THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA UBARILPuMIiW
TERMS, SL2S IN ADVANCE
frtmTH PLATTE - - NEBRASKA
TILLING THE SQIL IN AFRICA
lAflrlcultural Operations Are Carried
, en Extensively In All Parts
of Country.
Extcnsiva ntrrlonlturnl onnrnftnni
nro carried on In nil parts of Africa.
"In, tho Zambesi vnlloy ," Livingstone
eald, "It wns no uncommon sight to
boo mon. women nud children hard at
ivork In the Held, with tho baby lying
closo by beneath a shady bush." Ilo
jfound tho people In this section rais
ing Ibtko crons of sorghum, in 1 1 lot.
Wans and ground nuts. They also
Had patches of yams, rlco, pumpkins,
cucumbers, cassava, swcot potatooo,
tobacco and hemp. Malzo was grown
jtho year round. Cotton was generally
cultivated. Thrco varieties were ob
nerved, two foreign and ono native.
Every family of any Importance had
n cotton patch carerully cultivated.
Ulshop Mackenzie came Into this sec
tion of tho continent as n follow mis
slonary of Livingstone. When the
Bood bishop beheld how well the
fleldB of tho Mnnganja wore cultl-
vated, ho remarked, "Whon telling
Sicoplo In England what wcro my ob
octs In going out to Africa' I stated,
among other things, that I meant to
teach thoso people agriculture; but
1 now bco that they know far moro
labout It than I do." Early trnvolera
In South Africn woro amazed nt tho
"wonderful proofs of industry and tho
extent of tho cultivated land sur
rounding tho great towns of the
Bechuannas. In 1813 a Mr. Campboll
ipald a visit to Llthako, tho great
idaco of tho Dalatpln, As ho np
. rroachod tho town ho passed through
lextenslvo corn fields spreading on
,both sides of tho road. His Hotten
tot companions were amazed at tho
extent of land under cultivation.-
(Monroo N. Work In tho Southern
workman.
How Victor Hugo Wrote an "Ad."
i It may not bo generally known thai
Victor Hugo used to draft tho ndver.
tlsemcnts of his own books Instead ol
)eavlng tho task to his publishers. Ills
correspondence with his IJelglnn pub
lishers givcB tho following exnmplo of
tho great novelist's advertising stylo:
"After the middles ages, tho present
time: Such Is tho subject of Victor
Hugo's double story, Whnt ho did for
.Clothlo art In 'Notre Dam do Paris'
y Jhat he has douo for tho modern world
Jn 'tea Mlserables.' Tho two books
figure" In his scheme of work ns two
mirrors reflecting tho whole human
life."
, An encouraging example to thosa
jroung authors who cannot make up
their minds how much modesty Is
enjoined by tho best literary traditions!
i Got Wrong Impression.
. They wero man and wlfo, nnyB tho
plevolnnd Leader. They woro also try.
Ing to catch an East Cleveland car ns
It rounded tho turn In front of tho Wil
liamson building. Sho was tho first to
see what sho took to bo their car nnd
started In hot pursuit. Hut her hus
band saw that 'twns r Shaker Lnkca
car, and began to yell lustily: "Shnker
Lakes!' tho woman ooaiucd to run
faster than over Instead of slowing
down. "Didn't you hear mo tellln' you
that wna a Shaker Lakes car?" ho In
quired, breathlessly, and a bit grouch,
lly. Oho looked at him and gasped:
'I thought," shg aald, "(hat, you woro
trying (o got mo to hurry. It Bound
cd ns If you said: 'Shako your legs!"
. Faint Praise. ,
Allan A. Hynn, tho well-known ox.
pert on Hying, condemned, In a recent
Interview in New York, tho now typo
of monoplane-the dRngerouly frail
moneplasai to which.. ;ia harnoBsod &
Gnome motor of enormous power.
"These niRqhlnes," said Mr. Ryan,
"aro ktlll8K off so faiafty young men
that, really, If you Wanted to praise
them, you'd have to balance your
wordB n cautiously an the man with
the two-cent cigar.
" This cigar,' tho mBn Bhld, regard
ing It closely, 'ban ono very good point
and ono vory bad ono. Tho good point
Is thut. .It coutalns no cabbage. Tho
bad ono is that It contains no tobac
co.' "
in a sick Room. ',
Don't, Whisper, . ..
, Don't wear squeaky Rhocs.
Don't wear starched clothing, or stiff
silks, '
If tho nurso cannot twear ruble
soles, an old Dalr of ahoca will at lens
mako Ipsa noise than &, new pair,
Dishes containing broth or modlclno
brought Into rt sick room much bo or
ranged so that they will iot rattle.
Tho only exception to (his Is tho
clinking of ico In pitcher or glass,
which Is nearly always pleasant to the
ear of tho sink person.
Rut a Bpoon hitting against a pinto,
a saucer rattling In another dish, nro
harrowing to tho ears of tho Invalid.
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When Not In Use.
Mrs. YeastAnd so you usn this
rolling pin every day?
Mrs, Crimsonbeuk Oh, no; not
every day, You see, some dayB I
don't cook, and some. days my husband
behaves qultd decently.
Why They Didn't Sell.
Christopher Did Loomlu sell any of
his ptent !ijuslar,d plasters?
Randall No; l hey were "no hot that
&vcry druggist refused to carry them;
ttaoy increased tho flro risk 00 per
vent,
TURNING ON LIGHT
PRESIDENT VAIL'8 BOLD MOVE
MARKS EPOCH IN FINANCE.
"Accuracy" Reduced Western Union'
8urplus ,13,000,C00. "Publicity"
Inspired Such Confidence That
Its Stock Went Up.
country beginning to sec a now light?
'iimo was, until recently In fact, when
tho men nt tho head of tho big cor
porations "kept their business to
themselves," ns far ns the, law would
nllow. Capable men nt tho hend of tho
big concerns, long realized tho weak'
noss of their position, hut whnt wnu
needed obviously, nB In nil grcnt re
forms, was an unmlRtnknhlo occasion
nnd n courageous mnn. Tho occasion
nroso In tho purchase of tho Western
Union Telegraph compnny by tho
American Telephone and Telegraph
company, nnd the' mnn appeared la
Theodore N. Vail, President of tho
purchasing corporation.
It was last December when public
announcement was mndo that tho
Oould holdings of Western Union had
boon taken over by the Tolephono
company.
On account of tho high esteem In
which tho management of the tolo
phono company Is so uenernllv held.
great things wcro predicted na n re
Bult of tho absorption of Western
Union. lly tho press of tho country
the "deal" was most favornblv mm.
mcnted on, It being widely pointed
out mm unuor tno direction of such
men ns Theodore N. Vnll ami hi n.
soclates, tho telegraph compnny was
bound soon to work Itself Into a po
sition whero It could offer tho public
far moro efficient Bervlen rhnn it hmi
over before been nblo to offer.
nut a very few months had filnnnnd
when It beenmo apparent to tho now
management that n modern nnd up-to-dnto
appraisal of tho company's
nssctB Would raako possible a far
greater degrco of omdoncv of nnnr.
ntlon, "Here," they said to them.
seives, -wo've bought control of this
properly nnd wo know ir immnnnniv
vnhlahle. but wo don't know Just
how valuable These apprnlBnls of
real cctato and securities owned wero
rondo a long tlmo nco. If wo imv
a complete Inventory mndo of every
uiing wovo got wo can nnnounce tho
fnctH to tho public, start n now set of
books, nnd beain our reKiinnultillltv
to stockholders right there."
f
How Inventory Was Taken.
The most
appraisers to bo had wero put at tho
tHnn. ineir labors lasted over eight
months. Their report and Ub publi
cation by tho company marks nn ep
och In finance.
It beirnn br rOPOllltllfllllltlf flit n rl.
Justment of tho dlfforenso between
tho npprnlsed nnd book values by a
i-imrgo ot r.,oao,08n ngniiiKt Bur
plus. Hook Values of Hni-tiHHnu tint.l
wcro reduced to market values, bad
iwu uouumu nccountn wero "charg
ed off," nn allowance of $2,000,000
wns mndo for "dmirHntinn muik..
. .......... IHIUUIUI
of ICOO.000 for "reserve." and bo on,
mnn uio OKI surplus of ?1S,SG7,000
cumo down lo J5.13C.000.
It required courage, the publication
of this statement to stockholders, Bay
ing in effect: "Tho property of
your company hnB been- rovnl
ucd: tho nurplus Isn't nineteen mill
Ions, ns you hnvo been led to be
Hove, but fivo minions," but It wno
tho truth, nnd President Vail did not
flinch. "Accuracy und publicity," ho
declnred, was essential, "Tho stock
holder hns n right to know. Tho
shares ot this compnny aro scatter
ed from ono end of tho Union to tho
other. ThU Is more thnn a private
corporation. It Is a great nntlonal
enterprise. The publlo Is entitled to
tho facts."
The report wan ordered published
forthwith, Financiers of tho old
school and speculators generally wcro
nghaHt, What would happen? Would
the bottom drop out of Western
Union whou the shareholders renllz
H'lill"1 tl,e,r I'ropctry wns worth
513,000,000 less than they hnd sup
posed? llut tho nmnztiig thing
happened. Tho stock wont up and
stayed up. Tho publlo hud respond
,ed to this remarkablo display of
frankness nnd confidence; to tho now
motto, "Accuracy nnd Publicity."
Tho full significance of the action
ot the new board la stated concisely
by Harpor'B Weekly In these words:
"Is this policy of publicity nnd of
opon-hnuded dealing with sharehold
ers and publlq tho forerunner of a
similar movement on tho part of oth
er big corporations? Cortalnly It Is
to bo hoped that It Is. In the case
of thoso big companies, dependent
upon public patrouugo nnd doing bus!
ncss under public franchise, can
there bo any question ot tho right of
tho people to know?
"That right Is being recognized.
It Is recognized now lu thin opochnl
net on the part of tho telephone and
telegraph Interests. It Is the dawn
of a npw era In corporation finance"
Soothed Boston Babe,
Tho Uosion Inlont was- restless and
peovlHh. Its nurse had crooned
Rock-a-by, baby, on tho tree top.
when tho wind blowa the crndlo will
rock,'' n long tlmo In valu. Tho bubo
would not fall under Its Influence
Then Its fond mother Bang to It gen
tly: "The vibrating atmosphere
cutises tho Boporlllo reeeptnelo where
In the babo Ilea ensconced loosclllate
III tho nrboronl apex ." No need to
chant further. Instantly soothed, tho
bnhc, with a sutlsllcd umllo, fell away
In slumber.
DO IT NOVr.
If you fcavo the slightest symptom
of kidney troublo, begin using Dohn's
Kidney Pills at once. Delay may lend
to dropsy, dlabotea, or fatal Brlght'a
disease. Doan'a Kid
ney Pills began cur
ing flick kldnoys 75
years' ngo. They
bavo been curing kid.
ney troublo evof
since.
Mrs. William Mc
Gregor, 711 Lllloth
St., Pondloton, Ore.,
says: "All my life
ray klduoys had trou
bled me. I bloated terribly, could not
control tho kidney secretions nnd suf
fered Intense backache Finally I be
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills nnd
waa cured completely. 1 had previ
ously doctored without relief."
nemombor tho name Doan's,
For salo by nil dealers. GO cents a
box. Fostor-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
Thero can bo no bending In wor
ship without stooping In service
Mr. Winnow Kootlilnir Syrup,
rorehliurfn Unibinir. aoffnilltntfiiniLrFauertlrt
BAmuiaiiunjllaiiwiln.curiiwlDUeouo.iscDoulo. The man who thinks moro ot his
pigs than ho does of his wlfo nnd
babies is tho davit's idea of what a
husband and father should be.
Beautiful Christmas Post Cards Free,
ftpml In ilnlYin (nv fiu . n .....)..-
very bc;t Gold Embossed Christmas Flow
cr nnd Motto Post Cards; beautiful colors
enu loveliest ucsiens. Art Post Card Club.
731 Jackson St.. Topcka, Kan.
i A Meritorious Act.
Mr. Cynic Toll mo one thing you
over did for your fellow mon?
Mr. Optlm Thin morning I kicked
a banana pool off a sidewalk. Judge
May Be Wooden-Headed.
Cnller I didn't know vour son wn
at college Is' this his freshman
ycar7
Mrs. Bundcrb:r Oh. no. Indeed:
ho'B a eycamore.
Important to Mothers
Examlno carefully ovory bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and suro remedy for
intants ana cniluren, nnd seo that it
Bears tho
Signature
In Uso For Over CO Years,
Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
Old Pete's Little Joke.
Foolish questions and funny answers
wero under discussion In the Trenton
nvcnuo and Dauphin street police sta
tion tho other day, and after listening
for a whilo to some amusing instances.
Sorgennt McCay told the following:
"Old Poto Flood was tho attendant
in tho Franklin cemetery somo years
ago, nnd It becamo the custom to ask
him how buslnoss wns, Just to hear
his reply. It camo In a hoavy bass
volco:
" 'Ain't burled a living soul today.' "
Philadelphia Times.
THE POLITE CHICKEN.
ftJir ARC tX3n.BS3 S!hvAa
MIX THIS FOR RHEUMATISM
111 1
Easily Prepared and Inexpensive and
iteany Does the Work, Says
Noted Authority.
Thousands af men ami vomnn wl-.n
havo folt tho sting and torture of that
dread dlBonso, Rheumatism, which lo
no respecter of ngo, persons, sex.
color or rank, will bo Interested to
know that It Is one of tho easiest nf
fllctlona ot tho human bodv to con-
quor. Medical sclonco has proven It
not a distinct dlgonso In Itself, but a
Bynintom caused bv lnnntlvo i(iiiv
nhcumatlsra Is uric ncld In tho blood
nnu otnor wnsto products of tho sys
tem which should bo flltorcd and
Blralnod out In tho form of urine Tho
function of tho kidneys is to sift these
poisons ana ncldn out and keep tho
blood clean and nuro. Tho Uldnnvn
however, nre of aponga llko substnnco,
mo noies or pores of which will some
times, either from overwork, rnl.l nr
exposnro becomo clogged, nnd falling
In tholr function of ollmljintlng theso
poisons from tho blood, thoy remain
In tho veins, decompose and settling
about tho Joints and muscles, causo
me umoiu Burrering and pain of rheu
matism and backachn. nftnn nrnt
complications of bladder and urinary
dlsenoo, and goneral weakness.
The following Blmplo prescription Is
said to relievo tho worst
rheumatism becnuse ot Us direct ac
tion upon tho blood and kldnoys, ro-'
Moving, tOO. the most SOVorn fnrm nf
bladder nnd urinary troubles: Fluid
ivxtrnct Dandelion, one-half ounce;
Compound Kamon. Ono Ollnrn1 Pom.
pound 8yrup Sarsaparllla, thrco
ounces. Mix by Blinking well In a bot
tlo nnd tnko In tenspoonful doses after
each meal nnd at hodti inn. Tli In.
grcdlenta can bo had from any pro
scrlptlon pharmacy, nnd aro absolutely
nwvueji ana Bare to uso at any time.
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IRRIGATION AN ART
New Settlers Having a Strenuous
Time With Water,
As Much Skill Required to Become
Proficient Irrigator as Any Other
Business Many Disheartened
Farmers Return East.
Tho new Bottlers aro Burely having
a strenuous tlmo experimenting with
Irrigation, writes J. H. Wilkinson of
llutto county, S. D In Dakota Farmor.
Put an eastern farmer on a bucking
broncho and send him over the range
to round up a bunch of wild steers
and he will parallel tho new settler In
his efforts to spread tho Irrigation wa
tors over his lands. Somo appear to
bo hern Irrigators and tholr crops are
living examples of their export opera
tloiiM, while on other ranches tho wa
tor breaks looso and goes Into the
roads or it takes so long to cover a
crop with water that by tho time tho
lower field Is irrigated the upper one
is nenrly drowned out nnd ruined.
Side by sldo will bo found farms
whero ono has Irrigated so as to pro-
duco a bountiful crop whllo his neigh
bor in experimenting hns Ignobly
failed worso even than If he had no
water at all. Ono man worked two
wockB running his . full nllowanco of
water In an effort to Irrigate 18 acreB
and only covered half his area. A city
raised man taking charge of a farm
would not encounter moro difficulties
than does tho practical eastern farmer
when ho starts In under Irrigation.
In a two dayB trip over tho Irrigat
ed district I saw some good crops, but
these wcro nn exception rather than
a rule. Somo settlors remarked that
they were experimenting this year and
did not expect big crops. Others hnd
turned their stock Into largo grain
fields which thoy regarded as unproilt
nblo to harvest and thresh. These
people would have added largoly to
their revenue, had thoy mowed their
grain nnd stneked It for hay. Along
tho main roads for many miles where
tho country was level the highways
wero an endless sea of mud, as If tho
htghost aim of Irrigation was to flood
tho ror.ds. Of tho settlers coming
from the humid regions of the east to
tho arid lands ot tho wost more than
one-half fall nnd return to their for
mer places or go elsewhere to seek
tholr fortune. Likewise those taking
land under Irrigation at a cost ot
about ?50 por aero, face a herculean
task nnd many, a large majority, will
fall ot their expectations.
It will rcqulro as much skill, study
and education by practical experience
to become a thoroughly successful Ir
rigator as It would for a well educated
man to become a good lawyer. Whllo
many will fnll or meet with only par
tial success this yean they, llko set
tlers on dry ranches, need not be dis
heartened or loso faith In the country.
Thoy only need to look around to find
successful farmers under both sys
tems. I hnvo seen wheat already har
vested without Irrigation that will
yield 20 bushels per acre. Ono ot the
driest ot dry land farmera, who has
tilled his land for 25 years In this sec
tion, already has largo hay stacks
with which to winter his stock and
will this year build a commodious
houso In town, where ho contemplates
moving when ho tlrea of tho farm.
Irrigation opens up a new field for
our experiment stations to work out
cultural methods best adapted to each
kind of grain nnd vegetables. To Illus
trate If you plant corn and potatoes
side by side and Irrigate each equally,
tho potatoes will be ruined with over
Irrigation, or tho corn be n short crop
it tho potatoes are Irrigated Just right.
If In a garden you plant cabbage, pars
nips and carrots sldo by sldo and Irri
gate so na to produce tho largest cab
bage crop, you will rot out your car
rots and parsnips.
Bcddlpg for Hogs.
Shredded corn stalks make cooil
bedding, nnd ho hogB will eat con
siderable ot It, says a writer In the
Mnino I'Tmner. Oats and buckwheat
Btraw are both bad for hogs to Bleep
In: they causo scurf, ci-nckril niln
and continued Itching. Dry leaves
make good bedding, but they lack
InBtlng quality; thoy break Into small
plecos und get dnmp quickly, llnled
shavings and snwdust make nice bod
ding for warm weather; thoy absorb
molsturo and Impart a plensant odor
but are too cold and uncomfortable
for winter use. I consider rvo and
whoat straw tho best of nil mnterlal,
given lu quantity Burriclent for them
to burrow Into during cold wenthor.
nnd they will bo dry nnd comfortable.
It In Imperative, thnt all beds, of what
ever material thoy aro made, b'o
changed when damp; never wait for
thorn to got wet and nasty, because
dampness causes rheumatism and
pneumonia. Neither should the bed-
ding get broken fine and dusty; then
It Is Injurious to the luncs. Prmcn.
tlon Is bettor than n prescription for
a cure.
Holding Up Milk.
We know of no Instrument that will
induce tho cow to give down hor milk,
snyB rionrd's Dairyman. The holding
up of milk Is Invariably duo to some
condition of tho animal. Sometimes It
Its done when tho calf Is first taken
away, and at other times through dis
turbance caused by 111 treatment or
ntruiigo conditions.
Klnduess will usually overcomo this
net of the cow. ospeclnlly feeding her
grain at the tlmo of milking, making
her rorget tho things that nro disturb
Ing her and causing her to hold up
her pillk.
INTERESTING TALKS ON TILING
Great Loss of Water From Irrigating
Ditches Through Secpago May Be
Entirely Obviated.
The great loss of water from Irri
gating ditches through seepage and
evaporation may bo entirely obvlntcd
by tho use of vitrified, salt-glazed pipe
From ditches too large lo bo piped
from Eourco of supply to tho distri
buting points n large amount of seep
age Is unavoidable nnd drnlnngo is
therefore tho only remedy, writes C.
D. Butchurt In Field nnd Stream. Tho
proper method of removing excesslvo
alkali Is by n system of pipe under
drains, which lowers the lino of wnter
In the soil, prevents tho alkali rench
Ing tho surface and Induces tho wash
ing of tho alkali into tho drnlun dur
ing the irrigating season. Flooding
alkali lands Is useless .without under
drains to carry off tho dissolved
alkali, as the salts Instantly soak
down Into tho ground with tho water.
Shallow drains, 2 to 3& feet deep,
are generally useless ns they do not
dry tho soil sufficiently for profit nblo
cultivation or prevent tho nlknll rising
to the surface. To bo moat effective,
a drain should be from G to 7 feet
deep, but the Idea that depth will
make up for number of drains la
wrong. Snndy soils require only n
few deep drains, but clay and nlkall
InndB cannot be too thoroughly or
rapidly drained as tho stagnant water
may Injuro tho land If allowed to re-
mnin.
Tho chenpest , nnd generally most
efficient method of draining consists
In laying pipe lines across tho slope
of the land to a point where a com
mon outlet can bo obtained. To se
cure this outlet It Ib often necessary
for several farmers to co-operato In
tho construction of drains. Tho main
drain should bo located first. A drain
Bhould nlso be laid nt the base of tho
irrigating ditch to intercept tho seep-
nge. The lnternln or cross drains
should he located where saturation
nppears.
Y-JunctloiiB should be used for . con
nectlng lnternls with tho niains nnd
sharp turns should be nvoldcd. Lo
eating drains too far apart means
failure ot the drainage The greater
the fnll tho smaller tho drain need
be, but the general causo ot failure
is the Insufficient bIzo of the drain
Laterals smaller than six Inches nro
not recommonded. The less the fall
the larger the drain must be. Ample
provision should be made at the out
let for the discharge of nil the
laterals.
Drains should never run full. There
should bo nn air spaco at the top, as
It aids In destroying tho capillary
connection between water and soil
and also draws tho water toward tho
drain. Drains should have a regular.
even fall as a single piece of pipe
poorly laid may causd failure of the
entire drain. Begln,"work at the low-
est end or outlet, lay the pipe with
tho sockets up grado und us close to
gethcr ns possible for with all care
thero will be sufficient Bpaco for the
inlet of water. Place a coarse screen
over the outlet to prevent the en
trance of rodents.
Eggs From Early Maturing Stock.
Try to Becuro eggs .from early ina-
lining stock, ns tho chicks will mnko
faster growth, will not cat any more,
and therefore will not only make more
profit out ot the food consumed, but
will be on tho market when prlcra are
higher. The American breeds aro
enerally considered the best for broil
ers. t
POULTRY NOTES.
All poultry that ure not pure-bred
nre not scrubs.
Generally a hen with a nice, clean-
cut head nnd n full, bright eye will
be a good layer. ,
Cleanliness In every pnrt of the
poultry-bonne Is of the utmost impor
tance with fowls In confinement.
It Is well to consider whnt Is the
best treatment for the fowls while
thoy nre passing through tho molt..
Generally when (ho comb ot a fowl
la bright colored, showing It to be
full of blood, tho fowl Is In n healthy
condition and usually active.
Some farmers allow the young stock
to roost outdoors during tho Bummer,
and It Is Important that such birds
be at once placed In their winter quar-.
tors.
It is ns difficult to name the best
breed ot fowls nB It Is to name tho
best breed of hogs or sheep, or the
boHt mnko of corn planter or creum
separator.
Cornmenl mixed with sklm-milk,
and fed three times a day, all the
fowls will eat, Is the best fattening
diet I havo over tried. Feed warm In
cold wenthor.
Ducka should not be allowed to run
with the hens during molting, so thnt
ns the number of hens not molting
decrcuncs they should be confined
with tho cocks.
Da not allow Inferior cabbage, pota
toes and beets to freeze; store them
for tho lions. The time Is near when
they will need such feeds as add buc-
eulence to the ration.
A good coating of whitewash on the
Inside of each house will help consid
erably In getting rid of vermin. Take
several inches of dirt out ot the house
and replace with new, clean earth.
liens will do well on almost any
kind ot feed If they have enough of It;
but they certainly cannot mnko egga
unless thoy nro supplied with certuln
necessary elements for egg maklng.
Meat, scraps put up especially for
the hens may be had In almost any
market, nnd it is n very uecessary
gg-produclng feed at this time.
Crushed cyator oholls nro needed,
nlto.
Nebraska Director
PILES
FISTULA, Tnjr wBen Cnrtd.
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RED CROSS SEAL IN HISTORY
First Used During the American Civil
War Now an Aid In Fight
Ing Tuberculosis.
Red Cross ChrlstmaB seals date
back In tholr origin to "charity
stamps," first used for tho soldiers
relief funds In Boston In 1862, during
the Civil war. After tho war. this
method of raising money was discon
tinued In this country for a genera
tion, although It found voguo In Por- k
tugal, Switzerland, Australia., Franco,
Spain, Denmnrkl- Norway, Russia.
Sweden and other European coun
tries. There aro now several nun
drod different types of charity stamps
used in all parts of tho world.
Stamps or seals wero first used to
get money for tho anti-tuberculosis
crusado in Norway nnd Sweden in
1004. After being used In theso coun
tries for three years, as a direct re
sult of the interest of Jacob Rlls in
this movement, the Delaware Anti
Tuberculosis association, -headed by
Miss Emily P. BlBsell, and tho Red;
Cross society ot Delaware combined
in issuing a tuberculosis Btamp. So
successful was this campaign that
nearly J3.000 was realized, and the
next year, in 1908. the American Red
Cross was induced to issue a national
Red Cross tuberculosis Btamp. From
this Bale, $135,000 was realized, that
amount being ulmost doubled In 1903.
This year, for tho first tlmo, tho sale
Is organized on a comprehensive
basis, taking In all parts of the
United 'States. A million for tuber
culosis work 1b confidently expected.
Skied.
"How does Dobber rank as a paint
er, nnyhow?" asked Wllbraham. '
"Pretty well, I guess," said Lollorby.
"At tho last exhibition thoy nunc his
picture higher than any other In the
piace." uarper's Weekly.
Anyway Eve never had occasion to
marry Adam by asking two or three
times a day it she was tho only
woman he ever loved.
Rcpentanco as a ' habit would keep
ono turning in a circle.
THEY GROW
Good Humor and Cheerfulness From
Right Food and Drink.
Anything that Interferes with .good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in tho background. A
Washington lndy found thnt letting
coffeo nlone made things bright for
her. Sho wiitos:
"Four years ago I was practically
given up by my doctor nnd was not ex
pected to live long. My nervous sys
tem was in a bad condition.
"Rut I wns young nnd did not want
to dlo so I began to look about for' the
cause ot my chronic trouble' I used to
havo nprvous spells which would ex
haust mo nnd after each spoil it would
tnko mo days before I could sit up in a
chnlr.
"I becamo convinced my troubla was
caused by coffee. I decided to stop It
nnd bought some Postum.
"The first cupT which I raailo accord
ing to directions, had n soothing ef
fect on my nerves and I liked the taste.
For a time I nearly lived on Postum
nnd ate little food besides. I am'today
a healthy woman.
"My family and relatives wonder It
I am tho same person I waB four yeara
ngo, when I could do no work on ac
count of nervousness. Now 1 am do
ing my own housework, tako care of
two babies one twenty tho other two
months old. I am so busy that 1 hard
ly gut time to write a letter, yet I do
It nil with the cheerfulness und good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
"1 toll my friends It is to Postum I
owo my life today."
ReT"Tho Road to Wellvllle," in
plcgs. "There's a Reason."
Uvrr rrnil (lie above lrllrrr A new
one nppram from lime to (line. 'I'lii-y
nrn Kruulnr, true, nnd lull af buiuau
Inlrrtuit.