Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 45, Petersburg, Pike County, 18 March 1898 — Page 7

A Cure. Author—I am troubled with insomnia. 1 lie awake at uight hoar after hour thinking oi my literary work. Friend—How very foolish of you! Why don’t you get up and read portions of it!— Boston Traveler. We have not been without Piso'a Cure for Consumption for 20 years.—Lizzie Ferrel, Camp St., Harrisburg, Pa., May 4, 'W. _ When a man tells how well his employes like him, he usually needs bragging on.— Washington Democrat. It is never too cold to cure Neuralgia With St. Jacobs Oil. Sure Cure. A good many of us think frankness means , to have others tell us how nice we are.— Washington Democrat. * Never trifle with pain. It may fool you. St. Jacobs Oil never fools; it cure^ One advantage about onions, they can’t •poil.—Washington Democrat.

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In the purchase ot an Organ the question of cost is modified by genuine musical qualities and durability. This is where the Estey "Organ excels. If you buy one, it is for a lifetime, and a joy forever. Our f.T*-pcirst<v1 iii»conr** com* piote with catalogue Mut irn Bstey Organ Co Brattleboro, Vt. SLICKER WILL KEEP YOU DRY. Don't h. J with « mackintosh or rut-be r coal. If \ou want a coat that wilt keep you irv in the hardest ttuna huy the FI ah Brand Slicker If rot for sale la your town, write for catalogue to A. J. TOWER. Boston. Masa. Excursions

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FARM AND GARDEN. RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. talr a Question of Ttnae When It Will Bo Generally Established. For some time the government has been making a trial of free rural mail delivery in 29 states on .44 different routes. These routes were located in widely-scattered districts, differing from each other in general character as far as possible. The mountain districts of Arkansas, the back country districts of the middle west, the negro setI tlements of the south, the farming districts of other states—all kinds of territory were covered in order to give the plan a thorough test. Perry Heath, who l.bas had the supervision of the trial, [ says in his report that, according to the varying conditions of the country I traversed, the rural carriers perform I their service on horseback or riding in I buckboards, buggies, two-wheeled carta I or on bicycles. In some states they have (to cross farms and pull down bars and ride over fields to deliver and collect their mails. ' In no instance has any | serious complaint been made of this j invasion of private rights. On the conI trary, the cooperation of the communi- ! ties served has in every instance been I effectively and cheerfully given. The i farmers, at their own cost, have put up I boxes at the crossroads and at all other j convenient places for the reception of ! the mails. The general results obtsined have been so satisfactory as to ! suggest the feasibility of making rural ! delivery a permanent feature of postal | administration in the United States, not | immediately or in all districts at once, I but in some graduated form. From this time on, therefore, we may 1 expect to see a movement for the perj mahent establishment of such a system. The appropriation for the experiment was only intended to cover it as such, I and for any further development of the [ system other provision will have to be Uittdev This provision will naturally be grndvrol, inasmuch as the establishment of the system throughout all the rural districts at ouce would entail an enormous expense. But it has been proved that the plan is feasible and that it meets a demand. Therefore it is only a question of time when it will be generally established.—Dakota Field and Farm.

PLANT SUGAR MAPLES. Every Farmer Can Grow lll» Ow*» Supply of Sutar, Should we plant mapll prow? Tlier« can hardly be two opinions on this subject. The beet sugar industry is a problem, but the maple sugar industry uevei was a problem. It pays better than three-fourths of our furirt work. At eight .cents a pound maple sugar finds ready market, while much of the better product sells at ten and twelve eenta The sirup is sold by producers direct!y to consumers at one dollar a gallonvery rarely* at less than SO eenta Throughout New York. New Jersey 1‘ennsyivania aud other states this direct sale to consumers takes up a large part of the product, excepting only twe or three counties of northern New York. But it is not just now as a market product that the subjeet should be mainly considered. Every family is a sugar consumer aud a sugar buyer. Most farmers can make the larger part of this sugar supply as easily as they can raise their own potatoes. A family of six or seven will consume from one to two barrels of sugar in a year. Granulated sugar will cost such a family from $15 to $30 a year. A grove of 50 trees will produce from 200 to 25C pounds of maple sugar.* That is, where the trees stand in the open. The product is less where the sugar is made from trees in the forest. This is equivalent to at least half the family's re^ quirements for sugar. But the sales of sirup will make an aggregate value per tree even higher. A grove of 5C trees standing in the open Will occupy not more than a quarter of an acre. Besides the sugar product, the grove is advantageous for shade, also for an enormous product of humus each^fall, and for windbreaks and shelter, and ns an equalizer of temperature and moisture. Maple trees should grow in a grove. They do not thrive well as street trees, where they are subject tc much abuse of the saw and exposure of the trunk to hot sunshine. A grove might well be given place on every farm of 20 acres. Why shall there not be a general planting of maple groves during the spring of 1*9$?—N. Y. Tribune,

ARE NUi A LUXURY. Well-Made IllKhnay* Arp lteall> Anuiig (hr Necessities. The road commissioner of New Jer toy, Mr. Budd. {mints put that it costs three cents a bushel to haul wheat on a level road a distance of five miles, and at least nine cents to haul it the same distance on a sandy road, which goes to illustrate the practical economic im- j portance of {food roads. This is a {mint i which deserves the serious attention of farmers. Sandy and rough roads are ; wearing out their horses and vehicles : and increasing the actual coat of their i farm supplies and of the marketing of their province. Though little reccg- : nized. this is a fact most potent to the j careful observer, and most pointedly ■ and truly expressed in Mr. liudd's report. When this fact penetrates the ‘ minds of farmers more generally they : will begin to realize that money and labor expended on road improvement will save money for them in reducing the actual cost of h.utling and in saving , vehicles and horses. It is high time to dispense with the ; Idea that good roads are luxuries, mere fancy frills, and to regard well-made j highway* as among the necessities.Kaston (Pa.) Free Press. The Kind of Roods We Meed. Wet weather roads are what ers seeded. It is easy to make loads that are good in dry weather, hut to make them goad in the wet season requires , knowledge and skill.—L. A. W. Bulletin '

Btfd'1 Foolish Answer. She—Dost you think Mrs. Wapsley Is » beautiful woman? He—She is a beautiful woman—the most beautiful woman, I think, that J haw ever s sen. She (afte r he has gone)—I wonder il he has always been uch a fool or whether it has just begun to grow on him lately.—Cleveland Leader. A Wine Precaution. Little Bessie—Can’t I have a birthday party next week, mamma? Mother—Why Bessie, your birthday isn’t till next summer. Little Bessie—I know, but Uriel* Jack says ladies don’t have any birthdays after they are 25 years old, so 1 want to have lots of them before it is too late.—X Y. Truth. And He Said Xothtner More. He—What do yota think ought to be done with a young woman who walks; along the street with a wooden tootii^ pick in her mouth? She—I think she ought to be married to some young man who walks along the street with a nasty pipe in his mouth.—Chicago Tribune. The Teat. Miss Millward—You say you love me, but you must prove it. Make some great sacrifice for me and I will then believe you. Mr. Helmwood—Bv Jove, I’ll do it! 1 I’ll limit myself to three packages oi cigarettes to-morrow for your sake!— Chicago Daily News. Hoorn for Doubt. Hall Room—How do you know Mr. yiewlsoartler is religious? Mrs. Hashleigh—Why. haven't yon noticed? He always pauses to ask a. silent blessing before he begins a meal. Hall Room—Humph! I guess you haven’t noticed his facial expression.— Brooklyn Life. Xoue In Stock. Lady (to dog fancier)—What kinds of dogs have you for sale? !>. F.—Scotch terriers. Chinese pugs, French poodles and English setters. Lady— Have you any of those Ocean Greyhounds that I have read about?— Detroit Free Press. A Lover’s Mistake. “ Oh. bitter world! Oh. bitter world He cried in dark despair. He'd kissed her shining locks and found Much, quinine tonic there. —Chicago Record. WOMAN’S FATE. From the Record, Busknell, HI. No woman is better able to speak to others regarding “woman’s late” than Mrs. Jacob Weaver, of Hus knell, 111., wife of ex-City Marshal Weaver. She had entirely recovered from the illness winch kept her bedfast much of the time for five or six years past, aud says her recovery is due to that well-known remedy Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Mrs. Weaver is fifty-six years old, aud has lived in Bushnell nearly thirty years. She is of unquestioned veracity and unblemished reputation. The story of her recovery is interesting. She says: > “1 suffered for five or six years with the trouble that comes to worn emit this time of my life. I .was much weakened, was unable much of the time to do my own work, and suffered beyond my power to describe. I was.downhearted and melancholy. “1 took many different medicines, in fact I took medteine all the time, but nothing seemed to do me any good. “I read about Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, and some of my friends recommended them highly. I made up im\

Bought the first box.

mine to try tnem. I bought the first box in March, 1897, and was benefited from the start, j “A box and a ' half cured roe completely, and I am now rugged and strong. I nave not been Dothered with ray troubles since I began taking the pills.

x nave roummcimeu iuc (iuio tu tiio.ii> women who are suffering as I suffered. They are the only thing that helped me in the trial that comes to so manv women at my age.” MRS. J. H.'WEAVER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23d day of October. A. D.. 1897. O. C. HICKS, Notary Public. When woman is passing beyond the age of motherhood, it is a crisis in her lite. Then, if ever, proper attention to hygiene should be exercised. The attendant sufferings will disappear and buoyant health will follow if Dr. Williams’ Pint Pills are used. These pills exert a powerful influence in restoring the system to its proper condition. They contain in a condensed form all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood, ^_ A Sharp Answer. Mose—Ef I sho’d escort anuddaK lady toe de ball nex’ week would vo’ feel much cut up? Clariaa—Nopey; yo- would.—Judge. THE MARKETS. N#w You. March 14. ISOS. CATTLE-Xative Steers.* 4 5J mi 3 2$ COTTON—Matching.. .. <ift ®*4 FLOUR—Winter Wheat. 4 5Ur © 5 jo WULAT—Nw2 Red. H l»:i COKN—No. 2. i(S 37-* DAI'S No. S... © itA PORK-New Mess. Wat) U. tl U> ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling... U BLLVLS-Steer*.. 3Ji ® 5 t> tows and Heifers... a © 4 w CALVES-tpcr 1(W>. 4 $0 © 7 «» HUGS—Pair to select.. 3 50 © 4 U> Silt. Li*—Pair to Choice.. Si) © 4 35 FLOU It—Patents.. 4 rd C 4 VO Clear and Straight.. 4 uu © 4 5d WHEAT No. 2 Ked W inter... © mi COiLS - No. 2 Mixed. © -* • OATS—No- 2. HA KYL-Nu.2... «s © 4v TOiJACVO—Lugs. .. 3W © Sod Leal Burley ...... 4 id © 12 ud IIAY dear Timothy.. I id p P H BLITEK-Choice Dairy ...... 12 Hi 1* LUOS—Fresh.. © bit FOKKV Standard me»).. .... HA 10 2» iiAt't»N—c.ear itio.. , 5It© LAitld—Prune St:am ....... <A » CHICAGO. CATTLE-Native Steers....... JH MOUS—Pair, to Choice... 3 TO Sil LLP—Pair to Choice.. 3 50 FluU it— Winter Patents...... 4 eo Spring Patents.. 4 70 WHEAT—2 spring....— ot No. 2 Red uaew).... led CORN—No. 2... - 2*5*© OATS—No 2.... .... © POLK—Mess (»ew>... lu li © KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers—.. 3 73 © HOGS—Ali Grades.. 3 60 HA WHEAT—No. 2 Hard. W tA OATS—No. 2 White..... 2d\i© CORN—No. 2. S*lii© NEW* ORLEANS-FLOUR-tllxh Grade. 4 85 © COKN—No. 2. .. .... © OATS— Western... Hi HAY—Choree.-... 14o* © PORK - Standard Mesa. 10 50 © BACON—Shies.. «£© OOTYON—Middling. © LOUISVILLE WHEAT—No. 2 Bed. OORN-No. 2 Mixed. OATS-Xo. 2 Mixed.. . tv © PORK—New Mesa.. 10 SO © BACON—Clear Rib.. 5J»© COTTON—Middling.... 0 © 5 «3 4 I2«t 4 TO 3 00 3 Id VI 1 02H *>» 10 20 6 4) 3 VO VOS 27 mi s oo 37 32 H *1 11 75 <H4 32)1 »<4 11 01 «S •*

The following is a characteristic Hood’s j Sarsaparilla testimonial. Facts like these have made Hood’s Sarsaparilla America’s Greatest Medicine and endeared it to thousands of homes scattered all over this broad land.

“We like to tell what Hood's Sarsaparilla has done for us. Our four children had diphtheria. From the very first our little boy Ralph, then seven years old,

was very sick and for several days it seemed as if he would never be any better. After awhile he began tdiimprove and in a few weeks was able to go out, although weak and miserable. Then, gradually All Strength In Hie Limbs gave out. The physicians told us it was paralysis, which sometimes fodlows an attack of diphtheria. We did everything for him, but he grew worse untal he was in a pitiful condition. He suffered terribly at night and complained.continually of his head, and in what little sleep he was able to get, moaned unceasingly. He lost all control of the muscles of his body and limbs. He had no appetite and complained of feeling sick at his stomach all the time. After we had tried many different remedies and had about given up all hope we commenced giving him Hood’s Sarsaparilla. In a short time he ceased to complain, his appetite improved’-and at the end of three months he was able to attend school a part of the time. Now he is well and quite a strong and rugged boy.

i Ton are at liberty to use this testimonial if you desire, as we feel we cannot aay too much in praise of Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and building up medicine.** Mrs. R. £. Andekso s, Cumberland, Maine.

Economy- is also a characteristic of Hood's Sarsaparilla. Every bottle contains 100 Doses, and hence there is a solid fact concisely stated in the fa* miliar line, 100 Doses One Dollar.

Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is America’s Greatest Medicine because it accomplishes wonderful cures when all other medicines fail Sold by all druggists. $1, six for *5. Prepared only by C. I. Hoed & Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.

Beware the March Wind! Escape the rigors of the winds this month by going South over the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. This line has a perfect through-car service from cities of the North to all Winter Resorts in Georgia, Florida, along the Gulf coast in Texas, Mexico ana California. The Florida Chautauqua now in session at DeFuniak Springs; six weeks with the beet lecturers and entertainers, in a climate which is simply perfect. Very low rates for round trip tickets, on sale daily. Homeseekers’ Excursions on the first and third Tuesday. Tickets at about half rates. For full particulars write to C. P. Atmore, O. P. A., Louisville, Ky., or Geo. B. Horner, D. P. A., St. Louts, Mo. Where the Danger Lies. , Flic—Don’t you think it is dangerous to eat mushrooms? . He—Not a bit of danger in it. The danger is in eating toadstools.—Chicago Evening News. From Baby in the lltRh Chair to grandma in the rocker Grain O is good for the whole family. It is the long-desired substitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves or injures the digestion. Made from pure grain it is a food in itself. Has the taste and appearance of the best coffee at I the price. It is a genuine and scientific article and is come to stay. It makes for health and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O. Same Everywhere. A man who has just returned from the Klondike says that up in that region zero is nothing at alk It alwavs was nothing everywhere?—Philadelphia Inquirer. THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPERS To Portland, Ore., for Puget Sound Business via Burlington Route. Wepxesdats from St. Louis. Thurspats from Kansas City via Denver, scenic Colorado, Sait Lake—a great feature—cersonai.lt CONDUCTED. The success of the season for general northwest travel. Write L- W. Wakelkt, G. Pi A.. St. Louis, Mo. Hicks—“I felt so queer last night after I went to bed. My head was spinning around awfully.” Wicks—“You probably slept ‘like a top.’ ’’—Boston Transcript. Coaching; Lends to Consumption. Kemp’s Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to day and get a sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 cents and 50 cents. Go at once; delays ate dangerous. ' Many young men’s first idea of business is to learn to hold a cigar right when not smoking.—Washington Democrat. 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, 9S3 Arch st., Phila., Pa. A man takes off his gloves upon entering church, while a woman puts hers on.— ANashington Democrat. Hot and itchy—as a frost-bite. Cooled and Soothed—as a cure by St. Jacobs Oil. An Ohio minister objects to skating on the ground that it has a tendency to promote, backsliding.—Chicago Daily News.

0X6 ENJOYS Both tho method ana 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." Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy ana agreeable substances, its man v excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy.known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60 cent bottles by 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 FtBSTRUP CO. sam macaco, cal toamtuL xr. mew rose, u

“Take it back ■—go to some grocer who will give you Pearline.” That’s the only way to do when they send you an imitation.

1 he popularity of Pearline begets the habit of calling anything that’s washing-powder, /‘Pearlme.' Those who notice the difference in name, think perhaps “ it’s about the same thing.” It isn’t Nothing else equals Pearline, the original and standard washing compound. 578

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And whooping cough and colds are quietly allayed and danger •verted by the use of DR. BELL’S Pine-Tar-Honey Every home should have it ready for the time of need. It is an infallible remedy for all bronchial lung affections. Children love it. Sold by <tni«iKaatSc., SOe. and fl.00 per MM* Denison Carpet Stretcher ami Tasker. ;ker.j isf luua-* Carwet Stretched and Taeked l rK*MANt*BJUKTFOSiTIO». - IV— mcr needed. N » aettt ng«to wnoajraor togf hV aokxts wVyrm.osw.wM vv Issssr SEEDS Garden ani Rovtr with a workl-wlde repata* _BS Uon. Catalo* fra. ta aM. Jins J. a. GBEGOBI* SOS, Barhtohaat, ] A. H. K.-D 1700 WHJCSf WKIT1.no TO OVKBTUnt Nmw Mata that jm mrar the atrw<h» fat la Ufa »a»ar.