k. Wa InoflTnlnt. A countrywoman entered a general tore in Townnrta, this State, and ex panded a l'"'1 of ro11 b",,cr ,or. Kr.occr iej and hoiifchold articles includine; a aree box of matches. 'I he following lav she returned, and, piittniR the iratchcj on the counter, complained that they were no good that she toiildm strike them. "Queer!" commented the storekeeper. "We use 'cm altogether, and have no trouble." Then he took three or four from the box, scratched them one after an other on his trousers, easily produced t light, and then assured her the matches were all right. "Mcbbe they be," she replied; but I ),ave too much to do to walk three miles here and back whenever I want light for the sake of striking the matches on your trousers I" An Annual Occurrence There was a wordy row in the next flat, and by force of habit we rubber up the areaway. "I tell you, John Skinner," yells Mrs. Skinner, "I must have a new fall hat, lir! There is nothing left of my last fall hat but the frame, sir the frame, just the wires! And no woman can't wear no hat they ain't nothing left of but the wires!" Enough! Mrs. Skinner appears to have found a skeleton in the closet, and we reverently draw hence. On tha Racei, The paymaster of the Tower of Babel Hood on the eighth floor liquidating the week's incumbrances. Inadvert ently he let a few coins slip through his fingers and fall to the cellar. "He's a sport, all right," said the carpenter three floors below, as he rub bed a bruised pate. "He's a sport. Just look at the money lies dropped on the races." " An attack of la grippe left me with a ba cough. My friends said I had consumption. I then tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and it cured me promptly." A. K. Randies, Nokomis, 111. You forgot to buy a bot tle of Ayer's Cherry Pec toral when your cold first came on, so you let it run along. Even now, with all your hard coughing, it will not disappoint you. There's a record of sixty years to fall back on. Three slut I 25c.. 50c, II. All draifliti. Contutt your doctor. If hs tart take lt, then do at he aya. If he tellt you not to take It. then don't ttiko It. He knows. Leave It with him. We are willing. . 4. C. AVER CO Lowell, Halt. Headache ? Appetite poor? Bowels con stipated? It's your liver 1 Ayer's Pills are liver pills. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich black ? Use Buckingham's Dye SOctl.oldruggitttor R. P. HaH IcCo., Nainua.N.H W. L. DOUGLAS $ 9. oKn CUl ETC UNION W- l. Douglas etioee are the ttandard of the world. W. L. Dona-Is made and told wore nen't Good year tVelt illand Keweil l'rtxel tfaoet In the flrnt tli month, of 1(MI2 than any other manufacturer. 1fl finn RKWABI) will 1 paid to anyone who I UiUUU ran dUnrors thlt ttatemenj. W.'L. DOUCLAS 84 SHOES , CANNOT BE EXCELLED. 1-;:X J1.103.S20 1 .?:!, ,2,840,000 Beet Imported and American leathere, Heyl't Potent Oqlf. Enamel, Box Calf, Calf, Vlcl Kid, Corona Nat, Kangaroo. Fust Color Kyeleta uaeil. Caution 1 Th rennlne have W. L. DOUOLAaT ... , ' came and rrtce atamped on bottom. Ael In mail, Jtfo, extra, lllut. Catalog free. W. L. DOUGLAS, BROCKTON. MASS. DV CMHAPTIC " in -.t.i. Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold In balk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "ttmitalnc just u good." We bnr Bounty I.and Warrauts Itomttd to sol dier of the Muiican aim other early Wart aud. pay fml Ttlue Incaah. War rauta eecurcd for thoae nlltled, iniluiUiia" helra. Write for My'lculatt. .r , The Collins UnSCo. Atlantic Bntldlur. Washington, p. c. infMCAl. & SPECIAL MTf.8. Situations SECURED r.r,, .Vu"a!i ur tuitlun BUSINESS f 01 1 Ff.PC BIRMIIICHAM.AU. RICKMuHO. VA. HUU5I0N. U. COLUMBUS. CA. hn... : UtlUHNY W DISCOVERY; ('e a. aCT , . . . ' rallat and cure. wont . & 0 t.tn..n ll1" 0a. Saa a. Atlanta. Ua- BOO YOUNG MENn,.Mr"RMI"Trn eoo'tnclli-, ". Addreaa John- My Lungs aaMMsB PPt it w-- ry Mexican Veterans jr JSiiPMT(i brjiruHnteta. I , .... i , lt J ae eee.ee'eea.rare. FARM MATTERS. Trial Cropt, The lnrRPRt trial t'ropg linve been ob tained wbore fertilizers were oiiplleJ Ubernlly, nnd In every ense the In. creased crop more thnn paid for the ad ditional expense of fertilizers. The ilants do not use oil of the fertilizer; the first year, nnd the succeeding sea son assists In the gain from the appli cation. Salt na a Fertiliser. There arc many Inquiries about suit ns a fertilizer. 8alt Is rarely of any use as a fertilizer proper. The ele ments of which It is composed am found In most soils in sufficient amounts for oil except for such plants os asparagus, wlinse natural borne Is by the seaside. But salt is found In practice to have much more value than would be supposed. Its effect Is best ou rich land in vegetable mutter, which the salt, In the small amounts usually ii pi il led, helps to decompose. In larger quantities salt Is a preservative from decomposition, but no farmer -would think of applying enough to Injure his land. .- Worms at Soli Itenovators. Earth worms are not soil formers, for they are seldom met villi In soils that are destitute of organic matter. They are simply renovators. Every time a worm Is driven by dry -weather, or any other cause, to descend deep. It brings to the surface, when It empties lie contents of its body, a few particles of fresh earth. At the same time lt fertilizes the subsoil by opening up passages -which encourage the roots of plants to penetrate deeper, these pas sages being lined with excreted mat ter, which provides a store of nourish ment for the roots. On meadow land Darwin found these worm casts amount annually to eighteen tons an acre, nnd on good arable land to ubout ten tons. American fertilizer. A Small Work Bench. 'A small -work bench is very conve nient for doing small jobs of repairing, tiet a long, deep, but narrow, empty grocery box and mount it upon legs upon Its side as shown. This provides not only a work bonch, but a Ebelf be- low It for keeping tools. The cover of the box can be hinged to the front for the purpose of keeping the tools more secure. There Is not a furm In th-? country that can afford to be without at least a suiull bench on -which to make repairs and to construct the small articles needed In carrying on farm operations. New York Tribune Furmer. Growing Blueberries From Seed. The Maine Agricultural Experiment Station reports that they have found It comparatively easy to grow blueber ries from seed. They used good pot ting soil, to which leaf mould had been added, -washed the seed from the pulp, and allowed lt to freeze during the winter, then sowed It In the spring thickly on the surface of the soil, packed lt down -with a board and cov ered -with a slight sprinkling of soli. They were handled once, and later in the summer wero transferred to a cold frame, whero they were covered with litter during the whiter. The next spring they wen? transplanted Into beds, shaded until established and made a good growth during the sum mer. They say the low blueberry, "Vaccineum I'ennsylvanlcum," will fruit In three or four years, whll? the high bush, "Vaeeiueum corynbosum," requires from four to six years. We think the shortest period they name for either 1b at least a year too long, but will not dispute the matter. Both these varieties are relatively easy to transplant either from swamps or up land, and they may be propagated by grafting or division of the roots. A we called attention to th? possible cul tivation of thPBe berries sevewl years ngo wo feel an Interest in this matter, and hope to see them grown as com monly as strawberries and blackberries ore now. The Cultivator. Sretematle Storing; of Humnt. One of the greatest advantages I ob. tain from a cover crop Is the constant storage In the soil of humus. A soli 1'lcU In humus Is also a soil propurl; drained. In many soils the lack of humus permits the best elements of fertility, no 'matter In what form ap plied, to leach out and go to waste. Sometimes they merely leuch down tc the subsdll, but even there they are wasted to most crops. Our surface feeding crops will not go down to 1 lie subsoil after rich humus or ferlilltj leached down there, because of a toe porous and open surface soil. Th cover crop plants the humus In the sur face soil, aiid thereby hojds Jhe fertll Izliig elements of "potash, "phosphoric acUnkndTiiti'bgcn. They are held ther In a position whero the roots of tht plants can most readily reach and util ize them. ." Any cover top will do this work Bome, of course, answer the purpost much better than any others, but 8 crop that furnishes an ubuudance of green foliage will la time fill the sol' with rich limuus. Therefore cov?) crops have been used by ino continu ally for systematic storing of humus li the soil. My laud Is so open and por oub that nearly all fertilizers woult quickly leach through If It were not fo) this practice of planting cover cropi to prevent the wuste. Humus In tin soil gives strength and vitality ti plants. It furnishes the bone ant marrow 'to the soil, and makes it rlcl lu possibilities. When the soil li drained steadily year after year, anf no new humus added, lt becomes life less, and no amount of artificial fertlll ciitlou will compensate for the loss. B. L. Andreas, In American Cultivator. POULTRY NOTES Killing Tonne; Chicken. The chicken Is suspended by the legs from a long piece of scantling, which extends across one corner of the chick en yard, resting on the top rails of the fence. It Is stuck In the upper bock part of the mouth ond bleeds to death before It Is removed. Father kills them, using his pocket knife. I do the pick ing, but never begin until they are dead. I sit on a low chair, with a chicken on my lap. Never scald broiler or roaster. After all the feathers are rlueked I remove all the pin feathers, using a dull knife; the feather is grasped be tween the knife and thumb and pulled out. When perfectly clean It Is thrown Into a pail of cold water for an hour or two, then scrubbed all over, and hung up In the cellar until called for, which is olwoys If possible the same day It Is killed. It takes me about one half hour to dress a chicken. Mrs. Leonard Johnson, In American Agri culturist. Breeding- For Weight nnd Fkri. For market fowls of greatest weight select a strain reputed to combine gi gantic proportions with fine, tender grain and delicacy of flavor. It Is ad visable to secure a big hen as well as a huge cock, Instead of purchasing eggs from stock you have never seen. Of this hen's eggs set only the largest, of course avoiding double-yolked ones. In future seasons pick out the largest hens for breeders nnd set their largest eggs. I5y ibis culling process you will work Into a flock of mammoth hens, changing only tho cock when fear of Inbreeding is Incurred. For layers follow methods In line with this. Choose n laying strain, then for breeders separate the best layers of the flock, each year separating tho best layers of the season's hatch nnd killing off the rest. One may in time breed Into n good llot-k by breeding from his own largest hens for weight, and from his best layers for a laying strain, but quicker and surer results are obtained by beginning with a pair or trio of known reputation. L. L. Trott, in Orange Judd Farmer. Keen the Feed and Water Clcnn. Here is a simple arrangement which will be much appreciated by the farmer ar.d keeper of poultry, the patent on the device having been granted to Er nest II. Mack. In constructing the feeder two triangular boards are se cured to the end of a base board of tho desired length. Then two slatted sec- DEVICE FOIt THE POTJliTRY YARD. tlons are hinged to the sides of the base, with buttons near the apex of each triangle to lock the sides together. To insert the feed and water dishes the buttons are turned and the slatted sides allowed to drop back on the ground, affording free access to tho Interior. The advantage of this feeder Is that It prevents crowding, nnd keeps the fowls out of the dishes. Trovlslon Is also made for beating the feed and water In cold weather by placing a lamp In a protected casing beneath tho water reservoir. Philadelphia Itecord. Good Layer. A few good layers like a few good cows come by accidental breeding. This number can be greatly Increased by selection and beginning at the foun dation tlje breeding stock. Instead of selecting the eggs for hatching from the egg basket or at random, as has been the custom for years, lt would bo well to select eggs from hens that are unusually good layers. It does not re quire an adept to select the business hen. One can very readily become ac quainted with the hens that are good layers. The bustler is always busy. If no other menus may bo at hand to select eggs, it would bo well to have a pea or a house or a room where several of the best layers can be kept and their eggs used for hutching purposes. In buying eggs lt will pay to give a little advance over the ordinary prices to obtain eggs from a breeder who lias employed methods that will increase this habit lu his hens. It Is much more to be admired and sought for than eggs of standard merit which have been se lected on account of their feathering. One should manage his poultry as ho does his dairy If be would have best re suits. This is for the purpose of ob taining tho most profit. The hens should never be permitted to become overfat, which can be obviated by feed ing the grain In straw or chaff. Never use eggs from a hen that has been sick with any constitutional disease. Constitutional diseases can be trans mitted, and dose attention should bo given this matter. Poultry Farmer. Hint. Keep the feed box full. Onion tops chopped fine are ezzce'.leut for poultry. Comfort for the fowls Is synonymous with profit. Young chlckeus should be fed many tinges during tho day. Fowls suffer more from datupuesf than from any other cause. .. A liberal dust bath for fowls Is tho best protection against vermin. Fowls bavlug a free run will find their own feather-making food. Cedar brush bung Inside the poultry bouse will eradicate chicken lice. In feeding fowls study nature, and give them things they liko the best. Turkeys when first batched are very delicate and require considerable care, Feathers should be plucked dry. Scalding detracts from the flavor of the flesh. Meals should be mixed dry and crumbly; it pauses illuess when toe WU i. '., w COMMfcRClAL REVIEW. Central Trade Condition!. R. G. Dun & Co.'i weekly review o' trade says: Distribution of merchandise shows nc diminution, and prospects are bright for continued activity. Dealers in manj lines are irgcnt for proir.pt shipments calling upon jobbers an J manufactur ers for goods already overdue. This indication of reduced stocks is a good sign, and tends to sustain quotations. Western reports are especially favor able, and the early marketing of cot ton has brought distinct improvement t the South. Voluntary advances in wages have been announced in a num ber of instances, while the labor situa tion is more satisfactory, although not entirely free from controversy. Supplies of cotton goods do not ac cumulate in first hands, the demand con tinuing to keep pace with production, which holds prices steady. Few ex port sales are reported, not through any lack of inquiry, but owing to the fact that sellers will make no concessions. Wool averaged slightly higher in sym pathy with the London sales, but fur ther declines occurred in hides and leather has become dull. New England shoe shops have received large orders for winter goods, assuring activity for two or three months at some factories. Strictly commercial failures in the United States during the first -nine months of 1902 numbered 8676. with de 'aultcd liabilities of $85,407,400. Last year there were 808,1 failures for $80, j;6o.g;2. In addition, there were 47 failures of batiks and other financial in stitutions with liabilities of $28,027,198, against 61 in igot. involving $17,295,554. While the exhibit is less satisfactory than last year's, only one other year during the past two decades made as favorable a showing. Bradstrect's report says: Business failures in the United States for the veck ending October 2 number 164, as igainst 172 last week, 175 in this week ast year, 177 in 1900. 146 in 1899 and :6.i in 1898. Canadian failures not noted. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour Spring clear, f:j.j0a3.30; best Patent, $4.,r0; choice Family, $3.7"). Wheat New York No. 2. 74?; Philadelphia, No 2, TZXa.Vi'.ic; Baltimore So 2, 72o. Corn New York No. 2, 70c; Phila lolphin No. 2. o9a(50.'; BnltimoroNo. 2, 5t!c. Oats New York No. 2. 33c; Vhila lelphia No. 2, 30c; Baltimore. No 2. ?4c. liny No. 1 timothv, ifKi.OOalG fill; N'o. 2 timothv. $15.uOttio.OO; No. 3 fun tby$U.OOai5.00 Green Fruits nnd Vegetables Apples perbrl, fnncy S.'icSl 00; fair to good jicr brl, bOc-SOlic; Beets, native, per lunch lcSl!4c; Cabbages, native, flat lutch, per 100, 1 00-5 1 50; Celery, per loz. 2.r)C'S'4(lc; Kjrgplunts, native, per 100, $1 OO-al 25; Grapes, Knppahaimock, ser 1016 basket, 12c3i4o, do, Western Maryland, per 5-1d basket, 12c-a14c; Lettuce, native, per bu box, 30c340o. Lima beans, native, per bu box, 50-3 !0c; Onions, Maryland and Pennsylva liti yellow, por bu, Grc75c; Pumpkins, lative, each, 4c5c; Squash, Anno iuudcl, per basket, iOcttlac; String Jeans, native, per bu, green, 2.r)C30c; romatocs, Potomac, per peach busket, KC-2-27C. Kuppahannock, br bu box, 15c 'a 40c; Potatoes, Primes, per brl. No 1, (1 25al 40; do, seconds, 75u80c; do, Bulls, fiOn'iOc; do, Eastern Shore, por brl, No 1, $1 25al 40. Butter, Separator, 24a25c; Gathered .ream,22a23c; prints, 1-lb 25a2Gc; Hulls, Mb. 25a2G: Duiry pts. Md., Pa., Va., 23u24c. Eggs, Fresh-laid eggs, per dozen, 21u2-.'o Cheese, Large, 60-lb, Il?al2c; me 3ium, 30-lb, 12al2.Y: picnics, 23-lb ll.Vol2.Vo. Live Poultry, Hons, 12al2Xcj old roosters, each 25a30c; spring chickons, 13al4c, young stags, llullVo. Ducks llal2o. Hides, Heavy steers, association ond alters, late kill, GO-lbs and up, closo se lection, 12al3c; cowsaud light steers I'4olO.Vo. Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk clear rib sides, 12c; bulk shoulders, llc; bulk bellies, 13c; bulk ham butts, 10'c; bucon clear rib sidos, 12c; bacon shoulders, 13c; sugur-cured breusts, 15Kc; Bugur-cured shoulders, 12c; sugar-cured California hums, 10c; bums cunvased or uucanvaBed, 12 lbs. and over, 14c; refined lard tierces, brls end 50 lb cans, gross, H Vc; refined lard, second-bund tubs, Win; refined lard, half-barrels and new tubs, llJio. Live Stock. Chicago, Cattle, Mostly 10al5o lowor, good to prime steers $7 6O.18 50; medium 4 00a7 00; Blockers and feeders $3 50 a5 00; cows, fl 50u4 50; koifors fJ 2jj B 75; Texas-fod steers $3 00a4 50. Hogs, Mixed and butchers $7 25u7 85; good to choice, hduvy $7 55u7 90; Sheep, sheep und Iambs slow to lowor; good to choice whethors . G0a4 10; W ostera shoep 4 00a535. East Liberty, Cattlo ste.dy; choice 17 10a7 25; prime G 25ai ";. Hogs, prime heavy $7 fi0a80'.), mediums 97 8:); heavy Yorkers $7 G5a7 75. Sheep stoady, Best wethers $4 75a 4 00 culls and com inou f 1 50u2 00; choice lambs $5 24u5 40. LABOR AND INDUSTRY It is estimated that there are over 22,ooo union electrical workers in North America. The International Union of Com mercial Telegraphers was recently formed in Chicago. Jacksonville (Fla.) carpenters de mand an eight-hour day and 30 cents an hour minimum. Durham (England) miners are agi tating for the Parliamentary represen tation of trade unions. At the present time the Order ol Railway Conductors has a membership of more than 27,000. Factory shoemakers at Manchester, N. II., have struck by reason of a change in their schedule of wages. At Los Angeles, Cal., the Shinglers' Union has advanced the schedule ol wages, taking effect October 1. An increase of 20 per cent, has been granted the mshinists of the Atlantic Coast Line in the Florence (3. C.) shops, , . A minimum wage of $12.50 a week has been attained by the union of hard wood finishers at Indianapolis. Labor troubles that have been pend ing among the marble workers at Gouverneur, N. Y.. have been settled. The union has been recognized and an ipcrease in wages granted the strik i.g coal miners at Ottumwa, Iowa. New York bricklayers received 50 cents a day for 14 hours' labor in 1776. They now receive f4.8o for eight hours. Elkhari- (Ind.) labor unions will or tunize a Trades Council and make 1 demand for wage acale and shorter hours. Mualeasl lentare. In certain of the metropolitan churches whistlers have been added to the choirs. It is said that their rendi tion of the music is not only pleasing, but very artistic. In the near future we may expect some such announcements as the following: Mi. Puffan Blowso. the eminent whistler, will render "The Four Winds of the World" and "Sweet Evening Breezes" at the N. P. Church this ev (iiing. Mr. Rattlan Clack, the reformed min ftrti, will give "These Bones Shall Rise Again" on the former implements of his profession at the Vaudeville Tab urnaclc during the evening services to morrow. Prof. Poundcn Hard, the bass drum trirtunso, ha been added to the choir of the Little Church Around the Bend. ,t the next service he will play a solo, tmtitlcd "Marching Along." "Though I Become as Sounding Urass" will be the number rendered by Jliss Clashy Clang, the cymbaliste, at fhe revival services in the big tent to night. Anreatral Murk. After a long, dusty walk to a country lown, and a moruing spent in poring over ancient records, an enthusiastic jcncalogist returned with these memo randa conccrninir his ancestors: "Caleb Forbes His earmark ia a cross on the left care and a half-panny Vndcr the same earc and a split on the ton of the riuht earc." "John Starkweather His earcmark is a square cross on the left eare and a plit on the h'nd side of the right care, split downward. "Oh! what does this mean?" cried his wife. "How terrible! Tohn. I wish voud let genealogy alone. What crimes do you suppose they had committed f "What's the matter, my dear." "Why, this is the record of the way :ne criminals were branded, isnt itf "What!" shouted the nroud trcnealo aist. "My ancestors branded. These re the marks of their cattle among ;he hrst on record "I am relieved," said his wife. UrNliltK of a Temperence Lecture. Two maiden sisters of mature vcars had been to a temperance lecture. To demonstrate the disastrous effect of al cohol upon life, the lecturer had pour- en a portion of whisky into a class. which contained water and a mass of lively animalculac of different unsitrlit shapes and sizes. The result of the mixture was that the shoals oi ugly looking fishes were soon bereft of lite and were seen floating helplessly in the water. On the way home, when ncarine a sa loon, one of the sisters remarked to the Mlicr: "Mary, will you go in and get some v.mky?" "Some whisky!" astonishingly rc tr.Kikcd the other. "Ycs.dcar.for I really can never again drink water with all those horrible things floating about. I would rather drink them dead than alive." CURES BLOOD POISON, CANCER. Aehln; Hones, Shifting rain, Itching SUIn, Pimple, Eating Sorea, Ete. If you have Pimples or Offenaira Erup. tions, .Splotches, or Copper-Colored Erup tions, or rash on the skin, Festering Swell ings, Gland Swollen, Ulcers on any part of the body, old Sores, Boil, Carbuncles, Pains and Aches in Bones or Joints, Hair or Eyebrow falling out, persistent Sore Mouth, Gums, or Throat, then you have Blood Poison. Take Botanic Blood Balm. (B.B.B.) Soon all Sores, Pimple and Eruptions will heal perfectly. Aches and Pain cease, Swellings subside, and a per fect, never to return curt made. B.B.B. cures cancer of All Kind, Suppurating Swelling, Eating Sores, Ugly Ulcer, after all elte fails, healing the sore perfectly. If you have a persistent pimple, wart, swollen glands, shooting, stinging painc, take Blood Balm, and they will disappear before they develop into Cancer. (Write for special circular on Cancer.) Druggists ?1 per large bottle, including complete direction for home cure. Sample free by writing Blood Balm Co., 16 Mitchell St., Atlanta, Ga. Deicribe trouble, and frco medical advice sent in sealed letter. The people who never have anything in teresting to say generally manage to say it. Hall's Catarrh Cute Is a liquid and Is taken Internally, and aots directly on tho blood una mucous suriaves or tue system. Yrrlte ui iwuiuwumiii, ir, iuaouiaoiurea oy J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. After a man is dead it funny what a 101 01 unsuspecteu good trait we discover he had. FITS permanently cured.No tits or nervous nessafterflrst day's use of Dr. Kline' Great NerveKestorer.2trlal bottle and treatlsefreo Dr.R. H. Hu, Ltd., 831 Arch St., Fhlta., Pa. It may seem funny, but the fellow who pays caali is a man of no account. Slrs.Winslow' Soothing Bvrup for children teetlilng,oftenthe gums, re'duoe Inflamma tlon.ollays pain, cure wlud colic. 25e. a bottle The man who throw care to the wind may find the wind blowing it back to him. lam sure Pluo's Cure for Consumption .red my lite three years ago. Mas. Thomh Rob ii, Maple Bt., Norwloh, K. Y., Feb. 17, 1S00. One good turn deierves another, but it eldom get it. Putnam Fadeless Dyes color more good, per package, than others. It i wiaer in the long run not to bor row more than you need! 1 ST. JACOBS OIL POSITIVELY CURES Rheumatism Neuralgia Backache Headache Feelache All Bodily Aches AND CONQUERS PAIN. SUFFERED SEVEN YEARS With Catarrhal Derangements of the Pelvic Organs. Miss Kate Brown,. Miss Knte Brown, RecordinR Secro tnry of the L. C. B. Association, of Knnsns. In n Letter from 005 N. Seventh St., Kauctis City, Knn., Bnys: "For Kcvcn years I have not known what it waa to upend a well day. I cnuRbt n nevorc cold, -which I neg lected. It was nt tbe time of menstru ation, and .lnfliinimntlon Bet in nnd prostrated me. Cntnrrh of the kidneys, nnd bladder followed, my digestive or gans pave way: In fact, tbe cold disar ranged my whole system. "I spent hundreds of dollars wttti doctors and medicine, but derived but little benefit unfit 1 began treat inrnt with Pcruna. I kept taking lt for nearly nine months. Ix-fore I was com pletely cured, but I kept growing bet ter gradually so that I felt encouraged to continue taking l'eruiin until niv health was restored. I wild my thanks I'p or Down? Even teachers sometimes have a sense of humor. One to whom that gift has not been denied teaches in an uptown school. Not long ago she was struggling with a class in geography. "What is a compass?-' she asked a wide-eyed child, who promptly answer ed, with the confident air of one who knows: "A compass is an interment for rind ing directions." " The teacher gasped, but John was not detained, as were the others who an swered incorrectly: For, as she smil ingly remarked: "Tradition would uphold him in his belief that at certain stages of man's development an interment is necessary to find the direction in which he is go ing." CURES RHEUMATISM, CONSTIPATION In the full-winter ot 1000 1 w amicled with clfttle rheumatlain, o mnrh ao that I had to uo a cane to aetiat me In walklug. I'pon alttlug down, there Wat no caao f. nty tblch, and lh ouljr poiitlnn In which I could boar iny leg wa airalgut out In front of ma. whlls lu areollulua; position. Reallilng the nniurs of the dlacaae, I began treat ment atonca, but rocelred do relief until Induced by Mr. J. T. Doster, of GreenvllUi, of the drug llrm of Bruce Doner, to take " Rhcumnclde." Mr. Doster, who had been a great auHernr hlmeelt, from rhoumntlam, and had 'jeou eom polled to uao crutche for month, wa cured by RHECMAX'IKE. I pure huned a bottle from them, under the guar antee of Mr.Doater Ihntlf 3 botlle did not cure me the money would be rofunded. Ouo bottle relieved me, and I bare had no tourh of rheumatism lneo that time. W. A. Palmsr, who lived hereat the tlmo (1901), was down wlih a serereattnrk of rheu matism, and for six weeks had to be turned in bod on a sheet. After the use of several bottles of RHKUMACIDtt, he was pronounced well, by the attenUlcg physician, who Is a great bollovcr In the cfucacy of your modlelne. Yours truly, J. t. O. THOMPSON, Editor rickms Senlintl, Tlckens, 8. 0. For sale by Druggets, price $1.00. Dobbltt Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md. n M E T'AtL L I C URING our 30 "years "of gunTmatlng, we have discovered many things 'about ammunition that no one could learn in any other I way. Our discoveries In this line, together'with years of experience manufacturing ammunition, enable us .to embody many fine points In Winchester Metallic Cartridges for rifles and revolvers which make them superior in many ways to all other brands upon the market. Winchester cartridges in all calibers are accurate, sure-fire and exact in size; being made and loaded in a modern manner by skilled experts. 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