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Mrs. Anderson , a prominent society H
\TOman of Jacksonville , Fla. , daughter of
( Recorder of Deeds , West , who witnessed
her signature to the following letter , praises
Lydia E , Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
" DEAR MRS. PINKTIAM : There are but few wives and mothers who
have not at times endured agonies and such pain as only women know.
I wish such women knew the value of ydia E. Pinlcham's Yeg-etaMo
Compound. It is a remarkable medicine , different in action from any
I ever Imew and thoroughly reliable.
"I have where doctored for without
seen cases women years perma
nent benefit , who were cured in less than three months after taking your
Vegetable Compound , while others who were chronic and incurable
came out cured , happy , and in perfect health af ! er a thorough treatment
with this medicine. I have never used it myself without gaining great
"benefit. A few doses restores my strength and appetite , and tones up
'the entire system. Your medicine has been tried and found true , hence
I fully endorse it. " MRS. R. A. ANDERSON , \Tashington St. , Jack
sonville , Fla.
Mrs. Reed , 2425 E. Cumberland St. , Philadelphia , Pa. , says :
"DEAR MRS. PIXKIIAM : I feel it my duty
to write and tell you the good I IK ; received
from Lydia E. Pinlcham's Vegetable Com
pound.
"I have been a great sufferer with female
trouble , trying different doctors and medicines
wilh no 1 icneiit. Tvo years ago I went under
an operation , and it left me in a very weak
condition. I had stomach trouble , backache ,
headache , palpitation of the heart , and was very
nervous ; in fact , I ached all over. I find
yours is the only medicine that reaches
such troubles , and would cheerfully rec
ommend L.ydia E. Pinkham's T cgetable
Compound to all suffering women. "
When women are troubled with irregular or painful menstruation , weak
ness , leucorrhcea , displacement or ulceration of the womb , that bearing-down
'feeling- , inflammation of the ovaries , backache , flatulence , general debility ,
indigestion , and nocvous prostration , t'ley should remember there is one tried
and true remedy. Xiydia E. Piukhanis Vegetable Compound at once
removes such troubles.
The experience and testimony of some of the most noted
\romen of America go to prove , beyond a question , that liydia E.
Piiikham's Vegetable Compound will correct all such trouble at
once by removing- cause and restoring1 the organs to a healthy
and normal condition. If in doubt , write Mrs. Pinkham at I < ymi ,
Mass , as thousands do. Her advice is free anil helpful.
! Nb other medicine for women in the world has received such wide
spread and unqualified endorsement. Xo other medicine has such a
record of cures of female troubles. Kefuse to buy any substitute.
FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith pro-Jc the original letters and signatures ( A
above testimonials , wliich will prove thrir absolute ponuiueiies' * .
Lydia I . PJiXhJiam Medicine Co. , Lyiin , Mas * .
Deep collars of panne , orriamented
with embroidery or inset lace , are
likely to be much worn in the fall ,
replacing the cape collars of lace , em
broidered batiste , etc.
Keep your accounts carefully ; don't
allow jourself to use your trousers'
pocket as a cush register. It is too
handy.
It is cheering for a deserving young
couple to receive a good send-off at
their bridal. At the wedding of
Sterling W. Guilds aud Miss Jenny
Coffin , in Lynn , Mass , , the bride re
ceived gifts valued at $2.rO.OOO. This
relieves her ol conside able anxiety ,
as now the devoted pair can start
housekeeping in cozy and comforta
ble style.
Disraeli tells us the first newspaper
wasprinted in Venice. 1C was calltd
the "Gazzet-i. " The w ird is derived
from the Italian and means a mag
pie or a chatterer.
If you cannot get profits , get rest.
The wear and te r on your machin
ery is worth considerable and the
wear And tear on yourself is likewise
worthy of consideration.
The practice of eating arsenic is
prevailent among the peasantry of
the mountainous districts of Austria ,
Hungary and France. They declare
that this poison enables them to
ascend with ease heights which they
could only otherwise climb with great
distress to iho Innus.
-u L/IUSS boCitiy flakes an Appeal *
Boston , Mass. , ISov. 14 , 1903
An appeal for the suffering peoplt
of Macedonia has been issued as fol
lows ;
The undersigned earnestly ask the
prompt and generous assistance of
our fellow citizens to relieve the ter-
riole distress which now prevails
ttnotighoiifc Mac donia. It is esti
mated thab as many as a hundred
thousand homehss people , largely
women and children , are threatened
with death , many having already
succumijci to exp sire and staiv.i-
tion. The cold of a riirormis winter
is already np ju the country. Piacti-
cal ; irrang me.-.ts for n lief are b-ing
made , similar to those which seven
years ago successfully collected , and
oistiibuted more than a ruiHim dollars
lars without loss or delay to save the
survivors of the Turkish massacres
in Armenia. The crushed and home
less population of Macedonia , in the1
stress of the unsuccessful struggle for
liberty , is suiel ? woithy the sympathy - ,
thy of the American people , who
have never failed to respond to the !
call of human suffering. .
'
Donations are to be sent to Kidder ,
Peauoay & Co. , Bankers , Boston ,
Mass.
The appeal is signed as follows :
Gov. John L. Bates of Massachu
setts , Mayor Patrick A. Collins of
Boston , United b rates Senator Geurge
F. Heir , Ex-Gov. W. Muiraj Crane1
of Massachusetts , Bishop' William1
Lawrence of Massachusetts , Pre ? .
William J. Tucker , Daitmouth Col
lege , Samuel P. . Capeu. LL. D. . pres
ident of American Boaid of Foreign
Missions. Kev. C. F. Dole , president
of Twentieth Century Cluh , Boston ,
Kev. George A. Guidjii , D. D. , pas-
txjr of the Old South Congregational
Church , Bustun , Hev. James L. Bai-
ton D. D. , 1'orui n sicretary of tue
American Boaid , HBV. Dr. Fianc.s
II. Ruwley , pastor of First Baptist
Church , B.stnn , Pros. W. n. P.
F.tunce , D. D. , Brown University ,
P.-ovidence , Arthur E. Clarke , editor ,
Manchester , U. II. . Hubert Treat
Piine , Boston , Canli'-e Ilazjr ,
pr sident of Wellesley C liege , Benja-
m n F. Tiuebluo.i , stcie.ar } ot
American l\ace Society , Mis. Mary
Murt-n Keuew , Boston , HJV. Chad s
G. Ames , pastor Churcn of the Dis-1
ciples , Umkuian , Boston , Hov P. E.
Frothingham , Unitarian pastor , Boi-
ton , Faik : A. Day , Boston , John
Shepaid , Uoston II. A. Wilder , Xew-
ton , Mass. , Chailes A. Ilopkins , '
Hrcokline , Mass. , Edward Whitin ,
Wniiinsville , Mass. , GeoigeE , Keiih ,
Bi'ockt'in , Mass.
The B ard of Officers of the Ron
Cross Society is now in sessio i in
.Ne v Yoik , conferring cnueeniing
C.ie . propn-5 d plans of iclict , and is
in c ! tr < - pmdncc with this i-om-
mittce. C 11s have come to Miss'
ulai a Hat ton for lied Cross KiviT ,
and it i > > kn iwn lhar.Mi.es Bare i- ,
deeply conct'in d pe-so iallv and de-
> ir s that the Amumau ] Sa lunal
Red Cioss .shall be utilized H it is
thought that thr ugh its instrime-it- '
alitv the suffering can tie must. e. ecb-
ually rea-htd and iclieved. Miss
Hartcn > ays that the Turkish Gov-
crnimiu d.iring the Armenian rel'Cf '
\ork in lb)5 ! ) accorded aid aud she tie-
lirvs that the Red Cross may be of
qual ust'iulne-s in the pies'nt emer
gency Mi s Bait n may go in per
son. She saysI may feel it my
dutv to go. " The rules of the Brit-
isn Red Cro-s do n < t a Jmit of relief
movements except in case of a'-.t ual.
* ar. and then only u-ider inihtaiy
dnection. Hufc the British oi-iety
will co-operate informally and is in
c'lininunicatiou ' with Miss Baitou by
caule.
The country office is the best pri
mary school of journalism.
No man is absent minded enougb
to forget to uo to his own funeral
LIKE ALL THE REST.
Mother "You husband is growing
cold. "
Daughter "Mercy I Why do you
think oV"
Mother "lie does not kiss me hall
so affectionately as he did before
you were nrurii'd.
HOME OF THC COSMOPOLITAN CCMTOHY HOMC. IRVINCTON , NEW YORK
Forceful Original Unafraid In all , Entertaining
osmopolitan occupies a position distinctly its own. SO short
storiesj and one , or more , complete novels appear
in its pages each year
giving ; great attention to fiction and entertainment , it has a definite plan beyond.
It may be likened to a great modern university with a million and a half student readers. A year's course embraces what
is most important in the scientific field , what is most interesting in invention and discovery , what is most entertaining in travel
and adventure , what is most valuable in the world of bminr ss.
And especially in woman's field is it indispensable. The most careful selection is made to secure the real thinkers of the
world as contributors to its departments of household organization and womanly education and progress.
A portion of each number is edited with reference to the woman of the world , another to the woman of the home , another
to interest youth , and still another for the man of affairs , covering equally the clerk lust starting in life and the captain of industry.
H. G. Wells' semi-scientific story of adventure and the marvelous
will b'e begun in the November issue of The Cosmopolitan
Edhed bv John Brisben Walker On all news-stands. Price , 10 cents
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Maine's seacoast in a straight line Is
225 miles , while following the ins and
! outs it is 2,4St > miles. Between Kit
! tery Point and Quoddy head there are
lifty-four lighthouses. '
A Lewiston ( Me. ) woman sat up for
her husband till one o'clock the other
night , intending to discuss' with him
the s-infulne s of his goings on. Fin
ally she gave it up and went up stairs
' only to find him in bed and fast asleep
there for many hours. He hadn't been
out at all.
Most of us are born with about the
same mental capacity. The size of
the brain does not differ very widely
among men. In most men the brain ,
Including the network of the nervous
system , we'.ghs between three and four
pounds ; and instance after instance is
recorded of men of splendid mentality
v' ' - : brains v ere under tic ivin. e
weight.
Thirty years ago there were twenty-
nin ? street railroads in Massachusetts ,
to-day or , rathrr , two years ago , for
the 3001 report is the latest at hand
there were 119 companies. This num
ber has increased since that time. The
capital invested for the two periods
Contrasted was $7.203,539 and $90,011-
185. In the earlier year they trans
ported 4P.,557/3fi ; passengers , in the
later 483,520.935. Tliere was 204 Iillos
of mil in 1ST.0 , 2,300 in 1901.
It is now known that smallpox germs
are communicated through the air as
well as by contact. The sn > allp > x hos
pital boats anchored in the Thames
have produced a regular epidemic in
Essex , yet the shore is nearly half a
mile away and there has been no
communication. In districts over
which the wind has blown from the
hospital boats twelve per cent of the
inhabitants have been attacked , while
in the other direction the ctfses have
been less than one per cent.
The stro'ler through the markets of
San Francisco will find the AVestern
representative of the New York weakfish -
fish a huge creature ranging from
eighty to one hundred pounds and
will be told that a similar fish i *
caught in tlv Gulf of California weigh
ing two hundred pounds. In the Ital
ian quarter of this city will be seen
the octopus , or devil-fish , hung up for
sale , a terrible array of arms or ten
tacles ; not the little creature a fo .t
or two across , common in the East ,
but a veritab'e monster with a radial
spread of perhaps twelve or fourteen
feet. Along the upper coast these ani
mals have been found with a radil
rpread of twenty-five feet well name-1
the spider of the sea. Along the coast
will be seen a bass which often tips
the scals at five hundred pounds ; and
at Mcntrrey has been taken a mack
erel "weighing nine hundred pound.s >
suggestive that even fishes grow large
in Western waters.
AUTOMATIC WtlGKING SCOOP.
Guessing somewhere near the weight
of a pound of sugar , rice , coffee , tea ,
etc. , is not very difficult to the grocer
who lias uau years 01 ex
perience in putting up
these commodities , but he
would be apt to lind fault
with the new clerk who
spent his valuable time in
practicing to see how close
he could guess to the
weights of the different
commodities. Yet if the
clerk was able to guess
weights with accuracy val
uable time would be saved
in doing up packages for
the trade. Ilere is a scoop
which will make it unnecessary guess
ing , however , as it will automatically
gauge the quantity and discharge any
surplus over the amount required. In
the picture the handle portion of the
scoop has been out away to expose the
working mechanism by which the scale
feature is operated. The commodity is
shoveled up in the reservoir at the
top , just as would be done with an
ordinary scoop. The reservoir being
suspended by a spring supported ver
tical bar , the weight is immediately
Indicated by its depression ai'd the
corresponding movement of the hand
on the dial in the face of the nandle.
By setting the spring-pressed pawl in
one of the notches on the front sup
porting bar of the scoop the weight
is transferred to the rear bars , which
slide on the reservoir and open a gate
through which the commodity flows
until the required quantity only re
mains. As the weight is gradually re
duced by the outflow of the coffee ,
rice or other goods , the scoop rises
and the gate closes automatically.
William Maxwell , of Pittsburg , is
the patentee.
Progress in the Fine Arts.
Fond Mother What does Ileury
n his letter , paw ?
Fond Father He eez that If he had
ny whiskers on his head he could
mto the football team this falL
When a mother lays down a rule. Its
effect Is about as lasting as the curfew
aw.
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Honio-Mn-le iJiiskinvr Tnt > le.
It is not an easy task to handle n
shock of corn and get it into a posi
tion where the corn m y be husked
readily and with the least expense of
labor. The illustration shows a table
which may be readily made of cheap
lumber , and which will materially
lighten the labor of corn husking. The
table may be made of material an inch
thick and three inches wide.
The top of the table is ten feet long
and three feet wide. End pieces are
HOME-MADE HU3KIXQ TABLii.
arranged so that they may be used for
handles , and the legs , which are two
feet add three inches long , are bolted
to the side pieces so they will swing.
In using the table swing the legs to
the sides and lay the table flat on to
the ground. Tush the shock of corn
over on the table , have a man take
hold of either end by the handles , and
the legs will drop down and the shock
is easily raised and in a position where
it may be easily handled. The cost of
the table is nall and its use will save
both time and strength. Indianapolis
News.
Grnbs in Slicep.
An authority on sheep says that
grubs in sheep are as natural as hair
on the tail of a horse , and the best
way to care for them is to let them
alone. Sheep raisers whose animals
have been troubled with grubs in the
head will not agree with this method ,
perhaps , but thereis no doubt but
Kvhat Were is too much unskilled treat
ment of sheep for this pest , and much
of the treatment is cruel in the ex-
trenie. There is no doubt but what
good care and proper feed makes the
sheep strong enough to resist the at-
itacks of grubs , and unless the case is
very bad little attention should be
paid to grubs.
There is no way of getting the pest
but of the fiock entirely. If one has
a bad case in the flock and the ani
mal is valuable it will pay to put it
in the hands of a skilled veterinarian
for treatment Do not use the often
advised method of running wires up
the nostrils of the animals In a vain
endeavor to pierce the grubs.
for Irrigated Land.
In preparing land for irrigation by
the check system the "ridger" in cross
ing the first ridges when making the
cross ridges breaks down the first , and
the corners are therefore imperfect.
For repairing these corners and filling
# aps in the ridges the jump scraper or
horse scraper is used. This is the work
THE JUMP SCRAPER.
of the blacksmith. The beams are * 4
by 1 % Inches and 30 inches long from
the draft ring to the bend downward.
The shovel is of No. 16 sheet iron 24
inches long by IS inches deep. The
handles are those used on any cultiva
tor. The beams are bent to stand G
inches forward of a square placed on
top of the beams. The braces are of
% -inch round iron. The shovel is
slightly cupped to make it hold more
° arth. Denver Field and Farm.
Bronchitis in Cnlves.
The wet season , in many sections of
the country , is responsible for the
trouble In calves , known as lung
worms. The worm Is small and
thread-like and gets into the windpipe
of the calf , The trouble is thought to
be due largely to the calves drinking
from ponds , which contain the eggs of
the worms and also from pasturing on
wet grounds. There Is , at present , no
remedy which may be relied upon , so
that the best plan is to prevent the
trouble , if possible , and this can best
be done by keeping the calves in a
warm , dry barn and seeing that the
water they drink is from a well and
as pure as possible. They should not
be allowed to pasture until the grass
s dry , nor should wet grass be fed to
them. The plan of injecting oil of
turpentine Into the windpipe Is not
very satisfactory , but it is the best
thing known , and in some cases has
proved satisfactory. Indianapolis
News.
Ennilasre Carriers
The carrier which conveys the ensil
age to the silo is a great consumer of
power , and for a very tall silo must
be driven faster than is good for the
running gear. For that reason and
nlso for convenience in feeding , it is
better to have the top not more than
JO feet above the ground. For small !
ilos 4 feet below ground and 1(5 ( to 20
feet above is quite satisfactory and ;
convenient. ' i
Ph-micnlly "I'r-.ervecl .Milk. " '
Speaking of the use of formalin and
twraclc acid as milk preservatives , a
dally paper remarks : "The mllkmaa
who knowingly denlrf In chemically
preserved milk is a secret assassin o
Infant * , and it Is the sacred duty oi
| public heilth olHi-ers to .send him to
\ the p' uitentiury. " Tin * dairyman who
I doctors his milk before he sends It to/ /
1 the milkman is equally criminal. CItjj
milk often gets a double doe , being
"preserved" at both ends of the lined
Kerry Culture.
The best growers of bush fruit *
make it a practice to carry their Peldi
no longer than six to nine years. Af
ter this { ; me they are plowed up , nevt
j fields iM'inset in the meantime U
| keep th. " crop going. There are va
rious n-a-ioiis why a bed of raspber
j ries or blackberries deteriorates aftei
a cerialn number of years. The plantrf
become weakened with age , they ar
attacked by insects or disease , and
thej' do not produce young frultlnj
wood with anything like their pri
tine vigor. Further than that , Uu
soil becomes exhausted more or lew
of elements of fertility. Rotation o (
crops is favorable to success in ajtf
lines of agriculture , and not less s *
with fruit crops than with others
We therefore suggest , as being verj
strongly Indicated by the symptoma
that it will be best for you to set l
new tieJd of blackberries at once ,
to plow up fhe old one as soon as
new one conies Into bearing. In
ting a new field , we would Insist upas
fresh plants from some good nurserj
or from some grower who makes 6
specialty of growing plants. It Is verj
poor practice and poor economy tt
take plants from an old field. In caw
the old field is infected with disease
it is a fatal mistake. Country Gea
tleman.
linrrcl Cart.
A subscriber asks for a plan for wi
ter barrel cart to run by hand. On *
can be made of a-n old cultivator If th
wheels are bigS
enough to invert th <
axlelree and keep S
, off the ground , bar
ing the curve of tin
axletree made t ?
hold the barrel. 1
have what suits m <
better. It Is a buggj
axletree , two planter wheels and e
wagon tongue. A small platform ova
the axletree carries the barrel. Another
or convenience pleases me more thai
the cart. Have made brush dams In t
ditch crossing my pastures ; set barraf
in the ground and my horses , cows an <
hogs can help themselves to water
without spoiling it for each other. 0
I. Uotsford , in Iowa Homestead ,
Profit in Chicory.
'
The cultivation of chicory In thfc
country as a commercial fertilizer If
rapidly increasing , though confine/
largely to sections of Michigan , 111 $
nois , Wisconsin , Maine and Nebraska
The yield per acre Is said to be fron
six to ten tons , but with good culture
as much as fifteen tons may be grown
The average price Is $ G to ? 8 per ton
and the cost of growing ranges fron
$30 to $45 per acre. It Is stated thai
under normal conditions the proffi
from chicory Is somewhat greater thas
from corn or wheat. Its cultivation fc
similar to that required for beets , and
the same may be said also as to bar
vesting. The roots are taken to tin
factory , and when washed are cut Int ?
pieces about one-half inch In diamettf
and roasted. Chicory has a value su
a forage crop due to Its ability to pro >
duce well upon almost barren soil , brt
when fed In considerable quantities it
milch cows it imparts a bitter flava
to the milk. Swine will eat the roof
and thrive on it , and both the roob
and leaves may be fed to horses.-
American Cultivator.
Ansoras and Pheep.
It would be well If the promlnea
writers on the subject of the Angore
were to give more attention to poln *
ing out the distinct differences b
tween the sheep and the goat. Tbej
should urge the farmer with plenty ot
browsing to secure the Angora ani
thus secure economical underbrushlng
but for the one who has nothing btrf
pasture and could use the sheep to 3
greater advantage such farmers should
not in our estimation be advised to aft
tempt to raise Angoras. Drover *
Journal.
Small Silos.
Dairymen with five or six cows maj
profitably build a silo. It has beet
found that to silo a corn field add *
about $10 per acre to its value , aftec
paying for the extra work , as com
pared with dry curing. Hence anyone
who raises an acre or two for feeding
would have a silo , which will als
come handy to save a second crop oi
clover , soy beans , peas and fodd
crops difficult to be made into hay.
Green StniF for Poultry.
Cabbages make one of the best snp.
plies for early winter. The soft head $
are useless for market but make good
hen food. Kale , rape , beet leaves ar
good , also beets. Sweet apples ar < f
suitable , but sour ones in too larg <
quantities have a bad effect. Second
crop clover hay chopped and mixed
with dough is the best winter substJ
tute.
A Natural Emr Killer.
The Trinidad Botanical Departmeia
proposes a unique plan for the ester1
mination of the destructive roaches
which prey upon orchards. It recons
mends the plentiful use of pitches
plants as a sort of floral watch dog
This peculiar flower possesses th <
property < if r.-tptnrinir and killing ID
stMrs which venture inro its enticlnj
urn shaped h'ooms in search of th <
seductive ' ' * ' "f lumoy dew which niaj
b" found ihiTe.
< 'hill jfoudft out wheat , nitrates , .
and iuuio.
