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Pe-ru-na Protects the Entire House.
hold Against Catarrhal
Diseases.

AS soon as the value of Peruna is APP
preciated by every household, both as a
preventive and cure, tens of thousands
of lives will be saved, and hundreds of
thousands of chronic. lingering cases of
catarrh will be prevented Peruna is a
household safeguard
Mrs. s. Miles, Soughton Wis., writes:
when my baby, Evelyn, was quite
young / noticed that she had catarrh.
This worried me so much that 1 took
her to a doctor and he prescribed for
her, She seemd to get better, but the
relief was only temporary, as I noticed
that with the next cold she contracted
she was worse.
II had used Peruna myself some time
before with such good results that / de-
cided to give It TO her, feeling sure that
there was nothing In it that could injure
her. / gave her two bottles, which was
all that was necessary, for 1t cured her. |
| am glad / took mold of this troubled
while she was young and before II hadi
secured too strong a hold ON her system. !
| keep 1t on hand now and give her al
few doses whenever she takes a eoldd
and 1t always takes effect and keeps her |
we'll and strong Mrs. S. Miles.
Mrs Mary r.. Conner, 724 23rd St, San
Francisco, Cal, writes: 'Peruna has
been blessing to my home. II has kepti
sickness sout and we are today a happy
and well family, thanks to Peruna. Myi
husband was cured of lung troubles
through Peruna and this showed us its
merits.
al am the mother OF six boys. and
whenever any of the family Is sick with
a cold. cramps indigestion, a few
doses of Peruna restores them. / am
especially thankful to you for what PERU
ma has done for Leo and Francis, my
two oldest boys They had been troubled
with cartarrh and Peruna cured them
within a few weeks. Mary E. Connor.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case.
Address Dr. Hartman President OF The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio.
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Mr.. Edward Otto. 927 De Soto Street.
st. Paul, Mimi, writes II cannot say
enough for Peruna. 1t has done great
work in my family, especially for my
Oldest boy. We had doctored with three
or four different doctors and they did
not seem to do him any good. We gave
up hopes of cure. and so did they. but
we pulled him through on Peruna He
seemed perfectly WELL eats well and
sleeps we'll. 1t is Peruna that did 1t.
We had several doctors and they said
they could do no more for him, so we
tried Peruna as a last resort, and that
did the work. Since then we keep it in
the house all the time. and no doctor is
required. When we feel a cold coming on
we take a few doses of Peruna, and the
next day it is gone. 1t has done wonder
full work in my family. | recommend 1t
wherever | can. Edward Otto.
A. o. Harding, of Prescott. Ont, has
been presented with a % year Medal Of
Honor in odd Fellowship, and is also one
of the leading druggists of Prescott He
writes as follows: Ever since I have
been handling Peruna, | have had fine
trade. Once a family buys a bottle, / am
sure of selling them more. and 1t never
fails to bring additional customers.
have nothing better for catarrh in all
its various forms 1t cures colds in day
or two, relieves cramps Immediately,
cures lung troubles and the various stom-
ach disorders"
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Queer Eaters Society.
e New York Tribune

From the New York Tribune.
There is a society of Q. E. (Which
stands for Queer Eaterso that has
monthly dinners in London. The peculiar
ity Of it's dinners consists In the fact that
every dish Is unobtainable at the ordinary
London restaurant At recent dinner
picked ocusts were the hors 'doeuvre.
The soup was a la grecque-a title which
coneeals an alleged delicious decoction OK
sour milk and grease, served with straw
berry syrup. With boiled cod the Q. e. .
might be suspected OF returning to the
commonplace, but any such reproach was
removed by its conjunction with sauce
aile--the pure essence Of garlic, obtained
by pounding IL with olive oil into jelly.
For entree the O. Els enjoyed white
worm fritters. : Specially imported from
Provence. the worm Is fried in egg, and
becomes a cleaH crystalline red. swapping
in the fingers and melting under the tom
que like q bonbon glace. The triumph
of the banquet was chat noir a PAdolphe.
composed and prepared by the president
himself STEPPED for two days In fine
vinegar with thyme, mint, rosemary and
other aromatic herbs the black cat was
stewed in white wine, and dished up with
trips sausages. 1t was said TO be good
eating.
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funds for any permanent public purpose
and that is public taxation.
We have tried for more than quarter
of a century to supply these funds by
general taxation, we have reached the
limit for general state taxation for schools
in almost every southern state and we
have failed. Other states in other Sec
lions and certain communities In the
southern states that have succeeded in
raising the funds necessary tsr successful
and complete system of public schools,
have been compelled to supplement the
general tax by a local tax.
More than sixty-nne per cent of the
funds for public schools in the United
States is raised by local taxation. We
are forced to the conclusion then that
the south must adopt local taxation by
counties. townships or districts as the
only means found effective elsewhere in
supplying sufficient funds for successful
public schools.
g. Equality of opportunity for the
opportunity of the south.
Heritage of untaInted Blood.
With this statements of the defects.
needs and remedies of our public school
system as we them. we make our
confident appeal, in the children's name,
to the people Of the south In the I'M
mixed blood of your children, strangely
protected in the past from faint Of un-
desired strains of foreign blood by the
very isolation, pride, independence and
imputed provincialism of the south, you
have the richest heritage that any peo-
pie can have.
Shall these children have a chance
through the public schools to be all that
they are capable of being and do all that
they are capable of doing?
What Is the Answer?
Equality of opportunity is the only foun-
dalton on which true republic oan safe
Iy rest Equality of opportunity is an
impossibity in the twentieth century
without equality of opportunity for edu-
cation Equality of opportunity for ed
ucation Is an impossibility for all the
people without properly equipped schools.
Shall these children of yours. through
public schools. as good as the best. have
an equal opportunity for power, prog
ress. prosperity, and service with the
children of other sections and other lands /?
Are not your children as good as the best
and do not they deserve the best?
The answer must come and come soon
from the plain people of these southern
states. Shall 1t be an everlasting nay
or an everlasting yea? Everlasting
1t must be. Upon the answer hangs the
blight blessing Of millions of minds,
the bondage freedom of millions of
souls, the veal or woe OF one of the
farest lands on earth--maybe the desti-
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sections whose public schools are open
10 all their children from $50 to 1870 days.
Better Classification.
3. Before there can be such classified
lion and graduation of the work In tho
bublc schools as to make possible thor
ough and successful instruction In even
The primary and intermediate branches,
some means must be found to CONSOLE
date the little schools with one room
and one teacher into larger schools with
at least two rooms and two teachers,
Investigation shows that the average
teacher in the little one-room rural
school must have from twenty to fifty re-
Citations daily. The farce of this Is man
lfest ON its face.
The advantages of fewer and larger
schools resulting from consolidation are
apparent. Among these may be men
toned % More money for better houses
and better teachers. 90 More teachers in
one school, making possible better grad
uation and classification, with fewer and
larger classes for each teacher and more
time for each class making possible more
thorough and more advanced. instruction.
49, increase in enthusiasm, pride, and eff
fort on account of larger number of pu-
pills and greater competition.
Public High Schools.
G. Another great need of the public
school system of the south is the pubic
high school There are but few public
high schools in the southern states and
nearly all of these are in cities and
towns A public school system without
public high schools is sadly incomplete
Such a system of public schools can never
raise the great masses of men to any high
plane of general intelligence or civic use-
fulness and power 1t will do well II 1t
raise them barely above the plane of abb
solute illiterscy.
These public high schools township.
county and district, cannot be supplied
without more money. The money spent
on the rural public schools of the south
= insufficient to provide even five months
of thorough elementary instruction. The
money for public high schools must be
supplied here as elsewhere ny state app
preparation supplemented by local taxa
ton, county, township or district.
BY Local Taxation.
| T. We cannot hope to supply these
needs OF the public schools of the south
and place these schools on an equal foot
ing with the public schools of other
| lands and other sections without more
| money Better houses grounds and e.
auipment larger salaries and better
! teachers, longer terms and better super
vision are not to be had without paying
for them. There is but one sensible and
successful way Of securing the necessary
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Mrs John Hollingsworth, Prescott,
Ont, Can, writes: II am pleased to tes-
tify to the value of Peruna as a house
hould remedy. AMy husband has used it
for colds and | have found it very bene-
fetal for indigestion. l find 1t especially
valuable for my children. My two
daughters, seven and nine years old,
have taken it for colds as it cures in
day or two. They have been cured in
an hour from cramps and collie, and
whenever they have felt badly, nervous
or irritable. or have lost their appetite
or sleep, dose or two of Peruna would
invariably cure them. Mrs. John Hol-
lingsworth.
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Mr.. Peter c. Herr, Bluff
ton. O.. writes: I'VE take
the pleasure to write you
that our FIVE year old son is
well. 1t is safe to say that
he is cured. lie took four
bottles of Peruna. We thank
you very much for your
kindness and advice. Mr..
Peter c. Herr.
Mr.. William d. Ward,
Dawson, Ca, writes: Last
December we had a little
boy four months old afflicted
with eczema. After trying
various prescriptions from
doctors we commenced US
ing your Peruna. Before
we did so every particle of
hair came out, and his scalp
was irritated, in fact, he
was sore from crown of
head to sole of feet, After
we had given him two bot
ties his hair came back, and
since then we have seen no
sign of the eczema. We
give you this endorsement
without solicitation on your
part, and we will gladly an
swer any inquiries from par
ties in regard to this matter.
Your medicine is everything
you claim for it. VIM, d.
Ward.
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Mr.. G. II. Farmer, New Mar
tinsville. W. Va, writes:
"Our little son, Harry, Is
we'll and healthy now and we
think If we do as you direct
ed US, he wi II keep his
health and grow strong.
I'VE know that our little
sons life was saved by your
wonderful medicine, Peruna,
and we shall always praise
Peruna and use it in our fam
lily when needed.
"Should we have any more
catarrhal trouble in our fam
lily, we shall always write to
you for treatment."-G. n.
Farmer.
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Conditions in The South De-
mand and Deserve an
Immediate Remedy
SOUTHERN SUPER|NTENDENTS
ISSUE AN OPEN LETTER
Ask for More Local Taxation and
Suggest Remedies for the
Conditions That Now
Exist.

Montgomery NJ ay H.-(Specal.)-At
meeting of the Association of the Super
intendents of Public instruction of the
Southern States in Atlanta October 1903,
a committee consisting of J. Y. Joyner,
of North Carolina, Chairman, H. l.. WHIT
field, of Mississippi, and S. A. Mynders'
of Tennessee was appointed to prepare an
address to the people of the southern
states.
At a subsequent meeting of this Assoc
citation in Birmingham, April 18th and
9th, 1904, the following address was re-
ported by the Chairman of the commit
tee, and after full discussion, was IMAM
imousy adopted
Address to the people of the south by
the state superintendent of public in
struction of the southern states:
With a keen sense of the responsibility
laid upon us as heads Of the departments
of education by the people of our res
nective states with fixed faith In the
native capacity of southern children
through whose veins course the purest
strain of Anglo-Saxon blood on the con-
tinant-the strongest, cleanest blood on
earth-With a firm reliance in the patriot
ism chivalry, courage, pride and sense
~ Justice of the southern people, with
nrofound conviction OF the necessity of
universal education for the preservation
and perpetuation of democracy, with an
assurance horn of the evidence of all past
axnerience and all past history that the
only means of universal education are
the public. schools, we are moved to lay
before our people these facts about their
schools and to make them, in the child
ren,s name this appeal for those schools.
/. Inadequacy of our Public School
System.
Comparative Statistics.
/. The public schools of the south the
ouly hope. for the education OF nine tenths
of the peoples children, are still sadly in
ADEQUATE to their stupeadous task. un-
equal to the educational demands of this
century Of education and Inferior in most
respects to the public schools of. other
actions of our common country. Com
- rative statistics Of undoubted author
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VIGOROUS APPEAL MADE ron
BETTER SCHOOL FACILITIES

ity show that of all sections of our coun-
try. the public schools of the south have
the poorest houses and equipment, the
most poorly paid teachers, the shortest
school term and the most inadequate
system of supervision. The average sal
airy of teachers for the country at large
is $4,000 for men and $4,000 for women,
while the average salary for teachers in
tie southern states is 1858 for men and
$50 A. for women. The average length
of the school term for the country at
large is Jas days. The average school
term for the North Atlantic stats is 17i.3
days. the average length of the public
school term for the southern states, in
GLIDING Tennessee, Mississippi, North Car
DINA, South Carolina, Louisiana. Arkan
sas Georgia Alabama, Texas, Virginia
and Florida is 50 days.
Outside of the larger cities and towns
there are few high schools in the south
ern states worthy of the name. and the
work done In most of the public schools
is necessarily so elementary in character
as to fail to furnish adequate preparation
for college or university or for civic, So
cial and Industrial service for the thous-
ands that must depend upon them for
such preparation. For every man, woman
and child of its population the country at
large is spending $40 80 for the education
of it's children, the south is spending
oafely W cents.
The country az large Is spending s2o29
for every pupil enrolled in its public
schools. The southern states are spend
ing only $bso The country at large Is
spending for every child of school age
In the United states an average OF $lV.oi'
the southern states are spending for ev-
cry child or school age within their Dor
ders S4.05.
4 D.
II ~ ho' SUI piisihs mat WIN SUN an
liiaoequateiy equipped OF pupnc schoois,
there shouia oe iouhu also III the sou ,i
the largest per cent OF lliltefacy ana 'he
SMALLEST per cent OF property OF per
capita distribution OF wealth. Inc cen.
sus report Tor lSD SHOWS that q per cen.
OF the white population OF the united
states dwells In the southern states that
composed the confederacy while o4 per
cent of all white illiterates over ten years
of age is TO be found. In these states
llliteracy and poverty, intelligence ana
prosperity travel together through the
TN l.aa.
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ny of a nation the perpetuity .cf gov
eminent the most beneficeyis the sun
shines on.
Sacred Duty.
BY the traditions of the past, the facts
of the present, the hopes of the future.
by the love you bear your children, by
the duty that you owe your country.
yourselves and your neighbor. we appeal
to you, the people of the south, to rally
to the support of your public school
and make them adequate to their high
mission and their stupendous task.
j. Y Joyner, of North Carolina,
s. A. Mynders, of Tennessee,
II. l.. Whitfield, of Mississippi.
Arthur Lefevre. of Texas.
j. b. Aswell. of Louisiana,
w. b. Merritt, of Georgia.
o. b. Martin. of South Carolina,
l. W. Hill, of Alabama,
John II Hinemon, of Arkansas.
j. w Southall, of Virginia,
w N Sheats, of Florida.
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Mothers and Children.
Pe>ru>na Should be Kept in
Every Household
Where There Are Little
Children.

Peruna should be kept IN the house
all the time Don't wait until the child
Is sick, then send 10 drug store BIT
have Peruna on hand-accept no substi-
tute.
Children are especially liable to acute
eatarrh. Indeed, most of the Affections
of childhood are catarrh.
All forms of sore throat. quinsy, Group
hoarseness. laryngitis. etc, are but diff
erent phases of catarrh.
Mr.. Howard Andrew Sterner. Muddy
Creek, Pa. writes Il have Peruna in
my house all the time and won't be
without it. 1t is the greatest catarrh
remedy that was ever manufactured
1t is good for children when they take
| | cold or Group. 1t cured my baby boy
II of Group. | have introduced Peruna
4 into six families since l received your
! last letter, and four have seen relief
already. Howard Andrew Steiner.
Mrs j. II. Russell. % Horton Ave.
Detroit, Mich. writes; "Peruna Ger.
tainly did wonders for our little son,
Arthur. as heb as been the picture Of
health all summer. He has taken four
bottles Of Peruna. and I have followed
your directions as carefully as
could [ am very nappy with the re-
suits. | thank you very much for
your interest IN his case."-Mrs. J. II.
Russell.
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Mrs Thresa Rookie
dies Of III
home Peruna is the only medicine we have Grand
child, all used Peruna Is
colds and fe
male complaints of which It has cured
great value when husband becomes out
cold. A copule of doses cure him.
al" baby coc stomach disorders dose or two
her.
consider than any doctors medicine that |
have | that long have In the
house, will all be able keep good heatThresa Rookie
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Woes of the Wealthy.

From the Chicago News.
"Ah. me-. sighed Weary Walker. II
wish | WIZ rish.'
None NV It fur me" replied Tired Tat
ters IVY sum NV them rich guys put
on clean shirts twice day"
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from infancy.
my born they all had catarrt
gut given and find 1t very effective In rid
this horrible trouble find that 1t is also good
to give preventative of colds and collie
1t a household blessing. would not
know how to my children without It, pleased to
give II my recommendation Mrs Amelia Saler
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The Benefit Which the Children of tn
United States Have Received
From Peruna Can Never
Be Put Into Words.

The chronic ailments it has prevented,
the suffering it has mitigated, will never
be fully recorded.
But at least this much can be said that
the coming generation owes great debt
to Peruna for it is in the tender years
of youth that slight ailments are liable
to develop into lasting diseases thus
blasting the whole career of the individ-
ual.
The mothers who are bringing up their
children today to believe in Peruna are
doing a great work for humanity.
These children brought up to believe
In Peruna from the start will, when
they become heads of families themselves
use Peruna with unquestioning faith.
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THE BEST
FRIENDS OF
When Sickness Comes to the
Titles Ones
It Is the Mother Who Chiefly
Suffers.

She suffers even more than the child
wso happens to be sick. Her sympathy is
deeper than that of any other member of
the family.
The mothers look forward with dread
to the torrid heat of summer, thinking
of their children and the many liabilities
to disease that are before them Spring
and summer are sure to bring ailments,
especially among the little folks.
1t does not take mother very long
to discover that Peruna is the best friend
she has in the times of illness among the
children.
The doctors may come and go with their
different theories and constant change of
remedies
The doctor of years ago gave entirely
different remedies than he does today.
Each year finds some change in his pre-
scriptions and in the drugs he relies
upon.
A Great Multitude of Mothers
Have discovered that Peruna is the
standby, and that in all the ailments of
spring and summer to which the children
are subjected, Peruna is the remedy that
will most quickly relieve
Whether 1t is spring fever or stomach
arrangement, whether it is indigestion
or bowel disease, a catarrhal congestion
of the mucous surfaces is the cause
Peruna quickly relieves this condition
of the mucous membranes. Its operation
is prompt, the children do not dislike to
take the medicine, 1t has no deleterious
effects in any part of the body.
1t simply removes the cause of the
disagreeable symptoms and restores the
health.
Peruna is not a physic Peruna is not a
nervine nor a narcotic. Peruna does not
produce and drug habit, however long it
may be taken. Peruna is not a stimulant.
Peruna is a specific, remedy for all ca
tarrhal ailments of winter and summer,
acute or chronic.
The mothers all over the United States
are the best friends that Peruna has.
The Mothers Hold Pe-ru-na in High
Esteem.
Not only because it has cured them of
their various ailments. but because 1t al
ways rescues the children from the
throes and grasp os catarrhal diseases.
We have in our files bushels of testi-
monials from mothers whose children
have been cured by Peruna. However,
the large majority of mothers who use
Peruna. we never hear from.
But we do hear from great number
of mothers who are so overjoyed at some
special good they have received from
Peruna that they cannot restrain their
enthusiasm. They are anxious to share
these benefits with other mothers.
The Benefit Which the Children of the.
United States Have Received
From Peruna Can Never
Be Put Into Words.
.l....f. o;1,,o,,+e IL hoe ,,ravantad
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LONGER School Terms.

4. We cannot hope to give the great
masses of our people more than the mere
rudments of learning in public schools
continuing only about 80 days year
We cannot hope to comne.S with other