A PRETTY MILKMAID
*
*
w
Thinks Pc-ru-na IB o Wonderful
Medicine.
| MISS ANNIE HENDREN. fe.p. :
ISS ANNIE HENDREN , Rocklyn ,
Wash. , writes :
"I feel better than I have for over four
jears. I have taken several bottles of
Peruna and one bottle of Manalin.
"I can now do all of my work in the
'louse , inilk the cows , take care of the
milk , and so forth. / think Peruna is a
most wonderful medicine.
. -"I believe I would be in bed to-day if
1 1 had not written to you for ndvice. I
had taken all kinds of medicine , but
none did me any good.
"Peruna has made me a well and
happy girl. I can never say too much
for Peruna. "
Not only women of rank and leisure
praise Peruna , but the wholesotne , use
ful women engaged in honest toil would
.not be without Dr. Hartinan's world re
nowned remedy.
The Doctor fcas prescribed it for many
thousand women every year and he
never fails to receive a multitude of let
ters like the above , thanking him for
his advice , and especially for the won
derful benefits received from Peruna.
Jimmy Fixed It.
A persevering youth had called sev
eral times at the home of a young lady ,
to be met each time with a "not at
( home. " Upon one occasion he had seen
i her go in just before he reached the
'gate. ' II is ring was answered by her
small brother.
"Jimmy , I'd like to see your sister , "
the determined young man said.
"She ain't at home , " Jimmy said ,
surveying him disdainfully.
"But I just saw her come In , " the
youth protested.
'Can't help that. Tell you what I'll
do , though , " Jimmy said , condescend
ingly. "You give me your pack of
cigarettes , an' I'll send her down. "
"You are too young to smoke , Jim
my. "
"Do I get 'em ? " Jimmy Bald , aggres
sively , half closing the door.
"Here they are ! " was the conciliat
ing reply , and the box was handed
over. Leaving the visitor seated in the
parlor , Jimmy disappeared , to return
In a few minutes.
"She'll be down soon , " he said.
"How did you work that , Jimmy ? "
the youth inquired.
The boy surveyed him with an
amused grin.
"Aw , I told her It was the fellow
she's engaged to , " he said. Harper's
Weekly.
_
It was declared at Edinburgh recently
fhat more fishermen were drowned from
Jhe custom of wearing long boots than
ij all the storms.
BACK TO PULPIT.
"What Food Did for n. Clersrymnn.
A minister of Ellzabethtown tells'
how Grape-Nuts food brought him back
to his pulpit : "Some five years ago
I had an attack of what seemed to be
I/a Grippe , which left me in a complete
state of collapse , and I suffered for
some time with nervous prostration.
My appetite failed , I lost flesh until
I was a mere skeleton , life was a bur
den to me , B lost interest in every
thing and almost in everybody save my
precious wife.
"Then on the recommendation of
some friends I began to use Grape-Nut ?
food. At that time I was a miserable
skeleton , without appetite and hardly
able to walk across the room ; had ugly
dreams at night , no disposition to en
tertain or be entertained and began to
shun society.
"I finally gave up the regular minis
try ; indeed I could not collect my
thoughts on any subject , and became
almost a hermit After I had been
using the Grape-Nuts food for a short
time I discovered that I was taking on
new life and my appetite began to Im
prove ; I began to sleep better and my
weight increased steadily ; I had lost
some fifty pounds , but under the new
food regime I have regained almost my ,
former weight and have greatly improved -
proved in every way.
"I feel that I owe much to Grape-
Nuts and can truly recommend the
food to all who require a powerful rebuilding -
building agent delicious to taste and
always welcome. " Name given by
Postuin Co. , Battle Creek , Mich. A
true natural road to regain health , or
hold it , is by use of a dinh of Grape-
Nuts and cream morning and night.
Or have the food made Into some of
the many delicious dishes given In the
*
little recipe bookfound in pkgs.
Ten days' trial of Grape-Nuts helps
many. "There's a reason. "
Look In "pkgs. for a copy of the famous -
mous little book , "The Road to Well-
Tllle. " .
f J i2
-
QUAKES DESTROY A TOWN. ,
.
Socorro , X. 31. . Iln.s Terrifying Exi
] > eriiiico X w In RiIns.
Fifty-two ftii'tliiiiiukp. nliocUs in three
rtay.s resulted in the sihiiost complete
destruction of Socorro , X. M. . : i town
*
south of Santa L-e. l < ew of the huild-
ings in the town renain , .standing and
the place is deserted. A majority of
the resident ? , terror stricken after the
first .succession of shocks , lied. Those
who first had the h.irdihood to remain
and risk their lives among the crum-
hling buildings fied when the shocks
continued.
Refugees who reached El Paso de
clare that the destruction of the town
Is complete. The court house collapsed
after the first shock. One by one ev
ery substantial building in the. town
crashed down. The buildings of the
school of mines withstood the continu
ous shocks for two days , then col-
lapsed. .Some of the buildings were
engulfed in great fissures that opened
in the ground.
Railroad communication with So-
corro was interrupted by destroyed
tracks. Bridges along the road have
been damaged and made unsafe. The
Santa Fe Railroad sent box cars to
Socorro to take the fugitives away.
The entire surrounding country has felt
the shock and much damage has been
done , especially at San Marcia and Mag-
dalcna , but not so severely as Socorro.
A cloudburst occurred near Carlsbad ,
X. M. . and three inches of rain fell
in an hour. All streams and canons
are overflowing and there will be much
damage to crops and fields.
The temperature of the hot water in
the springs around * Socorro has iu-
eri-ased ten degrees in the last few
days. There is an extinct volcano
crater ten miles from Socorro , and
there are evidences of past volcanic
iisturbances all around.
UNITED STATES IS SUPREME.
Commerce Exoectl.s TUnt. of All
Countries in Hemixphero.
As the lime approaches for holding tlie
international American conference * at Rio
Janeiro ; emphasis is given the commer
cial preponderance of the TTnited States
in the affairs of the western hemisphere
by a report issued by the government ,
which shows that of the total commerce
of all the countries of the western hemi
sphere , that of I lie United States exceeds
one-half.
To be accurate. t\ie total commerce is
placed at 9r .0r > 0.027.000. of Avhich that
of the United States is . ,80(5,179,000. (
The total imports of all America amount
to $2.184. 77.000. of which $1.170.135,000
enter the United States. Of the total
exports of all America , amounting to $2-
S0rj. ( > . " 0,000. the United States ships $1-
02(5.084.000.
AccoKling to the latest figures available
the imports of the Latin-American repub
lics , with whom Secretary Root will try
to establish more friendly relations ,
amount to 97 2,009,000 , and the exports
to $140.000.000. Of the imports the Unit
ed States now furnishes $189.000,000 , or
practically 2(5 ( per cent , and of the exports
the United States takes $33,000,000 , or
practically 25 per cent.
5 > tGLLEfi
Prof. Archibald Coolidiro of tlie history
department of Harvard has been selected
to represent the university as the Sorbonne -
benne lecturer in Paris 'for next year.
William II. ' S. Demarest was inaugu
rated as president of Rutgers college ,
hundreds of alumni and representatives
of other colleges , all robed , taking part
in the ceremonies.
During the imst seven years Missouri
has increased the amount paid in teach
ers salaries by 41 per cent. During the
same time the increase in the number of
teachers has been only 14 per cent.
In his Phi Beta Kappa oration at Co- .
lumbia. Charles Francis Adams , the distinguished - j
tinguished Harvard alumnus and over
seer , advocated a division ofhis alma
mater and other big universities and col
leges into a number of small colleges or
-roups. each under a master who could
Min personal contact with every student ,
find out his aptitudes and deficiencies and
suggest or proscribe his course of study.
lie says that he has come to regard the
elective system in its present form of de
velopment as a mischievous fad and de
nies that the average youth of IS has well
defined or clearly developed aptitudes. In
his judgment , a college education should
seek to cultivate all the sides of the mind ,
so that the intellectual , like the physical ,
athlete should be evenly developed.
A new law in Ohio requires the names
of all candidates for member of board of
education , however nominated , to be plac
ed on ballot without any designation
whatever , except "For Board of Educa
tion. " The whole number of ballots to
be printed for cacli school district is to
be divided by the number of candidates ,
and the quotient so obtained is the num-
btr of bnllots to be printed in series of
ballots. The names are then alphabet
ically arranged , and the first series print-
q . Then the first name is placed last
and the same number printed , and so on
until each name has stood first on the
list. These ballots are then arranged in
tablets with no two 'ballots ' with same
order of names consecutive. The vote is
indicated by placing a cross at the left of
the name of the person for whom the
vote is cast. The one having the highest
number of votes is elected , and the second
highest and so on. until the required num
ber has been elected.
Seven hundred small country schools
in Indiana have been abandoned since .the
movement toward the consolidation of
country schools began. These schools
have given way to 280 larger consolidated
schools. Report shows that of ninety-
one counties reporting the people forty-
three endorse consolidation , in nine they
are against consolidation , in thirty-nine
the experiment has not been sufficient to
enable the people to decide. An average
of 8,312 children were transported to
consolidated schools every day daring
190H , at an average daily cost of
JS24.S5. '
I
(
i
j
j
j
Automatic Chicken Feeder.
The feed box or trough at the bottom
tom for the chickens to eat out of is
made out of 1x0 inch boards , 3 feet
long , -with .slats on the side 3 Inches
wide , making the trough 2 Inches deep ;
end pieces of 1-inch lumber , 1 foot wide ,
18 Inches high. The middle partitions
are cut 6 Inches wide at the bottom to
fit bottom of trough 3 Inches high , then
taper ! out to 10 inches at top , that
makes It a V-shape from both sides , so
chickens can eat from either side of
feeder. One side is fastened to end
pieces and middle partitions , the other
side has pieces to slide up and down
between cleats , so you can shut the feed
clear off or raise It up any height ac
cording to what you have In the bins.
The bottoms of these bins are 1 Inch
from bottom of feed trough , so as the
chickens eat more feed it will come
down. You can hare corn in one , wheat
f\ . -/f2Sffff ' / /
e Vk = > VL
\ xP
THE AUTOMATIC CHICKE2T FEEDEB.
In one and grit or oyster shells in a
third. The chickens can help them
selves whenever they waut to eat , and
their feed is always clean and they
can't waste their feed by getting It In
the mud or snow , and the lid Is on
hinges , so it can be shui down and fas
tened , so that feed Is perfectly dry.
Each bin will hold one peck of feed.
Farm Progress.
Xall "Wounds In Hoof * .
It has long been known that nail
pricks and other similar injuries In
the horse's hoof may lead to an Infec
tion followed by formation of pus under
the horn of the hoof and a serious gen
eral disease of the horse or at least
the loss of the hoof. In a bulletin of
the South Dakota Station , Moore has
recently reported results obtained in a
number of cases from applying a strict
antiseptic treatment to injuries of this
sort The method consists In paring
away the horn of the hoof from the
affected part until the blood oozes out
.The hoof Is then thoroughly washed
in a solution of bichlorld of mercury at
the rate of one part to 500 of water ,
after which absorbent cotton saturated
In a solution of the same strength is
applied to the wound and the whole
hoof is packed In cotton surrounded by
a bandage and well coated with tar.
This prevents any further filth from
' lining in contact with the wound. The
ujyeration must usually be done by a
qualified veterinarian. Subsequent
treatment , however , can be applied by
file average farmer , since all that Is
necessary is to pour a little of this solu
tion of bichlorld of mercury upon the
totton which projects from the upper
pert of the bandage. The cotton will
j serb enough of the solution to keep
the wound moistened and hasten the
process.
Fine "Wool Sheep.
The Wensleydale breed of sheep Is
tar from common even In Its home ,
Jmgland. None Is in America. It is a
ne sheep , superior In some respects
$ & all others. It Is said that for cross-
A TYPICAL WENSLETDAIE.
Ifig on any other breed the Wensley-
Aale has no equal. Since the Royal Agri-
I cultural Society of England commenced
'giving ' prizes for wool three years ago ,
1
the Wensleydale wool has each time se-
i cared first prize in the "any other long-
irooled class. " No long wool produced
in the British Isles Is equal to the
.Wensleydale In quality or value.
Varieties of Potatoes.
Many varieties of potatoes come and
go , a'nd , but for the introduction of new
( varieties , potatoes would soon be scarce.
This is due to the careless selection
of seed. All the tubers of a crop are
scM for seed , when only the best
should be selected. If only the largest
tubers from the thriftiest and strong
est plants were retained for seed , there
i would be an improvement in the old
Ivarieties Instead of deterioration In
quality. But as long as seed potatoes
bring good prices , there will be both
; oed and inferior seed used.
Use of Coal Ashes.
While coal ashes contain no fertiliz
ing value they are certainly useful on
the farm and should be saved. They
are not entirely valueless in tlfe soil ,
for they will materially assist in making -
ing a stiff clay soil more workable if
well mixed with If. The best use for
coal ashes , however , Is in the filling
in of wet spots , sifting them and using
the fine ashes In the dust boxes in the
poultry houses and the coarser * portions
tions for the making of walks alone or
mixed with gravel. They may be used
to advantage as a mulch around trees
mainly for the purpose of jreeplng the
sdll nioist and keeping grass from
growing around them.
Shade the Poultry Vnrd.
If it is uccfessary to confine the poul
try during the summer and the inclosure
cannot be placed near the shade of
buildings or trees , try the plan of grow
ing some plants just outside the fence ,
but far enough from it so that the
fowls cannot get at the foliage. One
of the best plants for the purpose is
the canna , using the cneap , tall-growing
sorts , and buying the roots , not the
seeds. Another quick-growing plant auu
one which will make an abundance of
shade is the castor bean , which may be
grown from seeds planted where they
are to stay ; that is , the young plants
cannot well be transferred. Even corn
set thickly will furnish some shade
quickly , and if * a vine is wanted , noth
ing is better than the common morning-
glory , the seeds being sown thick and
the vines trained alon ; strings fastened
to the poultry yard fence. While the
vines or plants are growing erect a
rough roof of boards open on all sides
to supply temporary shade.
A Pointed Question.
Two cows cost $40 each per year for
keep. One of them yields you 4,000
quarts of milk a year- , that bring you
980. The other yields 120 quarts , that
bring you $2G. The latter loses for you
about $14 and reduces the gain on the
former from $40 to $32. Why do you
keep the 1,200-quart cow ? You would
be better off with the-one that clears
$ JG , for you would have only half the
investment , half the work , and half
the feeding , and you would gain $14
each year. There would be no surplus
b'utter on the market for years to come
and prices would rule strong if the
cows were eliminated which are kept
at a loss. Dairy farmers have not yet
half waked up to an understanding of
the great practical importance of weed
ing out the unprofitable cows from
their herds. Many a man would make
a fair profit , that now faces a constant
loss , if he would keep only such cows
as pay a profit on their keep. Farm
Journal.
Farm Irrigation Plant.
A current whrfel to run a chain and
bucket gearing is quite feasible for
farm irrigation purposes. Herewith Is
given an illustra
tion of such a
wheel for oper
ating a chain
and bucket The
IBBIOATION BY CUHBENT WHEEL.
diagram is self-explanatory.
Summer Cultivation.
Summer plowing will answer well on
ground % at has long been in sod , and
which has been turned under in the
spring. Such land is usually planted
to corn or potatoes , and the frequent
use of the cultivator keeps the ground
loose and promotes decay ofthe sod.
But potatoes for an early stock are
harvested as soon as possible , which
leaves the soil not only rough , but In
an excellent condition for weeds. By
plowing the soil after the potatoes are
off it will be reduced to a finer condi
tion , the weeds will be destroyed and
the second crop ofweeds retarded , so
that by the time the land should be
gotten ready for wheat ( when it should
be plowed again ) the seed bed for the
wheat can be harrowed down fine and
nice , while all the weeds will not only
have been destroyed , but prevented
from seeding. If the plowing on corn
land Is done as soon as the corn is out ,
and again the land plowed before seedIng -
Ing the wheat , it will be a great bene
fit to the wheat.
Hauling ? Hay.
It Is a very desirable thing to be ablt
to haul all the bay into the barn the
same day It Is cut Tne worriment and
anxiety consequent upon the liability of
a storm before morning are thus avoid
ed , and experience has taught that hay
having no more than three or four
hours' sun will come out In the spring
perfectly sweet and in fine condition
for the cattle. In adopting this plan It
is well to keep the hay constantly
stirred with a tedder. There has been
a fear of putting hay into some barns
that contain a noticeable amount of
water , but If it Is properly packed by
being evenly distributed over the mow ,
each forkful trodden upon , and the
barn kept closed as much as possible ,
the result will probably be gratifying.
Apply a Good Fertilizer.
The value of vegetables depends
largely upon quick growth , and if
crops are not growing we'll some quick-
acting fertilizer like nitrate of soda ,
guano or poultry droppings , should be
worked Into the soil close to the roots.
Frequent cultivation of the soil with
the cultivator , rake or. ; hoe will often
bf all that is necessary.
Vines in the Barnyard.
The barn should never be built nea *
the house , and wherever It is , it should
be- kept as-sanitary as the house Itself.
A country barnyard should be as neat
and tidy as the dooryard. There Is no
reason why vines should not grow over
the walls and fences , and trees shade
the inclosed animals. It is possible to
have lilacs and mock oranges growing
around the barn , as freely as about
the shrubbery. The animals are not
any less happy , and one can pick great
bunches for oneself and friends.
RAISING BUGS FOR PROFIT.
Feature of the FIsr-Grorr-
Industry' In California.
There is a greater variety of plant
life In California than in Ay country
of the globe , excepting , of course , that
of which the Sunset State is a part
One farm near the town of Fresno ,
county seat of Fresno County , and in
the center of the great inland basin ,
has on it nearly every known variety
of tree. So great is the diversity of
vegetable life here , says Leslie's Week
ly.
Fresno is also the center of the raisin
Industry of America , which gives em
ployment at lucrative \vages during the
picking and packing season to thou-
eands , including the wives and daugh
ters of the ranchers , and the annual
products amounts to about $2/500,000.
The bug-raising enterprise is a part
of the fig-growing industry , which is
reaching large proportions about Fres
no. One rancher is now setting out In
fig trees alone a single tract of100
acres. Another orchard owner who has
forty acres in fig trees sells his product
every year for from $4,000 to $5,000.
The introduction of the Smyrna fig has
necessitated the propagation of the rig
wasp , a tiny insect no larger than a
gnat The Smyrna fig is a hollow re
ceptacle containing nothing but female
flowers , which are inside of the fig , and
unless these figs are fertilized by the
little fig wasp , technically known as the
blastophaga , grossorum , the figs never
mature , but shrivel up and fall off the
trees when about one-third grown.
The Capri , or wild fig , stands in the
relation of the male to the Smyrna or
female fig , which is the edible fruit
This Capri fig serves as the home for
the little fig insect which is necessary
for the perfection of the Smyrna fig.
The pollenation of the Smyrna fig takes
place In the following manner : The
Capri fig produces three or Tour crops
a year , the only one of which is of any
value to the Smyrna fig maturing in
June. The little wasp passes out of
the fig at this time , getting its body
and wings covered with pollen from 1t
male or staminate blossoms , and enters
the Smyrna fig , forcing its way through
the almost closed orifice and fertilizes
the female flowers. Having performed
this ofBce , it passes out of the fig and
perishes. There is a nursery man in
Fresno who made a thorough and Intel"
Hgent etudy of the fig Industry at Smyr
na , Asia Minor , and has imgtfrted and
now raises both Capri and Smyrna fig
trees. He sells young trees to the fruit
raisers and provides with each lot sold
a supply of little wasps , safely housed
in their native Capri fig.4iomes. As the
Smyrna is the finest fig known and in
great demand in the United States
which has hitherto depended on im
portations from Turkey the industry
in Fresno County is rapidly growing
and the man who sells the bugs , the
fertilizing wasps , Is gettkig rich.
Mrs. WlnaloWa Boorarxa &TSUT tor CMldra
{ thine ; Boftent tb gam * , radaae * Inflammation. iiV
UT * pain , cores wind colic. 25 oanu a bottl * .
A Frealc Statue.
One of the most interesting freak
statues in England is to the memo
of Sir R. Holmes. It is to be seen
the church at Yarmouth. Isle of Wight.
The funny thing about it is that it was
not originally intended to represent
that naval celebrity. It was sculp
tured for and represented Louis XIV.
of France and was being conveyed to
that country when the vessel contain
ing it ( and also the sculptor ) was cap
tured by an English ship commanded
by Sir R. Holmes.
The body was finished , the head be
ing left for completion on its arrival In
France. On learning who it was for
the English commander compelled the
sculptor to finish it by chiseling hia
( Holmes' ) head on the King's body.
Positively cured by
these Little Fills.
CARTERS
They also relieve Dis
tress fronx Dyspepsia , In
ITTLE digestion and Too Hearty
IVER Eating. A perfect rem
edy for Dizziness , Nausea ,
PILLS. Drowsiness , Bad Taste
In the Mouth , Coated
Tongrue , Pain In the Side.
TORPID UVER. They
regulate tie Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
SHALL PILL SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE
GARTERS Genuine Must Bear
ITTLE Fac-Simile Signature
IVER
PILLS.
REFUSE SUISTITUTES.
MOTHER CRATS
SWEET POWDERS
FOR CHILDREN ,
A GerHln Onw for FeverlshneiB ,
ConitlpatfoD , Headache *
Stomach Tronblei , Teething
* , . * ' . _ * Disorders , * nd DeBjtror
Mother Gray , Worms. They Break an Colds
Harta In Childin 34 noun. At all Drn giita. 26 eta.
renb Home. Simple mailed FREE , Address ,
A. S. OLMSTED. La Roy , N Y
Sendlnsr Phofocrapha by Wire.
In the Technical World Magazine
Alfred Gradcnv tz describes ths ;
achievement of Prof. Arthur Kern olj
Munich , Bavaria , who has devised i
practicable method for the electrical
transmission of photographs as distin
guished from the mere handwriting ant ?
line sketches which can be sent by tb >
telautograph. The first practical rev
suits were secured In 100-1 ; but later
improvements , recently described be
fore the Berlin Electrical Society , have
enabled him to transmit photographs
with remarkable definition o\er line *
offering a resistance of fully l-'JOO
ohms the equivalent of a distance ot
several thousand miles , tbe time o
transmission being 10 to 20 minuj&
and the size of the pictures 5 by
Inche ? .
PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED
Niagara Falls
VIA
THE PIONEER NIAGARA FALLS
EXCURSION LINE
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
Thursday , August 2,190S ,
Tickets good returning- C. & B.
Line Steamer , Buffalo to Cleveland ,
if desired.
SIDE TRIPS TO
TORONTO , THOUSAND ISLANDS , ETC.
ALSO CHEAP RATES TO
Sandusky and Put-in-Bay
ARRANGE YOUR SUMMER OCTINO FOR. THE
FIRST OF AUGUST AND COMB WITH US .
For pamphlet containing- general in
formation as to rate , time , etc. , call on.
any ticket agent of the above route , or
address
S. D. MCLEISH
General Passenger Agent
INDIANAPOLIS ,
Food
Products
make picnics more enjoyable by making
the preparations easier.
_ Easier to carry ; easier to serve ; and just
right for eating as they come from the can.
Libby's cooks have first pick of tbe best
meats obtainable and they know how
to cook them , as well as pack them.
If you're not going to a picnic soon you
can make one tomorrow at your own table
by serving some sliced Luncheon Loaf.
It is a revelation in the blending of good
meat and good spices.
Boo3Jrtfr , "HowtoMale
Good Ttinss to Eat. " Write
LSbby , McNeill S Libby , Chicago
WANTED
Stock of
General Merchandise
or Hardw e , for Land.
"What Have You ?
ROSS E. PARKS , Lilv , S. D.
WHEAT , CO baiiliel * per
WINTER Catalogue &o < ! amples FR E.Salz
Seed Co. , box C. Lacrodc , Witt
S. C. X. U. - - - Xo. 30 1905.
' TnlB signature For
ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE Trial FREE Packazew
A Certain Cure for Tired , Hot , Aching Feet. Address . , Allot
S. Olmsted
DO NOT ACCEPT A SUBSTITUTE. ' oaeverybox. Leftoy , N. T. *
Sale Ten Million Boxes aYear
Till FAMILY'S FAVORITZ MEDICINE
CATHARTIC
FOR THE BOWELS