saw an illustration of lt, when tw girls, wear ing those tremendous wide brimmed straw hats, met and kissed right in the public street-aye, and hugged each other, too, without disturbing a feather of their headgear. If two men had tried to get their heads that close together for any purpose, wear ing such a rig, there would have been straw and profanity scattered all the way from here to tne corner. But with the girls there was a premoni tory exclamation of joy at meeting, a sudden rush, a convulsive embrace, a sidewise peck at each other's lips, a giggle and a squeal, and out of the mix-up emerged the two maidens as trim as you please. How they duck ed under those brims is more than I can tell. It was done too quick for me to see. It reminded me some of kissing a girl in the days when they used to wea?.hose old fashioned sun bonnets." "How was that?" asked the news paper man, expecting a story. "Young man," said the philosopher, with much dignity, "it was all right." -Springfield (111 ) New*. f APE-LIKE GIANTS OF AFRICA. Strange Race Met on Southern Shore' of Great Lake. < Mr. Edward Grogan-who traversed Africa along its whole length, from the Cape to Cairo-met with a ttrange race on the southern shores of Albert Edward Nyanza. These fear some, ape-like creatures, hiding be hind banana palms, are tall men, with' long arms arid pendant paunches. Such is the stamp of the brute on them that they may be placed lower In the scale than any other African native hitherto seen. Their face, body and limbs are covered with wiry hair, while the hang of the long, powerful arms, the slight stoop of the trunk,, and the hunted, vacant expression of the face make them appear more like apes than human beings. Northwards, near Lado, tho same party came across the Dinkas, a race of giants, standing six feet six inches to seven feet in height, and magnifi cently developed; and in the adjoin ing Toroland which swarmed with ele phants of gigantic size, the natives were simply stark-naked savages of Inexpressible degradation of charac ter. Novel Action to Insure Marriage. In the harbor of the little village of Ploumanac'h; in the Cote-du-Nord, 13 an islet of rock which can be reached at low tide. It is surmounted by a shrine of St. Guirec, who is said to have landed here from Britain in the sixth century. There are two rude statues of the saint, one of which is of wood. To this statue on St. Catherine's day, come the young -women of the neighborhood, who, following an old tradition, stick pins into the statue, in order that they may be married be fore the end of 'he year.-Londou Graphic. Nineteen pianos, every one cf which was a wedding present, are in the pos session of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Deafness Cannot Ile Curo.l by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. Tkorels only one way to cure deafness, and that is by consti tutional remedies. Deadness is caused by aa inflamed condition of tho mucous lining ol the Eustachian Tube. When this tubo is in flamed you have a rumbllngsound or imper fect hearing, and when it ia entirely closed Doafness ls the result, and unless the inflam mation can be taken out and this tube1 re stored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten ..ire caused by catarrh, which is nothingbutau inflamed condition of the raucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)that cau notbecuiedby Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sendfor circulars freo. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O Sold by Druggists, 75o. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti?atloa. Births and Deaths Decrease. Fewer persons died ,md a smaller number were born throughout Eng land and Wales last year than in 1902. while in London itself both birth and deaths were the fewest recorded for many years. Barrie has received more than R250,000 from his plays. A Guaranteed Cure For Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Druggists will refund money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. .r>0c. There are 298 miles of railway in tho Congo Free State._ H. F. GREEN'S 8ONS, of Atlanta, Ga., ara the only successful Dropsy Specialists in tho world. See their liberal offer in advertise ment in another column of this papor. Fifty-two billion dollars passed through the London Clearinghouse last year Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the Rums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c.a bottle Single eyeglasses arc prohibited in the German Army. To Cure a Cold tn One Day Take Laxative Uromo Quiuine Tablets. Ail druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is cn bos. 25e. I'arkman's Sense of Justice. . A friend met Francis Parkman walk ing along the street holdiug two street boys by their coat collars. In reply to his friend's request for an explanation Parkman said: "I found this boy had eaten au apple without dividing with his little brother. Now I'm going to buy one for thc little boy and make the big one look or. while he eats it." St. Nicholas. A WOMAN'S MISERY. Mrs. John LaRuc, of 115 Paterson Avenue, Paterson, N. J., says: "I was troubled for about nine' years, and what I : suf fered no one will ever know. I used about every known reme dy thatis said to be good for kidney com plaint, but without deriv ing permanent relief. Often when alone in the house the backache has been so bad that it brought tears to my eyes. The pain at times was so intense that I was compelled to give up my household duties and lie down. There were head aches, dizziness and blood rushing to my head to cause bleeding at the nose. The first box of Doan's Kidney Pills benefited me so much that I continued the treatment. The stinging pain in . the small of my back, the rushes of blood to the head and other symptoms disappeared." Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers. 50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. . ?. OOL BECKWITH SWS tul For Goughs and Golds g Pe-riMia 55 COL. PAUL E. BECKWITH. o 0 % fi fi fi fi fi fi Peruna has always been a great favorite with the military men, both in the army and navy. The strongest kind of testimonials aro received from officers of high rank con cerning the virtues of Peruna for all ca tarrhal ailments. Only a small per cent, of these can be used ior publication for want of space. _Mr. Harrison L. Deam. Burnside Post; No. 8, Department of the Potomac; Colonel Encampment No. GO, Union Veterans' Le gion, Colonel Green Clay Smith Regiment No. 17. U. V. U.. Department of the Poto mac, Military Order Loyal Legion, De partment of Columbia, Major 34tli indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry, writes: "There is no longer any question as to ike curat ive qualities of J'eruna in all catarrh a I troubles. Its suc cessful MSC by many of my friends entitles li to confide nee anil endorse ment." % Colonel Paul E. Beckwith. Lt. Col., retired, 1st Reg. Minute Men, in a letter from 1503 Vermont avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C., writes: "From the unqualified, endorsement of many of my friends, I take pleasure in commending your remedies for coughs and colds." Paul E. Beckwith. IN FIELD OR BARRACKS PE-R??-NA IS EFFICACIOUS. The constant exposure to the elements experienced in an outdoor life is not so apt to cause coughs and colds as sedentary habits. Those who are brought face to face with the weather every day in active life arc much less liable to catarrhal diseases than those who are housed up in illy ventilated _______ rooms. And yet both of these classes arc more or less subject to catarrh and ca tarrhal diseases.' The soldier as well as the IALL CLASSES ARE SUBJECT TO CATARRH. civilian finds it frequently necessary lo u.-c P?rima on account of coughs and colds. No one is exempt. The strong and healthy are less liable than the weak and iii, but none entirely escape. GUARANTEED CURE for all bowel troubles, appendicitis, biliousness, bad breath, bad blood, wind on the stomach, bloated bowels, foul mouthy headache, indigestion, pimples, pains niter eating, liver trouble, sallow skin and dizziness. When your bcwel9 don't move regularly you are sick. Constipation kills more people than all other dissases together. It starts chronic ailments and long years of suffering. No matter whet nils you, start taking CASCARETS today, for you wilf never get well and stay well until you get your bow?is right Take our advice, start with Cascareis today under absolute guarantee to cure or money refunded. The genuine tablet stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk. Sam?le and booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. sn There are 232.43G miles ot ocean cable in'operation to-day. r 10,000 Plant)) for lGc. This is a remarkable offer the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., makes. Salzer Seeds have a national reputation as the earliest, finest, choicest the earth produces. They will send you their big plant and seed catalog, together with enough seed to grow 3,000 fine, solid Cabbages, 2,000 rich, juicy Turnips, 2,000 blanching, nutty Celery, 2,000 rich, buttery Lettuce, 1,000 splendid Onions. 1,800 rare, luscious Radishes, 1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers. This great offer is made in order to in duce you to try their warranted seeds for when you once plant them you will grow no others, and ' ALT, FOR BUT 16C POSTAGE, providing you will return this notice, and if you will send them 26c in postage, they will add to the above a big package of the earliest Sweet Corn on earth-Salzer's Fourth of July-fully 10 days earlier*''thai) Cory. Peep o''Day, etc., etc. |"A. C. L.l A Tobacco Grower's Profit is dependent upon a properly bal anced fertilizer. Some one has been figuring out tho number of words a man utters'in a year and finds the average to be 11, 800,000. PITS permanently cured. No fit- or nervous ness after first day's usc of Dr. Kline's Groa1: NervoRestorer,82trial bottlcaad treatise free Dr. R; II KLTNE. Ltd.. 031 Arch St.. Phila.. P:\ lamsurePiso'sCura forCoaiumpttoasave I my life three years ago.-Mas. THOMAS EOB nxs, Maple St., Norwich, NX, Feb. 17,1*JJ) Seven of the greatest mountains have never been climbed. Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford':? Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by ali druggists, 81. Mail orders promptlv lilied by Dr. E. Detchon, Cruwfordsville, Ind. Only one man in 700 pays an incoine tax in India. Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Cum and Mullen is Nature's great remedy-Cures Coughs, Colds, Croup and Consumption.and all throat and lung, troubles. At druggists, 25c, 50c. and $1.00 per bottle. There are sixty-four shops which horseflesh is sold. in Berlin in COTTON GIN ' Ask Any Experienced Ginner About PRATT MUNGER EAGLE WINSHIP SMITH We would like to show you What Thousands of Life Long Customers Say. Write for catalogue and testi monial booklet. Charlotte, N. C., Atlanta, Ga,., Birmingham, Ala., Mem phis, Tenn., Dallas, Texas. john White & Go LOUISVILLE, established 13 nisbet market price rumiar ra ir F?RS^ and Hides. fs TTool O? ^?2 CvmaiMlo* Test It: SUPP!:- one potch with fertilizer with piont?ot Potash, another with littlo or no pota?h, ?mil note .he rrsttlts. Every tobacco grower should have our lit'le book. "Tobacco Culture1'-it will ba Kent free-write to: GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Kassa? St., K. Y., or Atlanta. Ga.-22}< South Hroud St. No crop is so easily spojlcd as. tobacco. The fertilizer must be right, and to be right it must contain at least 10% actual -FOR Stimulates the Liver, regulates tho Bowels' icid keeps-thc entlro system In a healthy condition. A Natural Product with a record of a Cen* tory. If afflicted try it. SOLD BY ALL DI? UGGI3TS. CRAB ORCHARD WATER CO. LOUISVILLE, KY. Salseas National Oats Greatest oat of tho century. Yielded in Ohio 1H7, in Mich. "231. In Mo. 250, and ia ii. Dakota 8W bus. per aero. You can beat that record Ia ISQ?. For 10c and ?Ms notice we mall you free lots of farm Fred samples and our bi? ca?alo;:, telU les all about tb is oat wonder Gad thousands of other uecds. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. . La Crosse. * Wis. CURED 6i"33 Quiet; Relief. Removes all .welling in 8 to SO : effects a permanent cure in j >to ?od.tys. Trial treatment given free. Nothingcnn ho fairer Write LY. H.H. Graen'y SouG. . Soeniailfis. Oas 13 /itianta. Gfi: MONET loin?d ovcrvoo ly, S< to S*n, who s.-.?-e n. mon hiv. .Vd tressed siamned envelope. EC;1SW. COMMERCIAL GUARANTEE CO., Elchjnbad; Va.