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Hoth banks of tho Paslg and all tho ships and lighters moored in the stream were thrpngod with hundreds of Filipinos with snares and spears trying to catch the fish that iu myri ads wore 'swimming nenr tho surface of tho stream. .Natives when asked In regard to the phenomenon were almost unanimous in their statement to the effect that at this time of the year the bottom of the river gets hot and that tho fish have to leave the depths of tho stream and flash back and forth on or near the surface. Another theory that seemed to have a great many adherents was to the ef fect that at this time every year there was a change in the character of tho water. This change acting on tho fish as a stimulant. This theory was advanced by an old pilot who has witnessed tho phenome non for many years. Manila Times. When the Fish Exploded. Somebody discovered that fish are fond of gasoline, and this led to the idea of soaking worms in gasoline in order to ruake them more alluring when used for bait. Mark the result. Two of those gasoline-tempted fish exploded in the frying pan, and broke the kitchen window, and blew the cook's face full of mashed potato, and Hurled the teakettle Into the flour bar rel, and painted the kitchen ceiling with stewed tomatoes. Call It a lying world and let It go at that. A Llklna for "Hamlet." "Do you like Hamlet T" asked the hostess of her unlettered, if gushing, ' guest. "Indeed I do," ws the reply. "I am excessively fond of It, but I always pre fer a savory to a sweet one." There was a momentary confusion, and then the hostess realized that the admiration of the guest was of a cul inary, not literary, character. "I gave her ham with an omelette for breakfast next morning," said the hostess, when telling the story. Scraps. Even the Children. Ex-Governor Pennypacker, condemn ing In his witty way the American di vorce evil, told, at a Philadelphia luncheon, an appropriate story. "Even our children," ho said, "are becoming Infected. A Kenslngtorf school teacher, examining a little girl In grammar, said: "'What is the future of "I love?" "A divorce the child answered promptly. A 8ummer Resort. Noah disembarked. "A combination of the mountains and seashore!" he cried. Herewith he resolved to advertise the tour. And the only way to impress some, .people Is to suppress them. "NO FRILLS" Just Sensible Food Cured Him. Sometimes a good, healthy commer cial traveler Buffers from poorly se lected food and la lucky If he loams that drape-Nuts food will put him nxur a Cincinnati traveler says: "About a year ago my stomach got In a bad way. I had a headache most o the time and suffered misery. For several months I ran down until I lost about 70 pounds In weight and finally had to give up a good position and go home, Any food that I might use seemed to nauseate me. "My wife, hardly knowing what to do. oue day brought homo a package ox Crape-Nuts food and coaxed me to try lt I told her It was no use but finally to humor her I tried a little, ana tney just struck my taste. It was tho first food I had eaten in near ly a year that did not cause any suffer ing. "Well, to niako a long story short, I tegan to improve and stuck to Grapo Nuts. I went up from 135 pounds in l)ee.mber to 194 pounds tho following October. My Drain is clear, blood all right and appetite too much lor any man s pocket book. In fact, I nm thor u., juuuo over, ana ov.o it nil to Crupe-Nuts. I tulk eo much about what Orspa-Nuts will d that soma of tho men on tho road havo nickuumed mo 'Grape-Nuts,' but I stand today Healthy, rosy-cheeked man a pretty good exampio of what the right kind of food will do. "You can publish this if you waut to. . . . . ... ii is a true statement wuiiout any rnus." Read the little book, "The Road to welMlle," in p'tg ;. "There's a Reason.' ruirr nua in anove leltrrr A aw frum llu la llui. 'Iklf 1mi liu, and loll of kau nnnnnnunnnnnticunnnHnnnnnnnn n u n n n n H u n u u THE QUICKENING ZMYZ FRANCIS Copmcht. If0k.br CHAPTER XXII. (Continued). Later In the day, Tom crossed the pike to the oak-shingled office of the Chlawassee Consolidated. Ills father was deep In the new wage acale sub mitted by the miners' union, but lie sat up and pusho4 the papera away whn his son entered. "Havs you seen this morning- Trib une?" asked Tom, taking the paper frotn hla pocket "No; I don't make out to find much time for It before I get home o' nights," said Caleb. "Anything doln'?" "Tea; they are having a hot time In Chlcaro and Pullman. The strike Is spreading all over the country on sym pathy lines." "Reckon It'll get down to us In any way?" queried the Iron-master. "You can't toll. I d be a little easy with Ludlow and hla outfit on that wage acale, if I were you. We don't want a row on our hands Juat now. Farley mlrht make capital out of ttr Tom took an electric car for the foot of Lebanon on the line connecting- with the Inclined railway running up the mountain to CrestrllfTe Inn. He bad not seen Ardea slnre the midwinter night of soul-awskenliiBs; and Aleeto's finger wrb atlll pressing on the wound Inflicted by the closed doors of Moun tain View avenue and his father's dls directed sympathy. He found Major Dahney on the hotel veranda, and his welcome was no scanted nere, at least. The moment being auspicious, Tom sounded tho master of tho Deer Trace coal lands on the reorganization scheme, and found notnlng but complaisance. Whatever rearranKement commended Itself to Tom and his fiither, nnd to Colonel Duxbury Farley, would be acceptubla to ttie Major. 'I reckon I can trust you, Tom, and my ve'y good friend, youh fatheh, to watch out for Ardea'a little fo'tune," was the way he put it. "I had planned to a-lvo hor a little suhnrlae on her wedding-day: suppose you have the lawyohs make out that Mock of new stock to Mistress Vincent Farley In stead of to me?" "Of course, Major Pahney. If you say so. Dut wouldn't It he more prudent to make It over in trust for her and hor chlldron before sho becomes Mrs. Farley?" "Toll me, Tom, have you had youh suspicion In that qua'teh, too? I'm Bvcnhlnx in confidence to a family friend, suh." 'It la Just as well to be on the safe side," said Tom, evasively. There was enoujrh of the uplift left to make him reluctant to strike his enemy in the dark. "No, suh, that Isn't what I mean. You've had youh suspicions aroused. Tell me, sr.h, what they ere." "Suppose you tell me yours. Major," smiled tho younger man. Major Dabney became reflectively reminiscent, "I don't know, Tom, and that's the plain fact Looking back veh ouh acquaintance, thah's nothing In that young man for me to put a fln- geh on; but. Torn, I tell you In confi dence, suh, I'd give five yeahs of my old life. If the good Lord has that many mo' in His book for mo, if the blood of the Dabneys didn't have to be uh mingled with that of these heah Yan- ees. I would, for a fact, suh." "Then you'll let me place your third of the new stock In trust for her and er children?" he said. "That will be best, on all accounts. By the way. where shall I find Miss Ardea?" "lobe's about the place, somewhahs," was the reply; and Tom passed on to the electric-lighted lobby to send his card in search of her. Chance saved him the trouble. Some one was playing In tho muslo-room and he recognized her touch and turned aside to stand under the looped por tieres. She was alone, and again, as many times before. It came on him with the sense of discovery that she was radiantly beautiful that for him aha had no peer among women. There was no greeting, no welcoming light in the slate-blue eyes; and she did not seem to see when he came nearer and offered to shake hands. Tve been talking to your grandfath er for an hour or more," he began, "and I was JUBt going to send my card after you. Haven't you a word of welcome for me. Ardea? "Do you think you deserve a welcom.i from any self-respecting woman?" bIi asked. In low tones. -Why shouldn't I?" he demanded "What havs I dune to make everv woman I meet look at me as if I were a leper T" Tou know very well what you have done," she said evenly. "If you had a vi iiiKiiuuuu ien in you. you would know what a dastardly thing you are ooing now in coming here to see me." "Well, I don't," be returned, doczed ly. "And another thing: I'm not to bo pui uu wiiu umu worua. 1 &nk you again what has happened? Who has been lying about me this time?" "You were Intending to wulk down to uie vaney T ' sne asked. He nodded. I win want wun you to the cllrf age." ii was a snort nundred yards, and mere were many abroad In the mv eled walks: lovers In pairs, and groups oi young people pensive or chattrrlm- So It was not until they stood on tho very battlements of the western cliff mat tney were measurably alone. "Has no one told you what h.ut,en ed last March on tho day of the lej storm?" she asked, coldly. "No." "1 used to think I knew you," she said, faltering, "but I don't. Why don't you desplso hypocrisy and doublo-dcal-Ing as you used to?" "I do; more heartily than ever." "Tom, it Is a terrible thin to say and your punishment will be terrible. Put you must marry Nancy!" He was standing on the brink of the cliff, looking down on Paradise Valle., spread like a silver-etched may far below In the moonlight The flare and sough of the furnace at the iron-works came and went with regular Intermit tency; and Just beyond the group of Chlawaasee staoks a tiny orungo spot appeared and disappeared like a wlll-o'-the-wlB e was staring down at the curious spot whea he said: "If I say that I have no dty toward Nan, you will believe It U a lie as you did ones before. Have you ever reflected that It Is possible to trampU a lev until tt flle even such Wve I bear 7T" as S3 n n n n n H n n a, LYNDE Francis Lynda n "It Is a shame for you to speak of such things to me, Tom. Consider what I have endured what you have made me endure. People said I was standing by you, condoning a sin that no right-minded young woman should condone. I bore It because I thought, X believed, you were sorry. And st that very time you were deceiving me decelvtag every one. You have drag ged me In the very dust of Bhame!" "There Is no shame save what wo make for ourselves," he retorted. "One day, according to your creed, we shall stand naked before your God, and be fore each other. In that day you wilt know what you have done to me to night No, dont speak, please; let me finish. The last time we were together you gave me a strong word, and and you kissed me. For the sake of that word and that kiss t went out Into the world a different man. For the little fragment of your love that you gave ir.e then, I have lived a different man from that day to this. Now you shall see what I shall be without It." Before" he had finished she hid turn ed from him gasping, choking, strang ling In the grip of a mighty pulsion, new-bora and yet not new. With the Kuddnnness of a revealing flash ef llr.lilnlng she understood; knew that sho loved hlrn, that she had been lov ing him from childhood, not because, but in spite of everything as he had once defined love. It was terrible, heartbreaking, soul-destroying. She culled on shame for help, but shame had fled. She was cold with a horrible fear lest he should find out and she should be forever lost in the bottomless' pit of humiliation. It wus the sight of the little orange colored spot glowing and growing be yond the Chlawassee chimneys that saved her. "Look!" sho cried. "Isn't that a fire down In the valley Just across the pike from the furnace? It Is a tire!" lie made a Acid-glass of his hand. apo looked long and steadily. lou are quite right." he said. rni. i. jib my roundry. Can you get hick to the hotel alone? If you can. I ll take the short cut down through the woods. Good-night, and good by." And before sKe could reply, he hnd lowered himself over the cilfTs edge and was crashing through the un derbrush on the slopes below. CHAPTER XXIII. If Thomas Gordon, opening his eyes to consciousness on the mid-week morning, felt the surprise which might naturally grow out of the sight of Ar dea sitting In a low rocker at his bed side, he did not evince It, possibly be cause there were other and more per plexing things for the tired brain to grapple with first. For the moment he did not stir nr try to speak. There was a long dream somewhere in the past tn which he had been lost in me darkness, stumbling and groping and calling her to come and lead him out to life and lliiht. It must have been a dream, he argued, and perhaps this was only a continuation of it. Yes, no; she was there in vls'ble presence, bending over tiny eiiiuromery frame; and thev were alone together. "Ardea!" he said, tremulously. She looked up, and her eyes were like cooling wellsprlngs to quench the fever fires in his. "You are better," she said, rising. I';l go and call your mother." "Walt a minute." he pleaded; then his hand found the bandage on hla forehead. "What happened to me?" "Don't you remember? Two men tried to rob you last Saturday evening as you were coming home. One of them struck you." "Saturday? And this Is "This is Wednesday." The cool preclseness of her replies cut him to the heart He did not need to ask her why she had come. It was mere nelghborltness, and not for him, but for his mother. He remembered the Saturday evening quite clearly now: Japheth's shout; the two men springing on him; the instant Just pre ceding the crash of the blow when he had recognized one of Ms assailants and guessed the Identity of the other. "It was no more than right that you should come," he said, bitterly. "It was the least you could do, since your She was moving toward the door, and Ha ungrateful outburst had the effect of stopping her. But she did not go back to him. "I owe your mother anything she likes to ask," she affirmed, In the same colorless tone. "And you owe me nothing at all, you would say. I might controvert that. Put no matter; w have passed the Saturday and have come to the Wed nesday. Where is Norman? Hasn't he been here?" "He has been with you almost con stantly from the first He was here less than an hour ago." "Where Is he now?" She hesitated. "There la urgency of some kind In your business affairs. Your father spent the night in South Tredegar; and a little while ago he telephoned for Mr. Norman from the iron-works, I think." She bad moved away again, and her hand ias on the di.or-knob. "You are In a desperate hurry, aren't you?" he gritted; though the teeth-grinding was from tlve pain it cost him to move. "Would you mind bunding me that desk telephone before you go?" "If you wish to speak to some one, perhaps I could do It for you," she sus t'cHtcd, quite lu the trained nursa tone. "If you could stretch your good-will to to my mother thi.t far," ho sal. "Please call my otlli.-rj number tlve t wenty-sU-Q and ask fur Mr. Nor ma n." Hhe compiled, but with only a atraugj ynting woman stenographer at the oth e.' end of the wire, a word of explana tion was necessary. "This Is Miss lUbney. at Woodlawn. Mr. (ioidon is better, and he wishes to say what did you want to sjy?" she asked, turnlui.' tc him. "Just ask what's going on; If It's Norman you've got, he'll Know," said Tom, linking back on the pillows. What the stenographer hud to say took som little time, and Ardea'a col r earns and went in hot flashes and her eyes grew large and thoughtful as she listened. When she put the e&r ! down and spoke to the sick man, nee tana was kinder. 1 There Is an Important boalaaas meeting going on over at the f;:mne office, and Mr. Norman Is there with your father," she said. "The sienog rspher wants me to ask you about ejine papers Mr. Norman thinks you ruav have, and " She stopped In defrence to the . low pallor that was creeping like a cu rious mask over the face of the man in the bed. Through all the strain of the last twenty hours she had held her fcelf well In hand, doing for him only what she might have done for a sick and suffering stranger. Hut there wer; limits beyond which love refused to be driven. "Tom!" she gasped, rising quickly to go to him. "Walt," he muttered; "let me pull myself together. I I'm vaker than a girl," he whispered. "Vlnce I mean the thug, hit me a lot harder than ha needed to. What was I saying? oh, yes; the papers. Will you will you go over there In the corner by the door' and look behind the mopboard? You will And a pleco of tt sawed so It will come out. In the wall behind It there ought to be a package." She found It readily a thick packet securely tied with heavy twine and a little charred at the corners. "That's It," he said, weakly. "Now one more last favor; please send Aunt 'Phrony up as you go down. Tell her I want my clothes." "You are not going to get up?" she said. "Yes, I must; I'm due this minute at that meeting down yonder." "Indeed, you shall do no such Insane thing!" she cried. "What are you thinking of!" "Listen!" he commanded. "My fath er has worked hard all his life, and he's right old now, Ardea. If I should fall him but I'm not going to. Please send Aunt 'Phrony." She consented finally, and as she was leaving him, she said: "I hope your mother Is still nsleep. She was here with you all nlsht, an 1 Mr. Norman and 1 made her ko to bod at daybreak. If you must ko, get out of the house as quietly as you can, an 1 I'll have Pete and the buggy waltlns for you at the gate." (To be continued.) COST OF OCEAN GREYHOUNDS. Will Urlnif About .ct Tendency In Trunn-Aduntlo Service. One of tho moat striking features In connection with the North Atlantic shipping trade during the last ten or twelve years has been the great in crease in the cost of fast steamship?, says the London Times. In 1899 the Augusta Victoria cost about 200,000. The Deutschland of the Hamburg American Company cost 550,000 and the Kaiser In Augusta Victoria nearly 700,000. The Mauretania Hnd Lusl tunta cannot ha.ve cost much less than 1,400,000 each, and the two new giant vessels which are being built for the Whlta Star Line service be tween Southampton ' and New York will probably cost nearly as much. It Is somewhat curious in connection with this point that the Hamburg American company should he able to obtain consistently better results than the Norddoutschcr Lloyd, and perhaps one explanation of this is to be found in the fact that the fleet of the Hamburg-American company consists main ly of the Intermediate type, whereas tho fleet of the North German Lloyd, like that of the Cunard company, con tains a high percentage of vessels of the express type. The theory used to be held that the larger the steamer the greater the profit, but thera ap pears to be a limitation to the appli cation of this theory in the case of tho large fast vessels which have been recently introduced. It is not incon ceivable that tho general tendency of the trade will In future lie in the di rection of Improving the accomoda tion offered theteerage passengers, who, after all, are the backbone of the business. Jimaoa Juice. The chemist who will extract the bleaching principle from the common Jlmson weed and place it within reach of family and laundry use has a for tune in store. It Is a well known fact that there is no better way of bleach ing the family linen during washing than by putting a few leaves of jlm son In the boiler; but there is an ob jection to this practice, as a very un pleasant odor Is the result. This can be removed, however, by placing thi clothes In cold water and boiling them, or by repeated rinsings, but all this is troublesome, and therefore many who know the value of the leaves do not use them. Eternal Progress. llrclnisla and DaoUerlmnla. Herbert Spencer offered a character istically original system of reckoning. Ho clung to the duodecimal -system, mainly because twelve can be divided by three and four as ten cannot. Hut he suggested that all the advanatages of both systems might be combined by making twelve the basis of calculation, Inventing two new digits to take tlK places of ten and eleven and making twelve times twelve the hundred. Spencer scornfully remarked that th decimal system rests solely ou the fast that man has ten fingers and ten toes If he had had twelve "there never would have been any difficulty." A Quaint i:ltu;b. Here is an epitaph which may read in an Kngllsli churchyard tacbed to Leamington church: "Here lies the body of l.aiiy O I bo at- .o - ney, grandnleco of Uuike, com;no 11 1 V called tho sublime. She wait l):-; : 1. Pnsslonate nnd Deeply Rtiiglnus: ; she painted in water colors mil k several pictures to the exhibition. ; was the Ultimate friend of La,!y .K i And of Kuch Is the kingdom Heaven." tinuil I'lllliiK. "Strange how Home lc!!ovs !'A thins'" "How now?" "Well, there's young CaVly, v..i!' for dead men's shoes; lie never till them in the world." "Hut ho expects they will be st; out with glltedgoi bonds." l:. TeC, Soil Herald. Inimual. Bacon What in tho world i.s u-..i rooster crowing so about'.' Egbert Why, he's Jmt dls. o,-w. an egg that's never been in cold sjr kge. Yonkers Statesman. Nature's Uwu l'roer. He Do you use pasteurized mlU? She I suppose so. It comes from a paaturelied cow, anyway. Uuatoa Evening Trouaoript NOTES, mnnnrf m am n- A i AS. Destroy tho weeds. The siro Is half of the ilock. No butcher should tease you Into selling your best lambs. i liH-odsrcd butter will line your pocket bool: with gilt-edged coins. The best method of weed destruc tion comes through rotation of crops. Slow, steady churning will get moro fat out of the milk thnn rapid churning- Fowls In confinement have u ten dency when moulting to pick feathers off each other. After plc;s are six weeks old there is no better feed for them than f.klnu milk and shorts. Why not screens on every door and window of the cow stables und par Mculirly where tho young calves are kept? Diseased wood on a tree can never bo made good again. Cut it off and allow another shoot to grow in Its place. The best remedy for peur and ap ple blight is to cut out nnd burn every affected twig as soon as they are seen. Undoubtedly one cause of much trouble with milk in summer is al lowing cows to have access to foul, stagnant water. No farmer should use a wagon with jut gocd spring3, and especially are :hey valuable iu hauling live stock ind perlshabb vegetables and fruits. Many small pigs are stunted In heir early growth because they can lot hold their own against their .arg-er and more quarrelsome broth rs. The best skim milk is that which is fresh from the separator and tsllll warm. Experiments show that it la jnly one-fourth as expensive to raise a calf on skim milk as whole milk. Bran, oats and oil meal fed In equal parts by weight make a better ration and Is more satisfactory to supply the needs of growth and development for breeding purposes, than most anything else. At the present time the world's championship for tho production of butterfat for 12 consecutive months 1 held by the Holstein-Frieslan cow, Colantha fourth's Johanna with a to tal of 908.26 pounds of fat All wounds on trees are the better for being painted, tarred or covered with some substance to keep out the water. Then tho bark covers over tho wound little by little, and no rot ting of the inner wood takes place. The condition of the ewes at breed ing time has a marked influence upon :hg succeeding crop of lambs. If the ;wes are improving in flesh and in i vigorous condition, the chances are bright for a choice lot of strong lambs. Tho cockerels which are to be marketed should, of course, be fed a more fattening ration than tho pul lets, and those which are to be used as breeders should be kept from the pullets until about six weeks before the eggs are wanted for batching. A good hand separator takes most of the valuable butter fat out of the milk; indeed, a perfect machine should take practically all of tho butter fat from the milk; but it leaves most of the protein, which is tho most valu able food element in the skimmed milk. The best time to water plants is late In the evening. Stir the soil thoroughly and draw away from around the stein of tho plants, pour on tho water needed, let settle and then draw tho earth back again; In this way the moisture will bo re tained better. In selecting breeding stock it is highly important that the reputation 3f the breeder from whom tho pur riinses are made, is well nnd favor ably known, a man who is noted for square and honest dealing; and this is especially true If the selection is to lie made by tho breeder himself. Forest Henry, one of the fanners' Institute workers in Minnesota, and a successful fanner, says that his ex periences teaches that tho time to wean tho colt, even if not more than ttireo .months old, is before going into the harvest field with the mare. lie 'caches his colls to drink skim-milk and to eat oats with tho inaro before we-ining. If there ever were a time when out straw is worth saving it will be this year. Hay is scarce and tho pric-9 will be in accordance with tlrti light ness of the crop. Tho farm that bus an abundance of hay can turn a pret ty penny by using a substitute for hay ai much as practical and selling tho hay that can bo spared. The city trade will want It all, at a good, stiff price, before the winter season Is over Use common i;p:f? with calf. "" Wean the colt at three months. The limn of feeding should be regi lar. Skim milk Is a cheap feed for calves. Pure water Is of the greatest im portance for ducklings. There Is nothing like milk for get ting tho calf up in condition. Midsummer pruning heals quickly, nnd is coming more into favor. The record of the Individual cow Is the only road thai leads to success. Everything thnt decreases tho cost of production Is fo much self-help for the wool grower. The profit of wool growing depends ns much on the cost of production as the selling price. Poorly drained soils always suffer more under adverse ctlmatic condi tions than those thnt are well drained. Some gardeners pack cauliflower by drawing a few of the outer leaves over them and tying the ends at the tops. Teach tho calf to drink and feed whole milk for at least three weeks, eiine.ging to a skim milk diet grad ually. Italian bees will quite often, espe cially when crowded for room, swarm before they have any sealed queen cells. Tho b;ro;t lion's, like other hogs, reed to be well fed, but the feed and hr.bjts differ considerably from tho lard typo of hogs. If watering in the garden becomes necessary it is better to thoroughly soak the soil onco a week than to sprinkle every day for a month. Commence in good season to make the heifer's first milking period a long ona and so cultivate in her tho habit of keeping up her flow. The roughage for calves should first be fed at two or three weeks of ago, when the calf begins to eat grain. Good clean hay, either timothy, blue grass, clover or alfalfa may be used. Shep should be provided with shade during the hot days. If there are no shade trees on tho place build a shed open on all sides on an elevation where the wind will havo full access to it Dead vines at digging time are not a reliable index to tho vitality of a hill of potatoes, so the only safe, sure way of obtaining the choicest seed is to mark the vigorous plants while they are in their prime. If the conditions are favorable it is not too late yet to sow a crop of cow peas in the orchard. Tbey will servo as a mulch during hot, dry weather, and can be plowed under' to a good advantage as a green manuro. If you get a lot of old hens on your hands you are sure to ba discouraged before you know it, and say: "There is no money in poultry, it is all a hoax." You cannot do wonders with poor hens, and old hens are always poor hens. Upon the horse-collar depends much more than appears at lirst glance. The day-in-and-out eiflclency of the team, its labor service. Its thriftiness depend very largely upon tho proper kind and fitting of tho collars used. The fowl that has free range gets s large part of its living in the shape of bugs and insects and is healthy and a good layer. Hens that are confined should be fed the equivalent of bugs in tho form of chopped meat and bone meal. Tho farmer or fruit grower cannot possibly reach tho highost success in his business without the aid of the birds (except, perhaps, tho English sparrow) and yet they are often very annoying during the ripening season of the early fruits. The man with a silo will be in a position to congratulate himself this winter aud we urge every farmer to consider tho erection of a silo this fall. No other means will provide so much palatable and nutritious feed from an ucrc of land. Cnbbago plants are gross feeders and can make use of all kinds of manures. Thoso rich In potash and nitrogen are especially desirable. Moisture in plenty is also needed for anything with such a large surface foliage. Weeds and grass prevent large heads from forming. Do i.ot plant flower plants too closa together. Verbenas should be at least is inches apart; petunias the same; phlox a foot; balsams a foot; pansies, 10 inches; zinnias IS inches; marigold two feet; pnples 10 indies. If (lowers tiro too close in the bed they will not make ns thrifty a growth nor will tho flowers be as largo nnd plentiful. The best way to destroy faults in an animal is to begin with his grand parents. So the bet't way to destroy weeds in next year's crops is to del-troy their ancestors this year. In doing this remember two things. If your own field'- are clean you do not spread weet' lo vour neighbor's fields, and the b r i '-.mo to kill w eeds is just before they appear above ground. Every berry grower should have a Hiuall nursery in his patch, and it should bo at tho best drained and warmest portion. In this should be grow n the young plants which will be needed each year with which to set out his new ground. Those who grow the strawberry commercially will de sire to have a patch coming into its second year's bearing every year, as this method gives the finest fruits and fetches the best prices.. A TIMELY WARNING. Backache, headache, dizzy spells ind distressing urinary troubles warn you of d'i sy, diabetes and fatal Bright's disease. Act In tltno by curing IXian's Kidney Pills. the kk'neys with They havo cured thousnnds and will euro you. Mrs. L. Bs Burke, 219 So. Lilly St., Mos cow, Malio, says: "I was nlmost crazy fe&iA 11 w',h "uclatlngpaln r. JJ V. -.1 throutrh tnv k dnevs. The kidney secretions were highly colored. scanty and looked like blood. For over a month I was In bed, totally help less. Doan's Kidney Pills benefited me wonderfully. They have my en dorsement at all times." Remember the name Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. LIKC CURES LIKE. jai.::.l.riftilir;' J " ' I ' ' 1 "'H 1 Smudge Ho calls his new invention l "noiseless automobile." Grudge Noiseless? It makes an In fernal clatter. Smudge He claims that tho loud ness of tho smell drowns out the loud ness of tho noise, and vice versa. HOW A DOCTOR CURED SCALP DISEASE "When I was ten or twelve years old I had a scalp disease, something like scald head, though it wasn't that. I suffered for several months, and most of my hair came out Finally they had a doctor to see mo and ha recommended the Cutlcura Remedies. They cured me In a few weeks. I have used the Cutlcura Remedies, also, for a breaking out on my bands and was benefited a great deal. I haven't had any more trouble with tho scalp disease. Miss Jessie F. Buchanan, R. F. D. 3, Hamilton, Ga., Jan. 7, 1909." Kept with Barn urn's Circus. P. T. 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