VARIOUS NOTES. Keeping a wlntrr ilnlry fondie" n farmer very nnitli In n-jrii rtl to tlic worth of ililTcrvut fotldcr miw. It. C. Smith. llctwcnn 2iM),(KH nml .Kmi.ihX) lmrrclM f AuhtWmii eoflnn-woil il wen) nctit to Kiiru( Inst your, where It wns ninth! Into "lmtler." If you nrc In tho litililt of trading your bill ter for groceries, why not try to Hell It dlieet to Uioso who eat It? N'aUonnl Sloekuinn. Garden seeds should Im kept In a dry and not too eold place. Lulii-l ouch variety so there will l no mistake when the plintlnj; time eoines. Some of these days we shall see In tensive methods applied to the produc tion of grain crops, with results that are now hardly Imagined. Maine Far mer. If you value your machinery oil well On parts liaMe to rust and put under il tight shingle roof. More machinery la rusted and rotted than worn out Nebraska Fanner. The pig Is more sensitive lo cold than any other domestic animal. It hnsless iinir for protection, and In the Improv ed breeds this natural covering has been made h-ss than It formerly was. Animals do not relish food that Is the Batne thing every day, even though they accept It. A varied diet increases the appetite, promotes health and per mits of greater gain lu all directions. Farm and Fireside. In nil the history and theory of breed ing nothing seems so much rccpiired to Iks told over and over again as the fact that to breed for a quality it Is neces sary to breed from animals that have that finality. Column's Uural World. Agriculture can be made more nearly an exact science by the application of Irrigation to the soil, than by any other means whatever. It prevents drought ;iul makes crops certain, nud thus llxes tho earning power aud value of the land. " Speaking of veterinary science, It Is st good thing to know how to cure nn ;inimnl that is sick, but far better to keep a well one well. Good food and absolute cleanliness are tho means by which that may generally be accom plished. Wherever trees are abundant leaves are often a nuisance. The very best purpose they can be put to Is to en rich the soil. It does not take long to bury them If nothing else Is done with them, nnd lu a year or less they form excellent plant food. Talk about the love of money! Why, Quire are a vast number of men who love their own old notion of doing a thing more thau they do money. Even ijrentor prolit will uot tempt them to Imbibe newer and better Ideas of hand ling their cows. Hoard's Dairyman. With fresh manure at all times avail able, farmers could have all tho mush rooms they want all the year through by making beds In barn cellars and similar places. Many are now raising them successfully who at one time never dreamed of It. Practical Far mer. Remember that nweet, home-cured salt pork, bacon, ham, sausage, head cheese, etc., are appreciated as much by wealthy townspeople as by yourself and family, and will bring nn extra price If you find the right buyers. Will it pay to sell the whole lot of pork at whole-hog rates? American Agricul turist. If feathered stock Is rightly man aged diseases of fowls will be compar atively rare. Itroodlng "In-and-in," or breeding "close," even, Is productive af more delicacies of constitution than most poultry keepers are aware of. It is bad business to be fussing with sick fowls. 1 tetter breed right. American Poultry Yard. In nuts, the most prominent display at the World's Fair was a collection of English waluuts by Los NIetos and Ranchito Walnut Growers' Association, of Hlviern, Cal. These nuts were shown in a brilliant glass tower some twenty-live feet high. George W. Ford, sf Santa Anna, Cal., showed fifteen varieties of walnuts. We observe lu sover.il agricultural Journals favorable mention of what Is called the improved dwarf Itocky Mountain cherry, which Is said to bo . spreading bush not more than' four feet high, with fruit ripening a month later than the Morello varieties, and of fair, but uneven, quality. Tho bushes are said to fruit while very young and to bear every year. Some men have an Idea that land is resting and being renovated when It Is used for pasture. This is true just to the degree that more iilnut food Is put on than is taken off. Pastured with Mbeep, land will usually recuperate iouK'whut. With beef and dally cat tle, however, the reverse is true, nnd :he plant food Is apt to walk off to market. Practical Farmer. The Watsenvlllo Beet Sugar factory la. California Is the largest of the three factories In that State. It has a capa city of tons of beets per day and l.tMKM vm pounds of sugar per week. Nearly 'J(H) men are employed in work ing til'1 beets Into sugar. The price of beets Is .$." per ton, and twenty tons ;er acre Is an average yield. One far mer grew acres and cleared $11,000 after paying all expenses. It takes tbont four months to work up tho crop. !n t'uH time $:i."it,tHio is paid for beets, "oO.OU) fur wood and ijOO.itoo for wages. THE RASPBERRY CROP. How til f'ultlvntlnn Mny be Mnrtn l'rolltrtlilo. nulletln R" of the Cornell Expel burnt Station, on Raspberries and F.latkber lies, by Fred W. Card, Is a production of much value. Its twenty live pages containing Information on the manage ment of these, fruits which will be particularly useful. A leading object of Mr. Card is to promote their growth as a farm crop, and to show In what way this may be made prolit able. The facility with which the evaporated ber ries may be. convoyed to market Is greatly In their favor, and this h con trasted with potatoes as n farm crop, n load of a Ion and a half being worth only from $.'10 to if It), while an equal weight of evaporated berries would be worth, on nn average, about tfiioo, with nn Item of only $l.o) for drawing to tho railway station. Taking the aver age crop furnished by a large number of cultivators at from 70 to t0 bushels to the acre, and with the berry har vester gathering the crop at half a cent a quart, clearing and marketing, nnd rent of land nt $100 an acre, a fair prolit Is left to the owner. About ten pounds of dried fruit Is obtained from a bushel. The berry harvester, on which tho crop Is secured, greatly reduces the labor and cost of gathering, and the result answers well for evaporating, but as it subjects tho berries to some bruising It would not be adapted to fine or fancy crops which are sold whole In market. Tho reports of many growers show flint a man will average from N to 10 bushels a day with the harvester, nnd more with the best picking. In one case two men and two girls gathered thlrty-flve bush els with oiilinaiy work, a part In the field only a portion of the time. The crop Is run through n fanning mill to clear out tho leaves, grocu berries and litter. Raw sod should be avoided In prepar ing for planting. It n.oods n very thor- ; ough preparation. Spring planting is best, but fall planting may be done in shallow furrows, the plants to be then well mulched through winter, Trune back the young plants closely. I These are some of the directions glr- j en to those about commencing the cul- 1 ture of these berries, but we cannot 1 even allude to the many Items of value, such as pointing out the value of varie ties, the superiority of tho Ohio, the most suitable soils, the best manures, modes of pruning, forming plantations, continued cultivation, effect of spray ing, uselessuess of thinning nnd drying under glass. These are mostly well described, and the cultivator cannot fail to llnd useful points for practice. Iligh Living, if you keep at it, is apt to tell upon the liver. The things to prevent this are Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Take one of these little Pellets for a corrective or gentle laxative three for a Cathartic. They're the smallest, easiest to take, pleasantt st and most natural in the way they act. They do permanent Rood. Constipation, In digestion, Bilious Attacks, Sick or Bilious Headache, and all ckrance- ments of the liver, stomach, and bow els are prevented, relieved, and cured 'I hey'te guaranteed to give satis faction in every case, or your money is returned. The wotst cases of Chronic Catarrh in the Head yield to Dr. Sage's Ca tarrh Remedy. So certain is it that its makers offer $500 reward for an incurable case. Lafayi'.lto Oollego, President VVarficlJ has sent us the new catalogue of Lalaycttc College, which shows an attendance of 309 students, of whom 209 are from Penn sylvania. Nineteen competitive prizes aie offered in mathematics, philosonhv. oratory and languages. The libraries- number over twenty five thousand volumes, The astronomical observa tory, the chemical and physical halls, and the new gymnasium are superior buildings well equipped for their ob jects. The present Senior class num bers 53. Copies of the catalogue can be had by addressing the Registrar of the college, at Easton, Pa. In the at tendance of students we notice the names of a number who were prepar ed for College in the Stale Normal School here. Nine-tenths of the candidates for admission to the University of Chi cago this year were admitted. I ra in Inn AYtieiit I'lflri. If no other method has been devised .'or (''ainlii.,' wheat Holds which nre .omciimes too wet, it will pay to plow .'nriMu ; from the lowest spot to some iowt v p ilnt ontsiile. Every experienced wheal grower knows that if water Is all v. ;1 to st:uid upon the ground late ': i: fill the froi will net only be dh-e. ty Injured thereby, but will uls:i :i l.'i l" io be severely damaged by 'wli f.i l.illing," and it should be the aim pyevenr, as far ns possible, both if tie ' evils. A heavy rain will do IHt'e , mif.'V to n wheat Held if pro :i i : 1:. hie for the prompt removal ( in ev.il :s water, while a moder ; K" 1 r .' !1 t .i Mi undraliiod land which is a ': too wet will cause the de- ti-.-.- ' 1' m ifiy of the plants, and 'Hi-..' .i '.' 1 .ve the possible yield of the r j. V."! i thorough drainage Is much e;i. . i- ;i i'iiy makeshift which can 10 '.'.v.; :i -1. Il is much better to adopt . v '.i:r:i i f . ct plan recommended liov.- t.t.v.i It Is to make no provision i!- r' . ;c-..-teet!i-u of the crop from lu iy ly an i-icess of moisture lu the atulL Experiment In flowing. Mr. Knox, a veteran plow-maker, has railed our attention to the effect of deep plowing or some soils to offset the danger from lack of rains in dry seasons. Some years ago nn experi ment was made by a western Massa chusetts fanner In plowing portions of a large field at varying depths. One part was turned over seven Inches deep, another ten Inches, nnd a third, after being plowed ten Inches, was subsolled to the depth of ten laches more, making a soil comparatively loose to the depth of twenty Inches. The next year, which was a dry one during the summer, corn was grown upon the whole field, which was treated uni formly throughout, nnd tho yield of the three divisions carefully measured. The seven-Inch plowing yielded as well ns the ordinary Welds lu tho vicinity. That part plowed ten inches deep was greener all through the season, nnd gave decidedly better yield, but that which was plowed ten Inches nnd sub soiled ten Inches In addition produced just one-third more corn than that plowed In the usual way, seven Inches deep. The next year the whole field was by agreement sowed to oats, ns a continuation of the experiment, the season proving even drier than the pre ceding one, when corn was grown. When the oats were about ready to cut Mr. Knox, being In the neighbor hood, called to hw them. Before reach ing the farm tho field came in view from the car windows, and Mr. Knox, who was on the lookout, paid to a com panion thnt the gentleman had not done ns he agreed, for ho could see that he hud sown different kinds of grain upon the different plots, the size and color of the growth both marking the lines, dividing the land plowed nt three different depths. But on arriving at the field he found nothing but oats, and ns stated by the owner, all sown on the same day, and treated precisely alike In every respect. On the (shallow plowed section the growth was short and the straw yel low; on the ten-Inch plowing tho oats were taller nnd less yellow, while on the sub-soiled portion they were green nnd very heavy. The final tests show ed full omvthlrd more grain on the sub soiled part than on that which was plowed only seven Inches deep. Now, it will not do for farmers to calculate that deeply stirring every kind of soils would alone add r0 per cent. In the yield of crops grown upon them tho following two years, for they would doubtless be disappointed In very many cases. Yet, ns a rule, deep, mellow soli from which surplus water can readily settle without mak ing the land into mortar, and through which the samo moisture can again freely rise by capillary nttrnction, other things being equal, will always bring a farmer tho better results. There are soils which naturally aro never too wet, and rarely too dry, aud H. will usually bo found on examina tion that they aro in tho same mechani cal condition for n considerable depth, sy two feet or more, that fine likes to hnvo his surface soil light, friable mid containing a due proportion of vege table matter, 'lliey will also bo found to contain sand and clay in about the right proportion to keep the soil both nu llow nud moist through the varying climatic conditions. Poop plowing of still' clays Is often dangerous nt first: but a good dry soil nulls nil kinds of crops In nil kinds of weather. Peep plowing temls to make such a soil, but tliis alone will not always be Htitliolent. Draining and manuring must accom pany deep plowing. What will do it? Medical writers claim that the suc cessful remedy for nasal catarrh must be non-irritating, easy of application, and one that will reach the remote sores and ulcerated surfaces The history of the efforts to treat catarrh is proof positive that only one remedy has completely met these conditions, and that is Ely's Cream Balm. This safe and pleasant remedy has master ed catarrh as nothing else has ever done, and both physicians and patients freely concede this fact. Our drug gists keep it. A lot of new notes of the sharpest kind have just been printed and are for sale at this office. Also common receipts, estate receipts, and collec tors' receipts, neatly bound in books of 25, 50 and 100. tf. Rochester University has decided to admit women in all courses offered by the institution. I'ututora In Winter. Potatoes stored in cellars In some cases rot. To clunk or prevent this, keep the cellar ns cool 11s possible with out freezing. Then scatter quick-lime over them. This Is of threefold benefit. It keeps them from rotting, makes tho potatoes dryer and better, and disin fects the utuiosphere, preserving the family from malarial fevers. THE WORKING GIRL Miss Salllo Talmer Gives Some. Sugges tlous to Girls About Backache, Faint ucss, and Dizziness. Bl'EdAL TO Ol'B LADY BEADKBB.) Did you ever notice working girls on their way home from stores or factories ? Did you notice how many of them had palo cheeks, dull eyes, and heavy steps? and did you wonder why they were not ruddy and bright P The story which is told by Miss Sallle Palmer, of Kicetown, Ta., gives the reason for this sad condition of many working girls. Sometimes their back nnd sides will nche terribly. They are faint and dizzy with pain and weight in the lower part of their stomach. They watch the clock, and wish that tho day would end, as they feel so 111 and tired. Standing all day, week in and week out, thoy have slowly drifted into woman's great enemy, displacement of the womb. That, or some other derangement of tho organ, causes Irregularity or suspension of tho " monthly periods," bloating, flood ing, or nervous prostration. " Take warning in time," sho says; " Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com pound Is the surest and safest remedy in the world for you." j Jnt?uo tlmt only lioU tho ' vcrv iiiU'ht vvii'li(u it tul mn..i ilA KvAiomilnr Mini sulltifiirtorv ru-irUrif m f 1 .Seeds 8t Bulbs bulli f vi'tn'tnlilrs lout Hewers, yuu ' will lio lii'lily iiU';ised with my little wiir!:, lir.'UUifully illiwliutcil, entitled ! H ljulitr Ktctla and Jtultn t.r Hprtnu M llitutti'.tf It n!JVr tliu i(iiulnr itii'l iilile 801'U of vi'yctaljli-n, tlimo Unit tin 1 .ivurasu ii lvto nanli'iiui' will flint lo-t -iUitccl t lii nce-lii, uml line imjiurca lli wet- tc.vU and IiuIIm Unit w ill ex cite, tliu intercut of every citthusins- cilie naniteiir movei t-evcra! ilnei in(ivellieK. I at. five if llim pa , iier m im'iitiem'il. .. It. lteiiedii l, i:ilcnvil!' ll-tm.o.,X.Y. M8-8C. 1 IS. I Tli! Sltinskn Slf'tn 11 UUi 7 on West St. between 2nd and 3rd, are P now prepared to do all kinds of Th6 mild winter and hard time have left us with an enormous Block of MtiN'S OVHRCOATS, HI.. STHRS, SUITS, Bid AND LIT TLE BOYS' CLOTI1INO. We have marked everything away down. One doltamow counts two at our store In the purchase of clothes. 111. Bli 910-912 CHESTNUT STREET. 1 Warren A. Reed. PHILADELPHIA Mens' Suits, Ladies' Dresses and Coats, Slmwla and every tlcserijitiou of wearing iipparcl. Also, we tlo scouring, cleaning and incss ing of goods that do not need dyeing, and make them pi...... and sweet us new. Goods sent by express should be addressed hzrki Sl:ia Dye Mi. We have just received an invoice of new sleighs. Stylish PORTLAND CUTTERS, Comfortables Swell Bodies, Light and Heavy Bob Sleds. The material and workmanship are the best, and the prices as low as the lowest. Don't wait to buy a sleigh until the good sleighing comes, for the supply is limited. ID. "W KITGHEIT, PesBEsa. mmmu In prlmte prmaice. mm M plp t "convince the 2 way which if followed leads t-3 Prof. HARRIS' SOLUBLE MEDICATED Pastille Hn boen nut un In a PrOUrlotlirv fnrm HhleA 187K. Hllfl luia ltni.ii i.l for Vf'nrM nrlop ti I ! ,...1.-. It la Iio HIitriiMl n.kkii-nKi umiuiiin rciHiimuiQ, uui. punmno apucino lot a vurjr prevalent dltwnse. TluiusnndBof nion.ul all aires, have nt aotne time In lite brouKlit on tirrvuua dt-llllty nnd oxlmuBtlon, with oitmnla weakness, br over bralu work, excesses, too fro qneut Indulgence or Indiscretion and vicious lmults.nud It Is lo tlic.e that we offor a remedy tlmt will, by Us direct notion upon the seat or tho (Uncase, stop the druln nnd restore Uia putlunt to Yroua lii'nIUi mid Mreniilh. . Our method of hitrodnolng Prof, Harris' Pastille trentment fa one which commends itself to nil ecnslble persons for the reason that we supply It upon their Judgment of Its value. Weaskof our patrons nothing In the way of expense beyond a postal onrd and a two cent pnstutte stump. Tho poetnl card to be used In sending us their fnll ad dress and the postage stamp for tho letter return ln the statement of their case for which wo supply them with a question blank, to be tilled out, and no envelope addressed to ouxselvosfor tlHfl In retjmtlncr ,t. whAn HII..H f I vruen we receive the state ! Vm mont on blank wo prepare) ill f P at laaa eiKht days' treatment aud for- M w ,t, Tara ' oy mall aud prepay Sf j7VC postage thereon and alon R PirifHrr withtheBlghtdaya' treatment 3k -S-ftlrlflliE- wa send full 1lrAtir... ... using. The treatment In no way Imerleros wlio a pei-son'a attention to buwlness, and ouusefl bo puin or Inconvenience In any way. IVe ure io positive Hint it will plve perfect GMIwfai-tlon Hint tvo leave Hie mutter of sending orders entirely with llioto using the free trlnl treatment. Having xntistlod those sending for trial pncka).-oi lit our ability u beuetlt their sexual condition wo loel that they aro more largely Interested than ourselves In continuing theuseof tho l'astllics. Kf n then wo do nutuUairptto rob them by do. mauling high prices. On the com rary, wo lnnko Jlie pikes us low as possible, nnd the sumo to all. Thoy are ns follows : trl.OO for one month; 5.00 for two montlia t S7-0J fop three months. ?;i1,'S'J Tmds.Mark. These prlcas aecura tho delivery of tho l'nstlllcsbynialt. If desired by express wa leuvo tho p.'iliOilt t. pay the charge. Jor lu.'liic.aupouUiib Plull Willi autisfacunv result. Wot skall persons needing treatment for any ft tho sett ut Ills which come to mankind thrnue'i n violation of nature's laws to send os theire.d dre Hm postal curd or by loiter trod mPow in to com lin e ll thnt 1-ltOF. VI VI; II Is" si. V V. l.ll Ml IIMMTIU I'ASXil-lJZM luiv, Xaerit and ure vliat they need. All oomiiu'.muaUouti cumicui.tlal acd iihould ba Rduret.d lo , The StAR.1IS HEMEDY CO., l.ifg. te,!s!j 'ii;rRT.ian at,, LW YOkK CITY, T. Y, 1-lS-lyr. N. C. U Co. THOMAS GORREY inwuu a i Plans and Estimates on all kinds of buildings. Repairing and carpenter work promptly attended lo. Inside Hrrdwood finishes a specialty. Persons of limited means wl o desire to build can pay part and secure balance by mortgage. DsSthr iiiSui!der's Supplies PATENTS Caveats and Trndo Marks obtained, nnd af Patent business conducted for HoDEKATB oOkOFFICK IS OPPOSITE THJt U. 8. PAT. ENT OFFICE. We have no 8ub.nKeiieleH, all buslnoHB direct, hence can truiiHaet patent bnsl ness In loss time and at Less Coal tlmu thoso ra mouifrom WuHhluirton. Mend model druwfnff or photo, with dear-ny tlon. W e advlso If patentable or not. free o charffo. Oiir fee not due till patent Is secured A book, "How to obtain Patents," wit U refur. enceu to actutil clients in your Ktutc.County. 01 town, sent free. Address ' C. A. 8NOW & CO,, Washington, D. (1 (OpiWBlto U. H. Patent omce.) PIAWO 'A Catarrh Cleans the Nasal Passages, Allays Tain and Inflammation, Heals the Sores. P- Sense of Taste and smell. thy the oubeII AY-EEVE R A particle Is applied Into t aeh nostril nnd fs BKreeuhle. Piloe sl eenls at UnitrirlKts; bv mall rejflslored, 00 cts. ELV UUOTlil'KS, 6tj Wui ivu 81., N .V. ;A-inr USA. vtpMI FATS KfinFMARk?r J. R. Smith & Co. LIMITED. raiiroN, Pa., Si By the following well-known makers : CSiickerinjy, Knabc, "Weber, Ilallct & Davis. Can also furnish anv of the cheaper makes at manufact urers' prices. Do not buy a piano before getting our prices. o Catalogue and Price Lists On application. ::r.r.i,w.lZ,A(jenf8.$75 ft Wftk. KioIuiIt urriturf. Thft h.nU IM.hMMhar. Ul ubMallitift ilititi fur iftiuit Inena nlauM. Ywhsi, rlDBM ftud drl tbtai wubQUt wtlto Ui bftudt, Yoft push Ui button, ibtfitiftoblotdoM tht rtt. Bricbt, ptkthe4 dUbvi, ftud ebMrful wives, N Mftldca Duicera,DOMUflilbitudioroloibio, No broken dUbot.nu uiui. Oheftp, durfcblo.wu ruWd. Clrculwfr, W. P. UABKIHON Sc CO., Cltrfc !). 14, C'dlumbyft. U. nT Hi 1 ' COPYRIGHTS. CA I OltTAIN A PATENT f Fort vromnt answer ana an nouest opinion, write to Ml NS A: '., who have hud nearly lllty yer' xpenenee iu the patent busine. Comnmnieii tinn. .trictlT oontlclentiJil. A llunilbnok ot In. formation ooneermnK I'ntenta anl how to ob tain them sent free. Also a eat titutjuo OX mechan ical ami seienllilu honk, feut free. Puient. taken tlirouKU Munn tt Co. receive apeciul uotlceinthe Hcleniillo A tnel lean, and tum are brouuht widely bemrolhe public wnh. out BtHt to the Inventor. 'J'hia spleuciid iiiier, issued weekly, eleuanl ly IllustruteU. has by fin i lie lurpett eireulutlnu of any Beienliho work lu the world. a year, ttamplo conies sent tree. liulldini Eilitiou, monthly, l.'.MI a year. Single Copies, 'ili cvnta, Kvery number oonUins beau tiful plate., in colors, and photnirraph. of new house., with plans, enublinK builder, to .how the latest de.linis aud secure contracts. Adrlrus. tXVHti & CO, MSW Volia, aOt BUOAUWAY. Cf(0Wf Tho Bost Burning Oil That Can to Made From Petroloum. It gives a brilliant liyht. It will not smoke ihe chimneys. It will not char the wick, it Has a high fire test. It will n'1' explode, .t Is ure-eminently a family safei oil. Challenge Comparison with an ther illuminating oil made. We stake our Reputation, as Refiner; upon the statement that it is Tho Best Oil in Tin; woai.n. ASK YOUR DEADER FOR. Crown - Acme !:: Atlantic EeiSning; Co., BLOOMSBURG STATION, BLOOM fBUHG.rA
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