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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-08
8. 8. 8. FOR THE BLOOD

because the only remedy which enough the
the disease and force out Of the system permanently surgical operation
not cut aody Insist upon S.; nothing take place.
cures also Of Scrof Eczema Eeumatm Contagious
Blood Poison Ulcers Sores other form OF blood disease Valuable
books Cancer and Blood Diseases will any address By
Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-08
Repor, Of NIcsrnxua Canal CommIs.Iop

Washington, June 1.-The report Of
the Nicaragua canal commission was
made public late yesterday. 1t es.
Inmates the cost Of the canal at slls,-
1880. Col Haines concurs generally
in the report but submits personal
estimate OF Si34 sl6.30A
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Mr.. VIM. Walpole, Of Walshtown s. D., says: "A
little blotch about the size Of pea under my left
eye gradually growing larger from which shooting pains
at intervals ran in all directions became greatly alarmed
and consulted good doctor who pronounced Cancer
and advised that it be cut out but this could not con-
sent to. read in my local paper Of cure effected by
s. g. and decided to try It. 1t acted like CHARM tho
Cancer becoming at first rritated and then dscharging
very freely This gradually grew less and then discon
nued altogether leaving small scab which soon drop
ped off and now only healthy little scar remains where
what threatened to destroy my life held full sway"
Positively the only cure for Cancer Is Swifts Specific
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-08
rRANsflxED WITH PAIN.

How apuy that
sacred type Of
womanhood the
&c mile Virgin
Mary is depicted
in religious art
as the Mother Of
Sorrows trans
fixed with seven
swords. Some
times when we
stop to consider
1.-THE sorrows and
suferings which
are continually
borne by so
! many thousands
'of our American
women, it seems
~ sf <da root1op
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A SMALL SPOT
May Be CANCER.
The greatest care should be given to

ucT VIM cuI nLccc uiuc The greatest should given to
WVVi vVllWl VhOLO UhvI little pmple scratch which
shows disposition to heal under ordin-
lpDclpEn 1T cQc1 lc No tell how
IhLu NJ llOl ~ will develop into Cancer of the
So many people die from Cancer simply be-
ueRE & they do not know just what the
WlL W lIVi they naturally turn themselves the
and are forced to submit to cruel and dangerous
treatment which the doctors know for Cancer The disease
before Cancer deadly poison the blood and operation plaster or
other external treatment have effect whatever upon
from withn-the last vesge OF poison must eradcasd
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Changes His Shell often.

When Mr.. Lobster is a little fellow
he eats and grows just as fast as he
can, just like babies of any kind and
the first thing he knows his suit of
clothes, which is a hard shell, is too
small for him, so he cracks it across the
back and crawls out. This is a pretty
hard job, for his limbs run down deep
into the big claws and his eyes stick
out on the ends of queer little ropes so
he can l.oll backwards and two or
three other ways at once.
When his tender body is out of the
shell he hides as quickly as he can un-
der the dark corner of a rock for he
knows that if another lobster comes
along he will be eaten. Maybe he lost
4 limb or two in getting out of his old
suit, but If he did he is not worried.
but goes right to work to grow new
one, turns his stomach inside out and
gets new lining; on it, and then grows
new shell as quickly as he can.
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Taste Sensations.

There are only four simple taste sen-
sations-namely, sweet, bitter, sour and
salt. 1t is said by some that there are
only two, sweet and bitter. All other
sensations which are commonly called
tastes are complex results Of sensations
of smell, touch, temperature and sight.
The means by which we distinguish al
most all of our common food and drinks
is not the sense of taste so much as it
is the sense of smell, touch, tempera-
ture and sight. All the fine differences
by which we distinguish the various
fruits, meats and drinks depend not
upon taste at all, but upon these other
senses. A proof of these facts may be
given by merely blindfolding the eyes
and closing the nose and taking vari-
Gus kinds of foods and drinks into the
mouth without swallowing them. 1t
will then be found that it is quite i'm
possible to distinguish many of tue
commonest foods and drinks. 1t is, Of
course, generally known that what is
popularity mistaken for the taste Of
coffee, tea and wine is only their
aroma,
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Trap-Door Spiders.

A curious species is that Of the trap
door spiders, whose nest consists of q
tube eXcavated in the earth to the
depth of six or eight inches. 1t is al
ways lined with silk and it is closed
with an ingeniously constructed door.
One sort of door closes into the nest
like a cork in bottle; another is as
thin as piece of paper.
In all cases the door opens outward,
and when the nest is placed, as it us
ually is, on sloping bank, it opens
upward SO that there is no fear of it's
gaping. The object of the trap-door is
to conceal the nest, and consequently
it is always made to resemble the gen
eral surface of the ground Sometimes,
however, an enemy attempts to open
the door; and then the inmate braces
it's legs against the sides of the nest,
and holds it as fast as possible.
Still other spiders have inner doors
besides the outer, so that if their inner
defense be carried, they may have an
other behind which to retreat. More
curious still is the ingenuity of the
branch trap-door; that is to say, a door
that enters from the main tunnel of the
nest into side branch, which the spi-
der knows, of course. but which no
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
sprinkled with Salt Water.

Experiments are being made in San
Francisco as to the utility of salt wa
ter in sprinkling the streets. Decided
benefits are claimed as the result of
the trials. 1t is said that on streets
paved with stone the salt water coun-
teracts decomposition of organic mat
ter in the dirt and refuse, so that when
dry very little dust is raised by the
wind. Again, salt water does not dry
so raDfdly as fresh water. A distinct
advantage is based in the absorbent
power Of salt. During the night the
salt which has been dried by the sun
the previous day absorbs sufficient
moisture from the atmosphere to
dampen the street, so that in the early
morning it has every appearance of
having been recently sprinkled, and
that this gratuitous moistening re-
quires several hours to evaporate.
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med bluegrass; A, in the cut, is a cross
section of stem, and b, of an ordinary
round stem grass.
Cultivation and Apple Trees,

u1tIVatioH ana Apple Trees.
At the Nebraska station a study was
made OF the effect of cultivation on the
growth of apple trees. the size of fruit
and the water contents of the soil. A
small orchard was divided into three
parts, one of which was cultivated reg
alarly and the other two left in grass
and weeds, one of the latter being
moved and the other pastured by hogs
The report says: 'Trees in cultivated
ground suffered noticeably less from
the drought and hot winds of summer
than those in sod ground. The foliage
was darker and more vigorous in ap-
2earance, and there was no yellowing
and dropping of the leaves, nor whiting
during hot, windy days, both of which
occurred with uncultivated trees. Ap-
pies from cultivated land averaged
nearly II per cent larger in weight
than those from pasture land and over
II per cent larger than those from
moved land Grange Homes.
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Flats temmed bluegrass.


A correspondent writes to the Ohio
Farmer inquiring the name for an en-
closed sample of grass. The Farmer
replies that the grass included with
THIS letter is fat-stemmed blue grass.
Poa compressa L. 1t grows in dense
TUFTS, forming thick but usually inter-
mlttent sward. 1t spreads by under
ground stems shown in figure, and
hence often, in light soils, rapidly in
vades the meadows. 1t is a good grass
IN many respects, but is so much less
productive than Kentucky bluegrass,
Poa pratensis L., that many persons
entertain a rather low opinion of its
merits. The specific name, "com-
pressa," refers to it's flattened stems or
culms, in contrast with the commonly
cylindrical ones. This character, with
Its short blades and wiry stiffness. per-
mits a ready recognition of flat-stem.
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How Salt Helps Fertility.

While the soda and chlorine OF salt
have no manural properties, there is
often decided effect from using salt
as topdressing for land that has organ
1c matter. Only very small amounts
are used per acre, and thus used the
salt hastens decomposition, and this
sets free whatever carbonic acid gas or
ammonia the organic matter contains.
Salt is usually thought of as preserva-
tive. 1t is SO when in amounts large
enough to pickle what it is applied to.
When carbonic acid gas is liberated,
that acts as a solvent on the inert pot
ash and phosphate that the soil con-
tains, thus often serving in place of.
those minerals at much less cost than
If they were bought and applied.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
oyster-shen Window Glass.

In Manila, where there is an interest
ing field open to the naturalist, the ma
tives have queer substitute for glass.
1t is a bivalve shell Of about nine
inches Of surface, so transparent that
print can readily be seen through it
and admitting a mellow light in room
where it is used as window glass.
The shell is an attractive object per:
fectly straight, and in appearance. re-
sembles isinglass. One would almost
imagine that it was some skillful in.
vention of the natives, could not the
growth rings be readily observed. The
outer side of the shell is perceptibly
rough, while the interior is perfectly
glazed over, and in the light has the
pearly lustre found in many of the
thin-shelled, oyster-like mollusks of the
tropics. The shell is the "Placuna pla.
centia" of science and is well known
in China, the common name being the
Chinese window oyster. 1t is EN-.
ployed there also for windows, and
used in lanterns. The Chinese grind
up the shell. and make from it the sill
yer paint so common in their water.
colors.
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where Ignorance Was Bliss.

Some years ago sudden panic caus
ed run on country hank. which was
saved only by the coolness and re-
source of its head officials. An old
lady, who had banked there for fifty
years, was among those who present
ed themselves at the bank counter to
draw out her large balance and deposit
account.
"Will you have it in gold or Bank of
England notes?" inquired the polite
cashier.
"Oh, none of your new-fangled
notes." replied the cautious dame; ..I'll
have your own notes-they've always
been good enough for mev And she
departed with her bag stuffed full of
the paper which had been refused by
every one else.
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Pruning Vines in GUNNER

running vines in &ummer.
Ihe chief art in gardening consists
IN not allowing our plants to have their
own willful way, but to make them
behaVe as we want them to. Vines
generally make desperate attempts to
get to the top of bush or tree that
they twine around, ard the lower por-
tlon is nothing but series of naked
stems. When we set them to trellises
we want this proceeding reversed. We
desire as many branches close to the
ground as at the extreme upper portion
OF sae pole or frame on which they are
supported. The educated gardener un-
defstands- how to do this. The grower
OF grapes under glass has to know how
10 do 1t, as otherwise he would have
grapes in the apex of the roof and no.
where else. He applies the same prin-
clple to the growth of Towering vines
out OF doors as to his grapes under
glass, or to the grapes in the outdoor
garden, for that matter, with equal re-
suits.
The art is very simple. 1t is simply
to pinch out the apex of the strong
growing shoots that want to get I'D
still higher, and leave the struggling
shoots at the base alone. The growth
force, suddenly checked by the topping
OF the upper shoots, has to be expended
somewhere, just as the sudden stop
page of water being forced through a
pipe may burst that pipe. 1t is diverted
to the lower and weaker shoots, which
become, before the season is over, as
strong as the upper ones.
In the hands of a good gardener {.
grapevine trellis will have fruit over
every part of its surface-and have as
hne fruits at the apex as at the base.
But how rarely do we see these mas
ters of the art; and how simple the art
is, after all.-Meehan's Monthly.
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a Brake Block.

This is used by teamsters in noun
famous regions. A three-cornered
block, a, of wood is fastened by chains
or wired to the brake beam of a wagon
so that it will drag on the ground about
2 inches behind one of the rear wheels
of the wagon. The driver stops to rest
his team, and instead of applying the
brake the team is allowed to s1acken
its traces so the weight of the load will
rest on the self-acting chock block.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
AMEGsD DO "
NND
lNclpEN1

Frank Buckland, the naturalist,
when collecting information about
White, Of Selborne, met with an old
lady who professed to have seen him,
"a white-haired old gent who used to
walk about his garden with a croco-
dile." Wasn't it a tortoise?" suggest
ed Buckhnd. The old lady admitted it
might have been zone Of them furren
BIRDS"
Dumas the elder was not in the habit
of counting his money, but did so once
afterward leaving it on the mantel
while he left the room for a few min
utes. When he returned, and was giv-
ing some instructions to a servant ha
mechanically counted the pieces over
again, and found louis missing.
"Well,'' he said, with sigh, consider
ing that never counted my money be-
fore, can't say it pays"
A dispute as to the words 'lunch''
- luncheon recently arose between
Mi. aad Mrs. William Dean Howells.
Mr.. Howells championed 'lunch" as
the proper term, while his wife defend
ed luncheon" At last, at Mr.. How
els suggestion, they appealed to the
Century dictionary to settle the uues-
ton. "Well, l was right, after all," he
exclaimed in triumph, and he read
aloud the following extract quoted as
showing correct usage: 1--WE lunched
fairly upon little dishes of rose-Ieayes
delicately preserved" "From what an
thor is that sentence tallen?' inquired
Mrs. Howells. why, / declare, from
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
Gapes.

Since SO many lose their chickens
with this dreadful disease, if it may be
called such, will give what consider
preventive, says writer in Practical
Poultryman. At from three to four
weeks old l give little whey to drink
that is very sour. Recently did not
have any. and at four weeks of age
found one chicken. with gapes. placed
basin on the stove with a little sour
milk in, and after the curd had separ-
ated let it sour day or so and gave
to my chickens, and have seen no more
sapes since. Always have plenty. of
water by chickens SO they will not
drink too much.
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Charley,s Erinh4

s'AASS = r TIsHI,
Little Charley Frost lived in the
country and, though eight years DID,
am sorry to say he was afraid to be
alone in the dark.
One evening his mother sent him
with message to his uncle, who lived
at the other side Of the field. The moon
was shining so brightly that she
thought her little boy would not feel
afraid.
When he was half way across the
field the moon hid herself behind a
cloud, and Charley stood quite still and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
Cultivation of Crops.

There are no certain periods for work
Oh farm so far as the cultivation Of
crops is concerned. Each crop demands
cultivation according to its stage Of
growth and the conditions of the land
The harrow and cultivator cannot be
used too often. The difficulty is that
some farmers limit the number Of
times crop should be cultivated with
,out regard to conditions and circum-
stances. No field can be said to have
been well cultivated as long as a single
weed can be seen standing.
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trembled. He could see something big
moving in front of him, which looked
like a giant with his arms stretched
out. So he turned round to run home.
Then Charley thought to himself, "I
will not be afraid. I'll just shut my
eyes, and run past as quickly as can"
And SO he did. When he stopped run
ming, and opened his eyes, the moon
was quite bright once more, and Char
ley saw-what do you think? A big
tree with it's spreading branches!
"Ha! ha! haw laughed Charley. "It
is only that dear old tree after all. How
silly was to be afraid"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
Truths for Girls.

Neatness of dress first. and style may
come as an after thought
How many thoughts day for moth
er's comfort do you give?
Never mind about the dimples if
there's sunshine in your smile.
At least one little act Of kindness
day and an easy pillow at night.
One frown a day when she's in her
teens will wrinkle girls forehead
like crone's by the time she is 90.
Try making yourself as agreeable to,
your brother as if he were some other
girls brother. 1t will pay to win his
boyish confidence
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
Can You Do tt?

Two farmers came to grocery to ger
some oil. One of them had an eight
gallon and the other ve-gallon can.
Each one wanted just four gallons Of
oil, but the grocer's measures had all
been stolen except one Of three gallons,
and he did not know how to measure
it out for them. AS four and four
make eight, it was easy enough to first
fill the eight-gallon can, but how to get
just four gallons of that into the five
gallon can was a hard problem, but at
last after the three men had spent the
long afternoon in trying they did it,
using only the three measures of eight,
five and three gallons each. See if you
cannot solve it. You do not have to
use gallon cans. Quart measures or
pints will do just as well, of course.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
RECENT INVENTIONS.

Small rooms can be heated by a gas
jet with the use OF a new apparatus,
which rests on the shade and is OF cir,
cular shape, with revolving fan att
the top operated by the heat from the
flame to set the air of the room in mo-
ton.
A Kansas inventor has designed a
new form of wind wheel, having hori-
zontal rods arranged radially from a
vertical shaft, with a pair of partially
folding wings on each rod, which open
when moved with wind and close when
going against it.
Mattresses are replaced for summer.
use by new ventilated bed bottom,
which is formed of spring frames set
at the proper distance apart to rest
on the side rails, with braces to hold,
them rigid, a suitable fabric being
stretched over the frames.
The lower brace on the chain side Of
new bicycle frame is used as a gear
case, the single tube being replaced by
fiat casing, with channels formed Of
the top and bottom to cover the chain
and heads at either end, which sur
round the sprocket wheels.
An improved automatic bicycle pump
is clamped directly to the center of the
hub, with lever at one end which en-
cages an adjustable screw at every
revolution Of the wheel to operate a
piston and force the air into the tire,
l. @l,s
reach of the rider without dismount-
ing.
In new wrench the revolving
sleeve, which adjusts the movable jaw
to fit the nut, has notcnes cut in the
rear edge, with two spring fingers on
the handle, which are held open while
the sleeve is in motion and engages
the notches to prevent the jaw becom-
ing loose when tightened.
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of Many Cute and Ginning Children.
Before they had arithmetic,
Or telescopes, or chalk,
Or blackboards, maps and copybooks-
When they could only talk;
Before Columbus came to show
The world, geography,
What did they teach the little boys
Who went to school like me?
There wasn't any grammar then,
They couldn't read or spell,
For books were not invented yet
think twas just as well.
There were not any rows of dates,
Or laws, or wars, or kings,
Or generals, or victories,
Or any of those things.
There couldn't have been much to learn;
There wasn't much to know,
twas nice to be a little boy
len thousand years ago!
For history had not begun,
The world was very new,
And in the schools, 1 don't see what
The children had to do.
Now, always there is more to learn
How history does grow!-
And every day they find new things
They think we ought to know.
And if it must go on like this,
I'm glad live to-day,
for boys ten thousand years from now
VIII not have time to play.
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stranger could discover. since there Is
nothing to distinguish it from any 9TH
er part of the main nest So, then, if
an enemy should effect entrance. the
lawful occupant of the nest can quiet-
ly slip into the side branch shut the
door, and there remain in security
while the intruder wonders what has
become of her.
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for The quicker the growth the better
II is, whatever the variety. Celery that
is any way stunted becomes stri-gy,
ana If it is checked by drought it will
have comparatively little OF the char
acter.stic celery flavor.
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FRIDAY.

The belief that Friday is a day of
bad luck arose from varied reasons.
One superstition is that it was on Fri
day that Adam and Eve ate the fatal
apple, and then it is agreed that Christ
was crucified on Friday. 1t is believed
to be bad luck to cut the fingerlnails
on Friday, and manicurists say their
business is lightest on that day.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
Small Celery Best.

There is a great difference in the
quality of celery, and this makes the
size matter of comparatively little ac-
count. The giant varieties of celery
are now superseded in favor of dwarf
kinds that are crisp and nutty in flavor.
Something, however, depends on the
soil and method Of growing. moist
soil makes the celery growNmuch fuller
of its native juices than one which is
dry. TIE soil can hardly betytoo rich,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
Ventilation of Horses, Staples.

Good ventilation of stables with plen-
ty of light should be provided for
horses in summer. Many horses are
kept in underground stables This is
very bad, especially in summer when
excrement rots very quickly, filling the
stables with ammonia. This is very
injurious to horses eyes, especially if
the stable be rather dark. This causes
enlargement of the pupil of the eye,
and the change to bright sunlight when
the horse is brought out of the stable
often results in making him blind. 1t is
worse if there are one or two small
windows where sunlight can come in.
The underground stable should in sum-
mer be unusued; it is tolerable only in
cod weather.