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Nor*:.?The following article has been widely published and ls on* ol ihe most remarkable illustrations ol the value of careful marshalling am? analysis of facts lu presenting a sub? ject to the public. LEVELERS. Thc Mission of "Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee. The Creator made all things, we be? lieve. If so, He must have made these. We know what Ile made food and water foi\ aud air and sunshine, but why Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee? Tiley are here sure enough and each performing its work. TiVira must be some groat plan be hiu U all; the thoughtful man seeks to tu Persia ud something of that plan and thereby to judge these articles for their true worth. Let us not say "bad" or "good" with? out taking restimOBp. There are times and conditions when it certainly seems to the casual observ? er that these stimulant narcotics are leal blessings. ltlgbt there is Hie ambush that con erato a 'killing" enemy. One can slip into the habit of either whisky, tobacco or coffee easy enough, but to "untangle" is often a fearful struggle. lt seems plain that there are Circum? stance*! when the narcotic effect of these poisons is for the moment bene? ficial, but the fearful argument against them is that seldom ever does one lind a steady user of either whisky, cof? fee or tobacco free from disease of some kind. Certainly powerful elements in their effect on the haman race. It is a matter of daily history testi? fied to by literally millions of people, that 'Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee are smiling, promising, beguiling friends on the start, but always felse as hell itself in the and. Once tney get tirm uoki rtiough to show their strength, they insist upon governing and drive ihe victim steadily towards ill health In some form; if permitted to continue lo rule, they will not let np until phy? sical nnd mental ruin sets in. A man under that spell (and "under thc spell" is correct), of any one of these drugs, frequently assures him? self nnd his friends, "Why, I can leave off any time I want to. I did quit for a week just to show I could." It is a sure mark of the slave when one gets to that stage. He wiggled through a , week fighting every day to break the * spell, was finally whipped, and began his slavery al! over again. The slave (Coffee slave as well as Tobacco and Whisky) daily reviews his condition, sees perfectly plain the steady encroachments of disease, how the nerves get weaker day by day and demand the drug that seems to smile and offer relief for a few minutes and then leave the diseased condition plainer to view than ever and grow? ing worse. Many times the Coffee slave realizes that he is between two fires. He feels bad if he loaves off, and a little worse if he drinks aud al? lows the effect to wear off. So lt goes on from day to day. Every night the struggling victim promise* himself that he will break the habit and next day when he feels a little bad (as he is quite sure to), breaks, not the habit, but his own resolution. It is nearly always a tough fight, with disaster ahead sure if ibo habit wins. There have been hundreds of thou saints of people dm cu ta their graves through disease brought on by coffee drinking alone, aud it ls quite certain that more human misery is caused by coffee and tobacco than by whisky, for the two first are moro widely used, aud more hidden and insidious in the effect on nerves, heart and other vital organs, nnd are thus unsuspected un? til much of the dangerous work is done. Now, Render, what ls your opinion ns to the real use the Creator has for these things? Take a look at the ques? tion from this point cf view. There is a law of Nature and of Na t'vre's God that things slowly evolve from lower planes to higher, a sturdy, steady and dignified advance toward more perfect things in both tlie Phy? sical and Spiritual world. The pon? derous tread of evolutionary develop? ment is fixed by the Infinite and will not be quickened out of natural law by nny of man's methods. Therefore we see many ilustrations showing how nature cheeks too rapid advance. Illinois raises phenomenal crops of corn for two or three years. If she continued lo do so every year her farmers would advance in wealth far beyond those of other sections or countries. So Nature intel poses a bar every three or lom years and brings on a "bad year." Here we see the leveling influence at work. A man is prosperous In his business for a number of years and grows rich. Tirwv--N.it ure sets the '?leveling influ? ence" at work on him. Some of his investments lose, he becomes luxuri? ous and lazy. Perhaps it is whisky, to? bacco, coffee, women, gambling, or some other form. The intent and pur? pose ls to level him. Keep hiiu from evolving too far ahead of the masses. A nation becomes prosperous and great like ancient Home. If no leveling Influence set in she would dominate the world perhaps for all time. Hut Darno Nature sets lier anny of "level (::i" nt work. Luxury, over eating and drinking, licentiousness, waste and ex? travagance, indulgences of all kinds, then comes the wreck. Sure, Sure, Sure. Tue law* of the unit is the law of tlie mass. Man goes through the same process. Weakness (in childhood), gradual growth of strength, energy, thrift, probity, prosperity, wealth, comfort, ease, relaxation, self-indul? gence, luxury, idleuess, waste, de? bauchery, disease, aud the wreck fol? lows. The "levelers" are in thc bushes along the pathway of every successful man and woman and they bag the ma? jority. Only now and then can a man stand out against these "levelers" and hold his fortune, fame and health to the end. So the Creator has use for Whisky, Tobueco and Coffee to level down the successful ones and those who show signs of being successful, and keep them back In the race, so that the great ' field" (the masses) may not be left too far behind. And yet we must admit that same all wise Creator has placed it in the pow* er of man to stand upright, clothed In the armor of a clean cut, steady mind and say unto himself, "I decline to ex? change my birthright for a mess of potage. "I will not deaden my senses, weak? en my grip on affairs aud keep myself cheap, common and behind In fortune and fnme by drugging with whisky, tobacco or coffee; life ls too short, lt is hard enough to win the good things, without any sort of handicap, so a man ls certniuly a 'fool trader' when he trades strength, health, money, and the good things that come with power, for the halt-asleep condition of the 'drug ger' with the certainty of sickness and disease ahead." It is a matter each individual must decide for himself. He can be a lead? er nnd semi-god if he will, or he caa go along through life a drugged clown, n cheap "hewer of wood or carrier of water." Certain it is that while the Great Father of us all does not seem to "mind" if some of His children are foolish and Stupid, He seems to select others (perhaps those He intends for some special work) and allows them to l?i> threshed and castigated most ir-ur fully by these "levelers." If a man tries flirting with these ley piers awhile, and gets a few slaps as a hint, he had better take the hint or a good solid' blow will follow. When a man tries to live upright, clean, thrifty, sober, anJ. undrugged, manifesting as near as he knows what the Creator intends he should, happi? ness, health and peace Beem to come to him. Does it pay? This article was written to set peo? ple thinking, to rouse the "Cod with* In," for every highly organized man and woman has times when they feel a something calling from within for them to press U) the trout and "be ^Uiout. the Father's, business;" don't * -:vy it; the spark of the Infinite is there ^nd' it pays in every way, health, happiness, peace, and even worldly prosperity, to break off the habits and strip clean for the work cut out for us. It has been the business )f the writ? er to provide a practical nnd easy way for people to break away from tha coffee habit and be assured of a return t.) health nnd all of. the good things that brings, provided the abuse has not gone too far, nnd even then the cases where the body has been rebuilt on a basis of strength and health run ir. to the thousands. It is an easy and comfortable step to stop coffee instantly by having well made Postum Food Coffee served rich and hot with good cream, for the col? or and flnvor ls there, but none of the caffeine or other nerve destroying el? ements of ordinary coffee. On the contrary, the most powerful rebuilding elements furnished by Na? ture are in Postum nnd they quickly set about repairing the damage. Sel? dom is it more than two days after the change is made before the old stomach or bowel troubles or com? plaints of kidneys, heart, head or nerves show unmistakable evidence of getting better nnd ten days' time changes things wonderfully. Literally millions-of brain working Americana to-day use Postum, having found the value and common sense in thc change. c. w. tost. ASPARAGUS LONG A FAVORITE. Records Date Back Almost to Begin ning of Authentic History. Of all food plants there is none which has been so long known or beeu possessed of so distinguished a line age as the asparagus. Its records reach back almost to the beginning of authentic history, and it is men tioned ly the comic poet Cratinus, v.-ho died about 423 B. C. The Ro mans held the vegetable in high es teem. The elder Cato wrote a work which is svill extant, "De re Rustica," and it treats at length of the virtues and proper cultivation cf asparagus. Pliny, In his natural history, written about 60 A. D., has much to say about it. He feelingly observes: "Of all the products of your garden your chiei care should be asparagus," and he de? votes several chapters to its many good qualities and the best methods of raising it. He asserts that the soil about Ravenna was so favorable to its production that three heads grown in that district had been known to weigh a Roman pound. This pound seems io have been about equal to eleven ounces in our day, so it would apparently have taken four of the stalks to have reached a pound of our weight. The asparagus being essentially a southern plant, it is possible that the stock growing in Italy was of a more vigorous growth than that of our northern clime. It is found all around the shores of the Mediterranean and branches off into four or five distinct species besides the one ordinarily used for edible purposes. NOVEL CAUSE FOR RULING. Country Justice's Two Good Reasons for Decision. . well remember one case before .1 justice in which I acted as respond? ent's counsel in a criminal action and lu which an older and well-known at? torney was my opponent. As I thought then, and as I know now, the law and the evidence was well in fa- j vor of my client, and at the close of thc- arguments I looked with great con Rdence for a prompt acquittal. Judge ] ol my astonishment when my unfortu? nate client was found guilty and sen- j tenced to thirty days in jail. 1 prompt? ly entered an appeal and furnished sureties to prosecute the same. Be? fore I left the court room the justice took occasion to take me aside and s;ay: "Young man, I kinder thought ye ware right, but I knowed Judge W-(naming my opponent) is a sight older'n you be, and a sight bet? ter lawyer'n you be, and so of course I gin him judgment."?Judge Shute in Leslie's Monthly. Broke Into Swarm of Bees. Bees swarmed through, a hole which Ernest Mills made in tho wall of tho town lockup at Martinsburg, Va., and stung him until he shouted for help. The bees have a nest between tko plaster and clapboarding. Mills ad? mits he was trying to escape, but he says he will sue the town for dam? ages. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR OCTOBER 30. Subject: KlUlm at Dothan, II Kings, ri., 8-23 ?Memory Verses, 15-17?Golden Text, Psalm uilv., 7?Commentary on the Day's Lesson. I. Elisha assisting the King of Israel (vs. 8-12). 8. "King of Syria." Benhadad II., who sent the letter about Naaman (2 Kings 5:5-7). A powerful king, bring? ing thirty-two vassal kings with him to the first siege of Samaria (1 Kings 20:1). He was killed by Hazael (2 Kings 8:7-15). "Warred." Not an open war but a de? sultory skirmismng. The plan of the Syr? ian king was to set an ambush that would tempt the king of Israel to his capture. 9. "Man of God." Jehovah rescued is? rael not by kings, mighty annies or great generals, but by the man of God, that it might be seen that salvation was not a work of human strength or wisdom, but due to the God of Israel. "Beware." Be on the lookout. "Are come down." "Are coming down." R. V. God knows all that tlie vicked are doing, and He will employ this knowledge for the benefit of the good. 10. "King of Israel sent." A party of troops to preoccupy the place; and thus the Syrians found their designs had been detected. It is probable that whenever the Syrians arrived at a point selected for attack they found superior Israelitish forces already there. "Saved hin!S;lT." Those who carefully follow God's directions will have no difficulty in outgeneraling the foe. "Not once nor twice." This was done repeatedly. ll. "Sore troubled." Vexed and cha? grined that all his plans were made known to Israel, and that they could thus treat all his stratagems with derision. "Shew me." When his design was thus repeat? edly frustrated it was natural to think of treachery among his own people. 12. "One of his servants." From some Israel? ite this Syrian may have obtained his knowledge. "Telleth." A confession of the boundless knowledge, as. before, of the boundless power, of Israel's God is ex? torted from the Syrians. "In thy bed ?hamber." In the greatest possible se? crecy. li. Thc Syrians seek Elisha (va. 13-15). 13. "Go and spy." How blind to imagine that He who could tell his secret counsels Muk) not also frustrate the movements of his spies. "In Dothan." Dothan means ''two wells" or "the double fountain." It was situated on the south side of the plain of Jezreel. 14. "Horses and chariots." What un conscious tributes bad men pay to good influences! The king sent 'horses and .diariots ai.d a great host" to take a man whose sword was the word of God, whose aelmet was the defense of the Most High, .vhose ? breast-plate was righteousness! Bren had it 1 n possible to kill Elisha, j od could easily raise up and instruct mother prophet. "By night." To take :he city by surprise and Elisha in it with? out any warning or opportunity for es? cape. lo. "Servant. "Or minister." R. V., margin. "A special i.ervant, probab'y :hosen irom one of the schools of the ;irophets." He had only been with him ?ince Gehazi's dismissal, and had little ex? perience of his master's powers. His Saith was easily shaken. "Risen carly." ,Je may have been aroused by tho arrival ?)i thc Syri-ns. "Alas." Contrast the ter? ror of the servant with the calmness of the prophet. "How shall we do." The worst ot unbelief is, that it not only lotta courage for itself, but assumes that, all other Christians are in the same plight. Ul. God delivers Elisha (vs. l'i-18). 16. "Fear not." Elisha speaks as a man whose eyes are opened anti who is sure of God's protection whether he beholds thc angelic host cibout him or not. He quiets the fears of his servant, 1. By showing his own faith in God. 2. By causing thc young man to catch a glimpse of their protectors. "Are more." The person who has God with him has more than all that can possibly be against him. One with God is a majority. 17. "Open his eyes." His natural eyes are open and he sees the danger; now open the eyes of his faith that he may see the protection. The greatest kind? ness wc can do for the fearful and faint? hearted is to pray for them, and so to recommend them to the mighty grace of God. Tiie opening of our eyes will silence our fears; the clearer sight we have of the power of heaven, the less we shall fear the calamities of earth. "The Lord opened." God opened his spiritual eyes, unveiled his inner sense. "Mountain was full." How thickly crowded the spirit? ual world must be when such a host could be spared for Elisha alone. "Horses and chariots." Horses and chariots were there to match horses and chariots of the Syrian invader. When Judas came to Gethse? mane with a detachment of the Roman luard, Christ said. "Thinkest thou that t cannot beseech My Father, and He shall jven now send Me more than twelve le? sions of angels?" The reserves were of the same military order as the foe. "Fire." Ezekiel, Isaiah and John, when they de? scribe the divine equipage, represent it as i wheeled, harnessed conflagration. That means purity, justice, chastisement, de? liverance through burning escapes. Char wt cf rescue? Yes, but chariot of fire. 18. "They." The Syrian army. "Came down." From the surrounding hills on which they were encamped. To him." Elisha, to capture him, which was their object in coming to Dothan. It was quite in the character of Elisha t-> go forth from the city with his now courageous servant. 'Elisna prayed." He had prayed for his servant that he night see God's army, lie now prayed for his enemies that they night bc withheld from doing the evil they designed to do. For the servant tho ?ycs of his understanding were cnlight ?ned; but for the Syrians their faculties failed them. The- were so confused as not to know t.,e place to be Dothan or to recognize Elisha. They groped as in dark aess. li.us protection came in answer to mayer. God is merciful to sinners when Ile defeats their plans and saves them from crime. "Smote with blindness." Not the usual Hebrew word for blindness, but a compound word meaning to blind, to shine. The resulting idea would be that of dazzling. This would denote hal? lucination rattier than total loss of sight. IV. Elisha's treatment of his enemies (vs. 19-23). 19. "He led them to Samaria." lhere is a sort of irony in these words of Elisha, which virtually treated the enemy with derision. 20. "They saw." Elisha led them twelve miles to Samaria and then their sight was restored and they found themselves cap? tives in the midst of their enemies. 21. When Jehoram, the king of Israel, saw them he asked Elisha if he should kill them. 22. Elisha strongly objected to this and ordered them to be well fed and gent back to Benhadad. 23. The result of Elisha's kindness was that the Syr? ians ceaseu this sort of warfare against Iurael. Hens Victims of Old Fogy Notions. "My son and myself," said Dr. E. F. Hodges, "took an automobile run to Martinsville. He was the chauffeur; we did not return by the same road. I don't know how many hens we ran over going and coming. We did not stop to ccunt. "It is a dry time and the roads are dusty. So much the worse for tho hon-. I suppose it is different with hois in the cities and towns, but along the country roads they have not yet learned to make proper caleula lions for escape from the automobile. The hen is of a mathematical turn of mind. She rolls in the dust of the highway and no horse-drawn vehicle wau ever known to run over one. She figures closely, but always escapes Now, it is different when she comes to toke Un; automobile into conoid ! eratIon. She expects to escape by the length of a horse. The horse is not | there, and she fails under the wheel3 ol' the juggernaut, a victim to old fogy notions not in accord with mod- j ern speed devices."?Indianapolis 'ews. r THE OLD DOMINION Latest News Gleaned From All Over (be Stats. In a dispute over the employment of a cook near De Witt, in Dinwiddie county, Barney Butterworth was seri? ously wounded and a man named Kidd, supposed to be from Mecklen? burg county, was killed. Kidd fired on Butterworth with a shotgun and the latter returned the fire, blowing Kidd's head off. A dog chasing a rat in the barn of William Pannett. near Winchester, up? set a lantern and the barn was burned It was a large structure filled with hay, fodder and many farming imple? ments, only a few of 'which were saved. The loss will reach $2,000 with $850 insurance. Elizabeth Worthington, the little daughter of Bruce Worthington, pres? ident of the Worthington Tobacco Company, upset a lamp at her home and was badly burned about her body. John Warrenton, of Petersburg, was found guilty of an attempt to mur? der his wife and his punishment fixed at IO years in the penitentiary. It was at first thought that the injured woman would die. The Baptist Young People's Union of Virginia, at the First Baptist Church, Hampton, held its closing ses? sion and elected the following offi? cers: President, W. A. Harris, of Richmond; vice-presidents, J. C. Moss, of Lynchburg; George M. Richter Jr., of Hampton; Rev. J. E. Hicks, ol Danville; treasurer, A. E. Harvey, of Lynchburg; leader of religious work, Rev. M. L. Wood, of Staunton; trans? portation leader, James A. Watson, of Richmond; board of managers, R. E. Tyler, of Staunton; W. Leonard Whitehoust, of Norfolk; Rev. G. B Taylor, of Holland; Rev. J. M. Street, of Cashville; C. E. Whitehoust, o) Richmond; Rev. J. T. Henderson, of Bristol; W. F. Wranek, of Lynch burg; W. H. Parker, of Danville. Rep resentatives from Charlottesville, Pe? tersburg, Alexandria and Fredericks burg are to be supplied by the board The convention decided to put a field secretary in the work in Virginia. Jefferson Johnson, a Fox Hill youth 19 years aid, lies in Dixie Hospital Newport News, at the point of death with a bullet in his brain. He was mic of a party who attended a wedding al Epworth Methodist Church in Fox Hill, and who later serenaded the married couple. After leaving the house Alfred Johnson, another mern ber of thc party, whipped out his re? volver to fire it into thc air. The pis? tol was accidentally discharged, how? ever, the bullet entering Johnson': right eye. An attempt was made to murder Jesse Rawles, a Kilby street mer? chant, of Suffolk. About 9 o'clock, as Rawles was changing a note for a woman customer, someone fired through the back door with a load of buckshot. Five of the shots took effect in Rawle's right arm and shoulder. With blood pouring from his wounds he ran to the front door and gave the alarm. Several hundred persons soon gathered. Bloodhounds were sent for and quickly took the hot scent and sped away. Rawles is about 55 years old. The shooting is supposed to have been for the pur? pose of revenge. The annual triangular inspection of the Knights Templar commanderies of Danville, Roanoke and Lynchburg took place in Lynchburg after a parade of the three organizations, with a band, through the streets. The Medical Society of Virginia de? voted the greater portion of a day to a discussion of the plan of reorgani? zation proposed by Dr. Grandy, of Norfolk, which sought to make com? pulsory the formation of county societies and to debar from the State society all who are not members of the county bodies. Dr. Grandy led the fight for the plan, and Dr. J. K. Up shur opposed it. It was beaten by an overwhelming vote. The society will elect officers tomorrow and adjourn with a banquet tomorrow night. Secretary of the Commonwealtth Eggleston has sent out all the electoral boards of the State copies of the tick? et to be voted this fall, accompanied by necessary information. Miss Nannie Jefferson, a pretty young girl of Amelia countty, was operated on in Richmond for a crush? ed foot. She was thrown from her carriage in a runaway. Charged with having killed his brother-in-law, James T. Boyle, Calvin H. Moore waived examination in the Police Court at Richmond, and was sent to the grand jury, being re? leased tm bail. The prisoner wore the cross of St. Andrew's Brother? hood on his lapel. He will, it is anti? cipated, be acquitted, as the general belief is that he acted in self-defense. At the Chasworth Dairy Farm, near Richmond, a steam boiler exploded, sending a mass of iron through thc roof of the engine house 100 feet in the air. The town of Arvonia, Buckingham county, is stirred by a number of acts of vicious vandalism. The victims arc Evan R. Williams, H. B. Nicholas, A. L. Pitts and others, who have had their handsome equipages and harness cut to pieces. Un account of the dr.uith and the consequent low water in the Jame,-; river, Superintendent Randolph, of the Lynchburg waterworks, has issued an appeal to the water-takers to be eco? nomical. lt is expected that Fairmont will bc made thc headquarters for the Federal Coal and Coke Companj whose mines are located at Gray: Flats. The Lancaster County Oystermcn's Piotective Union has been organized At Roanoke Nannie Jones, a 12 year-old girl, found a railway torpedc and exploded it with a hammer. Ont side of her head was badly torn ane1 one eye is completely gone. She can? not recover. Wralter P. Complier, of Waterford Loudoun county, one of the wealthiest citizens of Loudoun, committed sui? cide by shooting himself. The only motive that can be assigned is bad health. Mr. Complier was 52 years old and was unmarried. Charles Elliott, the 2^-year-old child of Conductor J. H. Elliott, of Norfolk, was fatally burned while playing with matches. He lived three hours after the accident. His father was on his run to Pittsfield, where a telegram reached him. Samuel Hammer, of Portsmouth, fell 40 feet into the navy-yard dry dock at noon, and was taken home un-, scions and seriously injured. He is sn invalid, and went out for a walk in thc sunshine. He was attackelj with epilepsy while standing beside! thc basin and fell in. rt New England Industry. An interesting instance of persist ent industry la offered by the case 01 J. P. Keyes of Poland, Mass,, whc two weeks ago missed his Saturda} trip with butter to Conway village foi the first time in twenty-six years. Mr Keyes ls about 70 years old, and al though his home is reached by hill) roads that are badly drifted in winter he has always managed to get through. Fine View From High Peak. From Mt. Genevieve, a peak In Gil? pin County, Colorado, a person can ?e? into tour states and one territory. On a clear day the observer can dis cern the Uintah Mountains of eastern Utah, the Medicine Bow range ol Wyoming, the tips of the Rockies in New Mexico and the principal peaks of Colorado. The plains, stretching to the east, are plainly visible clear into Nebraska. New Use for Automobiles. The Ceylon government is seriously considering the proposition of substi? tuting on all flt roads light automo? biles for the old stage coaches which still exist on important routes for mall and passenger traffic. The required speed is thirty miles an hour, and each vehicle must carry six passen? gers, 300 pounds of letters and 26 'pounds of baggage. Coin of George III. A. O. Peabody of Wilton, N. H., picked up a coin a few days since. On one side are the letters "Deorglus III Del Gratia." In the center was a cut of a king. On the other sldo were the letters MBFET H-REX FD BETLDSRIATE, coat of arms with crown upon name. The date on the piece was 1797. Bocks. The man of substance was proud to be mentioned in connection with so high an office, but he would not be a candidate. "This rock," he exclaimed, pointing to a great granite bowlder, "shall fly from its firm base as soon aS mine?" Here the committee of notification withdrew, perceiving that their mis? sion was hopeless.?Puck. Beware of Ointments For Catarrh That Contain Mercury, ns mercury will surely destroy tho sense o' smell and completely dorango the whole sys? tem when entering it through the mucous' surfaces. Suchartiolesshould never bo used except on prescriptions from reputable phy? sicians, as the damage they will do ls ten fold to the good you can possibly derivo from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufacture 1 by F, J. Cheney A, Co., Toledo, O., contains no meroury, and ls taken Internally, Mfdag directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken in? ternally, and made In Tole 1 >, Ohio, by P. J. Cheney Jd Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Labor-Saving Hand Or/rung. Labor-saving devices have got to the hand organs at last, says the New York Sun. In one of Hie latest, in? stead of the organ man turning the crank, he presses a button. The music plays on till he releases his finger. The music is sweeter than that of other or? gans and it can be heard blocks away. FITS permanently ouroJ. No fits or nervous? ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline.'* Grea: NerveRestorer,ii2trlalbottleand treatise free Dr. R. H. Kline,Ltd., 031 Arch St., Phlla., Pu. The railway up Mont Blanc is to bc com? pleted within six years. Plso'sCurefor Consumption is an Infallible medicine for coughs sad colds.?N. \Y. Samokl, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 190). The first London borough to supply elec? tricity was St. Pancras. Catarrh turva at homo. Three preparations in one package. Ask jour dealer for 'Pr. Hartley's Great Remedy," of Baltimore, Md. Deer Just Looked Around. A deer entered the garden of Chas Morgrage of Goffstown, N. H., and wandered around quite a while, not offering to eat anything. At last it squeezed out between the barbed wires of the fence on one side of the railroad, passed across and through the other barbed wire fence without injuring itself in the least. FIBROID TUMORS CURED. Mrs. Hayes* First Letter Appeal? ing to Mrs. Plnkham for Help: " Dear Mus. Pixkham :?I have been under Boston doctors' treatment for a long time without any relief. They tell me I have a fibroid tumor. I can? not sit down without great pain, and the soreness extends up my spine. I have bearing-down pains both back aud front. My abdomen is swollen, and I have bad flowing spells for three years. My appetite is not good. I can? not walk or be on my feet for any length of time. " The symptoms of Fibroid Tumor given in your little book accurately describe my case, so I write to you for advice." ?(Signed) Mrs. E. P. Hayes, 232 Dudley St. (Roxbury), Boston, Mass. Mrs. Hayes' Second Letter: "Dear Mrs. Pixkiiam : ? Sometime ago I wrote to you describing my symp? toms and asked your advice. You re? plied, and I followed all your direc? tions carefully, and to-day I am a well woman. "The use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound entirely ex? pelled the tumor and strengthened my whole system. I caa walk miles now. "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege tahlO Compound is worth five dol? lars a drop. I advise all women who arc afflicted with tumors or female trouble of anvkind to give Ita faithful trial." ?(Signed) Mrs. E. F. Haves, 252 Dudley St. (Roxbury), Boston. Blast*. ? $5000 forfeit If orlninnl cf above letters prouim} genujnune.ss cannot os proiuoe.1 ) A voice sjg|| ra pVWi,Tf Rev. Jacob D. Van, Doren, of {17 gjjtl street, Foud Du La.c, vVlfj!, Presby terian clergyman, *j*ty|) ?{ ^ad at tack-s pf WaUfy fjisor ders which kept me ii the house for days at i tinie^ unable to do any thing. What I sufferec can hardly be told Complications set in the particulars ol which I will be pleased to give* in a persona! interview to any one who requires informa? tion. This I can con KCientiously say, Doan's Kidney Pills caused a general improvement in my health. They brought great relief by lessening the pain and correcting the action of the kidney secretions." Doan's Kidney Pills are for Sftje by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Dogs Became Intoxicated. A beer wagon collided with an Ice cream stand at Providence, R. I., and the stock of cream was precipitated into the street. A leaky beer barrel turned the mass into a sort of frozen pudding, which was partaken of by several dogs. Two of the more vora? cious of the animals became badly In. toxlcated and wandered aimlessly about in a most amusing manner for a long time. The Antiquity of Chairs. Chairs were in use in Egypt so long ago as 3399 B. C. The Chinese em? ployed them from about 1300 B. C. Id India they were used, and are men? tioned as dating from 1100 B. C. House chairs, with backs, were In use in India A. D. 300. They are known to have been employed In Rome so early as A. D. 70, being mentioned by Pliny at that date. Chairs with foot rests were used in Rome A. D. 150. On the Trait TIMSM th0 ? troll from Texas with a Fish Brand ?%Sk*&M P, f c"i < Slicker, used /or Ommel dUCker an overcoat when ? cold, a wind coat when windy, a min coat when lt rained, and for a cover at night if we got to bed, and I will say that I have gotten more comfort out of your slicker than any other one article that I ever owned." ( Till cum* and utirtu ot the wriwr cf viii unsolicited lot t?r si?y ba bal cm appUcstloa.) Wet Weather Garments for Riding, Walking, Working, or Sporting . . ?_??. n?? Sign of ths Flsn A. J. TOWER CO. w^yUFD^ BOSTON, U.S.A. *W^?-ifJf TOWER CANADIAN CO., Limited toronto, Canada /7j/j fjftjj^ nOnP^V firW WSCOVERY; ?? IV ?> V# W~ CL9 o vm isM .nd nrM wow ?.M. S*>k of UsUaMaWl i.,d IO dayf' trotm.i.1 I Free. Br. H H. QitESti'i SONS, Box*. Atlanta, tts. i KoMoreBlindHorses^'a^^ Sore Eyes, Barry <:o.. Iowa (. liy. la., have a sure eura AN ENTIRE MEDICINE CHEST Pl ACHES Kills Germs FOR MAN OR BEAST OP.EARt.5 StUftN.615 ALBANY 5T,afl5rtJfrM?55. Constipation Biliousness, Sick Headache and all Liver and Bowel Com? plaints ean be cured by utting according to directions Parsons' Pills They do not irritate the stom? ach and bowels like violent purges, but act easily .-md gently. Taken after dinner by hearty eaters they remove all possibility of indigestion. 25 rents a bottle; five Wl.OO, at druggist*, or sent by mall on receipt of price. 1. S. JOHNSON &? CO.. Boston. Haass, A NEW CRIPPLE CREEK IN OLD MEXICO. The Toltec Mining A Smelting Co. owns MSB PRODUCING <;oU> tMNK-. with nn? water rower, n the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, (evelin* 25?' sere*. One ledge has *i",iiiiii tons ol frew milling ore tn wight above water level, averagin* tU.'Ki per ton. and there are FOUUTKKN other ledges No pro? motion stock. H'm feet ot tunnels The Company offers liKi.tKKi shares ol it-stock st. ni v Mc. a snare, par value el .lu), for n?xt thirty davs. f,>r th? sslNM of erecting a mill with ftftv t"ns dsllv capacity. This will net tfioo t&ay sitar paying sll expense* or uti per cent, annual ilivid-nds on par reloe of sll stock Issued. Every dollar invested troes to Improve) the property. RENfLMlU'H, our property ls In the the heart of a wonderfully rich gold district. A few hundred dollars Invested now will soon Increase *eu fold lu value, anti produce an incom* for life High? est Bank references furnished Itemlt ny Bank Ex ctiunge or write for Illustrated pp.<.pe--tus. tc A. W. CUNNINGHAM, over First Natl Bank, Waco, Tex. ww onie* ll si Vt! pen II to." ftgrj. rite me at once for blank- and Instr iction*. I re> ol' charge. No Pension, titi Pur. AddivfH VT. H. WILLS, Wills Building. 112 Indi ma Ava., Washington, D. C. Patents and Trade-Mark* id. PENSION FOR AGE. & .li.-lied A "Success" Training School. Goldey College ls a Business and Shorthand Scb.e.l that niano-! ii ipeelalty of training Ita 6tudent8for"BL-hINKS88UC<'EsS " ViM grad? uates with two firing. Students from Geor? gia to New York. Write /or oatatoptt. Address: Goldey College, Box 2'jw. W Unjlu-jtou, Del. MONAKCH STUMP PULLEH. Will pull Kool stump without help Guaranteed t'istand a sfain of iofl.OOO lha. Catalogue nnd dis. county utldrpss MONAKCH GKUCltKK CO., Lone Tree, 1?. ADVERTISE s WiftP" IT PAYS SEST FOR THE BOWELS t0M?M$&sitZF GUARANTEED CURE for all bowel troubles, appendicitis, biliousness, bad breath, bad blood, wind on the stomach, bloated bowels, foul mouth, headache, indigestion, pimples, pains after eating, liver trouble, sallow skin and dizziness. When your bowels don't move regularly you aro sicjr.. Constipation kills more people than all other diseases together. It starts chronic ailments and long years of suffering. No matter what ails you, start taking CASCARETS today", for you will never get well and stay well until you get your bowels right T?ke our adi/ice, start with Cascarets today under absolute guarantee to cure er money refunded. T/ie genuine tablet stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk. Sample and booklet frre. Addrega Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or Nw York. 50a czL&'jtt'BxaatammamM WiLDiOUGXa W. Wm Douglas makes and adla moro mon'a $3. BO (c shoes than any other manufacturer In tho world. The reason W. L. Douglas Si-W shoes are thc greatest sellers In the world ls hceaune of their excel lent atvle, <eisy Utting and superior wearing quanti**. If I could show yon tb* difference bet wc n th* shoes made In m? factory and those of other makes and the Wgb-frsde [eather* we., you.would unt.cr stand why \V. L, Douglru 83.ro shoes cost more to make, why they hold their sha pe. flt bet er. wear Ioniser, and are of greater intrinsic value than anv other $3.i0 shoe cu the market to-day, aud why tho sales fur the year ending .'"lr l.iaoi, were !*<;.--i; .. tito. 00. .. . ..... - _ ._.. W. L. Donclai xuarantees their value hy stamping his name and pctet on tho bottom, look tor in? take no mlMtltnt*. Sold hy shoe dealers every* net e. SUPERIOR IN FIT, COMFORT AND WEAR. "I hui? iroin W. I. Douglas UM th vs for the last tmeU* vari willi absolute satisfaction. I find them superior in li'., eom/ort and rear to <-'hrricostiii</trout $6.00 to $?.00."-H. 3. McCUE, Dept. ''oil.. ft B. Int. Battue, Richmond, Va. XV. L. OouKlns uses Corona Coltskin In his S.t.r.O shoes. Ct.rona Colt ls conceded to be tho finest Patent Loather made. Fast Color Eyelets used exclusively. kV. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Massachusetts. *"&? J%^ life' FREE T0 B A COMPLETE FOOTBALL OUTFIT, WO^TH $3.00 wonsistlnjr of a pair o Intercollegiate football pants, sWrelrxs jacket, tine quality vented b'lt. ravy pair of stockings -1 s;:!endid out fl', gite y?u free this Handsome Football Outfit for selling only thirty two of our fine quality handkerchiefs at HV. each EVKKYrlODY USES HANDKERCHIEFS?QOICK. RAPT SELLERS?SEND NO MONET?WE TRC3T YOU WITH THE HANDKERCHIEFS TO 8Kr.L. d hen sold fend ii* th* morry and \r.\\ will receive nee the complete football nut A' PKEE WK I'RK g>B*m PAT ALL EXPRESS CHARGES. Send ye I handsome W OTHER PRK.M11 Ms. All Wool Sweaters.. Holler Skates. Fountain Pens Boxing (jloves. Watches, name and -ddres Le Moyne Hand kerchief Co., t'J miami Hth St. nt one..-. Two Beautiful Dolls. HANDSOME SUNDAY DOLL AXD A VICKY FINE EVERY DAY DOLLY. Ol K SUNDAY DOLL is I Us beauty, elaborately dressed. bisque head, curly hair, pearly teeth, jointed body, siern le.K eyes, dressed in siik 01 satin and Isca, larne, elegant .iat, shots and ttocKlcgs to match?a perfect doll babs. OMI EVERY DAY DAM is ? larc* dolly, his-jue i.ead. flowing hair- a real uic* eveiy div dully. RXTHA PRESENTS. A beautiful Japanese doti fan ?ntl half s dozen dainty doll handkerchiefs. GIRLS. ?e Kite JOH the entire doll outfit for sellirg only thirty-two of our Hue Duality handkerchief* at I Oe. earh SEND XO MONEY. WlO TRUST YOI WITH l'llR IHVDMOiidllllV TO SELL. Wi,:, ??M ?ei;d us the money, and you will recelre nt onre the com? plete elegant doll tutflt WK PAY ALL KYI'DE****' t UAltt'F.S. H?r>.l ??-'?' 1; ??'..- sod sddre?i at on.e. OTHER PREMIUMS. Wool Sw Mters. Behool Umbrella*. Roller Skat**, Fountain iv..* Ms lci:r* Bets, cte. Handkerchief Co., Le Hoyne 12 Erst i 4th St., Nsw York. IPs ^?>',AfirvSd