Peculiar
To Itself
In what it is and what it does con
taining the best blood-purifying,
alterative and tonic substances and
effecting the most radical and per
manent cures of all humors and all
eruptions, relieving weak, tired,
languid feelings, and building up
the whole system is true only of
Hood's Sarsaparilla
No other medicine acts like it;
no other medicine has done so
much real, substantial good, no
other medicine has restored health
and strength at so little cost.
I was troubled with scrofula and came
Bear losing: my eyesight. For four months I
could not see to do anything:. After taking
two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla I could see
to walk, and Then I had taken eight bottles 1
could see as well as ever." Susix A. Haibs
ok. Withers. N. C.
Hood's Sarsaparilla promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
The Hairs of the Head.
Red-haired people are less subject to
baldness than others. A doctor ex
plains the matter thus: The hair of
the red-headed is relatively thick, one
red hair being almost as thick as five
or three brown hairs. With 30,000 red
hairs the scalp is well thatched, where
as with the same number of fair hairs
one is comparatively bald. It takes
nearly 160,000 fair and 105,000 brown
hairs to cover adequately an ordinary
head.
Conflicting Evidence.
The Widow I wonder why Minerva
was called the goddess of wisdom?
The Bachelor" Probably because she
wnsn t foolish enough to marry.
The Widow Then why was Solomon,
.who had a thousand wires, called the
wisest man? -
Eight relatives of Premier Sedden of
New Zealand draw on an average of
$25,000 each in salary from the gov
ernment. Piso's Cure 1 a good cough .medicine.
It has cured coughs and colds for forty
years. At druggists, 25 cents.
The total annual revenue of Russia,
according to the last report, was $1,
011,138,000. Little Willie.
Willie Mr. Oldboy, why do they say
you are in your second childhood?
Mother Willie!
Willie-Oh, I know; it's because you
are baldheaded, just like baby Dick.-
Boston Transcript.
FITQ Permanently unrea. iro fits or nervousness
fllO anerflretday'suaeofDr.Kuiie'sGrsatNsnre
Restorer. Bend for Free S3 trialbottleand treatise.
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Continued.
We are told that, in many directions,
It is the Impossible which is true. Per
haps the extravagance of the follow
ing story, told by the New York Times,
may help vouch for its accuracy:
A book club had engaged in the
study of "Hamlet." But two meetings
had taken place when one member
met another at an afternoon tea.
"Aren't you dying for the next meet
ing of the club?" she asked.
"I don't know. Why?"
"Why, because we're studying 'Ham
let' 1 Aren't you simply crazy to know
how It comes out?"
The Cause or It
"What's the cause of all this twaddle
about elevating the stage, I'd like to
know?"
"Want to get it above the level of the
women's hats, I suppose."
PYRAMIDS OF PAIN
Boils show the blood is in a riotous, feverish
condition, or that it has grown too weak and slug
gish to throw off the bodily impurities, which
then concentrate at some spot, and a carbuncle
or boil is the result. To one already enfeebled
by disease, boils seem to come with more frequency.
causing the intensest pain and greatest danger to the already weak and
debilitated sunerer. All skin eruptions, from the sometimes fatal car
buncle to the spiteful little cat-boil, are caused by bad blood, and the
only way to avoid or get permanently rid of them is to purify and
build up the deteriorated, polluted blood, and counteract the humors
and poisons ; and nothing will do this so quickly and thoroughly as
S. S. S. , which is the acknowledged king of blood, purifiers and great
est of all tonics. Where the blood has become impoverished and is
poor and thin, no medicine acts so promptly in building up and restor
ing its richness, purity and
6trength. The time to cure Alleg-heny, Pa., June 11, 1903.
a Hoil U twfnr ir At-wl Troxa the age of twenty or thirty I waa sorely
a DOU IS petore It devel- affii0ted wttn lar-e, awful boils on my face and
Ops, when it is in a State body. Aa woa as they would betl np in on plica
f u.,t: f they would broa-k out in another part of the body,
Ot incubation or formation and this, continued for ten years. I tried everyl
in the blood ; for boils are, thins 1 oould hear ef to set relief, but nothing
nftrr all nnW tVi. imnnrl did me any sood. I had but little faith in 8. S. S.
alter ail, only tne impuri- doing me rood when I began it, but after taking1
ties and poisons bubbling it for a short while the boils began to disappear,
tin throuo-h thr elfin n4 1 continued om with the medicine, taking mix. bot
"P. lnrugn tne 8km ana ties, and all the boils entirely disappeared. Five
this will Continue in spite years have elapsed since that time, and I have
f tvMiH'i'n j never been bsthore since, showing that the core
...P? ,C. g nd lanclnff was permanent. I had some thirty or forty f
till the blood gets rid of the most painful boils one ever bad, and to be
its accumulated poison. puVierVbt orratfteTo
The way to stop boils is r. henbt znsur.
to attack them in the ,blood,
and this is what S. S. S. does. All danger of boils is past when the
blood has been thoroughly purified and the system cleansed of all mor
bid, impure matter. If you are subject to boils, then the same causes
that produced them last season will do so this, and the sooner you begin
young, and without harm to the most delicate constitution. It is
mild and pleasant in its action, and unequaled as a cure for boils and
kindred eruptions. Write us if you would like medical advice or other
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Down near Atlantic City, N, J-,
there has been In successful operation
for several months an experimental
trolley road minus the trolley. More
astonishment still there Is no third
rail or storage battery to be seen on
this unique bit of road. Without any
apparent means of obtaining the all
Important electric current, motor cars
will draw a 200,000-pound load on this
road. Of course, the secret of It all
lies in tbe application of a new sys
tem. Every sixteen feet a point of
connection Is established midway be-
jtween the rails where a metal button
1 projects above a box through which
i passes the powerful current carried
along wires In a subway. A person
might step on this button and one of
the rails at the same time and not
receive a shock, but, as the car passes
over, a powerful magnet underneath
attracts the button and In raising it
establishes the circuit which supplies
the motor with enough of the essential
fluid to propel the car along the six
teen feet of track to another point of
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Installation and maintenance over
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Meant What It Said.
Mr. Leighton has none of the spirit
of a bargain-hunter, and Mrs. Leighton
decided that to have him accompany
her on one of her Monday expeditions
was more of a trial than a pleasure, In
spite of his capabilities as bundle-carrier.
"Edward, I wish you would look at
that golf vest and see if you don't
think it Is exactly, in every particular,
like the one we saw at Brown's. That
was only 3.75, and this is $4.25. I'm
sure I don't know what they mean by
calling these bargains," said Mrs.
Leighton.
"I can't see that It says they are
bargains cn that placard," said Mr.
Leighton, in an uncomfortably clear
tone. "It says, 'These goods are being
sold regardless of cost,' and probably
they are, my dear."
Fac About Japan.
Among the Japanese one divorce
takes place for every four marriages.
The Emperor of Japan Is the direct
descendant of tbe Emperor - Jimmu,
who ascended the throne 2,564 years
ago, making the dynasty older than
any other dynasty that exists or ever
did exist
The true name of Korea Is Choson,
meaning "Land of the Morning Calm."
It Is by this name that the country Is
designated in diplomatic papers at the
State Department In Washington.
Japanese soldiers are fed on rice,
salted fish, dried seaweed and pickled
plums a diet that Is almost univer
sal In Japan, except In the navy, where
rations of meat are served. Soldiers
are allowed meat when on campaigns,
but rarely eat it.
Bad aa a Bullet.
Hospital Physician This man seems
to be half dead, and yet I cannot find
anything the matter with him. Where
is he from?
Ambulance Driver1 I got him at the
door of the St Fashion Assembly .Hall.
There is a- ball going on there.
Physician Ah, I see. He probably
stepped on a lady's dress and she said
"Sir!"
It All Depends.
"They tell me," said the youth, "that
men who work live longest. Do you
believe it?"
"Well," remarked the sage, "it de
pends a good deal on who they try to
work."
to put your blood and system in gooa
order the better the chance of going
through the spring and summer season
without boils or other painful and irri
tating skin eruptions. S. S. S. is guar
anteed purely vegetable, and can be
taken with perfect safety by old and
He Why does this theater have Its
orchestra concealed? She Why? Just
wait until you hear It play.
Teacher Where was the Declara
tion of Independence signed? Tommy
At the bottom. Chicago Daily News.
Wantanno -Why do you call that
boy of yours "Flannel?" Duzno Be
cause he just naturally shrinks from
washing.
Edltha I wonder why' the dudes
wear one eyeglass? Deborah To pre
vent seeing more than they are able to
comprehend.
"Ma, Is there any pie left in the
pantry?" "There is one piece, but you
can't have It" "You are mistaken,
ma; I've had it."
Fond Parent I understand the fac
ulty are very much pleased with your
work. Dropped Junior Yes, they en
cored my sophomore year.
"Grace, can you tell me what Is
' meant by a cubic yard?" "I don't
know exactly, but I guess it's a yard
that the Cuban children play In."
Old Grim Remember, young man,
there is always room at the top.
Young Sprawley Oh, I know that;
I'm waiting for the elevator now.
Judge.
Lord Littlecash (lovingly) You are
my soul. Edith Yes; I told papa that.
"Oh, what did he say?" "Said you
didn't earn enough to keep your soul
and body together."
Nurse Johnny, stop asking your fa
ther . so many questions. Don't you
! see it annoys . him? Johrfny Why,
nurse, it's not the questions that make
! him angry; it's because he can't an
swer them.
A husband said to his wife: "I
dreamed last night that I caught a man
running away with you." "What did
you say?" she asked. "1 wanted to
know what he was running for," re
plied the husband.
Mrs. Closeflst Oh, do buy me a new ,
bonnet, my dear. It will set all my j
friends talking. Closeflst If you're
after notoriety, why don't you get the
old one retrlmmed? That will make(
your friends talk twice as much. j
"I see that choice Bengal tigers
have been marked down to $100 each."
"For goodness' sake, don't let my wife
read that paragraph. Here's my knife.
Cut It out If those tigers are on the !
bargain counter she'd want at least
two."
He (bitterly) If I were rich you'd
marry me fast enough! She Don't
Gussie, don't! Such devotion breaks
my heart! He What do you mean?
She Often you have praised my
! beauty, but never before my common .
sense!
"Hello, Freddie! Are you playln'
robber 2" "Playln' nuthln'. This Is !
the real thing. I'm waitin' for the
cook, an' when she comes she'll tell
where she hides the pies, or I'll know
the reason why." New York Evening
Journal.
"John," asked the lawyer's wife,
who had recently taken up the health
culture fad, "is It best to lie on the
right side or the left side?" "My
dear," replied the 'legal luminary, "if
one is on the right side it isn't usual
ly necessary to lie at all."
Mrs. Youngwed You know Uncle
Plncher said he was going to send us
something that would help us save
our coal bills this year? Well, it came.
Mr. Youngwed Really A stock of
coal? Mrs. Youngwed No. A little
arrangement for filing bills.
He (as they were seated In a quiet
nook near the links) Are you quite
sure we have never met before this
season? She Yes; quite positive. He
And you haven't a sister? She
No; why do you ask? He Well,. I'm
positive I hugged that blouse before,
somewhere.
Call a girl a chick, and she smiles;
call a woman a hen, and she howls. !
Call a young woman a witch, and she ,
is pleased; call an old woman a witch, '
and she is indignant Call a girl a
kitten, and she rather likes it; call a
woman a cat, and she'll hate you.
Queer sex. Isn't It? Chicago News.
Burglar Gimme yer jewels! Lady
of the House Did you shut the win
dow after you? Are you sure you
wiped your feet? What did you do
with that burnt match? Did Bur-
elar Er I I guess I forgot it. i
Don't say another word, ma'am, an
I'll go right out Chicago News.
"Did I understand you to say that
you didn't have any" company In the
kitchen while I was out Katie?"
"Yis, mum, that's what I said." "But
I smell the tobacco from a pipe all
through the house." "Yis, mum; the
policeman was in for half an hour,
mum, but we were in the drawing
room." "
Economical: First farmer Did they j
hev fire-escapes at the hotel where!
ye slept Zeke? Second farmer No, '
but It was the most eckernomical tav-j
era I ever seen. First farmer In!
what way, Zeke? Second farmer
Why, they had a rope hanging in ev-J
ery room, so that you could commit;
suicide without wastin the gas. Phil
adelphia Telegraph.
He Told Her at Last "There Is
something," he said, "that I have want
ed to tell you for a long time, but "
"Oh, Bertie," she said, blushing sweet
ly, ."not here in the car before all these
people. Walt. Come this evening."
"Ifs merely that you have a streak
of soot down the middle of your nose,
but I couldn't for the life of me get
a wcrd. in till just now." Chicago Record-Herald.
THE SCRAPPY LITTLE JAPPY.
When we first observed the yellow little
fellow from Japan,
With - his satins, flowers and silks we
grew acquainted.
We imagined him as standing in a gar
den with a fan,
Nigh a dainty paper mansion, nicely
painted.
But he offered no suggestion of a war
ship or a gun,
Or a deed of martial valor,' fiercely
crappy; " -v
Or the military neatness shown beneath
the rising sun
In the plucky little, lucky little Jappy.
When first upon the Yalu he destroyed
the poor Chinese, . -He
displayed for modern war a passion
ready.
He took to shells, torpedo boats and war
ships with the ease
Of a spunky little duckling in an eddy.
Later, when we stormed Pekin, the Jap
was first upon the grounds, -With
a dash that made the god of war
feel happy
You were sure a revelation to the mili
: tary nations,
Oh, "you fiery little, wiry little Jappy.
Lately, when he bearded Russia with de
mands to right a wrong,
We remarked, "Be careful; kid we
would advise,, sir,
That the bear is fierce and shaggy, that
the Czar is cruel and strong
Better look for something nearer to
your size, sir."
But the youngster, like a demon, clutch
ed the windpipe of the bear,
Till his mighty paws were paralyzed
and f rappe.
Now her battleships lie battered, and her
banners torn and tattered,
Bv the spunky little, chunky little
Jappy.
New York Globe.
BIRD CAME TO COMFORT HER.
Strange Story Told by Jewish Woman
Mourning Her Husband'e Death.
Mrs. Abram D. Davis, of 436 Ash
land avenue, tells a strange story. Her
husband, who was' a prominent mer
chant, died ten days ago, and she, in
accordance with the customs of the
Jewish religion, retired to a mourning
chamber with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
H. Frledenberg, of Bradford Pa.
The period of religious mourning ex
pired at 9 o'clock yesterday morning,
and just at that hour a bird as large
as a sparrow and as black as night
flew out of the gas grate, which was
burning, and alighted at Mrs. Davis's J
feet Both women tried to scare the
bird away by waving their hands at
it but it stayed three minutes, hop
ped about on a table and finally van
ished through the front door. --Mrs.
.Davis, who .had been grief
stricken because of the death of her
husband, to whom she had been mar
ried thirty years, became cheerful at
once. She tells her friends that It bore
a message direct from God telling her
that she should be comforted and that
all would be well. An examination of
the chimney showed that the bird must
have come down the hot chimney
through a hole about an inch square.
Small blackbirds are foreign to these
parts, and cynical persons say it must
have been a sparrow with a coat of
soot But Mrs. Davis's story has crea
ted a stir in the fashionable district
where she lives. One of the persons
who saw the bird is a Mr. Bornstein,
of 121 West One Hundred and Four
teenth street New York, and he cor
roborates the story of Its strange
movements. Raobi Aaron of Temple
Beth Zion has heard the story. He
expressed delight at Mrs. Davis's com
fort New York Sun.
SACRED RUSSIAN IMAGE.
The ikon that is to be carried by the
Russian army in Manchuria is the
most sacred of the Kremlin's treasures.
The painting represents the "Virgin as
she appeared to St. Sergius, and in
accordance with Russian custom the
picture is covered with precious stones.
This ikon is the same that accom
panied Alexis, Peter the Great, and
Alexander I. and was with their ar
mies in every big battle.
Divorce Difficult in Canada.
In Canada there are but two things
which can dissolve marriage death
and infidelity. An applicant for di
vorce must act under the provisions of
a law marked at every step by the
most rigorous limitations. If a man
or a woman for the requirements are
the same wishes to secure a divorce,
a formal notice, giving the names' of
applicant and accused with the
ground for accusation, must be insert
ed for six months in two newspapers
published in the town or city where
the applicant resided at the time of
separation. No court of law has any
thing to do in granting divorce.' To ob
tain divorce the applicant must go to
the Dominion. Parliament The di
vorces In a generation have not aver
aged over three a year. .
Coat or Electric Lights.
The cost of city electric lights ranges
from 2 to 3 cents an hour a lamp..
Talk Is cheap unless you are using
long-distance telephone.
AMICHIGANV
"I Know Pe-ru-na Is a Fine Tonic for a
Worn Out System."
Hon. Nelson Rice of St. Joseph, Mich., knows of a large number of
grateful patients in his county who have been cured by Peruna.
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Hon. Nelson Rice, Mayor of St. Joseph, Michigan, -writes :
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbu?, Ohio;
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Nelson Rice.
: :
MARCH, APRIL, MAY
Weak Nerves, Poor Diges
tion, Impure Blood,
Depressed Spirits.
The sun has just crossed the equator
on its yearly trip north. The real
equator is shifted toward the north
nearly eighteen miles every day.
With the return of the sun comes the
bodily ills peculiar to spring. With
one person the nerves are weak; anoth
er person, digestion poor; with others
the blood is out of order; and still oth
ers have depressed spirits and tired
feeling.
All these things are especially true
of those who have been suffering with
Jarring an Aotor.
"What did you think of my death
scene?" asked the actor.
"Well, it seemed to me it came a little
too late in the piece," was the reply.
Chicago Evening Post.
Hothers will find Mrs. Windows' Soothing
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during the teething period..
A drop of blood which might hang
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The president of the Republic of An
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It is only $15 a year, and he thinks of
asking for a ten per cent increase, which
would make it $16.50.
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