oils and Pimples Gil Warning. IN UNFAILING SI6N THAT MTURE IS APPEALING MR HELP. When Nature it overtaxed, she haa her own way of giving notice that assist ance is neeill. tshe doea not usa lor help until it is impossible to get along without it. Boils and pimples are an indication that the svstcra is accumulating impurities which must le gotten rid of ; they are an urgent appeal for assistance a warning that can not safely he ignored. To neglect to purifv tin blood nt this time means more than the annoyance of painful boils and naightly pimples. If these impurities are allowed to ITU in. the svstem succumbs to any ordinary illness, and is anaUe to withstand the many ailments which are so prevalent during spring and summer. Mrs. L. Gentile, 9004 Second Avenue. Seattle, Wash . says: " I was afflicted for a lone time with pimples, which were vorv annoying, as they disfigured uiv face fearfully. After using many other remedies in vain. S S. S. promptly and thoroughly cleansed my blood, and now I rejoice in si good nornplexion, which I never had before." Uspt. W 11 uunlap, 01 me a. u. a. R. It . Chattanooga, Tenn . writes: " Severul boils ami carbuncles broke out upon me, causing ntBK? reat pain and annoyance. My woou seemed tn do hi r& if?& riotous oondition, and nothing I took seennd to do Many good. Six Kittles of S b. 8. cured me completely and my blood has been perfectly pure ever since." 151 V- V J! O. S. SD FOR THE BLOOD 1 v .-- . . .. ... , ... is the best blond remedy, because it is purely vcgetablo wid Is the only one that is absolutely free from Mtash nnd mercury. It promptly purifies the blood and thoroughly cleanses the system, builds up i. general health and strength. It cures Scrofula, Eczema, Cancer, Rheuma tism 'letter Boils, Sores, etc., by going direct to the cause of the trouble and forcing out all impure blood. Books free to any address by the Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ua. MISCELLANEOUS ITEJW x A Chinese woman has applied fore di vorce hi Oregon. A Oerman Methodist ehursk building la Milwaukee has been converted Inte a beer garden. A Boston man who refused to pay a fine of five dollars for spitting la a treet ear went to Jail for 30 days. Funny names are borne by the two betels in Sharpaburg. Ky. One ia the Ware house and the other is the Wood house. The railroads in the United States give employment to about 800.0CO per sons. Nearly 40.000 of these are locomo tive engineers. Four new teeth lately appeared In the gums of Mrs. J ul in Spence, of Claiborne county, Tenn. For lis years previous she had been without teeth. Her age is 63. Four cities in the United States hsve each an average of over 100 square miles. Creator New York, SOS square miles; New Orleans, 100)4: Chloago. 180; Philadelphia, 119. In Portugal( when a child of poor parents dies, the mother converts a plain box Into a co"i:i with a glass top. At the funeral s!ie conveys the coffin to the cemetery, carrying It on her head. A Chicago syndicate owns a ranch in Texas which contains 5 0CO square miles. Its herds of cattle aggregate 120,000 head, besides 1,500 horses, and the calf crop branded in 1S97 exceeded 31,000. A new trunk, designed especially for ladies' use, has several trays, which slid in and out from the front, so thatth -contents of any one may be removei! without disturbing other articles In the trunk. The r lenrl Cellapaed. 7 I At Devon port a soldier was brought before the commanding officer for sell ing part of his kit. wben the following dialogue icok place: Colonel Now, Private Murphy, why did you sell your boots? Privste Murphy I'd worn em for ! two year. oi r. aM thought they were i my own property. Colonel Nothing of th sort, sir. i 1 bese booty belong to the queen. Private Murphy I'm nure I'm sorry, I sorr. but 1 didn't know the lady took twelves." (Collapse of colonel). Tit ( Bits. a see. I Hawker Good morning, mum; any pins, tapes, needles, cottons or buttons I 1 can how you? I Miss Kldersere Not to-day, my man. Go away. I Hawker Any pipe cleaners, boot i laces or cc'lar studs for your husband, mum? Miss Rldtrsere Oo away, 1 tell you; 1 1 haven't got a husband. I BawVer (cheerfully, as he departs) --Ain't yer miss? Well, don't take It , too much to 'cart; while there's life there"- 'ope. Ally Sloper. SCENE IN A PORTUGAL WINERY. In the mountains, at the Quinto do Sexio, Portugal, a famous P0 Wine district where the custom of treadiag the grapes for Port Wi. is still in vogue. From tea to a dozen men or women for each r.J in turn continue the treading, day and night, during the four or fiJ weeks vintage Some of the treading vats are large enough for th J separate rows of n men each, who with their white breeches wJ tucked up, the: us on each other's shoulders, raise and tread thJ feet alternately h sofl and shouts to keep the lazier ones up toil wort, ana a Dana wun string instruments enlivens tne nours. Marry 111, I'nrtluit yOU V" coi n ! A TREASURY THIEF. LA olav most effectively over o sti nit play most enccttveiy over Jlfcva festive scene when thrown bv waxen candles. The light that heightens beauty's charm, that gives the finished touch to the drawing room or dining room, is the mellow glow Of 1 BANQUET WAX CANDLES Sold in all colors and shades to liarmotu.c with any interior hangings or decorations. Manufactured by CTANnARD OIL CO. V 2' BUY COPPER SHARES' LOR LARGE PROFITS. yi. . i.: -i hM copper 19 vents a pound i ii . rt. i. , nts. i i i.-r thi' metal srester than tie: supply. , . 1 1 i s supply never s.. low, Notlilnit in history like the profits made in e ' , ;. r i .e i t ' years 'i ne opiKirtunltlei for Isrss ir-iiits in the nei r future are new as good ss tbey have i n heretofore, ihe following table shows the ittady sad . ipi , rise In alu. ol shares of oopper mines ...irlnjr Hie past tun years. It .ili lie noticed thai the rostral Increase ;, t-i 1 1 i n in some ol the low-priced stocks, thoWIHK ( lo, t the Israeli prolttl are from Hi" . un iiases of mcti shales. '1 Ills also shews : tin- value these sleeks lines nut r'- o 1 11 at par S25), but I'm mi laeresstng in tuaiillely, as ihe properties are develuped : l"-i!. Sept. Sept. Meh. ft. 'ml. II. 1)7. s . 1 l.'IMJ. i . itnel .; Heels SSUI : .. ii .v u iitana rsck J'''..a y et a lioston. .readlaa i 'M Domlnd n . . I'olverlne Atlantic r. i ii 1:1 i n Smold '..' lllllFl'll iea A i 1 1 s 1 7n l.'ls 17.1 IKSJ ini Ha un un as DO lV St !!:i Mi S2 MS S!K Ul II ib n -17 mi I'll in it ;im a, ,11 u 17 a i 7EED8 1 ... 1 Btt 11 I i :m nflfar at n neclRllv l-v nrli'" m llm- llwl number o? hare in one "f llw very ist . Dim lnw-prit 'ip.tT Mocks anl In tint ut largest commnlei In America, already h i' inn many Pennsylvania atockholdera. 1 mi ylvatila Inveatora know that Invest menu tn good low-priced mining atocka have " 1 1" fortunea for many people, The oppor nttlea for proAta In otl, pr nnil coal are i by, but iiii-i la your opportunity, Ixicai reeentntlvea wanted. Write f..r tin- '('Ol'lM'T: SITUATION." r.F.GAYNOB933WaUSt..K.Ta Sutbi and Planta have BonetothoutantlaofaatMifled cnt aaiun fr half a century, and to celebrate the 60th year o boslneai we nave Istued .t Iden Wedding edition of kick's Cordon and Floral Guide irhii't. Is a tt1e of art. ct pagei lithographed in colore, MceMuvenlr, nearly iwuagea Ailed with hendaome aalMone lllustratloni f Ffowera. Vegetablea, Planta, etc.. elegantly bound In white and gold. A mar vel ia catalogue malting; an authority on all aubjecti pertaining t the garden, a 1th care tr the tame, and a MMcrlptlve catalogue of all that la desirable, It ii t i peuttre t gire away Indlicrlmlnately. bat we want everyone Interested in a good mtrden la have n '"'y, Aerefhee we will lendttlfl Qallte mid n for DUE HI LL lor -J .')-. worth of aeed 1 15 cts. It tolU hov crodlt is given for Full Amount of purch&ae to bny othtr goods. Vlok's Llttlo Com CataloRtio.. . A pi rfect lmtti (rem f a prh e Hat it l" limply the Viio condensed, Anely Illustrated, ana in handy hape, making It ci.avniciit iv r it it'iite. Fit VlcUs Illustrated Monthly Mapazlno Enlarged, lmprored and nptodaie on aU eubjerti rrelatlng t Oardenina Kortleulture, (. rn centi ,t year, Spri'inl lOi) ollwr the .Insfiziue one year, and the (4nloe for eantSa eraew pUa of lelliiig Vfrethle B.(!j glrei von more fdr your money ttsn sny :ed lioua tn America. 7f L Jame; Vicks Sons, Rocl-f'r. N. Y. ON BALE BTBRYffKBHB. n I . . 'A . . , v" in ., ' ' y it y A SUMMER SAIL in ladies' shoes is a pletstshl voyage afoot, For the pleas are ii gives, there's no s:iil like our s:ile. Crowds are ! enjoying it, and seenring the prettiest, coolestjjand best lit ! ting Suniuicr shoes now man nfactured, at pnoes which buyeis liud it a pleasure to pay. Foi house ir street wear, pleasure or every-day practical purposes, walking, riding, or driving:, we snpplj the ideal shoes demanded by fashion and the dictates of individual taste. Ladies, whoever claim-: vo ir hands, by all means surrender your feet to these shoes. 8. H. (MM! ".r;l''v':t"n;t,!S ANOTaKOtl IRRITATIONS eSvo& ComoH. Eiaiod fall Gent b uscil for Plastering Houses. It is a new discvery Guaranteed to last longei than any other plaster. It is preferred to Adaniaut. For particulars call on or address D. A. KERN MIDDLEBOM. PA. PACKAGES. WaRat&C9M Hew York City. K. f. Pottiese, veterinary sUrceon. SELINSGROVE. PA. AM profosslonal huslncss entrusted to my csr will receive prompt and OaTSfq sttentlou. Itti'cnt Bcmlndsrs of llobbrrr In WMhlMTlOII Twvnty VtlllN Alio. The Keek smuj g ease, lately c!e I'ided in fovor i hit dtfeDdoul by lie lupreme court ul tii- Uuited States, presetvts a pbnse tliiit recalls n oele brati .1 robberj .i 1 1 . I rensury in Wssh-iiig-u:i norl; - years nyo. In th. Keel ensi lh? ('iaiiioiids lire in the cs gesslon if the government. As Keek hni been acquitted ol t lie offense of smuggling l'. llu' !ii;:!iiM federal court, some good lawyers who heard the de cision hold be can recover possession of lbs jewelrj sembling tJii ii ry employe Tl ise in one pnasi re v,:i tbc 1 Jiff t by a treas in VVosbiugton of n pack- of currency containing $30,000 In (SOO bills. The package abstracted ut the r.:oii hour, vrhen the clerks are allowed a time to Nave the building tor luncheon. The thief carried It to a near-by saloon and hid it, the keeper of the place ln-i; :: supposed to stand ill with him. The Uf. of course, wus soon discovered and everybody who could have taken the package shadowed. Sus picion quickly settled on a certain em ploye, who was known to freuqentthe saloon in question. The large size of the bills Kve the conspirators truuWe. Finally they sent one of their number to Saratoga to play the races with s part of the money. The rest $18,000 they deposiled In ft bank iu Alexandria, Va eight miles down, tin river. The man wilio wen: to Saratoga was of the "tin-born" gam bling class. lie lost his bend ami played the races so badly, putting up a $."i;) bill every time, that the detec tives soon took him in. Arrests wen made, indictments found, but noboii;. wn convicted, for the simple reason that the government could not prove that the money found on the "tin horn" was a jmrt of tJvc identical money tluit was stolen from the treasury, So, like Keck, they went free. The money In the Alexandria batik remained there several years until finally the Inte George liliss, of New York, cume to Washington in 12 as one of the government-counsel In the star route cases. Il4 was employed to rccoverthis money. Ills contention wis simple. The gov ernment could not prove its title to the money. It did not beiong to tho bank; It must belong to somebody; therefore, it belonged to the person who had deposited it. How much that per soni got of It is not known, but Bliss was a high-priced lawyer. Chicago Post. A Patriotic Luncheon. Tliis, dainty conceit for a luncheon following un evening at the theater, private musicale, card party, or any other style of an amusement on Wash ington's birthday, or given in honor of some military personage, is decidedly original, odd and very effective. In the center of each small tabic is a bed of palm leaves sprinkled with small blue (lowers, nnd rising from it is that part of our nineteenth-century battleship known as the eonning-tower, tipped with Old Glory, while the gun compart ments ore tilled with different sorts of fruit,'?. Around this are arranged the ancient style ship-bulls of cardboard bearing sandwiches nnd fancy cakes. In front of every cover there is a stack of chocolate bayonets tied lirmly to gether with cherry-hued ribbon, and extending from these to the top of the fiagstahT are ropes of cherries inter mingled with tiny hatchets. Ices mold ed to Imitate Liberty Hell are served on American shields, w hile bon-txm boxes fashioned like war leggins are present ed to all. Nellie G. Coleman, in Wom an's Home Companion. l'or Chilblain. Procure, a beef bone that contains al good deal of marrow, remove this and melt In a jar set in boiling water. Whan melted, strain and allow to cool. Then mix in the following proportions: Tivo ounces of white wax, four ounces of beef marrow and four ounces of Venice turpentine. Cut up the fats, set tbem with the turpentine in a jar In boiling water and melt over the fire. When liquid, stir in four ounces of sweet oil and pour Into small jars or molds in which the salve can be stored fa future use. Chicago Chronicle. K hot, tillt exeialme the young woman. "No not i f you were the last man on i irth: I'll never mnrry n 300-pounder With n No. 14 toot and 1 hand like a split ham!" "I perceive, Miss Flyppe," rejoined the overgrown young man, his cr'ire frame trembling with Indignation, "thai yon are not only wasp-waisted, ' bill J oil ,-aii sling!" And he went away, not wholly crushed. Chicago Tribune. Ills Idea. i.ittle Willy l'a. what is a liiR-nmist ? Papa A bigamist, my son, i.s u man who has more wives than the law pro vides. Little Willy Why, pa. I didn't know that ttie law provided a man with any w ives at nil; 1 thought he had to go out and bustle one for himself if lie wanted her? Puck, Sure of Himself, She laid her head against his breast and looked fondly up Into li is ey es "Alfred." she sighed, "are you Hire i that you will always love me na you do now?" "Yes," he replied. I am sure. "Your father has promised to endow no col 1 leges nnd he hasn't an expensive hob I by of any kind." Chicago Duily Xovs. Tin Woman iim-Niion. Perry Patettic Wonder wby women "Iwayi Is so much better lookin' than men ? Wnywom Watson Look i trouble they take. Most an, , washes iter face i very day, looks, Cincinnati !inii!irer. nt the woman jist fer Ills Reason. Customer Tell me, waiter, why do vou only recommend stewed tripe to day. Is It so excellent? Waiter (confidentially) iMo, n Isn't even fresh, but if there's anything left we hav to cat it. N. Y. WorUl. shoeklaff, "Mamma, what bud milliners Mrs. nusrbody must have!" "Why?" , "Why. I heard Aunt .lane say she wants to have her linger In every body's pie." rtrooklyn Life. inr National iilnlM. Th" eagle way lead s in 1'nttlo Anil roar Where the victory Starts) But, unto bis sorrow, the turkey Gets vory much elosr our hearts, JmltfC AN OPTIMIST, "Why didn't you stop the ear? You saw me w ave my hand to you." "Oh, I thought you were throwing me a kiss." DasKlcine WitzUiatt. He Knew It. The Good Man Do you know that there are breakers abend of you? The Wicked One Yi hie yes. I s'pose my hie wife and her mothcrTl break my hie head when I git home. Chicago Daily News. A Show for Him. Borer (gushingly) Oh, how I vxmld love to be a boy again! Miss Cutting Be isitient, lour sec ond childhood is not far off. N. Y. Evening Journal. A Dlplomntlc Neirntlvo. llazletine I see your daughter is en gaged to young Yokelby. Cnsshur Yes; 1 had to consent to some such thing to keep her from going off and marrying the idiot. Puck. Just Good. Visitor Did you go to a circus last summer, Bobby? Bobby Nope, but I watched pop pa per the parlor ceilin. N. Y. Truth. Revenge. Cashier You wish to make a deposit? Depositor Yes, but you will have to be identified before I can Intrust my money to you. Town TopJca. A Simple Tfclmv. Belle How did you find out the name of Maude's new beau? . Lena I gave her my new pen to try. 0e'fc ....... .Sue U '... I 1 1 !..!! J...., ... ,1 It is from this district the vines were Imported over forty yi .. , that now fill the vineyards of the Spec:' Wine Co., ut Pftss: ic. At Passaic the same kind uf grapes are crushed between large r lers of rubber, revolved by steam. This is the only nlace this country where the real genuine Port Wine is made fn-in t Oporto grape and they are grown rip;ht in Steer's Vineyards, These vineyards extend over of a mile along one of the Jlfi avenues of fa88aic, and comprise fifty six acres. ihe soil beia rich in iron makes the wine most valuable tor Medical use. SPEEK'S WINES Are well known to be of the highest character, the oldest and mo rehncu Wines in America, equal it not superior to any wines in tK world. They consist of Port, Sherry, Burgundy, Clartt, Sauterrd Wines, and it -k -k Climax Brandy. Mr. Specr has some Wine in hi cellars that lie made over thirty eight years ago. All of Speeri v ines ana j-sranuy arc very old, rich, well rounded, sott and delicate, every tamtiy snouid nave a bottle or two Ol each variety of Speen Wines and urandy always in the Home, tor sickness or family use. 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All about Hogs Breeding, Feeding, Butrh cry, Diseases, etc. Contains over 80 beautiful hall tones and other engravings, l'rice, 50 Cents. TheTl1fiL.B BOOKS are unique.orlginal.uscful you never saw anything like them so practical, so sensible. They are having an enormous sale Hast, West, North and Booth. Every one who keeps a Horse, Cow, Hog or Chicken, or grows Small Fruits, ought to send right away for the BIOOLE BOOKS. The FARM JOURNAL i Is your paper, made for you and not a misfit. It is 27 years Ola; it is the great boiled-down, hit-the-nail-on-thc-head, quit-after-you-have-said-it, Farm and Household paper In the world the biggest paper of its siie in the United State I ui America uuving over a minion ana a-uau regular reauers. Any ONE of the BIGGLE BOOKS, and the FARM JOURNAL B YEARS (remainder of 1899.1900 1901, 1902 and 1003) will be sent by mail to any address for A DOLLAR BILL. Sample of FARM JOURNAL and circular describing BIOOLE BOOKS free. WILMER ATKINSON. I. HAS. t, jKNRt.NS. Address, FARM JOURNAL l'HILAM.Ll Ii: A t'omriwlrs. Anitontion. I sorveil tnini 'M to tH, and was wounded MS 10. imim, in ihe BsltlH ot the Wtldemess. i rouidllVa to hsve inv gomradn know whai Celery King has dons lor me, in mno my old complaint, chronic dlsTrshoea. came back, The doctors could not slop It, hut Celery King has enred me, ana am once more entoylriK life. Frank Hkkiiieh. (iwosso, Mich. (Co. V. tlliliN Y. v L). Celery King tor Uie Rerres, Uverand nnd Kldncvs is sold In SOc. SDd SS0. packages hv w. u. Herman, TroseJelUes MlddleswarUi & ITlsh, McClure; 11. A. F.brlglit, Aline. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Let ters of Administration in tlieew. tnteof Wm. Ilolleiibacti. hue of Perry UJWh ship, tnyder Co., Pa., deed,, having been grant ed to tiie undersigned, all persons knowing themselves Indebted tosald est ale are requested to make Immediate pnvmeut, while tho having Olslma will present them duly authenticated w the undersigned. BAMUSIi BVUBSBSUn, -iiiinr. Vail I DOODM assured. 125 ets. starts you or clr. free. 1'ointh Co , 231 Oak Itlk., IJtston. A 'ur for Xrvoii HCSMtSiehes, For eight years I SUffSTSd from COHtl oat Ion ISM uwmi hfHUlMlhll the heuiaelie 1111 il . l.l-IMlZl inree daw ai a tune. Iteadaolie nowders rel fi- m,i 1110 ti'init.ir.irl . but. lefl tun lii'l an I'tlVCI. since Iiclmii 'ai.111'' ce erv Kin.' 1 n.i'- J'" , , , ... 1 1,1 1 1 ( 1 l H.-l,lnm or 11,'Vrr li.iie head ache, have ''allied In llesh. and re -: nccll'''t?l Ufll -.Miiu V Si Hat. -II IVli H. CelSf Kinir for the Verves. I.lver ano KldOPVS - lolH In two. Sod KM. packages bv w. 11. Ilenasi, Troieviiie; MladleswsrU & Disn, ,ici lure: u-; A. Ebrlght, Allnc. Ip XiSCLTOR'8 NOTICE. Notice i J hereby given ihai letters fstsmentsrj up-1 on the rsisle of Amelia linger, late oil Jelksoa township,, snyder Cour.ty, i'ei.n-1 dreessed. bsre hm Issned In due rortri "I law 10 ths niiderstsned. la trbom all Indebted U I Mldestaie sliould make Immediate iiaymeml nnd those linMng claims iiini'ist It slioMlilpre-l s"iil tin-in dun sataentlcated forsetilement. Jsoob Ollbert, w. D BILOBR, Attorney. V. cnior. Grip brings weakness, exhaustion, nervoiil I nrnclr.linn, Itr MllAa MAMfltlA MUM tllCS1. I . ... ......... - . . " FIRE, LIFE AND -ACCIDENT Insurance, k Snyder's old, and reliable Gen'l Insurance Agency, ' SELINSGROVE, SNYDER COUNTY, PA Elmer CV. Snyder, Agont, Successor 1o the late William H. Snyder. The Par-Excellence of Reliable Insurance is represented iu the follow ng list of Standard Companies, from which to make a selection. None Better the World over. NA1IK, LOOATION, ASKTS. FIRE Royal, Liverpool, Eiifr. (including foreign assets) g4S,0(H),000.0 Hartford, of Hartford, Conn., (oldest American Co.) 8, lit 7,55. V Phoenix, Hartford, Conn. 6,688, 068.0? Continental, New York, 0,754.108 German Amencan, New York, 6,240,0flS. LIFE Mutual Life Ins. Co. New York, 204,038,983.60 ACCIDENT Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, M Accident Ins. Co. Subscribed Capital of $3,750,000.00 Fire, Life and Accident risks accepted at the lowest possible rate, jus tified by a strict regard to mutual safety. All just claims promptly ana satisfactorily adjusted. Information in relation to all classes of Insur-1 ....mnfllnni.hai1 F.T.MRRW SNYDF.R. Art.. Telephone No. 183. Offica on Corner Water & Pin Sta. 8ebnagrove. f