AN UNCERTAIN HORSE. Batting on Sorrel Inn TOM Not m "Sure Thing." "Itsvo I lind much hnrtl luck?" an Twentl a follower of the turf to n ques tion. 1 put to him. writes Dick Innhcr In the IMttsliui-K Dispatch. "Well, that K hardly the way to express It. A bnokmnker usually knows what he is dotutf, but sometlmos he pots caught. The worst luck I ever hail was at n miM'tliiK at ltushvllle, I nil. One of the races cu the day to which I have refer ence was between four horses. There was oue horse named Sorrel Dan, whose record and characteristics I knew as well as I knew myself. He was out! of those animals that we call a i)iie heat horse;' that Is, he was able to run one heat well, but that was the end of hint. He seemed to exert nil his power in the first heat, and when railed for a second would be In a col lupsed condition. A muddy track was a sure slirn that ho would run a win ning heat, but he was never known to win a race. Knowing this, I made up nty book and bet 10U to 2 against his winning. The great odds attracted u great many people who took me up. My first bad luck of that day occurred when, Just before the heat was called, it heavy shower came up and made the track titiito muddy. I knew the first heat was u gonei, but did not despair, as It was nn Impossibility for Dan to regain strength for the next heat. But an luck would have It n heavy rain storm came up and poured down buck etfuls, causing a postponement of the heat until the next day. "I began to fear, but knew that It would be Impossible for the horse to win more than one hent on the mor row. The next day It ratucd all the morning, making the track just suit able for Dan to win, and 1 was not dis appointed, for he came In first easily. But bad luck seemed to follow me, for no sooner had the heat been finished than the rain came down again. The next heat, was postponed for the next day. 1 felt shaky, but knew If the sun came out nnd dried the track I would still have a chance. But fortune frown ed on me; for the next day It was rain ing, clearing In time to allow the final heat to be run. Sorrel Dan again had things all his own way and thus won the race. I paid cut my money like a man, but I left the town with $3,200 less than when I came In. This was one of the worst experiences I ever bad ou betting on a sure thing." lly Chance. They were talking on the rear plat form of the car, when one suddenly turned to the other with: "Were you ever in California?" "Oh, yes." "Great country, Isn't It?" "Grandest In the world." "Let me soil you some properly tnere." "I was about to propose the same thing to you. Where Is your property?" "About fourteen miles from Blank Ute." "Mine is just fourteen. What did you pay?" "About ?800 per acre." "So did I. Did you buy for on or ange grove?" "Yes." I "So did I. Any hill on your land?" "Yes-all hill." "So Is mine. You paid $800 per acre, and you'll take about $257" , "Yes-$m" "So will I. Beautiful climate, Isn't "Perfectly lovely." "Then I can't sell you?" I "Not to-day. Never told any one you gnt left, did you?" ; "Xevor." "Nor I, either. Always claim to have wade $20,000 on my deal. Good-day." "Good-day," ; An I'naat Infix' tory Substitute. The Eastern guest at the Wild West Hotel wasn't satisfied, quite, with his dinner. "Can you bring me a Roman punch?" "A what?" exclaimed the startled waiter, dropping a plate. "A Itomau punch don't you know what a punch la?" "Oh, yes, sir; yes, sir," stammered the waiter; "I'll go and see, sir." In a moment he returned. "Well?" asked the guest impatiently. "Hain't got no Itomau punch, sir," Jut said, with pride; "but the cook says a how would a monkey-wrench do?" Detroit Free Press. THE ENEMIES OF CORN. . fiomo SngRpstlonn fur Protecting the Great American Crop. Its enemies In the field, the bin and the mill nre numerous. Among Its bird foes the crow Is most dreaded by the farmer. He is a lxtld, saucy fel low, well endowed with bird sense, nnd soon sees a scare-crow Is a hum bug. The common devices used for this purpose an open newspaper, bright tin, a clapping wind-miu, an effigy, etc.. nre effective only for a short time, when sometltlng new must be found. A practical farmer suggests that early planting will circumvent him. since he is not particularly nn enrly bird. Another claims that the use of a Dlnnter which covers tne seea nnd presses down the enrth upon It has been a perfect oerense ror mm. tie lias seen twenty crows pulling away nfter the corn had got above the ground nnd found they had nipped the tops off. yet could not get the kernel up. Great damage Is often done to the rorn crop by a corn-worm (Heliotnus Armlga), Identical with the boll-worm, so Injurious to the cotton crop. The parent of the worm Is a moth of brown ish yellow color, with dark brown or black markings. The cnterpmr is green with black stripes and dark spots, nnd Is covered with hairs. When full grown it inensures nbout one nnd one-half Inches. It Is extremely vora cious, though not particularly dainty, since It eats whatever comes In Its way. Peas, stringed beans, tomatoes, pump gins, cotton or corn nre nil one to his greedy appetite. The moth deposits Its eggs upon the corn silk, nnd the young caterpillars soon work their way down to the tender kernel. When the cater pillar attains its hill size it descends Into the soil a few Inches nnd there weaves Its cocoon. Two or more broods nre produced each year. Birds nnd parasites destroy this Insect both as worm and moth. Men destroy It by means of torches, lamps nnd lanterns, sometimes nrranged over dishes of oil or water, Into which It falls nnd drowns. Plates of vinegar nnd molas ses put nmong the corn will entrap many of them. Aphis Maldis, a little plant louse. In fests corn nnd lives upon Its Juices. The eggs, which are laid In the ground, hatch In May, when the lice gather upon the roots, nnd here remain until the roots harden so that they are driv en to the stem nnd tassels, where they nre found In great numbers nbout July. Their presence can be easily detected by an army of red ants dancing at tendance upon them, since they wear two black honey-tubes standing up like horns on the upper and hinder part of the abdomen, which secrete a sacchar ine fluid, of which the ants are very fond. They have a curious history of reproduction. The female deposits her eggs in the ground and dies. The brood are wingless females, and without the intervention of the male bring forth alive another female brood. These do likewise, and so continue for five or six or more generations. The last brood nre both males and females. These pair ngahi, nnd deposit their eggs, which remain over winter In the ground, nnd the next spring begin the same round over ngnln. It Is claimed that nothing but cropping against them is of any avail. The corn-stalk borer Is a compara tively new enemy, or, at any rate, has been only lately described. The moth Is of an nshy-gray color, and probably lays her eggs neur the base of the leaf where the leaf is sheathed around the stalk. The worm Is orange yellow, with rows of reddish warts, and a fiat, black hend, with which It bores its way into the stalk. It sheds its skin four times before it attains full growth. The cocoon is woven within the stalk, and the moth makes its exit through the holes bored by the worm. Three or more breeds are produced each year. It hibernates In stalks and stubble. The stalks not eaten by stock should be burned enrly In February, and the stub blo should be plowed up and burned, or plowed under very deeply. A Mistaken Award. iL.ifl'Ki.M; ii'm,. Tive Children at a Birth. MRS. DAVID ROSKN1IEKOER ASTONISHES HER LITTLK HUSBAND. All previous records in Pennsyl vania, if not in the country, were smashed to smithereens when Mrs. David Rosenbergcr, of Kitlanning, Pa., a diminutive farmer's wife, gave birth to five bouncing babies, at her nome near mat borough last week. The children, all of whom are well developed and full of animation, are three girls and two boys. They appear to be strong, and the attending physician says that all of them are imeiy to live and grow up. But the astonished lather, who is 40 years old and only five feet tall, has by no means recovered from his surprise, tnougn Mrs. Kosenberger is quite as wen as count De expected. "I thought," said Farmer Rosen berger with a sieh to a neighbor to day, that we were comir.g to a time of astonishing pluralities when they organ to count up tne vote lor urow a week aco. But oh. mv I didn't look . for anything like this hard times, and hve babies at oncer' The average age of undergraduates i narvara is 22.7 years; at Col urn bia 21.5 years. Tennyson on Spring, We have the word of Alfred Tennv' son for it that in the spring the young man s lancies lightly turn to thoughts of love. It is singular that the great laureate omitted to mention the fact that it is in the spring that a consider able portion of the human race turn to taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. Prob ably nothing but the difficulty of find ing a good rhyme for that invaluable remedy deterred him. Certain it is that the old-time domestic remedies are generally discarded in favor of the standard blood punfer, Hood's Sarsa parilla, which has attained the greatest popularity all over the country as the favorite Spring Medicine. It purifies the blood and gives nerve, mental, bodily and digestive strength. A son of Mrs. Burnett, who is said to have been the original of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," is to enter Harvard University next fall. WOMAN'S TRIALS. SOME LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT. So Many Suffer Without Knowing TVhy. Much Can Ho Avoided. Husband Gust home from the city) My angel! L'rjing! Whatever's the mutter? WltV They've awarded me prize mednl (sobbing) f my sponge cake! I Husband (soothingly) And I'm quite smre It doserv Wife (hysterically) Oh but t said 'twas--for the bcRt specimen 0' ccn- trete. London Punch. 1'olltenoss lit Punkvllle. (Mty Xleee I'licle, uncle, don't! It's very Impolite to eat with your knife. L'uele Klihu Hang Impoliteness! I t you eat with your fork when you anie out to Punkvllle this summer, lUln't 1. anil never let on how fuuuy .t looked to us. DAIRY NOTES. If you have the right kind of cows, nnd the cows have the right kind of owner, not less than three hundred pounds of butter a year should be the average yield. Stock is never profitable except when It is making a steady gain. Do not keep a single head more through the winter than you can house and feed in such manner as to accomplish this. As a matter of fact, cheese should not be made from two-days' -old milk, either in the spring or fail, and when not enough milk can be furnished to pay the factory to run every day, It should close Its doors for the season. O. K. Newell. Working butter too much, or when too cold, breaks the grain nnd gives it a snlvy appearance that lessens its market value. Such butter loses flavor nnd becomes rancid sooner -than butter worked or washed only enough to rid It of buttermilk nnd at a temperature , that will preserve Its waxen appear ance nnd good flavor. A bright New York dairyman Is out with the idea that quick churning Is a 1 result of breeding in the cow that pro- ! duces the milk, quite as much as the 1 mechanical part of the operation. It is argued thnt family characteristics , nre Imparted from dam to heifer, nnd j that easy separation of the fats from the milk Is not out of reasonable sup position at least. About thirty pounds of ensilage nre needed a day for each cow through the winter, and two or three pounds of bran and the same quantity of clover hay twice n day. With this ration the cows will yield good milk and cream and be very productive. One should sit down and figure out how much ex tra expense and labor this would all cause, and then decide If ho wants to begin winter dairying. Needed the Fire, Iird Forglvus! In England a man ins to w.uk five year before ho be viiiiH' : Piaster of hi trade. Ai:.i 1 :.ai!u Summers I should re l.inl ti' -.t about right for nn English man. T ni tit. a i.onu mil. I Alr-i. 11 g( y I nnt sorry to hear your ' N:ski!H I ill. What Is the trouble? I Mr- l;ir;r 1 l'ure weakness. It took ! !ai t .-. hours last ulgUt to get up one 1 iJif.-hiro. J Railing Oood Corn In a Dry Season, "Some Yaukee," says a practical far mer, "will auk, 'How do you raise good com in a drouth,' I'll tell. I plowed and roiled my ground, spread my manure on, nnd harrowed It in; put a handful of hen manure nnd fine hone composted In the hill; cultivated It Hat; did not hill nny. When the drouth came, cultivated, but very shallow; the result was a good crop. On another plot the manure was spread on the sod ami turned under without any fertilizer In the hill, and was almost a failure. My neighbors report that they have very fair corn on land that the manure whs spread 011 nfter plowing uud fertilising in the hill." (SPEOUL TO OIIB LADY BIAUEBS.) So many feci the very life crushed out of them, wake up cheerful and happy, determined to do so much before the day ends, and yet: Before the morn ing is Very old, the fearful backache or bearing-down feel ing attacks them, the bravesptrltslnks Li back In affright; no matter how hard they struggle, the " clutch " is upon them, and they sink into a chair, crying, "Oh! why should I suffer so ? What can I do?" The answer Is ready, your cry has been heard, and a woman Is able to restore you to health and happiness. Lydia E. rinkham'a Vegetable Com pound will stop your torture and restore your courage. All your pains come from a deranged uterus or womb. It Is the greatest of all rewards to re ceive such letters as the following from Miss Louise M tiller, who lives at 44 Mich igan Ave., In Evanston, III. She says: " As I have used Lydia E. Tiukham's VegetableCompound,and have thereby be come entirely well, I am recommend ing all my lady friends to use it. I nm sure It will help them in nil cases of womb trouble, leucorrhiea, irreg ular or painful " monthly per iods." I am sure it is our best friend. I am so thankful to Mrs. Pinkluun for the good she has done me, that I wish every sick woman In America would write to her at Lynn, Mass., and get her advice." A YEAR FQ?. THE IN3U3TR.0US. If vou want work that U)iltuntitiiTtri proliiublc, ulimI u our it'hl. i'- liiiiuttliuulv. W'v Unci, nu n mid women liuw to vnvu from fc ..( i.t-r ihn to toi.OUO ler yeftrwiitiotit l. tvii.j! Imtl imviott rxpi-ritMicti, ami liiruli (lie un-im iiu-tit it w t.it li llny cut) make tiial ttmuuiii. NuiUiiii iliilicii't hi U-um or Hint rttiinif much time The vwik ii en.-w, lifiilthy.uml lmioriiLiK', nnd can hrootie diir inil'tlayliiiu' Of cxeiiiiij:, r'jrht in your own lot',, I liv, wherever you live. Ti: ri'Mtlt of a 1 1 w iMHirV Troi-k 'often efitnlK a vrct'liV n nci , We li;ivt (aiuiit f honKiM'! of uoth Ktxcii l'htl pil nml many hu' fl V' f.niwtnt.ons i!i..t v HI mrely brirj litem rirh'-a Hnue of the fii'iirlc?! iuii in rounti) owe lit it mci'inn in Hie to thnfitiirt given them while In our employ j ( v.rt t(i. You, remh r, mav h u well; try it Vi n rnnnot fttil. No rrMiitn. m et ;;cr We fll von v.r.l wirh point'thlnn Hun in nrw, mUI. tur! Hire. A hook hrimfr.t of n-lvlco is tn-v to nil if i v uiir nelt hv writ Ion for it to-day not lu-iuoiru'.V i-Viuy are cotlv. E. C. ALLEN & GO., Eox AZO, AUGUSTA, KEAEKB. II PRETTY 111' The mild winter and hsrd times have left us with sn enormous stock of MEN'S OVERCOATS, UL STERS, SUITS, BIO AND LIT TLE BOYS' CLOTHINO. Wt have marked everything swsy down. One dollar now counts two at our store In the purchase of clothes. 910.912 CHESTNUT STREET. 0 Warren A. Reed. . PHILADELPHIA on West St. between 2nd and 3rd, are now prepared to do all kinds of Mens' Suits, Ladies Dresses and Coats, Shawls, and every description of wearing apparel. Also, we do scouring, cleaning and press ing of roods that do not need dyeing, and make them clean and sweet as new. Goods sent by express should be addressed Bloomsburg Steam D;e Works. 01f gta I 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. 3D. "W ISLOOMSBUItCr, - . Penna. 1 ' mm m mm m 11 u convince the ekentic and nolnt tlio way which if followed leads to vi inn rm 1 ki : 1 iki : hi f, iiti Prof. HARRIS' J 80LUBU MEDICATE! Pastille Hiu been trot ud In ftroiirletjirv form lno 187tL And hut h..n .i.o.l in private practice. It la no untried nostrum, of doubtful reputation, but a Kenulne apeclflo for a Terr prevalent dlaeaae. Thousand of men.ol all anes, bare at aooia time In life brought on nerroua debility and exhaustion, wltn orsanlo veakneM, by over brain work, exoeuea.too f re. pucnt lmlulKonce or Indiscretion and vicious tm tilts, and It la to these that we offer a remedy thnt will. bT Ita direct aotlnn nnnn Uut mm, nt ih. disease, atop the drain and restore) IBS patient to Vigorous health and strenvtb. irar method 01 imroaneing -c Prof. Harris' Pastille treatment la one which commends Itself to all seuslble persons for the reason that we supply It "h"" Minr juuhiuvu. ui iw Tim., rveaskorour patrons nothing In the way of expense beyond a postal card and a two oeut postaite stamp. The postal eard to be used In aendlnv na hint- nll Bi. dress aud the postage stamp for the letter return ing the statement of their case for wblch we aupply them with a quentlon blank, to be fllled out, and an envelope addressed to ourselves for use In returning It when tilled. Vawatvia When we reoelTO the atat. M V rJ meut on blank we prepare) anl asaw eight days' treatment and for. JTV word Iti by mall and prepay t ."nUli postage thereon and along Pirviri wltbtbeelght days' treatment sTnli nrilitu we aend full directions for using, 'i he treatment In no way Interferes with. person's attention to buwlness, and causae) no pain or Ineouveiiienoe In any way. We are so post lire that It will plve perfect int Israel Ion that we leave the matter or sending orders entirely with those using the free trial treatment. Having satlxfled those sending fortiinl packages of our ability to benefit their sexual condition wa feol that they are more Inrgely Interested than citirvelvca In continuing the use of the I'astllles. Even then we do notattouiptto rob them brdo mnndltig high prices. On the contrary, we make the prices as low as possible, and the sunie to alU They are as follows : ijji:i.OO lor one month; $5.00 for two months; &7.0O for three months. Those prloei secura tne delivery of the rastlllos by mall. If dealred by express wo leave the patient to pay the charges. For over ten years wa i"jm n" iiuuj wnu suiinmumry results. uoDHHii ut'rauu. uveuiiig irummeut lor any Of tho secret Ills which come to mankind through e violation of nattire'a laws to send us their ad dre9on ix.ntul card or by letiir and allow nn to convince them that ! It !'. II Alt It Is' I I5I.K MKIIK ATI I) lASTIl.l,i:J Imva turrit and are what they need. All conimunloatlous ooulldcutlal and should ba Crtaretse.1 to i The HARRIS REMEDY CO., Mfg. Chemists WBeelrman St., SEW YORK CITY, N. Y, ft t U.VI1H1 nilH l.lj V. 1 1 MV.Ui..l M.TTO 1-13-lyr. N. C. & CO. CuHncss uiwju this plan THOMAS GORREY Plans and Estimates on all kinds of buildings. Repairing and carpenter work promptly attended lo. Dealer is Builder's Supplies. Inside Hrrdwood finishes a specialty. Persons of limited means who desire to build can pay part and secure balance by mortgage. PATENTS Caveats and Trade Marks obtained, and al' Patent business conducted lor JlODKUATi OUH OFFICE IS OPPOSITE TITE V. R PAT. EN f OFFICE. We have no sub-aifencles, all DUBlnoHS direct, hence can transact pateut busl neBB In less time and at Less Cost than those re mote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo, with descrtp tlon. We advise If patentable or not, free o charee. Our fee not due till nntent is secured A book, "How to Obtain Patents," with refer, jnoes to actual clients In your Btat,County, 01 town, sent free. Address C. A. SNOW ft CO,, Washington, O. 0 (Opposite u. 8. Patent oaice.) J. R. Smith & Co. LIMITED, r 1 vr'c4. 1 m -j. pni 1 1 r,4VrrVFDWtJ h1?. Catarrh UllLAM I3ALM Cleans the Nasal Passages, Allays Pain and Inflammation, Heals the Sores. Restores the Sense of Taste and smell. TRY THE OUEE-H AY-EEVE R A particle Is applied Into each nostril and Is agreeable. i,.le 50 c,.riis at DniirglstH: bv mall roistered, 60 cts. ELY HUOT11KKS, txj Warren wiic yi I "Mho ituV ""UII IN. IV'X 2a.u7lr.SS Aflents. $75 week. KicIuiIm territory. The Epl4 IHshH utisr. Vuhei ll ih dishci Utt ft final? looii uiauu. WsbM, tiQtve ftod drtta tbca Vlihout imtl og tba faftndi. Yob jiusb ibabultoD, ibtniftcblatdtM tb rt. Bright, polWbd dlihtv, ftud obferful ivn, ho tc aided T)nffri,noolltdbsVUdor aloibtug. 'So brokiu ditbet, bj nitui. Cbcftp, durbU,wftj-roUrd. Clroulwil r. W. P. UABKUON it CO. 1 CUrk Mv. l'i, Culumbu, O. COPYRIGHTS. CAN I OBTAIN A PATF.NT t For tKW!. nl1 honest opinion, write to III I N N A: ., who have had nearly arty rears' yxpenentie In the patent businoas. CommuiiKa. tlons strictly eonndentlal. A Handbook of In. formation eonoernina Patent, and bow to ob tain them sent free. Also a catalogue Of mechiin. leal and sclentino books eut free. Pstents taken throueh Wunn ft Co. recelre anecial notice In the Mrlonlllle American, and thus are broucut widely belorethe pnbllowltb. put oost tp the Inrentor. 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