Healthy Baby is Precious Blessing To Make It Healthy and Keep itIlealthyUse a Re liable Baby Laxative In erite of the greatest personal care and the most intelligent attention to diet, babies and children will be come constipated, and it is a fact that constipation and indigestion have wrecked many a young life. To start with a good digestive apparatus is to start life without handicap. Dut as we cannot all have perfect working bowels we must do the next best thing and acquire them, or train them to become healthy. This can be done by the use of a laxative-tonic very highly recommended by a great many mothers. The remedy is called Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and has been on the market for two genera tions. It can be bought conveniently at any drug store for fifty cents or one dollar a bottle, and those who are already convinced of its merits buy the dollar size. Its mildness makes it the ideal medi icine for children, and it is also very pleasant to the taste. It is sure in its effect and genuinely harmless. Very little of it is required and its frequent use does not cause it to lose its effect, as is the case with so many other remedies. Thousands can testify to its merits in constipation, indigestion, bilious ness, sick headaches, etc., among them reliable people like Mrs. M. Johnson, 752 Dayton St., Kenosha, Wis. She is the mother of little Dorothy Johnson who was always in delicate health un til her mother gave her Dr. Cald well’sSyrup Pepsin. Mrs.Johnson says: uorotny jonnson. “I never saw such rapid improvement in the health of anyone. Syrup Pep sin is a wonderful remedy and I shall never be without it again.” Thousands keep Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin con stantly in the house, for every mem ber of the family can use it from in infancy to old age. The users of Syrup Pepsin have learned to avoid cathar tics, salts, mineral waters, pills and other harsh remedies for they do but temporary good and are a shock to any delicate system. If no member of your family has ever used Syrup Pepsin, and you would like to make a personal trial of it be fore buying it in the regular way of a druggist, send your address—a postal will do—to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 203 Washington Street, Monticello, 111., and a free sample bottle will be mailed you. make the Horse Clad \ and Eager for Work up aim oerore you put mm ax xne spring wotic. Take off his winter coat that holds tho wet sweat and dirt. He’ll set more good from his feed, look better, rest better and sireyoa bet ter service In every way. Don’t buy any bat The Stewart Ball Bearing * Clipping Machine the machine that turns easier, clips faster and l closer and stays sharp longer than any other. Gears are all fi'.e hard and cat from solid steel HIGH SPEED ■ war. umut ennypeu, pn veaeo ana run in on. 1-- - ^ little friction, little wear. 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Douglas shoes are not for sale in your vicinity, order direct from the factory and save the middleman’s profit, k Shoes for every member of the fatnilv, at all prices, by 1 Parcel Host, postage free. Write for 1 llnatrated f <’a«tniMg. It will show you how to order by mail, and why you can save money on your footwear. W. L. DOUGLAS - - Brockton, Mass. CAUTION See that W.L. Douglas name is stamped on the bottom. THE BEST TAILORED COATS ON THE MARKET " CHIEF BRAND” ^ravenetfe- digestion, Headache. ^ Sick CARTERS “1ITTLE IVER PILLS. and Distress After Elating. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE, Genuine must bear Signature 25 CTS. HOLDS DOWN GENERAL LEVY FINANCE COMMITTEE IS SLAUGH TERING APPROPRIATION DILLS. NORMAL SCHOOL SITUATION Three-fourths Mill Levy to Raise $625 OOO, Necessary for* Support of Normal Schools Lincoln.—The finance committee of the house is slaughtering bills asking for appropriations of the state’s mon ey, in an effort to keep close to the plan agreed upon when that commit tee sponsored the bill to give a three fourths mill levy to the normal schools. Whether it can make good on its determination remains to be seen after the house takes up its reports. This plan was to consider the $025,000 necessary for the normals as having been spent when the mill levy is passed and not to allow it to be spent for special purposes, such as many members of the house would desire. Ordinarily the normals are cared for in the big appropriation bills. The five big bills, salary, maintenance, claims, deficiencies and university, take all the money which the legisla ture can appropriate except perhaps $750,000. This assumes that the nor mals are cared for in those bills. Nearly a hundred special bills ask for a share of the $750,000 surplus, but the amounts asked far total fully eight times as much as the surplus amounts to. Obviously most of them will have to be killed, either by the committee or by the house and sen ate. But the normals will probably be cared for by the mill levy. The bill has passed the house without protest. This will relieve from the big bills more than $000,000. It can be added to the surplus, making about a mil lion and a quarter which could be used for the hundred special appro priation bills. If it is used, the gen eral mill levy which the state board of equalization will have to make will not be reduced by the change in plan of handling the normals, and the state levy will be increased by just the levy for normals. The finance committee intends to consider the three-fourths mill as already appropriated from the general fund, hold down special ap propriations regardless of the in creased surplus, and permit the state boar dof equalization to reduce the general levy. uncertain as to exposition. Pursuant to this policy of economy the committee voted to kill the $150, 000 bill for Nebraska's representation at the Panama exposition at San Fran cisco. Later it reconsidered its de termination and very likely will vote some funds for that exposition. It will not give $150,000, but may offer a third that much for a corn palace or something of the sort. So far as is known no effort by any interested corporation has been made to get this bill through. The railroads have said nothing other than a little legging for the appropriation at the hotels. The committee’s determination to recon sider same because its members were persuaded that the people of Nebraska want something done for the exposi tion. If a corn palace is decided up on an additional appropriation will be recommended for moving pictures of Nebraska farm land resources. The committee recommended to general file the Custer county bill which would give $2,500 to two citi zens of the state to defray their ex penses to Europe for the purpose of studying rural credits in foreign lands. It is said the movement is backed by the newly organized I granges of the state. The democratic and progressive national platforms declared in favor of development of agricultural credit systems in this country, but rather as a national idea than that of a state. Bank Guaranty Law. A second time during the present session of the legislature the house has consented to changes in the bank guaranty law, which law is now just four years old. The bill recommeded recentiy was that a state bank liqui dating or changing to a national bank should be allowed to retain one-half the fund set aside by it in response to the declared assessments of the state banking board, there to consti tute a special fund out of which losses shall first come before the different funds on deposit in the various banks shall be touched. Insurance Bill Favored. After something over four days’ dis cussion of the code insurance bill, the senate recommended the measure for passage. Sunday Ball Bill Signed. Governor Morehead has sent word to the senate that he had signed Sen ate File 28, the Bartling bill relating to baseball. The bill as amended in the house and accepted by the sen ate provides that it shall be unlaw ful to play baseball in any city or village without the consent of the electors thereof expressed at a special or general .election, and unlawful to play ball iu territory outside of cit ies without authority from the board of county commissioners expressed in a resolution. Legislative Expenses. Deputy State Auditor Minor finds that of the $120,000 appropriated by the present legislature for the pay ol members and employes, $88,920.90 has been drawn. There is yet $27,000 to be paid to members of the legisla ture in the form of salary, and twe more pay days for employes of the legislature, so that the $120,000 will probably run short and another ap propriation may be necessary. Oul of a total of $20,000 appropriated bj this legislature for incidental ex penses there has been paid $10,149.35 ESSENTIAL POINTS IN HORSE BREEDING Brood Mare and Colt. A few words of advice to the farmer who intends breeding his mares this season may not be amiss. There is certainly room for improvement in the way some men attend to this part of their work. Seemingly, they do not mix in enough brains and com mon senee. Each breeder should firmly impress upon his mind the fact that he is do ing the wrong thing when he breeds a small mare to a large horse, says a writer in Farm Progress. True, the large horse will bring the better price, but the horse raised from a mare that has been bred to a large sire is not worth the price, even though it has the size. We might say that quality and fin ish are the two most essential points to be considered in a horse and these can be obtained only by proper mat ing. Mismating is what has filled the country with so many scrubs, and un til breeders give this matter more at tention, there is likely to be little im provement. Over in England a great many of the breeders give their attention to rearing cobs, but our breeders seem to pay scant attention to the demands for that sort of animals. The man who owns a compact little mare of less than a thousand pounds weight has the opportunity to raise a very valuable animal if he will use a little discretion in choosing the sire. By breeding to a short-legged, com pact and handsome sire he will be able to secure an animal that is stylish, of good bone and full ol ac tion. j On the other hand, if he choose a big, stupid sire weighing a ton or more it will only be a freak of nature if he secures a colt of any real value. It will be almost certain to inherit more of the weak points of both sire and dam than it will of their good points. It is contrary to the laws of nature for the small mare to produce a large colt. Her capacity is such that the foetus is cramped and starved, hence it is foaled a large, raw-boned, un gainly colt. Even after foaling the mare cannot furnish enough nourish ment, and the body is built up weak, flabby and without muscle. Every breeder must admit that the country is full of just such animals i as described above, nearly all of Excellent Types of Farm Brood Mares. which are the result of improper breeding. It would seem that our breeders would tire of such animals because there is always a demand for horses of real value. There is very little doubt that a mare ought to be worked during the weeks prior to foaling. The mare that is allowed to stand up In a close stable is more apt to prove unsatis factory at foaling time than the one that has been worked up to within a day or two of her time. But there is danger of overwork ing. A mare that is put to the plow and plods all day through soft ground, such as is often encountered in spring plowing, is apt to strain herself dangerously. , While the crop that is to go in the ground is important, the value of the mare and the future colt deserve equal consideration. By keeping ex act count of the time that elapses during the gestation period the own er can make his plans to shirk the mare considerably as foaling time draws nigh. Road work, light driving and some light hauling about the farm are recommended by all horsemen for the mare that is pregnant. If the roads are bad, and they are in a sad condition many times in the spring, the mare should be kept off them. There is a chance that sne may seriously strain herself. When a mare is being worked in the later stages of her pregnancy the harness and the double-tree may require some changes in order to avoid accident. I use an extra long single-tree that will hold the traces well away from the mare’s sid^s. This prevents dangerous pressure and avoids the possibility of a pre mature foaling through bruises or chafing. If the mare is being driven it will be best to drive her in a team. The single buggy’s shafts sometimes have too narrow a space between them for the mare’s comfort. Their constant pressure on either side may cause her serious injury, and be the means of losing a colt. Of course, the stall where she Is kept should be roomy and the doors should be wide enough that the mare will have no trouble in passing through them. A narrow doorway is sometimes the occasion of the mare being seriously injured. There are instances in every neigh borhood where the mare has been worked' hard all the day before foaling, and then having got through the ordeal without the least trouble. The colts seem as sound and vigor ous as those that have had greater pre-natal care. Such instances as these do a great deal of harm. Not every mare can stand such treat ment, but the general impression gets around that they can, and much harm results in some cases. There is a difference between over work as applied to a regular plow team and as applied to the mare with foal. A whole day's work, one day following another, is too much for a mare. Most of her energy is go ing into the building up of her young and hard work means an actual drain upon her vitality. PROFIT MADE IN RAISING SWEET PEA Plant Does Not Need Any Special Soil to Attain Grace and Beauty—Few Hints. Sweet peas do not need any special soil to attain grace and beauty, and while one sweet pea specialist claims compact, strong clay soil, made rich with cow manure, another says they must have light, sandy leaf mold; and again another who lives near the sea advocates a briny atmosphere neces sary for their development, while he who lives in the west thinks inland air the best for sweet peas. Wherever you live and whatever your soil and climate, grow sweet peas and make the best of existing circumstances. Here are a few pointers hy one who has grown sweet peas in the middle west which were awarded prizes, and we found no mystery in their growth or care. Select a sunny locality, and have the rows run north and south. Dig the soil deply and stir in plenty of well rotted cow manure—other ma nure will do if cow is not to be had. Wait until the frost is out of the soil to do this. Even if the earth freezes it will not hurt the sown seed. After the soil is well spaded and en riched, firm it well, and then run two furrows two inches deep and eight or ten inches apart. Cover the seeds, and firm the soil. You may soak the seeds for 24 hours before planting if you wish. Sow the 3eeds thickly, and only when the vines begin to spin thin out so that the vines stand three inches apart. Remember that sweet peas like a firm soil and therefore, when it is necessary to have them to kill the weeds, firm the soil well about the pea stalks. If the season is very dry, water and when the flowers begin to bud stimulate the vines with weak liquid fertilizer. A weekly drink of soap suds on wash day applied to the roots will help to make well colored blos soms. The finest sweet peas growD by the writer were planted in pure leaf mold, well firmed and well wa tered. Provide strong, well twigged brush for them to climb over, or wire trel lis, but the former is preferred by the sweet pea. The sweet pea lends it self to various forms of decoration. A neighbor fitted a deep and long, narrow box on brackets to a south 'window and in it planted a row of sweet peas. They were trained upon a netted twine screen, and when they bloomed they were very much admir ed. However, care was taken to pull down the white opaque shade when the sun beat too warmly upon the vines, for sweet peas scorch very eas ily. Another friend reported that she had planted a lot of seeds about the base of a strong support, and the vines were trained up to an umbrella frame which was fastened to the sup port. The vines were then allowed to fall over the frame, and they resem bled a fountain. Those who like the unique may try various ways of grow ing the sweet pea, but it gives bet ter satisfaction grown on brush, and more flowers. Start Seeds In Boxes. Use discarded quart berry boxes, I painted if desired. When time comes to transplant simply break away the j boxes and the roots are never injured and the plants are set in the ground just as they have grown. Early plants will be in fine growing order by spring If started now, and this avoids the long wait for blossoms. Keen Tools Best. Keen tools save time, labor and do most efficient work. Buy Seeds Ahead. Some cabbage and lettuce growers follow the practice of purchasing their seed a year in advance for their main crop in order to give a chance for harvesting some of the plants before the main lot Is sown. Help for Marketing. It would probably be wise when tak ing the money crops to market to hire some help. This would be cheaper than keeping extra horses the year around. TAXPAYERS URGE GOOD ROADS Representatives of Both Town and Country Vote in Favor of Tax to Create a State Fund. There never has been in the past eo much discontent over the discom fort of traveling over mud roads as there is at the present time. While it it well-known that the making of hard roads in communities where there is no hard material must involve an enormous expense, yet more and more taxpayers are expressing a willing ness to be taxed for permanent roads. This was plainly indicated at a road conference held in Des Moines, la., where 200 delegates composed of typical representatives of both town and country voted unanimously in favor of a one-mill tax to create a state aid fund, says the Iowa Home steader. In the past the best that Iowa has been able to do along this line has been to support a non-salaried highway commission with but little power and with practically no money to work with. This same conference endorsed al most unanimously the establishment of a permanent highway commission with ample power. In addition a rec ommendation was made to the legisla ture to submit the question of bond ing the state for good roads purposes to the people at the next general elec tion. We appreciate the fact that this program is not endorsed by all the people and it is just possible that at the present time it may not meet with the endorsement of even a majority, but the rapidly changing feeling indi cates that the time will soon come when all states of the corn belt will undertake the construction of per manent roads. This being the case the question of administration in the im portant one to deside. In this matter there are established precedents which may be sately followed ana these precedents in every case tend in a greater or less degree to centrali zation. In other words, wherever good roads have been economically built in this country they have been built under the general supervision of the state under a plan of co-ordination with the county and with the town ship. No plan will every work out practically in the corn belt that does not in a large way leave with the lo cality the authority to say when they are willing to bear the expense of good roads. When it is decided to in cur the expense of building per manent roads the township, county and state will as units find themselves compelled through the operation of a sound business principle to adopt plans and specifications prepared by the best available talent, whether this be furnished by the nation or by the state. The most urgent need at the pres ent time in all states of the corn belt is the classification of highways in or der that the question for all time may be settled as to what constitutes main roads and which are the secondary highways. This recommendation was made to the legislature at the Iowa road conference referred to. When this plan is once carried out we will then know definitely the order in which our roads should be permanent ly improved. It is a well-known fact that 90 per cent, of the rural traffice is carried on over 10 per cent, cf the highways and certainly the first move should be to improve this ten per cent. In the meantime we are strongly in favor of keeping the secondary roads in the best possible condition by the construction of suitable culverts wherever they are needed and by the sensible and compulsory use of the drag. There will always be large and important township and county duties so that no man need have fear that the adoption of permenent road ad ministration will in any way interfere with the principle of local govern ment. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT IN OHIO Buckeye State Failed to Pass Appro priation of $50,000,000 to Im prove Its Roads. The greatest disappointment of last year was the vote of Ohio on the con stitutional amendment to authorize the general assembly to issue bonds of the state in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for the purpose of con structing and maintaining an inter county system of wagon roads. The vote was: for, 272,527; against, 274, 618 ; majority against, 2,091. This close vote was all the more unfortunate, be cause the issue was not decided on its merits. Forty-two amendments were voted on, and in the zeal to de feat some of them, thousands of voters slaughtered all. So, under the circumstances, it was probably sur prising that the vote in favor was as large as ii was. But it is a shock to find.that such a state af Ohio out of 1,250.000 qualified voters less than 600,000 took the trouble to go to the polls to vote on constitutional amend ments, and not all of these paid any attention to good roads. Get Busy With Road Drag. There never was a better time than right now to use the road drag. Try to get the neighbors to join if you can, but if they will not, a couple of days spent improving the road from your farm to town will pay big when the bad weather comes on. Of course, it goes a bit against the grain to make good roads for people who are too lazy to help, but who use them just the same. However, it is better to do that than to sufTer the inconvenience and loss of good marketing through bottomless roads. URGING GREAT SALE OF CANNED FOODS Dealers, grocers, jobbers and manufac turers all over the country are joining hands during the week of March 31st to April uth in an effort to acquaint house wives with the economy and quality of canned foods. It is now a well known fact that heat is the only preservative used in preparing these economical foods. The cans are sealed and sterilized at a temperature of 250 degrees, which prevents any contami nation and keeps the contents fresh and Wfipi^some as the day the tins were filled in the canneries. National Canned Foods Week, during which dealers and grocers will make canned foods their sales-featuros, is for the purpose of demonstrating to house wives that the cost of living can be cut w'ith such foods, and that they may bo served in hundreds of delightful ways, and thus served daily without monotony. The farmer’s wife especially finds it ad vantageous to relieve heraelf of all tho cooking possible and Canned Foods en able her to do this and at the same time improve the quality of her meals. Women in every community should ob serve National Canned Foods Week by going to the dealers and putting in a sup ply. The saving and general satisfaction in the use of Canned Foods is entirely worth while.—Adv. . _ Any Old Way. “What is your name?” “Ephriam Ebenezer,” replied the small colored boy. “How do you spell it?” “ ’Tain’ no use to worry ’bout dat; jes’ suit yourself. I ain’1 puhtic’lar.” A FREE SURPRISE BOX. In another part of this paper you will find a large ad of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co.. Omaha, Neb. They offer to send to any reader a box of assort ed biscuits absolutely free. Don’t miss this opportunity. Cut out the coupon from their ad and mall It today. Mistake. Bobby was saying his prayers in a very low voice. “I can’t hear you, dear,” his mother whispered. “I wasn’t talking to you,” replied Bobby, firmly.—Harper’s Magazine. Dr. Pierce’s Pellets, small, sugar-coated, easy to take as caudy, regulate and invigor ate stomach, liver and bowels and cure con stipation. Adv. His Contribution. “Did old Closefist give you anything for the charity benefit fund?” “Oh, yes; he gave me his candid opinion of it.” Banish “Dull Care” Most of your downhearted ness and -‘blue feeling” can be traced to a lazy liver. Biliousness is a sure de stroyer of health and happi ness. —• HOSTETTER’S Stomach Bitters will make the liver active, assist the digestion, help the bowels to become regular and make life a pleasure. Get a bottle today. Stiff Joints Sprains,Bruises are relieved at once by an applica tion of Sloan’s Liniment. Don’t rub, just lay on lightly. 44 Sloan’s Liniment has done more good than anything I have ever tried for stiff joints. 1 got my hand hurt so badly that 1 had to stop work right in the busiest time of the year. 1 thought at iirst that 1 would have to have my hand taken off, but 1 got a bottle of Sioan’s Liniment and cured my hand.’* WlLTOSJ Wukeles, Morris, Ala. Good for Broken Sinews G. G. JoNKS, Baldwin, L. I., writes : —“I used Sloan’s Liniment for broken sinews above the kueo cap caused by a fall and to my great satisfaction was able to resume work in less than three weeks after the accident.’* SLOAN'S LINIMENT Fine for Sprain Mil. Henry A. Voehi., 84 Somerset St., Plainfield, N. J., writes : — 44 A friend sprained his ankle so badly that it went black. He laughed when I told him that I would have him out in a week. I applied Sloan’s Liniment and in four days he was working and said Sloan's was a right good Lini ment.” Price 25c.. 50c., and $1.00 Rlonn’s Book on horses, cattle, sheep and poultry sent free. Address _ Dr. Earl S. Sloan Boston, MiMh U. S.A. ■i