Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 7, Petersburg, Pike County, 24 June 1898 — Page 7

ROADS AHD SIDE PATHS. The Latter Are a Permaaeat Itlaatra* / ttea of the Atvaatagei Coaferred hy Saar Traaepertatloa. It is now about 12 years since wheel* men began the agitation for better high* ways. The subject then was of no general interest, and had, up to that time received no attention, except in a few favored localities where wealthy towns had begun to improve their streets. II is true that quite a reputation had been gained for these villages, but their example had not incited others to males similar improvements. Of all travelers, the cyclist is best fitted to notice and appreciate the condition of the highways, and it may b« truly said that though, in 1886, his seal on the high wheel elevated him abort the lowly position of to-day, he wai

It I AN IDEAL ROAD. •< (One of the Best Suburban Streets &1 Omaha. Neb.) much more likely to come into intimate personal contact with road surfaces than he is at present. His observation and experience soon convinced him that highways were generally badly made and poorly kept, and that their improvement would be a distinct public gain. The public at first regarded the wheelman’s advocacy of better roads as a purely selfish move, and this idea has not even yet been wholly dissipated; but so much investigation and discussion have followed in the wake of persistent agitation by cyclists and othet good roads advocates, that it is now fairly evident to a considerable part of the community that the welfare of all classes would be promoted in many ways through the establishment and mainteXMince of firm, permanent roadways. The wheelman, for his part, is bettet equipped to traverse poor roads now than he was prior to 1890, for low bicycles and pneumatic tires place him at a great advantage as compared with high machines and bard tires of the earlier date. If he possessed no public Spirit, his interest in promoting furthez improvements might languish, but he is still found in the fore-front of the agitation, and is sure to remain there. It is not to be denied, however, that the work he undertook, and is so active in promoting, has its discouragements, and that he is sometimes almost tempted to leave it entirely to others, who are. or should be, more deeply interested in it. Nevertheless, he remains loyal to it, and will continue to do so until full success is achieved. But, having gone thus far, and accomplished so much, in a general way. it cannot be considered strange, or disloyal to the good roads cause, if wheelmen give more heed to their immediate interests, especially in places

in which it is thus far impossible to secure action on the highways. There are still many localities in which roads and paths are unfit for bicycles to travel over through a good portion of the year, and are at no time good, and it is not only desirable, but eminently right and ’proper, that riders of cycles should endeavor to provide decent pathways for - themselves under such circumstances. There is no conflict in the two ideas. Hard highways are a natural necessity. They must eventually come. Many steps tpward securing them have been taken, but many more remain, and in the undertaking there will be no harder or more faithful workers than the wheelmen of the country. But smooth side-paths are the only source of enjoysble riding for thousands of wheelmen scattered throughout the land, and are of deep importance to them. Their constructfon not only confer* upon such cyclists a prompt and considerable benefit, but gives to others a permanent illustration of the advantages conferred by means of rapid locomotion and transportation, thus inculcating on observers one of the fundamental reasons for the existence of good roads.—L. A. W. Bulletin. ' » --—- Aeration of MUk Par*. Our personal practice for some years in preparing milk for bottling shows * conclusively that the passing of a correat of cold, pure air, washed in the way suggested from every particle of dust or impurity, did have a good result, which was proved by the fact that milk so air washed, as we might say, kept sweet in the equally well-prepared bottles for four days longer than the unrelated milk. This practical evidence of the advantage of proper aeration and cooling by pure cold air goes to show that if well done in a scientific manner the aeration of milk is useful for this purpose at least ; sad if so, it may well be believed that it will be found useful to the batter maker.—Journal of Agriculture.

r Beets la n Excellent Fee* fe> Dairy Com aad for with Lush*. If the beet sugar factories do not |rove a good market for the sugar beets, we think those farmers who hare dais; herds and no silo will find the beets actually worth more than the factories have offered to pay for feeding out ta cows, young stock and stock hogs. Two acres of sugar beets with a good crop Should be about right to use up for a herd of 10 or 12 cows. Perhaps the chemist may not find a nutritive value of $5 per ton, as compared with hay, when prices are low, but no small part of the actual value of the beet is its effect upon the digestion of other foods. The coarse forage seems to be more thoroughly digested, and more grain can be fed without danger of any overfeeding. In some sections vthere the best factories are at work the large stock feeders have made arrangements to put the refuse from the beets into silos, or to pit it In some way for their cattle feeding. As waste material; it is sold very cheap, and one grower is reported at saying he expected to make more from what he had bought of this material than all the fanners would make upon their beet crops. Yet we believe It more valuable for milch cows than for fattening stock, or believe that the whole beets are so, and bow the ewes with lambs would give milk upon such food! Those who believe that roots are more valuable for feeding stock when they are cooked before being used, would find this beet pomace, or refuse, to their liking, but we do not think it any better, or quite as good as the raw roots, sliced to make them more easily eaten, and with a little meal scattered over them to make them more palatable. In fact, roots, like silage, contain so much iqoisture that some grain should always be fed with them, whether cooked or raw.—Journal of Agricul 1 ture. •, CHAIN COW STANCHION. Dairymen Who Hove Tried It Haro lolhiBg Bot Good Words to Soy for It. Having had various inquiries of late as to the value of chain stanchion for | cattle and how it works, I beg to state that the method is very highly approved by the majority of dairymen. The chief objection to it is its rigidity and viselike grip; but in some respects this is j no worse than that of wooden stan- ! chions, while, on the other hand, the cow has free motion of the head to either side, can lie down and get up easily, j and having but very little motion for* j ward or back, must remain on the plat- [ form where she will keep clean, as can J be seen in the illustration. Furthermore, as she cannot reach over to either j neighbor, to quarrel or steal her for- j age, each individual is kept perfectly j devoted to her own affairs. As shown in. the cut, two round stanI chions are first placed about three j feet apart for each stall, and are the ,

II " II II II I' I CHAIN COW STANCHION. only indications of subdivisions or ■tails in the stable. Then a chain about IS inches long and having a snap at one end, is attached by a ring to each stanchion and the two made fast to the ring in the “necklace”—a sort of collar which goes around the animal's throat and fastens—having very little slack. The stanchion should be of hard wood, and round and smooth, so that the rings will easily slide up and down, but not down farther than within a foot of the floor. Thus, by having feed in the manger, the animals can be readily secured at their proper places on coming into the stable.—Ohio Farmer Cheese tor Howie l ae. It is surprising that farmers do not use more cheese. It isa healthy and nutritious article of food, and can be made far more cheaply than nitrogenous nutrition can be supplied in any other form. Another reason why farmers should use more cheese is that it will prevent the glut in prices of milk whkh every year causes so many farmers to tell milk at a loss. Such farmers do, we think, get in the habit of making more or less cheese, and their tables are well supplied. It Is the farmers with only one or two cows who use least cheese. We used to mske cheese on a farm when we had only two cows, putting night snd morning’s milk together in a single cheese.—American Cultivator.

Datatr Batter PaekagM. Dairymen able to prepare their goods in an attractire manner will find customers in wren small villages, where others cannot make sales. The appearance pleases, and when the quality la found as good as the looks, the marke' becomes permanent. A cake of good butter, wrapped in fresh parchment paper, with a bright trade-mark and the owner's nan.- upon it, will bring more for the half pound or the pound than a chunk of the same make cut out of a tub. A red ribbon tied around the wrapper will help to sell every cake sc wrapped before one of the same lot not so wrapped can be disposed of. Tc please the eye It is necessary to read the palate sometimes.—Prairie Farmer The navy bean is a fairly remunerative crop, and will grow between the corn rows* alter the corn has been

A FATALITY AVOIDED^ From the Democrat, Goshen, M When neuralgia is accompanied by a duD, heavy pain near the hear£, frequently becoming intense, it generally terminates fatally. Mrs. Nancy Flynn, who lives near Goshen, Indiana, survived such an attack and her advice is worth heeding. ^ “In the fall of *82,” she said, ‘I began to have trouble with my heart. There was h sharp pain in ray breast which became rapidly worse. The doctor was puzzled and put me under the influence of opiates. These sharp attacks followed one another at intervals and I became weak and had a haglook. I was constantly in pain, selcard aons >m slept and had no appetite. “At the end of two years I was confined to my couch most of the time and the doctors agreed that my death was only a matter of a short time.

A Strieiu Time.

une aay I noticed in a newspaper an item about a | woman baring been cured of * neuralgia of ' the heart by Dr. Williams* Pink Pills for Pale People and 1 con* eluded to try them. “When I

had finished one box I noticed an improvement in my condition, and when 1 bad taken twelve boxen I was completely cured. ‘Those pills have done for you what we could not do/said one of my physicians, ‘they have saved your life/ “That was two years ago and my heart has not troubled me since. I believe I owe my life to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and I take pleasure in telling others about them/' Among the many forms of neuralgia are headache, nervousness, paralysis, apoplexy and locomotor ataxia. Some of these were considered incurable until Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People were formulated. To-day thousands testify to haring been cured of such diseases by these pills. Doctors frequently prescribe them and al* druggists sell them. A Child’s Understanding. Teacher—Now that you have taken part in the Memorial day exercises, can you tell me what the especial significance of this day is— why we keep it as we do? Tommy Jones—We have Memorial day so the hoys can have their road races and the magnates can work in two ball games.—Chi--ago Evening News. Blood-Cleaning. House-cleaning is a duty in every well-reg-ulated household. People don’t wait until the tilth becomes painfully apparent, but it stands to reason that in every day use more or less dust or dirt accumulate. It is so with the human blood. From the enormous variety of eatables taken into the stomach, a quantity of useless material is bound to accumulate in the blood and clog the free and wholesome flow in the vessels. Every person should from time to time have a blood-cleaning” and the best cleanser and blood purifier is Cascarets Candy Cathartic. We recommend them to all our readers. They say everything is of use.. Of what use is the mosquito? And of what use is the mosquito bar when the mosquito wants to get at you?—Atchison Globe. Daring the Engagement. Aunt Susan—What, sitting up writing at this hour? - “Yes, auntie; it’s only a little note to Harry." “Why, Harry only left you five minutes ago." Carrie—Yes; but there is something I forgot to ask him, and it’s very important. “Year “1 asked him if he loved me, and he said yes, but I forgot to ask him if he would love me always.”—Boston Transcript. To Divide Her Attention. “I want one of those mangdolecns,” said Farmer Cornhill to thp dealer in musical instruments, “the kind you play with a piece of turtle shell.” “Y'es, sir; for yourself?” asked the clerk. “No; fer my wife. I want to get her something ’sides me to pick on.”—Cincinnati Tribune. A Practical Benson. The Teacher—is it as easy to rise in the world now, chidren, as it was a hundred years ago? Johnnie Sharp (whose father is a grocer)—No, ma’am. “Why, what makes you think it isn’t, Johnnie?” “ ‘Cos yeast has gone up.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Very Attentive. Lady (to shopwalker, who has accompanied her through various departments to the front door)—I am sure you j are very attentive. Did you think I could not find my way out again? Shopkeeper-Well, it wasn’t exactly that, ma’am. You see, we’ve missed so many things lately that we’ve got to be careful.—Tit-Bits.'_ Had Older Sister*. “What would you call the sound produced when two bodies come together?" asked the teacher, who was trying to explain what a noise is to her pupils. “Oh, a kiss, ma'am,” replied the little girl, who evidently had older sisters.—Yonkers Statesman. Loyal Biddy OTmIs Salesman—Do you prefer any particular style of handle bars? Biddy O’Toole — Shure, aor; Oi’ll have the Oirish kind. -The Irish kind?” “Yis; the cork handle ban, if yes plsse."—Twinkles. Little Boy—Please, 1 want the doctor to come and see mother. Doctor’s Servant — Doctor’s out. Where do you come from? “What! Don’t you know me? Why, we deal with you; we had a baby from here last week!“—ComicCute. •sees Do Not Like Cremation. Cremation does not seem to be making much headway in Scotland. At the annual meeting of the Scottish Burial Reform and Cremation society in Glasgow it was stated that only eight bodies bad been incinerated during the last year.—Chicago Tribune. “Well, I guess 1*11 have to begetting on now." remarked the tenderfoot who was stalling on a journey. -You are dead wrong!* reflected the

about the surrottnduief neighborhood ?” ^ \_the agent. “You can’t find a quieter place in the whole city.” “Still, I suppose the newsboys come around here bright and early Sunday morning, just when a man wants to sleep the soundest, with their yells of *Mornin’ pa-a-a-per!’’* “No, sir; newsboys never come on this street at all.” “Then I think ni look a little further. I want a quiet neighborhood, but I don’t id.”—Chicago Tribune. want one that’s dead iy People Comoot Drlak •offee at night. It spoils their sleep. You can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep ’ike 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-0 » the perfect drink. Made from pure grains. Get a package from your grocer today. Try it in place of coffee. 15 and 25c. Its Rority. Mrs. Wicks—Why is old china so valuable? Mrs. Ricks—On account of its rarity. “But I don’t see why it should be so very rare?” “Well, with my experience of servants, I must confess that a piece of china that lasts a month is a wonder to me.”—Harper’s Bazar. Receipt—(cut it out).—To make 50 cents’ worth of the finest liquid washing blue. To one quart of water boiled five minutes add a five-ceot stick of Lace Indigo and allow it to dissolve; it is then ready for use, and will keep any length of time. If your grocer will not get Lace indigo for you, send 5 cents for return postage to Diamond, McDonneir & Do., Philadelphia—they will send it to you. A Child’s Understood!**. Teacher—Now that you have taken part in the Memorial day exercises, can you tell me what the especial significance of this day it why we keep it as we do? Tommy Jonce—We have Memorial day so the boys can have their road races and the magnates can work in two ball games.—Chicago Evening News. Do Yoo Know the Virtoeo Of the waters and climate of Eureka Springs, Ark.? Do you want to know? We have a booklet on the subject which is yours for the asking; it is free. Address B. L. Winched, General Passenger Agent, Frisco Line, St. Louis. Cycling is such a healthful exercise that a cyclist hardly ever feels run down unless a road-hog drives over him.—L. A. W. Builetin. iw It would astonish you to know how much :he death rate of Teething Children has iecreased in all the large cities since Dr. Moffat’* Teetuixa (Teething Powder*) have been used. TketUjxa Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, makes teething easy, and should be given by all mothers. A man never tells about anyhody who followed his advice and failed.—\\ ashington (la.) Democrat. TILL MARKLiL. New Yoke. June 20, unh CATTLE—Native Steers.* 4 do a* ° 20 COTTON—Middling. FLOUK—Winter Wheat. 4 2a y 5 25 WHEAT—No.2 lied. h CORN—No. 2... U **% OATS-No.*. .... W PORK—New Mess. 10 2> y 10 •» ST. GOCiS. COTTON—Middling... O • BEEVES—Steers... 3 2ft y IW Cows and Hellers... X fto y 4 3a CALVES—<p«r iuu;. ft 00 y 6 00 HOGS-Fair to Select... 1W y 8 to SHEEP—Fair to Choice. 8 4ft O 4 7ft FLOCK—Patents. 4 W y 4 7-j Clear and Straight- 3 7ft y 4 c0 WHEAT-No, X Had Winter... .... V 81 COKN—NaX Mixed...... »• y S* OATS—No. 2. y »* UYE—No.2. y 40 TOBACCO—Lugs..,. u • at LenT Hurley....... 4 fto y «2 0J HAY—Clear Titnoluy. 7 fti y 11 50 BCTTKK—Choiee Bairy. EGGS—Fresli. PORK—Standard (new). BACON—Clear ICiO. LAKJU—Pruue Steam.. CHICAGO CATTLE—Native Steers- 4 50 HOGS—Fair to Choice-........ 30ft SHEEP—Fair to Choice.. S 7ft FLOUK—Winter Patents.. ft W» Spriug Patents.. ft 2j WHEAT—No. 2 spring.. 74 No.2 Ued (new).. y .. y • y v y ft* <2 >214 - ** »«* *>* ft 1ft 4 03 62ft ft 30 ft 7ft 76 ___ __ 82 CORN-No. 2.. OATS—No, 2. .... y » POKK-Aless (new). 8 60 « KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers. 3 75 ® HOGS—All Grades. .. 3 60 y WHEAT—No. 2 Hard.,. 79 OATS-No, 3 White. it COitN—No 2. 32)4 <2 JJKW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grade. 4 58 3 CORN—Ne 2.. . .. it OATS-Western..... d HAY—Choice. «»' it PORK—Standard Mess. 10 7ft y BACON—Sides.,. (2 COTTON—Middling. .... it LOUISVILLE WHEAT— Ne2 Red. CORN—No. 2 Mixed.. OATS-No, 2 Mixed. 2754 j PORK—New Mess.. 10 50 * BACON—Clear Rib,. 0)4 3 COTTON-Mut.il in*.. 0 y 84 y 33 y 0 Oft 5 00 4 Oft #7 20 33 5 00 40 31 |5 UO II & 7 0 88 34)4 20 10 7ft 7 8* THE ILLS OF WOMEN

And How Mrs. Pinkham Helps Overcome Them. Mrs. Mart Bollinger, 1101 Marianne 6t., Chicago, I1L, to Mrs. Pinkham: '*1 have been troubled for the past two years with falling of the womb, lencorrhcea, pains over my body, side headaches, backache, nervousness and weakness. I tried doctors and various remedies without relief. After taking two bottles of your Vegetable Com- 1 pound, the relief I obtained was truly wonderful. ., I have now taken several more bottles of your famous medicine, {! and can say that I am entirely cured.’* t Mrs. Henry Dorr, No. 80® Findley St., Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Pinkham: “ For a long time I suffered with chronic Inflammation of the womb, pain in abdomen and bearing-down feeling. Was very nervous at times, and so weak 1 was hardly able to do anything. Was subject to headaches, also troubled with leucorrhaea. After doctoring for many months with different physicians, snd getting no relief, 1 had given up sll hope of being well again when I read of the great good Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was doing. 1 decided immediately to give it a triaL The result was simply past belief. After taking four bottles of Vegetable Compound and using three packages of Sanative Wash 1 can say 1 feel like a new woman. I hen it my duty to announce the fact to my fellow sufferers that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable remedies have entirely cured me of all my pains and suffering. 1 have her alone to thank far my recovery, for which I am grate

Cam Oar Coast Bo Effectually Block•«c4f If confidence can be fell in the opinion of military and natal officers in high places at the seat of government, such is the vast extent of our sea coast to blockade jSwffeetaalty, even if our navy and sea coast defences could offer no adequate resistance, seems to be impossible. When a blockade of the bowels exists, relieve constipation with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which conquers dyspepsia, malaria, rheumatism and kidney trouble. _ Dropping Him Hard. He—Ah, yes, I know I'm my own worst enemy. She—Oh, you egotist!—Chicago Evening

Dr. Hayes, of Buffalo, N. * Hay-Fever is simply an acute m of Asthma and proves his poeiti Hay-Fever with the same medi ploys in coring Asthma. They say everything is of us is the mosquito? And of vrh mosquito bar when the mosqui > get at you?—Atchison Globe. Fits stopped free and penaan ally No fits after first day’s use of Great Nerve Restorer. Free $21 treatise. Dr. Kline, 933 Arch st. Trouble is a visitor that walb in viftssl; knocking, for it is pretty well everywhere.—Denver Times-Sun

AN OLD BULLY. People who live in fear of his attacks. How to avoid him or beat him off

If biliousness Isn't the bully of the body then what is? When once biliousness gets the upper hand you don’t dare say your stomach is your own. " Don't you dare eat that dish says biliousness, or you'll see what I’ll do.*' Yoa take the dare and you do see or rather feel, the weight oI the bully's revenge. The head aches, not a regular ache, but an open and shut ache. The eves ache, not with a dull, tired ache, but with an agresslve ache, as if they were being bored by a gimlet. The stotnaeh trembles with nausea. “The whole head is sick and the whole heart is faint." There are scores of hundreds of people who live so under the dominion of this bully bib iousness that they don’t dare eat or arink without his permission. There's no need of such slavery. Dr. J. C. Ayer's Pills effectually cure biliousness.) ** For fifteen years 1 have nsed Dr. J. C. Ayer's Pills, and find them very effective in all kinds of bilious complaints. They are mild in operation and easy to take. I prefer them to any other pili, and have yet to see the case where they have failed to cure."—A. Svskges, Texarkana, Ark. “I have nsed Dr. J. C. Ayer's Pills in cases of biliousness and general disorders of the stomach and bowels and have found

them to lx always reliable. Thej ini_ liable to (ripe than other pnrgat tea, ui although mild in action, they are t i loroegh in operation. They are the bei faauy Shysic that can be had.*’—Petes J. Ditm, ockport, Texas. v i #5® "Having used Dr. J. C. Ayer's :Ws far years and thoroughly tested then both a* a preventive and cure for bilio sness, X can truthfully say that I believe them te be the best medicine for the pari >oee r they do all that is claimed for Jno. E. Kolb, Shark, Ark. Biliousness is in general but a i ym| of a more stubborn disorder, con tips tie*. Constipation is the root of almost all phvsical evils, and Dr. J. C. Ayer's 1 ills almost all these physical evils b- goh the root. Thev cure censti patio >, and I consequent maladies, biliousne s, hei burn, palpitation, shortness o! breath* sleeplessness, nervous irritability, foal breath, coated tongue, and a scor t of t miserable maladies that have tl ir criria in constipation. Dr. Ayer’s Pil i are the surest and safest remedy for all disease* of the liver, stomach, and bom :1s. Seed for Dr. Ayer's Curebook and rea<, the stoTy of cures told by the cured. Free. Address the J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass.

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