\
AT A CRITICAL TIME.
Women Are Likely to Suffer with Dan.
gcrous Kidney Disorders.
Mrs. John Kirk , II. F. D. No. 2 , Do-
trolt , Mich. , says : "Five years ago at
a critical time of life
I was on the verge of
n collapse with kid
ney troubles , back
ache , dizziness , puffy
dropsy swellings and
urinary Irregularities.
I lost flesh and felt
languid , nervous or
unstrung all the time.
As my doctor did not help mo I began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. In a few
weeks a"ll these symptoms left mo. I
now weigh 103 pounds and feel In ex
cellent health. "
Sold by all dealers. GO cents a box.
Foster-Mllburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y
Amiability Plus Science.
The public expects much of the
modern nurse the same self-sacrifice ,
righteousness and pureness "f liv
ing as In the past , but combined \vlth
a technical skill and an amount of
learning unknown to our predecepsora.
rr The Nursing Times.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT PAINT.
The tlmo to complain about paint
Is before the painter applies it. The
man who puts up the money should
not shirk the responsibility of choos
ing the paint. True , the painter
ought to know paint bettor than the
banker , JLlio professional man or the
merchant. The trouble is , the house-
owner too often deliberately bars the
competent and honest painter from
the job by accepting a bid which ho
ought to know would make an honest
Job Impossible.
Secure your bids on the basis of
National Lead Company's pure White
Lead and pure Linseed Oil and see
that you get these materials.
No one need bo fooled by adulter
ated white lend. A blowpipe testing
outfit will bo mailed to anyone Inter
ested In paint.
Address , National Lead Company ,
Woodbrldge Building , New York City
CAUSE FOR HIS HURRY.
"Ah , I love to see a little boy
such a hurry to get to school ! "
I'Yes , sir. Mo llttlo brother's got do
measles , an' I'm hurrying up to get
excused ! "
Economical Physician ,
Ambassador \Vu Ting-fang was
once , it is alleged , telling about a cer
tain selfish politician. Ho said : "The
man reminds me of a doctor of Shang
hai. A mandarin came to this doctor
for tiavicot Ho could not sleep , had
no appetite , suffered a good deal from
depression and nevertheless was tak
ing on fat at an alarming rate. 'We'll
BOOH put you In condition again , ' said
the physician. 'What you need is ox-
crcise , > good , hard exercise. Four
times a week you can come hero aii'l
put in the morning polishing my
floors. ' 'But why not my own floors ? '
the mandarin inquired. 'Mine , ' said
the physician , 'aro larger. ' "
How He Got Rid of Rats.
A farmer describes his method of
clearing the premises of rats In the
following manner : "On a large num-
ler of old shingles I put a half-tea-
spoonful of treacle each , and on that
with my pocket knlfo I scraped a
small amount of concentrated lye. I
then placed the old shingles around
ninder the stable floors and under the
cribs. The next morning I found ' 10
dead rats , and the rest left the farm
for parts unknown. I have clparcd
many farms of the pests In the [ riamo
way , and have never known it to fall. "
CHANGE IN FOOD ,
'
Works Wonders In Health.
11 Is worth knowing that a change
In food can cure dyspepsia , "I deem
It my duty to let you know how Grape-
Nuts food has cured mo of Indigestion.
"I had. been troubled with it for
years , until last year my doctor recom
mended Grape-Nuts food to bo used
every morning. I followed Instruc
tions and now I am entirely well.
"The whole family like Grape-Nuts ,
wo use four packages a week. You
are welcome to use this testimonial
: ns you see fit. "
The reason this lady was helped by
tthe use of Grape-Nuts food , is that It
'Is predlgested by natural processes
: and therefore does not tax the atom-
: ach as the food she had boon using ;
! lt also contains the elements required
: for building up the nervous system.
If that part of the human boify is in
.perfect working order , there can be no
idyspopsln , for nervous energy repre
sents the steam that drives the angina.
When the nervous system is run
down , the machinery of the 'bodr
works badly. Grapo-N'uts food can bo
msod by small children ns wel ) as
adults. It Is perfectly cooked and
ready for Instant use.
Read "The Road to Wollvllle , " In
pkgs. "There's a Reason. " '
Ever read the above letter ? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine , true , and full of human
Interest.
HYDROCYANIC-ACID GAS
FOR FUMIGATING PLANTS
An Insecticide Which Hua Proved Itself of Great Value
By Albert F. Woods , Asst. Chief Bureau
of Plant Industry.
Hydrocyanic-acid gas , since Its In
troduction by the bureau of entomol
ogy lu 18SG as a remedy ngnlnst scale
Insects of the orange , has proved of
great value us nn Insecticide. Pre
vious to our experiments early In 1895 ,
though It had been occasionally tried
In greenhouses , hydrocyanic ucld was
not recommended , on account of Its
injurious effects upon plants. As a
icBiilt of n scries of careful experi
ments we found that ns n rule plants
were less Injured by a short exposure
to a relatively largo amount of gas
than they were by u lohg exposure tea
a relatively small amount. On the
other hand , a strong dose for a short
tlmo was the most effective In killing
Insects. Different species and varie
ties of plants , however , were found to
vary remarkably In their power of
withstanding the poison. This In
many cases appeared to depend upon
angle K C D and the cubic feet In Mill
part of the house are determined In
the same way ; or , In this case , slnoo
the triangles are equal , the desired re
sult Is obtained by multiplying the
number of cubic feet In the trlniulo
A G 12 by 2 ; 1,050 multiplied by 1
equals 2,100 cubic feet. The contents
of this house Is therefore H5.SJ ! plus
2.400 plus 2,100. equals -1,645.8:1 : cubic
feet : this remilt multiplied by the re
quired dcso per cubic foot of rpnco
will give the amount of cyanldo of
potassium necessary for one fumiga
tion.
tion.FIs.
FIs. 2 shows at the right a cross ,
section of a three-quarter span house
100 feet long , 18 feet wide , front wall
I feet1 Inches , bnck wall 0 feet !
inches , and 11 feet 10 Inches to the
ridge. The cubic contents of this
house is determined In the came man
ner , except that the two triangles bo
Fig. 1. Fumigating Box , Showing Trays and Coleus Cuttings.
the open or closed condition of the
breathing pores as well ns upon peculi
arities of the cell contents. Fumlga-
jlon nn hour or two after sundown ,
with the temperature as low as prac
ticable , was found to give the best
results. In all cases the foliage must
bo perfectly dry or it may bo Injured
by the gas. In each case the proper
amount of gas to use and the length
of exposure must bo determined by
experiment. It is impossible at pres
ent to give a general rule applicable
to all plants in all stages of develop
ment.
It is necessary In every case to de
termine with great care the cubic
contents of the house , frame , or box
In which the fumigation Is to bo made.
To Illustrate : Fig. 2 shows cross sec
tions of two styles of greenhouse
structure now In general use. At
the left Is an even span house 100
feet long , 12 feet wide , 2 feet on the
sides , and 5 feet G inches from the
surface of the beds to the ridge , with
a walk 14 Inches wide and 15 inches
deep. To determine accurately the
number of cubic feet In this or a house
of similar construction : First , make
a rough drawing showing a cross sec-
Ing unequal , each one will have to bo
calculated separately.
After the number of cubic feet In
the space to bo fumigated Is deter
mined , the amount of cyanldo re
quired Is found by multiplying the
cubic contents by the dose per cubic
foot. For example , If single violets
are to ucfuniigntcd the dose would
be one-tenth of n gram per cubic foot.
A dose , therefore , for the even-span
hfliioo , containing 4.G4C cubic feet ,
would be 4,040 multiplied by .1 equals
461.C grams. To reduce this to
ounces , divide the number of grams
by 28.U5 ( the number of grams In an
ounce avoirdupois ) . 461.6 divided by
2S.35 equals 16.38 ounces avoirdupois.
It may be necessary to reduce the
fraction of ounces to grains ; 437.5
( the number of grains In nn ounce )
multiplied by .IIS equals 166 grains.
Fumigating Boxes. For the pur
pose of experimenting and where only
a few" hundred plants are to bo treat
ed , a tight box may be made of 30 to
50 cubic feet capacity. The box should
be as nearly air-tight as possible , with
a removable cover and n small door
at the bottom for Introducing the
cyanldo of potassium Into the bowl
Fig. 2. End Section of Even Span House at Left , Same of Three-Quarter
Span House at Right.
tlon of the house ; second , divide the
space into triangles and rectangles by
drawing a line connecting the two
wall plates and one from the ridge
at right angles to this ; mark on each
its respective length in feet and
Inches. Compute the number of cubic
feet In each of the rectangles and tri
angles in accordance with the follow
ing method. In the oven span house
shown at the left the number of cubic
foot of space in the walk Is found by
multiplying the width by the depth by
the length , thus : Multiply 1 foot 2
Inches by 1 foot 3 Inches by 100 foot ;
reducing to inches we have 11 inches
Fig. 3. Violet House Prepared for
Fumigation.
multiplied by 15 Inches by 1,200 Inches
equals 252.000 cii ! > lc Inches ; dividing
this result by 1.72S , the number of
cubic Inches contained In n cubic
foot , wo have 145.83 cubic fuel. The
rectangle A D G F Is computed in the
same way , except that in this case it
Is not necessary to reduce the feet
to Inches. It would bo 12 feet multi
plied by 2 fcot by 100 feet equals
2,100 cubic feet. ThU brings us to
the triangles. The rule generally
given for calculating the area of a
right-angle triangle Is to multiply the
base by the perpendicular and divide
the product by 2. The result multi
plied by the length of the house will
gl\o the number of cubic feet the tri
angular portion contains. For example -
ample , taking the triangle A C 12 ; 6
feet multiplied by 3 feet 6 inches ,
equals 21 foot , divided by 2 equals
10.5 feet , multiplied by 100 foot oquaU
1,050 cubic fi-ut The a en. of tJitj tri-
containlng water and sulphuric acid ,
as shown In Fig. 1.
The wire trays shown In the same
Illustration are used In fumigating
cuttings of colons or other plants ) .
When dceircd the trays can bo re
moved and pot plants set In the box
and given such fumigation as dcslrodi
To prevent Injury to the plants the }
should be so set that the foliage docs
not come within 18 Inches of the bowl
near the small door.
Condensed Directions. 1. Careful ! }
determined the cubic contents of the
house and the amount of cyanldo ol
potassium to uso.
2. Make the
IIOUEO as tight as pos
sible.
3. Arrange so that the ventilators
can be opened from the outside.
4. Place the jars and strings In po
sition.
5. After dusk
attach the bags con
taining the cyanide to strings , as
described , and find If they work cor
rectly.
6. Hang the bags to one side and
put water and acid into the Jars ; ar
range protection and put the hags In
place again.
7. When all Is ready lower the bags
into the Jars by loosening the strings
from outHldu.
S. After the proper exposure open
the ventilators from outside , leaving
them open from 30 to 45 minutes before -
fore entering the house.
! ) . Next morning , bury contents of ,
the jaru.
10. The foliage must bo perfectly
dry.
Caution. It should be remembered
that hydrocyanic-acid gas la one of
the deadliest poisons known , fatal to
human beings and plants , as well as to
insects.
Greenhouses which are within CO to
75 foot of dwellings should not bo
fumigated unless ) the windows and
dours of the latter on the side next to
the gitollhouse can be closed during
the opc.atlon.
Iron In Hens' Water. Old scraps of
ratty Iron thrown in the drinking vea-
ritl , for your lions will make a splendid
to.ilc fur the fowls ;
BEST OP EXERCISE
KNC1NG , now become so popular with women , has proved Itself to bo be
yond all other exercises the thing to tench suirefootedneaa , ugtllty , supple
ness , while the munch's gain strength , the lnaln kcunnCHS and the eye a
marvelous quickness an Instantaneous fociu. All of which hi UHCfuI In dally
IIfo and extremely desirable , for nothing million a woman or man more at
tractive than general alertness , mental or physical.
Many girls will say that it la too expensive a sport , that one must take
lessons from a professional and that it takes tlmo. Certainly that Is all true ,
but one may fence In her room In an niiinteurlah way and got great benefit ,
until occasion arises when a teacher IB procurable. The motions with the
foila iiinl the steps taken bring into play every muscle In the body , aa does no
other form of exercise. Hiding usoa the muscles above the waist and , for a
woman , some of the muscles of the light leg , while rowing develops the arms ,
shoulders and buck , practically leaving in relaxation the rest of the body.
Making beds Is said to u.ic more musicles than any other form of exercise.
Fencing , however , will bo found more attractive practice to BOIIIO women.
If one would open wide the window of her room to admit plenty of fresh
air , then , with a long llexlblo foil , try to touch the same spot In a target , she
will rerclvo all the benollt that the muscles' ' could get oven with an opponent
and a good one.
It lends Interest to exorcise , It makes It something to look forward to ,
not dreaded. The position adopted naturally decreases the size of the waist
and hips , while holding the loll with arm outstretched cannot fall to develop
both arm and wrist and develop all the muscles of the back.
In the attack opo throws all the weight upon the right foot , balancing
with the loft arm , while in the defense one naturally reverses the weight ,
thus bringing Into play othnr muscles. At the same tlmo thu head must be
erect , the shoulders must bo straight and the eyes must lie quick at seeing op
portunity and seizing the proper Umlaut to press a momentary advantage. The
wrist must turn in a Hash , the waist must be supple , so that the body may
bend catilly and quickly. Whore could greater development bo acquired , where
Is there better exorcise to bo found ?
SMART JACKET.
This style of jacket looks beat made
of the name material aa thu skirt with
which It IB worn ; our model Is In
plum-colored fine cloth , lined with silk
the same color , and trimmed with silk
braid ; the small turn-over collar and
'ower part of cuffs are of velvet , the
buttons also are coveied with velvet.
The back of thla pattern alopoa down
to the front in the center back.
Materials required : Two and three-
quarters yards , 48 inches wide , 5' { .
yards silk for lining , thico-cighths
yard velvet.
The Lightest and Cheeriest Room.
Greens are the greatest thieves of
light. A dark green wall such an 1
now quite In vogue will absorb 85 per
cent , of the light ; a dark brown , per
haps , 70 per cent. ; a light green , per
haps , 50 per cent. ; nn orange , 30 per
cent. ; the light blues , 25 per cent. ;
while the aoft delicate tints will ah
soib only about 20 per cent. Pine
white absorbs only 15 per cunt , of the
light thrown upon It. Success.
Tailored Blouses.
Blouses for wear with the sprint
tailored suit are fashioned along vor >
simple lines. Their style depends on
tirnjy on correctness of cut and tin
smartness of the stock or cravat worn
A great many of those bloiiauu arc
made of the sheerest handkorchlo
linen and Initiate , and In many case
the only trimming that adorns then
is the Hiv , hand-run tucks.
IN COLORS TO MATCH FROCK.
"
i
Dainty Cotton Underskirts for the
Woman of Sm.111 Means ,
There Is nn unusual abundance of
inbioldorod pottlcoalH In linens and
ottons this spring. A well-made ,
irettlly embroidered cotton petticoat ,
avlng Itu embroidery or chief color
Hatching the costume with which It Is
vorn , IB In far bettor taste than a torn
Ilk aklrt , and Is much daintier , as it
an bo tubbed after every wearing or
wo , and be as fresh and attractive as
ver.
Some of those coma In stripes , Homo
n plaids. For example , a charming
Scotch gingham IB in blue and white ,
ind the lower rulllo , pot on an urn-
> relln lloiinco of the plaid , la em-
mildorcd in white.
Another IB In palo pink and white
striped madras , with the rulllo em
broidered In pink.
There are alao plain chambrays , em
broidered In white , and almost any
costume can be matched If one takea
the time.
The wlficat way for the woman with
time and limited means IB to buy ma
terials In fast colors and dainty do-
algiiB with embroideries , and got a
sheath skirt pattern , one having the
yoke Instead of the band finish , at the
Lop , and have the skirts made In the
houso. Of course , In this way one can
seldom get embroidery done on the
skirt material itself , but torchon laces
may bo used , and much tucking done ,
and for knockabout wear the elab
orately tucked skirt and tucked ruillo
skirts are moat satisfactory.
Dimities ( Iguied In tiny rosebuds or
forget-me-nots , and having edgings
and Insertions of German valenclennoa
make delightfully dainty pottlcoats.
The llttlo cord In the dimity gives
them body. Heavy white net may bo
used not only for deep umbrella
flounce , act on the chambrny or ether
skirts , but may and should have nar
row rullles sot on the umbrella , for
without them the latter baa llttlo body.
Kneli rulllo should bo finished nt Us
lower edge with a narrow bund of the
chambruy or madras to give body to
the not. .
Socks for the Bnby ,
Rnby socks and those for children
who are not yet advanced to the
Blocking wearing stage are to bo
striped thla season. Dulnty white
socks with horizontal pin stripes of
pink , blue , rod and brown will look
trim and lovely on plump llttlo sun
burned childish logs. Both boys and
girls will wear socks of this deacrlp
tlon , with low ahooa of either white
tan or black. There are attractive
plaid socka alao for play wear or for
wear with darker frocks. The white-
striped socks need frequent changing ,
for even the neatest c'llldron require
at least two pairs a di\y \ to keep them
looking fresh and dainty.
You Would N6f Accent Cbuiftdrfeltf
Money , Why Accept Counterfeit ;
Goods ?
Good money lu made by the Govern
ment In which you have Implicit faith
and confidence. Good goods uro made ,
by innuufnqturors who are willing to _
stake their reputations on the quality
of the material offered to you through !
tl/o medium of their advertisements In ]
this paper. Counterfeit goods are not !
advertised. The reason , for It IR they
will 'hot bbnr Iho close udrutlny to
which genuine advertised goods nroi
subjected , Counterfoil money pays
moro profit to the counterfeiter. Coun
terfeit goods tire offered to you for the
same reason.
Insist on the Genuine Reject the
Counterfeit. . '
AN EXPLANATION ,
"Why didn't you answer your teach-
tr when she spoke to you In the arith
metic class , Ethel ? "
"Coz mamma told ino I muthu't
thpoak duriu * thcool hourth. "
Bcwaro of Ointments for Cattti'rb
that Contain Mercury ,
ni mercury will iiiroly destroy ilia icnio or imell
Mid coimiutcly JcrRuco tlm wliolo lyitcui wuen
coloring 1" through the inucoui iiuuco * . Such
nrtlclei diouia narar bs uictl oicejit on pretcrlp-
tloni frum roputnbla phrilcltni , u tuatUmiira tliey
will dul ten ( old to the euad you can pumibly do-
rlin from llitm. lUll'i Uaurrh Cum. nuuurauureJ
by V , J. Cheney it Co. , Toledo , O. , coulalui uo uur-
cury , und It taken Internally , acting directly upon
Iho blood nil mucous itirfucci of the ijitntn. la
buyliitf llall'i Catnrrlt Uuro bo lure you tret thd
Rcuulnc. It li taken Internally and iniila In Toledo ,
Ohio , by V. J Clicnay A Co , ToillmonUII ( roe.
lij'.A bjr DrucKlitn. l'rlce.750. per bottle.
Ttkn flail' * Family 1'ilU ( or contUpallon.
"That Bcoms a very bad cold you've
got , my llttlo man ! "
"It's n very good cold ; It's kept me
away from Bchool for two weeks now ! '
BOY KEPT SCRATCHING.
Eczema Lasted 7 Years Face Wno AH
Raw Skin Specialists Failed , But
Cutlcura Effected Cure.
"When my llttlo boy was six weeks
old an eruption broke out on his face.
I took him to a doctor , but his face
kept on getting worse until It got BO
bud that no one could look at him.
Ills whole face was ono crust and
must have been very painful. Ho
scratched day and night until his face
was raw. Then I took him to all the
best specialists in skin diseases but
they could not do much for him. The
eczema got on his arms and legs and
wo could not got a night's sleep In
months. I got a sot of Cuticura Remedies -
dies and ho felt relieved the llrst time
used them. 1 gave the Cutlcura
ilomodlos a good trial and gradually
ho eczema healed all up. Ha Is now
seven years old and I think the trou
ble will never return. Mrs. John G.
IClumpp , 80 Niagara St. , Newark , N.
J. , Oct. 17 and I ! ! ! , 1007. "
Counting a Billion.
Speakl-g of counting the harrs of
your head suppoao you undertook to
count a billion , how long do you think
t would take you to do It ? A billion ,
according to ttoo French notation ,
which wo follow , la a thousand mil
lions. If you had before you a pile
of silver dollars containing a million ,
and could count ono every second , for
eight hours every day , It would take
you 35 days to complete the task. But
suppose you undertook to count a
thousand of thono million-dollar plies
you would bo at work eight hours a
day for 'JG.OOO days , or about 100
years ,
Very Likely.
"Again Mao Wood ! " exclaimed the
non-sensational rcador of the newspa
pers.
"Yes , " replied his cynical friend ;
"I guess they wish Mno wouldn't. "
important to Nlothoro.
Examine carefully every bottle or
CASTORIA a safe and , sure remedy for
infants and children , and see that it
Bears the
Signature o
In Use For Over 'JO Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Anybody can launch a national party -
ty , but to keep It afloat requires
finesse. Philadelphia Ledger.
Chocolate Plel Chocolate Pie !
The more you cut the more you want If
thuy nro made from "OUH-PIE" Prepara
tion. Try It and tell your friends how easy
It la to tnaku dt'llclolia cliocolutu pies.
Three vnrlcilus I.einon , Chocolate , und
Custard nt crocnrs , 10 cents u package.
"Put up by D-Zertu Co. , Rochester , N.Y. "
The true test of greatness is the
ability to wear the same size hat con
tinuously. Puck.
Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar u
good quality all the tune. Your dealer or
Luwia' Factory , I'ooria , 111.
A man never got off u Joke so stale
that ho couldn't laugh at it himself.
Atchlson Globe.
Those who await no gifts from
clmuce have conquered fate. Illchter ,