mt if7.v P- $ flW' &..
Happf Wbaa Kb Mad Hou(U
We one knew woman, an inmate
f a county in (i rrnry. who attained the
ripe (e of l'MJ jeari ho had alwayt
Iwa an inveterate user ol Vibacco,
which owinft to ber poverty ri a lux
ury not eauily obtained. T ecocnmiic
in it uw, ahe firat chewed the phi anil
dried the tjuida, from which she made a
tea and drank o( it freely, tiien ti e resi
due waa carefully redned fur eonsuuip
tion in her pipe. The old lady proudly
athrmed tiiat she ha 1 never lieen HI.
pyre
Blood ia aaaantiat to health. Now th
tuna to parity and enrich tU blood, and
tbua g-lv ijor and vitality, by tatting
n n k
0
noo s
Sarsaparilia
Tb On True Blood KiirilW. a II 4riit-,u (I.
Hood'a PIHa cure all l.irrr 1 lis -& -nia
Gladness Comes
With n better iniili-rst.'itiiiinjr of the
transient nature of t'.c many plivi
Jritl illn, which vanith before. pro)cref
forts - gentle effort-, -pleasant HYorta
rightly diie t.. l. '1 in re is comfort in
the know li-de. that s many forum of
sickness ur 1 o it i i- to ii.iv actual ilis
ease, 1'iit simply t) a cmistipu led condi
tion ol the s.v.-teni, which tin'. pleasant
family laxative. , nijiof 1'i-s. prompt
ly removes, 'i bat is u by it is the only
remedy with inilooiisof fuini!: ami it
every "i. ' if 1 . 1- i -'- l MJ highly by u!l
W'hoV.iltie X .nl In- I fi. Its hcitcucial
effect biv ii.ie to t.iv. f.u-t . tliut it. is the
one remedy which p:o:uoten internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it. lie's. It in therefore
all important, in o .ii r to (.'i t its bciie
ti.'.al etfets., to in tc win n you pur
chase, that V"U have the genuine arti
cle, whi' h is maniifact ured by the Cali
fornia 1-iif Si rup t o. ( n!y and sold by
all reputable il'-n"-' i- ts.
If in the -!ijot i.ivt.t f j'ood health,
and the sysb m 'i-. r."il: r. laxatives or
other remedies iiri- then not. needeiL If
altlieted ih any ) c! di-.ea'-o, one
may be enr.'.rn'-ielcd t 1 ' mo-t t-kiilfiil
physicians, but if in need of it h.sat.ve.
oneKhould liave ) .!. w.tii the
wcll-iiifonii' i! evefv. ii-re, hvrnp of
FiirsMandtf li 5 if f t:: 1- ln'',t tarrdy
U)ed and (fives most v,
Uafihlaition,
Yes, there will be sev
eral reduced rate excur
sions to Hot Springs, So.
Dakota, this summer.
One fare for the roimd
trip.
A f m)
Ask nearest Bur lirjgt on i t.ieat Hr.ke-swaiiower.
. . , , A recent extraordinary canniballMtlc
K0Ute agent IOr lUlI jniOr- performance on the part of a boa-constrictor
In the I jo m! ot j Zoolocieal (iar
matiOll. 1 dens baa called out from a contributor
Book about Hot Sprirui free if 1
to J I r.incis, I .en' I i a - r A-rit
ton Route. Oiii. N-b.
ritc
i"i
t4S. Ii. c5: M.
or
Nothing!
That's the stand to
take with your
ft,
dealer on
the
LeV HAS
0
VLLYETEEN
SKIRT BINDING
question.
If he will not supply you t will.
, "Horn's Dr..rr.ik!r.j Made f. r " a
fcjr Mm Efflir.a M. hac-rr, A the, Lwlie- Home
JeurmS, ent (or I5c j cst-f .i
i .. H. A M. Co., P. 0. Ber6, N. V City
'V
Pill Clothes.
The good pill has a good coat. The pill coat
serves two purpoHoa; it protects the pill, er
ablinff it to retain all its remediul value, und it
disfc-uiises the tatite for the pulate. Somo pill
coata are too heavy; they will not dwsolvo i.i
the stomach, arid the pills they cover p;j.3
through the eystem s harmleBS as a brand
pellet. Other coats are too light, aad permit the
speedy deterioration of the pill. After 30 years
exposure, Ayer's Sugar Coated Pills have been
fouud as effective as if just fresh from the labor
atory. It's a good j)ill with a ood coat. Ask
your druggist for t
Ayer's Cathartic Pills.
More rill p.rlkol.rt la Aef' Cutebook. loo page..
Rent tree. J-C r Co , towell, Mm.
Am Uiiitut.
A aick Jew, 81 yean of a tie, ana poir,
went to a rabid at Barmen in Oriu. jr
recently, asking lor abidance, t. n
ha received, ilia pa;-ni showed that
he waa a Kutstian by birth and had
lived 3iJ years in Germany. A few data
later he waa ordered to leave Prussian
territory ithin four weeks, as by the
treaty, f with Ru-eia he had for-feit-d
hm rights as a Kueeian autjert in
eonseijucnee of his 3 yean' absence,
and had not become a (erinaij.
t rope inr llonia I e.
An economical mode of growing early
tomat ie, melons, etc , where bu! a few
are dehired to pro luce crop for home
uw. ib u. u-e i-be.ilB. I'.reak the
aheiia near the email endg, till with rich
dirt and plant a few feeds ol the kind
desired. The Nhe!! may be i-et in a
shallow pan or lu x of bran, anil placed
in the sunlight on warm days, rare be
' inn t.ken not ti exiK.-e them to cold at
jninbt. When trauxplantint! eimply bet
i the fhell wiili J,e plant in the ground.
The rita of the plant wiil soon break
thrrn)j;i the shell.
On the Name I.etel.
1 An nmusth: little ai.i-dote In told !
way if jiiu tr t!'iir Ibe intimacy of Nlr
Christopher Wren, the rainous archi
tec! with Charlea II
Sir ChrlHtupher whs very ahort, but
this fact never appenrtd to trouble him
In tiie bast lne day the KIiik. on
walking tor tiie drat time through liia
neulv erected palace at Newmarket,
an id:
" Ttiew room are too low."
Sir Christopher inarched up to the
' Kliie and answered gravely:
"An' It please your Majesty, I think
them Ii Itrl. i :.ot:li."
! WhereuiHin the Kins, atuoplng down
till Ida head was on a level wltja the lit
tle arctiltect's. ui; wered wllh a amlle:
', "I'pon aecoml thotithta, I think no,
tilO1"
W hat Man May Out the spiiler.
' It cannot U i -easoiia lily doubted th.,r
one of the most liitereslllic foaliiK.
coiitiwted with the natural history ol
lildcrs Is their Imlilt of tuininj.' it live
llhood by NprendlhK nets for the rap
ture of prey. It may be that the lare"
ahare of the atietitloij of laturallsln
that this habit ban attracted Is to be at
tributed to the fact that It appears to
lie confined In the animal world to aid
ders and men.
This cIrciimHtarice is of Itn-lf mif
lielently remarkalile to call for special
.comment; but It.s Intercut la not a Utile
enhnnced by the reflection that. hn i
aplders liiiide their npie-arance !u the
history of animal life vast ayes bef..i
man came upon the scene, none of m
can Justly claim that any member of
our own kind was the hist In ibe tii I r
In the invention tf the art of ncitlu;.
I"oi-s;!.:. indeed, tlie oft repeated ami
una voidable observation of the etllca.-y
of a spider a web for the purpose of
cnti hinif otlierwise nnobtiiliiable prey
ina,i'iive roimisl in thf brain of name
Intelligent hunter amon our ancestors
the idea of the practical utility of a
nnnilar Instrument for the capture of
tlsh or other eatable foims of life.
I'oil, if this lie so. civilized man has
Ion fi-rpotteii tlie debt of Knitlltnle he
owes to ypidcra. For, to the Hvenise
Individual aiuont ua. a Kplder la a
' thii.c to be looked upoii and spoken of
Will: liar and dislike amoutitiriK to
loatlill (.'. am! to be rutlilesaly deatroy
ed when a safe chariot' of destruction la
! afforded -Nature.
to the IoiidoD Tlmetf, Mr. Arthur K
Viney. of Cape Colony, a atill more re
markable atory. which in apparently
I v.eli aiithi nticateil.
Ni-at ti ostrich farm of Mr. Mailer
by, in that icciny. tin- corressndeiit re
lates, a law bliu ksnake wa n-cently
kiiied. At It appeared to be remarka
bly lat In proportion to Its length, i:
was cut open to ascertain n -ain.
iibia it wa found a yellow snake
i almost as lonjr as Itself; and insidu tln
l ydlow inake wiis found a pood ilze :
! bl'o ksmike, ao that the ordinal black
' Mml,e had awallowefj oar of hla owa
1 kind without knowing It
I'.ut more than'thls, InaHle the aecond
1 bluckHnake were found thirty eggs.
ea h of which eoittnjned a younu anak.
apparently not mncti tne wortw ior us
temporary entombment.
Thin mad therefore; a total of thir
ty-two snakes Inside of on anake.
It - not the epilt milk the honewif
wp, over these days-it t the aout
to k.
S . ifi z(r".r"
0.)
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS
THE AGRICULTURISTS.
FOR
Hand J Device for Stat kin a- Hay-Three
Serviceable 1'ruoioii Toola -Coat of
Kaiaing etrawberriea tsboald Not
Exceed Two lenta Per Quart.
Frame Hay Marker.
The frame for stacking hay, shown
'jelow, conslsta of two niils. 2 by 6 lu.
2-' ft Ioiik and placed 10 ft apart. I'pon
;hese aills rest three frames made of
2 by 4 timliers ft long for the up
rights and joimsl to the ioji by means
if 2 by in Isiards H ft loiifX and braced
H each of the upper corners with a 2
CTACKINli HAV full W1ME rsK.
by 4 in scainlin. From the cross iie'e
is suspended a track for a hay fork.
Hay is brought up at the end of this
frame and by the proiier arraneiiietit
:if pulley s, the hay Is easily lifted front
'lie wagons and transferred to the stack
which can be made, of course, as hinh
as the f rami's. When it is desirable to
move this from one isirtton of the field
to another, simply hitch a horse to the
end of each Bill and pull it wherever de
Hired. Make the sills rounding at one
ml so it will slip over the ground like a
"led. The upright timbers are mortised
tinnry Into the sills, thus making the
whole stromr and durable. If latter
and blither stacks are to be built, the
ulste of the frame can he varied aecord
iitfly. It Is a wry handy device If made
properly, iiml for those who have a
irreat deal of field slacking to do ifl
worthy of trial.
Cost nf tra wherries.
Any intelligent farmer can grow
ripe. luscious strawberries, ready for
picking, at 2 cents per quart. With
esid cultivation, at least one hundred
bushels per acre should be kidH, says
Thayer's Kerry Itulletin. Two hun
dred bushels per acre Is not an iiuu a.al
yield, and three hundred are often pro
duced. Fruit that can be prown so
chisiply and will yield so niuch should
be considered a necr-sslly In e . i ry
family. No one can so well afford to
have berries every day in the season as
the farmer. No one can hnve them so
fresh front the vines, so ripe, ho oe-
Ilclous and nt so little cost as tiie.
farmer, and yet, as a class, none have
so few.
The cost of plitcinx ls'rries on the
market depends somewhat on locations
mid the manner in which it Is done.
For Rood berries, carefully picked in
clean, new boxes, well packed and
honestly measured, it may be estimat
ed by the quart ns follows:
Cents.
Cost of growing ren'ly for picking. . -
Picking Hi
Itoxim 1
Cnaea, packing and delivery 1
Freight, or express charges Hi
Commission far selling 1
Actual cost on market, per rptart . . S
The commercial grower must receive
his profit, after all thcue expenses are
paid. The farmer may have his ber
ries nt first cost. He saves oxpem-cs
of picking and provides a pleasure for
wife and children. Ho saves boxes,
eases, packing, freight, express and
commission. F.vcry fanner In the coun
try and every owner of a house In the
village should grow "his berries and
lots of them" for family use. He may
thus have them fresh from the vh.es
In summer, and canned, dried or pre
served for winter. There Is no better
food thfiti ripe fruit. There Is none
more healthful, and nt two or three
rent per quart there la none cheaper.
CnrroU for Homes.
However cheap oats limy be. the"
horseman will not neglect gettlnir ft
supply of carrots to feed with them to
hoiiies in winter. nly ii few daily
tire needed. A gentleman of our ne
ilualnttllKt) once Teniiirkeil to US that
he would rather feed two quarts of
carrots anil four of outs to a horse at
a feed than six quarts of oats without
the carrots. There is not so much nu
trition lu the roots as this would in
dicate. Our friend believed there was
oil In the carrot, because feeding thorn
made the horse's coat shine Just ns
feeding linseed meal would do. I'.ut
It w as the good digestion which ell her
feed helped to secure that promoted
this sleekness of coat. The food of
most horses In winter Is entirely too
constipating. Ordlnnry bay is very
much so. Clover hay Is not open to
this objection. All occasional feed of
corn stalks for horses not at work Is
better than exclusive feeding with cny
kind of hay.
Thf Chaff of tlruln.
Whenever a grain Is threshed the
larger part of the chaff will usually be
found under the carrier. The tlned
forks will not take tip all tlie chuff as
It drops through lietween the tines. It
Is at this place In the slack that slock
will always begin to eat Into the stitck.
Very often they will eat so far ns to
endanger the stack tipping over and
burying them. It Is a wasteful way to
feed stock anyway. Careful farmers
will throw the chaff aside at the foot
of the Btack while threshing, anil when
the txirn Is clenred of grain gather ns
much of It as they can save In the
bnrn for winter. It is nn excellent sup
plement to the hny and corn fodder,
and will be eaten to some extent by
animals that have grain as part of
their rntlon. The chaff of grain ts the
part farthest from tho root and the
part that titrng to woody fl'ire last. In
this, while It Ik growing, is concen
trated the nutrition that la afterwards
changed into grain. W hen pr-jiu is
cut part of this nutrition remains in the
chaff, which is, therefore, richer in
nutritive value than the jM.niou of
straw near the rooL
Knjoe L,i'e aa It Cnm-s
One great cause of failure in any agri
cultural specialty i that the fanner
may not only fail to understand the
business but is not in love with it. As
J. H. Hale well says, you must plant
your trees in your heart as well as in
the soil if you cxtied them to thrive and
fe profitable, lx,ih in money and in
pleasure. The two go together. How
much therein to think aboiit in this. The
man w ho loves his business gets some
fun nut of It, even when he fails to
inake money. And It is this enjoyment
of life that we need to give more atten
tion to. The almighty dollar Is all
tight in its place, but we need not
warp our lives in the struggle for it. No
dweller on the farms or in the rural
homes of this continent need Is' so jsior
as to deny himself or his family the
pleasures of art and literature, which
in these days of cheap prices can be had
for a song, or the satisfactions of re
ligion which no money can buy. or the
happiness of a sunny disposition which
can be acquired by persistent training
if not inherited.-Farm and Home.
Three I'evices for I'rtininu
Numerous have bien the iuvejitions
for enabling a person to smiij upon
the ground and prune small branches,
from the tops of trees, or Trow oilier sit
uatious out of reach. Some of these
machines work fairly well when the
branch is small and easily cut off. but
they fail more or leS in the ease of
more serious pruning. A simple de
vice is shown in the engraving that Is
easily made at home, and that will do
good work, even If the branch to ! cut
out is quite largo. It is a square, or
round, pole of any desired length, of
hard wood, with a narrow, sharp little
saw fitted (Irmly into. one end of it.
Such a saw can be made out of a thin
strip of steel, or a piece of an old nar
row saw can be utilized. The other
saw figured is an ordinary handsaw,
with a portion of the back cm out to
permit easy working where the space
for using a saw is limited. No one will
realize until he uses such a saw how
much of n convenience it is in this
"V-
SLUVK.'I AIII.K
:.N ISO
ToOI..
shape. The other device is f..r tue in
cutting out blackberry and raspberry
canes. A thin bit of steel, or a scythe
point bent Into the proper shape by a
blacksmith, is iirmly fastened to a short
wooden handle. With n stout buckskin
or calfskin glove, or mitten, upon the
left hand and this implement in the
right, one Is well equipped to rapidly
remove all undesirable canes from the
blackberry and raspberry rows.
Cool stock Vil! Alwn.ts I'u.v.
With the presi at low prices for f.tnn
animals and farm loiliu-o in L"'i.eral
call higher prices be expected lor blood
ed stock'.' This is a ditllciilt question,
yet can anyone explain why su- h fab
ulous prices l.$i'.Hl to $l.'iHi per headi
are pnid for Poland China breeding;
stock when fat hogs ar" selling so very
cheaply? Is it m, reasonable to sup
pose that other breeds of stock may
also be profitable provided they are
really useful? Cood stock, well bred
and possessing individual mi t it. can
scarcely be raisi d at a 'mss, unless a
craze seizes brooders aiid a great inim-
l ber begin producing one breed .' 1 In-
good cow Is the only otic mat pays a
profit in these days of low prices for the
best quality of butler. The iivcrnpc
cow that yields only 1:" to 1,"ii pounds
of butter a year makes ber owner
poorer every day r.lie livis; Die L'lin to
;tti-poiind cow makes lam richer every
day. Which sort are yours? The best
blood was never cheaper and in our
judgment will not be as cheap again for
yenrs to come.
r " '
The Kxtru valence of l'uttinii tiff.
In no line of business does the habit
of procrastination work greater havis'
than lu farming. Last winter's read
ing, study and attendance upon farm
ers' Institutes, says the National stocjt
in.m, convinced many n man that he
should, by all means, have some un
prnveil Implements for bis spring opera
tions. Just then was the time to decide
upon the ones to be used, and then the
time to place the order. Those who de
layed until spring was nt hand found
their orders delayed in the lining, caus
ing loss of time, and. perhaps, were
compelled to work the entire season at
a disadvantage. A year's time lost was
the result of the delay. And your wife
may have decided that in the Interest of
comfort and economy you would put
a furnace In your house for the coining
winter. Have you done so? If not,
better do so nt once, or you will have
yourself agnln among the list of pro
crastinators. Missing Tree in Orchard.
It is very rare that a bitiritiR orchard
him Its full complement of trees. It Is
best Unit It shoulil Ik; so. Most or
chards are set with the trees too close
ly toKcther, and the thlnninK out by
destruction of an ociiiHioniil one leaves
the remainder will) tt better chance for
sun ami nir and a larger raagu for their
roots. It is very hard to get n new tree
to grow thriftily, when surrounded by
those In bearing. Their roots lill nir the
vacant apaces, and If the attempt is
made to manure the youtin tree heavily
and so t(lve It a better chance, It only
reaults In a jtreater concentration of
the feedivs roota of !t rivals nt that
point.
.e.-gra,ibieal E-ore.
Vienna i 4,115 milee from Washing
ton. Chicago is WO aiilee weft of New
York.
Koeuin and Ner York are 217 mile
apart.
Tuscan, Ariz., is 1,008 miles from St.
Louis.
Cairo is 5,48 miles Boutheaist of
Washington.
tlibralter Ig 3,150 miles southeast of
Washington.
lu.l for lh Sliflit ol Blood.
Evety bull killed in a Mexican bull
fight is allowed to gore two horses if be
will. 'Ibe Mexicans love the tight of
blood and applaud frantically w lien the
)iOor horses are torn open. The lior-ieB
u-ed for tlie purpose are a most miser
able lot. The owner gets three dollars
in American money for each horse sent,
into tiie ring and $12 additional if the
animal is killed. A Mexican dollar is
worth about fifty-five cents in Ameri
can inonev.
The special feature of the new sum
mer fabrics is the transparent effect,
and grenadine, gauze crepe de chine,
eiainine, and canvas are all In vogue.
Flamine was in fashion ten years ago,
and quite as popular then as crepou
last year.
Now that the season of cooling drinks
is at hand buy a glass lemon squeezer
if you wish to know how to make a
lemonade easily.
A grass linen gown can be tnaile
more expensive than a silk one.
I'i-o't I'll
nic ijuge i
lb gent M).,
f inr Consnmi'ti' ii ha"
octor hills. C. I.. F.nla
Philadelphia, i'a., Ilec.
r, 4L''JS
8, 'ifi.
To mend neatly a very large hole in
tine woven underwear, ba-te a piece of
to tting over the opening and darn it.
When tinir-hed jut close tiie edges of net
uncovered. Thus mended, the garment
wid he stronger than when new ami
look iar neater than if darned in the
ordinary ay.
Ni-L-ieit ol the hair oitcn destroys its
vitality and miturul hue. ami causes it to
lull out. Pictorc it is too late, apply Hull's
Hair l:e;,ew r, a sure r medy.
Few cooks understand the knack of
beating the whites of eggs easily. A
wire whisk is the best beater. Have
the egge cold, and always add a pinch
o! salt to them before commencing to
beat. They should be light and dry,
and that means to put air into them,
so at each stroke with the beater lilt it
Ironi the eg'.-s, and the woik wili be
qiiirKly sei'om dished.
13
"It's a Good Thing.
9
Why buy a newspaper unless you
can profit by the expense? For 5
cents you can get almost as much
"BATTLE AX" as you can of
other high grade brands for 10 cents.
Here's news that will repay you for
& the cost of your
"Brevity Is the Soul of Wft."
Good Wife, You
Need
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PITEMTS. TRADE-MARKS:
Kiamlnatlnn and Ailvlo. at t faf tllltyoriD.
. vwntlnn. aland rr IninUirt' Oulda; nr How toUrt
I a V t.ut. faTBica u'Kiuaeu, WaahlncUio, D. O.
M. N. v. Mo. aaa-ts.
Vork, .Neb,
WHBM WMITIMO TO AI) VKRTISBKm
laaaaaoyy aw th TarUaaajn I
la Mat till
Ju.i la Hla l.lua.
Tbev me- in a daik alley.
"Your money or your life !" demand
ed the high aynian.
The man in the silk Lat gave op his
money, and drew him Dto conversa
tion. When the highwayman emerged
from the nliey he stopped to count his
money. It was gone, his own with it
every cent.
The man in the silk hat was a Sao.
Antonio criminal lawyer.
Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75 cents.
A lo-year-old girl that giggles is bad
enough, but a boy of that age who
knows it all is a still more awful abomi
nation. fiTS AH Kiit ti".i frc; '' Or- Kline'i Great
Nerve Restorer. Not us alter the iimdy't use. Mr
ve.ous curct 1 r.ti-e and u.oo trial boolb free tt
fritvaws. Scndlubr kiiue.y.?! Arth St., Puila., Pa.
The woman who moves out of tLa
corner seat in the open car for the bene
fit of an incoming passenger is as scarce
as a w hite crow.
Mm. Vt limliia-'ii fooTHlNO SVBOr for child,
ren leethiiiK. huiteriB the gums, reduces inflam
m nt ion, alia v s pain, cures wind eulic. 25c bottle.
Condsideration for domestics as a rule
results in better service.
Of course it's imitated
anything good always is
that's endorsement, not a
pleasant kind, but still en
dorsement. HIRES Root
Leer is imitated.
oil, fcv The Charlf V. H!ra Co.. Pbiuwfelphl.
A Xtc. jMtlLagf u&sm fi gtllou.. 8tit4 trerrwhort.
tfvelr Cll&rJJ
with ta 1I
Kem'l let. Hit
cured mnT thouKand
protiuwiirvd hourlftus. From flht dose tyrni
tomn rapidly disappear, tvud in t-n days t leat two
third... ot all tiMiM'toniH are removed. BOOK of
teMtuiioiiialH of mirm'ulou eiiren ut KKKK,
Ten uays Trea'ment Furnished Free bj Mail.
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faliinels. Coinage and Tariff' Hills. Party t'Ut
otius, Ki'iHiMicail anil LI -nioeratic ; Leadim?
Political Meaiue. t'-JT pace, cloth, 1.00 post
paid. Agents wanted, nuttit 2ii celitB.
A. slMMONS, Calmnn, Mtrh.
Through Yellowstone
Park on a bicycle.
A TRIP WORTH TAKING.
Write, to ,T. Francis, ("en'l Pass'r Asent, Bur
liiiLiteii Itciiite, (iiii:iii;i, !., for hoiiklet giving
l ull Iuiui pint inn al'ieit '-"it, roads, etc.
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