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DR. BURKHABT'S Vegetable Compound Ths Only Hope Left the Sick and A__li:ted. Nature's Bountiful Store Has Produced the Most Mar velous Cure Known to Mankind. A Priceless Gift Offered Those in Helpless Need. In moments of deepest anguish and despair hope, the golden blessing to man. Infuses into the fainting soul new life, wreathing the feverish brow in garland of roses. Hope is the stall upon which the feeble, tottering pilgrim .supports himself on his wearisome journey from the cradle to the grave. How few heed the passing hour And instead of j grasping the opportunity when extended to ! them they linger in vain hope that relief will ultimately come when finally all vanishes and eternal night sets in. When after a ceaseless raining of forty days and lights a hand was thr.ist through the window of the ark lt held within its grasp a frail, trembling dove. And with what hope the hearts of those throbbed who sent the swift messenger on his journey, over the boundless watery waste! And when the bird returned, every soul was filled with despair, for the tnlssion had proven fruitless. The little traveler, however, was dispatched on liis errand again. as al! were hopeful that land would be In sight, but once more they were doonu-d to be disappointed. But when they began to despair the dim eye dls cerned iln- feathery cresfture approaching with lightning swiftness, and behold in his bill he bore an olive leaf as a token that the wa ters had abated and hope was once more re vived in the human soul. And when wrest ling with the dread monster, disease, the poor body is wrecked with pain, suddenly the dy ing hope is fanned to a blaze, for at last re lief has been promised, but soon it proves to have only been a passing dream. And again and again this hope is revived uutil finally to the fading sight there appears the olive branch of true hope that never fails, Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound. Dr. Burkhart is a firm believer that every man Is the master of his own destiny. The great of this world, however, are few. for the most expansive intellect cannot control e\ety situation in life unless it is aided by 1 exceptional power. And so Dr. Burkhart searching in the hidden recesses of nature discovered the healing herbs of the earth and being acquainted with the great laws of na ture, and acknowledging 'he valuable and peculiar qualities of each plant, hy his genius he combini d a score of them into one great mcdi. inn. nr. Rurkhart's Vegetable Com pound, which cleanses the entire human sys tem of all Impurities and imparts new vital ity to the sinking frame. And when the great Tv aler suit forth io the world the joyous message that all Blck could be healed, he he'd out to the suffering multitude the olive branch of certain hope, and wherever Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound was greeted diseases vanished as if by magic. Although believing In the grcai and almost miraculous powers of his remedy. Dr. Burk hart concluded uot to take a single penny front the sick and suffering unless he had a positive assurance that his remedy effected what he thought it would. Therefore, like the dove was speeded on its course, he sent thousands of samples of Dr. Burkhart's Veg- . etable Compound throughout the world free of charg". and awaited the results, and they proved such that his most sanguine expecta tions were surpassed, and he realized that his discovery was the greatest of any age. Thi reupon the great problem presented Itself 1 Vow to manufacture this valuable jewel at , a price io bring It even within the reach of | those who labor to earn their bread by the j sweat of their brow. After considering the 1 enormous expenditure of employing profes- 1 sional hero gatherers and erecting a labora- • lory n ton modern principles and upon the ] most exti nsive plan, he finally concluded 10 ( •'iir:>ir.k the sick a 30 days' treatment of Dr. j Burkhart's Vegetable Compound for the trifling sum ot 2~> cents and a 70 days' treat ment tor 50 cent* - while for a six months' j treatment "ii!y $I.'W is charged. But Dr. Burkhart would not stop even at this unpar- j alleled proposition, for lie Is well aware that 1 In many homes penury prevails, and a few ] pennies are sparingly accumulated, of which he would not deprive the suffering poor, he a has bestowed the further blessing I upon the sick, who are in need of his aid. j by inviting those who feel they cannot afford the small outlay for a treatment, cither to | call at his office or mail their address to j him. and a treatment of Dr. Burkhart's Veg etable Compound will be furnished free of I charge. t- -- J MC. '•SF.VEX-I P" game:. Ml— tn_apolta Saloonkeeper Winn R llivnl's Snloon nn the Stakes. Tiv.i Northeast Minneapolis saloonists. Ed ward I'ahey, of Spring and Jefferson streets, j and Richard Graham, Spring aud Adams streets, the latter a politician of considerable local note, played a of seven-up last week for blc stakes, nothing less, in fact, than tlit i r- respective saloons. The game opened with Fahey's deal. Gra ham "sio .1" with a hand of clubs, and both men scored two points. Graham dealt the second hand and his opponent "stood," but only mail one point to his three. The score B w stood ."> to 3 in favor of Graham and his betting stock went away up. Graham then thought that he had everything his own way. and evidently lost his head, for he only mad- a very poor showing during the rest of the game. Faiicy dealt the third round and tinned a jack, and then scored two to Graham's cue. In the next round, dealt by Graham. Fahey "begged," and with the gift was able to gain three, points to Gra ham's one, .nutting him ahead of the game. Fahey then dealt a standing hand to Gra ham, giving him the king and thre^ and then beat him out. getting the entire four points. Ine sixth and final deal resulted in each man getting two points, and in Fahev getting enough to fill out the coveted IS points, and the game. The final score stood 15 to '•'- Graham immediately handed over his place without winking aii eye, and the crowd lined up to the bar to drink Fahey's health and to congratulate Mm on his grcod luck Merry tlni6s and free drinks were had till die' stock on hand was exhausted. Mr. Fahev intends to run both saloons for a time or till he is able to dispose of the Graham ;>!ace. I ITOHSNG HUMORS Torturing Disfiguring Eczemas And every form of itching, burninp, bleeding, scaly, pimply, and blotchy skin, scalp, and' blood humors, with loss of hair, instantly re lieved and speedily cured by warm baths with Cotkxra Soap, gentle anointings with Ctrri <lra, the great skin cure, and full doses of Cl no™ a Kesolvejtt, greatest of blood puri fiers and humor cares. HAMATE. MAY WAIT SCHF.IH I.l*. MEETING TO BE HELD AT MILWAUKEE MAY BE POSTPONED VOTE BEING TAKEN BY WIRE Complications at St. Louis and I n certnlnjy as to the Eligbtb Clab in the Western Circuit Arc Given ns Reasons for the l)ela> t'rand liv (lids Will Not Succeed the Columbus Team. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Feb. 26.— The indica tions are that the Western league schedule meeting slated for Milwaukee next Wednes day will be postponed until later in the month, owiii,g to the coniplicactions' at St. Louis ami the uncertainty of the eighth city in the Western league circuit. A wire vote will be taken to decide whether the meeting will be held Wednesday or not. Malinger Connie Mack has offered to trade Huck Weaver, Milwaukee's left fielder, for either Hogrlever of Fleming, of the Indian apolis Club, but Manager Allen declined. Pitcher Billy Hart, of Pittsburg, has not signed with Milwaukee yet, and 'may refuse, as he does not want to leave the National league. It Is rumored here that George Tebeau will manage the Columbus team in the event of Loftus getting the St. Louis f ranch i=>e. Pres ident Kiliilea says there is no truth hi the report that Grand Rapidß will take the place of Columbus. RACK MEETINGS ARRANGED. Dales for Runners. Trotters and Horse Shows Kurelgn Fixtures. Here are a few reminders for horsemen In the way of dates fcr coming ruuning and Hot ting meetings, horse shows, and some of the principal foreign racing events: Running Meetings- San Francisco. CaJ. (P. C. J. C.)— _ , , . To Feb. 18 Oakland. Cal. (('al. J. C.) Feb. 20 to Mrach 4 New Or jeans. La To April 4 San Francisco. Cal. (P. C. J. C.)~ _ , „ . March 6 to 18 Oakland, Cal. (Cal. J. C.) March 20 to April 1 Little Rock. Ark i.March 30 to April 5 San Francisco. Cal. (P. C. J. C.)— ... , . „ April 3 to 15 Washington, 1). 0. (Ilenningsj. .April 3 to 15 Memphis, Term April 8 to 23 Newport, Ky April s to May 19 Aoueduct, L. 1.. N. V ....April 17 to May 4 Oakland, Cal. (Cal. J. C.) April 17 to 29 Nashville. Term April 1 7 to May _ Westbury, L. 1.. N. V April 29 San Francisco, Cal. (P. C. J. C.I May 1 to 16 Louisville, Ky May 4 to SO Westchester, N. V May 6 to >a Toronto, Can May 20 to 27 Covington, Ky May 23 to June 24 Brook line, Mflss May 27 to June 3 Gravesend. N. V May 27 to June 15 Hamilton, Can May 30 to June 4 Montreal. Can j une 8 to 24 bheepshead Bay. N. V June 17 to July i Fort Erie. Can June 28 to July '19 Brighton Beach. N. V July 5 to Aug 5 Windsor, Can July 22 to Aug 12 Saratoga. N. V July 26 to Aug. 25 Saratoga, N. V July 26 to Aug. 25 Detroit. Mich. (Highland park) — Aug. 14 to 26 Sheepshead Bay. N. V Aug. 26 to Sept. 9 Gravesend, N. V Sent. 12 to 30 Westchester, N. V Oct. 2 to 21 AoUFduct. L. 1., N. V Oct. 28 to Nov 7 Washington. 1). C. (Bennings).Nov. II to '»0 Trotting Meetings— Newberne, N. C Feb. 20 to °5 Hamburg. Can j une 13 to 15 Minmla, L. I Tune 21 and 22 Lonuon. Can June 20 to 23 Stratford, Can June 28 to July 1 Davenport. Io ' July 3 to 8 }°ung3town. O July 3 to 5 Windsor, Can j u ; y 4 t0 g Peoria, 111 , % Ju : v i () to 15 Detroit, Mich j u i,- 17 to 22 Cleveland. O j julya ulv 24 to 29 Perth. Can July 25 to 9- Chicago, _U July 31 to Aug. 5 ( olumbus. 0 j u ; y 31 t0 Aug 5 I -c^n sport. Ind Aim. 1 to 5 _ c ~'V' k " J V Al 'X* 't0 12 Buffalo. N. V \ug 7 to 12 i Glens Falls, N. V Aug. 14 to 19 *' ol > ct ' HI Aug. 14 to 19 Dubuque, Io Aug. 21 to 26 Readyille. Mass Au g. 21 to 26 Hartiord, Conn Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 I Independence, Io Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 Hamline. Minn Sel>t . 4 to 9 New York Servt . 4 to 9 Milwaukee, Wis Sept. n t0 16 Providence, R. I Sept. n t0 16 Terre Haute. Ind Sept. 18 to 23 Louisville, Ky Sep t. 25 to 29 Mmeo.a, LI s set.p t. 26 to 30 Lexington, Ky Oct. 3 to 14 NOVEL PRIZE! FIGHT. Chinaman io Meet nn irishman. Stomach Blows Barred. NEW YORK, Feb. 26.— There has made his entrance into the pugilistic arena Mr. LI Hung Foy, originally from the tea fields of China, but later an inhabitant of San Fran cisco. Foy's cleverness with the mitts has secured him backers here in New York and his manager, 'Marty-' Martin, an under study to "Chuck Conners, has matched the fighting chink against Tom Cooney, a white lighter, whose prowess in the squared circle is recognized. The men battle twenty rounds before the Trenton Athletic club on March 18. The articles require both meu to weigh in at 154 pounds on the day of the fight. It is also stipulated in the agreement that Cooney refrain trom aiiy temptation to make impres sion on the former laundryman's plastic stomach. This proviso does not necessarily mean that Foy's defensive tactics are poor. Not at all. Li has a fund of S'ience at his command, and only d. sires Cooney to be gen tle in the region of his solar plexus, because his digestive organs are delicate. A rude blow bringing the front aud rear walls of his interior into too intimate relations would probably cause the contest to end then and there. Foy has a great respect for his food, moreover, and has no desire to incite it knowingly into a state of rebellion. Outside of this special rule barring stom ach blows by Cooney, the pair will box un der the Queensberry rules. Such a radical novelty is a Chinese fistic star that there is already some speculation as to whether the Celestial is a bona-flde scrapper. His mana ger solemnly avows that he Is a boxer wor thy of championship honors. He is ambi tious, and regards his forthcoming contention at tho New Jersey capital as a mere stepping btoue to further glory. Li Hung Foy is good and fat, and has not j yielded to the belief that he would attain finer j condition if he rid himself of superfluous ad ) ipose. Foy has an idea that the layer of flesh will serve to decrease the sting of his adversary's blows, and consequently enable j him to stand greater punishment. * ."Jartin, his manager, will probably allow Fov to ] have his way In this respect. As the China i man has mastered the fine points of tho game, and is remarkably adept at side-step j piug when he notices a padded fist traveling ; in his direction, Martin dees not fear bis pro teges's accumulation of avoirdupois w_l se riously hinder him. Should Foy triumph over Conroy and then deliver to Maher the blow which would end matters, there are vast pos sibilities for the future of the queued scrap -1 cr. ARK Ol'T FOR GOOD. Professional Bicycle Riders Will Sot Return to the 1,. A. W. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.— Under no con ditions will the forty-five prominent racing men. on the Pacific coast at this time com pete again under League of American Wheel men management. A thorough canvass was made of the entire aggregation competing at the pavilion in this city. In no case was there even a possibility of such a thing ex pressed. The action of the National assem bly, as Interpreted herein, giving th" riders a representative in the assembly and upon the racing board caused only a smile. "They still think a professional rider not good enough to associate with them," »ald little Jimmy Michael, with a sneer upon his lips. "We are quite as good as they," said Harry Elkes>, the middle distance champion Eddie Bald smiled when asked -regarding the action of the assembly and Its effect upon the riders. Said the president of the A. R. "I may say. without doubt, that not a man of us will return. Th» union brought a__Mt this breakaway and will stand by its coV&rs to the last. The National Cycling as;*cia tion will Include all the big tracks upon which we made the money. 1 "7H other trucks will h_ve to follow the lead of the riders and track owners or lose prominent competitors, as the 250 member ship of the union contains all of the prom nent men, with the exception of Major Tay lor, who will not make a race meet. He was the only traitor, and will have to stand the union's punishment." Charlie Miller spoke up quickly: "No, not hack to the league. Under no conditions will IHE St. PAUL, GLOUK JIOADAY FKJ.RUAKY 27, 189 >. Iwe return. Th? National Cycling asuocia \ tion will command recognition in Europe, i and riders from her? will have no trouble over there. The stir that will be created will break the International Cycling association, that is sure, unless that body recognizes us, and that Quickly." The riders here have cause, seemingly, to 1 believe that Montreal will take the Initiative in recognising the new body before the I. C. A. championships in that city next August. MM HAH PKOFESSIOXALS. Vale's Base Hall Team Has a Netv Pollcy Under Consideration. NEW HAVEN. Conn., Feb. 26.— Yale's base ball managers have been contemplating a radical change in their policy for the coming j seuson. They have been debating whether j it would not be better to adopt the plan in ; vogue at Harvard and one or two other col leges of playing no professional teams. Strong opposition to playing professional nines has been presented by at least one member of the Yale athletic committee, and because of me firm stand he has taken in the matter the Yale team has declined more than one chal lenge to meet league nines this season. Challenges have been received from half a dozen professional teams at Yale. The last ! to be declined is that of the champion Bos | «ens. New York and Brooklyn would also : like games with the Yale men. At present the Yale managers are not pre ! pared to takti the sfyind that their "varsity j nine shall meet no professionals, hut they will this season play n smaller number than : ever before. A series of games with the New j Havens, of the Connecticut league, and with one or two nines of the Eastern league, i 3 now probable, but not yet arranged. SHARKEY'S PARENTS. They Are Sturdy People of Comity Louth, Ireland. DUBLIN, Feb. 2C— The family of Thomas Sharkey have heard from him in letters which tell of his recent great victories, and he has promised to pay them a visit early In the sum mer, whether he is able to briug about a fight with Charles Mitchell In England or not. Shurkey's parents are both living, aud both are CO years of age. Their home is Dundal, I County Louth, ln the northwestern part of ! Ireland. They were married forty-six years | ago, his mother being a Miss Kelly. Ten I children have been born — seven sous and three daughters. Five are still living. Tom's father is a sturdy specimen of the north country Irlshmau, massive in build, broad-shouldered, vigorous .and clear-eyed. In his community he bears the highest possible character for Integrity and sobriety. For the past twenty-eight years he has acted as slg , nalman at the most important crossing on | the entire line of the Dundalk, Newrov & : Greemuore railway, where it crosses the" line i of the Great Northern of Ireland directly at ; right angles. For forty-five years he has i been in the employ of this same company, and there has never been a complaint against him. He speaks very modestly of the prowess of his fighting son. WON BY STEVEXS. An Exciting Finish Iv the Twenty- Fuur-Huur Bicycle Race. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2G.— The twenty four-hour bicycle race was won by Stevens, of Buffalo, after an exciting finish, by about . five wheel lengths from. Tureville. The score I at 10:23 p. m., the end' of the twenty -fourth I hour, was as follows: j Miles. Laps.] Miles. Laps. i Stevens 45!) 6 Pierce 455 3 | Tureville ....459 61 Waller 451 4 ! Lawson 455 5| t Skating Honors. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 26.— The hon ors of the tournament of the second annual nieoting of the national skate congress of America, which has been in session in this ! city during, the last two days, were won by John Ulrich. of St. Louis, who came as a delegate from St. Louis Turnverein Skate club. H. Kettemay, the only representative of Terre Haute, succeeded in securing second honors, while third place was won by Chas. - , Wocher, of Indianapolis. Seventy prizes : were offered, for which there were 312 eon i testants. Duluth Jobbers' Trophy. I WINNIPEG. Man., Feb. 2ti.— (Special.)— The | Duluth Jobbers' union trophy, won at the St. Paul bonspiel, was captured by Har- I stone's rink in the final match with Patton's rink. Score, 13 to 12. EASY PICKING. j War Time Trick That Was Played on Pennsylvania Farmers. I From the New York Sun. The article on the Pennsylvania Germans, which appeared In the Sun recently recalls j a peculiar swindle practiced during the war ; on these generally shrewd and conservative j people. When Gen. Lee's army was pre i paring to invade Pennsylvania it was rumor : ed that its objective point was Philadelphia and that the line of inarch would take it through the eastern part of the state strik ing the rich Pennsylvania German counties * of Lehigh, .Montgomery and Berks. The news threw the farmers into a panic. Some pre pared to drive their cattle and horses into the recesses of the mountains, while others hastened to join the home guards and march to the defense of the state. It was about a week before the battle of | Gettysburg that a stranger, to all appear ; ances a Southerner, appeared at Zionviile in , the southern part of Lehigh county. 'He proclaimed that he was a native of Georgia and on intimate terms with Jefferson Davis and the members of his cabinet, as well as Gen. Lee and all the leading generals of the i Confederate army. He further said that i having heard that there were many persons i in that region who were not in sympathy with the federal government, he had come to ; organize a lodge of the Knights of the Golden [ Circle. [ Any person could join this lodge by paying 1 $10 and promising allegiance to the confed l eracy. In return he would receive a certif icate and be Instructed in the grips signs and passwords of the order. Thus equipped his horses and cattle would be safe from , confiscation. All a member had to do when the Confederate army appeared was to intro duce himself to the commanding general, present his certificate of membership and give the password, the sign and the grip. One the day for organizing the lodge more than 100 farmers and others were assembled at the village tavern, paid over their $10 each and got gorgeously embllishcd certificates i bearing the alleged seal of the grand lodge of the Knights of the Golden Circle. For the next two days the stranger was busy filling ' out certificates, instructing the members ln the signs, grips and passwords, and coiTecting j $10 from each applicant, and then he disap peared. Shortly afterward came the news of Lee's defeat at Gettysburg. By this time It b gan to dawn upon the farmers that they had been swindled, and soon reports began coming In that the stranger had played the game in other plac.s. In one township of Berks county he was said to have worked upon the fears of the natives so successfully that he made about $2,000 out of his scheme. It was afterwards learned that the swindler was a native of Philadelphia. .LOVE MAKING IN LAPLAND. i If the Ardent Admirer Loses a Foot Race He Is Barred. i From the New York Herald. When a young Laplander Is in love with | a girl he and she run a race. He is heav ! ily handicapped, so that she may win if she j chooses, and if she outruns him he cannot propose again. Of course, she suffers herself to be over come if she cares for him, but the consent of her parents must be obtained before she : can be married. The law of the land Is strict on this point, and in olden time the man was subject to capital punishment If he married without the consent of the <»*rl'3 parents. After a Laplander has chosen a bride he sends her a present of a girdle, a ring and | a quantity of brandy. He goes as far as . the door of her hut, but remains outside until invited to enter, when a bumper of brandy is offered to the girl's father. ; If he drinks it is a sign he consents to . the marriage, and the young lover then : promises to give the girl some clothes and pays a sum of money, generally K.O copper j dollars, down on the spot. This, of course, is a remnant of marriage I by purchase, which in primitive times guc ' ceeded marriage by capture. Her presents and her dowry are generally ; reindeer, and she and her bridegroom re main with her parents for a year after mar ! riage. Tumbled Into the Sea. An exact repetition or" the extraordinary accident on the Hudson River railroad at j Garrison's a year ago last fall has appar i ently occurred on the London & North west ! em railroad. The track of tbe road between i Chester and Holyhead run 3 close to the sea , shore. During a gale at night the track i suddenly gave way under a freight train sending the engine, with several cars head long into the sea. At low tide the 'engine was found standing on end. It was sur mised on first inspection that the high tide had carried away the sea wall and ballast , before the train reached the place of the accident. Tke official report will be inter- ST. PAUL'S LEADING JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS BOOTS -SHOES :^5S— ctti.co. U\JV l\J IS V UULU The Minnesota Shoe Company. Ui 0400 4 0. 2 8q E. sth 8t BOOTS . SHOTS -s^a. mmm Salesroom and Factory-228-240 E. 3d. 1 COMMISSION - "nlgfe- Re. GoDD. . hh * » 31-33 E. 3d 3t. CIGARS °'--3^ nSuesum, II 353 Jackson. 1 GOODS M SttiC v 4th and Bibley. > \II GOODS M^lP^ p. i «t wa. • ■ 4th and Bibley. millTn Established 1848". FROIIS R Presley X Co., ■- L . 102-106 E.Thltd St. HESS "-=™~ PJ-LittiiHo., I . 230-259 !_.. Bt__ Bt. TEAS _ SPlii%ff^^ Gffiß. 3? sSiiT" - v 193-199 E. 3d St. MG-iB I ""3^^^P £W " muni in aoM * Mercantile Co., 3rd aud SlWey. | HARNESS "^gjsr-- ntftija [IS j FHB S|i|g 1* Mi»ft 1 MEN'S FURNISHINGS BSSgL (HgA W.3BE _B* JjftgJL fIKffISIKIIR-a-gsl From Printers' Ink. Under this heading Art in Advertis ing recently published a sketch of Cy rus H. K. Curtis, from which the para graphs that follow are extracted: Like Franklin, Curtis is a New Eng lander born and bred. Like Franklin, he came to Philadelphia In a hazard of new fortunes. From the windows of his offlce on Arch street Curtis can look down on the quiet corner of Christ church cemetery, whetein is contained all that is mortal of America's most il lustrious publisher. The hall, wherein the continental congress met arid where the Declaration of Independence was signed is within a stone's throw of. the same windows, and the whole atmo sphere is redolent with the memory of the great events with which Benjamin Fianklin was so closely identified. Across the street is the same dingy old offlce occupied at one time by Benjamin himself; the paper which he published is still being issued. And the wharf at the foot of Market street where for many years Curtis took the ferryboat to his home In Camden was the iden tical site on which Franklin landed on his return from France, where he had rendered such memorable services to his country. Such is the environment which has produced the successor of Benjamin Franklin. Cyrus Curtis is a man possibly forty five years of age. For the past ten years he has enjoyed an income which must have surpassed his wildest dreams of avarice. The ten years pre ceding were the crucial years of his life and witnessed the culmination of a struggle that has rarely been equaled in the publishing business and seldom surpassed. In that period he passed from abject poverty and failure to a position of signal success. He had studied "Poor Richard's Almanack" and laid its unction to his soul. His first venture, the Tribune and Farmer, was a rank failure. A column in lt, written by Mrs. Curtis for the women folks, was the only thing in it thait gave signs of vitality. With the failure of the Tribune and Farmer Mr. Curtis sought an opening wherein his own ability as a business manager, coupled with his wife's literary ability could be successfully combined. And the re sult was the Ladies' Home Journal. It was originally named the Ladles' Jour nal, and being a 50-cent paper it was de rigueur to call it ladies' and not wom an's. The artist who designed a circle cut for a centerpiece, showing mommer, popper and the baby on the floor, add ed the word "home" as a title to the picture. Subscribers, however, read the whole thing together and called it the Ladies' Home Journal. And so it has remained ever since. ' The editorial force comprised at that time Mrs. Louise F. Knapp, instead of the present formidable array. And Knapp was the maiden name of Mrs. Curtis. The business department was run by the redoubtable Cyrus himself. The first advertisements of the Ladies' Home Journal offered "some paper pat terns and the Journal tnr three months for the modest sum of 10 cents. The position subsequently assumed by Mr. Curtis regarding premiums, clubbing schemes, etc., was identically the op posite of what he originally practiced. And his utter contempt of "schemes" of all sorts of late years is only one of Ithe surprises in the career of a man whose life has been full of surprises. For the Journal in its early days was the wrsot case of grab-bag premiums. But perhaps the most important fac tor in his life was his association with the advertising agency of N. W. Ayer & Son. For several years it was stoutly maintained that Ayer owned the Jour nal, and, while there is no doubt that Ayer & Son might have become pos sessed of the property through some Shylock trick, the fact remains that no such attempt was ever made or thought of. Such advantage as Curtis obtained through liberal credit came to him ln the natural course of events, and there never was a time when the Journal could not have reduced its line of credit and made a settlement. He commenc ed with a line of $200 and paid it in installments. His advertising paid him and it was safe to enlarge the line of credit. The one great risk he took was in changing the price from 50 cents to $1. That was a time that tried men's souls. Receipts from subscriptions dwindled to about $2 per diem in place of $2,000. And the advertising was costing a $100,000. That condition ex isted almost eight weeks. The strain was something fearful. Curtis lost his grip on sleep. And without sleep the tension would soon become unendur able. His escape from a serious illness at this time was truly marvelous. When the crisis was passed and evi dence of ultimate success dally became more apparent reaction set in, and Mr. Curtis succumbed to an attack of ner vous prostration. The change in the situation, however, cured him much quicker than medicine. These Incidents are related to show that a success so prodigious as his Is usually purchased at a correspondingly great risk. The mental and nervous strain through which Mr. Curtis passed at this time was something which a less forceful man might not have been able to stand. In the struggle for success a set of iron nerves is indispensable. These were the crucial and interest ing days of the Journal. Once the Ru bicon was passed success came swift and certain. One of his first acts was to call together all his old creditors of the Tribune and Farmer, and at a din ner put beneath each plate a checlt for the principal and interest. In one case the check went to the daughter of a former well-to-do merchant, who was vainly trying to support a large family on the meager salary of a West ern school teacher. Death had stricken the bread winner, and his affairs were YOU NEED TREATMENT. DR. COLE /7i_^7^iß^S"h. There is a pain across £ JJKHIMW J iftisV the small of your back, *_f Ik_3 blue ring? under your ____ W_B eyes, pimplos on your Tr_a_^**'iii2^ _&_. i&ce ancl nock , energy \T |_«5^ W!* gone, feel tired in the B^f_N____. /JE§i ol - Ina " 1 is h,s man _b_____**^_ /jl** hood. Consult thii _BBPBBBt» |[ _ i --<jMg/^" old doctor at once. RESTORES LOST MANHOOD Consult Him at Once, in person or by letter. Dr. Alfred L. Cole Medical Institute and Council of Phyoiolans, 24 Washington ay. 8. Minneapolis, Minn. 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Out of this case alone Mr. Curtis got all his money back so to speak. Mr. Curtis was now far beyond the reach of possible adversity. He built a home first in Camden, and subse quently in Ogontz, where he now lives. It is a beautiful mansion In the midst of a park. It probably cost in the neighborhood of $200,000. Pretty fair don't you think, for a man who lived in a house costing $20 a month ten years before? Some months of every year are spent in foreign travel. For the past five years he "has exercised merely a cursory superintendence of affairs. He has persistently refused to engage in outside ventures, has thor oughly enjoyed the leisure which has come to him, and is absolutely free from personal egotism. Such is the true story of the rise of Cyrus Curtis, successor to Benjamin Franklin. So far, everything has gone well. He will now proceed to galvanize into life the dead, though unburied Saturday Evening Post, formerly own ed and published by Franklin. It is a herculean task. FUNNY WHEN YOU THINK OF IT Wall_in« It the Commonest and Moat Complicated of Human Phe nomena. At a small party the other evening those present were asked to name the most com mon and at th» same time the most compli cated action in the human phenomena, says the Xew York Times. Various answers were given, showing all degroea of observation and thought. Not one, however, hit upon th ■ answer that the questioner had in mind. which was walking. What action is more common, and yet, how difficult of analysis! . _ I In Brooklyn. N. V.. one of the few wood engr_-ers who continue to do coauneroial work relates t " Three or four years ago I was pre sented with a box of Hi pons E nbuS-cs These I took home and ever since that day have been a regular cus tomer." Hfe wife's mother is pronounced in tho opinion that for gastric troubles, or for any irregularity proceed ibg from a dfeordered stomach, the Tabules are tne best meoicine to wnlch har attention has ever been directed during all her long experience. His wife at one time astonished him by asserting that for a sore throat the Tabules were a remedy of amazing effectiveness. He understand, this better now since he htts learned from his physician that sore throat — like many other apparently looal troubles, notably headache— is often a -direct re i suit of a disordered stomach ; and for this thousands of people well \^ know Ripans Tabules are a specific. I—i frwTi-r— — wnrrrim-nimnj ■-".. " " 5 ■ I How many persons outside of some special course in physics at the universities ca_ ex- P.„! n ,,t he .Phenomenon Let somebody try. r^VSSC once ;:aid Dr - Holmes. "Is a perl petual falling, with a perpetual self-recovery. It Is a most complex, violent and perilous danger only by continual pra-tice from a very ear y pencd of life. We find hew com plex it is when we attempt to aualvza it We learn hew violent it is when we walk against a post or a door in the dark We discover how dang?rous it is w\n~.; we .' P "r trip and come down, perhaps breaWu or dislocating our limbs, or overlook t* last f p 1 f *_, fl ' Bht ot atalrs and discover with what headlong violence we hove been hurling ourselves forward." All this is vcrv ti v ns we all know, to our sorrow, still ihe ge nial Autocrat has not explained the phenom- Dlamonda in Demand. There is anoth r boo:n in the diamond mar ket, and it is caused by the great d.-mard for those gems serene in this conntrz. In other words, the new rich must have dia monds by the pint, and all the talk about artificial stones doing just as w 1! as the real Is bosh. Only the wearers of renowned jew els, family jewels, as they are now called ear. afford to have them replaced by false diamonds. When p ople are hard up they sell a diamond or two. and nobody unless an expert ln precious stones knows- the differ ence. The war/ with Spain has helped the South American trade that much. >? * I have uniformly found that I II H tTB 111 M 5 © Bronchial | D -IU II? II w Troches j ij afford relief."— Rxv. Henry Wilkes, £ In boxes only —A void lniltat tons.