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II IB ? m A v ? " Household Pests. Iri--'?cmie?tioL with the desired ab sence of the dreaded b?d-bug, a wri ter-In the-*June Delineator gives tne soru?d if?Somewhat Irish advice that * sr^?iaf preparations must be made ' before his arrival." Beds are to be taJ.en apart and washed at intervals . with;; carbolic water, and "Dalmatian powder" freely insterted in the cran . : nie*; ; Frequently opening beds and ':\ bedclothes to the air.and sunlight and all :ueanllness are also 'enjoined, and the ^writer rassures the housekeeper .that..."unless-one lives In an apart ment house and . has undesirable neighbors" all will be well with her and her'beds, as *"bedbugs cannot . thrive where cleanliness exists." Pre .cau??ns~-against invasions of moth and silVer bugs are also included in the.article. As to moths, the writer says? ' The' principal thing is to-use something- that has a strong odor. ?Moths are overcome quickly by any po wi rf ul odor and will not enter a chest where it can be perceived." ; Turpentine :'s recommended as having a clean^.odor, not unpleasant in the attic'and much to be preferred to. moth .tails r ano, best of all,, by hang ing the garments out of doors for h&i?ntt;ihour the odor is removed en tfcjeiy" The Night Voyage. * Silent we sailed the phosphorescent seas. Our ship a craft with shadowy masts . a nd ' spars. " - While gloomed above, in glorious gal ..-> axles, The phosphorescent stars. ri ? .' ? The breeze that breathed about us bore the balm Of coral cove and long land-locked lagoon. While glistened o'er the tall, lianaed ; palm The Caribbean moon. A. distant pharos from its hidden height Across the waters flung its beckoning beam. And so we gilded through the violet - night, . Bound for the bourn of dream. -Clinton Scollard, in New Orlean Times Democrat. FTT3D9rmaaeatly cured. No fits ornervous ness after first -day's use ot Dr. Kline's Great NerveRestorer.$2trlal bottleand treatlsef ree Dr.R-H.KiJSE, Ltd.,931 Arch St..Phila.,Pu Thc man who thinks a good deal of his wife should not attempt to conceal his thoughts- when he is alone with her. Mrs. Winslew'sSoothingSyrup forchlldren teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma tion allaya pain,cureswind colic. 25c. abottle "We often hear of a middle aged man, but never of a middle aged woman. A woman is either young or old'. ---:- ' * Pisb's Cure cannot be to?^lghly spoken ot BB a cough cure.-J." W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Avenue, N.*, Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6,1909. Miss Agnes Miller, to young women ab< Menstrual Period - h< suffering and remove Lydia Ev Pinkham's "\ "To YOUNG WOMEN:-T-I stiffen rhea (painful periods), so jnuch so tl knew it meant three or four days o this was due to an inflamed condition by repeated and neglected colds. "If young girls only realized ho this critical tame, mach suffering wo' for Lydia E. Pinkkam's" Vegetabl medicine which helped melany. Wil take-it,' I-noticed a marke'd'"improver the time of my next .monthly period 1 ably. I kept up the treatment, and wi another person since. I am in perfect h added 12 pounds to my .weight, my < happy-Miss AGNES MILLER, 25 "P ;^v ~ 'H?o. monthly sickness reflects health. Anything unusual at t! and proper attention. Fifty thom that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta Struation and makes those period READ WHAT MISS ] - .*'PEAB MI ham's Vegeta fitted me. I vi trouble was pa: month went c j severe bearing, men. "A friend medicine. I d pain during m 1201 6th Stree m. FREI Remei invited to ls anythini not onderstani Lynn, Mass., her advice^ is free an ing ?vornan who asks for it. Hei more. than one hundred thonsam it, my sick sisters? $5000 FORFEIT W we cannot forthwitl above testimonials, whioh will prove , .\, Lydia ] Could Ton Use Any Kind of st Sewing Machine at Any Price? If there 5s any price so low, any of fer so liberal that you would thiuk of accepting on trial a new high grade, drop cabinet or upright Minnesota, Singer. Wheeler & Wilsou, Standard, Wblte or New Home Sewing Machine, cut out and return this notice, aud you will receive by return mail, postpaid, freo of cost, the handsomest sewing machine- catalogue ever published, lt will nam? you prices on the Minnesota, Singer, Wheeler & Wilson. White, Standard and New Home sewing ma chines that will surprise you; we will Quike you a new ?nd attractive proposi tion, a sewing machine offer that will astonish you. If you can make any use of any sew lug machine at any price, if any kind af nu offer would Interest you. don't fail to write us at once (be sure to cut aut and return this special notice) and ?et our latest book, our latest offers, ?ur new and most surprising proposi tion. Address . SBARS, ROEBUCK & Co., Chicago. Jf the average man had his life to ?ive >ver again he would probably make more mistakes than ever. Xiry Kot in l?hr Trees. The famous oak trees about th? Uni versity of California .are, many of them, suffering from J.ry rot. The de cayed matter ls to.be removed and the cavities formed thereby are to be dis infected with coal tar and filled with cement. How's Tills? Vfe offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for wy case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their lirra. WEST ?fe TBTJAX. Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, 0, WALDIKO, KINNAN & MAH nit, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls takon internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur races of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Railroad on Cyprews. The Island of Cypress in the Medi terranean, will soou bave a railroad from coast to coast The amount o' 3,000,000 francs has been appropriated for its constructlou. Engineers with :heir* staffs have already arrived on .he ground. It takes a fast man to beat a board rill. So. 2L /Ad. .vv:v rof Chicago, speaks Dut dangers of the )w to avoid pain and the cause by using Vegetable Compound* ?d for six years with dysmenor tiat I dreaded every month, as I f intense pain. The doctor said . of the uterine appendages caused w dangerous it is to take cold at ?ld be spared them. Thank God a Compound, that was the only ;hin three weeks after I started to nent in my general health, and at the pain had diminished consider as cured a month later. I am like ealth, my eyes are brighter, I have color is good, and I feel light and otomac Ave., Chicago, Ul. the condition of a woman's hat time should hare prompt sand letters from women prove ble Compound regulates men Is pnlnleas. ?DVDBECE: SAYS: is. PINKHAM:- Lydia E. Pin?c ola Compound has greatly bene rill tell you how I suffered. My inful menstruation. I felt as each r that I was getting worse. I had ?down pains m my back and abdo advised me to try Mrs. Pinkham's id so and am now free-from all y periods."-'JESSEE C. LDNDBECX, t, Hockford, DL * I ADVICE TO WOMEN, nber, every woman is cordially write to Mrs. Pinkham if there ? about her symptoms she does J. Mrs. Pinkham's address ls d cheerfully given to every ail p advice has restored to health I women. Why don't you try i produce the origin.il letters and signatures of their absolute (rcnuinviieM. E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Maas. V r OH .Y OUR : COMPLEXION us? ...>V?LSON?9. r'fd ?RECALE CURE - '^r.?P GUARAN7CCB rofl rutenas, wt < SW WRM MOTH fWltS *>? CHAPS. SO^ABOX. TRIAL.25 iRWlLSON^CarVRSCRWi CHARLESTON. S. C. / profit \ ros SALE AT Au. smuts/ ?ran THE MILL ll MEET j Important Gathering of "Manufactur ers in Washington City EXISTING CONDITIONS DISCUSSED President Heath's Analysis of the Sit uation-The High Price of Raw Cotton and Small Returns for the Manufactured Product. Washington, Special.-The American Cotton Manufacturers' Association re sumed here Wednesday for ita eighth annual session. The meetings are being held in the banquet hall of the Arling ton Hotel, and will last two days. Abou? ^00 members of the associa tion were present. The programme of the morning session included addresses by W. C. Heath, of Monroe, N. C., pres ident bf the association; Secretary Cor tclyou, of the Department oi Com merce-and Labor; R. M. Miller, Jr., of Charlotte, N. C.; Prof. R. C.- Carpen ter, of Ithaca, N. Y., and J. W. Nor wood, of Greenville, S. C. President Roosevelt is to receive the members of the association at the White House. President Heath in his address said the most serious condition now con fronting the cotton manufacturers is the high price of the raw cotton, coupled with the small returns for tile manufactured product. The manufac turers are largely responsible for this condition, he said. When the price of raw cotton began to go up recently, they had told their customers that the increase was due to speculation and manipulation. This, he asserted, was not the case. The high price of raw cotton was due solely to a response to the law of supply and demand. The scarcity of farm laborers in the South, due to the migration of the negro to the cities, is one of the serious condi tions to be met To meet it the immi gration of italian and other foreign farm labor will have to be encouraged. Touching on' the labor problem, Mr. Heath asserted that while, the right of labor to organize was not questioned, neither should the right of capital to combine be questioned. The power of labor organizations, he said, was being put at present t?menlo dangerous uses. It was menacing Individual rights; it was even asking the government to fix the hours of labor. These develop ments, he concluded, threatened the very principles of the government. International Y. M. C. A. Buffalo, Special.-Fourteen hundred delegates, including many prominent in all walks of life, assembled here Wed nesday to take part in the thirty-fifth international convention of the Young Men's Christian Association of'North America. Two sessions were held to day, at which^?ae-?e?egates were wel comed to^th'e city and permanent or ganization was effected under the pres ident of the board of commissioners of the District of Columbia. This evening the delegates attended a banquet in convention hall at which 1,500 persons were present. The following letter of regret from President Roosevelt was read: "White House, Washington, D. C., May . 9, 1904. . "My Dear Sir: It is a matter of sin cere regret to me that I am not able to be present at the international meet ing of the Young Men's Christiah As sociation. I believe with all my heart in your work, for you have not con fined yourselves merely to talking about what could be accomplished, but have striven In practical fashion to realize in some degree on this earth the ideals of Christianity. I feel that every Young Men's Christian Associa tion throughout this land is a valu able adjunct to good citizenship. "With my best wishes, believe me, "Sincerely yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "To the President of the Y. M. C. A International Convention." Five Men Killed. Carbondale, 111., Special.-In an ex plosion at the shaft of the Big Ituddy Coal & Iron Company, in Herrin, five men were killed instantly, five serious ly injured and twenty others slightly injured. Thc dead are: John Miller, Richard Reins, Fritz Seiberg, Evan Williams, Thomas Green. Six kegs of powder awaiting distri bution tn the men of the day shift ex ploded, having been ignited, it is sup posed, by the premature turning on of tho electric current, which operates the machinery of tho mines. The bodies of the dead men were frightfully man gled. To Make "Corners" Impossible. Jjondon, by Cable.-In the House of Commons when aBked if the govern ment would not co-operate with the Liverpool cotton exchange in the same way that the United States government was co-operating with the cotton ex changes of America, with the object of making "corners" impossible, Premier Balfour, President of the Board of Trade, said no information had reached the government that the United States had taken such a. step to deal with this form of gambling. Discussed Freight Rates. Atlanta, Special.-The discussion of freight rates occupied most of the time of the Southern Vehicle Association here. The report of the freight commit tee composed of A. D. Bellamy and J. B. Creighton, dealt almost entirely with technicalities and suggestions of interest to the members of the trade. Officers will be elected tomorrow and the convention will come to a close. Injunction Asked. Louisville. Ky.. Special.-Thc Wieat croft Coal & Mining Company filed a suit in the United States Court Wed nesday asking an injunction against the union miners of Hopkins county to prevent them interfering with non union men employed by the plaintiff company. About 50 union miners are made defendants. U. S. Marshals Placed at Mines! Madisonville, Ky.. Special.-The mines at Wheatcroft continue to run with a short crew of non-union miners. A number of deputy sheriffs and Unit ed States marshals have been nlaced at the mines. Ordered Submarine Boats. Newport News, Special.-From a re liable source comes the information that a contract has just been awarded the Newport News Shipbuilding Co. for the construction of two large sub marine boats desired for service with thc Japanese navy in the war now go ing on lu the Far East. The shipyards here refuse to confirm or deny the re port, but it in believed here that thc yard hos been rushing work on war ships contracted for In au indirect way tor the Mikado's government for some time pa?t. -mm SOUTH CAROLINA CROP ^ BULLLETW ... Conditions Reported by Department for Patt Week. fc ' The week ending 8 a. m., May 9 th, had a mean temperature of 69 degrees--, which is slightly less than one degree.1 below normal, due to cool weather dur-. ing the first, and warm during the last of the week. There was more than the normal amount of cloudiness, and the deficiency in sunshine was harmful to rice and cotton. The rainfall was below normal, and ranged from a mere trace to over an Inch and a half. The western, end the second tier, from the coast, of eastern counties had the largest amounts, the north central ones the smallest. The showers were local, in. character, and largely insufficient, but It is safe to as sume that in one-third of the State the drought has been relieved, or nearly so, although more rain would prove beneficial in all sections. Hall occur-' red at a few places, doing no damage. The week was favorable for the rapid progress of farm work, and staple cropB have been planted with the exception of bottom lands and late rice. As axule cultivation has kept pace with the growth of crops and fields are fr?e from grass and weeds. Cut worms, bud worms and birds continue to damage stands of corn on bottoms, and Col orado beetles have appeared on whit?, potatoes. There is a general improvement, noted in corn where showers occurred, in stands, growth and color, but where the rainfall was light, or where none fell, it remains small and yellow. Most of it has received its first cultivation, and some its second. Considerable re planting is being done. Cotton is coming up better, and stands have improved materially, dur-, lng the last week, and generally the plants have a healthier look, but on red, and clay lands germination and growth continue slow and unsatisfac tory. Early cotton is being replanted in many sections, while later plant ings are coming up to good stands on sandy lands. Some have received its first cultivation and has been chopped in the southern counties. Sea Island cotton was greatly benefited by the showers and humid, warmer weather. Tobacco transplanting is finished, but growth has been slow. The acreage is only from one-fifth to one-half that of last year. Oats are poor, and are head ing low In all sections, except on moist bottoms. Wheat is more promising, and although low. ls heading well, and is in bloom. White potatoes are poor in the coast districts, and promising in the interior. Shipments have begun from the former sections, also of beans. Truck is late, except strawberries that are bearing exceptionally well. Exces sive dropping of peaches is noted in all save the "ridge" sections, where from three-fourths to a full crop is in dicated. Early peaches and plums are ripening along the coast. Apples and cherries are promising In the western counties. Sweet potato sprouts are scarce. Minor crops are in normal con dition. J. WT Bauer, Section Director. THE FUN-FLOWER CARNIVAL. Columbia People and Visitors Will Have a Great Entertainment. Columbia is preparing for a spring carnival which will exceed in attract iveness anything before attempted at at this time of year by the capital city. The Chamber of Commerce is back of the undertaking, and has re ceived assurance from a number oT towns In the State which Indic?t?'t???fJj the attendance will be as large as the crowds which gather In Columbia fair week. The day of attractions on the streets will be one of the best , carnival shows that could be obtained, and the great night attractions will be the fireworks-the fall of Pompeii -by the Pain Company, presenting a ballet of 300 people. But the great feature of the week will be the floral parade Thursday afternoon, May 26.-There will be two miles of vehicles gaily decorated, the procession being led by the king and queen in State. The coronation will take place at the State capitol just before the gorgeous caravan proceeds up Main street. This feature alone will attract many people to Columbia, for the most beautiful feature of a reunion week last year was the floral parade. Thursday night there will be a grand ball, which will equal in pomp and circumstance the State balls of fair weeks. Indeed it is proposed to make the Fun-Flower carnival an an nual fete, and the ball will be as much of a feature as the State ball is fair week. The chamber of commerce has se cured reduced rates on railroads, ann has procured two of the best bands. in the State. There will be a grand tournament Wednesday, and knights from all over the State will participate for the prizes in gold, aggregating $150, and for the silver cup for horse manship. Another feature which will draw many people to Columbia is the gath ering of the Elks. There will be a meeting of all the lodges in the State, and a number of other secret orders are preparing for a like cele bration. Columbia is prettiest just at this time of year, and the people of that city think that a spring floral carnival is just the proper thing to give pleas ure to the people of the Slate at a big spring jollification. To Build Oil Mill. Walhalla. Special;-Capt. W. A. Strother, of Walhalla, and Mr. James Phinney, of West Union, are preparing to build a 20-ton cotton seed oil mill at West Union. They have purchased all their machinery and expect to be ready for this year's seed crop. Mr. Robert H. Jackson, of Anderson, is here mak ing tho brick for the oil mill. Strother Si Phinney's store room at West Union anti other enterprises. Bank for Santuc. Union, Special.-Santuc is coming. In j addition to the $15,000 knitting mill reported in today's State, it is said on good authority that Mr. Wm. Stokes, a well-to-do man of that place, will, organize a bank. It is to be hoped j both the mill and the bank are assured, ) because one can't well get along with out the other. Premier Balfour declined to take part officially in the cotton congress at Zurich, Swlteerland. . Henry M. Stanley Dead. London. Special.-Sir Henry M. Stan ley, the African explorer, whose death was announced in these dispatches early Tuesday passed away peacefully shortly after 6 o'clock. He was quite conscious to the last and able to recog nize his wife. Before he died Slr Henry expressed a wish to bo buried, at his country seat. Furze Hill, Pirbright. Surrey. The question, however, ls be ing discussed of burying him beside Livingstone. In Westminster Abbey. * 2825 Keeley St., CHICAGO, III., Oct,, 2,1902. I suffered with falling and con gestion of the womb, with severe ?iains through the groins. I suff ered terribly at the time of men struation, had blinding headaches and rushing of blood to the brain. What to try I knew not, for it seemed that I had tried all and failed, but I had never tried Wine of Car?n;. that blessed remedy for sick women. I found it pleasant to take and soon knew that I had the right medicine. New blood seemed to course through my veins and after using eleven bottle? I waa a well woman. ' Mrs. Bush is now in perfect health because she took Wine of Cardui for menstrual disorder?, bearing down pains and blinding ? headaches when all other remedies railed to bring her relief. Any sufferer may secure health by tak ing Wine of Cardui in her home. The first bottle convinces the pa tient she is on the'road to health. For advice in cases requiring special directions, address, giving symptoms, "The Ladies' Advisory Department, " The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. Sf' 'Wiseiwis ? IIHIIMWULillT AN AUTOPSY IS HELD Body of Young Wentz Found to Bo Perforated By Pistol Ball MANY TH IM HE SHOT HIMSELF An Empty 32-Calibre Pistol was Found Near the Romains, While a Bail of the Same Calibre Was Found In the Body. Bristol.Va., Special.-The shrunken and decayed body of Edward L. Wentz was literally taken to pieces Tuesday afternoon by physicians and detec tives, In the course of the coroner's inquest, which was begun at four o'clock in the dark cavern of Black Mountain, and was closed without a verdict by the coming of night. At 7.30 the jury waa adjoruned un t? 9.30 Wednesday morning, when the session will likely be held at Stonega, and many witnesses were .heard. Tho startling feature of the inquest was the discovery of a 32 calibre pistol ball in the body, which might have boen discharged from an empty pistol of the same calibre fpuflrj eighteen feet from the remains. -The ball had passed through the fifth rib, entering in front, had penetrated the heart, a back rib and lodged in J&e. niumscles of the backbone and a naif Inches from the spine. Several holes were fo?nd in the clothing othe^ than where the bullets entered, but beneath them the body was found in tact. The right hand was found missing and was probably borne awar by wild beasts. A white pearl button, which could not have belonged to the murdered man, was found near. There ls Httlo doubt but that the ball penetrated the heart, as the physi cians found evidence of hemorrhage in that portion of the body, and an Immense amount of blood congested back of the lungs. Detectives on the scene made careful examination of the pistol, finding lt to be a Smith & Wesson, No. 85-0-50. Two car tridges were on either side of the hammer, but the chamber under the hammer contained an empty shell, aa well as the two lower chambers. A loaded cartridge of 32 calibre was found several feet from the body. Many articles In his pockets were found Intact. Honors Simonton. Richmond Va., Special-Chief Justice Fuller of the United States ?Supreme Court, sat with the other judges in thc special session of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals held here Tuesday in memory of the late Judge Simonton. The judges, other than the Chief tlus tice. sitting during thc memorial meet ing were Judge Purnell, of North Car olina; Judge Brawley, of South Car olina; Judge Morris of Maryland; Judge Goff, of West Virginia, and Judge Waddlll, of the District Court of Virginia. Resolutions from the var ious districts in this circuit and from various bar associations, city and State, were presented, with appropriate re marks, the chief justice being among those who paid tribute to the departed jurist The flag on the Federal build ing was at half mast during tbecme morial exercises. Arrested for Fraud. Berlin, Special-Die Post publishes a news agency dispatch from St. Pe tersburg which says that General Schwedoff lost over half million dol lars through speculation In stocks and took the money from the Red Cross treasury. In order lo avoid a scandal the Empress Dowager, who is the pro tertress of the Red Cross Society, and a friend of Gen. Schwedoff. reimbursed the sums. The dispatch further says the Prince Galllzln and Count Lansky also have been guilty of Irregularities .In connection with tho Red Cross man agement. May Give City to Chinese. New Chwang, By Cable.-Of the five Russian regiments which were in gar rison here, four have left and the other received orders to %o today, but.*this order was cancelle? an hour later. The Russians are strongly entrenched at An Ping, where the guns from the New Chwang forts have been sent. Colonel Muenthe, the military adviser of Vice loy Yuan Shi Kai, commander-in-chief of the Chinese forces, arrived here this afternoon. It is believed he came to New Chwang to confer with thc Rus sians regarding the proposal to turn New Chwang over to the Chinese. Tine Russians are known to be communi cating with the Chinese brigands and to be stirring up a state of terror among the native?. Fight on American Lumber. As a means of keeping American lumber-out of Canada, lumbermen of the Canadian Northwest have agreed to reduce the price $1 per 1,000 feet, providing that the railroads would also reduce rates from '10 cents a hun dred to 28 cenia, Farm Topics j THE POULTRY BUSINESS. A careful study of all the details of he poultry huslness i* essential to the luecess of every fancier or breeder. Oven the matter of caring for the eggs hat ave to be hatched is of greatest importance. The little life germ within hat prison ls a very delicate thing and s very easily destroyed. A sudden novement will often ' separate the itoms that form this germ of a new ireature of its kind, hence in gathering he eggs that are co be hatched the ;reatest cave ?hould be observed. They mould be taken from the nest and )laced in the egg basket very gently, ind if they are to be set within-a few lays they should not be touched. WATER FOR SHEEP. Sheep need water most In dry sum ner, but when the grass is .'resh and rrowing well less is required. You might as well expect joni* dairy cows 0 produce milk, some seventy or eighty per cent, of water, as to expect your ^reeding ewes to raise lambs that are Irinking milk on grass alone. In win ier when they are eating dry feed more ?vater is taken than when they are sup plied, with roots or silage. Ordinarily 1 sheep should have from one to six juarts of water daily, according to sheather and feed. There is no place n which sheep will take water with more zest than In a shed. In such a place water does not freeze nearly so rapidly as outside. A shallow trough s best, and In very cold weather, if :he water is not wanted after the sheep Irink, It may be drawn off to prevent the accumulation of icc. lt is a uiis :ake to try to water'them in the same trough in which cattle drink. GRUBBING OUT STUMPS. Grubbing out stumps or trees is a iard job, if all the roots are removed. It does not pay to dig out nil the roots ?xcept in road building or digging eel-. J ors. The best way to remove small-., trees from the soil is to cut them down six or eight inches from the ground. Dig the soil away from the stump, from four to six inches deep, cut a length of stove wood from the stump ind cover the roots with soil. It is much easier to cut the tree twice than ?ut it through the tough roots the first time, as it is a hard job to work out a ?hip long enough to fell the tree ex cept hewing out a little nt a time by taking tiers of chips. When cutting the stump the blocks may be split off In thin pieces working around the stump to get the narrowest side each time. The roots remaining in the soil tvill decay in a few years, causing the soil to settle a little, which may be Siled and reseeded.-J. H. Andre, ia The Epitomlst. LEVEL FOR IRRIGATION DITCH. ? The little level shown in the accom- ] lanying illustration I use In surveying irigation ditches on my ranch, says in Orange Judd Farmer correspondent, [t is very simple and accurate and i irst class work can be done with iL ' [t is made of a long piece of otu by lour inch board, sixteen feet long, with i straight edge. On one end nail a leg me by four by twenty-four inches long lush with the top. On the other end THE LEVEL. ?ail a similar piece three-eighths of in inch longer than the other. This nakes a good grade. In the middle ot :he long piece nail on either side short )ieces so as *o hold a common carpen er's level. Place the short leg on the starting, point of the ditch and move be other end until the bubble is level. in this way you will have a ditch with i three-eighths inch grade to the rod. Continue this throughout the entire ength of the ditch. COST OF KEEPING HENS. The cost of keeping hens depends' lot only on intelligent care in feeding, jut on whether the feed is bought or .aised, says an exchange. The ration .'or laying liens should be such that ;he nutritive ratio to the egg produc ng properties should be about one in "our. This can best be produced with :ut clover, middlings, bran, corn meal, .'or a morning mash, with grain in .ariety, corn, rye, buckwheat, wheat, nillet, etc. A fair amount of green j 'ood, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, etc., j ihould be mixed in in the mash oc :asioually or fed raw every few days. )n such rations a hen may be kept at i cost of about seventy-cents a year, ess if the food is raised. Buckwheat is one of the best of ;rain foods for fowls and addi', great s' to egg production. Kaffir corn and nillet are also good If they can be aised or bought at a low price. On the atlons specified two meals a day Is iufficlent, the mash In the morning md whole at night, fed among thc Itter on the floor. It is sometimes a mod plan to cut the night ration a iit le short, feeding the portion reserved ' ibout the middle of the afternoon ^ iniong the litter on the floor of the cratchlng house to keep the hens >usy. This question of food and their 1 ost needs to be studied closely, es- t .ecially in sections where the eggs s ?di as low as ten cents a dozen dur- c ng the summer.-Farmers' Home ournal. Obeyed Orders. Capt. Hank Spurrer, of Pittsburg, n old Ohio River steamboat captain, ras in the lobby at Seelbacb/s Hotel or a while last night. "I remember well my first trip up he Ohio," said Capt. Spurrer. "I was ii command of the Sally Ann. Mr. j c ?omstock, the mate, was at his sta ion in the front. According to his J * orion of things the steamer was get- j J ing a little too close to certain flats ,'hich lay along the larboard side, o up he comes to me and, with his at cocked on one side, says: " 'Cap'u Spurrer. you're gettiu' ;etle too close to them flats. Hadn't on better go about?" " 'Comstock.' I replied, 'you just go wward and attend to your part of the oat. and I'll attend to mine.' "Comstock went lbr'ard in high glee nd yelled out: j JJ " 'Boys, see that thar mudhook all J ? lear for letting go?' " 'Ay, ay, sir; all clear/ "Let go, then,' said he. "Down went the anchor, out rattled ip chain, and like a flash the Sally un was brought up to a standing. "Comstock walled aft to me, touched is hat nut! politely said: " 'Well, chp'n, my part of the boat attended lo. It's in anchor,"-Louis Mo Hernia, OCIETY WREC In Society. A woman in society w obliged to keep late hours. She must attend receptions and balls. Siie seldom allows herself a quiet evening at home. Her whole time is taken up in keeping engagements or en tertaining in her own home. Her rystem becomes completely run down as a consequence. She soon linds herself in a condition known as systemic catarrh. This has also been called ca tarrhal nervousness. If every society woman could know the value of Perena at such a time, if they could realize the invigorating, strengthen ing effect that Peruna would have, how much misery could bc avoided. i Letters from soeietv women all over the United States testify to the fact that Pe rtfta is the tonic for a run down, depleted nervous system. a_Q e_3 For all kinds and sizes of Si into tiie construction nf St inn nn>1 state dimensions ni CHARGE, an elegant Bli price on one of our populai Beaut! Modern Store Fronts. We i Chi euro store at moderate i SOUTHERN FOUN CURES MALARIA, CHILLS and FEVER. .'BABEK'' IS the oiliest, sureht and best remedy in America for ma' adie? of malarial nature. Its n poRl - . . , tive cure tor MALARIA. CHILLS ?US MtJUtil nnd FEVER, un ly 5Ue. bott lu LLOCZEWSKI <& CO.. Wsshiiv^ton. D. C jyWritoior testimonials. ELIXIR BABEK Cotton Gin achinery >RATT. MUNGER. WINSHIP. SAGLE. SIMTH. We make thc most complete lias ot any onceta in the werld. 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Used as a Vaginal Wash we ihallongo the world to produce its equal for h orough ness. It is a revelation in cleansing md healing power; it kills all gp rms which :ause inflammation and discharges. All leadingdrugglsts keep Paxtine ; price, 50c. .box; if you rs does not, send to us for it. Dou't aka a substitute - thero ls nothing like Paxtine. Write for the Freo Box of Paxtine to-dny. lil PAXTON CO., 7 Pope Bldg., Boston, Kass. "I write to let rou know how I appreciate yoor .'ascarets. I commenced taking them last Novem* er and took two ten cent boxes and ptjied ?tape, rorm 14 ft. long. Then I commenced takln? them Cain and Wednesday, April 4th, I passed another tpe worm 28 ft. lone ?nd over a thousand small rorms. Previous to my taking Cascarete I didn't now I hi,i a tape-worm, f always had a small itite." m. F. Drown. 134 Franklin St., Brooklyn, N. T. Plissant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do Good, over Sicken, Weaken or Gripe, 10c. Kc, Mc. Never lld in bnlk. Tho gonnine tablet stamped CC C. naraatoed ;o cure or your money back. S tor ?i nj; Remedy Co., Chicago or H.Y. 594 MAL SALE. TEN MILLION BOXES fohn W. Atkinson ?> Co., RICHMOND, VA. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, ?Ste. Try Their standard-" Ready Mixed House Paints. Thompson'* Eye Wat?? KED HER LIFE. Tired, Nervous. Aching, Trem bling, Sleepless, Bloodless. 'e-ru-na Renovates, Regulates, Restores. \ Pretty New York Woman'* Recovery the Talk of Her Numerous Friends. Mrs. J. E. Finn, 83 East High street, buffalo, X. Y., writes: ?eruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Oiiio. Gentlemen:-"A few years ago ? had to vive up social life en irely, as my health ivas com pletely broken down. The doctor utilised a- complete rest fur a ?ear. ,4's this was out of the ?uestion for a time, I began to oak for some other means of re storing my health . "I had often heard of Peruna i&s an excellent tonic, so I bought /. bottle to see what it would, do for me, and it certainly took hold. )f my system and rejuvenated ne, and in less than two months I was in perfect health, and now Then I feel worn ont or tired a lose or two of Peruna is all that I need."-Mrs. J. E. Finn. Mrs. J. YV. Reynolds.. Klkton, Ohio, vrites: "I owe my health and life to .Peruna. We rarely call ia a physician; in fact, ilt lias beer, years since ? have taken any Dther medicine than yours. I am afraid )f drugs, and althougli I have been sick nany times I have taken only TOW medi anes. They are wonderful, indeed. We lave a very "large hot'se and entertain * jreat deal and 1 do all my own work, ;hanks to Peruna."-Mrs. ... W. Reynolds. Free Treatment for Women. Any woman wishing fco be placed on the ?st of Dr. Hartman's', patients for free lome treatment and advice should imme liately send name and symptoms, duration if disease and treatment already tried. Directions for the first month's treatment .viii he promptly mailed free of charge. S'o free medicine will be supplied by the ioctor, hut all necessary rejections will be furnished. Read what the above ladies have to say >f Peruna as a cure for these cases. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, I FRONTS tore BuildingWe furnish all material entering ore Fronts. Writ? ni about 3-our proposed build id Htylo of front und we will send you, FREE OF ie Print Plan, and quote yon an extremely low ful, Evorlasting (rire you all th? M rie of an elegant Kew York or .nst. Send for < ntalocu .. DRY CO., Owensboro, Kentucky Every child born into the world with en inherited or early developed tendency to torturing, disfiguring humor J of the Skin and Scalp, becomes an object of the most tender solicitude, not only because of its suffering, but because of the dreadful fear that the disfigu ration is to be lifelong and mar its future happiness and pros perity. 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