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The loss was not dis covered until some time later, when it came floating along while some of the party were In swimming. A few of the bills in the pocketbook had floated away. Otherwise all of the money was recovered. The person who discovered the wallet and monej flouting alcng with the current wai considerably surprised. At first it wai thought that the bay must have more money in it than fish, and the othei members of the party p-ade a scramble to get hold of some of the riches thai appeared to be floating right into their open arms. Their Joy was short-lived however, for the Judge quickly discov ered with bis keen legal eye that the money belonged to bim. WET WEATHER. WI5D0M! ..VJ&kv TMfORKIMAL m SLICKER SLACK OR YELLOW ML KEEP YOU DRY NOTHING ELSE WILL TAKE NO JUBSTlTUTej CATALoauce rntt LL UNI or GARMENTS AND HATS. A. J. TOWER CO.. SOSTCN, MASS., U.S.A. TOWCN CANADIAN CO., LTD., TORONTO, CANADA. "I hro tid jovr raluftblo CntrnreU tod find them perfect. 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He camo with the view of return ing to France after a few months, but a beautiful Cherokee maiden In terrupted his plans; be paid court to her, married and ever afterward liv ed In America with his Indian wife and children. Through FIcrlda he had drifted Into Georgia, and there met the Cherokee girl, whose blood still courses suffi ciently in the veins of these two St. Louis young women to entitle them to equal rights with the full-blood tribesmen of to-day. The ancestry was traced directly by the Dawes commission, and upon their investigation of tho alleged rights of the Misses Hall was estab lished their title to the land. They have COO acres of as valuable land as Is included in the domain of the five tribes. The young women are but l-16th Indian blood. St. Louis Globo-Democrat. ROSCOE CONKLING'S BIG FEE. Advocate Lays His Complaint Befort Charles O'Conor and Gets Answer, It Is said that one day when Rosco Conkllng was beginning to attain some measure of success he dropped Into the office of Charles O'Conor of New York, then one of the leaders of the bar. "What's the trouble?" asked the lat ter, as Conkllng excitedly paced the floor. ' "I've Just been subjected to the worst Insult I have ever received. This is the first time a client ever ob jected to my fee." "You know I defended Gibbons for arson and put In some tremendous work for him. He was convicted at the trial, but we couldn't help it, and I took the case to the superior court and we lost there, then on to the su preme court and that affirmed the con viction and be has been given ten years. Now, my fee only amounted to $3,000 and the scoundrel actually has the audacity to grumble about it, say ing it's too high. What do you think of that for Impudence?" "Well," said O'Connor slowly, "of course, you did a lot of work and $3, 000 Is not a big fee, but to be frank with you, Mr. Conkllng, my opinion, founded on mature consideration, Is that he might have been convicted for less money." FITS permanently eurrt. Nf)ntorn"rvoui ness after first day' use of Iir. Kilne's Area', Nerveliesturer, Serial bottle nndtrentisofroa Lr.li.H.Ki.ixB.LtJ.. OH) A.r.;h St., l'uila.)ra. Automobile watering enrts are used in I'aiit. I do not bellove l'iso'K Cure for fonsump. tlou has auequal for roughs nnd colds. Jons 1'MIoveb, Trinity Springs, Inil.. Feb. 15, l'JUO. The heliotrope is recommended as ft fever cure. B1B1B1 BOTANIC BLOOD BALM The Great Teittd Remedvfor the inecdv and permanent cure of Scrofula, Kheuma tiim, Catirrh, Ulcer. Ectema, Sores. Erup tioni, Wcaknrs, -Ncrvomneu, ana til BLOOD AID SKIN DISEASES. It U by far tb bt buiidinf up Tonle and Blood Purifier tver offered to tht world. It Dialect now. rich blcod. i nparu renewed Yt- tnliiy, and poihtsei nlmott miraculous I hcalinr propomu. writ tor DOOM M won derful Guru, lint trta an anollcition. If not kept by yuur loctt druggist, fend I Jt.ooforalargc bnttle, or $5 00 for lie bottles, I aad medicine will be scat, freight paid, by I ght paid, by IX its, Oa. R BLOOD BALK CO., Atlanta. Oa. THAN ftOCCNTS. Werlh eaell) 91.00. HowFRKEtoaar one for these Ina:. Cut ttaU ad. out and aend to ua or on a poetal card, ear : ftend me yoer blr No. t U'OKUlotfue tre." end tt will go to tou br nimrm mH tn, MalMl4 ENORMOUS SIZE. BIGGER THAN EVER.V.'W ever IOO.OO euetetiena. ever 10.000 Mlvetrauena. Oar new and Bir veloneiy low price aiakiDa: polty fuUreiplalned; W vaet Merchandiae da- reprravntM, mucn Urftr taaa ever before i pricea anucb , much U rfer taaa ever before; pricea anuch New and lawar arleaa on avorvthtn rarrlM new arte lower erieea on eTerrtune; earned and told la Vie largeet atere In the wertd. Make all ether cetaloa-uaa look WJ email. MAKES ALL OTMaTM RIOKO LOOK V1RT HlOM. IUIIIV HPI AIIAfk eBa UAH la ehe l eeeeUeii f ' evai bought any tklac Croat OURS IS TNE LARGEST, MAIL ORDER HOUSE IN THE WORLD. Ve aetl and hh mere i eede than all ether mail ereer hauaea In trie United Statee eemhlned. Other mall order bouaee are mere aide ehowe. corn pored with ours. If everyone only kaewbow much greater vaiaea we give on al) kiada of mar enaadfee than any other houao.Bootbet mall or der huuae would ever again got e tea a eUgle eraar. THE ONLY MAIL ORDER HOUSE that ewneer eentrele vaat number ef faete riae located north, eeuth, eaat and weal, alta atad ao that we can ahip many goods from oar factory or werebouae naareef you, maklna; Sulck delivery and very low freffrht caargee. uthem factarloa and wareheuaea far eewth- ern peeele. Northern factarloa end ware- ler nertaera aeRie, eta ve eaaihlD from ene of our factor! ee or roe la adorer I e at avert le frotahl rata. apoecaicara ' and the btg? Andreas, & CO., Chlcogo, III. Kent (tie Iliir.rK. Remove the linriipps from the horsrs Bt noon when you desire to give them a full, free rest, am! once (luring the dny nt least, prefernbly nt night, n thorough currying nnd grooming. This will enable them to secure the full benefit of the night's rest, mut will nid materially In keeping them in rood health nnd thrift. fun All the I. A int. Too much Idle land Is n loss, ns U Is fnxed by the Stnto nnd represents cap ital drawing no Interest. It Is better to concentrate effort on email areas, but large farms should nt least be made to produce sometimes to cover the surface, to be plowed under, so as to permit It to gain in fertility, which Is an additional value. Growing Turnips. Turnips will be found one of tho most useful crops that can bu mown, not only for- the table, but n!o for stock, especially for hogs that are in pons. They can be produced nt a small cost, and nro amongst the most wholesome of stock foods. Lnto tur nips may be grown In the regular way, or the seed can be sown broadcast oa a plot that is to bo left over. Trnipcriitnre sn.l Grain.. Experiments show that rye and win ter wheat will germinate in a soil the temperature of which Is thirty-two degrees; barley, oats, flax, peas and clover will sprout at thirty-five de gree's; turnips the same, carrots at thirty-eight, and beans at forty de grees. If these experiments have been carefully conducted they demonstrate that some plants will sprout even hi1 low the freezing point. V- Cure Fur GH:ei. Take a knitting or darning needle, nnd dip it in turpentine and drop one drop In the throat or windpipe, once or twice a day; and also put a few drops iu the feed and keep the 'chicks in dry, clean coops and your gapes will be no more. Damp, wet coops are sure to give the .voting chickens the gap worms, but the turpentine will kill every worm nud the chickens will sneeze them out. J. X. Aiford. in In diana Farmer. Full Seeding to Gnu.. Fields are frequently seeded to grass in the fall. This is done without any crop, nnd in some cases is found to be more successful than spring seeding along willi a crop of grain. This work should be done lu August or early Sep tember on ground well prepared, that Is made of line tilth, smooth and well fertilized. Where this system works well there should be n good success with the crops of hay to follow, us they will have the eutlre benelit of the fertilizers applied. Sheep on the I'nTin. Tne truth Is that the presence or a flock of sheep on a farm that appears to be thrifty nnd happy may always I do accepted us n certificate of the ability nnd good character of the far mer, not only as such, but as a man as I well. This criterion has such a natural I coincidence that It strikes even the in I experienced passer-by, as It did a well j known missionary, a good man who did a vast amount of good in the early days nnd who ;:sed to say that when traveling on a mission he would nl wnys stop if possible with n farmer over night who had a well conditioned flock of sheep In his fields, because lie would find a good-natured, kiiully-dls-posltioned host American Sheep Breeder. ' AlCtlfit For ICosa. A swlno grower wlio bus boon trying alfalfa pasture for bis bogs says tlmt really they should uot be pastured on it till tbe third season after sowing, as It requires three seasons be says for tho plant to get well established, nnd If the swine are turned onto It before, it Is likely to become seriously injured. Tho best results lu pasturing swine on alfalfa eouio from tbe growiug animals and wheu tbe alfalfa pasture is used for growing hogs, It Is estimated that the grain ration may bo cut one-half nt least. There is tho further advan tage lu pasturing that the bogs do not require to much care ns when In con finement or on a range of limited nrea, nnd this Is quite an item Lu the espouse of raising swine. Foul Pnaturea. Put it la in tbe pastures that shrubs nnd bushes most abound. Especially is this tho case where only cattle are Jfopt. AVheu there were sheep on nearly every farm there were not nearly as many bushes as now, and for this purpose It might be found profit able if moro sheep were kept. Unless a pasture is overstocked, cattlo will pay Uttlo fttteutiou to tho browsing of bushes. Whero bushes abound to any extent they should be mown or cut every summer, and August has been con sidered a good tlino for this kind of work. It Is not to be expected that one cutting is going to exterminate them, but It will pivf them u good set back, and if tbe prnctlco Is continued very year It will not be long before they will be practically destroyed. In pastures thickly sot with bu sites An gora gouts would often prove the best exterminators. The Advantage of Salt. Cattle should be regularly supplied fvitlt a certain amount of salt. The addition of u pinch of suit is found to exercise a beueliclal Influence, not only upon the digestion of tho food, but upon tho general heultb of the animals. This is specially. no in tho case of dairy cows whoso milk yield Is found to bo very appreciably Influenced by tbe presence or absence of salt In tbe food given thcni. In some czperlments carried out a few years ago in Europe, it was found that tho addition of withholding of Mlt from the food giveu to dairy cows meant a considerable variation In tbo quuutlty of milk produced by them. In tho case of ucu animals. It is thought that tho salt not only exercise a bene. frelal effect uron tbe digestion of tbe food, but aUo acts a somo sort of a Uiuulant to tbo mllk secretiug oi jucs, raw untl thus tends to encourage a freer nud fuller flow. American Cultivator. Fruit Growing- For Trnflt. Profit in fruit growing depends on attention to 'the smallest details. Tbo merchant who gives attention to the smallest details, of his business will, In most cases, succeed. The mnnufao turer. If the price of his products Is low, will make a profit out of his waste material. If tbo farmer Is n fruit grower would give the same attention ns the merchant or manufacturer, profit would be assured; but In most eases the tree Is planted, cattle arc allowed to destroy, or no care or at tention Is paid to it. If tho tree conies Into bearing, it is not cultivated, pruned, or in any way cared for. The result will be small, knotty, almost worthless fruit. If profit in -fruit growing Is to ba secured, let it bo given through culti vation, careful pruning, spray at the proper time; thoroughly examine your trees nt least twice each year for bor ers. S. A. Uutshalf, in the American Cultivator. M;my Cnnccc.aary Fence.. Old customs die bard, no matter how useless they may be. On farms where much stock is to be raised fenees are quite necessary, but on farms devoted to fruit growing, vegetable raising or grain production there can be little need for n large expenditure In tho way of fences. I was brought up on a New England farm, and speak from experience when I declare that the existence of useless fences Is the cause of much waste of time and labor in the performing of tho farm work. Where stock raising is carried on on a considerable scale we must have fences, for the farm crops must be ro tated and the pasture must bo included In the rotation. This is true of those farms whero there is not a large per manent pasture. In tho ease of such a farm, it should be enough to fence the pasture or pastures thoroughly. Some would object that this would not allow the meadows to be pastured. Very well; the non-pasturing of the meadows would be a good thing for the meadows, and Just as good for tho farm it 1 1 i tti : 1 1 s iu the end, ns they would have a larger supply of forago from those same meadows. Writer, iu the The Tribune Farmer. Tho llluo Au1h1uIiiii. Tit is interesting bird is one that is little known to the general run of poultry, although one of the oldest of our standard breeds, especially in this line in the .Middle West, though it Is fairly well known iu the East, in Can ada nnd on the Pacific Coast. It is a very handsome, stylish bird, gentle, hardy and a layer of wonderfully largo eggs. A man in Nebraska claims ho has a pullet which laid 2Sij eggs in ono year; another declares he exhibited eggs at a show In Colorado where tho dozen of es he showed weighed thirty-six ounces. We cannot vouch for these stories, yet we have no rcuson to doubt their truth. A man exhibited eggs one year nt an egg-contest at Chi cago where a dozen weighed thirty-two ounces in the presence of tho show olllcers, and were so accredited. Out of the dozens there exhibited they easily took first prize over Minorca, Uralinias ami what not. fo much for tho utility side of tho question. Their chief attraction from the point of view of beauty Is their color, which Is a leaden blue nbout the color of smoke from tobacco. However, simply blue color does not make nn Andalu slnn. Von will often run ucross blue bens iu a nondescript flock but they are not Andaluslans. Tho true Amla luslan is distinguished by the lacings, which means that each feather has a blue background, nnd on tbe edge of each feather there must be an edgo of darker blue. Without this edging (lacing) the bird, however blue. Is. ab solutely "no sootl." Inland r"!:r Journal. MltU Fever, The Department of Agriculture has recently Issued Circular No, 4.", of I ho Bureau of Animal Industry, entitled "Milk Fever; Its Pimple nnd Success ful Treatment." It gives a complete description of the astonishingly suc cessful results obtained In the treat ment of this heretofore extremely fatal malady by the Injection of fil tered atmospheric? nir Into the udder. Milk fever affects well nourished, heavy milking cows In all the largo dairy districts of this country, nnd Is characterized by the complete paral ysis of the ar.lm.nl shortly after calv ing. As it attack tho best milking cows In tbe herd nnd at n time when the milk flow Is tho heaviest, the tils ease is one which has caused very se vere losses in our dairy industry. It Is, therefore, of the greatest import ance that every milk producer ac quaint himself with tho present ox timely successful treatment nnd should provide himself with a sult nblo nppnratus for injecting sterile nlr through each teat until the udder Is well distended. This nlr treatment is by far the most slmplo and prttcti cable, as well ns the most efficacious nnd harmless one ever used, nnd una reduced the mortality from tho dis ease to almost nothing. It Is easy of manipulation, requires but little time, nnd Is readily accomplished by means of the apparatus suggested by tho burcnu. L'p to within recent times niost stringent measures were resort cd to by cwry careful dairyman to prevent Iho disease In bis herd. How ever, since tbo nlr treatment has so greatly reduced, and eveu In aoiue cases obliterated, tho mortality, pre vention is no longer such an import ant problem, and therefore preventive measures, such aa starving, blood let ting, etc., which have n severe ond lasting effect upon the animals, should bo abandoned. The most recent pre ventive treatment suggested la lu line with tbo favorable results obtained by the Injection of air Into tbe udder. It consists In allowing tbe susceptible cow to retain In the udder for twenty-four hours following calving all tbe milk except tho small quantity re quired by the calf. Tho distention of the udder naturally follows no In the air treatment nnd acts a preventive against milk fever. w a In the Kaat. the last ten years the question of road improve ment has received a good deal of attention from the F tS)Jsiaj legislators in tho Eastern isiales, notably in Massachusetts nnd New Jersey. Careful study of tho road' question In these States soon devol oped the fact that the counties nnd towns were doing little and in many eases nothing, nnd that th roads were gradually becoming worse Instead of better. In Massachusetts tbo Idea was first conceived of having die State and civil subdivisions thereof co-operatJ in the Improvement of the roads. A Stat;? law embodying this principle was adopted In New Jersey nbout the same time as In Massachusetts, nnd for the last ten years remarkable progress has been made in these two States. In deed, the principle of Stnto aid has be come so popular within tho last few years that this same principle hns been enacted into law iu the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Itliodc island, Connecticut. New York, Delaware nnd Pennsylvania, and the idea Is being carefully considered by the legislatures of many of tbe South ern and Western States. Mr. M. O. Eldridge. Assistant Direc tor, oilice of Public Hoad Inquiries of tho United States Department of Ag riculture, recently mado un Inspection trip through the States of Maine. Mas sachusetts, Uhoile Island, Connecticut nnd New York. In nn In interview Mr. Eldridge had the following to say in regard to the road conditions in these States: "I am fully convinced from my re cent trip that the, roads which have been built in the I'.ast through the nld of the States and under the direction of highway commissions are the best roads in the United States, and are equal, if not superior, to the best roads in tbe world. This is due to tbe fact that these roads have been built un der intelligent supervision, by skillful workmen, out of the very best mate rials, and with American road build ing machinery; whereas most of the roads that I have seen In the old coun try were built by hand, nnd have since been maintained iu the same way. In spite of the long drought which prevailed throughout the New England States during the spring and Slimmer the State roads were firm and smooth, nnd although I personally in spected over 5(0 miles of improved roads, 1 did not see a single one which had raveled or which had signs of wear from the recent dry weather. In the southeastern part of Massachusetts nud nknig Cape Cod Bay, nnd in tbe south ern part of Connecticut, the old roads were composed entirely of sand, but in spito of tho dry weather, the State roads built on these sand foundations are remarkably hard and smooth." Mr. Eklridge was asked if he thought thnt tbe people of the Eastern States, who had already built some good roads, nnd who have organized to continue the work nlong tho present lines, would be willing to accept assistance from tho general (loverninent in build ing roads as provided for iu the Brown low bill. "I believe," said Mr. Eldridge, "that the people of the Eastern StHtes are so enthusiastic on the subject of good roads that they would l.e glad to ac cept the co-operation of the Govern ment. They have been building good roads for the past ten years, yet the work of completing the system has just fairly started. Even If the pres ent plans and liberal appropriations nre continued it will take many years to Improve all the important highways in these States, nnd consequently tho people nre anxious to secure nny addi tional aid possible. Tho State High way Commissioners of Massachusetts, Connecticut. New York and New Jer sey expressed themselves as being In favor of national aid. and I believe that all the good roads people In the Eastern States are in favor cf !',." Good Iioads Magazine. j l.oeB hy Itatl ICoariit. as tp losses hy bud roads, the oir.cn ! lins learned, by consultation with ninny thousands of the most Intel!! pent fanners of the country, that the expense of moving farm products and supplies uveruges, on nil our country roads, ttventy-uvo cent3 per ton per mile; wlierer.s l:i the good rond dis tricts of this und other countries the cost is enly about one-third of this amount. This extra expense amounts in the aggregate to more than the en tire expenditures of the National Gov. eminent, and taking into account ull of tho hauling done on the public roads, the loss Is equal to one-fourth of the home value of all the fang pro ducts of the United States. The in crease In cost of hauling actually done Is by no meant tbe only loss resulting from bad roads. Tbe loss of perish able products for want of access to market, the failure to reach market when prices ore good, and the failure to cultivate products which would be marketable if markets were always accessible, add many millions to tho actual tax of bad roads. Moreover, the enforced Idloness of millions of men and draft animals during Isrge portions of tbo year is an Item not al ways taken Into account In estimating the cost of work actually doue. Tbe tax of bod roads will become constant ly harder to bear as the people of tbe United States are brought Into keener competition with the cheap produc tions of other agricultural countries. The continuous Improvement in trans portation facilities, both by rail and wator, is steadily opening our market to countries where aibor It cheaper nd In many cases where roads are better, and tbe agriculture, of this country will not long stand a neediest! tax equal to one-fourth the value. of Its products. raaparlun, la Great Britain the number of pan pert in each 1000 of the population I twenty-six. In southwest England It la thirty-three. In some American cit ies ten per cent of the population re ceive charitable assistance, as, for In stance, Cleveland, Ohio. TL. liiiiti' Bm I ft ' 's 'A-:-"t$UKt.u,-,., - " Miss M. Cartledge gives some helpful advice to young girls. Her letter is but one of thousands which prove that nothing is so"1 helpful to young girls who are just arriving at the period of womanhood as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "Dear Mrs. Pinkham: I cannot praise Lydia K. Pinkam's Vegetable Compound too highly, for it is the only medicine I ever tried which cured me. I suffered much from my fir.-t menstruai period, I felt so weak and dizzy at times I couid not jur-ue my studies with the usual interest. My thoughts became tlugi.-h. I had headaches, backaches and sinking spells, also pains in the W-k and lower limbs. In fact, I was sick all over. i " Finally, after many other remedies hud teen tried, we v.ere ad vised to get Lydia E. Piiiklmni's Vegetable Compound, and I am i pleased to say that after takinpr ii only two wks, r. wonderful chruge ' tor the better took place, and in a short time I v;is in peifrct health. I felt buoyant, full of life, and fmnd nil well; a i ;i-!ime. I am indeed glad to tell my experience with Lydia E. I'iiikli.iin's Vegetable Compound, for it made a different girl of ine. Yours vtiy truly, Miss M. CABTLr.non, 6.'i3 Whitehall St.. Atlanta, Ga." v At such a time, tbe grandest aid to nature Is I.jdia T. Pink-.' ham's Vegetable Compound. It prepares the young system for i the noccssury changes, and is the surest and mft reliable curI" for woman's ills of every nature. Mrs. Piukham imitcH nil young1 women who are ill to write her for tree udviee. Address. Mrs. Pink ham, Lynn, Mass. Tlrs. Estes, of New York City, says: " Dear Mrs. Pixkham : I write to you becaui-t' 1 K-iiere all youcjr f irla oiifrht to know how much good your modiciDe will do tl.cm. I r.itl iiitrs-! makinsr for ye.trs before 1 was marrif d. and If it lu.d r.'.; bttn for Lydia K. Plnkuaiu's Vegetable Compound, I do cot i.t-iirre I could ln.ve Ktood the strain. Thi-re is no other worl: Hint is surh a btruin en the tvsti-m. Oh, how my back used to ache from the bonding over '. 1 would feci as though I would have to scream out from the pain, and the f itting Mill miirie me so terribly tired and wealt, and my head throbbc: like an c-r.?iue. 1 nevi-r could ei;t after work, I was so worn out. Then I was irregular, and had Mich frightful cramps every month they would simply doaMc n:c up with pain, and I I would h.'tve to rive up working and lio down. Iiut Lydia K. Pink-' ham's Vegetable Compound changed me into a Mrocp. well nwniia. 1 Yours very truly, Mrs. Mahtha Kstf.s. .113 WeM H'.'.th St.. N. V. City." J Xo other female medicine in the world lias received such wide-: spread and unqualified endorsement. ' other medicine h;.' sticli ; a record of female troubles cured. Sold by drugist every i. .tere, : Kef use all substitutions. Komember cwry vomit u is cnil!ully in-; vitert to write to Mrs. PlnUlam, If tli-ro'is anything about lic-r . symptoms she does not understand. Mrs. Pinkliatti's inhiress U Lynn, Mass. S50G9 PORfFIT" we cannot f-thir:tli prr"ii:c r!:e crln.'U Irt ir r tn J tfpLraares ox ubovu lt'etlu.juntU, WkiCh wit, prove tu.-ir .. r. . ; ir t , ,-, j::m-ii.'.. Lj11:i Li. I'ml.iii.ii Mi'it. Co.. Lnn. M.-IM. 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