Is Pc-ru-na Useful
for Catarrh?
. Bhould a liet ot the IngradlrtiU ol Pe
runa be submitted to any medical ex
mtt, ot whatever school or nationality,
lie would be obliged to admit without
reserve that the medicinal herbs com
yostng Pcruna aro of two kind. First,
tandard and well-tried catarrh remo--dios.
Second; well-known and gener
ally acknowledged tonll remedies. .
That In ono or tho other of there uses
they havo tood tho tost of many year'
xperlonee by physicians of different
schools. Thcro can bo no dispute about
Ihls, whatever, reruna Is composed of
ome of tho most cfilcacioug and uni-
' . Tcreally tisod herbal remedies for ea-
I tarrhal disease, and for such conditions
of tho human system as require a to-.iic.
Each ono of tliJ principal Ingredients
ot reruna lias a reputation of its own
tn tho euro of noma rdiaso of catarrh or
a a tonic mcdicino.
Tho fact Is, chronic catarrh Is a dig
aso which Is very prevalent. Many
thousand pooplo know they have
chronlocatarrh. They have risi ted doc
tori over and over again, and been told
that their caso Is ono of chronic catarrh.
It may bo ot the nose, throat, lunps,
atomach or somo other Internal organ.
There is no dmiht as to tho nature of
the disease. Tho only trouble is the
remedy. This doctor has tried to cure
them. That doctor has tried to pre
scribe for them.
No other household remedy so nnl
Versally advertised carries upon the
label the principal active constituents,
showing that I'ernna invites the full
Inspection of tho critics.
One ot the Old School.
The stern faced old gentleman, who
Sisd been a school teacher in the MOs.
elected a gooso quill, deftly fashioned it
Into a pen, and wrote his letter on a
Ingle sheet of paper.
Then he sprinkled black sand over the
written page.
Then he folded the sheet in the form
f a rectangle.
After which he sealed it with a red
wafer and directed It.
"I like the old way bent," he said, "and
It's mighty little the steel trust, the pnper
trust, and tbt mucilage trust get out of
me."
. Rut he bad to use something modern,
and with a frown he affixed a 2-cent post
age stamp.
x Wrong Figure.
"What ails me, doctor, is Ihnt I have
been burning too much midnight oil'
"Not at all, my young friend. It's a
candle you are using, and you have beeu
burning it at both ends."
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup fnr ehlld--ren
teething, softens the kiiiiii, reduces In
flsEHimtlon, allays pulu, cures wind colic.
&"c a bottle.
Crapes r'rrah All Winter.
A clevor French process by which
Ino growers In France ore able to mar
ket fresh outdoor grapes nil through
the whiter is thus described. Hunches
of the finest grapes when ripe In
autumn are cut In such a way that to
each bunch a piece of tho vino five or
six inches long remains nttnehed. From
this piece the stents of the bunch hand,
-an arrangement vitally necessary to
the success of the operation.
A large number of the wide-mouth
"bottles, filled with water, Is ranged In
. cellar and In the open end of each is
inserted tho pieces of vino stem, the
bunches of grapes handing outside.
The grapes do not touch the water,
tut ore thus supplied with moisture
"through tho vine stem, which Is Im
mersed In water. By ' this process
vholce verities of table grapes are kept
In perfect condition for the whole win
ler. ' The temperature of the cellar Is uni
form and moderately low and care Is
faken dally to supply the bottles with
fthe water lost by evaporation. Fruit
f thus carefully tended Is somewhat cost
fly, but there ore many patrons who
-willingly pay $2 a hunch for the dell
' cacy of fresh grapes in midwinter.
DIvldlnit Liua at Cape Hatteras.
Cape Hatteras Is the true dividing
Mine between the North and the South.
. North of It there Is not a trace of tho
; palmetto and other forms of vegetation
which, subtropical In character, cetisu
tthere also. Mason sod Dixon's line is
nn. imaginary sort of a thing lu the
North, but Hatteras is the outer mark
of the real dividing line and It affords
a One opportunity for studjj Forest
.and Stream. ,
' ' Merely n Delusion.
""It hurts, doesn't It?" asked the sur
rCeon, probing away.
"No!" answered the patient, through
his set teeth. "1 only think It does J"
BELF DELUSION.
Hur People Deceived by Coffee.
We like to defend our Indulgcnties
and habits even though we uiny be cou
rrlneed of their actual hanufuliies.
J A man can convince himself thut
whisky is good for him ou a cool morn
ing, or beer on a hot summer day
twhe'n be wants the whisky or beer I
Jt's the suuie with coffee. Thousands
. -of people suffer headache and nervous
ness year after year but try to per
suade themselves the cause la not cof
fee because they like coffee.
"While yet a ehlM I commenced
using coffee and oict'uued It," writes
a Wis. man, "until I was a ra:ulur
coffee fiend. I drank It every morn
Ing and in consequence bad a blinding
lieadache nearly every afternoon.
. My folks thought It was coffee that
tilled me, but I liked It and would not
admit It was the cause of my trouble,
eo I stuck to coffee wad the headaches
etuck to me.
"Finally, tho folks stopied buying
coffee and brought borne some l'ostum
They made It rh:ht (directions on pkg.)
and told me to see what a difference It
would make with my bend, nnd during
that Crst week ou l'ostum my old uf
fllctlon did not bother me once. From
that day to this we have used uothlng
out l'ostum In place of coffee head'
aches are a thing of the past and the
whole family Is In Use health.
. "Postuin looks good, smells good.
tastes good. Is gtMsl, nnd iIki good to
the whole body." "There's a Reason.
Name given by l'ostum Co., Hauls
Creek. Mich. Read "The Uoad to Well
title. in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
mew ana appears from time to time
Tfcey art genuine, true, and full of
j-rjsnaa Interest
Strong and Steady
By 0TUT16
CHAPTER XVII. (Continued.)
lie began to replace the bosk in its
brown paper covering.
"1 don't know but j I might give you
twenty-live tents more. Come, now, I'll
give you two dollars and a quarter."
"I can't tnko it," said Waller, shortly
"Throe dollars nnd a half is the price,
find I will not take a cent lew."
"You won't get il out of ine, then,"
retorted the lady, slamming the door in
displeasure.
Wnlter had already made tip his mind
to this effect, nnd fcnd started on his way
to the gate.
"I wonder If I shall meet many people
ike herV" he thought, and he felt some
what despondent.
Walter began to think that selling
books would prove a harder and more tlis
BKreentle business than he had antici
pated, lie had boen brought face to fme
with meanness and selfishness, and they
Inspired him with disgust and indica
tion. Not that he expected every n-iuy
to buy his books, even if they could af
ford it. Still, It was not. necessary to in
sult him by offering half price.
He wnlhed slowly up the street, won
dering if he should meet any more s.ich
customers. On tho opposite side of the
street ho noticed a small shoemaker s
shop.
'I suppose It Is of no use to ao tn
there," thought Walter. "If they wont
buy at a big house, there Isn't much
chance here."
Still he thought he would go in. lie
hnl plenty of time on bis hands, and
might as well let slip no cbance, however
small. He pushed open the door, and
found himself In a shop alout twenty-live
feet square, littered up with leather siiav-
ngs and finished and unfinished shoes. A
toy of fourteen was pegging, snd bis
father, a man of middle age, was finish
ing a shoe.
"Good-morning," said Walter.
"Good-morning," said the shoemaker.
turning round. "Do you want a pair of
shoes this morning?"
"No," said Walter, "1 didn't corns to
buy, but to sell."
'Well, what have you got to sell?"
'A subscript ion book, finely illustrat
ed."
"Let me look at it."
lie wiped his hands on his apron, and,
taking the book, began to turn over thi
en ves.
"It seems like a good book," he said.
'Hoes It sell well?"
"Ves. It sells largely. I have only Just
commenced, but other agents are doing
will on It."
That's the way to talk. How much
do you expect to get for this book?"
"The price is three dollars and a half,
"it's rntber high."
"Itut there ore a good many pictures.
Those are what cost money."
Ves, I s-f mse they do. Well, I've a
grrat mind to tnko one."
1 don t think tou II regret it. A goou
book will give you pleasure for a long
time."
"That's so. Well, here's the inor.ey."
Walter was oil ths more pleased at ef
fecting this sale, because It. was unex
pected, lie had expected to sell n book
at the great Louse he had just call?J at,
but thought that the price of the book
might deter the shoemaker, whose income
probably was not large.
During ths next hour Walter failed to
sell another copy. At length he managed
to sell a second.' As these were all he
bad brought with hiiu.and he was feel
ing somewhat tired, he went, back to the
tavern, and did not come out. again till
tfter dinner,
CH.UTKIt XVIII.
Walter found a good dinner ready for
lim at 12 o'clock, which he enjoyed ths
more because he felt that he had earned
It in advance. He waited till ahouc 2
o'clock, and again Bet out, this time in
a different direction. In some pieces he
was received politely : In others he was
treated as a honibug. But Walter was by
this time getting accustomed to his posi
tion, and found thst hs must Meet dis
agreeable people with as good hunter as
be could commend. One farmer was will
ing to take the hook if ho would accept
pay In apples, of which he ottered him
two barrels ; bnt this offer he did not fur
moment entertain, Judging thac he
would find It difficult to carry about the
apples, and probably difficult to dispone,
of them. Howefer, he managed to sell
two copies, though he had to call at twen
ty places to do it. Nevertheless, hs fell
well repnid by the degree of success he
met with.
"Five books sold to-day I" thought Wal
ter, complacently, as bo started on his
walk home, "that gives me six dollars
and a quarter profit. I wish I could
keep that up."
liut our young merchant found that bo
was not likely to keep up such sales. Tho
next day he sold but two copies, snd the
day succeeding three. Still, for three
days and a halt the aggregate sale was
eleven ceplts, making a clear profit at
thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents. At
the end S the week he bad seld twenty
copies; but to make up this number he
had been obliged to visit one or two lieigb.
boring villages. '
He now prepared to move oa. Th
next place at which he proposed to stop
for a few days we will call Ballon. Ho
bad already written to Cleveland for a
fresh supply of books to be forwarded
to blm there. He had b it two books left.
and hut baggage being contained iu a
small valise, h decided to wslk the di.-
tance, partly out of economy, but princi
pally because it would enable, hiui to see
the country st his leisure. During the
first five milts he succeeded tn seil'mg
both books, which relieved him of the
burden of currying them, leaving him only
bis valibe.
Walter wns strong and stout, and en
joyed bis walk, 'ihere. was a freshness
and novelty about his present mode ot
life, which ho liked. He did not iiin.'ine
be should like to be a book agent all his
life, but for a time he found it quite
agreeable.
Ha stopped under the shade of a luge
Itn and ote the lunch which he had
btouglit with him from the inn. The
sandwiches and apples were good, untl
with the, addillou of some water froai a
stream near by, made a very nccepluble
lunch. When he resumed his walk afrer
resting a couple of hours, the weather had
changed. In the iiiornini it was bright
sunshine. Vow the clo.nl had gnthcr-'d.
Bad a storm seemed Imminent. To nuke
matters ore, Wsller hnd manured to
Stray from the road. He f on fid hluinelr
walking ia a narrow lime, lined on either
side by thick woods. on tike rnin came
atteriag down, at first in Imall drus
Sut aoiekly soured dswa ia a drenrUing
abewtr. Walter took rtfuf la tot woods,
congratulating himself that ho had sold
the hooks, which otherwise would 'iave
run the risk of being spoiled.
"I wish there were some house nearby
In which I could rest," thought Walter,
The prospect of being benighted In the
woods In such weather was far fion
plensnnt,
Looking around snxiously, he espied a
small footpath, which he followed, hoping,
but hardly expecting, that It might lead
to Bonie place of refuge. To his agree
able Burprie he emerged after a few min
utes Into n small clearing, perhaps half
an acre in extent, in the middle of which
was a rouli cabin. It was a strange
place for s house, but, rude as it was,
Walter hailed Its appearance with ioy.
At nil events It promised protection from
the weather, and the people who occu
pied It would doubtless be willing to give
him, for pay, of course, supper and lodg
ing. I'robnbly the accommodations would
not be first class, but our hero wss pre
pared to take what he could get, and be
thankful for It. Accordingly lie advanced
fearlessly nnd pounded on the door with
his fist, as there was neither bell nor
knocker.
The door not being opened Immediately,
ho pounded again. This time a not par
ticularly musical voice wss heard from
within :
,"Is that yon, Jack?"
"No," answered Walter, "it Isn't Jack."
His voice was probably recognized as
that of a boy, nnd any apprehension that
might have been felt by the person with
in was dissipated. Walter heard a bolt
withdrawn, nnd the door opening, reveal
ed a tail, gaunt, bony woman, who eyed
him In a manner which could not be con
sidered very friendly or cordial.
"Who are you?" she demanded abrupt
ly, keeping the door partly closed.
"I am a book agent," ssid Walter.
"Do you expect to sell any books here"
asked the woman, with grim humor.
"No," said Walter, "but I have been
caught in the storm, and lost my way.
Can I stop here over night if the storm
should hold on?"
"This Isn't a tavern," said the woman,
ungraciously.
"No, I suppose not," said Walter; "but
it will bo a favor to me if you will take
me In, and I will pay yon whatever yon
think right. I suppose there Is no tavern
nearby."
He half hoped there might be, for he
had already made up bis mind that this
would not be a very agreeable place to
stop at.
"There's one five miles off," said the
woman.
"That's too far to go in such weather.
If you'll let me stay here, I will pay you
whatever you ask in advance."
"Humph!" snid the woman, doubtful
ly, "I don't know how Jack will like It."
As Walter could know nothing of the
sentiments of the Jack referred to, he re
mained silent, snd waited for the woman
to make up her mind, believing that she
would decide in his favor. He proved to
be right.
"Well," she said, half unwillingly, "I
don't know but I'll take you in, though
it Isn't my custom to accommodate tutv
elers." "I will try not to give you much trou
ble," said Walter, relieved to find that
be was sure of food and shelter.
"Humph !" responded the woman.
She led he way into the bulldiar.
which appeared to contain two rooms on
the first floor, aud probsbly the oame
number of chambers above. There was
no entry, but the door opened at ence
into the kitchen.
"Come up to tho fire if you're wet."
said the woman. 1
The invitation wss hospitsble, but the
manner was not. However, Walter was
glad to sccept the Invltstion, without
thinking too much of the manner in which
it was expressed, for bis clothes were
pretty well saturated by the rain. There
was no stove, but as old brick i replace,
on which two stout logs were auraus.
There was one convenience, at least, abent
living in the woods fuel waa abundant,
and required nothing but the labor of cut
ting it.
"I think I'll take off my shoes," said
Wslter.
You can If you want to,' said his grin
hostess.
He extended his wet feet toward the
fire, and felt a sense of comfort steal Las
over him. He could hear the rain fall
ing fiercely against the sides of the cabin,
and felt glsd thst he was not compelled
to stand the brunt of the storm.
He looked around blm guardedly, not
wishing to let his hostess see that he was
doiug so, for she looked like one who
might easily be offended. The room seem
ed remarkably bare of furniture. There
was an unpainted table, and there were
also three chairs, one of which had tost
Its back. These were plain wooden chairs,
and though they appeared oace to have
been painted, few vestiges of tho original
psint now remained. On a shelf were s.
few articles of tin, but no articles of
crockery wore visible, except two cracked
cups. Walter had before this visited the
dwellings of the poor, but hs had never
seen a home so poorly provided with
what are generally regarded as tho sect-o
varies of life.
"I wonder what Lera would say If he
should see me now," thought Walter, his
thoughts going back to the Essex Classi
cal lastltute, and the friend whose studios
h shared. They seemed fsr away, 'brm
days of careless bappiuesa, when as yet
the burdeas of life wer uofelt and scarce
ly even dreamed of. Did Wslter sigh
for their return? I think Bet, except on
one account. His father was then alive,
and he would have given years of his own
lite to recall that loved parent from the
grave, lint I do not think he would hive
eared, for the present at least, to give
up Ins business career, humble though it
was, and go back to his studied. He ru-
joyed the novelty of his iwisition. He
enjoyed eveu bin present adventure, in
spite of the discomforts that attended It,
nnd there wss somotliini exciting in look
ing about him, nnd realizing that he was
a i;uest in u rough cabin In the atidtt ot
the woods, u thousand miles swsy from
home.
(uarded as tut hod been in looking
around him, it did not escape without
observation. f
.. - it ....
ru. young man, tins la a por place.
l.-ui t it .' asked the woman, snddralr.
"1 don't know," said Walter, wUkinc
to ne is.lite.
"'I'bnt's wuut you're thinking, I'll war
rant, n.l the woman. "Well, yo.i'.e
net obliged to stay, -if yea dou't waat
to." '
-npi i no want to. sad I ass wry
much obliged to you for oonaeatiag to
take me," said Walter, hastily.
"You said you would pay la advaac"
said Ue rtnaa.-
1 m," sa'a Walter, taking ssrt
Us aookotbook, "if you will tell me bow
mark I am So pay. 1
"Tea may give me a dollar," said the
womaa. I
Walter drew out a roll of bills, and,'
Gndiag a eae-dollsr note, handed It to
the wemsa.
She took It, glsaclsc covetously at the
ressalalag mosey which he replaced la bis
pockethook. Walter noticed the glance,
and, though he was set inclined to be sus
picions, it gave bin a vague feellag of
aaxiety.
(To be coatlnued.)
KINO HARNESSED A HORSE.
Meanwhile, Its Owner Sat It
Watrhln the Monarch's Work.
Much-traveled people Will testify
Vhnt the most stupid people In tha
whole work! are found In Meekleuburg,
Germany, says the Kansas City Star.
Natives of that district are said to be
even more dense than the Inhabitants
of the county of Wiltshire, England,
and that Is saying a-good deal. The
Inhabitants of both of these places will
admit the Impeachment, but they do
not call It stupidity; they have anoth
er name for It. They have exalted It
Into a Virtue and call It "imperturba
bility." In the . United States, If a
country yokel didn't know the wny to
a town fifteen miles awny, he would be
accounted a fool. But in Mecklenburg
the peasant one meets on the highways
doesn't know, has never been there an4
never wants to go. That Is Imperturb
ability. It Is a mistake, however, to think
that the country dullard never "acorea,
as the king of Wtirteiiiburg hng disco
ered. Recently that royal Individual
went to shoot with the Grand Duke
Adolphus of Meekleuburg. Accompan
ied by the grand duke's eldest son they
drove In a luxurious motor car to tho
famous deer park at Neustrclltz. On
the way they came upon a country
tilt-cart drawn at a snail's pace along
the narrow road by a white horse.
Perched oa the seat were a peasant
and his good wife. The chauffeur blew
his horn and much to the ro.vnl party'l
surprise the horse began to prance
briskly.
As the peasant made no attempt to
pull the horse and cart out of the road
the chauffeur repeated the "honk,
honk." The horse reared and Jumped
about, but strange to say, the peasant
and his wife aat stolidly on the seat
without any signs of excitement Final
ly tha horse flopped -over on Its aid
and lay quite still.
Immediately out Jnmped the king;
the grand duke and the son of tha
grand duke and came running up ta
the fallen horse. The grand duke mad
a diva at the horse's head, his son
grabbed tha bridle aud the king nar
rowly escaped serious Injury In unfas
tening the traces while the horses'
hind legs were working like flails. All
this while the peasant and his good
wife sat calmly on their seat and
watched the royal trio perspire at their
self-imposed task. Flnaly after a great
deal of pulling and coaxing the whit
horse scrambled to Us feet and patient
ly submitted to being rehamcssed by
the three pairs of hands which prob
ably never before bad done such bun
ble work. When everything was ta
order again, the grand duke hanied
the peasant a piece of money.
"There, there, my- good man," h
aid. "It's all right this time, anyhow.
Now you can tell your cronies that ths
grand duke and his son picked up your
horse, and the king of Wurteniburf
helped them."
A Fnhnlonalr Rich Nation.
The United States is a fabulouarj
rich nation. The money in circulation,
amounts to 13,200,000,000 and that la
the Federal treasury to $345,240,500.
Tbe valne of domestic merchandise ex
ported Is $ 1, 103,718.000, and that of all
manufactures $14,02,147,00. Tbe farm
wealta of the country produced In 187
la la round figures $7,412,000,000; ths
added mineral wealth for the year la
13,000,000,000. It has been pointed oat
with truth during the October "panic"
that the natloaal prosperity is not
based on Wall street and its workings,
but more deeply, on tbe country's vast
agricultural production. If this Is ths
case and It surely Is an Inventory of
the various crops reveals figures ts
comfort and cheer. That be who reads
ay learn, the values of the various
farming Industries are presented here
with: Wheat, $500,000,000; cotton,
$875,000,000; corn, $1,350,000,000; hay,
$000,000,000; poultry and eggs $000
000,000; dairy products, $173,705,0001
live stock, $4,875,000,000. The sum rep
resenting our commerce with foreign
nations In 1907 has more than trebled
In tha past three decades, and
that year was the third running la
which both exports and Imports bars
totaled more than a billion of dollars.
This statement of our national assets,
this Inventory of the fundamental pros
perity of our country and Its constlrt
ent States relieves all carping care, all
need for fiaanclal worrlment It Is
something more than encouraging It la
Inspiring.
Tho rttrt Cnrtsa,
An official of the Department of ths
Interior tells of an Incident at one ot
tho government schools for the In
dians.
A patronizing young woman bf Cin
cinnati wss being shown through ths
Institution, when she came upon a fins
looking Indian girl of perhaps 10 years
of age. The Indian girl was hemmlaj
napkins, which the girl from Clncta
uatl watched for some moments la st
lenre. Then alio said to tho Indian,
"Aro you civ 11 lied?"
The Sioux raised her head slowly
from her work and glanced coldly at
her Interrogator. "Xo, the replied, as
her eyes nguin. sank to her napkins)
"are you?"
C'ltlaat no Kscentlon.
"It Is one of tbe peculiarities of ht
man nature," remarked the morallzer,
"that the more a man gets the more ha
wants. "
"Oh, I don't know," rejoined the de
moralizer. "How about the man whs
Is given thirty days by a police magbf
trstef
Tha ait who tells tiresome sterlet
sanially has a big strong voice, lata
of dotarmiaatloa, and gets to tha oJ
fen split of haterrarUooa.
Aid for Monti Workers.
A woodworking damp especially vnl
unble for gripping nnd holding curved
sections of woodwork Is the Invention
of n Michigan iniin.
The clumping of
straight sections of
woodwork bus never
proven tlllhVult for
the cabinetmaker,
but the Joining of
curved pieces Invn
rlnbly presents prob
lems dinicult of so
lution. With the aid of
this adjustable
AOJI RTAUI.K CI.AMP.
clump curved sections enn be glued nnd
clamped Just lis renrllly ns straight
pieces nntl are held with the ordinary
clump. The grlppers nre formed with
curved surfaces so thnt they will ton-
form to the curve of the woodwork.
These grippers nre manipulated by n
clomp strew In the center of the de
vice. Ity turning the clump screw the
top of the levers cnrrylng tho grippers
nre forced outward on pivots, thus for-
liig the grippers Inward.
I)ek (hair Is Convenient.
A South Dakota niiin lias devised
ti desk chnir, which is handy for use
In the home or lu small schjtils. It
consists of n or
dlnnry strnlslit
buek chnir, with an
adjustable lint sur
face supported ou
an adjustable brace.
The tint Fnrfitce,
or writing table, Is
fustened to the top
of tho chair nnd
enn be widened or
DESK CHAIR.
constricted ns desired. The brace, or
fluppnrt. sets on the back of the Beat,
nnd enh bo lengthened or shortened.
When .not in use tho writing table can
be folded in close to the back of the
chnir, and when needed can be fixed
nt nny angle required.
The writer, of course, needs nn-
other chair . to sit upon, but the nd
vnntngc of the desk chair Is its econ
omy of spnee. The device will be
found useful In smnll schools, ns It
can be made to sell for n low price.
Such chairs would also lie found con
venient In homes where there are sev-
OKLAHOMA'S BLIND SENATOE.
flightless Orator Whose Speech Start
ed the Bryan Outburst at Denver.
Thomas I'rycr (Jore, ' Oklahoma's
blind Senator, who set the national
Democratic convention ablaze by men
tion of William
Jennings I5ryan, Is
one of the many
picturesque person
a 1 1 1 1 e s sent to
Washington from
the Western States
and one of the few
who hnve won tho
admiration and re
spect at the capltol
after the first curl-
SENAroa oohe. oslty nnd comment
had pntsed. "Tom" Gore .has not trad
ed upon bis infirmities or oddities.
When he hnd tnken bis sent after his
first speech In the upper house his asso
ciates nnd hearers realized that a man
bad come who had something to say
and who knew how to say it. Whether
his sentiments corresponded with or
opposed their own, they could .unhesi
tatingly give the ability nnd sincerity
of the man the full mensure of respect
due them. Gore had struggled since
boyhood against the dual opposition of
his physical Infirmity and poverty.
When ho was 8 years old the sight of
one eyes was destroyed. Three yenrs
later the sight of the other was lost in
another accident. At that time he wns
a page In the Mississippi State Senate,
la which State he was born thirty-seven
yenrs ngo, and the seed of political am
bition bad been planted. Despite his
blindness, he told his companions, he
would yet sit In the TTnlted states Sen
ate. Studying law with the aid of his
brother and friends, ho took his polit
ical step when nominated for tho Mis
sissippi Legislature lu 18D0. Do was
too young to qualify If elected, and
withdrew from the race. He weut to
Texas in 18115 and wns a delegnte, to
the national Populist convention a year
later. Four yenrs later he removed to
Oklahoma, became u follower of liryan,
und lu the first campaign of the Dem
ocratic nominee campaigned for him lu
South Dakota. In 1004 bo toured the
West aud South with Mr. liryan, and
his orations were received with little
less enthusiasm thau those of his chief.
The friendship of Mr. liryan has been
a strong factor In the political climb
of tho blind orator, nnd when the new
State of Oklahoma was deliberating on
tho personality of the two men to rep
resent It In the untlonnl Senate It was
known that the choice of Bryan rested
uhii Gore. lu his campaign through
the new State Gore made no appeals
for sympathy. He asserted bis ability
und his desire for tho scut, nnd ho wns
flii!cit for i lie short term, which ex
pire next year. Senator Gore Is a re
in irltable orator, his voice Mug flex
ible and powerful, and his rciuurknble
memory nnd wide rcntlimt combine to
m.ij his speeches ones to hold an nudl
eiice. even lu the Senate chamber, lie
lu in irrlcd and has four children. His
wife, who Is a semi-Invalid, Is his chief
assistant In all his work, reading for
h'.Mi all that be deems essential to his
-lurli's and attending to his correspond-
rtce nnd other details, from attending
which he is debarred by blindness.
. livrr Heard This He (ore T
1 mount sing the new songs,
1 cannot sing tbe old;
I didn't bring my music, and
Besides I have a cold.
Detroit Vrt Press, '"'
fff:
T) s )
eral children who have lessons to do
at night
Makes Dtcslnsc Easier.
Something new In the way of vege
table diggers has been devised by a
Kentucky farmer, the object of the
contrivance being to
catch up onions nnd
similar vegetables and
the necessarily nc
eompnnylng dirt, and
by slight slinking sep
arate the dirt from
the vegetable. It enn
be carried In the
hands of the operator,
hasdy moc.r-B. wh0 cnn cn8ly Bbnka
the digger after be has tnken up a
quantity of the soil and vegetable.
In construction the digger resembles
n miniature wheelbarrow, the recep
tacle forming the body, being mnde of
sheet metal contnlnlng Innumernble
perforntIo:is. At the front or small end
of the rccepncle Is a swinging door,
benet,th which Is a . small shovel. In
operation tho digger Is used ns n shovel
In lifting the vegetable nnd the sur
rounding soil. The digger Is then
shaken, separating tbe vegetable from
the soil and allowing the latter to pns?
out through the perforations.
Machinery Specialisation.
As nn example of the great extent
to which the specializing of machinery
has been conducted there is shown
herewith n piece of
apparatus which
has been designed
for the special pur
pose of pressing
coat collars. To
tbe shape of the
collar much of tha
success of the en-
presses collar, tire garment Is due,
and In order tha this may be done
properly great pressure must be se
cured. This Is had in the machine re
ferred to.
This apparatus is the lnvcptlon of an
Englishman who has taken out pntent
papers In this country in addition to
his own. By pressing the treadle, the
heavy Iron, heated either by gas or
electricity, is brought down upon the
part of the garment to be pressed. The
lntter rests on a shaped block nnd ns
the iron moves back and forth the most
approved lines are Imparted to the gar
ment SHEEP FARMING IN MEXICO.
English Method Being Introdnced
In State ot China n haa.
English methods of sheen farmine
are being Introduced In Mexico. An
English company has Just been formed
and has purchased a track of land fiftv
miles square In the State of Chihuahua,
where they' will begin operations soon,
says the San Antonio Express. Sev
eral Australian sheep experts, who are
to conduct the ranch, have already ar
rived here and will leave in a few days
for Chihuahua. One of the experts Is
from Patagonia.
Up to this time there has been no
effort made to carry ou the sheep busi
ness In Mexico on anything approach
ing a scientific basis. Sheep are allow
ed to run nt large, the rams and ewes
together, there being no effort made to
keep the breed up.
The English company proposes to Im
port its first stock of sheep and build
up from that. These sheep will proba
bly be brought from Australia. The
ranch will be divided Into different
pnrts, where sheep of different yenrs
will be kept separated. The finest rams
that can be procured in Australia will
be imported. Some of the best native
sheep will be retained, and by breed
ing and interbreeding with the best
stock of Imported sheep for several
years the breed of sheep In Mexico cnn
bo brought up to a standard that will
equal any In the world. The Austra
lian experts claim that It will take sev
eral years to get the breed up to a
point where it is at present in Tata
gonla or Australia.
The sheep industry In Mexico here
tofore has been carried on in huphnz
gard way, and hence Mexico has never
been counted on as a sheep raising
country. The State of Zacatecas is the
largest sheep State in Mexico at the
present time.
Stockmen of Mexico have heretofore
found it a difficult task to keep the
grade breed of sheep up to the stand
nrd owing to the poor range. It Is only
the poor grade of Mexican sheep that
can live on the poor ranges of Chl
h.iubua and Zacatecas. However, by
feeding and constant care, the breed
can be kept up, it Is asserted.
Drat Illrd ot All.
let the others raise their ditties to the
sparrows in the cities, let them
prate about the peacock if they
will.
Let them talk about the robin or the
mournin' dove a-sobbin', or the
blackbird ns it whistles on the hill.
lift them sing about the jaybird, givin
praise unto thnt gHy bird; let 'em
boast about the bluebird or the
wren.
But I'm proud to say my charmer Is the
comfort of the fnrnutr, and I'll
raise my little ilitty to the hen.
If you're only out for beauty, it ia prob
ably your duty to descant upon tho
bulbul in the tree;
Or if it's wisdom what you're after, then
the owl upon the rafter quite the
true and proper caper's said to be.
But it's tisefalnebs I'm praitia', and my
ditty I am raisin' to the best and
truest feathered friend of men.
And so here's to that great blessin', may
her shadow never lessen, just ths
bumble and prosaic barnyard hen.
Ixmiaville Courier-Journal.
A dlnurr cannot be called a real way
up fashionable unless every cne of the
guests loaves the table as hungry as
r sat down to I
ifii i lira urn si r
INTERSTATE FAIR NEWS
BETTEK FACIUTins FOR, 1IAM
UNO STOCK.
Suburb Hotel Accommodntlon--I.nrg
or Premiums nnd Cnh Prizes
High Class Amusements -Dates
September 7-12, Inclusive.
Every year since tho organization ol
the Interstate I.lve Stock Fair Associa
tion at Sioux City, Iowa, the manage
ment of the fair have been making
Improvements. The Interstate Fair,
as most people know. Is a private insti
tution and does not receive state aid.
It never has received aid from any
one except the buslncn3 men of Sioux
City. It has, therefore, been forced to
make Improvements gradually. Even
tho railroads have not been so liberal
as they should have been: they have
not been supplying unloading and
loading facilities at the fair grounds
that were entirely up to standard.
This year, however, the Milwaukee
railroad is busy laying new tracks and
new platforms so as to enable it to
handle the business for the fair with
dispatch. Formerly only one or two
cars could be unloaded at a time.
When the present Improvements will
have been completed, which will be
two weeks before the fair opens, ten
cars can be loaded or unloaded at a
time. This news will be especially ap
preciated by the breeders who Intend
to show live stock at the fair. For
merly they have frequently been de
layed form one to two days on the fair
grounds after the close of the show
before they could get their stock ship
ped out This inconvenience will not
obtain this year. On tho other hand,
they will be able to ship their stock
late Saturday afternoon Immediately
after the stock parade which will take
place as usual In front of the grand
itand. Better Facilities Everywhere.
What applies to tho stockmen also
applies to machinery exhibitors and
sthers. It Is confidently expected by
:he management that the improve
ments which the Milwaukee railroad Is
putting In will greatly increase the
exhibits at the fair this year as well
is make the exhibitors better satisfied.
The Interstate Fair management
are to be ' congratulated upon the
many other Improvements they are
making on the grrounds. Barns are
being repaired; walks are being fixed
up and better drainage is being pro
vided for the grounds In general. This
will be a very great improvement and
will be especially noticeable In case
there should be a rainy day or" two
during fair week. Teams with drags
and rollers and other paraphernalia
are at work on the race track every
day and they will continue to work
until the fair opens. This Is done in
order to maintain the track in first
class condition, and if possible to mako
It faster than ever.
Good Hotel Accommodations. '
One of the things prospective visit
ors tant to know about Is whether ot
not they will be able to find comforta
ble sleeping quarters in the city should
they decide to attend the fair. It may
be stated In this connection that hotel
accommodations in Sioux City this
year are better than ever, many new
hotels 'having been built since last
year. There is no city in the north
west that has better hotel accommo
dations than Sioux City. A bureau of
Information has been organized, one
branch of which will be located .at
the fair grounds and another in Sioux
City, either in tho Iowa building an
nex in the Commercial Club rooms, or
In the T. M. C. A. building. This bu
reau of Information will have a com
plete list of private homes where vis
itors who cannot bo accommodated In
hotels will be cared for. Anyone,
therefore, who reaches the city at a
time when it ts difficult or impossible
to secure rooms at the hotels should
consult the bureau of information and
be directed to some private home.
With new hotel facilities it is not like
ly that a great many will have to go
to private homes unless they so de
ll re.
Jjtrgrr Premiums nnd Purses.
To induce a larger number of breed,
era to make exhibits at the Interstate
S"alr tha management have Increased
the total amount of premiums offered
very materially. The classification of a
number of the breeds has been re
arranged so that instead of offering
four premiums for Individuals and
herds as has been the cose In former
years, six are now offered in many of
the breeds. This Is true at least of
the Short-horn, the Hereford and tho
Angus breeds of cattle. The purses
for tho different rices are also very
liberal and will serve to Interest an
Immense number of horsemen. Over
150 horses have been entered for the
different race events and among them
are some of the fastest on the turf.
The race program is said to bo one of
the best In the northwest by those fa
miliar with racing events all over the
country- The races will not be allowed
to drag at any time, but will be con
ducted as in former years with a
snap and vim so characteristic of the
many races that have been pulled off
n the track in Woodland Park.
Stall and IVn Prices.
Stockmen will be Interested in
knowing the price to be charged for
stalls and pens. Box "horse stall will
be $3 for the season; stalls not boxed.
$2; cattle stalls that will hold two
head will cost $2: single stalls cannot
be purchnsed. Hog pens 8x8 In size
will rent at 50 cents for the season and
3o will also sheep pens. Stall space
-eservation should be made at least
rlfteen days prior to tho opening of
he fair. September 7. Breeders who
desire to bring sale stock to the fair
may do so; for this purpose a reasona
ble number of stulls. at twice the
prices mentioned above for show ani
mals, will be provided. A consider
able amount of sale stock has always
been on the grounds in former yenrs,
and no doubt there will be more this
year." In view of, this farmers who are
looking for some good foundation
stock with which to found new herds
or Improve grade herds will have a
most excellent opportunity to find
what they want during fair week.
There are many advantages In buying
stock at a fair, prominent among
which Is tho fact that nothing but
tho very best cattle, horses, Rheep and
wine are ever taken to the fairs.
Amusement Feature.
In addition to the races alread)'
mentioned the very best and highest
priced carnival company, and which
has shown at practically all tho lead
ing state fulrs throughout the United
tUates the past five or six years. Is en
gaged to furnUh the midway showi
for the fair. In view of this it is saft
to tay that the midway shows will b
of a high c.ass order. Tho shows will
all be clean and suitable for tho mosl
exacting to attend.