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Taxing Plano*. The French Chamber has during (he past two days Indulged in a couple fiscal eccentricities. In France the •ycle Is already taxed; so is the mo tor car, aod there la now a proposal Cor adding to the amount. The sub ject has been referred to the Sen ate, and while It is under considera tion the Senate has put an impost on pianos, ranging from 8 shillings 4 pence on the cottage to 1G shillings 8 pence for the salon grand. Organs Will pay 4 pounds. Persons who use titles of nobility will also have to pay for the privilege, although such titles are not recognized—London Globe. A Progressive Hog Raiser. Cheater Thomas, of Waterville, in probably one of the most progressive hep breeders of Kansas. He believes la keeping his stock up to the high est standard and in appropriately bousing the animals he raises. He baa Just completed a cement hog bouse, whieh cost him SBOO. One of the features of this house is a dipping tank, which is a novelty. Instead of Clppln/g one animal at a time, he has built a huge dipping tank and ar ranged an elevator which workß In aide the tank. He loads this elevator full of hogs, and then lowers it un til all the hogs are immersed, when the platform is raised and, aftfer the hogs are allowed to drip for a min ute or two, the gates are opened and the hogs releasi-d r.s the elevator Is being again tilled. By this method he can dip more hogs In a minute than can be done in an hour by the old ajrstem.—Kansas City Journal An Art Sals. Two young artists were talking the •tflier day of the state of the market for their wares and tho temptations Which beset them to forsake their high Ideals and hopes for tho salt® Of making money. Both came to the Conclusion that, tho prosperous year Just closed had done very little in the ■ray of encouraging art. "I haven’t painted a pot-boiler this year,” said one. “Into everything I’ve done I’ve put my best efforts anid tny most conscientious work, and I haven't sold a thing.” The other considered for a while And then said: f "Well, it's pretty bad, but It might he worse. You know Jones never (>ainls anything but his best, and 1 hear he made a good sale during the /holidays.” Just the® Jones happened to come 'is. | "Jones,” said the first speaker, "did you sell anything during the holi days?” Jones's hesitation was manifest "Yes," he said at last, "I sold my Overcoat ami my crash hat" —Phi> Adel ah la Record. POOR KITTY! Mrs. Watkins —Why, Willie, what Are you doing? Put that cat down im mediately. What do you mean toy torturing the poor creature? Willie—l 'ain’t hurt your old cat. That man that was here last night •aid there wasn’t room anywhere In this flat to awlnig a cat, and there is m every room, for I've just done It—> Somerville Journal. In London the Salvation Army has Mtabliahed n bureau to give advice to those about to commit suicide. %tie advice, briefly and Invariably, Will bo “Don't.” DREADED TO EAT A Quaker Couple’s Experience. How many persons dread to eat (heir meals, although actually hun gry nearly all the time! Nature never intended this should he ao, for wo are given a thing called Appetite that should guide us as to what the system needs at any time and can digest. Bht we get In a hurry, swallow our food very much as we shovel coal (nto the furnace, and our sense of Appetite becomes unnatural and per verted. Then we eat the wrong kind of food or eat too much, and there ywa are —indigestion and Its accom panying miseries. A Phila. lady said the other day: “My husband and 1 have been sick and nervous for 15 or 20 years from drinking coffee feverish, Indiges tion, totally unfit, a good part of tho time, for work or pleasure. We act ually dreaded to cat our meals. “We tried doctors and patent med tolnes that counted up into hundreds of dollars, with little if any benefit. “Accidentally, a small package of Fostum came Into my hands. I made gome according to directions, with •urprislng results. We both liked It ond have not used any coffee since. "The dull feeling after meals has left ns and we feel better every way. We are so well satisfied with Postum (hat we recommend It to our friends Who have been made sick and nervous and miserable by coffee.” Name giv en by Postum Cos . Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little book. “The Road to Wellville.” In pkgs. “There’s a Rea son.” WAR STARTED BY SPINNERS On Cotton Associations and Far mers of the South. A SURPRISE IS SPRUNG Anent Resolution Calling for Probing of Exchanges-Matter Construed in New Light by Garfield. A Washington dispatch says: Cor poration Commissioner Garfield has construed the Livingston-Burleson cot ton resolution, that recently passed the house, to provide not only for (he investigation of the cotton ex changes dealing in futures, but also for an investigation of the methods of the great cotton and cotton seed associations of the south. lie accordingly proposes to direct an inquiry into the methods of the Farmers’ National Union, the South ern Cotton Association, the National Ginners’ Association and other or ganizations of similar character. The views of the corporation com missioner are not as yet generally known among the southern congress men, but the few that haft; heard of his intention express great sur prise. When the attitude of the de partment becomes generally known, It Is bound to create a sensation, and will no doubt meet with resentment in the south among the members of the associations to be affected by the inquiry. Representative William C. Lovering of Massachusetts, the member of Oie interstate commerce committee, who reported the demanded resolution, is authority for the statement that the corporation commissioner will inves tigate the associations of the south In connection with the cotton ex changes. He himself Is a member of the New York cotton exchange, at which the original resolution was di rected. Mr. Lovering was also responsible for the amendments that were tacked onto the original resolution, and he now very calmly asserts that it’was his purpose at the time to incorpo rate all of the associations of the south. “Why have a one-sided investiga tion?” he asked when seen Friday. “Certainly the corporation commis sioner will investigate the Farmers' Union, the Southern Cotton Associa tion, the National Ginners, etc. He can do nothing else under the pro visions of the resolution as it pass ed the house. It was our purpose to have a thorough investigation.” Representative Lovering continued by saying that, in his opinion, the associations of the south were or ganized to advance the price of cot ton, etc. He said these associations are as much responsible for the fluc tuations as is the New York cotton exchange, of which he is a member, Mr. Hovering is a New England spin ner, and as such he insists that the spinners are entitled to know why and how the price of cotton is ad vanced as much so as the farmers of the south are to know why and how it is beaten down. “The associations of the south are , combinations to bolster the price of cotton,” continued Mr. Lovering, “and 1 can assure you that the corpora tion commissioner will be given tes timony to bear out this statement.” 11 now develops that Mr. Lovering has been careful to have the amend ed resolution so worded that the or ganizations were included. He was wise enough to say not a word about this and as no one else suspected as much at the time the resolution was unanimously passed. While it is known that the South ern Cotton Association, the Farmers' l T nion, eld., are legitimate organiza tion along co-operative lines and should have nothing to fear from an investigation, it is known that cer tain Interests are anxious to destroy their usefulness if possible. Representative Livingston express ed surprise when informed of the new turn the matter has taken. He insisted there must be a mistake, and claimed that the corporation commis sioner bad no right to investigate the cotton associations under the terms of the resolution. “It specifically provides for an in vestigation of cotton exchanges and makes no mention of the associations of the south.” he said, “but Mr. Lov ering quotes the resolution as it pass ed the house and as he says the cor poration commissioner understands It,” Stuffing Him. "I have heard,” said the stranger, "that when a train stops here the conductor calls out ‘St Joe! Fifteen minutes for getting married!’ It that so?” “Bless you, no,” responded the St. Joe man. “That’s the way it used to he, but there’s so much lake compe tition now that they hold the trains until the boats have gone. Souvenir postcards? Yes, sir. Millions of ’em In those showcases over there.- Agriculture is the largest industry in the United States and is pursued by thirty-live per cent, of our work ers. Many a man never reaches success because he tries to carry too much along with him on the journey. Deafness Cannot Be Cared bylocal applications as theycannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. Taere is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by consti tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in flamed you have a rumbling sound or imper fect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflam ma‘ u can be taken out and this tube re stored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,-which is nothingbut an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused bycatarrh) that can not be curedby Rail's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. J.Uhenuy & Co.,Toledo,O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Every man sees an earthly angel In the woman he loves. Only One “Bromo Quinine” That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Similar ly named remedies sometimes deceive. The first and- original Cold Tablet is a White Package, with black and red lettering, and bears the signature ot K. W. Grove. 25c. An ounce of push is worth a pound of lucky charms. | Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion; never fails. E-old by Drug gist*. Mail orders prompt'}- Plied bv Dr. E. DetchonMed.Co.,Crawfordsville,lnd. sl. Of all men gailors suffer most from rheu matism. Piles Cured in 0 to 14 Days. Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6to 14 days or money refunded. 50a Some men find it necessary to re vise their list of friends daily. SWEET! BLOODHOUND | CORN The Original “Break Plug” Tobacco. The Only “Adver tised Brand” of North Carolina Flue-Cured Tobacco Showing a GAIN EVERY YEAR since introduced. “IMITATED IN STYLE BUT NOT IN CHEW” . HICKS’ sMimm ILL ACHES ”It takes a gootTdeal of courage not to resent some insults. DON’T DESPAIR. Read the Experience of a Minnesota Woman and Take Heart. If your back aches, and you feel sick, languid, weak and miserable day after day—don’t AgjSraß worry. Doan’s Kld ney Pills have cured > Sag thousands of women in the same condition. Mrs. A. Heiman, of 4s'. Stillwater, Minn., says: “But fTr Doan’s Kidney Pills I would not be living now. jSjgSHgbjSß They cured me In 1899 and I've been well since. I used to have such pain la my back that once I fainted. The kidney secretions were much disor dered, and I was so far gone that I was thought to be at death’s door. Since Doan’s Kidney Pills cured me I feel as if I had bten pulled back from the tomb.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box- Poster-Milburn Cos., Buffalo, N. Y. Western Follies In the East. In the Bast one may be a bachelor and In virtue thereof enjoy the hospi tality of a bachelor’s married friends indefinitely, but the moment after the bachelor commits the indiscretion of marriage the Nemesis of tennis and bridge parties overtakes him with the same ruthlessness with w-hich he prey ed for entertainment on those who had married before him. The moral of the East for young men with econ omical views is—don’t marry. John D. Rockefeller, it Is said, gets SI.OO with each tick of the clock. And the ticking never gets on his nerves, adds Puck. The Badge of Honesty Is on every wrapper of Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery because & full list of the ingredients composing it is printed there in plain English. Forty years of experience has proven its superior worth as a blood purifier and invigorat ing tonic for the cure of stomach disorders and all liver ills. It builds up the run down system as no other tonic can in which alcohol is used. The active medic inal principles of native roots such as Golden Seal and Queen’s root, Stone and Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black Cherrybark are extracted and preserved by the use of chemically pure, triple refined glycerine. Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce at Buffalo, N. Y„ for free booklet which quotes extracts from well-recognized med ical authorities such as Drs. Barthnlow, King, Scuddeu, Coe, EUingwcod and a host of othepz!, showing that these roots can bo daptmded upon for their curative action in all weak states of the stomach, accompanied >y indigestion or dyspepsia as well 2s in/611 bilious or liver complaints and in im/wasting diseases” where thero is losvnFnesh and gradual running down of and system. The "Golden Medical Discovery "makes rich, pure blood and so invigorates a ini' regulates the~stomach, liver and howelfj. and.' through them, the whole /system. Thus all skin affeetions, blotches, pimples and eruptions as well as scrofulous swel lings and old open running sores or ulcers are cured and healed. In treating old running sores, or ulcers, it is well to in sure their healing to apply to them Dr. Pierce’s All-Healing Salve. If your drug gist don’t happen to have this Salve in stock, send fifty-four cent3 in postage stamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N. Y., and a large box of the "All-Healing Salve’’ will reach you by return post. You can’t afford to accept a secret nos trum as asubstitute for this non-alcoholic, medicine of known composition, not even though the urgent dealer may thereby make a little bigger profit. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bow-els. Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take as candy. constantly W growing bank account awaits you if you plant, fertilize and cultivate your crop with system. M The most important thing is to apply to your soil, about ten jfl days before seeding, a plant food in the shape of 400 to 1000 Mm Virginie-Carolina Fertilizers per acre on fewer acres. If you follow this advice, your cotton will be Waist high by the time many of your “exten- si sive culture” neighbors are hoeing o'/er their crop the first time. Then too they may have used a poor grade fertilizer. Insist upon having only Virginia- jmf&tSß Carolina Fertilizers —accept no substitute. Ask your dealer for a copy of our handsome new almanac, or write us for one —it is free. NQT MATURED. “What ard you looking so gloomy about?” “Oh, I’m just home from the rac* track.” “Why, you told me before you went down there that you had picked a sure winner.” “Yes; but —I—er—guess I picked him before he was ripe.”—Philadet phia Ledger. If babies would only make It their invariable rule to weep, instead of crying bloody murder, how much more peaceful this world would be, opines The Somerville Journal. 11l .llraSSB/rl fWicurj YMK For Baby’s First Bath and Subsequent Baths. Because of its delicate, emollient, sanative, anti-! septic properties derived from Cuticura, united with the purest of saponaceous ingredients and most re freshing of flower odours, Cuticura Soap is all that the fondest of fond mothers de siresf or clean si ng,preserving and purifying the skin,sca!p, hair and hands of infantsand children. Guaranteed abso lutely pure and may be used from the hour of birth. 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