i Anam rin- inera nged upon sium. magz- f his anar- citi- rshal y de- a in ntra- le, is at is 1s at ltoile . the King m to , son, notl- here- e in- likin show lican ‘Wil- The The tives ut of Leg- ty of CATARRH THIRTY YEARS. The Remarkable Experience of a Prominent Statesman--Congress- man Meekison Gives Pe-ru-na Congress Meekison of Ohio. Hon. David Meekison is well known not only in his own State but roughont America. He was elected to the Iifty- fifth Congress by a very large majority, and is the pamewledged leader of his party in his section of the State. Only one flaw marred the otherwise com- ples success of this rising statesman. Ca- arch, with its insidious approach and te- nacious grasp, was his only unconquered foe. For thirty years he waged unsuccess- ful warfare against this personal enemy. At last Peruna came to the rescue. e writes: ‘I have used several bottles of Pe- runa and I feel greatly benefited thereby from my catarrhof the head. 1 feel encouraged to believe that irl use it a short time longer I will be fully able to eradicate the disease of thiriy years’ standing. ’”’—David Meekison, Member of Congress. If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-' tory results from the use of Peruna write at once to Dr. Hartman, givinga full state- ment of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. NESTOR AMONG CLERKS. Judge Tomkins Works for Uncle Sam Though Eighty Years Old. The nestor among the clerks at the Pension office at Washington is Judge C. M. Tomkins, who was appointed to that bureau in 1861 and has served continuously since. From a little bu- reau he has seen the Pension office grow to one of the largest and most influential branches of the govern- ment, with thousands of clerks to do its work. Despite his 80 years, he is still on active duty. Judge Tomkins was a flourishing lawyer in Wisconsin in 1861, when he visited Washington to attend President Lincoln’s inaugu- ration, and with no thought of seek- ing or accepting a government office. He was pursuaded by Timothy O. Howe to remain at the capital and take a clerkship on the ground that war was sure to be declared and it would be interesting to study it at close range. “Once a government clerk, always a government clerk,” the saying goes, and Mr. Tomkins has never felt any ambition to leave the comfortable berth to which his old friend appointed him. Old Candlesticks High. With the increasing demand for an- tiquities, the supply of mementoes and relics of past generations is be- coming exhausted, and the prices of genuine pieces are waxing higher and higher. Old candlesticks, for exam- ple, that have had such continuous popularity, are scarce, and good spec- imens sell for almost any price that the dealer feels disposed to charge. To tell old brass, copper or pewter from the modern imitation requires long experience and a trained eye. Brass varies much in color, its shade depending upon the proportion of cop- per and zinc used in its composition, and also on the hue of the copper em- ployed. Copper itself assumes a va- riety of complexions. The old Span- ish and Russian copper and brass are both peculiarly rich in color and re- tain their polish longer than others. In the old pieces there is silkiness of texture not found in the sorts made now. This is partly due, it is said, to the natural wear of the utensils. In some cases, such as pots, kettles and fire-boxes, the action of heat may be responsible, in part at least, for this quality. Colonial furnishings are the kinds most eagerly sought by collectors. Twain and the King. The father of Miss Louise Forss- lund, author of “The Ship of Dreams,” knew Mark Twain in the days of the gold fever in California. Twain was then a “young newspaper man named Clemens,” and as the men drifted apart the acquaintance was never fol- lowed up. Mr. Forsslund modestly disclaimed any further knowledge of the now world-famed humorist. Mark Twain himself is less diffident, as a story is now going its second round of the English papers testifies. Dur- ing Twain’s residence in England he was taxed in what seemed to him an unjustifiable instance. Accordingly he wrote: a friendly protest to the Queen. “I don’t know you,” he write, “but I've met your son. He was at the head of a procession in the Strand, and I was on a ’bus.” All pi Ve 85e. 50c. Ra or Druozgists Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk, Beware of the dealer who tries to sell ‘‘something just as good.” P. N. weak oven ase Thompson's Eye Water Fine Strawberry Mulch. The best mulch for a strawberry bed is fine horse manure. Early in the spring it should be raked off the rows ‘and worked in close to the plants, using salt hay or any clean material in its place on the rows as a mulch after the plants are well grown, so as to pro- tect the fruit from dirt and also to shade the soil. The Experimental Plot. Select some plot of ground, or part of a field, for experimental purposes. Fix your plan, and end the year with sorie positive information that you have gleaned from your year’s labor. Unless it is well planned at the start, and data fully kept, it ends only in opinions that are largely guesses, and little more is known than at first. Heading in Fruit Trees. “I am puzzled by the directions which I read about trimming my young fruit trees. ‘Will you describe to me what heading in means and how it is done? I have a few peach trees and pear trees and quinces, besides a good apple orchard.” The heading in or shortening of the season’s growth is desirable on both the apple and pear, but particularly the pear. Such short- ening can be done on the strong termi- nal shoots without affecting the next year’s fruitage. The blossom buds are hid on the side twigs. I have always cut in my pears, as long as I could reach the new growth with a steplad- der. The peach blossoms all up and down the new wood. You will there- fore decrease the fruitage by heading in. This will do no harm, because the peach always overbears, and the thor- ough ripening of the buds that are left renders them better able to meet the winter’s cold. The quince bears on new wood, but these new shoots come out of the last year’s growth, and if you cut too far back it may materially reduce your crop. I have never cut back quince bushes after the fourth or fifth year.—E. P. Powell], in New York Tribune Farmer. Aids in Setting Trees. The tripod device for setting trees is all right, but I have used the notched board shown in the accompanying il- lustration, and find it much more sim- THE NOTCHED BOARD. Ple and less expensive. I begin by se- lecting the orchard site.. Then plow the ground, harrow and plank it thor- oughly. Line off both ways and set a stake where each tree is to be placed. Take a board five to six feet long, five or six inches wide and one inch thick. Notch it as shown in the illustration, having the middle notch exactly half way between the notches on the ends. Place the centre notch against the stake where the tree is to be planted, then set a small stake in each of the other notches. When ready for planting dig up the centre stake and prepare the hole for the tree. Then in setting the tree put the notched board in position with the end notches opposite the two other stakes. Set the trec so that the trunk will rest in the middle notch. This will. insure an absolutely straight row both ways. The device is so simplé that it hardly seems necessary to describe it. Many, however, continue to have crooked rows simply because they have not thought of this plan.—A. D. Barnes, in New England Homestead. Pears Picked Before Ripe. There is scarcely any variety of pear that is not better for being picked be- fore fully ripe and then ripening un- der cover. This after-ripening may be retarded or hastened almost at will by the method of storing. If kept in a cel- lar or other room moderately cool, at about an even temperature, they ripen up slowly, while if in a dry and warm room, and covered with a blanket to exclude the light, they will ripen in a few days or a week, according to their condition when picked. If desired to keep them several weeks they shouid be put in cold storage at about thirty- three degrees, and a rather close watch kept on them, at least after the third week, marketing them as soon as it is found that some of them are beginning to be mellow. Some of the very late varieties may be kept through the win- ter in this way. It is of little use to put pears or any other fruit in cold storage after they have begun to grow mellow, or to put in any that have been bruised. While all fruit should be handled with care, that intended for cold storage needs special care, It is often a puzzle to the beginner to know just when he should begin to pick his pears, as the time is so varied with different varieties. Some wait until they find a few ripe or nearly so on the extreme end of the branches, usually on the south side of the tree. But if they wait for that it will be bet- ter to market early. A better test is to take the pear and bend the stem back- ward. If it easily separates from the branch it is ripe enough to gather, but if the stem breaks before cleaving off the twig it is not ripe enough.—The Cultivator. In love absence ray make the heart grow fonder, but the fellow who wants a sure thing will try presents. THE MARKETS, PITTSBURG. Grain, Flour and Feed. Wheat—No. 2 red © ye—No. 2..... 58 Corn—No. 2 yellow 2 No. 2 yellow, shelle 68 69 xed ear... 6 0) Oats—No, 2 white. 3 3b No. 8 white........ a8 37 Flour—Winter patent..... .400 410 3 90 4 ancy straight winters.. Hay—No. 1timothy......... Clover No. 1... ....... Feed—No. I white mid. ton. ie 1 Brown middlings......... L-1250. 1800 Bran, bulk, Straw— Wheat Oat Dairy Products. Butter—Elgin creamery............ 8 27 28 we. Ohio creamery... ALE RT Fancy country roll... . 23 Cheese—Ohio, new..... 12% 13 New York, new................ 13 1314 Poultry, Etc. Bens—perlv........0....0.. 1... 12 124 Chickens—dressed ... ,.... 15 16 Eggs—Pa. and Ohio, fresh 24 25 Fruits and Vegetables. Green Beans—per bas.. $200 225 Potatoes—Fancy white 60 65 Cabbage—per bbls... 100 Onions—per barrel .... 200 225 BALTIMORE Flour— Winter Patent .......... $370 380 Wheat—No. 2 red 2 7d Corn—mixed.. 06 57 25 26 2¢ 201g PHILADELPHIA. Flour—-Winter Patent , 400 Wrteat—No, 2red......... 5 76 Corn—No. 2mixed 63 6814 Oats—No. 2 while.......... 37 48 Butter—Creamery, extra .. 26 20614 Eggs—Pennsylvania firsts.. 24 25 NEW YORK. Flour—Patents,............. ....$3 8 4 00 Wheat—No. 2red. . 7815 7854 Corn—No. 2........ 66 67 Oats—No, 2 White. 36 61% Butter—Creamery ... . 25 610 ggs—Stateand Fennsylvania......... 28%4 LIVE STOCK. Central Stock Yards, East Liberty, Pa Cattle. Prime heavy, 1500to 1600 1bs.......$ 600 625 Prime, 1800 10 1400 Ibs... ....... ors. 565 585 Medium, 1200 to 1300 lbs... 550 ¥ethellers....., .. 5 00 Butcher, 800 to 1000 1bs.. _............ 440 Common to fair... 11... 3 65 Oxen, common to fat.............. 500 Common togood fat bulls and cows 200 = 400 Milch cows, each...... ......... .... 2500 3500 Extra milch cows, each............ 1800 5500 { Hogs. Primohedvy hogs... ........... 650 665 Prime medium weights............$ 630 637 Best heavy yorkers and medium... 625 630 Good to choice packers............ 625 630 Good pigs and light yorkers. ....... 625 635 Pigs, common 0 good............. 300 500 Common to fair 3 620 Koughs i 610 Stags... 52 Sheep. Extra, medium wetners ............ $37 390 ood to choice . 340 Mediom... 7 |] 800 Common to fair 22% Lambs clinped... one. ios; 550 Lambs, good to ¢ 530 Lambs, common ‘to ‘fair, clippé 450 Spring Lambs... ... Bells siae dn 625 Veal, extra, ;.0 000... G0 82 Veal, good to choice .800 550 ‘eal, ‘common heavy 300 600 Veal, common to fair 300 530 REVIEW OF TRADE. Preparations Being Made for Heavy . Holiday Business—Late Delivery Means Heavy Consumption. R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: Lower prices for rail- way stocks than at any time sinca last March do not necessarily indi- cate loss of traffic not a setback in business. On the contrary, coin@i- dent with the collapse of the stoclk market there were numerous evi- derces that manufacturing and transporting interests have not suif- cient facilities to meet demands, al though plants and equipment are now of greater efficiency than at any previous time. Distribution of mer- chandise is fully maintained, prepa- rations being made for a heavy holi- day trade, and frequent complaints oi tardy deliveries testify to the heavy consumption. Prospects for continued activity are cause of unprecedented nrosperity in the tricts assuring a good demand for other products. Threatened labor controversies have been averted, in some cases wages ' being advanced, while a number of increases were voluntarily given. Railway earnings continue to advance. the first week of November showing a raise of 4.9 per cent over 1901, and 15.2 per cent over 1300. High temperature retards retail trade in seasonable goods. Aside from the expected decline in prices of pipes and tubes there has been no evidence of weakness in iron and steel, and all the recent conces- sions were caused by competition of new plants rather than diminished business. Many purchasers are de- laying orders, however, in the hope that the market will go lower in other departments, but there is atnormal support in the light move- ment of coke. Rail mills are fully booked up to next September, and a Canadian road placed a large order in Germany, while structural shapes are in great request, especially for bridges. Eastern manufacturers of foot wear are offering no induce- nents to buyers, and. while no actual advances in prices have occurred, the market is decidedly sirong, West ern shops are also busy. Sole leather is active and firm, both domestic an‘ export sales being large. Some west: ern tannerg advanced prices, which checked business. I.imited supplies in first hands and with jobbers have sustained cotton goods, despite the sharp decline in the raw material. Clothing manufacturers report en- couraging results in their first fest of the market on spring garments. Failures for the week numbered 24 in the United States against 215 last year, and 24 in Canada, compared with 27 a year ago. bright, be- harvests, agricultural dis- Renewing Certificates. Eor A$ RTOS Acts sale by all drudgistas, Acts Gently; Acts Pleasantly; Beneficial ly: Acts truly-as-a Laxative. Syrup of Figs appeals to the cultured and the well-informed and to the healthy, because its com- ponent parts are simple and wholesome and be- cause it acts without disturbing the natural func- tions, as itis wholly free from every objectionable quality or substance. 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. To get its beneficial effects—buy the 7 genuine—manufactured by the furoryinfic SvRup¢ Lovisville. y=" ‘Francisco, Cal, In the process of New York N.Y. Price fifty ‘cents per_bottle. Germany's Army Is for Defense. The German army, like the German nation, has been squeezed into exist- ence. Germany, open on every side to attack, has been the great battle- ground of Europe through all the cen- turiies; and by constant pressure with- in and” without the army has had its growth. It was the result of stern necessity. It was defense or death; and that, in spite of the commonly re- ported military aspirations of the Ger- man Kaiser, is the keynote of the sys- tem. The army must be made power- ful enough to defend the country from the attacks of any one power or all of them together. If it is necessary to march into France in the course of such a war, well and good; but that is not the fundamental purpose of. the army. A Public Forest for Germans. Emperor William, of Germany, car- rying out his purpose of converting the Grunewald into a vast pleasure ground for the use of the inhabitants of Berlin, has approved plans for new roads, playgrounds, picnickers’ glades ind restaurants in the forest. One of the Emperor’s objects is to encourage outdoor athletics. The forest contains 11,550 acres. It is a royal hunting preserve but the foresters are now killing off the deer and wild boar there. Found Ring in a Fish. Henry Buermann, of New York, found what he says is a solid gold wedding ring in the stomach of a fish. Buermann, who has a cafe at No. 8 | Barclay street, stopped at a Front street fish store ‘and bought a half of a 16-pound cod. The cod had come from Boston on the Bay State’ cold storage car the night before, and was already nicely cleaned. But when he was preparing it later he found the ring imbedded in the ribs. The ring is more than a quarter of an inch in breadth, and bears the inscription, “Lew to Lou, ’89.” The best way to cure indigestion is to remove its cause. This is best done by the prompt use of Dr. August Koenig's Ham- burg Drops, which regulate the stomach in an effectual manner. In Hungary the legal ace of an indivi- dual dates only from baptism. How’s This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cursd by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Currey & Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, theundersigned, have known F. J.Che- ney for thelast 15 years, and believe him per- fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga- tion made by their firm. wie & TrUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, dYhio. WALDING, KINNAN& MARVIN, Wholesale Drug- gists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall’s Catarrh Cureis taken internally, act- ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur- faces ofthe system. Price. 75c. per bottle, Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. * Hall’s Family Pills are the best. The leech is the only animal which pos- sesses three separate jaws. FITS permanently cured.No fits or nervous- nessafter first day’s use of Dr. Kline's Great NerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefroe Dr.R. H. KLINE, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. . It 1s a notable fact that most of the sub- Jects of King Edward VII. are Hindoos. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething,soften the gums, reduces inflamma- tion,allays pain,cures wind colic. 25¢. abotile The dentist that hurts the most doesn’t always charge the least. Trainmaster C. B. Gorsuch, of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, has is- sued an order calling in the conduc- | tors’ certificates of promotion for the | purpose of renewal. Some of thosel now outstanding are the original ones! issued to their respective own { years ago. f You can do your dyeing in half an hour with Pur~xaM FADELEsS DYES. Exports of cattle have increased twenty per cent. in five years. lam sure Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.—Mgs. T'moaras Ros- BINS, Maple §t.. Norwich. N. X,. Feb. 17, 1900. Where Connecticut Got Its Name. It might be imagined that Connect- icut is called the. “land of steady hab- its’ on account of the exemplary con- duct of its citizens. But it obtained that title in a different manner. John R. Matthews told just how recently at rthe Waldorf-Astoria. “In the early colonial times,” he said, “it was the custom to provide every one who as- sisted at a dedication, church build- ing or barn raising with a ‘hooker’ of good Jamaica rum. These functions, needless to say, were popular. When .the charter creating Connecticut a crown colony arrived there was, of course, a celebration. The first, gov- ernor, John Winthrop, refused to pro- vide rum and in his inagural address deplored the custom of tippling, say- ing ‘it did not lead to steady habits.’ Thereup the Nutmeg State had a title to hand down to posterity. Cleverest Woman Politician. Miss J. N. Strong, private secretary to ex-Congressman Hawley, of Texas, is credited with being the cleverest female politician ever seen in Wash- ington. She is conversant with every county in Texas, knows every man of prominence in the State and attends to nearly all details of Federal pat- | ronage there. It is related of her | ‘that she once went to see a Cabinet Minister in regard to a place for al Texas constituent. The official was not disposed to give the place to her | | applicant, but in a pleasant and court- | i eous manner said: “I am sorry to | | disappoint you after looking into such | | pretty eyes.” “It seems to me, then,” | was the quick answer, “that the eyes | ought ‘to have it.” The Cabinet of- | ficer was so pleased with the retort that he made the appointment. Price of White Star Line. It was officially announced in Lon- don, England, that the purchase price of the White Star Line, on its joining | the International Mercantile Marine ! Company, is $53.497,180, of which $15.- | 736,180 is payable in cash, $25,174,000 | in preference shares and $12,587.000 ! in common stock. The shareholders thus receive over $50,000 for each 1,000 shares. An aluminum alloy is now used as a substitute for copper in the manufac- ture of nails and tacks. The white I and in every way as durable and desirable as copper. Your Fair | “Two years ago my hair was falling out badly. I purchased a bottle of Ayer’s Hair Vigor, and soon my hair stopped coming out.”® Miss Minnie Hoover, Paris, Iii, crhaps your mother had thin hair, but that is no reasen why you must go threugh life with half- starved hair. If you want long, thick hair, feed it with Ayer’s Hair Vigor, and make it rich, dark, and heavy. $1.00 a bottle. All druggists. If your dru cannot supply you, ; send us ons do and we will express you a bottle. B nd give the name Of your nearest ¢ office. Address, J.C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. Neuralgia 2 Feetache All Bodily Aches (fo AND 2% Odd Sunday Law in Scotland. As an instance of the observance of the Sabbath in Scotland an Eng- lish paper tells of a postman having a route between Stirling and Blaird- rummond. He was observed to ride a bicycle over his six miles on week days and to walk the same distance on Sunday, and when asked why, re- plied that he was not allowed to use the machine on Sunday. An investi- gation followed, and the postman’s explanation proved to be correct. . Chicago Through British Glasses. Chicago’s university professors are called “slangy freaks” by a recent British visitor, on whom all the hos- pitalities of the town had been “poured in sparkling showers.” But as he also called its policemen “por- cupine sluggards,” honors are compar- atively easy between the cops and the faculty, anyhow, with the rest of the community looking on rather amused than otherwise. POSITIVELY CURES IF Rheumatism Backache Headache CONQUER PAIN. The simplest remedy for indiges- tion, constipation, biliousness and the many ailments arising from a disordered stomach, liver or bowels is Ripans Tabules. They have ac- complished wonders, and their time- ly aid removes the necessity of call- ing a physician for the many little ills that beset mankind. They go straight to the seat of the trouble, relieve the distress, cleanse and cure the affected parts, and give the sys- tem a general toning up. : : At druggists. I'he Five-Cent packet is enough for an ordinary occasion. The family bottle, 60 cents, contains a supply for a year. r——— NEW DISCOVERY; gives DO R O I S quick relief and cures worst cases. Look of testimonials and 10 dave? treatment Free. Dr. M. B. GREEN SBONS, Box E, Atlanta, Ga. ERT : GURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. # Best Cough Syrup, Use Tastes Good. . Sold by dn a sta.
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