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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
FASTEN AGE MARKS.

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Doan's Kidney pills the recognized kidney Specific.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

Miss Cannon, Sec'y Detroit
Amateur Art Association, tells
young women what to do to
avoid pain and suffering caused
by female troubles.
can conscientiously recommend
Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to those of my sisters
suffering with female weakness and
the troubles which SO often befall
women. l suffered for months with
general weakness and felt so weary
that had hard work to keep up.
had shooting pains and was utterly
miserable. In my distress / was adj
vised to use Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and it was
q red letter day TO me when / took the
first dose, for at that time my rcstora-
ton began. In six weeks j was
changed woman, perfectly well in
every respect. / felt so elated and
happy that / want all women who
suffer TO get well rs ] did. ~ MISS
GUILA CANNON, $50 Jones St, Detroit.
Corresponding Sec'y Mich. Amateur
Art Association. - $4,000 forfeit II ORIGINAL Of
sboUs letter proving geHEfnsHsss cannot Do produced
1t Is clearly shown in this
young lady's letter that Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
will surely cure the sufferings of
women; and when one considers
that Miss GannOn's letter Is only
one of hundreds which we have. the
great virtue OF Mrs Pinkham's medi-
cine must be admitted by all.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

IL Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Infu-
enEa, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma
certain cure for Consumption In first stages,
Yon will see the excellent effect after taxing tho
rrst dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large
bottles 25 cents and so cents
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

The agonzing, itching, and burning of the skin, in
eczema the frghtul scaling in psoriasis the loss of
hair and crustng of the scalp, in SCALED head the
awful suffering of infants, and anxiety of parents,
in milk crust, letter and salt rheum, all demand
remedy of almost superhuman virtues to successfully cope
such stands proven beyond all doubt No statement is
made regarding them that justified by the strongest
evidence The purity and sweetness, the power to afford
immediate relief the certainty of speedy and permanent
them the standard skin cures blood purifiers and humour
remedies of the civilized world.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
TREES AMONG STUMPS.
A System of Orchard Cultivation That
Is Highly Recommended by
Some Authorities.

Mr.. Samuel B. Woods, president Of
the Virginia Horticultural society.
writing to the Rural New Yorker, says:
| gave the matter of planting orchards
in new ground much study some years
since. The result was that we planted
$4,000 trees and will set 10000 more
this spring, among the stumps. We
cut the trees down, saw up what will
90 for lumber and burn the rest on the
ground. Then we plant the trees in
rows very regularly laid off, and hoe
and bush them thoroughly, going over
the ground about four times a season.
We are planting rough mountain land
from 1000 to 1900 feet above the sea
level. We bush with blades and mat
tocks, and we are very anxious to learn
what cheap chemical will kill stump,
and the best way and time to apply it,
as the cost of work would be much re-
duced If we did not have to take off SO
many sprouts from the big stumps. AS
we kill out the growth we use Golfer,
putting the land into corn or peas, and
Will thus eventually give all the or
chard cultivation with a plow am sat-
1shed that it is positive advantage
to leave the stumps; they carry the
moisture deep into the ground, help the
drainage and enrich the soil by decay.
You may have noticed that a young
tree planted by an old oak, hickory or
chestnut stump is the best tree in the
orchard. I have. At the same time
believe that the more cultivation given
to the new ground the better for the
trees. Some people fear that the worms
always found in decayed wood will at
tack the growing trees, but there is no
danger from that source, as the worm
which lives ON decayed wood Is of
different kind entirely from the worm
which attacks growing trees. You
might as well expect a dove to eat a
hawks food.
We have in Albemarle county some
orchards now in fine bearing raised on
above plan. I have been told of a
peach orchard, the returns from which
have In recent years run up to 1000
per annum, which was grown among
the stumps. I was talking last year
to man who has one of the largest
orchards in the state, and who had
spent q good deal of money in pulling
up stumps and getting the land abso-
lutely cleared, and he stated to me
that If he had to do it over again he
would leave the stumps, as he regarded
their advantages as outweighing their
disadvantages, and in addition the cost
Of the work Was tremendous He told
nae that it cost as much to fill up the
hole as it did to pull the stump, which
had not thought of.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
APPLES FOR THE COWS.
Much Milk or Greater Gain
in Healthy Flesh.

There is no better green food than ap-
pies for COWS, but, of course, 1t won't do
to let them have all they will eat at first,
as such a course will be sure to make
them sick; have known it to kill them.
Years ago I had a friend who owned a
cider mill and kept large number of
COWS. He was careful at first in letting
cows have but little pomace, but after
once accustomed to it heLet them run in
a field where all the pomace was drawn,
and the cows ate all they desired. They
gave q large quantity of milk and gained
much in flesh during the season. To feed
apples Or potatoes safely to cattle the
same may be fed by placing the COW in
stanchion, having a bar across over her
neck so as not to allow her to raise her
head up quite level with her body. What
causes them to choke is, when the
mouth is full they raise the head so high
that the round apples or potatoes roll
down their throat without being masti-
Gated. If to be fed out of doors two
stakes or posts may be set into the
ground and holes bored through them
for rod or pole, and feed placed In
a box SO the COW can reach it when
placed with neck between stakes. This
is very much easier than to take pains
to cut or mash the apples.-J. S. Wood
ward, in Rural New Yorker.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

The rapid mixer will get more milk
and leave the cow in better condition
than the slow mixer. The slow mixer
gets less milk, and dries up the cow.
Nervous COWS, like the Jerseys, are
sensitive to rough handling The
amount of butter produced Is materially
affected by the treatment they receive.
Experiments have been made in Ger
many showing that calves do better on
boiled than raw milk, and gained still
more in flesh if portion of salt was
added.
Put your farm-produce up attractive
ly and it will more than pay you. In
ferior quality attractively put up will
sell better than superior quality SLOW
emily put up.
Dehorn, dehorn, dehorn. Cows do
better with horns off, and there is no
danger. The best way is TO stop them
from growing on calves by rubbing
with caustic potash.
Good cows, good feed and good
separator will not make good butter
If you do not thoroughly understand
the art of butter-making. If you don't
know how, you can learn.-Midland
Farimer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
GOOD SUMMER DRINK.
3here Is Nothing More Refreshing
and nutritious Than Fresh
UutteRmi1k.

The hot season is at hand. Busy peo-
pie in hot weather frequently find them
selves faint and thirsty, scarcely know
ing what to eat and drink 1t may be
they have already drunk cold water free
ly, but it fails to satisfy. They will, per-
haps, resort to glass of beer and
sandwich, blindly stumbling around try
ing to find something to fill in the long
space between meals, says Medical Talk
for the Home.
Now, what these people want is a
glass of buttermilk This answers the
purpose of both food and drink. People
who have had breakfast at seven o'clock
during the hot weather, will find them
selves more or less hungry by 1920. In
stead Of taking lunch. Or getting glass
of beer, the very best thing in the world
is glass of buttermilk.
The acid of the buttermilk quenches
the thirst. The nutritive properties Of
the buttermilk make a f1rst-class lunch.
Ii nothing is taken with the buttermilk
it will agree with almost any stomach,
and as it contains all of the tissue salts
who take dinner at one o'clock will find
themselves wanting something again by
four or 4:30. Here is another chance
for a glass of buttermilk
Nervous people, thin-blooded people,
who have dyspepsia, had better give
buttermilk trial. Not too much should
be drunk at any one time, not more than
one glass 1t should be taken cold, slipped
slowly, and nothing should be taken
with it. 1t should be at least two hours
and a half after eating before the but
termilk is taken, and no other food
should be taken for about the same
length Of time. Those who prefer can
add teaspoonful of sugar to the glass
OF buttermill1. AS tonic and nutritive,
there is nothing better in the world.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25

mass, unsalted. as is all oriental butter,
is ready for the consumer.
There are few more interesting people,
In these days of rapid progress, than the
Persian nomad. His home is where
night overtakes him, and, he sleeps when
WEAKNESS suggests that he fall. Ordina
rily his roof is heavens starry dome,
but in case Of storms he crawls into the
shelter Of his little goatskin tent, where
a surprisingly large family can be made
comfortable.
The Persian, like the Moor, does not
encourage the establishment of prisons,
death being a quicker and less expensive
method of Furnishing criminals. Torture
in countless forms is so common sight
as to attract little attention, and when
death supervenes the body hes where it
falls until taken away by relatives
Chicago Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
The Variations in MIL

1t is difficult to educate dairymen into
the fact that both milk and cream yary
widely in fat contents, and that for no
reasons that can be given as satisfac-
tory, says Hoard's Dairyman. No cow
can be kept in such regular conditions
as to food, drink and surroundings>th that
the composition Of the milk will not
change from day to day and from hour
to hour. The action of the nervous sys-
tenn of the cow is beyond measurement
by any instrument possessed by the ex-
pertinent station, and until such instru-
ment is invented the reason why a cow
gives As per cent. milk Monday and 3.5
per cent. milk Tuesday will be beyond
explanation The men who buy sugar
beets trust nothing to the theory of av-
erages; they sample and analyze every
load of beets; the man who mines GOLD
also samples and analyses, but the man
who produces milk trusts to averages.
and only kicks when he finds his returns
sometimes below the point that he con-
SiderS proper
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
Book Case Curtains.

A pretty, durable curtain for a
bookcase or set of shelves is made Of
light brown burlap with trimmings
Of red The curtain is thrown over
a brass rod fastened to the top in
such way as to form deep lamb
requin at the top. The burlap is lined
throughout with turkey red. Red
felt is used for the border, top and
bottom, being feather-stitched to the
burlap,. with red worsted in clusters
Of six quite long stitches, the middle
one longest and the others graduated
toward each end. The clusters of
stitches are about an inch apart. This
makes an inexpensive and very effec-
tive curtain.-Atlanta Constitution.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
LEPERS IN BURMAH.
Fine Work Is Being Done for the
Victims Of the Dread Dis
ease There.

In Burmah one grows callous at the
several and CHASTITY sights, as one sees
leprosy in all it's worst forms stalk
ing rampant through the streets and
thoroughfar-s. Ascending the steps
of a pagoda you rub shoulders with
the victims; in the markets, on the
streets you jostle against them, and
yet you do not seem to feet the repug-
nance a stranger not used to such
sights would feel, says the London
Graphic.
Even we, with long experience of
Burmah, find much that is new and in
teresting in the golden city, once the
citadel of, the lord of the white ele-
plant and the golden throne. But
there is one sight, one institution, one
enduring memorial, for which we are
not indebted to the past. The "Ma-
nav Yaman," the Royal Garden, where
St. Johns Leper asylum is situated,
is the home Of many miserable crea-
lures to whom even parental doors are
closed; it is the home of the afflicted
and the despised, the home of hideous
sights and repulsive objects. Almost
all the countries of Europe are allied
in the work of mercy carried on at
this institution; priests and nursing
sisters, who have given up home and
friends to minister to these most mis-
cradle of creatures, are joined in their
labor of love.
"A visit to the asylum conveys a les
SOD Of self-denial that strikes one
speeches.. How dreadfully, meanly,
selfish one feels! 1t excites emotions
that cannot be imagined-they must
be felt. To us, to whom it has not
been given to understand such love,
the devotion that immolates life on
the altar of self-imposed duty seems
madness. What buoys US up in our
most difficult tasks and our hardest
struggles, the hope of success, is de-
MED to the worker in the cause of the
unclean leper. What hope is there of
cure following the patient labors
of the devoted attendant? What gain,
what profit, does he acquire? Some
such thought must assuredly pass
through the minds of the unfortunate
patients, for naught else can account
for the smile Of doglike love and af
lection that breaks over and transfig
ures for moment their otherwise dis
figured and hideous countenances as
they look upon the calm features of
their self-appointed attendants.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25

charming addition is a pelerine con-
sisting of green silk fringe, with a
fichu of hand-embroidered lawn. The
waist of this &oclz lis encircled by a
band of orange panne, which fabric, let
me tell you, though it does not sound
a summary fabric, is very favorite
one and runs taffeta very close in pop
ularity.
A dainty afternoon gown, which is
shown in an illustration, is made of
soft white chiffon printed family with
black spots of different sizes, and the
trimmings consist of graceful wreaths
of fine black Chantilly lace and inser-
tons of biege-colored guipure. The
folded waiStband is of emerald-geen
panne velvet, and bows Of the same ap-
pear under the brim of the hat, which
is trimmed with a wreath of pale pink
roses.
One of the many charming fete
gowns, suitable for race meetings and
other outdoor occasions, is shown in
an illustration. 1t is constructed with
the graceful flowing lines of the early
Victorian period. The long box plaits
are of the faintest opalescent blue
taffeta, and the Victorian cape collar is
OF a wonderful linen embroidery, err
HANGED by silken strappings applique
on fine Va1enciennes net The skfr.
has an entredeux above its plain wide
hem, which rises in high points be-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
LAND OF THE FREE.
EnEIand's Claim to That Distinction
as Coed rs That of Any
Other Country.

1t is fair question nowadays if Eng
land be not after all the true land of lib
erty. I believe it is the present fashion
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, in Atlantic.
Some estimate in terms of the domestic
problem, though England has one, too.
But Our household mechanism is more
complicated and more brittle than the
English, and the American housewife
is bowling into slavery beneath the
cooks and buffers, and city families are
fast being driven into hotels and board
ing-houses. Others estimate in terms
of other slaveries. One is the slavery to
publicity. England has spared more
refugees for privacy. The garden wall
more frequently rebuffs the street, and
the homes that count even the telephone
a nOXiOus intrusion of the outer world
are more the rule than the exception.
Again there Is the slavery to a some
thing we call opinion, but which is not
really the opinion Of the great public,
30 much as a congeries of various sets
of opiniens publicly set forth, each I'M
der the guarantee of some organization
or institution Public opinion has in
deed of late years yielded so largely to
the organizational form that it becomes
difficult to discover what public opinion
really IS. Every proposal for reform or
fer standing pat, every phase of view
or plan of procedure, must have it's
organization with pages of officers and
honorary councillors. One by one the
subjects concerning which public man
may with immunity from organization
al attack freely express himself are
withdrawn from the open field and
lodged behind entertainments. The re-
suit is, naturally, that for the tactful
statesman-and tact has of late years.
been forced high above para chief
stock in trade has become the cautious
list of taboos. / pray you, my promis-
ing young man, embroil yourself not in
the days Of thy youth with those various
combinations of initial letters which
are nowadays the powers that be: SO
speaks the voiee of carnal wisdom. This
is undoubtedly a land Of freedom and
free speech, but freedom Of speech
means that one is at perfect liberty
to express such of his convictions as he
dareS to-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
FOR SUMMER AFTERNOONS.
DEinty work with Which to Keen the
Fingers Busy at Odd
Intervals.

A new sofa pillow in ecru crash Is un-
usually cool looking yet easy to do,
says Good Housekeeping. This crash
Is put on plain without ruff1e or other
tufts and the upper surface is decorated
with round white cord about an eighth
Of an inch thick, brought to assume the
required curves, and then sewed on.
Another new pillow Is covered with a
new upholstering goods about the con-
sistency of very heavy madras, which
has a white background well covered
with Dresden design of conventional
lied flowers. AS the colors in the pat
tern are particularly fresh and sum-
merry, the cover is an ideal one for hot
weather cushion The material Is used
plain, without so much as a cord for
binding
Again the passion for white which
prevails this year, at least, has extend
ed itself to the summer cushion. White
Swiss covered pillows, such as were
used few years ago for baby exclu
sively, are now being made = larger
size, of cOurse-for the whole house.
The covers are made to be frequently re-
moved. Some Of these are embroidered
in white cotton, other in white floss. A
number, too, have applications of lace,
or the lace is inlet or inserted. These
covers of thin materials usually require
a ruff1e, which may, in it's turn, be EN-
broidered
The reign of embroidery which marks
this year has extended to practically ev-
erything that admits of the passage of
needle and thread. The panels of sum-
mer parasols are frequently trimmed
in this way, linen ones being especially
charming. Summer glove backs also
come in for similar treatment. The av-
erage needleworker can make an ordi-
nary pair look very smart in an idle
morning.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
Profitable Cover. Crops.

In seasons when the growth of vege-
tation has been retarded by long
drought, it is especially important to
SOW cover crops in the summer and fall
to supply the deficiency of vegetable
matter in the soil and to keep covering
on the ground in winter time. This
month and next is a good time to SOW
crimson clover or red clover in corn at
the las: working and in vine truck or
wherever 1t will grow. On ground rom
which early crops have been removed
cowpeas can be used for the purpose.
Turnips may be sown with clover and
furnish stock food Or sheep pasture. The
furnishing of late fall pasture by these
crops will save hay and other stored
fodder.-Farm Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
Pineapple Cream Jelly.

Put one ounce Of gelatine to soak with
a cup of cold water. Rub through sieve
half cup Of pineapple pulp. Add four
level tablespoonfuls of sugar and stir
over the fire, using wooden spoon un
til boiling hot. skim and add the soaked
gelatine and stir until dissolved; then
turn into basin to COOL Whip pint
of thick cream to a stiff, dry froth, and
when the pineapple mixture becomes
cold stir it, carefully into the cream,
gins 10 set turn into mold and set on
the ice to Washington Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
OIeo Maker. Are active.

The dairyman who thinks that the
oleo makers are going to stop coloring
oleo without making a vigorous at
tempt to ind a method that the law
will not forbid is very much mistaken.
says Hoards Dairyman. Ever since the
law was passed all the skill of some
of the best chemists in the country has
been at work on the question Of find
ing a natural color for oleo. At one
time palm oil seemed to furnish what
was wanted and color that the analyst
could not identify. But what one chem
list puts together another one can usu-
ally pull apart, and a method Of identi-
flying the palm oil color has been found.
and the successful manufacture Of col
ored untaxed oleo Il still In the die.
tance. --------
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-25
Educated Russians.

Every educated Russian knows three
languages besides his own. and many
of them four. Knowledge of the Eng
llsh, French and German languages is
considered necessary to culture. A
family having small children employ
two to four goverUesses. from whom
the children learn foreign tongues be-
fore they are taught the more difficult
Russian. This command of languages
makes possible the fact that Russians
have a better knowledge Of the world 8
affairs than any other people.-Educa-
tional Journal