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ry NIRRT - ¢ ! p : IHE FARMING WORLD. s —_— : -GOOD FARM CISTERN. : How to Build One at Small Expense of Money and Work., . As good a cistern as can be made isby ‘walling up with bricks and thep®®cementing 'to makd water tight, but when cheapness is to be considered, a good cistern may be'made in the following ~manner: Dig so that it will be larger at the top than at the bottom, like an old-fashioned dash churn tuyrned bot-tom-side up. About two and!a half or three feet from the top, eut a square shoulder in the side of cistern to begin laying brick on to make the arch. Cement it well to the earth and brick, “then get a flat rock, any size to suit your convenience, cut a hole in Zt large.| enough for an average-sized man to gét through; put it down in : cement over the arch, and you have a good, cheap cistern. o - The best filter that I ever saw, is ‘made in the following manner: Take a good, tight barrel, kngck_ one of the -heads out; bore an inch and a half hole in the center of the other end, and put in a plug from the outside, this to be the bottom. Put a small, perforated | wooden box just over this, and have the pipe through which the water runs , come down through ‘the center of the barrel and terminate in this box. The box to have :the bottom side out. the pipe to come through the top of the box. Get some nice clean gravel, putin * a.layer of gravel and then a layer of charcoal, and so on. till the barrel is half full or more; arrange it sothat the last-layer will be of gravel. Just above the ldst layer put in the pipe that runs into the cistern. Cover the barrel well soo that nothing can get:into it from the top. When it rains let the water in; it will ﬁlterfi%rnﬂ;fdtﬁom te top instead of vice versa.! Havelthe barrel sitting _ on tivo sills,- and after the cisternl is ' filled, take vut the plug from the bot-{ _tom of the barrei, and the water, in ‘rushing out;-will wash out all sediment, 1 bugs and insects that might have run inj [thus leaving the filter clean and nice, and ready for the next time.— Indiang Farmer. | - : ; THE POLE STACKER. Am Implement That Is Very .Popular 12 1n the Far West, | : The farmers of Utahdive in ‘towns and have but few barns or sheds on their farms; which, in many instances, are two or three miles away. They often stack hay and grain in small,: fenced lots or corrais on an -upland spot, wherecan artesian well or reservoir furnishes water, and there feed horsés and cattle during the seéverest months-of the \\:ilﬁﬂ'. Numerous de--vices have been used in hay-stacking, - some being too expensive and others " being patented by ! unknown parties who. occasionally demanded royaities for the use of their ideas. - : - The most complete and the chp:@est device yet discovered is what is gener- : S {‘ “l/__.-e o G - 3 o] 'J & it - :4o ? o e = %‘ 1 : S ~ .r . : “ Lf{:» ; l. f 7 . %_‘I,I. S J. I Al s (' (;' el _//i? \ ' POLE STACKER. ally called the polé-stacker. It is simple in construction, easily handled and -i€ not patented. 'Although in use but ‘two or three years the pole has , belcc‘)xﬁe a universal favorite and can be seen in many fields, corrals and stockyards. gl e a " The material necessary for the polestacker consists of two poles 20 and 30 fe¢t, of longer, as desired, three pulleys, two chains and- two ropes. The ' ',s‘nort pole, usually a dry red pine or/balshim, is set "about three feet in' ‘the _ ground after slats have b;éen nailed on, or pins driven in auger-hales every two feet, which makes a ladder for getting up and down when neéeséary to fix the top chain or drop the lifting-pole. A short.chain is “fastened around the standing-pole and, left to drop about two feet, where it hooks around the ‘stacker. This gives the pele plenty of * play and enables the man’on the stack or wagon to swing' it around at will. The long pole‘is chained at the butt end I'with a chain whieh regulates the height lof] the stack and holds the stacker in .place after béing swung around for the - hay on the wagon. The pulleys, ropes and fork are handled as with other ~ stackers.—Joel Shomaker, in Farm and " Fireside. ok fiat ot :

Variation®in En_silag':e. Jtistoocommonly supposed that ensilage made . from fodder ecorn must be uniform in its nutritive value. This is by no means the fact. The ensilage put up the last few yearsis much better than that which was made at firkt, when a large quantity rather than quality was what was mainly. sought for. All corn ensilage =-requires*th_af"t some supplementary food be given with it, for corn is not a well-balanced ration. But some corn ensilage requires more of other food as its supplement. It is pgdsible to ensilage corn when' it has ached the earing stage, cutting up ?rée ear with the stalk. This is worth twice or thrice as much for the same bulk as corn fodder sown or drilled too thickly to allow it to form ears, and cut as soon as it got into tassel. i Thinning Out the Flocks. One of the most important duties on ‘the part of the poultryman is that of thinning. out~the flocks. As long as some of the hens are laying there is an inclinationi to- wait for others to begin, ‘gud time passes bygevery day being one of expectancy; but the hens do not lay. Weeks of labor and feeding result, all in the hope that the unprofitable hens will soon begin to lay, bat net until spring opens and. the weather becomes warm do the hens give a full quota of eggs. Get rid“bf the idle hens, and keep only those that are giving.a profit. It is better to be the owner of a flock of only a_ dozen hens that aré doing service in ‘ egg-production than to have twice that number of idle hens.—~Dakota Field and Every breed of fowls has points of merit ﬁi"ﬁ*ﬂﬂnﬂmhunﬂmt variety to suif every taste.

GRAY TOULOUSE GEESE. Although of French Origin, They Are ‘Popular in this Country. - Gray Toulouse geese are named for the city in France of that name, where they are extensively bred. In thiscountry they are bred in large numbers by farmers, and are fairly well thought of * for market purposes. = Their flesh is ~—a trifle tco coarse and flabby, when compared with some other geese, to be prized very highly for table purposes. They are termed a Christmas goose, as being later in maturing than the others they are just about right at the holiday time. They are fairly good layers, averaging about 40 eggs in season. Toulouse geese are more compact in shape than other geese, and are preferred by many for this reason. The head is rather large and short, and they ‘have a comparatively short bill

‘ : Al : v S 8 NN i . N , 45;-” 4 i ! ] i ORI N e M '«W ) 3)}“ : : it W 7 ',.~,!.,,1,{;§.j,’-‘-.-‘_;_g?_ 7} c NSNSI i S 27w ' s g Ve SF——— GRAY TOULOUSE GOOSE. that is stout at the hase; the neck is carried well up and is of medium length. They have a broad back of modern length, which curves slightly from the neck to the tail; their breasts are | broad and deep. The body of the Tou- ‘ louse goose is moderate in lengthy broad, and very deep and compact, the i more compact the better; and in birds in’good condition tlie beily almost touches the ground. ~Their wings are large and strong; and fold. nicely against the sides, and they have comparatively short tails and stout thighs and shanks. In color of plumage they are a dull gray, without penciling. The head is dark gray, and the neck of the same color, whi¢h shades to a lighter gray as-it approaches the back; the back is of dark: gray, while the breast is light gray! The body plumage is light gray, which grows lighter and becomes white on the belly; the white extends back to alid'j around the tail, covering the fluffy parts. The primaries of the wings are dark gray or brown; the secondaries are a _spade darker than the primaries, and the coverts are dark gray. The tail feathers are gray and white, the ends: tipepdwith white. Theireyesare dark brown or hazel in color; their bills, shanks, toes and webs are of deep red-dish-orange color. I The standard weight of the adult gander is 20 pounds; adult goose, 20 pounds; voung gander. 18 pounds. and. young zoose, 15 pounds.—Bulletin U. S. Department of Agriculture. = -

- TREATMENT OF ROLUP. { How to Prevent This Dangerous and | Contagious Disease. . Gen‘u“ine' roup :is afdiphtheritic disease, and contagious. ‘There are distempers and influenzas that show similar symptoms, that may not be contagious, but genuine Toup, with swelling of head. discharges of matter from nostrils, eyes, etc., is contagious, and the disease has been communicated from fowls to human beings. It can be prevented by removing the one, two cr three ‘siclk fowls to a hospital, and either taking the entire flock of well f2wls to fresh, clean, comfortable quarters, or by disinfecting the old quarters thoroughly with zenoleum 'or chloro-naphtholeum, or a weak solution of carbolic acid. Saturate roosts, sides, floor, everything. It is not worth while to doctor a fowl after it gets to the second stage, with putrid discharges. Besides it is dangerqus. If one has the skin of hands abraded and some of the diphtheritic matter gets on'it, the result might be serious. The recent report of the bureau of ‘animal industry on infectious diseases among poultry gives numerous cases of the diseases passing to human beings. Treatment in the first stage is all right, and often arrests the disease. It consists mostly of good hygienic conditions, removal of all excavations, local fipplication of disinfectants, comfortable, well ventilated quarters, ete. Often the disease runs a slow chronic course and the most of the fowls recover. Where it is malignant and rapid, the best plan is to kill the diseased fowls and bury deep, or burn, and then disinfect.— Ohio Farmer. ~

AMONG THE ;POULTRY. i With the exception of geese, old fowls of any kind are unprofitable. Plan to hatch as many chickens as possible as early as possible. : . Geese are at their best for breeding after they are three years old. A pullet is not matured until she is a ) yvear old, although she may lay. ~ Keep only young, proiiﬁc layers and select from them to breed from. ~ In nearly all cases it will be best to sell the late moulting hens now: ~ Too close in-breeding is one cause of ‘barren'eggs and weakly chickens. 1 A hen that has become accustomed to a particular house or roosting place ‘cannot easily be induced to change quarters: ‘ ' s A | "Fowls should never be confined ‘in such close quarters that they cannot take sufficient exercise to promote digestion. ! Lo ' ) | Late hatched chickens should be well fed and kept growing, otherwise they ‘will never make large fowls.—St. Louis Republic. 5 ; : !’l‘]neii' Faith Rewarded. ~ Those who remained in the sheep business through the depression have made some momney right along. besides adding much fertility to th(eir farms, which no kind of stock ean do so well as sheep. Men who were capable of seeing the wisdom of keeping sheep, when the price fell flat, were also capable of seeing when they would advance in price again, and as a rule, ihey began to add to their flocks.’ Now, Ly_h'ea-a leep are at old-time prices, they have sheep to sell to those who went ous of -the business so uncéremoniously. Thmj gh dealing in mutton, they are not “‘mutton-heads,”—Farm and Fire-

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. | international Lesson for January 30, 1898—How to Pray—Matt. 6:5-15. [Arranged from Peloubet’s Notes.] GOLDEN TEXT.—Pray to thy Father which is in secret.—Matt. 6:6. THE- SECTION includes ‘verses 1-B—in-#tructions as to heart-worship, with the emphasis on Prayer. ; i e TIME.—In the summer of A. D. 28, PLACE.—The Mount of Beatitudes, or Horns of Hattin, : ' ~ THE LESSON. : I. Heart Worship.—Vs. 5-8. In the first half' of this chapter Jesus gives us a lesson on heart worship, and applies the principle He lays down to giving, to praying and to fasting. The principle is that of absolute sfincerity, without sham, without pretense, without unworthy motive concealed under the apparently good object. ThePrinciple Applied to Giving.—One should give alms for the sake of helping others, because it is right, because it is pleasing to God, because it is the natural outflow of love. So far as alms are given for thie purpose of being honored and admired, i?)is hypocrisy and not virtue. i

The Principle Appiied to Prayer.— Vs. 5-8. .5.-“ Thou shalt not /be as the hypocrites are,” who do not really pray,, do not desire or expect what they ask, or hold communion with God; but desire to appear very religious to men, and hence stand apart like the Dharisee in the parable, as if absorbed in devotion, “in the synagogues,” the proper places of ‘worship, where the!worshipers can see them, “and in thle corners of the streets,” where they could be seen from four directions. ‘““That they may be seen of men,” who will praise them for their piety and think them very good. “They have their reward:” The reward they sought. They got no answers, for theydid mot seek anything: from God. . :

6. “But thou, when thou prayest:” your real purpose beling to pray, “enter irto thy closet:” or secret chamber, where others can neither see nor hear. “Shut the door:” to keep outall other -persons, as well as to shut out worldy thoughts. “Pray to_thy Father:” who is your friend, who loves to aid his children. “Which is in secret:” The invisible spiritual God. “Which seeth in secret:” Knows every secret plaze, every hidden desire. “Shall Reward thee openly:” Bétter, as in R. V., recompense thee, answer your prayers. Give .you the things you ask for, or, if these are mot good for you, give you the better things you would have asked for, bad you seen as God'sees. 7. “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions:” The repeating over and iover &f set forms, as if there were sorae virtue in the mere act of praying; asif God would do something for them, on "aecount of “their much speaking.” . 8. “Your Father:” No earthly father ‘cares for a lot of heartless repetitions. Nor does our Heavenl{ Father. “Know-' eth:” Appreciates; He feels for you, therefore you can come to Him with freedom, and ask what you will. IT. The Lord’s Prayer.—Vs. 9-13. 9. _“After this manner therefore pray ye:” With no vain repetitions, but as’ chili dren asking of a father the things they 'need. (1). The fact that Christ gave His prayerin two different forms shows that no exact form of words was required; and the fact that Luke, writing at least 25 years after the formation | of the church, gives one form, and Matthew another, shows thatnoobligatory form was in use in the churches. Note that first in this prayer are the | petitions for others—for God’s hotor, and the coming of His kingdom among | men. After that, both jn place and importance, ‘come the petitions for ourt selves. "The very act of praying such a. prayer enlarges and broadens the I. soul, and is an antidote to selfishness. . In the two most important recorded prayers of Christ—at the institution of | His supper (John 17), and in Gethsemane, He begins His prayer with pe--1 titions for Himself,” but the spirit :is precisely the same as in the first petii tion of the Lord’s Prayer. He wouldbe glorified in order that His Father might , be glorified; and He would have the cup pass from Him, but only if the Lord’s ‘ will could be best done:in that way. He that does not want first of all to . have the kingdom come within himself, 'and to do God’s will as it is ‘done in Heaven, cannot sincerely pray that others may do God’s will, and belong | to the kingdom. ‘

An Enforcement of the I'ifth Petition. —Vs. 14, 15. This marks the impostance of this ﬁoint. 14. “For if ye forgive men their trespasses:” The word indicates reckless and willful sin, conscious violations of right. The hardest sins to forgive. “Your 'Heavenly. Tather wille ¥ ® ¥ forpive youl’ Because it shows that nve are in that penitent condition which makes forgiveness possible for us, and good for us. : i g : 15, “But if ye forgive not:” God cannot forgive under such circumstances, without by the very act increasing sin, and injuring the onme forgiven. —Each one i us is bound to make the little circle in which he lives better and happier; each of us ishound to see that out of that small circle the widest good may flow; each, d6f us may have fixed in his mind the thought that out of a single household may flow influances which shall stimulate the whole commonwealth and the whole civilized world.—Dean Stanley.

POSTAGE STAMPS. : Bt Sarawak has joined the postal union, but has not yet issued any new stamps, which looks like a surprising oversighht. The stamps of 1889 have been reissued and two values, of 50 cents and one dollar, have been-added. In commenting upon the 1898 stamp catalogues, a philatelic writer sagely says that a stamp is worth just what it will sell for. That is common sense, but it will surprise some young collectors who believe that if the -‘eatalogue says a certain stamp is "worth five dollars, it cannot deviate from that figure. - 4 ‘An English collector has been trying to count the number of living beings illustrated on the Mulready envelope. This seems to be quite a puzzle in its way, for the envelope shows such a conglomeration of people and animals that it is a pretty hard matter to get at the total number. The collector in question says 'he has been trying to solve the problem for some time, and, as far as the human beings go, is of the opinion that there are 40 of them. As to the animals, he refuses even to make aneglimate,: 2= 0

BEYOND BELIEF.

Henri Was Stuck on His New Brown : Suit. :

The lady in the railway car would have claimed undisputed recognition as the most overdressed - person in. any of the counties through which the train passed had it mot been for her son. He was one of -the weary-faced, scrupulously clad little people who afford support to the theory that poverty may be a com(f)_aratlve blessing to the very young. He did not look as if a genuine good time would fit him. The amgition to drill him into unflagging self-con-sciousness had met with obvious and pathetic success. He sat with his neck stretched out to keep from' wrinkling his lace collar. The novel which his mother read was one of the most recent and ponderous. The title, in large gilt letters, was turned toward the aisie as she held it before her, turning the pages with suspicious infrequency. A mist had gathered on the pane, so that the boy could not look out of the window. Instinct was more powerful than culture, and before he thought he had taken his gloved finger and rubbed a round spot through which he could look with one eye. His mother fairly gasped with indignation. P

‘“Henri!” she exclaimed. ‘ “Yes, ma’am.” _ “You bad child! How can you do such things?”’ : ‘v He made no reply, but penitently turned his back upon the mental. luxury with which he had hoped to provide himself. But his mother evidently = prided herself upon her achievements as a domestic disciplinarian. In a loud voice she continued: “Now, you sit there perfectly quiet, and remember what I tell you. If you do anything like that again—"" As she paused to consider her threat the child gazed into her face with tense apprehension. - “I’ll open that window and toss you out and let the car run‘over you, so that all the wheels will cut you up in little bits of pieces!” r ‘ ; His eyes grew big with dread, ahd in tones of mingled incredulity and dismay he exclaimed: ‘“Mamma! In my new brown suit?’— Washington Star. s _——————,.,.————— Mixed Maxims. A man is known by the frumpery he keeps. : - Never put a gift cigar in your mouth. The lack of money is the root of all evil, Where wisdom ‘is bliss ’tis folly to be ignorant. L ;

A pitch in time saved the nine. : Chain up a child and away he will go. Virtue 1s its only reward. The course of free love never did run smooth. A bird in the hand lays no eggs. gf&ll’ that' a man hath will he give to his “’] e- i Many hands like light work. It’s a wise child that owes his own father. The rolling stone catches the worm. Osculation is the thief of time. - A thirsty man will catch at a straw. Straws show which way the gin goes. . ““Heaven lies about us in our infancy,” and this world lies about us when we are grown up. : It is not good for man to give a loan. ; The wages of sin is debt. : Every dogma must have its day.—Carolyn Wells, in (ﬁxap-Book.

She Wanted All the Days. There is always a bountiful crop of stories concerning thedoings of congressional women, new congressional women, at this season of the year. Most of the tales are apochryphal, but this .one is perfectly true, for the stationer himself told me about it. The woman is the wife of a member from somewhere in the west, and she had never been in Washington till a fortnight ago. She went to a stationer’s to order visiting cards.. “What day do you wish engraved on them?”” asked the clerk. “Oh,” answered Mrs. Congressman, “I’ve got to have several days.” I_can’t make all my calls in one day. Engrave me some cards for'Monday calls, and some, for Tuesday, and—well, it’s going to be expensive, but T guess I've got to do it.. Make me some for every day in the week except Sunday.”— Washington Post. : — Many People Cannot Drink \ coffee at night. ' It spoils their.sleep. You can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep like a top. - For Grain-O does not stimulate; it nourishes, cheers and feeds. Yet it looks and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous persons, young people and children Grain-O Issthe perfect drink. DMade from pure grains. Get a package from your grocer today. Try it in place of coffee. "15 and 25c. el et One for the Lavwyer. ‘A celebrated New York lawyer asked a distinguished ‘actress in a breach-of-contract suit: e ; “What is your age?”’ She held back and refused to answer. . . “Oh, speak up! If you had answered the question promptly you would not be as oldas you are now.”—N. Y. World. : . T et e When Traveling Whether on pleasure bent or business, take on every trif) a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches, and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. } —_— il ' Hose Versus Hoes. Lady (in dry goods store)—l'd like to see some hose, please. Clerk (an ex-hardware man)—Yes, madam. With or without handles?—Chicago Evening News. :

Coeughing Leads to Comnsumption. Kemp’s Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and geta sample bottle ftree. Lar%e bottles, 50 cents and $l.OO. Go at once; delaysare dangerous.

" The Only One.—“l know one man,” said the quiet young woman, ‘“who is listened, to with respect by both sides whenever he speaks in. congress.” ‘“He must have a lot of influence!”” ‘I hope he has. He’s the chaplain.”—Washington Star,

Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle & treatise. Dr. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa.

Whenever a woman has a real noisy baby she seems to hate worst to leave any kind of a public meeting.—Washington Den@®rat.

~ A man may think his wife knows a ireat deal, ibut he won’t tell her so.—Atchison Globe. - ; a ¢

When a woman’s friends refer to her as being of uncertain ziFe it means that she iy getting pretty well along in years. | - Boy (from the comé)osing room)— “YWhere’s the dramatic editor?””’ Belated Reporter—‘'He’s gone home. gWhat do you want ?”’ Boy——“}%ant to know whether he meant to say ‘The play is full of erudition’ or ‘The E]ay is fyll _ofp crudities.” We can’t tell from his manuseript.”’—Chicago Tribune. .

Inherited.—Her father was bald; she was thus able to })rintna kiss in long primer upon his brow. “Papa,” she sighed, “I am considerably embarrassed to discover that I am engaged to marry both Duke Fritz Sni%)gle mxgi' Count Hoboheim.” “How like® her. mother to jump in and buy-more of a thin}z than she wants, just because it is cheap!” mused the old man, much moved.—Detroit Journal. - : The police justice had fornierly been a bar--tender. He %r’ad one into politics and had been elected by a%ig majority. This was his first case. Mary McMannis was up before him for drunkenness. The justice looked at her for-a minute, and then said, sternly: “Well, what are you here for?”’ “If you %lease, yer honor,” said Mary, “the copper evant pulled me in, sdyin’ i was drunk. An’ I don’t drink, ryer honor; I don’t drink.” “All right,” said the justice, his former bartender habit getting the best of him—“all right; have a cigar.”—Buffalo Enquirer. = i e o i - An Alluring Idea.—“ What I want to see,” ‘ exclaimed Senator Sorghum, “is the annexation of Hawaii. 1 envy the men who will one day come to the capitol to represent the. interests of that far-distant state.” “Yes,” rejoined the enthusiastic young friend. “They will loom up as giant reminders of the progress of 'cigli.zat;ou and of the increasing power of this dyoung‘ -republi¢.” | *“Ho therw;‘}l!,:’ answered the senator; “po they will. And in addl%rm_ to all that, just think of the mileage.”~Washington Btar.

A Total Disability Claim of $1,650 Paid to 2 Man who was Afterward Cured.

The Monitor, a newspaper published at Meaford, Ont., Canada, first discovered this case two yearsago,and publisheditatlength. which now seems, owing to the cure of it, to be 2 miracle. The facts were so remarkable that many people doubted the truth of them. They said: It is too remarkable; it cannot possibly be true; the paper is mistaken, and the man, although he may think'. himself cured, will soon relapse into his former con; dition,” etc., etc.. T‘Ee aceuracy of its report called in Iquestion the Monitor determined to find out definitely whether the facts were as stated and whether the man would really stay cured. They accordingly kept a close ' watch on the case for two years after the first article appeared, and have just

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now published another article about it in which the original reports. are completely verified, the cure is permanent, and they publish a fac simile ofp the check given by the Canadian Mutual Life Associatioh for $1,650.00 amount of total disability claim paid byithem to Mr. Petch. The first account stated; that the patient (see address below) had been a paral,\&tic for five years, and there was such a total lack of feeling in his limbs.and body that a pin run full len%::h could riot be felt;-that he could not walk or help himself at all; for two f;ears he was not dressed; furthermore, that e was bloated, was for that reason almost unrecognizable and could not get his clothes on. The paralysis was so complete as toaffect the face and prevent him from opening his

It’s Not Cold in the South.

The weather this season in the South has been all that could be desired, and all who have already reached ‘the resorts of Florida and the Gulf Coast are charmed with their locations. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company’s arrangements for through service of sleeping cars and Coaches from Northern cities are unsurpassed this winter. Tourist tickets, good to return until May 31st, are on sale by this line from all points, at low rates. For full particulats write to C. P. Atmore, General., Passenger Agent, Louisville Ky., or J. K. Ridgely, N. W. P. ‘A., Chicago, 111.

The Mean Thing,

“My face,” said the Seasoned Soubrette, is my fortune. ‘“You don’tsay so?” retorted the Funny Comedian. “I thought it stood for what you owed.” “And why did you think it sfood for what I owed?” asked the Seasoned Soubrette. “Because,” explained the Funny Comedian, “I see you have -it chalked up.”’—lndianapolis Journal.

Piso’s Cure cured me of a Throat and Lung trouble of three years’ standing.—E. Cady, Huntington, Ind., Nov. 12, 1894,

A good way to get along with some peogle is to have nothing to do with them.— Washington Democrat.. ,

Are you bruised?" Use St. Jacobs Oil and You won't be long. Shortest way. -

Upon the well-being of women, especially of working women, the whole welfare of society rests. GOk

At once use St. Jacobs Oil for sprains. At ohce it will cure. Athletes know this.

‘Some people read only their church pa. pers.—Washington Democrat.

A IDEAL GRANDMOTHERS. | " %S& Women Who Know the Laws of Nature and Obey L ¥ Them May Live to Green Old Age. , RY) RS er At " Mrs. Pinkham Says When We Violate Nature’s MWI f W‘\“\'\ Our Punishment Is Pain---If We, Continue ,(!)})%‘ ek .to Neglect the Warninig We Die. - ol e ~ & e - .W 3 o ' // Providence has allotted us each at least seventy R A /%\. years in which to fulfill our mission in © 4.‘\‘§._‘ ot b:i\\% life, and it is generally our own fault if { “\:"";-:‘::";i-";,l ;w‘ we die prematurely. - T 8 A A 1 Nervous exhaustion invites disease. AR ,ﬁ.; X o . This statement is the positive truth. : NS T e ) -When everything becomes a burden ol D A and you cannot walk a few blocks it Il N ¢V : without excessive fatigue, and you" ¥ ¥\T‘" Bt / break out into perspirations easily, 3 I o ‘\\\\/' 3.:,‘_," Wy ; #l and your face flushes, “and you grow ’; él ; \‘\&v ;{ i\ excited and shaky at the least provocav ,/ [EE : ! tion, and you cannot bear to be i & \\ crossed in anything, you are in dan-\-R St ger; your nerves have given out; you : ; ~ 3 . ~mneed building up.at once! To build ! ‘ up woman’s nervous system and restore woman's health, we know of no better or more inspiring medicine ‘than Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Your ailment taken in time can be thy;'own‘off,- if neglected it will run on into great suffering and pain. Here is an illustration. Mrs. Lucy Goopwin, Holly, W. Va., says: : ' ¢TI suffered with nervous prostration, faintness, all-gone,feeling and palpitation of the heart. I could not stand but a few moments:at a time without having that terrible bearing-down sensation. 5 % “When I commenced taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound I onl'y:jr weighed 108 pounds, and could not sit up half a day; before, however, I had used a whole bottle, I was able to be about. I took in all about three bottles of the Compound, and am entirely cured; now I weigh 131 pounds and feel like a new woman, stronger and better than ever in my life.” g So it transpires that because of the virtues of Mrs. Pinkham’s wonderful Compound, even a very sick woman can be cured and live to a green old age.

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mouth sufficiently wide to take solid food. The doctors called the disease spinal sclerosis, and all said he could not'live. - - ~ For three years he lingered in this condition. Then by some, friend he was advised to take Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale PeO{)le. He took them and. there was a slight change. The first thing mnoted ‘was a tendency to sweat freely. This'showed there was some life left in hxs'helﬁless body. Next came alittle feeling in: his: limbs. This extended, followed by Enck]ing‘ sensations, until at last the blood began to course freely, natumlli'l and vigorously through his body, and the helplessness gave way to returning strength, the ability to walk - rei;luulxeﬁl, and he was restored to his old time ealth. 7 . ]

The above is the substance of the first article published by the Monitor. Now follow some clippings, taken from the same paper two years afterward, and there is not the slightest shadow of a doubt, in view of this testimony, that Mr. Petch’s cure is permanent. Here follows theaccount:: -

* On being again questioned, Mr. Petch said: “You see those hands—the skin is now natural and . elastic. Once they were hard and witﬁ?ut sensation. You could pierce them with a pin and I would not feelit, and what is true of my hands is true of the rest of,m¥ body. Perhaps you have abserved that I have now even ceased to use a cane, and can get about my business lperfectly well. You may say there is absolutely no doubt as to my cure being permanent.- In-

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deed, I am in even better health than when I gave you the first interview.” - ““Do ﬁou still attribute your cure to the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills?”’ asked the Monitor. = e ; ; “‘Unquestionably I do,” was the reply. “Doctors had failed, as had also the numerous remedies recommended by mé friends. Nothing I took had the slightest effect upon me ‘until I began the use of Dr. Willi mgl’: Pink Pills, o this wonderful mediciie owe my release from the hvinﬁ death. } “have since recommmended these pills to man of my friends, and the verdict is alwag in their favor, I shall always bless the day I was ‘induced to take them.” Such'is the history of one of the most remarkable casesof modern times. Can any

one say, in the face of such testimony, that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are not entitled to the-careful consideration of any suffering man, woman or child? Is not the case in truth'a miracle of modern medicine? *~ To make the evidence comfplete we ‘}\)ublish above a fac'simile cut of the check received by Mr. Petch from the Canadian Mutual Life Association, being the amount due him for total disability. It is unnecessary to add that this life insurance association did not gay this large amount of money to Mr. Petch, except after the most careful examination of his condition by their medical experts. They must have regarded him as forever incurable. ‘ Mr. Petch’s address is as follows: Reuben Petch, Griersville, Ont., Canada. * ,_

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