MRS [iEO SICK SEVEN_ MOITHS Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable -Compound. Aurora, Ill.-"For seven long months I suffered from a femualo trouble, with severe pains in my back and side. until I becaine so weak I could hardly walk from chair to chair, and got so nervous I would ump at the slightest noise. I was entirely unfit to do my house work, I was giving up hope of ever be ing well, when my sister asked me to try dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. I took six bottles and today I am a healthy woman able to do my own housework. I wish every sufering woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound, and find out for themselves how ood it is."-Mrs. CARL A. KiEso, 696 North Ave., Aurora, Ill. The grat number of unsolicited tes timonias on file at the Pinkham Lab oratory, many of which are from time to time pub ished by permission are proof of the value of Lydia E. ink am's Vegetable Compound, in the treatment of female ills, Every ailing woman in the United i States is cordially invited to write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential), Lynn, Mass., for special advice. It is free, will bring you health and may save your life. Often a Vom1ani is so inc'onsistenit that after making up her inind as to ber aige she's unable to stick to it. Only One "BROMO QUININE" Ql Ii. Lok for signature of a W. OvH. Cures a Cold In Ono Day. 26c. A Hint. "(Ih, I just love anim1als ; don't you?" gurgled he sweet young thing. "Sure. Let's have a Welsh rabbit," said the nceolti(ndatinig youth-.--Towni Topics. ACTRESS TELLS SECRET. A well kflown actress gives the follow ing reelpe for gray hair: To half pint of t. water add 1 oz. Bay Rum, a snmall box of B3arbo Compound, and ; ox. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. lull directions for making and use vono in each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked. faded gray hair, and maie. it soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not stick/ or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv. Needed Provender,. 'Iiat rollin'fg stonle atuiong alth1or1s. Harry do Windt, tells the following good story of Ills adlv'nintures on the Yukon: )it' day he alind a "pairtier" lie had plekedi up in IWa wson wriem' ging on a trip In 1iidwillter. The vold wtas, of COurse, ilitelise. Just as ile'y were on the Ioill of starting, his companion dumped a numlnber of hard, slmarp-pointed articles In the sleigh, pitchlng themi rather uncerenioiously on top of' a saick of oatmeal. "Look here," porotested De Windt, "don't put those tent pegs on the oat wecal. They'll poke their points through the bag and there'll be a leak." "These ain't tent pegs," expliainedt the other', rather scornfully ; "they're beefsteaks." And so they were, cut and ready for use on the linie of march. Sense of Justice. "That sar'rot I bought uses violent language." "iLady,"~ replied the dealer, "I won't deny that 'he dloes swear' some. But you must give him credIt for the fact that he doe'sn't drink nor' gainible." Disciple of leffersom. Shie--W'hy have you never nmarrmied? Ho-I anm opposed to entangling al lanes.-Bloston Ev'ei ing Trans'ri pt. Tihere' is a CatholIc daily newspaper published in Tientin, China. / You Can Snap Your Fingers at the ill effects of caffeine when you change from coffee to POSTUM "There a Ran" MEANS MONEY IN FARMER'5 POCKET Efficient Building Helps to Write Figures on the Right Side of the Ledger. HAVE SILO IN RIGHT PLACE BSetter That Indispensable Adjunct Be Too Large Rather Than Too Small -Here Is Design of Dairy Barn t That Makes for Comfort By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. I Mr. William A. Radford will answer estions aryl give advice FIini.2 OF I T on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for tho readers of this paper. On account of his widie experience. as BEditor, Author and Manufacturer, h Is. without doubt. tho highest authority on all these subjects. I Address all Inquirlep to Willian A. Rad ford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, Ill., and only Inclose two-cent stamp for t reply. Mflleieney Is a word of much proini nence and linportance Ill pre-sent. It nleicas thalt youIl Inust aceornpllish the greatest tinount of work possible with i he least effort and sniallest anouit of capital. It, Is not coniflied to nyo one indis try, but covers Ilthern all1. Including tIhe fariI. In the diys past the fitrin I'tr, who wtnted a birn, too often ereet ed the wills and cove'ed Ilthrn with a roof. Many tiines the bairn was huill regirllesS of how (ih-k it would enable the fariner lateor to do the worki< h14 11.141 to do inl this birn. For examjple. aI silo masty be con structed aid located where it is (ol- I venient to gut the silago ito one part I ......... .... -AILNO- 4h t HM. t13M PIA. elANU'IC CANill TRAIK FloorI of the bitrn, bunt considernble wvork is re'qulired to get the silage to some .I othler~ pairt of the barn~ whtere consIder atble of It Is used. This is nlot efi-< olency, for- though you hiav e perhaitps I waistedl noi moneylC ill the constructionit of the silo, you are daily uiinecessarlly I walstitng muilch of your working of- I fort. The sllo maiy not (only be located In- I coneien'ilt ly with re'spect to the latces where the slage' is used. By neglect- I Sig suillelenit forethought thle dIesigni I mtay he deoelded ont, anad afteor thle st rue I lure is omipletted It is realized that its capneait y is too sinutll. It Is Just its a cheap to build a silo it the right plaee a as In the wrong, and it costs hiut little more to btuild It latrge eniough rithler Ithant too smiall. Additionrs hat er are mtuch more expensive t han the atitie thinrg wouiild he02 If licluded In the orig lia building. These tire but a few of the nmany Inelilelent t hings which intight he done in jputting til fatrmt huildhings. In (ir decr to save on the original cost miany things nity be left out whtiht are great t lute, thus money-savers. Moniey should wisely be Invested it such titme-stiving detvices5. The motney. repre'sented by work whIch canO he saved( in thte long r'un, will show a nice ptrofit onl lie smailtl extrna linvestment'it n(ce'ssatry fort timle-salvIig Iistalitiiens. In a dlairy harn, ais well its sill oth1 ers, thle com.ttforbt of th lit' St le. htorstes andit olther atniitails shlt lbe gtitt coni siderable thought . 'Tey are .iusl like' a raian. Undter btetttr condit ions theit ent tie t hrive mo re. Saniltation us mkes' themia I'ss sntile. to di'onst. Irtl us ay you huwet two4 naict' (cows during thie year' fri.u disease. Thliat ripre stents at loss to you oif perhaiips $150 Io $200. Woul dnt a t hve' beti 'Iote In your bhirn whichl would :aikte ii more sanilta1ry and dlsense-restin lg? Sunrig lie firt yeariI youl wtouild amak 1i up for this $200 tri' ('ost by r~bI los-' lng thle eowts. atid during the seond( 1t and eacth success'i-5vee youyt would btt' $200 nihead per yeair. The thing In selectIng a dhesigni forl your~ barn is tis: Forget thie first: cost and think of thte things wvhteh will1 make It coanvenint -en., to i,,r, In. nd sanitary and comffor table for your little. If you cannot get the first-cost (lea out of your uind, remember ihesei hings. You have perhaps borrowed ome of the money for your barn from lie bank. You must pay then back mid make more be(sides for yourself. f you include sanitary and convehit ut hings in your design you can Imty the lnk quicker and make larger profits or yourself. The dairy barn, of which a ground lan and perspective view are here hown, will accommodate 30 cows. The ilo In 13 feet in diameter and will be ound to have sufficient capacity for llage to accommodate all the cattle. Us shown in this view, the silo is milt of wood. Hollow tile, concrete locks, or re-enforced concrete, how 'ver, can be used equally as well. With he idea of umaking It possible )to go Luickly from one part of the barn 0 another sliding doors have been put * lit all four corners and in the oppo it end from the silo there Is a door in he middle besides those oil either side if this end. The ground floor is of concrete. vhich always lilakes a birni as ai airy ats it posslIy cnn be. It IaA a ,amibrel roof, which does away with Ie( rafters and other members of a iuss which take ill) much of the pace in the loft (if a barn. The feed alley is convellielitly 10 ated in the middle of the barn. This erilits of easily distributing the sil Ige to the mangers on either side of he alley. Conrete -itters tire built n the floor hi lac-k of the cow stalls mi either side of the barn. In hack of these gutters airt' the maitnure -arrier tracks, comviilently localed so hat the refuiso in the gutters cnn be lirect ly picked ill) and carried out. The (imiensions (itf te cow stalls 'an he miPade accor'diing to the ideas of Ie builder. In some places It is cis omaiary to build all of the stalls 3 t,0 62 inclies wlde. and have 5 vel between Ohe glitter and the ',-MM -C... Plan. r . n the..... NOc t -MANUIE ALLEY 411 SFECDAUEY' - taills on 01ne side would be maude feet 6 1 nches long. and on thle thier 5 feet long. Trhe length of ho sill s are mlade to vary in this wayv o as to ac'commnodate the dlifferent enigths of the cows housed In the murn. There lire stanchions made cbleh are adjustable so that they can ake( from or add to the length of the tall, I inches orP so. in cause these art ~oinig to be used, all stialls cani he madle he samie length. Trhis particular barn wias desIgned or ai countr'y wh'lere the winters aire at her mild( and1( the cows (enni spiendt good (dea1 of timie In the cow yard( ather than in the barn, as they would f in a cohid climate. It wouild he found hest if the front >f thle barnr eoaubl face the south or 'at. Th'isa woul giv~e the cows the iadvanitage of the nice mlorning Sul)nad >r'it(ct t heml 'romi the north and west *vindsl dlurin1g thle colder mnonths of thli 'ear. Mixed on Geography. D~r. .J. 11. Itomnig of Seward, presi lenl of It' Aliiska MedIcal assoc a ion. hais ircteived a letter from a New~ otrk business house of worhld-wide 'liutationl saying it has postponied wn'dintg ani article of mlerchaism as154 i lit river' is knfown to be frtoz(n ove,. imnd therlefor'e dlllvery wouldl be im. ii ssible' before the break-up oIf ieei lhe spinug. Inalsmiuchl as there is at 'I ver' near So'wiard(, which is locatedi Il one of' the fine(st harbors in the orldI, into and1( ouit of wh'lehl shipis 11ri lissinmg at all timens (of the year,' he4 goiod doctor anld his friends haivi ilhout 'onicludled the reference is to thie niighty Hudson. Power of Radium. P'rof. WVilliami Crookes, the nloted f the totail energy in the small quan ity oIf radium which could be plaed mn the tip of the index finger' was 01) ainable by an instantaneous dls-in ('gratii of its atomis, It wvouild b ~uflicient to raise the whole Englistl mlvy as. high as Mount Eana (altitudi In) 755 feet) INWl2AT1ONAL LESSON (By E . i. LER, Acting Director o Sunday 4chool Courso of Moory 1ibb Inetitute.) (Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union. LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 18 JESUS HEALS NOBLEMAN'S SON LESSON T.'XT-John 4:43-54. GOLDIEN TEXT-As thou hast bellev ed, so be it done unto thee.-Matt. 8:13. This event oneurred a fewv days aft er that of lst Sunday'.s lesson. I Its .Jiesis' vecond iniracle in Cann John the Iptist is still preaching, anm Jesus Is closing the first year of hI iiiIIIIstry and beginning liis work ii Gillee. Teiachers should bring I vivid picture Of Galilee to thell Clisses, as tha t was one of, the Ii )ortant fields to which our Master de Voted iielh of his itme. (For deserily lion se' soei' good Blible dictionary. 'Tlhe people of that ind were mor< worldly, les'- boind by conventional Ites, anild 1m1o n'( ecesslible to the t each Ings which Jesus brought than thos of Judenl. Josephius says iltey wert "1fonld of inn1ovatlions, and disposed tb chani ges." I. Supplication (Testing) vv. 43-41l Jesus left IIe revival at ainaria (vy 39-14) andeturned it) -inlilve. JRI Own people of Nnarso ethii r.-fuised to 11 cept himl "for a iropiht hi t hIlonlo in his own country." It was iI GIlie thit t he had his great victoris. 1ler< h m was welcome ( 5. 45) h"eause the; had known the things that le' did n Jerusalem, tile report of whieh wit brouglht back by tIhose who 111d viSIta' the feast (John 2:14-17). Ini Can (CI. 2:11) one enine to him who wa n king's officer. 41n. who was used ti commanld. anld whose~ great personal lieed overeinme any preludici (Mati 1):18: Luke 7:2). Cod use's alilietion ofttfines to drive us to him. and Il m ost effective wily to induce tueni I colne to JesIs is to brini, thIment t rectoginize their need ivlui ci he :lent enn supcply. The Inl was "It II l aini of deat h," hence tIh father's Jnrne of twenty mIiles freon 0al)'.rtm-um1111 I ('IICan. seeking help. Wo have here th weakliess of faith uindient(dl inl vr fort.o-4ig, li tliut the man would li believe exceplit he should see signvs a.n1 wonders. We have allso ithe eanrne'u s1 ness fit' he ma in vrsei 1 "SIr, coli down two ily child die, Maln's extrenIty is ever ;od's oppol I11niy. Not onl. extrena' enses f sickness ean he broiught to him, )i ext remue cnises of sini as well (I Til 1 :15: Ieb. 7:25). Hiie enn heal n only those who are "at then polit denth" but I hose who :1r'e 3l ren dead (Eph. 2:1). 'The( child was i ing, the father had not strength walt to see wonders. but he could at did trust Jesus to heal his son. Ii. Surrender (Trusting) vv. 50-5 When the soldier took Jesus It I word, he surrendered his previous ('1 ception. and accepted the word of Go literally _cting upon his belief. 11 wvent his wiay been use he believed. I I did not ask .Tesus again to go to ('pai naum~t. We must not confuse this kin of fitith, however, with his having a ('epted JTesums as RavIor. Th' aecepts' J .esus only its healer. We have me odny wiho wIll accept Jesus C'hist I the perfect ion of his charnecter and th puriity of his teachings butt who wil not nccept him to lie their per'soi Savior. Ruehi men want to receIve thm h enefits of (lhristilanity, fatling to rei ogni ze its spliri tutol power anrd omith1o( ity. Siii. Satisfaction (Triumph) (vv'. 5E 54). The fathter's Conit h rose to thI nieedl for "he believed the wiordi t hi Jesus spake." That wor'd did not seeu at nil prohnhble, buit it wias enough. Thi word of Jesus who is, himaseilf, tli i'u th, is a sure uand more reatsonnll ground of faith than any amount speculat ion. Tis father's wvalk fr'om Cana to Caplernnurn was a walk faith, ie had nothinrg but a hatre pronr ise to suppiort himat yet on hits ret ur lie found his son living (v. 52). () this wordc of .T'stus lie, himnself, hi lived, anud his whole house. It see'in improbnhle t hat this could he otherwis If hie were an honest maiun, IV. Suggestions (1) The livig, PCi sonal ipresenmce of Christ is not neet ful. It was a wise provision of Glod ec'onmy that ('hrist should have i'< tuirnedt to heaven. (2) Acts arc the true indications ( our faiith. (God's writteni revelatio and the revelation of his sonl, the Li' ing Word, and the witness oif the em puerience of (God's saints uire sutflelen facts upon which to base faith. (3) Fanith Is progressive. Notiee thi growthI fromt verses 48 to t'0 ani 53 At firist thle an helieved in .Iesti power t'Iheni lie heeiv ied in .1 esu iw'urd, an baiel ieved in Jlesuts, him iselfI then lie r'eaches thle highest lpoint hat lie doe's not blieve ailonie, for bi whbole house belie(ved with himt. (4) I aith is the source oif a (Christion gifts and( graces. Wo havi an uynntage over these (hail lean It neirly ni nete'en centurie's oif wht Christ hass wr'ioughit among the peoplei of the earth noliong those who havi hlcdievedc on imi. le hats bueen trie and prlov'ed, andit the gifts of (God gracc', 't eirnal 11ife, the gifts of Ith Spirit ar ie aill condit ione'd up Jon 0u failth in him and in the Lord .Iesus. Ouir salvation from sin, our effectivvi ness as dis(eiles and followers dlepen upon our faith in .Jesus Christ as ou Savior firomi sin, and as our Lor'd anu Mfaster.s CALOMEL SICKENSI I DON'T STAY BIL I Guarantee "Dodson's Liver Toni and Bowel Cleansing You Ever H Calomel makes you sick; you lose a u lay's work. Calomel is quicksilver v ind it salivates; calomel injures your t lver. s If you are bilious, feel lazy, sluggish V and all knocked out, if your bowels 4 are constipated and your head aches V or stomach is sour, just take a spoon- a ful of harmless Podson's Liver Tone instead of using sickening, salivating d calomel. Dodson's Liver Tone is real t liver medicine. You'll know it next d morning because you will wake up feeling fine, your liver will be work ng, your headache and dizziness gone. your stomach will be sweet and your 8 bowels regular. You will feel like f' working. You'll be cheerful; full of V igor and ambition. Your druggist or dealer sells you a 3 10-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone d Excessively Polite. "Miri . hi m 111 '4 a ;in ' ' d "a "nhout:s 111l 1., 't h11uw." "And low tll Is I house?" -1 m "li 11111w sh u l ko w ? 1lion'1t u lk so 4nan clu stions-. I halve. nis hh-a - how 1:111 1 house"4 is." 'I with :nity I r;i ai t oI I I - il 111141*' it ki' w :!I.\ I ili - :11" (-11 rhousOS.." . & YES! LIFT A CORN OFF WiTHOUT PAIN! Cincinnati man tells how to dry up a corn or callus so it lifts off with fingers. Y(Ilt corn-j it'st red IIau . m n1 An oma eii -4-4:1 stiffer, ie lotiwor. \\ent- the sholes that Inearly killel you .41(fri, say- this t'ineinni1 -.ut1hority, lu1.-1nuso a fewx t