"The Blood Is Tlio Ufo.
Science has never gone beyond the
above simple statement of scripture. But-
xit has illuminated that statement and
vf 'Siven ' it a meaning ever broadening with
* - the increasing breadth of knowledge.
When the blood is "bad" or impure it
is not alone the body which suffers
through disease. The brain is also
clouded , Hl e mind and judgement are
effected , anu'myny an evil deed or impure
lho htV2jv o/tfrcctly traced to the
impm4ty of theUlbCQ Foul , impure blood
Can hf ; mM ° nnrn hy t.n cp rif n
Picrco'sGodfn ] _ M Pti ica 1 Tfcgovnrv. _
< UiriiiiC-3 ; iml nnriJ'f'1 ; flir bjnnd _ thereby
curing , pimples , blotches , eruptions and
other cutaneous affections , as eczema ,
tetter , or salt-rheum , hives and other
manifestation of impure blood.
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larged glands , open eating ulcers , or old
sores , the "Golden 3Icdical Discovery "has
performed the most marvelous cures. In
cases of old sores , or open eating ulcers ,
it is well to apply to the open sores Dr.
Pierce's All-Healing Salve , which pos
sesses wonderful healing potency when
used as an application to the sores in con
junction with the use of "Golden IMcdical
Discovery "as a. blood cleansing consti
tutional treatment. If your druggist
don't happen to have the "All-Healing
Salve" in stock , you can easily procure it
by inclosing fifty-four cents in postage
stamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce , GG3 Slain St. ,
Buffalo , N. Y. , and it will come to you by
return post. Most druggists keep it as
well as the "Golden Medical Discovery. "
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You can't afford to accept any medicine
of iniltnoicn composition as a substitute
for "Golden Medical Discovery , " which is
a medicine OF KSOWN COMPOSITION ,
having a complete list of ingredients in
plain English on its bottle- wrapper , the
same being attested as correct under oath.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach , liver and bowels.
New Wheat
IN THE
Canadian West
additional miles of railway this year
have opened up a largely increased ter
ritory to the progressive farmers of Western
Canada , and the Government of the Dominion
continues to give 160 Acres Free to Every SelHcr.
Coal , wood and water in abundance ; churches
and schools convenient : markets easy of access ;
taxes low ; climate the best in the northern tem
perate zone. Law and order prevails everywhere.
For advice and information address the
Superintendent of Immigration , Ottawa , Canada ,
or the authorized Canadian Government Atrent ,
\V. D. Scott , Superintendent of Immigration ,
Ottawa , Canada , or E..T. Holmes. 315 Jackson
St. , St. Paul , Minn , and J. M. MacLachlan , Box
116 , Watertown , So. Dakota. Authorized Govern
ment Agents.
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Paxtine represents the most successful
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THE -R. PAXTOH CO. , Boston , Mass ,
Tills Country's Protluct of Gcmn.
Our chief gem productions in this
country in 1903 were : Sapphires , $125-
DOO ; turquoise , $ G3,000 ; tourmalines ,
? 50,000 ; peridots and crystal quartzes ,
10,000 each ; aquamarines , $0.000 ; kun-
Bite , gold quartz chrysopraae. siliclfied
wo.od and garnets , $5,000 each ; smoky
quartz and chlorastrolite , $3,000 each ;
amethyst , agate , pyrite , malachite and
catimite , $2,000 each ; moss agate , $1.-
500 ; beryl , rose quartz , amazon stone
"
and arrow points , $1,000 each ; top-iz ,
utahlite and rnelite , $500 each ; fossil
coral , $250 , and dumortierite in quartz ,
\ ) $100.
"Worth
That Allcock's Plasters are the highest
result of medical science and skill , and in
ingredients and method have never been
equaled.
That they are the original and genuine
porous plasters upon whose reputation
imitators trade.
That they never fail to perform their
remedial work quickly and effectually.
That for Weak Back , Rheumatism ,
Colds , Lung Trouble , Strains and all Lo
cal Pains they are invaluable.
That when you buy Allcock's Plasters
you obtain the best plasters made.
Tlie Sorrows of Horses.
When the motor-car , with its goggled
occupants , came round the corner , says
a .writer in Punch , the horses prompt'y
stood on their hind legs.
"Shall I stop the engine ? " the motor
ist asked obligingly.
"Never mind that , sir , " said tbe driv
er of the dancing horses. "But if you
gentlemen wouldn't mind just getting
out and 'idiug behind the car for a
minute the 'orses think it's a menag
erie coming. "
Trying to 3Inlce Amends.
Being unable to find a seat in the
crowded car , the portly dame had gone
into the smoking car and sat down near
the door.
The man sitting next to her , absorbed
in his newspaper , kept on smoking. t
"I was foolish enough to suppose , " she
said , glowering at him , "that some of the
men in here , at least , were gentlemen. "
"Pardon me , madam , " he answered , politely -
. litely offering her his cigar case.
Mrs. Eddy would confer a favor by
letting the world know whether she
still favors it with her presence Phil
adelphia Ledger.
There is some truth in what Gorky
says about New York , but it is hardly
worth diving into-the slush to get it
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Supreme Court of the United
States seems to regard the President's
reformed spelling as unconstitutional.
New York Evening Sun.
The average man knows so little
about what he is voting for that it
makes him crazy mad if he has to' ex
plain it. New York Press.
The Dtes scalped a sack of flo'ir and
.took away the contents , but otherwise
their warpath seems a veritable path
of peace. Philadelphia Ledger.
If there are any other railroads that
Mr. Ilarriman wants , he will doubtless
buy them from time to time. To date
he has overlooked several. Washing
ton Times.
Some of the defeated Congressmen
won't be as much missed by Congress
as Congress will be missed by tliein ,
and we mention no names. Philadel
phia Press.
Behind the solicitude of Russia lest
there be a war between this country
and Japan stretches a smile that
reaches from the Balkans to the Baltic.
New York Mail.
You need not be in a hurry to buy a
ticket to Siberia by way of the tunnel
under Behrlng Straits. Why should
you want to go to Siberia , anyway ?
Philadelphia Record.
Gorky calls New York a "greedy ,
engorged , loathsome stomach. " His ex
perience in getting away to Europe
must have been something like Jonah's.
New York Tribune.
Russia's new Rurik is one of the
most powerful cruisers in the world.
It will be a valuable addition to the
navy of the first nation to fight Russia.
New York American.
"Don't let me die like a dog , " ap
pealed Boni to his wife. And as the
Gould family has always been fond of
flogs , she saved their feelings. Phila-
flelphia North American.
A bank-wrecker with a two years'
jail term to serve and a fine of $10,000
to pay is another good example of the
Ohio idea of punishment for. offenders
higher up. New York Wold.
Pittsburg , with its crop of murders
and robberies increasing to a pass
whoie it is likened to a frontier town ,
continues to make bids for recognition
as a metropolis. New York World.
The United States , says the Census
Bureau , is worth $100,881,415,000.
This news will grieve Mr. Rockefeller ;
It shows that there's quite a lot he
hasn't acquired yet. New York Amer
ican.
New Hampshire , too , is getting tired
of government by railroads. It will
get to be , after a while , so that a rail
road cannot do anything but carry
freight and passengers. Philadelphia
Press.
Rosa Hahn was given a medal by
the German Housewives' Society for
having stayed at one place for 10 years.
Mr. Carnegie's attention should also
oe drawn to this woman. New York
World.
If the work of the Panama canal be
prosecuted iu the future with the same
activity as in the last two or three
weeks , it is not impossible that this
generation may witness its completion.
Philadelphia Record.
James Burton Reynolds , Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury , who has ou
his hands a herd of four elephants seiz
ed for undervaluation , should be in
formed that there are well authorized
cases of elephants that lived for 130
years in captivity. New York Sun.
Chicago's criminal judges talk of
keeping their courts open night as well
as day. Well , justice is blind and
should not discriminate against dark
ness. Besides , Cuicago probably needs
courts open all the time , at least as '
much as any other American city.
New York Tribune.
Was that sensational and circum
stantial story about a Japanese spy
sketching fortifications at Manila a
sheer invention of some anti-Japanese
propagandist ? It looks like it , see
ing that no such sketches were made ,
no such Japanese existed and there
was no such arrest. New York Trib
une.
une.The
The desire of the South to get a
large share of the immigrants who are
flocking to this country by the million
is appreciated and reciprocated by the
North. Nothing would please New
York and New Jersey better than for
half of those who now settle right-liere
to go to the other side'of Mason and
Dixon's line. New York Tribune.
The list of world's fair cities length
ens almost daily. Dublin was one of
the latest additions. Now Seattle is
placed upon it. One of these aays Pan
ama or Colon will be added , with a
unique attraction. New York Tribune.
Automobiles cannot be operated .jvith-
out gcod roads. And tbe clamor f < $ L-
.good roads that will arise as soon as
they come into general use will result
in a system of highways in every State
comparable to those of European coun
tries. New York American.
Homo-Made Drill.
On our farm we have a shop for re
pairing machinery. It is an essential
factor in farm management to be able
to repair breakages and keep the ma
chinery In good working condition ,
writes a contributor in Orange Judd
Farmer.
The accompanying illustration shows
a drill made to drill holes for repair
ing purposes. This machine will drill
a hole through steel or wrought iron
as quickly as a drill we have that cost
several dollars. The main piece upon
which the drill rests is a 4 by 4
2 feet G inches long mounted upon four
legs made of oak 2 by 4 materials.
The legs are worked down to two
inches square at the bottom to secure
neatness and make the drill as light
as possible.
The % main standard is a 2 by 4 two
feet high mortised Into the main 4 by
4. The stub standard is also a 2 by 4
eight inches high and mortised in the
same 4 by 4 an inch from the end and
two and a half baches from the main
standard. The shaft to which the large
wheel is attached is a three-quarter-
inch bolt fifteen inches long. At the
iiead a hole is drilled into the bolt , heat
ed and then squared in order that the
HO3IE-.MADE BRItL.
drill may be securely held. To food the
drill a steel spring sixteen inches long
Is bolted to the top of the main stand
ard and attached to the drill bolt by a
slot In the spring. The small wheel at
tached to a threaded bolt does the feed-
Ing. The piece upon which the pressure
is put while drilling is a 4 by 4 mor
tised into the main 4 by 4 in the form
or"a sliding slot in order that any dis
tance can be procured according to the
size of the iron intended to be drilled.
A. bolt passes through this piece from
, underneath the 4 by 4. By loosening
j the bolt it can be moved , to any re
quired distance. .
The General Parziose Farm Horse.
Very many of our farmers get the
idea that all they have to do is to breed
their nondescript mares to the leggy ,
coarse type of so called coach horses
being peddled through the country to
get the general purpose farm horse. I
have seen hundreds oC colts from this
kind of breeding and must say that not
5 per cent of them are even fair speci
mens of the general purpose horse ,
while 50 per cent or more are failures
from every point of view.
I have seen much better results
Where the coach stallion has been a
finer and more compactly built one or
where a hackney or American trotter
of a compact , smooth , muscular type
Jhas been the sire. These observations
have led me to the conclusion that this
latter plan is the surest one to bring
some measure of success in producing
the general purpose farm horse. Geo.
McKerrow , Wisconsin.
The Mortgage Lifier.
The hog has been very properly call
ed "the mortgage lifter. " I have been
yaising and feeding hogs for market
from my boyhood with some degree of
success. To begin with it is import
ant to have large , hardy , prolific sows.
I find the Duroc Jersey to fill the bill
exactly , but let every one have the
breed that will raise the most pigs
of the heaviest weight in the shortest
time. Breed for early spring pigs and
all within ten days or two weeks if
possible to a thrifty , well developed
boar ( but never more than two a day
to one boar ) , so as to have the pigs
strong , hearty and near the same age.
S. Y. Thornton before the Missouri
Swine Breeders' Association ,
Cai'ingr for Turkeys.
The young turkeys suffer more thau
do other fowls at tills season of the
year if they are not looked after and
carefully fed. The supply of nature's
food which so largely sustains them
during the summer and early fall be
gins to dwindle and lessen with each
coming day. The young turkeys and
the old turkeys as well should be plen
tifully provided with a grain supply to
guarantee their continued growth without -
-out being stunted or retarded whan
they should be growing every day.
Country Gentleman.
Oats for Hogs.
Oats may be a portion of a ration for
bogs , but they are much more satisfac
tory if they are ground. Mired with
'eor % oats and shorts , they add materi
ally to the value of any hog feed. They
should not constitute more than one-
fourth of the grain ration. A mixture
of oats and peas ground and fed as a
swill is exceedingly valuable. Ameri
can Agriculturist.
of Good Cow.
Wnat are the cows worth that pro
duce 400 pounds of butter per annum ?
Here I am going tomake , a statement
and undertake to provo it correct , sajs
a writer in Successful Farming. When
a cow that produces 200 pounds of but
ter per annum at a food cost of S39
and a labor cost of $12.50 is worth $35 ,
the cow tliat produces 400 pounds of
butter annually is worth $400 , and the
owner can make net $16 more from her
after paying interest on the $ -100 than
he can from the cows that produce 200
pounds of butter. There is no more
labor connected with the 400-pound
cows than there is with tbe 200-pouad
cows. The price at which butter has
been credited , namely , 20 ceuts a pound ,
is the net pries from the creamery after
the making has been paid for. In this
herd the increased cost of food for the
400-pound cows was more than offset
by the increased amount of skim milk ,
so we have the 200 pounds increase of
'
butter as net profit over the 200-pouud
cow. Two hundred pounds of butter at
20 cents is $40. We have $400 invested
in these cows , which at G par ceut in
terest is $ i > 4 , which we will deduct
from the $40 , and we have left $1G to
the credit of the 400-pound cow.
The Full Plowing : .
The question of fall plowing is a de
batable ono in the minds of most farm
ers. The practice seems to grow more
common upon trial iu some neighbor
hoods and to fall into almost total dis
favor in other sections. Upon the roll
ing lanabi which are so oominou there
is littb question that it ia justly con
demned , if , indeed , it is good practice
anywhere , says an exchange. Soina loss
of plant food rraajyasiilng and blowIng -
Ing oi' the surface soil upon Call-plowed
ground Is inevitable , although its me
chanical condition may be improved
somewhat by the aetkm of the frost
upon the freshly plowed ground. Of
course , the condition of the Labor mar
ket affects the amount of fall plowing
undertaken or accomplished to a veiry
considerable degree , but independently
of any and all of the factors mention
ed , fall plowing may be expedient in
some cases. The wrJjbei1 has done very
little fall plowing during recent years ,
but this year the plow wiH bo kept go
ing as long as the weather will permit
after the crops are all secured.
Best Kot to SeU Early.
For years farmers have been grow
ing sheep in a small way , and geueral-
ly have s ld their lambs when they
weigh GO to 70 pounds for from $2 to
$2.50 each. Even at these prices one
makes a nicu profit out of his sheep.
It has cost little to grow thorn and so
he is well paid , but it is possible to do
better. For several years Western
lambs weighing from 50 to GO pounds
have sold at from $2 to $2.50 , and after
being fed sixty or ninety days ,
or up to SO to 90 pounds , they
sell for almost twice as much. As a
rule the farmers who soil the young
lambs have feed enough to finish them
and get the additional price. Although
this extra feed had to be bought at
market prices there would be no loss ,
for feeders are buying both sheep and
feed and making a profit More profit
Ls made from farm products when ani
mals are properly finished , and lambs
are in this class.
Hillside Farms.
The hill lands of Georgia are not per
mitted to wash away down the steep
hillsides. Around such hills there are
bands or terraces thrown up with great
care to stop the downward rush of wa
ter , and thus the washing tendency is
checked as soon as begun. These belts
of firm sod land are most effective.
They rise ono above the other in steps
of five or eight feet in vertical height.
The rows bend around the hill , con
forming strictly to these terraces. This
Is a most excellent system and one bad
ly needed on many farms of the new
southwest Exchange.
Profit iu Apples.
'With tile passing years there seems
to be a more imperative necessity for
impressing the fact upon the apple
growers that they must have a'clearer
conception of higher ideals. No matter
how abundant or cheap the prices of
apples may be in the market , there is
always the unbouncled assurance that
first-class , fancy apples will bring the
best of prices , and there is no danger
whatever of overstocking the market
with such fruit Such a class of ap
ples will often sell readily at $ G and $7
a barrel , when the poorer grades could
hardly be given away. Apple Special
ist
Kill Free Se l Distribution.
The free sead distribution by the gov
ernment costs $242,000 a year , besides
the cost of handling in the mails , which
costs about a3 much more , or half a
million dollars a year , total. This sum
of money wisely used would teach
farmers the corr ct plan to market and
build the maehino for marketing , which
will compel a profitable price for vary -
ary farm crop grown anjwoore in the
country. Tha machine once built will
not coat the fanners anything directly
to run itbut , will pay great dividends
avecy year. < Up-to-Date Farmtog.
In almost every houre there is
a room that the heat from the
other stoves or furnace fails to
reach. It may be a room on
the "weather" side , or one having no heat
"connection. It may be a cold hallway. No mat
ter in what part of the house whether room or
hallway it cau soon be made snug and cozy with a
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beautifully embossed. Holds 4 quarts of oil and burns 9
hours. There's real satisfaction in a Perfection Oil Heater.
Every heater warranted. If not at your dealer's write our
nearest agency for descriptive circular.
makes the home bright.
Lamp Is the safest and best lamp
for all-round household
use. Gives a clear , steady
light. Fitted with latest
improved burner. Made of brass throughout and nickel plated.
Every lamp warranted. Suitable for library , dining room ,
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Sweet Singer The heavy tragedian
eeems so gloomy to-day.
Comedian Yes , it is his birthday.
Sweet Singer His birthday ? Why ,
I should think he would be in the best
of spirits.
Comedian Hardly. One of his
friends sent him a cake with frost over
the top and he is just about to start on
an eastern tour.
How's This ?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh than cannot be cured
by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , O.
We , the undersigned , have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years , and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by bis flrm.
WALDING , KINNAN & MARVIN ,
Wholesale Druggists , Toledo. O.
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acting directly upon the blood and mucous
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Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
More Information.
Mrs. Chugwater Josiah , the doctor
says Mr. McJones has pleuro-pueuinonia.
What is pleuro-pneumonia ?
Mr. Chugwater You know what pneu
monia is , don't you ? Well , pleuro is the
same as plural. It means more than one.
Pleuro-pneumonia is what you have when
you've got it in both lungs. Why can't
you think these things out for yourself
once in a while ?
3Irs. THnaUoWs BOCTKTHS tyrscur lor
hiae ; cotton * the icme , redacts lnC mn : tion. iu >
p&in. cures wind colic. 25 oonu a bottla.
Golden Glorr.
"She was a long way Irom being
beautiful when I knew her. "
"Well , she's beautif ' 1 now , all right. " '
"Some relative must nave died and
left her a pot of money. " Houston
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you how carefully W.L. Douglas shoes
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