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rAmhlM vvuynuiu Stop coughing and you will getweU.^^v, "'S cures coughs of every kind. An ordinary cough disap pears in a singienight. The racking coughs of bronchitis are soon completely mas tered. And, if not too far along, the coughs of con sumption are completely cured. Ask your druggist for one Dr. Ayer's Chefry Pectoral Plaster. It wul aid the action of the Cherry Pectoral. If yon hara ut complaint Trfc»t rer and desire the best medical advice yon eannoasiMy obtain, write us freelr. You wilfrweiTe PJS&wnt. Palatable. Potent. TasteQood. ®o flood. Never Sicken, Weaken, or Gripe 10c, BciSQo. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. SteHht Whu, Irtwl, Ktwlirt. SO NO-TO-BAC SHOOT 5IIOTGUN SHELLS feP BTAliTHE (^PKftSWTCS, Jem NAME ONAPostal QU&. /w isz f*6i luiamxrtD Omioeoe. 8END FOR Illustrated CatalogueandBargftin Sheet to the JOHN MEUNIER GUN CO: 272Wiit Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. ».s. Attorney-at-Law and Solicitor of PATENTS'* 62-63 New Insurance Bldg., Milwaukee^ Wis. Book of Information Free* is the city are easily secured byyonngmen »ndiroTen who nndcrstana Shorthand, BMkkMviat,. Teletraphy, Ptnman»hlp, TypewnrtUng, etc. AU taught at the MeDOMlD Batinrw YnstltaiLr. 307 Gnkjid \ye., MUwaakee. Wis. gend for catalogue free. Fall term begins Sept 1'. SOO yearly attendance. DR. McNAMARA. E«tabii*h«d 1881 (*r the cure of Nervous Debility, Exhantien of Brain Energy, Mental Merra* KM, Physical Prosiraliee, Sew al Weakness, Kidney MseMns, Bleed Disease*. Barrem#**, UucorriiQta,, Monthly Period and Manfaaa. Medical Roeeis Comer ef Mime* Street aatf &80 Broadway, mtMMfcMt Wiar PENSIONS 4 We know of nothing better to tear the lining of your throat and lungs. It is better than wet feet to cause bronchitis and pneumonia. Only keep it up long enough and you will succeed in reducing your weight, losing your appetite, bringing on a slow fever and malting everything exactly right for the germs of con sumption. a prompt reply that maybe of great nlnt to you. Address. DR. J. C. AYER, to well, Mass. "A Perfect Type of the Highest Order of Excellence in Manufacture." Breakfast Absolutely Pure, Delicious, Nutritious. •ftslsUaTMIgtBT itw. Be sure that you get the Genuine Article, made at DORCHESTER, MASS: by WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. 441have I nMd your Talaable CASOA* BETS and find them- perfect. Couldn't do without them.' I have used them for some time for indigestion and biliousness and am now com pletely cured. Recommend them, to every one. Once tried, you will never be without them In the family. Emr. A. MABX, Albany, N. T. wet Your Peneiee DOUBLE -Cv QUICK I fHtt C«pt. OTimti, Prolan Afeit.Wuldnftoa, #.fc What Is BwaiueNi? fcy What Is It to be busiac8»*UkeY An die American world stands today it means, very -Often, to b^. shrewd and cunning. Whafc ie the badness He. Js, in many^ men's mioda, the wideawake fellow who hal discovered a way of getting much than he earns. What is huslnmsT As v«y often understood among us, it is _«t of juggling money out of your newhlior a pocket into your owu. There world in which to earn your bread by honest and continuous labor Is not to l« buslne«s-Uke—is not even to be "in busi ness. In that world* to take advantage or opportunities, to conceal what you may have learned- and to trade upon- your knowledge, is business. Misleading even, secrecy cannot otherwise be obtained that Is business In shorty in that world to be, business-like is to be unscrupulous. .A lover of fine art may coutinae to hope •that its devotees will not too rapidly be come business men in that sense-—From *A Fteld'of Art." in Scribner S. /, Rbw to Hiuig Hummock/ The general idea that the head end of a hammock should be higher than the foot end is an error, say a the New York Her ald. The occupant should rest iu a state of equilibrium, that isi in such a position that-there will be no tendency to shift toward head or foot To effect this the hips must rest at the. lowest point at whatever degree of dip the hammock may be hung.. The pillow arbitrarily determines the position of the occupant, Whatever length of hammock extends beyond the feet should be hung proportionately high er than, the head. Tnere will be little or no comfort in trying to resist this natural law. Haa Not Slept Ibr Five Years. It is reported that a man in Indiana has not had dn hour's sleep for five years. Thousands of men and women are un able to sleep more than an hour or two a night because of dyspepsia, headache and constipation. A certain remedy for these disorders is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. All druggists sell it. Chameleon Change* of Negro BableS. The evidence of a French phyaiciatt founded on experience obtained at a Sou danese village-exhibited iu PftHst was to tthe effect that the negro baby tbhies into the world a pale pink color, the second day it is lilac, ten days afterward it is of the color of tanned leather, and at fif teen days it is chocolate colored.—Lancet. Lane's Family Merticiue v" Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acta gently on thei^ver and kidneys. Oures sick headache. Price. 25 and 50c. —If the Prussian conscription were ap plied in India, England would have 2, 500,000 regular soldiers actually in bar racks, with 800,000 recruits coming up every year. Shake Into Your Shoes. Allen's Foot-Easo, a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and instantly takes the sting oat of corns and bunions. It's the greatest com fort discovery of the age. Alien's Foot Ease makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, nervous, aching feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c stamps. Trial package FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. —A couple of fine young ostriches, sent from Australia as a present to the Queen, have arrived at Windsor and been con veyed to the royal aviary At Erogmore. Wheat 40 Cents a Bushel. How to grow wheat with big profit ai 40 cents and samples of Salfcet*B RtH Cross (80 Bushels per acre) Wintt Wheat, Rye. Oats, Clover, fete., \frit) Farm Seed Catalogue for 4 cents JOHN A. SALZEft SEED Crosse, Wis. —Loudon and Liverpool are both at the level of the sea. Glasgow is thirty feet above it, Manchester, fifty feet and Birm ingham 300 feet. •Where to Buy Your Piano. Write for our special. price-list. We sell the finest pianos at manufacturers' prices. New uprights from $150 up. The S. A." Mondschein Piano Co, 418 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis. —The earliest lesii aT century. pottery which printed Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the coiigh at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once delays are dan us —The'Arabic streets of Spanish Toledo, which has been described as a "skele ton city," are now lighted by electricity. Hall's Catarrh Cure.. Is taken internally. Price 75 cents. "Forbid a Fool a JThingr arid That He Will Do. Don't vQ i-t —Sumatra kerosene is at present a for midable, competitor in the Russian map set. The supply seems to be unlimited. My doctor said I would die, but Piso-a Cure for' Consumption cured me.—Amos Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ills., Nov. 23, '95. —It is estimated that since the begin ning of the historical era 13,000,000 per-, sous have perished in earthqnakes. .1 CITfi rwroanwitiyCared. Ko fitsornerranmenalter XI I 9 flr?t day's use ot Or. Kline's Great Nerve Re storer. Send for FftKl:.St.vo trial bottle and treatise. B. H. KMKB.Ltd., igX Arch Street. pwhJ.iri.i.1 p^,. "9Coal ,i8 dearer in South Africa than in any other part of the world. It is cheapest in China. i. Wtnslow'a 8OOTHINO.8YKVP for ehildrea teething, sottena the gams, reduces inflammation, allays pain. cares *ind colic. 25c a bottle. —The largest inclosure for deer is said to be the Royal park in.Copenhagen, of 4200 acres. ./ WANTED.—Case of bad health that I P'A NU win not benefit. Bend 5 cents to Rlpans Chemical Go, New York, for 10 samples and l.OOO testimonials. —The Emperor' of Germany has over 200 crosses, stairs badges and other in signia,- the value of which is $230,000. ^-Married couples in Norway are privi leged to travel on' railways at a fare and a half. Upon rich, pure, nourishing blood, by takrag Hootre Barsaparilla,' and yon will ^e free irotit tiiose stalls of de- Rpair.ithose sleepless nights and anxigus days» those gloomy,deathlike feelings, those sudden starts at mere nothings, those dyspeptic symptoms and blinding headaches. Hood Sarsaparilla has done for^many .othe^s-^-it: will cure yoii. Hapd'sSarsaparilla •li^wrica'* Greatest Medicine. 91 six for $& Hoo^s Pllt9 Hi WiTiSHkJ*?™™* "Xwte 4 jnncono neteftauSi. lfn£TUl flHHSOitCo.v»»h oTpot ^aoni,. •8trin' •en t, in plain ENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. Sia in 15 Mjxiioatiat elains, atty. sia«a tfRITINO WnESf T|TRmKO TO A1VKR- fP TlttFRgl ples— say yon sikw tl|s AaTertla«m«nt in thla paper. THKY AHM NOT l,OlTlf ^h\look wf sympathy, »he gentls wort, Spoker, «w( low that only auc«t» neard The jwcret act of |ure aetf^acrlflce, Vnswu by iu«n, but marked These are not lost* hoiisdbold'"1 cure Sick Jleadaehe. 26c. CUItYOOMEtFI I .."if. fcr. unnatnral "4 eye«— jB v- The haphy dream that gladdeus all our youth. When dreams had leu of self and move of truth I The chtldliood's faith, «o tranouii and so sweet,. Which sat like Mary at the Master's feet— These ate fiot lost. The kindly plan devised Jor others' good, So seldom guessed, so little understood The quiet, steadfast love thatn strove to win Some wnuderer from the ways of sln-r -. These are hot lost. Not lost, O Lord! t(r In Thy elty bright Our eyeB shall see the past by clearer light And things long, hidden from our gate below ThQU wilt reveal, and we shall surely know These are not lost.'. DESIGNING DULCINEA. Manuel Terreno sat in bis office, over looking the plaxa, in an. onismiitblc frame of mihL His cigarette burned slowly toward the enclosing fingers os lie thought bitterly of the little sigh tin the door, with "licehciado" fallowing his name. had come tt San Marco nix months "before, hopeful and with little money. His three remaiuing dollar^ rat tled dully against each other, emphAsiz ing his lack of clients. The alcalde, influenced /at first by a letter commending Manner to. his favor able notice, had thrown some business in his way an invitation to dinner had fol lowed. Fortune seemed about to smile, when the inevitable woman put in an ap pearance. Julia, the alcalde's daughter, saw lit to approve of Manuel's personal qiiiilitles necessary to make her happy for life. It soon became apparent to him, and later to others, that he had but to say the word in order to obtain a wife whose full tale of years was carefully "concealed by a deft use of powder and good judgment in placing the lights, but who possessed a revenue producing hacienda in her own name. Again, what more delightfully easy way of building'up a legal practice could be imagined, than to become son-in law to the chief judge of the district? At this stage'the matter might havt been accommodated. Unfortunately, a second woman must needs endorse Julia's good .taste in her approval of Manuel by falling in love with him openly and With violence. This in itseit was not neees sanlK a .complication. The palpable, error In the affair was that Mantiel recipro- father was administrator of Julia's ha-, cichda: To prefer to the owner of the place the daughter of one whom she chose to consider a iservant was certainly turn ing the knife in the wound. Hesitation Avas no part of Julia's character, she promptly rode out and interviewed w:th terrifying, force the trembling Anita, but gaiued oiily an avowal of constancy to the doubly Messed Manuel. Returning, she found Manuel just clos ing a consultation with the alcalde, and at sight of, him her calmness was not re stored. The father's confidence in his daughters discretion had never been jarred their thirty Tears of companion ship, hence he felt safe in leaving the two together Espouse to a libd from her. Of what pftssfcti in the brief ten"minutes Alanuel neyet hftd a clear remembrance, but he walkfed down the istfeet iii a con fuswl istttte pt thilifi: ohg idfea over shadowing the rfest. that of gratitude at having escaped with his life. To leave San Marco and, worse yet, Anita, was evidently the proper step. He resolved to begin packing, at once, when he was handed a letter. from the alcalde IS him to1 come to the palacio at his earliest, convenience. A dozen ideas filled his mind as he presented himself to the judge and said ne -had found it convenient to answer his honor summons at once. The judge smiled benignantly, and wound up a series of uea.t ^compliments by handing over to.him the defense of a woman who: had poisoned her lover and whose trial was set for the next day. Then the truth dawped on him that he had been commissioned to defend a case which admitted of no defense solely to make his Present unpleasant position less bearable. His curiosity hau taken him 'P.the preliminary exftmiiiation, and- he saw no jwfnt ftWh/ W hang^even extenuation of the crime. He iS the jail, but could fniitv ft, pk r^m heFj 4he was not guilty, though she could oifer hothinir in hSrtK°fihe f^ct the woman £rom and once' to •P J? but she refused. The pub hc prosecutor brought out the story of .the several witnesses concisely, and she altv death pen alty. Site -had purchased a packet of »\ne- itbe who had sold by Part of the amount heSfd he sentence with ears. The only clue to fight thin ^a?u|' coiild grasp was the one thin wisp of fact that the package eah -iT^w P°ison could ml be fbttnj. He set to work oft this attd oti th'e eve of tiie day of execution he not only ?-womau h^le son had bright-colored package, but t. Pack»Se itself where the child, under thp impression that it con tained sugar, had carefully tucked it kitchen between two adobes, the paper slightly torn and a of the powder gone. "v8tlH lacked a conple of hours of day *,?i amp,e t,n,e to call on the judge and get a postponement of the ex ecution. With such evidence^, he was sure no difficulty would be encountered. alktng rapidly, his spirits rose hs he fancied himiaelf telling the story in- court and,--with true dramatic instinct, bring ing forward the Touthfol criminal at the proper time. Arriving at the alcalde's house, he wati about to raise the heavy knocker when he heard a well-remembered voice' "Eres tu, Don Manuel?" ir feK ,s^Pi AVres-? 1U^" :irtt saw the calm a ,n an adjoining Window. xes, it is I. I want to see your father at once. At oiice? Is the matter, then, §o press-: indeed, for you to be Ont_at this hour ot the piorning. Give me the key «nd let me go. A wow au's life hangs iu the balance, and you are content to trifle at such a time?' "I am serious Manuelito. What I mean is this Either you inrontfab to th. ro|»rry nve within a month, or I drop the key iirtd^'The street and' scream. The sereno i» stpudiug at the corner, well with* in soiUnd of #f vol««, and he Would int^ nret tle rnattef in but one way. thei is not one to allow bis dan confess.to certain advantages in the uuion, looking at it from yOtir point of view." He suppressed as much as possible his disgust and said: "Your idea br to force me to marry you, .when you know I'm betrothed, to another, a—" ''Better woman, you were about- to say?". 'Ye», betterJ Rather than marry you now I'd—" "Shall I drop the key?" "JuUa, be reasonable. Why should you wish to marry a man who in spite of .your many charms does, not love you?" „„A very ueat compliment, Manuei. Why? Bcoause, strange-as it may seem. "It Is microbes in the water is removed. The .for hiS ®at once-' Send You are impertinent I'm not and should Jemon.juice be added the pow to be ordered about! You canVsee toy er the mixture possesses to excite the sali father this hour." •. 0T will arouse the "Iteallr. you are too violent. Besides,' the .servants have gdne to a Mile, and noise would, be useless. Let Us talk of something else. How is the fair Anita?" ,, 'Ay, .fesus!'' he mutters to himself.' .Dona Julja—Julia—please call your fath er. It .concerns a woman who—" "Not the demure Anita, I hope. Surely she can have- done, nothing to bring her grief yet." Controllings himself with an effort, he begins .again:' "Julia, dear Julia, listen to me. An innoGent woman is to be shot -at daybreak, but your father can prevent ft. She is innocent." "Ah, yes: I. "remember, The one yon defended. My father said' your work In the case was remarkable. She poisoned her-—husband, was it? No-doubt he de served it. Many do. Manuel," changing her tone, "I treated you badly tha't day, and said much I was sorry for. I was angry, but meant nothing by it.'' I understand—of cotlrse you didn't, Julia. I'm sorry, too—and Julia, por el amor de Dios, I must see your father. I always did think a great deal of yoti, and all that sort of thing," he concluded, weakly. j* •, "Very weiU-' I'll let you Ju, since the portero has gone with the rest A moment after the small door of the zaguan fiWung' open and Mnmiet passed through and into the parlor.'c Julia fol lowed and took her place at the open win*: dow. "Sit down,'Manuel we can talk more easily now. My father will doubtless re turn soon. He went to the Casa Moran early in the eveninip" l\ "Then I must follow him there. Why, in heaven's? name, did yOn not tell me at once?" He rushed from' the room, but almost immediately returned -"Where is the- key TheMoor is -loekedv" Holding her.-hand through" the rejas which barred the window, she said: "Here.it is.", "Give it JHf 'at ?nce," .striding inward her. 4, i. "Another step, Manuel, and I drop it into the Btrteetr ,, A? ihteuliii a bit and you must be quick if ypii. tJ carry out yo'ur 'idea of rescuing your inno cent clieqt." Confused ideas rah through his inind. If he could, have approached near' enough to throttle *:the woman he would have done:so. His client "Was even now about to be taken from her cell. Anita would be left desolate without" a word, for his lips besealed as to this night's work. "Well?" "I promise. Give me the key." She. made no movement. Suddenly, raising her head, she said: "The ring ^M^wcnr^will make a pretty seal to our Drawihg ii^Wni iiis iinger life fliing.it*lit her. feet. "Now, the key ",^ Said, "Here it is, dear Come this afteriioon and He wits out of the room' and in ttie street before she finished1. He broke into a swift run, startling the serenos as he jiassed, for one does not run iu'Mexico. The rapidly-brightening .• sky. frightenetl him. Within a block'of th'4 Casa Moran he met the judge with two companions, walking, a-trifle unsteadily. "Senor Alcalde," he panted. He leaned' against the wall to catch bis breath. "Senor," he began again. As he did so, the sun burst into view over, the eastern hills, and the mulfied ,sound of musketry came dully from the arroyo below.—-The-Argonaut. TOli), ttY Tte SEBGEANTP. fYotrl ike s&n&ertti. Grand Aopide, Mieh. At tW.lfichifafl filoldi«H, Mtme. it) Grand Rapids, liV8S Sergediii HicjlArd. Dunn, hale: and hearer, although ne car ries the scars of several wonnds. sustained in some of the battles of the Civil War. In recounting his experience to re^ porter, Mr. Dunn said: "About a year and a half-ago I began: to have trouble with tuy stomach Mjr suffering was so Intense that tried dif ferent medicines and doctored- with set* eral physicians, but without permanent belief, "I.read of DfcWill* Kerge&ht Inyone sho ioVed her hu band, he was her httsband though no pnest had joined them then why should mLWf harm.' She had nothing KreJSb.na. °1"1 w,,uM e2ullSe eUd|j: i°in The trial next day Was torture for nlead fed^ iiis Si cure a a case much 1 mine, and I de- mm a a I did. A The Wounded Soldier. taking five box«^ I was cured. I never felt better than I do now, even in my younger days. I am naturally a robust man, bnt that stomach trouble, together with rheuma tism, which afterward set in were mak ing f-ast inroads upon my health, and I am satisfted that it woula have been but a sho^t time before my comrades would have been conducting the regulation fu neral ceremonies over my remains had I not chanced to read of and taken Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pnle Pedple.r, "There are several others in the hom^r who are taking these pills and are recei* GIBSON, Public ah is perfectly witiiiii that ih iii ffererfciifce .td th] his case, provided stamp is enclosed for the fepljri All the .elements fleeessify td give new life and tiehiiess to the blood and restore shattered tiery es are contained in a con aensed fbtta ih Df, Williaitls' pfnk Pills for Pale People. All druggists sell iheid. PRICE GOES UP. Eastern Crude Petroleum is Gettins t» bfe Bitpetisivei In less than six tnohths the price: of •crude petroleum has advaueed 82 cents a barrel ana te now hovering around the 97-cent Ularkt This, bf. course, is the Eastern product, the Ohio oil keeping down aroUhd it popular ttriee.' There are those who believe that this cbndition of result'of Back in 189o. (jil ,Wds riiii tip in price from 70 cetiU? to $2.60 a barrel by the Standard folks.- This was explained by the statement that there was, a falling off in production tfhd that stocks of the year before were raoidly declining.: The con sumption, in round numbers, is .said to aggregate 150,000 barrels a day. The to tal stocks at the opening of the present year were 33,500,000 barrels, while at the present time there is only 30,000,000 bar rels iu- sight. And this state of affairs just as the t^ason of the-greatest con sumption is Approaching. Anyone, the dealers say, can readily see that a con tined rise in prices may be anticipated and the dollar mark may be reached with in a short time.' Tea as a Thirst-Quencherv The: use of tea for quenching the thirst of men on the niarch is approved by many authorities.. Commanders of British troops in India have asserted that no drink has beeh found'comparable to 'oold tea for satisfying thirst.- In the in the Soudan Sir Herbert I cam paign in the Soudan Bir Herbert Kitch ener would allow his soldiers no alcoholic drinks, but supplied them with an abun-1 dance of cold tea. As tea is made With boiled and boiling water .all, danger from Wimulatingr properties of tea ate great, vary glandtj to. activity makes it possible for a Small amount of liquid to be satisfy ing, and saves the carrying^of an- exces sive. quantity of water. Besides being stimulating the tea makes palatable the otherwise insipid boiled water. This drink is-strongly recommended to the army in Cuba. Americans may have to cultivate a greater liking for tea than they now have.* btit all.- tastes are said to-be ac quired. In South America, especially in the Argentine Republic, men are so ac customed to taking tea that the:: banks and. commercial houses stfrve it to their eqiptoye» every afternoon. World's Greatest Siphon, "i! The Boise (Iia») Statesman announces the completion of the great siphon con structed by the Twin Springs Placer company /across, thg upper Boise river. This siphbn iS said to Tbe the largest in the .i? .'four feet in -diameter and 1»S0 fejet in length. The long firm carries the water down 386 feet. The siphon crosses the stream on a span 100 feet long and W feet high. The water is lifted 352 feet to the point .where it is.de livered to the flumes. The siphon cost, in place, about $35,000. The system of the companycomprises nine miles of main flume seVeri feet' Wid6 and five fee* deep, capable of carrying 10,000 inches of water. There are two smaller flumes. one in Logging Sheep creek, the ahd the other ^h iatter conducting water to the wiphon. These aggregate six miles: The Sheep creek flume at one mint crosfres a trestle 105 feet high! The en tire investment of the company has bwm $250,000. •:v: Napkin trtth Sod* XVmtt&M1 New- York druggist has hit upon ir device which is so mudh admired by the persons addicted to soda water, A v«*ry thin white Japanese paper napkin" is placed beneath each glass before it. is set into the silver holder. The four corners' .fall decoratively around tbe glass and ad ditionally prevent the soothing decoction' from dripping on the gown or gloves,. if recent EMlish inquest it came out that /of .five, pen^iis who, had received of loOO each twd years aio Mvt FARMER* The Spider. titaueless, untiring, spin thy thread, prim spMer K«te, me*lied b, We are iwrCithliie^ thee where'er .we treoa, wFb to™ -bat-in^ju ii\P (oWhen thy malice all Is done, Then, spider Fate, In spite of thee,' We 'know the battle Will be won W&know the peace at set of sun, W In spite of thee. Laura H. Barle lh ti!ppitigott'» \f 10$ J'. The Selection of 6lres* One cannot be over nartjculttr in the selection of sires, says the Prairie Farm er. With well-defined ideas of what we. want to accomplish, and setting out to do It in an iuteuigifut way, this selection becomes an easy matter. The mietake of fanners, and oftentimes breeders, in de-. ciding upon an inferior animal because it' is offered at a lower price than a really fi*st:rate one could be had for, is not tin cdmmonV This misapplied economy 14 a j»i«»f in. any flock or resulting froin even oiie breeding ffom such a sire will mt«ire uiore thiih iin oi- diuary effort to great source qf mischfef in any flock or herd aiitl detferloMtiett :overcome. be purchased nnder any coiiditi^ii.- Jtie is ^dangerous and .will always prflt'e a aojirce of great annoyance. It has also been advanced that in the selection' of a boar, that he come from as large a litter' as possible, as prolificacy is jiist as hered itary through the aire as through the daui, and by making, such a selection, the chances are that the «re will get litters of stroflit and healthy pigs, Start Witii PiiFe-fiffed jrlock. registered stock, tHit if fiatinot get that, get a good grade. Tng 1 Would recommend breeding from registered stock is, you will have a more uniform flock, hence could command a better price. It is just as cheap to raise good stock as runts. belief*? th* .adaptations of this country to .sheep-raising uf$ better than are generally supposed. Sheep &IH be handled with profit if their needs and na ture are thoroughly understood. I. would advise great care in the selection of ewes for breeding. Choose the best twin ewe lainbs. Great precaution should also be exercised in the selection Of the ram. Al ways select from twins if possible. As a result from these selections you will real ize more twin lambs, "and a good ewe, with proper care, can raise two lambs just as Well as one. I think the most profitable time for lambs to come is from the mid dle of March to the first of April, as then they are ready for early market. Early lambs at-'this time of the year always bring from $4 to, $4.50 in the Ladington market, .and beside*, early lambs, get the ...A, WIIITER, .SHEEP ated pen. They .. .. iiil bhee^a day in the Winter dgaistjili lit stltamer, care should be takeii that, they hate plenty of good, pure watef.giia ffee ttctfess to salt. As for me, I woiild fecbtHhi^iitl tll6 Shrop shire. They are good shearers a iid very good for mutton. Newly Cleared Land. In niost cases .how when a clearing is made in woodlaiid it allowed to grow up with berry bushes, weeds or whatever seedsi may be found'jn the soil. The old practice of digging among the trees and cultivating corn or potatoes is too much labofir The land may. be rich enough, but it costs tod tnut'h to work among the stumps, where neither plow nor other im plement worked by ihorse powof can be profitably tiSed«:r JSHljt tbtre la this, to be said ill laf Ot Ot beSpihg the cleared land cultivated and planted, that it helpa tbe stumps to. rot otlt faster, as both air and moisture find readier raeeess to tiient. An other btirtti AS gOtld feasOH 18 that this cultivation for a f^w Jreafs keeps the cleared land free from many of the we^ds that would surely get into it if left with only what nature would seed it with. Usually, after three or four years of sum mer cultivation, the dead stumps of trees cleared away can berhurned out,-and then the land can be: seeded with some winter grain, sowing timothy in the fall, and. fol lowing with a good: clover seeding near spring. Tbe roots of clover penetrate to the subsoil and help .to rot out the lower part of the stump nearly as well as wil' keeping the land unheeded. Wet Grain in Mows. During the raiiis .Which have lately fall en, much grain has been put in mow and stack in much too wet condition to keep' well. While the grain itself is in not much danger, because it is surrounded by chaff, which beitng always uryer helps to take Uj its silperftttous Idoisttire, there is danger that. the straw,especially where the bands enejose the bundles, will rot, and .this: tUfly eitettd before checked all through the bllttdie, and may even affect the graiti. It.is a great deal of work to turn over a mow and relay it again, especially .if this is done when the air is nearly saturated with moisture, so that exposure to it dries it out very little. The best- remedy We.khow lis to thorough ly dry-«ome bricks or tije ill an oven, and ufter digging'doWUv ihto the stack, de posit a few: of: these thfotifth it. A well driedshriek 6r tile will absorb nearly or qhite its own weight' in water. In other words,' weigh it when you, put it in and when it is tak^n out, and any one Will be surprised at the increase in Weight after a .few weeks exposure to. damp graih. 'Cafe Ik needed when threshing such grain, iibt .to. jiut. the brick or t?le through the threshing machine. The remedy for damp grain: is applied without this danger if brick- or tile is put among grain in the bitu—American Cultivator.:, »•--w. f. Saving Lettuce &eed. -M-V Probably most people who have grown and saved lettuce 'Seed for years have noticed that after a time the-lettuce be gan to run up to head earlier and earlier each year, until the period of leaf pro duction was materially reduced. Even if the sefed stalks did 'not show, the leaves would, become tough and unsalable. This* comes' from collecting seed frorfi plants that all through their growth have been kept stripped of their leaves. The seeds man never or seldpm picks any leaves from: his seed. lettuce. Ho only does it when he finds that the lettuce mildew -has attacked it, which is the lettuce-seed grower's most formidable difficulty. Usu ally w?h'en the leaf mildew gets in lettuce, it goes through the field within a day or two.' Possibly Bordeaux mixture applied beforehand will- prove a preventive. -Very little seed grows on these headed lettuce, much If8g than fr6m heads: stripped .of leaves. This is why the best lettuce seed must always be dear. £?&&&*>'I "it ..r- JLarse Barns Mot Best. Owing to the easily combustible" char acter of barn contents such buildings' are much more likdy to be burned than are o^hr^s such as aro coinmbn in the coun try.. At. this season of the year, when auch barns' are filled with damp hay or grain, the moisture rising, from them makes the beat" sbrt of lightning conduc tor, and .this .ahvkys: when it hits such a barn sets it oh[firf, with the result that it neighborihg- gildings and neighborihg Knildings are. bunded. For this reaaohi It (were better if barns built amidUnr (and less expensively, a6d wew *cattejrediip different places on gethery as Is usually ways beat to insure the house hi inaured or not. The Witoi$eti fanners- as well as breeders recognize that the selection of the sire is the all Important thing, the quicker will. our herds and flocks respond to intelligent breeding and feeding. It has been stated* by our be»t.breeders that a. false step in the selection of a sire can never be fully overcome, as. the impressious left will continually crop out in each successive generation. In the matter of selection of a boar $50 or eten $100 id not an exces '^r iio0u/: Serviceable afiiierS Med, (he sive price tq pay animal, Jiicn as good quality of, even twenty-five pigs produced will more than repay even th^ Jattcr price paid for the sire. The oft quoted remark that "the bull is half the nerd" has been more than once proven by breeders in tlife West and this can also be applied to fetmrs and rams. It is, therefore, essential that us mafly jfoi(d IioiiitK as possible should be embodied in the selection of the stock boar, stock ram, or stoek bull. We believe that the first essential in the selection of any sire, no matter whether he is to be used by the farmer or breeder, "is that he should be a pn're-bred one, and that his general make up should remedy any outstanding de fects that may .already exist in the herd or flock. Those who are now establish ing new herds of hogs will do well to pay special attention to the selection of the sire. He should be one compact In frame, well developed in hind quarters, wide chest, ribs well sprung, legs placed well outside the body, pasterns short, head of Wlsfc r:'rltaU eti whether the In the liouie fire umess. In the Itani it may occur from causes which uo forethought, could have' prevented. Potatoes Make Sulvjr Batter. Every farmer who hats ever grown i»ote^ toes kuows that they ar«s»f little value Ifeeding^faW td.'fctoeKr dad Aat they' are e»i»eeially obje'tkmable as feed for cows giviug milk. ^e have known pota to peeimga to ne given to cows, aiiu wnne the quantity of milk Was not lesaened, itii quality was injured,, as it lacked the fine aroma given by feeding the cows on grass Or corn-fodder. :The butter made from milk of cows to which potatoes have been fed.-is white.and aalvy, lacidlMi the grain which is the characteristic of good bnt- PotatOSS and Apples. Where farmers are fortunate enough to have large apple orchard*, it Is customary* to limit the planting *of potatoes in thp, year when the apple trees blossom freely. The present year, however, in many locate ities the-show, of apple blossoms was large, but the set or fruit' was small. Each of these crops makes extra work in harvesting, and in both-It' comes-about the aame time and will not admit delay, It is not Often, therefore, that a great crop ahd a large yield of potatoes -v same year. JTBW ^AD FOB SOCIETY. Collections #T titHoUm Witth Bridges Now th# CrMtfe« One Of the' newest fads in collections is the acquiring of old watch bridges. The modern bridge differs widely from the cumbersome ones used in the past, and are practidally of no value, so they cad be purchased oftentimes for a ridiculous ly sinall supk The bridge ^lolds the wheel fff a timepiece in place and differs in size afr dWa tne'watch. Hie 'old "English lever bridge is now dune away witn entirely, although it has been only a few years since it was con sidered indispensable. There always it one jewel, sometimes two, but never more for necessity, bat like other articles of the goldsmith's art, may be embellished with geiH3 or enflttieL In a colle(!ti0ti of more than 300 which recently hat^ been btotfght to this country by a charming woman who loves be original, there is every jwssible variety, and most of them exquisitely beautiful. The possessor of these baubles has beeu touring in.'Europe for several months, and instead .of the usual souvenir spoon, one or more, watch bridges serve as a memento of. a sojourn in many of the queer little villages of Switzerland l.nd Hungary, of towi^s off from the beaten tracks of the tourist. It is hardly, possible to conceive of a more interesting lot of curiosities ihan the bridges collection. Ill some instances they are exquisitely wrought, enameled or engraved in an tique designs, and all being hand-made mdkeB theni: remarkably beautiful. On otheig principal scenes of the town or CdftfMi appear, a picture of a bridge with flowing rivet} an old castle, or figures of knights and-ladies starting for a chase are engraved. There is scroll work which is incrusted with sparks of jewels, while in others really fine gems are half buried. Metals qsed for bridges are quite as varied as the designs upon them, cop per, brads, silver and gold, however, being the most: common. When' these? unimportant things are. cleaned and polished, and some of them lit of: this to- a high" degree, they a brilliant exhibit. .dsorne collar made from the tiniest of bridges, these are jeweled and fasteHed together by gold links, and is most successful as an orna ment.1 The adfent of this uniqde Collec tion has aroused considerable ambition in otrhets to follow the fad, and one woman hd§, With little effort obtained -twenty bridged SWl all of them are gold. They may be picked ftp at ail silversmiths, and eaeily are foufllr ill repair shops for dis carded clocks and Watches'.. Som,e may be purchased as low as 10 cents.—New York Press. language of Flags. adffli To "stfite the. flag" is to lower the na tional colors Jfi tofeeil of 'submission. Flags are used as ifift'Symbol of rank and command,, the officer# tisliig them being called flag officers. Such flags are square, to distinguish them from other battttere. A "flag of truce" is a white flag dis played to an enemy to-indicate a desire parties from OOttt-slde* often go field to rescue the Wounded or bury the dead, under the protection of a white flag. The red flag is a sign of,defiance, and is often used by. revolutionists. In our servil'e it fc a mark of danger, and shows a vessel.to be receiving or discharging her powder.' The black flag is th€ SlfB of piracy. The yellow flag shows a vessel to be at quarantine, and is the sign of contagious disease. A flag at half-mast means mourllihg. Fishing and other vessels ire turn with fl flag (U half-mast to announce the'loss or deatn of some of the men. Dipping a flag is jpwering it slightly and .then hosting it a^ain, to sahitc a vessel or fort.—New Yo|k Tribune. Burdock leaves as Greens. What ii evetf regarded as a vile weed can, saj-» Meehftu'* Monthly, tvith a little stretch of imagination be turned into ail ornamental plant tor delicious vegetable. This is especially the case with the com mon burdock, lapn^ major. Schoolboys all know it ftOiH gatb^rillg the burs and com pressing thenl lnt0 -a ball, they being held together by the curved iwint« of the floral involucre. This is all they know about it. It is difficult to see anything' more to be despised in the burdock leaf than in the leaf of the rhubarb. It appears that it is largely Used in China for food. But it is stated that if the stalks be ait down before the flowers expand and then bt boiled, the taste is relished equally with asparagus. The leaves, wheh young, art boiled and eaten as we eat spinach. In Japan it is in Universal use. Thousands of acres are devoted to its culture. But in this case the root'ji the object. It re quires deep soil-to., get thef roots to tho best advantage, ifhe common name in Chiiia is gobbo—a jname, however, which need 'not replace our common one of bur dock. r^ona® Very Bad Smellii. A. single sniff highly'concentrated prussic acid will kiU a man us quickly as a shot through the" hea ft. The odor of a bad egg:IB dite to the tttesenee of sulphur etted hydrogeilj Slid the objectionable per fumes of sewera rihd bone factories are attributable chiefly to the sailie gas. Chemical laboratories are famous for bad smells. Berzelins. who discovered the el ement cali^q "selenium," once tried the experiment of peMUfttiiig a bubble of pure hydrogen aelonide gas to enter his nostrils. For days afterward he was not able to smell strong attttttOnja, the olfactory nerves being -temjidrarHy paralysed, Se tehiutn gas'has the^odor of pntrid horse radish. Tellurium .is evgn jvprse. There is a story Of phvm^an whose patient, a lady, refused to ttffi'eatttt nbapjutely nec-, of essary rest because, she was so fond of being always on the go iii. Society. rRussian MBS. •67 AW WWW lywfc cjfuBiHecnjtebS'cv He gave her a pill containing a small quan tity of' tellurium, arid her breath was af fected, by-it to such' an extent, that she was not able to appear in public for a month. She never, guessed What jthe trouble, .was.—Boston, Transcript. f. Oli Preseirves Beer. :r- A" queer method of preserving beer is reported from .Bepgal, India. In that country thunderstorms, are a continuous performance from March until October, and for- months hardly a night passes without one' tnore. -or less severe. It is found that tiie beer, will never go soiir if' it is hermetically sealed by having oil poured^ upon the topi This is poured into., the barrel when tapped. Otu the other hand, without the oil the beer Will not keep a week. :. i: I:' Stewed Grasshoppers. Our new Philippine possessions wilt of fer some-strange and interesting experi ences to Americans visiting the islands for the first time, One of them will be' the .hut-like chow shops, in* which- stewed grasshoppers ,nre sold. Town at'Auction. Verditschew a town in the Province of Iiiew, Russia, will be sold at. attctloh at the .end of the month. It owes the gov ernment and others creditors 3,010.382 ralegar .J3. Jkopecksj which it i,s unable to^ piy. Q. F. EHRtiB5"toeto~ Artificial Limb* & Apparatus tor *11 deHHiiiiUe*. Krttet At rar«nto«4 uM wh. MILWA WIREAIR Bsak. Dwk-aaaXioor WORK8 .WTNDOVROAARAIB TtUaf in wtn. ana year out, Dymmi PINKHAirS WASNING TO tfrgfeot Is the Poreztmner of Mlsory a^od Soffisrinir—A Oratefal oa» -(..,, baal Writes of Hla "WW« Recovery. •. -ir. r—,— Nearly all the HI heaAth of women is trjtceable to some derangeme^f of Hfe feminine organs. These derwigements dp not core themselves, and neglect^f rt». the sensations reuniting from them is only putting ELASTIC STARCH has been the standard for 25 years. TWENTY-TWO MILLION packages of this brand were sold last year. That's how good it is. ASK YOUR DEALER to show you the plaques and tell' you about Elastic Starch. Accept no substitute a Pathetic stories are constantly coming to Mfcs. Pinkham of women whose neglect has resulted serious heart trouble and a.whole train of wog*. Here to the story of a woman who was helped by Mrs. Pinkham after other treatment failed: •|-DBAB TFM. PUJKHAM:—It affords^me very great pleasure to be able to state th^t I believe toy wifleowes her health to your nv^icu^e and good advice. For three ye^s her health, failed rapidly she had heart? trad ble, often faUing down in dizjsy fainting spells, shortness of bre -choking and smothering spellsTbloSt ing of the stomach, a dry cough, djfe peptie symptoms, menses irreg ular, scanty, and of an np natural color. She had been treated by physicians with iJufc little benefit. She has ta}*en your treatment according, to yonr directions, and is better in every way. I am well pleased with the result of. $pftr treatment, and give jpn permission to use my letter for the benefit of otheftef— CHAS. H. and Mrs. MAT BUTC^B, FortjMeyer, Va. .. The healing ^nd'strengt^ening power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for all-fe male ills is so well established that it needs no Argument. For over twenty years it has been used by women with^reshlte that are truly wonderfuL Mrs. Pinkham invites all women who are puzzlqd about their health to write to her at Lynn, Mass. for advice. Alt such correspondence is seen by wouien only, and no charge is made. A Million Women Have Been BesefltedtoyMrs. PtUdumTs Advke and Meiifctae FREE far a lew months to all users of the celetorated ELASTIC STARCH, (Flat iron Brand). To-indoce yon to try this brand of starch,po that you may find out for yourself that all claims for its superiority and econ omy are true, the makers have had prepared, at great eaptoic, a series of four exact reproductions of the $10,000 originals by Muville, which will be given you ABSOLUTJiLY FREE by yonr grocer, on conditions named below. There-Plaques are 40 inches iadrcumfenpnce, are free of any suggestion of advertising whatever, and will ornament the most el^ant apartment. No ouwufiKt^ring concern ever before gave apvay snch valuable presents to its customers They are not for sale at aiiy price, and can be obtained only in the manner specified. The subjects are: American Wild Dudes, 'American Pheasant, English Quail, English Snipe. The birds are handsomely embossed and stand out natural as life. Each Plaque is bordered with a band of gold. How To Set Them: ceitefrom their grocer one of these beautifnl flmw Pfa^Ks tee. The plaquos will noi be «eot by m«U. They can he obtained oaly boa year «mc9T. .-.—v Every Grocer Kc^pe BasUc Stardu Do not delay. ^3iis ofler bfoFtdnrt tiae eahfcc^ji'i' Arrested! for not chewing He don't chew Battle Ax, yer Honor." «He Jocks it!" ^norance of the Law is no excuse, but ignorance of BATTLE AX is y^n&fortune-^flota crime—and the only penalty is your loss in quan tity as well as quality when yoti buy any other kind of Qiewing Tobacco. Pemember the name when you buy again. Two ways to use up clothes—rubbing them on a ^wasMnwd, an.d washing •. Pearline, let its twenty years of un interrupted and constantly-growing success talk Anything that1 hurts or weakens the clothes cotridn!t be used,' year in and year out, by millions of careful women. tu I Wr¥^ WOMEN. -M IP ''4 1 1 them with harmful things. Unless you want to f: I4jw^te inoney, dotft do either. -Use Pearli^e. Use Pearling rightly, and there's no washboard needed. No rubbing to speak of.. No wear,: No hard work.- As ipr the safety an4 .litter harmlessnegs of Peddle** and aome aascntptdoxts grocers will tell jou, "this is good as** or "the same as Pe*riine." IT'S FALSE—jPwrliao is aervr peddled if yoar grocer sends ,w r- A I