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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-15
Wholesale Produce Prices.

Observation-Disclosures, Coo cwt; cab
bage, $3.50 cwt.; lettuce, zoe lb; rhu
barb, $1.00 crate, onions, soc doz.
spinach, Use crate; Walla Walla as
paragus, sc Id; radishes, soc; toma
toes, 1904 crate; strawberries, $3.50
Q3.50; cherries, $1.75@2; Walla Wal
la peas, sc lb; g-ooseberrIes, $1.75@1
crate; beets, 3Oc doz; new potatoes
1925 cwt.; California red onions, 2:
carrots, soc doz.
Oranges-$4.00@4.5O box; lemons
fancy, $4.75Q5 case; dried figs, 75G
soc; 10 Id box; figs in bulk, &c lb;
black figs, 10 Id package, soc; Fard
dates, 5000 Id; golden dates, 1860
Id; cranberries, SIS Dbl, IS crate; ba.
nanas, $2.75@3.50 bunch.
Flour-Local, $4@4.75 Dbl; Mime
sofa, $5.75@6 Dbl.
Butter and ~Eggs-Fresh ranch eggs,
current receipts, $3.50 case; fresh
ranch, selected, $3.50 case; best cream
cry butter, 22c Id; cheese, twins, 15c
Id; local ranch butter, 21c Id; Califor.
MIA butter, 22c Id.
Honey-$5.Z5Q S.5O; strained honey,
Sc lb.
Sugar-Granulated cane sugar, $5.55
per 100 lbs; beet sugar, 1855 per 100
lbs.
Coffee - Common package goods,
$16.25 per 100 lbs.
Seed-Alfalfa, $14 cwt; red clover,
1880 cwt; Kentucky bluegrass, $3.50
cwt; timothy, IS cwt; opion sets, SC
ID; white clover, tic.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-15
AC E,
letter.,
E C z E M A.,
|PS 0RIASIS,
SALT U N.

the different parts Oe portion is used for
the making of blood another for muscle HE ITCHING As ALMos UNBEARABLE
one for bone still another for fat and o on p%TsEs. Ny body broke on with rash or eruption
After thse different properties are * The MG especially at light ws am%yT s%. t.
from the food. there still remains w@d almost disappear at times only return w.
portion that is useless, or waste matter rams wihom benefit and hearing OFFS 81 S %eRsa
which is intended to b. disposed of through @1g%h ia fart rial and vas MeEpsaby delighted
the natural channels of bodily waste the Hbmh and pmpen from my body fhmm%m I~S
Liver Kidneys and Bowels. At this season oRnddHds 81 s. wh@ev"m opportunity G~Tn% doO
Of the year however thse organs become V
torpid, dull and sluggish, and fail to pefcrm this duty and these cumu1ahons remain In
the system and are absorbed by the blood to feunent and souri, producing burning acids and
aG1d humors TIL blood cannot properly nourshh TIL system while in this impure condition,
ad begns othrow Oft these acids through the pores and glands of the skim producing Acne,
Eczema, letter, Psoriasis Salt Rheuma d skin diseases OF very description.
ECZEMA appears usually with a slight redn@so of the skin, followed by pudules from
which there flows a sticky fluid thatdr lie and forms a crust and the itching is intense. It
is generally or the back, breast. arms legs and face though other parts of the body may be
afflicted. In TETTER the skin dries crack sand beedsy and is often very painful The acid
in the blood dries up the natural oils of the skin, causing dry, fevnsh, hardened condition
and givngt a1eathery appearance. ACNE makes isa appearance on the face in the form of
pmphs nd backheads and is particularly dsagreeabe because of its unSghty appear
a@, while PSORIASIS, a scly disease come sin patches on different parts of the body
One of the worst forms of skin diseases SALT RHEUE. 1t dschargesa watryf fluid form
ing sores and producing intense itching. The head and fen are the parts usually affected,
and sometimes the hair false m and mass of sores forms on tes scalp
These and all. skin diseases are de t the same cause-buning acds and humos In
the blood and until this vita fluid is ceansd and made pure they will continue The best
heatmen for all skin diseases is S S S., a remedy that is purely vegetable being made IN
tly from roots, herbs and bnks and acts directly on the blood with a cleansing, heing
fleet 1t neun1lest he acids and punfes the blood so that the skin, instead of ben0
bifered and burned by the fiery fluids is nourshed by supply of cooling, healthy blood
1t goes down into thec circulation and forces out every particle of waste or foreign matter,
builds up the blood and cures all skin Diseases promptly
- and PERMANENTLY S S S does not ayeh the east mar
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-15
WhoIesaIe Meal Prices.

Beef-Steers, dressed, 7Q8c ID;
COWS, dressed, 5@7Hc lb; mutton,
dressed, 1O@12Hc Id; pork, 8H@9c
ID; hams, 1870 Id; bacon, lac lb; lard,
10@11c lb; dry salt extras, 1OH Ollie
ID; dry salt backs, 11Ac 10; veal, fan
cy, small, TIC; veal, fancy, large, so
Sc lb.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-15

builds up the blood and cures all skin diseases promptly
and permanently. S. S. S.. does not leave the least par
ticle of the poison for future outbreaks, but entirely rids
the blood of the cause for all skin diseases.
S. S. S. tones up the system and regulates the
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels so that they will carry of
the natural waste and refuse matter through the proper
channels, instead of leaving it to be absorbed by the
the treatment of these troubles and for building up the
Sc on skin diseases and any medical advice you wish.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-15
Wholesale Feed Prices.

Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, SIC
OBS ton; white shorts, $21 ton; corn,
$1.35 cwt; cracked corn, $1.45 cwt;
timothy hay, $2O@22 ton; alfalfa, SIS
ton; rolled barley, S1.30 cwt; whole
oats, SLIGO cwt; chopped oats, $1.65
cwt; wheat, $1.20 cwt; red shorts, SIS.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
Wanted TO Make Sure.

An old negro went to the bank in
which he kept his hard earned saw
ings and asked the paying teller to
give him all the money he had de-
posted. He offered no explanation
Of his sudden desire to withdraw his
funds, and after vain argument with
him the teller counted out the bills
and delivered them to the old man.
He eyed the paper money a moment
and said:
"Kin git dat in silver, boss ?"
The teller assured him he could
and forthwith made the exchange.
The old negro retired to a neighbor-
ing desk, remained crouched over it
long time and then, to the teller's
great surprise, returned to the win
dow and gleefully thrust his money
back through the pigeonhole. Be-
fore he could speak the old man
said, grinning widely:
"Thanks, boss, you kin take it
back. I ies wanted t see eff it wuz
all there. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION
An instance In Which Forestfulness
Gave q Man Promotion.

One of the most distinguished
nayigators in the United States
navy some years ago was engaged in
his younger days as navigator on
one of the old fashioned sailing
ships of the navy, and atit was his
first billet he was very DESTROYS of
making q good impression. For the
first few days he took his reckonings
With the greatest care, but when the
ship had been out several days he
forgot to wind his chrononeter,
which kept Washington time. 1t
was impossible to make any calcula-
tons on the ships position. He did
not dare tell the commander of his
mishap, and SO he continued to take
the latitude of the sun every day in
the most serious manner and report
ed the ships position by dead reck-
onlng, a very uncertain operation.
Early one morning, when he
thought they must be near Barba-
dos, their first destination, he called
a yWhng sailor to him and said, "My
man, want you to go to the mast
head and look out for land, and
when you sight it do not call out
Land, hoP in the usual manner, but
come down quietly and tell me about
It," The sailor ran aloft, and when
at about seven bells, or half past II
o'clock, he saw a thin blue streak to
the southland he ran down from
aloft and reported it to the naviga-
tor. eco aloft and report land in
the usual manner at eight bells"
said the navigator. Hardly had the
sailor reached his perch when the
captain came on deck and, walking
to the navigator, said:
about what time shall we sight
Barbados, sir?"
"At precisely eight bells, sir" was
the answer.
what" cried the captain, "do
you pretend to be able to figure to
the minute the time we viii sight
landP Why, never saw navigator
who could figure within two hours,
and | have seen some good ones"
At that moment the bell struck
eight times, and the cry of "Land,
ho" rang out from the masthead.
The captain took the nayigator's
hand and said, "You, sir, are the
finest navigator afoat, and I shall
report your splendid work to the de-
partment." The captain kept his
word. He wrote to the navy depart
ment about the excellent work of
his navigator, which was the direct
cause of his rapid promotion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
The Elder. Taking Way.

Mrs. Ebony - OATS a perfectly
won'rful revival Eldah Black am
habbin' at Zion church. / heah he
hab converted youth husbsn'.
Mrs. Darkk-Dat's SO, Mrs. Eb-
ony. My husban' done got religion
turible. / nebber seen such re-
pentant sinnah. Eldah Black do
hsb de mos takin' way O putin
things. BE caught my good for
nothin' wufess ole husban' jes like
a fish on a hook.
Mrs. Ebony-What did de eldah
say to him?
Mrs. Darkk-De eldah tole him
dere was muffin ter do in hebben but
lay arown' an eat an de angels 'ud
furnish de chicken. - New York
Weekly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
innocent Of Plot.

In the time of William LII. Mr..
Trendenham, poet, was taken be-
fore the Earl of Nottingham on sus-
picion of having reasonable papers.
II am only poet" protested the
poor man, "and these pages are only
my roughly sketched play"
The earl, however, carefully look
ed over the papers in question be-
fore lberating the poet. Finally he
returned the sheets to the delighted
author.
81 have heard your statement"
said the earl gravely, "and I have
read your play. As I cannot find
the least trace Of plot in either the
one or the other you may 60 Free"
With this unfattering tribute to
his innocence the poet departed
with his plotless play.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
A "NoncossjhiIity."

A lawyer from Maine, big coun-
tryman, rawboned and red faced,
had gone to the south to build up
there practice. His mouth was ex-
traordinarily large. he had on the
witness stand q southern backwoods-
man. The witness had replied to
his question thu cit was a nonpos-
Eibiity."
Quoth the lawyer: "'A nonpossi-
bnity?' Now, viii you tell this
court and this jury here what you
mean by a nonpossibility? Give us
an example"
Witness-Well, l think it 'u'd be
a nonposEibility to make your mouf
emmy bigger widout setting your
years furder back.
OF course the dignity Of the court
was suspended.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
Dan Beard and Mark Twain,

When Dan Beard was about to
begin the illustration of "a Con-
necticut Yankee at King Arthur's
Court" he went to Mr.. Clemens for
suggestions.
Look here, Dan," said Mr.. Glenn
ems, If an editor should come to me
and ask me to write him a story and
should then sit down and tell me
how to write it I'd say, Col darn
yer, 60 and hire a typewriterP Now,
Dan, ITS your business to illustrate
that book, not mine" After a few
moments of reflection, however, he
looked up and said, with an affecta-
1on Of great solemnity: "Dan, 1
don't like to infict unnecessary suf-
lerng on you, but I viii venture to
make one suggestion. Please read
The book before you illustrate it."
Mr.. Beard adopted the sugges-
non, with the result that some time
lsater, In looking over the illustra-
uons of his works, Clemens said,
A great many men can make pic
lures for my books, but Dan Boards
me only man who can illustrate my
thoughts. Success.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
NarroWness,

1t is strange, very strange, to me
that many men should devote them
selves so exclusively to the study of
their own particular callings. 1t
seems as if they thought mind
must grow narrow before it can
come to a focus. We send our young
men abroad to enlarge and modify
their notions, but those who stay at
home shut themselves up with the
primers and catechisms Of their pro-
LESSONS Gntil they are stiffened into
machines for specific purposes. The
knowledge Of man who confines
himself to one object bears the same
relation to that of the liberal schol-
ar that the red or violet ray of a
prism does to the blended light of
sunbeam.-O. W. Holmes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
THEIR NOISE HORRORS.
Some Sounds Which Drive Psr.en.
Into a Frenzy.

SttN0 E0fAQn.
Into Frenzy.
IF you don't stop dropping those
scissors" said Mrs. Bissell Palmer
GROSSLY, Il shall be obliged to 90 out
of the room"
The seamstress looked at her in
surprise. ''Why, l didn't know YOU
were so irritable" she said.
Pm not irritable" said Mrs.
Palmer defantly, s'but there's one
noise can't stand, and that's the
dropping of scissors. / can't ex-
plain it, but it sets my nerves on
edge. You may sing at the top of
your lungs, bang the cutting board
or run the sewing machine at top
speed and / won't say word, but
begin to drop your scissors and I'm
in misery"
"And | feel the same way about
the sound of tearing cotton" said
her visiting neighbor. 81 remem-
Der how my mother used to tear cot
ton for sheets, and I'd stand it as
long as possible, and then I'd CRY.
| was ashamed to tell what was
crying for, but it seemed as if my
nerves were being split in two every
time l heard that tearing sound"
II have my particular nerve hor-
TOR, too" said the seamstress
thoughtfully, "and it's the rustling
OF newspapers. In the evening when
the family is gathered around the
lamp to read the evening news the
crack and crisp rustic of the papers
makes me cross as bear. I do not
mind SO much if there is some loud
er noise to mufle the rustic, so I al
ways sit near the dining room door,
where | can hear the maid rafting
the Dishes"
Il think nearly every one has his
or her particular noise horror" said
Mrs. Palmer. 'My chum will re-
fuse an invitation to the theater any
time if there is to be any shooting
in the play. She is not afraid of a
gun OF pistol, but she says the noise
OF the firing seems to crack her skull
and makes her feel as if she would
scream out. I have man friend
who will never 60 where there is a
peanut eating crowd. He declares
that the constant noise of cracking
peanuts all around him makes him
feel as If some one was sticking lit
tie needles all over him, and he is
miserable.
CDR. Palmer's particular noise tor
ment is the whistle. He doesn't
mind all sorts of bang and clang Of
cars and the rumble and roar Of
trucks outside his Office, but when
anybody whistles within his hearing
he goes to pieces" New York
Press,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
Go to the Flea. Thou Athletsl

AS an illustration of industry the
ant has, in compliance with the
Scriptural injunction, been held up
as a shining example to the slug
gard. As a proof of the saying that
practice makes perfect science offers
the flea in evidence. The fea's gait
is a hop. He never walks or can
tiers or runs. As a supreme result
of his long and persistent practice as
a hopper We are told he is now able
to hop 200 times his own length.
Ye boastful college athletes, to the
woods If the average broad jump
er among our athletes should achieve
the success of the ordinary flea he
would be able to jump about LOO
feet, while, as it is, he has never yet,
even with a running start, encom-
passed twenty-five feet. 600 to the
ant, thou sluggardw Go to the flea,
thou athlete -Four Track News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
SCOTCH HOSPITALITY.
How Country Gentleman Lived In
the Year 1929.


We have an interesting account of
hospitality in 1899, which gives a
good idea of the manner in which a
country gentleman Of the period
lived. Dinner and supper were
brought in by the servants with
their hats on, custom which is cor
roborated by Fynes Moryson, who,
writing in 1898, says that, being at
a knights house who had many
servants to attend him, they brought
in the meats with their heads cover
ed with blue caps. After washing
their hands in a basin they sat
down to dinner, and Sir James
Pringle said grace. The viands seem
ed to have been plentiful and excel
lent, "big pottage, long kale, bowe,
or white kale, which is cabbage;
'breoh sopps,' powdered beef, roast
and boiled mutton, a venison pie in
form of an egg, goose" Then they
had cheese, cut and uncut, and APP
pies. But the close of the feast was
the most curious thing about it.
The tablecloth was removed, and
on it were put "towel the whole
breadth of the table and half the
length Of it, basin and ever to
wash, then green carpet laid on,
then one cup Of beer set on the car
pet, then little long lawn serviter,
plated over the corner of the table,
and glass of hot water set down
also on the table; then be there
three boys to say grace, the first, the
thanksgiving; the second, the pater-
noster; the third, a prayer for
blessing to Gods church. The good
man Of the house, his parents, kins-
folk, and the whole company they
then do drink hot waters, so at sup
per, then to bed, the collation. which
Gs) a stoupe Of ale." The whole ac-
count, it must be said, is not very
Ineligible, and it must have been
somewhat formidable prelude to
the postprandial toddy. = Scottish
Review.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
Quite O Disappointment.

When the first shipment of frozen
eggs arrived in London from Aus
traia their extreme hardness sur
prised the brokers. One man, call
ing at a brokers' Office, was sur
prised to see him taking aim at a
wall with an egg.
"What the dickens are you at1"
he said.
But the broker let fly, the only re-
suit being a dent in the wall. The
thing being explained, the man left
with a couple of eggs in his pocket
to startle his wife.
Arriving home, he assembled the
family together and then banged an
egg at the new dado.
But the smile quickly faded off
his face. The egg had thawedl-
London Answers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
AN HONEST CHINAMAN.
He Followed Orders to Do as the
Colored Servant Did.

Whatever may be said about the
Chinese, one thing in their favor is
their honesty" said man who has
travelled. Il have been told that
one reason for this is because theft
is capital offense in China, and
that the average Chinaman is honest
because he has been taught from
youth Hp that If he steals he will
lose his head. / don't know wheth-
er this u true or not. However, if
you will talk to people who reside on
the Pacific slope and who are loud
est in their cries in favor Of the ex-
clusion of Chinese labor they will
tell you that as a class the Chinese
are honest. They work for mere
pittance and can live on almost
nothing, but they are not thieves.
Some years ago when l was in
California / was told story illustra-
tire of Chinese honesty. A citizen
OF Los Angeles had a negro cook in
his family. The negro had given
notice of his intention to give up
his place, and a Chinaman had been
employed to succeed him. The lady
of the house instructed the China
man to 60 to the kitchen and work
with the negro for a couple of days
in order to learn from him the meth
DDS followed in cooking in that par
ticular household. Now, john
said the lady to the Chinaman, Il
want you to do just what the negro
does and thus learn how we want
our work performed
Accepting this order, the China
man proceeded to his duties. A cou-
pie of days later the negro gave up
his place, and the Chinaman was
left alone in the kitchen. The lady
of the house did not 60 to the Htch-
en- until three days after the negro
had left. To her surprise she found
on one of the tables small pile of
-four, a pile of potatoes, a number
of slices Of raw ham and in fact
samples of everything in the food
line which had been eaten there for
the past several days. what in the
world does this mean, JohnY she
called out to the Celestial. 'Wellee,
you tellee me to do what Mcgee do.
Every morning Mcgee pour little
-four on table, den he pour out little
rice, den he keep out little ham.
Chinee must do what Mcgee do, you
say Then it dawned upon the lady
that before each meal the negro
cook had reserved a portion of the
uncooked food for himself and had
carried it away-had stolen it. The
Chinaman in literally obeying the
orders given him to do what the ne
gro did had also taken toll,' but,
unlike the negro, had neglected to
make way with his booty, but left it
on the table and before each meal
had added to the accumulation, thus
proving that while the yellow man
was good imitstor he was sorry
thief. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
Badly Affected.

Sprigg went to noted physician
to ask advice as to his health. In
pompous tones he addressed the doc
tor:
T-ah-have come to--ah-ask
you-ah-what-what is-ah-the
doosid mattah with me-ahw
81 find your heart is affected"
said the physician gravely.
"Oh-ah-anything else-ah?"
eyes; your lungs are affected too"
Anything ah-else-ah ?"
eyes; your manners are also af-
fected. "-London Standard.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19
SOME ODD CURES.
Superstition Led People to DO Queer
Things IN Former Times.

The superstitious people. Of me-
diaeval times had some very odd
remedies based upon superstition.
Among other absurdities Of igno-
rance it was held that chip from
the gallows on which several persons
had been hanged, worn in a bag
around the neck, was cure for
ague. A halter by which some crim-
inal had been hanged was bound
around the Temples as an infallible
cpre for headache. Isumors Of the
glands are said to be @driven away
by nine blows of dead mans hand,
while the hand of a man who had
been cut down from the gallows was
said to work similar wonders.
A ring made from coffin was
applied 3or the relief of cramps,
which were also said to be dispelled
by a rusty. sword hanging over the
patients head. If any one had the
toothache he was told to 90 and
drive nails into an oak tree, which,
it is true, would not kill the pain,
but was sure preventive against
future attack. A stone with a hole
IN it hung at the head of bed was
sure to cure nightmare, the cause
of that evil being thought to be
witches, who sat on the patients
chest; hence the pendant and stone
was called a "hag stone" The alag
stone" was used generally as safe
guard against all the Ills which are
ascTibed to impish interference.
It is astonishing 70 find many
such old practices-the relics Of
superstition and ignorance-still
kept up by people who ought to
know better. 1t ia, for instance,
custom to this day for people Of y
certain class to steal meat from the
butcher, rub 1t on warts and then
bury it, the warts being expected to
vanish as the process of decomposi-
ton sets in. Pricking a wart with a
pin till the blood came and then
throwing the pin away was also said
to drive warts away, the warts being
promptly transferred to the hands
of whoever picked up the pin. A
potato carried in the pocket is still
recommended for rheumatism, and
hundreds of like practices are in
vogue at the present day.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-04-19

In China physicians are treated
in precisely an opposite fashion
from the way we treat them. Each
family has its physician, whose
business it is to preserve the health
Of that family. AS long as health
reigns the physician receives a stat
ed amount Of pay, but from the hour
a member falls i'll the physicians
pay ceases and is not resumed until
the patients health is restored. Mas
sage is one of the principal forms of
treatment in China. It is used es-
pecially in cases of pain. The great
er the pain the more violent the
treatment. Oftentimes the physi-
clans, who are athletes, by the way,
will climb right up and kneel ON
the body of the patient and pull and
haul and beat the sufferer until the
cries for mercy exceed the groans
from the malady.