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PLOWER PICKERS OF GRASSE. The peasant -women and girls of Grasse, in the south of France, are kept employed In picking and sorting flowers for perfume, Grasse being the centre of that industry. Violet gather ing begins in March; jessamine, orange blossom, rose and tuberose in May: thr mignonette In August, and the cassia in September. The work of picking ls done between 5 and ll o'clock in the morning, the remainder of the day being spent in sorting and picking apart the flowers. The per fume making begins with spreading the petals upon layers of pure lard that covers plates of glass, and the flower layers are renewed three or four times before the fat has become thoroughly saturated with the per fume. This perfumed lard is the "pomade" of commerce, outr of. which are made extracts and fine pomades. Self-Importance. Self-importance makes a great man stoop and a little man bend over backward.-New York Press. The Nicaragua Canal When built, will provo tho link between prosperity and many people. It will provo u blessing to humanity ia general, improv ing the condition of tho nation, as Hostete ter's Stomach Bitters does that of the indi vidujL Nothing to equal this remedy has tver been discovered for all ailments of the stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys. It will quick'y cleanse the blood and sharpen the uppetite. gee that our Private Revenue btamp covers the neck of the bottle. Quite n Contrant. Ia 1800 a man could travel only by coach or on borsnbaclc. Today there are more tuan 200.000 miles of railroad track In tho United States a one, being more tbau six limes tho mileage of any other country. Hie lieut Prescription for Chili? ami Porer ls a bottle of (inovi.'3 TASTKLKSH C v.:ii i.Toxic, lt ls simply iron and quinine In H lustuless form. No cure-no pay. I'rlco .?'?:. Not Be Improved. Klart PedoV.rlan-Here's half a dollur, roy poor man. instead of living this way, why don't you learn u trade? Panhandler-I would slr, If I knew of a bet ter ono th in this -Judge. Result of a Pron Letters from 3V? ? lished by Spec For Women's 1 To MRS. PINKHAM, LYNN, MASS " DEAR MADAM : - I am suff< ovaries and womb, and have been continual pain and soreness in my from pain when lying down, or s I stand I suffer with severe pair lieve my troubles were caused by i ago. "Life is a drag to me, and I si being a well woman ; have becorm everything. I am in bed now. I ] did me but little good. "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable to me by a friend, and I have 1 fair trial. "I write this letter with the ho to my case." - MES. S. J. WATSON, "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:- I fe? you the benefit that your .advice ai Compound have done for me. "I had been suffering with fem walk but a short distance, had terr part of my bowels, backache, and pai for four months and was so much be the distance that I could before. u I am to-day in better health two years, and I know it is all due Compound. " I recommend your advice and i - MES. S. J. WATSON, Hampton, T This is positive proof that Mrs advise sick women than any other ; nothing. $5000 SEWARD. -We have deposit? whioh will be paid to any pencp are not genuine, or were publish mission. 0ft-099999- ?O--?Oft I DYSPEPSIA need not be endured a day longer li yon use A natural medicinal woter-concentrated. Apenont, laxative, tonic A specific for all liver, kidney, stomach ai>d bowel disorders. It cores-Torpid Liver, BlllonancM. Jana, dion, Ohronlo IH?-??r? Kldiiej?, Headache, of the Djtptpila Heartbmrn. Mek X?T?entcrr Con.tlpntloii. Pile?. Crab Orchard Water ls the most elli ? ' cartons of the natural mineral waters; most convenient to take; most economical to buy. The genuine ls sold by all druggists with Crab Appia frndo mark oa TRADE R^jMagg every bottle. -3 Jj^^J? CRAB ORCHARD WATER CO., Louisville. Ky. SEEDS . WB WILL ?IVB YOU A B4 6U ? FARM Collection of SEKDK FREE of money cost, asking only that yon sell CO rt Packets of Vegetable Seeds for na at Sc each, fi O X MONEY ID advance. Writ??sa postal accosting A thi> oller aaa wr wUl Mall V oa the 80 Packets 2 at ono? and will also send C?talo?, Kail Initruo 7 tiona, aad 13 Do? Bills for distribution among ? your friends la order to Induce thurn to buy the ? tods or you. ADOBBS6 T. J. KIN? co., ? RICHMOND, VA. A GOOD SUIT?f Clothe. ? Olva f?r Bet Hag lop Packets._ ?^c^^tTh,mpion^ Eyt Water Warning Given by a Tree. "I saw in the Star not lon?? ago, copied from a New York paper," said a lady living near Greeley, Pike Coun ty, Pennsylvania, "a story about an apple tree blossoming in October, and the fatal results of it. The story was tcld as coming from a man, and he said that an apple tree at his home had blossomed ten years before in Oc tober, and shortly afterward his wife had died, lt had not blossomed again in October for several years, and then within a month bis mother had died. Then there was another lapse, and when he told the story, which was about the first of October, the tree was again in blossom, and he was greatly disturbed as to what was going to happen next. Well, that story was mine, and the reporter put it in the name of a man, because .1 didn't want to appear in it. Two weeks after I had told the story to a party of friends in which the repoiter was, I went back home, and within a week the house took fire and burned to the ground. It was so sudden that we barely managed to get out with our lives, and our chief articles of apparel were bathrobes and blankets. It was a country place, and we had no means of putting out the fire, so everything was lost. The only consolation we have is that the fatal apple tree stood tso close to the house "that it was burn ed to a crisp, and it, at least, will never again be the messenger cf bad luck, however much other trees may bring with their October blossoms." -Washington Star. Success. "Dar is all kinds an' degrees o' suc cess," said Uncle Eben. "Wif some folks it is amassin' fortunes an' rulin' countries an' wif yuthurs it's jes' keep in' out o' jail."-Washington Star. The value of the chicle, the bnsls of chewing gum. that is produced In Mexico, is three times ns great as that i of i he country's present rubber pro- ! duct. I ipt Reply. - Two [rs. Watson, Pub liai Permission. ?yes Only. March 15, 1899. ;ring from inflammation of the for eighteen months. I have a back and side. I am only free iitting in an easy chair. When i in my side and back. I be over work and lifting somo yean ometiraes feel like giving up ever o careless ?md unconcerned about have had se v.'ral doctors, but they Compound has been recommended nado up my mind to give it a pe of hearing from you in regard , Hampton, Va, November 27, 1899. il it my duty to acknowledge tc id Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable ale troubles for some time, could ible bearing down pains in lower n in ovary. I used your medicine tter that I 'could walk three time3 than I have been for more than to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable nedicine to all women who suffer." fa. . Pinkham is more competent to person. Write her. It costs you d with the National City Bank of Lynn. 8C000, who can find that tho abovo testimonial lottors led before obtaining the writer's special per LYDIA E. PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. * There is one flavor in pork and ? beans that all people like. It was ? devised in the rural homes of New J England. It has made Boston thc ? synonym of beans. | In our kitchen we get exactly ? that flavor. Our beans are cooked ? by an expert. We put them up in I key-opening cans. Your grocer ? will supply you. I Plenty of other canned beans, but ? that flavor comes only in Libby's. ? LIBBY, HcNCILL ?. LIBBY % ? Chicago ? ? Send . postal for our booklet, "?IJW to <> ? Make Good Things to Eat." j> I ON E ! GOOD I ITC A E i 9\ ON SALARY ( r^RY $50tol00mo. > tot'M\ WK MEAN BUMAKSri nod -viii pay von (? Hillary to Start with. Write tu at once (tiring ?V V age, occupation and references, lie quick;, we RJ A want only oue man to a county. Wewantgood W trust-worthy nu, and will poy such men well f) X and keep them employed .NEW I'LA Ab. H rite X [A to-day. W.'i\Huo?det;0.,Rlcumund.Vn. M BSE CERTAIN S'CURE. Harrowing When*. Often a rain may come after wheat lias been sown, and on clay land so beat down the soil that it will crust over or bake when the sun comes out so that many of the plants cannot get I through. The use of a light harrow with fine sharp teeth will remedy this I very quickly without injury to the j plants that are up, or those that are j germinating. Nor does it injure wheat to use such a harrow on it in the I spring when the clover seed is sown, ; unless the roots have been thrown out ! by the frost, in which case a roller is needed to press the plant roots back into the earth. Bent Location for a Now Garden. Where the land is rotated for gar dening the best location for a new gar den ls the strawberry bed of last year, for the reason that strawberries are not only liberally manured and given direct applications of fertilizer, but are also carefully cultivated and the weeds destroyed. The shading of the ground by the strawberry vines also promotes thc formation of humus. An excellent way to treat the plot is to burn it over, so as to clean off any dead grass or other refuse that may be left, apply well-rotted manure (in order to avoid seeds or weeds), and plow early in the spring in time to give a portion of the space to onions. Beat Treatment Tor Breeding Flock. Clover hay is one of the very best feeds. For a grain ration, my favor ite feed is oats, bran and peas, with roots or ensilage for succulent feed. I prefer roots to anything else and find that I never have too many. If I do not have good luck in raising root crops during the summer, I put up en silage as the very best substitute. Whatever feed is used, give it at regu lar intervals and not too much at a time. Make up a sohedule for feed ing and then stick to it. Good care and regularity are the secrets of success In the stock busi ness. I always have a box of salt for the sheep to run to and am seldom troubled with disease. The time to doctor a sheep is before it gets sick. When it once gives up, it is in most cases lost. I think it far more profi table to spend my time in finding out what caused the sickness, in order to keep the remainder of the flock healthy, rather than attempt to doc tor sick sheep. I always know when my ewes ought to begin to lamb, and put forth every effort to have everything ready. Give the young sheep a good start, for early development is worth everything to the shepherd. The lamb must be pushed from birth until ready for sale. There is no stopping place.-A. F. White, in New England Homestead. . Warm Tonltry Home?. Poultry houses should be so con structed that even in the coldest win ter weather the ter"*- ature will not go below ?? .ees during the night <i a healthy flock of .jx. care for cold weather " the daytime, provided they nave a nice light shed, where they may scratch and hustle, but during the night a. warm house is absolutely es sential. Hens that are found to roost in a house where water will freeze will not lay, and it is folly to try to make them. ? Build the house so that the heat may be easily regulated, but do not attempt to supply artificial heat by means of stoves or heaters. Fowls subjected to unnatural heat will easily contract colds and in time become sickly. Let the ventilation be so arranged that when the weather moderates the heat may be at once reduced, and do not force the fowls to stay at all times in a house which is intended for zero weather. Tf the same conditions could be made to exist in winter as in summer, the hens would lay equally well at all sea sons, but since the natural order of things, vary so much, it therefore rests with us to supply, as nearly as possi ble, those things which nature has de prived them of. Heat, light, exercise, pure food and water are most to be considered, without one of which there is no sure road to success. All else hinge on these, and our profits will depend on the economical way we have provided for the fowls.-Home and Farm. Winter Horse Raining. The new method to make the farm horse pay his way every day in the year is to keep good, sound, sizable mares and breed them in the fall, pref erably November. The foal then comes in October when fall work is mostly finished and from then till March or April, given a comfortable box stall, she will raise a fine foal during the winier period of idleness, and when spring opens up, thc foal is weaned and the mare is ready to begin the spring work and will work mod erately right along up to the following October. I always practiced working my mares right up to the time of foaling, with no injurious results, as long as the mares are being fed plenty of grain. A mare of 1000 pounds weight, worked hard up to near the time of parturition, needs not less than 14 pounds grain, chiefly oats. Thus fed thc mare with foal can be worked pretty hard. Assuming that the mare foals in October, no more work is ex pected from her all winter, though light work will not hurt. A warm, well-ventilated box stall is provided for the mare and foal; if a water basin is placed in the stall, all the better. With plenty of pure water all that is necessary for the mare and foal all winter is a,generous allowance of hay and oats, with an occasional feed of boiled stuff, as boiled barley, but if roots are fed generously, turnips or carrots, there is no need of boiled messes. With an abundant supply of roots they may be fed every day. If much corn is fed it should in all cases be mixed with wheat bran, half and half by weight. The foal soon learns to eat hay and grain with its dam, and will grow right along at a surprising rate. When the warm days of spring begin to open up, the mare can be taken away from the foal, leaving the box stall to the colt All he now needs is a repetition of the feed given in the winter. The grass is now or will soon be ready and this will be the best substitute for the dam's milk.-J. A. Macdonald, in American Agricul turist . If a Successful 1'nrinor. Probably there are far more farra?, ers who are not successful according to the ideal test than who are. In the following list, taken from the Journal of Agriculture, of what the successful farmer finds time to do we must con fess that with the average farmer many of them are neglected. We are willing to admit, however, that they may well bc taken as a m acure of the highest and best conditions of succoss. They may look, some of them, like matters of secondary Importance, but they are a test of good habits and of a really Industrious and thrifty mode of farming. We quote: The man who makes the farm pay ls a busy man, but there are some things he does not let his busy ll Cc pre vent attending to. He ls never too busy to keep up with his work. The way he accomplishes so much is never too busy to plan, out his work, days week3 and months ahead. He finds time to keep up with mod ern methods and discoveries, and is a deep student of those sciences which apply to his business. He finds time to attend the meetings o; farmers and listen to the papers, discussions and lectures given for his benefit. He finds time to attend the poultry, cattle and horse shows, and locar fairs and expositions where agriculture and kindred vocations are given attention. He is never too busy to see that his stock is rightly treated. His horses are carefully groomed after the day's work, and his hogs and cows are never without an abundance of pure, fresh water. He is never too busy to take care of his machinery as soon as through using lt for the season, painting and oiling all exposed parts. He finds time for repainting all the farm buildings as soon as they need it, and never neglects needed repairs. He finds time to cut all the weeds in fence corners and other nooks about the farm, and docs not allow the road bordering his farm to grow weeds and ripen seeds to seed his farm. He finds time to work his garden, cultivate his orchard and care for the trees and shrubbery about his farm. He finds time to build and keep up a neat lawn with choice bed of flowers and ornamental shrubbery. Nitrogen for .Sandy Solis. Of all the soils to be cultivated or to be restored none are preferable to the light, sandy soils. By their porous- , ness free access is given to the power ful effects of air. They are naturall" in that state to which drainage and sub-soil plowing are reducing the stiffer lands of England. Manure may as well be thrown into water as on land underlaid by water. Drain this, and no matter if the upper soil be almost quicksand, manure will convert it into fertile, arable land. The thin covering of mould, scarcely one inch in thickness, the product of a century, may be imitated and pro duced in a short time by studying the laws of its formation. It is a well recognized fact that next to temperature the water supply is the most important factor in the produc tion of a crop. Light soils give good crops in seasons of plentiful and well distributed rains or when skilfully ir rigated, but insufficient moisture in a soil is an evil that no supplies of plant food can neutralize. Sandy soils are rich in mineral constituents and fall to give good crops in time of drouth only on account of their inability to retain moisture. This can be obviated by the application of fermented peat or clay, cr the sowing of clover. All of these enable it to retain moisture in timejj^. of drouth, and the decay of vegetabu substances in the soil gives off car bonic acid, a powerful solvent in the soil. Peat contains as much nitrogen as barnyard manure, but as it is dug out the nitrogen is locked up by acids in insoluble combinations and applied to the land in this condtion brings in sorrel, coarse and unnutrltious grasses. Composting it with an alkali to neu tralize its acidity causes the peat to heat, then ferment, and renders it sol- ' uble and -fit for food for plants at a cost of two cents a pound for nitrogen. If the land is in a condition to bear clover it is easily brought to a state to produce any crop, and if not in con dition it can be readily made so at a trifling cost for fertilization. A crop of three tons of clover contains the following constituents: 123 pounds of alkali, 210 pounds alkaline earths, 45 pounds phosphoric acid and 127 pounds nitrogen. Soils are not exhausted when it is seen the power a suitable crop has to liberate and convert the insoluble sub stances existing in the soil and store them in a plant for future use. The clover should be cut for fodder the first year; the second year cut it once for fodder; then, allow it to grow . again and go to seed, which save for future use, and there is left in the clover roots in the soil to the depth of 12 inches. 97 pounds of alkali. 292 pounds alkaline earths, 71 pounds of phosphoric acid, 180 pounds of ni- ' trogen, available for p Crop, which, when plowed, leaves the land clean, light, retentive of moisture and easily tilled with available constituents In the clover roots and soil enough to produce any crop profitably, and the necessity of purchasing fertilizers and applying them is Eaved. The farm should be made self-supporting, but it can only be done so by a judicious ro tation of crop. If this is not resorted to fertilizers, which are much more costly, must be applied-Andrew H, Ward, in New York Tribune. A Well-Karned liewnrd. The gold watch and chain which our go\ eminent has sent to Captain Rich ardson of thc British steamer Orange Prince for saving two American fish ermen lost on the ocean is a token of recognition and national gratitude far above its intrinsic value. The latter, in fact, is much less than the cost of stopping a great steamer and using its time in the work of rescue, and on this latter account some recognition should also be made to the steamship owners for the services of their ves sel. Too many stories are told of steamers that pass men afloat on the ocean and leave them to perish. They cannot be compelled to stop and res cue the sufferers, but something should be done to encourage them to do so.-Philadelphia Public Ledger. Gerranny Crowds England on the 8en. The naval weakness of Britain is notoriously the subject of earnest pro test by some of our most efficient admirals afloat, says a London corre spondent. German efficiency has al ready secured a formidable and ho mogeneous fleet. Already Germany holds the Atlantic record for speed. Her system of mail subsidies has se cured a large portion of Asiatic and Australian trade. Her rate of in crease in shipbuilding, for the first time in history, has exceeded that of Great Brtain. Germany has already stretched out her hands for the tri dent. Neither France nor Russia is impatient to assist us to recover the supremacy which we have listlessly allowed to slip from our handai \ S? WEDDING AT AN ARMY POST. ' , " 1 -"**. ">'' .* How a Yourifi . Lieutenant and His Brh'4 Were Weddad on Nev/ Year's Day. In an article in the Woman's Horn,' Companion, entitled "Holiday Week a an Army Post." Harriet A. Lusk de scribes as follows a military weddin? performed at an isola ted post In Ari zona: * .. ."Such unexpected things happen 1 military- life! We nearly lost on! breath when in the midst of our gaiety an order came for Mr. Knox to gb to the Philippines. He and Miss Porter were to be- married next June, and he insisted upon leaving her a- brjde, In stead of a fiancee, hoping she might Join him if not soon recalled. .' T,"Qnly a few In the garrison had known that the order to ojjr . senior lieutenant was not wholly unexpected. The colonel's family had guarded well the secret. * * * * Tho cere mony, . with' all its 'features, was so picturesque and so unlike .those, we have seen in,civilian life. On 'the af ternoon of New Year's day blue-coated soldiery walked with formal tread up and down the walk which led from the colonel's quarters to the chapel. At the former place a national flag al most hid the little veranda, which was transformed into a bower of flow ers, and foliage, for the day was warm and dry, as If Nature, too, smiled upon the occasion. Soft rugs carpeted the walk to the gate, and there the bridal party formed;after the guests .had been received. A tiny girl and boy tastefully gowned formed a fair ad vance guard for the party, and scat tered flowers on the way from the Southwick home to the chapel.. The stage was a mass of ferns, and In the center was ? small silk American flag. Here and there on the walls of the chapel were military ensigns and guid ons In beautiful colors, and a portiere of flags hld thc balcony, behind which a stringed quartet struck sweet strains. "The ceremony was performed in front of the stage, and the solemn words of the ritual were spoken to the strains of'the hidden music. Through the 'ribboned aisle the bridal proces sion retreated and marched to the colonel's home. The regimental hand played In welcome, and squads 'of 'soldiers stood in attention about the lawn, while Mr. and Mrs.' Knox, be neath the national ensign, received congratulations before, refreshments were served," THE STYLES OF HAIR DR^?SING. It is reported hy some foreign au thority on fashions tbat dyeing the hair ls entirely out of style,' dark, nat ural tints being the mode once again. Change In the way.' of doini; the hair is one of the great secrets of success In dress, providing the style ls always In harmony with the shape of the head and contour of the face. There is an evident eftY.rt to lower the chignon to the nap of the neck, but this mode is not readily accepted by all women, so for tile present the hair is arranged high on the head for evening dress, and a little below the crown for or dinary wear. Many young girls adopt the low style of hair dressing, which is very pretty with the new gypsy hat. Another point in fashionable hair dressing is bringing the locks well down on the forehead, .either parted'at one side or Jn, a soft pompadour falling over the ears. The decorations are the varying point in hair dressing for evening, and anything between diadem diamond combs and a simple rose seems to. b? permissible. Diamond pins in circles, crescents and oblong shapes are worn at the back with a comb above and side combs and an ornamental bow in addition. In fact, this craze for deco ration is PO often overdone that -the later fancy for one or two, roses is a pretty relief from the barbaric ten dencies of the day. The new gojd roses are charming in the dark hair, and some of the colors are quite as beautiful. S100 Howard. 8100. The rendersot this naper will bo pleaded to learn that there ira t least ono dreaded dis euse timi sc.)enc? lias been utile to eur.- in all I ts ??tn ires, und thu tis < "nturrh..Hull's Caiarrh ( ure iii the onie nositlv* euro known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being aconstitu tionaH disease, reqiilres-uconstitutional ire u m-nt. Hall'* Catarrh Cura h taken internally, acting directly on the iilood and mucous sur faces of. the ?ruten}, thereby destroying the foundation ol the disease. Hnd giving the pa tient strength ?jr batidlas; nf? the constitution and assisting nature in doini: Its work. The proprietors har? so niurh faith In ks curative powers thatther-offer Ono Ilundrod. Dollars for uny case that it. fall? tooure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. .1. CliBNEY & Co.. Toledo, 0. Sold hy Druggist*,.??c Hall's Family 1*111? aro tho best. Selzen Upon Opportunity. "Your ROU has a vory rot-u'st "appetite." '.Yus, I'm BJ ashamed ot bim. . lie-,always over-eats wnon wo have company." "Tholi's tho only chanco I over gl V said tho orrlulo infant,"-Clovoland Plain Dealer. f ri. II. GUEKN VSONS. ot Atlanta, (ia., are .tho only stint* -rafti 1 Drops? Specialists In tho world. Seo their lino ral offer in advortlsoment In .an othor column of this paper. ? , Cflestlal I'opjomncy. : A. Chin?lo newHpttjjor nniiounoos th? dleoov ery Ot SOJ debatable points in connection with tho acceptance ot tho peace ooudhlons. Thl9 ought to hold tho situation for a century or two.-Washington- Star. s. Fight Your Liver If you want to. But look out, or it will get the start of you. If it does, you will have dys pepsia, indigestion, biliousness, sick headache, poor blood, con stipation. . ? . *. Perhaps you have these al ready. Then take one of Ayer's Pills at bedtime. These pills gently and surely master the liver; they are.an easy and safe laxative for tlje whole family ; they .give prompt re lief and make a permanent cure. ' Always keep a box. of, them in the iiouse. 25 cents a box. If your druggist cannot supply you, we will mail you ft box direct from this office upon receipt of the price, 35 cents. Ad dress, J. C. AYER-Co., Lowell, Mnss. ^La Creole' h The Picturesque Tartar. The Tartar travels with his family, and his followers. Wives riding strad dle-legged and children in baskets, are mounted on camel-back, and only the actual leaders.go afoot, with the long string of their charges following in singlo file, tied together in line. Warmly clad in heavy, wadded under clothes, topped by enormous sheep skins; their heads covered with long eared fur caps, in addition to which they put on fur earbags, and on their legs "Mongol socks"-that is, soft, high boots of sheepskin, under felt overshoes, thickly studded with iron nails-these people look to tho life the Tartar of the children's book of types. The Tartar differs considerably from the Chinaman, or even from his kins man, the Manchu, in the ruddy yellow of hi3 face and the pleasant frankness of his glance. He seems to favor bright colors, and on the top of his fur hood he often sticks the gold-buttoned cap of Chinese official rank, while his wo men's jackets are of yellow and scar let, aa well as of Chinese blue.-Lon don Telegraph. A list of the victims of football dur ing the year 1900 shows nine deaths and fifty more or less seriously in jured. It is safe to say that the dam age done by this alleged amusement infinitely outweighs any benefits it confers upon either participants or spectators of the game, says the San Francisco Chronicle. Ss the Glossiest sm Try lt and be convinced * to CUPO Rkemtiatlsm and? Nothing like lt foo* He ?adi noss in tho Bach cr L Painful Menstruation, ott if yousuf fer witto Rise try Br. Greene's Her consult Dr. Greece* 3 St., Now York GMy, a case. OaiS there or y This you can fife witho chargea MONTANA'S WOMAN LAWYER. Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskell, of Hel ena, Mont, ls the first woman lawyer from the state of Montana, the first woman assistant attorney general in the United States, and she has receiv ed the largest fee ever paid to a legal ^practitioner of the gentler sex. which fee was $10.000, for her services in a case Involving valuable copper and sliver. mines in Butte City, In which .Tnm?s B. Hnggln, the multi-million aire' of California, was. the plaintiff. She defeated Mr. Hnggin's attorneys with flying colors. "She ls the . only woman,1' says Joaquin Miller in his "History of Mon tana," . "wjio ever went to Washing ton ns the accredited representative of a sovereign state on official business." Thls'was In her capacity as assistant attorney general, and on this occa sion she saved to Montana school lands amounting in value to $200.000. appearing in person before the Land Ofl3ce officials. In 1801 she received the Populist nomination for attorney general, but was defeated by Henry J. Haskell, Republican, whom she married a year later. Hot House Crapes Coming Into Favor. The time will probably come in America when the European grape will again be a valuable commercial fruit. It was at one time, the fruit selling readily at $1.50 a pound. The cultivation went down for several reasons, among them the fear of com petition with the outdoor grown Eu ropean grapes from California, the injury to the roots by the phylloxera and the difficulty of getting the intel ligent labor to manage the vine prop erly. It is clear, however, that no more fear of competition with the California product need be feared than with' the Spanish grapes that come In barrels of cork dust from thr Old World1.. These'are very good in their way, and will usually bring remunera tive returns, though the figures-, bo small. There, ls no comparison be tween these in quality 1 ns compared with "those grown under glass, by one who knows his business. This has been abundantly proved In England. Meehnn'a Monthly. THE AMERICAN GIRL'3 ATTRAC TIONS. The Duke of Manchester, who prac tises what he preaches, says that for eign noblemen marry American girls because they are beautiful, witty, graceful, high-bred, original, Innocent, audacious, intellectual and practical. That ls to say, because they are the sum of all the virtues. But Isn't lt odd that practically a-U of the girls sought by these foreign gentry are rich? There are dead loads of American girls who have all the quali-? ties enumerated by the big duke, and j yet do not contract foreign alliances. | With few exceptions, foreign noblemen are attracted only to rich American girls. Of course, it may be only a coincidence, but lt suggests all sorts] of idle speculations.-St. Louis Post Dispatch. Experiments in France with cannon firing to protect the vines from hail storms are reported to have been suc cessful. Threatening clouds have been torn asunder by the explosions, and beneficial showers have descended in place of the destructive little balls of ice. A novel plan to disperse the thickest of London fogs has been sug gested recently. This scheme involves the use of a balloon and the discharge of huge quantities of guncotton in the upper air. When a British fog Is rent apart in that way the sky will fall and roasted larks will drop into hungry mouths. Vi I Blood and I MerveRemedy ti Most Positive Ever KiiQwn* of ?Se wonderful po wer Neuralgia* aches. Pain and Weak' imbsf unrivalled for Ads le a lin Cluj duli Iii th rec 1. GT Dir/ocs In tent ibe wo ted pli J? of the many I wntatii ns, vura, and ff Wc ?4ih bout yous* vmte him* ut cost OP The greatest known our o for RHEUMATISM,^ Mr. T. H. Eoleau, of E years I was terribly afilie matism. For 23 months expected to walk or wor and suffered tho most hoi ''Np man in these pa everything that I ever I that did mo tho slightest Greene's Norvura blood i "And now comes the short tijne this splendid 1 It is tho best remedy I CT from a condition of utter Sorfoct health. It eaved roly pone. I am now my health and my lifo nerve remedy. I advise South's Share of Prosperity. "In 1899 it raised 11,235,000 bales of cotton, as compared with 6,605,750 iu 1880: 591,022,000 pounds of sugar, as compared with 198,962,278; 490, 375,976 bushels of corn, as compared with 367,862,141; and 55,351,246 bush els of wheat, as compared with 51, 625,136. Dtiriug these twenty years the number of factories has increased from 180 to 663, aud the amount of cotton consumed in these mills from 233,8S6 bales to 1,597,112. A Colonel in the British South African army says that Adams' Tutti Frutti was a blessing to bis mon whilo marching. Deep Discussion. 'Do you think," asked tho landlady "that death rndS all?'' 'Not fur four or live days In tho case of a turkey." said the savage boarder, who had won his position of star by shear brutality. Each package of PUTNAM FADELESS DYE colors more goods than any other dye and colors them better too- Sold by all druggists. Practice Economy. Profit In farming consists as much in saving expenses ns in deriving an Income. A farmer shi uld never buy what he can produce. Thou what hu soils ls largely profit.-An Exchango. Governor Blackburn Always said tlVat Crab Orchard Water would euro more dlsoases than any one remedy thai ho had ever used. Only a Variation. Tho new century girl, it ls safe to suppose, Is the old charming girl with a lot o? new clothes. -I hlcngo Record. I'iso's Curo for Consumption is an lufalll bio medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, M. J., Feb. 17,1000. Got Ills Bearing*. 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Miss Rodklnson is said to be the only woman living who has a thorough knowledge of the Talmud. -Atlanta Constitution. Best For the Bowels, No matter what nils you, headaohe to . cancer, you will niver get well until your bowels ara put right. CASCABETB halp Datura, cure you without u gripe or pain, ?iroduce easy natural moveineuts, coat you ust 10 cents fo sturt getting your health tuck. CABARETS Ca ad y Cathartic, th? genuine, put up in metal boxas, every tab let has u.C.C. stamped on lt. Bairar? of imitations. A Patriarchal BC. D. Tho olden duly fi.ialined physician In the world resides at Carlsbad lu th? person of Jallus I Itter v n Hornberger, M. D.. imperial ind royal counselor at the Austrian court. He ivas born In iWii. lo Curt- a Cnii] in One I'my. Tal;? LAXATIVE HROMO QCISIVB TABI.KTS. All IruggUte refund th* money if it fails to cure, li. W. GROVE'S signature is on -jaco box. ?c Paid-Up-Poi icy. "Mrs. Por.dee has suffored n great losa lh*-ough the death ot her husband." "Yes; but, fortunately, tho loss ls fully cor ired by insurance." OOO ,003 MD METE paiieed . Purely Vegetable. WB THE CURE Of mta, Vtm%? r?Mnt7, WMkatu, Poer r.iooi. ir u< Hw OaupUlate, r.b.?re.:i?..N. >?v-r?i 7otul? ffrf-'i Malaria, Chill? wu! r.T.r, ^r?T*"1 Xml.. Ylbviitj. Komi? Pro.Ink Ion. It-ylmmll. I>o?pOD?>SC7. M-ntol P?yi?wlcn. Sr?'di?. 7ar?lr?l*. Hamb tM, TranbUac, r?lu la th? dd. w>4 BM*, Apori.rr. E;tl?*?!? ?IU Si. Vila. D.o... ralr.lt.nctt, ?.TT? ?at tat ll?lt S??du?ii Sn* y fl*, tadlcrttlom. Vom af Ape*tlU. Comttlpy tiaa. aaa ol' ASaO ot 'jiu srrsToca mm?. DOS2. "to^-Tr c?o Tirs 9 Uaipccafall titer each mod, J? waar. Ar*=.-Ort-hij ts C ttfctp?ooful- aiier each a a Uni? ?alar. xta.-One^uarw taajpoocM, la a lirJa water, r.e? a day. Il y eu bara CanitjeiUaa. Tcrpid Liver and | nen, yon ?hcu.u tata r. Grecno's lama Cathartic Piils eetlon with Kervara. They ari the bru pilli In r!d,-eaall, i:urar<oated, eajy to take, ccrtals XAAQt to act 03 C33TD AT DEtTG0IS73. PSr.PAP.E3 DY ?5. F. E. 8 j. j?. Greese, it tifir fefittl 0OC53 arl Letettcfcv rest :ta ss? *?TOT* CKjt BA r.ajlo riaee. Boc to a. Kw; PSIOE, $1.00. thozteatn?s cured by 'Pi sscx Junction, Vt., says: "Forthree ted with a most severe case of rheu I could not walk a step, and I never k again. I was completely helpless Tibio agony. rta ever suffered as I did. I took icard of, hut never found anything l good until I began tho uso of Dr. md nerve roraedy. most wonderful part of all. In a Tiedicino rnado mo completely well. ,'cr nsw or heard of, for it raised me helplessness and constant agony to [ my ability to work which was en entirely well and strong, and I owe to Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and everybody to use it." No crop caa be grown ithout Potash. Supply enough Pot ash and your profits will be large; without Potash your crop will be scrubby." Our books, telling about composition of fertiliiers best adapted for all crops, arc free to ail farmers. 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