My Hair is Extra Long Feed your hair; nourish it;' give it something to live on. Then it will stop falling, and will grow long and heavy. Ayer's Hair Vigor is the only hair-food you can buy. For 60 years it has been doing just what we claim it will do. It will not disappoint you. " My hair used to b Tery short. But after using Ayer's Hair Vigor a short time it began to grow, and now it is fourteen Inches long. This lecmi a splendid remit to me after being almost withont any hair.' UBS. J. H. FITXB, Colorado Springs, Colo. I A by J. C. Ayr Oo.. Lowell, Mass UN mannfaotqrera of lyers SARSAPA61LUL PILLS. CHERRY PECTORAL. Sorry for Him. The young man on the elevated was concealing a lighted cigarette in his left hand, to the obvious amusement of the young woman who was accompanying him. Every once in a while he took a surreptitious puff. "Now, Frank," she protested, "you mustn't" For answer he snatched her stickpin with his other hand, and held it cp tantallzingly before her eyes. "Give that right back," she exclaim ed. "Put it right in here." . She held out her open shopping bag. xne young man became abit cor. ' fused, and dropped something into the bag. It was not the pin. The girl hastily closed the bag without noticing the thin curl of smoke issuing from it Several pasengers rode three stations beyond where they intended to get off, . In the hope of further developments,' but nothing happened. "I'm sorry for that young man when she finds out,", murmured one man as be departed regretfully. D.iliuau Rata I Airietafinn At the biennial convention of the Or der of Railway Conductors recently held at Portland, Oregon, resolutions were unanimously adopted voicing their sentiments as to the effect of proposed ' railway rate legislation on the 1,300, 000 railroad employes, whom they in part , represented. These resolutions "indorse the attitude of President Roosevelt in condemning Becret rebates-! and other illegalities, and commend the attitude of the heads of American rail ways, who, with practical unanimity, have joined with the president on this question." They then respectfully point out to congress the "lnadvisa bility ot legislation vesting in the hands of a commission power over rail way rates, now lower by far in the . United States than in any other coun try," because such regulation would "result in litigation and confusion and inevitably tend to an enforced reduc tion in rates, irreepective'of the ques tion of the ability of the railroads to stand the reduction, especially in view of the increased cost of their Buppliea and materials." They further pro tested against such power being given to the present Inter-State commission because "the proposed legislation is not in harmony with our idea of Amer ican jurisprudence, inasmuch as it con templates that a single body shall have the right to investigate, indict, try, condemn and then enforce its decisions . at the cost of the carriers, pending ap peal, which is manifestly inequitable." The conductors base their demand for only such legislation, if any, as would "secure and insure justice and equity and preserve equal rights to all . parties concerned," on the ground that the low cost of transportation "is the result of the efficiency of American railway management and . operation which have built up the country through constant improvement and de velopment of territory, while at the same time recognUion has been given to the value of intelligence among em ployes in contrast to' foreign methods, where high freight rates and lowest wages to employes obtain." - In pressing their claims against leg islation adverse to their interests, they point out the fact that "the freight rates of this country average only two per cent of the cost of articles to the consumer, thus making the freight rate so insignificant a factor in the selling price that numerous standard articles are sold at the same price in all parts of the country." Peace After the Battle. The wife of a well-knowa- Western Senator is a Southern woman who was married to the Senator late In life. While still a young girl she left her native State and came North to live; but from time to time she would re visit her old home. On one of these occasions shortly be fore her marriage she happened to meet the old colored "mammy" who had been her nurse, and who was vast ly surprised to find that "Miss Mary" still was unwedded. "Lan', Miss Ma'y!" she exclaimed, "ain't yo' married yit?" . "No, not yet, Aunt Sally," was the answer. "My, my! Who'd a-thought it? ' An' yit," she mused, determined to soften this disgrace, "aftah all, dey does say dat oI' maids has de happies' life; dat is, aftah dey quits struggling " L3 I Beit Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. in time, owa uj amsgiste. Si l.-MII'hVJI.l.T-l 0LD cF annm The Ninety and Nine." There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold; But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold, Away on the mountains wild and bare. Away from the tender Shepherd's care. Lord, thou hast here thy ninety and nine; Are they not enough for thee?" Bat the Shepherd made answer: " 'Tis of mine Has wander'd away from me; And although the road be rough and steep I go to the desert to find my sheep." But none of the ransom'd ever knew How deep were the waters cross'd, Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through Ere he found his sheep that was lost Out in the desert he heard its cry- Sick and helpless, and ready to die. Lord, whence are those blood-drops all the way. That mark out the mountain track?" 'They were shed for one who had gone astray Ere the Shepherd could bring him back." 'Lord, whence are thy hands so rent and torn?" They are pierced to-night by many a thorn." But all through the mountains, thunder riven. And up from the rocky steep, There rose a cry to the gate of heaven, Rejoice! I have found my sheep! And the angels echoed around the throne, Rejoice, for the Lord brings back his own!" Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane. I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls. I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls, With vassals and serfs at my side, And of all who assembled within those walls That I was the hope and the pride. I had riches too great to count; could boast Of a high ancestral name; out 1 also dreamt, what pleased me most. That you loved me still the same. ' I dreamt that suitors sought my hand; That knights upon bended knee, And with vows no maiden heart could withstand They pledged their faith to me, And I dreamt that one of that noble host Came forth my hand to claim; But I also dreamt what charmed most That you loved me still the lam. From "The Bohemian. GirL" HE DESTROYS SECRETS. Queer Buarlnessj of Man Who Reduces Account Books to Pulp. i nave just paid a re w cents a pound for. old books and papers for which' some one in this town would give thousands of dollars," said a downtown paper manufacturer a few days ago to the New York Sun, and he told the truth. A large part of his business consists of destroying confidential papers for business houses, banks, brokers or any one else who can furnish enough to bother with. The paper man pays for this valu able old paper only a few cents a pound. That is all it is worth to him for reduction into pulp. His rates are a bit lower, perhaps, than those of the junkman, but with his - purchase he gives a guaranty that nothing he buys shall ever be read or examined. . A list of his customers which he gives for. reference is pretty good proof that he keeps his word and that the secrets, of the waste-paper bags never leak out The reference list shows that the manufacturer has destroyed books, papers, etc., for about twenty banks, half as many insurance com panies, a dozen bankers and brokers, several of the big wholesale dry goods firms and a large number of retailers, "How do you destroy this valuable paper and make sure that nobody gets hold of it?" the manufacturer was asked. "It isn't allowed to pass through very many hands," was the . answer, "and the men who do take care of it are ignorant Some of them cannot read, but they would not have a chance to glean much out of our waste if they could." "When we get an order from a firm to destroy its books and papers we send a man up with a lot of big bags. The bindings are ripped off the books, their pages are torn apart and they are stuffed into bags along with let ters and any other waste the firm may have to offer. "The bags are sealed and put aboard a freight car. Next day they arrive at our factory in Connecticut, and the seals are not broken until the bags are dropped beside a big vat filled with strong chemicals. "The papers are dumped into this. which reduces them to a pulp. An other process cleans the Ink from the plup, and then it goes into new paper. You see, there isn't very much chance for any .one to get hold of any Informa tion set down on our waste paper, and I'm dead sure that our guarantee has never been broken. "Do we do a big business in de stroying documents? Well, I should say yes. - "Before we took hold of that new branch of the paper business It was a good deal of a problem for some firms to know how to get rid of their old books and papers. It is harder to burn a book than it is to burn, a log. Papers are also easily carried up a chimney by a strong draught and burning didn't solve the problem. "Junk dealers would buy the stuff, but they didn't give any guaranty as to privacy, and were always on the hunt for anything they could turn into money. 'I know of a case where a junk man bought a lot of letters from a dry goods firm, sorted them all out by States and found that they gave the key to the identity of the' firm's cus tomers. A rival firm bought the let ters and paid pretty well for them. "Then there are lots of things on the books of almost any firm that a competitor would like to see price lists, discounts, trade relations and all that sort of thing. It wasn't safe to hand books containing that informa tion to Junkmen and that's why we started In the destruction business." GOLDEN COW IS DEAD. And a Whole Town Ia in Moorniiigior the Costly Animal. Mrs. Rice's cow Is dead and the en tire population of Goldfleld, Nev., is in mourning, says a correspondent to the St Paul Pioneer Press. She was the only cow in the gold-bearing dis trict As not a spear of grass nor a herb of any description grows in this desert region that would furnish fod der to even a goat Mrs. Rice's cow subsisted exclusively on hay that costs S100 a ton. Even the milk which reaches the burg from Reno, two days old, sold for $1 a quart; so this foun tain rieht "in their midst" was a cherished institution. When Mrs. Rice decided to risk nearly all she possessed in the impor tation of this cow she realized that she was rlsfcinz it for a big prize. The Journey of "Bossy" was long and tedi ous, partly by rail on slow freights, part of the distance tied to the rear end of mule freighters, trudging over the alkali desert But the enterprising widow was rewarded one day about three months ago when her cow was delivered safely in Goldfleld. X That was a gala day in the town. The cow was only an ordinary Jersey, long horned and red, but was an ob ject of greater curiosity than if it had been a specimen of some prehistoric age. The demand was so great for a sight of the gentle creature that Mrs. Rice consented to allow her treasure to be paraded 'through the main thor oughfares shortly after its arrlva,.. Never did a -circus parade in a coun try village create more realenthus- iasm. Business was practically sus pended during the hour of the cere mony. The miners followed In the wake of the cow, cheering wildly. Merchants ran from their tented stores with ribbons and. flags, until her cow- ship was decorated more gaudily than a May day queen. Following close on this incident a new tent appeared on the main street, in front of which was a crude sign with inscription: - 'Fresh ice cream and milk shakes from Mrs. Rice's cow." It was business acumen worthy of genius. Mrs. Rice was the envy of every merchant in town: Her estab lishment was thronged day and even ing. The supply inexhaustible, yet no one had the temerity to. question open ly the genuineness of the delicacies served. V When Mrs. Rice failed to nut in an appearance as usual one morning in quiry developed that the cow had died suddenly during the night There was consternation in the camp. No reason for its death could be as signed. It was suggested that some jealous rival among the saloon men, whose business was affected by the cow's supply, might have poisoned the beast, but this was shouted down as too in famous for Goldfleld. A Curious Advertisement. An old London paper contains the following curious advertisement: 'Wanted, a man between twenty and thirty years of age to be a footman and- underbutler In a great family. He must be of the Church of England and have had the smallpox int the nat ural way. Also a woman, middle-aged, to wait , upon a young lady of greaU fashion and fortune. The woman must be of the Church of England, have had the smallpox in the natural way, very sober, steady, and well behaved and understand dress, getting up lace and fine linen and doing all things neces sary for a young lady that goes into all public places and keeps the best company. Inquire of . the printer of this paper. Oct 1, 1774." Postponement Inevitable. "If yoh husban' beats yoh, mabbe yoh kin hab him sent to de whlppln' pos'Taid Mrs. Potomac Jackson. "If my husban' ever beats me," said Mrs. Tolllver Grapevine, "dey kin send him to de whlppln' pos if dey wants to, but dey'll have to wait till he gits out'n de hospital." Washington Star. In After Years. Old Fogy Father My father never supplied me with money , to squander on fast horses, theater parties, late dinners and the like. . Up to Date Son-Oh, that's all right, dad. You must remember that I come of a more aristocratic family than you did. Chicago News. An Audience at Fault. "We haven't .the orators we once had," said the man who is habitually regretful. "Yes,; we have," answered Senator Sorghum, "the trouble is that the pub lic nowadays is too busy to listen to "em." Washington Star. The great doctrine is: The better yon behave, the better you win get along. iHu morous He So your father asked you what you saw in me to admire? She Oh, no. He asked me what I imagined I saw. Life. Gracye Maude asked George to kiss her. Gladys Well, I like her cheek 1 Gracye So did George. Louisville Courier-Journal. Don't know her? .Why, she lives in the same square with you." "Yes, but she's not in the same circle." Cleveland Leader. 1 Miss Pert Which half is It that doesn't know how the other half lives? Miss Caustique The better half. Philadelphia Record. Judge I'll give you thirty days in Jail. Prisoner Good! My wife will be through cleaning house when I get out Kansas City Times. Brother You can't think how nerv ous I was when I proposed. Sister You can't think how nervous she was until you did. Town and Country.' Jack Why do you girls spend so much time and money on dress? Nell (candidly) To interest the men . and worry other girls. Philadelphia Press. "What reason does he give for not paying his wife alimony?" "He says that marriage is a lottery, and hence alimony is a gambling debt" Collier's Weekly. "You say you are not afraid of the trusts?" "Not a bit," answered Sen ator Sorghum; "some of 'em have been the best friends I ever had." Wash ington Star. She Freddie and Clara are engaged, but they have decided to keep their engagement a secfet Clara told me so. He Yes, I know. Freddie told me. Plck-Me-Up. "Walter," these are mighty small oysters." "Yes, sir." "And they don't appeal to be very fresh, either." "Then It's lucky they're small, aint it, sir?" Cleveland Leader. Nell Mr. Kammerer is so kind. He said I took a very pretty and very artistic picture. Belle Indeed? And whose picture did you take, dear? Philadelphia Ledger. "Don't you ever go to school, Jim- mle?" "Well, yer see, it's dls way, kid ma gives me a nickel a week ter go to school an' de teacher gives me a dime ter stay away. Judge.- She I have a new milliner, Jack, Don't you think my hats are more be coming than they used to be? He Yes; and your bills are becoming more than they used to be. New York Mail. "Charles, have you ever considered going into any business?" "Naw. The governor wanted me to last yeah, but I told him, dontcherknow, it was enough to have one tradesman in the family." Puck. The Boss I'm afraid you are not qualified for the position; you don' know anything about my business, The Applicant Don't I, though? keep company with your typewriter. Chicago Journal. Stage manager (interviewing, chil dren with the idea of engaging them for a new play) Has this child been on the stage? Proud mother No but he's been on an inquest, and he speaks up fine! Punch. Physician (looking Into his anteroom where a number of his patients are waiting) Who has 1een waiting the longest?" Tailor (who has called to present his bill) I have, doctor; I de livered the- clothes to you three years ago. Glasgow Evening Times. ' Mrs. Brlckrow How do you man age to persuade your husband to buy you such expensive bonnets? Mrs, Topflatte I take him shopping with me, walk him around until he can' stand, and then wind up in a bonnet store. - He'll buy anything to get home, New York Weekly. Lecturer on the French Revolution It is impossible 'to imagine the chaos that reigned confusion and anarchy everywhere. In our more peaceful con ditions we cannot even imagine such a state of things. Man at the back of the hall Yes, we an, mister. Come up to our house; we're movin'. Pick- Me-tJp. "Yes,", said he, letting her out an other notch beyond the speed limit, "the automobile has come to stay, Then the machine slowed down, gave shudder or two and a dry, rasping cough, and stopped. '"You were right,' said his guest a few hours later as they trudged wearily into, town. Houston Post. A Western paper tells of a confused clerk who, asked by a young lady for a certain number of yards of muslin; looked at the cloth for a minute, mean while fumbling for the end. Finally he said disgustedly, "Dick must have sold both ends of this: yes, I'm sure he did." And with that he pushed bis shears across the- piece, and from the end thus made sold the quantity desired. One day in a crowded street car, Rabbi Hirsch, of Chicago, got up to give his seat to a woman. Much to the Jewish divine's disgust a young man scrambled into it before the lady could take It For s6me moments the rabbi glared at the offender in silence. Finally the rude young man, growing restless, said: "Wot are you staring at me for? You look as if you would like to eat me!" "I'm forbidden to do that," answered Hirsch. "I'm a Jew Ex. . - How people who can't keep one -ot looking well in town, love to ride lb the country and speak disparagingly of the weeds on a farm I. OLD SORES Nothing is more offensive than an old sore -mIJEdIXJJ& that refuses to heal. Patiently, day after day, it ia treated and mused, every salve, powder, etc., that is heard of is tried, but does no good, nntil the very sight of it grows offensive to the sufferer and lie becomes disgusted and mor bid. They are not only offensive, but dangerous, because the same germ that produces cancerous ulcers is back of every old sore. The cause is la ue diooq ana as long as ll remains the sore will be Some there and continue to grow iff aoci0!J.w.melI wonld na7e rnnning worse and more destructive. tractive. i rr. . . . t, . . wuiuu w iiuu. unaer uns discouraging report L The fact that thousands of left off their treatment and resorted to the use of Old SOreS have been CUt out S. S. S. Its effects were rrromnt and .rratifvino-. and even the bones scraped. It took only a short while for the medicine to en and yet they returned, is in- tirely cure up the sores, and I am not dead as the disputable evidence that the doctors intimated I would be, neither have the blood is diseased and respon- S uroKen ont again. John w. tjndis. fible for the sore or ulcer. W1". W. Vs., May 8, 1903. Valuable time is lost in experimenting with external treatments, such as Salves, powders, washes, etc., because the germs and poisons in the blood must be removed before a cure can be effected. ' S. S. 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