It was Voltaire who said: "People whose bowels are freed by an easy, regular move ment every morning are mild, affable, gracious, kind. A c No' from their mouth comes with more grace than a 'Yes' from the mouth of one who is con stipated." Such is Voltaire's testimonial to the value of Ayer's Pills. J. C. AYER COMPANY, Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mass, Ayer's Sarsaparilla Ayer's Hair Vigor A*".* i'"'* Ayer's Cherry Pcctosof Ajcr s Ague Cure Ayer's Comatone Pa'.riolisn in Timos of Peace. A college education as we see it to-day is not enough to insure a good citizen. Something more is required. This something is unselfish patriotism. But cannot this be made one of the results of education? Certainly it should be. If the State educates men it should ed ucate them loyally to conserve her own interests. The movements to teach patriotism in our common schools is a good one. Care must be taken, how ever, that the right sort of patriotism be taught. The young American must not come to believe that patriotism consists solely in the risking of life to repel invaders, lie must be taught that it consists no less in guarding the interests of the State in time of peace.— Saturday Evening Post. Autumn maneuvers of the German army will be attended this year for the first time by a representative of the French army. The census of White Plains, N. Y., shows more dogs than people. To Mothars cf Largs Families. In this workaday world few women are so placed that physical exertion is not constantly demanded of them in their daily life. Mrs. Pinkham makes a special appeal to mothers of large families whose work is never done, and many of whom Buffer, and suffer for lack of intelligent aid. To women, young or old, rich or poor, Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass., extends her invitation of free advice. Oh, women ! do not let your lives bo sacrificed when a word, from Mrs. Pinkham, at the first approach of MRS. CARRIE BELLEVILLE. weakness, raaj' fill your future years with healthy joy. 44 When I began to take Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound I was hot able to do ray housework. I suf fered terribly at time of menstruation. Several doctors told mo they could do nothing for mo. Thanks to Mrs. Pink ham's advice and medicine I am now well, and can do tho work for eight in the family. 44 I would recommend Lydia E. Pinkhnm's Vegetable Compound to all mothers with large families."— MßS. CARRIE BELLEVILLE, Ludington, Mich. The youngsters were at a general knowledge class when the master asked among his many questions: "Now boys, who was the first to open a bank ac count?" A smart little boy at the back put up his hand. "Well, Johnny?" sai l the master. "Please, sir, St. Peter." "Who told you that, Johnny?" asked the master in surprise. "Why," said John ny, "it says in our Scripture book 'that he lodged with one Simon, a tanner.'" | Two Big Pains f T seem to be the heritage of the T T~ human family everywhere, via: T | Rheumatism t + ■* •4- And I Neuralgia f X but there is one sure and T *T* prompt cure for both, vix: T j Si Jacobs Oil j OUR BUDGET OF HUMOK. LAUGHTER-PROVOKING STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. Her First Jar—With tho Preserves— Signs —llls First Dollar—llow to Acquire It—llls Disheartening Outloolc —No More of That—Too Many, Kto., Etc. Said the bride: "Here's my first batch of biscuit. Just wait! From the oven I'll whiscuit." How the poor woman cried When her hubby replied: "Let it burn! I don't think I should riscuit." - r. —Philadelphia Press* With tho Preserves. Miss Wtrader—"Miss Antique Is cer tainly a 'well-preserved lady." Miss Gabby—"Yes. Thai's why she Is on the shelf."—Baltimore American. Sign*. Brlggs—"Monkerly is losing his In terest In golf." Griggs—"What makes you think so?" Brlggs—"l saw him at his office yes terday."—Harper's Bazar. Ills First Dollar. "Oh, yes, I have always kept the first dollar I ever mado. It was such a bum piece of work that I couldn't spend It!" And the counterfeiter laughed heart ily at the recollection.—Detroit Jour nal. llow to Acqulro It. "It takes a generation of good blood and refined rearing to produce that lofty, high-bred air, doesn't It?" "Oh, no; any girl who is made head clerk in a ribbon department can ac quire it in three days."—Chicago Rec ord. Ills Disheartening Outlook. Mrs. Goode "You are tho sixth man who has asked me for something to cat to-day." Tho Tramp (sadly)—"l s'pose so. If de competition in dls line gits any wuss, some of us'll have to go to work." No More of That. "Is this a homemade pie?" "Y'cs, John. You said you preferred the homemade kind." "Did I? Well, I've changed my mind. The next time you get one have it made just as far away from home as possible." A Separable Name For Twins. Biggs—"What do you call your twins?" Dlggs—"Henrietta." Biggs—"But that's only one nam" Dlggs—"Yes, but wo divided it be tween them. We call the boy Henri and the girl Elta. See?" Just Utt A<lvcrtlsl. "But suppose," one of the spectators said, "the parachute should full to open after you had detached it from the balloon—what then?" "That wouldn't stop mo," answered the daring aeronaut. "I'd come right on down."—Chicago Trlbuno. Too Many. Cholly—"Did any man ever kiss you before I did?" May (softly)—"Ye-es." Cholly (excitedly)—" Tell mo his name that I may thrash him." May—"Oh! what's tho use, Cholly? He'd be too many for you!"— Puck. Not Sclf-Coasclouct. "I will say," remarked the young woman, "that he is not afflicted with that self-consciousness which marks the person of deficient culture." "No," answered Miss Cayenne, "ho Isn't at all self-conscious. He will he tiresome by the hour without being in the least aware of it."—Washing ton Star. Having a Good Time. "So you had a good time on that ex cursion, Mrs. Wiggins?" "Oil, just grand!" "Did you have any adventures?" "I think so; I got on the wrong train going, lost my poeketbook and umbrel la, broke my spectacles twice, and got on the wrong train coming home."— Indianapolis Journal. Her Tantalizing Method. "I can't help admiring the ingenuity of the landlady at our boarding house." "In what way?" "At breakfast time she burns a grain or two of coffee on the kitchen stove, so as to fill the dining room with the odor, and then gives us chicory to drink."—Chicago Tribune. Loved ller Lots. "I don't blame Miss lloxlnnd for cutting you," said Miss Pepprey. "Your interest in her was purely mercenary." "Not at all," replied Mr. Forchen Hunt. "I love her lots more than she gives me credit for." "You're mistaken. She gives you full credit for the amount of your love for her lots."—Philadelphia Press. Deep Sen Civilities. "Let us take a walk." suld the Lob ster, priding Itself upon the Superiori ty of its Means of Locomotion. "No," returned the Oyster. "Can't you see that it looks like Itain?" Whereupon the Hippocampus and the Star Fish gave the Lobster the Loud Cacbinnation. It is better to be Sedentary and Smart tlinn Leggy and Lunkheaded. —Chicago Tribune. Her Suspicions Aronscd. "I wish yon would read this article," he said. "What's It about?" she asked. "It's about the danger of getting angry and it was written by a phy sician," he replied. She looked at him sharply for a min ute. "What have you been doing, now?" she asked. "What kind of a confes sion are you about to make?" CURIOUS FACTS. 'A' few years ago a bull fight took place in Mexico, tho toreador being mounted on a bicycle. The rider, Man uel Garcia by name, was so badly in jured that be died soon afterward. In the village of Millbeck, near Kes wick, England, is a most curious freak of nature. Two trunks rise on each side of a spring of clear water and join together three feet above, forming one tree. The phenomena of cyclones and an ti-cyclones observed at tho earth's sur face, such as wind circulation, clouds, rain, eta, do not reach beyond ten thousand feet; above that there is an entirely different state as regards pres sure and wtod circulation. The biggest blast on reoord took place not long ago at tae Farren gran ite quarries in Wales. Five tons of powder were used, a drift fifty feet deep was drilled into the solid rock | and when the explosion took place a whole side of the mountain came down, about 70,000 ton 3 of granito ho- i iug dislodged. There tiro three cases on record where whole ships' companies have gone blind. Blindness is an affliction anywhere, but at sea it Is a fatal one. If the officers are blind tliey cannot ! set the course; If the men are blind ; they cannot steer the course; if the j cook is blind he cannot cook the food. Such was the case of the ship James Simpson. The crew caught the strang#j discaso 011 the African coast and one by one became blind. After drifting j about the ocean for many days the ! crew recovered their sight and brought ! the vessel to port in safety. A remarkable cave has been discov ered in Sweden Valley, a short dis tance from Wellsvillo, N. Y. A work- j man, while digging the side of a moun tain there for coal last spring, noticed j that tho air grew stoadily colder, and finally became so severe that he was obliged to leave the excavation, af ter having penetrated only a short distance into the side of the hill. The water that dripped from the rocks overhead turned into icicles, although the month was May. During the sum mer a coating of ice several Inches thick formed on the walls, and cold air rushes through the crevices of the rocks. It is now observed that ice has melted, and the air in the cave is growing worm. The temperature of the cave changes from hot to cold, but is exactly tho reverse of the outside air. * Tlie Confoßßtoii of n Cur Conductor, A new Industry among street car conductors was revealed to a patient pnssengor on an uptown Sixth avenue car tho other day. Tho conductor, who was in a talkative mood, opened conversation by exhibiting a coin of a mintage which commands a premi um, and remarking that many such coins, which were carried as pocket pieces, came into the hands of himself and his fellow conductors in the course of a year, either from passeugers who were temporarily oblivious more or less of their surrouudlugs and their ac tions, or from men who had gone broke and had to got uptown. From that he passed to tho topic of bogus coins, ingeniously confessing that con ductors who took bad quarters or linlf dollars by mistake and were too con scientious to try to work them off on passengers sold them at the ear house to other conductors at a discount of five cents. The squeamish conduc tors, he explained, had rather lose live cents than to try to pass the coins or to lose tho face value of the eoius. The other conductors, he said, were always ready to make the five cents and there were, of course, always pas sengers available to whom the coins might be given In change.—New York Sua. Found In FlillndMplila Only. There are many things peculiar to Philadelphia that attract the atten tion of visitors from other cities, but nothing causes them to wonder so much as the triangular-shaped mirrors placed in the second-story windows of so many houses. These "busy bodies," as they are called, belong distinctly to Philadelphia. In 110 other city are they known. Two men were riding down town In a Fifteenth street car yesterday afternoon and at Cumber land street they started to count tho "busy-bodies," each taking n different side of the street. At Columbia ave nue they wearied of their calculations. In the eight blocks they had counted 151 "busy bodies"—sixty-eight on the cast side of the street and eighty-three on the west side. A great many of the houses were closed, too. The two men decided that they wouldn't care to live in that neighborhood.—Phila delphia Record. Running Amuck In a Miauein. According to n correspondent of the London Daily Mail, a doorkeeper at the Arehaelogicnl Museum at Flor ence was suddenly seized with mad ness the other day and tried to mur der the director of the nuseum. Fail ing in this, he took hold of a chair and began to smash everything near him. A most ancient vase, found In China in 1844 and worth more than SIOO,OOO, was among the victims of his unac countable fury, and a still mere valu able treasure, an Egyptian chariot, for which SOOO,OOO would be too small a priee, was also broken to pieces by the madman. Colorado Wild Dorks a Nuisance, Colorado wild ducks have become so numerous that they are regarded as a nuisance, anil some counties are offer ing premiums for their destruction. In nearly all other States these wild fowl are protected by the game laws. Rapid Transit Problcnh That underground electric traction is the ultimate solution of the rapid tran : sit problem in the larger cities of this I country and Europe has long been ap ' parent to engineers. The recent sub i way plans suggested by President Roach as a solution of the traction problem in this city, while deemed somewhat chi merical by many, are nevertheless in line with modern progress in systems of urban transportation, says the Chicago Times-Herald. Fresh interest in the practicability and economy of underground street railway transportation is stimulated by recent reports from the success of the under ground electric railway in London. This line, which extends from the Bank of England in the center of the city to Shepherd's Bush, a distance of six miles, and which required four years to construct and an outlay of $17,032,850, was opened on July 30 last. Its suc cess was immediate and notable. In a letter to the state department Consul General Osborne writes that in three days the road was used by 260,000 pass engers. _ The road lias many American innovations, which are greatly appreciat ed by Londoners. It is equipped with luxurious vestibule cars and 28 topedo shaped engines, which were built in the United States. So great has been the success of the underground electric that engineers freely make the prediction that in ten years London will be supplied with a vast network of underground, electric railways, with a grand belt of electric lines encircling the metropolis. The new system, it is claimed, has not only emptied the omnibuses, but has thinned out the crowds on the pavement. There is little doubt that anv plans affecting the surface lines in Chicago and New York are only temporary makeshifts to be regarded as merely preliminary to the final underground solution of the traction problem—the only solution that will relieve the con gestion in the streets and give rapid transit by doing away with street cross ings. France Still Mistress ot Art. That the French should shine in the more artistic part of the Paris exposi tion is not to be wondered at. They have always been first in design, and in this respect, at least, they are not decadent. beautiful grouping of figures shown in the galleries in which are exhibited the tableaux representing the progress of costume from the days when men dwelt in caves until the pres ent hour, the superb architecture of some of the buildings, and a thousand and one details of the great international fair, clearly demonstrate that France is what she has been for centuries—the ar tistic mistress of Europe.—London Daily Mail. Labor Agitators in Hawaii. Of late Japanese labor in the Ha waiian islands is assuming a phase un satisfactory to the employers. Compar ed with the placid Chinaman the Jap is a good deal of an agitator. He is apt to preach discontent, form unions and resort Jo strikes. This makes him dangerous in the sugar industry, as cane must be cut and crushed promptly when ready or the crop is a loss, and the planters have begun to turn toward the Portuguese again. On the Ist of July last two of them left Honolulu for New Orleans to enlist negroes.—Ainslee's Magazine. How's This 1 Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cuuuot bo cured by Ilairs Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHKNHY & Co., Toledo, O. >\ e, the undersigned, huvoknown F. J. Che ney for the last 15 years, r.ud beliove him per fectly honorable in all businoss transactions and tinaucially able to curry out any obliga tion made by their rtrm. WEST & TUUAX, Wholesale Drugglßts,Tolodo, Ohio. WALUINO, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of tho system. Testimonials sunt free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are the host. New York City has a number of trop ical plantations, growing within the lim its of the city. In both Central and Riverside parks there have been culti vated during the summer a large number of cotton, tobacco and other plants. Best For the Bowels, No matter what alls you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. CABCARKTS help nature, cure you without a gripe or pulu, itroduce easy nutural movements, cost you ust 10 cents to start getting your health >ack. CARCARKTB Candy Cathartic, tho genuine, put up In metal boxes, every tab lot bus 0.0.C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. Some people frequently drink tea as a remedy for headache. The habit should be practiced with caution, as an eminent physician states that the tannic acid in the tea causes rheumatism. Each package of PUTNAM FADETXEHH DTK colors either Bilk, Wool or Cotton perfectly ut one boiling. Bold by ull druggists. Japanese workmen bathe the whole body once a day, and some of them twice. Public baths are provided in ev ery street. Frcf'n Vermifuge Pas been curing children of worms forrtO yrs. 25 cents. At Druggists und country stores. It is said that no fewer than 250,000 books for the blind are borrowed an nually from the free libraries in this country. Carter's Ink Is Jurt as cheap as poor ink and tl the best ink made. Always uso Carter's. Socialists in Paris have organized a bureau to spread their doctrines. To Cnro a Cold in On® I)ny. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININK TABLETS. All druggUtA refund tho money if It fails to cure. K. W. UKOVB'S signature 1A 011 uaoli box. 26c. Mormonism is petting a strong hold among the Maories in New Zealand. Throw physio to tne Hops—tt yon oon 1 want the clegs; but If you want good diges tion chew Eeeman's Pepsin Gum. The English tobacco trade employs to-day 121 women to every 100 men. Piso's Cnre esnnot bo too highly spoken of as a ooueh euro,—7. W. O'BRIKX, 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Mian., Jan. G, 1900. Coal brings the highest price in South Africa and the lowest in China. Mrs.tVl isWsFnothtngSvTnp for children toethiny, softens thoguine. reduces tnflnmmr- | Hon, allaysiiain.curos wind oolic. 26c a buttle. The profit on England's postal service.! amounts to about sao,ooci,cco a year. I KOW WEAK CHILDREN ARE MADE STRONG, VIGOROUS AND WELL Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ITallows, of Peckham St., Globe Village, Fall River, Mass., have cause to thank Dr. Greene's Nervura for restoring to health, and probably preserving the life of their little son. Almost from infancy Everett Hallows was troubled with indigestion and nervous troubles, and nothing seemed to help him. Finally Dr. (Jroene'ft Nervura was recommended and tried with success. A few bottles were sufficient to effect a cure, and to-day the little one is enjoying the best of health. Uy the use of Dr. Greene's Nervura tho sickly child was transformed into a happy, hearty, robust boy. Thousands of other children can thank Dr. Greene and his wonderful remedy for tho strength and health they enjoy. Children to whom it is given have less sickness, better health, better growth, and longer and more vigorous lives. Parents should realize that it is their duty to give it to every child who is not in perfect health. There are no diseases more drooded by parents than fits, epilepsy, and St. Vitus* dance. Yet no child would he troubled by them if Dr. Greene's Nervura were given when the first symptoms appear. Charlies L. ftflcßny, a highly esteemed pcileo officer, who resides at S4 IWyrtSo SL, Mow Oodfosvl, Mass*, says: " About two years ago my little daughter bornmo run down In health and suffered from St. Vitus' dance. Soou alter the was prostrated by rheumutisiu, which severely affected her low limbs. "After trying various remedies without obtaining relief, she began taking Pr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, and experienced immediate benefit, shy continued its uso, and after taking five bottles her rheunmtism was prarticully cured. Her appetite returned, her pains disappeared, she was again able to walk without lameness, her general health was restored, and she was able to attend school und to play like other children." Dr. Greene's Nervura, blood and nerve remedy. Is the prescription and discovery of the well-known Dr. Greene, ot 35 West 14th Street, New York City, who is the most successful specialist in curing all forms of nervous and chronic complulnts, and he can be consulted in any case, free of clfhige, personally or by letter. Shore Sinking, Sea Encroaching. That the shore of the Gulf upon which Galveston is situated is gradually sinking is a fact which cannot be dis regarded. A city which has an eleva tion of only 12 feet at most cannot last long even with a subsidence of one to two feet in a century. Direct evidence of the general sinking of the Atlantic coast is given by the configuration of the land. Even the historical record shows that, though imperceptible in a single year, the advance of the sea is considerable when decades are compar ed and enormous when measured by centuries. —New York Post. A cyclist on turning suddenly round a street corner ran over a small boy. Instantly dismounting from his bike, he ran back and lifted tile boy, who seem ed nothing the worse of his fall. Then he thrust his hand into his trousers pocket, took out a silver coin, and of fered it to the boy, who declined it, say ing: "Nae, nae, sir; I'll nae tak' ony money. I'm learnin' tae ride mysel'.*' If lljpl f lifjWiy p IfjiHj) §.!!sgggaj ! gSussffs;irE|p>&£si?£g I j s- I s •'=li Eg f If I/SZZZgi! fc There are in the United States 30 Berlins, 21 Hamburgs, 23 towns bearing the name Paris and 13 London. Th Tlcst Prescription for Chills and Faror Is a bottlo of Gkovf/8 TastslkMl CIIII.L TONIC. It Is simply iron and quinine la a tasteless form. No cure—no pay. Price 800. 1 California stands fifth among the States as an oil-producer. Dr. Bull's Cough ' Cures r cough or cold at once. gS I Conquers croup, bronchitis. oVfLID j grippe and ooasuaiptioa. asc. J " f IS|PQL,^ tt XA UNION i If you have been pay iiiK 94 to fit. l * for shoos, a trial of W. IJ. Doug- p r \ v -r-* raj las S3 or 83.50 shoes JOt 4*l will convince you that in every way itm/cout r from £1 to SI.M) less. f Over 1,000,000 wearers. A 3 Ifawco!^' m j&LBCI fx fYELFTc positively outwear two pairs of ordinary We are the largest makers of men's £3 ami 8.3-50 shoes In the world. He make and sell more *3 and 93.505h0es than any other two miimifiiclniorH in the U. S. 'l'ho veputation of W. h. PCCT Oougliui sß.ooandl.t-.tOshoen for nrOT uLol etyle, comfort, and weari u nown nrgl every where throughout the world. 53.50 tjon than o hor tuukea heeau.rl $3.00 the atandnnl line alwtye been SHOE. Sfe'cl tiffi'tfis; m"nVv" SHOE. than they can got claewhere. .THE l IIAWO.V more W. 1,. Dougla. $1 and#B.J!(o ■hoes ore fold than any other make i. because TIIEY AIK il THE lillH'i'. Vour dealer •houhl keep them i we give one dealer exclusive ealc in each town. Ihlio no .iiliMitute! lusi.t on having W. L. Douglaa Bhoea with name nnd pri.-e .tamped on bottom. If your dearer will not get them for you. tend direct to factory, enduring price and 25c. extra for carriage State kind olleather, i/c, and width, plain r. r cap toe! Our Rhoea will reach you anywhre. Catalogue Free, " • *-• ltvugliu Shoe t'. lkrocktuu. Muss. p?S H ESC3 S~\ STOPPED FREE jj id VV 3 Permanently Cured by !',i 1 11 DR - "LINE'S GREAT pL U H W wer VE restorer EscvtS „ So t.U after firai d.t . om. LSrril Conultat,en, perianal or br mail (realtor anil FV,. ... 8J T "l A '' BOTTI.K FHKR ISS Podenn who pay ftipraia.yc onlr un dcllrory. Pi|R / ermantncCuri, not only troiperary relief, for all tfer wftflKu.auhi.l,. nii. ■Cfi' , KioVwk?f!S: Jol Arch StrctiL Philadelphia. rounded u:l tJ ...v ra In civil war. 15 adjudicatingclnimn.attv aiuua DROPSYo"^„ D fl^s oaM. Bo ik of teatiiuoaicla uu J 10 days' tin.itmeu# Free. br. 11. H. QAEEB'b HUMS. BOX B Atlanta, oa. That Utile Book Fcr Ladies, ALICE J1 AbuN, hucumtx, it. y. F. H. U. 41. 'CO. iiffl ln°t'lrnH. 7 S' m teH Uso W
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