26o.-ALL DRUGGISTS—SOo. $■ JACOBS OIL CONQUER PAIN FOR STIFFNESS, SORENESS, SPRAIN OR BRUISE, NOTHING IS BETTER THAT YOU CAN USE; LUMBAGO’S PAIN, RHEUMATIC TWINGE, YOUR BACK FEELS LIKE A RUSTY HINGE; SCIATIC ACHES ALL PLEASURES SPOIL, FOR HAPPINESS USE ST. JACOBS OIL. W. L. DOUGLAS $3.00 & $3.50 SHOES tb%"»t0I>".i. *!^E®»SHOES FOR EVERY MEMBER OF-jg^fi THE FAMILY, AT ALL PRICES. (toe fotftifll ( To any one who can proveW.L. V* I Douglas: does not make & sell ) more Men's $3 A $3.50 shoes n%Swf€SB M { than any other manufacturer. THE REASON W. L. Douglas shoes are worn by more people in all walks of life than any other make is because of their excellent stvle. easy-fitting, and superior wearing qualities. The selection of the leathers and other materials for each part of the shoe and every detail of tho making is looked alter by the most complete organization^ superintendents, foremen and skilled shoemakers, who receive the highest wages paid in the ■hoe industry, and who e. workmanship cannot be excelled. If I could take you into my large factories at Brockton, Mass., and show you how carefully \Y. L. Douglas shoes are made, you would then understand whv they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer and are of greater value than any other-make. My $4.00 and $5.00 GILT EDGE Shoes cannot be equalled at any price. CAUTION ! The genuine have W. L. Douglas name and price stamped on bottom. Toke No Substitute. Ask your dealer for W. L. Douglas shoes, if lie cannot supply you, -end direct to factory. Shoes sent everywhere by mail. Catalog free. W. L. Douglas, Brockton, Mass. To convince any 1 woman that Pax- H tin© Antiseptic will improve her health, and do all we claim for it. We will fend her absolutely free a large trial box of Paxtine with book of instruc tions and genuine testimonials. Send your name and address on a postal card. PAXTINEil fections, such as nasal catarrh, pelvio catarrh and inflammation caused ny femi nine ills; sore eyes, sore throat and mouth, by direct local treatment. Its cur ative power over these troubles Is extra ordinary and gives Immediate relief. Thousands of women are using and rec ommending It every day. 00 cents at druggists or by mall. Remember, however, IT COSTS Ton NOTHING TO TRY IT. THJB R. PAXTON CO.. Boston. Mass. BIOUX CITY P'T'G CO., 1,214—44, 1907 The Prose of It. Wife (from tho bed)—What are you doing there with my false teeth? Husband (at the bureau)—Just cut ting the end of my cigar, dear. From the Houston Post. “What made you marry a widow?" “You’ll have to ask her. I don't know." From the Washington Post. A Kansas man asserts that he re cently saw a rat with horns. As the authorities insist that the prohibition law is being enforced in Kansas, there must be something wrong with the soda water in that state. From the Chicago Tribune. Magazine Editor—Your sonnet has literary merit, but I can't use it be cause it does not conform to the estab lished rules of sonnet writing. Ambitious Young Contributor—That is its chief merit, sir. It establishes a new form for the sonnet. Pointed Paragraph. Chicago News. Often a nmn imposes on himself when he taxes his memory. A man isn’t necessarily generous because he gives himself away. Poor coffee furnishes grounds for much domestic dissatisfaction. Much of the charity that ought to be gin at home doesn't begin anywhere. Instead of calling a man a liar it Is moi'e polite to say he is unhistorleal. The farmer is the most independent per son on earth—when his wife is away from home. A man never realizes what :i sponge he is until he falls into a puddle of water and mops it all up. It's so much easier to congratulate a man on his success than it is to sympa thize with him in his misfortunes. BACK GAVE OUT. A Typical C««e of Kidney Trouble and n Typical Care. Mrs. Chloe Page, of 010 S. Pitt itreet, Alexandria, Va., says: “My back hurt me terri bly; l had sharp shooting pains, changing to a dull, dragging ache. I could not stand for any length of time and my back hurt me when l sat down. My feet and ankles were badly swollen every even lug and my stomach was out of order. Doan’s Kidney Pills cured me of these trou bles in 10012, and for five years I have liad no return.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Poster*Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Would Not Commit Himself. There Is a well known man In Wash ington, a man of such conservatism that he is rarely known to answer a plain "yes" or "no" to the most triv ial question, says Harper's Monthly. On one occasion two women of hts acquaintance were discussing this pe culiarity of the clubman, when one of them announced that she was willing to wager that she could make the con servative individual say "no” flatly. The wager being accepted, she ad dressed the clubman thus: "bet me see, Mr. ltoblnson, you are a widower, are you not?” "As much a widower, madam,” he answered with a polite bow, "us it is possible for a man to be who was never married." Atchison Globe Sights. It Is so easy for a person not in so ciety to be shocked by it. As soon as some people know each other well, they are ready for a quarrel. When a new girl comes to town, we can’t help feeling sorry for the old ones. It is easier to apologize when you are in the right than when you ars in the wrong. Physicians Recommend Castoria CASTORIA has met with pronounced favor on the part of physicians, pharma ceutical societies and medical authorities. It is used by physicians with results most gratifying. The extended use of Castoria is unquestionably the result of three facts: tint—The indisputable evidence that it is harmless: Second—That it not only allays stomach pains and quiets the nerves, but assimi lates the food : Third—It is an agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor Oil. It is absolutely safe. It does not contain any Opium, Morphine, or other narcotic and does not stupefy. It is unlike Soothing Syrups, Bateman’s Drops, Godfrey’s Cordial, etc. This is a good deal for a Medical Journal to say. Our duty, how ever, is to expose danger and record the means of advancing health. The day for poisoning innocent children through greed or ignorance ought to end. To our knowledge, Castoria is a remedy which produces composure and health, by regulating the system—not by stupefying it—and our readers are entitled to the information.—Rail’s Journal of Health. ■I Exact Copy of Wrapper. Letters from Prominent Physicians addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. Dr. B. Halstead Scott, of Chicago, Ills., says: "I have prescribed your Castoria often for infanta during my practice, and find it very satisfactory.” Dr. William Belmont, of Cleveland, Ohio, says: "Your Castoria stands first in its class. In my thirty years of practice I can say I never have found anything that so filled the place.” Dr. J. II. Taft, of Brooklyn, N. Y., says: “I have used your Castoria and found it an excellent remedy in my household and private practice for many years. The formula is excellent.” Dr. R. J. Hamlen, of Detroit, Mich., says: "I prescribe your Castoria extensively, as I have never found anything to equal it for children’s troubles. I am aware that there are imitations In the field, but I always see that my patients get Fletcher’s." Dr.Wm. J McCrann, of Omaha, Neb., says: "As the father of thirteen children I certainly know something about your great medicine, and aside from my own family experience I have in my years of practice found Cas toria a popular and efficient remedy in almost every home.” Dr. J. R. Clausen, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "The name that your Cas toria has made for itself in the tens of thousands of homes blessed by the presence of children, scarcely needs to be supplemented by the endorse ment of the medical profession, but I, for one, most heartily endorse it and believe It an excellent remedy.” Dr. R. M. Ward, of Kansas City, Mo., says: "Physicians generally do not prescribe proprietary preparations, tut in the case of Castoria my experi ence, like that of many other physicians, has taught me to make an ex ception. I prescribe your Castoria in my practice because I have found it to be a thoroughly reliable remedy for children’s complaints. Any physi cian who has raised a family, as I have, will join me in heartiest recom mendation of Castoria." GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY • TRECT. NEW VONR CITY. EHMBWTTnirBlMMMfBnnnil—W————mm—HMT—mw—m—miiiii—— iTl PUTNAM FADELESS DYES Celar aen geads brighter aed faster calars Iban aay alber dye. Oae I Oc package calars all libers. Ibey dye ia cald water belter Ibaa aay alber dye. V aa caa dye i W geraesl wllfceal tieciug apart. Write far tree bgeklcl -lew le Dye, Blescb aH Nli Celen. MOJSHOt. xrlt VC CO., Quincy. Illinois PRESERVATION OF FENCE POSTS AND OTHER FARM TIMBER. F.xperimental tests made by the gov ernment with a number of inferior f.oods have shown that it is prae tieable to subject them to preservative treatment by which they will be ren dered durable and as lasting as the soundest oak in many cases. This is of the highest importance In i connection with the use of fence posts. 1 telegraph and telephone poles, cross tii's and constructive timbers of many kinds, It is of special Importance to farmers In many parts of the country, tor with them the fence post problem is serious. Almost every farmer in the south and cast knows that the supply of locust, white oak. cedar and other durable woods has become so restricted in the last few years that their cost has be come almost prohibitive. In the middle west the supply of good post material always was limited. while in many places in the far west it is becoming more and more expensive to build fences because good timber for posts is becoming very scarce. The fence post problem, therefore, appeals to the farm ers of the whole country, and they will be benefited by any process by which a poor post may be made to give double or treble service. The preservative treatment can be employed more successfully with cer tai ' kinds of woods than with others, but it fortunately so happens that the open-grained, quick-growing, quick decaying timbers are the easiest of all woods to treat. Among these are old field or loblolly pine of the south, lodge pole and western yellow pine, cotton wood, willow, buckeye, beech, syca more, and others in the west and mid dle west. Woods which decay most rapidly In their natural state, with few exceptions, are best adapted for preservative treat ment. This is important because it ren ders cheap and abundant timbers avail able and makes use of what would oth erwise be wasted. The process of treating farm timbers is simple, and the cost is low. The ap paratus may be set up and operated by a farmer on bis own premises, or two or more farmers or timber users may join and lessen the expense for each. The only apparatus required is an open iron tank, large enough to re ceive fence posts in an upright posi tion. Shingles, stakes, and other small timbers may be treated in the same tank. The cost of the treatment, after the apparatus is ready, depends upon the size of the timbers and whether the en tire posts or only the butts are treated, and the thoroughness of the treatment. Where freight rates permit the ship ping of the preservative at a moderate expense, the total cost of a treated post of old field pine, lodgepole pine, cottonwood, or similar timber, ought not exceed that of a high grade post in its natural state, and is often less. The government considers the investi gations in the preservative treatment of timber of such importance that the business of one branch of a bureau in the department of agriculture—the “of fice of wood preservation” in the forest service, is given over entirely to the work of experiments in co-oper ation with railroad companies, mining corporations and individuals in pro longing the life of railroad ties, mine props, bridge limber, fence posts and transmission poles. Advice and prac tical assistance is furnished all who request it of the Forester. The length ening of life of timber means the sav ing of thousands of dollars annually through doing away with the heavy expense of labor and cost of material for renewals. A PROSE POEM ON BLUE GRASS. Hut for the grasses, man could not have existed upon the earth, nor could any of what are now known as the do mestic quadrupeds have been possible. Long before any of the grains were known, the grasses supported the flocks and herds and these in turn supported man. All the grains are the fruit of cultivation; the grasses were indigen ous, but not until a soil was capable of producing grass was a higher order of animal life possible. While all the crops are perishable, being the results of single seasons, grass is perennial and practically indestructible. Flowers flourish and fade; trees, though often long-lived, eventually fall down; all other kinds of vegetation fails at times, but the hardy grasses are always with us, proof against mutability and decay, defiant of the weather and seasons, the one earthly occupant that seems to enjoy immortality. Sad is that part of the earth where they cannot grow. It means practically the lack, if not the impossibility, of animal life. The j characteristic of the desert is the ab- ! senee of grass. Where there is grass 1 there is hope; where it does not ap- , pear there is despair. Among all the grasses there Is one i that rises supreme. The blue grass is not only king of its kind, but its pres ence means the best blessings of man- j kind. It means fat cattle and all that they imply, abundance of wholesome milk, exhaustless supplies of sweetest butter. It means the horse in perfec tion, the rapid racer, the graceful tmt ter, the hardy roadster, the us#ul draughter. Where the blue grass is. nothing else remains to be desired. It is the forerunner of progress, the in surer of plenty, the one thing needed. The man reared in a blue grass country is never happy anywhere else. Wher ever there Is blue grass there is abund- i ante of living water. Wherever then is b -o grass great crops will grow, of 1 corn, of wheat, of all the cereals. It ' means rich land; it means the presence 1 of soil-fertilizing limestone. There are I other grasses, many of much value. | The clover Is indispensable, the alfalfa in invaluable, the timothy and orchard are useful. Hut all these have their drawbacks. Most of them come and go, but the blue grass is Immortal. It is indigenous and indestructible. The worst winters have no terrors for it; proof against drought, it defies the hot- j test summers. Invaluable and invul nerable, it beautifies while It blesses. Fine are the flowers in native glade or cultivated in bed; beautiful the I bloom of the orchards, the newly J leaved trees, the fair hedge-rows, but the most rapturous sight that ever meets the gaze of man is a field of blu** grass when its green-seeded sterns are waving in the gentle breezes.— American Farmer. FARM FACTS. The main thing in earing for seed corn is to thoroughly dry it, before it has a chuuce to freeze, and then keep it well ventilated and above freezing point all winter. No matter how well corn may be dried now. if it is left to freeze, or where it can absorb moisture during the winter or spring, it is al most sure to be injured. Now is ft good time to dean up the garden, (lather the w'eeds, before the see ls drop, and put them in piles and burn them, it is not a good plan to use weeds for mulching, or to throw them on the compost heap. Too many weed seeds are thus preserved. A big feeder says all the condiments lie uses are ashes, salt and copperas. The cobs in the feed yards are raked up once a week and burned. Then occa sionally a load of coal ashes are hauled in. The salt and copperas are mixed with wood ashes and kept m a trough, where tile hogs cun gel at them any .time. [ Girlhood to Womanhood ‘^ydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound ELLEN M. OLSON CLARA E. DARMSTADTER Tlie responsibility for a (laughters future largely rests with the mother. The right influence and the infor mation whioh is of vital interest to the daughter imported at the proper lime has not only saved the life l>nt insured the success of many a beau tiful girl. When a girl's thoughts become sluggish, with headache, dizziness or a disposition to sleep, pains in back or lower limbs, eyes dim, desire for solitude; when she is a mystery to herself and friends, her mother should come to her aid. and remem ber that Lydia E. 1‘lnkham’s Vege table Compound, made from native roots and herbs, will at this time prepare the system for the coming change, and start this trying period in a young girl's life without pain or irregularities. It has been thus depended upon for two generations. Hundreds of letters from young girls and their mothers, expressing gratitude for what Lydia E. l’ink liam's Vegetable Compound lias done for them, are constantly being re ceived. Miss Ellen M. Olson, of 417 N. East St, Kewanee, 111. writes:— Deur Mrs. Pinkhatn:— “I have had the I test doctors in our town for my sickness and they all thought that an operation was necessary. I had houdacho, sideneho, anil my met wore so sore i could hardly stand l took two bottles of Lydia E, l'lnkliam'H Vegetable Compound w boa my periods were established and now 1 sun perfectly well. Mama says sho wont be without your medicine in the iiouse. I Imve tolcl one girl what Lydia E. Finl.hum's Vegetable Compound ims done tor me anu sho is tuking it now.” Miss Clara 15. Dnrmstadter, nf 4T>3 Breekenridge St.. Buffalo, N.Y'., writes: Boar Mrs. Finkham:— “For about a year, except during the past few months, 1 suffered with severe pains every month, with backaches and headaches. I hud the bines so bad that I was in despair. It is a pleasure to tell you that Lydia E. l’inkhnmv Vegetable Compound has i nreil me. The change in my uppearunce is won derful and I desire that t his go"> Dr Anna » (u«,at flerva ll«(ti>tti Handtvr F r«*e V® ml 1**41 la irnl Ilk. 1L. II. ItLlNfC. Lu , *11 Aren Mrwi. FUiladalyhia. »'» From the Cleveland Leader. "Remarkable phenomenon in our 1 neighborhood thin morning." "So?" "Yep. The ice man left hailstones as big as hen’s eggs!" London lias .?00 clubs, with a mem bership of 2S0.UUU. From the Philadelphia Press. "Well, if there is one thing 1 hate | more than another,” said Gassaway, • "it’s a long winded bore." “Yes,” remarked Miss Knox. "It seems I've misjudged you then.’’ "Why, how do you mean?” "1 always had an idea you were stuck on yourself." From the Baltimore American. "Did Knowitall declare anything spe- • cial when he returned from his Ku- j ropean trip?" "I believe he deviated war with Ja pan.’’ BABY IN TERRIBLE STATE. Awful llumor kullnu A wu y lm->» ■ llody h of —Cutieura Cure* In Two \\ eekn. "My little daughter broke out all over her body with a humor, and we used everything recommended, hut without results. I called in three doc tors. blit she continued to grow worse. Her body was a mass of sores, ami tier little face was being eaten away. Her ears looked as if they would drop o(T. Neighbors advised me to g-*t Cutieura Soap and Cutieura Ointment, and be- , fore 1 bad used half of the cake of .Cutieura Soap and box of Cutieura Ointment the sores bad all hen led. and • my little tine’s face and Ixuiy were as clear ns a new-t»on» lmhos. 1 would not be without it again if It cost live dollars. Instead of seventy-live cents. Mrs. George J. Steesc. 701 Coburn ^t.. Akron, O., Aug. 30. 100*.’* New and Liberal Homestead Regulations IN Western Canady NEW DISTRICTS Now Open for Settlement Some of the choicest lands In the grain growing belts of Saskatchewan and Alberta have recently been oi'enedfor settlement under the Revised Homestead Regulations of Canada. Thousands of homestead*of 160 acres each are now available. The new regula tions make it possible for entry to be made by proxy, the opportunity that many in the United flutes have been waiting for. Any member of a family may make entry for any other member cf the family who may be entitled to make entry for himself cr lerseif. Entry may now be made before the Agent or Sub Agent of the District by proxy (on certain conditions', by tho father, mother, son. daughter, brother or sis ter of an intending homesteader. "Any even numbered section of Dominion Lands in Manitoba cr the North- West Provinces, excepting 8 and 26. not referred. may be home steaded by any person the sole head of a family, ormaleover 18 years of aye. to the extent o! one-quarter section, of 160 acres, more or less. ** The fee in each case will be $10.00 Churches, schools and markets convenient. Healthy climate, splendid crot s and good laws. Grain growing and cattle raising principal industries For further particulars as to Rates. Routes. Beat Time to Go and Whsre to Lcca*e apply to NY IV Scott. Superintendent *.l 1 muuuration, Ottawa. Canada, or li. T. Holmes. uS Jackson St .st. Pam. Minn.iJ. M. RlacLachbui, Box nS Watertown Soutli Dakota, and W. V Bennett, Koi New York I .lie Building. Omaha. Neb., Authorized Government Agents •»; where you eew thia advertisement. The Handy Doctor in Your Vest Pocket "tT'S a thin, round-cornered little Enamel Box— When carried In your vest pocket It means Health-Insurance. It contains Six Candy Tablets of pleasant taste, almost as pleasant as Chocolate. Each tablet Is a working dost of Cas carets, which acts like Exercise on the Bowels and Liver. It will not purge, sicxen. nor upset the stomach. Because it Is not a "3Ue-drlver.'' like Salts, Sodium, Calomel, Jalap. Senna, nor Aperient Waters. Neither is it like Castor Oil, Glycerine, or other Oily Laxatives that simply lubricate the Intestines for transit of the food stepped up in them a! that particular time. # # # The chief cause ct Constipation and Indigestion is a weakness of the Muscles that contract the Intestines and Bowels. Cascaret3 are practically to the Bowel Muscles what a Massage and Cold Bath are to the Athletic Muscles. They stimulate the Bowel Muscles to contract, expand, and squeeze the Diges tive Juices out of food eaten. They dorJt help the Bowels and Liver In such a way as to make them lean upon similar assistance for the future. This is why, with Cascarets, the dose may be lessened each succeeding time Instead of increased, as it must be with aX other Cathartics and Laxatives. * * * Cascarets act like exercise. If carried in your vest pocket, (or carried In My Lady’s Purse,) and eaten Just when you suspect you need one, you will never know a sick day from the ordinary Ills of life. Because these Ills begin in the Bowels, and pave the way for all other diseases. "Vest Pocket" box 10cents, 7S7 Be sure you get the genuine, made only by the Sterling Remedy C ompany, and never sold in bulk. Every tablet sta.mced ”CCC." KSuSTtepson'sEifeWatBr