~~ Experience And Not Experiments, Should bs Your Aim in Buying Medicine. Let others experiment; you should be guided by experience. Experiments are wacertain in result; experience is sure. Ex- poriments may do you harm; experience proves that Hood’s Sarsaparilla will do you wonderful good. Thousands gladly tell what Hood’s has done for them. They want you to know and they urge you to try it. That is what is meant by the vast number of testimonials written in behalf of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. They give the re- sults of experience and prove that Hood’s Sarsa- parilla Is America’s Greatest Medicine. Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Get only Hood's. Hood's Pills - The prettier a girl's spring dress 1s, the longer it may be mown that her father is fussing about it. To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 250, It C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money. are gentle, mild, effec- tive. All druggists. 250, Old Cairo is changing visibly. ~The electric tramway to the Pyramids is an accomplished fact, and the eight-mile trip—before so expensive—is now possi- ble for a few pence. Ismdil’'s great causeway will in no way be spoiled, as the rails have been laid right along the side of the avenue, and, indeed, are scarcely noticeable. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous- ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. £2trial bottle and treatise free Dr.R.H.KLINE Ltd..%1 Arch St. Phila. Pa. 'During the sieg of Paris 150,000 of- ficial dispatches were carried into the city by the “Pigeon Post.” No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guarantced tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 60c, 81. All druggists. Thibet and Its Inhabitants. The immense territory of Thibet is almost completely surrounded by moun- tain ranges of appalling magniture, which, especially along the southern, western and northern frontiers, consti- tute formidable barriers against in- gress. From the Pamir Plateau, in the extreme west—‘“the world's backbone” —radiate the great natural ramparts which shut out India on the one hand and the Tartar countries of Bokhara and Turkestan on the other. No Asiatic or Western conqueror has ever dared to penetrate this mountain world; and even Genghis Khan, the scourge of Asia, whose ravages extended from Pekin in the East to Moscow in the West, was obliged, when invading Nortkern India, to take the eircuitous reate, via Kashghar and Afghanistan, instead of crossing Thibet. Secure on their lofty plateau, and practically iso- lated from the rest of the world, the people of Thibet have remained undis- turbed for ages, and have developed characteristics for which we might vain- ly search in any other rade on the globe. The Chinese ‘conquest” has not pro- duced the slightest change in their mode of life, or exercised any appre- ciable influence upon their peculiar cul- ture. OPEN LETTERS FROM Jennie E. Green and Mrs. Horry Hardy. JEXNIE E. GREEN, Denmark, Iowa. writes to Mrs. Pinkham: “I had been sick at my monthly periods for seven years, and tried almost everything I ever heard of, but without any benefit. Was troubled with backache, headache, pains in the shoulders and dizziness. Through my mother I was induced to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and it has ‘done me so much good. Iam now sound and well.” T Mrs. HARRY ITARDY, Riverside, Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham the story of her struggle with seriousovarian trou- ble, and the benefit she received from the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound. This is her letter: ““ How thankful I am that I took your medicine. I was troubled for two years with inflammation of the womb and ovaries, womb was also very low. I wasin constantmisery. I had heart trouble, was short of breath and could not walk five blocks to save my life. Suffered very much with my .baclk, had headache all the time, was nervous, menstruations were irregular and painful, had a bad discharge and was troubled with bloating. I was a perfect wreck. IIad doctored and taken local treatments, but still wasno better. I was advised by one of my neighbors to write to you. I have now finished the second bottle of Mrs. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound, and am better in every way. Iam able to do all my own work and ean walk nearly a mile without fatigue; something I had not been able to do for over twe years. Your medicine has done me more good than all the doctors ” BAD BR ATH a8. ave been using CASCARETS and as a mild and effectivg laxative they are simply won- derful. My daughter and 1 were bothered with ch and breath wus very bad. After a few doses of Cascarets we Lave hinproved wonderfully. They are a great holp in tho family. ELMINA N ILHELM AGEL. 1137 Rittenhouse 8t., Cincinnati, Ohio. Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do @000, Never Sicken, Weaken. or Gripe. 1c. Zc. 50c. CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Remedy Company, Chicawas, Montreal, New York, 315 ~ NO-TO-BAC Sold and guaranteed by all drug. kists to CUILE Tobacco Habir. VILLAINOUS GUNCOTTON THIS HIGH EXPLOSIVE ADOPTED FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY, Terrific Damage Wrought on Warships by Shells Charged With Cordite in the War Between China and Japan -Its De- structive Power — How It Is Made. Guncotton, one of the most power- ful destroyers known to man, has been adopted by the United States as the service high explosive for the great {guns of warships and seacoast de- fences, as the tests at the Indian Head and Sandy Hook proving grounds have demonstrated the entire feasibility of firing from modern rifled guns, with smokeless powder as the propelling agent, steel shells carrying heavy charges of guncotton. Among all the measures taken for strengthen- ing the national defences, this is one of the most important, Armor-piercing projectiles, heavily charged with guncotton, would make our fortified harbors safe from an at- tack by a hostile fleet. A single shell from the great Watervliet gun to be mounted on Romer Shoals would carry such a weight of the powerful explosive as to put out of action the most heavily armored ship afloat. Should a portion of an attacking fleet run through the fire of the long- range guns and come within range of the mortar-batteries, upon the decks would fall tons of guncotton incased in deck-piercing shells, which would explode between decks with terrible effect. Armor plate would be crushed hke tin, guns dismounted, boilers ex- ploded, and crews decimated by the flying fragments of steel and the force of the explosive. Modern high explosives have never been used in large quantities to charge rifle shells in warfare, but secret ex- periments in Europe have met with such success that it is believed that should there be another great Euro- pean war the combatants would all be found supplied with high explosive shells, Dynamite and guncotton were used in torpedoes and submarine mines in the war between Chili and Peru, the Turco-Russian war of 1877, the Franco-Chinese war of 1884, the Brazilian civil war, and the last war in the East,but only in the conflict be- tween China and Japan was any use made of high explosive shells. Dur- ing the few hours of naval fighting terrible destruction was wrought by Japanese shells charged with small quantities “of cordite, the service smokeless powder of England. Many of the shells failed to explode and the aim of the gunners was bad, but the effect of high explosive shells, even under these adverse conditions, was terrific. In the action off Asan on July 25, 1894, in which three Chinese and four Japanese warships were en- gaged, the Tsi Yuen, one of the Chinese ships, received the heaviest fire. An English officer went aboard after the battle. ‘‘The vessel presented the appear- ance of an old wreck.” he said. ‘‘On deck the sight was cruel and beggars description. Woodwork, cordage, bits of iron and dead bodies all lay in con- fusion. Between decks matters were as bad. The slaughter had been awful, blood and human remains being scattered over the decks and guns. Three of the five men working the four-ton gun in the after turret were blown te pieces by a six-inch shell, and a fourth was shot down while at- tempting to leave the turret. The re- maining gunner stuck to his post and managed to fire three rounds at the Naniwa, and one shell entering her engine room and another blowing her fore bridge away, shehauled off. The Chinese admiral awarded tq the plucky gunner 1000 taels. Oneshell struck the deck and, glancing, passed up through the conning tower and exploded, blow- ing to pieces the gunner-lieutenant and leaving his head hanging on one of the voice pipes. Huge fragments of armor and backing had been torn from their fastenings and carried in- board, crushing a number of poor wretches into shapeless masses, even the upper part of the funnels being splashed with blood.” Guncotton shells for heavy guns have been adopted by the United States as the result of experiments ex- tended over a period of years. Long azo the ordnance experts were con- vinced that high explosive shells could be used with entire safety, and emmensite, a modern explosive of un- | certain action, was adopted for use in the army. The service charge of em- mensite for common 12-inch mortar shells was fixed at seventeen pounds, and for deck-piercing shells at thirty- eight pounds. Three years ago the army ordnance bureau announced that experiments were in progress with a view to adopting an armor-piercing projectile and a high-explosive shell. Several American inventors have since brought forward armor-piercingshells meeting thegovernment requirements. The projectile factories arenow work- ing under rush orders making shells for the government. The armor- piercers, deck piercers, and common shells are all nade with powder cham- bers, solid shot having been discarded. No more emmeansite will be made, and the government is placing large orders for cellulose (cotton fibre) and nitric and. sulphuric acids for the manu- facture of guncotton. The great power of guncotton as a destructive agent and the remarkable freedom with which it can be used safely alike make it a valuable mili- tary explosive. Guncotton is made by immersing pure dry cotton in a mixture of the purest and strongest nitricand sulphuric acids, and pressing it into blocks. When dry it is as easi- ly electrified as a cat’s back, and is luminous when rubbed in the dark. Dry guncotton may be exploded by wrapping it tightlyin tin-foil, striking it several light blows cn an anvil to compress it,and then giving it a heavy So - blow; but there is no certainty that it will explode. Saturated with water guncotton is exploded with great dif- ficulty, and it is in this condition that it is stored away in magazines and used as a shell-charging explosive. The wet guncotton, in the process of pressing in its manufacture at the United States torpedo station, is sub- jected to a pressure of about 6200 pounds to the square inch, and the pressure has been carried to 15,000 pounds without causing explosion. Dry, loose guncotton burns with a flash, but without explosion; wet com- pressed guncotton will not burn until the moisture is dried out of it. In the torpedo station experiments a ton*of wet guncotton has been placed in a bonfire, where it slowly burned away without explosion. WISCONSIN'S NATURAL BRIDGE. A Gigantic Archway in the Wilderness of the State Which Few Have Seen. Few people know that Wisconsin possesses a natural bridge, with near- ly, if not quite, as much attractiveness as the one in Virginia, made famous by the visits of George Washington. The Badger bridge is located in the town of Honey Creek, about twenty miles from Milwaukee, and eight miles east of Prairie du Sac. Thebridgeisin fact only a gigantic archway detached from the face of a rocky bluff facing the Wisconsin river, by the action of the elements, but as a natural curios- ity has only a local reputation so far, Few visitors except from the imme- diate vicinity have ever taken the trou- hje to make a trip in this direction, probably because this part of Sauk county was, until recent years, cut off from railroads, and not easy of access. Even now it requires considerable pluck to endure the long ride through the sands of the Wisconsin river bot- toms, which lie between the old prairie | of the Sac Indians and the bluff. One | is amply repaid for a visit by the at-! tractiveness of the place. ; A devious route through a farmer’s plowed field is trod by a guide in reaching the face of the cliff where is found the bridge. It is not until within a short distance of the bluil that the archway can be seen because of the timber and underbrush partial- ly concealing it. Upon stepping between the bluft and the arch the immenseness of the task which natuie has accomplished is apparent. The under part of the arch is about fifty feet above the floor in the highest part, and varies from that down to about thirty feet, where it joins the supporting rocks. The span is from ten to twenty-five feet thick, and about fifteen feet wide. The pathway across the top is a trifle over three feet wide in its narrowest place, and a cool head is needed to make the passage over the span. The person standing upon the top of the span is probably 100 feet above the average level of the surrounding country, and the scene spread before him is one of rural Wisconsin scenery unsurpassed. Although the country has been settled for many years, yet the ruggedness of the scene seems hardly diminished by the hand of man in his efforts to con- quer the soil and make for himself a home in these romantic surroundings. Except for the occasional loghouse, or, rarely, its frame successor, the place would seem as though in its original condition, so compietely hid- den from view by tangled underbrush and heavy woods ave the tilled lands of the husbandman. About the base of the archway are signs of human visitations, and the visitor learns that here the people of the surrounding country come to cel- ebrate the Fourth of July, and the re- mains of rustic booths, a broken beer glass or two, and other signs of past pleasures are noted. Underneath the floor of the arch is a huge cavern seven feet high, twenty-five feet deep, and from 30 to 50 feet long, created by the action of the water rushing down the face of the hill, and under the archway after a heavy rain. This cavern makes a natural beer cel. lar, which the inhabitants of the re- gion, nearly all of whom are Germans, utilize as a barroom upon the occasion of the celebration referred to. The Wisconsin natural bridge is certainly worth traveling miles to see. Born in a Snuff Mill. Gilbert Stuart, the artist, who made so familiar to Americans the features of Washington and his wife, was once visited by two Philadelphia artists. One of the artists asked Stuart for a pinch of snuff from the box in which he was inserting a thumb and finger | every few minutes, and then applying them to his nostrils. ’ “I will give it to you,’ said Stuart, proffering the box, ‘‘but I advise you not to take it. Snuff taking is a vile ! habit and should be avoided.” “Your practice contradicts your precepts, Mr. Stuart,” answered the gentleman. “Sir, I can’t help it”. replied Stuart. “Let me tell you a story. Once I was traveling during a very dark night, and’ coachee dumped us in a ditch. finding by examination that our legs and arms were unbroken thought of | the poor fellow shut up in the basket with the baggage. He was found senseless and his neck twisted awry. | ‘‘A passenger began to untwist the man’s neck, that he might set his head straight on his shoulders. The senseless man, recovered the wrench, roared out: i ‘“ ‘Let me alone! Let me alone! I'm’ not hurt! I was born so!” Gentle- man,” added Stuart, ‘I was born so. | I was born in a snuff mill,” and ha emphasized the remark by taking an enormous pinch: of snuff. ) ‘“This,”’ says the author of “‘Heir-' looms in Miniature,” was literally true, as Gilbert Stuart’s father, a Scotchman, built the first snuff mill ever erected in New Iugland.”.- Youth's Companion. by We scrambled up, and on! A Cheerfal Woman, From the Demooral, Brazil, Ind. Every woman cannot be beautiful, buts cheerful face often supplies the deficiency. But no one can be cheerful and bring joy to others unless they have perfect health, Fortunately, science has placed this price- less boon within the il of every woman as the following incident proves:j Mrs. Amanda Robinson, wife of William Robinson, farmer and stockman, near Howesville, Clay County, Ind., is thirty- two years old and had for'several years been in declining health and despondent. For three months she was not only unable to attend to her domestic duties but too feeble to be up and about. To-day she is in good health and able to attend to her household affairs. She relates her ex- perience as follows: “I was afflicted with female troubles and was in a delicate state of health. I lost my appetito, grew thin and was greatly depressed. After taking various remedies without being benefited I was induced bya friend to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, “Early in the summer of 1897 I pro- cured five boxes of them | and before fin- ishing the second box I _ began to im-~=X prove and b > the time I Tn =: taken the five boxes I was able to go about my A Priceless Boon. usual work and stopped taking the pills. “Our daughter Anna, twelve years old, was also'afllicted with decline and debility. She lost flesh, seemed to be bloodless and had no ambition. She took two boxes of the pills and they restored her appetite, . aided digestion and brought color to her cheeks. She is now in the best of health, I think Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People the best medicine we ever had in our family and recommend them to all needing a. remedy for toning up and re-' building a shattered system. No discovery of modern times has proved such a blessing to women as Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. They restore strength and health to exhausted women when every effort of the physician proves unavailing. These vegetable pills . are ! everywhere recognized as a specific for diseases of the blood and nerves, Shake Into Your snoes Allen’s Foot-Ease,a powder for the feet. It cures painful,swollen,nervous,smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns aud bunions. It’s tho greatest comfort dis- covery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Itis a certain cure for sweating, eallous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all drug- gists and shoe stores, 25¢. Trial package FREE. Address Allen 8.0lmsted,Le Roy,N.Y, Siam has 250,000 square miles, about the area of North and South Dakota, with Minneota addeq. rx - : Beauty Is Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar- tic clean your blood and Sen it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im- urities from the bodys Begin to-day to ih pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,—beauty for ten cents.- All drug- gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25¢, 50¢. One of the oldest and most curious samples of the locksmith’s are is at- tached to the door of Temple Church, Fleet street, London. The key weighs seven pounds, is 18 inches long, and unlike other keys, it was not make for the lock. On the contrary, the lock was made for the key. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund money {fit fails tocure. 2c. The Desert of Sahara is as large as all that portion of the United States ly- ing west of the Mississippi. M. L. Thompson & Co., Druggists, Couders- port, Pa., say Hall's Catarrh Cure is the best and only sure cure for catarrh they ever sold. Druggists sell it, 75¢. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup forchildren teething, softens the gums, reducing in- flammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25¢. a bottle. Portugal has 32,000 square miles, and is, therefore, a little smaller than the State of Maine. Iducate Your Bowels With Cascarets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25¢. If C.C. CC. fail, druggists refund money. The Netherlands have 12,000 square miles, being about the combined area of Massachusetts and Connecticut. 5 RE ONE ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant | and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in | its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most | healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. yrup of Figs is for sale in 50 | cent bottles by all leading drng- gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA Fi6 SYRUP CO. . 8AN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N.¥e 000 BIGYCLES a carried over from 1 & Bout acent payment. Write nL or aln list and art catalogue a well 98 models. BICYCLE FREF for =30N 10 advertise them. Send for one. Rider agents wanted. Learnhow to Earn a Bleyele and make money. hi. Fo MEAD CYCLE COX PANY. Chicaze. Where Grass Is a Curiosity. At the London county council meet- ing the chairman of the bridge com- mittee stated that about fifty vehicles and 000 passengers per hour passed through the Blackwall tunnel. Ie incidentally remarked that a pathetic point was that children passed through to the south side of the river and -car- | ried back to the east tufts of grass as | though they were curiosities. i The Cincinnat! bootblacks have or- ganized a trust—but they don’t Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag: netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or #1. Cure guaran. | teed. Booklet and sample free. Address | Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York Within the last ten years the number I of railway stations in Germany has in- creased from 6,376 to 8,893. ous diseases permanently cured by the use of | Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Resforer. Send for | FREE $1.00 trial bottle and treatise to Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 91 Arch Street, Phila., Pa. I could not get along without Piso’s Cure for Consumption. It always cures. MRs. E. C. MOULTON, Needham, Mass., Oct. 22, ‘94. Eo ah We delight to do an early friend EARINGC, zephyr-run. i ning, ever-going, everlasting, power dotbling, UP-TO-DATE '98 terms of swap—new for old—t6 go on old tower. ou can put it on. Aermotor Co., Chieago. RETR. Lo PAL SREY AV) THE DOMINANT AR unsurpassed Musical Monthly IVI Magazine for Bands and Orches- tras. 54 pages. New Music. Bright Literature. Special Woman's Department. Great Clubbing Offer. $1.89 early. Sample copy and premium list, 10c. HE DOMINANT, 44 W. 29th St., N.Y, City. re ———————— RT rr Probab peun Established 1789, Baker’s Chocolate, celebrated for more than a century as a delicious, nutritious, Math and flesh-forming ~ beverage, has our well-known Yellow Label on the front of every package, and our trade-mark,“La Belle Chocolatiere,” on the Back. aca] NONE OTHER GENUINE. MADE ONLY BY WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd,, Dorchester, Mass, PUP RPL GU RIPITEIIFCEE Make more and better butter, CHURNS $27“ WE PAY FREIGHT. J. O, KEARNS. Manufacturer, MAITLAND, PA. PUATATATATATA GAA TATA SALATATATA TA TATA TATA TATA TA TA TAA TA TA TATA oa I> IT PAvs to know before buying. Write for Circular and Prices. and Liquor Habit cured in 10 to 20 days. No pay till cured. Dr.J.L,Stephens, Dept. A. Lebanon, Ohio. If amicted with ) =p. A. = ian Thompson’s Eye Water sore eyes, use § P NU 19 98 WATSON FE. COLEMAN, Patent Lawyer, £02 F Street, Washington, D. €. Highest references. - 3 PISO'S:CURE-FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. in time. Bold by druggists. CONSUMPTION. For three years we have Chainless developing and perfecting Bevel-Gear Price $125 to all alike. This work has been in the hands of the most expert cycle engineers in the pro- fession and we have succeeded in build- ing a bicycle that everyone who has ridden admits is a better hill climber than any chain wheel yet made. Columbia Chain Wheels $75, Hartfords $50, Vedettes $40,%35 POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. Catalogue free from any Columbia dealer, or by mail for one 2-cent stamp, been experimenting with, Bicycles. FOR I 4 count ESO th ers of thispapercan tell the names of the twelve seedashown below. educate you in knowing SEEDS 7 OFFERS: These 12 tlinstrations were carefully engraved from selec which represents12 well known vegetable, flower and fleld seeds, and we offe( i’ hy ec P Q s P $500. 1n.cASH FORTHE 1 2 NAMES. ceive a Four Dollar Prize by return mail. this educating seed offer to know whether you know © send 25 cents (silver or money order) and we will send you b 5 be selected ora catalogue any time within You Saw lose a eent: if you don’t know all 12 seeds you ought to know six. that amount of reed are sure of the 50c. certificate. Don’t miss this offer. y GUR SEEDS 0 know 1 the read: We wan OF 12 SEED wand we wan gd and therefore have made the following GREA 0 @ " o S w B g = A 1 == First letter of each is given: name them like this: Corn, eet, Bean, etc.. and xcept one are natural size. Every We want you interested in the Beg: 5 that Crow and msaxe person giving 6 names of the seeds will re- when you t. en t t return mail a 2 SRLS. Srntast years. also full particulars. Club of 5, $1.00, ves you a 84 prive, FAIRVIEW SEED ARMS, Box 3, Rose ill, N. Vo PA MURALO WATER § FOR DEGORATING WALLS AND CEILINGS Peedkice » peckaso of your grocer or paint dealer andado your own MURALO u R L This material is a HARD FINISH to be applied with a brush § rating. oR a a Ee ASS a ps Se NTow WALLS CEILINGS COLOR PAINTS from deco- § and becomes as hard as Cement. Milled in twenty-four tints and works ™ equally as well with cold or hot water. ser SEND FORR SAMPLE CARDS and if you cannot purchase this material from your local deal- | THE MURALO CO., io 5 : Ey Aas ers let us know and we will put you in the way of obtaining it. NEW BRIGHTO) , 8.1, NEW YORK. UTTER 2 4 0 = Ti ~ “Lal id [| 7 ; . x Epa 8 {HOY . roh ra ga Permanently ¥REE on miention of this publication. _ cured by using DR. WHITEHALL'S RIXUMATIC CURE. Tho surcst and the best. THE DR. WHITEHALL MEGRI "ho Pat 2 RT Sok Ci Samp!n sent MINE CO.. South Bend. Indians in a World Where ** Cleanliness is Kext to Godliness,” no Praiss is Too Grea! for SAPOLIO
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