♦/i physical attraction is [ | secondary ♦to it. We , iT have a book we"; will ■ |] gladly send you that \ 71 tells just how to care ij [ I for the hair. fc Jlf your hair is too 112 f] oHos- lAVmn [| i"g l«s /\J\| V M luster,; | I Nov. 23, 1898. Norwich, N. Y. I* K J Write the Doctor. 112 ] / 1 It you don't obtain all the benefits Vl 112 & yon nesire from the nse of thu Vigor, MM I write the Doctor about it. Address, F& I j DK. J. C. AYEK, §■ Lowell, Mass. I J r VrTl Artesian Well I)iik l>y Ants, It is a notorious fact, says a corre spondent, writing from Millen, Screven County, Georgia, that red ants will dig their holes until they strike water. Near the station in Millen, and about fifty feet from one of the main arte sian wells, is a colony of big red ants that have been working in the same bed for over fifty years. One of the oldest citizens says they were there for that length of time to his certain knowledge, but he can't say how long they were there before that time. One can imagine the astonishment of the people of Millen when they saw one morning a bold flow of artesian water seven feet high coming from the red ant bed. The poor fellows dug to their own destruction. A very peculiar thing about it is that it has cut off the (veils here. There is great excitement acre. People for miles around are somlug in hourly to see the wonder ful well.—Savannah News. DO YOU FEEL UKE THtS? Pen Picture for Women. " I am so nervous, there is not a well inch in my whole body. lam no weak at my stomach and have indi gestion horribly, and palpitation of the heart, and lam losing flesh. This headache and backache nearly kills me, and yesterday I nearly had hyster ics ; there is a weight in the lower part of my bowels bearing down all the time, and pnins in icy groins and thighs; I cannot sleep, walk, or sit, and I believe I am diseased all over ; no one ever suffered as I do." This is a description of thousands of cases which come to Mrs. Pinktiam's attention daily. An inflamed and ul- condition of the neck of the Womb can produce all of these symp- Mits. Johx WILLIAMS. toms. and no woman should allow herself to reach such a perfection of misery when there is absolutely no need of it. The subject of our por trait in this sketch, Mrs. Williams of Englishtown, N.J., has Wen entirely cured of such illness and misery by Lydia K. l'inkham's Vegetable Com pound. and the guiding adviee of Mn. Pinkhiun of Lynn, Mass. No other medicine has such a record for absolute cures, and no other medi cine is "just as good." Women who want a cure shouiu insist upon getting Lydia E. l'inkham's Vegetable Com pound when they ask for it at a store. Anyway, write a letter to Mrs. Pink ham at Lynn, Mass., and tell her all your trouble*. Her advice is fro*. * ■HMIJftITOMCD mil I ■ IP PimiMMlr Csf»< to II I V NCRWRCItorer H| ■ w *• Vtto iflM Am !■■>■'«) wait a*sll#sr. TWILIGHT. • The sun is low, the tide is high, The sk.v as red as woman's lips, Shows red in the river's reflected glow, Save the silver line where the oarsman dips; Straugs, subtle hour, that no spell can stay, A link 'twixt tomorrow and yesterday. —Louise Ijams Lander. THE — £ J REYOLTOF MOSES. [ By Hope Darin?. £ Not the Moses of sacred history— just plain Moses Smith, farmer, aged 30; tall, with stooping shoulders; face furrowed wltli wrinkles, that is, the part visible above his grizzled beard; eyes gray and sleepy, ye with a kindly light in their faded depths. Sarah Ann, his wife, was also tall but itraiglit, carrying her head stiffly erect. Iler blue eyes were very wide open; her brown hair, in which were only a few silver threads, was always smooth, and her thin red lips had a fashion of closing that Moses well un derstood. For 30 years they had dwelt togeth er. In all these years Mrs. Smith had commanded Moses and Moses had obeyed. There had been but few occa sions on which he had advanced opinions of his own. But this fair morning, when the sun was, in count leak dewdrops, multiplying his own brightness, and the south wind wooed the rosebuds into perfect bloom, Moses Smith determined to have for once, at least, his own way. Two weeks before he had heard his wife say to a neighbor,— "Anybody can wind Moses round their finger." Now Moses knew Ills weakness; was aware that his wife knew it, for did not she tell him of it every day? But to discuss it with another! That was different. He had pondered the mat ter for 14 days, and his mind was fully made up to tills day assert himself, but he ate his breakfast of toast, fried potatoes, ham, coffee and molasses cookies in his usual silent way. As they rose from the table Mrs. Smith said, — "I want you to churn right away, Moses, 'fore it gets so hot." "All right. I'll be back from tlie barn soon," and he slouched off at his usual leisurely gait. Mrs. Smith entered the pantry, raised a trap door that led to the cel lar, and descending, saw that the jar at cream was ready for the churn, j Then she went about her usual morning j work. In a short time she heard her husband's voice.ut the kitchen door. "Is that air cream ready?" "Of course it is. But you hain't got j the water." "Yes, I have. I jest drawed three buckets." "Now, Moses Smith, I hain't heard you carry it Into the woodhouse." "I guess you didn't. I'm going to churn out under the apple tree." There was an ominous silence. Mrs. Smith persisted in using an old fashioned dash churn. In warm i weather this churn was placed in a ' tub of cold water, drawn with a wind- > lass from the stone-lined well by the 1 kitchen door. A few steps from the well stood a gnarled old apple tree, whose spreading branches made a canopy of breezy shade. Moses had many times hinted a desire to do the ' churning here instead of in the wood- j house, but his wife always forbade. "You bring that tub of water into the woodhouse. The churn is out there, all ready, and you see to it you don't spatter the cream when you empty it." She went up stairs, opened the win- : dows of her sleeping rooui and put the bed to air. She also tlillM her careful- ' ly kept sitting-room. When she went again to the kitchen, she stood for an Instant transfixed with astonishment by the picture framed by the open door. Under the apple tree sti>od her hus band, his straw hat laid aside, while | both hands grasped the churn dasher, | slowly propelling it up and down. j "Moses Smith!" Sarah Ann pushed j open the screen and advanced to his side. "What do you mean by bringing that cream out here? Didn't you hear what I said'/" "Yes. As to what 1 meant by bring- In' the cream out here, I meant to : churn it that's all." "Well, you won't do It lice. You carry that churn straight into the woodhouse. 1 don't see what does : make you act so like a fool, .Moses Smith." "I hain't aetln' like a fool. Sary Ann. I euu churn Jest as well out here. It's u real pleasure to listen to the mother robin over yender and to see the Atin shlue peepln' through the leaves." "Humph! l'oetry and work don't go well together. Why don't you do as 1 • tell you'/" Mr. Smith dropped both hands frolic the churn dasher, drew himself up us straight us wus possible after stoop ing so many years, unil said dlstlnct ly- "Vauae 1 don't want to." "I don't cure what you want." Mrs. Smith returned angrily. "1 tell you not to churn another stroke here. I guess I " "Aury Ann." Moses leaned one arm reflectively against the tree; "1 don't i cart* a mite whether 1 churn or not, but If I do it will be right here iiud uowhere elite." For a moment she was speechless. ' • I'd like to know what you mean," she gasped. "The idea of talking like " "Never mind. The question 'pears to be, shall I churn or not? I tell you plain, if I do, it will be right here." What did it mean? And he had twice Interrupted her! Mrs. Smith was not vanquished, but she was so con fused that a truce seemed the best thing she could think of. "Do as you like," she said shortly, walking away aud slamming the door behind her. , Moses took her at her word. An hour later she found that, after finish ing the churning, he had carried the churn and contents to the place where she usually worked the butter. She was still undecided what to think of her husband's daring. However, tilings seemed otherwise much as ever, for it was not until they were seated at the dinner table that Moses again asserted himself. "Why don't you take it, then?" push ing the plate toward him. The plate held two crusts. Moses shook his head. "That's too dry. You know my teeth nlr poor. You can feed that to the chickens, and I'll take some of the new you baked today." Moses thereupon rose and walked to the pantry. Here on a table lay half a dozen loaves, fresh from the oven. He took up a brown crusted one and a knife. "Moses Smith! Air you crazy? Don't you hear me? I say, you needn't cut that loaf of bread. This bread's good enough." It was too late. Already the sharp knife had severed two slices from the loaf. "What do you mean?" the woman shrieked. "What do you mean, Moses Smith?" "Now see hero, Sary Ann, I'll tell you what I mean. I mean to have some new bread, that's all," and back to the table be strode, bread in hand. Mrs. Smith did not return to the talile. Her bus-band saw little of her the remainder of llie day. She retired early, and when Moses came up to bed she was asleep, apparently. The next morning Mrs. Smith had re gained the use of her tongue and ignor ing Moses' declaration of independ ence. scolded heartily about every thing else. Moses bore It in silence, retreating to tiie barn as soon as pos sible." It was Saturday. On the afternoon of that day the Smiths usually drove to Ovid, three miles distant, with farm produce. This particular afternoon Mrs. Smith arrayed herself in her best cashmere and Sunday bonnet. "I'm going to the missionary meeting at Sister Swln's," she announced, as Mosesjifted the jar of butter into the liack of the buggy. "Here is a basket of cottage cheese. You can drive round on Maple st-eetnnd sell it out. He sure you goto the back doors, anil they'll give you live cents for two balls. There's just «»0 bails—a dollar and a half's worth. 1 want the money to make out I<> dollars I'm going to lend Widow Oreeii. She'll pay ine 50 cents for the use of It three months. Now don't step on my dress," as he clumsily took his place at her side. "Fifty cents for three months." Moses slapped the fat horse with tiie lines. "That'll be two dollars for a year. Two dollars for ten dollars. Let me see —why, Sary Ann, that's 20 per cent." "What if it is?" There was a brief pause, then Moses began again. "But, Sary Ann. Wldder (Jreen is awful jKior. Why don't you lend her the money for nofhin'? It's to finish payin' for her sewin' machine, and there's only you and me, and we've got two thousand dollars ahead, 'sides the farm." "If you can't talk sense, do keep still. Lend It for nothln'. indeed! He sure you understand 'bout the cheese." "Set 1 here, Sary Ann, I shan't peddle out your cheese for any such purpose. You can do It, or I'll take It to the store. But I don't do such work, while you air to missionary meetln', to get the money fur you to grind down the poor with, that's all." Moses deposited his wife at Mrs. Swln's gate and drove off. making no reply to the command she hurriedly whispered us she saw her hostess at tiie door. Surely he would not fail her this time, lie would do the errand, for Moses disliked waste. She was sure that it would lie all right, not withstanding bis queer freaks of yes terday. So she dismissed the subject from her mind, and three hours later found him waiting for her in the ap pointed pine. She clambered to her seat and they started home in silence. "Have a good incetin'?" lie ventured at last. "Yes, we did," was her testy reply. They were within half a mile of home when Moses dropped a handful of change In her lap. "Money for your cheese." he said quietly. Mile counted It twice. "There's only 7." cents. Where's the rest ?" "That's all there is." lie declared doggedly. "I told you I shouldn't peddle It out. I iolden took -*r» balls, three for five cents, at the store. I give old Mrs. Hlakc live balls, and that Morley girl, who is try In' so hard to stip|Mirt her little brothers, the rest. They both belong to our church, you know," No reply. When they reached the house, as Mrs. Smith stepped upon the ground she looked Into her huslmnd'a face. "Once ror all, I ask you what do you , mean, Moses Smith?" "Well, now, Sary Ann, I don't mind > teilin' you I never promised to obey j you, but I've done It fur 30 year. I'm through now, that's all." Without a word she walked Into the house. When Moses entered an hour later he found his favorite cream biscuits and fresh gingerbread for sup per. Mrs. Smith talked, tclil her hus band about the missionary meeting, and ended by asking him if ho would step over to Mrs. Green's for her. "Tell her I will have that ten dollars for the lirst of the week; and tell her I shan't be In any hurry for It, and to never mind any-interest." Moses made no reply, but hastened on his errand.—Waverly Magazine. CAUSES MANY WRECKS. Quartz Sand of Lake Superior Makes Corn, passes Treacherous. How a ship's compass could lead her master astray has been one of the mysteries of I-ake Superior for years, but it is proltably explained now by one of the vesselmen in the only way that seems consistent. One of his own boats suffered a week ago at a time when he knew his compasses were light. His ship was heading for Du luth, and for safety was two points south of her course, which should have taken her to the entry at Superior, seven miles south from the harbor en- | trance at Dulutli. Without warning the vessel grated on a beach and stopped. An investigation showed her to be on a sandbank at the mouth of the Knife river, 20 miles east from Puluth. She was heading directly up the river, almost due north, but the compass still held two points south of the course for Duluth. The boat had, by the charts, turned almost a right an gle. Within 125 feet of either side ; rock reefs ran out into the lake, on | which she would have cut herself to j pieces. To the southerly side, where a trifling less deviation would have | taken the vessel, lay an island of rock 1 that would have driven her bow back j to her engines and hunched her up in- j to a ball. As it was, a tug pulled her , off. and a survey showed not a dollar | of damage. Indeed, nothing is publicly 1 known of the fortunate accident till I this writing. Many such a casualty has occurred from time to time, and ! the river on which this boat brought up has been the scene of two or three groundings every season for years. Some of them have resulted luckily, i others have been total losses. The j only explanation for these groundings ! and deviations is that a great bed of ! magnetic iron sand lies In the bed of ' the stream, covered by the washings 1 of quartz sand from the rocks of the - j lake. The same explanation probably ac- 1 | counts for the late disasters at other ; jioints on the north shore. Indeed, in 1 [ a gathering of vessel captains in an ■agent's office in Duluth this week they 1 discussed the remarkable aberrations ' of compasses this fall, which every , man had noticed far more than be- j fore in any year. During the week 1 one of the captains of one of the great lieets, a man noted as the most careful and the best man in the line, who lias not lost his company a cent in repair ] for years, found himself on the north shore and three points off his course, though the compass was Identical with its indication of every "trip of the season. He got off without much loss, but the fact was none the less re- < mark able. How did he get there, and what made the deviation?—St. I.ouis Post-Dispatch. The Kvnlutlon of the Cnrtet. A lamentable spectacle was present ed by the barbarous corsets on view at the Paris exhibition composed of iron and pieces of canvas, shapeless and without grace, which imprisoned the delicate forms of queens of fash- ! ion of bygone periods. The corset , had Its origin In Italy and was In- . I traduced from that country into i France by Catherine de Meilicls. j Mary Stuart and Diane de Polctlers i did not however, follow the fashion. Hut It was admitted by all the ladles of the French court that It was in- ; i dispensable to the beauty of the fe inaic llgure and was therefore adopted j by them. The corset in those days was in Its Infancy, and It assumed more of the rough character of a knight's cuirass. 1 The frame was entirely of Iron, and the velvet which decorated the ex- | terior hid a frightful and cumbersome machine. In contradistinction to these Is the modern corset made of light, pretty materials embroidered, berlb boned and decked with lace like a bride's bouquet. t'lilneae I.e||**nil of th* I'lrlailt-a. In China, according to a native le- ' gelid, long before tlio Caucasians were born there were seven sisters who lived mi tiie banks of the Yellow river, lu order that they might attain the greatest glory lu the world to coiuo, i tliej vowed that they would never marry. Hut the parents, having very different Ideas, lietrotlied the eldest to | a highly desirable young man of their i acquaintance. Obedience is one of the j greatest virtues of the Chinese, so the ; j girl was compelled to give her con- | sent. She told her sinter that they would never see her again, slid promptly Juiii|icd Into the Yellow 1 river. After u short ciHisultatlon they ' concluded to follow her. That night, for the first time seven bright new stars were seen In the sky. And that Is why only the Chinamen really know how the Pleiades Itrst came to be ad ded to the iiumlier of stars. Keep the Kirecrierfl. A male bird may safely be retained in the flock until he is three or four years old. Male birds that meet all the requirements of the breeder are not plentiful and when one is obtained he should be kept as long as he can be made use of. Food Combinations for Stock. There is no single food that is per fect or which contains all the desirable elements necessary for production, for which reason corn as an exclusive diet will not give satisfactory results. There Is but little lime in wheat or corn, and as lime is essential In the production of bone it Is evident that young animals will make but little growth when the larger portion of their food consists of corn or cornmeal. If clover, either green or cured, or skim milk is fed with corn more benefit will be derived from the combination of foods than from grain only. Poultry for Market. Poultry intended for market, wheth er young or old, cannot be made too fat. The public wants the fattest that can be had and Is willing to pay a premium for that class of fowls. Old hens, at tills season, are usually in good condition, but it is not always an easy matter to keep the growing chickens in prime market condition. Should the hens be thin, a few days of confinement and a liberal feeding of rich foods will suffice to put them in proper condition. Chickens, as a rule, will fatten more quickly if allowed freedom, but an extra supply of food must be given at least three times a day. In either case, never send poultry to market unless fat, especially so if dressed before being sent. When se lecting for market choose only the fat ones, and keep the others until in tit condition. The excess in price will justify the additional cost and trouble. —Home and Farm. Corn I* a tiram Crop. The fact should be kept in mind that corn is both a grain and grass crop. It yields more cereal food than any other American grain, but at the same time, it is a grass, a giant grass that is not excelled by any hay crop In quantity and quality of Its forage, j Many large dairy farmers who have been feeding shredded fodder have giv en up their meadows, as the corn crop gives both grain and hay, and more cows can be kept on the same acreage. A friend of the writer, a large dairy farmer in lowa, whose name can be given to any "doubting Thomas," has made a test of shredded fodder that should convince the most skeptical of the great value of this new feed. Last year his spring work came on unex pectedly before he had finished shred- j ding, he having followed the plan of I shredding from time to time during the winter, with a machine that he owned. Having no hay or other rough feed, he gave his cows the unhusked com from the shock with the same ra tion of ground feed that lie had fed with the shredded fodder. The cows fell off one-half in volume in milk. His foreman had a Jersey which just sup- j plied milk for his family on the shred ded fodder. >he Jersey It'll off one half. like the proprietor's cows, hut the foreman's wife, after a few days of short milk supply, managed to scrape up enough shredded fodder for this Jersey, which immediately re turned to her former flow of milk. Horses do well on "corn hay" in winter. A man who is recognized as i an expert on feeding owns a farm near Chicago, where he winters driving horses for Chicago people. He finds that fodder, when carefully cured and , shredded, makes an ideal forage for horses. The same opinion is given by many other good horsemen. —Farm, Field and Fireside. Storing Winter Vegetables. The work of gathering anil storing the vegetables should lie done with care and Judgment. The keeping and best edible qualities of vegetables are often destroyed by careless and un timely gathering and improper storing. Defer the work until there Is danger of freezing, and choose a bright, clear day. In taking up roots of all kinds, be careful not to bruise them. A care- 1 fui sorting is necessary, and such as are immature, bruised or show the least sign of decay should be thrown out. Do not leave them exposed to tiie air and sun. but cover with soil until ready to store away. Only the Vegetables required for winter use should be attired In the cellar; those for < spring use should be placed in a dry, frost proof pit outside. Squashes mid pumpkins should be picked us soon as ri|te. They are In jured by even a light front. Handle carefully, do not remove the blossom end, and leave three or four Inches of the stem on. Put tlieiu oil a thin layer of clean straw lu the barn or garret until danger of frost, then remove to the cellar. If placed on a shelf where they will not touch each oilier, they will keep longer than if piled In it heap. Store onions In a cool, dry plittv, where •nine air can reach tlietn. Never store roots of any kind In large heaps. Heeta. carrots, turnips and radisliea should IM> put In barilla or Isixes and covered with sand or soil. It three or four luches of aull la put over and around them there is no drying up 01 the roots and they will keep fresh un til spring. Leave the celery in the ground until just before hard freezing. Put it in a box and pack sand or wet soil around it. In packing be careful not to get any of the sand between the stalks. Set the box in a dark part of the cel lar, exumina it frequently and if the plants begin to wilt, water the roots without wetting the stalks. Cut off the roots and remove the outer leaves of the cabbages and wrap them in lire or six thicknesses of newspaper. They will keep well in this way for winter use, but those for spring should be buried in trenches. Asparagus Culture. Asparagus is not so readily grown as radishes and turnips, at first, but since one plantiag endures for ten to 20 years, it pays for the extra care re quired during the first year or two. It is necessary to start a plantation from the seed, as there are plenty of reliable persons who make a business of supplying one and two-year-old plants and at very reasonable prices. In a small way asparagus is grown in beds four feet wide. On a larger scale it is grown in the field like any other crop with rows four feet apart and plants 18 to 24 inches in the row. In the south the plants may be set out in November. When plants are ob tained from northern localities it may he in March or later before the plants can be moved from the nursery. A good sandy loam is the best soil for asparagus. The soil should be deeply broken, working in a liberal ap plication of ground bone, mixed bone from dust up to pieces large as a pea and even much larger. With the bone also, hardwood ashes, or cotton hull ashes, a peck each of ashes and bone to every 15 or 20 square feet. Lay off broad furrows two feet apart if in beds, and deep enough so that the tops of the plants will be three inches be low the surface. Trim off all long and broken roots and spread out the re maining roots evenly in every direction in the trench, throw in a little soil and tamp down firmly, sprinkling in at the same time bone meal freely. Finish with covering the plants evenly. One year-old plants I think are preferable, but two-year-old may be used with ad vantage if putin properly. If the bed I is not mulched at once with pine or j other straw, weeds must be kept down i with the hoe or harrow. Let the plants grow all they will i the following year and the next gener i ally. In the autumn after the frost I kills the tops, cut these off nearly to the ground and pile and burn so as to destroy any seeds that mature. The second or third year, according as one I or two-year-old plants were used, cut j ting may begin, but this should not lie too close. After that, take all that you can get. Top-dressings of any good manure should be given every | winter if its need is indicated by in ; ferior growth.—S. A. Cook, in Ameri can Agriculturist Tho Cnlf for nalr.T rorpo»e>. One of the main difficulties in mak -1 ing dairying a success is the difficulty of securing the best machinery, not of iron or steel, but of flesh and blood; in other words, the best dairy cows. . Such cows can not easily be bought, for the men who have ability to pro duce them know their value and their profit. Practically, the farmer who wishes a herd of choice dairy cows must grow them himself. While it is a difficult matter, it is not so difficult as one would imagine if he would but go at It in tin 1 right way. The easiest way to secure this is to buy heifer calves from the best dairy herds in the neighborhood. These can always be bought, if not pedigreed, at reasonable prices. If a farmer will buy a dozen calves from reasonably g<»>'l dairy cows, which can be found in al most any dairy neighborhood, and will feed them properly, and when they are 15 or 1«> months old mate them properly with a sire whose dam and grandam have been good dairy cows, lie will stand a chance of having half a dozen paying dairy cows In the lot and a progeny with dairy Instincts. What do we mean by feeding them properly V Peed them nia'nly on clover hay, corn fodder, and oats, with from nne-third to one-half as much corn as oats during the cold weather In the winter season. If he llnds that they get quite fat on this ration, leave the corn out altogether. I'o not aim to make them fat, but aim to keep them growing. When turned on grus» with out grain, next summer, li t them get fat as they like. Then- Is 110 danger ot grass fat hurting any breeding animal. When they produce their first calves, break tlu-UI to milk at once, and feed liberally, grass or no grass; teed all they will eat of a properly balanced dairy rut lon. If any of them are dls posed to get fat. feed and milk all the sauie, but sell these to the butcher. Keep the cows t tin t remain thin In tlcsli oil fall feed anil a full Bow of milk. You will llntl on tesllng Hint t!e\\ are good milkers. The cow that when In goisl health anil on full feed fall* to get fat usually does so because tbi puts the milk In the pall. Just w lter< you want It. If our readers will test lids method lltcy will make enough by It to pay for a farm paper during theli lifetime. The plan l« simple ami feast ble, and thoroughly practicable There Is 110 chance for any loss In It ami every chalice for profit. Wallace' Cirwr, Han't trust appearances. A mai may hare an umbrella every tliue »• rain* ami still be honest.