General Debility
Day In and day oat there It that feeling
ot weakness that make a burden of ItaelL
Food does not strengthen.
Bleep does not refresh.
It Is hard to do, hard to bear, What
should be easy. vitality li on ths ebb, and
the wbcJe jilera tunYra.
For thia condition tak
Hood's Sarsaparilla
It vitalise the blood and alma lgo and
ton to all the organs and functions.
In osoal liquid form or In chocolated
UbleU known as Sftrsatab. l doses!.
! Gw4 rill.
Gyer It Isn't always good plan
tor a man to try to make a nam for
himself.
Myer Why not J j , , k ,
Gyer Well, I knew man one who
tried It, and he was arrested tor for
ery.
Brwtalltr,
Hera tht far western orator waxed far
rent. "Fellow citisens," he exclaimed, "ordi
narily I pay no attention to campaiirn
slanders, but the candidate on the other
ticket has lied about me so persistently
and malicicnaly thst forbearance has
ceased to he a virtue and I am coins to
handle him without (Korea !"
"You can't !" hoarsely bellowed a man
with short hair, a thick neck, and a bull
dog face,
"Why not?" demanded the orator.
"'Cause it'i agin the rules. Anywheres
In this State you're cot to hare (lore
weighia' at least two ounce I"
tars mt rtlrtattaw,
"She wasn't one bit like the gtrls
who Indulge In public flirtations; she
was so tall and cold and stately," began
th car conductor who observes thing.
"When she got In at 8Mh street I mw
ber catch hi eye Immediately.
"II seemed Indifferent ami turned
his head away. She euueeaed Into the
seat next to htm and he became ab
sorbed In looking out of the window.
"She went to all sorts of trouble to
attract his attention, that girl. I saw
her myself. finally she Jangled her
rhatclnln loudly and looked at him
alluringly from beneath her long-lashed
eye.
"Then he turned and gated at ber
questtonlugly. Site smiled, a bright,
unabashed smile, with the whole car
looking at her, I
"Something In that smile warned
him, and" her the conductor paused
Impressively and tried to hid the twin
kle In his eye "he reached out two
pink, chubby little bauds to grasp her
dangling chatelaine.
"Well, air, she kissed one of those
chubby little hands and pinched his
little apple red checks and then asked
the woman who held him a question.
Guess It was his mother and she asked
j how old be was." New York 8un.x j
r Mothers will And Mrs. Wtnflows foolhln
Syrup U best remedr to ua tor their ehUarea
aunuf lae tee turns period, i
Hetgians are the urea test smokers, CO
pounds being used tor each man, woman
and child. Aside from this, fMlK pound
ot cigarettes are imported annually.
SIMIAN LOVE" AN D REVENGE.
i m, .... J, j,.A.j. lHWMH.nl UJIIi1
WHY KAMIAQE IS TEI GEEAT LOTTERY.
By Htltn OldHtld.
Marriage essentially Is a partnership, tlio
closest iKMsthl association known to human
ity, and as such necessarily Implies commu
nity of Interest bctwoeu man and wife. In all
legendary myth woman I snld to hav been
created as mate for nuin ; and In Getiesla we
are told that the Inrd God, saying "la Is not
good for man to b alone," made Eve as "an
helpmeet for him." "And they twain shall be
one flesh;" the halves of one harmonious whole. For
which cause no marriage ran be happy one In which
there la not complete aud thorough sympathy between
the two who are Joined In the "holy estate."
It Is cause for wonder that so ninny marriages turn out
well, rather than that some are failures, when one re
flects bow often a young girl stands at tlie altar to utter
th words which Mud her for better or worse, for gins!
0 evil, with only the most superficial knowledge. If any,
of her husband's past;' of his real character; his true dis
position. If only women knew men as men know men,
and If meu knew women aa women know women, ttiere
might be fewer weddings, but marriage would cease to
be a lottery, and be a pleasant game lu which all prises
and no absolute blanks would be the rule.
"Or!l ( Mafcaaraay..
The origin of th use of mahogany
Is said to have been as follows: A
West Indian trader brought home sev
eral logs ot mahogany as ballast for his
ship. The trader's brother, a London
physician, happened to be building a
bouse, and his brother suggested that
the logs would serve for ceiling beams.
Acting on the proposal, the doctor gave
orders to his workmen accordingly, but
their tools were not able to make a Im
pression on the bard wood. The doctor
ordered fresh tools to be made, and at
length succeeded In finding Implements
which would cut the timber. Delighted
with his discovery he ordered a bureau
to be made, and so beautiful was It
that It attracted general attention.
New York Tribune. K '
TORTURED WITH GRAVEL.
Sine Using Dosn's Kidney Pills Not
Single Ston Has Formed.
Capt 8.
amp, U.
L. Crute, Adit. Win. Watte
C. V., Roanoke, Va., says:
I suffered a long,
long time with my
back, and felt drug
gy and listless and
tired all the time.
I lost from my usu
al weight, 225, to
170. Urinary pas
sages were too fre
quent and I have
had to get up often
at night. I had
headaches and diz
zy spells also, but
my worst suffering whs from renal
colic. After I began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills I passed a gravel stone as big
as a bean. Since then I have never
had an attack of gravel, and have pick
ed up to my former health and weight.
I am a well man and give Doan's Kid
ney Pills credit for it."
Sold by all dealers. 60 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
t 3T. r '.i'?Ja m
in-d
Peculiar Coadart ( Moakar
Caaaea Sailors Mark TrowbU.
A curious story of loye aud revenge
comes to us from the fur east and the
fact that It Is the love aud revenge
if a Javauese monkey doesn't abate
the human Interest In the narrative.
Nor should the further fact that th
tale comes to. ns via the crew of a
tramp steamer abate all cotifldene in
Its truth. It appears that the sailors
who manned this steamer had collected
In Java a number of monkeys for spec
ulative purposes and these were con
fiued In the bold.
Among them were two unusually In
telligent simians whq were released
during the voyage and permitted the
freedom of the ship. Uuhapplly a
sudden storm came up and one of the
playful creatures was washed over
board. The remaining one, who had
not seen his comrade's sudden taking
off, searched the ship fox hours and
Anally betook himself to the rigging,
where be remained three days, refus
ing food snd avoiding all efforts to cap
ture him.
No doubt he held the sailors respon
sible fur the death of his partner and
It would appear that he was formulat
ing a scheme for revenge. Anyway,
the third night he released all the mon
keys In the hold and for two duys the
simians made life miserable for the
sailors. They bit and scratched and
fought and It was only after a number
of tbem hud been flung overboard that
the balance could be captured and se
cured. And In all the forays and fierce
charges the revengeful monkey was ;n
the van.
Whatever may be contended concern
ing the reasoning powers of the brute
creation, there have been many In
stances recorded of their remembrance
oX past Injuries. ADd this fact would
seem to give the story of monkey ven
geance some semblance of truth.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
BEWAEE OF raST STEP ON DOWN GRADE.
By E. Q. MlnnU k.
Tlie "down grade" seems to me to be an apt
expression. It means an unsuspected slipping
dowu the hill In life. I Imagine that there
are few people who hav not had a little ex
perience of It. Million get Usn tlie down
grade, and slide fur enough to find themselves
In awkward and uncomfortable positions
more or less failures In life.
The "down grade" to unhapplnea In the
home Is found by thousands. Illiicbcard, I expect com
menced his course gradually, and I dare say that he nev
er realized that he was not a husband of a tender dispo
sition. As to extravagant wives, I have known a woman
who mauaged once ou a time to keep bouse comfortably
on $"oO a year bring ruin to ber husband's head when
his Income was $3,0(10, all through not being utile "to
make ends meet." and who could never believe that she
was extravagant
An occasional hour or so of self-questioning would
lead to mini wonderful revelations of the most useful
if
character to most people. It would ssv them also from
great deal, and afford them many hints as to the best
course to pursue tor success In life. Many people hav
dread of being "iuiertlueut" to themselves. They re
mind me of the man Mark Twain described, who would
never look at himself lu a looking glass without h bad
kid glove on.
BACHELORS ARE ABNORMALITIES.
By Btnjamln IJ Whelr.
In th long run, what upholds the fumlly
will uphold the slate. The slat cannot ex
ist without the borne. If th horn Is left
out none ot that solid moral flher rsn exist
lu th nation which must come from horn vir
tues. Good morals arc nothing leas than th
regularities and the ordinaries of axial lit
between moral and religion. Titer can b
no dividing line. Good moral are a constit
uent part of life.
IndlvliUiulUm Is danger to the slate. Ilachelors and
dub men are the bandits, guerrillas ami outcasts, I
would lie In favor, If It were sslhle lo do such things
by law, of a Sieclnl tax Uion bachelors, Tliey don't tak
part In the moral work of society. They are alinorinall
ties, aud abnormalities should pay the taxes. Th unit
of society and the state la the family, ltewar of th
doctrine which base themselves Uhiu false conceptions
of Individualism Instead of the fumlly, which Is Ui
only social unit
"NO WOMAN P0UT1CIANS."
By Pop Plat X.
The church blesses every movement tending
to raise the Intellectual and social level of
humanity. We ought all to work, and why
should not women do their partT They should
study everything, with, of course, the excep
tion of theology. They should become law
yers, doctors aud teachers. The car of th
poor la In all Its forms a woman's calling
alMiv all What 1 the exercise of Christian
charity except maternity In the widest sens of the word?
Women lu l'nrllaiiui'it I The Idea Is prckMterous. Men
there make blunders sufficient. At most, women can exer
cise an Indirect Influence on polities lu urging their nisi
kludrvd to vote arlgnt Hut, before all, they should bring
UP their children In the consciousness of their civic du
ties. Hut let ua have no women politicians!
TWO GODS.
A boy was born 'mid little thlnra,
Itetween a little world and sky
And dreamed not ot the cosmic rings
Kound which the circling planets fly.
He lived In little works snd thoughts.
Where little venture grow and plod.
And paced and ploughed his little plots.
And prayed unto his little God.
Hut aa the mighty system grew.
His faith grew faint with nmny scars;
The Cosmos widened In his view
Hut God was lost among his stars.
Another boy In lowly days.
As he, to little things was horn.
Rut gathered lore In woodland ways.
And from the glory of the morn.
As wider skin broke on his view,
God greatened in his growing mind;
Each year he dreamed his God anew,
And left his older God behind.
He saw the boundless scheme dilate,
In star and blossom, sky and clod ;
And as the universe grew great.
He saw In it a greater God.
New England Magasine.
AB BIJO'OD
THE SOURCE OF ALL DISEASE
Every part of the body is dependent on the blood for nourishment and
Btrength. When this life stream is flowing through the system in a state of
purity and richness we are assured of perfect and uninterrupted health;'
because pure blood Is nature's safe-guard: against disease. When, however,
the body is fed on weak, impure or polluted blood, the system is deprived of
its strength, disease germs collect, and the trouble is manifested in various
ways. Pustular eruptions, pimples, rashes and the different skin affections
Ehow that the blood is in a feverish and diseased condition as a result of too
much acid or the presence of some irritating humor. Sores and Ulcers are
the result of morbid, unhealthy matter in the blood, and Rheumatism, Ca
tarrh, Scrofula, Contagious Blood Poison, etc., are all deep-seated blood
disorders that will continue to grow worse as long as the poison remains. '
These impurities and poisons find their way into the blood in various ways. '
Often a sluggish, inactive condition of the system, and torpid state of the
avenues of bodily waste, leaves the refuse and waste matters to sour and
form uric and other acids, which are taken up by the blood and distributed
throughout the circulation. Coming in contact with contagious diseases is
another cause for the poisoning of the blood ; we also breathe the germs and
microbes of Malaria into our lungs, and when these get into the blood in
sufficient quantity it becomes a carrier of disease instead of health. Some
are so unfortunate as to inherit bad blood, perhaps the dregs of some old
constitutional disease of ancestors is handed down to them and they are
constantly annoyed and troubled with it. Bad blood is the source of all dis
ease, and until this vital fluid is cleansed and purified the body is sure to
Buffer in some way. For blood troubles of any character S. S. S. is the best
remedy ever discovered. It goes down into the circulation and removes any
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ana permanently cure3 blood diseases of
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thorough that hereditary taints are removed
and weak, diseased blood made strong and
healthy so that disease cannot remain. It
cures Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula, Sores
and Ulcers, Skin Diseases, Contagious
Blood Poison, etc., and does not leave the
slightest trace of the trouble for future outbreaks. The whole volume of
blood is renewed and cleansed after a course of S. S. S. It is also nature's
greatest tonic, made entirely of roots, herbs and barks, and is absolutely
harmless to any part of the system. S. S. S. is for sale at all first class
akug stores. Book on the blood and any medical advice free to all who write,
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CJU
His Wife $
For Five Minutes
TURELY VEGETABLE
-ii.iii sue iooki'ik uiNcuiimMiueiy
Qv out upon the chimney tops.
"I never dreamed I einild owe
so much money !" he groaned. "I gucHS
I owe all there Is In the world t,G(N)!
Here I'm engaged to Eiiin, and the old
gentleman writes be will give me $",on)
the day we are married, and I shall he
dead of starvation or in Jull, one or
the other, long before that And Ellen's
gone to the country, and on, hang It '."
"Morning, Mr. Hilly!" cries Mrs.
Ames, a pretty little woman who lived
In the next room, ber army husband
having been sent to Home particularly
Inhospitable country. "Why, you look
real comfortable and miserable."
WhereuKin Hilly told her all about It.
adding that his futher had written him
he wus confined to noma with the gout.
"So he's sure to be In a bad uumox,"
he milled.
"Nonsense," laughed Mrs. Ames. "If
you had that $.1,o)0 you could pay all
your debts and have money over,
couldn't you? Listen!" She was oien
Ing the door to go out. "You are already
married married this morning. Think
It over," and she wos gojie.
Did he dure? He must! It seemed
reasonable. Ills father could not come
to the city. He would risk It
"Dear Father," lie wrote. "Circum
stances In my wife's family made It nec
essary, so we were married this morn
ing, and leave for our honeymoon to
morrow. I'leuse send check. Billy,"
Then he sat down snd thought It
qver.
Next morning Mrs. Ames heard an
awful crash In Billy's room, and ran la
see what was the matter.
"Here!" he gasped. 'Telegram fath
er better coming to see wife Ellen ',.1
country!" lie rushed to tlie window.
"Father here now. Getting out of car
riage! Mrs. Ames, you hav gut to be
my wife !"
"I couldn't !" she exclaimed.
"You've got to!" Insisted Hilly, snd as
he spoke, his father entered.
Mrs. Ames hadn't been kissed rn
thoroughly for years. The old gcutl
man bubbled with Joy over his soii'j
acquisition.
"What made you marry so quickly?"
he demanded. .
"Now, father," blurted Hilly, "we
haven't a minute. Hun, deur, and get
ready for tlie train. One moment
I'll go with you. Excuse me a moment,
father?" and Hilly lened after Mrs.
Ames to Induce her to keep It up.
No sonner had they gone out of the
room before a gentleman entered, In
army dress. '
"Looking for my wife," he snld.
pleasantly. "Little surprise for her
oh, I leg your pardon !" This to n
lit w
I if m
"TKLEOKAU FATHER COMINO.
very pretty girl who was standing In
the hall, a puzzled look oh her face.
"I urn looking for Hilly Uluke," she
said.
"That's my son," said the old gentle
man. "We are engaged," 3nld tlio girl, ap
proaching him confidently.
"Engaged! Hless my soul! Why,
Billy's " There enme n sound of
voices approaching, and nn Inspiration
dawned on Mr. Bluke. "Here behind
the door, both of you," he ordered, and
they bid themselves otiodlently, as Hil
ly returned with his rather unwilling
bride.
It was sn astonishing tableau that
greeted Hilly a moment later, whqn hs
saw Ellen returned t the city, and a
rather upset officer who called himself
Captain Ames, so, as there was nothing
else to do, he owned up.
"What a boy!" cried Mr. niakn.
"Well, we'll forgive you, eh, Captain
Ames? Hilly, here's your wedding pres
ent with this stipulation the first you
spend of It must go for a dluuer for us
all, Including "
"His wife for five minutes!" laughed
Mrs. Ames. Kansas City World.
INVENTINQ FOR THE INVENTOR.
T. A. KdUon Learne How He Made
tireMl iilavoverr.
In a certain New York State factory
given over to the manufacturing of
elect Hen I appliances visitors are of
dully occurrence and guides a necessi
ty, snys Llpplucotts. A guide liumcd
Steve took such pride In the work that
If surprise and enthusiasm did not al
ways resH)iid to his crMiniilly con
ducted tours 1m would promptly Im
agine various llilniM, to awaken what
ho believed to ho tlio proper emotions.
One day, with an unusually undemon
strative man hi tow a man seeming
ly not even Interested in the "features"
shown 111 in. while he paid clow atten
tion to details of apparent Inslgiild
enuce Steve begun on the subject of
the Incandescent light.
"It was dlsoowrcd purely by acci
dent," said he. "Mr. Kdlsmi says him
self that Hie would never have thought
of the thing If ho hadn't seen some
lightning playing around n fork that
hnd been left In nn empty plcklo bot
tle." The visitor looked up rather oddly
at this Information, hut still so quietly
thnt Steve, to cup his climax, added;
"And so was born that boon to all
mankind, the Incandescent light,"
At tliat Instant a passing employe
caught sight of the visitor and, com
ing up to him with hand outstretched,
exclaimed: "If It Isn't my old boss!
How are you, Mr. Edison?"
Steve sat down on the first object
handy and, with his head In his hands,
tried to recall what he had said nmj
think quickly of somo way out. When
he looked tip the "Wizard of Metilo
Park" had departed, undoubtedly wis
er than when he liegan his tour round
the factory, but also undoubtedly con
siderate of Steve. Ami a fortnight
Inter thnt gentleman received from
West Ornnso a book on electrical sci
ence, "written down" to Juvenile read
ers, and on the fly-leaf, beneath a
sketch of a fork In nn empty bottle,
were written these; words:
"And so was born that boon to alt
mankind, the Incandescent light!"
A child's first Impression Is usually
made by the paternal slipper.