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Suicide
What Drives so Many
People to This Dark
Path, and Why.
If a man—before taking a step mad*
possible only by brooding and despair—•
would consider that his feeling of dark
ness Is only a question of nerves—he
would be saved.
For, the depression leading to self de
struction is truly a disease of the nerves.
This nerve depression or melancholy
la often accompalned or preceded by
severe or constant Headache, Dizziness,
Dullness, Loss of Memory, Sleeplessness,
Muscular Twltchings, Nervous Prostra
tion, Spasms, Brain Fag, and other
signs of serious nerve trouble.
The cure Is Dr. Miles’ Nervine.
It Is a nerve medicine for weak nerves
and can be depended upon to make you
well.
No matter what form of nerve trouble
you may be suffering from, you can de
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It will do wliat no other medicine or
treatment may be able to do for you—
save you from that black hour of brood
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•‘I had several attacks of nervous
spasms, and for a long time could get
no relief. I saw Dr. Miles’ Nervine
advertised and bought a bottle. After
using the first bottle, I was much bet
ter, and when I had taken six bottles
was entirely cured. I have never been
troubled since.’’—MRS. W. A. BIRD,
Stillmore, Ga.
The first bottle is guaranteed to benefit
you, or druggist will refund your money,
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CHILL and FEVER
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(This Picture'on Every Bottle)
Cures Chills, Fevers, Malaria, Bilious
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irnes ia place of Quinine. Broaks up Coughs,
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J. C, MENDENHALL,
Evansville. Indiana
NOVELTIES IN NAMES.
SOKE THAT WELL NOT BE APT
TO GBOW COKKON.
C d Additions to the English Lan
guage Occasionally Heard in
This Country and Eng
land.
"Mysophobia” is one of the latest ad
ditions to the English language. It is
the name of a complaint which moet
people will recognize. Probably its
commonest name is morbid fastidious
ness. Persons who suffer from myso
phobia, says the London Hour Glass,
become very faddy in their manner.
They are very particular that there is
not even a spot on the tablecloth’s
snowy surface. Every plate and dish
and glass that is brought to them is
eagerly scanned for any trace of dirty
’fingers. Everything must be unsoiled
and immaculate. In the advanced,
stage of myBophobia the sufferer is
unable to resist the temptation to wipe
every article that is placed before him.
It does not matter how clean or pure it
may be, the wipiug process has to be
gone through.
. “Unciniarigsis” is anothr novel com
plaint, or, rather, it is a novel name for
an old complaint. It is the disease which
causes the existence, in certain states, of
degenerates known as “crackers,” or
“poor whites; ” in fact, it is the germ of
laziness which has been isolated. In ad
vanced stages the sufferer eats clay be
sides being unusually lazy. At one of
the London police courts the magistrate
was sorely amazed by a witness describ
ing the prisoner as a “trance.” It turned
out eventually tnat a trance is a man
who is given a lift from the country in a
market cart in return for which he as
sists the cartman to onload. “A dead
homer” was another curious expression
used in a London police court. The de
tective said it was a well-known expres
sion used by a person when he could not
very well free himself from a charge
which was hanging over his head. In
the case In question the charge was that
of stealing lead. It was unfortunate for
the prisoner that he was a “dead
homer.”
A “gawkrodger,” “scrammy," “caggy,”
and a “cuddypaw” are all different Eng
lish names for a left-handed man. But
a “jambiste” is about the latest name.
This came out in a case in which a per
son was sued for lessons given in danc
ing. The defendant denied that he re
ceived any lessons, but said that he sim
ply attended the dancing classes as a
jambiste. A jambiste, it is explained, is
a young society man who occupies his
leisure hours by acting as an auxiliary
at a school of dancing. He is there for
the purpose of 'dancing with any oij the
women who are in want of a partner.
It appears that he furnishes his services
at the danoing school gratuitously. His
hope of reward usually Is that he may
meet a rich young heiress at the school,
and be able to marry her.
“Electrofannite” is a peculiar kind of
Indisposition produced by the draught
from an electric fan or ventilator.
A “kitchen piano” is a name which
might puzzle a good many people. It ap
peared in a case tried at the Clerkenweil
county court that among furniture mov
ers a wringer or mangle is invariably
known as a “kitchen piano."
The “dotter” is an Instrument which
has now been adopted by the admiralty.
By the use of this instrument the firing
accuracy of the weapon la enhanced
greatly. With its aid a gunner has been
able to hit a target at 2,000 yards eight
times with eight shells in one minuhv
After all, the dotter has a good homelj
ring about it.
A terrible new name is “Thymace
tinoxaethylacetamidothymol.” It is
highly recommended as a medicament to
people who suffer from nerves. It has
been found, however, that In a few cases
It fails in its effect, in which case an ex
cellent substitute is started to be Acety
limidcoxyathyhymol. An excellent
thing for the nerves!
Starting “Bun” on Bank.
While a woman was waiting to de
posit five dollars in 'a New England
savings bank she saw a man draw
out $1)00. She had never before seen
so much money at once, and concluded
that the bank could not stand such a
heavy drain on its resources. She told
her friends about it, and the news
spread that the bank was in danger.
A ‘ run’’ followed, and the depositors
were not satisfied that the bank was
sound until between ten and twenty
thousand dollars had been withdrawn.
The men who read this paragraph need
not say that the thing would not have
happened if it had not been for a silly
woman. Full-grown men, with years
of business experience, do just as silly
things when they get frightened about
losing their money.—Youth's Compan
ion.
Kuroki’s Name.
Several French soldiers, survivors of
the Chinese expedition of 185$, are re
sponsible for the statement that Gen.
Kuroki is in reality half French. His
name, they say, is properly spelled
Curique. According to the story of
these soldiers, a French officer, Capt.
Curique, while serving in China in
1856, married a Japanese girl. A son
was horn to them, who was given the
Japanese name Kuroki, corresponding
to the French Curique. This son, it
is said, is Gen. Kuroki. Capt. Curique
died last year in France.—London
Hour Glass.
Wouldn’t Give Him Time.
Brokeleigh—I did think of ordering
a suit from.'Cutts, but I couldn’t get him
to promise to give it to me on time.
Newity—Why, he’s usually verj
prompt/
Brokaeigh—Oh, yes; but he wanted
me to bb equally prompt—Philadelphia
Pres*. I
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BERRIES FOR MARKET.
It Para to Rnlae Th*'it», Provlflad tk«
Crop la niapoard Of In the Hlgkt
War and IMaoe.
Having been asked, by a farmer sub
scriber, if it will pay to grow berries
for market, in reply I will say “yes"—
if the business is managed right, and
the crop disposed of in the right way
and place. A good many of our
towns are not properly supplied with
berries; what they get. if any, are
second class—the overflow or refuse
from the cities, where the market is
often glutted. The commission men
send circulars out before the berries
are ripe, giving prices of berries shipped
from the south, inducing many homt
growers to ship. By the time their ber
ries get ripe the demand is supplied
prices drop, and the berries being a per
ishable product, have to be sold foi
what they will bring.
My advice is to grow berries for local
market towns that are not well supplied.
Such places can be found, in the west;
land can be bought for jess than half
that close to large cities, pickers are
cheap, and, as a rule, more reliable.
Berries that get loo ripe on account of
rain, and which will not do to ship, can
be sold in the home market; all the
rough handling of the railroad men,
shipping expenses, commissions, etc.,
are saved, also crate? and boxes. Then
when consumers get fresh, wholesome,
home grown berries, they often get twice
as many, and the growers in the local
market often can regulate the price.
It is a mistake to plant too large an
acreage. We have to pay two cents a
quart for pickers; one cent for straw
berries and blackberries and one and
one-half to two cents for raspberries.
The pickers can make good wages. I
have had boys and girls under 16 years
old make a dollar a day. I, 18 years
•go, sold as high as $40 worth of straw
berries in a day. I remember selling
five dollars worth of raspberries from
one picking off one row the length of ten
acres. Blackberries, 12 or more years
ago, were not profitable, as so many
grew wild; but of late years, growing
blackberries has become more profitable
—Jacob Faith, In Midland Farmer.
PROTECTION FOR PLANTS.
4 Simple System Which Will Pay (or
Itself in the Coarse of •
Single Week.
Market gardeners, and even the mak
er of a kitchen garden, feel the need of
some wholesale means of protecting
newly set plants from the drying effects
of sun or air. A cloudy day is usually
taken for transplanting, but the sun
may come out with scorching heat at
any moment, and mnch harm be done to
unshaded plants. Make a reel, as shown
In the accompanying Illustration, and a
lot of wire supports, using 4to. 12 wire.
Make the reel roller and the wire sup
ports about a foot wide.
Now buy a lot of cheap cotton cloth
PROTECTOR IN OPERATION.
a yard wide, and as long as the rows of
plants over which it is to be used. The
cloth can be divided into three strips,
each strip being tacked at one end to a
reel, and at the other end to a 15-inch
rod of wood. Stick the sides of the reel
into tbe earth at one end of the row with
wire supports at intervals along the row,
and pull the cloth along over the plants,
fastening the end at the last wire sup
port, as shown In the cut. Occasionally
slip a wire support down over the cloth
to keep the latter from blowing off the
wire supports below it. Wind up the
cloth on the reel when the plants no
longer need cover. — Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Right Way of Praolng.
Set a green hand to pruning trees,
where limbs of any size are to bs re
moved, and the chances are ten tp one
that he will commence on the iffcper
side of the limb and saw it off, sawing
through until, by its own weight, it falls,
tearing down the bark and wood, inflict
ing an ugly wound which it may require
years to heal, and which, If not carefully
protected from the weather, will -cause
such decay as to destroy the tree. To
prevent injury to the tree, saw oBe
fourth or one-third through on the under
side, and then saw on the upper side, or,
with very large limbs, to have them sup
ported by a crotchet! pole, held by an as
sistant below.—N. Y. Tribune-Farmer.
Starting Eavlr Vegetables.
Select a warm, sunny place, dig a
trench four feet deep, fill with horse ma
nure well packed down and made moist,
put on six inches fine soil, cover with
sash and let stand a few days. Then
plant sweet potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes
and celery. If the bed is big enough, cut
choice Irish potatoes to one eye, fill
small pasteboard boxes with soil and
plant one In each When soil is warm
enough they can easily be transplanted
Cover the bed with heavy straw matting
and boards in cold storms. The back
part of the bed should be raised so the
sash slopes to the south to catch the rays
of the sun and carry off rain.—M. Peet,
in Farm and Home.
The milker should wash his hands
thoroughly with soap and water Just
before milking. Under no conditions
should the hands b« wet during the
milking.
T| Women Who Know 1
Jtrjrl IWMM, Wine of Cardui has been so helpful to me I
; ^7ll\ that I feel it my duty to advise »ick anti suffering !|f
y’1 nAiXJjMX women to try this wonderful remedy. B
n^T\\p#//BOW MISS MARTHA HUBER, l|
m 506 Eaat ^ St., New York City. ■
I nIh Wine of Cardui is simply wonderful and I S
wish that all suffering women knew of its good jtj
! qUal‘tiei MRS. WILHKLMINA SNOW,
j Treas. Economic League, Portland, Me. B
i Nj^nB \ Every woman suffering with female trouble B
if M t\ NBiM should try Wine of Cardui, and I fully believe n
ffaBjBBl \\ \|1 m they will experience the same benefits and cure j|
qmfMW \U|I3 wll,oh 1 havt‘- MRS. L. A. AUSTIN, S
-606 N. 6th St., Kansas City, Mo. B
My advice to suffering women is to take Wine of Cardui and they H
will never bo disappointed in the results. MISS LOUISE FINE,
H 125 Hennessy St., New Orleans, La. I
IWINEofCARDUI
These women say Wine of Cardui will cure menstrual
disorders, bearing down pains, ovarian pains, leucorrhcea,
nervousness and hysteria—that this pure wine will rob child*
birth of its worst agonies, and that the change of life need
have no terrors for a woman who takes this great female tonic.
Will you take their advice?
Secure a Bottle of Wine of Cardui today. !
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STRUCTURE.
The sale of the Kimball Piano is the keystone of its unsurpassable quality, the fttunda*
tion of its great musical worth, the cause of its popularity with artists and musicians. Perfect
piano scale-making is a mathematical problem figured out by sound waves to the mereet fraction
of a second. Not all piano makers strive for perfection along this line (many making no pre
tense), but out of the few who have nearly reached the goal,
Kimball is Prominent.
One of the most perfect musical scales Is displayed in the cultivated human voice. An
imperfect scale piano is like a person who cannot sing correctly—it’s worse because all do not
claim to sing. It costs money to cultivate the voice, it costs more money to perfect a piano
scale. The coat to produce a perfect Kimball scale has been no less than that of °ther of the
recognized artistic pianos of the world, yet because of the advantages of the largest output
from any tMtsvy. we are able to sell the Kimball at a very create rate pries, quality aaaarfeead
The Kimball System and easy payment plan brings it within reach of all.
Call or write for Catalogues, prices and terms.
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Warerooms 243 Wabash Avenue, Chicago.
RHEUMATISM CORED
By PuacaBfli,
Mr E. I«. Hawkins, 188 West 87th
St., Hew York City, Says:
“I have used Paracamph in a severe case
of Rheumatism, and will say that I got
mmediate, relief. I have tried almost
•very preparation that is now before the
public, and find that Paracamph is with
out question the best remedy for Rheu
matism. I wish you success and heartily
• ecotnmed Paracamph ”
Mr Hawkins is only one out of many
thousands that have been cured by the
wonderful penetrating remedy Paracamph
This new remedy is a scientific prepara
tion which when applied, opens the pores
of the skin, allowing the soothing, cool
ing oils to i>enetrate to seat of the ailment,
removing the soreness and congestion,
Ira wing out the fever and inflammation
by inducing sweating. It sweats out the
pain and aches, and this is Nature’s plan.
Don’t ruin your stomach with strong
internal medicines for Rheumatism, Neu
ralgia, Sore Joints, etc. We guarantee
Paracamph to relieve and cure you if used
as directed. If it fails your druggist will
refund your money. If your druggist don ’ t
handle Paracamph ask him to get for you.
If he won’t do this send direct to us.
But don’t take any substitute because there
is nothing just as good. Paracamph is sold
only in 25 cent, 50 cent, and $1.00bottles.
The 50 cent size contains three times as
much as the 25 cent size; the $1.00 bottles
eight times as much as the 25 cent size.
The Paracamph Company Douisvilie,
S£y., U. S. A.
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To California are run over the
Union Pacific. Via Omaha 16
hours quicker to San Francisco
than any other line. No change
>f roads, no detours, “The Over
and Route” all the way. Be
sure your ticket reads over the
Union Pacific. Inquire of
J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
903 Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo.
A. Mortensen has moved his
•leaning and pressing shop to the
lewly remodeled building oppo
ute city jail. 86dtf
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When you want good ..
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
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T. P. Umsted & Co.
Local Agents.
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