Martyrs at the Ball. It is the fortune of every man some time or other in his lltfe to Buft'er mar-* 1 tyrdom in the bail-room. The methods are various, the results the same. The executioner is of course the of gentler sex. Her name may be Miss Brown. Miss Brown may be the most charming aud amiable of creatures. But, unfor tunately, so lar as you aud other male dancers are concerned, she is desper ately enamored of Mr. Black. Conse quently, the only individual with whom she cares to dance is the lortuuate Mr. Black. You may see her looking at him with radiant face, whispering into liis ear, and showing the keenest ap preciation of everything that he says. You may also notice that she allows him to clasp her a little more tightly than is absolutely necessary, and that she leans oil him for support more heavily than she iR really called on to do. It is easy to perceive that she would dance with him all night it it were not for the wholesome restraining 1 nfluences of etiquette, even though she may not be absolutely "engaged" to him. When, however, she is con strained to resign herself to your clutches, her demeanor uudergoes a wonderful transformation. The radi ance vanishes from her countenance, and her manner become frigid, espes cially it you evluce the least desire to be friendly and confidentially conversa tional with her. She holds you at arms' length, and, probaolv, professes to bo weary before she has gono more than twice round the room. She forgets that with lucky Mr. Black she is able to keep up from the beginnigtotheend of a long waltz, but you do not, and your humiliation is. therelore, all the more complete. In case you should have some excuse for not thinking that you are regarded as a bore, she listens to what you have to say with adia raint air, and receives your neatest things m grim* silence. When you fancy that you have said something smart, she will crush you by rousing herself, as if from a reverie, and saying, evidently lu re ference to the law of politeness, "Oh ! I beg your pardon, Mr. So-and-So, 1 be lieve you said something; what wras it?' You reflect that she will not break her heart if you refrain from telling her what it was, aud you are right. But her behavior is very hard ou you for to have to toll joke twice over is very much like explaining a point of a wit ticism on which you particularly pride yourself. Having escaped from the hands of Miss Brown, you may possible be hand ed over to the tender mercies of Miss Green. Now Miss Green prides her self upon the strength of lier character and the power of her mind. She would have you believe that she has a soul above the oonventgmal twaddle of the drawing-room, and is able to talk to men on their pet subjects. SosUe will ask your opinion of metaphysical and philosophical works of whioh you uir.y not even have heard the names, and arch her eyebrows in* disdain as you flouudei about in a quagmire of diffi culty and indicate your own lack of Information. If you venture to pay her a compliment she will frown, but if you ask her what are her daily amuse ments she will smile, for she then will be able to declare that she loves read ing German and Greek, or tackling the theory of evolution as pronounced by Herbert Spencer. Under proper treat ment she will lead you to understand that she is ashamed of the frivolity and empty-headedness displayed by the majority of her sex, and deeply feels the stigma which is undeservedly cast upon herself in consequence of their misdeeds. The results of your efforts to entertain her is, nine times out of ten, that you are m ide to feel exceed ingly small. But, perhaps, the greatest trial which one has to endure is Miss Lackadaisical. She is of a sentimental turn of mind, and thinks of little except sweethearts. She is ready to dance through an eve ning, almost without a break, regard less of the aching of her partners and the sweat upon her partners' brows. She never dreams that she is heavy. She certainly does her best to be amia ble. You may tell her that the moon is made of green cheese, and she will not contradict you. Indeed, she will smile and nod her head, as she might be expected to do if you were retailing gospel truth. But, while she is ready to endorse everything which you have to say, she has very little to talk about on her own account. After supper it is true, she may attempt to. rally, you about your flirtations. But, there is not mnch "go" in her chaff, and you have an impression that she would-be glad if you would make love to her. You have au idea that she could upon very slight provocation, constitute her self the victim of an unrequited attach ment. When you begin operations, so far as she is concerned, you may feel amiable aud be full of spirits. L.it, somehow or other, she "dries you up." At the end of the first figure of the quadrille, having exhausted the weath er, the common affection for dancing, and such inspiring topics, you come to a stop and wonder what in the name of goodness you are to say next. You begin to think that after all, you are the greater portion of a fool, and are demonstrating the melancholy fact to your partner. But you need not hu miliate yourself. She is prepared to be very merciful. She does not mind long pauses. No suspicion that she Is a simpleton because she fails to supply you with matter for conversation dawns on her mind. She is content to stand placidly while her arm is in yours. It would appear as if she had said to her self, "if he speaks, well and good—if he does not speak, well and good also; there is really not so much in conver sation as some people appear to imagine. But, unfortunately, you are not like her, and are so selfoonscious that in your misery you wish you were at home. Girls, however, are apt to de clare that many dances are made dull and irksome by the stupidity and folly of men, and perhaps, they are right. AGRICULTURE. THE NECESSITY OF CAHF. IN FARMING. —The necessity lor agricultural eUitors to give earnest advice and counsel about the better care ot houses, fences, tools, stock and land Is Imperative. Impress upon all the importance of studyiug more, and of doing everything scien tifically and systematically. The cul tivation of broad acres and the sale of the gross crops without condensation is ceasing to be a paying business, and the one who can expCct to win must expect to do It by better cultivation, by a wiser care of Unproductiveness of his farm, by a more economical use of the products ot his industry, aud by better care of the domestic animals. The farmer must stay more at home, and by his own voice domesticate his stock, and by his hands aid tu prepar ing so tlicy will more profitably assim ilate their food. The farmer must make his larin his paradise, and the presence of his stock and his family his principal delight. Our people are not domestic enough—too much going abroad for the comforts and eujoyments of life which should be found in a well-fur nislied house, a lovely lawn, a well arranged farm aud buildings, aud a goodly lot of domestic animals who love their owner's presence. There Is an immense work to be done to educate iarmers to the true principles of larm ing. There is need of not only edi torial but Governmental aid. Precept and demonstration must he brought to bear to indued the people to ornament their homes by setting out evergreens, planting and cultivating Iruiis and llowers, ornamenting their lawns, and improving and more thoroughly do mesticating their animals and birds. They should instil into their children a more abiding love of home by making tt more lovelv. They must be taught the importance of making every foot of their ground more productive, and of using that produce so s to yield the largest returns with the least projpor tioual outlay. The home and farm should be to his heart, and the heart oi his family the greenest and sweetest spot on earth, around which their af fections should cluster, aud be the dearest place of enjoyment for leisure hours. THE VALUE OF SMALL THINGS—We have often spoken of the Convenience and value of a small tool house, which should be found upon the premises of every fArtner, in which on rainy days, or part of a day, when there Is nothing particular on hand to go at, implements an# machinery out of repair may be mended aud made ready lor use. Or, iu the event of anything happening when in operation, and at times too when the work is hurrying, which would cause delay, we can aiwavs have at hand the necessary tools to mend it immediately and go on with the work without much delay, and thus accom plish what there is to do lu the specified time. We have often heard a farmer say that he fully expected to have done a certain field or allotted plowing or mowiug &c., If it had not been for that stone, stump or root breaking some por tion of the machinery, to repair which he had to send two miles off, when it ought to have been done by himself on his own premises in half an hour or so. That very implement had shown weak mess the proceeding autumn, but hav ing no little tool-house or workshop of his own and the few necessary tools,it was put off altogether; and now, lu the uiidst of the season, when others de pended on liis finishing this particular piece of work to go on with getting iii the crop, the very thing happens that he was afraid several months before would happen, and which he fully in tended should be prepared for in time for the season's work. A shop and tools would have saved all this and as much money as would have supplied the tools. Sometimes very small things effect valuable purposes which have a great deal to do in eariying on sys tematically and at the right time the indispensable operations of the faim. SOWING FLOWER SEEDS.—In sowing flower seeds a mistake is frequently made in sowing them too deep; indeed it is a very common error, and ac counts for many failures in the germi nation of flower seeds, wherein the florist or seedsman is unjustly blamed. The rule recommended of covering seed only their thickness is a safe one to follow. Some do not require to be covered, eut when sown all that is re quired is to press the farth down with a board. This buries the seed into the ground sufficiently to ensure their germination It they are sound. The soil requires to be finely pulVerizt-d, for if it be lumpy the seeds fall between them, and may dry up before sprout ing. Balsams and zinnias, and other medium sized seeds may be covered from a quarter to half an inch. We are re ferring now to the hardier annuals, the seeds of which may be sown where they are to grow. As we have said heretofore, it is better to sow the seed in boxes and transplant into the open ground, for in that way stronger plants are generally obtained that stand drouth better and give flowers easier. But the great majority of people do not take the trouble te do this. When it is done, when the plants are first set out, they should be watered frequently in dry weather. The ground needs to be kept loose, so that the plants may re ceive the full benefit of the rain and dews. WATERTNG WINDOW PLANTS.—There is one universal law as to watering plants, which a great many people en" tireiy neglect. We mean the excellent rule Of watering them with warm water, always rather warmer than the soil the plants are growing in. The organs of tender plants are extremely delicate; and when they are wanted to digest their food It is a bad plan surely to paralyze them with cold. If we feed them, on the other hand, with food a little warm, they are stimulated at once to make the mo it of their meal. Anoth er important branch of the watering question consists in the washing that all house plants requtre. Humble Beet. There are about fifty distinct species of bumble or humble bees found in North America, of rather more than half the number occur in the United States, In cluding our new possessions in Alaska. In the immediate neighborhood of Rock Island we have taken about ten different species. The soecies differ notably in the amount of yellow markings, but have all of them the same general appearance; they differ also in size. As with all vother so cial insects, there are three distinct forms in every species of humble bee, like the drones (or males), the queens (or perfectly fertile females) and the workers (or partly fertile females) among the honey-bees. Among the humble-bees, it is only the queens or largefemales that live through the winter and start fresh nests in the spring; the wof&ers or small females always die in the fall. These last, for the most part, only differ from the queens in being about two-thirds their size. It is the queens alone that are seen in early spring flying round apple blossoms, etc., the workers not being born till later in the year. DOMESTIC. TREATMENT OF MUSLIN ARTICLES. — in washing muslin dresses, the colors may be prevented from tunning by pursuing the following eourse: Take out all the gathers at the top of tho sleeves and the waist, wasli the dress quickly in not too warm water, rinse it immediate! v, roll It smoothly in a dry sheet, and let It remain till Just damp enough to iron. Another pro cess for washing fine muslin of deli cate colors, is to take some wheat bran —about two quarts for a lady's dress — and boil it for half an hour In some soft water, then allow tt to cool, strain the liquid, and use it as a substitute for soap suds. It removes the dirt from the material like soap, is inert in regard to the colors, and requires to be rinsed out in only one clean water, and starching is unnecessary. This may be regarded as the bust method, on the whole, of washing tine muslins, and also calicoes. A great number of beau tiful dresses are, from time to time, spoiled in washing, by the discharge of thelr.colors, from the use of warm suds. In ail cases, the suds and rin sing water for colored articles of dress should be used as cold as possible. The bran, used as above, should be nice and clean, and a bright fair day, is belter for the operation. SOFT SOAR.—Most of the saponiflers aud concentrated lyes for making soap have their own directions on the box. Here are two receipts: To 1 pound of the saponifier add 8 gallons of rain or soft water; set it boiling, and then put In 4 pounds of soap-fat or tallow. When the solution is clear and the fat all combined, which is seen by the disap pearance of all fatty eyes of spots on the liquid, add 4 gallons of soft or rain water. When cold, your soap is ready for use. Take twelve pounds of stone potash, twelve pounds of clean grease. Put tho potash in a piece of old carpet and crush it with the back of a hatchet into pieces the size of an egg; put it in a large iron kettle with a gallon or more oi water. When dissolved add the grease, and when thoroughly melt ed pour It into the soap barrel; fill up with hot water and stir well for a day or two, occasionally. The meat used in a family of six or eight usually sup plies sufficient grease to make all the soft soap required. Prollr, tti.coo. "To sum It up, six long years of bed ridden sickness, costing S3OO per year, total sl.2oo—all of this expense was stopped by three bottles of llop Bitters, taken by my wife. She has done her own housework for a year since, with out tlip loss of a day, and I want every body to know it, fc-r their benefit."— .V. if. Former. CHOCOLATE BLANC MANGE.—Dissolve one ounce of gelatiae in as small a quantity of warm water as will cover It. When melted, put oil the fire to dissolve lour ounces of Baker's choco late. Do not let it scorch, and when liquid, add one quart of new milk and three-quarters ot a poind of sugar. Boil ail together five minutes; stir iu the gelatine; boil five minutes longer, stirring constantly. -Take off the fire; flavor with vanilla, and pour into moulds. This dessert can be made several days before wanted, as It will keep. GRAHAM BREAD.—Three cups graham tlour, one and a half cups Indian meal, hall cup molasses, one teaspoonful of soda, two of creaui of tartar, salt to taste. Wet up with milk or water to the consistency ot a thick batter. Bake in a Covered tin three hours in a moder ate oven, or steam, II preferred, tne same length of time. This is pro nounced excellent by every one who tries it. FOOD greatly bcm-tiis when proper ly given at the rijjlit periods, but to overfeed the baby is to sicken it, and induce a degree of suffering; Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup is the best remedy for the discomfort arising from overfeeding the baby. Price 25 cents. BOILED JELLY CAKE.—One teacupful white powdered sugar, one teacupful flour, four eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, pinch salt; beat the yolks and sugar to a cream; add the flour aad salt, then the whites beaten to a very stiff froth; mix quickly; rub and butter a large roasting-pan ; bake ten or fifteen minutes, according to oven;'when done spread wit jelly and roll quickly. BREAKFAST DISHES. Trout and mackerel spilt open and broiled, scram bled eggs on anchovy toast, buttered eggs with tomato sauce, fried soles with cut lemon, kidneys stewed or fried, kidney toast, ham toast, omelets, cur ried lowl or rabbit, trlssoles, potted meat, and lobster or salmon eutlets, are all excellent dishes for breakfast, and not very difficult to prepare. IF any trouble is attendant upon the Baby'B teething, don't hesitite to use Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup. It is invalu able. Price 25 cents a bottle. MooNsniNE.—This is no relative to the "honey moon," notwithstanding it is very nice. Beat the white of two eggs very light. Sweeten *to taste. Then slice iq very thin pieces one banana, and stir into it; or if you choose take two oranges, or any kind of fruit will do. Do not make it until just before going to table. It is a hand some dish and delicious for tea. Teaching Parrots to Talk. According to Cuvier, the celebrated French naturalist, parrots may best be taught to talk by covering the cage at night* or rather in the evening, and thou repeating to them, slowly and dis tinctly, the words they are desired to earn. fThey should be kept away fromt placeSwhere they would be likely tohe&r disagree-abie noises, such as street cries aud the whistling and shoutg of boys atplmy, or tliey will imitate them, aud become too noisy to be tolerated. Par rots may be fed upon soaked bread and biscuits, mashed potatoes and rape seed. They are fond of nuts. Cayenne pepper, sprinkled upon a bone and given to them occasionally, is said to, be very beneficial. They should- be kept very clean, and allowed a bath frequently. It would be difficult to point out modes of treatment of the diseases of parrots, but when they be come sick it is best to keep them warm, change their food for a time, and give them lukewarm water to batlie in. SICK HEADACHE. LAND DOR AND MELANCHOLY ge .tr lly spring from a Torptd Liver, a Dis ordered stomach or Costlvenesa, the d.stressing effects ot which Dr. Jayue's will spee illy remove ; by tuelr beneficial action on theJbiiiary organs they will also lessen the llke ihood ot a return. HUMOROUS. A CLERGYMAN who had been travel ing in a remote part of the West wa asked by a pious old lady if he saw any encouraging signs of the spread of religion. "I heard something," said he, rather hesitatingly, "which you might possibly call encouraging. As I passed a cabin, a woman cried out to her daughter: 'Jertishy Ann! you mean, snarly-headed cuss, come right into prayers!'" "At another place," he added, "1 asked a good woman 11 she had opportunities of hearing a good sermon. "No,' she replied. "Our only religious privilege consists of occasional funerals.' " • m Grateful Wom#u. None receive so much benefit, and none are so profoundly grateful und show such an Interest in recommend ing Hop Bttters as women. It Is the only remedy peculiarly adapted to the many ills the sex is almost universally subject to. Chills and fever, indiges tion or deranged liver, constant or per iodical sick headaches, weakness In the back or kidneys, pain in the shoulders and different parts of the body, a feel ing of lassitudo and despondency, ure nil readily removed by these Bitters.— Courant. PHILADELPHIA milkmen say the rea son they Lave not reduced the price of milk from eight to six cents per quart, as heretofore in the spring, Is owing to the high price of ice. We don't know much about farming, but it strikes us the reason is a pretty good one. Forty or fifty cows must drink a great deal of ice water during the summer; and be sides, a big lump of ice may inadvert ently fall into a milk can quite fre quently. THE gentleman who had been oil' for a fishing excursion, and sent a para graph to the local paper saying that "Mr. Jones has sent home a line mess ol 'speckled beauties'" could not ac count for the warm reception from lila wife, until he read that "Mr. Jones had been fined and sent home lor a mess with some freckled beauties," and then Ire went for the newspaper man with a rod. A MILLION bottles of CARBOLINK, a deodorized extract of petroleum, will produce ne v hair ou a million bald heads, which is something that no other preparation ever discovered will do. SAID a miserly old man to his wife: "Don't you think that our George is making his sweetheart rather 100 cost ly presents?" "Ob, well," responded the wife, with meaning emphasis, "he'll probably be stingy enough alter they're married to make amends for his generosity now." THE latest rage among young ladies is to possess an old-fas hi ned spinning wheel for a parlor ornament. The de sire to pt sseas an old-fashioned wash board and tub as a kitchen ornament doesn't rage much among young ladies. They are about as handsome as the spinning wheel, but they are not fash ionable. "I skk a good deal about a celebrated Beef Steak Club' in London,'' said an old lady, as she laid down her paper; and musingly added, "1 don't see why they can't pound their steak with rolling pins, as we do in this country. We have, ourselves tried Dobbins' Electric Soup, (made by Cr gin & Co., Philadelphia,) and tind it the best, purest and most economical soap we have ever seen. Too much cannot be said In its favor. Try it. An Irish drummer, who now and then indulged In a noggin of poteen, was accosted by the reviewing general: "What makes your nose so red?" "Plaze yer honor," replied Pat, "I al ways blush when I spake to a gineral officer." A SCOTCHMAN having a warm dis pute with a Loudon cabm in about his fare said, "I'd hae ye ken I'm a Mcin tosh to which the irreverent cabby replied, "You may be a ambrellar lor all I know, but my fare is heigbteen pence." THE proper wedding favor for a lady is a spray of jessamine or myrtle tied with some leaves by a white satin rib ben; for a gentleman, oak leaves and acorns witli silver and greeu leaves and no ribbon. Vegetixk. —By its use you will pre vent many of the diseases prevailing in the Spring and Summer season. A BVPPKRKR ak 'd h< r new Kngll-h doctor for advice. "Try a change 01 hair," he said. She immediately dis carded her old frizzes and braids, and invested in twenty dollars' worth of new hair; but her health lias not im proved. NEIGHBORS not on calling terms are enjoying themselves just now in com menting on the extreme homeliness of each other's carpets as they swing upon the lines. AK old lady hearing of lire escapes, said she thought it was a good idea to give a fire a chance to escape from a building; "and then," she added, "If it doesn't csape. why , put it out with out ce re'inony." ABU UGI.AR alarm is a good thing. It lets you know of the approach of the burglar In time to hide under the bed before He can come up and gag you. A SIAMESE nobleman, Pra Preecah, has just, beheaded for marrying a British officer's daughter. How unfor tunate for British girls! WOMEN resemble flowers. They shut up when they Bleep. HAYING.— CIover and Timothy should be cut when in full blossom ; if allowed to get ripe, the quality of the hay is not so good. By beginning early tne work need not be hurried. Use the mower after the dew Is off In the fore noon. Cut only as mucll as can be well cared for. It is often remarked that the average quality of bay is not so good as before the intrdduction of the mowing machines, from the temptation to cut the grass faster than it can be cured. President Hayes. The validity of Mr. Hayes' title may always be .questioned, and his adminis tration criticised, but the payment of one dollar gives a valid title to one tie of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery, and its administration can nev er be criticised in cases of cough, colds, incipient consumption, and general debility, for leading physicians of all schools endorse the Discovery and pre scribe it In their praotice. Sold by druggilsts. W WARRANTED noDto contain a single particle ol Mercury or any injurious or mineral substances, but to consist en tirely ot medical matter purely vegeta ble, which Is the reason Simmons Liver Regulator is so effectual, yet so harm less. A complete substitute for Calomel, Blue Mass or Mercury in any ol Its forms, as a remedy lor Liver Disease, is supplied by Simmons Liver Regula tor. ''This medicine is acknowledge to have no equal as a Liver medicine, con taining those Southern roots and herbs which an all wise Providence has placed In countries where Liver diseases pre vail.-" Ifaltimore Episcopal Methodist." The Crater of 11110. We Btood on the brink of the molten lake. And here the pen fails to convey what the Qiind falls to comprehend and describe a scene of feartul, terrible sublimity—a vast pit, a thousand leei in circumference, with black walls forty feet high, rising perpendlcualrly, and at the bottom a mass of ever-mov ing, ever-heaving melted lava; now crusted over witli a thin crust, which was cooled by the atmosphere, now swelling and bursting through the crust, throwing up a mass of red hot lava, spouting and beating tumultously, now pressing one way, now another, surging against the sides, to be dashed bacK again into the ever-moving mass; seams opening, showing the lurid mass beneath. The sight was awfully graud. The mind was forced back on itself, and probably none of the party that stood and gazed and wondered, but felt con strained to compare the terrible sight before us with that lake whose fire burnetii forever and ever. There has evidently been a very great change in the whole character and appearance of this crater since it was visited by Mr. Stewart iu 182i>. Its action must have been, then, much more general and ex tended throughout the whole lloor of the crater, whereas the only portion now active is the small lake in the south-western part. There is some thing strangely fascinating in lingering near this mighty display of creative p >wer, and many persons expose them elve to danger in the excitement of procuring good points for a view, or sptcimens as mementoes of the visit; and some ot our party who seemed a little timid in approaching it, were tiie last who cared to leave. We were much surprised to find or sec a ma-s of lava, like uu island, in the molten lake. It may have been thrown up by the action of the volcano —or it may be a mass detaciied lroin the siJe of the dill'and fallen iu. It forms quite a striking feature of the lake, and the question of how it withstands the action of the molten mass that washes its base is an interesting one. At our right was a steam escape which, at short Intervals, emitted a loud, protracted blast, like a high pressure steamboat. A neic plastic composition has been in vented in London, lorined of clean washed river sand, blue lias lime, and common cement in about equal propor tions. This composition is moulded in to the form of bricks or slabs, and, without tiring, it dries quickly and re sists the action of the atmosphere. '•My Tormented Hack. '• is the fxclamation of more than one jk or hard-working man arid woman ; do you know why it aches ? It is because y< ur kidneys are over-tasked and ne d strengthening, and your system needs to be o caused of bad humors. You need Kid i ey-Wort — l'buw lit* I.e.t William 11. Wilson. M. D. Springfield, Ettbig ton Co., (la., say-: "i prss.r.bed Hunts It mody in a complicate d case of Dropsy which f bad beeu trcat.n : for eight years, and I find Hunt's iiemedy is the best medicine for Dropey and the Kidueys 1 have ever used," Trial size, 75 cents. A CARD.—To all who are *ufTfrmgfrom the errora > mt indiscretion* cf youth, nervon* weakness early decay, lo.s of manhood, etc., 1 will send a Recipe that will cure yon, FREE OF CHARGE. This crest remedy >i discovered by *. nilsl< nary in South America. 8' !>d a e*lf-addreaaed envelope to the He v. JOSEPH 1 IN MAN. Station D. New York Cttr. A Valuable Gift Free. A book on the Liver, ita diseasea and their treatmeut sent free. Including treatises upon Liver Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice, Biliousness, H< adaobe. Constipation. Dyspep sia. Malaria, etc. Address Dr. banford, IG2 Broadway, New York oity, N. Y. The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich. Will vend their oelebra*ed Electro Voltale Belta to the afflicted upon 30 daya'a tnaL Speedy cures guaranteed They mean what they aay. Write to them without delay. ■ The Onlyßemedy W fw That Acta at the Same Time on KfTbe Liver, The Bowels and The KidneysN I This combined action gives U wonderful M mower to cure all diseases. n Hwhy Are We Sick ?y 11 Because we allow these great organs to fte-H Wmeome clogged or torpid, and poisonous hu Jl Flan ore are therefore forced into the MoocfU UtAqf should be expelled naturally. ■ ■Bilionnnces, Piles, Constipation. IldneyM f ■ Complaints and Diseases, Weak- M nesses and Nervous Disorders. ■l by causing free action of these organs andH g their power to Virotc of disease. U wA Why Suffer Billons pains and aches I ffi M Why tormented wt th Piles, Constipation Ikj i A Why frightened over disordered Kidneys .lll II Why endure nervous or sick headaches! ■ Why have sleepless nights I Vfl Use KIDNEY WORT and rejoice in fl WWluallh. It is a dry, vegetable compound andy Mone package will make six qtsof Medicine. H H Oet It of your Druggist, he will order i(Fw| for you. Price, SI.OO. hM WELLS, BICEASDSOIT k CO., Proprietor*, H n | | (WUitendpotpaid.) Burlington, Vt. If Those answering an Advertisement wil confer a iavor upon the Advertlser c and the Publisher by stating that they saw the adver- Hw>m*nt In Mil* innrnn ifnsmlnr t.n oanavl Stnrflliant's Great Catarrli Remedy Is the safest, moet agreeable and aflfcctuahreaiedy In the world for the cure of CATARRH. No matter Irom what cause, or how long standing, by giving STURMVANT'S CATARRH REMEDY a fair and Impartial trial, yon will be convinced of this fact. This medicine 1a very pleasant andean be taken by the most delicate stomach. For sale by all Druggists, and by HOLLOW AY & CO., 602 Arch Strp. Philadelphia. ■■■ ■■■ A YEAR and expenses to ag'ts iff Outfit Free. Address P. 0. Iff VICKKRY, Angusta, Maine. IF YOU WOULD BB PROPERLY vTSC, suited with spectadee, apply or correspond to DR. N. C. GRAY, Optician, 28 N. TWEiOT® Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Vegetine. Gives a Good, Clear Complexion. PHILADELPHIA. PA., July 8, IS7T. MB. H. R. STEVENS. Boston: Dear sir.—The grout benefit I'have reoelved from the use or vegetine induces me to give iny testimony in Its favor. For several years my face hus been covered with pimples, which caused me much annoyance, and. knowing It to be at lo >d disease, I consulted a number of doctors, and also tried many preparat lons with out obtaining any bi-neflt, until I commenced taking Vegetine. and before 1 had us d the frrst bottle I saw I hud ihe right medicine. I have used three butt les and tlnd my health much Im proved, my humor entirely cured. Yours Respectfully, Mils N. KKFFR, 1180 Carpenter Street. Vegetine. Reports from Ottawa. OTTAWA, Canada, Dec. 81, 1878. 11. R. STKVKNS, Boston, Mass. * sir—l have used your Veg- tine In my family for several years, and consider It an Invaluable in* dlelne. 1 most cheerfully recommend Its use to those deal ring a are and effectual remedy for diseases of tne stomach and Irnpurltl / of the blood. 1 may add thai 1 hav advocated lis U eto several ot my friends and acquaintances with the most gratifying and tallsractory re sults. Very respectfully yours, MR*. W. Q. PKRLEY. No one can doubt the truthfulness of the above cm tin- ate, comlDg from so responsible and influential parlies. Mr. Farley Is the senior member of the firm of Perley & Par tee. one of the largest and most extensive lumber firms In America. Vegetine. Gives Life and Vigor. HASTINGS, Minn , Deo., 16, 1878. H. R. STEVENS. Bontou: Dear B,r—l will do all I can In regard to the Vegeiiue, wh oh h is been the saving of my life, and I believe thousands of otb rs. It is good for General Debility and all Female Weaknesses und will give life, vigor and strength to both sexes. Yours, with respect, MRS SUMNER WALTON. Vegetine. Is THE BEST SPRING MEDICINE. Vegetine ia Sold by all Druggists. EBPfe lan Sitters Appetite, refreshing sleep, the acquisition of flesh and color, are blessing* attendant upon the repara tive pr 'Ct-aaes which this priceb-sa mvigo. ant sr*od ily initiate* and aarriea t • a successful conclusion. Digestion 1* restored and sustenance afTor.lw 1 to etch life-sustaining organ by be Biter* which is inoffenaiva aven to tbo femii Ine i alate, teg. table is composition and thoroughly a*fe. Far sale by ail Druggist* and Dealers generally. OPECTACLES, Microscopes, Jhsrm meters, Ejr* OItMM, Op •rt GIMSBOS, liAtuuieteri, . to be examined. Write tor Catalogue • a t-TANDARD AMERICAN WATCH QP., Pittsburgh, Pa. -e PAPV T) An RKCEIPE (Wlthfnl Uv 'a 1 fAUi directions to make on* equal to those sold for 92 to 95, for on*-third tbsmoney), and Recefpes for 30 kinds of Ink, all colors,, 30c-nta, by return mail. Addreaa H. BLEPBOE, P. M., Alvarodo, Texa*. UNITED STATES Patent Brokers' and Inventors' ASSOCIATION. Patent Rights sold at private Sale and by Public Aueti. n. P 'tents obtained ai.d Searche- made on the Lowest Teruia. Orr<-epoudencs solicited. ■ fflWlNi bale, Pre rents Batter becoalng rancid. Improves nurkot mlnottobcantsapoand. Guaranteed freefromalllnjarloaa WfZEUS&k Ingredient!. Gives a nice Golden Odor tha year roand. H I cents' worth will produce $3.00 in inereaea of product and 1 Market mine. Can yon snake a better Inrestaseatt Bewaro I of Imitations. Genuine sold only In boxes with trado mam mark of dairymaid, together with words "GilMssi ■gjg Buttxb Makxb " printed on each package. Powder cold by Grocers and General Store-keepers. Ask your dealer tor our book "Hints to Butter-Makers," or send stamp to no fax it. Small sine, X lb., at 26 cents; Largo size. IX fee, tLOO. Great saving by baying the larger size £ AddTMS ' BUTTE■ IMPROVEMENT CO, Prep'ns ' For Sunday Schools I For Temperance I TILE BEAT NEW BOOK! I Temperance Jewels, S/k?; T E* n^ Hoffman, has ever, qualification to be a standard Temperance Bong Book. Choice hymns and songs, and mnsic in excellent taste, are found throughout. There are nearly a hundred aonga. Specimen oopiea * mulled lor 30 eta. $3.60 per dozen. (The older end larger book, Haril'a Tempe rnucr Ulae Book. (40 eta.) reUioa ita great pop ularity. ). White Kobe*! The pwest, White ltobe* I aweeteat and beat eKobeal of Sunday White Bobea! School Song Booka. While Bobea! Mailed White lekeal for 30 cent*. White Bobea I $3.00 per doc. White Bobea ! Temperance Light. iiKtu perfect light for radiance and beanty. lias 33 of the rery beat aonga by IT of the ▼••ry beet euthore, aud sella for 910 per hundred. Mailed for 12 centa. (New High School Bong Book, THE WELCOME CiioKUB,Ts nearly through the preaa. Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston } J. E. DITHOIf, A CO, 123* Cheataaut Street. Phllaadeliahlaa. HOP BITTEES^ (A Mtodlctne, not n Drink.) CONTAINS HOPS, BCCHCt MANDRAKE, DANDELION, AND ten Purest AND BEST MZT>TCALQCAU- I TIK6 or ALL OTUXE BITTEKA. TIIEY CURE All Diaeaaeaof the Stomach, Bowels, Blood. ■ Llger. Kidney,, and Urinary Organs, Ner vousness, bleenlesanessand especially ■ Feinale Complaint*. SIOOO IN GOLD. Will be paid for a case they will not cure belp. or for anything impure or injurious found (n them. Ask your druggist for Bop Bitters and try I them before you aleep. Take ne ether. I D I.C. tsanahaoluteandlrrestettblecurefor I Drunkenness, use of opium, tobacco and narcotics. ■■■■■A SgND FOB CItCTLAE. ■■■■■■■ All abom aoM by dnioOata. Hop Bitten Mfg. Co.. RorbaaUrr, N. Y., A TWnalo, Oat, I aaaa.ra. , H ., M „\j THE HEAT LONGER> r . ADO HOT BURN THE HAMD> 1 ral -iIROH BOTH WAYi M m tamari® SAPONTFTER la the Old Reliabls Coueeutrated Lye for FAMILY BOAP MAKING. Directions accompany each eaa for making Hare. AMI and Teilet leap guranly. R is InU weight and strmgth. ABK FOR BAPONIFEER, AND TAKE NO OTHEK. FEII'L AAK.T EAHTT* PHILAE'A MAKE HENS LAY Au English Yetaruary Surgeon and C beat let, new traveling in thia country, aa> a that most Of the Horaa and Cattle Powders here are worthies* trash. He •aye that i-heridan's Condition Powdare are abso lutely pure and imine valualde. Nothing on arth will make hena lay like Sheridan's Condition Powders. Dote, one teaspoon to one pint of feed. Sold everywhere, or aent by mail for eight Utter stamps. I. B. JOHNSON 4 CO., Banger, M*. For 50 Cents, An addressed enreloreand a 3'cent stamp. I will send a Aaar, Cure for Am lata and Bnraa. Quickly and ch-ap y made. W. H. BLEEI'KEK, 1303-, Park Avenue, At. koala. Mo. OA Splendid Chromo Visiting Cnrdo. with name, ZUlOcts. J. MINKLEB A OoTVNaeaan.N. T.