HINTS

Charcoal for House Plant*.

Nothin* I* ao *oo<l. way* Vick's Ma*-

▼oruaoneni. cuoim* oiknin*, jet onnsln* many cast outer*. Fifth—He need* to Iceop oat of debt sare In extreme ur*enry An emlnenl acrlcttUttrat writer once said that a fanner waa acarcely Jaatllled In coin* Into debt for anythin* except "tile and

manure.”

Sixth—He needs to avoid staking hi*

axlnc. for housd plant* a* charcoal ! *" 00 an}r one llne - » -,,t ,0 m * k « » om *

Use It In lumps for drains*? In the ODe ,h,n * a »P«^alty. ThU is the ad bottom of pot* Pulverise It and mix vlc, ‘ one of our «-pwaM«»* «*ve U It with the soil a-s you would use a a >0,,n,: ““ wbo afterwanl became fbrtlllrer It keeps the soli sweet aud President by heedin* Uio admonition, pure, makes vigorous *rowth and gives -Seventh-He needs to know that depth to the color .rf both foliage and i ,ru » Un * ,0 luck ,n * K ame of rhanre Bower 1 I* the shoal upon which most barks I have been wrecked in the world of

Make Haste Slowly. . 1 UntUK*-

All •dvlscs MCcl.lt.n F.r- „ “rttt-Hii n<»d* W toon lh« tto .or, should how to .uxouot ",h tort, ! f° U *' I* “>■ !•«•« I” Kl. croo. Thso rsnoors. „.od by lb. ! ‘ to>;M Isi^torasd. sod lbs, ooss thsi sitod b, ,™ B4 ooi drop i****'?'*?** ““ 11 , "°™ thoro you toow how lo yrow for thoso I ' rt " br "‘' ln *"

jrbu do not. Hold on to corn, wheat and clover while you are trying alfal

fa. cow peas, sorghum,

you have got well acquainted and your new-found friends have really proved themselves better than «the old ones, then, and not until then, would we

bid the old ones adieu.

terprlsc.

Ninth—Finally he needs to “watch

ud after and P™ 5 '- and the more watching ne

1 does the leas praying he will need to do.—New York Tribune Farmer.

] Build up Yourr-Oyvn Dairy, j The farmer who keeps cove* to pro-' duce milk or butter needs a dairy cow.

In the Carnation Hcu*c. I ,f the object In view be want! In the carnation house watering an entirely different cow. It la Imposmust be done carefully and always on 8n>l ® for hlm produce both succeeathe forenoon of a clear day. if possible. fu!1 J' * n ‘ 1 Profit from the same to allow the house to dry up before i ttnlmal night. Whan watering Is needed, a Often I have this question asked me •.borough-ot» should always be given. | by.our patrons: "Where can I get cowr • rnough to wet the l^nch through, and Riving a Urge quantity of rich milk?" ret you should not make jt so heavy as ! There are two ways of getting such W was all the fine particles of manuro animals—one by purchasing, the oththrough the boconi. Sometimes a rr P? growing them yourself: A man bench will dry out In spots; and the } *' ho 8tar t* out to buy high class dairy ipota should be watered ai-cordlng!y. j (aUle » 1| l soon learn that the man who But bear In mind always that nothing understands his business U not selling * more harmful to plant life than re- his t*** «>»■ until their day* of usepeated drlhbllnga-James T. Sgbtt In Alness are past. American Gardening ^Tien a man offers- to sell a cow * j that promises to be a good milker foi Rose Cuttings. 1 any reasonable price the buyer Is apt A lady who is quite successful In . to discover after he purchi starting roses from cuttings, showed she deceives ber looks and that she has

WORM At IT WSNT ON. Rsaton for Colored Osntleman's Dla satisfaction With His Name. An old colored man called on Judgs Rufus B. Cowing tbs other day. and in asking for advice supplied the court with a good story. "What I'm gwlne to Inculcate, Jedge. Is dla: What mus' I do te change mah prognomen? When I fins dat I'se weighted down wlf ab prog nomen data bound to kill my trade what mus' I do?" "You wish' to change your name?" Inquired Judge Cowing. "And why?" “ 'Cause mah name is Failure. Yes tali, dal's mah name. I'se ah whitewasher, and dat name Jet' queers me."' "Very well, uncle; why not use the first letter of your first name." sug gested the court. - "Dat's wuss.” groaned the old man "I're tried dat. I had ah big sign painted 'A. Failure,' and mah trade left me." “The Initial letter does make an unhappy combination." agreed the Judge. 'But I'll tel] you what to do. U*e four first name, and tSen people will ict notice the last name so much.” 4 “Dat's der mos' dlscommoddlng of *11. sab. It's simply down-right icand'loua. Mah first name is Adam. «ah."—New York Times.

us her rose bed lu which rose bushes »f good sire and vigorous growth were pointed out as having been started frome cuttings. yrhile Interspersed Itnnng the various bushes were small suitings recently planted which gave

tqual promise of growth, each being acquainted wllfc their business protected with a tumbler or a fruit whom the vossesoion of a cow lar. Her method is to take cuttings of this kind Is an accident. Even then rosc« which have had the bloom on. • on| r A few of thepe tows will come up

rcr . ms

some secret fault which will show It-

self later

Dairymen who are excellent judge* of cows, will sometimes get bold oi first rlsss animals, but. as a rule, they will buy them from men who are

*s a. is her idea better bca.ing bushes 10 his requlretw

will be obtained in that way.

Mix plenty of sand with the dirt In which 'they are planted, and after pinching off all the lower leaves (and

of course the bloom If It 1

* give anything

like the satisfaction of those that he might raise himself, and I think that when he counts the time and money that he spends in experimenting In this way he will come to the condu-

sert pretty deep in the soil end press It slon U>e beat way for the dairy firmly around them. Cover with a farmer to Improve the quality gf th* glass which should not be removed i herd is by raising his own stolk. II for s month. The glares were to be d 0 *® not take so many years to grow left on also through the winter as a U P • herd in this way as one mlghl protection from the cold. It might : suppose. be well to mention that this rose bed i * n raising up •a herd himself there ran through the middle of a sunny ar « acveral advantages to be derived, •ark yard not Interfered’ with by the j the principal one of which Is that he It shade of trees or shrubbery. If any Able to control the breeding. Minting me is looking for fascinating work qualities are hereditary, and tlit/fielfei none better can be found than expert- whose sires dam and grandfita 'are also men ting with rose cuttings. Rood milker’* will be a good milker

also.

Excellent Hog Houses. In raising calves for the dairy alA few years ego the Iowa Agrlcul- f«*i tor milk Instead pf beef, and Iural College began using a wrle of heifer Intended for the dairy portable hog house that has been used should not have the same treatment In by the institution ever since. Where fe «ding at the heifer^intended for <*lf rwine are kept at some distance from , the farm buildings, such bouses make better a

an excellent temporary sleeping

rommodation.

one. and abc should be kept during her youth In such a way that she will not

f her food on her ribs

method of constructing this style of a but P at V ,n tho P»U —Dairy and

bog house. The house la eight feet Creamery.

square. There arc four poets on each 1 side, two by eight inches In size. The : Poultry Notes,

sleepers, five In number, which are ! For diarrhoea, give a half teaspoontwo by four scantlingk. are made In ! ful ^ Paregoric once a day until

runner shape, and are eight feet long. I checke<J -

Four plates *r« required which are also A cho,era proven live, according to sight feet long. Three sets of rafters i !owa Homestead. Is five cents worth of are used, which are cut In five-foot ! v * netian rrd added «> drinking lengths. The ridge pole Is eight feet | WK } tr „, . . , _ • - - - - ■ ! A P* 11 ^ “Afoetlda. the size of pea,

given night and morning, says Ohio

Professor Curtiss give* the following ^ the product of b

icling this style of a but P nt V ,n tb ®

. Net So Bad as Appeared. Senator l odge possesses a sense of humor, hut certain cpmnflttee clerks U the capitol think it a grim one. One day toward the end of the «pe--Ul section of the senate last spring he clerks In question, who were working ln f a room Just off that of Hr. I-edge, were astonished by the sudden appearance of the Massachusetts senator. ■'Who's smoking that nasty cigarette?" demanded Mr. Lodge, peremptorily. The guilty man aftentard said that nt the time he felt like sinking through the floor. But he managed 'o gasp'out nn apology and made as If to throw away the offending smoke. "Oh. It's you. la it?" said the senator calmly. "Weil. Ill thank you t« C.ve me one; there lsn.1 a single dgtrette In my room!"

A Business Proposition. “Last week." said Job Hedges. "I had the queerest 'touch' to which 1 have ever been subjected. A man. evidently In the last stages of consumption. came Into my office and •aid: “ 'You know " mentioning a client of mine who la in the padertakIng business "I told blm I did. '"Well,' he said, ‘he Is bolding an insurance policy on my life for $50 It's a cinch that the policy will be payable In a week or ten days at the most. Meantime I need $10. If you will advance me $10 I will give yon a iue bill against the policy, if you aan't collect in ten days you can -.barge Interest-’ "—New York Time*.

THE CENOER OP ARKANSAS. Small Bey Claimed It Was Pemalt, and Proved It 'The life of a school tea char would be sorely monoid nous," said a teacher 3t a boy's school not a hundred miles ■rom the City Hall, "If It were not for tlh sense of humor and the really 'unny things which happen every day u Ihe school room. One day, for In (lance, I had up my smart class In prammar and set the boys parsing. I . sailed to Moses, a colored boy. tc •arse Arkansas, and he said ‘Arkan (As.' with emphasia on the second ■pliable. I corrected his pronuneia ■Jon, and be went on: "‘Hark-en-saw It a noun, objective mse. indicative mood, comparative degree, third person passive, and lomlnetlve case to scissors.' “‘You haven't said what gender Moses,' 1 remerked. •'•Feminine gender,' quickly re marked my smart scholar. “ "Why, air?' I asked, somewhat puz

tied.

“ ‘Becos ifa got Miss Souri on ths norf. Louisa Anna on the souf, Mrs. Sipp] on tho east, and ever so many more tketnalea on the west.' "It was so well done I joined In and encouraged the langh which followed the smart boy's humor.'—New York

Press

Out of the Mouths cf Bibes. "What distinguished foreigner aided the Americans m the revolution?” asked the teacher of the juvenile class. "God," promptly auiwered a small pupil who had been to Sunday-school. Teacher—Johnny, what would you j do H another boy called you a story- , teller? | Johnny (aged *ix)—To my (ace?

- - boy?

, know that great big piece of cake in the pantry, mamma? Mamma—Yes, dear: what about it? Tommy—Didn't you say it would

make me sick if I ate it?

Mamina—Yes.

Tommy—Well, it didn’t. Little Bessie's nurse had taught her to say her prayers in German. Shortly after she was spending the night with her small cousin, Elsie, and when it was time to retire Bessie said her prayer first. Elsie listened in astopishtncni lor a minute, then cxclaimrd: "Oh. mamma. Bessie thinks God is a Dutchman!" •

SISTERS OF CHARITY Use Pe-ru-na for Coughs, Colds, Grip and Catarrh--A Congressman’s Letter.

Johnny—About how big a

Tommy—You '

rorld j ,uuibus. Ohio, for * free book writteo t . - - , — only I Dr. Hartman. do they minister to the •piritaal and mtel- The following letter w frotn Coagrew lectual need* of the ‘-barge* committed to man Mreld<on. of Napoleon. Oh*.: their care, but they also minister to their 'ibe I’eruiw Mrdu-in " bodily nerda. I Gentlemen: "I J With ao many thildien lo take care of j base used several 2 and to protect from climate and disease., bottles of 1‘eruna J these wise and prudent Sisters have found \ and feel greatly J Feruns a never failing safeguard. ' benefited tTierel-y} Dr. Hartman n-eives many letters from I from inr cata- ' Catbolie Sisters from ail oyer the I’nited ! of the head, j Mates. A recommend recently received j feel encouraged rom a Catbolie Institution in Detroit, j believe that Mich., reads aa followa: eontinurd u» u Dr. S. B. Ilmrltnam, Columbua. Ohio : j dialwac^ol

Slr:—*Tk‘< yoxsso girl srk®)

to-to to (• ,.... M to to ^Cto •- / to .. , tototoa a. ’ . . ’ '

New Method That's Old.

yDC*!

sssed I hr Prruiii u-ue nuff’erlng from largngltto. and loot a/ voter. The I pbvsi result of Ike treatment teas suoat j Mat? •atUraciary. SK*fount great relief. | and after further use of the me til-

hope lo ltr able to

w as the first man l_ . . It was through hit genius and per-u-e that it ivas introduced to

K rposc by Scotian^ Yard, and which I cine me hope to Ur able to tag eke lt \ “Tf'^^do'^“derive prompt'Tnd a s figured in the recent jewel robbery j entirely cured.”—Sl*teru of Charity \ (•‘‘tery read! is I rom the use of I’eruna.

. is not so new as is generally sup- ! — I write at onac I

posed, nor is it confined'to thts'e

try a lame.

In an earlier epoch wealthy landowners used to attest their leases or confirm contracts- with a print of the thumb ring on wax, which placed the principals thereto mutually "under the thumb." while in India the system is in general use. not merely for the puTpbse of tracing criminals, but to identify totoVaCto a. . 1 V . .ST. ' I

Dr. Hartman, giv your caae and he _ you hit valuable advi

issty. and Uto-d IVruna fee cw- , „

land of the throat wilii good result*, aa I gratis.

the atKiv* letter testifies. j Addnws Dr Hartman. President of Tha Scad to The rerun* Medicine Co., Co-1 Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, O. fok Yoar Orjjgist fir a free Paruni Alminac for 1904.

Coffee Drinking in Brazil. Brazilian* are great coffee drinker* Numerous cupa arc drunk each day* by tbe”average man and woman. The beverage Is made very strong and very ivreet. It produces an erhlllration ol a more Intense and lasting kind than beer. Thoee addicted to this habit be:oinc very restless, and scarcely able to alt or stand still, even for a moment. FITS'v,, mianentlv cutsd. Ko fit* or nonrout.

Must Bicme Some One.

The defaulting secretary of the State'

„ —... •- , , to.mcrfity blame* the races for his public servant* who have been discharg- I downfall. But then the custom of blamed and seek re-engagement under false : ing a defective working of will power ■ names, and to prevent the impersona- | has never been in favor since the origtton of dead pensioners by friends and inal man blamed the woman, and the reiatton* wdio continue to draw allow- j woman passed it on to the serpent, who anors which should have ceased at the . kept it simply because he had no voice ' riesrh of .h» totor.o- .o whom.they were i in the matter and no substitute handy

1 to keep the responsibility moving on.

death of th? person tc originally granted.

|r May TolchThe Heart

sight inches long. The flooring is made out of four boards, twelve by sixteen, rut in the center. The sides and ends are covered in with eight-inch drop siding, with grooved Inch rough boards, ten by twelve, cut into two pieces without waste for the roof. The window in (be end Is twenty-four by twenty-one inches, that in the roof two by five feet. The door Is made two feet six Inches by two feet eight Inches. IVbere not otherwise specified. the lumber Is two by four Inches. Where these houses arc to be permanent, they may be floored, it affords an excellent

place for the

Poultry Journal, Is a good limberneck

remedy.

For chicken pox and swelled head equal puts of vinegar and lukewarm water, used morning and evening as a wash. Is excellent. For asthma or rattles, vinegar 1* one of th* beat tonics. Ablute with water and give grown fowls one-half tea* spoonful every other morning.

The Wonderful Trick Egg.

Take a raw egg and empty it by

farrowing time ^ means of pin holes. As soon as the

and the window In the roof lets in ran- j luslde of it Is dry AH it quarter full of tight and jrarmth during the winter I ®sod, and then, with a little wax. seal days. If used in the winter it is a good j 11 P Die holes. It now looks like an or- *- *--* ' 1 dlnary egg. ““ ' ' „

The next time you hare boiled eggs (or breakfast take your prepared egg and substitute for it the one that is

given you.

Then you may safely announce that your egg is ready to obey your com

What a Farmer Needs Most.

Cut among farmers, as with all other

. there is a das* of unfortunates t who fall behind in the race. A

word of encouragement—a helping tand if possible—la a very pressing need. Unfortunately this is most difBcnlt: for however loatn we are to acknowledge it we are nevertheless reluctantly forced, to conclude that this man mutt be h!* own physician. If you prove that we are not the architects of our own fortunes, but err alarm of clrcomataMce, you leave him without a Shadow of hope. But prove the reverse, and you have already done a miracle in bis behalf; and all be lacka te a few suggestion* to strengthen his will. These, then, are some of bis

El rat—He need* a strong determinatkm to do the best let come what will. \ Second—He needs to bustle, to stick. Ha who moves the faster and keeps his pace cannot be beaten In the race. Third—He needs to be Industrious, Fourth—He need* to bt^abaotala^

tat as an Invmtment. It I* a good ad-

acres. KhcumaUnB'a KUUa* Pale. T/dt In quick order'after taking 10 drera «' Dr. Fkirrin’a Rheumatic Cure, in tah>( form. 35 doses for 25c.. postpaid. Dr Skirvin Co., Jo Croat, Wi*. (A-CX.J it hat been demeuairated that a violin rnn lw artificially aged by exposing it to I be X-ray*. Mr* THnalov'tSoothingSyrau tore'tlldm (sotblng.sofUc th* gams, redacet Inflam-ns-tion.niiayi tialn.onros wind ooilc. flflo, a bo::ie mi iigbt i* the touch of the native harb-r oi India that ha can. share you while you ore aeieep without awaking you.

You can place it at will in any p<x eitlon you desire. It will stand on the edge of • knife or oo the rim of a glass, no matter whether yon put it endways or sideways In the test way yon will cans* more astonish meat, because H will seen trespass against the laws of gravity. The cmly precaution yen need to observe te to tap the gently, ao aa to can** the sand it contains to settle each time at the bottom, and thus it win assure any position you wtah.

A German paper, ears Country Life in AmerUfc reports the finding te North Nigeria of a plant, two or three of which when placed in a room ot oaa veranda, win The natives extract aa the pteatr which te aa excellent rah t. It te not wty i. tat ft lacks may

aud naan-dally ab • to sorry a

lay obtlga-

Over 10.000.000 pieces of mall matter, covering $18,643 in money and gl.t!*! «>o in check* and drafts, reached the dead-letter office during the year. The United Slates imported dnri:ig th- fiscal y?ar 5.2X7.077.0*- pounds of sugar, about one-fourth of it being beet sugar, and produced'6.000,000 pounds

How*. Tbit?

TTe offer On. Hundred Dollar. Reward'): any ease of Catarrn that ennno: bo cured a/

Loll'* Caterm Cut*.

T. i. Caxvsr * Co., To’olo, O. h e.thsunderMgBed, bare Known V. J.Cb«|fegffF$hgte»$|lfi i*mamaB|a|jmwitaraM

fl“ —r mads by I heir dm.

Wkst* Tsnax,WnoiosoleDruggists,ToleJj,

Ohio.

ttauuxo.Ktxsi.AMacris.WholaaaJoDra;elsts, Toindo, Ohio, Hall'. Catarrh Cure la token Intern ally, -toting directly a poo the blood and mueouasor- "i -tea* ariha ■.all*. Tati nonJel* awtlreo. Price, 75r. per boulo. Koid by all Druggists Bail'. Pamtly $Wsre the barn. j Tho peninsula of India, which In area ta half the size of the United State*, has a population of P00.000.e0a of trbom 200.'-3ti<J00 are- farmers. Ten British towns besides London are larger than Dublin, which now has 245.000 people. Edinburgh beats Dublin by 67,000. Ilse # Owe osnnot be too highly ooeani«

FOR WOMEN A Bolton physician'* di covery which cleanses an heals all .inflammation of th: mucons membrane wherever located. In local treatment of female ills XVatine is invaluable. Used as a douche it is a revelation in de*using end healing power; it kills all ciiaeaae germs which cans inflammation and diKharges. Thousands of letters from women prove that It la the greatest cure for lencorrhon ever discovered. Taxtine never fails to core pelvic catarrh, nasal catarrh, acre throat, sore month and sore eyes, because these diseases are all caused by inflammaiioe of the mucous membrane. For cleansing, whitening end preserving the teeth we challenge the world to produce Its equal. Physicians and specialists everywhere prescribe and endorse Partine, and thooaandsef testimonial letters prove its value. At druggists, or sent postpaid 50 era.

CAPSICUM VISELIIE (rcr ur is oot-uaraisui rcaaaj AaebatllBUforaad superior to mnstort... any other plaster, and will not blister th* moitdoUeaio okto. fh* pain-altering agd cu rari veoual I tluaof thlsa rticl.aroweeMK —' It will stop th. tooUiaah* athgoa. 1 * eva headache and sciatica. Vt * two _ id it a. the boat and safest external coanter-IrritantknowD.alao assn ex tern.! remedy for r»!ha in ths chest ahd steaaach a n d a! 1 rhe a lea lie. n ec raltf c a nd grot yoate plaints. A txl.i will prove wbat Wootaim (orit, and it will b.found to be lr . lo the housebr.ld.Macrpeopl.Mrrttlsthv bo«tof allofyonr prepa~ r'.ic. .! all dro sal ate ore v-odi nc thiaamoant to* wo srliraandyonatobol, ; if State Street. NSW Toax Cin

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Bromo-Seltzer Promptly cure, all Headaches

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