THAT’S TMt BILL OOOD FOM Brooklyn Tailor 1 * Commont on ■ Bo cont Find at Nippur. On the car ibo other morales I happened lo bans by Use atrap next to Btmmelrteln’a. Between begslo* pardon* of and srantlnf par^ona to mj near neighbor*. I managed to read * few paragraphs In my newapaper One of (hem told of a remarkable Bad by a Nippur expedition of the Uniter ally of Pennsylvania. It wa* nothlnf less than a well prt nerved and thor oughly authenticated tailor'* bill near ly S.OOti years old. Since Blmmelsteln hlmaelf is en gaged In the clothing burlness. > thought he would he Interested In this ancient relic. *o I told him about It but the wtory teemed to make no lmpcession on Mm "Hang It. man/’ said I, "don't you. understand? It s a tailor MU almost 6.000 years old.'’ ••Veil." he answered ‘ vot In It good for? Dey can't golieot It. 11 Hydrophobia a Real DHeaae. Despitc the fact that dentals hav* been made by varlourf physic Ian* ol the existence of hydropbobi*. oereral prominent giembers of ino medic* profcssloa. at a meeting of the County Medical Society of the OoIlegft.oC Phy slcians. declared that the disease has a "patbologlcal entity." and should ha so recognixed. Ur. G. Norton llimar presented a paper entitled “A Report of a Case of Hydrophobia.. with Au topsy." Tir IIIman described tbs symptoms *as exhibited In the c^»e and maintained that hydrophobia cx ists as a separate disease, with pecu liar symptoms, and he asserted that It is a grave error to call It excessive hysteria, as has frequently been done Dr. M. P. Ravenel of tbe Veterinary department of the university said. In discussing the subject: "I hate per son ally experimented on 150 cases ol animals which 1 inoculated with the germs of rabies, and I found that tbe brain In each case showed tbe same symptoms, and these symptoms have been found In no other diseases.”— Philadelphia Inquirer. ^ "Clefmania." -Cletmanla," says T. A. T.” Is a comparatively modern form of the col lectlcg craze. It consists in an lire slstlble ambition to gather logetbei keys of aU sorts, sires and shapes One victim to the habit, a woman, openly confessed recently to having traveled over one hundred thousand miles in pursuit of her bobby, during which time she had expended, entire ly on keys, quite a respectable for tune. Her collection comprises the key of the Nuremberg Iron Virgin, one said to have belonged to Cleopatra's jewel case, a huge iron specimen from the Tower of London, got by bribing a "Beefeater'; the onorhat used tc unlock Anne Hathaway's cottage ai Stratford-on-Avon, and many other? equally curious and Interesting. FRAUIK IN A BALE OF HAY.

__ - -cently fount- „ in a bale of bay of eighty uounds. This ia not aa bad a> finding a lump of lead of nearly one-half the weight of tbe aolid gold watch esse secreted in tbe centre of the case Gold watch ease* arc so'-H by weight, and no one can see where thia lead is secreted until tbe spring? of the esse arc taken out and tbe lead will be found aecrct:d behind

profess to be honest, but furnish tbe me. to tbe dishonest to rob the public. It is not pleasant for anyone to find that he

aolid gold watch cases is to stamp "U. 8. Assay." The United Slates doe* not stamp any article made out of gold and silver except coin, and th* fakir, bv using this stamp, wants to make tbe public believe that the Government had something to do with the stamping or gnaranteeing the fineness of watch cases. Another trick of the watch fakir ia lo advertise a watch described aa a aolid gold filled watch with a twenty or twenty-five-year guarantee. These watches are generally sant C. O. D.. and if the parchaser has {taxi for the watch be finds that the comjiany which guaranteed tbe watch to wear is not in existence. The Doeber-Hampdcn Watch Company, of Canton, Ohio,' who are constantly exposing these frauds, will furnish the names of the manufacturers who arc in this questionable business. >

LIFELONG EXPIATION. | Man Who Blinded Brother Sentenced i to Walt Upon Afflicted. A rase without precedent which waa recently tried before a Chicago Judge Is reported In the Atlanta Constltu Hon. A man In a drunken Bt slashed bis brother acrosas the oyea with a razor and blinded him for life. At the trial the mother of tne two men plead cd for leniency, a'd so did the blind man. Leniency meant to them theli freedom from punishment or a short sentence In prison; but the prisoner, who bad had time to think of the fate to which be had brougM hi* brother, suggested a different penalty. TbeIdea waa new, and Impressed both the ludgcs and the »Unease*. After tong consideration the Judge Imposed this sentence: "As long as you live or aa long aa your brother lives you ore to devote yourself to his welfare and comfort If you sboul4 marry', your first duty will be to thii brother. Nothing must -iland between you and this duty; fail log In it. you will be arraigned and sent to tbe pcnlleatlary- ' The convicted man was given b heavy bond, and will report regularly (o the^court. If be fails at any time, except through slckneas or accident, to care for the blind man. the charge which waa not stricken from the books will be revived. This sentence, which appears to ujeet with the general approval of the public, recalls an attempt made some years ago to enact a law based upon these lines. It was proposed, for ex ample, that when a man had commit tec murder, thereby depriving a woman and her children ol their protector. Instead of being banged or Imprisoned, the criminal should be put to work where he could produce the most money, and this money was to be glv | en to tbe support of the family be bad wronged. Incendiaries who had caused loss to other men were to be tmpris oned or worked or tbe roads, canals, j anywhere, In fact, and tbe proceeds of | their toll used to reimburse the man who suffered toes. As the law now stands the criminal is usually, although not always, pun Ished; but t-ere is no recompense fot the victim# ol his crime. The state absorbs the profits of the prisoner's tell, but tbe widow and orphans must shift for themselves. How a Tree is Murdered. A gentleman of means living In a suburban town tells bow tajs mother once undertook to murder s cherry tree. “I was a boy at the time,” he said •'The tree stood on our lawn; had been planted by my father, and be loved it with a parental affection; but it was an eyesore to my mother, for she thought it spoiled the looks of the garden. "She decided to murder It secretly, because she knew that my father would never consent to It? Temjrval For a long time she pood ered. -asking herself how she might kill the tree without being detected, and finally she decided that she would use for her weapon boiling water. Accordingly, whenever my father was away she would get a kettle, and. tiptoeing out to the tree with a guilty look, she would pour boiling water upon Its roots. "At first the tree showed no change under this treatment. After a time, though, a change began to manifest itself. My father noticed it " ‘By Jove.' be sdld. 'my cherry tree seems unusually fine and hearty.’ • And this was a fact. Tbe more boiling water my mother poured on the roots the more the tree thrived and flourished. Finally, In despair, she gave up trying to commit her vegetable murder. "A florist, to wnom she narrated this strange story one day. laughed when he heard 1L He said It was no wonder the tree had gotten along so well. He declared that boiling water was often used on trees, as dt killed off the worms and bugs molesting them.''

A. PrefessUssl Nurse Tells Her Experirsre B ilk Doss’s Yld iey Pills. Montague, Mass. Foster Mllbura Co.. Buffalp. N. V.: Gentlemen—1 heartily wish those who are suffering from backache and disturbed action of tbe kidneys would try Loan's Kidney Pills. As was tbe case with me. they will bp more than surprised with the results. I bad been tronbled for years with my spine. 1 could not lie on either side. Spinal cramps would follow, and words could not explain tbe agony which I would endure. While In these cramps I could not speak or move, but by making a great effort after tbe cramp bad left me I could begin to spenk and move a little, but my whole back was so sore and lame that 1 conld not even have tbe back bathed for some time. My nerves were in a terrible state. 1 would rather sit up at night than go to bed. dreading the cramps ?nd the terrible backaches. I consulted physicians, hm got only a little relief for the time being. Seeing your advertisement, my mother urged roe to try Doan's Kidney Pills. After using one box 1 was better, and have ever alnce been on tbe gain. I have no backache and rto cramps now. and 1 feel like a new perron. My nerves are better and I know my blood Is purer. Wtfrds cannot express my thanks to yon for what Doan's Kidney Pills have done for me. In my work as professional nurse 1 have a chance to recommend them, and they did me so mneb good that 1 will do so on every possible occasion. HATTIE BRIGHAM. Nurse. Doan’s Kidney Pills are sold at 50 cents per box. Address Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y., for a free trial box.

There are 29.000 Indian children in school. 62.616 Indians who ran apeak English and 1*3,074 Indians who wear civilised dress. .

B«wsrs of Olatmcau Far Catarrh Th» as mercury will surely destroy the sense ot smell sad completely derust be whole system when entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be uaed except on prescription* from reputable physicians, aa th* damage they will do la ten told to the good you ean possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo. O.. contain* no mercury, and U taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces efthesystem. In hnying Hall's Catarrh Cure

Sold by Druggists; prloe, 75c. per bottle. T|£e Hall's Family nils for constipation. The erection of galvanized Iron bouses in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange River colony, has been prohibited.'

Stuttering children are numerous in Germany, and it ia thought th* ailment ia contagious. '

farmers to sow Allalfa Cover, and _ ia that thousands of wide-awake farmers, scattered ail over America, are doing this tow. to their treat benefit and satisfaction. A. Waiford. tVestlore Farms. Pa ..write*: "I base GO seres m Kaiser’s Alfalfa Oover. It ia immense. I cut three crops this season and have lots of pasture besides." Boo. H. F. Huntei, S. D.. says. "Sal ner’s Northern Grown Alfalfa clover cannot be beat. 1 hare solved the question of stock raising here. Salarr's Alfalfa is good for S rousing crops of bay. 8aWs Sprite lor BO bu. of Brin and S too# hay, Salrer s Macaroni Wheat for «5 bu. best hog fattening wheat, and Kaiser's Hanna Barky, for arid, dry land, ia good for 70 bu. per acre. These are all great bog, sheep aad cattle fatteners, and last bat not least. Baker’s Victoria Rape for sheep, sod Raiser's Teosinte. good for ® tons of green food for cuttle, sad Saker s Bilbon DoDu Grass aad Brojius Inerma far kte am late of good hay. Th*« thmgs.nuh*. »

e you heard of Earliest ease? Gives rig mowings s yrrer. and^Teoriate, th* M

h •Jte^HoUer any. • aaiss la ChflfiMa** ■omoTtiewTsrk, break up cold* la Mhours.

A Druggist's Philosophy. "1 noticed,” said the druggist to bln assistant, "that n gentleman came In with a prescription, and that you took it and gave him the stuff In about three minutes. What do you mean by that?" "It was only a little carbolic add and water,” replied the assistant. "1 simply had to poor a few drachms of add Into the bottle and fill It up with water.” "Never mind If you had only to Jo that." the dmggtet deviated. "Don’t

yon know that every prescription must take at least half an hour to dispense or tbe customer win think he isn't getting anything for his money? “When a prescription for salt and water or peppermint and cough syrup is handed to yon. yon mast look at It doubtfully, aa If It were very hard to make up. Then yon mint bring It to me. and we will both read It and shake our heads. After that yen go back to

It today. When he says be. does, yon answer that yocH make a special effort. a pre-

■arv. whea a yewag maa bU I My good might, for k* I

MU permanently cured. >out* or nan neat alter first day * ns* of Dr. Kune's C MsTTeBcteoror. aitrialbotttoeed trsritSL. Dr.H.H.Exj»».Ltd..aiA»ehBL.fhUe..Pa

1803 in Mich. 34* bo.; N. D., 310 bu., and in 3u ounre . 150 to 300 bu. per acre. Now generally grown in 1904 wiD add millions of bushels to the yield and millions of l.__ TW it I nr 1

t Cane*

Dollar Ol are money makers for you, XTST SEX I) THIS none* AW

in stamps to John A. Salser Seed v~., Cross*. Wit., and receive in return their big catalog and lota of farm seed sample*. Generally a man haa saea too many • when be tells yon he has seen

great nigfaU w better day*.

Mr*. Winslow's Soothing ByrupforehiMreB t wf king, anftsn the gums, radunrelnfltmme Oon^Uays pain,cure* wind oobc. 35c. a bottle

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A decayed apple eaten by a schoolboy in Dublin oanaed a fate) attack of ptomaine

ADDB TO THE COTTON AREA. J Paraguay Is About to Engage Intha , Culture en a Large Buie. The recent advance In the price of cotton In this country and In England baa Bttmulated the culture <i the plant In other countries The possibility that the cotton manufacturers of the world are facing the prospect of n dearth of raw material seems to have excited the people of Paraguay. Cotton grows wild In that country, and the cultivated product, though different from ours, has a long and fine sta-

e.

As In Peru, tbe plant Is a small tree rather than a little bush, and It Uvea sad produces for several years. European manufacturers have reported good results from ltd use The Paraguayans. however, have never given much attention to Ua cultivation. Tbe newspapers of Asuncion have suddenly awakened to the opportunl lies presented, and have risen to the occasion. They are offering many sug gestlons to the government and assert that ootton will yet place Paraguay on the high road to prosperity. They aak the government to employ the services o' men of science, like Dr. Bertonl, to prepare pamphlets fot distribution In the cotton trade of Britain. France and Germany, descriptive of the nature and qualities of Paraguayan cotton and the fadll ties for producing large supplies of It They ask that Dr. Bertonl. Mr. AnlslU and other experts be engaged to maks a survey of the lands adapted to cotton cultivation In the republic; aleo | that the government print and dletrib j ute among the farmers of the lowlands i the best Information as to the methods | of cotton-raising. "We may In s short time export *100,000,000 worth of cotton In a year.’ announces the enthusiastic Paraguay, | a German weekly published at Asua j cion. No Plain Cooke. Sir Thomas Horne, the president ot tbe Canadian Pacific Railroad, made recently a tour of inspection over the Pennsylvania 11 ro from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. Sir Thomas was much pleased wttb the service and culaine of hls dining car. He Inspected the kltcbefi and showed great Interest In the skilled maneuver* of the cook. The cook, who was something of a wag. described to him distinguished visltpr tbe kitchens of the great New hotels, where the walls are of Doors of vitrified brick, the labile of white marble, and the cook

from fifty to eeventy-five assistant* under him. I know one of these chefs, and I visited him two weeks ago. Hls assistant cooks were all young women —the prettiest lot of young women I ever saw. " •Why, Gaston,' I said to my friend. ;wby pretty girls you employ'.' "'Indeed, they are pretty.” said ha Plain cooks won't do here.’ ”

FOR THIRTY YEARS Congressman Meekison Suffered With Catarrh-Read His Endorsement

of Pe-ru-na.

Gordon a Btmngar to Faar. Of Gen. Gordon, who died at Khartum, Lord Wolseley says: "A deeply religious man In whom danger apparently excited neither pleasare nor repugnance. be teemed only to distinguish between a safe position or an extremely perilous one as Be would notice any alight change in the weather of a fine sunny day. He knew bow Infectious courage was and how much any exhibition of contempt (or personal danger braced the nerves and steadied the heads of those less gifted with masculine daring than he was. He was a man in a hundred. During a lull In our siege operations one tailor was overheard saying to another In the battery: ‘I luven't seen old Gordon here lately.' "No,’ answered hls shipmate. The fire ain't hot enough for that old beggar Just now.'”

Hon. Dsrid Mrekisoo u well known, not only in hu own StaU but throuchoet A meric*. He brean hi* |«olitic*I rarer; by aervmg lour ronaecutivc terms u Mayor of the tosrn in which be livea, daring wbirh tune he became widely known as the foaader of the Meekinoo Bank of Napoleon, Ohio. Hi wa» elected to the Fifty-fifth Congreaa by a very large majority, and i» the acknowledged leader of iua party t»

bis section of the state.

Only one flaw marred tbe etherwire complete success of ihi? rising statesman. Catarrh, with its insidious approach and tenaeiou* grasp, wa* hi* only unconqtn-red ' " thirty yean hr waged uoaucreseful warfare against this personal enemy. to” the rescue, and be dictated itx^loliowing letter to Dr, HartS “lhavr ward mrrrral bofflea of Peruta and 1 feel grratly brnrpird 5 • thereby from my ratarrh. •f tAr hratl. I feel rnroiiragrtl to beliere that J: • ifl star U a ukort time Umgrr I trtll be fully able to enuHcate the dlatmwe • • of thirty year*' htawidlng."-—Uarld Merklaon. es-Uembcr of C-ongrraa. J

T HE season of catching cold it anon u». Tbe cough and the aneeze and n«s»l twang are lobe beard on every hand. The origin of dhronic catarrh, the most com mou and dreadful of disease*, is a cold. This is the way the chronic catarrh generally begins. A person cstcbca-eold. which *- — 1 — 1 cold

none of the scute • plums now, be- • -e I have had •

the disease so long 2

- the aches and pains. *

— -—:—. .-_ •’.• but a general run-; n tbe head and *ore. inflamed , down coition of S

I tbe whole body

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writes:

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generally aterte in the head and On Then follows sensitirraeM of th* air \ sages which incline one to catch cold very | easily. At last the person has a cold all ^ tbe while seemingly, more or less diacbsnrc , from tbe nose, hawking, spitting, freoncm t clearing of the throat, nostrils stopped up. j j

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The best time to treat catarrh is at the | sore nose and throat s l very beginning. A bottle of Perona prop- ! and stomach. 1 Ipd 2 ‘ erly used never fail* to core a common a good appetite. • cold, thus preventing chronic catarrh. but my food did*

J not nourish my sys- •«

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While many people have been cured of ebronic- catarrh by a single bottle of Reruns. yet, as a rule, when the catarrh becomes thoroughly fixed, more than one bottle is necessary to complete a cure. " runs has cured cases innumerable of ._ terrh of twenty years’ standing. It is tbe beat, if not the only internal remedy for

chronic catarrh in existence.

But prevention is far better than Every pr -son suuject to catching cold should take Reruns at once at the slightest symptom of cold nr sore throat at this season of the year and thus prevent what is almost certain lo end in chronic catarrh.

75 pounds in weight. 1 now feel that I am well of all my troubles.”—Mr*. A Baedeker. Bend for free book on catarrh, entitled "Winter Catarrh,'' by Dr. Hartman "Health sod Beauty” sent free to women

only.

If yo tory results irom the a

at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased te give you his valuable gdviee gratia. Address Dr. Hartman. President of Tbs Hcrtman Sapiltnuin. Columbus, O.

Tberc * * vay of trifling that coats a heap of money. Neglect Lumbago and Sciatica and it may pot you on crutches, with lota of time and money. St. Jacobs Oil will cure surely, promptly. Price, 25c. and 50c.

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