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Suggestions.

A writer In one OF the magazines ar
CUES well for the stimulating effects
Of pretty toilets. Her instructions are:
When in pain but able to be up. do not
20 around the house in your oldest
wrapper with your hair down, but on
the contrary put on a pretty gown and
look as cheerful as possible on the out
side.
Strawberry juice was an innocent
cosmetic which frivolous grand
mothers used to employ. To clear
their compilations they used to rub 1t
into the skin at night and wash 1t OF
in the morning. continuing the treat
ment for about two weeks, which was
the limit of strawberry time In those
days. 1t was also used to whiten the
teeth.
An old-time recipe for restoring
Grape is as follows: Heat half a pint
OF skim milk and water and dissolve
In It o square inch Of glue. then re-
move the mixture from the fire. Rinse
tuC CidPC III vAho6oh W ShCoi ~ thCh
to stiffen 1t put 1t in the glue and milk;
wiring 1t out and slap 1t until dry. Lay
a piece Of paper over 1t and smooth II
with a hot iron.
To soften hard water there are sew
eral methods. One may use q little
Quicklime q ounces to 20 to 25 gal.
lons) allowing the water thus treated
to stand over night before using. The
lime unites with the c~arbonates and
the salts which cause the hardness
are precipitated. Wood ashes or a bar.
rel of good I've will soften a barrel o.
water In one night. Ammonia will
also soften water but Ia too expensiv,
TO use In large quantities. Two ounces
Of sal soda should soften th%ree-fourthi
of q boiler Of water. A box of con
centrated I've may be dissolved in
quart OK water and bottled. One tea
spoonful of this will soften half
5oilerful of water. Borax will softer
cistern water that has become hard
ened by long standing.
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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-21
A Nat,v. white Bedding Plant.

The botanist Of the Indiana Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Mr.. Joseph
Z. Arthur. in 1898 prepared a bulletin
on Starry Grasswort" ~(cerastium ar
vense oblongifolium) setting forth the
many attractive features of that ma
tive flower as a bedding plant and in
that connection urging that flower low
ers keep a look out for wild floral
neighbors that promise to thrive un-
der cultivation and to repay the gar
dener's care. A personal interest will
attach to such plantations that
cultivated plants do not inspire. Al
our garden favorites have been deyel-
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Floral Notes.

Commercial florists are interested In
a fungus that Is said to prey upon
carnation rust. It appears to be a case
OF employing a thief to catch a thief
and the benefit to the ~carnat'on Is yet
to be determined.
When cuttings are to be potted or
potted plants shifted. the pots should
be dipped In water until they have
taken up all they will absorb. Pots
one and one-half to two inches In d.
ameter are usually chosen for rooted
cuttings. A good mixed soil for potted
plants consists of decayed pasture sod,
sand, leaf mold anr ~decomposed ma
nure. The prime necessity Is to secure
a soil that will not harden when |,
dries out. When the potting takes
place the soil should be slightly moist
and should be we'll packed around the
roots. Drainage Is very essential and
is provided for by filling the pot one,
third full OF bits of broken pottery. i
sphagnum moss is placed above tn,
broken pieces, dirt will be less apt L
wash out.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-21
Good Points Of the House Cat

Those who are contemplating invests
ing in cats might study this to ad-
vantage.
A good cat-the kind you want to
have around the housewife have q
round, stubby, pug nose, fat cheeks
and full upper lip. and a well-devel-
oped bump on top of the head and be-
tween the ears, b%etokening good ma
ture. A sleepy cat, n that purrs a
good deal, is apt to be playful and
good-natured.
Avoid a cat with thin, sharp nose and
twitching ears.
A great mistake Is In overlooking
domestic cats with too much meat. II
they are over-fed they will become
lazy. and will not catch mice. Over
feeding also leads to stomach troubles
and Ats"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-21

Mock Oyster Soup-Four onions,
four large potatoes; cook in two
quarts of water until soft. Mash fine,
add one quart Of cream or rich milk,
N teaspoonful Of salt with half as
much pepper. Serve with croutons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-21

1t has been calculated that some
thing like 1850. 0OO. 900 pints of tea are
imbibed yearly by Londoners, and that
the teapot necessary to contain this
amount, II properly shaped, would
comfortably take in the whole of Stx
Paul's cathedral.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-21
How to Measure tho Cheat.

Every boy should develop his chest
II he wishes to grow up into a strong
and healthy man. Every boy should
also know how to measure his chest,
from time to time. so as to keep a
record Of bis development, and tere,
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He Wanted . "Roast."

The editor Of a paper printed in q
thriving town only a few miles from
Iowa City. was asked the other day to
publish an article roasting a citizen.
Certainly" he said to the caller.
what shall I say?"
He was furnished with an outline OF
what vas wanted, and wrote an article
that was a scorcher.
!. That's %splendid!" exclaimed the
friend. delighted when the article was
read to him. ,''Thatll make his hair
crinkle."" s
"All right said the editor. Let's
see, what are your initials?"'
"Good heavens!" said the citizen,
you aren't going to sign my name to
that?"
Why not?" asked the editor.
81 wouldn't have anyone know I had
anything to do with that for the world.
I can't afford to get into a scrap with
my neighbors." Il.
The editor. smiling benevolently.
said:
why should I mix up in a scrap that
does not concern me? Why should
you expect me to assume the blame for
publication Of an article to which you
are afraid to sign your name?"
The man stopped his subscription to
the paper and went away mad.-Iowa
City Republican.
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the Line.

The delegation of Infatuated citizens
walked into the reception room.
What can I do for you, gentlemen"
inquired the head Of the house.
The chairman Of the delegation
cleared his throat and, after some hes
itation, said:
"Sir, we have come to tell you that
we have no objection to our buying
the Eastern Sunday papers. but We
want it understood that, from this time
on we going to draw the line at your
daughter trying to sing the song sup
PIGMENTS"
The times may be changed, brethren,
but self-preservation continues to be
the first law Of nature.-Omaha World
Herald.
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and last spring were full o. blos-
SONS but Of all the trees l got but
three pecks Of pears. During last sum-
mer q great many Of the limbs turned
black and died, and I believe would
have killed the trees II I had not cut
of the limbs. Now I would like to
have you tell me what It Is and how to
cure the disease. There Is, also q scale
on the bark which I have read about;
and which people have told me ID an
insect, to which the Kietfer pear was
subject, and needed spraying. Please
tell me IL you can what to spray 1t
with and what sprayer you advise for
trees, and do you advise an orchard
Of that kind to be cultivated. or have
It in sod?-Nicklas Otherwise. Kane
Co, Illinois. : Without doubt,
the non-bearing is due to the fact that
no other variety that blooms at the
same time as the Kiefer is planted
near It. The best thing that car be
done now is to graft some Of the trees
with scions Of Mikado, CARRIER or Ouch
ess. AS to the blackened limbs, the
cause is probably the blight, and the
only thing to do is to cut OF the limbs
as fast as they blight and burn them.
Be sure to cut below the blight. The
scale of which you speak may or may
not be the cause Of the blackened
limbs. Sometimes the scales affect the
trees to an extent that destroys them,
but usually this is not the case. There
are a number Of scales infesting or
chard trees, some of them not very
harmful. Cut of an infested limb at
once and send a portion of 1t to the
Illinois Experiment Station at Urbana.
They will identify the scale and report
to you on 1t, with Instructions. This
will be without cost to yourself, except
for postage on the sample sent. With
out a personal examination Of the or
chard we would say that the two foes
you have to fight r blight and nom
polarization.
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UNIVERSITY OF NorRE DAME
Notro Dame, Indiana.

We call the attention Of our
readers to the advertisement Of Notre
Dame University, one of the great ed
ucationalt institutions of the West,
which appears in another column of
this paper. Those of our readers who
may have occasion to look up a college
for their sons during the coming year
would do well to correspond. with the
president, who will send them a cata-
logue free OF charge, as well as all par
ticulars regarding terms, courses Of
studies, etc.
There is a thorough preparatory
school in connection with the univer-
sity, in which students Of all grades
will have every opportunity Of prepar-
ing themselves for higher studies. The
Commercial Course. intended for
young men preparing for business.
may be finished in one or two years
according to the ability Of the student.
st. Edwards Hall, for boys under thir-
teen, is an unique department Of the
institution. The higher courses are
thorough in every respect, and stu
dents will find every opportunity of
AFFECTING themselves in any line Of
work they may choose to select. Thor
oughness in class work, exactness in
the care Of students, and devotion to
the best interests, Of all, are the dis
tinguishing characteristics Of Notre
Dame University.
Fifty-seven years Of active work in
the cause Of education have made this
institution famous all over the coun-
try.
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Trapped.

Trapped.
"John," she said, severely, do you
know what day this is?"
1.-THE anniversary Of our wedding"
he replied, pretending that he remem-
bered it all the time.
mo-" she said, after he had finished,
''this is the day you said you were 60
ing to nail up that shelf in the kitch-
sp!"
Then he commenced going around in
a circle and foolishly trying to make
her believe that he had been Joking
about the anniversary.-chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
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To the Citizens of the Northwest:
You are invited to participate In a
very important meeting, to be held In
Fargo, July 18th, 18th and 18th. The
object of this meeting is to take steps
to induce congress to prevent the over
flow Of the Red river and the Red Lake
river. United States government en-
giEeers have made q preliminary sur
vey, and in their reports they. say that
the plan is not only feasible but the
expense is SO small that, compared to
the damage done in ouch q flood as IN
1897, It is a mere bagatel. The esti-
mated Expense Is only about $780, 600,
while the damage in 1897 was over $S.-
100000.
1 have letters from United stateA.
senators. members of congress, as! wen
az members Of the legislatures Of the
two Dakotas and Minnesota, as well as
from other prominent men. who Will
attend the meetings and give address,
3 All that liz necessary Is to let n
government know what they want,
they will get It.
The railroads have agreed to give re.
tduced rates from all points in Mlnne-
sota and the two Dakotas. and from
West Superior, Wis., OF the certiftcate;
plan, Buy your ticket at full fare go
1ng. taking q receipt from the selling
AGENT and when you buy your tickes
to return o win get 1t for one-thirn
the regular fare. This offer isE based
on an attendance ofsnot less than sew
enty-iive, who have paid full fare GO
5indx. Newspapers III Minnesota and the
two Dakotas can do their subscribers
80 hntfnr laiearrvicA than to copy this.
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PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued t. Northwes
Northwestern Inventors.
Christopher Herman. Thomson.
Mont, mail bag fastener: John Kali
green, Minneapolis, Mimi, box trim
ming machine; George L. Knapp,
Mortified, MIMI, lamp burner; stef-
fen Steffenson, Watson, MIMI, harrow;
Edwin F. Watson, Cascade, Mont, ami
NAL catcher.
Lothrop & johnson. patent attorneys. OIL q
ol2 Pioneer Press Bldg. St. Paul, MINI.
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differentiation Tor the Home.

Information for the Home.
Mrs. Binks-In one part of this pa
per they say that fresh bread can be
cut easily and evenly by heating the
knife before using it. r1'
"Yes?"
"And in another column It says that
heating a knife will ruin It."
yes"
"How do you explain that?"
1.-THE paper has two editors" New
York Weekly.
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Stock Keeps Up the Farm.

A writer in the Illinois Agricultur-
list says: Illinois farmers have been
accustomed to regard stock-feeding
simply as a means Of enhancing the
value of their farm products. Neces-
sity has not as yet brought us, as it
has eastern farmers, to fully realize
the importance Of soil fertility. But
already. the reduced yields Of our
crops show that this is a matter to
which we should attend. The saving
OF fertility is really Of quite as great,
and often Of even greater advantage
to the farmer, than the immediate
financial profits Of his feeding. Only
a small proportion Of the fertility Of
the livestock farm is sold from 1t.
Growing animals and those giving
milk allow so to Is per cent Of the fer
tility Of the food to pass into the ma
nure; while from mature animals
which are working or fattening and
thus building up very little Of bone or
muscular tissue, 80 to IS per cent or
even more Of the fertility passes into
the manure. Extensive feeding exper-
iments have shown that food is used
principally to supply energy for the
life processes. This together with fat
formation is accomplished wholly at
the expense of the carbon, hydrogen
and oxygen Of the food-substances
which are valueless as fertilizers since
plants get them from thu .air and
water. The only drains made on the
fertilizing elements re for a part of
the constituents Of milk and of the
growth of bone, muscle, wool, etc.
What is the animal then? Simply q
convenient apparatus for converting
those parts Of our crops, which the
plants obtained from air and water,
into salable meat, wool and milk prod
ucts Of high value, while the fertility
of the food is left in the manure for
the farmer to use in raising other
crops to be used similarly. Have we
not, therefore, lost the link connecting
the two ends Of our economic chain
when we fail to utilize the manure Of
our farm animals?
FIL FE L rNfL aLHA .L
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Making the Rest Of 1t.

Mrs. Flatbush-I call 1t rather cool in
those burglars, leaving their card after
making a clean sweep Of everything We
own.
Flatbush-Yes; but my dear, we now
know who to go to II we ever want to
have any expert burglarizing done
Exchange.
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Touched.

First Sharper lat Pan American ex-
position)-I hope you got the last dollar
put Of that galoot from Hackensack,
N. ]. He came to the exposition be-
cause the papers a it's a liberal edu-
cation.
Second Sharper (complacently)-Well.
I guess I gave his education the finish
ing "touches."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Mean OF rhem.

an Mean Of Them.
.Well, Dorothy" said Aunt Jane,
they've decided to name the baby Har.
old"
""oh, pshaw!" exclaimed little Doro-
thy: II think that's too mean. Why
couldn't they name It Elsie or some
thing! They know I want little sis.
ter."--Philadelphia Press.
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Pi.o.s Cure cannot DO too highly SPOKEN Of .
Q cough cure.-J. W. o'BR1EN, s22 Third Ava,
n, Minneapolis Mimi. Jan. q. 1900
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Mrs. Wlnsiow.s soothing Syrup.
1ammstion. slays pain.r .es wind collie. 25c . bottle
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Nurse Grill lost track Of the child,
mum, and
Alarmed Motherhood gracious! Why
didn't you speak to q policeman?
Nurse Girl wuz speaking to wan
all the tonne, mum.-London un.
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Hall,s catarrh Cure
q . constitutional cure. Price. 76c.
Bullet Proof.

Here is an old paragraph from .
Georgia exchange:
"While Maj. williams was seated in
his front room, with both feet In the
window, peacefully smoking. some I'M
Known miscreant shot him through the
left leg. But Providence, ever watch
full Of his own, protected him. The bull
let passed through his wooden leg. do
ing no damage whatever. It 10 the
same leg that the rheumatism tackled
In vain.s-Atlanta Constitution
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God VIM not lightly lose that 1o1
which &c Shassp paid ~ Srsat . prize
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very Likely.

McJigger-There' IL a rumor that Chi.
ma ~ secretly raising another army BY;
Sconscrtpttons 81,
Thingumbob-Ah! ! suppose the open
door 10 responsible for this sdraft.---Phil-
adelphia Press.
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KATHLEEN GRAHAM.

kATHLEEN GRAHAM.
Miss Kathleen Graham, 1859 Florida
Ave-, N. W. Wash, D. c., writes: "At
the solicitation Of a friend I was adj
vised to use Peruna and after the. use
Of one bottle for dyspepsia I felt almost
entirely cured. I take pleasure in rec
ommending your remedy to anyone
who needs an invigorating tonic."-
Kathleen Graham.
Dr. S. B. Hartman, President Of Tie
q prominent authority on women's ca
many cases Of female cafarrh az make
months. Advice free. Address Dr.. S.
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mn. u! HI. RJNDEAUB, Specialist,
Eye, Ear. more andsThrOot,
FaFgo. III. D.
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barley - : Horse Food.

At the North Dakota Experiment
Station, in q study Of It's value for
work stock, barley was fed to three
horses and two mules for nine months.
Timothy hay was given as roughage
during the trial. The mules did not
eat the barley, with marked relish at
any time, but for the first two months,
while doing light work, they con-
sumed all that was necessary to keep
them In working condition. At the
end of, two months, when the amount
Of labor was increased, they would not
eat q correspondingly greater amount
Of barley. They soon began to refuse
It entirely for one, two, three and
four feeding times. They were then
changed to an oat ration each alter
nate month. When q change to oats
came they would eat with apparent
relish and would regain some Of their
lost flesh. One Of the pair would re-.
fuse the barItey more regularly than.
the other but neither could be main-:
tanned satisfactorily upon Il.
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FLORENCE ALLAN.

FLORENCE ALLAN.
Miss Florence Atlantis Walton Place.
Chicago, ILL.,, writes: "As q tonic for q
worn out system Peruna stands at the
head in my estimation. Its effects r
truly wonderful in rcjuvenating tho
entire system. I keep It on hand all the
time and never have that tired feeling
as a few doses always makes me feel
like q different woman."-Florence Al
Ian.
Hartman Sanharium, Columbus, Ohio.
diseases will take charge Of AZ
application to him during the summer
Harfr1an. EOlumbna. 0hiO.
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When In doubt use Wizard OH FOR
pain: both suffering and doubt VIII
vanish. Your doctor and druggist
know Il. is
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III There ~ y great demand tor hands
~ the aslp1lantsrsssin Hawaii. No slessI
than $1,000 mon are needed there 81
theScultivationlsso { suggar ana eifortslyafs
making & sseurs them 4 ! eouns.
sskrsxI SES&yS .|sSsfsS OH SssSsS8SS A siiST tx 5#sss Ss5sss
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Agricultural Notes.

American agriculture is slowly
emerging from the state Of chaos In
which 1t existed during the era Of free
and cheap lands. Hitherto we have
required Of. the soil but meager har-
vests; now we : requiring good
yields and are learning how to get
have been published that are very val
liable to the man wishing to. grow only
the crops suited to each coil.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14

The Eighth huSSarS (thc Kings Royal
Irish preserve the memory of the brave
deeds of their regiment by peculiar
mode of wearing the sword belt Instead
OF being worn about the waist it is worn
over the right shoulder This is in com
memoration Of the gallant conduct of the
regiment at the battle of Sara-oSSa,
when the belts of the Spanish cavalry
were captured. The nickname of Gross
Belts" will always stick to the regiment.
The officers and staff scrgcants of the
Welsh fusilccrs are allowed to have
what is called Il flash on the back of the
neck of the coats. The regiment used to
wear pigtails until about the year 1907,
and the suppositon is that having re-
tanned them after other regiments had
discarded them, they were allowed to re-
tain the flash on the coat collar as a
mark of distinction.
One regiment always wear white
pIumes in their caps in memory OF their
gallantry at st. Lucia in ITS The men
pluclled the white feathers from the hats
of the Frenchmen and put them in their
own.
"The Rammiggur Boys is the name
of the Fourteenth husSars, which in 1913
defeated the Sikh army at Rammiggur.
The Bluffs" enjoy the privilege of
marching through London with drums
beating and coors flying. - Leslie's
Weekly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14

ApropoS of the Duchess of DevonShire.
it may be interesting to recall the story
of certain pair of lace lappets of hers
which were once the envy of Bath. Wei
might all the ladies envy them, for they
were as fine as cobwcbs and made of
point d'argentin. When the duchess
died. the Earl of Arran went straight tc
the house and interviewed the maid, say
ing he wanted to buy them to present to
a friend ThlH was perhaps not quite cor
rect conduct on the part of the earl. for.
though at that time all the wearing an.
parcl of a lady was considered to be the
perquiSite of the maid. furs and old lace
were always the exception as they were
generally looked on as heirlooms. Proba
bly,, however, Lord Arran may have
thought that the maid would probably
dispose of them in any ease and to some
one who would not appreciate them. But
be that rs it may, he bought the lappcts
for III and gave them as a present to d
lady at whose house he had often been
entertained This lady was Mrs. Cobbe,
widow of Charles Cobbc. NJ. T.. of New
bridge and sister of William, first earl
OF Clancarty. Bath was fashionable
center in those days, and Mrs. Cobht
gave many card parties there. The lap
pets are now in the possession of hc1
DISTINGUISHED descendant, Miss Frances
Power Cobbe, the well known author