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Vpoa ttch, para, nourishing blood by
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will b tre from Uhmw spell ot d
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day, those gloomy, drathlikt reellivgv
tho sudden Marts at mere nothings,
loose dyapeptlo symptoms and blinding
beadarbes. Hood i Saraaparill bas dona
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Hood's Sarsaparilla
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TOXCX in PALACE WHEEX DOTTMA HUTS.
Through Ingenious methods of taxing
railroads the treasuries of some Stale
are so swollen that State olllvera art
puaalvd to know what to do with State
fund. New Jersey's receipt from cor
poratlon have tilled It trenmiry. Penn
sylvania had a surplus of f io.00O.tXH)
and no debt to speak of. Hack taxes re
ceived from railroad and the collection
of a war claim of f,m0,000 hare en
abled Wisconsin to pay extraordinary
expenses, put $043,000 Into the State
Wulat If k Hoitrnwa.
"I hear jmu hav bwo getting married,
Ardup. Still billinK and cooing!"
"Cooing onl.r, RoxIey.The -er billing
will com on tht first da; of th month.
CASTOR I A
lot Infant and Children.
The Kind You Kara Always Bought
Boars th
&intur
Th Llnerlek Variety.
Some years ago Mona. Paul Vlllars,
Ixmdon correspondent of th Journal
dps IV bat a, went to Limerick on the
occasion of a great Nationalist meet
lug. On arriving at the hotel he asked for
room in the front of the house. A
errant took him to a small dark room
looking on to an Inner courtyard. Mon
sieur Villars to the' window and satis
fled himself that there was s mistake.
"This Is not the front of the house,"
aid he.
"Oh, yes, sir," the servant said. "It's
the back of the front'
TIN YtARS OP PAIN.
Unable to Do Even Housework B.
causa of Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, of Clin
ton St., Napoleon, O., Says: "For 8f
teen years I was a great sufferer from
kidney ttoubles. My
hack pained me terri
bly. Every turn or
fyi move caused sharp,
snooting pains, aiy
f eyesight was poor,
dark spots appeared
before me, and I had
dizzy spells. For ten
years I could not do housework, and for
two years did not get out ot the house.
The kidney secretions were irregular,
and doctors were not helping me.
Doan'a Kidney Fills brought me quick
relief and finally cured me. They saved
my life."
- Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a bos.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
terasury and cut the school tax levy In
two.
Proj !,
"What do they call this tkystraptr oa
the left?" asked the atranger.
"That th Hellanc building." mid th
native. "It's occupied almost entirely by
doctor."
"By doctors? And they rail It tb R
llancr Well. weU!
ladtaa Vmii Mia Owaer.
An Interesting character I an old
Mexican Indian woman, Mrs. Nerinlna
Sarras. who has recently sold a mine
near Hawthorne. Nov, to an Kastern
syndicate for $;H),000. For years she
baa dressed In men's clothes and per
sonally worked her claim herself, do
ing washing for prospectors and min
ers In order to secure necessary money.
She says that she now Intends to rest
snd enjoy the results of her loug years
of privation and hardship.
Sametkl Nw Akoat Elijah.
The vicar of St John's Malnsbor-
ough, England, says that recently th
scholars in his parish were asked to
give an account of the translation of
the prophet Elijah to heaven, and one
boy wrote: "Elijah, the prophet was
carried Into heaven by a whirlwind,
and the children stood up snd cried,
'Go up, thou bald head I Go up, thou
bald bead,' and before ba weut up h
divided the Bed Sea."
Little Dixon, aged three, had just
learned that famous nursery rhynia
III diddle, diddle.' and electrified hit
mother one night by exclaiming, as Ix
stood gating in wonder at the new
moon which bad Just risen.
"OOO-oo-oo, mamma. Just look I"
"What Is It dear." said she.
"Why," he snswered. In amazement
that old cow bas goue an' kicked
piece right out of it'
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The celling In tlw ball lu Uio Taurlde I'aluce, St. Fe
teraburg. where the Ultima im-eta, gave way aud fell
Into the body of the chamber. Nearly 200 of the Ivputle'
seats were covered with plank and plaster and the One
chandelier was completely destroyed. Quite three-quarters
of the celling collapaed. It Is believed that the huge
ventilating apparatus titled shore the celling was too
heury fur the beam. Had the aecldcut Impix-iuM miring
a sitting only the minister, a few l'ollnh Oeput'e, mine
members of the extreme right and tho Journalists would
have escaped. The aivUleut created a great swiaatlon In
Ituaala.
A Kara for Sink Dos.
A young New York woman Is a train'
d nurse for sick dogs. For some time
she has been a member of the staff of
the New York Dog Hosptal, where th
sick pets of the wealthy sre nursed
back to health. She often has at many
as a hundred dogs to care for. It It
her duty to give them their medicine,
and In other ways carry out the doc
tor's orders exactly as a trained nun
would do for human patients.
BAD BILOOD
TOE SOURCE OF ALL DISEASE
Every part of the body Is dependent on the blood for nourishment and
-.A Hrl it.." 1 r . a. !. ...
Birengm. v. nen mis me stream is uowing through the system in a state ol
trarity 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 oi
its strength, disease germs collect, and the trouble is mariifested 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
uisuiuers tuai win continue v grow worse as long as the poison remains,
These impurities and poisons find their way into the blood in various mm
Often a sluggish, inactive condition of the system, and torpid state of the
avenues oi oooiiy waste, leaves we reiuse 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
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microbes of Malaria into our lungs, and when these get into the blood in
BufEcient quantity it becomes a carrier of disease instead of health. Some
are so uniortunate as to inherit bad blood, perhaps the dregs of some old
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WAITTNO.
Come to th hllla, th wood ar green
Th heart la high when lov is swt
There 1 a brook that flow between
Two momy tree where w ran meet !
Where we ran meet aud apeak unaevo.
I hear you laughing In th lane.
The heart la high when lor I wt
The clover stnrll of sun and rain.
And spreads a carpet for oar feet
Where w ran sit and dream again.
Com to the wood: th duik I here
The heart I high when love la sweet
A bird upon the branches near
Seta music to our hearts' glad beat
Our hearts that beat with something dear.
I hear your step; the Ian I past
The heart la high when lov I swet
The little star com bright and fast,
Lik happy eyes to see us greet ;
To see us greet and kiss at last.
Leslie Weekly.
fHiHttTt4tHHItl I
I Getting Ready :
Jennie always sHko so cattunlly
nlHiut the collection toward tier botise
keeplnit outfit Mint every one accepted
It as a matter ot course.
It wiu when slie was only 10 that
Jennie's mother, niilslilng hemming tho
Inst of a dozen new napkins, remarked
'There: Those are reiuly to go Into
the chest." Questioning brought to
light the further Information that the
client was to be filled with tilings for
Jennie.
"Of course shell get married some
day," suld her mother, "and It's lots
handler to lie making things along In
stead of rushing at the Inst minute.
I'm doing tulile linen now,"
Ily tho time Mrs. Markhnin had fin
Ittlied the set of kitchen towels and bad
begun on china every ono took It with
out comment. When Jennie was 18 the
chest was full and a big dry goods box
was called Into requisition to bold
things. Not tbnt Mrs. Mnrkham was
anxious for her daughter to marry and
leave her. On the contrary, she often
dropixsl a tear on a completed dolly or
burwiu scarf as she laid It with tho rest
of the collection. Adding things, to
Jennie's store grew to be a habit.
Christmas gifts of an attractive nature
were ruthlenly sacrificed to tlie box.
"That'll be nice when you have s
house of your own, was the regulem
Jennie heard sung over numberless
things snatched from ber before she
had a chance to use them at the moment.
All her friends knew about her col
lection and by the time Jennie left
hool tbeg older women bad begun to
say it was lucky mat Mrs. Marktiam
hud been so far-sighted, for In case
anything did come of Ross Whipple's
devotion to Jennie all her trousseau ex
cept mere clothes would be prepared.
Ross Whipple certainly bad a bad
case of young love. He haunted Jen
nie. All the other girls and boys of
their age Bpoke of them as engaged.
Their parents said they were too young,
but Ross told bis chums with glowering
brow that he could wnlt yenrs If he had
to, while Jennie rehearsed to ber en
vious Intimates the contents of the
chest. It was practically settled that
Jennie's store of linen and china and
knlckknacks would come In very handy
tolerably soon.
Then Ross went away to college and
In six months his affair with Jennie
was broken off. lie bad fallen lu lov
with a college-town girl.
Jennie bore up' well. Perhaps th
fact that young Lauderback was calling
frequently assisted her to a satisfac
tory state of mind. Young Lauderback
had a high brow aud Jeuula began to
read thick book. Also aha took to
signing ber nam "Jane." gh ald It
was more dignified.
Voting Ijiuderbaek certainly bad
rlous Intentions, for he brought hi
mother ami slater to rail on Jennie
and her mother and Jennie frequently
was asked to the Laudcrback home for
Sunday night tea. Again people re
hearsed the content of tb chest and
the dry good box and decided on what
extra things Jennie could buy with the
money which otherwise she would have
bad to ajiend for a bride's usual linen
and household outfit
Nobody ever quite knew what caus
ed the trouble between Jennie and
young Lauderback. She carried her
head high for a time, while he looked
depreswHl and blue. Ilefor be recov
ered she was enjoying Immensely th
visit of s young doctor who bad grad
uated In the same medical class with
ber brother. He was good-looking and
so was she. lie had not been at tlie
Mnrkham homo for a week before ev
ery ono was talking about how desier-
ately In love with each other they were.
'It was at first sight," said Mrs.
Mnrkham to her best friends, "Of
course Jennie bus had faiu-lo like all
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girls, but this is genuine. Ills father
Is rich. Not that that has anything to
do with it, but be won't have to strug
gle. And I think that Jennie's outfit
Is good enough for any home that even
be can give ber."
Jennie was Invited to visit the young
doctor's family later and she went
She bad a glorious time and came borne
to find her mother feverishly hemming
large tablecloth. . "I thought you
needed another three-yard one," she explained.
After Jennie bad broken her engage
ment to tlie young doctor because she
was tired of writing letters to him she
went In for social-settlement work for
year or so. She came near marry
ing a professor of something or other
who had classes dowu there, but six
changed her mind.
When Henry Smith, confirmed
bachelor, took to calling on Jennie Mr.
Markham cheered up again and hem
med a dosen more tea towela. Hut ba
drifted sway without having commit
ted himself.
"Anyhow.- said Mr. Mnrkham. tak
ing uew comfort In the thought, "there
lan't another girl wbo ba iiie ouflt
you have."
Tlie year sied on. Admirer wera
not so plentiful, but Mr. Markhniu
occasionally added a dolly to the store.
The boxes were so full that there was
no room for more linen. The friend.
of Mm family begnn to smile pityingly
iui jennies immense stock of house
hold good. Jennie was nearlng 3).
Then of a uddeu Jennie married a
theatrical man. Now she travels with
him everywhere, so she has not Oio re-
motest need of the contents of ,.
chet and dry good box In the attic
at home, 8lio lives at hotels tho year
round.
But Mr. Mnrkham hopefully turn
over the piece of linen ami rnl.s up
the chins from time to time. She gets
a great deal of comfort out of (he fact
Mint there's a fine household outllt all
ready and walling for Jcunlo If aim
ever should need It Chicago Dally
News.
Word C an i0.
'Any one who swears." doelnn.il i
bishop of Carlisle, ."mniilfests tlie beg
gnrlluess of his vocabulary." The Con
cord I'utrlot puts It In this fashion :
"1'eoplo swear because thev 'do not
know the possibilities of plain Kng.
Ilsli or hnve not the skill to mnulpulnto
It so Mint It will y,.d tho amount of
fire they want You can do almost
anything with common -1 words. No
matter how tamo and lifeless they
looking standing stttipld row as If
they dldu't know enough to conio In
when It ruined, they can bo mado to
dunce like Imps, to frolic like fairies,
to float angelwlse on light wings, to
glow like tiro spirits. They cun do
things that make the ordinary hits of
profanity look like feeble senrcrows
stiffened up with a fence stake. The
cure for profanity reformers and edu
cators please make n note Is merely
wit enough to handle your words so
that swearing will seem like baby talk
In comparison."
Blo.dln Waa Afraid.
One of Mlondln's favorite Jokes was
to offer to curry some distinguished
sjiectator ncross the mj with him on
bis buck. Everybody nnturnlly refused,
and the great equilibrist, with a gen
ial smile, would any, "I am sorry you
aro afraid I should drop you." Hut be
was hoist once with his own petard.
He was exhibiting In Tnrls and was
about to cross the Seine on bis rone.
Chum, the great caricaturist, had como
to make a sketch. Blondln, recognis
ing him, st once Invited him to cross
with him.
"With pleasure," replied Cham, "but
on one condition."
"And that is" queried Blondln.
"That I shall carry you on mv
back," answered Cham.
"Not If I know myself." answered
Blondln.
"Ah," triumphantly exclaimed Chnm.
"this time, M. Blondln, it Is you who
are afraid 1"
A woninu is apt to make some verr
striking remarks when she has occa
sion to hit her husband for a little pi a
mousy.