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We In this country talk occasionally about economizing. We draw a
long face and tell our neighbors how careful we are, doing without this
thing or that. Our horses are fed on cornfodder with a few ears of corn,
the barn has gone unpainted, the old fence has had to be propped up for
another year, and so on through a long list of short-sighted economies.
Last summer the writer was talking to Colonel Fox, of the Forest,
Fish and Game Commission, about his trip to Europe, and of the sights
that Impressed him the most. He said that for the first time in his life he
had seen real far-sighted economy. While traveling In Switzerland he had
noticed the strange-looklng sheds shown In the photograph,and on further
Inquiry found that the peasants saved all the manure for fuel, drying It,
in little moulds shaped like flower pots, on shelves under the eaves of the
building. At one end all the twigs and stripping from the treeB that
were cut for lumber, were stacked, while in the centre of the building was
plied the lumber itself; not a thing was wasted. The result of such thrifty
economy Is that those people make a living from land we should consider
only fit for goats to browse on. Of course there Is no need for us to prac¬
tice such rigid economy, hut that we could save a vast deal for ourselves
and our children by husbanding our natural resources and keeping ev¬
erything up in thorough repair there can be no doubt.—A Farmer, in The
Country Gentleman.
The Latest In Chairs.
The newest ease producer is a
which tilts backward or forward
much or little as desired without
ting up to adjust the parts. There
no rod, but instead a series of
controlled by a push button. You
■imply touch the button and
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any angle wanted. Sit. up straight
and touch the button again, and the
chair straightens up at the same In¬
stant.—W ash 1 n gton Star.
Fast Telegraphing.
The Democratic convention at Den¬
ver saw other records broken besides
that for n politcal demonstration.
One record that was smashed was for
long-distance telegraphing. The man
who broke this record was George W.
Conkling, the Sun’s chief operator.
Working over a wire that stretched
more than half way across the conti¬
nent, about 2500 miles, Mr. Conkling
attained the high speed of 3136.20
words an hour, or 52.27 words to the
minute, a record which has never be¬
fore been equaled anywhere. Fur¬
thermore. Mr. Conkling, in just, twen¬
ty-eight working hours, sent over this
wire to the Sun, by the Morse system,
and using the Phillips code, a total of
73,000 words, an average of 2607.14
an hour, or 43.45 words a minute.
Much of this matter was sent from a
■eat in front of the speaker’s stand in
the convention hall, while pandemo¬
nium was being raised.—New York
Sun.
The Broad Smile.
4* Pardon me,” the photographer
said, “but I think your smile is
necessarily broad. It will show all
your teeth. H
“Those teeth cost me $ 100
growled the sitter. ‘1 want ’em
■how.”—Richmond Times.
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THE ONI, INSTITUTION OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD.
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The Decline of Immigration.
There Is probably no good reason
for regretting the marked decline In
Immigration which is reported for the
last fiscal year. We are told that in
1907-1908 not half as many immi¬
grants arrived at this port as in 1906-
1907, while more went abroad than
came hither. It Is not to be sup¬
posed that such conditions will long
continue, and that emigration will
permanently exceed immigration.
There is a pretty general agreement
that last year’s conditions were due
to the financial disturbances and busi¬
ness depression which prevailed here
for a time, and perhaps to the fear
that they would grow worse until
the country was struggling with a
genuine and protracted period of
"hard times,” and there is a reason¬
able expectation that with the restora¬
tion of the full tide of business pros¬
perity here the tide of immigration
will again rise toward the flood.—
New York World.
Of One Purpose.
The stranger advanced toward the
door. Mrs. O'Toole stood in the
doorway, with a rough stick in her
left hand and a frown on her brow.
< < Good morning,” said the stranger
politely. “I’m looking for Mr.
O’Toole."
“So’m I,” said Mrs. O’Toole, shift¬
ing her club over to the other hand,
-—Everybody’s.
Polite Attention.
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“Please, mum, there’s a gentleman
down stairs. »>
“Very well, Jane, Show him up to
the drawing room.”
“But he’s come to sweep the chim
bly, mum.”
“Very well, then, show him up the
chimney.”
The average life of a ship is about
twenty-six years.
P OUTFITS RINTINC OP DESCRIP¬ EVERT
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formationwrit* . fuither in¬
X4 Hurt Strict. W. A. FOWLER.
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KHU Irtti RF |A GO.. Minne ap olis, Minn.
If p-l-o-u-g-h be plow, why shouldn’t
c-o-u-g-h be cow?
CONSTIPATION AND 151 MOU 8 NE 8 S.
bounding Constipation sends poisonous matter
through the body. Dull headache,
S'Our Stomach, Feted Breath, Bleared Eves,
Loss of Energy and Appetite are the surest
signs of the affliction. Young's Liver Pills
positively cure constipation. They awaken
the sluggish liver to better action, cleanse
the bowels, strengthen the weakened parts,
induce appetite and aid digestion. Price
25 cents from your dealer or direct from
the laboratory. Free sample by mail to any
address. J. M. Young, Jk., Waycross. Gu.
They call them yellow Journals
when their headlines yell.
THE B.KV I HE K. Hi CHS ALMANAC
For 1909, ready Nov. 15th, bigger and bet¬
ter than ever, by mail 35 cen s, on news
stands 30c. One copy free with Word and
Works monthly magazine at fl a year
Woan and Works Pub. Co., 2201 Locust
btreet, bt. Louis, Mo.
Strange how loose some men can be
who are methodical in business mat¬
ters.
flicts’ Capudine Cures Women’s
and Monthly Headache. Pains, Backacha, Nervousness,
It’s Liquid. Effects imme¬
diately. results. Prescribed by physicians with best
10c.. 25c., ana 50c.. at drug stores.
It is the sweet things of life that
makes the man sour when he loses
them.
TETTEKINE—A RELIABLE CURE.
Tstterink is a sure, safe and speedy diseases sure
for eczema, tetter, skin and scalp
and itching piles. Endorsed by physicians; used it.
praised by thousands who have
Flagrant, soothing, antiseptic. 50c. at
druggists or by mail from J. T. Shtjpteink,
Dept. A, Savannah, Ga._
The Kaiser’s Nickname.
Some years ago the German em
peror was in the habit of steaming
up and down the River Spree on
hoard a torpedo boat, About this
period his majesty dined with the
Life Guards at Berlin, and after din¬
ner the officers began to call each other
by their nicknames. The emperor,
who was sitting among the older of¬
ficers, suddenly asked, “And pray
what is my nickname among the
corps?"
There was a moment’s consterna¬
tion; then a colonel got up. and, with
a polite bow, replied, • ■ I can answer
for the fact that among the older
officers your majesty has no nick¬
name.”
This diplomatic reply did not satis¬
fy the emperor, who forthwith sent
for a sprightly young lieutenant, and
said, “I command you to tell me
what nlokneme has been given to me
by you and your brother officers"
it Is it a command, your majesty?"
asked the officer, with twinkling eye.
44 Very well, then: your nickname fs
‘Gondola Willie, > *» London Tele
graph.
A 'NEW BRANCH.
Tramp—I’m looking for a job at me
trade, mum.
Housekeeper—-Well, what Is your
trade?
Tramp—Dentistry, mum. Me spe
cialty is insertin’ teeth In mince pies.
—Boston Transcript.
UPWARD START
After Changing From Coffee to Pos
tuni. /
Many a talented person Is kept
back because of the interference of
coffee with the nourishment of the
body.
This is especially so with those
whose nerves are very sensitive, as Is
often the case with talented persons.
There is a simple, easy way to get rid
of coffee evils, and a Tenn. lady’s ex¬
perience along these lines is worth
considering. She says:
"Almost from the beginning of the
use of coffee it hurt my stomach. By
the time I was fifteen I was almost a
nervous wreck, nerves all unstrung,
no strength to endure the most triv¬
ial thing, either work or fun.
“There was scarcely anything i
could eat that would agree with me,
The little I did eat seemed to give me
more trouble than it was worth. ]
finally quit coffee and drank hot wat¬
er, but there was so little food J
could digest, 1 was literally starving;
was so weak i could not sit up long
at a time.
"It. was then a friend brought me a
hot cup of Postum. I drank part of
it and after an hour 1 felt as though
I had had something to eat — fell
strengthened. That was about five
years ago, and after continuing Pos¬
tum in place of coffee and gradually
getting stronger, to-day I can eat and
digest anything I want, walk as much
as I want. My nerves are steady.
“I believe the first thing that did
me any good and gave me an upward
start, was Postum, F.rAd I use it alto¬
gether now instead of coffee.”
“There’s a Reason.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to
Wellville,” in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and lull of
human interest.
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ZINNIAS.
These are half hardy annual plants
of splendid color and thrive best in
warm, well drained locations, They
are among the most effective summer
bloomers, and flower late Into the au
tumn. Thelr blooms are not easily
Injured by inclement weather, but re¬
tain all their freshness and gay color¬
ing at a time when many bright flow¬
ers present but a sorry appearance.
In mixed borders and in beds among
some other plants well grown zinnias
are always attractive. Seed should
be sown in gentle warmth, It Is not
advisable to set young plants out
much before the middle of May, as
they are very sensitive to atmos¬
pheric changes. The large, brilliant
flowers are produced In great profu¬
sion and in a large variety of colors.
—Indianapolis News.
FALL SOWN TURNIPS.
The best time to sow the English
or flat turnips in Massachusetts is as
early in August as the ground can
be made ready, though on good soils
a crop may be grown If sown In Sep¬
tember. They like new land, and
grow better on a good artificial fer¬
tilizer than on barnyard manure.
They are apt to be wormy if put on
old land or on stable manure, and
that unfits them for market. If sown
in drills at fourteen to fifteen inches
apart, and sown by machine, one
pound of seed to the acre is enough;
if sown broadcast use two to three
pounds per acre and mix with it about
three times Its bulk of dry sand.
Drill sowing is the better method,
as it is easier to thin them so that
most of the crop will be of merchant¬
able size. The overgrown ones and
small ones are good food in winter
for dry cows, yorng stock or sheep,
but such as can be sold at twenty-five
cents a bushel pay a good profit.
Some sow them with grass seed, har¬
vesting the large ones and leaving
the smaller ones to freeze and rot in
the ground, claiming that they fur¬
nish vegetable matter more valuable
than they take from the soil.—Amer¬
ican Cultivator.
THE CANE FRUITS.
The blackberry likes a shady place
or a moist soil, well cultivated and
kept open and dean by culture. It
likes a cool exposure. Plant in rows
six feet apart; plants in the row three
to four feet apart. The blackberry
grows faster, and' should be set eight
feet apart in rows, the plants four
feet apart. The solid row plan Is bet¬
ter than any other. As much as pos¬
sible preserve the moisture of the soil.
These berries are propagated by suck¬
ers, as the canes only bear one crop
and then die. Only let a few suckers
remain for bearing canes—cut out all
others. In the fall, after the plants
have done bearing, remove the old
canes, as they harbor insects and
fungi. The black-cap berries propa¬
gate themselves in a different way—
the small plants come up, bend over
and are self rooted.
The currant and gooseberry do
well on a heavy, clay soil. The
ground should be rich, and the roots
run shallow, thus shoal surface culti¬
vation is necessary. The best fruit is
borne on canes one year old. Keep
the wood young and remove the old
wood every year, allow no plants to
have wood more than three years old.
Both these small fruits are profitable
for this climate.
The Cuthbert is the best raspberry
that is grown. — Professor Herman
Beckenstrater, Penobscot County, Me.
STANDARD APPLE PACKAGE.
The standard apple package bill
now before Congress is the official
work of the legislative committee
appointed by the Apple Shippers’ As¬
sociation. Hence it is a measure
advocated by the middlemen rather
than by the growers, but its general
provisions seem to be for the benefit
of the industry. The bill provides for
Government inspection for interstate
traffic and also for State business if
desired by the owner, the inspected
apples to be officially branded as up
to grade. Every box must be of full
bushel capacity and every barrel must
hold three bushels. The standard for
No. 1 grade is two and one-half inches
in diameter, good color, normal shape
and not less than ninety per cent, free
from scab and other defects and
properly packed. No. 2 grade “shall
consist of apples of not less than
merely medium size for the variety,
healthy, and not less than eighty-five
per cent, free from scab, etc. The
promoters of the bill believe, that by
using and enforcing the standard
packages and Government inspection
American apples will secure the same
advantages as those enjoyed by the
Canadian growers under a similar
system. The result has bten to in¬
crease the selling price of Canadian
apples. The bill deserves the atten¬
tion and co-operation of the fruit
growers.—American Cultivator.
AMENITIES.
"Wh*t would you Bay if I told you
your opponent took money from a
great corporation?"
“I should say,” answered Senator
Sorghum, "that the great corporation
had purchased a gold brick."—Wash¬
ington Star.
SEVERE BLEEDING HEMORRHOIDS,
Sores, ami Itching Eczema—Doctor
Thought nn Operation Necessary
—Outlcura's Efficacy Proven.
“I am now oightv years old. and throe
years ago I was taken w-t.h an attack of
piles hemorrhoids!. Weedin'? and protrud¬
ing, The doctor said the only help for tne
was to go to a hospital end be onernted on.
I tried several remedies for months-but did
not get mueh heln. During this t.imp sot-pa
appeared which chpo-md to a terrible itch¬
ing eczema. Then T hngon to use Piitipprn
Soap. Ointment, Rnd Pills. infecting a
quantity of Outirura fVntment with a Cttf.i
cura Puppogitory Syringe. It (ook a month
of this treatment to get me in a fairlv
healthv state and then T treated mvself
''-ore a dnv for three months -'nil, after
that., once or twice a week. The treat¬
ments T tried took a lot of money, and it
is fortunate that T used Cutirura. J. 17.
Henderson, Hopkinlon, N. Y.. Apr. HO, ’07.”
Farmers let many things go to
waste that city folks would be glad
to pay money for.
A cure for Hog cholera.
Hog Cholera or Swine Plague as it
is sometimes called is a highly con¬
tagious disorder.
When a hog shows any symptoms of
this disease, he should be isolated at
once and the pen fumigated in order
to save the other hogs if possible.
Mix one part Sloan's Liniment with
two parts milk in a bottle and give
every sick hog a tablespooniui of this
mixture night and morning for three
days. Sloan’s Liniment is a power¬
ful antiseptic, kills the disease germs,
soothes all inflammation and acts as
a tonic to the animal.
A. J. McCarthy of Idaville, Ind.,
says; “My hogs had hog cholera
three days beiore we got Sloan’s
Liniment, whicU was recommended to
me by a neighbor who was using it
with success, i have used it now for
three days and my hogs are almost
well. One hog died betore 1 got the
Liniment, but 1 have not lost any
since."
Mr. G. W. Balsbaugh of Peru, Ind.,
writes;—“I had four pigs that were
coughing and were not doing well. I
gave them some of Sloan’s Liniment
and they got better at once. »>
Sloan’s book on Horses, Cattle,
Hogs and Poultry sent free. Address
Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass.
The Other Arm.
Father—-Well?
Tommy—Why isn’t there ever a
navy of the unemployed?—New York
Sun.
ONE KIDNEY GONE,
BHt Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.
Sylvanus O. Verrill, Milford. Me.,
says; “Five years ago a bad injury
paralyzed me and
affected my kid
jg§« neys. My back
hurt me terribly.
and the urine was
badly disordered.
Doctors said my
m right kidney was
■r ' practically dead.
They said I could
• 7 / never walk again.
I read of Doan’s Kidney Pills and be¬
gan using them. One box made me
stronger and freer from pain. I kept
on using them, and in three months
was able to get out on crutches, and
the kidneys were acting better. I im¬
proved rapidly, discarded the crutches
and to the wonder of my friends was
soon completely cured. »>
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
DOUBLE THE PROBLEM.
it I don't know whether to take up
an airship or a submarine,” said the
amateur inventor.
“Try the airship.” advised a friend.
<< All you have to do is to get it up;
it is bound to come down. Now, —e
submarine you have to get down and
then get it up again.”—Houston
Chronicle.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma¬
tion, allavsnain. cures wind colic. 25c a bottle
NOT LIKE HIS PARENT.
44 Do you think Mr. Skinnum’s babj
will take after its father?”
“Not at all. The other day thej
persuaded it to cough up a nickel il
had swallowed.”—Washington Star.
Hicks’ Capudine Cures Headache,
Whether from Cold, Heat Stomach, oi
Mental Strain. No Acetanilid or dangerous
™8 8 - It’s Liquid. Effects immediately.
10c., 25c., and 50e., at drug stores
Finish.
IMars was in great consternation. A
huge black bulk was observed to be
falling through space.
What in the name of 'Saturn’s rings
do you call that?” asked Mars of Ve¬
nus. “Is it another moon cast off
by the earth?”
“No.” replied Venus, “that is the
battleship Dreadnaught the Seven¬
teenth. The last nation eclipsed nil
the other nations by building a bat¬
tleship so big it toppled off the ocean
and tumbled into space.”—Philadeh
phia Record.