"V. if i it. f 1 An OM Japanese Ilnrj. The oldest dinry in tho world, accorrl JnR to ft Jnpnnr?c piper, i thnt of the UozakA family, landed proprietors of tho province of Knscliin. Tlio diary has been conscicntionsly Kept by tho various heads of tho family fur more than three centuries. It was heijun nt tho timo of the fall of tho Tnkcd:i, who were mas ters of Knschin under Yoritomo, tho crest Japanese ruler. Tho nnijes of the ancient books fail to show that the Xlozaka wcro especially distinguished either for intellect or prowess. Thero is no doubt, however, that they were con scientious in the di cKnnro of thiir duties, and livad tho peaceful lives of Japanese ucntleincn. Tho state cf the breather was naturally a matter of great Importance to them, and each day they chronicled its condition. But tho books have other entries ns well. A short timo uro a dispute over precedence took place between two branches of the same family in hnschin, each claiming to Do tho original line. The contestants ap pealed to the llozakn diaty and found the record ol a dinner given several hundred venrs aco by tho head of tho family to tho founder of the side line. Tho record even contained the nnmes of the dishes eaten at the dinner, and effec tually settled the dispute. The various volume! of the diary now fill eight chests, and form tho chief treasures of va wealthy Horika family. Chicago .era lit. TEMPERANCE. LOGIC. A ISartanrW mill to a twtotolwi "Sine even-ei (tilths of your body is water, and the ermtnr part of whisky is water, what harm can whisky do youf" "The alcohol In the whtukoy," said the teetotaler, "would eat up the water that is in my bsdy, and leave me In a state) of fever, ami so ruin my nerves and flesh and blood." Temperance Banner. ftfStt II 2 Mrs. IF. Jl. Francis Is the wife of one of the best known phar macists In New Haven, doing business at Ul Dixwell Avenue, and ex-President of the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association. He says: "My wife was for several years in bed health, due to a complication of disorders. rricnda persuaded her to take Hood's Sarsaparllla; she Is certainly s good deal better since every way, For Ladies, Hood's Sarsnparllla Is especially adapted, and will cure dimcultles peculiar to the sex. Bead this ! "For over I years I suffered with a Complication of Diseases till I was oonflrmea Invalid, blood poor, appetite spa, towels out of order.sn J miserable la ruled and body. 1 read of such wonderful cures per formed by Rood's Sarsaperilla that I thought 1 would try a bottle, as, If It didn't make me better, It could not make me worse. i It Did Make Me Better and on my third bottle I found myself almost aew wemau. I will gladly oonvtnoe any lady, as fl have proved myself, that purifying and enriching the blood, which Hood's Sarsaparilla does to perfection. Is the beat C enetltatlenal Treatment, and In many eases does away wltn all l.eeal TreatrHeot In the many diseases with which women are atniotcd." Mas. Haktbi Kud, ISW Ramsay Street, Baltimore, Md. Habitual Constipation Is cured by Hood's Pill. Kennedy's MedicalDiscovery Takes hold in this order: Bowels, Liver, Kidnevs, Inside Skin, Outside Skin, Driving everything before It that ought to be oat. You know whether you need It or not. Bold by very drugglat, and manufactured by DONALD KENNEDY, ItOXBtRV, MASS, Pi Beauty often depends on umpness; so does comiorc; bo does health. If you get thin, there is something wrong, though you may feel no sign of it. Thinness itself is a sign sometimes the first sign sometimes not. The way to get back plumpness is by careful living, which sometimes in cludes the use of Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil. Let us send you free a little book which throws much light on all these subjects. ' Scott & Bowks. Chemists, ij South jthAvsaus, hew York. Your druggist keeps Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil all druggists everywhere do. $i. DRKILMCR'S RooT Kidney, Liver and BladderCure lUiciiiiiatisni, lAimbnirn, pain In joints or back, hiiik dust fa uniii-, fnin-iit calls. inn utiou, intlaitintlon. , gravel, ulwraiiuu or caUirrh of bladder. .Disordered Liver, Imnstrvd diffostion, jfont, hlMlous-heartarhe inFIIOOT cures kidney ditheultiee, IdiUninxi, urinary troutile, bright duoturtt, in.) lire Illootl, fksrofuia, ruaiaria, gen'l weakness ordeblllty. Ceereatee- t'sc oontenui of One Bottle. ,f not bee atWd. lrua.'uta wiil reluud UiiwiU. wfce paid. At Ul atifclata, 0c. Nlze, $1,00 Kiae, .sIotsuLiv so ilintti f res- toneuttatiou free. tUUUa blIUate N. X Moiro silk is coming ioto favor a(?ain. Most of the evening bonnets aro white. Blue and medium shades of green are In great favor. Queen Victoria was married when she was twenty-ono years old. Little bows knots of white enamel aro n novelty in laco pins. TVnesettinjr is a popular . industry aaoug tho women of England. White silk, corduroy and velvet, aro fashionable for evening-dresses. Marie Rote believes that singers should abstain Irom pastry, pickles and pota tions. . The first woman to pas an cximioa- tion as a lawyer in Connecticut is Miss Mary Hull. They say that nothing is better for the complexion than to eat oranges, and plenty of them. The Empress of China is reported to be making a determined cHort to learn the English language. A woman suffrage petition with 10,000 signatures has been sent in to the Parlia ment of New Zealand. The almost exclusive use of hooks and eves has thrown hundreds of button-bole workers out of employment. There aro 38,000 female land-owners in England and Wales, 20,000 of whom farm on their own account. The cloth gowns which wore so popu lar last year are again in vogue, in medium, light and dark tints. One of the latest decrees from Salvation Annv headquarters forbids tho women of tho Army to wear earrings. Wide sleeves and flounce of lace or chiffon about the shoulders has tho effect of making the waist look small. An audacious American woman in Rome is said to have asked the Queen of Italy where she Rot her bonnets. Native Christian women in China have formed a society to discourage the ens torn of comnressina the feet in child hood. The favorite amusement of tho ladies of Lisbon, Portugal, is carriage driving, but it is a rare eight to see a girl on horseback. Queen Victoria has completely emer 'ed from her former solitude, and very frequently visits tho neighbors cf her diilcrent estates. Mme. Modieska, the Polish actress, is said to be proficient in half a dozen languages, including somo of the difficult tongues of Eastern Europe. Following the example of India and Japan, the Siamese are about to establish a school for native girls ol nign ranK under the management of English ladies, Crane-finished China silk, in designs of stripes of a single color, or in contrast is an inexpensive fabric for charming house dresses, teagowns and evening dresses. Rhoda Brovuhton, the English novel ist. is at present profoundly interested in her House of Rest for Horses, where sho sees to it that they receive the very best treatment. Miss Martha Morton, the playwright, is under thirty years of age. She is woman ol medium height, with an inter esting face and a head covered with dark brown hair. The first woman candidate to pas tho Alabama State medical examination said to have been an unusually severe written examination--is Mrs. II. T. Dil lon, a colored woman. William Lloyd Garrison told the Mass achusetts Woman's Suffrage Association a few days ago that he hoped that bis children might live to see a woman President of Harvard College. Women do the business of the town of Lexington, Miss., to a largeextent. Miss Dixie Cole is the express agent. Miss Emily Wright the postmistress, and Miss Mollie Iloskins the telegraph agent. There is a fashion now of wearing a band of satin ribbon round tho throat the color of the gown fastened at the back with a small rosette and two long ends that reset to the bottom of the skirt. In New York City, two smart young dressmakers will come to your house and make you a dress out and out, complete and beautifully fitting, in one day. They charge $3.50 each and the price la cheap. In a recent lecture in the British Mu seum, London, Mies Millingtou Lathbury declared that the women of ancient Greece were far inferior to the women of the present day, both physically and intellectually. Anew industry for women is the man ufacture of tissue paper flowers, roses, pinks, sunflowers, and other varieties. Twenty girls are empliyed in a Buffalo (N. Y.) tissue paper establishment owned by two womem. Yeddo crepe is one of the lovliest materials for the dainty little home frocks the womanly woman loves so well. It comes in all the soft, tender shades, is very reasouablu in price, drapes perfectly and does not crush. A fat woman should never wear any thing but a striped costume, and the finer the stripe the more she will reduce her apparent width. Light colors and even white may be worn with good trace if lined with a narrow, close stripe. One of tho handsomest presents re ceived by the Empress of Russia when her silver wedding was clcbrated was an ermine mantle which cost $50,000. It was a gift front the uobility of the Proviuce of Kbersou. but was made in Taris. A wealthy spinster of Antwerp, Bel- gium, bus presented to the Antwerp Cathedral au oran with 6000 pipes niuetv registers, four keyboards and of such wei-'ht that the former organ gal lery had to be taken away and a new one erected. The bellows iro worked Dy gas motor of three horse power. The ladies of Winnsborou!?h, 8. C, have a Cbnuiuir establishment which is directed by one of their own number, and operated by themselves in eiery de tail except tending the boiler. It is said to be a model lactory, not only for the neatness and carefulness displayed, but for the con veuieut system shown m nan jiUcg aud prepaxiug the goods. A VAST POWEM KOR KVIU The saloon in this country has become a emrt nrrranized power for evil. It corrutita nr.lit.in. riplmses sooietv. Inflicts vast burdens on the people, destroys multitu les of souls. It Is arknoelexljred by all to be the chlel rauso of povery, misery and crlnio. It is every where the foe of" the Christian Church an I an obstacle to what tho V nii-ch seeks to do. It can best be met an I ovorcoms by thorn who have notliitiR to do with tint In which itdeals and by which It livos. The Christina must (five all the- w Mht of his inllu mc3 by example and word and action against this great evil. Sacred Heart Review. rnx HFntcT or rmmK o indtjstrt. A laree factory in Loudon, which employs 70K1 hands, has been compelled to suspend business because so many were disabled by Hunday drunkenness. This caused an an nual loss of flT.VXX). The Akron (Ohio) Iron Company, with a force of 880 men la their rolling mill, estimates that drink de. creases the productive power of their men fully twonty-five per cent. At times it causes the loss of wholo heats of iron. They dischargo a man for getting drunk once. W . ti l'ennynacier, of 1 hiladeiphia. wltn a force of 150 men, lias to employ twenty per cent, more than lie would u ail were sooer, DR1NK1.1U AMOKU AVOMK.t. In the City Court of Brooklyn, recently. two women were examined with the view to having their mental condition determined by a Jury, iney nave nvei for several years In tlieir own uouso in very comfortable cir cumstances, ha viii:; ample means for their support. The lejol proc.-e linirs thin com menced concerning them were instituted by near relatives, whose testimony showed that both sisters have been rionlirtnad drunkards for several years, ami that they aro now suffering from alcoholic dementia. Even while in the court it was evident that they were under the iufluence of alcohol, and did not take in their surrotiudings. Ho.ua of the neighbors testitle 1 thtt they were seldom sober, and that they frequently quarrelle I and threw lamps and other missiles at each other, ami nave sometimes appeared in tne street but partially dressed. One of tho witnesses, a physician, tcstitle.1 that on call ing at the Uousd recently, ho fonn I one of the sisters lying drunk under the bed, and mouey and jewelry scattered on the floor. In view of these facts, the jury, naturally enough, found that the sisters were incapa ble of caring for themselves and ot looking after their affairs. L)gal guardians will be appointed I n- the care of their persons and estates. Thus does alcohol, Impropsrly in dulged in, degrade and dethrone alike mnu hoodand womanhood. Tne rtht thin? for all to do is to wholly abstaiti from its uses National Advocate. ENGLAND'S DIIINK KVITj. Tho Rev. R- Sykes, 8. J., preaching re cently in Liverpool on "Drink Evil," quoted Mr. Samuel Smith, M. 1. This latter gen tleman, three or four years ago, spoke thus of the comparative intemperance of England and other countries. "I bav often said, and I will say it ones more, that we have in tho British towns, I mean the towns of the United Kingdom, the most drunken residum of population that is to be found on the face of the earth, and the most drunken, the most degraded, and the most hopeless clas of people that are to be found in anv civilisad country in the world. There is a shameful peculiarity about English drunkenness; England Btands alone, so far as I know( for the amount of it female drunkeness, which is almost unknown on the continent of Europe. I have hardly ever heard of a drunken woman in the many journeyings I have made across the con tinent." "And this," com men ted Father Sykes, "is the greatet-t and most civilised country on the face of the earth 1 Tois is the great nation that turns up the white of its sancti monious eyes, and with a lia in its mouth and a sn utile through ita nose, thanks the Lord that it is not like other countries, like priest-ridden Spain, to which it sends ita superfluous Bioies. Foor, benighted Spain 1 It has not travele I as we have along the highroads of civilisation." SWEET VZIISG8 MTIMULAMT. I have two little tots, aged five and three years. iney lane greasy mierooi. u uj worn, ana warn, v-t noiy ijcs ufwj "j their power. It would do you gool if you could see them co.no into tho workshop every morning about nine o'clock, each with a lit tle square or. paper, anu say, nuuoy, and then I go to the barrel of candied honey and dig out a suitable quantity. It makes mo smile to hoar their "(.banky, pia," and see them sit down by tho stove and enjoy it. In tho afternoon they rjpeit the siina, as regularly as clockwork, from day to day. Some may think they might eit too much of it, and so got tired of it; but care is taken not to give too mue i at a time. I find that, when given honey in that way regularly, they care little or nothing for tho ordinary candies we buy; and yon can't find healthier, rosier or more active children anywhere. And bv the way. friend K., I have a theory that, if they grow up accustouiad to the duily use of such pure sweets as honey, thav will novrtr acouii'e a taste or fondness for stimulants or intoxicating liqu r. Have, you ever observe 1 that any ona givdn over to the use of intoxicants sol io n or never u,eb swe.-ts in any form? W hen a youii'4 man I met at social gatherings many frieuds nd acauamtances; and wuen refreshments were served I notion! on quitJ a number ol nrmuannn that three or four young men pres ent never touched anything swejt, but were vrv fond of nickles an 1 scituuiaunic aisues. In a few vears every one of them died ol Hulirium tremens, from excessive use of iU' toxicants taken in secret. Since men i nave found it the rule that in ninety-nine cases out of 100, those that use sweets rarely car lor stimuianw, aui vica i;, viMaiuui;j in Bee Culture. TEMl'KRANCI NSW8 AND NOTES. The retail liuuor-dealers in the United States in 1891 numbered H0,7'.I7. A Norfolk (Enelandl brewery firm recently clvrtrtisjd for a machine man, "an abstainer preferred." Mr ( a,Litone writes to a oorresi)OU3e.ni: Our nresdut licensing system is a discredit and calamity to tne couuiry. Tl.a (Inninn military uaiwrs nublish Rliirminir statistics as to the eprevl of drunkenness in tne uerman army. The Tlritish Postmister-Uaneral recently issue! a recouimen lationto householders not to offer iut-ixicatmi liquors to po-itmou, It unman from a recent report that the total aiuouht of lii ltlsll capital investel in American breweries abrogates ( ,oi,jio. Uoiumra. In Japan, is a total abstinence village, and each house has a motto on ths door: "Krusal in all things; liquors pro hibited." Oeorgo W. Childs says: "It Is an un doubted fact tint the serving of many and heavy wines at largo dinuers is gradually becoming a thing of the past. Railroad managers in Hoilan 1 have found it iuiDossible to man the switches with men who can tie deluded upon to let liquor alone, and so have substituted women. In a speech before the Massachusetts Leg islature a short time ago the llou. Henry II, 'axon asked for the repeal ot the drink law of ltyl, condemuiuj it in unqualified terms. An Italian ot Hierra City drank a half- eallou of whisky on a wa.xor. He fell to the llixir in a drunken stuoor. au 1 the next day his friends buried him with ths stakes hj had wou. In South Australia the Government pro vides a pledge book for every State school, bii i teachers are instructei to draw the chil dren's attention to it. Scientific teiuperauoe instruction is given in all the State schools As a reward for their persistent efforts the Woman's Christiau T'emperauca Union of Btsauinont. Cal.. have seen the hvt saloon deirt from their vilUife. They are de termiued that their prohibitory law shall ".jrohibit." Cardinal Manning was faithful to the last to the total-abatiueuoa principles. His hor ror of alcoholic drin'ts was so great his physicitns were compelled to fln.1 pharma- uopunal substitutes when iney uonsilerel It uecsBsary to auopi a sutuuiam. process, Big riinrei Abont Brooklyn Brlflg-e. No doubt many people have wondered what becomes of tho millions of ticket sold and collected annually by the Ntw York and Brooklyn Bridge Company. One who has given some thought to the subject tells what might be done with them, anil incidentally gives other figures showing the magnitude of tho traffic on the Bridge. Hero they nre just as ne gave them : "Ovor forty-one million of pcoplo crossed tho bridge In 1891 on the bridgo cars and promenndo. Could all the hands which have purchased tickets be joined together at tho end of the year, a circlo could bo formed 14,112 miles in di ameter, or 42,336 miles in circumference; a distance equal to one nnd onc-hnlf times around tho earth. If the grand chain were suggested, and tho fastest trains and ships employed, it would be nearly thrco months before one could make tho bow and return to his place be side his partner. "A solid square of 20,034 columns of 2000 men each, covering over three square miles, or 2000 acres, could bo formed of tho ticket purchasers. "It would take 087,800 passenger conches, allowing sixty persons to the coach, or 45,853 trains of fifteen coaches each to carry this crowd away. II a hundred a minute could be counted without stopping during t'.io twenty four hours, it would rcquiro over eight months to count them. If hollow equnrcs of 300 feet square can bo conceived to be placed one upon the other, tho enor mous height of nine miles would would bo reached. By forming a triangular pyramid with a base of 20,460 square inches, a pyramid could bo had much higher than that of "Cheops" in Egypt. If stretched out iu a line, so that the head of ouo person would touch the feet of another, they would reach a distance of 39,179 miles. "Tho carriages, wagons, etc., that (toss in one year would, if strung out, leach 25,732 miles, or more than once ground the earth. "It would take a train of 42,458 box cars, with 2123 engines, to haul the people away, and would, if coupled to gether, cover 322 miles, or reach from New York to Hichmond. "Tho tickets, if joined together con tinuously, would reach from New York to St. Paul, a distance of over thirteen hundred miles, and would weigh very nearly a ton. Thero would be enough tickets to cover the bridge promenndo to the depth of an eighth of an inch. If spread out they would covet 573,171 square feet, or thirteen acres of ground. There would be enough tickets to cover the walls, ceiling and flocr of tho Fifth Avenue Hotel corridor fifty-seven times. More than a thousand ordinary-sized rooms could be papered, and if piled up under pressure, one on top of the other, they, would reach 34,390 feet, or over six miles high. "It would require sixty cars, Ave feet high, ten feet broad and forty feet long, to store all the tickets used in one year." New York Advertiser. Tho Chinese TTy If a Chinaman wants jou to stay to dinner he gives no invitation; if he does not ho requests you to remain. Servants receive no pny iu China. To revenge himself on his enemy a Chinaman bangs himself on his neigh bor's door. The law then executes the whole family. No bank failures have occurred id China for 900 years. For a iailure the officers must lose their heads. Chicago News. Deafness Can't be Cared Ity local applications, as they cannot reach the dlseaeed portion of the ear. Tlu're is only one way to cure dnafnr, and that la by constitu tional remedies, lirafncss is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Kustachian Tulss. When this tube (rets in flamed you have a rumbling eound or imper fect hearinsT. and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the results nnd unless the inflam mation ran hi taken out and this tube re- J II 1 i s 5 i stored to its normal condition, bearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in flamed rendition of the mucous aurfecee. Sv? will KlveOne Hundred Hollers for any case of deafness (caused bv catarrh! that we cannot cure by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure, bend for circulars, free. F. J. lMF.NET CO., Toledo. 0s, Eold by Druggist, inc. 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I employed three of our best doctors and received no benefit. They told me that I bad heart, kidney, and liver trouble. Everything I ate distressed me so that I had to throw it up. August Flower cured tne. There is no med icine equal to it." Lorenzo F. Sleeper, Appleton, Maine. D iiasniiinNiiiSaii'i inS.Ma.nSi r V' closer soed lsst year. Be in lime Ihls season. $6 per bushel, buys I Bri iu nf Our Finest Msr it-ana rtf ltr-tleniHl llstl CloTer. Hsrs contain 'i( Ims-hels each. NnlcsMlisn ono bs sold al this rate. l'2c. tier pound In smaller lots. Ontrarls Philadelphia, Uses st cost, 20o. fsch. This nrlcoKood for prompt onlera only. MsrkstSnit and mlianclng. We are headquarters for sll kinds of gnus snd CLOVER SHEDS. Trices for the suklns. Our handsomely illus trated riitaloKiie of Vogftsl'le, Flower and Farm Seeds free t.i all. CliecSK, Diana, Esprrsa snd Money (Inters at our risk snd eipfnne. 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Finally John Lauge, of Columbia, a shrewd, intelligent col ored man, took hold of the prodigy, fitted up a company, and Boone is now playing under his management, pleating audiences all over tho United States and Canada. He bos amassed considerable fortune, has an elegant home in Colum bia, gives liberally to every good cause, and is respected by all his acquaintances. He is the most remarkable musical prodigy of the present generation. Columbia (Mo.) Herald. Bumble Bees in New Zealand. The introduction of the bumble bee into New Zealand a few years ago to se cure the fertilization of the red clover, and the remarkable success of this ven ture are matters of record. In a recent pajicr Qeorge M. Thomson presents an interesting articlo on the Bombi intro duced in rsew Zealand, giving also a list of the plants and flowers which are visited by these bees. He makes the interesting statement that, with a few exceptions, he has never heard of these bees visiting the flowers of indigenous plants, but states that they have become so extraordinarily abundant that the ques tion has even arisen in his mind as to whether they would not become as seri ous a pest, to the apiarist as the rabbits nave proved to the farmer and cultivator, on account of their absorbing so much of the nectar of the flowers. He also points out the remarkable fact in connection with the life of the bumble bee in New Zealand, that in many parts of the colony it does not seem to hibernate at all, but is to be seen daily on flowers all tho fear round. Insect Life. J. D. Wnxcox. Ono of the Oldest Settlora In Penna. J. D. Willcox was born sixty-seven years ago acd has lived most of his time in Olnisvillc. Tiotra Co.. Pa., where he is a practical larmer ana a successim country merchant. Ho is deservedly popular, known for mony miles arouna, and by strict integrity and honesty he has attached to himself a host of lriends, nnd has received from tbt Government tho Po8raastershio of his village. He says: I had been weighed down by poor health for a long time and gradually grew worse until some four years ago the crisis came. At that time four of our best physicians could give me no encoursgement, and some of them said 1 would not live a year. I commenced to use Dr. Kilmcr'B Swamp Itoot, Kidney, Liver and .Bladder Cure. My doctors said your remedy mitrht helD me for a time, but that I would not be hero a year hence. I took Swamp-Root for nearly twelve months three times a duy,and when the rheuma tism set in on ray shoulders and arms I used your U. & O. Anointment rubbing in thoroughly over the affected parts, al so across my chest,liver and back.warm intr it in with a hot flat iron. The rheumatism was so bad for a while that I could not get either hand to my face. My health now is very good j iu fact, I think I am as well as most men at my age sixty-seven years. I give your Swamp-Root entire credit for saving my life and the good health I now enjoy is due to its use. I have worked some on the farm of lute and do most of tho chores myself. This is not written for publication, but if it will give others confidence in your great remedy, I have no objections to your using it as best you can. itti best regard I remain, J. D. Willcox. This is but one of the hundreds of let ters received daily by Dr. Kilmer & Co., and five thousand dollars will be given to any one who will prove any portion of the above testimony uutrue, Swamp Root is beyond question the greatest ais covery of the age. FOR GENTLEMEN, Is a fine Calf Shoe, made seamless, of the best leather produced la this country. There nre no tacks or wax threads to hurt the feet, and is made as smooth inside as a hand-sewed shoe. It is as stylish, easy fitting and durable as custom-made shoes costing from $4.00 to I5.00. This shoe has been on sale throughout the United States over eight years, and has given excellent satisfaction, as the increasing sales show. We are now selling more shoes of this grade than any other manufacturer in the world. Try a pair you cannot make a mistake. One trial will convince you that it is the Best Shoe in the World for tho Price. V "- . -.- .- ' TV 1 s TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES. L. IMH'HLAS FIXE CAI.F HAND- "I have bkkn Arrucrsn with an affection nf the Tliru&t trout childhood, caused by diphtheria, and have u.ed vartout remedies, but have never found any.liing equttl t'i KHISVl 8 lillO.NCIIIaL l UOt'DBS." tUV. U. M. t inniptui), PiAe''M, Ky. bold only la boxes. If afflloted svith sore eyes use Dr.laaao Thomp-torVKye-water.bniKirhitBaeilat &o.psr bottle RF.WEW lU.OO and 5.00 SHOES for tientlemen are very styllrili and durable. Those who bay this grradc get a bargain, as shoes of this quality are sold every day from 6.00 to sMt.OO. W. L. DOUGLAS $3.50 POLICE CALF SHOE Is made with three heavy soles, Extenslou Eilgej It gives excellent satis fort Ion to those who want to keep their feet dry and warm. If you wunt to walk with ease, buy this shoe. One pair will do for a year. W. L. DOUGLAS $2.50, $2.25 and $2.00 SHOES are excellent shoes Tor avery day. Worklngmen all wear them. y. L. DOl'fiLAS $3.00, $2.60 and $2.00 SHOES for Lutlles are made of the best Dongoln. Tiny are very stylish, durable anil Miilt'ndlil lilting. They meet the wants of all classes. Every lady whe buys a pair of these shoes gets a bargain. Vf. L. DOl'fiLAS $2.00 and $l.7S SCHOOL SHOES are worn by the boya everywhere. They are niuue strong, stylUh and durable. W. CAUTION. L. DOUGLAS NAME AND THE PRICE Is tamped on the bottom ot each shoe. Look for It. W. L. DOUCLAS, Brockton, Mass. LIHIMEHT FOR HOUSEHOLD USE EANVOTi ORIGINATED For INTERNAL ss much as EXTERNAL uss. By an Old Family Physician. Soothing, healing, penetratinQ Iroppd on Sugar, Children Lot totak. Johnson". Anodvne Unlm.nt for Croup. OoMa, Bom Thn..l. T.m.nilM. I ..Hi-, ' ""lip. and Tains, litr lt.-v Summer I'mnpUlntit.l uts and Uruls.-s llatt mOtflo Curs-. ('OUirlis. Asthma, I'ularrh, Itrtim hllis, I liok'rsr Morbus. I'hllulalns, I'ltapa. Ki.reness In Umly or MmlaS BUff Muscle, or strain.. Inhale fr Nervous Headfe-ha. lll'st'd tamphl.-t llv. S"ll eserjwh.-ro. I'rl.-e el six hollies. fcl-Oa, L S. JOHNSON CO, IJosvor, Haafc It Is a duty you owe to yourself and your family during these hard times to get the most value for your money. You can economize in your foot-wear if you purchase W. L. Douglas Shoes, which, with out question, represent a greater value for the money titan any other Wake in the world, as thousands who have worn them will testify. t If there la no dealer Iu lour Tlclnlty who keep. W. U DOtlQLAS SIlDES.thon Mnd sllreot to lbs factory Inoloslui advertised price, bhuee are seat to all lsru ot the oouulry, poaujo Iroo. MOW "lllJall V MAIL. Fur ihtulleiueu'. and lk..' BUusss, .sate alu asd wUtU usually WOTS, svuetner Connrsvj, r Laco, i ap lo, Narrow Cap or flaln Medium KreocS Toe '.desired. lidlea. atule Me and wldtu uually wora, vrOeirier Optra or (.'.omiriou aoiue loe 1. denired. hl.ae Ueoler. and (irarral tier, haola -I ood credit can an are ihr csrlii.lTe nscser far the W. l" UOl il.Ars rsllOKrs .here 1 baiona.eul, and. au Its udvrrl .ed U their l7s..l .sssr lrssr anulyii,. si sues-. He euro la .cud lor rsaeriisl Mat ' IV' csaUslaa iBauf. Xlor UOH.I.AM. H..clt..a. Ma... DO NOT BE with Pastes, ntrxiurn ....! and Paints erhlcb StalS .... i 1. ihm. mrt Inini nH. The lining 8nu Stove Polish 1. Brilliant, Odor Ve, Uurahle. and the consumer pays lot OW Ua or gla& pacaaue wuu evei y iuuuos. The Best Blood Remedy IS SWIFT'S SPECIFIC, because it never tails to force out the poison; it builds up the system with new rich blood, snd it is harmless, because entirely vegetable. Mrs. E J. Rowill, No. 1 1 Quincy Street, Medford, Mass., says that her mother has been cured of Scrofula by the use of four bottles of S. S, 3., after having had much other treatment and being reduced to quite a low condition of health, as it was thought she could not live. "Having suffered much from contagious Blood Poison, after using half a doien bottles of Swift's Specific I was restored to perfect health, and all eruptive sores disappeared. J. Crosbv Bvron, .08 Third Avenue, Fittsburg, Pa." HgUTreatise on Blood and Skin Diseases, mailed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, AtUWta, GA. , if Von don't ant comlorL It ou oat (sh ts look .ll dressed. H toil don't svant th beat, then mil donl want the tscs Back Suspender. Your dealer ha. It H ha i alive. Nhsiin'the.hruldn't be tour deals'. svill snail a pair on receipt el Sl.uO. Nona genuine without the lamp as 6iavc Hack tAu.pender Co, M friuoe ium; h i. $65 h A MONTH 'or annum Vmma Men or Ladles Iu oacu couuly. Adiirtss r. sv. Kt.l.l.u d. t il., raua., t-a. MY M U 10 KIS U-IO oooooooooo 1 1 you have Malaria, 1'lle.a, Slok He-tl- Oisclia, Costive Uuvvt-la, Uuuib A.iu or Q if VUUT fU0l lllS'l HOtSaailUilat. Tutt s Tiny Pills KM will cure, theee trouhltm. IHsseanmll. f JTI.w, also. tmor, ii Park 1'lssoo, N. V. oooooooooo CHLORIDE OF GOLD hinsAiilumr sasHl.fc.Trs. only sure cure mmn mmi niBcnUSUIMC TAHLfcTrs, only sure euro UirssUriiMnint I l..r tlio Alcohol Jiabll. Morpuiue aud Chloral, t- ps'r lloa b suall. Muy oe givcu wllhuul uutlem's suuwlodg'u lu auuuor oullou Chloride of Gold Medical Institute, 3 Wee). 4'.d rs., "ear din Ave., N. V.t tty, M. V. CUHE0 10 STAY CURED. We Want Nan. an.' Address ol Ercrv A8THMATIO P.HsroldHsses.M.D. suPlO,H.Y. rrrggnai-i Cos)uaititCst "ti people who ha. weak 1ud or AitU ma.ahoa.atiM Piao'tCur fur CoaftttupttoD. It Ha eurtsl thouiudit It bu Dottn)nr il oiitt. It nut bad to tana, liliih baatoough ayrup. Bold avvrrwhara. 9&c. r 4 v S3 DR. O. P. BROWN'S ... GREAT EXTERNAL REMEDY, HERBAL OINTMENT rftt.-ln' IUHKAMK thnmKb tht poraa. aniuht'i flrtulMtlon, htau luflviiini tion, lianlnlirM ,mti. V5 aud 60 cento. I iriisL-Ul.. sir hv li mil O. BROWN, 41 Urautl M., Jena Cltjr, I. J 'W,y "A woman best understands a woman's ills." Thin is why tlion Minds of women have been benefited by Mrs. Pinkham's advice, and cured by her remedies alter nil other treatment had failed. This is alto why Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been more successful in curing Female Complaints than any remedy the world has ever known. All lltiiicnu .ell 't. hr 'S'I. in ' f l.,..-nt.-.. .-e...lsl.0. l.iverrills.SSr. teil.si-.MU.-a.-e !.... .... led. .luur.ss la laaiJsaas
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