Ligonier Banner., Volume 38, Number 32, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 November 1903 — Page 3

o N, i o, = P, s ~e“§~{'—.—.‘ ‘ y TSRS YA AD RpuS | ! SR Ry @ Y g :{%m PV e e i 1...!L ; Nk |~ ‘0 F ,?‘Lx_;- NAR ‘T, ko bR L e 1 e, RTI T - N, . e B coan eSS i & TN ‘s‘s@ | D B ol ! RSN R T gy ~E -l BROAD LEAF LAUREL. An Altractive Plant, But One That should Never Be Left Within Reach of Stock. = We illustrate broad leaf laurel (Kalmia latifolia). a plaat that is ornamental, but that has been known to poison sheep, cattle, horses and even goats. Where grown as an ornament it should .‘a’(‘ ’r\*t\”v“? ey ‘ N 7 A SR : . \v { , ~ I A 4 paT e ¢ % i«z.g- (S‘ I o @4 Y ; g‘ d QP a 3 (& P | Y p l D - LA | 8/ N\ \l7f/ .B \ b T | # Wiry Pre e, ¥ ) 3iA 1 ) B ET . o I # S 8 : =\ | e V= b i * . ¢ Y ¢ : BROAD LEAF LAURLEL, A . flowering spray, one-third natural size; b, vertical section of flower showing pevualiar attachment of stamens. naiural lue:; o Prutinge capsules, natural s.ze, not be left within the reach of animals nor should its trimmed-off branches be thrown over into the pasture. The shrub also grows wild and where existing in pastures should be taken out. 1t is a fine shrub. growing trom four to ~:ohi feet high, but has b(ll]l(%ti)l](»‘-s‘ been snown to reach 30 or 40 feet. I¢ ‘has thick. flat and shining leaves. showy «lusters of pink fiowers, which appear in May and June, and globular and dry fruit. It grows abundantly on rocky hilsides and on mountain slopes up ts 2000 or 4,000 feet. The honey derived from the flowers appears to be poisonous under some conditions.—Farmers’ Review, . )

ADORN THE ROADSIDiE, : ! The Ln‘nld Bounding {he Farm Should Be ¥Made Beautiful with Trees ‘ and Shrubs. ¢ 1 have scveral times spoken of lhe’ highway as a part of cur homesteads. | 11 isa sort of home-linker, and we should ! never speak of rcad improvement as-if l it were sonm¢thing foreign to cur home i life. 1t is not something that (iivi(!e_s‘ us. but something that finks us together. in fact. the highway should be our best l property, and the most beautiful. If we ! have handseme grounds inside the | fence line, mueh more should they 139 handsome outside. © They should be not ouly clean and sanitary, hut made attractive and delightiul to travelers. ilf every reader would remove from the roadside all filth, and waste, and stone heaps, and brush he weuld become a public benefactor. Above all else. fill up the little sink-holes where water stands after rains ontil it sends out poisonous gases. The street side should in ils whole aspect seem to express the same sor: of welcome that we extend in the cordial’ “Good miorning,” or “How do you do?” S - The custom of planting treesalong the ! sireet is one of the most hospitable feaiures that characterize modern life. But we can do more than this. Many of our shruabs are particularly suited to roadside planting. Think of the amount of pleasure that can be g‘i\'en by a group l of Judas trees. Tartarian honeysuckle and Amecrican Euony’mops. Another 1 zroup could be constituted of lilacs, weigela andmock’nrangqﬁ A group of altheas intermixed with hibiscus plants would be very suitable. I have been startled often by the pleasure expressed by those who drive through my grounds at a'vision of some of these shrubs. Why we should have them always out of sight Ido not know. The Persian lilacs are especially floriferous. and very neat for roadside planting. lam inclined to think we are making a mistake in set--ling onr street trees outside the walk, unless the street is wide enough for a double row. Where the street.is narrow, the trees might better be set inside the pathway, and shrubs grouped outside. It will, of course, take some time to bring abeut this ornamentation of the street, because we inherit the+ habits which were necessary before stock laws were passed. Many of us can ook beek to the days when cows ‘and hogs were pastured in the highway. [ have said so much about the planting of {ruit trees in the street that 1 hardly need to speak of it again. As an economic matter, it is not to belightiy passed over. I saw last year a row of five apple trees in the road which must have yielded 100 bushels of good fruit.—E. P. Powell. in N. Y. Tribune Farmer. Fumigate Young 'T'rees, : Whether the trees set out this fall come from infected or clean localities, it is a good plan to funqiga.te them, They may no. need this treatment, but it will do no harm. In spite of all care some eggs or larvae may be left on .the trees, which in a short time will overrrun the orchard. It is little trouble to treat young stock before planting. A large dry goods box, lned with building paper or otherwise made tight. win make a handy fumigating <hamber. Hydrocyanic acid gas or ~some other poisonous gas will be a very efficient fumigator.—Rural World. v The Life of a Seed, The United States department of cagriculture is making experiments for the purpose of determining the extreme vitality of seeds. Over 100 species of piants have been packed :n a sooil consigting of dry clay inclosed in pots, and buried at varying depths underground—eight sets at a depth of six inches, 12 at a depth of 20, and a ~third set of 12 at a depth of three and a nali feet. At the end of 1,2, 3,5, 7. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 years a set from each depth will be exhumed and tested. . e

SOIL FOR STRAWBERRIES, Success Ix More In the Man Than the : Yauaricty., Land er Any Oiber : e _Condition._ = The quesiion is oiten asked:. What varieties of stzawberries are the bes! l for heavy clay soil? What {or sandy loam or for graveally soil? s W, S. Crawford, of Onio. an authorfty on strawbverries, sayvs that he docs not think the guestion can be answered in a satisfactory manncr. As a general thing varieties are not adapted Lo spevial kinds of soil, and will o as well on cne kind as upon another, | provided they are furnished with the food and drink they nced, as they do not depend upcn the soil itself. but upon the fertility that is held in solution around. the grains of soil If the fertiiity and water are there they will get it and do well, and it they are not there, the opposite results may be expected. : : This brings out the fact that we)l conld hope fer best resulis if we knew just what was already in the soil, as some kinds are likely to be wanting in some of the needed elements and there arc some varioties (hat are not as good as others in adapting themselves to imperfect conditions. Some cood authorities state that th= Gandy is not adapted to dry, sandy land This is because the land is dry and not because it is sandy. In a wet season. or with irrigation, it will do as well there as anywhere. Given nitrogen, notash, phosphoric | acid and water in sufficient quantities and most any variety is not partic»u]ari what_ kind of soil it is starfed fin, for it will get them if they are there. We advise not to plant some varieties upon -low lamd, not because it is low merely, but because it is more likely to be frosty because it is low. On such land such sorts as the Nick Ohmer or Marshal are likely to be killed. while the Haviland would likely grov, a good .crop. 5 Then there are varicties that should ‘not- be zrown on heavy nndrained land unless they can he well covered, as they will net be able tc hn!d themselves in tke zround. the freczing and thawing causine them to heave bhadly. Suecess is more in the man than the variety, land, clisnate or any other «condition, says Mr. Crawford. for the man whe knows how and will vse his knowledee will to @ sreat oxtent overcome unfavorable econditions.—armers’ Voice, - = THE RCSEBUD CURCULIO. land Picking Seems 1o e Only If- } fective Method of HNaterminn- \‘ »'(iu;‘.‘ This Pent. \ sl . We illustrdte the Rosebud curculio, all parts being enlarged. The insect is "about one-fourth of an inch long. At ' a is shown the adult beetle; b, larva; i ¢, egg; -4, side view of iead of beetle; o bud injured by the beetle; f. mouth ipm'fs of the larva: 2, mouth parts of ' the beetle. Reproduced from bulletin of the Montana experimental station. I This inzect has been little studied and lits_‘hibernating habits are not known. It occurs in many parts of the United States, and zeems to find the wild rose its naturai ally. The beetleis sometimes

o L ! >‘% < s‘;%: ﬁ 5 :82(7 —— .;511;\ | Pl li MY A 1{ [ & - ! - L / & | W o/ o 5 | B | G ? THE ROSEBUD CURCULLIO found eaiing ripe raspberries and blackberries. but dces no particular damage to the rose bush and foliage. The damage is done to the rosebud in which it deposits its egg. The grub. on hatching, feeds on the seeds of the rose apple, and attaine full- size in its birthplace. In October if eats its way out and disappears into the ground. : The damage is done to the roses by the holes bored in depositing the eggs, a good many buds so punctured drying up and dropping..- Some, however, live and blcom, and in these the larva grows. The remedy is the hand picking of the rose apples before the grubs emerge. These affected buds can be told by the discolored area on the side of the apple in which the puncture was made when the egg was inserted.—Farmers’ Review. Raising Calves Without “iik. The Pennsylvania experiment. station finds little difficulty in raising prime dairy calves. without milk, after they -are two weeks old. The cost of raising calves on a milk substitute up to the time they can be put on a hay and grain ration, or when three or four months old, need not exceed $lO, exclusive of care. Calves from high class, well-bred dairy stock when raised in this way are worth much more than they cost and are the only means by which a milk dairyman can raise his lherd to & high standard.—Orange Judd Farmer. v Stop All the Small Lealks. ! Do not take a notion that your cows are doing well at milking time because you think they are. Possibly they are, but a certain Mrs. Jersey may be laying off for a few days and you are the man who should find out the reason and remedy .it. li's the:little leaks that wreck modern dairying. Records should be kept and each cow’s output tested. Cows that test low and dry off in a few months afier calving need no further clemency. Weed them cut now, as there is no time like the nres]ent for improving your dairy.—Rural World. ' : e (.‘ronnd Corn for Cows, Indian corn, when ground, is a most valuable food; and in most localities it is cne of the cheapest that can be uged by the dairyman. It gives a good color to the milk. It is a very heating food, and must be fed in conjunction with such, food as bran or oats. Feeding cows on it for an extended iime, without it is balanced by some protein feed like bran, cottonseed, etc., tends to put fat on the carcass. It is more the friend of the buttermaker than of .the milk seller—Valancey E. Fuller, ‘H_n Farm and Home. A

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WOMEN WHO HAVE A SECRET. Anti-Male Society in Indianaz That Has Kept the YMen Guensing for Twenty=-Two Years, A peculiar society, which for 20 years has bheen a standing contradiction of the old libel that a woman cannot kKeep a secret, exists at Westfield, Hamilton county, and bids fair to prosper for another 20 years, despite the saafts of ridicule which from time 'to time have been hurled agairst it, reports the New York Sun. : : ' Twenty-two years ago a number of the men of the village formed a literary society. Just for fun they decreed that no woman should ever hecome a member. A clubhouse was built, meetings were regularly held and the leading periodicals were read and discussed. The organization limited its membership to the intellizent class and soon began to exercise a decided influence. After the first vear some of the women in the community applied for membership, but none was ever admitted. It was always explained that it took a unanimous vote to elect a new member, and that there “was just one dissenting voice when the name of the woman applicant was presented. " Two years later a company of ladies met and formed the S. T. J. M., and they decreed that the meaning of these letters should never become public. Each member was solemuly pledged not to reveal the secrei, and for 20 years the S. T. J. M. has been in existence, and there is not a man in Westfield who has any idea what the four letters mean.

From time to time the membership has changed as the women married and moved away and other members have been added, but no one vet fcund, be she mother, wife, daughter or sweetheart, has revealed the meaning of the mystic svymbols. - e

When Mrs. Sarah Jackson applied for a divorce, charging neglect, apd the husband contested the suit, allegirg among other things that she bad concealed from him the meaning of the letters S. T. J. M.. and had spent too much time at the meetings of the society, it was thought that the mystery would certainly be solved. at ‘the trial. But Mrs. Jackson refused -to state what the letfters stood

for and the court ruled that the name of the society was not material to the testimony. :

Mrs. Jackson got a divorce and alimony, and her ex-husbard deciared that the letters stood for the “Society of Tattling, Jabbering Matrous.” But this definition was not acceépted by ary but the soreheads of the community. ‘ Several years 220 a young man named Crawford went to Westfield ard was employed in one of the stores. - He iuvested his earnings in a horse and 'buggy and was the envy of many of the other young men because they could net atford such a luxury and the rewcomer could command the company cf any young lady or a Sunday afternoon drive. But when Myrtle Taylor turned away {rcm him and married John Wingate, a farmhand near the viilage, the other boys taunted him by asking him how he liked the Society of Thankless. Jilting Maidens.

For years this was the acceptetd name of the society among the vounger class. Every initial in the name has been tortured into something derogatory to the society, according to individual taste. “J'’ has been made to stand for jealous,. jaunty, jilting, jabbering. jaundiced; “T” for treacherous. tattling. teasing. troublesome, tiresome, and ‘‘M” for mothers, matrons, maidens. misanthropes, malkeshifts, martyrs, matchmalkers and the like. But the name is still a gecret, and no amount of coaxing or threatening has sufficed to induce a member to reveal it. Gale Brouzht Good Feortune, One -hundred and fifty-three whales were blown ashore on Newfoundland one night recently during a gale. The big creatures were unable to get out of the shallow water, and the fisher peonle killed them with axes and spears. Their harvest will be a rich one, for some of the whales were large ones, the sort which a whaler is glad to run acress once a month. : : l'k]m. Was in the Gamo, “And now,” whispered the lover, as he caught her in his arms, “what shall we do about the repe ladder? We shouldn’t leave it hanging there.” . ' ~ “Don’t worry. about it,;’ replied the eloping damsel. ‘‘Papa said he would pull it up again o we couldn’t get back.” } —Philadelphia Press. } ‘Bnuy Woman ans"er. One of the busiest lawyers in Zurich is Anna Mackenroth, a lady still in her twenties, who was the means of throw‘ng open the legal profession to women in Switzerland.

; HEALTH IS WELL GUARDED. } Subsxtaniial Prozress in Sanitation i Is Being Mande in Thexe E : Modern Times. ’ | i | People hear so much about health in- | stitutes nowadays that they are apt to | be a little skeptical as to their cfiiciency land to regard them largely as money- | making arrangements. In England al- { most all ‘matters concercing the public [ health ave treated ai institutes, like the ! British sanitary institute, for iusmn('e,j { and every public man thinks it his (‘.uiyi | to patronize it, says the Boston Glebe. T 1 At a late meeting of the institutes the Sqnestion was raised as to what had been | accomplisiied by these institutes, and it }Wﬂs tound that sivee publie health begoams a- scienes at the beginning of the late aueen’s reign the average life of a ' man has been increazed by three years tand that of a woman by five years. i That the doctors do know something |is evidenced by the fact that 30 years | ago typhoid fever Lilled 374 people out gof every 1.000.000 in Great Britain. To{day, with an enormously increas:d pop!ulati(m, it kills a bare 100 per 1,000.600. !’l‘yphns. which 60 years ago struck i down another 300-per 1,000,000, has been { literally stamped out by sanitation. Sta- | tisticians compute that the Londen couni 1y council has saved 20,000 lives, mostly | infants, since iis creation, 1 In the days of “Good Quesn Bess' the !death rate was S 0 per l.(l‘U(: per annum. i Deaths from fever have failen by 85 per cent., typhoid by G 66. scariet fever hy 81 ‘and consumption by 45 per cent. ¥From 11861 to 1865 scarlet fever killed 982 per- | sons per 1.000,000; it now barely carries Lost 100, ! The death rate in consumption is also { declining. During 1861-65 death by consumption claimed 2526 persons yearly | out. of every 1,000,000 living. To-day a better acquaintance with the laws of ! lealth has cheated death of half the har- ‘ vest of 1861-65 from this disease. So that the various institutes of medicine and ! sanitation do much geod even if no more thar to induice better medes of living. I - evy < i S e L eAR } WOMEN IN HIGH POSITIONS. : Mauy Arve Forging to the Front in E Various Lines of Business i and Labor. f o ; { One of the largest raiiroad ccrpora[tion= in this couniry has decided that st‘ne lemale stenographers in its employ | will not be allowed to qualify for pro'motinm. nor shall they be eligible for its pension list: This is a sweeping de- | cisior., and probably represents eentiment other than that of the corperation, says the Baltimore American. TFifty I years ago no one imagined that a womanp tcould be a stenographer, and the idea lof their entering the ranks of men to compete in heavier brain work would have Bicen regarded as ridiculous. It cannot be said that they have conquered every branch of endeavor. but they have done wonders in the third of a céntury’, and they may even dissipate the prejudice of this western railway corporation before the half of the precent century is lréached. D .

The resson for their exclusion may come front the employes. The aggressiveness of women has in @ number of instances led to combinations of their fellow male workers against them—a kind of self-defense movement whicn eanp scarcely be criticised severely, for the women have pushed the nmien out of some occupations which formerly belonged to them exclusively. The majority o clerical railrozd positions can hardly be said to be beycnd the capacity of bright brainy women; the management, however, may have inferred that those se lecefed for the higher offices are ofter drawn from those clerical departments and there have been notable instances o such cases. , : " Phis Is Awfal! “A preacher,” remarked the man who thinks himself a born jokesmith, “re minds ine of a retired prize fighter.” _ “What’s the answer?” queried the party who is somewhat dense. “They are hoth ex-pounders,’’ answered the alleged humorist. with a ghoulizh grin.-——Chicago Daily News. Cheaper Transit, The resuits of the change from steam to electrical power on New York's elevated railways are a roduction of cost per passenger {rom 2.24 cents under steam to 1.98 cents; an increase in gross earnings of $400,000, accompanied by a decrease in expenses ¢t $99,000. : . Fashion's Strict Rule. Arctic Expiorer——l believe I'll put on this dress suit for dinner, just for fun. His Wife—Buf it isn't proper to weai evening ciothes before sundown “Oh, well, put 'em away, then, ior a couplie of menths more.”—Town Topics.

- THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. Lesson in the International Series . for I\'o‘_vomber S, 1903=David's Griel Over Absalom. THE LIXSSON TEXT. (2 Sam, 18:34-33.) 24. And David sat between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof over the. gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eves, and jooked, and kehold a man running aione, 25, And . the watchman cried, and told the Ring. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. :

25. And the watchman saw another man running; and thée watchman ealled unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king sald, He aiso bringeth tidings. Z2i. An@d the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the scn of Zadok. And the king said, He is & good man, and cometh with good tidings. : 28, And Ahimaaz calied, and said unto the king, Ail is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Biessed bte the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up thelr hand against my lord the king, 29. And the king sald, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answereqd, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumault, put I knew not what it was.

3. And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned iside, and stood. silll. 31. And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidirigs, my lord the Kking; for the L.ord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rosc up against thee, <

32. And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Abszalom sife? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do' thee hurt, be as that young man is. . 32. And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as ke went, thus he said, O my =on Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absualom my son, my son!

GOLDEN TEXT.—A foolish son is a | grief to his father.—Prov. 17125, 1 OUTLINE OF SCRIFTURE SECTION. Davidis Ilight. .. ... . ..0:2 Bam 15181729, The Battle and Dcath of Ab5a10m...... slot G e in g Na iR 10l Waiting for the New5........2 Sam 18:24-27. The Father's Griet for his:Son o i ! SLS A e Bam 1822808 NOTES AND COMMENTS. (2 Sam., 15:13-17, 29.) David might have atterapted to defend Jerusalem agairst Absalom, but was unprepared, and unsuccessful resistance would have meant the sacking of the city and the horrors that invariably accompany a sack. Notice throughout the account that David was thoughtful for others. No part of the nistory throws more light on his real character than does this story of his flight, and at no time was his heart more kingly and his spirit more admir-l able than in this time of his extremity. Note (1) his thought for Jerusalem (15:14); (2) his genercus treatment of Ittai, captain of a detachment of his fa- | mous foreign bodyguard (15:19-22); (3) j the sending back of the ark (15:25, 26); contrasting David's reasonable view of the cituation with the superstitious ideas of jormer generations; (4) the king’s treatment of Shimei (16:9-13; 19:16-23). Though David was now an elderly man, and had of late retired more and more from active public life, his old energy and diplomatic skill returned to him at this time. He himself planned every detall of the campaign. (Ch. 18:1-23.) Beforethe decisive battle was fought Absalom reigned three months at Jerusalem. David had fortified himself at Mahanaim, across the Jordan from Jerusalem. During tliis time both were making preparations for the struggle, but the delay strengthened David far more than it did Absalom. The account of the battleis clear. While the army of the usurper was probably the larger, it lacked discipline. With David were the famous generals Joab, Abishai aund Ittai, with the no less famous “Old Guard” of 600 mighty men. (Vs; 24-27.) One thing is very clear—it was the loving father and not the outraged king that was supreme in David as ‘he sat by the gate that day breathlessly - waiting for news of the battle. “If hebe ‘alone there is tidings;” if he were fieeing there would be others with him. ‘A ' good man . . . sood tidings.” Ahi- ' maaz was David’s friend, and his eager- ' ness to be the bearver of the news was ' considered a good sign by the king. | {Vs. 28—3:}.‘) “All is well.”. Dayvid "lmew that could not be, forto hisfather1y heart victory would be almost as bitter as defeat. David’s only reply to what was good news to others was the question: *ls it well with the young man Absalem?”’ “Went up to the chamber over the gate.” To be alone. Comment upon the pathetic passage that follows would be superfluous. Our cherished idea.of David the king is of the serene psalmist, with harp in hand, praising ‘God. What must David’s idea of himself have been as he bowed hls head, alonein the chamber over the gate that day—the head whose gray hairs told the tale of the heart-breaking sorrows of these last vears? What Lad his life been? What kind of a father had he been? What example had he set his sons? They had inherited his own weaknesses and passions without his virtues. What could he expect of the children of the harem? TMor it he had neglected his kingly duties, and he had been irndulgent and weak in the government of his children. There fs no more tremendous sermon on the inexorableness of God’s law of cause and effect than the simple story of the tragedy of David's life. Penitent and forgiven, and the friend of God though he was, he knew that he was reaping what he ' had sowed. :

FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

The office of master of hounds has just been conferred on Miss Greta Pomeroy, one of the fashionable summer residents of Newport, by the Monmouth Country club. She is a daring horsewoman, and is always the most persistent member of the chase. Sheisalso a skillful sportswoman. :

laterest in the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Jonathan Edwards, the eminent metaphysician and theologian, makes ncteworthy the fact that Mrs. Roosevelt, the wife of President Roosevelt, is a descendant of Jonathan Edwards, in the tine of his eldest son, Timothy Edwards, of Stockbridge, Mass,, of which town he was for many years an honored and distinguished resident. The Russian emperor evidently knows the differcnce between hunting and butchering. A Viennese journal remarks that, while very fond of hunting, he does not approve of the method in use at the usual Hofjagd of having the game wardens drive the animals past, and then shooting at random; he prefers to roam the woods, gun in hand, taking his chances. He is deseribed ag having been during his recent Austrian tour affable but taciturn. !

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ok = h“ ORTHY of a high- ’ er recommendation e than I can find words to express.” This is what Mr. J. H. Plangman (of ‘ Sherman, Tex) says.’ of Doan's _ Kidney Pills. He tells his experience in the following words: He =ays, “Sometime in SeptemLer I was taken with a dull aching pain across the small of my back, directly over the kidneyvs. I paid small attention to this at first, thinking it would pass off. But instead of getting Dbetter it became worse and in a short time the pain centered through my left hip and Pa/n &Cc 7055 dovn my leit leg , f}] as far as the knee.” | € Smallaf This is precisely 3 what kidney trou- | Ibe back,fb ble will do with the | N mﬁﬁ'ﬁ; 4 body. | R AT = o 9 A, It does not al l ; / ;j@\!ﬂ'&i}“m‘ ways show itself . el ,P .at first, but ap- " ?{/‘ . pears just in this / 4 // , way, - when somie. ¢ ,I'/!,"~ {, unusual movement iflllff or action brings { ™ \‘\ E\k\““/ sharp poins and {;"\\ ) ! ";«"\\\L exhaustive aches, :.\\ ANy telling of sick kidR\ neys. ; i So- Mr. Plangman’s experience hore this out. Continuing, he says: “I did not know the cause of the trouble, but I am led to believe now that it was first brecught about by jumping in and out of the wagon and in some way 1 may have strained my back. ‘ “1 was constantly growing worse,” he continues, “and I became very much alarmed about my coadition. I Kknew that something had to be done or cerious reszults were sure to follow. I went to a specialist here in Sherman, and undérwent a rigid examination.” Then he relates how the doctor told him that it was a serious case, but that he could cure him for fifty dollars.

———————— e ———————————————— HE TOOK'PIE IN HIS. | Kentueky Senator Had to KKcep iui Line with the Noft ; Drinks. : i s e | When it comes to story teiling. Congress- | i Samuei L. Powers, of Newton,can hoid | his own with any of them. The other nigat | he related one which was mueh appreciated | by those who heard it, says the Boston Post. | The story is about Senators Blackburn and ! Fairbank< and’ Necretary of the 'l'r«-;:-m"\'g snaw. When the latter iivst ¢came to Wash- | ngton Nenator Blackburn had some lmsi-f less with the secretary, and while in the | sfice met Senator Fambanks, After the | usiness was concluded Senator Blackburn | tnvited the.other two.out to have a libation, ind they accepted. | All handsz lined np against the bar ul'tiie{ Riggs house. Turning to Necretary Niaw., | Lenator Blaekburn =aid: . *What will you { aave, Mr, Necretary?” “Well, I guess l'lli iave a glass of lemonade.” was the reply. ! Ihe gentieman from Kentucky then tarned | o Nenator Faivhanks and said: *And what | will ¥ou have, sendtor?” “I'll have a glass | »f Moxie,”” was the veply. The h;u'lt-n(lwt caned over ihe eounter and said 1o Senator | Blackburn: ““And what’s yvours, serator?’” | “Oh,”” said the distinguvished gcntleman | ‘rom the biue grass state, "I guess ['ll have ; L picce of squash pie.” i pin el sl i AN ERRAND TC DO. l Traveler Asked to Stop in Texasx on ‘ tiis Way from Chicngo to i New York, i ee e i 1

One brother is a rich merchant in the Straits =ettlement on the Malay peninsula. Thne ather brotier was, until a few weeks 120, the cook in a ¢heap restaurant on Nouth Ulark street,say= the Chicago Tribune. The mercoant sent to the cook a dratt for sufficient money to pay his expenses out te Asda, and the cook gave up his job aid started for hiis brother’s home, Tue interaxting thing about the whole incident is the letter, written by the wealtiy merchant, which accompanied the drait. In the iirst place the draft was made paywle in New York, “I send you the money in a dralt payable n New York,” wrote the hrotiter irom faroff Asia. “You can go cverand get it cashed there. Oun the way I wish you would stepat Texas and see brother Thomas. 1 haven't neard from him for two years now. and I'd like to kunow how he'sgetting along.” 5 e T ; The 'i'eacher Won. Hinton, Ky., Nov. 2.—For over two years, two oI tae best phy=icians in this part of the State have been treating Mr, E.J. Thompson, a pepular local sehool teacher, for Diabetes. They toid him that but little could be dowve to help him. He made up his mind t® try a new remedy called Dodd’s Kidney Pills, and says:— : “They saved me when the doctors held out no hope. |1 took, in all, about ten boxes, | will always praise Dodd’s Kidney Pills for tholgr('ai good they have done for me.” Many people, and some physicians, still persist in the belief that Diabetes is an incurable disease, Our teacher, Mr. Thompson, says it is curable, for Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured him after two good physicians had treated him for two years without suecess, A remedy that will cure Diabetes will sureIy cure any case of Kidney Trouble. _ G el ; Ought to Learn. “Ah!” he said, as bhe led her back to her seat aiter the waltz, "1 just love dan¢ing.,”’ : “Well,” she replied, as she attempted to repair a torn Hounce'‘vou're not too old to learn.”’-- l’hi]ude}pﬁ!t Press. - s Lene e : New Fast Train to Texas via Iron Mountain Route, leaving St, Louis 8:30 a. m. for points in Texas and the Southwest. Direct conrection with trains from North and East. In addition to this the Iron Mountain /Ronte have thyee other trains to Texas,leaving St. Louis 2:21 p.m., 8:40 p. m and 3:05 a. m. Through Pullman Sleepers, Dining Cars and Elegant Chair Cars. Twelve hoursz saved to California, Fastest schedules to Texas. Tourist tickets on sale the year round, Write any agent of Iron Mountain Route, or H. C. Towxs sEND. General Passenger and Ticket Agent, St. Louis. . It isn’t a good idea to comment on ether persons’ pimples while a beil i sprouting on sre’s forehead.~—N. O. 'Times-Democrat, : SRa e Radisison on the Chippewa. A new town in Sawyer county. Wis., on extension of Omaha read. Located on both Chippewa-and Ceuderay rvivers in center of most fertile and promsing hardwood district. Exceptional epportunities for landseekers. I looking for 4 new location, don’t fail to see thiz new country. This new country also offers great sport for fishermen and hnnter=, For map and full partienlars., write Postmaster, Radisson, Sawyer county, Wis.. or to T. W, HFeasdale, General Passenger Agent, St, Paul, Minn., ; et e Throw all you cares in the deep, deep sea. And thereafter do not go fishing--N, 00, Times-Democrat. & . Lnree trains a day Chicago to Califor nia, Jregon and Washingion. Chicago, Unicn Pacitic & North-Western Line. S S Sl 3 HTEm restless are seldom resistless.-~Ram's QUL

However, nccessity knows no law and | Mr. Plangman paid hailf down and toox " the treatment and followed it faithfully for four weeks. | Naturally, he thought that he would, soon be rid of the trouble, but in spit> of the doctoring he goes on to add, “I was in such misery that it was almost! impossible for me to do my work.” ] “It was at this juncture that Doan's Kidney Pilis came - + , to my notice and I Paiﬂ 777 procured somefrom e | the drug store of C. ]f]? /éﬂfé N E. Crayeroft. I —AESY used these pills A~ E ‘ according to direc- % WSSy tions and to my 0 \Y R . surprise I was con- A ] | siderably relieved ~ > {on the second day S \ | and in a short time \ -\, J ‘ compietely cured.” , e e SRR I This is the uni- ;( ‘///f//é/,. ) { versal experience of U i (/,f'//ﬁ’ N | those who have (S /g | been sufferers from . L g | Kidney trouble and who have been for- | tunate enough to test the merits of Doan's Kidney Pills. . ) There is nothing wonderful or mag‘ical about this remedy, it simply does the work by direct action on the kid‘neys. Doan’s Kidney Pills are for the | kidneys only and this accounts for l ’ ’ their speedy and | Pazn't}”v[{//z'cermin action. [ Early indications Il : of Kkidney trouble 'Y my come from two P 8l 4 ‘: sources; the- back 1 ST A and the Dbladder. i ‘\.\ .} The back becomes | /f I‘ »3>7( ) weak and lame be- | h W) f cause the kidneys i ]P JY are sick, and rev ' lief from backache ! RS can only be com- | \ b plete. when . the : kidneys - are set o wil waA). W right.

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¢ Irritation of the 'ib‘.-;ldder shows that Ifflollﬂlt]h:?d { the kidneys arc out 3. !of order. Delay in sznfd _promipt - attention E 238 j often c-uu;;t‘s'seri— mi *{u e tous complication, hﬁd’ YN : Relieve and cure N i | sick R{u!l",\'s and = -ward off dangerous % Sy _diabetes, dreaded g&¢ G — drepsy and Dright's \ d i disease, by using ‘ i {Doan’s Kidney Lk dit | | Pills. i St i | They begin -by \\{‘“n‘i i ,- ~fg“ healing the delicate ‘(g ‘ {i"‘;g mambranes.and re=- i e ducing any inflammation of the kidneys; and thus making the acticn of the ,};idneys regular and natural. % Acking backs are eased. Hip, back, ard lsin paias ceerconie. Swelling of the limbs, riewinatisin and dropsy signs vanish. _ They corrvect urine with brick-dust sed-inent, Ligh-colored, excessive, pain in passing, deve % Wing, jrequency. Doai’s Kidney lills disscloe | and vewove caleuli and gravel. Reiicre Jeait | patpitation, sleeplessness, headache, nervomsiess.’ Foster-Milburn Co., Buffaio, N. Y. ~

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