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.'a • 8t«p Too Far. ? "How did yoo like my last drama?'* |sked a writer of a newspaper critic. "«?•' "Too realistic, I thought," was the re- m. \ f "Too realistic! What do yon mean?" Remanded the author. - "Well," said tlie critic, "it struck me that even the words spoken by the bnr- fclar io the second scene were stolen!" Vlatar CM Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder to be shaken into the shoes, luring winter your feet feel uncomfort- hle. nervous, and often cold and damp* jjf you have perspiring, smarting fee* or tght shoes, try Allen's Foot-Eaj»«- rarms and rests the feet and makes talking easy. Cures sw»"en and »weating feet, blisters and ralious spots. •Relieves corns and buul"ns of all pain and is a certain cure &T chilblains and frost bites. Try it t<»-day. Sold by all druggists and shq#st°res f°r -5c. Trial package mallei^*'®®®- Address, Alien 8. Olmsted, y* Roy, N. Y. Appropiiate. y like to me," said the prisoner, i^8e#®s how lam the first man to be .taprflly hung in the county, that there oftght to be a band." • , string, of course?" asked the sheriff, was not without a subtle and unc- tjrfius humor of his own, as well as a -rfeilse of the fitness of things.-^3lndn- viiatl Enquirer. Chestnut Flour. _ in Some parts of Europe the chestnut 1* an important part of the diet of the : : -fieople, being used as a substitute' Cor , ' Cereals in breadmaking. From Head to Foot. For Jill aches, from head to foot, St. i-'jiaeobs .Oil has curative qualities to *:|ieacl)' tbepnins and aches of the h una an ^family, and to relieve and cure them •• PROMPTLY. j. A Liverpool corporation omnibus con- ^lluctor wears a breastpin which can, |t Will, be illuminated with electricity, and by this means he is enabled to eas­ ily ascertain what sort of coin is hand­ ed him and quickly give change. TOO SURE OF HER MAN. Ha Came to Tell Her Important Newt, bttt the Beat Him Oft "There's no use of your saying a word!" exclaimed the woman of the house as soon as she had opened tne door and glanced at the man standing outside. "I know you." "But, ma'am " "I Recognized f ou as soon as I saw joi)« You can't " , "Ma'am---" "You're the man who sold me a wash­ ing machine six months ago for S'J.50 that wasn't worth shocks. It wouldn't »» » • "All I wanted to tell you, ma'am, i s -- „ "It wouldn't wash anything. Tlie longer you used it the dirtier the clothes got. You couldn't sell me any­ thing now if you was to pay me for taking it. When a man fools me once he won't ever have the chance to do it again. I can tell you that. I'll sell that washing machine back to you for 50 cents. It doesn't make any difference what you've got this time. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole, and you can talk until you are gray. It won't do any good." 4 .. "Madam," yelled the man, who had ben dancing about impatiently, "your kitchen roof is blazing where that iron stovepipe runs up through it! That's what I stopped to-- "Good land! Why didn't' you say so? What did you stand there talking for when the house is burning up? Run over to that grocery store on the corner and turn in an alarm!' Fire! Fire!"-- Chicago Tribune. Rheumatism Is caused by acid in the blood. Hood's t J^arsaparilla neutralizes this acid and &1gures the aches and pains. Do not suffer tny longer when a remedy is at hand, 'ake the great medicine which has cured ; (So many others, and you may confidently ;«|xpect it will give you the relief you so % tnuoh desire. Get only Sarsa- parilla .America's Greatest Medicine for Rheu- Hiatism. prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. Mood's 'Hood's Pills cure sick headache. 25 cents. ONE GOOD DEALER WANTED In every town where not represented. PURE MIXED PAINTS Finest and most durable. Colon always uniform ^and guaranteed. ENTERPRISE PAINT MFG. CO. Makers, Chiracs., DYE YourWhiskers As Black as « vourM A Hatural Black with Buckingham's Dye* SO ct*. of druggists or R.P.Hall & Co.,Nashua,N.H. 6et Year Pension' DOUBLE -cy QUICK! Vritt Cipt. 0TAE8ZLL, Fasilon Ageat, Washington, S.flL CURBS THE ORINK BABtT-prevents ea> _ _ eesslve drtnuog HAS Je*esltaba3~eSecw.~ By malLSLGO a bottle WiH> T. O. C. CO.. fltLSDH, N. u. PENSIONS 8. N. U No 53-tW Try Graln-O! Try Gratn-Ot Ask your Grocer to-day to show yon a packageof GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The chil­ dren may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Moeha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach re­ ceives it without distress. % the price of coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sold by all grocers. British Army Surgeons. Although the pay is liberal and the military rank substantial in the army medical department of the British serv­ ice, it is found difficult to get army doc­ tors, says an exchange. At present the establishment numbers only 810, while, in spite of the lowering of the stand­ ard^ by abolishing the rule that those who have already failed twice at the entrance examination shall not be per­ mitted to compete again, there has been an insufficient number of candi­ dates for the advertised vacancies of the year. This does not refer 4o the army medical service in India, but to the home service. The whole matter is being very freely discussed in the Eng­ lish papers. How's This: We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. _ F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. We the undersigned hare known F. J. Cheney for Use I act 15 years, and believe him-perfectly in all business transactions and fln&n-honorable I cialiy able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WAI.IH.VC,, KIKKAN Si MAKVIN, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O. -Hall s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and muoous~sunaoesof tlie system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Browning's Earnings. Browning, in his later years, drew $10,000 a year from the sale of his works. % Easily Gotten Over. A cripple from a sprain Is one who neglects to use St. Jacobs Oil to cure It. Prompt use of it brings prompt cure, and the trouble Is gotten over easily. Don't expect a married woman to preach female suffrage unless her mat rimonial venture has proved a failure. A positive fact of the age is the certainty of relief t forded la skin diseases by Glenn's Sulphur Soas. Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, Mack or tewwa, SOe. Don't bold your breath until UM things come that you're waiting for. AVfegetahlePreparatioiifor As­ similating theTood andRegula- •fing the Stomachs anlBoweb of hi A VIS e ( HILDUKX V: ProaiotesIMgcsKon,Cheerftil- nessandHestContains neither Owum.Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. tfauik-SANun.paxxa A4ul/eMt,- AtittSmd * Apecfeci Remedy for Constipa­ tion, SotavStomach, Diarrhoea, Worms jConvulsions .Feverish- iisss and Loss OF SLEEP. lhc Simile Signature vt NEW YOB!! 'At (> mouth*, old J 5 D o s i s ~ j y C c : EXACT comroF WRAPPED. iimiiii i'""1 CftSTORIfl For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Eought Bears the Signature In Use For Over Thirty Years SASTORIA THE CCNTAttM CO MIN>WT, WKW TO WW CCTV. TOPICS FOE FAitlLEBS •y:: * •. % ' " A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR OUR RURAL FRIEND& Bear in Mind that "The Gods Help Thoise Who Help Themselves." Self Help Should Teach You to Use In the South King Cotton la Being Dethroned, and Other Crop* Are Taking Ita Place-How Agriculture la 'Enught in France* The last few years hare witnessed important changes in the' farming methods of the South. The tillers of the soil no longer raise cotton to tbe exclu­ sion of all other products, nor do they tolerate sloth fulness, as they once did. Intensive farming is- being generally developed In this section, the farmers going in for high^cultivation of small tracts rather than for low cultivation of large tracts of ground. Truck farm­ ing has become widespread and re­ markably profitable. Enormous quanti­ ties of strawberries are uow produced in the South Atlantic States for the Eastern cities and for the local market. Three years ago scarcely a strawberry was grown in the neighborhood of Wil­ mington, while la.lt year the farmers thereabout deposited in the banks of that city $500,000 that they realized from the sale of. this single delicacy. Farmers who are turning away from cotton--once the product that filled their minds with visious of wealth--are first making sure that tliey have a suf­ ficient food supply for themselves and their stock. It is only lately that they have taken this precaution. Formerly they planted nothing but cotton, de­ pending upon their profits from it to enable thepi to secure bacon, fiour and potashes for themselves and hay and corn for their horses, hogs and cattle. After; many years of a losing struggle they found that their system was bad, and that it would have to be changed. It was bending them uuder a burden of care and clothing their children in rags. They were getting deeper and deeper in debt, helped along that easy road by the credit system and the lien laws, which have been so serious a blow to the prosperity of the South, and at last hard necessity taught them to look to their own farms for the nec­ essaries of life and not to depend upon cotton to supply them. Farmers are now paying more and more attention to tobacco, wheat and corn. The letter .crop especially is growing rapidly. SAPOLIO Agriculture Tanght in France. The perfect system of agricultural education In Frafice has had mttch to do with the wonderful Improvement In French farming. The federal grants fof^ls purpose are now nearly ooo.obo a year. The social and politi­ cal position of tt}e farmer la Fi-atice has been advanced also, and the gen­ eral public appreciate the1 importance of agriculture. Agricultural teaching is now given in France in seven differ­ ent stages or degrees. ' First, there is the superior instruction of the national agricultural college, for which we have no corresponding institution in the United States; (2) the uational schools of agriculture, corresponding tup our State agricultural colleges; {3) tlie 'prac­ tical schools of agriculture, for which We have no counterpart; <4) apprentice­ ship schools where boys aod girls are taught all the mysteries of general work, fruit growing, dairying, silk cul­ ture. apiculture and fish culture. Then, there are <o) mixed schools, with pro­ fessors of agriculture and agricultural chemistry, and (6) instruction In the fields, for all of these schools have lands attached, just as though the grammar schools in American rural tom'us bad lectures on the agricultural seieooes Illustrated by work in the field; <7* Fraa»ee bas carried to great perfection her -experiment -stations, wbicla are doing a work «imilar to that •done by similar atatlons In this country. Tbe laborer has the farm «chool, the small farmer the practical-school, those in a better -sphere «f life the national schools, while others who desire to de­ vote their attention to agronomic science have the agronomic institute, which is fraly « polytechnic of-sciences, physical, chemical and natural. By this means those engaged on the soil are kept abreast with the best and lat­ est practice Jo agriculture, and are ena­ bled to «ee and learn -such tilings as tend to the improvement of their con­ dition and industry.--Mississippi Val­ ley DeotoenL Hillside Cultivation. Take a level and tape line, go 80 feet from the top of tte bill, .measure 30 feet from top all round the hill, setting stakes at each place, then take level and see what kind of JI slope you have to deal with, if medium slope a one- horse plow is sufficient, sajr a «loi>e of 2 to 3 feet, but for wore would require a deeper furrow. Run twice to each 30 feet or ditch. Throw dirt <oat, leaving at least a ditch 2 feet wide, 1 foot deep or little over. On these hanks sow .or plant blue grass or red clover to hold the banks. Then plant two rows of trees6 feet from these ditches, prune mp to be bushy and thrifty, then if you jvish can set grape vines along tie ditches about 2 feet off. Let row of trees be 15 feet apart each way, and have your orchard fixed so as to turn your bogs In, when you wish, to pick up all the fallen fruit. By this method you will make ends meet. The hogs will become healthy and fat, your trees will be free from borers and many oth­ er insects that raise in the fallen fruit. The fruit will be much larger and finer and free from rotten spots, and the trees will be vigorous, and healthy.-- Practical Farmer. the meat in stone jars and running hot lard over the top of the jar. Tie a clean cloth over the top; then a double sheet of brown paper, and set away in a cold, dry room. A better way is to make casings out of thin muslin, about two inches in diameter; then fill the meat in with'a sausage stuffer, and hang the casings up in the smokehouse or a cool room. Meat so put up can be smoked. The meat will then keep until late in the summer.--The American. Steaming Milk Dlahi In an experiment in keeping Milk In bottles sterilized by heating in live steam (212 F.) and In other bottles washed with hot water in the usual way the Kansas Experiment Station found a vastly larger number of bac­ teria in the latter. As far as the ap­ pearance of the bottles was concerned, the unsterilized looked the cleaner. The conclusion is: This shows that we can­ not trust the eye to tell us when a dish, is clean. Wherever possible every milk, d;sh should be subjected to live steam, and the longer it is exposed- the better. In some places where special pains are taken milk dishes are subjected to live steam under pressure for fifteen min­ utes. Where steam cannot be had, scalding hot water should be used, and the longer the dishes remain in this hot water the cleaner they will be, since many bacteria that can withstand the heat for a few seconds will be killed if exposed several minutes. This treat­ ment will not Insure sterility, but it Will materially reduce the number of bacteria. Protection of Tree* from Mice. Farmers care very little fpr the dep­ redations of field mice uppn their grains, but these sntail rodents some­ times do great injury to young fruit trees in winter. They seldom gnaw the thick bark of older trees, but cases are on record in which a young orchard has been entirely destroyed when planted near a meadow or level field frequented by these little marauders. Coarse wrap- pingpaperora few layers of newspaper, dipped in kerosene and tied about the base of a tree, also a few pieces laid over the nearest roots, will repel the mice, and at the same time prevent the ravages of boring beetles. Field mice are easily trapped. A box trap set near their nests and baited with corn meal will often catch half a dozen at once. A Good Fire Kindler. ! Kindling with kerosene, though al­ most universal When it comes to start­ ing the kitchen fire on a winter's morn­ ing, is a dangerous operation as gener­ ally done. The following plan you will find a success, as it neither spills oil on stove and floor nor carries oil in the •dishes to season the breakfast later on, and last, but not least, does not blow up the «tove or aet the house on fire. Take a tin can--one with a cover, ®o that the oil will not evaporate--and fill about two-thirds full of oil, and^set tn -some handy ;place out of the way. At night put two or three cobs in the can and leave to -soak. When the fire is to be-started, take the cobs and put on the grate of the stove, piling the kindling and fuel over them. Then touch a match to them, and your fire is going full blast. Always have some cobs In the .can. If for any reason It Is desira­ ble to have a fire on short notice, your kindling is-always ready.--The Agricul­ turist. . Straw "for Fattening Animals. It may -surprise farmers who know that-straw alone is so poor food that an animal will almost starve if fed on it exclusively to be told that stock that is very highly fed. and even may be fat­ tening, will eat a certain amount of straw every day, using it to make greater variety in their ration, and to supply nutrition that varies from that on which they are fattening. Stock that is fed much nitrogenous food, as, for example, cotton-seed or linseed meal or beans fed to fattening sheep, will eat much more of the grain straw than stock whose grain diet is corn. If wheat or rye, which the rich in albu­ minoid, could ever be largely fed to stock, the latter would require consid­ erable grain straw to balance the ra­ tion, and also to furnish bulk so that the more concentrated grain could be better digested. One of the advantages of oats as a feed is that this grain is surrounded by a husk Which prevents it from heating in the stomach. faoMKe-Meat. Sausage Is made from the pieces left from cutting out the hams and shoul­ ders. Part of the sides may also be used if a large quantity Is wanted. The following recipe We can recommend very highly: ' v Take fifteen prftiuds "of lean' 'meat; eight pounds of fat meat; seven table- spoonfuls of thyme; eight tablespoOn- fuls of fine salt; four tablespoonfuls-Of celery seed. Cut the meat wp ftoe with a sharp knife, removing all pieces of skin and bone; then run through the cutter. To make it fine rten ft through the cutter a second'timO. Spread"the fine-cut meat out on ja <;Jean wooden tray and add the seasoning, t. which should be well mixed through the meat. If sage is preferred omit the thyme. After the meat Is seasoned make up a few cakes and cook, and try the sea- toning. Some prefer uiore salt--others less. Sausage may be kept by packing Trees by Roadside. That trees are beautiful and that when they are fruit trees they may be made profitable also does not decide their adaptability for planting by road­ sides. They are in the way for many mecessary grading improvements, and •when the tree is in leaf it is quite apt : to keep the wagon track from drying out, and thus becomes an Injury ratner •than a benefit. Besides even an apple •tree is likely when it gets to bearing •size to send Its roots under the fence into the adjoining fields. Some farmers plant fruit trees in the line of the fence, thinking to use the trees to fasten barbed wire on when the trees are large enough. But they never grow large enough to bear a paying crop. The truth is that the orchard needs ea reful treatment and cultivation. What it gets when planted by the road­ side is not enough. Five Dairy Essential* Fimt--Good cow*. Any breed that wffl -produce good, rich <milk at low cost. Second--Have the cows come in at the proper time, which for-profit, Is Sep­ tember or October. Third--Plenty of good food. Including variety of grain and dry fodder, and something juicy like roots or «Uage. Fourth--Right manner of feeding. In­ cluding abundance, regularity aad bal­ ance of food materials. Fifth--Comfort, which implies good stable, warro, well ventilated and light­ ed. plenty of warmed water, cleanllaess and kintl treatment.--Orange J«dd Fa r m e r. Trees and a Compact r ubsoiI. One of the chief difficulties found in planting trees in many parts of the West is that tlie soil is underlaid with a compact sub-soil, through which the roots of the trees do not readily pene­ trate. As a remedy for this, large holes . about six or eight feet across and deep j enough to go through this hard under-, lying layer are dug. These large holes ' or wells are then filled with mellow sur- j face soij^ in which the trees are planted, the objectXbeing to afford opportunity j for deep footing and also conserve j mosture. ' ,.L Adorning the Roadside* Th^lconstruction of a hard roadway irot all there is to scientific road- building; the maintenance of the high­ way Is as Important as its actual con­ struction, and nowhere, perhaps, have both reached a higher degree of per­ fection than in France. But in that couhtry they do not stop 'there, and leave the roadside, barren and unin­ viting, and the roadbed exposed to the full force of the summer sun. They complete their work and beautify and protect it at the same time. This Is' the method, according to a correspon­ dent from Paris: H^lges and rows of tr ̂ es are planted systematically along the roadsides. They are pleasing to the eye; afford shade for man and beast and protect the'road-bed "from the softening and meltiug oif the materials of which the roads are constructed in the summer and the deteriorations produced by the cold in whiter. In fact they do the service of a parasol in summer and of an umbrella in winter, for the water that is not a*Jfeorl>ed and blown over by the leaves is utilized by the roots." The hedge-rows retain in position the loose ground on the sides away from the road and from a sort of wall for one side of the gutters which are usually dug near their roots. Trees, however, require considerable pare at first, jyid it is continued, though gradually lessened, until they are ten years old. For three or four years after planting,! the ground around them Is dug up Wad turned so that air and moisture^ian penetrate to the roots, in botlN^ring and fall, and then for three or four years more it is done only in the spring. Young trees are also frequently sprinkled. Each year, about the end of Febru­ ary, the trees and hedges are cleaned of the nests of harmful animafs and vermin and dead parts, which are burned up. In May and August the young branchts which rise much above the general summit of the trees are trimmed off, and In the fall there is a general pruning, while from time to time, about once in three years, a gen­ eral cutting takes place so as to give vigor and abundant sap to new growths. Horticulturists are employed by the government to do the work. In case the bark of a tree is bruised or otherwise injured, or becomes In­ fested with Injurious insects, it is promptly and carefully treated to cleanse and heal it. "All trees which come to grief and die are immediately replaced by new ones. There ate ad­ mirable nurseries all over the country. But these nurseries are often at a great distance from the place in which the young tree is wanted, and the expense of transportation is great. FSr the sake of economy smaller nurseries have been instituted by the State all over the country. Beside!, in patches of ground where there is no traffic, and which belong to the government, the cantonnler puts fresh earth on unutil ized patches and at a small expense plants trees which In time grow large enough- to replace those that have died rlong the road which is under the can tonnier's care." The roadsides thus become both ornamental and useful.-- L. A. W. Bulletin. A Newspaper '"Beat.'" Walter Russell contributes an, ar­ ticle entitled ^Incidents -of the Cuban Blockade" ve the Century. Mr. Rus­ sell says: My time while «ra the blockade, serv ing as a special artist, was about equally divided between the various war-ships and a small steam-yacht, the duty of which was to divine intui tively when and Where something was to occur, and fee there to witness it. Our little crew of four constituted strategy board in itself. We were, in­ deed, war prophets. More than once wisdom In our reasoning brought us our reward. More than once we were alone in -our glory, the only dispatch- boat on the spot. A sailor boy bad asked me to bring him from Key West fifty boxes of cigarettes for some of the crew; and one morning I threw the bundle upon the deck of his ship. Tearing off the cover, be -scrawled the words, "Thanks! Hope to meet you twenty two miles to the eastward at noon,' and scaled the bit of pasteboard to me. A correspondent who by common consent was chairman ottr strategy board was en board the ship at that time, and obtained another slight clue So we headed eastward from Hav­ ana, while the blockading fleet lay basking sereoely in the «an. So also did many dispatch-boats. At noon my sailor friend ajid his ship were there. Shortly after oooa there was an en­ gagement--the first of the war--and there was no other dispatch-boat near. Next morning New-Yorkers were in­ formed that dispatch-boats were as numerous there as pickets in a fence. Every newspaper had a dozen. The incident was witnessed by only one artist besides the writer; yet I have since seen a double-page color supple­ ment of that battle in a weekly peri­ odical. where, under the artist's name, was printed the claim that it was sketched from our yacht. Woman. "Wait a minute," said Mrs. Jones to Mrs. Smith, who was making a neigh­ borly call. "I want tp show you my winter bonnet." "I think I saw It,*" replied Mrs. Smith. MYou had It on at Church last Sunday, didn't you?" / * !'Yes; how did you like it?* "Oh, it was just lovely. I'm sure, dear, it looks equally as well as It did last year." The Enormous Gold Product of 1898. From South Africa* the Klondike and Australia gold is being shipped in large quantities. This year's output will nearly double that of any previous twelvemonths. The sale of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is also increasing very fast. This famous remedy will cure dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, nervousness and weakness# Origin of Brandy wine. The battle of Brandy wine was one of the worst of Washington's numerous defeats. The name originated, it is said, from a Dutch brandy distillery on the banks of the stream Brentwine, variously spelled, being a Dutch name for brandy, or "burhed wine," Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only medicine for coughs and colds.--Mrs. C. Beltz, 439 8th ave., Denver, Col., Nov. 8, 1895. ' ••- ' A Frenchman estimates that there are in the world about 10,000 libraries worthy of the name. nw IbflrteM Wm§. The shortest way out of an attack «f neuralgia is to use St. Jacobs which affords not only a sore relief, but a prompt cure. It soothes, subdues, ends the suffering.. A Simple Cancer Care.. f Dr. D^nisenko, a Russian ph)rafeta%~ has discovered that a fluid extract af­ file great celandine administered In­ ternal ly or by hypodermic injection, H a cure for cancer. This is a new appli­ cation of an old remedy, medical wri­ ters as far back as 1491 speaking at celandine as a cure for cancer, and m work published in 1044 describing.!! a* correcting vile and pernicious , humors. - To Cnre a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, druggists refund the money if it fails to 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each A Charitable View. * * "What is your idea of a cynic?" "Well--a cyuic if a humorist who has^ had the misfortune to be born with hb * smile a trifle on one side."--Life, > . , Mm. Wln<0oW* SOOTHTXO STRUP tor OhlMbua teething; socteua the icntns, rcancwInflimmaUtL ptm enre# wind colic. « cents a bottto i WAJiTF.l),-- Caseof ba<1 health thalt It'l'P't lUjm Oot benpflt. Semi 5 cents to Rlpans Chemical BM York, for 10 samples and l.OUD testitnoitfAfe Don't turu tip your nose at hobbies; 'much go'ul has come from them. LIZZIE M. BREWER, ell Known for Deeds of Kindness and Philanthropy, 4̂ , AN ARDENT ADVOCATE OF PE-RU-NA. < / The Home of Mrs. Lizzie M. Brewer at Westerly, R. I. Male Steak All Right. "A party of Idaho cowboys, who were out on the range hunting horses not long since, got desperately hungry nnd rather than kill a beef steer, which is -worth big money just now, they dispatched a young mule, whose flesh they proceeded to eat with the greatest relish," said Albert C. Block­ er, of that State, to a Post reporter. "One of the company told me that the steak cut from the mule was as good as any he ever ate, but bis sharp appetite may have been a factor in the case. It was the first time I ever heard of a mule being sacrificed in such a cause, but as horsemeat is growing in tavor in European coun­ tries I don't see why his long-eared relative should not answer the same purpose."--Washington Post In a letter to Dr. Hartman, concerning the merits of Pe-ru-na, Mrs. Brewer writes, among other things: •^Westerly, R. I. "Dear Dr. Hartman--1 And Fe-rn-na a sure cure for all cutarrhal affections s6 common in this part of the country. It cures a cold at once. There is no cough mcdicine that can at all equal Pe-ru-na. As for la grippe, there is no other remedy that can at all compare with Pe-ru-na. "I notice in medical Journals, and from the testlmouy of my neighbors, that the doctors seem quite unsuccessful in treating la- grippe, especially in removing the after- •effecta of la grippe. Prom personal obser­ vation la many cases 1 know that Pe-ru-na ts a sure specific for these cases. "I am among the- sick a great deal tn our city and have supplied many invalids with Pe-ru-na. sin».p;y because I am enthusiastic In my faith as to its results. I have never known It to fall to quickly and permanently semove that demoralized state of the hum** system which follows la grippe.' • * "In all cases of extreme weakness 1 urn.- Pe-ru-na with perfect confidence of a goo4 result. In cases of weakness peculiar my sex, I am sure that no other remedy ca* approach in good results the action of Pe-ru-na. It meets all the bad symptoms to which females are subject. The Irregular*. ties and nervousness, the debility and inis> cries which afflict more or less the women from girlhood to change of life, are one sail all met aud overcome by this excellent reas- edy. I wish every young lady in our cl(j| could read your book, health and Beauty? "Mrs. Lizzie M. Brewer." Ask any druggist for Almanac for the year 1899. a free PMH Tea Che Curse of Thibet. The Times of India declares that tea drinking Is the curse of Thibet. "The people, It says, "have such an insatia­ ble craving for the beverage that they will sell their houses, their flocks, their /very children, to procure It. If ever an apostle appears in Thibet he will have to preach a crusade in favor of whisky drinking in order to wean the inhab­ itants from the national vice." What Do the Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GIIAIN-O? It is delicious an<i nourish­ ing, and takes the place of cof?*e. The more Grain-0 you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choic* grades of coffee, but costs •bout' 14 as much. All grocers sell it. 15c. and 25c. The Success of the London's Streets. If any one were to undertake to walk, one way only, through all the streets of London, he would be obliged to go a distance of 2,(i00 miles, or as far as It is across the American continent from New York to San Francisco. On account of the constantly increasing traffic of the Chicago Great Western, that company has placed a rush order within the last few days with the Baldwin Loco­ motive Works for ten large 10-wheel en­ gines. Of these one-half are cylinder com­ pound and the other half simple engines. The engines are of 165,000 pounds weight and will be capable of hauling almost any load which can be put behind them. They are for delivery early in February, and the order will probably be followed by another one for five or ten more engines of the same large capacity. The Great Western will also let contracts next week for 700 new box care. Th8 Ledger MoiitWf A Sl^o MACAZINK ^ FOR 50 CENTS. , * A Richly Illustrated and Beaotifal tafl» odical, Covering the Wiriote Rdi ^ of Popular Reading. 1 Gates' Mexico Tuurs. First tour leaves Chicago Jan. 17; sec­ ond tour leaves Chicago Feb. 41. 1899. Price of ticket includes all traveling ex­ penses for thirty days. These tours are made by special trains of palace cars, in­ cluding dining cars. For descriptive books and rates write to Chas. H. Gates. Toledo, Ohio. - ^ A tory member of the English House of Commons recently reminded that au­ gust body that the food supply of Eng­ land never at one time exceeded more than enough to furnish the nation's ac­ tual needs for longer than three weeks. If war cut off the importation of foods from other countries the whole island would famish in a few months. 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Ufa k< Every time yon look at a 12-year-old boy he needs a new pair of shoes. When we have practiced good actions awhile they become easy: when they are easy, we take pleasure in them: when they please us, we do tliem fre­ quently; and then, by frequency of act. they grow into a habit.--Tillotson. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order I to be healthy this is neressary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. ' Cores sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. •tnciar^ Frertat* CURE YMRSElFf t l se Big « for nulvl irriia&Wbs or utuantSS "f ui ucoass m«ajt>rm«Mk r „ » f aiaSess, and uot |TNEtVAMCrf£yiaiLCa. s*nt or poisonous. ^ ^OlHCmilHTi.0.1 | a«M by DrHnM% ' or »**t!t in plain t>J sipnws. fit ». or S ~ •volar Mat mm Two-Thirds of All Letters Eqglish. At the recent postal congress atten­ tion was called to the fact that two- thirds of all the letters which pass through the postoffices are written by and sent to people who speak English. PI TPNT«W mmt allrnsrart. 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