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V. HARITQ HP TUP I ITTI P MHI P ?,"! w W, I III. L_. . | l_l_ I.IWWh. Much Damage Attributed to Them Is Usually Done by Mice Following In Paths?Its Home. (By F. II. SCHEFKIUR.) Moles aro built particularly for their business?fore limbs and shoulders remarkably strong, full of muscle and have a spade-like hand supplied with claws making a capital digging machine. In observing a mole, when put on tho ground after being caught, It will Immediately plunge its long snout in tho earth and give two or three fearful strikes of forepaws, enough to uury moat 01 ills DOUy?tile liintl lem give a comical kick In the air and the mole gets out of sight with 11 startling quickness, and find him it you can. The mole hills which we see a.o not homes, but composed of material which is worked over in forming temporary passages looking after prey. A mole's only true home, fortress or kingdom Is located at a distance from the hunting grounds with which communication is kept up. A mole will consume the weight of l?c l?vl<r i.. .. ?: ? ~ l Snails hihI slugs it seizes from behind before they know a mole is after them. Another wonderful thing is how soon a mole will succumb without food, as a 12-hours' fast will result, in death for the little animal and all of its family. Considered from the standpoint of food habits alone, it has never been vVJSLJ/' Hand,' Nose and Foot of Corrtmon Mole. shown that Hip inolo efforts <1< trimentally the Interests of the farmer I and gardener. Indeed, it can bo prov- I en that quite the reverse is true. | \v lion. However, the mole is charged with disfiguring lawns and parks, destroying (lower beds, tearing up the roots ol' grasses and making himself a general nuisance in small garden plots, ho will have to plead guilty. The diet of moles consist almost exclusively of the various insects, grubs and worms to be ft end in the soil. The amount of vegetable sub stance found in stomach examinations ' is usually no more than might have been taken in Incidental to the Ingesf i/iii nf fr*'wl ?.W.. W. v/tuvt IUU U. In the course of two years' invest!- | gations concerning the ways of the i mole, about 200 specimens were used, j From this number 100 were selected fo as to include some from each month in the year, In an examination ! of the contents of their stomachs. Following is a summary of table of j contents resulting from this examina- J t Inn (Ity PROI\ 10. H. JON ICS.) No farmer should dodge (ho wot j spots in liis fields. A few dollars spent In drainage will make these ! spots yield valuable crops, and will make the cultivation of the whole field more convenient. uon i wait for nature to drain the wet lands without assistance. Na- 1 turo alone did not remove the stumps j and stones from the wooded, stony lands. Don't let the damaging water get on to land, If It can he prevented. An ounce of preventive Is worth a pound of cure In drainage. Don't think it takes a wizard to lay tile properly. Have a survey made sufficient In detail to show that there Is sufficient fall. An Intelligent uso of this fall will then insure Don't install n i>arl of a drainage nystem to which t)i?? remainder of the nystem cannot later ho joined with advantage. Don't 1< t the waste banks of ditches grow uj> to weeds. Get them sodded nnd make them both vnlnnhio or?.i traotlvo. Don't let outlet ditches remain Idle when' thoy s^iotilil bo working. Ilavo surface ditch's and tilo to keep them busy. Don't spend a dollar for small ditches or tilo on a marsh until an outlet 1h assured. White grubs, fil stomachs; earth-! worms, 40; booties, 07; beetle larvae, j 44; other larvae, 2."?; centipedes, ! ants, 10; wasps, 7; flies, 2; plant fibers and rootlets, 43; seed pods or husks, K: crickets, 10; insect fragments, 31; puparia, 21; eocoons, 10; j spiders, 23; grasshoppers, 2; bugs, 3; i skin or grain of roots, 0; hair worm, 1 j It will be seen that a large Item in 1 the stomach contents of molds Is made I ?iii ui wnue grui>:i those scourges of ; grass and other valuable plant roots, 1 the table showing that nearly two-I thirds of the moles had eaten white grubs. One had performed th<? i'stonlshing feat of eating 17f?, anoiher 73, and another f?5. For his good work In destroying grubs alone, there- j fore, the mole deserves nnieh credit. VALUE OF PROPER DRAINAGE Farmer Should Not Dodg? Wet Spots in Fieldc?Few Dollars Will Make Valuable Yields of Corn. I MACHINE FOR WELL BORING One Shown In Illustration Has Numerous Advantages ? Provides Platform on Boring Rod. Mr. P. A. Pouchet of Merced, Cal, has Invented a well-boring machine that has many advantages, says \ Sflontilln A A??w*?%*r ?? !? 1 clpal objects which the invention has In view are to provide a platform sus ponded upon a boring rod to assist in sinking the same; to provide means for regulating the amount of weight applied to the boring rod; to provido I iiv [>* I Well Boring Machine. a rotary head for the boring roil, suitably mounted in the structure of tho platform, to be operated from tho platform; and to provide a guiding ; structure for controlling the path of the bead of the boring rod. PROPPING UP HOT-BED SASH Much Time and Temper May Be Gaved by Providing Number of Notched Holders Illustrated. The usual method of propping up j the sash of a hot bed with a board, ..tin, iiw. ? ? ...... iik iiviiiwk' <11 11 ii1111ii^ ii(j another longer or shorter hoard when it Is desired t<> raise or lower the sash, ! may he avoided hy providing a number of the notched holders shown in ' ttee illustration, says Farm I'rcss. These ar<* cut the length to equal the greatest height you will ever . raise the sash and on one edge a < I number of notches are cut. cacli three inches apart and at least two inches deep. With these you can easily raise or lower the sash in an instant, without I V Prop for Hot-Bed Sash. wasting time hunting for other hoards; also with the assurance that tin! sash will not fall hy the inso' 1 curity of the usual prop. Baling Straw. In the northern states, and in other parts of the country as well, a Ki'eat t deal (if straw is being baled. Considerable of it will be used for footling purposes. If baled when bright it can bo kopt in good condition and I lie ehaff also will be paved. The chaff lias the best feeding value ol (he straw. r-i Rotes Drainage pays and pays well. Corn robs the soil of its richness. ' There is prodt in raisin;; high grade 6c od. Kali plowing for spring planting' needs no packing Hoots will not thrive in a soil that is dellcient in humus. All decaying cablngo should he dug up and destroyed. Fortunately there Is very little soft corn In tho country this year. An acre of 12-inch ice usually will provide a harvest of 1,000 tons. Fed with corn, alfalfa produces larger gains than any oilier food. Thh ll??? 'it/I ?'???" ' around the tender vines and bushes. : The gasoline horse Is certainly the , jack of all trades on the progressive 1 farm. The temptation to sell alfalfa Is almost Irresistible because of the high prices received for it. Tho best investments that any farmer can make with his surplus money is putting it into farm Improvements. Alfalfa in i?s younger growth is a " I delicate plant and, as a general rule, it Is best to favor It in every way until I) is well established. The principal waste Is in the corn Holds where the leaves and stalk arc not saved. The silo provides the economical means of saving these. To get the greatest benefits from .1 given amount of manure it ought to be scattered thin, and tho best way to do it Is by using a manuro spreader. Tho largest beet snuar fnctnrv in the I'nlted States Is nt Hpreckles, Cal., which has a capacity of sIIcIhk 3,000 tons of beots per day, equal to 100 carloads of thirty tons each. GAVE UP BUSINESS. So Weak He Could Not Work. Philip Huber, 351 Cummunlpaw St., Jersey City, N. J., says: "Three years (ago I was compelled to sell iny business. Kidney trouble had made me so slok_ that for eight g-w months I was too vL-u ?K /m weak to work and alh 7 >? N most too miserable to $ live. 1 began using ^ Doan's Kidney Pills nt tliat critical perlod and the results were beyond my expectations. I liavo bought back my business and occa Blonally work 18 hours ?i day without 111 effect. Doan's Kidney Pills have tnade this possible and I cannot recommend them too highly." Remember tho name?Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Benny on Benevolence. Benevolence is a great thing. When you have benevolence you cannot rest lintil you do something to make other people feel grateful to you. The other day my uiniuina went up into the attic to find a lot of old clothes to give to poor peoplo who could not afford to buy any clothos for themselves. While felio was hunting around she found a gold-headed cane worth $25 that grandpa had put up there IS years ago, and forgot all about. Thus we see, dear friends, benevolence brings Its own reward,?Henny. V Lady Uses Tettcrine l-or Ecaema. ICilgar Springs, Mo.. July l.">, toos. The ICcKi'Hih on my faee usually flpppnr:< in the spring and your salve always helps it. I use no other preparation but T> ttetine anil Unit it superior to any on tin; market. Respect ftiMv, KNIe M. ,lu?lvine Tetterine cures Kezenia. Tetter. Itching Piles, Iting Worm and every form of Sealp and_Skin Disease. Tetterlne 60c; leuprinu Soap At rlru?i;lsts or t?> mall direct from The Shuptrtne Co.. Savannah, rju fl'ltli ovcry mall oi<1?m* for IVttorlne \v>> srivp a box of Shuptrlnc's 10o I,lver I'ills free. Some Consolation. Mrs. Gramercy?My husband la anxious to Ret rid of inc. Mrs. Park?Don't cry, dear. In that case ho won't hagglo over the all niuny.?aiuari aec. THEIR FATE. Mrs. Crow?William, have you ever stopped to think what will bccomc of nci ?'hrtn \?**? axa nl/lO \io II IIVII ?? ^ ill V U1U . Mr. Crow?Oh! I supposo wee'll wind tip as quail on toast at some table d'hote* restaurant. YOUR STOMACH FEELS FINE. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Sourness, Gas and All Stomach Misery Ended in Five Minutes. This harmless preparation will promptlv digest anything you eat ami overcome .1 sick, tour, gasay or out-olorder stomach within live minutes. If your meals don't tit comfortably, or what you eat lies like u lump of load in your stomach, or if you havj heartburn,that is a sign of Indigestion. ('.ft, from any drug rtoro bore In town a f?o c< hi case of Pape's Diapeps in and take a dose just as soon as you can. There i!i bo no sour risings, no belching of undigested food jni.ved with acid, no stomach gas or imwi mum, niimess or neavy iceimg 5a tln> stomach. Nausea, Debilitating Headaches, Dizziness or Intestinal griping. This will all go. and, besides, there will be no sour food left over t:i the stomach to noison your breath with nauseous odors. Tape's Diapepsin is a certain regulator for out-of-order stomachs, and besides it takes hold of your food and digests jt. just the samo as if jour stomach wasn't there. These large 50-ccnt cases contain more than sufficient to thoroughly cu/e any case of Dyspepsia, Indigos tion or any other stomach disorder. Remember, if your stomach feels o.it of order and uncomfortable now, * ou can get relief in live, minutes by taking a little Diapcpsin. The Big Show. The personally conducted tourists wort; viewing the Kgyptinn pyramids. "(loodness gracious!" ejaculated Mrs. Newrocks, "it must have cost a pile of money to build them." "Surest thing you know," said Mr. Newrocks; "hut don't imagine for a moment tha* nv one tourist agency stood for fit the expense?it was probably a j. < kpot affulr!" Anyway 10vo never had occasion to marry Adam by asking two or threo times a day if she was the only woman ho ever loved. RU1 B|B1 1 EIKhEpMBP Beoauso of thoi .4 I RED CROSS SEAL IN HISTORY I First Used During the American Civil War?Now an Aid in Fighting Tuberculosis. Red Cross Christmas seals date back In their origin to "charity stamps." first used for the soldiers' relief funds in Boston in 18G2, during the Civil wnr A f t <? r tlio wnr tliia I ! method of raising money was dlscon! tinned In thi.s country for a generaj (ion, although it found vogue in TorI tugal, Switzerland, Australia, France, I Spain, Denmark, Norway, Russia, j Sweden and other European conntries. There arc now several hun| dred different types of charity stamps I used in all parts of the world. Stamps or seals were tirst used to ; got money for the anti tuberculosis I V. III IWIVV1IJ Ullll DWKUeil 111 I ] 1004. After being used in those connj trios for three years, as a direct rej suit of the interest of Jacob Hlis in > | this movement, tho Delaware Anti- i I Tuberculosis association, headed by j 1 Miss Kinilv I'. Hissell, and tho Red I Cross society of Delaware combined I in issuing a tuberculosis stamp. So ! successful was tliis campaign that j nearly ?.'i.000 was realized, and the next year, in 1008. the American Red Cross "was Induced to issue a national Kod Cross tubereulo is slnmp. From this snle, $ 1wa? realized, that amount hclng almost doubled in 1009. I This year, for (lie first lime, the sale i Is organized on a comprehensive | basis, lahin^ In ail parts of the 1'nited States. A million for tuber' culo:-ls work is confidently expected. Putting in the Time. \ ir/Ui t l.nn > ii '? " "? ? .. limn V?.\n i'.i?ai;HH; ;i Reiloral man and telling him what ho wanted him to do "You will have to clean tho windows and tlio hoots and tho knives and go messages. chop wood, cut short grass, mind the horse and pony, look after tlie garden and keep tho house supplied with vcrc tames and (lo any odd job that is required and if suitable you will get ten shillings a week." "Is (here any clay In tho garden?" asked the man. "What makes you ask that?" asked the gentleman. "I was thinking I could make bricks ! in my spare time," said the man. Ancient City Modernized. Tarsus, the ancient city in Asia Minor, where the apostle Paul was born, is now illuminated by electricity. The power is taken from the Oydnus river. : There are now in Tarsus 4f>0 electric 1 street lights and about <"?00 incandes i <-111 liglllK nil' I'l l VIIU! use. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every lottio of ('ASTORIA, ii i iil? and sure remedy fur : infants and children, and see that it Signature In TTso For Over i{(> Years. The Kind You Have Always lion&ht. As Time P.isses. "Before you were married you used to send your wife flowers." ' "Yes," replied Mr. Meokton. "Now it takes a diamond necklace to make hor as enthusiastic as she used to he over a livi-dollar hun 'li of roses." TO I>KI\ i: <U T M A I.Mil \ \M) 111 III) i I' TIM' SVSTIM Takf* t ln> < >1 t Maiulanl i.hoVK'S TA^TKLK^S i HILL loMf. V?ai kiinw wlai ycm an* taking. TIi.* formula 1 J plain.\ j? n!i-<l ?'11 i?v??ry hotiv, : Mxivlfitc ? ts dimply C^uiii r and I r<?: i ill a tash-los* t??rm I'lh Villi:""- ?I ftvt*s ??nl 11i?? malaria ai.'l tin* Iron hulltls lip ilu? stMciii. buhl uy all , ilralrr* for oU >rars. P'lro .AJ c? v\s. A Meritorious Act. Mr. Cynic?Toll me oho thing you ovor t'ia for your fellow men? Mr. Optim This morning 1 kicked ' ft bunuLVa pool off a Kidewalk -^Judgo. i I v routs nfid (. II II? Hicks' c*i' iiim: I* tin- lif.i mndly r? Ji# vt llif ii'Miii.' Alnl fi,vi*rlf.liin'f-M iMiirs liio Co'il nr I rt'-ilori'H norniii) <'(iiiiMii?iiH. I: * li>|iil<) < lfc 'ts liiuncdlully. lOt'., "5c,, uinl oia; At ilHIK s?l>ivu. Severe Punishment. IU llo And did you make her <:it her ov. n words? Hculnh?Kn I 'cm? I niado her Rftcherlzc 'cm. Thousand* of countrv people kno\c that ill time of muMcii iiii.^li-ii> or accident 11 nilins Wi/ard Oil is tin* I '<t sulisti nit!- for ilio family !< i'!or. Tin' i-, wliy it is to often foun<l upon tin- shelf. Ft is no use sighing to be a sun if you an* not burning the littlo lamp you have. Constipation c niws many serious di?oases. it is thoroughly cured by l>r. Pierre'- Plea*ant Pellet*. One i laxative, tlll'ee for cathartic. There ran ho no bonding in worship without stooping in service. I TAKE A DOSE OF piSO'gJ M&. THf BEST MEDICINE Mor COUGHS fj COUPS ' PUTNAM Coin# HAAdft hrlflhtur ftnrt faatftr r-Alrtra IKat/ ?nw a am oarmenf without ripping ?p?ri. Wnto lor tree boot Shrinking from suffering may bo fleeing from strength. Mrs. Wlnelow'a Soothing Hyrtip for Children teething, softens tho gums, rcduces lnflamiim tlon, nllnys pain, euren wind colic, 25o a bottle. It's easy making money and hard mastering It. so ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Use " LA MLINY Eminent Doctors fit FOR FULLEST MEDICAL I If you nro in doubt as to {lie cmi of medical advice, address a loiter to isls, and they will send you an cxamin and return to them. 'J'hey will the: what to do, absolutely free of charge any obligation to them, and they will their advice. Jf they prescribe Mun take the treatment, it goes with a refunded. Address Munyon's Doctors, Mun; Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. J Wouseho! 71 THE ALLBN THE HANDY, I is specially soJc home. Saves to< not break. Does Dealur-. Evenrwhera ' _^kL -? THE MALARI If the mosquito were as big the air like a gigantic death-br of a mosquito sows the gcrtr multiply with wonderful rapic fever with other forms of malai and sap the strength. It is the modern malaria i antidote for malaria poiaor.u quenches the fi ver fires. It consequenccs of the disease, helpful healing work of OX!H rpvifnli*7^c fl>r* ^ .v , k->j oivi 11 v ? ni u.iu etomac.h, bowels, liver and k body on a fighting footing; of s 1 he tonic qualities ol O? medicine for all weak, run doi the beat body-building tonic i SQc at You: P A TTO N" - WO U R11 AM I) !< L" ( People W Indoors Willi |gp "> ; r a c quickly gives heat, an'! with one fi'Iirp >f without smoke or smell. HasnuiomaU prevents the wick from bcin^ turned hi.uii t and drop back so the wick can be quickly c It lus a damper top and a cool har..!lc of oil in the font. The iilkr-cap does not like a cork in a bottle, and is attached to tii The burner body or r.aMery cannot bee . .. tv.iifiiiivinMl, IIIIU ttMlNCljUV nii\ , I! C instant for rew icking. 1 he Perfection i r: durable, well-made, built for scrvicc, a::d Dta.fts Bvtr^whtrt. /' rrf it yu* w_^.Tn/jtt'sl cy Standard Gil FADELE! Iher die. One 10c oackaofl color* all fiben. Tlieydyoin ilet?How to Dye. Hleach and Mi* Colofs. 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I \IDINh maLe it I1 c best rvn, thin, palo persons. It is noncy can buy. r Dealer's CO., Mfj. .. I);,Tcsr: IftO W G?iC r t.'a MLPJ tTifc rm stresses, watch-makers, artr a U gh t s m c n, a p. d m any o t h c r s, t properly handle their tools old, stiff hands. Many a lost >r two on cold v inter morn:sults from the c!j:aycd heat :iace or stove. > i Vrr vf*t sn O if * * v? . v wtAWll V..' J* A Ullltl ill minutes wives the tempera:at assures the worker \v.,rm and pliable muscles. The J?WOS4E:jl?:S?S ^ colutcly smokeless and odorless the font Uirr.s steadily for r.ine hottra, c-lockinff liamc spreader which nough to ^iuokc, and is easy to remove ilearicd. . Indie ; : always rhow~ the amount need to in scrcwtd down ; it is put in c font by a chain, and cannot get lost, otnc wedred, becavisc of a new device ii always :> easily unscrewed in tin i'lit!ic?i i i japan or nickel, is strong, yet li[;l!t anJ ornamental. S~S DYES' cold water brtter lhan any other drs. 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