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eitxsa to buffalo ash return
Via Michigan Central. "The Niagara
Falls Roate," from Chicago, good go
ing August 21-23. A rare opportunity
to go East at very low rates over "A
First-class Line for First-class Trav
el." Reserve your sleeping car accom
modations early by writing to L. D.
Heusner, Gen'I Western Pass'r Agt,
119 Adams Street, Chicago.
$10.50 to Buffalo and return.
Medical Aaaico.
Patient Doctor, what's good for
dyspepsia?
Doctor Irregular eating and Ill
cooked food. Two dollars, please.
There Is m Claee of reoala
Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation,
called GRAIN-O. made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress, and but few can tell it
from coffee. It does not cost over
as much. Children may drink It with
threat benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents
per package. Try it. Ask for
GRAJN-O.
tiulUy Conscience.
Mistress Why don't you ever pro
vide any new dishes?'
Cook I never break any, mam.
Detroit Tribune.
Visitors to Lincoln Perk la Chicago
Will tie delighted with the souvenir book
of this beautiful spot now being distributed
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway Company. It is a magnificent
publication of pages full to overflowing
with delicious half tone pictures of one of
Creation's most charming places of resort
for citizens of the Great Republic.
No stranger visiting Chicago should be
without a copy of the "Souvenir of Lincoln
Park." It can onlv be procured by enclos
ing twentv-flve i25) cents, in coin or post
bro stamps to Geo. H. Heafford, general
passenger agent, 410 Old Colony Building,
Chicago. IP
It is not how much he knows, but
how much of it lie refuses to tell, that
makes a man smart.
Read the Advertisement.
You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit of
reading' the advertisements; they will
-afford :i most interesting study and
'will put you in the way of getting
home excellent bargains. Our adver
tisers are reliable, they send what
tliey advertise.
Koason helps the wise and cudgels
the foolish.
IO.OO Given Away.
Andv P. Whitmer of Enst Chicago, Ind.,
writes": "I would not take SNMW for your
book. I)r. Kay's Homo Treatment,' if I
could not ect nnother." It has fi8 pages
and .V valuable recipes. For ten days wo
will send one free. Address Dr. B. J.
Kay Medical Co., Omaha. Neb.
Of all poverty, that of the mind is
nio.st pitiable.
AMERICA'S LEADING MUSICAL IN
STITUTION is The "NEW ENGLAND
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC" of Boston,
Mass., which lias nearly one million dollars
invested in its magnificent buildings and
home with unsurpassed advantages in the
!ine of equipment and educational ability
Many talk like philosophers and act
like fools.
To Colorado Spring; and Paeblo.
Itnrllfigton Koute via Denver.
A through Sleeping car to Colorado
Springs and Pueblo via Denver is attached
to l(urlini;ton Route daily train leaving
CVsngo 10::!0 p. m. Office, 211 Clark St.
An outraged friend is worse than a
dor.cn enemies.
Mn. wiumki ftootfctag Srra
For rlilldmitrethlnR-.ftoftrnvtlir gums. miners Inflam
mation, alia) a pain, cures wind colic. SScratsabottlSb
Money, like guano, does no good
until spread abroad.
Ko-To-Dac for Fifty Ceata,
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
Ben strong, blood pure, 60c.II. All druggists.
Fame sells her words by numbers.
Genius by weight.
Dyspepsia
Is weakness of the stomach. It is the
source of untold misery. It may be
cured by toning and strengthening the
stomach and enriching and purifying the
blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla Many
thousands have been cured by this medi
cine and write that now they "can eat
anything they wish without distress."
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is preparet! by C I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by druggists. $1, six for $5. Get Hood's.
HOOd'S Pills cure all liver ills. S3 cents.
SIOO To Any Man,
WILL PAY SIOO FOR ANY CASE
Of Wcaaaeea ta Men They Treat and
Van to Care.
An Omaha Company places for the first
time before the public a Magical Treat
ment for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration of
Life Fore in old and vouug men. No
worn-out French remedy: contains no
Phosphorous or other harmful drugs. It is
a WosDKarcx. Tbeatmkxt magical in its
effects positive in its cure. AH readers,
who are suffering from a weakness that
blights then lifo. causing that mental and
physical suffering peculiar to Lost Man
hood, should write to the STATE MEDICAL
COMPANY, Omaha, Neb., and thev will
send you absolutely FREE, a valuable
pajcr on these diseases, and positive proofs
of their truly Magical Treatment. Thous
ands of moo, who have lost all hope of a
cure, are being restored by them to a per
fect condition.
This Magical Treatment may be taken
at home under their directions, or they will
pay railroad faro and hotel bills to all who
prefer to ge there for treatment, if they
fail to cure. They are perfectly reliable;
have no Fre Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or C. O. D. fake. They have
$2.10,000 capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat or refund every dollar;
or their charges may be deposited in a
bank to bo paid to them when a cure is
effected. Write them todav.
Thro' Yellowstone
Park on a Bicvcle.
Among the geysers, water
falls, lakes and terraces ot
Tcllowstone Park is where
very true wheelman should
spend his '97 holiday. Most
delightful outing Imagin
able. Less expensive than
a week at a fashionable
summer resort. Good roads
built by the government.
Elegant hotels. Fine ash
ing. Splendid air.
Write for booklet contain
ing a map of the Park aa
well as full information
altout the cost ot the trip,
what to take, what the roads
are like etc
1. Fhakci. Gen'I Pass'r Agent, Burlington
Koute. Omaha. Neb.
CttE YHK EIF!
Cse Big S3 for anoataral
discharges, inSaBBatioss,
irritations or ulcerations
of ni neons awBtbraaea.
rainless, and not astna-
Sent or poisonous.
StoMhy
or sent in stain
by eipress. prepaid, for
t.fln. or 3 bottles, fl.75.
Circmlar scat on raaaaat,
aaxmisMn oiissas.es.
Va,A.yr
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IN THE ODD COfiNEK.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Story sf a Hea-Pecked Rat As a Coa
aecjaeaee of HI Effort to Steal a
Dinner He Rons late the Maw of m
Crees Hea Other Strange Sketches.
Slohenllnden.
(By Request.)
N Linden, when the
sun was low.
All bloodless lay the
untrodden snow.
And dark as winter
was the tlow
Of leer, rolling rap
idly. But Linden saw
another sight.
' When the drum
beat, at dead of
nlcht.
Commanding fires of
AontTt tn llirlit
The darkners of her scenery.
By torch and trumpet fast array'd.
Each horseman drew his battle-blade.
And furious every charger ncigh'd
To join the dreadful revelry.
Then shook the hills with thunder riven.
Then rush'd the steed to battle driven.
And louder than the bolts of heaven.
Far flash'd the red artillery.
And redder yet that light shall kIow
On Linden's hills of stained snow.
And bloodier yet the torrent flow jy i
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T Is morn, but scarce yon level sun
Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun.
Where f urio is Frank, and fiery Hun.
; Shout in their sulphurous canopy,
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The combat deepens. On, ye brave.
Who rush to glory, or the grave!
Wave. Munich, all thy banners wave!
And charge with all thy chivalry!
Few, few shall part where many meet!
The snow shall bs their winding-sheet,
And every turf beneath their feet.
Shall be a soldier's sepulchre.
Man and Horse Ilucked I tit the River.
From the Dallas Chronicle: Henry
Bcyen had an experience Thursday
with a horse that was decidedly excit
ing. Having some cattle to look after
in the Gilmer neighborhood, he took a
horse to Rankin's landing, near the
mouth of the White Salmon. Ha blind
folded the horse and mounted, and
without waiting for the blind to be
lifted the horse commenced to buck in
a manner that would make a common
cayuse quit just from envy. After do
ins the grand and lofty tumbling act
for several minutes without unseating
his rider, the vicious brute reached
around, caught hold of Boyen's leg
with his mouth, and tried to pull him
off. Failing in this he deliberately
bucked into the river. As he struck
deep water he held his head down and
sank. At this stage Mr. Boyen had
enough, as he didn't care to go into the
salmon-herding business, so he threw
himself backward and floated off. As
he got loose his spur tangled in the
horse's tail, but he placed the other
fcot on the animal's rump and pulled
himself loose. The horse went under
long enough to drown himself, while
Boyen, having on all his cowboy tog
gery, had a hard struggle to reach the
shore. The horse was pulled out, but
just turned over and died.
Horse Attacks Women Bicycle Riders.
From the Scottish American: A most
unusual incident occurred on the Dum
barton road, near Glasgow, on Tuesday
afternoon, the 11th inst, three lady cy
clists being suddenly confronted and
attacked by a riderless horse. They
had dismounted and stood aside to let
it pass, but instead of doing so it
stopped and attempted to seize them.
Dropping their bicycles in alarm upon
'.he road, they tried to run past the
animal, but it was on the alert, and
twice leaped over the bicycles in its
effort to reach them. They then made
for a hedge by the roadside, and two
ef them managed to crawl safely be
neath it out of reach. The third,
however, was not so lucky. Before
fht could escape the animal had seized
"her hat with its teeth and tore it from
her head. It next made a snatch at
her back, but was unable to fix its teeth
in her clothes. At this point several
men came to her aid. beat off the ani
mal with sticks, and led it back to a
farm from which it had escaped. One
of the machines was somewhat dam
aged by the horse, but fortunately all
the ladies wore able to ride home.
Trees In Second Rloasora.
From the New Haven Palladium:
Many apple trees about Essex and vi
cinity are putting forth their second
crop of blossoms on some parts of the
tree. Apples as large as cherries are
pn one branch, while the next limb has
blossoms. Bonne, the fruit expert,
says that when the apple bud was about
to bulge open and the sap to gush forth
a cold wave, probably at midnight,
chilled the sap, thus stopping the flow
at that time, but since the weather has
become warmer the sap has again start
ed, thus causing the second blossoming.
."He also says that these last to set wili
mature as soon as the others on the
Jtree. Flowering quinces have also blos
somed for the second time this sea
son. Was the llorxe Killed i,y Meteor?
From the Galveston Daily News:
.Last night about 9:30 o'clock as Mr.
Cain, who lives about four miles east
bf here, was going home in his wagon,
and about 600 yards from his house!
something like a meteor struck one of
ibis horses. It struck the horse on the
right side of the ribs, making a hole
the size of a hen's egg, and breaking
'some ribs loose from the spine, going
forward up the spine till nearly the
'head. Mr. Cain says at the report he
fell or dropped in the wagon bed and
the horses ran home. The horse was
taken out of the wagon before he died.
Parties tried to secure bloodhounds,
thinking someone had tried to waylaid
Cain and shot the horse, but upon close
inspection of the ground no sign of any
one being secreted could be found. The
horse was dissected, and no lead or
anything that would go to show the
horse was shot could be found. Two
parties say they saw the meteor, and
say it made quite a display of colors,
and they heard the explosion.
Sarred Threads and CorJs.
The sacred thread of the Brahmins
is a carte distinction assumed at an
early age, and never parted with. It
must be made by a Brahmin, and
should consist of three strands, each
of a different color, forty-eight yards
in length, doubled and twisted togeth
er twice, the ends tied in knots. It
must be worn next the skin, over the
left shoulder, hanging down to the
thigh on the right side. The three
castes of the Hindus are distinguished
by the material of these threads cot
ton for the Brahmins, hemp for the
warriors, and wool for the artisans.
The Parsees also wear the sacred
thread, and boys of 7 or 9 are invested
with it. the threads used being made al
ways of fibres of the suru tree. Mon
ier Williams describes the sacred gir
dle of the Parsees as made of seventy
two woolen threads, forming a flat
band, which is twined three times
v ME9HH
around the body, and tied in two pecu
liar knots, the secret of which Is
ksowa only to the Parsees.
Change Celer Whea Asleep.
Many species of fishes such as the
common squid take on special colors
at night, while asleep or at rest. The
most common change consists in a
general darkening of the dark spots,
stripes or other markings, by which
they become more distinct. This is
the case with various flounders, min
nows, the black sea bass, the sea rob
ins, the king fish and several others.
In all these cases the change of color
is in the direction of protective color
ation, the dark markings being gen
erally connected with their habits of
resting naturally at night among grass
and seaweeds. The common file-fish
Mona canthus in the day time is mot
tled with brown and dark olive green,
the fins and tails being a little darker
than the body; but, when asleep at
right, its body becomes pallid gray
or nearly white, while the fins and
tail become decidedly black. Many of
the lizzard tribe have the power of
changing their colors, probably as a
means of deceiving their prey or elud
ing their enemies. The intensity and
rapidity of charge depends upon the
quantity of air contained in the lungs,
together with the pressure, position
and emotions of the animal. The most
distinctive class of these is the cha
meleon, both for their peculiarly beau
tiful coloring, and the fact of the want
of sympathy of the two sides of their
whole body, one of which may be
asleep and the other awake, and one
of one color and the other of another.
The parrot or chameleon fish of China,
ap also many of the brilliantly-colored
fif he3 around the coast of Ceylon, havo
a similar peculiarity.
An Elephant-Hunt ins Adventure.
A good bunting story is told by a
writer in the British Central Africa
Gazette. A Mr. Wallace, who has a
stockade on the Chomo river, wounded
a large elephant, which then charged
him. His cartridges jammed in the
breech of his rifle and he had to run.
The elephant followed him, and while
dodging in and out among the trees
Mr. Wallace stumbled and fell. The
elephant then prodded at him with his
tusks, but these fortunately went in
to the ground on each side, without
injuring him. The elephant then with
his trunk lifted Mr. Waliace and threw
him some yards away. Mr. Wallace
lay still as if dead. The elephant cama
up, pushed him about with his fore
foot, and placed his foot on the body,
but did not press hard, and then went
away. Mr. Wallace was taken up
eventually by his boys, much bruised,
and carried into camp. The elephant
was tracked for sixteen miles. It
made a circuit and died almost on th
same spot where the accident happen
ed. The tusks weighed G9 and 71
pounds.
nen-Perked Was This Rat.
An unequal and unique fight between
a rat and a hen is the talk of Cincin
nati. About noon one day, at the house
of Mr. Henry Goldberger, a dish con
taining scraps from the kitchen was
set in front of one of the slatted tri
angular coops in which hens with
small ch'ckens are kept. The slats were
wide enough apart to allow the head,
neck and part of the hen's body to be
pushed out. While the hen and chicks
were feeding a large rat of the sewer
or marsh species crept out from the
stable and made a dash at the dish.
The rat was fully ten inches long,
fearless and strong. When the fright
ened chicks squawked and fled the hen
thrust out her head and seized the
rat by the back of the neck. A fierce
fight ensued, the hen holding on with
strange tenacity, the rat struggling te
free himself so violently as almost to
overthrow the coop.
At last the rat tcre away and fled
with a bleeding neck. The hen called
her chicks and resumed her meal. The
rat's temper was aroused, and he again
dashed in among the chicks, biting at
everything with fierce determination.
lartcd forward her
head, and after several attempts e
enred the rat for the second time. This
time both hair and feathers flew, and
loud squeaks and squawks aroused the
neighborhood. For five minutes the
battle waged, and until a sympathetic
woman, seeing the brave hen exhaust
ed, threw a large lump of coal at the
rat and caused him to flee, leaving
blcod spots behind him on the walk
The hen is the heroine of the day.
A Remarkable Creature.
One of the most wonderful of crea
tures is the triton. This spotted liz
ard like reptile, which is found in al
most every part of America, has a
most wonderful power of reproducing
amputated parts. The triton is cruelly
ill used by experimentalists, but its
powers cf reproduction are almost tin
limited. In one instance an amputat
ed leg was reproduced twelve times in
three years, and in another an eye was
reproduced in less than twelve months.
The loss of a tail does not appear to
incommode these reptiles except to
give them a sort of unbalanced gait
Tails amputated by scientists were ir-
i variably reproduced in from five to
nine weeks.
Posse of Kentackiant on a Snake Hunt.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal:
Wiley J. Franklin, living two miles
west of this place, while out in a pas
ture discovered in a rocky ravine a
snake of huge dimensions in the act of
swallowing a good sized sucking pig.
Franklin has for some time missed a
pig occasionally, and Andy J. Fox, a
farmer whose land adjoins Franklin,
had missed a number of young lambs
Franklin had a good look at the reptile
and says it was fifteen or twenty feet
in length and eight or ten inches in
diameter. The citizens of the town
have organized a posse to capture the
snake alive, if possible.
"I wonder," said Mrs. Cumrox,
thoughtfully. "wLat that aice-old-fash-ioned
lady means by putting 'P. P. C."
on her card." "That means she is go
ing away." replied her daughter. "Oh,
I see; she wants us to know that she
is going to travel in a Pullman palace
car." Washington Star.
Again the hen
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Seme Up-to-Date Hlata Abeat Caltlra
tlon of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Vltlcaltnre aad Fieri
caltare.
VERY one knows
that plants require
for their life-processes
a consider
able amount of wa
ter; that they suf
fer and die when
it is not present in
sufficient quantity.
It seems to be ser
v'ceable to the
plant as food, and
it certainly is required for the so
lution of other food substances,
as well as for maintaining the
proper physical condition of the
lissues. But there are few per
sons who have any adequate idea
of the vast amount of water which is
absorbed by plants from the soil. Even
those whose business is to teach what
is called "Botany" In the schools rare
ly know what plants do in this re
spect; and the same may be said of
those whose business is to grow plants,
to cultivate them, to manage soil and
surroundings so as to obtain the best
results for the labor bestowed. The
facts are remarkable, and may well
astonish all who become acquainted
with them. Believing that such ac
quaintance may be valuable to, some
who may here gain an introduction,
the writer takes pleasure in perform
ing the ceremony. In the first place, it
may be stated that leaves in the ordi
nary health state absorb little or no
water from the air. There has been
much difference of opinion upon this
point, and even scientists have not
agreed upon it. Gardeners sprinkle
die leafy portions of plants with
.vater, and say that the revival which
ial.es place in wilting leaves proves at
once that the water is absorbed. Not
infrequently the statement is made
that field plants (such as maize) revive
at night by absorbing through the
'eaves and stems the dew which Is de
posited upon them. Certainly wilted
plants do recover their fresh and
healthful appearance when copiously
showered with water, though not a
drop reaches the roots. Certainly a
Held of corn in a dry time presents a
conspicuous enough difference of ap
pearance in the middle of a hot after
noon and the early morning after a
dewey night. But do these things and
others like them show that leaves ab
sorb water? A little attention will
show that they do not. If the florist
will take a plant whose leaves have
begun to droop on account of the want
of water, and will place it under a
glass vessel, he may soon see that,
without the addition of water at all,
the leaves "become plump and assume
their proper positions, as when copi
ously sprinkled. What can be the
meaning of this? After a little time
water may be observed condensing
upon the inner surfaces of the glass,
in dew-like drops. The air within the
vessel becomes saturated with mois
ture from some source, while the
drooping leaves are regaining their
turgidity. The fact is, that even from
these wilted leaves, while in the open
air, large quantities of water are es
caping. If by any means this amount
is checked, the continuous supply from
the roots soon fills the leaf-cells and
restores their healthful condition.
When the plant is showered with
water, this is exactly what takes place.
It is true, experiments have proved
that leaves may and do absorb water
abundantly, when they are immersed
in the fluid, and it is also probably true
that some water may be absorbed by
wilted leaves fron drops adhering to
their surfaces; but so far as concerns
the great and useful supply of water
to healthy vegetation, we may unhes
itatingly concludo that leaves have
nothing tn do with its absorption.
None of it crmes directly from the ajr.
Atmospheric dew does not gain en
trance to the tissues. The soil fur
nishes the water, and the roots take
it up. There is no other source nor
other organs for the work. If the
roots send up as much or more than
the leaves transpire, the latter con
tinue turgid; if not, they wilt T. J.
Burrill.
l'each Yellows.
Below Is given the ideas on peach
yellows in Farmers' Bulletin No. 17,
by Prof. Erwin F. Smith, the gov
ernment specialist and perhaps the
best authority on peach yellows in
the country: There has been much
speculation respecting the nature of
this disease, inasmuch as climate and
soil do not &2em able to originate a
plainly communicable malady, and no
fungus, bacteria or animal parasite
has been identified as the cause. At
present peach yellows seems nearest
allied to that phenomenon in plants
known as variegation. It is now rec
ognized that variegation in many
plants is a disease manifesting itself
in stunted growth, imperfect assimi
lation, hastened development and fee
ble vitality. Moreover, in a number
cf plants, e g. jasmines and abutIIon3,
this condition is transmissible to
healthy stocks by budding or grafting
in the same way as peach yellows.
The contagiousness of the disease can
not be proved until the juices of a
aiseasea tree ue imroaucea into a
healthy tree or a specific germ is dis
covered and separated into pure cul
tures and then introduced into a
healthy stock, thus producing the dis
ease, as is done with tuberculosis in
animals or the fire blight in the pear.
That the disease cr condition at first
appears on one or two trees only and
that other trees are affected later. Is
no proof of its contagion, for all the
trees will die sooner or later, general
ly within 15 years, unless very care
fully grown, and many of them of what
appears to be the yellows. I contend
that the digging out of trees weakened
from any cause whatever, must result
in the improved condition of orchards
anywhere; that the trees remaining
will naturally receive more care and
attention and consequently will im
prove more rapidly than if the same
amount of care were extended over'a
larger number of trees, but that this
is no proof that contagion existed and
has been prevented by this treatment
The improvement in the orchards of
Michigan since the peach yellows law
was enacteJ has come, I believe, more
from the increased intelligence aud
skill of the growers than from the in
fluence of the law. The orchardists in
that section grow their trees more
carefully and skillfully than formerly,
they use chemicals instead of stable
manure, plant only en soil well adapt
ed to the growth of the peach, and
fully understand that it does not pay
to grow peaches on weakened trees
any more than it does other fruit, un
der the same conditions, and especial
ly so when young and vigorous trees
can be grown up to fruiting size in
three or four years. These causes alone
are sufficient to account for all the
Improvement reported which could
have been brought about by the grow-
era themselves and nearly al of tht
expense-attending the execution of the
provision of tin law saved. Some
credit may be given the law for this
Improvement; but a great principle is
involved that should not be violaieu
and many believe such laws unconsti
tutional because ni wrong has bcej
proved.
Reaewal of small Fruit rut.
- Will it pay to continue strawberry
beds more than one year? That de
pends much on the condition of the bed
at the close of the fruiting season, li
the ground is rich, the rows well lilleu
out, the crop light, and nearly free
from grass and weeds, it will then usu
ally pay to continue one, two or more
years. If, however, plants are ex
hausted by a large yield, and grass and
weeds have been allowed to grow, it
will be more work to place old beds
in condition than to prepare new ones.
If to be discontinued, plow at once and
sow some late crop for feed or fertil
ity. To renew old beds, mow off plants.
As soon as dry burn over, reduce rows
to six or eight inches in width with
spade or cultivator. Remove all weeds,
every particle of grass, apply a liberal
dressing of fine manure, cultivate and
keep clean same as with new beds.
Right here Is one of the great bene
fits of keeping new beds perfectly clean.
It saves a large amount of labor when
beds are continued more than one
year. Old beds produce berries a little
earlier, and second year is often better
than the first, when treated in this
manner.
The bearing canes of raspberries and
blackberries should be removed im
mediately after fruiting. Cut out all
small weak caes, leaving only five or
six in the hill. The removal of old
canes leaves no hiding place for worm
or bug, or eggs for same. It also al
lows the freo circulation of air and
the sun penetrates the center of the
bush, making canes strong and vigor
ous with a good development of fruit
buds for the following season. The
removal and burning of all dead, weak
and surplus growth is the best pre
ventive against disease. In berry
growing, remember that good work for
two seasons is necessary. First, the
most important, to grow, develop and
mature strong, healthy canes, vines
and buds for next season's fruit. Sec
ond, to mature the fruit, which de
pends very much on the care and
growth of the previous year. Favorable
seasons for fruit are of little avail if
the preparatory work has been neg
lected. M. A. Thayer.
Texaa Fever Tests.
A recent communication from Colum
bia, Mo., says: The executive commit
tee of the Missouri board of agriculture
has made arrangements for extensive
experiments with Texas fever. In co
operation with the experiment station,
the work of last season will be dupli
cated. Texas cattle, freed of ticks by
the use of a dip, will be placed in pas
tures with natives to prove the efficacy
of this mode of disinfecting. Pastures
that were infected last season have
been burned over, and native cattle will
be placed upon them to ascertain if the
burning has effectually destroyed tte
ticks. Dr. J. W. Connoway will make
further tests with serum intended to
immunize native cattle. Cattle immun
ized last season will be tested again
this year, to ascertain the length of
time the serum will prove effective.
Ticks hatched on Immunized cows have
been kept over the winter, and their
progeny will be placed on natives to
ascertain their ability to convey the
infection.
Soli Mulches.
Soil mulches are very useful in the
conservation of moisture. They also
effect its location, tending to dry out
the lower layers and keeping the sur
face soil more moist. As has been sug
gested, mulches retain the moisture.
Forests, by their mulches of leaves,
prevent floods. Dry earth is the most
practical mulch that farmers can use.
Experiments prove that shallow and
not too frequent cultivation prevents
loss of m-ich more moisture than no
cultivation, and also more than daily
cultivation. Growing crops prevent
much evaporation by shading the
ground and lessening the effect of the
wind. Frozen ground is a good mulch
for the time being, but it leaves the
moisture so near the surface that on
thawing, it soon evaporates and is lost.
Educated Farmers. If a person will
take the trouble to Investigate the mat
ter he will find that the prosperous
and successful farmer is the educated
farmer. About a century ago the most
of the people thought that a grubbing
hoe and jumping shovel plow were
about all the tools necessary for the
farmer to possess. And if he was the
owner of a wagon and a yoke of cattle,
with which to haul his produce to mar
ket, that he was 'right in the proces
sion.' Such farmers with their old
time ideas and ways are fast failing to
the rear cf the procession when they
come in competition with the edu
cated farmer. The old-time farmer
will reason thus in regard to his boys:
Now William don't seem to take an
interest in the farm, so I guess I'd
better send him to school, give him a
good education and make a lawyer or
doctor out of him, while John sticks
to the farm like a bee to a sweet clover
blossom, so it will not be worth while
to waste any money sending him to
school, as he will be a farmer just like
his dad. Ex.
Alfalfa. Alfalfa is gradually grow
ing in favor in sections farther east
than the arid and semi-arid regions,
where it is so largely relied on for for
age. The extension is proceeding in
a safe, conservative way worthy of
encouragement. First prepare the soil,
deep and thorough, and keep down the
weeds. Good results are obtained from
frequent high mowing, leaving the cut
tings on the ground as a mulch. In
the selection of the soil oare should be
taken not to choose land where the
plant will stand with its feet in the
water nor where the water comes near
the surface. The amount of seed
ranges from 12 to 30 pounds per acre,
few sowing as little as the first named
quantity, unless intending to grow
seed chiefly, and not many growers
sow as much as 30 pounds. Ex.
Well Bred Sheep. In establishing a
small flock of sheep pure bred sheep
can now be got so reasonable in price
that the difference in the cost between
pure bred registered sheep and grade
or common sheep is but trifling as com
pared with the many advantages a
pure bred flock has over the others.
A pure bred sheep is always as good
as a grade for the drover or butcher,
and an extra good, well bred sheep will
always command an extra price. In
any event, the sires used in every flock
should be some of the pure breeds of
sheep, of which there are so many to
select from. It is the little extra oare
and attention to breeding and feeding
that makes the profit. Ex.
If. after giving all the separated milk
they can dispose of to your calves, pigs
and poultry, you still have some left.
feed It back to the cows themselves or
to the brood sows.
MIRACULOUS MUD.
FOUND AT THE INDIANA MIN
ERAL SPRINGS. IND.
Cares RheamathiBB, Kidney, Bladder,
Blood, Bala aad Xervoaa Diseases
Bis Hotel Haa Beea Erectea
aad People Aro Joaraeylag
There froas AU Over the
Coantry to Bath
ta the Mao.
A deposit of most remarkable mud
discovered in Indiana, has of recent
years been attracting wide-spread at
tention. It is located at the Indiana
Mineral Springs, Warren county, and
has been formed by the action of the
water from the famous Magno-Llthia
springs. Through countless ages the
foliage of magnificent oaks on the hill
side has annually fallen into a basin,
and has been reduced by nature into
a pure black earth unmixed with roots,
stones or sand. The water from the
big spring for thousands of years has
been soaking this deposit and saturat
ing It with mineral salts, until now
there is a layer of medicated mud
abcut two acres in extent and from
ten to twenty feet in thickness.
The strange medicinal value of this
peculiar, black, porous substance was
accidentally discovered by an old sol
dier, Sam Stor, who had brought
rheumatism home from the war and
suffered with it for years. He was at
tempting to dig a drainage ditch
through the mud deposit, and after in
dulging in this useless experiment for
a week or more, gave up the idea, bu:
meanwhile had been cured of his rheu
matism. The fame of the mud began to spread
and afflicted congregated at the Springs
from everywhere. The method of us
ing the mud was at first very primi
tive, the patient merely sitting down
in the deposit where nature had laid
it. But since then improvements have
been made, a beautiful hotel erected,
and the mud bath developed into a
luxurious experience. The accompany
ing cut shows how it's done.
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After all. Nature is the greatest of
all chemists, and seems here to have
prepared in a gigantic receptacle an
enormous mass of medicine for poultic
ing sore humanity. When all else had
failed. Nature's treatment, the Magno
Mud cure, as it is now called, has in
hundreds of cases brought back health
and happiness.
la a Box.
Old Friend Seems to me you are
paying your cook pretty stiff wages.
Jimson Have io. If I don't she'll
leave, and then my wife will do the
eookine- herself. New York Weekly.
Danger Signal.
The stomach and whole digestive system
are apt to be deranged at this time ot year.
The result is you have a poor appetite aud
are weak and drowsy and have a feeling
of general indisposition. There is danger
ahead, you are liable to have n run of
fever and other dangerous diseases if you
do not guard against it. If you will reno
vate your system you will prevent fevers
or other diseases. If you will take Dr.
Kay's Renovator in time we wii.i, guaran
tee yon will not have f e er. It strikes to
the root of the matter and removes the
cause. It regulates the stomach, tiowels
nnd liver so gently and pleasantly and
yet effectually that it cures a larger per
cent, ot cases tnnn any oilier remedy ever
discovered. It cures the wort ca"-es of
indigestion, constipation and chronic dis
eases. It is pleasant and easy to take.
Price by mail, postage prepaid, i" cts. and
f 1. If your druggist does not have it.don't
take some inferior article which he may
say is ' just as good." but send to us for
the medicine and ' Dr. Kay' Homo Treat
ment." a valuable GS-page freo book with
Ho recipes. Address Dr. B. J. Kay Medical
Co., Omaha, Neb.
In Arctic Sea.
The Danish government has under
taken, during the year 189o and 18,
a deep sea exploration in the Green
land and Iceland waters. The expedi
tion will bo accompanied by a botanist.
Coleman on the Cat.
Mr. R. Lindsay Coleman, ex-president of
the National Cycle Beard of Trade, and
president of the Western Wheel Works, in
speaking on the cut in bicycles, soys:
'This cut in the nrico of $100 wheels lias
occasioned no surprise. We expressed the
opinion five years ago that other makers
would fully realize their error in endeav
oring to mnintain a fictitious value on
their product, and that the prices we had
fixed on Crescents would becoino the
standard price for other high grade wheels.
'One of the secrets of the success of tho
Western Wheel Works is, that wo not
only guarantee our wheels, but we guaran
tee our nrices as well, and the purchaser
of a Crescent in Febrvary has the satis-nc-tion
of knowing that his neighbor who
purchased a Crescent in July paid the
same price as he did.
"I do not anticipate that a still further
reduction in the price of bicycles will be
made this year."
ot 0er-SensltIvr.
Willie An' what did Clawcncc do
when Bob Shtgard kicked him?
Algy He simply said, "Gweat men
arc not sensitive to cwiticism," and
walked swiftly away. Judire-
Lea Than Half Fare
To Buffalo and return via the Wa
bash It. R. For the G. A. R. reunion
the Wabash will sell tickets on Aug. '1
and t-'2, at less than Half Fare, with
choice of routes via all rail from
Omaha or Chicago to Buffalo or by
steamer from Detroit, either going or
returning. The only line running re
clining chair cars (.Seats free) from
Omaha or Chicago to Buffalo. All
trains run via Niagara Falls. For
tickets and further information call
on Agent connecting line or at Wabash
Ticket office, 1413 Famain Street (Pax
ton Hotel block), or write
Geo. N. Clayton-, N. W. Pass. Agt..
Omaha, Neb.
Nearly every man a reporter meets
has a "joke'' on somebody lie wants
printed.
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smcke Your Lite Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever. lc mag
netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-Bai
the wonder-worker, that maki-s weak
men stronjr. All druggists .'lOe or SI. "ure
guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Address i
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. ,
Every comfort has its discomfort,
every maybe has its may-not-be.
neseatan'a Cansisr Ice with Glycerine.
The original nd only ifpnaine. Cure Chappnl Hamlt
and Face, Cold Sorw, Ac. CG.Clart ACo.,N.HaTeu.Ct.
One bad example destroys the effect
of many years of fine precept.
Hall's Catarrh Core
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
Xo one pretends to hate a wrong as
much as he who offers it.
PITS PermanentljC'ured. o Bts or nerrousnes after
tirst day's ue of Ir. Kline s Great erre KeMorer.
end tor FREE S4.0 trial bottle and trestiui
Uc It- II- KLINE. Ltd.. 931 Arch ht.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Silence ovcrcometh all things save
time, even life itself at last.
Dr. Kay's Renovator is a positive cure
for nervous disorders and of the stomach,
bowels and liver. See arlvt.
Iloastinrr always means one or two j
tilings, ignorance or cowaruicc.
To Care Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarcts Candy Cathartic 10c cr 25c
If C C C. fall to cure, druggists refund money.
Self-reliance, .self-restraint and self-
discipline, constitute an educated will, j
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Lying fat Wait far Hlsa.
A man going home from his work
at a late hour at night, noticing that
the occupants of a house standing
flush with tho street had left a window
up, decided to warn them and prevent
a burglary.
Putting his head into the window
he called out:
"Holloa! Good peop "
That was all ho said. A whole pail
of water struck him in the faco, and.
as he staggered back a woman shrioked
out:
Didn't I tell you what you'd get
if you wasn't home by 9 o'clock?"
Chicago Times.
Vmn Geatleneaa.
Re gentle In stimulating the kldneys,other
ttImj you will ecito and wo:iken them. The
happiest results follow the use of Ilostetter's
Stonmcli Bitters toorercome renal Inactivity.
Avoid the unmeditated, flery stimulants of
commerce. The kidneys have a dellcato
nu-mbrane. easily Irritated, and upon this tho
notion of sudi excitants Is pernicious. Ma
larial complaints. Indigestion, rheumatism,
neuralgia and biliousness succumb to tho
corrective influence of the Bitters.
Forgiven by Her Victim' Ghost.
Old Mrs. Nobles, in jail at Macon,
Ga., for killing her "old man" for
"pestering" her, says his ghost haa
been to see her and she is forgiven tho
murder. Efforts are being made to se
cure commutation of sentence, but she
"jes liev's hang's not." Ex.
Stink Into Tonr Shoes.
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It is the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Lo
Roy. N. Y.
Why He Didn't Go.
Why didn't you come to my con
cert? You're very fond of music."
Very."
"Then why didn't you come?"
"Bccauso I'm fond of music."
Can ful parents who arc planning to send
their daughters to the eitv for study, wish
them to be pliced In surroundings as nearly
like home as possible. In thN respect the New
Kngland Conserva'ory of Music Boston. Mass ,
with its admirably equipped Home Depart
ment meets a widely felt need and offers an
absolutely safe and delightful home life for
young women students of muic. Add to this
the curriculum of co irss leaving nothing un
done to secure broad and muslcltnly training,
and it is easy to s-c why parents prefer this
school to any other, and particularly to those
which make no provision for pleasant and shel
tered dormitory life.
If a man wants to do all the talking,
it is a sign that he thinks he is smarter
than you are.
rARRELLN BJAMIXCi rOWBER
The best, at half the price; all grocers will re
fund your money tr you are not satlafled.
Our idea of a thoroughbred is a man
:vlio has two pairs of good pantaloons,
with suspenders for each pair.
IOWA FARMS For Sale on crop payment,
tl per aero cash, balance i crop yearly until
PatU lOr. J. Bill UtlAUUt UK6au, ...
Write your injuries in dust, your,
blessings in marble.
Educate Tour Bowela With Caaeareta,
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever, i
10c It C C. C. fail, druggists refund money.
Of all the virtues, gratif.ude has the
shortest memory.
I'iso's Cure for Consumption has .avetl
me large doctor bills. U. L. Baker, 4'ii8 Re
gent Sq.. I'hi adelphia, Pa., Dec S, IMG.
Envy a blind man, leading unhappi -
nc.vs by the hand.
AN OPEN LETTER
To MOTHERS.
WE ARC ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE USE OP THE WORD CASTORIA," AND
"PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK.
J,
DR. SAMUEL
PITCHER,
was tlie originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA." the
tJiat has borne and does now
bear tlie facsimile signature of
Tliis is the original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has been
used in tlie homes of the mothers of America for over thirty
years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind you Jiave always bought X& yfrfM . on n
and has the signature of4&S'&4G&A wrap
per .Vb one has autlwrity from me to use my name except
The Centaur Company of which Chas. II. Fletcher is
President. 7 -
March 8, 1897Z Qtf2jC &&& -..
Do Not Be Deceived.
Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting; a cheap substitute
which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies
on it), the ingredients of which even lie does not know.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF
&0&
Insist, on Having
The Kind That Never Failed You?
YMC CINTAUII COMMNV, TT MU-tetV KTIirrt via
J; - ----- -
Buy Your Bicycle
of a concern that will be in business as
lon as you live, and whose guarantee is
the best security that can be given.
1897 COLUMBIAS, .... $75
STANDARD OF THE WORLD.
1896 COLUMBIAS 60
1897 HARTFORDS 50
HARTFORDS Pat. 2, ... 45
HARTFORDS Pat. I, ... 40
HARTFORDS Pat 5 and 6, . 30
POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn.
Come and visit our factories coveriujr 17 acres of floor.-iKe, and see how
a lirs;-c!u!s hicycle is mnde. Catalogue free from Columbia dealer: by
mail from us for one two-cent stamp. If Columbian are not properly
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Ask your Grocer to-day to
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GRAIN-O, the sew food
drink that takes the place
of coffee.
The children may drink K
without injury as well an the
adult. All who try it, like
it. GRAIN-O has that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java,
bnt it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate
atomach receives it without
distress. i the price ot
coffee.
15 cents and 25 cents per
package. Soidby all grocers.
Tastes like Coffee
Looks like Coffee
HALL'S
Vegetable Sicilian
HAIR RENEWER
Beautifies and restores Gray
Hair to its original color and
vitality ; prevents baldness ;
cures itching and dandruff.
A fine hair dressing.
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Sold by all frrugglsts.
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