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Show H - . r I I DOCTOR ENSOR Endorses ihe Catarrhal Tonic Pc-pu-na-A Congressman's iaetfer. Dr. J. F. Enaor. Postmaster of Columhia S. C, late Superintendent and Physician in charge of State Insane Asylum at Columbia, S. C, writes : "A tier using your Peruna myself for a snort period, and my family having usea aaa are now using the same with good results, and upon the Information of others who have been benefited by ft as a cure for catarrh and an Invigorating Invigor-ating tonic, I can cheerfully recommend It to all persons requiring so effective a remedy." Ur. J. F. Ensor. Hon. C. W. Butts. ex-Member of Con gress from North Dakota, in a letter from Washington. D. C, says : "' That Pernna is not only a vigorous, as well as an effective tonic, but also a cure of catarrh is beyond controversy. It is already established by its use by the thousands who have been benefited by it. I cannot too highly express my appreciation of its excellence." ex-cellence." C W. Butts. m Dr. R. Robbins, Muskogee, I. T., writes: "' Pesona is the best medicine I know of for optfghs and to strengthen a weak stomach and'" to give appetite. Beside prescribing JK tor catarrn, i nave oraerea 11 ior wean "and debilitated people, and have not had a patient but said it helped him. It is an ex . . . . r i cellent medicine and it fits so many cases. "I have a large practice and have a chance to prescribe your Peruna. I hope yon may live long to do good to the sick and suffering. Only the weak need a tonic. People are never weak except from some good cause. One of the obscure causes of weakness and the one oftenest overlooked is catarrh. Catarrh inflames the mucous membrane and causes the blood plasma to escape through the mucous membrane in the form of mucous. This discharge of mucous is the same as the loss of blood. It produces weakness. Peruna stops the catarrh and prevents . iff Tmm DmfiM wmt pr mt liHtif I h fc4t fwi mmrm l.ilbt mmd ifer wmmrimm kr ikmm mmw ml tor taaMjr. Tk iiIm mmrm mmrm tbu ml I b. pmm fmmr jmmrm, wmtom pr. ih Mi aap.rtArkr. 18! Males: ,Oj,b:1.21 lMri bales: la.O'j4,B40.W CARBOLIC SALVE will prevent blood itf poisoning in Cuts, Wounds, Sores, Bruises, and heal them, too. 25 cents. Would you have TOOTHACHE for 15 cents? Our Japanese Jap-anese Tooth Ache Drops will rid you of both. DeCOSTAS LIVER PILLS is Health Insurance for 25 cents policy. What is your health M i worth? All Lung Diseases start with a cough. ir you will cough up Ay tie of Cough Balsam you'll stop coughing Japanese Qorn Cure will rid you of a dozen CORNS for a quarter. Which do you love the best corns or quarter?' ALL DRUQGI9T9 OR STORES OR DIRECT PROM I 3 t I Z. C. M. I. SALT LAKE CITY. THE KINO THAT GIVES PERFECT SATISFACTION. SATIS-FACTION. THREE CROWN BAKING POWDER EXTRACTS. SPICES. Pure. Strong. Economical. Your grocer keeps them. HEWLETT BROS. CO. WESTERN CANADA Is sttractlns; mora attention than may other district In the world. Ths Granary of the World." 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This i-s not a tiny sample, but a large package, enough te convince con-vince anyone of its value. U'niTln all nuM t 1 ri. 1 1 n t rtr lll siisrgests S pr i II ifv i ' lNs praising Paxtine for what uas done in lorai treat- nent of female ills, curing all Innan -d discharges, wonderful as a Cleansing vaSr.-l douche, for sore throat, nasal catarrh, as a mouth waih and to remove tartar and whiten tne teeth. Send today; a postal card Will do. - Sold by druggists or sent postpaid by os. CO pstata. large box. Satisfaction guaranteed. ' THE K. VAXTON CO., Boston, Mas. 14 Columbus Ave. scores When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. W. N. U.. Salt LakeNo. 20, 1903. 1 eeiEl j!tlE AU IISI fllLt Best Cough Syrup. Taste Good, use la time. Botany aragtrigt. fit . X--miZm?f&i, - CATALOG TRF 2. t?V. OLd I 1 hH 2 0 ft rt TTstrfaasasa'W- HUM Established 187B. iJilWiW?1?nlai'fr -fTTraT HIT'- 7 cX FX cYm cX 5nfx iiwSk I rroi i i n snores; 3 i SUPT. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE INSTITUTION the discharge of mucous. This is why Peruna is called a tonic Feruna does not give strength by stimulating the nervous system a little. It gives strength by preserving the mucous membranes against leakage. It gives strength by converting the blood fluids and preventing their draining away in mucons discharges. Constant spitting, and blowing the nose will finally produce extreme weakness from the loss of mucous. If you do not derive promut and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of Tut Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Ii. DOUGLAS S3.5Sand S3.22 Shoes fiJSS . tr i on can Bave irom aj.w to S3.uu yearly by wearing V. L. Doug la 63.50 or S3 Shoes. hey are Just as good in erery way as those that have been costing you from S4.U0 to S5.UU. The Immense sale of w. L. Douglas shoes Droves beir superiority over all other makes. Sold by retail shoe dealers everywhere. Lue genuine have name and price stamped on the bottom. Take no substitute, fast Color Eyelets used S i. t Douglas 4 uut Jlge 5"s. Line cannot be equalled at any price. W. I Douglas makes and sells more men's Qeodjear wait (hand-sowed process) shoes than s,njr o'tior manufacturer In the world. t9f finn DowjH wul he psldtoanyona who 4J,UUU nCWalU ran disprove this statement Made ot the best imported and American leathers. Due to One Glass of Wine. A beautiful private yacht, well known In European and Asiatia waters, has for skipper a silent man. whose face bespeaks a history. H was formerly captain of the great steamship China, which, when but two years old, went aground at full speed in the Straits of Bab el Man-deb, Man-deb, near the Red Sea. During a banquet ban-quet in the saloon, a beautiful woman wom-an was claiming the captain's attention. atten-tion. Word was brought from the bridge that lights were in sight; then lights fifty yards away; then "lights upon us!" But Lady X. urged the captain to take one more glass of wine with her, and while they drank: that last glass the crash came. Fortunately, For-tunately, no one perished, but the good ship was ruined and the captain was dismissed from the service. Stops the Cough and " " " -Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c COLORED SHOES ARE POPULAR. 8 Society Does Not Take to Them, but Army Men Like Varied Hues. If colored shoes are not generally worn they are popular In the army, a evidenced by recent contracts given, out for the manufacturing of shoes for the members of the United States army, says the Shoe and Leather Reporter. Re-porter. One contract was for 51,000-pairs 51,000-pairs of shoes, all colored, there being not a single pair of blacks in the order.. In another order was included 884 pairs of colored shoes. This gives-the gives-the impression that for army wear colored col-ored shoes are preferred. They look: better for a longer period of time with. reasonable care than black goods, in. the opinion of the army officials. For hot weather colored shoes are viewed by sensible people as a most common sense proposition. ' Hall's Catarrh Cure Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c. GATER AND HIS MONEY. Folly of Oven Savings, Bank Is Again Illustrated. Hereafter whenever poor Mr. Gater of Trenton, N. J., hears himself facetiously faceti-ously described as having money to burn he'll probably retire Into soma secluded spot and indulge tn a' few reproachful kicks at his own person. This is because he joined the innumerable innum-erable throng of idiots who, through, distrust of all banks, devise cunning hiding places for their savings, and. has now paid the customary price of such folly. Mr. Gater's secret repository reposi-tory was the oven of his kitchen stove, which was not being used in the summer sum-mer time, and this plan worked flnely until the first autumnal fire was started. start-ed. Ten minutes thereafter Mr. Gater bethought him of the $65 in bills which. were in the oven and then they were but ashes. The oven savings bank is-capable is-capable of being Improved upon. "The Klean, Kool Kitchen Kind" of stores keep you clean and cool. Economical and always ready. Sold at good stove stores. FRANKLIN A GREAT AMERICAN. Plan to Celebrate Anniversary of His Birth Is Worthy. The American Philosophical society's socie-ty's plan to celebrate in 1906 the two hundredth "anlversary of the birth, of Franklin, the great founder of the society, is particularly appropriate and happy. A signer of the declaration declara-tion of independence, a stout patriot on every occasion, a man of vast resource, re-source, whose labors in the constitutional constitu-tional convention it is impossible to over-estimate; a wise and skillful diplomatist, who was instrumental in bringing about the French alliance, without which the history of the world might have been different; a sage, counselor, wit, and man of the world, he shows in his life and career how it is possible to start with nothing and from nothing, and to render great services serv-ices to his country, to "win the world" and gain immortal fame. Street Merchants Organize. Tbe latest trade union to be formed form-ed In Sydney, Australia, is one em bracing all manner of street merchants. mer-chants. It is called an association of "newsvendors, street musicians, shoeblacks, shoe-blacks, lace and stud-sellers, fruit-hawkers, fruit-hawkers, fish-sellers, flower-sellers and general street workers. unit i,i tun OR, 1 1.IICH OfjlTE Wi A ROMANCE OF THE RIVIERA. By ST. GEORQE RA.THBORHrE, author "Mit Pauline, of Hew York," "Tin ajnarr m neo, -Mitt vaprice." tCc. mtc pyiight, 1900. Street and Smith. New York. CHAPTER XV. (Continued.) iteany n mattered little to her whether empire or republic ruled In ranee; her despot'-; sway could go on just tne same, in Orient or Occident wherever men with- enormous bank accounts and hearts to break could be round. She cared more about breaking the cool disdain of Mark Merrick and bringing him to her feet than for the Orleanlst cause. Merrick did not know what it was all about. He was soon to learn. When those men began to close In like dogs around the quarry at bay Merrick discovered, to his intense dis gust and chagrin, that he was almost in the center of the disturbance. Of course, his only thought was of Constance and his fear lest she should be injured in case of any rioting or bomb-throwing in the direction of the heir apparent to the Russian throne. Have no fear, darling," he said steadily, perhaps glad of a ehar-ce to address the alarmed girl so tenderly and again thrrst his personality be tween her shftiirtlng form and danger. The princess, eagerly watching ev ery move, saw that the man they had believed to be the President made no attempt to fly tnat he showed no sign of fear, but calmly awaited the coming of the advancing royalists. There was something so nonchalant about his manner, so unlike the dem onstrative Frenchman, that the keen- eyed Russian woman had her suspi cions aroused. - . "He acts like a 'man who has ex pected just such a thing to occur. Mon Dieu! It may be a Waterloo for Count Leon yet. Monsieur Jones is going to be beard from before the curtain falls upon the last act." She ended her soliloquy with a cry, for her gaze had wandered to the oth er quarter Just in time'to see Merrick send one man headlong to the ground because he had dared to lay a hand upon Constance, and then placing the now thoroughly frightened girl behind him, face the eager crowd with weapon in his hand. CHAPTER XVI. Of Course. The men who were oppose! to Mer rick had seen firearms before; some of them had doubtless fought through the bloody Franco-German war under the banner of Louis Napoleon, and hence they were hardly to be deterred in their purpose by the fierce aspect of a love pilgrim at bay, and leveling little pocket revolver. True, It looked serious enough with so determined a foeman facing them but there was no coward present. Merrick might have done much more damage had not luck been against him. f His intentions were of the best, but it was perhaps fortunate in the end that some one struck his arm just as he let fly his first shot, which went wide of the mark and wounded where he grimly meant to kill. Constance shrieked as she saw them bear down upon her lover; when his weapon was torn from his hand In the scuffle he still struck out man fully, and gave a warm welcome to those who closed in. It was of short duration, of course, since Mark did not possess the pow ers of a gladiator, and those who engaged him were seven to his one. Panting for breath, with his coat half ripped from his back, his hat lost and hair disheveled, while blood marked several scratches upon his face, he finally ceased to struggle. Count . Leon saw that thus far his game, so boldly wrought, had met with complete success. Jones was still missing, and by this time the doughty count had about come to the conclusion that it had all been a false alarm with reference to the ability of the wonderful Yankee to interfere with their grand scheme. The natural pride that causes man to puff out and strut like a king when his plans are successful was again taking hold upon the African explorer. , An exodus at once began. There was no attempt of any kind made to prevent the triple abduction. The whole army of Monaco's prince ling could not have stayed these des perate cavaliers, and surely It did not behoove any of th.e cosmopolitan guests of Monte Carlo to interfere at the risk of their lives. So the good people flocked about the gardens again; the buzz of eager conversation arose, very like the drone of a great hive of bees, and many eyes were glued upon the star-lit har bor, where the rocky promontory of Mentone ran like a great scimetar into the sea. Meanwhile, the last scene in the exciting drama was being enacted be low. Jones had bided his time, knowing that he held the trumps with which to sweep the board. Some men take the keenest satisfaction in allowing mat ters to almost reach a victory for the opposing forces ere showing an In vincible hand. Merrick was grinding his teeth In anger because he found himself unable un-able to assist Constance down the steep path that would take them to the beach. He knew now that the sensation he experienced at sight of the English boat had some foundation; and he was far from being a superstitious man. He did not intend to give up without with-out one more desperate struggle; they had torn half of his coat from his back, and might as well finish the job. At the same' time he was fully aware, how hopelessly such a battle must be, with such tremendous odds against him. The descent of the steep path had been accomplished in safety, and now they stood where the little wavelets washed up on the pebbly strand; in-the in-the daytime it was a beautiful spot, and even in the starlight, with numerous numer-ous boats drawn upon the beach, it presented an attractive appearance. This was where Jones had marshaled mar-shaled his forces and lay In wait like a huge spider, ready to pounce upon his foe. Count Leon's first intimation of danger dan-ger was when a voice called out suddenly sud-denly in French: "Make ready!" The awful clicking, as of many hammers ham-mers belonging to firearms being f r4Wrl hoftr onnn AaA f rnm this Aai? wsna juv a DVUUUVU jl. vim ness around, from behind adjace boats and bathing houses. It was so terribly significant th; the whole of the little company came to a sudden halt, and . their . blood seemed to run cold. "Take aim!" came a second methodical method-ical order. ' Good heavens! were they to be mowed down like cattle in the shambles, sham-bles, without the chance brave men .demand of at least seeing their foes? Count Leon, desperate fighter that he was, could not stand this. Perhaps the spark of chivalry within with-in his nature arose in rebellion at the idea of one so innocent. and fair as Constance being made a victim to a tragedy; and yet this same man was in the act of carrying her off to become be-come his unwilling bride. Tbe motives mo-tives of Frenchmen are and always will be pretty much of a mystery to Anglo-Saxon intellects. At any rate, he had the good sense to avert what threatened to be a tragedy by exclaiming: "Hold! do not fire! We have a lady here!" "Do you surrender, then?" demanded de-manded the' voice. "On what terms?" ' "That you give up those you hold." The count now knew with whom he had to deal. There was a mighty struggle in his mind, but he realized the game was lost, and nothing could be gained by a desperate battle, since the hour for the Orleans prince had not yetrr come. "I agree to the terms, monsieuivK providing not one of us is detained," he answered, steadily. "Then it is settled. Release your prisoners and disperse before change our minds." t AH! Monsieur Jones, . I hope we may meet again," he said, moodily, thinking what pleasure . it would be should he run across the . wonderful Yankee somewhere in the Soudan. "And do not forget Stromboloff, monsieur, for he has sworn to be the death of you one of these fine days," called out the raging Cossack, who but for Villebois' restraint would have run madly in the direction of the hated voice , and taken his chances. " ii "Au revoir, gentlemen ; call on me when you please, and you will find out how we do certain things over in dear old America. You will find me In gay Paree. Come, now, your room is better than your company, so kindly make your exit." Jones' advice was worth following; several of them entered a boat and put out over the starry waters for Sir Lionel's yacht, while the rest scattered about the grounds under the belief that their identity was unknown. un-known. So that glorious scheme of the Orleanists fell through, and carried with its ruins the wreck of Count Leon's private enterprise. It was a case of too much Jones. Of course, Constance had flown to her lover, anxious to condole with him concerning his wounds, and to assure him of her sympathy. Then Jones and his "army" appeared, ap-peared, mustering only five souls in all; but even five men may, when they so desire, make an" imposing display dis-play of sound by repeatedly drawing back the clicking hammers of their weapons. . Of course, Merrick was greatly amazed when later on he learned what a double role Jones hadhen, playing; but as happiness had been granted to him, such outside events only created a momentary ripple in the steady current of his life. A strange thing had happened, however, the magic cryptogram, the wonderful paper bearing the intricate formula whereby the chances of the gaming table could be invariably thrown against the bank, was lost! Jones, fearing lest he might be robbed of the priceless document, had sewn it under the lining of Merrick's Mer-rick's coat for' safe keeping, and as luck would have It, the paper was in the half that had been torn from the back of that individual during his desperate struggle with the royalists who obeyed the will of Count Lebn. Jones searched for the remnant of that coat far andwide, but it was never found. ' , , And thus Monte Carlo's doom was indefinitely postponed; the day of wrath failed to appear, since no living liv-ing man possessed a complete copy of Darragh's intricate and wonderful system that had wrought so baleful a terror in the minds of the usually iron-nerved croupiers of the bank. Long would the doings of those two nights be the theme of eager conversation conver-sation over the green-balze tables, and while the illustrious name of Jones might not go "tnundering down the ages" as a liberator of enthralled mankind, it would ever beheld in remembrance re-membrance as belonging to the man who, Aided by some astonishing good fortune, together with a maghiflcent system, had broken the famonsbank at Monte Carlo two nights in 'succession. 'succes-sion. . Perhaps the actual result Urended the other way, and there was rrfoTe extravagant play the balance of the season than ever before: sfhee a nrac tical demonstration hadproven that1 the long-sought system was possible, every one who had ever bucked against the tiger returned to the charge refreshed and invigorated, and many a unique set of figures, long since discarded as hopeless, was made to do duty again. . Jones, in his official capacity, might have rejoiced to lay hand3 on Villebois, but the count vanished from the scene, and was next heard of in equatorial Africa, where . he joined his fortune as an exile from France with the two daring captains who aspired to found a new nation among the fefugee blacks of the great Soudan. Merrick having endured so muci for the girl he loved, was very urgent with regard to a speedy , wedding: perhaps he still entertained some faint fear lest his old dread of seeming seem-ing to be a fortune hunter should overwhelm him, and bring about fresh troubles. . Nor could Constance, whose very existence was now wrapped up in his. say him nay; so when they reached London, in company with the genial old colonel, the knot was tied securely secure-ly that made him the happiest man on earth. Having followed their fortunes thus far, and witnessed their safe arrival In the harbor of matrimony after a stormy voyage over the uncertain sea of courtship, it would be folly ; to spend any further time over their oys and their sorrows, from which even the most favored individuals may not be wholly free. ' While doing the great city of New York some months later, Merrick re ceived a communication from an old friend so characteristic of Jones in his happiest mood that It afforded him more than a little amusement, even while he mourned over tne j weakness of poor, mankind. The latter lat-ter was extremely brief and pithy, being directly to tke point:- .' : -; "Your prophecy, my dear bor, was, alas! fulfilled. The wonderful princess prin-cess charmed me as sh?has done many a better man, wound me around her finger like a piece of silk, made love to me one day and laughed at me the next, until I fell Into a fever, and threatened to cross the Styx, only for once Jones, he wasn't able to pay -the freight. The Cossack and I fought a duel, do you mind, and Fm nursing the poor devil even yet in a hospital ; we've sworn eternal friendship, friend-ship, and plan to go to China to win fortune there. Confession is good for the soul, dear Mark, so hear me out. Every napoleon I won at Monte Carlo went to. the siren for diamonds and rubies et al. ; then, when the end canie, she married a rich old Brazilian banker and is now on the high sea, bound for Rio Janeiro. Poor, devil, how I pity him! I . think if the Cossack Cos-sack fails to keep his word I Bhall get me to a nunnery or accept an offer from Kruger in the 'Transvaal. BPours humiliatingly, Jones. (The end.) ITS WELCOME WORN OUT. Jafcinisters' Wives Have Many Things to Endure, Including Presents. Some one had said that there are three kinds of decorations for rooms, useful, beautiful and presents. . This as followed by someone else wishing t people wouldn't mark the things y .'Save, so they mignt be passed . Then the tailor-made woman in ay spoke: You all know Mrs. Firstly, Rev. Firstly's wife? She is a perfect ar, and as, straightforward as a railTVShe hates deceit and un- rhanded business, but not long ago Icaught her in a little piece of double dealing that sent her stock up ten points in my estimation; ; ' "You know she has the best taste in everything, and an embroidered piano cover gives her a headache,, she says. I went with her to the Simp-itieses Simp-itieses once you are all familiar with their peculiar ideas on decoration and she never spoke an intelligent word while we were there. '"Once outside she clutched my arm. 'Did you see that bunch of imitation yellow , paper roses in the imitation cut glass bowl?' she gasped. "Well, about two weeks after Christmas I dropped in on her one afternoon. She was receiving a call from Mrs. Dollarby and her eldest daughter, Mary. They belong to Dr. Firstly's church. Dollarby owns a factory of his own now and ia influential.' influ-ential.' . As I sat waiting and gazing around my eyes were struck dim to see hanging hang-ing over one corner of that beautiful marine in the library a pink canvas bag , embroidered with brown silh daisies, and filled with milkweed pods. Mrs. Firstly caught my look and bit her lip. The Dollarbys rose to go, and she accompanied them to the front door. I heard it close with a" bang, "and almost simultaneously Mrs. Firstly rushed madly Into the library, snatched snatch-ed the canvas thing off the picture and hurled it forcibly under the divan. " 'There,' she said, 'Thank heaven it's over! - They gave It to me for a Christmas present, and I've been waiting for them to call for two ;"weeks.' " New York Tribune. . NEW IMPLEMENT OF WARFARE. Filipino Bolo May Replace the Bayonet Bay-onet in the United States Army. As a result of the war in the Philippines Phil-ippines the armies of the civilized world may have a new Implement' of warfare. The bayonet now carried by American soldiers is practically of no value, and many officers think that it is simply loading down the soldier with useless , weight to . make the bayonet part of his equipment. But the bolo used by the Filipinos has commended itself to many officers offi-cers as a sensible weapon, and on the recommendation of these officers, Gen. Crozier, chief of ordinance, ha hadJmade 50 bolo bayonets, whicb have been issued for experimental purposes. This bolo bayonet has twf cutting edges, like the native weapon, and is much more formidable than the present service bayonet. The' more progressive officers advocate abandoning the bayonet, as they poiDt out that the day of the bayonet charge is over and there wil' be no more hand-to-hand fighting.. In the South African war, the wai officers made the British officers abandon aban-don the sword and carry rifles, so that they might not be distinguishea from their men, the Boers making speciaT' efforts to kill the officers. The sword was of no practical value val-ue and was sitoply an insignia to denote de-note command. In the " next great war many officers believe there wiil be seen neither the sword nor tho bayonet. ; - - . Had Other Things to Think Of. Thg'M.ere six or eight men talking abcul a dogfight when I entered the drug store in a Dakota" town and asked ask-ed forepsom salts, and the druggist seemed deeply interested. He fussed around and put up a package and fwas gfVing no further heed to me 1 when I asked: . , ' "Didyou put up salts or arsenic or me?" "Salts, of course," he replied. "You'd better be sure." , , 'IJei opened the package, touched his tonguib to' the contents and said: "Yea. it's arsenic, but I'll , have the salts infa minute." - . I donv think I care for any. "No: for t,&e.j ii right. Beg your pardon istake, but,-you see, we've just had dogfight, and my dog got I'm interested In learning fair show or if somebody as he had -just got a good licked, ail if he hadl kicked hil hold!. e British Cabinet. 5 . T. P. ofconnor in his London week ly calls i ttention to the fact that all members of the present British cabinet cabi-net have been in office nearly seven years- a tremendous strain on anybody, any-body, no matter how robust in health or ardent in ambition. Most of them, too, are ! o well off that they do not care for the big salaries' they draw. Curiously encugh, Mr. Chamberlain is now one 1 f the men to whom the $25,-000 $25,-000 a yesp" that goes with his office is a consideration. He was worth about 53,00O,0OC at cne time, but he bought a costly property and has lost a good deal in speculation. Consequently, he Is not by! any means so well to do as he was y(hen: he entared the; cabinet. There fare no heavenly rewards apart f rorii the heavenly race. The rami who likes to hear himself talk Is usually the only one who cares to hear lam. LOVES.THE PRArRIES. Miss Anna Gray ia , Delighted With Ker Western Canada Home. Anna C. Gray, is a young lady formerly form-erly of Michigan. She is now a resident resi-dent of Western Canada, and the following, fol-lowing, published in the Brown City (Mich.) Banner are extracts from a friendship letter written about March 15 to one of her ady friends in that vicinity. In this letter is given somr idea of the climate, social, eductf tlonal and religious conditions of Alberta, Al-berta, the beautiful land of sunshine and happy homes. Over one hundred thousand Americans havje made Western West-ern Canada their home within the past five years, and in this year upwards up-wards of 50,000 will take up homes there. - ' Miss Gray took her leave for Dids-bury. Dids-bury. Alberta, the home of her sister and other relatives and friends on Jan. 10 last, and after a two months' sojourn so-journ In her western prairie home, she writes of it as follows: "I know I shall grow to love the prairies. We have a beautiful view of the mountains moun-tains and it seems wonderful to me to see home after home for miles, and it Is becoming thickly settled all around us. With the exception of the last few days which have been cold and stormy, we have had beautiful spring weather ever since I came. The days are beautiful. I call this the "land of the sun," as it seems to be always shining; the nights are cold and frosty.- On arriving here, I was so greatly surprised in every way. Dids-bury Dids-bury Js quite a business little town. All the people I meet are so pleasant and " hospitable. They have four churches in Didsbury the Baptist, Presbyterian, Evangelical and Men-nonite. Men-nonite. The Evangelicals have Just completed a handsome church, very large and finely furnished, costing $2,500. They have a nice literary society here, meets every two weeks. They have fine musical talent here. Your friend, Anna C. Gray. ANTIMONY NOW LITTLE USED. Medical Science Has Almost Entirely Discarded It. That terrible poison, antimony, known most familiarly in the com-pound com-pound called tartar emetic, has a very interesting history. It was introduced into medicine some centuries ago bj Paracelsus. Its name signifies that it is "against monks," as some on whorr It was tried displayed the now familial symptoms. Its use in modern medi cine has been reduced to the vanishing point, with other depressing measures, such as bleeding. In the table which arranges the elements in series and shows their connections so that all are probably modifications of one universal uni-versal substance there is a sequence, nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, anti-mony, bismuth. Sir Lauder Brunton has shown that these possess many common properties in their action upon man and that these properties vary in relation to the place of each in the scale. In the days before chloroform antimony and tobacco were used to produce the partial unconsciousness uncon-sciousness which 'attends their action. Laundering the Baby's Clothes. Many mothers are ignorant of the serious seri-ous injury that may result from washing the clothing of an infant with strong washing powders and impure soap. For this reason it should be laundered at home under the mother's directions and" only Ivory soap used. To throw the' little garments into the ordinary wash Shows great carelessness. E. R. Parker. FIELD FOR ST. PATRICK. Multitudes of Snakes Infest Northeast, ern Asslnlboia. A St. Patrick is required to drive out the snakes that infest northeastern northeast-ern Assiniboia, Canada, where the Swan river is joined by a little stream known as Snake creek. Millions of the reptiles find a home among the surrounding rrocks and the river bot. toms. . On a warm day the snakes leave their hiding places and bask in the sun. Although the district is uninhabited parties of travelers have come upon the scene when the ground is covered by this loathsome army. It is a curious curi-ous sight to see the reptiles forming themselves Into ball-shaped masses and proceed with a half-rolling, half sliding motion. They are of the common com-mon garter variety and quite harmless. There is only one other quarter of the globe that rivals the district, and that Is on the China sea, where the snakes are In such numbers as to form an almost solid mass when they take to the water. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES cost but 10 cents per package. VANITY OF GUINEA FOWL8. Stand for Hours Admiring Themselves Them-selves In Mirror. A pair of guinea fowls were introduced intro-duced as pets into the garden of a young man up town the other week, says the Philadelphia Record. The wings of the birds were clipped, so that they might not fly away, and they were quartered in an outhouse that happened to contain a mirror. The effect of the mirror on the guineas seems hardly credible. They post themselves before it, and there, studying their reflections intently, they stand perfectly motionless and silent for hours at a time. It Is impossible im-possible to drive them away with shouts or hand-clappings. They must be carried forth bodily, and then, as soon as they can, they return. No matter how fine the weather may be, the guineas remain in the outhouse, gazing at themselves in the mirror. To get them to take exercise it Is necessary to carry them forth, and then to shut up the outhouse tight. The owner of the fowls thinks that perhaps the mirror hypnotizes them. Fiso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds. N. W. Saxukx Ocean Grove, N J tfeb. 17, 1900. HOW A SNAKE MOVES. Wonderful Rib Formation Ot! the Un- . popular Reptile. . Now tmuy one .who has looked at the skeleton of a snake and it is really a very beautiful object will have been struck by the great number of ribs, which may be as many as ten hundred and fifty pairs. In these lies the secret of the ability of the serpent to do some of the wonderful things. . The lower end of each rib is connected with one of the broad scales that run along the tinder aide of the snake, and when a rib is twisted ' slowly backward, it pushes on the scale, the edge of the scale catches on the ground ' or whatever object his snakeship may be resting on,' and the body of the snake is pushed push-ed just a little bit forward. Of course, "each rib moves the body but a mere trifle, but where the ribs are so many, and they are moved one after another, the result is that the snake moves slorvly but steadily ahead, St Ksoholas, L LIVESTOCK New Law on Animal Importation. In the last days of the recent sessions ses-sions of Congress a new act was passed relative to the free Importation Importa-tion of pure-bred breeding -animals. It is as follows: ' "Any animal imported by a citizen of the United States specially for breeding purposes shall be admitted free, whether Intended to be bo used by the importer himself or for sale for such purpose: Provided, That no such animal shall be admitted free unless pure-bred of a recognized breed, and duly registered in the books of record established for that breed: And provided further, That certificate of such record and of the pedigree of such animal shall be produced pro-duced and submitted to the customs officer, duly authenticated by the proper custodian of such book of record, together with the affidavit of the owner, agent, or importer that such animal is the identical animal described in said certificate of record and pedigree: And provided further. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury what are recognized breeds and pure-bred animals ani-mals under the provisions of this paragraph. par-agraph. The Secretary of the Treasury Treas-ury may prescribe such additional regulations as may be required for the strict enforcement of this provision. Cattle, horses, sheep, or other domestic do-mestic animals straying across the boundary line Into any foreign country, coun-try, or driven across such boundary line by the owner for temporary pasturage pas-turage purposes only, togethejf'with their offspring, may be brought back to the United States within six months free of duty, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury: And provided further. That the provisions of this Act shall apply to all such animals as have been Imported and are In quarantine, or otherwise in the custody of customs cus-toms or other officers of the United States, at the date of the passage of this Act." . According to the regulations of the Revenue Department, all animals registered reg-istered in foreign herd-books, stud-books, stud-books, and flock-books are eligible to free entry, provided they are the property of citizens of the United States. In Favor of Angoras. Live stock breeders know that any animal must be properly cared for if he is expected to be profitable, says W. C. Bailey. The idea that an gora goat requires no sheds, no care, no winter feeding, but only an eight foot perpendicular fence and a place to run, originates in the mind of the person who has never handled domestic do-mestic animals. Cattle or sheep men would not expect to turn cattle or sheep loose and derive much of a profit from them, nor would they expect ex-pect to start with a large number of animals of whose habits and requirements require-ments they knew little, unless they had an experienced man to care for them., Angora goats do require a perpendicular per-pendicular fence about thirty-six inches high, and one which they can- j not crawl through or under. They will rarely Jump over a fence unless trained to do so. Good, warm, dry sheds are necessary in damp, cold climates, and plenty of freedom and exercise are essential. Low, wet, marshy ground Is unfit goat pasture, and the beginner who makes the greatest success with goats will commence com-mence with a comparatively small number of selected animals, whose habits and whose welfare he considers. consid-ers. Goats do not interfere with the pasturage of cattle or sheep, as the Angora is a browser and not a grazer. Some of the central cattle breeders have discovered that a few goats in a cattle pasture will keep weeds and brush down and the fence lines clean, and that they make their winter living liv-ing out of the excess of food which the cattle leave. Food for Young Pigs. Shorts and skim milk is the ideal food for young pigs, Where milk is not to be had, shorts moistened with kitchen slops is good. In a month's time a mixture of oats and ground barley may be added. As the pig3 grow older whole peas steeped for twenty-four hours, may be fed. Roots in winter and clover pasture in summer sum-mer will In all cases reduce the cost of production. Well-cured clover hay may be given in small quantities in winter, and will be relished and utilized util-ized to good advantage. Charcoal or hardwood ashes and salt should be within reach at all times. Prof. Henry gives the result of an experiment with bone meal fed with corn. He found that 28 per cent less grain was required re-quired to make 200 pounds of pork; hardwood ashes and salt had nearly the same effect. We learn from this that by use of this condiment the cost is reduced by nearly one cent a pound. W. J. Fraser. Wrong Impression About Pigs. -When the bacon hog was first introduced intro-duced many farmers were shy of him, thinking that he would be hard to feed, but experiments that have been made with different breeds to ascertain ascer-tain If possible which breeds give the best results for food consumed, go to show that no one breed can claim superiority su-periority in this, as different breeds came out ahead at different times. Experiments Ex-periments show that as much depends on the individual as on the breed. Another An-other wrong impression that prevailed was, that by selling hogs at 160 to 180 pounds weight we were losing money, as it was thought that at that size the frame was grown and additional weight could be added at less cost per pound. Experiments time and again show that the first fifty pounds cost less than the second, the second fifty pounds less than the third, and so on. Feeds and Feeding. ' Under a recent decision in the United Unit-ed States Court of Appeals, New York, the government has won in the famous "citron case," in which duties amount ing to $1,000,000 paid since 1891, were at stake. The contention of the im porters was that citron, as dried fruit, was entitled to admission free of duty. The board of general appraisers assessed as-sessed citron at 35 per cent ad valorem under the classification of "fruit pre served in sugar." In , May last Judge .Cox, in the United States Circuit court, decided in favor of the Importers, and the case was at once appealed by the government. The present decision re verses the lower court and sustains the contention of the appraisers. Daniel Webster said: "All national wealth depends upon an enlightened Has I lua4 Lll- I. --vj ms L.ITB. Amos Martin of Princeton, Pa has Just passed his one hundred and 'sixth birthday. He was a Highland piper at the battle of Waterloo. When ha married his first wife, who was a sain, ster and owned a farm, he drove to her place with a blind horse, found her in a shed milking a cow, held an umbrella um-brella over her while he proposed In a manner most unconventional for It was raining and wedded her next day. She died when he was 96 years old! Five years ago he wedded a widow who was b years old. World's Railway Mileage. Russia's increase in railway mileage mile-age In 1901 was 6.03 per cent, as against 2.57 In Germany, 1.94 ta France, 78 In Great Britain. Mrs. Tupman, a prominent1 lady of Richmond, Va., a great sufferer with woman's troubles, tells how she was cured. " For some years I suffered with backache, severe bearing--down pains, leucorrhoea, and falling of the womb. I tried many remedies, but nothing gave any positive relief. "I commenced taking L.ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in June, 1901. When I had taken the first half bottle, I felt a vast improve-, ment, and have now taken ten bottles with the result that I feel like a new woman. When I commenced taking the Vegetable Compound I felt all worn out and was fast approaching complete nervous collapse. I weighed only 98 pounds. Now I weigh 109J pounds and am improving every day. I gladly testify to the benefits received." re-ceived." Mrs. R. C. Tupman, 423 West 30th St., Richmond, Va. $5000 forfeit If original of about letter proving genuineness cannot e produced. When a medicine Las been successful suc-cessful in more than a million cases, is it justice to yourself to say, without trying it, "I do not believe it would help me?" Surely you cannot wish to remain re-main weak and sick. Mrs. Pinkham, w hose address Is Lynn, Mass., will answer cheerfully cheer-fully and w ithout cost all letters addressed to Jier by sick women. Perhaps she has just the knowledge knowl-edge that will help your case-try case-try her to-day it costs nothing. Put a variety into Summer livingf it's not the time . of year to live near the kitchen rang-e. Libby's Veal Loaf Potted Turkey Deviled Ham Ox Tongue, &c quickly made ready-to serve Send to-day for the little booklet, "How to Make Good Things to Eat," full of ideas on quick, delicious de-licious lunch serving. Libby's Atlas of the World mailed free for S two-cent stamps. 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