IVOMAN'SKIDNEYTROUDLES Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound is Especially Successful in Curing this Fatal Woman's Disease. , am Of all tho diseases known with whlcli the female orffnnism Is nfllietecl, kidney disenso is th moHt fatal. In fnct, unless early and correet treatment is ap plied, tho weary patient seldom survives. Ileing fully aware of this, Mrs. 1'lnUhnm, early in her career, pave ex haustive study to the snhjeet, and in prodneijiir her preat remedy for woman' Ills Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was careful to Bee thnt it contained tho correet combination of herbs which was sure, to control that fatal disease, woman's kidney troubles. Tho Vegetable Compound acts in har mony with tho laws that govern tho entire female system, and while thera aro many so called remedies for kidney troubles, I.ydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound is the only one especially prepared for women. The following letters will show how marvellously successful It Is : Aug. 0, !!!. " Demi Mrs. Pivkium : I am fail ing very fast, sinca January have lost thirty-five or forty pounds. I have a yellow, muddv complexion, . feel tired, and have bearing down j pains. Menses have not appeared for three months; sometimes 1 am trou bled with a white discharge, and I aUo have kidney and bladder troubla. , , I have been this way for a long time, and feel so miserable I thought I would write to you,, and see if you could do me any pood." Miss Eoha Fr.EPEKit'K, Troy, Ohio. f'' Sept. 10, 1800. 1 "Dear Mm, Tinkuam: I havo used Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetablo Compound according to directions, and can say I have not felt so woll - for years as I do at present. Beforo taking your medicine a more miser able person you never saw. I could not eat or sleep, and did not eare to talk with onv one. I did not enjoy life at all. 'ow, I feci so woll I can not be grateful enough for what vou have done for mo. ou are surely a woman's friend. Thanking you a thousand times, I remain, Evr yours , Jriiss Edna Frkokiucr, Troy, Ohio. " Dear Mm. Pixkfiam : I havo taken five bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and cannot praise it enough. 1 had headaches. KKWAIIO. Wo liATodnnoHitod which will b palii t ny pi-mon r not genuine, or wuro iiubliaUoil bnfnra obtaining the writer's i"olnl ror- inlulun. SLAVERY IN NEW YORK. In Early Day the City Engaged In the Traffic In Human Flesh. The greatest impetus was givtn to the slave trade by the act of parliament ol 1684, which legalized slavery in the North American colonies. This does not mean that slavery was unknown in -what is now the United States before that lime, because, ns early as 1620, a Dutck man-of-war landed and sold -jo y African negroes at Jamestown, Va. In 1626 the West India Company imported slaves from the West Indies to New York city then Ncy Amsterdam. The city itscJf owned shares in a slave ship, advanced money for its fitting out and shared in the profits ot its voyages. This recognition and encouragement may account for the astounding fact that in 1750 slaves formed one-sixth of the entire population of New York. The general prevalence of slavery is shown by the fact that, at this tunc, there were 67 slaves in New York's small suburb of Brooklyn, and that in London itself there were resident 20,000 slaves. Slaves were at that time pub licly dealt in on the London Exchange. No wonder the traffic in human flesh was a recognized commerce, and that, in 1771, the English alone sent to Africa 192 ships equipped for the trade and with a carrying capacityof 47.146 slaves per trip. Pearson's Nlagazine. FBEY'S VERMIFUGE euro children of WORMS, Kmnovo. thorn effectually and without pain or an noyunce. 60 years' un broken rnoord of susaeM, It Is the remedy for all worm troubles. Entirely vegetable. SSo. at drogfrlsta, emmlrv stores or bv mall. V- H. FUKV, Balthaore, Aid. R. V. 40. '00. M joii w w. itioR r in. J14 Waalilnirtoii, ft.cl ly Prosecute Claims. vmluur U.B. PbubIOB Burni.il. imtwi iiiu i'-IkIiiin. ntt v Kluue. WDISOOVRRTihtm ft, ft AlUaU, . ladles, U: lnu, a. V, I r t h if liloi" Use I ZT 1 leucorihoea, falling of tho womb, and kidney trouble. I also had a pain when standing or walking, and some times there seemed to bo balls of fire in front of me, so that 1 could not see for about twenty minutes. Felt as tired in the morning when I got up as if I had had no sleep for two weeks. Had fuinting spells, was down-hearted, and would orv." Mrs. Kkrtiia Opeb, Second and Clayton Sts., Chester Pa. "Dear Mrs. Pixkham : I cannot find language to express the terrible suffering I have had to endure. I had female trouble, also livcr.stomaoh, kidney, apd blad der trouble. , . I tried several doo tors, also quite a number of patent medicines, and had despaired of even petting well. At latt I concluded to. try Lydia E. Tink h a m a Vegetablo Compound, and now, thanks to your medicine, I am a well woman. I can not praise your medicine too highly for I know it will do all, and even more, than it Is recommended to do I tell every suffering woman about your Vegetablo Compound, and urge them to try it and see for themselves what it will do." Mrs. Mary A. lfirr.E, No. Manchester, Ind. with th VftHnnnl r.itw n.k f T.mn .Minn who run flnil Hint tho nh'ove t.mtlnir.iilMl'lwtnni IjlUJLA i. 1'LNKIiAM MEDHHSE CO. GAME LAWS IN FRANCE. Rights of the Farmer Aro Considered and HI Intorestt Protoctcd. In France the protection of crops anl farm stock is among the chief objects of the panic laws, so much so indeed that a French landowner is not only prohibited from encouraging on his es tate such noxious animals as the fox, badger, otter, boar, roebuck and rabbit, but is even compelled to organize for the suppression of such scheduled "ver min" by periodic drives; and neglect -of either obligation is likely to land him in costly claims for agricultural damage. All manner of interesting legal quib bles are common whenever the question crops up of practical application of the laws. Thus, whereas in French law the prohibition of "night" shooting cov ers only the period of darkness, a similar restriction applied to fishing applies to the entire period between sunset and sunrise, a very different matter in the summer months. Again, a very proper consideration of the extent to which intense cold may deprive birds of their wild instincts and their powers of flight has prompted a prohibition in France of shooting in the snow; but here again, before a pros ecution can be established, it must be '. shown that the snow was thick enough at the time ot the oltcnsc to enable any one to follow the footprints of the beast or bird. London Express. London Hat Deal Man's Curvo. In London, trtthough street accidents are of much rarer occurrence than in the metropolis of the United States, we yet have danger spots which annually claim their appointed tale of victims. According to a high police official, London's "dead man's curve" is Chat ham place, situated to the north of Ulackfriars bridge and at the junction of the Embankment, Bridge street and Queen Victoria street. This, notwith standing opinions to the contrary, is by far the most dangerous crossing in London. London Daily Mail. Auctions in Japan are quietly con ducted. The bidding is secret and si lent, each person writing his bid on a slip of paper and dropping it into a box. When it appears that all the bids are in the box is opened and the highest bid der is named. Laborers are so scarce in Switzerland that they have to be imported not only lrom Italy, but Bohemia and Silesia. Alaskan travelers say that the mos quitoes' there have driven men to suicide. (181 THt MARKETS. MTtiBI RO, Grain, Flour and IVii-d. WnEAT-No. S red t 75 Hv No. 3 6 COHN No. 9 yellow, ear 49 40,' No. 3 yellow, shelled 7 iV Mlied ear ili 45' OATH No, 8 white 27 37,' tf No. 8 white 30'; i'J.OUn-Wlntnr patent 4 0U 4 10 1'nnny straight wlnturk. 8 70 8 90 HAY No. 1 timothy. 15 25 15 75 Clover. No. 1 14 00 14 25 FEKD No. 1 white mid., ton.. 1 25 1H 76 Jlrown middlings.. 16 IK) 17 0') llrnn, bulk 15 50 18 00 BTHAW-Wheat 8 0 8 60 Oat 7 80 7 76 Ufllrjr I'rnduotfl. BUTTER Elgin orosmory....U 24S 35 Ohio crcamory. 2'i 221' Fnncy country roll 16,'t- 17X CllKESE-Ohlo, new 11 ll.' New York, now 13 lli.'-j' l'nultry, etn. IIENfl per lb 103 11 I'HICKKNH dressed 15 10 EGUrJ l'a. and Ohio, fresh.... 18, 10 Fruits and Veirt'tnbln, DEANS Navy per bushel t 3 M(? 3 25 rOTATOEfl-Fancy white, V 50 65 CAIIHAOE por bbl 1 00 1 25 OMONB per bu 4J 60 1IAI.T1MOKK, Fi.orn s 95 4 is WHEAT No. 2 red 75H 75V COHN Mixed 4f 47 OATH 27'u 3 F.dOH 1? 1 LUTTElt Ohio creamery 22 2:1 rilll.AOIXt'lII A. FLorn 8 mae 4 10 WHEAT No. 3 red 71 75 f'Olt Kn. 9 ml to1 lit ir.l- OATH No. 2 white SC4 in. 1 J r.n t Tonmerv, extra. ... 2S '.8 EOUH l'ennsjlvania flrats.... 19,' 20 N'MV YtM'.K. Fl.om Patents. $ 4 20 4 00 W HEAT No. 2 red " W COHN No. 2 iV'-i OATS White western 27'. j ULITElt Cronniery 1 'ii lilHiS Htn u nud l enu 18 21 1.1VK STdl'K. Contriil Stork YuriU, l-imt Liberty, I'rt. CATTI.n. Frlmo henvy, 1501 to li'.UO lbs. . 5 f!0fg 5 8T l'rlmo, laurtio H00 lb. 6 SiJ 5 6) Medium, 1000 to 1.0 I Its 4 85 6 0J Fnt h el tern 4 25 4 M llutoher, 900 to 1U00 lbs 4 V0 4 4 ) ( ommon to fnir 3 60 4i 0 Oxen, common to fat 8 60 H 50 Common to good fat bulls and cows 2 25 4 00 Milch cows, each 20 0 35 00 Extra milch cows, encn 35 00 50 00 Booh. Trlme medium weights 6 R'V5 5 85 Jltst hfavy yorkors mid meil . 6 05 6 70 Good to choice cnekern 6 70 6 80 Good igs and light yorkurs... 6 00 6 (S3 Hklp pigs 8 70 4 60 Prime benvy hogs, 6 60 6 CO 1'ompion to fair 6 40 6 60 Houghs 8 60 6 00 Stags 8 00 4 23 siti'.r.p. Extra, mod. weight wethers... 4 15? 4 2 Good to choice 4 00 4 10 Medium 8 25 8 75 Common to fulr. 1 50 2 60 LAMBS, I.amhs, extra sprlnu t 6 40(3 5 60 l.nmbs. good to choice, spring. 6 10 6 80 Extra, yearling 4 23 4 60 Hood to choice 4 10 4 83 Medium 8 75 4 10 Common 1 60 8 10 I'ALVKS. Veal, extrn 9 7 OOgfl 7 25 Veal, goodrto ohoico 8 60 7 00 Venl, common to Inlr 6 33 0 0. Veal, common heavy 8 60 4 60 TRADE REVIEW. Effect of tho Strike Has Boon Noticeable. Prospects Favorable Failures of the Week Comparatively Nominal. R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review of Trade" says: Not Wall street alone, but the entire business world watched the progress of the efforts to bring about a settlement of the anthracite coal strike with active interest. This week the paralysis of the anthracite in dustry was more complete than last, ami the effect was seen upon the distribu tion of merchandise in the East and the placing of new orders with manufactur ers, lint the working force has increas ed largely through the settlement be tween the Amalgamated association and several steel companies, whose works, employing 60,000 men, have been idle. In the East the conditions seem gener ally favorable for a quick recovery, with the coal strike over, while in the West there has been no noteworthy reduction in the distribution of any class of goods. Aside from the expected reduction to Sj6 for steel rails and a sale of Besse mer pig at Pittsburg for $1,1.75, the whole list of iron and steel products is unchanged. The feeling grows strong er that bottom has been reached. Tak ing the 11 articles quoted in our price tables it will be seen that after an ad vance of over 100 per cent, in 1800 prices have declined only about .15 per cent, this year, and there is already a tendency toward a higher level. One company is considering the purchase of 10,000 tons foundry iron, and an export order for 6,500 tons of rails has been placed. Wheat again rose to 83 cents, but failed to maintain the advance. Corn for prompt delivery was scarce and advanced 10 cents above the price ai mis uate last year, or over 25 per cent. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 4,242.810 bush els, against .1,5.15.857 bushels last week, 3.872,455 bushels in the corresponding week of 1890, 5,106,879 bushels in 1808. 5.8,14,246 bushels in 1897 and 4.215.794 bushels in 1896. From July 1 to date this season's wheat exports are 42.762, 500 bushels, against 50.516,015 last sea son and 47.000.897 bushels in 1898-99. Corn exports for the week aggregate 8.156,617 bushels, against 2.134,206 last week, 3.523.089 bushels in this week u year ago, 2.530,076 bushels in 1808, 1. 108,601 bushels in 1897 and .3,165,605 bushels in 1896. From July 1 to date this season's corn exports are 41,947,412 bushels, against 56.678.517 bushels Inst season, and 36.095.2j8 bushels in 189S 09. Business failures in the United States for the week number 169, as against 183 last week: 129 in this week a year ago; 166 in 1898, 189 in 1S97 and 325 in 1896. Canadian failures number 22, against v last week and 13 in the week one year ago. t Parkersburg (W. Va.) presbytery vot ed for a shorter creed. jq jo siJEnbooJ'Core pu 801 jo f punod ooo'o6 Xutip uiunsuoa uopuo-j THE febbINQ If THE BOERS. Mournful Ending ol a Brava People That Blrugglo Hard tor Existones. For more than 60 years the existence of the Boers lias been the epic of con tinuous and immense adventure, in which nothing has been so amazing ns the last struggle and the final defeat. There is no such example of a hard and stubborn people, dimly led by des tiny, in their flight from civilization, to revolve in a circle which brought them back at last face to face with the most overwhelming environment of all the ideas and forces of civilization, in the shape of the British empire. When the Dutch farmers resolved up on their exodus from Cape Colony and I dunged with their long teams of lutn cring oxen and creaking wagons into the wilderness of the north, wandering over veldt and mountain, through bush and river, seeking from decade to decade for some further home and abiding rest from their pilgrimnge. and fighting their steady path as a handful against hordes through a thousand miles of savage con tinent, the Boers commenced a story of heroism not to be equaled out of Exo dus. It will never be adequately de scribed, if not by the pen of some sec ond Dc Quincey in pages of such su preme eloquence and power as those which immortalized the flight of the Tartars. The very names of the Trans vaal towns record the travail of sorrow and death in which they were founded "Wccnen," the place of weeping; "Rustenburg," the place of rest; "Ly denbttrg," the place of suffering. Lon don Telegraph. OPPORTUNITIES IN SAMOA. Uncle Sam'i Possesiion In the Group Par tlcularly Rich In Resourcos. Somewhere in that mysterious part of the South Pacific ocean, where one day merges into another to keep chronomet ers straight and to keep mankind from trouble in marking the flight of years, lie the Samoan islands, three in num ber, of which the smallest, Tutttilla, is the property of the United States. The recent division of the islands, which are connected with the United States anil with Australia and New Zealand by reg ular mail steamers, has assured their future. Tutuilla, which is as large as the State of Rhode Island, contains many acres of the richest soil, and would make a fruitful dwelling place for 100, or,o ambitious men. It could be con verted into vast plantations of coffee, vanilla, tobacco, cocoanuls nnil dozens of other native products, while a thriv ing town could be made to flourish be neath the flower-clad trees on the beach. Apia, in Samoa, is one of the most nrosnerous towns in the south seas, and ; its future is assured. It was in the hills north of this place that Robert Louis Stevenson, after roaming the earth for a paradise, found one. It was there he died. Success. Great Britain Taxes Brains. Few people have any idea what a flourishing institution is that miracle of dinginess the British patent office and what a valuable source of revenue it constitutes to the government. Con ducted with the strictest regard to econ omy, with almost a total neglect of ev ery consideration other than that asso ciated with the collection of fees, it fur nishes a royal profit of 100,000 yearly, extracted from its mostly impecunious clientele (the natural clement of the in ventor is adversity), or at the rale lis nearly as possible of too per cent, on its turnover. London Express. . The Iteit Prescription for Chills and Foyer is a bottle of Ghovr's Tastm.fm Chii.lTonio. It Is simply Iron and quinine In a taaielew form. No cure uo tay. 1'rlce 600. The first member of the royal family to ride a cycle was the Duchess of Albany. How Are Your Bowels? Now what you want is Cascarets. Go and get them today-Cascarets-in metal box with the long-tailed "C" on the lid-cost 10c. Be sure you get the genuine! Cascarets are never sold in bulk. - Take one! Eat it like candy, and it will work gently-while you sleep. It cures, that means it strengthens the muscular walls of the bowels, gives them new life. Then they act regularly and naturally. That's what you want It's guaranteed to be found in TTTifl V 'S Gt the t(n. If youw.nl remits! Tble It mirk! "CCC ;' C.r.ts r n.v.r " X. fit soM In built, but only tni Iwt. In th. Iltht blu. m.tl box with ih. lon-ttld C. W -t7 fcTSJtiLl 'or trais-mirk h C with lon uil on th. lid! --T1wryTJ. IJt IQc. 25c. 50c. "fSni. To any nssdy to nutn. UUII. Cinders from the forest fires on Cape Cod were carried by the wind as far as Boston, a distance of almost 50 miles, falling in the streets and the waters of the harbor in considerable showers. Fotwa FAnM,rfS Ptvs do not spot.streak Or give your goods nn unevenly dyed ap pearance. Sold by alt druggists. Only one pensioner who served in the war of 1812 is left. His name is Hiram Cronk. He is 100 years old, and lives in Oneida county, New York. About 2,000 widows of 1812 arc left in the rolls. To Cnre a Cold In On lny. Tnks I.AXATivs Promo qmrnria Tam.sts. All druftflftt refund the money It It falls to cure. B. W, Ubovu's signature is on escb box. 1160, Meat has been preserved in a frozen state for 30 years, and found perfectly eatable at the end of that time. The stomach has te work hnrd, grinding th food we erowd Into It Malt Its work easy by chewing Beemsn's Pepsin Qum. Professional matchmakers arc invari ably employed to arrange marriages in China. t do not believe Plso's Cnre for Consumption has an equal for eonghs and colds. Jonn F. Bona, Trinity Bprlngs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1U00. It is a noteworthy fact that in the State of Utah there is not one Irish Mormon. Carter's Ink Is tho best Ink that can bo mndo. It costs r.m no tour than poor atutt cot lit to write with, Dublin tramways, arc .17,000 better in six months with electricity in place of horses. Mrs.Wlnslow'sfntWnef'vrnp forrlilldren ceethinc, softens the Kums, reduce inflHtnmr tlon, allayniialn, ernes wind oollcIiGo abotUe. Seven out of eight loaves of bread eaten in London are made of foreign wheat. IIow' Till We offer Ono Hundred Unllnrs Kewnrd for rtnr ennenf ('utiirrh that cannot be cured by Mall's Cutitri-h Cure. K. .1. ( 'nr.xrr Co., Toledo, O. IVe. the nnderxlitiird, have known F. .1. Che ney for the lnt l.r yenr. anil hrlievo him irr f'lrtly himornMc In all !uineHn tmuimrtlou and llnnnrlnlly alile to curry out any obliga tion made by their 11 rm. VbntTiiuax, Wholesale Dnmt;lsts,Tol(sdo, Ohio. Wai.DiNn, Kintai A MAnviw, Wholesale DrilKKlsts, Toledo, Ohio. HaMV Catarrh Cure N tr.Ven Internally, art Ine ilireetly upon tho blond and mucous ur ftiren of tho extern. TeiMmonliiin sent free. Prlre, 7Se. per bottle. Sold bv all Drutftflijts. Hull's Family 1'llla are the best. The nlacc of honor at a Chinese ban quet is at the host's left hand. A Very Bad Combine Jt that of A Very Bad Sprain and A Va7 Black Bruise It often llfipptii Lilt JUBt M JJitvll St. Jacobs Oil Vruui,t curt ol UotU. THE IDEAL LAXATIVE 1 mortsl, suffsrlnj from bowsl (roubles ind too poor Aaoros juriing nmtoy u., wiiujo or new Tors, Show us a fault in our busi ness and we stop it at once, no matter how profitable. We don't believe a fault can ever be really profitable. They said our Ague Cure was too bitter and powerful for the weak digestion of malarial illness. We have corrected the fault. It's cost us thousands of dol lars to do it, but we have cor rected it. And there is no better medi cine under the sun for every form of malaria than this new Malaria and Ague Cure. J. C. Ayer Company, Practical Chcmliti, Lowell, Man. Ayrr'i Sinararilla Ayrr'i 1'ills Aycr't Ague Cure Aycr'i Hair Vigor Aycr'i CherTy Pectoral Ayer'i Ccmatone Trit rcnl rorih of our fe:l.o mm r.3 lmccotittitrrl with citht'r 111 like Ur$-1.0 to W,.M. Vf jo tha Iarr-t tnitkrri i'l TtUiN ii (if Turn .ounr!t1.r.ohrv-t In tbe world. We make and uipto f."0 itiiI :;.ag hir than muf other two Oiatitj fact uir in tlit U ti Of" Kstnhilflhed ilk 1741. . do yon pny $4 to 95 rorMioesiu.m you tfnnbuyW.L.Uoiiglas i KUoes lor nna 93.50 u nica are jusms goocu TIIF It FA HO moro W. ! lintglat H nrvi t ri hruR urn ftnH th:in RUT otll'T Itiiikf t N-'VltitM VllKV A Hi: III 11 BKHtFOB MK.1. THE l it tmp'Tteit t nl THE I Aintnrin irainrr un Tim work- DLdl other mnkci. Tbry fit Ilk ctii- ULOi torn tnnda thet. Thrf will cut Ihl CA wur two rft otlirr niakcB at pl SbJiUU th Hin trlcct, thathTno rp- 4ilwU utati'Hi. ion ran f1f Tocom mi 1 riff" mrni th'tn tt yr friiirtat thi j- AtjnF SHllr.ll'l''M''wyy lhtwerth-n..HUh Tour der thou Id kp them t we gtv oni daltf txrlmlvt tali In rh town. Title no MibtliU'! Inrfrt on ittYlnr W. I. Ioui 1ri hori With itims inrl price atainptd on bottom. If Tour dealer will not rt them for ymi.etnd direct to fartorr, enrloiinf prire nd 23c. tr fur cafriare.. State kind of leather, an! width, pl1n or can to. Our hoei will n-irh yon inywritr. CatnlnQut Vefc ' W. L DOUGLAS SHOE Brockton, Mass. STOPPED FRCI Pirminently Cured St DR. KLINE'S CHEAT NERVE RESTORER I"1U hftar lrt da Cvnttttn, pertnikl nr hr nail. iremUee 4 ffj T It I A I HOTT1.R Kit Hit I U Fit ptietiti Kio pay eiiirectMre smlr an rtueer, I viu$ imardrrt, Epllff -srwinmitwrf, 11010017 tomporarj rttiar, mr ui nrr. . Hsuwi, Ht. Tiios Dm 1 iieniuir. MniUHiog. K. K.U.ULINR.Ld. 1 8J1 Arch Street. Philadelohia. ruM uu. 8SllKiPS lj JtLJ-rr 1INIUN riAQf? J NI T 1 1 1 " ft I About the first thin the doctor says Then, "Let's see your tongue." Because bad tongue and bad bowels go together. Regulate the bowels, clean up the tongue. We all know that this is the way to keep and look well. You can't keep the bowels healthy and regular with purges or bird-shot pills. They move you with awful gripes, then you're worse than ever. ALL DRUGGISTS to buy CASCARETS, we will tend a bc-t Iris. mtnuonmj savtrtlttmcnt sna paper. 410 X