"Anyhow," chuckled the somewhat
fastidious liorse-thief, as the regula
tors adjusted the nooso about his neck,
"It isn't a ready-made tie."—Chicago
Tribune.
KIDNEY JROUBLES.
Km. Louise M. Gibson Says
That This Fatal Disease is
Easily Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
" DEAR MRS. PINKFIAM : I felt very
discouraged two years ago, I had suf
fered so lon|» with kidney troubles and
other complication?!, and had taken so
much medicine without relief that I
began to think there was no hope for
mo. Life looked so good to me, but
what is life without health ? I wanted
to be well.
MKS. LOOTS® M. QIBSOX.
" Lydia E. Pinkham'» "V>f?e
table Compound cured me and ma.de
ms well, and that is why I gladly
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vrith your rills. My headache and
Iv.eltaehe and kidney trouble went,
never to return ; the burning 1 sensation
I had left altogether; my general
health was so improved I felt as young
and light and happy as at twenty."
— MM. Lionsic Onraon, 4818 Lang-ley
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Piakkam's Vogotabl* Compound
lias cured and is curing thousands of
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DYSPEPSIA
Geo. 8. Really, of 7f> Nassau St., New York, says:
1-or years I have been troubled with
snd dyspepsia, and I carne to tne conclusion to try
v.-urpifls. 1 immediately found qrrett reltef from
their use; I feel i;k* anew man I commenced
them, and would not now be without then.
The drowsy,sleepy feelina 1 used to hare haw entirely
disappeared. 'lne dyspepsia has left me and my
rheumatism is gone entirely. 1 am satlsfte.i if any
one so afflicted will ir ITS Rad war's Pills a trial, th»*y
Will cure them, for I belief it all conies from
the system beinp out of i rdor—the lirer not dotn? hs
work.
DADWAY'S
" PILLS
cure ul! IMsordern of the Stanach, Bowels.
Kidneys, Bladder, Dizziness,
Castlvciiens Piles*
SICK HEADACHE,
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
INDIGESTION,
CONSTIPATION
AND
All Disorders of the LIVER.
Sfoe.perbox. At Druggists or by mail.
EADWAY & CO., 55 Elm St., New York.
Ise sure to gel "Radwny's" and see ihnt
lite name Is on what you buy.
Capsicum Vaseline
Put up In Collapsible Tubes.
A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or uny
other plaster, and will not blister the most delica e
skin. The pain allayintr and curative Qua Hies of
this nrli le are wonderful. It will stop the t otl-.a lie
at once, and relieve headache and sciatica.
We recommend it us the best and safest external
counter-irritant known, > lso as an external remedy
for pains in the chest and stonrjarh a.dall rheumatic,
neuralgic aud frouty c
A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will
1)0 found to be invaluable in the household. Mnny
people way "It is the best of all your preparations."
Price, 16 cents, at all dnursrists, or other deal" s,
or by sendinjethis ar.ount to us ia is amps
we will sand you a tube by mail.
N\> article should be accepted by the public unless
tho mr.e carries our label, as otherwise it is not
ffeauine.
CHEESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING CO.,
17 Bt*to Street, New York City,
nOODQVKC DI9COVE*! I «iT*«
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c.-o Book ot tMtwmitli «nd 10 day,'
!•><-». Dr. m. n. •BKEB'SSOSS. B.x B. itUl«. 0»
ftlßnlflranco of June 20.
Thursday, .Tune 20, now definitely
fixed as the day on which the corona
tion of King Edward is to take place,
happens to be the date originally sug
gested for the coronation of Queen
Victoria, hut discarded l>y her as be
ing the anniversary of the death of
her uncle, George IV. June 26 is note
worthy as being the anniversary of
Cromwell's installment as Lord Pro
tector of England. Thursday has been
a favorite day in the week for corona
tions. The following English sover
eigns were all crowned on that day:
King Stephen, King John, William and
Mary. Queen Anne, George IV.. Will
iam IV. and Queen Victoria.
The precious stones set in the crown
number 3190, and consist of diamonds,
rubies, emeralds, sapphires and pearls.
In the centre of the Maltese cross llie
famous historical ruby is placed which
the King of Castile gave to the Black
Prince in 1307, and which was after
ward worn in his helmet by Henry
V. at. tiie battle of Agincourt, and, as
tradition assorts, glowed throughout
the battle with a strange, lurid "light,"
to the frightening of the enemy.—
Modern Society.
Mnjionlar RoreneM.
As the rcpult of over-exertion and expo
sure to heat and cold, or from whatever
pause, may be treated successfully by the
timely application of St. Jacobs Oil. A
thorough rubbing is necessary. The Oil
should be applied vigorously for at least
twenty minutes, two or three times daily,
when all pain, soreness, stiffness will be
removed in twenty-four hours. It will also
strengthen and harden the muscles. Foot
ball players, gymnasts and all athletes
will find St. Jacobs Oil superior to any
other remedy for outward application, for
the reason that its action is more rapid
and its effect permanent. Thousands of
people all over the world use and recom
mend St. Jacobs Oil for muscular sore
ness. A twenty-five-cent bottle is quite
sufficient to prove its efficacy. In cases
where muscular soreness is complicated
with any disease which requires an altera
tive Vogeler's Curative Compound should
be taken. This prepared by the proprietors
of St. Jacobs Oil. lialtimore, Md.. who
will send a sample free on application.
California has nbnost a monopoly ot
the cultivation of apricots in the United
.States.
PUTNAM FIDKI.EPR DYES do not spot, streak
or give your goods an unevenly dyed appear
ance. Sold by nil druggists.
It's better to be a back number than
not to be numbered at all.
Row's Tills ?
Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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We, the undersigned, have known F. J.Che
ney for the last 18 years, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tion made by their firm.
WEST A TUUAX,Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
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gists, Toledo, Ohio,
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle
Sold by ail Druggists. Testimonials free.
Ilall s Family Pills are the best.
The man who can't pay his hatter
plunges head first into debt.
Mother Gmy'H Sweet Powders fi>r Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in
the Children's Home, in Now York. Cure
Feverlshness, Had Stomach, Teething Disor
ders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over 30,000 testimonials.
At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FUEE.
Address Alien S. Olmstead, Leltoy, N. V.
If poverty is not a crime, why is it pun
ished with starvation?
I'iso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for eoughs and colds. —N. W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, L'JOO.
It's the reckless j)cople who are usually
wrecked.
Mme. Btniot's Russian Depilatory
Instantaneously
lleuioves
SUPERFLUOUS
< without tortnrinir, blis
*4 lerin»r, discoloring or
4 *\ 1 Miyblotch.sijrns
Wr* W ° r other ill effect en the
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. t for Booklet triT
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Please mention this papftr. New York City.
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SOOTHSAYERS.
The winds that, gipsy-wise, foretold
The fortune of today,
At twilight, with the gathered gold
Of sunset, stole awtiy:
And of their olond accomplices
That prophesied the rain.
Upon the night-forsaken skies
No vestiges remain.
—Youth's Companion.
4 " A " ►
MOGUL MAGNET.^
After the explosion of tho Giant
Powder MIII 3 in Alabama, a party of
Northern capitalists purchased the di
vidends, and determined to erect an
other factory upon the ill-fated spot,
where, for every year for twelve
years, the mill had exploded, causing
terrific loss and many deaths.
The president of the company re
quested that I should visit Pittsburg
in search of a magnet endowed with
sufficient power to attract an object of
friction at a distance of 50 feet.
Fortunately, while prospecting through
the North and in Alaska, I formed the
acquaintance of Captain Laurence, late
of the Pacific Steam Whaling com
pany, who kindly informed me that
along tho Yukon delta there existed a
peculiar lo.lestono of wonderful maget
ism. To me this information was in
valuable, and I accordingly accepted
his invitation to join the whalers, who
were soon to leave on an expedition
from Point Barrow.
I was a little dubious of tills adven
ture, in spite of the promising report
of the delta, for ten years previous my
brother Jim, my only surviving rela
tive, sailed from Point Barrow with
Bob Laurence, a brother of cur cap
tain. Wild fellows they were, too, and
the result was the wreck of tile reven
ue cutter and four whaling vessels.
Nine hundred men became castaways,
and eventually perished from hunger
and long exposure on the sterile coast
of Greenland.
Our voyage was replete with events,
thrilling and dangerous, and in my en
thusiasm for the whaling business I
quite forgot my lodestone mission,
when it was brought to bear upon my
mind in a thoroughly disagreeable
way.
The captain and I were together on
dock, discussing the possibility of mak
ing our return down tho Yukon river,
thus passing through tho gold fields
and lodestone ore, when the engineer
in? crew appeared before us and an
nounced that the machinery in tho
power room refused to work. None
of the engineers could explain the mys
tery; it really seemed inexplicable, j
Soon tho steam died away, but strange j
the vessel's speed increased, and be- j
gan registering as high as 270 knots j
an hour.
It was indeed a ship at sea. What \
direction we were going it was impos
sible to toll, for the compass didn't
show. But with a glass I saw at a dis
tance a mountain of dark color, and I.
the secret of our speed was revealed. !
We were within the precincts of the i
great Lodestone Mountain, that both j
the explorers, Ross and Franklin, be- j
lieved to be near the Pole, surrounded !
by waters presumably unnavigable.
I knew that when we arrived within j
a certain distance, the attraction of j
this Mogul Magnet would be so power
ful that the vessel would be crushed
to pieces against it. A hasty examina
tion was made of the vessel; nothing
could be done to avoid a disastrous
landing, for the hull was of heavy iron,
of the ordinary build, with fastenings
of steel.
We therefore tnought no more of th"
vessel's safety, but of how to avoid j
the death shock which most assuredly ,
would come to us all. Necessity was
the mother of invention in this case, j
An avenue of escape was suggested J
by a British sailor, who, through fear. I
had already suspended himself three j
feet from the floor by catching to a j
rubber strap that hung from the ceil- j
ing. Within half an hour we had a
strap each, and were dangling in mid |
air when the crash came. It was a I
crash indeed, for one side of the ves- j
sel was firmly embedded in the ada- i
mant. With the exception of Good, j
who sustained a slight shock, every j
man alighted on the mountain bank ,
unhurt.
We succeeded in reaching the top
of the mountain, where millions of j
grouse fiew gaily enough around, and |
I, in advance of the party, stopped and j
rubbed my eyes, as well I might, j
There, not twenty yards in front. 1
placed in a charming situation, under
a group of overhanging cliffs, was tne j
cozy habitation of a cliff-dweller!
"What the dickens!" exclaimed I.
"Can this bo a mountain of cliff dwell
ers?"
Even as I said it, from an aperture
in the rock there limped out a Rip Van ;
Winkle looking fellow, clothed in a j
beautiful cloak of duck breasts, and ;
with a glorious crown of white locks. I j
thought I must have got a touch of the ;
sun. How did he ever get here? Be- i
sides. ho was alone, for wo could ean- ;
ily see all over the mountain. I stared j
and stared, and so did the other men, i
and just at that instant the captain j
came up from the rear.
"Here, Cap," said 112, "is that a white j
man, or a North Pole joys?"
Then all of a sudden the white j
haired man gave a cry and came hob- j
bling toward me. When he got close, j
he fell down in a sort, of faint. With j
a spring I was by his side. Great
powers! It was my brother Jim!
At the sound of the disturbance an
other figure, also clad in sealskin,
emerged from the cliffs and came run
ning toward us. On seeing Uie cap
tain. he, too, gave a cry.
"Cap," he hallowed, "don't you know
me, Bob, your brother? And he fell
at his kinsman's feet and rolled over '
and over, weeping with joy.
Meanwhile, Jim began,—
"Ten years ago, Laurence and I were
hurled against this mountain. The
ship and the other thirteen men went
into the deep. Since then, we two
have lived like a second Robinson Cru
soo and hi» man, Friday, hoping
against hope that some explorers
might help us away; but none evei
came. And now you, of all people on
earth, turn up, and find us where you
least expected! Wonderful —and
most merciful, too!"
In a joyful manner we all set to talk
ing. relating the main features of our
many adventures, till, exhausted from
long exposure, we fell asleep; for hero
no day nor night came, yet the world
around us was mellowed with the deli
cate rays of the Aurora Borealis.
The preparations for our return voy
age were arduous. From the wreck of
our vessel we secured a sufficient
quantity of timbers to build a boat, in
which we conveyed ourselves safely
to the port of Nuwuk, thnnce to llncle
Sam's "ice-box," rich in the knowledge
of the great fortune that lay await
ing our return—the Mogul Magnet of
the Earth. But life is short at best,
and if some ship, other than an iron
sided whaling vessel' is not secured, I
•shnll not risk the magnetism of the
wonderful lodestone again.
Truth is often stranger than fictia"
—Waverley Magazine.
YCUNG SOLDIERS OF FRANCE.
IMc: masque fcunpn nt Ills Ilpjini'l lire 01
llio Conscripts.
During the last three days 25,000
conscripts have loft Paris for the vari
ous military centres, it is the annual
departure of tho "classe." There have
been many picturesque scenes in con
sequence. Bands of young men of all
conditions of life and drawn from all
parts of the country have been parad
ing the streets, shouting military airs
and blowing upon imaginary instru
ments. It is their way of keeping up
their courage, for the conscript, as
often as not, has little stomach for
war, and looks with a degree of dread
upon Ms barrack life. The district of
Montmartre, especially, has been en
livened during these evenings by the
roystering "Blues," as Paris calls them
end the police have turned an indul
gent eye on their proceedings, prompt
ed, no doubt, by personal recollections
of the days when they also formed
part of the class. The town general
ly, looks fondly after the lads as they
go trumpeting along the boulevards.
The purely rustic conscript is a less
demonstrative person, and marches
soberly along, under the direction of
his sergeant or corporal, with his lit
tle vaiise or package, containing his
worldly possessions, on his arm, cut
ting often en odd figure in his rough
112 ivilian clothes. These are the grubs
from which the butterfly of the sol
dier will emerge in a few weeks.
When the conscript comes anion'.: hi 3
friend's again it will be'in the ;rui'se
o/ the feimifiar long blue coat and
red trousers of the infantryman, or he
will have blossomed into a cavalry
man, a gunner, or, perchance, an en
gineer.
The first day in barracks is a trying
one for the young conscript. Civil life
finishes sharply on the threshold of
the caserne. The soldier in embryo
i= challenged brusquely by the ser
geant major, and probably the latter
has som,' idea of imparting a little
wholesome respect for military dis
cipline at the very outset of the
young man's career. Very often the
conversation that, ensues has jts amus
ing turn. Each conscript is put
through an elementary examination.
The candidate is always asked wheth
er he can write. "But I am 'bache
lier,'" perhaps he says."l do not
ask your occupation," responds the
sergeant, gruffly; "but. can you write?"
And 'so on. When the parade takes
palace before the adjutant, there are
bound to be some few recruits who
make a last despairing effort to be
quit of military service. Their sight
is too bad, and they have not enough
strength. But the adjutant is a hard
hearted man; besides, he has heard
all this before. And the military net
is spread very wide. There is no my
opic bar, unless the degree of short
sight is very pronounced, and as to
the question of stature one often sees
the diminutive sentinel handsomely
topped by the fixed bayonet of his
rifle.
The man upon whom military life
sits the lightest and to whom it may
be positively agreeable is tho musi
cian. He comes under the class of
"ouvriers d'art," which escape with
one year's service. He is drafted into
the band, so that he continues his
studies, and he nicy supplement the
sou a day which a grateful country
awards hi'n by giving lessons outside
the barracks. And so we will leave
our brave conscript. Tor.iglit he may
put hi 3 brad under tho clothes in
•sheer wretchedness of being; tomor
row he will hold his head up and cry:
"Vive la Pp.trie!" "Vive l'Armee!"
A Clever landlord.
Some owners of property in the poor
er districts of Glaegov; give rewards
to tenants who behave themselves,
Keep their properly in good order, and
psy their rent legular'y. During the
past few years a great deal of slum
! roperty lias been pulled down or im
proved. and the landlords in question
also wish to better the condition of
the people, and the following novel
plan has been adopted: All tenants
who are prompt in payment are al
lowed in summer to live rent free for
a fortnight, so that when they take
their holiday thc-y need not pay double
rent. The idea has "caught ov." and
over GO percent of the tenants manage
to secure the landlord's prize.
Facts and pQR Ife
Fanaes
New York City. Shirt waists and
blouses with a double-breasted effect
are extremely fashionable, and suit
many figures to a nicety. This smart
WOMAN'S BLOUSE or. SHIRT,
model is shown in silk chambray in
pale blue and is unlined. but is suited
to all the season's washable fabrics
and to all waist cloths and simple
silks, albatross, challie, wool crepe,
peau do soie, taffeta and the like, and
can lie made over the fitted foundation
when preferred.
The lining is swigly fitted and closes
at the centre front. The back proper
is laid in three backward turning tucks
nr. each side of the centre, that are
stitched for its entire length, but each
front includes two deep nicks that ex
tend to yoke depth and are finished
with double rows of stitching in corti
celii silk. The right front laps over the
left in double-breasted style and is held
by means of buttons and button-holes.
The sleeves are in shirt style, with
cuffs that are buttoned over at the out
side and at the neck is regulation
stock.
To cut ibis waist for a woman of me
dium size four and an eighth yards of
material twenty-one inches wide, three
JR
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WOMAN'S WRAPPER.
find seven-eighth yards twenty-seven
inches wide, three and a quarter yards
thirty-two inches wide, or two and an
eighth yards forty-four inches wide
will be required.
Woman's Wrapper.
Tasteful, becoming morning gowns
are essential to making a good appear
ance as well as to comfort. The at
tractive May Mancon model given in
the large picture has the merit of being
absolutely simple at the same lime that
it is becoming and entirely satisfactory.
The original Is made of dull blue ba
tiste dotted with black and is trimmed
with bands of plain blue, stitched with
corticelll silk, but all washable fabrics
are suitable as well as challie, cash
mere, albatross and (he like.
The wrapper is cut with a fitted bad;
and loose front, that can be arrange!
over the fitted lining or attached to vhe
edge of the yoke as preferred. Th
yoke is pointed and provides a smooth
lit across the shoulders without de
tracting from the comfort of the gown.
The sleeves are in bishop style with
deep cuffs pointed at the upper edge,
and at the neck is a standing collar.
The skirt portion is cut to flare freeiy
at the feet, and finished with a gradu
ated circular flounce, seamed to the
lower edge.
To cut this wrapper for a woman o:
medium size eleven yards of material
twenty-seven inches wide, ten yards
thirty-two inches wide, or eight ami
an eighth yards forty-four inches wid
wiil be required.
{•'qunve-Mesli Klaminc.
I-'tamines are being purchased to '■
made up over taffeta for a wrvimib" •
spring suit. The open mesh of this
fabric looks cool and suitable for th.'
first heals of our glowing Amcric.".:
spring. The dark blue etamine is ex
tremely popular, although plenty Oi'
browns, dove grays, myrtle greens and
n few pale "cranberry'' reds are sold.
Here and there a heliotrope etamine is
chosen, to be relieved with dark bands.
But the dark bine and navy blue pieces
of etamine are most in demand. The
1902 etamine has a square mesh, which
distinguishes it from last year's roods
Persian Lam)) Buttons.
It seems a shame to out un such ar»
expensive fur as Persian lamb into
snippets, but, nevertheless, Rood dress
makers stop at nothing for fear of ex
pense. A handsome black cloth cos
tume for the street lias a ti,slit-tit ting
coat, which is quite long in front. This
has a broad-spread shoulder collar of
Persian lamb, which terminates iu V
slinpe .".'most at the waist. On each
side of the central fastening are ar
ranged llirce inrge button molds, cov
ered with this rich fur. This brintrs
tiie bwHous in three groups of two
each.
Among new models of ladies' under
garments is the "chemise-a-jour.", a
combination of the underwaist with Hie
short, white petticoat. It is not loose
and baggy like the old-fashioned chem
ise, and it fits the figure quite closely.
.The "chemise-a-jour" is fastened down
the front with six pearl buttons, spaced
quite far apart. It is supposed to take
the place of two undergarments with
only one layer of thickness around the
waist. As slimness is desired, the
"chemise-a-jour" lias its good poin
Vaience ISlue.
Faience blue is n color well spoken
of for a spring dress. After Easter we
suddenly feel the need of a cool spring
frock, something light of weight, which
will not be a burden to drag about on
a hot spring day. There is apt to be
a "lnt spell" in May. We cannot get
on without a foulard; our last year's
example looks "weary" with its con
stant use. Try to get one of the Fai -
enec blue foulards, and you will keep
abreast of the styles.
Vogue or White Felt.
So desirable have fashionables "oun<\
Ihe hat of white felt that it appears it
will still be with us. For the summer
sporting hat it will reign supreme, and
even in the interim shall we be re
minded pf it by the white felt-like fae-
ir.gs which distinguish (lie brims >;
so many modish eliapeaux.
CtilM'a French Dress".
French dresses, v.it li their lon
waists and short skirls, make a charn
in?; effect worn by little giris and a;
in tiie height of present styles. Tin
pretty May Maniou model is made t
French nainsook with trimming of lii
needlework. and is dainty as inn.v b
but the design is equally well suited i
nil washable fabrics, and to the simp
wools and silk worn by children froi
the ages of four to ten years.
The foundation for the waist is
smoothly fitted lining that closes wb
it. Nt the centre back. Onto this linir
are faced the yoke and fancy frot
ami over it are arranged the full fro
and backs. The skirt is simp
straight, tucked ;it the lower edge ar
gathered at the upper, where it i
teamed to the waist. The sleeves ai
in bishop style with narrow eutTs an
nt tiie neck is a standing collar. A ril
lion sash is worn over I lie seam th:
joins 1110 skirt ami waist.
To cut this dress for a child of elgl
years of age Jive and lire-eighth yan
of material twenty-one inches wit
four and a half yards twenty -sev.
inches wide, four and a quarter van
iliirly-two inches wide, or three an
an eighth yards forty-four inches wit'
FRENCH I>RK:iS i'OT: A CHILD.
will be required, with three-querl
yards of inserted tveking for yoke a
front, nius yards of edging snd i
yards zt instviian tJ :iim as iilustvat