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KILL THE CATERPILLAR NOTED OCUUST 8AY8 THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS. They 8hed Poisonous Hairs, Which Getting Into tho Eyes, Will Event ually Cause Blindness If Not Immediately Removed. New York. After something Ukk twenty-five years' study of the eye- affection known as ophthalmia nodosa, a celebrated oculist has discovered that it is caused by the presence of caterpillar-hairs in the eye. On these hairs are microscopic thorns and brushes which set up inflammation, attended by great swelling of the lid. As the presence of this foreign matter causes a copious flow of tears, the source of the trouble is very difficult of detection. If these hairs are not Immediately removed they gradually become embedded In the Inner part of the eye by the friction of the lid, and form small knots under the conjunc tiva. From here they work their way Into the rainbow skin and the lower layers in the apple of the eye, when the inflammation becomes so acute that it may even entirely destroy the apple of the eye itself. These da tiger ous caterpillars are known by the suf ficiently formidable names of B'om byx and Cnethocampa processlonea. It is also said that the poisonous mat ter contained in the hair of these in sects is dangerous to the skin if per mitted to come Into contact with It. causing Inflammation that may even lead to nettlerash. Hence it may bo gathered that the antipathy of the peo ple living in the country to handle these creatures is founded on some thing more than mere superstition. Their observation has evidently pre ceded science; and, since these In sects may be even more dangerous to human beings than they are to plaats those who have anything to do with them cannot be too careful. As the poisonous hairs are sometimes shed by the caterpillars and float In the air, It is advisable that drastic measures should be adopted for their destruc tion Immediately they make their ap pearance in garden shrubbery. HE'S HIS OWN GRANDFATHER Man Whose Father Married His Step daughter Is Brother to His Own Son. . Lebanon, O. Asserting he is hlu rwn grandfather and a brother to his own son, Richard Connell arrived here to spend Beveral weeks with friends. He was formerly a Warren county resident and is well known by older residents. "I will tell you how it Is," said Con nell, In explaining hla strange relation ships. "You see, I met a young widow In Iowa by the name of Sarah Minor, and we were married. She had a step daughter. Then my father met our stepdaughter and married her. That made my wife the mother-in-law of her father-in-law and made my stepdaugh ter my stepmother and my father be came my stepson. - "Then my stepmother, the step daughter of my wife, had a son. That boy was my brother, of course, be cause be was my father's son, but ho was also my son and my wife's step daughter and therefore her grandson. That made me grandfather of my step brother. "Then my wife had a son. My mother-in-law, the stepsister of my son, Is also his grandmother, because he is her stepson's child. My father is the brother-in-law of my child, because my son's stepsister is my father's wlfa I am the brother of my own son, who is also tho child of my grandmother. I am my mother's brother-in-law, my wife is her own child's aunt, my son Is my father's nephew, and I'm mj own grandfather. So there you are.' HEAD OF ENGLAND'S NEW MILITARY BALLOON CORPS Great Britain, to '.ir behind tne oth- ir pow- in regard to the science ol aerial warfare., is making tardy ef forts to gft in sight of them, anyway. Last year for the first time a largo sum of money was voted In Ue army estimates f o i "aerial tccourf " then came the In stitution of a civil superinend ent of he army balloon works at Farnborough ; finally, the appointment of MaJ. Sir Alexan der Bannerman to the command of the "arm air corps has been made, and a glanace at this gentleman's chin makes one think that, in spite of the Herculean tak before Llm, it s like ly that some progress may be mac, for if ever determination is w.-tr in capital letters on anyone's ce, It Is there. Up to now all the "ba''oon busi ness" of the British army has been carried out by the Royal cnuineers, but f.om the date of Sir Alexander's appointment a n.w unit of the -my Is formed, called the army balloon corps. The officers of this corps wi'l not be recruited tn,lj from tte Royal engineers as formerly, but from- any part of the army, providing that the men show an aptitude for aeronautics. The works at Farnborough will be the constructional and experimental departments for dirigible balloons only, the aeroplane department being situated at Salisbury, but it is at the former place where most of the work will be done for the present as the aeroplane has not yet proved Itself of sufficient value during maneuvers to warrant the expenditure of much money upon its development in this direction. Sir Alexander saw active service in the South African war, and afterward went through the Russo-Japanese war, being attached to the Japanese army. Ho was present during the siege and fall of Port Arthur and received a Jap anese order. The Bannermans, as their name im plies, were hereditary banner bearers to the kings of Scotland, and the title was awarded by Charles II. t 1682 to Alexander Bannermann of ""sick, for devotion to the Stuarts "on ac count of his constant loyalty during the rebelMon and of the heavy calam ities he had suffered on that account." This Ale7ndor Bannern.ann's third son wau obliged to fly to France owing to being implicated in the rising of 1715, and the third baronet followed Ms example some years later afte. having raised a regimect and fought for Bonny .Prince Charlie at Culloden, 'VOMAN DOES GREAT WORK AMONG FRIEMjLESS GIRLS BALD HEADS ARE IN FAVOR Women 8eem to Prefer Men Who Ap pear Thoughtful and Kind by Loss of Hair. London. There Is hope and comfor. for tho bald-headed man. Ilia baldnosi Is not a disfigurement, but a positive charm, to a pretty woman's eyes. That at least is tho theory of a well-known doctor, who hns had ample opportuni ties of studying human nature. Just when he Is beginning to noto with anx iety the ever Increasing patch of bald ness on his head, Uut is tho time he is entering upon the happiest period of his Ufa. "It is difficult to give an exact rea son why tho bald-headed man is so well liked by women," he says, "but in my experience tho fuet Is Indisputable. It may be because ho appears to be: Thoughtful and kind. Trustworthy, sedate and confiding. Past the follies and frivolities 6f fouth. Usually successful. A man of property. "A doctor welcomes baldness whei It comes to him, as a sign of state ness and dignified learning, which in variably increases his practise." Women Hid Tobacco In Bustles. Ebensburg, Pa. When Warden nt tha roimty lail instituted a I U V V vm a.rrh throuah the women's depart n,.nt ta learn where the tobacco anf Mrarnttes were coming from, he made at&rtlln discovery. A number of women wore bustles filled with flake tobacco, ciararette paper and matches mm others had cloth "rats" .n their hair, and they, too, were found full of "the makings. Prominent among tho many who are working to better the conditions of the friendless girls of New York Is Mias Alice C. Smith, known as "The Friend of the Fallen." Night after night this woman can be found caring for unfortunate wom en and girls who are arraigned In Jefferson Market court. She passes on each case after the judge has committed the delin quent to her chargo and to each of fender she offers a helping hand. She is the regular probation officer of the court and, although prominent in clubs and society circles, she places her work among the fallen above everything else. Her nine years' experience in this field of endeavor has enabled her to develop a philosophy that would widen, strengthen and broaden those theoretical upllfters who prudishly hut their proper eyes to conditions revaillng In the slums and send money and dollies to the "heathen" of the South seas. She Is a woman who has made her life an example of all that Is truly Christian and kindly and the results of her work aro splendid tributes to the success of her mission After a girl Is placed under the care of MIbs Smith, she Boon begins to real lze that her probation officer is her friend an- helper. She Is generally led to place her confidence In this kindly womim and la this way is saved. Tnls angel of the law places many girls on Se right road and helps them to stay ere. She is doing a great work at the night court. Mlas Smith Is a native of Hornell, N. Y. She spent 12 years in California. She is an accomplished musician and is very popular among the best fami lies of New York. Her work as pro bation officer Is her chosen calling and uho Is proud to be known aa "The Friend of the Fallen." KILL THE CANADA THISTLES Experiment Stations Have Underta ken to Tell Farmers How to Ex terminate Noxious Weeds. (By C. W. PRATT, Missouri.) The experiment stations of this country have undertaken to show the farmers how to exterminate the Can ada thistle and do it scientifically. It Is the most dreaded of all weeds, be- sause Its seeds are so easily distribut ed, and it grows by underground 3tems. The life of the plant depends upon '.he green leaves above ground. Cut ting these leaves and the stems twice does not seem to affect the roots, which have reserve material to draw upon, but by continued cuttings this re serve will be exhausted and the plant will die. The most successful of the state ex periments was in Illinois. The thistles used In the test covered two and one half acres very thickly of a rich black prairie soli. The thistles were cut July 17, when in full bloom, very close to the ground. The ground was plowed three Inches deep and harrowed. Hun garian millet was sown at the rate of one bushel per acre. On September 10 the millet was one foot high and the thistles four or five inches high. It was turned under and harrowed. Oc tober 8 the ground was plowed, again harrowed and seeded to winter rye at the rate of one and one-half bushels per acre. , ' The middle of the following April the rye was turned under and the ground thoroughly harrowed. The ground was plowed May 25 and June 25. On May 25 very few thistles could be found. July 14 the ground was seeded to mil let which was cut for hay September 15. Less than fifty thistles were found on the two and one-half acres during the latter half of the season. The net total cost of this victory was $10.50 per acre. Thistles should not only be cut but burned. No trace of them should be left, as the seeds are easily distributed and will thrive under the most advers conditions. MAN TO MAN By JOANNA SINGLE 0 Berlin to Honor Austrian Emperor. The city council of Berlin has de cided to honor the emperor of Aus tria by giving his name to the square near the new opera house. The Kaiser Franz Josef Platx, as it will tie called, is situated in Unter den Linden, and Is surrounded by the palaces of Wil liam I and the Empress Frederick, the Frederick William university and the Royal Guards. The rebuilt opera houue faces the square across Unter den Linden. The plati is adorned with a marble memorial of the Em press Augusta and flv statues ot Ptniaalan warriors. SELECT BEST LAYING HENS (Copyright, xqio, by Associated Literary Proat.) Tessie was a bone of contention and she did not look the part She was little and plump and rosy, with dimples dimpling at every movement of her. Her hands were dimpled, her cheeks and her chin. The worst part of it, the solemn and serious part, is that the two es pecial men were, and presumably still are, brothers. Not merely brothers in misery, but sons of one father and mother and twins at that And, moreover, they were old enough to know better. Nothing in the world is 10 foolish about things in general es pecially a pretty girl as the man who knows better. They were twenty-six years old apiece, which adds up to fifty-two, and plainly shows that be tween them, they should have been able to read Tessie's intentions. Before her advent as an all-summer visitor at the Farleys', next neighbors to the Martin bachelor hall, all had been peace. Then John and Henry Martin, home from their work one late spring afternoon, went out to potter In their toy garden and commune with nature and each other. They had been devoted from boyhood and were never seen apart save when their work sep arated them. They made dates with each other, like girls, big, strong, man ly young felloms as they were. Tessie declares to this day that she had ac tually eeen them holding hands like lovers. One day they went into their gar den and saw, suddenly thrust up over the vine-covered division wall, a saucy yellow head looking like a strange and lovely flower above the green. They stared a moment, and then remembered their gentlemen's manners. Having no hats on their dark shocks of hair, they could not raise them, but they straightway for got the onion patch and bowed beau tifully. They happened to do it in unison, which struck the girl as rldlcu I .nrctar May Be useful. or by proxy, run tne gamut inm-j N() aouDt manjr uses can be forma monial experience, but John and Henry r a rattler-g existence and yet when Martin became familiar spirits at their neighbors. And when various other young men added themselves to the summer's gayety, and the girl played with them all impartially, it added in terest and complications to the game. It was full six weeks before any trouble began. Then each of the twins woke to the consciousness that rou nave your gun with you and you Snd one within range, yon kill it on principle, not that you are afraid of t biting you, but that there is a ihance of if biting the next thing, hu man or otherwise, that cornea along. Pettit's Eye Salve. Na matter how badlv the eyes may his brother was not always welcome tie diseased or injured, restores normal in hla vicinity especially at moon- :onditions. lieht picnics, and things of the sort i All druggists or Howard Bros., Buffalo, N. Y. Use of Trapnest Gives Poultry Raiser Absolute Knowledge of Hard Workers and Drones. There is but one sure way of find Ing out which are our workers. We must catch th'e hens in the act. Each hen is to be known by the number on the band or ring that Is placed on her leg. Catching the hen in the trap nest, her number is ascertained and this is marked on the egg. Each eve ning after the eggs are gathered these numbers are properly credited on a record blank provided for that pur pose. At the end of the year we know for a certainty how many eggs the hen has laid. Not only that, but we also know the size of her egg wheth er normal or not and the color, whether white, brown or tinted. The writer, however, does not em ploy trap nests for the purpose of finding out which are our best year- round layers, says a poultry raiser in the American Cultivator. What we want to know is which are our best cold-weather layers. We want to know which are the profitable workers during late fall and early spring times eggs bring the best prices. It is not a question with us how many eggs a hen lays in a year, but how much money her product brings. If It is possible to concentrate the bulk of her crop in six months of the year when prices are high, an induce her to "take it easy" during the warm months, devoting the moat of that time to broodlneBs and molting, we will have stronger and hardier stock, and consequently more profit ' THB BVOB OP TM6 BBO DETERMINED to "KA.UB IT OUT' Feeding Pigs. As a rule, the smallest pigs should have the surplus skim milk, kitchen slops and these pickings with mid dlings, says a writer in the Baltimore American. Feed middlings to the larger hogs right along If you can make it pay, yet I think there Is more profit in feeding It to smaller stock. Does it pay to "ring" the late fall pigs. I would rather not if it can be avoided. Save the rings for the sows and larger hogs. The custom of ring ing little pigs is not so prevalent as It was, especially in the fall. Just keep them out of places whree their rooting will do harm, and If they root in a sod to be plowed for corn next spring, maybe they will get some of the grubs that would attack the grow ing crop. Yolks In Wool. White yolks or grease In wool makes a waterproof coating on the outside of the wool that holds every particle of wool that would otherwise drop off, is a black top, says a writer in an exchange. But the yellow yolk will wash off with the decayed ends of the wool and become a white top. Buyers call our Delaine wool X class and thereby we lose by this leverage. Do we have any XXX wools? If we do they say the grease or yolk Is worth 40 cents per pound. Moldy Corn Produces Staggers. The Kansas experiment station has just issued a bulletin giving results of experiments to determine the cause of blind staggers in horses. It is not certain with micro-organism present in mold corn produces the trouble, but It comes from that kind of corn. No matter which one is responsible, we can avoid it by feeding only sound grain to horses, and using moldy stuff for less sensitive animals if it is nsed M all tous. She laughed outright anU they (lushed. One such young man close at aand was joy enough to the girl's love of battle. But two and Just alike! So that was what the Farleys had Joked about mysteriously, casting hints on her ability to make indentations on the hearts of at least two gentle men of their acquaintance! They had not said whlch two. But these were certainly the ones. The idea brought an amazing brightness to the blue eyes which were already bright enough for all good purposse.' "I didn't mean to disturb you," said her silver-bell voice. "I stuck my head up to see what lay beyond the Farley boundaries. I only arrived last night, and want to get the lay of the land. I am sorry to embarrass you so, bo I'll go away directly." But she didn't they would not Jet her. They told her who they weVe, and It became necessary for them to come much closer, in order that she might hear them and that they might see her better. She plainly enjoyed herself. And they declared that they were family pets at the Farleys and were going to Invite themselves over tor the evening, if she didn't mind. She did mind, but she said she didn't She had nothing else in mind, being utterly idle and on her mettle. She had heard about the inseparable twins who hunted in couples and fought shy of love lest it take them from . each other. That was the beginning. The next evening they went with out invitation, and the next after that they had the Farleys and the girl over to a picnic supper on their be flowered lawn. Their one little Jap servant grinned and served. It was not often his masters had a lady for him to wait upon. They sat one on each side of her, and her dimples and her eyes twinkled at them impartially. The Farleys were content to watch the play unhindered then and for weeks thereafter. They were amused and a little nervous. They figured it out with unerring mathematical cor rectness that finally the girl would have to choose, and that if one was ta ken the other would be left Two men In love with the same woman cannot abide together in peace after one has married her. Florence Farley was a born match maker, and matchmakers are seers. They know what will happen ty what has happened. They have themselves. Why on earth, thought Henry, 'could not good old John see that he was boring the girl? She certainly .had been perfectly willing to go off for a long stroll with himself, but John had blindly gone along, too. Of course, she had from sheer politeness been Impartial. But it was plain to see which she preferred! And It is a ridiculous fact that John had almost the identical idea with regard to Henry. In two months the brothers began to be a little irritated with each other. One evening John suddenly stopped his elaborate toilet, and said he didn't believe he'd go over that evening. He was tired. Henry was anxious, protested faintly, but was secretly delighted. He went alone and John was furious. Henry had her to him self, and for once In his life forgot he had a brother. Tessie marked the absence of John, and thought she saw a rift in the lute. She did not intend real mischief but she did want to see what she could do, as a boy with a new knife tries it on every plain sur face. The next evening Henry came home. The Jap told him Mr. John had come home at noon, and that he and the 1 young person next door had gone somewhere. They had taken a basket of lunch, he submitted soberly. And what would Mr. Henry have for din ner? John came dazedly and happily home about midnight, and his brother feigned sleep. At breakfast they were polite and cool to each other. At the end of a week they hardly spoke. Then one morning John woke to just what was going on. His heart went out to his brother, and though he knew he was desperately in love with the small, soft woman tnlng next door, he determined that neither she nor any other being, on the earth or under it, should cause trouble be tween himself and his mate. He de cided to have it. out at once, and rising he took his plunge and then in bathrobe and slippers went into his brother's room. Henry opened his eyes and frowned, but John sat down on the edge of the bed determined to "have it out." He did. He told Henry he was dead in love with the girl, and made his brother confess to the same thing. They talked It over, fair and square, each bound not to do the other a wrong, each secretly sure that he was the one she cared for and she certainly must care for one of the two. They went over things briefly, man to man. It was decided that that even ing they would together go to see her, face her together, and together ask her to choose between them. Neither would see or communicate with her before that time. They would be fair, and the beaten man would accept his fate and not let it interfere with his old feeling for his twin. Then they dressed, ate breakfast in amity, to the delight of the Jap, and went to their work. And at night they came nome together in the old way and ate dinner together. They smoked in silence on the veranda and watched the Farley place, but they did not see her, so presently they sauntered over In a casual way. They asked Mrs. Farley , where she, Tessie, was. And the astute lady, who knew what she knew, and whose eyes had that day been amazingly opened, sent them out to the beflow ered little summer house. She was glad they both had come, for she thought a common blow would be better than a stroke separately for each; The two talked deceivingly to her a moment and went down the winding little trail. The fireflies were thick in the grass, and the dew began to fall. And alter a moment's walk they could see a girl's white dress against the dark of the vines. They went straight up to the dress in the dusk, seeing nothing but that. But the girl eaw them first and rose. "We have come together," began John Martin, "to" Something warned the girl, who knew when a game was ended, without actually playing the last card. "You came together to meet Mr. Jackson from home my fiance, who " A tall and very good-looking young fellow rose and took each of them by the hand. They were both glad it was dusk. One can force one's voice and one's hand to be steady but the face tells stories. They were very nice and polite and congratulatory. But they did net stay long not very long. Presently they went away across the garden, their arms interlocked In the old fashion, and Mrs. Farley, watching them, considered the beau ty of pure, brotherly love. It is pre sumable that Tessie forgot all about them. To do her justice, her engage ment was but a day old. Young Jack son suddenly appeared and she ran into his arms, for absence often shows a woman where her heart really Is. Ancient Cannon Balls. Two iron cannon ballB, which have: been dug up In High street, Walton, Suffolk, are believed to have Seen Bred in 1667, when the Dutch landed at Rae Pond Bottom. Facts About Lotherliood The experience of Motherhood is a y ,tying one to most women and marks j listinctly an epoch in their Jives. Not ; one woman in a iiuw- ., died is prepared ot , understands how to ' properly care for her. self. Of course near ly everv woman now adays has medical treatment at tha time of child-birth, ' but many approach the experience with in organism unfitted for the trial of itrength, and when the strain is over j ler system nas received a shuck, nom vhich it is hard to recover. Follow, ng right upon this comes, the nervous itrain of caring for the child, and a listinct change m tho mother results. There is nothing more charmingthan i happy and healthy mother of chil Iren, and indeed child-birth under right 1 :onditions need be no hazard to health . r beauty. The unexplainable thing is ;hat, with all the evidence of shattered lerves and broken health resulting 'rom an unprepared condition, women. , jvill persist in going blindly to the triaL It isn't as though the experience same upon them unawares. They have t imple time in which to prepare, but ' 7 fas.$r LVDU K PI N KUAM hi ihey, for the most part, trust to chance rod pay the penalty. In many homes once childless there ire now children because of the fact ;hat Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound makes women normal, lealthy, and strong. Any woman who would like ipecial advice in regard to this natter is cordially invited to nrite to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, tlass. Her letter will bo held la itrict confidence. r Tonseth Floral Company CUT FLOWERS , FLORAL DESIGNS WEDDING DECORATIONS Special attention given to out-of-town orders. 32S Morrison St., Portland. DCC Boys and girls! Do you want a good flbC camera ABSOLUTELY FREE? Not a toy. Takes good pictures. Send ad dreaa; we will forward 24 pkgs. of Postal Cards. Sell them to your friends and neigh bors at 10c per pkg. Return the money to us. We will then send you this camera ABSO LUTELY FREE. Write today. THE HELPERS. Ellsworth. Clarke Co., Wash. The Details. "Dyou recollec old wot's-'iB-name?" Tm with the collar?" MAI Wot abaht 'im? E 'ad to go down (Jerk of the head) you know they giv" 'lm wot you call it didn't art git it I don't think!" "Reely! Adn't you 'eard, then?" "I did 'ear someflng, but no details, not Bfnr riow." Punch. "Fire Fan." Traveler (in a railway car, to fellow passenger): "Sir, what do you mean? This is the third time you have put out ray match." Fellow traveler: "Force of habit. I'm a member of a volunteer fire brigade." The hest Stomach and Liver Pills kn wd a positive and speed v cure for t'on itipation, Indigestion, Jaundice, Bilions ess, Sour !-tomach, Heada- he, and all ail lieiits arising from a disordered r slutMsh liver. I unlie-itatinelv recmn- A Nln.Dav Wnnii "Hanged if I can see." frets the n'" . , ' " '"up uiivicu. vnst a married man, "why it takes so long to get aressea to go any where!" "Humph!" remarked the married man, lighting a fresh cigar and settling back for a comfortable wait "My boy, if you knew all that they wear you would be surprised at the marvelously quick time they real ly make." Judge a woman 15-ceni bottle and if you are not perfectly go any- I tlsa1 1 will refund your money. MUX YON. f-iCoucHS I Colds "iTm imberL jF?