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—— ; \ ‘ /) A Nawnzral Inference. “Well, Uncle Rastus,” said a gentle- man to an aged colored individual, “I see that you are still in the land of the living.” “Deed I is, boss,” replied the cld fel- low, “an’ what’s mo’,I’se gwine to hang on foh anodder yeah.” | “Why, how can you tell?” asked the other. “Because, sah,” answered the old man, “I’se allus notis’t dat ef I done live ovah ma birfday dat I’se suah to live till it come ’round agin.”—Chicage News. PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Weck te Northwestern Inventors. ADS shrdl rdl hrd hrd hrdlhrdlu ssss Martin L. Burkhardt, Minaeapolis, buckle; John T, Fanning, Min- neapolis, Minn., steam boiler; John C. Fessenden, St. Francis, Mimn., collar; Fritz Koch, St. Paul, Minn., brick kiln; > ‘ William Milbrath, Lakefield, Minn., There s nothing wire reel; Carl G. Skoog, St. Pau, Minn., convertible cane and_ stool; Henry Hammer, Mountain Lake, Minn., buckle (design); William F. T. f ' Bushnell, Aberdeen, S. D., prepared breakfast food (trademark); Alfred L. Cole, Minneapolis, Minn., remedies for certain named diseases (trademark.) Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson, Patent Attor- neys, 911 & 912 Pioneer Press Bldg., St. Paul | so bad fora cough as coughing. There's nothing Not All His Fault. Her head rested on his shoulder, and her little hand lay confidingly in his. “Tell me now, Alfred,” said the hap- py maiden, “how you ever came to pick me out as the girl you wanted to so good for a Dora,” replied the ecstatic man, in a gush of confidence, “It was maw that put me up to it.”— Chicago Tribune. cough as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. In:mense Gold Deposits. ! Henry A. Salzer, manager of the fa- mous John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., as also president of the Idaho Gold Coin Mining & Milling Co. of the Seven Devil District, Idaho, is in great luck. They have recently struck an immense deposit of gold ore on their properties. As a result the stock of this company doubled in price in twenty-four hours. Quite a number of | | the Salzer Seed Co. patrons are inter- ested in this mine with Mr. Salzer. The 25 cent size is just right for an ordinary, everyday cold. The 50 cent size is better for the cough of bronchitis, croup, grip, and hoarseness. The dollar size § | is the best for chronic coughs, as in consumption, chronic bron- chitis, asthma, etc. His Suspicion. Mrs. Peckham—Who was the author of the saying, ilence is golden?” Mr. Peckham—I don’t know, but T strongly suspect that it was some fel- low Ww e wife was of a grasping dis- position.—Chicago Times-Herald. I Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the dis . Catarrh is a . = { blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. all's $3 & 3.50 SHOES UNION ‘atarrh Cure is taken internally, and ac directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. f= Worth $4 to $6 compared . y with other makes. s Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. ne of the best physicians Indorsed by over f 1,000,000 wearers. Fd rs, and is a regular pre- posed of the best tonics ith the best blood purifiers, ‘he | scription. ¢ known, combined i acting directly on the mucous surfaces. | perfect combination of the two ingredients is genuine have W. L. ’ name and_ price amped on bottom. ‘Take | what produces such wonderful results in curing j 0 substitute claimed to be & | Catarrh. Send for testimoni: free. s good. Your dealer F. J. CHENEY & rops., Toledo, O should keep them—it@ Sola'by dru price 7c G not, we will send a pair Hall's Family Y ‘ills are the best State ———— on receipt of price. = we kind of leather, size, and width, plain or On Principle eg cap toe. Catalogue A free. “Why do you not eat sore chicken, > — WL, DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, Mass. =| Mr, Gupp?” asked the boarding-house stress last Sunday. hanks,” replied the star boarder, DBR. ARNOLD'S COUGH ' giving up the struggle, “I never work that fourth- | my | CURES COUGHS AND COLDS. | Smtericon. PREVENTS CONSUMPTION, LER es ‘All Druggists, 25. ’ —_ ——= ould be allowed to \ It seems stent | class 1 handle -class mail. A 25ce SAMPID BOTTLE FOR loc. DOCTORS INSIST that their patients use “5 DROPS” for RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY DISEASE & sis: Swanson RHEUMATIC CURE When I wrote you for asample bottle of “5: DROPS” my wife was suffering terribly from Rheumatism and was very discouraged, as I had tried every= thing the doctors prescribed, even sending her to Richfield Springs, etc. My doctor is very much surprised at the progress my wife is making, and she is so well that she refused to keep her seamstress and is now doing her own sewing. The doctors insist on her taking ‘‘s Drops’? and assure her that it is now only a matter of a few days and she will be entirely cured, and as we are very well known here, the **5 DROPS” is receiving conside tion and praise. F, E. PRICE, Jersey City, N. J. Oct. SWANson RHEUMATIC CURE C I suffered terribly with Kidney Trouble for years, aud after using less than two bottles of “5 DROPS” Jam now entirely welland I give “5 DROPS" the praise for my cure. I could not find anything that would give me the slightest relief until I tried this remedy, and I recommend it to everybody as a permanent cure for Kidney Disease. MARY A. CARBAUGH, Black Gap, Pa. Aug: 22,'99. is the most powe known. Free from opiates and perfectly harmless. It gives almost ii s relief, and is a positive cure for heumatiem, etc. Read the follow- (TRADE MARK) “5 DROPS” Sciatica, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, Backache, Asthma, Hay Fever, Catarrh, La Crippe, Nervousness, Nervous and Neuralgic Headaches, Earacke, Tooth- eping Numbness, ete., ete. Croup, Sleeplessnes: ache, Heart Weakness, Dropsy, Malart: to enable sufferers to give PS” at least a trial, we wi 30 DAYS preciady matt. tort0 cts. A sample bottle will convin i doses) $1.00, 6 bottles for #3. Sold by us and agents. AGENTS WANTED In New Territory. 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Lf notsatished at any time within 60dayssend the machine { 4 25 poe reas ut our expense and wo will refund the full purchase price... 5 Dackio ns at out ecreeet Sees ———$ in which is listed at lowest wholesale prices averything to eat wear and use,is furnish: ed on ipt ly 10 t rth B eipt of only © pa iy pay. @) postage or expresSage and as e of food faith the 10¢"is allowed on first purchase amounting to $199 or above. ¢ [CUR MONTHLY GROCERY PRICE LIST FREE) | DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. How Succesful Farmers Operate This Department of the Farm—A Few Hints as to the Care of Live Stock and Poultry. Dairy Notes. Reports are current that more than the usual number of cows have been Killed this year by being struck by lightning. Investigations reveal the strange fact that a large number of them were killed while standing by wire fences. The lightning would strike the wire and instead of ground- ing would run along the fence its whole length, and somewhere in its course would come near enough to the cows to affect them fatally. Had the lightning grounded as soon as it struck the wire the danger of striking the cows at all would have been small. It was evident that the posts in most cases acted as non-conductors or at least were so inferior to the wires as a conducting medium that the light- ning hung to the wires. This will be an easy matter to remedy. A wire running down the posts every little way will be a means of conducting the electricity into the earth. o. 60's In a recent issue we took up the question of the Illinois law regarding the slaughter of tuberculous cattle. We cited the law that had been in ef- fect for a number of years allowing an appraisement of all animals slaughter- ed. In the appropriation bill of the last legislature a clause was inserted that made more specific the manner of slaughtering such animals and the amounts of money that could be ob- cined from the state for them. It was taken into consideration that there was a great difference in the value of cows slaughtered dependent on the progress of the disease. One cow with a single tubercle in her not larger than a pea would be valuable as a milker for years, while a cow whose lungs were in an advanced state of de- cay would be practically worthless. Therefore all slaughtered animals are now divided into six grades or classes. Class A: All cattle that on slaughter are found to be free from tuberculosis. These are paid for at full value by the state provided the valuation does not exceed $75. B, C, D, E, and F, indicate the degrees of progress the disease has made in the animals. For B the own- er recovers 75 per cent of the value; for C, 50 per cent; for D, 35 per cent; for E, 25 per cent, and for ¥ 15 per see The healthfulness of oleomargarine is a question that is constantly being considered. The difficulty of properly answering the question is increased by the fact that the oleomargarine of to- day is not necessarily the oleomargar- ine of tomorrow, and the oleomargar- ine that is turned out by one factory is not the same as that turned out by another. Chemists have now discov- ered that some oleomargarine contains paraffin, to give it firmer composition. Paraffin by itself is indigestible, and it may also be indigestible when incor- porated with the fats that compose oleomargarine, but we are not yet certain of that point, for the reason that no one appears to have investigat- ed what paraffin will do in such a com- bination. It may be less harmful than by itself or it may be more harmful. It may be that the union of paraffin with fat permits some of it to get through the tissues with the fat, and there it may work all kinds of mis- chief—or it may not. However, peo- ple do not care to take their chances on such uncertainties. It is manifestly the duty of the government to ascer- tain such facts for the people. If par- affin is to be sold as butter we should at least know what effect it wil have when taken into the human system. We believe that every pound of oleo- margarine that goes out should have stamped on the package containing it the ingredients that are used in its manufacture, including, all preserva- tives. Poultry Notes. From Farmers’ Review: This sea- son has taught us that minks or weas- els will catch chicks much more than either ducks or turkeys, after the poul- try is any size. The reason is not hard to find. After turks get any size they in- variably fly high to roost and the ducks make such a terrible racket when- ever they are disturbed that it would take a bold mink to face the music. Next season we shall try the plan of hanging lighted lanterns among the coops; they are almost a_ necessity anyway, when one is fattening a flock of ducks. On dark nights they are in a coustant uproar and of course do not do so well as if they were quiet. Admirers of Blue Andalusians re- port them as being very great layers of large white eggs, and as being al- most as beautiful in shape, plumage and carriage as birds. They are larger than Minorcas, the hens frequently weighing six pounds when in laying shape, which is a very good weight. aes lso reported as being extra hardy, especially the young chicks. This will appeal to admirers of the Mediterranean class of fowls, as the Leghorn chicks, as a rule, are not very hardy. Early chicks were the exception around and in this vicinity this year; and poor hatches the rule. This uni- versal complaint of poor hatches _ is generally thought to be due to the extremely long continued cold of last winter. Turkeys and ducks were not affected by it, if this was the cause, for their eggs hatched well, During the dry time this fall, have a large quantity of road dust gathered up and stored in a dry place. Get lots of it, for it will be needed before good Out-door dusting places can be found next spring. The last of this month is a good time to caponize the two-pound cock- erels, if one can spare the room, there is no branch of poultry that gives bet- ter returns, except early duck, than capons. Caponize a few for your own use next winter, if you do not care to market them. * Aim, and don't miss your aim, to have the pullets and what hens you keep, in their permanent winter quar- ters by the end of this month. A later renivval will cause a later beginning in egg producing and eggs in Novem- ber, December and January are worth money. EMMA CLEARWATERS, St. Bernice, Ind. Bogus Hog Cholera Serum. The veterinarian of the Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station points out that agents of cholera medicines in White, Warren, Pulaski and Fulton counties, Ind., are claiming that they sell goods recommended by the station, and agents in Marshall and Kosciusko counties claim to be agents of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture. All agents making such claims in any part of the state are frauds, he says, and should be prosecuted. This is a timely warning and one that readers of The Farmers’ Review will do well to bear in mind when agents come along claiming to possess and use serum made by the government or state bacteriologists. The United States Department of Agriculture has an- nounced success in the preventive treatment of hogs against cholera with serum which they have made and used te inoculate hogs and we now expect to hear from all sides that unprin- cipled men are out among the farm- ers claiming to have authority from dire disease will surely follow in their those mentioned to inoculate hogs. The wake, for they are using some ficti- tious dangerous serum which has been unscientifically prepared from the active virus of hog cholera. Should such men visit the homes of Review readers we trust that they will be re- quired to show signed credentials from those they claim to represent before they are allowed to wield their squirt guns among well hogs. A little learn- ing is a dangerous thing and one can- not be too careful in experimenting with alleged serums which are far more likely to do harm than good. We have abundant faith that the government will eventually make it possible for all farmers to prevent hog cholera among their hogs by inoculation with bona- fide serum, but just at present we warn our readers to fight shy of all but authorized agents of the Bu- reau of Animal Industry or state ex- periment stations. Co-operative Dairying in Belgium. Co-operative dairy societies had un- til recently not made much progress in Belgium, but during the past few years there has been a remarkable increase in their numbers, eighty- seven institutions of this character having been established in the year 1897 alone, says the British Dairy Farmer. At the beginning of 1898 there were 167 dairies in operation. supported by 17,022 co-operating mem- bers. An interesting feature of this development is the fact that it has taken place for the most part among the peasant farmers, the average num- ber of cows owned by the co-operators being barely three per member. But- ter is the principal product of these societies, and their output of this com- modity in 1897 was valued at £355,- 000, while the value of their sales of cheese, milk, and separated milk was estimated at £10,500. The published accounts of one of these co-operative dairies situated at Oostcamp, Flanders, show that the average price realized for the butter produced and sold in the year 1897 was 1s. O%d. per Ib. The average price received by the shareholders for the milk supplied by them to the dairy was 34d. per gal- lon, but the profits on the working of the year amounted to an additional halfpenny per gallon, while the value of the separated milk returned to the members was calculated to be 134d. per gallon. In this society, which is typical of many others, the profits are divided as follows: One-half to the shareholders who hold one share for each cow they keep; one-fourth to the reduction of loan capital, 15 per cent to the reserve fund, and the remainder is distributed in the form of a ‘bonus to the employes of the society. Precocity of the Peacock. Most books on these birds state that they only reach the adult state at three years of age. I should be much as- tonished if the peacock does not attain this age at one year, but I can affirm that the hen lays fertile eggs at the age of eleven months. I have before my eyes a hen which was born in July, 1898, and is now followed by two young birds. Possibly the precocity of these birds is not general, but the fact I give suffices to rectify an error found in works on zoology and bzeeding. It is of practical interest because it demon- strates that the rearing of peacocks and their propagation is a much more rapid work than generally believed. Nevertheless, I must remark that this hen, aged eleven months has only laid two eggs, whereas another older hen laid, at the same time, six fertile eggs. Thus laying amongst the birds be- comes more abundant after two years of age. It would, then, be interesting to know whether the number of eggs may be yet greater. I must also re- mark that when confined one peacock suffices for several hens. So says a correspondent of L’Aviculteur. A mess of scalded feed once a day will keep indigestion away. eee tet rn EN em are women everywhere who stuffer almost cone all about their ills to a physician. : Such women can surely explain their symptoms and their suffering by letter to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., for the con- fidence reposed in her has never been A WOMAN been helped by her advice and medicine. Mrs. Pinkham in attending to her vast correspondence is assisted by women wo MEN only. If you are ill, don’t delay. Her practical help as it was to Miss Exta E. 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