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Botli tlio method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken it is pleasant
tind refreshing to the taste ard acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys
li and Bowels cleanses the sys
tem effect iftlly dispels colds head
aches and fevers and cure hahitnal
constipation Syrrp of Figs is the
cily remedy of its linl ever pro
duced pleasing to the tat t 2 aid ac
ceptable to the ntomach prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable Rubstanccs its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have roude it tho meal
popular remedy knovn
JL Syrup of Figs h for sale in 50
Tccnt bo tile by a leading drug
gists Am reliable druggist vrho
may net Lcvc it en hand idll pro
cure i promptly for any one -who
-wishes to try it Do not acce t any
substitute
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A THRILLING BUFFALO YARN
How the Old Timer Saved Himself
from a Stampeded Herd
I was huntiu buffalo down Medi
cine Valley Kansas along 1 the 70s
says the eld plainsman Tne country
was just alive with the critters and
I was knockin em right and left
when all at onco somethin started t
stampede and three or four million
buffalo came rushing down the val
ley just makiu the ground shake aa
they came I seen at once that 1
would have to get out of there or be
run over but my pony was all fagged
out and the herd kept gaining on him
at every jump I saw that them imf
falo was goin to run that pony down
and that something had to be done
and done quick Well sir I seen that
there was just one thing to do I
waited till the head buffalo was right
on my ponys flank and then I made
a jump on that buffalos hump
Then sir I just went jumpln from
the back of one buffalo to another
-and shootin as I went thought may
be you know that I could scatter the
herd and get a chance to get down
on the ground Well sir when I struck
the rear of that stampede I was only
a mile from home I went out the
next day and measured the distance
from where I jumped and found I
had traveled on the backs of buffalo
for six miles and a quarter Ill tell
yon honestly I think it was a llttlo
te closest shave I ever had
White Snakes
A correspondent of the Bardstown
Ky Record writes from Welchburg to
tell an original snake story He says
I saw three snakes as white as snow
h Jast week
unHy wl
on the West Fork I told my
-hen I returned home that I
wouldnt be believed by everybody but
t can swear to the story The snakes
were sunriing on a rock near the fork
and I stopped to throw a rock at the
reptiles They moved sluggishly and
I got a good look at them They were
about Z2 feet long and their heads
were flattened like a spreading adder
They were perfectly white except
around their eyes which were pinkish
looking I never saw anything like
khem before and I wish I could have
caught them for science
New Meat Preserving Method
Two Frenchmen Revel and Carn
pngne have patented a novel process
for preserving meat doing entirely
away with smoking and pickling It
consists in merely dipping the fresh
meat into a strong solution of potas
sium iodide for ten minutes and then
hanging up to dry For a number of
days the meat remains perfectly fresh
and after that it begins to dry forming
a hard crust while the inner portions
remain fresh Indefinitely so it is claim
ed
Should Havo Spoken Sooner
lie Miss Quickstep they say you-
tabulate your admirers ss preferred
eligible tolerable so so emer
gency intolerable not to be
thought of and the like Where do I
-come in
Im afraid Mr Rinckley you
are a Utile too late to classify Chi
eazQ Tribun
Eldest Married Conple in Amerloa
Just outside the tiny town of Cape
Porpoise Mass live the oldest married
couple in the United States They are
Mr and Mrs Joseph Manuel and they
ari 101 and 98 years of age respective
IsT Thi nired nalr have lived together
seventy seven years and are still
lly
A Stunner Point Aeainst It
Ive been looking at the chalnless
Icle and I dont see how it can pos
become nonular
thy so
kres no wav of tellinz at a clance
er itis highly geared or not
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For lifting Bowlders
Getting out bowlders from bay and
cultivated fields Is a matter of no little
labor especially if the bowlder is deep
ly imbedded in the earth A very large
stone even can be handled readily
when upon the surface but much la
borious digging Is required If the bowl
der is to be hauled out by main
strength by a team A simple act of
engineering that will greatly help in
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this case is shown In the accompanying
illustration Two stout pieces of joists
are lashed together at the end and
placed above the bowlder as shown
Chains are then put about the stone and
fastened to the joists a third or so of
the distance up from the ground A
long rope or chain from the top of the
sticks to the whiflletree of the team
gives the connecting link On starting
up the team the bowlder will be lifted
out upon the ground very easily for
reasons that any one with a mechani
cal eye can readily see New York
Tribune
Producing Beef
When farmers produce beef from
beef breeds they save time and gain in
the weight of their animals If a steer
can be produced in a year it becomes a
rival of the hog and sheep in rapidity
of growth At the recent Chicago fat
stock show the weight of the prize
yearling was 1090 pounds and its net
weight dressed was 743 pounds or
6816 per cent of dressed meat The
two-year-olds ranged from 1312 pounds
to 1735 pounds alive and dressed from
66 to 69 per cent Such steers should
pay well and they bring better prices
per pound than is usually obtained but
it Is useless for farmers to attempt to
attain such success unless they are
willing to resort to the breeds that will
accomplish the objects desired Using
any kind of steers for producing the
choicest beef is but a loss of time and
food
Kettle Crane with Dump
This iron framework for suspending
a kettle used for boiling food for hogs
and other stock upon the farm is most
convenient The Iron kettle rests in
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IROX KETTLE CRAXK
an iron ring which is pivoted to the
side arms so that the kettle can be read
ily tipped and its contents poured out
into pails These arms could be omit
ted by bringing the end support nearer
the kettle and having the iron ring
pivoted to a crosspiece secured to these
ends This would be a more stable ar
rangement but would not give so free a
space for building the fire although
this would not cause material trouble
The principle Involved will be found
very convenient however the ring
which may be made from an old wag
on tire is supported American Agri
culturist
Utilize Every Article
Farmers may have but little faith in
the reports on feeding stock as given by
the experimental stations nevertheless
the farmer who has some knowledge of
the results obtained by a systematic
course of feeding will be better prepar
ed to meet difficulties than one who Is
not The fact that farmers are becom
ing less wasteful of their fodder and
straw shows that they have at least
discovered that in order to compete In
cattle raising they must utilize every
article on the farm
Stacking Corn Fodder
In some sections of the country corn
fodder is tied in bundles and stacked
like grain The bundles are bound with
atraw bands in convenient
dling To begin thi
down three bundlj
two on top of
the two
rick is
dies o
1
tops of the middle row of bundles lap a
little In feeding from such a rick take
the fodder from the end beginning at
the top and going to the bottom This
will not expose the heart of the stack
to the weather
Cob Coal for Hoh
One who raises from 100 to 150 pigs
should aim to save at least 200 bushels
of corncobs for charcoal Make a pit
4 to 5 feet deep 12 to 18 inches in
diameter at bottom 4 to 5 feet at top
Have a sheet iron cover made large
enough to cover the pit and project six
Inches over the edge Start a fire in
the bottom with shavings and add by
degrees a bushel of cobs and let them
get well aglow Then add three to four
bushels more and when well on Are
add more and so on until the pit is
rounding full When all the cobs are
well aglow even blazing freely cover
the hole with sheet iron and seal the
edges with earth air tight and leave it
until the next morning when the char
coal can be taken out and If the job Is
well done there will be from nine to
twelve bushels Farm Stock and
Home
Whole Grain for Fowls
All kinds of poultry have very strong
digestive organs provided they have
the gravel with which to fill the giz
zards and have enough exercise to
keep in vigorous health They are pos
itively injured by having the bulk of
their food ground moistened or cooked
so as to make its digestion easier
Young chicks are most apt to be in
jured in this way the popular Idea be
ing that as they are very small their
gizzards cannot digest hard substances
We always began feeding young chicks
with cracked wheat giving in addition
me milk curd pressed hard which is
quite as difficult of digestion as the
wheat They will not eat much wheat
at first and it Is best they should not
Little and often should be the rule with
all young animals chicks Included
Real Farm Profit
The profit from a farm may be larger
than supposed if the family is credited
with all that Is received Profit is not
altogether that which is sold from the
farm for the farm itself is to a cer
tain extent a market for the products
grown thereon Every article consum
ed by the farmer is equivalent in value
to the sum that would be received for it
if sold and a strict keeping of accounts
in which the farm is credited with ev
erything taken therefrom may show a
fair profit If a farmer supports his
family and also has something left ho
is more fortunate than many
An Improved Turnstile
The ordinary turnstile that swings
from the middle is an awkward affair
at best and is more or less unsightly
The cut shows an improvement It has
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IMPI10VED TURNSTILE
three leaves and Is hinged to the side
of the opening like a gate One Is not
thus crowded as In getting through the
old style affair Nor does it continual
ly sag as does the one supported by a
single center stake For neatness of
appearance the form shown la the cut
exhibits its own superiority Such gates
are exceedingly convenient on the
farm New England Farmer
Care of Farm Implements
Far more waste of farm implements
is dne to rust and disuse than Is the
wear of them while some one Is work
ing with them They are too often left
exposed for weeks and months during
the worst weather in the year and
thus treated will not last one third as
long as they should not be fit to use
any of the time A convenient tool
house near enough to the barns to bo
always easily accessible yet not near
enough to be in danger from fires will
pay better than almost any other in
vestment on most farms
Swine
It is easy to save at the spigot and
waste at the bung when keeping grow
ing swine There is most profit in keep
ing them growing steadily and fast
The sow with a long deep flat side
makes the best brood sow The closing-knit
plump rounded sow rarely has
large litters and she Is as rarely a gcxxj
mother
Horses
If you have a horse that refuses to
go when asked take a small rope and
wrap it twice around the leg just below
the knee draw it tight and tie It In
a few minutes the horse will start If
he should show any indications of re
peating the offense repeat the dose and
he will be cured effectually
Bee Buzzes
Moth worms bother Italian bees very
little
Spring dwindling Is the result of bad
wintering
The nourishment of the bee consists
of honey and pollen
It Is an advantage always to furnish
a new swarm with a frame of young
brood
Good chaff hives are quite- a protec
tion to early brood rearing if managed
properly
Bees when building comb commence
at the top and hang in heavy clusters
to their combs
Keep the colonies strong and healthy
nd they will readily take care of the
hs
ece of ground taken up with bee-
Is of little value for anything else
fruit
icold weather sets in it is not
eed liquids The only food
ican use is candy which may
rom granulated sugar
The Caretaker
Caretaker is a word adopted Into mod
ern use and means one who takes care
of and is very generally applied to those
employed to take care of things com
mitted to their keeping The way some j
people have of taking care of them
selves Is very suggestive of the need of
a caretaker The human body to such
Is a mansion filled with precious things
uncared for where thieves may break
in and rust doth corrupt Pains and
aches are thieves and the body left un
cared for to their spoliage will be rob
bed of all Its comforts and despoiled of
its peace of mind and happiness It is
a happy thought to look upon St JacobB
Oil as a caretaker to employ it as a
watchman against such intruders
There is hardly an ache from a tooth
ache to a toeache that it cant take care
of and effect a cure and pains the most
violent are conquered by its use Its
office aa a caretaker is to prevent the
spread of aches and pains into a chronic
stage Keep a bottle of it in the handi
est place and be assured of good care
and comfort
The Telephone in Louisville
It is the boast of the Louisville pa
pers that that city has the best tele
phone service In the country Its sys
tem is the evolution of one first tried
in Lexington Mass subsequently in
stalled in Worcester and now with
many improvements In operation in
Louisville The merit of the new sys
tem is that it facilitates communication
between subscribers thereby realizing
tjpa degree the mission of the telephone
There is no ringing of a bell to attract
the attention of central WheH the
receiver is taken from the hook it lights
a small incandescent lamp at the cen
tral office this taking the place of Uo
annunciator drop which sometimes be
comes caught and refuses to perform
Its service When the receiver Is re
turned to Its hook the light goes out
Mr T C Wales of Boston an electrical
engineer for the American Bell Tele
phone Company says that the Louis
ville system is the best in the world
and adds the comforting information
that its success in Louisville will be
followed by its early adoption in all the
large cities New York Evening Post
What to Try
Try cranberries for malaria
Try a sun bath for rheumatism
Try clam broth for a weak stomach
Try cranberry poultice for erysipe
las
Try a wet towel to the back of the
neck when sleepless
Try swallowing saliva when trou
bled with sour stomach
Try buttermilk for removal of frec
kles tan and butternut stains
Try breathing the fumes of turpen
tine to relieve the whooping cough
Try taking your cod liver oil in to
mato sauce if you vant to make it
palatable
Try walking with your hands be
hind you if you find yourself becoming
bent forward
Try planting sunflowers in your
garden if compelled to live in a mala
rial neighborhood Health Monthly
A Womans Reason
He Yes because is a womans rea
sonand it is about all the reason she
has
She It is about all the reason she
could have for marrying a man Cin
cinnati Enquirer
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Pious but Businesslike
Old John Ward who was pilloried by
Pope in the Dunciad and who actu
ally stood in the pillory in the year
1727 when he was said to have been
worth 200000 was nevertheless a
pious man He had large estates in
London and Essex and did not omit to
pray for their welfare in the following
manner Oh Lord I beseech thee to
preserve the two counties of Middlesex
and Essex from fire and earthquake
and as I have a mortgage in Hertford
shire I beg of thee likewise to have
an eye of compassion on that county
and for the rest of the counties deal
with them as thou pleaseth House
hold Words
It Keeps the Feet Dry and Warm
And is the only cure for Chilblains
Frost Bites Damp Sweating Feet
Corns and Bunions Ask for Allens
Foot Ease a powder to be shaken Into
the shoes At all druggists and shoe
stores 25c Sample sent FREE Ad
dress Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
Sugar from Potatoes
An extensive economical revolution Is
In sight If the claims of Dr Prinzen
Geerllngs turn out to be what the doc
tor asserts they are Dr Geerllngs a
Government official of Java and form
erly a professor of chemistry at the
University of Amsterdam announces
the discovery of a simple method of
converting potato starch into sugar He
has lodged his description of the meth
od with the French Academy of Sci
ences so as to secure priority for his
Invention although he Is not quite
ready to make the details public
Hows This
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Hadnt Worked in Vain
Have you caught that murderer
yet
No replied the detective we
havent caught him But weve got
him so scared he doesnt dare show
himself when were around Wash
ington Evening Star
Its Double Meaning
Yes said the struggling young ar
tist I liked the account you wrote of
ray marriage to the daughter of Hora
tio Billyuns very much all but one
thing
What was that asked his friend
the reporter
It seems to me you might have re
frained from using the bonds of mat
rimony If her father sees It Im
afraid ifll cause trouble
Whaling Fleet in Danger
It Is predicted that the vuaacls of the
whaling fleet most of vrhosa underwriters
aro in San Francisco havo been caught tn
the Ice and some may not last through flue
siege Danger also threatens thosu who neg
lect what aro called trilling ailments for
they may not last through the crisis Itesort
to HoHtetters Stomaca Hitters at onco for In
cipient rheumatism malaria constipation
nervousness and kidney complaint
A Peculiarity of Snakes
Species of snakes that are enemies of
one another in captivity will coil up into
their winter sleep In the same bundle
Do You Danco To Night
Shake In your shoes Allens Foot
Ease a powder for the feet It make
tlght or New Shoes feel Easy Cures
Corns Bunions Chilblains Frost Bites J
nnd Sweating Feet At all druggists and
shoe stores 2rc Sample sent FREE
Address Allen S Olmsted Le RoyNY
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Conductor No sir Fare please
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Tafco LaxaUve Bromo Qulniue TabJeU All Uritsslsta
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If a man would livo to a ripe old age
all ho has to do Is to keep right on liv
ing
Scrofula and
All other blood
Diseases are promptly
And Permanently Cured
By Hoods Sarsaparillav
If you suffer from
Any form of Blood
Disorder you should
Take Hoods and
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One of the largest talc quarries in the
wvrld Is In the St Barthelemy Moun
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iantly white and has a greasy touch
when powdered
Plsos Cure for Consumption has been
a godsend to me Wm B McCJellan
Cheater Fla Sept 17 1805
Scrape Something a man can avoid
by letting his whiskers grow
ComplpzlonaJ dofocu aro eradicated not bidden bj
Glenn
ampnur soap
EMs eatr and ThLslcer Dye black or brown GOc
Dont try to kill two birds with ona
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To see a shooting star means aU
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Mr WlasloW SooTniso Srnur for Childrea
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WE AUK ASSERTING IN THB COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THS
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD u CASTORIA AND
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I DR SAMUEL PITCHER of Hyannis Massachusetts
wan tJie originator of PITCHERS CASTORIA the same
that has borne and does now W fT 7- on everV
bear the facsimile signature of ias c4JUK wrapper
ihis is Hie original PITCHERS CASTORIA zuhich has been
used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty
years LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is
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The Centaur Company of which Chas H JFleicher
President j
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This he did with but little hope of benefit After try
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