WW" Jiff "
THE WATER- HEMLOCK.
Til In l'lnnt, Co m in only Known na
Wild 1'nrntilim, In Futnl to
.Men mill Aiilmaln.
Every year the newspapers tell us
of children being poisoned by eating
wild parsnips. On investigation it Is
found that the "wild parpnlps" eaten
were not wild parsnips at all, but wa
ter hemlock, known botaniqally as cicuta
xnaculala. This plant is known by a vari
ety of names, dependent on the locality
where found. Some of these names arc,
wild hemlock, spotted parsley, snake
weed, beaver poison, musquash root,
xnuskrat weed, cowbane, spotted cow
bane, children's bane. It is a smooth,
W ATE It HEMLOCK.
erect perennial, three to eight feet high,
with a rlsid, hollow stem, numerous
branches, finely-dissected leaves, white
flowers, and a cluster of spindle
shaped roots, which vary in length from
one and one-half to three Inches, and
are very characteristic of the plant. It
grows commonly in swamps and damp
soils from the Atlantic states to Iowa
and Minnesota, and less commonly in
Nebraska and New Mexico.
This Is one of the most poisonous
plants in the United States, being rap
idly fatal to both man and animals.
The roots are especially dangerous,
because the taste, being aromatic and
to some people suggestive of horse
radish, parsnips, artichokes, or sweet
cicely, lead children to eat them. Cat
tle sometimes eat the tubers when
they are washed out of the ground by
freshets. The loss to stock from eat
ing this plant is qnlto considerable. The
prominent symptoms of the poisoning
are colicky pains, vomiting, staggering,
unconsciousness and frightful convul
sions, ending in death. Farmer's Re-
yiew.
CATCHY ADVERTISING.
SuKKCNtlonn for Fnrmerit nnl nreed.
em Who IIuvo Lenrncd to Value
Publicity.
Farmers and breeders are rapidly be
coming advertisers on the same scale
as morchants and manufacturers. They
are learning that where they have sur
plus products to throw upon the mar
ket the best way to get the right cus
tomer is through the use of advertising
Bpacc in reputable papers that clrculato
among the people they wish to reach.
In fact, the farmer and stock raiser is
as much of a manufacturer as the
builder of self-binders and as much of
a merchant as the storekeeper who
sells him his clothes. The same ele
ments of success enter into agriculture
as in commerce, although possibly in
varying degrees, and one of theso ele
ments is advertising.
The farmer and breeder, however, are
still new at advertising. They have yet
to learn by experience that the best ad
vertising Is that which produces the best
results, and that results are gauged,
first, by the circulation of the pa
per, and, second, by the attractive
character of tho advertisement. The
farmer who is placing advertising should
insist on knowing what he is paying
for how many copies of his advertis
ment are to bo distributed. He should,
furthermore, follow tho exnmplc of tho
merchant in the makeup of his an
nouncement. Ho should have some
thing to sell, and tell what It Is In un
mistakable language. Ho should picture
how his advertisement will look In
print, so as to make it attractive in
every way, and write tho copy just ns
ho wants It printed. The publishers
aro always eager to help their patrons
mako their announcements attractive
and effective, both for the sake of tho
advertiser and for the Improvement of
tho paper. Farmers who are adver
tisers will do well to remember
theso suggestions. Twentieth Century
Farmer.
To renew the vltalitjvof a llock it is
not necessary to cross-breed and make
them mongrels. Better get males of a
different strain or family of the arae
.variety. Farm Journal.
BABY BEEF PRODUCTION.
(inln I.nrKcl Depend on Am of tlie
Aitlinnl mill tli? Wny In Which
It Im Fcil.
Feeders of baby beef, who keep their
animals up to their work, aro known
to make a gain of over two pounds
dally for 12 months. This gain depends
upon the age of tho animal and the
manner In which It Is fed. A matter
that should not be overlooked by tho
farmer Is tho appropriate food for each
animal; he should aim to increase the
weight by making tho animal as fat as
possible, as fat is moro easily produced
on an animal than cither lean meat or
bone. It has been shown that to in
crease the excess of cither fat or lean
on an animal dopends upon tho age.
Tho natural inclination of a yearling
animal is growth, and tho system de
mands materials containing but a
small portion of fat producing quali
ties, but as growth adds to weight, the
moro rapid tho growth the greater the
increase in weight, which, of course,
accounts for tho quick gains mado by
young animals as compared with those
approaching maturity, and which fad
gives rise to tho claim that baby heel
is Iho cheaper form of tho two.. To
know tho breeds and how to use them;
to be aware of tho fact that some
breeds assimilate more food and give
off less waste than others, and to learn
how to convert food into a salable
product quickly and economically la
what each ono must study out for him
self. Havo a pair of scales, weigh fre
quently and note the ratio of Increase
In weight. By so doing one can cover
the causes of failure and correct mis
takes. The time is coming when the
farmer will not be satisfied with less
than a pound a day from birth for his
farrows and wether3 up to one year old
In approaching maturity gains aro not
so great, but previous to that animals
for the block should bo pushed. Fi
nally, breeds that gain weight in the
high-priced portions of tho carcass
must bo given preference, nnd feeders
must know that they are breeding for
definite results. Baby beef must have
tho fat in the right place. Agricultural
Epitomlst.
GOOD TONICS FOR HOGS.
The Kin (1 of Mixture That Should He
AcccnnIIiIc to Them All the
Year Around.
It is necessary to keep constantly ac
cessible to all hogs, both pigs and old
hogs, some material that supplies lime
and salt to aid in bonc-building. ns an
appetizer, and to remove intestinal par
asites. This mlxturo should be kept
in a strong box protected from rain
and quantity and frequency with which
pigs will visit and eat of the mlxturt
will often be surprising. The follow
ing is the mixture that we use:
Charcoal, one and one-half bushels.
Common salt, four pounds.
Hard wood ashes, ton pounds.
Slacked lime, four pounds.
Another thing which Is good for the
pig is a variety of feeds. Pigs do bet
tor on a variety than on any single
feed. This fact is scarcely ever dis
puted by tho farmer, but is often
enough ignored to glvo it some empha
sis. Just how much better tho pig will
do If fed a variety, wo will let tho pig
himself testify; for whatever other
mean thing a pig will do ho will not
tell a lie about his feed.
Fresh water, shade In summer, grain
food when on grass, and dry bed free
from dust, shelter in winter, and above
all, when confined, have the area suffi
ciently large so that It will not become
foul with droppings and mud bugs.
These are essential for successful hog
ralslng. Arkansas Bulletin.
HIDING MANURE PILE.
Simple nnd Inexpennlve Way of Hid.
liiK Objectionable SlurhtN at Any
IClml from View.
The manure from the horso or cow
must bo thrown out In a pile beneath
tho stablo window, often to bo an eye-
Ti T'; 11 ... tx
SCREEN FOR MANURE PILE.
soro to the owner, neighbors or pasBer
by. A way to hide tho small manure
heap Is here illustrated. A tight fence
of boards on two sides, tho boards
painted like the stable, and tho un
sightly manuro heap la hidden from
vlow. Orange Judd Farmer.
Much time is wasted on farms In win
ter by tho men folks that might bo made
profitable by caring for tho poultry and
producing winter eggs.
Litter in which there is tough, wiry
hay is not safe to put on tho scratching
floor. If eaten it causes crop-bound
conditions.
UNCLE JOE'S WAGES.
What In the Speaker to Do -rlth Ilia
Odd Seventeen Dollar, a Month
HIm Hoard 11111.
If Uncle Sam was a private employ
er, and could hear what his men In
the house of representatives aro say
ing about their inadequate compensa
tion, he would expect to seo them out
on a strike before long. Tho troublo
here Is that neither "union" wants
to take the responsibility of ordering
one.
"I should like to congratulate tho
member of congress quoted In your
columns recently ns having a hotel
bill less than his salary," remarked a
New York representative to a Boston
Transcript correspondent. "I pay at
the hotel for my family," continued
the New Yorker, "$G0O a month under
contract. I draw from tho Kovornmont
$117. You see whoro tho profit comos
In, Nobody wants to make election
to congress a financial prize, but many
of us do think tho salary nhould bo
BUfllclent to support a man In Wash
ington according to his station, No
senator or representative should bo
expected to go -to an alloy boarding
house."
The story is told of Mr. Cannon's
purpose to go to a better hotel on
his election to tho speakership than
he has formerly lived in. Ho accord
ingly was conducted by tho clerk of
one of tho more fashionable establish
ments to such a small sulto of rooms as
his actual needs required. "How much Is
It?" asked tho speaker.
"Wo would let you havo It for $400
a month."
As the speaker hesitated, flngerlng
hls cigar In a nervous way, tho so
licitous clerk inquired: "That Is not
too much, 13 it, Mr. Speakor?"
"Oh, no; not at all," responded Mr.
Cannon, gravely. "I was merely puz
zling my brain to think what I could
do with my other $17."
RELICS OF BYGONE DAYS.
New Method IlcNpoiiNllile for De
serted Hoiucm and Village In
I'artH of New Jersey.
In driving through certain portions
of the townships of Washington and
Bass river, says a Mount Holly (N
J.) dispatch to tno Chicago Inter
Ocean, one Is struck by the number of
deserted homes that lino tho main
thoroughfare, through the plno3. In
somo circumstances small villages that
wore once prosperous communities, aro
uninhabited and rapidly falling to de
cay.
In years gone by in tho ptno district
there was considerable manufacturing
going on, shipbuilding was an active
irtdustry, and the lumber trade occu
pled a large sharo of attention. Tho
manufacture of Iron from bog ore was
also carried on. Now this Is all
chancjatL New methods have been
responsible for It. The old furnace
at Martha, where largo quantities of
Iron Ycrc made, Is a heap of ruins.
Near Hampton Gate 13 a church In
which (no colored people used to wor
ship, and it, too, shows tho mark3 of
time. "King" Lewis Armstrong, de
ceased, of Mount Holly, was wont to
come in years gone by and stir the
brethren to fresh deeds of spiritual
valor.
Another historic place is Washing
ton tavern. Years ago it was a popu
lar resort and favorite stopping place
for teamsters carrying morchaTidlso
from the shore to Mount Holly. To
day the building is toftering, tho
fences have the vertigo, while all along
the road are to bo found nbandoned
and dismantled homes.
THE GENERAL MARKETS.
Kansas City, Dec.
CATTLE Bocf stooiH $J GO (( 4 to
Native heifers 2 ' is i W
Western steers 12 -10 sf 4 00
HOGS a (X) (5 4 77,
snioicj , aw (it 3 M
WHKAT-No. 'I hard 70 71H,
No. 2 red ,. 82 tf SJVj
COUN No. i; mixed 30 U 3S
OATS No. 2 mixed 31 3IVi
It YE 17
KLOUit Hard winter pat... 3 50 ( 3 73
Hoft winter patents.... 3 70 ip 4 00
HAY Timothy C 00 fl( 0 GO
Pruirlo U 50 ii 7 73
BRAN 7L
UUTT10K Kuncy to extra... 10' 5j 21
1200S 20
ClIEKSE-Kull cream 10 ff llV;
POTATOES Home grown .. CO 70
ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE Ilcef steers 3 73 5 15
TextiH meers 2 13 y 4 20
IOaS-iJackers 4 M dv 4 70
SJfEEP-Natives 3 25 4 4 W
WHEAT No. 2 red 02 H' U2:,i
COUN No. 2 It'.b
OATS-No. 2 37
KLOUU-Ited winter pnt.,.. 1 25 & 4 If.
HUTTEU-Creamery "IS dp 25
EGGS 27
LARD 0 53
UACON 7 25 5J. 7 7a
CHICAGO.
CATTLE Steers 3 25 Q 5 75
HOGS Mixed and butciiura. 4 CO lit 4 S3
SHEEP-Western 3 10 a 4 10
AVI I EAT No. 2 red W
COUN No. 2 42;iI! 43
OATS-No. 2 3U$
KVE December C2'j
EGGS 20 C? 27 i
LAUD January (1 70 n 80
POUIC January 12 20 ?J12 27',i
NEW YORK.
CATTLE Nat lvo Btecrs .... 3 CO fT 5 20
HOGS fi 25 5 10
SHEEP 2 GO IfC 3 75
WHEAT No. 2 9IW !5?4
COUN-Mo. 2 G2ilf CPA
OATS No. 2 " ,12'A
ARE Y0
UR KIDNEY
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and
Never Suspect It.
To Prove What the Great Kidney
Do for YOtl Every Reader of Our Paper May Have
a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Mail.
It used to be considered that only urinary and
bladder troubles were to be traced to the kid
neys, but now modern science proves that near
ly all diseases have their beginning in the dis
order of these most important organs.
Therefore, when your kidneys arc weak or out
of order, you can understand how quickly your
entire body is affected, and how every uigan
seems to fail to do its duty.
If you are sick or "feci badly," begin taking
the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swauip
Root, because as soon as your kidneys are well
they will help all the other organs to health. A
trial will convince anyone.
I was a constant sufferer fir n number of yesre with
woakness ot tho Ittdney And back and frequent dcslro to
urinate, but niter uomc Dr. Kilmrr's Swamp-Root, 1 am
entirely cured and cheerfully recommend this wonderful
remedy to ?ry who may suffer from these common com
plaints. Most truly yours,
B. II. CUALlCim, Chief of Police,
Oz.uk, Ala.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys arc responsible
for many kinds of diseases, and if ncnnitteJ to
continue much suffering with fetal results ttro
sure to follow. Kidney trouble irritates the nerves,
makes you dizzy, restless, sleepless and
m the back, joints and muscles: makes your
Makes you pass water often during the day and WiR Ll?iSXM& WM
obliges, you to get up many tunes during the jsf.'tti iun.ii-et-iioiiiii,t. FlVm
night. Unhealthy kidney cause rheumatism, (jgfft IrV? wouU WW
gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache A ,. : .. ro&jH
ache and back aclie, causes indigestion, stomach
and liver trouble, you get a sallow, yellow com
plexion, makes you feel as though you had heart
trouble; you may have plenty of ambition, but
no strength; get weak and waste away.
The cure for these troubles is Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the world-famous kiuney remedy.
In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help
to Nature, for Swamp-Root is the most perfect
healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that has
ever been discovered.
If there is any doubt in your mind as to your
condition, take from your urine on rising about
four ounces, place it in a glass or bottle and let
it stand twenty-four hours. If on examination
it is milky or cloudy, if there is a brick-dust set
tling, or if small particles float about in it, your
kidneys arc in need of immediate attention.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to lake and is used
in the leading hospitals, recommended by physi
cians in their private practice, and is taken by
doctors themselves who have kidney ailments,
because they recognize in it the greatest and
most successful remedy for kidney, liver and
bladder troubles.
EDITORIAL NOTE You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful
remedy, Swamp-Root, sent absolutely free by mail, also" a book telling all about
Swamp-Root, and containing many of the thousands upon thousands of testi
monial letters received from men and women who owe their goo 1 health, in
tact tncir very lives, to its wonderful
Kilmer & Co., Uinghamton, N. v., be
jn this paper.
by keeping- your bowels open. CASCARETS will do It without
grip or gripe and drive the cold right out of you. Just as koou
as you "feel like taking cold" take a CASCARIiT there la
NOTHING SO GOOD. .
CANDY
RfSii m n v&m ts? m m m m m m
A sweet bit of candy medicine, purely vegetable, absolutely harm
less, never grip nor gripe. A sale of over TEN MILLION boxes
a year 10c, 25c, 50c proves their great merit. He sure you get
CASCARETS, the only original, genuine Candy Cathartic.
Best for the Bowels
403
'Yoursfora
Were Welcomed to
islam
Canada
during last Year
Thoy aro nettled anil ftattllnc on tlie
Oralu uiiil (limine l-onc),aiiii aic pru
permit ami i.atUlled.
Blr Wilfred l.aurlur recently -nidi "A
new xtar lift rlri-u upon tlio IkiiIioii.
nnd Id toward it that ttver.v 1 111111 i(.'i an t
wlio lrav Die lutid of Ills am'PKtoi'H to
foiiin and iek u linnix fur lilintolf now
turnaliU caru" I'iiiiikIu. Tliuio U
ROOM FOR MILLIONS
X'3:i. 3i53I3 Ilomratcuil- clvvn
iiwny, Hi-lionla, t'luiri'hea, Itull
way a, M nrkf t, i'llmute, every
tliluii to !u dealreti.
For a detorlptlrn Atlas and nther In.
formation, ajiily t) fill r.lUMUNln..sTlK'
UIOIUTION, Otfawu, Canada, or Mitlio
cited Canadian Uorcriiineut Atrint
imwi 1111 1 w.i, ai, ifumcr nun una, t hirj, ill,
1 l IlltVl'lV It .,.'.... 1 ... ' ....... ..11
...J...... ..mini !, rilH' flUIIUIIIir, lftlllHJI., IUU.
V- T. Utll.nKH, KIS Jark.un MrcH, hi. I'.ul, Ulna.
B. V. Mrl.VMtS, (J II. Axtnvt llic.Kr lllocL. Unroll, )!ltli.
V. O. IX'Him:, llvuu lit, I'.IUU.u Ulucl, Mil-uuW-r, VII.. .
JSROMO-SEMZERa
mm
WW Inrtli
Remedy, Swamp-Root, Will
irritable.
head
(Swamp-Root is pluasant to tnko.)
You can purchase the reg
ular fifty-cent and one dollar
size bottles at the drug stores
everywhere. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the
name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root, and the
address, Binghatnton, N. Y.,
on every bottle.
curative properties. In writing to Dr.
sure to say you read this
is generous offer
1 fS
CATHARTIC
Clear Head
LIVE STOCK AND MISCELLANEOUS
ELECTROTYPES
IN CUHAT VA1UI5TY for snlu ut
thu lowest pricuti by
A.N. Kclloqq Newspaper Co.
401 Wyontiotte 5t.,Knnsu3 City.
Q 'St JEWELRY, silverware;
"-fc. . ... .1 - J. . a .
Ola 3.ocut MtrceU KU ioul. Mo
BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH
SYRUP cures coughs and colds.
KITZO Ull ALU c CO. , It ox it. WaBhinirtun. . c
OilLIi UliSIIH u.it. WoostorCo.. tiau Frunolsco.
A. N. K.-I)
2002
WHEN "IVKITIKO TO AIVE W TI 8 K SZS
Itluti.u -titio (hrit yon aw lUo AUvcrtlMM
uicut la this iiiDcr,
jjf DR. KILMBR'5 g
m SWAMP-ROOT 11
WM Ktdacy,Llver& Bladder $3
fiPJfi CURE.
rtiw ninrrrioNs. M&M
iHvi't uTTAKiem,two or ttirM LuM
(poonfuli Li'fnt or afUt tiirad
rt'. y?u i inn rrcti rrmft r eutM am rA'.vii-i
lMy.nicr,llI.l?f .ndl'ilo SwiJi
lU"5r AcM MulUi Mil dUonlim bitVCfl
"UVlit Ju" " "k kl!n,uc!i k'.'T.'M
mt,2 rlttrhrtti Mulder, Ktrtl, VS&tfU
JmVV thniintlhm, lumloni tmi iMimW
;tio?j !iti-i.i,i)iMfllwi1rchiiihc ySSca
PYtt "orttfomorMilfiryiJlMM. SyOE
riaiD oLT tr !K4B
rtgSa DR. KILMER & CO.,
frvSES HINGllAMTOtf, if. Y. PijH
Sld ly nil Urugglsls. JM
wmmm
2
t
TOW. 55
g0 If
1