FRUIT UUUTIVE
FORJi CHIU)
“California Syrup of Figs” can’t
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.
Every mother realizes, after giving
her children “California Syrup of
Figs” that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out griping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless “fruit
laxative,” and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, aour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els. and you have a well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic—remem
ber, a good "inside cleaning” should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep “California
Syrup of Figs” handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a 50
cent bo'tle of “California Syrup of
Figs,” which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
LITTLE ROMANCE IN MEETING
It Was Their First and Only Time, and
the Consequences Were De
cidedly Tragic.
It was the first tin-a they met.
Save tor a gray, overcast sky, and
heavy rain or snow, tho day was per
fect.
He came along rapidly, as was his
wont, looking neither to the right
nor the left, but gawping at the sky
like a rube.
Mu-h more slowly the approached
from the opposite direction, walking
daintily, as usual.
Sh>: saw him.
“How handsome he is?" she thought.
“Hot' big and bold and strong look
ing! How rapidly he moves'”
Bit if he saw her he gave no
sign
A little bird hovered ia the air far
aboi e.
“He seems in such a hurry!" she
sighed.
A id really he was going some.
It was then, for the first and last
timr. they met.
T ,e little nanny-goat went sailing
ovei e picket fence with a hurt look
on her piquant face, while the fast
mail for New York sped onward.—
» Det*'dt Free Press.
He Was Hpii-st.
A small colored boy stole some
brass fittings from a bai'ding and was
taken before the .iudrr, who severely
reprimanded him and hrde him take
back the stolen property. Turning to
the officer the judge requested him
to see that this was done, when the
youngster broke out: ‘‘Hat's all right,
jedge. 1'se gwine to take 'em back,
and yo' needn't send no '.op wif me,
for I'se hones', I is."--Circinnati En
quirer.
Cheap Witticism*.
It were well if the si.-calied “clever
story writer,'' who, Vm. often, is the
chief nuisance of the manuscript edi
tor of all magazines, could lb- brought
to a realization that mere exaggera
tions and disgusting in;-iden*e are not
“fun:” would save postage and les
sen the certainty or rejections.—
"Cheap Wit vs. the Dairy Lunch,”
George Willoughby, in Natic’.-al Mag
azine.
Custom governs the world; tv. is the
tyrant of our feedings and our scanners
and rules the world with the hand of
a despot.—J. Bartlett.
A conservative estimate of tlh? corn
stalk production of this coui try is
150,000,000 tons.
BEAUTY IS P0CKET300K DEEP!
Fussing Ability, Not Looks. Will De
termine Kansas University
Queens.
"There is really nothing to a girl's
credit,” Mrs. Eustace Brown, adviser
of women says, “if she is elected as
one of the five beauties in the .lay
hawkers beauty contest. It simply
means that the man with whom she
goes most has a great deal of power
among his friends and fraternity
brothers, and can buy them off to !
vote for his girl.
"The girl may not even be espe- j
i cially pretty, but that >s only a trifle. ;
! If she is electioneered tor hard enough. I
who knows? She might get the place !
above some far prettier girl.
"It is the same old question of poli- |
, tics over again—buying votes, run- j
j nitig the political machine, and so
; forth."
The 795 girls who were not elected, j
| therefore, should not feel badly. They j
I may be just as pretty, but the power !
; behind the throne was lacking, ac- :
cording to Mrs. B^own.—University |
i Daily Kansan.
NO BAKING POWDER MORE
WHOLESOME THAN ALUM
POWDERS.
Washington, D. C.—Alum baking
powders are no more harmful to a per
son than any other baking powders.
Such is the conclusion cf the ref
eree board of consulting scientific ex
perts of the department of agriculture
as the result of experiments to deter
mine the influence of aluminum com
! pounds on the nutr tion and health of
, man. The report gives the results of
; three sets of extensive experiments on
■ human subjects *c uducted independ
i entiy by members of the board and
was in response to questions put to it
by the department uf agriculture. The
board's report was unanimous and was
signed by Ira Retysen, president of
Johns Hopkins university. Chairman:
j Russell H. Critic idon, professor of
physiological chemistry In Yale uni
versity and director of the Sheffield
Scientific school: John H. Long, pro
fessor of chemist?;, in -Northwestern
university; Alonzo E. Thy lor, pro'es
sor of physiologicU chemistry in the
University of Pennsylvania, and Theo
bald Smith, professor c' comparative
pathology in HarsVi-d.
Questions to 3e Answered.
S Whither goest thou?
Where is thy soul?
Is it in peace?
If troubled, why?
! How art thcu fuelling the duties o!
thy position?
What are they?
What effort hast tt-ou made to
I amend thy disposition, and conquer
i thy sins?
Hast thou been faithful to the light
j God has given thee?
What means shculdst thou use, es
1 pecially with regard to thy most be
setting sin or temptation?
Hast thou fought against it?
Hast thou thought about it at all?
What hast thou done with the cir
cumstances of the last month?
Have they wrought God's work in
thee?—Pere Ravignan.
Church Sen^i-Oriental.
The Russian church, which terms it
self orthodox — pr^voslavny — differs
considerably from till the other Chris
tian temples by its semioriental style
that is half Tartar, half Byzantine, yet
possesses its distinctly Slavonic ele
ment. With ita gilded cupolas,
bright-colored rods and ornaments,
white glaring walls, it has more of a
mythologic and legendary character
than ,ae stately gothic or romanesque
cathedrals.
A Convenient Route.
"Pardon me, but how can 1 get
quickest to the zoological collection?"
"Better get yourself stuffed." •
Fear to do base, unworthy things
is valor.—Ben .lonson.
A man is also known by the com
! pany he dodges.—Columbia Star.
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT,
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Make It Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Luxur
iant and Remove Dandruff—Real
Surprise for You.
Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluf
fy, abundant and appears as soft, lus
trous and beautiful as a young girl's
after a "Danderine hair cleanse.” Just
try this—moisten a cloth with a little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. This wTill cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil
and in just a few' moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invig
orates the scalp, forever stopping itch
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks’ use when you
will actually see new hair—fine and
downy at first—yes—but really new
hair—growing all over the scalp. If
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of it, surely get a 25 cent bottle of
Knowlton's Danderine from any store
and just try it. Aav.
PRICE PAID FOR LONGEVITY
Writer Inclined to Doubt as tc
Whether Length of Time on Eaith
is Worth the Cost.
Curiously enough, comments an ob
serving news writer, this is the season
of the centenarian. From ail ovei
the country the correspondents are
sending in the names and recort-s ol
these geniuses of longevity, t.ome
of them are old friends—the hale anc
hearty chaps of one hundred and ten
to one hundred and fifteen and there
abouts, regular visitors year by year
with now and then a final recounting
of the years that come to an et d ai
last despite all systems, dietaries anc
rules of conduct. Others, youngsters
of a bare hundred, are trooping up tc
be counted, new patriarchs in the land
sometimes dancing a tango with ;
great-grea'-granddaughter, sometimes
becoming unduly solemn for so recent
a recruit to the ranks of human per
sisteuce. At one and the same tims
we enjoy and sigh for these humai
calendars with never a red-le'.tei
square upon them.
For that, it seems, is what it is tc
bw famed for longevity. To be dul
dree in experience and in thought. Tc
travel a level road without a tug ui
hiil or a tumble down. To live regu
laily, like a tumble down. To live
rei ularly, like an animated clock tha
is wound up regularly and dusted anc
oiled regularly, till at length it stops
fron- sheer unimagined weariness
Loofc at these reedy echoes of full
iung‘ d existence. Listen to them. The
story is the same. They centered 01
themselves. What they did they die/
with -me eye always on the graveyard
They never made a misstep because
they -sever ventured one. Rarely arc
they rich, whom even the mildest
please res taken exuberantly woul* |
have fobbed of a lustrum at any rate
Rarely are they poor, who would have
had to risk a record by living too haro
or trying too strenuously against fate
No. they are for the most part humai
O.X'uments from which the ink hai
faded, «aying the same thing year b>
year—L»>w to eat, how to sleen, how tc
“keep t-om worrying.” and for what’
To "livo to be a hundred!”
Think of enduring for that long only
to end up a bromidie health hint!
Think of dying after one hundrec.
and fifteen years spent in the careful
effort to avoid living at all!
Naturally So.
“Airships are very expensive, are
they not':”
“Well, they make the money fly.”
A woman doen't object to a man's
past as much as she does to his pres
ent—to some other female.
)
j
Better Health—
Fatter Purse
The 1914 wheat crop of the United States was 891,017,000 bushels
A fine showing that, but—
Under present methods of manufacture of many so called breakfast foods and
bread stuffs, a large per cent of the real food value of this magnificent crop—found in
the invaluable mineral element of the grain—will be wasted as far as human need®
ere concerned—thrown out in the milling process just to make flour look white and
pretty.
But in making the splend.d food—
Grape-Nuts
all the nutriment of wheat and malted barley is retained, as well as the vital mineral
elements phosphorus, iron, lime, etc., which are absolutely demanded by the
system for perfect building of brains, nerves and muscle.
Grape-Nuts digests with remarkable ease, due to its long baking; is highly
concentrated, economical and appetizing.
“There’s a Reason” for Grape-Nuts
sold by Grocers everywhere.
DO NOT PAMPER FARM HORSES IN WINTER
English Shire Stallion.
(By Jr. M. BELL.)
We are now in the midst of winter
weather, and the daily care of the
farm teams should be a matter of im
portance to their owners. This car
ing for them does not altogether con
sist in feeding and watering regularly,
although these are the main essen
tials. and without good feed and an
abundance of pure drinking water, the
work stock cannot remain in a thrifty
condition
The question of exercise is a most
important one, and one that should
never be neglected. 1 think it is a
good plan to turn out all of the work
horses every day that are not in act
ual use, especially on days when there
is no • falling weather.”
One of the greatest mistakes that
a farmer can make is to leave his
teams standing in the barn, day after
day, and on full feed, as they are liable
to suffer from attacks of indigestion,
and any of the older stock is very
liable to stock up from want of exer
cise. Then, again, all of them will be
more subject to colds than where they
ire turned out to run around and play
n the farmyard.
Last winter the writer had a man ;
renting land from him; this man
handled farm teems in many of the
northern and western states, espe- i
cially in Montana, Idaho and Washing
ton. also in Minnesota. In all of these
states he had used teams on the road
»nd on the farm. Moving to Virginia
n the month of December, he bought
.'our head of horses in the city of
Richmond, and bringing them down to
the farm, put them in a rather open
barn, and kept stable blankets on them
it night, and, in fact, all the time that
they stood in the barn. But he did
sot keep them in the barn in the day
time unless it was raining, or snow
ing. for on all fairly bright days, never
mind how cold, the horses were turned
out, the blankets having first been
taken off. One of these horses had
just been clipped, and he. too, was
turned out with the other three that
bad their regular coats of winter hair
on them.
It was a pretty sight to see the
four big. strong horses running around
ar.d playing like so many colts, anti
even rolling in the snow, for we do
have snow occasionally in "Ole Vir
ginny.” Now, the writer does not re
member ever seeing one of these
horses with a cold or even a cough, all
during the time they were on this
Virginia farm.
Of course 1 am weil aware that the
cl mate in the North and West is much
colder than that of Virginia, but
where teams are accustomed to the
winters of these other states, they can
be turned out with impunity, 1 should
think, and without any fear of in
juring them.
In connection with the idea of horses
being turned out for exercise in the
winter season, the writer calls to
mind a paragraph that he recently
read which slated that Secretary Wil
son had been wintering a nerd ot
hc-rses out of doors, and for the last
20 years, on his Iowa iarm These
horses have access to a shed where
they could find protection from the cold
blasts, but it said that they sought j
protection in a wooded ravine and
would not go into the shed, even in
tne worst weather. This herd of
horses enjoy the best of health, and.
being put in the pasture when between
one and two years old, are kept there
until they are taken out to be broken
and sold.
Here is a practical illustration ot
the cold weather that horses will stand
and thrive in, if they are turned
loose, so that they can get the amount
of exercise that they always stand in
need of.
Too many stallions are ^pampered,
and at the same time injured by keep
ing them shut up in close stalls, when
they should have the run of a pad
dock every good day during the win
ter.
Just remer.iembcr that it is almost
impossible to hurt a horse of any
class, or of any breed, by turning him
out and letting him keep warm by
moving around in the paddock, field
or lot.
The same simple rule will apply
ecually well to brood-mares and colts.
PLAN TO INTEREST
FARMER IN DAIRY
While Indifference Is Manifested,
No Improvement in Mate
rial Is Expected.
The person who could succeed In
Setting up some scheme of interesting
the average^ farmer in the dairy busi
ness would be entitled to have his
tame enrolled among the benefactors
}T the human race.
While this may seem to be an ex
.ravagant statement it is not as much
so as it might seem before it is ex
imined into more closely.
The average farmer today is a
iairyman just because he happens to
be. He did not go into it premeditat
jdly, he just drifted into it. He found
aimself with a few cows and a little
more milk and cream on hand than
ais family could consume and he sold
t. and he probably gave no thought to
whether it was a good product or not.
He sold it simply because he found
tut he could, and he probably never
ook the trouble to look up the price,
jr the test.
As long as the average farmers are
is indifferent as this, we can look for
but little difference in the character
jf the raw material that is coming to
.he creameries.
Just what is going to be necessary
:o interest the average farmer in
iairying is pretty hard to tell. One
:hing is certain, he cannot be driven
into it. It also seems that he cannot
oe persuaded into it.
One Corn Variety.
There can be no doubt as to the ad
visability of a community agreeing on
i variety and every corn grower rais
ng it. This variety should be the one
found best by the actual experiences
if corn growers and by experiment
station tests. If such have been made.
Such a step should tend to increase
;he amount of corn grown and make a
tniform product which is more mar
ketable.
Proper System With Cows.
In handling the dairy cow, feeding
to the full capacity of each cow in the
herd is the only proper system and
this can be done only when one knows
the individual tendencies of the cows.
These can be determined by weighing
both the milk and the feed.
Poultry Silo Is Latest.
The poultry silo is the latest idea
in silo architecture. It is a small silo
designed tc preserve green cut clover,
alfalfa, com etc., for feeding poultry
luring the winter
SOWS FROM FALL
LITTERS ARE BEST
Animals From Prolific Families
Are Certain to Make the
Best Mothers.
(By \T. M. KELLY.)
In selecting breeding sows I prefer
to select the pigs from fall litters as
they arrive at the age that I prefer
to have mv sows when they drop their
l first litter and when allowed to ob
tain a large part of their growth and
development on pasture and forage
crops the following summer they ar
rive at the very best period of de
velopment to breed for litters early
the next spring.
I aim to select large, roomy sows
with good length and depth of body,
neat and short heads, wide between
the eyes, medium bone and large
heart girth with well sprung ribs and
a well developed set of vital organs—
consequently, a vigorous and hardy
constitution. Sows that come from
prolific families are more certain to
inherit those qualities and become
good mothers than those that descend
from families that are less prolific.
When we get a goo* sow that brings
us large litters of good pigs we keep
her as long as she will breed.
Ewes in Wet Weather.
During wet weather no farmer will
want to have the ewes running over
his fields. Both the land and the ewes 1
will be harmed if the animals run over
the fields in the mud A pen large
enough lor the purpose caa be pro
vided, and the ewes can get their ex
ercise during rainy weather, and after
there is no more roughness to be
picked out of the fields.
Unsuccessful Poultryman,
No man who does not like a hen,
who cannot see beauty or excellence
in a hen, and who feels like kicking
her or shooing her away whenever she
comes near, will ever succeed as a
pcultryman.
Find Value of Molasses.
It is a good plan to send samples of
dairy feeds containing molasses to the
state experiment station and find out
the true value of the mixtures. Mo
lasses is useful to make unpalatable
rations more appetizing but, unfortu
nately, it is sometimes used to cover
up inferior quality in feeds.
Avoid Drafts.
Floekmasters khculd carefully guard
against exposing sheep to drafts.
When they lie in drafts catarrh is lia>
tie to he the remit
Imitated His Superiors.
A good story is being told by Lord
Lovat, head of the famous Lovat
scouts, who is to command the High
land Mounted brigade with the allies
on the continent. A very much ruffled
private was under arrest for some
offense, and Lord Lovat inquired of
the sergeants as to what his offense
was.
“He’s a very troublesome fellow,
sir." replied the sergeant. “Got too
much lip, goes out without leave,
comes back when he likes, and gets
drunk when he likes—just as if he
was an officer.”—Toronto Mail and
Empire.
Knew His Own Past.
"Why should not Jiggs patronize
the fortune teller? Was he afraid to
have his fortune told?”
‘Oh, no; he said he didn’t care what
she said about his future, but she
threatened also to tell his past.
Hard-Luck Stories.
“Has De Broke told you his last
hard-luck story?”
“I hope so.”
What is not fully understood is not
possessed—Goethe.
No ■ ■ ■
Compromise
You must conquer Stomach Ills
at once if you would retain the
controlling power in health mat
ters. Such ailments as Poor
Appetite, Indigestion, Bilious
ness, Constipation, Colds and
Grippe soon undermine your
health. Help Nature conquer
them with the valuable aid of
HOSTETTERS
Stomach Bitters
lilli'iJ
W. N. U.. OMAHA, NO. 6-1915.
9Plade %ud£
Reliable evidence is abundant that women
are constantly being; restored to health by
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
The manj" testimonial letters tnat we are continually pub
lishing in the newspapers—hundreds of them—are all genu
ine, true and unsolicited expressions of heartfelt gratitude
for the freedom from suffering that has come to these
women solely through the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Money could not buy nor any kind of influence obtain
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Read this one from Mrs. Waters:
Camden, N.J.—‘‘1 was sick for two years with nervous spells, and
my kidneys were affected. I hal a doctor ali the time and used a
galvanic battery, but nothing did me any good. I was not able to go
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became almost a skeleton. Finally my doctor went away for his
health, and my husband heard of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and got me some. In two months I got relief and now I
am like a new woman and am at my usual weight. I recommeud
your medicine to every one and so does my husband.”—Mrs. Thus
Waters, 530Mechanic Street, Camden, N.J.
From Hanover, Penn.
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years and Lad no children. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
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2so. 5, Hanover, Pa.
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Write to LYDIA E.PIXKHAM MEDICINE CO. (
(CONFIDENTIAL) LYNX, MASS., for advice. '
Your letter will be opened, read and answered t
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HORSES FOR EUROFE
Kt:rope I*1 buTins: thousands of horse* from tbe I'd i«*d Sta’^s for *h<* e;. Tbe
army agents ret u.-*e al b .ihe:> .Ua: *. re not in jruod * wtidilion «n<. fret In u. rt>n
ta^ious and infectious d wase^ When ;ue buyers come you must be i*-odt to
se... Keep YOl K horse** in salable condition. present and cure 1) temper,
Pink Kye. Bpixootic, Catarrhal and Shipping Feker by using the laryt-si. telftn*
veterinary remedy
SPOHR’S DISTEMPER COMPOUND.
Absolutely safe foral! aaes. One bottle cures a rase. 50cents and I1 the tont%
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In Nautical Terms.
Wife—Mrs. Blank is very extrava
gant in dress. Her husband told her
she was carrying too much sail, what
ever that means.
Hub—He probably put it that way
because be has to raise the wind.
The Plain Reason.
“Poor Hamlet certainly led a dog's
life.”
“Well, wasn't he a Great Dane?”
Beautiful, clear white clothe® delights
the laundress who u«es Red Cross Bui
Blue. All grocers. Adv.
Filipinos are being educates to eat
corn.
Argentina is shipping grapes to Eng
land.
The interests of childhood and youth
ire the interests of mankind.—Janes.
Embarrassing Demonstration.
“Did they mob you when you tried
to take a photograph of that distin
guished gathering?”
“Yes. I had to run.”
"They were incensed at your au
dacity?”
“No. Everybody tried to get into
the'picture at once"
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
5*
Children Cry for Fletcher s Castoria
In England about 9 to 10 per cent of
the woman workers are now unem
ployed.
When you doubt, abstain—Zoroaa
rer
Yes, waiting for every farmer or farmer’s
son — ar.y IndustrieU9 American who is
anxious to establish for himself a happy
home and prosperity. Canada's hearty in
vitation this year is more attractive than
ever. Wheat is higher but her farm land
just as cheap and in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
160 Acre Homesteads are Actually Free to Settlers and
Other Land at From $15 to $2G per Aero
The people of European countries as well as the American continent
must be fed—thus an even greater demand for Canadian Wheat will keep
up the price. Any farmer who can buy land at $15.00 to $30.00 per acre
—get a dollar for wheat and raise 20 to 45 bushels to the acre is bound to
make money—that’s what you can expect in Western Canada. Wonder
ful yields also of Oats, Barley and Flax. Mixed Farming is fully as prof
itable an industry as grain raising. The excellent grasses, full of nutrition,
are the only food required either fo - beef or dairy purposes. Good schools,
markets convenient, climate excellent.
Mi itary serv;cc is not compulsory in Canada but there is an unrsu2' demand for farm
labor to replace the many young men whe have volunteered for ser.ice in the war
Write for literature and particulars as o reduced railway'rates to Superintendent
Immigration. Ottawa. Canada; or to
W.V. Bennett. 22017fh St., Room
4, Bee Building, Omaha, Neir.
Canadian Gaverr-eat Agent.