The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

A Joke Ott the pokcrs. Two well-known jol^jr jokers of the city were the recipients the other day from their-victim of a%ancellatioft of the obligation in their own coin. The joliy jokers had business at the court house, and while there they concluded that it would be fun to purloin the watch of a county official and enjoy the worried look of the 6ad oOiciul for a day or two, when the \vatch should of course be returned. The ticker was secured and the jolly jokers went away in high glee. But the official knew a thing or two on the joking line, as the result" will show. The jokers were calmly about- tlieir affairs the next morning, when each was called upon by an officer with a warrant for his ar­ rest on the charge of stealing a watch. "That's Ml right," said the jokers to the" officer^ thinking the warrants were bogus;' "I see he's onto us; just tell him to name bis. drinks." But their glad laugh was changed to a sick­ ly smile when the officer insisted that- the warrants were genuine, and in a tone that meant business ordered them to appear before Squire --. The cha­ grined jokers appeared in court, which was illuminated with the bright aud smiling couutcance of the intended vic­ tim. One of the "jay jays" tried to turn State's evidence, but it didn't "go," and just when the jokers were wondering how far the owner of the watch was going to carry his jokc„ the prosecution was withdrawn and the crowd adjourned to Mullery's.--Chat­ tanooga Times. Dainty Work for Dainty Hands. To wash emuroidered linens so as not to fade the.coiors. fill a tub half fa 1 of warm Water, to which a«Id a little Ivory soap; wash each piece through the suds careful­ ly, rinse in blue water, to which a little Inm starch is added. Hang in the shade to dry. Iron on the wrong sice, pressing down heavily to bring out the stitches, thus restoring their original beautvV ELIZA R. PABKEB. Tipping in Berlin Tipping is^carried to a more desper­ ate extreme in Berlin than anywhere else in the world. One must tip wher­ ever he goes. It would never do at all to buy a glajss of beer for 15 or 20 pfen­ nigs without giving the waiter 5 or ,10 pfennigs. A tip goes with every bit of luncheon, no matter how trifling. You tip the cabman, the hotel porter, the ains. A. E. PAur,. you want to get along comfortably. The tipping System is even extending to steam roads,, notwithstanding the ef­ forts: made to suppress it.--Walter Wellman, in Chicago Times-Herald. There Is a Class of People Who are injured by the use of colfee. Re­ cently there lias been placed in all the gro­ cery stores a new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most deli­ cate stomach receives it without distress, ^ andbut few can tell it from coffee." It does not cost over one-fourth as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15c and 25c per package. A Competent Witness. "Do jou believe in luck, my good man?" asked a superstitious old lady of a tramp. "I can't say that I do, mum," replied the tramp, "because I've never had any." s THE TURN OF LIFE Is the most important period in a wo­ man's existence. Owing to modern methods of living, not on« woman in a thousand, approaches this perfectly natural change without experiencing • a-vtrain of very annoying and some­ times painful symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes, sending v the blood surging to the heart until it seems ready to burst, and .the faint - feeling that follows, sometimes wjitb chills, as if the heart were go­ ing to stopfer good, are symp­ toms of a dan­ gerous nervous trouble. Thos« hot flashes are just so many calls from na­ ture for help. The nerves are crying out for assistance* The cry should beheeded in time. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was prepared to meet the needs of woman's system at this trying period of her life. The Vegetable Compound is an. in­ vigorating strengthener of the female organism. It builds np the weakened nervous system and enables a woman to pass that grand change trium­ phantly. It does not seem necessary for us to prove the honesty of our statements, but it is a pleasure to publish such grateful words as the following: "I have been using Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound for some time during the change of life and it has been a saviour of life unto me. 1 N can cheerfully recommend your medi­ cine to all women, and I know it will give permanent relief. I would he -glad, to relate my experience to any sufferer."--MRS. DELLA WATSON, 524 West 5th St.", Cincinnati, Ohio. INSPECTS STREET WORK. Mrs. Pan! the First Woman to Be Given Such an Appointment. Mrs. A. E. Pa 1^1 is the first woman in the world to obtain the appointment of inspector of street cleaning in a great city. She is one l6t eleven inspectors who see that Chicag^1 streets are kept clean, and her district' rl'the important one bounded by the river,>J&darns street, • • • ' • ' ' y l ' X ' • : ' " •There Is Too Much Waste ofI«ande and Crops --Proper Way to Water Horses - Help for the Threshing Sea­ son-Have Harness that Fit. Too Large Farms. , Our farms are too large. They are not tilled thoroughly enough. There is too much waste--both of lands and crops. A mdtr may not be able to be­ come rich in a few years upon a few acres, but by care and thoroughness he can make a comfortable living for his family, and also save something for old age's support.. In Scotland, accord­ ing to a recent government report, there are 0,227 agricultural holdings of one acre .and. under,.. 20,15p of from one to five acres, 38,921 of from five to fifty acres, 25,563 of above fifty acres, and seventy-six of more than 1,000 acres. There r.re in this country abundant opportunities for the "small farnVer"; growing cities are consuming more "and more of the products of Mother Earth, which no one can produce so well as the "small farm" man, who can give them the infinite pains necessary to their best development, and is willing to take care to get them to market in proper condition. This Is the secret of the "small farmer's" success.--Farm News. 5tn avenue and the lake. At present she is commander of seventeen men, all Italians. During-the working day she drives about in her district seeing that the men do their work properly. Mrs. Paul is stout, middle-aged, and determined. She draws $1,200 a year from the city, and pays for her own horse and carriage. She has made a study of street cleaning, and especially New York's system, and says she would require seventy-five men to keep her district in the same condition as New York streets are kept. ' 3 s. sr. v. No Current Condensations. ^ An authority on cats says that blue-, eyed cats are always deaf, and that Dure- white ones are often afflicted In the same manner. Some geographers have' been sur­ prised, by the recent census of Egypt. The population of 9,000,000 reported exceeds that under the. greatest of the Pharaohs. • The pension bureau has received a conscience contribution of $350 from a pensioner in Pennsylvania, who states that he obtained the money fraudu­ lently. - The French proprietor of'a high-class suburban hotel which lias the advant­ age of old tree shading advertised his -hostelry, as "the best shady hotel around New York City." The New York superintendent of in­ surance has been appealed to to give his opinion upon the. legality of estab­ lishing an.lnsurance company to Insure against twins or triplets. It is gravely asserted that when it was informed that the sailing date of a popular ocean steamer from Boston was set for Friday many persons who had wished to go to Europe in her re­ fused to' book passage for that particu­ lar trip and the date was changed to Saturday. A company of men and some officers of the British ship Intrepid were taken from Vera Cruz to the (Sty of Mexico by the English colony of the capital city at an expense of $3,000 and gave con­ certs there which captured tue town. The men were well entertained and as well pleased as the citizens. : India is the only country that makes death by the attack of serpfents and wild beasts a feature of its annual sta­ tistics. That It has good-cause for do­ ing so is shown fn the impressive fig­ ures of last year's mortality--1,133 deaths from snake bites, and 291, people killed by tigers and other wild animals. Free argon and helium have now been found in the sulphurous waters of springs tn the Pyrenees at La Raillere and Bois. The gases were Introduced by M. Bouchard into a Plucker tube containing magnesium wire, and when subjected to the silent discharge of electricity combined with the magne­ sium. He says that they combine with platinum in th$ same way. Horseflesh continues & hold its own as an article of food.ivith the poorer classes in Belgium. Recent statistics show that in Antwerp alone nearly 4,000 horses Were slaughtered last yecc lor humau consumption, and the num­ ber of shops dealing exclusively in horseflesh in the Belgium port exceeds twenty. Over. 100,000 horses were im­ ported during the year for conversion into meat, this number being largely in excess of .the imports of cattle. Ah effort has been made at Princeton to change slightly the college colors, which are now orange and black, the orange beings the color with black as a relief. Those who adopted it believed the orange and black to be the colors of "the house of Nassau, tor which be­ longed the Protestant prince of Orange, but the colors of that house are really- orange and -blue. It. is ,aot likely that the colors will be or can be changed, though adopted through error. I A At if A A Ai irawidhirrA > > L< is the name to remember when buying Sarsaparilla. It has been \ curing people right along For more than 50 years. That's why. - \ lAin A.iA A 11A1 1^ 1^ ^ ^ I • *4 i THE FAEH AND HOME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM­ ER AND HOUSEWIFE. Watering Horses. In no other way do farm horses suf­ fer so much as from being inadequate­ ly watered. They are compelled to work steadily for five full hours each half day in the broiling sun with no water. The farmer Is very careful when he goes to the field to see that his Jug of drinking water Is not left be­ hind, and he drinks often If the day is hot. But it never enters his head that his horse is a sweating animal, and in proportion to his body has a smaller stomach than a man, and needs as large a supply of water and at as fre­ quent intervals. Not only is it humane to provide water , for the horse, but It pays. The sweating process is a cool­ ing one. Ths is nature's way of coun­ teracting the heat, and when water Is given In sufficient quantity to sustain the sweat the horse can do more work with safety. It Is but little trouble to give a team a drink two or three times each half day, and any man who will try the experiment will never abandon it. By providing a barrel on a log boat, or even on a wagon, enough water can be taken to the field to last two or three days, and if the barrel Is a clean one the water will keep In good condition. With a pall the horses may be given a drink a couple Of times each half day. No time need be lost, for it will take no longer to give them a sip of water than to sit on the plow handle while they are resting. There Is another very great advantage in this occasional watering. When so watered the team o.n coming to the stable may be allowed to drink all they want without fear of bad re­ sults, and the grain may be given so as to give them plenty of time to eat It. When not watered from morning until noon it is not safe to give drink until they have stood and cooled off, and ev­ ery one should know that it is not the best way to feed a horse before he has drank.--Germantown Telegraph. Help for Threshing* When threshing to done by steam power, it is the constant effort of those who Tun these threshers to have the work of threshing in each neighbor­ hood hurried through in as short a sea­ son as possible. Their own expenses are quite heavy, and the threshing business will not pay unless they can get steady work while the season lasts. It Is the fafmer's Interest, on the Other hand, to postpone grain threshing until fall work is well out of the way. The grain is In better condition for thresh­ ing then, and, What Is quite as Import­ ant, it is not so difficult to secure the help needed. To keep a steady flow of grain in the Btraw mow or stack to the machine requires three, four or five men, according to the distance the bun­ dles have to be pitched. All are needed that can work without beipg in each other's way. It is the hardest work that is now left to be done on the farm, and Is also the dirtiest. There is al­ ways some heating in the mow or stack, and this means some dust from the partial decay of straw or chaff. The men who go with threshing machines get bigger wages than they can at any other farm work, and they fully earn what they receive. Few people can go through a job of threshing without tak­ ing cold and having throat and lungs and nostrils greatly irritated for sever­ al days after. It is under such condi­ tions that tubercular consumption Is most apt to begin.--American Cultiva­ tor. Burning a Clover Field. I am decidedly In favor of burning over my fields once in three or four years, writes Waldo F. Brown, In Na­ tional Stockman, as by so doing we kill myriads of ihsects as well as the spores of fungi, and there can. usually be enough stubble left on a Mammoth clover field to do this. There js no crop better to burn over than clover, be­ cause-nitrogen is the only thing lost, as the phosphoric acid and potash are made more quickly available, by burn­ ing, and as the larger part of the nitro­ gen generated--or developed--by the clover ^s stored in the roots there is usually enough of this important ele­ ment of plant food left after burning, and as the atmosphere is a great store­ house of nitrogen, ijpon which we can draw whenever we grow clover, Pdo not mind burning a little of it. 'My first experience in burning over a field was more than forty years-ago, and the result was so satisfactory that I have watched and experimented with it ever since, and am convinced that It is "gopd farming" and scientific to do it. The heaviest°yleld of wheat grown in Ohio of which I have any knowledge, an av­ erage of fifty bushels per acre on K ten- acre field, was on a field of Mammoth clover whicn was burned over before plowing, simply because the owner found it impossible to turn under the mass of haulm on the land. I have proven that burning will destroy the cutworms and save the crop of corn also. I would use judgment in doing this, and would not burn what I could turn under on a soil lacking in humus, but I recommend readers to carefully experiment along this line and note re­ sults, rindjn my judgment they will reach the sja me contusions that I have, that undefc some conditions burning is an advantage. Painting Farm Machinery. The wooden parts of'all itarm ma­ chinery should be painted every three or four years and the iron parts, that are worn should have a coat of paint every-season, and the sooher after the season's work Is over tli^ better. No matter how well protected,- the pol­ ished metal portions will .'draw damp­ ness and corrode. Some grease the mold boards, shares, etc., but'-'this does thore harm than good. The proper way is to paint them. Get five or six gallons of raw linseed oil, a gallon or two of white lead, a small box of Russian blue, a small box of chrome yellow in paste form and ten to fifteen pounds of Venetian. red In powder. For the wooden parts there is nothing better than Venetian red and raw linseed oil. The mixture wifl'ihake a dark red. If a bright red is preferred mix some chrome yellow with It in; the proportion of fifteen parts of Venetian red to one part of yellow.' This mjik'^W vermilllon, the brightest red known. If blue is wanted mix wifh white lead, four parts, with one of Prussian blue. This Will give a dark bijj.e, which can be made as light as wanted by adding white. Green is made by mixing yel­ low and blue.' Any of the^e: colors will answer for the wooden portions of the machinery. Do not use £ny drier, as the paint will last much longer without It. In winter a much longer time be­ tween coats is required .for paint to dry than In summer, but. when it has become solid it lasts much: longer than if It dries rapidly. Do not use white lead to paint n*etal surfaces of any kind, for the acetic acid it contains will tend to corrode them. For all this kind of work use venetlon red and oil or get some of the common black paint sold especially for this purpose. For the portions which are expected to scour, mold boards, plow shares and similar points, etc., use a paint made as follows: Mix yellow ochre with coal tar and thin t'o a work­ ing consistency with turpentine. This will effectually prevent rusting, but it will rub off quite readily when the plow is to be used.--Orange Judd Farmer. V.,' ; r Eating Peaches. < It is somewhat fortunate that' the woolly coating on the 8hiri«of thfe'pfeiich1 Is so objectionable to most people that they remove It before beginningto eat the fruit. It is aljpost always the re­ ceptacle of germs, which, jf.taifen,.into the stomach under, certainconditions, are extremely Injurious! pence, wlien-., ever the peaches are eaten, ra\£ihe skin . should be removed, not a.lQne because Its woolly covering is unplea^ant^ but. still more because It Is; unhealthful.. For still stronger reason?,; peaches should never be dried witli their skins on. In such case the number, of germs which a pound of dried peaches ^iii carry can hardly be estimated. Still,. if the stomach be entirely healthy, any number of germs taken into it will do no injury. Nobody can surely know this of himself or herself. That some can eat the peach, peeling and all, without injury is no proof that others can do so. Almost Icatda Chit. The stomach that Is not turned thns by a shaking up on the "briny wave" must be a well fortified one. The gastric apparatus can be rendered proof against sea sickness with that stomachic so popular among trav­ elers by sea and land--Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It defends the system against malaria and rheumatism, and subdues liver complaint, constipation and dyspepsia. Remarkable Tree. Commissioner Mewborne had a pho­ tograph yesterday of a pecan grafted into a hickory tree on the farm of John M; McKay, near Fayetteville. The grafting was done Feb. 28, 1897, the bud opening May 25 following. The photograph was taken Aug. SO last, at which time the height of the stalk, was five feet and the circumference "at the ground twenty inches. The growth of the scion from opening of the bud until AUg. 30, ninety-six days, was five and j one-half feet.--Charlotte Observer. v The B. .& O. Railroad is having built ten express ears for the use of the U. S. Express Company on the B. O. liiifeS. These cars are to oe GO feet iuyiength, of extra strength and sb arranged that they can be used for the transportation of fine horses. They will be fitted up with removable, stalls and when not used for horses will be placed in regular service. . ; . J Paradoxical. Extract from.the prospectus of a ho­ tel in Switzerland, published in a news­ paper at Berne: Wisbach, in the Bern­ ese Oberland, is the Favorite place of resort for those Who are fond of soli­ tude. Persons in search of solitude are, in fact, constantly flocking there from the four corners of the glob??' Hall's Catarrh Cure. Is taken Internally. Price 75 cents. j-J. m: Time to Hnrifc A newrfiaethod of reckoning time is reported! from/Washington by way of the Start , i h . "There".is stich a thing as becoming too mucht "devoted-.tioLtheobicycle," said a young woman.n"l was riding with a friend of mia&attho'demonstrated that fact." j v "Did she talk continually about the wheel?" . fj.-•;v "No. she.'didn^t talk about anything until I askfid Jjeri£'slio knew what the hour was.' • She ? looked down at her eyclometencand'.'satd we'd better hurry home, as It was two miles and a qvLar- ter pastJdhatt^tlnde^'.'a . « 1 n ' • " > • . i . ' : : . • t * r . -- Russiaawith -a.$l its darkness is said, to possess at.least.one luxury in a breed of dogs wWqh,/j,re natorally quite una­ ble tobark, , A capital clV^x-r-^Iectrocttt>lon. allays jyipg coUcv-fc bottle. In Newcastle, England, a bicyclist was fined 2 shillings 6 pence for pass­ ing a vehicle on the wrong side. Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only cough medicine used in my house.--D. C. Albright, Mifflinburg, Pa., Dec. 11. *95. Are the cures produced by Hood's 8ai parilla than by any other medicine. If . you are Buffering with scrofula, salt rhenm,' j hip disease, running sores, boils; pimples,! dyspepsia, loss of appetite or that tire feeling, take Hood's Sarsaparilla. Yq may confidently expect a prompt au permanent core. Its unequalled record due to its positive merit. Hood's Sarsaparilla; Is the best--In fact, the One True Blood Purtfl|w. ' Hood's Pills • ENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. Uat war, 15»dja(lic*Uat fi»im«, attj. dim.' . The be« Bed Rope ; _ •all q. foot, enps and nails1 notes for Flsstet: Samples iUa KooQnj; Col, CantdwH. « TTTT: $&&&£.iWuH It euros 1n two or three vigorous ru&fe CANDY CATHARTIC CURE CONSTIPATION , 2 5 * 5 0 * ' l ' T i l i l l i m i H T I H r D R U G G I S T S iBSOLDTELYGDARWEEDff,,e";,*;!̂ ;rrSS!CS,c*̂ W'*"!',,'f?*'̂ ; pie and booklet free. Ad. STKfilJNG BEHGOT CO., Uhl^go, Son but cause easy oatnral results. Saat- Xoatreal, Caa., or New Turk. m. / : S T°t give SfOBB than is pronised has always keen the practice of The Companion. 6 The two hemispheres, have been searched far 1 attractive matter for the volume for 1898, aad the contributors for the year J include not only popular writers of fiction, bat some of the most eminent 1 Statesmen, Scientists, Educators, Explorers and Leaders of Industry. FOR ALL THE .family. :, j&- iJiVt it I qmpanion 82 TIMES YEAR. The-follopiag partial list of contributors indicates the strength and \ attractiveness of .next year's Volume: III Distinguished Writers. W. E. Gladstone Arfyll i ' Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge Hon. Justin McCarthy, M. P. Hon. Thomas B. Reed Hon. Qeorje P. Hoar ; Lillian Nordlca Prof. N. S. Shaler Mr. Qladsione has contributed an Important article forth* next ' • ' y e a r 1 * v o l u m e o f T h e C o m p a n i o n , t o b e p u b l i s h e d J t ( l fa the New Yeafa Number. Story=TelIers. Kipling W. D. Howells net Frank R. Stockton , Mrs. Barton HarHtM .Mary EtWilldns Haydea Carrnth and more than oae hundred others. Make the Calves Gentle, Much of the value of a cow. depends on her being gentle. There; Jp no way to make sure of this except by accus­ toming the heifer calf from the first to be handled and petted so that she will never fear man's presence as threaten­ ing injury. There Is another object In this. By free handling of the heifer's udders, both- they and her teats will be enlarged. This will also cause the milk glands to develop, making the cow a better milker all her life. ART CALENDAR In Twelve Colors FREE TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS. Rye as Hor Feed. . On light, sandy soli corn is. a very un­ certain crop, and many seasons It will, not "yield so much grain as a. crop pf rye which usually succeeds well there, We have knowh some farmers on sandy land to grow rye to feed their hogs. It Is excellent for growing pigs, but when fattening time comes some.corn should be fed, even though it has to be pur­ chased. IFnrm Motes. A flock of turkeys will Clean out the large green tomato or tobacco worms In short order. In the large tobacco fields of the South the turkeys are given full liberty and perform valuable service. Mature evidently intended that the p:g should eat little at a time'and often, and its stomach was fashioned accord­ ingly. The .«nost successful breedier Is the one. who recognizes that" faeJDahill governs his feeding operatlons<!a«cow^r Ingly. /. -tnm Do not feed corn to calves, but use ground oats,- hfeitt,,fina' middlings, as those foods c0n<t&'lh:ihiord mineral matter than corn and bettet" promote the formation of bone and tis­ sue. It is time to put the fat on'tflie animal after the framework is coiil"- pleted. ,'V '1| : ' .. p' Straw may be added to the barniyaM' manure because it is plentiful, but it is better to utilize the straw in some man­ ner before it reaches the, , It should be cut with a feed cuker and used for bedding before, throwing it away, In which condition it is an excel- ' lent absorbent and more Quickly iiie- ^aEfiaiposes in . the heap. , v " . We judge of a farmer tiy his own. farm and of a farm by what we see'in passing It, says a Contemporary;1 If ail Is neat, and tidy, fences ftnd outti.ull«i- Ings, as well as dwelling houses, in good repair; If tools, wagohs and ima-' chlnery are housed and painted and animals sleek and contented", w^ rare satisfied 44»t the owner te a good farm-1 er and Is prosperous. The comparative values/ bf corn, wheat and barley for pork making s^em to be about as follows from re­ cent experiments at the Canada and United States experiment stations: To mate 1 pound of pork, 4 . pounds 11 ounces of barley was consumed, mak­ ing the barley net 50 cents .per bushel. Its market value was 25 cents. On wheat, a pound of pork was made, from 4 pounds 6 ounces, returning 'Tjj.'. cents per bushel. Four, and one-half pounds of corn was required,, making its cash value 63 cents. At market prices, barley, 25 cenjis; wheat, 55 cents; corn, 35 cents, the pork cost 2.5 cents, 4 cents and 2.85 cents per pound, respectively. m ftnr BTTBSCRIBEEB wko wilt ett Mt thli dip aad ant It at MM wltt (l.TI tor i mrt ratoetteUM to 1 Oempwilea^im^eqehre the paper every week ttwatt* tiw aalanljttMiim«ti»«leJa*Ba*it7llH, awl a < Thta offer lnclndee the THANXBOIVXN8, OBBtSnUS aad HXW TSAB'S DOUBLE nnOIU ut THE COM?ANION Akt CALEN»A& tot IMS-ln tweJTe colon, aad eakoend ta golt. It will be tone _ •aperior pradUUta M ut ef the fearte* piece* of Ceaipaatea coler-vork ot prevlou yean. It is a eap»> omaaeat for the home aad a ceetly gilt -- Ti-- U Hew Bobecrlben. II CT JUuttrdtlcd1 Protpectut for the Volume /or J8SS and Sample Captet of the Paper free. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, 201 Columbus Are., BOSTON, MASS. I M - M i GET THE GENUINE A! Trade-M Walter Baker & C0.̂ s Breakfast COCOA Pure* Delicious* Nutritious. Costs less than ONE CENT a cup. Walter Baker (established 1780.) !«mii -ii.; i' Be sure that the package bears Our Trade-Mark. & Co* Limited* ! Dorchester* Mass. YOU WILL REALIZE THAT "THEY LIVE WELL WHO LIVE CLEAN­ LY," IF YOU USE CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO September 7,21. 0cteber5,l9 v On those dates nonMrtp liai P* tickets,good for 21 days, will |1IILI> be sold by all Buittagtoa _ABP R o u t e a g e n t s a n d b y t h o s e P A K P ' of many eastern railroads at p,u, Theu handsome cation describing Nebraska, with a large map of the State. Dry, Healthy Climate. Soil Unsurpassed for Richness. iltf easy to cultivate, and yielding \ all varieties of crops. ! That is what Nebraska otters to the Unr ! seeker. Ask voor nearest ticket agent about ! J the cheap rates, or write to P. 8. Bust , General Passenger Agent, C. B. & Q. E. ] ! Chicago. 111. iMUMI ii2 to m PlartiM preferred •W Spare honre, thoogh, nay be twofitaKlr emptoysd.. ssJSsrassss.'a.tKsSllass?®? rISB BBlL ̂ POMMEL Keeps both rider and saddle per­ fectly dry in the hardest' storms. Substitutes will disappoint. Ask for 1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker-- It is entirely new. If not for sale in yiour town, write for catalogue to A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mass.' & dnva. COULmglOQ. CURE YOURSELF! t!»e Bic G for unnatural dischargee, inBanimationa, irritations or ulceration* of utucoua membranea. . _ Paiuleaa, and sot aatria* i\theE*an8 Chehicu.Co. SEAT or pouonoua.... immm or aent in plain wrapper, by ezpmu, prepaid, tor »l .«*». «r 3 bottlee, fz.75. Circutor .eeot on re«oMt. PENSIflWS Get Year Psnsisn DOUBLE mnneg 1 Writ# Capt. 0TAE2ELL, Pension AfentWajUiigtoa, D.C, is often made profit­ less br a poor patent. ulckly. Send for book ••InventlonsWan- t!0J." Edgar Tate fi Co..a45H,way,N.Y. No. 42 N writing <0 Advertisers, please do sot fail t9 ica- lion yon saw the AdvertUement In this paper. ,*SoU time. B ••IJll .'ITT I.V. Wo had a neighbor who suffered from a chronic Aft* disease, wwwia t\ey, called it.' He rabvaj» taking eoda. baths with vrheac bnm in the water, aad fnssfngwith cuticura soaps, ointments andxesolveats. He nsed to be cons etantly scratching whenever ho thought unobserved; sometimBB his skin was red or raw and a little drop of water would exude ia places now and j then. All at onco I noticed that he had Beemed to be free from the ahnojsnce for scSst|( thpe, and knowing that he had battled with it persisteuily for two or. three 7oars, I asked him > what remedy had finally brought about a result eo,' desirable and he told me Bipans Tabules. " But Ripans Tabules are merely a cure for indig stion!" said L " 1 know that," he Answered, "but the doctors all agreo that eczema la one of the ways that indigestion manifests itself. Our.teighbor iCMdocfy ^3 his name)^kes one Tabule every nigfci of his 1 now, a&$ ifrt'e either indigestion or eczema he does not know it. It m^tstbfe'a dccided Relief to him to be able'to get along j erratc.hing.