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Fatal* Great Men. The replies of Mr. Root to the news- paper men who Interviewed him while he was Secretary of War were often sharp and witty. One day, says the New York Times, a number of them, entering his office, found him signing documents. "What are you. doing, Mr. Secre- tary?'' they asked. "Appointing lieutenant generals," waft the instant reply. As he was signing the commissions of West Point graduates, it is safe to say that none 'of those commissioned would have doubt- cd that he spoke the truth. . The M. D. Got Ijeft. t'. A. rural exchange says: "An unknown tosh died near town yesterday without medical attendance." Carefully remove the dust from your spectacles and you may be able to seo a whole sermon In that paragraph. Could Get No Rest. Freeborn, Minn., Oct. 17.—(Special.) —Mr. R.: B. Goward, a well-known man- here, is rejoicing in the relief from suffering he has obtained! through using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Bis expe- rience is well worth repeating, as it should point the road to health to many another in a similar condition. "L had an aggravating .cake of Kld- ney f^rouble," says Mr. Gawarfl,, "that gave me no rest day or night, but us- ' lng a few boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills put new life in me and I feel like a new man. am happy to state I have received great and wonderful benefit from Dodd's Kidney Pills. I would heartily recommend all sufferers from Kidney Trouble to give Dodd's Kidney Pills a fair trial, as I have every reason to t>elievc it would never be regretted." Dodd's Kidney Pills make you feel like a new man or woman because they cure the kidneys. Cured kidneys mean pure blood and pure blood means bounding health and energy in every part of the body. The Coming Heroine. Mr. Jinks—I wish you wouldn't allow our daughter to read tlmse sentimental novels. •,... , Mrs. Jinks—She isn't reading a sentimental novel. The heroine doesn't mar- ry for love." "Well, the modern society novel, in which the heroine marries for money, is just as bad." "She isn't rending a society novel." "Then what is it?" "It's an advanced novel." "What's that?" . ; • ; • ' "The heroine marries for a .political pull." 1 1 How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward "for Any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known r. J.Cheney for the last is years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and finan- cially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Klnnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug- gists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces o( the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by au Druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Fills are the bnt. ' Bully as a Coward. i A Senator from one of the Western States, who is noted for his intense seriousness and for the positiveness of his opinions, made this dogmatic declaration in the course of a speech on imperialism: "There was never a bully who was not a coward.". 1 Senator Wolcott pdlitely interrupt-, ed and said: "If the Senator will per- mit me to correct him, I think his statement is too sweeping. Has lie forgotten that greatest of all bullies, Benvenuto Cellini?" The Senator replied gravely: "I haven't the honor of the gentleman's acquaintance"; and he does hot understand to this day that the Senate's ill-suppressed mirth was not at tlie expense of Senator Wolcott. The Russlnn State Church. The chief procurator of Russia, In a late report to the Czar on the state of Russia's religion, brings out the fact that the power and wealth of the Greek Church are immense. There are GB,780 of these churches in the empire. During the last year 833 new places of worship were consecrated. In connec- tion with these churches there are 16,- <658 monks and 36,146 nuns. There are 2,050 head priests and 43,743 ordinary priests. These, together with 58,156 deacons and under deacons, make a grand total, along with seven other divisions, the figures of which are not given exactly, of 170,000 persons in official positions. A sum of nearly $30,- 000,000 was paid by the Russian people last year for the support of this vast organisation. How can the young ever know how the eld love them? And the old are too proud to tell.—James Lane Allen in "The Mettle of the Pasture." 8AFE8T FOOD A Friend's Treachery By GEORGES 0HNET ,1,11,|,il I I | I'l il'l I»if' i " H " t . H i i t ' l l ' l " H I 'l'I 1 ** II I I I I lii iiii" ; ' ' ' ' ' i « i'i. • In Aay Kind of Trouble Is Grape-Nut*. Food to rebuild the strength and that Is predlgested must be selected when one Is convalescent. At this time there is nothing so valuable as Grape-Nuts for the reason that this food is all nourishment and is also all digestible nourishment. A Woman who used it says: "Some time ago I was very 111 with typhoid fever, so ill every one thought I would die, even myself. It left me so weak I could not properly digest food of any kind and I also, had much bowel trouble, which left me a weak, helpless wreck. "I needed nourishment as badly at any one Could, but none of the tonics helped me until I finally tried Grape- Nuts food morning And evening. This, not only supplied food that I thought delicious as could be, but it also made me perfectly well and strong again, so I can do all my housework, sleep well, •can eat anything without any trace of bot\vei trouble and for that reason alone Grape-Nuts food is worth its weight in gold." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. . Typhoid fever like some other dis- eases attacks the bowels and frequently sets up bleeding and makes them for months incapable of digesting the starches, and therefore predlgested <"} rape-Nuts is invaluable for the w.ell- knowu reason that in Grape-Nuts 'all the starches have been transformed into grape sufear. This means that the first stage of digestion has been me- chanically accomplished in Grape-Nuts lood at the factories, and therefore any one, no matter how weak the stom- ach, can handle it and grow strong,* for all the nourishment is still there. There's a sound reason and ten dajaP trM nroves. CHAPTER IX. Conchita, like a queen who exults in having secured the future of the lynasty, revelled in the luxury with which Talvanne surrounded her. She was now in the full flower of her ra- diant beauty, and largely contributed to attract the numbers who crowded the hotel when the great man received company. The end of the Empire was near, and luxury was at, its height in Paris. Never did the worshippers of the Golden Calf tread such a measure round about him as was danqpd in those days to the music of the chink of golden pieces. Rameau humored all his wife's fan- cies. He gave those fetes which the newpapers praised almost as highly as his books. He was happy. Never- theless, there was one cloqd in his sky. Ifor two years Munzel had made only a brief occasional stay In Paris. He was distant, ceremonious and em- barrassed. His bearing toward Con- chita had completely changed; he seemed to be ill at ease in their house. He hardly looked at little Adrienne. And, what surprised Rameau most was that Talvanne regarded this es- trangement as quite natural. Between him an Conchita there dwelt a constant shadow; Uo'contro- versy ever too place between the religiosity of the wife and the free- thinking of the husband. Each dread- ed the other on those points. They remained in their respective positions, like combatants who have tried their respective strength and knowing that no decisive result will ensue. Rameau loved her, as he had lo/ed 'her from the first He was indulgent to the point of weakness, heaping gifts upon her and pouring a stream of gold Into her listless hands. His daughter was to him, upon this earth, the divine being whose existence in heaven ho denied. He would talk to her for hours, explaining every little thing to her in the rich, deep voice that en- chanted his hearers, but which he modulated and lowered so as to bring himself within the child's reach. The groat savant played, too, with little Adrienne, and neglected his visits to patients, while he obeyed the command of two beloved blue eyes. For the child, who was remarkably like her mother, had fair hair and blue eyes. She was Conchita without the ebony tone of the naturally wavy tresses, and the velvety black of the eyes. Her constant playmate was the grandson of Dr. Servant, a little boy of twelve, whom she called Bob. A reverse of fortune had befallen the family of the worthy physician of Lagny, and his son, an artillery officer, had died in Mexico, leaving his wife and their only child in preca- 'rlous circumstances. But Rameau was at hand, and, being mindful of what he owed his old friend, he con- trived to have the post of Inspectress of the Maternal Society for the Aid of Children created for the widow. With the connivance. of the adminis- trator, he also procured the doubling of the salary allotted to the office, but it was Rameau himself who secretly paid the difference. In addition to this he undertook the charges of the little Robert's education. The life of the family was flow- ing on peacefully, pleasantly and pros- perously,! when the Franco-German war broke out, sadden as a thunder- clap. In an Instant the scene changed. The pleasure-loving city became a vast camp. The fetes ceased; only the clash of arms resounded now. Every evening Rameau, Talvanne and Conchita met at dinner at the doctor's house. The misery of that terrible time bad drawn the bonds of their friendship still closer, and when the doctor arrived, cold and weary, after an excursion within the zone of the forts, it was a profound satisfac- tion to find his wife, his daughter, and Talvanne waiting for him In the warm, well-lighted room. ; Among his numerous cares there was one which weighed with special heaviness upon Rameau. What had become of Munzel? He talked of him frequently, without noticing the silence of Conchita and Talvanne. Franz, like all the Germans, had gone through his term of military service, and was an officer before the war. What had happened to him? in what country had' the news of the declaration of war found him? Had he been summoned? Had the necessities of the campaign brought him into France? Talvanne listened to all these con- jectures with great indifference. One day, however, he did say: "Come, come, Rameau, do not worry yourself. Munzel is much too sharp not to have taken care of himself. He -has got into some convenient and a healthy post, and takes advantage of the war to make studies for military pictures. He is a practical fellow, who would know how to utilize a massacre and get effects out of a conflagration. You are very good to think so much of him. I am sure, for my part, that he does not think of us." This time, Conchita, who usually kept silence whenever Talvanne at- tacked Franz in her presence, rose, deadly pale, and exclaimed in a broken voice: . "What you say is shameful. I do not know how my husband can listen to you quietly. I am less patient than he, and I will not bear it a moment longer." Taking her child' in her arms, as though she woufd riot have her hear the ill that talvanne said of Munzel, she passed before the astonished friends and left the room. - Talvanne drooped his head before the questioning gaze of Rameau, and regretting, no doubt, that he had been tempted Into a warmth of speech which had produced so unpleasant a result, he turned the conversation into another channel. The terrible siege of Paris had begun, and both Rumeau and Talvanne performed miracles among the wounded soldiers tftat were brought in. Their services were offered impartially to the French and Germans, they know no difference between friend and foe when -it came to act as ministering angels. One day, while Rameau was sur- veying a battle from afar, Talvanne came to him pale and trembling. "A great many Germans," he said, in a strange, breathless way, "have been brought to us,-and among them »i ' \ Rameau's face turned lived, and he caught Talvane's arm. "Munzel?" hs cried. Talvanne did not answer, but silently bowed his head. ; ' "He is dead?" . "Kto, be lives; but he is seriously wounded." Rameau waited for no more, but rah at the top of his speed toward the ambulance. On arriving he entered, breathless, and rushed igto the court where the wounded for whom there was not space in the ground floor rooms had been laid on mattresses and heaps of straw.- "Where has he been put " lie-shout- ed. talvanne, taking his friend by the arm, led him to a small building, formerly the porter's lodge of the fac- tory, and opening a door \phich was hanging half off its hinges, he said: "He is there." Y •* CHAPTER X. Rameau made one step forward and stopped close to the threshold, ap- palled at the horror of the spectacle before his eyes. In a space of a few square yards, ten men were stretched out, their coats off, their shirts stain- ed with blood, all uttering lamentable complaints. The unfortunate sufferers were officers who bad been placed apart under the care of a Prussian corporal, himself wounded by a gun- shot in the jaw, who was sitting on a chopping block—brought there no- body knew how—and holding his 'bleeding cheek In his hand. "Munzel?" asked Rameau, in a tone of command. The corporal dropped his hand, rose quickly, saluted, and said in German and Indistinctly, owing to bis smashed teeth: "I don't know him. Is he the captain?" One of the wounded officers raised himself on his elbow and silently pointed to a corner of the narrow room, in which a body covered with a cloak lay. Rameau stooped down, trembling, lifted the covering and recogniz- ed his friend. Munzel's head was thrown back, his eyes were shut, his face was livid. Remeau looked around, saw Talvanne at the foot of the pat- let, signed to him to approach and called the corporal: "Come here! Take him under the shoulders." And . then, as. he'had not sufficient light he smashed the window with a blow of his fist, drew in a great gulp of air, and kneeled down beside the wounded man. A large brown splotch, already dry, surrounded a rent in Munzel's shirt just above -his waistband. Rameau tore open the linen, laid bare the righ hip and shud- dered on discovering a Small hole, from which the blood was oozing, just under the ribs. The injury had been Inflicted by the terrible chasse- pot, and the slug remained In the wound. "Help me!" said the doctor, to Tal- vanne. He was quite steady now; his courage came back when he had his professional work to do. He spread out his Instrument case on the chopping block, found a probe and pro- ceeded to explore the wound with a steady hand. It was deep, and the countenance of the Ulustrous opera- tor fell. He changed the instrument, and lnaerting a probe with an electric chime attached to It, he boldly passed it Into the hideous hole. A shudder passed over the body of the wounded man, and he groaned deeply. There was a tinkling sound; the Instrument had found the projectile. . "Give me pincers; I shall get it," said Rameau, without even looking at Munzel, who was writhing upon his miserable bed, and with the skill for which he was so famous, he slipped the steel Into the flesh quite easily, as though he had eyes In his finger tips, and drew out the smeared ball. "Are any bones broken?" asked Tal- vanne. "No." ;y'' : ;\,w- •: "What course did the bail take?" "It passed round the liver and lodg- ed close to the intestine." Talvanne nodded, but asked no more questions. He understood the serious nature of the wound, and gave Mun- zel up. The doctor looked at the suf- ferer in anguish. He breathed with difljeuity and his closed eyes had a tumefied appearance. "He does not recover consciousness," said Talvanne. "He seems to be suf- focating; there must be an internal bleeding. See! 'the wound is hardly moist" "Let us bleed him," said • Rameau. "It is the only chance of preventing him from dying before the hour is out." He looked at his friend with the confidence of a man accustomed to work miracles. Talvanne tore his handkerchief into strips, bound it round the wounded man's arm. and handing n lancet to Rameau, said: "Do it yourself, let him profit by your luck." A little ruddy drop showed upon Jlunzel's slcin, and the blood begun to flow slowly. A sigh of relief came from the wounded man's lips, his <7,0- lids fluttered, he opened his eyes. At Orst his glance wandered vaguely round the whitewashed will Is of the building, and fell upon the forms of ' his companions in suffering. A shade passed over his brow; mem- ory was coming back to him; he be- gan to understand how It was that he found himself lying there, power-; less, and tortured by a burning In- ternal pain. Copl air, which revived I him, cauie' in at the window, and the j furious cannonade of artillery reached his buzzing ears. He tried to raise hiniself up; two ready arms sustain- ed him; he lifted his heavy eyes, and saw the anxious face of Rameau bend- ing over liiui, as he had seen it In the old time, when he was so 111. He turned deadly pale, his, features con- tracted, and he was Beized with un- controllable trembling. "Franz!" cried the doctor, "my poor friend, my dear fellow!" At these words, spoken from the heart of the friend by whom he had been so sincerely loved, two big tears fell from Munzel's burning eyelids, a look of intense anguish came into his eyes, he clasped his feeble hands as though in supplication and feebly mur- mured: •' < "Rameau! Hpaven would not let'me die without seeing you again!" "Cheer up, I will save you!" said the great man, laying his shaking hand on Ills friend's head. "Yes. you shall live!" ' Munzel smiled faintly and whis- pered: "Now that you have embraced, me that would be a pity!" He swooned away again, and the ominous violet hue appeared upon his cheeks. Rameau bent over blm in alarm. "He breathes," said he to Talvanne. "Now he must be taken to your ambulance; he will be best off there. We shall not have a stretcher at onr dis- posal! Let us take my carriage,' we can go at a foot pace." Talvanne took Munzel by the legs, Rameau took him under the arms, and they carried htm out. At a short distance, under cover of an ambulance flag, was Rameau's carriage, and they laid Munzel, still in a swoon, upon the cushions. "Get UP beside the coachman, and to Vinceiines, quick! Settle him there, and* do not leave him. My post is here; there is too much to be done for me tin leave it." He looked earnestly at Talvanne, and strongly pressed his band, say- ing: "I count on you. Order all that j is necessary, and if anything should happen send at once to let me know. I shall not be able to get away before evening—but—duty before all." "Rest assttred," said Talvanne, "that all that is possible shall be done. But, make haste back." . (To be continued.) ' , The Radiance Plum. As a rule, seedling plums have not amounted to much, but the tests with the Radiance, extending over a number of years, seem to indicate that this •ort is an exception to the rule. While the variety originated in the South (North Carolina) it has been tested niuch farther north and pronounced to be all that Is claimed for it. It Is ex- tremely early, yet escaping the late spring frosts In the North. In color It Is light red and yellow, of good qual- ity and a fine shipper. The writer has fruited the Radiance but a single season, but it is so prom- ising that trees will be set in consid- erable number as soon as obtainable. We believe it will not be offered by have fed it profitably and paid a dol- lar a bushel for It. Then, too, we con- sider It profitable as a ration for young pigs mixed with equal parts of ground corn nnd skim milk, the wheat also being ground. This ration gives them a start that nothing else will. Bush end Lima Beans. *': Bush beans are hardier than com- monly supposed and may be sown ear- lier than corn and other tender vegetables. They will endure a degree of cold that will injure corn and prove fatal to squash vines. Sow apd drill % feet and cover about two inches deep. Plants of the bush variety should grow about six Inches apart. The ground should be kept soft and mellow and free from weeds. Snap beans will be ready for table hse about two months from sowing. A quart of beans will sow 100 feet- of drill. Lima beans are best planted in liills, as poles are needed. It is Im- portant to plant the seed eye down, else many of the seed will fall to come up. The limas are more tender than the bush varieties and cannot be safely planted so early. / TH* BADIANCE PIX'M. ANCIENT ORSINI PALACE. It Was Built on the Remain* of Julius Caesar's Theater, Home. When Julius Caesar built his mag- nificent Theater of Marcellus he prob- ably had no notion that a day would come when an Italian noble, hard up, would be forced to sell the famous pile in order to satisfy the demands of his creditors, says a Rome corre- spondent of the New Orleans Times- Democrat. That has happened, however, for the Palazzo Orsini—which its princely owner has just disposed of by forced sale for $100,000—though it- self of immense antiquity, is chiefly interesting because the well-preserved remains of the ancient theater of the mighty Julius form'the greater part of its fabric, i Prince Orsini, the present head of tlie family, whose name is so famous in Italian history, is heavily in debt in many quarters, and when his chief creditor, Commandator Menotti, pro- posed to'pay himself by selling the ancient palace of the Orsini family, an immense public outcry arose against so interesting an historical monument being sold, if sold at all, to private parties. The Palazzo is unoccupied and practically abandoned at present, and nightly serves as a foregathering place for all sorts of poor and home- less creatures. A lengthy litigation has ended in its purchase by the Rome Savings Bank, though in the transac- tion tlie rights of the public have been safeguarded. The ancient theater of Marcellus, the remains of which most 1 of the many American and other visitors to the Palazzo Orsini go to see, though begun by Julius Caetar, was finished by Au- gustus and named for his nephew. It was built to hold 20,000 persons, and upon it all the architectural art of the period was lavished. The medieval history of the palace Is interesting in the extreme. It waa first turned Into a fortress by the Pier- leoni faction, to be used against the Franglpani, who bad the Coliseum for the sanpe purpose; but later it was transformed into a fortified dwelling, finally passing into the hands of the Orsini, who had It as their headquar- ters in their famous feuds with tho Colonna. The Orsini family is one of the most Interesting of medieval Rome. It haa given five popes to the church and one grand master to the Knights of Malta. Its titles are unending, among them being very serene highnesses of the holy Roman empire, grandee of Spain, and, above all, prince assistant to the papal throne. This is the greatest lay appointment at the Vatican, and is held also by the head of the house of Colonna, having been especially created for the two opposing families by Pope Sixtus V. Pope, cardinals and people were sick to death of the brawl- ing and bloodshed of the two houses, so the pontiff created them assistants to the throne to "assist" in keeping the peace, in the churches, at least, as they would go there without retainers ayd unarmed. The present Prince' Orsini isOO years o:d and is connected with tlie Tor- lonias through his mother. Tlie prin- cess is an Austrian, she having been Countess Julia Hoyos, but they do not live together. ' nurserymen until tbe spring of 1905, and then the trees will I J high in price. As It bears early will pay plum growers everywhere to give the variety a trial,—Indianapolis News. Preserving Fence Poets. " The well-known methods of preserving fence posts and wood, which are partly embedded in the earth, are only effective when both the charring and tarring are applied. Should the posts 'only be charred, the charcoal forma- tion on the surface would act as an ab- sorber of the moisture, and, if anything, only hasten tbe decay. By ap- plying a coating of tar, without pre- vious charring, the tar would only' form a casing about the wood, and would not penetrate to the deptb which the absorbing properties- of the charcoaled surface would insure. Wood that Is exposed to the action of water or let Into tbe ground, should first be charred, and then, before it has. entire- ly cooled, be treated with tar till the wood is thoroughly impregnated. The acetic acid and oils contained in the tar are evaporated by the heat and only the resin is left behind. This pen- etrates the pores of tbe wood and forms an air-tight and waterproof envelope. It is important to impregnate the wood a little above the line of ex- posure. Stubble and Weed Breaker. With a device like the illustration good work can be done by running over stubble fields when weeds and stubble are covered with sleet, as they will break off and fall as nicely as if cut by a mower. Take two pieces of Death-Dealing Wire Fence* Since the use of wire fences has become so extensive the number of cattle killed each year by lightning has greatly increased. Farmers' insurance companies have investigated the matter, and now come forward -with a warning to policy holders. Nearly all of the cattle killed by lightning have met their death in open fields, where, In many instances, there was not even a tree to attract the electric fluid. As many dead cattle were found near wire fences, this led to the discovery that the lightning was carried along the wires composing the fences. Dur- ing a severe storm cattle are liable to run until stopped by a fence. Here they stand huddled together ready for the bolt A remedy is suggested In running a ground wire every ten rods several feet into the earth. GOOD STUBBLE AND WEED BREAKER. lumber about 2 Inches thick and 6 Inches wide and bolt or nail together with short stays. It can be qiade of any length desired. I made mine 20 feet' long and used a pair of horses to It, going over fields while the ice was still on the weeds.—C. B. Nichols. Salt Lake Note. Deacon Melick moved yesterday to his new twelve-story residence in Sa- line avenue. The family was an hou# and ten minutes passing the postoffice. —Newark News. > Tbe street is full of humiliations to {the prottd.—Emerson. Rheumatism in Hogs. It is hard to say what causes rheumatism among hogs, although it may be generally found that they have oc- cupied damp quarters at some time during their growing period. Medi- cine may or may not do them good, but it Is safest not to fool with drugs. The better plan Is to let them hare all the charcoal and wood ashes they will eat, supply them with clean, dry bed- ding, ami tempt them to exercise by turning them out on a good range where the grass Is thick and fresh. All corn should be taken from them during the summer and the feeding of grain should be confined to mid- dlings or bran, with more or less clean slop In which vegetables are liberally placed. Clean water for drinking may be supplied, but no Inducement offered the animals to root or to wallow. Swine suffering from rheumatism should be kept In a a lot by them- selves and be given special care. Feeding Without Grain. Prof. W. L. Carlyle of the Colorado Agricultural College has Just complet- ed a feeding experiment which seems to prove beyond a doubt that Western steers can be taken directly from the range, put into feeding pens, fattened on sugar-beet pulp and alfalfa hay without an ounce of grain of any kind and sold at a greater profit than corn- fed steers. The steaks and roasts from the steers fattened on beet pulp were also demonstrated to be superior to similar cuts from grain-fed steers. Product* of the Cora Plant. Among the products, of the corn plant are oils, paper, pith (that is used in battleships to stop shot holes below the w,ater line), whisky, three kinds of sugar, and two each of syrup and biolasses; many food elements, differ- ent kinds of cellulose, vicose, pyroxy- lene and amyloid; many products useful in the arts—celluloid, collodion, sizing, varnishes, films, filaments for. incandescent lights, artificial silk, gun- cotton, smokeless powder and fine charcoal; many varieties of starch and of glucose; several kinds of gum, grape sugar, corn rubber (used for buffers on railway cars), corn oil cake and meal, malt, beer, wines, alcohol and fusel oil, even shuck mats and shuck mat* tresses. ;; . . Motes About the Farm, ' A good rotation for a stock farm Is corn, oats and grass. Spread manure as It is hauled out, save labor and secure the best results. The average farmer should buy as little and sell as little feed as possible. Y^'* '''"''. Y' : The greatest profit In feeding sheep for mutton is gained while the animals are young. Animals cannot thrive their best on dry food alone, no matter how rich and plentiful. Brittle and rotten hoofs are caused by horses standing in soft ammonia breathing manure. The variety of sheep is not of so much consequence as Is the item of securing a good growth of wool. A rapid taking on of fat Is not always an indication of .health and thrift; quite often the contrary, in fact ' Abftve the food of productions that goes to milk, a cow demands a food of support In proportion to her size. Bran la rich In bone, and serves another good purpose in keeping the bowels open. The first and most important Item In the dairy Is to select the cow for the special purpose for which she is to be used. The high-grade butter cow will not only give more and better butter than the cow of no breed, but she will make it at less cost A dwarf tree is produced either by root pruning, If growing on roots of its own kind, or by budding on some smaller growing stock, which will in- terfere with Its growth In a measure, as for Instance the pear or quince. A THEORY SUPPORTED BY FBE8I. CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE A Hecent Instance Prove* That a Woman's BapplneM I* Largely Dependent en the . State of Ber Blood. When the blood is disordered every organ of the body is affected unfavorably and fails to discharge its functions properly. In the case of every woman nature has made spocial provision for a periodical purification of the blood and to long as this occurs her health and spirits unfailingly roveal the beneficial results. So slight a catise as a oold or a nervous shock may produce a suppres- sion of this vital function and until it is restored she is doomed to misery. The remedy that has proved most prompt aud effective in all disorders peculiar to the female sex, is that whioh brought inch great relief to Miss Mattieftriggs, of No. 807 Indiana street, Lffcvrenca, Kansas, concerning which she Jflfekfi&s follows: "In the winter of 1902, inWWGomo nuknown cause, there was a Moation of functions peculiar to my sex for a period of four months. I became very Weak aud could not get up stairs with*, out help. I had ntasea aud pain and a 'constant headache. I was under the |care of a physician for three months, ibut he did not succeed in curing me. Then a lady friend told me about - the ' merits of Dr. Williams' Fink Pills which she had usod in her family and silS in- duced mo to try them.^ In )Iajr "£liei\ I first bSjjjfttt f o usS theia aild ST dune I had fully recovered My health, and have since remained perfectly Well." ' In all cases of delayed development of young girls; in anaemia or weakness due to impoverished blood and showing it- self in pallor, lack of ambition, despond- ency and nervousness; also in the great constitutional disturbances attending the period known as the change of life, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are invaluable for women, whose health is always closely dependent on the statopf tha blood. They are sold gists. A booklet of valuaMff^jMriiia- fcion, relating to the care of a wyRan's health at all important periods, and en- titled "Plain Talks'to Women," will be Mnt free in a sealed envelope to any one who chooses to write for it to the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenec- tady, N. Y. . . __ • i Something About Canals. The Suez canal is usually considered the most important example of ship canals, though the number of vessels passing through it annually does not equal that passing through the canals connecting Lake Superior with the chain of great lakes at the sonth. In length, however, it exceeds any of the other great ship canals, its total length being 90 miles, of which about two-thirds is through shallow lakes, says Harper's Weekly. The canal connecting tbeS*y of Cronstadt with St. Pet ers^j^Ks a work of great strategic ani^^Hfiafr- clal importance to Russia. The canal and sailing course in the bay are, about 16 miles long, the canal proper being about six miles and the bay channel about 10 miles, and they together extend from Cronstadt, on the Gulf of Finland, to St. Petersburg. The next of the great ship canals connecting bodies of salt water in the order of date of construction is the Corinth canal, which connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Gulf of Aegina. The canal reduces the distance from Adriatic ports about 175 miles, and from Mediterranean ports about 100 miles. Its length is about four miles. CURE YOUR KIDNEYS. ifj Feeding Wheat to Stock. When wheat sells,at low prices con- siderable of it is fed on the farm, but when it approaches the doliar-a-bushel mark it is considered an expensive feed. In many cases this is a mistake,, for wheat will be found very useful In making a variety in the ration. In- deed, it is, with us, essential in the ration fad to laying hens, and w» Poultry Pickings. Whole corn Is the best feed at night. Kerosene the roost all over every week. Hot tar is a good remedy for red mites. Poultry for the plum trees and swine for the apple orchard. Give less corn and more oats; less corn meal and more bran. Make the hens scratch for a living by scattering their grain among litter. Do not undertake to run things econ- omically by starving the young poultry. When geese have plenty of room they do best when allowed to forage and secure their own food. One advantage In the use of dry dirt for the dust boxes is that it also prevents lice. If the hens are given plenty of dry dirt they will dust frequently and remove lice from their bodies. Eggs cannot be secured wnen they are highest unless the poultry he made comfortable and fed properly. Ducklings, If exposed to wet weath- er or even wet ground, are apt to take cramps In their legs, and usually die. Do not attempt to keep too many fowls together. Small flocks, carefully tended, will give much better results. In building the poultry house, have It so constructed that the fowls may have the benefit of all of the aunllght poaalblr / , Pitts- When the Back Aches and Bladder Troubles Set in, Get at the Cause. ->Don't make the mistake of believ- ing backache and bladder ills to be lo- cal ailments. Get at the cause and cure the kidneys. Ijfse Doan's Kid- ney Pills, which have cured thou- sands. Captain; S. D. Hunt ejr, of En- gine No burg. Depas residing at 2729 Wylie avenue, says: "It was three years ago that I used Doan's Kidney Pills for an attack of kidney trouble that was mostly backache, and they fixed me up fine. There is no mistake about that, and if I should ever be troubled again, I would get them first thing, as I know what they are." For sale by all dealers. Price SO cents. Foster-Mllburn Company, Buf- . falo N. Y. Reproving the Apostate. In the early days of the British . Royal Academy reverence for the "old masters" of painting amounted almost i; to worship. When at a dinner Sir ; Martin Shee, one of the early presi- dents, openly expressed doubts of their infinite superiority, says M. A. P., his « J bearers were horrified. Sir Martin leaned across the dinner . table and rapped upon it to empba- •ize his points. "Now there's Raphael!" he thun- dered. "What did Raphael do that we can't do better nowadays? Old master? Why, gentlemen, I'd be^sorry to think we had not a dozen twkbi the R. A. now who can dravKtRRj^wn .j Raphael." • • The bold declaration was .too much ; for old, Woodburn, a picture dealer, who sat opposite. "Sir Martin," he said, huskily, fairly pale with emotion, "I've of tea 'eard people say they didn't admire 'Omer. But this is the first time, sir, I've ever •eard it said that it was 'Omer's fault." Mnalo. When you want music write to F. P. Dean, Sioux City, Iowa, for catalogues. The cheapest music store on earth. A Business Woman. Pretty Girl—Are you Miss Backbay'S (raiting maid? Maid—Yes'm. "Miss Backbay is a great heiress from Boston, isn't she?" "She is." "And very much sought after?" "Well, yes." "I presume so. Well, If you will S ir * mo the addresses/Of her gentlemen^aa- mirers, I will be very much obliged. "Dear me! What for?" "I 'am selling encyclopedias." SS&S&F**

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