CONGRESSMAN WILBE& SAYS (To The I'o-ru-uo Hcdiciiio Co., of Colunihas, 0.) "Pe-m-na is AM Von Claim For it." J"'' '■} Congressman D. F. Wiiber. of Oneonta, N. Y., writes: The Per una Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen--" Persuaded by a friend 1 have tried' your remedy and 1 have almost fully recovered aficrthe use of a Jew bottles. 1 am fully con vinced that P. runa is all you claim for it, and 1 cheerfully recommend your medicine to all who arti afflicted with catarrhal trouble. )t —David F- Wiiber. I'e-ru-nA A Preventive and Care for Cold*. Mr. C. F. (siven, Sussex. N. 11., Vice- President of "The Pastime Boating Club," ' wii U's: Whenever the cold weather sets in I have for years past been very sure to catch a severe cold which was hard to 1 throw off, and which would leave after effects on my constitution the most of the winter. Last winter I was advised to try ; Peruna, and within five days the cold was broken up and in five days more I was a L well man. 1 recommended it to several of T my friends, and all speak the highest praise for it. There is nothing tike l J erttna for catarrhal affliction H. It | is well nigh infallible an a cure, and j lgladli t endorse it, n -C. F. Given. ] ▲ Prominent Slnjrr Saved From tosl of 1 Voice. Mr. .Julian Wcisslitz, 175 Sencca street, j Buffalo, N. Y., is Corresponding Secre- ; tary of The Sangerlust, of New York; is i the leading second bass of The Sangerlust, 1 the largest Cerman singing society of New l|- • §'' ! tfcllOr. DrogfffcU Gtnqinc stamped CC C. Never sold in bulk. Beware cf the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." §&, Rootfoeer [Q Brffiv That will "set you going." jßgraZ IKSFaj-V Five gallons for 25 cents. £% WfflW ifflnw'Chirlcs E. Hires Co., yWraJwjjwß al>9rn ' iflffiij HITSUjIM hfh"-. ■ I ,-St,-<emzx.-\?xw v —r—gar "'.T THE Bfi&T vmmi ssjap . v JIN TEfIE-AVOESLB /A IVv/W all our waFerprcc/ L, Lft///)] j| coats, suits and hat a for oil Kinds of wet work. //* it is often imitated but -on All BT"ALL K V 5 r TO"\ d - ■"".. ReUABI.E DEAIERJ.. Made 10 blh or yfllow vnm TO THF fully guaranteed by il jaSbf'THE PI3H IBSSliiißlffl 1 J UNION MADE 1 1.1 W. L. Doug/an mahve and seffs mora men'a Goodyear Wolf (Hand- Mewed Process) shoe* than any other Mtmnufaoturor In the world. $25,000 REWARD will be paid to anyone who F:' Wl oan disprove this statement. A-. Becnuso W. L. Douglas lathe largest manufacturer LCOT *B3# v he can buy cheaper and [. / ftjl I produco his shoes at at fffat [y d lowor cost than other con- JT \ corns, which enables him af' -'J ? to sell shoes for $9.50 and 1 $3.00 eoual in every v way to thoso sold also- : Whoro lor $4 and $5.00. BJU > The Doujrlas secret pro- wXSt/ ilW'Jlvd cen of tar.uinjr the bottom solea produces abso- IttWy puro leather ; more flexible and will wear loncrer than any other tannnpo in the world. Tlie salos havo more than doubled the jpnet four ydexe, which proves its superiority, why not. give w. It. Douglas ahoeo atrial and eave money. BTotlre Incrnuo riSMSalea: W8,8<>3,,*1 In llinflucks : \IOQ2 Sales: 5,04,340,0© A gain of KS.SSO.d.tO.Ttt in Four Years. W*. L. DOUGLAS S4.CJO GILT EDGE LINE, Worth SG.OO Compared with Gthor Makes. The best Imported and American leathers, Heyl'e Pttent Calf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf, Vici Kid, Corona CWt, and National Kangaroo. Fast Color Eyelets. Pantlnn • Th° genuine have W. It. DOUQLAI LnUJllull ■ namo and price stamped on bottom. AO idhoa bv mail, 23c. extra. Wui. Catalog free. ITL. DOUGLAS, BKOiliTO.\, M ASS. , JIpTATOES^i 1 , * jgeetet grewerscf Pofotoesln Araerlee. i WP'Kurnl hicw Yorker" aires Kal*cr\t Ijar- , 1 WWlicAnoln tvyleld of 74V bu. per n. Price* 1 . SwLchrnr. Mr.mnmtl. seed book und dnmpleof' 1 ..TKfclatr', Spelts. MaoaronlWheut, <l6 bu. per I k. Plant i'lover, elo.,npon rccrlpt of 100 poatag*. t * 1 JOIITS A-BALZF.It SEED CO. LoCroaio, Wli. i HDADCV NEW DISCOVERY; inv*. L# fC tt O 1 QUiek relief and onree worst oagM- Book of Uetimoniala and 10 days' treatment trtt. Dr. B. B. QKIXB'I SOMO, Box . Atlanta. Oa- York and also the oldest. In 1899 The Sangerlust celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a large celebration in New York City. The following is his testimony: "About two years ago I caught a severe cold while traveling and which settled into catarrh of the bronchial tubes, and so affected my voice that 1 was obliged to cancel my engagements. In distress I was advised to try Peruna, and although I had never used a patent medicine before, I sent for a bottle. "Words hut illy describe my surprise to find that within a few days I was greatly relieved, and within three weeks I I was entirely recovered. 1 am never with out it now, and take an occasional dose j when I feel run down." —Julian Weisslitz. If you do not derive prompt and satis ! factory results from the use of Peruna ■ write at once to l)r. llartman, giving a I full statement of your ensc and he will j be pleased to give you his valuable advice j gratis. i Address Dr. llartman, President of 1 The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio. FAMOUS CANVASES BOGUS. Startling Discoveries Made in Paris of Reproductions. A discovery recently made by Mm®. Augier, widow of the dramatist, in Paris, France, who was a close friend of Henry Pilo, 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. Mme. Au gier learned that certain pictures pur porting to have been painted by Pilo were frauds. Further inquiries led to the discovery of he place whence the fraudulent canvases came. A search was made of tho studio of M. Ellina, which resulted in the discovery of many fraudulent paintings. Among other things, this artist gave proof that tho famous "Crown of Sqmira mis," now In the Louvre and acqulrod by the state at a cost of SSO,OOC, had been designed by him. Graphite Vein Found. New claims of the Pioneer Graphite Company, which is controlled by stock holders in tho Pittsburg (Pa.) Graph it© Company, have been examined at Park Falls, Wis., and tho 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 the east and will yield as much graphite as all tho 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 new deposits will be struck. Tickled Him. "He Is a great mimic on the piano. He thrilled his audience last night." "Did he Imitate the songs of beautiful birds?" "No, he imitated a ton of coal sliding down a cellar chute BO realistically that every one imagined he was getting a supply at home." ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■l i ——— I Half-Sick J "I first used Ayer's Sarsaparilla ij in the fall of 1848. Since then I jj have taken it every spring as a B blood - purify in g and nerve- B strengthening medicine." | ' S. T. Jones, Wichita, Kans. H 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 j ard family medicine, B Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It's a regular nerve lifter, a perfect blood builder. SI. CO a bottle. All tfroßlsti. H | Ask your doctor what ho thinka of Ayor'a Bananari]la. lie knows all about this |<ran.l Lold fami !y modielno Follow his advice and wo wul bo satlnfitd, . , J. 0. AT BR Co., Lowell, Mato. ISPPraspF#' Beet CouKh Syrup. To*tea Good. Use PJI In time. Sold bv drugglste. pi TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY, Production of the Moving Pictureo Which Mystify Many Persons. The biograph, having depicted most things in the world of fact, has now found new realms to conquer in fiction. It has become a Juggler, or, as it might prefer to call itself an "illusion ist," and the uncanny feats it performs will soon put its more human com petitors to shame. It commences its performance by showing on the white screpn two men seated at a small table. They seem to be carrying on an excited conver sation, but, after some! discussion, agree to make a wager on the cause of the dispute. Then each takes from his waistcoat pocket a tiny doll, dressed like a boxer ready for a championship match. The dolls are placed on tho table, immediately "come to life" and commence sparring in the most scien tific manner. The two Gullivers ap plaud the Lilliputian pugilists as they fight vigorously in a space that might be covered by a dinner plate, and when at last a five-grain glove inflicts the "knockout" blow on a head that is smaller than an early green pea the conqueror and conquered are picked up and ignominiously replaced in the waistcoat pockets of their owners. This clever effect, the manager of tho biograph company expVuned is obtained by superimposing two films, which are exposed separately. First tho two men seated at the table act their part of the performance in front of the camera, and then another bio graph photograph is taken of a boxing match, and the two rolls of films are then skillfully placed together. Tho difference in the size of the boxers and the onlookers is accounted for by tho fact that the latter are placed much nearer to the camera than the for mer. But even more startling illusions than this can be produced. For in stance, the biograph throws upon the screen a picture of a headless man standing by a huge egg, from which one might expect a healthy young roe to emerge. The decapitated mail cracks the egg with a mallet and discloses his missing head inside. The face smiles recognition, and al lows the hands to take a few hundred ordinary sized eggs from its mouth, for no particular reason except to show that it Is capable of further mir acles. Then it looks longingly toward the neck and shoulders from which it has been exiled, and it finally lifted into its place. The complete man th :i bows to the audience and disappea * It spoils a good illusion to describe too fully its inner mysteries; but it may be hinted that this effect is obtained by the judicious use of black velvet curtains. Black velvet, in fact, is the material from which the modern bio graph magician shapes his "invisible cloak," and the garment is quite as ef fective as the one the prince in Ander sen's fairy tale wore when he set out to discover the wicked doings of the witch. The Prisoner's Dream" is the namo of another piece of biographic jug gling. The prisoner is shown in his cell asleep. On the forbidding stone wall mistily outlined figures appear. Grad ually they become more and more sharply defined, though tho wall can still he seen through the sub stancelpss forms. One of the figures is recognized as that of the sleeping pris oner, the other is a girl. There is a quarrel, the flash of a weapon, and the girl falls limply to the ground as the "real" prisoner starts from his sleep and stares wildly at the dream picture of hims n 4f and his victim. The vision fades away, and in its place the ghostly face of the girl floats across the wall. Tho subject is somewhat morbid, but as an example of trick photography it Is an extremely clever piece of work. The result Is obtained as in the caso of the boxers, by the combination of two films. All the scenes are acted in a studio illuminated by what is perhaps the most unique electric-lighting appara tus in London—how effective can be judged when it is said that each of tho thousands that compose a biograph moving picture only receives about one four-hundredth part of a sec ond exposure. Actors of some considerable ability are required, for it is by no means an easy matter to tell a story entirely in pantomime so that every one can clearly catch the meaning, and care ful rehearsal is generally necessary before tho actual photograph is taken. A really successful biograph "nega tive," however, is worth striving for, as it may prove a little gold mine, for hundreds of films may be printed from It, and they are sent all over the world and exhibited before millions of people in the course of a few months. The trick photographs are certain to be popular, as the variety of subjects that may be produced is endless, and the wildest dreams of the most imaginative conjuror maj' be realized. "The Arab ian Nights" stories of magic carpet 3 upon which they lucky owners navi gate the air lose their savor when compared with the feats tho biograph will make possible. Already the films have been shown in a few provincial theatres, and they are shortly to be seen in London; and it is probable that the new illusion making scheme will be a standing fea ture for many months.—London Mail. Its Exclusivenesc; Its Charms. "What is the object of your society?" said the serious little woman. "Why," answered Miss Cayenne, "tho same as that of any other society; to enjoy the satisfaction of knowing -that there are a lot of people who want to get in and can't."—Washington Star. You can't always tell how a woman treats her children from tho way in which she coddles her dog. TWO SICNALS. There are two n| serious signals EJ of kidney ills. 1 jVvf' TjW, The first signal I • y 'Vv' back with nu- LawSiiri morons aches and pains. The jaosCV second signal fljSHp£* . " kidney sccre- Rs| tions, the urine ll'-'i is thin and M j&J 11 ' I MSS pale or too ffel Bifflj highly colored f/jyJ and showing > "brick-dust-like" deposit. Urination is Infrequent, too frequent or excessive. You should heed these danger signals before chronic complications set In— Diabetes, Dropsy, Brigbt's Disease. Take Doan's Kidney Pills in time and the cure is simple. J. F. Walnwright, of the firm of Bones & Walnwright, painters and con tractors, Pulaski, Va., says: "Four or five times a year for the past few years I have suffered with severe attacks of pain In my bnck, caused from kidney trouble. During these spells I was in such misery from the constant pain and aching that it was almost Im possible for me to stoop or straighten, and it really seemed as if the whole small of my back had given away. At times I also had difficulty with the kidney secretions, which were dis colored, irregular and scalding, and I was also greatly distressed with head aches and dizziness. I used a number of recommended remedies, but I never found anything so successsful as Doan's Kidney Pills. When I heard of them I had an attack and procured a box of them. In a few days the pain and lameness disappeared, the trouble with the kidney secretions was cor rected and my system was improved generally. I hnve every confidence in Doan's Kidney Pills." A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured Mr. Walnwright will be mailed to any part of tho United Statos ou application. Address Foster- Milburn Co., BufTalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price fiO cents per box. Valuable Marbles Found. The British Museum has lately come luto possession of some interesting and valuable marbles which were found buried in a "rockery" in an estate in Essex. One is an inscription from a monument erected in Athens in honor of the volunteers from Cleone who took part in the Battle of Tanagra against the Lacedemonians and £u beans, 457 B. C. The inscription was published in the Achaeologia 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 Astlo. It was on the latter's estate that the fragments were found. They had doubtless been thrown away by some unappreciatlve 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 the inscription. Thomas Astle was once a trustee of the British Museum. Milk Powder. The production of milk powder has been perfected by Herr Ekenburg by means of an apparatus called a contin uous exsiccator, "nils evaporates the milk to dryness without a vacuum at a temperature not exceeding 40 de grees C. (104 F.), and odor and taste are 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 In 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 hB proved its keeping qualities, giv ing it a high degree of resistance to bacteria. ATnny School Children Aro Richly. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurso in Children's Homo, Now York, break colds In 24 hours, cure Fovorishnuss, Constipation, Stomach Troubles, Teothing Disorders and Destroy Worms. At all druggists, 26c. Sainplo mailed PHEK. Address Allen a. Olmstod, Lo Roy, N.Y. Take care of your friends and your ene mies will take care of themselves. 9100 Reward. 9100. •The readers of this paper will be pleaded to learn that there is at least one dreaded dis ease that scionoe has been able to cure In all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Curo is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con stitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's OatarrhCure Is taken Inter nally, acting directly upon tho blood and mu cous surfaces of tho system, thereby dostroy ng the foundation or tho disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the con- Itltution and assisting nature in doing its Work. The proprietors have so much faith in Its curative powers that thoy offer Ono Hun dred Dollars for any case that it falls to cure, bend for list of testimonials. Address P. J. CIIKNKY fc Co., Toledo, O. Bold by Druggists, 76c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The fellow who makes a fool of himself generally saves some one else the trouble. FITS permanently cured.No fits or nervous ness after flret day s use of Dr. Kline's Great NervoKostorer. $2 trial bottlonnd treatisolree Dr. R.H. KLINE, Ltd., Ml Arch tit. , Phlla., Pa. Few people can lose their money and Steep their friends. Mrs. Wlaslow's SoothlngSyrup for children teething,soften the gums, rsduoes infiainma Ilea,alluys pain,cures wind colic. 26c. übottle It generally takes a lot of backing to make a good front. JUNE TINT BUTTER COLOR makes top of the market butter. .When a man sends a telegram ho realizes that what he says goes. Plso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible i medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. BAKUKL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. The successful money maker is generally A dismal failure as a spender. Grau's 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. Heinrich Conreid, the present manager of the Irving pluce (German) theater of New York. The hunt for the right man was a long one because the difficulty of the impres ario's task and because of the very few men who have qualified them selves either by temperament or ex perience for tho undertaking. Aside from Mr. Conreid. tho 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 in 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 that trying field still lie before him. Almost simultaneously with Mr. Con ried's appointment tho announcement is made that Emma Earaos, the famous soprano of the Grau company, has found it necessary to retire from tho stage owing to ill 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 Masonrie," in the archives of the lodge at York, England, occurs the following: "Then one of the eld ers takeing the Booke, and that hee or slice that is to bo made Mason shall lay their hands thereon, and the charge shall be 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, exist to-day, 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 $10,000,000. The outstanding stock is $109,000,000. Don't wait until your have _ driven you to despair, with your nerves all shattered and your courage gone. f Help and happiness surely awaits you if you accept Mrs. Pinlcham'a advice. Disease makes women nervous, irritable, and easily annoyed by children and household duties; such women need the counsel and help of a woman who understands the peculiar troubles of her sex; that woman is Mrs. Pinlcham, who with her famous medicine, Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound, have restored moro sick and dis couraged women to health and happiness than any other one person. Ilcr address is Lynn, Mass., and her advice is free. Write today, do not wait. j Will not the volumes of letters from women who have been mado strong by Lydia E. IMnkliam's Vegetable Compound con vince others of the virtues of this great medicine? j When a medicine has been successful In more than a million cases, is It justice to yourself to say, without trying It, "I do not believe it would help me ?" V 1' Surely you cannot wish to remain wcalr and sick and dis couraged, exhausted with each day's work. If you have some de-, rangement of the feminine organism try Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. It will surely help you. Mrs. Emilie Seering, 174 St. Ann's Ave., New v York City, writes: " , •• DEAB MTIS. PINKHAM :If women who are always blue ond depressed Sand nervous would take Lydia E. I'iiikliam's Vegetable Compound they would find 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 [it or change my position to ease It, and the pain at the base of my brain was so bad that I sometimes thought that I would grow crazy; I had the blues so much and was always so depressed I could not seem to Bhake-fhcm of? ; half of the time I did not seem* to haio the courage to do my work; everything seemed to'go with me, and I was always worrying and fearing the worst. I began to $7 -A take Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Com pound. After the first few doses a load seemed lifted from my shoulders, I felt better in every ..ay. The blues left me and my head stopped aching; before long ray bock wasifoetter too, and I looked younger and stronger I took six bottles in all, and it is with thankfulness that I acknowledge that my present good health is duo to the use of Lydia E. Pinkhuiil s \ cgetable Compound." FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN. If there is anything in your ease about which you vrould Ilka Special advice, write freely to Mrs. Pinkliam. No man will see your letter. She can purely help you, for no person in America has such a wide experience in treating female ills as she has had. She has helped hundreds of thousands of women back to health. Ilcr address is Lynn, Mass., and her advice is free. You arc very fool ish if you do not accept her kind invitation. FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith prodnco the letter and fclfcnUuro of ■kflllßlkfiS abovo tedimouiul, wliioli will pr<re Jtn obpoluto £*niilnem>ss. Lydia £. L'iukhu.n -mdiciuo Co., Lynn, MAM. WA N T S D during spare hourn. No cunvMSinx. No so liciting. Any one oun do It. write at out® for MtoouE? tiVX&KAWi SLI PROSPECTS OF THE CROPS. Winter Wheat Fine—Spring Wheat Sowing Held Back by Rain. The agricultural department's crop bulletir says that winter wheat is in very promising condition gen erally. The crop has wintered well and is malting 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. The seeding of Bpring oals has begun as far northi as Michigan, but this work has been retarded by wet ground. Fall-sown oats are malting vigorous growth in the Southern States, with excellent prospects. Very little corn has beeen planted north of the Gulf States, where the early-planted stand is fair to good. Serious injury to the peach 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 SHIPS. Transatlantic Combine 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 $120,000,000, filed paperg at Trenton, N. J., amending Jts origin a] charter. The amendment consistl of a provision authorizing the com. pany to enter into a contract with tho 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 other property to such 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 British government that under the original charter that government would not have the power to pres9 any of the vessels of the company int<7 its naval service in times of war. k Jyrlu civ.il Mtu'. lo am t(liuuUuj( oLaiuia, attj luo*
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