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An Ion Invention.
M. R. Swan, of Manilla, Iowa, has
just obtained n patent for a breastpin
including Admiral Dewey's picture.
This pin is now being manufactured,
and is known as the Dewey pin. The
patent was obtained through G. W.
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rCehr., who will mail a free book on
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married him for his money.
Two bottles of Fiso's Cure for Consump
tion cured me of a bad lung trouble. Mrs.
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THE VETERANS.
FOR
"The Haa4 of God Is fat AU Wars.- Bay
m HHseta Speaker War Brines
Aboat the Remits at First Soagtet
Extract from a Decoration Day Speed
Asaerlca. Commerce, aad Freedeas.
How blest a life a sailor leads.
From clime to clime still ranging;
For as the calm the storm succeeds.
The scene delights by changing!
When tempests howl along the main.
Some object will remind us.
And cheer with hopes to meet again
Those friends we've left'behind us.
Then, under snug sail, we laugh at ths
gale.
And though landsmen look pale, never
heed 'em;
But toss on! a glass to a favorite las.
To America, commerce and freedom!
And when arrived In sight of land.
Or safe In port rejoicing.
Our ship we moor, our sails we hand.
Whilst out the boat is hoisting.
With eager haste the shore we reach.
Our friends delighted greet us;
And, tripping lightly o'er the beach.
The pretty lasses meet us.
When the full-tlowlng bowl has enlivened
the soul.
To foot it we merrily lead 'en.
And each bonny lass will drink oft a glass
To America, commerce and freedom!
Our cargo sold, the chink we share.
And gladly we receive It;
And If we meet a brother tar
Who wants, we freely give It.
No freeborn sailor yet had store.
But cheerfully would lend It:
And when 'tis gone, to sea for more
We earn It but to spend It.
Then drink round, my boys, 'tis the first
of our Joys
To relieve the distressed, clothe and
feed 'em;
"Tis a task which we share with the
brave and the fair
In this laud of commerce and freedom!
"lbe Hand of God In All Wars."
The following Is an extract from
peech of C. W. Raymond, delivered on
Decoration day at Watseka, 111., before
the members of the Grand Army of the
Republic:
No war in history was ever conclud
ed within the bounds of its declared
purposes. No lesson is more fully
exemplified in history. The war of the
revolution produced results not dream
ed of at its beginning. No public char
acter bad demanded before the revo
lutionary struggle an Independent gov
ernment In America. We were in re
volt against taxation and misrule.
The Continental congress." sitting in
Philadelphia. July 5, 1775, and voicing
the sentiment or the colonies, passed
the following resolution:
"Lest this declaration should dis
quiet the minds of some of our friends
and fellow-subjects in other parts of
the empire, we assure them that we
do not mean to dissolve the union
which has so long and happily sub
sisted between us. We have not raised
armies with ambitious designs to sep
arate from Great Britain and establish
independent states."
How widely different the situation
upon the surrender of Cornwall is at
Yorktown. The rule of England was
gone. America was free.
Our civil war brought forth achieve
ments and a civilization unthought of
when Lincoln had defeated Douglas for
the presidency and war was declared.
Lincoln had said his chief aim was to
save the country. He would save it
with slavery or he would save it with
out slavery, or he would save it as
it was, part slave, part free.
July 22, 1861, the congress ot the
United States, which was elected at
the same election which made Lincoln
commander-in-chief of our armies. In
a resolution declaring the purposes of
the American government.sald the pur
pose of the defense was "to defend the
constitution of the United States and
preserve the Union with all the rights
of the slave states unimpaired. The
vote was all but unanimous. What a
wonderful change has been wrought
by your valor not only In civilization
but in the purposes of that war. At
Its conclusion there was but one flag,
and the soil was cursed with not a
single slave. So, my friends. In the
war with Spain. Conditions had be
come intolerable, and our declared pur
pose was to give freedom to suffering
Cuba. The purposes of the 'Almighty
were broader than those of our fed
eral congress, and in a hundred days
the colonial possessions of Spain were
in the care and control of the great
est, most humane, most cultured na
tion of the world. Our purposes were
overrun. Providence must have guid
ed our army and navy, and responsibil
ities are ours today we did not dream
of when war was declared. We will
not, we cannot be faithless to the du
ties imposed. The Philippines must
be and remain under the control of our
sovereignty until such time as we. act
ing in conjunction with the best in
telligence of those islands, shall And
and declare they are capable of en
tering upon the era of self-government.
For us to leave those islands today
is to brand the American people as
a nation of cowards, and to throw
down in a single day the splendid
monument we have erected for our
f elves as an enlightened, progressive
and thrifty world power. The Ameri
can people have never favored the
lowering of the flag of the Union. The
old soldiers do not believe In failure
or cowardice, and after a hundred
successful years it is too late to write
the word fail in the lexicon of Ameri
can destiny.
Fri-derlrk tbe Great and the Page.
Frederic kthe Great one day, sitting
In his study, rang the bell several
times, hut nobody came in response to
bis summons. At last, growing impa
tient, he opened the door of his ante
chamber and discovered his page fast
asleep. Tbe king, much annoyed, was
about to awaken him when he discov
ered a written paper hanging out of
the boy's pocket Kings are not above
curiosity any more than ordinary mor
tals, and without scruple his majesty
softly drew out the paper without
awakening the sleeper, and read It He
found it to be a letter of thanks from
the page's mother. In which she blessed
her boy for his thoughtfulness and de
votion in sending her the greater part
of his wages. It had been a great help
to her. she wrote, and heaven would
certainly reward him If he continnd
faithful in the service of his king.
After he had read this Frederick went
back to his study and brought a rou
leau of ducats which he slipped with
the letter into the pocket of the boy.
Then, closing the door of the ante
chamber, he went back to his desk and
rang the bell with such violence that
he soon awoke the page, who'hnrried
into the room. "Surely you have been
asleep!" thundered the king, glaring at
him. fiercely. The poor lad. much
frightened, tried to stammer out a con
fession or excuse, and In his agitation
thrust his hand into his pocket where
he found the roll of ducats. Confused
and trembling he drew it out and stood
looking left f ' t?ee r ft?
money, utterly Incapable of speech.
"What is the matter?" asked th king,
hiding a smile behind his hand. "Alas,
yoar majesty!" cried the boy, falling
oa his knees. "My rain Is Intended.
I know nothing of this money: Indeed
I know notklag of IL" "Why." said
the king, "whenever fortune does come
she cornea sleeping. Ton may send It
to yonr mother with my compliments,
and assure her that 1 will provide for
you both.
First Skat la tke FUlplaa War
The irst shot that sounded the
death-knell of Filipino hopes was fired
by Private Grayson of Company D. of
-the First Nebraska -volunteers. The
Nebraskans had been' encamped for
two months at Santa Mesa, one of the
numerous districts, resembling wards,
into which Manila is divided. The
camp was practically on the firing line,
simply a space ot a few hundred yards
intervening between the Filipino and
the American forces entirely around
the city. The Filipinos were strongly
intrenched in the Santa Mesa district,
and just behind their lines were the
old Spanish stone arsenal and two of
the 14 block houses that extend around
the city. The country is rolling, and is
one of the prettiest of the suburbs, a
number of foreign consuls and wealthy
residents having their houses at Santa
Mesa. The growing spirit of unfriend
liness between the tvo forces has led
to a number of small disagreements
previous to February 4, but no serious
trouble bad occurred.
The outposts of the insurgents, how
ever, were gradually drawing closer to
ours, and on Saturday evening of the
outbreak of hostilities an insurgent
lieutenant attempted to pass a sentinel
within the Nebraska lines. He ad
vanced toward our lines with a small
guard and signified his intention cf
placing one of them beyond his Usual
post Private Grayson challenged one
of the insurgents, but they Ignored his
demand to halt. He waited a moment,
but the guard advanced and he fired
his shot, killing the lieutenant abd one
private. The other insurgents prompt
ly returned tbe fire, and retreated un
der cover of some bushes near their
lines. A silence followed, but in the
Nebraska camp the sound of the rifle
and the passing along the word
aroused the men to great activity. Not
three minutes elapsed from tbe sound
of the alarm before every man in the
regiment was ready for action. They
immediately marched. In double-quick
time, to their assigned positions. Down
the Santa Mesa road -the San Juan
bridge crossed tbe little river of tbe
tame name. Thebrldge and river now
divided the two lines. Suddenly a
body of insurgents attempted to force
a passage across the old arched bridge.
Thev sent up a terrific whoop and yell.
and with great spirit and noise rushed
forward. Then our boys sent Volley
after volley into them, and it was not
until the insurgents bad been driven
back three times that they turned and
ran toward the old quarters. Oil the
hill, a half mile beyond. Firing was
now general all alohg dur lines around
the city. All bight anil until late the
next afternoon our boys drove them
foot by foot across the fields and
streams, until our lines Were stretched
22 miles in width and from four to
nine miles in advance of their original
outposts. The Filipinos did not cel
ebrate their capture of Manila at mass
Sunday mornlhg, February 5, as It was
said they had openly boasted. Leslie's
Weekly
Gea. Jackson's Overcoat.
"Thirty years ago," said Rev. David
Macrae, the Scottish author and divine,
in an interview in the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, "I paid a visit to
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson at her home,
and was presented by her with the
overcoat which her husband wore
when he received his death wound. It
was a heavy, rubber-faced garment,
and tbe fatal bullet bole and stains of
blood were plainly visible. I took the
precious relic of the great confederate
hero back to my home In Dundee,
Scotland, but en route to New York I
met Gen. Howard of the federal army,
and told him the story. He was im
mensely Interested, spoke warmly of
Gen. Jackson's military genius and
superb courage, and finally wound up
by saying: 'Well, Mr. Macrae, since
you have this overcoat, I think I will
have to give you the one that I wore
in the same battle. I am not ranking
myself with Jackson, but I want you
to have a souvenir from both sides.'
So he gave me his uniform coat, em
bellished with tbe federal brass but
tons and shoulder straps. I thanked
him heartily, and after I reached home
I had them both placed In the fine pub
lic museum at Dundee. They have
hung there all these years, the blue
and the gray, side by side, one bullet
torn and bloody, the other bright and
whole. Thousands have pondered over
them, and they have brought tears to
many an eye. Quite recently, when I
was at Richmond, Va., I visited the
museum and saw the magnificent col
lection of Jackson relics which have
been assembled there, and naturally I
mentioned the incident of the coat.
After that the ladies gave me no peace,
and begged and implored me to send
them tbe garment as soon as I got
home. I stood firm, however, 'You
have a splendid collection,' I said,
'surely you will let Scotland keep her
one souvenir.' I propose on my re
turn to have the two coats transferred
to tbe museum at Edinburgh."
Earthquake Echoes.
Professor John Milne gives this name
to certain vibrations, which his deli
cate instruments have revealed run-
rning through the cruets of the earth
arter tbe occurrence of distant earth
quakes. The apparent symmetry of
-these pulsations, resembling the
rhythm of musical sounds, leads him to
suggest that an earthquake may be "a
blow, or blows, which come to an end,
with musical vibrations inside the
world." The blows probably come
.from the slipping, or falling, of rock
within the earth. Professor Milne, at
Jhis observatory on the Isle of Wight,
Uphotographs vibrations of the seismo
graph ic pendulums, induced by earth
quakes many thousands of miles away,
'and in a recent letter he speaks of a
magnificent set of waves which arrived
from Mexico on the night of Jan. 24.
Hawaiian Eat Oevtiash.
The mere thought of eating an octo
pus is enough to make the every-day
civilised being EhHdder; yet in the
Hawaiian islands these devilfish, as
they are commonly called, are a much
prized delicacy among the natives,
while the imported Chinese and Japs
have acquired the taste.
The Xattaaal Game.
Indianapolis Journal: Watts I won
der how soon they willrbe playing base
ball in the Philippines? Potts Oh..
pretty soon, I guess. The name of the
Bag Bag river has sargwtlot, of two,
base hit? about ft " " '
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
tJpte-teta Hlats Abavt fed
Uvatloa of the Bell aad fields
Thereof HerUealtare, Dltlcaltara aad
Ftorlcaltare.
flow MsxMth Ssjaashea Are Raised.
Three mammoth squashes, which
f grew this year, weighed 3SS). 355M
abd 344 pounds each. By tbe same sys
tem of cultivation I grow the largest
watermelons and citrons in this part of
tbe country. Three citrons exhibited
this year weighed 35 pounds each. My
procedure Is as below, writes a Con
tributor to Country Gentleman:
My land is made in good condition,
being heavily manured every year; it
Is of a gravelly formation, with about
sixteen inches of clay loam on top. A
three-hundred-pound squash can ha
grown on any part of it by the follpw
lng method of cultivation: For each
hill I Intend to plant, about the 1st
cf April 1 take two good Wheelbarrow
loads of hen manure and mix with four
barrows of good soil taken from some
part of the lot; this Is mixed a second
time tbe middle ot April. The 1st or
May I add four barrows of well-rotted
manure and mix thoroughly; then,
about the 18th of May, make the hills
and plant; dig out a space 7 feet In
diameter and 14 Inches deep, fill in my
compost mixing, and with it some ot
the best earth which was thrown out
When finished, the bill will be about
10 feet In diameter and 6 inches higher
in the center than the surrodndliig lev
el. Theh plant the seed. Hills want to
be abotit 20 feet apart. Work the
ground well until the plants commence
to run. When about 3 feet long, I
mulch tbe ground all over for 20 feet
in diameter around each hill with hor-e
manure 3 inches deep, and stake the
vines down with sticks to keep the
wind from rolling them about, so that
they may root at every joint. It Is
of great advantage to keep the vine
from fruiting as long as possible, by
pruning all fruit bloom off until about
the last week in July. This will give
time enough to mature a 300-pound
squash by tbe 1st of October, for
there must be a big line to pro
duce a big squash. I practice fertiliz
ing a few of the first blooms that come,
when I think the vine is strong enough
to grow a good specimen, by cutting
off some of the fresh false bloom,
trimming the corolla or flower leaf
off, and rubbing the stamen in around
the fresh fruit blooms. This Is nec
essary when fruit bloom opens on a
morning that is unfavorable for bees
to do their work, and it assures tbe
setting of tbe specimens just where
you want them. It also gives extra
vigor to the growth of fruit to be well
pollenlzed. When the first perfect
specimens have set well, say 4 or 5
Inches in diameter, cut all other fruit
and blossoms off and nip the ends off
vines and all bloom that shows twice
a week, so that the vine is not ex
hausted with the great quantity of
false bloom that would naturaliy
come. Now, while the great growth of
the squash is going on I use liquid
manure twice a week along three or
four of the principal v'nes of each
hill often six pails to the hill, If it
Is In a dry time. Great care must b?
taken to give plenty of water; for in
stance, In 1893, when I grew the great
specimen that was the largest on exhi
bition at the World's Fair, It was a
dry time with us, and having the ad
vantage of the town water service, I
sprayed each hill twice a week through
August and the first two weeks in
September, drenching the ground each
time.
I suppose all have heard of feeding
squash and pumpkin by injecting milk
or other stuff. This is a ridiculous
humbug. I have practiced several
metbods along this line when I was
younger, but It enly makes me
ashamed to confess It, and I am now
quite satisfied that the only thing
that will increase the size of the fruit
comes out of the vine, and the vine
must get its support from the natural
roots.
Alkalies and Plant Growth.
Most of the cultivated plants will
not stand a large supply of alkali in
the soil. Alkalies are valuable to only
a certain extent, but beyond that they
become a barrier to plaht progress.
Wheat will hot stand more than one
per cent lh the soli, and Kentucky blue
grass still less. When wheat Is sown
on land containing as much as one
per cent of the alkalies, the seeds are
unable to germinate, or if germination
takes place the young plants die of
thirst, although the soil may contain
water enough for the needs of the
plants if the alkali were eliminated.
Alkalies in solution increase the densi
ties of the soil waters, and the young
plants die of thirst, because the soil
absorbs the water from their roots in
stead of the roots absorbing water
from the soil. There is usually more
alkali at the surface than at the depths
at which the roots feed, and it Is often
tbe case that a crop will -live on land
containing an amount of alkali that
would prevent the germination of its
seeds. Thus alfalfa is an excellent
crop for moderately alkaline soils, be
cause tbe thick growth and abundant
leafage shade tbe soil and prevent
evaporation of water and accumulation
ot alkalies at the surface. The long
tap roots penetrate to the deeper levels
where there is comparatively little of
the alkali present
Our western deserts may yet become
fields covered with luxuriant growths
ot pasturage. The introduction of the
Austrlian salt bush Is- one step in this
direction and of the formation of an
herbage that will ignore the alkali and
yet furnish good pastures for live stock.
The salt bush is especially adapted to
pasturage by sheep. That we may ex
pect to find many plants that will
stand the alkalies In the soil of the
west may be taken for granted. Al
ready we have one plant that grows
vigorously though little suited for pas
turage. That is tbe well known sage
bush. A government report says:
"Wheat and bearless barley can be
grown for hay on land that is so
strongly saturated with alkali that
alfalfa would neither germinate nor
grow. Tbe salt bushes hold relatively
as much advantage over the cereals in
the matter of tolerance of alkalies as
the cereals do over alfalfa. The early
solution of the alkali problem in the
west is of great importance because of
the extensive areas affected. There
are thousands of square miles of alkali
lands which, if they can be permanent
ly freed from the excessive accumula
tions of soda salts, are potentially as
rich in plant foods and as capable of
producing large crops of the cereals,
fruits and vegetables as any lands in
the United States. The possibilities
for increase in value by the transfor
mation of such extensive alkali areas
from a lowrate of productiveness to a
high one are almost unlimited. In
many localities it Is, pimply a matter
of more Intelligent use of water oe Ir
rigated lands. In others a beaeiclal
change may be accomplished by the
substitution of Improved methods of
soil cultivation and drainage. On
lands not subject to Irrigation a four
fold benefit may be secured by grow
ing alkall-tolerattt forage crops: 'a)
The surface will he shaded by the
dense growth and the rise of alkali
checked; (2) the total amount of for
age may be increased, often tenfold,
enabling the rancher to carry an addi
tional number of stock on the same
area; (3) there will be an Improvement
In the physical condition of the toll
through the increase of the amount of
organic matter; (4) A gradual diminu
tion of the amount of harmful salts
by removal In tha nlants themselves."
Cora Growiasji
The Indiana Experiment Station
sends out this summary of the results
obtained in their corn growing experi
ments thus far:
The greatest average yields of both
ears and stalks have been obtained
when the stalks stood 12 to 14 Inches
apart.
Thick plantlrg has reduced the size
of the ears and the per cent of grain.
Thick planting has In dry seasons
produced the heaviest yield of stalks
and the lightest yield of ears.
The yields of corn from cultivation
one, two and three inches deep have
been about equal.
Cultivation four Inches deep has
considerably reduced the yield of corn.
Heavy applications of manure and
fertilizers have not proved profitable
in continuous corn culture.
In continuous Corn culture the effect
of a heavy application of fresh horse
manure has not been exhausted In 15
years.
Cultural implements differing much
in construction and action upon the
soil have produced nearly tbe same
yields of corn.
Of the several cultural Implements
under trial, preference Is given to the
spring-tooth cultivator for soils simi
lar td that of the station farm.
Hill and drill plantings of corn have
produced practically tbe same average
yields.
Co-Operatlre Dairying- la Holland.
According to the German paper
Milch Zeitung. an extraordinary devel
opment has of late years taken place In
co-operative dairying In Holland. For
several years, says that paper, much
attention has been paid to the manu
facture and marketing of butter, now
nearly all carried out on co-operative
principles peasant proprietorship In
that country being almost universal.
Large butter factories, too, are the
rule, where the most advanced modus
operandi are adopted. For instance,
with a view to making first-rate biit
ter, tbe Cream is Often pasteurized and
separated by the Schwartz process. In
stead of by the centrifugal system.
Artificial cultures are often Used, and
the result is most satisfactory. So are
the simple but very business-like
methods of marketing. At Maestrlcht
a combined association disposes of the
great bulk of the butter and cheese
made by the members. It not only
sells the produce for Its members upon
co-operative principles, but endeavors
to put the Individual dairies into direct
business relation with foreign firms,
particularly in England, with the aid
of the Dutch chamber In London and o.'
the Dutch consular agents.
Growing Forest Trees. The horti
culturist of the Virginia Experiment
Station, Wm. B. Alwood, states that,
from bis experience, it appears to be a
simple matter for any intelligent farm
er to grow forest trees seedlings, either
for decorative planting or for wind
breaks and forest belts. All such seeds
as silver maple and like early ripening
species It is necessary to sow as soon
as ripe. They can be sewn in the same
manner and will grow as readily as
peas. All late ripening species should
be sown in tbe fall. Walnuts can be
bulked down, several bushels in a
heap, and then taken up and planted
in the spring with perfect success.
Also a simp.e plan with these species
Is to plant the nuts where the trees aro
to stand. If no stock Interferes, they
will grow with great certainty, and in
rich soil so rapidly as to astonish one
unfamiliar with the culture of forest
trees. Most of the forest trees do best
it set out at 5 to 8 feet tall; hence
many should stand but one year ir
the nursery row.
A Developed Cow. A Virginia Jer
seyman tells of a cow of his own rear
ing that was sold with her first calf
because she gave such a small quantity
of milk. In her new owner's hands she
developed into a fine cow, giving 50
lbs. of milk per day on ordinary feed.
Our correspondent re-purchased "her
and will place her in his herd, having
come to the conclusion that her poor
showing with first calf was due to poor
attention. This case has many paral
lels in Jersey breeding, although the
cause of the cow's improvement in
other hands Is variously ascribed; some
decide that the cow does not come to
her best work until from 4 to 6 years
of age; some acknowledge insufficient
feeding and lack of proper care on
their part; but it Is lamentable that
some others declare that the purchas
er tells what Isn't so. Does her "form"
change? Jersey Bulletin.
Selecting Layers. Much has been
written regarding eg; type or the pick
ing out of layers from their shape. We
believe there is something in it. We
believe that a bright, active hen, with
a rather long, deep body, is a better
layer than a sluggish acting, compact
or rounded bodied one. Yet there U
far more in breeding than in selection.
If we want layers we must breed from
noted layers. "Like will beget like,"
and a noted layer will be more likely to
produce layers than a poor layer. So
tbe only way to be sure to get good
layers is to breed them. Not only mu3t
the hen be a good layer but the cock
must be from the same strain. This
will necessitate In-breading somewhat,
but with good judgment and unlimited
range, this will not hurj. the strain un
less persisted in too long. It is best to
use two flocks that are not related at
the start Ex.
Formaldehyde in England. A Lon
don dairyman was recently fined 5
and costs for adding formalin to milk
as a preservative. Mr. Collingwbcd
Williams, a public analyst, In giving
evidence, stated that he found the sam
ples of milk in question to contain one
part of pure formaldehyde in 20,000.
He was of opinion that this substance
was unnecessary for the preservation
of properly treated milk; that it ren
dered the milk less easy to digest; Chat
it was injurious to ths stomach, and
that it enabled stale milk to be sold as
fresh. Prof. Boyce stated at some
length bis opinion that formalin was
decidedly harmful. Ex.
Pure culture is a culture containing
one kind of organism. Pure cultures
of yeast are used in wine making, and
pure cultures of bacteria are used In
butter and cheese making, and for
Other purposes, to insure a uniform
prod.net -- "
Some Important changes have been
made la the Maintenance of Way de
partment of the Baltimore and Ohio
lines east of the Ohio river by Assist
ant General Manager Wlllard. There
will hereafter be four division en
gineers instead of six, with territory
and headquarters as follows: B. T.
Fendall, all lines between Philadel
phia and Brunswick, Md., with head
quarters at Baltimore. C. B. Owen,
tbe main line and branches between
Brunswick, Md., and Grafton, W. Va.,
Including Brunswick yard, with head
quarters at Cumberland, Md. J. F.
Cassell, the main line from Parkers
burg to Wheeling, including both
terminals and the Bellngton branch,
with headquarters at Grafton, W. Va.
C. T. Manning, the main line and
branches from Wheeling to Cumber
land by way ot Pittsburg, with head
quarters at Pittsburg.
IMPORTANT LAW POINT.
HaS Jast Beea Established for CaUfor
to Flc Syrap CO.
An Important decision has just been
rendered in San Francisco in the
United States Circuit Court. In the case
ot the "California Fig Syrup Company
vs. Clinton E. Worden tt Co.. et al."
The principal defendant is a large non
secret manufacturing concern. A per
manent injunction has been granted
enjoining tbe defendants from using
the name Syrup of Figs, or Fig
Syrup and ordering them to pay the
costs and account for damages. The
decision is of the greatest value, not
Only to manufacturers ot proprietary
articles, but to the public generally, as
it affirms that the valuable reputation
acquired by an article ot merit, will bo
protected by the Courts, end that the
party who builds the reputation by ex
tensive and legitimate advertising, is
entitled to tbe full fruits of his enter
prise. This confirms tbe title of the
California Fig Syrup Co. to this genu
ine and most valuable remedy, "Syrup
ef Figs.'
The question of the real estate df
your soul is more profitable than the
price of city lots.
School Lands at Toar Own Price.
As soon after the first of July as
Siracticablc I will hold public auctions
or leasing about 095,000 acres of school
land, under provisions of the new law,
in the following counties: Antelope,
Manner, Maine, IJox I'uttc, lirtnvn,
Chase, Cherry. Cheyenne, Custer,
Dawes, Deuel, Dundy. Garfield, Grant,
Hayes. Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker. Keith,
Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lincoln,
Lopan, Loup, Mcl'herson, Pierce, Per
kins, Rock, Scotts Bluff. Sheridan,
Sioux, Thomas and Wheeler. Under
the new law, if these lands will not
lease at public auction at 6 per cent
upon the appraised value, they may be
leased to the person offering f, per cent
upon 'the highest valuation. These
lands are in the best sto-k growing
portions of the state where cattle,
sheep and horses can be produced at
less expense and, therefore, at greater
profit than anywhere I know of; and
yet, surrounded with as good and in
telligent a class of citizens as anywhere
to be found. The harvest truly is great
and iasts almost the year round and
no more inviting field for the intelli
gent . stockman and farmer can be
found; arid ridw, that there is an op
portunity to secure twenty-five year
lease contracts thereon at what the
lands ire" worth, the lessee himself be
ing the judge, it is confidently expect
ed that all or nearly ail of these lands
will be leased during the present year
at the public auctions, as above men
tioned. Anv one desirin? to attend
any of these leasing- auctions will le
notified of the time and place of hold
ing the same, as soon as it lias been ar
ranged, if they will write me' at once
giving the names of the counties in
which they are interested; and ,will
also be furnished a list of lands to be
leased so that they may visit the coun
ties in advance of the leasing auction
and examine the lands which will he
offered. Notice of the auction will be
duly given in the local papers. Send
stamp for copy of the new school land
law under which the lands will be of
fered. Any further information will
be cheerfully furnished.
J. V. Woi.fe,
Commissioner Public
Lands fc lluildingg.
Lincoln, Neb., May 18, 18U9.
Among the exports of Mexico last
year are to be noted two sons of dried
"flies.
U. S. Patent Office Haziness.
Applications prepared and prosecuted
by us have beemallowed ns follows:
To W. Morley-of Pomcroy, Iowa, for
a band cutter and feeder, by means of
which the feeding of grain to the
threshing cylinder Is automatically
controlled as required to prevent clog
ging. To Dre. Minassian & Darling of Dcs
Moines, for a parlor game board which
embodies many of the advantages of a
billiard table.
To W. Kehrer cf Des Moines, on a
sticking knitting machine adapted to
be operated at a high rate or speed and
by means of which the time necessary
for knitting a stocking is materially
reduced.
To R. Heller of Humboldt, for a thill
coupling. The bolt for plvotally con
necting the thill iron with the fixed
clip on an axle has a single notch at
one end in pace of a screw for a nut
and a spring clasp pivoted to the head
end to engage the notched end
Valuable printed matter for in
ventors and consultation and advice
free. THOMAS G. ORWIG,
J. RALPH ORWIG,
R. G. ORWIG.
Registered Attorneys.
Des Moines, June 17, 1899.
In Russit people must marry before
80 or not all, and may marry only five
times.
Try Grala-ot Try Ora!a-l
Ask your grocer today to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes th? place of .?ffce.
The children may drink it without In
jury as well as tbe adult All who try
It, like it GRAIN-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but it Is made
from pure grains, and tbe most delicate
stomach receives it without distress.
One-fourth tbe price of coffee, 15c
and 25c. per package. Sold by ail
grocers.
The English residents of Rome have
a free hospital.
4O.O0 Per Month and Espenses
tosasetlveUfisrtotraTel forold evaMUhed Mna
SctuTlncIIo.il. Experience not necewarr. Addresi
JUE-Hobsm Co., SB Dearborn bt Chlcsgu.
A needle machine turns out 1,500,000
needles n week-
FITSrerBisneBtlrCnred. Jfollt or nerrownew isfler
Srrt taJ- n- "t Vt. KUae' Great Nerrt Kertorer.
Rand for FREE SS.OO trial bottle and tntle.
D? E. B. Ifai'sVlS.. M ArcH St. I aUadelpato. Fa.
New South Wales contains more
flowering plants than all Europe.
$118 buys new upright piano. Schmol
ler & Mueller, 1313 Farnam St., Omaha.
The sextno makes a grave mistake
when he digs it in the wrong lot
. FREE.
Kindly Inform your readers that for the
next 80 davs we will send a sample box of
our wonderful 5 DROPS Salve free,
which never fails gahaat to cure Piles,
Eczema and all LsfCL ''in di'ease,
also old running IIIIII1 W and chronic
sores. It is a mrVBT" specific for
Piles, and the F only ono in
existence which ghe instant relief and
cures within a few days. Its effect is won
derful when applied to Burns. Scalds, Suu
burn, Boils, AUcesses. Scrofulous Affec
tions, Scalp Humors. Chafing Parts and
Raw Surfiices. Prepaid bv mail 25 and 50c
r?rbox- Writatodav f or a f ree sample of
DROPS Salve to the Swanson Rheumatic
Cure Co., 160-1M E. Lake St. Chicago, IU.
Millions for Clothlag.
It Is estimated that the people of
the trans-Mississippi territory spend
over two millions each season with
mall order houses for clothing. Hay
den Bros., the big Omaha firm, send
out 150,000 free clothing circulars con
taining prices, samples and short de
scriptions of the garments they offer
for this trade and do a big per cent of
this business. One of the firm stated
that if they could get it all they would
save buyers in the aggregate abou?
three-quarters of "a million dollars
They have a force directing circular
envelopes and looking inquiries for
catalogues the year round. The fact
that they are free and that n postal Is
sufficient to bring one crowds theiv !
mans daily. Hayden Bros, rather Iik9
this, however, as men must have
clothes and their low prices get them
the business.
When in the city see their stock of
Harness, Whips and Horse Supplies.
Mrs. Rebecca J. Lowo, president of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, has the reputation of being the
best housekeeper in Atlanta, Ga.
Speaking to you day after day as ws
Jo about the different articles we place
before you we have neglected to men
tion bicycle suits. Our assortment of
these lines are good very good and
we have divided them into two prices
Linen Crash Bicycle Suits.
White Duck Bicycle Pants.
These are something new and aro
much worn with dark coats.
BROWNING, KING & CO..
Omaha.
A girl is all right until she gets wo
manish and a woman is all right until
she gets girlish.
Saarenae Coart Sustains the Foot-
Trade Mark.
Justice Lanzhltn. In Supreme Court, Raffolo. hu
ordered s permanent 'Injunction, with coat, and m
(nil acroiintlnic t aale. to Usm- ni;ilnt l'aul It.
Ilildnolit the manufacturer of th? foot prnrdcr ral!etl
'Ir Claris Kit Powder. anil 3lm aptalnt a retail
flCalet o; ln'lvlt. reatnilnlnK them tnmi mikityc
or fclllnu the Ir. Clark's Fit loi!er. whl. b ! de
clared. In ttW dfclnl.rti of the ('nun. an Imitation ami
Infringement of "K.'m! Kse." the powder o;haico
Into your hoc for tired. hlDK feet, now an largely
aiUertl'ed anl oold all over tbe country. Allen S.
OlniMetl.of l.e Kor. x. v.. the owner of the trade
mark "Koot-Faw.'' ami be U the flrt Individual
whoever advertised a foot powder cxlenltreljr ovef
the country. He will ttwl a rample Free to ahr onei
who write htm for It. The decMnn In tht eae up
hold" his trade-mark and render all parties llaMe
who fradulentlv attempt to profit lr the cvlenlo
"FootKae" ad ertlnlue. In placing upon the market
S (purlou and Mmllar appearln? preparation, li
beled end pt up In enelope and 1mc usee Foot
Eae. Similar milt will lie brought agalnt other
who are now Infringing on the Fout-Kase trado
taarlc add common law rtjtbta.
Laugh a little more at your own
troubles and a little less at your
neighbor's.
Fanltless Starch.
There are runny starches on the market
but only one " Faultless." All grocers sell
it. Every good housekeeper uses it. Try it
and be convinced. Lnre package 10c
Ambition is a feeling that you want
to do something that you know you
can't.
nail's Catarrh Cars
Is taken internally. Price, 75a
The luck of a fool is proverbial,
but you never hear a lucky man speak
of it.
Coe Cough Itata.im
la the oldest and lest. It will hrralc up neotd quicker
IbaannftbinKeli'c. It I always reliable. Try It.
Life Is a peculiar tiling. Three
quarters of It is a "lie" and half of it
is an "if."
Tliai Hull. Air'al rata
It's at-Ick lieaddrlie. Cure It? Avoid It? Casenrets
Candy Cathartic Kve (jiilck relief nn I pr-vent
baedacbes Is taken In time. All ilrutriil-ts. 10c. c,
Wc.
A woman seldom loves her friends
with the same intensity that she hates
her enemies.
Mrs. Wlnnlow's Bootiiinr Byrne).
For children tcetblnc. softens the riiics, reduces la
Simulation, allays pain, cures wind colic c a bottla
Georgia has a woman mail-carrier;
she travels a forty-nine mile route
tri-weckly.
GREAT TAMMANY LEADER.
(The Catarrh of Summer.)
New York. Oct. 11. 1S93.
Pe-ru-na Drug MTg Co.. Columbus. O.:
Gentlemen Pe-ru-na is good for ca
tarrh. I have tried it and know it. It
relieved me immensely on my trip to
f,nncriir!in Anns J. ClinimlnKS.
vu..9. w--.- ....... ... ,
Cuba, and 1 alwas have a botue in
trcortro sin mv rptlirn I h.lVP HOt i
suffered from catarrh, but If I do I
shall use Pe-ru-na again. Meantime
you might send me another bottle.
Yours. Amos J. Cummings, M. C. J
Summer catarrh assumes various
forms. It produces dysprpsia and
bowel complaint. It causes biliousness
and diseases of Ihe liver. It deranges
the kidneys and bladder. Summer ca
tarrh may derange the whole nervotn
system, when it is known to the med
ical profession as systemic catarrh. Pe-ru-na
is a specific for all these forms
of catarrh. Pe-ru-na never disap
points. Address I5r. Hartman. Colum
bus. Ohio, for a free bock on summer
catarrh. ,
WANTF.H. Flyers. Ship to
.. W. irhrn Si Co. I'ouimK- .
sioii Mcreliatits. liOT Howard '
st.. n.:ilia. NH. All Muds
of I'rodHcsoid at ln-st mar
ket price. Returns dally.
8
BINDING TWINE!
Sisal Binding I wm . . recio.
Standard Binding Twine . 83c b.
600Oanila6Twii;e94clb.
fliir Giraffe Fitra Manila 92C b.
of nothing that can Ihj Rained by widtlntr nnd
KSKi.fr K T.: ROBERTS'
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-HE i-nAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY." CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOLIO
AAJfr
I 1uyr Bic
"Wrought with greatest care in
Compare them, part for part, with other bicycles, and you will find
pood reasons for their recognized superiority. Oni new models
contain more improvements of direct practical value to the rider
than were ever before offered in one .season.
Chainlets,
$75 :
50
Columbia Chain,
Catalogue tree of any Columbia
POPE MIVFlCTURHia
Vo 71 rs. Sinkkmm,
jCynn, TJfass
(untt to ass. rmxHAM ao. atf7l '
' Dear Fiuesd A year ago I was at
great sufferer from female weakness.
My head ached all the time and I would
get so dizzy and have that all gone
feeling in the stomach and was so
nervous and restless that I did not
know what to do with myself.
" My food did me no good and I had a
bad case of whites. I wrote to you and
after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound as directed, I can
truly say that I feci like a new woman
and cannot tell you how grateful I am
to you.
"I have recommended it to all my
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly. May you live many years
to help our suffering sisters. Mits. C.
CARPE3TKS, 253 GltAND St., IteOOaXYX,
N.Y.
Over eighty thousand
such letters as this were re
ceived by Mrs. Pinkham
during 1S97. Surely this is
strong proof of her ability
to help sufiering women.
Germozone
Cures Eczema.
It also cures anything in the nature of
wound?, eruptions, ilrschn rues, or Intlam
matlon of the skin or mitcon tr.etnlratic.
Not a soap or ointment Intt a vAiihlntT.
healing lotion. Kivlnj; Immediate relief
from itching or uurninj.', unit insuring a.
rapid cure.
Has of rweaaaHoaa anal other Insects,
aoiaefl-tvy, tired, awotten, ana) inMamest
last, ohaHno, nntl other skin UKorUeni
peculiar to tbe summer seavon. lustantly
relieved by Germozone. (Jive Cermo
zono tan nays trial. If not found en
tirely satisfactory, return the unused
portion to us uud we Will promptly re
fund your money.
Trial size, 10c; larjo size, 50c postpai J.
8ft. D. Ltt Chemical Ct.
Nokv, or S Murray St, New York
fricaftcto
raunv fruaon
1 The Dixietad Colombia Ste?TS.
Grain Threshers, Hstn
Clover Hulier, ftSSSSSZ
TheA.& T. Farm and SuSAlSi
J Traction Engines, ffitf-gs
J The A. Sr T- s? w
7.. iiBcmarttcttaie
&aw-nuns X5UBMr
MANUFACTURCO BY
The Aultman & Tajlor
Machinery Co.,
OMAHA, NEBR.
for trt. IUiutratod CaUIogu aad auaUca thla pager.
U4.4.4.4.4.J.4.4.J. .i.4.j.ll4.X4.
Did you ever run across on old letter?
Ink all faded out. Couldn't have been
CARTER'S INK
-IT DOESN'T FADE.
Costs yoa no more limn poor ink. flight
as well hav the best.
lllirliest rash
price pa Id fr
Robert Purvis.
u.nnna. uuuuiy
Send fur tns and prices, hst.ilillsbi'd IS.".
nDIIUIiniin Carrl.lko Co. show tho
v ! s a j;t ;iI , j,,. K ::iii;lxiiits.
Phaeton', fcurrrys. 1 a'lil I. mM'iiuer ISurklMurdx
In 111'- rlty if Oiuitha. SiioimI h.nnl iar:iliilui'liy
vthlrlr. I nil ami imI mcr tur turlcl. KIU
tcrnth and llarnrj irifl, i p. " House.
WANTED Cam if lail UfaHTi that IM PA-N S
vlll not I'cnef.t. bend .' cut ! Klan Chemical
X..Xcw i'ork.for lu (a:nilc and UW testimonial.
Epwortii League
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.,
JULY 20-23, 1899.
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Ml
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futjwaa ww.nj
One Fare Round Trip i
Kirept that from points within 3 PV
mltt-s the nriirnlon fare will Iwllim
nn-l On tlilnl Karo for ltountl Trip
nut to excretl one dollar.
sw...
BIG FOUR
99
Tickets Trill be on sale from nil points
.Inly 1!. SO. 21. From all iMtlntM within ?S
mil- of Indianapolis on -July IO.ZO, SI. SU
undS.'l. muo.
Krtnrnlm? tickets will ho jjood to leave
Inillan.ipi'li to .Inly tilth, with proilno
that If ticket rr dcp-l!eil with .lolnt
A cent nt f nttl.ttiapolls not later than July
Sftti.uiiil payment of fef fiO cents at the
llineoi oepoit, tlekt-ts tony be extended to
lenve.Inriiauapolit; t ast! i::cIudliiK Aaguitt
2o. Two.
For full information rcsardinjr tickets, rates
nr.d rntitrs and time of traIn- call on atrcnts
"Big Four ICoute," or address the undersigned.
e. o. Mccormick. warren j. lynch.
rua. If aa; Wrr. i-it. :. !. A llclcl Art.
CINCINNATI. O.
W.N. U. OMAHA. No.26-lb9
rrlre quoted are net rath with order. You
mar have to pav more so do not delay ordering.
Order at Onrr. 'llilsis vnr only sure plan. Price.
mnr ndvar.ee: our stock mar Us exhausted: hun
dreds of thin:: may h.ipjH-n in a week. Send lu
Yonr Order at Oner. We can ship immediately.
We reserve, the rlirht to limit ih quantity of twinu
supplied on any one order, as do not desire to
htve dealers Mtip up our stock, as ourdesin: is to
irive our fanner I rfends the first chance. We lctiotr
SUPPLY HOUSE. Minneapolis, Minn.
nti m.-tr lose mfiner liv so iiotnir. Itwinoiir
'a3.'aa'a'a
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Hartford and
Vedette
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each minute and unseen part."
Hartfords,
Vedeties,
$35
$25.26
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dealer or by mail for, 2c stamp.
CO., - Hartfsri, Cms.
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