AILING WOMEN.
> the Kidneys Well and the Kid*
nsys Will Keep You Well.
Sick, suffering, languid women are
Jnming the true cause of bad back*
and how to cure
them. Mrs. W. G.
Davis, of Groesbeck,
Texas, says: "Back-
aches hurt me so I
could hardly stand.
Spells of dizziness
and sick headache
were frequent and
the action of the
kidneys was irreg-
ular. Soon after I began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills I passed several
travel stones. I got well and the
trouble has not returned. My back
Is goed and strong and my genera!
fiealfh better."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a bo*
iFoster-MUburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PERHAPS IT CURED HIM.
JEaybe the Wife Had Been Out, May-
be Not, the Effect Was
the Same.
Cr.pt, Mark Casto was being eongrat-
TJated on his gift of $1,500 from the
<3arnegie here fund for bravery In the
-wreck of the Cherokee, relates the
Hew York Tribune.
"The gift was unexpected," said
'Capt. Casto with a modest smile. "It
■was as unexpected, though by no
aneans as unpleasant, as the retort
LuMi. a wife made to her husband when
5he came home at three o'clock in the
xnornibg.
"The man came home very quietly,
la fact, he took off his shoes on the
Tfront doorstep. Then he unlocked the
-door and went cautiously and slowly
 pitairs on his tiptoe, holding his
9>reath.
"But light was streaming through
-the kephole of the door of the bed
voom. With a sigh he paused. Then
lie opened the door and entered.
"His wife stood by the bureau fully
(dressed.
"I didn't expect you'd be sitting up
"far me, my dear,' he said.
"'I haven't been,' she said. 1 Just
•came In myself.'"
STAMPS FOR PHILIPPINES.
Designing Those for Special Delivery
Is Anything But an En-
viable'Task.
Pity the sorrows of the government
officials at Washington who have been
charged with the duty of designing
spectal delivery postage stamps for the
Philippines. The task was difficult and
delicate. It has been the intention to
carry out the Idea embodied in the
regular United States special delivery
stamp, where a messenger boy mount-
ed on a bicycle implies swiftness. The
artist who first attempted the Job
modified this to the extent of making
the messenger a young Filipino,
clothed with due concession to the
tropical climate. As a work of art
it was regarded with high favor, but
when the design reached the Philip-
pines there was a grand "kick" as
well as a vast amount of dignified of-
ficial protest. The government at
Washington was given to understand
that Manila would not stand for this
design, which portrayed the young
Filipino as clad in a negligee shirt and
a pith helmet Manila insisted on
more clothes for the messenger. It
has taken much time, a series of con-
ferences between officials a', the na-
tional capital and others who came cn
from the Philippines for the purpose
and a great deal of correspondence
and argument, but at last a new stamp
has been devised. It retains the Fili-
pino boy on his wheel, but it clothes
him in a white uniform. A description
of the stamp says: "The effect of the
native in his white costume upon a
blue stamp gives the stamp an un-
usual appearance. The casual ob-
server might almost fancy a man had
been startled at midnight and fied
across the desert In his pajamas. But
the bare legs have been covered, and
the new model will doubtless be ap-
proved." Thus has another vexed In-
sular question been satisfactorily set-
tled.
I
BUYING PAINT.
Springtime—after the weather has
become well settled—Is painting
time. There is no dust flying, no in-
sects are in the air at that time ready
to commit suicide by suffocation in
the coat of fresh paint The atmos-
pheric conditions are also favorable
TAKE^WATER ON THE RUN.
*!ngfnes Are Supplied on Long Trips
Without Losing a Moment's
Time.
DISFIGURING SKIN HUMOR,
Impossible to Get Employment, at
Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores—Cured by Cuticura.
Now that It has become usual for
trains to run very long distances with-
out a stop it has been found neces-
at that season for proper drying and to provide some means by which
increased life of the paint water may be taken on the way, says
it should be a habit with every the Great Western Railway Magazine.
property owner every spring to look When It Is remembered that a fast
over bis buildings, etc., and see If train may use from 25 to 50 gallons ^      w    _
ihey need repainting; not merely to °' water 'or every mile run, it will cajje Cuticura Soap, and I
see if they "will go another year," be understood that the tender re-
but whether the time has not come 1u*reci to carry water for any con-
for putting in the proverbial "stitch B,derable distance must be very large.
in time" which shall eventually "save The Provision of sufficient coal is,
fortunately, not such a serious matter
as, roughly speaking, about a pound
and a quarter is sufficient to boil a
gallon of water weighing ten pounds.
Taking a trip of 250 miles, which is
approximately the distance from Lon-
don to Plymouth, now run without in-
termediate stop, the coal burned by
nine." For one coat of paint applied
Just a little before it is actually need-
ed will often save most of the paint
on the building by preventing It from
letting go and causing endless trou-
ble and expense.
Paint lets go because linseed oil,
which is the "cement" that holds all
good paint together, gradually decays ^^gmewouiabenearjy roar tc
or oxidizes, Just as iron exposed to °n other hand' the welght of
the engine would be nearly four tons.
wa-
:ons.
or oxidize. The water and oxygen in "omA «e impossiDiiuy or pro-
the air am th« v,dlng tenders lar*e enough to
air and dampness will slowly decay b?/bt°Ut 30. " 40 # t0nB'
or oxidize. Th« wat«r and J™ Apart from the impossibility of
Willing to Oblige.
""Give me the city hall, please," said
"Che lady to the conductor of the street
car
"I should be glad to do so, madam,"
replied the conductor, who was a new
man and had been greatly impressed
«>y the rules of the company, which
Insisted upon employes being courte-
ous and obliging. "I should, indeed,
fee glad to do so, but the lady over
there with „the green feather in her
liat asked for the city hall before you
Kot on the car. Is there any other
fjtrfldlng that would suit you Just as
%rell?"—Detroit Free Press.
Nothing Alarming. "
Next Door Neighbor—I was about to
«ay—what's that terrible racket up-
srtairs? Is somebody having a fit?
TEA TABLETS FOR ARMY.
Department of Agriculture Makes
Discovery Which Will Save
Much Space.
The latest novel experiment to be
made by the department of agruculture
is that of compressing tea into tablets,
one of which will make a delicious cup
of the beverage. As a result what ordi-
narily would make a large package of-
tea can be placed in a space about the.
size of a safety-match box. The tea
Is grown at the department's experi-
mental tea gardens, Summerville, S. C.
The department has been engaged In
this experiment for some time, and last
week a large box of sample packages
of tea tablets was received by Dr. Gal-
loway, director of the bureau of plant
I Industry, for inspection.
j Each little box of compressed tea
contains 20 tablets about the size of a
penny, but about twice as thick. They
are dark green. Dr. Galloway states
that the most favorable reports have
Mrs. Hewjams—No. That's John, been made by those who have tried the
He's rehearsing the speech he is going
•Id deliver to-morrow before the Uni-
versal Peace society.—Chicago Tri-
bune.
KNIFED.
"Coffee Knifed an Old Soldier.
An old soldier, released from cof*
(Cee at 72, recovered his health and teili
•tout it as follows:
"I stuck to coffee for years, although
It knifed me again and again.
"About eight years ago (as a resulj
of coffee drinking which congested my
liver), I was taken with a very sever«
Attack of malarial fever.
"I would apparently recover and
•45tart about my usual work only to suf-
fer a relapse. After this had bees
xepeated several times during the year
J was again taken violently ill.
"The Doctor said he had carefully
^studied my case, and it was either 'quit
•coffee or die,' advising me to take Pos-
tum in its place. I had always thought
«offee one of my dearest friends, and
•specially when sick, and I was very
much taken back by the Doctor's deci-
ssion, for I hadn't suspected the coffes
I drank could possibly cause my trou-
ble.
- J thought It over for a few minutes,
and finally told the Doctor I would
make the change. Postum was pro*
• cared for me the same day and mad«
according to directions; well, I liked
It and stuck to It, and since then 1
have been a new man. The change io
health began in a few days and sur-
prised me, and now, although I am
seventy-two years of age, I do lots ol
tiard work, and lor the past month
.'iiave been teaming, driving sixteen
Mnifes a day besides loading and un-
loading the wagon. That's what Pos-
itnn in the place of coffee has doni
'for me. I now like the Postum as well
:m* I did coffee.
"I have known people who did no:
«are for Postum at first, but after hav-
ing learned to make it properly accora- \
ing to directions they have come t«
like it as well as coffee. I never mlsa
m chance to praise It." Name give®
try Postum Co., Battle Creek. Micb.
Look for the little book, "The P.oaf
%> Wellville," in pkgs.
tablets. The tablets are said to con-
tain no adulterant..
It is explained that the taste of the
tea is in no way bettered by the form
of tablets, but the value lies in the
fact that it is compressed and takes up
less room. It has been the object of
the department for some time to find
means of providing food for the army
and navy which could be prepared In
Buch a way as to save space, but all at-
tempts had proved unsatisfactory. It
Is believed by officials of the depart-
ment that these tablets will (11 not
only government requirements, but
those of general merchandise an« fam-
ily use.
the air are the cause oI the trouble
In both cases, a.d the only reason, I QUaDtlty °f
outside of its beautifying effect, that fr°m ec°n0"ica * :baul
we apply paint to wood or iron Is b* 80^necessary dead weight
TLTy "tZ 'ZJT'JT r? °ri«inallj tntrodu^ed'by Mr Ram"
that is paint in which "the linseed oU TAT^iy^T^Z *
y-Bbut°deadd^ effftUf ,e8s famlU" t0 al,; the water lies at
which thl ifi ,pa,nV ls„p f ln rest in a long trough, and a scoop, at-
more ♦ fr °?' iB n0 tached t0 the tend" of the engine and
San aTn7. fw^ a 8harP edSe. SO to
Hoth wnnH !«> tiT1fCk°es3 of cheGse" speak, the top layer of the water,
f™5 «, w V ,aPPlT a which 13 forced  P the lncliBed PiP«
rX , V? rint„be/0re the and 'a"  into the tank of the tend*,
nil ow m \ ? °? m the The Vantages of the system are,
new coat will penetrate the old coat, that the tenders may be of reason-
ed .he wholo coating will once more able size and weight; that there is
become alive; and this method of ren- no necessity to stop trains specially to
ovation may go on Indefinitely. take water; and that the water can
This explains why it is better econ- be taken at points where it is cheap
omy to repaint a little before it be- and good, Instead of taking whatever
comes absolutely necessary than a can be obtained at stations of suffl-
llttle after. When the paint is once clent importance to Justify the train
dead the fresh coat will pull the stopping. Thus, supposing there is
whole coating off. an excellent supply at a distance of
In the days when repainting meant ten miles from an important town,
a general turning of things upside it is now possible to stop at the town
down, a two-weeks' "cluttering up" without taking water and to pick up
of the plaoe with kegs, cans and good water without stopping at the
pails, a lot of inflammable and 111- point of supply.
smelling materials standing around, The troughs are laid level, and the
etc., the dread of painting time was rails are inclined at each end of the
natural. So was tho dread of soap- troughs. This enables the scoop
making time, of shirt-making time, of hinged on the tender to be lowered
candle-moulding timo and the like, some yards before actually commenc-
But we live ia an age when soap to pick up. The decline In the
comes from tho store better and rails lowers the scoop Into the water
cheaper than we can make it, when as the tender runs down it. The
shirts are sold ready made for less length of this decline is about 60
than we can buy the materials, when yards, and at the far end of the
we can burn ooal oil or gas cheaper troughs a corresponding Incline lifts
than we can make tallow candles, 1,16 8C00P out of the water before the
and when all we have to do when we end '3 reached. It is therefore im-
want to repaint is to pick out our Possible, unless there are obstructions
colors from the card at the store and ln tbe troughs or on the sleepers im-
pay the painter for putting on tbe mediately preceding and following
paint them, for the scoop to hit anything,
When it eomes to picking out the Proyided its height is properly ad-
palnt it is not necessary that one lusted.
"Since the year 1894 I have been
troubled with a very bad case of ec-
zema which I have spent hundreds of
dollars trylug to cure, and I went to
the hospital, but they failed to cure
me, and it was getting worse all the
time. Five weeks ago my wife bought
a box of Cuticura Ointment and one
am
pleased to say that I am now com-
| pletely cured and well. It was im-
, possible for me to get employment,
as my face, head and body were cov-
ered with it Tbe f«ema first ap-
peared on the top of my bead, and it
had worked all the way around down
the back of my neck and around to my
throat, down my body and around the
' hips. It itched so I wotold be obliged
to scratch it, and the flesh was raw.
I am now all well, and I will bo
pleased to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to all persons who wish a
speedy and permanent cure of skin
diseases." Thomas M. Rosslter, 290
Prospect Street, East Orange, N. J.
Mar. 30, 1905.
Pointer for Percy.
Nell—Percy Vere was telling me
that he still hopes to have the luck to
win you.
Belle—Well, Percy will find that It
takes more than luck to win me. I'm
no raffle.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Wanted ron United Statbs army: able-bodied
bftwetn 21 and35; eitiieos
of United Slates, of good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read and write Knslish. for
toforaaUon  gp!y to Recruiting Officer. Poet Office
BulldlM Oklaj
~f Tulsa, l.T.
Guthrie, Shawnee, Bald, O.
A misanthrope is a man who kicks
a rocky world and then asks it to pity
his sore toe.
Opportunity only knocks once; after
that our friends do it.—Puck.
should be a paint chemist, any more
than one should be an oil chemist
when buying kerosene, or a depart-
ment store buyer when selecting
TRAIN AND TRACK TALK-
A CRITICAL^ PERIOD
INTELUGENTWOMEN PREPARE
Dangers and Pain of This Critical Period
Avoided by the Use of Lydia E. Pink,
ham's Vegetable Compound.
How many wo-
men realize that
the most critical
period in a wo-
man's existence
is the change of
life, and that the
anxiety felt by
•women as this
time draws near
is not without
reason ?
If ker system is in a deranged condi-
tion, or she ia predisposed to apoplexy
or congestion of any organ, it is at this
time likel}' to become active and, with
MM
shirts, or a  oap chemist when buy- the shunter and S°°ds guard are the
ing soap. All that Is necessary to m0St dan6erous-
Insure a fair show Is some knowl- Prussian railway cars have only
edge of tha character of our paint ftbout three-tenths the carrying ca-
dealer and the reputation and stand- Paclty 01 t^108® U8ed ln the United
a host of nervous irritations, make life
a burden.
At this time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to begin their destruc-
tive work. Such warning symptoms as
a sense of suffocation, hot flashes, diz-
ziness, headache, dread of impending
Of all railway occupations those of eP1, .sounds in the ears, timidity, pal-
pitation of the heart, sparks before the
eyes, irregularities, constipation, varia-
ble appetite, weakness and inquietude*
are promptly heeded by intelligent
women who are approaching the period
Many-Slded Man.
Saint-Saens, the famous French com-
poser, Is a many-sided man. He
writes the librettos for his own op-
eras, dabbles In astronomy, zoology
and botanies aid has even published
a pamphlet on tbe relations of planti
to animals, In which his results are
grounded on original investigations.
Sure Enough.
Hicks—My hair comes out In hand-
fuls. If It keeps on, I'll soon be bald.
Wicks—Nonsense, If It keeps on you
can never ue bald.—Boston Transcript
MR. ABRENT-MYNDE'S LATEST.
ing of the maker of the paint offered.
Nor must one expect to buy a pure
linseed oil palst for the price of lin-
seed oil alone. It can be taken for
granted whea anyone offers to sell
dollar bills at a discount, he Is bait-
ing a hook for "suckers." 8o It can
States.
New and heavy all-steel cars are
about to be put into service for fie
transportation of mall between Bos-
ton and New York.
On January 1, 1909, the Bavarian
government will take over the 5u0
be taken for granted when anyone— milea 01 steam railway in the Pala-
whether mail order house, paint
manufacturer or dealer—offers paint
too cheap, he is bidding for the trade
of 'suckers," no matter what his
promises.
But paints sold In responsible
tlnate at a cost of $60,000,000.
Express trains now run from Mex-
ico City to St. Louis in 594 hours—
an average of 33 miles an hour for
1,877 miles.
The bill for the nationalization of
house of peers, has finally passed ihe
diet The measure provides that 17
railroads shall be purchased wlihiu
ten years at a cost rot exceeding J220,
500,000.
m
11
stores under the brands of reputable Japanese railways, as amended by the
manufacturers are all good products,
differing from one another in the less
important matter of the solid pig-
ments contained, but practically alike
in having their liquid portions com-
posed essentially of pure linseed olL
The competition of the better class
of paints has driven Inferior goods
practically out of the market and
no manufacturer of standing now
Puts out a poor paint, under his own
name at least.
As to guarantees on paint, they
can be taken for what they are worth.
Any reputable manufacturer will
make good any defect actually trace-
able to the paint itself and not to im-
proper use or treatment of It The
really Important guarantee which the
paint buyer should exact from his
dealer is that the paint is made by a
manufacturer that knows his busi-
ness and that the paint Itself haB a
record. If he secures this guarantee
he can afford to chance tbe rest of
it—the paint will undoubtedly give
good service If properly applied ac-
cording to directions.
Learning Monkey Language.
A chair for the study of monkey
lanugage is to be established ln Chica-
go university. Three dozen monkeys
from Central Africa are now on their
way to Chicago, there to become the
prey of professors, to be forced by
kindness to deliver up their conversa-
tion. By degrees, it Is hoped, the rudi-
ments of monkey talk will be reduced
to writing.
women wno are approaching the period
of life when woman's great change
may be expected.
We believe Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg-
etable Compound is the world's great-
est remedy for women at this trying
period.
Lj-dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound invigorates and strengthens the
female organism, and builds up the
weakened nervous system as no othe?
mcviicinc can.
Mrs. A. E. G. Hvland, of Chester-
town, Md., in a letter to Mrs. Pink-
ham, snys:
Dear Mrs. Pinkh&m:—
"I had been Buffering with a displacement
"or ye®"8 and was jiaseing through the change
,, , * had a g°°d deal of soreness, diizv
spells, headaches, and was very nervous. "I
wrote you for advice and commenced treat-
ment with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as you directed, and I am hanpv
to say that all those distressing symptoms left
me, and I have passed safely through tho
change of life a well woman."
For special advice regarding this im-
portant period women are invited to
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass
Khe is daughter-in-law of* Lydia E.
Pinkham and for twenty-five yoars has
been advising sick women free of
charge. Her advice is free and always
helpful to ailing women.
Reassuring Odor.
Nervous Johnny—I love the smell
of motor cars.
Hostess—Really? What an extraor-
dinary taste. Why do you like it?
N. J.—Because when you smell It
you know the danger's past.—Punch.
Mr. Abeent-Mynde (waking up sud-
denly)—Anyone here?
Burglar—No.
A-M.—I could have sworn I beard
someone. (Turns over and gtee to
sleep again;.
Disappointed.
"S"' Mrs. Nurirh was held up ant
robbed. How did she feel about lt*-
"Oh, she's fearfully mad. Only had
Ave cents In her pocket book at the
time, you know, and she's afraid peo-
ple will think she hasn't any name? **
—Detrcit Free Press.
You Cannot
CURE
all inflamed, ulcerated and catarrhal con-
ditions of the mucous membrane such as
nasal catarrh, uterine catarrh caused
by feminine ills, sore throat, sore
mouth or Inflamed eyes by simply
dosing the stomach.
But you surely can cure these stubborn
affections by local treatment with
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic
which destroys the disease germs,checks
discharges, stops pain, and heals the
inflammation and soreness.
Paxtine represents the mast successful
local treatment for feminine ills ever
,uh*; I
Moors, to designate the bodyguard o.' , , r r?  *%•   -.
a royal pmm« or " infante." i oena for Free Trial Box
THE R. PAXTOK CO- Boiua. "n
Argentina Shipping.
A regular blockade of shipping is
reported from Argentina, the harbors
being unable to accommodate tbe
enormously increased business.
First "Infantry."
The term "infantry" was first uv*]
r