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The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-09
BROWNS IRON TONIC
Glass az Pavement.

The city OF Lyons has been expert
menting with glass for pavement. Since
last November the Rue de la Repub-
iiqus has been paved with devitrifed
glass. This new product is obtained
from broken glass heated to a temper
ature Of 1850 degrees, and compressed
In matrices by hydraulic force. The
glass pavement is laid in the form of
blocks, eight inches square, each block
containing sixteen parts in the form
OF checkers. These blocks are SO
closely fitted together that water can
not pass between them, and the whole
pavement looks like one gigantic
draught board. AS a pavement it is
said to have greater resistance than
stone, it is a poor conductor Of colo.
and ice will not form on it readily.
dirt does not accumulate upon it as
easily as upon stone, and 1t will not
retain microbes. It is more durable
than stone, and Just as cheap.-New
York Post.
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How NJ. Brown Was Eelped.

II must tell yolthat Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
more for nc Than any doctor.
Il was troubled with Irregular
nenstruation. Last summer | began
the use of your Vegetable Compound
and after taking two bottles, / have
been regular every month since. l
recommend your medicine to all
Mrs. MAdGIE A. BROWN, WEST It
PLEASANT, y. J.
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table matter, but upon insects entire
~. An investigation to find out
upon what moles subsist was institute
ed by the Pennsylvania experiment
station. Il. Wilson in reporting upon
the results OF his work stated that the
stomachs Of thirty-six moles had been
examined. He concludes that vece-
table matter is not taken into the
mole's stomach Intentionally as food
and he believes hat the mole is an
lnsectlvorous animal. It's habit of
burrowlng among roots of grasses and
other plants is induced simply by a
desire to get at worms, beetles and
other insects which are found in the
vicinity of plant roots.
Mr.. Wilson thinks the mole is bene-
hclal to the agriculturist, although in
some instances considerable annoy
ance Is caused by the moles burrow.
ing under the roots of growing plants
while IN quest of insect food. The
damage caused by eating the grain
seeds and the ibrous roots is due to
mice rather than to moles. The run
ways of the mole are taken possession
OF and occupied during the summer
and autumn by meadow and field mice
and these little animals are undoubt-
eddy responsible for much of the dam
age thought to be caused by the mole.
10 keep moles out of lawns and flower
beds Mr.. Wilson suggests the use Of
traps and poisons, driving them away
by placing 81 b substances as mineral
pitch, gas tar and other material Of
unpleasant odor in their runways.-
New England Homestead.
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PERIODS OF
SUFFERING
GIVE PLACE
TOPERlDDS
OF

die /. The doctor even gave NE up and
wonders how | eve lived.
IL wro-, for Mrs. Plnkh2m's advice
at Lynn, Mass, and took her medicine
and began to get well. l took several
bottles OF the Compound aad used the
Sanativc Wash, and can truly say that
l an cured. You would hardly know
nee, l am feeling and looking so well
LYDIA T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
POUND made me what / am. Mrs.
j. L. STRETCH, 46l MECHANIC ST,
CAMDEN, n. j.
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THE E LILY.
a Fretty Legend of the Flowers In -
Garden of Gettsemaae.

a iEetty Legend of the Flowers In -
Garden of Gethsenaae.
The red lily OF Palestine is IN Sic
anc shape much like our Easter lilies.
out they are yellow with purple
streaks upon the outside and a red
elusn tint within. In the bottom OF
each bell there are six drops of svee.
Water-like tears. II you take ithaca
away six more will at once take their
places. About this flower this pretty
story Is told by the ample folk who
live near there; Once the Garden
OF Gethsenane was full Of flowers CT
al kinds, and among them none so
lair and q~ueenly as the slender. stately
lily. with all her clustering bells proud
~ upright. 1t was eTertine, and the
Lord came to walk awhile In His gar
Gen. AS he passed along. each gentle
mower bowed before Him while He
breathed the refrcshment CT the quiet
hour upon them; bot when He anne to
the lily her haught: head remained
erect IN the defiance OF conscious
beauty. The Lord paused and looked
upon her. For a seconi she braved
that bright, mild eye ol reproof, then
slowly bent her siIvery oe!ls, while
bushes swept IN painful brAnar"r
over them. Still the 10 d's gaze rested
en- her; lower sank her head. deeper
burned her crimson; then tear after
tear weiled Up in the lily cups. At this
the Lord passed On. When morning
came all the flowers lifted theih heads
and smiled to see the light; all but the
lily, that once white queen among
them. Her head remained bowed in
shame, while to this day she bushes
over her vanity, and the tears Of re-
pentance still flow in the delicate CUPS
OF the Hover that refused to bend be-
fore the Lord as He walked in the
Garden CT Gcthsemana at the evening
hour"
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Are cured without pain in enc day by Leonardo s
Golden Eye | otion. No other eye remedy In the
wor. d - co1ng healing and strengthening for
weak ayes. lrsis1 on having "LeunarGie." II
Makes stTCpS eyes.
husran1e-d or money refunded. Druggists sell
It at Is eta. or forwarded prepaid on receipt Of
!fice ty ) 3. le"HaIdi Il %, Tampa, Fla.
Never arCla with a man who talk loud. You
Nu!du CONVINCE him in a thOusAnd Years.
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* AGRICULTURAL *
Making Harnesses Convenient.

All extra labor and time spent in
harnessing the team is wasted. It is
true economy to use snaps in place of
the clumsy buckle that takes three
times as long to fasten properly. But
be sure and have snaps with a spring
strong enough to hold the lines in
place, or economy in time will be
gained at the expense of safety. All
the devices to make small jobs easier
and take less time will be adopted by
the enterprising farmer, who recog-
nizes that on the farm as everywhere
else time is money and should not be
wasted.
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Her Impression.

"Ministers are said to live the long
est of all classes of professional men,
said Mrs. Gilgal.
Il had somehow got the impression
that centenarians lived the longest"
replied Mrs. Nutwood.
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Then She Gased at Him.

Mrs. Henpeck Visiting her first hus-
bands grave)-'Yes; here lies a hero.
You would not be my husband to-day
had he not been killed in the war"
Mr.. Henpeck (dercely)-''Yes; what
a curse war is."-Tit Bits.
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Blood wiA8eIl.

IT think" said the hairdresser,
"that a barber is born, not made"
"Yes," said the customer, as he ap-
piled q piece OF plaster to his chin.
''Blood will always tell."-Town
Topics.
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nesutv In BLOOD Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clesn your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver ana driving all i'm.
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. loc. sc. SOC.
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To Your Feet Ache and Burn:

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Easa,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes Tight or
New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bun
IONS. Swollen, Hot, CaiIous, Aching and
Sweating Feet. Sold by all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Samples sent FREE. Ad-
dress Alien 5. Olnlsted. Leroy, n. Y.
4 phreuoIogist saysIarge bumps on a mans
head often indicate Il Mu CHiar wife.
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OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR,
-AucHTER.PRovoKiNc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN,

Seasons-Verv Slow Pav-NIade Ne
Dinerence-Tactics in Future Wars
The Raw MISUNDERSTANDING Him Feel
Cheap-Relieved of q Weary Task-Etc.
Dame Nature dons a bright new dress
In spring, or thereabout;
In summer wears it rusty.
In autumn wear 1t out.
And afte. that she goes to bed;
For obviously there
Is nothing else to do, since she
Has not q thing to wear.
-Puck
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Relieved of a Weary Task,

"We had burglar at our house last
night. ha, ha, ha!"
'Vhat are you laughing about?"
They stole my lawn mower, no, ho,
ho!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Are iou Itchy?

II 50, something is wrong with your skin. Ask
your dtuEct5t tor letteitne. and you can cure
vonrseli Without n doctor fer 30 cents. Any skin
fisr3aa. eczema. salt rhcum. etc.
Or send 80 cents in tG rs for box prepaid to
j. 1. HhurtrtUe, Savannah. Ga. Try q box.
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Where Ignorance ia Bliss.

"Our neighbors on either side of us
keep our part of the street ~sprinkled.'
That is kind"
eyes; but I'm glad we don't know
what they say about us for not doing
it ourselyes."-Chicago Record.
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There are forty-eight different ma.
~teriaIs used in constructing a piano,
from no fewer than sixteen different
countries, employing forty-hye a1hsr'
ant hands,
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A CufIeIess Thrust.

A Gufleless Thrust.
Maud-"Did George kiss you last
night when he left?"
Ethel-"Certalnly he did not; why
do you ask?"
Manufacturing, only he just told
NE that he liked your cheek. "-Har-
lem Life.
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Aw.y.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO
Bac. the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
The workingmen provide the carriage for
the walking delegate to ride in.
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Making Him Feel Cheau.

Noscadds-"I suppose we are both
extravaganza"
Mrs. Noscadds-"Oh, no, We mere
ly have e~1travagant tastes. W. haven't
money enough to be e1travagant.'-
Puck.
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Very Slow Pay.

Debtor (warmly)-"That is a gratui-
tous insult, sir"
Creditor-"I sup 'ose So Icouldn't
collect anything for t, if I tried!'-
Detroit Journal.
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A Good FIood.Cate.

The food-fence.or gate shown here
with is as good a one for ordinary
creeks as. can be built. One I con-
structed over three years ago on a
particularly vicious little creek is in as
good condition as when first built.
Two good-sized posts will be needed,
the length depending on the nature of
the bottom. If sandy or gravelly six
feet is none too deep to set them. If
the bottom is soapstone or shale, very
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-09

IN uterus, Ovarlea
e affected and
had leucorrhna
l had my CHILDREN
very fast and ID
leftne vcryweak.
4 year ago I was
taken with flood
irr and almost
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An Addition to the Barn.

On many farms, especially in New
England, are to be seen simple shed
roofs extending out over the manure
heaps from the side of the barn. This
answers in place Of q n cellar
or shed, and keeps all rain and sun
from the handspring" Of farm opera
tions. A way to secure two birds
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The Raw

"You raise some tremendously large
families here in Kentucky"
Eyes, sab. We have to. Got to
keep the feuds going, sah."-Chicago
Tribune.
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Made No Dtfafence.

He (dramatically)-"I can't tell you
how much [ love your
She-"Oh, can'tyou? Well, I guess
it's just as we'll; I'm already engaged"
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After physicians had gtvon me mp, I was
saved by Piso's Cure.-RALPH ERIEG, Will
Transport Pa. Nov. 22. 1893.
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~ was a sufferer from female weak.
ness. Every month regularly as the
nenses came, l suffered dreadful pains
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formulated Honey,

It should be borne in mind that all
strained or extracted honey will candy
or become solid, like sugar. This oc-
ours at the approach of cold weather
during the fall. In some instances
comb honey will also harden and turn
to sugar in the cells. when it is impos-
sible to liquify it again without de-
stroying the comb. Extracted honey
may readily be brought back to its
liquid form again by heating it. After
it is candled and thoroughly melted
again, by artificial heat, and sealed up
while warm, it will remain in liquid
form for a long time. The use of honey,
in its candied state, is in no way OBJ
j%ectionable, and many prefer it. In
liquifying honey, it should not receive
too much heat, and the proper way to
do it is by steam. But it may be done
on a small scale by placing the vessel
containing the honey in warm water,
and allowing it to remain until thor
oughly melted. Boiling honey destroys
it's favor, and hence it should receive
just enough heat to liquify it.
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Sugar Beets For Cows.


What is the feeding value of sugar
beets for mich cows? we are asked.
The question is timely one, for in
those sections in which there are sugar
beet factories, there may be large
quantities of rejected beets which can
only be utilized as feed for animals.
They make an excellent portion of a
ration for cows, sheep or swine. They
contain but little protein and, there
fore, should be fed to all animals in
connection with such feed as bran,
peas, beans, Oil meal, Or any nitro
genous food. Roots of all kinds pro-
duce the best results when fed with
grain. The sugar beet contains less
than two per cent. of protein, scarcely
any fat, about ten per cent. OF nitro
gen free extract, and about one per
cent. each of fiber and ash. It is some
what richer than the other ordinary
roots that are used for feeding pur-
poses, but is practically no better. At
the Wyoming station steers and sheep
that were fed all winter on sugar beets
and hay, gave better results than those
that were fed on grain and hay.
Rations composed Of forty per cent.
of sugar beets, and wen more, have
been fed to the COW, without injury.
Intrinsically they r not as good as
ensilage, but they have one advantage
over ensilage, and that is that practi-
cally the whole Of the beet is digesti-
bic. The Epitomist.
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High-Pr:ced Fruits.

Every farmer who can get the high
priced fruits to market is sure to make
a success Of orcharding and garden
ing. To do this it is necessary to till
the orchards early and continuously.
It is not chance that brings the best
fruit into bearing early, but good
handling of the trees and intelligent
foresight. To get high prices for
fruit the tilling must continue through
out the whole season, even after the
fruits have been harvested, for then
it is necessary to prepare for the next
crop. Many are not willing to pay this
price for good fruit, but they cannot
be had in any other way.
In planting and c%ultivatins an
orchard this object should be kept
steadily in mind. If it is for profit,
methods Of culture and harvesting
must be followed hat will give the
best results. There are too many
orchards of a medium class in the
country. They produce an in
different crop of fruits any time
through the season, and usually the
crop is ready for harvesting when the
markets are glutted and prices very
low. it is much better to raise the
fruits that will come in q little earlier
or a little later. How to do this is an
important question that must be de-
cided variously in different sections.
I should divide my trees and vines
into three general classes, and Guilt
vate each one differently. First, I
should have the early-bearing varie-
ties. OF these T should select the
earliest marketable kind, and give
them all the forcing possible. A few
days may make all the difference in
the world. Ishould try to force them
so as to get ahead of every one else
who had trees of the same variety.
Second, I should have a class of trees
that ripened the fruits in the middle
of the season, but they should be
selected solely with reference to the
size and quality of the fruit. I would
limit the number to increase the size
and appearance of the fruits. Fancy
fruits will bring good prices when the
market is flooded with cheap grades.
Third, I should make a list of late
bearing trees and vines. These, like
the early varieties, should produce
fruits. I should endeayor
to prolong and postpone their season
of bearing as much as possible
". Chambers, in Boston Cultivator.
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10 Cure Constipation I

Next to possessing there Is nothing that q
woman likes better than being possessed.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-09

Cowper was all his days over-shadowed by
the gloom of insanity,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-09-09

Moles are generally considered de-
stroyers of laws and d~isturbers OF the
garden. It has been pointed out that
fhsss animals do not lire upon vege'
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The BULLY.
"A: Everybody In Court Was secrstl,
Glad of II.

Glad of It.
TIE biggest court room bully I ever
let IN my life" said an old New Or
eans lawyer to a New Orleans Times
Democrat man, wa "a attorney
named S~immondson. who was quite a
acted character In the early days CT
he louisville bar. I practiced in that
2ity for several years after l IVES ad-
Gttted. and l used TO encounter hin
aGw and hen IN the local courts. h
"a5 a very large, portly man, with a
silgularly i~ntimidatIng presence, and
when be got q nervous witness in his
hands the way hs would put on the
screws was something frightful. This
habit led one day to a remarkable
scene, Of which l happened to be a
spectator. He was engaged in the tt a!
or a Ease involving the title OF some
farm lands, and a number Of country
men We're called to testify on the 9TH
er side. They were naturally Ill at
ease, beir u 'sed to city ways, and
when e.nmondscn came to cross-e1-
ami . he found them easy prey. He
b'.assed them In every imaginable
tanner and whenever they would
show sigma - confusion would roar
out: What ara you h~esitating tor
Are you afraid o may tell a lie? L
tie victim replied No. Simmondson
would retort, I vas sure you didn't
fear a little thing like that and il the
prcu-or r-oS Wa ~ r,1rII COW with
4 sheer: All! thought So In short,
he had them both ways, and the poor
fellows, being strangers to repartee,
were badly discounted. The last wit
ness he took in hand was a tall, lank
farmer with q very thoughtful eye.
He had watched the batting Of his
neighbors in dead silence and took the
stand with perfect conposure. Sim
mondson evidently set him down as a
lout, and when the witness hesitated
over some question a moment later he
fired his favorite shot: What are y
studying about.' he beloved. "Fraid
Of telling a lie, too, / suppose? With
out any apparent haste the country
man picked up a massive inkstand and
hurled 1t straight at Sinmondson's
head, catching him on the bridge OF
the nose. and knocking him perfectly
.aH5eless. That's what | was a-study-
n about he drawled in the moment
OF dead silence that followed the act.
Needless to say. a tremendous hubub
ensued, but everybody was secretly
pleased, and while the judge fined the
farmer heavily for contempt, he sub
sequentIy RENTED the sentence.
Simmondson was carried home and
was laid up for several weeks. When
he emerged he was as gentle as a
dove, and it was said he never bullied
another witness. He subsequently
dr.fted out to California, where he died
during the war"
Orders issued by the German West
African officials that all firearms in
the hands Of natives shall be stamped
and registered have aroused much dis
content. Lieut.. Eggers, in Damara-
land. however, got along with no trou-
bic. He had i~nnoculated cattle for the
riderpest three years before. as the Da-
maras saw, with good results. He
therefore announced that he was ready
10 vaccinate their rifles SO as to insure
their shooting straight and doing no
hurt to their owners, and the Danaras
crowded to him to get their guns
stamped.-London Letter to New York
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" H. Griffin, Jackson, Michigan, whites;
Suffered with catarrh for fifteen years
Halls catarrh cure cured me-" Sold by
druggists, 15C,
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Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after ~firstday's use of Dr.. kltne's Great
Nerve estorer. $2trial bottle and treati SO free
DIR, X, Il. KLINE, Ltd. &l Arch St, Pnlia, Pa
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cure constipation, headache, liver trouble.
Even our grandmo.hers knew ths mulberry
was natures isxative. Such are Mulberry
FILLS" To prove tre;r value We will send a
sample size box to any address on receipt of a
g stamp to pay postage. Addresa, Arthur
Peter Il Co, Louisville, KY.
Tit dentist should prove a winner in the
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Two slender persons may be great friends
though but slight acquaintances.
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The Secret Service has tast unsarthed an.
Other hand 81 coHnte: letters. and secured a
lhrs.c quantity OF BOGUS bills, which are SO
clrVerly executed tina. the average person
would never suspect them Of being spurious.
Things If great value are always selected for
tniltafi0n. no ably ItCstcJtar's stomach Bit
trfs, which has many irltfatnrs but no EQUALS
for disorders IKE INDIGESTION. dyspepsia con
s'irattOn, nervousness aEi general debility
Always 60 to reilahls druggists who have the
reputation OF G wing what :, Il ask Tor.
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with one stone is shown in the accom-
panying illustration. Here the ma
nure shed roof is provided, but is put
up in connection with the barn roof
instead Of joining the barn midway to
its side. This gives just IS much stor-
age capacity to the barn, the addition
opening right into the scafold over
the cattle quarters. This increased
storage room will cost but q small
sum, as the roof has to be provided
il any case. The added room on
many farms will be found most con-
Tenient.-New York Tribune.
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.tNuIberry PI;,sr fuintersrith,s,

A girl never objects tn the cold treatnen
70 a young man vino orders ice cream.
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Tactics in Future Wars,

General, an overpowering force of
the enemy On bikes has attacked our
leftt'
General-"Sound the retreat, and
order the tack b>.s.ls - protect our
rear
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Educate Your Bowels VITA Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
!cc. CSC. II c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money.
There arediseases galore yet every death Is
due to heart failure.
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Quite an Enth

Cyclist (making his will)--"Yes, and
I wish my body to be cremated and
the ashes to go toward making a Gin
der path."-New York World.
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.Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. ~softens the gums, reducing iniamma
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c a bottle
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~ sterilized Soil Tor Lettuce.

Professor Sharpe, of the Massachu.
sets station, has been experimenting
to find o remedy for the lettuce rot.
The only remedy, of the many tried,
which proved effectual was using steril.
lied soil-that is, soil that had been
heated to about $50 degrees. This
soil was spread on top of the lettuce
beds and around the plants after set.
ting. The germs of the blight being
all killed in this soil the disease did
not get up through to attack the plants
until they were out of the way. It is
necessary to repeat the treatment on
every crop of lettuce grown, but the
process is not expensive aud is so Ger.
tain that, it may be found practicable
even in large greenhouses.
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A Terrible Threat.

n EIEEUf6 HHfcut'
George" said Mrs. Younglove, edo
you know that you have kissed me
only once during the past three
hours:"
EYES," he replied, "and if you eat
any more green onions I may make it
three hours and a half next time"
She could only tremble and wonder
if it were to turn ont that her love
had been misplaced, after Ill .-Chicago
News.
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The unbridled passion sometimes leads t
the halter.
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Some people can't even tell the truth with
out exaggerating.
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Manga man has lost a lot OF money t through
tbs hole in the top Of MS pocket.
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When the child is father to the man it's OK
easy matter to pick out the ~favorite son.