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lr--tirTTT,'rT0a'HMTtlfflrlll1lr 3&fesezrr?r35i s-sgajrysggsagi ig'Tgjacaifc'yyi-ms,' .. .;iir.i7Tnniiriw i i--.-i , - '-W ih .Jr " 1 . M .j ml- &im - I "JPI A. l. TOWMI Recommends Pe-ru-na. jjwi"jNMrQ KmrnZZzzzzz:----: -"-------.-----. MvJSSSXwSBl Mr. Wraps' Invites contributions or l DOES IT gLJ-g--ljS?iilBWB xLit!LMLCLwT Senor Quesada, Cuban Minister to the United States. Sonor uiui.-i. Cuban Minister to the I nitol State-., i- aT onitr born. In nn artiele in The utlMK for .July, l-'J'.t, by (n-orj:e Kviuiitn. who heard Quesad! j,jeak at the IIul.m Tin aire. Matuni.. "ul.i. he -aid: "I liave seen many :imiieiiee under llie spell of eloquent, speech and in the yrip of .lronr emotional .eitement: but 1 h ive rarvlv w itiKssod siieh :i seene as at the elo. of Juea.ada". eulogy mxn ie de.ni patriot, Marti." In a letter to The Teruna Medicine Com pany, written from Washington. I). C. enor Que-ala say.s: "Pcruna I can recommend as a very good medi cine. It is an excellent strengthening tonic, and it is also an efficacious cure for the almost universal complaint of catarrh. " Gonzalo De Quesada. ConirresMiian J. II. I Sank head, of Ala "bama. one of the in st inilue;ilial mem- j lers of the Ilou-eof Representative,-, in :i letter written from Washington. 1). C" , yives hi- emi'ir-ement to the (Treat catarrh remedy, l'eruua, in the , follow ui wonls: j "Your I'eruna is one of the best medicines I ever tried, and no family should be without your remarkable remedy. As a tonic and catarrh cure I know cf nothing better." J. H. Bank head. (T -Jid.?tTr' r r-ittm i7tflfPf "liTarMTiYi'lir-ri Ts" i il I 15v There are Many Imitations of Baker's Cocoa and. Baker's Chocolate Doii't be DackaQ-e 1 CD Under the decisions of several United States Courts, no hi U V, other chocolate or cocoa than , ' ITT 1 l- 1 0i) g- ! .., 4 I I I I ffilLLIU Ititled to Ltfo.cn Tui-Mik Cocoa or"Baker s Chocolate Cur handsomely illustrated recipe book sent free. "Walter Baker 8 Co. Ltd. Established 17B0 Dorchester, Massachusetts 45 Highest Awards in Europe and America nOSLM? w l rorcLts jiAxrs ad stlzs KOEE MIX S $3 SO EKCEi THAN ANT CTHES MANXFACTUKES IS THS WCKLD. SlOiOOO REWARDUtjoiiito us djf rovr tri HMtzztzX. W. T. IVnKl !a.SO hoe r tti m'.ilf-t ,!! i-. in Hit iorl! I -- all f tlu'ir 'NC'lIMit .fjl-. fi t IniiT ami vuin'rn r wt-.trintf qiialiti . Thryarc jut :- pmw) a Ili tfi:tt-t from .() to MK. Ihf out; ilif Irri'iiiT i- lli lrit W. I ltuil.i i"t..1 tiH- -t mor t mile. Iiol.l tlu-ir -.lnix" IttrttiT. -:ir loiisrt-r. aiut nre if trf.ittr uln lliati iinr it!nT :s"VO". lii foii tlion irk-t l-4laj. W.L. Iousl.i cn.raiiti tlu-ir xal- 1j t.t.niiiiitf hi- iiHiiit nnd iric; m llw t4ittiii of 'ncti (.Ikk. I.cHKlorit. 1;ilt tin Mitiitutr. . .. I (!.-!. i :! ,"i(l Ikm :irt--olil tiironn In- " ri'tail tr in the irint-i it iti--. ami by n' t.ttfr- e"rj" litre. N n.iftr when jou liic. . I- luulas frbu are Mitliiu your reach. "ThmBemt I fru Wmn." tr to nrv tt I face ir-'rn your J3J Vv f r tf p-"t J-- t, j . aid 5b ' f- it the bfs: I rr'r -. f"R.ttarti. Kipiey, 60s tt JezJerso t, JU ni, A'tr- BoysmcrW.L. OouclsS2.50i(l $2.00 hoc because they tit better, hold their hape an J t ear longer than other makes. VT. L. flovgtas v$ Corr-ia CoJtstm in kit S3J ht. I r.Hfl Colt ff O nrrtlfii tO te the JZttnt patrnt leather pixrfuced. Fmst Color E elcts ' not wear brassy. W". L. Houc!a has the Urcet ho mail order ta-ine In th worlri No trouble to eel a Hi r null. CS Cf nrs extra J repays Jeln er. If von deire furtt.er it formation, trntefor Jitustrated I afuZ.vf of pnnff utiles. W. L. OOL'CUS. Bracktaa. Ma. I TKHKJbfSTAWARIAT TK ST.LO0I3 WORLD'S PAJD WMOIVtNTO iSSZilO CLOTMW IBBE ma aj-ac H4W JONNBL SUCtl3 CO,e9TAKUIKD MM IIU VKlS. ' f MADE 3 V-". s l 1 1" f'yAf H V I - & VKGRANDjS I There i- but a shijrlt? medicine which ! is a radical specific for catarrh. It is I'eruna. which has stood a half centurv ry te-t anil cured thousands of ca&es. I f vou do not derive nromnt and satis- , factry re-ults from the u-e of I'eruna. ) write at once to ir. Martman. pivmjr a full statement of yuirca-e and he will . le ple.x-ed to give you his valuable ad vice irr.itls. Addre Dr. H.irtmau. President of The Hartman an.l.irmm. t'olumbu-, !no. All correspondence held strictly contidcutiaL misled by them ! JH j Uur traac-marK. is on every of crenuinc roods. genuine v alter iaKer c vo. s is en- be sold as "Baker's Every housekeeper should know that if they will buy Definace Cold i Wa'er Starch for laundry use they ' wiil savo not only time, because it! never sticks to the iron, but because , eadi packaae contains 1C oz. one ful pound while all other Cold Watei Starches are put up in "-pound pack i aces, and the price is the same. 1C ' (Mit. Then aeain because Defiance Starch i- free from all injurious cnem i i aN. If your grocer tries to sell you a ll'-o'. package it is because he has I a btock on hand which he wishes tc lispose of before h puts in Defiance ' fie knows that Defiance Starch has ' pnnti'd on evory iakaco in large let r.! n i 'er and ficures "1C ozs." i'CliIil"U -- fiance and save much time and monej and the annovanee of the iron stick ins. Defiance never sticks. Rp'iirious persecution is the effect of an ea:r:rerated anity rendered fe rocious bv the best intentions. , FrrSErTdn".K?inr"tri!i er. send! r HIKE P.OII tnai wiitf ina irvap& tia. IL U. Viwr, id, 331 Arcii street, FlillvIelptiU, f The Ipss a man has to say. greater is Ins reputation for wisdom Important to Mothers. Etssalne carefully every bottle of CASTORIA. a. nafe and sere remedy for icf&sta &ad children, ad aec Ihsi it j Bears the Signmnre of la Vac Tor Over 30 Years. j The Kind Yoa Hare Altrays Bought. A floatine debt is a poor thing to keep a man's head above water. I Mr. Vfintiow'n yootiilnc Symp. For cMldrrn teettilntt. Mften tte pinf, rednees tfr Caoui2tloi.aIUj8pla. cares wlaJcollc 2Dct3tUft To love more than once is a feat , easily accomplished by both sexes. "I)r. ITld Kennedy Favortt Remedy i ensva xht wife of m. trnib.e (3Ia.m;. Wltli piecun; I ' lnitT"tTiiiiii lv ljin J.wet,Altn;j.N.Y. The trouble with an idle rumor is that it is always so industrious. The Best Results in Starching can be obtained only by using Defiance Starch, besides getting 4 ounces more for same money no cooking required. Charity begins at home, but refora begins with our neighbors. Defiance Starch is put up 18 ounces in a package, 10 cents. One-tliird mon starcl for the same money. Qut&ZV&cd&M Mr. Wra?s Invites contributions ot any new ideas that readers of this de partment may wish to present, and would be pleased to answer correspond ents deslnrs information on subject discussed. Addre M. J. Wrass. 300 Good Block. De Moines. Iowa.l DAIRY AND STOCK. The man who is not punctual should not have the care of the farm animals. It does not always pay to try to fatten the old cows. You had better sell them for what they will bring. j Watch the young stock running and kicking up their heels in the yard these spring days and learn something from them. Most of us need to get out and stir around lively after the long winter imprisonment. The doc tor will be after us if we do not. Cows Gften show a marked prefer ence for one milker over another. The length cf the finger nails may make all the difference between one milker and another. It may also make all the difference between a i nervous or kicking cow and a quiet, sentJe one. A good milker will see ! to it that his finger nails are kept well pared and short. A cow should be as ell pleaded to hae her milk drawn , ns the owner is to hae the profits to be derhed from it- Cows that are to calve in the early spring should have especial care now. ! If the cow is fat. take away all grain I and watch her carefully. Give a hot j bran mash and a dose of Epsom salts, j ginger and molasses a day or two be- fore she calves, as well as the day after. Take the chill off all drinking water and keep her quiet and warm. This sort of care will, as a rule, ward off any inclination to milk fever. If possible, milk the cow jou intend to buy at least once before making up our mind No fair-nr.naeu man can nT,Pr-t Tn our rioinsr thi-: if he does. '-' J -- -" " J look somewhere el-e for your cow. It is orth a sood deal to be able to trll a good cow when we see one. Many rules have been laid down for the guidance of the man who sets out to buy, but after all the best and saf est guide is the word of an honest man. the man who wants to sell. "When a cow milks a fine s-tream which is very hard in pressing out. i we hare found that the best way to overcome t-e difficulty is to put one. or better still, two calves with her to 1 suck for a couple of months. After calves are weaned the cow will usu ally be found to milk a large stream I and easily. ! Do not think because it is working 1 toward spnn-x that therefore it is all right to leave the calves and the cows out in th" raw winds. Nothing takes i the life out of stock faster than stand- j ing humped up in a chilling spring j wind. If theie is a little sleet with the wind, you can not feed enough hay I or grain to overcome the dire effect. Keep a program of work. Have a note book fastened with a cord or a siate hunsr on a nail in a convenient rlnnu fnr rfit. rfnPO liv vniirelf a? Well ;'c vnr h.rorf n ' Ttv lotting douu .o -. ... ... . man. , items of work and the time for doinsr even if a week in advance. It gives relief to the mind. It is also more reliable than the average mind. i Work that should be ror.o zors un- ! done because it is not brought to mind at what time it could be done i Then if you have not plannel well ! for your hired man when ou are away, ne can reier to your list oi work and work accordingly. THE ORCHARD. When fruit trees attain bearing age give them the use of the entire ground and do not rob them of the fertility i and moisture by trying to take other crops from the land. Common red clover is one of the best things to crow in an apple or pear orchard that is fruitinc. Let it crow up and before the seed is ripe, that is, when in bloom, cut it down and let it lie. Fork some of the heav iest of it under the trees, but not close to thir bodies. When it crows up ocain do the same way. Thfs will en rich thf crcund and pay in fruit bet ter than hay. Poultry in orchards works very well. The sace in which to run is ju-t what chickens need and they do little or no harm to the fruit. Thev catch many harmful insects, which they turn to good use. instead of al lowinc them to injure the trees or fruit. The food that is civen the chickens helps to enrich the soil of the orchard in the shape of manure. and it is either spread naturally or close at hand in the poultry hou-es. Pick up the wormy and specked ap ples as they fall and give them to the cows, horses, sheep or anythinc that will eat them at once. This is one wav to ficht the insect pests anu at ; J the same time feed the stock. Apples j i are sood food for milk cows. In some cases where the trees are headed very high, the stock may be turned in the ' orchard and allowed to eat the fruit ' as it tans, l nave tried oom tnese when the other pieplant i just snow the ' ways with success, and sometimes ing signs of growth, this will be how- i with damage to the trees, where the ; j stock browsed them or seemed to pre- I , fer the apples that had not yet dropped. Take a man a nice crate of choice Zruit, well selected and of a good kind, of even size clear to the bottom, and he will want some more some day. A great many of us kill our own trade by putting off on our pa trons inferior fruit, short in weight and shorter in quality. It doesn't pay. A MACHINE SHED Is sometimes a little costly, but a coat of paint is not necessarily so, and often serves the purpose of a shed very well. A dollar's worth of linseed oil, and what more is needed to make a good body paint, will furnish a whole lot of shed or protection to a whole lot of machinery, wagons, etc. It all the nuts were tightened up on the machinery in Dakota this winter, all the exposed steel parts thoroughly greased or otherwise protected from rust and dampness, and all the ex posed woodwork well coated with paint, many thousands of dollars wovld be saved fcr other and more needed things. Dent roll the potato ground. EVER- We are asked this question by one who is interested in the improvement of land in Iowa. We will answer very emphatically, "Yes." We know of no tree that will enhance the value of a farm, or add greater beauty, and at the same time give it a selling value, than evergreens, and April is the month to plant. They are nature's inspiration to enliven the landscape during our long winter months. They are useful in ameliorating the tem perature, and giving the best saritary conditions where shade and protec tion are required. This is one tree, we believe in planting out abundantly. There is nothing better for a back ground in ornamenting our home grounds, than evercreens. and when planted as single specimens or group ed on the lawn border, they add great ly to the landscape expression. As a protection to the stock yard, barn ard feeding lots, there is no tree that takes the place ot the evergreen. They should be planted out in double rows on the north and west of all such building. and for the quickest ef fect in this latitude we would sucgest Scotch pine and Norway spruce: where beauty and utility are waned, and the planter is willing to wait a few j ears, the White pine and White spruce are the two. best sorts that w know of to plant. The sxeat secret of success in the growing of ever green groves is. first, to get cood transplanted stock not over IS to 24 inches, then give it the best of culti vation, keeping the trees protect! from all kinds of stock, and in four years from rlantinc you will have a protection from wind and weather equal to any deciduous grove ever crown. We cannot xirzo too stronely upon our firmers planting out more of these srroves. As to their valu we krow of ?wo i f ishty-a.ere farms with the sani im- I rovemenf! oi: that one had ; srreMi- ;n a abo'it feed lets . with the exception ' l planting of 500 ever Extuo for j rotectioa and ,-o"-e. This pi-e of lind sold for $-ini more than ih" other, and all because of the ever greens growimr thereon. All progressive farmer- plant tVr gardens fo they can be cultivated with horse and cultivator. The man who. from his broad acre- of land. encloce with i ickets a scant half acre cnrt'pn patch, and then expects his wife to j toil and moil and d's: and delve with l spade nd hoe and finders in oner to supply the table with veepable and berries is certainly not up-to date. Of course you. dear reader, do not do things that way. but perhaps you can call to mind seme one who does. The farm carden should be placed in a feld convenient to the house. Kad- ishe-. peas, cibbaue. beans. rt,-,.l,;M-lT.,TI Ua loTi?fi? ii rrrc T X. 1 llilli-s 11 '14. "J lt J'i !.- 1 J wMe enouuh apart for a 1 ore to wilk between them. The one-horce Planet Junior twthe-tcoth cultivator i ' no I He best implement- for garden v. , , When it i prcperly u"d bit Iit'Ie hand weeding or hoeing is nece-arv. Of course different cultural method j have to be employed in the suburban garden where the crouncs are lumtcu FARM NOTES. Do rot allow smoking in the birn. Kindness to animals is conducive to thrift and profit. Whipping the fr'chtened horse is not good horsemanship. Good common sense is a necessary article on the stock farm. Hav creen in color and sweet in taste is the only quality that is fitted i for a cow. in milk, to eat. ( Keep an old pan in the horse stable v. itn a little salt ami aMies mi.ei in j it. and give the horses each a ti-' ! spoonful once or twice a week. T'.iis ' will prevent colic and is almost a spe- , t cific for worms. J I Kofp out of lit'cation. Out ir Iowa ' ' a ca!f got into the courts and hancinc j , to its tail the lawyers drew them- i s.lvts into bu-ire;s amounting to $:'. - ' I 5. The calf i now valued at one ; one-hundredth part of that amount. , Pretty costly "lawinc."' I A cood farmer tells me he is so ' leas' ' with th" re.-ults of scaed ' e rn. that he will coi tinue us"nc t. He bought it snc:;eii. i-eu :n tror.ci.-. n.ixd with oats, the pic did no: t.re i of it. and they would leave the d-y corn any time to eit the soaked. A ' pig's power of mastication is wanting, i compared with larcer swine. A pig grinds corn with difficulty. To set sood pie plant dig a trench two feet wide and two and a half feet j deep and fill with well-rotted manure, j Set out the rcots in this trench m the spring and tend well through the summer. For a winter's mulch cover with manure to a depth of eisht or ton inches, but not so closely as to smother the plant. In the spring j ine above the mulch. Pull out the ?tem and you will have a stalk of the finest pie-pl2nt from eight inches to a foot in length. PROVIDE FOR HOG PASTURE. Every farmer that raises hogs and keeps them penned up all the time is laboring under great difficulties in his attempts to make money cut of hogs. The man that buys erain to feed his swine from the time the pigs are born till the mature hoes are marketed will find his margin of profit small. It Is only by changing some of the very cheap feeds into pork that a profit can be figured out. at least under present prices. Elue grass and clover pas tures should be planned for wherever possible. When such are net avail able rape and alfalfa may be resorted to. The Kansas station has tried both and found them very profitable. With a pasture of rape they realized $11.90 per acre In about 100 days. With al falfa they did still better, averaging 124.10 per acre from it in 100 days. But the alfalfa pasture is not always a possibility, while the rape pasture is. Never prune grapevines during the months of March, April or May, as the bleeding will occasion a wasteful nd n injurious expenditure of sa PAY TO PLANT GREENS? GET RID OF LICE. When a flock of poultry is found af flicted with lice, the first step to set rid of them is to clean up the house and furnish the fowls with a dust bath. In cleaning up the house remove every bit of furniture, including the perches. Burn all nest material and give the next boxes and perches a good dose of kerosene, so that every crevice is soaked. A gallon will go a long way if put where wanted. When the furniture has been well oiled and the walls given a good coat of hot whitewash, irto which a pin: of crude carLolic acid has been put. the furniture may be returned. Tut a good lot of road dust or sift ed soil en 'he floor and in one corner or the hcuse or in a shed where ir will not e wet put a box with sove ot the dust in to be used as a dust bath. This done ano;nt the heads of the fowls with melted lard and dust the-r bodies with insect powder or Scotch sruff. or buy -ome of the advertized lice killers what are especially pre pared for the purpose of keeping lowis free from lice and follow direc tions for uslnsr. The fowls will do their part in l:epp ing free from lice if given an oppor tuni'y. but they must have the wear ens furnished them insect-preo jerries and a good dust bath always handy. To keep the perches and nest 'boxes troo from Mce co over them orxe a week or so with kerosene and sprtn He jowi'ered sulphur or Scotch snuff in the nest malarial. It is much cas :tr to keep lice trom cettinir a foot hold in a tied: thru 'o get rid of thcr v-hen once establisl ed: but that car i be f'c.e Ms t be core if rrii'Tj j to icy ;r ro man car affr-d to ft: I o n l:c at tre present prip rf -- n and that i what everv one doe- ika ieds a lice-aCIicted fiock. Don": bezin the srrin? t!el:l wo-! t'll yen are sure oir v-nhouse :s o'etn and the fowls arrcd to lich I.ce. Rural farm ham's are scare" aTd are the schn' lma'Ts. It hii- in xure to ire th"t one icp--i fur thi i- that the oung farmer- imfc.na! r i the c-ch--olr,a'?,ps a:.l haie rinc o isrrr'.rz for themsrht-. ih '- leav inu a c arth in the schrck- and on ;':( tarn:- whore 1 ired kelp i usu-.II Uert. Thi 's ccrtairly a happy solti t:on of the whole irattr. It c-e?r- to be eone?"ei tat v. Ni lard ; plcwel with a dras plow fo: n rrriod ot year. unle s ' be vtr ::ht land ir-'ed. a crust is apt u ' llO ffi '? t ?! ;? r -11 nr. . -"---' ' "-i- v. v i v. . i . - rcn. and then ih ub o 1 u(ez bre?i ::ic up bv d'-eprr plowing or si'o1?!! inc. Now the u-e cf e di'-c 'or ?.vf it all this trouh'e. c'vu-e it V not :ac' the scil it Th- tcttom of the fuTow. b:t bvcs it c f i m r.rr.;" tcr.C' r"oes nc: inter: ie v.ih cai il h'T rcticn. I haw u e' ? c':c -'! k. 1 h v: tc r a numt er of ; ? - 'rr a ar cf mj plowing, and IIe it verv xuch Of bte i leversiLIe sulk ":-c - iw cl jtiikpe invLnt.cn i.- CTiIn; iutf use. which leaves Iftt'e to be c:-e in thi cla-s cf imrKmer.-. I thinl that wherever land is ada: ted to ih u-o ri a sulky disc i low t tight u bp used. It turns and ;,u!ver;z s th ;o 1 in a manner to plea- the n:os: critical, even covc-m mar 'ire. weed' and tra-h. The draf :s e v anc tne driver is not as tired r when it conges n'cht b a whn he trudges L. r wear t'cra lc a drat J Plmv ail (!a'-" The American larger. '."l .ArT-rr'caH r' rclnri. hrs frr. that it i- a ve-y wi-e plan :r " l 1 low what he ha to ? II t ' tlu O" u rl prvi-r'i it.z. "ot al ha' '. it m j"-t hiw to :dver'I-e to t" e bot d ia"a'-p. ?( r. ( of fh bc-t 2t' rr"-.: su?c-f-il men in the rrxngo c: v ac qu.iintanee rre farn.e's wh. p vr..-e I THE COUNTRY SCHOOL GAF.CEN free fry of Agr'c" " I !-!". th s for ti.e co ' rr.r(fn: "riowers s'to'.I I O V-' r I" -' t for vf-- ,e -''ooihoti t gr"i"'. arrcrr the best c'u'er- dtvpjop nste and a love 't 'he ea" ti'u ?nd n:"i:e mn -en';',- i ( s;-pc:'ve and H-iv. n '.wn o co'jitv. ir. fifld cr fDrest. "Ttq younsr larT ntrn 'r.c u district "' ool cculd rr.' 'lv I e ti-r: what a j. art -rts irem Tie -ol r. wht :t se-s frcm the ?ir Th "- erai races co'tli Lp p!arci .r office sn filling ;ve so;! i- heir huirtis eraM'nsr tie co n rra." ir.oi-fv.re cou'd 1 expl2:noT: "Th'1 leeuir.es ,:ra-. 'x-mc. c1 J- and alfalfa could be rn in :- cch"olhci?e yard, ar1 f"':r'g ve r" cess or at th ron hr- ihe osr'" could inrerest tho stud'-n:- by .u gir up a jcurg pei or c'ovor -or and showing the nodu!ec. nto o"i- if is tn brine te 'ft ritr'"en frcn the atmosphere and fix it in the soil. For killine small weeds in the car den. and for breakine up the cm-t of the ground when bked after heire wet by rain or irrig?tion. and for keep ing the surface of the soil in a loose pulverized condition so beneficial tc grcwirg plants, there is no tool that can rival the common iron-toothed hand rake. The rake can be substi tuted for the hce to the benefit cf the plants quite often. APPLE AS A FOOD PRODUCT. Nc fruit known to the cultivator in the north temperate zone can tak the place of the apple as a food pror? uct. Many other fru'ts, indeed mes cultivated fruits, rank as luxuries but the apple in mos? parts of thr United States is ore of the leadi" staple products of the farm, sav Farmers' Bulletin No. 113, t'ni'e States Department of Agriculture." This is the time to spray against leaf curl in the peach. Bordeaux mix ture is the stuff. But if you are usin lime, sulphur and salt against Sar Jose louse will be all-sufficient Dog's Kisses' Caused Tumor. The danger of kissing dogs is illus trated by the experience of a young lady which is told in the London Lancet. She had been in the habit of fondling and kissing a pet dog. and when she developed a tumorous srowth it was ' discovered that her trouble was due to' the presence of a number of worms "which had bern to the us - ( transferred from the dog ' sues of her cheek. S jr-iaranteed interest semi-annually nn all invotuieiits. in tropical plantation half as larre a Kiiode Island. 40 profitable products. Active managers wanted. K. Moore.-ill Odd Fellow "Bldg.,St.Louis,Mo. Criminals Help Each Other. New York's criminals have a bene volent society, which lends small sums on the security of housebreak ing implements and bank note for-j gers presses. A list of unredeemed j pledges is printed every six months. I and circulated among the criminal j classes. Men who have just "done time are furnished with new imple ments, which ihey pay for on the hire purchaso system. A Heavy Fine. Under the Elkins law, any railroad company which pays rebates in any form, or any shipper who accepts them, is liable to a fine of from $1,000 to 120.000. upon conviction. It also prohibits the carrying of freight at less than the published tariffs. The Interstate Commerce Commission is empowered to detect and prosecute violators of this statute. President Knapp of the Commission states that since this law was passed, rebate pay ing has been as rare as forgery. Beware ot the man who speaks of the shortcoming? ot his neighbor with teartul eyes. TORTURING HUMOUR. Body a Mass of Sores Treated by Three Doctors but Grew Worse Cured by Cuticura for 75c. "My little daughter was a mass of sores all over her body. Her face was eaten away, and her ears looked as if they would drop off. I called in three doctors, but she grew worse. Neighbors advicd Cuticura. and be fore I had used half of the cake of I soap and box of ointment the sores had all healed, and my little one's skin was as clear as a new-born babe's. I would not be without Cuti cura acain if it cost five dollars, in stead of seventy-five cents, which is all it cost us to cure our baby. Mrs. G. J. Steese, 7ul Coburn St., Akron, Ohio." An Idea when he ii sometimes down. strikes a man There Imi-eats-rh!n thN ectl mnf theccin'ry th-Iirt,lo.fcerdl-ej-e pi.i t"CetlT amluntU il'e a-t e e il us .tipp.i-el t le IncuraJ'ie rurnreat many ai lct. r fr nuui.Lt it It n 1 -oal il-ea-e hii-1 I nc- bed 1 H.al rv'iiedli. and hy coii.tinily ' 'n toi-ire jrltti 1 ti tretiment.jintiKimcedtt tnctirn! e. Sclem e hi p-"euC"inrrh ti lieHf.iii-iltutl.inal ai ei-eaad there! re reiulrecunitttitnral treat" ent. II ill'- Ctlirrn Cure, n.-.nufactured by K .1 Cheney &t u..Tlcdu. 'V . !- the :ti) mn-iltutl.iasl care on the market. It I- taken internally n d.e frui in dr p-ma lei-r-'afui. It actdlrectlvm the tliK-d ' an.l inucon- t arfaeof the "j-te:n. They nffer ne hundred d dlar-1 f r any e.i-e tt falNtocure. Send fi.rclrfu!ar ind ie-tlm.n'a!-. Addre . K. J. CIIK.NEV & CO.. Toledo, Ohio. SN-ld bv limirl.t-.TV-. lke Hair- Family I'lll f or con-tlpatlon. An optimist is a man who is mar ried and glad of it. Try One Package. If "Defiance Starch" does not please you, return it to your dealer. If it doe. you get one-third more for the sani money. It will give yuu satisfaction, and will not stick to the iron. We can forget not lose much. half we hear and When You Buy Starch buy Defianc- and get the best: 15 ounces foi lo et-iits. Once used, always Used. If all men were wise the gold brick industry would ecae to nourish. Sensible Housekeepers will have DIiance Starch, not alon because th-y gt one-thinl more for the same money, but also because of supe rior quality. Values of commodities depend on I """luei uu -.vitiiL iu uu ur sen. Dyspepsiaof Women ABSOLUTELY NEEDLESS AGONY Caned by Uterine Disorders and Ctred by , uyaia t. rinKnam svegeufiie Command A great many women suffer with a form of indige-tioa or dysppia which does not seem to yield to ordinary treat ment. While the svmptoms seem to be , similar to tho; of ordinary indices ! tion. vet the medicines nntrer-nlli- nr. fcribed do not seem to restore the pa tient's normal condition. I Mrs. Pink-ham claims that there is a kind of ayspepia that is caused bv a derang-ement of the female organism, and which, while it causes a disturb ance similar to ordinarv indipes-tion cannot be relieved without a medicine which not only acts as a stomach tonic, but has peculiar uterine-tonic effects also. As proof of this theorv we call at tention to the case of Mrs. Majrie Wright, Brooklyn, N. Y.. who ivas completely cured bv Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound after everything-else had failed. Shewrir.. " "For tWO Vfir T mffoK -,-U .1 Il Mrs. M. mTght which so degenerated my entire svstem that I ! Durinc t was unable to attend to mv daily duties I . will ls t s relt weak and nervous, and'nothine that I ate wa" lo thf SSiTa?d- 2elHurlancein mv I Hnndr-d-stomach. I tried different dyspepsia cures. ' Wheat ar but nothing ird to help meV waslid-' to tb fW8?"6 V ' Pilham's Vegetable , Adjoin!' Sfl2??w V.1 .aH? Was PP prised way and -to fin-i thatit acted like a fine tonic, and in a I For inv - "Wand Properly digest taUei tLT.i.,VCOTe.r3r was "P"1- and in , ""r5 rV-. . a eu wonian. I have rec ommended it to many suffering women." o other medicine in the world has received such widewread and unquaii hed endorsement hassuch a record of iU1? ? Lfemale troubles, as has Lydia . i'xnkhain's Veee table Comrjonnd PUTNAM FADELESS DYES klZtSSJli l",ie2jtltt anytttfr dfe. One 10c oackate eclors silk. ool 2nd cotton equally ell and is Guaranteed to oe Derfect .results, HKiergf ill sead et BaKatHcapachne. WHa tor free boclet-H Is- Die. Bleach and Mia Colors. MOXKttKltKLuvo.. vtmu. JlnwsH L CRINGLE smuanT, MMTgCI ficwM DinULK TBI m x fu ilp - sew jcMor, er direct Xreei (scterj, reesta, I1L BUSYBODIES Here J2re Tho Facts Ihtsylxxlics who see in success only falsity, who, without mating an effort to intorni themselves, blatautlv crv offense against honesty and truth seem to forget i that a slur aaii- Dr. Pierce's well-known j aj.ajst tjie intelligence of thousands 1 i-now they have been helped ami cured j is not a r patent medicine" in the true favorite remedy which Dr. Tierce used in of the diseases of women. A name than great Truth and Influence. bursts. Dr. R. V. Kerce has always been known to 6peak the truth his famous medicines are founded on the rock of public approval and have thousands of truthful testimonials as to their ability to cure diseases for which they are recommended. True Speaking. make public bis formula. Valuable Trade Secrets. they are taking when they use this reliable tonic and nervine for the disease and illnesses peculiarly feminine. These ingredients are combined in jnst the right proportion to make an edicient remedy without the use of a particla of alcohol. Non-AIcoholic. scientifically prewired by experienced chemists at the laboratory of the World' Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. : LADY'S SUPPF.R (CvpripeJium ntbescens. JJf BLACK COHOSH (Cimidugix A.Yfww). UNICORN ROOT (CAawa-tirium I.uletim). BLUF. COHOSH Cauhphllnm Ti:al:ciivucs). GOLDF.N SEAL (HvJmstts CaaaJentxtS. Facts Are Stubborn Things Uniform excellent quality for OVCr a Quarter Of a Century has steadily increased the sales of IJOX COFFEE, The leader of all package coffees. lion Coffee is now used in millions of homes. Such popular success speaks for itself. It is a positive proof that LI0X COFFEE has tho Confidence of fhe people. The uniform quality of LION COFFEE survhes all opposit ion. LION COFFEE keep It.s old friends snakes new ones every day. LION COFFEE has even than Its Sircnolh. Flavor and Qual ity to commend it. On arrival from the plantation, it is carclitily roast ed at our factories and securely packed in 1 lb. sealed packages, and not opened again until needed lor use In the home. This precludes the possibility oi adulteration or contact will germs, dirt, dust, insects or unclean hands. The absolute purity ol LION COFFEE is therefore cuaranfeed to the consumer. Sold oiilv in 1 lb. packages. Lion-head on overv package. S ive these I uou-hruds for valuable premiums. SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE 1 ESl-T -yT ' IS?! 5J Mr -BJ-s&V1 i e Put your lin ger on our trade mark. Tell your dealer you want the best starch your money can buy. Insist on having the best. DEFIANCE. It is 16 ounces for to cents. No premiums, but one pound of the very best starch made. We put all our money in the starch. It needs no cooking. It is absolutely pure. It gives satisfaction or money back. THE DEFIANCE STARCH CO. Omaha, Neb. EXGJHSIONS TO THE Free Grant Lands OF Western Canada. nths of March aad Apr thre o- oa the various line- of rail- i.nan eit. ' housand-i of acre's of the b'-s .-azinjr Lands on tne Continent lads may be purchad from rail-' i oinpanies at reasonable price-. in as to rout. cot of transpor- f,.v to Suprmtndnt of Immi- . CanaIa or to authorized Can ration adian Of--. - at Airent W V Unnett, MI New York uf; iiuuainrf, Omasc. tbra-sKa. $100 Weekly Easily Made wrltlas heaith and iwcldeat tasarace.ex?r!;nce an aece.arr.WriteBiskert'AceidentCo..SHo:ne.Ia. When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. BECGS'BLOODPORIFIEB ' ifiA5i. iy in ftte VS. TRUTH. Judge For Yourself. non-alcoholic fcmilv remedies is a sluf of Clear-thinking American women who by Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription. It meaning of the word it is simply the au extended practice for the treatment for honesty and square dealing is better ' riches. Fraud is a bubble that sooa No man ever lost a prospective customer through telling the truth. In the long run Dr. Pierce believe -the truth will prevail and be is therefore not afraid to The ingredients of Dr. Tierce's Favorite Trescriptioa is here given to the public. lie vindicates the excel lence and harmless character of his w Prescription by letting the sick and ailing women know just what Dr. Tierce's Favorite Trescription combines a non alcoholic extract from the following medicinal plants flfik.' MA ml nod f& L .. j tv i r. m-m i mr t . . iyw .t:nos, 95& more "j : jr-, iMsi a ANOOLFON SPICE CO . Toledo. Ohio. PIANOS l'rom Inlrr to ltrr. Cut out k-iiI I'roilt. SAVE A CLIEArV $IOO ' " t th'rk of tiuvtntt a pi mo wltli- t. ' -tiu in tht- f.itnous "iliuller" tianoi and -0 other makes. ADPRKSS SCtiMGLLE!c& MUELLER I'lnno Mnkrr, Omuliit. Neb. SOUTHERN CONDITIONS Ml POSSIBILITIES. In no part of the l"mt-lStatrs ha thwre bn such wonderful Commercial, tntlusirial and Agricultural development as aloti the Mnes of the Illinois Central and :h" Yaoo A .MissjSspp Vaiiev KailroaiS m the Istats, of T'-nii'sv c , Mississippi and Louisiana, within th-p.ist ten years. Cities and towns have doub.ed their population Splendid business blocks havt been erected Farai lands have mnr than doubled in lalue II mdntls of industr es havj b- n estjblish-sl and as a result tl.tre is aa unpreiederuei. deUiand for Day Laborers, Skilled Workmen, and Especially Farm Tenants. Parties wtli small capital, seeking an oppor ttiKi'; to pim h.i' .1 f-irrii home: farmers h would prefer i r-nt fora coupleof yars lK-fn;s p rchasin' arid day laborers in Held, ,r fac tories should i.i lr ss a iKst:l canl to Mr J F. Mrrv Ass.st at (,i-r. tl I'.isnr A-''nt. Iu'nujue I i xK- v .jrrn . . mall or.nt-l mat', r t te r& .' "e ; rr tory move de scribed, anu.ivc -peci- rtpaa to all in4airie. Look for collars, sa rolR". et- brtnd on harness, hor-e blanket-"). lap Made by j Harpham Bros. Co., Lincoln, Neb. Drop as a Card and will mail cu a souv?nir. BLY Y0L2 OJ-CVT AND BABY Ctmur.ES 0R21 Bf?d & 8jtt Morht 1512 IV wa-'l On.a.i.i. Svix. DR. McCjREW For -li jar- hamsI- a pclal: o'UlKAfOrMEN. Eliht tn J'lM la Ornh.V H! Horn Treatment hit Jrm n-Ml? rami thotioandt Rt -rali cm!, .T ttm and njos7 ? d-wrlt-icr you- " and wrtt for Frr (wokandtt-rmof tr-aniat M-d-clne nni in plain pt.zaif- Sot . OtSce 215 South Utn Strt--t, Ocaha. T-Brasia. PIT & PfTLESS SCALES. For-'ttI and Wood Frames J25 and up Write us t-for- vou buv Wr save ou raonc Alo Pump- and "VVnd yinu BECKUail 3R3S.. Oca Ksmci. !:-. W. N. U. Omaha. No. 17 :9Q5. ' ","Ji "' "JV: T' Pt f west JrCi'ZZXZ.J. for atj if.i.- TSswBRffuBrsTr BBcMCoestiSTrop. TiatmGootl. CeB J to tiae. goiabTtftussisf. M V j i 'I i I 1 i t l T r 'm -rfH utHf iiii. MMMlEirnTiiT I VilTfrf.aiia