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The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
The Only Execution.

Exchange: It is related of the Ouch
ess of Westminster that she put in her
guest chamber q curious Swiss clock,
to which was attached a printed no
tice: ''Please do not touch" When
Mr.. Jolly. the Canadian Liberal, visited
her grace he ventured to inquire the
reason for the prohibition. ''You are
the twentieth man who has asked the
question" replied the lady gleefully.
women, you know, r supposed to
be proverbially curious, and l put that
placard on the clock TO test the same
weakness in men. and l am happy to
say I find them not a whit less curious
than women. l keep a list of all the
gentlemen who have asked me that
question You have just put, and there
has been only one exception among all
my guests who have occupied the room,
and that was Mr.. Fawcett, the late
postmaster general, and he, poor man,
was blind"
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

The chief function Of the kidneys Is to sepa-
rate from the blood, in its passage through
them. Of certain impurities and watery par
ticles which make their 6nal exit through the
bladder. The retention Of these, in conse-
quence of inactivity Of the kidneys, Is produc-
tive Of Brisht's disease, dropsy, diabetes,
albuminuria and other maladies with q fatal
tendency. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, q
highly sanctioned diuretic and blood depurent,
impels the kidneys when inactive to renew
their sitting function, and strain from the vital
current impurities which infest IT and threaten
their own existence as organs OF the body.
Catarrh of the bladder, gravel and retention Of
the urine are also maladies arrested or averted
by this benign promoter end restorative Of or
ganic action. Malaria. rheumatism, constipa
tion, biliousness and dyspepsia also yield to the
Bitters. which is also speedily beneficial to the
weak and nervous.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

hired man, take the ken and go Over
it if you can. and he did. l could do
nothing with the seed but scatter it,
which l did. The seed was rutabaga
seed. had the land well drained. and
no water stood on it. The seed came
up at once, and grew and grew and
grew. 1t was too thick. Then l put
on the drag and dragged out a part of
it. 1 spent a dav looking for weeds.
At harvest time I had a good crop. AS
to the cost, it was about as follows:
OK team one day, so cents; my work,
So; dragging, 81 or less. l figured
the whole cost Of that 1900 bushels
at 81.
Q.-Do you recommend sowing tur-
nip seed broadcast?
A.-No, sir; the main thing is not to
have to tussle with weeds. l have
sowed DOT seed broadcast and had
them SO weedy that l plowed them
under rather than weed them.
That was before l had my
eye teeth cut. The way l
do Is to make ridges.
You must have land that is quite Tree
from weeds. Plow your soil when it
is fit to pillow. Make it into ridges,
having the ridges about one
half yard apart. l pillow two
burrows together, and that makes the
ridge. Make the land ready in May
tor the planting of turnips in July.
Kill the weeds. You can kill two or
three crops of them. Then SOW the
seeds on top of the ridges. l sow by
hand about as fast as l can walk, and
when they come up they will come up
thick. When they come up take a
fine, short toothed drag and cultivate
up and down. Then cross it. Do the
work on a hot day,so you can see where
you have been. After You have killed
q good many plants, kill a good many
more. 1t is enough sight easier
to harvest turnips that weigh eight
and ten pounds than it is to harvest a
good many little ones.
Q.-How do you remove the tops?
Al art them into a big barn. l
invite the girls to come and help cut
off the tops, and the boys come with
Gu: being urged.
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WIND MILL IRRIGATION.-Press dis
patches are being sci out from Denver
to the effect that the farmers of Kansas
have got a new idea into their heads
that of irrigating by wind mills. Thedis-
patches obviously emanate from some
city a who is way behind the times,
for the farmers of Kansas have been
dealing with that question for years.
Some of them have been irrigating
from FIVE to fifteen acres. But the dis
patcher in question informs the public
that there is no reason why every
farmer should not have a wind mill
pumping apparatus, since it would only
ost S35O,and would require no further
outlay. He settles the question off
hand. Wind mill irrigation is a COM
ing feature of farming, but large reser
voirs, say ~1O0x5OX1O feet are necessary
in addition to the pumping machines,
if even a few acres are to be watered.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
Clover In . Dry Season.

The Iowa Homestead draws these
conclusions from an experience with
new sown clover in q drought year: l.
That in spring sowing on a light Soil
and in a dry season deep covering is
essential 9. That in a dry season a
stand of clover among apparently
heavy oats is imperiled. provided the
oats r removed in a hot. dry time.
3. That in a dry season it is impossi-
bic to obtain a stand of clover in
sloughs by sowing in the early spring
and cutting off the slough grass in time
to give the clover oom 4. That sur
face sowing of clover seed is useless in
a very dry season, especially on light
soil. This is practically the same as
the first conclusion, but is reported to
impress an important fact.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
Howells' Love for History.

l have always loved history. whether
in the annals of peoples, or of the lives
of persons, and i have at all times read
it, writes William Dean Howells in his
literary autobiography in the February
but l prefer it to fiction, though 1 am
aware that in looking back over this
record of my literary passions / must
seem to have cared for very little be-
sides fiction. / read at the time / have
just been speaking of, nearly all of the
new poetry as it came out, and l con-
stantly required to it in its mossier
sources, where it sprang from the
green English ground, or trickled from
the ANTIQUE urns of Italy.
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800 Reward, 800.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least n dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upOn the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
b proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers, tina: they offer One Hun
dred Doilar for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of Testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo.
~ Sold 10y Druggists, &c.
Halls Family Pills. sc.
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why Western Potatoes Are Large.

The extremely large size to which
potatoes sometimes grow in the west is
due to several causes, among which
the following are given by Rural New
Yorker: Potatoes thrive best in cool
climates and in loose, loamy, rich,
moist soils Irrigation. properly prac-
ticed, furnishes the desired mechanical
conditions and in rich soils brings into
proper solution and consequent availa-
bility quantities of plant food which
the potato, being grass feeder, fastens
onto and expands itself accordingly.
There is no magic about it, simply rich
soils, intelligently cultivated and judi
ciously watered.
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LOOK ont for weed seeds in "

LOOK out for weed seeds in your
clover seed. There is no easier way to
cover your fields with n~oxious weeds.
Much of the seed that is called clean is
far from being SO, and this applies not
TO clover seed alone. but to nearly all
seeds that the farmer sows. At the
Ontario station, tests made showed
that as high as Q per cen of cleaned
alsike clover seed was weed seeds,
in one case all sorrel. One pound
would contain over half a million
seeds, and by the time a man has dug
up half a million noxious weeds he will
feel very tired. Watch your seed and
clean it.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

These Patterns retail in fashion bazaars and
stores for twenty-five TO forty cents each, but
in order TO increase the demand among strang-
cTs We ofIef them 10 the lady readers of this
paTer for the remarkably low price OF only 10
Cents Each. Postage one cent extra
The PATTERNS are all of the very latest New
TOr. styles. and are unequaled for style accu-
Tacy of lit. simplicity and economy. For twenty
four years these patterns have been used the
country over. Full descriptions and directions
as the number OF yards OF material required,
the number and names OF the different pieces In
the pattern. how TO cut and fit and put the gar
meut rOgether-are sent with each pattern,
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temper, fear OF 1mpend1nR Calamity anu a
Thousand and one arrangements of body
and mind. result from such pernicious prac-
tees. All these are permanently cured by
improved methods of treatment without the
patient leaving home.
A medical treatise written in plain but
cilaste language, treating of the nature,
symptoms and durability of such diseases,
sent securely sealed in a plain envelope, on
receipt ofthis notice, with Iocents in stamps.
for postage. Address, WORLDS DISPEN-
SARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, NY.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

CULTIVATED ORCHARDs-New orchard.
in Oklahoma apparently suffered more
during the summer of 1894 from scald-
lug or sunburn of the young trees at
or below the surface of the ground
than from all other causes combined.
1t is the observation of nearly all
nurserymen and orchardists, as re-
ported by Prof. F A. Waugh of the
experiment station, that this damage
was greatest where orchards received
least cultivation. Clean cultivation of
young fruit trees will, beyond reason
able doubt, reduce damage by drouth
and by insects.-Ex. THE above
statement is dangerous if sent out
without any explanation. Fall Gu lii
walton, in time to start a new growth
before the winter frosts and with no
time for the wood to ripen. would
prove disastrous, as the new made wood
falls an easy prey to sun scald.-
FARMERS REVIEW.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
An authoritative description of The

An authoritative description of THE
New Weapons of the United States
Army" is contributed to the February
Century by Victor Louis Mason. the
confidential attache of the Board of
Ordnance and Fertilization. He shows
with facts and pictures that the army,
from being in the rear from improve
ments in the material of war q few
years ago. has now stepped to the front
of even the great standing armies of
Europe as regards the effectiveness of
its small arms and cannon. Itnow de-
wolves upon congress to supply the cost
of . proper equipment of the a~rsenals
and Notifications.
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s. Cent Patterns for 10 Gents

with a picture OF the garment to 20 by. These
patterns are complete in every particular, there
being a separate pattern for every single piece
Of the dress. Your order will be filled the same
day il is received.
Order patterns by number and give size in
inches.
Every pattern guaranteed TO be perfect.
THEY ARE GLOvE FITTING.
To get get BUST and BREAST measure, put
the tape measure ALL Of the way around the
body. over the dress close under the arms.
Price Of each pattern, 10 cents, when
ordered on coupon printed below.
Postage one cent extra on EACH pattern
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

a PINETUM.-An eastern paper de-
scribes a ''Pinetum," at Wellesley,
Mass. Now, few young farmers know
what that strange word means. 1t is
a plantation of conifr trees. such as
pine, hemlock and many other varieties
of the family Pinus. The owner has
been engaged over forty years in es-
tablishing a collection of all varieties
that will flourish in that climate; and
his pinetum is visited by many profess
sional horticulturists and others.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
Recipe for Sugar TaRy.

Put two pounds of brown sugar, with
half a cup of water, in a candy kettle
to boil: add 4 unce of butter. Boil
until thick mot hard); flavor with
lemon; take from the fire; pour into
well buttered tins about the eighth of
an inch in thickness. When cool, mark
off into squares; press nearly through
to the lotion. When hard and cold,
tap the bottom and sides of the tin to
loosen the candy; turn out and break
apart
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
Mention name of paper.
Both Wicked.

"My husband said the large, fleshy
lady. has a habit of marking para
graphs in the paper that say mean
things about women"
$50 you will not fail to see them, en-?
Still that is not as mean a trick as
mine plays He cuts them all out.
Then l have to get another paper only
to find that / have been fooled again. y
indianapolis Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

The Worlds Fair Congress of Relig
ions held its second annual meeting in
Chicago last week. 1t is the intention
of the v to keep alive the organ
izafiOD.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

Washington Star: Don't you think
there is a greatdeal more peril in coast
ing than there is in sleigh riding??" she
asked.
1T depends" he replied refiectively,
'on which kind of peril You mean;
physical or financial"
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
Highest Of al IN Leavening Powe-Latest I. s. Govt Report
@M!!a!!! R Ra'%RS
ABSOLUTELY psJEE
War corre.pondence in Asia.

Hard indeed is the lot of the wal cor
respondents with the Japanese army.
An order has gone forth from head
quarters enumerating a long series of
conditions on which alone these unfor-
tunate journalists will be permitted to
perform their duties. Among them is
a rule that controlling officers alone
are to prescribe the places correspond
ents are allowed to visit as we'll as the
time when they may do so Cores
pOndents must, moreover, always carry
lin their hand" their tickets of permits
sion. As t o their letters, they must in
all cases be laid before the controlling
officers for examination at a time to be
fixed by them. Their remarks must,
moreover, be strictly limited to past
events. must not mention in any case
the strength or distribution of the
Japanese forces and must on no ac-
count state the place or time of send
ing out the etters.-Londown News.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

Harper's Young People for February
18th will contain a story by Captain
Howard Patterson, u. S. n, entitled
blowing Up the Ironclad Albemarle. I"
In the same issue "Hand-in Hand Skat-
ing by ". q. Van T. Sutphen. will be
cad with special interest.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

81 AN summoned to another climb"
said the bellboy as the indicator an
nounced a call from the top floor
Philadelphia Record.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

water, Z.44; ash, 4.16; ether extract,
1.26; crude fibre, 80. SO; crude protein,
4.ee; nitrogen-free extract, 4s. 40; total
nitrogen .6s; albuminoid nitrogen,
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

Farmers and other PEOPLE located along
the line of the b. and NJ. and u. Z. roads in
NetrasEa who want Colorado Goals, should
write to j. j. Thomas 4 Co, 1918, 18th
Street, Denver, for prices and other infOr-
nation
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

LADIES' WAIST WITH Box PLAITS LAID on
Pattern No. 62s is cut in five sizes, viz: j.,
~. 26, - and 10 inches bust measure.
Nile green broadcloth is here charmingly
confined with emerald velvet. The waist -
one Of the latest modes and Will frequently ap-
pear on the street after heavy wraps are idId
aside. TIE adjustment is glove fitting and
closes in center front under the V shaped Vest
Of velvet. The box plaits are formed separately
and sewed on with invisible stitches, the velvet
V in center back being laid on between the
plaits. The vest is sewed 10 the right front
under the plat and IS finished on the left side
10 close under the left plait- Pointed reyeTs
stand out styliShly from under the box plat N
front. Full gfgot sleeves drOOp fashionaDIy 70
the elbow. the lower portion fitting the arm
closely. Stock collar and BELT 10 match OF
velvet with irredeSccut buckles Many stylish
combinations viii DC suggested by the mole,
which can be carried out in any OF the fashion
able silk, wooden or mixed fabrics II can &c
all OF one material and any preferred MODE %
decoration can be appropriately used
The retail price OF pattern IS p cents.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF Interest TO
AGRIcULTURISrs.

Some Up to Date Hints About Coltiva-
ton of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Ho%rticulture, viticulture and Flori-
culture.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
An Anti Antitoxine Crusade.

Opposition to the use of the antitox-
inc treatment for diphtheria has al
ready taken an organized form in
England. A deputation headed by
Lord Coleridgc has protested to the
authorities against its use in the hospi-
tails on the ground that public money
ought not to be devoted to experiments
in pSycholory."
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
1000 BUS POTATOES PER ACRE

Wonderful yields in potatoes, oats,
corn. farm and vegetable seeds. Cut
this out and send SC postage to the
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, for their great seed book and
sample of Giant Spurry. wnu
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
Rack with Rich TROPHIES,

Last spring we made notice in these
columns that Mr.. Henry A. Salzer of
the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, Americas leading seed growers
and merchants, was in Europe in search
of rare seeds and novelties for the
American farmer and citizen.
Judging from their new catalogue,
his trip was an eminently successful
one 1t is brimfull of rare things. OF
especial merit we name the bismarck
apple, bearing the second year; the
Giant Towering Star Phlox, the Ger
man coffee berry, and for the farmer,
the Victoria rape, Germanica Vetch,
the Lathyrus silvestris, the Giant
Spurry and Giant Incarnate clover,
Sacaline, and dozens of other rare
things.
This w~ide-awake firm is in the van,
and their catalogue, which is sent for
sc postage, would be cheap at 81. 90
per copy.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
YOUNG SPIRITS,

4 vigorous body and
robust strength fol-
low good health.
But all fail when the
vital powers are
weakened. Nervous
debility and loss of
manly power result
from bad habits, con-
tTactcd blythe young
through ignorance
OF their ~ruinous con-
cquences s. Low
spirits, i~melancholia,
impaired memory,
'uOrOSe or irritable
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

MECCA COMPOUND should be I'm every house.
Stops the pain OF n burn n stanI!y Prevents scar
ring. Heals all kinds of so.e>. DIugciStS sel d..
- mt by mail on r ceipt of price. Three ounce Jar
2o cents. send for pamphlet.
TIE FOSTER MANUFACTURING 60,
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
Worms In r

The only sure cure for pin worms in horses
known is Steketee's Hog Cholera Cure.
Never fails to destroy worms in horses, hogs,
sheep. dogs or cats: an excellent remedy for
sick fowls. Send sixty cents in United
States postage stamps and l will END by
mail Cut this out, take IL to druggist and
pay him fifty cents. Three packages for Sl.50
express paid. G. q. STEKETEE,
Grand Rapids. Mich.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

Icannot speak too highly of PiSo's Cure
for COnsumption.-MRs. FRANK MoBEs,
2lJ W. I'D St, New York, Oct. ~, 1884.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

II IRE 'hiHl With hNE
CCDErs. Pattern No. s2g9 is cut in five sizes,
VIZ: -. II. IS. y and 20 inches waist measure.
The fashionable skirt is no longer made TO
match the waist. but often In direct contrast TO
il. These independent skirts are in many va
ricties and are made Of various materials. We
here give enc OF the most stylish skirts now
worn, which has the additional merit Of being
very generally becoming. The gored front and
sides fare mofishly at the foot. icing faced
deeply with hair cloth. The three 4odetS in
hack are lined throughout with the hair cloth
and tackled st the seams to a band OF elastic
underneath which holds them in position
The center godet is cut straight in the middle
Pnt falls on each side something like q toX
plat with rounded edges. TIT top fits smoothly
in front and over the hips. while the back is ar
RANGED in small pIaits. The placket is formed
undC rneath the center plait-
Rock or other varieties Of crepon. velvet. gro
de-LondreS. peau de-soie. MORE and satin an
ti1uc. les des silk and wool mixtures OF every
fashionable kind are used for these handsome
skirts.
The retail price Of pattern is so cents
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

The North American Review for Feb
ruary opens with three timely and i'm
portant articles on 1.-The Financial
Middle" written respectively by the
Hon. j. Sterling Norton. secretary OF
Agriculture, Representative William NJ.
Springer. chairman of the house com.
mittee on banking and currency, and
Henry w. Cannon, president of the
Chase National Bank of New York and
formerly comptroller Of the currency.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

taken off to admit of seeding down
again in August P. Perkins
in Farmers Review.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

General Booth declares that of over 70
COO women rescued by the salvation arIIy
5000 ave not re,alseI into sin.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

Only eight of s~eventy-ive counties ii
Mississippi license saloons.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

Winter Tourist Tickets Via tho Wabash
Railroad
Are now on sale to all the winter resorts Of
the South, good returning init June LIST,
70. ALSO HARVEST EXCURSION TICKETS to
all POINTS south on excursion dates. In adj
dition to above. Railroad and Steamship
tickets to all points in the UNITED STATES
and EUROPE, at lowest rates. For rates,
tickets, excursion dates and full informa-
ton or a copy of the Home Seekers Guide,
call at Wabash Office, l502 Farnam street,
or write
G. N. CLAYTON,
N. ". P. Agt, Omaha. Neh
In the United States forty persons out of
every ,OGO are co,Or blind.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

England's average wheat yield is about
thirty-six bushels to the acre.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

In Sweden n man seen drunk four times
Is derived of his e'ectnral vote.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

fle1eman's CamPhOr Ice with Glycerine.
The original and only genuine. Cures Chapped Hands
and Face, Cold Sores. SC. &C. Clark Co, N.Haven.C Ct
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
1.-THE Rabv IS CUTTING Teeth.

There are 9,1i3 locks and keys in the
Grand opera house Paris.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

Agenerous sign Of the times is increase
in size of wedding cake boxes.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted 10 cure or money reiGaIeI. Ask yoJr
druggist for IL. Price Is cents.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

If the baby Is Cutting Teeth.
Re sure and use that old and welLtred remedy, Mrs.
wIxsLow'sS ooTmSG SYRUr for Children Teething-
Diamonds have ieen discovered in TaS-
mania.
Billiard Table, con hand For $40
cheap. Apply to or address, II. C.. AKIN,
5l1 s. 18th St. Omaha, Me-
in Paris one person in eighteen lives on
charity.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20
HOW 4 MADE S1.eOS

By mol sowing SaiZer seeds. That is
what a jolly farmer said as he entered
u sanctum. How is that? WHY.
says he, Salzer's seeds not only grow
but they produce enormously. Had |
planted n few acres more of his pats.
wheat, corn, potatoes, grass and clover
seeds, 1 would have had to double the
capacity of my barns; that would have
cost me $1,000. 1t is n fact that If YOU
want big, rousing farm, grass and vege-
table crops, you must sow Salzer'ss seeds.
If You VIII Cut THE Out AMI send 1t
with &c postage TO the John \. Salzer
Seed company. Ia Crosse. Wis, you will
get free a sample of Grass and Clover Mix
ture and their plantand seed book. wnu
Philadelphia Record: Customer (who
has just been cut by Il barber much
given to strong drink)-There. Won
that's what comes of ;oo
much strong drink. Barber-Ies, sir.
it Toes make the skin tender.
The Columbus journal., 1895-02-20

A Paris store has 1000 employees.