r To the "Since Strncli" Girl. A young girl who thinks of adopting the stage as a meana of livelihood must consider many things. The most Im portant of these is herself. Strange ly enough , this will prove more dim- cult than it appears to be at first glance. Introspection is not easy ; it Is sometimes very unpleasant. There is , moreover , no definite method by which an aspirant may learn whether or noS she has dramatic ability. She cust not simply think that she has ; she must know It. A "stage-struck" girl Bhould never allow herself to enter the profession until she has conquered what may be simply impulse. To discover afterwards that her inspiration was based merely on desire , and not on self- F knowledge , is a serious thing , and the l ) realization often comes when it is too lute to turn back. To such a one the future will loom up ominously ; years filled with dissatisfaction and hard work will come and no great success will he achieved. At last hope will die. Sarah Bernhardt in Success Maga zine. For Sit FIRST. That almost every operation In our hospitals performed upon women "becomes necessary through neglect of such symptoms as backache , irregular and painful periods , displacements of the female organs , pain in the side , "burning sensation in the stomach , bearing-down pains , nervousness , diz ziness and sleeplessness. SECOND. The medicine that holds the record for the largest number of absolute cures of female ills is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It regulates , strengthens and cures diseases of the female organism aa nothing else can. For thirty years it has been helping women to be strong , curing backache , nervousness , kidney troubles , inflam mation of the female organs , weak i ness and displacements , regulating the periods perfectly and overcoming their pains. It has also proved itself invaluable in preparing women for childbirth and the change of life. THIRD. The great volume of unso licited and grateful testimonials on file at the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn , .Mass. , many of which are from time to time published by permission , give ab solute evidence of the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice. Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women . Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pink- ham , at Lynn , Mass. All letters are received , opened , read and answered "by women only. From sj'mptoms given , your tiouble may be located and the quickest and surest way of recovery advised. Mrs. Pinkham is daughter- in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham and for twenty-five years under her direction and since her decease she has been ad- visingsick womenfree of charge. Outof the vast volume of experience in treat ing female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably has the very knowledge that will help your case. Surely , any woman , rich or poor , is very foolish if she does not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. SO.J5OC > S .OO W. L. Douglas S4.OO Gilt Edge Line cannot be equalled at any price. ESTABLISHED JULY 6.8l& . \ CAPITAL 2.500,000 W. L. 0OI/CL45 MAftES S SELLS MORE MEN'S $3.SO SHOES THAN AMY OTHErt MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD. < M 0 nnn REWARD to anyone who can \P 1 Uj U U U disprove this statement. If I could take you into m v three large factories t Brockton , Mass. , end show you the infinite care with which everv pair of shoes is made , you would realize why W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes cost more to make , why they hold Mielr shape , lit better , wear longer , and are of greater intrinsic value than any other $3.50 shoe. W. L. Douglas Strong Made Shoes for Men , 92. BO , $2.Off Boys' School & Dross Shoesf $2. BO , $2 , $1.75$1.SO CAUTION. Insist upon having W.L.Doug- Ifts shoes. * Take no substitute. None genuine without his name and price stamped on bottom. ftut Color Eyelets used ; they it/Ill not wear brassy. Write for Dinstrated Catalog. W. I DOUGLAS , Brockton , Mase * or Western Canada is the amount that many farmers will realize from their wheat crop this year 25 BUSHELS TO THE ACRE will be the average yield of wheat The land that this was grown on cost many of I the farmers absolutely nothing , while those who wished to add to the 160 acres the Government crants , can buy land adjoining at FROM SO TO SIO AN ACRE. Climate splendid , schools convenient , railways close at hand , taxes low. For " 2Oth Century Canada" pam phlet and lull particulars regarding rates , etc. Apply for info matiou to 8bpe'lntndr&t of Imtofgra. tlou , O tnwa , Conacl , or to . T. Holmes , 816 Jackson HL.St.PanlMmn. . and J. M. McLochlnn. Box 116 , , Bo.DakoU , Authorized Gorern msnt AgaoU t Place for Sitting ; We have always had a preference for having the nests of sitters low down , if possible , on the ground. In some caes 'we have scattered barrels , laid on their sides and slightly sunk into the ground , all over the orchard , which served as a run for our laying hens. The hens would select them for nests , and when they became broody , could be allowed to sit and hatch , and take care of their brood for at least a few weeks , right In the nest of their own selection. In the hatching room , too , we have regularly endeavored to have the nests near the ground , and If possible on the natural earth floor ; or if in tiers , at least the lower one on the ground. Eggs usually hatch well on the natural earth tloor. A reader of the Farmer , William Elwick , of llankinson , N. Dak. , gives herewith a plan of coop for sitting hens , that may prove decidedly serviceable in many cases. lie makes these coops in rows , 1C feet long , 10 nests in a row , and 16 inches square. The nests are covered by a board 10 inches wide by 1C feet long , and inclosed by slide CONVENIENT NEST COOP. doors between nest and feed coop. Each feed coop ( or run ) is covered with a lath door. If hens sit well , he lets them off in the morning , and shuts them in at night. Thus they can be kept under full control all the time. At A Is shown the empty nest ; at B the hen sitting ; at G the slide door fastened down , with sitting hen inside ; at D the lath cover on top of run , con fining the sitter to nest and run. The runs are 4 feet long. Dakota Farmer. The Success Tomato. One of the most promising of the sev eral new varieties of tomatoes afforded to planters this spring is Success. It has its chief merits in its brilliant red color and its splendid shipping quali ties. It ripens evenly and almost to the very stem , the skin is smooth and , as yet it has shown no tendency to crack. It is very firm and yet the flesh is not hard , but yielding and juicy. In habit of growth It is exceedingly promising , the vines being vigorous and compact and the fruit setting abundantly in clusters. Taken altogether it is a sort that will make a mark for itself un less it should develop , under field cul ture , some trait * not now seen in the testing grojunds. It ought to b.e a variety of great val ue for shippers and those who grow THE SUCCESS TOMATO. tomatoes for distant markets are ad- rised to watch the variety closelj' . Indianapolis Xews. "Wounds on Fruit Trees. An eastern fruit grower says : "Wounds of any considerable size should be given a coat of paint or some other durable substance. A suitable dressing must possess two distinct properties. It must check the weath ering of the wound and prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi , and it must be of such a nature as not to in jure the surrounding bark. The dress ing is of no value in the healing of the wound , except as it prevents decaj- . For general purposes , a white lead paint is most satisfactory. It adheres closely to the wood. Wax , shellac , tal low , etc. , are lacking in both respects. Bordeaux mixture would be an admira ble material for this purpose if it were more durable. " Under Glass. Tobacco , oranges and pineapples are being grown under glass , or shelter , and those who hare ventured into such work find that the method pays. More capital must be Invested , but a farm of two acres under glass will give a larger profit than an ordinary uncov ered farm of 100 acres or more. On a small area onlj * the crops that sell at the highest prices are grown , and , while greater expense is incurred , yet the crops pay. Garden crops are also receiving attention , and the future will witness hundreds of covered small farms. Effects of Drainage. By means of the drainage of land the various chemical actions which take place through the action of the at mosphere on the surface soil are car ried down to a greater or less extent Into the subsoil , for as the water level Is lowered the air enters from above to fill the cavities In tlic soil. By drainage , also the depth to whicn rooti will penetrate is increased , for root-i will iiot grow in the absence of oxygen , and they will rot as soon as they reach a permanent water level. for IIor.se > , i Sntniuer. If oao will stop to think how hard it is to go through the work of the morning In a dry , dusty field on a hot day without a drink , one will then have an idea of how horsed feel under the same conditions. An excellent plan of feeding and watering the horse during the warm weather is to give them wa ter in the morning , then the hay and then the grain ; at noon the water , a little hay and then the grain and at ijight the water , the grain and some time afterward , usually two hours or more , all the hay the animal will eat up clean. It will be noticed that the water always precedes the meal of hay and grain. During the forenoon and during the afternoon the horses should have at least one cooling drink. It will do them no harm and they will do all the better work in consequence ; then , at night , see that they are prop erly groomed and that they have a good , comfortable bed. for their tired bodies. Treated in this manner , one will get u full day's work from every horse and he will not suffer from it , either. Green Food for Small Cliick.i. As soon as the little chick begins to grow feathers , that is. after the down age is past , green food is quite neces sary to its happiness. If there is no danger of the bird being chilled or get ting wet , then let it have the grassy run to pick over ; even if the weather is cool , It will do no harm to let the chicks on to the grass in the warm part of the day , but they must be watched , so that they do not stay too long and become chilled. One of the most successful poultrymen we know makes it a prac tice to grow a quantity of lettuce in hotbeds especially for feeding his young chicks for green food. This seems to be a good plan in his case , because his birds are hatched very early , before it is fit to turn them on to the grass. Don't attempt to raise young chicks wholly on grain. AVastc of Feed. Straw , corn fodder and rough hay are known as coarse foods , because much of such foods contain either an excess of woody fiber and little nu trition in proportion to the bulk , or are not as readily eaten by stock as is good hay or food of u better quality. For this reason there is a large waste of valuable feeding material ill the'Unit ed States that might be saved and used if proper attention is given to the preparation of foods and the com bining of the different materials in a manner by which all can be utilized , and a corresponding gain in meat or milk thereby secured. Millions of stacks of straw and a still larger num ber of "shocks' ' or corn fodder rot in the fields , or are damaged In a manner to render the food valueless , though all of su < : h could be made to perform serv ice. When the yo fl k" the voting freely it ought to S Bine fine hay of good quality before it all the time so that it can begin to eat as soon as na ture intends it should. Bear in mind that until its stomach is in condition to properly take care of the hay its in stinct will keep the animal from eating much of it. The idea that any injury will result is wrong. If the young calf must be kept in the barn try and lo cate its stall where it will have plenty of light , especially sunlight , and all the fresh air it needs. Keep the stall clean with the nice hay always at hand for it to nibble and it will thrive. Of course this stall must be located for a time , at least , where the cow can see her baby at all times ; then one will have a good cow and a good calf. Effects of Dlanure on Organic matter in manure seems to be chiefly to make the land work bet ter , and in absorbing and retaining the moisture. So many are disposed to at tach a mysterious value to the excre ments of animals , and to think that .some special properties are imparted to these in the transformation of food through the body of the animal , that they will not readily accept the idea that the manuring properties of dung are confined to the chemical salts which it contains. It must be borne in mind that experimental fields re ceive no manure , nor does any animal enter them , except the horses which cultivate them and carry off the crop. Unless , therefore , the plants can thrive on chemical salts , they could not be there. Paper Horxesboes. The latest device for helping man , by helping those who help man , is in the shape of a paper horseshoe. This Is said to be as durable , easier to fit , lighter and less trying on the horse than the present iron shoes. Gar wheels , notably the wheels of Pullman cars , have long been made of com pressed paper. A Crop That Pays Best. At a meeting of the tobacco grow ers at Lancaster , Pa. , recently , the dec laration was made by President Herr that last year's crop was the best ever raised in this country , and that it sold at prices that yielded more than the value of the land on which it was grown. There will be a largely-in creased acreage. Grants Seed. Much care should be taken in obtain ing the various kinds f grass and clov er seeds , as these often contain Injuri ous seeds of weeds that thus become widely scattered over the country. TWENTY HURT IN MINE RIOT. State Constabulary Flrci Into n Crowd nt Itlouii * Cnrrael , Pa. The first serious collision in the an- IlirncitC coal regions since mininjr was suspended occurred at Mount Carmel , Pa. . , be'wcfn a mob of idle mine workers and I platoon of the new State constabulary force and reunited in the injuring of prob ably twenty men , three of whom tvill like ly die. The disturbance was caused ny an attack on a detail of the State police by bPvcral- hundred foreigners , who be came incensed at the presence of the con- siaLles. They threw stones at the police men and otherwise endangered their liv- * to such an extent that they were forc'd to fire on the crowd which had swelled into thousands. The affair is the result of an attack upon non-union men made at various times last week. Chicago and the great lakes compri 0 tha only region in the United States to which May day this year brought stritcs and new abor disputes of consequence. Orders which went into effect at midnight on April . .0 caused a strike of 2,000 ves sel mates , and instantaneously brought lake- navigation to a practical standstill. TJx * longshoremen also quit work at vi nous ports on the lakes. Twenty thou sand have been employed along the lakes. The strikes which the influence of the day brought to Chicago itself are of two related sorts. There is a strike of iron molders already declared and a strike of ' structural iron workers imminent. This last d'fliculty , unless speedily settled , is likely to put a check on the tremendous building operations in the city. More people are affected by the strikes now on in the United States and in pros pect than since 1S94. The strike of 3oO- 000 miuers has thrown 500,000 other workmen out of employment. The strike of lake employes , both vessel and on shore , will affect 60,000 directly. At ! least 20,000 more will be made idle. "While these two great industries are near sis , the strikes throughout the Umrea States in other occupations are at a min imum. COST OF LIVING SOARS. Government Bulletin Sliovrw Xeces- sitle.s Are Higrli in Price. ilow the cost of living in the United States is mounting rapidly is shown in a bulletin issued by the bureau of labor , entitled "Course of "Wholesale Prices for 1S90 to 1903. " The value of the statistics is that they havp been carefully collected on the same plan that has been pursued for the last fourteen years , and the deductions are drawn in the same scientific way that had made those statistics extremely valuable. The report says that wholesale prices , considering all commodities , reached a higher point in 1905 than at any other time during the sixteen years covered by the investigation. The average of all commodities for the year 190o was 15.9 per cent above the av erage for the ten-year period , 1890 to 1899 , 29.2 per cent above the low price in 1897 and 2.G per cent above the average * age for 1901. u The 1903 average , compared with the year of lowest average prices during the sixteen years from 1890 to 1905 in each of the general groups of commodities , shows farm products OS.G per cent higher than in 1890 ; food , etc. , 29.7 per cent higher than in 189G ; clothing , 22.9 per cent higher than in ] S97 ; fuel and lighting , 39.4 per cent higher than in 1894 ; metals aiiJ implements , 41.8 per cent higher than in JS98 ; lumber and "uuildlng materials , 41.4 per cent higher than in 1897 ; drugs auu chemicals , 24.1 per cent higher than In 1893 : house furnishing goods , 21.5 per 1 cent higher than in 1897 , and the articles , included in the miscellaneous group , 23.4 per cent higher than in 1S9G. Prices reached the highest point in De cember , 1903. when they were 19.9 per cent above the average for the ten-year period , 1890 to 1899 , and 33.7 per cent above the low prices in 1897. Prices in December , 1903 , were 5.G per cent above the prices in December , 1904. DTegedus , the famous Hungarian violin ist , is to give fifty concerts in this coun try , commencing next November. King Edward has nine motor cars. The King does not need to have his cars num bered and does not use a driving license. King Sisowath of Camboda is soon to visit Paris and will bring with him a numerous retinue , including a special retinue of 100 dancers. John Simmond of Henley on Thames , England , who has just retired on a pen sion , has walked 180,000 miles perform ing his duties as postman. 1 The new sovereign of Xorviay , in all the speeches and orations of welcome to which he has bew subjected to since his arrival in Norway , has been addressed as * * Mr. King" instead of ' 'she * ' or "your majesty. " | Sir Edward Elgor , the composer and author of "The Dream of Gerontius , ' ' had the honor of having a "festival" a little over a year ago all to himself in Covent Grrden theater , a distinction unique for a living British composer. It is said that one of the Duke of Tcck's ancestors , who was a charcoal burner , pointed out a silver mine to a Gennan emperor , who had been driven into exile. When the kaiser regained his throne with aid of the wealth thus ob tained , he made tlie charcoal burner a duke. duke.Lord Lord Avebury , otherwise Sir John Lubbock - bock , was the first person in England to have his photograph taken. M. Daguerre , the co-inventor of the art. came to Lon don to patent his discovery and paid an early visit to Lord Avebury's father. The son was playing in the garden and was successfully photographed. Lord Tweedmouth , first lord of the British admiralty , is an assidufas collect or of old china. Henry Allorge , a young French poet , has written a volume of poetry called "The Spirit of Geometry. " He sings of the parallelopipedon , the asymtole and the rhomboid , and rides the pens asinonun on Pegasus' back. The Prince of Wales' son has undoubt edly the largest collection of postal cards in the world. 3he ? collection includes cards from every country in the world , arid is now too bulky for convenient hand ling there being more than 10.000 cards. Xorrovr Horizon. A government employer of many wo men clerks has declared that not one in twenty reads the papers or knows anything of geography or contempo rary events , says Snivels Magflne. "Ask them if the Panam.i Can : : I is to IKJ at sea level or not. and they will stare as if you were talking Chinese , " he complained. "They may read the horrors in the papers , but they skip everything of value. " lie had his fin ger flatly on one of woman's chief de fects the lack of broad , impersonal Interests. The average girl's horizon is bounded on the north by her clothes , on the south by her social relations , on the east by her private hopes , ami on the west by her income ; four solid walls that shut out very thoroughly the world's light and movement. She can never go far in any but mechanical work until she has climbed out i to wider horizons , and she will bo at the world's mercy until she opens her mind by an interest in what happens out side her circle of acquaintance. Our OTFH Bones Mis tali Gwaynus what's de dif- f'unce 'tween a cand'date dat backs out an' a watch dat hain't got no mam- spring ? " Interlocutor I give it up , George. What is the difference between n candi date that backs out and a watch that has no mainspring ? Bones Ain't no diff'unce. De cand' date refuses to make de race , an' de watch won't run. Interlocutor Ladies and gentlemen , Mr. Hieronymus will now sing the pa thetic ballad , "Never Turn the Door Knob to the Left. " Chicago Tribune" . AN EVERY-DAY STRUGGLE. and Women of Every * Ocetipn- tioii Suffer Mi.serlei from Kidney Complaint. vj. C. Lightner , 703 So. Cedar St. . Abilene , Kan. , is one of the thousands who suffer from kidney troubles brought on by daily work. "I first no ticed it eight or ten years ago , " said Mr. Lightner. "The dull pain in the back fairly made me sick. It was hard to get up or down , hard to straighten , hard to do any work that brought a strain on the back. I had frequent attacks of gravel and the urlno was passed too often and with pain. AVhen [ used Doau's Kid ney Pills , however , all traces of the trouble disappeared and have not re turned. I am certainly grateful. " Sold by all dealers. HO cents a box. Foster-Milburu Co. , Buffalo. X. Y. An Excuse. "We eat entirely too much , " said the health expert. "We're obliged to. " answered the gourmet. "Food is adulterated so much that we're obliged to have a greater quantity in order to keep up thev average of nourishment. ' " Wash ington Star. . You'Can Get Allen's Foot-Kase FRlIi : . Write to-day to Allen S. Olmste.J. Le liny N. Y. , for a FREE sample of Alien's Foot- I'.asp. a powder to shake Into your shot's. It cures tired , sweating , hot. swollen , ach ing feet. It makes new or tight shoes en < v A certalT care for Corns and Uunlons. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell It. 23c. * Up Agraln.it It. " 'Sh ! " whispered the burglar to his pal. "What's that ? " "Nothin * but a graphophone. " soitl the other. "G'wan in. It's on the floor above. " "Ye blame fool , hain't ye sot sense enough to know that everybody in this flat'll be wide awake an' sweariu' ? Back out ! " The rear window was found open nest morning , but nothing was missed. Mr * . "WInslow'8 Boorarao STnnr r&r Children teething ; noftena tba Kama , reduces inflammation , a * U7B paio. cures Triad colte. 25 cants a ooitl . ProMperoiiH "VVIiiiont Education. "So. you don't believe in college edu cation ? " "Xo , sir. After graduation I nearly starved to death practicing law. " "But you look prosperous now. ' ' "Yes , sir. I went into vaudeville and made a fortune balancing a barrel on my feet while standing on tny head. " Detroit Free Press. In Due Form. Proprietor ( to new bookkeeper ) Coungaian , I heard you swearing at the jvay your predecessor kept the books , md I may as well tell you that I don't 'ike ' profanity and wish to hear no more ) f it. New Bookkeeper I beg your' pardon. Mr. Trett. I was merely cr taking the jath of office. For Infants and CMldren. 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