Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, November 04, 1909, Image 7
1 . SAVED 4 .FROMAN 1 ( ) PERA'fION y Lydia E. Pinkh am'S Yegetable Compound \ Louisville , 3vy. - "Lydia E. Pink- ; ham's Vegetable Compound has cer- 1 . - : " . ; ; i.I' ; . : , ' : . " . , . ' < . - , , . > : ; ' - : " . ( . . . . . . ' < < < : : : : :1'- ' N' . : : . : , @ " " ' / / ' ' tainly done me a . --s-- ; ; < " < ( : / . world of good and oW/ ' : tt < - x < raise it , ) f ' " ft . I cannot praise 1.2'N. . . I suffered , t , : " , $ enough. sunere . " f ( , . . . . "f. ' ' ' ' fromirregularities , t i. : { . 'p.4r : : { ; : , . , . i' dizziness , nervous- ' ' " < < I ' ! : J 1. , , 'M" , t 1 - ; ' 1/G ; ness , and a severe l r 1 , s : : % . , . , . 's'ftfilr _ . . female . trouble. . 1. " + = i' ' ; . I % [ c4r , , ; ' LydiaE.Pinkham's ; * mlrA : fJ.4tVi(1 . . ; : , Vegetable Com- I ' % \ . ' < ' restored 7 f ? $ M . , . , pound has ' ' ' ' . . . . . ' me to perfect I 1 < , . . health and kept me I ! > ) ' . : if.p ; ; ; from the operating -table. I will never be without this " . " Mrs. : SASI'I : .medicine in the house.-Mrs. \ 'I ' : LEE ; 3523 Fourth St. , Louisville , Ky. Another Operation Avoided. I Adrian , Ga. - "I suffered untold misery from female troubles , and my doctor said an operation was my only chance , and I dreaded it almost as .much as death. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable : Compound completely cured -me without an operation. " - LENA V. : JT-Rvnv , E. 3 ? . D. 3. Thirty years of unparalleled sue- vcess confirms the power of Lydia E. 3inkham's : : Vegetable Compound to cure female diseases. The great vol- nme of unsolicited testimony constant- ly : pouring in proves conclusively that Xydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- ' . ound is a remarkable remedy for those -distressing : feminine ills from which 30 many women suffer. Don't ! - Use CougI1-Use ISO' F CURE \\\t 8ES't 'YLtU\tuu. iO.UGS"IO . \ \ 4 S , Will instantly relieve your aching ' throat. There is nothing like it for Asthma , Bronchitis and lung troubles. Contains no opiates. , Very pleasant to take. All Druirg &ta . 25 cents. Paper-Hangers 81 Painters You can greatly increase your business with no es- trn investment by Belling Alfred 1'rata' Prize " \ \ " "IIIUlpor.Yo want one Rood : . worker in each ' , ' ieintty . and to the first worthy applicant will .end Jo nEI . by prepaid : express five Inrce tunnplu tookK showing a g350.000.OO Wnllpuper Stock for customers to select from. Wo offer liberal profits -o oar repre ontath'es. Answer quickly that you may , , pt tho fluency in your vicinity for : 1919. ( ) ! .Alfred Ten ta Co. , H4-14G "VV abash Ave. , Clilcagn. I The Natural Laxative S acts on the bowels just as some " < foods act. Cascarets thus aid the bowels just as Nature would. Harsh : cathartics act like pepper in the nostrils. Soon the bowels grow so calloused that one must : multiply the dose. > 575 Vest-pocket box 10 cents-at drug-stores. Each tablet of the ccnuino is marked C C C. . , nrHE' WRrTlNO TO ADVERTISER * T ' I please say ycm caw . Jut ade.riLempne to tbi papeJB. - , tJnansTrernble. "Pardon me , Dr. Nextly , but It la simply preposterous for you to want to marry my daughter. You are more than twice as old as she is. " "I know that , Mr. Sykes , but when she has been a preacher's wife ten or fifteen years ; she will look fully an old " - Tribune. as I do. - Chicago - BASH ALL OVER BODY. * _ Avrfnl , CruKlcd , WeeplnK Eczemn on Little Sufferer - A Score of 'rre t- ments Prove Dlnmnl Failure Cure Achieved by Cutlcnra. "My little boy had an awful rash all said it over his body and the doctor was eczema. It was terrible and used to water awfully. Any place the water went it would form another sore and It would become crusted. A score or . more physicians failed utterly and dis- mally in their efforts to remove the trouble. Then I was told to use the Cutcura : Remedies. I got a cake of Cuticura Soap , : v ' box of Cuticura Oir.t- mcnt and a bottle of Cnticura Resolv ent and before we had used half the Resolvent I could see a change : in him. In about two months he was entirely well. George L. Lambert , 139 West Centre St. , Malmnoy Cit ' , Pa. , Sept. 2(5 ( and Nov. 4 , 1007. " Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. , Sole Pi-0i ; s. of Cuticura RemediesL Boston. \ The Lc * t Aliirnt Clock. Husband - Why don't you have Brid- get shut the kitchen door ? One can small the breakfast : cooking all over the house. Wife - \ve leave it open on purpose. The smell is all that gets the family up.-Judge. Fine Recipe for Cold Any druggist can supply these in gredients , or he will get them from his wholesale house. "Mix half pint of good whiskey : ; two ounces of glycerine ; half ounce of Concentrated pine compound. Shake the bottle well each time and use in doses of a teaspoonful to a tablespoon- ful four times a day. " This prescrip- tion is said to work wonders. The Concentrated pine is a special pine product and comes only in half ounce bottles , each enclosed in an air tight case , but be sure it is labeled . "Concentrated" in order to get th i genuine article. 1'roteus ' and Taxis. Under the figure of Proteus , the old man who in many forms was always the same unpleasant customer , the an- cients probably typified the charge for tadcabs.-Xt York Post. ! ; Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the disease. Easy to take. : One Comfort for Johnny. "Yes , " said Mrs. Lapsling , "Johnny tries ; my patience sometimes , but I never spnnlc him. I don't believe in corpulent punishment. Some people would drown with a life preserver at hand. They are the kind that suffer from Rheumatism and Neural- sin when they can get Hamlins Wizard Dil , the best of all pain remedies. A cork carried 200 feet below the surface of the water will not rise again. . PEKUY ] ) , \ VIS' PAINKILLER 1ms been used In many families for three generations. ; It In relied upon for colds neuralgia : Bclatlca strains burns or bruises. 25c. S5c. 60c a bottle. Only 140 of the 361 species of blrdg found in Great Britain are resident of England all the year round. 1Irs.Vinslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething softens the gums , re duces inflammation , allays pain , cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Friendship's Tribute. Nan-I haven't much of a singing voice , you know , but I have it under ex cellent control. Fan Yes ; that's what I like about jou l , dear. You seldom let it escape you . . . , - A Clean Man 7 _ Outside cleanliness is less than half the battle. ' A man may scrub himself a dozen times a day , and still be unclean. Good health means cleanliness not only outside but inside. It means ; . . , a clean stomach , clean bowels , clean blood , a clean liver , and jicw , clean , healthy tissues. The man who is clean in this way will look it and act it. He will work with energy and think . ' clean , clear , healthy thoughts. He will never be troubled with liver , lung , stomach or blood disorders. Dyspepsia and indigestion originate in unclean stom- . ' , ' achs. : Blood diseases are found where there is unclean blood. x Consumption and bronchitis mean unclean lungs. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery ' prevents these diseases. It makes a man's insides clean and healthy. It cleans the digestive organs , makes pure clean blood , and clean , healthy flesh. . It : restores tone to the nervous system , and cures nervous exhaustion and prostration. It contains no alcohol or habit-forming drugs. Constipation is the most unclean uncleanliness. Dr. Pierc ' , Pleasant Pel lets cure it. They never gripe. Easy to take as candy. , . : " freet.Jo8.ndEyerySlsferSIla FREE TO YOU - MY SISTER ferfag Irem WODlan's Ailnwnts. I am woman. , , I know woman's sufferjn s. v""j rye I have found the cure. - c i' : . home treat : I will mail free of any charjre. my u , ment with full instructions ! to any sufferer from " ' " . , woman's ailments. I want to tell all women about this cure-you , my reader for yourself , your daughter ; your mother , or your sister. I want to tell you how ti < : ; to euro yourselves at home without the help of a " % doctor. Men cannot understand women's sufferings. r j.v/ . , . , . . What we women Know from experience , we know ' , . better than any doctor. I know that my h'ome treat , . - 'ss3 ! h. . . . , : . , : ' 3 % . : ment is a safe and sure cure for Leucorrhoea or Whitish Discharges. Ulceration. Displacement ' : - . < ; s. or Falling of tho Womb. Profuse , Scanty or Pain- ; r ' : ' ful Periods , Uterine or Ovarian Tumors or r " Growths : also pains in the head back and , bowels bearing down feelings nervousness ' - ' " " ' creeping feeling up the spine , melancholy , de. , yryw : : : . : A ; sire to cry , hot flashes weariness kidney and ; h ; bladder troubles , where caused-by weaknesses Ay . . , v. peculiar to our sex. - < 3. , . , I want to send you a complete ten days' treat- ment entlrclyfrec to prove to you that you can cure yourself at home , easily , quickly and surely. Re member , that it will cost you nothing to give the . treatment a complete triai ; and if you should wish to continue it will cost you only about 12 cents a . freek. or less than 2 cents a da } ' . It will not interfere with your work or occupatio'n. Just send me ; your name and address tell me how you suffer if you wish , and J : will send you the treatment for you case entirely free , in plain wrapper by return mail. I will also send you , free Of cost. my book - " WOMAN'S OWN MEDICAL ! ; ADVISER" with explanatory illustrations showing why women tuff er. and how they can easily cure themselves at home. Every woman should have it , and learn te think for herself. Then when the doctor says-"You must have an operation. " you can , decide for yourself. Thousands of women ha vo cured themselves with my home remedy. Itcures all , Old young. To Mothers of Daughters I will explain a simple home treatment which speedily .and effectually f cures Lcucorrhoc-a. Green Sickness and Painful or Irregular Menstruation in Young Ladies. Plumpness and health always results from its use. Wherever you live I can refer you to ladies of your own locI.lityoho know and will gladly tell any Sufferer that this Home Treatment really cures all women's diseases , and makes women well Btrotur. plump and robust. Just Send me your address , and the free ten days' treatment is yours , . aUo the book. Write today , as you may not see this offer again. Address , . IIRS. . M. SUMMERS. Box 1. - - 'E. . Noire Dame , Ind. U. S. B , , . " . . j . 'I , .v ( lw ? : - ' ; . . . - - li . tJl t . f 'ft- . _ . " ; ' The World's Timber. Prof. Somerville's paper before the British Association on the timber sup- ply shows that the world Is steadily approaching a timber famine. Already Britain pays : each year 27,000,000 sterling for wood ; Germany , with nearly twelve times the area of forest possessed by Britain , annually pays 12,000,000 sterling for Imported tim- ber , and , although the United States of America exports wood and wood products to the value of .20,000,000 sterling per annum , she has to pay as much , for Imports. In Europe , Sweden and Russia are , of course , the chief timber exporting countries , but In both cases the vast Inroads on supplies Is seriously felt , and exports are being appreciably reduced. There are , of course , Canada and Siberia , but In Canada , at all events , wood is being used up at a rapid rate. Houiie. Cleaning ; the Poultry Are you still a back number In al lowing the poultry house to get filthy' and dirty , foul-smelling nesting mate- rial , Infested with lice and mites ? Or have you become progressive ! , and by actual trial have found out how well It pays to keep everything neat and clean and In a strictly sanitary con- dition ? , By this time you certainly have the farm work well In hand , and can spare a few hours' time for giving the poultry house and yard a thorough cleaning and overhauling. If the quar- ters are allowed to become filthy and Infested with vermin , as well as the fowls themselves , things will soon go to the bad , and the hens will take on that pale , languid appearance , which will surely terminate in disaster If neglected. Clean out not only all the drop pings , but also all the old straw and litter In the house , cleaning out the nests , spraying them and the roosts with coal oil to kill 'mites. In fact , the entire aim should be to do every- thing In as' thorough and painstaking manner as possible. Give the Inside walls a good coat of whitewash , which both makes the . house lighter and kills vermin. If the floor is given a good coating of dry lime , It will serve to give the entire Interior a . pleasant , healthy odor. This also has a bene- ficial effect In killing disease germs , and Is especially valuable In case of disease , when It should be used around In the yards as well as in the house.- A.gricultural Epltomlst. Importance of Irrigation. Rivers are always the nurses of the earliest civilization , and In this re spect the Tigris and Euphrates are rivals of the Nile , for Babylonia , like Egypt , was a river's "gift. The Mesopotamian Valley Is Intersected , gridiron fashion , by huge canals-not dug out , but built upon the earth's surface , crossing the plain from river to river and seeming to the traveler like ranges behind ranges of curiously regulated hills. From these , > lesser canals branched In all directions and gave birth In turn to others still smaller , until at last the final threads carried the life-giving water to every grove and garden and individual palm. A system of Irrigation so mechanically perfect and on so vast a scale was never elsewhere seen. All the wealth and splendor and power of the ancient Babylonian and Assyrian empires were founded on this system. They issued from and were dependent on it. The prosperity of the country hung on Its water supply as absolutely as the ex istence of a Saharan oasis hangs on Its well. A harm dOne to the Irriga- tion system was felt through all the civilization it nourished. It was so the Mesopotamian civiliza- tion died. The complicated irrigation works which watered the country re quired for their upkeep the superin- tending care of multitudes of trained laborers and expert engineers. Only knowledge and skill and large re sources could deal with and maintain the immense canals and sluices and dams and locks which distributed the river water over the land which com posed a machinery as elaborate as a clock's though of water works , not metal ] works. The hand of a steady and strong government was needed to wind that machinery up and keep It going and there came a time when that hand was withdrawn. -London Review. Planting Tree for Posts. The'rapid denuding of our forests and" the consequent scarcity of timber for all purposes , especially the cheaper kinds In the rough for farm requIre- ments , renders the planting of forest ' trees of great Importance. There are few farms , especially on prairies , that have not B&Veral small pieces of land that are not easy of cultivation , which a little time and worK will fit for the planting of trees , which should be set In rows about four feet apart , and cultivated as corn. Seedling trees can be purchased from the larger nurseries at from $3 to $5 per thousand , which is cheaper than the labor required to dig them in the timber lands if they could be gotten Jor nothing. It is a . , - - - . . . --1' ' - good plan to cut off the entire top ot the young tree when setting out. This will give a good , strong , straight growth for the trunk of the future tree. A little pruning during the first and second summers will start tho trees with good , clean trunks , and after this but little care will be need- ed. A small plat of land , If properly handled , will In a few years furnish an abundance of firewood and posts and poles that are necessary for fences. The value of a constant sup- ply of timber on the farm can hardly be overestimated. Posts can be grown In groves much cheaper than In line hedges. Hedge fences are not to be recommended , ex cept In special cases , for the reason that , the labor required to keep a hedge fence In good shape would care for a large grove. A tall hedge may sometimes be of great value for a windbreak , and for such purposes their use should not be discouraged , though a grove will usually furnish better protection to cultivated fields and farm . . buildings. The varieties best adapted to western prairie countries are black locust , catalpa and cottonwood , suc- ceeded by soft maple , mulberry and white ash , the last named being of somewhat slower growth than the others , but more valuable for many purposes. Origin of Dog Xames. Spaniels were so called because the original breed of this type came from ' Spain. The Blenheim spaniel got his 'name from Blenheim Palace , where this dog first gained popularity in the time of the great Duke : of Marlbor- ough. In the same way the King Charles spaniel owes Its name to the merry monarch. Fox terriers did not gain their name from a llkaraess to the fox , but . from the fact that for- merly they were used in hunting foxes. Many years ago they were sent by their masters down the fox's burrow to draw and kill their quarry. It was In those days a saying that a good fox terrier ! bur- never came out of a - row without the fox. He either brought out his prey de ad or never came out alive himself. The bulldog used to drive cattle and was trained to meet the rushes of his enormous charges by gripping them In their tenderest spot - the nose. Thus , n- time he became known as the bull- dog : The dachshund is a German dog , and , as his name indicates when translated , was used for hunting badgers. Hence his name-badger dog. Among hunters In the fatherland this breed is still popular , although as a rule they are now too delicate to face such a ferocious fighter as the badger. Spitz dogs are so named owing to their sharp nose. This is also a Ger- man name , spitz meaning sharp point- ed. Another name for this breed Is Dalmatian dog , because his native home was In Dalmatla. - Chicago News. Why Hay Is Graded Low. The rules of the National Hay Asso elation recognizes twenty-three gradei of hay , which seem to fall Into five classes : Timothy , clover , mixed tim- othy and clover , wild grasses and al falfa. Choice timothy bay must be sound , properly cured , of bright nat- ural color , not mixed with more than one-twentieth of other grasses , and well baled. Lower grades of timothy are Nos. 1 , 2 and 3 , and "no grade. " Clover hay has two grades , No. 1 and No. 2. No. 1 clover must be medium clover , sound , properly cured , not mixed with more than one-twentieth of other grasses and well baled. Choice alfalfa hay must be reasonably fine leafy alfalfa of bright green color , baled. Other grades of alfalfa are Nos. 1 , 2 and 3 , and "no grade. " These rules are used by most cities that have official Inspection. A large percentage of the timothy on the market Is graded below No. 1. The reasons are that many meadows are cut for years , until they become weedy and mixed with other grasses , and that the hay is often cut too late , so that it loses the bright natural color and palatabllity. , If the farmer would send to market nothing but what the feeder considers good he would get a higher price. It might be necessary In some cases to educate the country buyer also. Timothy has the lead , especially among city feeders , because it Is not only nutritious but palatable and non- laxative , and the horse Is not likely to overload. Nevertheless other kinds of hay would often prove better for the feeder. Alfalfa , for Instance , has high muscle-building qualities and Is especially valuable for draft horses. It is highly relished , however , and the horse may overload. Meantime the farmer Is obliged to Include clover and other legumes to his rotation In order to maintain the fertility of his land. In regard to good rotations the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture is glad to give advice. In any case , the farmer who sells I hay should seek to produce the high est grade by keeping his meadows pure and by proper methods of cut- ting , curing and stacking. Further points may be found in Farmers' Bul- - letin 362 , "Conditions Affecting the Value of Market Hay , " which may be obtained free from the United States Department of Agriculture. I . . . - . . NEEDLESSLYALARMED BRIGHT'S DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS , concerning which so mu.-h bts bees wrlwaj 15 a very rare disease. In not one case out of twenty of so-called " KJdnejr Disease' doe the frouhte really lie with the kidneys. It Is practically all BLADDER TROUBLE. GOLD MEDAL HIBRLEH OIL CAPSULES Is the most efficient and reliable BLADDER MEDICINE known to the medical world. TboaMtid of people throughout the country will te dfy to the quick and sure relief ! obtained from Its use. It has been In constant use throughout the civilized world for over 200 years and Is probably bewr kaowa than any other remedy discovered by man. : B : ACEB. : . 'Z' . > Ua : IaE Is often n painful and annoying ailment. Frequently most distressing symtoms . result from a slightly affected bladder. Taken regularly Qolfl Medal Haarlem Oil Capsule will remove all traces of such trouble in a few days. It is not strange that this valuable preparation should enjoy such an extended use and enormous sale. . . . , , . _ . . . , Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Is put up in two forms In CAPSULES and BOTTLES. Capsules 25c. and 50c. per box. Bottles 15c. and 35c. , at all ! Druggists. Be sure von obtain the Gold Medal Tilly brand. HOLLAND MEDICINE COMPANY , SCRANTON , PA. I _ ' Raising . Temperature . r depends upon the heater-how constructed-whether it gets all v the fuel-energy or only some of it. . - If the heater is a . PERFECTION : ff' ff'u Oil Heater u ' Equipped with Smokeless Device ) ] t the raising of the temperature is , ' ( certain. ' ' o Turn the wick as high or low as it will go-there's no danger , no J smoke , no smell - ju'st an emphatic , , raising of temperature. The Automatic Smokeless Device is a permanent check upon carelessness , making the heater safe in the hands of a child. Burns nine hours with one filling , heats all parts of a room quickly. Oil indicator tells amount of oil in the all-brass font. Damper top. Cool handle. Aluminum window frame. Cleaned in a minute. Finished in Nickel or Japan. Various styles and finishes. . . Every Dealer Everywhere. If Not at Yours , Write for Descriptive Circular / to the Nearest Agency of the . 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