Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 6, 1896, Page 3

r A POSTMASTER'S WIFE A LEEDS WOMAN WHO ASTON. ISHED HER FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. im Near to Death but Restored So Completely That She Has Been Accepted By a Life Insurance Company as a Gocd Kisk. From the Journal, Lewiston, Me. A bright little woman, rosy and fresh rom her household duties, dropped into chair before the writer and talked vith enthusiasm shining in her snap: ping, black eyes. The people in the pretty village of Leeds Centre, Me., have watched with some interest the restoration to com- plete health of Mrs. W. L. Francis, wife of the postmaster. So general were the comments on this interesting case that the writer who visited Mrs. Francis and learned frem her that the statements regarding her troubles and her subse- quent extricatien therefrom are entirely true, All of her neighbors know what has been the agency that has performed this cure, but that others may be bene- fited by her experience, Mrs. Francis has consented to allow her story to ap- pear in print. “If there is anything on earth I dread more than another,” she said, “it is to see my name in the papers. But in this case I conquer my repugnance and give publicly the same credit to the savior pf my life as I would to one whe had ragged me from a death beneath the waves. In fact, I have extolled my preserver so enthusiastically and un- reservedly, have sought out sufferers and recommended the remedy to s¢ many friends and acquaintances that already my neighbors jocularly call me ‘Pink Pills Francis.’ But really, my re- »very is something that I consider wonderful. I know that there are so many testimonials of medicine in the papers nowadays that people do not pay as much heed as formerly, but I do wish fotks who are suffering would remem ber that what I say comes right from the heart of a woman who feels that che had a new lease of happy life give to her. “Kleven years ago I was afflicted wit! nervous prostration. My existence until two years ago was one of dragging mis- ery. Anyone in the village will tell you of my condition. My blood seemed ex- hausted from my veins and month after month I grew weaker. I was able ko undertake only the lightest household work, and even then I could perform ¥ ‘only by slow and careful movements During all these sorry months an years I was under the care pf this dew ter and that, but thejr medi¢ines helpe ‘me only spasmodically, and then I felt into relapses more prostrating thar ever. “In the night I used to be awakened by the most excruciating pains im my heart and side, and was ebliged to ust pellets of powerful medteine that thé doctor gave me for relief in such at tacks. At last my condition became sq reave that I went out only infrequent: ly. We live upstairs, you notice, ovet my hushand's store, and in déseendii the stairway I frequently was ©! to sort of fall and slide over the at in order to descend, such was the straiq en my system resulting from even thi slight exertion. Occasionally I Visited he neighbors, but I was obliged to sij and rest to recover breath while ascend. ing any elevation. In short, it did noj seem that I could live, sush was my complete physical prostration. “One day I saw an advertisement of Or. Williams’ Pink Pills fer Pale Peopl 1d although my faith in remedies wa: k by that time, I sent for a box and jried them. That was two years agq ow I call myself a well woman. Isn’} vonderful? I haven't had one of those excruciat rng pains in the heart for a’year and q half. Why, even the first box of pith ned me. I can walk miles now; cay y work easily; have gained i ght constantly, and you would cely believe it, but a little whfly I was examined for endewment lit¢ 7 anee and was accepted unhesi tingly after a careful examination by he physician. Yo you wonder that I’m shouting k Pills’ all through our village? ] aven't taken any of the remedy for some months for it has completely bull me up, but at the first sign of trouble T know to what refuge to flee, “Last year my aunt, Mrs. M. A. Blos: } om, of Dixfield, P. O., was here visit: ng me. She was suffering from a lack )f vitality and heart trouble, but shq ‘ skeptical about my remedy that ] so enthusiastically advocating. At , however, she tried it and carrie@ ome home with her when she went. A tittle while ago I received a letter from r, and in it said, ‘I am cured, thanks “o God and Pink Pills.’ She also wrote that her husband had been prostrated ‘yut had been restored by the remedy. ,.One of the persons to whom Mrs. rancis recommended Pink Pills is Sta- tion Agent C. H. Foster, of Leeds Cen- tre, and the reporter found him patrol- ling the platform awaiting the arrival of the morning train. Mr. Foster, who is one of the most trustworthy, capable d energetic men in the empley of the » Central railroad, appeared in un- good health and spirits and we e inguiry es to the cause. “Do you knew,” replied he, “I think de a discovery, or at least Mrs. rr has for me. I have been in peor health for a long time with a heart trouble variously complicated. We have been se fully interested in Mrs. Francis’ wonderful recovery that I at once determined to give the medigine recommended a thorough test. Se, about two months ago, I bought the {ret box of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Qnly twe, months, please note, yet already I am so much improved, so much better ab! to fulfill my duties, so sanguine that am on the road to recovery, that I fee! like a new man. ? “tT can now waik without the fatigue, experienced, my heart affectio: ¥ y to be relieved, and I have, jcined the Pink Pills’ Band fn our com-' munity.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain all! the elements necessary to give new life! and richness to the blood and restore; shattered nerves. They are for sale by all druggists, or may be had by mail, from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y., for 50c per box, on six boxes for $2.50. é Easily Adjusted. Say, loan me $10 for a week.” “Can't; haven't got but $5.” “That'll do; lend me the $5 for two weeks.”—Dallas News. Eleven. The Republican national convention to be held in St. Louis June 16 will be the eley- enth held by that party. The Burlington Route trains run to the principal points in sleven states—a coincidence. Another fact is that from St.Paul and Minneapolis and om all points in the Mississippi valley the Bur- gington is the best and the direct line te 3st. Louis. The largest wine cask in the world Is m the Paris establishment called the “Halie aux Vins.” Its capacity is 8,710 gallons. Bank tellers disinfect dirty looking notes oy sprinkling camphor in the receptacle * «here the morey is kept. CEREAL CULTURB. Great Changes Necessary if Wheat Growing Is to Remain Profitable. The three future wheat regions of the world which will have most to do with regulating supply are the great plains of the United States, the Rus- sian “chernozem” or black earth, and the pampas of Argentina. It is also true that the best quality of grain is grown in these regions, but particular- ly in the eastern portion of the ‘“cher- uozem,” near the Ural mountains. The very low prices of wheat, to- gether with the continued rapid in- crease of production, necessitates some great changes if wheat growing is to remain profitable. In this country the tendency toward mixed farming is helping to solve the problem, as well as the replacement of corn by wheat for stock feed. The quauty of our wheat can be much more improved by rigid selections and cross-breeding, and by. the introduction of many fine varieties from the Uralo-Caspian re- gion that have never yet been grown in this country. The hard wheat re- gion should be more widely extended by planting northern varieties further southward. This has already been ac- complished to some extent. The mac- aroni industry could be greatly devel- oped, thus giving a greater home de- mand for wheat. To this end, more of the Mediterranean varieties should be imported for seed, since only these wheats make the best macaroni. The hot water treatment for cereal smuts, so repeatedly and widely pub- lished, seems to have attracted very little attention from farmers. There is no doubt that this very simple treat- ment once generally used, would greatly increase the value of northern wheats so notoriously smutted at pres- ent, besides increasing the yield at least 10 per cent. The millers need especially to unite in absolutely re- fusing to receive smutted wheat. The wheat rust question is so little understood that it is about impossible to obtain statistics concerning its rav- ages. We only know that the dam- age is enormous in some years. Experiments carried on by the United States department of agricul- ture at Garrett Park, Md., in which 865 varieties of wheat and 110 of oats j were tested for rust resistance, show by this season’s results that many va- rieties are able to resist rust to a great degree, but seem to show also that the orange leaf rust, which was alone present here, even in greatest abund- ance, does very little damage. The evidence so far seems to show conclu- sively that even in this country we shall have to return, after all, to the old idea that the black stem rust does all the really serious damage to both wheat and oats. But as the life-his- tory of this rust is yet wholly un- known in this country, there is ev dently much investigation needed. By M. A. Carleton of Division of Veg- etable Pathology, United States De- partment of Agriculture. Automatic Flood Gate. A correspondent of the Country Gentleman says: I am anxious for a plan of a gate to put in a tidal river that will automatically keep the salt water from fiowing in and let the fresh water out when the tide is low. I have been trying to get a plan for some time, but so far have been un- able to do so, and there may be others who would like one.” To which that paper replies as follows: The most effective gate of the kind for the drain- age of low lands on tide water is one made in this fashion: When the tide is down the weight of the gate itself opens it, and when the water rises the float is lifted by the rising water and it shuts the gate. It is very simple, always ready for action, and cannot get out of order unless some obstacle gets entangled in the gate, which is to be attended to of course. The float should be heavy enough to help the in- side water to open the gate to empty the drains, and have buoyancy enough to press the gate down firmly while the water is rising. It should go en- tirely under the gate and be hinged as ghown on both sides. If made in the Zorm of a water-tight box, the joints aaulked and pitched, its buoyancy will be amply suficient. There is of course a hinge on each side. A spur and the hinge prevents the float from going too far back. Flowing Under Clover. With farmers who have tried it, there is no question but that clover can be plowed under to a good ad- vantage, especially ro when it is an item to build up the fertility. There are three ways of managing clover in using it to build up the land. One is to cut and make into hay and then feed it to stock and return it back to the land in the shape of man- ure. Another plan is to pasture, let- ting the droppings stay on the land. The third is to wait until a good growth has been made, and then plow- ing under. One advantage with clover is that it not only supplies a consider- able amount of plant food but it adds humus to the soil and tends very materially to make it more friable and easier worked. Then, clover acts upon the elements in the soil and helps to make them available. The best stage at which to plow clover under is when the plants are in full blossom. At this stage they contain the largest per cent of the elements of the plant food. Care should be taken to turn as completely under as possible, using a chain or drag in this plan, if neces- sary. It will help materially in se- curing quicker as well as better results if a good dressing of lime is given a day or two before plowing under. Piowing under clover »»4 thorough- " } ee fr een ly preparing in a good condition, makes a good seed bed for wheat, and as clover stores nitrogen in |the soil, it supplies to this extent very ele- ment most needed by this crop. Clov+ er takes nitrogen from the air, and stores it in the soil, and for this rea- son is one of the very a crops to precede wheat. Even when the first crop has been cut for hay the second growth can be plowed under to a good advantage; in no way can as large an amount of valuable fertilizer be secured at as low a cost, and when land has been cropped down the growing and plow- ing under of clover affords one of the best means of building up, and should be used at every opportunity.—Shep, in American Farmer. Plant Pumpkins. The farmer who has an eye to the comfort and health of the cattle and hogs this fall, will not forget to se- cure some good pumpkin seed and plant it in his own way, either by put- ting the seed in the planter, or by planting it after the corn comes up, in the old fashioned way. The pump- kin crop is a catch crop pure and simple, costs nothing but the seed, and is a very valuable help along in November or the last week in October. Many hogs that were supposed to have cholera, after a good feed of pump- kins have recovered, not because there was any disease among them but be- cause they were out of condition. The pumpkin seed is a diuretic as every grandmother knows who has taught her daughter to give the baby pump- kin seed tea when its kidneys were not working properly, and it works the same way on the hog. Plant pumpkin seed with the corn, and if you do not have the seed hunt up scme thrifty farmer who has grown more than he wants and will accom- modate you with enough for your pur- pose. If the pumpkins were a brand new thing ivst discovered and in the hands of but one or two seedsmen, the firm would make lots of money advertising it. Nevertheless, it is just as good for farm purposes as though it was a recent discovery. It is of ten times the value of some of the most vaunted discoveries like sacaline, syl- vestris, ete. Let us get all the good we can out of the old standbys and then add anything new that has real value. .‘‘Whereunto ye have already attained let us hold fast,” etc.—Wall- lace’s Farmer. Turnips and the Soil. It does not pay American farmers to follow English farming methods too closely. Turnips in England are regarded as a renovating crop, not be- cause they do not exhaust the soil, but because they are generally used as coarse feed for animals fed highly on grain and linseed meal. English farmers cannot grow corn. If they could they would not grow so many turnips as they do. The pecularities of climate which make corn-growing impossible in England are just such as the turnip thrives best in. Our summers are too hot for growing tur- nips successfully. Unless _ planted very late they turn pithy early in the winter. In England the winters are mild enough, so that the turnip is left in the ground all the winter and is fed down by sheep, which have liberal rations of linseed meal and grain. The English farmers use phosphate on their turnips, and this crop. re- sponds to this mineral fertilizer better than any other. This indicates how exhaustive it is of mineral plant food, especially phosphate. We once grew half an acre of turnips in a field where corn was destroyed by the cut worm. We had a good crop of turnips, but next year the oat crop where the turnips grew was markedly inferior to that on the same field where corn was grown and no turnips sown. Since that time we have been more doubtful than ever about the advisibility of sowing turnips very largely unless they can be liberally fertilized with phosphate. There is no loss in this, as what mineral fertilizer the turnip crop does not use will be left for the peel and clover crops which follow it. The Color of Corn, During the past two or three years there has been more or less discussion with respect to the influence of color upon the yield of corn. At the various experiment stations in the corn grow- ing states there have been something like 1,300 tests with nearly 500 varie- ties, in which the relation of color to yield has been observed. The general average of all these tests shows that the white varieties make larger yield by about two and a half bushels than the yellow varieties. At six out of seven stations the highest yielder was the white variety and of the thirty- five varieties named as giving the best yields at the different stations, twenty- four were white and only seven were yellow, the others being red. This does not mean that every white variety is better than every yellow one, but it does afford ground for the belief that on the average white corn is more prolific. With respect to feeding value there is, from the standpoint of scien- tifie analysis, no difference between white and yellow corn, but on this point chemistry is at variance with the opinions of a good many practical feeders. Farm Notes. At distances of one by three feet and tubers averaging four ounces, an acre requires of quarters about fifteen bushels. Before planting corn be sure that you have a good variety, and perfect seed of that variety. It is little trouble to test seeds, and this should always be done before the work of planting begins. A portion of the vegetable garden on the farm may be nicely irrigated by economizing the slops or waste water from the house and laundry. This waste will not only supply need. ed moisture, but much valuable plant food as well, that otherwise you would waste. An ambitious farmer with ten acres of land, says Western Plowman, can make an excellent living with a com- bination of dairying, swine and poul- try raising, and bee keeping. The de- mand for gilt-edged butter will be a continual spur. A demand for a few hogs to consume the wastes will create itself. To the keeping of poultry ané bees he should need no urging. | } t sicicuees an aaa ' It was in the car of one of those narrow-gauge railroads that penetrate the wilds of the Maine woods. The yelps of the dogs in the baggage part of the smoker brought the conversa- tion of the hunting party around to pointers. Many wonderful tales of these excellent animals had been told, when an old veteran with grizzled whiskers who had remained silent re- marked: “That last story of yourn, neighbor, puts me in mind of my dog. We were up near the border, precious nigh onto civilization, and I had played in pretty good luck, bagging a couple of brace before noon. All of a sudden I missed the dog, and I whistled and stamped round, but I couldn’t raise him no- how. Finally I gave it up. I knew he must be pointing somewhere about, and thought he’d show up when I went into camp. Well, he didn’t, and I firally left the region. “I happened to get up there again *bout three weeks later, and striking in near the same place, what did I stumble over but the dog, rigid as stone, and pointing up a tree. Yes, gertleman, he bad a bird there, and kept it till I came. When I shot it, the dog keeled over, couldn’t stand it any longer. Well, three weeks is a pretty good stretch for a dog, but he was a wonder.” And the old veteran quietly puffed his pipe and silence reigned.—Har- per’s Round Table. The Army Rifle in Hunting. Something for sportsmen to con- sider seriously, if they intend to get one of the new 30-caliber army rifles, is the penetration of the bullets. One of the bullets would kill a man through a 4-inch spruce tree, or a cow a mile or more away. No ordinary tree can be depended on to stop one of these bullets, and it might easily travel half a mile through dense woods and hit a man far out of sight with deadly effect. “Field and Stream” says that the next Legisla- ~re of our great game states should «ss a law prohibiting the use of a jacketed bullet, because of the danger to human beings. Another argument it offers in favor of such a law will have great influence on the men who do not wish to wound without killing the game. “This class of bullets is useless for large game unless soft- pointed,” it says, “as it rarely kills instantly, but allows the game to die from internal hemorrhage, and in ter- rible agony out of reach.” When such a rifle is used for big game a bullet will kill anything, as it goes clear through an elk, moose or deer, and the force of the impact would knock . running grizzly down.—New York un. The Size of the Sun. The sun, provided we measure only the disk seen with smoked glass, is eight hundred and sixty-six thousand miles in diameter, i. e, one hundreé and eight earths could be comfortably ranged side by side across the disk. To cover the surface would require many thousands. To fill the interior we should need one million three hun: dred thousand. On a similiar scale we might represent the sun bya bal! two feet in diameter and the earth by a good-sized grain of shot. Let the sun be hollowed out, then place the earth at its center, and let the moov revolve about it at its real distance of two hundred and forty thousand miles There would yet remain nearly twe hundred thousand miles of space be tween the moon’s orbit and the in closing shell of the sun. Indeed, te journey from one side of the sun te the other, through the center, woulé take one of our swift express trains nearly two years and a half. So vas a globe must be heavy. Since its den sity is only one-quarter that of the earth, it only weighs as much as three hundred and thirty-two thousan¢ earths, or two octillions of tons! The attraction of gravity on its surface would cause a man whose weight wat one hundred and fifty pounds to weigh two tons—Alden W. Quimby in Ladies Home Journal. Making Bruin Photograph Himself A trap, not to catch wild animals, but to catch pictures of them, is the latest novelty in photographic apparatus. George Shiras, a son of Mr. Justice Shiras, of the United States supreme court, is the inventor of this idea. Mr. George Shiras is an ardent lover of nature. He makes trips into the big game country of the West. But on such occasions his weapon is the cam- era ,not the rifle. The invention which Mr. Shiras has patented is at once very simple and in- genious. The camera, as shown in the picture, is set by one of the paths through the woods made by bear, elk and deer go in to the water courses before day- break and again in the evening. A string is stretched across the path and fastened to the trap. When the animal strikes it the camera is uncov: ered and the spring shutter discharged, giving an instantaneous exposure oD the plate. At the same moment a flash-light cartridge explodes, and the mirro} which is fixed in the underside of the trap throws the glare of light upon the astonished animal.—Chicago Inter. Ocean. . The Poplar Tree as a Lightning Conduetor. A careful examination of the trees that are struck by lightning shows that over half of them are white poplar. From this fact scientists conclude that the poplar has some value as a con ductor of lightning. This being the case, agriculturists are advised to plant these trees in the vicinity of their farm buildings. An additional suggestion is the attaching of light ning rods to two or three of the tallest of these trees. This will, it is stated, almost absolutely insure neighboring buildings against-being struck and de stroyed by electric storms. Clever Boys Can Do This. John Whalen, who is serving a year’s sentence in the Cook county jail, |_ Illinois, has made a handsome and unique picture frame from cigat boxes. ‘The frame is 20x24 inches is size, and contains nearly 2,000 pieces of wood, beautifully carved. A com-| mon pocketknife and a small hammer were Whalen’s only tools. Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair, ‘DR: wakes - MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any cther adulterant, 4O YEARS THE STANNAPN, At the national encampment of the G. &. BR. to be held in St, Paul during the first week of September the services of a large number of bands and drum corps will be required, over 100 having participated in the encampment and parades at Louisville, It is expected that many of the visiting posts and departments will necessarily em- ploy bands which are located in the vicin- ity of St. Paul, as the expense of bringing them from their different home localities would be too great. The committee on music having this matter in charge asks that all leaders of bunds or drum corps who desire to furnish music at the time of the encampment without delay send to Lieut. Robert L. Winne, secretary of the committee on music, Manhattan building, St. Paul, a statement giving the number of members of their respective oganizations, a description of the uniforms which they wear, the character of music furnished, and the charge which will be made for their services per day during the time of the encampment. If they have any peculiarities or ad- vantages in the way of drill, uniform or attractive display, it is also desired that a statement of these shall be furnished. Of late several Eastern organizations have made inquiry in regard to music for the occasion, and it is very desirable that the committee shall be able, at as early a date as possible, to provide a list of musical organizations from which selections can be made. You are, therefore, requested to send in this statement without delay. Very Masculine. “My dear, I think you are a trifle too particular.” “why?” “In putting wire screens over the doors and windows so our flies cannot get out and associate with our neigh- bors’ flies.”—Chicago Record. Hall's Catarrh Cure. Is a constitutional cure. Price, T5c. Sweet Bait. Fond Mother—Willie, as you come home from school, stop at the store and get me two bars of soap and a nickel’s worth of candy. Ford Father—What in the world do you want the candy for? F. M.—Oh, that’s so he’ll not forget the soap.—Up To Date. Patents Issued. List of patents issued to last week to Northwestern inventors: James Colgrave, Clearwater, hand pee planter; John Heuenstein, New ‘Im, barrell forming machine; Edward L. Holmes, Minneapolis, printer’s gal- ley: George B. Lenhart, St. Paul, fur- nace; Frederick A. Ryno, St. Paul, but- ton attaching machine; William A. Shepfer, St. Paul, detergent and starch polishing compound; Frederick W. Williams, Minneapous, drill attach- ment; James E. Wilton, Minneapolis, toy furniture; Casper Zimmerman, Big Stone City, 8S. D., lap robe; Koehler & Hinricchs (trade-mark), granular effer- vescent medicine; Nicholas Hayden and C. F. C. Wurst, St. Paul (design), whiffletree hook. 'T. D. Merwin, patent lawyer, 910, 911 and 912 Pioneer Press building, St Paul, Minn. ATS—All Fits stopped freevy Dr.Kline’s Greas. erve Ktestorer. No Fitsafter the firstday’s use. Marvelous cures. Treatise ani $2 trial bottle free t> Fitcases, Send to Dr. Kline,931 arch St.. Phila, Pae A Financier. Gaggs—Gorkins lives by his wits. Baggs—I didn’t know he was such an able financier. { Gaggs—Wh: Baggs—To make a living on so smal} a capital—Washington times. A Perfect Sheep Dip. The improved method of extracting nicotine from tobacco enables sheep owners to escape the labor of hauling and boiling up the bulky stems when i dipping is to be done. The concen- trated nicotine makes a_ perfect sheep dip, as it is the best known stim- ulant for wool as well as sure death to all insects. If you intend dipping ithis year you cannot do better than write at once to the Skabcura Dip Co., Station S., Chicago, fer particulars. The Base Ball Fever. Employer—Well, what can I do for you? Office Boy—I would like to go to my grandmother's funeral this afternoon; that is, if it does not rain.”—World. “Pretty Pill” anys | Pretty Poll She’s just “poll parroting.” There’s no prettiness in pills, except on the theory of ‘pretty is that pretty does.” In that case she’s right. Ayer’s Pills do cure biliousness, constipation, and all liver troubles. _ Purely vegetable and absolstely harmless. The Great Blood Purifier. [capo na Saowa. “A Bicycle Built for Two.” “ :BattleAx,. LUG i i I Five cents’ worth of “BATTLE AX” will serve two chewers just about as long as 5 cents’ | ‘ worth of other brands will serve one | man. This is because a 5 cent piece lof “BATTLE AX” is i large as the 10 cent piece of other Ill high grade brands, almost «S| i were