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"Golden Medical Discovery" cures con-
sumption which is scrofula OF the lungs },
by its wonderful blood d-purifying, invigorat-
ing and nutritive properties. For weak
lungs, splitting Of blood, shortness OF breath,
nasal catarrh, bronchitis, severe coughs,
asthma, and kindred affections, it rs a SOW
ereign remedy. While 1t promptly cures the
severesr coughs it strengthens the system
and purifes the blood.
Golden Medical Discovery does not make
fat people more corpulent, but for thin, pale,
puny children, rs well as for adults reduced
in flesh from any cause, 1t Is the greatess
flesh builder known to medical science
Nasty cod liver oil and its emulsions, are
not TO be compared with it in efficacy. IL
rapidly builds up tho system, and increases
the solid flesh and weight OF those reduced
below the usual s:andard OF health by
wasting diseases.
TO brace up the entire system after the
grip, pneumonia, fevers, and other prostrat-
ing acute diseases TO build up needed flesh
and strength. and 70 restore health and vigor
when YOU feel rundown and used
tie best thing in the world is DIR. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery. It promotes all
the bodily functions, rouses every organ into
healthful action, purihes and enriches the
blood, and through IL cleanses, repairs, ana
invigorates the e,lttre system.
A Treatise on Consumption, giving numer-
Gus testimonials with phototype, or half-tons,
portraits of those cured. numerous refer
ences, also containing successful Home Treat
nent for chronic nasal catarrh, bronchitis,
asthma, and kindred diseases. win be mailed
by tie Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton OF Buffalo, y. Y, on receipt OF SIX cents
in stamps 70 nav postage. Or The feopaen
Common Sense Medical Adviser, 600 pages,
500 illustrations, mailed for Si.5O
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After reading the following letters can any
one longer doubt that trustworthy remedy
for that terribly fatal malady, consumption,
has at last been found IL these letters had
been written bv your hest known and most
esteemed neignbors they could be no more
worthy If your confidence than they now
are, coming, as thev 10, from well known,
intelligent and trustworthy citizens, who,
IN their several neighbovboods, enjoy the
fullest confidence ana respect OF al who
know them.
X. c. Mclin, ESQ, Of Kempsville, Princess
Anne Co, Va, whose portrait heads this
article writes hen | commenced TAX
ing DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
was very low with u cough and at times
spit up much blood. ] was not able 10 do
the least work, but most OF the time was IN
bed | was all rundown, very weak, my
head was dizzy and was extremely despona
dent. The first bottle / took did not seem
10 do me mucn good, but | hat faith IN 1t
and continued using lt until had taken
rr> .en bottles end now ! 10 not look nor
fG-l like tho same mau / was one year ago
People are astonishei and say, well, last
year this time | would not have thought
that you would be living now can thank
fully say / am entirely cured OF disease
which, but for your wonderful discovery
would have resulted In my qeath."
Even when tho prcdisposition 70 consuinp-
ton is inherited, il may be cured, as verified
by the following from q most LiutAalI anu
much respected Canadian lady, Mrs. Thomas
Vansicklin, Of Brighton, Ont. she writes
" L have long felt ituy due, TO acknowledge
20 YOU what DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and his Pleasant Pellets have
done for me. They almost raised me from
the grave | had three brothers and ono
sister die of consumption and / was
speedily following after them. had severe
cough. rain, copiouS e%pectoratlon and other
ulat-,,;,t-- and friends All
Thought I had but few months to live. AT
that tlrne I was persuaded to try tho Golden
Medical Discovery and the first bottle
acteI like magic OF course, continued on
with the medicine and as o result gained
rapidly in strength. Ny friends were aston
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great hit, Sylvia left the room with smile
upon her lips.
And he djd not kill her!
~ CHAPTER XVII.

The night Of the unfortunate episode N
the Charing Cross station. a few minutes
after Frank had quilted his rooms. the II.
mstrious We're de Lacy went home. and
threw himself into a chair in that loose
disjointed fashion which he always adopt
ed when things went wrong with him.
"Good heavens" cried his wife. whom
twenty years Of exaggeration had not yet
hardened; "what il the matterYs
Before answering, the actor, who never
failed to procede his most trivial commu-
nications with some play of feature. drew
down his mouth al if he had swallowed
black draught
Decidedly" he said. .those Florences
are selfish, ungrateful lot, TO say nothing
Of their ill-breeding. What do you think
! have just heardl That Frank Florence
had gone--left London without a farewell
word to me; without a word of thanks for
all the hospitality that he has received
under this humble roof! What do you
think of thati'
Mrs. DE Lacy uttered an exclamation OF
regret and surprise, while poor Dora
neither spoke nor moved The wire she
held did not tremble.
"Why have received this humilia-
tionf" asked her father, for il was one Of
his pleasures TO believe that he was hated
and insulted 10y the entire world.
Gently and tenderly Mrs De Lacy con-
soled her husband. petted him, and added
some little dainty TO their tea. The poor
fellow really this time was sincere; he
was genuinely hurt by Franks abrupt de-
parture. But besides this surface sorrow
burned and throbber. an anguish so deep,
pain 80 keen, that words fail 10 describe
it; and yet the mother did not suspect il.
Look at your child, Mrs. De Lacy! Look
Mt that Transparent cheek, those brilliant,
fearless eyes Draw your child's head
upon your loving bosom! Let her weer
in your arms, that tears may veil tina,
despairing gaze!
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MOST TERRIFYING OF AL.
Hairbreath E'capes or Life and Limb Are
Nothing Compared 10 n.

We were discussing moments of
supreme terror. says a writerin IJHth,
and each Of Us had given his most
thrilling experience, when his heart had
come the nearest 10 standing 81 lill-get-
ling of its beat. as il werc-and it bad
got TO be COopcr's turn. Almy had
told OF the time he fell over the pre-
cipice, and was oniy saved from being
dashed to pieces Dy cluiching a dande-
lion which grew ON the brink, and
Bowen had related how he drank from
\ bottle. the gift Of New Jersey
friend, in the dark. and fDr moment
thought that he had taken nitric acid
through mistake. Accr had given a
graphic description of the cold chiiIs
which had run over him, and the sud-
len awful faintness when he went out
to dinner in full dress, and discovered
as me entered the diningroom that il
was only $50; and had lived over for
their benefit my experiences OF jump
ing from locomotive just as it crashed
into the side OF swiftly moving train.
Cooper had sat silently smoking an
Ill the last, and after his turn had
come he remained for some time APP
parently deep ia thought. At lcngl "a
he said: "Gentiemeu, bdy0 10 dG@bt
that each of you has given, thought
lessly, perhaps, what he considers his
supreme moment of terror; but, know
ing all OF you rs | do, the joys of your
home lives and the trials OF tic head
Of family,you will pardon me il ! say
that think that YOU have made mis-
take. Is it possible that none Of YOU
have ever been aroused al O'Clock in
the morning by your wifc's solemn
statement that there were burglars in
the house, and that while YOU were
cropping your way nervuusly across
the room through the horrible dark
ness TO light the gas. you have none OF
you ever set your bare foot suddenly
on the baby's little hollow rubber doll,
which whistled when compressed"
For a moment there was solemn
silence, and then we guilty wretches,
| bound together by the common tie d
fatherhood, arose, shook hands SYM
pathetically with each other, and took
Cooper out and bought him some
thing.
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swHAr A CHARMING GOWN THAT Is. y
every dry goods store in town and
never worked so hard in my life, but
couldn't find what / wanted at the
price. Finally, in despair, decided to
take the first piece l had looked at,and
o, Laura, imagine my horror 10 find
when the clerk had cut of the pattern
that had lost my pocketbook.
"How perfectly awful"
wasn't 1t? thought / should die.
/ knew l would have to tell Albert all
about it some time, so l rushed around
to his Office 10 tell him in the presence
of strangers when he could not say
anything dreadful. / wept and &C.
cused rAyself Of carelessness when he
said he would advertise, for couldn't
remember when had had it last nor
how much money was in it, His part
ner was there, and he seemed 10 feel
SO sorry for me-he's an old bachelor
that Albert didn't scoid much, and
actually gave me the money the second
time
sand then you went and got the
gown"
"Well. no; had changed my mind
about that piece of goods, 1t had such
II cheap look, so just went home to
think 1t over"
But you never got that gown
cheap"
aNo, didn't. The fact is found my
pockctbook on the hall table where l
had left IL when took out my car fare
to put in my glove-I am SO careful of
money that don't like to display much
In the cars.
"And what did Albert say when he
found IL out?"
"He would have said great deal II
he had found 1t out, but he never did.
knew he'd scold me for carelessness
II told him, 90 l just kept all the
money and bought my gown. I'm so
glad you like 1t, dear. Chicago Trib.
uue.
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Usually involves sen sickness. When TIE
waves play pitch and toss With you, strong
indeed must be the stomach that can
stand Il without revoiting Tourists.
commercial travellers, yachtsmeu, mari
ncrs, all testify that Hos;ctter's stomach
Bittsrs is the best remedy for the nausea
experienced in rough weather on the
water Nervous and weakly trave crs
by land often suffer from something akin
TO this, and find in the Bittars IT'S surest
remedy No disorder Of the stomach
liver or bowels j. so obstinate that it may
not be overcome by he prompt and thor
ough repedy Equally eihcacious j, u
for chi.ls and feve-, kidney and rheumatic
trouble ana nervousness Emigrauts to
the frontier should provide themselves
with this fine medicinal safeguard yalust
the effects of vicissitudcs of climate, hard
ship, exposure and fatigue
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Let the mother become sick and help
less, and the house is all in disorder.
When both father and mother are
down, you may as well close the shut
ters. Order is brought ont Of chaos
often very easily. and Mrs. John Malin
Of South Butte, Mont, February L.
1898, found an easy way ont OF her diff
culties, as she writes thus: My hus-
band and took very bad rheumatism
from severe colds, and my arms were
so lame ! could not raise them to help
myself. | sent at once for a bottle ot
S. Jacobs Oil, and before the bottle
was half empty ] could 20 about my
work. Ny husband became so lame he
could not get out of bed. Two and n
half bottles completely cured him. l
will always praise 81. Jacobs Oil and
you may use this as you see fit
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ro be eontipuedl
The College Graduate.

He sent bis son TO college 10 store his head
with knowledge.
81 need smart young fellow in my bust
"And when he's educated, why. bein' so re-
lated,
He's just the one to take the reins and drive
up 10 the head.
"They say he quite surpasses all the fellows
In his classes,
And reckon he III think nothin' OF my rather
taxin' load.
I'm getiin old and weary, but II makes the
future CHEEKY
To think OF Ieanln' on my son adown lfe's
western road"
Well, he trod path oil glory. did this student
And they dIned him and they wiued him on
his final college day,
Bnt he broke each rule of grammar when be
spoke as with hammer,
And his knees they knocked together II you
mentioned algebra.
But he shone forth as sprinter and he
trained the liveong winter
For the spring and summer races, where bis
record was most fine.
And the old man looks reflective and thinks
college rules defective,
While his son goes round the country with
jolly baseball nine.
Truth.
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He loved tae winsome lass with o
love none the less ardent because she
was 4 clerk In dry-goods store, and
be had met her there behind the
counter when he had come in TO make
purchases.
But she was no ordinary girl and he
knew that IL be won her as his own it
would be no easy conquest.
For weeks and weeks he had been
to see her. aud for weeks he had
hesitated on the brink of a proposal.
which involved all his happiness.
Yet the girl did not seem to realize
how near she was to him, nor that any
moment might precipitate the final
question.
However, these things cannot con.
tinue forever. and one Sunday after.
noon - they were walking his voice
became low and tremubus, and she
looked up shyly into his face.
-Christine." he whispered. "may ]
ask YOU y question:"
Certainly. George" she assented
frankly. "What IL itp"
~Will you bs my wifep"
She turned ~ Il shelf were behind
her.
.l'm very sorry" she said softly. ia
there anything else to-daye"-Detrosl
Free Press.
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BUT ALBERT NEVER FOUND IT OUT.
Pathetic Tale Of = Lost Pocketbook and
Charming Gown

"What a charming gown that is%'
cried the young woman with the
picture hat. Il only wish ! had one
like it, but I never could afford il"
Neither could /, my dear,if hadn't
lost my pocketbook.
"Good gracious, prosperity has affect
ed your mind; don't see how"
well, You see, Albert gave me the
money to buy gown; | told him IL
was not half enough, but he protested
1t was every cent he could afford. ]
cried for two days about it and, as he
didn't give in then, concluded he was
really telling the truth, so l started
out to do the best l could. I went 70
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How's This:

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any ease of Catarrh that cannot ba
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
+ J. CHENEY & CO.
Proprietors, Toledo. O.
We the undersigned have known r. J.
Cheney for the last 8 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able u carry
ont any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druge lists,
Toledo, o.
walding. Kinnan 81 Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio,
Halls Catarrh { ure is taken internally,
setting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price IS per
bottle Sold by all druggists. Testimon-
tails free.
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Had 4 but Known.

Had but known,
When / gazed fondly on those four fair
queens
And dreamed of untold wealth and
brighter scenes,
That YOU would hold
Five little hearts in sequence dread ar
rayed.
Casting my royal beauties in the shade
Held pat aud cold
would not then SO proaigal have grown
Had but known.
When to the dealer you replied:
Thanks, none for me-
] watched your marble brow and trem.
bling lip.
And laughed unto myself and thought
with glee.
i've got him dead this tripw
thought that you had caught "A simple
flush.
Bright as maiden's blush,
Or, quite as sure to lure you 70 your fate,
A tempting straight.
And laughed to think how ! should earn
your hate.
I would not now be left to wall and moan
Had but known.
Evening Sun.
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Mean Mau-Say. run for a doctor.
A neighbor of mine had some Of your
sausaage lost night ami he is very sick.
Butcher-Mein gracious. 1t cannot
be he has trichiuosis?
Mean Man-N-o; think its more
likelY hYdrophObin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-31

Teacher-lou have failed in youi
history lessons every day this week
, Boy reluctantly
Teacher-What will you do when
you grow up?
Boy (brightlyl--I'll buy cyclic.
pedia.
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Millions OF Dollars to Tobacco Manu-.
fncturers.
CHICAGO, March 24.--fSpecial. lit
was reported today that a large sum of
money had been offered the proprietors
OF the cure for the tobacco hab called
mo. to-tae,' which is famous all over
the country for its wonderful effect.
This offer, IL was said, was made by
parties who desire TO take it off the
market and stop its sale, because of its
injury to The tobacco business. Mr.. II.
l.. Kramer, general manager of the
no-to-bac business, was interviewed at
his Office 45 Rand llph street. and when
questioned, promptly said:
mo, sir: n j-to-bac is not for sale
70 the tobacco trlst. We just refused
bali million from other parties
for our business: Certainly no-to-
bac affects the tobacco business. IL
will cure over half million people In
1884, at an average saving OF $50 which
each would hcrwise expend for To.
bacco, amounting in round figures TO
25,0V0,0O0. OF course tobacco manu-.
facturers and dc alers' loss is the gain
OF the party taking motto. bac. Does no.
to-bac benefit physically? Yes, sir.
The majoritJ OF our patients re-
port an immediate gain in flesh,
and their mic tine saturated systems
are cleansed and made vigorous.
How is no-.o bac sold? Principa ly
through our travelling agents. We
employ over thousand 1t is also
sold by druggi.ts, wholesale and retail,
throughout the United tates and Cam
a.s. How are patients assured that
no-to-bac will effect cure in their
case? We absolutely guarantee three
boxes, costing $3.50, TO cure any case.
Failure to cure means the money back.
Of course there are IA lure !, but they
Are few, and VIC can better afford TO
have the goo will OF an occasional
failure than his money. We publish
little book called Don't Tobacco Spit
or SIN ke Your Life Away that tells
all abou5 ~,s~io-hac. which will be
mailed free To any one desiring IL by
addressing the Sterling Remedy Co.,
6-40 Randolph street, Chicago"
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la.i12.q9 s5?. .OCO.oOJ 900 9 4

In the wage working class are included
all families worth $4,000 or less, or all
having their share OF the wealth. Now,
remem Der that the wealth that must be
created ana consumed yearly in order TO
live--ss0J the census says for each family
of five, Sl4h for each person-is included
by the census in this. II is small mat
ter TO the muIti-millionaire, but n great
one To the wage worker. The actual
wealth, omitting our daily bread, is as
follows:
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1t is said that Paris will bui!d tubu-
lar railway eight miles long for the expo
sition of 1900 IL will be for passenger
service and electricity will furnish the
motive power.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-31

For Throat Diseases, Coughs. Colds,
etc. effectual relief is found in the use OF
Browns Bronchial Troehes" Price p
sents Sold only in box $.
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JinlSers-Your wife is running up
big bills at the stores, is she? Huh!
Ny wife started on the same road, but
| stopped it mighty quick. can tell
you--ycs, sir | ordered her never to
get another thing charged, and she
never has---no, sir.
Winlers-But she still shops
.Jinkers-Y-e-s: sheer made me
put my bank account in her name and
give her a check book.
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my dear fellow, she is an angel How
rxquisitcly lovely her complexion IS.
They saw She useS Gienn's sulphur Soap"
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In Kentucky there is only one woman
who has authority To ofiiciate at wedding
In clerical capacity Her name is Muuns
and she is u licensed Baptist preacher.
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Commends itself 10 the well informed. 70
do pleasantly and cffectually what was
formerly done in the crudest manner and
disagreeably as we'll. To cleanse the sys.
TEN and break up colds. headaches and
fsvers without unpleasant after effects,
use the delightful liquid laxative remedy,
evrup of Figs
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500 Colchester spading Boot ad. in
another co!u;ua
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The average height Of men in Europe
IS ) feet inches, Of women . feet inches.
The English aud Russians are the tallest
OF European peoples.
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Take no Substitute for
Royal Baking Powder.
1t is Absolutely Pure.
All others contain alum or ammonia.

Cynic-What do you think Of the
remarkable number of arrests for klep-
tomania?
PhlOsopher-Most of them are on
tireiy innocent Of all intent to DO
wrong, the trinkets being mechanic
ally dropped into pocket or satchel
while thinking of something else.
Cynic-All bosh. They are thieves.
born thieves; that's my theory, no
matter how rich or refined they are.
Philosopher Possibly. But before
wc part ! will thank you for my PEN
knife, which you borrowed "A moment
ago to sharpen a pencil. While we
were talking you dropped it into your
pocket
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Sturgeon, for their size, are the weak
est of all fish. They are found in some
parts weighing over ton, bat are per-
fectly helpless when attacked by sword
ash the size of a herring.
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Wealth per
y .lOa %! SI.4l4.g9l. 400
500!

Think what this means. While the
average wealth Is -. 80! per family, i.09j,-
292 families (all worth over $1,000 hold
an average Of $40, $50 each, and 10000 o
families (worth under 5000 hold an
average OF only s697 each.
The 4.OI4 multi-millionaIres have % per
cent more wealth than the IS, 900 900 mem-
bers of the i2,OlOrU0 families belonging
10 the wage working class, or % per cent
of IL all. The capitalist employers have
90 per cent and the masses of the people
(9i per cen. of them have only l6 per
cent OF the wealth
In ls40 England had been for eight CEN
turtles the strongest Of protection coun-
tries According TO the legacy and sue
cession returns OF that year the wealth of
the United Kingdom was distributed as
fnlious.
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Wife, have made 5000 this after
noon.
Husband-Phew!
You paid only 300 for that old piano,
didn't you?
Yes.
Well, l have sold il for 500
My. my, What arc you going to do
with the money?
There isn't any money.
Eth?
sold il 10 dealer. He gives me
new piano for $1,000 and allows me
$500 for the old one. II you'd stay at
home and let me 60 10 your office ana
attend TO your business you'd soon be
rich. Just think, Two hundred dol
lars n day is SIS, 600 n year
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The cylinder head Of Connecticut
locomotive blew out while at fail speed
The trains momentum carried II u the
station, five miles away. without pound
Of steam
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The smallest coal burning locomotive
In America j. the wcrk of G. ID. Young Of
Denver. II weighs bat 235 pounds
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An ugly mans competition is the
latest rival % the beauty show in Brus-
SOS