Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1892 — Page 7

Valhalla.

The ancient Scandinavians Wllevfd that '"high up in the sky is Odin’s hall, the magnificent Valhalla, or temple of the slain.” They believed -that the Vaulted roof of heaven was held in position by columns which had formerly been the spears used by warriors, and that the roof itself was made of shields overlapping each other like coats of mail. The “vaikyrs” were Odin’s bat-tle-maids, chosen for the banqueting rooms of his heroes. The heroes of Odin’s hall were thought to put their helmets on their heads, throw the bloody harness over a shadowy steed, and then with flaming swords to point the way to Valhalla and act as guides for warriors slain in battle. The valiant souls thus received into Odin’s presence are called “einheriar,” or, “the elect." The “Valkyrs” as white-clad virgins with flowing hair act as waiters for the einheriar. Each morning at the crowing of the golden-combed cock the whole host of well-armed einheriar rush through the 540 doors of Valhalla Into* great courtyard and pass the day in merciless fighting. However pierced and hewn into pieces they may be in these encounters, at evening every wound is healed, and they return to their heaven through its doors and are seated, according to their exploi.s at a bountiful feast. At this luxurious reipast the perennial boar, schremn r, deliciously cooked by andrimnir, is served, ■and, although devoured every night, is whole again the following morning, Teady to be served anew. Thus the two joys those terrible vikings knew when on earth —a battle by day and a feast by night—is the acme of their heavenly existence. As the valkyrs of the banqueting halls were never mentioned as being admitted to Valhalla proper, some writers have supposed that the Scandinavians did not accord to woman an immortal soul; this is far from the correct cone usion, however, says the St. Louis Republic, for it is well known that the ablest of the ancient writers always mentioned Valhalla as “a heaven within a heaven.” One writer says: “Valhalla is the exclusive abode of the most daring champions—but is not the whole of heaven."

A New Transcontinental Railway.

The new transcontinental line of the Great Northern Railway began dally passenger service irom St. Paul and Minneapolis to Spokane, Wash., on the 15th of Autrust. This line is the shortest from the East to Western Montana, Northern Idaho, and Eastern Washington, and has the lowest mountain grades of ( any Western road. A vest area of agricultural, lumbering, and mining country is opened to settlement and development by the co npletion of this road, which passes directly through'the Flathead Valley and Kootenai minifig refflon, skirting hundreds of miles of immense forests and mountains veined with,gold, silver, copper, lead, and coat It touches many fine rivers and lakes and opens up a country noted lor scenic attractions.

No Question In China.

You must not ask too many quest ions in China. If yap do you will only make yourself miserable. A prominent example of intellectual torpidity is the prevalent habit as announcing for a reason for a fact the fact itself. “Why do you not put salt into bread eakes?” you ask of a Chinese cook. “We do not put salt into bread cakes,” is the explanation. “How is it that with so much and such beautiful ice in your city none .of It Is stored up for winter?” “Na, we do not store up ice for winter in our ictty. ” If the Latin poet who observed, “Happy is he who is able to know the reason of things,” had lived in China, he .might have modified his poetry so as to read: “Unhappy is the man who essays to find out the reason of th ngs."

Giving Away His Children.

Casleri, a workman of Roma, has just made a novel proposition to the various foreign ministers in Italy. Having more children than he can well support he has written to the ministers expressing this good-will for the monarchs whom 'they represent and armouring his intention of presenting each monarch with -one of his child, en. These gifts are to be 'entirely free and he does not expect any compensation from the royal .and imperial foster-parents. Scubvv and scorbutic affections, pimples and blotches on the skin are .caused by Impure blood, which Beecham's Pills cure. • A 6-year-old boy, of Bridgeport, N. J., is reported to have lived four .days on bark. FITSr-AU Flteatopped tree toy De. KHne’sGrowt Nerve Restorer. No Fite after flret day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and (2:60 trial bottle tree to Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kllee. tel Aneh St, Phils. i£a

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HOME AND THE FARM.

A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. Rainy Days Can Be Improved Where a Good Wood House Is at Hand—Time to Cut Hay—Good Portable Fence, Etc. A Wood and Post House. It will pay any man who owns his farm to build a post and wood house, says Farm and Home. A diagram is given herewith for a complete house for this purpose. The main part is 36 by 72 feet with an L of 18 feet. The central part of the main building is 18 by 24 feet, and is devoted to unsawed wood and unprepared posts, where a supply,.oLdry -yicod and seasoned pAsts ctin be hau at all times. Near the- driveway imtlHs room are placed trusses on which* td summer the post.racks. There is rib partition between this room and the driveway. At the right of this is a room 24 by 26 feet for posts after they have been sharpened and prepared for use.while at the left is a room of tne same dimensions tor wood after it is sawed

and split readj 7 for the stove. A driveway 10 feet wide nuns the ifull length of the rear and has a Gliding door at each end and largedouble doors in the middle just .opposite ’.the supply room. In the front are two rooms each 12 by 24 feet, between which is a wide arch whore’the stove is placed. The left .room is .devoted to the preparation of posts and in.one corner is a device for sharpening them, an engraving .of which is shown. It is con-

structod by taking two posts 8 by 8 inches and •setting firmly in the :ground wide enough apart to receive a vice as shown in the cut, while:the top ends are bolted firmly to the joists. At the foot of these excavate a hole about 3 feet deep, putting in the bottom coarse gravel and on top of that a block, sawed from the butt of a wellseasoned elm log.and fill

in firmly around it, tramping the earth down. In sharpening posts put one end in the vice and screw up tight. The other end is raised on the block, which is a little disking on top and placed just high enough for a man to work without stooping much. In this way one man can sharpen posts as fast as twoin the old-fashioned way, and do it better. In another corner of this room is placed a furnace and kettle for heating tar for painting the ends of the posts, while in another corner is placed a work bench. The right room is for sawing and splitting wood. On one side of this room is a large patent saw. The wood is sawed, split and placed in a cart and wheeled to the wood room and piled

up in a neat manner. In these two rooms are also kept all the tools pertaining to chopping and repairing. In ithe general supply room fence boards, wire nails, etc., are placed Where they will always be dry. The loft can be used for this purpose if necessary. In this room are also kept the post driving cart and the transfer cart and log sled. In the springs and fall, after repairing the fences, gather up all the refuse material, such as posts, nailsand boards, and draw theiri to this room. The beauty of this building is that no time is lost. Rainy days can be improved in the wood house sawing, splitting and carting to and from the sawing room. A yard can also be made in the back of :.the house if wished, to which all heavy timber can beidrawn in the winter time. A sled for-such a purpose iis-shown here. The out 'explains Itself. The building which I have described can be builit of cheap lumber, it mot being necessary to have any part warm except tthe work and sawing rooms, whiea wiH'l be used a great deal during tire winter. Build a -cupola on top to help the looks .of the building, paint it all .-over, and you will find it will prove useful, profitable .and ornamental

HaM> Saar Cutting Mu#. We take the mliowing (paragraphs from an exchange: “There te a right and a wrong time to cat hay. Theoretically, grass mown when approaching the blossom stage is worth 25 cents per hundred for feeding, while the same grass cut after bloom is worth 8 cents on the hundred pounds —a very material difference. Moreover good bay is wort.i several dollars per ton more than ■poor hay, and the whole difference in price may be made in the curing.” We are inclined to think that there is nothing theoretical about the matter; the question of the relative value of hay cut at the proper season, or much later, becomes one of fact and not of theory. All the evidence that chemistry can offer goes to prove the fact that the early celt is superior to the late cut; but it is also true that in the curing early cut may bp so injured as to be of no greater value than the late cut. Observations on the effect of feeding of the two kinds arc fully sufficient to establish the fact; on going a step further observation of the desires of the animal will be sufficient to determine the question of the comparative value of the hay made from early or seasonably cut or late cut hay. A Great Change. The change that has taken place in well ordered dairies with respect to the treatment of milk is notable. The new science says, make the time as short as possible between milk pail and package. Instead of oeing

controlled by the weather, and at its mercy, the goo I dairyman .now with tanks, creamers, starters and aerators controls the milk and its product, and gets uniformity every day in the year. The closer the extremes of making are brought together, the better for the texture and flavor of the butter and cheese. For years it has been supnosed that cold was the great remedy for all tareatened disaster to milk and cream, but now it is found that cold only prevents the germs of ferment from activity, and when the cold is suspended the milk goes to the bad all the more quickly. It now seems that aeration, thorough airing of the milk, not cooling it a great deal,. is far better. Its odors are eliminated, the bacteria are prevented from developing, and in all respects the aeration has been an element of decidedly favorable influence upon the milk and its after products, notably that of cheese. The best of it is, aeration costs nothing save a few moment’s time and the steady use of a gallon dipper to lift and pour the milk in the can until every drop of it has been brought under the influence of the oxygen of the air.— Practical Farmer.

Advice to Farm Hands. When you have secured a good place learn the condition of the farm and the household regulations. Know your place and always be in it. Do not be inquisitive about the private affairs of the family, and be careful how you talk of them to outsiders. Some things maj 7 not exactly suit you, therefore,, you will do best not to be forward in makingcomplaints. Think about the time when you will have charge of a farm and be at the head of a family. You may discover much now that you should then imitate, much that you should avoid, and much that will suggest new ideas. It will be best not to have much debate with your employer about the best ways of doing any work. While you may think you have a better method than his, you will give better satisfaction by yielding to him. Treat all the family with respect, and for the time feel as if you were one of them as far as your position allows. Politeness consists in attention to trifles, and by this attention you will gain respect and earn for yourself a reputation that will be invaluable.— Stockman. Good Portable Fence. The form of. panel for a portaWe fence shown in the illustration has the important merit of being wind proof, tor according to the American

Garden from which the 'engraving is reproduced, the '.wind cannot overturn it, ris it'Can other styles of portable fences. It is so simple that no directions'Other than the picture .will tie required for its 'construction. Kalwiiig. I like poultry as.an .adjunct, better than poultry exclusively, writes an experienced poultry raiser. A butter, egg and fruit farm makes a grand combination, and they work well together. Poultry and fruit, poultry and vegetables, mr poultry and a general farm are grand schemes. I have in my mind’s eye ayoung man that -started ion five acres of land. He planted a half acre an blacknerries, half acre In raspberries, half acre .in strawberries, and a half acres ms gooseberries and currants. Two lin all were devoted to berries. One :acre he,put in a variety of garden truck, and two acres devoted to poultry, stables, and his residence. He kept three cows, a horse, two hundred fowls, .and four brood-sows .and a boar of the Chester Vpbito breed. All through the five acres, whereever there was sufficient room, he planted fruit trees. What is the harvest? He has eggs, and poultry, and fruit, and milk, and pork, and some ’.vegetables far sale throughout the year, .and he is comfortably fixed. But you .ask, how does this work -with the poultryfarm? As he must.next de[>end entirely upon the poultry for 'expenses <af living, etc., he reduces the -cost, by oiakiing each branch of the business pay a certain percentage «»f oost. And 200 hens give him 'better returns, as they can lie more readily attended to. More poultry would only increase the expense without sufficiently helping the income. Of course all rihls may not sound like a good poultry article, but it will serve as am 'example of how poultry is best made to pay. Farmers, when they take good care of their stock, always make the most money out of them. Drinking Fountain tor Chtcka. Take an emptied tomato can, bend in the ragged edges where it has been opened, make a hole in the side onequarter of an inch from the edge; fill

it with water, put a saucer on it, and quickly invert both. The water will then stand in the saucer constantly at the height of the hole, writes J. Bollinger in the Practical Farmer. Chickens can drink, but cannot get in the water which will always remain clean Little chickens are not in danger of getting drowned. It is a grand, good thing. Sheep and Swine. Have you set apart a clover lot for the hogs? A pig may be taught to hunt—for a living Allow no hogs around the stock watering tank. The largest amount of food consumed does not always give the best returns. Pigs weighing 200 pounds when five

or six months old are profitable. This is possible. The cheapest pork is made by using the clover pasture. Some grow peas and let the fattening pigs harvest them. See that the ewe mother has plenty of clean water to drink. Give the young lamb a little wheat bran or oatmeal to lick. The greater the number of pigs the more food the sow needs. A well-fed pig ought to make at least a pound of grain a day. Neither hogs nor cows should be kept in solitary confinement Keep your pigs dry, but give them all the water they want to drink. Never confine the brood sows to a dry lot barren ofgrass or green forage. The scale test is the only satisfactory way of determining the value of any way of feeding. No matter how much slop is given daily, be sure that hogs have all the pure water they will drink. It is an erroneous idea to think that a hog will thrive upon any kind of feed if he only has plenty of it When it comes to breeding and feeding hogs on the farm, theoretical knowledge is of little practical value.

Hints to Housekeepers. I® warm weather put eggs in cold water, as they will froth better when broken. A bit of charcoal held in the mouth and slowly chewed will remove the offensive breath after eating onions. A spoonful of butter,, in culinary lore, is rounded as much above the edge of the spoon as the bowl extends below. A good tonic for the hair is of salt water, a teaspoonful of salt to a pint of water, applied to the hair two or three times a week. A hole in black silk or satin can' often be nicely mended by placing a | piece of court plaster on the wrong side. A weak place in kid gloves can' also be strengthened in the same way. A carpet, particularly a dark carpet, often looks dusty when it does not need sweeping; wringouta sponge quite dry in water (a few drops of ammonia helps brighten the color) and wipe, off the dust from the carpet. This saves much labor in sweeping. Bright sunshine, it is said, will nearly always entirely remove scorch which has been made by using an •over-heated iron. Frequently a shirt bosom, apparently almost ruined, has 'been brought back to 'its wistine whiteness by a liberal application of this remedy, which Dame Nature pro vides for us so liberally at times. Few things are more-slovenly than a wall with holes in the plaster, yet such disfigurements are likely to occur from theblows Of heavy furniture, 'hammering of picture nails in wrong! places and from various other causes.. Such places should be mended atJ ■once with plaster of paris, .mixed to a' thin paste with water It is best to mix only a little at a time, as it sets: ■so rapidly ithat it becomes too hard to! handle in a few moments. Apply itj and smooth it down with the blade: of a knife.and cover up the spot with: a piece of wall paper matching the: pattern on the wall as you paste it on, and the-spot will never show.

MlHcellaneouN Kecipew. ’White Cup Cake. cup fresh butter, two cups white powdered sugar, four cups sifted Hour, white oi five eggs, one cup sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, one teaspoon extract of lemon. Gooseberry Fool.—Make a smooth boiled custard and set on ice to cool; have an equal quantity of stewed gooseberries,’well sweetened and also cold; mix the custard and gooseberries together, putting in a bowl or glass dish, and set on ice till wanted, and then serve with a basket of fresh cake. Spiced Currant Jelly.—Press the juice from wipe currants and strain; put in a kettle; let come to a boil, add a pound of sugar to a pint of juice, with a tablesoopful each of extract of cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace: let boil five minutes. This jelly is excellent -served with mutton, buck, venison, <or other game. Currant Pie.—One cupful if ripe ■currants, one cupful of sugar, two eggs; .line the pie-plate with a nice paste and sprinkle a little flour ovei iit; spread the currants on (this; bea‘ the sugar and yolks of eggs together and pour over the currants Bo'-l about twenty minutes! Beat th a whites of the eggs toa stiff truth with two taldespoonlute of sugar, spread over the pie; set it <on the top grate and taown a little. Plain Clam Bo<ue.—Wash and. drain fifty'Clams. chop the hard pert of the .clams, and put them <onto boil; in the liq.uor. Set the soft part a wny. i Remove scuta .as it rises on thellqu ir, then add a pint of water, pepper to, taste, and cook slowly five minutes. Lastly add the soft part of the clams, i two ounces of butter and a pint c< milk. When the soup is hot agaiaii add ten water-crackers broken quite tine, and serve. Do not boil after' adding the milk. It fi« best to wish ■ the clams before opening, with ajsnta-i scrub brush. In the recipe givrfh above all water may be used instead of part milk.

The Way to Parailze Him.

Dnmley had taken the landlady's daughter to the theater and, as usual, had business outside between the acts. “Do von see young Brown over there ?” he said to the young woman. “Yes." she replied. “Well, he is a man I expect to paralyze some day.” “Are you going out to see another mon at the conclusion of this act?” she asked. “Yes,” Dumley said reluctantly, “I am afraid I shall have to; he is waiting for me now.” “Well,” said the landlady’s daughter, “I don’t like' Mr. Brown very much either, and I will tell you what to do. ■When yon return from seeing the gentleman outside who is waiting for you, just step over to where Mr. Brown is sitting and breathe on him. . That will paralyze him.”— Philadelphia CalL Prof. Blackie confessed to speaking from experience when he characterized courtship “as a period of ecstatic worship,” and the tina-? following it one of “evangelical tolerat on,” which is “• ffrand school of sa’.i?ii;;cation.”

WEATHER FORECASTS.

WHAT PROPHET FOSTER HAS TO SAY. A Dangerous Stonn to Occur West of the Mississippi River About the 7th or Bth —The Corn Crop Will Have 'Abundant Time to Mature. Septemb r Forecasts. My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to cross the continent from September 2 to 6, and the next will reach the Pacific coast about September 6, cross the Western mountains by the close of the 7th, the great central valleys from Sth to Itith, anU the Eastern States about the 11th. * This will be a dangerous storm west of the Mississippi Biver on the 7th and ■Bth, and tornadoelf and hail may be expected. This disturbance will cause general rains, and with it the drought conditions will disappear. Light frosts may be expected in Montana, the Dakotas, aud Minnesota from the cool wave following this storm. The cool wave will cross the Western mountains about the 9th, the great central valleys about the 11th, and the Eastern States about the 13th. These cool waves usually cause showers. After this disturbance September will give us an average temperature and two periods of severe storms. Frosts will be late and not severe. Northern corn crops will have an abundance of time to rnatuYe, and September top cotton will be better than that which matures In August. Ijocai torvcHMtM. Weather changes move from west to east across the continent, and each local forecast is made for within 250 miles east and west of the magnetic meridian mentioned, and for all the country between 25 and 50 degrees of north latitude. These local weather changes will occur within twenty-four hours before or after sunset of the dates given: SANTA EE, DENVER AND BLACK HILLS MERIDIAN. September—--4 Wind changing. 5 Cooler and clearing. B—Moderating. . 7 Warmer. 8— Storm wave on this meridian. 9 Wind changing. and clearing. GALVESTON, KANSAS CITY AND MINNEAPOLIS MERIDIAN. September—--4 Storm wave on tills meridian. 5 Wind changing. 6 Cooler and clearing. 7 Moderating. 8— Warmer. 9 Storm wave en this meridian. 10—Wind changing. ATLANTA, CINCINNATI AND LANSING MERIDIAN. September— 4 —Warmer.

5 Storm wave on this meridian. 6 Wind changing. 7 Cooler and oearing. 8— Moderating. 9 Wanner. 10—Storm wave on this meridian. Copyrighted 1892, by W. T. Foeter. WESTERN WEEKLY CROP REPORT. Weather All that Could lie Doslred In Most Sections—Peaches Diseased. The weekly weather aud crop bulletin issued by the Department of Agriculture at Washington gives the following summaries of conditions in the various States. Kentucky—Scattering rains have done much good, but some sections still suffer; temperature and sunshine nearly normal; corn and tobacco generally in fair condition. Missouri—High temperature. Insufficient and badly distributed rainfall prove detrimental to crops, lute corn especially; plowing retarded, but ull other work progresses favorably. Illinois—Temperature and sunshine in northern and central and southern portion about average; rainfall Iq, northern and central portions below average and above in southern portions; oat harvest completed; light crop; wheat thrashing well along; fruit very light; rain needed In northern and central portions for corn. Indiana—Warm and sunshiny: rains beneficial to crops; corn growing rapidly; plowing for wheat progressing; pastures in good condition; fruit scarce and of Inferior quality. Ohio—Rainfall above In central and south and deficient In north p >rlions; crops doing nicely; rains retarded the thrashing; oats fair; corn Improving; potatoes fair but poor In noitliorn portion, where grasshoppers, bugs, and worms are damaging. Michigan Temperature and sunshine above normal; rainfall badly needed and badly distributed; thrashing In active operation; oats mostly secured; slight damage by drought in souNiern counties. Wisconsin—Small grain cut In southern portion; some winter grain thrashed; cutting oats and spring wheat begun In central and northern portion; ruin deficient, needed for cranberries; tobacco, corn, and oats growing well Minnesota Conditions beneficial In northwest portion; considerable damage by wind, rain and hall, followed by hlfh temperature tn the west, central, and southwest portions; temperature beneficial to corn in southwest portion.

lowu—Weather all that could be deaired for rapid growth of corn; temperature and sunshine slightly above normal and rainfall generally below; some damnge to grain in northwest district by hall and wind. North Dakota—Continued hot weather very Injurious to grain; serious damage to wheat by rain and hall in southeast sections; early wheat harvest; general cooler weather needed badly. South Dakota—Very warm and favorable week; harvesting of all crops progressing rapidly; thrashing begun. Nebraska—Temperature favorable to growing crops; corn greatly improved by frequent copious showers; prospects of • good crop. Kansas—Rainfall ample, except in extreme southwest and southeast portions; warm, sunshiny week; corn, apples and pastures much benefited by these conditions; rain delayed haying and thrashing. Oklahoma—Temperature and sunshine normal; rainfall above normal; heavy and well distributed; grass and forage abundant; farmers plowing for wheat and making hay. Montana— Precipitation below and temperature above normal; grass drying up rapidly on««tock ranges; weather favorable for baying. Wyoming—Precipitation below and temperature slightly atove normal; good weather for harvesting; too dry for gra>a Colorado—Week wus warm and dry; water in dltehes is low. but sufficient for present demand-; grain harvest nearing completion; corn earing well; potatoes good.

IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.

Large Increase In Ike Volume Daring the Fiscal Year. There was a large increase in the volume of immigration into the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30 last. The greatest Increase was from Russia. Germany, Hungary, Sweden and Norway. There was a decrease in the immigration from Italy. The foilowng table shows the nationality of the immigrants in the fiscal years 1891 and 1892, except from British possessions and Mexico: 1891. 1892. Bohemia 11,758 8,9 M Hungary 25,3f1« 37,301 Other Austria (except Poland). 30,915 34,368 Denmark 10,637 10,478 France 6,763 6,519 Germanyll3,s3l 19),622 Italy 75.143 60,944 Netherlands 6.206 7,259 Poland 27,491 23,169 Russia (except Poland) 41,401 84,259 Sweden and N0rway49,392 57,153 Bwitierland: 6,811 7,402 England and Wales 53,787 60,182 Scotland 12,554 11,005 Ireland 56,684 56,381 All other conn tries.... 20,107 24,291

Paid in Skins.

A. E. Anderson, of Arkansas, asks of th® Chicago Free-Trader: “Were coon-skins ever used as money In the United States? If so, where, and Were they a legal tender?’ The following act of the legislature of Franklin (now Tennessee) will answer fully the question which Mr. Anderson asks: “Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Franklin, and it Is hereby enacted by the authority of the same: “That from the Ist day of January, 1789, the salaries of the officers of the Commonwealth be as follows: “His excellenty, the Governor, per annum, 1,000 deer-skins. “His honor, the Chief Justice, per annum, 500 deer-skins. “The secretary to his excellency, the Governor, per annum, 500 raccoonskins. “The Treasurer of the State, 450 rac-coon-skins. “Each county clerk, 300 beaver-skins. “Clerk of the House of Commons, 200 raccoon-skins. “Members of the Assembly, per diem, three raccoon-skins. “Justices’ fees for signing a warrant, one muskrat-skin. “To the constable, for serving a warrant. one mink-skin. "Fnaatid into law on the 18th day of October, 1783, under the great seal of the State.”

John Ruskin’s Babyhood.

John Ruskin says of his youth: “For toys I had a bunch of keys to play with as long us I was capable of pleasure in what glittered anti jingled; as I grew older 1 had a cart and a ball, and when I was six years old two boxes of wellcut wooden blocks. “With these modest, but I still think entirely sufficient possessions, and being always summarily whipped if I oried, did not do as I was bid or tumbled on the stairs, I soon attained serene and secure methods of life and motion, and could pass my days contentedly in tracing the squares and comparing the colors of my carpet, examining the knots in the wood of the floor or counting the bricks in the opposite houses."

Man Was Made to Mourn,

Perhaps, and perhaps not. However that may be, he baa no excuse for his mlsen, if It Is produced by nervousness, so long as be neglects to re-lntoroe his enfeebled nerves through the medium of Improved digestion. He can secure this by the regular use of Hostetter's Stomaoh Bitters, a grateful tonlo and tranqulliser. It should never be forgotten that the brain—which to the headquarters of the nervous system—and the stomach bear the closest relations one to the pther, and that debility under the waistband produces a correlative disturbance In the organ of thought. Give, however, a qnietus to nervousness and headaches by a reform begun at the fountain head by the Bitters. Take it, also, tor malarial, bilious and kidney trouble, rheumatism and the infirtnltloa of ago. Taken before meals it imparts relish to the rood.

A Cave Mountain.

In the western part of South Dakota is one of the most wonderful natural curiosities in the world. This is th® cave mountain. The mountain Is literally honeycombed with caverns, which run in every direction through it, and in some places form tunnels which run clear through the mountain. It is estimated that there are fully 300 distinct caves, not counting those which connect with others as separate ones.

Pneumonia Among Parrots.

A Frenchman recently brought 500 parrots from Brasil to dispose of in Faris, An epidemic broke out among the birds from which all but two died. The contagion then spread to the persons who kept them and several have succumbed to an infectious pneumonia.

Killed In Battle.

These are the times of civilization and peace, and yet it is figured that during the last thirty-three years fully 2,500,000 mon have lost their live® in war.' Fair Amateur—Yes, I painted that. What school of painting would you call it? Artist (gently)—Boarding school.— New York Weekly. REV. H. P. CARSON, Scotland, Dak., says I -Two bottlss of Hall's Catarrh Cure completely •urod my little girl. Bold by Druggists, 760. In English law an eaves-dropper is considered as a common nuisance, and to punishable by law. A Galloviko Consumption may be avoided trv the timely use ot Halb's Hombt or Hob®■ouxd anp Tab. Plan's Too hachb Drops Cura In on® Minute. Don't look back and you won’t want to go back.

Indigestion Cured “I have for years been Yjk troubled with dlstrtoe in and indlgestlon. When I took Hood’i jy Sarsaparilla the effect r' w “ » nr P r, » t “ff- It gave vpiw tVL me great, relief, and .J eat Without that <®rdHRMAMHE? rlble distress. I also rest Win. Wade. W ell at night and am tn good general health, for all of which I thank HOOD'® SARSAPARILLA.” WM. WADI, Boot and Shoe Dealer, 17 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Mass. HOOD'S PILLS cure liver ills, eoMtlpatioa. blUoiuaeaa. jaundice, and sick headache. Try them. OIVB ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Svrup of Figs is th® only remedy or its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the dtomach, prompt in itr*action and truly beneficial m its effect®, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to fill and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles oy all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it- Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. BAN FRANCISCO, CAL UUIBVILU. n. New whl

“German Syrup” Mr. Albert Hartley of Hudson, N. C., was taken with Pneumonia. His brother had just died from it. When he found his doctor could not rally him he took one bottle of German Syrup and came out sound and well. Mr. S. B. Gardiner, Clerk with Druggist J. E. Barr, Aurora, Texas, prevented a bad attack of pneumonia by taking German Syrup, in time. He was in the businessand knew the danger. He used the great remedy—Boschee’s German Syrup—for lung diseases. >

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It (tares s»Ua,ltaughi,Sere Throat.Creup.lnfiaenas, Wheeling Csugh, Bronchitis and Asthma. A certain euro for Consumption to first stages, and a sure relief In advanced stages. Use at once. Ton wIU see the exoellont affect after taking the first dose. Bold by dealers everywhere. Large bottles fiO cents and *I.OO. y

Don’t Suffer. Don't suffer with rheumatism. Don't ■uffer with pneumonia or pleurisy. All these maladies come from one source. When th® kidneys ar® inactive and fail to separate the uric acid from the blood, it remains in and poisons the whole litecurrent. If it manifests itself in th®joints it becomes pleurisy, un i if it attacks the lungs it becomes pneumoniaor pleurisy. If it attacks the brain it becomes apoplexy; if the heart, heart disease. It may produce any malady, such as blindness, paralysis, or the like. All these maladies have one common origin, and that is kidney trouble. The seeds of most of these are laid la the summer. It is the i that peopl® fall to take simple precautions. They get wot and expose themselves unnecessarily, and the result Is they take cold. It settles upon their kidneys and produces any or all of the maladies mentioned above. When you feel that you are a sufferer in this respect get a bottle of Heid's German Gough and Kidney Cure and take it freely. Do not be afraid of it. It will not injure you. It is impossible to tak oan overdose. It contain® no deleterious substance whatever. It can be given to children without any danger. Ask your druggist for it, and do not lot him give you anything elee la place of it. Small bottles 25c, large 500. Silvan Remedy Go,, Peoria, 111.

• qiljr r Thia Trade Mark la on the bed WATERPROOF COAT glK*?** In the World! A. J. TOWER, BOSTON. MASS WEDDING AMD CALLIHC CARDS. Every Mason thsstyles of WEDDING and CALLING CARDS change andnew laahlona In thia dam of motto are brought out. The new atxlea for the ureaent sea* CHICAGO NEWSPAPER UNION* GUITARS •""MANDOLINS Oultara trn UM spwute ■udollnatrom IH.OOupwsMr • finish. J T B I t .h C ®W.r AUthe »bov. Kid nnd«r oar own fuaranto.; 100,000 of m iutnuaonta In uaa. Your Leal dealer will order far you. O.notMUraname burned on Ineide. Bend for IlluelraUd eelaloan*. LYON * HEALY. 53'Monroe Street, ChicagoUUF All you have guessed about - life insurance may be wrongPAY y° u to know th» nnnT truth, send for “How and POST-Whj” issued by the PENN inr MUTUAL LIFE, 921-3-5 ChestAbt. not Street, Philadelphia. ; breath, headache,inenWdeprAAfdon, • < lauTall diseases caused by fafiur»°o/ » < ' the stomach, Urer or bowel* to per- » forg Jblr proper function!- Persona given to ow- ' © Q FIT FOLKS REDUCED ■aeaiai/aauorfivw.iiKnmifi. QblwOl Vnl WaaMagtoa, D. cl B Sytoln last war, Uadjudlcatlngelatina, atty atoms HEMORDIA TOBE ONLY ®<TBE CUBE. Price D.OO by aaalL —■•APIA CO., lie Fulton St., Mew York. Barlows Indico Blue. The Family Wash Blue, for sola by Grocers. WINTER! MEN TO TRAVEL. WepwSSO WAN I Uli to 8100 e month and expenaeA BTONB * WELLINGTON. Madson/Wim C. N. U. No. 35-»» WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS. .’ ’ please any roe saw the advertisement la thia paper. „ I I ICeaaampttvee and People R who have weak lungs or Aathma. should use Rise’s Onto foe Consumption. It. has cored K thwaaands. It has ed one. It Is not bad to take. M It Is the beet cough sytmp.’ ■■ Sold everywhere »&c. ■ • ■ 11