S I 1 ipril 1 Irst in other Lauds. The custom of April-foolia;; is a very old one, it having been loug practised t the Hindoos. During their festival of Hall, which ends cn the first day of April, the people send each other on fools' errands, and play all manner of tricks, just as is done in many other lands. The Scotch country people take delight In 3endto;j o!I some sloiple fel low with a sealed letter, containing on Jy the words: "This is the first or April, hum the gowk another milt." The first receiver tells the bearer that the message is for some other acquaint ance, who does the same, and so on ith the next, and the poor fellow is sent from one person to the other, often tramping for many miles before anyone is goiid-uatiiTd ecoiisrh to explain lie j)ke. Thu is called "hunting the gowk," a word which, strictly speaking means a cuckoo, but is used, at season, to signify a fool. Dean swift, the fa mous Irish writer, says in his journal, tinder the date March 31, 1713, that he and two friends, a lady and a gentle man, spent the entire evening in"con triving a lie for to-morrow," and it is a great pity that they could not have found some more sensible manner of passing their time. The "lie" agreed on was, that a man named Noble, who bad just been hanged, had come to life agaiD, and the story probably caused great excitement. One of the divisioi.s of a Lon.ion hospital (?ma three hun dred yers ago), was known as "Abram 'a "Ward." Its inmates, infirm, simple, old men were allowed to go out end visit their frieuds every first of April ; the sight of one of these poor "Abrams," as they were called, always excited compassion in the beholder?, and many a penny was dropped into his bands ad he hobbled through the streets. One April Fools' dav, eome idle vgi bonds disguised themselves as Abrams, and went about begging from morniuit till night, thus reaping a rich harvest This imposture war repeated year after, year, until a law was passed to prevent it, and from this circumstance it was that the word Sham Abram came to be used for impostor. In France it Is aaid, nobleman and his wife once owed their escape from prison to the fond ness of the people for April-fooling. Francis, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife, who were imprisoned at Nantes, planned a flight, and disguised them selves as laborers ; the duke carrying a bod on his shoulder, and the duchess a basket of rubbish on her back. Early one morning (It chanced to be the first of April), they left the. prison and reahced the the street sifely, but sud denly a woman passing them recognized their facet, and ran to the sentry or the prison gate, saying that two prisoners were escaping. Tne man called to the other guards, who. however, thought that a trick was being played on them, and cried out April fool ! or rather Airil-fi.iFi fj.oi.;.o .1' Avnl), as the irench have it. A by-stander repeat ed the word laughingly, and they were caught up by the crowd and pass d from ujuuiu io mouiu until me street rang wttn merriment,, whi!e the fugitives slipped away with meiriment, while tie fugitives slipped away unnoticed and their friends, who conveyed tbem to place or safety. A little later in the day, the governor was to'd of the. trick that had been played on the sentry, and rearing mat all was not right, sent at once to the prison, only to find that the birds bad indeed flown. b.vviNu TU.t IJULKY Cuors. After the wheat hs been thrashed the straw is stacked ic the barnyard and the stock turned in to eat a portion while tramp ling a large propoitcn ia tie mud The hay is carefully stored in the barn loft, while the cornstalks remain in the shocks and are left in the fields to topple over and become was'rd. Every pound of hay saved Is a ponnd gained, and with more care of the straw and talk the hay wiM win'er a large num ber of cattle. The straw Is considered of but little value, yet the tbe farm can be impoverished by selling off tbe straw. Of inorganic matter 10tO pounds of wheat contain less than a pound or lime, but little over two pounds of potash, and not as much as a round of phosphoric acid, though containing largely of starch and nitro gen. The straw contains in its com position nearly three times as much lime as the grain, and three tiroes as much phephoric acid.- These propor tions are seemingly small, but they -amount to a large quantity where huu dreds of tons of straw are grown. Over ."0 pounds of ash exist in 1000 pounds of straw, which is more than double the amount of ash in the grain, and in feeding value the wheat is well worth being cared for, as four tons of straw are equal to one ton of the beet bay. Vfal Loaf. Chop three pounds cf uncooked veal very fine, add to it half a pound of lean bam, also chopped, mix and then add two eggs well teaten. a half teaspoonful of black or white pp Tr,same quantity of powdered sage, ground cloves and allspice, one cup of bread crumbs, one level teaspoonful o! salt, one teaspoonful of onion juice. Xow mix all these Ingredients well together acd press it tightly into a square mold. A bread pan will answer lrfectly well. Now turn it out care fully on a baking pan, brush it over with beaten egg, and bake in a slow oven for two Lours, basting three or four times while taking, with a tab'.e spocnrul of butter melted in a half cup f boiling water. Serve coud, cut la very thin slices. Ob, What a a-nJi. Will you heed tbe warning. Tbe signal perbap of the sure approach of that more terrible diseaie. Consumption. Ask your elvea If jou can afford for tin sake of sav ing 50 e:nt., to run tle rl-. a-.d do nothing for It, We know frcci experience that SMloh' cure will Cure your Cocah. It nevr fall. Thla ex plains why more than a Million DotOs wr re sold the past year. It relieves Cr-up and Whooping Cough at once. Mothers do not be without It. For Lame 3ck. Side or Chest, um Shlloha I'uroas Master. Sold by Dr. T. J Davison. When Lwir Henkle. or "Wash sngton, had Orst ta reply to Lawyer IMva Lorkwtd In the dis'rict court, be re'errcd t i her as "u;y learned sie'er-in-law.'? KASK1 ft E THE NEW QUININE. GIVES r,0(D.rFETlTE SIPiENGTH, HAITI D.W, SWEET SLEF.P. A POWERFUL TONIC. that the niot delicate 8toinch will bear. ASPECIFIC FOR MALARIA, RHEUMATISM. NERVOUS PROSTRATION, and all Clrto Iloac. Themoft "denude an4 auceeaful Blood Purifi er Superior lo Uioln Mr. Jnnn Scnrnoroujch. Silna. N. writ "I ot mitUrta in Ihe Southern army anil lor a 1uzco ;er i-uffered (mm it denilltatloir e fleet. 1 wai t rribly run down when 1 beard of Kavklne. the new quinine. 1' hrl(el ma at coco. 1 Kilned M ponmt. Have not bad such good health in 20 year. Other letter or a lirai lar character irom prom inent Individuals, wtich atamp K"klne aa a rame.ly ol undoubted merit, will be lent on application. Letter! from the above rerona, giving loll drliti! wilt be lent on application. Kn'lttne can be taken without any rpeeial med- ical advice. 1 a bttl-. Sold by all drm-nlna, oraenc by mail on receipt of price. THE K AS KIN IS CO., 4 Warren St.. Rtw lork. The Filler Organ IS TUB IIXEST AXIt BEST. - It ctanda at tho Iim4 nf all ond onran. Thnae wha flflrt to have the bet orvan nhould ar-quaim lhn K'lrr with the nit-riu of our Inatrunu-nta. 1W tk our wont for what we av,tut and tt unr liMni'iirnu. It no dalor aclla uur urvaua In juur lucaiitjr, m rite w ta Io-ury. . JlTJY IV OTHEIt, Adiirss. MILLER ORGAN CO.. THE AMERICAN AAQAZINE EeistiJali) H!Bs!ra!cJ. 25 cts.,$3 lYear. ith KroPF.-Tin: avfri" pr-f,reBo U rtiocia t i mrl cOea, rd ii niriD ma i an r -v jilt cif neft aBlrtl. k m U4 A 'viri ritr fii n itfa a wit1 arei -f in a is Wt-he ol trrl bo1 ft J tat r. nl an I wtert .ri, dexrn rt i tetoaitsof eir frtom fonntn niftn rl w omeR. Irie?f ay o ti I rtnt ir,bitu ut lh priwU, JtaiJ, ua ftiaor Distinctively Representative of Americ.in Thought and Progrt ft iw iknw Jarrf r b pr A tti? t- h ium piMl.ir nod r.lcrtMlnUs mt tk klh cLm Mawttlhilc. IWPOITANT. tnZ:Z ilnairalfil l rra-.loni I mtm urn KBrrljal I w noriuepi u r .as r nlniiblf lrwltaiM Into Kalsera, nlil recti! mt . ir I. i p.er 1 luvntuacd. av 1lraa1Hla and enrvt1e mt i mm mvmntr It mIIiU tWrl l rU mt t- rum aZaa C3 749 Broadway, New York. THE "AD" w vim. 5iA.NrriTLT.O) ry 12 to 210 Wotit 47th Stroet aud 15G7 & 15C9 Broadway, KCiV VOK.v. Tha -Orrn" Pkr.o ia a atrt-tly flrat-claaa liui!ru:a ct. f .:i;y wrrT:td for Cv. t. 1 ha moil pcrfrct iimtrumeiit ia tUa xnarka: and Uio Most Modcrnto in Price. rataljie. T.-rr.i.i, Prirca. an J full Infirma tiin by mail. Fpf-laliGilnrrni- ut -. rca !r of tliis pjpor. Ihir rt.!li!P l'p-1 ) t l a ifarvrl rt l-npy, and tiia liiLi-t j; u .c -f nn i.. ncy. jT It will m- (a vri lto n. U Ut., , flarl Miy a --oT Of'PCRTCrcirY! g- - - - fi 7 2 -.-J- ISO" - c.i. ... v. ui :ZT.7-r??j?" p"'-1? pi. ; ri. u-uii vu T r - VI . I?' ni C;ty t. i:- o.7 Feh tn.ra l':K aw a ' to T . a . - a iav ".. ttrn.i. 2M.rTbuau.ua. Mnabi't Heart. I t.uury til L.t er di. ... fore (lu.rrn. I' !. I'll; HI An n nrrt-i. l-ba40'.,j. ai. I r. It l a 1 . it'. iruttrfieia V : ; r--i a - T i " J A Waralax Maidrul. The man I wed." tnj yoang girl said. "Mast be a noble cavalier, Fit for romance with shield and lance, A noble heart, devoid of fear." A year or two, tbat quiokly flew, Had changed tbe maiden's will la part, "Tbe man I wed." this time she said. "Mast be a max of loving heart." Her beauty crew, men sought to woo Acd win tbe wayward little witch. She tossed her bead, and proudly said : "Tbe man I marry must be rich." Tears earn and went ; on riches bent. She scorned the true hearts at her feet. Iler heart was steeled ; she would not yield, Tbe dream of wealth was all too sweet. So time sped on. Her mouth bad gone. And still ber maiden band was free. She hung ber bead at last and said : "I wonder no will marry me ?" The Treplcal Town of M. Pierre. We are ashore in St. Fierre, tbe quaintest, queerest, and prettiest withal among tbe West Indian cities ; all stone flagged, with very narrow streets, wood en awnings, iron balconies, and peaked roofs of red tile pierced by gabled dor mers. Most of tbe buildings are painted In a clear pale yellow tone, which con trasts delightfully with the burning blue ribbon of tropical sky above ; and no street is absolutely level. Near ly all of them climb bills, descend into hollows, curve, twist, describe sudden and amazing angles. There is every where a continuous chant of running water, pouring through the deep gutters contrived between the paved thorough fare and the absurd little sidewalks varying in wicfi from one to three feet. Tbe architecture is very old ; It is seventeenth century probably ; and it remiuds one a great deal of that charac terizing tbe artiqna'ed French quarter of New Oileans. But one must imag ine New Orleans idealized by artistic conception, rrade intensely tropical, and projected audaciously upon tbe side of a buee volcanic hll'. All th tints, the forms, the vistas, would seem to have been especially selected or design ed for aquarelle studies, just to please tbe whim of some extravagant artist. No ruin was ever more pictnretque than these living streets in their perfect solidity and nndilapidated qoaintness. Tbe windows are framoless openings without glass ; some have iron bars ; all bare heavv wooden shutters witb movable slats, through whlcb light and air can enter as through Venetian blinds. These are usually painted green or bright bluish-gray. The Road to Success. A commercial traveler the story of bimself. It was in bis early traveling days ; In fact be bad been taken oat of tbe office to make bis first trip on the route of tbe regular traveler, who was sick. He visited two or three cities on bis route, not meeting with much sue cess, which he attributed to tbe fact tbat two or three other salesmen carry- ping the same line of goods were just ahead of bim. B-ing afraid the bouse would be dis satisfied, and a little doubtful of his own ability, he telegraphed bis em ployer : lletler call me in. There are three rival salesmen ehead of me.' Instead of calling him ic, tbe bead ot the house telegraphed : Tush ahead. There is a hundred other fellows behind you.' So be went ahead, satisfied tbat be could at least hold bis own with the fellows that were behind, with the re sult that be made such a good trip that he was kept on the road, and his salary increased. He aaid the Idea tbat there were lota of fellows following served to stimulate him, and he determined to go ahead and push things tu the best of his ability, and be succeeded. Hon Dees are S hipped, "llaudle with care?" is a frequent sign attached to freight, and though not always closely adhered to, there ia one Instance where the letter and spirit of the request is fa'.ly observed. Such is tbe case in tbe handling of beea with the above placard attached to a box or hive of honey makers. The hanlidDg of bees ia a delicate business, and by ex perts tiey are sold by the swarm and ent to diff areut pirts of .the country. A swarm is composed of one Italian queen, around which a large number of drones and woikers cluster. This mass of bees is shipped ia boxer, one end be icz covered with wire gause to give the bees air. They are also shipped in hires, the top of the hive being removed from its place and attached to the bottom. For the top of the hive a wire gauss is substituted and is always placed op ward. In case the swarm is small a block of wood is bored and in the hole tbe bees are placed and are imprisoned by strips of wire which cover tbe open lng. Food Tor Feathered rets. To make food for singing Wrds, knead together three pounds of split peas, ground or beaten to flour, one and a half pounds of floe crumbs of bread, the same quantity of coarse sugar, tbe raw yolks ot six eggs and six ounces of fresh butter. Tut about a third of tbe mixture at a time ia a frying pan over a gentle Ore, and stir it until a little browned, but not burned. When the other two parts are done and all cold, adi to the whole six ounces of tnaw seed and six pour Js of bruised hemp seed, separated from the husks. Mix together, and it will be found excellent food for thrushes, r obi as, larks, linnets, canaries, finches and most other sing ing birds, preserving them in bith song and feather. There is a Scandinavian tradition to the effect that kissing was iirst intro duced into England ty Rowena. the beautiful daughter of Ilecsist. Again In Crouaweii's time, when the banished Cavendish visited a French nobleman at his own chateau, the mistress of tbe house, at the head of her maidens, thus greeted him : "Forasmuch as ye be an Englishman, whose cunom it is in your country to kiss all ths ladies and gentle women without offense; and although it be not i-o here in this realm, yet will I be so bold as to kiss you, and so shall all ray ma:deLS." Posaea many Important Advantagea over all oLhcr prrirrl Fucxla, BABIES CRY FOR IT. INVALIDS RELISH IT. Makti PlumR. Laushing, Healthy Bablas. Rulats th Stonruicai and Bowwla. told ty PniFfct. ta&c SO-C-, Sl.OO. WEILS. BICHIRDSOW t CO.. SBStuSTts, VT. - Baby Portraits. A Pnrtmlio of It-antiful bal.y irtraiu, priuhn rm Snr j.latp pa(H-r Ly atrut tivt'i prot-fM, wut frre to Nlnthcr ufany liuby torn wlihm a yar. Kvrry MKh-r wanta thr picturrn; aeud at wuce. iitve Baby'a nunc and aire. WiLLS. 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Ae tXIX SAD IKON OO.. Head St.. N. Y. AGENTS .WANTED To canvass for one of the latve.t. oldest estab lished. BtST KNOWN KUHSKRlri fn tbe conntry. Most literal terras. Unequaled farlll U? l?- MJR1EKV. t.tlh,hrd 186. V . A. r. SMITH, UENENA. N. Y. Aug. U. 3m. wtnlSALKSJJKN everywhere, loral u.tniiuit, 10 cii our sreoas. will rood salary and all expenses. Vrlu terras at onre. and state tiitn - ej. S1AN1IAKU SlLVEKWUiE OOMl-ANV lioston. Mas a. f(Q fiir J FI F" R 1TED FEM AI.K IOW t. tj.lx U "T? aJ" ia.v rilot tuaL I'ent ." Ain..K'aii tt-orom. .uiiiiinin',1 tuiiniin- to all ollu-r romo li r-f uniUI. S(.tt K n.u ,1 . 1 uiui-..-. It. itx,i: ImnoatKC, lWlon, ilii Life cf KEKHf WARD BEECHER PlauouU., UrooVln.V. iSl KENTUCKY ULES.Jr ILe Hater Snake. One ef ihe greatest enemies of the fishes of our inland watus, ii the cim mon Water Snake, TmpiJuaoUn xftdon. Xot only will it capture and swallow oar catlve fishes, bat it is also destruc tive to cultivated pp?cie, Buch as youDgcarp, bass, and even gola fish. The water snako is cot particular as to ihe situation of its dwelling place, for I have found them in and about tbeatutll tst brooks ood pocds, to tbe largest rivers. Tbe places where tbey are found to Iw tbe most, numerous, bow ever, are about partly sul-merged piles of broken rocks, or stone walls full of crevices. It is in such places tbat tbey pass tbe winter in great numbers, some times In clusters of hundreds together. Tbey appear to congregate from all parts ot the neighborhood. Ir i: ii pos to find tbem in their winter quar ters, it is tbe bett way to destroy tbem there, for tbey are then in a semi-torpid state, huddled together in a mass, and can be easily killed. In the early spring, after their winter nap, tbey may sometimes be seen sunning tbemselc-s in ciusters upon lo7 bushes overhanging tbe water, but if approached, are apt to drop into the water and escape. I was at one time with some friends fishing for "gudgeons" at the Relay, near Baltimore. Wis bad caught quite a string of 5sh, and had tbem submerged in a shady spot between the rockp. A shower suddenly comiiig up, we took shelter under the bridge, where we res mained for about half an hour. I no ticed that this shower brought out from their hiding places, great numbers of water snakes ana we also perceived tbat they were at our stiiDg of fih. and Beetned atgry at our approach. Two snakes darted cut into the deep water when we drew np the string. We found that several of tbe gudgeons bad been pulled apart by tbe snakes, and in two instances the bead only remained attached to tbe string. I have a note of a water snake killed in the Schuylkill Iliver. which bad a seven-inch catfish in its stomach. Prof. Allen ssjs be saw one killed near Cambridge, Mass., that had in its mouth a pickeral a foot in length. In a creek near Baltimore, 1 once saw a water Bu&ke in pursuit of an eel, nearly as large as bimself, but whether tbe snake proved the victor I arc nnable to state, as thy disappeared in deep water. Although I am opposed to tbe indis criminate slaughter of snakes, some of which are really beneficial to tbe agri culturist, I have no sympathy for tbe water snake. Kill every one you can, and thereby receive thanks from every one who delights in the sport ot fishing. Unfortunately, the water snake is very prolific, tbe female producig from fif teen to thirty, and over at a birth. Tbe young are born alive generally, in Penn sylvania, during the month of August. Tbe specimen from which I made my drawing, was a disiictly marked indi vidual. Sometimes tbe dark spots or bands are wanting, the color being al most uniform brown. In the New Eng land States, it is found almost black in color, and this foim has been wrongly considered a distinct species. Tbe water snake grows from three to five feet in lergtb. It is a robust snake, and a bold and graceful swimmer. Its bite is perfectly harmless, amounting to merely a few slight scratches. Material for a Dust-Bath. The dust bath is the toilet of tbe ben. Witb it she cleans ber body and feath ers, rids herself ot vermin, and delights in the enjoyment it affords. In win ter, however, when the ground is fro zen hard, it sometimes becomes a diffi cult matter to provide the hens with a dust-bath, especially if there are sever al flocks. Itow is the time to lay in a supply of dirt for that purpose. Tbe dirt should be fine and well sifted, in order tbat it may be more completely adapted to tbe purposes intended. Wood ashes are unsuitable, owing to tbe caustic properties of tbe potath. which creates sores on the skin should tbe weather be damp. Finely sifted coal ashes entirely free from admixture of wood ashes, are excellent, but a full supply is uot always obtained. Tbe cheapest and easiest mode Is to lay in a supply of dirt, either from the road or thr. field, but it should be perfectly dry, and stored in a dry place, or it cannot be used when tbe necessities arise. In winter a vox one yard square and six inches deep, filled within an inch of the top with tbe dirt, is just what the hens will appreciate. Tbe dirt may remain in tbe box as long as it ts dry and cleau but should be removed at least once a week. By sprinkling a few drops of a solution or acid in tbe dust-bath any unpleasant odors may be removed, and tbe dirt rendered more acceptable. An economical dish is made as fol lows: Wash a calf's liver, remove the skin and cut off the white fat from the under aide ; lard the upper side with fat salt pork, brown i& baking pan two tablespoonf uls of flour in hot butter or dripping, place the liver in the pan and let it biown on both sides, add one car rot cut in half, one onion in which six cloyes have been stuck, one bay leaf and the rind of a lemon, pour three cupfula of water or troth in the pan and bake for half an hour, basting often, then add one teaspoonful of vinegar and one of lemon juice, salt and pepper, baste two or three times, strain tbe gravy over the liver, garnish with round slices of lemon, and Berve. The following "fried herbs" are served with the liver: Four handfnls of young spinach, two of young lettuce and two bandfuls of parsley, well washed and drained, chop fine and add one handful of young onions, well minced, put tbem in a saucepan with an o unct of butter and some pepper and salt, cover the pan and put on the fire, shaking it until it boils then set it back and let it simmer until the herbs aie tender ; garnish the liver witb them. Iywixfpela and tlrer Complaint. f Is It not worth the small price of 73 cents toofree yourself, of every symptom of these distressing complaints, if you think: so call at our etore and get a bottle of Sboloh's Vitalizer. Every' bottle Las a rrlnted guarantee on It, use accordingly, and if it does ou no a ood it will cost you nothing, bold by Dr. '. J. Uayisot..' fn Our Papular Brand "VVTl I te fcurd, a. CoTTfjbinaU'oqwot aluaya A Fine Quality of ATA REASONABLE PRICE rLOOKj ON &-.3 r- a i ra - 3 tm IFYOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FIRST CLASS ARTICLE IN , donYfal to give A FAII TIBIAL iShCYouf Dealer Foi It DontTakeVny Othef jNO.FiNZEFl&BROSaouisviLLE.Kv: . THE SANFOR REFLECTOR HOT-AIR FURNACE, TT I0ST KTOFU KlTTI ia lis KiAtt OverSO.OOO SA3VFOHD Ifeatrs in Use. A Trint K'il7 Juti ftOur f taint. 1K WauiufM-lursiM t-f Th.' r-Pfrd J-r-l ( ! If t wirj JiiaWi i ; t Li -t n'i.T.l Stf-r f-. j. -. ! l.rri(in.! fie .t lrjf I. antra ; th Seuifoid Ir-tii.ir J'mic ffi trrni i UUm eVMai A(4U-taent IIUIH1" Btiii i:,tfO'i b!aini Art'UT Cuu jUorr f'vrchnmttm rWirr aw-rx! J ' jT circular o.'i a.rvwttti'. The Eanford Kational Etove Works. ITir7. iNiriill. Cijiras, CCiner-;', 1H. 1. Ci'.r. THE ecsf way To p t a Ktrat-CWtaeWctcn lain our Ce-operativeClabs. LO'.VSST SASH P?.!CES OnlySLOOaWeek. ThonsaiKls of tbe best ?3S.OO CJol.l Wtiteli ever m sale are sell iujr in our Co-jerative Clubs. TniMi 1(ie li'nt. Chraprst, .Vol ronr'nirnt, Rnd nnVj ro-opcratire ."-yim ol FC.ln:if watc hes. 1 he WttW'hu! re Auicriran Lever l:tia Wimlcrs, ccatoinins t very er-riti;l lo aw.ncj and dira btiitjr. ciid hr.rj. in .lidition. iium-utu l'utented uarn'Tuuiriitx i:i no .ibcr wafrh. Tlicyaxe tf-j!u:e "t:. .'. 'in. 1 lla K)yrtnf Mnrr--.'. :r.nie :ii Uic World, and' ere jeweled l.'-rl: ,ji ii j a iTA l-J.y JJ it I HI The ..iaj.- SU,., ii iittf and l t is the strongest and HpVast n o lo. 77;rjar ftil y tujuat j'or ap fKranrt; "rrurary.df nihility ir. i urnire, tnnvM TTir!i i:rrn. .criiUvoiTi!l)SjSleia rriii-;- tUiua v t' r ruai h fiTTTop.e. -....... taa ( hrclDti! St P. O. IVix Phlln. Pau VT- rnf.-r to rny Cora- i 6GENTS uwi.il Aimrr. y0 Hr.bs Cojistar.tly Forming-. Join I7ov7 and Set. Honey. .?jry Ht Ac-:r:cir- in eveftv large City w' t:. WANT EVCnVWHEt e mm? ou! To send us 40 cents for one of our -l I V' C-k im WKEKCKES. Liht, Ilandv- and Strorsr. Tri"'. Out -r-nr find Uut last two C'j'uiii.-i i y i-.-nclsra. YOU WAKT Household S. D. Set. Tlii m t fi:.ti .f a I!nKA.-rv. Hniidlt n1 four lnt-M-linnc nl4 ll.-,.i-. (i; itpwhIi ivm r..l 2c!iiK1i niiins uini: n: t.fr-li.-l m a n.tii w.wl Imix. Ti I'Kil is ,-i.ii-.hi: - iirr-rul OTerrerhere amund the lio'i-. t iho oftvp. in tl,i nhr.n, oil tliefn; in. Sr-ni f rt on ivijit of g ,QQ. Ask YcTir Lo.t.I Dealer ffrt:i-i. if lio l -. r.i r- ' :lir -..1 t HI ( thetn Tor t,i. or r. t i;i . -ti'l - v , .- .-ri.i of j.ti.-., nn ahore. .Vaf rfar.ii, r o r i:;ttaUui cu(o ELLP.ICH & CO., r'r.rttvitTc, Cin, DR. HOBCNSACK'SQ SEaVOUSJJEBmiY PILLS. A iure anj safa cci6c for weak aesa and richilitw rJ .k. , . ...nUltWH Mll from yomhful imprudence, execiaca and orera-orlc of body and braia. Icm. and .ptMTil . k . . . un inyicai ana mental woak Kk.a ol memory and aexual in. I crt"-r. CURES OLD and Y0UNQ. Jb ' a. rr,cc V" e-x. prepared ana Kr IX '.9..1. . Iw 11-1 1 it Ko. ZOXi I,, Btrefit. Phila, bend lorcuxuUt. 42 Tobacco r. r 01 WATCHES ,vrr.v r SI S&LESilH V&HTE9 If Solicit Orders lor orr C-oici aricrg tock We U tea. It vork for airnat. wbr, iti't! o .i r-i-:n. Salary ftnd Enpeniet, or Csmmitiict. if Pretvrrc-J. mw a fnll hn tt fruit and hardy ornament" 1 -v. jwltnc viae new aad twnmorw. fcrwrythinr Anrtiy fit cia.. satiafaction Guaranteed to Cuttomon and Amenta. Tha bvimaaa ia eaail y a ii qnnklv ta-r-rl. Stat- '-ma tK.a rmvr. Addnaal K. ii. ( M AsK X O.. 14 30 SouU 1'eaua Sttuare. l'liiluJ'li.ua, Via. I I . i ..' r 1j- - ..1. ; u 1.. tio,vt tl iiv ot I5w -w-'i-. kn.o ( i t i 1 -nr .-.n '.i.ij I .vf I- rv cn 'I. Ii. 1 ' - t M-t-1 !l I -fH r. U ..t I v. . -IW-ti I. II Tl fl' " I--."- I. r wi h V r ' - lf r l'l:v' "it"' -' '- '' -tK - . . t frn ul 1". V. ai4.cj. tvt . o-- v 'm, I., r . v. Ilomvroiis. A sisterhood A bonner. A shocking trie Electric. A fine place A poKce cosrt A sugar trust Candy on tick A circulating ndiuni-n:0(4 A garden party Th- pardener Signal service riaff talk 8t,' A mar-ne nuction A ea i aL ' In a regular j -ick!. c.,r,, j j'. Heavy reading A ehip's ig A diSigreable cl.ap H,,, " A doctor's riches are ill gotten " ' Tbe equilibrist's life , f1 balar.ee. 'r " i The o'.t est verse in existtr.ee universe. "Well earned The fortur.e of a -leum producer. Why i3 it that whtn a n,an 'e.f , a h us be givts it a stoop v fC4 1 a e uuainess ia :ue a clock Wi run down it ehould Le oul,3 n it: It is the poor struggling attory is desed in a litt'e "hrief fcu.j It is the sad fate of uulj- jUr. . ! to day to become journals of js "'J We often tind that an elcque-.tV'i' er is like a river greatest at the ar,'. Many a fellow who is ho!e J4 has to go to a shot maktr to (tt j, ? soltd. The Czzical proportions of a !t; fountain are not to be nieap'jrtj 4 tape line. f 1 JJanana-tkins and careless .5 , continue to throw each other 'i' pavement. " 4 Soma one says that wealth isasLcd It is a pleasant rt flection to run J 1-8. ' To have one's co3e to the trinly. must be what is meant Ly gn.. poverty. Most sea captain. are callrd ": old sa!ts," but seme of them tn-'J perpery. Nobody can paint spirit plctuicseqy; to tbe artist whose nom de plume ijt Jama. A tree is like the man Id a turn When be leaves be makes goodusti bis limbs. It is a queer coincidence that rj made from madder, and bulls are madder by red. There is a great deal of bil!i-a.j cooing done at the seaside. The meu do the billing. When was I'haraoh's daughter l.kti uierclant in Wa 1 street 'f When . lound a lit'Je prophe: in the i uthts s the bank. Fanning is one of the best of oca. jjanous ior a young man. J2veLc bage culture will enable a struj;: youth to get a bead. Many a singer is ambitiously rcwi- leg for high C" -ahile her huibaU. humbly acd obscurely strugglii.g i, low, jsck and the game. Ilaiiroad Oilicial I am exceiJL'f sorry, tut I cannot renew yuui Citizen (indignantly) Wh at ' Anlli had a pass on your road for LfteeD yu: Is that the way you treat old cu-j mers ? A man writes the following to tl Smithviile JS't'ts : I want to py I my subscription, Luc I'm alit:;etk of mouey ; so I stud you a L-.f d eggs. If youM put 'em under a se'.ut hen they'll hatch out ei.ougti cnicktL! to pay for a year's subscription. A special favor. leieaved Widow (to country editor) 1)j you charge fur obituary notices, Mr. Shears ? Coun try Editor As a general tLii', we do, Mrs. lictitley ; but your .usU:.d at,dl wtre very old fiiids, tni I will ui, be too glad to pu'jHsti LiHouiluary fit nothing. I'alare Cars tor l'oultrj. Palace cars are longer to he opolizcd by man. Iloise.-i, cattle '-d even fowls now ri'ie iu theiu. Ti.j.' for poultry are ttius described in a I. issue of the Ameiioan Cultivator : of the latest improvements iu the t 'as portation of poultiy is a paleut I'-.- car on the Iickawuti j i.ii.ruad, Ur.-;:-ed lor the convey a uut of live fort I. lit cris two leet higher than the tiJ freight car, contains 110 company----, each tour feet square, in a set ies o u'- necks, witb an isle running t liri.: ;l crosswise and ajio'.uer lengthw;.-"'. I f capacity of tbe car 13 from .'!,"' ' t jUO fowls according tu the year. Dy a syateni of dr jp-Jr-is fowls are loaded a.ad uulo-Itd at the bottom of the car, tho sido f i''-c are of strong wire netting, iu vUieUM the doors of the several cvu-i'ai.ai-cts. Oa the top cf the car in the center isi water tank large enoneh to supply a full load on a journey of :2,i0 uules. Edcb compartment is-supplied on tl-ree sida with abundant fjud aLd water, by system of tioughs aud hose that ise..s:'J worked on the inside, co matter Low ureat a speed the train may he going t Tbe food i carried in a box or laiik neath the car. X qaeer t at Story. A correspondent tells a stcry aW favorite cat thit spends a gool h' ber time ia a c;sy old arrcchiiir. I-cI owner last May put four hen t?g3 'K:-b the chair hv w;iv of seeiDi: whtPn9 would do with them in urder to niaif her bed more comfortable. Stracie it may appear, puss took kindly tot eggs and in due time batched four : -1 chickens. For weeks offer thectn ens were hatched she lickrJ tbeo over every day with her tougue, c"5" ed and fondled with them as much they Lad been her own kittens. ever the chickeus strayed from nursery she carried them hack in mouth as if they haJ been nut of !' finest of glass. Care f llornes. liememler tlut oue of th n- st i- portant points in the cai Mr 'r horses is to feed reguUr.y. If J'-,s ,-fQ V.raa until Mid-af!fDl r.,U lTi-7 before he sets his DOiia lU . expect a lank lockin? saim lce day. A thorough ruhhiLg and caT-t is as essential to the well l'nZ 0 horse as a feed. It is au old s. that a good grwmiDg ii? f'lUil quarts of oats. The horse ui:pht lioimore than half true, tut your animus are at pasture or they rub aud rol Uu1' gveomieg is uecessaiy.
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