C la y a n d th e S a la r y G rab. M y Hair is. S crag gly Do you like it? Then why be contented with it? Have to b e? Oh, no! Just put on Ayer’s Hair Vigor and have long, thick hair; soft, even hair; beautiful hair, without a single gray line in it. Have a little pride. Keep young just as long as you can. “ I am flfty-aeven years old, and until re­ cently my hair was very pray. But in a few weeks A yer's Hair V igor restore.1 the natural color to my hair so now there is not a gray hair to be seeu.” — J. W. II a n s o n , Boulder Creek, Cal. « by J. C. A y e r Co., L o w e ll, Mass. A lso manufacturers o f SABSAPAK1LLA. PILLS. CttCRKY PECTORAL. The liu r k e t S h o yp er, A t the “ open board,” in golden grain. He plunged with his little might and main— And now he is making frequent “ calls” A t the shop with the sign of the golden balls. C u re fo r S e a s ic k n e s s . A cure for seuslckuvsH, which a Ger | man doctor says he has discovers f consists in the sufferer lying on hi? ™ back and having handkerchiefs soaked | In hot water twisted very tightly I around hia forehead. \ Food Products Libby’s S w e e f M ixed Pickles That firm, crisp quality and delicious flavor is what you get when you in sist on Libby’s Mixed Pickles at your dealers. They are always the finest and never disappoint. It’s the same with Libby’s Sweet Gherkins and Sweet Midgets. A s k for them. R e c o lle c tto n «i Pure, ripe fruit and pure sugar in equal parts, cooked just right and timed to the second, in Libby’s Great White Kitch­ en, is the secret of the extreme superiority of Libby’s Preserves. | There s none as good at any price. Grocers and delicatessen stores carry ail of Libby’s Food Pro­ ducts. T h e y a r e war­ ranted the bestto both you and the dealer W rite f o r f r e * \ booklet—"H ow to Make Good Things to E at.'' \ laslsl Libby’s al your dealer’s, j T H E N w r it in g t o a d v e r t ls e r a p le a s e m e n tio n t h is p a p e r . of n Iliis y L ife . State o f O h io , C ity o f T o le d o I L u c a s C o u n ty . j S8, F ra n k J. < h en e y m akes oath th a t h e is sen ior pa rtn er o f th e firm o i F. J. C h en ey A Co., d o in g b u sin essin t h e C it y o f T o le d o , C o u n ty and State -aforesaid, and th a t said firm w i l l p a y th e sum o f O X K H U N D R E D D O L L A R S fo r each and e v e ry case o f C atarrh th a t ca n n o t be cu red by the use o f H a l l ’s C atarrh Cure. F R A N K J. C H E N E Y . Sw orn to b efo re m e and su bscribed in m y j res- en ee, th is 6th d a y o f D ecem ber A D 1886. A. W. GLI ASOV ^ J N o ta ry P u b lie . H a lP s C atarrh C u re is ta ken in te r n a lly , and aots d ir e c t ly u pon th e b lo od a n d m u cou s su r­ faces o f th e system . Se-id fo r t e s t im o n la ls free. F. J. C H E N E Y & CO., T o le d o ,Ü. Sold b y a ll d ru g gists, 7f»c. T&ko H a i l ’s F a m ily R ills fo r c o n s tip a tio n . T a c t. “ 1 have been told,” said the assertive woman, “ that you are singularly lack­ ing in tact.” “ What is your idea of tact?” asked Miss Cayenne. “ I don’t know. W hat’s yours?” “ Tact, ns a rule, is the ability to conceal one’s surprise at foolish or iui- pertineut remarks.” R lfc h te o u » I n d ig n a t io n . Correspondent— May I ask. Senator, how much your campaign cost you? Eminent Statesman— As to that, young man, I make it a rule to follow the scrip­ tural injunction, not to let my kJt hand know what my right hand doeth. Besides, sir, it’s none of your blankety blank busi­ ness ! 7ZZ. ■ K t Tho Kind You Have Always iiouqlit lias borne the signa­ ture of Chas, I I . Fletcher, anil lias been made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no ono to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-g-ood” are hut Experiments, and endanger tho health o f Children—Experience against Experiment. „ Castoria W h is a a harmless t is substitute C A S for T O R IA Castor Oil, Pare- Rorio, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic '‘'instance. Its atre is its guarantee. It destroys Worms allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and W in d i n . H r i ! relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation Ki,.n, , ll*f 'K'ï- U assimilates the Food, ru-nlates the The ^i.n.ioïUl » s* Kivinsr healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Pauacea^The Mother’s Friend. The Kind You Haïe Always Bought Bears the Signature of , , A r tific ia l | j ' A Hay S tack er. P rose. “ Your face is familiar,” said the pas­ senger with the goggles. “ Haven’t I run against you somewhere before?” “ No. sir,” answered the passenger with the hunted look in his eyes. “ You’ ve tried a dozen times or more to run over me, but I have always been able to dodge in time.” Libby’s Preserves No. 32-0 8 ; ------------------ cj Ù x In Use For Over 3 0 Years. The sk in is not s im p ly an ou ter c o v e rin g o f th e b od y, but th ro u gh its thousands o f pores and glands it perform s th e g r e a t and necessary w o rk o f reg u la tin g our tem peratures, and also assists in d is p o s in g o f th e refu se and waste m atters o f th e system b y the constant evap oration th a t g o e s on th rou gh these lit t le tubes. T o perform tiiese duties th e tissues and fibres w h ich connect and surround the pores and glan d s m ust be c o n tin u a lly nour­ ished b y pure blood. W h en from an y cause the circu lation becom es in fected w ith im pu rities and humors, it loses its stren gth en in g pow ers and b egin s to disease and irrita te th e d elicate tissues, and produces Eczema, A c n e , T e tte r, or som e other itch in g, d is fig u rin g sk in trouble. S. S. S. cures sk in diseases o f e v ery kind by g o in g dow n in to th e circulation and n eu tralizin g and rem ov­ in g the im purities and humors. I t changes the qu a lity o f the blood from an acrid, fiery fluid to a coo lin g , h ealth-produ cing stream, which, instead o f irrita tin g and in fla m in g the skin, cures and nourishes it b y its soo th in g, healthful qualities. Salves, washes, lotions, etc., m ay be used fo r any tem ­ porary com fort or cleanliness th ey afford, but sk in diseases cannot be cured u n til S. S. S. has purified the blood. Book on S k in Diseases and an y tned- ical ad vice sent free. j Bride (te n d e rly )— W e have fully twenty minutes before the train comes, ^ when we must bid one another farew ell , — isn’t that nice? Bridegroom— Capital— we can go into the stutiou restaurant and eat something together.— Wiener Salou- witzblatt. ___________________ Libby’s Olives F N U and DRIVES OUT • BLOOD HUMORS w A home-made stacker that w ill do good service in handling hay Is shown In the Illustration. There nre no cast­ ings to break and the timber required In Its construction can be readily pro­ cured. The dimensions o f the various parts are: The lower timbers which are marked 1 are about 12 feet long and are made of 4 by 5-lneh scantling. The side up­ rights, marked 2. are about 14 feet L itera ry U m a jtre e m e n t. Col. Soaker— W hy have Hausen and long, and made o f the same material as No. 1. The slanting pieces, marked his w ife separated? M ajor Mopper— On account o f thi 3, are about 16 feet long, and made o f 4 by 4-inch scantling. The arms of difference In their literary tastes. Col. Soaker— They must both be un­ the stacker marked 4, are 1(1 feet long, and made o f 4 by 5 Inch stuff. The happy. M ajor Mopper— Not at all. He wat cross piece. No. 5, Is 13 feet long, and In love with his typewriter, and she made of 3 by 5 Inch stuff. No. 0 Is of 2 by 5-inch stuff, and Is bevelled on ritb a young poet. the front edge to allow the hay to slide It Cures While You Walk, 1 ’ r I over It easily when being shoved on by M ien ’s Fnot-Kase Is a certain eure fo r hot. the sweep. Timbers numbered 7, 8, 9 -.'ting, ca! tus, anil sw otleu , a ch in g feet. Sold a ll D ru g g ist,. P r ic e 25e. D o n ’t accep t any Í and 10, are made of 2 by 6-tneh stuff, bstitu te. T r ia l p a ck a ge L U K E . A dd ress and are 10 fpet long, except No. 7 and iienS. O lm sted, Lo Hoy, N. Y . . No. 8, which should be only as long ns m i ana ea t,. the stacker fram e Is wide. Each end “ W hat’s that noise?” asked the vis- o f Nos. 9 and 10 should project a foot Itor in the apartment bouse. on each end over No. 2. ’T rob ab ly some one in the dentist’s Nos. 11 and 12 are made o f 2 by 4- apartments on the hour below getting lnch stuff, about 10 feet long; those t tooth out.” bolted to No. 13 about 15 Inches from “ But this seemed to come from the the higher end o f No. 13. door above.” No. 13 Is made of 2 by 4-Inch stuff, “ Ah, then It’s probably the I’ opleys’ about 8 feet lo n g ; the higher end biliy getting a tooth in.” — Philadelphia should lie ubout 8 feet above the Press. ground, so tha* when the stacker Is on the ground the weight box. No. 14, M n k in g T rim b le P a y. “ W hat does you do when de w olf should be about two Inches from the two pulleys on the upper end o f No. howl at de do’ ?” “ Well, suta,” replied Brother W il­ 13; also when the stacker Is upright, liams, " I raos’ lngenrully sets a trap ns It Is when the hay is thrown on the fer de w olf an’ sells him ter a circus.” stack, the weight box should he about 2 Inches below the two pulleys on the — Atlanta Constitution. P o e try The cultivation of centuries marks the olive groves of Spain as the world’s best. Libby’s Clives are imported from the oldest and most famous of these groves. The result is a rare product, delightfully appetiz­ ing. Try one bottle and you’ ll buy more and never be without them. Libby. McNeill « Libby, C h ic ,« * . “ ‘Quinn,’ said an old member one day. •! heard you worrying about the mileage. Did you ever hear the story of Clay and the salary grab?’ “ ’ No,’ I replied. “ ’ When Clay was Speaker,’ he con- llnued, ‘along about 1810, the crowd raised their salaries to $1.5110 a year There was a great howl all over the country, and when Clay readied home in Kentucky, he found old one-armed John Pope, a Federalist, out after his scalp to beat the baud, and all the Clay adherents ominously silent. W orried and anxious Clay sought out his old barber, who had always been enthusi­ astic In his advocacy and who happened to be an Irishman. ‘‘ I trust I may count on your hearty support as usu­ al?” Clay asked. “ Faith. Mr. Clay,” said the Irish barber, " I think I shall cote at this time for the man who can get but one baud Into the Treasury.’” ” —Success Magazine. H oney. Artificial honey can now be made so like the genuine article lu flavor that even the expert cannot tell tbe differ­ ence. Thick sirup of sugar is boiled with a mluute quantity of mineral acid, which converts it into the same form occur­ ring in honey. This is mixed with some natural honey o f strong flavor, and thus closely stimulates the real article. It is said that the following, known ns Ley's reagent, w ill detect the spurious honey: Ten parts o f stiver nitrate are dissolved In a hundred parts o f water, and to this twenty parts o f a 15 per cent solution o f soda carbonate Is added. The precipitate is Altered, washed and dissolved in a 115 parts of a 10 per cent solution o f ammonium chloride. It must be kept in the dark in a well-stoppered bottle. The honey to be tested must lie diluted w ith twice Its weight o f water. A few drops of the reagent are to be added and heated for five minutes ou a w ater bath in the dark. Natural honey turns brown and shows a greenish-yellow fluores­ cence; the Imitation turns a lighter tint and shows no fluorescence. P r o t e in fo r THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GÀ. J n »t H OM E-M ADE STACKEU. W ow * P I*«. C IT C II I 3 storer. Dr. U. S n in in e r W ork W ith P o n ltr x * A ffe c te d H im D lffp r e n t ly , S o I 'o l l t e . “ She hasn’ t any cause to he snippy with me. The last time I saw her I ’m sure I did the politest thing I could.” “ W hat did you do?” “ W e were on a car and when a man offered me a seat I said to her: ‘ You take it. dear; you’re the older.*” — Kansas City Times. A Rare Bargain Douglas County Farm in the heart oi the famous Shoestring Valley. S ix ty acres—45 acres cleared; 15 acres fir timber; soil rich and mel­ low; no rocks; schoolhouse J mile; on county road; running w ater, w ell; o v e r 300 bearing fru it trees; 5-room log house, barn and other out-buildings; two miles o f fence; full assortment farm implements; all house furnishings; all crops. Must sell, Price fo r everything, $2,500. Address MRS. O. A. 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H e has come to realize that the sliKhtest taint corn fodder, etc. A wide-tired wagon hauls easily und does not cut up the ! or hint o f stateness le ft in a can, tin or churn may Tho w ell known reliable ruin a whole output; that the taint that is le ft is laud, and also suvbs much buck-aching ! in form o f bacteria which arrow and m ultiply in labor in loading und unloading mu- I milk or butter, producing disastrous results. nure, seed grains, wood, hay, straw, ] The farm er has learned that hot water w on’ t Root and Herb etc. I f one already lias high-wheeled rinse aw ay the greasy residue in dairy utensils. H e has learned that soap leaves a residue of wagons outright, there nre many Arms 1 its own which is, if anything, w orse than the «W , manufacturing wide-tired wheels that milk or cream residue, and there has been con­ TT mw mudo n lift» lift» *tud study of ' root* Bini herb* end in i tang w ill tit any wagon. 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Resident I and D .y School for Catalogue on Request. Giris. A . P. A R M S T R O N G , L L . It . Principal Tenth and Morrison • Portland, Oregon J ! The man who cannot kick the hlreo man harder than the hired man kicks the cow doesn’t deserve the name of farmer. Make up your mind that you w ill no» get mad and misuse the c a lf you are trying to teach to drink, no m »tter what the little fellow may do. It« pa­ tient. You w ill think more o f tbs csif, and surely o f yourself. H e Kuarantees to Cure C.ttairii, Asthma, Lung. Throat. Khemnatisrn. Norvnusnes* Nervous Debility, tttoinuch. L iver. Kidney Trout 1> a I-o Lost Muuhooa. Vomulo Woukn<*Mund A ll Private Disease* Scientist* h ave lonpr known borax as a cleanser, A SU RE C ANC ER CURE a sw eetener and an antiseptic destroyer o f bac­ teria and Rerrn grow th s that destroy all that is ju st R e c e iv e d fr o m Peking, China S afe, Sun und R eliable. harmful, preserves freshness, sweetness and pu r­ I F YOTT ARF, AFLUTTER. DON’T DELAY. ity. and relieves the dairyman and dairy hou sew ife DELA YS A R E DANGKRUPH. o f drudgrery and o f needless work and w orry. C O N S U L T A T IO N P M B 8 W rite Pacific Coast Borax Co.. N e w Y o rk City, I f you cannot call, write forsympton blank and clrooi lar. Inclose 4 < en's in statnc*. fo r “ Successful D a iryin g,” t>einff valuable in for­ T H E r . G E E WO t ’H IM the weather.” "H u h ! Mine’s as uncertain ns the weather forecasts." — Philadelphia Press. A lfa lfa Is u nitrogenous roughage. Pigs have only one stomach, and this a comparatively sninll one, therefore they nre not ns well adapted to eating as are ruminants; consequently it goes without saying that it Is more than likely that the young growing pig will not obtain enough protein for m axi­ mum growth from a ration made up of alfalfa and corn. Nevertheless alfalfa Is one o f the best sources o f protein for pigs that can he had and should he used to the greatest extent. When alfalfa is fed In the form of hay It may be given to the pigs in racks. I f they are accustomed to eating alfalfa In tills form they will eat a consid­ erable quantity o f It, hut more w ill be eaten If It Is chopped flue and then steamed or scalded and mixed with finely ground corn Into a thick slop.— Farmers’ Home Journal. X V liI e I I i l l v 11 Ur O p in io n . M oth ers w ill fin d Mrs. W in s lo w 's Poothln«* Byru}» th o b es t rem ed y to uso tor th e ir eh. lii i a l u r i n g th e t e e th in g p e rio d . M iN tu k c o f t h e F a r m . upper eml o f No. 13; nnd when the stacker is half-way down the weight box, No. 14, should be just clear o f the ground. No. 14 is the weight-box, nnd should he made o f 2-inch stuff, about 8 to to inches deep, and about 2 feet square; it must he well spiked together. The idea o f tlie weight Is to start the stacker back to the ground ns noon us the load Is delivered from It on to the stack, and when the stacker is halfw ay o the ground, the weight acts ns a brake for the other half o f the way down. The box is tilled with stones. The rope which attaches the weight- box to the stacker should tie three- , quarter inch, passing from the weight up between the two pulleys on the up per end o f No. 13, and down to the center of stacker head No. 5. The pul­ leys on the fram e o f the stacker should be attached hy means o f wooden blocks with a notch cut out so that the pulley can tit between tbe block and frame. I ’ ulleys for tins purpose nre 6 inches in diameter and made o f turned hard wood. These nre fastened in place by means o f a hard wood pin fo r an axle; The pulleys should he kept well oiled to keep them from enlking. The rojie for raising the stacker should he either inch or inch and a quarter. The tooth on the Btucker can be made o f 2 by 4-lnc!> pine scant­ ling, lu feet long nnd bevell«>d ou the upper side to nllow the hay to slide on easily. The short upright teeth on the stacker head should be about 5 feet long. They are bolted to the long teeth about 2 Inches from the stacker head. No. 5, and rest against the stuck- r head. No. 0. The stacker arms. No. 4 should be bolted to No. 2 with a large bolt, about 12 inches from tbe ground. u “ \Ye are so fond of worry,” says a Billville philosopher, “ that it we ever reaoh paradise we’ll worry about having to fly too high and sing too often. We once knew a man who sp^nt his lifetime trying to find out what he had to worry about.” — Atlanta Constitution. B U SINE SS COLLEGE fOHTI.ANn. ORF.OOK BEHNKE-WALKER STUDENTS SUCCEED. WHY? Ttwr ere Tinned for tw a in «. In * bu ,in ««-H k. » » r W k r not enroll In ■ «p e t o b J . wbool that p l y « all o f its s r w lu a t«? L M. W A LK E R . P r « SEN D rOR CATALOGUE O. A. 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