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——}) Light in the Window. Someone once wrote a sensational Song about the “Light in the window for me,” and ever since that time the bt in the window” has figured in Poetry and song to a greater extent, nd im more sensational manner, than it Is entitled to. The cold truth is that When there is a light in the window it meaus someone is sitting up to give the last one to come in a scolding or advice about the good sense of going to bed earlier. A light in the window something that a nagged person ney- er fails to see, and when his eyes firs See it in turning a corner he gats a cold chill and longs fe home in a boarding house. The ght-in-the-wi dow” sentiment is badly overdone.— Atchison Daily Globe. Cast a Doubt. is commonly called the But how do you make the sponge?” “Wh you don’t make it; the cook tends to tha Then we test ponge with the thermometer and hydrometer and a lot of other instru- ments, the names of which I don’t re- member, and then hand it back to the cook, and I don’t know what she does with it then, but when it comes on the table it is just splendid St. James Gazette. Your heart beats over one hun- dred shousand times each day- One hundred thousand supplies of good or bad blood to your brain. Which is it? If bad, impure blood, then your © brain aches. You are troubled & with drowsiness yet cannotsleep. You are as tired in the morning as at night. You have no nerve power. Your food does you but little good. Stimulants, tonics, headache, powders, cannot cure you; but will. It makes the liver, kidneys, skin and bowels perform their proper work. It removes all im- purities from the blood. And it makes the blood rich in its life- giving properties. | To Hasten Recovery. You will be more rapidly cured if you will take a laxative dose of Ayer’s pills each night. They arouse the sluggish liver and thus cure biliousness. Write to our Doctors. We, have the exclusive services of some of the most eminent physicians in the United States. Write fresiy all the ‘9 in your case Address, DB J.C. AYER, Lowell, Mass. FOR 14 CENTS $ ‘We wish to gain this year 200,00 new customers, and hence offer kg.13 Day Hadish, Wwe iy Ripe Cabbaze, 1c Earliest Red Beet, We Long Lightn’g Cucumber lve Salzer's Best Lettuce, lie California Fig Tomato, 20c Early Dinner Onion, "Ive Brilliant Flower Seeds,__13¢ Worth $1.00, for14cents, Siw Above 10 pkgs. worth $1.00, we will mail you free, t piher, with our great Plant and Upon receipt of ostage. We it now when you once try Salzer’s seedsyouwilinever getalongwith- ‘outthem. Onion Seed 68c. and 20,8 Ibs Potatoes at 31.20 fa a Bbl. Catalog alone 5c. No. a A. SALZER SEED €0., LA CROSSE, WIS. @ESE 2600 gaeres 60. ACRE, WHEAT “Nothing but wheat; what you might C5 R&S cal sea of wheat,” is what was said by a lecturer speaking of Western Can- | ada. For particulars as to routes, rail- way fares, etc., apply to Superintendent of Immigration, Department Interior, Ot- tawa, Canada, or to Ben Davies, 154 East Third St., St. Paul, or T. O. Currie, Stev- ens Point, Wis. CURE YOURSELF! Use Big @ for unnaturay discharges, inflammations irritations or ulcerations 28. af ia Fevents courgion, TaeEvans CHEMICALCO, or poisonous, Solid by Draggists, or sent in plain wrapper, by express. prepaid, for $1.00, or 3 bottler, $2.75. Circular sent on request DR. MAATEL'S FRENCH FEMALE PILLS Particulars and testi- monials in plain sealed letter MaILep Free. FRENCH DRUG CO., 381 & 383 Pearl St., New York yy NEW DISCOVERY, D quick relief and cures worst faces, Book of testimonials and 10 days’ treat- ment Free. Dr. H.H. GREEN'S SUNS, Box B, Aulanta, Gu. TED—Case of pad health that R-I-P-A-N £ wilnot benefit. Send 5 cents to Ripans Chemics Co., New York, for 10 samples and 1,000 testimonta‘s PATENT fcisncra'co. 230 3m, vWam, Dc | | the man who got drunk A Record for Pulling Teeth. A famous dentist of New York city— he was a native of Georgia, Vt., by the way—died recently at the age of eighty-four, during a vacation journey in Europe. He was widely known in his profession as one of the first users of nitrous oxide, popularly denomin- ated “laughing gas;’ but a circum- stance that made a deeper impression upon the popular imagination is that he held the world’s record for pulling teeth. He claimed to have removed a million. It is a sad thing for science that such a man could not be fitted with a phonograph attachment; un- doubtedly he had heard evry tone and inflection of which the human voice is capable, Wise Man. It was a pretty little incident, and true. An old couple from the East were Vv ing their son in this city. If the mother gets out of sight of the father he is constantly asking for her, and is not content until they are to- gether again. The other evening she went to another part of the house while he was in the parlor, and, after he had asked for her half a dozen times, the son said, rather curtly: “It seems as though you couldn’t be without mother five miutes at a time.” You're right,” said the old gentle- man, slowly. “That's the reason I married her Detroit Free Press. Surprising. “Then it is true that his estate dtd not come up to your expectations?” “TI sho‘uld say it didn’t. It barely passed the amount it was rated at for | taxation.”—Indianapolis Journal. Cost of Nicaragua Canal, The estimates for constructing the Nicaragua canal vary from $115,000 to $150,000. How different are the esti- mates of the people as to the value of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It is agreed that this remedy is unsurpassed for indigestion, biliousness, constipa- tion, nervousn and sleeplessness. It is such an agreeable medicine to take A Pertineat Inquiry. “Isn’t there a saying that putting liquor into a man’s mouth steals away his brains ‘Yes, sire replied the minion. “Then, what does this American pa- per mean by saying that in the case of nd called me a sheep’s head, the proverb was re- versed ?”’—Philadelphia North Ameri- can. A CANADA FARM, What a Former Resident of IdihoSays Regarding Western Canada. Mr. T. A. Tolman, of Lacombe, Al- berta, N. W. T., a former resident of Cascia County, Idaho, who moved to Western Canada in July, 1894, writes as follows: “T brought here thirty-four head of cattle, fifteen horses, two wagons, two sets of harness and one hundred and fifty dollars in cash. I homesteaded the southeast quarter of Section 28, Township 40, Range 26, west of the 4th Meridian, also purchased a quarter- section of Canadian Pacific Railway land. I have been farming more or Jess all my life, and I am convinced that you can raise crops 40 per cent cheaper here than where I came from. My capital at present, counting every- thing, is about five thousand dollars. The yield of my grain all round in 1897 was 60 bushels per acre. This year (1898) yield of wheat per acre, 37% bushels, oats, 50 bushels, barley, 35, and potatoes, 400 per acre. 1 consider that this is a much better country for a man _ than where I came from, provided he is in- dustrious. You get a free homestead here, and Canadian Pacific Railway Jands are cheap and the terms easy. I have now made my seventh payment on the land purchased by me, and am much pleased with my purchase, as the land has already much more than paid for itself. School law here is decidedly ahead of where I came from, and there are schools wherever there are set- tlers.” “Greater Amevicn.”? Full information about the new Pa- citic possessions of the United States. A handsome Booklet, just out; most complete publication yet issued. Beau- tifully illustrated, ma exports and imports. Oriental trade, merchant marine of the world and interesting information. All for a 3-cent stamp. F. I. Whitney, General Passenger Agent Great Northern Ry., St. Paul. Among the indigestible, mince pie has begun to get in its fine work. Even a homely man’s mug may look handsome in the barber shop. Oh That Delicious Coffe Costs but le per Ib. to grow. Salzer has the seed. German Coffee Berry, pkg. 15c; Java Coffee pkg. lic. Salzer’s New Am- erican Chicory lic. Cut this out and send lic for any of above packages or send 30c and get all 3 pkgs, and great Cata- logue free to JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. tw.n.] Do twenty-four sheets of lightning make a heavenly quire? $100 Reward, $100. ‘The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now knowr to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu- tional disease, requires a constitutional treat- ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur- faces of the system, ‘thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the covstitution and assisting nature in doing its w ‘The pro- prietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hiundred Dollars for any case that it fatis to cure. send for list of estimonials. ay & CO, Toledo, O he bes A harmless spotted adder—the freck- led bookkeeper. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DA¥ Take Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets. All druggists refund the money it it fails to cure. 2c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. ‘There does not seem to be much to hinder two jailbirds being fast friends. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrap. ‘or children teething. softens the gums, reduces tn- ammation, allays pain, cures wind colte. 25e @. bottle. ‘The jailbird is found out before he is found in. A set of toafers—bread dough, 4 SCIENTIFIC TOPICS. CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOV- ERY AND INVENTION. A Novel Cushion Tire Composed of & Series of Wire Springs—How a Bridge is Anchored—Phonograph and Time- piece. Phonograph and Timepiece: A handless and faceless clock is the most recent invention. This weird timepiece literally “tells” the hour, for on being pressed it actually proclaims the time in sonorous tones. It can also he set, like an alarm clock, for those who wish to be roused at a certain { hour, or it can be made to shout through the night, like the old watch- man, as each hour flies. On maga- zine, I fancy, it will not supersede our faithful old friends with their com- fortable tick-tick and familiar faces. It is bad enough, sometimes, to watch the hands of one’s clock scurrying round when there is much to do and little time in which to do it, and the musical chime that warns us of the fleeting hour does not always fall with wel- come sound on the ear; but to be shouted and nagged at by one’s clock would be unendurable, especially if one were courting a little well-earned extra sleep in the morning. Wool for England. Every year between 480,000,000 and 500,000,000 pounds of Australian wool are imported into Great Britain, says Good Words. There are also imports from South Africa, South America and other countries, making the total an- nual importation about 800,000,000 pounds. More than half of this vast quantity of raw material is retained for home manufacture, but we let more than half the colonial wool go abroad. The Australian wools are among the finest, and are much sought after by continental manufacturers. Every country, almost every district, has its own kind of wool. It depends on breed and climate, the character of the coun- try and the nature of the pasture. The dry climate and short herbage of the Australian colonies produce the finest fleeces, Wool comes from the prairies of South America full of burs, and a coarse quality is produced in South Africa. The condition of the wool as imported is also, of course, a prime element in price, which depends on whether it is “greasy” or “scoured,” “skirty’ or “stringy,” “fatty” or “earthy.” The wants of manufactur- ers are as varied as the qualities of wool. Buyers at the exchange know exactly what they want and can esti- mate to a nicety what they ought to pay for it. Novel Cushion Tire. A cushion tire has been invented which is composed of a series of coiled springs and a series of plate springs, both so arranged between the tread and the rim that they can be easily removed and others substituted, with- out the necessity of removing the tire from the rim, says the Scientific Amer- ican. Of the accompanying illustrations, figure 1 is a perspective view of the wheel rim, with parts broken away to show the construction of the tire, and figure 2 is a cross section of the tire and rim. On the rim there are secured by straps a series of plate springs curved to form divergent arms of unequal lengths. The plate springs are so ar- ranged that the outer end of the long arm of one spring shall overlap the outer end of the short arm of the sec- ond spring in advance. Two sets of coiled springs are also arranged around the rim and disposed in alter- nate series. One set is secured to the points where the plate springs are bent and fastened to the rim. The other set is secured to the points where the arms of the plate springs overlap. The tire consists of a covering of rubber thickened at its middle or tread portion, as shown in figure 2. Beneath the tread of the tire a strip of cork is seeured, which is designed to pre- vent the moisture, which might possi- bly penetrate the tread of the tire, from corroding the springs. The edges of the tire are seated upon flat pack- ing rings of rubber, likewise designed co prevent the entrance of moisture. To secure the tire to the rim, flat spring-metal bands through which bolts are passed are employed. The bands are made in sections to permit the removal of any segment, should it become necessary to repair a broken spring. Paper from Cornstalks A great revolution is promisea in che manufacture of paper, and one that will gladden the heart of the western American farmer, who will no longer look helplessly upon his stripped corn- fields, and the rows of bare and black- ened stalks, which must be ploughed under in spring, or else reduced to ashes, returning to the soil an infini- tesimal degree of fertilization. Here- *fter the stalks will be as carefully } harvested as the grain and fodder, for i it is from the shive itself, that shining, siliclous coat that incloses the soft white pulp, that the new process will make wrapping and printing paper, as well as stationery of the finest quality, and a superior class of cardboard, thus in all probability effectually displac- ing methods of manufacture from rag? and wood pulp. Output of Gold. The Rand has at last reached and surpassed the marvelous output of 400,000 ounces of gold as the produc- ticn for a single month of twenty- eight working days. Every twenty- four hours, then, witness the recovery of 14,250 ounces of gold, worth over $243,325. The Rand total comprises only the output of mines along a stretch of some thirty miles of coun- try, With this statement for the month of October, the gold winnings of the whole republic for the ten months of 1898 amounts to 3,700,908 ounces. The value of the October 423,000 ounces is $7,299,750, which may be compared with $56,162,743, the value for all in 1897, and $59,412,232, the value of the gold production of the United States in the same year. How a Bridge is Anchored. The new East river bridge of New York will be the largest, strongest and handsomest of the large suspen- sion bridges of the world. Its entire length between terminals wil be 7,200 feet, the length of the main span, cen- ter to center of towers, will be 1,600 feet, and the extreme width of the floor, from railing to railing of the out- side sidewalks, will be 118 feet, says the Scientific American. The next largest suspension bridge is the fa- mous structure a mile and a half down the East river, which is 1,595%4 feet be- tween towers and 3,455 feet long be- tween anchorages. This longitudinal section shows how the great bridge is anchored firmly at each end. Plains of Abraham in Danger. The historic battlefield close to Que- bec, the Plains of Abraham—where the generals in the opposing forces in the struggle for Canada, Wolf and Montcalm, were both killed—is said to be in some danger of seizure at the hands of that ubiquitous vandal, the speculative builder. The lease by which the government holds the site is nearing its expiration, and it is feared that the actual owners, the nuns of the Hotel Dieu, are already being tempted by the handsome proposals of Buggins, the builder. Such a desecra- tion of an epoch-making, historical scene seems incredible. The govern- ment of the dominion will doubtless take immediate steps to secure the Plains of Abraham, not on lease this time, but in perpetuity. Electric Lighthouses, Electric lights for lighthouses at va rious points on the great lakes will be tried by the United States government. It is understood that the first experi- ment will be conducted at Marquette, Mich., where a breakwater extends out into the lake about 3,000 feet. Dur- ing storms waves frequently sweep over this, making the trip to light the ordinary oil lamp extremely danger- ous. The plan to be adopted includes the placing of a submarine cable along the top of the masonry, and the use of a fifty-candle-power stereopticon in- candescent lamp, which will be con- trolled from the shore. Cuts Four Teeth at Age of 63. Physicians of Knoxville, Tenn., have been consulted regarding a remarka- ble discovery made by a tourist in the mountains of Claiborne county, Ten- nessee. The case is that of Mrs. Julia Spence, aged 63, who has four new teeth, all of which have come fully de- veloped. She has been without teeth for six years, and it is considered somewhat remarkable that she should cut these at this late period in life. She is in perfect health. Recent Inventions. Cuffs are securely attached to the sleeve by a new holder, which has two Parallel plates pivoted in a frame, with clamping jaws at either end, one set of which is held normally closed by a spring, while the other set is closed by a lever on the side of one plate. For use in applying cement to the surface of bicycle rims a New Yorker has invented a tray in which the ce- mert is placed for heating, with a wheel journaled in a lip at the edge of the tray, to revolve in the cement and transfer it to the surface of the rim as it turns on the wheel. In a newly designed flag cane the upper portion of the cane is hollow and centains a tube having a socket on one side which can be attached to the tip of the cane, the tube carrying a central rod turned by a thumb-wheel, to wind up the flag through a slot in the side. Belts are automatically tightened by a pulley, which is carried at the end of. a pivoted frame and rests on the up- per side of the belt, with an auxiliary pulley held in place below the lower toward each other to tighten both runs of the belt, Adam probably never forgot his first New Year’s Eve. . ODS OF PAIN. Menstruation, the balance wheel of ‘woman’s life, is also the bane of exist- ence to many because it means a time of great suffering. While no womanis entirely free from periodical pain, it does not seem to have been na- ture’s plan that women otherwise healthy should suffer 80 Severely. Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vege- table Com- pound is the most thorough fe- male regula- tor known to medical sci- ence. Itrelieves the condition that pro- duces so much discomfort and robs men- struation of its terrors. Here is proof: Dear Mrs. Pryxkuam:—How can 1 thank you enough for what you have done forme? When I wrote to you I was suffering untold pain at time of menstruation; was nervous, had head- ache all the time, no appetite, that tired feeling, and did not care for anything. Ihave taken three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, one of Blood Purifier, two boxes of Liver Pills, and to-day I amawell person. I would like to have those who suffer know that I am one of the many who | have been cured of female complaints by your wonderful medicine and advice. —Miss Jennie R. Mives. Leon, Wis. If you are suffering in this way, write as Miss Miles did to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., for the advice which she offers free of charge to all women.” The Cornfed Philosopher. “There are three expressions,’ said THE ° LEDGER MONTHLY For February The above picture is reproduced in five colors on the cover of the FEBRUARY LEDGER MONTHLY, _ Size 10x 33 ins, HE FEBRUARY issue of the Ledger iniy is the “American Beauty” u . It contains reproductions of the portraits of the most beautiful women recently exhibited at the Portrait Show at the Academy of Design in New York. The portrait on the cover of the February issue, a suggestion of which is given above, is by that celebrated fashion- able portrait painter, Carle J. Blenner, and it is reproduced in five colors, making apictare worthy of framing. To all lovers of the beautiful, this cover is worth many times the price of the magazine. Now is the Time to Subscribe. the Cornfed Philosopher, “too delicate for the artist to seize: The look of a mother watching over the sleep of er first-born; a young man’s expression | as he meets the one woman of world, and an old man’s gloat over al good dinner. will benefit you for la grippe—its use a few days will cure you. See their ad- vertisement in another column of this A Single Dose of “Five Drops” | paper, containing strong testimonials, | Momtht At that moment, as if to refute her’ lies at many times the price. assertion, the letter carrier arrived and delivered to her a box of candy dianapolis Journal. Oats—24 1-2 Inches Lone. The Oat marvel—what will 500,000 such long heads per acre weigh? 15, 480 Bushels! Such a yield pays big! Cut this notice out and send 10 cents postage to JOHN A. SALZER COMPANY, LA CROSSE, WIS., and_get their great catalogue and 10 Farm Seed Samples free; including Bromus Inermis, the greatest grass on earth. Potatoes a Bbl. {w.n.} The cents in your pockets will pur- chase more than the dollars some one owes you. Health for Ten Cents. Cascarets make bowels and kidneys act naturally, destroy micr¢bes, cure headache, billiousness and constipation. All druggists. The average man seems to use his wishbone more than any other bone in his body. 1 the + —Indianapolis Journal. | .| “Fifty Cents a Year!” 5 Ibs.— | \ SEED To every one sending fifty cents now for a year’s subscription we will send FREE the January number, and we will also send the Ledger Monthly until March, 1900, Your Postmaster will take your sube scription, The Boston Globe’s Opinion of the Ledger Monthly. For the money (50 cts. a year), no brighter periodical than the Ledger is printed in English. This | Wide-awake publication is certainly worthy of classification with the month- One has to look twice to see The Ledger | Monthly is brimful of suggestions for | every member, young or old, of the great public’s greater family.—Boston Globe. rub one’s eyes and | Yon can avail yourself of the offer neove by sending only fifty cents to ROBERT BONNER’S SONS, Publishers, No. 158 Ledger Building, New York.’ CANDY CATHARTIC REGULATE THE Unies smoked in afew hours with USERS’ LIQUID EXTRACT OF SMOKE. Made from hickory wood. Cheaper, cleaners sweeter, and surer than the old way. ‘Send for £, KRAUSER & BHO., Milton, Pa, carcul: He Sitteth, Waiting and Watching, with 3 , ST. JACOBS Ol Rheumatism. to cure your It Cures Surely. ASK Every man, woman and child on this list that they would like Any assortment of the different will be accepted as follows: TAGS 1 Match Box, quaint design, im- ported from Japan...... Knife, one blade, good steel od steel rs, 43-inch, 4 Child’s Set, Knife, Fork and S) 5 Salt and Pepper, one each, ruple plate on white metal... 6 Razor, hollow ground, fine English steel... : 7 Butter Knife, triple plate, best qual. 8 SugarShell, triple plate, best quality 9 Stamp Box, sterling silver........ 10 Knife, “Keen Kutter,” two blades 70 11 Butcher Knife, “Keen Kutter,” @:inch blade juad- S883 S FRRE ”” 8-ing r le, sterling silver, amethyst set, 6-inch wees 100 15 Tooth Brush, sterling silver, ame- thyst set, 6-inch -.........06 100 16 Paper Cutter, sterling silver, ame- thyst set, T-inch. 1 17 Base Ball, “Association,” bestqual. 100 18 Watch, stem wind and set, guaran- Address all your Tags and the everybody you know to save their tin tags for you The Tin Tags taken from Horseshoe, “J. T.,” Cross Bow, Good Luck—and Drummond Natural Leaf—will pay for any one or all of this list of desirable and useful things—and you have your good chewing tobacco besides. 100 | 83 Bicycle, standard make, ladies’ or This offer expires November 30, (899. DRUMMOND BRANCH, St. Louis, Mo. in America can find something to have and can have—FREE! Write your name and address plainly and send every tag you can get to us—mentioning the number of the present you want. kinds of tags mentioned above TAGS 19 Alarm Clock, nickel, warranted .. 200 20 Carvets, buckhorn ‘handle, good steel .. : A 200 21 Six Rogers’ Teaspoons, best 22 Knives and Forks, six each, buck- horn handles... : 23 Clock, 8-day, Calendar, Thermom- eter, Barometer ..°......... 24 Stove, Wilson Heater, size No. 30 ONO) 40%. 0.2) con cccscecyee 25 Tool Set, not playthings, but real BOO: oes st cress cake Z 26 Toilet Set, decorated porcelain, very handsome... 6... 0... 27 Watch, solid silver, full jeweled | 1000 28 Sewing Machine, first class, with all attachments... = 1500 29 Revolver, Colt’s, best qualit 1600 20 Rifle, Winchester, 16-shot, 22-cal.1500 81 Shot Gun, double barrel, hammer- less, stub twist. ....... 82 Guitar (Washburn), rosewood, laid with mother-of-pearl 2000 gents’... 2500 BOOKS —30 choice selections—same ‘as last year’s list, 40 tags each. correspondence about them to 2A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE-~ (FUL OF SHAYIE.” CLEAN HOUSE WITH SAPOLIO AN AMERICAN BEAUTY ‘ iy ey Mea mm. i