AGRICULTURE.
WHAT AN JEUG IS. —To the reflective
mind the egg constitutes one of the
greatest marvels of nature. At first
view it would seem that it is an especial
characteristic of birds; but when we
observe that fishes, so different from
birds in their organization and their
mode ot life, have also eggs, we see
that it must be the same in one sense
with all kinds of animals. A pullet's
egg is a very small germ, possessing at
tirst only the most essential organs for
the actual sustenance of its existence,
and the gradual development of its
other parts inclosed iu a box, with its
provisions for t he time it must actually
remain in seclusion. The animal is the
little whitish circle remarked in the
membrane which envelops t.ie mass ot
the yolk. The house destiued to pro
tect the young animal until it has ae
acquired all of its own organs, and all
the necessary strength, and yet allow
the air and heat to penetrate, is the
shell. Ilence, the size of the eggs ot
animals is, not necessarily proportioned
to the size of the animals to which they
belong. All animals, what.ver they
may be—from the elephaut t>> ihe hum
ming-bird—are at the moment when
they begin v o feci the principle of life
nearly of the same size. That which
varies in the provision of nourishment
they require. The crocodile, destined
to attain coilossial dimensions, can take
care of himself very well in the liver
where he WAS born when he has attain
ed the size of a ! '/z rd ; so nature places
in the box where lie is confined food
sufficient to enable hiin to reach that
size. The same with fishes; there are
sono enormous ones which had only
\ey small eggs, because, howeva - di
miuutive they may he on leaving their
envelope, they can already obtain their
own living iu the TOIOIN of the river or
ocean.
STARTING PLANTS EARLY.— A writer
on gardening gives the following hints
on starting tender seeds, such as toma
toes, squashes, melons and the like:
"It is desirable in transplanting not to
check the growth by disturbing the
roots. A good way to avoid tills is to
scrape out turnips, fill them with good
soil, and plaut in two or three seeds,
setting them In a warm, light place,
and keeping them moist. When tie
weather is suitable, place these out in
the garden at the proper deoth. The
turnip will decay and the plant will
thrive unchecked improperly cared for.
Do not use pjtdt* e< instead of turnips.'
Another method is to use squares of
sod, say six inehes wide, from good
mellow soil, turn them bottom up.
and put such seed as squash, melon
or sweet corn, and treat them in the
same way, not putting out till the
weather is quite warm, and then pro
tecting against bugs. For more deli
cate plauts, flowers, etc., make little
square paper boxes out of thin writing
uaper or thick newspaj er, merely fold
lng theui at the corners as you would
the paper in covering a book an 1 tack
ing them with a needle and thread;
mate them about three inches square
and two deep. Fill with good soil;
start the seeds and put theui out at the
proper time, boxes and all, without
disturbing the roots. If you fear the
paper is too strong for the roots to
peuetrate, cut carefully on the bottom
of the box the shape of a eross and all
will be well.
BULBS. —In those parts of Holland
where bulb culture is practised, the
routine is generally as follows: The
first year the soil is broken up and dug
to a depth of from five to six inches, a
heavy dressing of cow manure being
applied, and a crop of potatoes taken,
alter which the bulbs are planted in
the autumn, and the beds remain cov
ered with reeds until May. The sec
ond year's culture consists in collect
ing the buds about midsummer, aud
tlieu grass seeds are sown to prevent
the light oil from drifting, while in
the autumn the bulbs of different kinds
aie sown on the greei-Jsward.
EARLY LAYING IN PULLETS. —'There is
nothing that will so increase the early
laying of pullets as to be fed with raw
bones pounded in pieces of proper size.
It strengthens them and prevents leg
weakness, which is otten seen iu cock
erels. But lor chickens intended for
exhibition we would not recommend
its use, lor it is conceded that growth
ceases when the pullet commences to
lay. In these bone dust will be found
to answer better, as it does not have the
same effect on their tendency to lay.
UAULLING OUT MANURE. —WhiIe the
ground is hard or covered with snow,
the manure heaps can be hauled to the
Ilelds with the least trouble. Those
who have proiited by our hints for the
past few months, will have the manure
In good condition for hauling odt now ;
others will have it lying uround loose
and unworktd, and consequently use
less for some time yet.
LITTER FOB STOCK.— If the litter for
stock is cut into three-inch lengths, or
even smaller, it will hold more moist
ure, will make better and liner manure
and will keep the animals cleaner than
long litter. The gain in the quantity
of the manure, in one ytar, the aving
in time in the handling, and increased
effectiveness of it, will pay good inter
est on the cost of a wind-mill, and a
fodder-cutter, to do the cutting.
THE MERINO.— It is stated that the
common sheep In Germany grow from
6,000 to 5,500 wool-hairs to the square
Inch, while the pure bred Merino siieep,
that are used in improving them by
crossing, have from 40,000 to 48,000
wool-hairs to the square inch. The
cross-bred sheep when a pure Merino
ram has been used 011 one side of the
ancestral life, have but 27,000 wool
hairs to the square inch.
FATTENING STOCK.— An English
farmer, very successful during two
years in fattening cattle or sheep, sup
plied a ration made as follows: Eight
bushels of coru soaked in ten pails of
water two days, them simmer for an
hour; afterwards mix with fourteen
pounds coarse, cheap sugar, and coin
mingle with cut hay, straw or other
lodder.
CAKE OF HORSES, —Horses hate soli
tude, and are made savage by being
kept alone. Goats ought always to be
kept in large stables, because they will
lace tire, and horses will follow them
out, though they would not go by them
selves.
Harks of Approbation.
In tbe shape of increasing demand* for Hos
tetters Stomach Bitters are constant y reach
ing its propr etors. The mining and agricul
tural populations of tlie far west are particu
larly alive to ite merits, for it possesses the
very qualities wh ch emigrants to those re
mote districts require. It protects them from
ma aria, it fort fies them agains] the injurious
* n* B frequently proceed from a mode
of life fraufcht with hardships. and it has an
ui impeachable record forth roughue*s. Trav
elers to foreign countries manners, and those
generally who ive an out-door life, will find
that its protective and brae ng properties have
not been exaggerated by the manv who have
borne favorable witness in its behalf. A rock
JS no firmer on its base than this medlclue in
U> confidence of our people.
DOMESTIC.
To COLOR COTTON GOODS. —First to
prepare the water tor coloring for all
dyes; take tour pails of water; add one
quart wheat brau; tie the bran loosely
in a thin coarse bag; before heating
squeeze the bran until the water Is
white; boil and takeoff the ecu in. Dove
and slate colors are all made by boiling
in iron a cupful of good black tea with
a teaspoonful of copperas, and sufficient
water to cover the goods; dilute this
until you get the desired shade. About
three shades of any color look well
blended together. Salmon is made by
boiling annatto iu soap-suds. A good
green is obtained by taking vol low
cloth and dipping it into blue dye. All
dying should be done the same day, us
many things can be used for different
shades anil colors. For a good black,
to each pound of goods, take one of blue
vitriol, one of copperas dissolved in
sufficient water to cover the goods; boil
an hour; take two ounces extract ol
logwood and boil one hour; put iu the
goods, stirring and lifting often ; then
add a strong solution of common sail
made boiling hot; let them remain tif
teen minutes, then rinse in several clear
waters. A handsome brown is obtain
ed by steeping black walnut or butter
nut shucks until all the color is extract
ed; put iu the goods until ot the re
quired shade; rinse in ng soapsuds.
Aniline must be dissolved in alcohol,
strained off in sufficient water to cover
the goods, lifting constantly and keep
ing it quite hot; rinse in alum water;
dry iu the shade.
FOR AN IRRITATED THROAT, Cough or
Cold, " Broicn's Bronchial Troches" are
offered with the fullest confidence in
their efficacy. They maintain the good
reputation they have justly acquired.
KKEI* THE STABLE CLEAN. —We need
to impress upon all dairymen some idea
of what is necessarily classed under
the head of cleanliness In the dairy.
The stabje must be clean—lree from
manure and all offensive odorous mat
ter, and enough sawdust, dry dirt,
plaster, or effective absorbent and de
odorizer used to remove all disagree
able smells. The stable must be well
ventilated, and the cows have plenty
of Iresh, pure air to breathe. This
must be in summer or winter, as foul
air, as well as foul food, will taint the
whole system ot the cow. Air, food
and drink must be pure, and the sur
roundings clean and sweet. If this is
not the condition under which the cow
is kept, then there is not sufficient
cleanliness in this part of the dairy.
Verv seldom do we see a stable that
even approximates this degree of clean
liness. Yet this is indispensible, a>
surely as the milk is made of, and flav
ored by what the cow eats, drinks and
inhales.
PREPARING FOR THE GARDEN. —If ma
nure has not been spread upon the lawn,
it can be done in March, but it should
be well rotted and entirely trie from
w. e 1 iOjd-. Make all the 11 ins for new
paths, drives, flower-beds, etc., and if
these are to be of much extent, draw up
a plan or map of the grounds as a guide
in the work. Cannas and other large
roots stored in the cellar will need at
tention, and all decaying parts removed.
The seeds for choice annuals should be
selected, and for early growth uiay be
started in window boxes.
No poisonous drugs enter into tha
composition of Carboline, a deodorized
extract of petroleum, the natural hair
restorer and dressing as now improved
and perfected. It is the perfection of
the chemist's art, and will, beyond a
peradventure, restore the hair on bald
Weads.
FAVORITE MEAT I'lE. —Take eold roast
beef or roast meat of any kind, slice it
thin, cut it rather small, lay it, wet
with gravy, and sufficiently peppered
and salted, in a meat pie dish. It liked,
a small onion may be chopped line and
sprinkled over it. Over the meat pour
a couple of stewed tomatoes, a little
more pepper, and a thick layer of mash
ed potatoes. Bake slowly in a moder
ate oven till the top is a light brown.
WHIPPED CREAM. —Take one pint of
very thick cream, sweeten it with
very line sugar and orange flower
water ; boil it, Beatthewhi.es ot ten
eggs with a little cold cream, strain it,
add when the cream is upon the boil,
pour in the eggs, stirring it well till it
conies to a thick curd; then take it up
and strain itagaia through a hair sieve.
Beat, it well with a spoon till it is cold,
then place it in a dish in which you
wish to serve it.
BEEF ROLLS.— The remains of cold
roast or boiled Le.f, seasoning to taste
of salt, pepper and minced herbs, puff
paste. Mince th<* beef tolerably line,
with a small aw u it of its own fat; add
a seasoning of pepper and sa';t and
chopped herbs: put ihe whole into a
roll of putt' paste and bake for half an
hour, or rather longer, should the roll
be very large. Beef patties may be
made of cold meat by mincing and sea
soning beef as directed above and bak
ing in a rich puff" paste in patty tins.
GRAFTlNG. —Grafting can be continu
ed till the buds of the trees are nearly
pushed into leaf. Sometimes, from a
pressure of other work, soine valuable
scions have been left 011 hand too late
to work. It may be interesting to know
that if such scions are put into the
ground, much the same as if they were
cuttings, they will keep good for six
weeks or two month?, by which time
the bark will run freely, when the
set m n;ay be treated as buds, and w 11
succeed just as well as buds taken lrom
young summer shoots.
THE Improved Rifln offered for sale
by the Chichester Rifle Co., of Jersey
City, N. J., at the low price of SU.SO
of which our agent has examined,
is without doubt the best bargain in
Fire-arms ever presented to the public.
They are handsomely made and cannot
fail to give satisfaction, being very
accurate for either sporting or target
purposes. Any of our readers requir
ing a reliable gun cannot do better than
wcure a Chichester.
A puzzle to scientists is the remarka
ble persistence of certain odors.
More than 1,000 years ago the mortar
used in the construction of the Mosque
of St. Soph a, in Coi staminople, was
charged with musk, the perfume of
,T hich permeates the building to this
day.
Ditaiice ail Competitors
The dairyman who uses Gilt-Edge
Butter Maker will increase his product
G per cent., improve its quality 20 per
cent, and distance all competitors who
do not use it. 25 cents' worth of the
powder will increase product and
market value of same $3.00. Can you
make a better investment? bold by
grocers, druggists and general store
keepers. bend stamp for "Hints to
Butter-Makers." Address, Butter Im
provement Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
WIT AND HUMOR.
"IT'S astonlshin'," remarked the old
forty-niner, as lie nodded over Ids glass,
"it's astonlshin' what a coward man is
at home—a reg'lar erawllu' sneak, by
Jove! I've travelled a good bit and
held up my end in most o' the camps
on t lie coast si nee '4l. I've'got Muee
bullets inside o' me. I've shot an' been
shot at, an' never heard nobody say I
hadn't as good grit as most tellers that's
goin'. But at home I'm a cayoto. A torn
I'd let the woman know that her hot
biscuit wasn't A 1 when it's like stiff
amalgam, I'd till myself as full as a re
tort. I've done it lots of times. Most
of my teeth is gone from tuggin' on
beefsteaks that the old woman fried.
D'ye think 1 roar out when 1 go over a
chair in the dark? No, sir. While I'm
rubbiu'uiv sliiusan'kcepiu' hack the
tears, I'm likewise sweatln' fur fear tne
old woinan has been woke up by the
upset. 1 didn't use to he so," sighed
the poor fellow, thoughtfully rubbing
his shining scalp. "When we tirst
hitched I thought 1 was the superin
tendent ; but alter a year or two of
urgyin' the pint I settled down to shov
in* the ear at low wages. 1 kin lick
any man o' my age an' size," cried tho
old gentleman, banging the saloon
table with his wrinkled list; "I'll shoot,
stand up or rough-an'-tumble for coin,
but when 1 hung my baton tlie peg in
the hall an' take off muddy boots, an'
hear tiie old woman ask It that's me, 1
t"lI vou the starch eouies right out o'
me."
AN inhabitant of a suburban town,
after spending a convivial evening, w as
Mseovered among the carrots and cah
b g'S of his hunib e garden, wrappi d in
slumber. "Well, Bill" said an admir
ing friend, as he shook the prostrate
youth, "what are you doing out here?"
"Watching for a hen that stole her
nest," was the sententious answer.
"But what are your eyes shut for,
Bill?" "Don't want the old hen to
see me," gruffly replied the sleeping
philosopher.
WK could no more be without Dub
bins' Electric Soap,(made by Cragin A
Co., Philadelphia,) in our family than
without a stove. It is pure, and does
its own work without the main strength
of the washwoman. Try tl.
THE optic of the old man swung
loosely on its axisas he glared upon the
trembling youth who askea him for the
hand of his daughter. "Ob. do not ca*t
tue off!" n.oaned the love-<trlcken sui
tor. "Whydo you think I'll east you
ott'?" inquired the stern parent. "Bo
ut use—because —l think 1 s<*e the cast
in your eye," sighed the sufferer. Then
the old man cast him out of the back
window.
ON his return from India, Brown N"
asked how be liked tij,e.--lianting. 'it
i very good sport as loug as you hunt
the tiger,"he replied; "but if, hard
pressed, he sometimes takes it into his
to huut you, then it has its draw
backs."
CONSCIENTIOUS Greek prolessor, re
monstrating with Sophomore tor creat
ing disturbance in the classroom, lays
his hand insinuatingly upon the refrac
tory one's shoulder, and says: "My
dtur young man, the devil has hold up
on you!"
WE are astonished at the endeavors ol
parties to intioduce new remedies lor
coughs and kindred complaints when
they should know that the people will
have Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup aud noth
ing else.
BABY, looking over her father's
album in Vienna, sees the picture of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, '"lie
doesn't look so youngasvon said, papa,
Count Andrassv." "So\oungl"' "Yes.
Didn't you say he wasu't sure of his
majority V
MADAME V has a passion for al
ways dressing her daughter iu clothes
that are a great deal too large for her,
on the ground that she is still growing.
' Mv dear,'' said she, "you can't put
on that diess. It Is worn out." "What*
a pity! It was just beginning to fit me. '
THE cactus plant will take root on a
stcne window-sill and be nourished
with the promise of rain. Men who
make a living by writing, consequent
ly, have a sympathetic interest in the
cactus.
11^™";-"""' ,h0 bloo <' becomet
1 feless and stagnant, either from
change of weather or of climate, want
Of exercise, irregular diet, or from any
other cause, the VKGETINK will renew
the blood carry off The putrid humors,
cleanse the stomach, regulate the
J>owels, and impart a tone of vigor to
the whole body.
THERE is to be a show of felines in
Boston and it is proposed to take the
whole cat egory ai d kit-In. Lovers of
the mews-cs will doubtless be enter
tained.
To be happy, the passions must be
cheerful ami gay, not gloomy and mel
ancholy. A propensity to hope and
joy is real riches; one to fear and sor
row, real poverty.
THOSE passionate persons who carry
their heart in their mouth are rather to
be pitied than feared; their threaten
ing* serving no other purpose than to
forearm him that is threatened.
"WJJAT are stunip-speakers?" was
asked oi tlie smart boy at the Head of
tho class. "Men who earn their living
by the sweat of their tongue," was the
prompt reply.
XEVER trample on another's feelings
if those feelings are in the boots In the
shape of corns, especially if another is
bigger than you are.
ADVICE OF AN OLD FRIEND. —The
baby would be always bright and
cheerful if an occasional dose of Dr.
Bull's Baby Syrup were administered.
T*E man who invents a successful
itch ointment should have an niche in
the tern pie of fame.
AMONG Whitehall butthers meat
passes as currency. Legal tender
steaks are at par.
< DON'T run on an errand, little boy—
you might injure it with the nails in
your boots.
BURNING up a watering place is the
1 test parodoxical leal of tlie "lire
fljnd."
AFFECTION OK TUB IIVEK, BILIOUS DISOR ER9,
Blck Headache. & •.. are thoroughly cuied by Dr.
JayDe's Sanative Pills. Acting as a gentral laxa
tive, they remove ail Irritating aua fecal mat
ter from the bowels, gradually ch rnge the
vitiated secretions of the sto;na h ana liver
and restore these organs to a healthy condition.
New York Ufa Insurance Compaunjr.
An old merchant whose business ex
periences and observations extend over
a period exceeding halt a century, is
authority for the assertion that"money
made by speculation is nearly invari
ably lost in the same way, and that all
great and lasting commercial success *s
have been achieved by steady adher
ence to legitimate methods and six per
cent, interest." The general policy of
the New York Life Insurance Company
would seem to have been tashloned
after some such ultra-conservative but
prosaic model, for this ancient corpora
tion claims to hold rigidly to accepted
methods and beaten paths. One happy
result of this careful policy is observed
in its exemption from vicissitudes, 'l'ho
entire accumulations were, In 1573,
twenty-four millions, and the surplus
less than tiiree and a half millions of
dollars; these figures are at the end of
seven years, the worst ever known in
the history of life insurance, respec
tively thirty-nine millions and seven
millions, and ever since that date the
receipts for interest alone have exceed
ed the amount ot death claims. There
were issued during the past year live
thousand live hundred and twenty-lour
policies, insuring something more than
seventeen millions of dollars. This
number and amouut could, no doubt,
have been exceeded had the company
been willing to incur additional ex
pense. The object seems to have been
to keep the amount at risk up to the
usual uiark at $127,500,000, and enable
the company to hold its own until a
better asm ranee of a general business
revival encouraged afu 11 her expansion,
tor this company's especially is safety
uot display.
Substitute for Calomel. —Sulphate of
manganese is now being iiitrodueed a*
a substitute for mercury in the varioi •
billions troubles. In jaundice, hepa
tic dropsy and hypochondriasis it Is
stated to have produced most remarka
ble results, and in hemorrhoids and in
congestion of the fauces and bronchitis
It is proved no less eflleacinus. Anae
mic patient*, who cam o take any of the
preparations of iron, are enabled to take
iron with two to five grains of sulphate
of manganese. It is found prefeiahle
to administer the manganese in ten
grains to a scruple dose in a glass °f
water, adding a little citrate of mag
nesia to cause effervescence. By these
doses large bilious dejections are pro
duced. llalfa drachm is said to be the
utmost dose ever necesary, ten grains
being usually quite sulllcient.
Consumption Cured.
AN old physician, retired from prac
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con
sumptiou, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and ail Throat and Lung Affections,
also a positive and radical cure lor Ner
vous Debility and ail Nervous Com
plaints, after having tested its wonder
ful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt it his duty to make it
knew to ids suffering fellows. Actu
ated by tiiis motive and a desire to re
lieve human suflering. 1 will send free
of charge to all who desire it, this re
eipe, in German, French, or English,
with full directions lor preparing and
using. Sent by mail by addlesslng
with stamp, naming this paper, W. W.
"*NKKA R. Powers' Block, Rochester,
yew York.
Few persons are aware that most pow
erful telescope in existence is not the
gig tntic reflector of Lord Rose, with
a mirror six feet in diameter. The re: 1
power of a telescope consists in aceura e
definition, in which tills great instri -
ment lias been surpassed by several
smaller ones. The flnest telescope in
tiie world has undoubtedly been the
twenty-six-inch refract >r of the Unit* d
Slates Naval Observatory at Wa-.li n -
ton ; but a reflector, with a mirror thii
ty-seven and oi e half Indies in diaine-
Hr, lias just been completed by Mr. A.
A. Common, ot England, which is ex
pected l>om the results of tests thus
fir applied to excel the American iu
s.rument in power.
A German apiarist applies electricity
to the handling of bees. The insects
are stunned by the passage of the elec
tric current through the swarm, and
remain motionless lor a quarter of an
hour or more. No injury to the bees
results.
YKLLOW FEVKR. —The engineers ol
the Central Railroad of Georgia say :
"Though exposed to the worst mias
matic inflilences of the Yellow Fever,
by uoitig in and coming outof Savannah
at different hours of the nignt, and also
in spending entire nights in the city
during the prevalence of the Yellow
Fever epidemic oi 1870, witli but the sin
gle exception of one of us (who was tak
en sick, but speedily recovered) we con
tinued in our usual good health —a cir
cumstance we can account lor in no
other way but by the effect, under
Providence, of the habitual \ud con
tinued use of Simmons' Liver Regulator
while we were exposed to this Yellow
Fever malsriH "
An Interesting account of the artifl-c
ial production of oligiste is given in
tlie Itatian Chemical G izette. Pieces
ot lava from Vesuvius were placed in a
concentrated solution of common salt
and then introduced into a bottomless
crucible, where they were subjected to
the heat ot a Bunsen burner lor several
daj's. At the end of that time the frag
ments were seen to be covered with
hematite and scales of oligiste were
scantily dispersed over the surfaces.
Shoemaker's wax has been used with
success in Glasgow to illustrate to the
students ol natural philosophy, in a
model, the tlow ot glaciers. Jt is won
derful how closely the flow of this wax
resembles thar of ice. Sir W. Thomson
has also e.np oyed this sort of wax to
show the motion of lighter bodies like
cork, and heavier bodies like bullets,
through a viscous substance.
A writer argues that, railroads and
t.i -ir o;>e atl >1 s are among the greate. t
sources of increased rain tall in coun
tries reported arid ; and expresses the
opinion that they have already changed
the climate along the Northern Pacific
Railroad, and that the same efl ;t will
follow railroad constructio' every
where in the Northwest.
The rotation ol the earth often intro
tluces a disturbing element in long
range shooting, which, however, being
co istant at any range, is corrected
without the disturbing cause being
real y known.
1o the Hemorrhoidal SuflTerlnu Humanity.
W. P. K ttrell. Prin. Dayton Academy, Day
ton, Ala., writes to Meaord. P. Neuaiaedter &
Co. :
"Enclosed please find one d liar. Send me
bv return mail one box of " Anakeris ," Dr. S.
Silsbee'a External Pile Remedy. Am much
pi awed with sample sent me. I consider it a
great boon to poor Buffering hemorrhoidal
humanity. Yours truly
W. P. KITTRELL.
Samples of " Anakesis ," are Bent free to all
mfferers by the sole manufacturers. Messrs.
P. Neustaedter Si Co., Vox b946, New York.
The Voltaic Kelt Co., Marshall, Mich.
V\ill scud their celcbra'ed Electro Voltsio
Belta t' the afflicted upou 30 dan's trial.
Hpee.ly cures guaranteed. They meau what
they aay. Write to thetu without deLy.
VEGETINE
KIDNEY COMPLAINT
DIHEASC OP THE KIDNEYS.
The symptoms of an acute attack ot Inflam
mation of the kidney* are as follows: Fever,
p.tiu In the small ot the back, and thence shoot
ing downward numbness ot tb* thigh, vomit
ing. usually at first a deep red color of the ur no,
which becomes pale and colorless as th disease
Increases, an t is discharged Very often with
pain and difficult); costiveness, a d some de
gree of colic. In chronto dlseas sot the kidneys
the lymptoms a e pain in the back and limb*,
urrnesi of the skin, frequent urination (especi
ally a> night) general dropsy, headache, dizzi
ness ot Might, Indigestion, end palpitation ot the
heart, gradnul loss of -trength. paleness and
Sumac* of the face, cough and shortness of
realh.
In diseases ot the kidneys the Vegettns gives
immediate re lfef. It has never failed to cure
when it it taken regularly and directions fol
lowed. In mauy cases u may take several bo -
ties, especially cases of long standing. It acts
dlrccily upon the secretions, cleansing and
strengthening, removing all obstruction* and
Impurliies. A g'eai mauy can testlfy to ca>es
of long standing having ben perfectly cu ed by
the Vsget ne, even after trying many of the
known reme tea which are sa a to be expressly
for this disease
Kidney Complainte.
CINCINNATI, 0., March IV, ISIT.
H K. STRVBNS:
Dear Sir:—l have used your VKOKTINB for some
time, and can truthfully say It lias been a great
benefit to me ; and to those suffering from dis
eases of the Kidneys, I cheerfully • e umm<>nd it.
Respectfully, O. U. SMITH,
Attested to by K. B. Ashfleld, Druggist,
Oor. Eighth and Central Avenue.
CINCINNATI, 0., April IV, 1577.
MR. H R. STBVBNS : #
1 have su(Tared several years with the Kidnew
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have ta en several tot'leg of your preparation,
and lam convinced It Is a valuable remedy. It
has don • me more good than any other medi
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ing from Kidney Ibmplainte.
Yours Respectfully. J. 8 McMILLKN.
First Book-keeper torNewhall. Gale A Co.. Flour
Merchant-, No. as West Front St., Cincinnati, O.
VKIIKTINB ha* res'ored thousands to hoallh
who had been long and painful sufferers.
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A BREECH-LOADING REPEATING RIFLE FOR $6.50. THE IMPROVED "CHICHESTER."
Weight from sto 8 Pounds. Length of Barrel 22 Inches.
The many reed-rant this Paper will no doubt remember. dnrtnr the past six month*, having een our advertleement of the now celebrated CHICHESTER RIFLE, neeonipniiled
' y fluttering editorial notices iu the New York " Tribune." Atlas," " World," and otlier leading newspapers throughout the country. In reeponeo to a roiu all quarters, we
■.eclded to materially Improve our rifle, and as now offered It la the moat complete weapon or the kind In existence. The simple ad lltlon of PEE? and OI.OBE SIGHTS (lor which other mann
ictureri charge from to ss>ls worthy of special attention. Notwithstanding the Immense ail vance In both metal and labor we ehall offer the CHIC H ESTER yj' 11 the new uaprove
uenta at the same proportionate MUD ROCK price aa before. WE DEFT COMPETITION Iromanyof the monopolist high price manufacturer,, ana aa the " New York Tribune ' end other papers
lUtljr remarked, offer the bent bs-valn In Fire-arms ever presented to the Amerlran people. These Rifles have been In course of active manufacture for over one year. The Patents which cover
iem being dated March 21th, 1871. May 37th, 1879. CHICHESTER RIFLES WARRANTED and GUARANTEED fobs mad* of at fin* mattrial and in atf borough a eweeer in eeer
• speet at nay dre-nrm ix tht World. Every part Is made by special and exiwusive machinery, and In verv large lots. Fire-arms, Hke Sewing Machines and Pianos. have always pahl an tnormoai
I'rqjt to the manufactnrera ; the actual cost being but a small part or the selling price. The CHICHESTER W 'H never be sold at the Immense profit aefced by the manufacturers of other
ire-arras, but onlv for tue purpose of Introduction will it be sold at the present price, and only lor a limited lime. Wo know this to be in the end the most effective and cheapest way to introduce
any meritorious article. We vJUAUANTEB the CHICH ESTER n he equal in MATERIAL and WORKMANSHIP to any Rifle In the World. Tht be*mattrial only U used. The barrels ere X!
i nchee lon-, made ol steel, and rifled in the most car-ful manner. The trlmminca are all nlckel-plateiL Black Walnut Stock and very handsomely designed rard-rubberpietol trip. AdjtiMubie
i'KEP nod tILOISE Sights, case-hardened hammer and trigger, and tht best of rtrellorkt. BEAR IN MIND this lino old-fashioned paper cartridge army fnn. bit borod so d c -itiiv nor
mall i or with cheap wood stork. It Is a BRAN NEW REPEATER. 'hslnr regular Metallic i artridges of i 3. SS and as calibre, which are sold everywhere. FIRES SEVEN
fIM-., with one loading, and* very ACCURATE end EFFECTIVE at both sAorf and long dlstan-es. It can be loaded in fifteen seconds, and every shot discharged In ten aeennda if necessary.
<;an be used as a single shot riflo if desired. Everv one Is shot and thoroughly tested before leaving '.he fartorv. £very one is nnmbertd and a WARRANT is given for each, si'jned by the Company.
We have targets made with the CHICHESTER ** mid range, that cannot 1* beaten. Each one is rarked separately in a heat cleaning rod. ±c., and tent to any addn-ja on l
of price. We will get special rates from the Express Companies aud can guarantee tuat the Express Charges will not amount to over 60 01* 75 cents to mutt parte of the country. We eauuot of
Road, sn.l within one block of the Ferries (ten minutes'sail from New Yo:k City.) If you have acquaintances In New York or vicinity, ask them to etep Into our salesrooms and examine the
CHICHESTER RIFLES, and Targets made with them at long and short range, and read testimonials received from well-known sportsmen. „ _ _ .
Foronr reap melblllty we refer to the principal Ranka and Kxprea. Companies of Jersey CKy. In orderingsend Money by Registered Letter. Foot Offlce Money Order, Draft on New Y"
or.lfpr r r r "d forward to anv F.xpress Agent In Jereev City, with instructions to yeiy money to na on (Ulirrrg of the Rifle. Make all Checks and Money Writers payable to Cn*vH M jTLfl
RIFLE CO., W. M. WTCHfiTT, Treasurer. 31 Mnntj-nijiwrw Street, Jersev City, Saw Jersey. U. 9. A.
V V II I 111 I 11.1111 incwpwrelyd under Laws of the State of New Jersey, i i ■i n . „ •
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ever puhllatiud. H paintrly considered, each book
la iuilepeiidaiit of the other, a< d h- hla the t eat s-nga
or i lecea of ita kind. The very moderate ooat ooui
meuda them.
Price iu Boarda. 92.00, Cloth, 02 60; Gilt, 03.QS.
The following are the VOCAL.booka only.
Nanahlne of Hong. M popular Seng*.
World ofhoiig. 85 Soubb. Great variety .
Uenia of Kngllih iong. 78 Seuga. New hook,
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W realb of Giems 86 Song', gulte varied.
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Operatic Puarls. 82 favorite Opera Songa.
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151
THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
OFFICE, 2Voh. 346 A 348 Broadway.
January 1, 1990.
Amount of Net Cash Assets. Jan. 1, W7t ...................OSS.OIS.dOT.SI
Lt'ie d duciiou to cover dtcioaao iu value ol U. 0. Boutin and otb**r MBti •• Wfl W
BEVEXt'E ACAJOU ST. 034>T7.4JW
Premium*. 06.3H2.879 78 Ira* deferred premium* Jan. 1, 1879, 0379.8?0 09 04/03 086.14
Intel vat aud reuU. q 2,339,676.93, leas iuk rSt accrued Jan.l, 1878, %*06,£tt.83 2AJ33*6IUV 08,036 484.14
DIVBEBNESENT ACCOUNT. 044.1U.17d 8
Losses by death, fncludlng Reversionary addition* to am* Ol .W,854-22
Endowment* matured-and discounted, including Kevrreionary additions to asm* 10J16.256.22
Amiuitl**', dividends aud returned premium* on cancelled policies —2,236.379.97
Taxes >nd re-insurances ••••• 73 64
Commission*, brok-r.-p-e, agency expens-a and physicians tees 926163 JU
Office aud law expeuaoa, anient*, advertising, printing, Ac Aj7 — 05,928 7f 16
* ASSETS. 038,186,4*1 M
Caah in bank, r-n hand, and in transit (alnce receleved).— 01.961,701.48
luvevt -d in U. 8., N. Y. City and other stocks (market value 014166,192.84) 13 644 671.96
Real estate.
Bonda and mortgagee, flrat lien on real e-tate (buildings thereon insured for
914187,000 aud the pollclea assigned to the Co aaadditi'-uvl collateral security ...ISAM 178 JB
T nip rary loam (secured by stock*, market value gl 5J0.0(W)...__..... SS(J,MJU.i()
'Loans on exlatiug p li iea,(the reserve bald by the Company on these policies
amounts to 01.1tiujOOU) - - ■• - - 621 403.02
'Quarterly A armi-anuu 1 prem'aou existing policies, due fubnrguent to Jau.l.'N 367,808012
"Premiums on eiuailug policies In course of transmission and col lee tios (esti
mated reserve on these polioiea, 9330 ioo, included in liabilities)— 211J26 8 •
Agents' bitla cos 21,199.8
Accrued interest on investment* Jan, 1, WO ........" 317 JBB.ll 036,186,431.68
"A -'etaf'ed schedule of th-ae itams will accompany th- usual annual report
filed with the insurance Department of the Ktate ot New York
Excess of market value of securities overcoat SUJtote
cash annets, Jaa. 1.1000 oss,sm.mul<m
Appropriated sua follow*i
Adjust-d 10-ses due subsegu nt to January 1,1880 088.662.64
H> ported b-aae* awaiting pr<>of Ac —... 1 3 ffiil
Matured endowments du and unpaid , 82,780 31
K> • rt<-d tor re-insurance on existrnr p>l ci s; parti- (rating insurance at 4 per
cent Carl ah- net i rmnium, non - pat tic patlim af.S per cent. Carl sle net nrem, 34,016,840.82
Ke>ervd lor contingent hab lit ra {.■ Tom in e Dividend Fuud,ov,r and above a
4 pr i'U! refer >e on existing policie< of that class _ 1,371,482 18
He>. rved lor pietuiunis pa diu advance -we. t6.644.26 8J76.6d.18
Divisible turplua at 4 per cent 3,>20,57'.t0
* a ,994, 62.6b
Sin pine, est'mated by the N-w York I'tatw Standard at 4)tf W cent., over. o74Bo4kti.il 1 '
Fr ui the undivided surplus of 03,120 J71.48 the Hoartot Treat es lias declared a Bever'lonai y dividend
to participating nolieiea in proportt >o to heir c ntr-bution to mrpD'h, avallableou settlement of neat an
liUal pietuiuui. During the jear polic.es have barn isseeu, iuaurlug 17J98,173.
N imber of Policies In force. Amount at Risk.
January 1. 1876... .44,661. January 1, 1676 0196 131,119.
.. 18T7....48 421. .. .. 1877 1k7.748.473,
.. 1878....46 6-iS. .. .. 1878 117.901.887.
.. 1H79....4-\oUft. .. .. 1879 126.8rt.144.
.. 1880.... 46,706. .. .. 1880 107,411,763.
Dea h Claims Paid. Income from Interest. Divisible surplus at 4 per cent.
1875. .0i,6'.'4 815, 1875. .$1,870,668. January 1, JBT6. 09,490 654.
is;c.. 1 547.545. 1K76.. 1,906.860. .. .. 18 7.. 2 < 06,816.
1877.. 1,638,1558. 1877.. 1,867,467. .. .. IKB.. 2,664.144.
18:8.. 1,687.676. ISTB.. 1.548 666. .. . 1079.. O;BMA3ti.
1170.. 1,669,854. - 1879.. 2,036,660 .. .. 1809.. 8,120,871.
TUkODORE M. BANTA MORRIS FRANKLIN. WILLIAM H. BF.ERS,
cashier. a* President. Vice Pres. ana Actuary
CHAB. WRIGHT, M. D., HENRY TUCK, M. D., Medical Ezamlneis.
J. D. WELLS, Gen. Manager for Pennsylvania.)
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