STOMACH ON FIRE
ONLY A SKELETON CROUCHING BY
A STOVE.
Mr*. Doherty lias an Extraordinary Ex«
pcrlcoec and Cmlcrf'or) a Marvelous
Change.
Mr*. E. Doherty, of No. 115 Ooatet
#reefc, Moberly, Mo., is today a picture of
"pbust health, aud yet five years ago, she
Rarely escaped death from progressive
imaciatiou. To a reporter she told the
following story:
“ la 1896 I began to have distressing
jttacks of indigestion that continued for
two years. My stomach was constantly
•ore and burned as if it was on fire. It
became finally so delicate that it would
not retain even plain water. My inability
to take food reduced my weight to ninety
eight pounds, and faintness and dizziness
kept me in bed most of the time. I was
really starving to death and besides I was
extremely nervous. The doctor was
perplexed. He gave mo tonics which
did me no good, and prescribed exercise
which I was too weak to attempt.
“One day when I was so faint and
chilled that I could do nothingbut crouch
down on the floor by the fire, my father
brought me a box of Dr. Williams’ Pink
Pills for Pale People. I found on trial
that they would stay on my stomach un
like everything else. I really felt better
after three doses and I kept on usiiK?
them. Food began to taste well and to
*tay down. The pain and the burning
in the pit of my stomach lessened and at
last went away altogether. My weight
began to increase until it reached
165 pounds and n:y neighbors, who
were convinced that I was wasting to
death before, were astonished at the
change. I resumed my housework and
have hardly had occasion to call a doctor
since. I have recommended Dr. Wil
liams’ Pink Pills to sevei'al friends, aud
I say to the pale, thin ones particularly,
If you want to get strong and well take
Dr. Williams’Pink Pills for Pale People. ”
These pills cure stomach trouble by
their tonic action, building up the di
gestive organs and enabling them to do
the work that uaturo intended them to
da They are sold by all dealers, or will
be sent postpaid on receipt of price, fifty
cents a box or six boxes for two dollars
and a half, by addressing Dr. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. A
diet book giving useful information will
lw sent free on request.
A Country Breakfast Room.
A bright and cheery breakfast room
In a country cottage has broad, low
windows of leaded glass—pale amber
and green. The wall paper is a soft
clear green which is cool and repose
ful in effect and harmonious with the
weathered oak furniture. The frieze
above the green paper has large pop
pies in shades of deep tan with nat
ural green foliage on a ground of the
same tone as the paper.
Marriage a Matter of Business.
The average Japanese girl rarely
knows that her hand lias ever been
sought until all the arrangements have !
been made btween her father and
her suitor. The latter, however, does
not manage this in persun. but leaveb
all the arrangements to some trusty
emissary, generally an intimate
friend.
Demand for Small Farms.
In England the best remedy for
|krm depopulation is held to be small
Harm holdings. It is stated that when
ever a large farm is divided into small
holdings the demand for the land usu
ally far exceeds the supply.
Women are fond of gold, but not of
(olden silence.
Cured Her Rheumatism.
Deep Valley, Pa., Oct. 31.—(Spe
cial.)—There is deep interest in Green
county over the cure of the little
daughter of I. N. Whipkey of Rheu
matism. She was a great sufferer for
five or six years and nothing seemed
to do her any good till she tried Dodd’s
Kidney Pills. She began to improve
almost at once and now she i3 cured
and can run and play as other chil
dren do. Mr. Whipkey says:
"I am indeed thankful for what
Dodd’s Kidney Pills have done for my
daughter; they saved he* from being
a cripple perhaps for life.”’
Dodd’s Kidney Pills have proved
that Rheumatism is one of the results
•f diseased Kidneys. Rheumatism is
caused by Uric Acid in the blood. If
the Kidneys are right there can be no
Uric Acid in the blood and conse
quently no Rheumatism. Dodd’s Kid
ney Pills make the Kidneys right.
False Windpipe for Heaves.
There is a cab horse which can be
seen on one of the "stands” along
Broadway which has breathed for
years through a false windpipe. The
animal had the heaves, and not only
made as much noise as a locomotive,
bnt his speed was reduced nearly half
because of this difficulty. A veterina
rian inserted a tube and the horse
breathes as well as ever. The only
part of the apparatus which is visible
fa a small metal disk through which
the air enters.
Our thoughts about others are of
less importance than our thoughtful
ness for others.
Condemn Army Step.
The congress of naturalists and
physicians which recently met in
Breslau strongly condemned the
“goose-step” as practiced in the Ger
man and some ether armies. Dr. Thal
witzer read a paper on the subject, in
which he showed that the adoption of
this ridiculous step accounts for nu
merous knee and foot complaints
among the troops. Sixty per cer.t of
the sores on the feet of the men are
la consequence of persistent adher
ence to this antiquated step.
Stay in Bed.
There is something exceedingly sat
tsfactory in the statement of an emi
nent London physician that “criminals
are always recruited from the early
rlatag class.” There is usually some
thing dark and devious in the ways
•f the man who rises before sun-up.—
Boston Transcript.
Lore is life’s near-cut to Paradise.
Aa no roads are so rough as those
Bat hare Just been mended, so no
tfoBera ore so intolerant aa those that
Bine just turned out saints.—Colton.
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Veils.
Veils have become a very important
accessory of the up-to-date woman’s
wardrobe. Many of them are not only
unattractive, but are also unbecoming.
The draped veil is considered modish.
The best of this variety are of fine
chiffon with a hemstitched hem or rib
bon border. Beneath this is worn a
dotted veil. Every color of the rain
bow has been used by the manufactur
er to dye veils. Great care should be
taken in the combining of these vari
ous shades. All shades and colors are
permissible in the draped veil, but
brown, blue and black are favored.
Black and green, blue and black are
admissible combinations. Some of the
expensive chiffon veils are hand-em
broidered in dots and figures and shad
ed colors.
The First Styles in Furs.
Advanced styles in furs show the
most elaborate combinations seen in
years. Lace, particularly Irish point
and guipure, is combined with fur in
wraps, boas and stoles. The muffs
have great ruffles of lace on either
end.
Wraps are trimmed elaborately with
narrow fur bands. A favorite com
bination is black velvet with sable fur
and Irish point. For wear with such
a wrap there comes an enormous di
rectoire hat of black velvet, and
around the crown is a four-inch band
of Irish point, edged with narrow
sable bands. Sable tails droop from
the back of the hat, and tucked under
the brim in the front, close to the
face, is a bunch of American Beauty
roses.
Picture Bonnets Are Here.
There are some sweet, plump, rosy
faced women, moving down a sunny
'lope just the other side of middle life,
who will rejoice exceedingly over the
new fashion for old-fashioned bonnets.
They have been yearning for the re
vival of this pretty,headgear, and may
now find it in various styles in exhib
its of Paris millinery.
But this year’s bonnets are not whol
ly for these peaceful ladies who walk
in pleasant places. Bonnets are in
vogue again for various occasions, for
theaters, for concert, for visiting, for
all times when a huge picture hat
would seem out of place.
Basque Waist in Directoire Style.
Directoire styles are always attrac
tive with their big pointed revers, and
are to be noted among the latest and
most desirable shown. The very styl
ish waist illustrated includes also the '
fashionable vest
and sleeves of the
latest model while
it is extended be
low the waist in
basque style. The
original is made of
copper colored
broadcloth with
revers, cuffs and
belt of velvet, and
the vest of white
cloth enriched by
embroidery, the lit
tie shield being of lace; but various
combinations might be suggested.
The waist consists of the fitted lin
ing, the fronts, backs, side-backs and
under-arm gores. The fronts are laid
in tucks at the shoulders, which ex
tend to yoke depth, providing fullness
below, and the back in two that ex
tend for full length. The vest is
faced onto the lining, a little turn
over collar finishing the neck at the
back, but the chemisette is separate
ami arranged underneath. The revers
are pointed and so shaped as to give
a jabot effect. The sleeves are large
and full above the elbows, snug fit
ting below with the flare cuffs that
always are suggestive of Directoire
styles.
The quantity cf material required
for the medium size is yards 21
inches wide, 5% yads 27 inches wide,
or 3% yards 44 inches wide, with %
yards of cloth for vest, 1 yard of vel
vet and % yards of lace for chemis
ette.
Paris Model in Millinery.
A Parision model hat with a very
wide, round brim, save at the back,
where it is slashed and turned back,
has a wide, flat crown two inches high,
slanting inward from the top to its
much narrower base. It is covered
with a dark shade of mauve velvet,
and around the crown, made into a
wide twist, is a ten-inch taffeta ribbon
in ombre blendings of mauve and heli
otrope spotted in palest lavender, and
tied at the right side in a wide five
looped bow, the loops extending be
yond the crown at both front and
back and wired to stand upright on
their edges. From under the bow
ends at the front starts a wide ostrich
plume, shading from heliotrope to
mauve, the tip of which ends with the
other lcops of the ribbon bow at the
back.
Furb.sning for House Gown.
Very attractive little cape collars to
wear with house gowns are made of
elaborate rows of ribbon and inser
tion. The ribbon is chosen to match
the gown or waist in color, and the
rows are arranged perpendicularly
with a deep fall of lace or fringe as a
finish. Some of these collars have
longer ends in front, but, as a rule,
they are made without, simply encir
cling and fitting closely around the
shoulders in a shoulder-cape effect.
Hats of Chenille.
Chenille finds considerable favor for ;
hats and shapes made entirely or par
tially of chenille are on show in very
great variety. 8ome of the novelties
in this tine are checkered with a
broad, simple design in clustered
beads, rather large cut jet beads and
also white and colored pearls being
used for the purpose. Others have
similar designs carried la small plum
see gummed to the t?'**d»Uon. in
the latter the effect is marked, for
whereas the beads stand out in relief
from the chenille ground, the plumage
forms what looks like an impressed
design. These chenille shapes need
little trimming, and are very effective.
They are of a moderate size.
Velvet Deg Collars.
Dog collars of colored velvet or sat
in trimmed with lace and jewels are
among the pretty accessories to ac
company low’-cut gowns. Tti*j sug
gest a sore throat on the woman with
no neck, but as a rule they are be
coming. A smart woman is wearing
a turquoise blue collar with a black
lace dress. A rose petal collar gives
a touch to a white frock, while a col
lar of black lace or jet looks well with
a champagne colored voile.
Tourist Coat With Fitted Back.
The tourist coat fills many needs
and has come to be a general favor
ite for various oc
casions other than
i motoring. This
| one shows the
latest cut and is
well adapted to
\the costume and
Jto the general
wrap. As illustrat
ed the material is
brown cheviot
stitched with corti
celli silk and the
sleeves are in “leg
o’ mutton” style,
but all cloaking
materials are ap
propriate and
when liked, the
full sleeves shown
in the back view.
can be used.
The coat is made with fronts, backs,
side-backs and under-arm gores and Is
finished with a flat collar that is cut
in points. The “leg o’ mutton” sleeves
are full at the shoulders, plain at the
wrists when they are finished with
roll-over cuffs, but the full sleeves are
gathered into bands at the wrists, the
cuffs rolling over and concealing them
Pockets are inserted in the fronts and
Gnished with stitched laps.
The quantity of material require;'
for the medium size is 4 yards 44 «.
3% yards 52 inches wide.
Dressy Velvet Gown.
A striking gown of velvet, which is
suited for calling and reception wear,
gives a princess effect, in s pite of the
fact that it can boast of a distinct
bodice and sk'rt. The bodice is deep
ly pointed at the waist line, and the
front shows \ yoke and plastron of net
overlaid with coarse Breton lace. The
sleeve shows a moderate puff above a
tightly-fitted cuff of lace. The skirt
fits 6nugly around the hips and shows
only a moderate sweep around the
hem, a circular flounce, which looks
like a broad galloon inset ;nto the vel
vet, being applied beneath the deep
incrustation of chenille dotted net and
lace.
I.ittle Woman’s Adaptations.
Her object is to look as big as she
can, and many succeed in giving the
impression that they are a great deal
tal/er than they are by taking care of
the lines of the figure. There is more
in the way she holds herself than the
highest heels than can be worn. She
should hold her head up and her shoul
ders back. Then much depends upon
her skirt; a skirt that is long in
front increases her apparent height.
Short women should not wear capes,
and wride belts are to be avoided. A
long waist gives height and a long
skirt gives the impression of greater
length of figure.
Sectional Shirred Skirt.
Shirrings and tucks continue to be
favorites of fashion and are shown in
all the latest mod
els that are made
of materials soft
enough to allow of
such treatment.
The very graceful
skirt illustrated
combines the two
features and is
m a de of willow
green veiling, thel
tucks simply
stitched with cor
ticelli silk, but can, with equal suc
cess, be reproduced In. a variety of
materials.
The skirt is made in three sections
which are joined beneath frills formed
by gathering the upper edges of the
two lower ones. The upper section
is shirred to form a hip yoke, the cen
ter one for its entire depth, while
the lower is a flounce shirred for sev
eral rows at its upper edge and laid
in tucks at the lower.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size in 12% yards 21
inches wide, 10 yards 27 inches wide
or 6% yards 44 inches wide.
Premonition of the Overskirt.
There are already evidences of the
fulfillment of predictions regarding the
return of the overskirt. Up to the
present it is the apron front which
is chiefly seen. This has appeared in
cloth skirts as an effect produced by
the braiding or strapping which heads
the deep bottom flounce. It has also
been seen in a whimsical combination
where an apron front and a little
Louis coat, both of fancy taffeta, have
been worn over mousseline or lace
skirts.
Sews Are Still Popular.
Bows, which were introduced In the
spring as a passing fad, are in great
favor for fall and winter. They ap
pear everywhere. Three or four tiny,
smart bows grace the front of the
pointed girdle. They are used for
catching up a ruffle or for holding a
ruche. Now aad then a skirt panel
of bows attracts the eye. The smart
« the bow the smarter the effect
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Fruit Shippers’ Association.
W. H. Owen, president of a co-opera
tive fruit shippers’ association in
Ohio, in a talk to Ontario fruit men,
ea.d: Peach-shipping associations
have been operated with more or less
success throughout the peach belt of
Michigan and Ohio, but in shipping in
carload lots, although complying with
rigid rules laid down by the assocta
tiea, there was an objectionable feat
are to the trade, and that was the
lack of uniformity of grades and pack
ing. To be more explicit on this point,
you have all probably visited some of
the various markets during the peach
season, and have noticed the very
great difference prevailing in grades of
different packs. That is, some pack
ers’ B or XX grades were just as
good as some other packers’ A or XXX
grade. Therefore, the grade marks of
the general run of consigned fruit,
where not put up by one set of hands,
as a rule, are not of very great as
sistance to the purchaser, and he still
is obliged to resort to his own judg
ment and eyesight in his selections.
Now, for a shipper to make up a car
load of this indiscriminate packing of
fruit, where it is packed by many
growers, each contributor having a
different way and idea of how peach
es should be packed and the kind of
packages used—conceding that they
are all honestly packed—how is the
shipper going to bill that indiscrim
inate lot of fruit, and can he warrant
the packing? This serious objection
of lack of uniformity confronted the
Michigan fruit growers, and has re
sulted in the adoption of the central
packing house system by their prin
cipal association. This system was
originated and established in the
peach industry at Catawba Island,
Ohio, in 1891, and it has resulted in
untold savings and benefits to the
peach grower wherever the system
has been adopted. The mere ship
ping association, where each grower
prepares his own fruit and delivers
it to the association, by which it is
shipped with other packs and pack
ages, either in carload or local ship
ments, is a step in advance over the
old or individual method of shipment;
but the central packing house system
is a much greater step in advance
over the mere shipping association.
The old adage of, "In union there is
strength,” is most aptly exemplified
through the many advantages that
may be attained through an organiza
tion of fruit growers, organized for
the purpose of bettering their condi
tions in shipping and marketing their
fruit. The many discouraging prob
lems that confront the grower in the
satisfactory marketing of his product,
I believe, are satisfactorily solved
through the adoption of the central
packing house system. At least, such
has been my observation through the
management of such a company for
the past twelve years.
Michigan Fruit Belt.
Prof. I* R. Taft, of Michigan, in an
aodreas said: The expression “Mich
igan fruit belt,” or "Michigan peach
belt,” is often heard, but many per
sons have an incorrect idea if they
think that the only place in the state
in which peaches can be grown suc
cessfully is in the tract to which the
above terms are commonly applied,
which is a strip from five to twenty
miles in width extending along the
east shore of Lake Michigan nearly to
Mackinaw. Scattered all through the
southern portion of Michigan there
are thousands of orchards, many of
them of considerable size, which are
nearly if not cfuite as productive as
in the famed “peach belt.” The dif
ference is that, away from the influ
ence of the lake, the peach can only
be successfully grown upon ridges
where good air drainage can be se
cured, while in the counties along
Lake Michigan little attention need
bo paid to the elevation, provided the
soil is not wet, and, hence in the
peach belt a large proportion of the
land is given up to peaches.
The prevailing cold winds are from
the west, and, as they pass over the
broad and deep waters of Lake Michi
gan, which never freeze, they are
tempered, so that if forty degrees be
low zero in Wisconsin, it is seldom
more than ten degrees below zero in
Michigan within five miles of the lake.
Even in that section it has been
thought that only the more elevated
portions should be used for peach or
chards, but less attention is now
given to the matter of elevation, as
thousands of acres of comparatively
low land and level land have during
the last ten years been set to peach
es, and the trees have been fully as
productive as upon the higher land.
In the interior counties of the state
the mercury occasionally drops to
twenty degrees below zero, and in se
lecting a site for a peach orchard the
first thing to be considered is its ele
vation above the surrounding country.
Good results are obtained in all ex
posures, but especially towards the
northern limit for peach culture a
northern slope is preferred. While
there are objections to both eastern
and western slopes, they are less seri
ous than those against a southern ex
posure.
Cherry Budded on Own Roots.
A well known horticulturist says
that he never grafts the cherry on its
own roots; for he finds in case of do
ing that that the root sprouts and
sends up a new growth and the orig
inal scion dies. This of course pre
vents the using of the variety involved
and gives a worthless seedling Instead.
It is better to plant trees that have
been budded on Mazzard or Mahaleb
stock, which will never sprout One
of the most annoying conditions of
cherry growing will then have been
done away with. All of the substance
taken from the soil will go into the
main tree instead of into a sprout and
the tree will keep on growing.
Where orchards have been planted
too closely the only way to Improve
conditions Is to cut out every other
row and then thin the limbs of the
trees where needed. An orchard so
treated will frequently produce more
arJ better fruit than it did before the
. ratting out of half of the treaa.
Soy Beans.
(Glycine hispida.)
The name Soy bean is used more
i commonly than Soja bean, although
-ither is correct. The Soy bean came
originally from Japan in the early part
of the last century, but has received
ao particular attention in this coun
try until within the past dozen years.
It has, however, a more extended
reign in the northern states than the
cow pea, being a little more hardy
and ripening its seeds in a shorter
season. The Soy bean grows in an
upright branching stalk from one to
three feet high. The growth of leaves
is quite luxuriant. They are irreg
ular in shape and drop off when the
plants become ripe. The numerous
pods are fiat, brown and fuzzy, con
taining from two to four seeds. The
beans are flattened, round, about the
shape though smaller than the navy
bean, and vary in color according to
the variety. There are a great many
varieties of this plant, from the dwarf
which grows short stalks, bearing
great quantities of small seeds, to the
long branching sorts having a tenden
cy to climb, and which do not produce
their seeds in northern latitudes. The
Soy bean will grow well on any of our
Michigan soils, although it responds
to good soil, moisture and favorable
conditions for growth. On light sandy
soil It develops an immense growth
of root tubercles and will make a
growth far in advance of any ncn
leguminous plant. If given a good
supply of moisture during the first six
weeks of its growth, it will withstand
and continue to grow vigorously dur
ing the severe summer drought. It,
like the cow peas, should be sown
after the danger of spring frosts, and
will probably give the best returns
when sown in drills, with the seeds
dropped singly about three inches
apart, the rows being from two to two
and a half feet apart.
Mr. Edward E. Evans of West
Branch, Mich., who has been growing
Soy beans for green manure, forage
and seed, writes regarding their cul
ture as follows:
“On rich soils cow peas and true
peas run to vines, producing very lit
tle seed. On such soil the Soy pro
duces a proportionately larger crop of
both plant and seed. In growing
Soys the same general rules that ap
ply to white field beans should be fol
lowed. It must be borne in mind,
however, that Soys form their first
pods about four or five inches from
the point at which the seed was plant
ed. For this reason they should be
covered only deep enough to insure
germination. They can be planted
with a corn or bean planter, or grain
drill.”—Michigan Station.
The Growing of Sugar Beets.
The sugar beet is not very particu
lar as to the soil in which it grows
and has a wider range of service in
this regard than have the grains. The
best soil is one that is rich and loamy,
but as a general thing any kind of
soil that will produce grains will pro
duce beets. Soils that have in them
so much alkali that they will not pro
duce good crops of grain may yet pro
duce good crops of beets.
Plowing may be done either spring
or fall, but the better plan is to plow
in the fall. On some of the lighter
soils subsoiling to a depth of eighteen
inches is practiced. When the plow
ing is done in the spring it should
be just before planting that the soil
may be fresh and moist for the re
ception of the best seed. Subsoiling
is in vogue in some parts of the coun
try, but has not seemed to give yery
satisfactory results in others. At the
Colorado experiment station Bubsoil
ing increased the yield eighteen per
cent
The time to plant is as early as the
land can be well fitted and the dan
ger of heavy frost is passed. It is
generally conceded that early planting
gfres the largest crops. When the
soil is in good condition the seed may
be planted to a depth of from one
inch to an inch and a half. It is not
advisable to plant any deeper than
this. If the soil is very wet the seed
should be planted still nearer the sur
face of the ground.
There are two ways of planting
beets, one in single rows and one in
double rows. The single rows should
be about 18 to 20 inches apart. If
double rows arc used the usual prac
tice is to have the two rows of the
double row about 11 or 12 inches
apart and have the double rows them
selves from two feet to 27 inches
apart. This is chiefly advantageous
where the beets are to be irrigated.
One of the difficult things in beet
growing is to get a good stand of
beets. Experienced planters sow as
high as eighteen and twenty pounds
of beet seed to the acre, though here
and there good crops have been ob
tained by sowing as low as five
pounds of seed. The larger quantity
is however safest
Beets are not permitted to dry out
after being dug, as this decreases the
amount of sugar in them. Also beets
should not be stored in a place where
they can sprout, as this process about
ruins them for sugar making.
Cleaning the Milk Can.
Washing soda is extensively used
in the cleaning of milk cans. A good
solution is one pound of soda and 20
gallons of water. This is a strong
germicidal agent If it is applied
boiling hot, so much the better, as
the intense heat aids the soda in its
work of germ destroying. Cans that
have been cleaned with this should
be Anally rinsed out with water that
has been boiled. Thf rinsing out with
cold unboiled water is frequently a
source of germ supply and tends to
neutralize the work of germ destruc
tion In the first cleansing of the cans.
The storage of sweet potatoes so
that they will keep is a difficult mat
ter. In the northern part of the
South pits are dug in the ground and
the potatoes placed in these, provided
the drainage is good. A covering of
leaves and planks may be put on and
on the approach of cold weather a
covering of earth Is added. The best
way is to store In dry warm cellars.
Three Ways of Improvement.
Three ways there are of improving
the dairy herd, by either one of whict
it may be brought to a pa. ing basis
Of the three ways two of them art
what we might term populr.r and art
generally urged on the audiences by
speakers and on readers by writers ir
dairy papers.
The first method is for <:he dairy
man to sell off all the cows he hai
and put the money into pr.re-bloodec
stock of one of the dairy breeds. Tht
second method is to keep the caws
and put a pure-bred dairy sire at the
head of the herd, and then follow se
lectmg the best dairy calves for
cows, discarding the calves of poor
dairy conformation. It will take ten
years or more to accomplish one's
aim by this process. A third process
is to go out into the country and
select the best animals possible, giv
ing them the best of treatment there
after. Some cow owners are very
sure that the right kind of treatment
will greatly Increase the power of
the cows to give milk, even far be
yond that usually supposed. Prof.
Sloane, of the Maryland station, says
that cows well treated and properly
fed have developed wonderfully. P.ela
live to one batch of cows purchased
in the country he says:
“They were stabled, curried, as i? a
horse, every day in the year, and re
ceived a liberal feed of gram every
day they were in milk, both wintei
and summer. On this treatment the
cows commenced to improve. Not ic
the first year was it so noticeable, but
in subsequent years there was con
stant increase in the amount of milk
and in the amount of butter made
from this milk. In the five years Uiat
the herd has been at the station some
good records have been made from
cows that did not promise at the start
to ever he able to pay for their feed
One cow made 200 pounds of butter
the first year and 420 the fifth year,
and this though she was old enough
at the time sne was bought to lead
to the conclusion that she was or
should have been in her prime as a
dairy animal. This was the best rec
ord made, but only one cow in the
herd failed to respond to our treat
ment, and she was so evidently of the
beef type that we did not feel that
her record was against our conclusion
in the least.”
Bad Milk and Infant Mortality.
The health officers of Sydney and
Melbourne, Australia, say that one
infant out of every seven that die in
these cities is killed by filthy milk.
Some of the people in those cities
are urging the authorities to adopt
the Chicago method and treat all dirty
cans with blows from a sharp axe.
A New Zealand paper says: “Walk
ing down the streets of the Empire
City on a recent Sunday morning
passersby were struck by the sight
of a trio of filthy milk cans that were
so obviously unfit for the use to which
they wrere put that the most callous
could hardly refrain from expres
sions of horror and disgust. The cans
referred to were in a main street ol
Wellington city, a few chains from
the Premier’s residence, and it was
nobody’s business to interfere. Haa
the sight been witnessed ia an Amer
ican city, a few blows of an axe would
have prevented these filthy disease
spreaders from doing further injury;
but here they may be allowed to gc
on carrying disease and death tc
scores of children for many years tc
come.”
Infant mortality due to the use of
bad milk is inexcusable as it is so
easy to prevent the use of such milk.
In the past, much of this mortality
has been due to ignorance, as people
never connected the poor milk with
the digestive disorders that carry
off so many small children. Now that
the truth is known, there is no rea
son why the slaughter shonld nol
stop.
Curing Cheese.
In the United States the consume
tion of cheese has never reached the
volume it has in some of the coun
tries of Europe. This appears to be
due largely to the fact that the qual
!■}' is often so poor that people
i t ther avoid than choose it. Poor
< eese, it is true, comes from other
t mgs than poor curing, notably bad
i.' ilk and bad methods in cheese man
v:acture. The curing, however, has
1 id a great deal to do with the mat*
i - r. Much of the cheese produced has
L 3en made from fairly good milk and
under good conditions of manufac
ture. But it was put into curing rooms
where the temperature was high and
where bacteria giving undesirable
flavors grew rapidly. This has led to
a thorough study of the matter of cur
ing cheese.
It has been learned by actual ex
perience that cheese will cure even
if kept at a temperature below the
freezing point. In a refrigerator
cheeses go on ripening and at the
temperature of most refrigerators no
deleterious germs grow. The flavors
that develop are therefore good ones
instead of the undesirable ones. Not
only is the quality improved, but the
keeping period is lengthened.
Cheeses cured at from 30 to 60 de
grees have a far better flavor than
those cured at a much higher temper
ature.
How Milk Help*.
Milk as a feed, when combined
with other feeds, has a very much
larger feeding value than when fed
by itself. It also increases the value
of the other feed fed. Just how this
is the scientists have not yet worked
out Thus an experiment was made
in feeding 100 pounds of skfeamilk
to pigs weighing about 125 pounds.
That skimmilk when fed alone made
five pounds of pork. Then 100 pounds
of corn was fed alone and that made
10 pounds of pork. That would In
dicate that 100 pounds of milk and
100 pounds of corn would make If
pounds of pork. But when the two
were fed together the experimenters
were surprised to find that they made
18 pounds of pork, or three pounds
more than could be explained. Than,
it is evident that milk to balancing
a food makes it possible for the ani
mal to use it to better advantage thes
when the drain is need atone.
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False Windpipe for Heaves.
There is a cab horse which can be
Been on one of tho “stands" along
Broadway which has breathed for
years through a false windpipe. The
animal had the heaves, and not only
made as much noise a3 a locomotive,
but his speed was reduced nearly half
because of this difficulty. A veterina
rian inserted a tube and the hor-o
breathes as well as ever. The only
part of the apparatus which is visible
is a small metal disk through which
the air enters.
Bowdoinham Eels.
Mulberry Patrldge, that veteran all
round fisherman of Bowdoinham. has
commenced his usual shipment of eels
to the New York markets. \ great
delicacy, eels command a high price
in the cities. “Fine-grained as smelts,
they are far superior to mackeral,’’
said a Bowdoinham epicture concern
ing this famous dish. “Fried brown,
with plenty of salt pork, they are tood
fit for the gods.”—Lewiston (Me)
Journal.
Stay in Bed.
There is something exceedingly sat
isfactory in the statement of an emi
nent London physician that ‘‘criminals
are always recruited from the early
rising class.” There is usually some
thing dork and devious in the wravs
of the man who rises before sun-up.—
Boston Transcript.
The Largest Colladium.
The largest colladium known is in
Beavertown, Pa. Some of the leaves
are four and one-half feet long and
forty inches wide, while the circum
ference of the stalk is forty-nine feet.
Aak Your Druggist for Allen’s Foot-Ease.
“I tried ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE recent
ly. and have just bought another supply It
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and I would not be with
out it new.—Mrs. W. J Walker, ^lanwi.-r^
N. J.” Sold by all Druggists, iLo.
Condemn Army Step.
The congress of naturalists and
physicians which recently met in
Breslau strongly condemned the
"goose-step” as practiced in the Ger
man and some other armies. Dr. Thal
witzer read a paper on the subject, in
which he showed that the adoption of
this ridiculous step accounts for nu
merous knee and foot complaints
among the troops. Sixty per cent of
the sores on the feet of the men are
In consequence of persistent adher
ence to this antiquated step.
Village Without Government.
In the village of Altenburg. on
whose borders three countries meet,
there are no soldiers, no police, no
taxes, and Its people are ruled by no
monarch. The inhabitants speak a
queer jargon of French and German
combined, and spend their time cul
tivating the land or working the valu
able calamine mine, which is the boast
of the village.
Roused Her Enthusiasm.
A tiny girl riding in a car became
deeply Interested in a baby held by a
woman seated beside her. frequently
calling to her mother to join in her
enthusiasm, culminating with: “And
see its dear little hands, and its fin
gers, and its cute little nails; and,
oh, mother, isn’t this too cunmng.
there’s dirt in them!”
Money.
Money that talks does little else.
Money that whispers re-echoes where
least expected. Money that acts might
save many a broken heart from a sui
cide’s grave.
Mrs. Jones—I suppose Sarah feels
pretty bad over the loss of her hus
band? M^s. Brown—Naturally, for
she thought the world of him. But,
then, you know, she is awfully fond of
crape.—Boston Transcript
Money makes many a man go—
a-wooing.
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What the Baby Needed.
I suffered from nervousness and
headache until one day about a year
ago it suddenly occurred to me what a
great coffee drinker I was and 1
thought may be this might have some
thing to do with my trouble, so I
shifted to tea for awhile but was
not better, if anything worse.
MAt that time I had a baby four
months old that we had to feed on a
bottle, until an old lady friend told
me to try Postum Food Coffee. Three
months ago I commenced using Pos
tum, leaving off the tea and coffee,
and not only have my headachea and
nervous troubles entirely disappeared,
but sinee then I have been giving
plenty « f nurse for my baby, and bare
a large, healthy child now.
“1 have no desire to drink anything
but Postum and know it has benefited
my children, and I hope all whe have
children will try Postum and find out
for themselves whet a really wonder
ful food drink it la." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mick.
Both tea and coffee contain quanti
ties of a poisonous drug callod Caf
feine that directly affects the heart,
kidneys, stomach and nerves. Postum
Is made from oereals only, scientifi
cally blended to get the coffee flavor.
Ten days trial of Postum In place of
tee or coffee will show a health secret
worth more than a gold mine. There's
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