CONGRESSMAN WILDER SAYS
(To The l'oruna Medicine Co., or ('uluiuhas, 0.)
"Pc-ru-na is All You Claim For It."
Congressman D. F. Wilber. of Oneonta, N. Y., write:
The Peruna Medicine Co., 'olum6im, (Mini
Gentlemen "Vermuaded by a friend 1 have trtedyour remedy and I
have almost fully recovered after the ue of a few botllee. 1 am fully con
vinced that I. Tuna it all you claim for It, and 1 cheerfully recommend
your medicine te all who are afflicted with catarrhal trouble." Da vUl F-ltllber.
fe-vu-na a Frsivpiitlva ami Care fnr CnMs.
Mr. C. F. (riven, Snmx.fi. B., Vice
Prmidcnt o "The i'astiins boating Club,"
writes:
Vhenevrr the cold weather sets In I
have (or years pant boon very "lire to
catch a severe cold which was hard to
throw off, and which would leave after
eOecta on my constitution the moat of the
winter.
"lt winter I wm advised to try
Femna, and within five days t lie cold wan
v broken up and in five days mure I was a
well man. 1 recommended it to several of
my friends, and all apeak the highest
praise for it. There i nothing ttke
1'eruna for catarrhal affliction. It
a well nigh infalllbtea a. ctire.and
I gladly endorte it. " -C. F. Given.
A Prominent Rlnror Saved Frem Lni of
Volea.
Mr. Julian Weimlitu, 173 fonoca street,
Duflaln, N. Y., is Corresponding Secre
tary of The !?an(rorliist, of New York; is
the leading second baas of The Sanperlmt,
the largest t'erman singing aocicty of New
Gennlne stamped C C C. lever soli la balk.
Beware of the dealer who tries to sell
"something Just as good."
If winter left
you "all run down,''
wind up with
Ulires
Rootbeer
k That will "set you going." .
Ttva gaUoaa for V cants.
Charts I. Hirst C..
ilia. Pa.
' .THE tl&T
POMMEL SLICKER
L.ITI IHCtnORLD
fit oil oyr vnoftivoaf
'(oats, vii &ad R&t.
fbr all kind of wtt work.
a, is orien NhiUVr-4 out
rttver equalled. 'BV
fMt in black, or yellow
rOI Mlt tTAU
RC.UAM.6 DtAlCRJv
IWICRTOTMt
ana njiiyju&mmeai ay
mnmrtufauturme
$25,000 EEWARD
will hm paid to anyons) who
otui diaprova Uils ataumouu
BcauM W. 1. Pouc!n
ifitheluruent manufacturer
be can buy cheaper and
produce ins shoos at a
lower cost than other con-
cerna, which enables him
to sell shoes for $3.50 and
gj.uu equal in every v
way to tuose sold else
where for $ and 5.00.
Th. Dourlaa ascrat Tjro. liiii&lSML
lutely purnlaather t mors flexible and will wsar
longer than any other tenn aae In the worlrt.
The sales have more thu doubled the past tour
yesre. whluh proTee Its superiority. Why not
1ve W. I Coualas shoes a trial end save money.
JHulIrr lonvaae MtAsalsat r.0,t"M,l
m.Iho..i wjkiih: S.'i,Oll4,SiS,U
A gain of a.asu.saa.io m Four Tears.
W. L DOUGLAS (4.00 OILT DOI tINK,
Worth taW Compared with Other Makes.
Tit east Imoorttd ens' mtrican Itathtn, Htyl't
Pattnt Calf, inamel. So Calf, Cmlf, lie Kid, Corona
Colt, ant National Kangaroo. Ftui Color f otlott.
Plllttan s The renulue hav W. T SOUOLAI
vaUIIUU e uune and prloe suuped ou botUMn.
Aaurs er matl. HAe. utra. Jllul. Calmlogrmu
W. a umtiLAt, imociti'ON, mam.
POTATOES I
$2.50
Bbl.
Vlest Clever. ui..upe rtssliit of lOe imuh.
Slui. Mwers bluiL BB bu. He
OHM A.lXXEBaEa:S CO. La Creese, tVle.
JWrtmmVrTTVWrVWrV
r. n. u. ih, 'oa.
r n a f V Disoov ikt; rs
mmf 0 ' i I qaiek nllel esS aires on
miss aWkeJ isMtseealsIs s4 10 traelauai
lree. ... aau's al, Seal, AUaaia. Ue-
fl-1 UNION MADS
II. MM Ottualmm Mmkom and saWa
morm mmn'm Uaodymme Wall (Hand
tmwmd Prooomm) mhmmm thmn art oihmp
In thm world.
B J. V 11
York and also the oldest.
In 1N1HJ The Sangcrlust celebrated its
fiftieth anniversary vtit'h a large celebration
in New York City. Tho following is Ins
testimony:
"About two years ago I caught a severo
cold while traveling and which settled
into catarrh of the bronchial ttibna. and so
affected my voice that 1 was obliged to
cancel my engagements. In distress I was
advised to try 1'eruna, and although I
had never used a patent maclicin bsfurc,
1 sent fur a bottle.
"Words but illy describe my surprise
to lind that within a few dart I n.ia
greatly relieved, and within three weeks I
was entirely recovered. I am never with
out it now, and take an occasional dose
when I feel run down." Julian YVeisslita.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of 1'eruna
write at once to Dr. llartman, giving a
fu!l statement of your case and he will
be pleased to giva you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address Pr. llartman, President of
The llartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
FAM0U3 CANVASES BOGUS.
Startling Discoveries Made in Paris of
Reproductions.
A discovery recently nide by Mmo.
Auglor. widow of the dramatlat. in
Paris, Franco, who was a close frlond
of Henry Pllo, a well-known artist,
and is now the guardian of his chil
dren, has given rise to a scandal which
spread consternation among art lov
ers In France and abroad. Mmo. Au
gler learned that certain pictures pur
porting to have been painted by Pllo
were frauds. Further inquiries led to
tho discovery of he place whence the
fraudulent canvaRcs came. A search
was made of the studio of M. Elllna,
which resulted In the dlscovory of
many fraudulent paintings. Among
other things, this artist gave proof
that the famous "Crown of Semlra
mis," now In the Louvre and acquired
by the state at a cost of ISO.noo, had
been designed by him.
Graphite Vein Found.
New claims of the Pioneer Graphite
Company, which is controlled by stock
holders in the Pittsburg (Pa.) Graph
ite Company, have been examined at
Park Falls, Wis., and the biggest vein
of graphite known in the west has been
discovered. It will be opened up as
soon as new machinery can be brought
here from tho east and will yield aa
much graphite as all the other prop
erties of the Pittsburg company com
bined. The vein has been partially
opened up for 700 feet, Is 12 feet wide,
and lies less than 10 feet from the sur
face. There are indications that sev
eral other now deposits will be struck.
Tickled Him.
"He is a great mimic on the piano.
He thrilled his audience last night."
"Did ho imitate the songs of beautiful
birds?" "No, he Imitated a ton of
coal sliding down a cellar chute so
realistically that every one imagined
he was getting a supply at home."
Half- Sick
" I first used Ayer's Sinaparllla
in the fall of 1848. Sines then I
have taken It every spring as a
blood purify I n g and nerve
strengthening medicine."
S. T. Jones, Wichita, Kans.
If you feel run down,
are easily tired, if your
nerves are weak and your
blood is thin, then begin
to take the good old stand
ard family medicine,
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
It's a regular nerve
lifter, a perfect blood
builder. . lt.Mssnlt. Allsrsutst.
Aik your doctor what ho tbit-k of Ayori
aUreapt.rti.aV. lie know al' about IhU nrau4
old ft.iu.ly- medieino. follow hU tvdTlcotUed
wo will 1 MtittWd
J. C. Am CO., Lowoll, Mm..
I lottmo. Pnld br drujtnit. Irfl
DEAD SEA AS IT IS NOW.
A BODY OF WATER MADE FA
MOUS BY BIBLICAL HISTORY.
Latter-Day Discrepancies Between
Fact and Scripture Puzzle About
Cities of the Plain Only Lockjaw
Microbes Can Live In the Dead 8ea.
The Dead sea Is about four miles
from Jerlrho. There Is no road, there
are no bridges, but during the dry sea
son a wauoii may cross the barren
plains almost anywhere, for It Is like
the Ond Lands of Dakota, except that
the surface is coated with salt and
gypsum Instead of alkali. Durlug the
rainy season it Is impassable.
The Dead sea occupies a sink In
closed on three sides by precipitous
and barren mountains. On the Moab
shore they rise to the height of 3500
feet, and the Jerusalem side to 2500
feet, and touch the water In two
places, being cut by rocky gorges. The
Dead sea is almost the shape end di
mensions of Lake Geneva in Switzer
land, being 47 miles In length and nine
and a half mldcs wide at the widest
part. Near the centre It Is less than
two miles wide. At the northeast cor
ner, no't far from the mouth of the
Jordan, soundings show a depth of 1310
feot. From there southward the bot
tom shelves rapidly upward, and at
the southern extremity It Is only eight
or 12 feet deep. The mean depth Is
1080 feet. The variation In depth dur
ing the year is often as much as 20
feet, according to the rainfall. The
normal level below that of Mediterran
ean Is 1292 feet, the total depth or the
depression below the level of the Med
iterranean Is 21103 feet. Jerusalem Is
2(94 feet above the Modltei4anean and
3780 feet above tho Dead sea.
Scientific observation Justifies the
estimate that a daily average of 6,500,
D00 tons of water is recelvod into the
jea from the Jordan and other sources
luring the year. During the rainy
eason the amount Is very much great
er; during the dry season, it Is, of
louse, very much le.ts, but thla average
will bo maintained year after year.
There Is no outlet, and the level Is kept
down by evaporation only, which is
very rapid because of 4he intense heat,
the dry atmosphere and the dry winds
which nre constantly blowing down
from the gorges between the moun
tains. This evaporation causes a haze
or mist to hang over the lake at all
times, and when It is more rapid than
usual heavy clouds form and thunder
storms Bometlmes rnge with great vio
lence In the pocket between the cliffs,
sven In the dry season. A flood of
rain often falls upon the surface of the
sea when the sun Is shining and tho
atmosphere Is as dry as a bone half
i. mile from the shore. The mountains
around the Dead Bea are rarely seen
with distinctness because of this haze.
The waters of the Jordan when they
reach the sea are aa brown as the
sarth through which they flow a
thick solution of mud but the instant
chey mlnglo with the salt water of the
lake the partlclos of soil are precipi
tated and they become as clear as crys
tal, with an Intensely green tint. Car
rying so much soil and having so swift
i current, one would suppose that the
lea would be discolored for a consider
iblo distance, but it Is not' so. The
Jlscolorntlon Is remarkably slight. The
Ionian has quite a delta at its mouth,
breaking into a number of streams and
frequently changing its course because
f the obstructions brought down by Its
awn current. '
All the streams which feed the Dead
tea are more or loss Impregnant with
sodium, sulphur and other chemicals.
hence the water contains an unusual
quantity, at least 28 percent of solid
substance. Seven percent of this Is
common salt, 6 percent Is chloride of
magnesium, which gives the water Its
nauseous and bitter taste, and 6 per
cent is chloride of calcium, which
makes It feel smooth and oily to tho
touch. There are several other Ingre
dients In smaller quantities. The wa
ter bolls at 221 degrees Fahrenheit Its
spectflo gravity varies from 1.021
where It receives the discharge of
fresh water from the Jordan, to 1.256
at the southern part, near a ledge of
rock salt. Salt has been collected and
sold In the neighboring titles from
the earliest times, and is considered
particularly Etrong.
At the bottom of tho lake are large
beds of asphalt, and the surrounding
soil is rich In bituminous matter.
3mall lumps of bitumen, which is sol
idified petroleum, frequently float upon
the surface, and may be picked up
among the gravel on the shored. At
the southeast corner is a ridge of pure
rock salt five miles long and 300 feet
high. A pillar that rises beside it is
pointed out to tourists as the remains
of Lot's wife. This deposit of fossil
salt is said to contain a higher per
centage of chloride of sodium than is
found elsewhere. The bottom of tho
lake In that vicinity Is covered with
large crystals so hard as to defy solu
tion except In boiling water.
The water of the Dead sea Is very
nauseous. No stomach Is strong
enough to retain it. It Is sticky to the
touch, and, when dried, leaves a coat
ing of salt and other chemicals upon
tho flesh of bathers. But t Is a beauti
ful blue color, and so transparent that
sue ran distinguish ol'-cts upon the
bottom at a depth of 20 tic.' It Is diffi
cult to swim in becau&a of its buoyan
jy. A human body floats without exer
tion, and can only be submerged by an
effort. Swimming Is unpleasant, as the
feet, being the lighter part of the
tody, have too great a to.idcncy to rise
to the surface. Tbe sea is usually per
fectly . calm. The water Is so heavy
that it requires a strong wind to dis
turb It.
Fish placed In tbe Dead sea gasp a
tff times and die, and the only liv
ing things thai exist In the water are.
a few microbes, the bacilli of tetanus,
which have been discovered In the
north bank. Tho popular supposition
that poisonous exhalations arise from
Its surface is a mistake. Birds fly
over It without injury, and no baneful
effects are suffered by breathing the
atmosphere. On the contrary, con
sumptives and other persons of deli
cate health have found the air healing
and stimulating, notwithstanding the
great heat, and frequently camp upon
tho shores. At one time several col
onies of hermits lived upon the shores,
nd within a century penitents have
come here to die among Its repulsive
surroundings. There were formerly
several boats plying the waters, bring
ing merchandise from the opposite
shores to Jericho and for tbe accom
modation of tourists. At present there
are but two,, one of them, a small
steamer, recently brought over In sec
tions from Alexandria by the treasurer
of the orthodox Greek church at Je
rusalem for excursion purposes, Is laid
up under a probation from the gov
ernor of the province, who has not re
reived the amount of baksheesh to
which he thinks himself entitled.
A great deal of mystery and super-
Lstltlon attached to the Dead sea In
olden times, much of which was dissi
pated by a thorough exploration made
by Capt, W. F. Lynch, an American
naturalist, who was sent over by the
Palestine Exploration society of New
York In 1S48. His report has ever
since been regarded as the highest au
thority on all questions, although sev
eral points are stil! disputed. Certain
passages of Scripture can be recon
ciled to the physical conditions that
exist today only upon the theory that
the climate and topography have
changed In a radical and remarkable
manner. According to the 14th chap
ter of Genesis, there was already a salt
sea here In tho days of Abraham; the
valley of Slddln, as Is was called, "was
full of fill me pits," and somewhere In
this awful and uninhabitable region
was the scene of God's most terrible
punishment of human sins. The glare
of the Are and brimstone that rained
upon Sodom and Gomorrah still Illu
minates this repulsive plain.
When Abraham and Lot looked down
from tho Mountain of Bethel (which is
not satisfactorily Identified) the valley
of the Jordan was well "watered ev
erywhere as the garden of tho Lord,
and like unto the land of Egypt." The
longing eyes of Moses gazed from I'lz
gnh over a landscape of beauty and de
light; at the temptation of Jesus tho
plain of Jericho was covered with fer
tile fields where now are banks of na
ked, UTeless clay, bearing no vegota
tlon but grease plants and sage brush.
From no point of vlew that could
have been occupied by Abraham, Moses
or Jesus does the valley of the Jordan
appear anything but a desolate waeto
of mud.
There were once five cities Sodom,
Gomorrah, Adnah, Zeboltm and Zoar
but no man can tell where they stood.
Their ruins have entirely disappeared:,
and careful Investigation has demon
strated that the popular Idea that So
dom and Gomorrah lie at the bottom
of the Dead sea is a mistake. It Is also
a mistake to suppose that any com
munity of size ever existed In this cli
mate, where now no man can live.
It Is also perfectly clear from the
Scriptures that tho catastrophe which
overtook the five cities upon the plain
was not from water, but from fire, and
the absolute disappearance of all
traces of walls that must have beon
built of stone, because there was no
timber, is of Itself a remarkable phe
nomenon. This Is, perhaps, the only
place in Palestine where the Bible
student la utterly bewildered becauso
of the contradictions between the land!
and the book. Chicago Record-Herald.
Cranks About Their Watches.
"It's peculiar how many men there
are who are monomaniacs on the sub
ject of their watches," Bald a down
town Jeweller. "I know of about a
dozen mon who 1iave bought watchos
hero and who now come In every day
to see how- much their timepieces
aro varying. There was a time when
they stood wntching for the noon ball
to fall, but since we have put tn a
telegraph sounder which ticks stand
ard Washington time every two sec
onds they come In horo. The sound
er ta quiet for 20 seconds before eaoh
new minute, bo the variation of a
second can, bo noted.
"Some of our customer are mighty
cranky about 'oeing two or three sec
onds off. Wo don't guarantee that
any watch wo sell will run within
two seconds a month, but we do hit
It about us clone as that In many
canes. I know a man who set his
watch on the first of last November
and hasn't turned tho hands since. He
told me today that his timepiece is
two seconds fast. That's close
enough, Isn't It?" Now York Sun.
Rather Awkward.
An Ingenious young man once took
Ms fiancee to church In a small coun
try village, and when the time for
"collection" came around, he rather
ostentatiously displayed a sovereign.
Presuming upon their engagement,
the young woman placed a restrain
ing hand upon the arm of her fiance.
"Don't be m oxtravagant, George!'
the exclaimed.
"Oh, that's nothing," ba replied, "I
always make a point of giving a sov
ereign when I go to a strange church."
Just then the deacon came with
tho plate, and George dropped a coin.
Everything seomed favorable, and the
young man beamed with a mono of
generosity. Then the minister gave
out the notices for the week, and
concluded with the wholly unexpected
announcement of the day's collection.
"The collection today," said he,
"amounted to nlnoteen and sixpence."
Ooorge hadn't much say all tha
war to ltd fiancee's homo. Tit-Bits.
TWO SlCNALS.
There nre two
serious signals
of kidney 411s.
The first signal
ciiincs from the
back with nu
merous aches
and pnlns. The
second signal
rn::ies In the
kidney secre
tions, the urine
Is thin and
pale or reo
highly colored
and showing
"brick diiftt-inte" flr-pnalt. t'rhistlon Is
Infreqnent, no freqnent or excessive.
Ton should kfed these danger signals
before chronic pmnrTHrntlmis set rn
Diabetes, Drrspay, Ilrlglrt'a 1'lsenae.
Take Drmn's KVtney Pills In time ond
the rare Is sHrrrple.
J. F. WanwrlffW, of the Dm of
Bones ft Tf arrnwrlght, painters nrrti eon
tractors, rrrhrskl, Ts., stiys: "Forrr or
five times a year for the pest few years
I have SrifTcred vrrth severe arracks
of pain In nry hark, caused from kidney
troulde. During these spels I wan In
such misery from the constant pnln
and nrhrng that It was arrmmt Im
possible for me to stoop or straighten,
and It really seemed m If t wltole
smnll of my bark had given away.
At ttniee I stno had dlfflcrrtty wHta
the kidney swrf-tlene, wlrlch were dls
colrrred, lireertrliiT and scalding, and I
was nbo greatly fllstreesed with hrtwl
ncliea and drfDtness. I used a nmnber
of- rpeonimennd remedies, but I mver
found anything so snccesfxsful as
iKrnn's Kidney Pffl.'!. When I heard of
them I tand art trttack and procm-wl a
box of tnem. In o few flays tbe pnln
and lnmeness disappeared, the troulde
with the kidney erret kres was cor
rected and my system was Improved
Kemrrnll.r. I have every coiifltlenee hi
Moan's Kidney mis."
A Frkt: Tin at. of tWa gretrt kidney
medicine which enreyt Mr. Wevhrwrajrht
win t mailed re nny part of thp 1'nHed
State on appllcsHoti. Address Fontrr
Milbum Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Far swle
1st afl dmuiristi. trrtee N cents vr Imvx.
Valuable Marbles Found.
The British Museum lias lately come
Into possession of some Interesting and
valuahlo marbles which were found
burled In a "rockery" In an estate In
Essex. Ono Is an Inscription from a
monument erected In Athens In honor
of the volunteers from Cleono who
took part In the Battle of Tanagra
agnlnst the Lacedemonians and Nu
bians, 457 B. C. The inscription was
published In the Achaeologla of the So
ciety of Antiquaries In 1771. Stuart
is supposed to have picked up the In
scription In Greece when he was pre
paring that publication. He sent It to
Smyrna to be taken by ship to Eng
land. There It was lost. It seems,
however, that It was brought to Eng
land by a navy captain, who gave It
to a friend, who in turn gave it to a
well-known antiquarian, Thomas Astle.
II was on the tatter's estate that the
fragments were found. They had
doubtless been thrown away by some
unappreciative descendant. In the
same estate, a few days later, a frag
ment of the Parthenon frieze was dis
covered. It Is supposed that this was
brought to England at the same time
as tho Inscription. Thomas Astle was
once a trustee of tho British Museum.
Milk Powder.
The production of milk -powder hae
been perfected by Herr Ekenburg by
means of an apparatus called a contin
uous exsiccator. This evaporates the
milk to dryness without a vacuum at
a temperature not exceeding 40 de
grees C. (104 F.), and odor and taste
aro so well preserved that it can be
told whether the milk had been pas
teurized or boiled. Heating with wa
ter at 60 to 70 degrees C. converts the
powder Into milk that Is tn every re
spect like the ordinary product. Spe
cial treatment has overcome the ten
dency of the stored powder to pass
gradually into an Insoluble state and
has proved Its keeping qualities, giv
ing It a high degree of resistance to
bacteria.
Many School Chllrirea Ars Slehty.
Mother Gray's B went Pewilars for Children,
used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's
Home, Raw Terk, break np colds la 14 hours,
eure Favarisiiarss, Constipation, Stomach
Troubles, Toothing Disorders and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists, i5o. Rampla mailed
Paei. Address Allen fl. Olmstad, La Boy, N.Y.
Take rare of your friends and yonr ene
mies will take care of themselves.
100 Reward. IOO.
The readers of this paper will be phased t.i
learn that thure Is at least one drcadad dis
ease that science hastoeen able ts sore in alt
lis s tanas, and that t Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known ta
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con
stitutional disease, roquires a constitutional
treatment. Unit's CatarrhCure la ta ken Inter
Dally, aotlng directly upon tho blood and mu
cous surfaoea of the system, thereby destroy
ng the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing Its
Work. The proprietors have so much faithla
its curative powers that they offor One Hun
dred Dollars for any ease that it falls to ours.
Head for list of testimonials. Address
F. J. Chbnkt A Co., Toledo, 0.
Bold bv Druggists, 78o.
Bali's Family Fills are the bent.
The fellow who makes a fool of himself
(jeucraJy saves some one else tbe trouble.
FITS permanently oursd.No Ots or nervous
nasi after first day's use of Dr. Kline s Great
Kerveltestorer.$i trial bottleuid treatlsefree
ll. U.M.Klims;, Ltd.,931 Aroht.,fhlia.,Pa.
Few people can lose their money and
keep their triends.
Mrs. Wlaslow's SoothwgSyrap for ohlldrea
teetkiug,often the gums, reduces Inflamma
tion.iUluyspaiu.ourea wind oollo.'ilio. abot.ie
It generally takes a lot of backing to
aiaie a good front.
Juki Tint Bdtteb Colob makes top
ot the market butter.
When a man sends a telegram he realizes
that what lie says goes.
riso's Ours for Consumption (a aa Infallible
medicine for eougtu and oolds. N. W.
banui.,Ooean Grove, M. J., Feb. 17, WW).
The successful money maker is generally
dismal failure as a suender.
Grau'a Successor In Grand Opera,
Grand opera has again found Its Im
presario, the mantle of Mr. Grau hav
ing been voted by the wealthy syndi
cate owning the Metropolitan Opera
house to Mr. Helnrtch Ounreld, the
present manager of the Irving place
(German) theater of New York. The
hunt for the right man was a long one,
because the difficulty ot the Impres
ario's task and because of the very
few men who have qualified them
selves either by temperament or ex
perience for Uie undertaking. Aside
from Mr. Conreld. the person most
strongly considered was the widely
known conductor, Walter Damrosch.
The new manager brings to his post an
extremely wide and successful theat
rical experience, Indorsed, In addition,
by numerous decorations from the
countries tn Europe In which he be
gan his career. He has never been
a grand opera director, however, and
the joys and vexations and fame of
tbAt trying field still He before hlra.
Almost simultaneously with Mr. Con
rled's appointment the announcement
Is made that Dmma Eames, the famous
soprano of the Grau company, has
found It necessary to retire from the
stage owing to 111 health.
Women Freemasons.
The popular Idea that the secrets of
Masonry must never be Imparted to
a woman Is erroneous. In the "Consti
tutions of Masonrle," In the archives
of the lodge at York. England, occurs
the following: "Hi en one of the eld
ers takelng the Booke, and that hee or
shoe that Is to be made Mason shall
lay their hands therfon, and the
charge shall he given." It was only
after the Institution of the grand
lodges (In England, 1717; Scotland,
1730; Ireland, 1721-30) that the cere
monies were changed, and women
were excluded from the order In this
country. In Spain lodges of women
Freemasons, f-xlst to-dny, and there
are lodges In Paris, though the latter
are not officially recognized' by the
authorities of the order.
The American Telegraph and Tele
phone Company earned last year about
$lo.(mo.u(i. Tbe outstanding Block 1s
$1I9,000,(MJO.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven you to despair, with your nerves all
shattered and your courage gone.
Help and happiness surely awaits yru If you accept Mrs. PinkhamB
advice. JDiseaao makes women nervous, irritable, and easily annoyed by
children and household duties ; such women need the counsel and help
of a woman who understands tbe peculiar troubles of her sex; that
woman is Mrs. Pinkham, who with her famous medicine, Lydla E.
Plnkhara's Vegetable Compound, have restored more 6ick and dis
couraged women to health and happiness than any other one peason.
Her address is Lynn, Mass, and her advice Is free. Write today, do
not wait.
Will not the volumes of letters from women who have been,
made strongr by Lydla II. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound con
vince others of the virtues of tbls great medicine? 1
4 When a metllclne has been successful In more than a million
eases. Is it justice to yourself to say, without trying it, "I do not
believe it would help me ? "
Surely you cannot wish to remain weak and sick and dis
couraged, exhausted with each day's work. If you have some de
rangement of the feminine organism try Lydla . Plnkham's
Vegetable Compound. It will surely help you.
.Mrs. Emille Seering, 174 St. Ann's Ave., New 1
York City, writes:
mDsab Mns. PnvgnAM : If women who are always blue, end depressed
f ASK
wav. Tbe uiuea
before lon my back wua5etter too, and I looked younpur and Btronger I took
six bottles In all, and it is with thankfulness that I acknowledge that my
present good health la daa to the use of Lydla E. Pilllihuin's Vegetable
Compound.
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN.
If there is auythlng in your case about which you would like
peoial advice, write freely to Mrs. Pinkham. No man will see
your letter. She can surely help you, for no person in America has
such a wide experience in treating female ills us she has bud. She
has helped hundreds of thousunds of women back to health. Her
address is Lynn, Mass., and her advice is free. You ore very fool
ish if you do not accept her kind invitation.
$5000
FORFEIT ifvaaaanot forthwith produM th ortrfisiil lattar aoilIJnatiir of
atwva Ustlinouial, waicu will prof its utisuJiii ganuibeufss.
Lydla K. t'lukbaui Dttllollut Co., Lynn, UU4.
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PROSPECT3 OF THE CROPS.
Winter Wheat Fine Spring Wheat
Sowing Held Back by Rain.
The agricultural department's crop
bulletin says that wlnter wheat
is 'In very promising condition gen
erally. The crop has wintered well
and In making vigorous growth In
all sections. Some spring wheat
has been sown In Washington, but,
no seeding has been done In the
principal spring wheat States, the soil
being too wet for preparatory work,
Tbe seeding of spring oats has begun
as far nortlu as Michigan, but this
work has been retarded by wet ground.
Fall-sown oats are making vigorous
growth In the Southern States, w.lth
excellent prospects. Very little corn
has beeon planted north of the Gulf
States, where the early-planted stand
Is fair to good. Serious Injury to the
peaoh. crop by frost Is reported from
nearly all sections east of the Mis
sissippi and from Oklahoma and
Northern Texas. Other fruits are
more promising, although the abnor
mally high temperatures In the lake
region have forced buds to such an
extent that frosts at this time would
be very damaging.
WILL RENT ITS 8HIPS.
Transatlantic Combine1 Amends Char
ter to Please Great Britain.
The International Mercantile Ma
rine Company, the trans-Atlantic ship
combination which was Incorporated
last October with an authorized capi
tal stock of $120,000.00(1, filed papers
at Trenton, N. J., amending Its origin
al charter. Tbe amendment consists
of a provision authorizing the com
pany to enter Into a contract with
the United States government or any
states or dependencies thereof, or with
any foreign government or state, In
cluding the power to sell or hire any
of Its steamships or sailing vessels or
othr property to Birch governments
or states for any purpose whatsoever,
whether naval, military or otherwise.
It is believed that this amendment has
been Inserted to meet the objection
of the Brltltifr government that under
th original charter that government
would not have the power to press
any of the vessels of rhe company Into
Its naval service In times of war. .
and nervous would take Lyrtiu 1 l'lnltliuni 8
Vegetable Compound they would tlud it the medi
cine they need to bring them to a more cheerful
frame of mind. I was terribly worried and downcast,
and was thin and bloodless. My back ached all the
time, no matter how hard I tried to forget lit or
change my position to ease it, and tho pain at the
base of my brain was to bad that I sometime
thought that I would prow crazy ; I had the blues so
much and was always so depressed I could not seem
to ahakrhem off 1 hulf of the time I did not seem to
llttv; ilia iivmaj w uu my nuia , vwi (.muff
seemed to g wronjj with me, and I was always
worrying and fearing' the worst. I began to
taka Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
pound. After the tirst few doses a load seemed
lifted from my shoulders, I felt better in every
ien m ana my nrau atoppea acMiinir i
f Successfully Prosecute Clfi.m.
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