Because of its striking resemblance in many respects to a heavy, destructive snow storm CONSUMPTION has been aptly called "The GREAT WHITE PLAGUE." It may be said also of CONSUMPTION that, as a rule, it comes on so gently and softly that its step-its earliest symptoms-is rarely heard. Indeed, its first presence or near approach is seldom suspected. There is, perhaps, a slight cough, but little attention is paid to it. "Oh, it'll soon pass off," says the victim; "it doesn't amount to anything." But it perhaps does amount to a great deal. It may be the first danger signal that has been sounded. There has also been more or less "wasting away," a gradual loss of flesh and strength, that perhaps has attracted little or no attention.

As the disease progresses there may be slight raising of blood from the throat or chest, or a more or less persistent tickling in the throat, or there may be a shortness of Lreath, with or without pain in the chest; or there may be an increased tendency to "take cold," with a correspondingly diminished power to throw it off.

Or, again, the slow, quiet beginning may be indicated by a gradually increasing pallor or loss of color in the face, excepting, perhaps, a small bright red spot on each cheek, and in the female by diminution or cessation of the menstrual discharge.

All of these conditions, especially when they show themselves prior to or during early adult life, are to be viewed with suspicion and regarded as sure indications that the unfortunate victim is nearing death's crater.

And it is at this stage that scientific medical treatment shou'd begin. Cough, expectoration of a more cr less thick, opaque substance of varying color, from whitish gray to green, sometimes of blood; increased shortness of breath, dull pains in the chest, advancing emaciation, with corresponding loss of weight and strength, profuse night sweats, feverishness and diarrhoea are prominent symptoms. Of course not all of these symptoms are necessarily present in any one case, but some of them are, and any one should be a signal to be acted upon at once..

If CONSUMPTION be recognized in its early stages, the difficulty of curing it is greatly lessened, but that it can be cured, even when its victim is on the brink of death's crater, is an indisputable fact It is a germ disease, and a system of treatment that will destroy these germs and restore such waste as has resulted from their presence will certainly and surely effect a perma

nent cure.

No ONE medicine combines in itself all the properties requisite for successfully curing consumption. The Dr. Slocum Treatment embodies in its Four Preparations the most logical, advanced, scientific and successful cure.

When Dr. Slocum first published his theory, about twenty-five years ago, and asserted that CONSUMPTION was a contagious and curable disease, he was laughed at by his fellow-physicians. But he was not discouraged. He went on perfecting his System of Treatment, curing thousands of patients each year, and waiting patiently for the indorsement and approval of the medical world.

And he did not wait in vain. Strange to relate, the first open indorsement came from abroad - across the ocean. Dr. Sir William Broadbent, physician to Royal Family, at a recent meeting held in Marlborough House, presided over by the Prince of Wales, indorsed the principles upon which the Slocum System is founded. Now it is indorsed and approved by progressive, liberal-minded physicians everywhere.

The Dr. Slocum System of Treatment embodies the healing powers of medicine, combined with the rebuilding and rejuvenating powers of food. It promptly allays the cough, relieves pain and other distressing symptoms, insures rest and sleep, and suspends or destroys the energies of the disease germs, while its food elements restore the waste tissues, increase the red corpuscles of the blood, steady the nerves and so invigorate and strengthen the whole body of the sufferer that it throws off and eliminates every element of the disease.

Elixirs, bitters, cordials and opium mixtures afford temporary relief in many cases, but they do not cure; they only mask the symptoms and waste valuable time; they should be avoided studiously.

The Dr. Slocum System of Treatment not only removes the cause in CONSUMPTION, but it also prevents a recurrence of the disease by so enriching and purifying the blood that its powers of resistance become so great that the germs of the disease cannot again enter the lungs or find lodgment in the vital parts of the body. This proves its value as a preventive as well as a cure.

Dr. Slocum has devoted more than twenty-five years to the study of Consumption in all its phases. He is familiar with its every stage and symptom. By means of the microscope he has studied its germs until he is perfectly familiar with their shape and form, their habits and the surest method of destroying them. You may therefore readily understand why the Dr. Slocum System of Treatment is an infallible cure for Consumption.

If you or anyone near and dear to you, or in whom you feel an interest, have any of the symptoms here described, do not delay and thus

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Consumption is an aggressive, merciless disease; it never relaxes its hold on its victim. On the contrary, both day and night it fights for the supremacy, and will always win if not checked by proper treatment.

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The Parting of Josephine and Napoleon.

Love Strove With Ambition,

But in Vain.

The tragedies of life are played for the most part in private. The closet which holds the private skeleton is always locked. Men and women smile on friends and guests, and so hide the heartache and bitterness, which they would not have the world know of. But once in a while some typical tragedy is enacted on a high platform for all the world to gaze at. For the actors there is no privacy, no secrecy. They live in the glare of "that white light which beats upon the throne," and all their actions must be "naked and open " to the pub. lic eye.

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Each locks the skeleton away in the closet, where no prying eye may intrude upon it.

"God pity them both

And pity us all

Who vainly the dreams of youth recall."

Was the dream of youth vain?

Must the intense mother-longing of woman go unsatisfied?

Is there no word of hope or help for childless womanhood in this age of scientific miracles? We can only reason from what we know. We know that women craving children have tasted the joy of motherhood, when they had given up all hope of this happiness.

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"I had been a sufferer from uterine trouble for about three years, having two miscarriages in that time and the doctors that I consulted said I would have to go through an operation before I could give birth to children," writes Mrs. Blanche E. Evans, of Parsons, Luzerne Co., Pa., Box 41. "When about to give up in despair I saw the advertisement of Pierce's medicine and thought I would give it a trial as a last resort. I bought a bottle of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and after taking it felt better than I had for years. Felt im. proved before I had taken one-half of the bottle. After taking four and a half bottles I gave birth to a bright baby girl who is now four months old and has not had a day of sickness. She is as bright as can be. I cannot say

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"For five years my wife was in an almost helpless condition, suffering from female weakness," writes J. S. Everitt, Esq, of Hagerman Washington Co., Fla. "Last September I decided to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip. tion. She took several bottles of the medicine and gave birth to a ten pound son on January 31st, 1898. She is now sound and well and doing

Behind closed doors in a hundred homes, the tragedy of childless marriage is being enacted. In most cases love forbids the breaking of the marriage bond. But the wife gazes hungry eyed from her window, on the children romp ing in the street. And the husband coming from his office pats some curly headed newsboy on the head, while the boy wonders why he got a dime instead of a penny for his paper. But each buries the secret longing in the heart

These cases are less wonderful than they seem. There is no magic or miracle about the results achieved by the use of "Favorite Prescription." Motherhood is the natural privilege of woman. When this privilege is denied it is often because of local diseases which stand in Nature's way. Cure these diseases and the obstruction is removed. The orderly processes of Nature are carried out on creation's original plan. The one thing" Favor ite Prescription "does is to put the woman in

harmony with Nature. It regulates the periods, dries up the debilitating drains, cures inflam mation, ulceration and displacement. It puts the delicate organs of motherhood in a condi tion of perfect health. Nature does the rest

The way for motherhord is prepared by "Favorite Prescription," but more than this the way is cleared of all the stumbling stones of doubt and dread on which so many women fall. The time spent in preparing the tiny wardrobe is a time of happy anticipation. There is no depression, no nervousness. And when the hour of trial comes, it is so brief, and the baby's advent so easy that it seems a dream instead of a reality.

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Any sick or ailing woman may consult Dr. Pierce by letter without fee or charge, thus avoiding the unpleasant questions, the offen sive examinations and the repulsive local treatments considered necessary by many local physicians. Consultation by correspon. dence with Doctor Pierce is under the seal of the strictest privacy. All statements are held as sacred confidence and a prompt answer is mailed in a plain envelope, bearing upon it no Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, printing whatever. Buffalo, N. Y.

It is well to remember that the offer of free medical advice made by Doctor Pierce, is almost without precedent:

First-Because Dr. Pierce is qualified legally and by a physician's training and experience to give the medical advice he offers.

Second-Because in more than thirty years of practice, in which the treatment and cure of diseases of women have been made a specialty, Dr. Pierce has gained an experience which puts him in the front of all specialists in the treatment of female disorders and diseases.

Third-Because as chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y., Dr. Pierce has surrounded him. self with nearly a score of assistant physicians, each man a graduated and legally qualified physician; each man a specialist in the treat. ment of some form of disease.

Fourth- Because the record of cures by Dr. Pierce's treatment is phenomenal. In more than thirty years of practice half a million women have been treated and ninety-eight per cent. of all these have been absolutely and altogether cured.

There are others who make offers of medical advice similar to that of Dr. Pierce. But no such offer has behind it a medical institution like the Invalids' Hotel and a staff of qualified physicians, or such a genuine record of cures. Women for their own sakes should investigate offers of medical advice-otherwise they may be led to "write to a woman," supposing they are writing to a qualified physician and getting genuine medical advice. Investigation would show that behind such an offer there was no qualified medical knowledge, but probably some man, who unable to write M. D. after his name, was using a woman as a bait, to attract women into a correspondence. In any case the medical advice of an unqualified woman is just as dangerous as the medical advice of an unqualified

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Do not allow any dealer to sell you some. thing else in place of "Favorite Prescription." If you want the cures performed by "Favorite Prescription" you can only get them by using the only medicine which performs such cures. When you ask for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, refuse all substitutes or imitations. Free. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, containing 1008 pages, is sent free on request. This great work discusses questions of vital interest to every woman, married or single. It is sent absolutely free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for paper covered edition, or 31 stamps for the same ed.tion in strong and handsome cloth covers. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.

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-An Indian writer relates an interesting anecdote concerning Shahjee, the father of the first ruling prince of Mahrattas of Hindustan, who lived at about the beginning of the seventeenth century. On one occasion a certain high official made a vow that he would give the weight of his own elephant in silver to the poor, but the great difficulty that at first presented itself, was the mode of ascertaining what this weight really was, and all the learned and clever men of the court seem to have endeavored in vain to construct a machine of sufficient power to weigh the elephant. At length it is said Shahjee came forward and suggested a plan which was simple and yet ingenious to the highest drgree. He caused the unwieldy animal to be conducted along a stage especially made for the purpose by the water-side, into a flat bottom boat, and then, having marked on the boat the height to which the water reached after the elephant had weighed it down, the latter was taken out and stones were substituted in sufficient quantity to load the boat to the same line. The stones were then taken to the scales and thus to the amazement of the court was ascertained the true weight of the elephant.

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