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mem v HISnqfroqj : FOR MARKET ' h?? s e H^Hlndustry Which Pays a San Fran- c BfBflCisco Han $5000 a Year?How He * BScame to Take Up the Industry? Manner in Which the Frog-s Are t BU Raised and Prepared For the Table, i ^ __? * vT"! AISING frogs for the mar- i ket is a curious industry s HD in which a man in South i San Francisco is realizing i an income of $5000 a year. < ^^^ e""wouuld scarcely believe it pos- 1 96Ble unless he glanced through the 1 ffl^Bieh order book, but it is neverthe- i iOBs a fact This prosperous frog ranch 1 ffiS owned and conducted by L. C. i I^^Bmbs, who for many year9 has culti- i IBted: the animals for the table. Many tempts, especially in the West, have en made to treed and perfect the mmon frog, but in most instances ley. have failed. The little creatures e stubborn to a degree, they deftind liberty and plenty of room. They so require a certain kind of mud intaining a peculiar mineral deposit I which to hibernate. The food, too, Ian important item; delicacies which ley can procure for themselves when I a wild state must be forthcoming I they will die. With these obstacles I the path of success, the average exIrimenter in f-og raising soon befcmes discouraged, and turns his atIntion to something else upon which p can count with greater certainty. [How this pioneer frog-raiser in the rest came to choose his peculiar call|g is interesting. Always when a by he, like many boys of the present py, delighted to visit the old pond in k the meadow and to scoop hiB felt at full of wriggly, squirming little idpoles. To watch their curious an- s in Rwimminsr and the sleek fat l Ilttle bodies darting through the water las a never-tiring pastime. Later a let frog was a special delight but then maturity came with its responsibilities his interest in the animals bpsed for a time. Later, however, the lid fascination returned. Once more [ half-dozen or so pet frogs sunned piemselves in bis back yard and [opped among the flowers, catching pay bugs and flies. Finally, it was mmorcJd that "a feller out in Baden las raising frogs." The neighbors whispered, and the curiosity of the ountry-side was aroused. At that ime people who ate frogs were oonidered in this country little short, of larbarians. They were eyed askrnce a most places, as many of us would 50k upon an eater of grass-hoppers or nalros i|A8 time -went on, a caterer In ore of fthe French hotels heard of the ranch, and one day, wanting a dozen or so i frogs in a hurry, sent there for tiiem. , phe owner of the froggery scurried ? lie fields and streams to fill that order, a Lnd then it came to him that he might t raise them for market. Soon the r peighbors were surprised to see a high board fence going up around an acre ^ [or so belonging to "the feller who a [raised frogs." A screen of stoat wire ? [was stretched over th% entire top; a ^ Icrew of workmen were busy with ee- c pent, a wholesa!e froggery was in preparation. The first animals wete wild t rain frogs, many of which, ucaccus- r tomed to the food provided and the c confinement, died. Mr. Combs gave c up his down-town business, and de- t roted his time to scientific experi- c Ijments, making ? systematic stuay 01 Ithe creatures. He made experiments j l.with different soils and various methlods of raising or lowering the water f I temperature. A food, which is the > Ifrog medicine, had to be discovered, land then, too, something had to he * done to protect the frog eggs and the I tadpoles from their many enemies. I'Alse the question of how to improve J upon the flavor and quality of the . flesh came in for a share of study. Books upon the subject of frog raising I were sent for even to London, but no one had ever thought to make this humble creature the subject of a book, r so, of course, no such work could be found. A year or more passed before a much profit could be realized, then ;little by little the froggery began to ? thrive. /Mr. Combs' study was re- j warded by having no more dead frogs, { almost every egg turned into a tadpole, and thence into a table delicacy. ( That was years ago; each year since that time has seen some improvement and some new discovery; now, bow- . *ver. the industry, having ceased to [ I be an experiment, is running on a smooth basis with little or no trouble ? to the owner, who once more has time 1 to devote pail of bis attention to other enterprises. . It is surprising to note the curiosity Bbown by San Franciscans, in the ( enterprise, which is increased by the 1 extreme eccentricity of tbe frog raiser. Never to any one's knowledge during all the many years of its ex- c Istence has any stranger passed the bulldog at the gate of tne froggery. .The place is hedged in by barriers on 1 all sides, high fences, with screens, bolts, locks and many quaint devices to frighten away all curious would-be dis- f coverers of its secret j. For the accommodation of the frogs, t Mr. Combs has three ponds about forty < feet in length, twenty feet in width, E and from three to five feet in depth. j( There is also an acre of sandy soil, a 0 portion of made marsh, and a tangled j growth of mixed wild shrubbery pro- p ,vided for them. In this way they have f many of the conditions they would en- p joy in a wild state, yet they have also j the advantage of ready food. On sun- > ny days the banks of the ponds are * filled with hundreds of the shiny crea- g tures. At night the mingled chorus, or j "frog concert," as the neighbors call it, can be heard blocks away. Tht frog, like almost every living creature, grows to recognize a familiar vcice, and to s hop across the yard when his partic- t ular came is called. They like the d touch of the human han<J, and several o .Which have attained unusual size, and p are therefore kept for pets, report reg- a ularly to be fed by Mr. Combs. a Although not credited with having e much grey brain matter, they are still p interesting studies, each one evidenc- z ing a different disposition, much as a p similar number of babies would do. t Some are good-natured and refuse to b guarrdt; others are naturally timid, and t rtH. plnnge Into the water at the ret commanding croak of a-savage dult. Some are gluttons, grabbing all be food and shoving the weaker ones side in order to get the finest morsel. Several out of a hundred Bhow deciddly humorous qualities, and are inlined to play practical jokes, or tease l particular sleepy or comfortable ooking cousin. At the first suggestion of cold weath>r the frogs dive to the soft black mud it the bottom of the pona or marsn, ind there they remain until the rays >f the sun penetrate through. Aside rom the several wild insects and shrubs which Mr. Combs keeps a profound secret, the frogs tire daily given i portion of chopped raw liver, bread ?rumbs, water cress, and the chopped eaves of other green domestic vegetans. To catch a large order of frogs n a few minutes, the stoppers >n the ;ank are pulled, the water drained off, md there lies the game within easy each of the net. Large shipments ar? nade in cases especially provided foi be purpose. The idea has been entertained, bul is yet no steps have been made toward ts fulfilment, of canning the legs to ill the demand in countries where Tesh shipments are impossible. Several prominent physicians in the Wesl tre now recommending the broth, and ilso the flesh of the frog, for invalids n place of the time honored chicken, t is maintained that the muscular, yel ender white flesh contains more nutri nent tiian any otner nesn in equ?i imount. The flavor of the domestic rog varies in like degree with any donestie and wild game. In domesticity :h6 frog attains a great size. sornt eaching the weight of between three md four pounds. Now during the last few years orders ;ome in plentifully. With the invasion >f foreign influence has come the de nand for foreign foods, and this influ>nce has also been the cause of the netamorpbosis of the American pal ite. Those who thirty years ago would lave considered the frog unfit-for feunan food now demand that edible, as veil as snails. Very few banquets 01 arge dinners are given in the West vithout either or both delicacies. Id 3an Fruncisco particularly frogs are in lemand. A " r'AmKe Vine? -fVifk Anlf fVCltT A& jXL 1. \yUUiUO JUUO IUV vu.,; *< ?ery in the West, it devolves upoD lim to fill the numerous orders that ;ome in, especially during the holilays. Denver, Salt Lake City and al) )ortions of the Middle West are upoD lis order book. An ordinary banquet >f fifty plates requires at least eigbl lozen frogs. The order book of the roggery shows that in one famous resaurant in San Francisco $1500 worth >f frogs legs were consumed during he year 1902. ? Harriet Quimby, in <ew York Post. An Orange Pest in France. The French Minister of Agriculture las received from the Riviera a report vbich shows that the orange growers ire threatened with the worst of calunities. A microscopic insect, scienifically known as chrysumphalus ninor, is the cause of an orange disuse as potentially destructive as the >otato disease which spread famine Lnd devastation over Ireland fifty ;even years ago. M. Belle, an expert n Nice, has been investigating the origin and propagation of this malady imong the oranges. The Council of he Department of Nice has taken the natter in hand. Orange growers are ombining for the extirpation of hrysumphalus minor. It is said that he insect was imported from America iome years ago, and that the first iigns of its depredations were detected n Florence. The creature attacks all >arts of the orange plant?stem, leaf, iower, fruit, everything. In his maure state his coat of mail makes him is impervious to ordinary "insecti ides'' as the bide of a rhinoceros to t popgun's pellet He must be caught 'oung, early in March. That is the jme when, because of his minuteness, le most easily escapes detection. X neuubiiip .?vrap I>UOK, How often you discover in the pa)ers and other periodicals a bit of lews, with or without illustrations, oncerning some friend or acquaintmce. Your young neighbor, who has been itudying art for the past three years, las had a picture accepted for the art inhibition. Or old Mr. A. has attained his nineieth birthday, and his photograph, vith biographical sketch, is published. Or the pretty daughter of a cousin s married, or the great novelist you net two years ago at a reception has vritten a new book, a review of which s printed. These items of personal interest can >e used as the basis of a most delightul scrap book?a book that will iu rease in interest with every year that >asses. No time is required to clip and paste he little news items which one disovers from day to day. If. leisure is limited an ordinary rtiff-backed scrap book can be used for he purpose. History in Tattoo, There exists in Paris a famous proessor, Pere Tible, who, to describe liin in his own words, is an "engraver ipon human skin." He Jives in the Jrevelle quarter. As a kind of per anent advertisement he exhibits his eft arm, on which are "engraved," in rder, all the Presidents of the Repubic, from Thiers to Loubet. On the irofessor's fcody, it *s stated, is to be ound the whole history of France? ortraits of Charlemagne, Henry IV., oau of Arc. Louis XIV., Robespierre, napoleon, Gambetta, and others, with scutcheons, fasces, flag trophies, and imilar ornaments galore.?London Titbits. "Why They "Turn." Eright colors assumed by maples, uxnaes and ampelopsis during the aunmn .nftnths nrp thp TPSUlt Of the OXi izing of the color compounds, or colr generators, of the leaf cells. Long rotracted cool weather is most favorble to the production of autumn tints, nd slight frosts that are not severe nough to kill the cells hasten the dislay of beauty by producing an enyme that brings forth the bright pur< les, oranges and reds. Leaves conaining much tannic acid never give right autumn tints, while those conatiling sugar give* the very prettiest : .. .A.V,> - I U f ^g<CgggCC66Ce C6 ^^ Profit In Poultry. Is there anything on the farm that pays better than poultry or the ben? oska The Epitomist Some say that there is no profit in poultry, but this depends upon who is in the business. In many homes the poultry money clothes the children and gives the farmer's wife raany a necessity that otherwise she would be compelled to go without. Often the hen on the farm i is greatly neglected and has to pick up her food wherever she can find It, yet she attends strictly to business and gives one an idea of her value i when carefully attended tb. In many ; of the poorer homes eggs are all the money the families ever see, and these are exchanged at the small 6tores for necessaries. A few years ago it was Rlmost impossible to get cash for eggs in the country, but now there are regular poultry agents who pass ever all (he leading highways paying the highest market prices for poultry and eggs. When one gives time and study to poultry it pays wonderfully, and some go so far as to say that the hen is the greatest wealth producer in America., However this may be, it is certain that ^more attention is being given to poul- try than ever before. There are many who use eggs as a substitute for meat, nnd there will always be a demand for them, no matter bow much the price varies with the 6eason, and as the highest prices are realized during the holidays one ought to manage so as to have the pullets come into lay| Ing at that time. Neither the old fowls I sor the pullets will lay during severe- ! ly cold weather, however, unless given the warmth they require and the proper food. ti-u ??? The Farmer's Market Wa^on. Farmers who regularly take produce to market or deliver direct to customers should have a wagon fitted with conveniences for that purpose. Such an outfit adds much to comfort and in the long run saves expense, says a New England Homestead writer in describing the following devices: Instead of wrapping the lines about the whip or leaving them where they often get beneath the horse's feet, why not have a wire hook fastened to the wagon overhead, as shown in the cut? It can be easily made of stiff fencing iwire and secured on the wagon. // ' frame cubtain ? like HOOX ? T7Mbrella holder. At one side near the top two other hooks, similarly fastened to the bows, j hold an umbrella, as seen in the fig; ure. This is kept there rain or shine, ; is never forgotten and left at home .when most needed. Instead of a rear curtain, why not stretch the oilcloth or canvas on a frame hinged at the top? It should be furnished with stays, jointed like those of a buggy top, as represented in the drawing. It serves as an awning and protects from sun or rain when the driver is standing in market or taking articles from the wagon.?Connecticut Farmer. ^ Feeding For Profit. We may be feeding the correct foods to our poultry, but how are we feeding them? If one is not very careful the fowls will become indolent, especially in winter, when they are confined. If they can be induced to work for their food it will be better for them. Of course, all soft foods must be fed in troughs, for if thrown upon the ground a large portion of it would be wasted, and besides the fowls would be liable to eat dirt, snow, etc., which is unfit for them. The grain that is given them should be scattered here and there among litter, and thus they are afforded the exercise that they are so much in need of. Feeding corn on the cob is another good way to make them exercise. The feed trough must be cleaned often, so that no disease germs may accumulate. It will require cleaning oftener in the summer, for if any food is left in the trough it will soon become. sour. Take hot water and an old broom to it in winter and it .will not be a difficult task. Do not allow the geese, ducks and chickens to live in the same quarters, for if they do the chickens will not do well. Ducks, especially, have very untidy habits, create filth rapidly, and unless they are frequently changed to new quarters will cause very disagreeable odors. Although they have their drawbacks they are very valuable fowls to have, any way. Every year they are, becoming more poprlar as table fowls; by many the meat is pronounced superior to turkey. It is not necessary to keep them until they h?ve reached maturity before selling. .When they are eight or ten weeks old they are usually ready for the market. During the first few weeks of a duckling's life they require considerable care, but after they get started to growing they can stand considerable roughing and do not 6eem to thank any one for their care. Yards, fenced with wire netting, two feet high, are very good to keep the ducks in. They can be moved ana cnangea xo new joeations when necessary.?M. D. H., in Indiana Farmer. Lovf Averac* Prodnct. An increase in the production of but. ter and milk, by resorting to the breeds adapted for such work, opens a market for the grain on the farms. Every farmer who can contrive to utilize his crops on the farm saves the several costs of commission, transportation and other incidentals, and this amounts to a large sum when estimat ed for the whole country, 'mere are thousands of farmers who keep cows which do not produce over three pounds of butter per week, and it is safe to claim that there are also thousands of coi?s that do not average lftO, JzJ.'OL \lrti It ? < A. i'I.'C.! - S. ^ \ V~-~ jssbi pounds of butter in a year, and tlieyi are not difficult to find, even in this section. The cow of an improved breed assists the farmer to bave a home market because sbe demands more food, which she converts into a large quantity of milk and butter, tbus not only enabling him to dispose of bis crops to better advantage, but to derive larger profits because of tbe decreased expenses for labor, shelter and food in proportion to product derived. The $200,000,000 produced in the form <# butter could easily be increased to $400,000,000 if better cows were used. Cheap grain can be converted into an article of higher price. It is claimed that there are three pounds of butter that can be gotten from a bushel of corn by feeding to good butter cows, but it does not pay for the labor when the cows are not capable of fully utilizing the corn for the purposes intended. The foundation, therefore, is in the kind of stock used. The cow is the real factory for producing butter, and the greater her capacity the more thoroughly the raw material is manufactured into the product?Philadelphia Record. HomP-Mndf Farm Sled. n * ft' J '^=\? 'vk_ :i*i '\ ii - i Ponltry Notes. Coarse bones in fowls indicate coarse meat. Regularity and carefulness are the keynotes of success in poultry culture. Both the poultry and the keeper need grit See that both are well supplied. February is a good time to plan, if not to make, the yard* fer spring breeding. Don't keep more fowls than you can - j XTa^ f\r?+r\A rinitlfrr ora uiienu iu tvcu. i/uuluJ money losers. Never carry a fowl by the legs with its head down. It is an old and cruel fashion. Just as much so as carrying a duck by its neck, or a rabbit by its ears. A grange in New York, at a public meeting, figured it out that a hundred hens will, in a single season, beat four cows by $40 as producers of revenue. In this case figures did not lie. A good game hen will whip a cat, a rat, or a hawk, and fight anything that molests her brood. A few on a place are good to have about, as they never have bad luck in raising a fam-; ily. P. Tumbledown's fowls perch on his farm wagons and implements under the trees. , They are too weak from starvation to fly up into the branches. The beautiful snow is their only covering. In raising winter chicks for broilers, do not make the mistake of removing them from a heated brooder to a cold house before they are full feathered. This will stunt their growth every time. They need artificial warmth at this season, from start to finish, to keep them growing and thrifty. Sam Jones' Dog. Sam Jones has spoken again, and of course he couldn't get through a paragraph without reference to "a yaller dog." Sam and his rhetorical dog are inseparable. The dog always points an epigram and illustrates a fable. Wherever Samuel goes this dog is sure to go; if it is a sermon or lecture, or only an interview, the dog is called up and exhibited. Sometimes Sam's figure is varied. He may say to his audience, "Some of you old yaller dogs out there don't believe that, do you?" This always fetches a great roaring, reverberating laugh. Wit is said to consist in the unexpected. But if you have ever heard of Sam Jones that dog isn't unexpected. You know, or ought to know, that it will be trotted in presently in one form or another. It may be introduced to you as a "cabbage eared coon dog," or only a "bull pup," but it is the same old rlncr Tt flrrnmnnnies Sam Jones everywhere, as the faithful Snyder followed Rip. We have taken a great fancy to this canine and should be greatly disappointed if Preacher Jones didn't put him through his tricks at any lecture or "speakin'" in which he took part. We should feel like calling out: "What's the matter, Sam; have you lost your dog?" This dog is unquestionably popular. His appearance is always greeted with a broad and laughing countenance, and we hope J that the dog and the inimitable Sam will continue on to a green old age together.?St. Louis Globe-Democrat The Real Guardian Angel. The late Edwin Lord Weeks, the painter and illustrator, had always a great dislike for dogs. It was amusing, his friends say, to bear him barrangue against dogs, and innumerable were the stories reflecting upon dogs in an unfavorable light which Mr. Weeks had on the tip of his tongue. "I dined last night." he said one day, "with Blank. After dinner Blank and I went into the library to look over some John Leech prints. Blank was talking learnedly about Leech, when he heard his wife in the nest room say: "'Where is my guardian angel?' " 'Here I am, my dear.' Blank called. "But his wife retorted: " 'Oh, 1 don't mean you; I mean Fido.'" A Thought For the We?li. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. That is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not earnestly; and some few are to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.?From Lord Bacon's Essay, "Of Studies." . ' I SISTERS RELY 0 CATARRH, ( uawu' Peruna for coughs andtolds in\ children* .P??si& SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH H| Use Pe-ru-na for La Grippe and E Winter Catarrh. I IN EVERY" country of the civilized E world the Sister3 of Charity are known, m Not only do they minister to the spiritual K and intellectual needs of the chases com- n mitted to their care, but they alsoSpinister to their bodily, needs. Whenever coughs or colds, la grippe or jfl pneumonia make their appearance among E the children these Sisters are not discon- M certed, but know exactly the remedies to S apply. p With so many children to take care of ?and to protect from climate and disease these wise and prudent Sisters have found Peruna a never-failing safeguard. | Sisters of St. Joseph, of the Deaf Mute i Mo., writes: T " We appreciate Peruna very muc T ivith catarrh and also with colds and T runa and have inspired many others T without it. It has certainly kept us t world of good last winter for our ItttI | kindness to us and our afflicted ones, * Dr. Hartman receives many letters from Catholic Sisters from all over the United su States. A recommend recently received ru from a Catholic institution in Detroit, in Mich., reads as follows: ch Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio: Dear Sir :?"The young girl who used ol the Peruna was suffering from laryn- St gitls, and loss of votce. The result of rt the treatment teas most satisfactory. Site found great relief, and after wi further use of the medicine xce hope to be able to say she is entirely cured. " ta Sisters of Charity. This young girl was under the care of the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna ?* for catarrh of the throat, with good results as the above letter testifies. From a Catholic institution in Cen trail Ohio comes the following recom- A mend from the Sister Superior: "Some years ago a friend of our insti- n tution recommended to us Dr. Hartman's ? Peruna as an excellent remedy for the in- ae fluenza, of which we then had several casea -A. which threatened to be of a serious character. ef Mexico, D. F. "Mexico, D. F.," as the postmark on nil Mexican postal matter reads, means "District Federal," or Federal District, and corresponds to our Washington, D. C. Billion Dollar Grass and Alfalfa. When we introduced Billion Dollar Grass three years ago, little did we dream it would be the most talked of grass in America, the biggest, quick, hay producer on earth, but this has come to pass. Agr. Editors wrote about it. Agr. College Professors lectured about it, Agr. Institute Orators talked about it, while in the farm home by the quiet fireside, in the corner grocery., in the village postoffic*. at , the creamery, at the depot, in fact -wherever farmers gathered,.Salzer's Billion Dolls Grass, that wonderful grass, good for 5 to 14 tons per acre, and lots of pasture besides, is always a theme worthy of the farmer's voice. A. Walford, Westlore Farms, Pa.,writes: "I have 60 acres in Salzer's Alfalfa Clover. It is immense. I cut three crops this sea- I son and have lots of pasture besides." j vst send tine notice and IOC. IN stamrs to the-John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and receive their big catalog and lots of farm seed samples free. [A.C.L.] Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New York. Cure Feverishness, Bad 8tomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 30,000 testimonials. At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed Fkee. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. It doesn't take very much of a philos- m opher to draw moral deductions from the _ misfortunes of others. a Mrs. Winslow'sSoothingSyrupforchildren i teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma- ? tion,allays pain,cures wind colic. 25c. abottle I The most costly chair in existence be longs to the Pope. It is of silver?worth $90,000. 7 In Finland reindeer are worth $7.50 a C "head. A reindeer can travel about 130 miles a day. June Tint Bctteb Colob mafeeB top of the market butter. Planets revolve, but shooting stars are |L not necessarily revolvers. " The Danish Parliament has adopted ? a proposal, to raise the payment of I members of the House from $1.C6 to $2.75 a day. An Egc Tester Free, Together vrith an incubator and brood- ^ er catalogue, containing among much other valuable and interesting informa- ca tioa a colored plate, showing by eighteen views the development of the vi chick in the shell, free, by sending to j Geo. A. Stab], Quincy, in., tour cents i ap to pay for postage and packing. ' jS PBBm j OP ALL KINDS?m ^ M Neat and at i? Pair Prices ? A T THIS OFFICE. ?i la a Try us once and you wiii * become a permanent * customer. * ' V vi-A.-.-r-'-. --v.m OF ST. IN PE-RU-NA TO ROUGHS, CI r^///J^igS?" " Institute, 1848 Ca6s Ave., St. Louis, J j i ri h. It certainly does good work s] la grippe. We have faith in Pe- I " with same. We do not like to be ? n from being very sick. It did a * w le ones. Thanking you for your ! I we remain, yours gratefully, * " SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH.? ? "We began to use it and experienced a ch wonderful results that since then Pena has become our favorite medicine for " fluenza, catarrh, cold, cough and bron itis." t< Another recommend from a Cath- tl ic institution of one of the Central Q ates written by the Sister Superior iad.8 as follows: 11 "A number of years ago our attention " is called to Dr. Hartman's Peruna. and nee then we have used it with wonderful suits for grip, coughs, colds and ca- u rrhal diseases of the head and stomach. si "For grip and winter catarrh especially s< has been of great service to the inmates is this institution." ii SISTERS OF CHARITY " ? ? ci 11 OTer the United States Use Pe- ^ ru-na for Catarrh. A recommend recently received from a t( itholic institution in the Southwest reads a i follows: Prominent Mother Superior Says: g "I can testify from experience to the Bciency of Peruna as one of the very best E CjUAKAN ib.klL) CURE lor all bowel troubleblood, wind on the stomach,"bloated bowels, fi pains after eating, liver trouble, sallow skin an regularly you are sick. Constipation kills mor starts chronic ailments and lone years of suffer C ASC ARETS today,, for you will never get wc right Take our advice, start with Cascarets money refunded. The Genuine tablet stampe booklet free." Address Sterling Remedy Compi MMTEircl rumen o COUCH BALSAM J< { loughs, Colds, Consumption, Asthma. Shortness of Breath and all Affections of the Lungs. . Who wants them ? IIADAME ZADOG PORTER'S SEVENTY YEARS * STANDARD ooking for a Home ? , Then why not keep in view the fact that the fanning lands of mm Western' Canada > sufficient to support a population of 60,000,000 or er ? The immigration for the past six years has en phenomenal. FREE Homestead Lands jfly accessible, while other lands may be paraged from Kail way and Land Companies. The J A# VVajtopn Punrtiift ATP the nn ana trnt^wiK www w * ~ st 3ii the continent, producing the best grain ana ttle (fed on grass alone) ready /or market. nrketa, Schools, Kail ways and all other ndltious make YV'eitern Canada an enable spot for the settler. .?or a descriptive Atlas and other information ply to ->Ir. \V. I). SCOTT, Superintendent of Immigration, Attawo. /'nnoHa. IUST THE BOOK ONDEN8ED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF eata upon about ?very subject mnder the ran. id will to aent, postpaid, fer 60c. la atompe, poat ESS AN ENCYC 111 clear ?y for ?t?Index, M that H may ba FAQ 1? a rich mloa ?f valuable PIJK Zl taraatln* manner, and la naa tha small anm af FIFTY CENTS whld ara at incalculable benefit to theee whoaa edue ill alas be fecad af great valve to thoee who ea rnaouinL BOOK PUBU8HINQ H9 I v4s-.-'-.'V:. ,'g JOSEPH FIGHT ILDS, GRIP fessJL K. 11 >ervices?^r' 4 . | medicines, and H gives me pleasure to add my praise to that 01 thousand! who have used iti For years I sufJ fered with catarrh; of ihe stomach, all remedies / proving valueless for reliefj ...:U Last spring I went to Coloj rado, hoping to b? benefited by a change of climate, anal while there a friend advised' le to try Peruna. After using two bottlef found myself very much improved. Th# . > emains of my old disease being now to> light, I consider myself cured, yet for a] 'file I intend to continue the use of Pe-j' una. I am now treating another patient: ith your medicine. She has been sick ith malariaand troubled with leucorrhaea,i have no doubt that a cure will be speed*' \r offao+oA 99 : ^ These are samples of letters received* y Dr. Hartman from the various* rdcrs of Catholic Sisters throughouti ie "United States. Ttie names and addressee to these let-; ?rs have been withheld from respect to; ie Sisters, but will be furnished on request. '"'Cg One-half of the diseases which affliofe iankind are due to some catarrhal deingement of the mucous membrane lining >me organ or passage of the body. A remedy that would act immediately pon the congested mucous membrane, rearing it to its normal state, would con;quentlv cure all these diseases. Catarrh i catarrh wherever located, whether it ba i the head, throat, lungs, stomach, kideys or pelvic organs. A remedy that will ure it in one location will cure it in all loltione. Peruna cures catarrh wherever icated. If you do not derive prompt and satis facjry results from the use of Pernna', write t once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statelent of your case and he will be pleased to ive you his valuable advice, gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The [artman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. rHi BOWELS 4 I WWW WW s, appendicitis, biliousness, 'bad breath, bad )ul mouth, headache, indigestion, pimples, d dizziness. When your bowels don't move e people than all other diseases together. It ing. No matter what ails you, start taking ill and stay well until you get yoar bowels today under absolute guarantee to core or d.CCC. Never sold in bulk. Sample and iny, Chicago or New York. 503 -v ????i? IR MACHINERY AJAX PORTABLE AND TRACTION ENGINES / f \ 1 .THRESHING MACHINES j] ftp* All klnd*-20 to 40 Inch. PENNSYLVANIA GRAIN DRILLS Dl?c and Hoe. 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