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Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-21
y Miss Agnes Miller, of Chicago, speaks
to young women about dangers of the
Menstrual Period = how to avoid pain and
suffering and remove the cause by using
LYDIA E. Pmkham's Vegetable Compound.

"To YOU'VE WOMEN: i suffered for six years with dysmenor;
rhea painful periodsl so much so that / dreaded every month, as /
knew Il meant three or four days of intense pain. The doctor said
this was due to an infamed condition of the uterine appendages caused
by repeated and neglected colds.
"f young girls only realized how dangerous it is to take cold at
this critical time, much suffering would be spared them. Thank God
for Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, that was the only
medicine which helped me any. Within three weeks after l started to
take it, / noticed a marked improvement in my general health, and at
the time of my next monthly period the pain had diminished consider
ably. 1 kept up the treatment, and was cured a month later. l am like
another person since am in perfect health, my eyes are brighter, have
added IL pounds to my weight, my color is good, and / feel light and
happy."-Mrss AGNES MILLER, % Potomac Ave, Chicago, H..
The monthly sickness reflects the condition of a wOmans
health. Anything unusual at that time should have prompt
and proper attention. Fifty thousand letters from women prove
that Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound regulates mem
situation and makes those periods painless.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-21

The thrifty buyer knows that the
Lion Store" is the money saving spot.
Where else on this green earth can
you buy the finest $3.50 mems shirts
at 4Sc.-The Lion Store.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-21

No tuberculosis preservaline or col.
oring in Matthews Jersey milk.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
SIGN YOUR LETTERS.
Many People Write Letters and For-
get the Signature.

MANY people write letters that they
forget to sign" said postofficc clerk.
People come to us every day with
such letters in the hope that they may
be able to trace the writer's. Some
times we can do so, but not often. OF
course only a small percentage of such
letters are brought to our attention, so
the total number must be very large.
IF the name Of the writer Is on the
envelope or letter head, the lack of a
signature is of less consequence, but 1t
happens frequently that important let
ters cannot be traced to the writer's.
"a certain business house in this city
brought In O letter one day minus the
signature and containing a ten dollar
bill to pay for certain goods ordered.
1t came from village In the interior
Of the state, and it was sent to the
postmaster of the place, with the re-
quest that he ascertain the name of
the writer, if possible. He failed to do
so, and the matter rested for some
time. One day we received Il letter
from the same town asking ussas. to
the reliability of the firm to which the
letter had been written, saying that
the writer had sent the firm money for
an order of goods and had received no
reply. 1t turned out to be the person
we were in search of, and the mistake
was explained. But this was an eX-
ceptional case."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Hay From Thistle.

Western farmers have been working
for years to eXterminate the Canada
thistle. State aid has been sought and
laws passed oullawing the alleged vile
product, and writer's have voluminous-
ly denounced it as the agricultural
curse of the age. Recently a Colorado
farmer harvested twenty acres of the
thistle, made hay of 1t and IS feeding it
to his cattle with excellent results.
Recently Secretary Coburn of the Kan
sas board of agriculture gave the eX-
perience of eighteen farmers who value
their thistle hay highly, some claiming
that it, is equal to alfalfa. Professor
Bailey of the Kansas university has
analyzed the plant and finds it cspc-
cially rich in protein. There are other
weeds which may redeem their charac-
ters when better known. The writer
of this once used an acre of careless
weeds, cutting and feeding to twenty
young hogs, and even the hogs grew
like careless weeds. The almost indc-
structible purSlane is also an excellent
green food for both fowls and animals.
Farm and Ranch.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Agricultural Census.

The census of farms, values, prOduc-
ton, etc, presents figures of such mag
nitude that it is hard to grasp them,
but few facts are within reach and
may be presented: ThCavCragC gross in
come of the 5,739,5 farms in the Unit
ed States is $50, or lS.3 Per cent of the
Investment There were in 1900 nearly
four times as many farms in the cOun-
try as in 1880 and 2J.7 per cent more
than in 1890. Animal products repre-
sent 1868 per cent of total farm produc-
tion and crops G3.7 per cent The
great agricultural states are Missouri,
Iowa. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, PennSyl-
vania and New York, which together
represent All per cent of the total
production. Cereals represent 49.1 per
cent of the total value of American
farm products, forage l6 per cent, cot
ton 1913 per cent, vegetables 10 per
cent, fruits A per cent, forest prod
ucts SO per cent, tobacco ID per cent,
sugar 1.3 per cent and miscellaneous
8.5 per cent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Fenthcrs Need No Sun.

Never put pillows in the sun, even to
air them, for it will bring out the ami
nal oil ana cause them to have a ran
cid smell. For the same reason pill.
lows should not be dried near the fire
after wcttimg.
If both tick and feathers must be
washed, ill a tub half full of warm
soapsuds add tablespoonful of am
monia, rub soap on the tick, put into
the water and use the washboard as
for ordinary clothes. Rinse in several
waters that are lukcwarm and run the
pillow through the wringer. If the
clothes wringer cannot be made sufil-
cicntly loose in the rollers to allow the
punches of feathers TO pass through,
wiring as dry as possible with the
hands and beat and dry the pillows
several days In wind and draft. Hang
in the shade to dry. 1t will require at
least three days. When dry, give the
pillows good beating up, and they
will be sweet and light.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Colored Lace Curtains.

The time honored fashion of using
white lace curtains exclusively IS rap
idly disappearing. For several years
Arabian gray and ecru have been pop
ular, and now there is n demand for
actual color. The madras laces in
stained glass effects are exceedingly
liked for country houses, and town
houses are taking them up. Some Of
the designs reproduce Gothic mosaics,
as well as the glass work of such art
lists as La Fargo. A striking design is
shown in Moorish applique lace cur
tain. The scene is n Moorish balcony,
with latticework center, showing a
suspended rose tinted lamp. Another
represents q green iron grille, with
pair of gates, the curtain being divided
in the middle to suggest the gates be-
ing thrown open.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Premature Anxiety.

"a long time ago, when trains trav-
eled more slowly than they do now and
way trains were more common, two
high railway officials got Oh train at
Philadelphia, intending to ride out
about thirty miles," said an old rail
road conductor. "They had a lot TO
say to each other, and the train, which
stopped at every woodpilc, worried
them good deal.
"a man recently landed got aboard
q few miles out and added to their
annoyance by his persistence in asking
the name of every station that the
train stopped at. After they had po-
litely answered his questions for
dozen stations or SO one of them be
came angry and said to him:
"'See here, my friend, II you'll kind
ly tell me where you're going IllFsee
that you don't get carried by the
place
"The immigrant reached down to a
capacious pocket and pulled up a tick
ct with about twenty coupons at
t9shsaa aIAsN4stSRG GgyAlsA read. d.44ae25:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
CLOCKS OF THE PAST.
They Were Very Different From
MOders Time Telling Machines.

The word clock, derived from the
French gloche German Glocke, slgni-
fics a bell, and up TO the fourteenth
century it was only used to designate
q bell which was struck at certain pc
riods of time indicated by the hour
glass. Sundials, or "gnomons," were
the first instruments used in measur-
ing time, and there is but little doubt
that the long granite pillars which we
call obeliSks We're used by the Egyp
tianS, if not as actual sundial hands,
at least for some astronomical Obser-
yations of the movement of the sun.
Clepsydras, or water clocks, and sand
clocks come next in order The flow
of sand through small orificc Is an
accurate method of measuring time,
for the exit of the sand Is always reg
ular, but water is Influenced by the
laws of hydrOStatiCs-when the vase Is
full the water runs out faster than
when it is nearly empty. Candle clocks
or taperS on which were colorcd bands
indicating how much was consumed in
a certain time were also used, and
their invention is attributed to Alfred
the Great but this method is even
more susceptible to error than the pre-
vious ones jewelers. Review.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Onion Sauce,

AS change from the tomato sauce
usually served with Dreaded lamb
chops try an onion sauce made In this
way: Slice two or, If very small, three
onions and cook them in water for a
few moments and drain. Put them in
to just enough boiling water to cover,
add a little salt and cook until tender.
Of flour and butter and when perfectly
smooth add One-half pint of stock,
three or four tablespoOnfuls of cream
and a saltspoonful each of salt and
sugar and Il dash of cayenne. When
the onion is tender, press it through n
colander and add the water In which
it had been cooked.-New York Post
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
ssrFeS ~ 81 sLt.5se4zx-
AGARMa FOt3G@
~ aAD GARDEN
USEFUL LEGUMES.

COwpeas, Soy Benns and Winter
Nctch-FornGc and Green Manure.
Cowpeas, soy beans and winter vetch
are successful new legumcs for Michi-
gan and give promise of valuable use
fulness as feeds and green manure.
Cowpeas are tender, succulcnt, vine
like plants and must be grown be
tween the periods of frosts.
In general, cowpeas will grow best
when sown in rows, using onc-half
bushel to three pecks of seed per acre.
Soy beans are little more hardy
than cowpeas, growing with stiff, erect
stalks, but treated like cowpeas.
Winter vetch may be sown either in
the spring or fall. It's behavior is much
like field peas.
Cowpcas may be used for fall pas
ture for hogs and other stock
Soy beans ripen their seed and shed
their leaves as soon as frosts come.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Tlic GUiuCn Fowl.


Few people know the real worth of
the guinea hen. She holds the cham
Fionship as an egg producer, scarcely
taking day off The eggs, while
seemingly small, afford quite as much
eating as the average hens egg, for
the reason that the shell is very full.
In quality they are superior to other
eggs and possess a finer flavor
Another very valuable feature, and
one to which many object, is their con
tinual racket Their cry of buck
wheat" is no more annoying than the
Quacking of a duck, but the ear pierre
ing scrcech is only occaSioncd by the
approach Of danger. This is their
means Of defense and while they are
defending themselves the other fowls
are safe as well. There is no danger
of chicks being carried off by hawks
if there are guineas around. Upon
the approach of hawk he is greeted
by such a vollcy of screams and cries
be daring enough to come on, he will
be met in the air by the guinea, who
will give him battle, as l have seen
demonstrated many times with my
own guincas. 1t is generally the cocks
that exhibit so much bravery and the
hens with chicks.
Although the guinea hen hides her
nest, she unknOwingly reveals her Sc
cret. On the nest she utters Il pecul-
lar cry every few minutes, which is
different from that made at any other
time. By this means the nest is cas-
lily found. The flesh of the guinea is
dark, like that of wild game. The
young are very good eating, as the
flesh Is tender, sweet and gamy.-Fred
w. Hawes in American Agriculturist.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
PLANT LICE
And the Big Brown MIIIcr- That
Produce Alfalfa Cutworms

Produce Alfalfa CutwOrmr.
The green aphis, or plant louise, which
attacks cucumbcrs and cantalOupcs, is
not an easy pest to combat II makes
its appearance early in the season and
confines its attacks particularly 10 the
under side of the leaves. causing them
to curl and eventually fall of Vines
should be watched carefully, and upon
the first indications that the pests are
present the leaves should be plucked
and destroyed and the under side of the
vines thoroughly sprayed with 10 to
II per cent strength Of kerosene cmul-
sion. Tobacco decoction has also been
found very effective, depending some
what upon the kind used The per
cent of nicotine present In tobacco
stems is small, and, as 1t is very solu-
bic, much of IT may be lost, provided
the tobacco has been left in an ex-
posed place.
y pound of good tobacco stems I'm
two gallons of hot water ought to de-
strOy this pest if the material is prop
erly spplied. \ spray nozzle with
bent neck extension Will be necessary
to reach the under surface of the
leaves. A knapsack or bucket sprayer
should be used, as 1T is difficult to get
into field with barrel sprayer after
the vines have obtained their present
growth. The pest usually appears in
spots, and such places should be care
fully watched, sprayed and treated to
keep IT from spreading to other places
Large numbers of big brown millers
have been noticed this summer in
houses, fields and out of the way places
These are the moths that lay the eggs
of the alfalfa cutworms, of which we
have always had more or less for the
last fifteen years. When the Larvae
hatch out, they begin depredations on
the alfalfa and will often lop over on
TO the beetfields adjoining. Running
water around the fields is one of the
impr& cticable.
The CAly real successful remedy for
them on the beets is thorough spray
Ing with some arSenical mixture. Ii is
sometimes found necessary to spray so
strong as to kill the plants before hay
Ing the desired effect on the worms.
Therefore it is well to be prepared for
them, and when they arrive a narrow
strip can be thoroughly sprayed around
the fields so as to head them off as
they approach.-Denver Field and
Farm.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11

The seeds, being very rich in protein
and fat, give promise of becoming a
substitute for linseed and cottonseed
meal.
Winter vetch seeded in the spring
makes excellent fall pasture, which re-
mains green through the winter.
Winter vetch as a substitute for clo-
yer has been grown best by seeding in
the fall using a half bushcl of wheat
and half bushel of vetch, cutting the
whole in the middle of June for hay.
Cowpeas and winter vetch make eX-
cellent green manure and as such give
best returns If plowed under when
near the mature state. Either Sown
In the summer in the orchard will make
a good cover crop for winter.-J. ID.
Towar.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
PinIess Clothesline.

Women will be glad to hear that Nn
ingenious inventor has fashioned Il
clothesline which works admirably
without the aid of any pins. The new
clothesline is composed Of series Of
connected links, each formed of n piece
of wire, which is bent upon itself so as
to form two flexible shank portions
These shanks are then twisted about
each other and terminate in a loop
Clothes arranged Oh line Of this XIII
will remain in position just as well as
though they were held there by pins.
At any rate, so say those who have
tested this novel device.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
HENS IN PASTURE.
Roaming FIOcks, Movable Houses
and Protection From Hawks.


and Protection From Hawks.
The plan of placing hens out to roam
in pasture fields in summer is entirely
practicable. In fact, it is Just the plan
| am following, except that my hens
are kept winter and summer in the
outlying houses. There will be no
need of wire Enclosures, provided the
pastures are far enough removed from
winter quarters, so that the hens do
not come back to their old roaming
grounds Fifty or sixty rods should be
far enough away to insure their stay
ing away.
Where ground is reasonably smooth
it would be entirely practicable 10
build good houses on wooden runners,
using the same house for both winter
and summer. 4 good team would
move them, hens and all, back and
forth from place to place. 1t is better
to locate them in an open field in sum-
mer. If too close to an OYcrhanging
tree, the hens are liable to take TO the
tree during the hot nights of summer.
When this occurs it is almost impossi-
bic to teach them to 90 back to the
perches upon the approach of winter.
| have a number of houses without
foundations. Corner stones support
them about a foot above the ground
/ feared at first that we would be
bothered with hens laying under the
houses, where it would be difficult to
secure the eggs. This does not occur,
however. Practically all the hens go
inside to lay. They are always fed
inside and generally kept shut up each
morning until 7 or o'clock.
The space under the house is a favor
ite resort on rainy days, and during
the midday heat of summer they spend
most of their time there. 1t is much
cooler than the shade of a tree. In
case of fright from hawks, etc, they
can scurry quickly to cover.
My pastures are certainly improving
year by year They now furnish good
deal more feed for cattle after the hens
eat all they want than they formerly
did without the 400 hens.-Cor. Rural
New Yorker
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Short Way to Grease n Wagon.

Drive your wagon on to a smooth,
level place, or If in mud upon two
wide planks, remove the nut and grasp
q spoke on each side of hub. pull up
ward and outward alternately with
each hand and be surprised how easily
and quickly the wheel will slip off.
When almost Off, lean top Of wheel
outward until the point of spindle rests
on the inner edge OF hub. Apply the
grease, reverse the above operations,
and the Job is done-W. J.. Hargis in
Practical Farmer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11

"Aftcr al" said Mrs. Gaileigh. at
isn't 50 bad to have a husband who
sleeps in church. Mine dreamed all
through the sermon last Sunday, and
| can't help feeling glad every time |
think of it.
"Why, who ever heard of such
thingT' her friend exclaimed.
"You see, our minister preached
horrid impcrtinent sermon against wo-
men paying 50 much for the clothes
they wear, and | just know that IL
Jonathan had been awake he'd never
get through quoting 1t to me."-Chica-
20 Record Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Injured by Spraying.

We have received quite a number
Of fruit leaves this season which are
badly punctured and apparently dis
eased. Most of them are from trees
that were well sprayed. The results
were enough to discourage and puzzle
any man who has been taught to be
lieve that spraying will prevent dis
ease. In some of these cases we feel
quite sure that spraying caused the
injury. Impure samples of copper
have been used, and this wet season
has made the leaves very liable to be
injured by the spray. 1t is discourag-
ing to kill with what we expected
would cure, yet the pure medicine is
still reliable.-Rural New Yorker.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
The Work of Envy

The leading lady was in tears, and
the morning paper lay crumpled at her
feet.
"What IS the matter?" the manager
asked.
This horrid critic" she sobbed.
Let me see. Where? What has he
saidf"
There" she replied, pointing to the
dreadful paragraph. 1T says my act
ing was excellent, but that my gown
didn't seem to fit me at all. | just
know that was written by some spite
full woman. Chicago Record Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
The Old Surf Bnth,

1t Is not so many years ago when
surf bathing Of a very primitive kind
prevailed at the eastern end of Long
Island and, for aught | know, at other
points. Every Saturday morning or
afternoon, as the tide willed, through
out the summer big farm wagons trun-
died down to the beach and were
swung around abreast of the line of
breakers. Old fshhCuses served the
purpose of modern bathing pavilions,
and the sea costumes were those of
last years village street A long rope
was drawn from under the seats and
hitched to the wheel, and then some
sturdy eX-whaler or life crew man, in
red flannel shirt and old trousers tied
at the ankles, slipped his wrist through
the loop ut the end of this primitive
lifeline and, wading out kept it as taut
as circumstances permitted, while the
women and children hung to it and
reveled and wallowcd and shrieked, re-
joicing in their Saturday tub. Out
ing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
To Keen Sweet Potatoes.

Get goods box as large as you want
it. Then make q paste of -four and
water. Take this and some good,
tough paper and line the box through
out Then if you want the box to look
as nice as possible get wall paper to
paste on the outside. Have the top to
fit closely. Now set the box close to
the chimney, as the warmth from the
fire will make them keep better.
have known twenty bushels to keep
that way and not over peck rot.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
A MACHINE COVER.

with yellow braid, and the embroidery
around the bottom is done in several
shades of blue and gold
The cover and table portion are plain.
The skirt is gathered at the upper
edge and arranged on the table por-
ton. When further decoration is de,
sired, a monogram may be worked on
the top of the cover or at the sides.
To make the machine cover 1t will re-
quire 3A yards of thirty-six inch ma
terial
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Plum Sauce.

TO make plum sauce boil three quarts
of half ripe plums fifteen minutes. Rub
through q colander. Add one pound
of sugar. one teacup of apple vinegar,
half teaspoonful each of ground
cloves, mace and cinnamon. Again
place on the fire and boil for half an
hour. Seal while hot and keep In n
cool dark place
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Little Niceties of French Gardeners.


Among the gardeners in France, says
one who is visiting there, it is custom
airy for them to half pull up and tip
over their cabbage plants so that wa
ter may drain out of the leaves They
say that If this is not done the center
will rot or the leaves sun scald This
also prevents rapid growth and crack
ing open, if marketing is delayed
1t is very small garden in France
which does not have one or more shell
ters, cheaply built and straw matched
perhaps, in which to keep the fruit
and vegetables shaded from the sun or
protected from rain while the work OF
gathering is going on. 1t is by just
these little niceties of care in gathering
and putting up their products that the
French gardeners put these on the
market in fresh and tempting condi-
ton
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
The Small Brother.

81 heard him call you 'Duckie'" an
nounced the small brother.
"Well, what of it?" demanded his sis
ter defiantly.
"Oh, nothin' much" answered the
small brother. Il was only thinkin'
maybe it's because of the way you
walk, but it amt very nice of him.
Chicago Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-11
Sofa Cushions,

Pretty and serviceable coverings for
sofa cushions intended for summer use
are made of linen. denim, duck or
crash. Some Of these are tinted and
stamped to be worked with coarse Ro-
man floss and are finished with rufiles
Of ribbon or heavy cord. Especially
pretty are the leaf designs In the tinted
work on denim.
One pretty cushion of dark green
denim has a design of oak leaves In q
delicate shade of green.
Pink satin ribbon edged with narrow
green satin ribbon is rufiled around the
edge, headed with pink coronation
cord.