DELAY IS DANGEROUS,
When the kidneys are sick, the
whole body is weakened. Aches and
pains and urinary ills come, and there
is danger of diabetes
and fatal Bright's
disease. Doan’s Kid-
ney Pills cure sick
kidneys and impart
strength to the
whole system.
Harry Hause, 30
Bound Ave., Milton,
Pa., says: ‘Bight
years ago I had to
take to my bed. I
consulted one phy-
sician after another,
but in vain. My
back was so sore I
could not sleep, and
dizzy spells bothered
After taking Doan’s Kidney
me.
Pil J, I passed gravel, and soon I was
- gured.”
Remember the name—Doan’s. For
- sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Passing of the Bachelor.
The typical old bachelor—crusty, ir-
ritable, solitary—seems to be passing
away, if indeed he is not already ex-
tinct. Nowadays there is every en-
couragement for bachelordom, until it
has developed from a single state to
a united kingdom with roy! palaces
in all great cities.
‘There was a time when the typical
bachelor was pictured seated alone in
a sadly neglected room, pushing a re-
luctant needle through unyielding
cloth, as he strove awkwardly to sew |
a button on his coat, using the gide
wall of his room for a thimble. That
is all done away with now, when the
Universal Valet Company, unlimited,
sends its motor to the door of the
bachelor aparements, and carries
away the garments of benedick, re- |
turning them at nightfall, every but-
ton reinforced, every spot and stain
effaced.
And in what careless comfort does
benedick live! Unhampered by fem-
inine niceties, he sets down his pipe
where he will, and swings about his |
room in easy half dress, shouting es
Stein Song at the top of his voice, |
without let or ce A
EE . rr 5
Funerals in China.
The ostentation common to the rich
Chinese is even observable in their
funeral obsequies. Even if by chance
a man should desire an unpretentious
burial, the thought of such a thing
would be abhorwent to his heirs, who
would consider it a distinct slight
both to themselves and to the family
gods. In consequence, a rich man’s
funeral is made just as gorgeous and
costly as his means will allow. The
number of pallbearers varies accord-
ing to .the status of the deceased.
Thirty-two, or even more, are frequent- °
ly seen, “Spirit chairs” for the use
of the dead Croesus in the future life
are borne in the procession, together
with venerted objects intended for the
propitiation of the gods, while idols
of hideous appearance and uncouth
shape are also carried.—Wide World
Magazine.
; Amphibicus Auto.
“The idea of a combined automo-
bile and motor boat is not an entirely
new one, but the first vehicle of the
kind to be officially taken up by any
government is the invention of a
French engineer,” says Popular Me-
chanics. “The French war office
purchased it and assigned it to the use
of an engineer regiment. The war
office believes it will prove of great
service in scouting and in various
other ways—for instance, for taking
a line across a stream so that a tem-
porary rope bridge may be fixed.’
ABANDONED IT
¥or the Old Fashioned Coffee Was
Killing,
“I always drank coffee with the
rest of the family, for it seemed as
if there was nothing for breakfast
if we did not have it on the table.
“I had been troubled some time
with my heart, which did not feel
right. This trouble grew worse
steadily. ;
“Sometimes it would beat fast and
at other times very slowly, so that
I would hardly be able to do work
for an hour or two after breakfast,
and if .\I walked up a hill, it gave
me a severe pain. :
“I had no idea of what the
trouble was until a friend suggested
that perhaps it might be causel by
coffee drinking. I tried leaving off
the coffee and began drinking
Postum. The change came quickly.
I am now glad to say that I am en-
tirely well of the heart trouble and
attribute the relief to leaving off
coffee and the use of Postum.
“A number of my friends have
abandoned the old fashioned coffee
and have taken up with Postum,
which they are using steadily. There
are some people that make Postum
very weak and tasteless, but if it is
boiled long enough, according to di-
rections, it is a very delicious bevy-
erage. We have never used any of
the old fashioned coffee since Postum
was first started in our house.” ;
Read the little book, “The Road. to
Wellville,”” in pkgs. \a-
son.” REE el
Ever read the above letter? A new:
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest; - Ed AER A A COR
ly
“There's a Rea- |.
When you see a calf that is every-
thing that could be asked for in the
way of gentleness, there is every
prospect that she will make a good
dairy cow. A wild calf can hardly
ever be made fit for the dairy.—
Farmers’ Home Journal.
Test the Cows.
Keep a record and test your cows.
In this manner you will find out the
profitable cows in the herd. Since
You cannot afford to keep an unprof-
‘itable cow the sooner you learn the
unprofitable ones the better for you.
—Farmers’ Home-Journal,
Holds the Cow’s Tail.
A new and improved contrivance
for holding the switch of a cow when
the cow is being milked has been de-
signed by a Massachusetts man. The
holder is constructed from a flat cir-
cular strip of spring metal, which is
clamped around the leg of the attend-
ant. To prevent it moving a number
fsa
Protection For the Milker.
of projections are placed on the inner
face, which engage the trousers of
the wearer. : gr
On the outer face of the strip is a
spring clamp, one end of which is riv-
eted to the strip, while the opposite
end is free and curved slightly out-
ward, so that the switch of the animal
can be readily entered between the
strip and the clamp.. The animal is
thus unable to swish her tail in the
milker’s face, protecting the latter
from injury in this way. — Weekly
Witness. -
The Value of a Farm.
There are few farmers or gardeners
who place a proper estimate upon the
value of their farms; I do not refer to
the salable value of the land alone. |
What does it matter to you or me
what our farms will sell for if we do
not care to sell them? The question
for us to decide is what is our farm
worth to us for the purpose of fur-
nishing a home and a livelihood? Sup-
pose you have a farm with comfort-
able buildings, which you can sell for
$6000, says Southern Fruit Grower.
This farm furnishes a house in which
you and your family abide, a garden,
a playground about the house, barns
for stabling your horses, cattle, food
for these animals and almost all that
you consume in the family. In other
words, the farm very largely supplies
the wants of your family and provides |
you with horses and carriages for
traveling wherever you wish to go.
Now suppose you sell this farm for
$5000 in cash and move to the city.
You can scarcely buy a house and a
small lot without barns that are as
comfortable as your own for $5000.
In the city you are taxed for city taxes
at least one hundred dollars. Your
expenses are increased in the city for
car fares, for cost of everything you
have to do, since you find it necessary
to wear better clothes which cost you
more money; you also have your
amusements and other expenses
which are increased in the city life.
In other words the $5000 which in|
the country almost provides for your
living, in the city simply provides a
shelter from the storm. But there is
another trouble in the city, and a
most serious one. Your $5000 is in-
vested in your house and you have no
business, where as the farm has not
only furnished a home but a paying
business also. ;
Poultry Notes.
Don’t overcrowd. ] ;
Don’t allow the pullets to crowd in
a corner the first few nights they are
moved from winter roosts; teach’
them what the roosts are for.
This is a good time to plan the
| next season’s business. Be regular
New | in caring for and feeding the poultry; |
one appears from time to time. They | re i Sr os
thie; an ET aC
iy
regularity counts for more than
3
Don’t allow a scrap to be wasted;
fresh scraps of meat mean increased
number of eggs; the cracklings, when
well pressed, are good to feed hens,
in limited quantity.
Many families will make no use of
the livers at all; it would pay to se-
cure these and save to feed hens.
Much better give to the poultry than
to leave for stray dogs and cats.
If there is a north or northwest
window in the poultry house, close
it up to-day as tight as possible.
While at it close all the cracks; tar
paper is good for this if nailed close-
ly. \ :
If the weather is too warm for the
cold storage plan, then the meat must
be cooked;
which the lard was rendered will be
the handiest for a cooking vessel.
Salt just enough to keep from sour-
ing. :
In freezing weather all that is nec-
essary is to put dressed poultry in
cold storage, out of the reach of cats
and dogs; it will keep just as long as
it remains frozen; of course it will be
necessary to thaw the mess before
feeding. :
When selecting a new site for the
‘| poultry yards, remember a southern
slope is best, and a loose, rich soil,
containing enough gravel or sand to
allow of rains soon soaking in, is the
best. The southern slope gives the
maximum share of the sunshine.
In order to secure the good green
growth, it is much better to have two
yards, or a partition fence through
the yard, thus enabling the green
growth, rye or oats, or whatever is
grown for forage, to get a good start,
while the poultry is confined to the
other part.
quite a good deal upon the care taken
of it, and the way it is managed. If
green growth is kept upon it most, or
all through the growing season the
yard need not be so large; if bare, it
should be regularly and thoroughly
cleaned of all refuse once each month,
The Telephone Girl,
She is more than five feet tall, she
is ninety-five per cent. unmarried, she
is neat, she is quick, she is never deaf
nor dumb, she is invisible when most
effective—she is the girl who must be
consulted before you can get the tele-
phone you want. Though not much
of a mathematician, she deals in num-
Paul 486 to Mount Vernon 2749 and
subtracts Tuxedo 48-M from Madison
8246 K with lightninglike rapidity.
The government experts find that
‘she can answer 225 calls a minute
without shedding a hairpin, but do
not mention that she can give you
the same wrong number three times
in five minutes and cause attacks of
apoplexy and indignation at both ends
of the wire. ; :
She must be either very patient
or very indifferent, this operator in
deals with many men of many tem-
pers and many women of many
tongues. And if she can manage this
successfully and emerge from a day
‘of conflict with unrufiied temper and
smiling face, she must be a wonder.
There she sits, this lady of the tele-
phone, calm, polite, like Patience on
a monument smiling at Rage. From
out the wreck of matter and the ruin
of worlds comes undisturbed her even
tones, “Number, please!’’—Baltimore
Sun. ;
Pity the Poor Cowboy!
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the famous
food expert, said at a.dinner in this
city, apropos of the meat boycott and
the cold storage discussion:
“The trend of modern life seems
on the surface to be toward preserved
no such real trend, save among cer-
tain dealers.
“Who,” said Dr. Wiley, {‘would
like to be in the boots of the cowboy
in-the barren sagebrush country who
used to send in, week after week, the
same order to the storekeeper:
¢ ‘Canamilk, canacow, canajam,
canabutter, canacake, canascrapple,
canacorn, - canaham, canaplums.’ ’—
Washington Star.
How He Escaped.
The One— “What was the result of
Miss De Sweet’s suit for breach of
promise?”
off on the plea of temporary insan-
ity.” 2 ; !
"The One—*‘How did that happen?”
The: Other—“His letters to her
| News.
were read to the jury.”—Chicago
Xf al,
one of the : kettles in’
The size of the yard will depend |
bers, wholesale and. retail—adds St.
of it.”
‘the conversation exchange, for she’
‘Please step inside.
instead of fresh foods, but there is
The Other—‘ The young man got
THE MYSTERY.
“IT ain’t me,” says the farmer,
“Who's gettin’ th’ stuff.”
“’T ain’t me,” says the packer;
“I get just enough
To pay a small profit,
As fair as can be.”
‘And all of them chorus
Together “ ’T ain’t me.”
“’T ain’t me,” says the tanner,
“Who gets the high price,
For high shoes and low ones,
For slippers and ties.”
“’T ain’t me,” says the rancher;
“T live and that’s all.”
““T ain’t me,” says the dealer;
“My profits are small.”
“’T ain’t me,” says the canner;
“My margin’s the same.”
“’T ain’t me,” says the huckster,
“Who’s bracin’ the game.”
“T ’ain’t me,” says the gardener;
: “I’m poor all th’ time.”
¥ ¢’T ain’t me,” says the grocer;
“I ain’t seen a dime.”
It’s surely a puzzle
To know where it goes;
No maker or seller
Or any of those
Partake of high prices,
So they all agree;
And I'm a consumer,
I'm certain ““’t ain’t me.”
—J. W. Foley, in the New York Times.
Vicar’'s Wife—“Can’t I persuade
you to come to our -mext mother’s
meeting?’ Mrs. Jenkins—“It’s very
kind of you, mum, but I never was a
society woman.”—M. A. P.
‘“He says he hopes to have the luck
te win your hand.” ‘Who, Willie?
He'll have to have something besides
luck. Does he think I'm raffling this
hand ?”—Cleveland Leader
Lady (upon recovery of lost purse)
—*“May the Lord reward you for your
honesty, sir.” Fuzzy (anxious for a
good square)— “If you don’t mind,
missus, I'd just as lief you would.”’—
Judge.
“Before leaving here you ought to
take your wife to hear the famous
echo.” ‘Impossible! I could never
get her away. She couldn’t let the
echo have the last word.”’—Bon
Vivant. :
The man who said, “It can’t be done,”
When Progress onward slid,
Was just as far off as the one
“Who said, “It can’t be did.”
0 _—~Philadelphia Reccrd.
~ "Why do you enjoy playing
bridge?’ said the superior ‘person.
“It absolutely prohibits conversa-
tion.” “Yes,” answered Miss Cay-
enne. “I believe that’s why I like
it.”—Washington Star.
Mrs. Brown—*You’ husband doan’
take much interest in baseball, do he,
Now, my husband am
Mrs. Black? |
always talkin’ about de home plate.”
Mrs. Black—‘ ‘Huh! De only plate
mah husband talks about am de din-
neh plate.”—Judge. ;
Lawyer—*‘‘So there was such bad
feeling between the factions that the
‘prisoner never spoke to his victim
when they passed by. Did the former
cut the latter with acerbity?’’ Truth-
ful Witness—‘No, sir. With a
knife.” —Washington Star.
Mary had a little lamb
And it began to sickeny
She sent it off to Packingtown
And now it’s labelled “Chicken.”
—Lippincott’s.
“That man has good, sound judg-
ment.” “I never saw any evidence
“Maybe you’ve never gone at
him Tight. I talked to him for half
an hour this morning, and he agreed
with everything I said.”’—Chicago
Record-Herald.
Elderly Stranger (disposed to be
sociable)—*I suppose this is one 0’
them new fashioned pay-as-you-enter
cars.” Conductor—‘ ‘Yes, uncle, and
it’s also an enter-as-you-pay car.
You're delaying
the procession.”’—Chicago Tribune.
“Bill, what share did you get of
your grandfather’s estate?” ‘I got
what was left after every other feller
had been provided fur.” “Then you
are the residuary legatee.” I ain’t
nothin’ of the sort, blame ye! I'm an
honest, hard workin’ coppersmith!’”’
—Chicago Tribune.
o
Between the Acts.
‘Every chance I get,” said the
opera-goer, ‘I sneak up behind some
one who is reading between the acts
and try to find out what he is reading.
Up in the top gallery a lot of friend-
less folk read between the acts. They
come alone and have nobody to talk
to, and as they don’t care to study
the crowd they fall back on a book or
newspaper. Newspapers predomi-
nate, but books hold their own pretty
well. © Librettos don’t count. No-
body up in the top gallery needs a
libretto. Novels are popular. Every
time ‘Lucia’ is sung more than one
person sneaks ‘The Bride of Lammer- |
moor’ out of the book case and takes
it to the opera. ‘Orfeo’ brings out
numerous works on mythology. One
night I peeped over the shoulder of
a young man who was studying al-
gebra. But for pure catholicity of
taste commend me to the woman who
read ‘Mr. Dooley’ between acts of
‘Parsifal.’ I had always flattered my-
self that I possessed wide sympathies
in music and literature, but after that
exhibition of liberality I slunk back
into a seat reserved for ultra conser-.
vatives.”—New York Sun,
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay
Graniteville, Vt. — ‘I was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
RS from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
LydiaE.Pinkham’s
Vegetable Com-
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, asit
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
A LydiaE.Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other suffer-
ing women I am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter.” — Mrs. CHAS. BARCLAY,
R.F.D.,Graniteville, Vt.
No other medicine for woman’s ills
qualified endorsement. No other med-
icine we know of has such a record
of cures of female ills as has Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
For more than 30 years it has been
curing female complaints such as
inflammation, ulceration, local weak-
nesses, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and it is
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
It costs but little to try Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and,
as Mrs. Barclaysays,it is “worth moun-
tains of gold ” to suffering women.
That people will eat elephant meat
with a relish has been proved by a
butcher in Frankfort-on-the-Main, to
his own profit and without the knowl
.| edge of his customers.
. This Will Interest Mothers.
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children,
cure Ieverishness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders. Regulatethe Bowels and
Destroy Worms. They break up colds in 24
hours. Pleasant to take,and harmless asmilk.
Neverfail. AtDruggists,25c. Samplemailed
FREE. Address Allen S.Olmsted,LeRoy,N.Y.
bona _ 15
- The trees which are used in the
Government work of reforestation are
‘grown at eight Government nurseries
in the Western forest reserves.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle.
An Acre of Ground. A
There are thousands of city dwell-
ers, men on salaries none too large,
Who might well consider a home in
some small nearby suburb, with an
acre or less of ground about the place.
None but those who have actually had
; experience begin to realize the produc-
tiveness of a single acre when devoted
«to those. things which so largely con-
stitute provisions. A single acre will
‘provide almost the entire living for
a good-sized family, if worked. An
acre of grass may keep a cow, but not
a family. The father will find him-
self a better man physically than he
ever dreamed of being, as a result of
.even a little outdoor work each day;
the fresh air and quiet will do won-
ders for the mother with nervous
prostration, and if there are any boys
and girls old enough to take a hand
dt will help them to a vitality which
no city-grown child ever knows. Trans-
portation in these days makes such
residence possible, and few who try
it care to go back to the old life. It’s
true there are fewer doctors in the
block—but then you need them less
often. Think it over.—Popular Me-
chanics.
Trial Bottle Free By Mail
If yon suffer from Epilepsy, Fits, Falling Sickness,
Spasms, or have children that do so, my New Dis-
covery will relieve them, and all you are asked to
do is to send for a Free Trial 82 Bottle of Dr. May's
Epilepticide Cure
It has cured thousands where everything else
failed. Guaranteed by May Medical Laboratory
Under Pure Food and Drugs Act, June 80th, 1908
Guaranty No. 18971. Please write for Special Free
$2 Bottle and give AGE and complete address
DR. W. H. MAY, 548 Pear! Street, New York.
GENTS TO HANDLE REMARKABLE
MONEY GETTER. Used in every home.
Agents making $8.00 par day. Sells at sight.
Exclusive territory. Sample free. Address
RHOADS & BENNETT, BRANCH, PA.
WOULD YOU MARRY IF SUITED?
advertisements martiageable peonle fiom all
sections, rich, poor, young, oid, Protestants,
Catholics, mailed, sealed, free.
C. X. GUNNELS, TOLEDO, OHIO
WANTED S55ombuamn mos we er
Write 1or prices, RICHMOND
BAG CO., INC., Richmond. Va. “
PATENT
P. N. U.'15, 1910."
Watson E. Coleman, Wash-
ington, D.C. Bocks free. High
est references,” Best results,
has received such wide-spread and un-’
Matrimonial paper containing hundreds of
wad Thompson's Eye Water -
\