Who's afraid of your cold and blowing, Of your wind and bail and snowing, March Do the worst that you ean do #ir, Rave and blow! But don’t I know, That the sqring is just a springing? That song sparrow yonder singing Told me so. While you're howling, yowling, squalling, 1 can hear the robins calling, Spring! Something new comes with each comer— Bluebird brings a bit of summer On his wing. Rave, old wind, ~your roar and bluster Can't scare pussy-witlow's cluster. Drowsy woodchucks rouse from sleeping, Wild arbutus vines are creeping, Snow-fed mountain brooks are leaping To the lake, All the world stirs, shyly peeping, Half awake. ~—From March Farm Journal. WHEN KENT PLAYED ENGINEER. “Now, Kent, oil her up and bave on a fair head of steam and by the time No. 10 shows smoke over the hills we ’Il ges back from dinner and follow on. She ’s late as usual.” The engineer swung down [rom the cab, joined the conductor, aod together they . ook the path across the field toward the town. George Kent, a stalwart, nineteen-year- old fireman employed on a shifting engine at the terminal, was substituting on the locomotive of No. 13, northbound day freight which usually makes Alappa, the home of the engineer and conductor, about noon. Hereis bad she usual orders to wait for No. 10, a passenger train, also northbound; after whioh they bad a clear track on which to make a distans station. The freight, too long to take the siding, on the maiu line north of the station. is would allow the passenger to roo in and take the switch. Is was a cold winter day. The country was majestic under the heavy robes of snow. The brakemen were gathered over their dioner-pails in the caboose. Kent ate his lunoh while oiling and polishing, then poked inquisitively about the train. He was inventive and ingenious by nature, and recent improvements in the rolling stock of this line interested him greatly. The latest of these was the automatio coupler, which, as everybody said, was bound to doaway with much bodily injary and loss of life. Carelessly disregarding the fact that the train lay on a steep grade, Kent fambled at the conpler till it suddenly unlocked and twenty cars, released, stirred and slonched away. An inch of space awoke Kens to the folly of his act—too late! He sprang to the ladder of the nearest car and ses the hand brake. Bat, unluckily, there was a coupling three cars helow that bad not yet been joined, and so thirteen cars broke away and gquiokened their pace. The door of the caboose opened and the startled berakemen tumbled out. Kent woke to action. In a flash the consequences of his act stood before him. Southward lay eight mile of down grade to the edge of ‘‘Sawyer’s Moontain,’’ then a gradual rise of two miles around the foot of she hill, with a sharp onrve midway, call- ed the Angle; beyond this rise was down- grade again, then a straight level for miles away. Somewhere on thas level stretoh, No. 10 was raciog to make op lost time— racing toward danger and not saepecting. is av all. The wild freight might reach the moun- tain carve, leap the track, and plaos its wreckage in the path of the approaching train, or, barely possible, it might mount the grade and swoop down upon the pas- senger; but most probable and most to be dreaded was the chavce that the two might meet ov the track around the mouvtain, Locomotives approaching each other might be warned by whistle or smoke. Bat this was a stealthy foe, silent except for the rumble of its wheels, that was now sweep- ing away to plant itself, derailed, in the path of No. 10 or to spring upon it without warning. Kent ran toward the locomotive. Leigh- ton, an old New Hampshire biakeman, caught scens of the situation, followed, and sprang into the cab at Kent's heels. be others held back and stared dubious. ly. “Give her draught, Charlie! Stir up the coal,” mattered Kent through quivering lips. He reversed the engine, opened the throttle and forced the remaining cars twenty feet down the grade, below the switch. Leighton uvcoupled aod the engine abead. The switch changed, Leigh- ton olimbed back into the cab, and the locomotive backed over the siding tothe main line, south of the cars; but by the time the main track was reached aud the ne leaped away in pursuit, the wild ht was several minotes away and out of sight behind the first curve. For a mile there was silence, Leighton busy at the fire and Kent sitting with hand at the throttle, staring eagerly ahead for | ton sight of the runaway, now lurching drank- enly over a forest-hidden track. Around a second curve the engive wheeled before they caught sight of the freight “There they are!” cried Kent. They ‘ve got a slightly start of ne,” observed Leighton dryly. ‘“‘Cal’latin’ to plaut themselves ou the Angle, I guess,and tip up off into the snow. We 'li have to creep around pretty sly.” “‘We bave three miles yet for winniug,” replied Kent. ‘“Idid n’s think it ble for them to get such a start. Think of a heavy [freight rattling away from a clean. limbed engine!" ““Their heft is what does it. Faster 'n’ faster, every minute, ‘Course, we 'd ketch up in time, bat we hain’s got all creation to move in. Better give ber a little more rein, George, on this straight track. Pall out the throttle, boy! Let's ketch 'em be- fore they make the next carve. Do you know what 's in them oars?’ said . ton. “No. There was a car of sheep forward on the train. Were n't there two horses —somewhere—with a keeper? Noyes of | Claremore, Sankton, I think.” Leighton stood colorless for a moment, to grasp in mind the location of the live-stock oars as they were coupled in the train. Then he pointed toward the ron- away. There they be. A low ory burst from Kent's lips and the hand on the throttle trembled. Leighton turned away. So much he loved horses that to him there were three human beings pent up in that flying prison. But the thought that raged in Kent's mind and turned him | a mighty swing Kens raised the old man sick with horror was that by a careless turn | of the hand he had sent a man flying to- ward {arta} dest, Zu the daoger of passengers on No. 10 was more remote, Jess inevitable, Tired with T-0-0-0-0t!" He strained his eyes toward the freight. From the doorway of the third car a head craved out and looked backward. George canght his cap and waved it from the cab. “We re coming!’’ be cried involunsari- ly. Leighton langhed—a dry, sick laugh —at the helpless ery that was borue back- ward by the wind. ‘He knows it!” The engine leaped forward. Already the cars were lurching around the moun- sain. Now they disappeared in the fring- ing thicket and whirled away hetween the snowy drifts. Kent glavced as Leighton. He nodded. “They *Il topple off on the Angle. Lucky for us if they roll clean off into the snow. Hi, what 's shat?" A shout swept past them. Kent craned from the window. Leighton leaned can- tiously from the cab. Nothing in sight, be- fore behind. Bot from the rear, close by, they heard another shout, moffled hy the rush of air and scarcely heard above the woie of fue he ay * e jum A — of relief flashed to Kent's face in reply. i e’re most on 'em. Better try to save the hosse:, had n's we?” Kent nodded. But inwardly it was not 50 much the death of the hoises that coo- cerned him as the fear thas, by one of those fearful! coincidences that reign on railroads, No. 10 mighs have made up her lost time and be already tearing around the mountain to her destruction. He blew the whistle and listened. No response. Tostead, a gating sonnd was borne along the rails, shen a crash on the wind asa freight car was overturned. “Shut off steam, George!" cried Leigh- ton. “They 're gone!" George gripped the lever, reversed, and pulled the sand-boxes open. The huge engine shook and wheezed and the sparks flew from the rails. Still, like a great bird in air, they sailed ov, around the curve, between flashing enow-drifts piled above and helow. “Jump, Charlie, jump!” “No, no, George! Maybe we 're wrong. §'posin’ is 's only the rear car trailed off. Then there 'Il be the horses goin’ on to smash—and No 10—" He caught the young engine-driver by the shoulder and whirled him from his seat. Kent gripped him savagely. It was bad enough to bave loaded himself with disaster bus this man should not stand the risk of death. *“This is my job, and—"" The engine's speed slackened fast. With r in bis arms and laaguched him, fees fore- most, toward the flying drifts. ‘I take the consequences!’ Theu, with his band on throttle and lever he riveted his gaze forward. If Leighion’s guess was correct— So, indeed! The rear car only, lumber- laden, had broken away, leaped the curve and shattered against a boulder, and the locomotive, crawling in fear around the mouutain, had les ite prey escape. The beat of Kent's vexed brain was tempered by the chill at his beart as he realized thas now only the rising grade could check the rusaway’s flight aud bus a mile of that grade remained—and somewhere, some- where, No. 10 was coming on, on, on, loaded with living men and women. On, on, on! the words throbbed in his brain. Niveteen years may lack the pose, coolness, doggedness of an old engineer; but Kent's determination never wavered. The engine leaped forward and flew after its prey— now in sight, slacking pace, vearly to the height of the grade. Ou to the finish! Don’t let them go! No. 10 is over there! Hark, her whistle! Blow yoars—but it meets the west wind. Slower the cars slid, —now they creep. Easy with vour engine, boy you must meet them geutly. Ah, stopped, rods ahead! Fora moment only, then slowly, faster, they slide back on the grade. Now the ron- away has turned pursuer and the pursaer must ‘reverse’ and run away. And ahead ia the angle again. What next? Collision? Eogive damped on the carve? or and instead the [reight col in the track of No. 10? Little time for calcalation —act! with every muscle set and steady mind. Fifty feet away and coming faster —a bit more steam! Half a cur—keep clear! Now it ’s an even race, the engine running as the same speed as the aL “I’ve got 'em!’’ oried Kent. He lang ed a choked, nervous laugh. He crept csutiously over the cab and linked loco- motive and train. Crept back. Around the onrve cauticusly, now faster, and rac ing backward for the open stretch on the aorth of the mountain, whistle shrieking like mad—the [freight stretched up the north grade as No. 10 rolled into sight and plied her brakes. Noyes, the horse-keeper who had escaped from the drifts and taken to she track, boarded the freight ae it passed him at slack pace and No. 10 loaned one of her trainmen and went hack to pick up Leigh- “Nice little game you played this noon, Georgie!" «id the conductor of the freight at night when the end of the run gave time to talk. ‘‘I used to play choo-choo cars myself when I wae a baby. 'T was n't quite so excitin’, though.” Kent's weathered face flashed darker. “I did a fool’a trick,” he retorted, *‘and I took the conseguence.’’ “H'mp! Hear that!" remarked Leighton. “He sat in the cab, dry and warm, and bad a nice ride. Noyes jumped to save his neck and sprained his elbow. Then George fired me out into the air and buried me more 'n four feet in the snow. [ guess we took the uences!’’— By Charles P. Cleaves, in St. Nicholas. Ba-cha-che, It looks like Greek. Bat it is plain Boas lish for backache. People who suffer backache and want $0 be cared, write to for weeks at a time, and was upable to up ten minutes ata time. You answered my letter, advised me to use your valuable medicines, viz : Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre- soription, ‘Golden Medioal Discovery,’ ‘Pleasant Pellets,’ also gave advice abon injections, bathe aud dies. To wy in four months from the time I began treatment I was a well and s2 o~ v meee eos som A et eb or - = - TEASLES-KEEP OUT. The Junior Partner—four and a half, going ou five—is the finess wort of a fellow when he is hiroself. Bot be was net bim- self for a long time before the Senior Pars ner discovered what was the tronble. And, of course, he felt very sorry when be knew that the Junior Partner bad she real, old- fashioned, deep-seated teasles. It is such a horrid disease and lasts so long ! Isis as much worse than measles as yon can think. When yon have measles you are pus to bed and waken oare of ; that means ice- cream and kindness. People are kept out for fear of spreading the disease. It is generally over in afew days and shat ends is. Whoever beard of treating a case of tea- | sles with kinduess ? Bat it wonld be a good plan, when it first shows itself, to pot the patient to bed and bavg out a large dark- blue flag, for she disease is sure to affect every one that comes near, The worss of teasles is that it always isa Jong time hefore they find ont what is the matter. It ia mistaken for badness just as it was with the Junior Partver. A good many folks think thas all sickness is had- pees. ‘The fact is jost the opposite. Bad. pess in mostly sickness. When penple anderstand these things better, they won's be so smars ahons blaming and punishing. Then some one will say to yoo :* “Good morning! How is your temper this morning ?"’ And you will say : ‘‘Ver§ aweet at present, thank you. But I am afraid thas [ am 1n for an astack of selfisbness. Yon know that I am subject to them and they use me up for dass. Bos how is your brother ? Did he et entirely over his rudeness ?"’ And the other will reply : “Thank you, he is much better, bat he does not leel entirely well. Did yon hear ahont Dicky Brown's accident ?"’ “Why, no ! Whats was it 2" “Poor Dick has been getting so fool blooded, and yesterday he made a misstep and broke bis word.” “0h, how sad ! Was it a bad fracture ?"’ “I do not think so, though it is giving him mach pain. But the doctor says that pain is a good sign.” And so the talk will go on. For people will always love to talk abont ailments. The teasles not heing recognized early, generally gets into the aystem. Then yon are a long time getting rid of it. And is comes back so often that it is hard to tell when yon are really cored. Iu fact, the disease is liable to leave a weakness that way for some time, It is somethiog like a hahit. So, of course, the Senior Partner felt very very sorry when the Junior Partoer told his symptoms and be examined bim and understood the case. The trouble showed itself mostly in the hands, tongue and feet. The bands had taken away Martha's sled and left it on the sidewalk, while the feet carried the Junior Partner swiftly away. The feet had rushed him off when the hande pulled the chair from under James and let him fall to the floor. Not long before that, the hands bad thrown all the coats from the poreb-rail upon the heads of the children who were digging in the dirs. And they bad several times taken away the sawing. The Senior Partner examined the bands, tongue and feet. The bands bad a ‘‘strik- ing’! appearance, but bore no signs of med- dling nor wall marking. The tongue looked like a kind tongue and most of the time it was. Bat there were some ‘‘tattles’ op it. And the Sen- ior Partner bas heard is calling names, and saying unkind things and even interrept- ing. He was sure about it. - The feet were simply ran down. They bad a few dawdles, but not mere than most young feet. Although the Junior Partner had suffer- ¢d in this way for quite a while, the case did not seem to he hopeless—not hall as bad assome. And be had a jolly good constitution. But teasles is teaslea and no one wants to have it nor to be exposed to it. If you don’t get it ont of your system when youn are young, you will have a hard time with it. Just think of everybody running around the corner when you come near, and whispering at recess— (for child- dren bave feelings) : “I say ! here comes that John Henry ! He has a bad attack of teasles ! Yon can’t bave any fan when he’s aronnd. Let's ron and bide !” And poor little John Henry would bave no one to play with. And when he grew up, no one would wans to associate with him because of the teasles. So the Senior Partoer thought over the case, and thought and thonght, just as the doctor does not show it. Teasles is treated in so many different ways. And some of the treatments, such as she nse of hard words, while they give the operator relief drive the teasles in and make the patient worse. Latinized water is good for many things, as every dootor knows. If (fresh and cool, it is excellent in the treatment of the whines. But you could not carry a lot of Latinized water around and have it fresh for nse when you felt the teasles coming on. The Junior Partner must have a remedy which he could take with him and use himsell, 20 as to be always pre- pared for ap attack. “Partner !"’ said the Senior Partner, ‘‘do you really aod trnly wish to be cared ?’ ‘Yes, Daddv.” The Junior Partner isa wreat joker. He called the Senior Partner Daddv, and the General Manager Mother. “The cure which I will give yon isa very old one and comes from the from the greatest dootor that the world bas ever known. If you use it carefully, it will cure any attack, however severe. Hold your hande in {rons of you—palm to palm and a little apart. Are you ready ?"’ “Yes, Daddy.” “Bring the tips of the little fingers together. dren.” “ “Middle fingers. Say—Love.” Love.” “Next fingers. Say—One.”’ “Thombs. Say—Anutber.” “ Another.” a nk a gers. on an on Say and keep on using it until you feel better. You name the fin- as 40 yourael? if you Now let us 5. The Junior Partner repeated is until he bad it ready for instant use. And now he says that he is surely getting better. And evervhody is glad, for when he is himself, the Junior Partner—four and a ball, going on five—is the finest sortol a Bellow ry Ds. Jha O- Sabagps in Fetrary St. ~—Pampkin seeds are a safe and effective Nmedy for worms in sheep. It ie claimed that even tapeworms can be gotten rid of them, the seeds oontainiog a special element whieh is fatal to them. Forty Years tn lows, [Written especially for the Warcuxax. | CHAPTER M11, The Iowa State Fair is held annoally aboat the first two weeks of September on its own home gronnde near the eastern, limits of the Capital city. It has the name, and rightfully obtained of being one of the greatest Agricultural Expositions, and the greatest, Hog exhibit in the world. The tract of ground contains 280 acies, the or- iginal cost of which was $100,000.00 or ap- proximately $375.00 per acre. The groand alone is today easily worth $150,000.00 aod | the improvements are marvelous, heiog | commensurate with the value of the ground, i the ability of the State to provide and fill | all the requirements of such an exposi tion. The authorities have not been lavish in she expenditare, »o that the dignity of this great agricaliural common. wealth is thereby upheld aud there has been practically no criticism. It is enclosed with a seven foot woven wire [ence surmounted with three strands of barbs, with convenient turnstile and vehicle entrances. Is is accessible from the city proper by paved streets for dricing and a ten minotes train servios on one of the railroads, and an almo#t enutinuous line of stieet cars entering the grounds, that ar- rive and depart as fast as passengers oan be discharged and the cars filled up again. The groand is admirably adapted for its purpose ; about one-hall being level and open, while the other is covered with native shade, and undulating enough to satisly the whims of the most exacting landscape artists. Approximately, the land is ap- portioned to one handied acres for build- ings with an abundance of intervening space forty for the speed track, filsy for camp- ing purposes and she remainder for drive- ways, walks, lawns, etc. An abundance of water through the city mains is piped and distributed over she entire groand, electric light from ite own power plaut lights the buildings and grounds, for crowds that are permitted to remain votil eleven p. mw. No astempt will be made to ennwe- rate or describe all of the many buildings, suffice it to say that all of she live stock is safely housed ; all perishable exhibits and those of value that need especial care, are in good and secure enclosures; implements and articles of outdoor use only are exhib- ited in the open, on space assigned ; and for those, no restrictions are imposed on the exhibitor,should he elect to provide a large tent that can he thrown open on all sides. To give the reader an idea of the building part of this property, we desire to state that during the last year, 8 new hog barn and ehow pavillion was erected at a cost of $77,000 00. This building is made of briok aud steel with cemens floor throughout. It is of open construction to give good light and ventilation, It is buils in the shape of the letter E, the extreme dimensions of the barn being 356 by 522 feet —the show pavil- lion, 112x200 feet ; making an area of over three acres under ove roof. There are 1156 pens, 6x7 feet in size, with a capacity to provide for over 3000 hogs, and while not treating with exhibits now, will say in this conneotion, that as the 1908 fair there were many disappointments, by breeders not be- ing able to secure pens and therefore unable to show their bogs. A horse aud ocattle show pavillion built of brick aud eteel, circular in form, 500 feet in diameter with a tanbark enclosure iu the center,snrround- ed by a glass enclosed amphitheater with a 10,000 seating capacity, was completed a year ago at a cost of $45,000. The first section of a series of fire prool horse barns taking the place of wooden structures was completed this year at a cost of $10,500 and was used for the first time. An administration building to accom- modate the officers, a headquarters for the entire business end of the fair was also completed and made ready for this years use. In {all of its appointments it is a model of utility and convenience, so that all of the heads of departments can be readily found and business speedily trans- acted. It is construoted of brick 72x128 feet in sizeof one story with a wide cover- ed veranda extending entirely around its ontside dimensions. It cost $30,000.00. These recently constructed huoildings are some of the hest of many others that space forbids further reference, except to mention the many horses, cattle and sheep barns, the agricultaral, hortionltaral, floral, dairy, poultry, amphitheater, dining balls, news- paper and numerous other structures vee- essury to the convenience and success of this great show. That it may be known that these buildings are of superior work- manship, first class material of a finished character with nothing about their con- struction diepleasing to the eye, we state for verification that during the past sum- mer the national conference of the Dunkard church was held in the stook pavillion. Loose hoards were laid on the tanbark ; the pulpit, and camp cbairs for the dele- gates occupied that portion set apart for cattle and horses, while the main andience was accommodated in the surrounding amphitheater seats. There were over 20,- 000 members of this great religions organi- zation in attendance, and in the neighbor. hood of one thousand of them from Peann- sylvania. These buildings are all kept wunscrup- ulously clean, no filth or excrement permit- ted to remain for a moment. Exhibitors take pride in thoroughly washing, par- ticularly the hogs and cattle, and the Fair authorities daily spray the hog pavillion inside thoroughly, hogs, pens and all with a liquid disinfectans, so thas the most fastid- fously dressed lady or gentleman need bave no fear for their apparel of ollactory perves. Now as to what is to be seen or that attracts the crowds that roll in on the loaded vehicles that swarm from every di- rection, is a matter that is almost impossible to handle. It most be ‘“‘loocked at to be seen’’ aud even under such conditions, the visitor's eyes are by their owner sometimes called a liar. The writei’s reputation for truth aod veracity has stood she test fairly well up to the present time and he does not desire that doubts thereof he entertain- ed by old-time amociaten or that a once fairly straights Pennsylvania boy of dutch extiaciion had goue west forty years ago, aud developed into a common liar. So we extend to all who ean, an invitation to visit our show next fall; go hack howe tell what yon saw, truthfully, avd then take the consequences. However, there most he attractions for the information we get at the State House, in sight of onr home, sage, that there were 250 000 prople passed the gatex and paid therefor $138 761 66 ; that there were aver 1400 exhibits and over 15,000 entries, that the »tock entries ex- ceeded those of the international live stook show at Chicago ; thas 224 exhibitors were on hand with over 3000 bead of awine ; 88 with over 800 head of horses ; 82 with over 900 head of cattle ; 26 with over 600 head of sheep ; 67 poultry exhibitors and aralt load of other fellows with stuff to show ; that over $40,000 were paid out as premiums ; that ten acres more had to be given for machinery and implement space, making 60 acres ; that among the 3500 chickens in the poaltry building there were roosters enough to make the after part of the night so hideous with tbeir own pecul- iar kind of noise that the campers in their tents were deprived of their rest and re- fased to pay farther daily admission charge; that this show was classified onder 13 dif- ferent departments : Horses, cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, agriculture, horticulture, floricnltore, farm implements and ma- chinery, pantry and apiary, dairy, art and fancy work, and children’s work. It would seem thas from these few items enumerad- ed, taken from official records, there surely most be attractions. Perhaps, as show animals not intended for breeding pur- poses, a hog might be seen that weighed 940 pounds, perhaps a horse of 2500 ; or a fat steer of 2300. Jas perbaps. Towa is perhaps as clear of the gambling feature of the racing horse as it is possible for law to control. She produces steppers as well as the sturdy draft and farm ani- wal, and can point with pride to her pab- lished record on this class of horse flesh. We note one instance. C. W. Williams, of Independence, Iowa, a noted young fancier, who owned a fine horse farm with a good track and other accesscries for speed requirements, appeared at some of, the fairs with his string. We digress in thie par- ticular only to call attention to items of merit and possibilities. At the last appearance of Mr. Williams at our State Fair perhaps fifteen years ago, swo of his best, horses were shown in glass enclosures and were continually ouder a guard, shortly thereafter, Galesburg, Ill, parties became their owners as follows : Axtel at the price of $107,000.00 and Aller ton at $90,000. Auy. speed -ring horse man will recognize these names and figures. In the foregoing we have endeavored as briefly as possible to show in pars what was in store for the fair visitor but the many, many items in detail as passed down from year to yesr and well known to the Iowa farmer expectancy conld not but he on the alert, and we are now ready to sus- pend operations at home and ‘‘go to the fair.” Our proximity admitted of nights at home. A pair of good travelersto a farm spring wagon, over a smooth prairie road with an early start placed us within the gates by 8:30 a. m. aud with articles peonliar to farmer independence—plenty of wholesome feed for man and beast, eight or nine hours were entirely at our disposal be- fore returning bume in the evening. The succeeding days were duplications of the first, though in turn some one remained home each day to ‘‘watch things’’ and do the ‘‘chores,”’ which means care for the stock. Where the distance was too great to permit a return the eame day, the bows and canvas wagon cover, that bad sheltered the older ones of the family in an overland journey from some portion of the east, was oalled into service and with provisions and feed for the time allotted loaded up, avd with as many as could pile in, and away they go. This covered wagon crowd, coming from points, up to a handred miles distant, bas grown to great proportions and popularity. With tenting and hitching space free, a nominal rental for a tens, when not brought from home, a veritable young ‘‘tented city" of 50 acres in extent, springs up al- most like magic, and he who says he can see no pleasure in such is devoid of an attribute that makes a part of lifes son- shine. From 3 to 10 p. m. of the first three days, it is one of the sights of the fair to see these ‘‘prairie schooners,” stringing along toward the ‘“‘camp ground.” It is conceded to be the best way to attend the fair—on the ground day and night, aod in a home of their own. The stay is never less than two days, while many take a week, and still many take in the [ull time. In addition to the regular trains, specials are operated on all of the many lines. Hence the orowds. We frequently hear the assertion, by old-timers,of whom it may be said bave not lost their interest in this annual show, that the greatest attraction is the seething mass of rural humanity that is everywhere present. Hotels and boarding houses are taxed to their limit, and were it not for the private houses that hang out their “‘lodging” sign, walking the streets or sleeping in the parks would be com- mon. The exhibits are a wonder and it would be useless in this connection to at- tempt description. Everything. of any use many lines of railroads, the long lines of whatever, can be found and the improve- marvelous. With the thoughts in mind that this is purely an agricultural State, some idea can be found of the vast amount ol show majerial in evidence, first to at- tract, and later to capture dollars, when placed on the market as a commodity. Every kind of an implement seems to be oo baad that ean he conoeived of, up to a patent milker extracting the milk from cows as a uscful novelty, or a traction engine with fourteen plows in a gang, as 8 praciical, time, lahor and horse flesh saving farm tool. For the general farmer, implements, and stock are the chief attractions, and especial- ly the latter, largely hogs. More than a day, to the interested man, can be consum- ed in this pavillion alone. Every breed known to man ander the san can he found aud in size from the litter of pigs, to the monster, forced to an unnatural size and bulk of fatness to show the possibilities of the breed, or to advertise the producing qualities of some kind of prepared stock food. Breeders take advantage of the op- portanity to sell, and the common farmer, the time to boy, and it is a wonder of the fair, as to the vast number of these ani- mals that are there sold, largely singly, for breeding purpores to farmers and dis- tributed all over the State. When it is known that everything on exbibition is pure-bred, recorded stock, it need not be wondered at that lowa produced last year {1908) 8,413,000 hoge valned at $54,684, 000.00, almost three times a greater amount than any State in the union. The fair has taoght the farmer to koock the scrabs in the head, and raise pure-hred as nearly as possible. The foregoing can be applied to borses, cattle and sheep, and the reader can readily anderstand why the Iowa farmer is sucoess- tal. With the fair over we find ourselves home again, with a little spare time ahead, and with she information of a rate of $12.00 for the round trip to Columbus, Obio, the desire to visit old Centre after a lapse of 19 years, looms up, so we close this now too lengthy article,and hope to soon say, ‘‘How do youn do’ to personal friends in Bellefonte and old Bald Eagle valley in our next. 8S. W. Baker. Des Moines, Ia., Feb 20th, 1909. The drains and losses, the pains and tor- ments suffered by so many women are un- natural. They are against Nature and she is their uncompromising foe. Let a wom- an realize this and she muss also realize that Nature is her friend, and stands ready to help her when she will put hersell in a poeition where Nature's help can be given. It is at this place that the supreme worth of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is demonstrated. It is the means hy which Nature can work with women for the ges- toration of health. Begin to u