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A Model K»*glin»nt.
T h e story is t Id of an English mill-
of th e l*est th a t on < ne occasion a de-
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poa»,r»Ie, if u p erta in m alefactor w ere in
th e rank« P* nm -eio ii lx-1 ng given, th e
detective, ac ouq»ani< <1 by th e a d ju ta n t
of th e regim ent m ade th e to u r of th e
v an o w . c* inpanif-h, fr< n t ran k and re a r
rank. W hen th e official had got to the
la st m an f th e re a r rank of th e re a r
com pany, tu-»topped suddenly and gazed
e a m e -tly at th • rath* r< mbarr:vi)*-d w a r­
rio r “ Why, you surely have m ade a
m is ta k e ,1’ > x> la m e d th e a d ju ta n t in ­
d ig n a n tly “ W hy, you have pitched on
the l»-»t m an in th e b attalio n . H e has
been w ith us f**r m ore th a n 20 y ea rs and
he is ou r p a tte rn soldier. H is arm s are
a nuw i of g'sxl conduct badges, anil he
is th e exam ple of all th a t is best in the
life of a iioldmr. You surely do n o t
know h im ? '' “ N o ,” replied th e d e te c t­
ive, “ 1 do not— b u t 1 know a ll th e o th ­
ers. ” — San F rancisco A rgonaut.
W b a t A b o u t L ea th er?
T he questio n is fre q u en tly asked;
W h a t is a vegetarian co m m u n ity to use
in stead of leather? Df course su t« titu te s
w ould have to be found At pr* sent, as
hides arc a w aste prodnet, there is no
need to sis-k fu rth e r, b u t w hen they be­
com e scar*s; o th e r substances w ill cer­
ta in ly take th e ir place. O th er th in g s
have already begun to com pete w ith
le ath e r
F o rm erly th e d oublet an d
breeches anil even bo ttles w ere m ade of
th a t substance. N ow w e use cloth for
bookbinding and o th e r purjioscs and
m ay have artificial b a th e r txxita. De­
m a n d alw ays stim u la te s invention and
production. I t m ay therefore be safely
pred icted th a t to m ake am ple provision
fo r our clothing, i ven u nder a vegetarian
regim e, is a task not beyond the re ­
sources of civ ilizatio n . W e m ay Is* sure
th a t if w e have follow ed n a tu re th u s fat
anil tn is te d h er for our g rea ter w a u ts
•he w ill assuredly not fail us in these
leaser th in g s .— W estm in ster Review.
A W is e J u d g e .
A cu rio u s Judgm ent w as p ro n o u n c­
ed th e o th e r day by a Judge in n co u rt
o f law at Yolisso, In th e island of Selo.
An action for d am ag e s w as brought by
tw o p ersons a g a in st tin* local railw a y
com pany for losses su sta in e d by a col­
lision. It a p p e a re d th a t a m an bail
lost an a rm a n d a young w om an bad
lost h e r h u sb an d . T h e Judge, a G reek,
assessed th e d a m a g e s th u s. H e g av e
tl.lSMl p la ste rs to th e m an for th e loss
o f Ids a rm an d 2,< hk > to th e w om an for
th e loss of her h u sb an d . At th is th e re
w ere loud m u rm u rs, w hereupon th e
Judge g av e Ids rea so n s In th e se te rm s:
“ My d e a r people, my v erd ict m u st re­
m ain, fo r m i will see it is a ju s t one.
P o o r N ikola h as lost his a rm a n d n o th ­
in g on e a rth can re sto re th a t priceless
lim b. B u t yo u ” (tu rn in g to th e w ouiun
—“you a re still young anil p re tty . You
h a v e now som e m oney; you w ill easily
find a n o th e r h u sb a n d , w ho possibly
m ay be as good a s —p e rh a p s b e tte r
th a n —-your d ead lord. T h a t Is my v e r­
dict, my people, a n d so it m ust go
fo rth ."
So sa y in g tile Judge le ft (lie
hall. T h e people cheered Idm a n d con­
g r a t u l a t 'd th e m se lv es on h av in g auch n
Judge.
r a s t e r th a n S o u n d .
A cu rio u s c irc u m sta n c e illu stra tin g
th e d ifference In speed b etw een sound,
w hich tra v e ls th ro u g h the air, an d elec­
tric ity , th ro u g h w ire ns Its guide an d
co n d u cto r, occu rred In C alifo rn ia. A
c e rta in p o w d er w orks blew up In a
to w n w hile a railw a y te le g ra p h o p e ra ­
to r w as te le g ra p h in g to a n o th e r In a
nelglilm rlng tow n
At th e in s ta n t of
th e occu rren ce lie te leg rap h e d
the
new s to th e o p era to r, who, mi seconds
afte rw a rd » , h ea rd th e rep o rt of th e e x ­
plosion. l i e knew It hail o cc u rre d by
w ire Just one m inute b efore he heard
th e report. Sound tra v e ls a t ab o u t th e
ra te of 1,140 feet per second, w hile
electricity accom plishes I8G.000 m iles
lu the aam e short period of tim e.— P h il­
ad e lp h ia Record.
Mrs. Jo h ia h M. F lak e’s g ra d u a te
sc h o la rsh ip in B e rn a rd College will
go to the m ost sa tisfa c to ry s tu d e n t in
political science each y ear. It is w orth
G lad sto n e Is tinder a pledge to his
p h v s.ela n s nev er to m ake a n o th e r p u b ­
lic speech, l i e h as m ore th a n once a s k ­
ed to h av e it set aside, b u t w ithout su c­
cess.
P o stm a ste r G eneral W ilson Is the
m ost stu d io u s m em b er of th e C abinet.
H e goes Into society very little, nnd
sp en d s m ost of his leisure In his li­
b rary .
Eczema
All Her Life.
Mr. E- P . Je n k in s, of L ith o n ia, G a.,
• a y s th a t h is d au g h ter, Ida, in h e rite d a
severe case of Eczem a, w hich th e usual
xnercurv and p otash rem edies failed to
relieve." Y ear hv year sh e was treated
w ith various m e d icin ei, e x te rn a l ap p li­
c a tio n s an d in te rn al rem edies, w ithout
resu lt. H er sutterings were intense,
an d her co n d itio n grew stead ily worse.
A ll th e so-called blood rem edies d id not
seem tc reach th e dis­
ease a t all u n til S.
S .S . was given, w hen
an i m p r o v e m e n t
was at once noticed.
T he m e d ic i c / was
co ntinuecd w ith fav­
orable resu lts, and
now she is cured
sound an d w ell, her
sk in
is perfectly
clear and pu re and
sh e h as been saved
from w h at th re a t­
ened to b lig h t h e r life forever.
S .S .S . (guara n teed p u re ly vegetable)
cu re s Eczema, Scrofula, C ancer, R heu ­
m atism , or an y oth er blood trouble.
It is a real bloc d rem edy an d always
cures even after all else fails.
A
R eal B lood R em ed y .
T ak e a blood rem edy lo t a blood disease;
a tonic won t cure it.
O u r ' books
on blood and
sk in
diseases
m ailed free to
zn v
address.
S w ift S p e c i f i c
Co., A t l a n t a ,
Ga.
SURE C U R E
ltch io< and B 'Ml B e n i
for
P IL E S
M P ’<H fod.n| P liee yteld M o»ee
>R. B Q - S A N - K O 8 P IL E R E M E D Y .
w twa
.4 » * « > (& • t . .»era A po- l«e cure
u«ra aet 'rew Price
» C»rw44i*-* *» sbaa 1>M- BQ«A >kOi
P*
T h at do«t ¡MLS’ bop*?« and dream* of lo^p
r*ca 11
And a« the no?» s harmoniouii r so and fa?..
Canat hr.ng to me in light both d e a r and
strong.
The forma of dear oix*a who hav«* >'.♦•¡,1
years lovg;
Whom I thought rlead, but now they
live one*' more.
And a ’ thy ca.. come smiling as of yore!
O, tell me th-*» the flight of tim e was
wrong;
T h a t all life's parkling hopes again are
bright.
And these da; » years between were nut a
<1 rea m !
Lay not thy harp aside, *<r cruel uight.
The chilli of dny'a bright hope», shall
o'er me «.eal.
And this blest moment hut a vision seem,
While I again .lie's bitter woe must feel.
— Boston Journal.
A URAKEMA.YS STORY
H e wna or. 'B ill' q u ic k er th an It takos w recking r-a>n had th ro w n the engine
TO tPii it. 0b<-»king th e life o ut of him
out of the road and cleared ’h-> track,
Wr- c a r * ] r o !=<*; a ra te them , b ut when and when t'ne ex p ress cam e .¡own c e
found *'■ it .loim ny had 'B ill' so flagged her an d took Jo hnny ab o ard .
th a t he ooiilr1 nor *b* any d am ag e w ith
Ml Je n n y w ould tell us w as th a t hi»
rbo k n ifp wo 1»; Them fight it out. Bill' fa th e r lived in New York. R ut she
finally held tip his h and for m ercy and gave tin* co n d u cto r ail a d d re ss for a
rh^n Johnny• let '¡111 Up. A fter we w i re.
s >’ Thom pfKi,l**d ofl Jo h n n y m ade -Bill'
"W e d id n 't think th a t h** w ould m»t
.«hako h.ind?*. an d . though he d id n 't the jo u rn ey , an d ab o u t h alf w ay lowti
«how it th**ci. I th in k a fte rw a rd 'B ill' he su d d en ly clutched Je n n y 's
.* m i
cam e to thin>k as much of him as the h ard and then lay back still. T ne
rost of in.
little girl th rew h erself upon him sob­
" I p th e rr*ad not very fa r from .41- bing as if h er h eart would break, but
b an y there » a p re tty H’tle farm th a t it d a ln ’t do an y good. Poor Jo h n n y
run» dow n •> the river, am i rig h t at
th e co rn er **f it was a w ate r tank. It
Jo e paused a m om ent an d lo o k e d
h ap p en ed th a t on th is farm th e re w as into the fire.
a d ark eyed little girl who w as th*
"W ell," he said, “ to cut It short, w h-u
idol of all th«* boys abing tin* road. wi* got into Je rse y City .Johnny's fa
She W Ollid n 't flirt w ith us. hut she tb e r w as there. It d id n 't tak e m , c e
lis» d often to com e dow n to the w ate r th an a glance at his clothes and his
tan k an d g**t little p ack ag es w ill-a po rtly b earin g to tel! me th a t l.e w as
th e « -■ ; . * •■r, who w as a frien d of the a rich man. He »prang into t!ie ca r
fam i ;. n»(•d t<> b rin g dow n front .41- and would have pushed me o u t of the
Sri ■ w as p lu m p a n d peachy. road. 1 knew who he was. an d I held
b an y
w 11 b da rk eyebrow » an d long lashes. on to him. atnj I sa id :
W ait a m n-
an d u n d er them the p re ttie st p air of tite. Jo h n n y w as p retty badly litir:.’
«■yes I ev er saw. T h ere w asn 't one of H e g rab b ed me like a vise, and said,
Us win* w o u ld n 't have m arried her
in a set voice, ‘Can he live?' 1 shook
q uick if s h e 'l l hail Ils. B ut she was my head, an d he gasped, ‘Is h e ---- '
so rt **' reserv ed am i shy am i none of
"i led him o v er to w here the bay
us had n erv e enough to m ake love to lay, b u t he d id n 't w an t to see him.
her. All except Jo h n n y . All th e girls H e looked very h ard at th e little gTl
sm iled *,n Jo h n n y am i he sm iled on who sat th e re sobbing, an d said, slow­
them . l [ t- d id n 't have to s e e tilt* lass ly. ‘Is th is Je n n y ? ' Anil then he took
tw ice before he w as head o ver heels h *r very quietly in his a rm s and kissed
In love w ith her an d it w asn 't very her.
long before lie m ade her know all
"1 w ent to the fu n eral the next day.
ab o u t 1:. To wo*, w as to win w ith T h a t w as the day before C hristm as.
Jo h n n y , an d re g u la r as his train pas»
T he old m ail’s h a ir had tu rn ed white,
e*l the farm J e u n e th a t w as the little and ills face w as as lined and rigid
« la n e's n am e w as a lw a y s th e re to . as though he w as m ounting a sc af­
m eet him. W e :»*-*l to chaff Jo h n n y ' fold. lie was tw en ty y ears older th an
a good deal ove the m a tte r, b u t we tin* m o rning I saw him first. It seem s
co u ld n 't g e t m u* h out of him. Som e­ th a t Jo h n n y had been b ro u g h t up,
how. through tin* en g in eer or som e­ like m ost boys, to h av e all the money
body. though, we fo u n d o u t th a t J o h n ­ he w anted, lie got wild an d in w ith a
ny w as going to m a rry the girl If lie fast gang, and, to try to cu rb him, his
could get his fa ttie r to consent, lie fa th e r, who w as a w ealthy banker,
co u ld n 't very well m arry on th e sa l­ got him a place in a store as cashier.
ary he w as g e ttin g as a raw brake- J o h n n y ’s allow ance w a s n 't enough, and
man.
lie m ade it up out of the cash d raw er.
“T h in g s ran along th ro u g h the su m ­ W hen it w as discovered his fa th e r
m er an d Into the fall, an d we noticed m ade up th e am ount, an d then sent
th a t Jo h n n y had got very q u iet an d Jo h n n y a d rift. H e n ev er spoke to him
reserv ed like, an d w as ev id en tly brood­ a fte rw a rd , an d w hen Jo h n n y , a fte r a
ing over som ething. At la st we found y e a r’s good service on the road, a p ­
o ut th a t Jo h n n y had been prom ised a pealed to him for money enough to
raise, an d th a t along ab o u t the holi­ get m arried on the old m an retu rn ed
d ay s he w as to In* m ade a p assen g er th e letter. I found It in Jo h n n y 's coat
b rak e m an . an d th en he w as doing to pocket the m orning we took him hom e."
get m arried . T h ere w asn 't one of us
T he tra in w histled for a statio n , and
th a t w asn 't glad of it, or who envied "Jo e." g rab b in g his la n tern , escaped
him his good luck. T h e fall stretch ed into th e n ig h t an d the falling sn o w .—
w ay into the w inter, 1 rem em ber, an d New York H erald.
my, w a sn ’t It b ea u tifu l w eath er! You *i
sia n d tip on top of a ear, an d as the
B u r n s' I n v in c ib le P lu c k .
tra in w ound along th e riv er shore mile
I t is a m istak e to suppose, as m any
a f te r mile, ju s t di in king In th e air do, th a t B u rn s w as a lto g e th e r given up
an d view. B rak in g is a h a rd life, ■with to g a lla n try an d caro u sal,” w rites A r­
lots of d an g e r and p re tty slim pay. th u r W a rre n in th e L ad ies’ H om e J o u r­
R u t those d a y s w e'd fo rg et all ab o u t nal. “ H e w as not, an d he n ev er p re­
th e h ard sh ip s an d
ev e ry th in g else. ten d ed to be, an ex em p lary ch a racter.
Jo h n n y w as on the sam e tra in w ith W h a te v er he did he did w ith all his en ­
m e and happy as a la rk , th in k in g how ergy. H e w as a c re a tu re of em otions
lie w ould m a rry and go up to A lbany atid stro n g passions. H is n a tu re w as
to live. I used to notice, though, th a t u n d iscip lin ed . T h e rig h t Influences for
every once in a w hile his brow would th e d iscipline of such a c h a ra c te r as
cloud up, as If he w as th in k in g of his w ere hut seldom aro u n d him. T he
som ething th a t h u rt him.
influences he knew w ere all too severe
"Such w ea th er co u ld n ’t last, though, and rep ressiv e on th e one hand, or all
an d when the end cam e, it cam e w ith too lax on th e o th er. H e w as su b je ct
a squall. T he th e rm o m ete r dropped to m om ents of fiery en th u sia sm , an d to
forty degrees, a n d a cold, d riv in g rain d ay s of a c u te rem orse. But, for all
th a t had set in in the aftern o o n tu rn ed th a t, lie w orked, an d w orked hard. H e
to w ard n ig h t in to a d riftin g , blinding , used to say th a t he could not conceive
snow . We had a big tra in th a t night, ( a m ore m o rtify in g p ic tu re of h u m an life
an d w ith the snow nnd th e sleet and th a n a m an seeking work. 'M ake w ork,'
th e cold It gave us no end of trouble. , he w ould say, an d he m ade it. * * On
She p arte d th ree or four tim es going the o th e r hand, B u rn s w as honestly
not m ore th an tw en ty miles, an d it w as touched by real ev id en ces, of devoted
cold, d an g ero u s w ork slipping along i living, an d especially am ong th e poor.
the top se ttin g b rak e s or g ettin g dow n T h e old Scotch h ab it of fam ily w orship
to m ake couplings. T h e w ind bow led a lw a y s ap p ealed to him, a n d he would
an d w histled an d th e snow cu t y o u r su ffer oil one to m ake sport of it. T h ere
face like going th ro u g h a hedge. It w ere som e recollections th a t w ere sa ­
w as d a rk an d the la n te rn s d id n 't show- cred to him th ro u g h life, mid one of
plain th ro u g h th e snow , an d ev e ry ­ th e se w as of Ills fa th e r, who, as the
th in g seem ed to go w rong. S everal household g ath ered aro u n d th e ingle,
tim es we th o u g ht we w ere stalled in would kneel, say in g sim ply. ‘L e t us
the d rifts, b u t w e’d uncouple a n d send w orship G od,’ a n d then, w ith p a tria rc h ­
th e engine an d tw o or th ree cars al graep, read from 'th e big ha-B ible.'
th ro u g h the d rift, nnd then back up And all tills w as so m eth in g m ore th an
and tak e th e rest of the train through. a m em ory, fo r w hen R obert had won
W e w an ted to get th ro u g h to A lbany, w ide recognition as a poet, an d all S cot­
for the n ex t day w as a lay off, a n d tw o lan d w as flatterin g him, he passed th e
tedious w eeks of a long Illness lu a
d ay s a f te r th a t eauie C h ristm as.
• Jo h n n y an d I fought like b eav ers stu d y of the S crip tu res. W hile in one
a g a in st th e cold, and, I tell you. it w as of his d a rk moods, feeling th a t pov­
ticklish work.
I felt m ore an x io u s e rty m ust a lw a y s be before him , he
ab o u t Jo h n n y th an I did ab o u t myself, said : 'R ut I h av e stu rd ily w ithstood
for 1 w as old a t tin* b u sin ess and he tlies** biiffetings m any a h ard labored
w as new. and 1 know how easy it w as day, and still my m otto is, 'I D are!’
for a su d d en je rk to semi a m an flying B u rn s ev er co n tem p lated w ith in d ig n a­
dow n betw een the w heels. B ut John
tion th e in eq u ality of h um an condi­
ny w o u ld n 't listen. He said he w asn 't tions, an d th e c o n tra st betw een his
a fra id , an d ju s t then the w histle so u n d ­ ow n w orldly circ u m sta n ce s anil liis in ­
ed ‘dow n b rak e s.' We w ere sittin g in te llectu al ran k . H e ex p ressed this
th e caboose, sh iv erin g aro u n d a d irty th o u g h t a th o u sa n d tim es. In a th o u ­
little lire. I had frozen th ree of my san d w ay s."
fingers, an d 1 th o u g h t my e a rs w ere
M e m o ria l to J o h n H a n c o c k .
frosted, too. Y’ou see the storm cam e
F o r 1".'! y ea rs th e tom b of Jo h n H a n ­
so su d d en we d id n 't have tim e to get
on an y m ufflers, and th e m itten s w ere cock in th e Did G ra n a ry b u ry in g gro u n d
lias been m ark ed only by the nam e
p re tty thin.
"W ell, we clim bed out. an d Jo h n n y "H an co ck .” T h e bronze m ark er of the
ran oil ahead, sa y in g th a t be w as all Sons of th e A m erican Revolution was
rig h t an d he'd ta k e the front. T he placed 'n front of th e tom b several
c a rs on top w ere as slippery as glass, y ears ago. an d has since rem ained
an d we had alm o st to creep along from there. In 1S!)4 th e G en eral C ourt ap p ro ­
one ea r to an o th e r to keep from fall­ p ria te d a sum of m oney fo r th«- erection
ing off. for she w as ru n n in g at a good of a su itab le m em orial to m ark the spot.
pace, an d the snow on th e tra c k s m ade T h is h as been com pleted, a n d w orkm en
th e c a rs lu rch an d sw ing. I looked a re now engaged in p lacing It in Its
up an d th ro u g h the snow an d th e d ark position, ju st u n d e r th e shadow of the
I recognized the la n d m ark , an d knew P a rk stree t church. T h e m onum ent Is
we w ere n ea rin g the w ate r tan k , w here p! feet high, th e base is of M ilford g r a n ­
Jo h n n y 's girl lived. J u s t a t th a t mo­ ite 5 feet by «5 feet, an d 20 inches thick.
m ent the train gave a frig h tfu l Jerk T h e sh a ft Is 12 feet (1 inches long, by 3
and I saw the engine go re a rin g In air, feet 6 Inches wide, an d 1 foot G Inches
an d ab o u t a h u n d red feet ah ead I thick. T he p o rtra it on the sh a ft is a fte r
saw a la n te rn sw in g w ildly in th e air Copley, an d is su rro u n d e d by a w reath .
and go dow n. 1 w ent fiat on the ca r T h e coat of a rm s of Jo h n H ancock, con­
an d h u n g th e re for d e a r life.
W e sistin g of a shield, on w hich are th ree
stopped In ten o r tw en ty y a rd s an d I cocks on a hand, b earin g th e erest of a
sw u n g off the ca r like m ad. 'G re a t w inged griffin, w ith the inscription
G od.' I th o u g h t, ‘if th a t w as Jo h n n y !' “Ol>st;. p rin cip u s," will be d isplayed on
"S om ething m ade tne feel th a t he th e top of th e stone. U n d er th e por­
had gone tin d er th e w heels, an d w hen tra it is th is in scrip tio n : “T his m em orial
I craw led ah e ad a few ca rs th e re I erected A . D. MDCCCXCV. by th e Com ­
found him, lying all w hite an d still. m o n w ealth of M assach u setts to m ark
H e w as too m uch stu n n ed to say a th e g rav e of Jo h n H ancock."—Boston
word. W e picked him up an d sta rte d T ra n sc rip t.
to c a rry him to the house w here Je,n-
A G e n e ro u s T ip.
ny lit ed. I sa w th a t th« t> I
On one occasion a T rin ity H ouse offi­
gone over both leg» over one* n e a r the
cer. w hile ex am in in g the ni«*chanlsin of
thigh and the o th e r below nhe knee.
th e m o n ster revolving lam p belonging
My. b ut he w as a gam e lad. for all the
to a lighthouse, w ished to see how
to rtu re of c a rry in g him u p ; th e hill
m any seconds would elapse before It
couldn't wring a word from Him. We
com
pleted a revolution. H e took a half-
knocked at the door and said one of
cro w n piece from his pocket an d place,]
the boy» had got h u rt -th a t the engine
had ju m p ed the track . A w h ite little it on th e rev olving fram ew o rk .
W atch in hand, he p atien tly w aited
face cam e to the door an d looked at
for
th e coin to com e round ag ain to
us a m om ent, an d then as soon as she
saw me an d tny face Je n n y shrieked w here he w as stan d in g , but no half-
out. 'I t's Jo h n n y !' R ut sh e d id n 't crow n ap p eared . T he seconils le n g th ­
fa in t or ery. nor say an o th e r word. ened into m in u tes—still no half-crow n!
"S tran g e !" he exclaim ed. "W h at can
W e ju s t carried him In an d put biui on
be
th e m ean in g of it?"
the bed an d she took ch arg e of hi:n
In o rd er to a sc e rta in the cause *>f the
fin e of the boys rode over to get a
doctor, b ut when he cam e he saw at string«* phenom enon, lie w alked round
once th a t It w as no use. It w as o u lj to ih e o th e r side of th e lam p, an d in d o ­
a q u estio n of how long Jo h n n y could ing so en co u n tered one of the lig h t­
su rv iv e the shock. H e lay there vt ry house men, w ho touched his h at an d
q uietly, and finally w hen the doctor's sai l. "T h a n k you. sir," in an undertone.
T h e m an. seeing th e coin coining to­
ex a m in atio n w as finished, he said : "Is
w ard him. had pocketed it, th in k in g it
th ere an y show , old m a n ?”
"I co uldn’t reply, b u t he knew as I w as m eant fo r a tip!—P itts b u rg D is­
tu rn e d my head aw ay w h at the a n ­ patch.
AGRICULTURAL NEAYS
T H IN G S P E R T A IN IN G
TO
FARM AND HOM E.
T h e F a r m e r S h o u ld
o n H is T im e
and
THE
P u t a F a ir V a lu e
I .a h o i— H e
E qual
to A n y E m e r g e n c y - V a lu e o f T im e ly
C u ltiv a tio n
F arm
N o te s.
W h a t I s a F a r m e r ’ s T i m e W o rth ?
W h at Is a fa rm e r's tim e w orth • T h a t
dep en d s upon th e farm er, h ut It is cer­
tainly a poor fa rm e r who lias n t rig h t
to pay for his know ledge of the b u si­
ness an d his m a n a g e m e n t T he w o rk ­
e r in any d e p a rtm e n t of skilled labor
is paid for "k now ing how .” P u rely
m an u al labor rarely gets m ore th au
enough for subsistence. T his is a well
know n law of w ages th a t lead s one to
d esire th a t his friend» d epend upon
som ething m ore re m u n e ra tiv e
th an
m ere m an u al lab o r only. T h en shall
th e fa rm e r have no cred it except for
th e a c tu a l field lab o r p erfo rm ed , a t
th e ra te s received by his hands.* I his
Is m a n ifestly u n fa ir, an d y et on this
b asis a re e stim a te s u su ally m ade.
A m e rc h an t or m a n u fa c tu re r, con­
tro llin g an am o u n t of cap ital no g re a t­
e r th an is often found In farm s, allow s
him self a fixed sa lary , an d It s ch arg ed
a g a in st the b usiness. T h is sa lary , ol
course, varies, b u t is sev eral tim es
g re a te r th an th e w age w ith w inch the
fa rm e r cre d its him self.
It now re­
quires as m uch tra in in g an d good m an
ag e in e n t to ru n a farm well as it does
to ru n any o th e r o rd in ary b u sin ess A
d octor or law y er, w hen only a tyro,
ch a rg es for his tim e sev eral d o llars a
d av , an d very o ften his ed u catio n and
tra in in g has cost less th a n th a t of tin-
fa rm e r, who m ay h av e le arn ed som e­
th in g in th e schools an d m ore by ex ­
p ericnee th a t cost d early . T he tim e
of the fa rm e r who th in k s and plans
to som e purpose should be accounted
w orth as m uch to him as th a t of men
in o th e r occu p atio n s w ho use no more
skill, ed u catio n an I good ju d g m e n t.
I f th is is correct, m any of th e e s ti­
m a te s of th e cost of p ro duction of
crops, an d of the In terest on in v e st­
m en t paid by fa rm e rs a re in accu rate.
C e rtain q u alificatio n s a re w o rth very
well d eterm in ed w ages, an d tlielr pos­
sesso rs should c h a rg e th e ir business
w ith th e ir tim e a t such rates. Only in
th is !w a y can they tell w h at th e ir in ­
vested ca p ita l is paying.
Skilled la b o re rs get from $2 or $3 a
day u p w ard . If fa rm e rs cre d ited th e ir
fa rm s w ith house rent, ta b le supplies,
use of carriag e, etc., as they shoti *1
do, then* w ould be m ore a p p a re n t pos­
sib ility of allow ing th em selv es a fair
w age for th e ir tim e; b u t w h eth e r any
sum ex ists for p ay in g It or not, the
ch arg e for m a n ag em en t is a le g itim ate
one an d should be m ad e in all farm
accounts. If th e re su lts of a y e a r's
w ork he m ade public. It Is u n fa ir to
give an e stim a te of cost of production,
or of u e profit In farm in g , th a t does
not include th is item of m an ag em en t at
a figure equal to w h at It would be
w o rth In o th e r occupations. Such r a t­
ing of o ne's tim e is not only the fa ir
th in g to do, b ut it m ay help us to re a l­
ize th a t farm in g is not m erely a m an ­
u al p u r s u i t —C o u n try G entlem an.
would hire some one to raise It for us.
if we could not buy it a t the feed sto re.
T h e 1st of May Is th e tim e to p la n t it.
an d it should be p la n ted a n d cu ltiv a ted
like o u r com m on everyday coni.
1: .» capable of yielding from tw enty-
five to fifty bu shels of g rain p er acre,
a c c o r d i n g to th e season and culture.
G ive It a tria l th is year. If your
seed d ea le r ask s you too m uch fo r th e
seed, m ost an y friend you m ay have in
O klahom a wili semi you all the seed
you will need if you will pay th e tr a n s ­
portation. -C . F M ulkey, ;u W estern
P o u ltry Jo u rn al.
Old A p p le Tree*.
T he theory Is quire p rev alen t am ong
m any fa rm e rs th a t apple tree s slum ! t
be cu t dow n w hen they cease to be pro­
d u ctiv e in consequence of the decay
of th e b ran ch es. O ften tim es an d in
m ost cases such tree s can be resto red
t o a vigorous g ro w th an d h ea lth y b e a r­
ing condition by cu ttin g aw a y th e old
decayed portion mid allow ing new
b ran ch es to ta k e th e ir place. T his will
nearly a lw a y s follow w hen th e tree s
are well cared for an d a liberal supply
of p otash be given them .
1 saw an ap p le tree recently on Dr-
ch ard H ill in th e tow n of K ensington,
in tin s S tale, tiiat w as th e last re m a in ­
ing tree of an o rch a rd set out ninety
y e a rs ago. All of th e o th e r trees w ere
*'ur dow n thirty-five y ea rs ago. T his
one. b earin g a fa v o rite apple, by the
p lead in g of a large fam ily of children,
w.-.s allow ed to rem ain. O f la te y ears
the ground a ro u n d it has been c u lti­
v ated an d it ¡» t co n stan t bearer. It is
now covered ,iih a dense green foilage
an d th e lb.di» have m ade a g ro w th th is
y e a r of o ver a foot. Its condition to ­
day show s th e folly of c u ttin g dow n
tree s a» soon as th ey <*«*ase to grow and
b ear fru it.
Plow aro u n d them , o r w here th is c a n ­
not be done use a spring tixitli harrow
Mulch them well nnd p u t on a good
stlppiy ol’ m u ria te of potash, cu t off th e
ol 1, doenyiug, m oss-covered b ranches,
grow o u t a new top of sm ooth wood,
an d you will soon h av e the p le asu re of
seeing la rg e sm ooth fru it grow ing,
w here once \v*>re only sm all in ferio r a p ­
ples.
.Age has b u t little to do w ith cau sin g
a t r e e to decay. <hie of the apple t r e e s
sot out by th e A rcad ian s m ore th a n
15G y ears ago is still sta n d in g n ea r th e ir
old hom e a t G ran d P re, X. S., an d in
1894 w as loaded w ith fru it.—G ra n g e
Homes.
It w as so q u ie t o u tsid e th a t when
th e long fre ig h t tra in would com e to
a s ta n d still w ith an a b ru p t, a w k w a rd
Jerk we could alm o st h ea r th e I* 2.
d riftin g flakes a s they fell. N ot a
b re a th of a ir w as stirrin g an d t h e big,
ro u n d moon Altered dow n th ro u g h llie
sn o w sto rm w ith a w hite, so ften ed light
th a t rev ealed n ear-b y o b je cts in a
stra n g e , ghostly so rt of a way.
1 lie
so ft coal tire th a t sp lu tte re d lit fully in
th e old fash io n ed c a st Iron u p rig h t
stove lacked ch eer enough to b reak
th e spell of the o u tsid e air. \ \ Ithoiit
k n o w in g precisely w hy, we sa t m ostly
In silence or m u tte re d an occasional
m onosyllabic o b se rv atio n as to how
soon we m ight reach Je rse y City. W e
w ere fo u r ho u rs behind tim e an d som e­
w h ere back of us we knew w as the
W est S hore express, likew ise behind
tim e a n d en d e av o rin g to m ake
up
so m eth in g of Its lost run.
S ittin g in th e little red caboose lu
th e re a r of th e big fre ig h t train , rum
bling along th ro u g h a blind fog of
snow w ith a flying ex p ress a t o u r heels
g av e an u n can n y sen satio n th a t 1, for
one, did n ot relish In th e least. T he
F a r m N o te s.
d ru m m e r who had b o ard e d th** tra in
Sm all pieces of raw potatoes will
clean se bottles In a m ost sa tisfac to ry
a t N ew burg sa t m orosely on a pile
m anner.
of grips, w hich afforded him a so fter
se at th a n the h ard , wooden benches
To rem ove ta r from any kind of cloth
stru n g along th e sides of the car. A
s a tu ra te the spot and ru b it well w ith
couple of sh ip p e rs an x io u sly discussed
tu rp en tin e. T h is will be found speed­
th e p ro sp ects for g ettin g th e ir stock
ily effectual.
to m a rk e t w ith o u t h av in g them h alf
In a n A rizona bu lletin a w riter says:
frozen to d eath.
" In feed in g fo rty o r fifty cow s I used
At th e e n tra n c e of Joe, th e brake-
su g a r b eets and ad d ed a c e rta in q u a n ­
m an, how ever, the glum little p arty
tity of corn meal. I increased the q u a n ­
seem ed to thaw a t once. H e sw u n g
tity of m ilk live to eig h t gallons a day
dow n off the roof of the la st box ca r
an d also th e q u a n tity of cream .
a n d In th ro u g h th e door in a cheery,
I’eopb- who scrape and scour th eir
w holesom e so rt o t fashion th a t w a rm ­
tre e s ju st for the look» of it. an d leave
ed us at once.
th e loose b ark on th e g round w here It
"Joe," said one of th e shippers, “be
falls, a re aid in g th e enem y. If th e re a re
we going to reach Je rse y City afo re
an y in sects am ong th e bark they are
C h ristm a s? ”
th e re still an d out of sig h t of birds.
“ Is n ’t th is good enough for you to
It is a com m on belief of farm ers
live In? llo w ’d you like to be out
w orking sm all areas, nnd w ho can
b rak in g to -n ig h t?”
only m ake en ds m eet, th a t if they
“ ’T a in t no sn ap , th a t’s a fa c t,” the
E q u a l to E m e r g e n c j.
P e rh a p s th o u sa n d s of y o u r rea d ers in had m ore lan d they could m ake m ore
sh ip p er assen ted .
all i*arts of th e c o u n try will m eet w ith money. T h e fa c ts In ih e case do not
“ No, you bet it a in ’t." said Joe. d e­
som e k ind of an em ergency every y ear, b e a r them out. If a sm all farm Is not
cisively. “ B u t tills a in ’t a p atch in g to
a n d they will be of all kinds, an d no m ade a success, th e sam e m anagem ent
w h at It Is so m etim es.”
ru le .c a n be laid dow n f u rth e r th an to given a la rg e r one will but increase the
S o m eth in g in the m a n n e r In which
be ready am i q uick to decide w h at to losses a s a g en eral rule.
Jo e carefu lly tilled his cob pipe, took
do w hen a n y th in g can be done. 1 h av e
a bit of stick from th e floor, poked It
B urn e v e ry th in g on the farm th a t
In m ind a frien d lu a n eighboring serv es a» h arb o rin g places for Insects.
into the lire an d lit Ills pipe slow ly
S tate , w hose w h eat field is now five By so doing th e re will be few er insects
am i th o u g h tfu lly , Indicated th a t a sto ry
fe e t u n d er w ater. T h e solution of his n ex t y e a r and less w ork to do. C anes
w as com ing.
difficulty w ill ce rtain ly be very d if­ of b lack b erries should a lw a y s be con­
"S tra n g e ,” said Jo e at last, w ith a
feren t from m ine, w hen my w h eat field signed to the flam es li o rd er to destro y
r u m in a n t look into the Are am i a long,
h as had b u t an inch an d a q u a rte r of th e lm rer, an d all d iseased lim bs and
ste ad y pul! a t his pipe, “som ehow to
ra in fa ll upon it In tw o m onths. W hile b ran c h es of trees should be tre a te d lu
n ig h t rem in d s m e of the day afo re
w e m ay not a lw a y s know w h a t to do. th e sam e m anner,
C h ristm a s tw o y e a rs ago. T h a t w as
th e re is one th in g not to be done; th a t
w hen wt* b ro u g h t Jo h n n y H ain es home.
Df a fat ox ab o u t GO per cent., of a
Is, fold o u r h an d s and sit dow n am i sheep 5S per cent., of a fat pig (porkeri
G uess yon m ust ’a know n Jo h n n y ,” he
g ru m b le. Since I w as seventeen, or S3 p e r cent, of the live w eight will be
added, tu rn in g to the shipper.
fo r th irty -fo u r y ears, I h av e m an ag ed b u tc h e r's carcass, so if tin- live w eight
“ Nope. H ea rd of him. Go on, Joe.
a fa rm in th e W est, an d th e re has a l­ b e asce rta in e d , the dead w eight can be
W h at w as th e sto ry ? ”
w ay s been a p a rtia l w ay o u t of every ob tain ed w ith ce rta in ty . T hese figures
“ Not m uch of a one,” Jo e replied de-
em ergency in th e crop line th at litis v ary slig h tly , according as an an im al
p recatin g ly " J u s t a b ra k e n ia n 's y arn ,
com e before us.
only It's a little o ut *>f the com m on
is very fat, w hen they will be higher,
E ach section, or possibly each farm , or not very fat, w hen they will be
run. T h e lirst day I ev er saw Jo h n n y
m u st be a law to itself, b u t if th e f a rm ­ low er.
Ila in e s I th o u g h t lie w as ab o u t the
e r is w ide a w a k e to the op]>ortunity be­
h an d so m est lad 1 ev er set eyes on.
T h ere a re h u n d red s of crops now
fo re him, can g en erally find som e crop
lie cam e up on No. (! mi her lirsi trip.
g ro w in g on tw o acres, w hich should
th
a
t
can
p
a
rtia
lly
o
r
wholly
fill
th
e
W e used to m eet o ften up an d dow n
have been seeded on an ac re only. Poor
th e road an d got to know each o th e r
p lace of th e one lost.—J . M. Rice, in
crops are so m etim e due to th e a tte m p t
F a rm News.
p re tty well. H e w as one of th ese lad s
to sp rea d the m a n u re over a w ide s u r­
w ith a fresh, pink an d w h ite com ­
face, cau sin g a loss on tw o acres. In
V a lu e o f T im e ly C u lt iv a tio n .
plexion and a jolly lau g h th a t m ade
Now th a t the g ro w in g seaso n Is Imre stead of a profit on one, because less
you w arm up to him a t once. H e w as
everyone who h as an y crop in the p la n t food am i m ore labor had to b<
s tra ig h t an d strong, an d w hen he used
gro u n d sliculd en d e av o r to m ake the given '.lie crop th a t w as grow n on a
to sta n d ja u n tily on top of th e ear, tlie
m ost of It, if it a d m its of cu ltiv atio n , la rg e r a re a th a n was required.
tra in going forty m iles an h o u r am i
as do m ost g ard e n p ro d u ctio n s an d a
B u ck w h eat Is a su m m er crop and
he not seem ing to th in k it w as m oving
n u m b e r of field crops. It w as Liebig, may be sow n In Ju ly . It grow s rapidly
n t all, th e re w asn ’t a girl along the
th e G erm an chem ist, w ho said th a t " till­ a n d will p roduce a crop if frost docs
road th a t h a d n 't a sm ile for him as he
ag e is m a n u re .” M any do not u n d er­ not a p p e a r too soon. It will not th riv e
w ent by. T he lad w as an x io u s to stick
sta n d this, th in k in g th a t cu ltiv a tio n Is if th e w ea th er is very w arm and dry,
nnd w orked h ard . nnd. ns he kept Ills
fo r th e d estru c tio n of w eeds, w hich b ut w ith good land an d fre q u en t
m outh sh u t p retty close It w as a long
Is tru e, b u t of seco n d ary im portance. sh o w ers it should produce as m uch us
tim e before we found out an y th in g
T
h e first co n sid eratio n Is th e benefit forty bushels to th e acre. Bees will
ab o u t who he w as. H e had little w ays
d eriv ed from th e tu rn in g of the soil, w ork on th e blossoms, as It com es a t a
ab o u t him th a t m ade us th in k once In
w eeds o r no w’eeds. T his should be tim e w hen bee forage is not p lentiful.
a w hile th a t he h a d n 't been b ro u g h t
done
fre q u en tly , a n d besides, a f te r
up to w ork, mid his h a n d s a t first w ere
T h ere are a few points ab o u t d ish ­
every rain a s soon a s the gro u n d be­
as soft an d w hite as a girl's. One
w ash in g w hich should a lw a y s he kept
com es d ry enough.
of the fellow s told us a sto ry o f how
In m ind. Ito not drop knives into lint
In ad d itio n to th e c u ltiv a to r and
Jo h n n y belonged to a good fam ily, b u t
w ater, as it in ju re s the handles, and re ­
shovel plow an d hoe th e re a re a n u m ­
got kicked out for som e reason or
m oves th e cem ent.
H eavy glasses
b er of Im plem ents th a t ten d to m ake
other, b u t we alw a y s th o u g h t lie m ade
should not be drojiped in hot w ater.
th e w ork m ore convenient. F o r hand
It up, and. In fact, we n ev e r did find
T hin glasses a rc less likely to break,
labor, th e g ard e n rak e is v alu ab le, nnd
o u t his story u n til th a t night. I m ean
an d alm o st an y g lass m ay be saved
fo r m ore In trica te w ork close to g ro w ­
th e n ig h t we took him hom e.”
from b re a k in g if a teaspoon is placed
ing p la n ts th e little tool w ith five bent
Jo e stopped, pulled vigorously a t his
In it before hot w ate r Is added.
fingers—a
kind
of
iron
h
a
n
d
—is
excel­
pipe for a few m inutes, blinked ra th e r
In p u ttin g a fresh oilcloth on a ¡»ass
lent. T h e cost t t th e Im plem ent sto res
suspiciously sev eral tim es, and finally
age or kitchen, or any uiuch-used floor,
Is
b
ut
a
trifle,
or
It
could
be
m
ade
by
a
th e ra th e r husky voice w ent on:
it Is a good plan to lay b on the old
h andy b lack sm ith .
" I t seem s th a t the la d ’s nam e w asn 't
one. lia ise the edges a little and wipe
T
h
e
In
stru
ctio
n
given
to
th
e
stu
d
e
n
t
Ila in e s nt all. H e took th a t to con
of o rato ry in an c ie n t tim es w as “action, out th e accu m u lated dust w ith a dam p
rea l his ow n
H is flrst Dame really
cloth, then let It fall In place, and put
action, ac tio n .” W ith th e good g a rd e n ­
w as Jo h n n y , though, and. ns th a t
the new one over It. T he w ea r of the
e
r
th
is
is
tra
n
sfo
rm
e
d
Into
“C
u
ltiv
a
te
'
w as w hat every b o d y called him, the
la tte r will be much lengthened through
C u ltiv ate!! Cu tiv a te !!!”— T h e N ational
la st d id n 't seem to m ak e so much d if­
th e protection afforded by the first
S tockm an.
ference. W hen he first cam e on the
cloth from th e roughness of the floor
road he w as a little past 20. and his
beneath.
K a ff ir C o r n a s a F e e d .
open, boyish w ays m ade som e of the
As m any of th e re a d e rs of th e B reed ­
H e H iv ed T h e m .
fellow s guy him nnd w an t to play
e r Will raise th e ir own g rain teed for
“ B eall" H ickm an, one of th e old-tim e
trick s on him at first. Rut it d id n 't
th e ir poultry, they m ust be In terested
ta k e them long to find out th a t he had
•n know ing th e w o rth of K affir corn a» c h a ra c te rs of W ashington, lived en tire
ly on his w its, nnd no one from th*
p len ty of m ettle. A g an g of us were
a p o u ltry feed.
lay in g aro u n d the A lbany ro undhouse
W e h av e had tw o y e a rs' experience P re sid e n t dow n escaped him. D ue night
one day. w aitin g for a train to he m ade
w ith it an d find It p a r excellence. It is he w andered into the N ational Hotel,
up. w in’ll 'B ill' L aw son began to nag
good for little chicks o r old fow ls. T he and ask***! th e clerk to give him a room.
him and see if he co u ld n 't get a fight
g rain Is sm a lle r th a n w heat, an d little Tin* clerk had him show n to th e loom
o u t of him
It seem s they had som e
chicks will begin to e a t It by the tim e Im m ediately o ver th»* kitchen, w hich
tro u b le dow n the road, and w hen 'R ill'
th ey a re a w eek old, an d will grow like w as sw arm in g w ith flies. A bout nine
h ad offered to fight Jo h n n y had re ­
m agic. T hey a re very fond of it, and o'clock in th e m orning. "B ea u ” cam**
fused. H e tried to keep out of Rill's
th e m usic th ey m ake w hile d evouring along sm iling, and, stopping at the
w ay, b ut whei* 'R ill' said he w as afraid .
It is enough to glad d en th e h e a rt of office, som e of th e loungers, whom tIo-
Jo h n n y tu rn ed and w alked sq u arely
an y chicken cran k . T lieit little crops clerk had tool of the f l:e s. h astened to
up to him an d said qu ietly : ‘You take
w ill stick out till you will alm o st th in k ask "B eau " how he had rested. ‘ I-'lrsi
th a t back.’ I n ev er knew in - how it
th e re a re tw o chicks in stead of one n r a t e , " an sw ered to*, " r lies trouble »*» ",
w as done, b u t 'B ill' m ade some s,*rt
so rt of S iam ese tw ins, a s it were. Bn: any ." a»k**l one. "A little." replied
of a feint, an d th e n ex t m om ent the
don’t’ w orry ab o u t them ; they will no; "B eau .” "in the early m orning, hut I
big. hulking lu b b er w as lying on the
be crop bound, fo r th e K affir corn does 'h iv ed ' ’em .’’ W ith one accord, the
ground. 'B ill’ d id n 't seem to know
n o t sw ell in th e ir crops. It h as th is crow d broke fo r th e room to discover
w hat h it him. R u t he w eut at Jo h n n y
ra re q u ality to such a degree th a t, even th e m ean s em ployed in "h iv in g ” them .
w ith such a sav ag e look th a t a lad
th o u g h It be soaked In w a te r over night. "B eau ’ had ta k en a piece of pie w hich
w ith o u t gen u in e pluck w ould
have
he had, sp read It upon the floor, w aited
It does not sw ell.
tu rn ed feath er. B u t when 'S ill' lay
As a feed fo r lay in g hens we have u n til th e flies had settled upon it, then
sp raw lin g on th e ground a second tim e
found It a s good as th e best of grain s. tu rn e d th e w ash basin over them , and
we found out th a t Jo h n n y w as a sci­ sw er w as. Jo h n n y w as q u iet for a
N e c e s s it y fo r H a ste .
And fo r m oulting season, we h av e n ev­ gone to bed.
entific boxer. T h ere w as an ug’y gleam m om ent, an d then pulling Je n n y 's ban ]
S lick-H ead S al—Q uick! quick! H u r­
e r fed an y th in g th a t Is n e a r its equal.
“ B row n Is a good shot. Isn't he?"
In 'B ill's' eye w hen he got up. an d as w ith his ow n w eakly, he said in a ry up. young feller! 1 w an t a 'su ra n ce
W e n ev er h av e had hens lay so well “ V ery good. W e w ere p rac ticin g with
he got close up to Jo h n n y all of a su d ­ husk y voice: 'L ittle girl. I w an t to go pol'cy on tny h u sb an d fer JlrtO.OOO.
d u rin g th is period as w hen fed on otir gu n s a t my country place the oth er
den he flourished a big ja c k k n ife he hom e.' And th a t he in sisted an all th**
B land In su ra n c e A g e n t-B u t. my
K affir corn.
day, an d he hit the bull's eye the first
a lw a y s carried . How he got it out re st of the night. W e d id n 't th in k good w om an, why all th is h u rry ? W on"
W e th in k so m uch of th is g rain as a tim e.” “ Very clever.” "Y es; but he
of his pocket 1 n ever could telj. He th a t he'd be alive by m orning. B ut he to-m orrow -----”
f
p o u ltry food th a t, w ere we living In the h ad to pay for the bull.”—H a rp e r's
m ade a lunge, b u t Jo h n n y dodged clev- was, an d we decided to p ut him on
Slick-H ead S al—T er-m orrey he blow
City* w here we could n ot raise It, we i W eekly.
. arly an d the knife Ju st grazed als face. b o ard the m orning express. The cd! H e's Jist stole a hoes —T ru th .
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Rii’.T’E «: morning or fvenl:ie from «¿m e low
:» it», o ften i a r ivs in it« fold» ih e »*■*»!» *>f ma
In; « V*he:> ma n u a l f e re r p rev ail n o one is
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»fe, i;n e»» p r o n e e>: by to m e etti* len t inetli-
e i'ia -ah g u a rd . llo>-tet;er » »tom a -h B itter» i»
b o th a pr ■ . t ti ni ai d a remedy. No p e r.o n
»«ho In h ab it» , o r «ojonru» i n ’ a in ia s u ia tir
region or c o u n try , »Inoild o in ii io p ro cu re th ia
f r 'i f y i r g ag. i t w h ich i« al»o th e fine» kn o w n
cine*l} for dy»pep»ia, c o u » lip a tio n , k ian e*
,
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trouble and rheumatism
T here a re 1,54!» m achines or devices '
for th e m a n u fa ctu re of cordage tw iu e
and string.
M y d a t o r eaid i would die, but Piso’s
( ure for Consumption cured me. -Amos
Kelner Cherry V a lle y . II!.. N o v . 23,
B O K T T*S
hV BO O L
POM
BOVS
At Burlingam*», San Mat».» Countv. C a l .
is one ot tlie most thorough, careful and
practical “ Home schools” to be found on
be Pacific coast. It prepares hovs f >r any
u ni\ersity. technical school, or for tvtive
business; ia a ic r e 4ited at the btate and
Stanford U niversi’ies, and under m e aide
m anagem ent of E i State Superintendent
ira » H oitt Ph. I f . rank« ainonir the lirit
schoo.s in t h e U nisei States. Re-opens
August 4.— M i n i n g a n d ■ 'S c ie n tific r . e m .
Gladness Comes
\ X / i t h a b e tte r u n d e rsta n d in g of th e
' t tr a n s ie n t n a tu re o f th e ninny pliys-
ieal ills, w hich van ish before pni,»eref-
for!» g e n tle effort . —p le a sa n t e ffo rts —
r ig h tly *lire*'t*'d. T h e re is co m fo rt in
th e k n o w led g e, t h a t so m an y form s of
sickness a re n o t d u e to any a c tu a l d is­
ease. t»ut sim ply to a co n stip a ted c o n d i-
ti*»11 of th e system , w hich th e p le a s a n t
fam ily la x ativ e. S \ r a p o f F igs, p ro m p t­
T h e re 18 more « alarm in ibis «eetlnn of the
to m m y trian all o th e r dneiK eb p u t to g e ih e r, ly rem oves. T h a t is w hy it is th e on ly
an d m . c l th e last few years w a« eupp«»se<l to la* rem edy w ith m illio n so f fam ilies, an d is
mt u rah le F« r a a re a t m an y »« ar»
p ’o
every w here esteem ed so h ig h ly hv a ll
iH 'uneed it a toeal ciaea-e. an d p n a e r i b «1 1 cal w ho value good h e a lth . I ts beneficial
re m edic*, a n d by c o n s ta n tly fa ilin g to t lire w ith
«'« Hl tie a tiu e n t, p ro n o m ie ed it in c u -a h «• effects are due to th e fact, th a t it is th e
> ien«e has proven c a ta rrh to be a co n st it nt io. i* one rem edy w hich prom otes in te rn a l
al d ise a s . a n d » h e re fo re re q n i en co n & tiiu tio n al c lea n lin e ss w ith o u t d e b ilita tin g th e
. r e a l t n e i i i . H all'» < a ta r rh ( lire, niaiiuf-»etur« d
y r J ( ei.ey A Co., Vole
o n io , ia th e only o rg a n s on w h ich it acts. It is th e re fo re
e o n « tiiu ti »nal i lir e on th e m ark u t. It is ta k e n all im p o rta n t, in o rd e r to g e t its b e n e ­
m e n ia lly in doses irom 10 d ro p s to a teisiM am
ficial effects, to n o te w h e n yon p u r ­
in*. It a c t »lire tl\ on th e blood a n d m u co u s
chase. th a t you have th e g en u in e a r ti­
>u,ria«'» s o f th e nystem . I hey « ffer o n e h u iid r <1 |
cle, w hich is m a n u fa ctu re d by th e C ali­
io U h T' (o r any ease It f i s to c u re , bend for
'-irc u la ra an d 1« » im o 'iia l-.
A4*lre«»,
fo rn ia F ig S yrup Co. on ly an d sold by
K J < HLNEY A ('(» ., Toledo, O. a ll re p u ta b le druggists.
>old by h rtic g b t» , "fM*.
If in th e e n jo y m e n t of good h e a lth ,
H ail s F am ily 1 ills a re th e best.
and th e sy stem is re g u la r, la x ativ es o r
I IT S
411 fi g sto t ped free by H r . K lin e * »
•
\ e r t e K e a to re r
No li I •» ». ii* r tl e ; i si o ttier rem edies a re th e n not needed. If
‘ay s m e. Marv* Ions < ur« s. I n ti-e an«l
00 ' afflicted w ith a n y a c tu a l d isease, one
riai b o ttle free to h it ease«, ^end to Hr. K lin e, m ay be I'omm eniied to tlie m ost sk illfu l
9-il Arch S t., P h ila d e lp h ia , Pa.
physicians, hut it in m*cd of a la x ativ e,
T he u et profits of th e S outh C a ro lin a ! one sho u ld have tlie liest, an d w ith tlie
w ell-inform ed e v e ry w h e re . S y ru p of
dispensary system for th e q u a rte r end- : F igs sta n d s h ig h e st and is m ost largely
mg M arch 1 w ere *54,452.
fced a n d gives most g en e ral sa tisfactio n .
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B la c k w e i r s G e n u in e B u ll
D u r h a m 1 b In a c la s s by Itse lf. Y o u w ill A nd o n e
(XMlpCMI I n s id e e a c h tw o o u n c e b a g , h id ) tw o c o u ­
p o n s I n s id e e a c h fo u r o u n c e bh g o f
B
B la ckw e ll’s
Sm oking Tobacco
B u y a b a g o f t h ia c e le b r a t e d to b a c c o a n d road I h o 'o tip o n —
w h ic h g t •'ca a l la t o f v a lu a b le p r e s e n t s a n d h o w Io g e t , h e m .
Off for a Six Months’ Trip.
N o m a tte r h o w m u c h y o u are
te
ch arg ed fo r a sm all piece of o th e r
b ra n d s , th e ch ew is n o b e tte r th a n
g
“ B a ttle A x / '
F o r 1 0 cen ts y o u
g e t a lm o s t tw ic e a s m u c h a s of
g
o th e r h ig h g rad e g o o d s.
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from An,;ii*-1 Oil« < i* T
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•re tho On» T hine to use.
O n ly O n e fo r a D o e e .
F o ld by Drt.tffr!»te a t 2 5 c . •
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It keeps them dry and w hole and it
n ev er fades.
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s u p p ly y o u w e w ill.
S if ip le s sPounng .¡b t.'i o r J m a te rte ls i r o ’. e e f r t t .
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P f S O ’S C U R E FO R
cures where au else faìls .
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c o , u t r j ru ito in trR w b n c a n u o i a v a il tbeL
lvea
of o u r l*al y *-p r al »ales. S e n i ua yon Mlj .
dress You w rllllu d Loth noods and orl* er r l a h t
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