No Hair? "My hair wcs fatting out very fast and I was f rer.tly alarmed. I then tried Ayer's Hair Vigor and my hair (topped f.'.llingttonce." Mrs. G. A. McVay, Alexandria, O. The trouble is your hair docs not have life enough. Act promptly. Save your hair. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor. If the gray hairs arc beginning to show, Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore color every timC. II M htf.lt. All Jranhtl. If yotir drnc)t: rtinnnt supply yon, n u ono doiur iiml we will ex pre yon a I tot tie. he cure nd gW the name of your Dcarcet ow.rM nn.re. Adt1ro, f. Alt.ll -V.t LUWfll, JMN. Liver Pills That's what you need: some thing to cure your bilious ness. You need Ayer's Pills. t Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich black T Use Buckingham's Dye SOcts etHrutg'lttO' R P Han It C . Nailiua N H A MULTI-MILLION AIER. 8hepherd Made Six Million Dollar In Mexican Mine. It la consevatlvely estimated that "Boss" A. R. Shepherd, whose death occurred at hla home In the mining camp of Batopllas. Chihuahua, Mexico, left a fortune of about $6,000,000. Most of this la in the shape of dividend-paying mining stocks and in mining prop erties which ho owned individually. He made all his fortunn In the 19 years that he had resided in Mexico. Bato pllas, where he made hla home. Is sit uated In the heart of the Sierra Mad res, more than 200 tnilca from railway communication. It is a long and diffi cult trip over a winding burro trail be tween Chihuahua and Batopllas. It Is over thlB narrow trail that millions of 'dollars of bullion have been brought from the mines and a vast tonnage of mining machinery taken into the dis tant camp, all on the backs of burros. A few years ago "Boss" shepherd had a piano brought from New York, and hipped on the backs of burros In pieces to Batopllas, whore the Instru ment waa put together and played In his home. He had mnny exciting ex periences during hla long resdence In the wilds of Mexico. Only a short time ago his life was attempted bv a Mexican, who shot at him at close range. A. M. Triest. Drueifldt, Shelhjrville, Ind.. aay: "Hall' Catarrh Our gives the best of satisfaction. Can gnt plenty of testimonials, a It cures every on who takos It." Drug gists sell It, 75o. The average longevity in the United States waa 35.3 in lttuO, PITS permanently en red.No flta or nervous Bees after Brat day's ate of Dr. Kline's Omit KerreRMtorer.tltrlal bottleand trnatlsetree Dr.R. H. Klips, Ltd., Ml Aroh St., Phlla., Pa. The n geta it. who expects bad luck usually H. H. Gbsim's Bone, ot Atlanta, Ga, are tha only aaooeaaful Dropsy Specialists In tha world. Be their liberal offer In advertise Beet la another eolumn ot this paper. Stocking were first worn is Italy about 1100 A. DT Jfrs.Wlnslow's Soothing Byrup forehlldren tthing,often the gums, reduoea InOamma tlon.ailays pain, cares mind eolle. ito. a bottle He who cultivates his memory increases kia chaneea of unhappiness. I do not believe Fiso'a Car tor Conjnmp. tton has an equal for eonghs and oolds Jobh t. Boiss, Trinity Springs, Ind.. Feb. 15, 190J. He : most a servant who boasts that he nae no master. Putnam Fadelkss Dyes color Silk, Wool and Cotton at one boiling. The weather man is seldom greeted with a storm of applause. ST. JACOBS OIL POSITIVELY CURES Rheumatism Neuralgia Backache Headache Feetache All Bodily Aches AND CONQUERS PAIN. 8 BOOKKEEPING! f aoa-M by aiell, either m, In abortesrt time et low Aft coal. Individual Inatruottuu unilar iwrsoiial mm. -lou. Lalai tV-A a-awU Aeon e.Wuu. latsiit iirinnn.l iii.thurt. c I. Ham! AaAiutMklXK uFkUadeUi', I'lnnl Kntrhlnn One bushel . of ashes represents about two nnd a half tons of dry body wood. Wood ashes contain all tho required elements of plant nutrition except nltroiton. Ono hundred pounds of wood ashes contain sixteen pounds of potnsh, worth SO cents; three and a half pounds of so(ln, worth two cents; f!7 pounds of lime and magne sia, worth eight cents, and five and one-fourth pounds of phosphoric acid, worth L't cents. In the cheapest form, tho msnnrlnl material contained In loo pounds of ashes tho cost would be $1.16. Wbi.t rr Mil Tein. Tho horse'B stomach Is small, and while ho can tnUo enout?'i water to last him half n day when Idle, ho can not tnlie enouirh WRter, wit'iout In jury, to satisfy IiIb need for half a day when he la being subjected to severe labor In very hot weather. The ox can do bo, the hon.e simply cannot. It re mind thai, ho must Buffer greatly from thirst, or injure -himself from over dnnning. nnd URually both, If he Is woiked continuously tho hot claya from morning until night, with a drink only at noon. In cool weather and at. moderate work the common prac tice docs very well; in hot weather and at hard work the practice of the few In supplying water at shorter In tervals Is the only humane one. When water la Inconvenient to the place cf work. It should ho taken thero Just as surely as Is water for tho driver. The team will suffer less, lose less flesh, and do more work, while the master will have tho conviction of be ing a more honest person. St. Lou la Hepubllo. SitiHll Frnlto. If It were not for the lcbor of pick ing, and the cost of baskets and crates, small fruits would probably prove one of our most profitable crops In hilly, stony regions where grain and heavy farm crops do not thrive, well. Of courso tho farmer who raises small fruits on a very largo scale for the city markets cannot stop to consider such an Item as tho cost of berry baskets and crates; but we small farmers must. Many of us raise small fruits only as a mid-summer crop to help piece out tho main crop of apples and winter pears. I have found that In tho summer tlmo it pays better to raise only euoh small fruits as nearby towns and villages will uso where one can peddle them. A stock of crates and baskets then will last a long time. They are not sold with tho fruits, but are called for at the store which sella them on commmlsslon after a few days. Selling cn commis sion, even if one must trade out the amount, pays better than letting the fruits decay. 1 find that I can In a day's travel peddle a great many crates among private families, and then sell what are left to tho store to be traded out for what they will bring. I could not live off this small fruit farming, but It always brings In little money to help ono along, and I rely mostly on my winter apples and pers. But while one is waiting for them to ripen It is well to have something else to attend to C. L. Fearing, In American Cultivator. Improving mi Orchard. An old hide-bound, moss-grown or chard of a trifle loss than an acre came Into the hands of the Rhode Island ex periment station In 1889. The object in securing It waa to show the simple methods by which an unprofitable or chard can be made to return a fair profit The results of renovating It are explained by Professor Fred W. Card in bulletin 83, recently issued. The trees have been planted 25 years and were very unpromising, aa they had little growth. The trunks and limbs were covered with lichens or moss and no fruit had been produced for several years. The tlrst thing done was to Bcrape off the rough, loose bark from the trunks and branches and prune the trees, only dead branches and crowd ing suckers being removed. Fertil iser waa then applied at the following rate per acre: 125 pounds nitrate of soda, 100 pounds dried blood, 650 pounds acid phosphate. 125 pounds mu riate of potash. As the orchard had been so much neglected, nitrate of soda and dried blood were used lib erally to supply the nitrogen needed to make more vigorous growth. In well managed orchards nitrogen can be sup plied much cheaper by leguminous cover crops, such as crimson clover, vetches, soy beans or cow peas. The second step was to plow the or chard and till the ground, which was done frequently during the summer. The trees were also sprayed with parls greed and bordeaux alxture. The parls green killed the codling moth and many other Insects, while bor deaux mixture cleared the limbs of the moss and prevented the growth of scab and other fungous diseases. A cover crop was sown that year of oats and peas, which, howevor, made little growth. The trees made a satisfac tory and thrifty growth, but did not bear much fruit. The same treatment waa continued the next year, except that only 500 pounds fertilizer made up as follows was applied: 100 pounds each nitrate of soda, dried blood, tankage, acid phosphate and muriate of potash. The cover crop used that season was crim son clover. Last season the same treatment waa followed and a good lot of nice apples were picked. With only part of the trees in bearing about 180 worth of fruit Vaa harvested. The methods here used were such as can bo followed by any farmer. If tillage cannot be employed, hogs or sheep can be used to pasture the orchard. Mnnatln; Lire Miork. The gain from any animal Is by the conversion of food Into some desired product, and the most valuable ani mals are tnose that hove the capacity of converting tho largest amount of food Into a product of some kind In the shortest period of time, but In order to realize such expectations the farmer should utilize the breeds which will accomplish the objects sought. The digestive capacity of each animal differa from the others, and a condi tion for success must be created whore they do not exist. Breeds must not be depended upon alone, aa the best breeds are the result of the most fa vorable conditions. When the fall season ends and the winter work begins the farmer, who must face cold winds, storms, snow and Ice, must make a profit at a sea son when everything depends upon lnhor and management. There is a Bmnller variety of food and Ita qual ity is changed, as tho pant lire can no longer nsslp.t with Its green material, and shelter must be provided In order to economize In tho food and thus re duce the cost, success being attained only when the producing animals are such as to return a maximum product for the materials consumed. It is In the fall when the preparations should be made, so as to be able, to glvo good care after the winter opens. Winter work la such as to permit of mistakes. It Is then more difficult to balance the rations because the temperature of the atmosphere Is moro variable than in summer, and also because, while the animals when on a pasture can select their foods, the farmer must then bo the judge of tho quality and kind, and Is somewhat restricted In his selections. With a knowledgo cf the characteristics of the breed the work Is performed with greater effi ciency. There is no period on a well-regulated farm during which Idleness should exist. Stock raising combines many occupations. The dairyman who has a large herd must rise early and work until darkness returns. Tho many little details will keep him busy, and there is always something to be done; yet there are hundreds of farm ers who have but few animals be cause they object to the work that necessarily follows the keeping of the stock, but such farmers lose just so much time in the wholo year and also deprive themselves of that portion of the profits which are made by utilis ing the home-grown products that are not salable In any form unless con runted by stoclt. They overlook tho fact that every pound of material grown on the farm that can be used for other productlona of some higher priced product Increases the profits by cheapening the coBt, as well aa tho paving In labor In hauling and ship ping bulky products to market. Ono operation on the farm leads to an other In regular rotation, and Just tho same aa spring seeding leads to harvest, to does the storing of the) products on the farm lead to the em ployment of the best methods of dis posing of those products at a season of the year when the farmer is not called to the field to give his entire attention to work away from tho barnyard. The care of the manure heap after the fall is gone Is alone worth the time and labor of the (farmer, while the ma chinery and Implementa may be over hauled. Farm work haa no ending and the labor that can be bestowed after harvest will return a satisfactory product. Philadelphia Record. realtrv Note. The smaller the poultry quarters, the cleaner they must be kept. Provide nests where they are handy for the hena and handy to gather eggs from. In order to have healthy, vigorous, profitable poultry, new blood must be Introduced annually. Tho straw and chaff from the barn floors make excellent scratching ma terial for the hens to work over, fur nishing food and exercise at the same time. Beware of ovcrfat, Inactive hens; they are most certain to be a source of trouble and at best are unprofitable stock to keep either for layers or breeding stock. The dull, stupid hen is cot the one that lays. The ones that scratch for their living, and lay eggB for what they get. Provide them a place for both branches of their business, or they will And one, and perhaps not where you wish. . There's not much profit In batching out chicks to sacrifice to lice. Be sure the mother hen is free from vermin when she la sitting. To Insure this, see that she and her nest are well dusted with Insect powder when the eggs are put undor her. If there is any foundation for the claim that egga batch beBt In ncata upon the ground, provide this condi tion by placing some fresh earth or an Inverted sod in the bottom of the nest box then cover lightly with some fine nest material, such aa cut straw or fine bay. Stagnant water pools should have no place about the yards and runs of the poultry. No water at all Is to be preferred rather than stagnant water containing impurities. Where fowls have the run of plenty of green food thoy do not require much water, but it Is very beneficial to tholr welfare to have at all times pure water. If water Is "kept in watering vessels for them It should be changed frequently, for It will become very filthy la a short time.' I PEARLS OP THOUGHT. t-ove lifts, Virtue Is wealth. The light noeds no label. Destiny depends on origin. Innocence Is not character. Treachery leads to tragedy. Beir Is a synonym for all sin. Disposition Is more than position. Silence is often tho sign of strength. Pride needs to look out for puncture. Many a smalt engine has a big whis tle. Your life will bo worth what it costs you. The man who thinks lends the crowd. Better a fair failure than a false success. A good man will always find somo good In men. Red sonde tho seed, but we must furnish the soil. To lose sympathy with men Is to miss success with them. Tho losBcr things of life are tho ones we can least afford to lose. 8mall vices may bo fordnhle ono at a time, but they soon unite Into an Impassahlo river. Ham's Horn. HOW THINCS LOOK AT FORTY. Men on lteevhliia- Mntnre An Cannot Arcnnnt for Pnltlea nf Ynitth. The chief distinction between 20 and 40 seems to he that the youth Is buoyed with the wisdom of conceit, whereas the man is burdened with the conceit of wisdom. It Is a very silly thing to generalize from one's own personal experience. Nearly all the men I know are liars, yet doubtless I touch elbows with truth every day. At 20 you blush when a man praises you, at 30 you think him a clever fel low; at 40 you wonder what he wants. Be prepared from early youth tj make the most splendid self-sacrifices, provided you do not change your mind as to their utility. The cynic; is the most conceited ot human beings. He believes all men are knaves or fools, and excepts him self. Friendship Is a benefit association (limited) which, by going bankrupt, enables you to discover that you are your own best friend. Persons who have never nursed an illusion may have laid up a dollar or two, but all their money can never buy the delights of a dreamer. What a shock to the virtuous man who late In life discovers that the principles ho fought hardest for were only prejudices. It Is an appalling possibility that at 50 I may pity the fool at 40 myself as at present I cannot account for my folly at 25. A compensation of personal tragedy is that it frequently quickens the vic tim's sense of humor. A pessimist Is not a good many things he thinks he Is, but ho Is some thing he never thought of one who Is constantly trying to stand in hla own shadow. An optimist Is a good many things he thinks ho is'nt; but chiefly he Is simply a person afraid to face the truth. A keen sense of the ridiculous may be a bar to success, but aa long aa you keep It you will never feel yourself wholy a failure. Chinee fanners In Luck. The Chinamen who are market gar dening out at Astoria have begun to feel the same prosperity that la com ing to the farmera out west Lee Wah, who haa a truck farm on the road opposite St Michael's cemetery, said that he had never made money so easily as this year. There never waa such a demand for vegetables. Lee Wah says he haa made more than $1200 so far this year out of hla green stuff. His customers are the Chinese laundrymen, who go to Mott street on Sundays to do their marketing. People out at Astoria say the Chin ese truck farmers ought to be prosper ous. They are always puttering round in their gardens. From long before daylight until long afte dark they are out there. Every day they are at work. There are four or five other Chin ese truck farmera in Astoria besides Lee Wah. They are sovral thousand dollars to the good already this sea son. New York Sun. How la Capture Hallrrog-e. The bullfrog, brown, big and hoarse of voice In August, will give many a halt day of good sport, to say nothing of the delicacy bis plump bind legs will furnish. There are three ways in which he may be pursued successfully. He may be angled for with a rod and bit of red flannel for a bait which, waved before him. Is as the red rag to a bull. He may be stalked with a light-handled spear, and stealth and skill add test to this method. Or be may be hunted with a 22 rifle when a good eye and steady band are necessary to Insure a dinner. Country Life In, America. H Tried It One To On en. A professional burglar in Berlin found a new and original way of add ing to the ordinary profUs of his pro fession. After each burglary he sent a full account of it to one of the dally newspapers, and for this ho received payment in the usual vuy. But be tried his plan once too often. The edi tor became auspicious and gave in formation to the polloe, vao soon found how this amateur reporter waa able to beat all rivals' In the way of early Information, PLAQUS OF ANTS. Billions of tha Creatures Have Taken New Orleans. By a sort of eminent domain billions ot small, red ants hymenopteroua; genus Llnnaen have taken possession of New Orleans. The quaint, historic City of the Gulf Is overrun with count less numbers of the pests. Not con tent with taking up their homes In the street and In public places they have invaded the homes. The citizens seem to be unable to rnmbat tho new-com-cra, or, even with most extensive ag gressive measures, fo make any appre ciable diminution in their numbers. The newspapers of New Orleans have talked volubly this summer of the al most total disappearance from the city and vicinity of the mosquito. Alno they have told that daring experiments have revealed the fact that those that remained are not so strong, hefty, and aggressive as usual, but Instead are degenerating Into weak, lean, puny creatures that are not at all bother some. Another unusual thing which tho papers discussed at great length waa the almost total absence of the pestiferous fly, saying that few of tho Insects were to be seen ebout the public market this year. Then came tho plague of antB. They came no one knew whence. In great armies. The pavements and sidewalks were made brlck-rolored by their presence, and the housewife and cook were pestered to desperation by them. But tho phil osophical people are reasoning that the little red ant Is leas bothersome than the fly or the mosquito, that he Is an excellent and ever-Industrious scaven ger, and that he has never been ac cused of being the means of spreading contagion. MUST CEA8E TO BE COMIC. Royalty In Bulgaria and 8ervla Re fuses to Be Laughed at. The King of Servla and Prince Fer dinand of Bulgaria havo formed a trust to stop ridicule of their royal persons, Whenever a comic paper hereafter alludes to Ferdinand's tre mendous nasal organ, or his ambition to become a King, or when even a misguided editor levels words of dis respect at King Alexander or his bon nle wife. Draga. presto, he will be clapped Into Jail at the Instance of Joint diplomatic action by Bulgaria and Servla, both countrlea at the same tlmo, agreeing to prosecute any subject of their own who dares make light of other European royalties. Heat and Sunstrokes. The discovery of a distinction be tween heatstroke and sunstroke is claimed by Dr. Moussoler, a French naval surgeon, who believes that a con siderable saving of life should follow. Heatstrokes, he affirms, results from prolonged exposure of the whole body to moist or dry heat exceeding 104 de greea Fahrenheit, and its ill effects are due to the action of the superheated blood. Sunstroke, instead of being caused by high temperature, is Induced by chemical rays from Intense sunlight falling on the cranium. It can occur only In the tropics, and the Immunity of blacks is explained by the fact that a dark skin or other substance almost completely stops the passage of chem ical rays. By a new lay in Montreal, Que., all bread must be sold by weight, except fancy bread under one pound. The council passed the law after a bitter contest lasting for months past be tween the races, tho English bakers, insisting that It muBt be enacted as a protection for the poor, who, they claimed, have been frequently defraud ed. f.r PE-RU-NA NECESSARY TO THE HOME. A Letter From Congressman White, of North Carolina. M Mil a I a a a 1 a am. SAFEGUARD. No Family Should Be Without It. L) KKl'NA -ia a grrat family medicine. The women prune if aa well as the men; It I jut the thing for the many little reterrhai eilmrnte of childhood. The following teatimoninle from thank ful men and women tell in direct, ainccre IniiKHAne whet their .u'een has been in the 11 kc nf IVnins in their families: 1onn ,1. Krhrrrinali.v, 1Q3 Locunt street, Atlantic. Iowa, writen: "1 will tell you briefly what Peruna linn done for mn. 1 took a severe cold which gave me a hard eoiinh. All doctors' medi cines failed to euro it. I took one bottle of IVruna and wan well. "Then niy two children had bnd coii(th accompanied by sHaging. Mv wife Imd stomach trouble for yenra. Nlie took IV runa and now she is well. "I cannot eipremi my thnnks in word", but I recommend your remedy at every opportunity, for 1 can conmicntioUHly soy that thcro ia no medicine like I'emna. Nearly every one in this town knew about I lie aickncM of myaelf and family, and they have aeen with atonihimnt what I'eruna hna done for u. Miinv followed our example, and the renult waa health. Thanking you heartily, I am." L. J. rherrinky. Mr. Nannie Wallace, Tiilnre, Cat., President of the Western llaptict Mis sionary Society, writes: "1 consider I'eruna an indiiuientahle ar ticle in my medicine cheat. It ia twenty medicines in one, and haa so far rurrd every aicknena that haa been in my home for five years. 1 consider it of special value to weakly women, a it builds up the general health, drives out disease and keeps you in the best of health." Mra. Nannie Wallace. I'eruna protects the family airainut coughs, colds, catarrh, bronchi tin. catarrh of the stomach, liver and kidneys. It ia just aa sure to cure a caxe of catarrh of the bowcla aa it ia a case of catarrh of the head. The Cape Town exhibition next year will be followed In 1904 by an interna tional peace exhibition In Johannes burg. WET WfATHtR COMFORT There) is no satisfaction keener into being dry and comfortable when out in the hardest storm. YOU ARE SURt OP THIS Ir YOU WEAR xflWEfr "WfsUJCT WATEBPBOOF ILcD CLOTHIN' MAPE IN SLACK OB YELLOW BACKED IT OUR OUARAKTE1 .TOWER CO. BOSTON. MAS: YOUR DRALER. If he wM not aal wn id for our frr cMiilcumt of mrminli sod hats " CATNAS TIC Ceaoloe stamped CCC ITever sold la balk. Beware of the dealer who tries to tell "something jut aa good." -'r- --- - 1 cts (Jervtiyt Kcis pleisa.rtly. Acts Berxeficiallv; is truly tup of Figs appeals to the cultured and the informed and to the healthv. hera. j p 'WHMwsa. S S..J ponent parts ore simple and wholesome and be cause it acts without disturbing the natural func tions, as it is wholly free from every objectionable t? TO Eet its 'J genuinemanufactured by the ALIF Louitwill AaK ' Ta.a. I Ky eo.'Cal J. ty all. druiaU. prjce I ' CongrrMman Georijc llcnrv White, of Tijrboro. N'. '., writes Hie following let ter to Dr. llartman in regard to the mer it of the jri-eat catarrh cure, I'eruna I Iluiisn of Kepreaentativea, Washington, Feb. 4, 1899. Ucntlcmen" lam more than tat If fled with Peruna, and find it In be an excellent remedy Jor the grip and catarrh. I haveunedtl In my arndy and they all Join me in recommend ing ft as an excellent remedy." Very renpectultv, Oeorge II. White. The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.! I'eruna i an internal, scientific, syste mic remedy for catarrh. It ia no pallia tive or temporary remedy; it is thorough iu ita work, and in cleansing the diseased mucous membrane cures the catarrh. If you do not derive prompt and satis fifctory results from the use of Peruna write at once to Dr. H.irtmun, giving a full atateinent of your rase, ami he will b pleased to give you his valuablo advice gratis. Address Dr. llartman, President of The llartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio. A year ago laat June I was trou bled greatly with indigestion after meals. Often upon retiring at night I would be seized with dizziness, which often kept me awake for hours. I waa recommended to take lllpans Tabules by one of my friends who bad himself found use for them. I immediately found re lief In their use, and have since bad no return of my complaints. At druggists, rbe Fiv-Cemt packet is enonf h for aa ordinary occasion. The family bottle, SO cents, eontaina a supply lor a year. aiapT W cum JII.IJVJ.i. uHkS WHfiif ill fist liui. Couffh Srup. f astea Uood. Vs in iima. min nw nrmrgliits. nDODQV k w disco-1 mm- Buns of tastimonlsit aod lOdar DISOOTIKT; na onroi aim mwm UMbu.l Vr. Be. a. a. aua'asoaa. ii s, atuata, . P. N. U. 41, '02. I'm. Thompson's Eyo Water 'as - a Laxaiivcr. I HON. GEOIIUE H. WHITE. h1""" "uuowiiic, in ine process ot manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained from an excellent combination of plants known to be medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. benpfTrbil fffptc Km, h Atew York.iH.Y. f,ft cervU plsr.' b'ottl