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. / I Hi? Germ-Proof Cup. "I am one of thoHe persons who cannot pass a water cooler without getting thirsty," said a business man the other (lay, "yet I abhor the public drinking cup, and my draught of Ice-cold water is spoiled for me by the thought of the germs from other lips which cling to its edges. "But I got an idea the other day irom a ramer lasuuious composer, who will not so murh as touch a public dri&klng cup. Wo were walking In Central Patk when we came to a drinking fountain. He took a writing , pad out of his pocket, toro offra sheet of paper, folded over alout two and a half inches in one corn'of, and twirled the sheet into a neat cornucopia, with the folded p^# at thp tap. bent the point over tightly, and, filling tho cornucopia with water, offered mo a drink free from tho bacilli of tho public drinking cup. "A little experimenting at homo mode me proficient in the manipulating of theso germ-proof cups, and now I carry a pad of notepaper in my hip pocket and can approach a fountain or. a water cooler without fear of the rpyyns that lurk in the di^ty and much used public drinking cups."? Hew York Times. The Hostess (in reply to Willie's whisper)?No, dear, you can't have any more cako. You've had enough. The Guest?What a good little boy. And what are you going to do when you're a man, my son? Willie?First off I'm goln' to buy myself too much of everything I lllic to cat.?Philadelphia Press. "They asked me to their reception," said the girl with the two-story pompadour, "but it wasn't because they like me. It was because I can sing." "Oh, I'm sure you're mistaken," said the other girl. Impulsively.? Chicago Tribune. K The small potato never gets to the top of the heap. In the Hlne Grass Keplon. "I take ofT iny hat to a 50.;, box of Tetter, inc. It hiiK cumd 1110 of skin disease which ?io<M<>rs in sevHD Htiitoft fulled to euro."?C. W <'mitred, Louisville, Ky. 50c. a box by luiill from J. T. Shuptrlne, Savannah, Qa., If your ilruKKi^t don't keep It. Some cxpOet to bo happy with God In heaven who would bo most uncomfortable with Him on earth. Weak? I " I suffered terribly and was ex- I trpmely weak for 12 years. The B f doctors said my blood was all I turning to water. At last I tried g Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and was soon 1 feeling all right again." j Mrs. J. W. Fiala, Hadlyme, Ct. 9 No matter how long you S have been ill, nor how I I poorly you may be today, | Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the S best medicine you can K take for purifying and en- ? richint* the hlnnd j Don't doubt it, put your S whole trust in it, throw 1 away everything else. $ SI 00 a bottle. All dfoftUU. | Ask yjtor doctor what lie thinks of Aynr'i SarsapartllA. lie knowshll about this grand olil family medicine. Follow lui advica and Wo will he satisfied. 7! J. C. A YEkCC.( towtU,MOU. a .^ , V0U WAMTONE of y- . .. * ' J W these Klilttv l.lttloWhltS * j?t?' * I'rriich fondles us nil a - Arlstocratle Pet (ton. Kot Xi 'tdBKnSpJ' ? VMirt leu urn send tn Rdtlinvin s l et Kennels, iVj;r' IMI1S Marshfleld \?r.. r nut' \?it?; ii.i imhk MOki. to the acre at less cost, means more money. More Potash in the Cotton fertilizer improves the soil; increases yield?larger profits. Send t. >r our book (free) explaining how to , grt these results. GERMAN KALI WOKKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. j So. 21. At AS AS'mi E 1 Tho C.nfy OurAblo Wall Coating ! Wall l\?r?r < nr\.?Mt?rj. Kaltnriin** am torn- I B . ary. rv? rnb <>(t atul aralf. AULKAhTIN'kl t? a 9 71 far*. 'ita'trai anil a*?l??4r ??ll raaUiur. mad/ I Jo* Liu hmth lju...tr.* in noM ?ni*r. rn* I kT-r^r li..VN m < **.-. horn lit' > IN Pt( * *<.?.< | *uknatie or v.om ;ii.k*n un ration*. 9 A ALABASTtKE CO., Grand Rapids. Mich. yv k wr side l-Mf or- LI EE ^? AV ' Tlio Future Sweets. She asked him why lie looked so sad. He softly sighed and then Replied: "Ah, how could 1 be glad? The sweet, sweet kiss that I've just had 1 ne'er may have again." She stood awhile with eyes downcast; "When earth, long thirsting, sighs For grateful drops," she said at last, " "fis not the showers that are past For which her yearnings rise." ?Chicago^ Record-Herald. l.lfn Sentence. Aged Criminal (who lias just got a life sentence)?"Oh. me Lud, 1 shall never live to do it 1" Judge (sweetly)?"Novel mind. Do as much of it as you can."?Punch. Feminine. Elderly Spinster?"Ah. deal Julia, you can't Imagine how I dread to think of my fortieth birthday." Julia?"Why, dear? Did something very unpleasant happen then':"?Loudon Punch. Forgiven. Gladys?"Edith says y t are only making love to me out of re*, euge because she refused you." Rupert?"Pray tell her for tne that revenge Is so sweet I've forgiven the injury."?Judge. None to Spare. "Reg pardon," said tlu? suspiciouslooking fellow meeting Suhhubs in a dark street,"but what time have you7" "Just enough to catch my train," replied Subbubs. as he hastened on.? Philadelphia Press. A Caune For Worry. "Don't worry about youi poekotbook, iny dear; we won't starve." "Oh, but, John, my cooking recipes are in it!"?New York Journal. An Aitpvr<tioii Resented. "They say our sense of humor is very slight," said tlie Englishman. "I have heard that." "It's a libel. Why, sir. we laugh at 1 things which would provoke a smile from anybody else."?Washington Star. I.lfo'H Labor. Manhattan?"llow careworn old Scad rocks looks." Broadway?"Well, it is n?? wonder. After spending thirty years walking the slack rope of commercial success, he is now trying to climb the greased pole of social distinction."-New York Sun. The Farentnl Opinion. "Did you speak to father about our marriage?" asked Maybelle. "1 did," replied Count Fucasli. "Did lie give his consent?" "Yes. After a fashion. He said that if you had uo more sense than to be willing to marry me, you didn't deserve any better fate."?Washington Star. An KnthuftluMIc Farewell. "There was a big crowd at the railway station to bid good-b. to Blinkersdorf when he started for that new diplomatic post of his." "A crowd of citizens':" "Well, yes, it was made up of tin* fellows who are candidates for his sea* in Congress."?Cleveland l'lain Dealer. Tliu l'roinotcro. "Let us make the capital stock $1, OOO.tMXl.OOO," said the *irst promoter. "All right," said the second, who was preparing the prospectus on the typewriter. "Will it be hard to increase that capital?" asked the first. "No, indeed. All 1 have to do is to hit this 0 k. y a few mere times. Baltimore American. Too (lootl. lie fell on his neck and reminded him of the good old .imes. lie mentioned the old playmate and spoke tenderly of those who were dead. Aftet tlie fifth one they were as long lost brothers, and so lie ventured it. : "Sam," he said, ".end me !?r?o until to-morrow. I'm a i*nmi friomi yours." Aiftr s^C-*J7 1 Jfckk i ' m "'An 7'"V # "You arc," the other murmured with enthusiasm. "You are the playmate of infancy, the frion cf youth, and the inspiration of manhood's happy hours, hut," and a strange sadness crept into his voice until It /lbrated like the tones of some rich instrument, "I ean'i lend you $.V>. Hill. You're too good u friend to lose."?Baltimore Herald. B. B. B. CURES - ECZEMA. kitlei, Itching, Unrnlnc Skin DImbici To Prove It B. B. B. la Sent Free. Especially for old chronic diseases take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.). It drives a healthy blood supply to the affected parts, hcalB all the sores, eruptions, scabs, scales; ttops the awful itching and burning of eczema, swellings. suppurating, watery sores, cures carbuncles, boils .nd eating sores, etc. B. B. B. cures to s ay cured, making the blood pure and rich. Druggists, ?1. To prove it, B. B. B. samples free nnd prcpaidbvwriting Blood Bai.m Co.,^Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice sent in sealed letter. If the first man you meet in the morning is cross-eyed you are likely to have good luck the rest of the day. lonr iiPHirr r?r nuni ? I'um-r.iiRf, i A powder. It rests the feot. Cures Corns, j Bunions,Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous.Aclilng, | Sweating Feet and IngrowingXalls. Alleys Foot-Ease makes now or tight shoos easy. At all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Sample mailed Fbek. ( Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leltoy, N. Y. The bald-headed man sooner or later j comes to the scratch. Hall's Catarrh Cur? is a liquid and Is taken internally, and acts upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. Hold by druggists, 75c. j F. J. Cheney A Civ Props, Toledo. O. The- fellow who has nothing to do can generally be depended upon to do it well. FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervousj ess after first day's use <d i>r.' Kline's Great NerveHestorer.-y'itrlal bottle and treatisetreo I>r. B. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Are listPhila., Pa. The mountain climber evidently believes j that there's plenty of room at the top. Mrs.Wlnslow'8 Soothing Syrup forchlldmn | ic( thing, soften the gums, reduccsiuetlatvioin- j titn allays pain,cures wiud colic. 2t5c. abottle j Always make a wish on tTic lirst stur j you see at night. I do not believe 1'lso's Cure for Consumption has an equal for coughs and colds?John F. Boyeh, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, ltKK). frnbonrd Special Itnfca. f 5.tO Charlotte to Knlelgh, N'. C.. and return. account of Commencement F.vorclses A. A M. College. Tickets on Mile May 24th to 27th, inclusive, good to return uutil May 29th. M rs. Mamie Her be Buffalo, N. Y., Tre Fortnightly, Buffalo, Years' Suffering Cure ham's Vegetable Com " Dp.ar Mrs. Pinkiiam :? Inf uterus laid mc low and robbed life i I was in frequent pain and misery, Vegetable Compound came known, for it brought new life ai bottles of Compound and your S was slow, but from the first botth kept up courage and continued the ever dreamed that I would be well to its fullest extent for three years $5000 FORFEIT IF THE AEOl When women aro troubled wit menstruation, weakness, lcucorrhce: womb, that bearing-down feeling, in bloating (or flatulence), general aeb tration, or are beset with such sympt exeitabiiity, irritability, nervousnei gone" and " want-to-be-left-alone " Luoy nnouiu rcmemner tnore 5a one Pinkham'9 Vegetable Compoun Refuse to buy any other medicine, f Mrs. Pinkham invites all slcl Sbo has guided thousands to hen I AN ATTRACTIVE WiF It is woman's duty to her husband look attractive. I ROYAL WORCESTE | CORSETS 8 FRONT R will help so much that the rest con > easy. These Corsets arc the res I of forty years' study, and are t I equaled in the world for style and i g gancc. Ask your dealer to show the ! Royal Worcester Corset C * WORCE8TER, MASS. *ow!o*toroRot?.o?tono*o*oro?tosv ir /y i niirvmr 2 r APUUl^ifc Headache. | * ^ LodRIPI'E, COLDS, ETC. * A' Dor* ?!ol Aflrcl Ihr llcnrt. Hold by DrngKleta. 1*> an 1 ?">o bottle. /J GJaO"*OXC JaofcOttOldOii *C? A u sSbsbbEE?aP?^;. Scnnlc? stamped C C C. Never sold In bnik. Beware of the dealer wbo tries to sell "something just as good." cuStsTwVm lit iLseTaiis. ' > fos fr^q Host CoukIi Byrup. VtnlM ri??o?J. L'ft*} In ttmo. Sold by aruKHlst*. jw'l ' * ~ f SSCSS %r9l ; 3 V ' MONEY IN SKATING RINKS. Fcror fcucceaafal Odm, Paying Larga DM dooda to Stockholders. Roller skating rinks, onco Iho most popular resorts of young folks, have been run at a loss for several years, hut thorp mnnnv Si ronl too jlrntlno rinks. Tbere are four in successful operation and they yield satisfactory dividends to their stockholders. One is in Manhattan, one In Broo-.lyn, one In St. Louis and one in Pittsburg. Preparation of the floor is the most expensive item. The Ice is formed on a floor of special fclt-covered boards laid in prepared asphalt. Underneath, in a filling of ground cork, run the pipes conveying the refrigerating brine. The p!p"s are usually laid only three inches apart. Though the buildings ran be heated by steam to a temperature of 40 degrees or thereabouts the surface cf the ice can be kept hard at all times by the frosty brine undcrueath. The Brooklyn rink represents an In vestment of $03,000 and has been a paying enterprise from the beginning. I^ast year the stockholders received 10 per cent. The Pittsburg rink, which is on a larger scale, represents an Investment j of 5300,000. It was built four years ago and has never pnVrt less than 11 per cent. The two other rii*k3 are proportionately profitable. "It's a shame!" exclaimed Meandering Mike, as ho tossed the piece of newspaper from him. "What w,i3 you rcadln' about?" asked Plodding Prte. "Deso donations by Andrew Car- j negle. It's a shame to be spendln* so much money for libraries when doy ortor bo buyin' cook books fur some o' dese jrs'ils wo have to stop at."?Washington Star. Tourist In London?Dlclcons was In the habit of frequenting this tavern, i was he not? Landlord (proudly)?No, sir; this , is the tavern which ho never frequented.?Brooklyn Life. :t: . ~r*rjz"i-*ikrn raa i trt, 56 Elmwood Ave., asurcr Empire State N. Y., After Eight :d by Lydia E. Pinkpound. lamniation and ulceration of the of its joys for mc. For eight years and then Lyrlia E. Pinkham's to me, the greatest boon I have ad health to me. I used several anative Wash. My improvement ; I felt that I \va3 better, and so I treatment: None of my friends again, but 1 have now enjoyed life ? Mrs. Mamie Herbert. HE LETTER IS KOT GEXUINT3. h irregular, suppressed or painful displacement or ulceration of the flammation of the ovaries, backache, ility, indigestion, and nervous prosoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, bs, sleeplessness, melancholy, "nll1 feelings, blues and hopelessness, tried and true remedy. Lydiu E. d at once removes such troubles, or you need the best, c women to wrlto her for ndvioe* 1th. Address, Lynn, Blass. (MONEY ma^.>er~J " 1 Wo want men with energy nnd grit; will give them etiantlon In which thoy can in?>no m(>l<11] the InluT holug light nil<1 e:n|.lo>mi nt tlr-year mound. It i n ijU.rM no cn| ltHi or grout education. .Nome of our l?'?t ml< > inoii 11 rt* country hoy* I'ruflt nul?-k ntiil mi Writ- nt i .i'o for j'!;i tlcularn liL iitil.NM 1*1 II. CO.. Ktaor bi de. Atlanta. Uu. So. 2L te;~- ;j?Ppgfi^lpss i ,j( Fnclo.ie a-cent stamp for particulars. H Lj Addr -.s SCOTT REVS1DY CP., Louisville, Ky. ? ! ^j|| iin r> nnw n'"K" N to on mv? .; I'lliJvV Wrltef.? particular* and 10 days' 11 ft 11 I 11 I tre.tinont tree. <?. l\ t'oliuiu U'lUl U I Drop.* j' AI o.i. Co., Atlaulu, ua. (1 I kk'?" ' Afi SUFFERED 25 YEARS With Catarrh of the Stomach? Pe-ni-na Cured. : ^SM ?ffi$Wk $k Y s ^Esri* t ConcroFFnmn Hi?tkln,of Winfli'ld, Kan. J in a rcceut letter to L/r. llnrtmun Longresstnan Ho tic in *ay?: "My iX-;tr Doctor?It gives me pleasure to certify to the excellent curative Qualities of vour medicines?l'cnicta and Mnnulin. 1 (tare l>ceti afflicted more or less for u quarter of n century with eatcirrli of the stomach r.nd constipation. A residence in Wsshingt >o him iiicrcnsed these troubles. A few bottles of your medicine have given me almost complete relief, and 1 am sure that a continuation of them will clfect u permanent csrt-v."?J- D. Botkin. Mr. L. F. Vcrdtfry. a prominent real estate agent, of August a, C?a.. writes: I " I haw been a grs'i t mi//- rev from rafarr/mf dyt/x'1 ftsia. 1 trtvil moiii/ jthynictaii?, visited. a good mil n i/ sjirlny.i, but I he/two I't runu bus d<*ue more Jor me than it 11 of //?? above put together. I feci I tkc a tivtc person. "?L. I. Verdery. The most common form of summer catarrh is catarrh eff the stomacii. '1 Ins is generally known as dyspepsia. l'cruna cur> s these < aecs like magic. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the true of l'cruna, write at once to Br. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case end he will bo pleased to give you his valuable udvicc gratis. Address I)r. Hnrtman, President of The Ilartmnn Sanitarn'm. Columbus, (). NoMONEYtalPSE ! WM^5M5H? ^ McALLF.lt S BUSINESS COLLEGE, Tonuoftfic*! j Ko ciMArln. CatAlotf uo fir a. j .oil sic" T In VJnrm F MUjA f / Qb^-a. Jlitn ?L And gentle pointings with CUT greatest of ska cures, followed t CU1TCURA |^ESOLVENT PIL most t speedy, permanent, and ccoi disfilguring, itching, burning, blec< skin and scalp humours, rashes, loss :of hair, ol infants and childr all cither remec tes fail Millions of Mothers AmIaUx) by Cc7tctts\ OiirrsEXT, the rrcat nkln in/ ih? Akin of infant and children, for nichon, it< cruate. acalcn. anil rJnidrufT. and tlio atounlna < a?otht/i? red. roach. |n>! aore hand*, and for all I Million* of Women iHe Ccticiira HoaP In tho for tlou, nod oxoorUttouS for loo fr>-?* or offensive j>< waknoanca, and for many aahatlvo, antiseptic ji we<!>< : pBdnlly moihcra. Cirnci iua Soap con akin a. d complexion ?->ap and the BRaT toltel and Complete External and Interna! ? ? Conelatircj of CcTicrn.t wVtf ^a a< ?va, -a. *ca!?*t nt.d anftcri the 1 lyucara bio. A. A rJiNm.i Sby i TUF SET ftl _ dlaflgtirlna. and l.nrail'.i ' n ' ? * Of hair. \ hrr. r.lMV.al 2T2S, ^hartorhr nno fkj., I*ond?n. Krvnch l>epol: Cukm Coup., Solo Pn^p*-< Boaton, U. 3. A. ChTicraa R*?oi.vp?rT l*rt,r.? 'Chocolate Co?.t ul>?ll.'ilo for the celebrated liquid Crrur fia lit Red hainour cur ?. Koch pill 1* qclvulviit to on ?rrpT7 cap poe'.;et vial*, coitlaiuitq; Iho eaiao i. t ;ir(ST, price. 2C?. Ipqp I madeiif the bat imported AC gA ! ar.t American Iraihrrt, fgC' .?v\ including 1'atent Corvna /Kg*.. ,Sti\ At ', C'urcno Colt and I jy-'- ^ < I Motional Kangaroo. J ^ 1. F??t I'olor Kf*taU *w4 r (IS? iriu?l??l/. I t "f ?'/ | JlMtcttocrrw^lo'M.'l B^FF ^ X I | 74P. /OG \ I i .sce^'o piK V51 Jjf| / 1 smiiioi Mvr* T!um '/"a&v-v I /<r^r/4sJ WLDOUGtAs] 1'3'p? SHOES'3J"j tp< r.?t>kii>k?d :?jo. jjj f \/\\ POK more than a quarter E /Y\\ "' a century the rcj i- I 4 /\ \\t:iti(.?? or \V\ I.. lieti^ljV I /P/-1 ,\ JS'.nm for stylo. ooiKlort, i / >L \ j / .ind ?Mr b.ia oe-ilou u.i j fjj \ \ / other makes. 'I hey ui < > | [v< V I wor4 l>y more tin ti In k . } ift-V jc^4 stnt .fcis of life tlina R..y > fl iTJl othe make, 1 <vhi ?*' : 'l. y yfcftljSjl flr? 1 0 only Shoe* the.i .! /K- 4 - iipH ever #?y rijriil S.VU" ami jsj'8G.IK.' ih".>s. They ?ic tie K *t*"J .rd of the well I W-; H Tliln i tl.o reason M'. 1.. IVnti m makes una llr ? more lion's ? 1..V) :iiu! raj, ^9 shoe than any ithir tv vfof'siB mini ncturers. A t r I VS? \y "will nvince you tl I y ~:e tho I ?t In tho world. W. L. DOUG! S $4 SHOES CANNOT B EXCELLED. Sol.l hy (U Iinrvyl i store* In American ; Cities and host sho leulers everywhere. ' CAt'TTOI. T rrsoln- !.-.?? tV.I,.t>ou. g!a? na*u? m?t prl v iilipctl on I nation. ' Sho't hy wmi 3.J r+rf* er'ra. i Illustrafrti Jalogue /V* . | W. T.. , Brorhton, Mans. I tobsztss , a..-,::, /' ' ,:.w? H ?R?flU& HOU! F.^?u K^ucso% "RRlf !r*rrv va rrrfootly hnm>lf!w ym tnwp ?vmpoun'l. it jv*i. tlvolv mitt rrnnuin'htli* Mnilimlt n onulcncynnd nijM ifluoufthi-ah. It It aft II K til**4'! I I K a; dtai I iirnil4-**ft* fn*?h air 1 lir.nni-.ttM.f | Mlont- hnvi* lift* ! till* tn iitnii'iit. rhyMcl Js ?< tutor- o it. \\ i lt?-1?? isk r??r rill KTIttvVI MK\| [ Ten Crn(H t..cover } < ?!lure. to. fi rn?i? Icmo MiU-t v eoiillilcntlrti. '.?erj think In |ilnln m'iiB i nekitko*. \ve nciul j ou Ibe lor inn In. If you UiV r or % n nii'iit. pnil you run n.uko "UmIucIii' "ut home If yomieMic; k. owlou the inirrvtllent* : <! hitve no f?'8 ? f evil en?cl*. A?l?lre*n, f.lu.ruti ( hrra.l o ,3 7V I RjrII.lvf M l.oul...Mu t?t?b 9PM llof ev.rT<l^rtlrm. ?UV .lie' jr?i wUhLIp lafiM-tion O'liirMitKwI. mA^VaSL& Wri'e'Iviioi. jkusi; makhes iiiftKyWW ! ? S ht . )ULTiM"ur,M i>. u i kIc u) ri| uleiThjmpson's Eye Watsr Cf Uitii AND m Resj J | FOR 3 Tired fr Mothers l?sf Sis Wllfl tv ?L&ja.i I CUR A, purest of emollients and n severe cases by mild doses of LS. This is the purest, sweetest, ncmical treatment for torturing, ling, scaly, crusted, and pimply irritations, and chafings, with en, and is sure to succeed when 0s3 Cuticura Soap core, for preserving, purifying, nod beautify, hinga, and dialings, for cleansing tbo scalp of jf falling hair, for softening, whitening, nod ho purposes of tlio toilet, both, and nursery, pi of baths for annoying Irritation*, ltillaintnarspirulton, In the form of washes for ulcerative mrp >*es w hich readily sugge-it themselves to jldnee In One Soap at One Piuce, the best h.iby soap in the world. Treatment for Evory Humour, , Soap (2V.}, to cleanse the skin of cruets nod '; n. <| cuticle; crtit t ha Ointment (OOc), i itjilnniniA.?on, and irr'lat'on, and soothe und 01 vr.NT IMi.t.8 (XcU, to cool and rJoane- the often sufficient to cunt the tnoel torturing, 1:1:4 skin, scalp, end-blood honours, with lose Sold throughout the world. I'ritish Depot: a Uue do la I'ulx, farts. Pottkk Dni'o anB '} are n new, tasteless, odourless, economical -ot.vr.irr, as well as for all other Mood puritlers . >spoon.'ul of liquid Resolvent. Cut up In -ss.r of dosue as a &oc. bottle of U<juUi Us*