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sations, and "female weaknesses follow
and sorely affiict the sufferer
COPYRIGHT 1899

sations, and "female weaknesses" follow
and sorely affiict the sufferer.
AS an invigorating, restorative tonic,
soothing cordial and bracing nervine, for
debilitated and feeble women generally,
DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription has no
equal. In fact, it is the only medicine for
the peculiar weaknesses and ailments incl
dent to females, sold by druggists, under
positive guarantee from its manufacture
ers, that it will, in every case, give satisfac-
ton or its price (s1.00) will be promptly
refunded 1t improves digestion, invigor-
ates the system, enriches the blood, dispels
aches and pains, produces refreshing sleep,
dispels melancholy and nervousness, and
builds up both the flesh and strength Of
those reduced below healthy standard.
Contains no alcohol to inebriate no syrup
or sugar to sour or ferment in the stomach
and cause distress It is as peculiar in its
composition as it is marvellous in its reme-
dial results. Therefore, don't DO put of
with some worthless compound easily, but
dishonesty, recommended to be just as
good" that the dealer may make more
profit. "Favorite Prescription is incom-
parable. The manufacturers unprece-
dented offer to guarantee satisfaction in
every case, or money refunded, ought to
convince every invalid of this fact.
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THE EASTER MESSAGE.

Once more the promise OF the spring,
The quickening and awakening
OF sap and shoot,
And tender root.
Once more the miracle Of birth
Along the length and breadth OF EARTH
Once more the breath
OF life for death.
Released again from winters doom
OF frozen days, from Lenten gloom,
We seem to stand
In some new land,
And fresh the breeze that blows abroad
That brings the message OF our Lord,
The Heavenly breath
OF life for death.
Oh. spirit folded in thy sleep.
Oh. soul long buried fathoms deel
Beneath the old
Material mold,
Fling off the load that, year by year.
Has vailed thy sight and dulled thine ear
And as the lark
Doth, soaring, bark
To Heavenly sounds, so hearken thou
To that low voice that calleth now
Across the dark,
Oh! wake and bark.
The night goes fast Oh, wake and pray,
For tits the dawn of Easter Day,
When Heaven doth lift
Above the drift
OF self and sense; when budding earth
Renews the parable Of birth;
When Christ doth wake
With us to break
The bond of sense, which Is our pail,
Doth wake and wait while He doth call:
''Oh, here and now
Awaken thou"
Mora Perry, in Youths Companion.
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was bent on some evil mission. He
slipped around the corner, whispered a
few mysterious words into the ears of
youngster standing there, transferred
the box he was carrying to his willing
hands, took silver piece from his
pocket, gave it to the boy and was
gone.
Next morning Jack must go to church.
Charley cont hear to any thing else.
The church was decorated much as it
was last Easter, the congregation was
much the same, as was also the service.
They are seated in one of the back pews
and are glancing around when-what
is the matter with Jack? His actions
are quite alarming; but don't be appre-
hensive, dear reader, for what he sees is
only very pretty young lady with
happy smile on her face and lovely
bunch of roses nodding at her corsage.
Just such as he had sent her the year
before. Has the past year been all
terrible dream and is this that first
Easter, the day on which he had ex-
pected to be so happy, or is the present
scene an optical delusion, the vision OF
disordered brain? While all this and
much more was passing through jacks
brain Charley sat composedly back in
his seat apparently much engrossed
with the speakers remarks, and when
the congregation was finally dismissed
he detained his friend in the vestibule
of the church on one pretext Or another
until Lydia approached. To Jacks ut
ter amazement she stepped forward, ex-
tended her neatly-gloved hand frankly,
invited him to call, gave him her
sweetest smile and was gone before he
could utter word or make move.
"What does it mean, Charley; what
shall do? Am awake or is this all
dream?"
"Never more wide awake in your life,
my dear boy" chuckled Charley, and as
to what you're to do, can only give
this advice: Accept this gracious invita-
ton without delay. And until l see
you again, goodbye"
We will not follow Jack as, with
light, quick steps that he has been a
stranger to this long while, he goes to
the home of his loved one. We will
leave him in peace with her and will
not listen to the explanations and tender
words that are spoken during this, the
| happiest moment of their lives.
When next Jack sees Charley he has
| to seek him at his own domicile, and he
goes at him with a good-natured rush,
preceded and followed and interspersed
by the discharge of whole artillery of
happy laughter.
Confess! you rascal! you scheming,
Jolly meddler. Who sent those flowers
and put my card with best wishes writ
ten on it into the box? Who laid the
neatest, incest, happiest, luckiest plot
in the world and carried it out to the
satisfaction of all parties concerned?
OH I've found you out, and now you'll
have to congratulate me, old boy, and
promise you'll be best man at the
wedding, which Lydia, dear little girl,
has consented to attend with me in the
near future" WILLIS 5. EDISON.
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now that you may understand and not
insist that l go with you into society"

now that you may UNDERSTAND anu Ho'
insist that go with you into society"
He told the entire story faithfully
and wound up with: cit was terrible
blow to me to be treated thus by the
girl / loved so dearly. To be sure l
never intimated by word of mouth that
l cared for her, but how could l speak
when loved her so intensely and knew
not that my love was in the least re-
ciprocated."
"But is it not possible that you might
be mistaken? Perhaps the flowers
never reached her." said his sympa-
thetic friend, in a vain endeavor to
comfort him.
"Ah! but l made sure of that by going
to the florists afterward. How can l
enter into the pleasures of the season
when my heart is SO heavy and sad?
I'm obliged to you for your kindness
and sympathy, old fellow, but really l
can't"
Thus ended the matter for the pres
emit, and Charley went home for the
night.
He was not SO certain of Lydia's dis
like for his friend. Had he not noticed
the sad, listless expression that ap-
peared at times upon her face despite
her endeavor to hide it? Was he not
more capable of rendering fair judg-
ment than his love-sick friend? Didn't
he know a thing or two about
such affairs, even if he had never
been really in love himself? Yes,
Charley thought so, and lay
awake long after midnight thinking
and planning. Suddenly he sat up in
bed with jerk and his fist flew out and
came down with crack on his shin
that but for his enthusiasm would have
made him vince. II have i'll" he ex-
claimed, and turning over he went
peacefully to sleep.
The next few days he carried about
with him certain air of mystery. and
when he met his friend Jack curious
smile illumined his features. But Jack,
poor, dear, blind fellow! was oblivious
to every thing excepting his own great
grief, and suspected nothing.
1t was Saturday afternoon, the day
before Easter, and we find Charley
making his way rapidly across the
street to the florists, evidently trying
to avoid detection.
When he reappeared a good-sized box
reposed under his arm and generous
smile suffused his always pleasing
countenance From his actions il
would almost seem, if one did not knew
honest, jolly Charley Walters, that he
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AND RAN.
Is a real watch what goes, and if you'll
Just open the box speck yez can take
it in yer hand"
All! sharp youngster. He knew If he
could arouse Bills curiosity the deed
was done.
well, | wish ] dared, but the boss
wouldn't like it," said Bill, hesitat-
ingly
A shout of derision greeted this, and
Dan said, with sneer:
$50. softie, you's afraid, be you? The
Guvnor II never suspect nothin'. Come
on; here's nice quiet place where we's
can all have show"
He hesitated and was lost. He re-
moved the wrappings with trembling
fingers, guarding his charge with jeal-
Gus hands from the willing aid that was
offered. 1t was large box, and in try
ing TO keep the boys from crushing u ~
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STATE OF Ono, CRY OF TOLEDO, :,

IUCAS CUCNII1 J
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
T. Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh
that can not be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this6th day of December, A. D. 1886.
tsEALl A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, free F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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con.nmnt,on surely Cured.

ers that have positive remedy for the
above named disease. BY its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
manently cured. shall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any OF your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and post-office ad-
dress. Respectfully, T. A SLocUM, NJ c.,
1871 Pearl street, New York.
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The Imperious Yawn.

Two rosy lips each other press
And two deep dimples deeper make;
Two eyes, with struggling lids. confess
IT'S hard to keep themselves awake;
Two rosy lips more tightly drawn
The little lady sciH not yawn.
Two rosy lips that slowly yield,
And part, and meet, and part anew;
Two eyes, whose dropping lids are sealed
As flowers close when falls the dew;
Alas. her twill not" oil is geae--
The little lady needs must SaWsl.
~HaHry Mpore, in as. Nicholas
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VINO Is DR.. A. T. Shallenbergera He is o
prominent physician Of Rochester, Penna,
who graduated at Jefferson Medical College
in 1916. In 1S47 he announced the theory that
all Malarial disease was caused by living
rectness by his Antidote for Malaria, which
cured when oil else failed. The microscope
now reveals these germs, and Physicians &C
cept the fact If you have Malaria in your
system, get the medicine and be well.
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"A regular slave mart still exist.

"A regular slave mart still exists in
many country districts in Finland. Once
a year such paupers, lunatics and aged
people of each parish as can not sup
port themselves are put up at public
auction, and consigned to those farm
ers or families who will board them at
the lowest price offered by the par
ish authorities. The helpless Great
ures are made to work as much as pos
sible by their owners, who have the
right to chastise them, and are general
" most inhuman in their treatment.
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IHAyE used Bulls Sarsaparilla in my fam
ily with excellent satisfaction for rheuma-
tism, asthma, weak kidneys and general de- ?.
bility. l know of others who have used II
for Consumption with good results.-1hos.
IL Ienfleu ROssUi le. us.
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between Jack Storrs and Smith, the
florist. The frst-named gentleman,
having tender regards for certain
young lady, had several days before
Easter determined upon visit to the
horticulturist's to make sure of choice
pick from the many fine blossoms on
sale there.
He was exceedingly particular, as
most young men under similar circum-
). stances are, and had ordered several doz-
en- Jacuueminots, her favorite flower.
He paid the florists fat bill without a
murmur and departed, self-satisfied and
happy in the thought of the surprise and
delight with which his fair inamorata
would receive this thoughtful compli-
ment.
He lived in another world, almost,
for the remainder of the week, being
hardly able to wait until Sunday when
he could call and tell her the old, old
story that is ever new.
At the florists Saturday all was hustle
and confusion. Not only were there
numerous orders to fill and deliver,
enough to keep Bill, the errand boy,
busy all day, but the store was contin-
ually thronged with heterogeneous
collection of humanity with great di-
versity Of tastes waiting to secure their
modest little parcels of nosegays.
The order in which we are particular
ly interested had been as carefully
packed as the great rush would allow
and Bill was receiving instructions as
to its delivery, and was told to steI
lively, as another large box was await
ing delivery to its destination at the
other end of town. He started at a live
ly gait, but as the distance increased
between him and the store his speed
correspondingly decreased. However
he was making good Roadway wher
some one sang out:
Hello, Bill! Rather hustlin' to-day
amt you? Jimminy, but yours is NJ
snap! What's you got in the box
posies? Let's have peep, won't yer
The guvnor IL never know" this with
sly wink and cunning chuckle mean
Ior the group OF boys OH inc corner, anC
indicating that he was proficient in al
the questionable arts of the stree
gamin).
Bill, although acquainted with Dan
and, boy-like admired his questionable
accomplishments, knew his mother dis
liked him and was averse to his having
any thing to do with him. He alst
knew his employer objected emphati
cally to his lettering when sent on al
errand and really meant to keep OF
without stopping, when Dan said:
Cant you hole up a minnit, or is ye
gettin' so heightened yer can't talk t.
yer old fren's what used to be goot
enough to assocerate with? Use go
somethin' to show yez what IL make
them eyes o yourn water with enwious
ness. But yer can't see it till we all ha
one peep at the flowers. What Use go
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Commendable.

All claims not consistent with the high
character of Syrup of Figs are ,purposely
avoided by the Cal Fig Syrup Company;
It acts gently on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, cleansing the system effectually,
but it is not cure-an and makes no pre-
tensions that every bottle will not sub
stantiate.
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For washing .nannels, Dobbins' Electric
Soap is maruelous. Blankets washed with 1t
shrink;no. No other soap in the world will
do such perfect work Give it a trial 'so'o
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DIR, BULLS Worm Destroyer is wonderful
Nv efficlcious. prescribed it in several in
stances and it never failed in single case to
have the desired effect know OF no other !e
worm remedy so certain and speedy in its
effect.-J. r. Clement, II. D., Vst!ano'o, ia.
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WILL be found an excellent remedy Tor
sick headache. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Thousands of letters from people who have
used them prove this fact. Try them.
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"THE world grows weary praising men,
And wearied grows of being praised"

AHU WcdTIcU ETOWS O4 UCIiE PEU1'SO
But never weared grows the pen
Which writes the truths that have amazed
the thousands who have been given up by
their physicians and who have been restored
to complete health by using that safest Of all
remedies for functional irregularities and
weaknesses, which are the bane of woman
kind. We refer, of course, to DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, the only guaranteed
cure for all those chronic ailments peculiar
to women. Read the guarantee on the bot
tle-Wrapper.
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The man who swears of is gloomy for .
while, but it is not long before he begins to
smile again.-Boston Courier. ~
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THE position of Minister of Greece is
looked upon as fatofice. Yonkers States
man.
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Purify
Your Blood

At the coming Of spring the blood should be purl'
fed as impurities which have teen accommodating
for months or even years. are liable to mantle t
themselves and seriously affect the health. Hoods
Sarsaparia is undoubtedly the best blood purifier
1t expels every faint ofimpuriy drives out scrofu.
lous humors and germs of disease. and gives to the
blood the quality and tone to good health
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A SLIGHT COLD, if neglected, often attacks
the lungs. BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs
give sure and immediate relief Sold only
~ boxes. Price Is cents.
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ANEW York man writes of the ocean and
calls it poem. 1t is one Of those poems
which makes fellow sick to come across.
-Yonkers Statesman.
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ANY one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills, they are so very small. No trouble to
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking
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s.FINE day. remarked the police court
Judge to the clerk of court when he took
his seat on the bench the day after a holi
day and saw one hundred and thirty.four
whisky-vanquished sinners in the dock
Such judicial jests the clerks of courts
frequently have to endure.-Somerv!lle
Journal
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THOSE fellows who dote on their. girls
sometimes find matrimony powerful anti
dote.-Binghamton Leader.
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TIE man who is in the habit OF burning
the candle at both ends should taper off,
YenOWine's News.
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IT is well-known if rather paradoxical
fact that cut diamond rates are higher than
the original price.-Baltimore American.
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To the stomach, liver and bowels, Dr.
Pierce's Pellets excel. One Q dose.
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THEY have stood the test of time-"Tan-
silrs Punch" America finest sc. Cigar.
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SWORD swALLowERs ought to try saws
awhile. They would be more toothsome.
Toledo Blade
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IT goes without saying that prompt mail
delivery regulations should be enforced to
the letter. Baltimore American.
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THIS is queer transaction, remarked
the man who got stuck with counterfeit
uuarter-LoWel Mail
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LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a cold
Pike S Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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In order to properly observe the require
ments of the Lenten season, some people
tell nothing but fish stories.-Philadelphia
TimeA
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QUITE neat and appropriate is it that q
cross-examination is often instituted to
settle yexed observation-disclosures Ameri-
can
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WHEN man is up in the arts of knavery
he isn't pright.-Binghamtom Leader.
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ONCE a fisherman always iar.-The
Weeks Sport
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BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. 25c.
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THE chestnut as tree is native Of Cas-
tania in Asia. As joke the responsibility
seems to rest on the modern circus and
minstrel man.
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THE Grassland man is always ready to
20 out on little tooth. 0. Picayune.
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THE real autocrat of the breakfast table
wears big apron, carries a tray and
doesn't bring in the coffee till he gets good
and ready-W ashington Post.
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FORMERLY in the Fiji islands cannibal
son-in-law ran away from his wife's
mother, but if he could catch him had his
father-in-la for dinner In America the
son-in-law lives on one or both the parents
;n-law indifferently, as the case may be-
PHILADELPHIA Times,
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THE famous question, "Is marriage fail
ure," has apparently been superseded by
'.Where did you get that hatl''-Merchant
Traveller.
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A GENu1NE bibliophile is rich man who
cares great deal more for books than he
does for what is in them-Somerville Jour-
nal
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SAusaass used to be accused Of barking
on provocation, but in the future, now that
horses have supplanted the dogs, we shall
hear of the Bologneigh.-N. Y. Commercial
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WHEN man is appointed to a foreign
mission he leaves for the land OF his berth.
Ring hamton Leader.
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AN exchange states gravely that Whittier
received 81, 900 for his last poem. There are
u number of poets whose last-their posi-
lively last-poems would be worth fully
that.-Washington Post
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IT is always when the minister comes to
your house to dine that you find that the
the gmde M tba ne nf china that
she has set before you.-Somerville Journal.
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MANY youth who seeks for the tree OF
knowledge gets only Observation-Disclosures
ton Republican.
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Hoods SarsaparilIa

Every spring for years have made It practice
to take from three to Ave bottles of Hoods Sarsa.
parira. because know 1t prrifes the blood and
thoroughly cleanscs the system of all impurities"
VIII. LAWRENCE, Editor Agricultural Epitomist.
Indianapolis, Ind.
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DEAD men tell NJ tales, but the ones who
write their obituaries often do.-Elmlra
Star
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The seven hundredth female physi-
clan in Russia has just passed her ex-
animation.
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TIE man who thinks figures never lie
should compare banks assets with us
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Purifies the Blood

last spring was completely tagged out. My
strength left me and felt sick and miserable all
the time, so that could lrdly attend to my buSi
ness. Itook bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla. and
IL cured me. There Is nothing like it," h. G.
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lfYou Have

the weak stomach and build up the
Tagging energies. Sufferers from
mental or physical OvcrwO Ok Will find
relief from them. Nicely sugar coated.
cnrn EXPERIMENTATION
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sir.
"And here's my card,
which | should like to
haye you put in the box
with the flowers"
"All right, SIR"