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COMMERCIAL LATIN. { Volapuk and Esperanto Already Dead Languages—Wonderful Discovery. The necessity for a universal lan guage has now passed beyond the realm of discussion. With the rail roads, the high speed steamers, the telegraph and the telephone bringing human beings closer together every day, it is outrageous that speech should still continue to separte them. Let us, therefore, unify all langaug?»s. But what language will the trust of mankind speak? A living language {s not to be considered; the national pride of too many nations would have to be encountered. Artificial lan guages have no prospect of success; they are too arbitrary. Under the plea of progress, Esperanto, which superseded Volapuk, is already op _posed by the “Neutral Language” and by the “Common Tongue.” Dr. Colombo asserts that only a dead language has any chance of suc cess, and that Latin is the most avail able. To begin with, it i 3 not a lan guage that is to be made; it is already constituted; it is taught in all coun tries. Ten million persons can speak it, and, being more synthetic than any other, it is eminently the lan guage of the telegraph. ' But it is said that Latin is a diffi cult language. Yes, if literary Latin {8 meant; and that is why the periodi cals printed in that language in Leip, sic, in Berlin and in Rome have their gubscribers only among the learnad; no, if commercial Latin is meant. The latter is as simple as amything can be. The sailors, the soldiers, and the merchants of Rome, taught it without dificulty to the barbarians who dwelt along the Seine, the Thames, the Rhine, the Nile and the Euphrates. Dr. Colombo declares that he has rediscovered commercial Latin in the ruins of Pompeii. It has no deponent verbs; the paassive is formed in all cases by means of the auxiliary “sum;” it employs the shortest words; its grammar is reduced to a minimum, and it has no ampHibologies. This kind of Latin is clearness itself, and can be mastered in a few lessons by a schoolboy. If it should be adopted as the uni versal language, the weary - years wasted over it by so many mediocre students in the higher educational in stitutions will immediately become time usefully employed. Under the auspices of the Linguis tic Union of the Cote d’Azur, Dr. Co lombo, in furtherance of this now im ‘portant movement, has already pub lished a ‘“Manual of Commercial Latin.”—Courrier des Etats Unis. A QUEER BUSINESS. The Way Houses on Fire Were Bought in Ancient Rome. One of the strangest businesses in ancient Rome is mentioned by Juvenal in his satires. It consisted of buying houses on fire. The speculator hur ried to the scene, attended by slaves carrying bags of money and others carrying tools, judged by the chances of salvage and made a bid to the dis tracted house owner, who was glad to accept anything, as a rule. The bar gain struck in all haste, this earliest of fire assurers set his slaves to work and secured what he could. Some times 2ven he put out the flames and S 0 made a coup. It was a business for capitalists, but the poorest who speculated in a small way could hardly lose if he had presence of mind enough to grasp the chances. Thus Cato the Elder, as well as Crassus, laid the foundation of his great wealth. He gradualy collected a force of carpenters, ma sons and such artificers—slaves, of course—which reachad 500 men. Not only did he buy houses on fire, but also, enlarging upon the common prac tice, he made a bid ior those adjoin ing which stood in danger. His pro posals were commonly welcome, we learn, so helpless +were the people and so great the peril. By this means Crassus became the greatest owner of house property in Rome. HOW TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ESGAPED DREAD CATARRH BY USE OF PE-RU-NA. Catarrh Robs Women of Health and Beauty. Pe-runa Makes Women Healthy and Beautiful. { T e | i . A 7 = | ,/_ i \ 4\\ \ "” I} -. z@/ S \» ; .‘{ N\% Ez‘ n \ N NN ) A== RN ‘ &‘ e RN | A AT et S ¢ R —— =5 | AN = -';:;RT-A@'\‘T-'.W\ 20> - Q= ) |NM \ R 7 ; . N - M 2 ‘ ;‘rt%/f‘:—\___\.__—//;xy N> ‘ - *—t*iv/‘r:‘ 2y : % N ‘ \wm\fi ¥ ~-'.'. | 3 ;fi (R, - ‘\\____,———{,’/"‘ r : : o - - ; \ : ‘ valdDD satdddalndd Jurlaadboen. E Miss Flora Haueer, 1032 S. New Jer sey street, Indianapelis, ind., writes: “I think I wmust have been troubled with catarrh ever since I was very young, aggravated each time I caught a cold. This did not prove suffictently serious to be ob noxious until last winter. Then my head and nose were so stopped § up that I felt I musé do something. ‘ Peruna was recomvmended to me ¢ by a friend. I used it for fowrs weelks, and found to my relief that : it cured me. I have not had a bit ‘ of trouble since. My head is clear, ¢ and I can safely cffirm that Pe-‘ runa cured me.”’--Miss Flora : Hauser. S E Hundreds of Women Cured by Pe-ru-na of Annoying Catarrh. DR. HARTMAN has probably done more than any other physician to ward popularizing a means of escape from the fa;ciaY deformities, such as watery eyes twisted nose, offensive breath, dry cracked lips, due to the ravaging effects of catarrh. He has made chronic catarrh a life-long study. His remedy, popularly known as Peruna, is the most famous remedy for catarrh in existence. Probably there is not a man or woman, boy or girl, within the bounds of the United States that has not heard of Pe runa. By far the largest majority have used Peruna. The multitude of peoEle that have been cured of chronic catarrh by using Peruna can never be known. Hurt, Sweat, Blister, cured by ROYAL FOOT WASH. FEET THAT Removes odors of feet, armpits, etc. Keeps the feet cool. If co——— DOl 8t druggists send 25¢ to EaTron Drua Co., ATLANTA, GA., for full size, postpaid; sample, postpaid, for 2¢c stamp. Onec application proves its merit, W. L. DOUGCLAS UNI%N $3.22 &3 SHOES il W. L. Douglas shoes have by their # X excellent style, /= ;§< easy-fitting, and £ o superior wearing gl i 3 qualities, achieved JEmip | the largest sale of P + = any shoes in the gz 7 world, (s They are just as good ;”/'u: %s thosz that cost you SEECEEEERR, /. 4to 85—the enly GErmwreeecar| difference is the price. g M\, e Sold Everywhere. Gl G )’;5& . Look for name and EEEm &~ / [ price on bottom. N N Douzlas uses Corona t00))\ CoLess / Aiidas Coliskin, which iseverywhere conceded to bethe finest Patent Leather yeot produced. Fast Color Ey-lets used. Shoes by mall,26c.extra. Write for Catalog. W.L.Douglas, Brockton, Mass. 1 asmicted with Thompson's Eye Water No Woman Afticted With Catarrh Can Be Either Beautiful or Atlraotive. Many a girl has regained her faded beauty, many a matron has lengthened the days of her comely appearance by using Peruna. Peruna produces clean mucous wmem branes, the basis of facial symmetry and a &grfect complexion. he women have not been slow to dis cover that a course of Peruna will do more toward restoring youthful beauty than all the devices known to science. While it is true that Peruna cures ca tarrh wherever located, yet it is advisable for everyone to use Peruna as a preventive TRAYF 3950 \\\YE@-:: eme.E :Em nu...c T N Sprays trees, Planu ngElkl“ lawns, washes windows, carriages,etc. Hasno equel,sells on sight. & rays srom buciet or barreiso feet. You wnnglt. S H, B. BUSLER. Johnstown, Oble. . . This is What Yon Want ! Have Yon Any Malarial Troubles ? i RTI e - . REGAL MEDICIHE 00.,0f Stamford, Gonn,, | for medicine and dlsficuonn. A quick Cng fl:ruln ‘{ m.dnmb mi:n mcxre‘;‘&t.gs}:vfl.:: f, g 2 :'_l Give the name of this paper when writing to advertisers—(Atll-04) Miss Amanda Johnson, Fairchild, Wis., writes: “I write to tell you how much Peruna benefited me. For a number of years I had pain in my head around my eyes, and I thought it was because my eyes needed treatment, so I went to an oculist and had glasses fitted to my eyes and wore them for somme time, but felt no relief whatever. In fact, I felt worse than before, and came to the econclusion that the trouble was not with my eyes, but with my head and that it must be catarrh. As so many of my friends had used Peruna with benefit for this trouble, I thought I would try it. I was not sorry that I did so, for in a short time I began to improve, and in four weeks my eyes were in splen did condition, my general health was much improved and all the catarrh of the head was gone. I was glad to get rid of this trouble, and am glad to endorse such a good medicine as Peruna.”—Miss Amanda Johnson. Foen 20 Ge e - "(,{', Cilmin ?¢§§ &) _— \‘/\—/@@ \ """ 5 g ———— e~ = M:iss Flora Hauser. and not wait until catarrh has fastened it self in some part of the system. Peruna acts quickly and beneficially on the inflamed mucous membranes lining, the different organs of the body. Thus it will cure cdtarrh wherever logated. If you do not derive prompt and satisfac tory results from the use o}) Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full state ment of your case and he will %e pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Harimann, President of g}fig Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, io. (PUT UP IN COLLAPSIBLE TUBES) A substitute forand maperiorto mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin., The pain-allaying and curativequalitiesof thisarticlearewonder ful, It wfil at.o%t.he toothache at once, and relieve headache and sciatica. We recom mend it as the besp and satest external eounter-irritantknown,also asanexternal remedy for pains in the chest and stomach andallrheumsatic,neuralgicand gouty come laints. A tria! will prove what we claim For it, and it will be found to be invaluahle in the household. Many pooifle say“lt isthe best of all of your preparations.” Price 38 cts., at all druggists or other dealers, or by gending thisamounttousin postage stam we w‘llfsend you a tube by mail. No artlcY: should be accepted by the public unless the same carriesourlabel, asotherwise it is nog genuine. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO,, 17 State Street, New York Ciry. =2O CURED : A Gives 3 Quick ’ ) Relief. AT Removes all swelling in Bto 20 days ; effects a permanent cure ) in 30to 60 days. Trialtreatment i \ "\ givenfree. Nothingcan be fairer WIDGM Y _ Write Dr. H. H. Green's Sons RT3 gpecialists, Box B Atlanta, S