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FREQUENT FAILURES MADE IN
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SILO
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M ista k e M ost C o m m o n ly Encountered Is T h a t o f N o t P ré «
p a r in g fo r O u t w a r d P ressu re o f S i l a g e — W a l l s
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S h o u ld Be A s N e a r l y P e rp en d ic u lar A s It
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Is P o s s ib le to M ake Them .
COCO W ORK CONS CY AM ERICAN
SOCIETY OF LONDON.
(t Assists Yearly a Thousand Fellow.
Countrymen Who ‘‘Go Broke,” Eith­
er by Sending Them Home or
Lending Them Money.
The American Society of London
helps upon an average a thousand
stranded Americans in a season. So
far this year, however, only 700 have
been assisted, the New York Sun’s
correspondent says. The officials of
the society attribute the falling off to
the stories about high prices that pre­
ceded the coronation.
The society,
which has been in existence for 12
years, has paid the passage home of
over 10,000 persons and has supported
numbers in London until the arrival
of funds.
Only five per cent, of the money ex­
pended has been returned. This, how­
ever, is not considered proof of a
lack of gratitude on the part of the
recipients, as a return is not expected
of most of the beneficiaries. Of those
who have been expected to repay 20
per cent, have kept their word. A
considerable part of the efforts of the
society is devoted to the assistance
of American sailors. The home gov­
ernment through the consulates as­
sists American sailors on American
ships, but American ships are few and
the number of stranded American
| sailors is considerable. The society is
doing a work that many think belongs
to the government.
Despite the supposed non-existence
Modern Cement Silo on Fernwood Dairy Farm, Royersford, Pa.
o f a color prejudice in England, the
society has the utmost difficulty In se­
Some of the failures of silos have twice Its diameter, and is strong curing the return of American negroes
been due to carelessness in filling, enough to withstand the natural pres­ to the United States. A white man
.but more often to faulty construction sure of its contents when full. This can be assisted and can get a working
. ‘ •of the silo.
pressure is greatest from two to six passage to any part of the country,
Formerly many silos were made by days after filling. The silage at this but only three ports. Newport, Cardiff
sheathing one of the bays In the barn. time begins to heat and settle, and, If and Swansea, are available for the
W ith these silos and other forms of the walls are not sufficiently rigid to signing on of negroes.
wooden square silos a lining must be prevent any bulging, a considerable
It is noticed this year that a num­
built across the corners and the silage loss of silage will result. The walls
ber of husbands have deserted their
Well tramped down along the edges should be as nearly perpendicular as
wives in England, leaving them strand­
or there w ill be conc'derable loss.of possible, and the diameter should be
ed. This contemptible method of get­
what would otherwise be valuable the same from the bottom to the top.
ting a divorce on the ground of de­
stock feed. This style of silo, how­
A mistake sometimes made was in
sertion has been nipped in the bud In
ever, has become less common, and building the silo of too large a diam­
- but few square sllbs of any kind are eter for the size of the herd so that a nurpber of instances this year.
Twenty-five per cent, of the appli­
built at the present time. Even when the silage spoiled by too long ex­
silos are built Inside of a barn they posure of the surface. In one case a cants for assistance are not Am eri­
are often circular. The octagon silo man with a small herd built a silo cans, but Englishmen who think the
la an Improvement over the square in his barn 18 feet square and 16 society an easy means of getting free
form, but as a rule the walls of this feet high. A fter two years’ trial he passage to America.
The usual story Is that the appli­
form of silo have not been made gave up the use of the silo in disgust
cants are naturalized citizens, hut
rigid enough.
because the silage did not keep.
Too often the walls of silos are not
A year or so later he sold his farm they hre never able to present their
made alr-tlght. Unless the walls of to a more progressive man, who built naturalization papers. In previous
wooden silos are made alr-tlght, with partitions across the same silo, mak­ 1 years school teachers have made up a
tar paper, felt pads, or clay worked ing four small silos out of the large considerable percentage of the appli-
Into the joints, much silage will be one, and had no difficulty In obtain­ 1 cants, hut with the development of
wasted. Ninety per cent of stave silos ing good silage for his stock. The silo personally conducted tours with all
are not alt-tight at the foundation. should be deep. The deeper the silo charges included, there Is now scarce-
The shrinkage and swelling of staves the better the silage.
; ly a case a year. Only one-third of
breaks the cement, which must be
The diameter should conform to the the sum expended Is contributed by
frequently mended. Some losses have size of the herd, and if two inches of members of the American society. The
occurred because the ends of the silage are fed each day there will be burden falls, with a few exceptions,
stives have been delayed!
no loss from surface exposure.
| upon the Americans who reside in
The Iron bands of a stave silo must
It is desirable to prevent silage London.
' l nA ’«tahnined frequently, or they will from freezing. The double wall con­
F. C. Vanduzer, the honorary secre-
¡¡;fa ll dawn as the staves shrink. Some­ crete silo and those buiit of rectangu­ tary, says that he could save Amerl-
times the iron splices rust. Unless a lar building tile accomplish this ob­ , can visitors many dollars if they ig­
stave silo is well anchored It may be ject as well as any. Stone silos pre­ nored casual appeals and referred por-
moved from its foundations or even vent freezing, but many owners of j sons seeking aid to the society for In-
blown down.
stone silos do not like them because , vestigation. For Instance, this week
The walls of a silo must be rigid moisture collects on the Inside of i a prominent American woman for-
or they cannot stand the pressure. the walls and rots silage along the I warded to the society a letter appeal­
When the. sided begin to bulge, air edge. A roof helps to keep out the ing for help. An investigation proved
can get between the silage and the frost, snow and rain.
that the applicant for assistance was
walls.
not an American but an Englishman
¡Brick silos without reinforcement
Don’t Burn Off Pasture.
who had been living for three years
In the opinion of Professor
Ten
have been failures because of the
upon money obtained from easy going
Eyck, It Is a poor practice to burn off
pressure from the Inside.
Americans who had been “ falling” for
The modern silo is a structure with the pasture In late fall or early his tale of hard luck.
air-tight walls and a height usually spring.
LABOR SAVING
FARM MACHINE
Through my milk house I have a
line shaft and by means of small belts
and pulleys I can attach my cream
separator, my pump and a grindstone.
By means of tight and loose pulleys
P o r t a b l e G a s o lin e E n g in e C a n be I can run one or ail of them at the
U se d fo r S h re d d in g C o r a .
same time.
S a w in g W o o d a n d
This line shaft extends through the
O t h e r J o b s.
milk house and six feet Into the shed.
To this end of the shaft I connect my
(By L. 0. JOHNSON.)
engine by means of a clutch coupling
Those who have never used a gaso­ and when I want to use any of the
line engine can hardly realize what a
above-named machinery all I have to
labor saving and profitable machine do is to turn on the oil and let It go.
it is on thé farm.
Of course to do several kinds of
To do any and all kinds of work work with the same engine it is nec-
the farmer wants at least a ten-horse-
power as the purchase price and the
cost o f running one ts but very little
more than the cost o f a smaller one
and with the larger engine you can
do a great deal more work than with
the smaller one.
With my engine I can drive a corn-
shredder just as eaeily as a steam en­
gine would and with much less cost
as the engineer’s wages are saved,
besides the cost o f fnel for steam
power, which is greater than the cost
Ten-Horse Power Portable Engine.
o f gasoline for the same power.
For ten hours’ running of mx en­ essary to have the machine on port­
gine, which is ten-horse power. It able skids so as to be able to move
takes ten gallons o f oil per day. This it from one place to another.
The skids should be large and long
at eleven cents per gallon, makes the
• •host of running for ten hours $1.10— enough to place the engine and tanks
that ta when running up to Its full on the same base by having one end
of the skids slanting like a sled run­
, capacity-.
ner.
, But, when the work la not so heavy
It Is an easy matter to move the en­
ryoti can run on less oil. This depends
gine from one place to another with
altogether on what you are doing, or
a pair of horses.
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the power necessary to do i t
This same engine may he used for
Outbreak of Cholera.
driving a kood-saw. All you need la
When an outbreak of hog cholera
a saw frame, a good sized circular
cut-off aaw and about 40 feet o f Si z- occurs on. a farm the herd should be
inch belt and you are well equipped quarantined and all possible precau­
tion» taken against the spread ef the
for wood-making.
With this outfit two men will aaw infection In the neighborhood.
an a
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AIDING THE STRANDED
as much wood in five hours as four
Avoid Class Grazing.
men w ill saw In ten hours with the
Close or late grazing should be care­
common eroee-cut saw and do ft so
fully avoided because the young plants
much easier snd cheaper.
I also use my engine for pumping need their green leave» in order to
w ater and « wini ng a cream separator produce a vigorous root growth.
Watch Talked In Hebrew.
I will say nothing of Greek;
I
should Irritate myself too much. The
monks of the Middle Ages were not
so very much In the wrong when
they asserted that Greek waa the In­
vention of the devil. Lord knows what
I suffered through I t It went better
with Hebrew, for I always had a
great predilection for the Jews, al­
though they to this very hour have
crucified my good name, but I never
could get so far In Hebrew as my
watch, which had an Intimate Inter­
course with pawnbrokers, and in con­
sequence acquired many Jewish hab­
its— for Instance, It would not go on
Saturday— and learned the hold lan-1
guage, and was subsequently occu­
pied with Its grammar, for often »h en
sleepless in the night I have to my
amazement beard it Industriously re­
peating:
Katai, Katalla, Katalkl—
Kittel, Klttalta, K lttalti— PokaL Po-
kadti— pikat — p ik— plk.— Heinrich
Heine. Relsebllder.
Getting Her on Record.
"A m I the only man you
ever
loved?” he asked.
“ Yes.” she sighed.
"T h ere is no rich man whom you
ever cared to marry?” be persisted.
“ No rich man I would marry," she
eatd.
"O r no rich man you might marry
If you chose?"
"N o, but why do you ask these
questions?”
" I Just want to get you on record
before our wedding so that afterward
yon won’t be forever pointing out
wealthy men to me as samples o f
what you might have had.” — Detroit
Free Pres#.
Don’t Expect Kindness.
There are six sorts of people at
rhose hands you need not expect much
kindness. The narrow minded think
of nobody but themselves, the lazy are
too Indifferent, the busy have not
time to think, the rich disregard ap­
peals for kindness, the poor have
neither spirit nor ability, and the good
natured fool is not capable of serving
you.— Home Notes.
immense Bird’s Eggs.
The largest known bird's egg is that
of the extinct sepyornle of Madagas­
car, o f which the museum o| New
York has now a specimen. It hag a
capacity of two gallons, measures 26
inches round the middle, and the shell
Is one-eighth of an Inch thick. The
largest egg of a living bird is that of
the ostrich, which Is equal to about
thirty-six hens’ eggs.
Distemper
In all it« forms, among all ares o f horse*
and dogs, cured and others in the same sta­
ble prevent <1 from having the disease with
Sponn’s Distemper Cure. Every bottle
guarantee !. Ovtr 600,000 bottles sold last
year. f.r,0 and *1. CO. Good draggirte, or
srnd to manufacturers. Atrents wanted,
U’rite for free hook, Snohn Med. Co.,Spec.
Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
Homemade Perfume.
Into a bottle holding two ounces
alcohol put one half ounce orris root,
broken into fine pieces. Add io this
a bunch of newly gathered rose petals.
Cork the bottle tightly and shake
„¡.n
i, v . .
.
we • After it l as stood ten days, a
few drops on the handkerchief will
give the scent of fresh roses.
ho .
in Japtn there li u alud of frog
Municipal Reform In Georgia,
very celebrated for t it sweet voice, j p or several year» there has been a
He Is called kajikl. and people pay as j jaw forbidding the running of bulls
much as $10 for a pair of there marsh loog8 on the streets. This law lias
musicians. A poi t In Japan keeps not been enofreed for several yéirtw,
scores of elrg irg frogs at hi3 home, but jt does seem that It should now
and he sometimes gives a party to bis be enforced, as there are several such
friends, when after i'-stanlng to thé animals now at large.— Blackshear
music every guest is cv’. i» ! to write Times,
a poem In f c « r - r* •’ •
j.
Evidently He Was Jealous) ■ n
T R Y MURINE EYE REMEDY
A strange plea for divorce was
for RetJ. Week,
Weary,
Watery Eyes successfully put forward irt the French
,
,,
and Granulated Eyelids^.Mqrine Doesn’t courts recently by a man whoi com-
cm art-S ootn es E ye pain. Druggists p!alned thilt hts wife had allowed her
Sell Murine Fye Remedy, Liquid. 25c,
bOc, $1.00.
Murine Eye Salve in photographs to htf used on picture
Aseptio Tube». 2oc. $1.00. Kyo Books postcards against his will.
and Eye Advice '•>-eo by Mall.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
No sense in funfl.ing*Hm one
doçtor to another.- |p jb c t the
best ©nils tJÿéhî?' stanaiÿf him.
Dei nht, iieferv^hut consult him
ill tifiie w h e t i f ^ i are sick.
Ask his o p i n H p M of Ayer’s
Cherry Heciorof for coughs
and colds. Then . w é it or
not, just as hè says.
A
\%© publifibiuour formulas
W o b an ish a lc o h o l
■ r i i from our luodioinas
Ufv ïrs« r i U
'cousu, t y oar
&2ämm
Always keep a, hok of.’A vei?» Pill* in the
house. Just one pill a*bedtime , qow and
then, will ward otf rttin y'an attack of
biliousness, indigestfotnv sick head ache.
How many years ha* you»dqqtpr known
these p illiP Ask Writ all andUfftiem.
■
t; -iva ti-ji-ff-
<UK«iw did that j mu td or* trixl come
o u t r ’. ’Ain t o u ^ w a y . ^ h e de­
fendant, two bailifis ana, .several or
tfowg ■
the wMlteesekr
the
stage. — Louisville Courier-Journal.
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A Drop of Blood
Uses of ...i.uLj of Soda.
podium Nitrate is the only nitrogen
salt that cm he used in solution, as
all the other soluble salts of nitrogen
become fixed as socn as they come in
contact with thè soil. Hòwevér, they
become available in a short time, The
released sodium may correct soil acid­
ity or may liberate calcium, potassium
or magnesium from the soil.
Or a little water from the hum«* g.y«tom «Aen
thoroughly tested by the chief chemist at Dr.
Pierce's Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N . Y ., tells the
story of impoverished blood—nervous exhaustion
.
pr some kidney trouble. Such examinations are
made without cost and is only » small ppytuf the ,,
work of the staff of physicians and surgeons under ¿JQ
the direction of Dr. R. V . Pierce giving the best 'Srrjf,
medical advice possible without cost to those TpUR
who wish to write and make a full statement of * X
symptoms. An imitation of ngtOres method pf
restoring waste of tissue and Impoverishment o f
the blood and nervous force is used when you
take an alterative and gtyoeric extract of roots,
without the use of alcohol, such as ■
,
RED CROSS B ALL BLUE.
The blue that is ail bine, pest for
washing because it makes the clothed
clear and white, lasts longer than
liquid blue and produces better re­
sults.
Avoid liquid bluing becaush It is
only a weal; solution of blue in an
expensive
package,
RED
CROSS
B A L L B LU E is sold everywhere.
Price, 10c. A S K YO U R GROCER.
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
Which makes the stomach strong, promotes the flow of digestive juices, re­
stores the lost appetite, makes assimilati >n perfect, invigorates the liver and
purifies and enriches the blood. It is the great blood-mnker, flesh-builder
and restorative nerve tonic. It makes men strong in body, active in mind
and cool in judgment. Get what you ask fort
-A Li,
Materially Inclined.
There is no landscape in the world
that 1 b agreeable after two days of
Endurance Tests.
Huggins My ; father is ‘ eirer 80
rurty bacon and Black biscuit. “ How
"T kind of wish,” remarked the gtfv* years old and Jag never dstcLi'Blasses.
lovely this would be,” exclaimed the eminent employe, “ that they'd give
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Guzzler—
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drinks from the
professor, "If it had a background ot me another kind of an endurance test.“ bottle, ah? - Phllwjelphja R é io f i
beefsteak and coffee’ ’’-C h a rle s Dud- ( ,.You WMt ptyB.lca, exertion?” “ Yes.
ley Warner.
I i wish that for a change they’d let me
Draws the'-Llfid'et Files.
see how many miles I can ride on
W e try to sympathize, with
our
A Popular License.
Aviation license* are being issued to ! horseback instead of how many hours dumb animals in their afflictions, but
somehow it is rather difficult for us to
young women now, but the majority I I can sit at a desk.”
e l very sorry for the com m a» house
will, no doubt, continue to prefer the ' Mothers will And Mrs. Winslow’ s Soothing A
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faI,
our nast»
marriage license.— Washington Her­ Syrup tbo 1» •Irwmjdv touaslor their ehlWroa “ 7 wh° ventures wqxwvMHo our past*
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Do your feet feel tired, achy and
sore at night? Rub them with a little
Hamlins Wizard Oil. Th ey’ ll be glad
in the morning and eo will you.
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Noiseless Furniture.
Irrltatlng noises can be avoided by
taking some old felt hats, cutting out
from these disks about the size of a
quarter and securely fastening them
to the bottoms of the legs of all chairs, !
tables and other movable articles not
provided with casters. This also pro-
vent» the scratching of polished floors. '
Y e ti
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,«-,railed. .....
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Jean Is a . very matter-of-fact to t of
three summers. Her mother oae day,
while holding tn her arms the wee
baby ,later’ who was very dellcat«. r«-
rack ed : "Dear me, she looks so frail I
a breath would blow her away.” Jean, i
takln* a l0D* breath, puffed It sudden- [
ly lnto the taco of the little sister,
««<*. stepping hack, waited a moment
*n 8Heric®. Then In a disappointed
tone she said:
1 Well, Why don t
you
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SANITARY TÉLÉPHONÉ MOUTHPIECE
Caution.
Just out.
H ighly nickel-plated globe that
“ A re you giving credit now?” asked throws
off germs. Strongly endorsed. N o odors.
the man who had returned to his old N o disipfectanU. Easily put on phone. Lasts
home. "No,” answered the proprietor forever. A lw ays clean. Orv reeeipt o f psice.
of the general store.’’ “ What has be­ $1.0’, -we will forw ard complete device-‘repair to
put on phone. Exclusive agents wanted in every
come of that old sign you had over the town. Address Phono-Globe Company. *22 Monad-
counter, ‘No Trust’ ?” " I decided to nock Building, Sen Francisco, Cal.
take it down. I was afraid some of
Sacrifice Not His,
the corporations that supply me with
Note in the Ceylon Independent:
goods would misunderstand U and
“ Dear Sir— Mudailzar Harry Jayawar-
take offense.”
dana has evidently forgotten that hr
handed me his hat at the cremation
8tlll a Woman.
T ffl!e Cllnger says that although sha of the lata high priest. I am sorry 1
la naturally strong-willed and self-gov­ failed to Inform him before that, car­
erned, practiced in restraint and poise, ried away by the sentiment of thf
if a rich widower were To get down on moment, I flung it to the burning pyre,
his knses to propose to her she Is hoping for future merit. May the merit
afraid she would fall on hers and be his, as he was the owner of the
h at!”
♦hank the Lord.
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Dissolving Alum.
When alum is Intended tor external
use, where it is purposely to celloUs
the flesh, as fn the case of feveY Mis­
ters and heated or even frost-bltteB
feet, if it is dissolved In alcohol it will
be twice as effective.
The alcohol
is quickly absorbed by the flesh, car­
ries some of the dissolved alum with
N o t only pleasant and refreshing to
it, and, therefore, less applications
¡he taste, but gently cleansing and sweet­
will he required to achieve the de­
ening to the system. Syrup of Figs and sired results.
Where He la Wrong.
In reality anything Is good enough
for the man who thinks nothing Is too
good for him.
Particularly the Ladies.
Elixir of Senna is particularly adapted
to ladies and children, and beneficial in
all cases in which a wholesome, le n g t h ­
ening and effective laxative should be
used. It is perfecdv safe at aD time* and
dispels colds, headaches and the pains
caused b y indigestion and constipation so
promptly and effectively that it is the one
perfect family laxative which gives satis­
faction to all and is recommended by
millions o f families w h o have used it and
w h o have personal knowledge of its ex­
cellence.
Its wonderful popularity, however, has
led unscrupulous dealer* to offer
Would Changs bleeping Position.
A French doctor. M. V. Fischer, ad­
vocates a complete reversal of the
present method o f making up beds.
You must have yoar bead on a level
with, or lower, than your feet. If pil­
lows are to be used they must be en­
ter the feet Instead of the bead. The
result, he claims, will be amazing, be­
ing a sure cure for Insomnia aa well
» » a preventive of nightmare.
Men’» Inhumanity to Man.
Bam* me», when th»y are arrested
on a serious charge, are sent to jail.
Other», like one tn New York, fare
bon» w hich act un»atufactorily. T h e re ­ much w o n «. The magistrate told his
fore, w hen buying, to get its beneficial w ife to take him home and tell him
effects, a lw sy t note the fu l nam e of the what she thought o f him, '**’ Rochester
Democrat and Chronicl«.
! Jy a ]
Com pany— C alifornia F ig S yru p C o .—
plainly
printed
on the
G JTW
After MeaJs?
H a v e y o u h eartb u rn ?.
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" T R Y ^T H E Ó I lT t ó R S
Do yoü
u b e lc h o r b io a t?
T R Y T H E B IT T E R S
P ig e s t io t p * £ a fe > - «b «w e ls
c lo g g e d ! :
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T R Y T H E B IT T E R S
HOSTETTER’S
STOMACH BITTERS
is 58 y e a r s o ld a n d h a s h e lp e d
th o u s a n d s b a c k t o h e a lth .
to n e s
It
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CANADIAN
FARM S;
Do you want a farm in W rtU rn Canada
where ihe crop« tto« yeat are in advance
ot anvtninK grown on thle Continent? For
who»t irfowing; tft ir y lf* . mi*Mj farm­
ing: and cattlp-rajftintf the J’ jovinc« o f
AlLxirta is unsurpassed^ .
. -*
Lands are now offered by the Canadian
Pacific Hailway Company, at prices rang­
ing from
$10 to $30 an Acre, On Long Terns
of Payment or cn the Crop-Payment
Plan,
that is. payinir fo r your farm with a por­
tion of your crops each year«
Land values h a w increased 30 per cent
in two years. . f
(Ireat opportunity For the homesoeker.
CaM or Write fo r f*J| particular*, book-
)«t*. rn^fe. etc. g
t
Reduced Rotes for It u k S + ehers.
IDE-M CARTHY LAND COMPANY
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Ce >i»firAg>wli
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Canadian P acific Railw ay, Albeata
Land Departm ent.
2 Loatk'nncu Bid«.
front o f every
No Room for improvement.
END
It was about L72U, at Amsterdam,
and E lixir o f Senna.
that Fahrenheit made kis tre t ther­
F o r tale by aD leading druggists. Price mometer. »k ic k has served ae a model I t i t a i o * e r t t i s a m l i
I V V a a e n tlo n t h is r e *
ever since.
5 0 cents per bottle.
package
*
of the genuine Syrup of Figs
PORTLAND, ORE.
m
♦ a -’ l l
All W e Want.
W e’re not over eeger for the millen­
nium to come; all we ask for Is the
arrival of the day when we can look
after a furnace fire without scraping 1
C o lo r m ore gooda b rig h te r an d tanker c o lo rs th a t a n y o th er d y e . O ne 10 c p a ck a g e c o lo rs alike, w o e la n d co tto n e q u a lly
all the skin off our fingers.— Detroit |
I iitais**Ui>* ‘ * * * e a r n OZ w e w ill a an d
^ lO c ^ r x ^ k a g e .^ w m e ^ o r tree
Free P r «* *
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P U T N A M
F A D E L E S S
D Y E S