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Testimonials freew Hall's Family Pills are tho best. I can recommend Piso's Cure for Consump tion to sufferers from Asthma. K. D. TOWN BEND, B t. Howard, Wis., May 4, 'Ol. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reducesiufliiiuiinv uou, uwuys paiu, cures wind colic. Jijc.a bottle. Devotional Oxen. In many parts of Germany It Is be lieved that oxen fall on their knees In the stalls at the moment of Christ's nativity. Five Cents. Everybody knows that Dobbins' Electric Soap Is tho best in tho world, and for 33 years It has sold at the highest price. Its price Is now 5 cents, same as common brown soap. Bars full size and quail ty.Order of grocer. Adv The reason why ships are not struck by lightning Is attributed by German authorities to the general use which is now made of wire rope for rigging purposes, as well as to the fact that the hulls of ships are usually constructed of iron or steel. Thus the whele ship forms an excellent and continuous con ductor. by means of which the electric ity is led away into the ocean before it has time to do any serious damage. To Cure A Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. £>o. The Massachusetts State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution has presented to the Connecticut so ciety a bronze marker to be placed on the original grave of General Israel Putnam in Brooklyn. To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Ca pea rets Cnndv Cathartic. 10c orTkv IfC. C.C. fail to euro, druggists refund money New Use Tor Peanuts. A new use for peanut Is developing .19 the peanut butter industry becomes better understood. The product of the peanut answers in the place of ordi nary butter for the table use, and is said to be excellent for shortening pur poses, and for gravies, sauces, etc. In point of purity it Is well designed for the use of vegetarians who strenuous ly object to anything animal. There is already a considerable demand for this butter substitute, and It is very prob able there will be an enlarged market for the nuts. At present the product of the United States is about 000,000 bags annually, and that of the world Is 000,000,000 pounds.—West Coast Trade. A Chinese Typewriter. A missionary at Tung Chow has in vented a Chinese typewriting machine. The characters number about four thousand, and are on the edge of wheels about a foot In diameter. Twenty or thirty wheels are required to carry all the characters, and two keys must bo struck to make an Impression. The first turns the wheel, and the second stops it at. the required letter, which is then brought down to the paper. The ma chine is complicated, but the inventor (Dr. Sheffield) hopes to make it more simple. There are 18,000 characters in tho Chinese language, each represent ing a distinct word. The 4,000 in com mon use have been selected for the new machine. ~ RELIEF FROM PAIN. V/omon Evorywhore Express theii Gratitude to Mrs. Piakham. fir,. T. A. WALDEN, Gibson, Oa., writs.: " DEAR MRS. PIXKHAM:— Before tak ing your medicine, life was a burden to me. I never saw a well day. At my monthly period I suffered untold misery, and a great deal of the time I was troubled with a severe pain in my side. Before finishing the first bottle of your Vegetable Compound I could tell it was doing me good. I continued its use, also used tho Liver Pills and Sanative Wash, and liavo been greatly helped. X would like to have you use my letter for the benefit of others." firs. FLORENCE A. WOLFE, SIS Bulberry St., Lancaster, Ohio, writes: " DKAB MRS. PIXEUAM: — For two years I wa3 troubled with what the local physicians told me was inflamma tion of the womb. Every month I suf fered terribly. I had taken enough medicine from the doctors to cure any one, but obtained relief for a short time only. At last I concluded to write to you in regard to my case, and can say that by following your advice I am now pefectly well." firs. W. R. BATES, riansflefd, La., write. : " Before writing to you I suffered dreadfully from painful menstrua tion, leucorrhcea and sore feeling in the lower part of the bowels. Now my friends want to know what makes me look so well. Ido not hesitate one min ute in telling them what has brought about this great change. X cannot praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough. It is the greatest remedvof the sure." FIELDS OF ADVEJNIDRE. THRILLINC INCIDENTS AND DARING DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA. A Frnlrle Dpi odo Which Illustrates (he Difference ct-.vecn Me tin- a Wil l j Animal With n Bepeatinp Rlße ami an Old Flint Lock. Ia the "highfaUitin" language of an ' older time, William J. Snelling, a I journalist and explorer of the early j part of the century, once related an adventure ou the prairies which is iu-1 teresting not ouly for the singularity of its incidents, but as an illustration of the difference between meeting a wild animal with a modern repeating rifio and with au old flint-lock. Sueliing was engaged iu his explor ations in Minnesota in winter, and was out on the prairie with his flint lock rifle. lie espied a big bull buf falo ia the distance, and was filled with a desire to shoot it. He suc ceeded in creeping up on the animal, and gave it a shot. He seemed to linvo wounded it, but not very seriously, for the bull immed iately charged upon him at a terrible pace. Snelling ran at the top of his speed, but he could see that the bull was runing faster. His gun—useless now, of course—embarrassed him,and ho threw it away. On came the buf falo. Snelling looked ia vain for shel ter; there was neither rock nor tree in sight. In another moment ho was likely to be overtaken. Just then he came upon one of those little ponds which iu winter, particu larly after a rainy autumn, abound on the western prairies. It was frozen solidly, and the ice was saowless and smooth. Snelling had heard that a baffalo could no more run on ice than a pig can, and ho felt now that his de liverance was at hand. He sprang upon the iee. The buf falo did not follow. The pond was only a few yards in diameter, and the hall kept walking around it. The man could only keep as near the cen tre as possible. He grew terribly cold, but still the bull walked around the pond, with horns down. Some drops of blood revealed the fact that the animal was wounded; but he continued to walk around tho pond for four hours. Snelling wished that he had kept his gnu. He was sure to freeze to death soon. Night was com ing on. He wondered if the buffalo would go away when darkness fell. The animal did not wait so long, but just before the sun set, he gave a loud bellow, and heavily marched away. Snelling waited until ho felt "sure that the bufi'alo had reached a suf ficient distance, and then made for his gun. He got it, and followed the buffalo. Then he saw that the animal was reel ing. His shot had, after all, taken ef fect, though the effect was long de layed. At last Snelling saw the animal fall. Meantime the weather Lad grown bit terly cold. He must build a fire or die, for he was twenty miles from camp. He now discovered that, in his run .from the buffalo, ho had lost the marten-skin in which he carried his flint, steel and tinder. But he had sometimes made fire by picking the flint of his gun. He now essayed to do this with his knife. He struck at the flint, and with the first blow knocked it out of its place and ten feet away in tho enow. He searched for it in vain. It was now almost dark. He heard the howl of wolves in the distance, and felt sure that he ehonld soon furnish n meal for them. But suddenly a thought occurred to hint: Why not wrap himself in the skin of the buffalo? He fell upon the animal's carcass in au instant, and with a few Btrokes had the hide stripped off. It was thick and heavy—too heavy for him to lift entire. But dragging it away from the carcass, which was sure to attract wolves, he rolled himself in it, with tho fur in ward, and lay down on the prairie, con fident, he says, that "neither Jack Frost nor the wolves could get at him, through an armor thicker and tougher than the sevenfold shield of Ajax." All night the wolves howled, but they made no attack on the prostrate mau, nor did the intense Northwestern cold freeze him. Next morning he rose and, picking up his fliulless gun, and leaving tho buffalo's hide where ho had slept, made his way homo. The Maklxis of a Good Indian. "Ton, gentlemen, who have served in southwestern Texas," related a jolly West Point C'aptaiu, around a Cuban campfire, "have seen ihe Semi nole Afro-lndiau scouts. Iu tho early eighties, when I was a Lieutenant, my regiment was stationed at old Fort Clark, and was assigned to command these same scouts. They were a mot ley crowd, half African, half Indian, and a glance over their muster roll would reveal such euphonious names as Ben July, Forapey Perrimau, Jim Warrior, and Friday Bowlegs. Black as solid hunks of ebony, and as fond of whisky as a baby is of milk, they were, nevertheless, tho finest trailers and scouts on earth. "Southwestern Texas at that time was n pretty wild stretch of country. Civilization stopped at San Antone, and tho duty of these Afro-Indians was to keep that border free from smugglers, marauding parties, and hostile Indians. The men had had a good many sharp brushes with the redskins, and when they were warmed np with liquor they liked to tell of these affairs. Tho commander at Fort Clark was a little skeptical about these Indian stories, and ouo day he said tome in a joking way: *1 don't believe there is an Indian in West Texas, and I'll give S3O to any man In your command who will bring in a dead redskin.' "There was 'one Mexican in com mand, Julian Longonio, and he was one of tho best trailers the Southwest ever saw, Longonio beard the Col oiiel'a remark and Lis beadiiko eyes snapped as Lo turned away. For my self I thought no more of it uutil it was forcibly recalled to my mind some time later. The next day we left Fort Clark for a scouting trip. At Newton, whore the Los Moras empties into the Fio Grande, Longonio rode up and asked permission to cross the river. Faucyiug that he wanted to visit some friends, and knowing that there was no immediate need of liis services, I readily gave my consent. The greaser swain his pony across the river and disappeared in the chaparral. The next I saw of him was two days later, when I rode into Fort Clark for my mail. In the afternoon Longonio rode down the officers' line and stopped in front of the Adjutant's office. Sev eral officers were stauding around and gazed in open-mouthed astonishment at sight of the Mexican with a dead Indian behind him. He refused to answer any of their queries and asked for 'EI Colonel.' Hearing the com motion the Colonel came out, and beforo he could say anything Julian cut the rope that bound the Indian to his saddle, threw the corpse on the porch at the Colonel's feet, and in that soft, drawling voice so peculiar to tho Mexicans, said: ** 'Cin cueata pesos, Senor el Col onel.' "Well, the Colonel was so thunder struck at first that he was speechless, bat recovering himself presently, he gave Longonio such a talkiug to as I never heard before or since. The Mexican sat like a sphinx on his horse, pretending uot to understand English, auil wlieu the Colonel was through, ho simply pointed to the dead Indian and again said: " 'Cin cuenta pesos, Senor el Colonel.' "He got his 'cin cuenta pesos' final ly, but the Colonel intimated thai if lie ever caught him around there again he'd have him shot. Longonio pock eted tho money and rode away with a broad grin on his face to regain the scouts. It seems ho had lassoed the Indian first, and started to bring him iu alive, but after dragging him a mile over the cactus plain, poor Lo's spirit fled nud another bnd Indian was made a good oue byway of the Paradise valley route."—New York Sun. A Battle Incident. There is some quality in tho inhab- of the British Islands which not only leads them to become good soldiers, hut makes it a point of honor for those of them who are officers to render brave personal services to the men nudcr their command. It is sel dom that one hears of any such inci dent among European Continental armies as the following which is re lated in connection with a recent fight in the Khyber Puss, in Afghan istan; the Continental officer fools himself under obligation to carry wounded soldiers 011 his back. Colouel Plowden's command formed a part of General Hamilton's rear guard, and had to cross a bit of ex posed ground swept by tho tribes men's fire. Here three men were struck by bul lets; two of them could walk, but tho third was disabled. No surgeon was present, and Colonel Plowdeu himself dressed the man's wounds. . After this tho men bad to retire across tho exposed ground, and Cor poral Bell was killed. Colonel Plow den, Lieutenant Owen and Lieuten ant Fieldeu carried the dead man up a hill; and by and by the commaud had to cross another exposed spot. Somebody was sure to be hit now; it happened to be private Butler, and the ball struck him in the leg, so that he could not walk. Captain Parr dressed his wound and Lieutenant Carter took tho wounded man on his back and carried him. But alas! midway of tho exposed ground poor Butler, as he lay on the back, was struck again, nad tho force of the ball knocked the heavily-laden young officer down. Ho got up and once more shouldered his burdeu, when Lieutenant Fielden came to his aid, and together these officers carried Butler to a place of safety. Theu it was found that ho was dead as the result of tho second shot. Meantime Colonel Plowden and Lieutenant Owea were carrying Cor poral Bell's body across the dangerous ground, and both of them were wounded in doiug so. They strug gled ou iu spite of their wounds, aud reached cover with their sad burdeu. Such incidonts bring the soldier near to lus officer, and make him readier even than he might otherwise bo to lay down his life forhi3 country and his commanders. Modest llcvo's Work. A uurabsr of boys were playing 011 the bridge which spaus the river at Toui3 Liver, N. J., when Martin Schwartz, eight yeai-3 old, was dared to cross the structure outside the guard rail. Boy like, he took up the chal lenge, and was accomplishing the feat when another boy thumped his hands. He let go of tho guard rail and fell into the stream. Tho water at this point is about twenty feet deep, aud the boy came up for tho last time just as Mr. Bush, of Elraira, was crossing the bridge to take tho train for New- York. Mr. Bush sprang over the rail, grabbed the lad, swam with him to shore, loft him iu tho hands of tho ex cited crowd that had begun to gather, aud with his clothes dripping wet ran for his train, which he caught a3 it moved out of the station. Burglar-Proof Safes. The best burglar-proof safes are made of alternate layers of hard and soft metal, which are welded together. This combination will not yield to either drill or sledgo hammer. The mining laws of the repuljlio of Mexico insure the prospector full pro tection and enjoyment of anything valuable ho may Uud. _ | THE MEIUtY SIDE OE LIEE. STORIES THAT ARE TCLD DY THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. On Duty—A Clever Woman—Not Guilty— A Greater Dsinzer-Mtsusj.tvM.tom!- Shc Was Surprised—Valor— .MaHurly Inactivity—Spoke From Experience. The balls went plerelau through tho air Taroughcut the weiirv night, Cut still be kept upon I,N heat* Till came the morning light. Kay. reader; 'twas no picket-guard Patrolling bravely there; It was but Newpop, aud the bawls Camo from his sou and heir. —J iu! go. A Greater Danger. "Florinda, if we should elope would your father pursue us?" "No, I think he would move so we couldn't find liim when we got ready to come back."—Chicago Kecord. A Clever Woman. "There is a young woman who makes little thiugs count." "How does she do it?" "Teaches mathematics in the pub lic school."—Philadelphia -Bulletin. Not Guilty. '"Now, prisoner, this lady states that you tried to run off with her. What have you to say?" "Yer Wuship, I thought she was a freak, and I was going to take her back to tho museum. I didn't want her." —Fick-Me-Up. Irresistible. "Do you waut any yonug onions?" asked the truck peddler at the door. "No, we have more in tho house now than we can possibly use." "But I'm selling them at a cent a bunch, madam." "Give me fifteen bunches."—De troit Press. Like Some of ller Elders. "Every morning on tho way to school," said the little miss, "tho boys catch me and kiss me." "Why don't you run away from them?" asked her father. "Because," replied tho little edi tion of Eve, "maybe they won't ehaso me."—Chicago Post. Misunderstood. "She told mo she admired my great simplicity of speech when I proposed to her." "Well, was that what made you mad?" "Yes; aud I reminded her that when she accepted me she talked just as sim ple as I did."—Detroit Free Tress. Slio Was Surprised. Mrs. Huntley—"lt must have been auuoyiug to have had to appear iu court. What did you do when they asked you to give your age?" Mrs. Dustleigh—"Why, I gave it, of course, thirty-oue." "My goodness! Aud they didn't fine you for contempt?"— Chicago News. Masterly Inactivity. "Let me kiss your Dewey lips," urged the youth in the parlor. "Young man," roare l a voice from above, "the bombardment will open as soon as I can get down stairs." Then the hapless youngster organ ized himself into a flying squadron and made a fleot disappearance.—De troit Free Press. Spoke From Experience. Buxom Widow (at evening party)— "Do you understand the language of flowers, Dr. Crusty?" Dr. Crusty (an old bachelor) —"No, ma'am." Widow—"You don't know if yellow means jealousy?" Dr. Crusty—"No, ma'am. Yetlow means biliousness!"—Tid-Bits. The Capital Poem. The poet had handed iu his effu sion, and it warmed his heart to hear the editor exclaim again and again, "Capital," "Capita!," "Capital!" "Then you like it?" said tho poet. "Oh, I'm not reading it," replied the unfeeling editor; "I am only tak ing cognizance of the fact that each line begins with a capital letter. From that I infer it is poetry." Few of 'Phn l>o. The justice hadn't married many people before; that was why he felt called upon to he somewhat solemn mi this occasion. "Do you realize the full extent of tho obligations that you are assum ing?" he asked the groom. "S-s-shl" cautioned the bride. "Course he don't, Jedge, or he'd cat an' run, but what's that to you? 'Taiu't your business to scare him 08', is it?" Ain't you goin' to givo a poor wotnaa uo Bnow at alt?"— Chicago Po3t. Why Slio Was Pleased. "She was fairly beaming when they met. "What's the matter?" asked her best friend. "Georgo is going to the war," she answered. "But I don't see anything pleasant about that." "Well, you see, it's just this way," she explained. "Nothing short of the shock of being ordered into active ser vice ever would have given hitu the nerve to propose. That's worth some risk." —Chicago Evening Post. Kaslly Accomplished. Young Popperton—"Wife has gono shopping and left me iu chargo of tho baby, and I am regularly put to it to know how to keep the little fellow quiet." Grimshaw (after regarding the howl ing and contorting juvenile critically) —"I should think you could easily keep him quiet, both in a vocal aud physical way, by gagging him care fully, tying his hands bohind his back, binding his feet together, naiiiug his clothes to the floor, r.nd then admin istering chloroform to him."—ruck. AGRICUL":-BAL TOPICS Best Depth l'or si SUr*. Otlier thiug3 boiug equal the deeper the silo the better. From thirty to thirty-six feet seems to bo the most practicable. When clover, millet or other loose material is siloed the pres sure in a deep silo is sufficient to in sure good keeping, while if it is shal low there is liable to be much waste because of incomplete expulsion of air. Conveniences in Harness. Many farmers go with heavy buckles to attach lines to the horses' bits, when a neat snap would save a half to a whole minute every time it is used. It is ahvay important to both harness and unharness quickly It save time for the team as well as for the man at tending to it; and this time it is worth more iu a week during the busy sea son than the slight cost of making the change. Extra Feed For Lamb*. When young lambs are to be fat tened for market, which usually de mands them early in July, they may be made much heavier and fatter by feeding a ration of a gill of oats per day for two or three weeks before sell ing to the butcher. The larger and finer the lamb, tho bigger price the butcher will gladly pay, as he has no trouble in selling the best at this sea son to be eaten with green peas. The lambs will soon learn to eat the oats greedily, and after a few days the amount may be increased to a gill at each feeding, giving it to them both night and morning. Beneficial Insect.?. It is not every insect that should be regarded as an enemy, even if it has some offensive habits or is vil lainous looking. The hornet is a pest, and its sting is tormenting. But it destroys thousands of slugs on vege tables and plants, imprisoning them for food for its unborn young. The lion beetle is so repulsive that the first impulse of nearly everybody is to crash it. But that too is preda tory, and most of its victims are the enemies of the farmer and gardener. The lady bag is beautiful itself, and it also feeds on plant lice and the eggs of the potato beetle and other enemies of the orchardist and farmer. CiilliratliiK Peppermint. When young the plants should be cultivated every week or ten days and this work continued until the growth becomes so large as to prevent it. Weeds should not be allowed to get a foothold. Every grower emphasizes this as nu essential requisite to suc cess. Not only are tho plants stunted and the growth lessened through the competition of weeds, but the quality of the oil is much deteriorated by tho diffusion of tho juices of other plants in the process of distillation. The mint should receive n shallow cultiva tion and the surface kept level. A common two-horse corn cultivator with small teeth is a good tool for this purpose. Usually ouo hoeing and six cultivations will suffice. After tho weeding senson is over, there will still be some weeds which should be destroyed. Weeds along highways and fences which will mature seed liable to bo carried by the wind should be cared for. Like uiiut, many weeds contain oil in their foliage aud when distilled the oil mixes with mint oil, rendering the latter less valuable. Fire weed is probably the worst of all; rag weed, smart weed, boueset, golden rod are all known to contain a certain percentage of oil. Sheep sorrel is damaging cwing to its tendency to choko out the crop.—American Agri culturist. ITarTEffgQ 1 Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good Do Good. Never Slc.