-aM'. i " ? I Scrofula Has comotlown to us through tho ages lllcu tho pyramids nml the sphinxes. Itinnkca its itiwoiico known'by mnny pligiia glandular tumors, bunches In the nook, oiilniHHiiin (rnptinus, Inflamed uymius. sore oars, rickets, cuuirrii, wast ing ami rancral debility. Sulfurera should titko Hood's Sarsaparilla The groat specific for scrofula, effecting tho most rtoudcrlul, radical nml pertna nont cures, lie sure to get Hood's. The Kent Thine. Von Quitx What loea your (rlcnil writo? Verse? Novels? TranfrdienT II. Kashe Gnat Scott, what do you take him tor? An amateur. No, plrl He writes advertisements of coureol Now Orlcana Tlmos-Dcmo crnt. Overmatched. "Now, witness," said tho lawyor, "you eay that your hearing la Rood" "Yea air." "How good? Give me an lllustra tlon. Can you hoar my watch tick?" "No, air. It'a throe daya since I raw you going into tho pawnshop, and tho watch must have run down by tbia tlnio." Natural Conclusions. "Ef dero'a milk in paradUedey mua' havo cowo dar," said Uruther WIN llama, "on ef dey got honey dar doy ehnmut'liave bcos, on whar bees la dey'a blossoms, on whar blosaoma ia dey'a always watormolons in aoaton, blots do LawUl" Too Much Ambition. "I can't underatand why you dis charged my boy. You advertlcod for a boy with ambition, and he" "That's just it, madam that's lust it. He watu't in tho place two daya beforo be had his foot on my desk and was smoking my clgara." Sells Olblea anil Dice. In Nassau street, near whero it merg es into Park row, ia a little shop whose proprietor evidently believes tiiat ho is going to catch customers both "a coming and a gwino." Ho has but a email window for the display of his wares, and In this are grouped Bibles, prayer books, miniature roulette wheels, dice and playing cards. Unreasonable Slater. Mamma tVby, Herbert, what in the world ia the matter with eieter? Herbert Aw wo waa Just a playln' haunted house, an' she was the ghost, an' I give her a littlo chain to awaller eo'a abe would clank every time she moved, an' now aho'e a-cryln' an' says sho don't want to bo the ghoat any more! Marfazino of Humor. Speed of Waterspout. A waterspout spins with enormous speed. Its velocity at the sea level baa been estimated at alx milos a minute. Church Tenets and Long Life. Mrs. Margareta Danleison of Cam bridge, Minn., ia 132 years old. She ia the mother of two Swedish Baptist ministers ami ascribes her Jong life to her strict adherence to Ute teneta of the church. The Worst Kind of dnat. "There's lota of different kinds of gnata in tills world," remarked tho man who had travolod some, "but tho glint that says, when you ask him Into a tobacco store to Imvo a cigar t 'Gltn nw a pack o' cigarette,' comes, pretty nigh to belli' tho pup of tiioni nil." New Version. Krnle Po thoy o1qhh1? Kdith Yes, tholr parents paid tho village blacksmith not to shoe their horso, but thoy clopod In an atitotno bilo. Krnle That was nice. I suppose lovo laughs at blacksmltns as noil as locksmiths.- Chicago News. Too Rapid for Mm. , He f was hold up for a minuto or two by Mrs. Talklngton Just now. I Sho That so? What did she have1 to say? , Ho Geo whlext I haven't got a stenographic memory. Philadelphia Lodger. I For coughs anil colds there ia no better medicine than I'lso's Cum for Consump tion. Price "3 cents. Passing Heller. Misa Giddy What did ha say when you told him I waa married? Miss Spoil Well, ho soemed tur prised. Miss Giddy Did he ask to whom? Misa Spelts No, but bo asked 'how it happened.' Philadelphia Press. Misunderstood. "Now, then, young man," said Wil lie's mother, "I won't let you play rasenall again In a hurry, and you'll get no supper tonight." "Why, is supper all over?" "You know voty well it is. You raw mo at tho back gate and heard me calling an hour ago." "Why or I thought yer wtu Jest applaudln' do two-bagger I made " riTC trraanntlrCnrt NoAuorntrTeuinrai rl 10 an.rBretilay'aua. ufllr.KW'iKrvai.Norc ll.Morrr. Hrtul fur FrroSK IrtaltnttlraMtrrallia. Vt. It, U. Kiln, UU..M1 Ant) L, l'Mtadripbla, l'a. GREAT INVENTION AN OLD PROBLEM SOLVED. " iTyrfw Coughing New crnft for tho Idlota who like to rock the boat. Ity thla design tho IdloM can drown thcnisolvca without upsetting tholr companions, Chicago Dally News. A llrlght Student. At a medical college homo studenta wero being questioned In anatomy, and one of them waa asked, "What musWea have their origin in the popliteal spaco" The bright student promptly replied, "Well, there's that one with the durned long namo, and I don't re member the two others." RAVAGES OF CANCER, A DISEASE OF WHICH WE KNOW VERY LITTLE Till' Jlrltlsh Mcdlcnt .Toiirtml I Issuing, week by week, a statistical study of cancer mortality, dealing with cancer the various countries of tho civilised world. In n recent I'nlteil State. Switzerland ntul Italy nre made the subject) uoTTifTtiiar We efftrOne Hundred bollart Rewird for say raae ol Catlarrb that can not be cured by LI all's Catarrh Cure. Y.i. CHENEY A Co.. Trope, Tolodo.O. W the underilsoed.baTt known V. 1. cbeoey fortbepa.t JSyrtn, and taller him jwrlrctlj fcoaorablclB alljjU.lnttttrantacilnno and tin. and ellrablelo carry outanr obligations made bytbrtrflnn.. Wwt & Tacaz. , WhoUaale Kruciiiu. Tcjrdo. WaUlSo KlxxaNA MAkTi.v, Wboletal Urugxnii, Toledo. O. uairsi.siarrni;areuiakulnttrna11y,artlnt: llrectlyon the blood and mueous tnrfteriol ujoijuem. i-nceTM-prr bottit. bold brail Jrnr1ti. TMttmonlalifrfr.' UaiVt fatally I'M are tbe Uik Unintentional. Toast Master (to chairman of public dinner) Would you like to propose your toast now, my lord, or should we lt 'em enjoy themselves a bit linger? Punch. A Good Beginning If the blood is in good condition at the beginning of the warm season, you are prepared to resist disease and are not apt to be troubled with boils, pimples, blackheads and blotches, or the itching and burning-skin eruptions that make one's life a veritable torment and misc y. Now is the time to begin the work of cleansing and building up the biooa ana strengthening me wcai: places iu your constitution. During the cold winter months we are compelled to live indoors and breathe the impure nir of badly ventiltttcd rooms and of fices. We over-work and over-eat, and get too little out-door exercise, and our systems become clogged with impuri ties and the blood a hot-bed of germs and humors of every kind, and warm weather is sure to bring a reaction, and the poisonous matter in the blood and system will break out iu boils and pustules or scaly eruptions and red, disfiguring bumps and pimples. Make a good beginning this season by taking a course of S. S. S. iu time; it will not only purify your blood and destroy the germs and poisons, but promotehealthy action of the Liver and Kidneys and give you a good appetite at a time when you need it most. S. S. S. improves the digestion and tones tip the Stomach, and you are not continually liaunted by the fear of indigestion every time you eat, or troubled with dtxziness, nervousness and sleeplessness. There is no reason to dread the coming of warm weather il you have your system well fortified and the blood iu a normal, healthy condition. It is the polluted, sluggish blood that invites disease germs, microbes and poisons of every kind and bring on a long train of spring and summer ailments, break down the con stitution, and produce weakuens, lassitude, and other debilitating disorders. Eczema, Acne, Nettle-rash, Poison Oak and Ivy, and other irritating skin troubles are sure to make their appearance unless the humors and poisons are antidoteu ana the thin, acid blood made rich and strong before the coming of warm weather. A course of S. S. S. now would be a safe precaution and a good beginning and enable you to pass in comfort through the hot. sultrv months and escape the diseases common to spring and summer. S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable and is recognized as the best blood purifier and the most in vigoratiag and pleasant of all tonics. Write for our book on "The Blood and U filmses." TH SWIFT JPECtfW CO., ATLANTA. tUU HOnniOLY AFFLICTED WITH BOILS. Z bad a horrible attack of bolls that broke out all over my body and from which Z could set no pos olbls relief until Z bopan taking your nadielne, and freu lay ox perlanoo Z ean eaitly say 8.D.O. Is the bait blood purine r In the world. Xrs. U. 7. SMTTHMB, -v7ythevllle,Va. THE BEST TONIC AMD APPETIZER. While llvinir In ttkorxaan, Tex., Z be earne a victim of Impure, wiUrr blood. Z ran down in avoatlte and narry; waa atarcalr able to set about ead had to step off and rest oooialonally. Z teok H.B.B.aad be ran to Improve at ones, and alter a tboroug-h course became strong: and well. Z think B.B.B. the b.tt medicine Z erer uaad as an appotlzer and sen oral tonle. J. O. BOOTT, 811 Xallroad street, Bobii, (la. comparative statistics In number tho eta for discus sion, Tho flciirva for this country arc taken from the twelfth census, nml. of course, arc both Interesting mid Instructive. Cancer In the I'nlled Ntnte Is said to have been the cause of 11),lr deaths, (Miilrnleiit to n rate of .1H.ll per 100,000 llvlns Tho reeloiis show Ins the highest and lowent death rules from cancer nml tumor were: lllxlient Pacific coast recloii, AMI per 111.000, heavily timbered reslon In the Northwest. -KI.8 per 1().(K); NortliHisleru hill , and plateaus. 41 A ier 100.000; prairie reKton, -1.10 per loo.ooo; Atlantl eoast region. 41.5 per 100,000. lowest (lulf const region, '.il'-' er loo.ooo. South Central Appalachian region, VO.0 per loo.ooo: Ntinili A tin nt If omsI, I s. i ' per 100.000; south Interior plateaus. 18.1 per 100.000; MbHdMlppl Itlver heir, 11. a per 100.000. j The death rate from cancer and tumor per 100.000 wru: White. IM.7; Chi t nese. ID. I; ncKro. 48.0; ludlnti, HM.lI; forelKU-lHini. 121.0. It will thus he I observed that the forvlcn-ltorn whltea are much more subject to cancer than I nntlve-twiro whites, nml not only this, but those who have one foreign Inim parent arc more llatilo to the disease tlmn the nntlve-lxirn whites. The sta tlstlen also show that Jews contract cancer very frequently Iu the latter half of life, and that the cancer rate U far higher Iu rural tlmn In urban district The death rate from cancer of four of tho most Important American cities, per lOO.ooi) llvlnr. all ages, Is as follows: Chlcaj.ii, ICI.,1; .New York, 01.7; Philadelphia, 710; and Kan Francisco. ll'.'.O. Notwithstanding the elTort that have Iteen made within the past few years to trace the origin of cancer, It must, In truth, be confessed that but a very small corner of the veil which covers Its secret has been lifted. !U etiology Is yet to be discovered. Perhaps of nil the well-known disease of modern life, our knowledge of cancer Is less than of any. The hopt-nil fisiMire of the situation Is that almost all clvlllxeil, nations are vying with each. other, and giving money and brain In the endeavor to miIvo thu cancer problem. I waa Rlvon up to die llli quick, consumption. 1 then hewn 10 use ycr viitur " . a Improved at once, and am now In FJ perfect health."- Chat. E. Mart- I inn, uiunsiuwn, n. It's too risky, playing with your cough. The first thing you know It will be down deep In your lungs and the play will be over. Be gin early with Aycr's Cherry Pectoral and stop the cough. Tim ilita l Ik., H., II. All sniil.lt. th.n it at fit cai. If ha loll. Jja aat in iaa II. Ih a.a't Uka II. II knowt. Ll U with Mm, W.illllnc, J.alvKlt004toil,Mat. Uoloi'Miin Mitchliiu Co. HUoci:ss()U)iTO joii.v i-ooi.i: I'aol a Mni I. on HI,, INxlland, Ortfon. Ia,ailia llaiirh.i. AlltAinalln. Knlf lpa.lliiv. Faulllo.t Hluinn Vultrr. In) hurntiaiwor wlili two horort, lifkijri Hanmlll Macliliirrjr, K.II-. flnvtaud Ikilloit Ml ami Mirk nor llln nsliin Writ tit who u In want ol aujrthliij la uiarhlntrr line. Sour Sfomecli in.f I woo U4iM4 trr t'AarA. HK'I'l, I vlll OilOf UHkuMl lli.wln Ih. km,,. Mr lli.r lea iht St4 tfcti a4 utj l4 n4 i . .lornoc nuaaio nit' tiiiralt lc lo.raioU. I rl tu Mr !( So. alM .Ml Ikom Milh oonoSclal rlli for war lowb JO. KMIHUMU, Ml luiillott SU, at. Ilt, Mo. CANDV I k. JKr bninnniib TSSDSI ateTtfD Y. M. C. A. TRAININO 8CHOOL. Colleu Which fend It Graduate Tlironulintit the World. A school of which tho general public knows little, but which Is exercising nn enormous Influence throughout tho world exists at Hprlnglleld, Mass. It Is known as the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School and from It every year young men, trained with almost military pre- Plotit!. 1'altltDl. I'oifdl. Tttl (lond. tK Ouwl, Motor sictt. Waait f llrl, IH, Be.lio. ... CURB CONSTIPATION. ... l4srIWf Um4f MtfMf4CklMli4i1tJa t rt. til iio-TO-iAC tnk!wrti!P The Champion Draw Gut Mowor I ure of life at tho Young Men's Chris tian Association Training Hchool. Atrnln ftiltf M,tl,,w1 Im llttliilln It, tit..' prominence It gives to sports. While In some other school nml colleges there lias been talk of either limiting the time devoted to or prohibiting cer tain aporta, tho Young Men's Christian Association Training Hchool not only gives place In Its curriculum to the best known sports, but I constantly M & at jfaVaUl eliaV JaraaaaE BaamflR luTl HllaBnrTVrHV-4 s The Mower with Ih "Ml AW CUT" "drawiiia the rutiliif bar fntm a i-iliil ahoail, rau.iiiK ih nh--liloirM hard r on Ih Rtonml.aiitl Hrlns lncitwl -wer lor litijl ciiiiiiik. lilt no "puohrul. '"t-tiihlii("thlr frnm -tm. whon tlio mute rutlliir. Ih mure Undone? for lb whocl. to IIU lrm i h arund Hrolrioiliil'' Th"llratr Cut" Cham I'lon krif Ih whrolt nn tl.o (ruunil and it the moot juwoiliil rulisr In I,. Drill Hat many itinToliltnl loalurro emd lor h vidutm ralalugu and cat endar Mailrtl frr. HITQItLU LEWIS 4 STAYER CO, tint taJ Tttlo iUn I'MtUaJ. 0r(. V 'V '! i.i I ) (: (i 4'i.li'ii'i'jat4Xf)Si)i'ritl-l'i'.i Y, M V. A TIt.VI.MNO NCIIOOU Hl'ltlNUI-IKI.lJ, MA88, clslon for the work to which they havo devoted their Uvea, nro sent out to every quarter of tho habltnblo globe. To India, to Australia, to China, Japan, Canada, to all polnta In tho United States and Kuropn, this achool aomU each year Its graduntea to becamio ace retnrlea and physical dlrectora-mom-hern of tho big army of tho Young Men'B Christian Association workers. Hut the young men thus sent are not all uatlvca of thla country by any nutans. The training achool Ih rightly called International. Kxperlenco Iiiih phown to tho Youue Men's Cbrlstlnn Aasoclatlon leadcra that native work ers nro nblo to nccompllah more In n given Held than u "i who must ftrat adapt himself to tho wuya nnd ciih torn of the people, Thla fact linn brought to tho nchool studenta of near ly every nationality. Visitors nro oh tonlshcd to Hud full-blooded American Indiana, any soiih of far off Syria, swarthy Itallnna or Jolly littlo Japa pursuing their studies Hide by sido with some of tho best types of Ameri can manhood tho North or South la capable of producing. The cosmopolitan charactor of tho eighty odd studcuts enrolled Is a feat- looking ntxiut for new on en that ahull servo to develop new iiiiihcIch, llrlu.it. "Her children nro very bright." "Indeed r "Oil, very. The youngest, even, n boy of four, Iiiih already mustered tho rudimentary principles o( acleu title play, and Is about to enter on tlio study of tho moro nbMtrUHo forms, Tho teachcra nt the kindergarten frankly confess they never met with equal precocity. Often children reach tho ago of ton without having learned to piny riclfiitlflcnlly." An Obvious lurornnoo, lie Now, there's n woman I enn't help admiring. Hlio Is so easily autls fled; has such plain tastes. Sho I didn't know you know her. Ho I don't; It's her husband I know. Ilrooklyn Life. Thoy say a l'anuum hat will last for years, but It looks pretty tough lit tho beginning of tho second season. If a man trusts to luck for his dinner ho will never be troubled with the gout mm IMsllIlUbLelL'bM m lo lira. Sold br ilrurt lili. VH Kirm:fiTT7K21