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“Durability is Better Than Show.” The wealth of the multi millionaires is not equal to good health, Riches without health are a curse, and yet the rich, the middle classes and the poor alike have, in Hood's Sarsaparilla, a valuable as sistant in getting and main taining perfect health. It never disappoints. Scrofula-" Three years ago onr son, now eleven, had a serious case of scrofula and erysipelas with dreadful sores, discharg ing and itching constantly. He could not I walk. Several physicians did not help for •Ixteen months. Three months' treatment with Hood's Sarsaparilla made him per fectly well. We are glad to tell others of it.” Mrs. David Laird, Ottawa, Kansas. NauseaVomiting spells, dizziness and prostration troubled me for years. Had neuralgia, grew weak and could not sleep. My age was against me, but Hood’s Sarsaparilla cured me thoroughly. My weight increased from 125 to 143 pounds. I am the mother of nine children. Never felt •o well and strong since I was married as I do now.” Mrs. M. A. Waters, 152) 33d St., Washington, D. C. Eczema-" We had to tie the hands of •ur two year old son on account of eczema an face and limbs. No medicine even helped until we used Hood's Sarsaparilla, Which soon cured.” Mrs. A. Vas Wtck, 123 Montgomery Street, Paterson, N. J. Hood’s Hits cars User lilt; non-irritating and the only cathartic to toko with Hood s SonopoiHIo. HE WAS NOT GLADSTONE. Which Wu Jut Why She Old Sot Care to l.latea to HU Gentle Flow. . "No,” remarked the early morning man m the car down trom Mount Pleasant; “no, I can't say that 1 have my wife trained as perfectly as I could wish to have her trained, or that I shall be so fortunate as ever to have her so, but there is a good deal of pleasure in trying to, it at least gives her an idea that she is not perfect, and as long as a man can keep his wife in that state of mind it it almost as much of a comfort as it is to have her just what he wants her to be.” "Geehoolipins!” exclaimed a little man with a pale tilue eye and a fidgety manner, "I wish I could only get my wife to your way of thinking.” “Did you ever try?” inquired the early morning inan. “Did I?” chuckled the little man, with a profound internal convulsion not entirely clear to the understanding of his auditors. "I should say I did. It hasn’t been half an hour ago. I had something to say to my wife on the lines you suggest and was en deavoring to get an opening for my re marks, but she was talking to such an ex tent that I had no show at all. Finally, quite driven to desperation, but not wish ing to do anything violent, 1 merely gave her a hint of the situation bv telling her that when Mr. Gladstone talked his wife always listened in silence. And did she take it as I had intendedlie asked of himself, with an other one of those ambiguous chuckles. “Did she?” inquired the early morning man, with much interest. “Did she?” chuckled the litt'e man. "Well, says she to me, ‘I don’t doubt it at all, but think who it was that Mrs. Glad stone was listening to,’ and then she went right ahead with her conversation ns if I hadn’t been within ten miles.”—Washing ton Star. A Woman’s Smile. "Strange what a little thing will turn the whole current of a man’s life.” "What’s the matter now, Jones?” “Up to 30 days ago the young lady of my choice was taking luy attentions seriously, and our marriage seemed a foregone con clusion. Then I met her on the avenue, lifted my hat, made my best bow and dropped through a coal hole. Now she can't keep her face straight a minute while we’re together.”—Detroit Free Press. I _ THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Cali roBNiA Fig Syrup Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it docs not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company — CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN r RAN CISCO, CsL MCISVILLX. El. NEW YORK. N. Y. READERS OF THIS PAPER DESIRING TO BUT ANYTHING ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING WHAT THEY A8K FOR. REFUSING ALL SUBSTITUTES OR IMITATIONS. Trtt UuO ROCKING CHAIR. It stands over there In the corner alone. Its varnish Is crocked and one rocker Is gone; What's left of Its tidy Is dusty and brown And scattered and silent Its fringes hang down; No songster appe areth to warble Its praise. When we were but children it saw its best days: And many a face that was rosy and fair Reposed after play In the old rocking chair. Mow often In It In the winter nights cold The talcs of the fairies by nurses were told: Mow often we listened with ktss-bedewed brew To lullaby strains that we hear even now; Aye, far In the past with Its sunshine and shade I hear the sweet sounds that the old rock ers made; And now as 1 listen I willingly share 1 lie loves of the years with the old rocking chair. She rests where the roses their love vigils keep Who fondly and tenderly rocked me to sleep; Rut still, when I look In the corner. I trace Within the old rocker a well-cherished face; The years that have vanished no more to return Hut deeper the Joys of a childhood Inurn, And thus doth the past with a halo most fair Recrown with Its beauty the old rocking chair. No longer to music now fast and now slow At morning and evening It moves to and fro: No more from Its depths where sweet memories throng With an angelic touch comes a lullaby song: Tls covered with dust, but the dust can not hide l*.ie prints of the hands that will ever abide I'pon the old arms so reposeful and fair, When memory turns to the old rocking chair. -T. C. llarbaugh. In Ohio Farmer. | Twice Saved | MISS DORIS and her grot>m can tered together across the downs i bat swept in broad folds of many tinted greens toward the sea, flashing and sparkling in golden sun gleams on the horizon. Sbe. the 17-ycar-old only child of pa rents married late in life, elderly now. with settled ways and habits accord ing ill with the latter flay intrusion of restless youth—this growing up of the daughter they doubtless loved but little apprehended. Fair she was and swedt, happy in her recent emancipation from sehool re straints and trammels, content with life, unaware as yet of her lack of pa rental comprehension and control, her youthful mind attuned to all maiden fancies in the modern garb of "univer sal brotherhood,” equality, the leveling of class distinctions as preached by her ■ best loved schoolmate, the daughter of an ardent, well-known socialist leader. He who rode beside her at her own request, a few years older only, good looking, manly, with that air of clear cut cleanliness common to grooms in general, not so very long ago the pride of his schoolmaster, captain of the vil lage cricket club, redined, too, for his class in speech and manners, steady and sober in stables and kitchen, as his fellow servants could have said. In very truth were there not the ele ments of romance in the air? Youth, beauty, innocence, with the scent of spring, the fanning of the soft west wind in the sunshine. After awhile the girl drew rein, her companion doing likewise, keeping his horse a little back as though meaning to fall Into his proper place behind her. But Miss Doris would have none of It; she wished to talk, and talk sbe would when she so chose. Many’a time it hap pened of late during their morning rides. At first the groom had responded shyly in monosyllables: “Yes, miss,’ “No, mis«.” as the case required, in a manner little satisfactory to enthusias tic maiden attempts at surmounting class barriers, but Miss Doris had the courage of conviction—a little patience and matters mended themselves. A “social evening” in the parish schoolroom, including, among other items, a would-be tragic reading, turned into hopeless comedy by the accident of forgetfulness on the re citer’s part, gave occasion. The groom bashfully described a similar incident as happening at a like entertainment in his own village home across the coun ty, and the ice was broken, the free masonry of a common joke established between this girl and her little more ihan boy servant. She had read much after a fashion, and would talk of many things with the light, facile readiness of clever, im mature womanhood. He could claim acquaintance with but few authors, comparatively, but he could listen with flattering deference and intelligence, while she was quick to recognize bis genuine good sense and mental grasp of any subject he would venture an opinion on, though it might be ex pressed in language a little less ele gant than hers. So days and weeks went on, and little reckoned Miss Doris of any harm she might be doing herself or him. Yet to the groom’s credit be it said never once did be “presume”—to use an old-time word she doubtless would have scouted —on his young mistress’ kindness. Still did it need a distinct request on her part to bring him to her side as now’ to-day. A word or two did she speak—the beauty of the sky, the sparkle of the sea, then a question—had he read a book she had told him off “Yes,” was his answer, half of it, and that half be did not like at all. An argument, eager and somewhat hot on the lady’s part, ensued, the groom stick ing quietly and respectfully to his point, while his mistress (irritated, per haps, by the fidgetting of her mare, which could not brook contradiction in the matter of a wished-for gallop) responded sharply, conscious ol her own weakness, and was rapidly losing her temper, w hen—what happened ex actly was never quite clear toeither. Whether or not the mare stumbled or put her foot in a hole unnoticed by her absorbed rider—anyhow, she plunged forward, recovered herself and reared, then, with a snort of mingled fright and indignation, dashed wildly off. drag ging from her mistress’ careless hands the loosely-held rein, to flap on her own neck, bringingon herself thereby a mad frenzy of alarm. For one second of horror groom and horse alike stood pet rified and thunderstruck, then in wild pursuit the two started, for, unthrown as yet, the girl still sat, the stirrup hanging loose, her body crouching low along the creature’s back, her hands gripping with convulsive clutch at her mane. Straight ns an arrow went the maddened animal—straight to death for both, it seemed. A half-mile space and more the down crest ran in low and gentle dwellings, to end abruptly at the edge of a cut ting deep and dangerous, whose bar ren fence of broken bars would scarce ly stay such terror-stricken strides. No help was there about. Far out at sea a boat with big white sail danced on the waves as though in mockery; away in a down hollow a little red flag waved.; the golf players threw aside theirclubs and rnn a hopeless race. Still horse and groom rode on. he with blanched cheeks, his eyes of fire, the horse with long, swinging strides, as though he guessed his goal—and at last they gained—they gained. Inch by inch, yard by yard, the distance les sened. To the girl, half fainting now, came a shout musical with the sound of thun dering hoofs. A voice she heard and heeded cried: “Sit up-—let go your hold!” Neck by neck ran horse and mare, i pull, a sudden swerve, and the strong arms were round Miss Doris, dragging her from the saddle! Well for her now were her youth and lightness—the freedom of her foot! One breathless maddening moment, then dismounting from his panting horse, the groom laid his burden safe and sound, though for the moment fainting, gently on the turf, and turned to see the mare rise at the fence so close now, and go over into the abyss be yond! _ “Here’s a telegram just come for you, and Miss Doris says will you go up directly and see her; she’s in the lit tle sitting-room.” So said one of the maids to the groom going on with his usual work in the stables now that the first excitement and talk had worn themselves out. Subtle flattery was in the girl’s glance and tone, but this, her first chance of) hero worship, maybe availed her nothing. Its object hastily tore open the tele gram; read it, crushed it into his pocket, then made straight for the door into the house, and went on toward the little room she had spoken of. Miss Doris, alone therein, flushed and fair, with shining eyes, rose to receive him, coming forward with outstretched hands. “How can I ever thank you?” she said, and 1 er voice was low and thrill ing. “You—you saved my life, and I— what can I do for you in return? Sure ly there is something? You need only ask.’’ Her eyes fell, her cheeks paled a lit tle, her hands taken by him perforce for one moment, but only to be dropped the next like lire coals, clasped them selves nervously together. What would lie ask? A kiss of her lips perhaps, or—her foolish girl’s heart beat with great throbs—if maybe he dared more, spoke of love, would she? could she? He, too, twisted his hands, cleared his throat, then spoke at last. “Well, miss, if you would be so good, really, you could do me a very great kindness this very day. You see. I’m married, but we’ve kept it dark, my wife and me, because she was in a shop and didn’t want to lose her place if pos sible, but now,” here the groom grew very red and pulled the crushed tele gram out of his pocket, “but now—well, miss, there’s a baby; she's with my mother, and they’re doing well, she and the little one, but it’s 20 miles away, and she will be wishing to see me, I know. If you would speak to Sir John for me, maybe he’d let me have a few days’ holiday just to go and see her.”— Chicago Times-Herald. An Eye to DuaJneaa. A slight mishap to an elderly lady, who for some reason had visited an un attractive quarter of Chicago, gave two young men an opportunity to be help ful. The opposite pavement was wet, and when the woman reached it she hesitated, made a false step, and fell. A young man was at her side in an in stant, and bent over her as she lay un conscious. The crowd gathered quick ly, but when he shouted: “Stand back!” it realized his earnestness and obeyed. He carried .her to a neighbor ing drug store and called for water. “Quick!” he said. The clerk stood be hind the counter excitedly twirling his fingers. “Bring me water!” the joung man demanded again. The clerk gasped: “Vat you vant, soda vater?” —Chicago Record. Superstition. “We must parti” he exclaimed, pale with anger. “I have’'discovered that you have been married 12 times be fore!” She opened her great blue eyea won deringly. “Dear me!” she faltered. “Now, who would have picked you out to be super stitious? Well, I declare!” After all, perhaps, it was better thus than to have him marry her and then leave her because he saw the new moon over his left shoulder or something. Detroit Journal. THE PROSPECTS BRIGHT. Louisania Purchase Celebration in Favor at Washington. The St. I.ouU Committer** Banquet at the Capital Wm* m (irrat Card *ud Glf«*« I’roniUe of Sub stantial Fruit. Washington, Feb. 27.—The proposi tion of the St. Louis World's Fair com mittee will again be explained to the Missouri state legislature on March 11 at a banquet at the Mercantile club in St. Louis. The St. Louis delegation to Washington met at the Arlington. Sunday, and decided upon this plan. In addition to inviting the entire state legislature, the governor, the state of ficials and the justices of the supreme court will tie asked to attend. .1. B. Case, president of the Mercantile club, will be chairman of the dinner com mittee on speakers. l.Btxirot for Surer**. The St. Louis delegation, which gave the banquet Saturday night. s|>ent the day carrying on the campaign for the success of the fair. Long before night it was the unanimous opinion of all the national legislators talked to that congress would make the loan of $5, 000.000 asked for, and that the fair certainly would be the greatest ever held in this country. There was no one who did not express tin- greatest surprise at the assuring enthusiasm displayed at the Arlington banquet. Everything showed most positively that the sentiment undoubtedly ex isted that the anniversary of Jeffer son's far-sighted purchase should be commemorated on a grand scale. Banquet the Proper Thing. In the last year many stirring events have occurred to make banquets and other means of celebration the proper thing, but none of them arose to the occasion of Saturday night. That is admitted in all quarters here. No hap pening was of more significance so far as the attitude of the influential public lenders was concerned than the one Saturday night, and it must not 1m* forgotten that it is all the more remarkable because of the nearness of the closing of the session of congress, when every legislator is extremely busy. The consensus of opinion was that the suggestion made by the Lou isiana Purchase convention was emi nently proper, and not any more than required for the proper and patriotic recognition of the policy advocated by Jefferson which resulted in the won derful development of the purchase which helped bring the country and the nation to the state of power and progress enjoyed to-day. All Seemed to be Inspired. The same feeling that inspired the culling of the convention in St. Loui.-, the decision of the delegates to hold a World's fair in St. Louis and the de ft rmination of that city to raise $5,000,000 by subscription of the citi zens and that mug*h more by munici pal action, inspired the national legis lators. and there were many of them who accepted the invitations of the Purchase representatives to pledge themselves to advocate the loan of $5,000,000 asked for from congress to additionally assure the success of the enterprise Those whom time prevented from making speeches to declare their posi tion demonstrated by their applause their sympathy with the undertaking. They realized, too, that not only would the states and territories in the pur chase be benefited by the fair, but that the whole country would be. What the Fair Will I»o. Moreover, the spirit of patriotism will he strengthened l>y the showing tliis country will make in comparison with the nations of the earth. Again will be demonstrated the superiority of American civilization over the an cient systems of the Old World, all of which will make more enthusiastic and progressive the citizens of tliis country. Of course, it is understood that tin- greatest benefit will be felt in the Purchase territory, but as that lias done so much for the nation at large, no one will object to its reward at the centennial anniversary of Its becoming a part of the country. Again when one section of the republic is benefited, all other sections are corre spondingly helped. The Louisiana purchase is an empire in itself. It elects one-fifth of the senators. It is capable alone of feeding the world, and at the rate of increase of popula tion. it has shown that It trill contain at least 32.000,000 of persons by the time the fair is opened. No Lon(«r In Uouht. It is known that all this has licen realized by influential national legisla tors. cabinet officers and by the presi dent himself. There is no longer any doubt that the fair will lie held, and that it will lie the greatest ever seen. The members of the St. Louis delega tion are jubilant because of the genu ine encouragement and assurance shown Saturday night and given them since. Ex-Gov. Francis and J. ('. Van Blnreom started for New York last evening. The remainder of the delega tion departed on the midnight train, accompanied by H. N. Davis, Festus Wade. cx-Gov. Stone and others who joined them here. The (troves of Confederates. Washington, Feb. 2H.—Col. Ains worth, of the quartermaster’s ilepatr ment, has transmitted to the secretary of war. for transmission to the senate, c partial report upon the number of confederate cemeteries and their in terments. and is prosecuting tin* work of completing the statistics asked for by senate resolution, with a view to carrying out the president’s recom meudation that government care lie given the dead. The figure so fur piepurcd have not been given out. The work of securing complete records is attended necessarily with delay. GOVERNOR OFOREGOl Uses Pe-ru-na For Colds in His Family and Grip. CAPITOL BUILDING, SALEM, OREGON’. A Letter From the Executive Office of Oregon. Pe-ru-na is known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Letters of congratula tion and commendation testifying to the merits of Pe-ru-na as a catarrh rem edy are pouring in from every state in the Union. l)r. Hartman is receiving hundreds of such letters daily. All classes write these letters, from the highest to the lowest. The outdoor laborer, the indoor arti san, the clerk, the editor, the statesman, the preacher—all agree that Pe-ru-na is the catarrh remedy of the age. The stage and rostrum, recognizing catarrh as their greatest enemy, are especially enthusiastic in their praise and testi mony. Any man who wishes perfect health must be entirely free from Catarrh. Ca tarrh is well-nigh universal; almost omnipresent. Pe-ru-na is the only ab solute safeguard known. A cold is the beginningof catarrh. To prevent colds, to cure colds, is to cheat catarrh out of its victims. Pe-ru-na not only cures ca tarrh. blit prevents. Every household should be supplied with this great rem edy for coughs, colds and so forth. The Governor of Oregon is an ardent admirer of Pe-ru-na. He keeps it con tinually in the house. In a recent lefc ter to Dr. Hartman he says: State ok Oregon, Executive Department Salem, May », lsas. ’ The Pe-ru-na Medicine Co.,Columbus,0 • Dear Sirs—I have had occasion tous» vour Pe-ru-na medicine in my famiit for colds, and it proved to be an excel lent remedy. I have not had occasion to use it for other ailments. Yours very truly, M. M. Lord. It will be noticed that the Governor says he has not had occasion to use Pe ru-na for other ailments. The reason for this is. most other ailments begin with a cold. Using Pe-ru-na to prompt, ly cure colds, he protects his family against other ailments. This is exactly what every other family in the United States should do. Keep Pe-ru-na in the house. Use it for coughs, colds, la grippe, and other climatic affectionsof winter, and there will be no other ail m<*nts in the house. Such families should provide themselves withacopr of Dr. Hartman's free book, entitled “Winter Catarrh.” Address Dr. Hart man, Columbus, Ohio. MADE AN IMPRESSION. The “Smart Aleck” Candidate Spoil* Hla Chance* by Delng Too 1'oremoit. “Do you happen to know why the rural vote went back on him when he ran for congress? ' asked one leading Michigan poli tician of another. “Never gave the matter any study.” ‘ Nor did I. Just happened to learn a few facts. He went to a Dig meeting of horti culturists several years apo; long before he thought of running for office. You know what a smart ‘Aleck’ he is. After what was really a thoughtful and well considered dis cussion, he obtained permission to ask some questions, and started off with this one: "Where do literary laurels grow?’ There was a laugh, and the thing would have been remembered as a joke had he not per sisted. “ ‘\V ho cultivates the flowers of rhetoric?’ was his next conundrum, and then he want ed to know if the buds of genius could be forced and if they could survive a hard winter. “ ‘Mister Chairman,’ shouted a little weaz ened man in the back of the hall, ‘I would move you, sir, that we ap’int a committee of three to_ report on the feaserbility of raisin’ pum’kins in large cities and fur to ascertain if the germs of true will kin be cultervated in the cabbage head.’ “The future aspirant for congress closed the debate with nothing more expressive than a sickly grin, but the rural contingent remembered him when the election came off.”—Detroit Free I’rec*. Dream or llie Hobo. “I'd never go to sleep ag’in if I thort 1 d have ’nother nightmare like that,” sighed the weary hobo. “Was it horrible?” “The horriblest I ever. I dreamed I wor’ a keg o’ hard eider and wor’a-workin’.”— Detroit Free Press. And I nto Dnut Return. Mrs. Flyer— Harry, d« you know the dirt from which diamonds arc taken is blue? Mr. Flyer—No; but I know that the fel low who has to put up the dust for them gen erally is.—Jewelers’ Weekly UNTRANSLATABLE. The American Phrase, “Get There,” la DlfBcnlt for Foreigners to Trnnslate. “What gives mo most trouble,” saids for eign military attache, "is trying to translate your American language into English first, and then into mv own language, no as to give my government a correct understand ing of the spirit and character of your sol diers. I find the phrase 'get there,' for ex ample, difficult. When I saw your infantry going forward ag.vnst the opposing troops in the forts and intrenchments, 1 said to the officer with me that tiie infantry should not attempt such a movement without the artil lery. You're right,’ he told me, 'but the boys will get there.’ At night, when we were a!! so hungry, I ventured to inquire if a far ther movement were contemplated til! your army was provisioned. Then the officers, who were gentlemanly, all laughed, and said the army would think about rations when they 'got there.’ The second day we met many of your wounded men coming back as we were going forward. When the colo nel asked them about the fighting, so many times I heard them say‘We got there.’ And afterwards I also heard those words used very often. Hut it is so difficult for me to explain so my own people will understand it, what nature of tactics is 'get there.' ’’—Bos ton Transcript. Ilronms Inrrmls Grant It’s the greatest grass on earth—Sa'zer sayi so. 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