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the earliest vegetables. They pay. Well
Salzer's Seeds are bred to earliness,
vf they grow and produce every time. None
go early, so fine as Salzer's. Try his
( radishes, cabbage, peas, beets, cucum-
bere, lettuce, corn, etc! Money In it for
c.i.r in the lararest crower of
vegetables, farm seeds, grasses, clovers,
' potatoes, etc.
.If yra will tt this eat mS aaa
to the John A. Salter Seed Co., La
Crosse. Wis., with 10c postage, you will
get sample package of Early Bird Rad
ish (ready in 16 days) and their great
catalogue Catalogue alone 5c postage.
w.n.
You can't stuff some people so much that
they icill fce grateful
Nervous
Tcople wonder why their nerves are so weak;
why they get tired so easily; why they do not
!eep naturally; why they luvcfrequent head
aches, indigestion and
Nervous Dyspepsia. The explanation Is
simple. J t is found in that impure blood feed
ing t'e nerves on refuse instead of the ele
ments of strength ami a igor. Opiate and nerve
nmnotinds simply deaden and do not cure.
Hood's Sarsaparilla feeds the nerves in
rich iilnml - rives natural sleep, perfect du
tioo, is the true remedy for all nervous troub
Hoods
Sarsaparilla
Isthe One True Blood Purifier. AH druggists. $L
, - enre IJver Ills; easy to
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or two
all extra profit.
That's the merchant's reason
whourges an inferiorbindingfor
a costly skirt. It's not (nothing
is) as good as s .
Bias Velveteen Skirt Binding.
Look for S. H. & M. on the label
and take no other.
If your dealer will not supply you we
will.
Send for samples, shoving labels and mate
rials, tolhe S. H &.M. Co.. P. O. Box 699. New
York City.
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
W. L. Douglas
3. SHOE "UUU
If you pay S4 to 8G for shoes, ex- a jm.
aiiiine the W. I Douglas Shoe, and 9 C
see hat a good shoe you can buy for
OVER IOO STYLES AND WIDTHS,
CONGRESS, BUTTON.
and IACE, made la all
k Inds of the best selected
leather by skilled work
men. We
make and
sell iDoro
$3 Shoes
. than any
other
manufacturer In the world.
Xone centiine unless name and
pries is tamped on the bottom.
Ask your dealer for our 85,
S4. S3.SO, HiSM, K-J.-J5 Shoes;
SS.SO, S3 and SI. 75 for boys.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If yourdealer
cannot supply you. send to fac
tory, cnclottng pi ice and 36 cents
to pay carriage. State kind, stjle
of toe (cap nr plain), size and
width. Our Custom Depfwll fill
your order. Send for new Illus
trated Catalogue to kox it.
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
Unanimous
Choice
The New York Morning Jour
nal recently offered ten leading
makes of bicycles as prizes in a
guessing contest,giving the win
ners free choice of any one of
the ten machines. Theresult was
ALL of the ten winners selected
Columbia
Bicycles
The Journal ac
cordingly bought
ten Cuumbias,
paying $100 each
for than, without
discount or rebate.
On even terms
few will choose a
bicycle other than the Columbia
STANDARD OF THE VORLD
Unequalled, Uaapproaxfcd.
Beautiful Art Catalogue of Columbia and Hart
ford Bicycles is free if you call upon any Colum
bia agent; by mail from us lor two a-ceat
stamps.
POPE MANUFACTURING 00.
FactoriesandGenefalOfficeHaitfotdVGiSB.
Branch Stores and Agencies in almost every
city and town. If Cohunbias are not propcOf
represented in your vicinity let us kaow.
AFita staflrt6stfircf
Maw AA-ieas
Yam Baxlr Swaet Potato, as yellow as cold
and sweet as honey, earliest and most prolific
known: a bonanza for the north, en account of
its rapid growth and early maturity; matures
la the extreme north lonjr before frost; easily
cultivated, as it crows right up with no Tines
to bother with; an immense yielder.
Ti if lr Catalf containing over fifty
new varieties seeds, including n i In Wisil
rvmOse,wlth testimonials from sstrons
all over the TJnioa who hare tried it. ft costa
onlv 2 ceats per pound to raise this coffee. Po
tato seed, post raid, 36 -cents per pooad by O.
rYee sample of Coffee and Large Catalogs
for 5 cts. stamps.
WE HAVE n agents
bat aell direct to the
er at wholesale price. Ship
aanraere iot esaauaauoa
bef ors sale. Eterrtaiai: war
ranted, tea styles of Car
;, styles ot taw
aessvfi styles RMwgmJ
ssec. Write for catalogue.
ELKnART -Carries
a Haraen Mlg Ca,
Elkhart. lad.
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Ah Australian. aricalturaiist, Mr.
Krischanff, has called attention to the
fact that the potato will celebrate the
300th anniversary of its introduction
into England this year. It was m
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i Wat oir tisiici jaiciu iciuiuiu
to England from America with thelirst
tobacco and potatoes, which originally
grew in Peru. Although the potato, it
is estimated, now furnishes one-sixth
of the nourishment of the human race,
for a long time it was a delicacy for the
rich alone Even at the beginning of
the sixteenth century noblemen paid
two shillings a pound for potatoes and
seasoned them with sherry. People
often visited the garden of the botanist
Gerard, at Holborn, to sec the plants in
bloom. There is talk of a celebration
in honor of the anniversary. New
York Tribune
The Presidential Succession
The presidential and vice presiden
tial officers have never in our history
both become vacant during a presiden
tial term. Several presidents have died
in office Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln and
Garfield, but the vice president took up
the office and survived the term. Vice
Presidents Clinton, Gerry, King, Wil
son and Hendricks have died in office.
John G Calhoun resigned to become
senator from South Carolina. In 183G
a new statute was passed by congress
changing the succession, and now in
event of the death or removal of both
the president and vice president, the
succession devolves upon the members
of the cabinet in tiie following order,
secretary of state, secretary of the
treasury, secretary of war, attorn ey
general, secretary of the navy, secreta
ry of the interior. Ex-President Harri
son in February Ladies' Home Journal.
SlOO Reward, SIOO.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in aK its stages, and
that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease requires a con
stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease and giving the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature !n doing
Its work. The proprietors have so much
faith In Its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Bend for list of
testimonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists: 75c.
Hall's Family Pills. 25c.
A (ood Dessert.
Banana charlotte makes a good des
sert and one capable of being prepared
in a hurry. Line tiie sides of a quart
mold with slices of sponge cake. Cover
the bottom of the mold with a thick
layer of thinly sliced banana. Fill the
mold with stiff whipped cream and set
it aside in the ice box until wanted,
then remove carefully from the mold
and serve.
How to Iluy a Carriage.
The great need of the times is a con
dition whereby the producer and con
sumer may deal with each other with
out the intervention of the middleman.
The common carrier should be the only
middle man. The Elkhart Carriage and
Harness Ca, of Elkhart. Ind., deals di
rectly with the consumer. Their goods
are shipped anywhere for examination
before sale. Every carriage, every set
of harness, every article sold, war
ranted. One hundred styles of carri
ages, ninety styles of harness and forty
one styles of riding saddles. Send for
their 112 page catalogue. This con
cern does an extensive business
throughout the United States.
The fattest man wo ever taw is calleil
"Heart's Desire' by his wife.
COLORADO GOLD MINES.
If you are interested in gold mining
or wish to keep posted regarding the
wonderful strides being made in Colo
rado, it will pay you to send fifty cents
for a year's subscription to The Gold
Miner, an illustrated monthly paper
published at Denver.
Fride in prosperity turns to misery in aI
versity.
Oklahoma.
No little interest is centered in the re
sult of congressional action on the mat
ter of statehood for Oklahoma and the
Indian country.
One thing is self-evident to all well
posted persons, and that is, if the two
territories were united into one state,
its almost unlimited mining industries
and extensive and rich agricultural
area would make it rank well up among
the richest states of the union.
We ean only do our let 'when we are
sure we are riijht.
Health are In paired Is not raall.v rrajnlacd.
yet ParkerS (JltiK r Tonic hasuttalneri iliesi ivsu'ii.
in many cas. ticoi' forevery w e.iknessancl d stix"
No mother is so wicked lint desires lo I
have good children.
It la aaere than woatlcrfal
how patiently people suffer with corns. Get peaci
and cum fort by removing tbeiu with Ilindcrcorns.
The hero does not 1 reed quarrels, but he
defends himself.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature cf the many phys
ical ills which vauish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when yon pur
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
stable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies re not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
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DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How feccessfal Faraaers Operate This
Depsrtaaent of tbe Farm A Few
Hints as to tbe Care of Live Stock
aad Foaltry.
T would seem as if
every dairyman
should be done
with keeping scrub
stock. Yet how
mnrfi Cftriili ctnnlr
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wS -"' there is sti!1 in tne
country. It costs
just as much to
keep scrubs as to
breed pure - bred
blooded stock, but
what a vast difference in results. -The
scrub cow gives perhaps one hundred
pounds of butter fat In a year, while
an improved cow produces three or
even four hundred pounds of butter in
the same period of time. The contrast
i3 very plain and obvious. In one case
we have nothing but lost opportunity
and money losses. In the other reason
able profits and a comfortable, success
ful businese. What with oleo and
heavy butter production, the dairyman
can ill afford to neglect the best chance
he has. If he cannot fix market prices,
he can produce large quantities of the
best butter at lowest practicable cost.
Another thing to think of is whether or
not the best and cheapest feeds are
being used. The dairyman must be a
close observer and student of market
values and composition of feeding
stuffs. He must not only know what
are the best feeds for his own purpose
but what are really cheapest for him
under the conditions with which he is
surrounded. What is the most economi
cal feed for one feeder would not be
the 6ame for another. -Gluten, cotton
seed and linseed meals are now quite
low in price, and, as they arc very rich
foods for both milk and manure, it be
hooves the dairyman to employ one or
the other cf them as a stock food. The
dairyman who keeps his eyes open and.
buys and sells to best advantage can
yet make a good income. W. P. Per
kins in Farmers' Review.
Iniiiaiia Hairy StntNtirs.
The commissioner of the bureau of
statistics lor the state of Indiana has
compiled a report of the farm products
of that slate for 1S95. The figures
given, the commissioner says, are "in
no case estimates, but arc the results
of questions asked every farmer in the
state by sworn officers of the state."
It would seem from this that such in
formation might be deemed fairly re
liable. In the light of such a conclu
sion, we give the following facts as
taken from the report:
Total number of Jersey cattle in the
state, 49,1SG.
Total number of Holstein cattle in the
state, 9.G0G.
Total number of Short-horn cattle
in the state. 55,255.
Total number of all other breeds in
the state, S13.495.
Total number of cows of all breeds,
4G3.043.
Total number of gallons of milk taken
'ast year, 145.39G.SG8.
Pouuds of butter made, 35.200.91G.
Pounds of cheese made, 394,G45.
By an analysis of these figures we
find that the average milk production
of Indiana cows is 2,500 lbs. per cow.
Allowing that the milk is up to stand
ard, containing 4 per cent of butter fat,
we find that the average butter produc
tion of the state cannot possibly ex
ceed 100 pounds a year. Ex.
Concrete in Cow Stable.
Some one has said that you can't ab
stract fertility through a concrete floor.
It is true. Drainage away from a ma
nure pile indicates a lack of brainage.
It is hard for some farmers to under
stand that the liquid manure contains
all the digested portions of the food
that are passed by the animal. These
digestible parts are soluble, and not
only quickest in their action as plant
food, but easiest to run away if not
jailed by a concrete floor. As Dr. Young
says, any place that is to hold manure
should be floored with concrete if pos
sible. It is a wise provision of Nar.uv
that man has this power of grinding
up concrete, and then molding it to suit
his will into artificial stone to cover any
desired surface with a water-tight cov
ering. This wonderful action is as iise
ful in its way as is the chemical action
of fire. It is one of the things placed
in our hands with which to prevent a
loss, and there are few losses so serious
to the farmer as the loss of fertilits".
With concrete floors and plaster for an
absorbent we may add much to the
value of manure, not alone by saving
the fertilizing value of the liquids, but
by retaining moisture in the pile.
Rural New-Yorker.
Plymouth Hock-Leghorn Crottt.
I have been engaged in raising chick
ens for "thirty years in a small way,
with moderate success. My experience
has been mostly with mixed breeds,
having tried Plymouth Rocks for a fsw
years, but as I "was after eggs princi
pally I got some Brown Leghorns and
crossed them with the Plymouth Rocks
and have a fair-sized fowl and very
good layers. We are getting 18 or 20
eggs per day now, and the mercury
is hovering about zero. In the laying
season we sell about 40 dozen per week
jfrom 200 hens. During the summer
'months we go to the poultry dealers"
and get a 36-dozeu egg case and fill
with nice, fresh eggs and take them
back, hand them in, get our mony and
another case, and don't have to wait to
hae the eggs counted; we gather our
eggs clean every eveiiiug, using plaster
paris for nfst eggs, which ve make by
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small hole broken In small end and
filling shell with plaster parts. When,
it hardens we have a nest egg "that
won't freeze, break or rot. We use A
house for the poultry to roost In, i0x20.
with ventilators in ends, with roost
five feet above the ground floor. We
whitewash with lime twice a year in
side and out, and spray the roost with
carbolic acid and coal oil at least twice
a year, and are seldom bothered with
lice. If our chickens get a touch of
the cholera or roup we use carbolic
acid, sulphur and salts in their food,
which soon stops the disease.-
Our chickens have the run of a cattle
barn and feed from the warm droppings
from the cattle during the winter sea
son; what little grain Jhey get is wheat
screenings and corn scattered out on
the ground in the morning before let
ting them out. We keep them shut up
mornings until all the farm animals are
fed and have time to cat. We set two
hens at the same time, and when they
hatch we take the best dispositioncd
hen and let her mother both sittings
and coop up the other hen a few days,
when she is ready to go to laying again.
We use a separate coop for each brood
of chicks and shut them up nights to
guard against "varmints" and make
handy for feeding mornings. We feed
and water morning, noon and evening,
using coarse meal and cracked wheat
for the little chicks, and shelled corn
for the larger ones.
When they get big enough to wean
we carry or drive them to the hen
house a few times and shut them with
the old chickens, and are not let out
in the morning until the little ones are
fed. We sell $175 worth of eggs each
year and about $30 worth of chickens,
besides what we use for a family of
nine. R. A. Garinger in Farmers' Review.
Temperature In l'oultry House.
Rucker Bros., Illinois We use no
thermometer. We try to keep the tem
perature just so water won't freeze. Do
not use artificial heat, as we do not
think it advisable. The fowls are more
AYRSHIRE COWS.
liable to (alee cold. As to construction
of a poultry house there lire various
things to he said. If you have a hill
that faces to the south, one good plan
is to excavate a place there, after the
manner of building a basement baru.
This will give a good warm house. An
other plan to keep the house warm,
is to line it inside and out with build
ing paper, so that it will give a dead
air (space. The paper should be under
the siding and sheeting. This is bet
ter than to fill the space between the
studding with sawdust or fine cut straw.
Wc would suggest that, whpre it is pos
sible to do so, the building should be
located in a protected position, where
the foree of the strong north winds will
be broken. These winds will penetrate
through every crack and crevice that
has been overlooked when the house
was built. It is not so difficult to keep
the temperature even when the weather
is calm. This is the main secret to
success in the winter time, especially if
you want healthy birds and loin of eggs.
Farmers' Re iew.
Preventing V.sa K.ilinsr.
In this issue E. S. Hatch asks how to
stop hens from eating eggs. The editor
of tbe poultry department of the Farm
ers Review can tell how he broke a
large flock of the habit. He took some
empty egg shells and filled them full
of a conglomeration made of lard,
cayenne pepper, salt, sugar, sulphur
and any harmless thing that would
tend to make the whole mass nauseat
ing. The first two eggs of this kind
put in the nests were eagerly de
voured and the writer began lo think
his plan was a failure, but, knowing
nothing better to do, he kept on feed
ing the hens all the eggs of this kind
they would eat. His object was to dis
gust them with the taste of eggs. After
a few had been fed the hens objected
to them, and left them alone. They had
evidently arrived at the conclusion
that eggs were not fit to eat after all.
No more trouble was experienced with
egg-eating hens. Perhaps if they had
had a feed of meat now and then they
would not have begun to eat the eggs.
Farmers' Review.
A Woman Hairy CoiniuiHiimier.
Mrs. Anna D. Clemmer, the Dairy
Commissioner of the state of Colorado,
is an energetic woman, who has done
much for the West anu the cause of a
broader womanhood. She was born
in Danbury, Conn., but her husband's
health failing she accompanied him to
Colorado. Reared in a home of plenty,
an only daughter, Mrs. Clemmer had
never known a hardship until called
upon to face pioneer life in Colorado.
To-day she is a handsome, self-reliant,
progressive woman, whose gray eyes
look out frankly upon the world and
at the duties of life unflinchingly. She
is in the prime of life and a busy wom
an. Her home is at Boulder, where,
besides a pleasant home, she has a
Jersey herd, and with her own hands
makes 200 pounds of butter a month.
Two miles from Boulder she has a
hay ranch of 160 acres and 1,000 chick
ens, to all of which hc gives her
personal attention, as well as looking
after her office in Denver. Coleman's
Rural World.
A Dairy Money Crop. Dairy, pro
ducts constitute a "money crop," which
may be made to yield regular returns
throughout the year. This has already
been discovered in spots, and a good
many individual farmers are reaping
the advantages. Most of the cities and
large towns report larger surplus of
local or country made butter than ever
before. And this is fast improving in
quality, and becoming more acceptable
to the consumers. Ex.
Au extrai't from the latest society
novel reads: "And the beautiful hehvss
shook her golileu curls iu the silver
tuuunlight aud petulantly pursed hr
lips.- Philadelphia Uncord.
Arnsltw Caws.
The illustration oil this page shows
two' Ayrshire cows, named "OllyhiU"
and "Mate." They are considered very
fine types of their breed. The cuts are
reproduced from the United States con
sular report The consul at Leeds,
England, makes the following report'
on the Ayrshire breed in the United
Kingdom.
The Ayrshire ranks among the best
cattle for dairy purposes. It has few
equals for this, but is not held in high
estimation for beef, because too small.
The Ayrshlres are good feeders when
dry. They are a hardy race. Their home
on the Clyde and near the Irish Sea
consists of moorland, hills, and in some
parts undulating surface of common
clay. The hills are light, rocky, and
with poor herbage. The narrow val
leys have sweeter food. Toward the
sea there are great stretches of barren
sand. The climate is moist, and the
district greatly exposed to continual
wind and' moist vapors from the At
lantic. There are a few tracts of use
ful land, but throughout the fertility is
very moderate.
The Ayrshlres at one time were
used in the London dairies, but have
been relinquished in favor of the York
shire or Teeswater Shorthorn. They
did not come to the weight and condi
tion desired for slaughter after they
had ceased to be profitable for milk.
They have been supplanted by animals
better adapted to being fed for beef
after they have served their time in
the dairy.
The origin of this breed is difficult to
trace. No particular men seem to have
stood out prominently as breeders or
improvers. The chief excellence of the
breed is supposed to have arisen from
the peculiar circumstances of climate,
soil and situation of several of the west
ern counties of Scotland. The farmers
in these districts noted the points that
indicated good milkers, and, as a con
sequence, a very superior breed of milk
ers was established. No breed of cat
tle in Scotland produce a like quan-
tity of milk, butter and cheese with the
Ayrshire. Farmers' Review.
Stable Floor.
In the Western prairie states wood
is perhaps the most extensively used
material for flooring stables for stock.
It is largely used on account of its con
venience and general adaptability,
though there is a growing feeling that
it is on the whole quite unsatisfactory.
The plank floor is short Iiwd; it is
made water tight with difficulty, and
above all it is objectionable for horses
that are confined much to the stall.
For cattle and hogs the same objec
tions prevail to a considerable degree.
Cement floors are gaining in favor and
are quite acceptable though rather ex
pensive. They should also be covered
with plank for horses. The cement
floors in the new station barn have
been in use over a year now and have
given good satisfaction. When well
bedded they are very satisfactory for
cattle, hogs and sheep. The .station
floors were made by laying three
inches of concrete composed of live
parts of clean, sharp sand to one or
Portland cement, well mixed and
packed weli on a foundation of sand
and gravel, and the surface was then
finished with a three-quarter inch cov
ering of cement and sand in proportion
of four of cement to seven of sand, and
troweled smooth and level except as
otherwise provided. These floors have
worn well even where horses wearing
shoes have walked on it. Such a floor
is cold in winter, however, unless used
inside of a warm building and bedding
used freely. This kind of a floor may
be made at a cost of 10 cents a square
foot. C. F. Curtiss in Rural Lire.
AiIv.intazfH of the Silo.
1. The siio stores away ceni more
safely and more permanently than any
other plan. Silage is practically fire
proof, and wil! keep in the silo indef
initely.
2. Corn can be made into silage at
less expense than it can he preserved in
any other form.
3. The silo preserves absolutely all
but the roots of the corn.
4. Silage can be mde in the sun
shine or in rain. Unlike hay, it is in
dependent of the weather.
5. When corn is ready for the silo,
there is but little farm work pressing.
G. Corn is worth more to the dairy
as silage than in any other form.
7. At least one-third more corn per
acre may be fed on silage than on dried
corn, stalks or fodder.
8. Corn is fed more conveniently as
silage than in any other form.
9. Silage is of most value when fed
in combination with other food richer
in protein. It is not a complete food.
10. Owing to its succulence and bulk
iness, silage is the best known substi
tute for green grass, and is therefore
especially valuable as a winter food.
Jersey Bulletin.
Sound Breeding Animals. The great
est drawback in the way of progress in
breeding and growing horses is the !
stubbornness of men who stand in
their own light and refuse to change
practices, even when satisfied that gain
will follow. They cling to the old broken
down mares and persist in using the
cheapest stallions, regardless of qual
ity. What a mating will be likely to
insure is of minor consideration, so that
a colt is bred. It is for this reason that
some of the more progressive breeders
have withdrawn their stallions from
public service and admit only selected
marcs owned by men who are seeking
to grow and develop the best. If there
is a dollar for the owner of a sound
brood mare, then he should seek to '
avail himself of the most by the us of
none but the best. Ex.
The man who is true to bin qwn iiigli
est itiiereiiLs cannot be fnU-e lo lho.e of
anybody else.
Worts ftUMwtaff.
"Just look st that sum trying to
lint nis cigsr," remarked an observ
ing ifeditidssL He poisted, ss he
spose, toward a smoker who had takes
refuge behind the bronze figure of ' -The
Lion Fighter" in front of the postoffice
building. He had struck several
matches, bttt ss he held them is the
hollow of his hand they flickered out
one bjr one. "Now, if that fellow
knew the secret he could hold that
match between his palms until it
burned down to his fingers. All that
is necessary is to open s little air spsce
between tbe hands in back of the
match to allow the circulation of air.
By holding his hands tightly together
the sir rushes into the hollow between
the palms and puffs the match out
Any one who is up to the trick of hold
ing the hands slightly apart while the
match is burning can light a match
successfully nme times out of ten in the
stiffest kind of a breeze." Philadel
phia Record.
IfogoBasm's faaaosor leo with Gljreorla.
CuresChappeti Hands andFace. Tender or Sore Feet,
Chilblains Rlea. c. C.U. Clark Ca. New Hateii.Cb
A Hint to toe Wise.
New York World: They had been
sitting on a sofa for an hour, and he
had been telling her the same old thing
that so many men have told so many
times to so many women. And he had
been working for a kiss a kiss that
from her red lips would have been
worth so much. But the stronghold
was hard to capture, for in wit she was
his equal, and he had almost given up
hope. At length she gave a merry little
toss of her well shaped bead and said:
"Bah! 'The game is not- worth the
candle.' "
lie got up from his seat beside her.
and, stepping up to the table, took up
the waxen taper and blew out the
light
It was one case where ignorance
would have robbed him of his bliss, snd
it was wisdom to be wise.
A Land anil Water Uoat.
An "amphibious" boat is now in prac
tical operation in Denmark. It does
service on two lakes which are separ
ated by a narrow strip of land eleven
hundred feet in width, and over which
the boat travels on rails laid for the
purpose. The gnage of these rails is
four feet two inches. The boat is so
braced as to distribute the weight as
nearly as possible while on land as
while in the water. At the commence
ment of the land passage the boat runs
into a narrow dock, which guides the
wheels onto the rails, which are laid
under the water here to receive the
boat, a cbangc'of gear from the pro
peller to the wheels is made and the
boat glides up the incline on the rails
at about two hundred to two hundred
and fifty feet per minute, and easily
and safely launches herself in the other
lake. The boat carries seventy passen
gers, and its owners claim that it is not
only a practical but a commercial suc
cess. Walter Baker & Co.. Limited. Dor
chester, Mass.. the well-known manufac
turers of Breakfast Cocoa and other
Cocoa and Chocolate preparations, have
an extraordinary collection of nieda'N and
diplomas awarded at tin great interna
tional ami other exhibitions in Europe
and America. The houso has had un
interrupted prosperity for nearly a cen
tury and a quarter and is now not only
the oldest but the largest establishment
of the kind on this continent. The hitrli
degree of perfection which the company
has attniued in its manufactured prod
ucts is the result of Ions experience com
bined with an intelligent usu of the new
forces which are constantly lieing intro
duced to increase the power and improve
the quality of production, and ch'-apeii
the cost to the consumer.
The full strength and the exquisite nat
ural flavor of the raw material are pre
served unimnaired in all of Walter Baker
&- Company's preparations: so that their !
products may truly lie said to form the
standard for purity and excellence.
Iu view of the many imitations of the
name, labels and wrappers on their goods
consumers should ask for and be sure
that they get the genuine articles made
Ht Dorchester. Mass.
A tIothcrs Lmr.
It is said that the lion. Samuel Gal
loway of Columbus. O., was one of the
plainest men ever known in the state.
He told many stories relative to his
own personal ugliness of face with
great good humor.
One which he often related -with much '
relish was that of the remark made by
the little uauirliter ot a menu in an
other city with whom he was dining.
'Mamma," he heard the child say in
an awe-struck whisper, alter a pro-.i
longed survey of the peculiar features
of the guest, "that gentleman's mamm:.
must have loved children mighty well."'
'Why so, my dear".'"' inquired the un
suspecting parent.
"Oh," returned the child in the same
audible whisper, ""cause she raised
him!" Youth's Companion.
falling a Hog by Telrplinu-.
An intelligent hunting dog who had
strayed away was found iu New Hart
ford, Conn., recently, and the finder
notified the dog's owner in Winstcd.
The New Hartford man called up the
owner by telephone to arrange for re
turning the dog, and while talking
asked the owner the dog's name. "Hold
him up to the telephone." was the re
ply. The part of the instrument was
put against the dog's car, and the
owner called, "Dash." The dog rec
ognized the voice, and setup a barking
which showed his joy. lioston Herald.
To Test Coffee.
To test coffee put a spoonful gently
on the top of a glass of water. If the
coffee is pure it will not sink for some
minutes, but if chicory is mixed with
it it will sink to the bottom at once,
rapidly absorbing the water antl also
giving the water a dark reddish tinge.
The Conservative Woman.
Writing of "The Conservative Wo
man," in February Ladies' Home Jour
nal, Kuth Ashmore. considering her
'as a companion,-' pays this pretty
tribute: "She is the woman who with
her husband aud her sons is the best
companion. She surrounds herself un
consciously, with a spiritual atmos
phere, that is a rest to the weary, es
pecially to the weary man. She is.not
a bigotl She is in sympathy with what
ever work the man may be doing; in
many ways she may help him with it.
but wheif he has thrown off the tram
mels of labor he finds in her all the
sweetness, all the rest and all the hap
piness that can be given by a woman
who sets her life so that it is "like per
fect music unto perfect words.' "
Wlio ever would learn how to talk well,
must first learn how to keep still.
m) uw
Rattlesnakes, Butterflies,
and ... ?
Washington Irving said, lie supposed a certain hill var, called
'Rattlesnake Hill" because it abounded in butterflies. The
"rule of contrary"' governs other names. Some bottles arc, sup
posedly, labeled " Sarsaparilla " because they arc lull of . . . well,
we don t know what they arc full of, but wc know its not sarsapa
rilla; except, perhaps, 'enough for n flavor. There's only cna
make of sarsaparilla that car. "be relied on to be all it claims. It's
Ayers. It has no secret to keep. Its formula is open to all
physicians. This formula was examined by the Medics! Com
mittee at the World's Fair with the result that whiic every other
make of sarsaparilla was excluded from the Fair, Ayer's Sarsapa
rilla was admitted and honored by awards. It was admitted be
cause it was the best sarsaparilla. It received the medal as the
best. No other sarsaparilla has been so tested or so honored.
Good motto for the family as well as the Fair: Admit the best,
exclude the rest.
Any doutt about it' Sol f-r tli; C:rcbocl
It tills outtj .ind outs doubters,
.-.ddreji: J. C. A:r Co., i-.c'.l, JIais.
Sn I 4P-8-iasSsHsS-ft
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Tks secret of sscccos is society is s
etrtsis heartiness snd sympathy. A
stss Who is sot happy is compssy can
not isd ssy word is his memory thai
will fit the occasion; all his informa
tion is s little impertinent A man
who is happy there finds is every turn
of the eosversstion occasions for the
Introduction of what he has to ssy.
The favorites of society are sble teen,
and of more spirit than wit. Who have
no uncomfortable egotism, but who ex
actly fill tho hour and company, con
tented and contenting. Emersos.
W Arc Poisoned by Air and Water
When titer contain the germs of malaria
To annihilate these and avoid and conquer
chills and fever, bllllous remittent or dumb
asue, use persistently and regularly lhMct
fcr's:tomacli Bitters, which alto remedies
dyspepsia, liver trouble, constipation, loss
of strength, nervoii-mss. rheumatism and
kidney complaint. Appetite aud sleep are
improved by this thorough medicinal acent.
and the iiiUrniities of ase mitigated by it. !
t winegiusMui inree times a tiay.
Wbea Bathing- the Baby.
The best kind of apron to use when
bathing the baby is made of two thick
nesses of flannel, with a piece of rub
ber clotii laid between. The rubber
prevents all possibility of the dress get
ting wet, and can easily be removed
when the apron is laundried.
Bkoxcuitis. Sudden changes of the weath
er cause Bronchial Trouble. "Brown's
Bronchial 1 rotrhes" will give effective relief.
A deceitful woman leaves tracks that will
expose her.
1 he admirers of a new Atchison doctor
say he can raise the dead.
Twolott'es of Piso's Cure for Consump
tion eured me of a bad Iun troub'e. Mrs.
J. Nichols. Princeton. Ind.. Mar. 'M, lSiKl.
What the fool does in tbe end, the wise
man does in the tesinuing.
Never Out of Work.
I most from PAINS and cannot
I will cure and fit them for work when the chance comes.
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"'Must haven !
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7be largest piece of .good
tobacco ever sold for jo cents
.and
me 5 cent piece is nearly as
large as you get of other
high grades for 10 cents
HURRAH. FARMERS! SHOUT FOR JOY!
Fine, laxuriaatatars and rich metckwf. rrrluc-BK tremctidcn hay field 1 1 tof. loj
r-TiTe).arnowtnde p"Sib!eQetrToi!. mrv clime. Ir:r,inf r Extra Grusi
nd CIorrrBIiitur- "i ouwnn't n4 to wii: a lifttiEfnra'goftl start of gratt. for9
hTrraMiwh:cb.iffosniii April, will prvlare a roujins crop la JolT. IarjrMtoi
Qnn Culture, etc., 2 cents rottSTC.
WS PAY 400 IN CCL3 PRIZES
OaOsti. Barley and Cora! Thab'jgejt jield on Silver Kice (Nicelf BuMMat ii
1895 was 207 bmhelK tha neit per a-re. Voueiatent lht is 1?SG and wiif.il u
new tested Barley, Oats, C:ri aad Potatoes will reTo!utiiniie farming! AVari thslart
growers rf farm seeds in th world! Oiir feed r,roin-fas tha eMn-of tL? Kuril Ne
YorkerMTt Salxer" Early Wisconsin Potato ji-ldml .or mo 7W bushels rracr.-. If an
early sort yields 736 baahels.w tut wi.l a lato do Pota'oes only $1.M rtr barrel.
EARLIEST VEOETABLES IN THC WORLD.
Kfl
Splendid sorts, finayi-ida. Onion
1 1 in. pert paid. iupp. Mower
Market uaroener s List. 4c. postage.
Pitas Cut the FelSowtna Out .nd Send t
I With 12 cents in stamrs and get oir li; catlike and sarar'e efthe rnmik
WaMtsulon sensation: Catalogce alone. 2c. i.cMa-.
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FIELD AND HOC FENCE WISE.
26, 33. 42. CO, or 58 inches hijih. Quality mid worlcmrtn'-hip the
Noth.inj on the market to compare with it. Write for full information,
UNION FENCE COMPANY, DS KA1V2, ILL.
LET HUE KABTtt SKJOlCfc AJlO
termers sisg. With ear sew "hardy
trasses, clovers aad fodder plants the
poorest, most worn out, toughest, worst
piece of land can be made as fertile as
the valley of the Nile. Only takes a
year or so to do so! At the same time
you will he getting big crops! Teosiate,
Giast 8purry Bacall&e, Lathyrus, what
a variety of names! Catalogue tells
ycu!
If yoa will ent th! ont aatl sal
it to the John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La
Crosse, Wis., with 10c. postage, you will
get free their mammoth catalogue and
ten grass and grain fodder samples
(worth $10.00 to get a start). w.n.
Young man. don't be afraid to soil your
bands at honest toil.
SITS AllFltsstopped frefhy Pr.KtlaeNGm
XMTta Kestarer. No i its ultrr t hv tui iia u'A
Manrrlouscun-a. TrraUMamlS2triatUitt!.-rrr t
iMcaaca. bcnitoljr.Xliiu-.!KaAr.lit.,l'tuU..la
That is I ut au empty rnrte that is I till of
other men's niouey.
Six feet of earth makes all men equal.
BETTER WALK A MILE than fail
to get a 5-cent package of Cut and
Slash smoking tobacco if you want to
enjoy a real good smoke. Cut and
Slash cheroots are as good as many .
5-cent cigars, and you get three for 3 '
cents. Sure'to please.
How a little pirl lire; to say to a lor.
"Oh, you're going to at h it !""
II tho Itabr Is Cutting TceUi.
3a nre and ne that oil ami e!Itriel rcmolr, Mas.
tt'LsLon's SooTiiua STtti-r fur CbiUrcs Teething.
Eiliiard table, second-han.l. for a!o
(heap. Applv to or address, H.C. Akin.
HI S. lth St., Omaha, "e
Never idle in a search
for those who suffer
work. ST. JACOBS OIL
"Seed only )c rer lb. 3S Tkgi. nr:iet iabif.
Sfcdj. :5c. Evcmhiarii hard tioes rneei- Wl
best.
ktirs AK.'oioiK.: t;c. cccs ts:r cio or:r
irtJttlmli! Ijmiurer, trrauvj i; Jii letliiicci the cu: ut
luUpOTTcr V 1 'U vttrj. i scs., It h.3 manj branch
bouse..
z.Ti-1 :t:;.liri Its (roods and repairs
vk'C . it cm at.il di-es l:in.:ti a
. -.::it r artlde t :r ies monrj tl:aa
oCsrs. It males l'auiplnz ana
CH:?rtl. Stwl, O iIvintzMl aftrc
CnmDlelion Wlnilmllls. Tllt!3-
Flrrt! s:tv! lowT?.StPel Buzz Saw
"rarc5. St-el i'eitl cutiera and i'MrU
Grinders. Ortapy.icaMon It will niaieona
ot lT:e aiUdrs tliii 1: will l'irm-Ii until
Jaonarj 1st at 17 i!ir pre:) rrlc?. It also makes
Tans ana Pamrs f all bluts. ind for earainci.-e.
Farter: lift, P.-Xz'J0. zr-i FUisore Stretta. CMeas
THE LAND OF THE
BIG RED APPLE
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For INFORM ATIOS re.inlln; land in rtarrr Ca.,
S. W. MISSOURI, write to Cait. Geo. A.
PrnDT. t'lervj City, S!o.; J. O. SZasiOTT. Punly. mat.;
T. S. Fnosr. ac-.Tli:e. Mo., or L. E. SDM&wC,
SS jfoafcBQC BMg . Chicago. 111.
iccessfuliy Prosecutes Claims.
!rlnclpal K Aminor U 3. l,enalon.l:u-oaia.
aU'. war. 1 JumlicafngrlalriM. i.t;j ue.
W. N. U., OMA1IA-7 189'j.
When writing to advertisers, kindly
mention this paper.
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