The Fight Is On
Ivenr moment of your life, when
you are at homo or abroad,
awake or ■•loop-
Between the poison germs that are in air,
food and water, - e v e r y w h e r e in f a t * , -
and thabii iohs ° i yonr invisible friends,,,
the little Boldier-oorpusc lee in your blood.
If these little soldiers are kept strong
and healthy by taking Hood's Sarsa­
parilla • you need have no fear of die*
•aae. Begin using it at once if you are
a t all ander the weather, or have
troubles of the blood, stomach, liver
and kidneys. Get it of your druggist.
F a r f r a ns 1«.
“ Ye#, I ’ ve heard of him. lie ’s,
you
a loan shark, Isn’t he?"
"I-one shark? Not on your life ! He’s
got plenty of company, in this town."
what
call
T h e U nattainable.
Isabel— Auntie, pray tell me why yon
never married.
/
• Wasabel— Child, I waited too long for
a prince, when 1 might have baa a duke.
ra ile d .
“ A h !" said Brngiey, with a view to
making Miss W ise jealous. " I was
alone last evening w ith some one I ’ ad­
mire very much."
“ A h !" echoed the bright girl. “ Alone,
w ere you r*— Philadelphia Press.
S tra n ge as I f K a y Seeat.
“ Senator," asked bis constituent, “ how
does It happen that you'have never been
.mixed up in any o f these squabbles or
scandals?"
“ O. that’s because I ’ m a good mixer,”
■aid Senator Lotsmun.
6 n ly O n * "B KO M O Q U IN IN E ”
That Is LAXATIVE BKOMO QUININE. Look
for tbs aim s tu n ot E. W. GROVE. Usad tho
world over to Curs a Cold In Ona Day. 26c.
Used to Melug U rs u a t.
, Man with the Bulbous Nose— So you've
got to go through the divorce mill, have
you?
Man with the Bulging Brow— Yea, but
I don’t mind that. I've had my noaa to
tho grindstone for sixteen yean.
L o v e ’s Teat.
The young husband's fact was aflame
with a deathless devotion.
“ Pulsatilla.” he exclaimed, clasping her
to hit heart. “ I ’ ll wear it. no matter what
the boys at tbe office sa y! . And I ’ ll smoke
’em if they kill m e!"— Chicago Tribune.
■ lu ru rs a a fltfS .
Mrs. Chngwater— What is this “ bread
line" they’ talk about so much. Joaiab?
Mr. Chugwater— You've seen one of
these long ropes of macaroni, haven’t yon?
Well, that’s It.
^ F a t h e r W e a t F o rg e t.
Mr*. Tyte-I’ hiat— Jimmy needs a pair'
•C sbo« ».
Mr. Tyte-Physt— I know it. Jimmy has
been a good boy lately, and I am going td
«at him a pair for a Christmas g i f t
Lam a Back Prescription .
The Increased use o f whiskey for
lame back rheumatism is causing con­
siderable discussion among tbe medical
fraternity. It is an almost infallible
cure when mixed with oertain other
ingredients and taken properly.
The
following formats is effective:
“ To
one half pint of good whiskey add one
ounce of Toris Compound and one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound.
Take
in tablespoonful doses befereeach meal
and before retiring.M Toria compound
is a product of the laboratories o f the
Globe Pharmaceutical Co., Chicago, but
it as well as the other ingredients can
be had from any good drnggiat.
A s n ls a ln to M a lt«.
<£’*
nice new waist la all ernm-
•appose It Is 1 Do
an armless wonder?
Ills
F a lu l
M is t a k e .
’’ Sacreedin’ In life," moralised TTncIs
Kphraim. " ’ponds altogeddah on yo' git-
tin’ de right Staht. lie way I missed It,
chillen, was dat I didn't staht aa a Can-
caasian.” — C bies»« T^b-ine.'
*
S la a p llfr la g
It.
“ Doctor, what makes people have the
hiccups?”
“ ‘ Hiccup’ ia the onoraatopmic
popularly need to designate singultus,
which is a sudden closure of the glottis,
superinduced by a spasmodic contraction
o f the diaphragm.”
“Th at’s what I tell my wife. She eays
it’s caused by laughin', or satin’ some­
thin' dry, or catchln’ your breath at the
wrong time."
•ear 1 s t
tko K tttT .
A ro aad
«b e
D a is y .
There must be no guesswork about
feeding tbe ckif. T b e atouTach o f the
young ca lf IS easily ruined by slipshod
mgthdHs o f feeding. Think o f this when
tem|>ted to feed It ml]k that is too hot
or too cold In a bucket that Is not as
clean and sweet as It should be.
Milk that sticks to the aides o f the
pail and becomes sour ia a bad propo­
sition. as it may cause an attack of-
the agpurs. This trouble means a break
1» thè e a lfs growth, perhaps a stunted
th s D a iry P a y .
calf, and In tbe end an animal o f little
Th ere are 21,104,000 milch cows In value.
tbe United Sts tea— an average o f one
Do not oblige tbe cows to bunk about
cow to four o f the population. Th e the straw p ile until thè chilly nigbta
fact that there has been an increase are post. D ry spots fo r them to sleep
per capita o f the consumption o f milk on i r e usually very Scarce at that sea
and a decrease o f cow « per capita o f son o f tbe year.
the population Indicates that there has
Don't turn the cattle to pasture too
been an improvement in the quality o f early. A good plan to follow ia to w ait
the dairy cows o f the country.
until yon conclude the grass is suffi­
In tbe decade o f 1800 to 1900 the ciently large to turn them on, then
average production o f every dairy cow w ait a week or ten days longer.
showed an increase o f 1,000 pounds o f
A S e i r - F e o d l a * C r ib .
milk, or a commercial gain o f $211,-
A combined corn crib and feeding
000,000. Y e t with this Improvement ad­
mitted, there are many dairies that are shed ia shown in the sketch. Th e feed
being operated at a loss. Th e life o f a bank Is covered by a lean-to shed 1(1
dairy cow ia estimated at seven years
and her annual depredation represents
oue-seventh o f her full value, which is
taken into consideration in computing
the profits o f the herd. I f the d a iry­
man would ascertain i f his herd la pay­
ing a Droflj he needs to charge fo r tbe
help to operate It, the cost o f the
feed, the interest on the Investment and
the normal depreciation o f- t h e value
o f the cows. A ll these items enter luto
fixed operating charges and need to be
deducted from the gross receipts o f the
dairy before profits can .he computed.
T b e receipts o f the dairy should not
only pay the operating expenses and
fixed charges, but alao leave a liberal
R E O IItO s u e d I k d c o s n c u i
balance fo r p ro fit
n « a « a i*
C a b b a c * C o tte r.
A cheap and easily made cabbage
and root cutter is shown In the cu t
Take tw o 12-tacb boards and nail them
strongly together.
W ith dividers de­
scribe a circle, then saw out and mark
In quarters. Cut four slots 7 Inches
long on a aiant, as shown by dotted
lines, so the cabbage will fa ll through
easily. ' Next cut two circles 4 Inches
In diameter.
Nall one to the large
wheel on the back and leave tbe other
loose on- tBfe abaft to act as a bearing.
Make a fram e to admit tbe wheel,
leaving 2 Inches clear, and Just wide
enough so the knives do not strike the
side. Make a top over the wheel, and
put a hopper ou the opposite side from
the crank.
Tbe knives are 8 Inches
long and can be made froth an ild buck­
saw and ground down sharp, w ith a
bevel on one side. Screw these on L ie
feet wide.
Small doors opening into
the crib every tw o feet Just over the
manger allow tbe corn to come out
without shoveling. T h is shed should be
built on tbe south side o f the crib In a
bright, sunny place. T h is arrangement
Is a great labor saver and quite an aid
in bad weather, especially i f the ends
are Inclosed.— Farm and Home.
r-
U eee
of
C ora.
The Crop jtep o rjer la endeavoring to
tell fo r what purposes corn Is used. In
the year 1890, so
authority states,
the to tfl crop was 2,000,000,000 bushels.
O f this crop $41,000.000 bushels w *re
consumed In the flour and grist m ills;
8,000,000 in manufacture o f starch, 0,-
000,000 fo r malt liquors. 17.000,000 1n
distilling o f liquors, 40,0<j0,000 fo r glu­
cose, 190,000,000 fo r export, and 13,-
000,000 fo r seed. Th is accounts for
only 19.3 per cent o f the entire crop,
most o f tbe remainder being used fo r
feeding purposes. Tbe more one studies
the corn crop, tbe more Interesting It
becomes.
Its magnitude aa a food-
giver and labor-employer grows with
every observation oue makes o f the
corn crop.— Springfield Register.
W a it e .
Unsanitary dairy w ells are a menace
to heglth, and as the country becomes
more cloeely settled more and more
care ia necessary to provide good water.
The director o f the Chicago hygienic
laboratory reports that o f 153 wells on
near-by dairy farms, examined by the
Inspectors, only eleven were found to
BOOT CUTTXB.
be sAfe fo r domestic purposes. In all
cases the safe wells were those llne.l
wheel at a slant according to the thick
with cement, with cement covers, with
ness the cabbage is wanted. A square
hole should be cut tbrougb the center s protecting flange o f cement several-
feet but from tbe well. In some o f tbe
o f the wheel fo r tbe shaft.— Farm and
wells used fo r washing milk utensils
Home.
,
a high percentage o f colon
bacteria
were found, and in some cases manure
T i m e f o r D a te l.a a d . " *
An application o f 1,090 pounds o f could be detected microscopically au<]
lime per acre was practically as effi­ by the odor.
cient In case o f oats as an application
M i l l « « l o r L « « o C ro p s .
o f 2,000 pound* In tests made at 4he
Millet as a late crop to plant In case
New Jersey station.
Iti the esse o f
o f the failu re o f the eoru crop or fa il­
clover the larger application gave the
ure to get corn planted at all. Is rec­
better results
Lim e In tbe form o f
ommended by tbe Ohio station. The
carbonate produced more dry matter
earlier sorts qm be seeded through
than nitrogen and ash burned lime.
July, and make fa ir fields. Hay Is tit.*
Tbs results o f the studies o f nitrogen
most common use made o f tbe crop,
fixation were quite Irregular, but agree
and fo r this It compares favorably with
In general In Indicating that the addi­
timothy, both In composition and di­
tion o f fertiliser materials increased
gestibility. It Is good fegd for cattle,
nitrogenJJxatlon and that carbonate o f
horses and sheep, but when overripe
lime favored nitrogen fixation to a
should not be fed to horses exclusively,
greater extent than burned lim e
as It affects the kidneys. M illet ts also
grown
for pasture seed, and even for
A a e r l o a a L i a b e r s e r C hoose.
I t Is now claimed that tbe United silage. As a soil cleaner. It is also al­
States makes Just as good llmburger most equal to a summer fallow.
Thomas G ray kept tbe elegy by him
fo r nine years before fie gave *t to the
world. H e polished aw ay at It all tfcoee
years aa a lapidary polishes a gem, and
the result was he made It a gem. In
his whole life he Wrote comparatively
little, and when asked why he had
replied, “ Because cbeese aa does the province In Bel­
w ritten so little
a a M o d e a « P r e f e r r i n g M ilk .
o f tbe exertion
in the labor o f gium where it originated. Tbe A m eri­
A German patent specification de­
can method la to take a piece o f a
composition."
scribes a process fo r preserving milk
c a l f t stomach and set it aw ay In a
by removing all dissolved oxygen by
basket w arm place In a can o f whole milk. In meana o f the addition o f a small quan­
E very
about fo rty minutes tbe curdling mess
•round hie bind )i
tity o f ferrous carbonate. The process
amlnlng the baby o f a bee through a la pounded and then the whey pressed, ia bes«d on the fact that fm h ly-p re-
A fterw a rd forms are filled and
microscope w ill observe that on tbe o u t
clpitated ferrous carbonate In the pres­
Salt is
hind legs o f the creature there la a further drainage permitted.
ence o f oxygen immediately assimilates
fringe o f stiff hairs on the surface, the rubbed on the outside until It becomes oxygen and evolves an equivalent quan­
hairs approaching each other at the slippery; then the cheese la aet aw ay tity o f carbon dioxide.
One part o f
tips, so as to form a sort o f cage. This In the cellar to ripen fo r a month or ferrous carbonate is sufficient fo r 50,-
la the bee’s basket, and Into It, after tw o and the germs do the re st
000 parts o f milk, and the properties
a successful journey, he w ill cram
o f the milk are not altered in any way
T o h a m e G r o w e r s C om fefae.
enough pollen to last him fo r tw o or
by the addition, which should be made
Th e Union Tobacco Society, repre­
three days.
before the milk ia boiled.
senting tobacco-growing Interests in
T a k lu a r H im a t H ie W o r e .
Kentucky, Indiana,
Ohio, Tennessee *
C r lb h ln s C o r e .
Excited Caller (sit police station)— I and Wisconsin, with estimated assets
Th e corn crib should be natrow and
had my pocket picked on the’street cars o f $30,000,000, has been organised. The
slatted on tbe sides and ends, so that
just now I
purpose o f the organisation Is aald to a free'circu lation o f a ir Is possible In
Desk Sergeant— Well. If you had It
be to protect the tobacco growers from all directions. Some farm ers place hol­
done what are you coming here to kick
a minimum price, and the consumer low crates in the cribs as they are
about?
from a maximum acale. Th e Interests filled, ao that there w ill be no heat­
V a e le A llo a .
_
o f the growers In tbe States named ing or spoiling in the center o f the
"Sometime*," said Uncle Allen Sparks, win be pooled and tbe tobacco sold
mass. H eating destroys the corn germ
"one of them statesman fellows
who through a Board o f Directors.
think* he's steering a mighty judicious
M o la a o e e C a k e .
course between the radicate and the con­
O
olvoo’
R
ra
is
e
.
Into
two-thirds
o f a cup o f molasses
servatives wabblee just enough to make
Wash the brains carefu lly and cat stir a tablespoonful o f melted butter,
both o f 'em core on him."
each pair intis four places, taking awBy two-thirds o f s cup o f coffee, a half­
Yoaag.
all bits o f fiber and akin. Rinse wall, cup o f sugar, one beaten egg, one and
Elderly Relative — I really think, wipe dry and dip each piece first In
a h alf teaapoonfnls o f soda dliwolved
Gladys, yon shoo Id marry young.
beaten egg, then In cracker crumbs, In a tablespoonful o f hot water, and
Gladys (with a charming blush)—
then In egg and again in cracker ons and one-half cups o f f l o w
m »
Why, Aunt Annabel, how did you fits!
crumb# and fry in hot f a t
wall and bake in a lo a f tin.
out his name*
\
ITHC W E E K L Y
MAPLEINE
A
F lavorin g.
I« :
syrup better than Maple.
•A
J*
S o ! J b y g ro c e r s .
60 Cts
a bu.
______ | Per Sal M r's catalog pas* 1*9-
I Lirrest frow er, ot seed potatoes and ..
I vegetable« in tbe world. Big catalog t.eo: . . .
■ «end ISO In atampe and recaive catalog and
I luoo kernel» each ot onion*, carrot», celery.
I radish#*, IJOO Wttnee. rutabaga, turnip*, loo
I par»ley, too tomatoes, too melons, i*oo|
charming flower seed*. In all 10.000 karnals.
easily worth *1 .0 0 of any mao’* money. Or.
send *O o and we add one pkg. ot BarUsat
Heap O’Day Sweat Corn.
SALZER SEED CO.. Bas f t
La Craaea. Wl*.
^
■
T h e « Is
scnrccly iO " I lir it to the
poesfbte im pr^vtm ert la keels,
b u ilt take* tin e rod f o r cy. W e have
b e e « Improvin'? liower ami veer table
seeds fo r over >■> rears, tto re than rocs
people r-e w orking to make Ferry’s
Seeds su.t you. t j y the b e»!—Ferry’s.
For tale everywhere.
Finny’s i c r o e r r a mnmvrl
em u on m xqvun.
MAKE OLD SILVER NEW
Hava you some old. tarn shed Kn'vos, Forks
and Spoor*» that look bad? Would you like to
have them plated with pure »river ao thegr win
look and wear like solid eihrat?
The 2
“FLYERS”
SEND US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
1492— Columbus cast anchor in the bay
of St. Thomas.
and giva us a list o f what rou have that needs
raflnishlna and wa will send you by return
mail fall information and particulars bow to
have it dona at tittle >
a
Cent to Learn It
— Instruction of cargo of taxed tea It Doesn’t Cost You
Simply send us your name and
in Boston harbor by citizens disguis­
above. and wa will do as we agrea
ed as Indiana, known as the “ Boston
OREGON MATING W 02KS, Silver
Tea Party.”
Partita*. 0rt|aa
1775— British under Lord Dunmore de­ Mtk «a4 Aider Streets.
feated by the Americans at Norfolk,
Va.
1770—The seat of the United 8tates gov­
ernment « a s removed to Baltimore.
■X&NERs
1777— North Carolina* adopted constitu­
tion.
are the
....
O. R. & N.
ad* v
■
fast.through train«
between
PORTLAND and
1778— Four hundred persons perished in
the burning of a theater in Sara­
BMP®
The deanest. lightest
gossa, Spain.
and roost comfortable
1787— New Jersey ratified the Federal
constitution.
1789— The first circulating library
/
established in Salem, Man.
At the seme time
W M . McMURRAY, G. P. A.
1790— The Russians took'the fort:
cheapest In the
mael from tbe Turks.
end because It
Portland
wears longest
1792— First provincial Parliament of
lower Canada met at Quebec.
'359 Ercrywherc
1799— Burial of Gen. Washington.
Every garment,
F N U
N o. 5-0»
guaranteed
1804— Thomas Jefferson and George Clin­
waterproof Catalog tree
d X l f w r it in g t o s d v e rU a a rs
ton were unanimously chosen Presi­
w ^ iJ 0wCQCa boaton . u sa
r
m e n tin a th is .p a p e r .
TOWC « CAMAQUN CO LfMlTCQ. TQPQPffP’J CAN
dent and Vice President of tbe Unit­
ed States.
1807— First Roman Catholic orphan asy­
lum in America incorporated in Phil­
adelphia.
1812— Town of Derby, Vt., attacked by
the British.
1835— Great fire In New York; $20,000,-
m u do u i
000 property loss.
HUT AM
1815— Sir Hugh Gough defeated the
IF'M nutro
Sikhs in battle of Moodkee.
Get it from
C « > AND
1840— TYie first regimedt to fight against
your Grocer
DO 17
Mexico was organized in Pittsburg.
,
1852—Ba era men to. Cal., was flooded by
the breaking of a levee.
e x c lu s iv e « • th e L a s t.
M a k la c It H o n e - lik e .
1855—Joel Abbott,
commanding
tbe
An instance o f excluslveheas main­
A
good
story is told on Sam Craw ­
American squadron iu the East In­
tained under difficulties la reported ford. the heavy slugger o f the Tigers.
dies. died at Hongkong.
from the ladies’ cabin o f an Atlantic By trade Craw ford is a barber. Th e
1800— South Carolina seceded from the
liner. A ll were sick except one lady other day he went into a restaurant,
U nion.. . .Gov. Hicks of Maryland
and
a cat, which wandered nneaafly drew himself up to a table, stuck his
refused to receive the Mississippi
about. Th e lady ventured to ‘ stroke feet under and looked satisfied.
commissioners.
the cat, remarking, “ Poor pussy.” Th e
“ W alter, a little beefsteak and on­
1862— The Confederates recaptured Holly
cat waa Inclined to respond and elevat­ ions. please.”
Springs, Miss.
ed Its tail in token o f good will, when
“ Yes, sir. Have some nice ham and
1864— President Lincoln called for 300,-
*anie
In cabbage also?”
000 volunteers. 1. .Gen. Dix issued an from a neighboring berth
order for reprisals on Canadians be­ choking tone* the words, “ Excuse me,
“ N o."
cause o f the 8t. Albans raid; order that ia a private c a t!” — Argon au t
“ H ow about some prime roast beefT’
annulled later by President Lincoln.
San* W e l l e r .
‘ “ Don’t want any.”
1870— Destructive fire at Little Bock,
I t was Sam W eller who made Dick­
" A little o f our elegant tripe would
Ark.
ens famous. “ Pickwick Papers” were do you good.”
1880— Paul Kruger elected president of a complete failu re financially until this
“ John.” called the proprietor, “ what
the South African republic.
unique character was introduced. T h e d’ ye mean by annoying a customer like
1891— Drexel Institute of Art, Science press was all but unanimous In p rais-{'th a t?"
and Industry dedicated in Philadel­ ing Samlval aa an entirely original
“ Just trying to make him feel at
p h ia .... Sir Oliver Mowat. Liberal character whom none but a great gen­ born*, air. H e’s a burlier."
prime minister of Ontario, issued an ius could have created. Dickens re­
P I L E S C U R E D I N « T O 14 D A T S
address declaring rigorously against ceived over $16,000 fo r “ Pickwick P a ­
PAZO O INTM ENT is guaranteed to cure say
Americsn assimilation.
pers,” and at the age o f twenty-six he case o f Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
ifc 03 — A provincial plebiscite In Prince
was incomparably the most popular Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 60c.
Edward Island supported prohibition
author o f bis day.— London Standard.
P r o p h e c y e F a lB Ile d .
of the liquor traffic by an overwhelm­
“That baby, madam.” said Ibe doctor
N a tu r a lly .
ing m ajority..
Boss— When you told that new clerk , to . the
. . proud _ . and happy .. mother, . “ will
1894— E. V. Deba sentenced to six
he’d
have
to
hump
him»elf
if
he
expected
h,B m“ r* " the w“ r'd * ° m^. dV ‘
months’ imprisonment for contempt
Note the fulfillment of tbe prediction.
of court during the great railroad to hold his job how did he take it?
In less than sixteen years that boy
Department Manager— He got his back
strike in Chicago. *
was tbe scoreboard artist ia a great bass-
up right away.
1800— The Broadway National Bank of
ball park.
O
T k e C oop.
Boston closed it* doors... .lo r d Rob­
“ Th is flat is a mere coop."
erta appointed commander-in-chief of
D i d n ’ t C a r e W h o K n e w 1«.
"Yea, John,” said his w ife sweetly,
the British forces in South Africa.
Fluffy Y'oung Thing— I ’d like to prepay
1900— George Moorman, adjutant general “ and the cook has Just flew i t ” — Pltta- ibe express on this package.
Express Company's Agent— What’s th*
o f the United Confederate Veterans, bnrg P oet
value?
died at New Orleans.
U n h y g ie n ic R o o a lla g .
Fluffy Young Thing— Nothing, sir. It’s
1005— Gov. lot Follette of Wisconsin re­
Th e Countryman— Down here, air, we a bundle of letters. I'm sending them
signed and was succeeded by Lieut.
make it a rule to go to bed with tbe back to him.
Gov. Davidson... .Abraham II. Hum­
mel, New York lawyer, was convicted -hk-kens.
T b e Britisher— Er^-don’t you find It
of conspiracy -and sentenced to Im­
■torn.
beastly unhenlthv?— Puck.
prisonment for one year.
Or. B.
1907— The American battleship fleet de­
P r e a m b le fo r Them .
B ro ntoli S p read #
R a p id ly .
parted from Hampton Roads for tht
City Man— Does it pay to keep hern
Th e rapid watcr-eroalon o f parta o f
Pacific coast.
Suburbanite— Yea. It pays the hens; * > 1 *- Colony la attributed chiefly to
FACTS FdR FARMERS.
they get their board and lodging absolute- burning o f vegetation and the *tart-
A rabbit hunt, in which twenty met. ly free.
ing o f paths by cattle and wagons.
and boya participated, and which resulted
Once started, erosion ia very rapid,
A B a re l i e s .
In the slaughter o f 278 rabbits, ushered
and the Ougera or Brak river, which
” 1 can’t understand how you tell the
in ttw first heavy fall of snow in the vi­
did not exist 60 years ago, now aver­
cinity o f Albion, Iowa.
Metcalf and age o f a horse by looking at his teeth,”
ages 300 feet in width and 15 feet in
aald
the
city
girl.
Fraley, two members of on* teem, killed
eighty-eight cotton tails in one slough.
“ I can’t tell Jlst exactly," replied the depth.
SPOKANE
POMMEL
SLICKER
(R E S C E N T
rotvoa wu
W M a te
BAKIDir, PflWIiFR
A FULL POUND 25c*
FITS
Paper ia to be manufactured from cot­
ton stalks, according to a report of the
bureau of manufactures.
A company
capital lied at $500,000 has bees organised
at Atlanta, Ga., for the purpoee. It ia
claimed that paper can be made from
cotton stalka at a coat o f about $15 a
ton.
The Minnesota Co-operative Dairies’
Association, which began in May to hold
Minnesota dairy products independently
of eaeterli commission bouses, has handled
,000,0(D pounds o f butter since that
time. The creameries are satisfied with
the results, and the business of the con­
cern is growing. The business this month
considerably larger than it was laat
month.
North Dakotans have been holding a
good roads conference at Grand Forks,
and a number of changes in the present
rond system w ill be recommended.
Special orders have been issued by the
Brltieh board of agriculture, giving the
proper official full power to deal with the
cargoes of three steamers that left New
York, and four othera that cleared from
Philadelphia after the board issued its
order prohibiting the landing In Great
Britain of cattle - or fodder from the
8tatea o f Pennsylvania, New York and
New Jersey, because of the outbreak of
the foot and mouth dieeaa*
old farm er. “ B at i f he bes falsa teeth
I know he ain’t no c o lt "
P r i v i le g e d .
Mothers w ill And Mrs. Winslow*« Boothia#
Byrnp the b a t reined» to use lo t their c h in rag
Aurine the teething period.
A a A s lh o r lt f.
“ O, but wasn’t Tennyson a great poet!"
The Father— I learii with sorrow,
“ You bet! He could violate every rule
of rhyme or rhythm without being called my son. that you are getting to be
what they tenn quite fast.
down for k .”
The Son— You shouldn't believe all
c e a eeeattv e.
you hear. dad. I ’ll Introduce you to a
Percy— Pehaw ! What If she did? Tw o
man who w ill tell you another story.
negatives in the seme sentence are equiva­
The Father— And who is he?
lent to an affirmative.
The Son— My tailor. l ie says I ’m
Algy— Yea. but she mid “ Naw ! N it !"
the slowest chap he’s got on his book«.
and it sounded like two sentence*.