WUMWManHaBMBnammmm Cultivating the Palm Udnors Kben K. Hex ford In a practical article in February Kadiea' Home Journal, ex plain* In detail how the palm can be successfully cultivated (in the house). In summarising the essentia) points to t>e observeil he says: "The hot, dry eir of the living room lacks that vital principle which the air of the green house had in it, and encourages the de velopment of insect enemies which rapidly sap the Impoverished life-blood of the palm. It will be understood from this that It is necessary to modify l he coad It ions characteristic of the living room as much as possible The sir mnat be moistened by evaporation of water about the plant, or by the ap plication of it to ita foliage. Fresh air must be admitted, to take the place of ilist whose vitality has been burned out of it by too intense beat. The plant must have a place near the win dow where direct light can exert ita beneficial effect on the soil. Fare must lie taken to give only enough water to keep the soil moist. Hood drainage must be provided also." The Ideal Husband. An article in the current number of • n influential review bears tills rather portentous title: "Iiocs the Ideal Hus band Kxlst?" Despite the welghlinesa of Die doubt implied, the anawer is re ally >-asy. It depend* on the ideal. The trouble with tin- modern woman is that she want* too much. In this • lie Is In Strong contrast with the mod i tn man. He doesn't want too much. In fact, he would often tie glad to take less than he geta Hut she, if she Is very modern, wants earth and heaven combined, and varying in combination according to the requirements of the moment. I ills site can't get. and she never will be able to get it. The beat consolation for tier is t > rest in tiie coviction that me meal win* in more iikbiv to oe louno than the ideal husband Time her sex will hi; left with the advantage. Phil adelphia Times. . MII.I.IOSI or DOtURI «N«IIAU.T. Alnd more could be made by the farmers if they would plant Baiter's big crop ping seeds, because Halter's seed* M»rout, grow and produce, giving you from 4 to 6 tons of hay per acre, over 2i*ato Health aud I mow a V i»ai liaik for those ami , leave* Omaha *i I > e m dalo tiu «e*t it II if vwn *aut tu net your dwltua I Sat uattnl aid uuat tom lurtai It t late laid*, ami luift rnaliou U a’util nice *d> l« luiui-hv,| ou ace k at we lr*. t «• I |nn | t(i Omaha. Mat* t LEQGIN81 m • -■» net !►*** e<'* «** ... t* at en tern ■ lt**«i h »• •“* a.,.a*a ah* #*t ,a,«i,, W stauhiV td e**» Head «<*» f V* aad * ..,tas a* | wild an C r lilfMluofOv *«Uh tsaaha U N I oil 4114 11 t»M When not inn to adt eroaera, kindly meld ion thin pa par t I | ... i A MARVELOUS CURE. i | 1 m wjwww'oww »» ■»'* » w*ww old Oak-hemene wan and that day. Seated alone before the lire be waa warming hi* t rein tiling Lauda, glancing every moment Inward the little avenue that led to hla houac. “No one," be murmured aadly, ahak lug 111* head. For llfly year* Uuleheinerre Lad l*-*n the health oltleer of the village of Malnt-Iw-on. Although not very learn ' ed, he wo* an honeat man, and li.ul 1 treated hi* patlentH aueceaafnlly. and t being the only doctor III the neighbor hood the vlllHgc people had venerated tlulehenierre. Hut now tie had fallen ii|Min «*vll day*. Flrat a drugglat had c*tHb)l*licd hlniMcIf In Saint la-on, thereby depriving the health officer of | the right of dlnpcnalng hi* own m -dl : elne*. The drngglxi, not atoiiplng abort ' at pecuniary Injury, had lowered the I health oltleer III the eye* of the people j by Hiicci-lng at hi* preaerlptlon*, pro nouncing them to la- iiiiMciciitllle, To add to hi* mlafortune* a young doctor had eatabllahed hlmaelf at. | Saint I,eon and taken the pla l.y * to rut. The villager* would gladly have la-come *|ek to t*- cured hv -t doc tor who from 111* learned moiiih let fall pompon* and ImpoalDg iv.irdi to deaerthe mala die* ihoi «»nleheiuerrc had wounded their dignity by dew-rib lug by humble and every-day name*. They gladly lanight eg penal ve endl elne* for the dlaeaae* that l»r. I’ -vllle deaerlla-d by aueh new Hint co null , eaied name*, whereaa they learned to worn the almple remedle* of (liih-he merre. Indeed, the p<*ir health officer wa* unable to atruggle again*! ibe Itu l*i*ing l)r. I’revllle, Id* moat fa -l.ful IMiilenia even abandoning him one by one, and he *aw poverty and min threatening III* old age. That wlnlcr day Oulclieiuerfc'* and ticuu u tin m/iPiiil A fnoilLT tll(* *V pi' tlciils who had remained true t > Mm ! was the forester, whose son Itolsrt ! hut! I teen III for the lust four days. ' Four days, and the health oili- < r had not yet ended to prescribe for him, j • Will he also alsiiidoii me?" thought the aged doctor, warming Ids hands at the lire. Mltddeiily his dailgliter entered. ”l,l*ten!” she exehtlmed, growing pale. The trot of a horse was heard on the road, a wadi known trot. "Yes, yes. It Is lie," exclaimed th anxious that, you should take eliarge of the case.” Ouleheinerre bore no maliee, lint for the sake of professional dignity lie ob nerved, "What you propose, my friend, would be unprofessional ” “Oh, have no scruples," interrupted the forester. “He knows now Unit we have more faith in you and will never set foot in our house again." “Very well; I will be at your house In a quarter of an hour,” replied Onl ehemerre. It was only when the health officer reached the child's hedslde that he realized how very slek little ICohert was. He regretted most bitterly the fact that hi- was not more learned, | though he reassured the weeping moth er by exclaiming. “Yes. yes. he will re cover.” Oulcliouierre had grave doubts upon the subject himself. One remedy after another was tried without success,; he administered all the old formulas tha had been successful In his youth, but. now there seemed no virtue left In them. His unaccustomed lips re cited a rosary, hut his prayers were as Incttleaelous as his med'clnc. All the Inhabitants of Haliit-Hoon fol Inwisl every lihase of the sickness, the moat extraordinary rumors In-lug lu circulation. Kvcr.v evening Hubert wio auld to la* dead and every morning he t-anie to life again, while the ohl doe tor fen that Ida auceess or hla ruin whm hanging hy the thread of the child'a life. One day the aeeoml of .lanuary (iuh’hcmerrc entered the aiek room with a present he was taking to hla grandson, a splendid brass locomotive that went by ateum. lie happened to Is. clone with the ill valtii and moved hy a certain curiosity, took the splendid toy mil of Its (six to examine it. "That's Hue," uuir mured Hubert, whose hollow black eyes actually showed a gleam of lu te real, "Oh, yea. It'a Hue," Outchcinerre started, uiul tisik the engine completely mil of Its witlp plugs while Itolau'l Hushed with pleas Ute, aiul whts|H-rei| fee lily "| lues It goV “|Ulleed It dia-s." replied the ohl man. almost weeping for Joy. When lie left lie* kit k nauu lliul day, with hla lueouiMtlve eatvfuHy hidden lit Its case lie smiled hopefully upmi the patient. e\i lalttdug. tie |a tieltcr. lu mil Is'ioi | will cull again this vvetting " lie eaitte Ise k that et citing, the uekl mmidtig. always with the myslertons t«iy iimler Ids arm ami tils pi irate lu tervlews with lit* patieut Is* ante l»ug wr ami hatget. I he |si re u l * ftntti outside the door hi aril singular Holes dttrtug the dm luf’a Italia "luttf, ms, cow that's Hite" |ly di-gle.s the i Mill rt*uter%«di he talked and hi* appettle lame hai k tlUe day w tu-n Holt* M wa* a I lie -•> Well tilth lottot te made sin b It Me1 with hi* engine that the patent*, re# •ttme*l with iurhwity *udtlewty *•# tried the tisim aapitstf vil.it th* Health oltteer Imlliig hi* toy Hut It wa* l«o tale they had n It, and Ilk- |»» H uM tUAH, HVVMI hel turd with shame .anted away hla laulMn live under til* oieiistt wltkout utter tug a mod W hat would tit* d>* im amt th* ding gtat Ml what w ltd *.|lt |.ou »•• i ■t the Idea of curing nick children will toy a'! tiuichcntcrro was tearing hia few re nialning halra In u dying comfort that we do not knov how to give with our own hands. Im < which ahe. with her aklll and training given almonl aa stain aa she enters tin room.and to give ua ourselves real am relief, to lake from us, in our Igimr mice ami half helpfulness ,the liurrlet of responsibility ,lo lei tia have soim sleep and rest, and be prepared for mi; Joy or sorrow. Ami ahe la taken a her full worth. The work she docs h j work f Iih I In all ages haa been eonsld ered womanly, refined, religious i to a full realization of this. II la In debicd for a good part of the full real t/.atmn or 11 10 c mrcneo rvigmingan mnd the well tsorn women who fol ' lowed her to hospitals Hut the Ides has grown since those Crimean days ! and what It was line to do for heroei It lias slum- boon fell line to do for al Immunity, high or low. Thus. tint* the sick room of today have conn those whose birth gives them Itercdl lary delicacy and refinement am grace, whose general education hat developed and heightened their js-r ceptloii, and whose technical training lias brought all thoae good qmilltle. Into use, the profession of nursing having been taken up hy ladles, Ir many places people of ns much stu lion as our reimbllean Institutions al low. who wish to lie Independent or t< '■ add to their resources, the same chi si of people as thoae who write or palnr or decorate houses or pursue any art For this fine nursing, followed by women of delicate habits, of tendei symiinthy, of good breeding, not only acquainted with Its technique, but Hi aesthetic und Its moral side. It Is at I art Ilian which there is no drier. Harper's Ha*/.ar. Huesllon of Sleeves. The agitating ipieslioii Is again be lug discussed regarding the posslhli fate of the full sleeves that have si long been the rage, it Is constant); feared by those who admire these pie turesque accessories that they will hi abandoned altogether when once the; are really frowned upou by fashion the excess and exaggeration of thli pretty and most comfortable styh uatiirally tending lo a reaction, and i radical change. W'e think there Is no a woman living who desires to see lie ! revival of the skin-iIght, torturlii) sleeves of other days. They were no dressy, neither were they Improving 01 becoming to cither stout or slendei women. The newest creations art happy mediums In outline and style and If only this very deslnrhlc state o: things sleevevvard could remain It vogue for years, we think no reason aide woman would ever wish for j change. It Is to Is* hoped that tin leading misHslcs will endeavor to ko tulo frrtiliiwr guuraiili***! to foil ih In i |mt frill noil of uiiiiiioiiIu, |iho*|i|nitn iiml 111*l |Hiia«li, ami foMiliiii lilin «*IH.:mi |H*r Inti ill la win limit mi lln ran* of mImmii Mil immiimIm prr iicrr, tin a f« H iilnl mwa In- m|>|iII«i1 mImmii |ii (himinla «In'll ilir |MiiaiiH*n wito nntrl) in llimit!, Mini ilit* a|iullfailou full) l|tHllil«i| till* l Irlil. Mm|mV iMitatr inaiiurr, (wimkM itiial)»U 4*« |m-i rriit iiiitiiiiailii, N |H*r frui |iluHi|ilii'rif aohl Mini it |mr iwal iMitaah, n*ii Itlm liliu »k. Hwnt iiiral (marly Jf* jm will iiIiim*|iIiiM'!i iifhl ami 4H |*rr frat auuiioutiii hoiiM font lilki |H*r ton «ill|iluir uf |mlM*li ill! |w*r real a*4il iililo |tln«i|ilntrl* ti.iili, (I.1 jut Ion Ilf ihlitk* hr ran mix a foriitblrr of bam< nifjl. «til|ilnili* uf |tniii*ii ami ullrulo of •mI« «lini» anil til twi luuili (it a|*1 • ban ait) of tho »|Mi ImI iw.ialo iinum*-* 1ml In* ui»ln« lo know whether run butte iu«*aI Mill art i|iilfkly ilnmnli for (uitaluea, Mini uh.il mlxiuro wuuM t** mi<*i lliil) lw glw taut rouulia at thv li« at haml " 1-alaea flow own “THE WOODEN HEN" r i Hatch** chicken* from haul acg*. Itla IPiHifl Inch**: will take oar* of W iagga < Write to Mr. Gar. H HLabl, Mfr , yulre/, III., for a ropy of hU booklet "W," dnarrlb ing the ‘Wooden Hen," alao large mu logo*. Rath aant free Mention thl* peter I Tha r rata* of Marlin. ; llerlin liaa Jn*i bean having her i|iiln i (juennlal canaiia taken Than tha ala* tiatleian produced atatiatica anil made ont that on the night of November 1 leat llerlin had l,tW7,W(0 »onl* In it. Aa t4> which figure* the pdlice joined ini* t mrdiale laaue. The llerlin polierman dor* not profeaa lo hr a ataliatlctun I o and from the city'* population aa it • a too. I on Novein her I, I KUO, he had l*‘en adding and aubtractlng day by day the birth* and other arrival*, ond the de parture* by death or other removal: and at the and of five year* he marie I out that tha population ought to total 1,767,000 Moreover, a* nobody could po*aib!y anter or leave llerlin, alive or dead, without hi* knowledge. It wa* pretty certain that lie wa* right, Con* *er|uently lie wanted to know what the Ktatlaticlan had done with tha hS.OOO Berliner* who ought to have been forthr riming and who were not there i The atatiatlelan with hi* atatiatlc* had juat f|Uielly wiped them out; that wa* . all. Catarrh Can Nvt He Curerl With local application* a* they can not reach the not of the rlt*ea*.» **»• tarrh I* a hlood or constitutional with such yields, the growing of hogs Is more profitable than a silver mine. Halzei’a catalogue Is full of rare things for the farmer, gardener and cit izen. and the editor believes that It | would pay everybody a hundred-fold to get Halzer’s catalogue before purchas ing seeds. If rou will cut this nut huiI ■end It with 10 cents postage to the John A. Halzer Heed Co., J,a Croue, Wls., they will mall you their mammoth seed cats logue and 10 samples of grasses and grains, including above corn and bar ley, Catalogue alone, Sc postage. » n I Ion'l be Jealous. There is no room in the same house for love and jealousy, and when the latter comes the former will not stay. Farmers Maka Bara Of an abundant yield of grain If they us* the Campbell Hub Surface Packer, manufactured only by the Hlouz City Engine and Iron Wogks, Hioux City, la. Thla Packer will put the bottom of the plowed ground In condition to gather and retain moisture to such au extern as to assure a crop. Thla machine com pletely firms the bottom and leavea the eurfaco loose and covered with small lumps, actually forces decomposition of all atubble or foreign matter turned under and In every instance has shown a gain of 76 to too per cent, over ordi nary yields. We sugaeat to all our farmer readers to write to this firm for irawiiiiioi., (uuiaiiimR uiuuj vaiu •bio pointer* on prairie furuilntt. ami full particular* In recard to tba Camp boll Rub Surface Packer. H • iMubt In Ami nut that i nuilvuiaiii,’ other* will never ju»(ttv u* Kvarv niau I eel* enrrv tur the vh lltu nl miuio cither tnau » tajuelke HeneHcno’et ampHe* lee with «4i»rerie*. ( CIICI «nw«'ll*»4< wJ r». a, T*e4*«-e *ur>- »«•!, ChUhCenw, Vice*. Or. C'7u. Ctarki uTlee Hacee.ia 1 he cuaa a bn quarrele ellh hie hit mate* It harder _ t or I ua* ce.l c heel ittveeree. IImi * Car* te the tael medicine ae have need Ml* J I. NnrihuiU » ladeur, thcl , I *uela Iblao* around we alii hath toiler tl a* Hr*l IcHih overhead The r**l«lae eav**r* e* r*i**c • il'aaei Tne*» ecciel** H M> w »XMiV * Ml •••»»' ktamm *»• •* •« tmuMbfc*. r*M» *•» «i«>| 0$ • ****** $ * 4 M» I i nadm laul never le rt*hi ablle con «tU**i are a run* Met MlaOevveva* aef fee H II vea e . » n> men*' the «eM / Mae e «**.■«• m*i It u>— u* 1*0 * civecif Hf ea eaiM * He abu mind* hi* wan I we law** walk* head amt eboaider* ilaiv *1 jar . cel wf bu AlffHHlt » I ffllillllH. '•‘'peaklnir of narrow racapra." ob served Mr i’huif water, reaclilrnr for hla •-econd cop of coffee, "did I toll you I wax on a train the oilier da/, that came within three frei of beimr run Into toy another train ffotiiir at full Hatred'’" “l or mercy aakea, no," rxrlalmcd Mrx. < hutfwater, “llow did it hap I pen'”' “The train that eainn xu near run* nlriff into oura," ha rejoined, I,tittering a hiacult, "waa on the other tra<'k and golntf the other way.” It waa aeeeral minutes iiefore Mra f huywaler broke looae. but when ahe did ahe made up for )o*t time Step Thief I h loo a •mall malady, which la 'teallnx four xtrenyth. before It oiilrinix your |c,wc o arret It. and recover what It tnoh fr m vou The aafexi ami pn>m|ile«t rac Upei ator of wanltie vliallly la lloxieiler'a atom* acn Hitter*. which renew* vlxor, deal, »ml nerve i|tllet ode heceuae It realorea activity to those function* whoae inirrrf the crocodile are (w ar-ely larxer than thoae of the ymwit, It lha Mali/ la culling Taain. *aanra and ara that old aid wall triad ramad jr, Man. Wiaamw'a doirTHiao aval a fur I'll I Id ran Taathlng If man ' mild ran I Ira Ilia Inn orlnin a of homily, all man mihiIiI lia honn»t Woman liava nanally I attar ayaalitlil Ilian man JIT# -All niaatof.fad fraa hr Ur. K Itna'a Oraat Karra Haalorar. h<> ntaaliar Ilia lirai -lay. ...a, ■ rtf rallrua a lira*. Tranllaann.l til Inal l*rtlh fra* hi alt < aaaa. kauii to |/r. K iinr .ml An l>at.,l'hila.,l'* Mnnllowar atalka ara now ronvarlwd Into |ia|ar Millard taliia, aarond hand, lor aaia rbtap. Andy to or addraaa, II. >' A ant, Ml H litb HI. Omaha. Na'i. 11 ■! UlllllllllllllltIMHItIHHHIHIIIIflllllillinitlllllU lAYER’S! Sarsaparilla 8 la the original haraaparilbi, the s atundard of tin- world, Otlx = have imitated the remel-.S They euu’t Imitate the record:! 50 Years of Cures | IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIHtttllllllllltllltllllll'Htilo Insist On a (food (the heat) akirt bind ing na atrenuoualy aa on a good cloth for thr skirt Ask for (sod t.ikc no other) the files Velveteen Kktrt Hlndln^. If your dealer will not supply you wa will. S«n4for **fr,pi«» sr.f/Winr labels s*4 rrmensn. toihsR HAM'., f (J I'* New V.,.« I ITTTTTTTTTTTf Tf TTTTfTMTTf TTf TTTTtTTI ■T^jun v '.(.fl! :! Hosts of people i;o to work In Wf. a the wronit way to cure a :i SPRAIN, IMm 1 ' " . .1 1 ■; ** I_I sv.__ I _ "^3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _____ _ _ _ I I I I I I I I _I fr^z%%tr%'%jl4c%‘9