TOLD BY THE SERGEANT.
from the Democrat, Grand Rapids, If Ich.
At the Michigan Soldiers' Home, in Grand
Rapids, lives Sergeant Richard Dunn, hale
ana hearty, although he carries the scars of
Several wounds sustained in some of the
atties of the Civil War. In recounting his
experience to a reporter, Mr. Dunn said:
About a year and a half ago I began to
iave trouble with my stomach. My suffer
ing was so intense that I tried different medi
cines and doctored with several physicians,
but without permanent relief:
1 read an
account of
Dr. Wil
liams' Pink
Pills for Pale
People hav
ing cured a
case much
like mine,
and I decid
ed to give
them a trial,
which I did.
"After
taking five
boxes I was
cured. I
never felt
A Wounded Soldier.
better than
I do now, even in my younger days. I un
naturally a robust man, but that stomach
trouble, together with rheumatism, which
afterward set in, were making fast inroadi
upon my health and I am satisfied that it
would have been but a short time before my
comrades would have been conducting the
regulation funeral ceremonies over my re
mains, had I not chanced to read of and
taken Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.
"There are several others in the home who
are taking these pills and are receiving great
Deneht. JUUttAKU jjujnxv.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
1st dav of Nov., 1897.
HENRY GIBSON. Notary Public.
Sergeant Dunn is perfectly willing that
. anvane should write him in reference to hia
case, provided stamp Is enclosed tor reply
All tne elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained in a con
den9ed form in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
They are also a specific for troubles peculiar
ties and ali forms of weakness, in men they
cure cases arising from mental worry, ovev
work or excesses, of whatever nature.
Boiled Down.
An amusing story is told of the editor of a
go-ahead evening newspaper, who, in the
eternal rushing to press to get ahead of the
opposition, was constantly impressing upon
his reporters the necessity of condensing all
news.
A terrible boiler explosion had taken place
on board a big ship lying at Portsmouth.
''Get down there as hard as you can," he
said to one of his men. "If you catch the
11:40 from London bridge you'll be there
soon at'.er two, and you can just wire us
something for the extra special but boil it
down.
And the renorter went.
Soon after three o'clock that afternoon
they got a wire from him:
'Terrific explosion. Melpomene. Boiler
empty, engineer full, J uneral to-morrow.
No flowers. Spare Moments.
' Would Ruin Hla Business.
Railroad stories are all more or less pithy,
especially when told by railroad men. A
certain system running in the southwest is
known for its slow trains from one end of
the line to the other. The trains are slow
enough at best, but when washouts and over
flow occur, time doubles up on engineer,
train crew and passengers. Not long ago a
flood of complaints was poured in upon the
( gereial manager of the line from afi kinds
of people who travel over this system. One
of tb em came from a prominent undertaker,
somewhere in an adjacent state, and this is
what he wrote:
"If you do not run faster trains over your
line you will ruin mv business. Mv custom
ers will not ship their corpses over your
system ior rear that they will not reach
ineir destination before the resurrection
day. est. Liouis Republic.
ffiE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, bat also
to the care and skill with which, it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fig Syrup
Go. 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 Calx
fornix 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 does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
BAN FRANCISCO, OaL
LOCISVILLK. R. UW TOKK. X. T.
READERS OF THIS PAPER
DESIRING TO BUY ANYTHING
ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS
SHOULD INSIST UPCS HAVING .
WHAT THEY ASK FOR. REFUSING
ALL SUBSTITUTES OR IMITATIONS.
UfHOfO
Distribution of the Supplies Sent
to the Sick Soldiers by the
Relief Commission.
HE ARMY SICK LIST IS INCREASING,
Am Alarming; Condition, the Medical Au
thorities Say, Max Be Expected Unless
Barracks Are Provided for the Army
and the Sick Troop Transferred Home
Relief for Cab.
Philadelphia, Aug. 31. The yacht
May, which arrived in this city to-day
from Porto Rico via Newport News,
brought the report of . the representa
tives of the national relief committee
who went to Porto Rico to superintend
the distribution of the supplies sent to
the sick soldiers by the commission.
The May left this city on August 6 and
reached Ponce August 1L The report
states that the commissioners reported
to Gen. Miles and was by him referred
to CoL Greenleaf, chief surgeon of the
army in the field. CoL Greenleaf or
dered the 70 tons of medical supplies
to be taken from the May and placed
in the lower floor of the custom house,
which is now being used as the head
quarters of the army in Porto Rico.
After giving details of the distribution
of the supplies, the report says:
In almost every instance we found army sur
geons most anxious to have at their disposi
tion money for the purchase of needed lux
uries for the sick, such as fresh milk, ice (when
obtainable) and canned goods, and we are hap
py to report that in every case we have been
able to meet the demands made upon us. There
are about 16,000 American soldiers in Porto
Rico and on the day of our departure, August
22, there were over 1.000 men on the sick list.
Of this number one-half were cases requiring
prompt and careful treatment There was a
large number of typhoid cases, but on the 22d
inst this disease was not on the increase, a
fact which indicates that the malady had been
carried from the camp at home and is not in
digenous to Porto Rico. However, there was a
very large increase in diarrhoea, dysentery.
dengue or breakbone fever, and even malarial
disorders, due to the hot, unhealthy rainy sea
son, just commencing, which causes the water
supply to be filled with malarial germs from
constant decaying vegetation.
All medical authorities in the army in Porto
Rico agree that the sick list is increasing and
that an alarming condition may be expected
unless the war department promptly arranges
barracks for the army of occupation and imme
diately provides additional transports (the
hospital ship Relief being insufficient) to re
move such of the sick men as can be safely
transferred home, the convalescents and those
enervated by climate conditions. It is impos
sible for men from a northern climate to recu
perate in a tropical country during its most un
heal thful season. In conclusion, we are glad
to report that we reached Porto Rico with
onr medical and hospital supplies just
at the time when they were most needed
as, owing to the lack of steam launches
with which to unload the vessels in the har
bor and those hard aground on the coral reef.
the medical department could not secure its
supplies promptly and our consignment had
been most carefully selected, containing many
useful articles not supplied in the hospA.il
equipment of the army. We cabled to the Na
tional Red Cross commission on the 22d to for
ward to Porto Rico a consignment of light
groceries, such as condensed cream, cereals.
canned soups, clam broth, etc. : also pajamas
and underclothing, all of which are much
needed in the hospitals and are not obtainable
on the island.
Attached to the report is a letter
from Gen. Miles thanking the commis
sioners on behalf of the army for the
supplies and for a big consignment of
American flags; also a letter from CoL
Greenleaf expressing thanks for the
gift of an ice-making machine, in
which he says:
I cannot adequately express the satisfaction
with which the results of this donation will be
received by the sick. Ice in this country is an
expensive luxury, costing 130 per ton in Porto
Rican money, which necessitates the exercise
of rigid economy on the part of our medical
officers in its use. To have the output of such
a machine at our disDOsal is a blessing, the
benefits of which can only be appreciate d by
those who have served in these hospitals.
Keller Supplies for Cuba.
New York, Aug. 31. A cablegram
from Miss Clara Barton at Havana to
the central Cuban relief committee
said that she needed a steamship to
use in the distribution of supplies and
Stephen E. Barton, chairman of the
committee, has chartered the San An
tonio from C H. Mallory & Co. for two
months with the privilege of extend
ing the time to six months. The San
Antonio is a sister ship of the State of
Texas, which was in Miss Barton's
service during May, June and July.
Her capacity is about 800 tons. She
will be loaded with Cuban relief sup
plies and will sail probably on
Thursday in charge o. Capt. Young,
who was the commanding officer
of the state of Texas, while in Miss
Barton's service. Several agents will
go on the ship to assist in the re
lief work. It has not yet been deter
mined to what port the ship will go
first to report to Miss Barton, but it
will probably go to Havana as Miss
Barton has a large quantity of sup
plies there. The plan will be to touch
at all Cuban ports, giving special at
tention first to those on the north
coast which have had no relief since
the outbreak of the war. The cargo
of the San Antonio will include a gen
eral assortment of food and clothing
similar to what has been sent on prer
vious shipments.
Two Senator' 8ona co Uo with Wade.
Washington, Aug. 31. The follow
ing officers have been ordered to ac
company Gen. Wade, president of the
Cuban military commission, to Havana
Mat W. E. Almy, Capt. J. B. Foraker,
Maj. C J, Allison, Capt. I. C. Griscom,
Capt. Jay Cooke. lapt. J. S. Hart.
- Am Bxslamatloa. .
"Look!" exclaimed a lady to her compan
ion at the opera. "There is Mrs. ddine in
that box. Her hair is jet black and Fb posi
tive it was streaked with gray the last time
I saw her.
you know her only brother died tare
. v
1UUULUI UU,
"Indeed! But what has that cut t da
with the color of her hair?"
"Why, don't you understand? She a ia
mourning." Chicago Evening News.
ENTIRELY. CURED ME.
A Mother Shemld Be Without
Pe-rm-nau
So Mrs. Margaret Veldman. of Lake
Mills.. Wis., writes in a recent letter to
Dr. Hartman. Pe-ru-na is the special
friend of women in all of her peculiar
ills, irregularities,
painful periods,
weakening dis
charges, exhaust
ing drains, una
voidable excesses,
overwork, prostra
tion and debility.
Mrs. Veldman s
letter states: "Five
years ago I was
pronounced incur
able. I suffered
with a complica
tion of diseases
kidney trouble and
catarrh of the bladder. I tried a number of
medicines without relief. Pe-ru-na was rec
ommended and I took it as a last resort.
Then I thought I would write to Dr. Hart
man. He advised me to take Man-a-lin also.
I took the two remedies. My troubles were
of long standing. No mother should be
without Pe-ru-na. We keeD it in the house
all the time and recommend it to everyone
complaining. Pe-ru-na entirely cured me
and I believe it will cure others who are sim
ilarly affected."
Send to Dr. Hartman, Culumbus, O., for
his free book wnttea expressly tor women.
Poor Girl.
CU - U MlAaaA 1Mff toaca mo 4-1 fiinff
I'm un hoarse to-nistt that I can hardly
make a sound. .
He Yes, I know. That s why 1 thifiK this
K-milrl V n onnA time to have it over with.
Chicago Evening News.
Shake Iato Tour Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet.
It cures painful, swollen, nervous, smarting
feet and instantly takes the sting out of
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy, it is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach
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and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
A big necktie may cover 'a multitude of
blotches on a shirt front as well as charitv
covers a multitude of sins. Washington
x9l.) xjemocrai.
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,aiM3N ear.
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exact reproductions of the $xo,ooo originals by Muville, which will be given
you ABSOLUTELY FREE by your grocer on conditions named below.
These Plaques are 40 inches in circumference, are free of any suggestion of
advertising whatever, and will ornament the most elegant apartment. No
manufacturing concern ever before gave away such valuable presents to its
customers. They are not for sale at any price, and can be obtained only in
th -tanner specified. The subjects are:
American Wild Ducks, American Pheasant,
English Quail, English Snipe.
The birds are handsomely embossed and stand out natural as life. Each
Plaque ia bordered with a band of gold.
ELASTIC STARCH
has been the standard for 23 years.
TWENTY-TWO MILLION
packages of this brand were sold
last year. That's how good it is.
ASK YOUR DEALER
to show you the plaques and tell
you about Elastic Starch. Accept
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IS1
Keeps both rMr and saddle per
fectly dry la the hardest atoms.
Sabstttutes will disappoint Ask for
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It im anuratv new. If mat far uU in
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The Simreot Blarela 1st the TTarM.
A German baa just completed a bicycle
that baa one wheal nine feet in diameter.
Two people ride it one en each side of the
monster wheal. It runs as easily as a small
er bicycle because ef it adentoc eonstrao
faoa. The scientific formula ef Bostetters
Stomach Bitters is the reason of its great
virtues ia making the weak strong, and in
curing most of the eveiy-aay ailmeate el
man and women. If your health is poor,
try a bottle.
Perish the Thovshtl
"John," said a Topeka wife to her bus
band, "I will quit drinking tea and save the
war tax if you will do the same with beer."
"Woman," responded John, with cold se
verity, "do you think it is the part of pat
riotism to abandon your country in its time
of peril?" Kansas City Journal.
Wheat 40 Centa a. Bushel.
How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples of Salcer's Red Cross (SO
Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Clovers, etc., with Farm Seed Catalogue for
4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED
CO., La Crosse, Wis. K
Flaking; for the Caah.
Landlady If you give me a check, Mr.
Lagger, it will require a stamp and all that
bother. Can't you arrange another method?
Mr. Lagger (inspired) Let me see. Oh,
es; 1 11 give you a four months note. N. x.
ournal.
In nine out of ten cases of Cholera Infantum
and Bowel Disorders that prove fatal from
ordinary neglect and subsequent treatment,
the timely use of Dr. MoffeWt Tbkthijta
(TuViing PowUr$) would have saved the
child.
A bargain is something you don't want,
bought with money you can't afford . to
spend, because you think it is worth more
than it cost. Tit-Bits.
Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first dav's use of Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle 4
treatise. Dr. Kline, 983 Arch st., Fbila.. Pa.
Liberty is sometimes misconstrued to
mean the right of some to take away the
rights ol others. L.. A. W. .Bulletin.
To Care a Cold la Owe Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
People who don't know what they want,
are harder to please than those who do
know add can't have it. Ram's Horn.
We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs. Jennie
Pinckard, Springfield, 111., Oct. 1, 1894.
A fiddle is about the only thing on earth
that is better second hand than new.
Washington (Ia.) Democrat.
Hall's Catarrh Care
Is taken Internally. Price 75c.
A Beautiful
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celebrated ELASTIC STARCH, (Flat Iron
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that all claims for its superiority and econ
omy are true, the makers have had prepared,
at great expense, a series of four
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All purchasers of three 10 cent or
six 5 cent packages of Elastic Starch
(Flat Iron Brand), are entitled to re
ceive from their grocer one of these
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They can be obtained only from your
grocer.
Every Grocer Keeps Elastic Starch.
Do not delay. This offer
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ITS raiE. Write today. We sen Sewing Machines and she sedans aUCTCU as
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