FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
The Tempering of the Cream.
ine tempering of cream is one of
the most important operations in butter
making. This is especially true in cold
weather. The different parts of cream
are affected differently by heat. A can
of creant may be placed in a kettle of
hot water and heated till the thermom
eter indicates sixty-two to sixty-live
degrees without having heated the
butter globules in the cream at all.
This will not ordinarily be the rase, if
is true, but it is liable to bo, and it is
approximately so in all eases where
tne heating is rapid. Cream should lie
kept warm for several hours before
churning that it may become warmed
through. Or, if it is necessary to tem
per it hastily, it should be raised con
siderably about the churning tempera
ture and suffered to fall back, which it
will do in a short time.— Lire Stock
Journal.
Flat Culture for l'otatoes.
A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman writes: Several years ago 1
became a convert to flat culture for
potatoes, and every season convinces
me that this mode is preferable to the
forming of hills around tho plants.
This season, being a very moist one in
this section, fully demonstrated with
me that in moist as well as dry seasons
flat culture is the better of the two.
Just across the fence from my potato
patch was a field of my neighbor's, of
about four acres, planted about ten
days before mine. The ground is alike
on both patches—clayey loam. My
neighbor manured more liberally than
I did. ile adopted the hill method of
culture, and I the flat method. In the
early part of the season his made a
much more vigorous growth than
mine; in fact the foliage in his field
covered the ground before mine had
begun to grow. As the season ad
vanced mine gained in growth upon
his and maintained greener foilage
longer. His ripened about a week
ahead of mine, but while his crop aver
aged 180 bushels to the acre,mine aver
aged 250 bushels to the acre. There
was seventy bushels different upon Soil
similar, his having the advantage of
more manure than mine. I consider
that flat culture requires less labor than
hilling, produces heavier crops, and the
quality is just as good, with all other
conditions the same.
Fnrm and Unrdtn Kotf\
A Missouri sheep grower advises
breeding from polled rams. The ani
mals, lie says, fight less, and are never
fly-blown around the horns, are more
conveniently sheared, keep easier and
grow larger. This is his opinion after
nine years' experience.
Open ditches are a relic of the past.
Drain tile not only carries off the water
effectually, but enables the fields to be
cultivated without the necessity of
building crossings over ditches.
Ditches get filled up, and become the
harbor for weeds, insects, mice and
other vermin.
Oatmeal is said to be excellent for
calves, and some are successful in feed
ing wheat shorts, but both are usually
too coarse to be druuk with safety with
milk. They should be fed dry; then
there will be little danger from over
eating, which is not the case if given
in the milk.
An eminent horseman gives it as his
experience, after twenty years of trial,
that a tired horse can oe be.->t refreshed
and strengthened by giving him a
quart of oatmeal stirred in a pail of
water. This fits its stomach for a
stronger food, slakes its thirst, and is
indefinitely better than pure water.
Poultry manure is nearly equal to
guano, and the value of the quantity
annually derived from a single fowl is
about fifty cents, fully one-half the
cost of the feed. Five hens will make
one barrel of manure, and on farms
where large numbers of poultry are
kept, this importance of the fact should
not be overlooked. Every ounce
should be saved.
The Farmers' Review says: On
given amounts of food the sheep pro
duces for the same weight of dry food
nearly twice as much manure as the
pig, while the dx produces even more
than the sheep. The difference is due
to the less, digestible character of the
food supplied to the sheej> and ox. The
quantity of manure produced during
the same time and for the same body
weight is, however, very similar with
the three animals, the greater con
sumption of food by the pig counter
balancing the lower rate of manure
production.
Receipts
Ginger Crackers'— One cup of sugar,
one cup of molasses, one cup of
butter, one tea-spoonful of cloves and
one of ginger. Boil all the ingredients.
Sift a tea-spoonl'ul of baking soda into
flour enough to make a stiff dough;
pour the boiling liquid over the flour,
stirring all the time. 801 l out thin
and bake in a quick oven.
Italian Salad. —An Italian salad
may be made at any time of the year
of any vegetable that is in season, or a
suitable mixture of cooked vegetables
may be taken for it. If lettuces and
endive are used for it, let them be
dried perfectly before being used.
Shred the lettuce finely,, and toss it
lightly with Tarragon vinegar and
salt. Place it on a dish that has been
made as cool as possible with a dozen
filleted anchovies rolled in parsley and
a tea-spoonful of capers. Just before
serving, toss the salad lightly with a
quarter of a pint of mayonnaise, garn
ish with boiled beet-root cut Into
strips, and four hard-boiled eggs cut
into quarters. Crown the whole with
stoned olives and serve.
Household Hint*.
Oil-cloth may be kept bright when
almost worn out if, after washing it,
you take a flannel cloth and diu a cor
ner of it in kerosene, and rub tne oil
clotli with ir. Of course, a very little
oil goes a great way, and care must be
taken not to use too much.
An exchange snvs: Some one may
wish fo know how to wash a linen
duster, in such away that it will not
look faded. An old colored linen
duster should always bo washed in
lukewarm water. If there are any
grease spots use a little bard soap, or
better still, remove them with benzine.
Rinse thoroughly in water in which a
third of a cup of salt has been dis
solved; the last water must be blue
and a small handful of starch put in.
As soon as the duster is dry take it
down, so that the wind will not blow
the starch out. If damped with warm
water it will soon be readv to iron.
What to Eat.
As a general principle it may be
laid down that meat, fish or poultry in
a state of decay cannot be eaten with
safety, since symptoms of irritant
poisoning have so frequently arisen
from this cause. Hut a little consider
ation will show us the impossibility of
drawing a hard and fast line upon this
point. We relish venison which has
partially undergone decay, while we
at once reject beef or mutton in a simi
lar condition. Again, poultry to be
palatable, must be fresh, yet we do not
scruple to eat game which is far ad
vanced in decomposition.
There is no doubt that in many
eases we are guided by our palates in
determining what food is wholesome
for us; for while many of us eat
mouldy cheese a Chinaman will
swallow bad eggs, and some races en
joy fish which we should consider
putrid. Even as regards oysters,
which are generally relished in propor
tion to their freshness, it is sometimes
a matter of taste* For example, if is
recorded of the first monarch of the
House of Hanover that he objected to
the English native oystet* as deficient
in tlavor. It was privately suggested
by a shrewd courtier that the native
oyster should be allowed to become
somewhat stale before being brought
to a royal table. The king at once
recognized the llavor which had always
pleased him so much at Ilerrenhausen,
and gave orders that in the future he
should always be supplied from that
particular bed—a tiling easily accom
plished under the circumstances.
The absence of evil consequences
after eating food which lias undergone
a certain amount of decay is doubtless
due in many cases to the completeness
of the cooking process; but this does
not militate against the general rule
that food in any stage of decay is un
wholesome and should be avoided.
Of late years there have been many
cases of poisonous symptoms arising
from the use of. canned meats. The
cause appears mainly to have been im
proper methods of canning, or the use
of meat that was tainted before being
canned. An examination of the out
side of the can is our only available
guide as regards this class of articde.
The head of the can should be slightly
concave, whereas if it be convex it
shows that decomposition has already
commenced within the can. Some
times through careless soldering the
preserved articles become contaminat
ed with lead, and poisoning by this
substance is the result.
A Forgoften Duel.
Tho tearing down of an antiquated
house at St. Augustine, Fla., brought
to light a rusty sword. To it is
attached a story. Eighty years ago, at
a grand ball given by the Spanish gen
tleman who lived in the house, two
officers came to high words over the
attention paid by them to a beautiful
lady present. They repaired to the
street and fought a duel with swords.
One man fell dead. The other threw
away his weapon and fled. A little
child who had been a witness of the
encounter, picked up the sword and
carried it into the house. It w;is hid
den that at least one evidence of the
bloody deed might be concealed. Long
after the story of the crime had been
forgotten, the finding of the blood
stained blade calls it anew to mind.
A Clean Steal.
London is unquestionably the grea?>
est theater in the world for the perpe
tration of acts of eccentric criminality,
and among them there has probably
never been a queerer case than has
recently been developed by the recent
apprehension of an offender for the
heretofore unheard-of crime of steal
ing baths. The individual in question
would lay plans in regular burglar
style for breaking into houses, alwayn
selecting the mansion where he knew
the surroundii s to be luxurious.
Having succeeded in effecting an en
trance, he would proceed to,the bath
room, where he would indulge in the
luxury of a thorough cleansing, and,
although he never carried away any
valuables,he may be said to have gen
erally succeeded in making a clean
ste/d.
THE NEWS.
The loss by the fire at Lynchburg, Ya.. will
' f>ot up 8 1-'O,POO. About 200,000 of
I manufactured tobacco and I^o,OfiO pounds of
i leaf were bWVhcvl, h* well op tho machinery
and the factories. Myers Bros. <£ Co. are in
' ftnrod for £f>t, .TOO.
The Legislature of rio'*tfn has passed a
law a 1 towing fnh- actual settlers to pur
chase land of the State at twenty-five cents
per acre. Some of the largo land owner® do
not approve of the bill. Thoy say it will
have a tendency to depreciate the rshv bf
lands,and they contend tMt If t'lbfida lands
arc not worth en | Pi acre they are worth
nothing
V Paris. Kv., the following buildings have
been burned: Davis A l.yle. drugs; the
Western t'nion Telegraph office; froxton.
notions; John F. Nesblt, grocery; N. Krimei '
saddlery: J. Neat, saloon: Waller (Mark,
livery sta' le. and Davis A ttynil, grocery:
h> s from £7.*> (KM to £100,(100.
A ShawncetoWb, ills., special saj i : "Hie
worst in over here. The town is an awful
seems of desolation. Great gaps are left by
the houses swept away. In one place four
s >!id blocks of dwellings have entirely disap
peared. The Presbyterian Church floated
away a mile. Several mill® a tut business
h >um s are entirely gone, and the principal
merchant in Blackburn, Ky., has his stock of
00 worth of dty goods on a barge tied to
a tree. The village of Blackburn and Ra
leigh. Ky.. have both been nearly wiped out.
Orer a hundred houses in these places arc
gone. At Columbus, Ky., over ten foot of
water is spread over the town, and fills nearly
all the stores.
Newport, R. 1., has been considerably
shook up by an earthq iakr. At the torpedo
station, the shock was taken for an cxplosii n
by the officers. A meteror followed the shock
v hich caused consternation.
A prospector, who hns just rvtunu d from
the Kootennj t B. Ct) district brings a speci
men of lead and silver ore of marvelous rieli-
IU s • and nearly pure, lie says the mines are
of vft.- t extent, and he estimated that in one
location there are 250,000 ton# of ore in sight.
The value of the mines at present discovered
is y.vi.OHio 0. One seam is 100 feet thick.
He tells of great veins of pure copper visible
in the hillsides.
Jim Elliott, the pugilist, was killed in
Chicago, by a sporting mall nanud 1-unn.
Thomas W. Palmer, of Detroit, republican,
has been chosen to succeed Mr. Ferry in
the I'nited States Senate.
Foreign News.
LONDON. Fel. 2*.—The distress among the
people of Loughren is reported as alarming.
Frank Byrne, wanted in Ireland, was be
fore the public prosecutor in Paris yesterday,
and denied he was guilty of assassination.
The radicals in Paris are angry at Byrne's
arrest.
Mr. Gladstone yesterday had i n interview
with President Grevy in Paris.
The socialistic troubles in Andalusia,
Spain, have led to the discovery of n secret
order called the Black Hand.
LONDON. March I.—Air. Parnell has written
the president of the land league of America, to
saying that he may soon visit the I'nited
States.
The London papers comment upon the
proposed extradition of Sheridan, generally
opposing it.
Three hundred women will leave Limc
r'ck to work in a cottou factory in New
Hampshire.
The anarchists in Spain threaten to stir up
a general strike of laborers to prevent the
gathering of the crops.
The Netherlands ministry have tendered
their resignation.
In the French Senate yesterday General
Tiiibaudin said the presence of the princes in
the army was unconstitutional.
Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE.
The United States Senate adopted a resolu
tion instructing its conference committee on
the tariff to withdraw in case the Hon-e con
ferees are limited by the instruction* from
the House. The bill to give increased pen
sions to disabled soldiers was then taken up.
debated at length and passed.
In tho Senate some time was taken up in
completing the conference committee on the
tariff bill. After the appointment of Messrs.
McDill and Mahone in place of Senators
Bayard and Beck, the Senate resumed con
sideration of the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill. The conference report on the Fortifi
cation Appropriation bill was agreed to. rs
was also the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
HOUSE.
In the House Messrs. Randall. Morrison
and Tucker successively declined to serve on
the tariff conference. Mr. Speer, of Georgia,
was then appointed. The river and harbor
bill was taken up. and Mr. McLano spoke
strongly in support of it. The consideration
of the bill was concluded in committee, when
the House took a recess. At the evening ses
sion the House considered the river and hnr
bor bill in committee of the whole, but made
but little progress.
In the House the conference report on the
Fortification bill w r s adopted. Tin bill ap
propriates JfoO,ooo. The Deficiency bill was
amended and passed. In a discussion on the
river and harbor bill, Mr. Van Yorhis, by
implication, called Mr. Page a gambler and
cut-throat. Mr. McLane, of Maryland,
moved for the expulsion of Van Voorhis.
The latter apologized, and Mr. McLane
withdrew his resolution. Mr. Herbert then
offered a resolution censuring Mr. Van Vor
his, which was lost by a vote of 66 to 78. The
river and harbor bill was then reported to
the House from the committee of the whole
and passed, yeas 112, nays 1)0.
THE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE.
FLOUR—City Mills extra.. $4 f>2 ($ 5 75
WHEAT—Southern Fultz.. 123 (3> 126
CORN—Southern while 70 (3) 71
Do yellow 60 (3> 64
RYE —Good 70 (ft 75
OATS—Maryland 60 . r 3
COTTON— Middling 10 t> 10%
Good ordinary B%yfc
HAY—Md. and Pa. Tixncfy£l7 00 <*2o 00
STRAW—Wheat HOO 4S> 000
BUTTER—Western prime. 33 (3 35
West Virginia 20 @ 21
CHEESE—New York State
choice 13% (9 14%
Western prime 12%(® 13%
EGGS 20 (ffi 21
CATTLE 3 00 <3 5 76
SWINE— 8 <3> i>
SHEEP AND LAMBS ... 3%:tf 5
TOBACCO LEAF—lnferior 1 50 (9 2 00
Good common 3 00 (9 4 50
Middling 6 00 (3)8 00
Good to fine red 8 50 (310 00
Fancy 10 00 (314 00
NEW TOBK.
COTTON—Middling upland 10 (a> 10%
FLOUR—Southern com. to
fair extra 4 75 (9 5 40
WHEAT —No. 1 white 1 23 (3 1 28
RYE—State 73 @ 74
CORN—Southern Yellow... 67 @ 75
OATS —White State 51 (9 53
BUTTER—State 22 <9 30
CHEESE-State 0 @ 11
EGGS 24 (9 28
PHILADELPHIA.
FLOUR —Peuna.fancy 6 12 (9 6 40
WHEAT —Pa. and South
ern red 1 26 @ 1 27
RYE—Pennsylvania 70 (9 73
CORN —Southern yellow... 65 (a) 68
OATS 55 (9 56
BUTTER—State 27 (d 28
CHEESE-N. Y. factory... 8 (5 1 2
EGGS State 23 <9 25
Farming in Jnpftfl*
Agriculture in Japan is the olTfef
industry, and pmiltir. Field farming
)is ttlwilys bei-h unknown; the tillage
is really gardening, ot the most
thorough Character, on garden farms
averaging half dn ;u rt in si/>. one half
the entire |V.puiatiun biing fanners,
Muc i of the land bears winter as well
as summer erons, the thorougl ness of
spade or mattock cult va l ion and the
careful fertilizing vio'diag larger re
turns and preserving the vijjbt of thb
Pot I better than tho more suj crucial
tVestfern methods; iriiga'ion is uni
vo s iiy uieticad also, although the
annual rainfall is greater than on tho
regions of largest prceipi'ntion in this
country. The fee of the land, ortce ih
thg ft UdnMoid. is now held hy tho
filrWet. The Japanese arch pe'a o ex
tends over lito h degi es of la ifullh;
nhd th cult.\ atul a< res ran o from
the sea level to 10,000 I'eet altitude.
Of tho hO,ooo,OuOaero of til able land,
hss than one fourth is as yet under
cmtivalion, owing to the laeko.' road s,
nu st of tho carrying being still per
formed by "parking" on tho harks <f
mules and lion, jolt lift cultivated
ftrfta is extending an I wi 1 extend fur
ther with the increase of ro. ils and ex
ternal commerce, (ira/ing is still to
came. Animal food ha boon prohibited
by poverty and religious t< nets; horses
and cattle have bnn very
few, vegetables and lisli la\ ing 1 -en
tho sol * food; woolen el thing was
formerly unknown. Hence t lie farm
yard, as a fertilizer, has beeil wholly
wanting, night soil having been the
principal reliance; the introduction of
other fertilizers and of farm stork will,
of course, work a revolution. The great
staple of the country is -iice, employ
ing more than half the tilled area in
summer; the alluvial and lowland
spots average forty 1 u hels per acre,
and sometimes go up as high as sixty
and seventy. Wheat, of the variety
known here as winter, is grown every
where, yielding twenty bushels per
a re;it is grown in furrows, cultivated
by the mattock, cut by a hand knife,
threshed by the tlail, winnowed bv
hand and " packe i" in sacks; ground
in the most ancient of hand-mills, it is
eaten in the form of unfcrmcntcd
cakes. An unsuccessful attempt
was once made to export it. Barley
is more important than wheat, and iR
grown and used in much the same
way. Sugar is produced fr in Chinese
sorghum; the crop is about 05.000,000
pounds, about half of the entire con
sumption. Tobacco is also an import
ant product, and $*217,000 worth was
exported in 188<k Beans, peas and
otiier leguminous plants, more than
forty varieties in all. are a specially im
portant ches of food in .Japan. Chest
nuts are also largely eaten. The
Irish potato is grown only near the
open ports for foreign consumption,
but there are five varieties of tlie
sweet potato, and they are very cheap.
The onion, parsnip, carrot and turnip
are staple foods; lily bulbs are grown
in several varieties and eaten, and a
miscellaneous variety of other vegeta
bles is grown on land which also
yields a rice crop in summer and a
cereal crop in wintt r, the common
practice being to sow other things
"between," as pumpkins are sown
with us. The importance of tea as a
Japanese crop is well know 11. Flax is
not grown in the country. Hemp of
uncommonly good quality is produced,
but its importance is lessened by the
imperfection of the methods of clean
ing it from resinous matter. The mul
berry is extending its area. There is,
of course, room lor foreign tools and
methods, but the thoroughness of the
existing land tillage is proved by the
results. With the mattock (or broad
edged pick) alone the soil is pulver
ized until not a lump is left, and with
the little old Chinese plow the soil is
gone over four to eight times. The
farmer is seen plowing with his cow
for tho eighth time in the year; he
works composts in, and gives his grow
ing crops three to ten liquid applica
tions at their roots. One acre is said
to have yielded seventy bushels of rice,
with three and one-half tons of straw,
and its owner was then preparing it
for a winter crop of not less size.
It i 3 not probable that counterfeit
meats will ever be produced, but most
other articles of footl can be imitated.
Imitation Imtter is too well known to
need mention. Imitation lard, made
of cocoanut oil, is a recent invention,
and a few months ago an Englishman
wrote to his country paper a letter
furiously arraigning the unprincipled
proprietors of an American creamery
for tlooding his home market with
cheese made from lard and oleomar
garine. He bad captured one of their
contidential circulars and quoted the
following paragraph to show the enor
mity of their ofhense :
" You will be able to judge of what
can be done with the bluest kind of
skimmed milk when treated with lard
or with oleomargarine at the rate of
one and a half pounds to the one hun
dred of milk. You will be able also to
compare the quality and flavor of the
lard cheese with that made with oleo
margarine. Four pounds and upward
of butter were taken from one hun
dred pounds of milk before treating
it with lard, and.the same as to the
specimen treated with oleomarga
rine.''
Milk is rarely imitated out and out,
though it is sometimes thickened Avith
calves' brains and occasionally thinned
with|water; but ice-< ream is a favorite
subject of the imitator's genius. The
basis of a great deal of the cheaper
kind is either gelatine or olive butter,
which is thickened with corn-starch,
swei tened with glucose and flavored
Avith the appropriate (thcrs.—l'hila
ilrlulua Times.
Our old friend, Mr. Win. Claughton,
of Heathsville, sheriff of Northumber
land Co., Va., says: "We have many
good medicines in our parts, but noth
ing which equals St. Jacobs Oil, the
Great German Remedy. My family
keep the Oil in the house at all times
and use it for almost everything that
a medicine can be used for. They
claim that it is unequaled for rheuma
tism and all bodily pains.—Tappahan
nock, (Fa.,) Tide Water Index.
A Brooklyn school-girl, aged thir
teen in reply to the question, "Which
three inhabitants of the world have
been most spoken and Avritten about V"
t< ok the prize with this ansAver:
"Jesus Christ, Shakspeare, Napo
leon."
23 (Sj 25
Bogus Butter and Cheese.
An Incident In Vfrxlnln.
ELDER MOSE KlTk
it In Hnisnrbtidia l>rniM frtiiii
I'mrun rod.
Troy Kan Mi* Chief. January IS, 1&3.
Most ot our older citizens well remember
Moee Kite (who lived ill Petersburg Bot
tom ), the liorodf our Statft'aftarlv political
nibtorV, woo tvop Kt stnlwaft hdild afid pbtfj
erful physique; who in lHf>B led R colony of
our people to I'ike's Peak; wlio fought the
[mlcm* on the plains Rtid was shot through
tho body; who on hi* return here after the
rebellion Convlrtßd rttitl baptized b*
Elder HenshaU, of the Christian Churbh at
Petersburg Bottoni, and becamo n revival
hraachftrof relebrity nil through soc
tidti. Thoy will also recall the iu6t that, at
tacked with consumption and reduced to a
skeleton, ho *ns obliged to remove to the
Rockies in tho hope of saving his life. None
thought ho would succeed. Last fall, how
ever, tho editor of ibis papbr met him at the
head of tho Republican river, bigget fthd
mere robust than ever. "Why, I thought
to i had died of cousumptiou long, long ago,
Elder P' . •
*'Mf 1 ntvftr hnl consumption. m?vn !
though people thought that was what ailed
me, ami I thought so myself. But tho d >c
tors had rent mo on a wild goose chase after
n dozen other diseases just as fatal, and this
wns the wi'dest one of all."
Tnc good Elder ttien recounted to us, in a
charming vein, his many adventures in. the
rough ami ready hfo he had led. " but," ho
paid, " remarkable as you may tl.ink my war
likh life has bftsn, I have a much more inter
esting stoiy tb tel! yod." , .
" You know what a rough, noisy fellow I
used to ba ; and 1 could stand any hardship.
Why, on a wager. I have knocked down an
ox and a mule with my fist. I have fought
ruffians, border outlaws and Indians ; bat I
was
DOOGF.D TOR YEAKH
by a more dangerous unseen enemy that was
ever getting me more completely in lus
clutches. I was shot by an li.d.iin in a tight
outheiplaini, hot that wonnd healed readily
unit gH\* in but 11! tie trouble. After J re=
turned to Kansas and commenced preaching;
I first began to give way. I had a dull fettling,
accompanied with a pain in the right side.
Dr. Butler,our family physician, said my liver
was out of order, caused by the malaria of
the bottoms-. I had always h:id an appetite
-like an ostrich, but my digestion became
seriously impaired. While Oi the circiiit
preaching, I consulted a doctor, who said I
had d\ s;iepsia. After that, distressing pal
pitation of th J heart fo lowed, and the physi
cian said this was caused by my indigestion
and diseased liver, which would probably
te: initiate fatally. Sometimes I bad a ra
\eaous appetite, at others i one at all. I was
fivcrish and then chilly. My food seemed
to do ma no good. A specialist told mo I
had a tap® worm! Then I was troubled with
unusual quan ities of water and a frequent
desire to urinate, which was done with diffi
culty and great pain. The specialist said I
had a touch of the gravel, caused by tho use
of the alkaline water of the plains. I then
began to suffer severe pains in the loins and
the small of the back, accompanied with
sudden attacks of dizziness, during which I
had to sit or lie down, to avoid falling. I
was forced to abandon
TRAVELING AND PBEACHINd,
because I c juld no longer ride on
or trust myself out alone. I began to be
seriously alarmed, and sought the advice of
the most noted physician within reach. He
said that my frequent horsib ick riding had
jolted and jarred me until the old Indian
wound; which had injured my kidneys, had
become inflamed. He treated me with
medicines and electricity also, but gave me
no permanent benefit. My painful symptoms
all returned. I began to cough, got very
thin and my legs were disagreeably numb.
I began to desj air. At each attempt to cure,
my ailments became worse, with new symp
toms. 1 next consulted a celebrated physi
cian from the East, who, after thumping and
examining me, stated that I was in an
advanced stage of consumption an ! threat
ened with diabetes and paralysis! He thought
1 might possibly prolong my life for a year
or two, by peaking a higher and drier climate.
This was my condition when the j>eople in
vour part of the country last saw me.
Then I started for the Rockies but liked
this country, and settled here. At first the
i hinge helped mo, but about three years aio
t I out fit ceased. Then I failed so rapid! v
ih it I could bo out of bed only part of each
day. All my old symptoms returned. At
this crisis, a party of Eastern gentlemen,
ON A BUFFALO HUNT,
11 ale my house their headquarters. In the
I arty was a Dr. Wakefield, who informed me
that I had a bad case of incurable Bnght'a
Disease, and ga\ o mo a preparation which
might, he said. ease me for a few weeks or
months, was the best that could be
done. Around the battle was a newspaper.
Now a newspaper wi.s a rarity in our home,
and I at in my chair looking it over when
my cyo providentially fell upon nn nr i le
relating a most wonderful cure of Bight's
disease—tho very malady that was killingme
—by the uso of Warner's Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure (of Rochester, N. Y.). Convince J
that further delay would be fatal, and every
thing eS3 failing, tie next morning 1 dis
patched one of my boys to the nearest rail
road station, many miles dis ant, to obtain a
bottle of ihu Safe Cure. The druggist said
the demand for the Cure was so great he
cou'd not keep it in stock, and he had to send
to Jian-as City for more. It was more than
A week b fore it arrived, and I was daily cot
ting veiker. But it came at last, and lat
once began to take it. When I told Dr.
Wakefield what I was taking, he gave me a
look, half of scorn, half of pity, as much as
to say,
' POOB FELLOW !
lie is putting his tiu>t in a humbug.' Never
theless 1 p 'rsevcr.vh a*id f >r the past year
and a half 1 have been as s cut and nigged a§
leverwasin my life. After escaping the
attacks of Lull ma and half a dozen doctors,
I was lying at the mercy of a still more
dreadful foo that was about giving me the
finishing blow, when that great remedy
stepped in. slew my adversary, and placed
mo firmly on my feet once more. 1 have
commenced j'reaching again; for I look upon
the circumstances and manner of iny cure as
a direct interposition of Providence, and to
Providence are my services due. That is my
story. I think it is as good as a romance,
and much better, for it is true."
Such is the substance and very nearly the
iangunga of Elder Kite's narrative. Those
who read it, and are suffering, may benefit
by his experience, if they will follow his ex
ample.
London's grand new Roman Cath
olic cathedral, to cost $1,250,000, is to
be begun in the spring.
Consumption in its early stages is readily
cured by the use of Dr. Pierce'B "Golden
Medical Discovery," though, if the lungs are
wasted no medicine will effect a cure. No
known remedy possesses such soothing and
healing influence over all scrofulous, tuber
culous, and pulmonary affections as the
"Discovery." John Willis, of Elyria, Ohio,
writes: "The 'Golden Medical Discovery'
does positively cure consumption, as, after
trying every other medicine in vain, this suc
ceeded." Mr. Z. T. Phelps, of Cnthbert, Ga.,
writes: "The 'Golden Medical Discovery' has
cured my wife of bronchitis and incipient
Sold by druggists.
Two-thirds of the 19,500 inhabitants of
Jaffa go barefoot the year round, dress like
the Phillistines of old and do not yet know
the decent use of a pocket handkerchief.
Dr. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" is a
most powerful restorative tonic, also com
bining the most valuable nervine properties,
especially adapted to the wants of debilitated
ladies suffering from weak back, inward
fever, congestion, inflammation, or ulcera
tion, or from nervousness or neuralgic pains.
By druggists.
The man who professes to hold newspapers
in contempt is the first one to look in the
morning journal to see if his arrival has been
chronicled.
Dyspepsia, liver complaint, and kindred
affections. For treatise giving successful
self-treatment, address WORLD'S DISPENSARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
Prince Napoleon is accused, among other
things, of being always blessed with a re
markable appetite.
Frnicer Axle CJrense.
One greasing lasts two weeks ; all others
iwo or three days. Do not be imposed upon
by the humbug stuffs offered. Ask your
dealer for Frazer's, with label on. It saves
your horse labor, and you too. It received
first medal at the Centennial and Paris ex
positions. Sold everywhere.
Hlother Swan's Worm Syrup.
Infallible, tasteless, harmless, cathartio;
feverishness, restlessness, worms, constipa
tion. 25c.
Mother Shipton's prophecy is about 400
years old. Every prophecy has been fulfilled
except the end of the world. Buy your Carbo
line, a deodorized extract of petroleum, the
great hair restorer, before the world comes to
an end.
"Bdchß-Palbft.'*
Thb Qtijclc; com pi We core, annoying
Kidtifej, Blfadder, ihnaty DiseasW. sl.
Druggists.
GET Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners applied to
notfr boots or shoes before yon rtin them over.
"KMIIHII an Unf*.''
Clears out raW, ililCC, fonchesi flies, bed
bugs, ants, skunks, chipmunks, gophers.
irc. Druggists.
Have you seen tho Clirolitliion collars and
culls/ boih@tliitifi[ a9*. Ash
Lost Faith lit Phyafclnn*.
Why ti It that so many persona an proprietary medl*
clnea. of patent dedioiffrt; at they at* oomwool# ,
railed f la it because people lose faith In tTtffielans tj .
There are Innumerable Instances where ouree hare beeti
effected by Roovill's Sarsaparllle or Blood and IJ*er t
Syrup for ell diseases of the blood, when they had been
given over ht their physlcUua. It Is one of tha best
remedies ever offered to the ffobMo, affd aa It la pre
pared with the greatest care, as a epeclflo tdt flffftaHl
diseases. It is no wonder that It should be more effectual
than hastily written and carelessly prepared prescrip
tions made by incompetent physicians. Take Soovtll'a
Blood and hirer Rymp for all disorders arising from
impure blood. It la Indorsed by leading professional
men aa well ae by eminent physicians and o'iic-r?.
MCF.PTKINM FLIES
Before fact like thistle down before the wind. W. A.
Wilson, Ooinei If uutinndon and Cbarb—atreet avenues,
Baltimore. Md., stifferod two yenrs fr..m consumption,
us IIK IJ.IMI wo. th of ia"lri w wlth..ut relief. He says:
"Last Jane I commenced using Wi Llfl*. M sough
hs stopped, I sleep well and hare a good appetite. I
heartily iccouiiuend it to sufferers." bold by druggists.
Price 60 cents.
franco stafiuS t&flth nrooug pr!nl nations (
in tho proportion of postofflcefl to tbf *Pmler
of inliHbitant.e. j
GERMANIMOt
for pain.
CURES
Rhcumalism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
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core in double quick time,
ing (mm the terrible
iy lows the attacks of
WA acute disease, the tes
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4? who have been raised
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|J EPILEPTIC FITS.
|H ■■ WW Prom Am. Journal of iiedicine.
Dr. Ab. Meserole (late of London), who makes a spe
cialty of Epilepsy, hns without doubt t r eated and cured
more cases than any other II vlnjj physician. Ills success
has simply been astonishing; we have heard of cases of
ever SO veara' standing successfully cured by him. Ho
has published a work on this disease, which ho sends
with a large botiloof his wonderful cure free to any suf
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advise anv one wishing a euro to address
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M SHEETS fine writing paper, in blotter, with
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#T O a week. sl2 a day at home easly made. Costly
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[From the Boston GJofteJ
Jfsseri. Wffcee . _
The abore U a gftdd Mkenees of Mrs. tydla E. nns
ham, of Lynn, Mass.. whonbcvenHother human being*
may be truthfully called the 'Dear Friend of Woman,
•s some of her correspondents love t<f call het. Ah*
is sealonsly devoted to her work, which la the oatoemff
of i IffeatndL And Is obliged to keep lit lad/
assistants, to ksiflk-v enswcrllte large correspondence
which dally pours In nlrthi bet, rch bearing its sperlai
burden of rufferlng, or Joy &t fclca efrom iL Be*
Vegetable Compound Is a medicine tcP Food and 00l
ct*J WNrpcses. 1 Lave porsonally Invest it aad
am satislicd tk Ibe irntli of thik
On account of Its pfdtcft m*rMa it Is recommended
and prescribed by the best piiy-teUrtU la the eountty.
One says: "It works liko n cnarra And avc mncß
pain. It will euro entirely tho worst form of falling
kt the otcitLi, Leuoorrlicca, irregular and painful
McnstrttdtioltjiriOvwrtanTroubles, Inflammation cr.d
Ulceration. Flooding*. Ail Di#plcemrntv andthocorv
ic'iuent spinal weakness, End U Xi*W!y adapt-d u
ths Chf nge of Lilo."
h pf-ntJ jatTS every portion of the system, and gives
ceW m ked vigor.- It removes faintnes*. flatulency,
destroys all cravLltf it •Atmnlants, and rtllcvcs wcak
nefsof thertomach. It euro, ftlowting HcadarlKS,
Nervous Proatratlon, General Debility, Slceolcssnc*.'',
Depression and Indigestion. That fcclinff ct bcatipQ
down, causing pain, weight and backache, Is al'*ayf
permanently cured by its nso. It will at all tlmea, art
under all circumstances, act in harmony with the law
Chit fveff!S the female system.
It costs only fI. f-cr bottle or eix for 85., and la sold by
druggists. Any advice required AS to special cases, and
the names of many who have been restored to perfect
by the nse of the Vegetable Compound, CM be
obtained by add*lng lira I'., with stamp for replT,
at her home in Lynn, klaai
For Kidney Complaint of either ft this om pound is
uuurpfi&icd us abundant testimonials shotr.
"Mrs. Pinkham's Liver rtlls," says one writer, -art
the best in the world for tho cure of Constipation,
tftlionerfess and Torpidity of the liver. Her Blood
Purifier w hfil wtfnders In its epccial line and bids fair
to equal the CompoUttd In ft* popularity.
All must respect her as an Afigol ef Merry wbees aole
ambition is to do good to others.
Philadelphia, Pa. CD Mrs. A. M. D.
BN u e
, FOR THE PERMANENT CURE OF '
CONSTIPATION.
No other disease 1s so prevalent in this coun
try aa Constipation, and no remedy has ere* I
' equalled the oclebrated KIDYEI -WOST aa a .
cure. Whatever thecatwe, however obstinate
I the oaso, *>"■ remedy will overoome it.
Oil CT C THX3 distressing complaint (
I tr I k C.O ■is veTy apt to bo complioated
with ooastlpatioa. >Hdncy-Wort strengthens
the weakened parts and quickly euros all kinds I
i l of Piles even when physicians and medicines
have before filled. ,
RHEUMATISM a tea WON* |
I T>h it fill. CURE, aa it is for ALL the painful
diseases of the Kidneys* Liver and Bowels*
It cleanses the system of tho acrid poison that
1 cau ea L':e dreadful suffering which only ths
victims cf rheumatism can realize. , j
I THOUSANDS OF CABIB _
v of the worst forms of this terrible diseaue navo
t been quickly relieved, and in a short time | {
I PERFECTLY CURED.
re-It cleanse*. Strengthens and gives New I I
! 1 Lire to all tho Important crgans of the body, j
j The natural action of tho Kidneys is restored.
I The Liver is cleansed cf all disease, and the
Bowels move freely and health fully.
1 | tYTt Acts at the same time on the KEDNTTS, ,
LIVKB. AND BOWELS.jtI SU kj b*IM,WTS.
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Bold by druggists, or send us 10 cents and any
color wanted sent post-paid. 21 colored samples
and a set cf fkney cards sent for a 3c. stamp.
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GOLD and SILVER PAINT.
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'f.r'sJsa
Mtf Convulsions. St. Vltui
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f
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W Thousands proclaim I)
w the most wonderful In
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Prices. B. W. TAYNE A SONS, BOX 860, Corning, N.Y.
It relieves at once Burns, Piles, Chapped ITands or Lips.
Corns,Bunions.Scalds,Bruises,Soreness of feet.bands,
oyes.ctc.; Itching from tiny cause. ® Sc. Ask your drug
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MfIiOMPTION.
I have a positive remedy for the above disease; by Ui
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