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Mad* a Touchdown. The Tale man had undertaken to help a young woman to set "placed" In a New York publishing house. Ho gave her several letters of introduc tion and she went the rounds. When he asked her the result a week later ahe replied that nothing had devel oped. but that she was just as much obliged to him. "For what?" he queried. "Why. -for all your kindness and trouble, of course." "Nonsense; I've done nothing; you have gained nothing." came from the former football player. "Well, you tried, anyway, and I'm obliged to you." she insisted. "My dear Miss Blank," replied the brawny son of Ell, "I was brought up at Yale, and we were trained to score!" The next day she received an offer from one of the firms that had turn ed her away. A Valuable Booklet. Watts' Official Railway (Juide of the South is an ahriost indespensable acquisition to every well-informed mini, and especially everyone who travels. A new feature recently ad ded is drawing much favorable at tention to the work. In each issue are given lute and complete colored maps of the Southern States, show ing all railroads, towns and other matters of interest. It is a truly com mendablc work and the Watts Pub lishing Company, of Atlanta, (Ja., de serve all the praise they are receiving for their enterprise. TERRIBLE ITCHING SCAL? ICcuiDk llroke Out Alao on 11 audit iu<l Llmhi ? An Old Soldier UreUrtc "Cutleur* la m Matting. " "At all times and to all people 1 am willing to testify to the merits of L'uti cura. It saved me from worse man t lie torture of hades, about the year 1900, with itching on my scalp and templea, and af terwards it commenced to break out on my hands. Then it broke out on my limb*. 1 then went to a surgeon, whose treat ment did me no good, but rather aggra vated the disease. 1 then told him 1 would go and see a physician in Krie. Tiie reply was that I could go anywhere, but a case of eczema like mine could not be cured; that 1 was too old (80). 1 went to ?an eminent doctor in the city of Krie and treated with him for six months, with like results. 1 had read o i the Cuticura Remedies, and so I sent for the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Itesolvent, and con tinued taking the llesoivent until 1 had taken aix bottles, stopping it to take the Pills. I waa now getting better. 1 took two batha a day, and at night 1 let tlio lather of the Soap dry on. 1 used the Ointment with great effect after washing in warm water, to stop the itching at once. I am now cured. The Cuticura treatment is a blessing, and should be used by every one who has itching of the skin. 1 can't aay any more, nnd thank God that He has given the world such a curative. Wm. H. Cray, 11303 Alt. Vernon St., Philadelphia, Pa., August 2, 1U03." "SeelnQ" London. I wish I could revive the first feel ing of strangeness and astonishment wlilch overcame me when I first ar rived in L'nglund aiul which falls to the envied lot of every foreigner or every Englishman who has been away from his country for a long time. I turn green with envy every summer when I see the hundreds of American tourists in the streets of London and remember that they are undergoing an experience which will remain with them as an Ideal memory for the rest of their lives, but whlcn. It they re main here, will wear off. I used to see Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller and Mr. Panks at every corner In Blooms bury, and in Pall Ma.f I constantly ran across Col. Newconic and Major Pond ennls. For the first few weeks of my first stay in Ixmdon I haunted the Drury lane district for "types" which had become familiar to me In my youthful novel reading days. Tne strange thing about It all is that, whereas every American who comes here at once ]K>ints these people out to me and dwells with Klee in the discovery, 1 never see them now. Tney have either become so familiar to the Jaded view of the ingrained Londoner or they must have been merely the figment, of the easily influenci d imag ination of the impressionable green horn. ? Brooklyn Life. llntred is often the result ol knowing hut one side of a person. KNIFED Coffo? Knifed ni> Old SuMlrr. An old soldier, released f'lun coffee at 72, recovered his It Vch and tells about it as follows: "I stuck to coffee for y Ar*. nithougli it knifed me again and again. "About eight years ago (as a result of coffee drinking which congealed my liver). I was taken with a very severe attack of malarial fever. "I would apparently recover and start about my usual work only to suf fer a relapse. After this had been re peated several times during the year 1 was again taken violently ill. "The doctor said he had carefully studied my case and it was either coffee or die," advising me to take Postum in Its place. I had always thought coffee one of my dearest friends, nod especially when sick, and I was very much taken back by the doctor's decision for I hadn't suspected the coffee I drank could possibly cause iny troubles. "I thought It over for a few minutes nnd finally told the doctor I would make the change. Postum was pro cured for me the same day and made according (o directions; well. I liked it snd stuck to it and since then I luive been a new man The change In health began In a few days and surprised tne. and now, although I am seventy two years of age, I do lots of hard work and for the past month have been teaming, driving sixteen miles a besides loading and unloading the wagon That's what Postuin in the place of coffee has doue for nie ' now like the Postum .it well as I did coff*e, "I have known people who did not rare for Postum at tlrnt, but after hat* ing learned to make It properly accord ing to direction*, they have come to like It as well a? coffee. 1 never uolss a chance to pralso it." Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Look for the Itttl? book, "The Road to WallvUla," in pkgs. ]%id, VfTfe or V/idow? oo pron) the Fnen>g. Bv MRS. ALEXANDER. CHAPTER V. Continued. ? Let me pass und I will try and for get all this." Her words recalled Stcinhauseu to a ,fn? of bis owu conduct He saw lie bad indeed overstepped the limits of good breeding, but the check litiiJe liim all the more earnest. "Yes," be said. In a low tone "I sup pose I must seeui Insane to a calm, womanly woman like yourself; yet the fjeliii?s you have roused arc not un worthy of j*our acceptance. Surely you can Imagine a nature flifferent from your own? more eager, more Impassioned, yet not less true! My better self craves for you. Hew ( can, I convince you?" "It is useless to pursue this argn ment," again interrupted Lies, her heart beating visibly under lier muslin dress, and pressing lier hands together In an attitude of entreaty; "it is only painful and distressing. "Even if I were inclined to listen to you, it would but add to my difficul ties I"? breaking off and resuming quickly? "I cannot believe a sudden whim can cause any real grief, though there is truth in your voice. *1 am- sorry, very, very sorry, to cause you a moment's pain, but" ? smil lng, while the large tears hung on her eyelashes? "I have no doubt some good and fair Prussian will bo all to you that I must not be." She held out her hand to him, and then snatching it back, as if she had I yielded too much, pressed her bandker- ' chief to her eye*. now brimming over. ' "Let me go," she said, entrcatingly. "I trust; It is all over." returned SteinhHusen, gloomily, as he stepped aside. let, no; I will not renounce the Lope of seeing you again-of ascertain ing what barrier stands between uie and happiness." But Lies made no reply and hurried ?way, more moved than she would have liked to own. The evening was dull enough. Fran tillering apologized for her ca lighter's absence. She had a bad headache," she said and was unable to leave her room the result, probably, of walking too much in the fierce sunshine.*' Again conversation was mainly kept ?P by the judge and lturchardt, while Stehihauaen. in the blackest of moods, inwardly cursed his own folly first in permitting himself to be overpow ered by so sudden a passion, and then for his mad, useless avowal, Avhile he could only hope that some fresh fancy might soon drive the present keen dis or both ,nCUt ?Ut ?f hiS b?Ud or Lcart' Next morning did not fulfill the promise of the fine sunset; lowering clouds and drizzling rain had changed the face of nature into accordance with von Steinliausen's mood His brother officers openly avowed their regret at having to leave such pleasant quarters, and proved their enjoyment of a good breakfast by pro loiiKing that meal till the trumpet sum moned them to "mount and ride" Fahnrieh did not fail to ... tlarchens photograph; but V'VT0, tI,an on,in?r>- I'n.ssian hon est.*, left ins own in its place. The eldest daughter was not well flUTi i!? np,u>nr at breakfast; but just as the Hussars were ready to set forth ?he came out on the steps before her own apartment to bid then, a courteous Burchardt and Von Phinltz bowed lis spur till his horse was close enough to the steps where Lies stood "<? ???<?. I.. ? I,,,,- i??c. ! l,n,Ml ol,, e more." She liestltated ?n Innliint, A u re voir," said Sleiuhausen; "It Is not adieu, remember." And then, with a friendly salute to the res of the party, he rode qui, klv nftu the others, who had already Parsed the gate. mul* ,l,,, '"".Mwr.-hn.-dt 1 ,M""? '"hatted merrilv pleased t he ldea of being ..uartered at ^ en though," added the latter, "we ??? InrlTi'.ff t!i"?o r,nn:,IWi: '? ? >l?Ue thi, L . "?ltVou Kittn.eister I tor" 0 " IM 1)0 Potior than her sis to i. emit iiued the youthful Ilussar with an air of mature experience. K elnl.ausen muttered some uniiitel reply, the tone of which w,< ? n.v thing but amiable. Is in-nHlV'" <he fair Lie,. i I Hiirchardt Unadvisedly, n '""V tunc inspect inc I...I "I know nothing more than ;ou do." replied Ktel.ihnusen, curtly. '?If would be a bad return for jui.-h Kind hospitality to Intrude an fd'e eiirioslty tin oiii' hnsfy." "A.v.-. In v,mv. Slill. I ? ? Ihcsv." quickly . "as |II( |. u ,,, ,|J|V(1 there is l he Dorr*, hulzc will, who,,, spoke j esterday. Nc ^ ill know all lite fjiinily. "t innil dar lie, , Vv, ,, H'" II' i r wtmrrnn u l.nui j ?? .. u, ftom Ui: jj?d uu aif, 110,v__ <0!l hf?vr fhr |A*n j t tupponf ? ' ???'" "Olll wrli, II, , loin oi his i lux. Htelnhiiuse.i. apparently .:--u p|o.| j? P'd'tng ?p his Mump h-nlur. liM.ucd en^'e'.'I v. ?,M"U ??tm 'laughter married?'* I ho eldest daughter V" repent the old man, who aemeed not over bright. 1? (VW'UittJVrrthti jjmjr child! She was married to licr cousiu, the Hnuptuiunu? llerr Hauptmann Ghering." "Come on!" cried Steiuhausen, fiercely. "Why stand In the rain to hear the maunderlngs of that stupefied block head?" "Married! I cannot understand It." said Burchardt, pressing liis horse to come up with his comrades. "I do not believe the old fellow knows what he Is talking about." "Understand! N?." laughed the Fahnrich. "I fancy the. Fates are against our ever solving the question whether our charming host is maid, wife or widow!" "Fate or no fate. I will find out the truth yet," said Steiuhausen to him self. Quickening their pace, the officers galloped on to overtake the squadron, and Villa Bellevue, with its mystery and its charms was amoug the things of the past. paht ir. CHAPTER I. It was Sylvester-abend of that ter rible winter when the great German army lay before Paris, and the ice king sent his blinding snow and crip ling frost to besiegers and besieged alike. Away in North Ceimany the irresist ible monarch had spread his white mantel over field and forest and moun tain, and the snow lay deep in the nar row. roughly paved streets of a small country town on the frontier of Sax ony, kindly softening the noise of ve hicles and the tramp of horses to the sutTcring patients of the lazaret, which had, since the war, been estab lished in a large open space beyond where the walls once stood, pure and unadulterated, from the Uiesenge birge. Bernstadt had once been an import ant border fortress, but its walls had been long since leveled, and Its pres ent status, though jioc insignificant, was now only due to its position as the centre of a rich agricultural dis trict and a linen manufacturing popu lation. The first consignment * of wounded, after the earlier conflicts of Weissen hurg and Woertli, had nearly all re covered and dispersed? those fit for active service to rejoin their respective regiments. Even of the second batch after Sedan not many were left; and, of these, all sufficiently convalescent to bo per mitted such dissipation were assembled at the house of llerr G or hard t Werner, the wealthy Burgomeister of Bern stadt, who on this New Year's Eve held high festivity in his fine old mansion in the market place, which, with its wide staircase, all paneled and curved with wreaths of flowers, its large, well proportioned rooms and wide landings, was especially suited for entertain ments. ? From almost every house lights streamed out over the snow and sparkled 011 the frosted trees. Music and song and laughter thrilled through the keen air, while countless blue stars looked down over nil from a deep steel-blue sky, intensified by bright moonlight. The country had begun to breathe after the tremendous strain and tri umph of the last six months, and though many a sad heart wejt for the leved and lost, thu general tone was joyous and exulting. Two officers, wrapped in their large cloaks, walked briskly from the gates of the Lazaret past the Lyceum-^ and the line of trees, where the ramparts once stood, toward the winding, nar row street which led to * ho market place. ? "What a glorious night!" exclaimed the taller of the two. "The > ir, too, is life-giving. 1 feel 'myself again to-night fov the first time since that Turco's cursed sabre laid me low. "1 ninj report myself lit for service again in a week or two." "Well, I feel rather shaky still," re plied Hie oilier, who was considerably shorter and stouter. "A fever such as mine takes more out of a fellow than the bullet that caused it. "Buf 1 am wonderfully stronger since I c.niie up here, and nil tlir better for meeting my old comrade. ?'When you left us after our Bo hemian campaign, and retired to Hie persoral acres, I thought 1 had lost siuht of you altogether. "But such a call to aniM as ouri would have roused a (ierman bear, if there was one lefl, even from liis win ter sleep." "Yes," said his companion, "I lind become almost broken in to the half dead ami alive life and the loneliness of a remote Hehloss like mine, when the call came and set my blood aflame. "My only regret was that I could not Join my old regiment." "It has been a fight of giants this time." resumed tin- second speaker, after a short pause, a>< tliey turned into the shadow of a small street, crunching the cvisp snow beneath their even tread. "Why. our Hohomian experience was child's pla> ti> this, and vet "' "IJmW w I'll 1 1 1 1 1 v 1 * S.imimv fi ?; I ? t ' ' in forr U|'tf"1 t'l" other ? tV'M'c t/? I'it?,-"1' tint hi eompnnioM 'Then and now And thru prince^ he Is a fine fellow." "He i>. .V? h, how it all comics back, Stiipbioser. Miir hot. do t* ???:? r? ' 1 Ihrouuh the floheinian hills, and lli'Mi our rest at that ibdlslitftil Saxon villa "I always remember il as the most perfe<t house hi ?!ie wo-M. Whatwaa Up, name y.f Uie people Stelnhauaen. ?h.7 Gher,n<P. I wonder, now. was DM vonT d*u*h^'r married or not: tTcr ar of tl,era agalu:*" Dhiitin"* WU8 tlle ?oul**rh?t em spuZ;;:- "u,ousb 1 ? ?? ?? w? Iie^Jhe Pe?I??nt left Saxony I Z JJ ?? ?Way by ballnM8 to Pome ant? then to Vienna. hlil Ab?ut *ix uiontbH after we had bid ^ SOOd-bye to Villa Believue I wrote WW Herr but h. Mttoo '"T "0UM ot cominuul ?n7*hn V,arlons matters occupied me. ~ 8fX?Ut,,nM ?f my arst ."J50"1 a year and a half later I was the vm?6 h !" k m*de a P?*rlnm?e to tbe vina, but they w<fre aH ^ ? TmuzZV a n?*,ected wl'dernes8. and ? ?ft Wor?"nen were pulling tbe bouse to pieces to enlarge It. *? ?nc could tell me wbat had be of the family. wereh<miiohd 1<?ft a *Vcar befor<\ ant, were much regretted, especially tbe ,o S Who ???"'?>. according CZotbi"0""- ?Dd ,tasl?' accordl?s "I bad not heartjto ask much or stnv 0''Lltt|rilat iS nI1 1 have over heard.** Little enougb.** said the other (our ?IUtK.a?qualntance* Burobardt). t i? . k 1 bav? heard of a young bau8?en? aUwi* P??*>obly.** said Stein. They walked on in silence for some turrlnj Into ,be market [ ' ' found themselves before the open door of the Burgomeister'f U0ZefoU?m Wh,Ch ? 'onff stream o| !i? I "pon the 8n<>w, and ev.n on house's1 ?arvIng8 of tbc opposite lit??hh0 W?rt,hy Burgomeister Is holding t? Sa,d Bur<*ad*. 'aughTng8 over^hft An? 1,P Et a row of Endows which ?h ?nCC affa,DSt tbe b,iml? of f.'?b \h* strong light within threw the varied shadows of the guests as they moved to and fro. 8 convalescents must be prudent ttfy ?ay his table Is of the host "si* .,losp,ta,Ity mo8t Pressing." the haaiVn?nlT>th ?fflCer8 Stc?cd '"to [Z i i' nd were immediately as by deferential servants to re move their cloaks, and ushered into a handsome dining room, where Bursa meister and his wife received thHr quests, and which opened into a spu alron ra .?n bojond' wllore dancing had already begun with much spirit. I he new arrivals were greeted with great cordiality and respect Numerous introductions, which al ways in Germany are the opening cere. "onn T:mClal event. followed On the invitation of the host, the Then. ' said the host, a Jovial nortlv man. will, curly falr b?,r and n^Ius tache, perhaps the Herr Major and >;ou. Herr Itittmelster. would like to go upstairs to the card room?" there0" A^vme^ ?' your And as Stelnhausen and Burcbardt bowed their be passed'on"*,} ?ie o"? wlMa|'r' '? " e"l,e of ">?"?? ?i, i. which were evidently bod chambers, decorated for the occasion fHonn lntr0(lucfions and bowings' tions recognitions aud congratulal n ill'?! ?# fltteutive host arranged "You haS^ f0li JlS honore<1 quests. night " said Btl- rg? a88Pmb'?ge to. <Knr. said Steinhauseu, as they waif for the fourth of their party wio had been arrested on bis way to the card table by a l?dy ?f hi r? prop" " tlona and pretenslona, with whon ho ex<:h."?ed many deferen.tal "I see. no doubt, ail the rank nmi beauty of Bernsladt." "Ja gewiss!" replied tllc Buriro fa7;?rb.!"K,"ls wl1" thlli n ' , nnd ,nany families froui the neighborhood also. "Wo have Saxsns, PrussianB Russians pres^at tionalities close by. "^rent na ?ii Jt nn,8t Present some of thp n,os* distinguished to you, meln Herr ^ fore we light ?? ,?o Chrlstbmm after sapper: ,,," here Is UoVZ will keep you no longer from vn.,* game and, on hospitable thought's in tent, he turned away. To he continued. m meT'0" ?f L'03S"cks ?????<? ?' Toul Play Suspected. Aslioville, N. t'.. Special. ? A tele phone message from Wnynesville says that Isaac West, an aged man, was found unconscious in t lie? voad near Kirby school luuiso. seven niilos from Wnynesville, and that foul play is sus poctc<l. The victim was covered with bruises, the most serious of which are on the head, lie was found by .Rob ert Ledbetter and was removed t<> Wayncsville, where l?r. Springfield was sumoncd t<? attend the man's wounds. Mr. West is between 80 and !>0 years of a^e and lives near where he was found Thursday. It is believed that he w ill die. Floral Offerings For McKinlcy Tomb. (,ant<?n, ()., Special. ? Among the floral offerings placed at the McKin lcy tomb by Mrs. McKinlcy was a large wreath from President Hoose velt. It was made of white carna tions and hydrangeas. Hv onler of \ ic Pre>ident I'uitltiinks, William I,. Ihiy, >i?n fit' .1 iisl ice Hay, t ? ?k l?? the McKiuley tomb a handsome floral Iri bute. Anotlier lloral piece in tlie lorin of a star came from Lieutenant S|on ci it C \\ Hco. Tc\ . AddtfCO In NrK?"n A i f j'" V addreff. na? delnered to thf student* of Hampton Institute by President Korfevelt. He dwelt j?:?rl iciilarly fi lite necessity for th" ?le?'\ lopuicut of charactrr, rot only in the negro, but in the \<lnt#? man as well, maintaining that education would tit neither for citizenship up.lf.-s a< coitpd.nying it was thn viuht type of family lifo Uoaae TEXT BOOK CHANGES Will Be Offered Tor the Fiye -Year Adoption ? The Regulations iff?de B j the Board. The egents of text-book houses are in the State pressing the claims of their respective publications. The | "book light," as it is known, re quires the services of scholarly writ ers and indcfatigible workers. The I general public has no idea how inter esting this campaign really is said that one member of the State board of Georgia received over $75 worth of sample copies of text books. To examine each and every ene would be an endless task and the State board perhaps makes selections as much on the reputation of the writ ers au?J publishing houses as for any other reasons. It is said to be the pol icy of the department of education to make as few changes as possible, but to get rid of any trashy publica tions which might have been adopted in former years. The adoption of books is to cover a period of five years, as is the case in other states. May 22nd was the day fixed for filing bids, and bids will be received from this time until the 22 of June when the board will meet to make adoptions. Readers, histories, arithmetics aud geographies are the branches of study on which the hardest fightff are made. It is said that there will be a hard ef fort made to get the board to adopt the history of the United States writ ten by Mr. Waddy Thompson, of At lanta, brother of Col. Henry T. Thompson of Columbia. This is pub lished by D. C. Heath & Co., of New ^ork. Another strong effort is being made in behalf of the history of the United Str.tes written by the Rev. Henry Alexander White, D. I)., ol the Columbia Seminary, and publish ed by Silver, Burdctt & Co The board will give careful considera tion to these two propositions, but may decide that the books now in use are just as good. The board may not havo time to examine the merits or errors of all text books offered, but in the matter of selecting histories gieat care will probably be observed. In selecting text books, the first thing to be considered is subject mat tar, then price and finally relative merit in mechanical excellence with the promise of durability. To those whose school days knew nothing more poetic than Webster's "blue back speller, the beautiful primers of to day would be a revelation. The in genuity of writers and of printers has been taxed to work out color schemes which would be in good state and vet would teach children the colors and shades in a way which would make the entire reading lesson entertaining as well as instructive. It is stated on good authority that only one or two of the big publishing nouses do their own printing and that some printing houses pet out books for two or more competeing publishing houses. fins is a statement which sounds anomalous, but is made on the authority of an author and publisher !p. hn"tus Printing done elsewhere. I he following regulations have been Uoik tl,? Stat? k?arJ of eduea Kn?wj8t '? T jjat thc session of the Slate board of education of South Carolina, eginnino, p. m>> junc 22nd, I90t>. shall be continuous until adoption is mplete, except necessary recesses. ? nnhr1! T,iat "? roPrpsentative of a pub ishmg house shall appear before the State board of education or any member thereof during said session, unless requested by the full board to (10 so. Third: That, no announcement shall therTf ?'!l,? Option or any part trcot until the entire adoption is Sn7.?o?eta?,:dv."ignCd ',y Pl",in"a" Fourth: That the State board of ed ucation, at its meeting June L2nd adopt 100 additional library books! The condition of the above proclan.a Rl,n,! not npply to th U adoption, but the resolutions do apply. Ihe instructions sent out by the Sfato boisrd state : "No bin shall be considered unless ' be accompanied by an affidavit of t,,c bidder to the effect that the per on, company or corporation bidding Dart v 7 y' <l,rCC,ly or '"directlv, a sH innyi cou,?)acf' syndicate or scheme whereby thc beneiits of co,u pe itive bidding havo been or will be So h ( {rC p0?plc of ,h? ?<?te of ?out h ( a rohnn, or l;v w|iit|, filov or it, either individuallv o,- as a com with another pei.ou, firm? asT on or coijHjrat ion the prolits be niade Iron, the eonl.aet to be award tint h"' of ,',,r!,,Pr* ,l,)" Hie nut" ot such statement is herehv nuule ? pnVt of (|l(, ^ > od into with him or then, if 1 1 understood that the falsity of such "jr"* 8,J.a" ipSo operate the ?u. ida nee of such contract; and pro of el f"r-,,0r'1<hat ,hc S,a,c board bv ' ,0n ,n" ,,aV<'' H I'ere , r- to r<> je<t I11IV 1 " ?? K or any part of a bid, and ?o Uir.-i.pl uuy Pn,t of u?. wj(| being under obligation by Mich partial arce,?ai.re to acecpl |hc 'Bid. 'Ti t K u,r ,,r. b-k PM,r. -hlrb ,_k ...id?/, fVnd, ,l,c '* ; !'y I".---. ?i?.. n.", o, lw?k ' 1 be .. hi n.slirvl. ,,))0 ' 1,0 ?n?n copies to b? delivered to c.^h of , G C ?u;u!i.v. j : I ; * i "f ->??? I ? Cplunjbia fcut?. ? COX OF WATERS FREE-NO ORUGS i -CURiS BY ABSORPTION. Cam Bilehlnj or Br??th ui Bad Htnui icii? Iborl Blontlaj-Saiir Kractotlou? Irrcsnlar Heart, Ktc. Take i Uull'i Wafer any time of the da* or night, and note the immediate good ef fect on yvJr atomach. it abaorba the iu, diainfeeta the stomach, kills the potsoa terms and cure* tlie disease. Oatarrh of the head and throat, unwholesome food and overeating make bad stomachs. Scarcely soy stomach is entirely free from taint of some kind. Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers will make your atomach healthy by absorbing fonl gasea which arise from the undigested food and by leenfoicing the lining of the stomach, enabling it to thoroughly mis ths food with the gastric juices. This cures stomsch trouble, promotes digestion, sweetens the breath, stops belching ana fermentation. Heart action becomes strong and regulsr through thia process. Discard druga, aa you know from experi ence they do not cure stomsch trouble. Try a common-senae (Nature's) method I thst does cure. A aoothiug, healing senaa tioo reaults instantly. We know Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers will do this, and we wsnt you to know it. This offer msy not sppear again. 690 HOOD FOR 23c. 142 Send this eoupon with your namt and address and your druggiat's name and 10c. in atamps or ailver, and we will supply you a sample free if you have never used Mull's An ti- Belch Wafers, snd will also send von a cer tificate good for 25c. toward the pur chase of more Belch Wafers. You will find them invaluable tor atomaoo trou ble; cures by absorption. Addresa Mull's LJrapk Tonic Co., 328 3d Ave.. Rock Island, Ml. Oite Full Address and Write Plainly. All druggists, 50c. per b->r, or by msi< upon . ccciut of price. Stamps accented. A homely girl always selects a git ?' homelier than herself for her brides maid. (?rent lMwtren* TlirntiKlioiit the VouMi Could Im? eliminated bv the uso of I>r. 1U? ijors lluf kleberry ? onlial. It cures Py.seu tery, IMnrrhoi'a. Children Teething. At l>ruK?i*'H 25c and ?0^* per buttle. The new Vlrehow Hospital in Ber fin will have 800 beds. The total cost of construction will roaeli $5,000,000. The attending physicians will liavo salaries from $1400 to $800 a yeur. Hoit'i Thl? ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for sny case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Lhkwky A Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known K. J. Cheney for the last 16 years, and believe hltn perfectly honorable In nil business triwisae tfons and financially able to carry out any obligations mai'.-j by their llrni. Wbbt A Ticif, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, O. Waldiho, Kinnan A Mabvin, hohvialu Druggists, Toledo, O. BalM* Catarrh Cu re is taken Internally, a*t Ingdireotlyupon the blood and mumiouisnr faoes of the system. Testimonials mint tree. Price, 70c. per bottle. Hold by all Drugirists. Take Ball's Family Pills lor constipation. Ten years ago. with a population of 32,000.000, Prussia maintained nearly 3000 technical schools, representing all the principal Industries, with an attendance of over 2<M>,<X?0. Untitling genius rioesit't alwavs hear fruit. Itch cured in 1)0 minutes by Woolf>>rd's Sanitary Iyotion ; never fails. .Void by Drug gists. Mail orders promptly tilled by l)r. E. Detchon, Crawfordsville, fnd. $1. The thing that mnUs a man like a woman is he c?n never tell why. FITfl.8t. Vitus' Dance:Nirvous Disease'; per manently cured by Dr. Kline's (I rent Nerve Restorer, f'J trial bottle and treatise fre*. Db. H. It. Kline, Ld., '.'31 Arch St.,l'ldla., l'a. Some whaling ship winy yet blunder upon the North Pole by accident. Mrs. Winslow's Nonfiling Hyrup tor Children teething, soft ens tliegu ms, reduces in (lam nut t Ion, allays pain. cures wind colic. 25c a l???t t !?? Folly and failure roost on the s.um perch.? Chicago News. A generation a^o Mr. Parton pre dicted that the coming man would neither smoke nor drink. Yet, la ments the Philadelphia Record, the Internal revenue collections of t'.io United States Government increuso apace, and instead of giving up Ills vices, man Is reputed to have been joined by woman. AILING WOMEN. Keep tlie K ilneyn Well an I (lie Kidney/ Will Keep You Well. Sick, suffering, languid women art learning the true cause of bad backs Soon after I bug'*" taking Doan'n Kid ' ney Pills I paused several gravel Stones. I got well and the trouble bus not returned. My back Is >jnod mid ntroiiK artd oiy general honltb hotter. " Bold by all denier*. M cents a box. Foster- Ml khurn Co., Buffalo. H. Y. An okapi, a rare species of animal, I lins been foirml in I lie Congo Free Slate. find how to curt' them. Mrs. \V. (!. Davis, of (JrocNltpcU. Texan, sHys: "Ita< k aches hurt mo so I could Jin idly Rtnnd. Spoil* of dizziness ami rick hendachc were frequent mid the action of the kid neys whs Irreeuhir HEADACHES IBreiH?upCOLD5 I IN 6 TO 13 HOCKS TrUJ BotOf 10c. At Dm?4bt* HICKS' CAPUDINE l1M?OIATr.LY (liRM I Don't Get Wet! TOWER'S SLIC'KKKS will keep you dry as nothing ehe will, became they are the product of ' materials and fi i seventy year?' experi ence in manufacturing. A. J. TOWER CO. | Boslon, U.S.A. TrtWM CANADIAN CO . I M. Toronto. Cta R?1 WANTED ? ? who t*rvr<l .it tti* ariuy. < i (*)? " w uc?ro?I kin of kticlj iKOdit-r* or <?il?r?, n< <ImmmO.JUiVC4.N PIS kfbkk* >vni*Jn*tciii. D Atldr*-* of (i ? | frsonMO( ? nrf * J Mlflu blood *tJio 9 o not |j v h aav ?rib#. (T oj u,*n 1.9 ?w C. A CRITICAL PERI.00 INTELLIGENT WOMEN PREPARE Daaf?ra ua Pain of This Peri## AtoM?1 by tb? Om of Lydla B. Malft barn's V?*?tablo Compound. How many w#? men realize til aft the m<> tit critical period in a wo man's existence in the change of life, and that the nnxiety felt ftv women an thu time draws ptw is not witho?% reason ? If her system in iu a deranged condl* | tlon, or she is predisposed to apoplexy or congestion of uny organ, i* is at thu time likely to become active and, with a host of nervous irritations, make lift a burden. At this time, also, cancers and tumors are more llubla to begin their destruo tive work. Much warning symptoms as a sense of suffocation. hot flashes, dls siness, headache, dread of impending evil, sounds in the curs, timidity, p%I pit at ion of the heart . spark). before the eves, irreguluritie*. constipation. varla ble appetite, weakness uud impiietuda sre promptly heeded by intelligent women who are approaching the period I of life when woman's great change j may be expected. j est remedy for women at this trying period. J l.ydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Com ' pound invigor'ites and strengthen* the i female organism, and builds up the 1 weakened nervous system us no other 1 medicine can. Mrs. A. H (I. llvluad, of ('lies Up town. Md., in a letter to Mrs. l'ink i ham. says: Dear Mrs. l'iukhnm: ? '? I had li-vn surtVrin*; with u disvlneement I f<?r wars ni>.) was pa>'?iu-r ??. :.?.!> the change I of life. 1 had a g<Mhi dral s.?i>-i; k. di/.7.v | *)?'li?, hwtdaelieR. anil was v.-r> in r voire. "I I wrote you l"<?r i*dvi>-i? r.inl c. ;oii> 'd tr<*at j mi lit with L.V'lia I"., i "i:i! \i jt^Mble | Compound as you dir.- t. !. ? am happy to say that nil those <5i--! r.\ ::i,. ish 'urns lt?f% ate, hiiiI I luive pns?-.'d s:tf.-iy through the eliaiige of life a well woman.'' For special adviee regarding this im portant period women are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkhum, l.yntt. Muss She is daughter in-law of l.ydia B. Pinkhum and for t wen ty-tive years has been udvising sick women free of charge. Her advice is free and always helpful to ailing women. ?r CH5CKF.KS -.h * ' PfSUSS LICE POtt'DEK Sure Prath In I.icr and Vermin They can't live ?khrre il i<. IC??y to n |i ;* T > . l)u?t it in "Killed every louse in m>- fij.-k ?>( 250 l-rn*."? D.Pcrry. Mwirw.Wii. v Prlce 25 and 50c a Pk<. By mail, 40 and 70c At a certain age, all girls need the help of a pure, reliable, tonic medicine, to establish a regular habit, that it may remain with them through life. Much ter rible suffering, in after years, Is prevented, and sturdy health assured, by taking t CAR OUI WOMAN'S RELIEF at this critical time of life. "I gave Cardui to my young daughter," writes Geo. Maston, of Greenwood, Neb., "and now she is a rosy cheeked girl, happy, light hearted and gay." Strongly recommended for all female troubles. Try It. At all Drug Stores You Cannot all inflamed, ulcci .ited and catarrhal con ditions ot ih" nun otis membrane snch as nasalcatArrh.il tori no catarrh caused by feminine ills, sure throat, soro mouth or inflamed eyes by simply dosing the stomach. 13ut you surely can cure these stubborn affections by local treatment with Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic which destrcya the disease germs, checks discharges, stops pain, and heals the infiammation and soreness. I'axtinc represents the most su?-ces:? ful local treatment for feminine ills ever produced. Thousands <?l woinui testify to this fact. 50 cents at <1ruggi;.ts. ' Send for Free Trial Box THE R. PAXTON CO.. BosUn, Man?, CURED Gives Quick Relief. T' r n;> vt-t ill) ?. willing In H (a so ditv'i ; ?* 11 ?*? t ?? n )>> rttiHiii'iit cure in to to <" ?'?< v-t. Ti i.i 1 1 r?ai ni*nt given ftte. Not lil iii.. m l?e fairer Writ* Or. H. II. Oreen'S 8o?i, ? Soeolnllilt. Bo* ^ A : : a n f a . 0*. THE DAISY FLY KILLER TM ? t ???*?# on" ???>?-? >?"t th? Mk tn |Crftf>?A, ' ?r?. j.c1?' *ti4 vflU iio ?? :l of i.i'Qf# m v hl.iif. Tr V tti*q| ifi I y#?n WlU ? Without ! ?? n 11 ri'it fctpf i?r?. ? ? ? ? f r ??>?. MfttlO. ?* I f ? i ??* <ll> A >rp'i?, l.i V J. So, OS ft'AHTEO".1 : !??sj i . ' i'!1' !'. i ' f ? ; ? . 'i M.'JM IU#' " y *1 L j ><i i ti ? n J . , , AUU AMLMI'.A.V Ktl'lJLH ? -J, l>4 I P Russian Rimioy Co., St. Paul. Minn.