CHAS. L. SAVES, GRAND SCRIBB -sis M3 PE- THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. Mr. Chan. L. Saner, firnnd Scribe, Grand Encampment I. O. O. V. of Texas, and Assistant City Auditor, writes tram the City Hall, Pan Antonio, Tex.: "Nearly two years airo 1 aecepted a po lition as secretary and treasurer with one of the leading dry goods establishments of Galveston, Tex. "The sudden change from a high and dry altitude to sea level proved too much for me and I became affiieted with catarrh and cold in the head, and general debility to such an extent as to almost incapaci tate me for attending to my duties. "7 was Induced to try l'e-ru-na, and after takin-u several bottles in tmatl done 1 am pleated to sa y that 1 wan entirely rem ored to m y normal condition and ha re ever since rec ommended the use of I'eruna to my friend." IN MEMORY OF GEN. PIKE Centennial Celebration of the Discov erer of Peak to Be Held. Fitting tribute to the deeds of Gen Zebulon Montgomery Pike, discoverer of the great mountain peak bearing his name, will be paid by the citizens of Colorado during the last week In September, 3906, under the auspices of the Zebulon Montgomery Pike Monument association, at Colorado Springs. The plan had its inception 10 years ago when the monument association held a banquet in commemoration of the ninetieth anniversary of the dls covery of Pike's peak. At that time it was decided that the centennial anniversary of the discovery should be observed with appropriate exercises to Include the unveiling of a monu ment to the intrepid soldier-explorer who blazed the first pathway from the east to the Rockies. With the approach of the centennial anniversary the original plans have been enlarged until they have assum ed proportions in keeping with the historic significance of the event. The war department will send 10, 000 regular troops, the Interior depart ment will send representatives of the tribes of Indians with whom Pike came in contact, and congress has been asked to authorize the coinage of 100,000 souvenir medallions of bronze and silver. Could Not Act for Both. The late Ogden Goelet, when a di rector In a gas company, was called upon to pass upon the making of a contract with another company. He said to his fellow-directors 'Gentle men, I happen to be a director in that company, and I never will consent to be- a director in one company and pass upon the business with another company in which I am a director. 1 will resign first." And resign he did. DOCTOR'S SHIFT Now Gets Along Without It. A physician says: "Until last fall I used to eat meat for my breakfast and suffered with indigestion until the meat had passed from the stom ach. "Last fall I began the use of Grape-Nuts for breakfast and very soon found I could do without meat, for my body got. all the nourishment necessary from the Grape-Nuts, and since then I have not had any Indi gestion and am feeling better and have increased in weight. "Since finding the benefit I derived from Grape-Nuts I have prescribed the food for all of my patients suf fering from indigestion or over-feeding and also for those recovering ' from disease where I want a food easy to take and certain to digest and which will not overtax the stom ach. "I always find the results I look for when I prescribe Grape-Nuts. For ethical" reasons please omit my name." Name given by mail by Pos tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. The reason for the wonderful amount of nutriment, and the easy digestion of Grape-Nuts is not hard to find. In the first place the starchy part of the wheat and barley goes through various processes of cooking to per fectly change the starch Into Dex trose or Post Sugar, In which state It it ready to be easily absorbed by the blood. The parts in the wheat and barley which Nature can make usa of for rebuilding brain and nerve centres are retained In this remark able food, and thus the human body la supplied with the powerful strength producers so easily noticed after one has eaten Grape-Nuts each day for a -reek or 10 days. "There's a rea son." Get the little book, "The Road to Wellvllle," In plies. V Attractive Farms. If farms are notvtoo large there will be fewer neglected fields, bad fences and weeds and the land will be better plowed and harrowed and cleaned in after culture, timely har vested and well secured, the profits l:eins large proportionally." It is only where farming is conducted on a moderate scale, generally, that uni versal neatness, taste and finish throw around the whole scene a sort of rural enchantment which attracts and impresses every beholder and such condition is most easily ac counted for, as the whole is under the farmer's eye, within his means and managed chiefly, if not exclu sively, with his own hands. The Epitomist. Erartir at i n g Horsora il i sli . Will some of the readers of the Tribune Farmer inform me how to e-t rid of horseradish? L. R., Mld dleburg, Vt. Answer There is no special method of getting rid of horseradish which is distinguished from other methods of eradicating perennial weeds. It is a very troublesome weed when it becomes established In the field, and one can kill it out only by persistent cultivation. No plant csin grow which is not allowed to make green leaves, and if cultivation is frequent enough to prevent the growth of the tops, the roots are bound to die. Put your field in a hoed crop and keep it cultivated throughout the season, and the horseradish will have to go. John Craig, Cornell University. A Pry Floor. , There was considerable written a few years ago about cement and gravel floors for poultry houses and raking off the litter to the same every morning. Of late years there has been more in the poultry papers about board and plank floors. Eight years ago we built a poultry house Rixty by thirteen feet of lumber, put ting on a shingle roof, partitioning into five apartments, with a board floor and boarding up four feet be tween apartments, and then screen wire to within a foot of the roof, leaving three feet for a hall through the building, with screen doors from this hall into each spring door, the doors shutting themselves as you leave the pens. The fowls are fed and watered from the hall, pens con tain dust boxes, chaff and straw, perches are movable, and platform for droppings. Culture of Sweet Potatoes. Contrary to what the uninitiated may suppose, the sweet potato is by no means difficult to grow. Given a sandy loam one not too rich, or, at least, on which too much fresh ma nure has been applied, this tending to induce a heavy growth of vine at the expense of the tubers it can be easily raised and made to yield a large crop. The first requisite Is to plow the land well, turning a' very thick furrow, and then with a two horse plow throw It up in long, large ridges. After that it should bs pul verized and finished thoroughly, fol lowed by marking It out in rows about three and one-half feet apart. In these the plants, already started in a hotbed, should be set about oighteen inches apart. Good, stocky plants are safest to bank on, and that they should have a fair chance there should be no guesswork about seeing to it that the soil comes in close con tact with their roots. They should be placed at a reasonable depth and if the soil is dry, the roots dipped in rich mud and stirred about so as to get as much of the mud as possible to adhere to them, the soil then be ing pressed around them when then are set out. Watering also Is some times advisable, especially in late set ting. After that It is only necessary to cultivate sufficiently, to keep the weeds down and the ground mellow. That no weeds at all may thrive close to the plants, the earth there should be hoed occasionally and the vines then lifted up that they may not take root. Eig Stem, Jersey and Cedar ville are some of the varieties of sweet potatoes that have been found satisfactory. Fred O. Sibley. Potatoes as Horse Feed. If you are' raising potatoes and have more culls and small ones than you can find use for, the following from the Tribune Farmer .may give you a valuable hint: I noticed an inquiry in your valua ble paper of June 1, relative to feed ing potatoes to horses. Our experi ence may be of interest to the brother wanting information. Some few years ago one of our neighbors harvested a large crop of potatoes, and from some cause there was quite a percentage of small, unmerchanta ble ones, and corn and oats were high that season. Our friend had lumbering to do 'that winter, kept four horses and fed them raw pota toes twice each day. He was careful to wash the potatoes well, as the grit would make the teeth and mouth of the horses sore. These teams did a good winter's work, were in excellent order in the spring, their hair sleek and the animals very healthy. - We keep eight heavy horses on our farmi and each year feed them mere or less potatoes, and we are si.tisfied they are a pretty good food for them tc work on. After they become ac customed to them they will eat a peck night and morning raw, and by feeding oats or corn nt noon hey do well, keep healthy and are usually in good spirits for business. We have sown some seventy acres tj grain, and are finishing plantln;; about eighty acres of potatoes thin spring. Our horses have done this vork fed on potatoes night and morning, as above stated, usually raw or un cooked. Our experience sat sfles us it is better to cook the potatoes, and we are planning to do this in the future. By so doing, with the addi tion of a few shoots, we expect to have a fair feed for horses. Trnctice Rotation of Crops." That a proper rotation of crops is essential to success in farming is evi denced everywhere, for there is no land that is proof against depletion. Some soils hold out longer than oth ers, but the ultimate end is failure If we persist in continual cropping with one crop. We rotate, primarily, to prevent this depletion of soil fer tility and if legumes figure largely in the rotation, considerable nitrogen, the principal and costliest plant food, is added. Then we rotate to secure a better distribution of labor and stockmen rotate to secure a variety of feeds with the least damage to the soil. Another advantage of rotation is the getting rid of insect and weed pests. Potatoes have several insect pests that are peculiar to potatoes, and if we change them to a new loca tion, we are apt to get rid of them, or most of them on that crop and by in cluding other crops In the rotation on the infested ground we can get rid of them there. Different crops feed differently, end by rotating them any one partic ular plant food is not exhausted, as may be the case in single crop farm ing. Some crops require more nitro gen than others, some more potash and some more phosphates. I have heard the expression "That land will not grow tobacco, because it has been in it so much." Yes, but I proved when I rented it that it-would pro duce a good crop of corn and other things In the way of feeds, so I pro ceeded to rotate and feed stock. It is probably in the tobacco dis trlcts that the worst effect of lack of rotation and diversified farming is found. Tobacco is very hard on land, and It needs a rest more than any other crop. It requires a very strong soil, and the tendency is to crop a field that is found to produce a fine crop of tobacco too much. We find many Instances where such laud has been in tobacco until it Is worn out, at least as far as that crop Is concerned, and greatly depleted in the elements of fertility for other crops. B. W. Jones, of Kentucky. Farm and Garden Xotes. A sheep,, like clover, enriches the ground that grows it. Do not feed the sheep too much corn, especially the breeding ewes. Dry soil is one of the first requl sites for 'successful sheep farming. One of the very best feeds for ewes with lambs is oats and wheat bran mixed. Keep the floor of the sheep quar ters dry, and to this end use plenty of bedding. Sow parsnips and satisfy now for next winter's use. They require the entire Eeason to develop. When bringing oleanders out of the cellar, cut them back a littlo be fore they start into growth. Growing chickens should be fed three times a day, just what they will eat up clean, no more. The object of caponizing Is to Im prove the quality and Increase the quantity of the flesh of fowls. Continue to plant all the hardy vegetables. May is the month in which to sow the tender eorts. Plant some flowers in the veget able garden. It is as important to please the eye as the stomach. Tobacco stems covered with straw are an excellent preventive of insect breeding when the hens arc sitting, The grass upon the lawn has made a sufficient growth to be cut. Mow across ono week and lengthwise the next. It is the nice appearance of goods that sells them. Nice, large, fat, plump fowls always bring the best prices. Throwing food on the ground Is wasteful. A clean board is much better. Feed no more than is readily eaten up clean. In arranging the poultry house, so far as can be done, it is always best to have the doors and windows facing tne south. Short-legged fowls fatten quickly; long-legged ones are hard to fatten. Those first hatched fatten quickest in a brood. The most important thing connect ed with the work of the sheep breed ers in the selection of rams from which to breed. Never under any consideration breed from a scrub, a grade or an inferior ram, for in do ing this you do your flock and your self an irreparable injury. TO HAVE TEAS ALl SUMMER. When the sweet peas come into bloom, cut their flowers off as soon as they begin to fade. This, says the Outing Magazine, prevents them from forming seed, and the plants, in their efforts to perpetuate their kind, will straightway produce more (lowers, and keep on doing this as long as Interfered with. In this manner flowers are se cured throughout the entire season. But, If seed Is allowed to form, you will have comparatively few flowers during the latter part of summer. FERTILIZERS FOR FRUITS. The time to fertilize the small fruits is before Oiey are set. This applies most forcibly to the strawberry. The ground should be made llclrwith an abundance of available plant food. If horse manure is used It should be balanced by an addition of potush and phosphorus. The strawberry responds very quickly to an excess of nitrogen, the result being n largo amount of useless foliage and few berries. The cone fruits are more conservative, but ail of them respond generously to the proper use of manure, though they re. sent Its abuse. National Fruit Grower. ATTENTION TO THE GLADIOLUS. The gladiolus is a flower that does well if given r. little attention. The best effects are obtained b setting in clusters or groups, instead of in rows. The bulbs may be set in April and at intervals during May so as to secure a succession. There is a great variety of colors. They come true to name from the bulbs, but not from seeds. Those who have a taste for experimenting will find It interesting to save the seed and raise new kinds. Bulb dealers now offer flowers that are white, pink, lilac, crimson, blue and variegated, also giants and dwarfs. National Fruit Grower. FLAN'l FOR SCENERY. Weeping willows add greatly to the beauty of water scenery. Wistarias fragrant evergreen, honeysuckles and the Grecian Silk Vino, trained in the form of an arch over the lawn gates, mnke pretty little arbors. Where the Ivy will succeed It is the most beauti ful of hardy vines, affording cool and pleasant shade in Rummer, mid the evergreen leaves are beautiful In the snow. Some have handsomely varie gated foliage and golden fruit elegant plants for rustle stands and vases. They all delight In simile and moisture, The Japan Akebia is a pretty, graceful little vine, verj hardy nnd covered with clusters of purplish fragrant flow. ers. The Clematis, or Virgin's Bower, is a beautiful vlnp. There are many varieties, and the flowers are of every shade of color, some being eight inches dinnteter. Others are double and de lightfully fragrant. They make splon did decorations for the lawn when trained over pillars, trellises or arbors, NEW PRIMROSES. Since the Introduction of the primula oboonica grandifiora, known as the ever-blooming primrose, there has been nothing finer produced among this class of window bloomers than the primula slensis of finibrlata, which in this year's Introduction displays some rare and peculiar markings and petal- fringing. As the variety does well in a cool room and will bloom freely In a north window it is ndaptable for the window gardens of ninny city homes, where sunny windows cannot always be secured. Seed started now, with the plants kept growing In a cool, shady place during the summer, wilj produce thrifty plants to be taken In side in the full, that 'will keep up a constant supply of bloom next winter. When the young plants show two or three leaves thoy should be trans planted from the seed pans to small flower pots, measuring about two Inches across; and replanted Into larger pots as they increase in size. The soil should be mellow uud well drained. Utica Observer. REMINDERS FOR GARDENS. Lay shingles near squash plants, and kill the bugs under thein every morn ing. Protect melon and squash plants from bugs by boxes covered with cheesecloth or mosquito netting. Insure squash vines against borers by layering them. (Press down the Joints, and cover with moist soil.) Keep tomatoes off the ground, and you can avoid rot. To avoid sandy strawberries, mulch them with grass cut from the lawn. To avoid wormy cherries and plums, let the chickens run under the trees and eat the curcullos. If you see gum or sawdust near the base of a peach, plum or cherry, dig out the borers, or they will kill your tree. If a strawberry plant collapses, dig It up and kill the white grubs on the roots. To give all the grape clusters chance at the light, pinch out lateral growths to one or two eyes. To save tearing flesh, while tying prickly canes, and the expense, of posts and wires, cut out all three-year-old canes of berry bushes, pinch out tips of young shoots when two and a half feet high, and they will make compact, branching bushes next year. The Origin of "Deadhead." The term "deadhead" Is in various connections very much to the fore at the present time. How did it arise? Its origin is purely transatlantic. Sixty years ago all the principal ave nues of the City of Delaware led In ono direction, to a tollgate close to the Elmwood Cemetery road. This cemetery having been laid out long before the construction of the plank road beyond the tollgate, funeral pro cessions were allowed to pass along it toll free. One day us Dr. Price, a well-known physician, stopped to pay his toll, he observed to the gateltoep er: "Considering the benevolent character of the profession to which I have the honor to belong, you ought to let us pass toll free." "No, no, doctor," the man replied, "we can't afford that. You send too mnnv deadheads thro here as it Is." This story soon traveled far and wide until the term came te be ap plied to anyone who claims the privi lege of traveling on a railway sys tem or passing into a place of amuse ment free of cost. London Tribune. "Tortoise Shell Hair" Now. 'Tortoise shell hair" is the latest craze of the pretty Parlsicnne. The fashionable hair-dressers are dying their up-to-date customers' hair a strange orange yellow, resembling the color of a tortoise shell cat s coat, which shades off In places to darker patches. The effect is weird. Honeymoon Sign. When a man will eat spring onions at a free lunch before going home in the evening it is a sure sign that the honeymoon Is a thing of the past. Detroit Free Press. FITS, St.Vltiis'Dnnce: Nervous Dlsoases pnr- nnmentiy cured by nr. Klines urent nerve Itestorer. i'i trial bottle nnd troatise free. hu. H. R.KuKE,Ltu.,031 ArchSt., l'tnla.. Fa. The Church of England has an in come cf $75,0(10,000 a year. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Bvrup for Children teething, Boftens the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, .'M. a bottle Electricity Dispels Fog. Fog dissipation by electric dis charges has proved more effective when the fog contains dust or smoke than when it is water only, the solid particles seeming to become charged and to be then repelled, precipitating particles of vapor with which they collide. With a bundle of spikes as radiator, a space of some yards can be cleared in a few seconds. AWFUL ECZEMA ON HANDS. Troubled From Cliililliond With Skin Kriiptions Skin Now In Splendid Condltloli-('iircd by Ciltlcura. "From childhood I had always been troubled with skin eruptions, more or less, and in winter my hands would crack open all over the back. You could lay a straw in any of them, but since using the C'uticura Remedies for the eczema about five years n ;o I have not been troubled in any way. At that time, I think, I got the eczema from handling imported hides at the Custom House stores. 1 doctored for it for over a month without relief. It was on my hands and face, and my hands were swollen twice their size. After los ing time, 1 was told of a woman whose liuger nails had fallen off and was cured by the C'uticura Remedies, so 1 tried them and 1 was cured, and my skin is in splen did condition now, and does not crack in cold weather, llenrv O'Neill, 4949 Uirard Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., July 2, 1905." I Largest Loaves of Bread. The largest loaves of bread baked In the world are those of France and Italy. The "pipe'' bread of Italy is baken In loaves two feet or three feet long, while in France the loaves are made in the shape of very long rolls four feet or five feet In length, and In many caes even six feet. The bread of Paris Is dlstrbuted almost exclusively by women, who go to the various bakehouses at 5:30 a. m. and spend an hour polishing up the loaves. After the loaves are thoroughly clean ed of dust and grit, the "bread porter" proceeds on the round of her custom ers. Those who live in apartments or flats find their loaves leaning against the door. London Tit-Bits. Origin of "Spanking." "Spanking'' did not suggest chas tisement originally. It was unknown to Johnson in this sense; to him a "spanker" means a "person who takes long steps with agility." Rapid mo tion seems to be the root Idea of the word ' "spank,"' which is not merely representative of the sound of the act, as "slap" and "smack" are. The low German "spakkern," or "spenk ern," to run and spring about quickly, is close to the original meaning. Hence a "spanking pace," a "spank ing breeze," and a "spanker," In the sense of an active and sturdy person. niiOATEO WITH DHOPSV. The Heart Was Badly Affected When the Patient Began Using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell, of 415 West Fourth St., Olympia, Wash., says: "For over three years I suffered with a dropsical condi tion without be ing aware that it was due to kidney trouble. The early stages were principal ly backache and bearing down pain, but I went along without worrying much until dropsy set in. My feet and ankles swelled up, my hands puffed and be came so tense I could hardly close them. I bad great difficulty in breathing, and my heart would flut ter with the least exertion. I could not walk far without stopping again and again to rest. Since using four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the bloating has gone down and the feel ings of distress have disappeared." Sold by all dealers. 60 cents box. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo, N. T. Making It Rain in India. . One of the Oldest raln-makiM plants is the invention of n native o one of the Indian provinces. By means of a rocket toe sends more than a mile into the air a reservoir of ether attached to a parachute. This being released at the highest point floats gently hack to earth, the con densation being cause by the evapo ration of the ether. It is said to be decidedly efficacious even where there is a scarcely a trace of cloud. New York Herald. EXPERIENCEOFMISS MERKLEY She Wan Told That on Operation Was inevitable How She Escaped It. When a physician tells a woman suf fering with serious feminine trouble that an operation is necessary, the very thought of the knife and the operating table strikes terror to her eart, and our hospitals nre full of women coming for just such operations. There are cases where an operation is the only resource, but when one cpn- n aiders the preat number of cases of menacing female troubles cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound after physicians have advised operations, no woman should submit to one without first trying the Vegetable Compound and writing Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., for advice, which is free. Miss Margret Merkley, of 275 Third Street, Milwaukee, Wis., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham: "Loss of strength, extreme nervousness, shooting pains through the pelvic organs, bearing down pains and cramps compelled me to seek medical ndvice. The doctor, af tr making an examination, said I had a female trouble and ulceration and advised an opera tion. To this Istronnlyobjectwianddwided to try Lydia E. PiiiKluun's Vegetable Com pound. The ulceration quickly healed, all ' the bad symptoms disappeared and I am , once more strong, vigorous and well." Female troubles are steadily on the increase among women. If the month ly periods are very painful, or too fre quent and excessive if you have pnin or swelling low down in the left side,' bearing-down pains, don't neglect your self: try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Food Products. make picnics more enjoyable by making the preparations easier. Euier lo cany ; easier to terre; and Just right for eating u they come from the can. Libby's cooks have first pick of the best meats obtainable and they know bow lo cook them, as well as pack them. II you're not going to a picnic soon you can make one tomorrow at your own table by serving some sliced Luncheon Loaf. It is a revelation in the blending of good meat and good ipices. Booklet btt, "How to MV Good Things to Eat." Writ Llbby, McNeill H Llbby, Chicago You Cannot all inflamed, ulcerated and catarrhal con ditions of the mucous membrane such as nasal catarrh, uterine catarrh caused by feminine ills, sore throat, sore mouth or inflamed eyes by simply dosing the stomach. But you surely can cure these stubborn affections by local treatment with Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic which destroys the disease germs.checks discharges, stops pain, and heals the inflammation and soreness. Paxtine represents the most successful local treatment fo feminine ills ever produced. Thousands of women testify to this fact. 50 cents at druggists. Send for Free Trial Box TM K. PAXTOW CO.. Boston. Mass. THE DAISY FLY KILLER . all On Ofl. box lute lb tirta, sou. Harm AM tO JMJrtOBaV Clean, neat and wilt tint hIL or lrilu anrthtoiL Try Uiata onoa aoa jom wtu, new ba without mam. 11 Dot tape tif daaiara, tut primal d tor tUtj, KltlOliD SOsHsUi, 14D Ifefcalb A HriMkjja, H. V. 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