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And Hermit ShIcI. While the momentous affairs of the nation are being dealt with at one end of the White House, at the other end of the stately old mansion there is the natural, unaffected life of a typical American family, anu now and then Washington society folks enjoy the stories that come from the nursery where the children of its first lady in the land romp as strenuously as any other youngsters. One evening during the Christmas season the Roosevelt children had a feast of sweetmeats, and when Mrs. Roosevelt came into the nursery in the morning she found Kermit paying the penalty of overindulgence. " And how is sister?" asked Mrs. Roosevelt. "Oh, she don't know she is sick yet." groaned Kermit. "She's not awake yet." Messrs. I. M. and B. F. Powell,prominent merchants in Columbus county, N. 0., wrote wstbat Ilev. T. C. Floyd gave his child odb dose of "Boykiu's Worm Killer" and the result was 367 "worms. He wishes all Interested to know It. HISS VIRGINIA CRANES Fells How Hospital Physicians Use and Rely npon Lydia E. Vnnn4?Klo P n m. jrinaiiam a i c^vmuio v v *** pound. " Dear Mr.s. Pixkham : ? Twelve rears continuous service at the sick Ded in some of our prominent hospitals, as well as at private homes, has E'ven me varied experiences with the seaeesof women. I have nursed some MISS VIRGINIA GRANKS, President of N urses'Association.'Watorto'TOi^r.Y. most distressing eases of inflammation and ulcerat ion of 1 he ovaries and womb. | J have known that doctors used Lydia TE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound wlien everything else failed with their patients. I have advised my patients and friends to use it and have yet to hear of its first, failure to cure. 44 Four years ago I had falling of the womb from straining in lifting a heavy patient, and lcr.ov.-ing of the value of your Compound I began to use it at once, and in six weeks I was well once more, and have had no trouble since. 1 am most pleased to have had an opportunity to say a few words in praise of your Vegetable Compound, and shall take every occasion to recommend it."? Miss Viroivia Graxes.?$5000 forfeit If above tcstlxonial Is net genuine. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has stood the test of tfme. and has cured thousands. Mrs. Pinkham advises sick women free. Address, Lynn, Mass, WE PAY R. B. FAKE AND isdek $5,000 Deposit, Guarantee CZ/ admand/ 200 t-KKK SCMOI.AHSM 1l"v ItOAltl) AT COST. Write ^tilci to OA.-ALA. BVSINKSS <OI.I li.r, MACON. OA. *- **? ***!!*!?*** **?? * ? . . y. Hf i capuaine^i5 t. S Headaches, si S LaGrippe, Colds, etc. ? j ^ Money back IMtfalls. i:>&2.'?\All DrvgStom jg i sires j What the Fanlt Wan. Dr. Frank W. Ailport. one of the leading oculists of Chicago, was recently appointed examining physician by the hoard of education. A pupil from one of the schools where "fads" arc more thoroughly in vogue than in almost any other ^public school, came to Dr. Allport in the regular course of events to have his eyes examined. The physician went through the usual formula for discovering the defects of vision. He placed a chart before the boy. The first word was "hat." "Now read Me wnrrl " eaid thp doctor. "Hhhuh h-tuhhh," sputtered the boy. "Then try this," said the doctor, pointing to "big." "Buh-ih-guhhh," stammered the boy. "Madam," said the doctor to the boy's mother, "there is some moro serious defect here than a visual one. The vocal organs seem to be affected." "Oh, no," answered the mother, "he could spell and read quite well until be went to school and took up this new phonetic method."?New York Time3. Tar on HU T.oft. Teacher?If you face the north, directly behind you will be the south, or. your right hand will be the east and on your left hand west. Seeing a lack of attention on the part of Bobby, and wishing to catch him: "What is on your left hand. Bobby?" Bobby (in deep confusion)? Please, it's some tar. an' it won^t come off. Berlin hfas 63 public monuments and is making ready for some more. 1 B. B. B. SENT FREE Cures Blond and Skin Diseases. Cancers, Bone Pains, Itching; Humors, Etc. Send no money, simply try Botanic Blooc Balm at our expense. B. B. B. cure* Pimples, scabby, scaly, itching Externa. Ulcers, Eating Sores, Scrofula, Blood Poison, Bono Pains, Swellings, Bhouma!i?m, Cancer, and all Blood and Skin Troubles. Especially advised for chronic eases that dootors, patent medicines and Ho-. Springs fall to cure or help. Druggists, SI per largo bottle. To prove it cures B. B. B. sent free by writing Blooi> BAj.ii Co.. 12 Mitchell St., Atlanta. Ga. Describe irounie ana rree meaicai aavico son: in sealed letter. Medicine sent at once, propaid. AJi wo ask Is that you will speak a good word for B. B. B. when cured. For the first time since its arrival from Malaya in 1893 the giant orchid in the tropical house at Kew Gardens, London, was in bloom recently. Earliest Russian Millet. Will you be short of hay? If so. plant a plenty of this prodigally prolific millet. 5 to S tons of rich hay nor acre. Price, 50 lb3., $1.90; 100 lbs., tS.00; low freights. John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. A Even the musical woman may harp too much .a one string. FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great XerveRestorer.8 2 trial bottle and troatlsefree Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd.. 931 Arch St.. Phlla., Pa. The fellow who has dyspepsia usually makes other people suffer for it. Each package of Putnam Fadeless Dte colors cither Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly at one boiling. Sold by all druggists. Platinum is worth a great deal more than j sold. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved I my life three years ago.?Mas. Thomas Bobbins, Maple St., Norwich, N. Y.. Feb. 17,1900. Dr. R H. Edmunds, one of the best known physicians and farmers iu South Carolina, writes us that "A negro girl 10 years old, near him, took two or three doses of Dr. Boykin's Worm Killer and pas.-ed 3CC worms." When the sky is blue nobody else should ** A Doctor's Testimonial. Dr. C. I. S. Cnwthon, of Andalusia. Ala., j writes: "Tetterine is superior to any remedy j known to me for Eczema and stubborn skiu j diseases." 50c. a box by mail from J. T. ' Shuptrinc, Savannab, Ga., If your druggist | don t keep it. The fellow who is out for the dough is one sort of donation party. ; Tyncr's Dyspepsia Remedy is a liquid preparation and knocks all tablets out. It cures Indigestion. Dyspepsia. Vertigo. Fullness of Stomach, Headache. 50c. Druggists. 1 It's funny that when a man's taken in he feels put out. Messrs. Boykin. Carmer A Co.. Wholesale Druggists, Baltimore, Md. j Gentlemen.?I have quite a demand for "Boykiu's Worm Kiiler." It is tb? best ver- | mlfugo I eat) get. A :nrmer bought a bottle of me a few weeks ago; gave one deso to bis | child; came iu next dav with a chow ch.nv jar filled with worms; the result of one dose, i since then all want it. W. J. Davis. Best For the Bowels. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascabets help nature, cure you without n gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cosc you just 10cants to start getting your health back. C'ascabets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablot has C. C. C. stamped on j it. Beware of imitations. In Germany the yearly number of diTorces exceeds 10.000. Povir of a gqufcah. Strange things are found among the plants and vegetables. A well-known student of nature ouce tried the growing force or a squash. When it was 18 days old. and measured 27 inches in circumference, he Hxed a sort of harness around it. with a long lever nt- ! inched. The power of the squash was measured by the weight it lifted, the ! weight being fixed to the lever. When I It was 20 days old. two days after the harness was fixed on it, it lifted 6u pounds. On the nineteenth day it lifted 5,000 pounds. rerwlaUoaiio oct growing" ml to fi vtr^FVmX^W/Mfi j4old? I* 190) ruantng frooi 800 to I ^DUI* ocictibori the coating fait for ooo-d. Safcer?o Marvol KTioa nMvyyf /m THD Tho only oprtog vkeM on earth that will My lyfrA *?1 wett tad la totrr ?ui? la the Uoioa. Wy AUBj raai wbai, ytoldJeg oa oar farrmi 03 by*h Tb? roo?4 raarrel^a eerrol and Day food oa y^^sffl of grata and 4 toas of rich bar |?or acra. are the largoot grower* aru: our stock ? Ew / 'Av^wUii *** tooaoy iiakiag vegttabUro la ea*ro?vui. mm y.S ocau aad up a pouud Catai t*'.? . Oar great catalogue contains full dew our potatoec. jleld.ajr fyX) barbel* y 7 One may sail the seas ant / ^al mcn ?f affairs, who / nor the inclination, whcth< I medicines which cause excf I organs in a constipated con I lines. It acts naturally, acts i I the internal organs and lean / If In need of a laxative re I when (mything more than a lu I is to consult a competent ph; I which claim to cure all ruannc I The California Fig Syrup Co. ::\l which would give satisfaction / sanction and one friend recomm< 1 exceed all other laxatives combir I old-time cathartics and modern I 'HAibIah of IrnAulnrlcn ftc trt thp umuaiuu vi auu?? .v^b> , ? -? Into general use with the well-lr and ever beneficial action. The quality of Syrup of Figs the laxative and carminative prii on the system, with agreeable ai orglnal method of manufacture. oITccts one should always note I _ Syrup Co.?printed on the front | . li. 'v-~: { v ff " LEADEf SMOKELESS P< are used by the best shots in the c uniform and reliable. AH the world* won and made by Winchester shells ' USED BY THE BEST SHC nDftDCY1,sw DISCOVERY; rw. U IX vJ V# Q" ck r*>'i?f and earMwor-t c*ies. Book of t^timoni* ? ?nd lO tlnys' treatment l'rve. Dr H H. OKEiN b 30AS. EoiB. A*, acta, G?" t?02 bus. per Aero yleM a p*Ttn* crnpntrth e*?V. muih. W? ?t?o bftve iu? ocie&ravod Macc* ttrth, prodoclAg froca CO to 80 boabola f earliest Pj??. B?an?. Sw^t corn and JRffi f rioea are tcry low. Ouloa **1 CO orth sia ripUcoef our Btardlaaa Barlej, 'K <cr a^re. vur'x'va and ciuecr >d Tcualuro with K) tona 'f / '' 1 * ?f ?* * fin 'y** t y 1 1 visit every land and everywhere will find, i are well Informed, have neither the time ?r on pleasure bent or business, to use those 'ssivc purgation and then leave the internal dltion. Syrup of Figs 13 not built on those effectively, cleanses, sweetens and strengthens es them in a healthy condition. mcdy the most excellent Is Syrup of Figs, but xative is required the safe and selentlfle plan k'siclan and not to resort to those medicines :r cf diseases. was the first.to manufacture a laxative remedy to all; a laxative which physicians could ;nd to another; so that today Its sales probably icd. In some places considerable quantities of imitations are still sold, but with the general best medicinal agents, Syrup of Figs has come (formed, because it is a remedy of known value is due not only to the excellent combination of lclples of plants, known to act most beneficially id refreshing aromatic liquids, but also to the Iu order to get the genuine and its beneficial - *" m *-- ^ ru mc mil "ame 01 IU0 ^ "1,UIU"' " b of every package. oyal Worcester bonton l :ohsets] STRAIGHT FRONT. / rho style that leads tho world. j Ask your dealer to order style ii you desire; accept no substitute. IYAL WORCESTER CORSET CO.. \ Worcester, Mass. ' ^ r 11 E S T C RI V and "REPEATER" DWDERSHOTGUNSHELLS ountry because thev are so accurate, s championships and records have been i. Shoot the:n and you'll shoot well. ITS, SOLD EVERYWHERE ** 3? 1 Tn -r ~~r C?ol<l .Tifitu! lit I u. H M . XiMM.lllon. ; tyicILHENiS V'S TABASCO i j . ... . ?rci.?r>rrri:*K??sv>. I JJj Thousands of children . | tf* Worms. Symptoms arc sold ^ child's temperament and upon the v: j {{J tines. Lose no time! Adopt the saft t ROVKIN'S 1 ; * ASURE. SPEEOY AND SAFE DE S IN USE OVER 30 YEARS AC I vv 25c- BEST VERMIFUGE Kiv i < '. 39-3 33 3 S-J-ri 3 3 3 >:: 3 -33 3 3-3S 3 3 . ^?0" vj:'J??D? s ' Best Cough Syrup. Ts^ set Good. Uto tPj G> In ttnie. Sold by dniggt'tf. fw| ' ' "Z ? . [Jl \ V * \\' The wonderful medicine, Ripans Tabulcs, cured me in three weeks after having suffered for five years. My troublewas dyspepsia, and as 1 believe came from eating too much sweet stuff. At druggists. iue nve-veui pa.-s.ui is enougn lor an ordinary occasion. The family bottle, 60 cents, contains a supply for a year. THE LANIER SOUTHERN Sfludmedd MACON OA. Thorough in al appointments Rur-luess men re- ojrnlze our lploinas a t-i-tlmo-- i nlal of ability cut w rih All br>-n bes isugUt. f Full Information cheeifully furu.sroi. ^ $! (in fnr C I If r,,u crnnot mako $W>1 for I U U IUI v I . every Jl you pay us .it tearhin? you, we'll re "un 1 >vr -U'Uioy. Sencl for tacts I C.'C. KITTEi:, Futti n H 1'. ? r-liicon^. v . f^QAmvs T*W PSTENT rCOTTON PLANTERS ?AND? Guano Distributers jKV "Write fur Prices and Catalogue. ? The Gantt Mf'g Co., MACON, - OEORQIA. J. T. GANTT, Proprietor. . . ^ ?. ?rww ctlrtc t-Ofrt-t-l-v *utis. i . V* arc being gnawed to distraction' by Jjj oin reliable. They depend upon the J iriety of worms present in the intes- 4% 5 and sure course .by using JJJ WORM KILLER. 5 ISTEOYER OF THESE MONSTERS. * CEPT NONE BUT DR. BOYKIN'S. * :OWN SOLD EVERYWHERE. * 3 3 3 .3^-3 3 ? i So. 12. H3T, Galls on "iir l orsn or Mule ryHokly eitrctl with or. D>?(ii<<liO i.m I < ?. r;?. 1' fen tr?. T ner.t Hr inr.il >?ilh f*. ivrt ?lslir>?.k." !>? n ?*s <>' 1 .??*. i.t-lo. " lirc'.v ?n-l * wire nui II w t.> Tr.vit 'll.tm." 1 y-.a rocel; tof'.'j A. <\ LMMIiLS l Manllord St., LOSTo.\, .HANS