HER WEIGHT INCREASED
FROM 100 TO 140 POUNDS ,
Wonderful Praise Accorded
Perunathe Household Remedy
Mrs. Maria Ooi-rlz , Orlcntn , Oklu
honm , write * :
"My huabiind , children nnil myself
have used your medlclm-fl , nnd wo al
ways Kcop them lu th liouino In enno of
necessity. I was restored to limith l > v
this medicine , and Dr. IlartinaiiM Invaluable -
valuable ntlvlco nnd hook * . 1'eoplo nik
about mo from din > rciit plnci'H , and tuC
surprised that 1 can do all of my IIOIHO-
work alone , and that I waa cured by llio
doctor of chronic catarrh. My husband
was cured of imthin.i , my daughter of
earache and catarrh of thuHloiniiihand
my son of catarrh of the throat. When
I was Hick 1 weighed 100 pounds ; now I
weigh 110.
"I have regained my liealth again , and
I cannot thank you enough for your
ndvlco. May God give you a , loui ; llfo
nud bless your work. "
" " "
"TOO"LATE. .
Thiol' What's the time , please ?
Victim Much too late for you. Your
pal just got my watch.
BREAKS A COLD IN A DAY
And Cures nny Cough that Is Curable ,
Noted Physlclan'o Formula.
Thfs Is ald to be the most eflectlvo
remedy for coughs and colds known to
science. "Two ounces Glycerine ; half
ounce Concentrated Pine ; Put these
Into half n pint of good whiskey and
use in doses of tcatpoonful to n table-
Kpoonful every four hours. Shake bottle
tle well each time. " Any druggist has
these ingredients In stock or will
fluidity got thorn from his wholesale
IiouRo. The Conccntialed Pine is a
upcelal pine product and comes only
in half ounce vlnls each enclosed In an
air tight case : Hut be Hiiro It Is labeled
"Concentrated. " This formula cured
hundreds here last winter.
He Asked Too Much.
They had been engaged for exactly
47 seconds by the cuckoo clock.
"Clara , dear , " queried the happy
youth , v.lio had a streak ol romance )
running up and down his person , "will
you promluu to love mo forever ? "
"I'd IlUe to , Oeorgo , " replied the
practical maid , "but I really don't ex
pect id live EO long. "
St00 Reward , $100.
Tli renders til this patvr will bn plraanl to learn
Hint tlirro Li at leant onu dreaded tlUruw that nclcnro
baa ( urn nblr to euro In all lu stiwt * . j\nd that U
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh tliru is the only pomtlto
cum now Known to thu nut ! Ira I frnti nitty. Cntnrrh
bolnc n roiiMllutloiuU < lbcii c. rcqulm o roiutltii-
tlon.il ( rralmcHit. Unit's Catarrh Cure la tnkcn In-
trmnlliictlnc dlnctly upou the blnml mid murou.i
iitrnrus of thft p\Ttrm. thorrlij' < lfstr > ) lni : the
foundation < > ( the Utwji * > , and clvlnc thu pntlrnt
Ktrcngtli by Iniildlni ; up ( ho cunMltiltlnn nntl nssLit-
IIIR imtnrn In < lulnu lu work , 'llm proprietors lurva
au rnnrli ( altfi In IW curatho ixiwrrs thit they oRrr
Olio Him , ] nil IXillnni ( or any taso tlmt It lulls to
ciirr. t-fi ! < l lor lfc t ot testimonials
Hold liy nil Dm-TlBM. 7V.
'iUiu itiJl Family I'llli lor coustlpntloa.
Natural.
"What Is loaf sugar ? " Inquired Mrs.
JllRtlllClll.
"U'hy , it's suqar In the form of
loaves , I bupporio , " answeied her
spouse "Why ? "
"I \\.i.s wondering , " said Mrs. . ) . , "If
that was what they madu sweetbreads
of. " '
tmportnntto Mothers.
Uxamlno carefully every bottle of
CASTORl A. a safe and uuro remedy for
luluntH and children , and see that it
Bears the
Signature of <
In Use For Over : U > Years.
t The Kind You Have Always Bought
Slight Error.
"Nevertheless , " said thu young
Roman , "he is an ambitious poet. Ho
would servo the muses all his life. "
"But , " replied his elder , "ho makes
the mistake of supposing that Hac-
ehua Is one of the nuibes. " Catholic
Standard nnd Times.
We nrc not to blnnio INVIUISC you
from lUicuiitatixm or Neuralgia , hut you
are if you < Io not try Hainhux Wi/ard
Oil. It quickly Mjotnes mid .tll.ijs all
pain , soreness aud inthuiinution.
Awful Thought.
"When 1 leave here 1 shall have tc
depend on my brains for n living. "
"Don't take such a pessimistic view
of things. " Cornell Widow
TV I'loree'A rirvsnt I'Ulets rcitulntn and Inrlir.
oratii M.intHcli , ll\nr nnd IxivtrU. Himir-cuattM
tlny , riiiul * > 8 , oa y toUlc. Ik ) notKrlnu.
Lou shoes and high heels may bi
fashionable extremes.
DEFUKGE STARCH nerrntlc !
to llio Ir-j
A Rubber Trcs.
KXT to copper and Iron ,
ruhhor Is the most im
portant material In the elec
trical ludUHtry. It Is uned
extensively a an Insulat
ing material , being one of the best
InsuhitorH of electricity in the world.
Nearly all the wires that carry elec
trical current are protected with rub
ber Insulation. Uubbcr prevents the
electricity escaping through contact
of the wire with other conductors ; It
prevents accidents , Ihou , and keeps
thr- electrical apparatun from burn-
lii.r | out and dcHttoylng Itself. Hesldes
being need for insulating wires and
cables at the plants of the CSenernl
Mleclrical Company , rubber is used In
the manufacture of motors , switches ,
generators , and nearly all electrical
machine ; ! .
The story of rubber Is the story of
the conquest of the tropical jungles ;
the lights against dlfacasc , poisonous
reptiles and Insects , man-eating ani
mals , hunger and thirst and the dan
ger of being lost foiever.
Clvlll/ntion Jhst heard of rubber in
lion OKI'S account of the second voy
age of Columbus lu the year 119U ,
wheie he speaks of elastic halls made
by the natives from the gum of a tree.
The first authentic account of Its
practical use was recorded In 1745
by the leader of a French government
expedition leturning Irom South
America , who reported that the na
tives secured from the juice , of a tree
certain gum which was very elastic ,
Impervious to water and used In mak
ing bottles , shoes nnd smjlrt guns.
Thirty yearu later It was Introduced
to commerce when an Englishman
brought from Assam , India , a soft ,
spongy substance which would erase
lepd pencil marks and which after
wards became known as India rubber.
Many pilmltlve uses \\ere found
for this wonderful gum , but owing tc
Its susceptibility to changes of tcui'
poraturo , which rendered It sticky and
moro or less fluid , rubber did not come
into its own until early in the last
century. At that tlmo It was discov
ered , after a great deal of experi
ment , that by mixing sulphur I with
-rude rubber and subjecting It to a
ilgh degree of heat , these former de-
Iclencles were eliminated and n mate
rial was produced which was both
tough and elastic , and would retain
those properties under varying torn-
iiernturoc. This process of curing was
called vulcanization nnd Is the basis
of rubber making to-day.
So great has been the development
of rubber manufacture since the time
that Its products now exceed a value
of $500,000,000 annually.
Contrary to the popular Impression ,
rubber gum Is not derived from the
sap. It Is secured from a milky juice
or latex which la found only In the
bark. Thin latex contains a substance
cnowu as caoutchouc ( the active prin
ciple of rubber ) , together with cer
tain albuminoids , resins , etc. , which
upon the evaporation of moisture
coagulate , forming n thick , spongy
substance. The percentage of caout
chouc , In proportion to other Ingredi
ents contained In the later , deter
mines the quality of the rubber.
The regions from which rubber
gum Is secured form an Irregular belt
In the tropics and sub-tropics extend
ing around the earth , the quality pro
cured varying greatly according to the
species of plant , the soil and the cli
mate. Great quantities are produsp/J
In Africa , Mexico , Ceylon nnd the
Malay Islands , but the most desirable
rubber of resiliency and wear resist
ance Is secured from n tree found In
the Amazon river district , South
America. This rubber is known ns
Para , the name being derived from Its
chief city of export. It not only con
tains as high ns 95 per cent , of caout
chouc , hut the methods used by the
natives In preparing It for market are
BO much superior that It Is selected
In preference to all others for manu
facturing purposes.
Rubber gathering In the Amazon
river district la a hazardous and diffi
cult undertaking The supply co nes
from wild trees scattered throughout
dense forests , to which paths must bo
cut through the tangled and luxuriant
undergiowth. Even then the trees can
only be reached during three to flvo
months of the year , ns throughout the
wet season the forests are completely
Inundated. The cllmato Is so un
healthy that white men cannot do this
and It Is necessary to rely unon
the native blacks , who at boat are
umlepemlable and lazy. Their reluct
ance to join rubber gathering expedi
tions can readily he understood when
It IH remembered that out of a sea
son's expedition perhaps only half
will return alive.
When n rubber tree Is found the na
tive gatherer cuts a series of gashes
Into the bark with his machete , en-
eliding thu tree from the ground up ,
as high as he can reach. Cups are
fastened to cateh the latex as It
oozes out. When a milllclont quantity
Is collected It Is lemoved to the tem
porary hut , where a dense smoke-pro
ducing Hro is made of certain nuts
and palm leaves. Then taking his
wooden puddle the native dips It Into
the latex and holds It over the lire ,
tinning it lound and round until , the
latex coagulates As soon as It Is
bird a new layer of latex Is added
and coagulates 'as ' before. This pro
cess Is continued until the mass has
grown too large for handling , when
the paddle is taken out and the rubber
set aside for export. The process of
coagulation and fumigation with these
specially selected nuts and leaves pre
vents decay and adds to the life and
wear resistance of the manufactured
product
Tapping the trees for rubber does
not necessarily destroy them , nor Is It
believed to materially shorten their
life ; but unfortunately many thou
sands of trees are annually rendered
useless by careless and Improper
methods. Although the source of
crude rubber gum is ptactlcally Inex
haustible , the limited native labor
supply and the difficulties encountered
up to the tlmo of marketing It have
tended to keep down the supply and
maintain a high standard of prices.
NIGHTLY SONG OF SOLDIERS
Traveler Recounts Quaint and TouchIng -
Ing Scene He Witnessed In
Brazilian City.
A few years ago 1 saw at the little
garrison of the quaint old city of
Maranham , Uruzil , the sweet' and
touching ceremony of putting the sol
diers to bod. No doubt this , like so
many other customs of the ancient
days of Spanish rule that made the
Latin dominance unique , must soon
give way before the attacks of a more
"practical" century. Maranham , It
may be added , Is one of the oldest
ports on the American continents.
Situated Home 300 miles south of the
mouth of the Amazon river , It has no
connection with the rest of the world
save through sea-going vessels. A
century ago Its trade employed more
than 100 such each year , but through
changed conditions the number has
now fallen from four to ten per an
num. Of a present population of
about 30,000 , many are wealthy nnd
highly educated.
The barracks , whore about 100 sol
diers are quartered , are In the sub
urbs , and occupy a largo Held which
Is used for their drill grounds. Every
night at nine the soldiers are drawn
up lu line as for dress pat ado. After
a few evolutions , they stack arms ,
return to their Hues , remove their
lints , kneel , and , with bowed heads ,
slug In the thrilling tenor of the Span
ish race , the sweet old hymn , begin
ning "Quurda , Deus guarda. "
Throngs gather to listen , and many
kneel and Join them ; every head Is
uncovered and bowed until the close ,
when rifles are resumed , nnd the sol
diers file to quarters.
As 1 went homeward with the
hushed company who had absombled
to listen nnd participate , I thought ,
"Whore else can one listen to such a
tribute to the 'King of Kings , ' nightly ,
In a garrison of soldiers ? " D. A.
Cobb , in the LOB Angeles Herald Sun-
da ) Magazine.
Only One.
"Speaking of Now Year resolves , "
said the old man with the sad face ,
"I've made hundreds of them In my
time , but never kept but one. "
"Was that something very Impor
tant ? " waa asked.
"Ilatuor so. I was just 21 years old ,
and I resolved to marry a widow of
35. I carried out the resolve. That
was 40 years ago. Every Now Year's
since 1'vo resolved to got rid of her ,
but she's right on deck and good for
ton years more. " .
NEW MILKING MACHINE
Simple Contrivance that Is Within Reach of Even Small
est Dairy Farmer and Easily Put
Into Place.
( By Ernest Hoollett. )
While In Sweden some tlmo since ,
1 heard much of a now milking ma
chine that was to bo within the reach
of even the Binallest dairy farmer as
leKtuds cost and easy method of In
stallment on any farm. I had , how
ever , to lenvo Sweden without being
able to sec the machine. During the
past f < nv weeks , my wife , being , again
In Sweden , was , through the courtesy
of Mr. Krykburg. director of the manu
factory where the milking machine
was built , allowed to see It at work.
The machine IB very simply built ;
'there Is not the necessity to lay down
plant to supply the motive power , as
this la done entirely by hand , a. great
saving In pilmtiry Installment ; In
fact tills has been reduced to a mini
mum of expense. The milking machine
( proper Is suspended by means of two
, hroad straps , one just behind the
( shoulder over the loin of the cow.
'There la the usual "vacuum vessel for
i
! l {
The New Swedish Milking Machine.
holding the milk All this was very
easy. Detachment-suction , or rather
in this case , the result , Is obtained by
compression , the teat being inserted in
a cup-like receptacle , one side of which
actuated by a piston allows the teat to
till , and then presses it much after the
method of the human jingcrs All four
teats are milked simultaneously , or the
valves can be shut off to allow of milk
ing cows that have lost one or more
quarters. It Is particularly clean In
Its stripping action. The power re
quired la about one-thirtieth horse-
ijr n man iii 11
lieient energy
The milking machine la essentially
it modern contrivance. Something of
the kind seems to have been Invented
in America In about J81U , hut no de
scription of it is extant that we know
This refacrvoir is 100 feet high and
87Vi feet In diameter and will hold
3,100 tons of water , nn equivalent to
HO aero Inches of rainfall , An aver
age rainfall of 13 % Inches during the
growing season would till to the point
indicated. A rainfall of nine inches ,
it completely utilized , would produce n
of. About the middle of last century
several machines were constructed to
milk cows , but they do not appear to
have met with much success , and
wore neglected and forgotten. Many
dairy farmers , however , hankered
after a mechanical device of this kind ,
and experimentation went on for many
years. Most of those engaged In it had
as their root Idea n milk tube Inserted
Into the te.ats of the cow , and a mlllter
of this kln.l was placed on the market
in 1878. This milker consisted of n
tube having openings along Its sides ,
through which the milk entered. Each
teat was Ilttcd with a tube , and the
tubes were kept together by a flexible
band. There IB no need for describing
It in detail , because , although milk
could be extracted by Its means , It was
not a really practical invention. The
next step was the invention of pres
sure machines , of which tljo llrst came
from America about 1878 , and was fol
lowed between 1885 and 1895 by sev
eral other devices constructed upon a
similar principle. The next idea was
that of suction. The first suction ma
chine came from America ; but it was
in Scotland that this device was most
carefully developed.
Patent Fire Lighter.
To save a person getting up on a
cold morning to start the yltchen fire
a Alontana farmer has patented nn
attachment to an alarm clock which
Ignites a bundle of matches and push
es them into a piece of inflammable
niuieruu iiuuur uiu
Bee Farm on Roof.
lulIuB Wagner , at Lagrange , Mo. ,
has established n bee farm on the
loof of his house , and last year raised
over I'OO pounds of honey.
WATFR NFfFSSARY FOR
V xi. 1 Eii\ iNJLiVJLa3iJ.ril\ I MJlv
yield of oO bushels of wheat or ! ! > '
buuhels of outs.
Turning the aoll of the poultry yards
once a year destroys the B l'o ' worm
nnd guards against the genus of other
discuses which often find lodging lu
the surface
TO CURE RHEUMATISM
Prescription that Cured Hundreds
Since Published Here.
"Ono ounce syrup of Sarsnparllla
compound ; one ounce Tods com
pound ; Add these to a half pint of good
whiskey : Take a tablospoontul be
fore each meal nnd nt bed time ;
Shake the bottle well each time. "
Any druggist has these Ingredients
In stock or will quickly gut them from
his wholesale house. Good results are
felt from this treatment after the first
few doses but It should bo continued
until cured. This also nets as a system
builder , eventually restoring strength
nnd vitality.
Nobody will use other people's ex
perience , nor has any of his own till
It Is too late to use It. Nathaniel
Hawthorne.
*
MmoM lw tnkrn without ill-lay when mro chert nnd
llikUnw tlirimt wnrn YOU tint nn nnnoyintr cold
threatens. At nil ilrni.-glstslirjJOiBCiinaMe bottles.
The world delights In sunny people.
The old are hungering for love uioro
than for bread. Drummoud.
TO ctiun A cor.i ) IN own DAY
Takn 1AXATIVK 1IKOVO Qnlnlno TablrK
nriirclfttiirpimiil money If It falls to cure. K. W.
1UUV li'ti fcluiiuluio Is un cacU box. SSc. 4
Extremes meet when the hairdress sr
er Is Introduced to the chiropodist.
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.
Oronogo , ilo. "I was simply a ner-
7ous wreck. I could not walk across
the lloor without
my heart fluttering
and I could not oven
receive a letter.
Every month I had
such a bearing down
sensation , as if the
lower parts would
fall out. Lydia E.
Pinkham's vegeta
ble Compound has
done my nerves a
great deal of. good
and has alsorelieved
the bearing down. I recommended it
fco some friends and two of them have
been greatly benefited by it. " Mrs.
BMAK MCKNIGHT , Oronogo , Mo.
Another Grateful Woman. '
St. Louis , Mo. "I was bothered
terribly with a female weakness and
Lad backache , bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts. I began taking
Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vccefablo Com-
pound regularly and used the Sanative
Wash and now ! have no more troubles
that way. " Mrs. At. IIcuzoo , 5722
Prescott Avo. , St. Louis , Mo.
Because your case is a difficult one ,
doctors having done you no good ,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. It surely has cured
many cases of female ills , such as inflammation -
flammation , ulceration , displacements ,
libroid tumors , irregularities , periodic
pains , backache , that bearing-down
feeling , indigestion , dizziness , and ner
vous prostration. It costs but a trifle
to try it , and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
WESTERN CANADA
Senator Dolllver , of Iowa , says :
The etro/un ot omltrantn from , the United States
aMB B to Canada nil ! contlnna. "
> Bonator UollUor recently pnlit n
visit to Western Canada ,
end MIJS : "Ihoro la n
JnDahunKorlntlioliearta
of Knlt/ili Hponklns nee *
plo ; this will nccount for
tlio removal of fa many
lovra f iirraora to Canadn.
Our looplo nro planned
wltU Ua Government nnd
the cixcellcnt udrnlnls-
tratlon ot law. and tber
nro coining to you In
tons ot tlionfjmdH , nnd
tli'iy uroetlll coming. "
lown contributed largo *
lr to the 70.OOO Amerl-
rnn fnrnifrs wlio miulo Camilla
tliolr In ) in u ( luring loot ) .
riold crop rotuniH nlomi
riiirlngyriiramlotl totliowcallli
oftliooouiitrjr upwards of
Drain RTowlnc. tnlxr < l farm
ing : , rattla mixing U" < 1 ilnlrjlni :
nro nil prof Itnblo. 1'rcn llomo-
Ntomli or 10O acrox are ti > ho
Imil lu the very Ix-st districts ,
ICO aero jiro-onipUons lit S'.I.OO
iH-r niroItliln certain arm * .
bcliaola and cliiirrliLM la every
Boltlcniont , cllmato iinoxrollcu.
HollttiarKliot.mHMli wnicranil
bnllillnir iimterliil pli'iitlf ul.
I or particular * lutnlocntton , Imr
sottlcn ) ' rnlhrnr niton nnd dcwrln-
tlvo Illustrated jiamplilot , "l.nst
llct Wet , " ona otlipr Informa
tion , wrlto to Hap't ot Jmmlnni.
tlon , Ottawa , Cnn. , or to Canadian
Government Acont.
VV. V. BENNETT
Room 4 Be Bldg. Omaha , Nib.
( Use address nearest you ) (3) ( )
Breath
'For ' montha I had great trouble with my
stomach and used nil kinds of medicines.
My tongue has been actually as green aa
grass , my breath having a bad odor. Two
< veeksago a friend recommended Cascarets
and after using them I cau willingly and
cheerfully say that they have entirely
cured me. I therefore let you know that I
shall recommend them to any one suffer
ing from such troubles. " Chas. II. Hnl-
pern , 114 E. 7th St. , New York , N. Y.
CUT THIS OUT , mail It with your ad
dress to Stcillns Remedy Company , Chicago
cage , Illinois , nntl receive n. Iiandsomo
sou\enlr gold Bon Bon FltUB. O.J3
Don't Cough ! -Use
W SEST ttWUKt YOU
Will instantly relieve your aching
throat. There is nothing like it for
Asthma , Bronchitis und lung
troubles. Contains no opiates ,
Very pleasant to take.
All DruasUti , 25 centi.
