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know rightly. but-buts 1 know, when
you brought all those cabbages ead
things for the others to eat up and me
never to see, used to wish they was
something I might hold because it
came from you, and-and hated the
thought of cabbages, till half thought
1 hated you.
But when. saw you coming along
with that great yellow bunch and the
sun on your face making it shine like
a sun behind it, and looking so strong
and bright, l knew better than thst-"
But Joe had found lis speech.
Lord, how l love you'll he cried, as
his strong arms went round her
That's all 1 want said Nell. yet,
I think, if you'd come this time with a
cabbage, I should have refused you"
Then bless the fiowers!" laughed
Joe. If he could not wholly under
stand such an attitude, he was content
to disregard what his mind would not
grasp-while his arms grasped Nell
Sketch.
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Just in Time.

Brcadland, So. Oak, Feb. 23d.-Bea-
die county has never been so worked
up as during the last few weeks.
Every one is talking of the wonderful
case of G. w. Gray of Broadland, the
particulars of which are best told in
the following statement which Mr..
Gray has just published:
Il was dying. 1 had given up all
hope. 1 was PROSTATE and as helpless
as a little babe. 1 had been ailing
with Kidney Trouble for many years,
and it finally turned to Bright's- Dis
ease. All medicine had failed and
was in despair.
81 ordered one box of Dodd's Kidney
Pills and this first box helped me out
of bed. 1 continued the treatment till
now l am strong, well man. 1 praise
God for the day when 1 decided to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Everybody expected that Mr.. Gray
would die and his remarkable recovery
is regarded as little short of a miracle
by all who know how very low he was.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are certainly a
wonderful remedy.
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TO AWAKEN THE DEAF.
Alarm Clock With Attachments In
sures PunctuaIity.

Alarm Clock With Attachments In
sures PunctuaIity.
An alarm clock for deaf mutes Is
the novel invention of Elisha Cretzer,
a deaf mute in the employ of the
,Vashoe smelling plant, who resides at
Is Birch street. How to awaken
at a certain hour has long been a
problem among these unfortunate peo-
pie. and in Mr.. Cretzer's invention
the solution has been found, says the
Anaconda Standard. OF course, the
Ordinary alarm clock has been useless
Mr.. CretZer, who is an ingenious fell
low, is a water and f1ume tender at
the Washce smelter. His work neces-
states his rising at an early hour in
the morning, and as he has no means
of awakening he has lost many days
of work by being late. He accordingly
set about inventing an apparatus by
which he could always be on time.
The dropping of a pillow on the
sleeping person is the awakening
agent, and it is operated so that the
pillow falls at the desired time. An
ordinary alarm clock is placed in a
cigar box, which fits it closely. 1t is
then nailed to the wall at the head of
the bed. A string connects the clap
per of the alarm clock with an ordi-
nary spring mouse trap fastened to
the top of the cigar box. By a sys-
tenn of small pulleys and screweyes a
pillow is fastened to the end of
string and pulled to the ceiling direct
ly above the bed. An ingenious ar
rangement connects the ether end of
the string to the mouse trap. The
clock is set and when the alarm goes
off the string attached to the bell
clapper springs the mouse trap and
releases the pillow, which drops on
the person sleeping in the bed be-
meath.
when it does not hit me it hits my
wife," Mr.. Cretzer wrote on a piece
of paper, land so 1 never miss a day
any more
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The OId-Fashioned Fire.

To steam heat the cities aspire
AS they Shiver and shake in the cold !.
But give me the old-fashioned fire
The round, rosy backlog of old!
The warmth and the light
OF its fame, leaping bright
The drowsy-heads huddled around it at
night
In the darkness the winter wind sigh
ing
Made the flame take a ruddier glow;
The sparks Up the broad chimney flying
Like witch-eyes that cleaned in the
snow.
Oh, the warmth and the light
OF those red flames bright,
And the comfort and joy of the wild
winter night
Far better that friendly old fire
Than buildings of simmering steam,
With never flame to admire.
And never beautiful dream!
Oh, the love and the light
Where those flames danced bright.
And the old-fashioned joy of the old
fashioned night
Frank l. Stanton in the Atlanta Con-
stitution-
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lady ON EDITORIAL
STAFF OF LEADING
RELIGIOUS WEEKLY
Sends the Following Grand Testimonial to
the Merits Of Cuticura Remedies i'm the
Treatment of Humours of the
Blood, Skin and Scalp

ST wish to give my testimony to
the efficiency of the Cuticura Rene
dies in what seems to me two some
what remarkable cases. I had a
number of skin tumours small
ones ON my arms which had never
given me serious trouble but about
two years ago one came on my
throat. At first it was only about as
large as a pinhead, but, as it was in
a position where my collar, if not
just right, would irritate it, it soon
became very sensitive and began to
grow rapidly. Last spring it was
as large, if not larger, than bean.
A little unusual irritation of my
collar started it to swelling, and in
a day or two it was as large as
half an orange. I was very much
alarmed, and was at a loss to de-
termine whether it was a carbuncle
or malignant tumor.
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"Our Nell's just about bad" they
told him as he passed on his way to
work They shook their heads, and
catching his frightening look, their
own faces fell still further, in uncon-
scious imitation.
When Nell was in good health, they
had been apt to laugh at his undis-
guised devotion to her. But now,
shaken by fear, cut adrift from their
habitual unquestioning trust in a
vaguely realized Providence, they
found an unexplained relief in hand
ing on their apprehensioEs to one
who was safe to feel all they were
feeling, with some possible addition of
his own-companions in adversely be-
ing the absolute need of their natures.
If there was anything he could do.
His expressive eyes implored their
consideration of him with regard to
any humblest sphere of usefulness as
he fingered on the worn doorstep.
They certainly considered, but for
the moment nothing came to them, to
their obvious regret. For although a
possible son-in-law, as even a lover for
Nell, he had not attracted them-had
not greatly, as it seemed, attracted
Nell-yet in times of sickness, as her
mother said, there was no telling
what might come in handy, and they
decided to leave the question an open
one.
In the meantime, at her own sug-
gestion, Ivy, a 5-year-old plant, rode
home with him aloft on his wide
shoulder. It'll be one less to make a
noise" he suggested timidly.
The next night it was three less,
~,
selves, fired by Ivy's account of her
Joe's cottage.
Might as well all come as likes,
was his next suggestion, and Nen's
cramped little home was cleared of all
the younger and noisy members of the
family, ct least for the hours he could
claim as his own.
But Joe's ambition included a daily
present for Nell herself, and that took
some thinking out. Who could tell
him how best to convey his strong
hearts tender pity for a loved and
stricken lass by means of the few
things at his command?
Since the nearest town was a train
Journey distant and all his evenings
were occupied, he was restricted to
the produce of his gardener, at best,
of the village shop. AS fresher, he
generally made it garden produce /;
thus, beans and marrows formed his
love-tokens while they lasted, with
still more homely first-fruits to follow
For Nen." he would say, with a
basket of potatoes Tell her they
fresh dug"
No one told him that in typhoid
fever. vegetables. however fresh. are
forbidden dainties, and not for fear OF
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Aching backs are eased. Hip. back. and
foin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colored, excessive, pain in pass
ing. dribbling, frequency, bed wetting.
Doan's Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calcui and gravel. Relieve heart palpita-
ton, sleeplessness. headache, nervousness.
SALEM. IND, Feb. 5, 1901 received
the trial package of Doan's Kidney Pills
and must confess they did me wonderful
good. 1t seems strange to say that 1 had
tried several kinds of kidney medicines
without doing me any good. had back
ache, pain in my bladder and scalding
urine, and the sample package sent me
stopped it all in few days, and with the
package am now using from our drug
store expect to be cured permanently 1t
is wonderful, but sure and certain the med
icine does its work. 1 was in constant
misery until commenced the use of
Doan's Kidney Pills. "-CHAs. r. Cook,
p. o. Box 80, Salem, Washington Co., Ill.
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Won by Golden-Rod

took a walk in the direction, az it
CHANGED, of Joe's cottage
This was the longest walk she had
taken, and, forced to move very slow
1y, she had plenty of opportunity for
looking about her; was able to see
Joe coming along, for once, before he
saw her; Joe tidied up and carrying
his daily offering-a huge bunch OF
goldenrod instead of the customary
cabbage; Joe with a long face and
hesitating gait, for, as a substitute
for cabbages, he thought but poorly
of the flowers himself.
The afternoon sunshine lit up the
great bunch of goldenrod; lit up Joe's
face behind it. His hair where his
cap allowed it to be seen, was the
color of the flowers; his face was
radiant with the smiles the sight of
Nell always brought to it. Until he
reached her and turned to walk at her
side-then it fell.
You out SO far and me with moth
ing better to mark the day for you
than these poor fowers!" he COM
planned. wild 'uns, too. 1t does seem
contrarylike."
I'm a bit wild myself. times" said
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We'll, with her feeble laugh so per
haps, tisn't so unsuitable as all that"
But Joe could not bear a word said
against Nell, even by Nell herself.
YOU'RE no wild 'un," he declared.
Sweetest girl ever stepped. Dear
heart, l can't have you be-calling your
self. Goldenrod they names this stuff,
and if it was the real thing-real gold.
with no rod to it-then / should feel
some right to ask you what will out,
whether or no. 'Tis seeing you SO
we'll does it. Nell. for 1 know the
rough fellow 1 am-what a poor sort
for a pretty girl like you. And I've
seen you laughing at me often enough
But for love, you couldn't squeeze
more love, Nell. out of any one hui
man heart than there is in mine for
yoy"
He stopped short. then shook the
flowers in his big fist vindictively.
IF these were golden sovereigns
all, that would bring home a little
nearer to being worthy Of you, may
be- A foolish something caught him
by the tlroat, and his next words
came in a strangled, altered voice.
IF they were sovereigns all, would
it-could it make any difference, Nell
'Tis senseless question, but could it
No" was Nell's whole answer-an
unaccustomed monosyllable.
''If you could even like me, Nell" he
pleaded.
81 do" said Nell. I've told you
that before
Gould liking ever grow to lover"
"Why not?''
At last he looked at her, and stood
aghast at what it seemed, he saw His
face grew red under the tan, his blue
eyes stared distractedly, the flowers
fell from his nerveIess fingers. Though
he plainly tried, he could not speak
Defeat, refusal, he had expected and
had trained himself to bear. But the
unexpected had unnamed him, and in
a hot and palpitating silence did Joe
the awkward, meet the astounding
fact that, after all, it was not refusal
that awaited him.
Nell caught at a branch of the gold
en-rod as it fell, ard twirled it in her
thin fingers
'I've always liked you; it's only my
way to laugh" she said. There's
nothing in it Like as not I'll laugh al
you up to my dying day; but if you
take me, you'll find that there's nc
harm in that-that it won't prevent
me being a good wife and loving you
when 1t changed to love I don't
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A Little Doubtful.

The veteran undertaken was dis
cussing some of his experiences with
his young assistant. When was
young in the business he said, "a
drunken man came into the Office
about 8 O'Clock. He couldn't walk
straight, but he was very loquacious.
He lived in the country and wanted
to take a casket out with him for his
wife, who had died the night before.
I told him 1 needed the measurements
of the body to give him a casket of
the proper size He pulled himself
up with a great deal of dignity, grand
ly waved me off with his right hand
and said thickly:
81 made all measurements fore /
came down. 1 know measurements
and I want a casket five foot ten or
ten foot five and I'll be jiggered if
know which
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Joke on DR.. Lorenz.

One of DR.. Lorenz's compatriots
chuckIes every time he tells this an
ecdote which is told as an actual oc-
currence in the great surgeons ca
reer:
The doctor was always very chart
table and treated a great many people
gratuitously. Among them was a poor
little girl in whose case he was deeply
interested. One morning DIR. Lorenz
happened to meet her mother, and
-Y-as surprised to hear that his patient
had died a few days before.
why didn't you send for me when
the change Gamer" he asked.
I'VE were going to do so,' sir, but
we thought it better to let the dear
child die a natural DEATH" was the
fearful answer.
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PROSPERITY IN CANADA.


Wonderful Success.
One of the first things that the man
who wishes to change his residence
endeayors to find out is where he can
go and succeed. 1t need be a matter
of little doubt or indecision now Dur
ing the past four or five years the de-
velopment of Western Canada has
been SO rapid, and the conditions of
life there SO widely known, that up
wards of 1000 Americans have taken
up their homes there, and the expert
ence of these people is that they are
thoroughly satisfied with their choice
of home.
The methods of farming there are
similar to those adopted in the United
States, but the operations are simpler.
the yield of grain greater and the
profits more satisfactory. Ranching
is carried on with lots of success.
| Mixed farming is always profitable,
while the results in grain-raising are
as certain as splendid soil, excellent
climate and lots of sunlight can give.
The yields Of, but nothing is as
satisfactory as the experience of the
farmer himself, and extracts are Sc
lected from one.
A good, intelligent farmer named
Mears, John Mears to be exact, left
Cavalier county, North Dakota, two
years ago and followed the thousands
who had already gone to Canada. He
had twenty-five years experience in
Minnesota, in buying grain, including
fax, but in all his experience he never
saw a district so well suited to the
growth of fax as Western Canada.
The financial results of Mr.. Mears'
operations in single season are as
| n IL 4 = -
at 571sc, $1,7S5; 1850 bushels 1 North
ern, at SAC, s1,4572O; Oats, 1.75O bush
els, at 35c, s612.5O; Speltz, 154 bush
els, at 75c, $115.5O; Flax. 324 bushels.
at 81, 1928. Total, $4,598.20, return
| of more than $4,000 from a little over
| $50 acres, an average of $1S per acre,
| is surely testimony sufficiently strong
| to satisfy the most incredulous as to
| the money to be made out of the soil
| of the Canadian West 1t is to facts
like these-arguments expressible and
| demonstrate in dollars and cents
| that the steady northward movement
| of American farmers is due. Mr..
Mears is settled near Arcola. ASA
| A number of Americans who have
| chosen Western Canada as home
had the idea that a man enjoyed less
| freedom in Canada, but they soon
| found their mistake, and say the laws
| of Canada are the most liberal in the
world, and such as prevent the litiga-
| ton which breeds so much bad feel
| ing between people in the United
States and costs them SO dear in law
| yers' fees
The government has established
| agencies at ST. Paul. Mimi; Omaha,
| Neb.; Kansas City, Mo-; Chicago, ILL.,;
| Indianapolis, Ind; Milwaukee, Wis;
| Wausau, Wis; Detroit, Sault Ste
/ Marie and Marquette, Mich; Toledo.
/ Ohio; WATERFOWL, s. Dakota; Grand
| Forks, N. Dakota, and Great Falls,
| Mont, and the suggestion is made
that by addressing any of these, who
are authorized agents of the govern
ment, it will be to the advantage of
the reader, who will be given the
fullest and most authentic informa-
ton regarding the results of mixed
farming, dairying, ranching and grain
l raising. and also supply Information
a. to freight and passenger rates. etc.
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French School Children on Strike
An extraordinary strike IS reported
from Crezieres. near PCiteres. France,
the school children of the elementary
school having refused to attend their
classes unless their head master. M.
Gail, was dismissed from his position
The children allege that they have
been harslly treated by their master.
They are supported by their parents,
who have petitioned the government
to send down an Official to inquire in
to the affair. This the government
has agreed to-
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hurting his feelings. but because there
were others who could eat them and
were glad to.
Nell grew better. but she did not
seem to understand. The great gawk
might have known as l couldn't eat
his old garden stuff" she would laugh
while her laugh was still feeble. IF
he thinks he's given me anything, I
shall undeceive him pretty sharp.
Cabbages, indeed-and me at deaths
doori"
Then, at last, came Saturday after
noon when Nell, frail and white, but
looking prettier than ever before with
the refining touch of illness to soften
her ratner too pronounced good looks,
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tended down into my chest was all
gone, and my neck now seems to be
perfectly well.
Sc About five or six years ago my
sister had a similar experience. She
had two large Jumps come under
her right arm, the result of a sprain.
They grew rapidly, and our physi-
clan wanted to cut them out. 7
would not listen to it, and che tried
the Cuticura Remedies (as did
few months ago) with magical effect.
In six weeks time the Jumps had
entirely disappeared, and have never
returned.
81 have great faith in the Cuticura
Remedies. and believe they might
be as eficacious in similar cases
with other people, and thus save
much suffering, and perhaps life. I
have derived SO much benefit from
the use of them myself that I an
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Much Railroad Property Condemned.
Local inspectors OF the Wheeling
division Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio rail-
-oad have condemned $500 box cars.
Oats. ETC.. as lightweight or light ca
pacity. The condemned cars will be
burned and the iron sold as scrap
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My friends tried to persuade me
to consult my physician; but dread
ing that he would insist on using
the knife, I would not consent to
go. Instead I got a small bottle of
Cuticura Resolvent and a box of Gu
ticura Ointment / took the former
according to directions, and spread
a thick layer of the Ointment on
linen cloth and placed it on the
swelling. On renewing it I would
battle my neck in very warm water
and Cuticura Soap In a few days
the Cuticura Ointment had drawn
the swelling to a head, when it
broke. Every morning it was opened
with a large sterilized needle,
squeezed and bathed, and fresh
Ointment put on. Pus and blood,
and yellow, cheesy, humorous
matter came out. In about three or
four weeks time this treatment
completely eliminated boil and
tumor. The soreness that had ex-
CUrrCuRA REMEDIES are sold throughout tho
bottle Tin Of Chocolate Coated Pills. sc. per
Soap per cake Send for the great work. e Hur
Them" a Pages. Diseases, with illustrations,
Japanese and Chinese British Depot, 27cs Charte
Paix, Paris. Australian Depot. R Towns 4 Co., 3,
Sole Propretors, Boston, U. 8. A
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and was unable to speak, when her
daughter, at my suggestion, tried
the effect of the Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Resolvent. Strange to
say, she was very shortly relieved of
the most distressing symptoms. The
swelling seemed to be exteriorized,
and she is now able to be around
her house, and can talk as well as
ever.
1T seems to me that / have pretty
good grounds for believing that
Cuticura Remedies will prove sue
cessful in the most distressing forms
of blood and skin humours, and if
you wish to use my testimonial as
herein indicated, 1 am willing that
you should do SO, with the further
privilege of re vealing my name and
address to such persons as may wish
to substantiate the above state.
ments by personal letter to me. "
chicago, Nov. 12, 1902.
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cOnSCS nCly a q Wis l u g
others to use them. Re-
Gently 1 recommended
them to an Office boy for
his father, who was ois-
abled with salt rheum.
The mans feet were
swollen to an enormous
size, and he had not
worked for six weeks.
Two bottles of Cuticura
Resolvent and two boxes
of Cuticura Ointment
worked a perfect cure.
You never saw a more
grateful man IN yourlife.
Il am very much in
terested in another case
where 1 have recon-
mended Cuticura just
now. My housemaids
mother has a goitre
which had reached a
very dangerous point.
The doctors told her
that nothing could be
done that she could live
only two or three weeks,
and that she would die
of strangulation. She
,r o0- R-a1 - Hav haA
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schIey to Tour the West.

Admiral Schley, accompanied by
Col. and Mrs. A. K Mcclure of PhIla-
delphia, is to make an extended tour
of the west, going as far west as
southern California, where the early
spring will be spent.
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SOUTH BARroNvlLE, ILL.,, Feb. 9,
1907 received the trial package of
Doan's Kidneys Pills and have bought
several boxes of my druggist. They have
done me much good. 1 was hardly able
to do any work until began taking them;
now can work all day and my back does
not get the least bit tired BIRD GRAY.
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Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality, of Defiance Starch, makes it
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
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Some men know just enough t
make fools of themselves.
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A woman generally gets on a Joke
much as she gets off a car-that is
backward.
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Mother Grayss Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
Ia tho Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
resthing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy W FORMS Over 30, 600 tes-
timoniaIs At all druggists, 25c- Sample
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Kitchener Learning New Tongue.

Lord Kitchener is learning Urda, a
composite tongue which makes one
familiar with the sentiments of Sc
poys-
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Once an honest man went into pol
tics, but he died from shock
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People who marry for money are
divorced for love.
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use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because
II Is better and OF more of It for same
moneY.