Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HAS TROUBLE ioeiS Warfare Threatened in Western Section 1,00? REBELS CONCENTRATING i --? While the Uprising Has Apparently Attained Its Maximum in the Bast in ; ern Bnd of the Island Insurgents \ in Force Are Threatening the Cap ture of Pinar Del Rio and Other Towns in the West-Governments Action in Arresting Havana Plot ters Has Effect of Overawing Sym [ pathizers in Capital. Havana, By Cable;-The indications are that the revolution in eastern Cuba has already practically reach ed its maximum. The government and people generally believe the movement has received about all the accessions it will be likely to gain. The prompt ness of the government in arresting, suspected leaders and plotters in Ha vana and elsewhere and in sending re enforcements to the disturbed dis tricts has had an excellent effect in strengtening public confidence and overawing sympathizers with the movement. k ?n the. other hand, quitude in the "T- Pinar del Rio region throughout the day, ; peaceable inhabitants of the cities of Penar del Rio. Conscolacin del Sur, San Juan del Martinez and other western towns are in hotirly apprehension of the attack and the occupation of those places. The fact that probably one thousand insur gents are tending to concentrate in the province, of Pinar del Rio upon .. towns -inadequately guarded by small detachments of rural guards,- mostly inexperienced in warfare, make the situation grave; but as the insurgents have not'assumed and strongly offen sive attitude or interfered with trains carrying troops, horses and supplies, it is; inferred that they are not pre pared, or lack the nerve to try for control of the territory. : Ar. official.of the Western Railroad informed the Associated Press that absolutely no trouble has been, en countered anywhere along the line, -s--^wiiiehr is i he main artery of the pro v^' jyihce of Pinar del Rio. There have been many rumors of fights at various points in the pro vince of Pinar del Rio, but they have no"t been confirmed by government or press dispatches. To Raise Funds for Sufferers. Washington. Special.-Funds for the relief of the earthquake sufferers in Chile will be received by the Amer ican Red Cross aud sent to Valparai so abd other stricken cities for dis tribution through the American dip v lomatic and consular representatives * in that country. The National Sec retary Magree sent dispatches to the presidents of 2G State branches of the % organization asking them to issuo ap peals for Chilean relief funds. Char les Hallinan Keep, the National Treasurer of the American Red Cross, of Washington, will receive contribu tions from persons living in the states which have no red cross organiza tions. " News in Brief. There was a Tight between two of South Carolina^ candidates for Gov ernor, Messrs. Jones and Brunson, at Greenville on Tuesday. Neither was hurt in thc fraens. On account of trouble between the citizens and the negro soldiers, Fort Brown, in Texas, has been abandon ed as an army post. Civil War Feared. Cape Hay tien, Hay.ti, By Cable. The advices from Santo Domingo, say General Guellito, at the head of 900 revolutionists, will join the troops of General Navarro and make an attack lipon Monte Christi. The government of Santo Domingo has sent 1200 men against the revolutionists. It is be lieved a desparate civil war will fol low. Favor Speaker Cannon. ': i- Springfield, III., Special.-Before the Republican State Convention met , to name candidates for Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public In struction and three trustees for the k State University, it was conceded rthat Speaker Cannon would receive the emphatic endorsement as the Re publcan Presidential candidate and Senator Cul lom be endorsed for re election to the United States Senate. v' The resolutions will give the Roose . veltV "administration strong endorse ? menfc. ! County Local Option. Columbus, O., Special.-The county ? local option has the centre of the stage, preliminary to the meeting of - - the^emocratic' State Convention and ^^flic prospects seen to be very good ..' for a fight on the floor of the conven tion over the subject. The decision . will probably rest with the county . delegates who have begun to appear .: and their position fe unknown, . _ EXCL1 Studebaker \ Columbus B Genuine OH\ Planet, Jr., J Pittsburg Pe These higl cost no mor r 'TLSLTXTM.SLTJ AUGUSTA. GA. Late JWebvf | In "Brief ^ I MINOR MATTERS. OF INTEREST I News has been sent out from Sa ome Botello. Mex., that seven work men were killed at that place in a oig rock quarry being- operated by :he National Railroad of Mexico. An tionio Perez the foreman o? thc quar ry, was among: the killed. While the Polk county. Florida, luthorities were taking Will Law rence, a negro., to Tampa lo preveut .lira being lynched, an i n fura ted mob it Mulberry', also in Polk county, banged John Bapes, a negro, and rid dled his body with bullets. Bapes it tempted to kiil Capt. Hughes, a jrominent white citizen. Lawrence was charged with attempted criminal issault on a young white woman. General Manager Ewing, ot' the Dark district Tobacco Growers' as sociation of Tennessee, has ordered in advance of about ?0 cents per 100 pounds i s the price of all medium ind good ?i?des of dark leaf tobacco. The order a plies lo thc whole ot' the Dark dist rici and is brought about by Mioitayp r,-ii unfortunate condition )f thc glowing crop. In a difficulty at the Planters' Chemic.1 company plant, at Tallade ga. Kia.. J. (1. Powell, assistant su perintendent, ivas shot and killed by Jim Sims, a ue?t ?, and P. T. Crown, s::perinlend?iil, was shot through the high. The trouble was caused by an impudent message the negro had sent :be superintendent. Powell's father ives i i Houston. Texas, and Crown Ls a Virginian. The ucgro escaped. A report has been circulated of a pitched baltic in a Colorado Southern .oust rael iou camp, lo miles west of 5akdalt' in which five whites and live ?egrocs were wounded, several fa tally. Thc sheriff has sent deputies o the scene, but as it is remote from .ailway and telegraph lines, detaib ire not yet obtainable: President Roosevelt wrote a letter o Congressman Jaine* L. Watson, of [lushville: III... urging the elccliou of \ Republican House of Representa tives i:i truer to avoid economic dis isler from ??ie couutry. , . The Gould Western Pacific system s extending its lines into Oregon. Thci? aro prospects that Alexander Dewie and Yoliva will patch up peace n Zion. The Democrats of Illinois are dis posed to ignore Bryau.s exprossed visit and indorse him for President. Vice-Preside."f Fairbanks was given in enthusiastic reception at Fort Ben jamin Harrison, Indiana, where he re viewed the troops. "Bob" Etheridge, a negro, was ;aken to the scene of his attempted issault on ? 3hild in South Carolina md shot to dca* h. Thc IG-ycs.r-old daughter of Geo. Waddell, a N ort li Carolina farmer, ?vas assaulted, strangled and thrown into a marl pit. Chai-Ies F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall, says that he is for Jeromo if he is the choice, of the conventiou. Thc legislative committee which -in vestigated thc Wjlliamsburg Insane Asylum failed to agree and will sub mit "majority and minority reports. Bids were opened iii Washington for sites for Federal buildings in Fair mont and Grafton, W. Va. Mr. Gustavus C. Jacobs, owner of the Riverside plantation in Chester field county, Virginia, was killed by a kick from a horse. Dr. Lee Bf Buyers, a physician, and Oi\ A. R. Badgely. a dentist, were ar rested in Fairmont, W. Va.,, charged JV Dr. G. W. Keener, an optician, with performing a criminal operation. . A report of the chief .clerks of the" I wo houses of Congress shows thc rppicpriaticus of |be last session to liave totaled *37fl.f>89,lS?.l6\ au in ?rease of $39,404,005.20 over the pre cious year's budget. Mr. Lewis P. Nelson, 87 years old, )f Culpepper, Va., is dead. The negro troops at Brownville, Texas, have been ordered to a front er post as a result of the recent shooi ng affray in which they killed one .vhite mau and wounded another. The Isthmian Canal Commission hos ii vi ted bids to furnish 2.500 Chinese .oolies to dig thc Panama canal, pre scribing almost prohibitive conditions. Dispatches from Chile show that he panic resulting from thc carth luake has subsided, and Government is active in taking relief measurer In an interview, Alexander Guck )ff said the Czar's intentions are good mt he is in ignorance of the real ?onditions. Census reports show that 242,528 latives of Maryland are now living n other States. The Pasific Mail Steamship Corn ey's steamer Manchuria went iground on a reef at Rabbit Island, me of ithe Hawaiian group, and al! he passengers were taken ashore JSITE AGENCY Vago ns, the 20 year kind, uggies, standard of the world, fer Plows, the orginal best, implements, . for farm and garden, rfect Fencing, electrically welded, every rod guaranteed, h grade and reliable goods e than worthless imitations, L?1 CO, Stewart Battle, telegraph operator at Collier's Station, on the Atlantic Coast line railroad, was killed by lightning while at work at his key. Thc Cuban Government is much disturbed over thc revolutionary movement directed against President Palma. William Jennings Bryan sailed for home from Giberaltar. Tunis, By Cable-A violent tornado accompanied by a teni tie hail storm and lightning killed eight farmers and hundreds of head of cattle. N.iWSY GLEANINGS. Navy chaplains want more pay. Ono person in every 1200 is blind. Spain is enjoying a business boom. Over '::V,000 autos are registered lu New York. Persia is to bave a Constitution and a Parliament. Japan is determined to construct a large mercantile navy. Demoralization is spreading in the Russian army and navy. Ov.'ing to Hie failure of Uie Labra rlo:* fishing season a fish famine is likely. Mr. Root spoke in'Argentina in fa vor of a union of hearts in all the Americas. . The Oyster Bay (?. Y. ) tax asses sors increased the assessment this year by $1.000,000. Captain Richmond Pearson Hob son thinks it would be easy for Ja pan to capture the Philippines. Within three weeks nearly thirty tons of gold specie bave been trans ferred from England to America. Mr. and.Mrs. W. H. Workman, of Worcester. Mass., climbed a mount ain in India more than 23,000 feet high. The rules of settlement adopted by a number of fire insurance companies amount to a practical repudiation of their San Francisco obligations. Landrat von Uslar.whom the Kais er sent io German Southwest Africa to -discover waisr with the aid of hi:; divining red, his located fifty-three springs. , In South Africa the tension be tween negroes and Englishmen is in creasing. No-- only are there occa sional outbreaks of rebellion, but a general condition cf unrest and ex citement. There arc rubout SL'.OOO automo biles at [/reset: in use in the Uuited Statss. FEMININE NEWS NOTES. There are 500,000 clubwomen In the United States. Lady Doyle, wife of Sir"Arthur Co nan Doyle, is dead. Ella Wheeler Wilcox says public applause is the soul food of the poet. The ladies of Japan* are not al lowed to bc photographed while in bathing. All the characters except two in the play which George Ade is writing are women. The scene is Radcliffe College. Mrs. Russell Sage is philanthropie, and will doubtless make good use of the millions that have been put ju her care. Peekaboo waists and diaphanous clothing must go. Thc Los Angeles Women's Christian Temperance Union has so decreed. The audience granted by Queen Alexandra to Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth was entirely-private and informal. Mrs. Roosevelt expresses sympathy with the efforts of the Audubon So ciety to prevent the sale of aigrettes, or plumes from the white heron, for women's hats. Mrs. Semplc, daughter of Presi dent Tyler, once the "?rsr. lady of thc land." is spending her last days'in the Louise.Home in Washington. She is eighty-six years old aud blind, but is in good health. . May Sutton, the California girl who last year won the International woman's tennis championship from Miss Douglas, the English champion, and who this year lost tho title to the' same crack English player, has re turned home. Baroness Burd?tt-?outtf>. who bas .inst passed her ninety-second birth day, has enjoyed the remarkable perlence of' seeing ber husband re turned to Parliament for Westmins ter on the centenary of her father's first election for that constituency. From the blue grass of Kentucky to tho Canada line there is not a man with a ?nark of likiug for horses in h? soul who will not sympathize with Mr, Keene -over Sy3onhy's death. He .was an-.alien, to be sure, but what toots it where a good maa or a goad horse was bred? While the Une from which he sprang was English, he was suckled by his English dam in Ken tucky, says the New York Sun. If Mr. K> ie so decides, hippophilists will applaud the feeling that may lead him to .give Sysonby a final rastlos pace in the Blue Grass country, where he wa? born. Engines, Boilers, Bi GlQS. Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, Oil and Fertilizer.- Mill Outfits, Gin. Press Cane Mill, and Shingle Outfits. Building,Bridge, Factory, Furic and Railroad Castings, Railroad, Mil Machinists'and Factory Supplies. Belting, Packing, Injectors, Pipe Fittings, Saws, Files, Griers, etc. We cant every day. Work 150 Hands. Foundry, Machine, Boiler, . _ Press and Gin Works f2&~ Repa is Promptly Done Loiai'd In f orin & Supply Co AUGUSTA, OA, Sheakespeare Lived Too Soon. ''Shakespeare said, 'Throw physic to thc dogs,' " said the mau who loves to quote. "Yes," said the man with thc speckled vest, "but if Shakespeare were liviug* today he would write it 'eauned meat.' Iudiauapolis Star. The scenery along thc straight aud narraw path is less attractive than that bordering on i he broad road leading; elsewhere.-Chicago News. Thc Best Exercise. Uncle-So. you go to school now. Tommy-Yes, sir. Uncle-Ami what part o? the exer cises do you like best? Tommy-"Why the exercise we get ot rece.ss.-Philadelphia Ledger. "Just before poor old Dooly died, he made his wife promise that she would not marry again." "Pooi" old chap-he always was kind lo his fellow men."-Tit Bits. Pointed Paragraphs. Some .spinsters advance step hy ?tcp until they finally become step mothers. Women ought lo make satisfactory angels because they are so fond of "harping." Our idea of strong will power is that ot.' a mau who can fast until he starves to death. Fools brag where wise meu only ad mit. KtTors About Hie White House, To the Editor: I noticed somewhere recently-I would not say positively that it was In your columns-an article on the White House which contained several mis-statements. In the first place ic was stated the While House was first occupied in ISOi). and that its first occupant was President Madison. The fact is, its first occupant was President Adams, who took up his residence there in 1?O0. The original mansion was begun in .1792. in 1814 it was burned by the British and rebuilt in 181b". Another of the errors in the arti cle referred to was the statement that ready-prepared paint is used on the White House to make it beautifully while. ] noiiced this especially because I have used considerable paint myself, and wondered that "canned" paint should be used on such an important building, when all painters know that pure while lead and linseed oil make the best paint. It so happened also that i knew white lead and linseed oil - not ready-mixed paint-were used on the White House, because I had just read a booklet published by a firm ot ready-mixed paint manufacturers, who also manufacture pure white lead.. In that book the manufactur ers admitted thal for the White House nothing but "the best and purest of paint could be used," and said thal their pure white lead had been selected. Above all people those who at tempt to write on historical subjects should give us facts, even if it is only a date or a statement about, wood, or brick, or paint, or other building material. Yours for truth, L. A TALK TO WIVES. . Now while a woman is apt to sur? found any action of her married life (vita ?cntiment, it is a fact that men, as. a rule, have no sentiment what ever about money. To have to make .ti is a daily necessity, to spend it ls mother necessity, unconnected with "feeling." A man does not pay out money for a harrow because he loves the hardware dealer, nor even be muse the hardware dealer needs the money to carry on his business, nor because he ought to give some com pensation for the harrow when he: benefits hy iL He pays for it because be waDls the harrow and can't get it! la any other way. It's business. Now running a household is business, ?ni should be put on that basis and tba./ alone. The only remedy for needless! humiliations to a woman, and need less irritation to a man, ls to have an allowance for necessary expenses. lt can be done whare there is any in come at all; it disposes of the little constant appeals that are so trying, and it spares thc husband the intro, ducticn of thc word "money" nt home, when he h sick of hearing it and hav lng it on'h.3 mind all day. The plan is seldom put to him in this light, however, as a convenience and bur den-lightener to beth, but as a favor to her.-Mary Stewart Cutting, ia Harper's Bazar. Finnegan-My. but he do love to hear himself talk, don't he? Flaunagan-He do. Faith, if he had thc habit o' talkin' in his sleep, W 'tl set up all night lo listen and applaud. _So. 3<J-'0G c.uxH) M (Hi T's sr.Kicr. No -Mr ti ii int1 Ku Ik'uciiclal io Uraln r.ml Nerves. Lying awake nights nia'.c2s it hard lo ke?p awake and do things in day lima. To take "louies aud stiniu !ar.:.s" ii J sd ev stielt circumstances is like selling the house 0:1 fire to see lt' you can jiuL it OUT, Thts right iliad of fool promotes re'rssbing steep at night and a wide awake individual during thc day. A lady changed from her old way of ealing lo Grape-Nuts and says: "For about three years I had been a great sufferer from Indigesti?n. Arter trying several kinds or medi cine the doctor would ask me to drop oft potato-is, then meat, and so on, but in a few days that craving, gnaw-, jp.g reeling would start up and I would vomit everything I ate and drank. ; "When I slatted on Grape-Nut.-;, vomiting stopped, and the bloating feeling which was so distressing dis appeared entirely. "AI y mother was very much bolh e;e:l with diarrhea before commenc ing the Grape-Nuts, because her stomach was so weak she could not digest lier food. Since using G;ape Nuts she is well, and says she don't think she could live without ic. "Jt ls a great brain restorer and nerve builder, for J can sleep p.* sound and undisturbed after a per of Grape-Nuts as in the old days ?xhqp I could not realize what they meant by a "bad stomach." There is no medicine so beneficial to har voa and brain as n good night's sleep, such, as you can enjoy after eating Grape-Nuts.-' Name given by Postum CQ., Battle Creek, Mich. 1 "Thera's a reason," Rooting Slips. In describing her method of root' lng slips in a soil a Kentucky woman florist says: "I break off slips of roses with a heel of half ripened wood, place in a rich soil, tum a glass tumbler or jar lightly over them and leave them this way for,three weeks, keeping them well watered. They are usually well rooted at the end of three weeks, after which I put a prop Under one side of the tumbler or jar and in this way allow them to have air for one week. I then remove the glass and allow them to grow undis turbed the rest of the summer. I root the Hibiscus and other hardwooded plants in this way also. I prefer rich soil to sand, as the sand dries out so quickly and the young roots aro in jured." '< " ?s* Cattle and Sheep. H. Foi? two weeks, feed young carves pn milk. Then substitute skimmed milk and a gruel of coarse flour and cornmeal, well cooked. Guard against indigestion. After four weeks the diet should be a little clover hay and wheat bran, ground corn and oats, and linseed-oll meal. Be sure to plan a warm, sunny cor ner in the barn for the cows, if you are doing any building now. It will be needed in winter. In the summer darken the windows, or flies will make life miserable for the cows. Feed young lambs with care. They will begin lo eat grain when three weeks old. Oats and barley are the best at first; corn later. Be v*?-? regular in feeding. The Way To Make Hens Moult One of the achievements of modern poultry keeping is that of forcing a hen to doff her old coat, and grow a new one before the time when she would do so naturally. Many hens shed their feathers so late in the sea son, naturally, thal cold weather over takes them before they get new suits, consequently they seldom begin lay ing before spring. If the moult can be hastened so that a new coat of feathers is grown and the laying can be started before cold weather, the prospect is good, for a supply of eggs during fall and winter. The result is usually accomplished by cutting off all meat and mash foods putting the hens on short rations of grain for a week or so to stop the laying, then allow liberty and feed a full ration high in protein. This loos ens thf> old feathers, which drop off quickly and starts a rapid growth of the new. A liberal allowance of beef scrap is essential, and linseed meal is an advantage. Sunflower seeds arc also good during thc moult-Indian apolis News. Nail Wounds in Hoofs. It has long been known that nail pricks and other similar injuries in the horse's hoof may lead to an infec tion followed by formation of pus un der thc horn of the hoof and a serious general disease of thc horse or at least the loss of the hoof. In a bulletin ol' the South Dakota Station, Moore has recently reported results obtained in a number of cases from applying a strict antiseptic treatment to injuries of this sort, says tho Indianapolis News. The method consists in paring away the horn of the hoof from thc affected part until the blood oozes out. The hoof is then thoroughly washed in a solution of bichlorid of mercury at the rate of one part to 500 of water, after which absorbent cotton saturated in a solution of thc same strength ls ap plied to the wound and thc whole hoot is packed in cotton surrounded by a bandage and well coated with tar. Th'is prevents any further filth from coming in contact with the wound. The operation must usually be done by a qualified veterinarian, Subse quent treatment, however, can bc ap plied by the average farmer, sinoe all that is necessary is to pour a little of thia solution of bichlorid of mer cury upon the cotton which projects from the upper part of the bandage. The cotton will absorb enough of the solution to keep the wound moistened and hasten the healing process. How To Bit Your Horas, You can never give a horse a prop er mouth unless, first, you prevent his keeping his mouth open; second, you keep his tongue always under the bit, and not over lr. or "lolling" out of tho mouth; third, you train him to go pleasantly up to it, and to bend him self, and never to be '.behind" his bit. or to pull on it. or to drive upon either rein; fourth, you keep him al ways "alive on" and responsive to its slightest indications; fifth, you so bal ance him that he can do all these things without suffering personal dis comfort; sixth, you thoroughly de ceive him as to the qualities and quan; lily of your power lo control and di rect. These essentials may all be simplified into two divisions; first, make him absolutely comfortable; sec ond, fool bim. From earliest colthood the horse should be allowed lo yield jaw and neck, of course, but never to open his mouth to thc pressure of the bit. An enthusiast wrestling with the problem of bitting a la Baucher, may train his horse lo open his mouth to blt flexion -the most pernicious habit he could learn. This result is usual after the application of the '"dumb jockey" (now rarely used) with its tight check, and rubber side lines cruelly short ened. When neck and jaw can stand the agony of restraint no longer, the opening of the mouth gives relief by yielding several inches, and the habit is adopted, in most cases, to last through life. The longue often works over ihc bit to escape pain, and "longue-lolling" becomes a cen firmed habit.-F. M. Ware in The Outinc_ Magazine. Where the Spreader Fays. Almost numberless experiments have proved that th* manure spread er is one cf the most raluable of farm implements. We aro not booming manure spreaders, bul. decidedly are booming anything which will reduce the labor of the farm, and especially when it also increases the yield. 1 Thal ? good manure spreader, of , any make, will do thin there ls no j auestlpn, The difl^nHy In Obift?B?as farm labor ls growing greater yearly, hence anything which will accomplish the purpose in the form of machinery should be welcomed. It la practically impossible to spread the manure by hand as evenly as a good spreader will place it. The labor necessary to break the large pieces into proper sizes Is considera ble, and this work the manure spreader does without trouble. That the crops are increased is due very largely to the evenness with which the manure is placed by the spread er making the stand more even with a corresponding growth all over the field. With us the manure spreader seems particularly valuable because our manure is spread as soon as made, and as the bulk of it is accumu lated during the winter, it is much pleasanter to load it onto the spread er and have the machine spread it on the fields quickly and evenly than it is to unload a wagon on a cold day. Look into the merits of the ma nure spreader before the work has to be done again. The Pium Orchard There is even more necessity for regular and clean cultivation with the plum than with the peach, inasmuch as it requires a more plentiful supply of water. Moisture can only be re tained by cultivation, shallow but thorough, after every compacting rain, thereby pulverizing the crust and forming a soil mulch to shut off capil larity and so strain the water already chambered in the subsoil from the winter rains. To insure such a reser voir of moisture the orchard should be plowed in both directions with either cultivator or disk harrow as early in winter as possible. Even during win ter it will pay once or twice to break the compact crust that forms after heavy rains with an acme harrow or similar instrument, though this is quite generally neglected by commer cial growers to their loss. Crops of grass and weeds should never be allowed to develop in the or chard, as they not only rob the trees of water, but of plant food without a corresponding return. Low, cultivat ed crops, like cotton, while of course distinctly iujurlous to the trees, are less objectionable, since to a certain extent they pay for board and lodg ing. Cowpeas in rows occupying the middle between the trees a Fe rather more of a benefit than a detriment, for although they trench on the wa ter supply, they return an equivalent in the nitrogen they transfer to the soil. Small grain, however, is ruinous. Cultivation should cease before thc maturity of the crop and not be re sumed until thc trees have become dormant in the soil. This will permit the wood to ripen up well, which a constant disruption of the root sys tem by thc cultivator would prevent. -Prof. H. N. Starnes in the South ern Fruit Grower. Fine Distinctions as to Hay. The proper stage at which the grasses should be cut for hay has .been tho subject of much investiga tion on thc part of agricultural chem- I ists, writes Prof. W: J. Spillman. of the United States Department of Agri culture. The general conclusion to which these investigations have led is thus stated by one of our most emi nent investigators: "Young plants while rapidly growing contain rela tively more protein and less fibre than more mature ones; consequently, car ly cut fodder must be of better quali ty than that cut late. It is more di gestible." We have herc three facts and one inference. As (he point is one of much practical importance, w? will consider it at length. The facts are: 1. That young, growing plants con tain relatively more protein than ma ture ones. 2. That they also contain less fibre, and, 3, that they are more digestible, The inference from these fuels is: Early cut fodder ls of better quality than that cut late, la this inference justified? Concerning the first fact, it may be stated that we do not grow the ordinary grasses for the protein they contain, and the fact that ma ture grasses have a smaller percent age of it than by cutting immature grasses for it. when by doing so we lose considerably Iii yield and, per haps, also in palatability. The second and third facts are closely related and may be considered together. Careful digestion experi ments are not sufficiently mimerons to show definitely that timothy cut, say, when the seeds are in the dough stage, is decidedly les? digestible than when cut, say, just before bloom. But grant that there ls a difference, Is it sufficient to compensate for. the smaller yield and lower palatability of the early cut hay? The fact is that old, experienced feeders aud hay dealers almosi inva rialy prefer timothy hay thal has be'jn cut after the seed is pretty well formed. They insist that i-toek like lt T,etter and that it ls a stronger feed than hay cut earlier. There is a possibility that investigators have paid too little attention to one of the most, if not the most, important fac tors In determining the value of a giv en feed: namely, its palatability. Considering thc comparatively small variarion in thc chemical com position of ibo same grass cut at dif ferent stages, the most important question is not bow nutritious is a pound of it. but how much of it will an animal cat. Is it not better to cut hay at thc stage when It will be most readily oaten, and then Ur.lance up ihe ra tion by a judicious combination of feeds of different compositions? The writer believes this to be the case. There is yet another factor which is really more import ant than the va riations in chemical compositions, and that is the offset on the digestive organ-. Grasses cut. very green arc laxative in character, while those cut ripe tend to produce constipation, and thia is sometimes the determining fac tor in cutting bay. ' In practice, there fore, the factors which determine the stage at which a grass should be cut for hay are yield, palatability and ef fect-Baltimore Sun. Tho ant, in proportion to Hs size, has the largest brain of any living creature. 1 Buried Treasure-. Bundey-1 met ? fellow Ioday who was simply nully about a buried treasure; couldn't talle bf anything else. Peckham-That reminds mc of ?ny wife. . Darnley-Oh, does she talk about one ? Peckham-r-Yes; her first husband: I'm her second, you know. After all. a woman's effort to beau lily herself is but a vain attempt. Her First Biscuits. "I want to complain of the flo Ur you sent mc the other davy ' said Mrs. Newliwed, severely: "What Was the maller willi it;1 ma'am?" asked thc grocer. "It Ayas tough. My husband sim ply wouldn't cat thc biscuits I made with" it." Health and understanding arc the two great blcsiiigs of lite.-From thc Greek. BACKACHE IS KIDNEY A CHE. Get at tlie Cause-Cure the Kid neys. Don't neglect backache, lt warns you of trouble in the kidneys. Avert the danger by curing the kidneys with Doan*s . Kidney Pills. J. A. Haywood, a well known resident of Lufkin, Tex., says: "I wrenched my back working In a sawmill, was laid lip six weeks, and from that time had pain iu my back whenever 1 stooped or lifted. The urine was badly disordered and for a long time I had attacks of gravel. After I began using Doan's Kidney Pills the gravel passed out, and my back got well. I haven't had back ache cc bladder trouble since." Sold by all dealers. 50 cants a box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Let not the sun look down and say inglorious here he lies.-Franklin. WILD WITH ITCHING HMO* Eruption llrokc Out in Spots All Over Body - Cu t od nt Espenao or Ouly 81.'?5-Thank* CaUcura Uemedle*. "The Culicura Remedies cured nie ol my .kin diaer- e, nud 1 am very thankful to you. .My trouble was eruption of the skin, which brol-e out ir spots all orcr my body, and caused a continua! tching, which nearly drove .ne wild at times. 1 pot medicine of n doctor,' but it did not cure me, and wbcu 1 saw in H parer your ad., 1 sent to you for the C'uticura book and 1 studied my case in it. I then went to_ the drug store ~nd bought one cake of C'uti cura Soap, one box of Culicura Ointment and one vial of Culicura Pills. From the first application 1 received relief. 1 used lae first set and two extra cJcca of Culi cura Soap, and was completely cured. 1 had sulfured for two year?, end 1 again thank Cutiana for my cure. Claude N. Johnson, .Maple Cfo ve Farm, R. F. D. 2, Walnut, Kan.. J:ine '. lUOS." Where can one bc happier than in thc bosom of his farailv?-Young. !>fr?. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children tecthiiig,softensthegums,reducesinilamum tiun. allays pain,euren wind colic, ?ica bottle Keep the common road and thou ? arl safe.-From the Greek. FITS,yt.Yitus'Dance:Nervous Diseases per manently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nervo Restorer. ?3 trial bottle and treatise free. Dr. H. R. mine, L&Jffl Arch St.. Phila., Pa. Oh, kee]) mc innocent-make others great.-Catherine of Denmark. lt acts Immr>dlutoly you feel iu offect? III IO inlnutiiii. You don't 8Na3BCESTg0^and""ftVfll0 WHlt ? Af?B?tOVV u-ei'k to lenoir ils eooil. Ir curca MuBL-'? i i 3! I;A?)AC:II:S rcmuviug tbe cuuao. l?eeute i:s ALSO by the mountain*. Itnllr.ln.; o?r. pure .rater, historie arni beautiful Mirround ir-nt.O'PC . il II-a Normal. Vre WASHINGTON!; mM A . . m~ mm? mm bl??lUillH MU IULLLUL . CHARTERED 1795 ?tu l.v. 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Paxline represents the most successful local treatment for feminine ills ever produced. Thousands of women testify to this fact. 50 cents at druggists. . Send for Free Trial Box . THE R. PAXTON CO.. Boston, Mose, - TO FARMERS AND RICHENS E* .- he you cannot spend years and doha buy the knowledge required bv o cents. Voa want them to pay the them as a diversion. In order to handle F< tmng nbcut them. To meet this want wc- a of a practical poultry raiser for (On?v 23c.) a man wno put all his mind, and time, and en raising-not as a pastime, but as a busim ty-five years' work, you can save many Chh earn dollars for you. Thc point ls, that yo Poultry Yard as soon as It appears, and kno teach you. It tells how to detect and cure fatten Ins; which Fowls to save for breedii you should know on thl? ?ubjpct to mako it *vo cents In acampa, BOOK PL'BLISHIKG V Negroes Have "Blue Book:" Chicago's* negro population has Ks ,-i400;' Its; members are listed iii Ike' "Colored People's Blue Book ol' Chi cago." just published. The book contains 90 pages of ail vert isemcnts of business concerns run by negroes, and names of 400 "prom inent colored people." According to this directory, Chica go's negro population has 33 churches, ?ii) lawyers. 4 newspapers, 40 physi cians; 14 literary clubs, 10 social dubs and 25 women's dubs. ' Reflections of a Batchelor. Any kind of A woman's hat ?5 itt style if she pays enough for it; Lots of inch Would ratk?r iiohj.a public job than make rf living: It's funny how much more ciowded a flat seems after you have been mar ried a little while. Adam must have been mighty glad he didn't have any plumbing lo try to lix for his wife. Tbc man who lacks polish doesn't always lack humanity. SERIOUS OPERATIONS ?VG?ScP. Unqualified Success of Lydia S. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound in tbo Case of Mrs. Fannie D. For. One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the conquering of womans dread en emy. Tumor. The growth of a tumor is so sly that frequently its presence is not suspected until it is far advanced. So-called "wandering pains" may come from its early stages, or the presence of danger may be made mani fest by profuse monthly periods, accom panied by unusual pain, from the abdomen through the groin and thighs. If you have mysterious pains, if there are indications of inflammation or dis placement, secure a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound right away and begin its use. Mrs. Pinkham. of Lynn, Mass.,-will give you her advice if you will write her about yourself. She is the daugh ter-in-law of Lydia E. 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