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HER PRESCRIPTION. LITTLE WOMAN WHO WOULDN'T BE BLUFFED BY THE CLERK. . - n ilia riitttomnrv Illor Scam hi flns-r - - Talk f le Said 'Tiddlostlcks!" and Car. rlrd Ht I'olut It I Well to Know your ItlBlitu and Tlion Defend Them. ALout rno in ten of tho persons who kke r.rcseriptioua to drug stores to bo lllrrl ask tor a copy oi mo ionnma. Kl lU'IV tl 1 1 JiniirilliU mio lUUIiflli LUU uo fin (1 copy witnout conimeui. ourae oi h( ni ijjay ana o or iu rauu iu mu uuqu tin- prescription to pay ior meir ex- jtn, iroi.I.le in copying tue pnysician s L',,i-:if:ly,bics, but tbey raise no timi tn tbn cuKtnmor's ruquest. There rP dnipKists, However, who are averse to i!!:il:if? copies of tho prescriptions v' i' li tliry rill, nun now ami meu some f. disputes are overheard at the r., riptiou iiosu. Six lonK ago quiet but self reliant itt..i woman Ftejipuu iuiu a uiuk Biore '..i:r t ho ( irand Central station and pre- k nil il a prescription wruieu oy a vreii ii.hvh sjicciaiist. "Kr-'hty cents." Please pay at the ...li' said the prescription clerk ten yj;t' lat'-r. as he handed the pack- I f uii'ilii'iiiH over the counter. '"Lut 1 v. .lit a copy of the prescrip- 1 tlm woman m a tone that , i i;.;.t she thought it ought to I ;i ii H'vi n to her without the ask- ti'ii. i-.i! u;;.' :h, i:t we couldn't pivo you that, " I, ,i tn.' cli-rli suavely. "This is a . ,i nn -i rii tion, aud wo would have d',) nfi.t m Mvu you a copy of it with oi.t mi onicr frmu the doctor. " lint 1 miist tiavo a copy of it," per siet. il tin1 woman. "I do not live in i ,v V' ll; M.v home is several huu drtl mill from licro, aud I want this j..n ,!y fur ne during the winter. Now, diii't iiei p n.e waiting, plcaso, for I am i:b. i;t to tii-.i' ''' train. " "Well, p. y ill ar madam, yon can send t .i lis at iti.y time, and we will fill the pvr.'crii tii u fi r yi n. It will remain on durl n lis. ami when you write you need mention only tho physician's name and the nan. In r. Vr.u see, that is a special jn-rriptiwinf Dr. 's, aud ho would it v.ant it handled Ly every village dnif-'ia-t" "Oil. Cddli sticks!" exclaimed tho lit tl ; wr.niiin, bristling up. "That is my r-rwription. I bought it and paid lib erally ii r it. Now you either give mo a v i f it t take your medicine back end' five me my original prescription. Lr, l.i iavs where I live, raid he ) r.rws ti;.t I would not leavo New Yuri; v. iih' iit taking a copy of that pro ccriitiaii with mo." "Knt. mv dear niadain, you must un dirst;;n'I r.r position in the matter. Wo lave pot to protect ourselves. Now, if Dr. snys that you can have a copy ef this prescription wo will be glad to give it to yon." "Yon'll give it to me whether yon uropliirt or not," retorted the littlo wo man. now thoroughly aroused. "If you vfiint, Dr. 's sanction, yon can send to bin and obtain it. I certainly am not pdiif! Lack there to ask for it. I'll wait just five minutes, and if I do not get a copy of my prescription or tho prescrip tieii itself I'll make trouble for you. I know what my rights are, and I propose to stand up tor them. " The prescription clerk looked as th;'li he would like to say something, but after a few seconds' hesitation con cluded that it would not bo worth whilo. He vitlnli'i w from view and presum ably consulted with tho proprietor. The latter came out from his littlo office in tho corntr and after looking tho little v m over sharply turned to tho clerk ami said, "(Jive it to her." "You see, madam," said tho clerk in bis most a'.iablo manner two minutes later as 1:m banded her a copy of tho HV'scriptiun, "wo desire to aecommo (htu our patrons in every way possible, but wo have to lie careful with special prescript ii ns. Why, it was only last year that vn were threatened with a suit fcr big damages by a noted special ist l.iW'ansc we gave ono of his patient's a copy of tho prescription ho wroto for licr. Hi. tbime'd that sho took it to a nuall town iu tho south, whero nil ob scure drurfiist got hold of it, and, find iiiK it to be an effective remedy, at first mixed it for local distribution aud aft erward j ut it on tho market as a specific with his own name and picture as a trademark. So you see" "Ob, fiddlesticks!" said tho little wo man as sbi; hurried out to catch l.er train. New York Times. Mine. Guliot, Guizot, the orator aud writer, became acquaint, d with bis future wife through the liter;. ry muse. Mile. doMeulau was the Inlliant editor of tho IJnblicisto, sun orting not only herself but an aged incti.r lyherpiu. Her health gave way umhrtho burden, and in tho midst 'it' .vi rsy, illness and debt sho received ii" aiM:-. mous letter one day respectful ly offering to supply articles for tho I'nIliMMi! regularly and without pay until lur In ulth should be restored. The Ictii-r was accompanied by au article ((imposed very much iu her own style. The hind offer was accepted, and lat er i n, v hen ,y means of the timely aid Wile, ile Meulan was restored to her istial avocations, sho begged her un known contributor, through tho columns tf the pip r, to rev ul himself. Tho (fravr, liii.'iuiit.il young Guizot obeyed, '"'I tin- result was it marriage between tbi jn at ihe expiration of fivo years. Mm", l.uuot was tho center of tho lit erary eoienes of the day, her celebrity, ''' "'r than that of her husband to be ('bi with, i;, j,t pace with bis advance ment, and she was ever his counselor, critic friend. Catholio World. Not Wanted. mu introduce that bill as you i. senator?" . but tho legislature positively i i acknowledge tho intruduc 1" truit Free Press. 'Did iron, Mu Told Them. general election in Victoria a to who was making a spi eeh ex What is it that has niado nnd;. chlllln England what she is mighty, revered, bared and respected?" And every ono v.is living to think, w hen u voice with ii m h, t-t rous brogue in tho back part Hie hail answered, "Uirlealid." An old Gcnrgiudarky, tin being asked if lie believed the whale swallowed '"Huh, replied: "Yes, sub. Jonah did" t wvc nuwbars else tor go, 'kaso houso r't wuz due uu de bailiffs wuz ar'cr him!" INSTRUCTED THE JUDGE. Who Wns So Well Pleaned Tliat He Gavo ; Uim Snven Months. "Nathaniel Patrick Hem-y Bchoflelil Berry!'' called tho polico court clerk iu stentorian tones, and a hearty laugh was beard from tho lawyers, bailiffs and general hangers on around the room. A very black negro of uboLt 43 step ped to the Lnr with tho remark, "Yes, pah, dat's my cognomen title." "Well, Nat, what have yon got to say fbout this chargo of of what's the name of that thing anyhow, Mr. Bailiff?" "bhootin craps, your honor." "bhootin craps," repeated the judgo. "Now look here! 1 have sent enough of you fellows r'.owu on this chargo, but 1 confess I know nothing about tho game, if such it might bo called. I've listened to the pigeon English of Chinamen in tolling of their fun tan arrangement, and now yon, Nat, there, tell me what this game of craps is like?" "Well, judgo, it's just like dis: You see you take do bones" "Tho what?" "W'y, de bones, yo' honah. Them's de things you throw. " "Tho dice," suggested tho polico offi cer making tho complaint. "Oh, I see," answered his honor. "It's played with dice, eh?" "You take de bones," continued Na thauiel Berry, looking with supreme contempt on tho surrounding crowd anxious to learu tho ins and outs of a famous but badly misunderstood came. "EKi iirst man he t'rows de bones out like dis aud pops bis fingers. 'Come seven eleven, ' 'got you faded,' 'cut his throat eleven,' 'railroad, "nat'ral crap, ' 'gimme do bones, ' 'baby's gof to hav' dem noo shoes,' 'take my gal to Balti more, ''Big Dick's my point,' 'all do way from Boston,' 'coma ou, Joe, you must be mine' " "Hold on there !" shouted tho judge before the enthusiastic Nathaniel could be headed in his enthusiastic disserta tion. "I'm still iu tho dark about that game, but from what I have heard you get seven months. " "Thankee, judge," said Nat, as ho was led grinning from the bar of jus tice Washington Post, A CLEVER FIRE HORSE. Tim Clear Heled Animal That Chief Webber of Huston L'Hetl to Drive. The rule iu tho Boston department is to reach the fire as soon as it can bo done with safety. When an alarm comes in, tho firemen have that rule in mind. They are not thinking about posing for tho public, but what they are likely to find at the end of their ride, and when accidents occur in nine cases out of ten they aro more likely to be due to tho carelessness or fright of the public than to the recklessness of the firemen them selves. There lire approximately 2,000 alarms a year in this city, to each of which from ono to eight pieces respond. Compare the activity and momentum thus let loose, but skillfully controlled, with the total resulting casualties of a year, and the showing will justify the department us a whole every timo. The horses themselves share not only tho spirit but the know ledge of the sit uation, and to their training and intel ligence is due to no small degree tho comparative exemption from serious accidents which tho department enjoys. A few years ago Chief Webber drovo as his lire horso au animal which well ex emplified these characteristics. Ho had a head like a wedge, and ho' could run for a deer. His lire gait was a run. Ho was famous for economizing his oppor tunities. Kven in a thickly crowded street, if he saw a hundred feet clear in front of him, ho made it ou tho run. If an obstruction suddenly appeared, he would brace '-.iiself and skate over tho pavement until his momentum was overcome. Then with tba next opening tho feat was repented, whilo ho writhed iu aud out like a snake among inter cepting teams and usually was among the first arrivals at tho sccno of tho fire. On ono occasion ho took himself and tho buggy to a liro some distance from quarters without a driver aud arrived safely and at thu right box. Tho un initiated who saw his movements might have called them reckless, but during his five or six years of service he at tended more fires than any other horso iu tho department, and no serious acci dent to himself or others resulted. Boston Transcript, Victoria's Wedding Hine. The man who made ymeu Victorir's wedding ring is living in Philadelphia today. , .. , "Ja ja!" ho noda when questioned about h. "I made it. I learned tho trade in Germany." . Ho learned it well, too, nnd his hand has not yet lost its cunning, for ho fills many orders from tho larjo jewelers firms in tho city. "But how did it happrn Uitt tho t inimissiou was given to ou?" Tbeold German took oil his spectacles mld with an effort culled up the details of the event'. "I went over from Germany to Lng- land," ho answered, "to a snop i.j j f work. So ! It was a ui Ono day the word came i .....rl.KMtr rinf. I to mako tuo had tho spe . . T .. ii Mich rings, and so I,. . ," . (ttn mo to do. That is all inev H"yu mm. ' on, ,r rinrr that si cialized 1UO e. " Ml.rt Victoria s ulliamu vitn i-i mm was ono of tho many instances m oncen s lirelcreiieo mi i - p ie ty It was quite plain and mo o Sid (ban is usual in ordinary wedding 'Xing ho .navriagecercnnmyPrin AUnrtworo it on bis own inv r. am f , .it ,,'T nt the nropcr moment pas- , . tin. two rival peinoii.iM . I,llsh " o,,cnt tho cannon and ai. lilt) MIU.v. ,1,,M u.ilntii. ami a1 Jiu" rL .; llllirrie,I. knew tunc ' . t ,,, , .... ,.,t U re at'Jtl of tho ra turn t'i Piickiiigbiini palace-. 1 e g LTtllo cathedral unlove ; t 'H.ymv,idont or deM u i,,,!,,! hernia,,,, n i i in such u way as to ' , rig to tho best adva n age. J h 2o miles of people o t r ill 1 I' U ' T " " . ...1 ...,f 1 hn ( it r- Uucliingham 1,1 pa ace. f ... ,,,i,UW'"J 'Tut ne d utof hislifonl UUJ",:::" c, v ina littlo Philadel- l'hikuh lphia Pa- pbia storo 7T,amont has met on 1 , 11,. in the reign Tho English lit of (Joorge 11. TOO MUCH BEST MAN. A BACHELOR WHO OFFICIATED AT FORTY WEDDINGS. Why Lieutenant Prince Hag Such a Flue I Collection of ficarfpliu Each One of Them la tho Key to a Itomnnce A Warning to All Young Men. Lieutenant Oscar Prlneo is rapidly reaching the ago when his friends will stop asking him tho question, "Why don't you get married?" and snbstituto for it, "How did it happen, old man, that you never married?" Lieutenant Prince is us acceptable as tbo average man, and ho has no antimatrimonial views. He is, however, a victim of wed dings, and therein lies the explanation of his failure to marry. Ono of the fin est collections of scarfpius in this city may bo found in his bachelor apart ments, but no wife. "My collection of scarfpins was bo gun about ten years ago, " bo said, "and each one represents a scar more or less serious. They have simply made a p.'n cushiou of my heart. My case, 1 am sure, is nn unusual one, and 1 am will ing to discuss it, that it may servo as a warning to young men. Pet mo start with tho assertion that I believe iu the uoblo institution of niarriago, and it was probably my advocacy of it while I was at West Point that suggested to a classmate Brown to write me to act as his best man when ho got mar ried. Let mo see. The date on that pearl pin is 1SH7, isn't it? Yes. that was Brown's little token. Brown bad a lino wedding, and as I bad been sta tioned west at a God forsaken pust since leaving tho Point it was my first op portunity to git lit short range witii eastern girls. Tin re are no girls like them, my boy, and don't make any mis take about that. "Brown was married in Newport, and we did havo a good timo Let mo look nt that pin again. Yes, Ethel was her namo. You see, I havo it tagged on the pin. Ethel was a mighty fine girl tall, good swing and a high stepper. Wo hit it off together in fine shape, Who was Ethel? Why, in this case, she was tho maid of honor We had a de lightful week at Newport, and when I went back to my post 1 bad Ethel s per mission to writo to her. 1 beard tho other day that her oldest hopi ful was tho star boy in n kindirgarteu. ' Lieutenant Priuco pulled his pipe hard for two' minutes. "Ethel was, all things considered, about as nico nsany of them. We might havo been very happy together, but for ; Jones' wedding. 1 think it was Join s j Just hand mo that littlo clover leaf pin, I will you? Yes, it-was Junes. Hero is ! tho date, 188, and tagged to the pin i.j j Maud's naiiio. You don't understand, j No, of course not. You haven't acted i as best man or usher in 40 weddings I thought n lot about Ethel bile on tho j railroad train that took mo to Boston, j whero Jones married, nnd tl ere 1 met i Maud. Th( re is something very dcnioral- ! izing about tho associations of a wed- i diug party if a chap is at ail snscepii- j bio. Tho girls nil rejoice with ibe bride, and theyr.ro nil in tlx ir best frocks Somehow yoa begin to speculate ubnut yourself, you know, and wonder how you would appear as t'.ie bridegroom with ono cf the bridesmaids ns brido Maud was different from Ethel, more vivacious, and then sfie was short nod Ethel was tall. On tbo night of the wedding 1 asked Maud if 1 might writo to her. D;arMaud! I wonder what he. become of her. 1 sent back all of lnr letters ami her photograph j..st a short ' timo after Adams got niarrii d. That is tho piu in tho cushion the ono with; the small diamond in the center Adams was married three mouths after Junes, j nnd 1 was nn wbcr. These three mouths j wero happy ones, nnd 1 sbnil always re- ; member Maud. 1 bud been sent east ji.i t j beforo Adams was married, and bo wanted mo to be usher h :r.ise, as ho put it, I had been in tbo game before. Mary was her iiuuie at Adams' wedding. That doesn't describe her at all No name could. Sho was just n.t atira-nive as Ethel an I Maud, but different Wo discussed very serious matters, did Mary and 1, an 1 I knew that sho was n girl vjio would iniike a sensible, think ing man happy for life "It was a discussion of telepathy t'r.t made mo forg.'t Maud, that is a discus sion and a subsequent attempt tooxperi meat. Mary didn't ask for her letters back after lingers' wo lilnn,' 1 tul I .-al-lysho was- (.no of the bridesmaids, and a very jolly southern girl all alr..ut Mary, and she said she tiidu t mind I camo very near propo-iiij to t-ally. but by this timo 1 had bi c.im-ui professional us an usher and best man a'ld since al ly tliero havj been by naui.il count !i I other girls, any cue of v. horn u.mnt have made me happy. 1 felt a''tT mcit iug each ono of them thai if 1 could ouly keep nwaytiom weialing-i my hap piness might bo assured 1 enuid marry tbo last givl that is, of course, if she would havo me. and they were all very yyui pathetic aud feel that I was lucky 1 coubin t dodgo thu wedding.-:, though "All my friends tire married now, and 1 havo assisted in i :e h ao It got so that while I was at work 1 would unconsciously hegiu to wkis'.io a wed ding march. Walking iu time to it made mo slow on parade. 1 couldn t l.eep up with my company. 1 have, 1 am glad to gay, done my duty by my In, mis. but it has ruined me sentimentally When I look at that collection of scarlpins. each one labeled with tho name of a girl who was tho only one ill the world for me, 1 haven t tho nerve to propose. 1 am a victim of circumstances. Now all of my friends aro married and I am not likely to march again to mat mnniiar oiu . , - . i. . i: , ,...1 1... I i,f mus 10. 1 nave mu i"'1" scarfpins in this city, but 1 am still a bachelor. Let mv examples be a warn ing to all young men New York S in i iijitiun l list .V. ('mta.i- ." ibis ( ascy, commandant of theLoaguo inland navy i:nl, who bus become ranking captain i:i the navy, was gradual, d from tho United Mates Naval academy in 1K0O, ami was a mas ter iu tbo navy when the war broke out. Troni lb.ro to IS llI be wan on I ho Colo ...,i then attached K tho sialic squad- 1,1,1 1 . I . (-' roil. i: wax : 7, . , wt . . in (Miinii: I 1 ill iliu Uiiu- 111 COUIUiUlJU Ul talion of sailors irau Korean expeoition ami .ho assault on Vmt McKi e, i coid rner, iu June, loii f ineo (bat timo '"'H ljl M n,,lll' ""I puruntplaecs 1 cloie tahing command ,f tho League li buidhv.y .M,rd ho was plain on i ounl . Admiral .card's (l.,'.shil., the New noik. All told, Cap Min Casev's "' leal m s.rvice covers a eeriod ot'V.) ycai'i-aod !) mombs, I! years mid 1 mouth of wbici were under ins present eoiuiniBsii'U. ASYLUM TO COLLEGE. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S LEGACIES FROM C'LOOMINGDALE. A Cat and an Aged Servltoi Who Feel Tliemxelves at Home Amon& the Stu dents Old Tom i;rH.ictlin on thr Clmutfti From (lid to New "In uatel" Miiiiy years ago, when tbo present Columbia university si to wa3 simou pure country and was known f ir and near ns Lloor.iingdalo, there camo to Gladden tho hearts cf the rather irre sponsible inmates a frisky littlo kitten I wbicdi tm-ou:-:h the period of its early ! infancy was just liko any ordinary kit- j ten, but as timo went ou gavo promise ! of becoming a beautiful and imposing ! toim at. As tho years rolled around tba i said Tom, realizing that much was ex- pected of him, gavo up his kittenish ! antics, probably feeling that in a com- petition with the other inmates tho j margin cf profit in tho nature of fame i was alto,'!et.'.er too small to permit him j to enter the lists. As a result of much ! ponderin:; tbero settled down upon him a dignity far in excess of his station. IIo took up his fixed resideueeat Bloom ingdale, i.ud for several yeais acted in the capacity of janitor and night watch man, inspecting carefully all thosu who went iu us well ns those who tamo out, tbo latter bi nr,' a far easier task. What a motley company was that! And what an opportunity for the psychological stiuly oi hiiiuans patented itself to Tom! Lut ti:i;t s and circumstansces do oc casionally take u tumble, and in tbo slinCle things sometimes get mixed ami E( tl !e down to a queer level. Ono fine svm:i;i r (1 ;y the placid Tom, himnin;.' himself with content, saw a straioio caravan pass out through thu gates, ami, hr.t w r.s stranger still, it nevi r entile bad; Sun ly such a freak had nevi r happened before. ITero was food for thon:,bt. In tbo middle of hissiiecti- lations proper! before bis point of view was v aiiiu'trd for thinking it a 1.11. ro laborious recess far eats than fr.r i ft. Iks a in w and wholly untried race ; of people appeared before Tom and up- j imprinted (verything insight. Wise ' and inn Hi;:.' nt as Tom was in many j ways, not a hint of the gos.-ip had ! reached him about the sudden change ef ("one that bad turned out all his old i a Is, to whom, queer and crazy 1 n:i tin y wt re, ho had grown accustomed ; j hi.d icii t them far away to a new home, j and bad lift in their 1 lace a small army, j jut ns motley and apparently just as! queer, wLo bad taken complete posses sion and 1 1 gun to tear down and destroy every tiling. Confusion worse eonfouud- cd n igued fur several years. Tliero was ! a bn'ud of tongues. Weird structure-! j suddenly sprung up from nowhere and, picking up things tho size of an or.li ! n iry house, swung them through tho i r.ir i.s i" tbey wera tossing rubber balls. Curtly, thought Tom, the old ones never pl iyei! any pranks half so queer. Still, Tom hid been brought up in a miiqna s"lunl. Far be it from him to bo sur prised at v- hut bj saw. Ile learned, therefore, t ) watch events and to deter mine upon 11 course aft rward. Ku r.ll drtviuilbe years that Colum bia's new buildings wero iu progress Tom tr.m'ferred his living quarters t.) a stable 011 One Ilnndn d and Sixteenth street, spending his days prowling around tbo e.eavatious, wandering through all tho subterranean passages and, as tbo buildings progressed, through the di ("ere nt rooms and even to the rot fs. Lut Tom kept a-tbinkiug and a-bmkiii':. His whole future was at stake, and tho matter required caution. Evidently bo decided that tho new place, though vastly changed from all rest mbk.nce. to the old, might etill prow: a pri t:y good place after all. Lor 11 time, it is true, he was on the f.'iicp, not being quite able t decide a qui si ion so momentous in the life of a toi icat. Lut one day he went a-strolling a :.i witnts-ed the sophomore cane rush. 'i".:t!i be felt him;:. If nt home. No more nee! rtanity for ihu cat! It. 1 ok"d as if nil bi-iold fviends bad come baek again, or, if nut t;' 11 t;a sei.ew iumati s couldn't be S'i aw fi iiy different from tho olbc is. That c; 110 rrs'j clinebed mat; ors for Tom, and bo is now cut! if the mi st re sp rtt.il nieinl.t : of tho university facul ty. Lis sp.eial abiding 1 lace is ibe library, wl.i. ru be stretches bis majestic proportions and suns himself by the hour, lie has grown sleek nnd hand some and wanders around unmolested with statily tread nnd a high intellec tual t : 1 1 tu his head. There seems to be a silent understanding 011 tho part of tbo of.icials and the students that the 1 cat is n privileged animal, a sort ef mascot, v, hose libcities are not toby infiiaged 1. poll. Ko one thinks of in sulting bi-i dignity by an oecnsion.il cart.sj ( r Ken a gemlo slroking. Jio goes bis own way, simply takiug no tice, but rendering no aceouut to any one. Tbo task of providing Tom with three meals a day has been assigned to 11 s; unil laiuloi', and tnu bint lias lieeii i (bopped, nt bast so gossip runs, that if Tom's ap-. tito is found to be capricious md to inoicato a highly refined palate a few t spend vo tidbils may bo pur chased and tbo sumo charged to tho ad ministration. Another legacy besides the cn which Columbia received from Ulom:iugdab) is an agul servitor whoso early years were devotid to a faithful. peri'.;rnianee cf duly for those una bio to care for themselves. lie, like Tom, was unwill ing to migrate when tbo asylum was moved to White Mains. Tho superin tendent, appreciating tho faithfulness ! of thu t Id man. has rolaiiicd his serv- ices, and be n.r.v dues work around the ! grounds. Litdy t!m boys disfigured the 1 trees and parts of tho buildings by tack I ing up huge posiirs advertising eoncerts j and other college sbow.t, When tho su perintendent charged tbo old man with ! dereliction of du'y and tobl him ho should not have done this work for (lie boys, ho looked somewhat quizzically for a moment aud then ropli,.-.i : "Och, sure I ain't done iieil bi.r; about it. Thu inmates did it. "Now York Bun. Don't Tobacco Spit nnd Smoke Your Life Away. I f you want tu quit tolmeco using easily mid forever, be iiiiidc well, strong, inieinetie, full uf new life mid vigor, hike No-To-Itnc, the wonder-worker that makes wenk men strong. .Many jriiin ten pounds in ten days. Over 4U0. iini) cured. I'.uy No-To-lbic from your own druggist, who will gininiiitce a cure! Hooklet mid wimple liniiled free. Address Sterling Itenicilv '(., ( liicngo or Xcw York. 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S-inl our order to THE ENTEIIPKISE, lilll lT, Vt. AGENTS WAIMTED roK Th3 Oiflca! Guide to the Kiondikc Country Ami (he (.'old Mollis of A last a. Uclail Price, $1.00. Intt hf'y iutt ri'Ht'nu and strictly anilirmic. The Hctii.tl 1 x 1 4 t'i lu'i'K oi inititTf nnd tliflr tn,tt vcltdi d'l-rnvi I i. i nt T II)' i t O l lilt toll C H.tiU lit'. I ill ihii look Inn Ko 11 Mituef iiiiy pi i tan ti Irimi ilw n.ufi ifli.l'l" f-uiiH-c-, Htid wi I In i lie iiieaiiH ol lead itii: !in i.dnU lo ttirtLiiu- in the COM) I l ELDS OF THE SOUTH. Tin' look foiiliiinc 300 p'tT'-iUid i il'iintratrd vviih 32 1" 1 5 1 puifi' pliohiuiuph!, tiikt ii rnpfciully tor 1 til v 01 k. and also 8 p iu-p uf ofii -i I map, Y ar. tiu sole publ ihheis i'Tho Offi cial Gu'do to the Klondike Coiintry;' ?y Oihsr publications purporting to be i nif imitations. Our ifinil libi-ial (.'(JUimicntoPH. S titi f.f rrni tu at unco for comptotp book, to galhir wt h tits' oullit. AV. I!, ron key Conipany, 341-351 nearborn Street, Chicago. 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If you pri -for tooi'inelipro we willcon tract to pny railroad tin eruliH'telbills.antl DOCharffR, if wo fail to euro, lt'ymi have taken mer cury, Iodide int:ishf and stlil have aehog and lams, .iiucii i aioiu'S jiimonih, uro inroat, any partoi tuo oouy, iniir or t -yciirows iiii5np out. it la this 8'CoiKiHrv lu,oll) roisi I we guarantee to euro. We sulint t,hmosf obsti nate cases nna cnaiiciiuo mo wonu ior a case we cannot, cure. Tin tii pane has always baffled the h kill of the most oniinent hysi Clans $500,000 capital holiind our uncondi tional (fiiaranty. Absolute ft roof a ont sealed oa npplicnthon. Address COOK KKVIFDY CO.. 909 Jiltttjuiiic Xeuiplu, VUiVAUO, IU Knr Kilt1 Ity K. A. Jimwu A: Co. ANCHOR LINE. t'nii) I'lMlll I Stales Milil Sir cv Vnrl even :inisliis Miliinhiv lor Glasgow via Londonderry. K:iti-s fur Siilmiii l'n.Mii! CITY '!' Ill 'M 1", :?Til. Mlii'i- Sti-iiUicn-, "ill. M'l'Ollil 'llllill I!iiuic,r' rj.."(. l''iirncv-i:i.:iT.."iO. Mlicr Str.-.;!."! .i'rnim' I'usMir oin,.2.,..-.( Ku rmwiita I vM Ikt SI s,! Jill l"i,r tin- illiislrnlcil 1'iink nf Tnur-i ami In r thrr ill t'oi'imitioti. apply In 1 1 KN I IKKSON lil!(ri'lli:i!S. (iciu riil A'.'imiIs, No. 7, linwliiisr (iri'i'u, X. V. OrS. S. I'.Ai.i.AiiH, (iorihiii Illiick, liiinni "i r.iii're, 't. 'J'nn.'i Hcv. I- . BASS, 1. I., Milliliter. rillsluirir. i'a.: Tomiitii, ':him1:i : Xcw Or li ans. I. a. ; Xrw ork. X. V : W n-li iniA tnii, l. '; San rnnii'lM'ii, ( al.; Clii ran. II1.: SI. I.iiuis, .Mo., anil IH'liv l l". ( 'olnnijo. Tlii'i'i an' lliniiaiiils uf po-itions to hiMillid witliiii tin1 lit xt lew mouths. AiMrissall npplii'Mtioiis to I'nkis Tki ii i:i:s Ani'.NCll'.s, SiiIIsIiiiix'. I'n. I!.'. SALESMEN Wii'itcil m S:iliry or Co'imilsslon. l'o silioii iioi'inaiicnt for men adapted to nolict inu'. Spriti-' is tlin fiivnralilc timo to ion im ii'C. Writ'1 for pnrtli'iilars. TlIK It. ( ii ASK CO., Niirscryiiii ii, 22 Maiden, .Mass. IMPROV FAR I AN OPEN To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR EIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADEMARK. , DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Eijannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "CASTORIA," the sano that has borne and does now bear c:i every the fac - simile signature of C&aJx7-&&Mti. wrapper. This is the original "CASTORIA" which has been u:cd in the homes of the Mothers ef America for over thirty year;. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see thai it v: ihe kind you have always bought ; - en ih.j and has the signature of (&&x&t wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name exerp' The Centaur Company, of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President, March 24, 1S98. Do Not Be Do not endanger the life cf your child by acccpi': a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer ; (becai'.re he makes a few more pennies cn it), the i gredients of which even lie docs not know. "The Kind You Havo Always Eoul BEARS THE SIGNATURE CF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Tailed You. THC CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MUHHAY CTRKET, NCWVORK CITY. ' UlVS What sort of start aro you going to malto in r.fel Aryoutlie" ' Ej W to m;i!;e money and bo successful business men? Or ar yu, going to wear yourselves out iu tho cheerless drudgery of hard labor f Half f this depends on your parents, the other halt o j yN f liS JIS Wealth ar.r lienors await jet if yu J KaSLJIVyZZS IVlrAiy prepare yourself to Wiko tk.. Ma succeed WHO ARE READY. If you want to bo pnld a cood salary yl matt amka yourself worthy of it. There are thousands and millions of $3 a week men brpirin? for vou will i?et it-suro. The best i i-nent ' his own way in the world is a couiia m .... 'l ne most ceieoraxea praciicni sennni in pursons, mostly young mn aud bo.viironiiaccouutiy,Uuvcbeca fitted t in iami A rlLIiU SCUOOI, WliOBI UljJIUIIiUn IIHU r'XUiiiiin iiaiiulifl ..i iUb Li K-l..i Siruaticus promptly secured toe ail wuriliy tr"iuatcd of ita Business a at VBsruua, course Li Send for free cataloiruo-a beautiful will be surprised to learn in how short a may bo had. Address as above (tneiiUon this pu r) CLEMENT C. OAIXES, President, PoroBKBBPStB, WW TOBS. S3.400.Q0 CASH M r I Vs fr!lnsfs 4 First Prizes, each of $100 Cash - $ 400.00 20 Second" " ' S100spiciAi.Bioyc!es2,000.Gg 40 Third " " "$ 25 Gold Watches - 1,000.00 Cash and Prlzos given each month Total given daring 12 inns. 1337, $40,800,00 WRAPPERS -uiii i DIM PR. miipcf iinrN n Niivti iih HMUiysUNilCnT SOAP Wruiiiiertf iliry can rullvrt nil tho to iHiriimi of cm-li vra ier i lin t puw mu ."".U'lr SVHD ni inn ni 't'niiM o w r vm nJsr nil....,,. W ..ii- immis") arrto 1 m-ui, tiosiime In lly pnitl 4iii'Iotu with n hrt't ol inipcr Hliuinir Ciiiiipet iior's 1'nlft iiiimn ami ikhIimm nnd tlie numitrr of ohj'ojih Nfiit In, to lii'vrr Itros., t.u.9 Oyr.-' m-sju ' in"" .... rw Tri iimrHcu on i""""1 .,,t,.,r,, AVrniiuiT ('7W lat rurm'iwilll ('- lifclC of I ho DIsritUT oiinu -liu.i- liv h i- Kn nt MAI'IE OP DISTRICT District Ni'W Vorli I'll v", UruoUlj ii, l.oiiw unil Sliiirn lliinN, Nc-.v Jt'i Mcy. Ni-wVoili suite (. '. ". Vi, 1'einiMyiv mini, " 1 ' ' ,'. J5 I !.i;hI, Vfl Vi::;'!iia iviid Mif Sl'l" i ftl 1 I.IIHii" ii S 1 Tin r, l i'ici'i','1" l.iH fnio, u.fion ami r,tw Hurl., rumi - Tirm. First CI.M Niokle Lmj.. Nw "LJ Bell. SUndird Oyloetr, od Hunt Uco SnUOle. 10 25 50 . CASCA11ET9 fi tusto Kuod. Kul tiiem li IlLo i .wit. 'I'liou to. I muvu nny bad tnsto 1 in tuciuouth. leaving itlio hreitth Bweut arid pert'miM'd. It is a riMil idf nsurn to ttiko a thciu Insteud at uuu boating liquids ui' uuuiiun-bull pi 1 1 ti. . . CA8CABET8 am purely vegetable nnd cuiiuilti no hut curlui or othor mln i'nil pn'sun. Thy ura miulo of tho Int ent pmiiedU'8 dlscov orctl nnd nrn n solen PURELY VEGETABLE tltfti mm IttiiaLiun riovoL' Leforo put together lu nnv form. CANC.UCETS tire itntlsuptlc. Tlmt ini'ftns tht'y Mon uii diu'cstPd food from pnurlMtf In tho stoin ' iifh, ircvent ft'r mnntntlon in tho howuls utid kill din ANTISEPTIC LAXATIVE f)i so norma of any kind that breed and icod In tho system. . V A RO A R ET9 (ono tho Moiinii h untl howelHiind stlinulnto tho lusty liver, nmk Inir it work. They Htrnnuthen the bow els tmd put them Into vigorous hen I th y condition, multlutf LIVER STIMULANT their uctlou ouy und natural. It AIMNU 6ATKABTEQ ,Don't judge CASCARETS by other medicines you have tried. They are new, unlike any thin? else that's sold, and infinitely superior. 8'" Tho your money back I Larger boxes, 25c or 5&c. ieillrtnlu conulllC. I A t i i.a :1-Jt A JJ.... .- t Mmnii DHWciru ui j 1 imitations! ' sterlino . n Jin curps Tohncco Habit or money ref "nrteil. Makes wejK .? NO'TV'wAv strung. boU ana euamnleed by ull druRdluts. Gflt WoUlflU LETTE LjCJ- V Deceived. you. of ?i0 a week places begging fr s Baa, poor placeq. if you are wort KO a w a yuunt; laan car Lavo who Oxpe(a nM k w 1 If v.- fl W"V TO -i V . J V, Bt- a V . i m. c.lil otlnrt. at thCllee f.uru. . i " L m n.; bock giving much helpful Information. Tel time and ai what small cost a en auwmam , AND GIVEN FREE n an am B Bk P4 IV f VnlLlb EAUM Rfiwra I n for a $3,400.00 SOAP K r.ver mum u iui ink ' " v nrizriB will L awarded as follows: 1.1. a..- i uii- i osaVi nt t.lta A matrlntfl TMI3 TOP PQKT10N rnrarint, nmlxT f mmm ftp I ( Ii-il; tr't tn wtiifii ho erMn iH-ii ii'n .' " '-.s'n.ti j tWlB TfHiiis will Knch rr V fig' npli.mii ld)'org- .innl"IWO (tna-rinl bicyci. eii. 1 l Tim l ( iimiicli. iwnii"HT Next I,ariicitiinilii rii"f ",.ur"'".fr"rJ W; trict in liii-h thy rsnl will Each rweiTot nttiw opi inn a inuy Bor Konneui'in o. ...... .......... . . 2. Tlie Crniipptitinni' ivill 'lp tlid I. nut pnj ' f.wonm..nih'. o..ii,lrti-m wnlb put into the next A. ; .iHtiti,rs nil-' il lain wrapi'ir. frnm OWiW1; , in. . . ii-.ki k Willi-. lim....IM. J.mrtiJ f ,,.,r Hnitrwvl.nl., tliwr familwa, rb barrnil ir"m CM'i,p -tinu. , ...o. r.-TA". ;ii'lT,'f i u".r.!-Ml tn Cnmr-oiiiurii io alfcut 31 dnBaitur e.-il r intiMi " i..n I'li'if.i. ..u 5 !Sr r;..--F, l.t 1., 'i!l f nil.T.nrtnnwaTn in pv'i.-.riK i.in -j- t .I'm, l.;t in liniii- .villi!) Mul j.iilK'iw'- oeia'tlie award ol L..r Brntli.ra, l.ia.. an m-U. LEVER BttOS.i Ltl.i Wew Vir CASCAKETS i tnpitfMie the flow t i mil a in nnrslncraotb- 1 BOON Fin MOTKEBS ci-ft, a tnn;et Mnn by the mot nor makes her milk mildly purer lUlve nnd has n mild btitcertiilu effect on tho baby, tbo only Bafo lojcutive for the babHn-n .... CASCAllKTS lire 1 1 it cm 1 by Uichli dreti. They taste liood and do good, tflop wind-ct'lle and crump?, nnd kill and drive olT woriuB, and nil kinds of pnrn- mi in ilnif. IIvp In th PLEASE I THE CHILDREN 1 1 bowels of tho Rrowiug child ... OA8CA 11 ETS. w tnken pniieniiy, per nlU'ntly.n' Kunrti n teed to cure any cusu of constipation, no matter how old and obstinate, or pur rhiise monev will be CURE GUARANTEED clieeifully refunded by your own arunKni. .... OASCAKCTS a nrn sobl by nil nruK pists for lOe, SAc, SOc a box, accord ing to slr.o. A lOe bor will prove their merltnnd put yon on the ripht rood to pur fnnt nml tfrinn nmt HEALTH FOR 10 CENTS health, lion't rlik dclny anci nnnKici maucu irec xxuurc i remedy co..chicooi mohtheai, on.: twoiw, 938 i iiin