Young girls at this period of life, or their mothers, are earnestly in vited to write Mrs. Pinkham for advice; all such letters are strictly confidential ; she has guided in a motherly way hundreds of young women ; and her advice is freely and cheerfully given. School days r.ro danger days for American girls. Often physical collapse follows, nnd it takes years to recover tho lost vitality. Sometimes it is never recovered. Perhaps they nro not ovcr-carcinl about keeping their feot dry; through carelessness in this respect tho monthly sickness is usually rendered very severe. Then begin ailments which phould be removed nt once, or they will produce constant Buffering. Headache, famines, slight vertigo, pains in the back and loins, irregularit y, loss of deep ami npix'lite, a tendency to avoid the society of others, are symptoms all indicating that woman's arch-enemy is nthand. LydtA E. Plnkhssm's VegetaTlo Compound has helped many a young girl over this critical period. With it they have gone through their trials with courage and safety. With its proper use the young girl is safe from tho peculiar dangers of school years and prepared for hearty womanhood. A Young Chicago Girl " Studied Too Hard." "Dear Mrs. Pixkiiam: I wish to thank you for tho help and ben efit I have received through tho use of Lydla E. Pinkliam's Vege table Compound and Liver Pills. When I was about seventeen jecrj. years old I suddenly seemed to lose my usual good arjiffi. health nnd vitnlilv. Fntlinr Kfiiil T Ktiidipil ton hard, hmtittSanX! prescribed tomes, v.meii 1 toon i tno WS&SfZt4fflF:il auart vSgs&TyTK tho l1!. of 3Ira. lkham's great cures, rSSw&ji the paper ot Jlrs. llnKiiams great cui S-'ra and linding tha symptoms described i swered mine, I decided I would give Ly K Piikhju' Vogctablo Compoum sWr trial. mm e.-fl k tn ilirwr i ! and I and "Miss Pratt Unable to Attend School." Dear Mrs. Pinkham: I feel it my duty to tell all young women how much Lydia K. Plnklmm's wonderful Vegetable Compound has done for me. I was completely run down, unable to attend school, and did not care for any kind of society, but now I feel like a new person, and have gamed seven pounds of flesh in three months. I recommend it to all young women who suffer from female weak ness." Miss Alma Pratt, Holly, Mich. Lvdio, F. IMnkhnm's Vegetable Compound Is the one sure rem edy to be rolled upon nt this important period tn a young girl's life. $5000 FORFEIT U cannot forthwith ahu UitUuoQiulA. a-Liah will ItUili Lydia Rescued by an Owl. King Robert tho Bnko, according to tho well-known story, once owed hlu safety to a spider. Anion? the Tar tars ot Central Asia there la a belief that one of their khans or chiefs wns preserved, long years ago, by the Oreat Horned Owl. He bad hidden In a thicket to avoid capture by some enemies. By and by his pursuers came to this spot. The first thing they saw was an owl sitting en a bush. What did this menn? It Einniflert in thoir eyes that this bird would not rest quietly there if any man were lying concealed close by. Therefore they argued that the khan could no; be there, and so thny hurried on to search for hlra olsewhere. At night fall the khan made his wuy to the camp of his men, end told them how tie had been saved from certain death. His story caused Ihcm ever afterward in look upon the owl with reverence and love. They wore Its feather in their caps as a pledge of victory. rCKrOOO ST. JACOBS OIL POSITIVELY CURES . Rheumatism Neuralgia Backache Headache k Feetache All Bodily Aches AND CONQUERS n i it I TAW. 1 but tho doctor thought different and without relief. Koadinrr one day in 'ompound a I did not say a word to the doctor ; miPM 1 bought it myself, a:iu took it according - tnim rpmilm-lv for two nionths. foimd that I gradually improved. that all pains left me, and I was my old self oneo more. Lii.lie E. Sinclair, 17 15. 2id St, Chicago 111." produce the nrlnnl lnttort and slgnatarat at tmvt their ahiioluta aenulnerieMI. B. I'lokliam .MatlUiloa Co., Lynn, dim. IN WET WEATHER A WISE MAN WEARS 'T am-- OILED WATERPROOF CLOTHING W.ACH OR YtLLOW Ul KEEP YOU DSY K0THIN6 ELSE WILL TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES CATALOGUES TREE SHOWING FULL UNE OPCAUMtNTS AND MATS A.J.TOWER CO.. BOSTON. MASS. 46 ROENTGEN RAY8. They Are Now Being Successfully Used for Treatment of Animals. UoontKen rays nro now being sue cesKfully emplcu-ed In Germany for treatment of Janimals. Professor Hoffman, director of the Royal Veter inary Hospital in Stuttgart," has em ployed them with uniform satisfac tion. He began by using the rays on dead horses in order to establish the time ot exposure necessary for vari ous parts of the body and organs. Later a Roentgen picture wbb taken of a live race horse which had brok en Its leg, in order to ascertain wheth er the parts were well adjusted. Me dium timid and well-behaved animals have been photographed with the rays apparatus without special pre cautionary methods If familiar with the noise of the camera outfit Un manageable horses have been proto graphed after being harnessed with heavy blinkers and dosed with Booth ing medicine. X-ray pictures of ani mals. Professor Hoffman says, are of highly practical value, enabllns tha detection of a variety of diseases, with cattle also they are destined, he thinks, to play an important role. He even thinks it possible to locate tu Irrci.losis germs or -allsea 1 puttlrlrr. In a r-egatlve way tto rsiyi will cor rect common mistakes of veterinary men, who, through blind diagnosis, are often led to administer the wrong sort of treatment - If great cold turned our atmosphere to liquid air It would make a sea 85 feet deep ever the surface of tha whole globe. EXPECTED. A crowd of troubles imtd htm by, As he with conniKB watted. Hti sniil: " Wlmre lo yon troubles fly Whan yon nro thus Imlatoii V " " Vie no," thny i:ilil, "to those who mops, Who look on life tlfiuid Who ttenkly sa.v jrooil-hye to hope We ko whore we're expected." Wuverley Magazine. HUMOROUS. She You used to say I was an angel and now you call me a goose. Ho Oh, well; it's just a question of wings. Tommy Pop, what Is a promot er? Tommy's Pop A promoter, my son, Is a mnn who can make a penny look like 30 cents. "Was there a ring cf sincerity In his tolco when he proposed? "No, but there was on engaKement ring In bis pocket." New York Sun. Blobbs Plunger Is so hnnl up that ho liB3 had to sell his favorite ninie. Blobbs Then sometimes It must bo tho Inrk or money tlmt makes the mnre to. He I dreamed Inst night tlmt 1 proposed to you nnd was accepted. She Pshaw! Isn't that too bad? "Why?" "Well, dreams go by contra ries, they nny." Fond Mamma Isn't baby getting big? Just see how solid he Is. Papa He does seem soll-l this morning, and its reniaikablo because ho ap peared to ho all holler" last nlfiht. "No, my father nnde her break thl: engagement." "What was the trou ble?" "The old mnn discovered that c-nooftho young fellow's ancestors had been a floorwalker In a rolling mill, or something." Chief of Polic e Why man, what could wo do with you on the force? You're a cripple. Applicant (with some heat) A man with a club foot sir, ought to be equnl to two ordinary policemen In a fight! Fond mother (listening to bnby't cries) What a sweet-toned voice she lias, dear! She'll bo a splendid singer. We must send her to Ituly to have her voice cultivated. Husband (Irritably, from behind tho evening papcrJSend her now. "You see, ma'am." began the profes sional beggar, "I got my arm scalded. I'll be glad to show you " "Nevei mind," Interrupted Mrs. Koaldart. "You're only wasting your time here." "Not at nil, ma'am, my motto is: "So Double to show gooili.' " American Bride Indeed, count, yes; I do love you very much. Count lloy Ion de Ilakliovisnek Ah! Zat will re pair my ruined Ufa. American Bride And I bring you, you know, a million. Count Boylon, etc. Ah! Zat will r-re-pair my r-rulncd chateau! "Wasn't It a terrifying experience," asked his friend, "wnen you lost yout foothold, and went .sliding down the mountainside?" "It w:ts exciting but extremely interesting," said the col lege professor. "I "ould not help no ticing, all the way clown, with what nUoluto accuracy I was following along the line of least resistance." "Uncle," said little Johnny, "tell me how you charged with your war- horse up the San Juan hill at the head ot your troops." "Well," said the bat-t'.e-scared veteran, "I mottled the fiery nnlmal, drew my sword from its scab bard, rose in my stirrups, cried 'For ward!' and sunk the spurs deep In the quivering' flanks of my gallant steed." "Yes!" exclaimed tho boy, breathlessly. "Go on, uncle. Tell me the rest of it." "There isn't any more to tell, Johnny," said his uncle, with a penBlve sigh. "The horse balked.' I'orttisRl Near Itutn Kant. Poor, debt-ridden Portugal, with her people breaking into revolt because tho government dares to make an ar rangement by which her foreign crea tors will get a portion of the Interest due them, forms a pitiable contrast to that nation In the days when her people were the greatest traders ond colonizers in the world; when Da Gama doubled the Cape of Storms and "the gorgeous East poured In her lap all gems in sparkling showers." With a population of 6,000.000, Bhe Is burdened with an outstanding debt of over $635,000,000, about evenly divided between external and internal obliga tions, and, as a side Issue, has a float ing debt of something like $60,000,000. With & large balance of trade against her and an annual deficit In her budget, it seems like a hopeless task to try to put the little kingdom of the Lusltanlans on a paying basis. Yet Portugal has resources which, if developed, would add greatly to her wealth and paying ability, and colo nies, now a burden upon her, which she might dispose of for sums sura cient to go a considerable way toward rehabilitating her finances. There are between 7.000,000 and 8, 000,000 acres of land, capable of pro ducing rich crops, now lying unculti vated tn the kingdom. She possesses considerable mineral wealth, but for want of coal and cheap transportation a large proportion ot ber valuable mines remain unworked and new ones are seldom or never opened. Chicago Record-HeralJ. Sentinel feln. rain u more or a Messing than a curse to the human race. It warns not only of danger from flame or frost, but tells of derangement of function In any and every part of the body. The decayed tooth, the cinder In the eye, the LbsceBS, give notice that relief Is required to prevent worse changes, Through plain the affocted part or organ Is enjoined to rest, wblcb Is aature's sovereign cure for many Ills. The chronic maladies most to be dread ed are generally painless, hence lnsidu- oui and often Incurable. Popular Sci- tree. WHITE HOU9E CANES. Call for 8ouvenlrs That Cannot Be Complied With. Colonel William H. Crook, the vet eran disbursing ofllcer of the White House, sometime ago arranged to give a few canes of historic value to his friends. When the Interior of tho Executlvo Mansion was being torn to pieces by the contractors who are re modeling the building, Colonel Crook obtained some of the flooring In tho room used for so many years by pres idents. He was especially careful In selecting portions of the flooring over which Lincoln had walked, sat and done business in the trying days of the country's hlntoty. No man In Washington knew hotter the habits .of President Lincoln around his oftlco thnn Colonel Crook, whose first work at the White House was as bodyguard for the great wrr executive. Many a day and night Colonel Crook, who was then a pollt-tmaii on the city police force, remained with and near to Pres ident Lincoln. Ills mind Is full of rcmlnteccncrH nf just how the fimous President worked, v.hnt kind of a desk he nved. how be bandied himself, and other details of personal Interest. On obtaining the flooring from the par ticular spot he hnd selected Colonel Crook sent the timber to a wood work ''.an and bad 0 dozen or so canes made !cr presentation to his friends, who rppitilatcd most highly the gifts be cavtse they were confident of their historic value. Mention of the canes vas niadj In the Washington Star. "10.x the consequence that during the '1st two months Colonel Crook has rcn unable to meet tho demand, and o has been kept busy with a gratui tous correspondence. Several female organizations of n benevolent a,nd charitable nature In Washington have gathered hundreds of pieces of timber and almost every article from the wreck of the Interior of the White House, and propose to convert them Into small souvenirs to be sold here and elsewhere, the proceeds to be used by the organizations In their work. The relic huntlnij at length In terfeired so seriously that visitors to the grounds had to be shut out. and the few who were admitted got In by a card from the superintendent In charge. Quaint Uses of Common Words. Crowd yes the old English name for fiddle or violin. Good-by Is a con traction of "God-be-wllh-you." Fash Ion was the old name for a certain disease of the horse. It is alluded to In "The Taming of the Shrew," where Petrnchlo's horse Is said to be "In fected with the fashions." The com plaint Is a common one now, but not among horses. Ilrni'i ThluT We nffcr One Hundred Vnllnrn TWnril for ny cae of Catarrh that catinut be cured by Ball's Catarrh Cur. F. J. I'nisrT A Co., TnMo, O. We, the uti'lcmipncfl. have known F. J. Cheney for the laet 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In ell buflfnem trannar ttons and financially ablo to carry out any obligation made liv tlioir firm. Wist A Truax Wholesale Prnsnlnts, Toledo, Ohio. WiLniMO, Kinsar ft MiliYiM, Wholesale DniBlts, Toledo, Ohio. Hull's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, art )n directly upon tho blond anil niueoua sur faces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Jrlce, TSe. per bottle, bold by nil Druggists. Ball's Family lills are the best. An ostrich lives about thirty ycara, and the average annual yield of a bird in cap tivity is from two pounds to four pounds of feathers. FITB permanently oured.No HI or nervous ness after first day s use ot Dr. Kllnu's (treat KexvoKestorer.!3trl:il bottlnnnd treatlsefreo Cr.H, H. Klims. Ltd., U31 An;h St., l'hlla., I'll. The cook can generally be depended upon to stir things up. Mrs. Window's Boothlng Syrup forchlldron toetlilng, soften the gu ms, reduces lulluinma tlon, allays pain, cures wind oollc. 35a. sbottlo American machinery, tools and sewing machines are used all over the world. Tlso's Cur for Consumption Is an Infallible; medicine for couxlis and eolds. N. W. Samuel, Ocean Grove. N. J Feb. 17, 1900, The experience that makes a man poor er should also make him wiser. Money refunded for each package of Putnam Fadeless Dyes if unsatisfac tory. Bcpentnnco is too often embodied in the Words: "What will people tluuk ?" Why Syrup. of fTs (he-iWst family I&x&tiv It is pure. It is gentle. It is pleasant. It is efficacious. It is not expensive. It is good for children. It is excellent for ladies. It is convenient for business men. It is perfectly safe under all circumstances. It is used by millions of families the world over. It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians. If you use it you have the best laxative the world produces. Victoria's Boundary. Trofessor Gregory, of the University of Melbourne, Is delivering a series of lectures on the "Geography of Vic toria." In one of them he pave nn In stance of the happy-go-lucky fashion In which business was conducted In Downl.ig street In the olden (lays. Halt a century ago, when the Port Phillip Province was detached from New South Wales and erected Into a new' colony tinder the name ot Victoria, It was the Intention of tho Imperial government of the day that the River Mttriumhldgee should be the North ern boundary. But the clerk In the Colonial office who copied out the en abling document, never having heard of tho river with the long aboriginal name, ond being uncertain as to Its proper spelling, coolly substituted the Ttlver Murray In Its stead. No body noticed the change, but It made n vast difference to the new colony. Victoria would have been twice Its present size If the original arrange ment hnd been adhered to. and would have Im lulled tho valuable pastoral provinces known as Itlverlna, which stretches from the Murray to the Mur rtimbldnen. Alt.iotinh M lln-urnc. the Victorian capital, has always done most of the trade with Ulvcrlna, tho district continues to be olllcially ruled from Sydney. Mysophobla. Tito medical profession has con ferred no sinnll boon cm many suffer ers by Inventing a Greek, or pseudo Greek, term for their otherwise demo cratic complaints. The last of these Inventions is recorded this week. Tho dlsenso is fnsslness and the medical name Is mysophobla. The mysopliobe Is he who, when seated by his table, lifts his Rlass to see if It Is fingered and If he detect a smudge uses his napkin to dispose of It. In short, my sophobla Is the exagRciatlon of that respect for cleanliness which con vinced Svengall of the madness of En glishmen when ho surprised the Laird In his matutinal tub. Tho lady In the play who seized on every one's watch chain and began rubbing It with cha mos leather was a mysopliobe, and the Irritating mnn who bets your pardon and picks some mlscroscople piece of IIiitT from your sleeve Is another. The servant, though most would benefit by Inoculation with tho disense. who In sists on dusting papers Is another, and 'ie disease Is widely prevalent among all housekeepers In the spring. It Is nice to know at last Just what to call It. but the medical press Is more In clined to suggest scientific names than remedies. CCIENCE BAFFLED THE BURGLAR. A Cyclometer Was the Means of Bringing Him to Justice. Science sometimes be Mies the bur glar whose knowledge is not strictly up-to-date. A thief who broke Into a house the other day leisurely packed his plunder In a compact bundle, tlien added a bicycle to the stolen articles and rode off. So far he had exhibited commendable common sense, for it Irn't every thief w ho Is clever enough to steal the moanB of transporting Ills stealings to his own lair. Hut he had overlooked the fact that attnehed to tho wheel wus a cyclometer which reg istered the exact distance ridden by the thief on his Journey home. When pursuing Justice caught up with the burglnr ho had disposed of all his plun der except the wheel. The little cy clometer's record of distance traveled proved the rase against the thief, for It registered the exact distance from the house to the thief's quarters. Glaciers Getting Smaller. - In Switzerland the studies of many years have determined the lact finally that the glaciers are not only steadily receding, but that their rate of reces sion Is becoming greater each year. There nro only a few glaciers that still grow. The Uoveyre glacier In Canton Wallls Is the only ono that has in creased steadily since 1892. Tho fa mous Rhone glacier has receded al most 800 yards since 187(1. American citizens of PollBh birth and extraction are Interesting them selves In the project for the election In Washington of a statue of Count Casl mlr Pulaski, the intrepid Lithuanian who served with distinction In the Rev olutionary war. CONGRESSMAN WILDER SAYS (To Tke Pe-ru-na Medicine Co., of Colambas, 0.) "Pe-ru-na is All You Claim For It." Congressman 1). F. Wilbcr, of (Jnoonta, N. Y., writes: The I'cruna Mtiiiclne Co., t'ofunibus, 01(0; Gentlemen "Pernuaded by a friend I have tried your remedy and 1 have almost fully recovered after the use of a few bottles. I am fully convinced that Penmate all you claim for it, and 1 cheerfully recom mend totir mriffcfne to all who are afflicted with catarrhal trouble." Vavtd P. 1l 6er. P-rn-n n I'revnnttve and Care for Colds. Mr. (.'. F. (liven. Sussex, N. B Vice- President of the Pastime Boating Club, writes: "Whenever tho cold weather sets in I have for years pM.it been very sure to catch a nevire'colil. which was hard to throw off, and which would leave after-effects on my constitution the most of the win ter. "Last winter t was advised to try Pe Tuna, and within rive days the cold was liriil.cn up, owl in five days more I was a well man. I recommended it to several of my friends, and all speak the highest praise for it. There tn nothing Itke Peruna for catarrhal afflictions. It in well nlf,h infallible as a cure, and 1 gladly endorse ft." C F. Given. A Prominent Singer Snveil From Loss of olee. Mr. .luliun Wcisslitz, 17S Pcneea street, H.itfalo, N. Y., is corresjioniling secretary of The Sniigcrliist, of New York; is the leading second bas of the frwigcrlust, the i 9 mi ALABASTINE Tha Only Durable Wall Costing Wall Paper ! anwnltsry. 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Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to the orginolity and simplicity of the combination. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine. Manufactured by Sn Francisco, CtvL Louisville. Ky. Now York. N. Y. fOB BALK BT AIL LXADINQ DBU0QJST3. largest German singing society of New York, and also the oldcxt. In 1AU9 The r-angcrlust celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a lurae celebra tion in New York City. The following is his testimony: "About two years ago I caught severe cold while traveling, and which settled into catarrah of the bronchiM tubes, and so affected my voice that I was obliged to cancel my eng.'incniciits. In distress I was advised to try l'eruna, and although I had never used a patent medicine before I sent for a bottle. "Words but illy describe my surprise to find that within a few days 1 was greatly relieved, and within three weeks I v.-os en tirely recovered, i am never without it now, and take an occasional dose when. I feci run down." Julian Wcisslitz. If you do not derive prompt and satisfac tory results from the use nf l'eruna write at once to Dr. llartman, givinsrafull state ment of your case nnd he will be pleased to give you bis valuable uilvicc gratis. Address Dr. llartman. President of The llartman .Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. 11 INVESTMENT Tha Preferred Stock of the W. L, Douglas scho. Capital Stock, $2,000,000. 1,000,000 Preferred Stock. 1 ,000,000 Common Stock Shares, 51 OO Gacfi. Sold at Par. Only Preferred Slock offered for 8'le. W. L Douglas retains all Common Stock. Thf Prcf riTPd Stock of fh W. C. DmtnlrisHhofCom. Eitny uys U'lter limn Snrirm IfHtik or Government loads. Kvery doUtsr of ttork otlt-rrrt thf public h:t Dfinna it mortMiuina donar wnnhof ni'timl Mtn. V. U Io;iirl:it cont timet to own one Imlf of the UikIth'ML mmi 1h to remain tho t-llve lie4 of Itie i'oniNrn. Tliu huHitR'iK tn not nn on 'w"'yi ltronpeeT. ia a ftMeiiinriftlriitett iliririend pf Ay er. Tina m the InrcefUhiitmett fy In the world .roihi-iriB Mrti't tioodvear W elf dlnnil Sewed Proi eux) thorn, nnd hm n wy been InimetiM'.y pront nble. There hiw imt bt'ii ft year In the pnm twelve hei the .mincH hiu not earned in MUi emmi mum morn rhati the amount necetttqirT dividend on ihi preferred stork of 1 ofjo.OiO. Theattnunl hum new now Ik t,Ht. it tt increnMntr Tery rapidly, and will eiit;il i;,unnu for the. yeitr Ittrt. She factory In now turnum out 7tUi twim of Rhoe jut ny, and un addition to the .Nut tn Wititr limit which will Inert-ann the fApwiiy to liMirai paint mt d;ty. The renon I am often rtvr tin- 1'ielencd Stock for tul U tn jrerpHuitte the htmtnt'ttii. If yon wtHh to invent in the brut f.ho? bntlneifiin ftm world, which li perniHnent. and reii-lve 7 per cent on your money, yon ran pnrchuwotn' nhareorniore 111 tin Sreat liumneH. Rend niont-y hv caidiii-r'a chii-k or i-erti-od check, 1 mule payaMe to W. I.. HoiiiiWti. If then t no tvink In yinr town, tend money by express or pout oft hi1 money ordt'r. rroMpecttiH in vi net full Information about thin (treat and pro 1 it ulde business Dent upon iippllcatiun. Adore W. L.. IIOLULAs, Urot-kUsU, Mum. rtDODQY NRW DISCOVERY; (tras 11 Wl S qoick rli'anftmir. wont ami.. But, of tMlimoniaiu .lid todays' troatmant kroa. Br. H. a. oautN'sauas. So m. AUaaia, 8a. Thompson's Eyo Watsi -rrllwnfisV M I.