FREE HOMES
I In the Great Grain and
Grazing Belts of West-
era Cft&adi and infor-
I matloa ui to how to so-
curt thorn CAB b had on
application to the D -
partraaBtof the Interior.
I Ottawa , Cau4a , or to
N. Bartholomew. 806 6th Stre t , DeaMoinei , Iowa ,
Agent for the Government of Canada.
Boat
* & WM SU M FTI DN * * * '
Vonr Thousand Degrees of Hoat.
The greatest beat produced artificially -
ly is that of an electric arc furnace ,
the kind that is used In the production
of artificial diamonds , calcium car
bide , etc. It is so intense that nothing
exists with which to record it. It Is
estimated , however , to be of about
4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The coldest
known temperature is that of liquid
air , which freezes alcohol and mercury
and distances all means of measuring.
It is claimed for it that with it a tem
perature of 400 degrees below zero ,
Fahrenheit , is reached. The present
limits of heat and cold are , therefore ,
represented by the arc furnace and the
liquid air.
The Pioneer Medicine
is Ayers Sarsaparilla
Before sarsaparillas were known ,
fifty years ago , it began
work. Since
nyoucan count
the sarsaparillas -
parillas
by the
thousands
withevery
variation
of imita
tion of the
original , except -
cept one.
They have
never been
able to im
itate the
quality of
the pioneer.
When you
see Ayefs on
a bottle of sarsaparilla -
parilla that is
enough ; you can
have confidence at once. If you want an
experiment , buy anybody's Sarsaparilla ; if
you want a cure , you must buy
[ The Sarsaparilla which made Sarsaparilla famous ]
"The More You Say the Less
People Remember. " One
Word With You ,
L
An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the vrell known remedy ,
SYRUP OF Fics , manufaotured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG STBUP Co. , illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa
tive principles of plants known to be
medicinally laxative and presenting1
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one nerlect - laxa
tive , cleansing- the system effectually ,
dispelling colds , headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance , and its acting on the kidneys ,
liver and bowels , without weakening
or irritating them , make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used , as they are pleasant to the
taste , but the mediciun1 r-'inHtie of the
remedy are obtain- ' : . . _ _ . . , . . . u..u
other aroir- ' ' - by a method
known to _ LIKOIINIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. I1 , vrder to get its beneficial
effects and avoid imitations , please
remember t * . mil name of the Company
printed on I front of every package.
CALIFORMA FIG SYRUP CO ,
SA * TJANCISCO. CAI. .
XiOUZSVUiXiE , * ? . I7EW YORK , N. Y.
POT sale by all D. . jgiste.--Price 50cP f bottle *
Sweet Solitude.
Mrs. Youngwife Thank goodness ,
I've got the worst of iny spring clean
ing done.
Mrs. Naybor What ! All by your-
selfi ?
Mrs. Youngwife M-m no. I got my
husband to-day to take up the carpets
and beat them , and take the beds apart
and polish the furniture , and
Mrs. Naybor Oh ! then he staid home
all day ?
Mrs. Youngwife Yes. He said he
felt so bad and he looked so wretched
when he got up this morning that I just
wouldn't let him go to the office. Phila-
delohia Catholic Standard and Times.
Ball Bearings Did It.
Bicycles were invented centuries ago ,
but it required the magic touch of the
nineteenth century inventor to make the
"wheel" a most useful vehicle , instead of
a mere toy.
Ball bearings did it. It was a case
where the improvement has proved great
er than the original invention. The prin
ciple that reduces friction to a minimum
in a bicycle is applicable to all machin
ery , and the cost is the only obstacle in
the way of what will be knovrn in history
as the "Light Draft Bra" in mechanics.
Millions of dollars have been spent in this
direction. The Deering Harvester Com
pany , of Chicago , solved the problem , as
far as grain binders and mowers are con
cerned , by equipping their machines with
roller and ball bearings in 1891.
Other manufacturers In this line have
since followed with several kinds of ex
perimental roller bearings , but the Deer-
ins machines are still alone in the field
v. : * * i t. . < li < ; ! ' ] , : = of the Mcycle pattern.
The Deermg Company's annual cata
logue for 1891) ) contains some very inter
esting historical matter on this subject ,
fully illustrated. The book also describes
the largest factory in America and gives
the latest news on the subject of harvest
ing machinery. Send for one ; it's free.
Chewing Gum.
The annual output of chewing gum
is valued at § 0,000,000. t . *
A MOTHER'S MATHEMATICS.
How She Reasoned It Out that Her Bon
"Was Keepinc Good Hours.
"I dunne , " said Farmer Corntassel ,
thoughtfully. And after an Interval of
several seconds he repeated In a tone of
still greater perplexity , "I dunno. "
"Wbat'B the matter ? " asked his wife.
"I've been wonderin' If mebbe we
haven't been encouragln * Joaiar a little
too much in gittln' his ideas set away
from home. I like to see him branchin'
out ; but he's got so he don't care about
anythin' that ain't English. "
"Let the boy be. There ain't no use
fur him to pin himself down. We ain't
like most farm folks you read about.
I'll bet that If there was any.mortgage
on the farm he'd go out Into the world
an' hustle an' git money , so's he could
come back some Christmas just before
we was goin' to be turned out , an' pay
the whole thing off. "
"I'll put a mortgage onto the place if
you think it'll do Joslar any good , " he
suggested.
"What's the use. He knows jes' as
well as you do that all you'd have to do
when It run out Is to go to the bank an'
git money to pay it off. "
"Mebbe we'd better sell an' move fur
ther away from town. Several nights
he didn't git to bed before 2 o'clock in
the mornln' . "
"Did you read that almanac you
brought home ? " asked his wife.
"Not much. I've a lot o' work to do ,
an' I can't afford to be out o' health.
"You was say In' that .Toslar's mind is
sot on English an' English ways. "
"Yes. "
"Well , don't worry. There's a piece
Into the almanac about the time o' day ;
that is to say , about the different times
of day It Is in different parts o' the
world at the same time. I dunno's I
will explain it exackly , as I don't un
derstand it myself. But as near as I
could make out , 2 o'clock In the mornin'
In London is about the same as 9
o'clock In the evenln' here. An' I think
that gittln' to bed at 9 o'clock or its
equivalent is doin' purty good fur a
young man o' Josiar's lively tempera
ment. "
BILLIONS OF BOLUSHS.
J. Bull , Esq. , and Uncle Sam Lead in
Swallowing Pills.
It has been lately discovered that
Uncle Sam has an unrecorded feather
In his cap. Ho not only consumes more
whisky , beer , etc. , than any nation in
the world , but , as a direct cause or con
sequence , he annually swallows more
pills. England Is a close second , but
then the second man , like a Vice Presi
dent , has always sunk into the bottom
of oblivion. There is no need to put
off rejoicing. We lead mankind in pat
ent medicines.
The introduction of machinery has in
pill-making , as in all other trades ,
greatly simplified and increased the
business. Where formerly chemists
and apprentices were engaged there are
now machines to mix , coat , box and
count the goods. The output In Great
Britain , in consequence of the extreme
ease in which both the medicine and
the money may be made , has yearly in
creased until It is now estimated that
250 hundred weight , or about 40,000,000
pills , are consumed each week. In the
United States the figures run over 50-
000,000. This means that five humans
out of six take a pill every seven days.
The uses to which this mass of medi
cine is put are of course manifold. The
majority are for so-called Incurable dis
eases , while , of course , a great portion
are panaceas. The advertising from
the business is enormous. $50,000 per
week In England and $75,000 In America -
ica being a modest estimate. The prof
its are said to be monstrous , as the in
gredients in the most cases cost little or
nothing. America is a great , although
unconscious , believer in faith cure.
Her generally extraordinary health has
been by some attributed to the fact
that the majority of her people , before
calling a physician , will dose them
selves with these ready-made pills.
Sam Jones Pooled.
"There was a rich old colonel iu
Georgia whose wife \\as a member of
the Methodist Church , and he was an
old sinner , " says Sam Jones.
"No pastor had ever skinned him. I
said : 'If I am sent there I'll get mud
on my horns and throw that old colonel
over the moon. ' In course of time I
was sent as pastor to that town and
on my way I said to myself :
" 'Now , I will clean that old colonel
up the first time he sits out in front of
me. ' A few days after I reached the
town I met on the street an elegant
looking old gentleman , who introduced
himself to me as So-and-so. I said to
myself : 'This is my old colonel ; he
doesn't know who has come to town ,
but he will find out in a few weeks. '
"The old colonel said : 'I am glad
you are our pastor. My wife is a mem
ber of your church our home is al
ways open to our preachers. Coine and
see us. ' After many other kind words
and compliments he took from his
pocket a roll of money and handed it
to me , saying : 'Here is a little money ;
you will meet up with the poor and dis
tressed that I do not see and you will
find need for this in various ways ;
take it and use It. '
"When I examined the bills I found
tmem to be five $100 bills. I said ,
'Pshaw , a man who will do this is no
bad man , ' and I never opened my
mouth about that old colonel. He
bought me on the spot , and I never
linew it for years after. "
KIDNEY DISEASE ,
Caused by Internal Catarrh ,
Promptly Cured by
Pe-ru-na.
Hon. J. H. Caldwell , a prominent mem
ber of the Louisiana State Legislature ,
says the following in regard to Pe-ru-na
for catarrh :
HOX. J. H. CALDWELL.
"I have used Pe-ru-na for a number of
years with the very best results for catarrhal -
tarrhal diseases. I shall never be without
it. I never fail to recommend it when an
opportunity presents itself. " J. H. Cald-
well. Kobeline , La.
Gilbert Hofer , Grays , Ky. , says in a
letter dated March 1 , 1894 : "I have used
four bottles of Pe-ru-na and I am well of
my catarrh , and it cured my Bright's dis
ease. I had been troubled for two years.
I weigh twenty pounds more than I did
before I was taken sick. I shall never be
Pe-ru-na. "
without - -
Send for free catarrh book. Address
Dr. Hartman , Columbus , Ohio.
LESSONS IN ORATORY.
New Commoner * Take Lessons of n
Ketired Doorkeeper.
Certain new members of the House
of Commons , and several old ones , also ,
have sat at the feet of an ex-doorkeeper
of the House to learn from him the art
of Parliamentary oratory. A writer in
the Windsor Magazine says that the ex-
doorkeeper , whose name is Simpkinson ,
begins his private lessons thus :
"You will soon find that it matters
but little what you say in the House of
Commons , while everything depends on
how you say it. Acquiring what is
known as 'the House of Commons
style * is more than half the battle. Give
'em plenty of 'hum' and 'haw ; ' to 'er ,
er' is human , you know. " He would
Invariably laugh at this ancient little
jest , though he had made it a hundred
times.
The one instruction which all his pu
pils faithfully carried out was contain
ed in the hint that the House of Com
mons was always impressed when a
speaker did not appear to know what
he was talking about , and had no no
tion what to say next.
Having thus grounded the beginner
in the first principles of House of Com
mons oratory hesitation , a little stam
mering , endless repetition , a reasonable
amount of self-contradiction and any
amount of "hum" and "haw" Mr.
Simpkinson would proceed to teach a
few of the more necessary formulae.
How and when to remark , "I venture
to say , " or , "I have yet to learn , " lead
ing up by many a subtle gradation to
that final climax reserved for very spe
cial occasions , "I even go so far as to
venture to think" all this was careful
ly explained.
"All this sort of thing , " he would say ,
"may seem trivial to a stranger , but it
makes all the difference between suc
cess and failure in the House. For in
stance , if you were to ask pointblank ,
'Will any man affirm that two and two
make four ? ' most likely some member
would call out 'Yes. '
"But if you put it like this , 'Will any
man come down to this House , and
stand up in his place , and venture to
say that two and two make four ? '
they'll all sit mum. It impresses 'em ;
I don't know why , but it does.
"Again , supposing you say something
which is not quite accurate you know
what I mean and the other side calls
out , 'Oh , oh ! ' all you have to do is to
turn to your men and say very Indig
nantly , 'I am within the recollection of
the House , ' and if your side knows its
business it will cheer like mad. "
Sweet Briars.
It is within the last ten or fifteen
years that young men have taken to
pipe smoking , and they have made the
briar the proper thing in pipes.
Ten y < ts ago briar pipes were only
made in France and Germany , but
when our own manufacturers turned
their attention to pipes , the result was
improved machinery for turning them
out and a big reduction in the price.
The best briarwood comes from
France. This wood comes in rough
blocks , and in bags , which hold from
200 to 300 blocks each. The blocks are
roughly shaped , and they are first put
in a frazing machine , which shapes the
bowl.
Then they go through another ma
chine which hollows out the bowl and
reduces the stem. It is sandpapered
and pumice-stoned down to its proper
size , the stem Is drilled and the pipe is i
read3 * for smoking.
Shake Into Your Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease , a powder for the fee : .
It cures painlul , swollen , smarting , nervous ,
feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns I
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes
tight-fitting or new sli9es feel easy. It is a
certain cure for sweating , callous and hot.
tired , aching feet Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c ,
in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address ,
Allen S. Olrasted. Le Hoy. N. Y.
Cash Hilarity.
"Jumkins never laughs unless there's
money in it. "
"I've seen him laugh at the theater. "
"Of course , he has to laugh there to
get his money back. " Chicago Record.
There Is more Catarrh In this section of the
country than all other diseases put together , and
until the last few years was supposed to tie In
curable. ' For a great many years doctors pro
nounced It a local disease , and prescribed local
remedies , and by constantly falling to cure with
local treatment , pronounced It incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis
ease , and therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure , manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co. , Toledo , Ohio , Is the only con
stitutional cure on the market. It Is taken In
ternally In doses from ten drops to a teaspoon-
ful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it falls to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address.
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo. Ohio.
by Druggists. 75c.
The more a man loves , the more he
suffers. The sum of possible grief for
each soul Is in proportion to its perfec
tion. AmiersJournal.
_
To Cnre a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
drugeists refund the money if it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
Gettin * a blow in the solar plexus
doesn't help a man to see the sunny
side of life.
_
Piso's Cure for Consumption has Eared
me large doctor bills.-rC. L. Baker , 4228
Regent Sq. , Philadelphia , Pa. . Dec. 8 , ' 95.
Negligence Is the rust of the soul ,
that corrodes through all her best reso
lutions. _
Ittrs. Wlnslow's SOOTHING SYRUP ror Children
teething : sottens the gums , reduces inflammation.
allays pain , cures wind colic. 25 cents a bottle.
. ' - ' . - '
WANTED.-Caseofbad health that R'1-P'A.-K'S will
not benefit. Send 5 cents to Rlpans Chemical Co. ,
New York , for 10 samples and 1.000 testimonials.
Some men never get full swing until
they reach the gallows.
Alabastine , the only durable wall coatIng -
Ing , takes the place of scaling kalsomines ,
wall paper and paint for walls. It can be
used pn plaster , brick , wood or canvas.
Alabastine canbe used over paint or
paper ; paint or paper can be used over
Alabastine. Buy only in five pound pack
ages , properly labeled ; take no substitute.
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Tor Infants and Children.
the Kind You Have
Always Bough !
Bears the
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iOh , what shall the bar-vest be ? . . . . Oh , whatshallthe har-vest be ? g > .
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE fL.
°
DEERINQ IDEAL. s.
If Itwere lacking In any of thse qualities which
farm use baa demonstrated to be the priiao
requisites of a craln harvester it
would not bo Ideal. In tbe Deerln ; ;
A BINDER Ideal there la nothing lacking- .
1. The Deering Ideal is
strong and rigid in build.
2. The Deering Ideal is
simple in construction.
3. The Deering Ideal
la light in draft.
4. The Deering Ideal
ij'binds e ery bundle.
' . 6. The Deering Ideal
. is a handy machine.
- 6. The Deering Ideal
has more good points
than an ; other make of
harvester.
fi DEERING HARVESTER COMPANY , H.
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Every church and schoolhouse should be
coated only with Alabastine. Hundreds
of tons used yearly for this work. Genu
ine Alabastine does not rub and scale off.
'
BAD
BREATH
I have teeea ulug CABCAXKTS end am
a mild and effective laratlrs ther are almplr won
derful. Mr daughter and I were bothered with
lclc stomacn and our breath waayerybad. After
taking a few doses of Cascarets we tare Improrefl
wonderfully. Tbej are a great help in the family.
WILOKUIINA NAQKL.
1137 BlttenhOMo SL , Ciodnnatl , Ohio.
CANDY
CATHARTIC
TRADE MAXK REOJSTIRfD
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do
Good , fierer Sicken. Weaken , or Gripe. 10c.25c.S8at
. . . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . .
Sterling Rtmtij Compuy , ChUigo , Ho trf t , S IT Tort. Sit
Hn.TD.RAP 3oWandjniaranirctl by
HU-1U-DAU Biawto CUKE Tobacco
SLICKER
WILL KEEP YOU DRY.
Don't be footed with a mackintosh
or rubber coat. If you want a coat
that TV 111 keep you dry in the hard
est storm buy the Fish Brand
Slicker. If not for sale In your
town , write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mas *
You will never know what
COOP INK
is unless you use Carter's. It costs
no more than poor ink.
Funny booklet" How to Make Ink Pictures " free.
CARTER'S INK CO. , Boston , Mass.
S. C. N. U. - 1O-99
JOHN W.IfXORRIS ,
Washington , D. C.
, 'Successfully ' Prosecutes Claims.
Late Prlnctoal Examiner U S Pension Bureau.
I Syrsiucivil war 15aJjudicatiu.i claim.attysiucu
Alabastine packages hare full direc
tions. Anyone can brush it on. Ask pallet
dealer for tint card. "Alabastine Era *
free. Alabastine Co. , Grand Rapids , Mich _