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EETRIGG VALLEY OREGON frais matter must not be reprinted wtth out special permi3 CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING. Producers as a class have made in late years long strides along the line of more intelligent and systematic pnethods of mArting their staff. Time was when were the luck less victims of commission me, too often unscrupulous, who extracted a fat congnaission and turned over as lit tie as their generosity dictated. But producers grew weary of the holdup game and organized themselves Into co-operative associations whose chief object was the securing of a better market. This movement was fought bitterly by those -who had waxed fat under the old system of Individual buyins but it was of no use. The co operatIv .aovement Is here to stay, and'its success is assured. First grati growers organized; then followed the orgarlzation of growers of oranges, apples, grapes, small fruits and gar den track, and In almost every in stance market and price conditions have improved as a resultin those see tions where sheh organizatin has been effected. Not only does suc or ganition make possible the estab lehment of a standard of excellence in the grade and qualit- of th'prod ee marketed, espeay tr In the casekof - rit, but it mhkes possile the hiigof exereced men whose whief incmet Is to look after and .rport OW maret conditions In the va riou distrhating ceanteri. One May Lstre hWs sMWi the most wient* and paisaking care, but If he Is held up when It comes- W fe~nt It xaail im fttle, and'it *ould be decidedly to bwinterest to organize. Producers in 3ho are stin marketing should look into the pos sibries of this cooperative move ment, not for the purpose of exactng tloate-pdcSfom the conum ng pub&-, but to insure fair rettrn r-themseltves wbo endure the sweat and bear the brunt of produetion. A TIMELY. WARNING. Th Rocky Mountain uabaman, .on of the pioneer strcenural papers at Xon, has lately been publish n some timely words of caution for tebe elt of te omeseekm throng -f Into the state from the east-and are n 'on the 'bench lands away frim thefirm vaDey with the lnten timof e rah wheet:~ It states that t ~hslans must be worked bydry farminginoa, which .many of the bewcomers know -little or nothing aboat-. .Of the advice and suggestion wsIh s.-anent 1aae or the uband -a mu cntains the-1n~oering is worthy *r'rdnton for the bnet of those wh~vo are about to go to the semIarld *meetank of the wt to make' their - me-: h worst mistake it Is poe -gf grain on sod land the first seaon Thmansith as much money as our d laI-sdfarm'espinecomme""nd Is {arIht inywhere, for he can eat and - se - will hae plenty, but the * m-who Me ae~ to build a dry dgomne without ample funds will In t Wlfeent ftom ailike undertak - n irrigatet~ land. For the wife ant-ebflared. of the dry 1snd home bufder who 1s short of a year's main stenaouer heart bleeds. The dry -ai1ibome is-note mient for such. The popoitois emntlally one for the Ka to-d class" The avice which tis paper gives is brave and honest, andi ianggestin cannot be charged 'with havag been di-tate by a selish -interest when the natural tenec would to to minimize rather than give at aface value the difficulties with *which -the sette on the dry lands would he caronted. . *CARE THAT COUNTS. An shown that It is setific care of orchards rather than an alcemy of noBi er climate that is the largely de teenng factor in raising high qual St and jprise wienng fruit It is-worth noting the fact that It was a south western Iowa grower 'who won some -t the bs pries c~red at the Den ver apple show in 1es than carload exhibits, and that, too, In competition with the. heat box fruit of the 'west It is doubtless tre that c-wdltane are bttln Colorado, Idaho, Washington and Oregon for the production of~ap pies than In Iowa. Mieant~ Azknsts - ihInean or N~ew York, but notwith steanin this It is the care which the western fruit ranchan gives his trees ~that iachfefly responsible for his splen di~4d success. Were mehods that are, at psesent in vogue in some eastern -archards to be adopted In the westen frit valleys therewoulkinot be enough mrketable apples produced on the rnche to pay taxes and cost of till age from sasoan to -sasoan As we have before said in these notes. It Is the painstking care that. the west -me gives his fruit ranch, and that ashis prdmary and thief occupation. that makes his labor so proditable. Many an esen orchard owner has Ierned this fact and is profiting there b. Many more should profit by it. - -1g.-meat -MeieT Wn. - Some yeago there ded in e bt a man named Walsh, whos, as a boy, started a suspenSion bridge When Walah was about ten years old the first steps for the construction of the unpninbridge at Niagara were taken- The first thing necessary was the stretching of a single wire across the chasm. The engieer in charge had thought of a way to get It across. "What boy Is the best kiteflier in town?' he asked The Walsh, boy was named as the best -kitentler in the town of Niagara Pels, and the engineer accordingly asked that he ha brought to him. He was made to understand that he must ly his kite across the Niagara river. He Sey It across and allowed It to come down on the other side. Men were there to seize It. Then the en gineer attached a wire to the string n his side; and the men on the other side detnched the kite and by means et the stding drew the wire across. By *this, in tarn, a cable was drawn across, and tite brIdge was well begon.-B~ar A womaw VI work ar ns and be cheerful and light hearted about It If she Is now and then mO.e to feel that the service she renders is appreciated. Spoken appreciation costs the one who gives it nothing. In fact, it enlarges his nature and, on the other hand, Is as rain to thirsty plants to those on whom it Is bestowed. The state of Minnesota has 10,000 quarter sections of land subject to homestead enery. Much of this land Is good for farming purposes, but be fore being filed on should be carefully inspected when there is no snow on the ground. Information regarding homestead lands over the country may be secured by writing the department of the Interior. Washington. Whe a calt may have nothing but skimmilk from birth and make a go of it, It will never be the calf it might have been bad it been started on new milk and gradually changed to a skim milk ration re-enforced by a handful pt oilmeal at each feed and later by oats and shelled corn. Scrimping the feed of the calf In order to sell a little more cream or, butter Is not a good plan for any animal which is being raised for profit. There seems to be an extraordinary demoralization in the spud market. due to last year's un-.sually heavy crop and a nolding .of a large per cent of It close to the time when new potatoes will be on the market. Not withstanding the slump in prices. no good reason will exist for reducing the acreage of the tubers materially, as enough will be led to do this to mate rially raise the price for those who stay In the business on the same scale. Before the present year's growth of the shade trees gets well started It I will be a good Idea to inspect those ,bordering the public highway and to prune the limbs hanging down over walks and driveways, It Is not cal culated to Induce kindly feelings in the lady next door If she has ae feath era on her best hat knocked loose by oe- of these overhanging limbs nor to promote the religious Instincts of the fellow who has his eye punched whift riding by on a load of hay or doiuble box wagon. There is probably no type of farm lng or ranching that is more remu nerattie or accompanied with less risk one year with another than the growing of alfalfa. Especially is this I true in and near sections whose area is largely devoted to some other pur pose-as, for instane., fruit raising, for uniformly high prices can be secured for the hay owing to the limited sup ply raised. Here Is a fine opportunity for many an energetic felow who ifkes harming. but doesn't like to put up with the exacting care which the raising of fruit entails. Where possible a frst hand inspee tion of the nursery stock which one buys Is advisable, ,,r in such case one not only has opportmuty to size up the general appearance of zt stock, but to examine the type of roots which the stuff has, which Is of more Importance than any other factor. And this holds whether the order be of sn'al fruit. bushes. tines, fruit trees or ever greens. The root of a plant or tree is the capital with which It starts in the business of growing, and If this capi tal be lacking its operations are bound; to be limited and unsatisfactory While cnditins vary greatly In dif ferent sections of the countrg affect lg the care which ought to be given to newly set fruit trees~It is the ver dit of the best experience that they should he given most thorough culti vation, ,with no crop grown close enough to appropriate the moisture which the trees need for their best growth. Too often mistakes are made along both these lines, with the result that the young trees, Instead of making aantygrowth, become stunted and aee hel as they might have done. That cultivation should be given which wDi Insure loose and mellow soRabout the trees, and under no ciremetenesshould It be allowed to become hard and. baked.' The University of Wisconsin has of late inaugurated a custom which might well be followed by other Institutions a part or the whole of the energies of which as Institutions are devoted to the teaching and exemplification of a better type of agriculture. This con who are aopiaeey engrossed-to me who'aveachiveddistinction by serv ice rendered~to their fellows through their contributions to the uphuindng of the countrys agricultural interests. Three men 'were honored a short time ago by the university, one of whom was a leader in the organization of farmers' clubs and an able Institute leader, the second for the good work be had done as a breeder of fine horses and the encouragement he had given the industry, while the third intro duced the culture of Japanese rice In the southwest and has been a pioneer In the work of establishing the very valuable demonstration farms in a doz en southern states, being at present In the employ of the federal government. WIth agriculture occupying the funda mentally important place that It does In our life as a peope the recognition thus of service rendered Is becoming Indeed and tends to give to agriculture as a vocation the emphasis which it rightly deserves. There ought to be more of these degrees for farmers. ITaste and Smel. Physologsts have long known that many sensations ordinarily ascribed to taste are In reality due to smell, but this fact has been made clearer than before by the Investigations of German savants. Air enters the ol factory chamber, where the nerves connected with the sense of smell are centered, both through the nostrils and through an Inlet leading from the mouth. In consequence a breath of perfumed air maniests Its odor not only when It Is breathed in, but when It is breathed c'st. For this reason we are sometimes deceived as to the source of the pleasure we derive from thIngs taken into the month, the agree ableness of the Impression being dlue, in some cases, rather to smell than1 to taste.-Nw York Herald. The WorkI of Tim. "And to think." sighed the man who was tryIng to find a belt which was long enough to be buck~ed around him. "that the boys at school used to call me Sklnny!"-Chicago Rtecord Berald. THE TENANT'S TOAST. It Carried Off the Prize at Lord Pan murs's Dinner. The following story gives a good idea of the drinking style in England early In the last century. This was what the men of that day took for humor: Two young English noblemen were paying a visit to Lord Panmure at Brechin castle. One day he wrote a letter to Panlathie. a tenant of his, to come and dine with him, and at the same time he ordered him to bring a sum of money. Panlathie was aware when he re ceived the order that something was to be done and went prepared. After dinner Lord Panmure gave the first toast, which was, "All bats in the fi-e or ?20 on the table." Four hats were immediately in the fire. One of the English noblemen gave the next toast. "All coats in the fire or ?50 on the table." Four coats were committed to the dames. The other English nobleman gave the next toast. "All boots in the fire or ?100 pounds on the table." The whole of the boots were committed to the fames. Panlathie's toast came next. which was, -Two fore- teeth In the fire or 20 on the table." and Panlathie pull ed his teeth out and threw them into the fire. The English noblemen looked amaz ed. They didn't know he had false teeth, and Paniathie went home with out hat, coat or boots, but with 600 In his pocket. Lord Panmure thought much of his tenant after that.-Ex change. . THE DEAD SEA. Old Popular Beliefs About it That Are Not Founded on Fact. The Dead sea is a remarkable lake. forty-six miles long and. from fve to nine miles wide. situated in the south east of Palestine and known from the time of Jerome (340-420 A. D.) as the "Dead" sea. because no fish of any kind have ever been found in its wa ters. Its surface, which is lower than that of any other body of water known. Is 1,292 feet below the level of the Mediterranean. At Its northern end It has a depth of about 1.300 feet. while the water at the southern ex tremity Is only from three to twelve feet deep. The Dead sea . fed by the Jordan from the north, but has no outlet, the water being apparently carried off by evaporation. The water of the Dead sea contains a large amount of the salts of magnesWand soda; as a con sequence its specific gravity Ii high. and bathers float In It with ease. The popular notions that the Dead sea exhales noxious vapors and that birds cannot By over Its surface and remain unharmed are not founded on fact According to tradition. Sodom and. Gomomah, "the cities of &e plain," stood on the site now occupied by the Dead sea. This view, howeier. Is no longer entertained, and It Is now con sidered certain that the Dead-sea ex isted in its present state during the days of Abraham and ev-en much ear lier.-New York American. The Oidest Death Sentence. The oldest death sentence extant Is found In the Amherst papyri contain lg the trials of state crinals in Egypt, about 1300 B. C. The criminal In this case was found guilty of magic, which his judges state "was worthy of1death, which he carried out, and he killed himself.," apparently by stab hing, as In the Japanese harakiri, which is also of very ancient origin. Among les civilized peoples drown ing would seem to have been the ear liest method of legal punishment. for about 450 B. C. the BrItons killed their criminals by throwing them into a quamre. Of other than capital pun ishments the oldest recorded comes from Chaldes. where It was enacted some 6000 years ago that when any one maimed a slave "the hand that thus offended should pay him each day a measure of corn." Victim of Their Fear. "One thing that makes me positively sik," remarked * young -matron Te hesently to her husband, "Is to have guests sit all through a meal and merely toy with -the food as Mrs. So-and-so did last night. And sheis the third dinner guest we have had lately who did the same thing. They are afraid of getting stout, and, al though they accept Invitations to meals, they never eat anything- that isn't on their regular diet lists, and the consequence is that the hostess Isits up and sees portion after portion of her well prepared food going to waste. It almost spoils the evening. for me, and I shan't ask any one of the three here again-uniess, by chance, they happen to get so thin Ithey won't mind eating a square meal"-New York Press. Much Interested "I hope you will be Interested In yon der gentlean" said the hosess. "I have assigned him to take you out to dinner." "I shall be." responded the lady ad dressed. "That gentleman was for merly my husband, and he's behind with his allmony."-Louisville Courier Journal. Keeping Company. "They kept company for a long time before they were married." "Yes, and they've kept It most of the time since. Her relatives seem bound to live on them." The worst use that can be made of success is to boast of It. Foley i1dney Pills contain in concen rrated'form ingredients of established therapeutic value for the relief and cure of all kidney and bladder ailments. W. . Brown & Co. it Really Happens. The Woman-Here's a wonderful thing. I've just been reading of a man who reached the age of forty without learning how to read or write. le met a woman, and for her sake he made a scholar of himself in two years. The Man-Thats nothing. I know a man who was a profound scholar at forty. Then he met a wo man and for her sake made a fool of himself in two days.-Clevelanld Lead Nothing More to Say. "Sir," said the candidate, "you prom ised to vote for me' "Vell," said his Dutch friend, "and vat if I did'" -Well. sir, you voted against me!" "Vel. vat If I did?" -Ten, sir, you lied:" DEEP SEA LIF. - The Deposits on the Surface of Sub marine Mountains. Whether or not the light of day penetrates the obscure depths of the sea has not been settled by sciertists, and the fact that some animas found at a depth exceeding 700 fathoms have no eyes or a very faint Indication of them. while others possess very large and protruding eyes, helps to make the dispute all the more sharp. Another strange thing about the lower depths of the ocean is that when its inhabitants possess any color at all that color is usually orange or red or reddish orange-for example. sea anemones, corals, etc. The sur face of submarine mountains Is strewn with shells like the virgin seashore. showing that it is the feasting place of vast shoals of carnivorous animals. When a codfish eats it takes ;n oyster in its wouth. cracks the shell. digests the meat and ejects the shell. Crabs crack the shells of their smaller neighbors and suck out the meat. This accounts for the mounds of shells which are found beneath the waves. All fsh bones discovered there In variably crumble at the slightest touch, so completely have they been honeycombed by the boring shellfish, and, further illustrating the constant destruction going on In the ocean's depth, it Is said that if a ship sinks at sea with all on board It will be eaten by the fish. with the exception of its metal portions, and not a human bone of its crew will remain longer than a few days.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch. MADE WAGNER PAY. An Early Sonata That Cost the Cem poser a Lot of Money. Wagner when a young man wrote a sonata wbch bad a fair success, but in after life he made every effort to suppress it. Going to the publisher. he said. "Have you any copies of fbmt miserable thing still unsold?" "Yes," was the reply; "I have quite a numyr of them In stck." "Send them to me at once, with a bill." said the composer. A thousand copies were soon atter ward delivered at his door. The bill was a big one, but It was paid,,some what grudgingly, and Wagner thought he had done with the thIng. What was his surprise, then, .at receiving two or three months later another consignment. this time of S00 copies. "I thought you bad only a thousand of these things," he protested. "That was an I had in stock," ex plained the dealer. "but these bave been returned by my agents, to whom I wrote that you wished to have the sonata suppressed." Wagner winced, but there was noth ing for it but to pay the bill. And thereafter whenever business was dull with this crafty publisher a few hun dred copies of the sonata would be struck off on shopworn paper and de livered at the composer's door with a memorandum to the effect that they had just come back from remote places where they had been sent for sale. Salesmanship. A salesman in a furnishing store dis played to a friendly customer-a gen teman's plain linen handkerchief at 5. The man had always thought he was doing well to pay 50 cents, and questioned the salesman about It. "How can a man figure It that he gets his money's worth when he pays $5 for a handkerchief? It doesn't serve the purpose any better, and he couldn't afford to tell any one that he was big enough fool to pay that price." "He gets his money's worth." said the salesman, "from the added force of self respect that comes with his own personal assurance that he has the best that can be produced. - That convition helps him In urging his point and in swinging the big deal his way, and the $5 Is a mere Item of In cidental expense." - Ever afterward that customer gladly paid more not only for handkerchiefs. but for every Item of his wardrobe. That is atsmanship.-Coier's. Corfus Queer Laws. Corf U can boast of the md peculiar land laws in the world. The landlords are nearly all absentees, and their ten ants hold the land on a perpetual lease in return for a rent payable in kind and fixed at a certain proportion of the produce. Such a tenant is consid Iered a co-owner of the soil. and he cannot be expelled but for nonpayment of rent, bad culture or the transfer of his lease without the landlord's con sent. Neither can his rent be raised without his permission. Attempts Ihave been made to alter the law, but -both landlords and tenants are appar ently satisfied with a system that dates back to the time of Homer. Absolute Equality. The Woman-The tax otfice is one which 1 simply love to go to. The Man-Very few people do. Why do you like It? The Woman-Because It Is absolutely the only place where no discrimination Is made against me be cause I am a woman. They let me there pay just as much as If I were a man.-Baltmore American. The European Plan. Landlord (after fair guest has faint ed at sight of her bill)-Jean, I have sent the boy for a glass of water for the lady, and I want you to see that 10 cents is added to her bill. Under stand?-l'iegende Blatter. A Good Break. The Shopper (in china shop to sales man)-You dont break these sets. 1 presume. The Salesmian-No'm, but our errand boy does sometimes. What Everybody Wants. Everybody desires good health whieb is imposible unless the kidneys are ound and healthy. Foley's Kidney Rem ed should be taken at the :irst indica io'n of any irregularity, and a serious llness may be averted Foley's Kidney Remedy will restore your kid ney.s and bladder to their normal state and ac ivitv. W. E. Brown & Co. Generous. Stranger-D!d you ever reveal your fishing hole to a friend? Angler Once I did to a friend on his death bed.-Brooklyn Life. The man who Is too proud to ask fc' favors doesn't get many.-Chicago Record-Herald. Both Live and Learn. "A man lives and learns." remarked the husband, with some bitterness. "Well, the school of experience doesn't bar co-eds." retorted his wife. --ilwaukee JournaL. Bcen's Arnica Salve The naes Salhe In The World. Inabilitv to :-e b day is narcnehd by the coniter ui .i;ht liindness which most of us have know i L friend or relative. This defect, which Includes an inability to see even by artificial light. is con::enital with some people and never overcome. It is often he reditary. It may also be caused. how ever, by long exposure to an overbright lig'ht. couple& with fatigue. A strange story Is tos., concerning a ship's crew two centuries ago which were over come by nigbt blindness so extreme that their captain was obliged to force a fight with a Spanish privateer dur ing the day. knowingthat by night his men would be helpless. In order to obviate this d-ifficulty for fuiure occa sions he ordered each sailor to keep one eye bound during the daytime, discovering, to his gratification, that this eye, having rested, was then free of the defect. The sailors were very amusing in their efforts to retain the bandage well over the eye that must be ready for night duty, and so a method of modifying this trouble was discovered-London Strand Magazine. The Attorney In England. The use of the word attorney de notes a belated mind. Since Ndv. 1. 1S7. attorneys have ceased to exist, their title merged by law: into that of solicitor of the supreme court of Judi cature, says a writer In the London Mail. The name had long been used I as a term of abuse. Johnson observed of an acquaintance that -he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentle man was an attorney." Archbishop Trench, in 1859. noted I that the word attorney was going out of favor and that the lower branch of the legal profession preferred to be called solicitors. So when the Judi cature act of 1873 was before parlia ment a clause was inserted abolishing the obnoxious title. But with our de lightful conservatism we still honor the -attorney general." Holland. Holland, known as North and South Holland, forms part of the northern part of the Netherlands. These prov inces are composed of land rescued from the sea and defended by im mense dikes. Holland was Inhabited by the Batri in the time of Caesar, who made a league with them. It be came part of Gallia Belgica and after ward of the kingdom of Austria. From the tenth to the Mfteenth century it was governed by counts under the German emperors. Holland was at one time a Dutch republic. It was created a kingdom In I0G, and Louis Bonaparte, father of Napoleon III. was declared king. Rattled. He-I trust you have forgiven me for not recalling your name the other evening. although I remembered your face perfectly. She-Oh, yes; but my name Is such a plain one I should think you would have remembered It quite as readily. He-Not at all.'-Your name Isn't half as plain as-er-beg pardon;your face is much more aristocratic than your-I mean~ to say that your name~ Is harder than An Ideal nHusa is patient, even with a nagging wife, for he knows she heeds help. She may be so nervous and run-down in health thar, trifles annoy her. If she is melan choly, excitable, troubled with losQ of appetite, headache, sleeplessness. con stipation or fainting and dizzy ?-l'ls, she needs F.!eeuric Bitters-the. most wonderful remedy for alling wonmen Thousands of sufferers from female trou bles, nervous troubles, backache and weak kidneys have used them~ and b: come healthy and happy. Trn them Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranites~ by. all drugists. Antiquated Customs. There is no court In Europe more tenacious of Its etiquette-which was inaugurated several hundreds of years ago-than that' of Spain. It Is said that King Ferdinand VIIf. once made a minister resign because he had ac cidentally touched his hand. One of the quaintest ceremonies Is the cdosing of the royal palace gates at Madrid every night Electric light has beer: in ~use in the palace for quite a long while, but nevertheless every evening at 11 o'clock the officiating gentleman In waiting appears, accompanied by several servants, who carry ancient lanterns, to demand a huge key from a higher official to lock the doors of the palace. This is all the more amus ing as the huge key does not fit the modern keyholes. The key is then re turned to a third official, and every night gentlemen in waiting have to patrol the corridors of the palace, though sufficient guards are about, to watch over the slumbers of their royal master. Paul the Tyrant Paul I. of Russia was very deaf and also very tyrannical. One day an aid decamp, Intending to please him, ap proached and cried in his ear, "I am glad to see, your majesty, that your hearing is much improved'" "What is that you say?" growled the Raising his voice, the ald-de-camp said, "I am glad that your majesty's hearing Is so much improved!" "Ah, that's It, eh?" chuckled the 'czar and then added, "Say It once more." The aid-de-camp repeated the words, whereupon Paul I. thundered: "So you dare to make fun of me, do you? Just wait awhile." Next day the aid-de-camp was on his way to the mines of Siberia. The Lesson She Learned. A fair western coed and one of the male seniors fell violently In love and neglected their studies shamefully, Both were expelled. The fair co-ed therupon wrote this interesting reply to the faculty: Gentlemen-You have expelled me for negecting -my studies. yet I have learned at your institutIon more than you will ever know. I have Iearned the meaning of love. What is the use of studying bot any If I am not allowed to gather roses? Why should I devote myself to astron omy if I may not loo'. at the stars? What does it prolit me to spend years on mathemai.cs and neglect my ow'n ligure? You have expelled my aance also. Do you think he is unhappy? We were mar red last evening. -Exchange. .The High Cost of ILiving increases the price of many nec tie without improving the quality. FM~ s Honey and Tar maintains its high rndard of excellence and its great eur aiv qualities without any increase itn t.s.. It is the best remedy for coug~hs. cols. croup. whooping cough and all ailments of the throat, chest any lungs. The genuine is in a yellow package. Rce fus ...,bstitt. W E. Brown & Co. Comforting Words. Many a Manning--House hold Will Find Them So. To have the pains and aches of a bad back removed: to be entirelv free from annoying. dangerous urinary disorders is enough to maake any kidney sufferer I grateful. To tell how this great change I can be brought about will prove com forting words to hundreds of Manning readers. S. C. Brown. 12 Canal St., Sumter. S. C., says: "I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they did me more good than all the other remedies I had previously t.ried. I suffered severely from a lame back and some days was not able to work. It was hard for me to stoop or lift, I could not: rest well and no position I assumed was comfortable. In the morning upon aris-, ing. my back was so lame that I could hardly get about. The kidney secre dis also contained sediment and were too freauent in passage. I finally pro cured boan's Kidney Pills and they cured me. I have not had a lame back since and the secretions from my kid ners do not annoy me. I am in good nealth at present and give Doan's Kid ney Pills the credit For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-.1ilburn Co.. Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. 'Every Month' writes Lola P. Roberts, of Vienna, Mo., "I used to be sick most of the time and suffered with backache and headache. My Motherwho had been greatly helped by the use of Cardui, got me two bottles, and I have been well ever since." ECARDOI The Woman's Tonic . Cardui is a gentletonic for young and old women. It relieves and prevents pain. It builds strength. It feeds the nerves. It helps the whole system. Made from harmless roots and herbs, it has no bad after-effects, does not interfere with the use of any other medicine and can do you nothing but good. Try CarduL. Itwillhelp you. Your dealer sells it. Notice of Deliqluent Land -Sales By virtue of sundry executions to me directed by L. L.. Wells, County Trasurer, I will offer for sale at Manning Court House, at 12 o'clock M.- on Monday. the 6th day of June,: 1910, being salesday, the following real estate for 1908 taxes: F'ulton/ Township-H. C. Nivens,' Calvery Townsship-Edith Cantey, 6 acres and one building: Eliza A. Logan. one lot; Nannie Thomas, 40 Iacres and one building. Friendship Township-Charlie Bel ser. 161 3 10 acres; Robert Brown, 3 lots and 3 buildings: Ed Brunson, one lct. William Doudy, one lot; Mack',elson, one lot; Antrum Mc Leod, one lot; Julia Roberson, 1-2 are; Estell M. Ragin, 115 acres and 2' buildings: Mace or (irandison Ragin.] one lot. St. Paul-Nancy Glover, 16 acres; Annie Maltimore, 16 acres. Santee-Mary E. Ditvis, 3 acres. Concord-William Brown, one lot'; H. L. 13. Wells, Attorney, 48 acres1 and 1 building. St. Jamies-G.W. Dingle, Agt., 200 acres. Sammy Swamp-Mrs. Sarah E. Hodge. 50 acres. Brewigton-D. P. Pendergrass, 40 tacres Purchaser to pay for papers. E. B. GAMBLE, Sheriff of Clarendon County. STATE OF SOUTH CAROU.NA, Clarendon County. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Citizens Blank of Timmonsville. Plain tiff against John E. Welch and Jehu Smith De fendants Decree. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF Al JudgLent Order of the Court of Common Pleas, in tbe above stated action, to me directed, bearing date Febrary 19th, 1910,. I will sell at public auction, to the highest bid-; der for cash, at Clarendon Court House. at Manning. in said county, within the legal hours for judietal sales, on Monday, the 6th day of June. 1910. beisig salesday. the following described real estate: 'All the interest of John E. Welch., the same being one-third (I-3; of all? that certain niece, parcel or tract of land lving, b~eing and situate in the Count'v of Clarendon. in the Stale afo re-I said, bielonging to the estate of WV.T We'ch, containing one hundred and twenty-five (12'>' acres, and bounded as follows: North by lands of W. -1.- Bdd din lands of Eliz.a E. Coker and lan<es of Hartwell Gamble: East by lands o.f 'Joseh Wheeler: South by 1lands of R W. Coker, and lands of J. E. Bearo, and West by Pudding Swamp. and havng such-'other ferms, marks and boundaries as a plat: w~ilI more full reprent, made by William McIntosh. D. S.. on the 21st daty of December. A. D.. 140. Purchaser to pay for papres. E. B. GAMBLE, Sheriff Clarendon County. CAARRH CURED AT HOME Trial Treatment of Dr. Blosser's Catarrh Remedy Free to Sufferers. I1 wou havec ca.tarrh of! the nose'. throat. or u.: if you are cori4stantiv %pittIn::. blowin:, h rns. has e stopped up feel.ing. head noiue. de frw.. .vthma, k~ranchiti. or weak lun.:.. yoi can cur- youref .. me by a reed so .irpic that --yeu a ch!:a can us it. it wi: cost you onuy z. pastr: card to. uet a lie L fe ria; pac-ka:; of D'r. Itonc.r' wonerui remedy. It is setbymi to rvery itertd sufferer. Ce*rtaln:v no offer coud b~e a.- conanin:: enough :o last one u hole month wib senit by mail for fI.%O . potal cardi with .w'r u'a~ne and nddress ,.nt to 11. It. lt0G Et SM.nntnu: Time'. omce. Main:. S. C.. wil1 '*-ing you by return wail the re trial treat.nenlt and an Interes'ti bo.kl't. .-o that you can at on'e trm to cure' tr.... .la.wie-.r at home. We are now manufacturing at M all grades of Commercial Fertilizers e licit your patronage. We use on] grade matenal, and "NO FITLE.R-" MEAL MIXTURES A SPECIA We make the'price right and gm satisfaction. See us before you buy. Manning Oil 'M. C. R. SPROTT. President and T LIf You Pai our door without a purchase, you miss an opportunity that comes very seldom to any one wishing anything in the Hardware Line. Another lot of those Eureka Ranges at ! which give as much satisfaction as others at $60. Oil Stoves of We best make, that bring rest and comfort to the tired housekeeper. As usual, a full Lineof Hardware, Crockery, Glass ware, SCREEN DOORS ARD WIN] Paints, Oil. Varnishes. Brushes Wire Fencing, , Poultry Letting Pbws, Harrws Cultivators, Weed ers, Tobacco Flues. All at lowes _ prices. So.don't miss us. Yours for business,, Headquarter for Hay. Grain. Rice Flour, Ship Sti Cow Feed, and Chicken Fee We Sell Lime. Cement,Acme Wall Plaster, Laths. Fire Brick. Drain Ripe Our usual assortment of Horsts a and a fil stock of Buggies. W and Harness to select fron BOOTHHARDY LIVE 810 SUMTER. S. C. - (UHFAgo N'RTH JAND0 .Florida- Cuba A passenger service unexcelled: and comfort,equippedwlth the lates Dining, Steeping and Thoroughfar For rates, schedule, maps or an: tion, write to WM. J1. CRAiG, Wilmingtor,. J. S. BELL,' GENERAL MACHINIST-I Satnitary Plumbing, Steam Fitting' \V~: and Automobile itepairing A Specialty. / gent for Maxwell Automobiles. day and to erv you will be a plea ure -AlIl my work guaranteed. South. 341il Street, one block from Court House KILLYKcoUGHAl ANO CURETHLUNGSeseis ~ but perhaps k imi RRE ~j~important of ~ spoil, even Detter have a MIO~lUP~AW ~ vour kitchen MURNEE SAQ ATORES