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Hearing Affected
Ringing and Snapping Inth Head
Cured fey Hood's SarsapexMa.
"Forxsanyyeenl have been troubled
with catarrh, which caused me mnca
pais and -affected my. hearing. I began
taking Hood's SaraapariUa end It helped
me wonderfully and cured the snapping
and ringing In my head." Mrs. C. A.
MnErEH,"T:herry Valley, Illinois.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Puri&er.
Hood's Pills cure all liver P - cents.
To assist persons in escaping from
a building on fire, a chair is fitted with
two frictional bearing plates, operated
by a hand lever to grip a rope as it
slides through guides attached to the
chair.
When you visit Omaha you should call at
C. S. Itayiiiond Co.'s jewelry store, cornor
Fifteenth and Donlas strests, and ex
emiue their jewelry and art goods for
wedding, birthday and Chrirtmas prosents,
also steel engraved wedding stationery, in
vitations and visiting cards." It is the Caly
first class, up-to-dato jewelry, art and cut
class store. west of Chicago end St. Louis.
Kiigrarins; and printing lOO viitinc cards
11.50 by mail.
An Atchison man says it is less ex
pensive to marry ol six sons and set
them up in business than to marry off
one daughter. It is three weeks before
his daughter's wedding day, and yes
terday she drew his last cent from
the bank.
Kmhnsaert In Co?l.
The CovrNiox's Somcnlr Cslcr.dar for 183S. a
tcilt'iiifchannin,: finrc-plccr. taltlirully copied
lm-..ors ami (-m rai-t'd In cold. Is recognized ecry
tvlurr a a tsou harming piece of color work,
llv.-ry new niWr!l"T rcielve" It without addi
tional rliircc. Moreover, the paper ! font frreo
un enlcrlbcr- every wrefc from the time the -nrIrtIonl!.rrcrled
until January. li, and then
for h tell jear to Jamjar. 1899.
Illustrated l'ro.p-ctm ,.f the volume for 1R9S
and temple oi'lC8 of the paper fent free.
Addrcs?,
Tiir Yoctii's Cosjpasios.
S"J7 t.r,lumlue Ave., ttottua. Mm,
"Many Indian mounds have been dis
covered in southern Indiana and have
yielded valuable finds. Stone axes
were formerly plentiful in the farm
ing districts of that state, and wore
Ufed for door props, but they have now
almost disappeared. Arrow heads are
tho only relics that are even fairly
plentiful.
"iveryboilT Kay wo.
Casenrets Candy Cathartic, the most wonder
ful medical discovery of the age, pleasant and
ref rshinj; to the taste, act gently and positively
oa the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing tho
rntire system, dispel colds, cure headache,
fever, habitual constipation and biliousness.
sVlcaso buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10.
"". :) cent. Sold and guaranteed to cure by all
drucKfets.
A needle machine turns out 1,500,000
heedlcs a week.
See the advertisement of "5 Drops,"
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company, in
another column of this paper. Take
advantago of their splendid offer,
which is open for the next thirty
days only.
Sweet oil, with a little vinegar add
ed, will restore the leather backs and
seats of chairs.
T)r. Kay's T.urig Halm Is gnarantccfl to euro
la gripin; and every hind of cough.
Don't wear j-our bathing suit to a
Christmas party just to show folks
that ycu have one.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes, SO for Sets.
-Don't sit with your back to a slight
draft; it might get too -warm for you.
. T Cnrc Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartht 10c or 25c.
UC.CC. full to cure, druggists refund money.
Gold loses its shine when it is got bv
guilt.
Keeping a pan of water in the oven
tvill keep fowls from scorching.
Hi
For
V
or Colds, for Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, Whoop
ing Cough, and all Throat Troubles or Lung Dis
eases, you can't beat and you can't better
E Aycf s j!
QicrryPcctoral
K Half size bottle, 50c.
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m vJf cathartic
. CURE CONSTIPATION
25c 50 -auajjppa- DRUGGISTS
Ttxiu most beautiful of the fair sex are as lia
ble as the uuliest specimen of humanity to
succumb to the ravages of Influenza or !a
grippe. Yes, It is the fairest Cowers that 'droop
and die first. We sound the alarm. La grippe
.....u.....,. niiuiuj no iuuuuii; lis victims
by the thousands across old ocean. As m the
past. It will soon cross your threshhold. We
forewarn you and tell you how to best prepare
for it. Don't wait until you have been attacked
Tmt be prepared for the enemy when he attacks
you. Send stamp for our 68-page book, which
Fives full treatment, symptoms, etc. We guar
antee Dr. Kay's Lung Balm to' be a certain.
safe and speedy cure for la grippe and every
kind of cough. Miss Nellie Penoyer, 1536 So.
10th St., Omaha. Neb.:
"Have used your Dr. Kay's Lug Balm for a
Revere case of la grippe. My lungs were vcrv
sore, and in taking the Dr. Kay's Lung Balm I
jound it stopped any desire to cough at once.
The soreness on my lungs and in my head soon
disappeared, it is pleasant to take and does
dot cause sickness at the stomach like many
cough remedies, yet it cures quicker than any
I have ever tried.
Also Rev. J. F. Wohlfarth. pastor First M. E.
Church. Urbane, Hi." I am glad to record he
fact that less than one box of your Dr. Kay's
, Lang Balm cured me of an awful cough- It is a
remarkable remedy.
It is sold by druggists or sect by as by mail
. for 25 cts. Don't take any substitute for it has
so cquaL Address Dr. B. J. Kay Medical Co..
Omaha. Neb. We also guarantee Dr. Kay's
Kecovator to he the best remedy known for
dyspepsia, constipation and liver trouble, A
attreaorater, Sasaforbook.
The X ray Is likely to prove of great,
value In dentistry. Teeth are plainly
revealed before their eruption. How
ever deeniv Imbedded in its alveolar
socket, each fang may be correctly lo
cated. An exostosis, a pocket of ne
crosis, of suppuration, or of tubercu
losis, is distinctly shown. The loca
tion and extent of metallic fillings are
delineated. The pulp chamber is eo
clearly outlined that erosions and en
largements may be readily detected.
The ISBrtlngtoa Koute California Ex
cursion. Cheap, Unlet. Comfortable,
Leave Omaha 4:35 p. m., Lincoln t:V p. rr.
and Hastings 6:50 p. m. every Thursday In
clean, modern, not crowded tourist slefpors.
No transfer cars run right through to San
Francisco and Los Angeles over tlto Scenic
Koute through Denver and Salt Laic City.
Cars are carpeted; upholstered In rattan;
hive spring seats and backs and arc pro
vided with curtains, licddin?. towols, soan.
etc Uniformed porters and experienced ex
cursion conductors accompany cr.ch excur
sion, rellevinc p-issenpers of all bother about
bagzasc, pointing out objects of interest and
In many other ways helping to make the
Overland trip a delightful experience. Second
clasi tickets are honored. Hcrths .
Tor folder giving full information, call at
nearest Burlington Koute ticket office, or
write to J. Francis, Geucral 1'assengcr Agent,
Omaha. Neb.
Vencer-cutlihg has reached such
perfection that a single elephant's tusk
thirty inches long is now cut in Lon
don into a sheet of ivory 150 inches
long and 20 inches wide, and some
sheets of rosewood and mahogany are
only about a fiftieth of an inch thick
If you want, to operate on the Chicago
Board of Trado send for our free book con
taining full Information how to trade. On
ncconnt of the short wheat crop lu forclun
countries and the short corn crip In this
country, both corn and wheat will sell much
higher. Imd now Is the time to make a prolit--!
Investment. We execute orders In
wiieat in I.OjJ bushel and upwards, ami
corn antl onN in n.Cl.0 bushels and upwards.
WritMustiulav. If. .L Lanihery & ".. -IS
liialto Itiiihling. Chicago Members Chioagu
Hoard of Trade.
An Allegheny county justice of the
peace is said to perform marriages for
50 cents half down and tho remainder
in weekly payments of 5 cents each.
Thus the Installment plan brings mar
riage within reach of all. Buffalo Ex
press. Try ra!n-C.
Ask your grocer today to show yo-i
a package or GUAIX-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without
injury as well as the adult. All who
try it like it, GRAIX-0 has that ricl
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress. 4 the price of coffee.
15 cents and 23 cents per package.
Sold by all grocers. Tastes like cof
fee. Looks like coffee.
With 400 marriages a day in Texas.
the idea la S00 souls with but 4C0
thoughts; S00 hearts that beat as 400.
FltKE, lMTOKTANT INIOKMATION
. To men (plain envelope ) How, after ton
I years' fruitless doctoring, 1 was fully re-
Stnrpil in fill! ftfrir mill il?,-t- mntikmt.1
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.w j.j.i.i. jiii.m. .lmj jiiuuey accepieu. ao
connection with medical concerns. Sent
absolutely free. Address, Lock Box 288,
Chicago, 111. Send 2-ccut stamp if con-
OU1VUI.
I To assist in building wire fences a
new device has a frame mounted on
a wheel with spindles to carry three
or more reels of wire, so that all the
wires can be strung at the same time.
, Don't Toliaeco Spit and SnoV.e Yoar Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forevor.be mag
netic, full of life, ncrre and vigor, take JJo-To-Bac,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, bOc. or SI. Cure guaran
teed. Uooklet and f-ample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Don't think that when woman gets
her rights she .will be man's equal.
She'l be his boss.
fakreu'b nr.n STAR EXTRACT 18
The best; all grocer win refund yoai money If
yoa are not satisfied with It.
Chickens are much better if killed
and dressed the day before using.
The Best
Saddle Coat.,
Keeps both rMcr and siiiie rcr
fectiy dry in the hardest storms.
Substitutes wfll disappoint Ask for
iSj7 Fish Brand i'omnel Slicker
it is entire'y new. If not for sale in
your town, vrit for catalogue to
A. J.TOWFP. NoNtoi. Mass.
DR.
McGREW
ISTUEONLT
SPECIALIST
WHO TBKATS ALL
PRIVATE D!S ASES
Weakness ft Disorder of
MEN ONLY
SO Years' Kxrertencr.
1U Ycar In Omaha.
Hook fre-. Connitatli)Q
and Examination Free.
lift & Famarn Sts..
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U Seat Couth Sjrup. TasteaGood. Use I
Kl In time. Fold br drasjrists.
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CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE
VETERANS.
tho Centennial of "Old Ironside."
Otherwise Knows as the Frigate Cort
atltatloa Her Splendid Service la
the XVar of IMS.
Wbeq tli ttejrlment t'aaeJi
litkE was din In
the street, there
was rushing of
feet, . .
At the hlim and the
thrum of a far-
)FTr!TgV away arum.
rV-IX 5- Every eye in the
I (t$2&if" town watched a
road Winaing
down
By meadows of rip
ening, yellowing
wheat.
Every being was
filled with the teat that had thrilled
And whirred as it stirred like the wings
of a bird
Through the sunny air clear, growing
near and more near.
Till all other sound in creation was
stilled!
Then swift came the gleam of a moun
tain side stream
Which quivered and grew like the stars,
like the dew.
Like the sun's darting glance where lit
tle waves dance
Like a glittering river that wound from
a dream.
Oh, it broadened and spread till a ribrat
ing tread
In unison beat through the dust to our
feet!
Oh, It drew every hue, from tho heav
en's calm blue
To the poppies' red blood through the
wheat field shed!
Then a plume floated white, and they
broke on our sight.
With a bugle note clear, they drew near
and a cheer ,
Burst from us; then dumb at the roll of
the drum
As they readied us antl touched us, and
dumb with delight.
We drew nigh, we prc5sed nigh, our
hearts throbbing high.
(Oh, tho tumult of joy In the heart of a
boy!)
Women crowded about, and a flag float
ed out,
-nd we uttered a shout that rang up to
the sky!
(Aye. it rings for me yet! Can I ever for
get That thrill and that Joy in the heart of a
Then, a bare-footed throng, we marched
proudly along.
Knowing naught of farewells or of eyes
that were wet.
Hearing only the beat of the drum and
the feet
Treading onward to war, growing faint,
growing far.
Seeing only the track, dust enclouded.
whence back
Looked never a man to that village
street!
How we lingered around, listening low
for a sound.
Till the thrum of the drum was a clover
bee's hum!
How wo marched a retreat through the
still village street
And followed the footprints which cov
ered the ground!
And when weary at lost how we hap
pily cast
Ourselves down in the wheat, thinking
not of defeat.
Heeding not the wild red where crushed
poppies were sited.
Or the thunder and dread closing round,
closing fast.
But shut In by the rim of our dim moun
tains massed.
We gave them but glory and fame un
surpassed. While for us was the hour when the
regiment passed!
Virginia W. Claud in Youth's Compan
ion. Old Ironsides.
One hundred years ago the frigate
Constitution was launched in Boston,
and in that city the centenary of the
event has just heen celebrated. "Old
Ironsides" herself, still afloat, though
for many years retired to superannu
ated service as a navy-yard training
ship, was present in the harbor. No
one v.-ho looked upon the battered hulk
of the most famous vessel which ever
sailed under the Stars and Stripes can
have gone away without a stirring and
awakening of patriotism within him,
so potent arc the glorious associations
which cluster about it. The Constitu
tion was one of the squadron which ad
ministered wholesome correction to the
Barbary pirates at the opening of the
century, but her fame was won In the
War of 1812. Commanded by Isaac
Hull, she outsailed and finally escaped
from a squadron of five British ships
when her capture seemed certain. The
stern chase lasted three days, .lliuost
in a dead calm, and the extrication of
the Constitution from her danger was
recognized as a remarkable piece of
expert seamanship. Later she met the
Guerriere in single combat, and de
stroyed her antagonist in one of the
fiercest sea-battles of the war. Com
manded by William Bainbridge, Ehe
dismasted and riddled the frigate Java,
until its flag was struck after three
hours of hard fighting. -and later she
fought the Cyane and the Levant single-handed,
and captured them both.
Her exploits made her and her gallant
commanders famous, and when, in 1S30,
it was proposed by the secretary of the
navy to dismantle and sell the old
frigate, popuiar indignation obliged
the abandonment of the scheme. It
was at this time, as an expression of
the love and veneration with which the
old ship was universally regarded, that
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote his stir
ring poem, beginning:
Aye, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it Braved on high.
For seventy years the Constitution
has been in retirement, first as a school
ship at Philadelphia, and later as a
training ship at the Portsmouth navy
yard. Various suggestions for the
future of the old frigate have been
made. It has been proposed to estab
lish her at Washington as a naval mu
seum; and it has also been suggested
that her history would make it partic
ularly appropriate to refit her for use
by the naval militia. But no one now
proposes dismantling or'destroylng her.
The American people Intend to preserve
the old hulk as long as its timbers
will hold together as a monument to
the glorious deeds of the naval heroes
of a past generation. Whether she is
put to any other use or cot is not es
sential. Just as Lord Nelson's old flag
ship, the Victory, is still held in com
mission by the British navy, so will
the Constitution be kept afloat for
many years to come as a constant re
minder of the patriotic achievements of
the past, and a constant inspiration to
a worthy patriotism in the future.
After the Surrender.
Gen. Horace Porter, in his "Cam
paigning with Grant" In the Centqry,
describes the surrender at Appomat
tox. Gen. Porter says: "Before part
ing Lee asked Grant to notify Meade
of the surrender, fearing that fight
ing might break out on that-front, and
lives be uselessly lost. This request
was complied .with, and two Union of
ficers were sent through the enemy's
lines as the shortest route to Meade,
i some of Lee's officers accompanying
them to prevent their being interfered
J with. A little before four o'clock Gen.
Lee shook hands with Gen. Grant, bow
ed to the other oncers, ana witn jol.
Marshall left the room. One after an-
j ether we followed, and patted out to
VX
the porch. Lee signaled to his orderly
to bring up hla horse,' and while the
animal Was being bridled the general
stood on the lowest step, and "gazed
sadly In the direction of tho valley
beyond, where his army lay rnow an
army of prisoners. He thriee smote
the palm of hie left hand slowly with
his right fist in an absent sort of way,
seemed not to see the group of Union
officers in the Jrard, whd r6se respect
fully at his approach; and .appeared
Unaware of everything about him. Ali
appreciated the sadness that over
whelmed him, and he had the personal
sympathy of every one who beheld him
at this supreme moment of triai. he
approach of his horse seemed to re
call him from his reverie, and he at
once mounted. Gen; Grant now step
ped down from the porch, moving to
ward him, and saluted him by raising
his hat. He was followed in this act
of courtesy by all our officers present.
Lee raised his hat respectfully and
rode o If at a slow trot to break the sad
news to the brave fellows whom he
had so long commanded. Gen. Grant
and his staff then started for the head
quarters camp, which, in tho mean
time, had been pitched near by. The
news of the surrender had reached the
Union lines, and the firing of salutes
began at several points; but the gen
eral sent an order at once to have
them stopped, using these words: 'The
war Is over; the rebels are our coun
trymen again; and the best Klgn of
rejoicing after the victory will be to
abstain from all demonstrations in the
field. This was in keeping with hi3
order issued after the surrender ofi
Vicksburg: "The paroled prisoners will
be sent out of here to-morrow.
Instruct the commanders to be orderly
and quiet as these prisoners pass and
to make no offensive remarks.' "
I.ncoln'K "Selfishness.
From the Springfield (111.) Monitor:
Mr. Lincoln once remarked to a fellow
passenger on the old-time mud-wagon
coach, on the corduroy road which
antedated railroads, that all men were
prompted by selfishness in doing good
or evil. His fellow-passenger was an
tagonizing his position, when they
were passing over a corduroy bridge
that spanned a slough. As they crossed
this bridge and the mud-wagon was
shaking like a Sucker with chills, they
espied an old razor-backed sow on tho
bank of the slough, making a terri
ble noise because her pigs had got into
the slough and were unable to get out,
and in danger of drowning. .As the
old coach began to climb the hillside
Mr. Lincoln called out, "Driver, can't
you stop just a moment?" The driver
replied, "If the other feller don't ob
ject." The "other feller" who was no
less a personage than at that time
"Colonel" E. D. Baker, the gallant gen
eral who gave his life in defence of
Old Glory at Ball's Bluff did not "ob
ject," when Mr. Lincoln jumped out,
ran back to the slough, and began to
lift the little pigs out of the mud and
water, and place them on the bank.
When he returned Col. Baker re
marked: "Now, Abe, where does sel
fishness come in on this little episode?"
"Why. bless your soul, Ed, that was
the very essence of selfishness. I would
have had no peace of mind all day had
I gone on and left that suffering old
sow worrying over those pigs. I did
it to get peace of mind, don't j'ou see?"
This Rooster Was a War Hero.
The only real rooster that was ecr
honored by a military funeral and a
tombstone was owned by Major TLom-
as Williams of the confederate army.
The rooster went by ..he name of "Gen
eral," and Major Williams acquired
him in the following manner: Before
the battle of Culpepef Williams sent to
a house to get something to tt. Tho
daughter of the family met him with
the little bantam and said the family
was preparing to fly, and the pet chick
en was all that was left. The girl"as
pretty and she looked wistfully at the
pet chicken, and the gallant major
swore that the soup pot would never
be the bantam's destiny. "General"
went through many battles perched on
the limb of a tree. At the close of the
war he returned to pleasant farm life,
but he missed the excitement of war
and the blare of bugles, and poor lit
tle General drooped and died. He was
buried with military -honors and his
grave is marked by a tombstone.
Climate ami Old Age.
More people over 100 years old are
found in mild climates than in the
higher latitudes. According to the last
"census of the German empire, of a pop
ulation cf 53,000,000, only seventy
eight have passed the hundredth year.
Franca, with a population of 40,000,000,
has 213 centenarians. In England there
are 146; Ireland, 578, and in Scotland,
46. Sveden has 10, and Norway, 23;
Belgium, 5; Denmark, 2; Switzerland,
none. Spain, with a population of 18,
000,000, has 401 people over 100 years
of age. Of the 2,250,000 inhabitants of
Servia, 575 people have passed the cen
tury mark. It is said that the oldest
person living, whose age has been
proven, is Bruno Cotrim, born in Afri
ca, and now living in Rio de Janeiro. Ho
is 150 years old. A coachman in Mos
cow has lived 140 years.
Terrible PnnUhment for Banker.
In the trial of Nathan Cadwallader,
n.;i1sni r.t the defunct Citizens' hnnlr
! of Union City, Ind., the jury brought
in a verdict unms """ -.io. xae in
dictment was for receiving, deposits
when the bank was insolvent The
verdict was a surprise to many who ex
pected he would be sentenced to the
penitentiary for a short term. Several
other indictments which are against
him will be pushed.
Fity the Miner.
A rich, hut parsimonious old gentle
man, on being taken to task for his
uncharitableness, said:
"True, I don't give much, but if you
only knee how It hurts when I give
anything, :fS3 -culdn't wonder."
Religion Is the mortar that bind3
society together; the granite pedestal
of liberty; the strong backbone or the
social system, Dr. Guthrie.
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FARMLAND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST
AGRICULTURISTS.
TO
w.fai
iota tTp-to-tate iilnts About t'nitir
tlon of the Soli and VlcItU Thereof
Hortlcnltare, Viticulture and Flori
culture. Winter Protection of the Peach.
UMEROUS experi
ments in protecting
the pe&e'h against
winter killing have
been carried on at
itha Missouri Expe
riment Station dur
ing the past two
years. The results
of these trials are
reported by Prof. J.
C. Whitten in bul
letin thirty-eight of that station.
The bulletin is illustrated with cuts
showing different methods employ
cd, and is for free difkribution
among the peach growers of the" Mis
sissippi valley. In this latitude, winter
killing of the fruit buds of the peach is
usually due to the unfavorable effects
of freezing, after they have been stim
ulated Into growth by warm weather
during winter or early spring. It Is
seldom that the temperature drops suf
ficiently low to injure dormant peach
buds. Peach fruit buds may safely en
dure a temperature of 10 or 20 degrees
below zero, provided they mature well
in autumn, are entirely dormant, and
the cold comes on gradually. Zero
weather may kill fruit buds that have
swollen during previous warm days, or
that were not properly ripened in au
tumn. The early swelling and growth
of the buds is due to the warmth they
receive from the sun on bright days, is
practically independent of root action,
and may take place on warm, suuny
days in winter, while the roots are
frozen and dormant. Shading or whit
ening peach trees to prevent their ab
sorbing heat on sunny days, opposes
growth of the buds, and is, consequent
ly, a protective measure. Whitening
the twigs and buds by spraying them
with lime whitewash is, on account of
its cheapness and beneficial effects, the
most promising method of winter pro
tection tried at the station. These
whitened buds remained practically
dormant until April, while unprotected
buds swelled perceptibly during warm
days late in February and early in
March. Eighty per cent of the whit
ened buds passed through the winter
safely, while only 20 per cent cf the un
whitened buds escaped wintei killing.
Whitened buds blossomed three to six
days later than unwhitened buds. Ther
mometers covered with material the
color of the peach twigs registered, dur
ing bright sunny weather, from 10 to
over 20 degrees higher than thermom
eters covered with white material of
similar texture, thus indicating that
whitened peach twigs might be ex
pected to absorb much less heat than
those that were not whitened. The
whitewash used wa3 four parts of
water, one part of skimmed milk and
enough freshly slacked lime to make
as thick a wash as could conveniently
be pumped through a Bordeaux spray
uczzle without clogging. This wash
was sprayed on the trees by means of
a bucket spray pump. The first appli
cation was made the last of December
and three subsequent sprayings were
necessary to keep the trees thoroughly
coated until spring. The cost for ma
terial and labor is about 10 cents per
tree, when done on a small scale.
Shading the trees with canvas hay
covers was about as beneficial as whit
ening, but was more expensive. "Bal
ing." by drawing the branches together
In a vertical bundle and covering them
with coarse grass and corn stalks, pro
tects the buds. Old trees with stiff
branches cannot well be treated in this
manner without injury to the branches.
"Layering," or bending down the trees
in autumn and covering them with
earth, has proven beneficial. Shading
the trees with broad sheds enabled
peach buds to survive the winter un
injured, when SO per cent of unprotect
ed buds were killed. Trees protected
in this way blossomed later, remain
ed in bloom longer, set more fruit in
proportion to the number of apparent
ly perfect flowers, and held their fruit
belter than any other trees on the sta
tion grounds. This is the most effec
tive means cf winter protection tried
at the station, but it is probably too
expensive for commercial orchards.
Tho Tanners and Hemlock.
The Timberman says: The farmer of
the United States has gotten beyond
the point where he wishes the cheapest
thing, simply because it is cheap, but
he, like every sensible man. wants the
most possible for his money, with due
consideration to a reasonable profit to
ecryone legitimately engaged in man
ufacture or trade. Economy in buying
dc'ionus not so . much en the actual
price as upon the peculiar adaptability
of the thing purchased to the purpose
for which it is intended. The wider ac
quaintance the lumber buyer or con
sumer has with different varieties or
woods with their peculiarities of
strength, durability, workable quali
ties, etc. the more economically he
will buy. Having such knowledge, he
will find sometimes that the more cost
ly art:c!e is really the cheaper, or he
may find that the cheap articles may,
for certain uses, be as satisfactory as
the more expensive one with which he
is acquainted. To the farmer, hemlock,
which is a comparatively new material
in the West, should appeal with special
force because of its peculiar adaptabil
ity for certain classes of construction
combined with cheapness. It Is actually
better for some things than white pine,
and yet can be had at a much lower
price. It is better for seme things than
yellow pine better, in fact, for corn
cribs than any other material. We do
not know that many farmers will see
these lines, but certainly many retail
dealers will, and they should have
much influence with their customers.
Hemlock has the advantage of being
both strong and stiff; that is, it is cap
able of hearing a heavy strain and of
re."- yVIdV" o it until the breaking
point Is closely approached; therefore,
for framing material it is unexcelled.
For mud sills and in situations where
It is subject to alterations of moisture
and dryness, hemlock is found ex
tremely desirable. Therefore, to a large
part of farm building construction it is
peculiarly well adapted. In sections of
Iowa where it has been thoroughly
tried hemlock is given the preference
for barn construction. It is a little late
in the season to talk about corn crib
material, and yet the attention of the
farmers should be called to the fact,
supported by much irrefutable evi
dence, that rats and mice will not at
tack hemlock, and so cribs built of it
are rat and mouse proof, except as the
rodents may find their way through
openings into crib's. They will not
make an opening, however, and this
fact should commend It far thi3 purpose
to the farmers. Hemlock Is still a cheap
timber In the West, and lumber con
Burners should be given the advantage
f this fact, that they may use It wher
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Growiajc Black Walaat for TMaM
There has come to be a widespread
notion that fortunes ean be made In a
Very few years by growing black wal
nut for timber', writes Chas. A. Keffer
In American Gardening, if the Mea
erroneous as it is, were to result in
the extensive planting of this valuable
species it would result fa .great iU-
mate good, though it Is doubtful if an?
of the planters would live to harvest
their crop. The black walnut is a rapid
growing tree when planted under fa-
orabie conditions, but It does not de
velop the rich dark color that gives ttf
the wood its peculiar value until it ap
proaches maturity, or at an age beyond
one hundred years. 1 knew of trees only
30 years old that are over sixty feet la
height and ten 4aches in diameter at
breast high. But the wood of these
trees Is sappy and light colored, show
ing uone of the richness that makes
the timber sought for furniture and
finishing purposes. It is the Color that
gives value to the wood, and young
trees cannot he sold at a price much
beyond that of any other species. And
yet, given a deep, fresh, loamy solU
such as that of river and creek "bot
tom" and "second bench" lands, and I
doubt if a better crop could be grown
In odd corners, or where land is cheap.
The nuts should be planted where the
tree is to stand, shortly after they
drop from the tree. It is unnecessary
to hull them. They should be covered
about one inch deep, and will ordinar
ily grow a foot high the first year.
They are easily transplanted when one
year old, but as a heavy tap root Is
formed they are difficult to reset after
the first year. For timber they should
be grown among other trees that make
a denser shade. These are called nurse
trees, and their purpose is to prevent
the walnut from branching low, and
forcing its stem straight and tall. Red
and Silver Maple, Russian and native
Mulberry, 9?jd Box Elder are all good
nurses for black walnut. Suppose all
the trees stand 4x4 feet apart, then each
walnut should be surrounded by nurse
trees. -This would place the walnuts
at least 8x8 feet apart. I would prefer
to make the entire plantation 3x3 feet,
placing walnuts at 9x9 feet; this would
require 537 wa'lnut trees per acre, and
a total of 4,840 trees per acre. The rate
of thinning would depend entirely upon
the development, and this in turn de
pends on many things; soil, exposure,
rain, humidity, winds and all the con
ditions of a locality that can influence
tree growth. As to the number of trees
that'should stand on an aero at a given
age and the value of a walnut planta
tion at any given time, such subjects
are too speculative for discussion, and
any attempt at a didactic statement
would be absurd. Fashions change in
woods as well as in bonnets, and be
cause black walnut is a prized tree to
day, it does not, of course, follow that
it will be so a hundred years heuce.
Peach-Growing In Georgia.
J. H. Hale, the, Connecticut fruit
grower, who has the great Georgia or
chard of which much has been written,
is preparing for another increase in his
trees. Last winter the orchard of 100,
000 trees was increased by 50,000, and
the land is being prepared this sum
mer for the planting of CO.000 more
this fall, which will be a practical
doubling of the orchard, say3 the
Southern Planter. The increased plant
ings will be entirely of earlier varie
ties of peaches than are now in the
bearing orchard and of Japan plums.
The nursery plant of the company has
recently been increased, and now pro
duces about 4,000,000 trees annually.
Fort Valley's big orchard is the great
est of its kind ia America. It is a lit
tle southwest cf the central part of
Georgia, on the line of the Southern
railway. The orchard, when the new
trees are planted, will contain nearly
2,000 acres.
The Arabian Horse.
The Arabian horse has been used In
developing the military horses of all
the European countries, and Is the
foundati3n, even the thoroughbred
horse, which has deteriorated to a mere
shadow, while the Arab has remained
the same in size, color, stamina and
wonderful prepotency for a thousand
years. The Arab is increasing In popu
larity in England, and an importation
of the richest blood has been made to
England, direct from royal studs in
Arabia. There are able champions of
the breed in Eugland and in America
Western Agriculturist. The able
champions of the breed in both coun
tries have never been able to produce
an Arab with the size, substance, speed
and lasting qualities of the English
thoroughbred. Even the progeny of
the Arabian stallions and thoroughbred
mares have never been able to accom
plish anything on the track or in tho
breeding stud, and hence all attempts
to improve the thoroughbred by the In
fusion of fresh Arabian was long since
abandoned. If the thoroughbred has
deteriorated to a mere shadow, the
shadow seems to be able to beat the
substance very easily, if the Arabian
represents the latter. Ex.
Pumpkins. There is no crop requir
ing so little labor that pays so well as
pumpkins. There is a market for them
in city or village at prices much higher
than pumpkins are worth for feeding
to stock. Yet it is a bulky crop to
handle, and unless there is a near mar
ket, it may pay better to cut them up
and' feed the crop to stock. Remove
the seeds always, as they are a pow
erful diuretic, and when fed to cows
will excite the urinary organs far too
much. Boiled pumpkins, with a little
corn meal or whole corn boiled with
them, make a much better food for fat
tening hogs than will whole corn. Fin
ally the old-fashioned pumpkin pie,
which the sons of New England have
made famous throughout the land, is
an institution for which nothing can
be successfully substituted. Some may
say that squash pie is richer; but 'it
lacks the distinctive pumpkin flavor,
and cannot replace it to any one who
ras brought up to like pumpkin pic
Ex. Cure for Feather-Eating. I have
experienced considerable difficulty in
effectually curing fowls .of the bad habit
of feather-eating, and found the fol
lowing a certain cure, after failing with
paraffin, paring the bills, etc.: Take a
Tjiece OI Wire " - ."i.n;cs ui sin
ordinary hairpin, bind It round the top '
portion of the bill near the end. suf
ficiently tight as not to allow it to elip
off. This will not prevent the bird from
eating or drinking, but will prevent Its
closing its bill sufficiently tight to draw
feathers, and the bad habit is soon for
gotten. Calif oral?. Poultry Keeper.
i I
Inspect the harness often. Especially
ilS IUI3 Ul.i.uij w - - - ...
.ro unruly in unusual circumstances.
' The breaking of a part of the harness
assy cause an expensive runaway.
The majority of men believe In pla
topic love after death.
ever it is possible and tconoi
do so.
Campnor wood chests are motn-
proof.- A New York woman. In a mod-J
el home, included one room which
was entirely sealed with this wood.
Here was, kept throughout the sum
mer all the articles of fur and wool
which It was desired to protect from
the moth. The' tiny storeroom has
a skylight in the fdof, but on windows
where danger of a careless .leaving
ajar might occasionally be incurred.
This Uaa been so entirely satisfactory
that she now intends to have a living
rotfm, in which many priceless antique
draperies and nigs aro collected, fin
ished entirely in camphor wood, which
when polished, is not unlike white
oak, and may easily be made distinct
ly ornamental.
A Good Salary Easily Made.
Rand. McNally fc Co. of Chicago,
the Well-known publishers, are look
ing for a representative for this vi
cinity. Experience la unnecessary,
some of their best men having started
without previous knowledge of tbe
business. This is a good opportunity
to work np to a fine position, and we
advise all persons looking for such an
opening to address Subr. Department
of Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago. Ills.
Two new planets have been discov
ered between Mars and Jupiter by M.
Charlois, an astronomer of Nice. M.
Chralois probably holds the record
for tho number of planets he has dis
covered In his lifetime. His nearest
rival is the Austrian astronomer. Herr
Palisa. who has discovered eighty
throe, but he falls short of M. Charlois
record by three.
A novel proposition was made not long
ago to the Receivers of the tinltitnore &
Ohio Railroad. Tho B. & O bus a branch
rnnningfrom what is known as -loxandria
Junction, near Washington, to tihepuenl's
on the Potomac River, where a car ferry
is operated in connection with the line
leading touth from tho Cnpttol. A pro
fosor of an eastern college desired to lease
this slort stretch of track for the purpose
of educating young men in prnctiral rail
road work, in his letter ne e.xpimneu ir.av.
lie thought there was a wide field for bright
and energetic boys who conld bo thorough
ly well grounded in tho practical side of 1
railroading, provided they could le edu
cated on .a regular lino of road. Ho be
lieved that bv the cmnlovment of veteran
railroad men as teachers that tho boys
could profitably spend 2 or :i years work
ing as traininen.firemen.engineere, switch
men, station agents, and in other capaci
ties required in tho railroad service. As
this branch of tho B. & O. is of considera
ble value the Receivers were compelled to
decliue-the offer.
Pulque, the Mexican drink, made
from the juice of the Agave Ameri-;
cana, is recommended as an efficient
prophylactic and remedy for scurvy.'
Dr. Peres, of the United States army,
is recorded as the first to employ this
beverage as an anti-scorbutic. Pilque
is an unrcctificd, acid wine, produced
by fermentation, in aqua miel, the
juice of the maguey, or Agave Ameri
canha. It is a yellowish white liquor,
not easily preserved for a long time.
Slain by PoUon.
Not tho poison that the covert assassin ad- (
ministers in the drink, the food, or some other
pulse, but the poison of malaria .shortens the (
lives of ntynads. There is :i sife ami pert ti
antidote. HoMettcr's. Stomach Itittor. vlilt.Ii ,
not onlv fortlUe the. system aplnst malaria. .
but roots out Us seen-, wneii ij ..-.--.
inatcd. Dyspepsia, constipation, rheumatic,
liver and kidney troubles aro conquered by
tbo Hitters.
Fish and small animals can be eas
ily caught by a new trap which con
sists of a cylinder In which a spiral
spring is placed to shut a series of
claws when the baited hook at the end
of the cylinder is disturbed.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has sayo-l
mo Iar-e doctor bills.-C.L. Baker, 4 Re
gent Sq.. Phi ndelphia. Pa., Dec b, lb'Jj.
A large basin of water kept in a sick ,
room and frequently reneweu m-uuiu
both patient and nurse.
Coe'a Cost Balni
Is tbo rtM ami best. It will i.r.fc :up eoM quicker
tlian anything elc. KUalwaja reliable. To It
About 43.000 sovereigns pass over
the Bank of England counters every
day.
Jfo-To-Bac for Fifty Cent".
Guaranteed tobaeeo habit cure makes weal:
men stronj?. blood pure. Mc. 81. AH dnireibts.
London's population increases by
about 70,000 every year.
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Remember this
sign
whereby it
Conquers Pain-
At a recent conference of engineers
In London, the advantages of nickel
steel for ship building were urged,
and the necessity was pointed out of
finding new deposits of nickel and re
ducing tho cost of its metallurgy.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT.
Take Laxative llromo Quinine TableU. All
Druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. Sac
Make graham bread the same as you
do white bread; steam it three hours,
instead of baking it one hour.
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TOT ehtlJren Uctiiini-ortetn the irums reduces tnBam.
mtlou. J y iiin. iurt win 1 colic, ii cats twltle.
Thirty millions of wooden spoons
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Gentlemen I cn hartlr Ciwl -oni to pr my ;rrUtucle for what jour -1 OKOI'S" h done f..r
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?ne bu"lltosetherdi1lnUt.lomenac'.(tood -the Bm .!o of 7ur "5 W.Ol-S.- I recomm-utl
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There is more Catarrh la tats seetloa
of the country than all other dlseasea
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be Incurable. For areac
many years doctors pronounced It a local
disease, ant) prescribed local remedies. anJ
by constantly falling to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it Incurable. Sci
ence ban proven catarrh to be a constitu
tional disease and therefore requires con
stitutional trcutment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney tt
Co.. Toledo, Ohio. Is the onlv constitu
tional cure on the market. It t taken
internally In doses Iron 10 drops to a
teaspoouful. It acta directly on the
blood nnd mucous surfaces of the sys
tem. They offer one hundred dollars for
uny case it fails to cure. Send for circu
lar a and testimonials. Address
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Toledo, O.
Sold by Drupclsts. TZe.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
An officer In passing one of tho
bridges crossing the Seine had his
boots, which had just been polished,
soiled by a poodle rubbing against
them. The same thing having oc
curred more than once, his curiosity
was aroused and he watched the dog.
He saw him roll in the mud of tho
river and then v tch for a person
with well polished ooots. against whom
he contrived to rub himself. Finding
that a certain shoeblack was tho
owner of the dog, he liuaally made
him confess that he had taught tho
dog the trick in order to procure cus
tomers. The officer, being struck
with the sagacity of the dog. purchas
ed him at a high price and took him
to London. The dog remained a few
days, then made his escape and a
fortnight after was pursuing his old
trade on the bridge with his former
master.
Educate Yonr ItnwcU With Cimret.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever,
le. 5o- If C. C C fail. druxKi-'.U refund" money.
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As far as calculations can decide, tho
temperature of comets is believed to
be 2,000 times fiercer than that of red
hot iron.
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Cures Rheumatism. Ncuralc-iai
Scikticm, Loesco. Spait,
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leaving Chicago IL':30 noon and arriving
New York 1:30 p. ni. next day (',M hours)
and Koston 1:00 p. m. (i.V,, hours). If
you want comfort on your journey cast
take this train. ISeeattse of the con
venient hour of leaving, the business
man is enabled to be at his office hero
in the morning and arrive at New York
nnd Hoston during business hours the
next day. To ladies traveling ajone ia
this train particularly recommended.
Leaving as it does at in d-day, connec
tions are made at junction points and
New York for the New Englund States
in ample time for one to reach her des
tination by daylight City Office, 110
Adams Street, Chicago.
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