=
Q U E S T IO N S A N D A N SW ER S.
=a=5
—
S c ro fu la
Fsw are entirely free Iro n It.
It may develop ao «lowly aa to
Bttie if any diatorbanoe during the whole
period of childhood.
It may then produce dyspcpeis, ca
tarrh, and marked tendency to eon-
gumption, before cauaing eruption«,
aorea or swellings.
To get entirely rid o f it take the great
blood-puriUer,
Idlwm. >
“ Oh, girls,” exclaimed the gushing
mnkiety on the crowded street car,
"I ve just washed my heir and 1 can’t
do a thing wMh It!" Just then the
car gars a lurch and aba shrieked aa
the men in front o t.h e r stepped on her.
foot.
,
"Beg pardon," mattered the weary
straphanger w h o . bad done the step
ping. “ Yon see, I’ve Just washed my
feet and 1 can’t do a thing with them.’’
—Judge.
_________________
'
Information in PM
« M i irq utrera.
Pullman, April 2fc— This week tke
Washington State College experiment
station roeoivod tho following inquiry
from W. L. B., who rooidos ia Ssettto:
This Inquiry was referred to Profa
iott, who r raplied:
“ 1. We have experimented with soy
toe for about twelve years at the
liman station, and have also experl-
nted with the eoy bean at ear state
tioa, located o s the western slope of
the Cascade Range, near Puyellap.
* “ 2 8. We have not been able to ma-
tare them sufficiently at this station to
■tify their being coneidered as s
oil table crop. At tbs Puyallup sto
lon we have had better sueeees. Our
experiments have been tried only on
tk« plot eeale, hence we have ao data
regarding tha coat o f production.
“ 4. We hare used these beans ns
forage, and also have made an effort to
use them for graia feed for swine, wi|h
only moderate success; and (5) I do not
think any experiments have been made
looking to their nss as food for tha
human race.”
“ I wish soma praetieal suggestions
from you relative to the best grs
or grains to sow on ’ upland’ in Ki
County, on sandy loam, which driao out
Bleak
C
o
s
t««
Panacea.
In uaual liquid form or In chocolated tablet«
We are becoming not only a nation too early in dry seasons to produce moot
known aa S a r M tn b s « too doaaa 91.
o f shopkeepers, but a nation o f cterka crops. A fter having been cleared eff,
this land was allowed to grow up with
Every young man wishes to be a clerk, young fir and ferae. Bowing rye In the
t a l r t n e d t i A etloa.
every young woman a typewriter. The fell, and plowing the ryh under in the
Shock.<1 and Grieved Parent— Tommy, profession la frightfully overcrowded
spring to plant potatoes- has been rec
wbara did you get those beautiful little and frightfully underpaid.
Wfe have ommended to me, but eo far a* I know
spotted eggs? You have been robbini
neither servants nor laborers, only an little experimenting has been dene in
boom bird'a neat, you wickad boy!
WH IT AIL* THE MILKt
army
o f black cos ted paupers.— London Kitsap County on upland soil. There
Tommy— I’ m goto’ to set the old bea
are
beds
o
f
meek
near
the
lead.
Would
; »
aa ’m, mamma, and raise soma pretty lit Graphic.
it bs advisable to pile end dry tkis muck Also a Sura Teat fo r T u b ercu lou s
tle birds, ao you caa put soma more of
Mot ban wm flad K a WtesloWe Soothing end later nee it as a dressing for straw
in tho C ow .
Syrup the beat ratnadr to us* toe toots «Kklrw berry pleats, smell fruits, and is start-
t a on your bat.—Chicago Tribune.
during the toathing period.
■r Dr. K. W. Stood«. Assistant Vrisfsss ,r * f S*r-
lag apple treeef ”
*«rp. WsshmetM Agricultural Coils*..
’ ‘ W ill yon toll me what is ths matter
Professor Elliott replied: “ I believe
"Pardon am.” «aid the dowager with th> that the beet grass for the region you with mint when it turns thiek and
mole on her chin, "but there la bardl) menion is orchard grass, although I slimy, resembling a mixture of kot
room for two of us bore if you are golni have found Italian rye grass doing quite water and starek,” writes A. H., from
well. The land ia much benefited by Chelan Falla. “ Whenever my eow
to keep that thing on year hood.”
"O, I gueoa there’s room enough, mad the application s i land plaster, or gyp- misses being milked, her milk for sev
e i the happy homes o f to-day la n
am," answered the sharp featured younj sum. I doubt very much if you could eral days theraafter has this appear
▼aat fund o f information aa to the
woman with the umbrageous bat, wh< nee much as a fertilizer, unless it was ance. It tastes all right, but to ms it
beat method« o f promoting health apd occupied the adjoining seat. ‘T m noi worked over quite thoroughly before seems queer that milk should set this
happiness and right living and know making any kick about the apace you) using. Most muck soils ere in a con way. Also, tell me kow to find out if
dition that we call inert: that ia, they an animal baa tuberculosis ”
feet take uo.” — Chlcaco Tribe««.
ledge o f the world’s beat products.
Dr. X . W. 8tood«r, assistant pro
i n dead so far aa praetieal crop grow
Products o f actual excellence and
ing is concerned, and need first to ba fessor o f surgery, replied: “ The coagu
acted upon by the weather mad sunshine lation o f tbe milk you refer to is uo
reaaoaabls claim s truthfully presented
and
bacteria, which are efficient in re doubt due to a alight inflammation of
irM
UiM
.
Irr.
u.
and which have attained to world
deeming lend. Much o f the land in the udder, due to the retention o f the
A u r a a ia l
w ide acceptance through the approval
Kitsap County, as wall aa swamp leads, milk too long, eoupled with some bac
yob art in this condition. Ton will find the teriological change hi the milk, the lat
Wife— Hava you any
o f the W ell-Informed o f the W orld;
• i application o f barnyard meaura vary ter possibly being due to a* infection
n ot o f individuals only, but o f the keep from me, dearest?
beneficial also, but I believe the beat passing through tbe milk duet o f the
Husband—
Nona,
darling.
many who have the happy faculty o f
Wlfa— Then I am determined I will Way ia to treat the laud with lima and teat. The miTk might, or might not, be
selecting and obtaining the best the
land plaster;, then fallow with elovar wholesome, depending upon the orgun-
bare none from yon, either.
world affords.
» causing tha coagulation. Bauti-
and suah other ' crops as may ha de
Husband—Have you secrets, then?
meut, however, would revert against
sired.”
One ot the products o f that class,
W ife— Only one, and I am resolved
the nee o f eaeh milk.
<
o f known com ponent parts, an Ethical to make a dean breast o f It
A. 0 . T., residing soar Cove, Wash.,
“ l a order to tost « a animal far tu-
writes: "C o n you give ms any infor
remedy, approved by physicians and
Husband (hoarsely}—G o o n !
rsuloris, we uaa a biological produet,
mation ns to whether ehioken manure is at toxin«, known aa tuberculin. This
Wife— For several days 1 have bad
commended by the W ell-Informed o f
toe strong, and will thus burn and in must ba injected by aa experienced op
the W orld as a valuable and whole a secret— a secret longing for a new
jurs strawberry plants, If put dirsetly
som e family laxative la the well-known dress, with bat to matoh. for any birth on the erown o f the plant! In this re erator, hypodermically, and a careful
record kept o f the temperature for sev
8yrup o f Figs and Elixir o f Senna. To day.
gion very littls livestock is kept, so eral hours both before and after the in
gat Its beneficial affects always buy
that manure for fertilising purpose« is jection. Tbe test ia very reliable, but
That fetched him.—Taller.
the genuine, manufactured by the
rather aeakce.
, ; «.•
,
1
in order 'to perform it, a person must
California F ig 8yrup Co., only, and
‘ ’ Another point I wish to bring np is havs had specific instruction, ae well us
$ 10 0 Reward, $ 10 0.
for sale by nil leading druggists.
Tbo readers of this paper will bo pleased u tho ears o f a cow before calving, where
leant toot there la at Most on# dreaded dlteaM milk fever is suspected. I lost one soma experience in its application. ”
ihat scienca baa been able to cura in all in good animal from milk fever last fall,
KOREA WAKING UP.
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrt
Cora is tbs ouir post tire cura now known to tin and do not wish to take say mors
1 medicalfraternity. Catarrh ba ng a eonstitu ehanees, i f I can help it .”
Bogins to Roallxa the I
tionaldisease, requires* coimmjtlonal treat
meat Hall's Catarrh Cura Uvaken Internally
The station replied: ’ * In using ehiekeu
The oqp has«* relleble
Maintaining Forest Area.
acting directly uaon tbo blood and mucous sur manure as a fertilizer it is better to
faoe, ai the system, theret»'destroying thefo.in-
Karas, the Hennet Kingdom, is wak
apply
it
in
liquid
fora».
This
form
o
f
datlon of tbs di»ea*e, end giving t a pat en
strength by Uitldtn« up tbs coniUtu ion anc fertiliser is very high in its nitrogen ing up to ths necemity o f protecting its
assisting nature in doing la work. The pro content, and also contains a consider rem «¿lin g forests and replanting de
w w uhi Ber»
rrleii s bare so murh faith In iur aratirepow
nuded tracts on important watersheds.
era bat they offer OneHundred I)o!! era for an] able quantity o f potash. Put tha ma
case that it folia to care. Bond for list m nure in a barrel or trough, then throw Japan ia furnishing tha inspiration and
lestlnoulnto.
s
pr
water on it, later applying tha liquid part o f tha money which will II produce
— >.»- 1 —' --
>ldroes r r. i. C
CHKmrr
HK 1 TIT e CO.. Toledo, O.
the
ehanga
from
tha
old
order
o
f
things
to tha ground about tke plants. Do net
to tha saw. A school for training
to for
toueh toe plants with ths liquid
Korean foresters has already beau put
would give you better
in operation.
The Beby’s rsslt.
used in the dry form:
Tha two governments draw np a co
Nursemaid— I ’m going to laava. mum.
“ As a preventive o f milk fever, we
Hletraaa Why, what’s the matter 1 advise a reduction in the amount o f operative agreement lost spring and
outlined a plan for tho wise use o f tho
Don’t yon Ilka the baby t Nursemaid— { grain feed, end nn increase in food o f
forests in the Tolu and Turnon Tnlleyo,
a
succulent
nature.
Boots,
grasses,
«
Yso’m, bat be Is that afraid «* a po
silage would all bo good, but toe muel and aa a result a national forest policy
liceman that I can’t gal
grain
food might indue* milk fever. for Korea has boo« developed. The
codon Tatlsr.
Korean forest lawn era similar to
Ton hod better make a study e f tbe
e f Japan, naoacding to United
means o f cheeking milk fever by the In
States
Consol -General Thomas Sam
Xerxes now end then drank to n s,
jection o f oxygen with a email syringe.”
mons, o f Seoul.
Mounted oft his xanthic throne.
“ Dodder ia destroying my elovsr,”
Although Korean forests have bora
Bailed In xebecs, fished for xiphlna.
writes J. 0 . C., from Rochester. “ How exploited and neglected, and tbo coun
Played in xysts bis xylophone—
may I eheek t t f ”
try has Buffered severely from drouth,
.
But bo
Professor Elliott replied: “ Dodder floods end erosion, tho denudation is
Never
is usually planted with clover, and after lees serious than in neighboring prov
/
Wrote It
becoming eetablished ia the «oil, fas inces o f China. On« o f tho first meas
Xmas.
iw ^ a a g a ." .
ten«
its tendrils to «be clover, or other ure* to bo taken up will bo tbo preser
—Chicago Tribune.
ilante which may be growing. Finally vation o f ouch wooded tracts as yet re
in. In ordar to do this, tho govern
t loses its' attachment to the plant,
and becomes a true, parasitic plant. It ment has taken all forests under its
saps toe life o f the 'host plant’ upon care, whether they era publicly or pri
which it lives, and if it becomes very vately owned. The owners will not bo
strong in ite growth, will eventually deprived o f their property without
destroy the host To control it, cut ponsation, but tho government will ra g
oat tha patches o f d ov er where it op alato tho cutting o f timber, sad la Cer
pears, early ia tke season, before it has tain eases may prohibit all cutting on
traeta which ought to remain timbered
E very case o f Rheum atism has its o rig in and its developm en t in the formed seed. Rake thi« eat d ove
“ to prevent floods, drouths, landslides,
and barn it before it becomes dry.
b lood . It ia n ot a disease w h ich is contracted lik e n co ld , but it ia in the
tkis mesne tke seed is prevented from and to preserve unimpaired the eeoaie
b lo o d and system before n pain is felt, and th e ch a n ges in th e weather or seeding, end as the plant itself la do attractivenem o f places o f publie re-
a n y p h y sica l irregularities, su ch aa a sp ell o f in d igestion , bow el disturbance, etroved, there ia little probability o f the
All owners o f timberland and
e tc., are m erely
>lf th e e x c itin g causes p ro d u cin g th e p ain s and aches, w h ich dodded growing the following season." all leaseholders are reqnired to report
to tho government thoir holdings in or
are th e natural sym ptom s o f th e disease.
Rheum atism is caused b y an
E. E. 8 , o f Walla Walla, want« to der that tha property may bo listed and
ex cess o f nrie acid and oth er corrosive, irrita tin g p oison s in the b lood , w h ich
are carried th rou g h th e circu la tion to every part o f th e system .
E very know how to kill the “ morning-glory eared for. Failure to report within a
weed.” He was informed that:
year subjects the foreot to forfeiture.
m u scle, nerve, m em brane, tissu e and jo in t becom es saturated with these
Tho forested area o f Korea is about
“
Tho
extermination
o
f
this
weed
is
acrid, irritating im purities, o r coated w ith fine, in solu b le cau stic matter,
2,500,000 scree, which is only one-tenth
and the sharp, p iercin g pains o r th e d u ll, con stan t aches are felt w ith every th« hardest * weed problem ’ that the ex
iment station haa faced. The plant o f tho land on which forests ought to
p h ysica l m ovem ent. W h en th e b lo o d is filled w ith n ric acid p oison , perm a
one o f the moot difficult weeds to bo growing. Extensive timbered tracts
n en t relief can n ot be exp ected from lin im ents, plasters, o r other external
kill, but its redeeming feature is that ;ain in the northern part o f tbe coun
treatm ent. Such measures g iv e tem p orary relief, b u t in order t o conquer it does not spread rapidly. It stay« try on the waters o f the Talu and Tu
R heum atism and b rin g about a
where it get* its first start. Bmother- rnon Bivero, and lumber operations are
i asc, I ha« Rheumatism as« had to iag by heavy application« o f straw, or carried ou in the mountain district*.
com plete enre, the n ric acid and
work. The «eia la my back and between nannre, ia a fairly successful method, But in the agricultural sections o f the
oth er inflam m atory matter m ust ba
exp elled , and this cannot be done
«I mo . I tried «Tcrythinc. but nothin« did am any but outting it off only makes it grow country wood is very scarce, and the
more rapidly. It ia’ probable that a fuel problem is serious. Coal and other
rood till I heard at end took 8. 8. 8. This
w ith external treatment. S. 8 . S.
-
I»
eutSlng before the application o f th*T mines have been openod by Americans,
cures Rheum atism because it is a
and on« o f the most pressing needs is
mulch would be advantageous.”
perfect and entirely vegetable blood
COlTltAD LOHK.
timber for use in end about tho mines.
USK. 1Mb St.
purifier.
It goes dow n in to the
Milo
M.
Hasting«,
physiological Iu that country, as slsewhere, large
circu lation, neutralizes the acids,
I was aevarelv troubled with Rheumatism. I
chemist o f Christian's School o f Ap quantities of timber are necessary in
had R in my knew, I ori and t S I e , and any one
and dissolves the irritating depos
plied Food Chemistry, o f Now York developing mining property, and it ia
i knows hew n tra -
its w hich are pressing on the sensi
City, write* ae follows:
noteworthy that a country as backward
e yein is and how it iatorfaras with one
tiv e nerves and tissues and p rod u c
at n w i 1 was truly In bod shape—barin* been
“ I am collaborating with Professor industrially aa Korea ean put into prac
bothered wMh It for tea years, eff and on- A
in g pain, enriches the weak, sour
Suzuki, o f tho Agriculture Department tice the principle that tho only sure
local physician advised me te use S. 8. 8. I did
o f Japan, with the view o f furthering way o f getting timber ia to grow it.
b lood , and rem oves every atom o f
so. Attar table* two bots es 1 noticed the eoto-
tho introduction o f tho aoy bean iato
im p u rity from the circu lation. S o
Teaata Cats«».
I and pain wen (reedy reduced. I continued
this country. I wish to obtain tho
instead o f b ein g a weak, sou r
i and wee thoroughly curad; ell pain.
Boll together a pock o f uopeeled t o
most reliable and latest data as to tho matoes and rix minced onions until
stream, d istributin g u ric acid to the
results thus far obtained ia aoy bean
different parts o f the system , the
J J L AOltoW,
culture ia the Btatos. Will you refer soft enough to ba rubbed easily through
b lood ia stron g and h ealthy and
tho following questions to tho member a colander. After potting tha vegeta
therefore able to su p p ly every m us
o f your staff wbo is boot posted upon bles through a colander, poor through
cle, nerve, bone and tissue w ith nourish m en t and strength. T h en the inflam this topic 1
• eoaruo strainer and add to them a
m ation and sw ellin g subside, th e paiu s and aches cease, and n ot o n ly ia
“ (1 ) Have toy beans been grown at tablespoonful each o f powdered d o v e «
R heum atism perm anently cured, b u t under the fine to n ic effects o f S. S . 8 . tbe Washington station or by the farm
mace, pepper, salt and sugar, a salt-
the entire general health is benefitted and b u ilt np. In all form s o f R heum a er* o f the etatet (2 ) I f so, with what
spoonful o f cayenne popper, throe bay
tism . whether acute o r chitinic, 8 . 8 . 3 . w ill be fou n d a safe and reliable treat aueeessf f8) What do you estimate
leaves and a tablespoonful o f calory
m ent. Special book on R heum atism and any m edical a dvice y o u desire w ill the ooet o f production per bushelf (4)
seed
Into a small ••heoeedoth
b e furnished free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLAHTA, GA. To what usee have the beans been put, bag. sewed-
Boll all together for six hours,
and with what success! (5) Do you
know o f any investigations that have stirring frequently. Taka out tha bag
boon made in this country on the eub- o f need and add a pint o f elder vinegar.
»et o f soy bean products as human Boll up onca mom. take from the firs
oodst” „
and. when cold bottle and aaaL
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
One o f the
\ Essentials
Tke
A New Orleans woman, wall known
for her work fo r charity, recently ac
cepted an Invitation to apeak at an
anti-tuberculosis meeting. On the plat
form d ie found herself sealed between
n btabop and a rabbi, and tho tone of
the meeting w-emed to be rendered ex
tremely solemn by tbe combination.
In order to lighten tbe solemnity, she
said, turning to the rabbi: "D o you
know, I feel aa if I were a leaf be
tween the Old and the New Testa
ments.”
The rabbi turned a sad-eyed gaze
upon her. t
/ "Yea. madam,” he said, “ and. If yon
will recall, that page la usually g blank
S ara
W e lle r .
It was Bain Weller who made Dick
ens famous. “ PlekwMt Papers" were
a complete failure financially until this
unique character was Introduced. Tbe
press was all but unanimous in prais
ing Hamtval as an entirely original
character whom none but a great gen
ius could have created.
Dickens re
ceived over $16.000 for "Pickwick
Papers.” and at the age o f twenty-six
be was incomparably tbe moot popular
author o f his day.— London Standard.
hi New
To
Always «hake la Alloa's Foot-Cara, a powder,
(t euros hot, sweating, aching, swollen feet.
Cures corns. Ingrowing nails and bunions. At
»11 druggists and shoe stere», ¿ v . Dont accept
inv substitute. Sample m illed PRKK. Ail liras«
Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, M. T.
M sasiítssaasí
C
Gee Wo
C H IN E S E
DOCTOR
siiM tisasw
S.S.S
CORES
f
.RHEUMATISM
*
r
i
Hot Attracted.
That’s 1».
"A rt you Mme. Bombacino, tho beau
-1 don’ t know why my w ife isn’t
ty specialist?” asked the fair caller.
happy, the has everything money can
"Yes, ma’am," answered the elderly,
■quare-jawed metros. "What csa I do buy.”
- I t la the things which money cannot
for you?"
"Nothing !” «eld the caller, making S buy that make a woman happy."—
Houston P ost
hasty e x it.__________________
among the minerals, etc.,
which Russians regard as the source of
Siberia’* future wealth are gold. Iron,
coking cool, manganese, copper, platinum,
emeralds, topoaea, asbestos, glauber's salt,
rock salt sad, Is nil probability, naphtha
cosmo m»i
FI rat Coed— E ver norie# kow grave
Prof. McGoosle alwaya lo?
Socond Coed— Y q , <but there'a nothlng
etrange about tosi.
He doee all hit
thlnklng te thè dead tanguagos.
m
Pythias had returned, just in time to
«are the life of Da neon.
••Ora!" exclaimed Dionysius. "B oya
when that story is worked Intel a play it
will make a groat hit."
"Moot noble tyrant," «aid Pythian, ven
turing to correct him; "it’s merely a sac
rifice hit.”
Many of the scorer«, however, having
only a superficial knowledge of tbe
marked it dor.-n as a double play.— ChL
Do you like it? Then why
be contented with It? H«ve
to be 9 Oh, no I Just put on
Ayer’s Hair Vigor Bad have
long, thick htlr; soft, even
h«ir; beautiful hair, without a
single gray line in it. Have a
little pride. Keep young Just
as long ss you can.
emtlymr*S»lr*V *%s™rawrf’ 45» taTsTlew
weak. A,sr's Hmlr Visor isstsredths ustu n l
Crash, COL
• T h s ____ ______
“Tommy, did yon give yonr brother
the best part o f tbe apple, as I told yon
tor
"Yeasum. I gsve him the seeds. Ho
esn plant them end have s whole or
chard.”
H O W A R D X . r .r R T O N
n Inadvills. Co anoto
I
Ks-
plrsw
Gami
Prseemtlr CoIU*a.
-D o you ever nsrat Dr. Hybrid?”
-Often. He and I— er—are thrown to
gether a good deal. We travel on the
same suburban trolley line.
SAVE THE CARTON TOPS
and Soap Wrappers from
“ 20 Mole Team Borax”
FOR VALUABLE PREMIUMS
Sand Past Card Car top*«* IOnstrated Osta,
of 1000 Artie laa srirsn array
Co, Oakland. Cat.
Mo
O fa s ls «.
-W h y don’t yon go to work?” asked
tbe prosperous citizen sharply.
“ G’wnn,” retorted the mendicant,
“ you’se fellow s that have all tbe eo*t
snaps have a nerve."— Philadelphia
Ledger.
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t u r e o f O k a s . H . F l e t c h e r , a n d h a s b e e n m a d e n m d e r hks
p e r s o n a l s u p e r v is i o n f o r o v e r S O y e a r * . A l l o w n o o n e
t o d e c e iv e y o u in th is .
C o u n t e r fe it* , Im ita tio n s a n d
44 J u s t - a s - g o o d ” a r e b n t E x p e r i m e n t s , a n d e n d a n g e r 1
h e a l t h o f C h ild r e n — E x p e r i e n c e a g a i n s t E x p e r i m e n t .
What is C A S TO R IA
C a n to r ia is a h a r m l e s s s u b s t i t u t e f o r C a s t o r O i l, Pi
f o r k s , D r o p s a n d _ S o o t h in g ^ S y r u p s . I ■ t ■
i s P l e a s a n t . 1$
orphine nor other Narootto
c o n t a i n s n e i t h e r O p iu m
ibstance. Its
I t s age'is
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