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.-- ,-e- - -"J w I I: -1 l-f , T r r n I! i i i . . j.. m I a :: Pi i i V I1 2 ! 5 X It ': H fl K i Pure Is absolutely necessary in order to have good health. The greatest affliction of the human race is impure blood. There are about 2400 disorders inci dent to the human frame, the large majority arising from the impure or poisonous condition of the blood. The best remedy for all blood dis eases is found in Hood's Sarsaparilla. Its remarkable cures are its loudest praise. It is not what we say but what Hood's Sarsaparilla does that tells the story. No remedy has ever had so marked success, or won such enormous sales. Scrofula in its severest forms yields to its potent powers, blood poisoning and salt rheum and liKiny other diseases arc permanently cured 03' it. ror a general Spring Medicine to remove those impurities which have accumu lated during the winter, or to overcome That Tired Feeling, nothing equals HOODS Sarsaparilla Soutli African Kaffir Choir. When in the course of their singing the words become especially deep and full of meaning, the bodies of the sing-' crs sway from side to side, and the hands beat the time. This swaying is especially noticeable in the Song of the Hell; the body seems to imitate the mo-1 tions of the tongue that strikes the bell, then falls back quivering, and plunges down on the other side. An-, other song is in native, describing the , progress of a family of natives from the forest on a journey to tne coast, xne - m listener is supposed to be at a house on the side of the road upon which the procession is to pass. At first he hears makes home a centre of warmth and in them faintly, then louder and-louder, spiration. It chases away dull care, and louder, until the singing reach his H invites the day-dreams that we all door; then he too, with all the mem-. must love. It provokes imagination to bers of the household, joins them with j pay ,is jolliest pranks. It sends its his voiee and hands until the party , influence forth and bids us hasten back passes away from sight and hearing, that we may enjoy the good it has to During the entire journey this singing offer. It acts as a magnet and draws and clapping of hands are kept up. the family close together. Itproraotes Although you cannot understand the ' merry chat and harmless jest. It sug words of the song, it is so vividly pic-1 gests good homely games, and the tured that you catch its meaning with- young folks seek it out It becomes a out a conscious effort on your part 1 centre of attraction, and brings good Harper's Young People. friends to share its light and warmth. rrofanlty and l'aln Too often go toccther Refrain from swearing If vou arc suffering the tortures of rheuma- uucing uiai uecorauve eneci inatap tls'm, and eek the aid of Hostetter's Stomach peals to all aesthetic houls than does Bitters, which win exnei 1 o rbeumaiie virus f rnm vnnr nlnnil Kidnev and malarial com- plaints, dyspepsia, constipation, neuralgia and biliousness are all relieved by this sterl- Ins and comprehensive family medicine, , which should be kept always on hand for emergencies Tiro Teams. Here is a really funny storj which will amuse all who are interested in football. On the occasion of a great match in one of the English counties, between a number of military otiicers and a team of barristers, the former had prepared a splendid lunch for the visitors before the game. "loth teams did thorough justice to the lunch, and! mc legal gentlemen going msirong inr the indigestiblcs. the officers antici pated an easy victory. On looking towards the football-grounds, however, after lunch, the otiicers espied a re markably fresh-looking lot of giants kicking the ball about, and, in amaze ment, asked their guests who the strangers were. 'Oh,' replied one of them, just fin ishing his last mouthful, "that's our playing team: we are only the "jig team, you know." lunch-' j "Hanson's Magic Corn Salve." j Warranted to erne or money refunded. Ask yojr . Amesil for it. 1'iire I5renl. t . 'Ihcrishtto command is the fruit of In I !or.s the price of courage. 1 Billinrd Table, teeond-hand. For n"e cheap Apply to or address, H. C. Akik, ill S. ltith St. Onmha. Neb. St. Jacobs Oil RH W. L. Douclas 3 CUAF IS THE BEST. taTb? liVaU FIT FOR AKIN. . cordovan; FRD4CH&.ENAMELLC0 CALF. :4.$3.s? Fine Calf MOwgabmi 3.5PPOUCE,3SOLES. " -EXTRA FINE- nJ. S2I7BOYS'SCHDOLSHGE1 LXIE3- 'SEND FOR CATALOGUE V-L-DOUGLA3' Over One Million People wear the W. L. Doug'as $3 & $4 Shoes All our shoes are equally satisfactory They give the best value for the money. They equal custom shoes in style and fit. Tb:ir wearing qualities are unsurpassed. i 1 ne prices are unitorm. stamped on sole. From Si to $. sivc! over ether make;. If your dealer cannot supply you we can. DiS HAND OR POWER BREAK SEPARATOR Ono-thini mem hotter n! of higher tjiislitj-thanbyoihrrtnown :t.lenis. SAVES MONEY AND LABOR Suer from 1 to 1,000 Cow. rair.rhlrt Mailed Free. Ajrents Wanted Kivis nAv pi.ih;. anu vfo. CO., Sole Manufacturers. Chicago, 111. Successful I v Prosecutes Claims. Late Principal Ksamlner U a IVnslon Iluroau. H3yn.iuU: v.nr, 3a4iul:taliu;;:Uiu,uttyu.ceL eX?S HeLK-t n 1 a. H JrZ&fCa K?5Sfej-''Y ewHPb i KfM HAVE YOU F1VE-QR MORE COWS ? If zo a "Baby" Cream Separator will earn its cost for you every yenr. Why continue an inferior svstem another year at so (rreat a loss? Dairying is no'w the only profitable feature of Agriculture. ProDerly con ducted it always pays well, and must pay jou. You E. aoparator, and you need the BKST,-the "Ilaby" U styles and capacities. Prices, $73. upward. Send for new 1893 Catalogue. THE DE LAVAL Branch Offices ELCtN. ILL. Consumption was formerly pronounced incurable. Now it is not In all of the early stages of the disease Scott's Emulsion will effect a cure quieter than any other known specific. Scott's Emulsion pro motes the making of healthy lung-tissue, relieves inflammation, overcomes the excess ive waste of the disease and gives vital strength. Tor Coughs, Colds, Weak Lungs, Sow Threat, Bronchitis, Consumption, Scrofula, Anaemia, Loss of Ple8h and Wasting Diseases of Children. Buy only the genuine Tvith our trade mark on salmon-colored wrapper. rjr pamphlet on Scoffs Emulsion. FREE. I TIIAOC UM. I Send j I Soott A lowne, N. Y. All Druggists. SO cents and Si. Blood " I wish to say that three years ago we had a beautiful boy born to us. At the age of 11 months he breathed his last, a victim to im pure blood. On Aug. 4, 1891, another boy was born, who at the age of two months be came afflicted with the same diiease. We believed the trouble was constitutional, and not common sore mouth. I procured a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla and commenced to give it regularly to both mother and baby. Im provement began at once. We have succeeded in cradicatius'thc scrofulous blood from the system, and to-day we are blessed with a nice, I fat baby boy, 18 months old the very Picture of Health, all life and full of mischief thanks to Hood's Sarsaparilla. I am a minister in the Methodh-t Protestant church, and it affords mc much pleasure to recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla to all as a safe, sure remedy. Eveu my wift, after taking Hood's, became healthy and fleshy and has the bloom of girlhood again." Rev. J. M. Pate, Brookline Station, Missouri Aestlieticlsm in Ilrat. If once we come to know the charm that the open fire has to offer, and if once we realize its potency against many ill its nrese s, we will Mireiy insist upon presence. Jet tne inventors ana ine economists offer what they will. For during the long winter days, such as We recently have undergone, it makes the home so bright and cheery as to shut out even the thought of the dreary bleakness without. And when the spring opens, and even when the sum- mcr comes, it allows ot just sumcient heat at eventide to ehase away the dampness that is certain to be felt. It 1 It makes a house a home in very truth; t finI StVil it Arnc mrtA rtfii-jl rr. " .' ""' "" ""- " -- f t, objcct to be obtained for the J J... . ... same, or even double, outlay. Harper's Hazar. the essential Winter TourUt Tickets Via tbe Wabash Railroad Are now on sa'e to all the winter resorts of the South, good returning until June 1st, U5. Also Harvest Excphsion Tickets to all points south on excursion dates. In ad dition to above. Railroad and (Steamship tickets to all points in the United States nnd EnorE, at lowest rates. For rates, tickets, excursion dates and full informa tion or a opy of the Home Seekers Guide, call at Wat ash Office, 1502 Farnam street, or write O. N. Ci.attos, N. W. P. Agt, Omaha. Neb. A Faithful Friend. It is good for a man to have a friend who can say the right thing. When Tommcrs got so hard up that he had to take a job at laying gas pipe he was as tonished to find his friend Itrown look ing down at'him in the trench one day. 'This is not the first time I have seen ! 1 , ' .1 I, ..a 1 a 11 you ii ere, saiu irown. .nu, uy inu way, I saw Miss Willis the other day I anu sue asiteu aoout you. 'You didn't give me away, did you?" ..Well, VOU know. I cannot tell a lie?" ... . ... , " on contemptible" "Hold on! When she asked what had become of you I told her the last time 1 saw you you were at the corner turn- ing up the street." Cincinnati Trib une. -ZzTi is made to cure & ATI "COLCHESTER" SPADING BOOT. BEST l MARKET. BEST IV KIT. BEST I.V WKAKIKG J QUAUTY. h The oaer or tap sole ex tends the whole length down to tbe heel, pro tecting tbe boot In dlc pinp and in other hard work. ASK TOUR DEALER K THKM land don't be put off with Inferior roods. COL.CIIRSXRR RIIRRRR rg BEAUTIFUL WYOMING RANCH FOR SALE. At foot of Laramie Peak in Albanv Coun ty. ltVi acres of hnest hay land; pood build in ps and fence; I.ivinjr water J b rough land and irripatins ditch Tine for cattle and horse raisin . Commands ranee of 1.000 acre or more. A dress ' 4. II. IM.KAIIA.M.-ill S. 12th St., Omaha. I WSCALPER ;4 rce. and H-k c All about imVintf m-nev in fiiln . b rlr!tur the tnilr!"(.anurrlnsnf I rcoto tl.ooo l!et method tet- .1I M-a1r make I money. La.?i. Co.. 112 yuincy M., Chicago. SEPARATOR CO., General OSces: 74 C0BTLANDT ST., NEW YORK. M ttjfclft . "HHft Jl I FARM AND GABDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Some Up to Date Hints About Caltlva tloa of the Soil mud Yields Thereof Horticulture, Viticulture sad Flori culture. The Soil. The Missouri station publishes the following on the conditions and com position of the soil: FORMATION. The soil is primarily a product of the disintegration of rocks, Weather and chemical agencies break these down and the floating power of running water, grinding and pulverizing the material, carries the particles to lower levels. There the broadening of the streams checks the velocity of the cur rent and the material, so far buoyed up and carried along by the moving water, subsides and forms land. This grows by accretion from year to year until it pushes through the water where occasional overflows add to its height until it escapes eventually even these and becomes the fit abode of man. In this way most of the soils of our state have originated. The process still continues and hundreds of thou sands of tons of valuable material are carried yearly by the turbid floods of the Mississippi and its tributaries to the ocean, there to build at some future time a continent to be the seat of an empire like our own. The fine material in this process of transporta tion is naturally carried further than the coarse, the proportion between the two being determined by the nature of the rock from which it is de rived, the length of time and char acter of the atmospheric agencies working upon it and the velocity of the water rolling and pushing it along. The great variety existing in all these conditions produces, of course a great variety of soils. In our own state the fine clay like material, that covers so large an area of it, be speaks a remote source north of the great lakes. The rocks from which it is derived must have been largely feldspathic, as otherwise such vast quantities of cla3 and clay like earth, as exists in the Mississippi valley could not have been produced; but all rocks containing fclds-par, no matter what their structure and origin con tain, beside what eventually will be clay, potash and phosphoric acid, the two elements without which no agri culture is possible. How vast the quantity of these substances is in our soils will appear further on; but as both of them, as mentioned, are soluble, they would be washed away by the rains and car ried into the ocean if in the disintegra tion of the original rock, combinations of them did not exist or were formed that prevented this leaching process. These combinations, while yielding up to the growing plants from year to year a certain amount from their stores, thereby rendering continuous growth possible, are yet in their to tality preventive of waste and retain enough of these most valuable in gredients of a soil to preserve it to a moderate degree of fertility for hun dreds of years to come. ALTERATION. Upon this soil of a purely mineral character plants begin to grow; first, lichens and plants of simple structure and low organization which, in time, die and make room for others, leaving behind their bodies. Then, as the soil becomes richer in carbonaceous and organic matters, higher organized plants occupy it, passing through the same phases of life as the former, and enriching it at an increased rate by the greater number as well as the greater bulk of their bodies that fall victims to organic law. Lastly, the higher type of plants makes its appearance prepar ing and leaving in the course of time the soil in the condition of virgin fer tility in which our forefathers found it and of which, through ignorance of the laws of vegetable growth, they speedily despoiled it. But the bodies of plants becoming incorporated in the soil are not only causes of the alterations which it un dergoes by their growth. Many other factors are active in changing a pure ly mineral to a fertile agricultural soil. The roots penetrate it in all di rections and often to a great depth, leaving after the death of the plant, a net work of narrow channels, through which air and water with their con comitant actions, aided by heat and frost, work a change in the character of the soil that is helped along by the roots themselves, which by their acid secretions attack and dissolve mineral matter previously insoluble. This enters the plant, subserving the physi ological processes of its development and returns at its death to the soil from which it was originally taken. I but in altered forms, in combinations not previously existing', more soluble, and, therefore, more readily accessible to subsequent plants that ma' need it. How considerable this factor is even for a single season in modifying the character of a soil, will appear further on; and be it remembered it is not only the carbonaceous matter of the plant, not only its altered mineral combinations that produce the change, but also the nitrogen, originally ab- acuv "uul "'".'"f m-...." nllctfl RllCCPSSlUfclV from the atmOS- -. 4T,of -!,- mrullRnntinn in most important direction. Heat and cold, dryness and moisture, chemical action of the roots of the plants upon the minerals of the soil and the incor poration into it of their bodies with their multiform proximate components j including their nitrogenous constit uents and air with its oxygen and carbonic acid, bring about finally a re sult as beneficial to us as it is natural; and one withal, that is lasting if knowledge and prudence recognizes and deals with it in the proper man ner. Renters and Farm Owners. There is certainly one market in which the demand is enormously greater than the supply the market in Iowa for industrious, reliable and efficacious farm renters, says Sioux City Journal. Even in so new a coun try as northwestern Iowa the demand is an anxious and, seemingly, a grow, ing one. The progress of events ha been so rapid, the development of ag riculture so rapid, that there are thou sands now who have farms the culti vation and use of which they desire to let to others. The land owners are looking and bidding against each' other for tenants upon whom they can rely. There are plenty, too, of those who want to be tenants, but the prac tical trouble'fs that too many of them are not desirable for one reason or an other. The man who is content to live from hand to mouth,Jkfget through the year any way, to do as little work as possible, to be afraid lest the farm be kept up too well, to avail of every ex cuse to loaf a day in tpwn, to neglect the thousand little opportunities which on a farm are so big in the aggregate, or worse still, to exercise ingenuity in beating the land owner out of every possible part of his share this sort of man is altogether too numerous, aa farm owners have found out by bitter experience. It is really a serious diffi culty to find suitable tenants. The market is suffering for lack of supply. At least such is the grow ing complaint of those who claim to speak from experience. The explanation a few years ago was that land was so cheap and to be had on such easy terms that the enterprising, thrifty, intelligent man need not be a renter at all or long, but would be a land owner. But although the price of good farm land in northwestern Iowa is still relatively low, it has ad vanced with great rapidity during the last decade, and it is practically out of reach of many. Their capital can be better employed, for a period at least, in the use of the land of others. As a rule, rent is "on share," and not for a fixed cash compensation, and it prob ably will be for some time. Under these conditions the relation of renter and land owner is necessarily one of confidence. Abuse of confidence has already gone far to alienate the two classes. All theories apart, it has made a great opportunity for the re liable renter. The man who is not afraid to work, who knows how to work, and who at the same time can have it known of him that his word is as good as his bond, is now and hence forth will be in demand among farm owners, no matter how small his money capital may be. He is the man for whom land owners are anxiously looking. The renter who will take hold and run a farm as well as the owner did who made his fortune out of its acres, the man who will keep -he farm in repair and good cultivation and who will strictly and promptly tic count for its use has an inviting field before him. He can almost command his price. Japan Clover. The botanical name of Japan clover is Lespedeza Striata, and the special bulletin of the United States depart ment of agriculture on Agricultural Grasses and Forage Plants, (1889) saysl This plant was introduced in some unknownway, over forty years ago, from China into the North Atlantic states. It was little noticed before the war, but during the war it extended north and west, and has since spread rapidly over abandoned fields, along roadsides and in open woods, and now furnishes thousands of acres of excel lent grazing in every one of the gulf states and is still spreading northward in Kentucky and Virginia and west ward in Texas, Indian Territory and Arkansas. It is an annual and furnishes pasture only during the summer and until killed by the frost in the fall. The small purplish blossoms are produced singly in the axils between leaf and stem, and the seeds ripen, a few at a time, from about the 1st of August to the close of the season. It reproduces itself from seed on the same ground year after year, and on this account has been erroneously called a peren nial. It will grow on poor soils, either sand or clay, but prefers the latter. It is better adapted to poor soils than Bermuda grass, both from giving a more certain and perhaps larger yield and from being more useful in restor ing their fertility. On poor upland soils it is seldom cut for hay, growing only from six inches to one foot in height, and being inclined to spread out flat upon the surface. On rich, bottom lands it grows thicker, taller and more upright and is largely cut for hay. It has been sown artificially only to a limited extent as yet, but seed isnow offered in the market, and its cultiva tion is likely to be liberally extended, especially on lands too dry or poor for alfalfa, and where the true clovers do not succeed. Japan clover is remark able for holding its own against other plants. It will run out broom sedge and other inferior plants, and even Hcrinuda in some localities. It docs not withstand drouth as well as either Bermuda or Johnson grass, but soon recovers after a rain. The young plants are easily killed by drouth or frost, and for this reason a good catch is more certain on an unbroken sod than on well prepared land. Still, there is believed to be less difficulty in obtaining a catch with this than with some other forage plants. A good method of seeding is to sow in March at the rate of one half bushel pcracre, on small grain sown the previous au tumn or winter. For haj' it should be cut early, be fore it becomes woody. It is cured in the same manner as clover, and the hay is apparently relished by all kinds of stoek. There is some complaint that stock do not at first eat it readily while growing, and that horses and mules are liable to be sali vated if allowed to eat it freely while luxuriant. In both these respects, however, it probably differs little from the ordinary clovers. No cases have been reported of bloat or hoven being caused by it. Maryland Wheat Test. The Maryland station gives a report on wheat tests for the years 1893 and 1894, a summary of which is as fol lows: 1. The six varieties of wheat which gave the largest averages for the years 1893 and 1894 were: Fultz, 44.4 bushels; Garfield, 43.3 bushels; Valley, 42.3 bushels: Wisconsin Triumph, 41. G bushels; Badger, 41. t5 bushels, and Cur rell's Prolific, 41.1 bushels per acre. L'. Nitrate of soda did not increase the growth of either Crimson Clover or Cow Peas grown as a fallow for wheat, nor did an application of 300 pounds of a complete fertilizer have any effect on the peas. 3. Crimson Clover fallow for wheat gave 40.9 bushels per acre; Cow Peas fallowed for wheat gave 33.1 bushels per acre; land without either the Peas or Clover and with 30 per cent more fertilizer gave only 33. 1 bushels per acre. 4. Corn land wheat which had been limed for the previous crop of corn gave 31.3 bushels of wheat per acre; that which had not been limed made 22.8 bushels per acre The plot which was limed has a fine set of clover; that which was not limed is practically a failure so far as the set of clover is concerned. 5. Nitrate of soda while having no effect on wheat which had been heavi ly fertilized, increased the yield 75.5 per cent on wheat which had received no fertilizer. 6. Spring barley yielded 26.7 bushels to the acre. Winter barley yielded 50.5 bushels to the acre; Wheat under the same conditions yielded 36.7 bushels to the acre. 7. The set of grass is very much better on the barley than the wheat stubble. There are large districts in the west where people with asthma, hay fever, and consumption can find temporary and often permanent relief from their complaints, A Dry Roup Care. H. B. Greer writes to Midland Poultry Journal as follows: Last winter we had several cases of the mumps in our family and called in a physician for consultation. We were using a liquid solution for spraying the throats of the youngsters having the mumps, but our doctor stopped it and gave us a prescription which we had filled. He recommended it as the very best thing for irritation or in flammation of the throat, and more easily applied than the fluids. The children soon got well, and one day we took a notion to examine the preparation carefully, to taste it and try to find out what was in it. Finally an idea struck us and we went to the drug store and got a fresh lot of 'the mixture, and also a little spraying1 ma chine or blower, that worked on the principle of a bellows a little trick costing only 10 cents. Then we went to a coop where we had a roup' hen, and we treated her to a dose of the doctor's throat remed3r. We blew it in her mouth, nostrils and eyes. The next day she was very much better, her roup having seemingly about dried up. We gave her two more applica tions and cured her. Shortly afterward we got in several Plymouth Rocks from the country that soon developed distemper, and strong indications of roup. We puffed the dry mixture into their eyes and mouth and cured them with two doses. Then we became quite anxious to know just what we were using, and so we went to the druggist and asked him. He in formed us that the mixture, which was in the form of a powder, was com posed of sulphur, alum and magnesia, about equal parts. We are glad to give this new rem edy for roup to our poultry friends j free of cost. We like it for one reason I and that is its dryness. It does not wet the head of the afflicted bird and thereby induce more cold and disease. It is cleanly, easily applied and very effective. It starts the process of dry ing up and healing as soon as applied. It allays the fever and the bird soon gets well. In ca.se of canker it is well to remove cankerous growth before applying the powder. Take a blunt stick and remove the substance, and then blow the powder over the affected parts thoroughly. We have applied many roup cures. but the mixture of sulphur, alum and j magnesia, equal parts, in a powdered form beats all others we have tried. Give it a trial and report. KeniiniMccnscs in I'oultry Knitting. Philadelphia Times says: In old time, say fifty years ago, Bucks county, in this state, was held to surpass anj' locality west of the Hudson in raising poultiy, while they monopolized the making of capons, and of these latter the writer has seen a beautiful, plump pair weighing ten pounds and one ounce. This success was due to the practice of the farmer giving the charge and emoluments of the poultry yard to his daughters, and they gave constantand intelligent earc to the work. The young turkey broods were kept dry, and it was with pride that Priscilla would announce that of sixteen turkey poults she had "lost nairy one." Alas! the modern Priseilla has come to town, is raising bangs instead of chickens and bending over a typewriter for ?f a week. Of all the states in the Union Rhode Island is pre-eminent in turkeys, and a forty pounder from that locality has often graced the Christmas hoard of our ministers abroad. A famous breeder was James Williams of Kent county. In 1S29 he sent a monster to Gen. Jackson. It weighed fifty-one pounds and was driven to Washington alive in a carriage by Williams himself. It was nearly four feet high. Large fowl arc generally coarse, but the Rhode Islanders are the exception. Of all eminent Americans none sur passed Gen. Winfield Scott in devotion to the good things of the table. His steward, Craig, used to go to New York in the fall and make engagements for the best of the market during the win ter, and a supply of Rhode Island tur keys was always included. Geese and ducks are more favored by the Germans than by the Americans. While not one person in a hundred has ever eaten canvas back duck, it is a cherished American tradition that it is the greatest of all table delicacies. Well, it's a fraud. To get the boasted flavor of the "wild celery" on which it feeds it must be cooked half raw, and is generally as tough as a boiled owl. With the exception of the little "blue winged teal" no duck that swims can surpass a well fed, well cooked puddle, such as 3'ou can buy in our market for 10 cents a pound. Canvas back is now 50 cents a pound. M. Gkandkau, a French writer, once said: "During centuries past experi ence in the scientific sense of the term of agricultural art is unfortunately a large accumulation of observations that remains stationary. The wealth of the agriculture of a country is the most solid pivot of public and private fortune. There is no question more important to the material prosperity of the nation than that treating of ag riculture nor one in which the inter vention of the government is more im posed. To the government belongs the duty of instructing by every means possible the general cultivators and furnishing at the most useful times all information relative to commerce, to the markets and the latest agricult ural importations, all the departments and agricultural associations, assisting by their efforts in the propagation of the best methods and the experimental demonstration of the results acquired :n the schools and stations. A Tkxxessee breeder assures Fanci er's Review that asafcetida will cure limber neck. Give the afflicted bird a pill of asafcetida as large as a pea, and repeat the dose in twenty-four hours if the bird is no better. Limber neck resembles St. Vitus dance in the human family. The fowl staggers about as if drunk, its neck twists all about; it falls down and reels around, but at times it seems all right, with hardly a trace of the affliction visible. Its appetite is good, and it does not have any symptoms of other a Mictions, such as diarrhoea, or roup symptoms. Cause unknown. We had two cases in our yards in Georgia. Both died in a week. We used no drugs, as we did not know anything about the iualad3', and never saw a case of it until then. We afterward advertised for a rcmedj' for limber neck, and the a.safetida cure was sent to us. Try it, and re port if you have cause to use it. Two more of the Chinese ironclads have been &ent to the bottom by the Japanese fleet. They were the two best ships of the "Celestials," the Chen Yuen and the Ting Yuen. These two ships with two smaller ones brave ly attacked the Japanese fleet at Wei-Hai-Wei and fought till the two large ones went down. There seems to be a marked improvement in the fighting of the Chinese, and if the war be con tinued for a long time China may give a better account of herself. The French claim that gasmaking was invented by Lebon in 1802, who made gas by the dry distillation or Tbe Dog Feared a Scarcity of Cake at the Chares Social. A lady near here recently made a cake to take to a society supper, and after it was well frosted set it out of doors to cool. When she went for it it had disappeared, and not having time to bake another, she had to buy one to carry. The same afternoon a church circle, who were getting ready for a supper, were called out by a big dog, who was found on the steps to the ves try holding in his mouth a handsome cake on a pan. No one recognized the dog, but, supposing he had been sent by some one, the cake was taken from him, he giving it up cheerfully. But on inquir3 later no one could be found who knew an'thing about the dog. The myster3 increased until it eame to the ears of the lady who lost the cake, but even yet the myster3 of the dog's friendship for that church is unsolved. Portland Express. Catarrh Can Not Be Cared With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as thev can not reach the seat of the disease. Ca tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take in ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directlv on the blood and raucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine It was pre scribed by one of the best physicians In this country for years, and is a regular pre scription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood puri fiers, acting directly on the mucous sur faces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonder ful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 7"c. Halls Family Pills. 25c. Itoileil Turkey With Celery. Chop half a head of celer3' very fine. Mix with one quart of bread crumbs, two scant tablespoonfuls of salt, half a teaspoonful of pepper, two heaping tablespoonfuls of butter and two eggs. Stuff the turke3 with this, sew up and truss. Wring a large square of white cotton cloth out of cold water, and dredge it thickty with flour. Pin the turkey" in this, and plunge into boiling water. Let it boil rapidly for fifteen minutes, then set it back where it will simmer. Allow three hours for a tur key weighing nine pounds, and twelve minutes for every' additional pound. Serve with celery sauce. The stuffing m:i3' be made the same as above, onl3' substite oysters for celery, and serve with oyster sauce. Worm In Horse. Tbe only sure cure for pin worms In horsea known is Stekctce' Ifos Cholera Cure. Never fall's to destroy worms In horses, Iiors, sheep, dozs or eats; an excellent remedy for sick fowls. Send sixty cents In United States postase stamps and I will send by mail Cut this out, take it to druggist and pay him fifty cents. Three packaset for $1.50 express paid. G. C. STEKETEE, urana itapias, men. Mention name of paper. Little dro s of rain 1 rijihten the mead ows, and little drojis of kindness brighten tho world. Hegeman'a Camphor lee with (lyrrlne. The original ami only genuine. CuresChanpol Hands and Face, Cold Sore, &c. C. U. Clark Co.,J.Ha en.Ct- J.'an is of too noble and too high a birth to Le a slave to his 1 otlv. If the Ilaby lit Cutting- Teeth. leisure andiife thatoM and well trlnl remrdr, Mrs. iviNSLoWs Soothing STncr for Children Tcething- ('euiiw 1 egins great works; labor nlone finishes them. There is nothing so powerful as truth il often nothing so strange. Send For It. It's Free. Everyone who is dissntistied with his surroundings, who wants to better his condition in life, who knows that ho can do so if given half a chance, should write to .1. Francis, Omaha, Xeh.. for n copy of a little look recently issued by the passenger de partment of the Burlington Route. It is entitled 'A New Empire" and con tains 2 paes of information about Sheri dan county nnd tho Big Horn Basin. Wy oming, a veritable land of promise towards which the eyes of thousands are now hope fully turned. One can have no greater enemy than a violent temper. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when richtly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid nevs, Liver and Howels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from everv objectionable substance. Svrup of Figs is for sale by all dn?-;-gists in 50c and'Sl bottles, hut it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. onlv, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. It's a Prize Winner Read what the World's Fair Judges said when grant- ing the Hiofhest Award to -a LORILLARD'S (f iJfflaBHaPSS--- (JTmak Plug " A bright, sweet navy plug chewing tobacco, con taining finest quality of Bur ley Leaf. Has a fine, rich flavor and excellent chewing qualities, combining all points necessary to rate this product of the highest order of excellence in its class." Everybody who tries Cli max Plug says it's the best. For sale everywhere 'HE U. S. others in leavening strength. (BuUtlin ij. AflDtft.f.sv).) It is the best and 'most economical. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 106 WALL ST.. NEW-YORK. mZTTlJ&ii Effects or .Modern Kill. Ballets. Irofessor Hols Reymond, the physi ologist, has been experimenting as to the effect of modern German rifle bul lets on the human body. He says: "The bullet of the old styled rifle bored only a comparatively small hole in the portions of the body through which it passed, whereas the new bullet has an astonishing explosive effect If, for in-' stance, the ball passes through the head of the corpse, the skull is burst asunder in all directions, and very little ' of the head remains.' The professor explains by saying that the speed of the ' bullet is so great that when it meets an obstacle it dashes to pieces exactly , the same as drops of hardened glass ! burst asunder when the points are broken off. I Wo thiuk Piso's Cure for Consumption is ' tho onlv medicine for coughs. Jaxxie Picknaki), Springfield, II!., Oct. 1, IS'M. ' Prosperity is n great teacher: adversity i is a grtnterT - If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone. A Bank Failure. AN INVESTIGATION DEHANDED. A general banking business is done by the human system, because the blood de posits in its vaults whatever wealth we may gain from day to clay. This wealth is laid up against "a rainy day " a a reserve fund we're in a condition of healthy prosperity if we have laid away sufficient capital to dmw upon in the hour of our greatest need. There is danger in getting thin, because it's a sign of letting down in health. To gain in blood is nearly always to gain in whole some flesh. The odds are in favor of the germs of consumption, grip, or pneumonia, if our liver be inactive and our blood im pure, or if our flesh be reduced belozo a healthy standard. What is required is an increase in our germ-fighting strength. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery enriches the blood and makes it wholesome, stops the waste of tissue and at the same time builds up the strength. A medicine which will rid the blood of its poisons, cleanse and invigorate the great organs of the body, vitalize the system, thrill the whole being with newenergyand make permanent work of it, is surely a remedy of great value. But when we make a positive statement that oS percent, of all cases of consumption can. if taken in the early stages of the disease, be CUKKO with the 'Discovery,"' it seems like a bold assertion. All Dr. Pierce asks is that you make a thorough investigation ami satisfy yourself of the truth of his as-eition. By sending to the World's Dispensary Med ical Association, Buffalo. N. Y.. you can get a free book with the names, addresses and photographs of a large number of those cured of throat, bronchial and lung diseases, as well as of skin and scrofulous affections by the "Golden Medical Discovery." They also publish a book of i3o pages, being a medical treatise on consumption, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, which will be mailed on receipt of address and six cents in stamps. PATENTS Thomas P. Simpson. Wihineton, U.C So attv':rr until Patent ob tained. Wrfteforlnxcntor'sGuiJe. 35 Gent Patterns tor 10 Gents. These patterns retail in fashion bazaars and stores for twenty-fiie to forty cents each, but In order to Increase the demand nmonj; strang ers v:e offer them to tho lady readers of this paper for tho remarkably low price of only lO Cents Each. Postage one cent extra. The patterns aro all of tho very latest w York styles, and are uncqualed for style accu racy of 11 1. simplicity and economy. For twenty four years theso patterns havo been used the country over. Full descriptions and directions - as the number of yards of material required, the number nnd names of the different piece in the pattorn. how to cut and til and put the gar ment together. "' sent with each pattern. LAMF.S" Iiitcso Si.eevko Pattern No. ftM! Is cut in three Mzes. viz.. Si, W ami :o inches bust measure. No. 1 i- the butterfly sleee here shown in motj.-Iwe cle sole over bripht tolored satin. TMs style of sleeve is much in voxiic for swell occasions and on he made with or without the lower lit tint: portion as preferred StylKh gar niture of pasM-nH'ntf n insertion or rib! on in lows or roietf-s are loinetims displayed over lie shirring that marie- the center of puff with added attnictiene-i 'I he de-dsn N suitable for all materials, either to match or corre spond with the dress fiil.nc. So. 2 is the Italian sli''t and is very Iwfom Inir to. slender women. It i also urniiuteilowr a titled lining and can be plaited or gathered at the upper edsre as preferred. Kxtra fullness is addel at the inside s-eam. which throws da nlv ripples and curses aero" theann. adding to the artistic efle-1. As a nosf-ltv thl- -t le N much In faor witli the lln-de s.e. Ie women ;iml will make up attractively in silk. velet or woo.'t :i fatrits to correspond or contrast with thew.u-t Xo. 3 N a very full s&rot Ieoe. the popular style that is hccoinin to all and can te made 'rom any material. The retail price of pattern is M cents alTnnTTnnfliMTIffTHITTI!TFUTfITtTITTTTlfTnT!TflH7TTfnTtfTIIWTTnTTTTTTnnrnnnTm'T'!3 I v COUPON ORDER BLANK. I t Kcr Iadie. srlsr Itl'JiT mraurr. Fr MKIKT ratt.rn. zlrn HAI.ST measure onlr Kt C mlte, lojf, girls or children, rise BKCAST measure nn'y. Sen! 11 rriilo for e;icli at:ern S 'ATTKKN 'o. llt'.VT JlKASl'KK. No.... So.... Name.. .Inches ..Inches I'cttofBce.. Connty. s j F Miser dimes sriaprcil in tair and enclo-ed In enselope will corns afelj- lj- mall. C X-ll Addicts COIFO PATTKRJT '.. ImcU. Box TIT S-sv York. . V. SJ nuuuiiiiii.iniiiiiiuiiiiniiiiiMM''''1'''l''u''tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiUiiiiUiiuzuuuu Fr.afi7 COSTS YOU SOTHISSJIS s;o82kOr5"'"Jfci-' eserTcfcre w-o eficr?!- Yt tUll. ITCIICV ties liteetl term: roao5Lisnoni liar, c-utttia ua afid sm:a toas. 75.00O In Vv. OXFORD MFG. CO., l-e3 GHICJKisJill.1.. Irenraaaatnl hnKytp. MCaa" iawaMM. --jK-aaH. i9 BecaptuaL T MSvaEfcasssaf.J ImcaTiTutWaiat Wa HflCIV yafassB Sa Thta wi.ftiwrasfSB TTasss laiaeFra. HrJjiH Warrant.! inVff-ie-tHggH aaiasiBsBtoaa Government offi cially reports ROYAL Bak ing Powder superior to all The Hoc Had ImxmI Memorv, The owner of an Irish water spaniel was out walkinsr with him. when he crossed a frozen mill dam. and acci dentally dropped his snuff box through a small crevice in the ice. The dog was greatly distressed at not being able to get the box, but was obliged to go home with its owner, who thought no more of the matter. Two months aft erward when the frost had gone, he and the dog passed the same place. The dog paused opposite the spot where the box had disappeared, seemed to think intently for a minute, then plunged in, and returned to tho bank with the snuff box m his mouth. Ely's Cream Balm wu.i. crici: Catarrh rvHctOCeiit!-1 Apply Balm into each noxtril. E1.T Bros., M Warren St-.N.Y. Lt jrfir winn'nl n rUber.t fUn nf ...rt ,nr hit bfoi. rir lulf through. OIK tlltritf lFllt BISArTElKKIl. Whr BrcunpnKWIKKIMFKWIII Ltl fllTH Bl'SnCSS. Tlirre but on thin loilo ilMrr the atlvprtuipff jmt tr,ot ettrv energy to filling the ort!r with which we wcra 3uo.lcl This wr dl anl hinttt wit i reasonable rroinitna ui.t miprec0ntp"l r,, bu.in. with bUKiiin ic-rntUKS. i.wkkisku itmms. AID TWCYTY IIKtWII noises uttn mill II n hi-. TRIBtTK OIK :(IIIUNK CO NOW I!E tUR IM.UIItr CUXC Last jrarwecoiild not rrtlure frifr trrau.pwe nrri toroptlfal in sonto way to limit tlil-maiMt for Arrmvtor g.t. We wouM haelcen satisfied with louer pric-v but wh) rrr a dVmaml which we couM not sti.l) ? We hte mwl th? heaviest purchases of stwl ant inatrml honsbt in Amenca this year, ami at inrrrrelrutnl price, ami bite mail trrms n dealers which enahlethem to make unpretevlrnt'! rirr.. In uualitv. character, larietr. tini.h. ami acce.sttMlitv -, full stock of ("oils anil repairs, we are witliout competilnrs. I In our plan ot alrfrtisin;c Isst year, we proo.rl to f urni.h t . feedcutterunilercertimeonilitiopsforir Fr rrssens sratl I abose we ul not roru lt the atlvrrtisiup, ami tbe frfl rtt I ter was not put out. We now propose to nuke anirv1 m I the follow ine manner- We will annonnre in this aer mir 9EW A1X-STFEL TIM SlTEItlOa FEEU flTTril.riUKIU $40 $10 rath with onltr, f , o. b. Cli.cac1 Only on to on? ptnon. Ii t- furnish aJdrre of tm neighr--- wh ought to liM nf thine in our tin. Cut irsciipt.uu an! fnlt information le- taram; it uiii jcpear Mn. ltVfMnriwi7riWJ catthon irm ajaiit pnyj rxrt-trfprtt,tjof fcitf."-. wiif owyifn Thtnj fiOM oh th fart of M UfUUr to ortrrh'ity prfc is $10 T(Vnr rffiV?. To tV vropr rrtrtan! fii-fi- ' vrnfit to I IfA.if ynn ?f ftV. WIF tit ttf Mt.r Ntrcj anl vm fc vrvtfrtfti t rr. nt ahm hirp bm vlieer in low pfe Beciute of th rnxtiRTOirti i output of our factories ararcnaMrd to hate Mctil fooN fur each pic, ir I on it to nterelr pirkmr t thus ir-iure the html liNr the materiU ami Lit. mi it donn Mm So small hi on the material which Income the cost of labor put j ll tht it is not worth mentioninr. We lia r. matcriil in the cwiiitrv. ine ma-lriip in the form f come the Ijr;rt tleaiVr the mutti-Ml. of courr.e !- I fkirfl catvantzrtl after rom J petim wilM.UllII, ttmfs ptitup, ftr, To ifh an (tilling an.l tixej), tanlv extent hasth:lecoietrue, I the prifeof tir jtonN (anjl and to -mcii an extent hi onth-t account tn ! Line or our Diiine ren , dfir! coin tit "n intf vl lei, lint I'OI It I.AKCK ff IMfllLI. M flfA-. KUV HI t IMI ; TIIEIIt TOUFKH OK I 4 Tlll-i 1FU THF1 M IT HF. nrSKWE nahKTIiK OXI.T ABSiLl'TFI. KFIURI.F alll SlFRTOrTKUt HTtrKTI!F.Y t IHi OF IHl'IIFirriC . Tin's thev can iiiiMit nrr4isR.UK iiaiMc iiiR run rutin to G.!.v4wzr ftikitiii-sq aftm. it is con. I rLKmi, !( l03.ro.TE EYF.UTHIVI FAUTI.V HtHlir. j Tlese concerns are w, for. even thotnh thy mar int i fumiih th hetof trf... th wlWl wtli hue thrift t'p- tpoit. Peni lo us your name twt airlrei anrt lho-.rof your netphhorx who may nl conirthlii.T in our ln an-l Hie rrto (V them s com! turn. The- AcrnKtr . I one of the -.. vwc fill ImMncw enfrrnrue winch has U-en Itunchnl in r-nt time In MiereMin.;3t"'riniei.t will I . - tt.M-. attf m'i' t!cir tho lines t n rhich thatsurcev hi.len worfclo t U tta.Ionetty a farmer's ". A cttnl fli wrcf hevt Terti,ement may s 15 t fnrninr ainr fintn hoy a rarr AermotOr CO. lSlfci:okwe!IAHlIortfM,Obleto WELL MACHINERY Illustrated cnta.'ocrn eliowinK WEIJ, UUJU, UUsJIS. ui:il.is. 11 1 mtAUi.iu ASD JKTTIMt MACIIINERT. etc. 8airr Fniat. llare been tested anil all tcarranlert. Blouz City Kneim k Iron Works. , Hnrresnr tft IV"h M fir Cn 2 Nl.inx City. loiro.J IMll UD1UTJ ATI3.. Ituni'ia ,l, .71" ' with a plctur1 of tho parmrnt to co by Theso 1 patterns are cnrnple'e la eiery particular, thero r-elwra separate p-.tti-m for vcrv sinplo piece I of thedrp.is Your oruer will t-elllled th" orae dav it 1" roielvi-J Order patterns by number and cive feize in inches Everv pattern c.aran:eil to be perfect. THEY A2TE CT.OVE nSTIKO. Tocetcot Hr-Tand UltKAST measure, put tho tape mea.-.Tirr ALL of the wav around tho tcdy. oter th rtrrss cIos nn'lT the arm. Price of each pattern. lO cents, wheo ordered on co ipnn jTinfd Le'oiv Postage ono tent extra on KAC'II pattern Misses" Coti:mb. Pattern No C01 Is rut in -four si7es. viz. : " s. Want I yars. Cherry colored cashmere and n-auiy jxilnt-dc-venise late, rnrnl ined ir malii" ibis ebarnr-ini;ilre-s i!esi;ne.i (r jiartv ilao mc school or test wear The fancv arranremenf of the preitv waist la madeowra fitted Imv liiunx that s uul.ite ;i voke at the upper w)riif:i a'nl corm-d wit i lace Handsome lace tisi'-IIe-cross the snni!t.r and fall on ea-h MI"of (root in jabot "tyi. The clo-im? K invisible m .-enter back. Ill I!m pire puffs are -uIU'iIv arraictl nr titled sleeve iirinirs a frill f laie tnls'iint them at the ell nw Tne full round skirt Is trlimn"d with a .siwete ltaiid of insertion itu iuatc!i IScei -fueil o:i slim- tr.eileep hem. The upivr ctlsc in fatn ereil and seised to lower edue of waist Tne addition of a jruliuiie will maSe this pr"ttv cos. tunie suitable for general we.r Velvet ttilt .r silk can be usii ia j ai e of the lace witti sflish cfTect and the sieevefr II can lieorniltul altogether if .so preferred. 'repon. camels hair t.iffeta Henri"' or aav soft woolen or ni'xej fjii r'es mil raali1' up stslishlv bv the mo I The retail price of pattern is i'V i ent- HAI.ST JIKASUKK. Ui'KsST JIKAM'KK. .Inch .Inche. 3 ,.ir.cbe -lnclie 3 State. oniiilm II. !!" .sseiiu Ailertiseiiieuc ivinUly .einitoit tliU 1'aper. CURB WHtRt AIL tLSfc FAILS. El Beet Coush Sjrnp. Tastes Good. TJcogi D3 in time, gold ny aroggats. Wff K&BAUI A ISSIu. 3pW) VtfSy, "V "H?"iVv!wv .' JW ylv lit ) V Awi iy 7 i