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Bcm.c- yftA V :r isr- - JT ElfsGreamBalffi TOYS & I m y 7J"m .vYJ. VCsWteM&r SUOKT IIAN'I) AX1) TYPE-TVKITING. Oldest and Pest Buiress C 11 ce 1 1 th? West. A'o vaca tec. Tnou-a:u s 1 gia Ira . and ol.l -tudjnts uccupyiutr paj-ini: po't! nv Url.e fjrtatalo ue. 141XIISUJUUE KOOsfc., oiwakH.Xeo. FABM AND GrABDEN. HATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURALISTS. Vp to Date Hints Abort 0Mt tteM of the SoU and Yield Tbera( orttcalttu YlUcaltora aa vicar. Canalffre (Knmcx llymenosepalus). ITB HI8TOBV AXD DKVBLOPMEST. Bulletin seven of the Arizona agri cultural station is devoted to the his tory, chemical analysis, botanical characteristics and cultivation of the canaigre plant. The report was made by Prof. G B. Collingwood, chemist; Prof. J. W. Tourney, botanist; and Prof. F. A. Gulley, director of the station. Relative to their investiga tions they say: Soon after the organization of the Arizona experiment station the atten tion of the station staff was called to the canaigre as a plant worthy of in vestigation. Feeling assured that, if the plant was of commercial value, the available wild growth would soon be exhausted, and at most would hard ly warrant its adoption by the trade unless a large and constant supply could be depended on, it was concluded that the investigation should include cultivation as well as determination of the properties of the plant in other ways. For the purpose of calling at tention to the plant and securing- all possible data to its geographical dis tribution and habits, a bulletin was issued in April, 1892, stating the object of the investigation. Chemical exami nation was begun in March, 1691, and the first roots were planted in July, 1891, since which time the work has been in progress. Members of the station staff have studied the growth and gathered roots from a large area of the country, embracing the Salt, Santa Cruz, Rillito River valleys, and many specimens have been secured from other places and from New Mexico and Texas for examination, and the wild growth and plantations set last fall near Deming, and in the Pecos valley, New Mexico, examined by a member of the staff quite re cently. Soon after commencing the investigation we were led to believe that if the plant would respond to (The nltove figure represents n plnnt from which a few of the leaves at the Ims-e have been stripped away. It shows tho roots a little large as compared with the rest of the plant, but otherwise normal. The thick short root is more thau a year old, the other three of one year's growth. cultivation its production would rapid ly develop into a large industry, and the investigations to date fully realize cur expectations. HIBTOr.V. Canaigre has been used for many years by the Mexicans both as a medi cine and as a tanning material, but only in recent years has it attracted attention as an article of commerce. ?n 16G8 a sample of the roots was sent from Texas to the agricultural depart ment at Washington, but it was mis laid and the analysis was not made until 1878. In 18S9 Prof. Henry Trim ble published an article en canaigre, in which he gives its history to that time, and records some analysis made by himself and others, lie states that Mr. Rudolph Vaslcker of Galveston, Texas, published an analysis of roots gathered in 1S74, giving 23.10 per cent of tannic acid. Roots were exhibited at the New Orleans exposition la belled, "A New Tanning Material " Since then considerable attention has been gived to this plant and a number of articles have been written, both in this country and abroad, in all of which it is agreed that canaigre is a valuable tanning materiaL So far as we can learn, the first effort made to establish the commercial value of can aigre as a tanning product was in the year 1882, when Col. J. C. Tiffany, then government agent for the Apache Indians, at San Carlos, Ari., shipped considerable quantities of the root from Deming, N. M., and El Paso, Texas, to New York city and also to Germany, Austria and Great Britain. The- root was first shipped green, which caused it to ferment, and its use abroad in a fermented condition destroyed the leather to which it was applied, which temporarily brought it into disfavor; but subsequently, in the year 18S4, the root was shipped by one of Col. Tiffany's sons, in a sliced and dried state, when it arrived abroad in good condition, was successfully used in all experiments made, and immedi ately met with great favor. Nothing resulted from the efforts of Col. Tif fany and his associates, for the reason that it was feared the root in its wild state could not be secured in quanti ties at a price which would enable it to be brought into general use, and its cultivation at that time was not thought of. Not long after this Thomas Fitch, Esq., organized a wealthy company in San Francisco, CaL, for the same purpose, but the en- lerprise was aoanaonea Dy its pro jectors because sufficient canaigre could not be found to meet the de mand which the company was organ ized to supply, the idea of cultivating the plant not having occurred. EUBOPKAN EXPEE1MENTS. The Canaigre Supply company, of Tucson, ArL, first as a partnership and subsequently as an incorporation, has devoted several years to and ex pended considerable capital in intro ducing canaigre to the trade. A num ber of small shipments were made to chemists and tanners in this country and Europe for experimental pur poses. Large shipments followed to meet the demand which resulted from such experiments, the product having met with favor wherever used. This company claims to have procured let ters patent for a certain process of manufacturing an extract from canaigre. Experiments made with this process are said to have deter mined the fact that an extract can be made from cultivated canaigre at a cost with which extracts of oak and hemlock can not compete. Mr. E. C. Denig of Deming, N- M., has taken an active part in calling attention to the merits of. this plan, expending both time and money in getting tanners to test its merits in the manufacture of leather. He sent samples of roots in considerable quantity to Chicago and other places, and with the aid of chemists whom he employed, suc ceeded in making an extract of a high grade. The establishment of the tan ning extract works at Deming is largely the result, of Mr. Denig's labors. DEMA2TD FOB CAXAJOBB. Mr. R. J. Kerr, of Deming, N. M who is engaged ingathering and ship ping canaigre, has kindly furnished the following information. He says: "I shipped the first carload ever shipped from Tucson in February, 1887, to Martin & Miller, Glasgow, Scotland. It was shipped in the green state and arrived there in good order. After the trial they told me, while in Glasgow, that they alone could use ten thousand tons annually if it were possible to get it at 8 ($40) per ton in a sliced and dried state. In January, 1690, I shipped the first car load, sliced and dried, from here to Liver pool In some unaccountable manner it got wet and, with the exception of four or five sacks, was ruined. I then made continuous shipments for the balance of the year with but slight loss." Among the articles which have appeared is one that deserves more than passing notice: "Canaigre, a New Tanning Material," by Prof. W. Eitner. Prof. Eitner is at the head of the Vienna Research Station for Leather Industry, and a recognized authority in Europe on such matters, lie has tested canaigre from the stand point of a practical tanner. In that article he especially recommends it for its quickness in tanning. He says: "I consider this article especially adapted for tanning uppers, fine sad dlery and fancy leathers. It can be used alone or in connection with other materials." He also states that at the price laid down in Vienna 18 florin per 100 kila (about quite reasonable, everything to say S05 per ton) it is In fact he has in its favor, and nothing against it The European tanners arc awake to the value of this inateriuL The Ger man Tanning school at Freiburg, Saxony, mentions canaigre as one of the materials with which they arc working and experimenting. In 1SSG a tannery was erected at Tucson for tanning hides with canaigre, but owing to lack cf proper management and disagreement among stockholders the business was never fairly started. A considerable number of cattle hides and other skins were tanned rnd sent to leather dealers in this country, all of whom rated the material produced as of first quality. That canaigre is an efficient and valuable tanning agent is no longer a question. It has passed the experimental stage, and would no doubt be adopted at once by the trade if it were not for the fact that the present tupply is limited aud uncer tain. Crimes for ;ra7iui;. Bulletin No. 33 has just been issueu by the Utah experiment station at Logan. It treats of the "grazing val ues of varieties of grass." and "drill ing versus broadcasting grass seed." The grazing experiment has been carried on for two years on upper bench gravelly soil. In 1S93 a steer was kept on each of the half acre lots during the whole summer; while in 1S9I two steers were put on each half acre the latter part of May, and the lots quickly eaten off. This gives a test of the lasting qualities of the dif ferent grasses, as well as a test of their early growth. Two points are brought out promi nently of practical importance; the tirst'is that lucerne comes seventh out of a list of nine for an all summer pasture, and only gets to second place as an early pasture This strongly indicates that there are several grasses better for pasture than lucerne. The other point is that a "mixture'' of grasses gave nearly double the gain of any of the common grasses alone. The-bulletin is summarized as fol lows: "A mixture of pasture grasses proved very much superior for grazing steers to each one of the grasses sown singly. "Of the single varieties, tall oat grass leads, with timothy second, and lu cerne third. "The results indicate that the differ ence in the pasturage value of the several grasses is very marked." The drilling of timothy seed, as against broadcasting,gave an increase in yield of hay of about S per cent. There was found to be less moisture in the drilled area than in the broad casted area; though thir fact may not be unfavorable. Temperature slightly favored the drilled area. The Buttkb Steer. Byrd Flamm, u humorous writer, tells this of the steer that he saw at the Chicago stockyards. It contains more than a grain of truth. We use his own description when he says: "There is no money in the dressed beef business. The way Phil makes his money is by keeping his hands from wasting iL They save everything from six inches in front of the beef to a foot behind him. and not only that, he goes on, regardless of gender making butter long after he is i dead. Phil took us to the dairy where all the adipose tissue of the brute is converted into creamery butter and slatted into kegs the size of a dinner bucket. Some of the butter is so strong that it leaps in rebellion from the bottom of the keg to the mottled ceiling, and refuses to come down and beheaded up. But most of it is of the Jersey kind gentle and tame and lies there where the bearded dairy maids put it till they float it away to their customers in the country, who later bring it in and sell it as the ilawless product of the farm." CortN. Remove the husk and every thread of silky fibre. Put into boiling water and boil about ten minutes. Re move from the fire and cut the corn from the cob by cutting through each row of kernels with the point of a sharp knife; then with the back of the knife press out the pulp, leaving the hulls on the cob. Put the corn into a saucepan, season with a good piece of butter and, if the corn is rather old, add one or two tablespoon fuls of cream or milk. If corn is young and jnicy, and none other is really good, there "i c ouujcieui. uiiiK in it. ijeL tne corn get thoroughly hot, but do not let it boil, and serve at once. Corn, if boiled a long time, becomes tough ant flavorless. Shrinkage of Butter. The reports I irom the creamerymen of the Elgin district and other western points show a shrinkage of nearly 50 per cent from the maximum in June and July. The quality is also very low. The dry feed and poor water have had their effect on the milk, with the result of a very large proportion of roods of little or no flavor. The abundant rains of the past week ought to improve the quality of fancy goorfs. With much of the storage stock already gone into consumption the increased make will find a ready market at fair prices. DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. Successful Farmers Operate Tab) Department of the Homestead Htats as to the Care of Idve Stock arnsl Tamltrj. nig Flocks, The experiment of feeding chickens on a large scale has often been tried, and, so far as we can learn, has never been successful unless they are pro vided with separate houses and separ ate runs some distance from each other. Mr. Tillinghart of Pennsyl vania tells how this was managed in one instance, which might be easily and cheaply tried by others who are ambitious to embark in the business. He says: "The most successful egg producer I ever saw built small houses out around the outskirts of his farm- and kept about 'a dozen hens in each. He had a wagon road running around along the line of houses and drove an old horse and cart around to carry food and water to them every morn ing. He also carefully husban ded the manure from under their roosts, which he used in tanks of water, thus form ing a liquid manure which made his celery and other garden truck the won der of the neighborhood. Probably 600 good hens kept in twenty-five snug little houses built on the outskirts of a 100-acre farm and faithfully fed every morning, but allowed their liberty ex cept to be closed against intruders at night, would afford more actual profit than all the rest of the farm stock and crops put together. A house eight feet square, built by setting a post for each corner, say ten feet high in front and eight feet at rear, then building a tight plank floor on scantling at tached to these, three feet above the ground, thus forming a basement which should be tightly enclosed on three sides, but with a good sized door on the south side, which is to be left open in daytime, but closed at night, will afford room enough for twenty five fowls. An inclined plane leads from the basement up into the roosting room above, which is always warm and dry. This arrangement gives the fowls a snug, warm runway and scratching pen which they will appreciate during cold, stormy and windy weather, and not compel them to constantly run over their night droppings. No foundation is neces sary by this plan, and a shed roof a A BULL OF BAZADAIS BREED. trifle more than eight feet square covers 128 feet of floor space. A half dozen Norway spruce trees set in a croup on the northwest side about a rod away from the house for wind break and shelter completes the ar rangement Such a colony of fowls should be healthy and happy, and if they receive the ordinary requirement of food and attention should shell out the eggs in a manner which will afford a good substantial profit , Cleanliness in the Dairy. Cleanliness in the dairy is indispens able if the best results are desired. Taking this for granted, and without discussing how those bacteria which have a deleterious action on milk de velop best where cleanliness is least, it will only be observed of the dairy itself that it should contain no part which can not be thoroughly-cleansed, and in its walls no crevices which afford harbors of refuge to these bacteria. As regards the dairy uten sils, it should be a golden rule never to use any more than once without carefully washing it The cleansing of dairy vessels presents difficulties which vary with the substances of which they are made, vessels of wood or unglazed earthenware, for instance, requiring more care than smooth vesj sels such as of glass. The same is true, and in a greater degree, of enameled iron utensils which have not been carefully enameled. If the receptacles be of metal, they should be washed, first with hot then with cold water, and then dried with a cloth. But ves sels of wood should be left to dry naturally, and not dried with a cloth; otherwise there is a likelihood of forc ing extraneous matter into the pores of the wood. This matter would gradually form a coat ing difficult to detect, because without odor when the vessels jfre quite dry and well aerated, but should any portion of this incrustation be come detached, the organic substances within it become rancid on exposure to the air, and convey their deleteri ous action to the milk which is placed in these vessels. In dairies where a jet of steam is available, it is of the greatest advantage to expose the utensils to its action for about half a minute. The addition of a small quantity oi &ouu tu tuts water useu t for cleansing purposes is very useful, but care must be taken to wash away j every trace of substance from the vessels. Whenever milk or its prod ucts present abnormal conditions of doubtful origin, it is well to wash the utensils carefully with a weak solu tion of chloride of lime. If an incrust ation is deposited on glass or earthen ware vessels, it can easily be removed with concentrated sulphuric acid or bicromate of potash. Finally, nil utensils should, after washing, be ex posed to a current of air, in order to expel any odor which they may other wise retain. Vessels of well enameled iron require aeration least, whereas those of wocd or of unglazed earthen ware require it most Translated from La Laterie. 1 s KSjBEBsV. ftKEsssssBs&lL. HRZTJHnj. .bBssssssssssssbbssssK09sbsW IPBMMBBMBBgTIBHaPfcMBsssss BssssssssssssssssssswBwkSSSbs BBsssssssssssssssssssssssssssslBKBaE BSSSSSSSSSsflHLssiSBSaffllSSSSBBK! f iPx JrtWv"'' "-v BssssflsrflBsssssssssslsRBssssuiis BssssssHBbsssssssTI &4IJV3Jbp.3bssssssssssssssssssssssssss inLy' JB"ain P r? ..--Ci t-T r- " 'jBHVa(49"9VBr'wVBSPflBs n".'A"n.,.immmww nai '-rjT"-;:gr'"a: Avoid Loss f roru C.oIL Hens "may fail to lay also 'because of improper feeding.says Poultry Keeper. An egg is very complete in its compo sition, as it will produce a chick, and the food must necessarily correspond. The safest way and best course to pursue is to feed a variety. When this is done, and some of the hens lay regularly, and others not; it is time to save food by getting rid of those that are unprofitable. Why is it that hens will be in good condition, have red combs, and as soon as the first cold snap comes every one of them will stop laying? That this happens, and more frequently than is desired, is a deplorable fact only too well known to farmers. It is a matter that is worth the attention of poultry men or philosophers. It is a serious thing when eggs are selling at three cents apiece to have the hens suddenly cease laying when they should be filling the egg basket. It seems hard for the hens after laying as regularly as clock work during the sum mer when eggs are low, to shut down the egg factory just when there is the heaviest demand. But there is a cause for it That much will be unan imously admitted. But what is the cause? It is not because of lack of food, as the cessation of egg produc tion may happen in a single day. It is not due to disease, for the hens may be healthy. The cause is lack of warmth. While the heat of the body comes from the food, yet the cold may be so intense that digestion is not sufficient to create the heat necessary to protect the bird against the cold. Every breath of wind that touches the body or air that is inhaled is warmed by the bird, and that warmth may be lost so rapidly as to cause the hen to suffer from cold. Egg production ceases because nature's first effort will be to protect the bird before it is permitted to do extra work in produc tion. Having theorized on the cause, what is the remedy? It is simply to guard against the loss of animal heat. This is done by keeping the cold winds away, by providing shelter and sunny places for the hens, by feeding warm food and giving warm water. No ventilators, cracks or openings are to let in the cold air. If you wish the hens to lay as they do in summer they must have summer conditions. It is as necessary to guard against cold snaps and sudden changes of temper ature as for the mariner to watch for squalls in order to protect his ship. Peaches and Whipped Cream. Take half a dozen large freestone peaches, yellow, fair and smooth. Place them in a dish and cover them ' " .- A IJOVIXB RACE Review. with very hot water; let them stand in the scalding water for half or three quarters of a minute, then cover them with cold water and add a lump of ice as large as a cocoanut Let them re main in the water for ten or fifteen minutes, then lift them out one by one and remove the skin by starting it with a knife and pulling it gently with the fingers as one does in peeling tomatoes after a similar treatment. When the skins are removed put the peaches into a large carthern dish, be ing careful to pile them on top of each other as little as possible, and place the dish in the refrigerator. Take one pint of cream, half a tumbler of sherry and sugar to taste. It should be a little sweeter than ordinary whip. Stir till the sugar is dissolved. Set the cream in a dish of ice and beat it with an egg beater thick and smooth. Take the peaches from the refrigera tor, carefully cut them in halves, re- move the stone, cut a little slice off the round side of each half, and place them on a flat dish with the inside of the peach uppermost Lay a table spoonful of the whipped cream in each cavity and put a border of the whipped cream around the dish. This makes a very delicious as well as ornamental dish. Some Factor in the Wool Trade. The Boston Herald of Aug. 17, in its review of the wool market, says of the conditions now surrounding the trade: Free wool is, without a doubt, an act ual fact at last This is a condition never before experienced in the market while it is followed by other condi tions unusual and very strong. 1 hese latter conditions have grown out of the fact that free wool has been for a long time proposed, but not till lately reached. In the first place, if reports and statistics are to be credited, sheep in this country have been destroyed or suffered to perish, till the clip of wool for 1894, is fully 30,000 pounds short of previous years. Again the im portations of foreign wools are 129,000, OOOpounds short of the year 1393. These are conditions that arc bound to be felt in the wool market just as soon as they are fairly understood. There is no escaping these conditions, and they must result in a stronger wool market, if there is any demand for goods, while for goods tbe prospects are very bright Doubtless the Amer ican wool market is hereafter to be tly cor,trolled by the wool mar- ket abroad, and that at London in particular. Turning to that market enterprising dealers find that prices have actually advanced sharply of late, and especially on the advent of free wool in America. The French and the German manufacturers have a new incentive in lower duties to try for the goods markets for America, and it is plain that they can do so. 1 BrTTEKMILK fok Poultrv. Milk in every form may be properly fed to poultry, and the economy of feeding skimmed milk to laying hens is gradu ally becoming better understood. On a farm where dairying is carried on it will be found that buttermilk also may be fed to the fowls and pay bet ter than by disposing of it in almost every other way. It will decidedly in crease egg production, and after a few days it will be found that the fowls will look eagerly for the appearance of the dish the buttermilk is usually brought in. When buttermilk is fed, no water need be given,, and the slightly saline qualities of the butter milk will be advantageous to the fowls. Buttermilk is richer than skimmed milk, and is, of course, bet ter for the laying hens in moderate qvantities, while for frttening pur posos it can be fed constantly, with the best results. The farmer who has plenty of buttermilk will find that it pays better to give it to the fowls than to any other stock on the farm. The buttermilk that would grow a pig would grow enough poultry to buy all the pork an ordinary family needs. When it comes to a choice be tween giving it to the pigs or poultry, give it to the poultry. The Dairv (Eng.). Homo Dentistry. Veterinary science has made great advancement in horse dentistry, much to the relief of many afflicted animals, says a writer in Drovers' Journal. The health of a horse depends on the soundness and proper adjustment of his teeth. They are tho millstones that grind his food, and frequently need skilled attention. Occasionally deformities appear, overgrowths, or lateral formations interfere with the grinding process. Shell teeth, super numerary or extra teeth often exist, lacerating the mouth and causing ul cers and abscesses to form which some times cause the death of valuable animals. Horses frequently suffer from toothache and a decayed tooth is the cause of much torture and sometimes death to the sufferer. A horse drives on one rein, is a hard puller, or develops a tender mouth; an examination often shows that de fective teeth cause all the difficulty. How often one sees horses out of con dition with no other ailment than defective teeth. Some abnormal mo lar gsowth prevents the rotary action of the jaws in close connection, the food I is not properly masticated and the suf- ! ferer is soon aillicted with indigestion, a j disease that destroys the health of i man and beast The animal becomes ' thin in flesh, its coat loses its luster and it is always nosing over its feed as if searching for something palatable to eat The excrements show that the food is unmasticatcd and the animal suffers from indigestion. An ulcerated tooth frequently produces IN TUB SOUTHWEST OF FRANCE. Farmers' an abscess that causes death. The writer has in mind a valuable imported Pereheron stallion that was ordered to be destroyed on account of a puru lent discharge from the rose that had ba filed all treatment The horse cost S2.000, but had been reduced to a skeleton by his sufferings. An expert veterinary dentist examined the ani mal bsfcre his ordered death was exe cuted and found a decayed tooth that caused all the trouble. The removal of the diseased molar resulted in the complete recovery of the animal. Tub usefulness and even the life of many horses depends often on the skill of a competent operator in dentistry. None appreciate this more than turf men who are careful that their per formers have good mouths, and who frequently have their racers examined by a competent veterinary. The ex pense of operating on a horse's mouth , I and putting the grinum? machine in i perfect order is nothing in comparison to the extra usefulness and efficiency of an animal with a perfect mouth. Clean Up. Tne careful dairyman is always known b his place. If everything looks tidy you may take it for granted that he is careful in the little things which go so far toward success. His milk pails and pans will always be clean, sweet and bright, while his stables will never be objec tionable to any one. Cleanliness will go farther than godliness in making good butter. A little elbow grease and plenty of "not water will make all the utensils clean and bright, while a few hours in the sun will keep them sweet There is nothing like good sunshine and plenty of it for milk utensils, but hot water or steam should not be despised. Orange County Farmer. Ohio Daiuv School The board of control of the Ohio state university at Columbus, Ohio, at their last annual meeting authorized the establishment of a dairy school in connection with the agricultural department, and vot ed Prof. Hunt 52,300 to purchase ma chinery nnd make the start, and to add to this fund from time to time as occasion demands. The legislature was appealed to, but to them it did not seem that there were any "votes" in it. Ex. Apple Pcddixg. Pare and extract the cores, without cutting, of six apnles. and pour over them a batter ' made of a pint of sifted flour, one gill of cream and three gills of milk, four beaten eggs and salt: be careful to have the batter very smooth. Bake 1 for one hour and serve with liquid sauce. Beet Sigai: i.vEcrope. Sachs' esti mation of the total European crop of beet sugar is as follows: Germany, 1,310.000 tons; Austro-Hungary, 600, 000 tons; Russia, 030,000 tons; France, 500,000 tons; Belgium, 130,000 tons- Holland 50,000 tons; other countries; ' 105,000 tons; making a total for cam paign 1393-91 of 3,013,000 tons, or an increase of 300,000 tons over the pre- ' vious campaign. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest Ui S. Gov't Report 'oYalJ? r jMasessa rvlfllvA ABSOLUTELY PORE Jinpoleoa's Xemoirs. The u Memoirs of Napoleon," much prized by collectors of his works, and very scarce in the original edition, were dictated by Napoleon Limself at St Helena to Counts Montholonand Gonr gaud. He employed tho six years of his captivity in writing the account of the twenty years of his political life. So constantly was he occupied in this undertaking that to describe tho labor he bestowed upon it would be almost to write tho history of his lifo at St Helena. He seldom wrote himself impatient of the pen which refused to follow the rapidity of his thoughts. When he wished to draw up the ac count of any evont he caused the Gen erals who surrounded him to invc sti gate the subject; and, when all the ma terials were collected, he dictated to them extempore. Ho revised the man uscript, correcting it with his own hand. He often dictated it anew, and still more frequently recommenced a a whole page in the margin. These manuscripts, entirely covered with his writing, have been carefully preserved. Like "Sweet Bells Jangled Out of Tone." Weak nerves respond harshly anil inharmoni ously to slight shocks, which would produce no effect upon stronp one. The shrill outcry of a child, the slammint; of a door, tho rattling of a ehicle oxer uneven pavement and other trifling disturbances effect weak nerves sensitive nerves, sorely. Nervousness is largely at tributed to dyspepsia and non-assimilation of the food, a very usual concomitant of sleepless ness. Digestion and assimilation renewed by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, soon beget nerve utiietudc and sound repose. The great alter ative causes the liver and bowels to unite in co operative harmony with the stomach, whereby the general tone of tho system Is raised to the true standard of health. In malarial complaints, rheumatism and kidney trouble, the Hitters produce excellent results. A Natural (Jin. There is no mistake about it to write acceptably for tho press requires a nat ural aptitude Some fond parents edu cate their sons with the special view of making journalists of them, but it is rure that we hear of theso young men after a few years. Meanwhile, some youth born among the hills, having nothing more than a common-school education, and the knowledge scraped UJ) in a country printing office, will ad vance to the front rank in his profession. He has the journalistic knack, and forces recognition because ho has it He gets into a good position, not be cause he has wealthy parents to influ ence the proprietors of leading news papers, but because ho knows what to write and how to write it. His articles go in because they supply a demand, while perhaps tho elaborate essays of a mau educated on two continents are cast into the waste-basket. The good writer is born, not made. ISewaro of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, 1 s mercury will surely destroy the seue of btuell and completely derange tho whole system when entering it through the nui- I ttms surfaces. Such nrticles should never I l' used except on prescriptions from repu- I table physicians, ns tho riamngo they will do is tenfold to the good vou can Hssibly , derive from them. Bali's Catarrh Cure, , manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O., contains no inercur-. aud is , taken internally, acting directly" upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. ( In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you i get the genuine. It is tnkeu interualiy.itnil I made in Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & i Co. Testimonials free. I u5?"ldbv Druggists, price 7."k perbottlo. Hall's Family Tills, iV. Part or tho Penalty. At one, time in tho Michigan City i penitentiary there was a renaissance in the moral di-ciplino of the prison and all were compelled to attend j chapol regularly. Ono of tho prison I cts came to the warden one day and ; hogged to be allowed to remain away from the chapel exercises, as J he wanted Sundays to write letters to his friends. Tho warden looked I at tho beseeching convict in amaze ( meat "What."' he exclaimed. al- low you to stay away from religious I exorcises all the tirao! No, sir! Why. ! man. don't you know that's part of tne penalty.' anu tne convict con tinued to worship resularly. whilo .he warden led in prayor. Argonaut. That .Joyful Peeling ith the exhilarating sense of renewed health and strength and internal clean liness, which follows the use of Syrup of Figs, is unknown to the few who have not progressed beyond the old time medicines and the cheap substi tutes sometimes offered but never ac cepted by the well informed. Time is the o'dest as well as the most fallible o critics. in- 44 llnnaon'i iHsigie Corn Salv." Warrant'il to cure or n.niiev refunded. Ask your druggi-st fur it. l'nce I5i-en;... The latest new book is entitled, "A Woman After All." This Bhould be sufficient to put a bachelor on his guard. TAX and I'ltKCKI.KS wnrrantcd to be removed by . 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