JOYS OF MATERNITY
t WOMAN'S BEST HOPES REALIZED
lira. Potts Tails How Women Should
Prepare for Motherhood
The darkest days of husband and
wife are when they come to look for
ward to childless and lonely old age.
Many a wife has found herself inca
pable of mo.therhood owing to a dis
placement of the womb or lack of
strength in the generative organs.
| Mrs. Anna Pott s 1
Frequent backache and distressing
pains, accompanied by offensive dis
charges and generally by irregular
and scanty menstruation indieate a dis
placement or nerve degeneration of
the womb and surrounding organs.
The question that troubles women
Is how can a woman who has some fe
male trouble bear healthy children?
Mrs. Anna Potts,of 510 Park Avenue,
Hot Springs, Ark., Writes:
My Dear Mrs. Pinkham:—
“ During the early part of my married life t
was delicate in health ; both mv husband knd
I were very anxious for a child to bless our
home, but I hail two miscarriages, and could
not carry a child to maturity. A neighbor
who had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound advised me to try it. I
did so and soon felt that I was growing
stronger, my headaches and backaches left
me, I bad no more bearing-down pains, and
felt like a new woman. Within a year I
became the mother of a strong, healthy
child, the joy of our home. Lydia E. Pink
ham’s Vegetable Compound is certainly a
splendid remedy, and I wish every woman
who wants to become a mother would try it."
Actual sterility in woman is very
rare. If any woman thinks she is ster
ile, let her try Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound and write to Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Her advice is
free to expectant or would-bc mo them.
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RAISING
Three great pursuits have again
shown wonderful results on the
FREE HOMESTEAD LMDS OF
WESTERN CANADA
Magnificent climate. Farmers plowing in their
Ihirt sleeves in the middle of November.
“All are bound to he more than pleased with tho final results
ftf tho past season's harvests.” —Extract.
Coal, wood, water, hay in abundance; schools,
churches, markets convenient. THES IS
THE ERA OF $!.(X) WHEAT.
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CLEANING THE HOG TROUGHS
Much of the health of the swine depends
upon the cleanliness of the troughs used,
for swill and for mixed foods of various
kinds. With the ordinary troughs it is al
most impossible to keep them clean be
cause there is no way of cleaning them
thoroughly. Here is a plan for building
the ordinary V trough in such a manner
that it may be thoroughly cleansed.
Build the trough in the usual
manner except at one end the
piece is made movable. Cut the standard
so that It will fit just to the edges of the
sides and nail fast as usual. Then cut a
V piece which will fit snugly between the
sidos, but instead of nailing in this end
piece arrange slots on either side of the
trough, on the inside, so that the piece
may be slipped between the uprights form
ing the slots. To make this plan more
useful fasten a handle to this V shaped
upright which will enable one to lift the
piece out readily when it is desired to
clean the trough. With this one end re
moved it is an easy matter to thoroughly
scour the trough because all of'the cleans
ing water may be swept out thoroughly.
The illustration shows each detail of this
trough plainly so that any handy man
can build it.
THE ALFALFA IS VALUABLE.
One of our correspondents takes us to
task for so persistently advocating alfalfa
an asks “what’s the matter with clover?”
There is nothing the matter with clover
for it is one of the most valuable plants
grown on the farm, but from a feeding
value, and alfalfa is considered only from
this viewpoint, clover has less than one
third the quantity of protein in it per acre
than alfalfa. The latter has nearly nine
times as much protein as timothy to say
nothing of its other food elements existing
in liberal proportions. This is why alfal
fa is desirable as a forage crop even if we
do not consider its other great value of
several cuttings a season once it becomes
well established. It is true, of course, that
in some sections other crops are more val
uable than alfalfa; probably cow peas
are in the south, but we contend that
where alfalfa can be properly grown and
there is stock to feed it to it is one of the
most valuable forage crops W’hich can be
raised and that ten years from now it will
be considered as necessary a part of farm
operations as the meadows.
A RATION FOR SWINE.
The argument that swine can be fed
more cheaply on com than on anything
else is fallacious if one counts for any
value the increased gain in a given period
under the other ration. True if com is low
in price and other rations, excessively high
then the corn is the cheaper food provided
the carcass brings a fairly high price. It
has been demonstrated repeatedly that in
most localities the ideal balanced ration
for swine during the winter is one-half
middlings and one-half com meal varying
the ration by an occasional feed of corn
on the ear without, of course, the mid
dlings. A still cheaper ration giving quite
as good results consists of one-third soy
bean meal and two-thirds corn meal pro
vided the former can be bought at a fair
price. It has been proved beyond question
that an entire corn ration lays the animal
open to various diseases and that, beyond
a certain point, the exclusive corn ration
adds practically nothing to the wTeight of
the animal so that nothing is gained in
feeding more than is necessary to sustain
life. Try one of the balanced rations sug
gested and you will find it profitable as
others have.
EARLY WINTER POULTRY NOTES
Consider that the birds that have been
on tho range all winter will miss the
abundance of fresh a:r during the first
week's confinement and turn them out in
the yards for exercise every pleasant day
allowing them to stay there as long as
they wish and while they are out take the
opportunity to throw open all the doors
and windows to obtain thorough ventila
tion and to purify the house. If there Is
no scratching shed arrange some plan
whereby the house can bo made as light
as possible during the day and especially
so that plenty of sunlight will scatter it
self over the floor. Above all things see
that the floor is dry at all times particu
larly if it is an earthen floor. If it gets
ioo damp this will invariably mean a bad
cold. Then see that the food consists 6f
as great variety as possible trying to pro
vide the grain, the animal food and the
green food such as they have been used to
on the range. Really this is of more im
portance at this season of tho year than
later after they have forgotten, to some
extent, the comforts and joys of ^the range.
Do not have the flocks too large; if one
has but one house it is better to divide it
for three flocks of twenty than to turn
them all in together. And, by the way,
when doing this dividing see to it that tho
cockerel is with tho hens and the older
cocks with the pullets.
ROOT CROPS AS A RATION.
While many, or indeed most, of the root
crops contain considerable food value it is
not claimed by those who advocate feed
ing them that they contain elements which
will.make them a prominent ingredient in
tho balanced ration. Not understanding
this many dairymen, especially, have ob
jected to root crops for their cows, hence
have discarded a most valuable adjunct
to the ration for milch cow's. In
their way roots supply to the cow the
same essential succulent feed that does
silage and there is nothing better for keep
ing the bowels in perfect conditions to
say nothing of the^value of roots as an ap
petizer. Take the"average daily ration of
corn meal, wrheat bran and oil meal with
the necessary roughage and a daily feed
of even a small quantity of roots will add
greatly to the appetite of the cow, keep
her in excellent condition and materially
assist in increasing the quantity of milk
given. Add to this'sort of feeding a clean,
light and well ventilated stable with
plenty of salt and plenty of clean, fresh
water dally and one has given the cow ev
ery possible opportunity to produce results
and on a most economical basis. Those
who have tested root crop feeding proper
ly, without materially cutting down the
regular rations, know the value of them
and would not think of cutting them out
of tho regulation feeds.
THE VALUE OF SKIM MILK.
The feeding value of skim milk to calv©\
or pigs depends much on what the ani
mals are to bo used for. If one is raising
a fine pig or calf the skim milk has a
greater value than if the animal is to go to
tho block. Further, some skim milk is of.
such little value that it ought not to bo
! fed at all. Indeed, it may be fairly said,
| that if tho skim milk is not fresh and
sweet its main value is that of so much
mixing fluid. It seems to those who have
experimented with the feeding of skim
milk that it has its greatest valife when
given to poultry; beyond a question it la
one of the greatest egg producers that can
be fed either by itself or mixed with bran!
and other meals forming mash. Unless
one has pigs or calves that it is desired to
raise to add to the herd it is advised that
the bulk of the skim milk that is fresh and
sweet go to the poultry; at least givo
them alt they- will consume. By careful
watch-it will be sene that such feeding is
an economy even though it did not largely1
increase the egg-production, which it docs.
THE CITY FARMERS FAIL.
The writer is thoroughly In sympathy
with the strong trend toward country life
as shown by many city residents but there
are many conditions so different from the
old life which must be met in the new,
it is hard to advise just what to do under
all circumstancees. An anxious city man
writes that he is earning nearly $5u a week
in his city work and asks if it would be a
wise move for him to throw up his job,
move onto a farm and go into debt about
$2,000. Here is a case wdiero we can advise
strongly to the negative. The unfortunate
part of the proposition is that the man in
question says he is able to save but little
money. This being tho case he had best
do some rigorous pruning on the expense
side of his affairs. Many men are similarly
located, in a large city but within daily
reach of his business, though few of them
enjoy such an income. In similar cases it
would be an excellent plan to buy a small
er farm near some live town and within
easy reach of the city so that he could go
back and forth daily. Keep tho city posi
tion, move the family onto the farm and
use a portion of the income to hire a good;
farmer to run tho place. This can be done
and, if ho and his family are fairly econ
omical, he will find his weekly salary will
readily cover all expenses assuming that
the farm yields no income, which would be
a supposition hardly fair. Thi9 plan wrould
enable him to have a general supervision
of the farm night and morning, his family
would be healthier and happier and soon
the farm would yield a fair income. I’d
like such a proposition if I were but 40
years old with a family of but four. A
young friend on a salary of $30 a week is
doing this same thing and is paying for his
farm out of its returns together with the
saving from his salary over previous ex
penses. Others can do it if they go about
it right.
FOREST TREE CULTURE.
Newspapers and agricultural papers are
taking up the subject of forest tree culture
but the former, generally, have a confused
idea of the subject while the agricultural'
press are laying too great stress on
whether the work will pay. This depart-,
ment has taken the ground, which it is be
lieved is tho correct one, that It is but a
question of a comparatively tow years
when state and federal governments will
prohibit the further cutting of trees on
public (state and nation) domains, forced
to this extremity by the alarming devas
tation of the forests. Building material,
especially lumber, is going higher yearly
and for every hundred trees cut there is
not more than one being planted. The in-,
evitablo result must follow. On eight
farms out of ten there Is land which is not!
available for profitable cropping on which
good trees could be grown which, in twen
ty or twenty-five years would be very val
uable and at practically no cost for culti
vation or care after the first three years.
So much for the “will it pay” side of the
question. There is a sentimental side'
which is embraced in this question. Have
we' of tliis generation, any moral right to
cut down and not replace the trees which,
the creator placed here? Have wo any
right to say to posterity, "we wanted these
trees for firewood and for building and we
didn't care a fig whether you had any or
not; nor whether the denuding brought
your fertile fields to droughts. The whole
subject is worthy tho careful and honest,
consideration of any man who has land on
which trees could be planted and especially
when they can be set without in any way
subtracting from his income.
PIANO BOX SMOKE HOUSE.
Tho thrifty farmer prepares his own pork
for home consumption and if he is short
of cash with which to build an up to date'
smoke, house he will appreciate the fol
lowing plan which will enable him to carry'
out his ideas at small cost. Buy an old
but good upright piano box and after mak
ing it smoke tight with paper set it in the
desired place and dig a trench so that tho
piping will enter at one end of the box
through tho bottom. Then take an old
wash boiler with a good copper bottom and
have a tinsmith make a hole in one side
near the bottom and in this fasten a piece
Then buy additional lengths of pipe and
make the connections yourself having an
elbow to go into the box. Make the smoko
fire in the boiler, the smoke will pass into
the box and, on a small scale, one will have
a llrst class smoke house. As little heat Is
required to make and keep up the lire
sufficient to give the desired amount of
smoko, there is no danger of the wash boil
er being top frail for the purpose. The
illustration shows the plan perfectly, the
details of the piping being shown in the
lower part of the cut.
From Grave to Gay.
From the Washington Post.
P. F. Rothermel. counsel for the Lake
Superior corporation, as the reorganized
Consolidated Lake Superior Is called, was
complimented tho other day on the excel
lent year that tho concern has had.
I “Yes, the company has gotten quickly
on Its feet,” ho replied. "It has recov
ered quickly. It was not badly hurt, after
all. And thus It resembles a widow of
whom I heard recently.
“This lady's husband died, and, a day
or two after the funeral, a neighbor called
to extend her condolences. She expected
to And tho widow frantic with grief. She
found her at the piano, singing a gay
song. And, astonished at so quick a re
covery, the visitor said:
“ ‘Well, well, I expected to sco you In
the deepest distress.'
“ 'Ah,' said tho widow, pathetically,
•you should have seen me yesterday.’ ”
AILING WOMEN.
Keep the Kidneys Well and the
Kidneys Will Keep Yon Well.
Sick, suffering, languid women are
learning the true cause of bail backs
and bow to euro
tjiern. Mrs. W. U.
Davis, of Groesheek,
Texas, says: “Back
aches hurt mo so I
could hardly stand.
Spoils of djzziiH'9.s
and siclj headaches ‘
were f CM n tint and
thq action of the kid
neys was Irregular,
goon after I began
taking Doan’s Kidney Pills I passed
several gravel stones. I got well upd
the trouble has not returned. My back
Is good and strong and my general
health better.”
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From tho Chicago Tribune.
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Adam Snwfox—You have the ad- !
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Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles.
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Her Slave.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
“Why do you always have him to es
cort you to dances? He can’t dance.” j
“Oh, yes, he can, in the way 1 like '
best. He is very good at dancing at- ,
tendance.”
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any ease of Catarrh than cannot be cured
by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
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We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
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him perfectly honorable in all business
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out any obligation* made by his firm.
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WhQ^Bale Druggists, Toledo. O.
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Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
A Day to Remember.
Translated for Talcs from Meggendorfer
Blatter.
Sweet Young Thing—Oh, this has
been a wonderful day my 16th birth
day! I’ve had my first kiss from Ar
thur and my last box on the ears from
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Disappointed in Love.
From the Dallas News.
Jimpson—Billings looks awfully trou
bled; what ails him.
Simpson—He’s been disappointed in
love.
Jimpson—Girl jilted him, eh?
Simpson—No; she married him.
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