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pStS-r-wnjif-- ' R3F - Br - i hi . T Ifk . ' 5l . F- t i- -: a. t If- I r . fc ft Br1 4 PF-t. J . vi , L OwarCbterrkrLMfttaBiiBf. rlv !ibbbbbbbbbbbH IlilfwWH BUSINESS OPPORTUNIT1BS. Oa lb Haa of the Chicago Gnat Wat cm Ballway la mi. Iowa, Mtaae- x-Coogreannaa A. T. Ooodwyn. BxCongressman A. T. Goodwyn,from Alabama, writes the following letter: ThePernna Medicine Ca, Columbus, O.: Gentlemen "I have now used two bot tles of Perana, and am a well man to day. I comld feel the good effects of your medicine before 1 had used it a week, after offering' with catarrh for over a year." Respectfully, A- T. Ooodwyn. Catarrh in its various forms is rapidly becoming a national curse. An un doubted remedy has been discovered by Dr. Hartman. This remedy has been thoroaghly tested during the past forty years. Prominent men have come to know of its virtues and are making pub lic ntterances on the subject. To save the country we must save the people. To save the people we must protect them from disease. The disease that is at once the most prevalent and stubborn of cure is catarrh. Public men of all parties recognize in Peruna a national catarrh remedy of uneqaaled merit. Send to Dr. Hartman, Columbus. Ohio, for a free book on catarrh. A woman's age is an imaginery quantity. Ia ta gravis tmi lor alt Mate of Mat laclad lacattoaa far Msnaailtae, Irsssassasrs. faraftara, grala live stock barer, aeaarai mr- caaaiiat, hardware, hsrasss, tailors, coM atoraaje, creameries aad.eaaalag factories. Write fally ia regard to year reoafrements so that we may ad vise yon Intelligently. Address W. J. Read, Iadustrlal Agent, C. O. W. Ry., Ml Badieott buUdlag. 8L Paul, Miaa. Conscience makes cowards of us all unless we are lawyers. YavsBsfer sals on easy terna. or exchaaae.lB la., .. Minn, or S. D. J. Slalaall, Sioax City. Iowa, White characters quickly show the dirt. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not pot, streak or give your goods an un evenly dyed appearance. when his sense of ssssssssssssssvLaBBBBBBBBBw IssrSaa ssssBbsssissssssssbssss bTbTb Bs&iOSalPrlffilyl llssssssssBsVlpBBfNAx "'Sy - gagjyJ A man is justice dies. dead AN IDEAL BREAKFAST FOOD. Wheat-O, the new breakfast food, is prepared by a scicntiic process that removes all indigestible parts of the wheat, but preserves all the phos phates ia the grain, consequently it Is an Ideal food for the building up of muscle, brawn and brain. It is good for healthy people and a godsend to the tired and fagged dyspeptic. Get a package from your grocer .and giro It a trial. Tou will then use ao other. Don't measure a well until you get to the bottom. JH-0, CBM KW DMMIt, pleases all the family. Four flavors: Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Try it today. A pair of scissors divides by uniting and unites by dividing. at Shall We Havw for Dsasart ? This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it today. Try Jell-O, a delicious and healthful dessert. Prepared in two minutes. No boiling! no baking! add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Saints are not made by polishing sinners. you nave a rumbling sound or im inc. ana when iris entirely do: Beefaass Caamec Be Cared by local applications, as they cannot reach the disttued portion of the ear. There ia only oae way to cure deafness, and that is by consti tutional remedies. Deameas is caused hv an lnnaased condition of the mucus lining of the Eustachian Tube.; When this tube is inflamed rfect hear- deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can h taken oat and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucus surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Care. Send for circulars, free. -. J. UHiSIMiS Y CO., TOledO, CL Sold byDrurgists. 73c Hall's Family Fills are the best. Close at Stead. The day is long, and the day Is hard. We are tired of the march and of keep ing guard, Tired of the sense of a light to be won, Of days to live through and of work to be done. Tired of ourselves and of -being alone. And all the while, did we only see. We walk in the Lord's own company; We fight, but 'tis He who nerves our arm: He turns the arrows which else might harm. And out of the storm He brings a calm. The work which we count so hard to do. .He makes it easy, for He works, too; The days that are long to live are His, A bit of His bright eternities. And close to our need His helping Is. O eyes that were holden and blinded quite. And caught no glimpse of the guiding light! 0 deaf, deaf ears, which did not hear The heavenly garment trailing near! 0 faithless heart, which dared to fear! Susan Coolidge. on. Consequently she was feared and hated by the Incompetents and rascals in all branches of the army. FAEM AND GARDEN. OF INTEREST AGRICULTURISTS. TO wm rjp-te-Date ariats Asms CeHtva- mtam eff the San as Yields THawl a laeUaae, VtUeeltaae aad Hart 1 The devil has a great reputation but a very bad character. NSW COLONY. A new coioay fa. burnish homes to tnoaaaads of people, to locate la OtjJomt Territory, la now beta organised by the founders of tbsOeorgUColooy, Mr. . . u. r uhhu ui uMuauanms, inaiana, is oacKuur t. t..ii.ii ,m bam. .... . n '1 uuviawwiHuua, BuwuaawwiBOK ansa Good farmers wasted. it. homes. O ARFUELD TEA. the wonderful HERB MED ICINE, created a revolution in the treatment of many diseases; It showed that by purifying; the blood permanent cures were easily effected Garfield Tea is NATURE'S REMEDY. A lost opportunity way back. never finds its A rUroroaa growth and the original estor (treats (he hair by Pabkbk's Hint Biuui. Hixdkbcokx:, Um hast cars for eoraa. IScta. An honor dishonor. bought dishonestly is a A man never values a turkey for Its plumage. it for the Bawds. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. CASCARETS help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C- C. stamped on it Be ware of imitations. Dross hare their use, but don't store them in your stomach. Beeman's Pepsin Gum aids the natural forces to perform their functions. Much that passes for humor to its absurdity. wit owes its PIso's Cure for Consumption is an Infallible medicine for coughs and colds. X. W. Samubx, Ocean Grove. X. J.. Feb. 17. 1900. A new dress lasts a long time after it has been worn out. ITS IVnnncn Jy CnrM. Ifoetiorim'rommeua.rtar rut day's f In-. Kline's Great NVrrc Kctorcr. Bead for FREK aS.OO trial bottle and tmulsa. laVS. B. Kl-lltg, LM.,I ArhSt,llil.,llrIH.1fa A thing is not necessarily true be cause it is new. When a man squints at crime he sees another view of It that, does not exist Carter's Ink has the endorsement of the United States government and of all the lead in? railroads. Want any more evidence? God is so omnipotent that he can not break his own good law. Sudden and Severe attacks of Neuralgia 4m ''Slrllllwa to many of ns, but however bad the St Jacobs Oil penetrates promptly and deeply, soothes and strengthens the nerves and brings a sure care. aaaaaaaaaaaa ai GRAINf) J THE PURE V J GRAIN COFFEE Grain-O is not a stimulant, like coffee. It is a .tonic and its effects are permanent. A successful substitute for coffee. because it has the coffee flavor that verybody likes. Lots of coffee substitutes in the market but only one food drink Grain-O. An grocers; 15c and Se. DISCOTZBIES OF THE CUTirBT. It is fortunate, since there are left ao ntw lands to be discovered on this terrestrial globe, that inventive man has turned his mind to more useful things. 8o we have steam, electricity and many other advan tages not enjoyed by oar forefathers. Medicine, too, has made great strides; for even man's o'.d enemy. Rheumatism, has at last f ' un 1 its master in Swan son's "5 Drope. 'i he suc-ess of this truly mar velous specific for Rheumatism has been as tonishing and never eqonled in the annals of medic ne. It gives instant relief, kills germs, pre ents disease and rositivelv cures all f o mi of chronic and acute Rhea natlsm. Sciatic and Neuralgia. It is also used with uufail ing effect in all Nervosa Affections of every description, Catarrh, Cromp. Bronchitis, Stomach, Liver and Kldaey Troubles, La Grippe, Ma laria, Creeping Nambnesa and kin dred diseases. Swanson's "5 Drope" is sold by agents and by the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., 164 Lake street Chicago, HI. In soma places the druggists are agents. If the remedy is not obtainable in your towa, order direct of the manufacturers. Large size bottles (900 doses) 11.00, prepaid by express or mall. Trial bottle will be pent on receipt cf 25 cents. Agents wanted in new territory. Write now. A Gould ralace. Another magnificent New York res idence will soon take shape in "Mil lionaires' Row," Fifth avenue. Mrs. Howard Gould has approved Mm plans for her $750,000 palace, which Ip ex pected to be one of the finest along that exclusive thoroughfare. Mrs. Gould supervised there to please her self, and, having her own ideas as to just how a 1750,000 house should be built, gave the architect his orders ac cordingly. Dr. Parker to Retire. Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, the famous London preacher, who has announced his intention of reining from the min istry, was the son of a stonecutter. He is 71 years old, ar..i got his D. D. ,ie gree from the Tpivcrsity of Chicago. A short time ago he made a seusntioc by declaring that "the .stage ?annot be put down. It -responds to an in stinct which is inerad'cable." If a man has short legs they can't be-long to him. -xwo jea r i in unt One Pair of Sole J in Mtddlesboro, Ky., there are two men who wear the same pair ct shoes at the same time. One his right foot on, wniie tne other is minus his left They wear the same size shoe and make it a point to buy together and only have to get one pair. By this method they are able to get their foot wear at half price, as they divide the cost DrBull's CasanThwatsadTsmgafTrrrioae. COUGH SYRUP Saf4 At Boise, Idaho, the Idaho Soldiers' Home was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $40,000. There were 800 in mates. Thomas Hayes, an inmate, per ished, having been suffocated in his room. Any coward can fight with the mighty hut It takes a strong man to side with the weak. The average politcal orator of today wuuiu not. recognize nis own maae in. 1896. speeca amVlarto 2 AAA Catoosa I " ffywitoff at BsafattLtssal SBasatsBa -FcSss. taste aaaBsi t.aaaaTas raya nllran aal lasiiailliwiasiLlaTrT m&moviu&!.ofiKJA& A girl probably wants to give a man the slip when she gives him an icy stare. A good face Is a letter of recom mendation, as a good heart Is a letter of credit Many wish that the trm mav k felled who hope to gather chips by the falL vfeAiivifMa; A long face is very apt to be in partnership with a long conscience. The United States produces $1,145 OOw.eee, or more than one-third. The mirror of a pretty alrl casta great many reflections. sls-l rmrciMwuM " - wiwv sanaas njsvea. ireaat for war ta A spaa i fiaifsrl Time is money with rha ,tnn.j jing bank official. ttaiaef psaee. Proeara a sea am bafore yoar h-.-as cetslcfc. win keep taesa la good health. OOKoe no Diseases aad tkri t. AtaaMa sasmaia ASdrass tl a, a s. nth MTosMha. ash. Best policy is clple. sosaetiatas bad; prin- Physic is a poor substitute for exercise. American Women la Battle. Some of the women who followed the armies of the Union during the civil war, says a veteran, did more than wait on the wounded in field and hospital. In one case that came under my observation a woman, Annie Eth crldge, actually rallied the men of the regiment to which she was attached and helped to win a battle. Annie Etherldge was born in Michigan, but spent most of her childhood in Wis consin. When the war broke out she was visiting in Detroit, and at once volunteered to go to -the front with the Second Michigan as regimental nurse. Soon she was transferred to the Third Michigan, and when Its three years' term of enlistment was over she, with the re-enlisted veterans, joined the Fifth Michigan. Between her and the soldiers there sprang up a degree of affection which was touch ing. It was her custom to follow "her boys" into battle and on the field be fore the fighting was over to admin ister to the more severely wounded. At Chancellorsville she was riding over the field and found in one corner a regiment that was beginning to re treat She appealed to them not to go back, and finally shamed them Into obedience by actually seizing the flag and leading them into action. The most sensational part played by a woman in the civil war was that of Mme. Velasquez, a pretty young south ern woman of Spanish descent, who disguised herself as a man and for many months served as a lieutenant in the Confederate army under the name of Lieut. Harry Buford. In this capacity she took part in several bat tles, leading her men with great fear lessness and skill and winning the compliments of her superior officers for gallantry on the field of battle. In the latter part of the war she was made an agent of the Confederate se cret service, and in various disguises spent months in the north, traveling repeatedly from New York, to Chicago, Philadelphia and other cities. At one time she even succeeded in getting em ployment under the head of the Unit ed States secret service in New York city, and in that position was able to secure information of great value to the Confederacy. At the battle of Ball's Bluff she was In command of a regiment, and the men under her charge captured more than a hundred Federal prisoners. It was the scene of bloodshed of which she was forced to be a witness here that finally led her to give up active service in the army, and go into the secret service, which, while quite as dangerous, did not lead her constantly into the pres ence of wounded and dying men. Dur ing the whole of her service she was never wounded, though it is said that she often took greater chances than were necessary. The famous nurse of the war wa Mother Bickerdyke, who devoted her self to the care of the private soldiers, always declaring that the officers had plenty of friends to look after them. So among the rank and file in the hospitals she became known as "Moth er" Bickerdyke, and she was more than a mother to hundreds. When the war broke out she was a widow, 40 years old, but strong and robust in health, as she needed to be for the work "before her. When Sumter was fired on she was working as a house keeper In the family of a gentleman in Cleveland. O. Almost immediately she gave up her place and began her work for the soldiers. There were two sides to her character. On one side she was the sternest and most implac able of women; on the other she was as gentle and tender as a child. Ev erything she did was for the interest of her "boys." If the hospital surgeons did not do their work properly, or seemed to slight the private soldiers In any way, "Mother" Bickerdyke would send in a report which often re sulted In the dismissal of the offender. It was the same way with army con tractors. If the supplies furnished were not In good order, or were not promptly delivered it was certain that "Mother" Bickerdyke would never rest until she had seen the dilinquent pun ished. Irr addition to everythingelse she was a great organizer. After thn battle nt Perryville the supplies of the surgeons were exhausted and there seemed to be no way to supply the demand. But "Mother" Bickerdyke was equal to the emergency. She organized a company of colored women who had escaped from their masters and set them to work picking up blankets and scraps or clothing from the battlefield. Then she had all the material so gathered carefully washed and dried, and finally supplied not only plenty of dressing, but actually fitted out a large body of men with practically new. or at least clean outfits of clothing. -r It Is said that nobody in the army had as much influence with either Gen. Grant or Gen. Sherman as "Mother" Bickerdyke. They had come to know of her courage and devotion to the men and had frtnnd Tiv Invastlmflnn J that her word could be depended up- Iadbufes Set Pace far Modern Warfare. Anybody who knows anything at all about modern fighting knows that the North American Indian is the man who sets the pace. First the Ameri can frontiersmen studied his ways and adopted his tactics and the soldiers took It up. Baden-Powell, so the plucky little South African general confesses, first read about American scouts and then took lessons from their teachers, the Indians themselves. But now there is a slip in the chain, and France is studying the Indian without going to the trouble of first ascertaining what the best scout in the world, the American soldler.thlnks about it France is trying the "flexi con march." "Never get the leg straight," are the French instructions. "Keep the back straight, but bent for ward. Do not throw the shoulders either back or up." That is about the way an Indian walks, so Capt Uline, of the Twentieth Infantry, confesses. but, he goes on, he never heard of the trick being tried by military. "I can not discuss the merits of the 'Heli con, " the captain said, "because I am not familiar with it From the de scription it is just about the way the Indian walks. His knee is never 'locked.' or thrust back, so as to have the leg quite straight The Indian never uses the heel to the exclusion of the ball of the foot, but puts the sole down all at once. Not all Indians are footmen. I could name half a dozen tribes which to my personal knowl edge go mounted always and almost everywhere, even about their camp. The flexicon movement the French ex perimentalists are said to be tinkering with and copying from our Indians is about the movement a soldier gets when he Is fatigues. I am not pre pared to criticise It" An English army officer, a subaltern, here with the horse buyers, said concerning the new" movement: "The French are the greatest bunglers in the world. They get the wildest notions, 'fads' I ought to call them, in their pates. I remem ber once they decided to dress every man in Madagascar in red flannel un derclothing. Every man In the place got skin disease. Then they went In for natural wool -and the men got worse. They admitted red Irritated the skin and then found that natural wool, being already charged with oil, could take no more, so was worthless for absorbing perspiration. Now they are fiddling with the flexicon move ment evidently trying to step ahead of the United States in following the Indian, and overlooking the work the Indian does when he goes on what we call his 'dog trot,' scouting, they pro pose to imitate his walk." Philadelphia- Times. Uentenant Gillmore's Spanish Friend. There was a time, not so very long ago, when talk of "Spainsh chivalry" tended to provoke derision; but the phrase seems to mean something when one reads this charming incident, re lated by the Washington correspond ent of the New York Tribune. While imprisoned by the Filipinos, Lieuten ant Gillmore and his men were at one time thrown into an old barrack with .a party of Spanish prisoners, In cluding a major-general. This officer in some way obtained money, which he divided among his men, and with great generosity sent fifty Mexican dollars to Lieutenant Gillmore, asking him to accept them with his compli ments. Lieutenant Gillmore made the condition that it should be considered as a loan. To thiB the Spanish general graciously assented, and Gillmore used the money to buy shoes and clothing for his men, things which they sadly needed, for they were almost naked. After his rescue Gillmore learned that the Spanish general, who had also es caped from the Filipinos, was in the city of Manila, and he offered to repay him the loan. The general was indig nant and refused to accept the money. When Gillmore reminded him of the agreement, he smiled and said that he had consented to it only because he feared the Americans would not accept the money otherwise. Gillmore told the story among the other naval offic ers at Manila, who passed around a paper and collected a handsome sum, which was expended in the purchase of the most appropriate and expensive piece of silver that could be found in the city. This was engraved with a brief statement of the facts In the case, and presented to the Spanish general, with appropriate ceremonies, as a token of gratitude and admiration from the navy of the United States. Then he was invited to a reception upon the flagship, where every office in the fleet who could be spared wel comed him and thanked him in person for his kindness to Gillmore and his men. fla Fertaisy. Charles A. Mooers, chemist of the Tennessee Agricultural College, says: The average Tennessee farmer should not hope permanently to increase or vaa to maintain the fertility of his land by means of commercial fertiliz ers alone. By this Is meant that their continued use will be without profit able returns unless aided either by lib eral manures from some crop like cowpeas or clover. To, use only min eral fertilizers, such as aold phosphate or add phosphate and potash, on very poor land, -is almost money thrown away. The average so-called complete or ammonlated fertilizer is little if any better. The reason for all this Is that the excess of the mineral elements ex hausts the soil of its nitrogen and of its partly decayed vegetable and ani mal matter, or Humus, and this more quickly than if no fertilizer were used. The following considerations make this subject plainer: The chemical an alyses of our soils show that if we con sider the total amounts of plant food they contain, the nitrogen supply would be consumed first next would be phosphoric acid, 'and last of all pot ash. If we consider the plant food in the soil to' the depth of one foot and it were possible to grow wheat year after year at the rate of twenty bush els to the acre, the average virgin soil of this state would be entirely without nitrogen in about eighty years. The phosphoric acid would be sufficient for 176 years, while the potash would last 670 years. One bushel of wheat re moves In grain and straw more nitro gen, both In pounds and in money value, than the other elements com bined, as follows: 2.1 pounds of nitro gen, worth at a low estimate 25 cents; 0.6 pounds of phosphoric acid, worth 2.4 cents; 0.9 pounds of potash, worth 4 cents. To furnish this amount of nitrogen, one hundred pounds of the average complete fertilizer would be necessary, which would supply enough available phosohorlc acid for fifteen bushels and enough potash for" two would cost, at retail prices, about 95 cents; if home-mixed, about 60 cents. It Is evident, therefore, that the com plete fertilizer can not be .used 1y .it self to build up worn lands,, or even to maintain those already in fair con dition. It is still more evident that tne mineral fertilizers without "nitro gen will fall even further short of this object The problem of improving our soils most profitably will be solved In most Instances by the judicious use of min eral fertilisers, accompanied by stable maaure and the growing of cowpeas, clover, or .the like. The mistake must not be made of mowing these crops for hay and not returning the manure, under the wrong impression that the roots eentain" the most of the plant food. Approximately one-fifth of the total nitrogen may be considered as left In the roots, stubble, etc. A care fully selected rotation of crops, in which cowpeas play a prominent part, is the first essential to the bettering of worn lands. Peas without mineral fer tilisers will improve for years to come much of our land that Is beginning to run down; particularly that which was naturally strongest and best, such as our alluvial soils and our clayey lime stone soils, which are richly supplied with mineral elements. This is aaotaer reason why it pays to keep right oa raWag oaes owa cattle. Nearly every famer who has doae so la less svhjected to lasaelat embarraassneat because he Is mere able to Make accurate calcalatloaa of his tacoase. Than, again, some stoek ralsera talak there is always aaoaay to ha made ia full-feeding, when It very freaaeatly aappeas that the steers fall-fed would have aetted the owaer more clear cash if they had beea sold of of grass. It Is now apparently most profitable here to sell steers between two aad three years old, whether full fed or sold off grass. Usually' four or five times as much pork as beef can be produced with the same amount ot corn, and this should be taken into ac count in an Intelligent comparison with beef production in its most eco nomic sense. Usually well bred cattle make the most gain, and sell for a higher price than scrubs. I THE TURN OF LIFE. The Most Important Period in a Woman's Existence. Mrs. John son Tells How She Was Helped Over the Trying Time. Soldiers Drlak Impare Water. One great difficulty with which our troops and marines in China is con fronted is the drinking-water ques tion. The surface water, and there is no other kind in China, is highly dan gerous, and the natives never make use of water from any source with out first boiling it, says the Army and Navy Journal. In this way the health of troops in the field may be maintain ed In no other way. One of the im mediate results of the present difficul ties in China will be the enlargement of Chefoo as a port of entry. Lying as it does but a short distance from the mouth of the Pei-Ho river. Cheefoo will, for a long time to come, possess an importance second only to Shang hai. Fortunately for our vessels abroad the sanitary conditions thus far have been very good and no symptoms of an outbreak of any of the diseases pe culiar to China, Japan and the Philip pines have yet made their appearance. This is the more a cause of congratu-. lation, because even if an epidemic were to break out the exigencies of the service wouia scarcely permit a de tachment of any ship for this reason alone. Beef-ataklac oa Every Farm. R. M. Allen, In an address to west ern stockmen, said: As to scale ot operations, I have never had any ex perience of feeding a number of cattle small enough to watch carefully with my own eyes during the process of fat tening. The proper form the Industry of cattle feeding should take, for the real permanent benefit of a meat-producing country is that of a generally moderate scale of operations, and some beef, at least, should be produced on every farm. This Is the only rational method of retaining the fertility of the soil of this country. The only objec tion to a very small scale of operations, such as the production of half a dozen or ten steers a year on one farm, Is the difficulty of 'marketing this small number to advantage. Another dif ficulty In the way of marketing small numbers Is, that many of the class ot farmers who are compelled through a limited capital, to feed on a very small scale if at all, do not, in this 'part of the world at least, know enough about cattle to be able to get fair value when they sell them. Scat tered about through every portion of the country are men feeding on a more or less liberal scale who are well posted and skillful cattlemen, but I judge that there is a far larger num ber of farmers who should understand the practice of cattle feeding but who do not This number will naturally become smaller,- but it is particularly this class whom it is important to Instruct as the practice of cattle feeding upon all such farms, if properly done, will con tribute much more to the strength of meat production as an Industry than the larger operations of a small num ber of feeders. I doubt if we shall ever see the ideal picture that I have drawn fully realized, and cattle feeding will probably continue to be more or less of a special industry, but it should be our aim to approximate this condition as much as possible. Hortlewttsurstl otiaenratteaa. In spite of the large crop of Amer ican apples this year, it is very likely that prices will keep up well espe cially in the great shipping and mar ket centers. England Is now taking several million barrels per year, and the markets on the continent are be ing gradually opened. These foreign markets demand the best we have and are willing to pay for it It creates a rapid movement of good fruit In our big markets and prices for good fruit is stimulated accordingly. The dif ference In price between good and poor fruit must become greater as the foreign trade increases, for the poor fruit finds no stimulus from the for eign trade. Ramsdeli's Sweet Is an apple that originated In the United States. It has proved an excellent apple in Illi nois, Iowa and Missouri, as well as In eastern Kansas. Over a large part of the South it has proved a failure. It has proved fairly good in the whole strip of country between Maine and Utah and south of the Great Lakes, its southern limits of successful growth lying as far south as Tennes see. The apple is of medium size, oblong-conical In shape, red in color, sweet in flavor and of fair quality It Is used for both dessert and kitchen. a We notice by recent market quota tions on peaches that the smaller baskets sold at wholesale at from 8 to420 cents per basket The same peaches retailed at the stands at from 15 to 30 cents per basket The re tailer made 7 cents on the poor and 10 ''cents on the good peaches. But what about the producer? The basket that sold for 20 cents cost no more to handle than the one that sold at 8 cents. The cost of the empty basket was the same, the cost of transport was the same, and the labor connected with the two would not differ. It is doubtful if the 8-cent peaches gave the producer a single cent of profit; while it is certain that the 20-cent peaches did. The moral is plain the growers must stop marketing inferior peaches. Thinning the fruit while it is small should be universally practiced. We believe, however, that thinning Is becoming quite common. as there has been a very large sup ply of good peaches on the Chicago market this year. The writer has no remembrance of a season when it was so easy to get large and properly packed fruit There seems also to have been great Improvement in the packing of fruit Usually peaches in the Chicago market have been merely faced with good peaches, but this year honesty in packing is apparent The salesmen seem to have awakened to the demands of the hour and are will ing to guarantee the contents of their baskets as being uniform throughout This Improvement Is largely due to the constant agitation carried on by the agricultural press and by the numer ous horticultural societies and fruit shippers' unions. To all appearances the trade In peaches this year has been a large and profitable one. 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Those dreadful hot flashes, sending the blood surging to the heart until it seems ready to bur.it, and the faint feeling that follows, sometimes with chills, as if the heart were going to stop for good, are only a few of the symptoms of a dangerous nervous trouble. The nerves are crying out for assistance. Ths cry should be heeded in time. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was prepared to meet tho needs of woman's system at this trying period of her life. The three following letters are guaranteed to be genuine aad true, aa4 stfll further prove what a great aaedkiae Lydia E. Ptakhaai's Vegetable Compound la for wotnea. u ( Mar. 12, 1897. ." Drab Mrs. Putkham : I have been sick for a long time. I was takes sick with flooding. All my trouble seemed to be in the womb. I ache all the time at the lower part of the womb. The doctor says the womb is covered with ulcers. I suffer with a pain on the left side of my back over the kidney. I am fifty years old and passing through the change oi life. Please adv&e me what to do to get relief. Would like to hear from you as soon as possible." Mas. Charlotte Johnsox, Monclova, Ohio. Jan. 23, 1808. " I have been taking your remedies, and think they have helped me a great deal. I had been in bed for ten weeks when I began taking your Vegetable Compound, but after using it for a short time I was able to be up around the house. The aching in the lower part of womb has left me. The most that troubles me now is the flowing. That is not so bad, but still there is a little every day. I am not discouraged yet, and shall continue with your medicine, for I believe it will cure me." Mrs. Cuablottk JohhsoX, Monclova.Ohio. April 13, 1900. " I send you this letter to publish for the benefit of others. I was sick for about nine years so that I could not do my work. For three months I eould not sit up long enough to have my bed made. I had five different doctors, and all said there was no help for me. My trouble was change of life. I suffered with ulceration of the womb, pain in sides, kidney and stomach trouble, back ache, headache, and dizziness. I am well and strong, and feel like a new person. My recovery is a perfect surprise to everybody that knew me. 1 owe all to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I would not do without your medicine for anything. There is no need of women suffering so much if they would take your remedies, for they are a sure cure." Mrs. Cuaklottb Johnsox, Monclova, Ohio. When one stops to think about the good Mrs. Johnson derived from Mrs. Pinkham's advice and medicine, it seems almost beyond belief : yet it is all true as stated in her three letters published above at her own request. As a matter of positive fact Mrs. Pinkham has on file thousands of letters from women who have been .safely carried through that danger period " Change of Life." Mrs. Johnson's cure is not an unusual one for Mrs. Pink ham's medicine to accomplish. $5000 REWAKD.-We baredepositsd with tha National City Bank of I.ynn, $5000, which will be paid to any person who can find that the abore tastimoni&l letters are not genuine, or were paousaea Deiore obtaining tne writer's special ner- JjXUIA JC nKUAM MEDICLNK CO. mission. Canada's MUJtte. The Canadian militia consists of about 40,000 men, and although legisla tive power exists to enable the govern ment to keep up Its strength by bal lot If occasion should arise, and to call upon the entire male population be tween 18 and 60 years to serve under arms' in case of emergency, service has been cheerfully afforded, and no diffi culty experienced In keeping up the proper strength of the force. The Hosb. Herd. Albert Pogler: One of the foremost considerations In beef production Is that we, as stock raisers, should grow our own stock. This I regard as a very Important matter. The large number of failures in the cattle business points to the fact that we, as farmers, are not sufficiently well acquainted with the effects of acclimation and domesti cation of cattle brought from any great distance to the south or west In other words, we are unfamiliar with the amount of shrinkage likely to occur' during the period of adjustment to cli matic and other conditions. Nor do we understand the laws of growth of these foreigners, and compare them toa favorably with well-bred animals at home. I could enumerate many stock men and farmers who have nearly bankrupted themselves, largely on ac count of their unfamlllarlty with the growth and development of these west ern breeds. Again, quite a number ot fanners came to the conclusion some years ago that it did not pay to keep a cow herd; that the amount of feed and care they required rendered them unprofitable; that steers which they wanted could be bought cheaper than raised. These very same farmers are now struggling to develop their cow herds, and a good brd of them Is en- Tied ftlmost above anything else on tht. ! Illlaoia Pore Wood Commission Laws. The Illinois Pure Food Commission has adopted the following rules apply ing to products of the dairy: All milk offered for sale must be from healthy cows of clean and whole some character, unadulterated, free from preservative, and must contain not less than three per cent of butter fat The use of the word "Cream" on con densed milk cans is deemed prima facie evidence of Intent to commit fraud. Condensed milk should be made from milk containing at least the legal standard of three per cent butter-fat and evaporated to one-third or less of its original volume. Condensed skim-milk must be plain ly labeled as such. Imitation butter must not be marked and sold as "Creamery" or "Dairy," but each should be marked plainly with its own name, but must be branded "Imitation Butter." Oleomargarine, butterine and imita tion butter can be manufactured and sold under their appropriate names and color when appropriately labeled. Each tub, package or parcel shall have distinctly and durably painted, stamped or marked thereon the true and appropriate name of such sub stance in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, not less than five lines pica. "Whole milk" cheese, commonly miscalled "full cream" cheese, must contain at least forty-eight per cent of fat to total solids. Butter shall contain at least 80 per cent of fat. "Coffee Cream" shall contain at least 15 per cent of fat, and "whipping cream" at least 22 per cent Tbe Rebuilt 1 heat re Franca Im. f All playgoers and Americans who knew the old will be glad to hear that few changes have been made in its re construction. The plan designed by the Architect Louis toward 1870 was too admirable to have been tampered with, and practically no modifications have been undergone. Th ii.t print- aspect and arrangement of the theater, ute iibu ueen preserveu as lar as possible. The oval-shaped vestibule on the groud floor remains unchanged. The grand staircase will be restored exactly as it was, and the public foyer, where about everybody of distinction has been seen between the acts, has received no desecrating transforma tion. Its architectural design has been regarded as a sacred trust, and to re place the interior as it originally was has been carried out to a dot l'rederick J. Pearson, E. E, M.E fowha Electrical aad Mechanical EnfuMcr. Expert in the Designing and Supervision of Installation of QtarktMi?wtr?um PLANS SPECIFICATIONS ESTIMATES Hit lest Refercaces. 12 Years Exeerltace. Ckarges moderate. Send postal for booklet, "Reasons why roe should employ a Consulting- Engineer." . O. Box 999. OMAHA. NM. nPODfiY DISCOVERY; gives ! "lev aTVaaV qulckrellerandcaresworst ca cs. Book of testimonials and l. 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A western swine grower expresses himself thus: If I was starting out as an exhibitor to the county fair my earnest prayer would be to be deliv ered from "picked up" committee ot three. Not that three men do not know more than one, nor that three men are not as honest as one. but it is a difficult matter on any occasion for the superintendent to secure the men who really are" competent to go out and award premiums justly and correctly. It is hard to get the ma terial he wants. Take a good, practi cal, honest breeder take a man thor oughly up In the business and one who has experience enough and send him in there as a single judge and he can not tell when be comes out whose hogs won the premiums. This class of men are going to put the premiums where they belong and you will get more universal satisfaction. HOUSEKEEPERS as a rule find it very dif ficult to gjt up their linen in a satisfactory manner, chiefly owing to the USE of inferior starches. 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