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WHOLE BODY.
No chain Is stronger than in weak
est link. No man Is stronger than hla
kidneys. Overwork, colds, strains, do ,
weaken tho kidneys and the, wlmtn
hody suffers. Don't neglect the slight
est kidney nlltncnt. Renin uslnir
Doan'rt Kidney Pills
nt once. They are
especially for sick
kidneys.
Ted Hltitt, Oswc
(to, Kutifl., fiiiyii 'Tor
ninny years 1 suf
forcd from kidney
disorder!!. I was
treated by speclali t
In Kansas City and
2S!!SS5AJ:iifl Chicago, wan told t
btfd an abscess of the kidneys and an
operation uaj ad vised. I thereupon
began the tide of Dean's Kidney Pills
and gradually Improved. Soon nn op
oration was unnecessary as my kid
neys wore well."
Itoinembcr tho name Dean's.
For sale by all dealers, no rents a
box. Foator-Milburu Co., Uuffalo, N. Y
Alms and the Man.
'Sure Father Flaherty was a good
m.in," Mr. Murphy said of tho deceased
parish priest, "lie hated sin but ho
loved th' sinner, an' he was .ill com
passion an' patience an' wisdom.
There never was another lolko 'lm t'r
tiaMholdln' tip hope to th' poor batthored
ttYv'SftWARg'L'
man that had tinny desire f'r good
' 'Faith,' said he to Con Meehan, th'
toltno th' bh'y was down an' out,
faith, this soldo av paradise 'list all
beginning attain, over an' over, an' tin
tolines over!'
"An' that keen," continued Mr.
Murphy, "'twas nlvcr worh whnllo to
keep back part av th' price av th'
land! Will a twlnklo In his oy he'd
see clean through anuy Ananias that
Iver walked.
"An' gln'rotts!" Mr. Murphy'- voice
dropped to a lower key and his eyes
wcio wet aa ho added, 'Ills hand was
always In his pockut. an' whin they
prepared him f'r burial they found his
right arm longer than his loft wld
stiotoliiu' It out to th' poor." Youth's
(. ompaulon.
A Mean Man.
"Is your wife going to Kurope this
summer?"
"No I've bribed a fortune toiler to
warn her to watch fur a slim blonde
woman who is coming Into my Uf"
kTHE KEYSTONE;
TO HEALTH
IS
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
The process of disestionri
and assimilation depends en
tirely upon the condition of
the stomach. If vours is
weak take a short course of
the Bitters. It prevents
.Indigestion, Dyspepsia,
Cramps and Diarrhoea.
Send postal for
rDfl IT r1 Fro i'aukugc
llkhof Puxtino.
Belter and more economical
Ihnn liquid antiseptics
FOB ALL TOILET USES.
Give one a tweet breath ; clean, white.
gr.rm-treo teeth anusepucally clean
mouth and throat purifies tho breath
after imokinj dispels all disagreeable
pertpiratlon and body odors much ap
preciated by dainty women. A quick
rnm.ilff fni" inrA iv nnrj f.fnrrf,.
rr: a A little Poxtins powder dij-
makes a delightful antiseptic so.
lution, possessing extraordinary H
cleansing, germicidal end heal
ing power, and absolutely harm
less. Try n Sample. 50c. a
larne box at druzrjilU or by raa'tL
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nii'lal, hut tlnsi do not nl' tin
vailiilai'lloii of tlios( inailc or wood
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ages Hiipiillcit tannin lv which
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by Ita clurlvatlon Its relation to tho null, h which
ntiniu tliu tit1" waa callod In old l'.iclon laimniiKc
Kail way sluupci'H have liccn niaih fioin the oal,, but
tho oxpotirfo mows higher c.ir b jcar No wonder
thurt-loiu, that the oarlh Is scoured lor trros in lin
iiIhIi ulthor the oih or iln oihor or liolh ol ilu hiiIi
dtanous, and no womlci aUo that nianiilacturcrs and
hiitldcrH hailed with iIcIIkIu llie annouiicetnciu a lew
yoarrt ago ol tlu avallahlllty fur both purpoM-x of the
youth AiiuTican tieo called "tjiieluaclio "
Quuhi actio Is a contraction of the colloipii.il Span
tali and Portuguese term cpilelini-liuclia. oiiKlnally
appllod to many trees In Latin America It means
"ax breaker," and the ch.uactei Is Implied In this
meaning The wood Ik hard, line m-alned, ami tough
und had been used by the natles tor lines In their
primitive construction work Of leient .earn, how
ever, quebiacho is lost rioted in the aits ami indus
tries to a particular tieo found onl In South Ainer
lea, and even hero only within luoad Units ot the
drainage basin ol the Itlver Parana. In Cuba theie
Is a quebracho," so-called loiallj, which Is a mom
her of the Copaiba tauilly In (.Mill" a quebracho Is
rather or the Cassia lamlly, and probably In other
putts of Latin America the name is indlscriniluatel
Klvon to any haul wood that has tested iln meial of
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the South American Chiico has become so iniiiiiier
dally important that It must be understood to signi
fy only that one tree and nothing else.
The genuine quebracho tiee Is found in Mia.ll,
Paraguny, and tho Argontlno Hopubltc There are
two Important vanetles and a third has been ills
tlumilhhed, although It has no great significance
botanically or value commercially Locally and in
the trade tho names given ate Quebracho Colorado
(red), and Quebiacho bianco (white). Quebracho
Colorado has the sclontlllc designation of Lox
optorygliiin lorentzll, and belongs to the ordei of
Anaeaidlaclae. This Is the particular tree fiom
which both the sleepers ami the better quality of
tanning extract are derived Tho other. Quebra
cho bianco, la neither so straight nor so service
able as the red variety, but Is nevertheless of
definite commercial value, as ii furnishes some
tanning extract nnd the logs can be used for
fence posts and axles. From it Is taken also a
drug extensively used tor bronchial diseases; in
fact, as a plant It was studied for this purpose
long before Its other advantages were exploited.
Tho scientific name Ii Aspldospeimn quebracho.
Railways! must hnvo sleepers on which to lay
their rails. In some Instances wocr.len ones are
impound at gieat oxpoiibe, or substitutes there
lor nro used If ellinatle conditions are favorable.
Ah a rule, however, it Is preferred to take sup
plies front native timber whenever procurable.
This was the case In the Argentine Republic when
railway building away from the const had begun,
and no more fitting wood could be discovered than
that recommended by the natives, both by the
nanio and by the experience of those who had
used it. The quebracho wood proved by far the
most serviceable for bloepms on South Anioiican
railways, and Its reputation grew so steadily that
today many miles of European rails are suppoited
by sleepers brought from the River Plato.
In one respect quebracho resembles rather ma
hogany than oak or pine. Tho trees do not grow
in clumps or groves, hut aro dl&persed through tho
forests and the less dense woods, singly or In
groups seldom more than four or live to the acre
Tho tree Itself Is tall, about two or three feet In
diameter, nnd 'is crowned by a rather thin, oval,
or V-shaped, mass of bianche.s and leaves. Tin
whlto quebracho Is somewhat smaller than the
ted, and begins to branch lower to the ground, so
that It Is not hard to distinguish thorn from each
other. Tho leavos are oval, or lanco shaped,
smooth, Eomowhnt shining and leathery; they do
not fall completely In the winter, but cling to the
blanches In compnny with the fruit. The tree
peeing to thrive best on a sandy soil, whore the at
mospheric moisture Is not vory great, but whore
abundant water la provided for tho roots, either
by dews or nuiricleiit rain. It Is neither a moun
tain nor a river growth, but lives best In tho sub
tropical stretches between water comses. Al
though tho ago of tho treo haa boon given as
mensural by hundreds of years, It Is well enough
oatabllfahod that at ton years from planting the
first smnll uhruhs are big enough to ubo for posta
Tho futuro promises, therefore, an opportunity
for tho actual cultivation of quebracho, because,
although savage Inroads have boon made into the
supposedly Inexhaustible forests of tho Charo, It
in not too lato to restrict tho cutting of the treo,
or even to adopt modern forestry mothods of
planting and conservation for tho supply of coin
ing generations. In fact, tho Argentine Republic
has already passed sultablo laws In this direction,
und It Is more than probahlo that under tho wise
administration of that government there will be
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(liMlopi'il .ni .irboilciilliiial industry to piococd
hand in bauil with tho preparation of quebracho
posts for Unci's and construction work, sleepers
lor railways, and of tanning extract, the tlneo
indiihtiles tor which this unique tree Is at present
utilized.
"Kollios" is the Spanish won! commonly em
ployed in the trade for tho lough and iintrliunied
logs (which the word means), trom which only
the hark has been removed. They aro si ill aup
plied by smaller camps from dwarfed under
giowth not great enough for other purposes than
posts, beams, cabin pillars, or cart axles. When
the fotest was first invaded these logs were the
only product hi ought out of It, and tho stories told
of the primitive methods adopted by tho natives
loi transport carry one back before the days of
bteam and machinery. A popular way of loading
the logs was to lay them on (he ground on ropes;
then tho animals woio unharnessed and the cart
was tilted bodily upshlo down over the logs;
these woie then inado fast to the body of tho cart,
aftei which uinnouvor ft was In ought back to Its
normal po.sltlon. Of course only two-wheeled carts
woio used As soon as model n methods were In
(induced, and better cnits or wagons became
known, thorn- primitive und cumbersome habits
disappeared although in the lar Interior even to
day ioIIIos are still brought to market In this
niannei. "Durmlentos," according to tho Spanish,
or sleepers, In tho ICngllsh Idiom, are piobably the
most Important product of the quobrneho of the
Aigoiitiue Republic.
Tho Industry or making sleepers has assumed
huge proportions. The dllllciiltles of foimer days
have boon laigoly overcome by tho Introduction
of modern machinery, especially saws, and some
ot tho inilh. many miles distant from any main
railway are equipped and organized in a manner
which would lellect a edit on unv similar plant In
the United States. Special saws aro needed to
penetrate the wood, but thoy aro furnished from
the lactorles of Englond, Krame, and America.
This mill buslncbs Is carried on by many com
panies, although tho tendency Is to concentrate
the management Into fowor but larger organiza
tions One company owns a trait of land of about
1,000,000 acres, and is prepared to cut timber,
fashion It Into logs nnd sleepers, proparo tanning
extract, nnd uUHzo every other resource which the
laud provides. Another company can turn out
liO.000 to iio.eun sleepers a woek.Thls number, how
evor, can by no means meet the steady demand
for mllwny building which Is characteristic of this
portion of South America. Sleepers aro laid at
about an Interval of two feet from center to cen
ter. Assuming, therefore, only j.OOO sleopers for
every mile, it will bo noon that 30,000 are enough
for only 15 miles. A year's supply at fullost capac
ity will consequently build only 7D0 miles of rail
way. Hut the Argentine Republic, Uruguay, Chile
and Ilollvla, all contiguous to the Chaco, aro con
structing more than this mileage, so that It Id
easy to boo that every sleeper turned out from
modem mills can at onco find a local market.
MMietse sleepers aro now finished at tho mill, and
the mill Is situated at tho spot In tho forest Itself
moBt convenient for carrying on tho process.
Quebracho extract propared for tunning skins
and hides into leather Is, however,
tho most serviceable product of
the treo. All the timber com
panies aro adjusting their plants
so as to udllzo the wood, elthor
in Its entire output, or hi that
portion not reserved for posts nnd sleopers, for
this extract. In Paraguay and ureas In the (Miaco
remote from good loads, so that tho cost of sup
plying timber is excessive, every partlclo of tho
wood Is turned Into extract, because tho demand
Is usually in advuuee or the supply, ami It Is there
fore moro prolltnblo to manufacture tho mora
concentiated article, which can be easier and morn
economically can led to market.
Ono feature of quebracho, In which It Is su
perior to other sources of supply, Is that tho bark,
tho Mipwood, and tho whole of tho central part
of (he treo produce tho extract In considerable
quantities, Tho bark contains (i to 8 por cent, ot
tannin, the Mip :t to fi per cent., and tho heart 20
to "25 per cent. As the henrt represents two-thltds
and often lliiee-fourths of the total quantity of
wood, the amount of tannin in tho Quebracho Colo
rado Is scon to bo considerable It la merely a
chemical question whether this tanning material
is equal or Infeilor to that from tho oak, but later
mothods of preparation point to a full justification
of tho claim that tho leather from quebracho ox
tract grades up to that lesultlng from any othor
tanning substance. So serviceable Is It, however,
that filnco Its discovery, tho tanning Industry of
the Argentine Republic has mado noticeable ad
vance, because, with both hides and extract as
great natural products of the country, tho govern
ment is making every effort to foster tho leathor
industry within Its own border.
"Quebracho extract," as It Is called In tho trade
Is easily manufactured when the machinery is
once Installed. All tho wood Is passed through
n machine that cuts It Into shavings or the small
est possible chips. It Is then collected Into Im
mense kettles, in which It is Heated by chemical
pinccsses until nil tho tannin is removed, after
this (ho fluid preparation Is reduced by evapora
tion to a thick, jelly-like mass, which Is poured
Into sneks, where it Is finally dried Into the sub
stance i.oid In commerce.
MMio dllllculty of gut noting the raw material far
outweighs tho preparation of (ho finished article,
especially as die extract In no longer to bo con
sidered a by-product, but Is coming to have moro
Importance and value than posts and sleepers. In
Paraguay particularly, where all tho wood is util
ized for extract, the hardest part of tho business
lien In gutherlng wood for tho fnctory. Tho trees
aro cut In the heart of tho virgin forest nnd
hauled by ox teams to tho nearest clearing. Only
native Indians have proven themselves sultablo
for the woih, as they aro thoroughly nccllmatod,
understand tho wilderness, and can withstand tho
plague of insects which muko life nt night mis
erable for tho foreigner; and expo3uro for nights
as well as days Is unavoidable, becauso tho cut
ting stations nro usually remoto from auy settle
ment. In ISO!) tho first real exportation of quebracho
extract from tho River Plato was rccordod. The
Increase hns boon rapid from 400 toiiB In tho tlrst
year to 0,000 tons In 1002, 120,001 tons In the next
flyo years, and 28,193 tons in 1907, Of this qunn
tl'ty tho United Stutea received 17,733 tons, or al
most G5 por cent.
She Lives In Dlnnvllla.
A south Missouri paper l. carrying
this nd "Attractive woman, not a lay
over thirty, would bo pleased to corre
spond with ollgiblo man Not ubno
liiloly necessary that ho should bo
young Would prefer ono with prot
erty, but ono with a good paying posl
lion would b satisfactory Tho young
lady la of medium height. Iiiih brown
hair nnd gray ejus, not fat. althotisjh,
moat decidedly, idio In not aklntiy.
llor fih'iida say she Is u line looking
woman. Object imitilmonv Reason
for this advertisement, the lining
woman lives In n lltllo dinky lown,
whoro (ho best cnlcheii nro the boyn
behind tho countorii In Mm dry xootlw
and clothing stores, ami tury ono ol
them hi spoil on for by Mm limn ho
In out of hla short pantn AiiilroH.i
Hazel !: mi, llox 23, Ulngvlllo. Mo"--Kantian
M(y Star.
SOFT, WHITE HANDS
May Do Obtained In Ono Night.
For preserving tho hand.i n well
an for preventing redness, toughiiemi,
nnd chapping, ami Imparting that vel
vety softnoaa and whltoncsn much do
sired by women Cuthuira Soap, assist
ed, by Cutlcuni Ointment, l.i hollovoil
to bo superior to all oilier skin snaps.
For thoso who work In corroaivi)
liquids, or at occupations which tend
to Injuro the hands, It la Invaluablo
Treatment llatho nnd soak tho
hnnds on retiring In n strong, hot,
creamy lather of Cutlcura Soap. Dry
and anoint freely with Cutlcura Olnt.
mont, nnd In severe cases spioud tho
Uutlctira Ointment on Uiln pieces of
old linen or cotton. Wcnr during tho
night old, looso gloves, or a light ban
dago of old cotton or linen to protect
tho clothing from ntain. Kor red,
rough, and chapped hands, dry, (la
mired, Itching, feverish palms, and
Bhnpeless nails with pnlnful linger
ends, this treatment la moat offec.tlvo
Cutlcura Remedies nro sold through
out tho world. Potter Drug & (Mietn.
Corp., solo proprietors, Host on. Mum.
VISIONARY.
.
Xrt-
Jlggson If a man could only sell
coal at tho north polo or Ice In hades!
Wlgguon Hut that's out of tho ques
tion. Juin;son 1 know; but, geo! Just
think of tho prices ho could get!
Novelty.
"I thought you told inn you had
something original In thin libretto,"
said tho manager, scornfully. "Hero
nt tho vory outsot you have n lot of
merry villagers Hinging, 'Wo aro hap
py and gay!'"
"You don't catch tho Idea at nil,"
replied tho poot, wearily. "The 'g' la
soft It should bo pronounced Mmpp
and Jay.' "
Awfully Busy.
Jim A stitch In tlmo saves nine.
Tom Who said that?
Jim Ceo! Ain't you read your
niblo?
Tom Nopo; I ain't oven had tlmn
to road the sporting pago this morn
ing yot. Cleveland Loader.
HARD TO PLEASE
Regarding the Morning Cup.
"Oh how hard It was to part with
coffco, but tho continued trouble with
constipation nnd belching was mich
that I finally brought myself to leavu
It off.
"Then tho question was, what should
wo uso for tho morning drink? Te.i
was worao for us thun coffoo; choco
lato and cocoa wcro soon tired of;
milk was not liked very well, and hot
water wo could not endure.
"About two years ago wo struck
upon Postum und lmvo novor been
without it slnco.
"Wo lmvo seven children. Our baby
now eighteen months old would uot
(ako milk, so wo tried Postum and
found sho liked It nnd it agreed with
Her perfectly. Sho is today, and has
been, ono of tho healthiest babies in
tho Stato.
"I use about two-thirds Postum and
onc-thlrd milk and a teaspoon of augar,
ami put it into her botUo. If you could
hnvo seen her oyes sparkle and hoar
her say "good" today whon I gavo It
to hor, you would bollovu mo that
Bho likes 1L
"If I was matron of nn infants'
homo, every child would bo raised on
Postum. Many of my friends say,
'You are looking so wollS I reply,
am well: I drink Postum. I have no
moro trouble with constipation, and
know that I ovvo my Good health to
God and Postum.'
"I am writing this lottor becauso I
want to toll you how much good
Postum has dono us, but If you know
how I shrink from publicity, you
would not publish this lottor, at least
not over ray nnmo."
Rend tho llttlo book, "Tho Road tn
Wollvlllo.'Mn pkga. "There's n Reason."
Ever rent! tth nbove IrtterT A nr
ono mipeiira from Hum to tlmo. Thry
are Kruulnc, true, nod full of bum an
Interval.
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