Spring Humors
Come to most people and cause many
troubles, pimples, boii an J other
eruptions, bcsldca loss of appetite,
(hat tired feeling, flU of biliousness,
Indigestion and headache.
The tuoner one gcta rid of them the
better, and the war to get rid of them
and to build up the system that baa
autforcd from them ia to take .
Hood's Sarsaparllla
and Pills
Forming In .combination the Spring
Modlclno par excellence, of unequalled
trongth in purifying the blood
shown by unequalled, radical and per
manent cures of
Scrofula Salt Rheum
Scald Head' Bolls, Pimple
All Kinds of Humor Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning Rheumatism
Catarrh Dyspepsia, Eto
Accept no substitute, but bo sure to
get Hood's, and got it today.
1'oor la Spelling.
Charles Stockier and a friend were
drlvlnjr. along a country road on tlie
Canndlan sire of Lake OnUrlo when
this slim, nailed to a gatepost, attract
ed their attention:
I.AM. ! w
SHEA P.
"Now, what does that fellow tnenn?"
mused Mr. Stockier. "Is his name
Inib. and has he got sImwo for sale.
or Is bU name Khesp, and haa be got
Iumb for sole?
Hailing a native, Mr. Pteckler re-
neated tho ouestlon. The native
- ,
grinned and drawled:
"Tie a leelle bit complex, come to
look at It, ain't It? Farmer Towle there
ain't much on spelling, but he's paw
erful strong nt tnidlng. WbHt he's try.
lug to let lMxiple know by Unit sign Is
tlint he lise lamb for Mute and that he'll
Sell It cheap."
This la Miraculous.
Manhattan, Knnsus, March 14.
One of the tttrmiL-eHt raws that hat)
ever been heard ol in Kiley county Ih
that of the three year old luniliter of
Mr. JonaH ltrubaker of this place.
Hmnetime aito the little itirl took
whipping cough, which was follower
by pneumonia hen the pneumonia
left her, she was taken down with tna
laria fever with at times symptoms of
Hpinal Meningitis.
The family doctor brought her safely
through these troubles, but after the
fever liright'a Iiease set in, and th
doctors cave her up. Her father tell
the rent of the stoiy :
"We began to give her Podd'a Kid
ney Tills and alt r site had taken aWi
three and a half Imses, aba was entire.
It cored. Now she Is well as any ebtld
rum ion and tla inn aa if nothing ha
verieen the matter. The doctors
aaid she wan bevoud the reach of medi
cine. Ihxid's Kidney Tills certainly
saved our little girl's life, when she
was so far into the chronic stage of
liriglit's Disease that we thought noth
ing could save her."
IN BALTIMORE. v
I... f f -. , I
i i ' m t i t i' fm. ibji.i ,i m' i i a i' f "n i b& -t ji Laa J i ii
I at H H 1 r ' i l'Sl A 1 11 III ii mt lui A J.'. fit 1
He So your busbsnd has given up
smoking? It requires a pretty strong
will to accompliah that! She Well,
I'd have you understand that I have
a strong will! New-Yorker.
"How long shall I boll the eggs,
ma'am?" asked the cook. "I don't ex
actly know," replied the young house
wife, "but cook them until they are
real tender." Chicago, Tost.
"Maud said something clever about
that rich Chicago uncle of hers."
"What was it?" "She said be was
born with a silver pie-knife In his
mouth." Cleveland Tlaln Dealer.
How it felt: Maggie I say, Chlm
mie, when yer look Inter dat reatau
rant winder don't It make yer mout'
water? Jim rule Water?
Remarkable lirldgea.
rerhaps the most remarkable bridges
In tHe world are the kettle bridges in
ltula and Siberia, of which Coasack
soldiers ore expert builders. Tbey are
built up on tbe soldiers' lances and
cookisg kettles. Seven or eight lances
sre placed under the bandies of a num
ber of kettles and fastened by means
of ropes to form a raft Each of these
rafts will bear tbe weight of half a
ton.
Teoslate and Billion Dollar Oraaa.
Th two rrtet foMer plnl on rartb, one
gfxKl 14 Om hy nl the other MO longreen
Victor! Kaie, jrllliuf S0,(OU lb, ibeep and
wine food fracre.
jvxt iik.ho Hw ik irrar to thi
John A. halzer Hre4 Co., I Croae, Wl., and
rfolre In return their big catalog and lota ol
i arm aeed tain plea. P. C. L.)
The Enterprlnlng Drummer.
Shopkeeper (whose patience is com
pletely exhausted) Snippers, call the
porter to kick this fellow out.
Importunate commercial traveler
(undaunted; Mow, while we're wait
Hully gee! li'K f' tbe porter I'll show you an en-
For hundreds of rs Clilin'ce coast
ing Junks, beatitiij Hos.g tlx,' v-llow
Sea It- Uie cohMwU trucK hit 5 run
Into t ie hind lo kt-I hnrUir c f I-u
.Shun lsow, down at tje ex'rewr Uth-
ern end of the Llat-tnug pcnlnHuta. All
along the shore go'iit Kray cllIT ran
up straight from th n to a h Ight
which varied from to 1,&0 'eet.
If you came clone cnocgh In you c uld
make out a allt In t'tt moinitalns
which gave cntraucf to body of wa
ter within. This slit -. . not more
than 20 or yen!, wide. Once
you goi througli the pfm.-if-way there
was a wide stretch ou c-iy side. At
high tl'l" the water wen d--p enough
for the anchorage of a ig ahip, but
In 1894, during the month of Novem
ber, the victorious Japanese army
marched down one of tbe two narrow
pannes which lead through the sur
rounding mountains to the city of Port
Arthur, captured the city, and put to
the aword many of the Inhabitants,
non-combatants as well as the mem
bers of the garrlHon. It was a bloody
day, though the Japanese officers
stopped the slaughter as quickly as
was possible.
For a time then Tort Arthur was
apparently In the permanent possession
of the Japanese, until the pressure of
the allied powers forced her to give
It back to the Chinese in January,
it makes me mout' feel like a ship
building trust Ex.
Nodd Awfully sorry to bear your
house burned down. Did you save
anything? Todd Oh, yes. After some
very lively work we succeeded in get
ting out all tbe things we didn't want
Towu and Country.
Easy error: La Montt Made a ter
rible blunder to-day. Saw a man in a
rubber suit and cap, and asked him if
be was a sewer-cleaner. La Moyn
Who was he? La Montt Millionaire
chauffeur. Chicago News.
"Well, Snowball," said the patron to
the dusky waiter, "how did you ever
come by a name like that " "Well,
sab, I was born In Chicago. Beckon
yer never seed a Chicago snowDaii,
sah!" Yonkera Statesman.
"I hear you're dissatisfied with your
doctor's bill." "Yes, I don't think he's
entitled to two hundred and fifty dol
lara for that operation." "Why not?"
"Because If he was" he'd claim more."
Philadelphia Pumic Ledger.
A way she has: Morton Is Mrs.
Styles much of a talker? Norton
Much of a talker I should say so!
It Is Impossible for her to play soli
talre Intelligently she has so much to
say to herself, you know." Boston
Transcript.
A question: She Charles, dear,
how many teeth does a baby have?
He I don't know. But I think that
tirely new line best thing you ever
laid eyes on. Glasgow Evening Times.
Baware of Olntmenta for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,
At mercury will mrely destroy tbe wn of
meii nrl completely derange the whole y
irm when entering It tnrougn me mneoti" anr
fanea. Huch articles ihoald neer be ned tx-
cit on jre:ription from reputatile phvl
c!ni, the damage ther wlU do la U-n lold to
the K'Kel you ran pouioty oerive irora mem.
Haifa Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney A Co., Toledo, O., contains nomerenry,
and la taken Internally, anting directly npon
the blood and mucoui surfaces ot me system.
In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure yon get
the gennine. It is taken internally, and made
In Toledo, Ohio, by t. i. Cheney k Co. Testi.
moniais irre.
bold by uruggista, price 7.-jc. per ootue.
11 airs H amuy ruts are ma oen.
Ayer's
It your blood is thin and im
pure, you are miserable all the
time. It is pure, rich blood
that Invigorates, strengthens,
refreshes. You certainly know
Sarsaparllla
the medicine that brings good
health to the home, the only
medicine tested and tried for
60 years. A doctor's medicine.
"1 owe my llf, without doubt, to Acer's
Sarparllia. It It the moot wonderful mll
ine In the world for norToimneni, M r cure Is
iwriaauiit. anl 1 eaimnt tliaitk yon enough."
ii km. UBLIA McWXM., Newark, N.J.
for
fl.M a bottle.
All 1rt?IM
1. e. ATI CO.,
Poor Health
The mind is refreshed and Invigorated
by distractions and amuaementa; but
abnae ot them leads to dissipation, ana
dissipation to vice.
Laxative doses of Aver's Pills each
night greatly aid the Sarsaparllla
Unexpected Happens.
vTA TTnw about that wedding check
your father-in-law gare you; was it good?
joe ure. ion auow, ti uu"'j
unexpected that happens.
PITp Permanently unrea. iofluornervooaneai
II lu afterflrstday'suseofDr.Kllne'sOreatJierTa
HnUxr. Hrnd for Free S3 trial bottleand trnatlaa.
Vi.H.11. Kline, Ltd.. M? Arcb St.. rblladelpbla, fa
Why It Failed to Appear.
Scribbles I sent a poem to a daily
paper last week, but tor aome reason it
has failed to appear.
Criticus Did you inclose a stamp?
Scribbles No.
Criticus Well, that accounts for It.
Had yon done ao it would no doubt have
appeared In your mail the next morning.
1WMJ. Before they inarched out the
Japanese destroyed a large part of the after tbe way I've walked the floor for
Chinese fortifications. the last six months, ours ought to have
In 1898 Tort Arthur was "leased" to at least a hundred and fifty by this
Ruaala, which Immediately began to time. Detroit Free Press.
fortify it, with the intention of mak
ing it the strongest port in the East-
About the Mian or lU
Ideals die too fust, 'tis suid;
Itut why ulioulil people nimirnl
I'or every one that ahtitlb's oil
At Icust two more are born.
3i
V"JI-T"""4
SEEDiPOTATOESv
500.000 bushels;
A . v.aawa 4sssan ai" J
SI"' " kmM'h' 'SliBlmJt t.fn-'jf
VI J
IstftU uti ftlA vlMrtim tin ktrUt
Klecant sbirfe. Trvmendous rwlda.
i rum 4a Ui 10OO tHulia per a ra,
FOR tO CENTS
fttvl it i la nolle mm wad 70a Um of fkrm
iswl MmplM ftnd ll mUloffU. trUliif
j Ann itrHr)r( MMiariii w hi, limtntw.
UAUIlOlt A"' TOUT AI niUIt AND TAUT OF CITY.
e;hcn the ' went out hundred of
icrea of 1 1 1'u t were eM"'l ,0
.'lew. x
In th .."!rys l.Mween tin ' ' ffs
were bu :t me fit y or sixty mi r
able luu I hula, and lu them II v 1 UK)
or 4K) t b!ncs i 'o'i-H That - 'lie
situation up to 1. In wnat U u-w
I'ort Ariliur.
In that ypr tl-rr i or fir a!, i
the Hrltixli mivy rcc that wa
surveying ctpcdl' m. "f o? t
ships we lb" gu I'.i.nt AViTint
ninnded
W. L. DOUGLAS
3.IS&3 SHOES
UNICN
HAll
W. l DourIas
lio have by tlielr
excellent style,
rnay-llttlng, snil
aiipirlor wenrlnK f
llitlltla,ftrlilrved fc ff t.
the l.iri t aitlo of f C'7
lu tbe
any aliovs
wiirbl.
I lit'y are lust as eo
aa tibiae that coit you
81 to $.1 tlio only
tlHTurniire la the price.
Ixxik for name and
prira on bottom,
ttmiirlaa naoa Corona
'ollaln, whli h Ueveryw hera ronrattnl lu
1th nnet I'atant leather yet rMliirel.
fmt Ce'or f HkoMkf aisll.t&r.eitra.
W rlU f r tslalof. w .L.IXag las, Bret a loa, u
WETiYEATHfR COHfORT
There Is no satlaf action keeter
thor being dry And eomfortevbl
' when out In lh hordest -tormi
"YOU MXt SURt OP THI5
tufATnnnnnnnf
ILED CLOTIHN
MADE IH aiACK OR TFUOW
BACKLD 6Y OUR OUABAKTt
tAH,
TtiMrii rn snxiMM hai u a
Jkt YOUH PIAlIrt
for m fr
If lis tat eftt not ausmJv waaaa V 4
I.lcut. A
In lietwe
harbor, -
Fort Art
Hut Im ,
gained n 1
years, lu
- of
. a
i se
n-
v I.leuf William Ai';i' r.
, ir dar'iigly ran bis i'--eI
the d, a wlih-b guard 1 le
i.ich ww thereupon naiii"d
,r In i ff of his exploit
,.!m! name, Fort Ar:l. ir
iii-w fiiine for snot! 1 r :.'U
il It wa sii.l nuu.i a
Howes Don't like this cold weath
er, en? wny, only last summer you
were complaining of tbe heat Barnes
Not of tbe heat Itself, but rather be-
cauae of Its untlmellnees. It would be
all right if reaerved for such weather
51 tbla. Boston Transcript.
Ur. Trucker I think I shall five op
my business, my dear. I might as well
have some good out of my money. Mrs.
Trucker Oh, not yet, Samuel. But
when one of us dies, I shall give up
housekeeping and see a little of the
world. Town and Country.
Wife There was a man around to
day selling big brass burglar alarm
bells to put on the front of the house,
so I ordered one. Husband What!
You know we haven't anything wortt
stealing. Wife I know, but it will
ern seas, its lmimrtance to uuasia is make tbe neighbors tnuik we nave.
great. Vladivostok, the other great Philadelphia ledger.
The Kind You Have Always Dousrht has borne the signa
ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
Just-as-gTKMl ' are but Experiments, and endanger tho .
health of Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR1A
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare-'
goric, Drops and Hoothincf Syrups. It ia Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its asre is its guarantee. It destroys A,Vorm
and allays Feverlsbness. It cures Diarrhoea aud vrind.
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation,
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
stomac h and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's I'laoAeets Tlie Mother" Friend.
Tie Kind You Me Always fiong&t
Bears the Signature of
KuHHlan port on the Japnn Hea la lc
bound a large part of the year. The
jioMHesKion of l'ort Artnur gives tue
navy of the Czar a port which Is never
frozen. Moreover, It Is a port which
commands the approach to IVkln, the
Chinese capital. Never since the ltus
slan occupancy has there been any
ccxxatlou of activity in and about l'ort
Arthur.
One Important result of the ItusHlati
occupancy of l'ort Arthur has been a
tremendous incrcaae In the Imports
from the 1'nlted States. During sev
eral weeks In lisrj American good to
the value of more than 2.(KK),(KiO week
ly were In tided at l'ort Arthur mid the
yearly coinini
7
W MaaaasiSBBBnOsn
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TMt ecHT.ua company, tt viut imirf, ant vomk em.
Editor In Chief (to office boy) Ben
nie, Where's the theater tickets I sent
you after? Botiule I forgot 'em. City
Editor tsennie, wncrea tuai puttie ii
sent vou for? Bennle I forgot It I
Sporting Editor Bennle, what was
Jack Glasscock's battln average in
lsas? Bennle (promptly) Three hun
dred and eighty six. Cleveland Lead
er. Turpln Come with me to tbe roo.
Jenks No, thauk you. I'll stay at
home. My oldest daughter does the
kangaroo walk, my second daughter
talks like a parrot, my son laugha like
a hyena, my wife watches me like a
rce of the United States hawk, my cook is as cross as a bear.
(ii am it ah Uiil.
Umik S;ra, 1 Hi U-mmi. Vl
In lima a.il'f It, itmrv'.M
la tnTa-jj
convenient hnrbor Into which eoitstlng
Junks could run for safety when grcnt
storms swept tbe seas outsiue. im uie
clilTs and In tho valleys themiliouts
there si 111 lived only a few hundred
wretched Chinese coolies.
Then the great Celestial empire be
gan to wake tip. i'orelgn engineers
were sent along the conat to pick out
a safe harbor which might Ih fort tiled
aud inndn the chief station for the new
and modern navy of Chlnn. They set
tled on l'ort Arthur, and It was plan
ned to transform the place Into an Im
mensely strong and completely fitted
naval station, l'lans were drawn for
great dockyard", workshops, dry dis ks,
refitting basins and foundries, while
above them on the commanding cliffs
strong fortresses were to be erected.
The contracts for sll this work were
let to French contractors, so that tt
was France which first among the na
tions had to do with this Gibraltar of
the far Fast, r rench contractors. rMli
the aid of swarms of Chinese coollc.
working like slaves for 15 cents or '.'
rents a day, worked for years ou tno
works In and about l'ort Arthur. Not
until 1HU1 was the place turned over
to China, ready for occupancy as a
great naval station.
By that time l'ort Arthur its name
aako already forgotten lind become a
fairly well built town, containing more
than 1,(KK) houses ami bops,, outside
of the government works. It then had
a commercial population of rt.(XK), to
say nothing of the Chinese garrison of
7.000 or more soldiers. The forts were
mounted with modern guns, and Chi
neee gunners were trained by German
and other foreign experts lu tbe use
of U artillery.
with that and the adjacent ports has
lH-eii estimated at nearly $ltni,(Mm.(Hm.
But the KukhIuii plan has been from
the first to miike l'ort Arthur a purely
military anil naval center. With that
plan lu view the Kusslnus several years
ago begun the construction of the won
derful city of Halny, 30 miles north
aud 10 mill's east of Port Arthur,
which they hope to make the commer
cial capital of the far Fast. The plan
contemplates that all commercial ships
shall lie barred out of I'ort Arthur and
sent to Dulny and that the former
fortress i-lmll be barred to civilians.
Another 'If."
If grown-up folks, like children.
Were forgetful aud forgiving.
This earth would be a paradise
And life would be worth living.
A Small Income.
"Polly Decollete, I hear, puts every
penny her husband makes on her back."
"Then he can't be making much."
Brooklyn Life.
TISM
and my mother In-law aays I'm an old
gorilla. When I go anywhere I want
a change. Tit Bits.
Icy. "Didn't you git no money from
dat woman yer held up?" asked the
first footpad. "Naw," replied the oth
er, ahlvertng slightly; "she wus from
Boston." "Well, Boston people bas
money." "Mebbe dey has, but when
I ses to her, 'Money or yer life, lady,'
she er, 'How dare ye speak ter me
wldout de formality of a lnterductlonr
sea she, an leaves me froie stiff."
Philadelphia Tress.
"I thought," said tbe irate strap.
where, indci'd, they are now allowed hanBer. "you claimed when trying to
only ou sufferance, property being held Eet tj,t franchise that you proposed to
on merely temporary leases. build the road for the benefit of ths
Halny or rather the site of the publicl" "My dear sir." replied the dt
present city was located on an open 0f the soulless corporation, who
occasionally condescended to patronlzs
his own care, "the road was built for
the benefit of the public, but It Is run
for the bimeflt of the otTlclsU." Chlca
go I rally News.
"There wss once a minister lu lUrt
ford." says Mark Twain, "who bad I
lot of boys In bis Sunday school who
were In the habit ot staying away ou
tho Sunday when the big steamer City
of Hartford docked in the morning
"line Sunday tbe minister came
down to Sunday school and found all
the boys there. He was profoundly
affected.
"Boys, be said, y mi cannot I mag
IHaapftntatarf. lne bow much tbls exlili'ltioti or loyal
Gritty Georges-Hat young lady must ty on your part to the Sunday school
roadstead, where the navies of all na
tions might ride. In order to make
there a safe harbor, an immense break
water, costing millions, was built and
Is now completed, projecting Into the
sea for a great distance aud Inclosing
a splendid anchorage. At Imlny, also,
great administration buildings were
erected and even that rare thing lu
the far Last a first-class aud com
fortable hotel.
Evcutually, as planned, Dalny Is to
Im) tho final terminus of tbe great Si
berian railroad by means of which
llussla has tied together her widely
scattered empire.
have been reading the comic papers.
Dusty Dennis Why so?
Gritty George She expected tramp
to be funny.
Any wise llttlo fish begins business
on a small scale.
affects me. ben I came ny me docks
this morning and saw the City of Hart
ford there
M'Gee will? shouted the hoys In
chorus, 'is she InT and tbey left lu a
body." Philadelphia I'osL
AN INDESCRIBABLE TORTURE
Tbranse Rheumatism sometimes comes on suddenly it doesn't
wove that it is a chance disease or one due to accidental causes. It
. . ... . . , .1. . . . v.,r..
takes time lor it to develop, anu is ai wont ia mc aprsitiu iwuS uums
any symptoms are felt. The blood is th3 first point of attack, and
the poisonous acids that cause the aches and pains are then distrib
uted through the circulation to different parts of tbe system, and
BCttle in joints, muscles and nerves ; ana wnen me system is ia idi
condition it needs only some exciting cause like exposure to night air.
damp, chilly weather, or the cold, bleak wines oi winter, o arouse
me siurnocring poisons auu vim ttuiuwaunui
of the attack depends upon the amount of acid in the blood and the
quantity or acrm matter in
joints and muscles. Some peo
ple are almost helpless irom tne
first, while others have occa
sional spells or are uncomforta
ble, restless, nervous and half
tick all the time from the
nagging aches and pains. Rheu
matism is a disagreeable com-
f anion even ia its mildest form,
t grows worse as we grow older.
and ircqucntiysuucnsine joints,
draws the muscles out of shape
and breaks down the nervous
system. A disease that origin
ates in the blood, as Rheumatism
docs, cannot be cured with ex
ternal remedies like liniments and plasters ; such things scatter tbe
pains or drive them to some other part of the body, but do not touch
the disease or improve the condition of the blood. The thin acid
blood must be restored to its normal
puritj and strength, so that all poi
sonous substances may be carried out
of the system, and no medicine accom
plishes this in so short a time as S.S. S.,
which not only neutralizes tbe acids
and counteracts the poisons, but builds
up the general health at the same time.
Write for our special book on Rheumatism, and should you
desire any special information or advice, our physicians will furnUU
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RHEUMATISM I IT ELBOWS, WHISTS
AND KNEES.
TJrbana, Ohio, Aug. 85, 1003.
Last wlntar I bad a aavere attack of
Rrtaumettam. II atartaU In tha rl(ht
ibow, and from (bar to my wriala; tna
right wriat waa tha wor.a. It baoama
awollan and aair.m.lr painful. My lft
knae iolnt waa tba n.at plaoe to b at
tacked. It txwam. awollaa anil of eourae
painful. Tbe oil point to be eAall
waa tba hip anil ankla, which aa ma
tnuoh trouble. I waa bar.ly abla to et
bout for soma tlma. I waa nnW traat.
mant of a physician tor awhile, bat it
tin no btir 1 b-n a, 8, B., arjd aft.r
takmr tt for enme lima I waa aotlraiy
rallavad of tbe lthsamauam. All aw. II in
au'i soranaaa dlaappaar-.i. I ronaul.r
B. H. B). an .io.ll.nt r.m.ly lor llh.uma
tiam ant all treublee baying tbsir ori(tS)
tn tha blood.
406 BloomSal4 Ave,