Truth and
Quality
appeal to the Well-Informed In every
walk' of life and are essential to permanent
tuceess and creditablfc standing. Accor
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
nd Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
A Wagner Anniversary.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
death of Richard Wagner brought
Wagner stories old and new, true and
false, In great numbers into the Ger
man papers. One of these published
In a Vienna paper, entitled "Jean
Paul, as a Wagner Prophet, "Is to the
effect that in the second decade of
the last century he wrote an Introduc
tion to cme 0f the works of C. I. A.
Hoffman. "Before this was finished."
so goes the etory, "Jean Paul heard
that Hoffman was not only' a poet but
a musician of no mean order, and he
added to his introduction: 'So much
the better, so much more seldom.'
Heretofore the sun god has always
Bestowed the gift of poetry with his
right and the gift of music with his
left hand upon men so far apart that
we are still waiting for the man who
can write and compose an opera.'
The introduction Is dated Beyreuth,
November 24, 1S13, the year of Wag
ner's birth, and, strangest of all, It
was written In the place where the
wish was later realized."
32
Why Naval Uniforms Are Blue.
Naval uniforms nil the world over
pretty well are navy blue. The
British fashion In this matter has
been the rule with maritime people In
general. That blue was ever selected
for the King's naval service .was a
fortuitous happening. When In 1747
the question of uniform was being
considered the color selected had
very like to have been French gray
laced with silver.
mile the King was still not quite
decided he saw the Duchess of Bed
ford in a riding habit of blue faced
with white and enlivened with gold
lace. It was a revelation. Here,
the King declared, was the uniform
for his sea-service officers; and no
more w'as heard of French gray. The
navy took the blue, and every other
navy has taken to It since. Pall Mall
Gazette.
, Entitled to the Best.
Tipping Is admitted to be a bad
habit, but It is firmly established. A
young fellow who took his best girl
to. supper felt that he must conform
to custom, and handed out his coin
with liberality, so that no one in the
restaurant was overlooked. After
they had been swung through the re
volving door she said:
"Did you give that man at the door
anything?"
"No, Why?"
'' "He ought to have had the most.
He let us out." From the St. Louis
Republic.
Radium' Propectiles.
The alpha particle of radio-active
matter travels about three Inches, ac
cording to Prof. Rutherford, its aver
age speed being 6,000 miles a second.
Its path Is marked by extraordinary
violence and about 100,000 molecules
are broken up, giving rise to much
heat and producing positively and neg
atively charged ions In the process.
t WONDERED WHI
Found the Answer Was "Coffee.'
Many pale, sickly persons wondor
tor years why they have to suffer 80,
and eventually discover that the drug
caffeine in coffee Is the main
cause of the trouble.
"I was always very fond of coffee
and drank it every day. I never had
much flesh and often wondered why I
was always so pale, thin and weak.
"About five years ago my health
completely broke down and I was con
fined to my bed. My stomach waB In
such condition that I could hardly
take sufficient nourishment to sus
tain life.
- "During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think I could do with
out It.
"After awhile I came to the con
clusion that coffee was hurting me,
and decided to give it up and try
Poatura. I didn't like the taste of it
at first, but when It was made right
boiled until dark and rich I soon
became very fond of It.
... "In one week 1 began to feel better.
I could eat more and sleep bstter. My
elck headaches were less, frequent,
and within five months I looked and
felt like a new being, headache spells
entirely gone.
"My health continued to Improve,
and to-day 1 am well and strong,
weigh 148 lbs. I attribute my present
health to the life-giving qualities of
Postum."
"There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to
Wellvllle." In pkgs.
Ever reed the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, mud full of human
Intercut.
OF-"
INTEREST
TO TMFV
TO GROUND WIRE FENCES.
Every farmer should know how to
ground wire fences. Simplyvthrust
a length of heavy wire down the side
of the post and staple to the fence
wire where they cross. iThls may
protect the Jives of cattle and horses
and thereby prevent quite a financial
loss. M. A. Plentner, in The EpI
tomist. USING UP .THE FORESTS.
The total annual use of wood in
this country is estimated by different
authorities from 100,000,000,000 to
150,000,000,000 feet, and the total
area of the Unfted States from 600,
000,000 to 700,000,000 acres. The
annual consumption of wood is esti
mated at probably three times the
annual growth. American Cultiva
tor. A POINT IN STOCK RAISING.
There Is one point connected with
stock raising which should always be
considered, and that is the fact that
the animals are the home customers
of the farm. They provide a market
on the farm for many articles that
could not be sold, and when driven
to the stock yards to be sold they
represent the value of the food sup
plied to them. Epitomist.
IT WAS GOOD ADVICE.
The advlc9 of the late Henry E.
Alvord, chief of the Dairy Division
of the Department of Agriculture, and
a practical farmer with regard to
the raising of bulls, was good. Ac
custom the bull, he said, to being
handled from calfhood, but without
fondling or encouraging frolic. Give
him kind, firm and unvarying treat
ment, and keep him always' under
subjection, that' he may never know
his strength and power.
POINTS IN HORSE BUYING.
The feet and legs of the horse are
all Important, but many farmers do
not understand this, or else are in
different to the fact that they not
only add to or mar the beauty of
the animal, but affect his usefulness
as well. The picture shows the
kind of legs to avoid.- The first
horse stands fairly well on his legs;
the knees and toes are square to the
front, and about the same distance
apart at the arms and ankles. The
second horse will strike the hind
shoes against the front In trotting.
The third horse's feet are much loo
wide apart and denote a bad stumb
ler. The fourth horse will Inter
fere at the ankles because the toes
are turned out. Home and Farm.
GOOD GROWTH ON SKIMM1LK.
At the Kansas Experiment Station,
four steers raised on skimmilk
weighed an average . of 724 pounds
each at twelve months; nine heifers
fed on skimmilk averaged 564 pounds
at the same age. At the Iowa Ex
periment Station eight skimmilk
calves averaged 564 pounds at eight
months; seven steers averaged 535
pounds at eight months. At the
Omaha Exposition the best Shorthorn
steer on exhibition was raised on
skimmilk. American Cultivator.
GUARD AGAINST DISEASE.
It is always easier to guard against
disease than it is to cure it. There
fore, pay special attention to the
hygenic conditions of the poultry
yard, that is, see that the birds have
sound, wholesome food, clean water,
suitable housing, sufficient bouse and
yard room, and absolutely clean and
sanitary surroundings. All these
things are just as important in the
summer time as in the winter, with
the added danger of one bsing apt
to neglect them at this time. Farm
ers' Home Journal.
LINSEED OIL MEAL.
Chemical analysis' shows that old
process linseed oil meal contains an
average of about five per cent, of ni
trogen, two per cent, of phosphoric
acid and one and a half per cent, of
potash. Nitrogen may be purchased
in nitric of soda at fifteen cents per
pound, phosphoric acid in raw bone
meal at about five cents and potash
in muriate of potash at four and a
aalf cents, these being among the
cheapest commercial sources of fertil
izing substances. New process Un
seed oil contains about one per cent
more nitrogen than the old-process.
As it has been demonstrated that not
more than one-third of the fertilizing
value. pf a feeding stuff Is lost in
feeding, provided the manure be care
fully saved, and used, linseed meal
offers a cheap source of fertility . to
the farmer. Epitomist.
I
MUJLTUiyj.1
STRAWBERRY LAND.
The strawberry bed should be on
an elevated plat of land so drainage
will be perfect. If it is not, ditch It
out so water will not stand on the
plants after rain. While the plants
need an abundance of moisture, they
will perish if there is an excessive'
supply of water. Farmers' Home
Journal.
THE ORCHARD LADDER.
It is admirable to use ladders as
much as possible in pruning, as
climbing In the trees with heavy
shoes is likely to injure the limbs
more or less by barking. Most of
the pruning can be done with the
step-ladder eicept on quite large
trees, and one eight feet in height
Is about as large as ordinarily advis
able to use, and they should always
be of the tripod style having a
broad base for the main part and
supported by one leg.
A three-lesged step-ladder will
stand firmly on uneven ground and
is quickly set, while the ordinary
step-ladder of that height is dan
gerous to use in orchard work. For
very tall trees, long, single ladders
may be necessary.
Most orchard pruning is done in
late winter and early spring because
that is the most convenient season.
STARTING THE QUINCE RIGHT.
The quince is a fruit decidedly na
tional as to location and soil. For
best, results, a deep, rich loam has
been found favorable, In a location
containing plenty of moisture yet not
in a soil at all sour or stagnant.
To get fine, large fruit plenty of
plant food must be ever at hand for
the growing rootlets. Quinces, in
particular, delight in sending out
their feeding roots only a little below
the surface, so in cultivation, remem
ber the plow or cultivator teeth
should not be run deep and close to
the trees. Some years may be re
quired to overcome a vigorous root
pruning caused by too close cultiva
tion. .
In the fall a covering of well
rotted, rich, fine manure should be
spread evenly under the tree as far
as the branches extend. Fork this in
well in the spring, and then mulch
with some coarse material, or stir
the soil once a week or so with hoe.
The orange quince Is the standard va
riety. F. H. Plumb, In .the Ameri
can Cultivator.
MANURAL CROPS.
Many suggestions have been made
in favor of renovating land at small
cost by plowing under green crops.
Of the crops recommended may be
mentioned clover, cow peas, soja
beans, rye and even corn and millet.
There is another crop, however, which
has 'been somewhat overlooked, and
which can be grown on almost any
soil, and that Is turnips. The turnip
crop may be seeded early for that
purpose, or need not be planted until
July or even August, and it grows
rapidly, being off the land in a short
time. On medium lands from thirty
to forty tons can be grown, and the
tops are more valuable for turning
under than are the bulbs. English
farmers grow turnips, allow sheep to
feed on them, and then turn them
tinder as a manural crop. Turnips
may be broadcasted on well-prepared
lands, using plenty of seed, and they
will soon cover the ground. Crops
are grown in this way In our southern
States, and the cost is but little, as
they require no cultivation when the
seed is broadcasted. Epitomist.
THE PEONY.
There Is no reason why any one,
with country premises or roomy
yards, should not succeed in growing
peonies. Planted in deep shade, they
are not particular as- to 'soil or loca
tion, and once established will bloom
better If never disturbed. They are.
In truth, as hardy as oaks,' and large
clumps being always more effective
than small ones, that is the way In
which they should generally be
grown.
, Autumn is-the. best time of the
year for setting peonies, and If strong
plants are only procured they can
usually be made to blossom the first
summer. My method of setting the
plants is to dig the holes deeper than
they require and put some fertilizer,
like well rotted horse manure, in the
bottom of them. Having sprinkled
over this some dirt, I place the plants
In position and then fyi around them
with earth, packing it in well, until
a level with the surrounding surface
is reached. I have set out peonies
many times In this way, and never
onoe had them fail to do well. Fur
ther than keeping the grass from
"choking" them, I give them no cul
tivation whatever.but apply liquid
manure around them from time to
time during the summer. In this way
I have made peonies do exceedingly
well where there was no shade at all
for them except late In the afternoon.
Fred O. Sibley, In the American
Cultivator.
Good Orchard Ladders.
ALL RUN DOWN.
Mitt Delia Stroebe, who had Com
; pletely Lost Her Health, Found
Relief from Pe-ru-na at Once.
Read Wltat She Says:
MI88 DELLA STROEBE, 710 Rich
mond St., Appleton, W 1b., writes!
"For several years I was in a run
down condition, and I could find no re
lief from doctors and medicines. I
could not enjoy my mcala, and could
not sleep at night. I had heavy, dark
circles about the eyes.
"My friends were much alarmed. I
was advised to give Peruna a trial, and
to my Joy I began to improve with the
first bottle. After taking six bottles I
felt completely cured. I cannot say too
much for Peruna as a medicine for
women in a run-down condition."
Pe-ru-na Did Wonders.
Mrs. Jndge J. F. Boyer, 1421 Sherman
Ave, Evauston, 111., says that she be
came run down, could neither eat nor
sleep well, and lost flesh and spirit. Pe
runadld wonders for her, and she thanks
Pernna for new life and strength.
Mechanical Novels.
There Is a certain type of novel of
today which always recalls hateful
memories of the mechanical doll.
They start off with a shiver of clock
work; all through their set poses and
Kosturlngs you are conscious that the
wheels of their mechanism are going
round, and they leave off Just where
the penny you have dropped Into their
publisher's slot has expended its pro
pulsive force. Onlooker.''
SAVED AT THE CRISIS.
Delay Meant Death From Kidney
Troubles.
Mrs. Herman Smith, 901 Broad
8treet, Athens, Ga,, says: "Kidney
disease started with
Blight irregularity
and weakness and
developed into dan
gerous dropsy. I
became weak and
languid and - could
do no housework.
My back ached ter
ribly. I bad bear
ing down pains and
my limbs bloated to twice their nor
mal size: Dootors did not help and
I was fast drifting Into the hopeless
stages. I used Doan's Kidney Pills
at the critical moment and they really
saved my life."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milbum Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Changed His Mind.
A gentleman who once served on
an Irish Jury tells an amusing s'.ory
of his experiences, Bays the Dundee
Advertiser. When the hearing was
over and the Jury retired to their
room to consider their verdict, they
found that they stood 11 to 1 In favor
of an acquittal, but the one happened
to be a very complacent old gentle
man who rested his chin upon the
head of a thick bamboo cane and an
nounced defiantly that he was ready
to stay there as long as any of them.
The hours dragged on, evening ar
rived, and the old gentleman obstln'
ately held out. The other Jurors wear
ily arranged themselves to make a
night of it. From time to the old
gentleman would contemplatively suck
the head of his cane. Finally he fell
fast asleep and the cane fell heavily
to the floor. Then one of the Jury
men picked It up and found to his fur-
prise that it was hollow and filled
with good old Irish whisky. The
thankful 11 passed the cane around,
relieved it of its contents, and then
awakened its slumbering owner. Slow
ly he lifted the cane to his mouth,
sucked ineffectually for a moment,
looked at his watch, and then arose
with the announcement, "Boys, I'm
afther changln' me molnd!"
ECZEMA SEEMED INCURABLE.
Body was Raw Discharged from
Hospitals as Hopeless Cuticura
Remedies Cured Hini.
"From the age of three month until
fifteen years old, my son Owen's life was
made intolerable by eczema in its worst
form. In spite of treatments the disease
gradually spread until nearly every part of
his body waa quite raw. lie used to tear
himself dreadfully in his sleep and the
agony h went through is quite beyond
words. The regimental doctor pronounced
the case hopeless. We bad him in hot
pitals four times and he was pronounced
one of the went cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as incurable.
We kept trying remedy after remedy, but
had gotten almost past hoping for a cure.
Six months ago we purchased a set of
Cuticura Remedies. The result was truly
marvelous and to-day be is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green, Kng
bed, Jan. 12, 1907."
The Girls Ahead.
At the spelling contest at Cleve
land, out of four teams of 15 children
each, two little girls had the only per
fect scores. At a recent performance
of 40 children pianists before a com
mittee of noted musicians in Paris a
little girl received the prize. In an
inquiry conducted by the New Jersey
State Teachers' Association recently
25 out of 32 cities reported more
boys than girls behind grade, and fur
ther behind; and in every physical
test applied except one more boys
than girls were found below the aver
age. In near-sightedness alone Were
more girls than boys found afflicted.
In every form of mental defectiveness
more toys than girls were found af
flicted. Prohibitionists Paraphrase.
"What we want now," said one rro
hlbltlonlst campaigner, "is some pic
turesque title for our candidate, such
as t .is now customary to give the
head of the ticket,"
"Very true," replied the other.
"Why not refer to him as 'the beer
leu leader? ' Washington Sta,
THE ORANGE AS MEDICINE.
Its Value In the Treatment of Many
Diseases Is Now Being Recognized.
People are coming around more
and more to the true opinion that min
eral drugs don't aid, but rather re
tard recovery in case of sickness, and
that the only true medicine is to be
found in these that nature supplies
so freely air, water and food.
Foremost In value as meatclnal
foods are fresh fruits, and none of
these ranks higher than oranges,
fays the Des Moines Register.
Oranges are very rich in organic sails.
They contain a high amount of potas
sium, calcium and sulphur, surpassing
both cow'b and human milk in this re
spect. No other fruit has such a
high percentage of sulphur. Orange
Juice contains on an average of 11V4
per mille acid, which accounts for the
high amount of potash and lime
which are necessary for the forma Ion
of natural fruit acids. Pure orange
Juice 13 an Ideal remedy for scrofu'a,
rickets, nervousness and especially
blood diseases (principally scurvy.)
It Is most valuable for the reduction
of urio acid and other waste matter
In the system, and therefore both a
preventltlve and curative food for
rheumatism and gout. Consumptive
and anemic people, will also be great
ly benefitted by a dhO of oranges cn
account of the high percentage of
blood building salts they contain.
Lemons have the largest amount of
magnesium lime of all the fruits.
They show the greatest acidity 73
per mille. Their Juice Is excellent
for the preparation of both fruit and
vegetable salads and should altogether
replace vinegar, which Is worse than
alcohol, by depriving the blood of Its
Important organic salts. Its medicin
al qualities are highly appreciated In
the cure of uric acid diseases.
The Latest Nature Fake.
Attacked by a huge catamount 10
miles south of Poplar Bluff, E. Em
ory, a tlmberman, fired every bullet
he hnd In a squirrel rifle without
brlnglngihe animal dow.n. The cata
mount closed in on him and would
probably have killed him had not
Emory thought of his watch chain.
composed of bullets he had saved
while a private In the First Tennes
see regiment at Manila. Jerking off
the chain, Emory loaded his rifle, us
ing powder from his horn flask, and
succeeded In killing the animal just as
It was lunging forward toward him.
This Is the story as sent out from
Poplar Bluff. Kansas City Journal.
Plenty of Gold In Transvaal.
Mining experts estimate that the
amount of gold which remains to be
mined along the Rand reef in the
Transvaal is worth five billion dol
lars. Libby's Sweei
Mixed Pickles
That firm, crisp quality and
delicious flavor Is what you get
when you Insist on Libby's
Mixed Pickles at your dealers.
They are always the finest and
never disappoint It's the same
with Libby's Sweet Gherkins and
Sweet Midgets. Ask for them.
Libby's Olives
The cultivation of centuries
marks the olive groves of Spain
as the world's best.
Libby'S Olives are imported
from the oldest and most famous
of these groves. The result is a
rare product, delightfully appetiz
ing. Try one bottle and you'll
buy more and never be without
them.
Libby's Preserves
Pure, ripe fruit and pure sugar
in equal parts, cooked just right
and timed to the second, in
Libby's Great White Kilch-
en, is the secret of the extreme
superiority of Libby's Preserves.
There's none as good at any price.
Grocers and delicatessen stores
carry all of Libby's Food Pro
dUCIS. 1 hey are war
ranted thebestto both
you and the dealer
Writ for frr
bookM"Inw to
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ttHat.";
llsir'iil
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P. It. O. 8S, HC8,
VTnOWS,nIu1eT NEW LAW obtains
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Compare your foot with a SKREEMER shoe, that is, with the part of
the shoe that bears your weight, and note the resemblance, the lines
of the shoe following perfectly tne lines of the
foot. That means comfort. Look for this label.
If yon do not find theoe shoes readily, write
the makers for directions bow to secure them.
riEO. P. riELsi CO. Brocktoa. Maaa.
This woman says she was saved
from an operation by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Lena V. Henry, of Norristown, Ga.,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham :
" I suffered untold misery from fe
male troubles. My doctor said an opera
tion was the only chance I had, and I
dreaded it almost as much as death.
" One day I read how other v omen
had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and I decided to
try it. Before I had taken the first
bottle I was better, and now I am en
tirely cured.
" Every woman suffering with any
female trouble should take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compund, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodio pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, flatulency, indiges
tion, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinkham Invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
Klie has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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ing, as well as for all the
purposes of the toilet, bath
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