AN AFFLICTED MOTHER. From the Times, Paw Paw, 111. A resident of this town who has lost two children during the past six years by vio lent deaths has been utterly prostrated by the shock, and seriously sick as a result of it. One child (aged 9) was killed by a cy clone in 'DO while at sehcol; another, three ▼ears later was run over by a Hurlington I{. H. train. That griefs and misfortunes may so prev on the mind as to lead to serious phy sical disorders has been well demonstrated in this case. As a result of them, her health was shattered and she has been a constant sufferer since 1890. Her principal trouble has been neuralgia of the stomach which was very painful, and exhibited ail the symptoms of ordinary neuralgia, nervous ness and indigestion. Physicians did her no good whatever. She was discouraged and abandoned all hope of getting well. Finally, however, a certain well known pill was recommended (Dr. Williams' Pink Pills foi Pale People.) She supplied herself with a quantity of them and had not taken them two wpeki when shs noticed a marked improvement id A Constant SvJTerer. her condition. She continued taking the pills until seven or eight boxes had been consumed and she considered herself entirely cured. She can now eat all kinds of food, which is something she has not been able to do for years. She is not troubled in the least with nervousness as she was during th« time of her stomach troubles. She is now well and all because of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People a complete cure has been made. If any one would like to hear more of the details of her suffering and relief gained by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink I'ills for Pale People they may be obtained probably, by writing the lady direct. She is one of our well Known residents, Mrs. Ellen A. Oderkirk, Pa.v Paw. 111. A young man's socks are not always acci dentally exposed. Sometimes they are silk. —Washington Democrat. Be sure; neuralgia will cease. St. Jacobs Oil the cure. Oet ease. ' Man is the architect of his own fortunes, snd he doesn't have to move every spring.— Chicago Record. While asleep, cured soreness, stiffness? All right, St. Jacobs Oil did it. Why is it that men always look at the face sf a bride and women at her clothes? —Chi- cago Daily News. Evrn I'p. During the summer of 189(5 a handsome New England woman paid a visit to one of the North side society queens of Wichita. Indue time a swell lawn party wa» given by the hostess at her home, to make the visitors acquainted with her western friends. Among those invited was Will iieatty. He was presented to the eastern lady, and it happened to be his good fortune a little later in the evening to have her on his arm promenading over the velvety lawn. In the course of the con versation Miss Blank asked Mr. Beatty what business he followed, and he replied: "I'm ■ commercial traveler." The visitor, pos libly in a moment of mental aberration, made this remark: "In the east comirtercial travelers do not go in the best society." Before the last word had hardly left net lips Mr. Heatty replied: "They don't here, either." Conversation was carried on after that in entirely different channels. —Wichita Eagle. Wonders of Science. Ladv—Do you take instantaneous photo graph*? Photographer—Yes, madam; I can photo graph a humming bird on the wing, or a •wallow in its flight. "I want my baby's picture taken." "Yes, madam. Get the little fellow ready, and I will prepare the chloroform."—N. Y. Weekly. _____ GOVERNOR ATKINSON. Bm omraends Pe-rn-nn »a nn Excel lent Itemed? for Catarrh—Spring- Time the Best Time to Begin Treat. Kent. O. W. Atkinson, Governor of West Vir ginia. Charleston, W. March 9, 189S. Pe-ru na Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, O.: Gentlemen: I can recommend your prep aration, Pe-ru-na, as a tonic. Its reputation as a cure for catarrh is excellent, it having been used by a number of people known to me with the very best results. Very truly, G. W. ATKINSON. Pe -ru-na enjoys a national reputation »» a catarrh remedy. It is the only systematic catarrh remedy yet devised. A thorough course of Pe-ru-na eradicates catarrh from the system. Its cures are permanent. It thoroughly cures very old cases of chronic catarrh that have resisted all other treat ment. It has cured cases of twenty-five years' standing. People afflicted with ca tarrh should begin a course of Peru ha at once. The spring-time is the best season for this purpose. The rigors of winter have passed with its chilling blast and freezing fales. The blizzard is gone and in its place he balmy zephyrs of spring have come. A short course of treatment with Pe-ru-na now win work wonders. Now is the best time. No set-backs from fresh colds, no de lays from unventilated rooms. People of hi*h an <1 low station recommend Pe-ru-na. North, South, Kast and West use it hp tha atipreme ratarrh remedy of this generation. Everybody should have a ropy o? Dr. Hart rnan's latest books on chronic ratarrh. Sent free by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturiug Company, Columbus. Ohio. The Exception. He —T had a scheme so the fellow eould make SIO,OOO as easily as turning over hii hand, but the fool wouldn't go into it. She —Then a fool and his money are not always so easily parted after all.—Yonkera Statesman. The more work a man lias, the more other »eople want him to do theirs.—Washington Democrat. man P' ow wf* suc k oJtea *• WOMAN AND HOME. I RECIPE FOR SCRIPTURE CAKE. Aunt Susanna was troubled. Worried as she could be— The ministers were coming. What should she have for tea? Bhe'd heated well the oven. The bread and pies to bake: ••I guess," says Aunt Susanna, "I'll make a Scripture cake." Bo while the bread was baking. Intent on kitchen lore. Her rook book Aunt Susanna Was conning o'er and o'er. And then from out her pantry. When bread and pies were done, She took with careful fingers, Ingredients, one by one. From Kings, First, twenty-second. And chapter fourth, she took Four cups, onr-hnlf, then lightly, This in a pipkin shook. One cup, one-half, V Judges, Verse 25 (last clause). She next putin the pipkin, And stirred without a pause. Of Jeremiah. VI, 20, Two cups she now did take; First Samuel 12, XXX, Two cups went in the cake. Then two she took of Nahum, Verse 12 and chapter third; And one of XVII. Numbers, Verse S, with these she stirred. And now, if you had watched her, My aunt you might have seen Two tablespoonfuls taking, Of Samuel 25, XIV. She put this in the pipkin. Sure not a bit to waste: Then with 9, IX of Chronicles, She seasoned all to taste. The prophet Jeremiah Then helped the cake to mix. From verse 11, XVII, I saw her beat up six. And heard her say to grsnd'amt '• I'm sure this won't be bad." Leviticus then. 13 second, A pinch I saw her add. From the last clause of Judges, The fourth, and verse 1!>, She took just half a cupful, And stirred It in, I ween. Two teaspoonfuls of Amos, IV, 5, to make It light. •• I'm sure," said Aunt Susanna, " This cake will be just right. •* And now, as I am meaning To make It extra nice, I think I'll have to follow Old Solomon's advice. •• What's that?—Oh, look In Proverbs, 14, and twenty-three. And there, for cake and children. You'll find the recipe." Sub rosa, let me whisper. Be sure you keep it mum— The ministers all liked It, And ate up every crumb. —Helen B. Loring, in Good Housekeeping THE LETTUCE TEA SET. Daslffn Is Neat and Novel, Which Seems tha Most Desirable Thing Nowadays. This pretty design represents lettuce loaves painted upon a cream white eliina, backgrounded. The tray is of white metal with small gold decorations. The inside of the cups is a very delicate green with stems of gold. THE SUMMER CHEMISE. It I» Popular ll«*«-nurn* It I-'it* tlie Fig ure Sn W<-11 nn\orn without the latter. The house collarettes are very easily made, but they should not be quickly done, as the utmost neatness is necessary. Plaited chiffon of any color can bo used. Gather closely upon a stout string until just the size of the neck. In gathering preserve the plaitings, and FOR HOUSE AND STREET, when done you will have a high side plaited collarette. For the heading many persons baste the top within an inch of the edge, then pull out the edge with the fingers to make a ruffle. A tiny wire here and there is necessary to preserve the shape of the collarette. The front can be a careless bow and end of the chiffon. A Medici collarette of mink is com fortable for wearing over this. CARE OF UMBRELLAS. Meritff of Different Vlnterinlff and llnw to Treat Tliem. In buying an umbrella you must take it on faith, for the most expe rienced shopper cannot tell how long it will wear. Silk of a smooth taffeta weave is a good purchase and light to carry, (iloria makes a heavier um brella, but it outwears any silk make. No matter what the material may be, however, never keep it strapped, when it is carried. Keeping it tightly rolled up destroys half of its durable qualities. When wet, dry an umbrella by standing it with the handle down, so as to pre vent rusting the framework, as hap- pens when the water runs off the othei end and collects at the top. When nearly dry do not open the um brella or it will stretch out of shape with drying. Wipe off the handle when ready to put away, using' a piece ol chamois if there is any silver about it. Sometimes a blue or green umbrella spots when lightly wet; in such a case open it and set out in the first hard rain, tin- spots disappearing when it is thoroughly dampened. To furi an umbrella properly, grasp it firmly at the lower end of the ribs with the right hand, holding them per fectly straight and even, and do not allow tin m to twist while you shake out the folds; next wrap them evenly around the stick with the-left hand and finally fasten the strap over a smooth, firmly rolled umbrella. If either black silk or gloria be comes spotted with mud,etc.,clean with a bit of old silk dipped into warm wa ter and ammonia. If colored silk needs cleaning, do it with a rag of the same color and naphtha, remembering that the latter is very explosive. If grease gets 011 the silk, remove with magnesia, rubbing it in, and allowing it to remain for 24 hours. Naphtha also removes grease, but this liquid cannot be pur chased everywhere, and magnesia can. —Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. The \ew Mary. Mary has a Hilly goat,its tail is sort of bent, and everywhere that Mary goes the land) is sure to went. He followed her to school one day, which made her hot as fire, for Mary had ridden on her wheel, and Hilly ate the tire.—Oil City Hlizzard. The Only Heiixtui. Hlaek—What is the use of keeping anything secret? White—So as to give women some thing to taiii about. —lip-to-Date. TIIE FARMING WORLD. THE FARM CORN CROP. To Do Itn Ilrnt It lle<|tilrea n llleh Noll, Ijillicr \l« I uru 11 j- or Artillelully tudcrdrataeil. Having had 3 r ears of experience I am convinced there is no other grain crop grown by the average farmer that will produce so much good, nutritious food from a given amount of seed and land as corn. The yield per acre can be greatly increased and more acres be left in clover and grass. To do its best, corn requires a rich soil, either natural ly or artificially underdrained. The ideal preparation is to plow under a clover sod and treat thin spots to a coat of stable or barnyard manure, so as to secure an even growth all over the field. Next to a clover sod I prefer a timothy sod, next wheat stubble, and last of all, corn stubble. Ground well plowed is half harrowed. Use a good plow, supplied with wheel and jointer. The wheel makes the plow run steadier and regulates the depth. The jointer throws all the rubbish and sod into the bottom of the furrow, where it will not bother in cultivation and more readily I decay. By not making furrows too wide and turning them at an angle of 30 or 40 degrees, we shall have an ideal place for the seed. Plow as soon as the soil is dry enough to crumble nicely from the mold board. Before planting, the ground must be worked down into a fine, mellow seed bed. The spring tooth harrow is a splendid implement to cut the ground up with, and if it happens to be cloddy I prefer a plank drag to a roller. .Tust before planting use a fine tooth smooth ing harrow \shich will leave the surface fine and level. In planting I use the wire check rower and plant in hills three and one-half feet each way. It is easier to cultivate, the ground can be kept more level, it is much easier to har vest and I get just as large yields when it is planted in hills as in drills. As soon as corn is planted, begin cultivat ing by' using a light, fine-toothed har row, and again in three or four days use the same implement and go crosswise of the previous harrowing. As soon as we can see the corn along the row re plant missing hills and start the two horse cultivator. I use a cultivator with three small shovels on aside; the first plowing I plow very close to the corn, and after this plowing i: the ground is inclined to be dry, use the roller and follow this again with the cultivator. After this cultivate each week, each time crosswise of the pre ceding time, shallower and farther from the corn. Continue this cultivat ing until grain and hay harvest begins. After this I do nothing more to it, ex cept go through with a hoe in July and August and remove stray weeds.—M. C. Thomas to Ohio Farmers' Institute. DEVICE FOR PRUNING. Although Simple, It Will Prove Very Kffectlve for rue on All Smnll I.iiuk*. If one could stand upon the ground and reach all parts of the tree that need pruning;, much more of this necessary work would be done. If pruning is at tended to yearly, there will be very few large limbs to cut off. For all small limbs the device shown in the iliustra- PRUNING DEVICE. tlon will prove very effective. A sharp broad chisel is firmly fixed to the end of a pole, long enough to reach all parts of the tree, but light enough not to prove cumbersome to carry and handle. A simple push with the hands will cut off a'.l small branches, but as for those n little larger, a blow ou the lower end of the pole with a light mallet that is hung over the shoulder will sever them from the trunk. Another excellent de vice is a similar pole, to the end of which a narrow sajv has been fitted, a saw no wider than the blade of the chisel. With this one can reach the highest iirnfcs from the ground and saw then. off.— Orange Judd Farmer. AMONG THE POULTRY. Plant plum or pear trees in the poul try runs. In mating always use active, vigor ous cocks. All young fowls should be kept as dry as possible. Too much and too rich food often causes apoplexy. Yellow droppings mean indigestion more than cholera. Vermin will soonest attack poorly kept ill-fed poultry. Apoplexy and egg-bound are the re sults of excessive fat. Too much cornuieal is not healthy food for young chickens. Peking ducks are the best to keep where there are no ponds. The best turkeys for breeding are those that are two years old. Wheat can be fed to young chickens when they are two weeks old. So far as can be done at this time set two or ihree hens at a time now. Milk may be kept in pans and kept where the fowls can help themselves. All hens and pullets in good condi lion and with proper feeding will lay from February to September.- -St. Louis liepublic. BREAD, POTATOES and MILK. He Lived on Lenten Fare. A Dyspeptic's daily diet. Dyspepsia !s one of the most prevalent of diseases. Thousands of people suffer from It in a more or less aggravated form. Few diseases are more painful to the individual or more far reaching in their effects on human life and happiness. What the dys peptic needs is not local treatment, not mere temporary stimulus. The real need is the toning up of the entire system. For tify the system and it will do its own fight ing, and promptly eject any intruding disease. The success of Dr. Ayer's Sarva parilla In curing indigestion and dyspep sia is due to just this quality which it possesses, of renewing tne vital forces, repairing the waste and loss of the body. The ordinary treatment brings the food down to the level of the weak stomach. Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla puts strength into the stomach, and brings it up to the level of the strong food fit for men. It does this by strengthening the entire system. The stomach cannot stay weak when all the other organs are gaming strength. What Dr, Ayer's Sarsaparilla will do for dyspep sia is best illustrated in cases like that of M. S. Shields, Meridian, Miss. Mr. Shields had got down to the last level of dyspepsia. But let him tell his own story M For years, I was afflicted with dyspep sia which gradually grew worse until I could eat nothing but bread and potatoes HE HAS BECOME WEALTHY. Ham A Splendid Farm, I.ota of Stock, and Faya But Little Taica. Dominion City, Manitoba, January 1/th, 18'J8. At the request of the Immigration De partment of the Canadian Government, J give the fol -1 owing in formation: ' 1 "*—*"*'■• '■■*.**'.• County, Minn.,and took land in Dominion City, Man itoba, where I now reside. I have been very successful in Manitoba, and have more than doubled my capital since I went to Can ada. I took about $2,500 worth of wheat, 200 bushels of flax and 600 bushels of oats; I do mixed farming. I milk as much as ten cows. Dairyiog and stock raising has paid me well; I have on the farm now 44 head of cattle and 18 head of horses, and sold during the past year (1897), $425 worth of fat cattle. I have good buildings and a comfortable house and good stable. My children have had better school advantages in Manitoba than they had in Minnesota. The district ■chools are very thorough and good. My son, now 16 years of age, is teaching the public school in our district, and receives a salary of $420 per year. All my children have done well at school. I have $1,700 in surance on my buildings and oh the farm. I also own my personal warehouse and ship all my grain through it to the railway sta tion at Dominion City. It is free of debt. I have no prejudice against the State of Minnesota, as I made a living and a little more while in the state, but would not take a farm as a gift in Minnesota and leave Manitoba. The taxation in Minnesota was too great. I paid taxes on my stock and chattels. No such taxes have ever been ex acted in Manitoba from me, and my land taxes are about one-half or less than it was in Minnesota. lam delighted with my new home, and expect in a few years to be in circumstances that will enable me to take life easy. Yours very truly, S. O. MAYNES. P. S. Any person that may take exception to the foregoing letter will kindly investi fate, for I can back every word it contains. am not an Immigration Agent, nor the agent of any corporation, but simplv a farmer. S. O. MAYNES. Witness, C. W. SPEERS. The above letter was written at the re quest of C. W. Speers in the State of Min nesota, where T am nt present with my wife, visiting my friends in my old home. It is my intention to do what I can to have them remove to Canada, where I have done so well. Having called upon Mr. Davies, of St. Paul, Minn., I was received with every cour tesy and got some valuable information as well as literature pertaining to Western Canada. SAMI7KL (?■ MAYNES. Frlrnds, They Sny. Amy —lsn't that a small shoe, dear? Maud—Yes, dear —for the foot! —ISoston Traveler. Ltu'i Family Medicine. Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gentlv on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. The gestures of a woman with pretty hands are always beautiful.—Washington Democrat. All kinds, little or big. St. Jacobs Oil Surely cures aches and pains. OVERWORKED WOMEN. Letters to Mrs. Pinkham From Women Who Have Been Helped From Sickness or Health. The ordinary every-day life of most of our women is aceaseless treadmill of work. How much harder the daily tasks become when some derangement of the female organs makes every movement painful and keeps the nervous system unstrung! The following letter from Mrs. WAT.TF.R S. BANTA, |L ILW) 7KI Sparkill, N. Y., tells the story of many women, and shows them how to get relief: 112 V "DKAR MRS. PIUKUAM I cannot thank you Jj enough for all Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable datamation and ulceration of tin- womb; distressed I could scarcely walk. I "J'— ft was a burden to myself and did not igr-i r» s*g U "I have taken five bottles of your Jr medicine and it has done wonders for ~ me as all my friends can testify. I can now do my own work, and do not know how to express my gratitude to you for | have done me. I owe my life to Mrs. N. Mrs. Piijkham's counsclisoffered freo gvlH to all women who need advice about 17 \ flMjPy their health. Her address is Lynn, | HS? Mass. Mrs. P. H. HUTCHCROFT, Kel lerton, lowa, tells here in her own tvKSS words how Mrs. Pinkham helped her: \3m "DEAB MRS. PI.NKUAM: —I was in a very bad condition before I wrote to IDSL W JEyW you and began the use of Lydia E. did not know what to do. Isuffered terribly every month, when on my * feet would have such a bearing-down feeling, was very weak, womb wu swollen, back ached, appetite was very poor, also had trouble with my head. I have taken several bottles of your Compound and cannot say enough in its lavor. It helped more than all the doctors." Lydia E. Plnktoam's Vegetable Compound; a Woman's Remedy forWoman'slUs seasoned with a little «alt. and drink only a little milk. I became so bad that a trifle too much of even these caused terrible suffering in the regions of the stomach, darting pains back of the eyes, attended with dizziness and partial loss of sight. Theonly wav I could get relief was by vom iting. Finally I had such a severe attack that the entire left side of my body felt numb and partially paralyzed, and in this conditiou. 1 was taken to my room uncon scious. The physicians failed to help me. and none of the many remedies I took did me any good. At last a friend presented me with a bottle of I)r. Ayer's Sarsaparilla and before I had used half of it. I could see a decided change for the better. I used three bottles and was so completely cured that for four years I have not been troubled with the old complaint, but am rugged and hearty and able to eat anything that can be eateu. It would be impossible to say too much in praise of Dr. Acer's Sarsapa rilla, and I would not give one bottle of it for a do/en of any other kind."—M. S. feuiELDS,'Meridian, Miss. Try TVr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla if you are dyspeptic. If you want more testimony to the value of the medicine, get Dr. Ayer's ; Curebook. It is sent free on request by I tt-.e J. C. Aver Co., Lowell. A ClIUAr* lulf. Seinl-Monfbly Eiruminni to thi Sunny South. The opportunity to visit the Southern States afforded by the semi-monthly ex cursions of the Louisville & Nashville Rail road is one that should he taken advantage of by every one interested. Thfese excur sions are arranged for the first and third Tuesdays of April. The tickets are good on the regular trains of those dates leaving Northern terminals, and can also be pur chased through from agents of connect ing lines. Tickets are sold to many points in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Georgia and the western portion of Florida. They are good for return passage on apy Tuesdav or Friday within twenty-one days, and al low fifteen days on the going trip to stop oft and examine the country. The cost for the round trip is about the regular one-way rate, and on same dates one-way tickets are sold at about two-thirds of the regular rates. For full particulars write to C. P. Atmore. G. P. A., Louisville, Kv., or Jackson Smith, D. P. A., Cincinnati, O. Not 11 i M Fault. "Fweddy, why don't you let your mus tache grow?" "Why don't I let it? ("food heavens, deah boy, I do, but it won't!"— Chicago Tribune. Cheap notes to tlie Meat and South. On April 5 and 19, the North-Western Line will sell Home Seekers' excursion tick ets, with favorable time limits, to numerous points in the West and South at exception ally low rates. For tickets and full informa tion apply to agents Chicago & North-West em Kailway. Our I.annruaee. Tom—What a queer language ours is. Dick—Why? "We say a man is not game when h« fx chicken-hearted."—Up-to-Date. From Ilaby In the Hitch Chair to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good for the whole family. It is the long-desired substitute for coffee. Never upsets tha nerves or injures the digestion. Made from pure grain it is a food in itself. Has the tast<» and appearance of the best coffee at i tha price. It is a genuine and scientific article and is come to stay. It makes for health and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O. Wife (enthusiastically)—"llow much de vou think we took in at the bazar?" Hus band (quietly)—" How many, you mean."— Boston Traveler. Oh, What Splendid Coffee. Mr. Goodman, Williams Co., 111., writes: •'From one package Salzer's German Coffes Berry costing 15c 1 grew 300 lbs. of better coft'ee than 1 can buy in stores ut 30 cents a lb." A package of this and big seert catalogue is sent you by John A. Salzer Seed Co . La Crosse, Wis., upon ruceipt of 15 cents stamps •ad this notice. SOL, J lor some to-day. K 1 We never have a very good opinion of a man to whom making an apology comes a® easy as crying comes to a woman. —Atchison Globe. g Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at once. Goto your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 50 ?euts. Go at once ; delays are dangerous. Why don't girls employed in match fac tories get married sooner than other girls?— Chicago Daily News. To Care n Cold In One Day Take Laxative Brorao Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. 7