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\uth and Quality to the Well-Informed la > .tnflk of Ufa and are essential to mi ami creditable etandia^ hh> f, it is not dtlnwd that fljyrup ol Figs 1 Elixir of ?- ?*- ?* b the only remedy of value, bat 000 of many immi It is the beet of pmoul Md hailj livM U tho fact that it' daaaaa* Mtene and wU?yw the internal organs an which it act* without any debilitating altar effect* and without having to iwrnn the quantity from time to time. It acta pleasantly and naturally and : truly aa a laxative, and its component I*' parts are known to and approved by ?' physicians, as it is free from all objection ? able substances. To get its beneficial affects always purchase tho genuine? ? manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sate by all leading drug $ \ i-'ii v- Old birds ^ are hard to pluck.?Qer Bin. So. 38-'08. s TNI SAFE WAY TO BUY PAINT. &>-? 8* ? Property owners will save a deal ?t trouble and expense la keeping their buildings properly painted. If they know how to protect themselves ?gainst misrepresentation and adul y teratton In paint materlala. There'a f one anre and safe guide to a pure and thoroughly dependable White Lead? that'a the "Dutch Boy Painter" trade mark which the National Lead Com pany, the lsrgest makers of genuine White Lead, plsce on every package of their product. This company sends a simple and sure little outfit for test ing white lead, and a valuable paint book, free, to all who write for It. Their address is Woodbrldge Bldg., New York City. Thsnks to the Gibson Qi^ The Million's figure hss astound*, logly Improved during the last Ave years, and the much-abused Gibson girl has dono a great deal for It.? ?From the Onlooker. DVAT1I TO RKNO WORM. g? 1 ,pf*k 'orrsTTBai*., wmnit^Tnnn m? ringworm in Its Wont form. My whole oheat from neck to JJ** r*w "? butTSTTKSiira oured ^ ?U7d * ba? e4w# of Idles." 80 *? F- Jones of M Tanneblll fit J|?Jsbur*, Pa. TsTraaisi*, the gnat akin 2JSo7'1 wBS i7TrnJ?*u or maU tavannah Sl *?????. Dept. A, A Dissatisfied Subscriber. a i:,Lh?eTbv i?ffrr my ?*ri?naahnn as h subset iber to youre pnpier. It be ing a pamphlet of such small kon.se takiI?C'? f"S \vi brfit my family by ? u ^,mt y?n noe(l ?n youre ?hetc is brains and some one to rus ? Jl? "Cn8 v",uI ritc edi<?nnls on live topics. No menshun has been made in youre shete of my butchcrn' noi.Jd?" fu,na WciK?n' 300 E?nn?\?r c pnpps ,n lhe ?hickons round here, you iKnore that i bought a bran' new bob sled, and that i b,1"<! m?lo, and say nothin' hr t u: 1 Sm,Pkin'? jersey calf J in !* ? nt Ie*s fnl,in' in ? weH, two important chiverees have been utterly ignored by youre shete a 3 column ohitchunry notis rit by dfcatl?of grandPa lienry> . of vour Rhete to say ?,wn ? a lb? /lfab?tical poem bc Ark"^? k 18 S And and a,so for Ark nt by mo darter. This is the reason youre papier i8 so unpopular A nin^P'rr ' *?" kant rite cdd.Vtorials ? om t goin to put no news in voure B"cte wc don't wont eade ?hete. Has Newspaper 101 Years Old, Aiken, S, C., Special.?Mr, H. C. - flahn has on exhibition in hit ghoxr window a copy of the Augusta Chron icle issued in 1804. The paper con sists of eight nnges, and though it bos been hero for more than g cen a'7r.l!i VVfi' pr.eBervcd? quite ft ! ? "lBtvr city of Aikon, Jt contains a gruU many things indU oat ve cf tho custom* of those timei, flnd it has eagerly been scanned by r?ny'rP<JM,nK tbe Moro ot Hahn 6 k! P#?er Presented to Mr. nhnll fy "1 tr.?veI,lnK ?olesraan, in the pf?Per hpre lorved since it wns issued. ??TIIB PALE GIRL** Did Not Know Coffee Was tho Cause. In cold weather some people tblnk a cup of hot eofTee good to help keep warm. So It Is?for a short time but the drug?cafTelne?acts on the heart to weaken the circulation and the re action Is to cause more chilliness. There ft a hot wholesome drink Which a Dak. girl found after a time, makes the blood worm and the heart ?trong. tumrt She says: llred ,or ye*rB ,n N, Dss., I bavo ussd considerable coffee owing to the cold climate. As a re sult I had a dull headache regularly, ?uffsrod from indigestion, and bad no iirs in mo. ?wJlIir*.8Jcnorrn 118 the ,pai? *,r1, people thought I was Just weakly. After a time I had heart trouble and became very nervous, never knew 15! . Was to bo reftl wen- Took medicine but It never seemed to do any good. marr,cd my husband hBV* thou?bt coffee was hkrmlng us and wo would quit, only begin n*aln. nlthough we felt It was tho same as poison to us. Then we got some Postum. Well the effect wa3 really wonderful. My goni a?Jn. k ?,Car now' h?*d?cbe ' 1 h?v? o Kreat deal of en ergy I had nover known while drink lug COT1C3, t bcen troub,e<l with indi gestion slnco using Postum, am not norvoue, and ncod no medlolne. We loVe? f,rl a?d b0Jr wb0 both love Postum oad thrive on It and Grape-Nuts." a "Thore's a Tteasoo." Cb' ?*???? Co.. Weniil,"- lo "Th* Road 10 Kror read the above letter? A new one appeara from time to time. They Triml"""'' <r?. ?? <oll 91 b?nna OUR. SCHOOLS By Pmt. William I. Baa PHwwKir^ awMl OtwMu. " fwHSSS Oh Today in South Carolina are to be found very few people who wootd ?dmit that they are unfriendly to popular education, and fewer still who would admit that they are not friends to our common schools. The people of the State hare just passed through a somewhat vigorons polit ical campaign. In this, as in almost j?jSMC^ many of tho candidates for office have taken oc casion to declare their o?cp interest in the common schools. The eandi date 44 doth protest ioo much, me thinks,'| but most of them are en tirely sincere in their declarations, oome of these men will soon oeeupy positions whieh will enable tham to demonstrate their interest in our school*, and their capaoity for im proving them. From the outaide it would seem that very few of these men have made any eareful analysis of the conditions of our schools, and certainly very few have offered any definite, practicable plan for their permanent improvement. By no means do I intend to cast any slur at these men. Perhaps it is asking tco much of men.busy with their own affairs and the affairs of the public, to stop to study the problems of edu cation a field broad and rich in vex atious questions. Perhaps, too, those who have studied these problems, and jiie familiar with the conditions, have been remiss in not telling the people frankly what they see and know. For fifteen years this writer taught in the common schools of this State, and for seventeen years he ha* tried to study the conditions which make for good or for evil in the educational s>stem of the State. During the past twenty-six months he has traveled more than thirty thousand miles in side the State, driven hundreds of miles through the rural districts, and \isited l'.ol far from three hundred schools i:i the State. lie claims no wider or richer knowledge of the con ditions than is |iosscsscd l>v scores of his fellow workers. Vet he feels that he knows something of those conditions, and that he owes it to the people to set these conditions frank ly before them. I.ct me say at the outset that I have no disposition to forget or to disregard the many good things in cur schools, or to withhold merited commendation anywhere, yet it is not my dutv to tnx the reader's time and patience with platitudes joind empty eulogies, so frequently in dulged in by those who _ strive so diligently to blind themselves to our patent weaknesses Our schools have been vastly improved withju recent years. We should rejoice at their growth, ami even honor those who have contributed to that growth; But we cannot afford to stop at that. It would be folly to assume that our schools, and our school system, are anything like perfect. Let us dis cover some of the glaring weaknesses, admit what we discover, and set 0111 selves resolutely toward improve ment. ^ome of the most conspicious weaknesses in our schools are these: 1. Lack of funds sufficient to main tain high-class schools. 2. Beggarly salaries paid to teach ers. ? 3. Too many incompetent teachers employed in our schools. 4. Short school term, especially in the rural districts. 5. Poor school houses and poor equipment. fl. Neighborhood jealousies and neighborhood quarrels. 7. Too many little half-supported schools. 8. Inadequate supervision of vil lage and rural schools. 0. Non-attendance and Irregular attendance of the pupils, 30. The missing link?the high school. I wish to (liicuss then* feature* of our school system frankly, somewhat fully, and altogether dispassionately. I wish to avoid anything captious or hysterical. In these discussions, I beg to offer, as unobtrusively as I may. tome suggestions as to remedies. For he is a poor physician who tells his patient that he is sick, but offers neither to tell him what the disease is, nor to prescribe any remedv. Lack of Funds. To maintain good schools requires money. Tlicy can not be run on ebullient sentiment, noi will spasmodic charity keep them at a very high standard. Money is ab solutely necessary to build- comfor table school houses, to furnish thes* houses to pay competent teachers and to keep the schools open nine months in the year. What is South Carolina putting into her common schools the training school of the future citizenship of the State! In 1907, the State enrolled in tha com mon schools 314.300 pupils, or about 18 per e?nt of her total population. On these pupils was *pcnt $1,415,724. or $4.50 per pupil. This $4.50 in cludes the expenditures on school houses, furniture, apparatus, libra ries, and teachers' salaries. The aver age attendance upon the schools was. of course, much lower than the enroll ment, therefore the amount spent p*r pupil on the basis of attendance was larger. $0.37. In 1000, North Caro lina sp?nt $0 00 prr pup 1 in attcn dance; Ocorgia spent $7.47; Missis sippi, $S.01; Tennessee. $'-<.43; Vir ginia, $11.05; Florida, $11.30; Louis iana, $14.83; Maine, $23 05; Mary land $21.32; Wisconsin, $29.34; Min nesota, $30.10; New York, $47.40. In t007, South Carolina spent foi common school education 01 ecni* per capita of her total population Ih 1000 Georgirf spent 08 cents; Vir ginia sprnt $1,12; Mississippi, $1.15; Kentucky, $1.19; Tennessee, $1.40; Florida. $1.90; Maryland, $251; Wis consin, $3.79; Minnesota, $4.41; New York, $6.27. Most people will admit that our school fund is insufficient. How arc we to increase it f Several plans hav< been offered, and several waio are open, Some of them, however, do ?*K appesl to men of apnimti Not ? P*^ *????* npoo J6 fikhhy pnrtU asherrip Tkila plan 2s imdMuU and Ti??5? *? effect* The tmbUe for the beneflt of the *iiiTlfail frequently it |? |>,ip,?| by a few i? *? Mliool foikt by direet appropriation tram the 8t?|o trauuj. Unleea meh ?pprop riations were made upon the eandit lon that ?aeh district receiving its part should first mske a speeiCe local effort, the result would he hurtful, aa the district would soon come to look upon themselves as henefieisries of the State, end would* cease to make any effort to help themselves. Only a few years ago one house of the General Assembly passed a bill (knowing that it would fail to pass 1?mJw!Lv ot',er house) appropriating #200,000 to the common schools. IIow much relief would such sum give to the schoolsf It would increase the fund only 63 cents per pupil on last year'a enrollment, or $15.75 to a school of 25 pupils. An appropria tion of $200.00 disbursed in such way as to require the diatricts to raise in the aggregate something like $400,000 in local taxes, would be cquitsble snd wise. I sm at once reminded thst this plan would not entirely relieve the rtrain in a few of the poorer eounties, and I admit it. Our present plan of collecting and apportioning the constitutional 3-mill school tax is not a democratic one. That tax is collected and apportioned by coun ties. Some counties with poor land, lack of water power for manufac turing. and with no railroads to tax, ore nt a decided disadvantage. It would have been unjust to have col lected and apportioned that 3-mill tax as a State tax, but it would have been just and democratic to hove made two mills a county tax, as at present, and have mado the other mill a State tax. Then the stronger counties would have been contribut ing a well-guarded tax for the sup port ot the weak counties. So far in this State at least, local taxation lias proved to be the best means of increasing the school fund. It is equitable, it is stable, and it is certain until a majority of the people vote it off. It compels the unwilling tew to bear their proportionate part of a legitimate and neeessarv com munity expense. The ditriet which lexics a local tax knows just where every dollar conies from, and iust where every dollar goes. Moreover it is usually not very difficult to levy a local school tax, if there is only some safe perron. to lead, for as a rule the wealthiest1 persons in the district are tlif-readiest to vote a loeal school tax. Personally I am confident that the most just, equitable and reasonable way to inerease our school fund is to inaugurate a sensible and honest system of returning our property for taxation. When you compare the amount of school tax raised in South Carolina on each $100 of taxable property, with that of other States the showing is very good. But when you stop to consider that our prop erty has been returned at perhaps twenty-five per cent of its true value the showing in not good. The habit of returning a piece_of property at one-fourth its true va'lue, then taxing it at 4 mill'', instead of returning it at something like its true value, then taxing it at one mill to raise the same amount of money, is not onlv childish business practice, but it is a training rchcol in dishonesty. Men who offer to return their property at something like its tine value are actually laugh ed at for their artlc?sness! Civic honesty must decline under such vic ious system. Were the real and personal prop erty in this State returned a some, thing like ninety per cent (and why should it not?) of its truo value, the 3-mill sehool tax alone would practi cally double our entire school revenue In 1007. the land outside the incorpo rated towns in tho prosperous, pro ductive, and wealthy county of An derson wns returned for taxation at an average of $(1.51 per acrc. Marl boro, one of the finest farming coun ties in the whole South, returned her lnnd at an average of $5.28 an acre. Orangeburg is justly proud of her farm land, but she returned hers at $3.54 a:i aere. Williamsburg has some poor land, but she has some of the fluent fields of cotton and tobarco to be found in the State; on the tax books her land is rated at an average of $2.09. In these very counties I have been shown lnnd whose owners r??A 1(1 ?ot sell for $30. $40, and even $60 an aere. In one of these counties is_ a school district containing nearly 45.000 acres of land, yet the entire real and personal prooerty of the district is returned at $100,000. What would a 4-mill school tax mean to that c'istnet? Increasing the tax levy while we reduce tho valuation of our property reminds one of tlie policy of the maRter who undertook to punish his thievish coneiirran by periodically stealing back from the coachman what the coachman had stolen from his m ister. Preferred Snicitfe to Hydrophobia. Springfield, III., Special.?Fearinf hydrophobia r.s n result of a bite in fiictcd by a squirrel suffering witl rabies, Fred Peterson, 45 vears old died Sunday of carbolic acid poison ing. He swallowed the acid with sui cidal intent, because, as he rcmnrkc Sunday, he preferred to kill himseli ra'her than die of rrbics. Five ofhei persons bitten by the rabid squirre are in Chicatro undergoing treatmen' to prevent pcssible serious develop menls. Women's Throat Slashed. Charlotte, Special.?-Cynthia Nor man, a whKe woman about 34 years of age, was found in a dying condition at her home five miles trdm tbc citv on "the Stateiville road as a result of a slash across her throat, extendinc nearly from ear to ear. 8he was eith er the victim of a would-bo wurderei or attempted death at her own hands Tho last theory is the most likely am* the nroat generally aeecp^ed. Rh died earlv Sunday morning at the Presbyterian hospital in this dty, M?ht Sweats ft Cngb. E W. Waltoa, Oaodr.S. F. lf? til Ttaa Ha It, Im ~ '?til?> hD?rii| Mm tMiWitfcilikuwl iihiry ud developed ttamlac ?ymp Imu, auk u a wry dwp seated eo?gk, Bi||l?VMta,lkdfttMl?lk?kMdMd ikut ItSpiriBMltd VltkfmrtlM ?alM itBMdlM btfon I finally dtddtd to Uk? a thorough coart* of VtovM. ??Two of lay friends bad gone so far as to inform mttbti the thing for m? to do vu to im1|b my position and seek a higher, nor*eongenia 1 climate. Ertry one thought I had conenuaption mad I vu not expected to lire Tory long. "Having procured some Parana, I do elded to glra It a thorough teat and ap plied myeelf assiduously to the teak of taking It, as per iaatructione, in the meantime. "The effects were soon apparent, all alarming symptoms dlaappeared and my general health bccamo fully aegood aa it bad erer been in my life. "X hare resorted to the uae of Perana on two or three oecaalona since that time to care myself of bad colds.* Peruna is sold by yonr local druf irfnt. Hoy a bottle todayt One foolish act may nndo a man and a timely one make his fortune. ?Irish. . r- ? ? Stats of Ohio, Citt or Tauoo,? ? Lucas Coukty, 1 Frank J. Ciie.mv makes oath that he la senior partner of the linn ot K. J.CneifBY ft Co., doing HusintM in the City ?f Toledo. County and Htate aforesaid, and that said Arm will paytheaum of oris himdred dol lars for each and every case of CATABRH that cannot be eured by the use of UALL'a Catarrh Cure. 1- rank J. CUBlfET. 8worn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this Oth day of December, A. D., 1880. A. W. Glbamx, SBBAL.) Notary Public, {all's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the syetem. Send for testimonials, free. H. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all l)ruggists, 76c. Hall's Family rills are the beet. While you are willing to agree that the mosquito must have been created for Rome purpose, it rather irritates you to have a suspicion drilled into you that you are it.?Indianapolis News. Hicks' C'apndinc Curca Nervousness, Whether tired out, worried, sleeplessness or what not. It quiets and refreshes brat a and nerves. It's liquid and pleasant to take. Trial bqUl* 10 Kegular sizen 'Mo. anil We., ut di ugKisU. The campaign begins when the money begins to ralllo in the tin cup. DAD ECZEMA 19 TEARS Mrs. Thomas Thompson, of ClarkstIIUl Oa.. writes, nnder date of April S3, 1*.0/: "1 suffered IS yesrs with tormenting eoaema; had the best doctors to prescribe; bnt noth ing did aeaiy good until I got Tvriaaisa. It eured mv I am so thankful/' Thousands of others can testify to similar en res. Tbtybbixb is sold by druggists or teat by taall for (Ho. by J. T. Bbvttbjbb, Dept. A, Savannah. Oa. Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.?A Koman Law. TEN YKAI'.n OF BACKACHE. Thousands of Women Suffer In the Same Way. Mrs. Thomas Dunn, 163 Vine St., Columbus, Ohio, eays: "For more than ten years 1 was In misery with back ache. The simplest housework completely exhausted mo. I had no strength or ambi tion. was nervous and fullered headache and dlmy spells. After these years of pa'.n I was despairing of ever belug cured xlien Doao's Kid ney Pills came to my notice and tbeir use brought quick relief and a perma nent cure. I am very grateful." Sold by all dealer*. 60 cents a box. Foater-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. A marble bust of Roosevelt is to be placed in the Senate chamber . EYESIGHT WAS III DANGER From 'i'crftble Kczprih?Baby's Jlrnfl a Mass oS Itching Hash aiul Sore* ?Disease Caivd by Cutlcnra, "Out little girl was two months old when ?be got u rus.t on htr face r.nd within tiv< days her uce and head were all one sore, \\ e H?ed different remedies but it go| worae instead of better and wc thought ah? would turn blind and that her cars would fall off. Hhe suffered terribly, und would ?cratch until the blood came. Thi? went on until alie was tivo months old, then I hnd her under our family doctor's care, but ahc cjri.nued to grow wor*e. lie ?u.d it wan Hcsema. When she wos ncven months old 1 starte.l to use the (Jutit-ura itemedies and in two monthn i ur Lahy was n differ* 'cut girl. Von could not see a sign oi a ?ore and she was t.s fair a* a new-horn baby. Sho haa nut had a a>gn of the eczema aince. Mrs. II. K. Hiulhe, i.eSucur, Miuu.f Apr. and Aley 2, 1007." The best tune Rory ever played may tire one.?Irish. m i ??wmmm<wp^s? ftp? Thompson's EyeWater POWER Of in NEWSPAPER m DEVELOPING BUSINESS ,avT. J. Killt. of Atura Oommmoa.) a^rartkbf aohm of Ihe nmstper is the bed-rock ?l all MM. Tear capital may bvinvesUd, but who knows it I The aewa^tper has wen hundred* of advertising schemes enter the field of publicity end depart] has seen advertisers misuse their appropri ation in an unwise seatteratioa, and then come back to the true worth of sure enough advertising. In the face of all this, the newspaper has re mained aa true and as strong ss tho Hock of Gibraltar. And wliyt Because the people support newspapers as they do noth ing else lieeneed in the business field. More different kinds of commercial interests are exploited in the news Cspers every yeer; larger sums are expended, and whyt No head of a usincss has the insano vanity to advertise -just to see his business writ ten, for no house csn long remsin in the commercial arena that does not advertise. Advertise steadily in the newspapers if you want the worth of your money; go at it in a systematized manner, with tho determination to let no ono else get first placo in your particular field. Don't go into tho newspsper one day and stsy out euongh times to ease up the finance part; advertise so that large sales covcf up all leaks; nnd there is no leak so pcruicious as spasmodic advertising?being forgotten in between times sends the people to the man who doesn't give 'em a chance to forget bis business. Let us snppose that it were permissible for a newspaper to suspend issue every now snd then because it thought that the public did not need to get the news sll of the time. Would tho excuso be plausiblef Would the people accept itf snd, hor.or bright, isn't your business every bit as important to you as the news of the country is important to the newspa per t Thcro can be but one vital point to cover in questions of this kind. No one is in business for hesltli or pleasure; it is not a matter of pleas ing one's friends or oi "spreading" it, the outcome is just a question of making money. Will you advertise in the newspaper and forgo ahead, or retire through want of being known f The editor of The Nashville Ameri can says that rainbow stockings arc now the stylo in Tennessee. He re fers to men's stockings', of course.? Los Angeles Times. To Drive Oat Malaria and Build Cf the System Take the Old Standard Oaors*" T**rm ucss Chill. Tokic. Yot kaow what yon are taking. The formala la plainly printe*'. on erery bottle, allowing It is simply Qui nine and Iron In a tasteless form, aixi the most effectual form. For grows people and children. SOo The ash borrows poison from the viper.?Latin. DOR AT IS TUB DAIRT. A Matter of Profitable Interest t? tls Farmer and Dairyman. The problem of keeping sw?d all the utevlils nsed In connection wiUi milk and cream selling, and butter making, has been a serious ono with the farme?. Ho has come to realise fully t)M the slightest taint or hint of staleness left In a can, tin or churn may rjln a whole output: that the taint which Is left is in the form of bacteria which grow and multiply In milk or butter, producing disastrous results. Tho farmer has learned tbat hot water' won't rinse away tliQ. greasy residue in dairy utensllr. Ho has learned that soap leaves a residue of its own which Is, if any thing, worse than the milk or cream residue, and It is little wonder that th'ere has been a constant clamor for a dairy cleansar and sweetener thai will meet modern requirements. A few or the largest creamory es tablishments have callci experts into consultation 011 this problem and have with this scientific aid hit upon a product of nature whic'.i exactly Alls tho bill?bora?:. Scientists have long known borax m a cleans?'.', a sweetener and an r.ntissptl? destroyer of bacteria and germ growths. Destroys all that ? harmful and promotes and preserves freshness, sweetners and puiity, re lieving the dalryman.and dairy house wife of drudgery and of neediest work and r.;prry. Its cheapness and value should gi~? It first placo In the necessities q( every dairy, The cow's udder Is kept In a clean, healthy and smooth condition by washing It with boras and water, 4 tnblespoouful of borax to two quart# of water, This pravents roughness and eoro* nets or. cracking teats, which make milking lime a dread to the cow ant) a worry to the milker, The modem cleanser of all dairy utensils consists of?on? tablespoon* ful of borax to every quart of water needed, Remember?a tableepoonfql equals fouv teaspoonfuls, Be suro that you get pure borax, To be sure, you muit get "20 Mule Team Eorax." All dealere. A dainty book In cot? ors, called HJlngle Book," sent free to any Mother sending name and ad drees of her baby, and tops from two pound cartons of "20 Mulo Team" Package Borax, with Sc. In stamps. Address Tadflc Coast Borax Co., New York. The grass widow is not to bo wink ed at.?Knoxville Sentinel. More proof that Lydla E. Pink ham's \ egetable Compound saves woman from surgical operations. Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner, Maine, writes: 441 was a great Buffercr from female troubles, and Lvdia E. Pink ham's Vege table Compound restored ma to health in three months, after my physician declared that an operation was abso lutely necessary." Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 154 Cley bourne Ave.. Chicago, 111., writes: 441 suffered from femalo troubles, & tumor and much inflammation. Two of the best doctors in Chicago decided that an operation was necessary to save my lifo. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound entirely curcd me without an operation." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been tho standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands ot women w ho have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, baeknche, tnat bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion,dizziness,or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it ? Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to "write her for advice. She has euided thousands to health* Address, Lynn, Mass. Tell no toll oat of ?ehool.?Gkmaa $100.00 REWARD may tarn oi pnowuonte In any family vhan tbiff un Goom Ch?m h dlroctod. If you ?w know or Kmt of *"jr *och tm. pW*M tnJorm us tad wo ?IK p*jr thera tho imid. OOOSE MIAU LINIMENT CO. ^ > THE DUTCH Y pOY PAINTER* STANDS FOR PAINT QUALITY IT IS FOUND ONLY ON PURE WHITE LEAD j MADE BY *3 THC LOU) DUTCH ' THE J.R.W ATKINS MED.CO. WINONA. MINNESOTA Ifakci tO nilVrmt Artlclrat H*aaefe*l4 rUtorlnf Eilrurt* *11 KU4i, Talltl FrtparalloM, Ftae Itaaya, Kt?. CAKYASSERS WIHTED IN EVERY COUNTY AO 1 caraF Kprri?at?,tB,000,000 Oatya* BEST PROPOSITION E"? 0iIS!i2 A6EHTS J* OH! J* MR. STOREKEEPER Remember ?you don't have to buy Dirty Rags nny more? Mad* from Pure, Clean, Rtw Cotton marka a new era In the comfort buslnsx*. Save us your order."*. Ruy at home. Better Goods for less money. SAVEJRIIGHT THE UUUillulll LUMUn 111 VI! 60I.I: SI AX I'FACTt'K ERH CIIAllS.OTTE, ... X. 0 So. 33-'03. American Cotton CoUege^'K4' For the education of Farmers, Clerks, Merchants, Warehousemen, Cotton Buyers, Manufacturers, and all others, young or old, who ere unable to classify ?n4 put the correct valuation on 18 Grades of Cotton. Thirty dr.y scholarships hi our sample rooms, or fix weeks' ct r.'erpondcnse course under esoert cotton men will complete ycu. Bsc demand for cotton grad srs and cotton buyers. Session opens Sept. 1st. Correspn no* course year round. Write at once tor furll cr particulars^ * ? ? Uook at your wheat?study It well before you cut U. Tot muoli italic and leaf !np-oportion to your grata, wcfu too tnu.h nitrogen in your toil. rut don't *>11 to slutit the straw. Ne*t tiina?this Tall?increase tl:o rotaeb -makes a Si/orerr stalk, m<l a heavier head. Most fertilizer* are weak in I\.t'sh. Make them eotn flctt bv adding rctn*h?0 per cent.?or 15 pounds Mil itate of Potash per hundred. Commute fertilizer (3-fi-C) means beot crops and biggest profit. . J-very ng?nt ae11s phosphate. Few carry Potash In ?tcck. Arrat:ge for rotash now. Potash is profit. fell for Our Do?k*. containing fmttt about soli, crept, manures ana fertilizers. Mailed free. OERAIAN KAL! WORKS, CandlerBldg., Atlanta, <la. * New Vork-9J Nassau St. ChUsga-Monadaock B!dg. PU T N ATI-? AD E LE S S D YES Color more ?oodi brighter and fut?r color* th*n ?t\y otlwr Uv?, On? ) X". pr?ka?o c-otorj :J> tib?r?. rh?y COM w?<cr 'ri'JF VffP VtflnlfiH ?mo djr? any firman! without rtpp*M *port. Writ* for fr? boofclj'.?How to rye. (UtMi ana MIk Color*. MO.IUOl- UlltU CO.. Oiilnor- Illinois To Brighten Life Get Your Health Back To ooo who has lost her health, We seams pretty dreary. Unhapplness, after all. Is very often a question of health. If female troubles have worn you out, made you feel weak, sad, miserable and able only to see the dark side of things, as a reflection upon a cloudy mirror, brighten up, by doing your beit to got your health back. Take cardui. This well-known woman's medicine has brought health and happiness to many thousands of weak, ailing women. Why-net to you? Its ingredients are restoring, strengthening, health-giving, to the womanly organs?ft Is safe, pleasant and ahrays reliable. Mrs. F. S. Mills, of Murletta, Calif., writes: "I don't think any one can recommend a medicine more highly than I can Cardul. I had a mis hap, which was followed by inflammation. I posi tively believe I would have died, had It not bften for Cardul. When I began taking It, I cculd not stand on my feet. After taking two (2) bottles, I was cured, and now weigh 165 pound*. Sold everywhere. Try Cardul. Take CARDUI