Catalogues by Carloads.
A statistical genius has figured that the
vari&us manufacturers of harvesting ma-
greater portion of this literature has been
expended on the farmers of this country
in an effort to make them believe that
almost any kind of a machine is "as
good as the Deering. " In the meantime
the Deering Harvester Company of Chicago
cage has prospered until at the present
time its works employ more hands than
any single manufacturing plant of any
kind in America.
Kitht in i-euson.
"See , milkman , here's a fish in this
milk. "
"Well , you're kecpin' Lent , ain't
you ? " Chicago Record.
NnilB Grow on Amputated Fingers.
It has been observed in the hospitals
that nails on amputated fingers con
tinue to grow.
The Most Violent Explosions of Coaching are etopped
t > 7 IIale's Honey of Horehoui J and Tar.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure la one Minute.
We love to expect , and when expecta
tion is either disappointed or gratified
we want to be again expecting. John
son.
son.Mrs.
Mrs. YPInBlow'H SOOTHWO STBUP lor Children
teething : sottcns the cums , reaticea inflammation ,
illayn pain , cures wind colic. 25 cents a bottle.
WANTED.-Case of bad health that RTP'A'N-S will
Dot benefit. Send 5 cents to Ulpans Chemical Co ,
New York , for 10 eamules and 1.00(1 ( testimonials.
The easiest and best way to expand
the chest Is to have a good heart in it
are assailed at every turn by troubles peculiar
WOMEN sex * Every mysterious ache or pain is a
symptom. These distressing sensations will keep
on coming unless properly treated.
The history of neglect is written in the worn faces and
wasted figures of nine-
tenths of our women ,
WOMEN WHO
every one of whom may
receive the invaluable ad
vice of Mrs. Pinkham , MEED MRS.
without charge , by writing '
to her at Lynn , Mass. PINKHAM'S AID
Miss LULA EVANS , of
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' DEAR MRS. PINKHAM I had been a constant sufferer
for nearly three years. Had inflammation of the womb ,
leucorrhcea , heart trouble , bearing-down pains , backache ,
headache , ached all over , and
at times could hardly stand on
my feet. My heart trouble was
0 bad that some nights
1 was compelled to sit
up in bed or get up
and walk the floor ,
for it seemed as
though I should
smother. More
than once I have
been obliged to
have the doctor
visit me in the
middle of the
night. I was also
very nervous and
fretful. I was ut
terly discouraged.
One day I thought I
would write and see
f you could do any
thing for me. I followed
your advice and now I feel
: e a new woman. All
those dreadful troubles I have no
more , and I have found Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash a sure
cure for leucorrhoea. I am very thankful for your good advice
and medicine. "
JOHN M , SMYTH COMPANY
150-166 W. Madison St. , CHICAGO.
We Meet and Defeat ALL Competition enTWINE
TWINE
AND WE FULLY CUARANTEETHETWINE. YOUR MONEY BACK
IF NOT AS REPRESENTED. IN OTHER WORDS , IF WE FAIL TO
DELIVER THE GOODS AT SMALLER COST THAN ANYWHERE
ELSE FOR EQUAL QUALITY , TAKE THE OTHER & SEND OURS
BACK AT OUR EXPENSE. IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU ?
have not already ordered your twine will please take notice
that we stand ready to furnish you for less money than any
other house asks for'equal quality. A big deal closed by us
enables us to back up this broad statement to the letter , provided orders come in
not later than June 1st. After that date we can make no definite promise , as al
prices quoted , no matter how big the quantity , it would be scattered over the grain-
growing regions in short order. Why not two or three of you get together and
order in quantities , thus facilitating shipment and saving on freight charges ?
IN ORDER TO KEEP THIS TWINE OUT OF DEALERS' HANDS
AND GIVE THE FARMER THE FULL BENEFIT , WE LIMIT SALES
TO NOT MORE THAN FIVE SACKS IN ONE ORDER (6O LBS. IN
SACK ) , THE SMALLEST ORDER WE CAN FILL BEING ONE SACK.
Now Glastee Over the Speclfieat sons and Prises
and Order Promptly ,
AS THERE IS NO TELLING HOW LONG THE STOCK WILL LAST.
No. f. No. 2. No. 3.
CLEAN WHITE STANDARD , 60O-ft. MANILA
SISAL-Pure , A very popular twine is long fibre Manila , es
Runs about 500 feet to pecially brought from our
the pound and is evenly clean and evenly spun , new possessions in the
spun this twine is noted being free from lumps , Philippines for this pur
for being t o all intents gnarls and thin spots. pose Is used in proportion
and purposesinsect proof Both STANDARD and SISAL tion of 3 to 1 with pure
and is much soughtfor white Sisal and runs from
in the regions tributary SAL will give entire sat 575 to 615 feet to the
to Kansas and Nebraska. isfaction pound. We particularly
recommend this , as , al
cents cents though it costs more , it
is economy in the long
per per run to use it.
pound pound cents
per
THESE PRICES ARE FREE ON BOARD CARS
IN CHICAGO-NO DISCOUNT UNDER ANY CIR pound
CUMSTANCES-CASH to ACCOMPANY ORDER.
YOUR MONEY BACK IF NOT AS REPRESENTED IS YOUR SAFEGUARD.
Suppliers of everything John M Smyth Company
to eat , wear and use. Cat- , ,
aloguefree on application
150 , 152 , 154 , 156 , 158 , 160 , 162 , 164 , 166
Reference : Every man ,
man and child in Chi- WEST MADISON STREET
ago. Established 1867.
L CHICAGO
Bear in Mind that "The Gods Help
Those.WhoHelp Themselves. " Self
* Help Should Teach You to Use
s SAPOLIO
COPPER-LINED STOMACHS.
Remarkable Gastronomical Feats of
an Englishman and an American.
John Collins , who has lately distin
guished himself by swallowing ninety-
one pebbles and has just come out of
Peterborough Infirmary , where he has
been In retirement as the consequence
of his feat , no doubt thinks he has
beaten the record. He is mistaken ,
however. A much more remarkable
feat is recorded in the museum of Guy's
hospital , where they have some scraps
of pocket knives that have been swal
lowed by one John Cummlngs , an Amer
ican sailor. He and his mates went tea
a fair and saw a mountebank doing
some wonderful things in the way of
swallowing knives. Most of them were
greatly Impressed by the performance ,
but Cummings made light of it and de
clared he could do the same if he liked.
On being dared to do it he took out his
own pocket knife and bolted It His
shipmates were naturally delighted.
They plied him with grog and affection
ately encouraged him to still further
achievements. Cummlngs boldly de
clared his readiness to swallow all the
pocket knives on shipboard. Three
were instantly offered him and he actu
ally swallowed them all. One of the
four he seemed to have permanently
appropriated and for six years he ex
perimented no more in this way. Event
ually , however , he tried a few more of
these somewhat indigestible articles of
diet and , it was said , would swallow a
knife with the utmost indifference.
When Curnmiugs told his story to the
doctors , as , of course , he had to do in
the end , they thought him a monoma
niac and were inclined to pay no at
tention to it. External examination ,
however , showed that a metal point had
perforated the wall of the stomach and
induced the hospital authorities to ad
minister powerful solvents in order , if
possible , to get rid of the obstructive
fragment of this singular dietary. Per
haps the stomach which had held out
against pocket knives gave in to the
Doctors' strong medicine. At all events
the man died , and they have on show
at Guy's some forty or fifty scraps of
metal blades and bits of handles and
other component parts of pocket knives
all testifying to the truth of the story
the man had told and proving indispu
tably that he had long been in the habit
of amusing himself or astonishing his
friends or perhaps turning an honest
penny occasionally in this original way.
Collins certainly has beaten him by
coming out of the infirmary alive. Lon
don News.
MARBLE AND MUD.
The Greatest Contrasts In the Most
Luxuriant Cities.
Probably in Constantinople , which
has been described as he "city of hov
els , " there Is a greater contrast be
tween the public and private buildings
than in any other city in the world.
The streets are narrow , tortuous and
dirty , and even the better class of pri
vate houses are mean in comparison
with those of a similar class in other
countries. On the other hand , the
mosques and palaces are magnificent in
size , design and materials of construc
tion , most of them being of marble ,
white or gray. The seraglio is one of
the most splendid buildings in Europe.
Berlin is a close second in this re
spect , boasting the finest street in Eu
rope ,
Berlin is a close second in this re
spect , boasting the finest street in Eu
rope , Unter den Linden , and its public
buildings will compare favorably with
those of any other capital , but its slums
and tenement houses are squalid and
filthy in the extreme. Another city
which is close in the running is Lisbon.
When it was rebuilt after the earth
quake the public buildings were built
on a scale by no means justified by the
finances of the country , while the pri
vate buildings had to be erected in ac
cordance with their owners' means.
The contrast between'them is there
fore naturally very striking.
Paris Exhibition Telescope.
When the idea was first mooted of
constructing a telescope powerful
enough to allow the moon to be viewed
from what would seem to be close at
hand , no little amusement was caused
in Paris. Innumerable pleasantries
were made at the expense of "the moon
a yard off , " and in the end the project
was thought to have been dropped , or
rather it was never supposed that it
had been seriously entertained. How
ever , it is now announced that the
scheme Is to be realized up to a certain
point. The image of the moon , on
which visitors to the exhibition will be
able to gaze , will appear to be distant
only about one hundred kilometers , or
sixty miles. The telescope that is to
attain this result , which will far out
strip all that has been previously
achieved , is in course of construction.
Its tubes , which are to be made of
steel , will have a diameter of over a
yard and a half , and will weigh some
twenty tons. The instrument will be
what is known to astronomers as a
Foucault's siderostat. By its aid it will
be possible to take photographs of the
surface of the moon on a scale ten
thousand times larger than any obtain
ed up to now. The great difficulty that
has had to be overcome has been the
polishing of the reflector , a most labori
ous and highly delicate process that is
now approaching successful comple
tion. London Standard.
Life's Compensation.
"You can't spell long words like hip
popotamus and parallelogram , " said
the little boy who wore spectacles and
a sailor suit.
"Well , " answered the boy who was
leading a dog by a piece of rope , "data
were I'm lucky. I don't have to. "
Washington Star.
Hope is a pleasing acquaintance , but
one you can seldom depend upon.
Papered Ceilings Out of Style.
Householders and others who are ar
ranging for spring renovating will soon
notice that all the better class of wall
papers are now being made without
ceilings , and that ceilings are being
tinted. Any person who now buys
paper and papers his house , if he
wishes to be up with the times , should
at least tint the ceilings. In such tint
ing there is only one durable material
that he can secure , and that is Alabas-
tine , the unequaled wall coating. What
are known as kalsomines are especially
bad for ceilings , as the stuff scales and
falls off. In fact , the word "kalso-
mine" has become so unpopular , on ac
count of the goods being only temporary
ary , that the later manufacturers of
kalsomines are giving their material
some arbitrary name and not calling it
a kalsomine.
Every one of the strong points in re
gard to Alabastine that has been proved
to be such by the test of twenty years ,
is picked up by every new manufac
turer of ordinary kalsomine and claim
ed for his goods. These claims , on the
face of them , are ridiculous , but it will
take a householder who uses these
goods perhaps two or three years to
find out that he has gotten nothing
but a temporary kalsomine ; and by
that time the particular manufacturer
may be out of the market.
Alabastine is a rock-base cement ,
which sets , and hardens with age. It
is the only material that can make the
claim of durability and substantiate it
by actual time tests. This phenomenal
wall coating is adapted to all grades ,
from the most elaborate free-hand
modeling with a machine to the cheap
est plain tinting and whitening , and
requires only cold water to mix it for
use. It never needs taking oft' to re
new , hustles out house pests , sweetens
apartments , and fills cracks.
Paint dealers furnish card of twelve
beautiful tints. A free copy of "Ala
bastine Era" may be had by addressing
Alabastine Company , Grand Rapids ,
Mich. _
Pygmy Unbelievers.
A good story is told by Captain Guy
Barrows in his books , "The Land of
the Pygmies , " about a white man who
was amusing himself by explaining to
some African savages , the Mobunghi ,
the wonders of the steam engine and
steamship. He drew diagrams on the
sand , and the audience listened and
looked with apparently intense inter
est. At last he asked his hearers
whether they understood. "Yes , " they
replied , "they thought they did. "
"There was a deep silence , " Captain
Burrows s.'lys , "for some time , and
then a voice in the center of the crowd
expressed the unspoken sentiments of
the whole assembly in one emphatic
word , uttered in a tone of the deepest
conviction 'Liar ! ' " The lecturer's
thoughts are not recorded.
"Some Blaclc Consolation. "
"People say that that kind of a wound
heals , " said Ruuyard Kipling , writing
to a father who has lost his little son ,
"but it doesn't It only skins over ; but
there is at least some black consola
tion to be got from the old and bitter
thought that the boy is safe from the
chances of the after years. I don't
know that that helps , unless you hap
pen to know some man who is under
deeper sorrow tha'n yours a man , say ,
who has watched the child of his beget
ting go body and soul to the devil , and
feels that he is responsible. But it is
the mother that bore him who suffers
xaost when the young life goes out. "
Interesting to Farmers.
The item of Binder Twine is some
thing of importance to farmers at this
time of the year. The offer of the John
M. Smyth Co. , of Chicago , made else
where In this paper , to furnish Binder
Twine to the farmers of the West is
well worth considering. To purchase
Binder Twine in this way at the rates
offered by the John M. Smyth Co. will
save the farmers thousands of dollars
this season.
Sprina : Bitters.
Major Drinkerupp Did yo' evah take
spring bitters , Kun'l ?
Colonel Onceagain I did , suh. I was
married in April. Judge.
$1OO Reward , $1OO.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages , and that Is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known to the med
ical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease , requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally , acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system , thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease , and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address , F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , 0.
by Druggists , 75c.
Chinese Point of Etiquette.
A polite Chinaman considers it a
breach of etiquette to wear spectacles
In company.
Shake Into Your Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease , a powder for the feet.
It cures painful , swollen , smarting , nervous
feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age Allen YFoot-Ease makes
tight-fitting or new shoes 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. Olmsted. Le Kov. N. Y.
If our neighbors would do things as
tve think they should it would fre much
easier to love them.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
drugcists refund the money if it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. B . Q. on each tablet
Avarice sheds a blacting influence
over the fairest and sweetest of man
kind. George Washington.
For lung and chest diseases , Pise's Cure
to the best medicine we have used. Mrs.
J. L. Northcott , Windsor , Ont. , Canada.
The greatest affliction that can befall
& man is the unkindness of a friend.
Fielding.
FLORIDA FISH STORY.
Cancht vhe Same Fish More than a
Hundred Times.
An Atlanta man who has been fish
ing In Florida is responsible for the fol
lowing : He followed the custom and
cast his line In with the rest of them.
In a few moments he landed a forty-
pounder. Everybody flocked about
him to see the big fish and congratulate
him on his luck. The fish was a beau
ty , and visions of fish chowder came to
the minds of the other fishermen , when
the tender-hearted fisherman from At
lanta took his catch and tossed it back
In the water. The spectators were
dumfounded , but the Atlanta man
said that he did not want the fish and
would not eat it for the world. His
queer action was remarkable enough , |
but the story does not end here. He cast
his line again , and , strange to tell , in j '
a few minutes he captured the same
fish again. It was remarkable , and
created some wonder , but that was not
the end. He cast the fish back the second - I
end time and took a rest of a half hour. '
For the third time he tried his luck , and
In a few minutes he landed the same
fish. Back in the water went the fish ,
only to be caught again inside of ten
minutes. How long this was kept up
the truthful fisherman refuses to say ,
but the story goes that he caught that
same fish more than a hundred times
a day for at least a week. Just why
the fish would not bite any other hook
than that of the Atlanta man is not
known , and why he persisted getting
caught again and again is a mystery ,
but it is one of those things that fisher
men never explain and the public must
take on faith. Atlanta Constitution.
Danny's Letter.
Danny's father , who is a farmer and
stock-grower , took several car-loads
of hogs , reared on his own farm , to
Chicago , where he sold them to the
great pork-packing firm of Armour &
Company.
While in Chicago Danny's father re
ceived the following letter from the
little boy :
"Dere Papa : Did you see Mr. Ar
mor kill the big fat hog with the black
tale and didn't he think it was a bus- ,
Bter ? I was sorry to see the hogs leave i
'
the farm and you most of all. Your
loving son , DANNY. "
Youth's Companion
tfO/R / WO'MBN '
The debilitating- drains and
discharges which weaken so
many women are caused by Ca
tarrh of the distinctly feminine
organs. The sufferer may call
her trouble Leuchorrhoea , or
Weakness , or Female Disease or
some other name , but the real
trouble is catarrh of the female
organs and nothing else.
Pe-ru-na radically and perma
nently cures this and all othei
forms of Catarrh. I lisa positive
specific for female troubles
caused by catarrh of the delicate
lining of the organs peculiar to
women. 11 always cures if used
'
persistently. It'is prompt and
certain.
I In the Giv&t Grain and
Grazing Belts , of West
ern Canada and information
mation as to how to ae-
our them can be had OB
'
application to the Da-
partmaat of the Interior ,
Ottawa , Cnn&da , or to
N. Bartholomew , 306 5th Street , Des Moinei. Iowa ,
Agent for the Government of Canada.
S. O. N. U. - 20-90
Nervous people not only
suffer themselves but cause more
or leas misery to everyone around
them. They are fretful , easily
worried and therefore & worry
_ When everything annoys
you ; when your pulse beats excessively -
cessively when you are startled
at the least unexpected sound ,
your nerves are in a bad state
and should be promptly atten-
dedjto.
Nervousness is a ques
tion of nutrition. Food for
the is what
nerva-s you j
need to put you right , and-
the best nerve food in the-
world is Dr.Williams * Pink )
Pills' for Pale People.
r. They give strength and ,
tone to every nerve in the'
body , and make despondent ,
easily irritated people feel
that life has renewed its.
charms.J1ere is proof :
Miss Cora Watrous , the sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr. T. C. Wattous ,
of 61 Clanon St. , Bradford , Pa. , was seized with a nervous disorder which
threatened to end her life. Eminent physicians agreed the trouble was
from impoverished blood , but failed to give relief. Mr. Watrous heard
3Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People were highly recommended for nervous -
vous disorders , and ave them a trial. Before the first box had been taken ,
the girl's condition improved. After using six boxes herappetite returned
the pain in her head ceased , and she was stronger than ever before. "My
daughter's life was saved by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People , " said
Mrs. Watrous. "Her condition was almost hopeless when she commenced
taking them , but now she is strong and healthy. I cannot recommend
these pills too highly. " Bradford ( Pa. ) Erx ,
'The full name is on each package. - Sold by all
druggists or sent , postpaid , by the Dr. Williams
'Medicine Co. , Schenectady. N.V. Price 5operbox6boxesE5- ?
c V.
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but jest as forceful today as one hundred years ago.
It's good common sense advice in almost every transaction , bnt for
present purposes let us suppose you are going to buy a binder , a mower
or a corn narvester.
Possibly yon have made up yonr mind to get something cbeaper tban
the Deering Ideal.
Perhaps it is not yet too late to "go back. " And it certainly is "better
to go back than to go wrong. "
That word "cheaper" is an old fraud. Do not be deceived by it.
Deerinz Fc . - . grain and grass harvesters are "ideal" because they embody
the best thoughts and suggestions of the farmer and the mechanic.
I
They are simple , scientific and substantial.
They are the cheapest to buy because they are the best to own.
Chicago.
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TOUR'fit / *
HOHJD a 'vacation was spent. A charming story.
It will interest you.
Sent free on application. Address F. M. Byron , Gen'I Western Agt. , Chicago
A.J. SMITH , Gen'IPass'randTkt. Agent , CLEVELAND.