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f * BOOKS. i Some people like to delve in lire [ 8ent downward from the misty past, 'And low o'er Shakespeare's pages pore, Observing how each line is cast; 'Ak th? tntic niwt'a rhirmi Entrance the pejuti and the old? I want a book in which Hi* arm* Surround Her when the story's told. I Let bibliomaniacs cry out With joy o'er musty tomes and rare And babble foolishly about (The date* they find imprinted there. I care not how my book is bounl, Nor what edition it may be If at the end His arms surround 1%e maiden who is fair to see. I hear some critic sigh for "style." And others this and that deplore; For some the dull, bleak essay, while Tbo crowds arise demanding gore; I do not search for "style" nor care How of the author may offend If He that loves the lady fair Cornea ap triumphant at the end. j ?Chicago Record-HerJd. sapfe the a ?DOWN FA LU$$ OF UOTHAM N&6LE.V t * T HE winter ?erm of school at I Rocky Hill began hopefully. |' The new master, "Profeaaor" 'J' Spring as h* was somewhat v grandiloquently called by the little community, seemed to have excellent control over his scholars, who worked at their studies cheerfully and earnestly. The misgivings concerning the I maintenance of discipline which Supervisor Griffin had entertained on account of ths professor's small size. mu moicira ?uu yoic, >|icvi?.re? face, were apparently goundless. The big boys, several of whom could easily bare whipped the master, were too good-natured to undertake the task. But the complexion of affairs was completely changed one crisp * morning in December, when Jot ham Horatio Negley came to schooL Negley was the bully of the settlement He was a big. raw-boned, disagreeable fellow, whose meanness took the form of coarse wit and cheap practical Jokes. He rode up to the schoolbouse on the morning In question. tied his Mhoss-beastH to a limb, and roared out at the top of his voice; "Hold on, perfessor! I'll be with " ? IVni't * !? 11| thpm /V US .......... VVH ft V kids Dothin' more till I git In thar!" As be tramped noisily in at the door, tbe dore of peace which had brooded over the Rocky Hill school may be Imagined aa flying hastily ont at the window. Negley began making trouble at once. He teased the girls, tormented tbe boys, and was uniformly Impudent to tbe master. Every form of annoyance which his clumsy wits could devise be practised upon tbe school, until It became aa disorderly as a beargarden. Tbe master found no sense of decency or love of learning In Negley to which be could Appeal, and be knew well that an attempt to restore discipline by physical force could only re nut in Bit own nomination, ne complained to tbe supervisor, but that of* flcial waa evidently unwilling to face the town bully. "I caTlate yell have to get along 'a beat ye can, perfesaor," be said. "I can't forbid Jothain to attend school If be wants to go, and be In' there. yon'U have to do what dlsclpllnln' there la done. It's my business to hire teachers, not to whop scholars." Matters therefore went from bad to Worse. One afternoon, some three weeks after Jotbam's first appearance, as school was about to be dismissed, the bully arose In his seat, and grinning cheerfully about him, said in an absurdly squepky Imitation of Mr. Spring's shrill voice: "Children, school won't keep to-mor school aix't ucm' to-dat, ajttkb all, 18^ shx?" rer. The perfessor's goin' to give ns all a holiday, so ye needn't?" "School will keep precisely as usual to-morrow," Interrupted the little teacher, in his most dignified manner. **It will begin promptly at nine." "Tell ye 'twon't!" roared Jotham. "Ye needn't any of ye come at all. 'cause the perfesaor ain't a-goln' to be here!" School broke pp In a fever of excitement War had been declared, and there was bat one opinion at to tbe remit Thing* looked gloomy for the ' professor. When he first came to Rocky Hill. Spring had tried boarding with an elderly widow named Perritt. bat he had found the good woman's Inquisltlveness too annoying and her table too meager and unattractive to extend the mn'Mmrat hernnrt tho i?fnnri VM<k. Supervisor Griffin owned a sugarcamp on the edge of a maple grove not very far from the scboolhouse. and be allowed the teacher to occupy tbe cabin. It was roughly built but tigbt. and a base-burner stove made It perfectly warm and comfortable, while tbe food which Spring himself prepared was more nourishing and palatable than that which Mrs. Perrltt bad provided. He was not lonely, either, for he had a passion for taming wild creatures, and a small menagerie of birds and beasts, caught In the woods and In the process of domestication, occupied very corner of tbe camp not pre-empted by tbe neecssarles of housekeeping. The pride of the collection was Daniel, a full-grown porcupine, it I ' seeing absurd to think of making a pet y" of coch an animal, but although Danle] | ? rerinjr. and would bar? parted wltl all tbe otber specimens before tbi porcupine. Dauiel lived in a lone, low packing box. set in a warm corner near thi stove. Tbe top of the cape was mnd< of slats to admit of ventilation, autf over it a piece of burlap seeking was thrown, to bumor tbe porcupinVs lov< of retirement and darkness. On tbe morning of tbe day whict Jot ham had declared a holiday Spring rose early, with souie hope of getting to school In advance of his tormentor But be was still eating his froga" br?::kfast when the bully rode up to th? cabin, tied his horse, and enterec without knocking at the door. "Wal. perfessor." he said, lauphlnp boisterously, "school ain't keepin' to day. after all. is she?" "Get out of this house!" roared th< little teacher, angrily. Jotham's laugh grew more impudent "I cal'late to enjoy your agreeabh society for some two er three hour* yit." be said. "Set down!" as 8pring rose from the table. "You look here and behave yourself!" and he drew an old pistol of formidable site from un der his coat and flourished It threateningly. Of course he did not oean to shoot but people who Intend to shoot others are not the only ones who manage to do it. and the teacher realized the fact. They sat there for half an horr oi more. Jot ham chuckling with delight. Spring glaring with silent fury at the bully. At half past eight Jotbam remarked cheerfully: "As we're a-goin* to hev quite a session. ptrfessor. we may's well be comfortable. My boots galls me some, so off they come." Off they came, and Jotbam. expanding with comfort, removed Lis coat ar well. He also helped himself to a pie which one of the women of the settlement had baked for 8pring. and con sumed It to the very last crumb, the teacher fuming helplessly. "Now. perfessor," he went on. after wiping his mouth upon his sleeve, " "pos^n we enjoy ourselves. You'd like to be over at school makin' them little fellers speak their pieces. You set where ye be and 111 speak ye a piece, and mind ye teach me good or I'll likely cone down and wallop ye!" He mounted the nearest box. which happened to be Daniel's cage, and dancing a jig upon It in his stocking feet, be began to about, gesticulating wildly with bis pistol .tbe while: "The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but?" Here tbe declamation ceased abruptly, for Jot ha in suddenly leaped high in the air and came tumbling down at full length on the floor. His pistol flew across tbe room and be writhed about bis feet in bis hands, and bowled with pain and fright. Daniel, whose temper was none of the sweetest, was greatly disturbed by the racket abort bis head, and bad bumped bis back angrily. A number nf hie nnilla nnlntoi) lltro it*?1 TimmIIm I and barbed like flue flsh-books, bad passed between tbe slats, penetrated tbe sacking and Jotbam's woolen stockings, and entered tbe tolei of Jotbam*s feet, where, in bis frantic movements, they broke off abort In tbe flesb. Spring made good cue of bis enemy's discomfiture. Not forgetting to seize tbe pistol, which bad fallen at bis feet, be tore open tbe door and made extraordinary speed in tbe direction of tbe scbool. It was one minute of nine when be entered tbe door; tbe pupils M* Vi I m In At\An.mAn(liAf1 n. Ml UiUI Ui V^U-UIVUiU^U nvu* der. "I received a call fron Jotba~a Xegley this morning," be announced, witb dignity, "and succeeded in convincing him tbat school would go on as usual. Jotbam himself will not be present, and tbe session need not be delayed on bis account** Y.ftto* In <Ka mAfn(n9 Tn^hnm rroct. w i4l IUC UVt UIU^ WV^tMiUi, Vt fallen and sulky, was seen riding homeward, his boots slung across the saddle and his feet dangling out of the stirrups. It was more than a week before be appeared In public, for It is a difficult task to remove porcupine quills wblcb have entered the flesh, and quite impossible to do so without the delicate barbs tearing tbe flesh sadly. He never attended school again. Tbe curiostly of tbe little community was painfully acute on the subject of the bully's discomfiture at tbe hands ; of the puny little teacher; but Jotbam .was glum, and the professor accepted Lis increased prestige without thicklag it necessary to explain all the circumstances which were responsible for it." But If he had beeD food of Daniel before, what were his feelings now? The little beast lived on the fat of the land during tbe remainder of tbe term, and when Spring left Bocky Hill be gave the porcupine?perhaps the most welcome of all rewards?bis liberty.?Youth's Companion. X-Rsyi ud k|?i. A cackling Plymouth Rock hen, thai nag just batched hair a brood of chickens In tbe laboratory of Dr. Elmer E. Prescott, in Cblcago, baa settled, tbe physician believes, a question regarding tbe action of tbe X-ray on organic matter, over which scientists bave disputed for years. Six of thirteen eggs that were placed under the ben were treated with tbe Roentgen ray. They failed to batch, while tbe K-^L'OM Tuiuiuju^ set ru ouciin ** trie uiuacu at tbe end of tbe regular period of incubation. Tbe six egg p. by failing to germinate. Indicate, says tbe experimenter, tbat tbe X-ray destroys tbe germ cell, from wbicb it it deduced tbat tbe cure of cancer and consumption by tbe Roentgen machine is permanent Instead of temporary.?New York Sun. H? Vu Loft Wondering. It was a holiday. A man walked Into tbe business office of a well known 1 ...1 ?kA *U.I. .4 newspaper aim uauuru iuc tieih mi the counter a death notice. Of course tbat in itself was nothing strange, but his manner was merry, and inconsistently so. The clerk, looking at him rather strangely, he vouchsafed this remark, accompanied with a resounding slap on the shoulder, "Why, my , boy, that was my mother-in-Jaw." When he left tne office be left the clerk iu deep thought, wondering if i tbat was tbe way motbern-in-law affected all men.?New York Tribune. THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. Whisky la Man's Most Danceronn Enemy ?It Unflta Him For All lb* Good Work f Lilk>Adiii lo III* Capacity For Kvll -Doitroyi Affection and Morality. A n:an may have in his life a thousand enentie*?altogether they trill not be as dangerous a? the one enemy; whisky. That enemy work* with an intelligence ' - c I! ?.I hi- nn other. I mill (I IUIVV V^uunt. va ,.w It attacks tir?t of all the brain. It conautra the intellect, and at one stroke render* the entire human being useless, destroying simultaneously his moral qualities, his mental faculties and his material usefulness. When a man is shot in the leg he haa still three of hi* limbs to work with and his brain to guide their work. When the worst of diseases, even consumption, attack* a man the brain at least is spared; it works honestly and keeps the man respected while his life lasts. Wh>*ky i* a poison, and while ita work is sometimes slow, it acts at do the other poi*ons. It destroy* the seat of moral activity as prussic acid destroys the phyai* cal organism. A hideou* thing about the worst enemy of civilization is this: 1? nofila a man for all the cood WOrk of "life" It add* to a man's capacity for eril. A hundred time* in any year you may read in the daily newnpapers thin: "The murderer had often threatened that he would kill his victim. Little attention wax paid to hi* threat*. But that day it was noticed that he drinking very hard, and that night the murder w committed." Whi?ky. the poi*on that destroy* affection and moralitv. the enemy that wrecks ability and defeat* ambition, provide* the incentive, the strength and determination for crimes. Possibly many young men will ray: "There are thousand* of men who drink whiskv moderately, and I can be one of them." Perhaps you v.an. But you know that in China there are million* of men that smoke opium moderately. Would you, on that account, decide to be a moderate opium smoker? Not at all. You would say to yourself: "Others may guess about the effects of opium. I know that I shall never be an opium fiend, for the very simnle reason that I shall let opium alone." _ Why not take the same attitude toward whisky? It does in one year as mqch harm as opium could do in a hundred. Why not nay to yourself: "I know that whisky will "never interfere with me, because I shall never interfere with whisky. I shall lei it alone." If you have never had anything to do with it, why begin? It can give you nothing- It may pos-tibly take from you everything. If you have begun and find it hard to stop, is not that the very reason why yon should stop? If you can stop easily, atop, if only as an example to others. If you find it hard to stop, stop cow, before you find it still harder, or even impossible. Let whisky alone, if only because of the disreDutable work that it does; if only to show your pity for its innocent victims.?New York American and Journal. Theschli That Coins With Drink. We wish to answer seriously a seemingly flippant inauiry, omitting, of course, tbs signature of the writer: "To the Editor of the Evening Journal: Will you tell me how 1 manage to think my most beautiful thinks in drink? "D. B." We answer your question with great pleasure. Some men really do their be*t work under the influence of drink, for Uiim reason: Drinking has weakened their nerves end put their constitutions and vitality permanently below par. They do their best work when they drink, just a* poor, thin, abused, tired cart horse does his best work when he is 'ashed with a whip. This doe* not speak well for the whip, does it? It does not prove that the l&shing of the horse is a noble process, or the whip an admirable instrument. It simply proves that if you abude an unfortunate creature and render him untit for work, you must abuse hiin still more to get a little work out of him. You think your most beautiful thoughts in drink for various reasons. In the first plsce, when you drink you are quite easily pleased, and you are pleased most easily with yourself. If you were sober, your thoughts would not seem so beautiful to you. Often what you think, in drink, you would be very sorry to hear repeated in your dull, sober oo urn. In the second place, feeling ia essential to any strong thinking. It is esaen* tial to the expression any strong emotion. The man who drink* hard, or even comes to rely to anv extent upon drink, haa dead nerves and a dead imagination when his drink time is over. Drink sets the heart to beating, it sets the blood to pumping through the brain, it stimulates the mysterious combustion of matter which results in thought, and emotion becomes stronger in proportion to the strength that accompanies this combustion. The coward wants to fight when he is drunk. He has some feeling. The dull mind geU imaginative. It has some feel* lor This does not glorify the coward or make the dull mind better. It usually makes both ridiculous and pathetic, in addition to being cowardly and dull. Stop drinking for six months, aleep two hours more per day than you sleep at present, take in more fresh air, think steadily and soberly instead of talking boisterously, as you probably do now. We venture to predict that you will soon find springing up in your head some very acceptable "thinks" with which drinK wiil have nothing to do.?New York Journal. A Common Display of I fnoninre. A recent writer says: "It is particularly interesting to note whether urunkennesa or other moral failings developed in parents before or after birth of their children."' Another writer, after quoting statistics freely, urges the following as a remedy for inebriety "By the punishment of drunkenness, improving the tenement houses, satisfying the thirst which perpetuates the saloon, etc.. education of our patients and public towardn self-control and temperanre." The above is good illustration of the opinion of persons who evidently arc not familiar with modern literature, or whose libraries are deficient in works relative to the subject.?Journal cf Inebriety. The Crusade la Brief. Drunkenness is said to be diminiahini in Italy. He who dnnks much thinks little, and he who thinks much drinks little. kaa r aouaz) fpAm cnt'an t K TtlaAA in order of consumption of alcohoi to tibe first. Alcoholism i? alarmingly on the increase in France, and this affects the population terribly. F -r evey ten (men. women and children) o.' the population. 33G pillions of beer, spirits and wine were consumed in the year 1900 in France. There is le?# drinkinp in the homes of respectable people now than formerly. Syracuse University's catalogue states that none of its 1850 students was ever drunk. If this is true it is indeed a high recommendation The English Trades Unions have indorsed the local option hills l?efore Parliament aud put teetotalers in most of their official positions. The question ss not to find a substitute for the saloon. hut it is to abolish the vile srbstitute for the home that the saloon has foisted upon the people. The average nunil>er of those liable for military servie? in France who were rejected because of alcoholism was, from 1601 to 1885. at the rate of 300 per year; in 18DC it had risen to 3500. i ikr.nfet* i-hiiiki-, ,v.v . n? -jri iffciTfiVnid Hew to Cure For Parrots. The well known gray parrot 1b a most ; satisfactory and popular pet. The male , and the female look exactly alike, and both will talk. The female talks less, learning fewer words and phrases, hot she pronounces with great distinctness. They are capital mimics and catch different tones of voice with nicety. In the very young gray parrot the iris is black; in the older birds It is yellow. The iris of the young bird's eyes changes gradually; the eyes are dark for about seven months. As the gray parrot is long-lived and slowly reaches maturity, the young ones must be fed and watched with special care. The only way to care for a very young parrot is to boil the corn which j is fed it and make it Into a pulp, put-1 ting it into the oira s wan, or leiuug It feed from tbe owner's lingers, as it would from the beaks of the parent birds. Tbe feeding of young parrot* must be done frequently, or tbey will die of starvation. Tbe gray parrot is fed practically like tbe others, on hemp, sunflower 6ecd, Indian corn, fresh fruit and some nuts. Almonds are not good for parrots; tbe bitter almonds make tbem ill. Parsley is a deadly poison.?Our Animal Friends. How to Form tbe Reading Habit. In order to organize odd minutes into fruitful bours one must bave a consistent scheme and keep tbe means of carrying it out within reach. Too many people read the books which come in their way instead of putting themselves in tbe way of gettiug the right books. Tbey buy and borrow without thought or plan because they iin tint understand that readintr oucbt to be a resource as well as a recreation. Decide la advance what books you will read, and do not take up with those which drift in your direction. Do not burden yourself with a scheme so extensive that it discourages you; do not, at the start, plan courses of reading so vast that you are weighed down with their magnitude. Begin in a quiet and easy way by planning to read consecutively a few books in some field which interests you.?Hamilton W. Mable, in the Ladies' Home Journal. Rhode* Wu Gcncrom Mas. Cecil Rhodes spent a fortune In Ktill<lin<r rniltvnr* ?nil MmnrMllnir re bellions?and reaped a second fortune In return. Those "who knew him, knew blm as the most generous of men. "What would you like?" be asked one of his men, whose services he wanted to recognize. The man asked that bis lease of n thousand pcres should be lengthened a bit. "Nonsense," said Mr. Rhodes. "I can't let you have the lease, but I will tell you what I can do. I can cancel It, and let you have the land for yourself." The two tunnels most needed in Europe now are the Caucusus and the Pyrenees. Aak Tour Dmlur Tar Allen's Poot-EUn. A powder. It rests the feet. Cares Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Cailous.Achlnff. Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Sample mailed F&xk. Address Allen 8. Olmsted. LeBoy, N. Y. In the Grand Canyon of Colorado a man's voice has been heard a distance of eighteen miles. FITS permanently cured. No fits ornerrousuess after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great NerveBestorer.*2trlal bottle and treatlsefree Dr. B. H. Kline, Ltd., 831 Arch St., Phila., Pa. One miner is killed for every 1,060,000 tons of coal raised. llra.Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation,allays pain .cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle It is one thing to count the cost, and quite another thing to pay it. k Piso'fl Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.?J. W. O'Bjuzx, 323 Thlnl Avenue, N.. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6,1903 The Cherry. The clierry comes originally from Asia, and the Roman general, Lucil1ns. .-'fter a victorious expedition into Pontus, has the reputation of having brought it to Italy, from Cerasus, a town in that province. In the year <K) B. C. According to Pliny, the Romans 100 years after this had eight varieties In cultivation and they were soon afterward carried to all parts of Europe. The seeds of the cultivated cherry were brought to this country very early in its settlement, both from England and Holland. As a pleasant and refreshing dessert. the cherry is everywhere highly esteeuu'd.?New York News. :| \ of a laxative of action is rapidly with the many 01 liRo^ the a^e. The it I ?f ~ ? m wKo&re fltjl must understand IBMra to meet the abov ffl&M be wholly free fr< HP) or substance, wil |W and wholesome Jfl and gently wit ajyjjl functions in an SjUjjj fulfils most perf 9?jf highest degree, i: h Syn RLffi The sale of mil Hag many years past BH which it has giv< Esb?> that it possesses " '?* - *? nr. HEADACHE, BUCK) (P&RU-NA CURES I | "I am perfectly well," 1 | says Mrs. Martin, of . | Brooklyn. "Pe-ru-na / Mrs. Anns Martin, 47 Hoyt street, Brooklyn, N. Y., writes: { "Perunadld som%ich forme that I feel it my duty to recommend U to other who may be similarly afflicted. About a year ago my health woe completely broken down, had backache, dizziness and Irregularities and life seemed dark Indeed. We had used Per una in our home aa a tonic and for cold* and catarrh and J decided to try It for my trouble. In less than three months f became regular, my paint had,entirely disappeared, and I am note perfectly %ceU.??3tr?, Anna Martin. Miss Mnrie Johnson, 11 Colombia, East. Detroit, Mich., is Worthy Vice Templar in Hope Lodge No. 6, Independent Order Good Templars. Miss Johnson, as so many nthor women also have done, found in Pe ; run* a specific for a severe case of female weakness. Sbe writes: "I want to do what I can to let the whole world know what a grand medicine I Peruna it. For eleven year* I suffered ; with female troubles and complications ' arising therefrom. Doctors failed to cure I me, and 1 despaired of being helped. Pe: runa cured me in three short months. 1 ! can hardly believe it myself, but it is s . blessed fact. 1 am perfectly well now, and have not had an ache or pain for months. I want my suffering sisters to know what Peruna has dona tor me."?Miss Marie Johnson. Miss Ruth Emerson, 72 Sycamore St., Buffalo, N. Y., writes: "1 suffered for two years with irregular and nainful menstrua{ tion, and Peruna cured me within six I csnnot tell *ou how grateful ) feci. Any. agency which bring* health and trength to the afflicted is always a welcomc friend, and to-day the market is to VhiB Xnemonlei Failed. A few days ago a New York reporter bad occasion to write a paragraph about Archibald Ross Colquboun, the well-known English traveler and engineer. The reporter was told that after Mr. Colquhoun's name the letters "M. I. C. E." (Member of the Instlrute of Civil Engineers) should be placed. "That's easy to remember," thought the young journalist. "M. I. C. E. spells 'mice.* Can't forget that." But the disadvantage of systems of memories was once again illustrated, for when the reporter's copy was turned in the letters after Mr. Colquhoun's name were "B. A. T. 8."?New York Times. The Japanese never sleep with the bead to the north. This *s because the dead in Japan are always burled with the bead in that position. In the sleeping rooms of many of the private houses and of hotels, a diagram of the points of the compass is posted upon the ceiling for the convenience of guests. One hundred thousand letters are posted in the wrong pillar boxes in London every day. Laid Up for Sixteen Weeks. St. Jacobs Oil and Vogoler*? Curative Compound Cured Him. " I have been a great sufferer from Rheu'* * ?? * nn with EM US in xor many jnui. i mm wu ?r ?.?. Rheumatic Fever for nine weeks in 1894, and again for sixteen (16) weeks in 1896. I tried many medicines I saw advertised and others I was recommended; finally I was induced to take Vogeler's Curative Compound, which did me more good than all other medicines. In fact, I feel quite a different man since I have been taking the Compound. All my neighbors and friends are quite surprised to see me about and looking so well. I can only say that VogeJer's Curative Compound taken internally and by using St. Jacobs Oil outwardly acted like magic in my case. I had been taking medicines for years without obtaining benefit, but Vogeler's has practically cured me. I have recommended Vogeler's Curative Compound to a lot of my acquaintances, and they tell me that it has worked wonders. * Wishing you every success in the sale of Jour Vogeler s Curative Compound and St acobs Oil, 1 remain, gentlemen, * Your obedient servant, "George Clarke, Gardener, "23 Beechcroft Road, Surrey/ Send to St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd., Baltimore, for ? free sample of Vogeler's Compoundivtific production known value and distinctive growing in public favor, along tner material improvements of lany well informed l quite clearly, that in order ? > i j e conditions a laxative snoum Dm every objectionable quality Ji its component parts simple and it should act pleasantly j hout disturbing the natural y way. The laxative which j ectly the requirements, in the i jp of Fl?s lions of bottles annually foi , and the universal satisfaction :n confirm the claim we make, the Qualities which commend J i i >'> ? H [CHE. DIZZINESS 'ElVIC CATARRH) filled with uaeii-*a unci injurious medicine* that it is a pleasure to know of ?o reliable a remedy a? jrou piace before the public." ?<XL1M Jium tiucrwu. It u no longer a question as to whether Peruna can be relied on to cure all such cases. During the many years in which Peruna has been put to test in all forms and stages of acute and chronic catarrh no one year has put this rethedy to greater test than the past year. Peruna is the acknowledged catarrh remedy of the age. Df. Hartman, the compounder of Peruna, has written a book on the phases of catarrh peculiar to women, entitled, "Health and Beauty." It will be sent free to any address by The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case snd he will be pleaded to give you his valuable advic? gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President oi The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Q. 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It L? t region mor Here range after range of heartlv forest* of the sea, where Interlacing valleys are liver streams murmur unceasingly. HOT MPR A place where rest and recreation can be baths are especially applicable for no mountain air. charming s<*?*nrry and lux tions which justly render Hot Hprings a and recreation. Reached in 21 hours fro room sleeping cars, via Southern Kaiiwa FOB mX TLMtlCVL New York Offices: 2! ALEX. S. *THWEAT1 1180 Brood* W. A. TUSK, Pus. Traffic Mgr., Washing S. H. H&EDV It5 is due to the originality anc combination and also to the r facture, which is known to 1 Syrup Co. only, and which feet purity and uniformity of to the ideal home laxative. f|s ici&l always buy the genuine and n of the Company?California printed on the front of every process of manufacturing figs are pleasant to the taste, bi virtues of Syrup of Figs are excellent combination of plar medicinally laxative and to act /T, irnnkfii Fiz lAurvitniAj w 5ar\ fraj\ciac< Loviijvillt.Ky. f __ 1 ?*- ? - ? HI H IIIJB Treahneri FOR EVERY I Humour Price $1.00 CPT1CURA 80AP, to clean? tUO of cnutaandecaleaandaoftenthathJd^ ened cuticle, CUTICURA OUVTHXHT, to iniUstlj allay Itching, inlaaaap tion, and irritation, and aoothoiiifc?1, | and CUTICURA RESOLVENT FILLS, to cool aod cleaoM the blood. A8D61B SET of these great skin curatim fti often sufficient to cure the moct iaitsinf, disfiguring, itching, homing, Mill ; ing, crusted, acaly, and pimply skia^ scalp, ana Diooa somoun, wu? nn ? hair, when all elae fails. Millions of People Use Cuticcra Soxr, assisted by Conama Oixthext, for preserving, purifying; sad beautifying the skin, for cleansing the sealp of cru*U, tcaln, and dandruff, and the ping of falling hair, for softening, shit?dag, and toothing red, rough, and sore hsada, far baby rashes, itching*, and ehafiags, sal far all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and ran. err. Million* of Women dm CVTICVU BOAW In the form of baths for annoying ii ilfsSnaa, lnflannations, and excoriation*, or toe free or offensive perspiration, is the torn of washes for tUeeratlTe weaknesses, aad far many sanative, antl*eptio purposes wMsh readily suggest themselves to women. 'Cxmccnx Ddoiteit Fills (CtoeoMe Coated) are a new, tasteless, odorless ee?Domical substitute for the celebrated lUpsid CimcraA RasoLTExr, as well as for an e?* Kl^wwi wntMlomiiil h 11 moor CQfCS. laSCSMN rap vials, containing GO doses, pries# 28c. LCST Yoo fo?^ET| The pnee of Charter Oak oi 9 stock it now a cents a shoe 500 shares JiaooJ 1000 share $20.00, etc . On May 30^uii will advance 50 per cent foo acres best Uluminarinjg oil laad on earth. A grand raveatsMM sure to make big advance. WriM or telegraph for stock iwii> tions. Best financial itieicfi | given, f > Thi Cha&tek. Oak Oil Gfe M. ttl-MagJya. PwiHi t>ma> I Po IT Jo B1 ^SsSSsiS^&^W j RAILWAY F WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, OF THB SET,** : COUNTRY AND HOT SPRINGS i to bo found anything approaching It tor UilU (QMV4M. I MAPPPHIKB t'OlHTIT. f, there is perfect freedom from torrid haat ti?* rival in their azurlne tints those of tmcaphere which make* an Instant impxaa e charmingly beautiful than Switzerland, pd mountains parallel each other like lira rich with verdure and flowers, and wkm I NtJH? N. Cm i most happily combined. The elimate and rrous ana rheumatic troubles. The par* urious thermal baths are amoog the attraofavoritc resort for people ?? ? king health m New York in through Pullman drawings'. its call on anoasss, 71 and 1185 Broadway r, Eastern Passenfc* Agent, ray, New York. ^ [ton, 0. C. (TICK, Osn'l Pass. Aft*, Waihinftaa, D. 0. &1\C6 || I simplicity of the $?&? ncthod of manuthe California Fig HUH ensures that per- pjjjfj product essential fjdsj Ssk In order to get Effects I ote the full name jKjf Fig Syrup Co.? Saggl: package. In the s are used as they jt the medicinal jffi88i obtained from an SHE j its known to be ? most beneficially. MB I Ci/mIti/a iH i ill m 1 e-w York.H.Y ^ fifty cent* per bottlt. \*rLii'*LJim\rnr RIB ' taasssasEssssammm i I | |