ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. LxVcjSevva Ckaxvsts ttvc System E j$ecXwi Dupcb colds awanaadoanes &ueoCoAsY.&oi; Ms vaVwo, acteXvuty as aLaxaYvvft. Best jor MauVcTuetv atvd.Qvi m-youu atva 0d. To C Ws benejc& 5Jc ovvys tnV Qewxvcve, wwfoclurea by lh CALIFORNIA Fig Syrup Co. SOLD BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS 0 Site only, regular price 50' per boitlt. METALLIC 0 HEELS 5 COUNTERS M Mads of Steel $ ForM!ncra,Quarrymen,Farmers jJ and all men who do rough work, vju Cave you ihoe money. They are ! eaiy to attach. Your ihoe dealer ' hat thoea fitted with them, cr any cob- 1 bier can put them on. They will out- last the thoe. Ap.i will make old hoet ai good a new. Send (or book- ! let that telli all about them. UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CO. S B08TON, MASS. fej No Undertakers in Japan. There are no undertakers In Japan. When a person dies It Is the custom for his nearest relatives to put hlni into a coffin and bury him, and the mourning does not begin until after the burial. Piles Cored In 0 to 14 Daft. Pa to Ointment is guaranteed to cure any eaeof Itching, Blind, Nleedingor Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 60o. 3 In disposing of an estate valued at $2,000 the will of Jennie Linn of Philadelphia directs that the deed to her cemetery lot is to be placed In the casket and buried with her. Mrs. Winslow'g Soothing Syrup forChildren teething, softens the gums, reduced inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle. Indians as Athletes. The native Americans of the lead ing tribes show an extraordinary high degree of strength and endurance. Carlisle, though not a large school, turns out a splendid football team of Indians whose prowess is always pop ular. At lacrosse and baseball In dians excel. Parkman decribes the daring of an Indian boy of 16 who ran his bareback pony alongside buf falo bulls and brought them down with arrows which Is no mean feat for a green warrior. If the scientists are right who say that Americans of European stock tend In many generations to revert to the Indian type, we need at least have no fear on that account of phy sical degeneracy. And, considering the relatively remarkable number of eminent Americans who have been wholly or largely of Indian blood, mental degeneracy need be as littlo expected. New York World. Poe and His Critics. A recrudescence of interest In Poe Is the natural effect of the centenary of his birth next month. Poe's work has richly stood the test of time, and the tone of comment upon his per sonal life has steadily grown fairer and more kindly since the first harsh biography. Grlswold's injustice to Poe was great. It subtly colors opin ion of the poet to this day. But the more judicial narrative of later writ ers, like Stedman and Woodberry and Prof. Harrison, have dispelled much of the earlier misapprehension, and all severity has vanished from the best modern criticisms of Poe. Rich mond Times-Dispatch. KOSr AND PLUMP Good Health From Right Food. "It's not a new food to me," re marked a Va, man, In speaking ot Grape-Nuts. "About twelve months ago my wife was In very . bad health, could not keep anything on her stomach. The Doctor recommended milk half water, but it was not sufficiently nourishing. "A friend of mine told me one day to try Grape-Nuts and cream. The result was really marvelous. Mr wife soon regained her usual strength and to-day is as rosy and plump as when a girl of sixteen. "These are plain facts, and nothing I could say in praise of Grape-Nuts would exaggerate in the least the value ot this great food." . Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Wellville." in pkgs. "There's a Rea son." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They sure genuine, true, and full of homas) Interest A Feed for Fattening Sheep. The English feed for fattening sheep consists of cotton seed and tur nips. They claim that it will put on the most fat, is the safest food, makes the best mutton at a less cost, and produces the best and ntrongest manure. Weekly Witness. 8alt for Sheep. Experiments recently made for the purpose of ascertaining the nutritive value of salt for sheep, show that those which have been fed salt gain ed in weight 4 1-2 pounds more than those which received no salt. More over, the sheep which received salt produced 1 1-3 pounds more wool and of a better quality than those which received no salt. Epltomlst. How to Improve the Pasture. The quickest way to improve our pastures, when short of manure, Is to topdiess them, or to pasture sheep for a season, as these animals will exterminate such weeds and grasses as cows will not eat. If the pasture cannot be given up to sheep, pasture as many sheep as cows, and It will be found that the pasture will sustain as many cows as when they were pas tured alone, while the fertility of the pasture will allow an Increase in cows of at least ten percent annual ly. Weekly Witness. Exercise for Hens. It Is a well known fact that the hen, to do her best, must have exer cise. She wants to uo some scratch ing, so give her a chance. " Make her work for part of her feed in straw strewn on the feeding floor. Hens, like all other creatures, .If they find that they can get a living without working for It, are going to take it that way, but If they find they must do some scratching in order to get their breakfast or dinner they will scratch and be glad to do It, and the more scratching a hen does the heal thier she will be and the more eggs she will lay. Farmers' Home Jour nal. Look Ahead. The farmer who looks ahead will always have some young stock com ing on to take the place of old for home use, or to be sold when prices are good. He will have corn to sell when there is a scarcity and prices Boar, and all of his neighbors have to buy. There is a big difference in farming profits between always hav ing to buy high priced feeds in the spring and having them to sell. Many moderate farmers have become rich in yearly looking ahead and providing well against this one universal con dition. Oats at 40 cents in August are invariably 50 cents the following March or April, and that means 20 percent profit for holding, which is a good rate of Interest for the man who has them to sell. Farmers' Home Journal. Salting Down Meat. Curing meat for future consumption Is one of the annual jobs on the farm. In some sections of the country the problem of salting down meat Is a serious one because of the heat. In sections of the South there are winters when there is very little cold weather and it is not until late that hogs may be slaughtered. Here is a receipt which Is said to be a good one: For 1,000 pounds of meat take ten quarts of saltpeter; one pound of pepper and two pounds of yellow sugar. Mix well, put in a tub or some suitable vessel, and then apply the mixture well to the meat. Care should be tak en to apply it thoroughly In the cracks and around the edges. After the meat has taken all the salt pos sible, hang It up and powder it with powdered borax. Then smoke the meat This Is said to be the most successful method of salting meat there is, both from a standpoint of purity and flavor. From the Far mers' Home Journal.. Vegetables for Horses. Farmers are slow to learn the value of carrots for horses. They are so nutritious that livery stable men feed out large quantities to their horses, instead of grain. Four quarts of oats and the same of carrots are considered as good for a horse as eight quarts of oats; and horses that are not worked much will keep In good condition on hay and carrots only. A few small potatoes also are very good for a horse, especially to give a smooth, glossy coat. The far mer who has no carrots, beets, or tur nips for his stock when Winter ap proaches has made a serious mistake. In England the farmers grow im mense crops of "mangolds" (beets) to feed out in the Winter; and If prof itable there, why not here? Probably the most easily raised, most produc tive, and most profitable root crop in this country 1b some of the vari eties of beets, some of which grow eighteen to twenty-four Inches long and yield a thousand bushels to the acre, If the land be highly manured; but the best way to gTow them is to grow a crop of potatoes the previous year on the land, with a heavy ap plication of manure, and with no manure the year the beets are grown, and there will be but few weeds, If the land was kept clean the year be fore. Weekly Witness. Sheep and Wool. E. D. King, In a recent address before the Kansas Association of Im proved Breeders made this compar ison In behalf ot sheep and wool prof its as compared with cows. He said: "One hundred good grade ewes will cost about the same as 10 good grade cows, will eat about the same the year through, and at the same per cent of Increase will return 80 lambs, worth $4 each, and 1,000 pounds of wool, worth $175, as against eight calves, worth 10 each, and 2,000 pounds ot butter, worth $300. Quite a difference In favor of the sheep, and they will run In the pasture caring for themselves, and any of you who have milked 10 cows through the year and band fed the calves, as you must to got the butter returns, know that there Is a great deal of labor at tached to that work. "If the farmer does not have the alfalfa or clover to' go with his corn, the sheep will thrive admirably upon prairie hay, wheat or flax straw, corn, fodder or sorghum or kaflr corn, but ns these are all highly carbonaceous, he should feed some bran or oats or oil meal with the com to balance the ration. In 1001 my flock was con fined entirely to corn fodder and a half bushel per 100 head dally of a ration composed of wheat and cotton seed meal in equal parts, and did fine. "I fattened sonie old owes for mar ket upon cottonseed meal and a very light feed of poor shock corn. Some of the professors whom we consulted said: 'Don't feed any cottonseed meal to pregnant ewes.' But some 20 head ran with the fattening flock up to lambing and did well and raised good lambs." Farm Notes. Let the colts have out door exer cise In good weather If It Is a little cold. They need as much exercise as possible. There are contrivances to put on plows that pulverize the soil as they go along. Each round drags or crush es the laBt furrow. Trainers of colts tell us that teach ing the colt one thing at a time, and that, thing thoroughly, la the only way to make a good horse. Indigestion in horses may be read ily overcome by feeding them some ground flaxseed, and If you have none then feed some oil meal. It is a good plan to give the hors es access to salt all the time, and if a sprinkle of wood ashes Is added It Is a pretty sure protection against worniB. The State of Kansas owns a pro prietary poison for killing prairie dogs and gophers. It Is made at the experiment station and sold at cost to farmers. Keep the cows comfortable at right and when the weather Is cold and wet. In v daytime. If they have pasture and good water, they can care for themselves. Many farmers write from alfalfa districts that they are grinding their alfalfa and find that It goes at least one-third farther in feeding stock than when fed whole. DISCOVERS NEW PLANTS, Scientist, Back from Jamaica, W. I., Brings 3,000 Specimens. Dr. N. L. Britton, director in chief of the New York Botanical Garden, has returned home after a tour of exploration in the island of Jamaica, where he discovered a number of new Bpecies of plants. Living plants, seeds, fruita or herbarium specimens obtained during the expedition total 3,500 and are considered as very im portant additions to the West In dian flora. The trip was made 'pos sible by the contribution of D. O. Mills, president of the board of man agers of the garden. The collections were made mostly in the vicinity of Kingston and near Constant Spring from August 28 to 30, after which Spanish Town was made the base of the most important work. Dr. Britton said that his effort to find specimens of two species of air plant, bromallads of the genus Hohenbergia, which some years ago were new to science, was successful. "We readily found the plants desir ed," said Dr. Britton, "as many klnd3 of these bromeliads are endemic in Jamaica. Some fifteen different Ho benbergias are known in Jamaica, and we have specimens of all of them. At least six are new to science and will soon be technically described. "We paid special attention to mem bers of this group, the pineapple, and obtained species of the other large genera, Tilandsla, Guzmanla and Catopsis, and one species each of Bromella, Aechmaea and Pitcalnla. In Manchester we found the large leaved and little known Plumer's grape tree, Coccolobis Plumlerl, in a ripe fruiting Btago on a hillside at Mandeville. We climbed three thou sand feet to Moody's Gap, and found the climbing arold, Phllodendron tri partltum, growing on banks and trees. It Is probable that unknown plants exist at the higher elevations cf the John Crow range, and we hope to be able to explore these mountains be fore our study of the Jamaica flora is completed." New York Tribune. Eclipses and Other Stellar Perform ances for 1909. The coming year promises to be full of events of interest to the as tronomer. Four eclipses are sched uled to take place, two of the Bun and two of the moon. Saturn Is be ginning to Bpread bis rings; and sun spots on the face of Old Sol will reach their lowest ebb In importance and numbers; Halley s comet will again return to mortal vision, and other lesser events in the solar sys tem will occur. The first eclipse of the sun will oc cur June 17, and will be visible m the United States north of a line drawn from San Francisco to the mouth of the Rio Grande river. The second eclipse of the sun will he only n partial one, and will be invisible in the United States. The only land from which it will be visible is the southern part of eastern Australia, Both the lunar eclipses will be In to tality and will be visible In the United States; the one occurring June 3 will be visible only In the eastern and central time belts, while the other will be seen throughout the United States. The eclipse of the fun will not be as full of interest as some others have been, and the sec ond one, occurring In December, will go unobserved, at least so far as American astronomers are concern ed. Cured ttheurnatUm. Nearly everybody Is susceptible to a twinge of rheumatism, sciatica, tooth ache, headache qr neuralgia, and it's never safe to be without a good rem edy for an emergency of this kind. No matter what kind of pain you have the beneficial effect of Sloan's Liniment is Immediate. You lay It on lightly no rubbing whatever and a pleasant warmth Is felt at once. Tho Liniment penetrates right to the bone and quickly stops the pajn. ' . Mr. Chas. J. Bu11ongof Anthony, R. I., Box 125, writes: "For many years I was a great sufferer from rheumatism. My hips would swell to enormous proportions and my knee joints would pain me In the most ex cruciating, awful manner imaginable, i used often to have to fall from the t ed into chair and thence to the floor, when I wanted to get from my bed. I used only some six or eight bottles of your celebrated Liniment and was cured. I cheerfully recommend its uso to all rheumatic sufferers. Refer to me if you so desire. All letters an swered." Game of Human Ninepins. The most popular sport In Munich at the present time Is the game of human ninepins, and the citizens of that happy-go-lucky Bavarian city In dulge In the sport In such manner as to Indicate they are enthusiastic over It. The pins are nothing more nor less than giant wicker baskets set at the foot of an incline. The bowls are also baskets, and In them one or two adults or several children may squat as the bowls slide down to ward the pins, knocking them down or eliding past them, as the case may be. This game of "living skittles' Is just as much fun for the crowds who surround the Incline as it Is for the jolly players. The onrushlng bowls, with their human freight con vulsed with laughter, slide in a wab bly fashion as they approach the huge wicker pins. Popular Magazine. DREADFUL DANDRUFF. Girl's Head Encrusted Feared Io,s of All Her Hnir Baby Had Mllk Cnist Missionary's Wife Mndo Perfect Cures by Cuticura. "For several years my husband was a missionary in the Southwest. Every one in that high and dry Atmosphere has more or law trouble with dandruff and my daugh ter's scalp became so encrusted with it that I was alarmed for fear she would lone all her hair. After trying various remedies, in desperation I bought a coke of Cuticura Knap and a box of Cuticura Ointment. They left the scalp beautifully clea.i and free from dandruff and I am happy to say that the Cuticura Remedies were a com plete success. I have also used successfully the Cuticura Remedies for so-called 'milk crust' on baby's head. Cuticura is a bless ing. Mrs. J. A. Darling, 310 Fifth St., Carthage, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1008." Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole Props, of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Moss. Tho year had gloomily begun For Willie Weeks, a poor man's SUN. He was beset with bill and dun, And he had very little MON." "This cash," said he, "won't pay my dues, I've nothing here but ones and TUBS." A bright thought struck him, and he said: "The rich Miss Goldrocks I will WED." But when he paid his court to her, Sho lisped, but firmly said: "No THUR!" "Alas!" said he, "then I must die!" His soul went where they say souls FBI. They found his gloves, and coat, and hat The Cproner upon them SAT. Carolyn Wells In Life. Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's tinnilary Lotion Never faila. 'At druggists. It's when a fellow thinks he Is out of sight that he feels all eyes are upon him. PU T N AM Color rnnn (rood, brighter anil faaler colors Uwn any as Ojt anjr garment wltliout ripping spurt. Writ When shown positive and reliable proof that a certaia1 remedy had cured numerous cases of female ills, wouldn't any sensible woman conclude that the same remedy would also benefit her if suffering with the same trouble ? Here are two letters which prove the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Red Banks, Miss. "Words are inadequate to express what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. I suffered from a female disease and weakness which the doe tors said was caused by a fibroid tumor, and I commenced te think there was no help for me. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable) Compound made me a well woman after all other means had failed. My friends are all asking what has helped me so much, and I gladly recommend Lydia 13. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound." Mrs. AVillie Edwards. Ilampstead, Maryland. "Uef ore taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I was weak and nervous, and could not be on my feet half a day without suffering. The doctors told me I never would be well without an operation, but Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done more for me than all the doctors, and I hope tills valuable medicine may come into the hands of many more suffering voincn." Mrs. Joseph U. Dandy. We will pay a handsome reward to any person who will prove to us that these letters are not genuine and truthful or that either of these women were paid in any way for their testimonials, or that the letters are published without their permission, or that the original letter from each did not come to us entirely unsolicited. What more proof can any one ask ? ' i For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound litis been the standard remedy for female Ills. o Kick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. frn Mrs. Pinkhain Invites all sick women U to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free of charge. Address Mrs. Plnkham, Lynn, Mass. Prices Will Go Up. According to Prof. Joseph French Johnson, dean of the New York university's school of commerce and finance, in 10 years the people of this country will have to pay about 30 per cent more to live than they do today. He bases his conclusions on past performances In tho purchasing power of money, which, he says, has alarmingly decreased in the last 10 years, until now one has'to pay about 44 per cent more for comi." ditles thnn in 1897. Figures prepared by Prof. Johnson are embodied In the ' record of the Government's case against the Stand ard Oil Company of New Jersey, for Prof. Johnson was one of the witness es called by the Standard lawyers a few weeks ago to tell how the price of oil has not kept pace with the grad ual increase of almost every article the public Is obliged to buy. The conclusion reached by Prof. Johnson after several months of In vestigation Is that the end of the steady Increase in the price of com modities is not yet, and that, unless all signs fall, the consumer In this country will be taxed even more heavily for the necessities of life for many years to come. He blames it all on the plentitude of gold. Laws Against the Corset. In Rumania In 1890 school girls were forbidden to wear stays. In 1894 the Bulgarian parliament passed a similar law. In Russia school girls are legally compelled to "leave off at the school door the armor which they wear under the name of corset." In Germany stays are forbidden during gymnastic lessons, and the Paris municipal council has Issued the same order, but It' Is said to be systemat ically disobeyed. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded dis ease that science has been able to cure in all ita stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con stitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter oally, acting directly upon the b.ood and mu cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy ing the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building; up the con stitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. .1. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Take IlaU's Family l'Uls for constipation. Accidental Discovery. The secret in making the finest porcelain, known as Dresden china, was discovered Just 200 years ago by an apothecary's apprentice who was trying to change silver Into gold. Asparagus had Its origin in Europe and temperate Western Asia. ror DISTEMPER?0 ""a Catarrhal fever. Rur cure and positive preventive, no matter how homes at any a are Infected or "epoiied." Liquid, Riven on the tongue; arte on the Blood and Ulanri, expel the poleonou (Terms from the body. Cure. Distemper In Dk ami Hrteep and Cholera In Poultry. Largest flellii.fr live stork reruedv. Cure I A OrlpiH among human be l nun and li a lino Kidney rumedy. ftuo. and 91 a bottle; 4.1 and iioadoxen. Oeit this out. Keep li. Show to your druRKUt who will fret It for you. Free booklet. "Distemper, Cause and Cure.'1 ttpoclal affenu wanted. SPOIIN MEDICAL CO., B58ntl GOSHEN, IND U.U FADELESS DYES sdnr itvn. Ona inn. packas oolora all flbar. They tf la eold water better than an? ntber d. ''Teal lor trail' booklet flow t ur, tUemu and Mix Oolen.' MON at 0 ilUUU CO., tfilner, llliawoa. UTILIZE SAWMILL WASTE Conservation Commission Investigat ing Possibilities of Sawdust. On account of the growing scarc ity of wood the national conserv tion commission has undertaken to investigate the possibilities of saw dust. Inquiries bearing upon the subject have been sent to 500 manu facturers of explosives, pulpwood nnt like products. Closely related to this particular investigation are other in quiries dealing with the utilization of waste materials from mills devote to cooperage, furniture, box, veneer and other industries. Detroit News Tribune. CLOVER SEED HUM Absolutely Port, He Weeds. M Kz. Gov. Hoard, of Wlsrvmnln, from SO aerea own to Raiser's 20th Century Alfalfa, harven ed within M week after needinn $25t.0O worth of mattnlfirpnt hay, or at the rate of over "0.1)8 per acre. Big seed catalog free; or.aend lOe In stamps for sample of thin Alfalfa, also BU llon Dollar drum. Oata, Wheat, Barley, are., easily worth 910 of any man's money to pre a start with. Or, send 1 4c. and we add a sam ple farm seed novelty never seen before by yj SALTER SEED CO., Box A. C, La Cram, Hit. CASIMOURFUR no natter where you are. if you trap or bay f ur write to-day foi our new plan to make ex- rVbo? wt CORRT HIDE A FOB CO.,C0BRT,rA. apl I TOUR P ATKNT by onr new method. D rl I mnrmtrAte It to the lending capitalist asm vLL Issmnoufac torero at Madison Square Qard. New York. Write M ATIONAL PATKNT ft NOVKLTT hiHIblTlON CO., 1U2J4-7 Heal aetata Bld., PnllsK FREE1 Gregory's Seed n The tout that's ROOK pnblllhiyl. Tnlll yon Low in plant lucoeaa- fnllr. write uwlar. J. a. a. aauaiT a sos, Marti., ma The Season I Hake and Sell More Hen's $3.09 Ai. $3.50 Shoes Than Any Other Manufacturer la becavst X (tlrt th wwr th btrsfl of Uw mcrt complete organisation of tralatd xpauu and taiUsa ihMmak.ri la tltt country. Tbo MloctloD of Uta laathere far ovb eart f th fen. and tvary detail ot th Baking la tvery department, fc looked after by the beet ahoemaktre !n the tho indnstey. raifa aitar oy i If 1 ooald uoi low yon how careful! t W L. Dotiglat them art Blade, yon would then asderataii't why Utey bol hap, it better, and wear longer Utah any outer i rnoifl UMafjr My Ultthod of Tanning thtSolet makes thtm afar Fttxibltand Longer Wearing ttian any other. Rhoee for Every Member of the Fnmllv Men. Hoys Women, Ai Use eiutl t'hllUareee. Ynr alp by shoe dealers everywhere, PMITIfiM I 1,'0IW K'tmiiie without W. J- Ponata) UnUIIUI 1 nanitf and prtoe stamid ou boiUMSw Tut Oolor lyoltts Used Exolastveiy, Catalog Balled free. W. L. DOUQLAS, 167 Spark St, Brocktoo, Mate, P. N. C. 3, 1909. DROPSY orel eaeee. Beet ef tMtlnealale eat tO Detre I ill i Vv, Sr. H. jl tiaaa.i'a bob;, eu a, AtLwi.
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