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KANSAS WOMAN
I WHO SUFFERED
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Dizziness and Nervousness,
V Restored to Health by
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Lawrence, Kana.?"A year ago I was
Buffering from a number of ailments. I
always had pain and
i||H||gS was irregular. During
the delay I sufW
fered a great deal
ipl with headache, back- |
iijPipi ache, dizziness, fevP||L
lg giHf; erish spells, nervous- i
HH ness and bloating.
been married
vlulrut' nearly three years. :
I * to?^ Lydia E.Pink- |
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?? 1 Compound and now ;
I feel better than I have for years. I
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to all who suffer as 1
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Street, Lawrence, Kansas.
Montana Woman's Case.
Burns, Mont. ? " Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cured me of awful
backache which I had suffered with for
months. I was so weak I could hardly do
my work and my head and eyes ached all
the time. Your Compound helped mo
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I always recommend it to my
friends and tell them what a grand medicine
it is for women. You may use my
name for the good of others."?Mrs.
John Francis, Burns, Montana.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands of
such letters as those above?they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med- ,
icine is no stranger ? it has Btood the
test for ?years.
nave. LUNli UUHA IIUN UF LIFE
Salt Water Denizens Attain Immcnu
Age, If Scientific Investigations
Are Correct.
Water, particularly salt water,
seems to conduce to longevity. There
are gigantic mussels and oysters
whose age is assumed to be comparable
only with that of the Cape Verde
baobab tree and the big tree of California,
which live for 5,000 years. Indeed,
there appears no particular
reuson why mussels should evei die,
though it Is also true that, considering
the sort of life a mussel leads,
there seems no particular reason why
u ^'iiId ever have lived.
Sea &ii?tflones, again, delicate and
sensitive thougt^Qf look when we
see them in the rock pools^^nay at- ,
tain great age. Sir John Dalydl, a
Scottish naturalist, captured In 1828
a sea anemone of the liver-colored
sort so common around our shores
Its age was then estimated at seven
years. It flourished in Edinburgh until
1887, and was Just attaining a vigorous
and sober maturity when, from
some unknown cause, it died.?Loudon
Mail.
Right Course.
The late Edward Dowden was being
discussed In Philadelphia.
"Dowden's style was ponderous and
somber," said a sonneteer, "bat I often
met him in Dublin, and his talk, unlike
his writing, sparkled with true
Irish wit.
"I onco told him of my mapy. vain
efforts to swear oft, and of my resolve,
none the less, to make another
trial.
"'Right!' said Professor Dowden.
"Right' Turn over a new leaf. You
needn't mention to any one the number
of the page.'"
Neighborly.
Not long since a man moved into
a certain village. After a week or
so a friend railed on him and asked
how he liked his new home.
"Pretty well," he said.
"Have you called on your neighbors
yet?"
"No," he replied; "but I'm going to
If any more of my wood is mksing."
CLEARED AWAY
Proper Food Put the Troubles Away.
Our own troubles alvfays seem more
severe than any others. But when a
man is unable to eat even a light
breakfast, for years, without severe
distress, he has trouble enough.
It is small wonder he likes to tell o
food which cleared away the tioubler
"I am glad of the opportunity to
tell of the good Grape-Nuts has done
for me," writes a N. II. man. "For
many years I was unable to eat even
a iigut ureakrast without great suffering.
"After eating I would suddenly be
seized with an attack of colic and
vomiting. This would be followed by
headache and misery that would some- j
times last a week or more, leaving me
y ' so weak I could hardly sit up or walk.
"Since I began to eat Grape Nuts I
have been free from the old troubles, j
I usually eat Grape-Nuts one or more
times a day, taking it at the beginning
of the meal. Now I can eat almost
anything 1 want without trouble.
"When I began to use Grape-Nuts I
was way under my usual weight, now I
weigh 30 pounds moro than I ever
weighed in my life, and I am glad to
speak of the food that has worked the
change." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battlo Creek, Mich. Read the little
booklet, "The Road to Wellvlllc," in
pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read tbe abovr Ifttfrt A aew
Me ipfMra from tl?# to time. Thfj
r* craalat, tnw, aod fall of baaiao
wtcroat.
".jr: . ..?* ?< '"-.v- - -rERRORS
OF BEGINNER
Element of Common Sense Often
Is Woefully Lacking.
Having Blundered in Initial Move He
Now Proceeds to Crowning Folly
ot Purchasing Cheap StockWay
for Success.
Practically all beginners are honest
In their belief In the business, but It
seems at times that the simple element
of common sense 1b woefully
lacking in the majority of cases-r-perhaps
because common sense is not so
common after all, writes W. B. Thomas,
in Utility Pigeons.
Having blundered in his initial
move, he now proceeds to the crowning
folly of which he can be guilty?
he buyB cheap stock because it is
cheap. He is either victimized by the
proverbially conscienceless dealer, or
he takes tho stock of some fellow who
has already demonstrated himself a
failure; in either case he gets a sorry
lot of birds.
Now suppose that instead of committing
the usual folly, the beginner
applies a little of that golden specific
that I mentioned above,?common
sense. Instead of an old shack, suppose
he provides a good rnt-proof
house, built on plans approved by experienced
breeders; then suppose he
looks up some good, reliable breeder
Squab3 One Week Old.
and invests in a few, well-mated work
in* uiruti. men, uaving posted himsel?
as fully as possible by reading
good pigeon literature, let him give
his stock that careful attention indispensable
to the well-being of all living
things, and it will not take a very talented
prophet to predict a result quite
at variance with the one first outlined.
Squabs die in the nest or are found
on the floor or do not fatten up properly,
when the old birds are not fed
properly. A young squab is not to be
compared with a young chick. A very
young chick can run about and help
itself to food and water and the other
necessities of life; whereas the squab
is utterly helpless at its birth, and is
uneble to walk and must be fed in the
nest by the parent bird and with whatever
the parent birds may feed it.
The watchful pigeon man is the one
who gives his flocks the best of care.
He keepB them in health by noting the
first signs of ailment.
Hay Should Not Sunburn.
The feeding value, as well as tha
market valuo, and palatability of hay
is lowered by being sunburned. The
feeding value is probably hurt most by
the loss of leaves. Sunburned clover
and alfalfa lose a large part of the
leaves in handling, and this is the
best part of the crop.
When the sun is shining very brightly
the alfalfa or grass should not be
left in the swath long. A large part
of the curing should be done in the
windrow and the cock. Most of the
hay is then shaded and so the damag
iiik t'ueut or intense sunshine is reduced
to the exposed portion. And a
stock cover will still further lessen
the injury from the sun as well as
from rain.
There is nothing the matter with
the hen that shows a bright eye and
u red comb.
Exercise is a better laying stimulant
for the hens ban heat-producing
condiments.
Establish, if possible, a brand of
eggs which will In itself be a guarantee
of good quality.
Green food of some kind, is necessary
to mako hens do their best in
the lino of egg production.
Eggs ought to weigh a pound and a
half to tho dozen or fifty-five pounds
net tn the thirtv <imnn
? ~tssa,
It is poor policy to change the quarters
of hens or pullets whilo laying,
for it usually checks or stops egg production.
Experiments show that chickens
with strong vitality and plenty of
masculine characteristics make the
largest gains.
The best place for the incub: tor is
the one where the temperature is
most nearly uniform from day to day,
under natural conditions,
Collect tho eggs regularly at least
once, better twice, a day in moderato
weather and more frequently in very
warm and very cold weather.
Where green cut bone is fed, about
4 ounces a week fed in small quantities
at a time is a good average allowance
per hen. It need not be fed every
day.
If taken at a very early age chickens
can be taught to come and go at certain
times, to feed In a certain way
and do other things that will save
time and annoyance.
HABIT OF EXCHANGING EGGS
... A . * *
Exeroise of Little- Care in Gathering
and Selecting Will Net Advance
Over Common Price.
There is no satisfaction and but
very little money in exchanging eggs
for groceries or grain. By being careful
in gathering eggs, so that they
won't become chilled in winter and
so the hens won't sit on them over
night and using a little care in sizing
and selecting, quite an advance over
the common prices may be obtained.
When possible, sell your eggs direct
to the consumer. If not possible, get
a market in your nearest city with
some grocer who deals in strictly
| fancy groceries and provisions. Agree
to furnish him only strictly fresh
egga, and then, for your own sake,
live up to the agreement. Carefully
clean all the eggs; don't send small,
misshapen or large ones. Stamp each
egg with a rubber stamp, using your
initials or the name of your farm, and
in a short time you will have created
a demand for your eggs, and when
you have created such a demand your
eggs will bring the highest prices,
considerably more than your storekeeper
would pay.
Several neighbors should send their
eggs together, paying a cent or two
per dozen to one of their number for
doing the business, and in this way
all would gain a little.
SOWING SEEDS TOO DEEPLY
Smaller Vegetables and Flowers Can
Hardly Be Covered Too Lightly
With the Soil.
More seeds are probably killed by
sowing or covering too deeply than
too lightly.
It is no uncommon thing to find
small seeds covered with a quarter
or over half an inch of soil.
Thousands so deeply sown perish,
germs either never come to life at all
or are'quite unequal to coping with
such a weight of covering earth.
Only the larger seeds of vegetables
should be sown from a quarter to one
inch in depth.
Peas, beans and such like seeds may
go underground two or three inches
but the smaller vegetables and ilower
seeds can hardly be covered too lightly,
provided they are covered.
It should always be borne in mind
that deep sowing ruins more seeds
than any other fault or mistake.
GARDEN PLOW MADE AT HOME
Implement Is Inexpensive, Easy to Put
Together and Will Give Mo6t
Excellent Results.
A garden plow is a very useful article,
but many people do not have garden
enough to make it worth while
buying ono. I have a home-made plow
that I find very useful. Any boy
handy with tools can make one like
it, writes Fred L. Doty of Mound Valley,
Kan., in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. A and 11 are pieces of 15 by 4.
At ono end of B a rectangular hole is
mortised into which A lits and is bolted.
The other end of 11 is mortised
out to form the forks for the 12-inch
wheel. The wheel is from an old baby
carriage, with the rubber tire removed.
This leaves a hollow shaped
1 ?J
Home-Made Garden Plow.
rim which rides over the ground bet
ter than a flat rim would. 1) is one
of the tools which may be used foi
cultivation. A Binall cultivator shove!
will answer tho purpose. Other tools
for garden working will suggest themselves
to the ingenuity of the maker
The two iron strips bolted from A tc
11 have several holes at the upper end
to make them adjustable. The handle
braces are also of iron strips. The
handles are made of soft pine. This
plow does fine work and one person
can do as much with it as three persons
can with ordinary hoes.
To Prevent Oat Smut.
Tho Minnesota method: First, thoroughly
clean tho seed by rinsing It
through several waters, taking one
pound (one pint) of formalin and
pour into a barrel containing iO to 4.ri
gallons of water. Place the grain in
a gunny sack and dip it into this barrel
until you are satisfied that every
grain has been made wet. Then take
tho oats out. and dry them. They may
bo kept for several days before they
aro sown.
Lease Swellings Alone.
Tho largo swellings that occasionally
appear in front of tho knees of
wuif, punicumny ?m COWK, is properly
known as hygroma. It is usually
filled with a watery or straw-colored
fluid. Opening or other surgical opt ration
is not advisable, except l>y a
competent veterinarian. These swellings
usually do no harm, and most of
tho cases are most wisely left alone.
Moving Brood Hen at Night.
Move your setting hen at night, and
chances are, if she is broody, she
will keep the nest you put her on;
whereas if changed during tho day
time she is very apt not to act.
Cutting Injured Trees.
Trees injured by freezing very cfton
need to be severely cut back.
Wha
(^ASTOBIA is a harm]
Soothing Syrups. !
other Narcotic substance.
Feverishness. For more th
of Gonstipationv Flatulency
regulates the Stomach ai
natural sleep. The Childn
The Kind You Hav<
30 years, has borne the si
his nersonal RnnAririRinn ci
r V M?WU Ui
All Counterfeits, Imitations
and endanger the health o
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Tact; Son Gets Down to Tacks.
Henry, ago five, had two younger
brothers. Henry's father had just
moved, and was busy laying the kitchen
linoleum. In order to facilitate the
work he gave llenry the task of furnishing
his with tacks. The little
fellow worked faithfully for half an j
hour. Suddenly, however, he turned
to his father and said:
"Papa, you like nie best, don't you?"
"Oh, 1 like all my boys," said the
father. "But
don't you like me a little hit
better than the others?" queried j
Henry.
"I like all rny boys equally well,"
answered the father.
"Well, pupa," said the lad, ufier a
moment of reflection, "what's the use
of my handing you these tacks then?"
Love Would Be Short.
"Oh, swear not by tin; moon, the in
constant moon," said Juliet.
How about thu modern maidens who
are going to bo loved "till the sand.of
(ho desert grow cold?"
Don't their physical geographies tell
them that the sands of the desert
grow ctdd every night, "owing to tin
lack of aqueous vapor?" Ours used to
Tf your horse is kicked or cut by
barbed wire, apply llanford's lialsnm
Adv.
Pleasure is a temporary thrill of the
senses; happiness a great and lasting
uplift of the soul. Sarah Grand.
After a woman makes up her mind
she does something else.
QUININE AND IRON-THE MOST
EFFECTUAL 6ENERAL TONIC
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic Combines both
in Tasteless form. The Quinine drives
out Malaria and the Iron builds up
the System. For Adults and
Children.
You know what you are taking when
you take GROViPS TASTKLKSS chill
TONIC, recognized for 30 years through
out tue :south as the standard Malar a,
Chill and Fever Remedy and General
Strengthening Tonic. It is as strong as
the strongest fitter tonic, hut you do not
taste the bitter because the ingredients
do not dissolve in the mouth but do dissolve
readily in the acids of the stomach
Guaranteed by your Druggist. We mean
it. 50c.
There is Only One "BROMO QUININE"
Look for signature of R. W. GROVK on ev
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KING'S BUSINESS COLLEGE, RXt
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it is Cast<
less substitute for Castor Oi
Lt is pleasant. It contains nei1
Its age is its guarantee. It di
lan thirty years-it has been in <
, Wind Colic, all Teething Ti
id Bowels, assimilates the, I
m's Panacea?The Mother's Fj
3 Always Bought, and which
gnature of-Chas. H. Fletcher,
nee its infancy. Allow no oi
and "Just-as-good" are but I
f Infants and Children?Expei
Letters from Pron
addressed to C(
Dr. Albert W. Kahl, of Buffalo, N.
my practice for the past 26 years. I
for children."
Dr. Gustavo A. Eisengraeber, of S
your Castoria repeatedly In my practi<
mend lt as an excellent, mild and har
Dr. E. J. Dennis, of St. Louis, Mo.,
?i- ?
juui v-aaim ui in my sanuarium anil oi
anil find It to bo an excellent remedy
Dr. S. A. Buchanan, of rhlladelphh
torla In tlio caso of my own baby ani
obtained excellent results from Its us
Dr. J. E. Simpson, cf Chicago, 111., i
cases of colic in children and havo fo
on the market."
Dr. R. E. Eslcildson, of Omaha, Neb.
- standard family remedy. It is tlio b(
havo ever known ar.il I recommend i
Dr. L. R. Robinson, cf Kansas City,
1 has merit. Is not its aye, its continui
years, and tlio many attempts to iai
"What can a physician add? Leave 1
Dr* Edwin F. Tardcc, of Now York (
recommended your Castoria and shall
invariably produced beneficial results,
Dr. N. B. Slzor, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
patent medicines, where maker alono
them, but I know tho formula of youi
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No Facilities.
"They say that Cupid strikes the
match that sets the world aglow. But
where does Cupid strike the match??
that's what I'd like to know?"?Cornell
Widow.
For bad barns Hanford's Balsam is |
used to nive quick relief. Adv.
There's many a hitch, likewise, In
the business of a teamster.
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PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING
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all wounds and external diseases whether
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finding new uses for this famous old
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ilf Paregoric, Drops and
ther Opium, Morphine nor
estroys Worms and allays
constant use for the relief
< . i
oubles and Diarrhoea. It
ood, giving healthy and
riend. '
has been in use for over
and has been made under
le to deceive you in this.
lApcxiuicuus mat uiiiu Willi
ience against Experiment.
linent Physicians
-.as. II. Fletcher.
Y., sayc: "I have used Castoria in
regard it as an excellent medicine
L Paul, Minn., says: "I havo used
:o with good results, and can recommlesa
remedy for children."
says: "I havo used and prescribed
itsido practice for a number of years
for children."
i. Pa., says: "I havo used your Ca??
1 find it pleasant to take, and havs
c."
says: "I havo used your Castoria in
und It the best medicine of its kind
?
, says: "I And your Castoria to be a
;st thing lor infanta and children I
it."
Mo., caya: "Your Castoria certainly
:d usQ by mothers through all those
itato it, Gudlclent recommendation?
t to tlio mothers."
'Ity, says: "For several years I havo
always continuo to do so, aa it lias
M
, says: "I object to what arc called
knows what ingredients are put la
' Castoria and adviso its use."
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Do you realize the fact that thousands
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such as sore throat, nasal or
pelvic catarrh, inflammation or ulcere
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Lydia E. I'inkham Medicine Co. has
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recleaned peas two dollars a bu. up.
Essex and Poland China pigs. J. &
Coulter, Connelly Springs. N. C.
VELVET BEANS from urower to
urower -North grown Florida Beans
are the best. Our supply is limited.
$2.ISO per bushel, F. O. B. Quincy, FUu
Owl Commercial Co., Quincy, Fia.
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