Mrs. F. Wright, of Oelwein,
Iowa, is another one of the
million women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
A Young- Now York Lady Tells
of a Wonderful Cure: —
“ My trouble was with the ovaries ;
I am tall, and the doctor said 1 grew
too fast for my strength. 1 suffered
•dreadfully from inflammation and
doctored continually, but got no help.
I suffered from terrible dragging sen
sations with the most awful pains low
down in the side and pains in the back,
and the most agoni/.ing headaches.
No one knows what I endured. Often
I was sick to the stomach, and every
little while I would be too sick to go
to work, for three or four days ; I work
in a large store, and I suppose stand
ing on my feet all day made me worse.
“ At the suggestion of a friend of
my mother’s 1 began to take Ijy<lia,
E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Com
pound, and it is simply wonderful.
I felt better after the first two or three
doses; it seemed as though a weight
was taken off my shoulders ; I con
tinued its use until now I can truth
fully say I am entirely cured. Young
girls who are always paying doctor’s
bills without getting any help as I did,
lOught to take your medicine. It
costs so much less, and it is sure to
cure them.—Yours truly, Adelaide
Prahl, 174 St. Ann’s Ave., New York
Pity.” — f5000 forfeit if original of above letter
proving genuineness cannot be produced.
/ ii iiuiini.
Bildad—Did the size of her pile make you
hesitate?
Perkins—Yes. For a long time I didn’t
know how much she had.—Detroit Free
Press.
The Te-ru-mi Alumnae.
The druggists have already been sup
plied with Peruna almanacs. There is
sure to be a great demand for these al
manacs on account of the articles on astrol
ogy which they contain. The subject of
astrology is a very attractive one to most
people. The articles on astrology in the
Peruna almanac have been furnished by
a very competent astrologist, and the men
tal characteristics of each sign is given,
^instituting almost a complete horoscope.
A list of questions and answers on astrol
ogy sent free upon request. There will
he a great rush for these books. Ask your
druggist for one early before they are all
gone.
»; •'« .Veed of Impatience.
It is only 9jr more years until we start
.-•mother., century, and if.st.*; sup along as
last as those that are just gone it will be
here before we know it.—Pittsburg Time*.
To Core a ( old In One Day
Take Laxative Broino Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 2Cc.
TWht the piano)—“And what air do you
prefer... ^ Sue if you give me my
choice,t.I’11 take a millionaire."—Baltimore
F.ews.
If you want to be cured of a cough use
Hale s Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Count not your miles before they are
pedaled.—Judge.
WHEN BACKS ARE BAD.
Bad backs
are caused
by sick kid
neys.
Most back
ache pains
are kidney
pains.
Backache is
the first
symptom of
kidney disor
ders.
iMegiect xne
warning o f
the back, serious troubles follow.
It's only a short step to urinary
derangements — diabetes, dropsy,
Bright’s disease.
Bead how to be cured:
CASE NO. 24,613.—Mr. Joseph
Calmes, foreman of the Harter mills,
Fostoria, 0., says: “I just as ar
dently recommend Doan's Kidney
Fills to-day, and it is the month of
October, 1899, as I did in the sum
mer of 1896, when, after taking a
course of the treatment, they cured
me of kidney complaint and back
ache, which was often so acute that
1 was unable to sleep at night and
had difficulty in remaining on my
feet all day. I am still free from
the lumbago or any annoyance from
my kidneys, and unhesitatingly de
clare that I am only too pleased to
re-endorse my opinions of Doan's
Kidney Pills.”
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr. Calmes
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists, price 50
cents per box.
A!
■ ( Are you entirely satisfied with
the troods you buy und with the
prices that you pay?
Over 2.000.000 people are trading with
us and getting their goods at -wholesale
Prices.
Our 1.000-page catalogue will be sent
on receiptor 15cents. It tells the story.
CHICAGO
The house that tells the truth.
THE GOVERNOR’S MESSACE,
Sltarl Sj'nupili of Clilaf Kitcnliti li Ueo*
ouiiuendatloiiM to (jitulial
Aiitmblf.
Governor Davis’ message ts the gen
eral assembly was probably the most
lengthy document of the kind ever
prepared by a chief executive of this
state. He dwells at length on the va
rious subjects discussed in politcal
ranks.
in the beginning be ask that too
much time be not taken up with local
measures. As to the management of
the state penitentiary, Governor Davis
recommends that the chief executive
be empowered to not only appoint the
superintendent, but to be given author
ity to dismiss him for cause. "Under
the present system,” says the governor,
"the chiefK executive of your state is
burdened with the entire responsibil
ity of the management of this institu
tion, yet he is clothed with no author
ity to remove any evil that may arise;
and I say to you that where the re
sponsibility rests, the law should be so
framed as to afford a remedy." The
lease system is condemned, and abro
gation of tne Arkansas Brick tx. Manu
facturing Company and Reeves con
tracts is urged. It is recommended
“that there shall be appropriated di
rectly out of the state treasury a sum
sufficient to defray the running ex
penses of the penitentiary and require
that each and every dollar earned by
the penitentiary lie turned into the
state treasury to the credit of the gen
eral revenue fund, and that the mo<ey
thus appropriated be paid out only on
auditors warrants, just as any other
appropriation is expended. Then you
will have a complete system of book
keeping, and the state treasurer can then
run a treasurer s office instead of a pri
vate banking institution. Abolish the
office of financial agent, let this board
of seven members do the buying and let
tlie clerk of the board see that the goods
are delivered to the penitentiary accord
ing to sample and ns submitted to the
board; and if you will do this, untold
thousands will be saved to the state
In the management of this institution.
As it is. the penitentiary lias become
a private snap, where men grow rich,
and no accounting can bo had of their
transactions."
vruviMiiur A»a\is uiseusses fix lengiri
the differences that have arisen between
himself and the board and Superin
tendent Hoglns as to the penitentiary
affairs, contending that the state's best
Interests cannot be subserved under
the present system.
As to the purchase of a convict farm,
the chief executive takes issue with the
other members of the board who voted
to purchase the Cummings place in
I-incoln county, for the sum of $140,
000; declares the place inaccessible, tin
healthy, subject to overflow, and that
it is not worth over one-third the
agreed price. The legislature is urged
to visit this farm and to finally dis
approve of the purchase by the state.
An appropriation for the purpose of
enlarging the state insane asylum at
Little ltock is recommended in prefer
ence to building at some other point
In the state.
Liberal appropriations for the deaf
tnute and blind schools are urged.
The message contains an itemized
statement of the funds contributed and
disbursed among the drouth sufferers
In the counties of Stone. Izard, Fulton,
Randolph, Baxter and Sharp. Tixe to
tal sum loaned the state and expended
under direction of the officers of the
above counties was $7,538.43, and an
appropriation to return this sum to the
donors is requested.
As to trust legislation, the governor's
recommendations are in link with his
well-known and repeatedly expressed
Views on this question.
He strongly favors a fellow servant
law, which will give the same protec
tion to employes of railroads as the law
affords passengers who might be in
jured through negligence.
He renews the urgent appeal made in
a fprrepr message for the establish
ment of a reform school for juvenile
offenders, and recommends that it b«
located on the site of the present pen
itentiary.
An additional appropriation Is fa
vored for the Arkansas exhibit at St.
Louis.
.* - * -t t- been - erf inspector
Is recommended.
On the state house matter. Governor
Davis favors abandoning the idea of
erecting a building according to the
plans of Architect Mann and a former
board, and urges that a new building
be erected on the site of the old state
house, or that the present building be
remodeled.
INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL.
The oat and sugar crop of the
United HAjt.es have each increased six
fold in SO^ears.
The most economical processes are
used in the lake region for the recov
ery of copper, so that it is found that
ore yielding' iya pel* cent.‘will pay
costs.
A French industry is the conversion
of old shoes in a paste which is. trans
formed into morocco like imitation
leather. This is used for wallpapers,
trunk coverings, etc.
A gigantic shoe trust exists in Rus
sia. Nearly all the shoes sold in that
country arc manufactured by one firm
in St. Petersburg, which is one of the
most prosperous stock companies in
the world.
Screw propellers, it is pointed out,
have not followed the usual course of
improvement from accumulated ex
perience, and, while great numbers of
new blades have been brought out,
there has been no tendency to evolve
an accurate theory on scientific de
sign. Such anomalies are the variable
running of duplicate propellers are
still unexplained. The lack of prog
ress is attributed to the reticence of
sea-going engineers, whose practical
observations seldom reach construct
ors.
IN SUNNY ITALY.
The International Historical Con
gress, which had to he postponed last
year, will open its sittings in Home
on April 2.
When the last fragments of the
ruined campanile in Venice were re
moved 30 bottles of wine were found
unbroken in the custodian's room.
Two arctic dogs brought back by
the duke of Abruzzi from the polar
regions, have been bitten by a mad
dog and are being treated for hydro
phobia.
A beautiful villa on I.ago Maggiore
is one of the prizes ottered by a
Milan newspaper to regular subscrib
ers. Many Italian journals have or
ganized regular lotteries, with prizes
of $100 to $5,000. The Messagero, of
Rome, sends out men who distribute
money prizes to persons whom they
meet with a copy of that newspaper
in hand.
All in the Same Boat.
You have remarked, no doubt,
that other people do not give satis
faction. You don't, either; none of ub
do.— Atchison. Globe.
Ills Fathfr’* ^inmiilr.
Army and navy officers arc enjoying a
hearty chuckle over the discomfiture of a
well known retired officer who is a familiar
figure at several clubs in Washington. This
officer has a son of considerable promise,
but of tender years. A few years ago. so
the story goes, the officer married a for
tune and soon after discovered that ho had
heart disease and went on the retired list.
“Jack,” said a visitor to the son the other
day, "what are you going to be when you
grow u))?” "Well,” said the eight-year-old
with grave deliberation, "Tie been think
ing of that for some time and I think that
when I’m a man I’ll get heart disease and go
on the retired list, just like papa.”—Chi
cago Chronicle.
Six anil u Half Dozen,
Mrs. Winthrop—Can we really afford to
go south for the winter, my dear?
Winthrop—It can’t cost any more than
staying here and buying coal.—Town Top
ics.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway, of Ports
mouth, Va., is advertising a beautiful, but
comparatively little known, region on the
West Coast of Florida in three booklets
called "The Land of Manatee.” They are
issued by the Seaboard, but can scarcely be
termed a railroad advertisement, as the
only mention of the road is in a brief and
modest note printed on the inside of one
of the cover pages. They are, in fact, a
description of Manatee County, Florida,
with some account of its history and its
many interesting features which will ap
peal equally to the general reader, the in
vestor, the fruit and vegetable grower, and
to the tourist and sportsnuJf. The author
is Mr. Morton M. Cassaday, a writer of
experience. The beauty of the Manatee
country is well described, and the marvel
ous fertility of the soil and equally won
derful healthfulness of the climate are told
of in a way to leave no doubt in the read
er's mind. Manatee county must be the
garden-spot of all Florida, and the won
der is that it has not sooner been settled
and the latent riches of its soil turned-into
good American dollars. A most charming
feature of these booklets is their typo
graphical appearance. They are printed
on hand-made paper, and are delightfully
illustrated with photographic half-tone
plates and ornamented with decorative de
signs in flat monotones that make them
really valuable brochures Persons in
terested in Florida, and especially in the
possibilities of orange growing and truck
gardening below the frost line, will find
these booklets not only interesting, but full
of valuable and practical information.
They may be had from representatives of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway, or upon
application to the General Passenger
Agent, Portsmouth, Va.
Mamma—“Don’t be so selfish. Let your
baby brother play with your marbles a lit
tle while.” Tommy—“But he means to
keep them always.” Mamma—“O, I guess
not.” Tommy—“I guess yes, ’cause he’*
swallered ’em!”—Philadelphia Press.
Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
is a cough cure.—J. W. O’Brien, 322 Third
Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. li, 1900.
Even the very old colleges still relain
their faculties.—Chicago Daily News.
Optimism is health.—Ram's Hoi it.
Borrowing is the canker and the death of
every man’s (Mate.—Sir Walter Raleigh.
One man's dollar is not nearly as big as
another man’s dime.—Rant's Horn.
The man who talks like a book isn t so
easily shut up.-—Chicago Daily News.
Any fool can lind faults; the wise man
discovers virtues.—Ram’s Horn.
—;-*—
Some of our friends would make belter
strangers.—Puck.
No man was ever discontented with the
world if he did his duty in it.—Southey.
The Brute’s Retort—Mrs. Prissims—
“Oh, but I got taken in when 1 married
you, you wretch!”—Mr. Prissims—"ies;
out of the cold.”—Newark News.
A Pretty Good Sign.—“Why do yon
think lie is a millionaire?” “Because he
spends so little money and his son spind*
so much.”—Chicago Post.
“Dey tells me,” said -Vncle Ebcr, “dat
contentment is better dan riches, but I
’spicious dat wif de proper facilities I could
hah bof of ’em at once.”—Washington Star.
“How’s that?” queried Mr. Heavipate.
“You say that long-haired chap is a well
known poet. He must be an imposter, sir,
for I’ve never seen any of his work.” "Why,
his work is in all the best magazines!’
“Tut! What serits of breakfast food verses
does he write, anyway, if he’s as famous
as you say ?”—Baltimore Herald.
Just as an Experiment.—“I cannot live
without you,” he urged. "Do you know,”
she returned, thoughtfully, “1 am very fond
of experiments.” “Experiments!” "Yes.
So, just as an experiment, suppose you try
it and see. I do not want to flatter you,
but I have sufficient confidence in you to
believe you will succeed.” Thus it was
demonstrated to him how delicately a
thing may be put.—Chicago Post.
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Mind This.
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Rheumatism
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St Jacobs Oil
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SHOES w
UNION MADE
W. L. Douglas makes and sells mart
men’s $3.50 and $3.00 shoes than any othei
two manufacturers in the world, whlcr
proves their superiority;
they are worn by more
people In all stations of
life than any other make.
Because W, L. Douglas
is the largostnianufacturer
he can buy cheaper and
produce his shoes at a
lower cost than other con- i
cems, which enables him”
to sell shoes for $3.50 and
$3.00 equal in every
way to those sold else
where for $4 and $5.00.1
W. L. Douglas $3,501 _ ..
and $3 shoes are worn by thousandsof men wiio
have been paying $4 and $5,not believing they
could get a first-class shoe for $3.50 or $3.00.
Ho lias convinced them that the style, fit,
and wear of his $3.50 and $3.00 shoes is just
as good. Placed side by side it is impossible
to 8eo any difference. 'A trial will convince.
Notice Increase /1899 Sales: S3,30:t,Mrt:t,3I
in lliniiicss : \1902 Sales: 8r..«gl.:l40,00
A gain of S3, S3O.430.T0 in Four Years.
W. L. DOUCLAS $4.00 CILT EDCE LINE.
Worth $6.00 Compared with Other Makes.
The best Imported and American leathers, Heyl’s
Patent Calf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf, Vlci Kid, Corona
Colt, and National Kangaroo. Fast Color Eyelets.
Hailtipn • The genuine have W. L. DOUGLAS
UUUilvll ■ name and price stamped on bottom.
Shoes by /naif, 26c. extra. Mus. Catalog free.
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THE KIDNEYS
Kidney disease is the enemy we have most to fear *
as a result of the feverish haste of modern civilization.
It is a treacherous enemy working out its deadly effect
under cover of such trifling- symptdms as headache*.slight
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Settled Him,
Mr. Pitt looked with something like con
temptuous amusement at the collection of
oriental curios in his wife's boudoir.
“So that’s what you call your ‘Japanese
corner,' is it?” he said. “It looks like
rather a childish business for a full-grown
woman to waste her time on.”
"Yes,” she replied; “it may be somewhat
childish, but it’s entirely honest and re
spectable. t an you say as much for the
wheat corner you are putting your time
and money into building up?’—Chicago
Tribune.
Only Car Fare.
Proprietor (who has been looking over
the accounts)—Mr. Waddle, do yon ever
take any money out of the cash drawer*
Salesman—I occasionally take out a car
fare.
“H'm, h’m! Do you live in San Fran
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The world is more inclined to take a man
at his own estimate of himself when he
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