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I T - - ! . ". . ""'" " ' i i i f wn . .aaa i 'L! ' i2JL!?!l i - i - ji wyBwiwwMMwwwwpBMgjjpgjajajpiMiMBMppijjjjjjjjjjjjjgjj i' i-i - :-.y;:o; it" -. ( - k- .. ' : . t . -" f6 ' . 1 ""-' m -. . .- . ..'v.--'-' .. IV i I - 1 -: IV?" "" . I? B vS?-- 5 -. i ft I - R i - ft . I : "f l. ' 6 Jr - ". fc. if .:, f. a ? " The Bookman has heard of Scotch professor - who had been advocating the advantages of athletic exercise "The Roman youths." he cried, "need to swim three times across the Tiber before breakfast" The Scotch profes sor exclaimed. "Mr. McAllister, why do you smile? We shall be glad to share your amusement." The canny Scot replied, "I was just thinkinjc-sh. that the Roman youths must have left their clothes on the wrong side at the end of their swim." Tfcer 1 a CUM ef FWfsM 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 without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over one-fourth as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents per package. Try It. Ask for GRAIN-O. In view of the splendid work of the American navy in the late war, It . eeems difficult to believe that it could .be much Improved. The authorities, .however, are agreed that its efficiency as a fighting instrument can be greatly increased, and in a symposium in the December number of the North Ameri con Review Colonel Theodore Roose velt, Commodores Philip and Melville and Messrs. Francis H. Wilson and . George Edmund Foss tell how that can be done. Iowa Patent OSice Report. Pursuant to the state law we have a property right in the commercial name "Iowa Patent Office." and such name is a legal notice to Western In ventors that they can get all the work done here that is necessary in prepar ing and prosecuting applications for United States patents at Washington. Inventors need not go or send their work to Washington attorneys la order to secure protection for their inven tions, as thousands will testify for whom we have secured patents. Applications for patents prepared and prosecuted by us have been al lowed, but not yet issued, as follows. To S. B. Rickford, of Seymour. la., for a beautiful design for a coping for graves that will practically protect an ornamental bed of flowers over the buried dead in cemeteries. To G. Gaskey, of Page, la., for a dumping wagon box. To T. II. Maytag, of Laurens. la., for a window shade protector and ex hibitor. " Pive patents were issued to Iowa In ventors this week, one to Nebraska, four to Kansas, forty-three to Illinolf and seventy-eight to New York. Consultation and advice free. THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO.. Solicitors. Dcs Moines. Dec 10, 1898. David Starr Jordan contributes to the December Atlantic a vlzorous ar ticle, not a defense of California lut an explanation of the great charms of the state (which he considers ' lie in the scenery, the climate and freedom .of life), and also of the character and purposes of the peode. Professor Jor dan's paper should be warmly wel comed by all Californlans who are proud of their native state, and care .fully read and studied as well by those in nil other sections of the country who care to know what manner of ' commonwealth that Pacific country is. A catalogue of 30s prizes, suitable to over' taste and condition, mailed on inquiry. Prizes given for saving Dia mond "C" Soap wrappers. Address Cudahy Soap Works, South Omaha, Nob. Why isn't canned fruit a putup job? Good Digestion Waits on appetite, or it should do so, bnt this can be only when the stomach Is In a healthy condition. Hood's Sarsaparilla so tones and strengthens the stomach that it digests food easily and natnrally and then all dyspeptic troubles vanish. Hood's Sarsaparilla .Is America's Greatest Medicine. Price $L Hood's Pills cure Liver Ills. 25 cents. WINTER EXCURSION 1 f sick you can find help. If crippled - vrltli rheumatism you can 1 cured. If tired you need rest end the place to go Is HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA. The expense Is less than you Imagine. "Tne Northwestern Line" lias annouueed special excursions, certain days this month at CHEAP RATES, The Evans hotel will remain open and tills mid all other hotels and boarding houses are riving good service with loir rates during the winter. Round ) Omaha, - - 16.40 Trip V Mo. Valley, - 16.55 Rotes. ) Sioux City, - 14.80 nnd correspondlns reductions from other lo'nts west. v Cllmite, water, scenery, and hotels are un excelled. 'Thirtv tVvs time allowed, and :iny .-.pent F E. & M. V. K. K. or J II. Gable. Traveling Passenger Agent, Dcnlson, Iowa, can tell you more alxnit It. The next date will be December tl2, "93 Wheat Wheat Wheat "Xothius but wheat as far as the evo could reach on either side: what you might call a sea of wheat," was what a lecturer tpcakins of Western Canada said while re ferring to that country. For particulars as to routes, railwav fares, etc., apply to CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AGENT, Department Interior, Ottawa, Cansda,or to V.. V. Bennett, SOI New York Life Build ing, Omaha, Neb. CQREYmtElF! jp? ir C lor noaatom ciachargca. infammatioag. irritation or ulceration of tuucoaa avcmlrotif. ?WlT,r.......T.H""' " ootaainn- icjjv-.-.iA-ijwtiiii4.oa. grni or poisonous. p-nnne or arat in plain wrapper. Jy'1!"!?.. 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Deadly road, to deadly toll thickly strewn with dead! Noonday sun and midnight oil light the soldier's tread. "In the trenches deep and cold. If I can not save England's glory, be It told there I dug my grave!" Faint the hero's voice and low march Ins through the snow. "Leave me comrades! here I drop! on, my captain, on! All are wanted none should stop; duty must be done; Those whose guard you take will find me, as they pass below." So the soldier spoke, and. staggering, fell amid the snow; While ever, on the dreary Heights, down came the snow! "Men. It must be as he asks; duty must be done; Far too few for half our tasks, we can spare not one! Wrap him In this I need It less; soon the guard shall know; Uark the place yon stunted larch. For ward!" . . On they go! And silent, on their silent march, down sank the snow! O'er his features, as be Kes. calms the wrench of pain; Close faint eyes; pass cruel skies f reel ing mountain-plain; With far soft sounds the stillness teems church-bells voices low. Passing into home-born dreams there, amid the snow; And darkening, thickening, o'er the Heights, down fell the snow. Looking looking for the mark, now his comrades came; Struggling through the snow-drifts stark, calling out his name; "Here? or there? The drifts are deep. Have we passed him?" . . . No! Look, a little growing heap snow above the snow! Where heavy, on his heavy sleep, down fell the snow! Strong hands raised him voices strong spoke within his ears; But his dreams had softer tongue; nei ther now he hears! One more gone for England's sake, where so many go Lying down without complaint dying In the snow! Starving, striving for her sake dying in the enow! Dally toll untended pain danger ever by; Ah! how many here have lain down, like you. to die? Simply done your soldier's part through long months of woe; All endured with soldier heart battle, fa mine, snow! Noble, nameless, patriot-heart snow cold In the snow! Two Jirav Men. Smith was a gunner In the service of the East India company, was known as "the sweep," a derisive name given to mark some eccentricity, for the man was a character. He had charge of the boats belonging to the military station, and one day wrote the brigade major, asking, "When shall I have the bote ready?" He replied, "Have the boat ready at such an hour." When the major went down to the river with a party of ladies, he asked Smith how he spelled "boat" Un abashed by the presence of the ladies, Smith, without a symptom of nervous ness, answered the officer, "Some peo ple spells it b-o-a-t, but I spells It b-o-t-e.' But Smith, notwithstanding his mocking nickname, was not a man to be laughed at One day the roof of the building which held the ammuni tion caught fire. There was a panic; even the best disciplined soldiers lost their heads. But "the sweep" mount ed the roof, pulled off the thatch, poured buckets of water over the flames, and saved the magazine. It was as plucky a thing as it was pos sible for a man to do; for there was powder enough in the building to wreck the station. There is no telling what "a singed cat" will do. The present writer knew a Gloucester boy, so weak in body and so effeminate in disposition that his brothers, who were seamen, used to 6peak of him as"bur poor little Davie." At the beginning of the civil war Davie enlisted in the navy, and, being a high school graduate, was made a petty officer. One day a Are broken out on the vessel near the magazine. Davy, see ing that the men and officers hesitated to take the pipe of the hose down into the smoky between-decks, snatched it, Jumped down and held it ngainst the fire until the water had quenched it Then he fell down, senseless, overcome by the heat and smoke. Davie was again promoted, and had to listen to the commander's praise uttered from the quarter-deck, the sailors and officers standing at at tention. Davie almost fainted again. Dcvlia In Ruatla. Superstition is very rife throughout Russia and the east In some parts of Russia the people believe that devils can enter into the organism of human beings, whose actions they thereafter guide, and there are sorcerers who pro fess to be able to cast out the spirits, saj's a St. Petersburg correspondent to the London Telegraph. These men are utterly without scruple, and he suf ferings which they cause their vic tims 'to undergo may be easily imag ined. Very few cases ever come be fore the law courts. The people look upon the wizard as a wonderful per sonage, who can work them much evil, and, therefore, not lightly to be provoked. Hence complaints are rare ly laid before the tribunals. A typical -tory of the sort, however, recently came before the court of Vladicaucase. A Mohammedan mollah, or priest, named Ahmed Ramasanoff, -was charged with torturing a peasant woman named Kotcheretova, his ob ject being to drive devils out of her. At the beginning of the present year Kotcheretova, who was only 20, fell ill, her malady being accompanied by epileptic fits. The villagers and her husband, a man named Aslan-Bek. came to the conclusion that she was af flicted with evil spirits, and the hus band called upon the mollah, Ramas anoat, to cast them out The priest came to the house and began his treat ment First of all, they made up a big wood fire, and when there were plenty of hot ashes they stripped the young woman and tied her hands and feet Seeing these ominous preparations, Kotoheretova began to cry out and begged them to desist "Cut off my arms, pat oat my eyes, do what yon like, bat do not burn me." They paid no attention to her pleadings, and, picking her p, placed her on the Ire. Sha them became insensible. She was covered with barns, which the doctor who examined her declared to fca a When brooght before tha coart the priest explained that the woman's hms band had sought.hls advice. He coun seled Aslan-Bek to force his wife to name the spooks, and he (the priest) would be able to restore her to health. He had put her on the fire until she gave the names of the evil spirits, which he then wrote upon a piece, of paper and threw Into the flames, after which he was quite sure that the devils would leave her. He added that when she cried before being; put on the hearth it was not she that cried, but the devils. Theinqulry showed that the woman had been kept on hot ashes for eight hours. The headman of the village deposed that such methods 61 treatment were often employed, and were always successful. The court found the priest guilty and sentenced him to deprivation of all his civil rights and to one year's imprisonment The husband would have been tried also but that his wife declared that she forgave him. Look After Tkelr Oxrn Used. "An incident showing how well trained soldiers are able to look out for themselves," said a retired naval officer to a Washington Star reporter, "occurred during the war with Spain when the troops were advancing against the Spanish lines near San tiago. I get the story from an officer in the army who was there. As wc all know, owing to the great obstacles en countered, the men were milch em barrassed with their impediments, and in the excitement of the moment di vested themselves of almost everything but canteens, arms, and ammunition. "A regiment of regulars dismount ed cavalry left behind them under or ders of the officers haversacks, pon chos, blankets, and perhaps other ef fects. Now mark where military train ing showed to an advantage. These men cavalry had been drilled to act dismounted, when one man is detailed to look out for a certain number cf horses. They had no horses in Cuba, but the principle of looking out for their belongings was not forgotten; men were detailed to guard the tem porarily discarded important effects, and when the action was over the men of this regiment were well provided for and ready for further service. "We have learned from the papers that many of the troops suffered for lack of food and protection from the elements because the discarded ar ticles had been lost or taken by the Cuban hangers-oh; "This example of how trained sol diers act may be of use in future cam paigns. Never having seen this method referred to, and thinking that it may be of interest, perhaps value, I give it for what It may be worth." The Soldier at Home. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, in his talk to the Rough Riders, gave them some timely advice, which is worth the attention of every soldier who is re turning to take upon himself the duties of peace. Here is a motto for all mil itary heroes: "But, boys, don't get gay and pose as heroes or lie on your laurels, be cause they wither. Be careful of your conduct in the future, as you have in the past. The world will be kiad for ten days, and then, in those cold words that the world is capable of speaking at times, it will declare you're spoiled by going to war." The beneficiary of this advice, if it Is taken, says the New York Tribune, will be the soldier himself far more than anybody else, and when the sol dier is warned to be modest it is not because of any lack of appreciation of his bravery or of the splendid work he did, but from a realization of the ten dency of human nature to reactions of sentiment due to slight causes. The American people today are profoundly grateful to the troops who responded to their country's call, deeply grieved over the fatalities which attended the prosecution of the war and much dis turbed over the mishaps which have caused needless suffering. It is de sirable that they should retain these feelings, and both for their own sake and the sake of the soldiers never think lightly of the soldier or teach future generations that military ser vice can be forgotten. Trick That Didn't Succeed. Maj. George F. Barnes, the ex-councilman, relates an interesting story anent Gen. Joe Wheeler, says the Pa ducah (Ky.) StlyDuring the civil war Maj. Barnes was a major in the federal army and Gen. Wheeler was lieutenant-general in the confederate service. At the surrender or Athens, Lieut Gen. Wheeler was in the forces that surrendered and desired to get over and join some other confederate forces. He and several cf his staff wrote out paroles and started toward the other camp. Maj. Barnes had his scouts out and they met Wheeler and his men in the road and halted them. Wheeler said he was paroled and produced a parole in the name of "Lieut. Sharpe. The sergeant in charge of the scout ing party read the papers and raid: "These papers are not right." "ion .eem to doubt mv veracity. .. ! said Wheeler, feigning great indigna tion. "Well," replied the sergeant, "I hap pened to be your prisoner two weeks ago. Gen. Wheeler, and know you. You treated me pretty nice, too. and I'm going to treat you nice. You'll have to go with me to headquarters." "They brought him and his staff be fore me," said Maj. Barnes, in relating the incident, "and Wheeler laughed heartily at his failure. He was a small man, with red hair and big freckles on his face, and you could see the dare devil in him from his chin to his scalp. I afterward wrote him a parole." Omra the Oldest Fine Few people know that the flag of the United States is older than those of the other great nations, says the New York Tribune. The Union Jack, the present British emblem, dates from 1801. The French tri-color was adopted in 1749, and the German and Italian banners are no older than ex isting administrations of those coun tries. The Spanish flag was first es tablished in 1785. On June 14. 1777. the continental congress passed its memorable resolution that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, and that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constel lation. It was afterward decided to add a star for every new state admit ted to the Union, but this is the only change that has been made from the form adopted by those men who were prominent la establishing the govern ment A woman may drive her husband to drink and be mnable to drive a nail for the same reason heth heads being DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. Bow tcMifal ParsMra OawaU Tklt Demwrtaaeat ef Ike Farm A Blata aa to tke Car t Un aad Fvaltry. Pelats ff Milkers, In the coarse of an address deliver ed by the Dairy Instructor for the Bate County Council, says Dairy World (Eng.); several suggestions were made by the lecturer as to the operation of milking, which we may summarize is follows: To milk a cow "clean" has always been the ambition of the milk er, and when the end was attained he was perfectly satisfied. But to milk a cow in a cleanly way, although of equal importance, did not in a large percentage of cases come within the scope of his consideration. Good cows have been quite spoiled through bad and careless milking, and there are very few milkers who understand any thing about the cow's udder or milk vessel. A word or two on this point may not be out of place. The cow's udder is divided into two chambers by an impervious membrane. This divid ing substance runs in the same direc tion as the backbone, and the milk from one chamber cannot pass into the other. For this reason, it is advisable that the milker should operate, say, on the front and hind teats on the side next to him, and having emptied one chamber of the cow's vessel, should proceed with the other. This Is not however, the general practice. It Is customary to operate on the teats of different chambers simultaneously, on the ground that that method of proced ure preserves the natural state of the udder, wbereaB such a contention is quite contrary to fact The lecturer stated that he was quite sure chat the general method of milking 1b mainly responsible for much of the malforma tion in the udder of so many cows. That, of course, is a great evil, as it detracts from the appearance of the animals, and lowers their money value when offered for sale. A Distressed Duck. The following duck story is clipped from a daily paper: Perturbation on the part of a hen who has hatched ducklings has been pictured often, but the reverse of the scene is a new thing in natural history. Louis V. Bauer of Phillipsburg, N. Y., started a duck on the way she should go. Bauer's young son, hoping for some amusement, slip ped one ben's egg into the nest, the re sult being a brood of ducklings with one chick. The old duck eyed the chicken suspiciously, but, as it bad como from her nest, decided she must train it with the rest But her ideas do not agree with those of the inter loper, and guests of Bauer's hotel are making bets on the outcome. The old duck headed her brood for the pond one day, and, as usual the ducklings promptly set sail. But the chick, de void of swimming instinct, held back and peeped mournfully. This annoyed the mother duck and she left her own family and returned to the shore. She seemed to remonstrate with the cow ard without effect. Finally, being a gdod disciplinarian, she gave the chick a shove into the water and quacked a fierce order for it to join the others out in the pond. The chick splashed the water about in fright and very .nearly drowned before the old duck picked it up in her bill and carried it to the shore. The old duck was not satisfied with one lesson, however, as she has made half a dozen attempts to teach the chicken to swim, all being rank fail ures. Now the boarders are making bets, "Do or don't" on the result, some holding the chicken will drown and others that the duck will teach it to swim. Milk at Three Centa Whether or not a farmer can pro duce milk at three cents a quart, de pends, first, on the sort of cows he has, says Hoard's Dairyman. A cow that produces 2,325 quarts yields within a fraction of 5,000 pounds. A good cow should produce 5,000 pounds of 3.75 to 4 per cent milk. At three cents a quart the cash value of 5,000 pounds of milk is $S9.75. With good farm manage ment such cows should be kept for f 40; we have then a profit above the cost of feed of $29.75. The labor cost should not exceed one good man to fifteen cows. There are several questions to consider when farmers say they can not afford to produce milk at three cents a quart Such as the following, for instance: "Why can I not afford it?" "Is it because my cows are too poor in quality? I certainly ought not to expect to make any profit it I will not make a practical effort to have cows that average at least 5,000 pounds a year of four per cent milk." "Am I making any real intelligent effort to keep better cows?" "Have I been study ing this question as a business farmer ought?" "Have I taken pains to breed fnj raise better cows or have I depend ed on buying cows bred by men who know less about breeding a good cow than I do?" Dirt la Milk. D. H. Otis, of Kansas agricultural college writes in Farmers' Review: The dairy secured samples of. milk from persons that were engaged more or less in the dairy business, and plac ed these in long, narrow glass tubes. After being allowed to stand for sev eral hours these tubes were examined and notes taken on the amount of dirt that settled to the bottom. Consider able difference was found, some sam ples being almost free from visible dirt, while others bad so much that it formed an irregular ring along the lower edge of the tube. While this test is a good one to detect solid par ticles of dirt in the milk, it is by no means conclusive, as where milk is handled in an uncleanly manner more or less dirt becomes dissolved in the milk and cannot be separated oat This goes to illustrate the importance of the utmost cleanliness in handling milk. We object strongly to milk being adul terated with water, but this is not to be compared with adulterating it with dirt Refused Pooaded Crockery. The writer has read what all the chief poultry writers have written about the importance of feeding fowls with pounded crockery. Of course we never believed any of it Some three weeks ago when cleaning off the feed ing boards a- broken saucer, an axe and a hatchet happened to be near, and, looking about to see that no one was observing the foolish proceeding, we proceeded to manufacture some new fangled grit Twenty-five hungry hens and three roosters stood anxiously around apparently wondering what all that meant The fragments were care Tully spread on the boards, and we then stood back to see the fowls go for the staff. Bui they walked away la disgust. Then notoe wheat was ecat- terei on the boards with It The wheat waa promptly attacked and completely dJaposei of, but not so the pounded crockery. It la there yet. and haa been there about three weeks, and it amy of it haa been used by the fowls it can not he missed. After a while we will sweep it off and pound no mort. Tke Keeaonaleal HeiL . The ken is an. economical adjunct to the farm. The iiorse, the cow and the sheep are consumers of waste products only to a limited degree. The sheep may eat weeds, but will not eat grass; hoppers and crickets to any alarming extent The feed that is put into the cow and the horse has a market value, and this cannot be said of the food consumed by the hen. The food of the latter Is exceedingly varied. Weed and grass seeds abound in every locality, and these she carefully hunts up and makea into a marketable product She Is also a lover of many varieties of in sects, some of which are very destruc tive to the plants grown by the farmer. Moreover, she is a constant visitor to the grain field after the crop has been removed and is a veritable Ruth in her gleaning propensities. On many farms the product from the hen is about al' profit Milk for tke Mens. Milk Is one of the best foods that can bj given to the laying hens, but it should not be sour, nor should it re main exposed to become distasteful, says an exchange. We are often asked if milk cannot be used as a substitute for meat The fact Is, milk is superior to meat, as it is a. complete food; but when we realize that meat is concen trated, compared with milk, the dif ficulty of substituting milk for meat Is plainly seen, for the hens cannot drink enough of the milk, there being about eighty-six per cent of water in it. That is, to derive fourteen pounds of solid matter from milk the hens must drink eighty-six pounds of water In the milk, which requires quite a length of time. Milk should be given even when meat is fed, as it contains mineral matter, and also because it is more convenient to be obtained than meat Praojasj Peaches. Pruning is one of the important fea tures connected with a peach orchard. Some people seem to have the idea that it is all very well to prune the apple and the grape, but unnecessary to prune the peach. The great peach or chards are carefully looked after every year in this respect Some growers in deed cut back two-thirds of the new wood each year, that is two-thirds of the new growth is taken away. The result is that the tree becomes more compact and has less extent of limbs to become an objective point for the driv ing wind-storms. In the prairie states subjected to high winds pruning is es pecially recommended. Pruned trees bear at first fewer peaches than un pruned trees, but the fruit is larger and brings a relatively better pri:e on the market The time to prune is fall o: spring. Ece Production. Doubtless the largest profits from the fanner's poultry yard will always be those arising from the sale or use of eggs. The egg is nearly always cash. It comes nearer to a circulating medium than almost any other thing the farmer produces. The demand for strictly fresh eggs seems never to be fully supplied, except in the immediate locality where the eggs are produced. The farmer that produces eggs knows that he can always sell them for cash, and that usually there is far more profit in the exchange than is the case with any kind of flesh. The produc tion of eggs is increasing from year to year, but not more rapidly than the de mand. One Trouble with the Fairs. With a few noteworthy exceptions, the an nual fairs are becoming less and less of agricultural value and more and more festive occasions where people gather from far and near to meet old friends and enjoy a holiday. A good many are running simply to amuse ments, and some of tbem to amuse ments of a pretty low order, such as cheap gambling games, which are licensed and tolerated In defiance of law, a swarm of fakirs being permitted to do as they please. If the farmers' boys who engage in these games do not become gamblers, It is not the fault of the "society" which stops at nothing to fill Its coffers. Gambling games, played openly, blast the morals of the community far more than the much criticised "agricultural boss trot.'' Besides, many of the societies give vaudeville shows with baudy lan guage, short skirting and high kicking which outrivals that of the Bowery Itself. It is high time to refuse state aid to the so-called agricultural so cieties that engage in this sort of thing. Farm and Home. Factory-Made Butter in New South Wales. The production of factory made butter appears to be steadily in creasing in New South Wales. In the season which ended on March 31 last the total output was 29.409.9CC pounds, of which 23,713,509 pounds was, accord ing to the Melbourne Journal of Com merce, made in factories. The total production was the largest on record, and, whilst the proportion made in factories in 1893-94 did not exceed 60 per cent, it now represents SO per cent The quantity exported. 6,526,673 pounds, valued at 258,725, wa3 much in excess of that of the previous year. A decline is recorded in the production of cheese, which only reached 3.937.1CS pounds in 1897-98, as against 4,019.844 pounds in the preceding year. Ex. Death In Ventilation. The hardest task yet undertaken is to prevent poul- trynen from killing their birds with fresh air. Fresh air has killed more birds than all other causes combined. A breeder, during a cold day, whose first hatch for the season was just out. had the top of the window down to give the tiny and tender little chicks "fresh" air, and yet he had 54 in a basket not a foot long, all tucked under a blanket, which he had not yet put in a brooder and which did not suffocate. A poultry house can hardly be too close in winter. No one would suggest the withholding of pure air, but it is affirmed that in winter the ventilator, by causing draught. kills the birds. Ex. Skim Milk In Bread. A contem porary states that bakers desire to encourage the use of skim milk In bread-making for the fo'.lcr ing reasons: (1) It makes a loaf which is mere moist and will remain moist longer; (2) It makes a closer loaf; (3J it improves the eating quality of the bread: (4) the sugar of the mi'lk cara mels in making and browns the cruse. Dr. Pritchard, Royal Vet. College, says: The check rein Is a great cruelty. It Interferes with breathing, injures the mouth, induces paralysis and cavses stumbling. Ali ret-rlpary surgeons condemn it THt HOPS OF THE CONTINENT. Waeiara Caaada tka Brae4 Mask at tk KaiatreV The attention directed to the wheat 1 elds of western Canada during the past year haa caused thousands of set tlers from different parte of the Uhlt $d States to make their homes there daring the past few months. They, re port, that their experience corroborates what had been told them of that won derful, country, and they are sending back, to their friends most favorable reports. During the past summer a number of Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota editors visited western Can ada, and the following extracts ,are from a ,very flattering letter written for the Germania of Milwaukee by Its able contributor. Prof. Sheridan: "The numerous elevators along the line, towering so far above the sur rounding country that they may be seen for many miles distant, sufficient ly Indicate that the chief industry is the growing of wheat At the village of Indian Head more than a million bushels of wheat were marketed last year. This was but a fraction of the amount of the same product marketed at the larger cities of Brandon and Re gina. At Indian Head the representa tive of the Germania was told by a farmer that he was about to harvest his third crop of wheat from the farm upon one ploughing given it the fall of 1895, the crops of the current year and of last year having been sown upon the stubble of the preceding .crop. This farmer expected a yield of not less than forty bushels to the acre. The farms are very large. The absence of hills and rocks contributes to making farming on a large scale an easy mat ter. There was an abundance of evi dence that the country surrounding the cities named above is an extenslvo re gion of fertile lands, furnishing as great an opportunity for cattle-raising and dairying as for the growing of wheat" "We were surprised to find here a rich growth of nearly every species of cultivable plant known in Wisconsin. Various species of trees were growing, showing that its soil and its climate are favorable to the growth of forests. The writer had never seen a more promising growth of wheat, oats, and garden vegetables than was observed here. The experimental farm of Wis consin, located at Madison, produces nothing Jietter." "The people along the line of the railroad, however, assured us that we were still far distant from the north ern limit of the wheat-growing belt, and that five hundred miles farther north wheat and other agricultural products were cultivated with success. The inhabitants do not depend solely upon the growing of wheat, but utilize vast acres in raising cattle. The grow ing grain and vegetables showed that a plentiful supply of rain had fallen during the current year." "From this city (Calgary) our party was taken north 200 miles to Edmon ton, a town of 5,000 people situated on the north Saskatchewan river. The country at this point is beautiful, pre senting very much the appearance of many sections in central and southern Wisconsin. The people are engaged In mining for gold, and in raising wheat, potatoes and cattle; dairying Is also followed. This valley seems to be fa vored with sufficient rainfall to pro duce a luxuriant growth of grain and vegetables. The soil is very fertile and timber is abundant. Fields of wheat were observed that promise a yield of forty bushels per acre. The many good farmhouses seen from the rtilway are evidence of the prosperity of the settlers. Edmonton Is the ter minus of the road and the place whero the overland expeditions start from for the Yukon, it being about 800 miles from Dawson City." "The members of the association made the acquaintance of the Cana dians of the Northwest and learned something of the vast extent of their territory and of its great resource?, v. hich are destined to make it our meat formidable commercial competitor in the world's markets for the sale of ag ricultural products. We learned tint the Northwest Territory of Canada, in stead of being a barren waste, as taught by our geographies of a quarter of a century ago, is capable of sustain in? an empire.of fifty millions of peo ple." For further information apply to Canadian Government Agent, Depart ment Interior, Ottawa. Canada, or to W. V. Bennett, 801 New York Life Building, Omaha, Neb. Force The pressure of bodies at rest For an example, see the police force. The queen of Italy weighs 17G pounds; Queen Victoria, 171.6 pounds; the Queen of Spain, 147.4 pounds; the Queen of Belgium, 143 pounds; the Queen of Portugal, 132 pounds; the czarina, 129.8 pounds; the late empress of Austria. 96-8 pounds. .tiiv isn't the delirium tremens a tight "fit? t cvnz: a coz.D in one day Ta'rfO fctxative Bronio Quiaine Tablet All druK-nsts refund the aioncv If It fails to cure. 25c "The genuine has L. B- Q. oa each tablet- If a man takes offense he always makes a poor selection. Piso's Cnro for Consumption has been a friarilv medicine with us bince 1S55. J. It MadKon. HWJ 42d Ave , Chicago, 111. Why isn't the doctor who is always taking somebody off a funny fellow? tlnuwiiimoir snotiiinj: syrup -For rhiM'rn ferthii.g.' rtteni- tr.e rai'.!Tliice-.I03ni. mon, tllayKj-ain. cures TPiudcolir. IS cent)Ott.e. Why isn't it whipped cream when the cat gets through licking it? SSvCvSPSv1 Ejtabllshed I7SO. ? & & & S ft & ft & ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft Baker's Chocolate, celebrated for more than a century as a delicious, nutritious, and flesh-forming beverage, has our well-known Yeliuw Label on the front of every package, and our trade-mark,"LaBelIe ChocoIatiere,"on the back. "3 a ? ? NONE OTHER GENUINE. MADE OHLY BY ft ft wiiTCD cacpd fi, rn ltd. a TTA1.1X.JX - w , ft Dorchester, Mass. t&t&t3tS2t2t2tSt3t5tStSt&tStS STRANGE BUT TRUE Too can ffet a OoU Wtch worth tl OO.wtr Tntedfr Ave yean. (LMlM'crGent.) for SScti. lforp3rtJcn;aaS.lresj with stamp H0LBR00K fc HerlAIIMI, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. P ENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS. JOHN W. MORRIS,lASmD.a litt TrUdr-J "- U. a, ?cacioa Sanaa. r -it ia Ur m.. iJsdwdiUa eUim, tttj. liaf. Dr. KSV'S RMCffattr, guaranty ia, constipation, liver and kiancydlseae.tn- J if -'i la it6r m Mil Mrs- Frederick Douglass; widow of the colored orator; Is to be on the lec ture platform to deal with the history of his race in this country: ifcfe Werld'a Sapplr ef Wheat. AH English expert claims that the wheat producing- soil of the world )s unequal to the strain that, will bepiil Upon iL Even now when the food sup? ply jte amDle,. thousands die because their disordered stomachs fail to digest the, food they take. Hostetter's Stom ach Bitters strengthen and tone up the stomach and digestive organs. The yearly output of cigars from the Philippines is about 440,000,000. r . " " ? Cam Ycra Solve Th Faszle Yenef "A simple go-between am I. Without a thought of pride: I part the gathered thoughts of men, And liberally divide. I set the soul of Shakespeare free. To Milton's thoughts give liberty. Bid Sidney speak with freer speech. Let Spenser sing and Taylor preach. Though through all learning swift I glide. No wisdom doth with roe abide." If you can solve the foregoing, and send the correct answer to George H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, Old Colony Building. Chicago, to gether with a two-cent stamp, he will send you what it calls for. "Joyfully dear is the homeward track, If we are but sure of a welcome back." VERY LOW RATE& Via the Mtsaoarl, Kansas aad Texas Railway! Semi-monthly excursions to the Southwest. The greatest opportunity to visit Texas, the empire state of the union, unparalleled as to resources and products and with an area exceeding all the Eastern and Middle states. The statistical reports of products as com piled by the commissioners of Texas indicate this section as having the greatest possible advantages in its mild and equable climate and in the variety and productiveness of Its soil. For further information, descriptive pamphlet and tlates of excursions, ap ply to Geo. K. McNutt, D. P. A., Kan sas City, Mo. If a pessimist has nothing to worry him he worries about that. $15.00 PER WEEK. We will pay a salary of $13 per week for man with rig to Introduce Perfec uon Poultry Mixture in the country the greatest egg producer oh earth. Address with stamp. Perfection Mfg. Co., Parsons, Kansas. If you want a wedding- cake dream, eat it before retiring. There Is more Catarrh In this section or the sountry than all other disca&es put together. in;l until the lst tcv years was supposed tu be incurable. For a great ninny years doctors pro nounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure trlth local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu tional dlseae. and therefore requires consti tutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. Is the only constitutional cure on the market. It Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a tcaspoonftil. It nets directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer ano hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. CnENEV k CO.. Toledo, Ohio. Sold br PrusnrKts. 3c .lall'tFar ily Tills are the best, If a man falls off a roof he certalnly has an excuse for eaves dropping. Diamond "C" Soap docs not shrink flannels and it leaves all fabrics in' the most desirable condition. If sin is ugly, It at least understands the art of beauty culture. lr. Seth Arnold' Cough Killer Is an excellent remedy I r children. Mil. Tsn. M. Fro,;uc, Columbus Kaa. 25c. a bottle. s If men were not such fools girls wouldn't be such flirts. 2oeff CongTt lSitvti Is tic n'Zcet ami l.cst. Itwlllhrenfcnp .coMqfistcr tfcuu aa7,hln else, 't Is always reHtais. Try it Why isn't a man who Is flighty a bal loonstic? QEWEV'S PROJECTILES So do the pains of NEURALGIA. Nite3l. IAI.UD3 VJiL. t Pain arrendcra subdued, knocked out, nnd captured "A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR CAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES SAPQLJO CATARRH GU Lives Of suffering and misery from this reptiMvo dl-ense turned into health and h:.ppl- ness tliro.t'i the use of RiGiiaifs Gatann Epiiant. . m .- .It !. 1. ami.- f aarrtliaa It fa 111? JflO AHcr vrars or special s;tt(i7 nnu practice m uiseaw .i .- "" - ;.'"" :. 7" ",' , Cia ly of catarr'.:.! iro-ibles. tto have at l..st !ev.-t.,,!.;.I a Irr-itmcnt t :.t will I o, Itlic.y . id .. . ..... 1...1 !........ .. mfntji. fulfil tlit.t ifinv I i jVilt'r IllllV uriiHa- Cia ly of catarrhal iro-n.ii.-.-,. o nave :u i.im iiuwiwp.-.i . ...- i.v..- ........... , -.--. ---. - pcnnan-ntly t'Uiv Catarrhal DSeav In wlinli-ti-r form tlii-y may 1 o. Aftr f u .llr ' BtraU.ur tliu murlt-. of i.'.U tiratti't-nt in a private prat tl.-r of over live &-. :i' "" fully tfcatimr anil em in-the most litliiat.' raiisw luili.co to.- rtorhl foracsisco Ualurrli. or ininrrnai nueaw wir n i MKrcr cvri- . JUrafnria. rcstiltliu fr :n Catarrh. (jm'''ly cured I.OMB of -:f-r Mii-II and Taateu.iiicl.ly restored. .i..!., All repulsive symptoms peculiar to C:,t:irrlial troubles, as Tout hrcatli. naual .llacli.argf. Hacking, Coughing, nntl Spitting, relieved at onif. . .. ui . M,m..s CatarrliPl AiT.-ctToii. of Stomach. Liver or Kidneys, cans ng lndlg.atlon.Sldt Stomach, JS'au :. Wrsllciew. Depreasinn. I os of Ambition Hml !. rgr. areiiilff.iiy citr'l. Most of the weakness of men ar.d women N caused ly Catarrhal 'l!?-as's. .Tu;,,") ..?"",? diM-harzes find their way lo the . stomach and Into U-e Wia).:, and dKtrihutcd throughout the entire syMer... auVrtlng the Vital and Llh I'orrr and caa-.Hi? those rgnle and ervoii Ven:!ieHr dreaded ly ever., man anil woman ,,,.. a Thcso weakness arc cured i.y CATARRH EXPELLANT anrt. PVW-nint 2J strength fully restored. Over five hundred testimonials In praise of thu treatment re ceived since January !. IsOT. If you have Catarrh or any Catarrhal DKoase, RICHARD'S Will cure you J ut as sure as water will que ich thirst, valuable instructive piper on these diseases. THE C. H. aamaaaayamauasaaar-t ii i ii sSllltSlliSfl liflrilaaHaaata In a Tourist Sleeping Gar Personally conducted via the Burlington Route that's the -jray to go to California. Why? Eecause you don't change care; )ou males tost lime; jou es the finest scenery on the g!obe. Your car is not to expenihely nniJird nor w nne to look at as a palace sleeper, bat itii jut s clean, just s comfbrtaLIe, just as good to ride in. AND NEARLY $zo CHEAPER. The Burlington excursions leave Orruin an.l Lincoln every Thurs ibr, reaching San Francisco Sunday and Lo Angeles Mcnity. Porter aiith each car. Excursion manager with each party. For folder giiing full information, write to J. FRANCIS, a P. A Bvrlinston Route. Omaha. Ne. rzzzzzzz-s lies Yl He ACfc -Are. your nervearcak? Can't you sleep well?. Paia in your back.? Lack energy? Appetite- por?r Digcaftoa bad? Boils, or pjrnpjea? These are sure signs tf poisoning. From what poisons? From poisons fhat arc a! ways' found in constipated boweisi v r r If the contents of the bowels are not removed from the body each day, as nature intended, these poisonous substances are sore tt be absorbed into the blood, al ways causing suffering and frequently causing severe disease. There is a common sense cure. AVER'S Thcv dailv insure an easv and natural movement of the bowels. You will find that the use of 4 agti 9 i ooTsaparffla with the pills will hasten recovery. It cleanses the blood from all impurities and is a great tonic to the nerves. WrHotkmDoeimr. Onr Medical Dejnrtmcnt has one of tlio ment omlneut physicians In tha United States. Tell the doctor Jnst how yu p.to suffering. Yott without coat. III. IttLVIIU ftUU -. ..... ......ww Aililress. Pit. J. V.. AVETJ. Lowtll. Maaa. r szzzzzzz Diploma Aw.ntrd rMtsc Scafe Ca. Mr kni 8I aad H.j Seal, at Osaka tif. IIIm. oacla! Staff sSlMkratlllM, n.rU'.i&lr.fklog, IBM. Braalr- and apU. Etrtl Friar. Irtaanr Stock Caalal HaafVAl Ratt. fcr-la far all parptwa. Brat tfaiUlj. Lonral rrltra. Wf mat-. llw al tthnlrtatr Trlcttt SkU( Muhlnra, Safa. Blrvrlra, Uackuailbv' TeoIs,rtr! Il!,rra Ba;irn.Eaala,Ballara, rtawi.ScriIfrv.Wlrr rnrv.Matra.ftaa'a'Ira.flarnrM.BaaatM. Sirlalaadkaii2iTilaarBralartfelci. Catatjttfrrr. aiiaa CUICaGO bClUt CO., CM Jackaaa Baalctara, Caieaaa, IkV A Natural Black is Produced by BiiGkingiiain'sDys. 50cts.cfdru;E'il5orR.P.Ha!l&Co..l.,a?hua.N.H. FREE WctvllI send von 3 mnriFUL soxci vronls and musi-j couiploto. If you will promise to f! scud iw 2jo for- a o.irri nnr vnii kcin nrfiOe if vou keen them all Glirisraan Musk Go., St. Lcuis, H3.- W.N. U. OMAHA. No 52-1393- tshep Snr.wcring K5vcr::semertts HisiHy ricntioa This Tancr. struck to knock oat. AS BF BY MAGIC. EVERY MAN AND WO MAM SHOULD READ. es- of EXPELLANT -day f I. a. I.. SENT K Address RICHARDS CO., OMAHA. 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