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Syrup of Figs appeals to the cultured and the
well-informed and to the healthy , because its com
ponent parts are simple and wholesome and be
cause it acts without disturbing the natural func
tions , as it is wholly free from every objectionable
quality or substance. In the process of
manufacturing figs are used , as they are
pleasant to the taste , but the medicinal
virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained
from an excellent combination of plants
known to be medicinally laxative and to
act most beneficially.
To get its beneficial effects buy the
genuine manufactured by the
Louisville , Ky. Mew York.N.Y
for aIc. Price , fifty cer\ts per bottle *
The Typographical union has gained
8,000 members in the last fifteen
months.
No swearing will be tolerated at
future conventions of the North Car
olina State Federation of Labor.
The volume of the world's com
merce is two and a half or three
times as great as is was thirty years
ago.
For the year ending July 3 , . 1001 ,
the mortality in Bombay City was
102.25 per 1,000 , the total deaths
having been 793,50.
The Shoe Polishers' union of New
York City has passed a resolution
asking the council to close all stands
at 2 p. m. on Sunday.
"When a wise man hears a husband
and wife quarreling it's him to tte
tall grass.
To ascertain the correct ape of a
horse ask the owner and multiply his
answer by two.
If brevity is i-ne s > mJ of wit some
of our modern joKesmiths must be
soulless.
A man usually his to gn after
things several times before they be
gin to come his way.
Another club woman , Mi's.
Raule , of Edgerton , Wis. , tells
&ow she was cured of irregulari
ties and uterine trouble , terrible
pains and backache by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
"Awhile ago my health began to
fail because of female troubles. The
doctor did not help me. I remembered
that my mother had used Liydia E.
Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound
on many occasions for irregularities
and uterine troubles , and I felt sure
that it could not harm me at any rate
to give it a trial.
"I was certainly glad to find that
within a week I felt much better , the
terrible pains in my back and side
were beginning to cease , and at the
time of menstruation I did not have
nearly as serious a time as hereto
fore , so I continued its use for two
months , and at the end of that time I
was like a new woman. I really have
never felt better in my life , have not
had a sick headache since , andveigh
I 20 pounds more than I ever did , so I
unhesitatingly recommend Vegetable
Compound. " MBS. MAY HAULE , Ed-
gerton , Wis. , President Household
Economics Club. f 5000 forfeit If originate }
tbout letter proving genutnentss cannot be produced.
"Women should remember there
is one tried and true remedy for
all female ills , ! Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound. Re
fuse to buy any other medicine ,
you need the best.
Amenitii s of Earlier Golf.
Cain had just been apprehended 'or
the murdei of Ahel ,
" " "We
"Ridiculous" be exclaimed.
simply got into an argument over
golf , and I rapped him one with me
Tbe exports of pig iron from the
United Kingdom in the eight
months ending August 3J , were 612.-
930 tons , as compared with 583,930
tons in 190 , and with 1,045,256 tuns
in 1900.
Last year the French government
made a profit of over 14.000,000 on
its monopoly of the sale of tobacco ,
cigars , cigarettes and matches.
Engineers and artificers for the
French navy are to be trained on
board an old transport which has been
turned into a naval schoolship at
Bordeaux. She will accommodate
400 cadets , who will go through a
four years' course.
Working People Interested.
Wuertsburg , Wis. , Nov. 17. The
working men and women of this dis
trict are greatly interested in tbe case
of Mary Kowsky , who , iu an interview ,
says :
"I have almost all my life been a suf
ferer from Backache and two years ago
I caught cold on my Kidneys , and the
agonies that followed were almost un
bearable.
"I consulted different doctors , but the
relief they gave me was only tempo
rary. The terrible pains always re
turned and my suffering tempted me to
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. They did me
good almost from the start till now ,
after taking three boxes I am almost
completely cured.
"I want all hard working people to
know this , for with the help of Dodd's
Kidney Pills I don't mean to suffer any
more Backache. "
Nothing pleases a spinster when
she has occasion to stop at a hotel
like being assigned to "suite 16. "
"I suffered for months with sore
throat. Electric Oil cured me in tw
enty-four hours. " M. S. Gist ITawes-
viile Ky.
"When the receipts of a church fair
are less than the expenses there is
something wrong with the feminine
attractions. Chicago News.
Builds up the system : puts pure ,
rich blood in the veins : makes men
and women strong and healthy. Bur
dock Blood Bitters. At any drug
store.
An Englishman has invented a
machine for receiving and register
ing theater tickets , which , when
once inserted , cannot be absracted.
This invention will shortly be given
a trial at some of the leading London
theaters.
Don't forfiet a large 2-oz. package Red Cross
Ball Blue , only 5 cents. The Russ Company.
South Bend , Ind.
Observing a young fox chasing cats
in a densely populated part of Hali
fax , England , one of the local consta
bles seized reynard and ; took him to
the police station.
"Cure the cough and save the life'5
Dr. wood's Norway Pine .Syrup cures
coughs and colds , down to the very
verge of consumption.
It takes only one vote to pass a good
resolution.
Hartleybnry castle , England , the
oldest Episcopal residence in tbe
world , is to te sold , be ng too costly
for a bishop without private means
to maintain. The place may be
purchased for diocesan work.
One of the delusions of a lunatic
recently sent to an asylum at Ararat.
Victoria , was that he was being pur
sued by a'ghost which had come all
the way from tbe Galtee mountains ,
in Ireland , to haunt him.
Japans latest curiosity is a baby
boy who , at the age of 10 months ,
weighs nearly four stone and is over
three feet in stature. His parents
have taken him to Tnkio to have him
adopted by a wrestler.
Rarest Shu 11 in lixiotertce.
The rarest shell in existence is one
called the "Cone of the Holy Mary.5
There is a specimen in the Britsh
museum , which a few years ago was
valued at 10.00.
Proved It.
Nell He told me I was the only
girl he ever loved.
Belle And he expected you to be
lieve it ?
JSell Of course. And he really did
act like a beginner , to pet off that
old chestnut. Philaelphia Record.
ST. JACOBS
POSITIVELY CURES
Rheumatism
Neuralgia
Backache
Headache
Feetache
All Bodily Aches
AND
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than being dry and comfortable
when out in the hardest storm.
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Farm Conveniences.
The first of the illustrations shows
low a low down wagon may be made
'or handling silage corn , or for draw-
ng green corn fodder , or corn that is
> ot husked , or anything of that char-
/cter , from the Wisconsin Experiment
ttation report. The second cuts show
iow ladders may be made that are
onvenient for picking apples. The
ast representation represents a sort-
Ing table , or chute for sorting apples.
Apples should not be piled upon the
ground after picking , but should at
Diice be placed on a sorting table like
this and run off into barrels and hoad-
2d up at once. The upper end of this
: hute should be higher than the lower
nd. The last two illustrations are
rom tte iliuiesota Horticulturist.
Plsintinir Wiml Hreaks.
In. many sections a wind-break would
je a decideJ advantage on nearly all
farms , and if one is located whwe
small evergreen trees may be had near
by , from the woods , for example , they
may be transplanted now with but lit
tle loss , and especially so if in sections
where the rainfall has been copious
luring the summer. This is the period
Df root growth with evergreens , so that
if the young tree is properly handled
it will live. Select a cloudy day for
transplanting the trees , and have the
holes ready for them before digging the
trees. If the ground around the young
trees is not moist , pour a pail of water
siowly around the roots before dig-
ping. Then dig carefully down , so
that the tree may be taken up with a
mound of soil adhering to the roots ;
Dlace it in the hole prepared , fill in with
Sne earth , Avorking carefully around
exposed roots and covering them well.
Dress the soil down firmly until the hole
Is three-quarters full ; then pour in
water in sufficient quantity to thor-
DUghly wet the roots ; a half hour later
fill the hole to the le el of the sur
rounding surface with soil , and press
rlown firmly. Large trees , in small
lumbers , may be successfully trans
planted in the manner advised.
Bii ; Arkansas Pears.
The St. Louis Chronicle a few days
> go published a picture of a Duchess
) ear grown with six others r/n one twig
n Illinois , ami sent to that office. It
ivas a wonderful evidence of the fruit
aevelopment of Illinois and attracted
general attention. Now comes Arkan-
ARKAJfSAS PEARS.
s.as with a claim that Illinois cannot
utshine Arkansas. Another box of
) ears was received from G. M. Settle-
nire at Cherry Valley , Ark. , containing
i twig to which were clinging ten big
jears , being three more than the twig
'rom the Illinois tree. The ten pears
weighed seven pounds and five ounces.
Mutton and Wool.
It is surprising how many people are
jtill thinking that the mission of the
fcheep is to grow wool , says an ex-
ihange. Many are abandoning sheep ,
tays a writer In the Ohio Farmer , just
lecause wool is low. and going into
.attle and hogs because beef and pork
ire high. The fact that mutton is also
ligh and that a pound of mutton can
> e yroduced at less cost than a ponnd
ft oeef and about as cheaply as a
jouiid of pork , and that whatever wool
is produced is additional gain , is lost
of.
Sunday on the Farm.
Sunday on the farm is regarded as a
flay when members of the families
may draw near to one another. It may
be regarded as the "home" day of the
week. It is a good practice to finish
the vrork a litHe earlier on Saturday.
as this makes a splendid preparation
for spending the Sabbath day in a
proper manner. Regular Sunday school
attendance is considered Important , as
is also that of church going. Part ot
the day may be profitably spent in
reading good books or magazines ,
while part of the day may be devoted
to singing by members of the home.
One writer thinks it necessary to
guard against loo much gloominess lu
the home on the Sabbath day. Iowa
Homestead.
Fall Plowlnc 'or Spring Crops.
One advantage of fall plowing is thai
it enables the land to absorb and store
up more water for plant use than does
the unplowed solid land. Another is
that it dries out quicker , so that it can
be worked earlier in the spring. Tlu so
two statements may seem contradic
tory , but they are easily reconciled.
The water penetrates through the loose
furrows to the subsoil , where it re
mains to be drawn up by capillary at
traction as soon as the ground is work
ed over with the disc harrow In the
spring , and the surface gets dry and
warm. The water , being below the fur
row , does not make the ground aa
cool or as hard to work as if It wa ?
in the surface soil. An experiment
made by Prof. King showed that un
plowed land had evaporated or lost
nine pounds of water to the square
foot more than the full-plowed land
from April 30 to May n. This was < > iua [ ,
to 3 % inches of rain in a week. What
need would there be of irrigating thf
land if that was stored up in the sub
soil , for the plant roots and the sun
shine to pump up when there was a
drought , if the top soil was stJrred tn
frequent cultivation ? The importance
of this frequent shallow cultivation , hi
a dry time , and keeping on the surface
a dust mulch is not sufficiently under
stood vet. American Cultivator.
The Apple Crop.
The apple crop could be made mucli
more profitable if better care were
taken of the inferior fruit. Much ol
the crop that falls prematurely could
be utilized in the manufacture of cider ,
which in turn can be disposed of in
the form of vinegar at a reasonable
profit. Wormy fruit should be fed to
farm animals , more especially hogs , a ?
they not only have a feeding value ,
but handling them in this way tends to
lessen the number of insects In the
future. Many persons make the mis
take of leaving their orchard down to
a tough sod. In the marketing of fruii
careful sorting is always profitable.
In the picking season such apples a ?
become bruised may be dried and soh1
at a profit if not manufactured intr
cider. Apples are exceedingly health
ful and should be used even to : i
greater extent than is now the case.
For a Stubborn Horse.
George Becker of Piatt County , Illi
nois , sends Iowa Homestead a sketcl
of a device he has used for holding ;
horse that has be
come stubborn and
hard to control by
the bit The lines
are passed through
rings of the bridle
bits and snapped
to either the hame
ring or the gag ring of tbe bridle. This
gives the driver purchase on the horse
and the slightest pull will have a great
deal of effect on the actions of tin
horse. Almost any person can hold i
bad horse by this method , Mr. Beckej
says.
Increasinjc Use of Corn Fodder.
A census bulletin reports that iu In
diana in 1SOO , 38. < tt farms used f (5-l. (
770 tons of cornstalks for forage. Ohio
came next , with H'J.tiiiS farm , ushifi
fiC.3,14 ! ) tons. The other big corn pro
ducing States used far less and thus
permitted a large portion of their com
crop to go to waste. Since IS ! ) ! ) the
amount of corn fodder used has great
ly increased , but there are no statis
tics of the amount at hand.
Celery for the Market.
For market purposeji it is best to
grow but two or three varieties of cel
ery and build up a tradw for a uniform
product. The northern growers , foi
the most part , plant White Plume and
Golden Self Blanching for summer and
fall marketing , and those who make a
practice of storing also plant some suclj
variety as Giant Solid.
Farm Notes.
The importance of using plenty ol
seed may be mentioned from the facl
that only 30 per cent germinates on th
average. The conditions of tbe soil
' kind of seed , its age and depth of the
planting must be considered , but the
rule to be observed Is to use rathei
more seed than too little.
An excellent time to select seed com
is when it is being husked. AH seed
corn should be kept in a dry place , am ]
i if hung up where the air can circulate
1 through it so much the better. In
some sections seed corn is injured in
[ winter by severe cold , but this dangei
I is not so great if the seed is kept dry.
It is not a bad plan for any farmei
to have some specialty aside from his
regular crops , if he is not too short foi
; help. Among the things to be suggest-
[ ed a small area in some one frull
would be within reach of all. This
would afford a profit in the majority
of seasons , and every now and then
comes a year when a fruit crop is
! worth a very handsome sum.
When the crops are removed from
tne garden burn the ground over so as
to destroy the weeds and seeds. II
may then be plowed and seeded to rye
if not too late in the season at the
time , the rye to be plowed under in
the spring. The object should be to
avoid having weeds in the garden so
as to render the work less difficult dur
ing the busy season , and if this mat
ter Is carefully attended to there will
be no weeds to kill IE. two or three
seasons.
CATARRH THIRTY YEARS. ' ]
The Remarkable Experience of a
Prominent Statesman Cmigrpss-
rr an Mcekison Gives I'e-ru-na
a High Endorsement.
Congressman Meekison of Ohio.
lion. David Meekison is well known
not only in his own Stnte , but through
out America. He was elected to the
Fifty-fifth Congress by a very large
majority , and i the aeknowh'd ed U-ader
of his party in his section of the State.
Only one Haw marred the otherwise
complete success of this rising states
man. Catarrh with Us insidious ap
proach and tenacious tfraspv.is his
only unconquerable foe. For thirty jesirs
he waged unsuccessful warfare against
this personal ein'iny. At last Pernna
came to the rescue. lie writes :
" / have used several bottles of Pe-
runa and I feel greatly benefited there
by from my catarrh of the head. I
feel encouraged to believe that If I use
it a short time longer I will be fully
able to eradicate the disease of thirty
years' standing.David Aleck/son ,
Member of Congress.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Pernna ,
write at once to l > r. Ilartman , ; 'iviii a
of - - - and he will
full statement 30111ease ,
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice grafi * .
Address Dr. Ilartman , President of
The Ilailman Sanitarium , Columbus.
Ohio.
Two hundred and fifty notice
boards are to be erected in ihe streets
of Edinburgh , Scotland , requesting
citizens not to spit on the pavement.
Patience is a virtue found chiefly
in lazy people.
The Test of TSrnc.
Mrs. Clara J. Sherbounie , Profession
al Nurse of 257 Cumberland Street ,
Portland , Maine , says :
"I heartily wish those who suffer
from some disturbed action of the kid
neys would try Doan's Kidney Pills.
They would , like me , be more than
surprised. My back annoyed me for
years. Physicians who diagnosed uiy
case said it arose from my kidneys.
When the grip was epidemic , I was
worn out with constant nursing , mid
when I contracted it myself it left ine
in a very serious condition. I could
not straighten nor do the most trivial
act without being in torture. The kid
neys were too active or the secretions
were too copious , and I knew what
was wrong , but how to right it was a
mystery. It seems odd for a profes
sional nurse , who has had a great deal
of experience with medicines , to read
advertisements about Doan's Kiduey
Pills in the newspapers , and it may
appear more singular for me to go tc
II. H. Hay & Son's drug store for a
box. But I did , however ; and had any
body told me before that it was possi
ble to get relief as quickly as I did I
would have been loth to believe it. You
can send any one who wishes more
minute particulars about my case to
me , and I will be only too glad to tell
them personally. As long as I live I
will be a firm advocate of Doan's Kld-
, ney Pills. "
Cnre Confirmed Five Years Later.
"Lapse of time has strengthened rny
good opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills ,
first expressed in the spring of I8U6.
I said then that had anybody told me
that it was possible to get relief aa
quickly as I did I would have been
loth to believe it. Years have passed"
and my continued freedom from kid
ney complaint has strengthened my
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills and
given me a much higher appreciation
of their merits. "
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Sherbourae
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y. For
sale by all druggists. Price 50 centa
per box.
Every train of disaster should be
made up of buffet cars.
The best way to cure indigestion is to
remove its cause. This is best done by
the prompt use of Dr. August Kofinig's
Hamburg Drops , which regulate the
stomach in an effectual manner.
When two cats pall off a fight after
dark they scratch a match.
Surinnn'H New Ainiieeinent.
John J. Sullivan distinguished
himself the other day by throwing a
handful of money inte a crowd. You
are improving , John. Once your
boast was that yon had "money to
throw to the birds.55 Throwng it to
people is much befeterbut don't throw
any bad money , John. Exchange. , ;
Massachusetts has 4,500 registered
physicians.
Fortyfive hoars constitute a week's
work for women and girls in New
Zealand.
Ten thousand demons gnawing
away at one's vitals couldn't be
ranch worse than the tortures of itch
ing piles. Yet theres a care. Dean's
Ointment never fails.
Money that a man doesn't save by
remaining a bachelor would probably ;
support a wife and ten children.
HALL'S CATARRH CURB
is taken internally. Price 75 centa.
