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duced local inflammation at the point
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A, friend of mine in a Pennsylvania
town recently celebrated the day that
rounded the quarter century of her
nurricd life. A number of acquaint
ances presented her with a large coffee
fcet, but imagine her chagrin to see
engraved on the salver these words:
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her 2.1th wedding.
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OAIRY AND FOULTfiY.
'INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
Hair Sarrrfal Farmer Operate This
I'ctartutrnt of the Farm A Few
Hint as to Ihe Care of Lire Stock
aad I'ualtry.
HE ordinary view
on this subject is
that this deformity
is hereditary,
writes F. C. Smith
in British Dairy
Farmer. A more
erroneous view
does not exist,
although a lot of
strange notions
prevail on poultry
ailments. I have reared many thou
sands of fowls. 1 have examined
every bird I got hatched, hut a
crooked-breasted chicken I never saw
when hatched; they all come out
as right as they can possibly be. I
once got a sitting of Leghorn eggs from
a famous English breeder. I reared six
birds, and every one had a crooked
breast The cause was a towel rail
that happened to be in their house
with chickcns.and the lively little crea
tures perched on it when their bones
were soft, and this caused the deform
ity. As usually happens, the best pair
were the most deformed. I was not
afraid, however, to breed from them,
though the fact that the whole brood
were deformed looked like an heredi
tary weakness. I reared about forty
chickens from the pair. The chick
ens came all right I left them this
time in a house with nothing but straw
to sit on, and the breasts of every one
of them kept as straight as they could
be. Turkeys are very subject to this
deformity; the good ones are partic
ularly so. and people object to a male
bird with the slightest tendency in
that way. Some years ago I lost a
good deal by it The very best of the
flock were those usually affected. I
adopted a very good plan. I prepared
a turkey house with divisions 12 ft
by 4 ft for each brood. These were
3 ft. high, covered over with wire net
ting, and the floor is concrete. I put in
straw for nests, and when they get
larger I cover the floor with straw,
which is taken out every day and shak
en and returned. I leave the young
birds in these pens till about Septem
ber. I then remove the wire netting,
and put a 3 in. lath on top of the di
visions, on which I nail strips of old
carpet, and pack with hay, forming a
cushion. I have worked on this plan
for a number of years, and never had
a single case of crooked breast
Cost of Carelessness.
A little carelessness in a dangerous
thing. I have found this out to my
cost There is no reason why a per
son should permit their fowls to get
sick with the roup, except by down
right carelessness; at least this is my
view of it A short time ago. about
three weeks, one of the panes of gUus
in the poultry house was broken. I
kucw that the position of the window
indicated that when the wind was in a
certain direction it would blow through
the aperature onto the hens asleep on
the roost I knew this, but kept neg
lecting the needed repairs from day
to day. None of my fowls had ever
had roup, and so I had little fear of it
A few days ago I was surprised, in
going into the pen in the morning, to
find that one of my hens had her head
swelled up and the water running
from her eyes. I promptly sequestered
her. The next morning another was
found in the same shape. I put her
also in quarantine. Then I fixed the
window. If the fowls die it will be the
direct result of negligence on my part
This leads me to remark that most of
our.poultry troubles are caused by want
of proper care of the fowls or their
surroundings. This word of caution
may do some reader of the Farmers'
Review good, hence I give it As to the
fowls, I tried a remedy that I have
seen recommended, but which may be
a little hard on the fowls. I made a
solution of alum and mixed with it
about one-third its quantity of vine
gar. I bathed the heads of the fowls
with this, being careful that It got
into their nostrils. I call it hard on
the fowls, for any cne knows, or should
know, that alum water in the eyes is
of the birds are swelled shut it may
not be so very painful. At
last reports one of the birds
had her eyes open and the swell
ing was going down. I wish the read
ers of the Farmers' Review would tell
me what they do in cases of this kind.
Of course I know what the books say
but what is the practical experience?
Ialry Advancement in the South.
The milch cow may well be called
the housekeeper of the farm, says a
writer in "Southern States." From an
industrial and economic standpoint
she is the manufacturer of all forms
of spare food products made upon the
farm. For this reason her numbers
and products speak more eloquently
oftentimes, with regard to farm and
family thrift, than almost anything
else the census counts. Let us see,
therefore, what her statistics teach us
with regard to the south. In 1880 the
census tells us there were only 2,500,
000 milch cows reported in the south;
in 1SI0 this had increased to 2,800,00o
and the reports of the department of
agriculture indicate that the cows in
the southern states now number about
3,000.000. This is not a great increase,
but the butter production tells a more
favorable story. The Southern States
under consideration produced in 1880
only 90.000,000 pounds of butter, which
was less than seven pounds per capita
of the entire population, this is only
enough to give each person a fair al
lowance of butter'for each Sunday. In
1S90 the same states produced 156,000,
000 pounds, or over ten pounds per
capita of the population. In other
words, between 1S80 and 1890 the out
put of butter from a slightly increased
number of cows has been increased
three-fourths. How shall we account
for this? Those who have made ex
tensive observations in the south con
firm us in the statement that while it
had in the earlier years a great many
cows, they were poorly cared for and
more poorly fed. The introduction of
the so-called "no-fence" laws, which
requires that all stock shall be kept at
home or fenced in. has, however, led
to the elimination of worthless cows
and the better care of those remain
ing. The production of cheese has
doubled also. This industry has re
cently been firmly established in the
state of South Carolina, where it was
previously unknown.
Graduation of Test Bottles.
Many of the Babcock bottles, ther
mometers and pipettes which are pur
chased from the dairy supply houses
are improperly graduated. The follow
ing method for testing SUCh bottles is
simple, rapid and accurate enough for
all practical purposes. Fill the bottle
to the zero mark of the scale with
xater, removing any drops that may
adhere to the neck with a strip of blot
ting or filter paper. Then add two
6 ZV
cubic centimeter pipette full of -vater
tp the test bottle. If the bottle is prop
erly graduated the water added will fill
It to the ten per cent mark. If the
x-ater comes two-tenths of a per cent
or more above or below the ten per ceTit
mark the bottle should be destroyed.
In making this test always read from
the lowest point of the curve formed
by the surface of the water on a level
with the eye. Pipettes for the above
purpose can he ordered by residents of
Pennsylvania through the experiment
station at a cost of 35 cents each in ad
vance. Common dairy thermometers
are liable to be several degrees in error
and should always be compared with a
standard instrument before using. Cor
rect thermometers for this purpose, as
well as standard milk and cream pip
ettes, test bottles, etc., can also be or
dered through the station on the terms
named in Bulletin 33. 31. E. McDon
nell. Pennsylvania Experiment Station.
Evidently Roup.
Can you tell me what to do for my
chickens? They seem to be choked
up, their eyes swell and combs turn
dark. It is not on account of the cold,
as they have a warm house. I feed
them red pepper and sulphur in meal
and give copperas in the water they
drink. Please answer through the
Farmers' Review and oblige. Mrs. It
R. The birds are evidently
affected with roup, which, by the way,
is a more general term than is com
monly supposed. It is applied to all
such cases as the above where the
fowls have colds in the head and
swelled heads.
In a recent number II. C. Hunt wrote
on roup, in which he said in part:
"For treating the birds now sick,
make a mixture, mostly lard with a
little carbolic acid and red pepper in
it Grease their heads every day for
three or four days, that is, the sick
ones. Put a little of this mixture in
the roof of the mouth, by means of a
small oil can that has a good spring
bottom that will throw it up into their
heads. 'J hen keep a little carbolic acid
in their drinking water. Let them ell
run together, and all that can see to
cat and are able to do so will be well
in a week or two."
We are certainly of the opinion that
the surroundings of the birds arc re
sponsible for their condition. The
fact of having warm pens proves
nothing. In fact if tae pens are so
warm that sweating is induced aud the
birds are allowed to go out freely into
the cold air, the chances are good that
roup will result Farmers' Review.
Pruning Quince Trees. Quince trees
are probably less pruned than any oth
er variety of fruit. The habit of send
ing upward several shoots from the
same root is defended by some on the
theory that if the borer destroys one
of the shoots others will take its place.
But it .s in these neglected clumps of
trees that the borer breeds and multi
plies, until quince growing becomes
impossible. It is far better to con
fine the growth to a single stem, and
then watch for borers every June and
September, letting none escape. Many
sucker shoots will sprout up from the
roots cf quince trees confined to one
stem. These may be transplanted, and
will soon extend the quince orchard
to as great an extent as desired. There
will be a new crop of plants two feet
or more high to be dug up and trans
planted every fall. It requires only
four to five years for these young trees
to begin to bear, and every year for
the next ten succeeding will increase
the value of their crop. The quince
tree Is always inclined to grow too long
branches. The quality of its fruit will
be bettered by shortening those that
are inclined to grow most vigorously.
Straining Milk. Straining should
begin before commencing i milk, by
brushing off all the dirt. hair, straw
etc., from the udder, teats and bodj
of the cow. Let it he the duty of some
one person to go over all the cows
with a soft brush or a damp cloth be
fore the cows are milked. An ordinar;.
wire sieve strainer does very well, bu:
we add to this by doubling cheese
aloth cr thiu colt .. .o as to have it
four thicknesses. :. .. he cloth across
the bottom of the ii.u:icr and then
fasten it on by means of a tin ring
which slips over the cloth and bottom
part of the strainer. For quickness we
use a strainer that a pail of milk may
be put into at once. This sets in a
wooden frame over the can. Some use
a woolen cloth to strain with. Cloth
of some kind is necessary to catch
hairs and fine dirt. This cloth must he
kept clean. Scald it thoroughly each
time after using. Ontario Experimen
tal Farm.
Balanced Rations for Hogs. There
is no room for doubt that a better
quality of pork is made by feeding the
pigs a balanced ration during their
growing period. But this is not all
that is to be gained by following out a
more rational policy in the feed lot.
By proper methods of feeding when
the pig is in the formative stages of
his development the constitution is
strengthened rather than weakened.
We believe in a good bit of shorts,
roots, milk and clover or lucerne for
the growing pig. A reasonable amount
of corn along with any or all these
things is a good thing always too.
Feed the pig plenty, give him a variety
of food when you can, observe a rigid
regularity in all that you do for him,
give him clean and dry quarters, with
sunshine and room for exercise and
you are on the road to success with
him. Few men attempt to do this.
Ex.
Number of Cows to Each Creamery.
Creameries are of no benefit to "a
neighborhood unless there are a suffi
cient number of cows to supply the
milk necessary to run them economic
ally ana successfully. The best of oui
creamery men differ in regard to the
number of cows necessary to run one,
and no definite number can be easily
fixed upon, for the reason that some
?ows will give more milk than others
and some farmers feed more generous
"y than others. I would not advise the
construction of a creamery where
there are less than 500 cows in the im
mediate vicinity. Before building a
creamery; farmers should look this
matter fairly in the face, procure the
cows, and learn how to manage them.
Then they can safely go ahead. John
U. Gibbs, ex-President Minnesota
Dairymen's Association.
Porridge for Pigs. Warm skim or
new milk is the most perfect feed foi
pigs, and when this cannot be had, the
nearer to it the food can be made the ?
better the result will be. Middlings I
m into n thin inn itMma J? I
made Into a thin slop (steamed if con
venient) and a little oil meal added, is
probably the best substitute for milk.
It promotes growth of bone and muscle,
and does not make the young pig too
fat. Corn meal porridge, with a good
proportion of oil meal, is a good ra
tion, except that the corn may prove
too fattening. Ex.
There are farmers so shortsighted as
to oppose the passage of a law that
compels oleomargarine to be sold on
ItS aMtltS.
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OP INTEREST
AGRICULTURISTS.
TO
Sosae Cp-to-date Hints A boat Caltlra
tkm or the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, VlUcaltars and lloH
calti
T THE Wisconsin
round-up Institute
L. E. Scott read ft
paper on the above
subject Among
other things he
said:
We are told by
the chemists that
some thirteen or
fourteen elements
onter into the
growth of all plants, and that
nearly all agricultural soils con
tain a sufficient supply of all except
three of these, to be practically inex
haustible. These three are nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash. The farm
ers of New York are already paying
annually five million dollars for these
three elements in the form of commer
cial fertilizers, paying 12 cents per
pound for nitrogen, 4 cents a pound
for phosphoric acid,, and 4 cents a
pound for potash. Inasmuch
as two different plants do not require
elements of fertility in the same pro
portion, a proper rotation of crops will
aid in conserving the hidden treasures
of the soil. A careful attention to the
analysis of the crop that we arc sell
ing is also of the utmost importance.
Farms in the older portions of the
state from which the most grain has
been sold present a sad contrast to ad
joining farms .where stock growing
or dairying has been the leading in
dustry, and upon which the products
of the farm have been more largely
fed. It would seem that so
long as we can purchase bran or lin
seed meal from Minnesota aud the Da
kctas, or cotton seed products from the
south, and can get first cost or more
in the milk pail or from stock grown,
it would be wiser for us to add this
fertility to our farms than to see it go
to enrich the lands of Europe. Men
still leave manure in the yard all sum
mer to rot, knowing full well that they
re losing the use of it for a year, and
'iiat even when piled in the mo3t ap
proved form, it will, on the average,
lose more than half its value if al
lowed to remain there six months in
the summer season. It spread out
over the surface of the yard the loss
would be even greater. While the loss
from these piles has been ascertained
from carefully tried experiments, it
seems incomprehensible to the major
ity of farmers, if not really incredi
ble. We all recognize the difference
in strength between leached and un
leached ashes, and we might make the
same contrast between leached and un
leachcd barnyard manure. Some farm
ers have recognized these facts and
have made provisions for saving these
leachings, which are the most avail
able, if not the most valuable portion.
They have dug cellars under their sta
bles with water-tight floors. This is an
excellent place for the storage of the
manure, but the fumes arising from this
decaying vegetation fill the atmosphere
with impurities and permeate the hay
loft and the meal bin, rendering the
feed unwholesome. Covered barnyards
have been advocated by some of our
eastern farmers, but are expensive.
Sheds large enough for a few months'
accumulations might be practicable,
but as manure never gains anything
by age, except in solubility, I believe
the better way is to take it to the field
as directly from the stable as conven
ient and spread out at once.
CSiant Knotwced or Sachallne.
(Polygonum Sachalineuse.)
This is a hardy herbaceous peren
nial, six to twelve feet high, with
strong, extensively creeping ruot
sUocUs. The plant is a naiuu ui an
island oil the Siberian coast where it
sru-vh aiuiig moist river batiks. It was
Mutinied into England al.out 1S70
and lis Leon quite generis .y cultivated
in the ij'Jianicai garuens ui Europe.
At a time of great drought in France
in 1MK5 it was discoveird that cattle
would eat the leaves and lender
blanches of this plant aud a member
of the French Acade:i;y presented a
paper suggesting that it might prove
a valuable addition to the list of fod
der plants. This seems to be the first
intimation that sachaline had any for
age value, but the idea was at once
taken up by others, and the hardiness,
the rapid growth and other qualities
of the plant were extolled and en
larged upon by interested parties.
Within the past year or so most ex
travagant accounts of the value of
sachaline for forage have appeared in
American papers and seed catalogues.
All who have had experience with the
plant advise caution in its introduc
tion because of its very strong, spread
ing and persistent rootstocks. A writ
er in the Rural New-Yorker who has
had some experience with the plant
says: "If the land will grow anything
else, do not plant it Plant corn for
iced, not Polygonum Sachalinense un
less you want trouble." A writer in
Burpee's Farm Annual says that the
farmers in this country will be terri
idy disappointed if they expect to real
ize the hopes that the glowing descrip
tions from Europe would seem to war
rant This plant is described in Cir
tilar No. 5 of the Division of Botany of
the United States Department of Ag
riculture. It is advertised in some of
the 1837 seed catalogues. The advice
of the Experiment Station to intend
ing purchasers is, don't
Charles D. Woods,
Director Maine Experiment Station.
Insects Injarlng Apples.
Bulletin No. 36 of the Missouri Ag
ricultural Experiment Station, Colum
bia, by Prof. J. M. Stedman, reports
the results of elaborate experiments
with means of preventing two insects
very injurious to apple trees, and de
scribes cheap and efficient methods of
combating them.
The insect known as the apple leaf
folder may be readily killed by thor
oughly spraying infected trees or nur
sery stock just as soon as the young
insects begin to hatch, and before they
have bad time to fold the leaves to
any considerable extent. This spray
ing should be done just as the apple
tree leaves are unfolding. The spray
ing mixture should be made as fol
lows: One pound of Paris green, three
pounds of fresh' lime, 150 gallons of
water. Since there are three broods of
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periods during which spraying can be
most successfully done.
The leaf crumpier, another insect,
very injurious to apple trees, may be
readily killed by thoroughly spraying
the infected trees while the leaves are
unfolding and before the blossoms
open, with the same mixture as rec
ommended above. If necessary, the
trees may be sprayed again immediate
ly after all the blossoms have fallen,
but in this case the amount of water
ia the mixture abpuld be Increased to
175 gallons.
W
Never spray a fruit irte while It It
in blossom; serious injury to the blos
som and imperfect pollination may
result, ami in many instances honey
bees will be killed. Never omit the
fresh lime, and always use two or
three times as much lime by weigh
as Paris green: This will lessen th
chances of burning the leaves and in
juring the trees. Spray with a mix
ture of the strength just given. T
make it weaker is to Tender it less ef
fective in killing insects; to make v
stronger is to injure the foliage of th
trees. Always .see that the mixture
is kept constantly stirred while spray
ing. Apply with as much force as pos
sible, and use as fine a spray as can
be made. Spray thoroughly. Hole
the spray on the tree long enough tc
saturate it and to reach all parts, and
always spray from at least two sides.
This bulletin is for free distribution tc
the farmers, and may be had by writ
ing to the director of the experiment
station, Columbia, Mo.
Which Orders tiic Snriiriiilnc
"The following in the American-Bct
Journal may be of interest to some
of our readers.
Query. When a colony swarms,
which orders the "walk-out" the
queen or the workers? Florida.
The workers. J. H. Larrabee.
The workers, no doubt R. L. Tay
lor. " Both. They work in unison. P. H.
Elwood.
I don't know. The workers, I think.
J. A. Green.
In prime swarms, the workers.
Eugene Secor.
Both, in harmony with Nature's
laws. G. M. Doolittle.
Workers are "boss," and control the
queen. Mrs. L. Harrison.
The queen for want of room to de
posit her eggs. E. France.
I doubt if there is any crder'vtf
about it. No order is needed. The
queen is late in going. A. J. Cook.
The workers, many of them, will be
n the air before the queen makes hci
appearance. S. I. Freelorn.
It must be the queen that leads not
orders for the simple fact that if she
leads back, they go. Jas. A. Stone.
Nature; but it seems there is occa
sionally internal dissensions, as the
queen fails to go. J. M. Hambaugh.
It would seem the workers. But no
doubt the "walk out" is ordered by
"Nature's first law." J. P. H. Brown.
I suppose a little like it was in tin
late great railroad strike. The chief
boss (aucen) sort of "requests" the
swarm to march forth. C. H. Dibbcrn.
We think they are unanimous on
that point. The queen is angry because
young queens are reared, and the bees
are uncomfortable for want of room.
Dadant & Son.
Neither of them. Each one has a
mind to work the best she knows bow,
and when the time comes for doing a
thing, they all do it without any order
ing. The workers generally go out
first, however. merson T. Abbott
Docs any one know? 1 don't; and I
don't see how one can ascertain. As a
guess, I will say, there is probably a
community of interest that govcrna the
matter. J. E. Pond.
The workers. I have repeatedly sen
them persecuting the queen and driv
ing her out When a queen cannot i!y
the bees will endeavor to prevent hr
return to the hive. 31. Mahin.
I don't know; but I think there ia
usually an understanding between bees
and queen. Possibly the bees create
the emergency, and the queen gives the
"signal." W. M. Barnum.
With a normal first swarm the queen
is among the last to leave the hive;
while with after-swarms with virgin
queens, the queen is about the first one
to leave the hive. Mrs. J. N. Heater.
I suppose both must work together
to get things in shape for swarming. .1
suspect the immediate instigators are
the workers, as I have known a swarm
to issue with no queen in the hive,
having been removed a short time be
fore. C. C. Miller.
I never have yet been fortunate
enough to hear the orders given, but I
have often seen bees make a rush, aud
1 believe Nature has taught the whole
business queen and workers to move
out when the proper time comes. I do
not think there are any orders at all,
but the bees sometimes seem about half
way mad at their queen at swarming
time. 31 rs. Jennie Atchley.
The worker-bees control the whole
proceeding. This very season I was
watching for the queen at the entrance
of a hive where the bees were in the
act of swarming, and the queen did not
make her appearance until three-quar
ters of the swarm was in the air, and
when she did appear, she was being
hustled out by force of arms. I dis
tinctly saw an ireful worker bite her
as she sullenly "vacated." I once had
a swarm to issue while I had the hive
open, and saw the internal excitement,
and 1 saw the queen make repeated at
tacks on a sealed queen-cell, but the
guards stood firmly, and even used
force to drive her away. The old idea
that the queen "leads out the swarm,"
looks romantic, and all that, but It is
not according" to solid facts. G. W.
Demaree.
Fruit Saved by Ice.
During a recent cold snap in Florida,
an orange-grower named Felt savod
his trees and fruit by sprayirig them
with water. When he found the ther
mometer 7 degrees below the freezing
point, he took his spraying apparatus
into the" grove and turned a fine mist
upon the trees, which froze as quick as
it struck them. The mist was kept
playing upon each tree till it was com
pletely encased in ice from the ground
up, appearing like an ice statue, so firm
that it could not be shaken. The weath
did not moderate enough to thaw them
out till the fourth day, but when the
warm sun came out and caused the ice
to gradually rot and drop off, not a leaf
wilted.
Commenting on this, Dr. A. M. Rag
land, the noted horticulturist of Pilot
Point, Texas, says a sleet In April,
many years ago, completely enveloped
young plums and peaches as large as
marbles, in North Texas, without In
juring either the fruit or leaves. The
coating of ice stops evaporation, and
retains within the cells all heat gen
erated by the vital forces of the tree
Ex. Forcing Peaches. J. H. Hale, the
greatest peach grower on earth, gets
ripe peaches two weeks earlier by the
following method: In the mfddle of
the growing season, put a strong wire
around a large arm of a tree, and
twist it fairly tight This checks the
flow of sap and causes fruit buds tc
form early and in great number. The
fruit on the branches of this arm wil
ripen two weeks earlier than that on
the untreated branches, and will be
much more highly colored. But this
part of the tree will be so weakened
by the treatment that it should be
cut away after fruiting, that new
shoots may come anu taKa it$
place. Thus one large arm or lie!? ci '.
a tree may be forced each year. Ex.
Do not expect the pasture to do al
the work. The cows ibeuld have cmi
adniUomtl ft d.
DICTIONARIES.
The JTirst Oae Was Cessalled by Jean ef
CSaoa.
There was a time when thero were
no dictionaries. Then the master sat
in the midst dt hu pupils and ex
plained to them tho mysteries of
words and taught them how to pre
serve tho words in manuscript. But.
as people multiplied and tho demand
for knowledge increased, pupils bb
camo masters in distant lands, far
from the schools aad their teachers,
where their only rcferenco was tho
precious manuscript of their own
copying. Tho first real dictionary
was compiled by John of Genoa aud
printed by (Juttcnburg himself in 14G0.
The first English dictionary was writ
ton by Richard Frances, a Norfolk
man. It was a very small affair, with
but few pages, and was called "The
Little Expositor, or tho Little Disclos
or." It contained only nouns and
verbs, the noun in ono list and tho
verbs in another
This was followed by the "Catholi
con Angolicum," dated 1483, which
remained in manuscript form until a
few years ago, when the Early En
glish Text society was granted tho
privilege of publishing it. A mora
pretentious word book was compiled by
Richard -Hal vet la 1552. It was
divided into sections English. I.atin
and French. Tho English was printed
in black letters, the Latin in Roman
aud tho French in Italics. In certain
cases, where tho author was ignorant
of tho Fronch definition, he apologized
and omittod it.
Tn 1573 .Tolin Rnmt. rmltlihn'l a.
I dictionary which he called "The
Alvcria tho Bee Hive." His pupils,
whom ho called his "diligent bees."
gathered the material for the work
during the course of their studios. It
was a quadruple dictionary, having
nn English. Latin, French and Greek
department. Ho apologizes for the
omission of certain Greek words in
this quaint manner: "I could not
joino tho Grcako with every Latin
word for lacke of Greekc letters, which
the printer had not tho leisuro to
rovide.
The Following Letter.
My Dear Sir: Your letter, asking my Im
pressions as a physician, of the lllack Hills
country as a health resort is lcfore mc.
I made a personal investigation of the Hot
Springs In South Dakota, and believe they
are of great value to invalids. Water, freo
from organic compounds or chemical Im
purities, and a delightfully pure, dry atmos
phere with plenty of sunshine, are essential
for the repair of diseased tissues, and such
conditions obtain at Hot Springs. S. D. Hut I
am specially interested in the study and
t reatment of nervous diseases, and it was for
the purpose of Informing myself of the lnrne
licial eftVcts to be derived to that class of
"siilTenng humanity" that I directed my in
vestigations. For such ailments I find the
atmospheric conditions especially commend
able, being light and whollv free from that
humidity so prevalent In this and lower
altitudes. Tho clear, pure springs are con
stantly issuing out of the rocks at a temper
ature about equal to the normal Itody heat
and potent in therapeutic properties that aro
very superior in benefitting nervous affec
tions. The high altitude provides a pure, dry air
not possible In other health resorts, however
nrunciniiy beautified. Totiiepicasuresceker,
who is desirous of rest and recuperation from
tho daily duties of routine business or pro
fessional life, there is no lietter locality.
Hotels are inviting and moderate in rates,
while a tramp over the hills, or ride in the
stage coach, or on horse-back to the numer
ous resorts is inexpensive, and he who visits
Niagara Falls to view its majesty may see a
grander work of nature in tue great Wind
Cave of not Springs. S. D.
'1II YOU KKAD IT?
If you wish to know the name of tho
prominent Omaha physician that wrote
the letter, I will tell you. and at same
time mail you a map and time eard
showing that the "North-Western Line
is the most dirict to these springs.
J. K. Buchanan,
G. P. A., F. E. & M. V. R. R.,
Omaha, Neb.
Hljr Earriass Comlnc la Again.
"Monster earrings," says a jeweler,
"belong to the e a of cannil alism and
widow-burning, and I never expected
to sec the mastodonic oriental fashion
revived, but English swelldom has de
creed that big earrings must be worn
again, so be prepared to sec the lobes
of ladies' auricles weighed down vt ith
great heavy combinations of metals
and jewels. I wonder why the women
stop short of wearing rings in their
noses and ten-penny nails stuck
through their upper lips.
A Dangerous Lethargy.
The forerunner of a train of evils, which
too often culminate fatallv. is Inactivity or
lethargy of the kidneys. ot only Is Hright's
disease, diabetes, gravel, or some other dan
gerous integral disease of the organs them
selves to le apprehended, but dropsical
! Illusions from the blood, rheumatism and
gout, are all traceable to the non-removal
from the blood by the kidneys of certain im
purities. Hostettcr's Stomach Hitters depu
rates the blood, renders the kidneys active
and prevents their disease.
Apt To.
"Yes," said the girl philosopher. "I
always accept a man when he proposes.
It is much easier to say 'yes' than to
say 'no,' and he will forget an accept
ance quicker than he will a refusal."
Truth.
Itl a Very Cheap Trip.
Chicago to Nashville via. Big Four Route
to Louisville and a stop at Mammoth Cave
For full particulars address J. C. Tucker
t;. N. A., or H. W. Sparks. T. P. A., Hi"
Four Route, 134, Clark St., Chicago.
Cheap.
Ellicott Squeer I notice that the
new restaurant managers are going to
put in Boston girls as "lady waiters."
Ellmore Yes; they believe it will save
them the cost of ice and electric-fan
cower.
Hall's Catarrh Care
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
Instead of saying a man has wheels
in his head, say he sees airships.
Lillies of the valley are in high favW
with brides and debutantes.
To Care Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candv Cathartic. 10c orSSe.
KCCC fail to cure, druggists refund moncv.
A man who is not very smart, can
ive good advice.
GREAT deal of
nonsense has been
written and be
lieved about
Hood purifiers.
What purifies the
Mood? m
THE KIDNEYS
PURIFY H BLOOD
AND THEY ALONE.
K diseased, however, they cannot,
and the blood continually becomes
more impure. Every drop of blood
in the body goes through the kidneys,
the sewers of the system, every three
minutes, eight and day, while Hfe
endures.
pots the kidneys in perfect health, and
m nature ooes tne rest.
j The heavy, dr
m bilious attacks,
The heavy, dragged out feefim;, the
ts, headaches, nervous
,3 unrest, fickle appetite all caused by
poisoned bfood, will dsappear when
the kidneys properly perform their
functions.
There is no doubt about tins.
I
Thousands have so testified. The
theory is right, the cure is right and
health follows as a natural sequence.
Be self-coovinced through per
sonal procf.
A SCIENTIST SAVED
President Barnaby, of Hartsvillc College, Sunriyes a Serious iliness
Through the Aid of Dr. Williams Pink Ms for Pale Peopie
From the Republican, Columbus. Ind.
The Hartsville College, situated at Harts
ville, Indiana, was founded years ago in
the interest of the United Brethren Church,
when the ptato was mostly a wilderness,
and colleges wero scarce. Tho college is
well known throughout tho country,
former students having gone into all parts
of tho world.
raor. alvix r. BRMAnv.
A reporter recently called at this famous
scat oi learning and was shown into tho
room of tho President, Prof. Alvin P. Bnr
nabv. When !n!t seen by the reporter
Prof. Barnaby wa in delicate health. To
dav ho was nppnrentlv in the best of health.
In response to an inquiry the prof eesor said:
"uu, yes, i nin mucit oeiter tnan tor
some time. I am now in perfect health ;
but my recovery was brought about in
rather a peculiar way."
''Tell mo about it," said the reporter.
"Well, to begin at the beginning." said
the professor. "1 studied too hard when at
rchool, endeavoring to educato myself for
tho professions. After completing the
common course I cauio here, anil graduated
from tho theological coun-o. I entered
.he ministry, and accented tho charge of a
A Historic Cathedral Dooiuoil
The old cathedral in Berlin is being
pulled down n 1 a new one erected.
The emperor l.u.t consented to allow
paperweights to by made of the marble
pavements and the steps of the altar
where the latu Emperor William's cof
fin stood. Each weight bears stamped
upon it the words in which the em
peror gave his permission as a guaran
tee of its genuineness. They are to be
sold for charitable purposes.
The editor of this paper advises his
readers that n free package of Peruviana,
the lest kidney and liver cure on earth, will
be delivered FREE to any sufferer, if writ
ten for promptly. Pekcviana Remedt Co.,
2si.r)th St.. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Not the Cholera.
"What was that black bottle I saw
you hand to Mr. Beasley behind the
tree?"
"Who. me? Oh. yes; I remember
now. I was just letting him sample
my new cholera mixture."
"Has Mr. Beasley got the cholera?"
"No but confound him, he's got the
mixture." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
FITS fcrmanrntlj Cured. No fitornervmniatc
tirs-t day s nc ot Ir. Klinc"s tire.it er Krsturn
Send InrFKRE S4.UO trial lnttl and lreti-
Dc K. II. Kline. f.t.l.DJl Arch St.. l'lnladelphu. IV
The Hire Classes.
Mamma "I am inclined to be sus
picious of Mr. Smithers."
Maud "Why, mamma, he always
wears a dress suit when he calls."
Mamma "Yes, but it is not always
the same one. my child." Judge.
My do-tor said I wou'd dte but, I'iso's Cure
for Consumption cured me. Amos Kelncr,
Cherry Valley, Ills., Nov. 'St, lS'.C.
Not Particular.
"We take breakfast here at 7," the
mistress informed the new servant.
"Don't change your arrangements for
me, mum. I can find something for
myself when I come down later."
TMncate Your Howcls With Cas carets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c. If C. C. C. fall, druzglsts refund money.
Another Otrcr for Sight.
A. J. Miller, a wealthy merchant of
Frankfort, Intl., has offered to give
$50,000 to anyone who will reetorc his
si-c, lost three years ago by a stroke
of paralysis.
SPRAINS?
You'll find
out tv hat
ST. JACOBS Oil
is when you put the crutches
irrs-fe
Mm nnnnns"snnnn insnnnnll fc ' "n nnnnnnMsnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnn. n si1 ' 1ri'liiV ' I
.. Sa-J'VjHgBfe. The
ifPpflf
nent in the electric light.
Similar and no less shaking hre been the evolution of grain aosl
grass cutting machinery. In 1831 the scythe and the cradle were superseded by
the McCormick Reaper. The intervening years have seen many improvements,
until now we have that model Harvester and Binder, the McCormick Right
Hand Open Elevator, and that veritable electric light of mowerdom, the
? SfilJSBnBnK3nnnnBnnnSnf!3nBSHnnnnnna
New 4. It is not only the handsomest mower ever buik, but it is, in every
sense of the word, the best and if your experience has taught you anything,
it is that there s nothing cheaper than the best
McCormick Harvesting Machiae Cwnprntif. Chicago.
The URht-RiinninK McConniclc Open Klevator Harvester,
The Light-Running McCormick New Steel Mower.
The I.ijrht-Runninj; McCormick Vertical Corn Binder nnt!
The l.ij!ht-Running McCormick Daisy Reaper tor saie every wiiere.
Shortest line
Om'ihtt to Venter.
o California
comfortably.
Every Thursday, at 4:35
p ci.. a tourist s!eepmn-car
lor Denver, Salt Lake City,
Dnn x n:nt:i2cu iiuu iwa
-k. . i t
the Burlington Route.
It is carrted. uphol
stered in rattan, has spring
seats and backs, and is
provided vntn curtains.
bedding, towels, soap, etc.
An ezpenencsd excursion
cosdncwranu a tauiormca niiv.sical siuirering peculiar to Lost Man-
PBllmaa porter accompany hood, should writo to the STATE MEDICA I.
it through to the Pacific COMPANY, Omaha, Neb., and they will
Coas" "-end you absolutely FREE, a valuable
Not so expensively fin- paper on these diseases, and positive proofs
ished nor- so fine to look at 0f their truly Magical Treatment. Thous-
JjESmd SSI nckew a?e ."?. are ,e,mj restored by them toaper
honored, and the price of feet condition.
a berth, wide enough and , This Magical Treatment may be taken
bi' enoush for two, is only at home under their directions, or thev will
So. , pay railroad fare and hotel bills to all who
For a folder giving full
particulars write to
FRANCIS, General Passenger Agent,
Omaha, Neb.
nDCV NEW DISCOVERY; !
Zjtf.Uli& Y inl:!crc!lrari'Jcur?w7rt
ra-s. KemJ for book of testimonial! and IO days ,
UMtaMat JTrM. r. ..GSIU'INN. A0wts.es.
United Brethren Church at A small ptaea
in Kent County, Mich. Boise of a am
bitious nature, I applied thyself dillfeatljr
to my work and studies. In time I noticed
that my health was failing. , My trouble
was indigestion, aad this with other trou
bles brought on nervousness.
"My physician proscribed for me for
sonie'somo'time, and advied me to take
chauge of climate. I di.l as he requested
and was somo itnprove.1. Soou after, I
came here as professor in physios aad
chemistry, and later was financial ageat
of this college. The change agreed with
me, and for a whilo mv health was better,
but my duties were heavy, and acaia I
found my trouble returning. This time it
was more severe and in the winter I be
came completely prostrated. I triel vari
ous medicines "and different physiciaas.
Finally, I was able to return to my duties.
Last spring I was elected president of the
college. Again I bad considerable work,
and the trouble,wbich had not been entire
ly cured, began to affect me, and last fall
1 collapsed. I had different doctors, bat
nono did me any good. Profesror Bosr
man, who is professor of natural science,
told me of his experience with Dr. Wil
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People and urged
me to give them a trial, because they had
benetltod him in n similar case, and I con
cluded to try them.
"The first box helped me. and the second
gave great relief, such as I had never ex
perienced from the treatment of any phv
sician. After using six boxes of the medi
cine I was entirely cured. To-day I am
perfectly well. I feel better and monger
than for years. I certainly recommend
this medicine."
To allay all doubt Prof. Barnaby cheer
fully made an affidavit before
Lyman J. Sccnneit, Notary Public.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post
paid on receipt of price, T0 cents a box or
six boxes for 9S.50 (they are never sold ia
bulk, or bv the 100), bv addressing Dr. Wil
liams' Mcilicino Co.. Schenectadv, S. Y.
Englishmen Known to Frenchmen.
The only Englishmen that are known
to the French people generally, it has
been said in a jocular way. are Robin
son Crusoe and the prince of Wales.
Cafe Ilobinson, restaurants built in
trees, are among the latest Parisian
fads. They take their name, of course,
from Robinson Crusoe.
lio-To-Hae for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, cnakes weak
men strong, blood pure. 60c. It. AH drunista.
Not Wicked.
Cholly "Do you think it Is very
wicked in me to bet on the races?"
Ethel "No; not if you patronize
some poor bookmaker who really needs
the money." Puck.
CNRE YWRSEIF!
Im llis CI fur unnatural
diichamrs. inflaniinjtioo.
irritations or ulie-ationa
auieiurr. of lull Co un lurnibrn..
t.bu cmucm. 'aiiile. ami not a.ltiu-
iTHtEvMSCHENICAlCO. K'nt r poinonomt.
MaMbjBnnhta.
r rnt in plain wrarper,
t7 risrri". prrpaitl. for
tl m. r 3 tottlra. tr.73.
Circular nent ou request.
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tratfxl lrtchuri. with i!
Mr!tfm of th 1uhcp
,9) Erent of 1X37. Can he ohtalmd !T
m ?ndinc eight crnM r,",' to C L STOXI. tlen
tk ctal I'aoenerr and Tl.let Agent. C. A K. I. It It .
I.V. IearlMirn St.. Clileaen. III.
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PENSIONS. PATENTS. CLAIMS.
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ini(ton. D.C Na fcotill p.tlent
'aecured.--IM.paa book frrr.
W. N. U. OMAHA. No. 2 1. -1 897.
When writing to advertlson?. kindly men
tion this paper.
You'll find out -what
they are when you....
use crutches.
away, completely cured
s
ine knot the tauow
candle the oil lamp gas
'these are stages in the evo
lution of illumination, which
today finds its highest expo
rGa
S1Q9 To Any Man.
VILU PAY SlOO FOR ANY CASE
of
Weakness In Men They Treat anil
rail to Core.
An Omnha Company places forthefiit
tnno before the public a Maoicai. Tkeat-
i"vt fnr th. firft nf Lost Vitnlitr'- Xirrnr
...,,i uf.n w.nM. .mi Wo.v.nti.n r
- -:-- r -" J'
l.i I e i-orce in oiu anu young men. .No
worn-out French remedy; contains no
i'hosphorous or other harmful drugs. It is
a w ondekfci. I keatment magical in its
ttects positive in its cure. All reader,
n ho are suffering from a weakness thac
blights their life, causing that mental and
prefer to go there for treatment, if they
iau io cure, ineyare periectly reliable;
have no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or C. O. D. fake. They have
$2."0,000 capital, and guarantee to euro
every case they treat or refund everv dollar :
or their charges may be deposited in a
v.i' to bepaid to them when a cure i
.Tcctad. Writ th. j today.
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