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THE DREAMER.

"Come down!" we cried to him. "Leave off thy lonely

W a t c h on the mountain height; Belike the foeman comes, and wilt thou

only B e missdng from the fight?"

N o word he answered, yet w e knew when ended

The long day's doubtful -war W e had not won had he left undefended

H i s lone outpost afar.

•'Come down!" we cried again. "Our streams are failing.

W h a t dost thou mid the stones On the bar* hillside? Hear the children

wail ing! With thirst the. whole earth gioans .

"Drink, tnen!" he laughed to us, and rested g lowing

BesdrJe his well-used tools, And down the rocks unprisoned fountains

flowing Sang into sudden pools.

H e was not one of us. His rapt eyes, shin­ing

Like moonlight veiled in showers. H a d the seer's vision, outward far divining

Horizons beyond ours.

W e heard the waves break, he, small wa­ters, well ing

In darkness 'neath the sod, And what to us was but the night wind

swel l ing , H e called the voice of God.

And eft when Sorrow sighed, or we in watches

Of Fea i ' s long night our wrongs Told in the dark, he 'wildered us with

snatches Of strange and haunting songs,

Our souls enthralling with a potence under The music's ebb and flow,

Like far-blown echoes of the trumpet thunder

That stormed walled Jericho.

B u t now a silence falls, and we awaken— Dim is our dawn, and late!

The prophet-voice we thought a reed wind-shaken

H a t h passed within the gate ,

And our dull hearts now read aright the 6tory

Our Creamer a lways knew— Life's best is dreaming best, and Heaven's

own glory, Man's dreams anrl God's come true.

—William Hervey Woods, in Youth's Com­panion.

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l i e r e n e m i e s s a i d s h e w a s s e n t i m e n t a l , b u t t h a t w a s o n l y h a l f t r u e . J a n e , h a v ­i n g r e a d c o u n t l e s s r o m a n c e s i n w h i c h l o v e a p p e a r e d t o b e t h e h i g h e s t s t a t e o f b l i s s , d e c i d e d t h a t if l i f e w e r e t o c o n t a i n a n y t h i n g i m p o r t a n t f o r h e r s h e m u s t f a l l i n l o v e a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . T h i s m a y s e e m a n e a s y m a t t e r t o t h e s i m p l y a m o r o u s , b u t t o a s t r i c t r o m a n ­t i c i s t i t p r e s e n t s m a n y dif f icult ies . J a n e ' s l i f e l ed d o w n a c i t y s t r e e t t o s c h o o l and h o m e a g a i n . I t i s t r u e t h a t m a n y y o u n g ladies* in M a d a m Esrtelle'b s e m i n a r y flirted f r o m t h e w i n d o w s •with y o u n g g e n t l e m e n on t h e .corner , b u t t h i s i n n o c e n t v u l g a r i t y w a s of­f e n s i v e t o J a n e ' s s e n s e o f r o m a n c e . S h e c o n t i n u e d r e a d i n g and bided a n a u s p i c i o u s o c c a s i o n f o r t h e b e s t o w a l o f h e r h e a r t .

I n h e r fifteenth j e a r J a n e ' s p a r e n t s w e n t t o s p e n d t h e s u m m e r i n t h e AdT*ondaeks . J a n e dec ided t h a t t h i s s u m m e r s h o u l d c e r t a i n l y m a r k t h e g r e a t y e a r of h e r l i f e . S o m e one m u s t a t o n c e be f o u n d u p o n w h o m t o h a n g h e r a f f e c t i o n s . H a d n o t J u l i e t l ived, l oved a n d d ied b e f o r e s h e w a s s i x t e e n ? J a n e m a d e a c a l c u l a t i n g s u r v e y of h e r ­se l f b e f o r e s h e l a u n c h e d u p o n h e r q u e s t . H e r b l u e e j e s , b l a c k h a i r a n d p e n s i v e , d r o o p i n g m o u t h w e r e e n c o u r ­a g i n g , b u t t h e r e w a s s o m e t h i n g of­f e n s i v e l y p r o s a i c a b o u t h e r s h o r t , b l u e l i n e n d r e s s and l a r g e laced b o o t s . A l i m p w h i t e m u s l i n a n d a pa ir of s a n d a l s l i p p e r s a r e w h a t J a n e w o u l d h a v e l iked .

F o r m a n y d a y s J a n e v i ewed t h e m a l e p o p u l a t i o n of t h e l a k e s w i t h a s e a r c h ­i n g e y e . S h e l o o k e d a t t h e v e n e r a b l e b e a u x w i t h p a t e n t l e a t h e r s h o e s a n d c y n i c s m i l e s , t h e c o l l e g e m e n w i t h b l a t a n t t o n g u e s and s w e a t e r s , t h e s t o d g y h e a d s of f a m i l i e s , t h e c h o i c e l y d r e s s e d and v a c u o u s l o o k i n g y o u t h s f r o m c i t y offices, t h e a g i l e der i s ive l i t ­t l e b o y s w h o m o v e d in g a n g s . H e r h e a r t m i s g a v e h e r . W a s i t p o s s i b l e t h a t l a d i e s s t i l l f o u n d h e r o e s in t h i s t h r o n g ? S t i l l s h e did n o t d e s p a i r .

* T h e r e m i g h t y e t b e a t s o m e s o u l of s e n -{ t i m e n t u n d e r a flannel b lazer . 1 One n i g h t a s s h e w a s s t a n d i n g o n I t h e w h a r f t h e l i t t l e b o a t t h a t b r o u g h t

f n e w v i s i t o r s t o t h e h o t e l p r e s e n t e d t o h e r e y e s a l i k e l y s u b j e c t . H e w a s l e a n ­i n g a g a i n s t t h e d o o r of t h e s t e a m e r in a r a t h e r g r a c e f u l w a y , w i t h a s o f t h a t a l m o s t i m p e r c e p t i b l y t i l t e d o n h i s h e a d . T h e r e w a s , t o J a n e ' s e y e , s o m e ­t h i n g b o t h s u b t l e a n d d a s h i n g a b o u t h i s a p p e a r a n c e . H e r h o p e s b e a t h i g h . H e w a s s h a k i n g h a n d s w i t h a n oldeT g i r l w h o m s h e k n e w . T h e r e w a s t o b e a h o p a t t h e h o t e l t h a t n i g h t . P e r h a p s t h e o l d e r g i r l w o u l d a s k h i m t o d a n c e w i t h J a n e .

T h e w o u l d - b e h e r o i n e w a s p ink w i t h e x c i t e m e n t t h a t e v e n i n g . She w a t c h e d t h e n e w g u ^ s t a s h e c r o s s e d t h e danc­i n g s p a c e . H e h a d d a r k e y e s w i t h s h a d o w s u n d e r t h e m a n d s h a d o w s r o a n d h i s m o u t h . J a n e t h o u g h t h e m o s t w o r k v e r y hard . S h e l eaned o v e r a n d t o u c h e d h e r o l d e r f r i e n d .

" W i l l — w i l l y o u i n t r o d u c e m e t o t h a t t n a n ? " s h e s h y l y w h i s p e r e d .

•*Of c o u r s e , " sa id h e r c o m p a n i o n , g a \ ly b e c k o n i n g t o t h e l o i t e r e r . "Miss C r a v e s l e tm»* n r e s e n t M r . Carson ."

" D e l i g h t e d , " sa id Mr. Carson , i n a w e a r y v o i c e . "May I i i a v e t h e p l e a s ­ure?*' a n d h e - l e d J a n e o u t t o dance . A f t e r w a r d t h e y r e p a i r e d t o t w o veran­d a s e a t s in t h e m o o n l i g h t . J a n e w a i t ­e d a n x i o u s l y f o r t h e h e r o t o speak , and t h e h e r o s p o k e . H e t o l d J a n e t h a t s h e h a d d a n c e d b e a u t i f u l l y ; t h a t i t w a s t h e b e s t d a n c e h e h a d h a d t h a t e v e n i n g . "Be j e e r e d l a n g u i d l y a t t h e c o l l e g e s t u -

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d e n t s a n d s a i d i t m u s t b e v e r y d u l l h e r « f o r a p r e t t y g i r l . H e b r o k e off t o a d ­m i r e a b l o n d l a d y g o i n g p a s t t h e m . J a n e o n c e m o r e f e l t i j je p a n g s of d i s ­a p p o i n t m e n t . A l a s ! h i s r o m a n t i c e x ­t e r i o r be l i ed h i m . H e w a s on ly r u d e a n d billy. S h e l o o k e d sad ly a t h i m . H e w a s l e a n i n g b a c k w i t h d r o o p i n g e j e s .

" B e g p a r d o n , b u t I have s u c h a head­a c h e , " h e m u r m u r e d .

"I a m v e r y s o r r y , " said J a n e . "Jove , w h a t a s m i l e ! " sa id t h e j o u n g

m a n ; "it 's e n o u g h t o m a k e a f e l l o w w e l l a g a i n . "

J a n e r o s e . " T h e r e i s m y n e x t p a r t ­n e r , " s h e sa id , stiffly, and l ed t h e w a y a c r o s s t h e r o o m . N e v e r , never a g a i n w o u l d J a n e m a k e a m i s t a k e a b o u t d a s h ­i n g v o u n g m e n w i t h s h a d o w s u n d e r t h e i r e y e s .

S o J a n e h a d t o b e g i n h e r s e a r c h a g a i n . T h e r e c a m e u p o n h e r h o r i z o n a n 18-j ear -o ld s c h o o l b o y b y t h e n a m e of R o b e r t S m i t h — a t r e m e n d o u s y o u n g g i a n t , w i t h b l u e e y e s , 3 ellovv h a i r a n d a f a c e devo id of e x p r e s s i o n . J a n e c o n ­v e r s a t i o n a l l y s o u n d e d h i m . H e w a s s w e e t t e m p e r e d a n d po l i t e , b u t s e e m e d q u i t e c o l o r l e s s i n mind a n d h e a r t . Could n o t J a n e t i n c t u r e h i m t o s u i t h e r s e l f — c o n v e r t t h i s r a w m a t e r i a l i n t o a h e r o ? S h e w o u l d t r y . R o b e r t s o o n g o t i n t o t h e h a b i t of s e e k i n g J a n e t o d a n c e b e c a u s e s h e did a l l t h e t a l k i n g . T h e n h e b e g a n t o t a k e h e r r o w i n g i n t h e a f t e r n o o n s . J a n e ' s h e a r t b e g a n t o w a r m t o "Robert. I t w a s b e t t e r t o h a v e a m a n s a y n o t h i n g t h a n t o l e t h i m s p o i l t h i n g s w i t h c o m m o n p l a c e r e m a r k s . She m a d e h i m r o w h e r t o s h a d y n o o k s , w h e r e s h e w o u l d t a k e a l i t t l e v o l u m e of L o r d T e n n y s o n a n d read i t t o h i m . Sh e w o u l d g a z e a t h i m s i l e n t l y and m y s t e r i ­o u s l y . R o b e r t b e g a n t o b e l i s t l e s s and p a l e . T h e s i l e n c e and p o e t r y and a d ­o r a t i o n o f J a n e w e r e e n e r v a t i n g h i m . B u t w h e n e v e r h e m a d e a n a t t e m p t t o t a k e a n y o n e e l s e o u t r o w i n g J a n e ' s e j e s w o u l d g i v e h i m t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t h e h a d s t a b b e d h e r t o t h e h e a r t ; s o p o o l * h u g e , s w e e t - t e m p e r e d R o b e r t w a s finally b o u n d h a n d and f o o t . H e f o l l o w e d J a n e a l l d a y l o n g , l e t h i m s e l f b e read t o , quarne l ed w i t h , a d m i r e d , and o f t e n s h o w e d s p a r k s of rea l e m o ­t i o n . .S t i l l J a n e w a s c o n s c i o u s of a s e n s e o f d i s a p p o i n t m e n t . I t w a s h e a v y

work—-this d r a g g i n g of R o b e r t t h r o u g h t h e p r o p e r p a c e s .

A t l a s t h e r h o m e - m a d e h e r o w a s o b l i g e d t o l e a v e . J a n e b r i g h t e n e d u p . H e r e w a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r a t o u c h ­i n g f a r e w e l l . T h a t a f t e r n o o n she a n d R o b e r t r o w e d t o a b e a u t i f u l l i t t l e i s ­land w h e r e , o n a m o s s g r o w n b a n k a b o v e t h e l a k e , t h e y w a t c h e d the s e t ­t i n g s u n " f o r t h e l a s t t i m e , " a s J a n e sa id .

"Robert , l e t ' s carve P . L. o n t h i s l o g , " she cr ied , e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y .

" P . L . ? " sa id R o b e r t , i n s o l e m n a s ­t o n i s h m e n t .

" Y e s , f o r P a r a d i s e L o s t ! " " W h a t ' s t h e j o k e ? u ' h e a s k e d . J a n e f e l t i t w o u l d b e u s e l e s s t o e x ­

p l a i n . T h e n e x t m o r n i n g a s R o b e r t d e p a r t ­

ed o n t h e l i t t l e s t e a m e r J a n e w a t c h e d j i n t i l s h e c o u l d n o l o n g e r see s h i n i n g o n h e r h e r o ' s c o a t t h e s i lver h e a r t s h e m a d e h i m s w e a r t o k e e p for h e r s a k e a l w a y s . T h e n s h e gave a l i t t l e s i g h o f rel ief . R o b e r t , indeed , w a s h e a v y w o r k .

J a n e n o w f e l t t h a t s h e w a s e i t h e r o n e of t h o s e t o w h o m rea l l ove n e v e r c o m e s , o r t h a t s i n c e r o m a n c e w a s d e a d s h e w o u l d n o t c o n t i n u e t o be i t s s o l e u p h o l d e r . S h e b e g a n t o j o i n t h e o t h e r g i r l s in s i n g i n g c o o n s o n g s in t h e e v e n ­i n g s , a n d t o p l a y t e n n i s w i t h a s h a g g y , r e d - h a i r e d c o l l e g e b o y . She o f t e n m a d e a t t e m p t s t o g o t o t h e L o s t P a r a ­dise and m o u r n in p e n s i v e s o l i t u d e , b u t t h i s r e d - h a i r e d b o y w a s a l w a y s g e t t i n g u p a p a r t y t o fish o r d i g f o r w o r m s , a n d d r a g g e d h e r w i t h t h e m . T h e red-ha ired b o y w a s u g l y , h e a d ­s t r o n g and had n o ear f o r T e n n y s o n , b u t h e h a d a s m i l e l i k e t h o s e for w h i c h c o m e d i a n s o n t h e s t a g e h a v e b e e n k n o w n t o r e c e i v e l a r g e s a l a r i e s .

One d a y t h e h o t e l g u e s t s hired t h e l i t t l e s t e a m e r a n d t o u r e d t h e l a k e s f 01 a p i cn i c . T h e red-ha ired b o y s a t b y J a n e o n t h e b a c k d e c k a n d m a d e p u n s . At l u n c h e o n h e b e a t a b o y over t h e head w i t h a c h i c k e n b o n e b e c a u s e h e didn' t p a s s t h e c a k e s t o J a n e . W h e n i t b e g a n t o ra in , a s it a l w a y s does a t p i c n i c s , h e se ized J a n e b y t h e h a n d a n d m a d e h e r r u n a l o n g t h e road u n ­t i l s h e b e g g e d f o r m e r c y . R e a c h i n g t h e s t e a m e r , h e p u s h e d h e r i n t o h i s o v e i c o a t , w r a p p e d h e r f e e t in a p o t a t o s a c k a n d c o m p o s e d h i m s e l f bes ide h e r to p l a y t h e b a n j o al l t h e w a y h o m e . I t w a s n ' t a t a l l r o m a n t i c , b u t very p l e a s a n t in i t s w a y . J a n e w i s h e d s h e h a d n o t w a s t e d so m u c h t i m e l o o k i n g for a h e r o i c h e r o .

" H o w l o n g d o y o u s t a y h e r e ? " s h e a s k e d .

"Til l t o - m o r r o w , " h e a n s w e r e d . "Only t o - m o r r o w ! " she cried. T h e red-ha ired b o y s t o p p e d s i n g i n g

and s m i l e d a t h e r . H e w a s n ' t s u c h a v e r y u g l y boy . " S u r e ; o n t h e 5:30 b o a t . W a v e y o u r h a n d a s w e g o p a s t , " h e sa id .

I n t h e e a r l y m o r n i n g f o l l o w i n g J a n e w a s w a k e d b y a t o o t f r o m t h e s t e a m ­er. J u m p i n g o u t o f bed s h e se ized a t o w e l a n d flapped i t f r o m t h e w i n d o w . A s t h e b o a t r o u n d e d the c o r n e r s h e cou ld s e e t h e s u n l i g h t s h i n i n g o n the red-ha ired b o y . H e w a v e d h i s s t r a w h a t — a n d h e w a s g o n e .

J a n e c r e p t b a c k t o bed a n d w r u n g h e r h a n d s in p l e a s u r a b l e a n g u i s h . "To t h i n k I loved h i m a l l a l o n g , " s h e said, "and n e v e r e v e n k n e w i t ."—Columbia L i t e r a r y M o n t h l y .

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t o t h e h a n g i n g o f a c r i m i n a l . I t s s in­i s t e r r e p u t a t i o n , i t s c o l o r and t h e fac t t h a t a j u d g e w h e n p r o n o u n c i n g a cap­i ta l s e n t e n c e a l v a y s w e a r s i t , have c o m b i n e d t o a t t a c h t o i t a m e a n i n g and j s y m b o l i s m w h i c h i t d o e s n o t p o s s e s s . « I t i s r e a l l y n o t h i n g m o r e t h a n a part ! of t h e f u l l d r e s s o f a judge .—Genea- J l o g i c a l M a g a z i n e . - J

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THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS FOR W E S T E R N CANADA.

" T h e r e w i l l be t h o u s a n d s of A m e r ­i c a n s c o m i n g u p h e r e in t h e S p r i n g , " w a s t h e r e m a r k m a d e b y a f a r m e r f r o m t h e v i c i n i t y of L a n g d o n , N o r t h D a k o t a , w h e n h e arr ived in W i n n i ­p e g , M a n i t o b a , t h e cap i ta l of W e s t ­e r n C a n a d a , a f e w d a y s s ince . Rts wais t h e a d v a n c e g u a r d of a l a r g e b o d y w h o a r e f o l l o w i n g - h i m , a n d h e h a s a l r e a d y i n v e s t e d in severa l f a r m ­i n g s e c t i o n s f or h i m s e l f a n d o t h e r s and p u r p o s e s t o t a k e u p h i s p e r m a ­n e n t a b o d e i n t h i s c o u n t r y . H e w e n t o n t o s a y : " H u n d r e d s are c o m i n g f r o m m y d i s t r i c t a l o n e . I k n o w t h i s t o be a f a c t , f or m a n y of t h e m are* n e i g h b o r s o f m i n e . T h e , c h i e f t o p i c o f c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h t h e f a r m e r s is t h e c o m i n g i m m i g r a t i o n in t h e s p r i n g . "

"The i m p r e s s i o n g e n e r a l in t h e p a r t o f D a k o t a w h e r e I l ive t h a t f a r m e r s c a n g e t f r o m 10 t o 15 c e n t s m o r e a b u s h e l f o r w h e a t o n the. A m e r i c a n s ide o f t h e l ine t h a n o n t h e C a n a d i a n , h a s n o t p r e v e n t e d p e o ­p l e f r o m t u r n i n g t h e i r e y e s t o Can­ada a s a p l a c e t o l ive in . T h e y k n o w t h e y c a n g e t l and in t h i s c o u n t r y w h i c h i s e v e r y b i t a s f e r t i l e a s t h a t i n D a k o t a a t a b o u t o n e - q u a r t e r t h e pr ice . I t i s s a f e t o s a y t h a t t h e e x o d u s f r o m D a k o t a i n t o Canada t h i s y e a r w i l l e x c e e d t h e e x p e c t a t i o n s o f all C a n a d i a n s . "

T h e G o v e r n m e n t h a s e s t a b l i s h e d A g e n c i e s a t S t . P a u l , Minn.; O m a h a . N e b . ; JKpmas City , Mo. ; C h i c a g j , 111.; I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind . ; M i l w a u k e e , Wis . ; W a u s a u , W i s . ; D e t r o i t , S a u l t S t e . Marie , a n d M a r q u e t t e , M i c h . ; T o l e d o , O h i o ; Water tovvn , S. D a k o t a ; Grand F o r k s , N. D a k o t a ; and G r e a t F a l l s , M o n t a n a , a n d t h e s u g g e s t i o n i s m a d e t h a t b y a d d r e s s i n g a n y o f t h e s e , w h o a r e t h e a u t h o r i z e d a g e n t s o f t h e G o v e r n m e n t , i t w i l l b e t o t h e a d v a n t a g e of t h e reader , w h o w i l l b e g i v e n t h e f u l l e s t and m o s t a u t h e n ­t i c i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e r e s u l t s o f m i x e d f a r m i n g , d a i r y i n g , r a n c h i n g a n d g r a i n - r a i s i n g , a n d a l s o s u p p l y i n ­f o r m a t i o n a s t o f r e i g h t and p a s s e n ­g e r r a t e s , e t c . , e t c .

B o i l e d I t D o w n , An amusing story i s told of the editor of

a go-aheaxl London evening newspaper, v\ ho, in the eternal rushing to press to get ahead of the opposition, was constantly im­pressing upon his reporters the necessity for condensing all news.

A terrific boiler explosion had taken place on board a big ship l jmg at Ports­mouth.

"Get down there as hard as you can," he said to one of his men. "If you catch the 11-40 from London bridge you'll be the ie toon after two and can just wire us something for the fifth edition, but boil it down."

And the reporter went. Soon after two o'clock that afternoon they got a wire from him.

"Terrihc explosion. Man-o'-war. Boiler empty. Engineer full. Funeral to-mor­row."—London Tit-Bits.

N e w C a r e f o r L a m e B a c k . Rutledge, Minn. , Feb . 16th.—Mr. E . C.

Getchell of this place relates a happy ex-

Serience which will be read with interest y all those who have a similar trouble. I t appears that last winter Mr. Getchell

was seized with a lameness and soreness in his back which grew worse and worse till at last it became very bad and made i t very difficult for him to get about at all .

After a t ime he heard of a new remedy for backache which some of his friends and neighbors said had cured them and he determined to try it. The name of the remedy is Dodd's Kidney Pills and Mr. Getchell has proven that it is a sure cute. He says:

"I used two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pil ls according to directions and my lame back was entirely cured and I am all 0 . K. again. Dodd's Kidney Pills are as good, as represented."

This remedy is very popular here and has woiked some remarkable jrares cf Backache and Kidney Trouble.

H i s I d e a . Mrs Henpecque—Married men live lone

er than single men. Henpecque—Yes; and it serves them

right —Detroit Free Press.

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure—J. W. O'Brien, 322 Thiid Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn , Jan. C, 1900.

A man's own gooll breeding is the best security against other people's ill-manners. —Chesterfield.

The Public Awards the Palm to Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure m one minute.

There is no power sufficient to make a man out of putty.—Ram's> Horn.

I o w a F a r m s $ 4 P e r A c r e Cash , bal. J£crop till paid. Mulhall, Sioux City, la .

The blacksmith is a blow hard—when his fire is low.—Farm Journal.

If you want creamery prices do as the creameries do, use June l i n t Butter Coloi.

Paint does not make a painter.—Ram's Horn.

Faith overcomes many failures.—Ram's Horn.

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St. Jacobs Oil Cures

Neuralgia P r i c e , 2 5 c . a n d 5 0 c .

A VENERABLE PASTOR CURED BY PE-RU-NA.

" I RELY UPON PE-RU-NA FOR,

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Pe-ru-na is a Catarrhal Tonic Especially Adapted to the De­clining Powers of Old Age.

The Oldest Man in America Attributes His Long Life and Good Health

t o Pe-ru-na.

Mr. I s a a c B r o c k , o f M c L e n n a n c o u n ­t y , T e x a s , h a s a t t a i n e d t h e g r e a t a g e of 114 y e a r s . H e i s a n a r d e n t f r i end of P e r u n a a n d s p e a k s o f i t in t h e fo l ­low i n g t e r m s . Mr. B r o c k s a y s :

" A f t e r a m a n h a s l ived in t h e w o r l d a s l o n g a s I h a v e h e o u g h t t o ha>e f o u n d o u t a g r e a t m a n y t h i n g s b y e x ­p e r i e n c e . I t h i n k I h a v e done s o .

"One o f t h e t h i n g s I h a v e f o u n d out t o m y e n t i r e s>atis-f a c t i o n i s t h e p r o p e r r e m e d y f o r a i l m e n t s due di­r e c t l y t o t h e ef­f e c t s o f t h e c l i ­m a t e .

" F o r 114 y e a r s I h a v e w i t h s t o o d t h e

c h a n g e a b l e c l i m a t e of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . D u r i n g nay l o n g l i fe I h a \ e k n o w n a g r e a t m a n y r e m e d i e s f o r c o u g h s , c o l d s , c a t a r r h a n d d i a r r h o e a . I h a d a l w a j t> s u p p o s e d t h e s e a f f e c t i o n s t o be d i f f erent d i s e a s e s . F o r t h e l a s t t e n o r f i f t e e n y e a r s I h a v e b e e n r e a d ­i n g Dr . H a r t m a n ' s b o o k s and h a v e l e a r n e d f r o m t h e m o n e t h i n g in .par­t i c u l a r : T h a t t h e s e a f f ec t ions a r e t h e s a m e and t h a t t h e y are p r o p e r l y ca l led c a t a r r h .

" A s f o r Dr . H a r t m a n ' s r e m e d y , P e ­r u n a , I h a v e f o u n d i t t o be t h e bes t , i f n o t t h e o n l y r e l i a b l e r e m e d y f o r t h e s e a f fec t ions . It has been my stand' by tor many years and I attribute my good health and my extreme old age to this remedy.

"It e x a c t l y m e e t s a l l m y require ­m e n t s . I h a v e c o m e t o r e l y u p o n i t al­m o s t e n t i r e l y f or t h e m a n y l i t t l e t h i n g s f o r w h i c h I n e e d med ic ine . I be l i eve i t t o be e s p e c i a l l y v a l u a b l e t o o ld p e o p l e , a l t h o u g h I have n o d o u b t i t i s j u s t a s g o o d f o r t h e y o u n g . " — I s a a c B r o c k .

A New Man a t 7 9 . M a j o r F r a n k O'Mahoney , W e s t S ide ,

H a n n i b a l , Mo. , w r i t e s : "I a m p r o f e s s i o n a l l y a n e w s p a p e r

c o r r e s p o n d e n t , n o w 79 y e a r s o ld . I h a v e w a t c h e d t h e g r o w i n g p o w e r of t h e P e r u n a p l a n t f r o m i t s inc ip iency in t h e l i t t l e l o g cab in , t h r o u g h i t s g r a d a t i o n s of s u c c e s s u p t o i t s p r e s e n t e s t a b l i s h m e n t i n C o l u m b u s , Ohio , and I c o n c l u d e t h a t m e r i t b r i n g s i t s ful l r e w a r d .

" U p t o a f e w y e a r s a g o I f e l t n o need t o t e s t i t s m e d i c i n a l p o t e n c y , b u t l a t e ­l y w h e n m y s y s t e m n e e d e d i t , y o u r P e r u n a re l ieved m e o f m a n y ca tarrha l t r o u b l e s . S o m e t w o y e a r s a g o I w e i g h e d 210 p o u n d s , b u t f e l l a w a y d o w n t o 168 p o u n d s , a n d b e s i d e s losp of f lesh I w a s s u b j e c t t o s t o m a c h t r o u ­b l e s , i n d i g e s t i o n , l o s s o f a p p e t i t e , in­s o m n i a , n i g h t s w e a t s , a n d a f o r e b o d i n g of g e t t i n g m y e n t i r e s y s t e m o u t o f or­der. D u r i n g s o m e m o n t h s I gave P e ­r u n a a f a i r t r ia l , and i t r e j u v e n a t e d m y w h o l e s y s t e m . I fee l t h a n k f u l t h e r e f o r e , f o r a l t h o u g h 79 y e a r s o ld I f e e l l ike a y o u n g m a n . " — M a j o r F r a n k O'Mahoney .

I n o ld a g e t h e m u c o u s m e m b r a n e s b e c o m e t h i c k e n e d and p a r t l y lose t h e i r f u n c t i o n .

T h i s l e a d s t o p a r t i a l l o s s o f h e a r i n g , s m e l l and t a s t e , a s w e l l a s d i g e s t i v e d i s t u r b a n c e s .

P e r u n a c o r r e c t s a l l t h i s b y i t s spe­cific o p e r a t i o n o n al l t h e m u c o u s m e m ­b r a n e s of t h e b o d y .

One b o t t l e w i l l c o n v i n c e a n y o n e . Once used and P e r u n a b e c o m e s a l i f e ­l o n g s t a n d - b y w i t h old a n d y o u n g .

Mr . S a m u e l S a u n d e r s of B l y t h e d a l e , Mo. , w r i t e s : "My d i s e a s e w a s ca tarrh of t h e u r e t h r a a n d b l a d d e r . I g o t a b o t t l e o f Pe.-ru-na and b e g a n t a k i n g it , a n d in a f e w d a y s I -n as re l ieved and cou ld s l e e p and r e s t a l l n i g h t . I t h i n k t h a t P e - r u - n a i s a v a l u a b l e r e m e d y . I had tr ied o t h e r v e r y h i g h l y r e c o m ­m e n d e d m e d i c i n e s , b u t t h e y did) m e noi g o o d . M y p h y s i c i a n to ld m e t h a t I cou ld n o t e x p e c t t o b e cured of m y t r o u b l e , a s I w a s g e t t i n g t o b e a n old

m a n (57 y e a r s ) . I f e e l v e r y t h a n k f u l f o r w h a t P e - r u - n a h a s d o n e f o r m e . "

I n a l a t e r l e t t e r Mr. S a u n d e r s s a y s : "I a m s t i l l o f t h e s a m e mind w i t h r e ­g a r d t o y o u r P e - r u - n a m e d i c i n e . "

Strong and Vigorous a t t h e Age o f Eighty-eight.

Rev. J . .!*. P a r k e r , U t i c a , N . Y. , w r i t e s : -

"In June, 1901, I lost my a?"**0* hearing entirely. My hearing had

Tf- been somewhat Impaired for several

y*rs, but not so much affected b u t ' - M i * * * ^ J ^ Z V l l Z ^ h e ^ r

Z I l Z Z n T b f Z u ^ S K K r ' 5 ? yyo°u hive been to'sutferlng

humanity."—Rev. J. N. Parker.

Mrs. F . E . L i t t l e , T o l o n a , 111., w r i t e s : "I can r e c o m m e n d P e r u n a a s a g o o d

m e d i c i n e f o r c h r o n i c c a t a r r h of t h e s t o m a c h and b o w e l s . I h a v e b e e n t r o u b l e d s e ­v e r e l y w i t h i t f or over a y e a r , and

a l s o a c o u g h . N o w m y c o u g h i s a l l g o n e , and all t h e d i s t r e s s i n g s y m p t o m s of c a t a r r h o f the s t o m a c h a n d b o w e l s have d i s a p p e a r e d . I w i l l r e c o m m e n d i t t o a l l a s a r a r e r e m e d y . I a m s o w e l l I a m c o n t e m p l a t i n g a t r i p t o Y e l l o w S t o n e P a r k t h i s c o m i n g s e a s o n . H o w i s t h a t f o r o n e 71 y e a r s o ld ?"

A TRAVELER

AT SEVENTY-ONE

YEARS OF AGE.

I n a l a t e r l e t t e r &he s a y s : "I a m o n l y t o o t h a n k f u l t o y o u f o r y o u r k i n d adv ice and f o r t h e g o o d h e a l t h t h a t I a m e n j o y i n g w h o l l y f r o m t h e u s e o f y o u r P e r u n a . H a v e b e e n o u t t o t h e Y e l l o w S t o n e N a t i o n a l P a r k a n d m a n y o t h e r p l a c e s o f t h e w e s t , and s h a l l a l ­w a y s t h a n k y o u f o r y o u r g e n e r o s i t y . — M r s . F . E . L i t t l e .

I f y o u db n o t der ive p r o m p t a n d s a t ­i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s f r o m t h e u s e o f P e ­r u n a w r i t e a t o n c e t o D r . H a r t m a n , g i v i n g a fu l l s t a t e m e n t o f y o u r c a s e and h e wi l l be p l e a s e d t o g ive y o u his-v a l u a b l e a d v i c e g r a t i s .

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