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others that have died still contain the
gems, and will be found buried deep
down in the mud At the bottom Of the
lakes.
II 10 possible. too. that the manufac-
t'ire Of mother Of pearl will be started
o utilize the shells. ~ Is done in
lower California. from whence most of
the pearl used In buttons for our waist
coats and dresses now comes. Mother
of pearl. It may be explained is simply
inside lining Of the shell. which 10 cut
up and used for buttons and orna-
ments.
Instances of rich finds are reported
every few days from Bald Knob or the
adjoining country. A few days ago
| negro who gave his name as Harris
walked into Memphis jewelry store
and exhibited a smaT bag of pearls.
Most Of the stones were small. and
worth not more than "a or s. each. but
there were few Of larger size. includ-
ing one or two pink pearls Of very good
quality. An offer Of 500 was made
for the lot. The negro held out for
more. and finally accepted $3.50. He
said that he had worked for a month,
md had opened thousands OF shells to
get the stones. He acknowledged that
he was from down White county
way" but refused to tell where he had
found the gems, as he said that there
were more in the same place, and he
was going back after them.
A man named Deale In Bald Knob
sent dozen pearls to New York, and
has received an offer Of 800 He found
them all IN the course Of week.
J. p. Smith of Four Mile lake, has
been gathering pearls for several
months. b1t has been keeping quiet
about 1t. He says that he has sold
about $1,000 worth. and still has some
very good stones In his possession.
John German found 800 pearl n,
the mouth Of creek that runs into the
Little Red river.
Three brothers. negroes. named
Hopkins. claim to have taken $1,000
worth OF stones from the river and the
ponds near it.
Many Of the natives in White county
have In their possession pearls O. more
or less value taken from the ponds
before the excitement set in. Many o.
them decline to say anything abou,
their finds. as they don't wish to en-
courage rush to the spot.
There are two other places in this
country where pearls have been taken
in considerable numbers. One oi
these is the Wisconsin lake region
where the stones have been found fol
several years past. In these lakes and
streams the water Is perfectly clear
and the shells are obtained by wadinl
and diving. Several New York dealer.
say that they have had stones of con.
siderable value from the Wisconsin
fields. and some thousands of dollar.
have been taken out OF the lakes ant
streams of this region within the pas
few years. though there is no system
atized effort to carry on the work sucf
as Is 10 be made In Arkansas.
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Rlrycle Dictionary.

Century-Tle distance made in one
day by an imaginative rider when rid.
ing alone. (See Liar and Cyclometer.)
Cranks-l. Supposedly steel rods,
which refuse to move when desired,
and vice versa. .. All persons who
refuse to ride wheels.
CyclOmctcr-A small instrument on.
Grated by turning machine upside down
and revolving front wheel rapidly by
hand. tSee Fake)
DisnpOunt-To sever connection with
wheel; may be done in several ways.
.Expert-One who Is able to scare n
pedestrian to death by coming within
One-c!eventh Of an inch Of him without
hitting him. instead of running into
him and killing him at once.
Fake-An unreliable or untrue state
ment. tSee Century and Cycloncter.)
Hantile-hars-Pieccs OF steel or wood
used by beginners for testing grip. and
by experts for showing skill by letting
them alone.
Heretic-Any one who rides Il differ
ent make of wheel from ones own.
Llnr-tSee Century and Cranks, also
Herctic.)
Pclals-Two steel devices attached
to crsinks In form of II puzzle: the oh
ject being TO keep feet on both NJ once
Saddlc-Some,hing probably invent
cd by druggists TO boom the sale of ar
Mica.
Scorcher-A humpbackcd. bulging-
eyed creature. who says '.Stca,ly-y"
and would wear his sweater TO church
II he ever went there.
Tandem-A device to enable man
to tell II his best girls back hair rs
her own or not; Il sort OF pleasure con-
veynncc for ladies'
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pyNcAEoNs WENT FoR HIM.

Hswthosas Hauled Over the Goals fer
Taking Their Name In vai..
From the Galveston News: When
Hawthorne was writing The House Of
the Seven Gables" he selected Pynch-
con as the name of one Of his charac-
ters. 1t suited his purpose. and wheth-
er he created 1t or remembered 1t. 1t
seemed to him to make no difference.
for he conceived 1t to be as much his
property for the purpose intended as
Smith or Jones or Brown. He soon
learned better. Whether he knew 1t at
the time or not. New England was full
Of Pyncheons and the book had hardly
been placed on sale when one OF them
wrote him a very bitter letter COM
planning grievously OF the injustice
done his worthy ancestor. Judge Pynch-
con. Hawthorne Immediately sat down
and wrote Mr.. Pyncheon a letter ex-
pressing regret. and assuring him most
positively that no disrespect to the late
lamented Judge had been intended. The
letter was hardly posted when a mis-
sive arrived from another OF the Pynch-
cons even more wrathful than the first
This. too. was politely answered, and
Hawthorne had begun to hope that his
troubles with the Pyncheons were at
an end. But, in fact. they were only
beginning. for the first two Pyncheons
were residents of almost the same
neighborhood. When the circulation
Of the book increased the back com
ties began to be heard from. and hos,
OF Pyncheons, great and small. old and
young. prominent and obscure, assail-
ed the unfortunate writer for defam-
ing their ancestor. In all Hawthorne
Is said to have answered letters from
forty-seven OF the Pyncheons. and had
serious thoughts of publishing the cor
respondence in book form.
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Co0'se Ytrtisa Heroes win B~ Patrioss
Patriotism Of the right sort will be
the master passion Of the coming
hero" wri,es "Droch" Of "HcNrs In
Fiction" In the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. 1T furnishes an endless scope
for the highest kind OF courage COM
b!ned with that mastery Of men thnt
Is leadership. And yet how seldom
does II creep into current fiction. ex-
cept In the spurious Earb OF rhetorical
bluster or the meiodramatic account of
physical heroism In battle There have
been many attemptn In American
stories to depict the pervcrsion of
patriotism that shows itself In ring
politics and corruption-but the plain
citisen. doing his duty simply and at
a sacrifice. IL hardly alluded to. And
yet the country In Allied with him. as
has been shown In every supreme test
OF Its temper on moral iasuc. As
Lincoln often said. you can always
count on the plain people P-rhapz n
more ideals Of citizenship were depict
ed In popular fiction there would be
more Of the real thing In actual life. g
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Sorry whrn Jack NnrrIcs.

Confession is good for the soul"
said the girl in gray to a New Orleans
Picayune reporter. which must excuse
me for relieving my mind with regard
to my brothers just announced engage
ment. Why is 1t that the first emotion
of 4 sister al such news is invariably
one OF sadness II not positive chagrih
and disappointment? Every girl OF you
understand what ! mean. especially any
girl who has ever had an engaged
brother. 1t doesn't make any differ
ence how charming and suitable the
girl he is engaged to may be. In my
case | know that Madge will make the
dearest sistcr-!n!aw imaginable. but
just now | can't get over the feeling
that she's 4 clever little schemer who
has laid her trap and successfully
bagged her game. Perhaps 1t is largely
because We girls are up TO the tricks
OF the trade. and We can see right
through the little wilcs and ways that
are like sand thrown in the eyes OF our
poor, dear. helpless. unsuspecting
brothers. The feeling isn't confined to
Just sisters alone. though. All man q
family sec precisely the same way: and
II you don't believe II. you have only
to ponder upon the difference In their
attitude when daughter OF the house
becomes engaged. Then 4: is all smiles
and rejoicing. for cverybody's glad to
get rid OF girl. but you might have
supposed We were at Q funeral when
Jack told us the news the other day.
You feel as II your brother had ls~a
'roped in and II is long. long time
before mans mother and sisters oon
regard that girl us anything but an I'M
pertinent little intcrlopcr.''
Yes" returned the young ma,ron In
blue. II know what you mean. but It's
queer how different you look at 1, when
you happen to be the 'impertincnt little
intcrloper' yourself"
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state. and in some places half the pop
ulation have been industriously dig
Eing mussels in the hope Of sudden
wealth. while the rest of the country
has been aEitating itself on the sub
ject OF dollar wheat. New York dia-
mond broker recently exhibited q very
large pearl which had been sent to
him from the Arkansas field. Just what
part OF 1t he refused to say.
The stone is one Of the finest specl-
mems Of the 'sweetwater" variety ever
seen in New York. 1t is perfectly
formed oval in shape. of pure white,
and weighs IS grains. 1t is valued a,
$500. Another broker recently re-
ceived consignment OF Arkansas
pearls, which included n pink pearl
Weighing &c grains. 1t Is worth not
more than 800, however on account
OF slight blemish on one side. Many
smaller pearls have come from the
same region within a week or two, and
there is talk OF New York company
to work some OF the Arkansas pearl
'akes. II is possible, however that
they will be late in the field, as q
Memphis company has already leased
one OF the most promising lakes for q
term of Ave years for $500. and In
dlvidual spectators have obtained con-
'rol of several others.
The klondike excitement is not tc
oe compared with the enthusiasm in
northern Arkansas over the recen,
finds OF pearls. At Helena and Little
acck family parties are going out tc
camp along the river and huat for
pearls. Most Of these parties have
found only small stones. but one WON.
an picked up a pink pearl worth $50
and two small boys who were looking
for Clans and not for pearls found
two stones which they sold for 81:
apiece. Most Of the valuable finds
however. have been made in the lake.
snd ponds. which are controlled b,
private individuals or companies. Ir
some places the owners have had Il
sand guard with shotguns to keep on
the enthusiastic pearl seekers. who
have been accustomed to hunt clam,
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FIBROID TUNOR
Hxpsalsd By Lydia Z Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
zn..rv,.v VITA Mr.. y. A. x.-...s.

have reason to think that I would
not be here now II It had not been for
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound. 1t cured me Of q Abroid tumor
in my womb.
Doctors could do nothing for me, and
they could not cure me at the hospital.
will tell you about 1t:
/ had been in my usual health, but
had worked quite hard. When my
monthly period came on, flowed very
badly. The doctor gave me medicine,
but 1t did me no good. He said the
flow must be stopped II possible, and
he must find the cause of my trouble.
Upon examination, he found there
wns q Fibroid Tumor in my womb, and
gave me treatment without any benefit
whatever. About that time n lady
called on me, and recommended Lydia
L. Pinilhams Vegetable Compound,
said she owed her life to it. l
said I would try it, and did. Soon
after the flow became more natural and
regular. still continued taking the
Compound for some time. Then the
doctor made un examination again,
md found everything all right. The
tumor had passed away and that dull
ache wns gone.--MRs. b. A. LoMnARD,
Box II, Westd..c, Mass.
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FISHING FOR NARIA IN ARKANSAS.

The other hsld where pearls have
been found recently 10 in the Grasse
river. In northern New York. Three
years ago an Adirondack guide exhib-
lied to New Yorker for whom he was
working = half.dozen smooth white
stones that he had taken from CLANS
which he dug up for bait. The New
York man was convinced that they
were pearls and took them back to the
city with him. A few weeks later the
guide was considerably startled TO re-
celvs $500 for whs, he had considered
. worthless md. Since then the ma.
tives along the Grarsc have spent their
spare time In hunting clans and have
found = large number Of gems. One
found last year weighed over fiNy
grains and brought 500. ~. c. Rowe.
Of Russell. . little town q the Orasse.
has devoted bis time to pearl hunting
for the past two years aAA has found
5000 worth. Hts largest gem. the
most valuable that has bssa taken from
this section. weighed rIxty eight grains
and se,d for $500.
II the 0rasss river distsiet the pearls
are found under d!a~rsat eoaditious
froo those Of either Arkaaaas o. Wis.
eoasia. - the clans are foaal II tAs
swim shaliews Of Tie Alireodack
strsaa. The veasi fisher he's . special
satat eoasistins Of \ rubber suit and
sost q Abbreviated aivsf's mask.
vhaeA 70 strapped TO be hsaA. This
1ask y simply . iixht Voo1sa bog
With . giass II treat Of ths ayss. When
eAb b innssssd In water tAs huatas
ca clearly sssa ihe roety boteoo. 40
eaa And The nusssls vhieh ~ eeuh
~ est By fssiins for thsa. % tAsy
% ID he ASkassas mud. Ths soviess
opsa oil The eians they ~, bvt ths
More sspssseAeea huntsss caa tell b.
ths aSeeanaes Of . shs1l Vhsthsr Il
y litsiy 10 eoatain = steoo. an1 throw
baek aii but tAs most ps0ais1Ag eoas.
oeos pearis have resatly besa toual
- neethsss Georgia. aal tAe Whels
ssASeet apDsah TO the Ooveenneoe -
- iopsetast tAat Prss. ns1sWeseA ON.
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The supply Of Fuel and Air.

Lord Kelvin. speaking at the meeting
of the British Association on the fuel
and air supply OF the earth. said ,hht
all The known fuel In the earth is the
residue Of ancient vegetation. One ton
of average fuel takes three tons of oxy-
gen to burn 1t. and therefore It's vege-
table origins. decomposIng carbonic
acid and water by the power Of sun
HIGHT gave three tons Of oxygen to our
atmosphere. Every square meter OF the
cArth's surface bears ten tons Of mir.
Of which Two tons is oxygen. The
whole surface IL 12i 600 millions Of
acres. or 510OO0.O0o millions OF square
meters. Hence there IL noi more than
34O,O00.OO0 million tons of fuel In the
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where they wished. and who think that
the mere fact that the shells may con-
tain gems worth 800 or 10 ought not
to make any differences in this right.
,:he Arkansas pearl nsherles are
recommended as u good substitute for
Alaska for those who are In search Of
hardship and adventure. There II not
~ much frost and SNOW. but there is
pisaty Of malaria. which 10 apt to carry
Oh the unacciimatsd visitor. and the
bxsmps and forests which one has to
~hsrs the treasures lie supply the ad-
vsnturer with ~ many unpleasant ex-
perienccs a. chilcoot pass. Besides
the malaria that hangs round the
lakes and swamps they contain sui
phSr and iron. which gives the water
. decidedly unpleasant yeliowish tinse.
The places In which pearls have thus
fae BEN discovered are Murphy and
Walker lakes. Gross lake. Sulphur and
FoWr.nils ponds and the creeks dow.
lag into them. These are all II the
Dail Kaob opuntsy southwest OF Mem
DAis.
Several Nsaphis eitissss have II.
vssesd nossy In isasss 10 White ceaa.
y, asA ths eoacsra already rsfsrssd 10
viii maize a. organised effort 70 DE-
veleo tAs isAustfy n The Iakss and
DoaAs whist II coatrols. This company
hAs already taksa en- several Aunlssd
cellars worth q DsaSls. bvl - Tar
tAs vsrk has oil bssa 1ses ~ ssgro
ligssfs asl 1ivsrs. who srs pail q
Dsr day for thsir services. On seceuat
n tAs celee q ~ watse tAsy have 70
ssei eos ~ elAas. vhisA ~ busisd n
TIA 0va, vita thsis has1s o. tass eest,
sa1 - caa wsek s9sstivsly esiy II
sAsiIew places. A. soea - aseAissry
eaa b PIT ID. hevsvsf. The bettea oe
the lakss. iseiuliag ~ dsspse pasts.
wiit b. thoroughly 1fsglsl. aaA h y
szpsctsA that more saaieeAetsey ~
suits viii b. ettaissl. lt y ~ tAeosy
q tAs MsmpAis nss whe ers haStiAg
tie eatsrpriss thak t1s nNess,s q.
easiosaiiy she'd their peasis. ~ thst
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WOMAN AUCTIONEER.
-si.E NAkEs a svccsss 81 n.
nas Id HA..s.A. nsssas Ls.ss. alss.
Tssk ~ Her FasAsa' D1sissss WAsa
~ ao Dssa. f'

= Taese b woman Ass< eoeer In Lon.
DON, Ala1 Ada Hammond, who u said
to b the arst OF her sex to engage In
thIo occupation. She 10 woman Of nne
'presenee. about 50 or SO years old. with
Z powexfu1 voice and q Pleasant man
1er. 6he tnherited the business from
bet father, who vas an auctioneer for
many years, and assisted him ~ o
caeek. from the time she was 10 until
hlS death. When he died, leaving no
sous, and very little property, the Wild
Ow and daughter cndeavored to dis
pose Of the good will aud lease Of his
auction rooms, but finding no purchas-
er MiA Hammond was compelled ito
carry on the businesw herself At frst
She hired statesmen, hut that proved
unA0tisfactOry. and she determined to
take the block herself. When she first
applied for license 1t was refused by
the Oflicials Of the inland revenue once
This excited her Indignation. and she
employed lawyer to convince them
that thefc was nothing In the laws Of
precedent to prohibit woman engag-
ing In such employment. They were
flnally compelled TO take that view of
the case. Her quick Wit and nimble
tongue soon made her successful and
popular, and the people In her section
OF the ciy prefer to employ her than
any Of the men In the business. Her
sales are largely attended, and she has
frequent calls to other parts Of the city
and the provlnceG Miss Hammond says
that while she Is sometimes rndely
treated and occasionally has been COM
PEELED 10 endure insulting comments,
she always ignores them unless she
eees nm opportunity TO hit back In a
way that would he effective In winning
the sympathy and protection OF the by
ISLANDERS. In this She has never failed.
and at no time has she had any trou-
ble.-ChicagO Record.
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H.. sr..s... ..a nj. r,,..

"Cantsb" writes: II has never been
stated ye, how and when Mr.. SpurGeon
learned to smoke. II was while he wns
an usher In a boys school st CAM
bridge. and became pastor OF the little
baptist church nj wa,erbrach. He used
to stay with one Of the dcacons from
Saturday TO Monday. Admiring the
sest with which his host enjoyed his
clay pipe. . "churchwarden" WAS prom
ised him the following week. which Of
fer he eagerly accepted. Said tho old
man: ''He smoked his pipe ~ he did
everything. very thoroughly. then he
said. I think I have had enough Yes
I replied. I think you kIvw.' and he
thsreupoa left the Inside for the cut.
side Of the cottage"
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Hov,s Thai

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of CHtarrh that cannot -
cured BY Hsil's CStsrrh Cure;
We. the undersigned. have known =.
]. Cheney for the last IS years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
out any ObliYa tions made by their nFm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists.
uuShledo: o.; nI Waldins' Ea'aan K,nnan z Marvin
Halls Catarrh Cure Ii taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
malls sent free. Price TIC per bottle. Sold
by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Alaska bureau of In,o,m.t,o..

Accurate and Practical about outnttinR
routes where and how to etc, furnished by hR l.
L. bALss hunter, guide and explorers years. Ala,
ka and 70 years the Pacific Coast Advice tho
Copper River country, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska
Peninsula- the Yukon. or any uart of AlA,ka-
hEfkxbSCts-Lieat @. 7, Emmons, L. \. Navy, Ma.
val Dept, Wsshlngton, D. CT VIII y. jenkins, See
rotary OF state Olympia. wash @. o. Shields, Goo
Qnna editor OF lie ration - ". 18th 81 New York
Ttkss-for any and all Information m desired for sir
months, 50 Remit by express or r. o. order 10
l.. L. BAlks. sos Fourth Ave, Seattle. wash
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
TAko Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
Druggists refund the money II fails TO cure go

"YOur daughter hammers on the piano
from morning TIL night" "That's all right
our house Isn't overrun with the queer kind
of pnnsles yonr daughter paints from morn
Ing TIL night"
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Aunt Martha got even with the corpora
tion that put those telephone poles In from
took haichc' and went out and clrdlct
every one Of them"
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Wonderful how those Indians can play
football the way they do" Not at ALI
Indians are athletic" II know. but how dG
they keep their minds on the other fellow :
long hairf
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L. . v.s.

Policeman Riding 10 forbidden In
thls street. get right down OF that.
Bic, e'sr-My name h Meyer. oasosr.
and live st 377 Tulip street. Please
send = warrant there for ny arrest. I
cant set on my machine and I can't
nouut-i can osiy rids.-Fiisssude
Dlsstter.
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~ wonder why yon men like to go hunting
when you don't shoot anything" 'For the
same reason that you women like TO 80 shop.
ping when you don't bny anything"
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Of the Smithsonian institution. Aas
been directed to investigate the differ
ent fields and report upon them.
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BIG FINDS OF PEARLS.
EXCITEMENT IN ARKANSAS
OVER DISCOVERIES.

rise osos vssnd Also IL New York
aaA wisooasin IL Pear
Bssa o. asd Fine rroats Are being
CAinad.
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'Thc Bible says the streets OF heaven arc
paved with gold" ''Ses:' '''rhen, why
don't people struggle to ge, there they do
10 get to the kiondykcG'
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Our New Upright & G-and Piano OrIy sees
s.' down and tlO u month Hcii able and fully war.
ranicd. Write To The Montcllus Piano Co. Jl,-JIy
llth Dt.uyrr
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when does the fathers congress open =
We've given II up-cOnldn't get the womci
TO stay at home and take care Of the bable
50 we could get OH"
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propsy treated free by DR.. II. II. Green's
Sons. Of Atlanta. Ca, The greatest dFupsy
specialists In the world. Read their ndvcf-
tiscmcnt In another column Of this paper.
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Scientists say the yellow fever mlcrohc
gets into the system through the rcsplTn-
tory organs" 'ls that sof Well. are the
people who escape II too lazy TO brcathet'
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Whas We MesA.

TelsGraphins without wires In all
vsey veil. but what The average Dau
waists 10 . means os tsisgraphing wi:N-
est neasy. Phliadsiphis Ledger.
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nsave1 nna>>A.

Wifs-"i take Il you we're only hais
successful ID establishing harmony"
sbaad-"Why so'"
II see yoa'vs oaiy oas eye black.
sA."-Cievsiand World.
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Mrs. winrlow's SCOT hing Syrup
For children tcrthingSot the rrduc~s lnia
matter Allays wind collie. % bottle
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HE pearl boom u
the latest success
cor Of Klondlke
and its attendant
element. For sew
eral weeks the peo-
pie Of Arkansas
have been worked
up over the discov-
cry Of pearls in
some Of the lakes
and rlyers Of that
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This paper Is printed with Ink manufac.
tured by the COLORADO PRINTING INK
AND ROLLER COMPANY OF DENVER.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-27

Fowls Out of Condition.-During
very warm weather bowel disease puts
in an appearance and debilitates the
members of the flock. The first thing
to do is to allow no food whatever I'M
less it is teaspoonful of powdered elm
namon in a pint of milk for twenty
fowls. Be sure to secure the pure arti-
Gle, as cinnamon Is often adulterated.
A teaspoonful of tincture of nux vom-
lea in quart OF drinking water may
also be allowed, but be careful to- give
no food. When the hens cease laying
and get out of condition the resort is
sometimes had to egg foods and con-
dition powders, which may be just the
things to be avoided. Egg foods and
condition powders have their places:
they may be beneficial where the flock
Is lacking in hardness and health, but
the best course to pursue Is to give no
medicine or stimulants to healthy
fowls, as they do not require them
Elk.