IIWhl .1.1 Tit combination Of a bench, ironing toard snd steplad ler ess recently pat atd, one of the supports bring fitted itb tepe. A recently deigned shirt hi the bocou) in two sections, one section Winn buttoned on the front of the fihirt ti anke it easily removable. To prevent a cuspidor from tipping ver, a new device consists of a wire frame with projecting flanges), in which the cuspidor is placed. bake Into Your Hhoea Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart lag feet, and instantly takes the sting out of corn and bunions. It's tht greatest comfort discovery of the age Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It Is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tk'ed, ajhing feet. Try It to-day. Sold ky all druggists and shoe more. By Ball for ' cents, In fttn nips. Trial fcekage FHKH. Addwias, Allen g. Olmsted, Ie Uoy. N. Y. The man who howls at the pas-ing of the hat in church will pay a big hotel kill with a smile on his face. Great Distress A Combination of Troubles Causes Much Suffering. BIRD ISLAND, MINN-T was trou bled with my stomach. Nearly everything I ate would sour and I would belch it up. At tima my stomach gave me neat dis tress. My back was lamo on account of kidney difficulty. I bougtil six butt leu of Hood's SarKatarilla; when I. had taken 4 bottles I was cured." Noiim x IIjckok. Hood's Sarsaparilla h the boit-tn fact the One True Hluoti runner. Hood's Pills are the favorite cathartic 25c. n 2 POMMEL Th Bi Saddle Coat, SLICKER Kpi both rUrr and siddle pr fUy dry In the hardrst storm?. Substitutes willdlvappolnt. Ask for 1807 Hish Hrand Pommel Slicker It Is entirely nf. If not for saif In your town, writ" for catalogue to A. J. TOWr.R. H.xtnn Mi Vtl The 8t. Joseph and Grand Island AND Kansas City and Omaha Railways AUK T11H SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTES TO ALL rOINTS NORTH WEST O EAST SOUTH AtiortnwUhnthe Union Pacifio System ARK TIIE FAVORITE LINE To California, Oregon ami all vmrn I'oinu For Inlormatlon regarding ratc, etc., call on or addrettn ncarost intent or 8. M. Awit, W. V. KosmaoM, J ., Gen. I'aan Agt, Ueii'l Manaier, tit. Joseph, Mo. 2,000.000 Strawberry Plants $1.50 far thotiaatid and up. U.OXi I'each Treea lo nl up Onase dranre HHire. 11.10 p r thous and Ab H.-erJ:lri(r. 7"c ! r thoimanil. A larir anppljr of all klndi of e'rtvdiriKly well rooted, true to n.ine, arct stririlv tlrst-ilaaa nursery Stock. Write for Price List to I'.OHKMIAN NUKM-.K1K, Reynolda, b. CURE YOURSELF! It... J r... dltrhircM, iiiilamnottloaa, i m,ivui gr UlCffr&llOlia of iuiicoui uiuuibraaas. tl r tainia, and nut aatrla ATHUviatCHIHICtlCo. c-nl or jjonoaoua. "' 'maaiaaa, . or nt In plain wrappar, tr -ipr-aa. pri-paid. for Jl i. i.r 3 l,i.(tra, Circular nt'iit ou reqaaat pehsioms Gtt Your Pintlm DOUBLE QUICK! Trite Cijt.OTAXlILt,, Tetiioa Axiit.Tuhiisjtcs, B.J D nntTI IIP Tljc ,,e' Ke1 Kl,e HooltnKfor nUaJr I fill 'th l- '"t ud nail" IIWWI '!,.!, BiiUtlliit.es for flait- tcr. Hamplea free, thk KAV MA.mi.i.a KOOFINi t'amlrn, S. J. PER 100 l,M ,or "amaa and i.Mr.wl Hcnd w ' ' !.- In allrer for blank book and tn tniotlana. Box IM, Holland, It. Y. AGENTS WANTED. voMm o ru, AN OPEN a i rS Bdbf traratA ... I a. m To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IS THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THI EXCLUSIVE Usb U THE WORD " CA8TORIA," AND " PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS our trade MARK. J, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now ySTy ftf-s y"" on everV bear the facsimile signature of (LajftctfCA4M 'wrapper. This is theoriginal "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has been used in the Jtomes of tfie mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind yoic have always bought Sl yA&7- " on mnd has the signature ofafT wrap per, No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. JI. Fletcher is March 8, 1897: Q&- &.h,7. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which tome druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on It), the ingredients of which even he docs not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought BEARS THE FAOSIMILE 8IGNATURE OF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You: lata Maria Hat, TT (IV A Muip'cr fiaa Mr. Newedd Weil, we are beiiniun hou kwpinu, ami I presume the s iuo IfHt plan will le for me to (.ive you regular amount every we k furexpens. h Juat figure up what it will cot. Mre Neaedd I coubl never d that in the world so many things to count you know, but let me see. Oh, I have itl I have thought of a much simpler plan. "All right, my angel. What is it?" "You figure up what it will cost you for car fare and luiichett, and give me the rc.;.-: UIKLINUION l.Ut'TK. California Ex uraiou. Leave Omaha 4 :35 p. in., Lincoln 6:10 p. in. and 1 1 as lings 8:")0 p. m. every 1 hursday in clean, modern, not crowded umrit-t sleejiers. No transfers; cars run right through to ban Franci'CO and Lob Angeles over the Hcenio lionte through Ieuver and Salt Lake City. Cars are carjwted ; ujiholstered in rat tan ; have Kpring seats and hack and are provided with curtains, liedding, tow ela, soap, etc. Uniformed porters and experienced excursion comluctora ac company each excursion, relieving pas sengers of all bother about baggage, pointing out objects of interest and in many other ways helping to niHlcr the overland trip a delightful experience. Second class tickets are honored. Berths 5. For 'older giving fnformation, call at nearest Burlington Raute ticket othce, or write to J. Francis, General I'aHsen ger Agent, Omaha, Nebr. In New York city in the first half of one week lately there were ten deaths and a score of persons injured through bicycle accidents. This is a record heal ing even Chicago. Racine Journal. How's Thin We oflr One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv Hall's Catarrh Cure. V. J. ClIKXKY fe CO., Props.. Toledo, 0. We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and linancially able to carry out anv obligation made by their firm. West k Tbcai, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo. O. Waltino, KtNA!i & Mabti Wholesale Drugg sts, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle. Hold by all Druggists. Testi monials free. Brown English poplinette, with beau uiul embroidery of Bilk guipure, forms a chic toilet for the street. The granny lonnet8 in vogue for nabies are of plaited crepe or of corded -ilk, nhaped by rows of fancy braiding, Mia. Wlnftlow'a Soot ll I mo Syrup for child ren Ui lhinu, soften the (rums, reduces Inllam mation, nllHys pain, cures wind colic. 'Jix bottle A charming basque blouse for a young trirl is blue cloth, with pattes and belt f white cloth, and a chemisette of mull and lace. Russian blouses of black, and some of hii dark, rich shades of velvet, edged tround with fur, will be worn with silk and cloth skirts. TO CURIC A COM) IN ONE DAT. Take Illative Broom gulnlnoTableta. AU Druggist! refund the uioucj if It fall to cure. 2&c Women have Kloadike collars on their jack -t now, and they are all the name suggest ss regards height and protection from he old, The prettiest use to which jet and chiffon are put is as gartiture on capes of black satin. The jet is embroidered in "all-over" design, the chiffon as plaited edgings. I'ikoi'a Cnr for Cnn.miniTit.irin haia snvpil me large doctor bills. C. h. Jiaker, 4228 licgelit cq., r nnaiicipma, 1 a , wv. o, w. Never use the shaker when it is dos- nible to avoid it. Instead use the poker freely and you will have a brighter lire and use lees coal. When the fire from any cause becomes dull, do not stir it over the top or put in wood, but rake out the aBhes and puton the drafts. Kentucky may be able to grow coffee, but it does not seem clear what she wants with it. The habits of genera tions are not changed so easily. Sau Francieco Bulletin. No girl can freeze a man when she's melting. Probably babies talk so funny because they are guying their mother's. The soul and spirit that animates and keeps up society is mutual trnst. LETTER at aa . THK FA KM AM) II02IK MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM ER AND HOUSEWIFE. Koine Point In Favor of Shredded Fodder- The Heat llojt for Bttcon Kell Oir the Poor Block-Caring for the Machinery, Kh redded Fodder Pent. I Miring the past few years unusual Interest hits been taken lu shredding fodder. .Many have hesitated, thinking that the shredded corn would not keep wel in the mow or stack. AS'heu first practiced more or less fodder wan Khivddcd in a Mnmewhat damp condi tion. It Invariably healed in the mow, becf.me musty, and gave unsatisfactory results. The fodder should not Ik- run throujih the liuu'hiiie uatll It is entirely .1ry and well cured. It would be better over-dry than not dry enough. In IS'.d", at the Indiana experiment station, all of the corn fodder was slr'edded. It kept well in the iiiov.-. and w:s f n e from imisliness. The cattle and sheep ale II freely, and it was used well into the Hprln.g. Then are several points In favor of brcdcd fodder. It Is more economical lo feed than tin' unci;' corn. It :s eaten up cleaner by the stock than most net fodder, I here he!:i less waste, due to the absence of the hard, sharp ediol and short l.titr pieces of stalk tisuiiil.v found in cut fodder. The re fuse makes better inalerial for bedding than does whole stalks or cut pieces, being liner and softer. It handles far better in the manure pile than does the entire stalk. It does not make the mouths of cattle sore, while that of coarsely cut fodder oftentimes does. It packs more economically in the mow than does uncut fodder. The feeding value of shredded and cut fodder is practically the same. Shredding is com ing into practice, and many farmers are making use of the process. Pest Union Hojf. There is a rivalry between the Tam worih and the improved Yorkshire as to which is the lottcr bacon hog. The fact of the Tain worth being a compara tively new breed in America gives It the advantage of novelty. Both breeds are popular with the bacon-curers. The Yorkshire makes an excellent cross on the short-bodied sows of any grade, though the vrriter does not advise that course. The farmer endeavoring to breed up a type of hogs suitable for bacon should, if jiossiblo, improve with Yorkshire blood on the maternal line, and Instead of obtaining a pure-bred Yorkshire or Tamworth sire, should in every ease obtain the dam in prefer ence to trie sire. But there Is a strong aversion in the minds of farmers gen erally lo breeding long-sided hogs, and the long snout of the Tamworth i.-. an almost Impassable barrier In the way of the Introduction of this breed Into America. Farmers, from thoii famil iarity with the common scrub hog, ridi cule the Idea of breeding an animal witli so long a. snout as the Tamworth. Though when we find the long snout associated with long and deep sides of the very best bacon we can alTord to look upon It with at least a subdued hostility. The Improved Yorkshire must not lie confounded with the small York shire. The improved Yorkshire Is u modification of the large Yorkshire; it has less of size than the former, mid more of smoothness. Selling OIT Poor Stock. As winter approaches every farmer should look over his farm stock and consider what of It will pay best for keeping through until spring. If all that does not come up to the standard is sold to the batcher or otherwise dis posed of, the money for it and the hay or grain required for its winter suste nance will leave the fanner richer In the spring than if he fed It. Don't try to get high juices for the poor slock. There Is less loss In disposing of It than In keeping It. The farmers' profit, In these days depend more on the kind of stock he keeps than on any other fac tor. Care for the Machlnerr. Do not leave your costly machinery out In the field, or uncovered. With proper care the machinery ought to nst you for years, but It will not. If left exposed to the weather and storms six or eight months In a year. The Indus trious and economical farmer cares for everything, because he Is aware that a continual outlay for new machinery each year to take the place of that which has been allowed to rot In the field Is extravagance. A alien for Handy Holla. Handy soils are always deficient In potash. Kven If they had this mineral, they have usually so little vegetable matter thnt the potash forms an Insolu ble compound, by uniting with the sand. The potash In caustic ashes dis solves the silicate of potash, and also helps Itself until Its caustic properties are lost. But old leached ashes are often quite as beneficial to sandy soils as are the unleachod. They always contain some potash and some phos phate, which the water used for leach ing would not dissolve. But they also usually contain some ammonia, taken. from the air, and which makes Its pot ash u nitrate of potash and a very pow erful fertilizer. Hiving liees In a Tree. The usual way when a beo tree has been found Is to rut It down, stupefy the lccs with smoke as well as may be, nnil take their honey. This of course destroys all future harvest of sweet from that tree or swarm. Psslbly Dao ei Johnson, an old bee hunter of Ded mm, Me., has discovered a better way. j'he bees provided against their tre nding cut down and their stores de stroyed by selecting a trtw which oter huug a deep rarlne. If the tree wer cut down It would fall lata tfee saVTloa. miii-hliig the tree and destroying frog honey. So he Inserted fl gas pipe from a hollow near the ground, running it up th" tree until the honey whs reneheiL Then he built a fire at the foot of the tree. So noon us the fire warmed the h' y Inside, It began to run down, where It was caught lu palls. It nearly filled a burr d. Mr. Johnson thinks he has a permanent hive of bees on that tree so long ns it does not succumb to the effects of fire at its roots. U thinks there Is enough honey left to winter the bees, ami that next year they will go lo work and fill the empty combs. But It Is very possible that heat sufficient to melt honey comb has killed the bees, and that the barrel of honey this year in the last he will get from that tree. Japanese Plums. Those who wish to grow plums In the garden I -Ms 4i the trying of a set of Japan plums, au there seams to be good reason to believe that they will le the plums of the future when th j i. i.i, i niiui iitin 1JU li llltr umri i ay c out of existence. This pest is hard to ' control when the hedgerows are full of unlive species of prunes, and these ir-es serve for its propagation. Fruit growers haw considered it hopeless lo be able to light the fungus, and are planting the Japanese plums In place of the native kinds. In planting it should be borne in mind that a much grealer distance is needed between the trees than between other plums at least eighteen feet v. lieu mature growth is reached by the trees. The curculio seems to be quite as troublesome in these new plums as on the older ones, though we had hoped much from the thicker-skinned fruit. But to have clear-skinned plums the curculio must be fought in early summer, when it Is doing ils work. We lost but few from the stings, but the fruit was disfig ured. (harden and Forest. How to Keep the Churn. It is particularly trying during ex tremely hot weather to keep a wooden churn, which is used not more than twice a week, from shrinking some what about the corners, where the staves which compose the sides are joined to the bottom. Of couree, the churn may be left in the cellar, but that means many a wearying tug up and down on churning days, unless the churning is done there. In the latter case, moid is apt to collect upon any wooden utensil In an ordinary cellar. To keep water in the churn requires con stant care lest it be forgotten, for it should be changed every day. A better way Is to hook the churn to the stand ard, bottom side up, where a barrel churn is used, and pour water around the inside of the chine, covering the out side of the churn IsjUorn, which will be sufficient to keep the wood from shrink ing by reason of becoming too dry. Jersey Bulletin. Marketing; Turnips. To get the best prices for turnips the grower must calculate to sell a large part of his crop from house to house. It Is a vegetable that almost every householder will buy one or two bush els of and not like the potato, which must lie secured in sufficient quantities to supply the table twice a day through the winter. It Is best always to grow both the white for early use and either a late yellow turnip or rutabaga for use In spring. If brought to their houses the turnips can always be sold at about the price charged by the grocers per bushel. If the difference between the turnips for early and late use Is ex plained most households will take a bushel of each. It makes extra work for the farmer to peddle his turnips, but the double price lie gets over what the grower would pay makes it worth Ids while. It is for the consumer's In terest also to buy turnips fresh from Hit field, lather than the grocery stock that for days, or perhaps weeks, have been exposed to the air. Improvement iu Tomatoes. There has been great Improvement In both the shape and quality of tomatoes since we first knew and liked them. The original tomato was very rough, had little pulp, and was merely a hag of seeds and water with very thick, tough skin. The first Improvement was In se curing sound and smooth tomatoes, but somewhat smaller than the fruit was originally. But for many years we have had tomatoes full of pulp, and having comparatively few seeds. These are much the best for cooking and canning, as when cooked there is something to them besides seeds. Quality of Evaporated Fruit. So much Is said about the advantage of fruit evaporating to make a market for otherwise unsalable fruit that many may think It makes llttla difference what Its quality may be. The truth Is that only the really good fruit should be used for the evaporator. It may be and often Is unsalable because of blem ishes which affect Its looks but do not Impair quality. But to take green, worm-eaten fruit and put It through the evaporator Is a mistake. Its first effect Is to discourage the consumer, making him think that evuporated fruit is not so good as he expected. Poor fruit is not worth much for the pigs, but that or other stock Is the best mar ket for It. l.ato-fown Winter Grain. 'It Is not the size of fall grovfth made, but lis character, ti.at decides whether It can Htand winter freezing and thaw ing. A late-sown small growth, If rig orous, will come out all rlghf. In fact, for some reasons the small top la best, as It does not evaporate so much. Noth ing can nrevent the soil f reezlnsf An k surface lower than the grain roots reach In tiieir iau grow in. u mere la a great amount or lear on winter grain It Is more easily killed to the root where th growth la small. Compliments on a tombstone might be properly termed epl-taa. l'oiujar Act,. The neit traiirit of Venn oc.ruii in 2.0W. The tail of the great comet of 1813 a 200,000,0)0 in He long. The normal tenierature of man is about degrees; of the snail, ?C; oys ter, 82; porpoise, 100; rat, cat and ox, i02; sheep, 104; bog, 105; chicken, 111. Dr. tieorge F. Shrady says in The Forum thEt though conermption is con thgiouH the chances of infection to a healthy person are very slight. Rest and Relief. A piece of -.Machinery run by dteata and overw-jrkod will become cranky, creaky and out of gear, owmg to somt expansion of metal from heat and fric tion. Stop its work, rub aud brighten anil let U rest. In a short while it will be restored and will run smoothly. The human system is a machine. Too Cdch work aetJ worry are thrown upon it; too much of the heat of daily cures; too much of tUe s&eam of daily business. The nerves become cranky; they are restleHfs, sleepless aud twitchy, aud a neuralgic condition sets In. Pain throws the machine out of gear and it needs rest aud treatment to strengthen and restore. St. Jacobs Oil Is the one remedy of all, peculiarly adapted to a prompt aud sure cure. Sta. many have so freely testified from experience and .use to ils eflicacy iu tin cure of neural gia tint it passes without saying that it surely cures. It will be a gracious surprise to many after the free use of it to find how easily pain, cares and worry may be lifted, and how smoothly the human machine goes on. Cheerfulness is an excellent wearing quality. It baa been called the bright weather of the heart. The man who. improving in skill and knowledge, improves in modesty, has an undeniable claim to greatness of mind. A NECKLACE OF PEARLS Is a beautiful possession. If a woman one, and if a single pearl drops off the string', she makes haste to find and restore it. Good health is a more valuable possession than a necklace of the most beautiful pearls, yet one by oue the jewels of health slip away, and women seem indifferent until it is almost too late, and they cannot be restored. To die before you are really old is to suffer premature death, and that is a sin. It is a sin because it is the result of repeated violations of nature's laws. - Pain, lassitude and weariness, inability to sleep, dreadful dreams, starting violently from sleep, are all symptoms of nerve trouble. You cannot have nerve trouble and your health. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the womb, the ovaries and the bladder are affected. They are not vital organs, hence they give out soonest. Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, by building up the nerves and restoring woman's organism to its natural state, relieves all these trouble- some uterine symptoms. In confirmation of this we, by! others For special symptoms Mrs. Pinkham has prepared a Sanative Wash, which will cure local troubles. Give these medicines a trial., Write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., if you are not quit satisfied ; you can address private questions to a woman. "Use the Means and Heaven Will Give You the Blessing." Never Neglect A Useful Article Like APOLIO Mat. GtORGB Fostsk. Docroa H . A a fSafj pal at walalalaf nm again Tiauua a-a amraa lo wra cm ftllo rwl rt la f 'at lia aaal aartona (lt aahalaa) pan h had knrmaU bj nallnaj fclTarlrt u ta tl Cou a, aW. at tanui fMraaa, Mow Yark-wa alaai aartw(WlaaJIB wlalWaaaaS V. V. V. Me. aS-4. Terk, Nets. w Bit WBITIMO) TO ADTKBTISaaS futm'r t arousal. JuJge Thomas M. Cooler, a fas ruth irity on constitutional law, who erved many years ns justice of the su preme court of Michigan, and who ws later the head of the interstate cosn tnerce eo.b.iesion, has become a hope less invalid. The gresieent of the French Bepoblic has been compelled to omit this jeer the eus'o-nary audience and invitation to luncheon to the owner of the horse win ning the grand steeplechase at Auteuil, for the owner is Mile Mar-y, the p."t-eie A Missionary Medietas. Clef j'.iness begins within. If a bass isn't clean inside, he is far from Godb nesa. A constipated sinner is a stench li u. nostrils of Uie Deity. A saan whosl food sours in his stcn.nch, and whose livei is leaden, can't help looking at the worlj hatefully with jaundiced eye, and con juring up evil thoughts i his tortured brain. Cleamliness of person begets clean liness of thought. Cascarets, Candy Ca thartic are the missionary medicine which purifies men's bodies aud mind. Pure, fragrant, palatable, mild and positive, they clean out the iutestinal canal, stimu late the liver and streugtheo the bowels. Then a man enjoys agaia a feeling of char ity and brotherly love for has fellows aud recommends others to take Oascarets and be as happy as he. Love is a little innocent-laced child and marriage is the same child growft up to be an old rounder. You can never tell by the way a girl beckons to a man whether they are married or engaged or strangers. The respect people show you in your misfortune diminishes long before you have begun to outlive it, and you feel irritattd as before. Hope is the word which the finger ol God hath inscribed upon the brow of every man. owns keep q permission, reier lo the following women, all of' whom speak from experience: Miss Cklia Yaw Horn, 1912 Sharswood St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Misa Grace Coixord, 1434 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati, O.; Mrs. Newell, 50 Ryerson St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Has. Isabel Oherg, 230 Chestnut St., Woburn," Mass, Mrs. A. Ii. Cole, New Eochelle, N. Y., and inanv Doctor, what can I do for belching of wind ? Iiclching of wind is due to fermentation of the food la fa stomach. This is usually caused by the inability of the stomach to digest the foods containing sUrch. Avoid all intoxicants, fresh 1-rad, rc?', Hce, oitmeaj, potatoes. Ka., 'ui'L.-, v-rn, wane, pesuy, pi., -..' , saitags and rich foods. After meals taks a Ripens Tabula. Use will give you prompt relief, and their eoatiaaed see let week or two will cure the trouble If yea sasadoa sao foods that principally causa lL ta a laaar lailia (! afaa) a lalaafid rti raailSaaai