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?|(7' . ANOTHER U7Z SAV?D; Mrs. G. T7. Fooks, of Salisbury, Md., * . wife of G. W. Foo^s. Sheriff of Wico"" mieo^ County, gradually. ^ I ! S, short of breath and was trou < ? limbs were badly swollen. One doctor ? told me it would finally turn to Bright's j disease. I was laid up at one time for ! three weeks. I bad not taken Doan's "Kidney* Pills more than three days when the distressing aching across my back disappeared, and I was soon entirely cured." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cants. Foster-Mi'burn Co.. Buffalo, X. 1\ POETRY vs. PROSE. "Oh, for the wing3 of a dove!" sighed the poet with the unbarbered hair. "Order what you like," rejoined the prosaic person, "but as for rae, givo me the breast of a chicken."?Chicago Press. CnCC STUART'S * nCt CINand BUCHU To all who suiter, or to the friends of those Who svflter with Kidney. Liver. Heart, Bladder or Blood Disease, a sample bottle of Stuart'* <31n ahd Buehu. the creac southern Kidney and . Liver Medicine, will be sent absolutely free ol eoet. Mention this paper. Address STUART DRUG M'FG CO.. 28 Wall St.. Atlanta. Go. . i? > - ? ..ear . I Small Potatoes I result from a lack of I j Potash [ i in the soil. Potash produces size and quality. ' jjl. i GERMAN KALI WORKS, How York?1>3 >uau Ptreot. or At la a to. Go.?98^ So. Broad St. ; I " WAHMMOf Jfc, OILED CLOTHING ^j??s? pL^J; : Made in block or jntllow for aJltads \ihA / [ .1 cf act work On sale eytiywhere. J/Am \\ ?: ' \ Look fer the 5lfn of the PbKdfrf i/>A W/A ^3L7 1 theMmeTOWCRonthcbuttcw. /RX/\<c*)l I IWTtWU (*.K)T??.WH.yt? / /^YAJ/Z\ I wu oMmw ?.>?M T?WI<T?.CMI Jr~/ / ' i FOR WOMEN ' A Bostoh physician's i covery which cleanses and -s*3p f , heals all inflammation of the mucous membrane wherever located. In local treatment of female ills Partine is invaluable. Used as a douche it : is a revelationdn cleansing and healing ' power; it kills all disease germs which I cause inflammation and discharges. ! Thousands of letters from women ; prove that it is the greatest cure for ieucorrhoea ever discovered. Paxtine never fails to cure pelvic catarrh, nasal catanh, sore throat, sore mouth and sore eyes, because these diseases are all caused by inflammation of the mucous membrane. For cleansing, whitening and preserving the teeth we challenge the World to produce its equal. Physicians and specialists everywhere prescribe and endorse Paxtine, andtbou.7 sandsof testimonial letters prove its value. At druggists, or sent postpaid 50 cts. A large trial package and book of instructions absolutely free. Write : ttflB. PaxtoaCo., Dept. 25 Boston, Mass. CAPUDINE | P" O It acts immediately? M. m I I fcf fc* 31 you feel lie effect* is 10 & -r WW rainnue. Ton don't INDIGESTION and iSt? acidity ast&ssiiuriM&rs Having the uum. 10 cents. 4.000,000 PEACH TREES TENNESSEE WHOLESALE NUR.SERIES. June *Bu ds a Spe ci^lty. Xo agents traveled bnt sell direct to planters, at Wkelctale Prices. AWelatelT free from diseases and true to aaat. Write for catalogue, and prices before placing your orders elsewhere. Wegmorontee our Stock t<> be true to name. Ltffwt peach nursery in the world. Address, U- C.HALE. WINCHESTER. TENN. Otstu Springs, Miss.?NURSERIES?Kirkwood, 6a. (ESTABLISHED 18">.) i PEOAKTS j -Growers of and dealers in large SOFT *nd PAPER-SHELL PECANS of these celebrated varieties: Columbian, Stuaet, Van Dshan and Capital. Budded, grafted or seedling tree* for sale. Mention this paper. STUART-ROB SON PECAN CO., Kirkwood, Ga. IS Best Cough 8yrup.^Ta?tes Good. Use B Ca in time. 8old by druggists. Pi BREEDING CORN. I New Varieties Adapted to Certain j Conditions. Among the most interesting proposi- j lions for the increasing of returns to : com raisers is one that is being car- | ried on in a successful and practical j method by the Funk Brothers, of | Blootnington, 111. i These gentlemen are breeding corn \ upon their large tract of land, con- j sisting of 2,500 acres in one body j aear that city. The idea which they j are putting into effect is to increase j the returns from their corn lands j both by increasing the yield and in- j creasing the feeding value of their j corn. They are taking up this mat- | ter of breeding corn, which was in- j augurated at the Illinois experiment j station, and demonstrated to be both j practical and profitable by Profs. C. j O. Hopkins and A. R. Shamel. By j this system of breeding, which i3 in j effect seed selection, they are select- | ing those strains of corn which show j the greatest yield, and have already produced a strain of corn that outyields the ordinary type to a consid- i erable extent. < The varieties started with were ' those recognized by the Illinois Seed Corn Breeders' Association, and which have been bred for many years by old and successful corn breeders. For example: The Reid's yellow dent has been bred for almost fifty years by the Reid family, formerly of Delevan, 111., and perhaps has its char- j aeteristics fixed to a greater degree ] than any of the other varieties. Also the Learning is another variety which i was originated in 1826 by J. S. Leam- ! ing, of Ohio. The Boone County | white is another variety of corn grown ! upon these farms, and. was originated j in Indiana by Mr. Riley. A complete chemical laboratory has I been established by this firm, in j which samples from many thousand j ears of corn are analyzed, and those ears showing the greatest amount of oil, or protein, are planted in separate breeding blocks, one ear being planted to a single row, and these single rows are harvested separately, and from the corn raised from these mother ears is selected by analysis that which is highest and planted by itself another year. These breeding blocks are completely Isolated from any other com. and are thus kept pure. It fc really remarkable that until recently but little systematic or scientific effort has been put forth to improve the greatest staple crop and money producer of the United States. It is now recognized that it Is just ag practical to breed corn for certain purposes and to Increase its yield as it is to breed horses for certain qualities, either for drift, or speed, or to breed cattle either for the dairy, or the block. In all Instances this Is accomplished by selection, as the fundamental principle of heredity is that "like begets like." Another important feature In this { corn breeding is that there Is a largo per cent, of barren stalks in the average corn field. Under the Funk Brothers' system of breeding these barren stalks are detasselled before j any pollen is permitted to fertilize tin silks of fruitful stalks, and already they have reduced the per cent of barren stalks quite perceptibly. The chief underlying principle of the corn breeding operations of this com- ! pany is to increase and fix the prepotency of the various strains of corn which they are breeding?prepotency meaning the power to transmit desirable characteristics to future generations. | Being situated in the heart of the corn belt, with ample capital and land to carry on their operations, and with a trained corps of chemists and agriculturists, this company is inaugurating a movement that will bd of great benefit to the corn raisers of the world.?Chicago Record-Herald. PARENTAL TRAINING. Smith?How old is your son, Jones? | Jones?He'li be twenty-one to-mor- j row. Smith?He's certainly a credit to i you. Jones?Well, he ought to be. I spent fifteen years in bringing him I up and six more in calling him down. I ?Chicago News. FAMILY DISTINCTION. "Your husband never has hay fever, I believe," said the new acquaintance at the Northern lake resort. "No," languidly answered Mrs. Gaswell. "But he suffers dreadfully, sometimes^ from appendicitis."?Chicago Tribune. I FTT'oermaneotfyenred. ffo fits or nervous- j ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great I NerveRestorer.$2triai bottle and treatlsefree Dr.It.H. Ki.iyg,Ltd..931 ArchSt., Phtla., Pa. Coffee has been cultivated in Venezuela i only since 1879. j Mrs Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for children | teething, soften the gums, reduces lnflamma- ! tion,allays oaln,cures wlndoolic. 25c. a bottle ] The legislative period ot a German J Reichstag is five years in duration. ________ j I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump- I tion has anequal for coughs and colds.--John F.Boraa, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. IS, 1000. To keep the whole German Army in the field for a week would cost $30,000,000. 1*utnam Fadeless Dyes color more goods, brighter colors, with less work than others. It Is a notable fact that most of the subjects of King Edward are Hindoos. Southern Tobacco Works.. Bedford City, Ya., wants three or four reliable travelling salesman in each state. Reasonable pay to new men who want to work up. Ihe electric roads of the United States carried la6t year three times the population of the earth. < . J v ' i .. : , . r " -"".a- ' t JUDGE GEO f i^ii im,,iiim/Ofr +m, , |^ Judge Gray, Delaware's most no: coal commission of last year, has lai didate for the Democratic Presidenti? was United States Senator from lS8i of the Paris peace commissioners, wt ferring the Philippine Islands and Pc a member of the joint high commiss appointed a member of the interuatlc The Hague convention. An Odd Corn Crib. A Novel Mebhcd of Outwitting the , Rats and Mice. Every possible device is resorted to at this season of the year?when the old corn is becoming scarce and the | new corn seems a long way off at planting time?to protect the grain : from thieving rodents. One of the I most ingenious contrivances was en- j countered the other day at the back ODD WAT OP PBOTKCTINU A COBM Oxt.B. of a suburban lawn, where the one well-filled corn crib stood near a stable sheltering the family driving horse. Evidently the rats were not to deprive uiat horse of his rightful share of good, sweet yellow corn, for six bright new galvanized buckets had been sacriUn TllO prih hp<3 ULCU 1U1 119 pivitvuvui *juV v??%r ? I been mounted upon six strong cedar posts and on the top of these supports are the six large pails. When Mister Rodent smells the tempting corn and scrambles up the posts to en- j MOST NORTHERL This is the most northerly church ing is situated in the highest North ol city of Yakutsk, which has the fame It was built by Russian convicts, a times in the year. The little church i Eternal snow surrounds that distric RGE GRAY. |SES?>555ZES52Z?.rtf-i i I ted jurist and head of the anthracite tely been mentioned as a possible canil nomination next year. Judge Gray > to 1899, and in 1898 was appointed one l ) negotiated the treaty of Paris trans)rto Rico to the United States. He was ion at Quebec in 1898, and in 1900 was >ual commission of arbitration under i tu V - V J itrr me cnu ue uuu? muiscu uuuicu by a great enveloping roof of tin. The expanding edges extends so far from the posts on every side that it is impossible for the rats or mice to reach them. They are too high from the gronnd for them to leap upon them, and the most artful old rat is convinced after repeated trials that there is no possibility of getting around, or through, or over the troublesome pails to reach the bottom of the crib and the tempting corn within the open slats. Modern School Advertising. Many of the more successful boarding schools fiave followed the lead of book publishers and bankers in advertising according to mercantile methods. The old conventional card does not say the words which make an impression and compel the reader to remember a particular school. One of tue moueru bcuuui au>eiu?us eajo that the applications for catalogues increased ten-fold when he put a striking announcement in the newspapers. The Wlrele** Between Island*. A French company has been operating an electric cable between the islands of Gaudeloupe and Martinique, but the lines have teen broken for some time, and now the wireless system has been out in use. The United States Consul at. Gaudeloupe reports that the service is satisfactory, with only occasional interruptions by reason of weather conditions. About sixty messages a day are transmitted. The human body, being lighter than the water of the Dead Sea, swimming in it is difficult, the head alone tending to sink in the water. I Y OF CHURCHES. 8 Sjjl wt ! # r / in the world. The little wooden buildSiberia, seventy-two miles north of the ; of being the coldest city on the globe. | nd services in it are held but a few svas discovered by a German explorer. I t j N, . . ' -1 > '' rV ' ' ' . ? =~*~l "i';v ' ' > ... f-T' ; ?v- . -J-.BRAKE ON SHIP. Croaght* 60 a Full Shop in a Ve y Short* D stance. Mention was made some time ago in these columns of the experiments made on the St. Lawrence River with a ship orake, and there is now given herewith a picture of the device, taken from a recent issue of the Scientittc American. During the tests referred to the steamer was driven ahead at an indicated speed of eleven knots an .our. Steam was then shut off. and. simultaneously, the brake on each side *. <// s III? SHIP BRAKE < opened. The vessel came to a full stop -within a distance equal to her own length. The brakes were then closed, the vessel sent ahead until the original rate of speed was attained, when the engines were 'reversed and the brakes opened, with the result that all headway ceased after she had gone but fifty feet?about half her length. In maneuvring the Eureka at full speed, she was turned also within her own length, with one brake thrown open. Ad examination of the hull and ? " ppR I METHOD OF MELTING brake mechanism after the tests I showed apparently no harmful strain or other damage, and in operating the brake no jar or vibration was observa ? - ? j Die Dy luose uu uutuu. The method of operation is as fol| lows: When it is desired to stop the i vpssel suddenly, as in the event of a collision, or when making a landing, the catches that hold the forward ends of the gate are released, and the gate is slightly opened by mechanical means. 1 The -pressure of water then catches on the forward edge of the gate, swings it out to the full-open position, sudden jar or shock being prevented by means of water cushions at the back of the slides. The movement of the brake can be controlled entirely from the bridge or from the engine room, as may be desired. TO KEEP THE HAT IN SHAPE JTetar Frame to Keep Felt Headgear iit Order. The prevailing fad which demands I that the attire of the man snouia De ! kept in spick-and-span condition by j means of forms and shapes suited for the various garments has now spread ! to the hat, and there has been recent FBAME TO HOLD THE HAT. ly introduced a wire frame adapted to receive the felt headgear now generally affected by the masculine element, j The frame is of spring wire, over 1 ^ niimBiiin. . ^ which the hat is drawn when nc$.J& use, with the result that the curves * and surfaces are maintained in the same beauty of outline which it wore when it was first taken from the natter's showcase. The comfort of the soft felt hat is recognized by all, but its one draw- \ back has been the fact that it soon takes on a disreputable appearance for the lack of a little care, and injbehalf of this hat frame it is argued t^at there is every reason why a man stupid > < take as much care of his hat as any other part of his apparel. I t BHBB & J ' t >< 3 ' s ?: - v mmmwmmm' ' i % i 1' . %v : >* -3 ;:|1 3 r>.\ THEEUREKA. t Melts the Street Snow. ~ -M ?___ Machine For Disposing of the Winter Accw&nlaUoo. An improved method,ot, dlsposingof ?| the accumulation of snow, which is ah increasingly important problem in jnn- nicipal government is shown herewith, from the Scientific American. It is designed t? scrape up the snow from A - ? -a ?A. at?A ftmo ?A. tne pavement anu ai uic wmc iuu<. *?.duce it to water, which flows off into y I SNOW IN CITY STREETS. ^ - % ' '.s the sewers. To this end the mnrhtno comprises a furnace, or heater, of pe- ^ cuiiar shape, monnted to swing between the side rails of the frame. The i fftmrroi.^ n^rHrtn t\f thlc hofl tor |? In. 1 vl waiu WVl* v*. ? clined downward and terminates in a shoe or scraper, adapted to scrape np the snow as the shoe is drawn alon& ^ The shoe may be raised, when desired, to prevent it from engaging with the , ground, 6y means of a lever adjacent to the driver's seat, and having snlta- , / ble connection with the forward end of the furnace. The smokestacks shown communicate with the forward end of the furnace, and a forced draft 4 is provided by means of blowers hav- } ing pipes leading to the ashpit The snow scraped up on to the shoe is carried along the inside surface by an end- ' less conveyor, and thus coming in contact with tb& heated surface of tfrw furnace is immediately melted. l?he endless conveyors and blowers are operated by chain and sprocket connec- v tions with the rear wheels of the machine. Above the conveyor is a coal bin, from which a chute leads rearward, and is inclined downward, so that the coal may pass to the rear platform when the fireman opens the * gate at the end of the shoe. Jacob Mandry, of Wakefield, ,N. Y., is the inventor of this machine. Anafctida. Nervous people who are called upon * to undergo great mental strain will find this remedy of priceless benefit. When illness appears in the family, obliging an already overtaxed parent or relative to su up nignrs or race some trying ordeal for which they have not sufficient strength, instead of resorting to such stimulants as whisky, quinine or coffee, give a pill of as&fetida. It is potent and harmless.? ^ Farm and Fireside. \ | Bulgaria corresponds in area to Oklahoma and in population to Missouri