THREE WOMEN TESTIFY To die Merit of Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Com pound during Change 'of Life. , Streator, HI.—"I shall always praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound wherever I go. It has done me so much good at Change of Life, and it has also helped my daughter. It is one of the grandest medicines for wo men that can bo bought. I shall try to induce others to try it "-Mrs. J. H. Campbell, 206 N. Second St, W. S., Streator, Illinois. Philadelphia, Pa. — "It was at the * Change of Life’ that I turned to Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, using it as a tonic to build up my sys tem, with beneficial results.’’ — Mrs. Sara. Hayward, 1825 W. Venango St, (Tioga) Phi la., Pa. San Francisco, Cal.—" I have takes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound for many years whenever I would feel bad. I have gone through the Change of Life without any troubles and thank the Compound for it I rec ommend it to young girls and to women of ail ages.”—Mrs. C- Barrie, 3052 25th St, San Francisco, CaL The success of Lydia E. Pinkham’a Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, is unparalelled. If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi dential; Lyaa, Mass. Tear letter wiO be opened, read sad answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. The Army of Constipation 1* Growing Smaller Every Day. CARTER’S LITTLE UVER PILLS are ^ responsible — they _<_1 »* r UVA.VI11JI ICUU — they perma- A nennycure vm-j tiipxtioa. M3^ lions use them for Carter's ■ITTLE flVER | PILLS. iDdifotiea! Sick Headache, SeBaw Skin. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PUCE. Genuine must bear Signature A poor man makes a good philan thropist—in his mind. MtaWimIow’s Soothinp Syrup for Cfaildrea ipethinp, softens tbe crums, reduces inft&mma* t*«uuu i& vs pam,cures wind college a hottlr kh He's a stingy man who won't even give you a pleasant look. By handling 9,617,559,000 pounds of fish last year the Scotch fishing indus try established a new high record. Correct Point of View. Jack—Did you tell her that she was necessary to your happiness? Tom—No; I tried to persuade her that I was necessary to hers. Beneath His Dignity. Mr. Job Lott—Why isn't the store opened? What are you waiting for? His Most Recent and Junior Em ploye—For the boy 1 have engaged to take- down the shutters.—Puck. Hard Lines. “My old barber has left the city." “You seem to be very regretful.” “Yes; he had been trying to sell me a bottle of hair tonic for the past 15 years, and so far I had succeeded in standing him off: Now I shall have to start the battle all over with a new man.” His Proposition. He was not very sober and had rid den for an hour or two in the taxicab when the chauffeur stopped. "How much do I owe you, driver?” asked the passenger. “Ter. dollars and eighty cents, sir." “Well, say. driver.” was the reply, “just back up and keep going back ward until you ,cotue to 30 cents, will you" It’s all Tve got.” What are Post. Toasties? Thin wafery bits of choice Indian Corn — perfectly cooked; delicately flavoured; then toasted to an appetizing !j golden brown, and packed in tightly sealed packages with out being touched by hand. “Toasties” are for break fast or any other meal—served direct from package with cream or milk, and a sprink ling of sugar. Post Toasties are conven ient, save a lot of time and please die pala^ immensely! But after all, a trial is die I best answer. Grocers everywhere sell / Post Toasties BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA Tobias has voted bonds to build a new modern school building. The Kimball county high school i> building a $2,000 gymnasium. The Nebraska Manufacturers’ asso ciation was in session at Lincoln last week. The corn crops at Bennington yield ed an average of from thirty-five to forty bushels an acre. Lester Vandeventer of Stella sus tained a broken nose while playing in a school football game. St. Mary's convent at Dawson was dedicated last week, many out-of town people being present. Surgeons of Falls City have fitted up a hospital in that place for the treatment of sur&ical cases. F. W, Hayes, 94 years old, said to be the oldest Mason in the state, is dead at his home in Norfolk. To secure a merit badge in forestry boy scouts are required, among other things, to identify 25 kinds of trees. There is a movement afoot to re organize the militia company which Columbus once sent to the Philippines. Miss Anna Rogers is dead at a Lin coln hospital, as a result of injuries received in a runaway some weeks ■ ago. The new electrolier lighting system for the business section of Grand Island is now installed and in opera tion. Joshua A. Wood, aged 80, dropped dead from a chair in an Omaha barber shop. Heart failure was the cause of death. Michael Kroeger. an old resident of Gage county, was so badly injured by a fall from a wagon that death re sulted. Preparations are being made at Lin coln to take part in the 100th anniver sary of the signing of the peace treaty at Ghent. A contract has been awarded for the placing of 250 telephones in the new $175,000 hotel to be opened at Hast ings January 1. William Flege. who has twice been on trial for murder, will face the third at the January term of the district court at Pender. Over $0© converts were claimed by the management of the recent revival at Grand Island, the most successful ever held in the city. Chris Larsen, a farmer residing 1 near Wolbach. was Asphyxiated by gas ; at the home of a Lincoln relative with whom he was visiting. It is said that active work on the [ Commonwealth water power project, 1 on the Loup river, will begin in eam ! est early in the spring. I Fire, supposed to have been caused ; by- the explosion of a cook stove, de 1 stroyed the home of Mart Ford at j Beatrice, with all its contents, i L. P. Hansen, an Omaha saloon keeper. has received a "blackhand” letter demanding $1,000, and he is afraid it is not a practical joke. According to a statement »by Presi dent McGinnis o? the state dairy men’s association, butter will be con siderably cheaper before spring. Beet harvest in the North Platte val ley is at an end. and is said to be the finest crop of the sugar producing vegetable ever grown in that section. George A. Wilmeth. a Lincoln man. was killed when a negro knocked him down with such force that the fall on the concrete walk fractured his skull. A. H. Jackson committed suicide by severing his jugular vein with a poeketknife and shooting himself through the head at his home at Lin j coin. Richard Lopeska of Ohiowa was | rendered unconscious and possibly i seriously injured when his coat got caught in the flywheel of a gasoline engine. Members of the Truman family, rep resenting four generations, attended the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Truman at Lincoln last week. In connection with the annual com show, which will be held in Central City the second week of December, a short course in agriculture and do mestic science will be given. The buildings on the Custer county fair grounds, which were wrecked by the recent tornado, will be recon structed along more modem lines. The public school building at Beem er has been pronounced unsafe and condemned, and it is thought a bond election will be held at once for its reconstruction. Every pupil and member of the fac ulty of the Beatrice high school were out of the building within two minutes after the alarm was sounded, when a fire drill was held recently. Pupils were in every part of the building when the alarm was given. Juan Martinez, a native of Argen tine, South America, was held up and shot in the Burlington yards at Lin coln by footpads, whom he claims re lieved him of $84. Seventy-five per cent of the resi dents of Wes* Beatrice profess Chris tianity, according to the ministerial association, which is taking a religious census of the city. The explosion of a can of stot* polish which she was using to blacken a cook stove set fire to the clothing of Mrs. John Henen of Nemaha, and she was severely burned before the flames could be extinguished. Game in Jefferson county is unusu ally plentiful this fall and over 500 hunting licenses have been issued. Alleged theft and sale of national guard property from the Lincoln com pany resulted in a suddenly called court martial at that place, the first in thirty years in this state, it is said. William Sears Poppleton, one of the best "known men in Omaha, was found sitting at his desk in his office dead, with a bullet hole in the corner of his right eye and a pistol on the floor be tween his feet. Saturday night. The coroner returned a verdict of acci dental death. Lester Boggs, the 9-year-old spn pf Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Boggs, of Tecum seh. may lose the sight of his left eye as the result of being shot with an air rifle that he was handling. x The Louisville board of education has intimated to the teachers that it is not good form or for the best interests of their .pupils to attend the moving picture show every night in the wyek. John McNeil of Fremont was ran over by. a street car and instantly killed near Krug park at Omaha. Omaha alumni of the state univer sity will banquet the Comhusker foot ball team December 8. DAIRYMEN OF THE STATE PLAN NING NEW DEPARTURE. GOSSIP FROM STATt CAPTAL Items of Interest Gathered from Re liable Sources and Presented in Condensed Form to Our Readers. Deposits of state banks have in creased $13,269,812.64 in the past year, and loans in the same period have reached a mark $9,533,425.28 higher than they were in October, 1912, ac cording to the state banking board re port just issued. The number of banks reporting is 714, with deposits of $91 794,086.44, and an average reserve of 25 per cent. Since August 26. 1913, loans have increased $3,199,122.06, de posits have decreased $2,400,140.39 and there are four new banks reporting. Notes and bills rediscounted and bills payable have increased $307,049.44, and the reserve has increased 5 per cent. The number of banks has in creased forty in the year. Depositors numbered in the last report are 296. 505. Dairymen Planning Campaign. Dairymen of the state are planning to inaugurate a campaign at the state meeting of organized agriculture look ing to the separation of the dairy com mission from the administrative side of the state government and placing it with the state farm dairy interests, there to come under the charge of the regents of the state university. Other dairymen are preparing to fight the ac tion on the ground that the practical and theoretical work cannot be com bined from a business standpoint and that the board of regents, which is given no power to enforce laws, would be continually hampered in perform ing the duties now outlined for the state dairy commission. The point is also to be made that the commission, even if it were possible to operate it under the university management, would not be able to get the money that it does under present conditions. Imitation Butter Signs Missing. While the big state law book has an anti-oleomargarine statute between its pages, state institutions are breaking the law and using thousands of pounds of the product without posting the re quired sign, “Imitation Butter Used Here." The discovery has just been made by Food Comraisioner Harman and his deputies, who have started a campaign in an effort to enforce the statutory provision. The first provi sion relative to obtainment of a license to sell imitation butter is half-heart edly complied with by some mer chants, while the law governing the use of the product is rarely obeyed. In substance, the law says that no keeper or proprietor of any bakery, hotel, public institution, dining car, restaurant, saloon, lunch counter or place of public entertainment shall al low the use of imitation butter without first displaying a sign. 10x14 inches in size, on which are the required words. Opinions on Selling Schemes. Raffling of houses and lots under the old scheme of selling hundreds and hundreds of numbers at low prices, or at any price for that mat ter, is not permitted under the state lottery law. according to an informal opinion given a citizen by the state legal department. Neither can the right of a storekeeper to sell a cer tain amount of specially priced goods to each customer be denied. The lat ter question arose when some Ne braskan objected to a merchant re stricted him to the purchase of six bars of soap for a quarter. The soap, which originally sells at three bars for a quarter, was a bargain at the special sale price and the complainant want ed to Ify in a supply at the reduced price. The merchant's advertising set out that only six bars would be sold to a single customer, which is within the rights of the storekeeper, according to the state legal lights. Farmers of Nebraska are steadily ■ and consistently buying silos for the improvement of their farms. In April. 1913. there were 2.076 silos in Ne braska. In 1912 therp were 1,683. Hand separators to the number of 47.444 were in use in 1913, as against 43,006 in 1912 and 42,782 in 1911. While neighborhood contests have been held in the past over claims to the title of “the oldest inhabitant,” Nebraskans of the future are likely to tilt over the right to possession of the appellation, “the oldest chauffeur.” The affair appears to be settled for a time by claims set up by Beers John stone, who, inta letter from his home at Henderson, Minn., informs Secre tary Paine of the Nebraska Historical society that it was he who operated “Joe Brown's old steam wagon, scheduled to make the Nebraska City Jo Denver run in 1861.” In the letter Mr. Johnstone informs the historical society men that the government ap propriated $14,000 for the construction of the ancient chug-wagon and for preparing a portion of the road over Vhich it was designed to pass. Thus both the buzz-buggy and the good roads movements may be said to have had their birth in this • state some fifty-two years ago. W. H. Harrison, prominent lumber dealer of Grand Island and for years 4 leading republican of the state, died Sunday at Clarkson Memorial hospital at Omaha, following a paralytic stroke. Records of cream smpments from all towns of the state are being col lected by the state railway commis sion and will be gathered monthly hereafter. Not only railroad com panies, but express companies as well will make reports showing the num ber of five, eight and ten gallons of milk and cream shipped from each jetation and the stations to which they were consigned. Amount of charges where one road carries the cream to market will be designated and propor tionate amount of charges where more than one carrier assists rlWillmr WMM CO-OPERATE FOR GOOD ROADS State and Federal Government* Should Work Together for Highway Im provement, Say* Mr. Houston. Secretary Houston of the depart ment of agriculture say* that the state and federal governments Bhould work together for highway improvement, in order that a large proportion of the money annually spent for road con struction may not be wasted. In his own department, the office of public roads has been demonstrating the value of proper road building by the construction of certain object-les son roads, and the foreBt service is carrying out his idea of national and state co-operation in road building. The law requires that ten per cent, of the gross receipts from the national forestB shall be spent in the Btates in which the forests are situated. This money 1b expended for road improve ment, under direct control of the see retary of agriculture. The amount appropriated under this act, based on the receipts of the na tional forests for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1913, is $234,638.68. From the 1912 receipts for this ten per cent, road item, there is an additional $134, 831.10 which is still available. In administering the ten per cent, road fund, forest officers charged with the actual plans and expenditures in the neighborhood of their forests have, in almost all cases, secured an equal or a larger co-operative fund from state authorities for the building of certain pieces of road. With the money thus expended, many important roads are being built or put in repair. One on the Wyom ing national forest, six miles long, makes accessible to farmers a large body of timber and opens up a region of great scenic beauty. In northwest ! ern Arizona, part of the fund will be i used in connection with the LeFevre i Bright Angel road. Important because ! it makes accessible to tourists the I Grand Canyon of the Colorado. In one place, the ocean to ocean highway crosses the Apache national forest Arizona, and on this project the forest i reserve service and the local authori ties co-operated enthusiastically. On ' the Florida national forest in western , Florida, steel bridges and graded roads j have, under the stimulus of this fund, taken the place of corduroy, bog and sand. This federal road fund is now avail able in all national forest states of the west. Just as fast as returns come in, 'the forestry officials say, a similar | fund will become available in states in | which eastern national forests are be ' ing secured. CASH VALUE OF GOOD ROADS One Fact Alone le Sufficient to Jus0Fy Expense of Construction Under „ Efficient System. No one questions the statement that good roads have a high money value to the farmers of the nation, and it may be said that this alone is sufficient to justify the cost of their construction as rapidly as practicable under an effi cient, economical and equitable sys tem of highway improvement. The big point In favor of this ex penditure is the economy of time and force in transportation between farm and market, enabling the growers tc take advantage of fluctuations in buy ing and selling, as well as enhancing the value of real estate. It is esti mated that the average annual loss from poor roads is 76 cents an acre, while the estimated average increase resulting from improving all the public roads is $9. The losses in five years would ag gregate $2,432 for every section oi land, or more than enough to Improve two miles of public highway. The ne cessity of good roads is obvious, as il would enhance the value of each sec tion of land about $5,760, or more than double the estimated cost of two miles of improved highway, which const! tutes the quota for 640 acres of land. VITRIFIED BRICK FOR ROADS Department of Agriculture Issues Bul letin on Advantages Obtained in Using This Material. The United State? departfent of agriculture has recently" issued as Bul letin 23 of the new departmental se ries a contribution from the officg of the public roads and vitrified brack as a paving material for country roads. Brick roads have four distinct ad vantages: Durability, easy traction, ease of maintenance, and good appear ance. The high first cost is a disad vantage. The materials used and the process of manufacture are described as well as methods of testing the bricks. The construction of brick roads is et forth in detail and the various steps In the process are illus trate. Especial attention Is di rected to the importance of proper en gineering supervision. An appendix gives the method for inspecting and testing paving brick as recommended by the American So ciety for Testing Materials. Bring Market Nearer. Good roads not only bring the mar ket nearer to you, but they improve the social condition of your commun ity because they bind neighbors and friends more closely. a 1 Good Ewes, More Lambs. It is generally conceded that if the ewes are in good condition at mating time, a larger proportion of twip lambs can be secured. « — — — Inter-County System. An intercounty system of reads will care for four-fifths of the travel of a state. Increases Land Values. The improvement of your road will enable you to seH your land at a hand some profit. / What is Woman’s Beauty but Health ? And the Basis of Her Health and Vigor Lies in the Careful Reg ulation of die Bowels. If woman’s beauty depended upon cosmetics, eve.. woman would be a picture of loveliness. But beauty lies deeper than that. It lies in health. In the majority of cases the basis of health, and the cause of sickness, can be traced to the action of the bowels. The headaches, the lassitude the sallow skin and the lu6terless eyi»B are usually due to constipation. So many things that women do habitually con duce to this trouble. They do not eat carefully, they eat indigestible foods because the foods are served daintily and they do not exercise enough. But whatever the particular cause may be it is Important that the condition should be corrected. An ideal remedy for women, and one especially suited to their delicate re quirements, is Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which thousands of women en dorse highly, among them Mrs. C. S. Vance, of 511 S. Ray St., New Castfe, Pa. At times she bad spells of Indi gestion 6o severe that she thought she would die. Syrup Pepsin regulated her stomach and bowels, and she attrib utes her excellent health today to this remedy. All the family can use Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, for thousands of moth ers give it to babies and children. It is also admirably suited to the require ments of elderly people, in fact to all who by reason of age or infirmity can not stand harsh salts, cathartics, pills or purgatives. These should always be MRS. C. S. VANCE avoided, for at best their effect is only for that day, while a genuine remedy like Syrup Pepsin acts mildly but per manently. It can be conveniently obtained at any drug store at fifty cents or one dollar a bottle. Results are always guaranteed or money will be refunded You will find It gentle in action, pleas ant in taste, and free from griping, and its tonic properties have a distinct value to women. It is the most widely used laxative-tonic in America today and thousands of families are now nev er without it Families wishing to try a tree sam ple bottle can obtain it postpaid by addressing Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 203 Washington St., Monticello, 111. A 'postal card with your name and ad dress on it will do. WORMS. "Wormy”, that's what’s the matter of ’em. Stomach .and In testinal worms. Nearly as bad as distemper. Cost you too much to feed ’em. Look bad—are bad. Don’t physic ’em to death. Spohn's Core will remove the worms, improve the appetite, and tone 'em up all round, and don't "physic.” Acts on glands and blood. Full directions with each bottle, and sold by all druggists. SPOHN MEDICAL CO.. Chemists. Goshen, Ind.. U. S. A. The Best Workmen use onlv the best tools, even though they may cost more Theysave time and there iore moaey. The tools that bear our Doable Guarantee Quality Taf are this kind. ■ Anchor Brand Hatchets and Hammers / A rtoml notcaet IS not only the ■world's most finished tool; as a hatchet it is the world's mast beautiful tool of its kind— a combination of utility and beauty. 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Canada offers, a hearty welcome to the Settler, to the man with a family looking for a home, to the farmer's sou, to th$ Kenter. to alt who wise to lire under better conditions. Canada's Grain T ield in 1913 Is the talk of the world. Luxuriant Grasses give cheap fodder for large herds, cost of raising and fattening for market is a trifle. The sum realised for Beef. Butter, Milk and Cheese will pa; fifty per cent on the investment. Write for literature and particulars as to reduced railway rates to Superintend- 4 ent Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to W. V. BENNETT, Baa Building, Omaha, Neb. DE A EDC of p»p«r desire KcADcnS columns shou.d Insist upon having what they ask (or. refusing all substitutes or Imitations FOR - RED RnPR _SORE_EYES BflPM Nebraska Directory BOILERS WILSON STEAM BOILER CO.. Omaha DIIDTIIDE CUSEDin t few days fllUr I Unt without pain or a bot gical operation. Ho pay until cured. Writ* DEL WKAI, 506 Bee Bldg., Omaha, Nets. TENTS AND COVERS SCOTT-RAWITZER RRFG. 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They’re appetizing because their delicious flavor and delicate toasty brown appeal to the eye and taste. Joose-Wles Biscuit (ommnt Bakers of Sunshine