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COMMUNING WITH NATURE.
Laura Was Not Saddened by lb*
Beautiful Scenery—It Was
A Iius.
■_ Close beside the sparkling brook, whoso
UdP#^*—'¥ ftty waters danced merrily in the sun
M ht and rippled joyously over the golden
P- , f /nds, they sat in silence—George and Laura
g—drinking in the glorious beauty of the lus
#tic scene and communing with nature in one
M of her chosen shrines. Afar off in the west
f the sun seemed to linger on the rim of the
Ml horizon as if unwilling to shut out from his
If/ gaze the lovely landscape that glowed with
/'■f a softened1 and even melancholy radiance in
his departing beams, says Woman’s Home
Companion.
1/ A thrilling cry burst from the lips of the
beautiful girl. “George! George!” she al
most shrielied.
k “What is it, darling?” he asked, placing
his arm tenderly around her waist. “Has
the romantic, yet oppressive, loveliness of
the scenery saddened your spirit—”
“No, George!” she screamed, waving her
hands wildly and making a frantic jab at th<s
er back. “I think it’s some kind
As Revised.
)—I understand New
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biting that they compelled me to
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Added to this there was an annoying
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VE RY year we expect the
“Father of Waters” to get
on a rampage, anil he
never fails us. For some
weeks past he has been
at his work, and the pa
pers are still chronicling floods here
and there. We read of the breaking
of levees in Arkansas, of portions of
Tennessee being inundated, railroad
tracks in Mississippi under water,
an army of laborers in New Orleans
strengthening the levees that pro
tect that city. It may be of interest
to take a glance at the past pranks
of this river; in respect to commer
cial facilities the greatest river in
the world.
The following are the years of
greatest recorded floods: 1718; De
cember, 1733, to June, 1736; 1770,
1782, 1783, 1791, 1796, 1799, 1809, 1811,
1813, 1S15, 1816, 1S23, 1824, 1828, 1844,
1849, 1850, 1851, 1858, 1839, 1862, 1874,
1882, 1890, 1892-93, 1897.
In 1711 the French commander de
Bienville, was forced by the disas
trous flood of that year to give up
his plan for the establishment of a
settlement on the Mississippi. Many
levees were broken and great damage
done in the next recorded flood, the
one of 1735-36. The spring flood of
1811 was very disastrous, and the
one of 1838 the worst known up to
that lime. Between 1839 and 1862 the
water at Memphis rose the highest
ever recorded. The year 1890 was
marked by a most destructive flood,
the levees, the on-rushing waters ruin
plantations, fences, levees, drown
stock, cover lands with sand and de
bris; and often the rivers of mud and
fresh water that are hurled into the
bays and sounds of the delta, destroy
fishes, mollusks and other animal life.
In the flood of 1890, the water rushed
through a crevasse about 20 miles
above New Orleans, and formed a cur*
rent of 15 miles an hour. The destruc
tion it worked was terrible. The over
flow, joined by that from another
crevasse higher up, hurried eastward,
causing Lake Maurepas and Lake Pont
chartrain (000 square miles in area)
to add their portion to the work of
ruin. The waters continued eastward,
and on entering Mobile bay destroyed
for a time the fish industries of that
body of water.
A flood in the east would be consid
ered by the people living there quite as
startling as a volcanic eruption; but
every year the west expects such a
visitation. The affliction is not infre
quently attributed entirely to the Mis
sissippi levees, breaks in which allow
the waters to follow unusual courses
and overflow lands considered safe
from their wrath. The conditions,
however, differ greatly on the two sides
of the Appalachian mountains. The
western side has five times the area to
drain, and the immense basin from the
Appalachian to the Rockies must de
pend upon the Mississippi river for
outlet, the bed of which is comparative
ly small.
U .^, —:'<>v W**\. sw „ «|
IN THH FLOODED DISTRICT OF THE SOUTH.
and 1897 by one of the very worst
in the history of the Mississippi.
As a greater portion of the lands
along the Mississippi from Cape
Girardeau to the gulf are below high
water level of the river, yearly floods
in the south are accepted as a mat
ter of course; it is the unusual floods
.hat. receive wide attention. North
of Cairo the river rarely reaches a
dangerous height; St. Louis general
ly escapes, but Cairo, Memphis,
Vicksburg and Hatches suffer fre
quently. In 1884, at Cairo, the Mis
sissippi rose to 11.8 feet above the
danger line, and though this was the
crest, the river was in flood 65 days.
In 1890, at the same unfortunate
town, the waters remained above the
danger line from February 13 to
April 14; and iu 1893 the river at
Cairo stood at 9.3 above danger
line. The great flood of 1897 raged
from St. Louis to the gulf, and the
river continued in flood 59 days. The
horrors of that time are still fresh
in our minds.
Early in the eighteenth century the
French began the work of protecting
llie banks of the dreaded river. When
De la Tour, in 1718, laid out New Or
leans, his plans included the erection
of a levee on the river front of the
town. It was begun in 1720 and fin
ished seven years later. In 172S, the
planters along the way extended the
work, and by 1735 there were 12 miles
of levees below New Orleans and 30
above. When the United States pres
ently came into possession of the
Louisiana territory, the work was car
ried on very extensively; by 1828 the
operations had proceeded as far as
tiie mouth of the lied river, and 16
years later up to Napoleon, Ark. At
the breaking out of the civil war, Cairo,
111., had been reached; but there the
work stopped until after peace was de
clared.
The great flood of 1871 and the conse
quent havoc wrought, caused the ap
pointment of special commissioners
for the purpose of investigating the
best means for the general protection
of the Mississippi’s banks. Many
plans were proposed, different coun
tries in Europe visited for the study
of river improvements there, and
finally a report was presented favoring
the construction of jetties. Acontract
svas made with ('apt. James B. Eads
“to f oj'm and maintain for 30 years, iu
the South Pass (one of the three prin
cipal channels for the outflow of the
Mississippi into the gulf), a channel
30 feet deep and 350 feet wide.” The
work, which was begun in 1875 and fin
ished in 1879, proved very satisfactory
and was of the greatest benefit to
commerce.
When crevasses (breaks) occur in
The climate of the west is also unlikt
that of the east; in the territory of
the former there being a distinct wet
and dry season, not the uniform rain
fall of the latter region. The ruthless
cutting down of the western forests
has brought about rapid thaws, and
has caused the removal of the under
brush whose tangles used to prevent
the “surface rush” of the rains. The
impervious character of the soil, too,
has much to do with Viie western floods.
In the deforested west we get the ex
tremes; great floods, a parched land
As some one so well puts it: “From
the great tracks of recently reclaimed
‘marsh’ which, almost bordering upon
the great lakes, yet are drained intc
the headwaters of the Ohio tributaries,
down to little swales and ponds pock
eted in the southern hills—every
where, with ax, ditch and under-drain,
the dweller in the land has been fever
ishly busy exaggerating topographical
dangers, quickening the soil’s too great
tendency to shed the rains, heighten
ing the evil effects of the season’s in
equalities, until, in a region where the
annual rainfall is over 40 inches, an
adequate water supply the year round
is hard to obtain; and a city which sees
the river rioting through its streets
in early spring cannot find in the same
stream a sufficient volume of flow to
secure a supply of wholesome watel
for its citizens in the late summer.”
Yearly the government's work in
keeping a channel open becomes more
difficult, owing to the denuding of the
forest lands tributary to the Missis
sippi. In the deforested portions, the
soil is clay which, when shade is want
ing. quickly bakes in the heat of the
sun. The water, instead of sinking
into the soil, rushes over the hard
clay in torrents; or forms in shallow
lakes, soon to be evaporated.
Mr. Going, writing in the Engineer
ing Magazine, proposes a plan for the
prevention of floods in the main
streams by a system of dams and locks
for the control of the minor streams;
it being impossible to control a greai
stream after the floods in it have once
been allowed headway. This, in con
nection with reforestation, and a re
adjustment of the artificial drainage
system—wherein the water would ba
stored on the land instead of reckless
ly driven off—Mr. Going considers
would at least help solve the grave
problem of the spring floods in the
west. KATHERINE POPE.
The C> iiieal Cod^f r,
“E.-en the inanimate figures go tc
! prove that a rich man who lacks be
! nevolenee is badly off,” declared the
I Cynical Codger. “Take the dollai
j mark—$—for example; it’s neveranj
i good until it has something besid«
j it.”—Baltimore Herald.
\
DAN GROSVENGR SAYS:
—V
“Pe-ru-na is an Excellent Spring Catarrh
Remedy—I am as Well as Ever.”
lion. DaD. A. Grosvenor, Deputy Auditor for the War Department, in a letter
written from Washington, 1). C., says:
“ Allow me to express my gratitude to you for the benefit derived
from one bottle of Peruna. One week has brought wonderful changes
and l am now as well as ever. Besides being one of the very best
spring tonics it is an excellent catarrh remedy.”—
DAN. A. GROSVENOR.
In a recent letter he says:
“ / consider Peruna really more meritorious than I did when l
wrote you last. I receive numerous tetters from acquaintances ell
over the country asking me if my certificate is genuine. I invariably
answer, yes.”—Dan. A. Grosvenor.
A County Commissioner’s Letter.
Hon. John Williams, County Commis
sioner,of 517 West Second street, Duluth,
Minn., says the following in regard to
Peruna:
“ As a remedy for catarrh I can cheer
fully recommend Peruna. I know what
it is to suiter from that terrible disease
and I feel that it is my duty to speak a
good word for the tome that brought me
immediate relief. I’eruna cured me of a
bad case of catarrh and I know it will
cure any other sufferer from that dis
ease.”—John Williams.
A ('oJi^reiMmun’R Letter.
Hon. H. W. Ogden, Congressman from
Louisiana, in a letter written at Wash
ington, D. C., says the following of Pe
runa, the national catarrh remedy:
All Servants Alike.
Towne—I could never understand why
political officeholders are called public
tservauts.
Browne—Why not?
“Because they’re really our bosses.”
“Well? I guess you never kept house, did
you?”—Philadelphia Press.
The old gentleman steadily regarded him.
“Well,” he said, “It is evident that my
daughter did not pick you out for your peri
sonal attractions. Hence 1 must conclude
that you have some practical points that are
of value. Take her, my boy, she's yours.”—
Cleveland Plain Healer.
FaitlilUnu Vouue Man.
The most fastidious man in Missouri 1>M
been found on a farm a few mites south of
Nevada. One day tracks that had been made
by bare feet were found on what is known
as the Autenrieth road. It has been learned
that they were made by a young man living
in the neighborhood who had had his shoes
nicely shined and was carrying them under
his arm to keep them from getting muddy.—
Kansas City Journal.
If a woman ever turns a deaf ear to her
mirror telling her she is beautiful, it is
probably to seeif she doesn’t look still better
in profile.—Puck.
-~r.7i.
A Jasper countj^L^rlrmer paid a high
tribute to the lirfrary talents of a Carthage
rtyd e.'tate a gen If t he other day. He decided
toT'dJ hi. p!acc/arid got a real estate agent to
writ, he notice. When I he agent read the
notice *.<*kifn he said: “Head that again.”
After the second reading he said: “I believe
I’ll not sell. I've been looking for a place
of that kind all my life and didn’t know I
had it until you described it to me."-—Md
waukee News.
Success is sweet: the sweeter if long de
layed and attained through manifold strug
gles and defeats.—A. Bronson Alcolt.
••I can conscientiously recommend
your Paruna as a tine tonic and all
around good medicine to those who
are In need of a catarrh remedy. It
has been commended to me by people
who have used It, as a remedy par
ticularly effective In itie cure of ca
tarrh. For those who need a good
catarrh medicine / know of nothing
better.”— H. W. Ogden.
XV. E. Griffith, Concan, Texas, writes:
“I suffered with chronic catarrh for
many years. I took Pertina and it com
pletely cured me. I think Perunaisthe
best medicine in the world for catarrh.
My general health is much improved by
its use, as I am much stronger than £
have been for years."—W. E. Griffith.
A Congressman'* Letter.
Congressman II. Bowen, Rusk in, Taze
well county, Va., writes:
••I can cheerfully recommend your
valuable remedy, Peruna, to any one
who is suffering with catarrh, and who
is in need of a permanentandeffective
cure. ”—H. Ho wen.
Mr. Fred. I). Scott, Larne, Ohio, Right
Guard of Hiram Foot Ball Team, writes:
“Asa specific for lung trouble I place
Peruna at the head. I have used it my
self for colds and catarrh of the bowel*
and it is asplendid remedy. It restores ,
vitality, increases bodily strength and
makes a sick person well in a short time.
I give Peruna my hearty indorsement.”
—Fred. D. Scott.
Gen. Ira C. Abbott, 900 M street,N. W.,
Washington. D. C., writes :
“ I am fully convinced that your rem
edy is an excellent ton ic. Many of my
friends have used it with the most ben
eficial results for coughs, colds and ca
tarrhal trouble."—Ira C. Abbott.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reser
voir Council No. 168, Northwestern Le
gion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
writes from 12535 Polk street, N. E.:
“ I have been
troubled all my
life with catarrh
in my head. I
took Peruna for
about three
months, and
now think I am
permanently
cured. I believe
that for catarrh
in all its forms
Peruna is the
medicine of the
age. It cures
when all other
remedies fail. I
can heartily recommend Peruna as a
catarrh remedy.”—Mrs. Elmer Fleming.
Treat Catarrh In Spring.
The spring is the time to treat, catarrh.
Cold, wet winter weather often retards
a cure of catarrh. If a course of Peruna
is taken during the early spring months
the cure will be prompt and permanent.
There can he no failures if Peruna is
taken intelligently during the favorable
weather of spring.
As a systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
eradicates catarrh from the system
wherever it may be located. It cures
catarrh of the stomach or bowels with
ttie suraa certainty as catarrh of the
head.
If you do not derive prompt, and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Oliiv,
One of the essentials of the happy homes of to-day is a fund of
information as to right living and the best methods of promoting
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recreation, of enjoyment and of effort may be made to contribute
to that end and are of not less value than the using of the most
wholesome foods and the selecting of the best medicinal agents
when needed. With the well-informed, medicinal agents are used
only when nature needs assistance and while the importance of
cleansing the system effectually, when bilious or constipated, has
long been known, yet until within recent years it was necessary
to resort to oils, salts, extracts of roots, barks and other cathartics
which were found to be objectionable and to call for constantly
in/'rnn o<x/1 niianfiflAQ
I Then physicians having learned that the most excellent laxative
A and carminative principles were to be found in certain plants,
I principally in the leaves, the California Fig Syrup Co. discovered
a method of obtaining such principles in their purest condition and
of presenting them with pleasant and refreshing liquids in the form
most acceptable to the system and the remedy became known as—
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because of their agreeable taste.
This excellent remedy is now rapidly coming into universal use as the
I best of family laxatives, because it is simple and wholesome and cleanses
A and sweetens the system effectually without disturbing the natural
functions and without unpleasant after effects and its use may be discon
|| tinned when it is no longer required.
All who would enjoy good health and its blessings should remember
that it is the one remedy which physicians and parents well-informed
1 approve and recommend and use and which they and their little ones
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beneficial effects.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all reliable druggists, at the regular price
U of fifty cents per bottle, in original packages only, having the name of
the remedy—Syrup of Figs—and the full name of the Company—
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