| ying ip S. 3e : rem aranad inneso s havd earth: ed the 27, and f New Green Foun: 00 has ey. nicably in the dy. a, Iron ritzpat: 1, Were 1 bishop e crypt w York of the ny, by fire. ovision Chica extent strike Friday, tion to 3 killed il tank Vestern r Henry ces the assets of the tion of Jenison, ronaut, 130 feet ors and working rk, shot iecester after a , Mich., submit any for 1. Thomas vere fa. ith was y in the ir strik 0 work lo so. he New ee on a Bishop ntioned. t Char by fire McNeal, d in the the War ided the f recon and Ba ille and Somme, was re le north 3, Neb., Daniels, in the wag at large of 1 the un 1ambeay pared 8 Se Rn RR RE SR SA I & = ve Lost Hair ‘‘ My hair came out by the hand- ful, and the gray hairs began to creep in. I tried Ayer’s Hair Vigor, and it stopped the hair from com- ing out and restored the color.”’— Mrs. M. D.Gray, No. Salem, Mass. There’s a pleasure in offering such a prepara- tion as Ayer’s Hair Vigor. It gives to all who use it such satisfaction. The hair becomes thicker, longer, softer, and more glossy. And you feel so secure in using such an old and reliable prepara- tion. $1.00 a bottle. All druggists. If your druggist cannot supply you, send us one dollar and we will express you a bottle. Be sure and give the name of your nearest express oflice. Address, J.C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. The Home of the Kindergarten. The Japanese have the most perfect kindergarten system in the world. In fact, they originated this method of instructing by entertainment instead of by punishment inflicted. Their play aparatus for such purpose is ela- borate, but all of it is adapted to the infant mind, which it is designed at once to amuse and to inform. The little ones of Japan even become some- what interested in mathematics by seeing and feeling what a pretty thing a cone, a sphere or a ¢ylinder is when cut out of wood with a lathe. They make outlines of solid figures out of straw, with green peas to hold the joints together, and for the in- struction of the blind fiat blocks are provided, with the Japanese charac- ters raised upon them. Tea Output to be Reduced. At the annual meeting of the Cey- lon Tea Planters’ Association it was resolved to take steps to effect a combination with the Indian planters to restrict the output, says a Colum- bo correspondent. If the owners of 80 per cent of the tea acreage in In- dia and Ceylon join in the movement a reduction of 10 per cent will be made in the output, or an equivalent amount of green tea be manufactured. On no other basis, it was considered, can the present unprofitable condition of the tea trade be remedied, its growth in Ceylon having been so rapid as to overtake the demand. It was estimated that this year the ship: ments to London would be 9,000,000 pounds less than those of last year. THE SURGEON'S KNIFE Mrs. Eckis Stevenson of Salt Lake City Tells How Opera- tions Fer Ovarian Troubles May Be Avoided. : ‘““ DEAR MRs. PinxaAM : —I suffered with inflammation of the ovaries and womb for over six years,enduring aches and pains which none can dream of but those who have had the same expe- mr aa STEVENSON, MRS. ECKIS rience. Hundreds of dollars went to the doctor and the druggist. I was simply a walking medicine chest and a phys- ical wreck. My sister residing in Ohio wrote me that she had been cured of womb trouble by using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound, and advised me to try it. I then discontinued all other med icines and gave your Vegetable Compound a thorough trial. Within four weeks nearly all pain had left me; I rarely had headaches, and my merves were in a much better condition, and I was cured in three months, and thisavoided a terrible surgical operation.” — Mrs. Ecgis STEVENSON, 250 So. State St. Salt Lake City, Utah.—g5000 forfeit if above testimonial is not genuine. Remember every woman is " cordially invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there is anything about her symptoms she does not understand. Mrs. Pinkbham’s address is Lynn, Mass. The Doctor—'‘One layer of paper is bad enough you have three bere. Baby may ren ea ive.” cannot thri . IT WON'T RUB OFF. Wall Paper is unsanitary. Kalsomines are tem- porary, rot, rub off and scale. ALABASTINE is a ure, permanent ond artistic wall coating. ready bo brush by mixing in celd water. Kor sale Ly paint dealers everywhere. Boy in packages and beware of worthless imitations. ALABASTINE CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. $ VHP CDV VN NSIO JOHN W.MORRIS, } Washington, B.C. co ly Prosecutes Claim posiepensiull.l2 Seon ams. dyrsiu civil war, 16 adjudicating claims, atty since THE MARKETS. PITTSBURG. Crain, Flour and Feed. Wheat—No. 2 red ul 4 75 y6—No. 2.......... BT 68 Corn—No. 2 yellow. ear.. 71 716 0, 2 yellow, shelled.. 6936 0 iXed ear......... 68 69 Oats—No. 2 white. 49 50 0. 3 white..... 4814 49 Flour—Winter patent. 410 410 ancy straight winters. 3 80 4 00 Hay—No. 1timothy............. 400. 14 50 Jover No. 1. ............ ...... 07 1H Feed—No. ! white mid. ton........ 21 00: 2125 Brown middlings............... 20°00 20 50 Brap. bulx,..."._. .............. 2) 00 20 50 Straw—Wheat ....... .............. 700 73 Brg ra naa ease ada aire 700 7.50 Dalry Products. Butter—Elgin creamery. Ble Ohio creamery... 2g Fancy country rol 18 Cheese—Ohio, new. .. 13 New York, new 13 Poultry, Etc. Hens—per M.................. ¢ 18 14 Chickeng—dressed ... ,.............. 16 17 Egge—Pa. and Ohio, fresh.......... 1636 17 Fruits and Vegetables. Green Beans—per DOX.......cccostereuene Potatoes—Fancy white per bus. . Uabbage—per Crate. ........c.cue Onions—per barrei ............... BALTIMORE. Flour— Winter Patent..............$890 415 Wheat—No. 2 red..... 80% 81 Corn—mixed 66 6615 BEB wcoverurrs erriivinisisinnss 15 1514 butter—OQhio creamery. . 24 25 PHILADELPHIA. Flour—Winter Patent...... .........8350 400 Weeat—No, 2red....... bo 86 Corn—No, 2 mixed. 6416 65 Ouats—No. 2 white. ........ 50k 51 Buiter—Creamery, extra. 23 24 Eggs—Penupsylvania nrsts.... 16 1656 NEW YORK. Flour—Pateats.............. 1..$3 95 415 Wheat—No, 2red.. 89 894 Corn—No. 2........... 68 Gedy Oats—No.i2 White. 51 Slim " Butter—Creamery .......... we 2 23 Eggs—Stateand Peunsylvania......... 17 174 LIVE STOCK. Central Stock Yards, East Liberty, Pa. Cattle. Prime heavy, 1500 to 1600 1bs. $685 TOO Prime. 1300 10 1400 lbs... 670 660 Medium, 1200 to 1300 lbs. 6 50 670 Fathelters............... 6 15 6 15 Butcher, 900 to 1000 1bs. 52 A] Common to fair........ 425 5 10 Oxen, common to fas .............. 800 550 Common togood fat bulls and cows 850 52 Milch cows, each... ......... ...; 2500 3500 Extra miich cows, each............ 4000 5000 Hogs. Prime medium weights.............8 735 745 Best heavy yorkers and medium... 715 TR Good to choice packers............ 7 Ub 15 Good pigs and light yorkers. e095 1 T00 Pigs, common to good... ... 660 67 Prime heavy hogs. ... 6 60 G6 70 Common to fair... 6 2 670 Rougns........... 6 00 675 Stags... nL EL 5 00 550 Sheep. 5 90 575 540 30 iambsclirped.... ...... .......... 6 60 6 85 Lambe, good to choice, clipped... .. 550 650 Lambs, common to fair, cipped.. 450 500 Spring. Lambe... i. 5. 0. 900 Calves. Yeal extra. .'...... 40) € Co Veal, good to choice 350 410 Veal, common heavy 35) 450 Veal, common to fair 250 400 DISTRIBUTION IS HEAVY. Merchants Who Waited for Lower Prices Before Buying Are Con- fronted by Higher Rates. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: At a time when con- sumptive demands surpass all previ- ous records in the nation’s history it is unfortunate that production should be curtailed. Yet that is thé. present situation. Fires, labor controversies and a tornado stopped work at many points, greatly reducing the output, and many more wage disputes must be settled before the end of the month, or furnace fires will be banked and wheels cease to revolve. Losses by the elements have been severe, and many foundries and shops were to- tally destroyed. Prices of commodi- ties on May 1 rose to the highest point in recent years, gaining 6.3 per cent. over the corresponding date last year, but this week there has been a material decline in some products, notably grain. Railway earnings are steadily gaining, full returns for April exceeding last year’s by 10.6 per cent. and 1900 by 25 per cent. Procrastin- ating consumers who predicted a col- lapse in the iron and steel markets similar to the break that occurred two years ago have greatly augmented the pressure by tardily attempting to sup- ply their requirements. It has been obvious for some time that there is utterly lacking the artificial move- ment tending to inflate prices that was conspicuous in the opening months of 1900. The only limit to prices appears to be the ability of pur- chasers to pay fancy figures, accord- ing to the urgency of their needs. Meanwhile there is no advance on long-termed contracts, and these cover the large bulk of the business. Pro- ductive capacity is being greatly en- larged, but there is no evidence as yet that the ration’s needs are not ex- panding equally fast. More encour- | aging weather reports have made the outlook brighter for a normal wheat yield, while the wide discrepancy he- tween census figures and those of the Agricultural Department regarding the crop of 1899 suggested the idea that in succeeding years the production was heavier than officially reported. These influences were depressing, while there was little of a‘sustaining nature in speculative operations. Wheat exports from United States ports dur- ing the week were 3,477,378 bushels, flour included, compared with 5,579. 037 bushels in the preceding week, but there appeared an increase over the 3,132,223 bushels shipped a year age. Special reports indicate that the spring wheat outlook is good. Fail- ures for the week numbered 218 i b | | { in the United States, against 187 last year, and 24 in Canada, against 26 last year. Exonerating British. As a result of the consideration by the Attorney General of the report of the investigation made by Lieutenant Colonel Crowder of the "army, Secre- tary Hay will make the announcement that the Britis: government is not violating the neutrality of the United States. OIL WELLS OF JAPAN. Modern Methods of Drilling Have De- veloped Petroleum Industry. Mr. Rentiers, of the British Consu- late service in Japan, has submitted to the British Board of Trade a re- port on the petroleum industry, which has of late attracted much attention and reached considerable dimensions in that country. The only place in which the oil is produced in large quantities is in the province of Ech- igo, on the west coast, the center of the industry being the town of Ar- nase, where the largest oil company in the country has been at work since 1888 with machinery imported from the United States. Here wells are dug in the sea and carried above the sea level by a double ring of piles |. filled in with earth. In the north- ern part of the province oil was dis- covered in 1889 and led to a fever of speculation. In 1892 there were be- tween 600 and 700 speculative com- panies with small capital at work in Echigo, and most of them failed. On their ruins arose large companies working on a great scale and with imported machinery. Hand boring has almost ceased to exist, and with improvement in methods of winning the oil came improvement in the transport of the oil to the refineries. Pipe lines were introduced to convey it from the wells to the refineries and from the latter to the railway stations, and it has been proposed to construct a pipe line all the way to Tokio, the capital, about two hun- dred miles away. In 1899 the total production of the oil in Japan was 18,833,915 gallons, of which 18,713, 230 gallons were produced in Ech- igo. A Historic Punch Bowl. The most revered piece of silver plate in the United States navy is the massive 18-pound silver punch bowl of the battleship Indiana, which bears the honorable scars of an his- toric battle. During that famous blockade and naval battle before San- tiago de Cuba this rich piece of table- ware was struck by a fragment of a mortar shell fired from the Socapa battery, and which burst in the ward room passage of the battleship. A five-pound bit of the shell struck the bowl on one of the stoutest parts of the body, yet where the seal of the State of Indiana forms the central portion of a beautiful decoration. The seal is still there, but not as the art- ist designed it, for it now forms a part of a large, irregular indentat- tion, which, in the estimation of the officers and men of the battleship, enhances the value of the bow! a thousand times over. Portugal Halts Civilization. The Portuguese sits at his cafe at the coast of his East African posses- sion and collects custom dues and sells stamped paper. For fear of the native he dares not march five miles beyond his seaport town, and the white man who ventures inland for the purposes of trade, or to culti- vate plantations, does so at his own risk, as he can be promised no pro- tection. The land back of Mozambi- que is divided into ‘holdings,” and the rent of each holding is based upon the number of native huts it contains. 1he tax per hut is $5.00 a year, and these holdings are leased to any Portuguese who promises to pay the combined taxes of all the huts. He also engages to cut new roads, to keep those already made in repair and to furnish a sufficient number of police to maintain order. All Newspapers Talk Weather. There are over 2,000 daily papers in the United States, and each one of these prints in a conspicuous place the daily weather predictions. Dia it ever occur to you that there is no other information that receives pub- lication and attention by readers each day of the year in every daily paper of the country? weekly papers in the United States, 434 semi-weekly, and 14,734 weekly publications, the greater number of which publish the weekly weather crop bulletins of the bureau for their respective States. St. Louis has nearly $17.000,000 in bank or in sight for Exposition pur- poses, and has reason to expect a great deal more. HEADACHE, BACKACHE, DIZZINESS (PE-RU-NA CURES PELVIC CATARRH.) “I am perfectly well,” says Mrs. Martin, of Brooklyn. ‘“Pe-ru-na cured me.” Mrs. Anna Martin, 47 Hoyt street, Brooklyn, N. Y., writes: “ Perunadid so much for me that I feel it my duty to recommend it to others who may be similarly afflict- ed. Abou! a wear ago my health was completely broken down, had back- ache, dizziness and irregularities, and life seemed dark indeed. We had used Peruna in our home as a tonic and for colds and catarrh and 1 decided to try it for my trouble. In less than three months 1 became reg- wlar, my pains had entirely disap- peared, and I am mow perfectly well.”’— Mrs, Anna Martin, Miss Marie Johnson, 11 Columbia, East. Detroit, Mich., is Worthy Vice Templar in Hope Lodge No. 6, Independent Order Good Templars. Miss Johnson, as so many other women also have done, found in Pe- runa a specific for a severe case of female weakness. She writes: “I want to do what I can to let the whole world know what a grand medicine Peruna is. For eleven years I suffered with female troubles and complications arising therefrom. Doctors failed to cure me, and I despaired of being helped. Pe- runa cured me in three short months. 1 can hardly believe it myself, but it is a lessed fact. I am perfectly well now, and have not had an ache or pain for months. want my suffering sisters to know what Peruna has done for me.”—Miss Marie Johnson. Miss Ruth Emerson, 72 Sycamore st., Buffalo, IV. Y., writes: ‘I suffered for two years with irregular and painful menstrua- tion, and Peruna cured me within six weeks. I cannot tell you how grateful I feel. Any agency which brings health and strength to the afflicted is always a wel- come friend, and to-day the market is so MRS. ANNA MARTIN, filled with useiess and injurious medicines that it is a pleasure to know of so reliable a remedy as Jou place before the public.” —Miss Ruth Emerson. It is no longer a question as to whether Peruna can be relied on to cure all such cases. During the many years in which Peruna has been put to test in all forms :and stages of acute and chronic catarrh no one year has put this remedy to great- er test than the past year. Peruna 1s the acknowledged catarrh rem- edy of the age. Dr. Hartman, the com- pounder of Peruna, has written a book on the phases of ecatarrh peculiar to women, entitled, “Health and Beauty.” It will be sent free to any address by The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O. f you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. O. There are 47 tri- | Frog Farming. After laughing at the French peo- ple for their frog-eating proclivity, the United States is doing very well in that line, for the Food Commission estimates that we catch in this coun- try about 2,000,000 frogs. These frogs, which have been hopping for years more and more into gastronomic fa- vor, are sought for in all parts of the country, furnishing a paying indus- try, not only for the hunters of them in their natural haunts, but for scores of persons who have frog farms and raise them as they might raise chick- ens. To these persons the frogs mean an annual investment of $100,- 000, according to the report of the commission, 100 to the consumers. The British Postal Department, in conjunction with the Belgium Gov- ernment, are having made a telephone cable to connect the two countries under the North sea. Ask Your Dealer For Allen’s Foot-Eacge, A powder. It rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous,Aching, Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen’s Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac- cept no substitute. Sample mailed FreE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. In the Grand Canyon of Colorado a man’s voice has been heard a distance of eighteen miles. FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous- ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nervellestorer.¥2trial bottle and treatisefree Dr. R. H. Kui~g, Lid., 981 Arch St., Phila., Pa One miner is killed for every 1,060,000 tons, of coal raised. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reducesinflamma- tion,allays pain,cures wind colic. 25c. abottle It is one thing to count the cost, and quite another thing to pay it. Piso’s Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.—J. W. O'Brirx, 322 Third Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900 | When a fellow is a bad egg don’t try to | beat him. and that means $150,-| Guests Pass With Glaciers. Hotelkeepers in the Alps have a new trouble and are complaining at the loss of patrons, who are moving away from the glaciers. Yes, the at- tractive glaciers are actually passing from the landscape, and as they re- cede the hotels along their borders find that their registers are shorten- ing. These glaciers are not running away, by any means, but they are de- teriorating slowly, with a persistency that means their final annihilation. Hotels that a few years ago stood moving ice now. find themselves a attractiveness of the site is lessened. Laid Up for Sixteen Weeks. St. Jacobs Oil and Vegeler’s Cur- ative Compound Cured Him. “1 have been a great sufferer from Rheu. matism for many years. I was laid up with Rheumatic Fever for nine weeks in 1894, and again for sixteen (16) weeks in 1896. 1 tried many medicines 1 saw advertised and others to take Vogeler’s Curative Compound, which did me more good than all other medicines. In fact, I feel quite a different man since I have been taking the Compound. All my see’'me about and looking so well. only say that Vogeler’s Curative Compound taken internally:and by using St. Jacobs Oil cally cured me. I have recommended Vog- eler’s Curative Compound to a lot of my acquaintances, and they tell me that it has worked wonders. “ Wishing you every success in the sale of Jacobs Oil, I remain, gentlemen, “ Your obedient servant, “ GEORGE CLARKE, Gardener, “23 Beechcroft Road, Surrey.” | ja free sample of Vogeler’s Compound. outwardly acted like magic in my case. I | had been taking medicines {for years without | obtaining benefit, but Vogeler’s has practi- | FOR EVERY Humour Price $1.00 CUTICURA SOAP, to cleanse the skin of crustsand scales and soften the thick- ened cuticle, CUTICURA OINTMENT, to instantly allay itching, inflamma- tion, and irritation, and soothe and heal, and CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS, to cooland cleanse the blood. A SINGLE SET of these great skin curatives is often sufficient to cure the most tortur- ing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleed- ing, crusted, scaly, and pimply skin, scalp, and blood humours, with loss of hair, when all else fails. » n - Millions of People Use CUTICURA SOAP, assisted by, COTICURA OINTMENT, for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stop- ping of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes, itehings, and chafings, and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nurs- ery. Millionsof Women use CUTICURA SOAP in the form of baths for annoying irritations, inflammations, and excoriations, or too free or offensive perspiration, in the form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative, antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves to women. CuTicuRA RESOLVENT PIrLLs (Chocolate Coated) are a now, tasteless, odorless, eco- nomical substitute for the celebrated liquid CUTICURA RESOLVENT, as well as for all other blood purifiers and humour cures. In Screw= cap vials, containing 60 doses, price 25¢. Sold throughout the world. Boar, 25c., OINTMENT, 80c., Prius, 25c. British Depot: 27-28, Charterhouse 8q., London. French Depots 5 Rue de la Paix, Paris. PoTe YEE Droc & CEEM. CORP, Sole Props., Boston. U. 8. A. 438 CANDY CATHARTIC 10e Ee TT sls) a A) All 86c. 50e. : Druggists | Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk. very near to a great river of slowly | considerable distance away, and the | 1 was recommended; finally I was induced ! neighbors and friends are quite surprised to | I can | your Vogeler’s Curative Compound and St. | i | Send to St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd., Baltimore, for i Beware of the dealer who tries to sell “something just as-good.”” SEND FOR OUR F CATALOGUE FISHING BICYCLES, DAKS, TENNIS, SEW- ING MACHINES, BABY CARRIAGES AND SPRING AND SUMMER SPORTING GOODS. IT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. WE ACTUALLY SELL AT WHOLESALE PRICES FOR CASH. SCHMELZER ARMS CO. « KANSAS CITY, MO. REE ASE } TACKLE § “2 yh Colorado Beats «World IN SUCAR BEETS. Six Million Dollars have just been invested in sugar factories. Four Million more will be invest d this’ year. ihe best posted sugar men ot the world are buying immense acreage for. sugar bests. Colorado took first prizes at Chicago exhibit last month for highest tonnage per acre, and highest percentage of sugary being over twice as auch’ as some States. We are offering a tew shares of stock tor sale in The Colorado Sugar Mfr. Co. The first and only sugar stock offered to tie public. The company owns ona of the most modern and «.:mplete refining plantsin the world, situated ina « i Xi ubscribed F , n cash. 'T'Lis is an Qnporaiey of a i ctory 1s La. it and paid for. For full particulars write to Wi. GELDER & CO. 29 Broadway, New York, or Exchange uliding, I'enver, Coio. PNW 20,0 03 PISOIS CURENO PH GURES WHERE ALi ELSE FAILS, by Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use an in ti Sold by Sruggists, the age. 3 functions in any highest degree, is it to public favor. The Qeientific Production of a laxative of known value and distinctive action is rapidly growing in public favor, along with the many other material improvements of The many who are well informed must understand quite clearly, that in order to meet the above conditions a laxative should be wholly free from every objectionable quality or substance, with its component parts simple and wholesome and it should act pleasantly and gently without fulfils most perfectly the requirements, in the The sale of millions of bottles annually for many years past, and the universal satisfaction which it has given confirm the claim we make, that it possesses the qualities which commend A BR ani poy Feed a inc aati nett disturbing the natural way. The laxative which TITRE ns Ree SARL Mindsdontio Ein 3 Its Excellence is due to the originality and simplicity of the combination and also to the method of manu- facture, which is known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and which ensures that per- fect purity and uniformity of product essential In order to get Its Beneficial Fffects always buy the genuine and note the full name of the Company—~California Fig Syrup Co.— printed on the front of every package. h process of manufacturing figs are used as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained from an excellent combination of plants known to be medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. (upon fia Svar San Francisco, Gal. New York,NY Price fifty cents per bottle. to the ideal home laxative. Louisville. Ky. all druggists x. Ens 3 aH eh ae Phe AT Inthe | 2 er —