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HUSBAND SHVED HIS WIFE Stopped Most Terrible Suf fering by Getting Her Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegeta ble Compound, Denison, Texas. — “ After my little girl was born two years ago I began suf iering with female trouble and could hardly do my work. I was very nervous but just kept drag ging on until last summer when I got where I could not do my work. I would have a chill every day and hot flashes and dizzy spells and ■-- ■■ ■ 'my neaci would al most burst. I got where I was almost a walking skeleton and life was a burden to me until one day my husband’s step sister told my husband if he did not do something for me I would not last long and told him to get your medicine. So he got Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound for me, and after taking the first three doses I began to improve. I con tinued its use, and I have never had any female trouble since. I feel that I owe my life to you and your remedies. They did for me what doctors could not do and I will always praise it wherever I go.”—Mrs. G. O. Lowery, 419 W.Mon terey Street, Denison, Texas. •If you are suffering from any form of female ills, get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and commence the treatment without delay. “Magnet Bill." He doesn't look liken very important part of a big automobile organization, this stooped, grizzled man, but the president of a great motor car com pany says that "Magnet Bill" saves liis salary a dozen times over every day lie works. Kaiu or shine, summer or winter, “Magnet Bill” may he seen walking slowly about the automobile plant, his eyes on the ground. “Mag net Bill” gets Ids nickname from the fact that his tools consist solely of one tin bucket and a big steel magnet, strapped to the end of a shovel han dle. It is his duty to save automobile tires by removing from the roadway every nail and hit of metal that might cause a puncture. Thousands of cars are run over the roadway to the test ing place and it is figured that with out the precaution taken by “Magnet Bill” the cost for cut and punctured tires would be $20,000 every year.— Popular Science Monthly and World's Advance. Uncle Pennywise Says: The auto bizness must be a grand one, with everybuddy saving up to liny a machine.—Louisville Courier Journal. Sometimes it is easy, and sometimes it is impossible to raise money on a bond of sympathy. Like attracts like; an empty purse usually goes with an empty stomach. Going It Too Hard We are inclined nowadays to “go It too hard;” to overwork, worry, eat and drink too much, and to neglect our rest and sleep. This fills the blood with uric acid. The kidneys weaken and then it’s a siege of backache, dizzy, nervous spells, rbeumntlc pains and distressing urinary disorders. Don't wait for worse troubles. Strengthen the kidneys. Use Doan's Kidney Pills. 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II unobtainable, order direct. a* tottw lAtotwf. farttltr. at. irOjaiialll_^ ANTISEPTIC POWDER FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE * ItHttoired in mbr for death— stop* 1 Pelvic catarrh, ulceration and inflana | nation. Recommended by Lydia E. lPtnUum Med. Co, for ten year*. I * “ealing wonder for natal catarrh. | tore throat and aore eyes. Economical. feslaar -■ T^SIIry poPHAM asthma medicin acd Positive Belief In Bi JlSSEJWL CO, from. QwehB .WWIkl 4 hair balsam ‘.“Wfteiamioo of merit. H«lp« to *rad lest, dandruff. ForRartomo, Color and 5?^.<SWorF*d«*Halr. WKi. and >1-00 nt Drum.ta. -1I I Some folks say there is no science in growing the savory fungus :: Others say there is, and prove it by their success in the industry :: Perhaps you could have good luck f'JK SUCCESSFFUL cultiva tion of mushrooms in Amer ica lias not been so general as in most of the European countries. It is in France and in England that the mushroom industry has been best developed. France *S properly speaking, the home of the present mush room industry. Unusual in terest 1ms been shown in the United Stares in the growth of mushrooms within the past few years, and it is to lie hoped and expected that within the next ten years the industry will de velop to the fullest limit of the mar ket demands. The latter will, of course, be stimulated and developed by the increasing popular appreciation of rhis product. In some cities and towns there is already a good market demand for mushrooms, while in oth ers they may be sold only directly to special customers. This should be borne in mind by prospective growers. Success in mushroom growing de pends on intelligent study of condi tions and on experience. While many American growers have been success ful in the production of mushrooms, a much larger number have failed. In most cases failures have been due to one or more of the following causes: (1) The use of poor spawn, or of spawn which has been killed by Im proper storage. (2) Spawning tit a temperature in juriously high. (3) Tlie use of too much water either at the time of spawning or later. (4) Unfavorable temperature dur ing the growing period. Mushrooms may be grown in any place where (lie conditions of tempera ture and moisture arc favorable. A shed, cellar, cave or vacant space in a greenhouse may be utilized to ad vantage for tills purpose. The most essential factor, perhaps, is that of temperature. The proper temperature ranges from 53 degrees to 60 degrees l- r.hrenheit, with the best from 55 de grees to 58 degrees Fahrenheit. It is unsafe to attempt to grow mushrooms on a commercial basis, according to our present knowledge of tlie subject, at a temperature much less than 50 degrees or greater than 63 degrees Fahrenheit. Any severe changes of temperature retard growth or else act injuriously, and many changes of tem perature would entirely destroy the profits of the mushroom crop. From this it is evident that in many places mushrooms may not be grown as a summer crop. With artificial heat they may be grown almost anywhere throughout the winter. Moreover, it is very probable that in this country open-air culture must be limited to a few sections, and restricted, commer cially at least, to a single season. A second important factor Is that of moisture. The place should not be very damp, or constantly dripping with water. Under such conditions successful commercial work is not pos sible. A place where it is possible to maintain a fairly moist condition of the atmosphere, and having such capability for ventilation as will cause at least a gradual evaporation is, by general practice and by the most ex tensive experimentation, shown to be necessary. With too rapid ventilation and the conseejuent necessity of re peated applications of water to the mushroom bed no mushroom crop will attain the highest perfection. Cellars, caves and abandoned mines, or specially constructed houses, are used for growing mushrooms, because in such places only can the conditions Shelf Beds in Warm Cellar. of temperature and moisture be best regulated. Cold is less injurious to mushroom beds than heat. The for mer renders the bed for a time unpro ductive; but the latter stimulates the spawn to too rapid growth, which Is usually followed by the production of unsalable mushrooms, or by the even tual death of the spawn, supposedly by damping off. Mushrooms may often be grown In a very simply constructed shed or un used barn which will provide against any sudden changes of the tempera ture, and when it is possible to employ artificial heat the season for mush room production In such structures may be greatly extended. Cellars are very commonly used In producing mushrooms for family use. Natural or artificial caves are of the first importance, however, for com mercial work, since the situation of these below the surface will best in sure a temperature throughout almost the entire year more or less close to that which is desired. In the growing of mushrooms for commercial purposes, the beds should he constructed of stable manure which lias been fermented or composted. .Many experiments have been made looking toward the substitution of other composts or waste products for stable manure, but nothing has yet been found which may be more highly recommended. Fresh manure should be obtained, and this should include the litter used for bedding the ani mals, unless the latter consists of coarse weeds. It is a great mistake, in a commercial way, to attempt to use manure free from straw. Again, stable manure which has been well trampled is nearly always well pre served. and is frequently much richer than any other kind. The manure should he piled in heaps about three feet deep when well pressed down with the fork, and these piles may be of considerable extent. It should be watered until well moist ened throughout, but not drenched. In the course of four or five days or a week it will be necessary to fork over or “turn” the manure. A second turn ing will be required usually in from seven to ten days, and it may be neces sary to Witter again if the material lias suffered considerable drying out. If well pressed down smd nicr-.'y the manure will not burn, arid, more over, there will be no tendency for a sour fermentation to become estab lished. In from 15 to 21 days, depending upon the conditions, the present rime it is not recommended to take the buttons; yet if there is a fancy trade for these it should be met. Little or no gain of weight occurs in the mushroom, however, after the veil begins to break, so that the mush rooms should not be left after this time. Flat tops are a third-grade ar ticle, but these, as well as all defec tive mushrooms, should be sedulously removed from the bed every day. In picking, grusp the mushroom by the cap (a large one by both cap anil stem), twisting it to remove it easily from the soil. Where the mushrooms come up in large united clusters, it will be best to cut them, in order not to disturb tiie mycelial connections of all. Some good growers practice “cut ting” throughout, but the stubs must decay and are it sotirce of danger. After all good mushrooms from a clus ter have been taken, remove any fleshy Mushrooms Packed for Shipment. spawn masses adhering and add fresh loam. As they are picked, the mushrooms are put into shallow baskets and taken to a sorting and packing table. The stems are cut off and any adhering hmm is brushed from the cap. It Is true that mushrooms keep somewhat better if the stub is left attached and the loam removed by rubbing, but ex cept in special cases this procedure is not to be recommended. It is not nec essary to cut the stem off short, but the market demands that there shall be few long shanks. For the best trade it is desirable to "sort" tiie mushrooms, placing only those of nearly the same size in the same packages. It is certainly not well to pack together “broilers" and buttons, if this can be avoided. De Agaricus Campestris, the Cultivated Mushroom, Common in Fields anw Pastures. temperature will begin to fall, the violence of decomposition will begin to show a subsidence, and the compost will be ready for the construction of the beds. The bacteria of rapid decay will become less and less abundant, and finally, when the beds are pre pared as subsequently described, the spawn will be able to grow in spite of the bacteria present. Mushroom beds are of two general types (1) the flat bed, and (2) the ridge bed known as the French type. In making the former the entire floor space may be utilized as a bed, or the beds may be arranged In the form of tiers or shelves. In low cellars or caves and indeed wherever the amount of floor space Is not the most impor tant consideration, it would be well to avoid the use of shelves, but where the amount of floor space is an impor tant factor they may be adopted to advantage, although the additional la bor Involved in the growing of a crop under such conditions as an item to be considered. When shelves arc used one should be careful to whitewash these after each crop in order to avoid the Increased danger from insect dep redations. In any case, flat beds should be made from 8 to 10 incites deep. Ridge beds enable one to get a somewhat greater surface space in a given area, but they are also more ex pensive so far as the labor of construc tion Is concerned. Nevertheless, they are very desirable. When a bed is In full bearing, the mushrooms should be gathered at least once in two days, and it is well to pick them every day, particularly if the temperature is up to 60 degrees Fahrenheit or more. Picking is itself an art, and the intelligent grower will soon find that the yield of a bed may be greatly lessened by lack of judg ment In picking. To satisfy the gen eral demands of our markets at the fective mushrooms should invariably be thrown out. Mushrooms should be treated as a first-grade product in ev ery way, and therefore the package must be made an attractive one. Ship ment should be made in boxes' of sizes demanded by the trade. Baskets afford excellent ventilatlou, yet boxes are sometimes preferred. The prices paid for mushrooms in American markets are unusually vari able. Perhaps it is fair to say that one should consider from 35 to 50 cents per pound a good average price. In many cities or towns 30 ceuts would be as much as could be obtained. On the other hand, a price of 75 cents is frequently pnid. The quotation of one dollar or more is not to be expected. It Is true that for a fine grade ol mushrooms such prices are paid to retailers by the fancy trade and dur ing special seasons or for special occa sions. The grower may well tool; for the time, however, when the market demands will support a generous sup ply at a constant but fair price. Under favorable circumstances a bed may come into Rearing within six weeks. It usually requires, however, a longer period, and eight weeks may more nearly represent the average conditions. If the conditions have been variable, and especially If at times a very low temperature has prevailed, bearing may be still further deluyed. Again, the period of production or the profitable “life” of a successful bed may vary greatly, ranging from five weeks to as many months. As a rule, a bed which produces fine, neavv mushrooms will bear longer than one which yields plants of lighter weight. Many growers think that there Is profit in a bed which yields one-half pound per square foot of surface urea. One should not be satisfied with less than this, and if the best conditions prevail this yield is far below what should be obtained. After the Long Exposure. What a great treasure is a really good collection of old family photo graphs. But why, as we turn over Its pages, are we quite sure to laugh? What is there that is ridiculous about the earlier photographs? It Is not easy to say. They tell us truthfully a great deal about those who are separated from us by a small space of time and an immense expanse of change. The sitters are self-conscious. Some of their self-consciousness was doubt less due to the long exposure then uec essarlly exacted hy the photographer, but also they are frankly trying to look their best. But whatever we may say of them as Individuals, taken altogether they bear witness to a simpler generation than ours. It is curious how often thej give an impression of belonging to a lower rank of life than the one they adorned. Just It “Just you keep away from the bow of this bont.” “Why this stern command?” Predicts Higher Prices. With the increase in the price of ma terials more reports circulate that the next change in the price of automo hiles will be upward. The advance tn the price of high-speed steels is o«e of the factors, having gone up from 45 cents a pound to $3; it is also getting harder to obtain, according to manu facturers. The sales manager of one of the automobile companies predicts that the announcements of next July will show a number of increases in the price of standard makes of cars. Clock's Superiority. “I tell you,” snarled the Kansas City drummer, “that the whole thing Is as plain as the nose on your face, and— Great guns! That clock is thir ty minutes slower than iny watch. I have missed my train! What do you keep the lying timepiece for—?” “I get that there clock throwed in free gratis with three hundred Settln’ Bull fi’-cent cigars,” calmly replied the landlord of the Petunia tavern. “It's n fine looking clock, too, and an ■*nmuiont to the office of any first ' class hotel. And while It Is wrong all the rest of the time. It Is exactly right once every twenty-fonr hours, which Is a dum sight more than I can say for some folks that come here and argy against preparedness until they miss their trains.”—Kansas City Star. Now They Don't 8peak. Hazel—No man could ever kiss me against ray will. Almee—Huh! I’ll bet If any man ever does kiss you it will be against [his own wllL" - - Reloading Is Unnecessary. Some truck papers are eulogizing a certain contractor who has increased his haulage efficiency by transferring his loads from small-capacity horse wagons to large-capacity motor trucks after the loads are hauled by horses out of the excavations where the trucks cannot go. Scores off squads all over the country are pulling their loads out of the excavations and carry ing them to their destination without the annoyance and expense of trans ferring. THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK August 14, 1915. Germans bombarded Novo georgievsk. Severe fighting on the Zlota Lipa. Austrians advanced along the Bug river. August 15, 1915. Germans neared Kovno. Russians defeated by Germans near Kubisko. Austrians resumed bombard ment of Belgrade. Russians advanced in the Cau casus. German embassy at Washing ton published charges that many British merchantmen had fiown American fag. American note to Austria re fusing to step shipment of muni tions published. August 16, 1915. Germans took outlying forts of Kovno and Novogeorgievsk. French won artillery fight near Soissons. Turko recaptured Van from Russians. U. S. accepted Germany's plan of settlement for the Frye case. I I August 17, 1915. Germans captured southwest front of Kovno, with 4,500 men. Von Mackensen cut Cholm Brest-Litovsk railway. Russians again took Van and made other gains in Caucasus. Austrian fleet bombarded Pelagosa island in Adriatic. Zeppelins raided outskirts of London. August 18, 1915. Kovno occupied by the Ger mans. Germans took two more forts of Novogeorgievsk. Von Mackensen’s forces crossed the Bug. Violent artillery duels along whole western front. Italians took many Austrian trenches in Tolmino and Carso regions. August 19, 1915. Two more Novogeorgievsk forts taken by Germans. Austro-German forces pene trated outer defenses of Brest Litovsk. White Star liner Arabic sunk by German submarine; 54 lost. August 20, 1915. Germans took Novogeorgievsk, with great stores of supplies. Italy declared war on Turkey. Heavy fighting on the Belgian front i i i i ! MEN AND MATTERS Ever since the yesir K506, all the j fine porcelain used in China's royal I palaces has come from the Kins Teh j Chens factory. The factory was part- ! ly destroyed and many of its choice I designs were divided among certain j revolutionists. Recently, the ancient 1 factory has received a grant of $20, 000 and will again produce the rare and beautiful porcelain for which it is noted. The Mount Wilson Solar observatory has completed a catalogue of the mag nitudes and colors of more than 1,000 stars in the globular cluster Messier 13. Nearly 11 per cent of these stars nave negative color indices, suggesting ihat in this direction there is no marked absorption of light in space. Of the 400 brightest stars, 70 per cent ire redder than a normal solar type dar; of the 400 faintest, 85 per cent ire bluer than the normal solar type star. By statistical methods the paral iax of the cluster has been found to b6 less than 0.0001 second of arc. Five new variables have b<;en discovered ih ‘.his cluster, making a total of seven. Buoys that innke a flapping noise as they pass through the water and leave a plainly-seen wake have been Invent ed in England to he towed behind ves sels to gtiid following ones in fogs. For measuring cloth in a roll with out unrolling it there has been invented a device that passes a thread between its folds and at the same time auto matically measures the thread. Parchment manuscripts nearly SOU years old, from which the ink has faded from view, have been read by a Berlin scientist who photographed them with ultraviolet rays. The 2%-story frame colonial style home of William Loring Andrews, in Oak Neck road, two miles east of Bab ylon. L. I., is a replica of the Longfel low home at Cambridge. It is set back some distance from the highway on an elevation, which is beautifully ter raced.. New York’s bureau of pure foods, with its corps of inspectors, claims to have put re-enforced sugar out of the local market and killed the industry of freshening stale fish with paint. Starved chicken, bogus salmon and doped candies are also chased into seclusion. To Clean Paint. The easiest and qnickest way of cleaning paint is to have two pails of water, one cold, to which a tablespoon ful of ammonia has been added, and one hot, with the addition of a little ammonia and soap powder. With a soft flannel wash the paint with the soapy water, then rinse with the cold water, using a wash leather Instead of the flannel, and wring the leather fair ly dry. Paint washed like this dries with a nice polish, which no amount of drying with cloths and using hot water alone will Impart An Unproductive Visitor. “Say, young feller,” said Broncho Boh, "have you got a gun on you?" •No, sir,” replied the man with the brand-new cowboy uniform. "1 was told that it was better to he unarmed, so as to avoid auy impression that I was seeking a quarrel.” “Well, that’s a big disappointment. I needed a brand-new gun an- thought you'd be bringin’ along at least a pair of ’em. Don’t you let anything like this occur again.” Homogenized Ice Cream. We are indebted to the board of health of the City of New York for the information that homogenized ice cream may lawfully he sold in that city, autl for the further Information that homogenized ice cream may lie made of powdered sklni milk and water. Among those things t» the names of which crimes are committed ice cream ranks right along with lib erty and futurist art.—St. L*>uis Re public Don’t Poison Baby. FORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her child mast have PAREGORIC or laudanum to make it sleep. These drugs will produce sleep, and a FEW DROPS TOO MANY will produce the SLEEP FROM WHICH THERE IS NO WAKING. Many are the children who have been killed or whose health has been ruined for life by paregoric, lauda num and morphine, each of which is a narcotic product of opium. Druggists are prohibited from selling either of the narcotics named to children at all. or to anybody without labelling them “poison.” The detinition of “narcotic” is : “A medicine which relieves pain and produces sleep, but which in poison ous doses produces stupor, coma, convulsions and death." The taste and smell of medicines containing opium are disguised, and sold tinder the names of “ Drops,” “ Cordials,” “Soothing Syrups, etc. You should not permit any medicine to be given to your children without you or your physician know of what it is composed. CASTORIA DOES NOT CONTAIN NARCOTICS, if it bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher. Genuine Castoria always bears the slgnatnre of Will—lnn—imiliw 1i' imiiiii iwiim mi The Situation. “Flubdub married a society butter fly.” "1 suppose lie is willing and dining all the time now.” “Whining and dining. He doesn't like going out.” When the office really seeks the man it is safe to bet that the man’s signa ture on a bank cheek means some thing. It's impossible for a woman to pre serve a secret so it will keep. Why She Worried. “Oh, my!” sighed the sad one. “Now what’s the matter''’' said ihe other. “This paper says the engineers as sert that only enough coal to last the world 800 years is available in New castle.” “Well, why don’t you go down to that fortune-telling woman and find out if you’re going to live over 800 years?” Being popular consists largely in remembering what to forget. WANTED 38,000 MEN For Harvest Work Western Canada Immense crops; wages $3.00 per day and board. Cheap railway rates from boundary points. Employment bureaus at Winnipeg, Regina, North Portal, Saskatoon, Fort Frances, Kingsgate, B. C., Coutts and Calgary, Alberta. Mo Conscription— Absolutely No Military interference For all particulars apply to W. V. BENNETT, Roem 4, Bee Bldg., Omaha, Nebr. Canadian Government Agent MAKE BIG GUNS ABSOLETE Western Inventor Devises an Aerial Torpedo That Gives Promise of Effectiveness. What may eventually prove to be a highly effective war implement, and, if so, possibly render present heavy ar tillery obsolete for long range opera tions. is a self-controlled aerial tor pedo that has lately been developed in Colorado. It is described in the Au gust number of Popular Mechanics Magazine. In a general way, the in strument attempts to accomplish over land what the United States navy’s new wireless torpedo does at sea. Its principle and method of operation, of course, are entirely different. As is to be inferred, it consists of a small aircraft—much like an ordinary bi plane—carrying a large, Iiigh-Cxplosive torpedo which it is designed to drop at any predetermined spot within a certain radius. The projectile, which is about twelve feet in length, forms the body of the machine and is divided into two compartments. The propel ler is mounted at the front end of it, while the shaft extends through the entire torpedo to the rear compart ment where an 18-horsepower motor is housed. The speed and course of the machine are regulated by means of a gyroscopic mechanism, while a tim ing device of some sort releases the engine containing missile at the prop er instant for it to strike its target MAN GOT A BATH OF EGGS Ten Cerates of Hen Fruit Bjry Phila delphian, When Car Hits • Wagon. Covered from head to foot with bro ken eggs, and in a dazed condition, An thony Capolo, thirty-six years old of 904 Pearce street, was carried into the Methodist hospital last night. After the eggs had been scraped from his clothing and body it was discovered Capolo was suffering from lacerations and contusions of the body. Capolo was riding in a wagon along Moynmensing avenue, and was buried beneath a wreck of ten crates of eggs when the vehicle was struck by a trol ley car. John Downey, an egg and poultry dealer of Chester, driver of the wagon, failed to see the approach of the car and drove across the tracks directly In ils path.—Philadelphia Record. Imitation Pearls. Clever imitation pearls have been made by filling thin glass bulbs wKh a solution of fish scale nacre. Another method is to coat the inside of the glass bulbs with a teu per cent gelatin solution which is allowed to become only partially dry before a small amount of sodium phosphate is added, then the drying process is continued slowly. The imitations took much like genuine pearls, but they can be detect ed by noting the place where the buibs have been sealed. Three Words To Your Grocer— “New Post Toasties” will bring a package of breakfast flakes with a delicious new corn flavour — flakes that don’t mush down when milk or cream is added, nor are they “chaffy” in the package like the ordinary kind. These New Post Toasties are manufactured by a new process using quick, intense heat which reuses tiny bubbles over each flake, the distinguishing character istic. And the new process also brings out a new corn flavour, never tasted in corn flakes of the past. Try a handful dry—they’re good this way and the test will reveal their superior flavour. But they’re usually served with milk or cream. New Post Toasties —for tomorrow’s breakfast. Sold by Grocers everywhere.