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f. ;r - ?-- jf'-f" "?sr- -- '.-- --"-"-' T-Vw . - . . rJfjBf t ;' 3f MS' PW '' - '': : .". ill .: ' BBawi "" ll n v:.-: -fj - ; ..-:' -!' : - - -j: STOMACH OH FIDE OELY A. SKELETON OEOTJCHDia BY A STOVE. Zrs. Doliertr tiuan Extraordinary Ex- ' pcritmccaud Underrocaa3Iavrtelous Cliauge. .-.Mrs. E. Doherty, of No. 115 Coatea . street, iloberly, Mo., is tcxlay a picture of , robust health, and yet five years ago, she barely escaped death from progressive emaciation! To a reporter- she told the iollowiiitf story : " Iu 1S9G I legan to liave distressing Attacks of indigestion that continued for . Two years. "My stomach Was constantly .- sore and burned sis if it was on fire. It . became finally so delicate -that it would . not retain even plain water. My inability to take food reduced"iuy weight to ninety eight pounds, and faintness and dizziness kept me in bed most of the time. I was really starvingto death and besides I was extremely nervous. The doctor was . jierplexed. He gave me tonics -which . did me no good, and prescribed exercise which I was too weak to attempt. "One day when I was so faint and chilled thai I could do nothingbut crouch down on the floor by the fire, my father brought me a box of Dr. Williams' Pink IMlls for Pale People. I found on trial that they would stay on my stomach un like everything else. 1 really felt better i.fter three doses and I kept on using them. Ifood legan to taste well and to tay down. The iam and the burning in the pit of my stomach lessened and at last went away altogether. My weight began to increase until it reached 1G5 pounds and my neSghlHirs, who were convinced that I was wasting to death before, were astonished at tho change. I resumed my housework and have hardly had occasion to call a doctor -since. 1 have recommended Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills to several friends, and I say to the p:i thin ones jwrticularly. If you want to gt strong' and well tako Dr.Willianih'Pink Pills for Pale People." Those pills cure stomach trouble by their tonic action, building up the di gestive organs and enabling them to do tlie work that nature intended them to do. They are sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid oil receipt of price, fifty cents u box or six Ixixes for two dollars and a hiilf. by addressing Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. A diet book giving useful information will be sent free on request. Many a man whom we think has a big heart has only a patient ear. The Wabash is the Only Line Landing You at the World's Fair. Rrouud trip rates from Omaha are as follows: $8.:i0. sold daily except Friday and Saturday, good 7 days. $i::.80 sold daily, good 15 days. The Wabash is the only line tr.at land's passengers at the main entrance of the World's Fair grounds. Also the only line that can check your baggage to the World's Fair station. Think what a saving of time, annoyance and ex tra car fare. All agents can sell you through ticket and route yon over the Wabash. Yery low rates to many points South. Southeast. For beautiful World's Fair folder and all information call at 1C01 Farnam St. or address Harry E. Moores. Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. Wab. It: R.. Omaha. Neb. Love is life's near-cut to Paradise. Writ. MI-KINK KYK KKMKHY d.. Chicago. If your air i-i-re T linlmitvii. hiiiI iret oculist' aJv lean J f ! sample M I' IMVK. It Cures ulleye-llU Even a plain parasol can lay a pret ty girl in the shade. Youne women may SBBBBBaBM'h?j",7 1c--. .:IiKvBaj7l2!f!fi(aVBBBBBBj flKW &P9b.IbbB H JIBE BBBHssaHuIsHlMltttPtfe!! liV' irH'.-'-V-- l-- .r HsBBB. BiTi.? I.' -?' .-'. .B bbb A r ' f5f i '- . bH bbbw -'---.--; .T:-.? St v s ,-.ii"ro-CLVi-,---v.-' H W f r v- m BBBT bbbI ness and pain, says Miss Alma Pratt, if they will only have faith in the use of Lydia K Pinkham's Vegetable Compound "Dear Mks. PrxKiLor : I feel it my duty to tell all young "women how much Xydia E.lMiikham's -wonderful Vegetable Compound has done for me. I was completely run down, miable to attend school, and did not care for any kini of society, but now I feel like a new person, '. and have gained seven pounds of flesh in three months. "I recommend it to all young women who suffer from female weak ness.'7 Mre Alxa. Pratt, Holly, Mich. ' FREE 3IEDICAI ADVICE TO TOUNG GIRLS."" - All vounff griris at this period of life are earnestly Invited to "rrlte Mrs. Pinkham for advice; she has guided in a motheriyjsray hundreds of young women; her advice is freely and cheerfully given, and her address is Lynn, Mass. Judginir from the letters she is receirinjr from so many younsr tfirls Mrs Pinkham "believes that our girls are often pushed altogether too near the . limit of their endurance nowadays in our public schools and seminaries. Nothing is allowed to interfereVith studies, the girl must be poshed to the front and graduated with honor; often physical collapse follows, and it takes years to recover the lost vitality, often.it is never recovered. A Young Chicago Girl Saved from'Despair. "Dkab 3Irs. Ptxkham: I wish to thank you forthe help and ben efit I have received through the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound and Liver Pills. "When I was about seventeen health and T.-vrif TL Pinklinms Vegetable 2VSBbbbbbbbbbbbb1Sbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1w yBB .pwrv p tiA r4ied nsm at this intBortamt neriod in a vownr girl's 5fe; "irith it she can go through i BMUre accompusn, svuu iuruiy ncr piusrau wcu ucuu bw fatare life may be insured against sickness and suffering; S5000 sss Tit weMtt0tfaTavlthroetkori(!aallttra m Falie Windpipe for Heaves. - There is a cab horse which can be seen on one of the "stands" along Broadway which .has .breathed for years tbrouih a false windpipe. The animal had the heaves, and not only made as mu-jh noise as a locomotive, but his spe-i was reduced nearly half because of this difficulty. A veterina rian inserted a tube and the horse breathes as well as ever. The only part of the apparatus which is visible is a small metal disk through which the air enters. Bwdoinham Eels. Mulberry Patriage, that veteran all round fisherman of Bowdoinham. has commenced his usual shipment of eels to the New- York markets. A great delicacy, eels command a high price in the cities. "Fine-grained as smelts, they are far superior to macKeral," said a Bowdoinham epicture concern ing this famous dish. "Fried brown, with plenty cf salt pork, they are food fit for the gods." Lewiston (Me) Journal. - Stay in Bed. There is something exceedingly sat isfactory in the statement of an emi nent London physician that "criminals are always recruited from the early rising class." There is usually some thing dark and devious in the ways of the man who rises before sun-up. Boston Transcript. Value of Pure Air. Cultivate air hunger. We should learn to be as hungry for fresh air ar we are natr.rally thirsty for pure wa ter. The old-fashioned ideas concern ing stuffy living or bed rooms are now. fortufately, out of date and should never be revived. French in Great Britain. There are 2fi.fi00 French in Grea,t Britain and Ireland, more than ihree fourths of the number being in Lon don. The business most followed among these is cookery. HAPPY WOMEN. Mrs. Pare, wife of C. B. Pare, a prom inent resi dent r Glas- g o w, K. says: "I was su ft cring from r com plication of kidney trou bles. Besides a bad back, I had a great deal o! trou ble with the 3 e c r e tions. which were exceedingly variable, sometimes excessive and at other times scanty. The color was high, and passages were accompanied "with a scalding sensation. Doan's Kidney Pills soon regulated the kidney secre tions, making their color normal, and banished the inflammation which caused the scalding sensation. 1 can i est well, my back is strong and sound, and I feel much better in every way." For sale by all dealers, price 50 cents per box. FOSTER -M1LBURN CO.. Buffalo, N. Y. Money makes many a man go a-wooing. avoid much sick umBr&tmm hmiii'Cm 1 fm- Xl w years old 1 suddenly seemed to lose my usual gooa vitality, r atner saia i sraaiea too hard, but the doctor thought dinerent ana prescribed tonics, which I took by the auart wiinout reuei. rteauing uue uajr tu. he paper of Mrs. Pinkham's great cures, , and nnding the symptoms described an ' swered mine, I decided I would give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compovnd ft I trial. I did not say a word to the doctor; I bought it myself, and took it according to directions regularly for two months,' ana l iouna tnat l graauauy lmproveu, and that all pains left me, and I was my old self once more. Ltlus E. Sinclaib, 17 E. 23d St, Chicago DL' Connound is the one sue with courage and safety the work WBM wui tot air vwoium gcnoine&wa. Mfwm m, rmmamim smnim va. FASM OiKHAWr no GAPDEM Mr. Wrag Invites contributions ot any new ideas that readers of this de partment may wish to present, and would be pleased to answer correspond ents desiring Information on subjects dlscusseJ. Address If. J. Wrae. Wau kee. Iowa.1 HARVESTING AND STORING OF SEED CORN. Mr. Geo. A. Wells, who is secretary of the Iowa Grain Dealers Associa tion, has received the following letter from Prof. Holden of the Department of Agronomy of the Iowa State Agri cultural College and we append the following questions .and the answers that Mr. Holden gives. We deem this circular letter to carry with it great weight as Mr. Hol den is authority on this subject, and as we are now soon to commence the harvesting of one of the largest corn crops that Iowa ever produced it is quite timely that the subject of seed corn harvesting and storing should be discussed. "Replying to your questions of 'Where and how to select seed corn and where and how to store it,' will say that owing to the cold season and ""the extreme slowness with which corn has matured this fall, the great est possible care should be exercised by every farmer in the selecting and storing of his seed corn. "The most essential thing is to have the seed thoroughly dry before the bitter cold weather of November. "One of the safest methods is to select the seed corn from the earliest planted field, not later than Oct. 15th. taking the most mature ears. Tie eight or ten ears together in a string with binding twine, or tie them in pairs by the husks and hang on some wires in an open shed where the sun cannot shine on them but where the wind can have the best possible op portunity to blow through the corn and dry it out thoroughly. "As soon as dry and before any hard freezes (about Nov. 1st to 5th) store in some place where there is good circulation of air and where it will be somewhat protected from the severe freezes during the months of November and December, such as the attic or furnace room. If you are certain that the corn has thoroughly dried out, it might remain where it was hung in the open shed all winter, provided the sparrows and the mice do not trouble it and there would be no danger of injury from freezing. But in slow cold seasons like the past and the present, or where the corn was not hung up before Oct. 15th, the only safe thing to do is to take the corn down and place it where it is protected as stated above. "In a slow season the corn contains much more moisture than is general ly supposed. Last fall on Oct. 25th, 6,000 pounds of corn were placed in a crib and have been weighed each week since. It has now lost 1.830 pounds or 30.5 per cent. It is impos sible for such corn to dry out suffi ciently to prevent its being weak ened or killed by the fall freezes." Cautions. "1. Do not store seed corn over the stable as it will gather moisture. "2. Do not put freshly gathered seed corn in a warm room. It will either sprout or mold or both. "3. For the same reason do not leave it in barrels and boxes or on the south porch where the sun can shine on it. "4. During the first two weeks aft er the seed corn is harvested, while it is green and sappy, it should be dried under as nearly normal condi tions of temperature as possible. Aft er this the drying may be hastened by placing in a warm but well ven tilated place. "5. Do not take any chances with the seed corn. "6. Save two or three times what you will need for your own use. Your neighbor may need it next spring. "7. Last spring thousands of far mers planted weakened seed. This together with the cold spring gave poor stands and necessitated much re planting. Over a thousand samples of corn were sent to the station to be tested last spring. The tests showed an average of 18 per cent that would not grow and 19 per cent more that gave a weak germination and was not fit to plant, leaving only C3 per cent of strong seed. "I would again emphasize the im portance of harvesting the seed corn not later Jhan Oct. 15th, and hanging where ther is the freest circulation of air with a normal temperature. "Yours truly, "P. G. HOLDEN." The principles we have always fol lowed is that when hogs are ready to go let them go, writes an experienced breeder. The higher the price the more profit can be made in feeding heavy hogs, but we would not think of growing hogs over 250 pounds un less we had no youngsters coming on. We believe that whenshogs are 4 cents and under the proper weight at which to sell them is 175 pounds; when they are 5 cents, 200 pounds; when they are 6 cents, 225 pounds; and when they are 7 cents, 250 pounds. A GOOD COMBINATION. Fruit and poultry make a good com bination. The fowls aid you in a fight against insect pests and also much fruit that would be otherwise wasted is made to be of value to the chick ens. But we do not believe there is any enlightened farmer anywhere that needs an argument to tell him that poultry raising is profitable, but tnere might be some that think the labor connected therewith, is greater than the compensation. If they would only think, however, that the profit, though slight, is nearly all clear gain, and that though it comes in very small quantities, it comes very regu larly, every day, every week, and ev 2ry month of the year, and that in the f aggregate it amounts to a large, sum t money, enougn in iaci -to pay the ;rocery bill of the ordinary farm, raise better'poultry and more of iL New oats are not fit for feeding, rhey loosea the bowels, and make he-flesh watery. After cold weather he oats undergo an after . ripening nd are then good for feed. PLANT SEEDS THIS FALL. Nearly all of the best apples and plums which are profitably grown in the Northwest, are home grown seed lings of quite recent origin. This fact should be very encouraging to the one who is willing to plant seeds, espe cially apple seeds. The Iowa State Horticultural Society has $1,000 hung up as a prize for the party who will produce a tree as hardy and produc tive as the Duchess, bearing fruit equal to the Wealthy in quality and appearance and which must keep as well as the Melinda. The prize hangs high, but some one will bring it down with an apple seed. We should test the possibilities of more fruit seeds; maybe that coveted, prize-taking seed ling is growing, or can be grown, from seeds now maturing in your or chard. Again, these hardy little seedlings are producing the ideal roots for grafting and budding. The girls and boys who live on the farm, should be taught these arts, also how to grow and save the roots, scions, etc., for future use. The long winter evenings or stormy days could be profitably used in giving instruction and demonstrations in such work. We trust the professors of our school of agriculture will prepare some supple mental readers for our rural schools on these and kindred subjects. High prices have been prevailing for pork for a long period; in fact, they have been abnormally high. This cannot, of course, be expected to continue indefinitely. This fear, how ever, should not deter any one from growing a considerable number of hogs. Even at prices reduced fully one-third, the farmer could afford to grow swine and then have consider able profit, providing the work is judi ciously conducted. WINTER PROTECTION FROM MICE AND RABBITS. "The common and best way of rabbit-proofing trees is to wrap the -odies with some fibrous substance or wire screening. Yet even here there is danger, for when tarred paper is used the trees are apt to suffer in jury, if the paper is not removed in the spring. Rags and grass are good materials, but when used they wm need more or less repairing every year and it is best to remove them each spring. Lath and cornstalks are excellent materials for wrapping trees, though the former costs "consid erable and the latter requires a great amount of work to prepare and apply. We have used cornstalks extensively and regard them as the second best material for protecting trees from rabbits. Cut them long enough to reach from the ground to the lower limbs and tie them around the trunk with binding twine. There is no ex pense attached to this method, for the twine can be saved at threshing time, and where corn is raised in the or chard it is little trouble to provide the stalks. These will last two years and will afford protection against the hungry mice and rabbits." Wrap long stemmed rose bushes with rye straw or gunny sacking. The object is not to prevent freezing, but to guard against alternate thawing and, freezing out and to moderate sudden changes in weather. WHY JACK FROST'S WORK DIF FERS IN SPOTS. Every Northern farmer has gone in to his fields some sharp fall morning after the first killing frost to tind parts of the vegetation killed, while patches here and there were seem ingly unaffected. It is often the case that within a single acre a dozen small areas may be found unharmed by the night's temperature, while all around the injury is fatal. There are several reasons which contribute to such a result, the princi pal one being the difference of the radiating powers of the various soils that make up the outcrop. Dark soils radiate heat more rapidly at night than light ones, and heat up corre spondingly quicker under the in fluence of the sun's rays. The char acter of foliage of the plants, the amount of moisture in the air, the presence of clouds and the elevation of the field all have? their effect. It is well known that frost is much more likely to occur on a still, clear night than on a windy night or one which is cloudy. Every farmer also knows that the lowest temperatures are reached in the valleys at night, because the cool air nearest the earth, being heavy, seeks the lowest levels and flows down the hillside in to the valley. Every truck farmer should take these factors into con sideration in deciding what he will plant on his lana, giving the most favorable locations to the plants most susceptible to injury from frost. Promising more than one can do is like checking on the bank when we have nothing with which to pay. It soon brings us trouble. Do more than you say you will. That gives men confidence in you. LESSONS OF THE TREES. I shall speak of trees as we see them, love them, adore them in the fields where they are alive. Holding their green sunshades over our heads, talking to us with their hundred thou sand whispering tongues, looking down on us with that sweet meekness which belongs to hugs but limited organism which one sees most in the patient posture, the outstretched arms, and the heavy drooping robes of these vast beings, endowed with life, but not with soul which out grow us and outlive us, but stand helpless, poor things, while nature dresses and undressed them. Holmes. If you must grumble and growl at your wife about the dinner or any thing else, don't do it in the presence of the farm-hand or visitors. It morti fies your helpmate, and you deserve to be taken down a peg or two for vonr lack of manners. Use earth for a mulch wherever possible and thereby avoid danger from mice. STOCK RAISING AND FERTILITY. We often hear people say that live stock cannot be raised at a profit on high-priced land. One hundred dol lars per acre is high-priced land: High-priced land cannot remain high priced unless live stock is a promi nent feature of the farm, says Farm and Ranch. Some years ago New England farmers came to the con clusion that land was too dear for stock raising, and they quit the stock business and engaged in special crop farming. The result was poverty stricken farmers and abandoned farms all over that section. They thought that with special crops and chemical fertilizers they could do bet ter than by raising live stock, but they made a fatal mistake. The chemi cal fertilizers gave heavy yield for a few years, and finally they refused to "take hold" and the soil became bar ren. Twenty-five hundred years ago the Romans understood that no sys tem of farming could be made per manently profitable unless animals were -bred and fed on the farm; and the same fact has been demonstrated all through the intervening ages until the good year 1903. But people con tinue to make the same mistake their fathers made, and when land reaches a value of $100 per acre, abandon stock farming, and the land inevita bly depreciates in value. In Europe dairying and beef and mutton pro ducing are the most profitable meth ods of farming on land worth from $200 to $400 per acre. Whenever a rogue or a set of rogues devise a scheme by which to get money they almost invariably strike for rural communities. They take in small towns and the country. They reason that in small towns ev erybody loafs about the store, black' smith shop or mill and does not keep posted on fakes and fakirs, and thai farmers do not have time to read. A new scheme hatched up by the fakirs is to ride about the country and claim royalties or damages from farmers foi using machines and contrivances ol home-made patterns under the hypo thesis that such things are patented and therefore the users are amenable to them and the laws. These fellows are merely trying to get snap judg ment on a bluff. HOW TO DOUBLE FARM PROFITS. The hog farmers and breeders want large litters of pigs; cattlemen, big calves; horsemen, big colts; sheep men, strong lambs. They all want them to come with large frames, well developed bones, muscles, tendons and a well-rounded form of lean meat With these conditions good health, a rugged constitution and great activity always are present. If these condi tions are followed with proper feed and skillful feeding the result is the young stock comes to an early maturi ty with large frame structures, built upon strong bones, muscles and ten dons, and the final result is that when the time comes to finish out these youngsters they have the strength ol frame and body to carry the meat and fat that rounds out their forms and makes large animals of their several kinds that bring top prices on the markets. On the other hand, the ani mal born with small bones, flabby muscles and tendons inherits a weak constitution and makes a second-class animal that sells at a way-down price. In marketing the farm crops and stock, there is opportunity for im provement among many farmers. Mar ket and crop reports should be studied and a familiarity with the fu ture outlook should be courted. Just when to sell and when not to sell, are questions that can best be an swered by a familiarity with what is transpiring in the great market cen ters. As in marketing fruit, vegeta bles poultry, etc., from the farm, the successful marketing of stock de pends upon having the best, and send ing it to the market in the very best possible condition. Our most success ful stock men have reputations established at the stockyards in our stock markets, and when a carload ol stock is expected from them there are always plenty of buyers. PRUNING THE ROSE. Pruning is an important matter in rose growing. Climbing and pillar roses will usually need cutting back about one-fourth or one-third, accord ing to the vigor of the branches, eith er in the spring or fall. A slight cut ting back also after their June flow ering in the case of the remontantf will encourage more flowers. Severe pruning, however, will only induce the growth of vigorous leafy shoot? without flowers. The ever blooming roses will need to have all dead wood removed at the time of uncovering them in spring. Some pruning during the summer is also useful in encour aging growth and flowers. The strong er branches which have flowered may be cut back one-half or more. .The rule in trimming roses is cut back weak growing kinds severely, strong growers moderately. Scarcely a week passes that we do not receive a prospectus of some won derful mining company that is sure to make rich any one owning a few shares, with the request that we give our readers a chance to obtain a for tune in a short time. We haven't time to go out to the mine to see the gold issuing forth in huge blocks, hence are not sure that all is true that is said about it. Of course, we throw the thing in the wase-baskeL GREAT PROFIT IN POPCORN. One of the largest popcorn farm in the country is in Ida county, Iowa where popcorn has been grown for the market by a number of farmers foi many years. The acreage this year if said to be larger than ever before an the crop exceptionally good. Much o the crop will bring $30 to $35 an acn at prevailing prices. The popcon growers sell all their product in th East and ship it out in carload lots. A good clover pasture, with a mice spring will maintain the hogs in gooc shape, but there will be no materia gain in condition to growth. Admiral Schley ' Uses mwwwwibiwwiwwwiwwiwwwwwu'.iu... n II- aw .i. I'viySBfcjx .S:::S::k.4: BIlfVIY -.Till I.WyWftJr'ili': v-K SAy,"A'"V.vAv.v.vA .n-.v--.-..'..-a-..-.-a . w . v.v 3 I -VviX ;.v aH i-iSSsi.--, , 1 .. 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It was a great naval battle. Without a moment's warning it began. Quick decision, undaunted courage, excellent dis cipline, resolute self-confidence these combined in Admiral Schley to produce that dash and daring so characteristic of the American soldier. A man must think quickly in these days. There is no time for slow action. New enterprises arise in an hour. Old ones pass away in a moment. A multitude of great themes clamor for notice. A man man must take sides for or against by intuition, rather than logical deduction. One day this fighting admiral, Scliley. happened to le in company """"'"" ""n with oth ers who I AWIIALS OPINION OF PE-RU-NA. I e r e talking IniHBMnaaMJ on various topics of popular interest. The subject of l'cruna was Every housekeeper stiould know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz. one full pound while all other Cold Water Starches are put up In -pound pack ages, and the price is the same. 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chem icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a 12-oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large let ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. Many a noble thought has been drowned in a shallow ink well. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local pplIctlon, a thy cannot reach the dta cased portion of the car. Tnere It only d war to cure deafneM, and that Is by constitutional remcile. Deafness Is caused bran Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Euntachlao Tule. When this tube la Inflamed you naTearuiuMInx wmni! or im perfect bearing, and when It la entirely closed. Deaf ness la the result, and unleaw the Inflammation can le taken out and this tube restored to lu normal condi tion, bearlna; will be destroyed forerer; nine cas out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which la nothing but an Inflamed condition of the inucnti eurfacex. We will gUe One Hundred Dollars f.ir any cae of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot le cured br Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circular, free. F. J. CHENEY ii CO.. Toledo. O. Sold by Druggist. TCc- Take Hall's Family Tills for constipation. Had Sufficient Trouble. She was a very new widow and on the way back from her husband's fu neral she called with a few sympa thetic friends at a house of refresh ment. Gin was fixed upon as a bever age suitable to the occasion. "Any wa ter with yours, Em?" inquired one of the ladies of the bereaved as she held out the jug. "Water!' shrieked the lonely one. "Water! Lor' lumme! Ain't I got trouble enough as it is?" Mr. Chatsworth Did you enjoy tho matinee, dear? Mrs. Chatsworth Oh, very much. I sat next to Mrs. Gaddie, whom I have not seen for years, and we did have a nice long chat.. Phila delphia Ledger. Important to Mothers. carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a aafeana aare remedy for infanta and children, ad see that It Bears the Slxnatareof la Use For Over 39 Yean. Ike Kiad Yob Have Always Bought. Vertiable Treasure House. The value of the Vatican, the pope's residence at Rome, and its treasures. in money, would exceed $150,000,000. Mother Graf's Sweat Powders for Children. Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurso Ja the Children's Home in New York, cure Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate tho Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 30.000 tes thnonlals. At all Druggists, 25c Sample FREE. Address A. S.Olmsted, Leltoy.N. Y. Desperate diseases are doctors' de lights. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch. This is because the have a stock on hand of other brands containing only 12 oz. In a package. whichth ey won't be able to sell first. because Defiance contains 16 oz. for the wine money. Do you want 16 oz. instead of 12 z for same money? Then buy Deliano Starch. Requires no cooking. The chief end of man, according -xo the chronic kicker, is his feet. Lewis' "Single Binder" straight .c cigar, made of extra quality tobacco. You pay 10c for cigars not so good. Lewis' Factorr Peoria. I1L Bargain hunters are generally sold. "Dr. DavvM Kewaedy'a Favorite Remedy rarad bm of Bright n ti1 Grarel. able phjdciana fall.- ltra.C P. MUner. Burgbill. O. COO a bottle. Beware of loose dogs and tight men. St. Known the world over promptest, surest curs PUTNAM Eater awe sasss iriaater aas raster calors than any aamisiler oTwawW ami post pais' at Wc a package. mSave 1 nit fifimc " III! Ill llll.i LpjJ writs for our 100 -page catalogue. . j snowina; lo.ow articles at cut prices. Hf PATENT MEDICINES. RUBBER pasta GOODS. TRUSSES. Ll sftttMAii & mmtii muk co. m Cr.Utvajr9aJa,!Uku CkZ&yyf&fej&M RSBffRHWSS' . ..;.; v.VvJja; ,-. V.V..'.V. v.-Xvi..-.w--j.jyr. Columbus, Ohio. .- fx.x:::.o5fJ.-: . C.-.W.- x-:.:-. ' W. S. SCHLEY, fc& !, SSSxga j. S8f. -. aw . iiirWiaiffi -"t:vY!-iv!cxA'vaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBKj'''' ' ' i. -. y . x i'iWx.lHBBPBy1fes v - ' '-'jJEBBVPBlBBSBHBBVlsBiBV' i&S?.,. CiflBiiHPiVBHHBBBH -s;- .." N?BBBB"!unBBBBBBBBHBBHBBBBjkA:' . 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THE FISH BRAND SUCKER A VALUED FRIEND "A good mar. years ago I bought a FISH BRAND Slicker, and it has prorea a valued friend for many a stormy day, bat now it is gtttin old and I mast nave anodic. Please send me a price-Eat." (The name of ibis worthy doctor, oblige! to be out In all aorta of weather, Wat be given on application.) A. T. TOWER CO. i Boston. U.S. A. X TOWER CANADIAN gV UUdi'AnY, iixnitea Toronto, Canada Wet Weather Clothing-, Softs, and Hats far all kinds ot wet work or sport WESTERN CANADA'S Magnificent Crops for 1904. Western Canada's Wheat Crop thla Year Will be 80, 000,000 Bushel, and Wheat at Pres ent la Worth Sl.OO a Bushel. The Oat an J Barlej Crop Will Also YiM AktMeaaUa. Splendid prices for all kinds of grain, cattle and otlior farm produce for the growing of which the climate is unsurpassed. About lffl.fuxi Americans have settled In West ern Canada during the past three years. Thousands of free homesteads of 180 acres each still available in the best agricultural dis tricts. . It has been said that the United States will be forctd to import wheat within a very few years. Secure a farm in Canada and become one of thoe who will produce it. Apply for information to Superintendent of Immigration. Ottawa. Canada, or to authorized Cauiidian Government Aent W. V. Dennett, Ml New York Life iluildinji, Omaha, Xeb. DON'T WEAR k WIG. Keep the luxuriant, healthy head of hair , which nature pave you. If your hair is falling out you can stop it use Undoma. It gives new life to sickly hair. It's guaranteed Ask your barber. Send us your name for free treatment. THE UKDOMA COMMIT. IIUU. aftlfSJ HANDY BLUEING BOOK. In sheets of PURE ANILINE BLUE. Ko bottles. No paddles. No waste. Gives the samu usount of blueing-water each wash-day. Ask your grocer for it or send 10c for a book of US leaves. The Handy Blinhg Baak Ca., 87 E. Late St., Gfeieags, III. w EIHlilT VflllD M1MC and will send you prospectus If Mil I TUUII nAaWJC. and full particulars of NINE SUCCESSFUL COLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC AND QUICKSILVER Mining Companies, if you will send us your name and address. Mining Maps Free. ARBUCKLE-GOODE COMMISSION CO... 32S OMve Street. St. Louis. Ms. Jacobs Rheumatism mi Neuralgia as the f or FADELESS DYES other dje. One 10c oackaae colors silk, weal ana" cotton easaMy weH aaa is euaranteed to aie perfect results. Write lor tree booklet-How to Die. Meac aa4 Mia Caters. MOXMOMC MUCUucq., VnUntrUu, M miari tt aBletad with (TbtafftM't Eft Wattf aoreeri awMfwEaQSEESsSl Hn UiKS Witt TtttSkTmSrr 151 Best Conh syrup. TaateaGood. VasH 13 In time. Sr.lo by draspiaw. 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"' " : :- "-..- Like the Kittle of Santiago, the thought was'sprung upon r him Avithout any warning, and he disposed o-"it;with .tho'-. same vim and decision as he did with the Spanisli fleet "led-" -by the ill-fated Viseaya. ." A-V His words concerning Peruna have, gone out into tlie worlit-'-to be repeated by a thousand tongues, because he-lias' suid.v them. - ' .. '-.V- ; Like the news of" his victory over Cervera. his. "words con-."' cerning rTTTT"-"""'I re.rlina-j:' will be I AtMKU5 WORK CA3RT WEIGH. I cau-ht .i- by the lMMMiJ multitudes"'; and passed from mouth to mouth, across oceans and-coa--tinents. " ' -. Except for an in-born manly independence, in a.cOiintry'ot " free speech, these wonls never would haveleen litU'red'by ah, ..-" officer in such a notable position as that of Admiral Sehle,y--. Except for a world-wide notoriety and popularity, such aa-. -IVruna enjovs, no remedy could ever have received, such.out"- spoken public endorsement by such a num. All Up-to-Date Housekeepers use Defiance Cold Water Starch, bt cause it is better, and 4 oz. more of it' for sane money. Nothing convinces like conviction. A striking contrast Bitwaxsi Defiance Starch ansl amy other brand will be faajnd by comparison.' Defiance Search stiffen.' Whitens, beautifies with- Mt rotlinj. It fives clothes back their newness. It is absolutely pure. It will not injtire 'the mast delicate fabrics. ' For fine things and all things use the best there Is. Defiance Starch le cents for 16 ounces. Other brands to cents for ia ounces. A striklnrNcMtrast. THE DEFIANCE STAffjCH CO.. OaMfeNcb Strawbirry and Vtgttiblt Dtaltrs Th I:u4enmr Denartment of? the. Illinois ' Central Kail road Company have recently ihi;wt i a publication known as Circular yiu.12. in which isuescneu ice Itst ttrrii try in this ctuiiry for the growing of early strawberries and early vegetables. Every dealer in such product. should address a postal card to the undersigned atDubuaue. Iowa, requesting a copy of -Circular No." 127 , J. F. MEKItV. Asst. Cen'I Pass'r Agent. Oil When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. W. N. U., Omaha. No. 45t-190'. BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coujas and cassia, " J -. " - " - V.'iX" .-". "-...-- . -v - . A" .. ". ."- .-' -. . . - - -V- " ".1 . -.7 - - :-' - j- - m.4 . . 'I '-'; f. c T lf,.te . s2A.-.v-jJ?-J;-'-.li j --it- - V