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i'A ,/ f' jr '•',"4" ?ARM AND GARDEN. SHADED HIGHWAYS.: I »«rt progressive Cltlsen Should |W jsncourosre Tree PluntlnK. Iif all the road supervisors of tha I1, were wheelmen, more attention Enid be paid to the planting of trees ELr the public highways. iThe pleasure of a summer day ride lireatlv heightened if the road leads •here the friendly shade of trees may II across it. IThe cool fragrance of the woods is Iflde enjoyable because of the contract Cween its beautiful archways, and ,unny'BtTetShCk bfeytincl. But were I. the rqads through woodlands, th. I 'undings would become monoto CQS but not so painfully so as where A FAVORITE SUMMER ROAD. lie way is wholly in the glare of the lun. The ideal road is that one whereon |un and shadow happily blend and in termingle. Such highways can be pio lided if sufficient attention is given to (he planting aad care of trees. Wheel lieu should use their influence to en ourage tree planting.—L. A. W. Bul letin. TREATMENT OF GARGET. ^ok« Boot and Cream Will Do Much to Kelleva the Pain. THQ.cause of garget in cows is usually Ucessive flow and richness of milk. Ivhieb, if the bag is not relieved, soon feauses inflammation and corigestion or baking'. It is always the best cow that fs troubled in this way. The evil is uade greater by feeding too highly of vhat will produce a large flow of milk. The bag or udder of cows should be ex amined frequently for several days be fore the cow calves. If it seems di3 jtended it should be relieved by milking out all that can be got from the teats a fc lleast once, and, better still, twice a day. IWe ha7e sometimes milked ten days or Imore before the cow calved. If tlm silking is begun it must be attended to every day, as the act of milking in creases the milk flow. Rubbing the bag after all the milk is drawn with a salve |made of garget root or poke root and cream.^v\ll„do much to relieve the pain. jW?have ftgfed the poke root Tor thispur Ipose, and have known it to be used by [others, it is a weed that grows very •luxuriantly on newly-cleared land, and jits berries are familiar to every boy in Ithe country, as their red juice is bften [used to write with. The poke root is |reputed to be poisonous if eaten, but it excellent to steep and let simmer I down with cream or milk as a salve for I inflamed surfaces of any kind.—Ameri Jcan Dairyman. AERATION OF MILK. ISonus of the Reasons Why It Is Necessary In Cold Weather. It is remarkable, that many dairy I meii who are very particular about airing the milk during the summer be come careless on the approach of cold weather. While the milk will not spoil so readily at this season,, it is just as necessary to rid it of the animal heat by airing it as soon as taken from the cow. Neglect of this gives the milk that peculiar animal odor of which housekeepers often complain, and which they overcome in part by pouring the inilk into a shallow vessel and placing it in a current of air. .Besides creating a prejudice against the use of milk the odor affects the flavor. Airing is, in some respects, oven more necessary in winter than in summer. Not merely is the cow kept under morn confined conditions, but the food is dif ferent. Instead of the tender, juicy and insipid grass, she partakes of stronger tasting food which must inevitably im part a foreign flavor to the milk. This is, of course, very objectionable but it can be taken out by thorough airing •directlyjifter milking. 'TWoCLli 8KT THE31 THINKING. r—Tln.^ ^Ur Ioad8 *ouW be level and hard and neat, If h?- p,anne^ In better style, 368 could ride on the cushioned seat men do the pulling awhile. —Good Roads. A Leak That Should Be Stopped. 1 ow "way farmers outside of resu lt dairymen ever take .time to test noMi.^8 nnd a ln'.'k PLEA calculate whether or hey are profitable and paying for and butter bountifully for oft" °fd,nary sized family, but how for fvl? We 800 .jjj 18 three or four head kept r™ Purpose, and then the wants of ThiJ ure ,:°t at nil times supplied, leak that should be stopped ^°w'u8year if you want to increase prosperity.—Crab tree'* Fanner. BETTER ROADS. JCloquent Appeal of a Mtssourlen Who Knows What He Writes About. Believing that the proper time to right a wrong or seek redress for griev ances iong nnd patiently endured is al ways the present, 'I propose in this article once more to stir the pool by again bringing up the already much ag itated question of public highway im provement. It is not my province in this paper to tell how roads shall be built, or ap propriations made for the purpose thereof, so much as to try and show the urgent nece&slty. that something b« done, and that immediately, for the bet terment of our present condition. It is a fact, and much to be deplored, that too many of our country roads have more the appearance of dried-.up water courses than good, intelligently-con structed highways, and this, in the face of all the taxable wealth that is annually poured out for the purpose of making_them betetr. Such a condition of things is not, to say the least, creditable to the intelli gence of the people in any community where such evils exist. I hold that the first two requisites for a people's welfare, and without,which good government is only a name, are good schools and good highways. As good schools lay the foundation in mental discipline on which to build in after years the higher, nobler life, so good highways are the first essentials for the development of our agricult ural interests on' which so much de pend the development and prosperity in all commercial affairs. To facilitate traffic in the world's in creasing products, the rock-ribbed bar riers of the continents are subdued and daily respond to the whistle of the lo comotive. For the diffusion of knowl edge in agricultural 'pursuits and to solve the ever recurring mysteries per taining thereto, experiment stations and agricultural colleges, equipped with the finest talent and all the later appli ances for investigation, at an enormous outlay of capital, dot our land. Yet, at the very root whence spring these ad vantages, there still remains one of the worst evils with which the producer has to contend, and that is the Amer ican road system, the management of which remains practically the same as in colonial times roads that, through the agencies of frost flood and foolish ness, are annually rendered impassable for weeks—often months—at a time, and at a season, too, when marketprices for much the producer has to sell rule the highest. Is it any wonder, then, that shippers hav.e at last discovered, and even in the eastern states have long complained, that it costs more to lay down their products at tide water than to land them in Liverpool and Glasgow, 3,000 miles away If this be the result of poor roads and expensive haulage, when applied to the loose, porous soil of the East At lantic states, what must-be the condi tion of that numerous class dwelling along the vast stretches of undrained country in the valley region of the Mis sissippi and the Missouri, and subject alike to poorly managed roads, a chaos of mud and a mcrciless monopoly of the steam car? Here is a land, .here is a state destined through her mighty resources to some day become great and a leader her vast mineral deposit* alone, once fairly de veloped, would constitute a nation's pride and a nation's glory. Her sunlit and flower-gemmed prairies, fertile and fruitful as the Indian isles, wrought up to their fullest capacity of productive ness, would feed for an indefinite time the hungry millions of an empirer A land, in short, literally flowing with milk and honey, and blest of heaven with overarching skies, mild and love ly as Italy's. This land of promise,,this Eden in bloom, once fairly in apparition, under a state drainage law similar to that se cured by the state of Illinois, with road beds underdrained, properly graded and crowned, would not only give us at once infinitely better highways, without incurring the expense of a single rod of metalled surface, but would also enhance the land value more than two fold. Nor is this nil. Intelligent labor will then come to work these fields, capital soon will follow, institutions of learning and the varied industries, less acreage to ownership^and greater pro duction, more ond better home markets with a ready and ever-increasing de mand for the soil's products, more thor oughness in detail with greater incen tives to. effort—will spring up along the line of march of its teeming millions to bless and to comfort all who live and labor for the good time coming. With all our boastfulness of what we have accomplished as a nation, up to near the close of this nineteenth cen *tury, a closer acquaintance with the history of the dead past would often bring to us the blush of shame. In the grave of l'onipeii and in Herculaneum, relics of fine art, curios, painting, sculpture in bronze and marble, and from cravings in ivory by the immortal Phidias to the golden grasshopper, worn alike by maid and matron as em blem of the shortness of human life, reveal to us, after the sleep of ages, a deftness of touch, of finish, a strength and a purpose, that challenge our ad miration. And notable among the*© ancient ruins, and wherever .their war ring eagles once held sway, last, but by no means least, are the Roman high ways which after a lapse of more than 2,000 years stand to-day as monu ments to the thoroughness and useful ness of their construction in that far away time.—M. N. Bolster, in Column's Rural World. ______ Extensive experiments at the Maine station show that the proportion of but ter faj. in milk does not depend on the ration but the food which produced the most butter did it by producing more milk, and hence the best food for 'the butter-maker is also best for the cheese maker and. the milk-seller. FASHION AND FANCY. MT*w Styles and Materials In Costumes far the Ladles. Among the notable features of spring costumes will be the belted blouse, which promises to be not only fashion able but extremely stylish and—what is with many women more to the purpose comfortable. Belted garments allow more freedom of action and much more agreeable under-dressing than women are willing to adopt when wearing fitted waists. The present "fancy is for a blouse with under-arm seams, except with very full figures, when darts are considered desirable. This blouse ex tends about four inches below the waist line and is kept in shape by a belt. The fancy for belts is running riot. They are of gold wire or filigree or sil ver. Plainer ones are of leather vari ously decorated, and satin ribbon belts are very much liked. White serge suits and yachting dresses are made in this wny, and the same model is used for semi-dress out ings in which tourists are so fond of in dulging. Very narrow belts are worn with these white dresses,' preferably of white leather. Some belts have large, leather-covered buckles, others hand some gold buckles. White alpaca is coming into favor as a rival to serge,of which many ladies are becoming weary, having worn it "for many years past. The duck suit is a standard article in the wardrobe of the well-dressed woman. There are very fine qualities among t.he new ducks, and these make extremely comfortable and .serviceable costumes, although somewhat expen sive as to laundry bills. Much is said about shrinking duck before making it up, but even when this is done it is necessary to allow either very large seams or to make garments extremely loose, as in its contracting qualities it follows closely in the wake of the average all-wool flannels.. It is a nota ble fact that after the third season some ducks waists and jackets will shrink, and will finally become so small that the original owner finds it im possible to get into them. Just why this is no one seems able to discover. The most popular models for duck suits are the skirt and jacket. The jacket is specially liked for women who are at all stout, and the belt passes around the back and underneath the fronts, leaving these loose, which is thought to improve the figure very much. With these jackets are worn drooping vesta of silk or lawn, with soft oollar or turned-over collar and necktie. Grass linens are among the most at tractive of the season's standard goods. Those who wore them last year are en thusiastic over their good qualities, and they are already being sold and made up for all-through-the-seasori dresses. Handsome costumes are made of them by the addition of gold lace applique. These trimmings are set on, and the linen is cut away underneath them. There are some very elaborate de signs, and these are worked in with most excellent effect, making dresses that are not only handsome and stylish, but comfortable and cool-looking for extremely hot weather. Simpler ways of making up these linens are shown in the belted waists and plain skirts as described for serges. As unorna inented dresses they are useful and not specially expensive. The extravagant use of gold lace which is being indulged in my many designers adds greatly to the expense of dresses, more particu larly as most of the lace is not at all durable, but tarnishes after a few wear ings There are white linen insertions and edgings that make up very prettily with these linens,* also those in un bleached and ecru tints. Sensible and inexpensive dresses are made of the fine cheviots that are a feature of the cotton-goods stocks. These come in very narrow stripes or in mixed colors, and some of them have a slightly crinkled effect, on the seer sucker order. In buying these goods, however, special attention should be given to their laundering qualities. Many of them lose all their beauty after the first washing. They do not appear to fade, but all of the brightness and clearness of the colors vanish, leav ing a dull, cloudy effect, which robs them of all their attractiveness. Before purchasing they should be thoroughly tested. Reliable merchants refuse to warrant them fast colors. While some of the colors are durable, more of theni are not, and it is scarcely worth while to go io the expense and trouble of making up a dress of cotton goods that is worthless after its first laundering.— N. Y. Ledger. Presence of Mind. "I will ask three or four persons in the audience to draw cards at random from this pack," said the professor of magic, stepping down from the plat form and walking through the aisle. "Then replace them in the pack, first noticing carefully, however, the card you draw, so that you cannot be mis taken when I shuffle them up, place them in a glass tumbler, ask you the name of each card, and cause it to rise up from the pack without- touching it myself. Young man, what was the card you drew?" The young lawyer with the slightly bald head, who had accompanied the daughter of the clergyman to the hall, turned to her and said in a hurried whisper: "What was it? I don't know one card from another." "I—I think it was the ace of spades,'* she replied, hesitatingly. "The ace of spades," he called out, in a loud, confident tone.—Chicago Trib une. Changed His Course. Hoax—I understand you ran away to sea when you were boy Joax—"o! I started to, but my fa ther caught me and I went on a whaling expedition with him!—Chester .(Pa.) Democrat. —A true and genuine impudence is ever the effect of ignorarice, without the least sense of it.—Steele. W--r if *&•! INDIGESTION. An the .• W-: a Result of it, Thero Wero Many Disorders. Disease Will Create the Symptoms Heart Disease, Kidney Dis ease, Etc. From the Standard-Union, Brooklyn, N". Y. Few women have had a more miserable existence and lived to tell the tale than Mrs. Anna L. Smith of 311 Pulaski Avenue, Brooklyn. With all the comforts that money affordiM with all the happiness that many fr,I.e,nd8 can give, the joy of Mrs. Smith life was blasted for years by the terrible ravages of sickness.' The story is most interesting as told to a reporter: "I was an invalid for years, suffering first with one complaint and then with another. My case was truly that of a complication of diseases, due to an accident which 1 received some years ago. The thing which caused me the most discomfort and made me offensive to my family was the worst case of indiges tion imaginable. I made all around me miserable by my sufferings, and was most miserable myself. I had the best physician we could find, and occasior""" scriptions relieved me tem we could find, and occasionally his pre scriptions relieved me temporarily. But the pains and misery would ail soon return again. I became desperate, and started in to try remedies of which I read. Among them were the Pink Pills". Their appear ance captivated me instantly, for I am a great believer in the beautiful. I took the rills and followed out the directions to the etter, and before many days I began to feel like a different woman. For six weeks I took the pills regularly, and I can truthfully add after that I was as well as any one in the family. This change for the better in my condition has caused my relatives and friends to take the pills. We buy them all from the drug store of John Duryea, at the corner of De Kalb and Summer Avenues. "I assure you it was impossible for me to oversee my household for three years. Now I visit my kitchen every day, do mv own marketing and shopping in a word, look after everything connected with my home and family. "Oh, yes, I still keep taking the pills. I take one daily after dinner. Prevention, you know, is better ard cheaper than cure. I verily believe one half of the women who are suffering from the ills which our sex are heir to would be up and well if they could be induced to give the Pinlc Pills a fair trial. I certainly recommend them heartily and feel grateful to the physician who put them on the market." Mrs. Smith is a woman of some means and standing in the community and, there fore, her testimony will be accepted with out question by all thoughtful people. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People contain all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and re store shattered nerves. They may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenec tady, N. Y., at 30c. per box, or six boxes for $2.30, and are never sold in bulk or by the dozen or hundred. PUPIL—"What qualifies a man to be called a master of the fence T' "Well, monsieur, he may be very clever wiz ze foils or he may be what you call a mugwump."—Brooklyn Life. SlOO Reward SIOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The oroprietors have so much faith in its cura tive powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. Bold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. "I SHORE does hope," said Uncle Mose, "dat dey will git dis lieah new photograph trick so fine by summer dat man kin tell wedder melon is ripe."—Indianapolis Jour nal. Half Fare Excursion to Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Montana. Hay 5th the Great Northern Railway will sell excursion tickets to all points on its lines west of Willmar and Sauk Center, to Great Falls and Kalispell, Montana, and in termediate territory, including branches in Minnesota and the Dakotas, at a rate of one fare for the round trip, plus $2.00, good for return May 8.12.15. 19 and 26 only. Stop over allowed on going trip within fifteen days. Apply to local agent for further in formation, or address F. I. Whitney, G. P. & T. A., St. Paul, Minn. CALL him wise whose actions, words and steps are all a clear because to a clear why. —Lavater. Kepublicans Will gather at St Louis June 16th to nomi nate a presidential candidate. Delegates and visitors will find the Burlington Route the best and direct line. Your home agent can sell you tickets via the "Burlington." PARLET and surrender mean the same thing where virtue is concerned.—Mme. de Maintenon. Gladness Comes Wtransient ith a better understanding of the nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts— rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simpl\T to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that you have the genuine airti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjovment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disense. one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need, of a laxative, one shcHold have the best, and A with the well-iiuoritaed everywhere, Syrup Pigss' used a Trinity of Evils. Biliousness, sick headache ah J' Irregular ity of the bowels accompany each other. To the removal oftliis trinity of evil* Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters is specially adapted. It also cures dyspepsia, rheumatism, ma larial complaints, biliousness, nervousness and constipation. The most satisfactory results follow a fair trial. Use it daily. ALI. men, if they work not as in a great taskmaster's eye, will work. wrong, work unhappily for themselves and you.—Carlyle. Piso's CL'RE cured me of a Throat and Lung trouble of three years' standing.—£. CADV, Huntington, Ind., Nov. 1:2,12194. A VICTORris twice itself when the achiev er brings home full numbers.—Shakespeare. NEURALGIA ft A I BATTLE I Won*! rub off!! of highest and Is most largely es mostgeneral satisfaction NAtlUn^ Loss of opportunity is life's greatest loss. Think of suffering with 5 IO 15 When the opportunity lies in a bottle of ST. JACOBS OIL. It cures. QYPSINE. What Is Gypslne? Oypsinc is a permanent -z and everlasting wall fii A SHINING EXAMPLE of .what may Ifc ing devotion to a single purpose seen in the history of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., CKicUgo.,f For 65 years they have simply been building grain and grass-cutting ma- chinery, and while there are probably forty manufacturers in this line, it js'J/ safe to say that the McCormickfi Company builds one-third of all the binders, reapers and mowers useji throughout the entire world. /, Years Years Years How it looks, to the women who wash with Pearline (). when thsty see a woman washing in the old-fashioned way with soap— rubbing the clothes to pieces, rubbing away her strength, wearing her* self out over the washboard! To these Pearline women, fresh from easy washing, she.seems to "wear a fool's cap unawares." Everything's in favor of Pearline ("V, !£hp")—easier I work, quicker work, better work." safety, economy. IV* There's not one thing against it What's the use of washing in the hardest way, when it costs more money Off for a Six Months' Trip. BattleASfr PLUG When you spend a dime for "Battle Ax" Plug, you get 5] ounces. When you spend the same amount for any other good tobac co, you get 3s ounces, or for 5 cents you get almost as much Battle Ax" as you do of other high grade brands for 10 cents. Iflish, en tirely different from all Kalso mine preparations. How is it more durable than Kalsomines? A. ItismadefrontaGyptam Rock cement base and grows hard on the wall with ag*. Q. How about Kalsomines? A. They are but temporary, softeningr after a short time and have to be washed and scraped off, in fact spoil any wall to which they are applied, as they rub and scale. O. Will not Gypsiae rtsb and scale off? A. No, when originally ap- _, ... plied to a clean wall it is ever Ntithtrwill GypSineZ lasting, and can be recoated to change tints or when necessary DIAMOND WALL FINISH CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. NEARLY 2,000,000 ACRES Of Government Lands Now Open to Settlement IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS__^ They are fertile, well-watered, heaTily-timbered, and produce (trains. gtasMS, frutu and vegetable, i* dance. North Arlracsas apples are noted. The climate is delightful, winters mild and short. These Jan sabject to homestead entry of 160 acres each. Now is the time to eat a home. Kor farther information aso scter of lands, manner of entering them, in what counties located, with maps of the district, addms dealer. Q. How can I about Gypsine? K. V. M. POWELL, Immigration Agent, Harrison ^"Inclose One Oollar. Remit by Money Order or Registered Le SVRefers to Bank of Harrison aad Boose Cosatr Bank. Harrison, Ark. v:. c- vf FIELD AND HOC FENCE WIRE. 83. 48, BO, or 88 inches high. Quality workmsnshv on the market to compare with it.. Writ* far full Ufcio* FEXCE COMPANY, 2» '•v if i. SIS 4 a *4 *1 ffll •'j~'r 'a I 1 Q. Is Gvpsln* Injurious to I the health? A. Unlike all poisonous wall paper held on with vegetable I paste or whiting and glue leal somine. it is recommended by the leading physicians and 4 sanitarians everywhere. I Q. Can anything twit plain wall tinting be done with1 Gypsinc? I 1 A. Any kind of frescoing or relief decorating can be done with it. Q. Where can 1 purchase it? A- From your local paint learn more A. Ask your dealer or write for copy of GYPSINE ADVOCATE and samole circular. 1 v.-i A -vj Seisr 'w*' 4 ^laSis