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The. most audacious peicemeal robbery rob-bery on record was that effected by some Peruvian irregulars during the war with Chile, in the summer of 1872. For fear of the Hauscar, which was cruising along the Chilean seaboard, and which for power and weight of metal was infinitely superior to anything any-thing the latter nation had then afloat, the Chilean man-of-war Pareja was temporarily hidden away in a creek some fifty miles south of Valparaiso; and, as fighting men were urgently needed elsewhere, her crew were taxen off, and she was left in charge of a corporal's guard of1 marines. These were overpowered one dark night and the bodies tumbled overboard; over-board; after which the adventurers proceeded to carry away the whole of the internal fittings of the ship. And, this apparently impossible task they actually accomplished. 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As in London, it is the central part of Paris that shows a decrease of residents, the Halles arrondissement losing 3,000 and the second arrondissement 3,682. Pl80's Cure cannot be too highly foken of as cough cure. J. W. O Bkien, 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6. 1900. Where a Bishop May Cycle. Dr. Burton, the newly consecrated Bishop of Clifton, is an enthusiastic cyclist. On receiving from Cardinal Vaughan the intimation that he had been chosen by the Pope to fill the vacant see of Clifton, fears would seem to have arisen in the mind of the bishop-elect that his promotion might possibly put an end to his pedalling ped-alling peregrinations. Dr. Burton, accordingly, ac-cordingly, took the cardinal into his confidence, and was made happy by the assurance that, though the cardinal cardi-nal thought "that perhaps it would be slightly undignified to cycle about the slums and streets of Bristol, be saw no objection to his careering about the downs of Clifton." London Chronicle. 1 Soar (33c.), to cleanse the skin of crusts ffi A Health to the Fighting- Man. A health to the fighting man! The man with a red glint in hla eye A glint that glows to a tender gleam tor the old flag in the sky. To the man who dares and the man who cares for the good old U. S. A., Who bears the brunt in the battle front and hurries to the fray. A health to him our soldier grim with the warllght in his eye. Who tunes his life to the shrilling flfe and knows the way to die. A health to the fighting man! The man all Innocent of sham. Who pays the due of a loyal heart at the shrine of Uncle Sam; Who bears our load on the weary road that leads to a distant peace. And asks no halt till he finds the fault, and the roars of cannon cease; May the throb and thrum of the rolling drum be promise to his ears Of the Joyous day when he'll come away to hear a nation's cheers. A health to the fighting man! The man with impulse clean and clear; We hold his right as a gallant knight without reproach or fear. When the bugle sings and the bullet rings and the saber flashes bright. May he feel the aid of the prayers prayed to guard him in the fight; May good luck ride on either side and save him for the grasp Of the friendly hand in his native land that's yearning for the clasp. W. D. Nesbit, in ine Baltimore American. Amer-ican. An Honored Veteran. James F. Morrison was born In Philadelphia, Phil-adelphia, October, 1840.. He was eradiated erad-iated from the Philadelphia High I -hool, and at the outbreak of the civil war enrolled in April,1861. He was mustered in Company K, Second regiment, regi-ment, Pennsylvania Reserves, May 27, 1861, and participated In all that came to soldier life with the Army of the Potomac until December 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va., when, as a member mem-ber of the color guard, he was left desperately des-perately wounded and made a prisoner pris-oner after the magnificent charge of the Pennsylvania Reserves at Hamilton's Hamil-ton's Crossing. Comrade Morrison paid the penalty of Incarceration in Libby prison, and was mustered out June 10, 1864, disabled dis-abled for life, his wounds and scars being the best evidence of his valor. He has been a member of George G. Meade Post, No. 1, for twenty years; was Its adjutant in 1892; assistant inspector in-spector general in 1893; again adju- tant of the post-In 1894, resigning that position when he was appointed assistant assist-ant adjutant general of the department depart-ment in the same year. He was reappointed reap-pointed adjutant general in 1895, and again In 1896, resigning in November of the latter year. In 1898 Comrade Morrison was a member of the executive execu-tive committee of the National Council Coun-cil of Administration. At the department encampment held at Gettysburg, June 7, 1899, he was by a rising vote of the delegates present pres-ent unanimously elected department commander of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic Kept Their Flour. "After our return from the Knox-ville Knox-ville march In December, 1863, we went into winter quarters at McAfee's church, not far from Chickamauga. We built small log houses, 12 by 14 feet, each with a three-foot fireplace and a chimney of sticks and clay mud. Most of the clay used Dy our company to daub the shanties was taken from a large hole in the rear of the little cabin occupied by Humphreyvill, Mc-Masters, Mc-Masters, Haynes, -Tweedy, Roe, and myself, and we all have good reason to remember it. The hole had been left open by order of Capt. Sturgis, as a dumping place for company refuse, but the boys put it to better use. -"At that time we were still on short rations, and tne boys were continually hungry. In this mood they were tempted by 500 barrels of flour piled up near the government bakery, where the commissary proposed to bake bread every day for the division. His Intentions were good, but he could not supply the demand, and Haynes, McMasters and Wilson planned to eteal a barrel of flour and hide it n the clay hole. They succeeded, but as eighteen other barrels were stolen the same night the business was overdone over-done and an investigation was ordered. order-ed. "Our barrel of flour was hid in tha clay hole and brush thrown over it, and dirt from the quarters was swept carelessly about the brush. When Capt. Sturgis found the clay hole filled fill-ed with brush he swore until the air was blue, and we asked Sergt. With- row to explain to him confidentially why the brush was there. Then there was another explosion, but the cap tain finally agreed to et the brush re main that day and say no more about the matter. That afternoon the whole division was ordered out on drill and the quarters searched for the missing flour, but not a barrel was found, although al-though our captain knew what was In the clay hole." Chicago Inter Ocean. A Brave Drummer Boy. Among the visitors In Dallas during the reunion was Lieut.-Col. John L. Clem, deputy quartermaster general, U. S. A., now stationed at San Antonio, Anto-nio, Tex. CoL Clem is the youngest and perhaps per-haps the bravest soldier who served on the Union side -during the civil war. He feared nothing and earned marked distinction in all the battles in which he served, but principally so at Shiloh and Chickamauga. In 1861, when only 9 years old, he strove for admission to the Third Ohio regiment, but was rejected on account of his youth. While the regiment was on its way to the front he Installed himself on the train and when it arrived ar-rived In Cincinnati tendered his service serv-ice to the Twenty-third Michigan, in which he was enrolled as a drummer boy. Many were his experiences in the battlefield. His drum was smashed by a shell at Pittsburgh Landing,, and at Shiloh, when the Union forces were wavering, he beat the long roll in front of the enemy, rallying the Union army. At Chickamauga when the Union troops had fallen back, leaving a brigade bri-gade behind to guard the positioa, his regiment was among those composing that brigade. They were surrounded by Confederates and a colonel in gray uniform and on" horseback dashed forward for-ward and commanded the little fellow to surrender. For answer Johnny seized a musket from a fallen comrade and shot the colonel from his horse. For this act he was promoted to the rank of sergeant by Gen. Thomas. The drummer boy thought he deserved better, bet-ter, and, turning to the general, inquired: in-quired: "Is that all you are going to do for me?" At Chickamauga three bullets pierced his cap. In 1871 President Grant honored him with a commission as second lieutenant. lieu-tenant. He was graduated from the artillery-school at Fortress Monroe In 1874 and subsequently by appointment by the Secretary of War became military mili-tary instructor at the Galesburg University. Uni-versity. In 1895 he was made a major and quartermaster and more recently was made a lieutenant-colonel and deputy quartermaster general. Eagle Went Through Civil War. How many have heard of "Old Abe," the real live American eagle that went through fifty battles and skirmishes without an injury, and at the end of the war had so endeared himself to the American people as to draw crowds of enthusiastic admirers wherever exhibited, ex-hibited, and thus was the means of raising many thousands of dollars for homes built for his disabled comrades in the war? "Old Abe,," as he was affectionately called, was captured by a Chippewa Indian and sold to a white man for a bushel of corn. A Mr. Jeffers secured him for the sum of two dollars and a half and presented him to the Eighth Wisconsin infantry as it was departing depart-ing for the war. The enthusiasm of the soldiers for the majestic bird knew no bounds and thousands gathered at every town to cheer the new recruit. At Madison Capt. Perkins asked that he be called "Old Abe," and by the voice of the people peo-ple the Eighth Wisconsin was designated desig-nated as the "Eagle Regiment." As the eagle was now a soldier bird sworn into service, a new perch was constructed near the top of the flagstaff, flag-staff, and the expense paid l)y the state. The perch was a shield, painted with the Stars and Stripes, with a raised crosspiece for the eagle's "roost." "Old Abe" was a heavy weight to carry, but his presence so lightened the hearts of the soldiers that no one ever thought of complain ing when called upon to carry him during long, tiresome marches. When the battles raged the fiercest, then "Old Abe" would become excited and snan the stout rope as if it were twine. Soaring way above the din and shout, his scream could be heard on every side, and our soldiers would nress forward with renewed vigor ana press forward with a renewed vljjor, and a southern general said, "I would rather get that bird than a whole brigade." "Old Abe" died in 1881, and I hope you will search for more about this interesting and loyal bird. Appomattox Inkstand. One of the most prized relics of the civil war in possession of the state of Colorado is the inkstand used at Appomattox, Va., on April 9, 1865, on the occasion of Lee's surrender to Grant. In fact, it is claimed to be the identical identi-cal inkwell from which the Ink was taken by the pen that signed the articles arti-cles of surrender. Though the article has been in this state for more than twenty-five years it appears that the fact has only recently been discovered by civil war relic hunters. Many efforts ef-forts have been made to get possession posses-sion of it, and one offer of $1,000 was made by a Philadelphia man to Cecil A. Deane, curator of tne war museum at the capltol, if he would use his Influence In-fluence to have the state part with, the inkstand. Col. Deane, however, refuses t: listen lis-ten to any propositions looking to its removal from the capitol. The inkstand ink-stand was presented to Col. Deane in 1874 by John L. Sheridan, receiver of the land office at Fairplay. Col. Sheridan Sheri-dan was a bromer of the late Philip H. Sheridan, who brought it from McLean Mc-Lean house to his home at Somerset, Ohio, just after the close of the wet, McLean house, at Appomattox, is where the articles of capitulation were drawn up and signed. This old southern mansion is still standing. New Soldiers' Monument The soldiers monument presented by Cyrus H. Lothrop has been accepted accept-ed by the city council and will re located lo-cated on the east side of Taunton green, Mass. The monument, which is practically completed, is of Westerly granite, and from the base to the top of the statue surmounting it will be about twenty-six twenty-six feet in night. Tne monument consists, of thro- bases, die cap and plinth, and is surmounted sur-mounted by the Lgure of an infantryman infantry-man standing at parade rest,. The figure is seven feet high. The bottom base is seven feet square, and with the second base is plain. On three sides of the third base are the words "Army," "Navy," "1861-1865." in raised rais-ed letters, while on the fourth is a polished panel containing the donor's name and the date of the erection of the monument. A Nick In the Bolo. Gov. Taft, before the Senate Philippines Philip-pines committee to-day, told of a fight in Mindanao, in which some American Ameri-can troops engaged a lot of natives armed with bolos. One of the American Ameri-can sergeants had a hand-to-hand encounter en-counter with a native. The boloman struck the sergeant a blow in the neck almost decapitating him. The soldier's life was saved because the bolo had a good-sized nick in the blade. The carotid artery just fitted this nick and was not severed, although the neck on each side was cut, The sergeant. Gov. Taft said, supported sup-ported his head in his hand and rode thirty miles to a surgeon. The wounds in his neck were sewed np and the man is now alive and welL Flattery consists of having your se cret opinion of yourself expressed in the languaj" THERMOMETERS ARE NEVER SAFE Natives of Guatemala. Us Mercury a Speclflo for Torpid LI t era. "If you want to keep a thermometer thermome-ter in Guatemala you have to set a guard oVer it." said a traveler who had just returned from a visit to Central America. "It's a fact, I assure as-sure you. Shortly before I started for home I made a trip from Port Barrios Bar-rios to Guatemala City. "The weather was broiling hot, and when we got to Guatemala City, which is about the largest town on the road, I thought I'd see what the temperature really was. So I strolled out of the hotel to locate a thermometer, thermom-eter, and after a long search I found one hanging on a porch of a residence. To m7 astonishment it was surrounded surround-ed by a cage of wire netting, heavy enough to hold a young bear. It was a cheap thermometer, and such a precaution pre-caution seemed all the more remarkable remarka-ble because petty household pilfering is practically unknown in that country. coun-try. "I found out during my stay that the reason for this protection is that the people suffer from torpid livers, and regard mercury as a specific. How the belief became current goodness only knows," he went on, "but it is universal all through the Interior, and if an outside thermometer is left unprotected overnight it Is . morally certain to be broken and draired. "An English surgeon at Zacopa told me that he had seen scores of natives-suffering natives-suffering from chronic rheumatism, brought on by swallowing raw mercury.", When Prince Eddie Met the Lord. . Some of the sayings and doings of Prince Edward are wonderfully smart, and cause a great deal of amusement to his august relatives, says the New York Press. A few months ago a certain peer happened to pay a friendly visit to Marlborough House, and expressed a wish to see his "future little King," and Prince Edward was accordingly sent for. Now, this noble lord is not celebrated for his good looks, and when the little Prince of Wales came into the room the Princess of Wales said to him: "Go and speak to him and say, 'How do you do, Lord ?" The little fellow went up to the peer and looked into his face with a serious seri-ous gaze, but did not attempt to speak. "Say 'How do you do, Lord?' " again kindly, but firmly, said the princess. "How do you do?" remarked Prince Edward, without taking his eyea off the gentleman's face. "Yes, but I told you to say 'How do you do, Lord ?' Lord what now?" repeated re-peated the princess very firmly, indeed. in-deed. Prince Edward brightened up considerably, con-siderably, and, still gazing intently Into the visitor's face, replied: "How do you do. Lord help us?" Somewhat Hasty Clergyman. At an anti-saloon meeting in Wymote, Wy-mote, Neb., Rev. Dr. L. G. Parker of the Methodist chuch worked himself Into a fine frenzy, which still raged while he was on his way home. Meeting Meet-ing Rev. D. S. P. Benbrook, another Methodist clergyman, he renewed his denunciation of the liquor traffic. Mr. Benbrook hails from Mississippi and holds liberal views on this subject, and the two were soon involved in an altercation. Dr. Parker whipped out a revolver and opened fire on his reverend rev-erend brother, but his aim is deplorably deplor-ably bad, for he missed five times. Then, his last shot having been fired, he was about to use the butt of the weapon, being determined to convince the southerner, but a policeman intervened in-tervened and now the fiery Parker is under $1,000 bonds. Bret Harte's Early Days. An unfortunate incident of the early career of Bret Harte grew out of his acceptance of an invitation to deliver a Phi Beta Kappa poem at Harvard soon after he had published his poem concerning Truthful James. He came to Cambridge and supplemented a learned address from one of the philosophers philo-sophers of the time with a wishy-washy wishy-washy poem that any amateur poet might have addressed to his mistress's mis-tress's eyebrows. It fell very flat on the distinguished audience, and no one appreciated this fact better than Bret Harte. After " th literary exercises ex-ercises were over the hosts looked around for the poet, but he was nowhere no-where to be found. He had escaped through the back door without waiting wait-ing to make his formal adieux. New York Post. Chinese Minister Wide Awake. Minister Wu Ting-fang recently attended at-tended a reception following a dinner at the Washington home of Senator Hanna. He had hardly arrived when a senator congratulated him on emerging emerg-ing from a rumor that he was about to be recalled, and added: "Let's take a glass of wine on it." The Chinese diplomat was much gratified, but began be-gan to smell a mouse when half a dozen more public men approached him in the same way. "They were evidently trying to put me under the table," says Wu, "but by keeping cool and spilling a few glasses I managed to maintain my equiliDrium. An Exciting Tim Due. Passengers on an elevated railway train this morning who happened to be looking out of the car windows saw a strange thing. A district messenger boy was leaning against a stoop reading read-ing a paper covered novel, utterly oblivious to all that was going on around him. At his heels some one had thrown a lighted match', and his trousers were just breaking out Into a blaze as the train rolled on. What happened afterward could be only Imagined by the people on the train. It ought to have been to the boy almost al-most as exciting as the novel. New York Post. . located. Col. Malthy tells of a neighbor, says the Philadelphia Times, of his, at St. David's, who went home at a rather unusual hour of the day and said to the family servant: "Can you1 tell me of my wife's whereabouts?" Bridget hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Faith, to tell ye the truth, I really believe they are in the wash!" Elderly Men Still Prominent. Levi P. Morton is 78, J. Pierpont Morgan 65, James R, Keene 64, Russell Rus-sell Sage 86, Andrew Carnegie 65, yet all are as vigorous as youngsters of 40. A strong friendship has long existed ex-isted between Mr. Morton and Mr. Morgan. When, the latter was skylarking sky-larking at Gottingen, Mr. Morton was a partner of his father, Junius Spencer Morgan, in the dry, goods business- in New York and Boston. A Prescription by on Editor. A man who was expecting a medical prescription received one day a note from an editor famous for an Ill-flat. He turned the missive this way and that, examined it under a magnifying glass, read it backward, held It up to the light, and finally ia a moment of Inspiration sent it to the chemist to be made up. The best of the story remains to be told. He drank the medicine. ' To Cure & Cold in One day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AH druggists refund money if it fails to care. 86a First Woman to Win Scholarship. 'Miss Helen E. Wallace, a brilliant student at the Melbourne (Australia) University, has been awarded the Shakespeare scholarship of 150. This is the most important scholarship scholar-ship in the gift of the university, and It has never before been won by a woman. Ball's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. Price, "So. White Sands of New Mexico. The "White Sands" of southern New Mexico lie in the San Augustin plain, and are a sheet of pure gypsum, sixty miles long and five to twenty broad. The white "sands" of gypsum raised by the wind resembles a line of breakers in the distance. Mrs. WInslow's Soothing- Syrnp.' For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, in-flammation, allay pain, cures wind colic. 25c s bottle. Embarrassing. A Missouri editor is responsible foi the assertion that at a recent church entertainment In his town the master of ceremonies made the announcement that "Miss Bates will sing, 'O! That I Had an Angel's Wings That I Might Rise and Fly," accompanied by the minister." Chicago Chronicle. Henry A. Salzer, the Wisconsin seedsman, gives the last thousand dollars dol-lars to wipe out the debt of the La Crosse Y. M. C. A. And Yet, Why Not Make 'Em Happy? An Atchison man told an old maid recently that she was a sweet old thing, and she has lain awake nights ever since dreaming of him. Men should be careful to whom they throw bouquets. Some nice old girls get bo few they exaggerate the importance of a stray blossom. Atchison Globe. Noted Cities. Chicago is probably the most widely known city - in the -United States. Noted for its push and enterprise as well as being the Windy City. Milwaukee also has a world-wide reputation on account of the quality as well as the quantity of its annual production pro-duction of beer. St. Paul, while possibly not so generally gener-ally well known as the two former cities, is nevertheless noted in many ways, and is one of the popular Twin Cities of the Northwest. All three are famous cities and their names combined form the name of America's greatest railway, famous and noted the world over for its superior super-ior management, elegant equipment, splendid Bervice and general adoption bf all the latest safety appliances for the comfort and safety of its patrons. Its electrio lighted trains are noted the world over. It is the short line between Omaha and Chicago, and like superior articles of merchandise is, once tried, always used. Try it the next time you go East. L. L. Downing, Commercial Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee Milwau-kee & St. Paul Railway, Salt Laki City, Utah. - Population of the World. The total population of the earth Is estimated at over 1,600,000,000. The distribution is thus proportioned: Europe, Eu-rope, 372,925,000, or 99.66 per square mile; Asia, 880,558,000, or 48.57 per square mile; Africa, 170,050,000, or 14.77 per square mile; America, 182,-718,000 182,-718,000 or 8.96 per square mile; Polynesia, Poly-nesia, 6,000,000, or 1.73 per square mile; Polar regions, 82,000, or .05 per fcquare mile; total, 1,512,333,000, or an average of 28.89 per square. Health will come with all its blessings to those who know the way, and it is mainly a question ques-tion of right-living-, with all the term implies, but the efforts which strengthen the system, the games which refresh and the foods which nourish are important, each in a way, while it is also advantageous to have knowledge of the best methods of promoting freedom from unsanitary unsani-tary conditions. To assist nature, when nature needs assistance, it is all important that the medicinal agents used should be of the best quality and of known value, and the one remedy which acts most beneficially and pleasantly, as a laxative, is Syrup of Figs manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. With a proper understanding of the fact that many physical ills are of a transient character char-acter and yield promptly to the gentle action of Syrup of Figs, gladness and comfort come to the heart, and if one would remove the torpor and strain and congestion attendant upon a constipated con-stipated condition of the system, take Syrup of Figs and enjoy freedom from the aches and pains, the colds and headaches and the depression due to inactivity of the bowels. In case of any organic trouble it is well to consult a competent physician, but when a laxative is required remember that the most permanently gratifying results will follow personal cooperation with the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs. It is for sale by all reliable druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle. ' The excellence of Syrup of Figs comes from the beneficial effects of the plants used in the combination and also from the method of manufacture which ensures that perfect purity and uniformity of product essential in a perfect family laxative. All the members of the family from the youngest to the most advanced in years may use it whenever a laxative, is needed and share alike in its beneficial effects. We do not claim that Syrup of Figs is the only remedy ot known value, but it possesses this great advantage over all other laxatives that it acts gently and pleasantly without disturbing natural functions, in any way, as it is free from every objectionable ob-jectionable quality or substance. To get its beneficial effects it Is always necessary to buy the genuine and the full name of the Co. California Fig Syrup Co. is printed on the front of every package. (SSlsitWma Wm Stow (f? Vi Louisville, MMV I IVE II fvCTJ Residence and description of eem fin I Lilt. ALUnCr honorable women who wish Barry, aadj photos for uo. Meart & Hand, Kansas City. HwW CONVICT rA5S THE TIME Some Very Artistic Werk Done In Prisons of America. It Is at once interesting and pathetic, pathet-ic, says the Philadelphia Record, to go through the cells of the Eastern Penitentiary and to note the objects wkich, with tedious pains, the prisoners pris-oners have made to while the time away. Here a mantel will be hung with a lambrequin, elaborately fringed, the fine knots and delicate patterns of the threads comparing with the work of the French lace makers. The lambrequin is or an odd blue, and the visitor is told that it is made of aa old pair of prison trousers. On a little gilt bracket is a small stuffed animal. The bracket, so delicately turned, is of newspapers pasted together to-gether and elided, and the animal is a rat, caught in a home-made trap, stuffed with rags and pieces of chewing chew-ing gum, colored with shoeblacking, for its eyes. A wall is completely covered cov-ered with a really artistic decoration of reeds, on which are perched at least 200 birds, each accurately colored and drawn. There are also numberless checkerboards and sets of chessmen that, in the delicacy of their inlay work and in the Intricacy of their carving would do honor to the craftsmen crafts-men of the Orient. SIMPLE ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM Easy Question That Will Puzzle Some of the Knowing Ones. If you ask a man in the street the simple question, "What is 1 divided by a half?" he will either reply that the operation is an impossible one or that the answer is a half. When you point out that 1 divided by 2 is a half, he will see that there Is something wrong somewhere, but will still be quite unable to give the right answer. When you tell him that the answer is 2, he will either accept the assertion without understanding it, or will dispute dis-pute it tooth and nail. If you attempt to convince him of his error, you will find it is not at all an easy task. His mistake arises through the confounding of two distinct ideas namely, 1 divided into 2, and 1 divided by 2. One divided into 2 is 1 divided into twd parts, each one containing a half. One divided by 2 is the ratio of 1 to 2, or the number of times 2 is contained In 1. To anyone who has thought the matter out this seems clear enough, but to the man in the street it is sheer nonsense, and he will tell you so. An Anarchist Candidate. For the first time in the parliamentary parliamen-tary history of Italy an avowed anarchist, an-archist, Pietro Calcagno, is a candidate candi-date for a seat in the chamber of deputies. dep-uties. He lives on a small island in the Mediterranean and must not leave there without government consent. Signor Calcagno has been imprisoned several times because of his anarchistic anarchis-tic utterances, was released only a short time ago on account of ill health and has fled to this country and to England more than once to escape the police. Butter Export of Australia. Australia has become an important exporter of butter and other dairy products. The province of Victoria alone exported to Great Britain in 1889-1900 17,000 tons of butter, representing repre-senting a value of $8,000,000. The butter but-ter export of Victoria was 369 tons in 1889 and 759 tons In 1890. For the last ten years the export has been not less than 80,000 tons. 20 A WEEK AND EXPENSE' to men with rig to introduce our Poultry goods. Sendstp. JavelleMfg.Co.,Dept.D,Parsons,Kan, Assassination in Italy. It appears from an official statistical publication that in 1889 3,966 persons were murdered in Italy, which means 13.49 per 100,000 inhabitants. Deputy .Fortunato, commenting on this fact in the chamber of deputies, remarked that every year some 4,000 persons fall victims to the stiletto and revolver, as many as were killed at the battle of Adowah. About 90,000 were wounded by assassins. This statement, however, how-ever, is somewhat exaggerated because no distinction Is made between murder mur-der and manslaughter. Still, Italy enjoys en-joys an unenviable pre-eminence In the criminal destruction of life. 11 Srf San Francisco. CaL Ky. BELIABLE ASSAYS. Sold t .00 Gold and Silver t .75 Lsad BO OoH, Silver and Copper 1.60 PROMPT BETUBN8 ON MALL SAMPLES. 0GDEN ASSAY CO. hVLXXtz "ce1t Thompson's Eye Water CONGRESSMAN F1TZPATRICK. Says Pe-ru-na is a Splendid Ga tarrhal Tcnic. Congressman T. Y. Fitzpatrick. Hon. T. Y. Fitzpatrick, Congressman from Kentucky, writes from the National Na-tional Hotel, Washington, D. C, as follows: fol-lows: "At the solicitation of a friend I used your Peruna and can cheerfully recommend recom-mend your remedy to anyone suffering with catarrh or who needs a good tonic" r. Y. FITZPATRICK. A Good Tonic Pe-ru-na is a natural and efficient nerve tonic. It strengthens and restores re-stores the activity of every nerve in the body. Through the use of Pe-ru-na the weakened or overworked nerves resume their natural strength and the blood vessels begin at once to regulate the flow of blood according' to nature's laws. Congestions immediately disappear. Catarrh Cured. All phases of catarrh, acute or chronic, are promptly and permanently cured. It is through its operation upon the nervous system that Pe-ru-na has attained at-tained such a world-wide reputation as a sure and reliable remedy for all phases of catarrh wherever located. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory satis-factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your ease and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice ad-vice free. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. SPOOL. SILK Oortioelli Silk sews smoothly; it is always nn In size and always full lenr'h and full strength. As Oortieelli costs you KO HOBS than poor silk, why don't you buy it I Ask your dealer for "Cortioelli. Made hj Coktickixi Silk Knia, Fixrkscs, Hass. When flnswerlngfldvcrtisemenls Klndlu Mention This Paper. Taking Oath in Norway. Probably the most curious European oath Is administered in Norway. The witness raises his thumb, his forefinger fore-finger and his middle finger. These signify the Trinity while the larger of the uplifted fingers is supposed to represent the soul of tne witness and the smaller to Indicate his body. Ladles Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease, Foot-Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new 6hoeseasy. Cures swollen,hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. All druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE by maiL Address Ad-dress Allen S. O msted, LeRoy, N. Y. Ireland's Only Toll Bridge. Waterford possesses the only tall bridge in Ireland. After 108 years' agitation agi-tation a movement is now on foot for the construction of a free bridge over the River Suir. ; Now York, N. Y. W. N.U.. Salt Lake No. 25, 102 CUKtS ViV.thE ALL I Lit tAIL. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time, foia dv arneirisrs. ssatej |