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1 ' 1 MOTHER! LOOK AT E If cross, feverish, constipated, give "California Syrup of Figs" A laxativo today saves n tick clillil tomorrow. Children simply will not tnkc jiio timo from play to empty their bowels, which become dogged up with míate, livor Rot sluggish; stomach sour. look,nt tho touguo, mothor! If coat il, or your child I listless, cross, fev erish, tircnlh had, restless, doesn't cit heartily, full of cold or has soru throat or nny other children's ailment, kIvo a tcaspoonful of "California Byrun ot Figs," then don't worry, hecauso It Is' perfectly harmless, and In n raw hours nil this constipation poison, sour hilo mid formcntlnK wusto will gontly move out of tho bowels, and you have n well, plnyful olilld again. A thor ough "Instila cleansing" Is ofttlmos all that Is nccoisary. It Bhould ha tho llrrt trenttnent Riven In nny sickness. Ilownro of counterfeit (Ik syrups Ask n't tho storo for a DO-ccnt hottlo of "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for halites, children of nil ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on tho hottlo. Adv. Remarkable Dredges. llimldtTH of Rreiit t-lzo woro reront ly lifted hodlly out of thu Panamá niiml hy tho two mnsslvo dredRes which wcro hullt to copo with tho Cuonrnchn olido In tho C'ulohra cut, wiyn Popular MeclmnlCH. In many Instances rocks of tremendous tvelght woro imndled hy the steel-urnied on rIiiu nlmoRt as If thov wore pebbles. Itecontly 0110 ol these tmwlilprs, weigh iiiR to tons, wns lifted out of tho water mid swung to uno sido free or the channel in ouo load. The bucket which held It has a capacity cf in ruble yards or approximately 12 wagonloado, SAGE TEArTfJsÜLPHUR DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR Look Years Youngerl Try Orandma'a Recipe cf Sage and Sulphur and Nobody Will Know. Almost ovcryono knows tint Sago Tea nnd Sulphur properly compound ed, brings buck tho natural color and lustre to tho hair when faded, strcakod or gray; also ends dandruff, Itching scalp nnd stops falling hair. Yearn ago tho only way to get this mixturo was to mako It at homo, which li mussy and troublesome. Nowadays wo simply nsk at nny drug storo for "Wycth's Sngo and Sul phur Hnlr Homedy." You will get a largo bottlo for about CO conts. Every body u ch this old, famous recipe, bo- rnnun tin nnn rnti tmaalhK- tnll tl.nl you darkened your hnlr, as It docs II , so naturally mid ovonly. You dampon ii spongo or soft brush with It nnd draw this through your hnlr, taking uno small strand nt a time; by morn lug tho gray hair disappears, and nfter another application or two, youi hair becomes beautifully dark, thick nnd glossy mid you look years younger Adv. New Tautologies. "Thnt proposition Is ttelf-evldeiil,-wild W, 1. J utchlnson, tho Japanese consul nt Mobllo, In tho course of a military argument, ".i Is ho nclf ovl daut as to ho nliikist tautological. "A boy," ho added, smiling, "usked his father tho other day what tuutol-. igy meant. "'Tautology, son," tho futher an-! Hwercd, 'Is nny such phrase ns "broken CHILD'S TONGU rosoiuiion, "Indicted director," "poor,""' "unges within to u pupa, niltlior," "goiiormm inagiiiltie editor." or "mining Austtlmis. Weeks' Broak-Up-A-Coid Tablets A guaranteed remedy .or Colds nnd la (irlppo. Prion 25c or your druggtit. It's good. Tnlio nothing else Adv. He Knew. Th tesehsr was git lug tho rook- rapliy class a lesson on tho cmttle rauMJtw. She spoke of their user nil eelBtui from tho West, nnd wishing to ttst Iba children's observation, she sktu; "Afitl wtwt olso comes to uso from tima raticlio?" Ttat it pessr. IWtked ol liar Mum, luit no one took tho hint MM IMsil flgiitn: "Wlifit tin wt got from tho ciiUIe Uwtilc-a beef?" One buy oiKorly raised Jits hand. "I know wTmt It Is. If tripo!" he a inewneod Youth's uoniiHiiilon, He Was Right. TMtusr Tommy. how Is the earth dbrtdflflf TWnmy Mostly by onrthmmkes. .JL 9Jj silbo-. Rocks. Uiife15 m m oi" Ml1 mmomi hUt I lust my bal FRUIT TREE FARMERS Muoh Damage Done by Borers and Other Pests, Trees Should Da Examined and Every Egg Mass, Cocoon, or Any Cover ing In Which Insects Hldt Should De Removed. (Hy V. K. iiumhrv.) Tho treatment which nn orchard Irco receives during tho first fow years of Its growth often determines to a considerable- degrco tho profitable ness of Its bearing lite. It allowed to become weak and stunted, as .-. result or attacks or Insects, It way llvo on from year to year, but will probably nnvnr full,- ,n.nVn. Hi- trees nro killed outright by horors and such nests, or n snrlni.slv li.tnrn.1 mat they noun succumb to tlrcughls or nro broken down by storms. a youiiR orchard that Is not nro- lectod from thoso enemies li likely loon to show many hiIsbIiic trees, and thoso romnlnliig will ho Irregular In Izo nnd will luck uniformity In shape, vigor nun productiveness, If tho lies lect Is continued, thoso dofects will become moro mid moro apparent ns mo orchard ndvnnces In uro. It Is as sontlal, thorofore, In establishing n good orchard, that tho trees not only como from tho nursery freo from hurl- rill incocts mid Insect Injuries, hut Hint tuoy may bo kept so. ioung trees nro less nblo to with stand sovero injuries thnn nro old ones, but they nro, likewise, more easily protected. Tholr small site makes It an easy mnttor to examino them for, nnd to remove, borers. They can bo sprayed quickly nnd effectively. aim sucn insects ns tciit-cntcrplllars, wch-worms and bug-worms enn bo re- Dag-Worm Cases. n,i"e? 'rom l,",'1 Ironclic by hand nllh ln,t vtr)' "1lt, cost and trouble or expense. It Is possible, too, with very little cost nnd labor, to protect tho trunks from tho ravages of mico and rabbits, mid from tho adult borers Jiirlng tho egg-lit) lug season, Tho bag-worm Is a peculiar Insect which may be quito easily controlled by n little caro and precaution during tho winter months. It winters In the egg stngo In tho old femnlo bag. In spring tho young hatches and bcglnr at onco to feed on tho nearest lenf constructing, meanwhile, n caso to eovor Its own body. Tho rnso Is com posed oi web and bits of slick nnd Is arrien by tbo caterpillar wherever It t?- As tho caterpillar grows tho sus, or bag, Is enlarged, and when irowth Is rouiploted It ntlnchos tho ""R to a 'wis hy n strong silken baud Tho favorito food of thu ling-worm is arbor vltno nnd olhur overgrown. inecniorpinnrs multiply on such trees ind hecomo exceedingly nbtindant, when they ofion uxtond their i. vagos o fruit and othor deciduous treos. SELECTION OF BR00D SOWS Qreat Mistake to Dreed Ol Its Under Eight Months of Age Well-Formed Tests Ejie.itlal. tlh It. O. WJJATIIEIISTO.Vn.) Wo hollevo It Is n great mlstuko to brood gills under eight months al though many fanners breed Ihoin nt live months. A gilt nt llvo months Is not fully dovoloped mid cannot; theroforo, pro duco pigs with tho greatest vitality. A gill bred too young run nover recover tho vitality she loses nt that time and hilo n-omo luriiiers say that Ihoy pttjdtico good pigs, thov I rnln Mi do not know how much better ones I hey might lutvo had they boon bred threo mouths later. Nover select for n brood tow mm that has u long faro nnd n wild eye nnd nervous manner. The qulot kind with plenty ot room for food mako iho best mothers. It Is very important In iclcctlns i brood cow to see that he has well. fornica tents on both sides. OAWtlgQZO ODTLOOK. amount of Water in soil While Moisture It an Absolute Neces slty to Plants an Excess Is as Dad as a Deficiency, fliy b. it. jqni:r Of this several conditions which In fluence the growth of crops none Is moro Important thou tho amount or water In or on Ilia soli. Wlillo water in a thin film around the soil grains is nn absolute necessity to n ants, nn excess is as hail ns a deficiency Too miicii water Is dctrlmontnl because: 1. It makes nrens an soft that they cannot bo cultivated. When tbcsn mrt jilnce aro long and narrow In form. they cut tho upland Into Irregular pieces tliat cannot bo cultivated con veniently. 2. It delays cultivation, particularly In tho spring. .1. It makes soils cold: (a) because i !" ""' Hirl"K "uiro t,lnn ,lnlf uf tllu llcl "' t receives Is used to wnrin this unnecessary water; (b) bo- r OH an 80-Acre Field Thrto 8ystems of Tile Drainage Were Neresiary. Thli Shows the Advantage With Which Two Neighbors Can Cooperate In Putting In a Line of Tile. An Ob stacle So Trivial as a Line Pence 8hould Not De Permitted to Prevent Economical Drainage. The Owne of This Land Saya That Tile Pays for Itself Every Year and That $200 Expended on Tile Has Raised the value of the 60 Acres $1,000. ciiuso Its evaporation consumos bent that tho soil could otbcrwlso retain: (c) because Its prcHonco In the soil provenís tho entrance, and downward movement of rainfall, which in tho spring Is usually warmer than thd son. I. It crowds out (ho oxygen from ueiwecn tno soil grains, thus hinder ing tho necessary decomposition of or ganic matter in tho soil. C. It proventa oil crop growth whoro It stands on tho soil to n sulllclcnt doptli. Where It stnenatos onlv n fan- Inches from tho surfaco of the soil, It provenís iicallhy root development bo low that depth. Tho bIuiIIow root sys tem thus dovoloped limits tho depth from which tho plnnt muy cot water. mm wmi ii pinnl food material. PURE-BRED POULTRY IS BEST Keep Fowls Busy and 8lnglng and Tney will Reward Owner With Eggs In Ample Abundance. Do not mako the mlstnko ot run iiIiir n inmigro! (lock of mixed col ors, sizes, breeds, etc. Oct ono Rood, puro urceii mo medium sito, dark colored American broods nro best for tho tanner, furnishing eggs, moat and good mothurs nnd setters, nnd, not being Imbued with the spirit or In-pstlgatlon, thoy slay on enrth minding their own a (Ta Irs Inctcnd of ruining yours in tho garden and Hull trocs. Wntcli your birds nnd lm on the lookout for nny sign or Inn Ritor, remembering "it Mitch In timo saves nine. Keep your birds busy and singing and Ihoy will reward you wiiu eggs in iiuuniiniice. Feed for Turkeys. Tin keys enjoy n change of food and often will not cut at all iiiiIcmi they get It. Thoy Ilka cracked com. but don't lot thoin hnvo It oftoncr llian unco n day, ns a little too much will produce bad results. Wheat bran Is good, nlno grass and gartlo cut up In tliutr food, uui sometimes nicy win not cat it Pruning Blackberries. It is host to prune blackberries In tho lull I'sutilly only llvo or six cnuos from each root should bo allowed to grow, tho othors being pulled out while thoy nro still small. When tho canes uro 3 Vi to 3 feet high tho tj,g should bo cut or pinched back two or turco incites. This checks upward growth nnd many laterals push out. Tlieso laterals bear tho fruit tho fol lowing season. Cause of Potato Failure. Sumo of tho thlngH that causo tho failure of potato hills nro poor soli, improper prnpnrutlon, poor seed, Ir regular planting, poor cultivation, bugs, discuses nnd poor weather. Mnnv of theso conditions nro coutrollnhlo; nit of thorn muy bo Influenced by prop er methods at culture. Get Rid of Poor Cows. A good cow In tho hands ol n unnr dairyman Is u pooror proposition than a poor cow In tho hand" of n nlryinnu. Until nro very poor combinations. nnd n good dulri'iiiun will hot keop a -- ft'- - '.'. . vO,-..' (j 1 rut irv i it poor ucw mora iiiuu one season. FOR THE SUCCULENT CARftO Six Ways of 8ervlng Vegetable That enouid Be of Mora General Consumption. Creamed Carrots. Scrape and wash the carrots, cut in thin slices crosswise; boll In salted water until tender, drain off the wntor, cover with sweet milk, add salt to lotto nnd small piece of butter. Thicken with a spoonful of flour to the consistency or good cream. Carrot Croquette. !!oll four large carrots until tender; drain nnd rub tnrougn sieve; ndd one cupful of thick whito snuco, mix well and icason to- tasto. When cold, shape Into cro. nuottes, nnd fry samo as other cro quottes, Carrot Soup. Ono quart or thinly biiccii carrots, ouo head of celery thrco or four quarts of wator, boll for two and one half hours: ndd ono half cupful of rlcn and boll rar nn hour longer; sr-nsnn with rail and pepper ami n small cpful of cream. Carrot Pie. Scrapo mid boll the carrots until very tender, then mash iiiorougiiiy, and to ono cupful or car rot add ono pint ot milk, ono-hnir toa- spoonful ench of salt, cinnamon nnd Ringer, ono well-bcnten egg, sugnr to sweeten to tasto. Hake slowly in ono crust iiko squash plu. Carrot Preserve. Hall tho carrots until tender; peel and sllco them mid to each pound add one paiinJ of Elan ulatod sugar and ona-haK cupful or wntor; iinvor with lemon. 8 miner slowly until rich nnd thick, then seal Carrot Marmalade. Doll tho carrots until perfectly tondur, than mash to a lino smooth pulp, pud to each pound uiiow ono pounu or sugur, six almonds, the grntcd rlud of ono lemon nnd tho Juico of two nnd n fow drops or al mond llnvorlng. Ilrlng to a boll grad uiilly, and let boll, stirring conitnntly for live minutes; then pour Into Jars and seal. DAINTY BASKET OF MACARONI For the Luncheon Table or the After, noon Tea This Is a Delicious Confection. Tm . two cupfuts sugar, ono cupful boiling water nnd ono-clghth teaspoon ful cream of tartar. Tut Ingredients In n smooth saucepan, stir, placo on rango and lient to boiling point. Doll without stirring until Blrup begins to dissolve. Itemovo rrom flro nnd placo In larger pan of cold wntor to Instant ly stop boiling. Itemovo from cold wntor and ,ilace In n saucepan of hot wntor. Now dip macaroni In sirup at regular Intervals cluso to edge nnd put two logotlior. When firm ndd n third macaroni mid so on until a clrclo Is formed largo enough for baso of basket. Over thoso fit another layer of maca roni nnd over tho necond layer a third ono. Mnko a handln of stretched candy twisted, and ndjust samo. Ar tango bnsket on small plato, lili with Ico cream, garnish with whipped crenm, flavored mid sweetened, and surround with holly. Hxchaiigo. Wash Chamois and Doeskin Gloves. The secret of success lir washing chamois and doeskin gloves lies in using lukewarm or cool water butter cool than uven u fow degrees too warm. That, at least, Is ouo of tho secrets; tho uthur Is to uso soapy water. Tho soapier tho water, providing It Is ol Iho right temperature, tho silkier nnd sorter tho gloves will ho. Thoy should first be freed from all dirt In a soap unui, mui men put through another soapy hath In order that they may be misen from llin dirt set free. Thoy i should thou bo pressed mid squeczod in n thick towel until they nro (roe from soap and water as Hourly as pou Piulo. Thon thoy nro rendy to be Inmg to dry lit a cool, dry plnco. Nev er hang thoin nenr a lira, and never hang them In tho sunshlno It you would imve thorn soft and pliable nr ter laundering. Stuffed Celery, Wnsli tonder celury hearts and put thorn Into culd wntcr to become crisp. Mash fresh cream cheese, then add chopped nuts and chopped olives to taste. Btiift tho celery Just before serving mid servo with toasted crack ers. More Comfortable 8hoei. Paste n round pleco of black velvet Insldo your low-cut shoes when thoy begin to stretch, mid you will not be bothered with them slipping up mid diwii. Soup for Invalids. Cut into small piceos ouo pound nl bent or mutton or u part or both. Hull It gently in two quarts of wntor. Tnkp off tho scum mid when reduced to a pint strain It and season with n little sc.lt. Qlvo one tcacupful ut a time. Odd Use for Coffee Grounds. Needles mid pins will novor rust If kept III a cushion filled with coffee grounds. Illuso (he grotinds In cold wntcr, spread on n sheet of imnor to dry thoroughly, and then stuff the cushion. C11SGB" FOR L For sick headache, bad breath, Sour Stomach and constipation. Oct a 10-cont box now. No odds how bad your liver, stomach o bcwols; how much your head aehes, how mlscrnblo and uncomfort abre yon nro from constipation, Indigos Hon biliousness nnd sluggish bowels you- always gat tho desired result with Cascareis. Don't let your Htomnch. liver nn bowels mako you miserable Taker Cnsenrets to-night; put mi end to the headqehc biliousness, dizziness, nerv ousness sick, sour, gassy stomach, backache and nil othor distress; clcnnso your Insldn orgnns of all tho bile gnses nnd constipated matter which Is producing tho misery. A 10-cent box means hoalth, linnnl noss and a clear head tor n No moro days of gloom nnd t If you will tnho o Cascarot nt then. AH stores sell Cnscnrots .. forget tho children their little In- sides need a clcnnslng, too. Adv. Joys of Fishing. Ilacnn l seo nativos of tho melero slopes of the Andes, lit llollvla, scut ter the Juico of n treo on streams to rendur fish Insensible so they can ho caught by tho hands. Egbert Hut It enn't bo much Iiko fishing unless a folloiv has to wait the greater part or the da) for tho fish to become Insensible "Allies." Bbonld wo say "nllles" with a stress upon tho first syllable or on tho nec ond? Of course, tho second Is in either cane long, hut what about tho stressT To put It on tho first syllable Is to mnxo ono or the taw good Kngllsli spondees wo have. On the othor hand, this nininier of pronouncing will not do for Wordsworth's greatest sonnet ' Thou bust great allies." It Is to bo noted that tho American custom does not accord with Wordsworth. In- don Chronicle. Long Overdue. Natives of Italy must bo verv prompt In keeping ngngt-moiiis, espe cially Invitations to dine. It least, we get that impression from an Ital ian paper, which records tho tallow ing conversation between two tallow- countrymen: Slgnor Hhnffctl must bo very sick." "Why do you think so?" "Why, I Invited him to supper to night at eight, and It Is already llvo minutes of, nnd ho hasn't como yet!" Youth's Companion. Long Ago, Harbor -1 lair dyed, sir? Customer (bald headed) -Yus: died n bout ten years ago. Mother's present to father will bo something silo can uso us usual, BAD OREAM8 Caused by Coffee. "I liavo beon a coffco drinker, moro or loss, ever bIuco I can remember, un til u fow months ago I bocamo moro nl"l moro nervous nnd Irrltnblo, nnd ""any i could not sleep at night for 1 was horribly disturbed by dreams of IVE BOWELS all sorts mid a species of distressing tilghtmuro, "Finally, nfter hearing tho exporl onco or numbers of friends who had quit coffco and woro drinking Poslum, and learning of tho great benefits thoy hud derived, 1 concluded coffee must be the causo or my trouble, so 1 got somo- Poslum and hnd It made strictly according to directions. "I wus astonished at tho flavor and tasto. It entirely took tho placo of corteo, nnd to my very great satisfac tion, 1 began to sleep peacefully mid sweetly. My nerves Improved, mid 1 wish 1 could wean every man, woman and child from tho unwholcsomo drug drink coffee. "I'coplo do not really appreciate or realizo what u powerful drug It Is and whnt terrlblo effect It has on tho hu man system. If thoy did, hardly n pound of corfco would ho sold. I would nover think of going back to coffco again. I would almost ns soon think of putting my hnnd In n flro nfter I had onco been burned. Yours for health." Postum comes In two forms; Regular Postum must bo well boiled. lSo nnd 25c packages. Instant Postum Is a solublo pow der. A teaspootirul dissolves quickly In a cup of hot wator nnd, with cream and sugnr, makos n delicious bnvcrago Instantly. 30o and COo tins. Tho cost per cup of both kinds Is tbout tho snme. "Thero's a rtcason" for Postum. sold by rjrocors.