Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Modern Maternity. A liUlc girl+B mother attended a , number o i caul pai < ii >?. leaving the -child at homo with th<? mumw. Uu one aui-h me ;uji t Jju child's attention wuh Attracted by (he plainliy^ erica of a young call'. Komuwx: to the win dow she exclaimed, ? 'PVjoi- little calf ey! hipie your mania none io the card 1>? rl y nnd left .Nou, toot" ? October ieliut&Lui. . .. Fortified. "1 could It'll, i? In!1' that would inuko , your hujr aland on end."' "Veiv thrilllnur, in it?" "It is. Shrill 1 toll ill"} "No; I haven't t i mo lo listen to it. Wait a few minutes. Mv tyuclo will be in, and vou can tell it to him. lie is ba!dli< ad< d. " A v i 1 1 1'.oti'K woman ia o crown lo her husband. Hilda. AVOID SISK IH BUYING PAINT. * Yon tiikr a good deal of risk If you bny white lead without huvlriK nh*o lute as*y ranee an to its purity and quality You kn<>w white luad iu of- ! ten adulterated, often misrepresented. j Hut there's in> need at u ) I to take any chance#. Th" "Dutch Hoy l\;ilnt- j er" t tfde mark of fhts National Lead j Company, the lai^;e,;t makers of ^en nine white lead, on a package of ! White l?ead. Ik u positive Kiiarnniee of pur!'v 'n !?<* qualify, It's as depend able "s tin' Dollar tfjgn, If you'll write the National Lead i'onipany, Woodbfldge Hldg ., New York City, they will send you a simple and cer tain outfit for fesiitiM white lead, and a valuable hook on paint, free. Uandm ute is that handsome does, -dohhunilh. Ho. JO- 'OS. tllckiT Ciipudlnc Cures \Voinen> Monthly I'umn. Hnrknchc, Nrrvouxru;**. ami lloud/ichi'. H'w Lupiid. l*)lT?r?*t m mime dititrlv. Pic*< i't!u'<l t<v | il? vaioiu riK will* Ik-xI rtMulim. 10c.. 25c., and 511c., ut dm# aloft*. PLANT YOUR V/A8TE LAND WITH 1 REE 3. ?t M:.y Kcci: a College Education for ; Ycitr Son. l'lantifij* voir waste land with trees j may r:i? a;i a ? ollc^e e !a. aliou for \oiir j ton, a wadding tionss/nn lor yonrTir--**! tie daughter, and si incl liintr lor your i old aire, savs (fcor^e Wilder, in the"! Uclo.her I 'eliin-iitor. There is hnidlv a I'aiai in I his conn- | try that ha* not?sonie waste land. If \ there is, it isn't in good old New F/iiir- . land, liv waste land is meant land j practically useless to the farmer? land tlijit is looked upon as worth lit- j tic or not hint'. In almost all eases it could he and should - he made a i source of revenue. Today thai iand is useless, praeli- ? rally valueless. Seeded to pine, forty 'years from now, when some son, yet to he horn, may he twenty years of age, it may he covered with timber anrl worth nnnrnvimntetv from two hundred to two hundred and ll Ft y dol lars an acre. This estimate of value is based oil the returns from pines j forty years old and harvested now; while, il the recent tremendous m rrease in timber prices continuer thro' j four more decades, the return* from j *pcds planted at lliis time will be fOTTrnthin? enormously trreater. There fire scientific ways of' stari ng a pine wood and then- arc easy vays. Hull) bei>in along the sarin* oursc, the gathering of tin- seed. It. akes two years for white pine seeds o grow. They must he gathered from lie trees just before the eones open n their second year. In New K- inl and this is from the end of August 0 the middle of September. Tin mall rones, about h half-inHi in ength, that are now on the* trees will ie the ripe cones of the ensuing year, /"ones which are three or four inches n length now will be ripe this fall. Mii'di more can be fold about this subject than this amateur planter knows. The Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture at Wash ington is only too glod to vrivc von ill kinds of information. If you buy len dollars will buy three or four [?onnds of seed. Three acres, forty years from now, may well be worth four thousand dollars. Think of it! Isn't it worth while to do it for your old age or for those who may come nMir yo.i? And isn't it better yet to tret \our >mall hov to do "it? Forty \rars seems a long time to wail to pet the return from any effort ??forty serins Sou long for some peo ple but nothing worth accomplish ing i~ ever ;u ro'iipli.-lied in a moment nm< he u! o 1 1 ? 1 1 1 ' for tomorrow a fa' < :< :ii-.i< ?\ . he who really In; i \ rit.MD to r,.\T <?irl Starvlrj; on lll-Selecte<I Food. "Si-v r::'; mmth Hijo I was actually Btarvij.;-." v. : i r ??s a Me. girl, "yet dan not i .: for fear of Iho conse s "! Intd s'.i rf.-re.l from ludigestlon from i.vcrwurK. irr-.'gular nioals and Imj i< ;? r f > .1. ausll at la*>t my Bto i. ; a : ' ti bt<a:ae so "weak 1 could eat scarcely any food without great dls In-i ? "Many kiiuls of food were tried, ail with the same discouraging ef fects. I steadily lost health and strength until i wan but a wrcck of my for ra ?.?r belt. "Having heard *>f Grape-Nuts and Its great niorlta. 1 purchased a pack age, but with little nope that It would hoJp me ? I was so dlBf.ou raged. "I found It nut onl> appetising but that I could oat It an 1 liked and that it satisfied the craving for food with out enuring distress, and If I may use the expression, filled the bill.* "For months Grape-Nuts was my principal article of diet. I felt from the vorv first that I had found the right way to health and happlnena. and my antic' :;al?onii were fully realised. "With Its continued use I regained my "usual health and strength. To day I am well and can eat anything 1 like, yet Grape-Nut* food forms a part of my bill of fare." "Thore's a Name gHten by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. MIeh. Head "Tho Road to WelivdleJ^iB pkgn. a Kvor reft the above letter? A.ttrw one appear* from time time. Jhey or* genuine, urae, ar.d fill of ha man ? - ? >>-./=? zsz*'- ii?b mi THE STATmCHOOLS ir l'mii WiiiiiMW UulH'llity Of NuinUr Beggarly BalarieB fur Teachers. The Kcryimi of u buik cuiibicr. o.l ii hookkitcpi'r, of h ??!? ? | ?t*n f ?* i*. niul of a school toachcr have a mu i U<*t valine. Tim market value of tl?e#c services i* I?m h^?| ?i j xxi what * In* employ er I'Mh that III" employed is worth to tlio bunincHK. What value have the propltf of South ('aroliua put upon (lie Ht'iviceK of a while school teach 0 v / Last yt'Hi' tin.' 'State |?ai?l an avoraga of $2117. a year. <.r # 1/VM7 11 month for a lit lie less than six school inunt Iik iii the vein. This sal ary in lower even by th^ mouth than Iht' wiiKi'H of an experience*! Wry floods HiilesinMU, or a competent sl<'ilojfrftplnT. H.V the yea., the sal ary of the lenfhcr does not compare with thai ol lh?* unskilled ?-<i i pcutcr, or pbiHterei', or bricklayer. Almost every 'town of 2.0U0 people in the Slate pays, by I be moirlh, h i ? ; h ? ? i wanton (<? its policemen I nan to its Women School teacher*. M< teaeh ers are paid a lilth* better, but bey. (.'inly Hill alien have run almost :: ) I the men will of t he schoolroom, " ,\ ; wiU'^tK' weiMi by Mu- .various Mirurc*. which I have {fiveu, either i. en or wonien working; in the eoUou mills ami exercising less patience sw ? icadily inakimr moic money than I In average public school teacher. " August Kob.ii, i.u '1'h' ( ot t on Mili" of S. ( '. I.h it reasonable to expect tbf s:T vices of competent men at ."ftiO and $70 a month, ami rompptent worm i at and 40 a mouth, for a lew mouths in the year? The answer in vol vea a very .simple <jiic.slioti in ? coi)omi< s. It has cost either per :irii'i fiom four to :->i x vears in time ami from Jj?S00 In 1 ..">()<) in money, to prepare himselt' lo tcin'h. Ami if eilhei is tilted In leach, his prepar ation fits him for si'inet hilltr decided Iv better pecuniarily. If neither is lilted lo make more than .*'207 a year in some otJier vocation, lie is on l he hitrh way to penury. Why do our people pav no more for leaching? !?* it due lo povertv'/ There was a lime v. hen that expla nation could have been '.riven, but not so now. We have i i> even hand loo many evidences < ? I ph*ul> ' and even luxury to accept any such excuse. The real explanation :s hard to ad mit: These salari.'s repre.scnl the valuation our people place upon edu cation. "By tlmir fruits ye shall know them." Our people rate the edm alio'.) of their children when tliev employ teachers, somewhat as they rate their land when tliev visit the lax lister. Our people are well able 1 n niiy l?i>t lev ???!;? ??;..*? iiiiit llu-v will pav better salaries only after they have come to appreciate the value of better teachers and better schools. M any of the praises of yood schools are mere lip-service. Incompetent Teachers. To discus* this feat lire of our, schools is verv distasteful, but it must !??? done, and i dot.ie frarle.ssiv. Kveiv wTII TnTunri ? ? I person knows thiil our schools are. j burdened with :i host of mcompet cit t eachers, persons (ill -d neither li\ nature nor l>\ t rai:ii.:_'. Such li-ai li its waste tin- nnuiev of l'n- ? ? ! 1 1 1 ? I r i ? r ; . i I'll i tt the eliililreit t hetiisel ves, <aiiil discredit tcachim: it sell. They Know nothing al>onl what to ieach. and ?'\ en less :il>oiit liow |o leach. Tiru'* anil njraiu 1 have snt in schoolrooms ?watch im; the blind lilntuleri u,_r>- ot' teachers ploddintr throuun i ceil at i ? ? s t ? without ever getting hold'of n teach inif fact or a t carlo in: principle. uii til mv very heart ached i i s\mpalh\ for the children who iunl to endure it all. Yet I h ave ??>tie out from just sneh scenes to he to) i within three hours by some patron that in that school tliev hint n tine 1 ?-;n h?* I . The travesty of Mich teachtni: had enough, hut when the patron- are pleased with it. it heroines pathetic. I can put in v linger on the name- of do/ens of white s? hool teaehers who could not today pa>s an examination in the eighth yrade in ih<> < ohunhia city schools. Yet to these incom petents ai~e rntrnsted the education of children, and the people are satis fied, and are payini; to then'. th" children's money. I know teaehers hy name who jo to their schoolrooms dav after dav wit foul ha \ i :;e -i nl a - ? - . son they arc supp.>i<l to : ? of them do not own a ^.n^le hook that they are atwu. p:r^ ti.n. liow cini surh leather ???'.' It he I' as in In in not hi in: ? ! ' > ; \> < ; . how can he c \p'c? to in>p.< a pp.'.! with the yeal of tin- ?>??< 3 . ? ; . r ' I'. such a teacher the ?:a!nes ,,,.f and Arnold and Maun aie h.j ing hniss ami linliln.c < mh.iN. Some teachers and sent" pafi? u< hank largely ? a the tca>-'.? r*> e\ pcricnce. F.\penencP i> an ? tiling when coupled with other <pialt (ications. but when ilixoieed from tliein, experience is to teaching pre cisely what it is to tli1 practice of medicine it kills as often us it cures. Shholarship, shuliousness, I raini ni*. and energy are all necessary to the highest success in teaching, but there i? another qualification' which far outweighs all these combined ? man hood! womanhood! The personality of the teacher is the first considera tion. Is the teacher able to take hold of the life of a child and guide him upward to the iimit of the child's capacity? Is the teacher's life worthy of being reflected in the life of every child he teaches? If not, he is incompetent. Will your teacher measure up to this standard? Why are so many incompetent teachers employed? There are sev eral reasons. The one most obvious is, that such teaehers can be had cheap. Most people wish to keep open their schools a reasonable length ?f time, and the piliitncj' in the school treasury will not employ a competent teacher for long. Hence, n plug, as the horse-jockey would say, ?s put in charge of the school. When ever a school hoard goea out to Hhd i cheap traeher. it succeeds in get i;?K a cheap one in every ucuse. If i man hoc* on the market with *ev Hiily-flve ccnt* with which to pur /jtUM> H dollar lit4 lit- ?*?l Hot be -muftrrmfl ? *? frH *hoddy, A H?dio?l^ Duarvl ncctl not c*p vvt to get a ieju'ber for $207. Why will not a , f').' WW man tefteh school for WOO. ^implv bceuttse In- ha* sense enough | to 1 <*;?<? li a school. Today iii South Carolina any competont man teacher >1 ikii. yoaiV oxpviicnitj can Ket u uiiii'-iiiotvt |i ? school at from $7<r> tn $100 a month. School boa rd v are ad? vertising for such. Why should I he willing to leach your school for $.'>0 or >t>(J0 a mouth for. le.s* t hit n ni.ie months I When corn in welling in the open inatkt't at one dollar a bushel, will I offer mine at sixty cents it' it in mink 'table? I)oos the school hoard hunting a cheap teacher catch tlic mailing/ However, there~me other and more serious reasons wliy we have m> many incompetent toucher#. There is the daughter of the local trustee who liM.st have some or the school fund with which to buy her clothes. What difference does it make it' she has had no other education than that "which she i cce'j \'e(| ill the very achool she is poinj? to try to teach? What dif ference doe's it make if she. knows .no trtfte than ome of her most ud \ ani ed pupil.' ? What difference does it make if she never saw an educa tional .journal or. a hook on the art of leaching? What difference does ii m::ke if site is hut eighteen years old. and without a particle of ex perience io teaching or in life ilijelf? Tlnn there is poor widow Smith's daughter. The mother is poor, and the daut'hler is in poor health, par hnj,.*. Kv?!ly the ccrnmuuity owe* hfi r;f,m thing, and the district srlu oj is the easiest charity to ho st ow. The uneducated daughter can somehow drag Hmjugh the recitations ami mauflge to keep the hjg hoys in side the school house. She ^ets the school, and the people solace them selves by thinking that they have done "a mighty good tiling." Then agiiin, there is Mrs. Brown, 70 years old. No one over accused her of be ing educated, or in any other way of heiny fitted to teach school, hut she taught school .just before the war, or just after the war. Sorri'* enemy to competence advocates her" election, remarking thnt "She is a mighty good teacher; I went to school to her forty years ago; in fact, she In rn t me about all I ever was larut." Mrs. Hrown keeps the school house open most of the time for si* months, draws $150 of the defence less children's money, and the com munity feels traiu|uil over its act of pious uratitude. 1 hope that I am not misunderstood in this last ex-, ample. I am glad to know that some teachers at seventy years of age, ed ucated and vigorous, are able to do effective work, even in the common schools. Old age and misfortune should be gratefully remembered and ee.i'L'd for. but no! the expense of the education of our children. Pen sions should be paid outside the school house, not inside There is yet a morn serious rea son for flu* .presence of so many in competent teachers ? more serious, be cause tliev are under the sanction: of law. Hundreds of incompetent teach ers a iv in our schools because of the vicious system by which certificates are irra tiled and icnowed. I disclaim any intent Ton whatever of casting any relfoct imf against any set of p'-r -'ons. I n ! t nil ler the present system we in ed rot liofH* to irct rial of in i tiiciem-v among our teachers of the com n i >i i schools. Let us face the i':iel : Teachers' cert iticat es are .?ranted hx the count v hoards of edu cation. composed of (he count v super intendent and two lay members ap pointed by the State superintendent upon the recommendation of the comity superintendent. The count v superintendents must go every two yen i s to i? ^ k the people to vote fwr I hem. Many of the people who help to elect the superintendents expect a return of favors. These superin t ci.deiiis must sit in judgment upon tile etbejency of applicants to teach scli. ml. Who are some of these ap plicant s .' Sons and daughters, broth ? ? i ?- and >i <t e is, of the men who help ed to elect the county superintendent. Now, |i would Im' hii insult to inti uiate that any honest county suner l i ; i ei sd en t would violate his honor bv gram ing int cut ionall v an unmerited ee? ! i lieat e, but it requires sagacity to see i }??? nneuxiable sititation of the superintendent in micIi contingency. I He ought to be relieved of any such ? tuba i raiment . Manx elaim that good teachers are I a.NNtired bv accepting the diplomas of reputable colleges tn lieu of ex aminations. Tins pla.i is faulty. In our section of the countrv the term college has i.o deli nit e meaning; there is nothing bv which one cojh.'ge can be legallx d'tTerent iated from an other Theretoic, all college gradu ates aie aeiiptcd in the schools on equal terms li i^ a fact well knoxvn to all educators that a person may in the ioiiisi. of ten years not only fail to improve as teaching groxvs better, but actually grow inferior, lb-sides, some i ollege courses offer teaehet training, some claim to do so, while others make no claim at all. Yet another d? feet must be taken into account : A student with very poor preparation may go through a fairly reputable college, taking only academic work, only to find himself lamentably ignorant of the common school subjects xvhich he is required to teach. The best colleges and the pupils from the best colleges are the most willing to submit to examina tions for teachers' certificates. The certificates of teacher# ought to be in the hands of a competent State Board, appointed to that otliee, and with ctftain xvell-dcflnrd . quali fications. Still, a man or woman may pass an excellent examination, hut prove a dismal failure in the school room. Such can be eliminated ouly through a responsible and competent supervisor. Until some plan is adopted we may. make up our minds to bavin?, Our schools filled xvith in ferior teachers. Supt. Mcrtin recom mended l.ist ye A i a beginnbfr in th direction of reform in f'ese matters and the fieneral Assembly showed r commendable x\ illincn.-ss to Ink* some ne:ii?n. but faij*d to do so. ONE KIDNEY IM>NE. Hot Owrrd AHtrr IhtM There Warn No Ho#e. Bylvanui G. Verritl. MHford. Me , ?uy?: "Fivo y??r? ago a bad Injure yuralyted and Hftmted my kid ney*. My back hurt me terribly, and th? urine was Mty dtoordtared. Doctor* Huld my f right kidney was practically dead. They said 1 could never walk aaaln. ! read of Dosn's Kidney Fills and began using them. On* box made mi stronger and freer from patn. I kept on using them and in threa month* was able to get out on crutches, and the kidneys were acting batter. I lm* proved rapidly, discarded the crutches und to the wonder of my frlenda was uoon f?mpletely ctfred." Held i;y nil dealers. 60 cents a bos. Foster-Mllburu Co., Buffalo, N. Y. "Koine men," naid Uncle Kben, "ain't tsut inflect to quit when dey's done bought a ((old brick, but keeps I my in ' storage on it hii' boldin' it fur u rise."- Washington Slur, Hicks' Capudiue Cures ttenrtnche, Whrther fr*m colds, host, Htnm&cU or nervoua trouble*. No Accet?nilid or dan gerouH <h ut/n. It's Uqutd und acts Imuie o lately. 'I rial bottle ' I0<\ Regular sixes Me. Mud MX:., itt all (lruKld*t?. Adveuutre. "I hoc," said the old friend of the family to the charming actress who had just come iu off the road, ''that you have had many advent urea in the pa4t year," "I Imvc had my share; " "And how did yod enjoy tliein?" "To tell tho truth, I slep through most of ^ hem." "I didn't suppose you were as blase as a)| that, How could you?" , " A*k my press agent. Perhaps lie I knows, for the fact in that i didn't know T had most of them under he (old me next day." Aftqr Quantity. "I hear you have changed doctors." " Via* ! have one now who is much more reasonable. " l~~ "-Yorr tiko hiiH-feTrfTrTT4'* "Well, he gives *me twice as big a pill for the money." ' In Self-Defense. He censed to use the hateful weed To please his wife, bul then I To wore so very large a grouch She made him start again. Brutally Frank. "One thing I like about a dentist." "What is that ? his absence T" "No. When he pulls a tooth lie does not claim that this hurts him worse than it does you. A Soft Conclusion. "He went against his will." lie \\ UMI l mi l I f 1 iiC r>o. "What. do you mean1?" "His will is so soft." Tho Simple Expert. '^Vou say this is fine tobacco land ? ' ' "The best' in tho world." "Indeed! Pray how many boxes of cigars will it grow to the acre?" A casual inspection won't convince you of the age of an egg or a wo innu. rup $ f*igs ^Oixirfcteraia Cleanses the System Effect uolly; Dispels Colas ami lleacl ackos duo* to Constipation; Acts naturally, acts Truly as, a Laxative. Best J forMeri\\^)men and Clulu reri -youngnntl Ola, To ?et its l|enc|icial Ejjects Al ways buy trie Genuine which has ihe jull name ojthe Com 1 ""?"CALIFORNIA % F?o Syrup Co. by whom it n manufactured . printed on the front of every pockn^e. SOLD of ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS, one size only, regular price 50<ptr bollle THE J.R.W ATKINS MED.CO. WINONA, MINNESOTA Hakfi TO DlSVrrnt Arllxlrm lloaifhold IlenitOtii FlHT*rln( Bxtracl* all Kinds, Tallft PreparaiUitt, Vine Boapi, Kit. CANVA&SBKS WAKTED IN EVERY lOUNTY 40 T ?or? r xptrlMitr, 10,000,000 Output BEST FRGP3SITI0N EIU 01USI2 AGENTS PUP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA. UoiiUl * fWjr Hlitt-ftitfll la Obi ? i Hands in l>rv adful ?tat? lotted treatment for 7 Year* '?*"** ? Cared py Cutlcuru. M1 had tomwa on my btnds for about ?even )'?? 10 and dmjiig that time 1 bad uaed aevciul aoyalfla remediea, together with phyaioiena and driiggute' prsscrip* tioiu. The diaea*? wu *o bad ou my hand* tbat 1 would lay * aUU-paocil in one of tbe cracka und 6 i ul? placed act dm tba baud would not touch Ui? pencil. 1 kept uaing i<riuedy niter remedy, and while aoiua gave partial relief, uoiia idimad m uiueb u a did tba rtrat box ef Culicuru Ointment. < 1 made n purchaae of Cutleuia 8o*i> and Dint mailt and my huiida ware perfectly cured after two lioxee of Cuticure Oint ment und one cake of Koap were used. W. H. Dean, Newark, Del., Mar. 39, 1W7." Father Would 3? Sorry. Kachel, who wan four years old, was admiring her baby brother, who waa throw month* old before hi* father re turned from a trip abroad. looking up at her mother, she said, "Mama, won't papa bo aorry be isn't any re lotion to this babyt'' ? October Deli neator. Beware of Ointment* For Citprrk That Contain Mercury, cut mercury will nurcly destroy tbe sense o t smell and completely derange tbe whole eye* tern when enteritis it through the rpucous surface*. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions froita reputable phy sicians, as the damage they will do is ten told ?to tlx; good you can i>oi**ibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by K. J. Cheney ft Co., '4'oledLo, O., contains no mercury, aud is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surface* of thesyateiu. Jn buyiugiUM's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuin*. It is taken in* ternally and made in Toledo. Ohio/ by if* J. Cheney ft Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle. frjdt* Hall's family Villa for constitution. He Apologised. Henry, aged three, was left alone with his three-months-old brother. Ilin mother, hearing the baby ery, re turned to. find out whaf, had happen ed. "Oh," said Henry, ,4l choked him, a little, hut I asked him to 'bcusc mo." ? October Delineator. To Drive Out Mularin and Build Up the System^ Take the Old Standard Grovb'h Ta.stc hitati < 11 ii. i, TonIG. You know what you ure'taking. The formula la plainly printed, on every bottle, showing it i? simply <^ui umeatuilron in u U?tol?)?w form, tu;u tho moat effectual form. For grows people em i children, 50c. A mind quite vacant is a mind dis tressed. ? Cowper. ANTIOOTK KOIt Sit IN DISK ASKH Thai's what rs-rrauiNic la; and it is more. It Is an absolute ourw for ?ozema, tetter, ringworm, erysipelas and all other Itching ciUauooua diseases. In aggravated oases of theae afflictions tta cures have been phe nomenal. It gives instant relief aud eiieots permanent cures. 50c . at druggists or by mail from J. T. HuurraiK*, Dept. A, Ha vannah, (ia. OCTOBER IS THE BE^T TIME TO START A GARDEN. Work in the Fall Means a Long and Glorious oeattun Next Year. In October, when leaves and (lowers are dying, when Nature is closing her eyes for her long sleep, it is only those of experienco who cry: "This is the best time to start ri garden." There is always a setback to a gar den started in the spring, because it is not long .enough from tli* '?mo growth begins until the hour ot bfuom to give many plants their full chance to expand before sending forth their llowers. A plant must almost reach maturity before it blooms, which in deed it only does that it may form seed and thus perpetuate itself to poster ity. To start a garden early is often the secret of success. By preparing the beds and borders in the autumn, discing them out about two feet deep, placing inverted sod in the bottom and finally filling'them> up with layers of manure, light soil and top-dressing, much time is savetl in the spring, when the irresistible not-a-minute-to-lose feeling is in the air. Besides, there is something about a well-settled bed that flowers like better than one that is quite new.' If in the spring these autumn-prepared beds require extra mulching or ferti lizing, it is a matter that is very eas ily attended to. When the beds and borders are >made, the garden should be cleared of all surplus material. The roots of strong weeds should be lifted, and a light dressing of manure spread over the places that are destined to be lawn the following spring.? The October Delineator. m- * *OV* IK1M UKAl.THr. *>? woa<l-f? for ?uffev-| K">u ud lU'h er V I JSS.i&WBtt Ste H lie ttiveg twice who gim qiuo.ly -HJoidbinieli. II. H. Hviii, u( Allan's 0? . ? th? only wwmtdl Draptfy ?? (l'* world. 8m ifcelr off*' ??> ?Mt in Moi)|*r aoIumb of tbl* peper. The campaign bcginfe . when 0>o money begin* to rattle in the tin i*up. - ?" ? * HELPFUL ADVICE You-wonJt tell your family doctor the whole story aoout your private illness you are too modest, You need not be afraid to tell "Mrs. Pink bam* at Lynn, Mass.. the things you could notexplain to the doctor. Your letter will be held in tfie strictest con fidence. From her vast correspond ence with sielc women during the past thirty years ?he may, have gained the very knowledge that will nelp your case. Such letters as the fol lowing, jfrom grateful women, es tablish beyond a doubt the nowerof LYD1A E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND conquer all. female disease's. Airs. Norman it. Barna^ot Allea town, Pa., writes ^ ' , " Ever since I was sixteen years of age I had suffered from an organic do ' rangement and female weakness; in consequence I had dreadful headaches and was extremely nervous. My physi cian said I must go through an onera tion to get well. A friend tola mo about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcgetablo Compound, and I took it and wrote you for advice, following your directions carefully, and thanks to you I am to day a well woman, and I am telling all my friends of my experience." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia llfftnk ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has boon the standard remedy for female * ills, and lm? positively cured thousands or women who havo been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, 'fibroid tumors, irreguhmtw^ periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion, dizziness, ornervous prostration. 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The formula is plainly printed on every bottle shai is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless, and the most effectual form. Fnr > Y'..s, i PUTNAM FADELESS D Y Thank You! . - . Says Mrs. Plgford of Teacheys, N. C., please accept my thanks (or your wonderful medicine, Wine of Cardui. It is the grandest female medicine on earth. "1 suffered for 10 years, with pains all over. The doctors said they wero all caused by female trouble. a:. "I have been taking Cardui for a long time and find more help <n that, than In anything I have ever taken. I am now able (e do all my work. 1 will do anything I can to help you to sell Cardui." The benefit that ladles get from taking Cardui cannot be measured or described in words, it helps them over thetr hard Umei and makes all times seem easy. .,? ~>r You n'irfp*1* wW ahrays, at least whenever you are out of - sorts; ' A dose In time vill save nine. So you had oetter keep It on the shelf, as thousands of other votnen do, so as to get its help when they need It. Cardul's pure, natural, harmless, vegetable Ji* I ingredients, make It a sale and pleasant medlctne Jlji for girls and women, of all ages, beginning JUsJ 1*1 I before puberty. ^ ^ 5JT .? It has relieved the constant suffering < thousands, and helped them back to health. *' ~ Tr/ Cardul. Druggists tell It, with rections for use.