St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 17, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 May 1892 — Page 2

AGRICULTURAL TOPICS. A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. Effect of the Flow on the Moisture of the Soil—A Milking Yard Convenience— How to Make a Wagon Jack —Poultry, Etc. THE FARM T raining by Plowing.

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of the rain to penetrate, and the increased capillarity of the soil has better regulated the amount of moisture in it. Os course other agencies were at work in both cases: but the part done by the plow is none the less real or important. But by keeping the desired point in view in plowing, and plowing accordingly. we may multiply the effect of the plow on the moisture in the soil, either to ri luce or increase the amount. If there is an excess, then we are to plow in such away as to favor the escape of water. The most convenient method of plowing is to plow around the outside of the held or of the ‘-land.” But on Hat land this method is suicidal. It makes in time a ridge around the margin of the field, damming the water on the field. If we divide such land into narrow lands and begin in the center, throwing the furrow in, the water not only can. but since it must run down hill, it must drain to the ditches along the Helds. On fiat land there is no danger of gullies by making the land furrow at the same place each year On land more rolling, gullies may be avoided by moving the land furrow a little to either side each year: this is easily done by making the outside lands narrower or wider.

Hilly fields, frequently having a• , light soil, should be plowed in the I . opposite way. They are apt to lack ( mositure. because the water so readily - ; and rapidly Hows off that much of it । does not sink into the soil; and the j upper parts of the hills, at least, are usually far above the influence of the r ground water. In plowing such fields' v we must also consider their aptness ; a towash and gully, especially when; r cultivated crotis. Tt Is» hare to keep of the carrying away of the soil. If, in plowing, we throw the furrow out 1 each year, we soon have an embank- ( ment around the margin. This will break the force of the currents from the higher ground, retard-the flow of • the water, and thus give it more time to sink into the soil. The embankment will also soon ca^h the greater part of the soil brougnt down from above, and by this means will be increased in extent and effectiveness. Instead of the soil being carried off the field and lost, it is deposited on an ever-widening strip. Thisstrip, thus ; fertilized from above, will not need manure: and twice the former amount may be applied to the higher ground. Thus this higher ground also will be enriched, and for the further reason that the wash from it is less. It is desirable that the furrows should run up and down the hill, although some prefer the opposite. But the water will cut across the furrows and make deeper gullies than when each furrow affords an exit for the comparatively small amount falling on it. It may be necessary, there-1 fore, to plow each year a headland along the foot of the hill. To hold the embankment well in place, seed the margin —the fence row or the banK of the stream—well to grass. The soa will hold firm, and the grass will catch much vs the soil brought■ over. It is apparent, that by so! plowing, the foot of the incline is be-1 ing constantly raised, bringing the j land nearer to a level and hence more j favorable to an ample supply of mois-1 ture in the soil: while the loss from washing and gullying is greatly reduced.—John M. Stahl, in American Agriculturist. Home-Made Wagon Jack. The following is a description of j wagon jack I made for my own use, : and which 1 find to till the place ofj an expensive shop-made one to perfection. Ais a piece of 2x4 scantling about 4 feet long; 18 inches from end make mortise for B. also one near JiEZZE the other end for C. B is 2x4 and length to suit height of wheels. For my wagon it is 22 inches from bottom of A to top for D (wheels low), with open mortise in top of D. C is 28 incnes high with two notches cut open below and hooking above to catch D when wheel is raised and D. lowered. D. is 1-Ix3 at larger end and 5 teet long, with hole 8 inches from end, at B, for pin, and cut to fit notch at C.—E. M. Inman, in Practical Farmer. Top Dressing Mowing Lands. Upon most farms there are some fields of permanent mowing that arc continued from year to year in grass. Because these give a fair return is no reason why they should be neglected, although if unfed and no aftermath

Is removed, they may not suffer at all by the continual cropping. If a very light top dressing of well pulverized manure is occasionally applied, its effects upon succeeding crops is almost magical. An application of ashes also shows its influence in an increased growth and in causing a luxuriant growth of clover where there was none before. More hay means more manure, and more manure, better crops. LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. Milking; Yard Convenience. It requires but a little time to make a shelter like that shown in the accompanying sketch from the American Agriculturist, and it certainly provides a very neat and desirable place in which to set the milk until all the cows are milked. The lower shelf makes a good receptacle for the milking-stools, and, by the way, milk-ing-stools ought to be made for the purpose intended, and not by the utilization of some old box, keg, or

FILE plow has no small effect on the moisture of the soil. It found the Illinois prairies, for example, .covered with waiter; but breaking lup the soil infcreased drainage ’until the excess ' has been much reduced. In Kansas the plow has increased the moisture in the soil. Breaking up the ground 1 has allowed more

SHELTER FOR MILKING TOOLS, pail, as many do, for milking is not , such a pleasant task that the milker should have a torturous seat while performing the operation. This shelter keeps the ram from the milk, and out of danger from being upset by the cows. The stools are kept dry, and the neatness of the entire surroundings, convenience, and comfort to the milker, are the result. Harness for Training Colts. A colt should never know how much strength he has until he knows how to use it. If he once runs away he is never a safe horse afterward and, while he may to all appearances I forget it, there will come a time ; when he will run again, and the [ chances are that he will do much ’ damage. The harness for breaking and driving colts should be extra strong and heavy. The reins and bit ! especially must be stout enough for ail possible emergencies. A straightbar bit is good enough for a steady horse but it cannot be depended on with fractious animals. There are numerous kinds of bits that are easy J when a horse is steady, but so made > as to hold the horse when he tries to ( Whatever careful i^sts have been mafTe, it appears to have been dem- 1 onstrated that Jerseys or Guernsevs will make butter more cheaply. The Holstein is for rich lands, where i quality is a secondary consideration, and the Ayrshire for rougher past ures where a large .quantity of milk in proportion to size and of good quality for human food or for cheese is dei sired. She produces a milk peculiarly fitted for domestic use because of the small size of most of the fat globules, for children and invalids as well as I for persons in health. It is for the same reason unusually well suited to i pear transportation, and the cow pro- ' duces milk very liberally in proportion to her opportunities. How to Hold a Hoc lor Kinging* Etc. Provide a small, stout cord, with a ' slip-noose in the end. Put this over the upper jaw of a hog just back of the tusks, hitch the cord to a post, and the hog will pull back and squeal, but can be held or led at ease. ’ i Strike a hog on the nose or throw him down, and he will open his mouth. A hog's nose is more sensitive than its head. Live Stock Notes. ! Cross-bred lambs ripen quickly. Good clover makes the best pasture for sheep. ' Keep your watering troughs scrupulously clean. . Breeds combine the characteristics . of individuals. Regular feeding makes animals more content. It is easier to count the profits than to make them. If you keep poor stock, expect to be ' poorly kept yourself. •' Sheep ought to get into a good condition rapidly on pasture. ’ | Good feed is of course required for •' fattening animals, but it won’t give ■ much profit unless you combine it i with good care. r j A dollar savei in food is often • ; two dollars lost in growth. Many an impacted stomach has been caused by need of water. For mutton the butcher seeks a carcass that is round and smooth. 11 Put enough good blood in the sheep r to get the best returns from their proi ducts. , Prof. Hunter Nicholson offers s this suggestive advice, the force of s which lies in the application of it: g “Sell nothing for breeding purposes s that you would not buy.” t “ c THE POULTRY-YARD. Mix the Eggs. ’ If you raise light and dark breeds mix the eggs when setting so the hens will not make you trouble when e they hatch. 1 raised white and black c chickens several seasons and found ~ that if 1 set eggs under one hen proo ducing white chicks and black under another, they would own none other h than the white or black chicks they

hatched and would pick and often kill chicks of the opposite color to their own. I mixed the eggs, they hatched part white and part black chicks, and I had no more trouble with my hen’s fighting each other’s broods. Variety of feed will of course promote digestion and Increase growth. If early broilers and a good market is desired, they must be hatched early and pushed from the start. If you ' want them for your own use mid do not want to take any extra time in preparing lor them or feeding them more than is usually done, you can do so, but need not expect such good results. My neighbors consider that money can be made raising chickens upon the farms and selling to the grocers at even low figures, say two or three dollars per dozen. It is not such a chore to look after a flock of chicks if there is a love for the work, but neglect of this branch of the farm is not to be commended.—Prairie Farmer.

Fertility of Eggs. On the care of poultry the Northwest Agriculturist says that the hens that are given a variety of food, and are not over-fat, will lay eggs that should hatch, if the male is vigorous. Fresh meat gives vigor co the Jaying hens, and if more meat and less*torn is fed the hens will more than pay for the difference in the price of the meat in the increased number of eggs laid. The male should .have a little meat once a day if possible, as it will greatly add to his vigor and increase the fertility of the eggs. Os the grains, buckwheat should not be overlooked in the change of diet, and a good mess of scalded chopped hay should be allowed daily.

Poultry Pickings. One rooster and ten hens are enough forbreeding. Pullets that are just beginning to lay are not good setters. Extra large or odd-shaped eggs should not be used for hatching. Fasten a small box tolhe side of the house to hold oyster shells, ground bone or grit. At no time is it desirable to feed poultry an exclusive grain diet; they need more bulk}' food. One advantage with ducks about the yard and garden is that they, do not scratch, although they are voracious eaters. It requires an average of ten pounds of urn in to feed incubator chicxens ten weeks. At first they will need less than one pound a week and at last more. HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN. Hint. Tor Housecleanlng. The most satisfactory way to clean wall paper is with bread a day old, but not old enough to crumble badly or fresh enough to be doughy w’> ” used. If the paper is not very mu .. sidled it “****. be dusteci and irul.l \ dowh”wTth a soft hand mop iSade o? cotton yarn. Remember in using the mop or bread to take even downward strokes, one following the edge of the other, so as to cover finally the whole.

To remove spot- from furniture, an obi authority says: “Rub them vigorously witli sweet oil and turpentine. When the spots are removed the furniture may be washed with warm, not. hot, soap suds, and polished with a little crude oil or petroleum.” ’The best way to renovate old feathers is to put them from the tick into a barrel of hot suds. They should be shaken out under the water after thoroughly washing them in two or three barrels of suds. Rinse them I thoroughly. Spread them on a clean sheet on the floor in a small, warm room after wringing them thoroughly in a cloth to extract all the moisture that can be take out in this way. i Leave them over night to dry on the sheet, then remove them to another and beat them with a stick, tying a veil over the face and head to prevent breathing the fluff of the feath- | ers that rises. In a few days the । feathers will be line and dry. They ! can also be dried by putting them in j a bag of wh,te mosquito netting. ■ hanging them in the sun and turning and beating them occasionally. If ‘ one lives near a steam renovating es- , tablishment it is better to send the i pillows there, as they only charge 50 ' cents a pillow to renovate them.

To clean marble mix a little whiting with a strong solution of washing soda and a little dissolved soap. Lay the mixture on the marble wit i a brush, and let it remain for half an hour, then wash it off. using a scrubbing brush and flannel, with a little alcohol to polish up the marble. Old pots and kettles that have become stained or have an odor may be immersed in cold suds and boiled, when they will come out as good as new. For tli« Cook. Soft Gingerbread.—One egg, onefourth cup of butter, one-half cup of sugar, one-half cup of molasses, onehalf cup of sour milk, one level teaspoonful of soda, spices to taste and one and one-half cups of flour. Bake in a sheet, not in a thick loaf. Brown Bread.—The following is given by a correspondent of an exchange and vouched for as reliable. For a good loaf take one. quart of In- ; dian meal, one pint of graham, one cup of molasses, one teaspoonful of salt, one heaping teaspoonful of soda. Use buttermilk to make a moderate batter and steam four hours. Boiled Apples with Syrup.— Halve and remove the cores of a half dozen nice apples, leaving the skins । on. Boil till tender in suffie’ent : water to cover them. Take out with i a fork into a glass dish. Add to the i juice three or four slices of a large lemon: boil for ten or fifteen minutes; sweeten to taste; then pour over the apples, and cool. This is a change | from the ordinary bakeG apple.

,THESARATOGA MIRACLE FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN EXPRESS REPORTER. V The Facts Already Stated Fully Confirmed —lnterviews with Leading Physicians Who Treated Quant—The Most Marvelous Case lu the History of Medical Science. A few weeks ago an article appeared In this paper copied from the Albany (N. Y.) I Journal, giving the particulars of one of , the most remarkable cures of the nine- ; teenth century. The article was under the I heading “A Saratoga County Miracle,” and i excited such widespread comment that another Albany paper—the Express—detailed a reporter to make a thorough investigatl >n of the statements appearing In the Journal’s article. The facts as elicited by the Express Reporter are given la the following article, which appeared In that paper on April 16, and makes one of the most interesting stories ever relat'd: A few weeks ago there was published in the Albany Evening Journal the story of a most rem irkable—indeed, so remarkable ■ as to well justify the term “miraculous”— 1 cure cf a severe case of locomotor ataxia, I or creeping paralysis; simply by the use of Pink Pills for Pale*People, and. In compliance with .instructions, an Express reporter has been devoting same time in a critical Investigation of the real facts of the case. The story of the wonderful cure of Charles A. Quant, of Galway, Saratoga County, New York, as first told In “1 he Journal.” has teen copied into hundreds if not thousands of other daily and weekly newspapers, and has created such a sensa- | tion throughout the entire country that It j was deemed a duty due all the people, and I especially the thousands of similarly ; afflicted, that the statements of the case I as made in the “The Albany Journal” । and copied into so many other newspapers, should, if true, te verified; cr, if j false, exposed as an Imposition upon public credulity. I Ibe result of the Express reporter’s In- | vestigatlons authorizes him In saying that t I the story of Charles A Quant’s cure of ; locomotor ataxia by the use of Pink Pills for Pale People, a ^popular remedy prepared and put up by the 'Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Morristown, N. Y., and Brockville. Ontario, IS TRUE, and that all । its statements are not only justified but ' verified by the fuller development of the? . further facts In the case.

Perhaps the readers of the Express are not all of them fully familiar with the de-y tails of this miraculous restoration to health of a man who after weeks and months of treatment by the most skillful doctors In two of'the best hospitals In the State of New York—the Roosevelt Hospital in New York City and St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany—was dismissed from each i<s incstrablo and, Ikh-uuso the case was deemed incurable, the man was denied admission Into several ethers to which application was made in his behalf. Ths story as told by Mr. Quant himself and j üblished in the Albany Journal Is as follows: “My nnme is Charles A Quant Tam 37 years old. I was Loti in tbo village of n .1,. ny. ..xt •». .-f li.j traveling on business end a little while tn Amsterdam, have spent my whole life hero. to about eight years ago I l ad never teen si-k and was then In perfect health. I was fully six fort tall, weighed DO pounds an I was very strong. r'i>r twelv ■ years I was traveling salesman for a p aio and organ company, and >nd to do, or it ie nt dll do, a great deal «>l heavy lifting, got my meals very Irregularly. and slept In em u~h ■spare beds’* in ix untry houses to freeze any < rdlnary man to death. < r at least llm the rheumatism. About eight years ago 1 began to ie I distress In my stomach, and consulted several doctors about It. They all ; aid It was dyspepsia, and for dy-pepsia I was treated by various doctors in different places, and took all the patent ii edicines 1 could hear cf that claimed to be a enue for dy-pepsla. But 1 continued to grow gradually worse for four vears. Then I began to have

pain In my back :.nd legs and became conscious that my legs were netting weak and my step unsteady, and then I staggered when I walked. Having received no benefit from tho use of patent medicines, and feeling that I was constantly growing worse, I then, upon advice, began the use of electric belts, pads, and all the many different kinds of electric appliances I could hear of, and spent hundreds of dollars for them, tut they did me no good. (Here Mr. Quant showed the Journal reporter an electric suit of underwear, for which he paid £124.) In the fall of 1888 the doctors advised a change of climate, so I went to Atlanta. Ga., and acted as agent for the Estey Organ Company. While there I took a thorough electric treatment, but it only seemed to aggravate my dis-

ease, and the only relief I could get from the sharp and distressing pains was to take morphine. The pain was so intense at times that it seemed as though I could not stand it, and I alm >st longed for death as the only certain relief. In September of 1888 my legs gave out entirely and my left eye was drawn to one side, so that I had double sivht and was dizzy. My trouble so affected my whole nervous svstem that I h d to give up business. Then I returned to New York and went to the Roosevelt Ho pltal, where for four menti s I was treated by specialists and they pronoumeJ my case locomotor ataxia and incurable After I had been under treatment by Prof. Starr and Dr. Ware for four months, they told mo they had done all they could for me. Then 3 went to the New York Hospital on Fifteenth street, where, up n examination, thez -aid I was incurable and would not take mo in. At the Piesbyicrian Hospital they examined mo and told me the same thing. In March, 1890, I was taken to St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, where Prof. H. IL Hun frankly told my wife my case was hopeless; that he could do nothing tor me and that site had better take me back home and save my money. But 1 wanted to make a trial of Prof. Hun's famous skill and I remained under his treatment for nine weeks, but secured no benefit. All this time I had been growing worse. I had become entirely paralyzed from my waist down, an I had partly lost con rjl oi my hands. The pain was terrible; my legs felt as though they were freezing and my stomach would not retai l f. od. and I fell away to 12) pounds. In the Albany Hospital they put seventeen big burns on my back one day with red-h it ir s, and after a few days they put fourteen more burns on. and treated me with electricity, but I gt t worse rather than better, lost control of my t owels and water, and, upon advice I cf the di.ctor, who said there was no hope for me. I was brought home, where it was I thought that death would soar: cemo to re-

Hove me of my sufferings. Last September, while In this suffering and helpless condition, a friend of mine In Hamilton, Ont-, called my attention to the statement of ono Jolin Marshall, whose case had been similar to my own, and who had been cured by* the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills fdr I a.e People In this case Mr. Marshall. ™ a . Prominent member of the Loyal Templars of Temperance, had, after four years of constant treatment bv the most .eminent Canadian physicians, been pronounced incurable, and paid the SI.OOJ total disability claim allowed by the order in such cases. Some months after Mr. Marshall began a course of treatment with Dr Williams’ Pink Pills, and after taking some fifteen boxes was fully restored to health. I thought I would try them, and my wife sent for two boxes of the pills, and I took them according to the directions on the wrapper on each. box. For the first few days the cold bath- were pretty severe as I was so very weak, but I continued to follow instructions as to taking the pills and the treatment, and even before I had used up the tw’o boxes of the pills I began to feel beneficial results from them. My pains were not so bad. I felt warmer; .my head felt better; my food began to relish and agree with me; I could straighten up; tbo feeling began to come'back into my limbs; I began to be able to get about cn crutches; tny eye came back again as good as ever, and’now, after the use of eight boxes of the pills, aid a cost of only 84—see!—I oan walk with the helps of a cane only, walk all about the house and yard, can saw wood, and on pleasant days I walk down town. My stomach trouble is gone; I have gainei ten pounds; I feel like a new man, and when the spring opens 1 expect to be able to renew my organ and piano agency. I cannot speak in too high terms of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, as I know they saved my life'after all the doctors had given me up as incurable.” Such is 'the wonderful story which the Express reporter has succeeded in securing verification of in all its details, from the hospital records where Mr. Quant was treated and from the doctors who had the case in hand and who pronounced him incurable. Let it be remembered that all this hospital treatment was two and three years ago. while his cure, by the use of Dr. Williams* Pink Pills for Pale People, has been effected since last September, 1891. So it is beyond a doubt evident that his recovery is wholly due to the use*of these famous pills which have been found to have made such remarkable.cures in.thls and other cases. Mr. Quant placed In the hands of the reporter his card of admission to Roosevelt Hospital, which is here reproduced in further confirmation of his statements: (SERIES R> ROOSEVELT HORPTTAd, ' „ * OUT-PATIENT. ^■^7 AdmUtedM^^^ Agi.. Birthplace . Civil Condition Occupation < t Raidcucc —^7 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. tOVER.I To verify Mr. Quant's statement our reporter a few days age (March 31. 1H)S) called on Dr. Alien Starr at bls office. No. 22 West Twenty-eighth street. New York City. Dr. Starr is house physician of the Roosevelt Hospital, situated corner of Ninth avenue and Fifty-ninth street. In reply to Inquiry l.e said ho remembered the case of Mr. Quat ‘ very well and treated him some, but that he was chiefly treated and under the more especial care of Dr. Ware. He said ho regarded this case as he did all cases of Jocomotor ataxia as incurable. In order that our iep< rter might get a copy of the history of the case of Mr. Quant from the hospital record he very courteously r gave him a letter of which the following Is , a copy:

“Dr. M A Stnrr, 92 Wmt Forty-Hgbth st root, office hours.’ 9 V> 12 a. m.. New York, March 31. 1899f—Dear Dr. Vought: If you have any record of a locomotor ataxia by name of Quant, who says he came to the clint - throe or four years ago. No. 14037, of the Q. D. Dept., Roosevelt, sent to me from Ware, wi.l you let the bearer know. If you have no record send him to R< osevelt Hosp. -Yours, Ptaiik.” By means < f this letter access to the records was permitted and a transcript of the history of Mr. Quant's case made from thorn as follows: -No. 14 IT. Admitted Sept 16, 1889, Charles A. Quant, aged 34ye- ra Born, U. & Married.' Hoboken.” -History of the case: Dyspcsla for past ' ■u r or five years. \bout fourteen montiis pait al ]< o of power and numbness in lower extfiu tiis Girdling sen-utloji alwut abdomen (Nov. 29, 1889, not "improved, external strifldsmus of left eye and dilatation of tho left eye.; Some difficulty in passing water at times; no headache, but some dizziness; alternate diarrhoea and constipation; partial ptosis past two weeks in left eye. “Ord. R F. Bl pep and Soda.” These are the marked symptoms of a severe case of locomotor ataxia “And Dr. Starr said a ease with such marked symptoms cou d not ,be cured and Quant, who was receiving treatment in the cnitpatient department, was given up as incurable.” “There never was a case recovered in the world,” said Dr. Starr. And then said: “Dr. Ware can tell you more about the ease, as Quant was under his .nore personal treatment lam surprised,” ho said, “that the man is alive, as I thought he must be dead long ago.” Our reporter found Dr. Edward Ware at his office. No. 162 West Ninety-third street New York, lie said: “I have very distinct recollections of the Quant case. It was a very pronounced case. 1 treated him about eight mi utlis. This was in the early summer of 1890. I deemed him incurable, and thought him dead before now. Imagine my surprise when I received'a letter from him about two weeks ago telling me that he w^ts alive, was getting well ami expected scon-to be fully recovered.” “What do you think, Doctor, was the cause of his recovery?” “1 hat is more than I know. Quant says he has been taking some sort of pillsand that they have cured him. At al: events,l am glad the poor fellow is getting well, for his was a bad case*and he was great sufferer.” Dr. Theodore R. Tuttle, of 319 West Eighteenth street, to whom our reporter is indebted for assisting courtesies, said of locomotor ataxia: “I have had several cases of this disease in the course of 'my practice. I will not say that it is incurable. but I never knew of a case to get well; but I will say it Is not deemed curable by any remedies known to the medical profess!. i.”

After this successful and confirmatory investigation in New York, cur reporter, Saturday, April 2d. 1892, visited St. Peter’s HospitaL in Albany, corner of Albany and Ferry streets. He had a courteous reception by Sister Mary Philomena, the Sister Superior of St. Peter’s Hospital, and when told the object of his visit, said she remembered the case of poor Mr. Quant very distinctly. Said she: “It was a very distressing case and excited my sympathies much. Poor fellow, he couldn’A be cared, and had to go home in a terrible condition of helplessness and suffering.” The house physician, on consulting the records of St. Pe’ter’s Hospital, said he found only that Charles A. Quant entered the hospital March 14th. 1890, was treated by Dr. Henry Hun, assisted by Dr. Van Derveer, who was then, 1890, at the head of the hospital, and that his case being deemed not possible of cure, he left the hospital and was taken tz his home, as he supposed to die. Such is the full history of this mosfremarkable ease of successful recovery from a heretofore supposed Incurable disease, and after all the Rectors had given him up, by the simple use of Dr. WHllams’Pink Pills for Pale People. Truly it is an interesting story of a most miraculous cure of a dteadful disease by the simple use of this popular rem dy. A further investigation revealed the fact

that Dr. Williams’ Pink 'Pills are not « patent medicine in the sense In which that term is usually understood, but are a scientific preparation successfully used An general practice for many years before .being offered to the public generally. They contain in a condensed form all the *ele>hents necessary to give new life and richness to the blood, and restore shattered nerves, -hey are an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St Witna dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effects of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexion v that tired feeling resulting from nervous prostration; all diseases depending upon.vitiated humors in the blood, such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. - They are also a specific for troubles peculiar to females, such as suppressions, Irregularities, and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood and restore the glow of health to pale or sallow cheeks. In the case of men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry. overwork or excesses of whatever nature. On further inquiry the writer found ths* these pills are manufactured by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Brpckville. Ontario, and Morristown, N. Y., and, are sold in boxes (never tn loose form By the dozen or hundred)' at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for 82,50, and may be had of all druggists <r direct by'mail from Dr. Williams’. Medicine Company, from either address. The price at which these pills are sold makes jt course of treatment comparatively inexpensive a_ compared with other remedies or medical treatment. ‘•Try, Try Again.” The old story of Bruce and the spider Is well known, but bow Itttle has been noted of the untiring perseverance of others of the lower animals. A curious incident, having a valuable lessen for impatient human beings, was offered by a ( arty of ducklings on the sea-shore. They were very young, but they had a mind for a swim, and made no doubt of being able to'accomplish it on a body of water so large and so tempting as the Atlantic Ocean.„ It was a lovely day, and the tide was coming in with hardly a ripple. Every few minutes a wavelet not more than an inch or two high swept gently up on the beach, then drew back into tne bosom of the ocean, after the manner of sea waves.

With all the dignity of the duck family this bttle party waddled down the beach. They were in no haste, the day was before them, the sun was warm, they were fed, and they went^in the most leisurely way/Just as they reached the water Ihe gentle wave ran in, lifted the^M-etty little yellow birdlings'off their feet, and swept them all far up on the sand, then as suddenly turned, left them there high and dry, and went out to sea again. The duellings, not at all disconcerted by this shabby joke of the wavelet, gathered themselves together, and started again down the beach in good order as before. Again the saucy wavelet came up to meet them, and again they were carefully set down far up on the shore. Discouraged, you think, and walked off in a huff? By no means! They wanted to go into the water and into the water they would go. ‘ Again they started down the bank, just as dignified, just as composed, just as earnest about it as if th*'- had found no difficulties in the way. Oi course they met the same fate; but they did not give it up. Whether they ever really got into the sea does not appear, but as long as the ob-»erver had the patience to wait the same game was iu progreeo^^P^WWeii wave carried them aH—fur beach, and they all waddled back again, with the sole and single purpose o^ going to take a swim.—Youth’s Companion. Why Japanese Women Look Pleasant. Perhaps the secret of the sweet e*pression and habitual* serenity of the Japanese women can ba found In their freedom from ^small y les. The fa.-hion of dress never vary o saves the wear of mind over that eu! t, and the bareness of the houses and . implicity of di»*t make housekeeping a more bagatelle. Everything is exquisitely clean and easily kept so. There is no paint, no drapery, no crowd of little ornaments, no coming into the houses in the | footwear worn in the dusty streets. And then the feeling of living in rooms that can be turned into balconies and verandas at a monibirt’s notice, of having walls that'slide away as freely as do the scenes on tffe stage, and let in all out-of-doors, or change the sv.tes of rooms to the shape and size that the whim of the day or the hour requires. The Japanese are learning much from us, some things not to their improvement. We might begin, with profit to ourselves, to learn of them. —Newport Daily News.

Longevity I* Inhertteil. An Inherited tendency to longevity is the primal qualification for reaching old age, and this is something very different from good health or even a sound constitution. It is simply a tendency to live long, and such a person often has more of a tenacity on life, though he is sick and puny from childhood, than another person who is strong and robust. Health and vigor may give more pleasure and enjoyment to a person in life, but it does not always signify longevity. So strong is this tendency to longevity among certain families that many of the beneficial orders and life insurance companies attach more importance to the life of parents and grandparentj than they do to the sknple examination of the applicants. A Pittsburg Toil-Bridge. This happened in Pittsburg. A man who had attempted to out his wife’s throat reached a bridge (toll 1 cent) with a constable in chase. The conscientious fugitive threw down his penny-and scuttled. The thrifty constable, who had nothing less than a dime, waited for his change. The pure delight which this performance yields to the reflective mind is almost marred by the fact that some boys caught the runaway, and the gallant officer actually effected his capture. —New York Evening Sun. Shaving. Unlike the Bomans of a later age the Egyptians did not confine the privilege of shaving to free citizens, but obliged their slaves to shave both face and head. The data are not exactly as authentic as one would like to have, but it is belies ed that the custom of shaving the beard was introduced in Rome in the year 400 B. C. According to Pliny, Scipio Africanus was the first Roman who shaved daily. Why Not? The Scientific American thinks thaß the devices for sending torpedoes to destroy any vessel three miles from shore in safetv, through any kind of sea, may also be used in sending lifeboats an. equal distance to rescue passenger* from a wreck.