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RENEWING THEIR YOUTH. A Strange Story from a Nebraska . Village. 4 From the World-fferaJd, OmnTid^Neb. A World-Herald reporter was-attracted by the "evidence of renewed activity of some of the old inhabitants of Bruce, near Omaha, and inquired the cause. Mr. Andrew Finkenkeler, a" member of Co. B of the First Iowa Volunteers dur­ ing the war, made the following expla­ nation so far as he himself is concerned. "In Juljy 1S6G, while my company was on the march to Austin, Texas, I was attacked with .rheumatism of the worst kind in one leg. I was; also sunstruck and remained uncousciQns for several hours. Ever since I have been unable to stand the heat of the sun, and have 'been compelled to give up work. There was in xny head a bearing down ife^ling which increased until it seemed my head would burst. My ears rang', and palpa- tation of the heart set in, sg that the slightest noise would set my"1 heart thumping. Several times it has ren­ dered me unconscious seven to ten hours • at a time. In addition, to. this the rheu­ matism extended up my side until it drew my . head down on thy "shoulder. I lost my strength and fleshj and was to­ tally unfit for work. - •» "For twenty-eight yeafs I have consult­ ed physicians and • taken their prescrip­ tions without deriving any material ben­ efit. My ailments increased in intensity until 1 was assured that there was no hope for me. During last year I went into the butcher .busiiiess, but the dampness from the ice used increased my rheumatic pains so that I was not only compelled to quit tk<? buismesa, but was confined to my bed for nearly six mouths. C "In November last I read in"the World- Herald, a case of a man who had been en­ tirely, cured from the same 'ailments* by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. . On Nov. 28, I purchased a box. In a week I was astonished to know .that 1 felt better than I had for six months past, and before I had used half a box. The ringing in my ears be­ gan to lessen, and finally left me. The pain from the rheumatism gradually left me. so that within one week from the time I took my first pill I was able to sit up in bed. On Jan. 1st, I was able to go out and walk a little. The palpi­ tation of my heart entirely ceased. On Feb. 0, I was so thoroughly cured that I accepted a position as night-watchman in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, remain­ ing out of doors from 0 p. m. until G a. m. I have gained in weight from 144 lbs, which "I "weighed in November last, to 172 lbs. For nerve building and for enriching the blood Pink Pills are unexcelled. They may be had of druggists or direct from the l>r. Williams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.. for 50 cents per box, or six boxes - for $2.30. Caueht by a Turtle. John Wilkinson and James Holmes, aged 9 and 12, were bathing in Lygai>\'» creek, Kentucky, last week,..when Wil­ kinson, wading among the water lilies which grew in shallow water, stepped upon a large turtle, which at once seiz­ ed his toe in its mouth. Young, Wil­ kinson yelled with fright and made for the bank, dragging the turtle after him, and his companion came to his assist­ ance and tried to force the reptile to let go by boating it on the back with a stone. The reptile, however, held on until it. was beaten' into a jelly, and then the boys cut off its head and pried open its jaws with a pocketknit'e. Where Ijies the Provocation? It is said that Queen Victoria has re­ marked that it is a pity that the public is in a mood to buy works written by and about the advanced woman, and that if there were no demand these authors would quickly cease writing. It would be interesting to know wheth­ er this statement was the result of the prejudices of tlie woman, the sovereign or the writer.--New York Evening Sun. It seems about as certain as any­ thing historical can be that there was horse-racing in the forest of Galtres, near York, England, before 1590. And there seems to be good reason to be­ lieve that there was horse-racing on the frozen Ouse in 1007. HER LETTER TELLS A WOMAN'S STOltT. "Written for Eyes of Other Women. [special to ora lady rcadebb ] There is inestimable pleasure in doing good to»others, and joy in a grateful rec­ ognition of the act. On. tho old York Road, Huntington Park, Philadelphia, dwells Miss M. Downs, whoso portrait we give. She de­ sires that her case may be stated as a means of bene­ fiting others. She says: " Lydia E. Pinkhani's Vegetable Com- •pouud has cured me of Kidney trouble, pain­ ful menstrua­ tions, and head­ aches. It is trulv a wonderful medicine. I cannot describe my feelings before I took it. The pain in my back was dreadful, and during menstruations the agony I suf­ fered nearly drove me wild; and then my head would ache for a week, and now this is all over, thanks to your good remedy. I trust my testimonial will lead others to take it and be cured. They can find it at any drug store. Our drug­ gist says the demand for it is very largo, it is helping so many sickly women." Railway's ieady Relief. His life­ long friend. It is the only PAIN REM- EDYt&t- p- rsrautly stops 7 th e most excruciating- niiins, allays intl am ma­ t-ion. and c urcs con­ gestion. Internally a tenspoon- ful in water will in a few minutes cure Cramps, Spasms. Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Sick ache, Diarrhosa, Slimmer Complaint, tery. Colic, Flatulency and all internay There ismot a remedial apent in the w( will cure feVer and ague and malarious, bilious and other fevers, (aided BAD WAY'S PTLLS). so quickly as WAY'S READY RELIEF. Price 50 cents per bottle. Sold,by Druggists. RAD WAY 2fc CO., New York. r INJURES WHtRE HHMHMI Best Cough 8yru{>. Tastes Good. | In tlma. Sold by druggists. B MKB8BHM THE FABM AND HOME. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM­ ER AND HOUSEWIFE. Have a Blacksmith Shop on the Farm ,| -- How Quack Glrass Can Be Killed-- Plant Cherry Trees by tlie Roadside --Notes. - Farm Machine Repairing. On all welhcondncted farms where much machinery is.used, farmers spend a great deal of time running to and from the blacksmith shop. There are so many different tools used that some­ thing gives out almost every day. Now, a great deal of this expense may be saved by having a small shop on the farm, says a writer in the Agricultu­ rist. A portable forge can be had for $13. -This will answer every purpose, although it is not advisable to get one too small. Secure a hand anvil weigh­ ing about 100 pounds, a good hammer, a ten-pound sledge, a steel punch, and a good blacksmith's vise, and you are ready for almost any job but horse­ shoeing, Of course, a beginner cannot expect to do skilled work at -first,* but With a little practice time-and money can be saved. My outfit contains sev­ eral tools in addition .to- those .men­ tioned. above, and cost me about-'$30. The money is well invested. A farmer should not be without an assortment of good carpenter tools.' I say good ones, because 1 believe the farmer ought to have as good ones .'as - the carpenter. Many a dollar can be saved by their use. If the farmer does not.care to do his own repairing, perhaps the boys (if there be any) will take hold, and to them it will soon become more of a pleasure than a task. How to Kill Quack Grass. If you must plow quack-grass land, plow for corn, lit thoroughly and plant in hills, with a handful of good phos­ phate in every hill, cultivate as soon as possible, and keep cultivating and hoe­ ing until the coruris too large, says the Country Gentleman. In the fall, after removing the corn, plow shallow and harrow, if possible, with a floating spring tooth harrow. Next spring plow- again as early as possible; about the first of .June plow again, and plow deep­ ly--as deeply as you can; fit thoroughly and plant beans. You can begin culti­ vating tire-beans in a week's time after they are planted. Three times cultivat­ ing if you have a good tool, and work close to the crop, will lie enough. 1 can safely promise you a clean field and a good crop of beans, also a good prepara­ tion of the laud for any following crop. If you do not wish to raise beans, you, can put in potatoes, giving the land the same treatment, with the advantage that potatoes will bear rougher treat­ ment than will the beans, but you can­ not begin cultivating the potatoes as soon after planting unless you make deep, plain marks, so that you can fol­ low the rows before they come up. altogether the experiment was regard­ ed as very marked. And yet, says the New York Tribune, thousands of dol­ lars' worth of most valuable plant food is running tp yvaste 011 farms, and then replaced, in part, with costly commer­ cial fertilizer. Every ounce of both „solid and liquid manure ought to be scrupulously saved.-To do this, we need clay or cement floors in stables, and large sheds under which manure may be stored. "Where the manure is hauled out as made, or permitted to accumu­ late in boxstalls, the loss is reduced to a minimum; where it lies spread over a large yard, exposed to rain and snow, wdiu the water from the barn roof run­ ning upon ft for six or eight months, •little of value is left. "Gather upthe fragments that nothing be lost," applies here. . : Selling Butter vs. Selling Milk. In a New York farm institute Mr. F. E. Daw ley stated in a striking way the advantage of the butter-maker dairy- inan over one who sold milk. A ton of butter removes only IS cents worth of fertilizing elements, while a ton of milk removes 2.S0 cents worth. It takes on an average 30 pounds of milk to make a pound of butter, so-that to sell milk enough to make a ton of butter removes $2S worth of manurial elements from the farm. Herein i« one of the ad­ vantages of using the butter separator. It saves the milk for home feeding without wasting i; by souring.. The sep-' a rated 'sweet milk is -worth mere for growth than is that which has .all its butter fats in, as this will make grow-, ihg animals fatter than they should be for the best growth. Handling Brush. When filing brush use*a long-handled fork. I11 110 other place are the advan­ tages of a long handle over a short one more apparent. To lift and stretch in vain to make a forkful of brush swing clear of the earth is the severest labor known. Brush often contains grape and other running vines, as well, as briers, which make it hard to handle. A short handle lias convinced many persons that brush cannot be handled, with a fork, but such is not the case. Clear up and burn everything in the form of brush before snow falls. After the snow is gone in spring work will be pressing, and the clearing has to wait until after haying, to the detriment of the mowings.--American Agriculturist. Cherry Trees by Roadside. No kiud of fruit tree thrives better under neglect than does the cherry. It needs no pruning except what the cher­ ry pickers naturally give while harvest­ ing the crop. Unlike other fruit trees its crop is not so easily*gathered that it would be apt to be stolen bynassers by. The picker earns fully hafN^if all he cftn gather. It will greatly add to the attractiveness of country drives in neighborhoods where the cherry is planted, and the passer by will not feel as he plucks this fruit and eats that hf* is wronging its owner, who from what is left can make the roadside give him greater profit than he could make With any other crop. A Good IJcvice for Farmers. Not long ago we were at the home of a very neat farmer and saw a device in liis tool-house that struck us as be­ ing pretty good. On one of the walls there was placed a large blackboard, says Farm News, with chalk conveni­ ent, and 011 this blackboard were vari­ ous records of the operations under way on the farm. At one side was written the name of every vehicle on the farm, beginning with the farm wagon, and going down to the wheel­ barrow. Against these was written tlie date when they were oiled. In an­ other place was carefully noted tlie time when various sets of harness were oiled, and other matters that might need referring to were noted 011 the board. The operations of the farm for the week were noted, and the owner told us that once a week he set down in a book all the notes that were of perma­ nent interest. By this means the work of that farm is kept track of. Fap Sprouts 011 Apple Trees. Many old apple trees are nearly ruin­ ed by the growth of suckers from their trunks. These come from buds that are usually dormant, but which any in­ jury to the bark causing a stoppage of sap will set to growing. If the sprouts are cut back before the leaves start new shoots will spring up from the base of the sprouts, e-ven when It is cut into the bark and 110 buds are visible. But if, after the new sprouts have brown three or four inches, so as to be in full leaf, they are pulled off very few will sprout a second time. Two or three, clearings of the trunk through the sum­ mer will eradicate the buds so that scarcely any will appear the following season. Paint Saved the Poultry. A New Jersey woman painted the heads of lier5" chickens with a vivid green pigment a few days ago, and the result is that she has back in her coop all the poultry that had been stolen from her, says The Massachusetts Ploughman. Her forty chickens had been taken in one night by a gang of young men, several of whom were ar­ rested and locked up. One of the chick­ en thieves confessed that he had as­ sisted in the theft of nearly five hun­ dred chickens, which had been sold alive, to persons on the outskirts of Newark. Detectives who were sent out to hunt up the stolen fowls could identify only Mrs. Ivraemer's green heads. Green Foliage for Fowls One of the first-things to be done in spring is to plow a small patch near the hen yard to be sown thickly with some kind of spring grain. A. mixture of oats and peas, fir barley and peas, or of all three grains together, and covered by being cultivated under the surface, will furnish plenty of work for the fowls. They will roll in the fresh- plowed ground, will eat such of the grain as they may'find, and when what escapes tlieni conies -up, it will make excellent green feed for them. When it gets too large to be eaten readily, plow the patch again and sow a second or third crop. The peas are the best grain to use for this purpose, but for the fact that the grain is so large that very few of its seeds will escape the fowls to grow. Walking a lJalker. It lias fallen to my lot to handle sev­ eral troublesome horses. For a horse that rears and plunges, one that lets go on the bit. turns half round and starts right against the other horse, ac­ cording to a writer in the National Stockman, I know of no treatment so effectual as to buckle a strap with a ring in it around the outside front foot, just below the fetlock. To this ring at­ tach a strong rope or strap. Pass this through the liame ring and back to the driver. O11 the first indication of trou­ ble take his foot away and hold it 1111- til'you have his complete attention. In the meantime keep him moving 011 three legs. Watch bis temper: when lie for­ gets his determination to balk, let him have his foot. Caress and speak kindly to him. Very seldom is a whip re­ quired. Why Stained Barley Is Ivinht. It is nearly impossible to make stain­ ed barley hold out to standard weight, 48 pounds per bushel. The grain is very rarely much above that weight under the 'most favorable circumstan­ ces. The barley that is much stained is usually that which has been kept until dead ripe, and this never fills so well as barley that is cut while the stalk is somewhat grt{en. There is another rea­ son, in the fact that the wetting which is necessary to staining swells the bar­ ley and starts it towards germination. This increases the bulk without increas­ ing the weight of solid matter. When the grain dries out it fills up more space in proportion to its bulk than -it did be­ fore being wet. There is also a diffi­ culty in malting stained barley evenly, and this is one reason Svliy it is ob­ jected to by brewers. Wide Tires Preferable to Narrow, Starting with a wagon and load Weighing 4,5.90 pounds, it was found in Indiana that a 3-inch tire required 150 pounds less draft to be drawn oyer sod than a 1^-incli tire; 150 pounds less draft on a hard road and 300 pounds less draft to move a load on a dead pull. The conclusion of this experiment may be summed up as follows: ,1. On hard roads, block pavements and other permanent and substantial roads there is no argument, so far as actual draft is concerned, in favor of the wide tire, the effect, being rather against the wide tire. In their effect upon hard roads the wide tires have the advantage. This benefit is not sufficiently appreciated by turnpike and'macadam road companies. 3. In soft' mud, slush and under simi­ lar circumstances, under which even (the wide tire cuts in, tlie advantage; is against the wide tire and in favor of the narrow. 4. On sod and soft ground, where the wide tire does not cut in and the nar­ row does, the advantage is 011 the side of the wider tire. Uxperiments in the Utah experiment station demonstrated that a given load 011 l*A-ineli tires drew 41.6 per cent heavier than when 011 a 3-incli tire, the draft being on a fairly stiff grass sod. On a moist but hard road the 1 to-inch tire drew 12.7 per cent heavier than.the 3-inch. Wide tires are not only lighter in their draft than narrow ones under nearly all conditions, but cut up roads very little, in fact, when G inches wide tend to make the road better continual­ ly. They could be gradually substitut­ ed for Hie present narrow ones :uf<i better roads Vie the result, especially 011 the farm and on turnpikes largely in use by farmers. highest of alj in Leavening. Power.--Latest U. S, Gov't Report Remedy for Garget. Garget is one of the things that ev­ eryone has remedies for, and still it keeps right on ruining the best cows by droves every year. We doubt if there is any better reme<5y~than liberal applications of hot water and a large amount of hand work in tlie operation, and when through apply a liberal appli­ cation of lard, and at the same time withdrawing all grain 'foods and feed­ ing non-stimulating milk rations. Great Freight \Vog;ons. The largest freight wagons in the world are now, it is asserted, made in San Leandro, Cal., for steam freight­ ing in connection with traction engines, the capacity of these wagons being six­ teen tons each and with sufficient wheel surface to sustain that amount without injury to the roads. The di­ mensions and details show the size of axles to be four inches in diameter, front wheels four feet ten inches high and sixteen inches width of tire, rear wheels six feet high and tires sixteen inches wide; length of bed nineteen and a half feet, width four and a half feet, and six feet high. These are made wholly of iron and steel, except the bed, which is of wood. The front wheels track somewhat wider than the rear ones, due to the fact that the continual harming over the road, and the wagons alwajV-o^iunjng in the same tracks, uaturally cut down the road into ruts to a certain extent, rendering it un­ even. To overcome this, the engine wheels are twenty-six inches wide and the front wheels of the wagons so de­ signed that the tire tracks will lap one- half the width of the engine wheels on the inside. Tlie Sanioan Mascot. I11 time of war it is the tapo's duty to lead 011 to combat the warriors of her village, and she is often in the thick of the skirmishing; but should she be wounded or killed, it is a pure accident, as the Samoans have the greatest hor­ ror of hurting a woman in any way, and would not even injure their enemy's tapo. There is a story told of how, during the war which was car­ ried 011 in Upolu for a considerable time, five or six years ago, two armies had met and were drawn up, blazing into each other's lines, when a native woman appeared with a cow she wished to place in safety. The entire firing was immediately suspended on both sides till she and her charge had crossed the lines and were completely out of harm's way. The women could rely so thoroughly on the gallantry of their countrymen that they had no fear during the fight­ ing. and would take food to their hus­ bands and brothers at any time, and pass through the ranks of the warriors of the belligerent army with perfect impunity; as long as the daylight last­ ed, arid they could be easily seen, they were quite safe.--111 Stevenson's Sa­ moa--Marie Eraser. Wasted Fertility. . / The seepage from the manure pits at the Iowa Station was collected in bar­ rels and sprinkled 011 growing corn, in­ creasing the yjeld twenty-three bushels per acre orf the area where applied; the liquid also made the plants more vig­ orous than those not so treated; they endured the drouth much better, and Fall Strawberry Plantinjr. Strawberry plants can be set out in the fall of the year from the young run­ ners. but they cannot be depended upon for producing a crop the next spring. The advantage of making the bed in August or September is Jihat the work can be done better than when the hurry of spring operations may retard the transplanting which should be done early. Milk Good for Laying Hens. Remember that milk in any form is good for laying liens. It contains all the elements of egg food, in almost the proper proportions. If the fowls have a free run, give them a *light feed o£ grain in the morning and a-full feed at night, and they will find the extras dur­ ing the day. Why the Egyptians Embalmed. The Egyptians believed that the soul lived only as long as the body endured, hence their reason for embalming the- body to' make it last as long as possi­ ble. It is estimated that altogether there are 400,000,(XX) mummies In Egypt, 1. A 25-Cent Hail Bond. The bottom was knocked completely out of the bail business in Chicago when Judge Goggin released Mrs. Liz­ zie Hoffman on a 25-cerit bond. Lizzie is accused of horse stealing because she sold an animal which her husband left in their barn before he deserted her. Mrs. Hoffman was being held in $500 bail for the grand jury. Unable to get bondsmen, she was held in the county jail. This week Judge Goggin was in­ formed that the woman had been re­ duced to want and had sold the horse in order to keep herself and a 4-year-old child from starving. The bond for 25. cents is the smallest ever executed in Cook County. The judge may have strained the law in releasing Mrs. Hoff­ man on such small bail, but he showed his good sense.--Buffalo Express.. Etowder 4BMU1TELY PURE Unexpected Visitation. Some years ago, three young men were camping in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, killing deer, fishing and cooking delectable food. One day, it happened that one of them had twisted his ankle, and the others were hunting without him. As he ..could not move about, he*was naturally somewhat bor­ ed, and after reading aTwhile, in the shade of a tree, he fell asleep. Thus he tells what followed: I woke up with a Start, aud the feel­ ing that something was about to hap­ pen. Something had happened. Fif­ teen Indians sat in a half circle about me. waiting for me to stir. They had fixed upon-me their fifteen pairs of black, beady eyes', and not one of them moved a.muscle. All of them had guns and, what; was myre impor­ tant,' each had presumably two sound legs, whereas I was handicapped by my lameness. - I looked at them, and they continued looking jif me. A lightning express bif speculation ran through my head. I remembered that the deputy sheriff of the nearest settlement had lately shot an Indian by accident, and that the tribe had sworn to have his scalp. Did I look like the deputy sheriff? Was it my scalp they wanted? Their eyes never wandered, but mine did; for I could not help glancing at my gun, at least fifteen feet away, and at the spot where a big Indian sat com­ posedly on my cartridges. Finally one buck made a remark. "Fish hook?" said lie. "No," said I, "no fish hook." Silence again for fifteen minutes. Then another indicated by a glance a piece of venison hung up in a tree, and grunted his approval of it. I nodded. Tabby Swam .Back to the Kittens. Albert Stetson, who has been super­ intending the unloading of the Wash­ tenaw, is telling cat stories along the water front On the steamer Saturn there was for a long time a black cat th&t was the pet of tlie seamen. When the Saturn was last in port ^he-went every day to the dock, where she had installed a litter of kittens among the freight. The Saturn left the dock a few days ago on the way to Liverpool, the mother 011 board. The kittens were on the wharf. The steamer got about 200 yards awify from the pier when the mother realized that a parting was tak­ ing place, and that her kittens would be left to starve if she did not do some­ thing. So she sprang into the cold waters and swam back to the wharf. She climbed up a pile, dripping wet, and dashed for her babies:. The freight clerks took her and her kittens to* the Washtenaw, where they have quarters in the captain's'cabin.-- SUn FrancisCo Chronicle. BEST IS THE WOKIOK. LABOR3 W\\s THE Ristora STOVE POUSH cakes for _ blacking of a TfrE SLTSf J> POLISH for a after - dinner applied and ished with a Morss Eros., Props., Canton, 3Xasg., lT.fe.Ai. : '. '1 v- v Brings comfort and iraproveme&l tends to personal enjoyment trbesv lightly used. The many, who lire fet­ ter than others and enjoy life mom, wltSa less expenditure, by more adapting the world's best -products !$> the'aeeas of physical being., will s&tvfc the value to health of the pure liqdS laxative principles embraced in tW remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presentBqp in the form most acceptable and pleas­ ant to the taste, the refreshing nnd^raljp beneficial properties of a perfect lax­ ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fefUEB ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions sxsS met with the approval of the inedicsll profession, because it acts on the KM- neys, Liver and Bowels without vrejik- ening them and it is perfectly free frcsn every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale bv all drvg- The familiar order is: 'Left.'left' } gists in 50c and $1 bottles, butit 3s.m». Don't Drag Yotir Feet. Many nieir d<». because the nerve'^entf-p^, weakened b.v the -continued use of tobac­ co;, become so affected that they are weak, tired, lifeless, listless, etc., All thiscan be easily overcome if the tobacco user wants to quit and gain nuyihood, nerve power, and enjoy vigorously? the £ood things of life. Take No- To-Ka'c ;-^Guaranteed to'cure or money re­ funded by Druggists everywhere. Book free. The Sterling Remedy Co., New York City or Chicago. "Sometimes," said«-an old soldier, "one sees the captain of a company marching proudly along, iu time with tlie music but out of step; the company right, the captain wrong., Distressing. But then I have seen a musician march­ ing out of step to the music of his own band, and there is now and then a sol­ dier who never really learns to keep step. and he rose, solemnly took it down and left, left; the left foot down at the laid it on the ground beside him. A little, boyish fellow, with eyes more restless than those of the others, remov­ ed Ins gaze from me to a greasy piece of red flannel beside me, with which one of our men had been cleaning his gun. 1 took it up and held -it out to hi,111, and he accepted it with outward j " _ . , . • , , . . ! cutters composure and, I have no doubt, in­ ward rapture. Then we had another period of silent reflection, and they rose, stalked solemnly a way to their horses tethered in a neighboring grove, and rode off. They had made me a highly conventional social visit. heavy tap of. the drum.' Ciet Sulphur Laboriously. The natives who gather sulphur from •Popocatepetl secure small packages of | it, which they fasten to their backs. | They then slide down tho snow oil the mountain after the manner of the wood- of France. For this venture­ some work they get about tenpeiice a day. Ptso's (Tkk is the medicine to break up children's Coughs and Colds. Mhs. M. (i. lil.r.vr, Sprague. Wash., March 8, 1S14. ufactured by the California Fig Syrnp Co. only, whose name is printed as every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, ana being well informed, von will soft accept any substitute if offered. Drawing Hig Mining Royalties. Out in Joplin, the center of the great lead and zinc regions of Jasper and Newton counties, Missouri, lives Mrs. 11. C. Cosgrove, one of the most success­ ful dealers in mines and real estate in the world, although she is a tiny wom­ an with the quietest and most winning ways. Lately Mrs. Cosgrove has or­ ganized a mining company composed entirely of women. It has a woman's name, the "Helen Mar Mining and In­ vestment Company;" it is officered by women, all its stock held by women, and one of the mines op its extensive and valuable possessions is called "The New Woman." Men are allowed only in the humble capacity of pick han­ dlers. And. furthermore, it is said to be coming to the front as a bonanza; many capitalists are investing in this rich country and Are casting longing eyes upon the "Helen Mar," but these angels in bloomers stand at the gate and bar the way determinedly. While this idea of a company solely composed of women is a novelty, the successful woman miner is an established fact in that region; one woman receives .$800 per week in royalties from her mines; she superintends all prospecting her­ self. I saw in print, the other day a plaint from a prize-fighter, who said he was ino that disreputable business only because the ladies had crowded the men out of every other occupation "above ground;" this looks as if they are beginning to encroach on the un­ derground occupations, also.---Woman­ kind. The Sworn Tormentors Of the Spanish inquisition never inflicted tortures more dreadful than those enduiyd by tlie victim of Inflammatory rheunuiji>mi- The chronic form of tills obstinate-UTalady is sufficiently painful. Arrest It at the start with Ilostetter's Stomach Bitters and avoid becoming a lifelong martyr. The Bitters will remove malaria and kidney complaints, dys­ pepsia, constipation, nervousness and neu­ ralgia. remedy debility and hastens con­ valescence. The first Maryland coins were iniut- ed in 16(52 and were put in circulation by act of council ordering every house­ holder to bring in sixty pounds of to­ bacco ahd receive 10 shillings of the new monev in exchange for it. The two best rules for a system rhetoric are. first, have something saw and next, say it. Mrs. Wlnslow's S oothing S yrup for children teethlus; softens the Kleins,"reduces inflammation, allays paiu, curea wind-eolie. 85 cents a bottle. Hall's Catarrh Cure. iS a constitutional cure, l 'rice 75 cents. Another Use lor Aluminum. The value of aluminum for use in the aripwds about to be demonstrated in another way--for use as a signal lan­ tern. The Signal Corps has been exper­ imenting with lanterns for some time, and one has been found that gives ex­ cellent results. It is made of aluminum and its type is similar in many respects to the headlight of a locomotive. It has worked satisfactorily at a distance of twenty-eight miles.--New York Tribune. In England a payment of the price of goods delivered is required at the end of three months, dating from the day of shipment. Weak and Weary Because of a depleted. condition of the b ed. The remedy is to be found in purified, enriched and vitalized blood, which will be given by Hood's Sarsapa- rilla, the great blood purifier. It will tone the stomach, create an appetite, and give renewed strength. Remember E-iood's SarsapariSIa Is the only true blood purifier prominently in the public eye to-day. $1; six for $0. DO YOU EXPECT To Become a Mother? If so, then permit us to say that Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription is indeed a true "Mother's Friend," FOR IT MAKES Cbildbirtb Easy by preparing the system for parturition, thus assisting Na­ ture and shortening " Labor. " The painful ordeal of childbirth is robbed of its terrors, and the dangers thereof greatly lessened, to both mother and child. The period of confinement is also shortened, the mother strengthened and an abundant secretion of nourishment for the child promoted. Send twenty-one (21) cents for The Peo­ ple's Medical Adviser, 1000 pages, over 300 illustrations, giving all particulars. Sev­ eral chapters of this great family doctor book are devoted to the consideration of diseases peculiar to women with sugges­ tions as to successful home treatment of same. Address, World's Dispensary Medi­ cal Association, Buffalo, N. Y Beecham's pills arc for bil­ iousness, sick headache, diz­ ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste in the mouth, heartburn, tor­ pid liver, foul breath, sallow ikin, coated tongue, pimples loss of appetite, etc., when caused by constipation; and constipation is the most fre­ quent cause of all of them. One of tlie most important tilings foi everybody to learn is that constipation causes more than half the sickness iu *he world,especially of women; and it can tfll be prevented. Go by the book,free at youf druggist's.or write B.F. AllenCo. ,365Cana'. St., New York. Pills, 10^ and 25$ a box. Annual sales more than 6,000.Ouu ooxea. Mr. T. B. Eiker is specfaf agesfcc for the Chicago Herald, and his office in New York city is at Xa. 50 Tribune Building. He isat strong, virile man. not the sorf pf person to often require medicines; and is specially opposed So pills of any sort, finding them too violent in their action. In case of any irregularity he had always relief upon the use of fruits, until one day on a railway journey a friend directed his attention to Ripans Tabules and gave him some from *• box he had in his portmanteau. He made use of them when v occasion offered, and the result Six his case was all that could be t desired. He now depends upon- IJipans Tabules entirely in tho case* of any irregularity of the bowels or derangement of the digestive ap­ paratus. Mr. Eiker is a picture of health and manly vigor, is a hearty eater, and lie regards a Tahnie after a hearty meal as a sort of insurance policy against future ill'* of any sort. Hlpane TabulPR an» sold bj vlrujrsrfstF. nrlrj mstl WT nrlce (50 <vntK a box) Ik Bent to The IMitirasCboial*- ral Contpam. No. 10 Spruce Street. New YvhSl. SaibcJ*- vfhl. cents. S EWIS' 98% LYE Bb Powdered and PcffsoiBcd.. ( I'ATENTJlI>.> T 1ip strongest and pur Unlike other Lye it a £*» powder and packed in ran will* r« moxable 1 d. tii^ ceutc-jit* aro a}- way* ready lor use. WlI3 make beo» pci'miied H rd»vOip in mis*-utts without boiling, it £» rlu» bed. lor eW-uH8>UK waste pipes. nit: ciiik8, closets, nyu&1u&£ bolt^UMb paints.trees, etc. PENNA. SALT MFG. CO. Cien'l Agts., Vliil&s. lENSIONK?"?;^£ffS . Successfully Prosecutes Claum** Lata Principal Examiner U.S. Ponalon BuroMk- I 3 yrs in last war. 15 adjudicating claims, aUjfeSaoat hATFUV? Thomas 1*. simpson, YfsabtaseU r M 8 ELhd i D-c- Ko ntt'8 until tallied. Write for Inventor's (rail BSIIQ1P Good Sheet Mnslc 10e. i'l _ IliUulU containing 5.000 fclt>cU«n»»«_ 1748-50 Chouteau Ave., ST. I,ons,IiO No. 34--©5 A. KuHN k CO. C. u. WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS please say you saw the ad/rertssemeafc In this paper. ' Do You Know that There Is Sci­ ence in Neatness? Be Wise and Use SAPOLIO LJ A-. ^ A ' D i I I o curo habitual constlpa- nuuu O i I • I o Hon. 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