Hood's Cures My Health is Solid As a Duck's Foot In the Mud Cured of lira vcl arid Indigestion ma partita -ulr, Frederick Earnfred Chicago, Illinois. " I want to say that I have been made a newmanhy Hood's Karsaparilla and Hood'e Pills. 1 was in a wretched condition and paid to one physician 8 li for attendance ' and prescriptions, which gave nie no re lief. 1 Buffered intensely from gravel, and thilik 1 have endured as tinich mis ery as any man from that complaint. 1 Rave up hope of ever getting well and wm only walking about to Save Funeral Expenses. Nothing would slay on my stomach. Ibegan to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, and found that It did me good, so I kept on till I hav« taken fourteen bottles, and now my health is us sftlid as a duck's foot in HOOD'S Sarsaparilla CURES the mud. 1 keep Hood's Sarsaparilla in the house, ns I consider it the cheapest and best medicine in the market. My indi gestion is entirely cured, and all symp toms of the gravel liave disappeared.' FKEDEKICK EAHNFRED, NO. 64 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois. N. B. Be sure to get Hood's and only HOOD'S Hnod" m Fill# net easily, yet promptly and eft) ciently, on the liver and bowels. 25 eenta. CuresConsnniption, Coughs, Cronp, Sore Throat. Sold bv alt Drugreists on a. Guarantee. Unlike the Dutch Process (Zfit No Alkalies Other Chemicals < AJBO# are llse( i in the preparation of W. BAKER & CO.'S | flßreakfastCocoa SB L '\ ft which is absolutely Ml '* :, V: pure and soluble. ill t ! 1 1 2(, )• y'Vi It has more than three time* EM fflnl'l F W strcnyth °* Cocoa mixed Starcj, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is far more eco nomical, costing less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, and EASILY DIGESTED. Sold by Grocers everywhere. W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Kan. 6THE KIND | 1 THAT CURESf a* ' 2ND, (Dyspepsia for2o Years! S TRIED EVERYTHING, sYet 2 bottles wrought I A CURE. FICTION, BUT TRUTH. JdAxa SAKHAI'ARILLA CO., GENTS:—I have been a groat aufTerer for *over £O years with DYSPEPSIA. sSllave trlcl ni > Hnbit Cored in 10 ll|S|l||H to 20 days. No pay till cured. VI IMIfl DR. I STEPHENS, Lebanon, Ohio. GOITRE CURED .) . N. Klein, J. IHHHHHHSSSS9HHH R NN 7 ° NE DOUBTS THAI ■we can euro them.at OB BLOOD POISON l^rVt^VA^: K SPFPIII TY H pat ticulara and invostl- II •rci»IALI I. ■ Kate) our ,oi iab | !ty . Uur _______ fin backing $.'00,000. When merctii«Y, Lrllla or Hot Spring* fall, we irunrantee a cure —and our Maaric T yphilene is the only thin? that will cure permanently. I' sitive proof sent aealed, free, coos HKHKDT CO., Chicago, 111. DELICATE WOMEN 0I Debilitated Women, should use BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGULATOR. Every ingredient possesses superb Tonic properties and exerts a wonderful influ ence in toning up and strengthening her system, by driving through the proper channels all impurities. Health and strength guaranteed to result from its use. "My wife, -who wai bedridden for eigh. teen months, after ating Jiradfield's remain Regulator for two month* la getting well." J. M. JOBNSOK. Mnlrern, Ark. BRADVnti-o TtMuiiTOß Co.. Atlanta, Qa (Juid by Drags Ist* at SI.OO per UotUe. BAT CAPS. This is a good time to prepare the hay caps for use by-and-by. They are made of light duck or heavy cotton cloth, fifty-four inches wide. The cloth is torn into squares, which make the right size. The raw edges should be hemmed and loops of cord fasten* d into the corners. These serve to hold the caps fast by means of sharp wooden pegs pushed into the haycock.—New York Times. RIPKNINB THE CRKAM. I believe there is nothing so important and yet difficult in producing first-class butter as the process of ripening the cream, says a correspondent. It is im possible almost to have all of the condi tions twice alike. Some patron's cream may have been a little sour, which, when mixed with the rest of course hastens the ripening process. If the butter maker is not aware of this sour cream it will all be ready for the churn before he is leady for it, therefore the quality of the butter must be more or less impaired. This is one of the many instances where the but ter maker has to contend with difficulty. If creamery patrons would only co-oper ate with the butter maker what a differ ence there would be in the general qual ity of butter throughout the country.— American Dairyman. A NKOLECTBD FODDER CROP. Peas are an excellent food for milch cows, or for hogs. Take a piece of fall plowing and harrow it well to make a good seed bed. Sow broadcast twq and one-half busbels of the small Canada peas, or three bushels of marrowfats, and plow under four or fire inches. The pea is a deep-rooted plant and should be put well down. Sow on top of the ground one bushel of oats to hold the peas up. For hogs they come in as green forage after clover, and may be cut with a scythe, and thrown into them, or a mov able fence may be put around a small portion of the field. Oood success has been obtained by putting the peas and oats in the silo. Or they may be cut and cured, threshed and ground into meal. Try two or three acres as an experiment the coming spring.—American Agricul turist. THE MOST PROFITABLE HORSE. While the principal interest in horse raising centers in heavy draft, coach and driving horses there is a class of horses that are more useful to the' farmer and still salable at fair prices on the market, namely, the chunk or medium weight horse full made in all parts, plenty of bone and muscle, short straight back, good length of neck, intelligent, well formed head with good action and fair road gait, weighing from 1200 to 1400 pounds. Such horses, if well broke, five years old and good color, are selling readily on the present market at slls to $l5O, according to weight and quality, and as a great many of our Western farmers raise horses more for their own work than for the market and think the imported diaft breeders too clumsy and the American trotter too frail for their use it is very desirable for them to raise a kind that will fill their requirements, and still get a paying price for the sur plus stock when they wish to market them. To produce the chunk described re quires great care and judgment in select ing sires, as there is no distinct breed in the country possessing all the required quality, the breeder must try to remedy the faults of the dam through extra de velopments in the side where the dam is deficient, and vice versa, but by all means do not increase the present oversupply of ungainly, narrow-chested, light-boned, long-backed, slim-waisted plugs by using dams without some good qualities for breeding purposes.—Ch'cago Sun. CARS OF LAWN SHRUBS. In planting shrubs, let the soil be rich and mellow. Set the plants at about the depth they were grown in the nurseries from which they were procured, and spread the roots out carefully, being sure to give them room enough to take their natural shape. Never crowd them into a little hole, as some do. Sift fine soil among them, and settle it well by giving the plants occasional jarring. When covered, press down firmly with the hand. When the hole is nearly full, water well. This works the soil down until every crack and crevice is full, and makes it compact about the roots. Then put on the rest of the soil, firming it well about the base of the shrub. Never allow grass to grow close to any shrub if you want it to do well. It is true that shrubs will live for years even when choked with grass; but thev never give such fine flowers, and such quantities of them, as they will in a soil kept free from weeds and everything else that extracts nutriment therefrom. In autumn, spread coarse manure about each plant. In spring, dig into the soil. In this way you keep the plants well fed. Each spring, before growth bogins, go over your plants and cut out all weak, dead or injured branches. Aim to prune them in such a manner as to keep each specimen symmetrical. This advice as to tbe season of pruning will apply to all I have described, except the lilac. This shrub forms its flower buds the season before they are developed, and spring pruning would destroy the crop of blossoms. Prune lilacs immedi ately alter the flowering season is over. ——Demorest's Family Magazine. GROWING OATS. One of the most important items with chis crop is early seeding. Oats will grow and thrive in cool, moist weather, but hot, dry weather often suts short the growth and yield. To be profitable oats must be grown cheaply; one point in doing this is to secure a good growth and yield, and every advantage must be taken to get this. Everything should be made ready, so that at the first favorable opportunity the work can be pushed along as rapidly as possible. While earliness is an item, there is no advantage in trying to work the soil when it is wet. With oats, as with all other crops, it is important to have the soil in good tilth, and this eau not be secured readily if the soil it worked wet. One rapid, as well as economical, way of sowing oats is to have two teams and three men. One of the men can sow the oats broadcast by hand, another, with a team and cultivator, can work them ioto the soil, and the man and team can har row into good tilth. In this way the seeding may be done very rapidly. It is not necessary not best to work the sotl deep. The roots of the oat plant grow very near the surface, and if the surface is thoroughly fined this is all the prep aration necessary. Another good plan is to use the disk harrow with a seeder attachment. In this way the seed is sown and worked into the soil all at once; it has one de cided advantage in that the seed can be sown very readily and much more evenly when the wind is blowing hard than can well be done by hand. Many of the spring tooth harrows have the seeding attachment and can bo used in the same way as the disk harrow. Care must be taken to use plenty of seed and to get it distributed evenly, as with all crops of this kind a good even stand is an im portant item in securing a good yield. Have the seed on hand and the imple ments ready to sow at the first oppor tunity, and then when the condition of the soil will permit push the work as rapidly as possible; in nearly all cases the early sown oats give the best crop. Oats can be used to good advantage in a system of rotation, and where stock is kept to consume the various larm pro ducts can be used profitably as feed. How early oats may be sown depends much upon the season; in some years it is possible to sow in the latter part of February, while at other times it will be the first part of April before the seeding can be done. But it is always advisable to sow at the first opportunity.—St. Louis Republic. FAItM AND GARDEN NOTES. Make cuttings now of heliotropes for summer planting. Clean off and fix up all the flower beds after the severe frosts. Take good care of the potatoes that are being saved for seed. The Ponderosa tomato is remarkable for its large, smooth fruit. Pruning is now in order in many sections for trees and vines. Cutback the old fuschias and trim in to bush form for best effects. A new sweet corn is introduced under the name "Country Gentleman." There are few, if any, farms of th« North and East where a hot bed will not pay- Test your corn before planting and don't take all the kernels from one ear. Take two or three from ears scattered all through the pile, box or barrel Oood seed corn is the first essential of a good corn crop. A half stand of coru means a lean yield, and lots of room for weeds. The seed should be vigorous. Skimmed milk and the whites of eggs are very much alike, and though the cream has been separated, a full allow ance of Indian corn will supply the oily constituents of the yolks. The King apple sells well, but the tret has a poor habit of growth, which t correspondent in Americau Qardening says can be improved by top working OD Northern Spy or other strong-growing variety. If you have some money left over after paying all your debts don't put it out on interest till you loolc around and see whether you have a good barn and good warm quarters for your live stock, not even excepting the colts and drj cattle. Experiments made in England showed that the larger grains of wheat, obtained by sifting, sprouted sooner, grew more rapidly, made more straw and on an average ten bushels more of grain pei acre, than did the small seeds sifted out from the same lot. Farmers should exercise great care in removing skins; there is great variation in the value of skins as far as the pres ence of holes and other unfavorable con ditions are concerned. The fine high grade Jersey dairy skins are the very best goods in the market. Linseed is decidedly to be included in the sick-diet roll of the herse. It is nutritious, and from its oleaginous nAture, soothing ta the frequently irri table mucous membrane of the alimentary canal, and hence is particularly to be rec ommended in the treatment of sore throats. A well-known Western man riding across tbe country, and noticing thou sands of acres cf corn stalks standing in the fields from which the ears had been jerked, said: >'The farmer is conducting the only business in the world that al lows a man to lose twenty-five per cent, of his capital stock and at the same time live." The whole secret of having eggs in winter is to bare pullets hatched early— say in March or April—that they may be fully grown and feathered before winter; then give them warm quarters and a mixed diet, and eggs are sure to result. Hens over one year old seldom lay in winter, but a few should be retained for setting, as they make better mothers. There are a good many uncertain kinds of measures in use that have only local values. A bundle of hay or a truss contains fifty-six pounds of old hay and sixty pounds of new, and a truss of straw is thirty-six pounds. These, however, are only English measures and are not used here. A bag of potatoes is 1$ bushels or uinety pounds. A basket of any kind of vegetables is three pecks or forty-five pounds. Linseed oil meal is a safe and excellent food for pigs if given in moderation, but as this meal is a highly concentrated food, not more than than half a pound a day, mixed with other food, should be given to a year old pig. A good and safe mixture is three pounds of wheat bran, two pounds of cornmeal or pea meal, one halt pound linseed oil naeal for a pig of 150 pounds. This food may be made into a slop, not too thin, with skimmed milk, or water, if the milk is wanting. Anchor Im. The "anchor ice" by whtoh the steamer City of Boston waa imprisoned in the Thamea River, at Norwich, is one of the strangest of wintry phenomena. It goes by various names. Weet of New England it is known as "slush ice," and abroad it is called "ground ice." It ia not formed upon the anrface of water, bnt collects on the beds of atreams. This is the most remarkable thing about it. Many theoriea have been advanced to account for its formation. One scien tist claimed that it waa the result of ra diation of heat from the river bed, and that it was deposited on the same prin ciple as dew. Another stoutly main tained that it was produced by little spiculse of hoar frost falling from the atmosphere into the water. The most acceptable hypothesis, how ever, is that the whole body of water in which it is found is thoroughly chilled by a mechanical action of the currents of the stream, and that the anchor Ice then naturally forms on the stone; and other rough bodies at the bottom. After this general cooling of the water to a tem perature in the neighborhaod of thirty two degrees Fahrenheit, the anchor iec will speedily coat a pole, for example, that is lowered into the strean. The nucleus having once been formed, the small masses of ice that cling by ad hesion to the asperities of the river bed {{row in size, and at length attain suf ficient buoyancy to loosen their fastenings and rise to the surface. In doing this they frequently tear up small stones and clumps of gravel. The anchor ice is clearly crystalline in structure, and in the water resembles a kind of fungus or vegetable growth. At times a stream will be seen full of little masses of anchor ice floating along near or at the surface. Its consistency is often very slight, so that if an attempt is made to grasp in the hand it readily melts and disappears. It is confined mainly to swiftly running streams hav ing gravelly or stony beds, and it is a feature of the winter that proves trouble some chiefly to mill owners. It collect* on the head gates of canals and on the racks at the entrances of flumes, and, if it is allowed to pass into a wheel pit, ia liable to stop the wheel, as it etlectually stopped the paddles of the steamer City of Boston in the Thames.—Boston Herald. (tonkin; Becoming an Art. "It will not bt many years," said Mrs. S. T. Rover, of Philadelphia, who de- Totes her life to gastronomical affairs, "before cooking will fortn as important a department in the curriculum of our girl's public and private schools as mathemathics and geography. It is in fact on a par with any ot the arts, and yet is the most neglected. "In Philadelphia, Boston and New York it is taught, as it should be, in tna normal schools, due attention being given to chemistry and hygiene. The chemistry of food should bo thoroughly understood, and is by high priced, trained chefs. Women must bo edu cated in cooking, and it is to my mind much more important than the higher accomplishment a."—Washington Star. The New Bread. Attention is called to the new method of making bread of superior lightness, fineness and wholesmneness without yeast, a receipt for which is given else where in this paper. Even the best bread makers will be interested in this. To every reader who will try this, and write the result to the Hoyal Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall street. New York, that company will send in return, free, a copy of the most practical and useful cook book, containing one thousand re ceipts for all kinds of cooking, yet pub lished. Mention this paper. There are in foreign lands, American missionaries, their wises and assistant! to the following number: Presbyterians, 1817; Baptists, lß6o; Congregationalism, 2980; Methodists, 3783. In several instances lately recorded missionaries have adopted the bicycle as an agent of transportation. "Remember that In (iartield Tea you have an unfailing remedy for Indigestion, Sick Head ache and every attending ill that an abused stomach can make yon suffer. Every druggist sells it. iisc., sl)c. and sl." Wanted.—sooo Palo People to buy 50c. Bot tles of Forestine 8100 I Bitters of all dealers for 2 lie. (lives you Strength and Vigor With the Freshness or Youth. Corons ANO Ho A KSENK.sN.The irritation which induces couuhing relieved by use of "Brou-n"i Bronchial Troc/io." Sold only in boxes OXE ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colda, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. I)o not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. lOUISVIUi. Kt. kFH YORK. N.t. N Y N O—LL IflllCT UAUC A«ent« AT ONCE. Sample mUvl VIA ft Sash lock (Pat. *92) free by mail for 2c. Stamp. Immense. Unrivalled. Only good one ever invented.. Beata weight*. Sale* unparalleled >li a day. Write quick. Brohakp, Phila.. Pa ■ Pteo's Kemedj for Catarrh It the ■ ■ Sold by drugglata or seat by Wc. IE. T. Hard Hoe, Warren, flu ■ Ideal Life «112 the CoffiM I'liuiter. "Coffee planters in G&utemala have a double way of making money," aaid Carl F. Ebberle, of Philadelphia, at the Na tional. "In the first place they have all grown rich during recent years because of the high price of the bean and the de cline of the Brazilian coffee plantation* upon the abolition of the monai a hy. A very great impetus was given to coffee culture in Central America, and now there is very little good coffee land in Guatemala that is not cultivated, but there is plenty of land in Nicaragua. "It costs about nine or ten cents per pound to land coffee in the New York, London or Amsterdam markets. When it sells from fifteen to thirty cents the enormous profit is plain. The rich plant ers spend their winters in Paris or Lon don. There are millions of Qerman cap ital invested in coffee, and the Germans practically control the trade. American interests are small. In all large cities in Mexico and Central America are seen big German commission houses and re tail stores. "The coffee planters are paid for their The New Bread. i "D OYAL unfermented bread, made without yeast, avoiding the decomposition produced in the flour by yeast or other baking powder; peptic, palatable and most healthful; may be eaten warm and fresh without discomfort, whicfy is not true of bread made in any other way. Can be made only with Royal Baking Powder. i Receipt for Making One Loaf. I quart flour, I teaspoonful salt, half a teaspoonful sugar, a heaping teaspoonfuls Royal Baking Powder, half medium-sized cold boiled potato, and water. Sift to gether thoroughly flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder ; rub in the potato; add sufficient water to mix smoothjy and rapidly into a stiff batter, About as soft as for pound cake; about a pint of water to a quart of flour will be required— "A SUCCESS." F. J Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., Gentlemen:— I have suffered from catarrji for about five years and have tried several remedies without relief until I commenced to use Hall's Catarrh Cure last February. I must say that it is a A SUCCESS, the dropping in my throat disappeared entirely after the first bottle. It increased my appetite, so that I now weigh eight pounds more than my cus tomary weight. I have recommended it to others and all who used it have been greatly relieved and speak highly of it. One of them was in my store yesterday and expressed his wish to peddle it this winter. Will you please let me know the lowest terms you could furnish it for, as I would like to keep it in stock. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain, Yours respectfully, R. C. HAUSWEDELL, Lake City, Minn. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS, 75c. 4 toss. OWt jBSpHV M The following art of the tune high standard Of d> K- BB"*"" 9VI \SB merit i <31 tg Bss I 93-SO Police, Partners sod Letter-Carriet* i Kg- ss.o* and 1t.75 for Youths and Boys. SKm - $3.00 Hand-Sewed. I FOR _ K mrXri? ySa.SO and a.oo Dougola, (LADIES. ti.75 for Misses. •* Mm? IT IB A DUTY yea on toumU VM *° I* I**• 1 **• b«at Talae for your money. Boonomlae in your He \flt footwear by purcbaalng W K _ \ ~-pm. t,. Douglas Bboea, wbloh alms IS THE _ Will (It* exclusive mlf teikae Inlensatl general where I have ttnu. Write fer catalogue. Tfnot for aale In Tour place «on«l Hir»< tle Facterjr,atatlag Hn j, rise ana width wanted, l'c-'agr * •■. T> la" _2" ' ■ *". _ I* II PHAM VI fl ft wr aiiuw.'u there *» nothing to oosspn* WiUt u? 5 rtfrßTnllllT MARTMAN STEEL»PICKET L V Lll I UUU I FENCE in beatrty of appearftnc*, and it pounds per hour; two horse power will run il. Al»> rew model HAND SEPARATOR lor the ?a!e ot which AGENTS arc WANTED in every fection. Manufacturers ol everything in line of machinery and supplies for butler an(l cheese factories. Send for catalogue. DAVIS Ic RANKIN BUILDING AND MFG. CO., S4O TO U64 WEST LAKK STREET. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. PHW TACKS! '* YOU ALWAYS NEED 'EM, % V You pull curtain down quick, oft it . | \ comes. Von need "Home Tackt." ' t P Gimp pets loose on chairs, etc. Tou F Spring cleaning —you relay carpets.! i P You must have "Ilomc Tneks." ' F IN anvHome uses for Tacks, J. j ■ You will always iiir.l just tlie right siied IJ # tack § for tho purpose In a box at" Home (» a Tackt"— packed in six apartments—(l 4 a most convenient form. {I Maita lolely by the It or el ty Dept. Atlee Tack Oorp'n. g | V W»rshoos's. -Mston. N«w York, I'biUdaiplil*, Dftlttmer*. " . \ W rwM«*. **■«•, HIM. \ i A kubutj, Hut. rijaouCt, Mua t 112 HO/\E TACKS ii 5 ( SOLD EVERYWHERE. ' MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS fWITH THOMSONS OiM SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. No tools required. Only s riammer needed to drtve end e'tnch thi-m easily and qulcL;.v, leaving tho clinch n.«o ntrly smooth. Requiring no ho e to be mad* In lie leather nor hurr for the Rivet*. Ther are lonirli and durable. Millions now in u*e. AH «>mrtnv uniform or a*e<»rt«Hl. pnt np In boxet. AaU your dealer for Ihrm, or send «o. la r tain pi lor a bo* of 100, nxnortod alzee. Man fa by JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO., WAI.TIIAtf. MASS. v TlClldlUll \t »»lilnston, D.r. ■ 3yreiulasf v.ai, atty biuce. y^|^WWVWWWWVW>AA/VWWWVWWW ROOT, BARK » BLOSSOM Tie Keet f*t«raaph, lltns Kllae7 BlcMßg yfe Fiiina iullack anil l.iiabe. Tired. Uryyl Filing, D«-l»»!liy and Low Vitality forafams*. # PAID WEEKLY SALARY. Kbox two raonthi* s..pply » J Se*.i b J **!«T*ll wTfl" e. " one mcnth'o sapnly 11 fU*.#. **7 It and BeWeQ. HOOT, BARK A 81-OSSOM, Wew»rk. W I J. /VWVWVWyVWWWVWN/WWWWVVWWVW# Garf iql d Teas! Core* ( onstlp»tion7Heatorc« Doetorr BUI* Sample freo Oaai J J ij» < O..S»W.4Mb 5t.,5.T. Cures SicK Headache ever custom-