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, <u C it tally Rttluced Frxc+s.
11. & J. BECK.
Manufacturing ijptfcians, Philadelphia. Send 3
stamp, for illustrated Catalogue of 144 pages, and
mention thia paper.
eTginTwatcheTi
\ ail AU tyDs Gold, Silver and Kicke*, 96
lo 91A<. Chains, ate. . sent C. O. I>. to
be examined. Write tor Catalogue • a
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-e
PAPV T) An RKCEIPE (Wlthfnl
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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. <Ji*
culors aeut on applicati n.
WJf. CRIWMKAW, Manager,
•39 Arel* MtreeL. PHILADELPHIA
AHIHII Morphine nahlt Cured In 10
|Swl| InA loMdays. Xopa.ruilCnred.
Ul IV if I Da. J. Stephen*. Lebanon. Ohio.
Ft AGENTS WANTED FOR THE .
'ICTORIAL
HISTORYWORLD
Embracing fn'l and authentic accennts of every
nation ol ancient and modern times, and including a
history of the rise and fall of th Greek and Roman
Empires, the middle ages, the crusades. the feudal
sywtem. the reformation, the discovery and settle
ment of the New World, etc., etc.
It contains 072 fine hlst< rical engravings, and fa
the moat complete History of the W- rid eer pub
lished. Bend for specimen piges and extra t- rmt to
Agents. Address
NATION AL PUBLiaHING CO.. Phiiadsiphia. Pa.
I*3
S. M. PETTENQIUL & CO,
Advertising Agents,
37 PARK ROW, New York, & 701 CHESTNUT St., Phila.
Estimates for one or more insertions of any advertisement,
in any uumber of papers, furnished on application.
pew^EDBUTTEI^^LOR
It Given Butter the jrllt-edged color the year round. The largest Butter Buyers recommend Its use.
Thousands of Dairymen say IT IS PERFECT. Used by all the best Creameries. Awarded the Inter*
national Diploma at N. Y. Dairy Fair. Ask yonr druggist or merrhantforlt; or write to ask what It Is, what
It costa. who uscslt. where to gft It. WfcLLB, RICHABPSOft A CO., Proprietors. Barlfagtaa, Yt.
■onsen— and tha Science of Chemtatry appllod to Bvtt—w
staking. July, Aagwt wad Winter Batter made eqaal to the
f heat Jane product. Increases product 6 per cant. Inpiw
. w , Reality ot least tO par cent. Bednccn labor of ekamlng sae>
■ 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.