This woman .says that sick
Women should not fail to try
3Lydia E. Phikham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory , of 2355 Lawrence
St. , Denver , Col. , writes to Airs.
44 1vas practically an invalid for six
, on : u count of female troubles.
fears an operation by the
doctor's advice , but in a few mouths 1
was worse than before. A friend ad
vised Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health , such as 1 have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering1 as
I did with backache , bearing-down
pains , and periodic paius.should not fail
to use Lydia E. Piukharu's Vegetable
Compound. "
FACTS FOR SICK WO EN.
For thirty years Lydii ; E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound , made
from roots and herbs , has been the
. standard remedy for IVnialo ills ,
ajidhas positively cured thousands of
-women Avho have been troubled with ,
displacements , inflammation , uleera-
tion , libroid tumors , irregularities ,
periodic pains , baekaehe , thai hear
ing-down feeling1 , ilatuleney , indiges *
: tion , dizziness or nervous prostration ,
"Why don't you try it V
Mrs. Phikhani invites all sicls
"women , to writs * her for advice ,
She has iruldecl thousands tO
Iiealth. Address ? , , VTJITJ , Mass. (
Ai-sop in "J.iJJl linJ.v. "
A school tc.t'-her in the Italian quar-
"tcr of an American city told her chil
dren the story of the fox and the
grapes. Tony was especially delighted
with i he story , and eagerly sought his
chum. Joe. who was in another class.
P 3 * yood luck , the teacher overheard
Tony's version.
In Lis excited , broken English ho
told the fable much as it was written ,
until he came to the end. This was his
rendering of tlie climax : i
"De cshla fox he say. 'Da grape no ;
good , nnyiimv : alia sour. I guess I
.go geta de bannji. ' " j j
.SE-ET.MED V70RSE EVERY DAY.
Ca o o { Kidney C ts > -
plaliit and JIoiv It Wai Cheeked.
Mrs. Lucy Quebeck. Mechanic St. ,
Elope Valley. R. I. , says : "Eight
years a no I contracted severe kidney
trouble and my back
began to ache contin
ually. Every day it
seemed worse. The
least pressure on my
back tortured me.
and I could not
stoop without a bad
twinge. The kidney
secretions passed ir
regularly with pain.
I bloated badly. My head swam
and sjv''f d before my eyes. One
-doctor said 1 was incurable. However.
.1 found prompt relief when I started
t ing Doau's Kidney Pills , and the
troubles I have related gradually dis
appeared. " "
Sold by all dealers. oOc a box ,
Foster-Milburu Co. , Buffalo , X. Y.
"Her Impromptu Conundrum.
' " "You called on Miss Tartun and she
t 'greeted you with : 'Why , Mr Sorreltop ! '
Well , what was thorn in that harmless
acclamation to offend you. Percy ? ' '
"Yes , but she or didn't punctuate it j
that way. She saidVliy : Mr. Sorrel-
fop ? ' "
TO CURE A COLD IX OXE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRO.MO Quinine Tablets ,
DrusRists refund money If It fails to cure.
ZL W. GKUVK'S signature is on each box. lioc.
Divine IiiNpiraiion.
Eflie. the little daughter of a clergy-
znan , pranced into her father's study
one evening while the reverend gentle
man was preparing a lengthy sermon
for the following Sunday. i
She looked curiously at the inanu-
Tscript for a moment and then turned
to her father.
"Papa , " she began , seriously , "dooa
God tell you what to write ? "
"Certainly , dearie , " replied the cler
gyman.
"Then why do you scratch so much
< jf it out ? " asked Efiie.
X I lit created.
Maude Haven't you finished that
povel yet. dear ?
CInrt--Xo : but I've reached the
irnost interesting p.irt.
Maude--Indeed ;
Clara Yes : tl'.e heroine is about to
clopi * v. itli one man Iconise she is in
, Iovevitli another
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What Is Poor 3Ian to Do.
tn office , store and stifling factory air.
In laundry , kitchen , restaurant , every
where ,
The female toiler works ni < ] ofttiines
slaves ;
\nd mnny thousands to untimely graves
Are pushed by competition's fierce , re
lentless pace.
I The timid female of our mother's placid
j day
, To Amazonian restlessness gives way ;
j"L" train and Subway bear a rush-hour
I throng
Of petticoated workers pushing men
along
Maid , wife and widow entered i.n the
gruelling race.
Short-sighted males , with profit as their
I aim ,
Hire women cheaply to advance their
; game :
'And by their action , their descendants
rob
For each three working women destroy
one man's job.
I Exercise A'ot for V/oniea.
i A famous physician of late has been
calmly pointing out to women the fool
ishness of physical exercise as a means
of resting the mind. He says emphat
ically that the old theory is is all non
sense that the mind cannot rest when
the body is tired , lie says that the
practice of taking a long walk at a
fast trot when one has done a hard
day's work is entirely the wrong thing
to do. In his words. "It adds one
fatigue to another. " He does not be
lieve in strenuous exercise for men-
1 tally overworked people.
I Another belief of his will cause more
excitement mid discussion than any
other. "Women , " he says , "who do not
indulge in physical exercise live longer
than men. " He does not think women
need exercise. This is a daring state
ment to make in the middle of a gener
ation that is absolutely given over to
; the exercise fad. He is not alone in
1
this belief , however , for a number of
' women who have gone to rack and ruin
through physical exercise agree with
J his theory. Too many women have become -
come useless burdens through over-ex
ercising for this statement to be en-
tirely denied. The theory that athletics
gave grace to a woman has been dis
carded and there is quite a good deal of
support given in high quarters to the
new theory that heavy exercise unfits
a woman for living her life.
The doctor says that plenty of fresh
air day and night and one hour's walk
is rMiouirh for any woman. Regarding
the subject of the annual vacation for
wftnieu the doctor says : "Nine out of
ten women feel worse after a vacation
than when they started and are unable
to resume work properly. A woman
does not need a long rest , but a great
number of short ones. It is better to
rest four separate half hours a day
than to go like mad through the week
and rest sixteen hours on Sunday. It
Is better to divide the twelve months
of work into stated half holidays rath
er than take two months after ten
months of exhaustion. "
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Sleeves cannot grow any smaller.
All the latest coats are directoire.
Millinery wings are larger than ever.
Long lines characterize every gar
ment. i
The big pillow muff supersedes all
others.
In belts proper elastic will be the
most popular.
Xot for years has parted hair been
so fashionable.
The one-piece dresses lead all others
In popularity.
The neck outline of bodices is likely
to grow higher.
Padded pipings with soutache are
leading decorations.
Only the skimpiest of petticoats are
allowed with long skirts.
Cozy little fur coats are to be ideal
wear for youngsters.
New skirts are generally plain , while
aodices are highly ornate.
Green tulle is used in big bows at the
icck or some place on the hat.
There is no abatement of the rage ;
'or taupe color and amethyst shades. i
The Psyche knot is now much in
°
rogue and looks well with the new
iirban. I
Jrur wraps for evening wear are cut
hree-cornercd like the old-fashioned
iliawl. c <
Skirts are to be no longer , but we 0 ]
ire likely to see a new outline on the b <
ba
rain. a :
The coats that belong to dressy suits a :
ir those worn with elaborate gowns are
long.
When IH a Woman Old ? b (
A Chicago young women's club has c.
Irawn the line against women over C (
K ) years of age , on the theory that a b (
GIRLS 0 ? THE PERIOD.
Ilaltiruoro Sun.
woman past -10 is no longer to be class
ed as young. Naturally there is a vig
orous protest , and many of the mem
bers threaten to resign. Of course
there is no disgrace In old age rather
honor in it. Age is one of the very
few things over which we have no con
trol whatever , and for which we are
neither to be blamed nor credited. Old
age is honorable because it is the re
sult of long right living. The vicious ,
the careless and the slothful nevn- at
tain it.
It is by right living , by obedient
observance of the laws of nature , that
we not only live to be old but seem
to be younger than we really are. It
is just as much a matter of pride for
one to look and feel like 40 at * ' > 0 .MS
it is for one to be hale at ! ) ( ) . Though
there is no disgrace in growing old.
there is decided inconvenience in it.
economically , p'lysieally ' and socially.
The woman who feels 40 nat.urally docs
not like to be classified and associat * ; 1
with women who feel ( it ) . If she h
bright and young in spirit -she wants in
continue to be so regarded by brig'r. '
and young people. Vanity really has
very little part in it. The woman" *
happine.ss and her sympathetic rela
tionship with the young and vigorous
depend on it. She has a right to in
sist that she be taken at the age she
feels and shows.
K r Conversation Party.
Twelve good topics that will be
amusing as well as entertaining are
here given :
Should women vote ?
What would you do with a million
dollars ?
How to keep house on $10 a week.
How to be happy though married.
IIOAV to Ie ) happy though single.
Is a college education necessary ?
What was your most thrilling experi
ence ?
Tell the best joke ever played on you.
Should the girls propose ?
What is your favorite hobby ?
What trip would you rather take ?
Who is your favorite novelist ?
Secret of Nervous Balance *
Rev. Samuel McComb has written a
few rules to guide a woman in keeping
tier nervous balance. Here they are :
Cultivate sound , health-creating emo
tion love , joy , peace , faith and hope.
Allow yourself sufficient time In
ivhich to do your work. Hold in re
serve a surplus stock of nervous en
ergy by keeping within the limit of
rour organization.
Do one thing at a time. Prepare
rourself in good season for sleep. Trust
n the infinite goodness of God , who
eves every creature lie has made.
Tlio fenced Over.skirf.
A designer lias brought out a new
hing in the way of tunics. It is cut
ircular , is a trifle high waistcd and
nstead of having a box plait down the
ide it is slashed open , finished with
two-inch hem at the edge , and is then
accd from side to side through silk-
overed eyelets. Silk or velvet ribbon
s used.
The Correct Time fox ? Bathinp ; .
The morning is the best time for a
old-water bath , a tepid one morning
r night , but a hot-water bath should
e taken just before retiring , inasmuch
s it is relaxing. Never bathe just
fter a hearty meal. Bathe regularly
very day.
Tlio Soul Itcaclcr.
According to a new oracle , human
eings are divided into two distinct
ategories , the free individual and the
ollective type. The free individual
ears the Imprint of absolute value ;
the collective type IB indelibly marked
with the signs of relative value. It is
chiefly through the eyes , the mirrors
of the soul , that a new occultist reads
the depths of our inner natures. If
the eye is luminous , the mind is full
of light : if the eye is troubled , vague
or dull , the individual is somber and
shadowy. The clear , transparent and
profound eye reveals the genius of the
sewer or the charmer : the hard and
cold eye shows the power of the dominator -
inator , of the director or the van
quisher.
Kffeetlva KMMIMIS ft own.
Use Soda in
Washing soda can make dishwashing
easier. Sprinkle one teaspoonfui In the
roasting pan , put in plenty of water ,
and let boil a few minutes. Even the
corners will be found to be free from
grease. Covers , frying pans , bread tins ,
can be cleaned by boiling for a few min
utes in this solution. Silver , too , can
be cleaned by boiling it a minute or two
in a weak solution of washing soda.
Rinse In clean , hot water and wipe with
soft cloth or chamois.
Ilavo Inviting Hall.
Many persons think that because a '
hall is merely an entrance , or passage ,
it may be bare and unfurnished. On the
(
other hand , the hall is the entrance toJ
the home , and may be considered aa
offering the hospitality of the house.
If so regarded , it should be cheerful
and inviting , even though in city
lou.ses there is little opportunity for a
lisplay of taste and skill. At least it
Is always possible to secure a warm ,
lospltnble color.
if
Ilul > I > er-.soled Shoes. ,
Women who are good walkers and
who do not fear the roads or pavements
n any kind of weather , have rubber .
soles put on their walking shoes. This
K '
fl
ilso prevents fatigue , as rubber is lighter - '
er to walk iir than the ordinary heavy
rubber sole. Rubber caps are also
added to heels to make walking easier.
"
r
Pliey are said to prevent a constant lv
vibration to the spine.
Cleanliness I.s Xccc.i ary.
The scalp , like the rest of the body ,
to be kept hcalthj- . must be kept clean.
Shampoo your hair once every t\vo .
;
weeks if it is inclined to be oily , and
ibout once a mouth if it is the least bit ,
"
When She IN 115. ;
After celebrating the 25t-h annivera-
iry of her birth , the average woman's
'
: -hief aim in life is to not look her age.
News.
- -Chicago
A cock Is a decided nuisance in the
flock after the breeding season is over.
Feed the soil and it will feed you.
Starve the soil and it will starve you.
The man who relics on luck for the
main part of his crop will have an easy
time harvesting.
It may bewise to encourage the
sheep to eat freely to add a little grain
in the form of oats.
The incubator never "flies the coop"
and never changes its mind. It Is on
the job all the time. Xot so the cranky
hen.
We must not lose sight of the fact
that a cow must earn her board for
the entire year before she can begin to
show profit.
Prayer may bring rain , but the lively
cultivator and the persistent hoe will
make a dust mulch that will keep the
moisture in the ground.
More than 1,000 acres of watermelons
were planted last spring between Pen-
sacola and River Junction , Fla. , a dis
tance of only a few miles.
The fowl that begins to molt during
August or September has a much bet
ter chance to survive the winter than
the one that begins in the late fall.
Wood ashes may be applied at the
rate of 25 to 50 bushels , to the acre.
One ton of good wood ashes will con
tain about 140 pounds of phosphoric
acid.
Use well-rotted manure on the gar
den plot , if you have not done so be
fore , working it well into the surface
G or 7 Inches of the soil. Do not delay
this matter any longer.
It has been found that fowls with
deep , angular breast bones have to be
fed longer to make them look well ,
and they consume considerably more
feed than those having uniform 'breast
bones.
Some people who refuse to pay $2 a
sitting for fertile eggs from pureblooded
ed stock , and take their chances of
getting them at the grocery store ,
sometimes get eggs that won't hatch.
The breeder know why.
A Kansas man recently sold forty
head of Hereford yearling heifers at
$40.70. They yielded a net profit of
$20 per head. They were bought as
weanlings , roughed until last July ,
then fed for about ten months on al
falfa and corn.
What we need in producing good
dairy products is economy , vigilance
and common sense whether the product'
is being sold to the city trade , made
into butter on the farm , sold to the
creamery , condensary or the cheese fac
tory.
If the droppings of the fowls are not
in normal condition give a teaspoonful
of soda water ( bicarbonate ) to each
afflicted bird. In making the water use
three heaping teaspoonfuls of soda to a
pint of water. Follow with a 1-grain
quinine pill each night for three nights
in succession.
In keeping track of the family ex
penses it Is well to have all items of
merchandise charged , with payments
monthly or quarterly , or pay cash for
all items as soon as ordered. Where a
mixed system of payment is followed
there are likely to be confusion and
more or loss misunderstanding as be
tween patron and merchant.
While the clearing up of the patches
of small trees and brush along the road
sides and fence rows and in the pas
tures may tend to Improve the land
scape from the aesthetic point of view ,
it means the destruction of just so
many places of shelter for the bird lif2
of the locality , which is an even more
important consideration than the im
proving of the landscape.
;
The grape fruit , which Is of the color
of a lemon and of the shape of an
orange , though considerably larger ,
gets its name from the fact that the
fruit as borne on the trees is clus
tered much as are grapes on their
stem. This fruit Is not at its best until
the second year after picking , when It
Is really too ripe for shipment , which fik
iccounts for the fact that relatively so fim
ittle of it Is shipped to eastern mar m
kets and for the further fact that so
little of' that which Is shipped is in Ir
n-ime condition , being picked from the
recs before it is really fit. tl
tl
tlw
To Slop Gullying. w
Gullying is a method of laud wash- tc
ng that will ruin land quicker than
my other form. Owners of hilly or fc
ery rolling land must be continually in
m the lookout for little gullies and inm
ake means to prevent their enlargc- P <
nent In dealing with this subject tL
he Illinois station says the common tLP
practice is to scatter straw in the P ;
Iravra or build dams across them at tb
'requent Intervals. A coarser material -
* e < i with the straw gives better results. si
A better plan i" to keep the draws In
sod even when the rest of the fields
are cultivated. Almost any grass that
forms a tough sod will answer the pur
pose , timothy and redtop being quite
satisfactory.
Svceet Corn Seed.
It Is claimed by seedsmen that the -I
ears of sweet corn , the kernels of which
are a deep amber color and more or
less transparent , are much sweeter
than those in which the kernels are
opaque and white. The kernels having
a fine wrinkle are supposed to bo
sweeter than those with a coarse wrin
kle. The Maryland station made a
test of these methods of selection and
it was found that practically the same
sugar content was contained in kernels
of different colors , but there appeared
a relation between the wrinkle of the
kernel and the sugar content The
lowest percentage of sugar in fine
wrinkled kernels was above the aver
age percentage in the coarse wrinkled
and the highest percentage of sugar in
the individual ears having a coarse
wrinkle was much less than the aver
age in the fine wrinkled ones.
Green Forage for Hojt. .
A bulletin has been issued from tlit
Missouri Experiment Station by Dean
II. J. Waters , giving the results of
*
some experiments to determine the
value of different forage crops for hogs.
Thirty-six pigs weighing about fifty
pounds each were fed in lots on dif
ferent forage crops in connection with
corn until they were ready for mar
ket , accurate account being kept of the
cost of grains made.
In cheapness of grains the feeds used
ranked as follows : Corn and skim
milk , cheapest ; corn and alfalfa , second
end ; corn and red clover , third ; corn
and bluegrass , fourth ; corn and rape ,
fifth ; corn and shipstuff , sixth.
A saving of about 75 cents a hund
red in the cost gain was effected by us
ing green clover instead of fresh blue-
grass. A saving of $1 a hundred was
effected by using alfalfa instead of
bluegress.
When it is realized that alfalfa comes
on early and when properly clipped
stays green all summer and until the
very hard freezes of early winter , its
Importance as a hog pasture is appar
ent. Clover yields more forage per acre
than bluegrass , and as shown by these
experiments , has a much higher feeding
value. It is of the utmost importance
therefore , to provide this sort of pas
ture for hogs rather than to require
them to nin on a bluegrass or a tim
othy pasture , or even far worse than
this , to con One them In a dry lot in
the summer time. This bulletin rec
ommends a succession of crops for prof
itable hog pasture.
Getting Profit from Poultry.
Poultrymen estimate that it costs 1
cent apiece to produce an egg. The
estimate Is based on the fact that the
hen lays 120 eggs in the year. In
other words , where the fowls are con
fined to runs , and the feed must be
purchased , it costs 10 cents per month ,
or $1.20 per year , to maintain a hen.
If the hen is an indifferent layer , and
gives but sixty eggs in a year , her
eggs cost the poultryman 2 cents each.
It Is argued by some farmers that
their hens cost them practically noth
ing , as they have free range and can
gather all the food they need. There
Is some truth in that , and there also
is some truth in the fact that farmers'
flocks seldom yield a profit at least
compared with stock in the hands of a
regular poultryman. There are almost
as many eggs lost on the average farm
is are gathered. Hens hide their nests ,
ind what eggs are not stolen by ani
mals are subsequently found by the
farmer , generally after having become
stale or bad. - \
It is a mistake to allow laying
ihe freedom of the farm. Large
ind comfortable houses and proper egg-
jroduclng food would soon be a revel-
ition to the farmer.
An experiment conducted by the COT- \
icll Experiment Station in 1902 show
ed that the average cost of feed per
lozen eggs was 9.2 cents , or about
hree-quarters of a cent per egg. The
rest per hen for the year was 99.0
tents. At that time wheat was sold at
i. < 15 per 100 pounds , while at present
t is $2 ; bran sold at $1.35 per 100
louuds , and now is $1.80 ; and meat
craps cost $2.13 per 100 pounds , an-1
low we pay $2.40. So at the presert
acreased price of feed the cost of feed-
ng the hen is easily 20 cents per year
aore than it was in 1902.
To make poultry profitable on the
arm it is necessary to breed for better
aying. This is done by installing trap
ests in the henhouses
, and each year
icking out the best layers and breed-
3g only from such. The farmer must
rade up his stock ; he must get rid of
lie mongrel birds ; he must drive out
tie drones , and must encourage the
orkers. The farm must produce bet-
ir poultry and more of it.
There are advantages on the farm
jr poultry raising that the poultry-
uin does not have , and if the latter , in
mny ways handicapped , can make
otiltry keeping a successful business , '
ie farmer should at least make the 'V
ork a valuable adjunct to his Income ,
roperly managed poultry can be made
le most profitable crop on the farm
-Investment , expense and labor con-
dered.
