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NEARLY GONE.
Mrs. Julia A.. Mallahan, of Owosso,
Mich, Has a Very Narrow Escape
The Doctor Had Little Hope.

Owosso, Mich, March IS Especially.
Elite Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, 1. O. O.
r, of this town, came very nearly los.
ing their esteemed and capable Sec
rotary, Mrs. Julia A. Mallahan. Mrs.
Mallahan caught a severe cold lasF
winter, and like many others, failed
to recognize the dangerous POSSIBLE
tiles until it had settled in her kid
snsXs and left her with very severe
J bearing down pains and almost con
slant back-ache. It almost carried
heEIoff. Mrs. Mallahan tells the story
this way
IT caught a cold last winter, which
I neglected until it settled in my kid
neys, causing severe bearing down
pains and almost constant back-ache.
My health had previously been so
good, that I paid little attention to
these symptoms, until the disease
had gone SO far, that my doctor en-
t%ertained but a slight hope of my
recovery. .
Fortunately, one Of our Lodge
Members mentioned Dodd's Kidney
Pills. Her description of the cures
they had effected sounded like a fairy
tale, but I sent for a box, deciding
to give them a trial. I soon found
thar she had but half told the story
of what they could do. I bless the
day I first tried them, and have moth
ing but the highest praise for them"
Many very valuable lives have been
saved by the timely use of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and not a few of these
have been in Owosso and other neigh
boring Michigan towns. There seems
to be no case of kidney trouble or
back-ache that Dodd's Kidney Pills
will not cure.
They are SOC. a box, six boxes for
$3.50. Buy them from your local
druggist if you can. If he cannot sup
ply you, send to the Dodds Medicine
Company, Buffalo, N. Y.
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UNDER The SNOW
CHASTITY Truths Revealed on the Di
DearanCe Of Winters White Man

body SO that it will become imp
the germs of invading disease.
Todothis take DR.. Greene's Ne
and nerve remedy. 1t will bui
quickly, it will reestablish your
petite, it will give you restful mig
it will give vim and vigor to I
and it will dispel all existing ]
have accumulated in the b
counteracting the effects of othe
accumulate.
Following is an instance thf
trate the wonderful power Of !
Nervura blood and nerve rene
Sheriff Jonas T. Stevens. who.
Hyde Park, w., says:-"I ha1
Greene's Nervura blood and Z
especially as a blood purifier.
severe humor on my arms, ac,
a very bad itching, so severe tt
sleep nights. causing me great
by the loss of sleep by the itch
advised me to take DR.. Gree
blood and nerve remedy, which
the most satisfactory resu,
trouble has entirely disappear
now rest comfortably nights a.
of my former misery from
itching sensations"
Remember DR.. Greene's ad
given to any one desiring the g.
ly free il they will write or ca,
his Office, IS W. 18th St., New
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Cheap Rates to California.

February 18th and each Tuesday there
after, until and including April 3Oth, Special
Low Rate Colonist Tickets will be sold via
the Southern Pacific's Company's Ogden"
and Sunset" Routes to all points in Califor-
MIA. The rate will be: From Chicago
5000, from St. Louis, Memphis and New
Orleans $27. so, from Omaha, Kansas City,
etc, $$25.00.. Corresponding low rates from
all other points east and north.
For particulars and detailed information
pertaining TO the Southern Pacific Com
Pany's Routes, and these special rates to Cal
%ifornia, call upon or address
w; G: Neimyer, G. w. A, S. P. Co., 23s
W. H. Conner, c. A., S. P. Co., Chamber
OF Commerce Bldg, Cincinnati, Ohio.
e. e.; Herring, c. A., S. P. Co., I'll Park
Bldg, Pttsburg, Pa.
L. p. Townsley, C. A., S. P. Co, 421 Olive
G; G. Gary, c. A., S. P. Co., 2os sheidley
Bldg, Kansas City. Mo.
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known. Looking down into the child's
rapt face, she found her best help in
the warm human sympathy of the low
ing heart beside her, and as her quiz
ering nerves stilled a little the ten
der triumph of the pulpit message add
ded its healing balm to the hurt in
her troubled heart.
Blossom rode home in a carriage
that day, and the wonder of it all had
not left her when a ervan in livery
returned with several large boxes of
Easter lilies, roses and ferns. There
was a perfumed note with a dainty
monogram tucked between the lily
stems, and Blossoms mother read it
aloud to her.
Dear Blossom" it ran, 81 want to
send you something from my little
boy. I think he wishes you to give
these flowers to all your friends in
Easton court to help them remember
that there is no darkness where Jesus
is"
Blossom sat with her hands folded
over her knee, looking down at the
mass of blossoms at her feet. cit all
came true" she said, softly; 1--WE did
go to church, and God let me see the
lilies. God can do anything, can't He,
mamma?"
eyes, my Blossom, He let's us have
all that is good for u.s." answered
the brave, trusting mother, who, in
the midst of her toll and pain and
poverty, had learned to keep the true
Easter in her heart.
Many Easter days have come and
gone since then, and now the lilies
blossom royalty at Easton court, for
Mrs. Raymond, thoroughly awakened
from the selishness of her grief, tore
away the old buildings who's environ.
ment laid so cruel a hand upon the
children of the court, and in their
stead built up Donald house, in mem.
DRY OF the boy she loved and well.
nigh lost. Blossom and her mother
have rooms in the new house as in the
old.
Sometimes when Mrs. Raymond has
taken leave of them she remembers
her first meeting with them, and, re.
tracing her steps, takes Blossoms face
between her hands while she says:
God bless you and keep you sweet
in this garden for many years, my
Blossom and Blossom, whose pres.
ence is like a benediction in Donald
house, can repay her friend only by
the daily unfolding of her own Christ
life.-Minnie Waite Roselle, in Bap'
fist Union.
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she did the tired mothers when the
hard days work was ended. "Poor
lady," she said, softly, II expect God
is letting him gather Easter lilies for
Him to-day. Mamma thinks God has
gardens in Heaven because there are
so many folks like me who never had
any flowers down here. I never saw
an Easter lily till to-day, and won't it
be nice when we all go to Jesus for me
to tell your little boy that we talked
about him to-day down here?"
Mrs. Raymond was crying-crying
as she could not cry when they carried
ing as any oppressed heart will cry
when relief comes, and still Blossoms
voice went steadily and sweetly on:
81 guess you ure lonesome without
your little boy and that makes you
cry, but some day when you go to see
God, your little boy will already be
there, and he'll run right up to you
without his crutches. Mamma says
God doesn't have crutches there, and
1 think I'll be the happiest little girl
in Heaven when God let's me show
am how l can rum"
Blossoms mother turned uneasily
and the child went over to her. "You
went to sleep, mamma, you were SO
tired" she said, in quaint apology;
then, turning and smiling brightly at
her new friend, she said: 81 guess we
must go now, for mamma said we
could only stay with the lilies until
the people came; she said we would
look queer; do we?"
"Stay to service with me-" pleaded
Mrs. Raymond, but Blossoms mother
would not be persuaded, and went
away, leaving the child under Mrs.
Raymoud's protection.
Blossom has never forgotten that
Wonderful Easter day. The triumph
ant music, the perfumed air, the glo-
rious promises of resurrection and
life, fell with untold power upon the
innocent child life. She was uncon-
scious of the notice she attracted to
the pew of the wealthy Mrs. Raymond.
who had not been to service for
months, and who had been so bitter in
her grief over the loss of her only
o that her best friends had avoided
her in the hours when she most need
ed them. Blossom had not felt the
bitterness, so she leaned confidingly
against Mrs. Raymond, bringing to
her the first real comfort she had
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Easton court, and nothing but Joy
and love in the world on Easter
morning.
"We shall have to start early,
then, dear, before the people go to
church, and you shall see the lilies
and then we will come home and
have a happy Easter by ourselves"
said her mother.
After one awe-stricken whisper,
Blossom did not speak again to her
mother. She felt as if she must have
died and gone to Heaven, for never in
her happiest flights of Imagination
had she dreamed of anything so beau
tiful as that which she saw on enter
ing the church. They sat down under
the gallery and Blossoms mother,
white-faced and weary, leaned her
head against a pillar and closed her
eyes. There was a lump in the child's
throat; her pleasure gave her such
keen pain. The organist was playing
a slow, sweet melody that throbbed
through the church like a psalm of
rest, and Blossom, unable to control
her tears, stood up leaning heavily on
her crutch and wiping her eyes with
her little coarse handkerchief.
An early worshiper, a lady whose
Grape draperies floated about her like
a sable cloud, moved down the aisle.
She caught Sight of Blossom sobbing
among the shadows and went over to
her, laying n caressing hand on the
top of the crutch and the other on
Blossoms shining head. Blossom did
not start, for she had reached the
stage when nothing could surprise
her, but she looked up into the fair,
naughty face and smiled through her
tears.
"What is the matter, little girl?" the
lady asked, in a voice so musical that
Blossom smiled again and gave her
head a little shake to send the tears
flying.
cts $3.50 NICE" she answered
r~everently. "Aren't you glad the lilies
tell about Jesus?"
The lady did not answer her in
words, and as she stopped nearer the
child, lifting the dimpled chin in her
palm. she said with passionate ten.
derness: Poor little girl! You are a
cripple like my little boy; 1 am sc
sorry for YOU"
ooh, is he lame, and will he be here
to-day? He won't mind his lameness
when he sees the lilies"
"He is not here; he is risen; and ]
am alone" answered the lady, he1
voice sharp with pain.
DO you mean that he has gone tc
Jesus?" asked Blossom.
There was only an affirmative noe
for answer. and Blossom, whose child,
ish idea of ministry meant loving
put up her hand and stroked the face
of the stricken beside her, as
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misery and unhappiness there were
in plenty, but no flowers, no Sabbath
days, no happy children-that is, ex-
cepting Blossom Blossom, whose
long-lashed violet eyes and shining
curls set her apart from all the other
alley children like a bit of hearts
ease; whose little crutch went tap
ping through the halls all day, and
who sat on the rickety stairs at
nightfall ready to call out a CHEEKY
greeting to her mother when she
turned into the dark alley.
Blossom was very rich. Her moth,
er did days work for the wealthy
people or the avenue, and, besides,
Blossoms mother had not always
lived in the alley. So when Blossoms
glad cry: Hurry up, mamma, Tn,
waiting for you," would ring out on
the foul air, the alley children would
hurry to the stairs and look witt,
wondering, wistful eyes at the scene
which never failed to take place.
Blossoms mother was never too tired
to kiss the winsome face and Bios
SONS arm always caught her moth
er in a rapturous embrace. Then
they went in and shut the door, and
the alley children were so poor, 50
poor.
Out in the great city the Easter
story was being told again and again
one Saturday evening, and after her
bit of work was done Blossom.
mother told her a new story of a
little girl who, ver SO long ago, went
to church on Easter morning, and
who talked to the lilies and palms
while the minister preached to the
big people.
1t was a fine old church, with n
great organ, and windows so beauti-
full that the sun made violet, and
gold, and purple lights on the floor.
"And the little girl sitting there in
her white dress did not know,
my Blossom, that some day she
would grow up and have great trou-
BILE to bear"
"Poor mamma" exclaimed Bios
son., and then she fell to cuddling
the hard hand in her sweet baby way
and with the exquisite imagery OF
childhood went to the beautiful
church herself, hearing the wonder
full music, and seeing the lights and
flowers. The vision filled her walk
ing thoughts, her prayers and her
dreams that night, and when she
awoke with the sun of Easter morn
inn chSrinr o1-occ 1o~ f lo--
was a tremulous hope in her heart
that down in the alley she would
hear some one crying: Christ is
risen to-day" and then the response:
"He is risen indeed" just as her
mother used to hear it in her old
home.
But Blossom heard only wicked and
evil words, so she went back to her
world of "make believe" and said
blithely to her mother: "Now put
on your prettiest dress, mamma, and
I'll put \on my white dress, and the
lace cap, and the little slippers with
big bows, and We'll go to church and
hear the big organ and, o mamma,
couldn't we do it honest truth-for
sure, / mean?"
II am afraid Blossom, that you and
I would look queer in a fine church,"
she answered, sadly.
80 mamma, please" coaxed the
child, sitting up in bed, her little
hands held out pleadingly.
A t%orturing wave of inconsistencies
swept over Blossoms mother IF /
only could CO." she murmured, and
wise little Blossom said cheerily:
eve will, mamma; I'll take care Of
YOU" Then they both laughed as if
there We're no heavy shadows in
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CURE SICK
GENERALITIEs OF INTEREST.

In 1890 New York had a colored
population of 25,97s.
Athletic sports are taking strong
n the European universities.
Austria and Mexico have resumed
intercourse for the first time since
the execution of Emperor Maximilian.
When a crew sets out for the north
pole the cost is no small matter. The
item of food supply for the Baldwin
expedition will amount to $4,000 or
$50, 900.
In Russia the sunflower is cult
waited as a staple crop. The sunfower
seeds are ar article of diet, being
eaten either raw or roasted. The oil
is also used literally in cooking, be.
ing practically equal to olive oil.
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L#H tLsE-E-.. 1 WYNN
Should have the purtiestebonne that ever
1.-The store folks made
One that would throw a rainbow jest TWEEN
ty mile in the SHADE!
Ever seen Jenny smilin'? Ever took note
of her eyes?
l toll her a angel made EN- from little oiue
patches O. skies!
lest 'peared to twinkle sunshine! an when-
ever they look at me
[ see jest all O. Heaven that ever l nope 10
Well, ]. went dow thar to the city, an l
tol' the store folks plain,
I wanted the finest bonnet that ever come
in on the train;
An I paid my money fer it 'thout any con-
tendin' words:
1t wuz all fixed up with roses, an ribbons,
an singin' birds.
But now the troubles a-comin'!-she wuZ
all in deep distress;
How wuz a ten-dollar bonnet to q with q
caliker dress?
Mother-she kinder shook her head; said
'twould be "out O. place."
An Jenny, with tears a~-fallin' on the
roses of her face!
But her gran'ma come ter the rescue: TITS
been seventy year." says she
"Sence I wore my weddin' dress, an now
it's good as it use to be;
w been a-keepin' it stored away-but II
saddens me now an then;
An SEEM to-morrer's the Easter day, we'll
make it over fer Jen!'
Jen throwed her arms round her, till we
heard the gran'ma say:
Ever you see SIGH a silly gal: She'll
smother me that away! !
Go long an git yer scissors, an all O. yer
needles bright;
With a hat like that a weddin' dress is jest
whatll set you right"
An 1t did! An seein' she looked so sweet
when the Easter day come 'roun',
When meetin' wuz over, the license an the
parson wuz easy foun'!
An I amt a-lovin' Jenny any the more,
Or less,
kaze l married her Easter mornin' iE
g~ran'mother's weddin' dress!
F. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
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great demand is on their hearts, not
on their purses. In the matter of
kindness we may all be great, and if
the prime minister of one of the
greatest nations in the world, a man
whose pen and tongue and brain were
constantly exercised in behalf of the
poor and oppressed, wherever he
found them; if the grand old mar of
England, William f. Gladstone, could
find time to leave his parliamentary
duties to carry a bunch of flowers
to a little sick crossing sweeper,
shall we not be ashamed to make for
ourselves the excuses: 81 haven't
time to be kind?"-Success.
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The articles in the John A. Salzer Seed
Company's catalog, La Crosse, Wis, on
spGltz, Bismarck Hog Food Pea, Billion
Dollar Grass, Victoria Rape and Bromus
menus are worth $500. 90 Of any wide.awake
farmers money, particularly the one on
of the wonderful richness of this productive,
prolific hay and grain food. Every farmer
should get Salzer's catalog and read sbout
Speltz. XXI
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Dainty Desserts

Can be made with Burnham's Hasty Jelly.
con. Delicious jellies from purest ingredi.
ents. Dissolve a package in hot water and
set away to cool. Get a package at your
Grocer's to-day. There are six favors:
orange, lemon, strawberry, raspberry, peach,
wild cherry and the unfavored "calfsfoot"
for making wine and coffee ielhea.
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DEAR MRS. PINKHAM 81
was suffering such tortures
from nervous prostration that
life was a burden. I could
not sleep at all, and was too
weak to walk across the floor.
My heart was affected so that
often | could not lie down at
all without almost suffocating.
| took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and it
worked like magic. feel that
your medicine has been of in
estimable benefit to me-"
Miss ADELE WILLIAMSON,
1866 N. boulevard. Atlanta. Ga.
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(@( ADELE

81 am SO nervous! no one ever suffered as I do
isn't a well inch in my body. I honestly believe n
are diseased, my chest pains me so, but I have no c,
am 50 weak at my stomach, and have indigestion terri,
palp1tatlon OF the heart am losing flesh; and this l.
and backache nearly kills me, and Yesterday l had hys
There is a weight in the lower part of my bowels,
down all the time, with pains in my groins and TIL
can't sleep, walk, or sit, and blue oh goodness! I an
the most miserable of women"
Ibis is a most vivid description of a woman suffer-
nervous prostration, caused by Inflammation Or SON
diseased condition of the womb.
No woman should allow herself to reach such a pc
OF misery when there is no need of it. Read abo
Williamsops case and how she was cured.
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Bows and Beaux.

Certain of the Spartan women, it is re
corded, hesitated. "If we cut off our hail
and give it to the soldiers to string theil
bows with, how are we to get along?" they
protested. "Why we can string our beaua
with false hair" exclaimed the Others
warmly. -Detroit journal.
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At Eastertime

At Eastertime, oh, who can doubt
That He who calls the violets out
OF their brown graves beneath the rime
VIII wake us, toe, in His good time?
Are we not more than man, flowers?
Oh, sweet the lesson of the hours
At Eastertime.
May Riley Smith.
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Found Time to Be Kind.

The business man forgets, as do
many of us, the truth expressed by
Ruskin that "a little thought and u
little kindness are often worth more
than a great deal of money" The
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"sCENIC LINE TO FLoRIDA.v
Through the Mouutains of Tennessee
-Georgin-The Old BattIe-
zelda ROufe

Double Daily Through Sleeping Car Serv.
Ice. Dixie Flyer" leaving Chicago 6:lO p.
n. over Illinois Central, and Chicago &
Florida Limited" leaving ll:O5 a. m. over
the G. e. E.. I. both carry through sleepers
Chicago to Jacksonville via Nashville, Chat.
tanooga and Atlanta. "The Chicago &
Nashville Limited" leaving Chicago at 7 p.
Depot, Nashville, with the "Dixie Flyer"
carrying through sleepers to jacksonville.
Cheap Excursion tickets now on sale. Full
particulars OF application to B. +. Hill, N.
2. A., 1923 Marquette Bldg, Chicago. w.
L.. Danley, G. P. A., Nashville, Tenn.
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TW Ban Gases of Nervous Presentation

II had nervous pr
terribly, caused BY
weakness. I suffere
thing; was unable
sleep, or work. After
| was induced to try J
Pinkham's Vegetabl
pound, and I really !
improve on taking
bottle. l continued
the medicine, and a.
better in every way, :,
like a different person
simply a we'll m
Mrs. DELLA K
MarieI.
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A Calculating. Mind.

"Did you observe Lent this year?'
Every carefully" answered he. It
think I succeeded in denying myself
enough things to pay the cost of an
Easter Observation-Disclosures Star,
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=BL,OSSOM'S=
1ASTERsDa>,
RT"@ NV

did not grow
in Easton court.
The only super
fuous a I ii C ! e S
which the chill
dren who lived
there knew any,
thing about we're
t S of broken
bottles and waste
papers. Squalor,
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IN n m "a REWARD We have deposited with the National CITY Bank OF Ly
XEAEHHBHH which Will be paid to n person III AN find that the above testimon
HMu HHEHHHH are not genuine, or were published before obtaining the wrnerss p
w@VWV MISSION. LYLIA E. PINKHAM MEDICl
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After talking with a nagging woman it
is a great relief to take a roll in a bed of
singing nettles.-Ram's Horn.
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Mrs. Nuwed-Isn't my new Easter
hat a dream?
Mr.. Nuwed-Yes, and the price,
mark is an alarm clock.-Baltimore
! American,
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e~Mo AZ
OF A BONNET

I a,MMMMgHlH m In d fer sartin
MWMNMM MNIH that Jenny (you
wHEMMSNMMA know that she
W@GM NNlMMW Had named the day
M,M MNw in her own sweet
mNfEI NW way-the day she
WXaHIly mould marry me?l
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

A baker may be out of work and still
knead nothing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Carriers MAY Do ERRANDS,
But Shall Not Act as Agents, Sales
men or Solicitors.
MAY ACT AS NEWS AGENTS.

Washington, July 22.-Thc postmas-
ter general has issued an order of i'm
portance to rural mail service. 1t
reads:
not act as agents, statesmen or solicit
ors for express companies, letter box
manufacturers, wholesale houses, cor
porations or firms, nor engage in any
business or avocation which would in
terfere with the proper performance of
their official duties. They may act as
news agents, sell newspapers or period
ais on their own account, or accept
and collect subscriptions for the same.
When carriers receive newspapers or
periodicals by express or by other
means outside the mails, to be sold or
delivered on their routes, they, as news
agents, will be required to pay postage
on such matter at the second class rate
of postage u cent per pound, except in
the case of county papers which are
mailed free to subscribers residing in
the county in which they are published.
''This order is not intended to pro-
hibit carriers from performing various
private commissions for the accommo-
dation of the patrons on their routes,
SO long as it does not interfere with
the regular and prompt performance
of their duties