gggaHi W" v WJ B' f- ?'- -r- jTr r b-t-:1- ; THE PITTSBUHG DISPATCH FEIDAT. APEIL 1. 1892. 12 CASH IN SUNFLOWERS. The Seeds Mate a Fine Oil and the Stalks an Excellent Fuel. TABLE DAINTIES FKOJI THE SEEDS. Russian Teople JIake Handsome Profits From Its Cultivation. TIPS OX THE PBOCESS OP GKOWIXG IT Russia cultivates the sunflower as a source of national wealth. What do the Russians make of this sunflower crop? Oil, for one thing. Their mills produce 20,000, O00 pounds of sunflower oil in a year, and the product sells for 1,000,000. Two kinds of sunflowers are cultivated in Kussia, says a correspondent of the St. Louis Globe-Dem-CfraU One, with small seeds, is used tor the production of oil, and the other, with larger seeds, is consumed by the common people in enormous quantics as dainties, very much as the people eat peanuts in the United States. The sunflower seed is used principally for obtaining sunflower oil, which, owing to its nutritious qualities, purity and agreeable flavor, has superseded all vegetable oils in many places of this country. In general, the cultivation of the sun flower in Iiussia is considered to be very profitable. At the average yield of 1,350 pounds per acre, and at the average price of IJs cents per pound, the tanner receives an income of about 20 per acre. This income can be increased in those districts where the grower himself is enraged in producing the oil from the seed. However, oil mills are very rare in the villages, the farmers selling their teed to the oil producers. In the seed-growing district of Saratov there are only 31 village oil mills, producing oil worth $40,000 annually, whereas in the town of Saratov $40,000 worth of oil is manu iactured annually. The substance remaining irom the oil manufacture, or the sunflower cakes, being used as cattle food, is also a valuable product. A Clxier Export Froin Russia. These cakes, however, have a compara tively small demand in Iiussia, and are laraely exported to foreign countries,princi pally to Germany and- England. The Gov ernment of Saratov, tor instance, exports about 2,000,000 pounds of sunflower cakes to diflerent countries, where some more oil is pressed out of them before being used for cattle food. The sunflower cakes form one of the principal items in the exports of Russia. These facts have prompted Consul Gen eral Crawtord, at St Petersburg, to send to the State Department a mass of interesting information, for he believes "the sunflower is capable ot introducing a new element into the agriculture of the United States, and one that promises to become an impor tant industry." The stalk very often being 3 inches in diameter and about 8 feet long, sometimes bearing many heads, some oi which are more than a foot in diameter, containing about 2,000 seeds, it is evident that in order to grow the plant profitably it is absolutely necessary to have a very iertile soil,, whicli at the same time must be verv compact and sufficiently deep to sustain the stalk with its root. The best soil for this purpose is mold or black land mixed with sand. On meager soil the seeds grow flat and small, whereas on stout soil round, heay and rich seeds are obtained. Soil where potatoes and peas have been cultivated without artificial manure may be adopted for the growing of the sunflower. It also thrives well on newly worked fields if the soil is not composed of too much clay and sand. On clay and sandy soil the sunflower docs not thrive, as it can not retain the moisture absolutely necessary, nor are the roots able to tustain the weight ot the fruit. It Does "ot Exhaust the Soil. It has been estimated that the stalks and leaves of a sincle crop are sufficient to ma nure the held for five or six excellent sun flower crops. If, therefore, four-fifths of the stalks and leaves were gathered for fod der, leaving one-fifth uncut and evenly dis tributed, the fields, it is thought, could be made to produce good crops almost indefi niteVy. The huge heads, the thick stalks and the large leaves of the sunflower would lead one scientifically to conclude that it would greatly impoverish the soil on which it is extensively grown, but the practice of many years proves to the contrary. An experi enced Russian farmer (Mr.Taratchoff) asserts that, although it is generally believed that all oil-producing plants generally exhaust the land, the sunflower seems to be an ex ception. He saj's that he has, for experi ment, sown winter -wheat and corn many times after the sunflower and other plants, and the crops were always better after the sunflower. Therefore he maintains the view held in the village of Alexelevka that the sunflower not only does not exhaust the land, but that it actually enriches it. The same view is entertained bv other experi enced farmers in the Government of Sara torv and Voronezh. One, Mr. Pereleshin, says that wheat es pecially grows very much better after a sunflower ciop. For instance, on the large steppes in the Government of Voronezh the sunflower is sown alternately with wheat and flax, the crops of which are always very abundant; whereas, if wheat and flax are rotated, or either is sown in succession on the same ground, but without being pre ceded by the sunflower, the crop will soon be unsatisfactory. The sunflower has a beneficial eflect on wheat and other cereal crops lolloHing, owing to the long, strong roots of" this plant reaching the lower depths ol the sub-soil, making it porous and thus distributing the richness of the earth below cvei better than by plowing. The numerous large leaves of this plant, by shading the ground, retain therein the moisture and at the same time prevent the spreading of the weeds. The sunflower, like all large-leafed plants, increases the fertility of the land. The large roots of the plant, absorbing the vater, soon decay in the earth and leave. according to a careful estimate, about 2,000 pounds of manure per acre in the soil. How It Should lie Cultivated. The sunflower should be sown very early in the spring, even before the oats, or as soon as the snow has melted. It has been shown that the sooner the sowing is done the better is the seed obtained. In many districts the sowing is made in the autumn. The ground must be plowed rather deep, but care must ue taken that the seeds are not buried more than about two inches deep, that the seeds may sprout as soon a? possi ble, the soil in the spring being warmed only on the surface. Many farmers moisten the seeds before sowing. The sunflower is sown either broadcast or in row s. In the latter case the seeds should be placed about six inches apart The sow ing of the -seed broadcast, being the more quickly performed, is generally favored on large farms, especially where "the farmers have not bunicient help. Of the two methods sowing in the fall and in the spring the latter seems to produce the most satisfactory results. Seed sown early, even on poorly prepared ground, does much better than when sown late under the best conditions of soil. Although the sowing in rows requires more time and more work at first, and, consequently, is more expensive, it has great advantage over the broadcast method. The weeds, for example, which should be carefully kept down or the crop will be ruined, can be removed by means of horse plows and horse cultivators and hoes, while in broadcast sowing they can only be re moved by hand. Then, too, the seeds ripen much more quickly in rows, the wind and sun baviug'lreeracess thereto. If American methods were employed,such as sowing by machinery, the expense of sowing would be zieatly reduced, and the seeds would be planted regularly and cov ered evenly and at the proper depth, mak ing it comparatively easy to keep the fields clean of weeds, and thus increasing enorm ously the profits of sunflower farming. The Season for the Harvest. The harvest time of the sunflower can scarcely be fixed, as it depends not only upon the climate, but alto upon the nature of the soil and the exposure of the planta tion. In the South and Southwest of Eurc peau Russia it ripens about the middle of September, further north at the end of Sep tember or beginning ot October. On sandy soil it ripens about the middle of August, on black earth lands at the end of August, .and on lower grounds still later. From this it may be seen that the sunflower, -wherever it ki-oVs, ripens later than any other corn plant, a very important fact in agriculture, as its harvesting does not interfere with the harvesting of other crops. "When the sun flower is over-ripe its yellow flowers wither, its stalk and the seed cup from the top be come gray, all the leaves of the flower cov ering the seed fall off, and the seeds get hard, shoot out from the seed-cup and crack open. At this time the plant should be well guarded from the birds, or the over-ripe seeds will soon be destroyed by them. On small farms the sunflower is harvested gradually; the ripe heads are cut off first, leaving the others in the field to ripen. The flowers are spread out on the ground for the day, and are placed under shelter for the night, until quite dry, thus giving an excel lent quality of seed and of oil. The stalks are cut off after they are thoroughly dry and stored away in piles, to be used as hrewoou. On larger farms this method of harvesting would be too tedious; therefore, where the sunflower is cultivated on a larger scale the plant is cut off at the very root of the stalk, after most of the flowers are ripe, and piled, seed upward, in the same way as hemp, till quite dry. Some larger farmers cut the seed cups off, but leave them on their own indi vidual stalks, where they are allowed to re main from three to ten days, until quite dry. Fine Oil Made by the 31111s. Good soil, after three crops of wheat or rye, will yield about 2,000 pounds of seed per acre, furnishing about 250 pounds of oiL The seed that is used as a pleasant delicacy, grows very much better than the oil seed, yielding as high as 2,700 pounds of seed per acre. The seed being brought to the oil mill is thoroughlv cleaned and sorted. They are passed under millstones especially prepared for this purpose, in order to release the seeds from the shells. After this the seed is prop erly dusted and put under a press, and later into a mixer, where the seed is turned into a compact mass very much like paste, which passes into vessels heated by steam. From these vessels the paste is taken out and wrapped in a thin web made of camel hair, and put under a press, by which the oil is squeezed out and conducted by pipes into cisterns. The greater part of the existing oil mills in Russia were built about 1800. The total number of oil mills found in Russia in 1888 was 104. From this number 85 were solely applied to obtaining sunflower oil. At first sunflower oil did not meet public favor, but later on, owing to its good qualities and cheapness, it took the place of the oil of poppy seed; but for a long time hemp seed oil competed with it, owing to the fact that the lower classes of the country, who for many years have used the hempseed oil in the preparation of various dishes, and who had long learned to relish it, were loth to give it up. 'Sow, however, public opinion has changed, and sunflower oil is preferred to all other table oils by the masses in Rus sia. The Stalks Are Good for Firewood. The sunflower stalks gathered from the fields and dried in piles have entirely re placed firewood; in fact, these stalks are preferred even to pine wood, producing a quick and hot flame fire. About 2,000 pounds of such firewood are gathered from an acre of land, thus adding a great boon to a district where wood is scarce. Sunflower shells are also used for heating purposes, not only in private houses, but in large factories as welL They are burned in ovens especially prepared for their con sumption. The ashes of the sunflower contain a high percentage of potassium. The exper iments of Hermbstedt have proved that 1,000 pounds of dried stalk yield 57.2 pounds of ash, and from 1,000 pounds of ash are ob; tained 349 pounds of the best potassium. An entire ripe sunflower plant without the roots contains about 22 grams of mineral substances, whereof about 12 grams are po tassium. The farmers in Russia sell their ashes to the soap works for a very low price, instead of using them for the field. Sunflower cakes are looked upon as the best food for cattle in the country; they are considered better even than hemp or rape seed cakes. Besides cattle, fowl are fed with sunflower cakes; and horses fed on them are made strong, sleek and sprightly. The dried seed cups, if ground, are used in many districts as food for cattle, and practically for sheep, with great success. According to the estimate of the last two years, the total export of sunflower cakes from Russia was 96,000,000 pounds in 1888, and 80,000,000 pounds, valued at about $700, 000, in 1890. Besides Great Britain and Ger many, Denmark and Sweden import great quantities of Russian sunflowers; in fact, the export to Denmark in the last two years has been even larger than to Germany. FASHMABLE POISON. The Evil Effects From the Careless Taking of Antipyrine. IT IS LIKE PLAYING WITH FIEE. "Words of Warning to Those Who Severe Fains to Soothe. Haye HOW ME KERY0US SYSTEM IS LULLED It is with medicines as with the cut of dresses, the form of hats, the shade of rib bons, and the style of ornaments; they are influenced by fashion, of which they un dergo, without anyone knowing exactly why, all the capricious vicissitudes. This, is the case with antipyrin, for which at the present time there is a positive rage, says a writer in the Pall Matt Budget With out -warning it has risen to the rank of a prime necessity. No longer are the in structions of the faculty thought necessary. At the least headache or neuralgic attack, even in simple cases of what used to be called the vapors, the admirers of the drug enter the nearest chemist's and obtain a dose as one would enter an hotel and call for refreshments. And yet if, of a hundred persons taken at hazard from the most fervent, one suddenly asked the nature of the medicine by means of which the credulous" crowd has unex pectedly put itself into communication with the unknown if one inquired whence it proceeds aud what it rhymes with at least 90 would be unable to answer. The fact is that, with the exception ot profes sional chemists, nobody, or almost nobody, knows either the nature or the genesis oj antipyrin. Even the initiated find it rather difficult to explain to the profane, to whom it must suffice to know that substantially antipyrin, like aniline, benzine and phenol, is a derivative of coal tar, from which so many things heterogeneous and contra dictory are now extracted. Has a Virtue of Suppressing Pain. Heaven forbid that the writer of these notes should calumniate. antipyrin or desire to do the least wrong to that inestimable specific lor intense and recalcitrant nerve disorders! Whatever one may think, do or say, it is beyond doubt that by some unex plained sorcery antipyrin possesses the precious virtue of attenuating and even sup pressing pain Instantaneously. "With opium, of which the handling is so ticklish, it is incontestably one of the quickest and most powerful soothers. We Know also that in the most diverse febrile cases it is able into the bargain to lower the temperature of the patient with a certainty and regularity almost miraculous. Nothing more is needed, especially in an epoch like the present, highly-strung, overworked and fertile in exasperated nerves, to earn the reputation of a veritable gift from heaven. But excess is a fault in everything, and antipyrin is no exception. It is to be feared that in their blind admiration of it the in considerate crowd have got to the point of abusing the application of the drug. The time has come to sound the alarm. Let it not be forgotten that antipyrin, in "spite of itsadvantages and services, is an undoubted poison; even a violent poison. Accidents Too Numerous to Count The accidents attributed to it during the seven or eight years that it has been known as a remedy are too numerous to count; and it should be noted that the cases that come to light are usually those in which there has been the intervention of a medical man with express prescriptions and doses according to rule and formula. AVhat,then, must be the consequences of the daily use, by guesswork, without authorization," which legions of persons from nervous pains make of antipyrin? To suppress pain that is to say, the consciousness ot disorder or disease is not to suppress the malady. On the contrary, it may be the creation of a dangerous illusion, lulling distrust and paralyzing defensive action. An invalid U so ready to believe Ijimself cured and free from tfe trouble of taking precautions when he has ceased to feel pain. The truth is that antipyrin has vices to matoh its good quali ties, and that its beneficient effects them selves are not without peril. It is by stupe fying the nervous system, and, in particu lar, the vaso-motor nerves the springs of the circulatory system, the nerves which govern the contraction and dilation of the blood-vessels that antipyrin exercises Us soothing influence. Jt Is Like Playlns With Fire, t There follows necessarily a slowing of the circulation, more or less of an approach to stagnation, of the blood, which becomes thicker and tends to coagulate. There fol lows an abatement in the elimination of those ashes of life which are to the animal organism what household refuse is to a great city. As a proof one may point out that antipyrin diminishes sensibly the urin ary secretion, and that it has been employed to stop hemorrhages. In infectious and parasitic maladies like influenza the capital necessity, while pursuing and killing the Eoisoner, is to eliminate the poison with all aste, for the action of microbes is double. Not only do they live at the expense of the tissues in which they haye lodged, but they distil subtle viruses, which accumulate in the caverns made by these infinitely lit tle gnawers and cause frightful ravages. It is not by applying anesthetics to the nerv ous system, Dy diminishing the rate of the excretions, by augmenting the viscousness of the vital fluids, transformed by the con tact of antipyrin into pitchy syrups, that this congestion-causing drug can give to the human organism the lash necessary to cause the ejection of the rascally microbian handi work. It is true that antipyrin deadens pain and lulls exasperated nerves, but morphine does the same, perhaps more surely; and we know where morphine leads. One should no more play with morphine than fire. That is the moral we wish to point out LOWER PRICES THAN EVER And Better Goods for Our Friday's Poor Man's Sale P. C. C. C. Clothiers. To-day will long be remembered as a red letter day In the history of our famous base ment bargain department. We have always aimed to elve the poor extra big values on Friday, hut to-day we aro better prepared than ever before, as we made a big puichase of clothing at auction early in the week. Cast your eye down this row of poor man's bargains: 300 suits for boys (ace 4 to 15 years),neat, durable suits; thevare pleated or plain; we sell them to-day at each 79 400 pairs of boys' knees pants, sizes 4 to 15, at 16 A lot of bovs cassimere suits sold on our main floor at $3 50, down in our base ment now at $1 79 A line of men's cassimere pants, stripes, checks and plaldt, at 83 A lot of men's cheviot pants, mixed pat terns and neat spring stripes, at 1 10 About 200 men's plain black suits, cut in sack style (coats, pants and vests), think of it, for only 2 63 A lot of men's all-wool suits (guaran-" teed), about six different patterns, suits worth $10 and $12, price to-day, poor man's sale, is 4 98 About five cases of men's spring under wear, plain brown colois, mixed grays, etc., worth $1, at 39 The above prices are lor to-day's poor man's sale only. Don't come in any other day and expect to get them. P. C. C. C, Clothfers, Corner Grant and Diamond selects. Looil Rates to Sub i the Pennsylvania Great Redaction In urban Stations o Railroad. On April 1, 1S92. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will inaugurate a great reduction in the rates ot passengerare between Pitts burg and subuiban stations on its main line. The one-way rate between Pittsburg, Ben Venue, Shadyside, Roup, East Liberty, Tor rens, Dallas, Homewood. BruMiton and WI1 kinsburg will be 10 oents, and the excursion rate for two-dav tickets 15 cents. Propor tionate reductions will bo made between each of these stations and its neighbors. The rate for C4trip monthly tickets be tween Pittsburg, Homewood, JJrushton and Wllklnsburg will be $3 75, and the 46-trlp school ticket, $2 50. The 54-trip monthly rate between Pittsburg, Torrens and Dallas will be $3 50, aud the 46-trip school rate, $2 35. In addition to these reductions the rates now in force between Plttsbuig and all sta tions east of Wilkinsburg us lar as Greens- burg will be proportionately graded. Similar reductions will be made on tha West Penn division betweon Allesheny City, Guyasuta and Intel mediate stations. Under these conditions the comprehensive suburban service maintained by the Penn sylvania Railroad will undoubtedly prove more popular than ever. NEW .ADvERTISEMETNS. LADIES' NEW Sprike gurre We have the best facilities for sup plying the Madies of the two cities with fashionable Suits for Spring and Summer wear. Our selections have been made with the utmost care. The styles are the very latest, the color ings the most beautiful, the combina tions captivating. Our prices are be low all competition. Beautiful Cloth Suits in Navy, Tan, Gray and Black, $6.75, 8.45,9.45, $10.45 to $21. English Serge Suits consisting of basque, reefers and bell skirt at 17; worth 25. Black and Colored Cashmere Suits, handsomely trimmed, $9.75, $12.75, $13.75, i4-75- Colored Cloth Suits, rich gray and tans, plain or braided, $10. 75, $12. 50, $14.75, l6 f 17-75 up Fine Tailor-Made Suits,$i5 to $35. TEA GOWNS. 30 styles, rich new designs,trimmed in stylish combinations, $1.48 to $35. NEW WAISTS. We are showing a grand assort ment of Surah, Gloria and India Silk Waists, with new full fronts, at $3.45, $S 6 7 8 and $8.50 all fash ionable colors. Black and White Striped and Sat teen Waists, 75c, 98c up. Our new line of long CLOTH CAPES At $4.65 to $z5 each is beyond doubt the finest ever shown in this city. .X-See our assortment of Ladies' and Misses' Reefers and Blazers at medium and low prices. NEW BOYS' SHIRT WAIST SALE i i ' ' ' ! - i iJ i ! i j.; : 1 j . f ADVERTISEMENTS. nFTHFm. IIU UL.I1UUII1 THE BEST WAIST e-vieir, sold -AT- 25 C! Our 35c Waist is worth 50c. Our 40c Waist is worth 60c. Our 41c Waist has no equal. Our 50c Waist beats the world. BEST BRANDS STAR, SUN AND CHAMPION. WEISSER, 435:m::e?,:k: mh30-Mw BT ST.437. ONLY A DAY OR TWO Remains in which to take advantage of our March terms. With the end of March the door closes on the Special Gifts of which so many fortunate ones'have availed themselves. HAVE YOU A HOME it m ..flWWfar ViJFtiv W Ml ' U III... ' S V ' " fllllli ,l ! ! Iffl ! Ill i l! ! : H Wl'l!Wl'iM--'"Bl)' fll """ IIP 0. I. J nii:'!! WUa&j&ik '. " l!H! Ill 8! ! 4 WWri'iBTi'i'if 510-518 Market St. mh3!-MW To furnish this Spring? Don't buy a solitary article till have seen us and learned our prices. IF YOU'VE NO HOME Get one. We'll help you furnish it; that's our business. Everything Complete for the Home CASH OR CREDIT. you Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Boarders and lodgers wanted and rooms to let. -Advertised In Sunday's Dispatch. The best houses are represented In the cent-a-word column. An Honest Statement. The following Is self-explanatory and is but one of many unsolicited testimonials le ceived: "After examining the sample of Klein's Silver Ape Eye Whisky. I most un. hesitatingly pronounce it a flrst-class arti cle, and consequently a most desirable stim ulant for medical purposes." TttT JIakk II. LlXCOLJf, II. D. TO-DAT AND TO-MOBKOVT! Almost Any Prlco Will Bay a Fine Tailor Iladc, All--Wool Suit at 301 Market Street, Opposite Gusky's. i To-day and to-morrow will be great days for great bargains at the great sale. To-day is better than to-morrow for the crowd won't be so bijr. Buy to-day if vou can. If you can't, then buy to-morrow. 1'ou'll nerer have such a chance, to eet the best tailor made suits, in dark and desirable patterns, at the price of peiiitentiarv-made shoddy. This is a reputable sale, conducted by one of the most reputable Anns of wholesale tailors in the East. It is not a "Are" sale or a "bank rupt" sale: nora humbug sale, such as comes to-day and goes to-morrow (and robs you while it stavsl: but a cenuine. bona flde. ont- and-ont compulsory sale or the very best tailor-made suits to meet trade obligations. Men who bought suits the day we "opened have come here since with their friends to buy more. That's enough to prove that this is a square 50-cents-on-the-dollar offering that will "hold-water." The papers wouldn't advertise it if it wasn't squaie and above board, and they have all indorsed It. The Dispatch, the Pjess, the Leader, the Gazette have all acknowledged that this is the great est sale or men's fine suits ever seen in this city. Take early advantage of it. The kIxm are still complete and the most select suits are still to be sold. We can fit any size man and we must take almost, any price. Ten dollars will buy $20 and $25 suits; and for $4 or $5 we will sell wool suits that will fit well and wear like iron. Make it your business to call at 301 Market stieet, opposite Gusky's, to-day or to-morrow. The earlier the better. Speak to your friends about it. KEECH, 923, 925 AND 927 PENN AVENUE. mbSO-irtrr &&m E LWbil ABSOLUTELY PURE EARL WARNER, New London, Conn,, makes the following statement : "About 26 years ago I was stricken with Paralysis of the lower extremities and was unable to move. I was treated by physicians and so far relieved as to be able, with the assistance of crutches, to again attend to my business. I was troubled, however, by a persistent constipation that nothing seemed to relieve and that finally became so severe as to make my life hardly worth living. After trying many medicines I was advised by my mother to try Brandreth's Pills and I did so, beginning with four Pills as a dose. The relief they afforded me was immediate, and I continued to take them in doses of the above every night. Finally I was obliged to gradually decrease the quantity until I only took one Pill at a time, which was always taken just before retiring. I continued this for over 20 years and then was again obliged to reduce the-quantity by taking only half a Pill instead of a whole one and have continued this to the present day. My health during these 26 years has been excellent. I have been free from all pains and aches ; have enjoyed a good appetite and a better digestion, and altogether have been as happy as it is possible for any man to be who is obliged to shuffle through life accompanied always by two stout canes. My case is typical of what I believe to be the peculi arity of Brandreth's Pills, namely, that the dose has to be gradually reduced the longer one takes them, instead of increased, as is the case with all other medicines. I send you this testimonial entirely unsolicited and only in the hope of doing good. It may be the means of helping those who most need it." II DASH TO THE POLE! BY HERBERT D. WARD, Is the title of a strange, but possible, continued story of Arctic exploration by means of an Air v Ship, which will appear in the Sunday issue of THE DISPATCH, IT WILL BEGINNING APRIL 3. BE THE LITERARY SENSATION OF THE YEAR. Everything to Go, In order to dispose of my entire stock of wall paper previous to my retirement it has been marked down in every grade. You are bound to secure bargains, no matter what quality or quantity of paper you purchase. Call early. w. "a. Barker, 503 Market street. Have Ton a Good Cook? Domestics are an awfulljrhard thing to keep, especially at this time of year when house-cleaning and moving are on hand. One way to keep them is not to work them too hard. Bread-baking is one of the hardest things in tbe whole line of kitchen work to do properly. Dou't ask your cook to do It. You can buy Marvin's bread in such great variety and of such splendid quality that it doesn't pay to litter up your house with bak ing. Ask your grocer for it. If yon are looking for a good room, read the adrts. of rooms to let In the Sunday Dispatch. THAT COUGH IS A SIGNAL OF DANGER." DR. WOODS' NORWAY PINE SYRUP t:r The sweetest bread and most strengthen ing is made from Minnehaha flour. Hr BE. A POSITIVE CURE lor COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, BRON CHITIS. CROUP, WHOOPING COUGH, and all affections or the Bronchial Tubes. The Purest, Safest and Best Throat and Lung Remeiy Ever Produce!. IT WILL CURE every form of THROAT and LUNG Diseases down to . the very borderland of CONSUMPTION. , PREPARED ONLY BY ' Ask your Druggist for a FOSTER, MILBURN & CO., Free Sample Bottle. retw BUFFALO, N. Y The story opens in n Pullman sleeper, where meet by strange chance a Chicago capitalist, a yonng real estate enthnsfast (who contemplates a Polar Hotel for summer boanlers,) a young scientist, a gay Boston technology student, a survivor of the Greely Arctla Expedition, and the inventor who has solved the great aeronautic problem ot to-day. The inventor betrays his secret discoyeries and a compact is made for an aerial expedition to the North Pole, the capitalist agreeing to furnish the money. The incidents of the second chapter occur alter a lapse of time, during which the "Aeropole" has been constructed and everything made readv for the dangerous voyage. The air-ship is described; it is made of aluminium and propelled by electricity, stored acoording to a wonde.iul method dis covered by the inventor. Then follows in rapid succession a series of absorbing and thrilling episodes: the attempt of a rival inventor to interfere with the.start by an injunction; keeping back the constables bv a rampart of electric wires, hastily constructed; the hurried start at last; first sensations ot flying through the air; the view of Lake Michigan irom above; the discovery that the supply of matches has been forgotten in their haste: racing with wild geese at 170 miles an hoar; the awfulness of air-elckuess a new disease; the inventor faints away; narrow escape from being dashed to death on a mountain peak; dropping food to a starving sailor in the Arctic seas; the power gives out for some unknown reason; the halt 100 miles from the Pole; the journey of the sergeant and the tutor; the Pole reached at last; the great flat plain at the north end of the earth; the death of the tutor; the air-ship starts again; the sergeant rescued, the home ward journey. A STRIKINGLY IMAGINATIVE ROMANCE, Based upon the results of the experiments of Prof. S. P. Langley in aerial navigation and a world of scientific facts. It Will Be Beautifully Illustrated. The author, Herbert D. Ward, is world famous for his "The New Senior at Andover," "Come Forth," "A Lost City," eta CATION BEGINS SUNDAY, APRILS. I -& --.-' fJ2 fffiJLAJ2b&'- I a-jfr- .aa&&m& f S"
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