SUFFERED 25 YEARS

With Catarrh of the Stomach— Pe-ru-na Cured.

wiiman Botkin of Wlndrld. Kon. J wnt lettei'to Dr. H»rtm»n Conn Bolkin HT |: tie* ef ydur mcDicinO—Perun* and Man*- . I bave been afflicted more or j i * e, “ ^° r

f your medicine have given me alnroat jomplete relief, and I am *ure v that a continuation of them will effect a V permanent cure."—J. D. Botkin. F. Verdery, a prominent real ettate agent, of Atuuita, Ua., write*: " 1 have beenSa great ruff ever from catarrhal dyapatala. J tried many fKytdana, vUited a good many taring*, but t belter* feruna hat dont more /or me than all o/ the above put together. 1/eel like a new perton. !_ f. Terdery.

mer caThi* i* Peruna

generally known a*

cure* tbwe adit like magic.

If yon do not derive prompt and aatiifactory result* from the u*e of Peruna, writ* at once to Dr. Hartman, givirng a full itatement of your caae and be will be, pleaacd to give you hi* valuable advice

gratia.

Addreo Br. Hartman, President of The Htrtman Sanitarum, Columbm, 0.

HU Kdltorlal Me*Mc*When Martin Baddies went North, with a grip full of poems, the janitors and editorial attendants, suspecting hi* turned him down.

“The editor won t talk to yon about manuscript—he's fuH.” “All right." said Baddies, as he packed its grip again. “Tell -him I'll- call aronnd when he’s sober!"

Corn I removes from the soil I large quantities of Potash. The fertilizer applied, must furnish enough Potash, or the land will lose its producing power. R«*d carcfcny oar W«ta •

WLDOUGLAS SHOES‘S 00 .. ii- i-uggMr T/on more than a quarter Ls-JTvzaz 'Sboat lor (tyle. eonfun, ' rear baj azoriM all 1 taaltv*. Ihej are -aSTsszlrjS caber make, because tbey are tbe only Klioea (bat In

standard of TbU la l be r Douglas inak

more

aboea than any other two manufacturer*. A trial will coo Tinea yoa tbey are tbe beat ta tbe world.

W. L DOUGLAS $4 SHOES CANNOT BE EXCELLED. ■old to'*! IWugl*. rtorea in . Me* aad beat aboe dealer* ev<

^CATrriasr^ ru wj ■w. 1- DOUGLAS, Broekton.

A Ulaed Rslatloasbip, “You *»)r. madam." said the lawyer to a woman in the witness box, “that the defendant is a sort of a relation of yours. Will you please explain what you mean by that? Just how you are related to the defendant?" “Well, it 1 * Uk cousin and my wife's aunt married brothers named Jones and they were own cousiqs to mother'!

ned my husband's stejffat)ier after his father an’ my mother died, an’ his brother Joe an' my husband's brother Henry married twin sisters. I ain't nevfcr figgered out just how close related we are. but I've always looked on ‘im as a sort of a cousin.”

a miBd. luilding a haute. He a carpenter, who

A Senator Platt was had occasion to hit was a plain, unvar England. "Vou know all about carpenter work?" asked Senator Platt. "Yes. sir.” was the reoly. "You can cake the windows, doors tod blinds?" "0. ye*, sir." “How Would you make aVenitian Wind?" The man thought steadily for several minutes. “I think," he remarked, finally. “that I would punch him in the eye."

“Poor child!” exclaimed Mr*. Goodart. who had been touched by the appeal to the extent of a quarter, “and how did this accident happen to your father?" •'Why," replied the bright little girl, “he begged so ranch money one day that be got drunk and was sent to jail." “But you told me his arms were cut Of "0h! No ma’am, I said 'alms.’’’ Taklnc Ho Cbaaeaa. “I wish you wouldn't keep your mouth open." said Biffer, who was teaching his friend 4o play ping-pong. “Why not?” asked the friend in surprise. / "Well." replied the other, “there's no use in taking chance* on losing the balL"

Prof. Kinnamai has borrowed

declares he

talk.

Maybe h really, now such marve

snkay Talk.

tan, of Clarke University. Prof. Garner's idea and leach an orang-outang to

iral Qn-*ll<vn. Mrs. Hoon (in the midst of her reading)—“Ah! Mrs. Congressman Swackbammer has started a crusade against decollete gowns." Mr. Hoon—“H'm! Is Mrs. Cengressman Swackhammer sensible or skinny?" •—Smart Set. Toalkfal LBgctag. Visitor—“So you're five years old today?" Wilge—“Yes, sir." ^Visitor—“And just think, I'm nearly Willie—“My. I wisht I was! Then I'd get fifty cents 'stead-o' five fur my birth-

A gent

friend'* I

Ba Knew.

itleman was one day

md while strollii

visiting : ling in the

lOtne, and win _ ..

garden came across his little boy, and

“WeH rou?"

tie man. how old :

The child answered, “Five.” “And what are you going to be?” And the unexpected reply was, “!

unexpected reply v Tbe •■Wat»v Cara.”

* here. \ appearii

'Come here, Johnnie.” calle

mother, appearing at the window with a

cake of soap and a scrub-brash. “Good-by." said Johnnie sorrowfully

to his playmate; “I gotter go an' take

th' water cure."

'^T nev

Ananyina.

: track!" exclaimed

. “Here comes

ned Laya freight

lever saw sich a timetable es dey hev on .this line," said Weary Wa»lc*. rising in disgust. “A feller can't sit do^n moren four or-five hours at a time." v v

AU la tha Family.

“What, more money! See here, young man. what has become of that last five hundred I gave you? Horses, wine,

clothes, what?"

“No, father, no. I’ve been playing bridge with mother.”—Frain Life.

AM* for Truth.

“Truth is mighty and will prevail," quoted the good man. “I would infer," returned the other, “that you think that troth always has the machine guns on its side.”

Willie—“Say, that boy sliding down hill with me this morning got run over and killed. I'm glad it wasn’t me. Gee, what a liclrin’ I'd have got!"—-Start Sfl

I Feel So Tired.

How often do we hear this and similar expressions from tired, overworked women ' weary men, who do not know where to relief. For that intense weariness, sa. common arid so discouraging, we earnestly recommend Vogeler** Cttradve Compound.

find r

which will gradually build ap all tbe weak organa in aach a way a* to be a lasting benefit. A fair trial of a free ‘.ample bottle which St. Jacob* Oil, Ud., of Baltimore, Md . will scad you for th* askidfc, wtt can vine# asyea* of ha woaderfal mafflriual

It will d

blood, give

aad vigour and Make the nfftrer wholly a new being. It creates an appetite, auke* one qleep and make* th* weak Wrong. Do act forget that VogaieP* Cnradr* Compound b made .from the formula of a London physician, who has given years of etady to sama. Sample bottle fee* from St Jacob* Oil, Ltd, Balrimora.

New York City. — Box pleat* among the feature* of the season, and f tbe latest shirt d attractive May

woman's box pbkatkd sbibt.

bfanton model shown exemplifies tbelr use and Is admirable for many materials. The original is made of white mercerised Cheviot and la worn with a

liberty

de. 1

well as flannel alba-

tie and belt of black liberty aatlo. but madras, chambrry. percale, linen, dim-

tbe like as

Ity aud tb

tross. taffeta, peau de sole and all aisUng cloths and allka are appro-

priate.

Both the front*.sod tbe back of tbe waist are laid ln^narrow box pleat* that are stitched for tbelr entire length and are drawn.ln gathers at the waist line to give a tapering effect to the figure. Tbe mleever are plain. In regulation shirt style, and are finished with straight square cornered cuffs. At tbe neck is a plain stock that Oloaes atTbe back. The closing la effecte<Tt>y means

which Is fabled to change color If tb*

lore changes.

Blue means constancy, truth and

friendship, and is reprewaited by the sapphire, although tbe "forget-me-not" stone, the turquoise, aud even tur-

—Ladies' Home Journal.

Young people are w.earlug white ai much as possible, even In white cloth. Dinner gowns are being made In black muslin, and very well they look, every flounce edged with a ruche headed by transparent black lace Insertion. There are likely to be a good many new fashions In Jewelry. Stones worn long ago which have had to take a back mat are once more to tbe tore because they accord with the light col orlng of the material. Those who harr been treasuring up old Jewelry are haring such stones reset with tbe mpst satisfactory remits. Klbboa* For Stocks. Ribbons for stocks now come woven In one piece about six Inches In width and one and one-half yards In length. Tbe edges are finished with a satin stripe, aud the ends with heavier manses of the floral design. Other new linens are overshot with linen threads In large plaids. Still a third variety, called linen crash, is woven like coarte gause. and dotted with black chenille.

trimming takes tbe form of tiny bunches of grapee. tbe pendants made of green beads. Ribbons Interlaced to form a gardlture. Still .another form of trim mlttg Islace with one color Introduced -lh tbe white ipgA. Pale heliotrope,

to the tree and securely fastened.

iO fee

true acbec ms t<

heavy load the tree Is drawn place where wanted and restored to an upright position. Much care Is required in the work, and the trees will receive constant attention until again well rooted.

ments that In fresh water fragmt of pumice of the size of a grain of wheat sink at the end of two or three days, while fmgmenis of the size of a walnut require two or three month; before tbey become waterlogged. These experiment* he has lately repeated with salt water of a densi

of 1.0144 at 51 de| his results Indies

WOMAN’S ETON.

of buttons and buttonholes worked In tbe centre box pleat. To cut this waist In tbe medium size

four yatyiis of Inches wide, thn

twenty-seven inches wide, two and three quarter yard* thirty-two inches wide, or two yard* forty-four inches wide will be required.

delicate pink or light blue mmy be found in these fancy laces.

An Odd Hal.

An odd hat is a big one made of innumerable shirring* of fawn-colored chiffon. In the centre of the hat la a big rhinestone buckle, which bold* tbe ends of three feather*, one black and one white, with one of fawn between. Starting from tbe buckle, tbeae

Eton Jacket* are first favorites of tbe row over tbe back of tbe 1

season both for entire suits and general all-round wrap*. The attractive May Mat.ton model In tbe large drawing Is

tbe broad collar of batiste edged with twine colored guipure overlaying tbe ofie of silk, and is designed to be worn with odd sklrta and gowns, but tbe design suits cloth etamlne and eberiot Itially well, and is admirably adapted

n be

qually > tbe :

jacket atilt Tbe collar can t

omitted when not desired and tbe neck edges simply finished like tbe rest of tbe garment with stitching* of cortt-

celll silk.

The little coat I* short and Jaunty. The back is smooth and seamless, but Jt^ned to tbe fronts by mean* of shapely unfior-arm gores that render tbe fit perfect. The fronts are fitted by mean* of single darts and are 'elongated at the centre to fall below the waist and give the long drooping effect to much in vogue. Tbe collar la circular and lies smoothly aroomPTEe neck, meeting In centre Juat above the bust line. Tbe fronts are extended slightly beyond the centre, aad can be lapped trod closed by means of bottom and loops of cord, or rolled back to term revere as abown In tbe a mall sketch. Tbe sleeves are In coat style, with tbe faab lonable turn-over cuff*. To cut tbl* Jacket In the medium *lxe few and a half yard* of material twen-ty-one Inches wide, one and seveneighth yards forty-four inches wide or one and a half yards fifty-two Inches wide will be required.

Red, for courage and intense lire. Its emblem U the ruby. White, for youth, freshness end innocence; represented by pearls and diamonds. Yellow—the topax—wisdom and glory, but Jealousy, too, except tor tbe Mo-

dignlty. sod the amethyst is highly pried as an am Diet to

Green symbolises hope, Joy. youth, tad Is represented by the emerald.

lonable young person, and appears In tbe favorite gowns made of all soft wools as well as washable fabric*. The pretty May Mauton model shown 1* suited to all. but as Illustrated is made of white pique, simply rtltcbed, and k worn with a narrow belt of tbe

same.

The waist la made over a fined lintbat. with tbe left front, close# at centre. But the waist Itself to laid in deep pleats that extend over to the >atot line at the front, and closes Invls- _ tbe left shoulder and beneath left pleat. The circular front of the akin meets the back, that to laid In

it Mi

log t! the C

Ibly * tbe 1c

Mpa In front where

oua Hue with

b waist. The sleeve# yI«-wRh. straight enffs.

the

are In bishop styli

and at tbe neck to a standing collar. To cut thto dress for a girl of eight years of age four and three-quarter

and a quarter yard* thirty-two laches wide, or three aad threewlghth yards forty-four inch** wids wfil be required.

(SCIENCE AND INOUSTRr.

added to water, produce* a liquid that

ingulsl

and that can be uied for beating

ater, prodi

cannot be dtotlngulilied from pwtrol-

im, and that can b > well a* lighting.

Heat exercises a powerful Influence or rocks deeply buried below the earth's surface, chiefly I

heated water and

rocks have been very much altered

.. -r

•metamorphosed." The crystalline

have thus been brought to sent state by a eerie* of

their prei

chemical changes due to heat, aud there Is no doubt that they we.-e once ordinary deposits of clay, sand etc, The smallest vertebrates hitherto known have been several species of little fishes in the southern states, the shortest being -somewhat less than an Inch In length. A new spades of goby, to be Known as Mlatlchthys luzononsis, la-reported from Lake Buhl, in southern Luzon, and Is even smaller. Its average length being only about half

an inch. A surprUlm

fact to that

surprising I

thto tiny species to a food fish of some Importance. Great numbers are cought in the laka. and with peppers or other spiced herbs they are prized by the

jiatives.

iplantlng of the world's fair site at Su Louis to a

ting

iund . from It# base, and the earth dug away beneath. Then a huge truck to backed

up to the tree and st

The entire tree. 40 or 50 feet hig then tipped over on the truck and i other pair of wheels attached In froi Then with sufficient teams to pull t

> to t

meats of pumice found on the ocean bed were of subaerlal formation they mirst have floated for Incredibly long periods, and he attributes ftie great

of such

bed were

must have floated for incredibly

attributes ftie i fragments to sub-

amd <

the pumice ha* never floated surface at all.

majority <

popular audiences,

brilliant experiment, that the blue color of the sky Is owing to floating particles of Invisible dust, that break up and scatter the short waves, which are the blue waves of light, a recent writer In Knowledi occur* principally at a great elevation. where the atmospheric dust to extremely fine, while In the lower regions of the air. where the dust to

tiering affects all rs alike. The bril-

liant fringes of clouds, seen nearly In the direction of the sun. are largely due to dust, which especially accumulates in the neighborhood of clouds, and refracts the sunlight around their

! rays or colon »t fringee of clo

“It to anonishlng." said an oldtimer, “to find that so many cooks In thto section make the most grievous mistake In cooking shrimp. Now, 1 am a regular shrimp fiend, and have ccme to the conclusion that I know something about how shrimp ought to be prepared, at least from the stand point of the consumer. I was asking one of the well-posted men in Royal street the other day how long it cook tc boll shrirttp. His answer was that, ac a rule, shrimp are boiled 20 minutes. There to, however, no fixed

time limit.

“Shrimp are of a bluish color natur ally, a sort of a leaden hue, when taken from tbe lake or the river. When are served at the table they are pretty yellowish color. Good cooks have told me that they should be taken out of the water as soon as turn yellow, and I am Inclined to

ve that tjt

The complaint a majority of boll too long. *

tedious and difficult matter them. This la particularly true of the smaller river shrimp. If they are served hot It la not so difficult & matter to peel them after too much boiling. But I prefer cold ahrlmp. thor oughly iced, when served, and my eyi perience Is Chat' too much cooking greatly interferes with the process of eating shrimp, and thto to why I make the complaint. They break and crumble, and It to almost Impossible to peel them, and alnce I pride myself on my expertness In thto line, I do not want my ahrlmp cooked too much."—New

they turn yel

believe that t^is la the proper Idea, mplaint I have to make to that irity qf cooks allow thetn to

Berakardt XMsragmrd* Baaltk Bale*. Mme. Bernhardt aayg that “the secret of her endurance to that abe. never rest*. "Fatigue," she add*, “to my stimulant Instead of pulling me down it apure me oo." She goes to bed at J In tbe morning Invariably, aad always rise* at 9. Aa for the usual prw scrlptious for the preservation of

health, they recelcre scant attention

from bar.

U takas more than a dentist to kiU tha nerve of some people.

UNCLE SAM IS RICH ENOUGH. K*r*r mind what stock* tbay buy Or boa tbey rl»s an' fall, TbU old country, brethren,

It Mg enough for all!

Bg enough from land to **a In thU year of Jubll**. r With tb* old Dig Byln’ free-

ing onougb for all'.

Never mind tbe dollar* bright

Boldin' men In tbralL

TbU old country, brethren,

Ho* each enough for all

Big enough from land to *ea For tte blggeit men to be. With the old flag flyln' free -

Big enough for all!

-Atlanta Const:tutlon.

HUMOROUS.

are getting It happen!

Wigg—Gracious! You lerfectly bald. How did Vagg—I was born that way.

"Beauty.’' remarked tbe hippopotamus." to only skin deep." "Then why

>ui?”

asked the peacock.

Icep.'

don't you turn yourself Insfdo oi

the peacock.

"This will is like Jroii.'' assured tha awyer. “Then it won't lllionaire. “Iron c

do." objected an be broken

after It bas been filed.”

"Matrimony and golf." says the

retty web' the good

"Matrimony and golf.*' cynical bachelor, "have prethinned out the ranks of i

fellow*

and fiction too

Dizzy—No. I never read fiction at all. Ife is too short, and fiction too long." Giggy—But the weather prediction* are too long. "Don't kick." said Uncle Eben. "on-

shopper, affable si

First Dentist—Do you have any trouble In collecting your bills'’ Sec end Dentist—Yes. it's like pulling teeth to get money out of some peo-

ple.

"I want to get a wedding present, something striking." said the female "Yes. madam." replied the talesman. "How would a clock

dor

Hook—Scribbler Is a positive genius. Nye—I don't think the sort of poetry ho writes requires much genius. Hook—No, but It takes a genius to sell it. Blobb*—That girl's hair looks a* though she hadn't touched It for two weeks. Slobbs—And yet 1 dare say she has worked for hours with it to get that effect. “I hare followed the sea for 30

year*." said the man with the weather

beate caugl

pale young man.

•aten face. “And have you m aught up with It?" askel the *

lale you:

Am I a* dear to you now as I was before we married?" inquired the soSt young wife. "I can't tell." unguardedly responded the young husband. “I didn't keep account of my expenses

then."

Hoax—Yes. the train was going at the rate of a'mile a minute, and I was brushed off by a porter. Joax—Weren't you injured. Hoax—Only to the extent of a ten-cent tip. “Nearly every man 1 meet complains of having lost an umbrella during the late rainy spell." “Yes; and Isn't It strange that you never hear a mad admit haring found one?"

exclaimed

wonder waal

"My! that dog's mad!" i the intelligent horse; “I wot

made him that way?" "Perhaps," suggested the wise house-cat. "he's the dog they try all the new plays on.”

“That's the time I got you." cried the worm on the hook, as tbe trout bit. "Gracious!” exclaimed the poor trout: "you looked like such an obtuse angle worm I never suspected you were acute qne.”

changing the public and private estimate of trees in this country. When the pioneers came upon a vast wilder ness the trees were as muca opposed to their making comfortable livelihoods as wVe the copper-skinned savages. They made war upon the forest with more zeal than judgment;

te laws for the protection of mere trees, though gradually the worth of the latter have come to be understood by many. Old trees soon will be held as they should be. to be sacred, and young trees as something to be encouraged. fostered and trained In the way tfifcy should go. It Is only a few years since Mr. Marshall of thto gtate astonished uie public by bringing suit a telephone company for hack-

ing or proper insulation of Its wires. The courts sustained the doctor's intention that ancient trees are treas ures. The telephone company will not soon forget tne fact, for It was compelled to pay smartly for the destruc-

tion wrought.—Pittsbur)

tsburg Post.

of fully 18 to the dozen, those two fail young damsels, and the subject of

their conversation was, o wise and w^ty sayings, the charms of manner, and the other admirable traits of character possessed by their respective sweethearts. “Don't you like to hare anybody talk shop when they coma to see you?' gurgled Mary. "Indeed I do. Who’s been talking

shop to you?”

“Oh, Charlie, of course! He's a tram conductor, you know, aad nearly every time he comes to see me he

“What does : “Sit awera.

It's the unexpected that la usually.