a" talk" about parrots. TWENIT THOUSAND POLLYS IN THE METROPOLIS. FARM AND GARDEN. A nirrt That in an Interesting Sub ject of Stridr-Taklng- Care of 1'arrots Their Memory. Tho parrot population or this city is eslimnled t. twenty thousand. Tho Polly, os they nro nil called, without distinction of box, ore interesting sub jects of study. There nrc good and bnd parrots, just us there nro good children and bud children. The bnd parrot is one which has not forgotten tho harsh, discordnnt screams of parrot language in the tropical forests, and indulges in them throughout the livelong day. Ho is also the possessor of a limited vocabulary of the "Polly wants a cracker' style, whose endless reiteration is even more aggrava tingly annoying than his natural screech ing nnd chattering. The screeching nuisance can be dis couraged and ultimately reformed by judiciously administered punishments. Tho vocaoulnry can bo extended and made interesting bj careful training, and some melodious and tuneful whistling msy bo taught as a pleasant adjunct to the spoken word. The reason there are so few good parrots is found in the great mortality among these birds. While in the process of reformation and education they die in such great numbers that a steady stream of recruits is necessarily kept coming into the country. The re sult is to keep down tho proportion of good parrots, birds that can talk con siderably, sing something and whist lo tunes. A S'in reporter had his attention at tracted by a fine parrot in front of JclTcr ron Market, the other day. (Stopping to look at it his thoughts reverted to the ap palling death rate among parrots, and he was pitying tho pretty fellow, when the latter suddenly perked his head sideways with tho ouostion: "What's the matter with you, hey?'' followed by a burst of uproarious laughter. Tho owner of the parrot, John Slorris, the florist, was for years a bird fancier, though he does not "now keep birds for sale. Mr. Morris talked entertainingly. "Sam is a very smart bird," said he. "When you are disposed to pity Sam on account of any impression ou your part that he is in any danger of losing his ex cellent health, you are away off. I have three other parrots in just as good shape. It is the effect of their care and diet. They get no bread, no coffee, no fruit, iio vegetables, no hemp seed, and especially no meat. They do get plenty of good, plain canury seed, water, and a liberal supply of sand and gravel. Two thirds of tho mortality among parrots comes from over-feeding, fomo years ago I came to this conclusion. The birds thnt came to me, sick nnd feverish, with ragged, dull, and dirty plumage, were so evidently suffering from dyspepsia, that over-feeding was the first thought as to tho cause. In their confined state, having little or no exercise, they suffer if they are stuffed with rich, heavy food. "It occurred to mo that canary seed contained all the necessary elements of nourishment in a simple, easily digestible form. 1 determined to make the experi ment. A sick pnrrot that was brought in to mo was chosen as a promising sub ject. . lie had suffered from dyspepsia for months, and was a miserable looking bird, that seemed bound to die anyway. I thought ho might as well die testing my treatment as to jierisli in the old-fashioned way of being stuffed to death. I put him in a clean cage and for twenty-four hours put no food of any kind in the cups. Then I put in a little hemp seed, so that the bird would neither starve nor ect enough to cat. Tho hemp seed lasted I only a part of the day, and the next morning I put in some canary seed. When the hemp seed was gone that day the bird began picking at nnd playing with the canary seed. In a day or two ho huJiHocrack and cat it. Then I . ndrallyl(set?rA l,W m'U-iiad'ifT nt hernjj seed, and after awhile supplied nothing j but Urn canary seed. "Old bird fanciers shook their heads j nnd said thebird could not live on canary j seed alone, and that I was bound to lose him. Hut I persevered, nnd the result justified me. The bird steadily im proved in condition and plumage. I have siii o repeated the treatment many times with the same success, and have j adopted canary seed as the standard and ! sui-r?"l foiinv parrots. Several fanciers : nnd laivh's whoTfave seen my birds, tried i it, too, jind I tell you of it for the benefit of the public." "I)o parrots have to bo kept in a very wsrin temperature?" "That is the popular belief, but my ex perience has been that parrots can be made canblc of enduring as much cold as any other bird. "Do parrots ever forget what they have acquired (" "Indeed they do. Many persons be lieve that if they get a good bird it will contiuue to talk well. This is a mistake. Theme.nory of a purrot has often to be refresh. d. A bird that lias been trained . to talk and whistle and sing would, if left to itself for a few months, forget these accomplishments and take up the cries and screams of its wild state." "Do parrots breed in captivity?" The) have been bred in France. But it is a troublesome and expensive task to do it. Besides, the birds are so excita ble and jealous w hen mating that theybe "N;omo unfitted for pets. They breed so rapidly in such a wide extent of territory where they remain wild that the supply is ample and cheap, and there is not suffi cient inducement to try to raise them here. .Yets York Sun. narrowing Corn. With the slanting tooth harrows all the small weeds may lo destroyed in corn until tho plants nro six or eight inches high, and without pulling tip enough to damago tho crop. This plan is letter adapted to corn in drills than in hills. It is generally drilled too thickly, so that tho occasional pulling up of a stalk by a drng-tooth makes tho crop better. If the field is soddy or stony, and the corn be planted in hills, it is possible that an en tiro hill may bo taken, nnd this would leave too wide a vacancy on cither side. But the adjoining hills would car better, so there would be little loss of grain even in such n case. Rye Monl for Pollen. An old bee keener says thnt in locali ties where willows nnd hazel do not abound it is well to feed bees with rye meal, as it is a good substitute for tiolleu, which is the main ingredient in the bee bread, on which young bees are fed. live meal, when fed, espec ially in late springs, stimulates lirnntl-rcarinir, and enables colonies to send out earlier and stronger swarms. It should bo placed in shallow troughs or pans a rod or more from the hives, where it will soon be found by the bees, and gathered eagerly by them. Ko business can succeed in the long run which does not give a fair profit. Without going wild over the reports of the immense profits realized in a few in stances from keeping bees, there seems no doubt that when taken up as a regu lar business, nnd intelligently pursued from year to year, it will pay a profit as large as most other callings. Possibly, for a few rears those already in tho busi ness nnd 'following it with energy, may make a larger profit than must rural in dustries give. But this will not continue long. Labor nnd capital will flow in this direction until protils nro equalized. Soil for Plant.". Some plants, like tho fuchsia, prefer leaf mould to any other soil you can give them, but I do not have nny difficulty in growing most kinds of plants in a com post, which is generally more convenient to get nt than genuine leaf mould is. It is my practice to mix turfy loam which I get by turning over sod in old pastures, nnd shaving oil that part of it which is full of tho fibrous roots of the grass garden mould and manure prof ei ably that from a yard where cows have been kept well to'Tetlier, nnd add sand, ns I pot my ! plants, putting in more or less, according i to the strength of the roots on the plant I nm potting. J lie proportion is about one third each of ttiifv matter, loam and manure. Small-rooted plants will do better in a soil made quite light with sand than they will in a close and heavy 1 one, while roses require but little sand in the soil they grow in, ns their roots nre strong. It is necessary that the manure used ; should be well rotted. That which is i fresh is not good for plants, and I would I sooner go without any than to nso it. That which is a year old will be so de composed ns to crumble npnrt readily, i and that is tho kind to use. Most amateurs do not seem to consider I it worth while to pay much nttention to the item of sand, but they ought to clo so if they would grow plants well. Our Country Howe. Weed Out the Flock. This is the best season for classifi cation of ewes and disposing of the poorest. By this time a correct judg ment of the lamb or lambs reared by each ewe can be formed; and the weight of each fleece is also known. The profit ableness of a ewe depends upon the num ber and qunliiy of the lambs she raises, her weight of wool, etc. One ewe may raise a lamb while another loses hers; yet the fonner will shear such a poor fleece that she is really the less profitable. The loss of a lamb often occurs through no fault of the ewe. Nevertheless, prolific acy is a desirable quality in a ewe. A good ewe properly treated before nnd after weaning, can rear two good lambs witho.it injury to herself, borne ewes are better moil.c-s than others. It certainly will not be- profitable to keep tho inferior sheep thiouj'b next winter. If the classification is made now, tho rejected cla-s can bo made ready for market on gra-"s; which makes the cheapest ilesh. Many farmers will find the most profitable market for these culls on their own farms. Truly there is a prejudice among cousunvrs against ngeil ew es. But this is chiefly owing to the fact that such are often put upon the market in poor condition. A lean sheep does not make good mutton, whatever its age. It is not claimed that fattening an old cwo will make her yield the best mutton: but it may be made j good and palatable. When the ewes are culled out every year, there will be soon no very old ones. This is not the season for the consumption of salt pork ; nnd all things considered, mutton will be a good thing for the farmer's larder. American AijrUultrrnlUt. horses, or sheep, cut when the clover Is in full bloom, or when tha timothy is just heading. A week or ten days before the time for cutting the early or cow hay. begin to watch the weather sharply nnd without regnrd to the 'weather indica tions' from Washington. On the first decidedly clear day, especially if after a general storm, and the wind north and cool for tho season, begin mowing at once, and, if convenient, with two ma chines, so as to get a quantity making as soon as possible. The chances aro nino out often, if not ninety-nino out of 100, that there will follow, in this locality, at least, three days of good hay weather; henco it is best to cut down at once all that ran bo handled in that timo. "The young grass on tho damp ground and in tho cool air will euro slowly (as it should do to make the finest cow hay), and the machine probably need not bo stopped tho first day to rake tho hay. But the bunches and 'thick places should be shaken up and scattered about, and as soon as tho steel-tooth rake can per form properly the grass should bo gath ered into w inrows into small ones if it is curing slowly, and largo ones if it is curing rapidly. Tho time of raking and the size of the winrows give us complete control of the operation of curing. If cured too rapidly wo lose part of the heads nmt leaves, ana lose at the same time the finest quality and aroma of tho hay. If cured too slowly wo run too great risk from tho weather. The win rows should bo turned or rolled overonco or twice, to expose new surfaces to tho sun and air, but need not be re-spre.ld ns in the method of cocking. The latter, indeed, is too costly .in time and labor for modern farming. "If partly cured hay is likely to bo caught in a storm, cocking and hay caps may be resorted to ; but the great seci et of successful haymaking is not to be thus caught. In haymaking, as usually prac ticed, tho cutting can bo done in tho morning; the raking toward evening, and the hauling next day. In this case, and still more when tho nlrendy partly dried grass can be cut and secured on tho same day, but littlo risk of rain, with ordinary observation and prudence, need bo run. Kven the extra early succulent grass, which makes the finest cow hny, can bo cut, properly cured and housed in three days, which is within the limit of the extra fine weather conditions noted above. But these must bo watched for, prepared for, and when they come, must lie improved with an extra forco and en ergy. And, in my opinion, no extra out lay will so well repay tho dairyman as that which secures such winter feed. The amount of drying or curing needed de pends very much upon the storing. " If the mows nre mere shelves where the hay will be only a few feet in depth ana wultn, then the nay must be well cured or mould will surely appear. If, on the contrary, they aro deep and wido bavs, exposed to tho nir nppoximating, in fact, the principles of the silo theu the hay needs to be cured only suf ficiently to keep it from charring or tiring with the heat of fermentation; provided, that a large quantity is put in at one time, and that tho top-layers consist of straw or well cured hay. With an abundance of early cut clover or mixed hay, cured lightly in tho field and stored in such mows, neither the dairy farmer nor his eattlo need hanker after ensilage; for the degree of succulency in such hay (much greater than ordinary hay) is nearer right for a general winter feed than the still greater succulency of corn. Again, its feeding value is much greater than fod der corn whether green, dry or ensilaged. Lastly, partly, drying in tho field and dispensing with weights in storing, causes the labor to bo less than thnt of ensilage." At the West Point Biding Hall. It is accounted "great fun" to witness the first rides of the yearlings, so wo will go dow n there and laugh tit their mis haps. Mounting the stairs to the gallery, we look dow n upon a largo space strewn with tanbark, at one end of which is a row of some tweuty horses with watering' bridles. Soon the performers file in and come to a halt in front of tho horses. Do they intend to ride with only a watering bridle, without even a saddle or blanket? They will try to, at nil events. The instrucoji commands: "Strind to horse! Prepare to mount. Mount!". In obedience to his command the cadets spring, struggle, leap and kick in their efforts to bestride their horses. The mo ment they are mounted several horses develop astonishing bucking propensities, to tho anguish of their riders and the de light of tho gallery. Now they start around the hail at a walk. It seems rather tame, doesn't it? But soon the command, "Trot!" is given, and the fun begins. The poor fellows bounce alxmt on the horses' backs like india rub ber boys, and wabble from side to side liko jumping jacks. Tho trot is accelerated, tho horses take the gallop, and dash around the hall, tum bling their riders in heaps at tho corners, while those who by chance are still mounted grasp frantically at their horses' manes, f inally the gait is reduced to a walk, line is formed, tho dismounted yearlings, nothing daunted, catch their horses and remount, and then the per formance is repented. If we had visited the gymnasium and fencing-academy in in the morning we should have seen sec tions of tho I ourth Class exercising un der a rigid system of instruction; uml n KEITS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN. Fnrrler's Colla, Furrier's colic is bccominir a fatal dis- Prrttr belt bnrVles of all styles are jf what a local furrier tells me WOm Willi UIO UCUB mill. m.vvnt'.j nullum la lu nil Y lllllll'. it. JS uuill.1 ncicu blouse waist. How to Raise Peonies. I All peonies love water, and principally ! the herbaceous sorts, which ought not to j lack it, not only from the moment when the flower buds commence to form till they have perfected their flowers, but ! also from the bcir'uining of August, con : tiuuing until the rains of autumn, to : favor the production at the base of the ; fmm there we had cone to the ridintr hall j stem of strong eves capable of yielding at the hour of first-class attendanc e wo J vigorous flowers in the follow ing season. should have seen exhibited the high de- To secure the flowering of peonies in full ' j.-reu of muscular skill and activity to , perfection it is essential to place mem in i which the system of training in gynina very open positions, out wnereiney may not receive the sun during tho hottest part of the day. When the peonies have bee ...IK n, n. ....... --.- -- , when perfectly simpiy maoo wiwi lanvr cut nnd finish. The panel which is formed of a ladder of bows is a very stylish trimming for a white costume. ruffs characterize all tho fashionable dress sleeves. But only slim people should wear them. A vest nnd cuffs with rovers of the same velvet arc worn on mulls and mus lins as well as China crapes. The Louis XIV. cont bnsque is favorite model for making the basque of tailor costumes in w hite cloth. Very ptettv fancy Tuscan straws, with colored bends, may be very attractive nnd stylish if trimmed judiciously. Butterfly bows ornament very stylish white costumes which have no other trimming. Watered ribbon picot edge is used. Tho colored Jersey is a very convenient and also attractive garment, and may be trimmed to correspond with any cos tume. Fine French salines nre always worth getting nnd nre stylish this season in cashmere colors trimmed with plain velvet. Small checks arc invariably combined with plain fabrics this season. Tho check form i nir the skirts and the waist is of plain fabric. Every really fashionablo dress now-a-days must have a long, pointed waist.full front. cliniring skirts, puffed slecves,high shoulders and a girdle. Not content with a single necklace, people who nre fortunate enough wear them all at once, no matter how incon gruous in appearance. A maid of honor in Queen Victoria's household receives a salary of $1,500 a year, and her presonco is required only twelve weeks annually. Spile of the efforts of fashion writers, drcss-makcrs, and milliners, heliotrope is not a popular color. It is "trying" to almost every variety of complexion. The prettiest summer bonnets nnd hats are of straw, trimmed w ith white mull, white laces, white flowers, white ostrich tips, white aigrettes and white birds. Very fine plaiting is now worn where formerly kilt plaiting wns used, and in white dresses for young girls this sort of trimming for the underskirt is stylish. Bended girdles nre very stylish and more elegant thnn the very heavy silver linked fetters with which the fashionable jroung woman burdens herself nt pres ent. A new way of showing off a handsome locket or pendant is wearing it attached to a dainty bit of ribbon on the left side of the corsage, in the stylo of a military decoration, Marbled silk is a new variety of this ever ncceptnblo summer fabric, which is very generally used in Paris in the most stylish of costumes for dress occasions. It is also imported. A fiery fancy in the way of a red frock is of scarlet batiste dottea with black and trimmed with black velvet bows and cascades of black lace, tho hat, parasol and shoes to match. Mrs. It. L. Hughes, of Lexington, Gs., has a ball of yarn that was spun and woven during tho Revolutionary war. She also has a butter dish brought from England by her ancestors in 1030. There is a very wonderful old lady at Maidstone, England, Miss Ileathorn, who lms been know n since girlhood as the "Fair Maid of Kent." She is 103 years old and is said to retain slight traces of her former marvelous beauty. Tho oldest woman in Indiana is Mrs. Magdalena Boggs, of Milton. She was boru near Lancaster, Penn., December 22, 178:1, and is therefore nearly 104 years old. Her health is good. Women are now wearing great silve girdles hanging loose from the waist in media'val fashion, and supporting a silver bound memorandum book, gotten up to look like a "book of hours," and a silver "pilgrim's bottle" by way of a vinaigrette. Yellow muslin is the most stylish cos tume among an elaborate trousseau of a recent bride. The delicate fabric makes a particularly soft and pretty back ground for its trimming of delicate Valenciennes edge. ISoldcn brown velvet -ribljon bows finish the harmonious effect. It is stated that the money given by the women of tho Presbyterian Church in the United States during the past sixteen years foots up to $2, 150,000 represent ing the entire support of more than 200 women missionaries, 200 native Bible readers, and more than 1!50 schools. The latest fancy in hnir dressing is the coiff ure a la rmi Greque, not high on the head, but drawn up in a loose coil, rolled under something like a Fiench twist on the back of the head, brushed off the temples and forehead, with only a few light curly tresses falling from under a riviere of jewels or a Greek fillet that itist touches the top of the forehead and describes a straight lino to the back of the head. Tho whole effect is very close, and no additional hair is required. by working on lino furs and in inhaling ' . 1. II . ' . 1 v . t .1 the small particles which riso from them. Theso pnrticles accumulate in the lungs ind stomach, and when once they nro in haled it is impossible to rid oneself of them. They aro liablo to cause con sumption or cancer of the stomach. Said my friend, tho furrier: "Itis impossible for ono to work on furs over six months nt atiino nnd not be affected. It is very lucky for furriers that their season is not a long ono. To be sure when they work six months they rcceivo but six months' pny, but. they have a chance to live longer thnn they would were they obliged to work nil the year around. Brass buff ing is similnr to working on furs. The small pai tides of brass get into a man's lungs nnd cause nn incurable disease." ltrookhjn F.ivjU, rtl, f.tnlnv mpHimanrl strlcttirs radically enrwd. Book or particulars lOcnnta In stamps. World's llispanaary Medloal Associa tion, buffalo, N. Y. Two vn.t.tow pounds of drlod sne leaves r nsl annually In the linltcd SlAtes. ItOTAt. Gmi' mfttuls nnythlnitl Broksn Chi. ns, lllnm, Wood. Pre -Vlnls at Drags A Uro The best conga mllrln In Plan's Curs for Consumption, bold everywhere. lo. "Threw 1'hyale le tee note" When It In the eld-fnslilonrd bine mne, Wno pill snrt, end Insist on using Dr. I'ierer's rioesnnt I'un-Htivc IVllrts." a mixlorn ntrdl- cal luxury, Itoinu smell. sntrnr-i'onliMl rnnnles, conlnintliK the ncliv prineiplcsof certain roots end herbs, end which will le found to contain ns much calbnrllo ltowrr ns nnv of the old fashioned, Inruer iills, without tlie lntter's vio lent, drnstir cfterls. The pellets oiH-rnte thor oughly hut hftrmlcHsly, estublislilnii a perma nently healthy action of the stomach anil bow els, nnd as an antibilious remedy are une- TnKnn are about 5,000,001) owners of farms In t n is con n t rj "A little fire Is quickly trodden out. Which. iM'im; sntTered. riversennnot onenell Procrastination may rob yon of time, but by Increased diliLrcncr vou can make un the loss: but If IT rob vou of life the loss in irremediable. If your health Is delicate, your appetite fickle, your sleep broken, your mind depressed, your whole iH'inir out of sorts, deiHnd on it you nre eeriouslydisea'd. lnallsueh cases fir. Tierce's "(ioldetl Medical Discovery" w ill speedily ef fort Kcnuine, radical cure make a new man of you and save you from the torture of linger ing" oiaea.se. A FAiToiiv has been built In Florida for the production of wine from ornnsos. 'Have Vol Heard fit." What's thnt I Solid trains between Clneln nati nnd St. Umls over the (MI. . ft. II. and Vandalla Line. Cominencinff Sunday niuht, June l"in. the l'. it. v ii. mm nmiaiia w in cs tnblish their through passenger line lietween Cincinnati and St. ixuiis. ami will nut on solid trains, made up of elegant rnrlor t liair t ars on nav trains and Tuiiinan iirawinc uoom ana Sleeping Cars on night trains. Tho morning trains out of I Ineinnatt will lonvef. ii.de i, depot, fifth and Iloadlcy streets, at T:4.i A. M. daily, escept Sunday. The evening train wil leave at 7 r. M.,nnd will run daily. The pur chasinc of the Vandalla Line bv the C. II. A- 1 Company now gives them the best line tietweon Cincinnati and St. Iiliis. ns the track is first class ami their equipment tincqualcd. Quick timo, comfort and safetv Is what the traveling nubile w ant.nnd with this new line establisheu no opposition line cau secure the business against them. Prnf. l.nltfa nlamirv lllaeAVerv. No doubt can lie entertained nlstnt the value nnd genuineness of l'rof. lxdsette's Memory Sstem, ns It is so atrongiy rccomuieniioa ny ilnrk Twain. .Mr. Troctor. lions, vt . v . ysior, .luilah I', lleujamln. Dr. Hiieklry, and others. ror full details send tor rrof. U n prosieclus, at 217 Fifth Ave., New ork. from It the Sys tem la tailifht by corresiMindence quite as well as by personal Instruction. College near New York have secured his lectures, lie baa had bW Columbin 1 aw student, two cln?jeof lluiench nt Vale, SOU at Moi iden. SMI at Norwich, nu nt Wellesley College, and 4u at University of l'enn. e cannot conceive bow a system could receive any H-hor endorsement. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isano Thomp son's Eye-water. Druggists sell at&c. per bottle Weak and Weary tenrrlbes the condition of many penp! debilitates by the warm weather, by d l or orerwor. Hood'i SarMpsrtlls U fait the med clae need. 4 to build ap and strengthen the body, purify n qulrkrn the un blood, and oature the loal ppetlte. If you need stood medicine be rare to try Ilood'aSartapaiilla. "During the rummer I wis feeling I1 ran down. id thinking I needed something ti t ti ap my ryMem, I took Ilood'i Sunnpsr II nnd rait muen better. I hid alio been troubled with dyanepaia. mi Hmil'i Rnnanarllla haloed me n-nre thin any. thing el.e 1 could OuJ."-0au 1L lunj.o. fort a) na, ma. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold hy alt dnnnrixta. ti i sit for tn. Pre overt only ty C. I. MOOO ft CO. Apolhecarlea. Iiweu. naaa. IOO Poses One Dollar COCKLE'S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS. TIIE GREAT ENOLISn REMEDY For I.lTvT. HH lni!icrtion. t Vn fmm Mt- cury; cont mm only i'urr ncrtaiti intern.. nt. Atfcut: i'. j. till i iTa-iTUAi pow itrH LMtur en - ' "ROUGH ON RAT!.H f rj l,PJSr r T v H Win m.uu t.n biill mit nnor father. nmniM, Avoid anything containing It thrmurhout T future useful 0) careers. W older bends Off Jec to K special 'Mougn neiw,- m . m PONT FOOL SSnW. CO DR. BAIRD'S GRANULES l.EC.UI.ATF. TIIK KOWKLH. TI Ul. FV THE M.OOI), (IRK, DYSrEP SIA, PILES, MA- LA HI A, HEAD- ;?f ACHES. (ve'.ri'J.I.'.e. IMi pi i'Vit uittti rrguUto hit I ) TV 1 " in futile efToHn with Insect pow iie hm oe wtmt not. used at random nil over the bonne to get ifc i Hd it KMhos.WntebiigsJieet.A.: U Koe or I ntht ort.iklonVr. "ltocon o Rt dry powder. 1 , 1 . -.. 4 ttw. alnlr ftr-Alft 1 pipe. Ktmt ining in win mormon w... iwaydowntheniiik, drain ple, when all the Inseela from gam to cellar will dkuypear. The scent In In the fact that wherever fcsaeeW are In Uiej bonne, Uioy must Rfl AiTHr X drlnn-durlng the nlRht. ny.rVX!Jr.? Clears out Kats. K ice, Pl bugs, t lies, HeetlnS. "Itocoa on Kt," Is wdd all around the) world, in every clliua, la the most extensively SMlrerllged and ban tho large sain o',nr' article of Its kind on ths face of lb" "' DESTROYS POTATO BUGS For Potato Bug, I needs on V Inea .etc.. a tnlde gpoonful of the powder, well shaken In a krf ol water, and appli.sl with sprinkung pot. mrar yrlngn, or whisk broom. Keep It wen XrJd '"p. tic., Sfs. nod II Boxes. Agr. ti. fViLs? rtrrrt riirJ :-v-'.-t.jt ush MwnMwn . FLIES. -hufl. mnthn. rat . k rlliita,enidrrela,gophwm. 16a Rooche, outs, water-bugs, moths, raw, ww, mamiwH. I:tek Kill V-'IH SY 1 I TREATED FHtp. Marp (rpftfe. lmiT ami H cnmpllrMlnn wlthmml wimiiIi ifti. Mlir-'O H; nr vrii' tl' himmllei nnt li-i-lv hn nil OH. Krtnnv ft'l nymptnm at Ir.-HV (it H tn JO ln.M Vnrr iwiifiits itrorinnm-rrl Ihm l."t hv Mtn U'nt i'ilclnin I"rm hrst dtw pviiinl.mn rnnMlv ilt t-wr, and In tm . .,., .... ihii.i. ii nil tii.it(nni4 an1 rv u.ovc.l. Sonic n mt vrv huml.utf wUhtMl krmwlnif nnUhtntratKiut l, ' imrmiT it rwU vm m-inUi AnotiM-r: "THpt ar In- ..... i.i ... . in i. or it .r miip lrtnlinint for your!!. mi l run '' ( ait mntintlr riirlntr m. f lonfr tnnitntt-- T)r. W. M. Tt AtnP, rhHi. mn ami Siwnn, OAVm WnhlnKt n. N J . ami 1M Wrat 't'A t.. Ni-w Vtwk. Rm'nkcr N. J. IlniiM Aminhlv. v -iTrsMrnt Wh InKdm. N. J., loarJ of Hc.tlth, o Count rtiy.- 4 Aii'tHitV : ' I wan (Miron of a never attar of pt1 hr ih.'lt U4a. Cauuot too hiRhly m.uvm uiy rvmid ' Kaay'Si talnv na thrr arc no nnrrr than a mint ml mln. fcv. iM-r i. 4 iM.xra, $l ; of iirnirittta or ny mail. noHtatfe prvpaM. 1ral lupplied Uy nnoU'al drtitftiUt-x, THY THEM AND YOU WII.T. PK CPSVISOKO. a-A4J' IllHt llaVf IrtWfl inl D I ( t... n.lloi.Aleflliim.1 illiiniln tO Uf. full lilt It try of ihv iiftin'. iw mlMTof imin and! how innaj amii lMt, nr. H-iid for fmo pnmpM'i coniaininir tsMiltnonlntii. Ton tlaTi trial iunt funtlahed trr ttv niiiH. If mi. nrtlf r trim vu muni tvturn thU ai HW'mrnV to m wlih loci'iitUt, a nut pa to pay L'..ll...i (L'ltal IUk.lhVIlv fltri'll. M,,,";V .V.;' i VVV .V- iiVW. si He., IVntiiil nolel. ill iV -i.V.1 t mini St. i N. MARVELOUS Y. nm arrrs To introduce mem. we wu Dili Urrtlfa .le Away l. Self Operation Wahlilnu Maehlnew. If you want i one aeud in your inline. I'.O.nlld cxpri-a. nni i atimco. Tlie 11 1 lull HI l O.. l key .. Anilltl Unblt fared. Treatment eaon trial OPIUM UUMANK HhMKUV CO.. LafayVw, U4 lllltK' Improved rcHata. ?V. Make S mi .if ili'llrlmia. mark' Iihk, wholeaouie l,erage. Sul.l l.f lrilKm.li ROOT BEER mutlt-d 1'iula . . a. Blair's Pills.G Great English Coul snd Rheumatic Hcmetty. Oral llo, a n rennd. I I IMI-. UEaULATE Bowels Puriry Dlooit. Pr. Balrd'a Ulood Uranulea, ac.t 5 buses. Si. it drungiiu: or by mail, prepul.l. Ua. Haiku, Wuaulngluu. S.i Wl CAMr:Mal'tlsl .il'TIUN tl 'It kit OlFW llhoul a failure. Ail.I.eM W. I- I1U.1.KU. W. 1), IS Kaat lllh St, SLY.jt-lly. nnlllSI Morphine Ilatdt rorrd In lO 1IJ1 in ItOdaya. No pay till rnred. U r I U It I Ur. J. kueiibrua, Lebanon, Ohio. MEMORY I SV liltV. Wholly uiillliCiil'lllli Inl -v.lrina. Any bonli lenrtieil In one renMlim. Iteeoiemen.l.d liy Murk Tonln. lil-lmrl I'roclne the.H.1. nll.l ll,.nv V. W Aalor. Judnh I'. llenjamln. Ir. Mln.ir. rte. I'lii.aof 1. I'olniiii.la law aluUenla, t... l..... .l eaeli ill Vale, sin I nlvemiiy of renn.. aniat Uellml.'y I'ollprf.'.eie. rro.iweiua ie.iirw. HUH-'. l.nisKi ik, -i;i7 rum are , rrw Yftrk. PATEMTS r. A.MllliiwunmR or i-atkist. w uuhkicd, t Wo charca unlfWkilia l tcciirfti. tV'ini for Cirrulag natCNTC Procured at LESS D til J e.t thin obtainalile ela 8 wlu're u .1 of r.-ler. n.-eii and Invfiuera' OnUI nailed iree. J A ,JI Ke. II. I.ANI ASTI.K, VJ em Aiinrney. IST Jliondnny. tlty. H 'p p M "V" c OMalnrd. Rend atamp to DATtll I O lnvriiiont' Uul.le. UUU I H4M. fatont 1-awyor, wa.liiiiilou. t. v. The fol owlnr vrciua. In prntao of Dn, Piirncit's Favobitb rnRScrurnoii as a remedy for thorn d. eiito discaM n, k see nxH.-iiHar to women, must be of Intercet to every sufferer from such maladies. 1 bey nro fiilr s.i'np '.f. "iSnl'' ndwiis with which Uious;uids g-lve uttcrnnoo to their senso of frautudo lor ll lncnuiimblo boou ot ticallli wUKb lias Bea nensea prim rctorod to them by th6 usu of this world-fiuucd mcdiciuo. S100 Thrown Aw.r. Jons 15. Beoar, of iMlenbtek, Ya writes t " My wife had been suff erliinT for two or thn years with female weak rices, and hnil paid out one hundriMl dollars to physicians with out relief, tfho took Dr. Fierce ' Knvorito rreacrlption and It did her more (rood than All tho luclleinn ff-iven to her bv tlie phvsi- ctans during- the throo yours they bad been practicing- upon her." Mrs. Okorcs Hkiiofr, of Went Sclif, Jv. 1 ., writos: "I was a smut suScn'r from lcueor rhea, bearlnit-down pulns, nnd pnln contin ually acmes my back. Three liotth'S of your ' Kavorito Prescription" renton-d uio to per- fect hen 1 1 h. I treatd with lr. . for nine months, without nii'lvinir any bencllt. Tne 'Favorite Prenorlptlou, Is the greatest earthly boon to us poor suffering- women." The Greatest Earthly Boon. Threw Awiy Her Supporter. Mrs. SorntA F. noswici.T. White Cotfflor,a, wrltiw: "I took eleven bottles of your '1-a-vorile rneenpllon ' and ono bottle of your M'ellets.' 1 am doina; my work, and have lrn for some time. 1 hove had to employ help for about slslccn yenrn befon 1 commenced tak Inir your medicine. 1 bavo had to wear aiionurter moatot Uio Uuie; this I unvo loir oalde, and fi-el as well as 1 ever did." Mrs. Mat Ot.rAsoif, of Xuniea, Ottaxca Co. Victim writes: "Your Fnvorite Prescription ' hits worked wonders In my case. A trni n aim write: " Hnvlnir taken severnl Dot-tl.-a of the ' Favorite lreerllltlll, I bavo re gained my health wonderfully, to the aatonlah- ment of mvself and friends. 1 can now be on my leel au day, attending tii the duties of my household. It Works Wonders. TREATING THE VJRONG DISEASE. . m I t . Many times women call on their family physicians, sufrerinir. as they lmag.ne. one ?i"V,Yh .h. snother from liver or kidney disease another from nervous exhaustion or pnvstration. snot b.T with pain another from heart disease. pain here or mere, anu in urate and distinct diaeooea, Is are made, 't he sintering ullona. A nroler llledlelno, uem), wiwi.a ........ ..w ---- -------- . .i.. like Dr. Pierce's Favorlto PrescrfpHon. dirertwi to the raie would hove entirely renuneu mo aineanu, uiexvuy .. . distressing symptoms, and instituting ouiufurt lusuttd of prolonged misery. Mrs. H. F. Moroaw, of JVo. 71 Lexington St, . T. r; . . . . . i .1 ... ffiwM.i ir nvnr.im.r niu.iir. wi tnis war tuey all prenent a iko to moiiwivm anu iiieir mnjwui .. ......... ..... - - . ,,,,, ,w,.,i ,v a. una ... ki..k t.i n.ir . i,i. ..in. .. njinna auniininir them to bo such. when. Ill ri-ality, they are all on t m(intn auiaeu ry "mn womb disorder. Tha physician, ignorant of tlie causa of autrering. euooiiratr.a his Praelloai rKe bills are n nntlent .eta uo better.Smt i.rolMlilv worse by reason of Uie deluy, wrong treatment and iwnsei lent complin lion 3 Physicians Failed. Street Hands in tlie Metropolis. .Tlie increase of uniformed street bamls is beginning to attract attention. Their performance, is almost entirely confined to the more populous districts, lint once in a while they favor tlio aristocratic localities. One bsutl is very neatly and showily dressed, and numbers nine iices. It lias c lead T who affects Gil uiorcan pyrotechuics ith his baton, and who receives the cap nllections of the bassoon. This b; ud is i apable of solos, and, in an appreciative ueihborhood, the Levy of the wandering instrument alists pierces the cars not only of the groundlings, but ol the occupants of tho six Htories w ith bis peculiar strains. Oc casionally mine host of alatrerbier saloon invites them to partake of the foaming Klu-ss, and then, in return, tho band makes the place resound with the "Watch on the lthine." The matter of their remuneration lias often been discussed. Of course their receipts arc erratic. The men have each made as much as four dollars a day, but are satislied with an average week's earnings of twenty dol lars. Arts York Timet. ome strung, and the ground has been exhausted by them, it is indispensable to take them up and separate them, preserv ing for planting portions having two or three strung routs, and change their po sition: this operation should take place every live or six years. As a general rule, when the liowers become few and diminish in sic the roots should be trans ferred to fresh soil. In the case of certain varieties it is beneficial, w hen the young stems uie rising in spring, to take away the xveakot, leaving only those which nre more vigorous. The propagation of peonies is easy. All of them may be in creased by division, and the best time for this operation is when they commence, to tlie down. A large plant may be cut into three or four portions, but it is importaut not to divide theiii into very unail bits, us these are apt to perish during the sum mer, licplaut itiickly and firmly, enrich ing the soil if it is at all poor with well decayed manure. After having put the peonies in the places they are to beautify, give each clump a thorough wateiing, wliu li w ill give tueia a gou start in life. .4 im ft' ur tin niatcr. Kipe and Seedy, 'How are you feeling?" said ths cucumber to the peach "I'm rii for anythin," replied the jiea h. "flow are you f lingf ' "ltati er eeriy. A Haymaker's Hints. Sir. Hubert K. Tomliusou's essay on cutting, tuiiug aud storing hay princi pal parts of which we append was judged to be the bct of eleven oflered in competition for "Kami Journal" prixe: "If for hard-working or driving horses, cut w hen about half of the clover heads are browu, or when the timothy is just past bloom. If for daily cows, idle siiiui und riding hall brings cadets. For First Class cadets ride like Indians. It U immaterial to them whether they have a saddle or blanket or ride bareback. They leap hurdles, go through the sabre exercise, aud are adepts at pistol prac tice; they mount, dismount, vault their horses and pick up articles from the ground, all while ut full speed; they ride forward, backward, sideways.and double; lying down, kneeling, and standing up. YiMtors at the riding hall during Fiist Class hours go to ml in ire, not to laugh. Sf. .VifUu. Why Hoes Pjiht Turn Yellow! I'rofessor Wiesiier, a well-known Ger man savant, has been making a scries of very interesting and useful experiments on this subject, with the reult that he now contends that the yellowing of paper is due to an oxidation determined by litrht. and especially bv the more re frangible rays. This discoloration is more striking in wood paper! than in rag papers. He also found that dry air is an other most important condition for the preservation of paper. One of his con clusions is very interesting, this being that in libraries the electric light is in ferior to gas on account of the large pro portion of the more refrangible rays present in the former. This is au im portant matter, and one that deserves further iuipiiry. (Jltttmbfia't Juuriuil. Mrs. Anuie Maupin, of Gasconade county, Mo., is a well preserved woman, hhe is ninety-eight years old, cau walk tw o miles at a stretc h, and has seveuty two g-randchilden. Tlie Fear of the Head in China. The great overruling superstitions of China are, however, the fear of the dead and the belief in Feng Shui. The latter word means literally "wind and water," and seems to typify both the good and the baucful influences of physical phe nomena. It is th4 existence of these two superstitions which really forms the bar rier to progress in China, because they interfere with the reception of foreign ideas and the development of industrial projects in mining, railway making, and so forth. Feiig-Shui is defined, says the Honian Catholic Bishop of iingpo, as the "path of the Great Dragon, who rushes through the air just above the houses, spouting blessings in showers from his nostrils. He flies straight forward, un less by evil chance ho should strike against some high building, in which case he turns aside at an atigle, and so the houses bevond loose their share of his blessing. Hence the itealous care of the Chinese house-builders lest any one should build a house higher than his neighbor, and the singular uniformity of domestic architecture." The fear of the dead leads to the most slavish form of ancestor worship, and the first three weeks of Aprir are specially devoted to the service of the shades. At that time every one visits the graves of hit relations with offering, carried in tiaysor in baskets. The cost of these annual services and offerings to the dead is estimated by Miss Gordon Cumming to be not less" than thirty-two millions sterling, all to propitiate the spirits of those whose graves cover tlie country, and who are believed to be powerful for evil if neglected. The dead arc even honored bv the bestowal of new titles if lCiwt l.tim, Jlcuw., says: "Five years oirp I wns a dreautui surrerer lrom uutiiib irouoien. Having exhausted tho skill of tlm'e phy sicians. I was completely discouraged, and so weak I could with dttlleully cross the room alone. I began taking Dr. Pieroe'a Favorite Prescription and using tho local treatment recommended In hla 'Common hrnse Medical Adviser.' I oommeiioed to linprovo at one. In tbrco months I wna jierfettiy eurei, and have had no trouble pinou. I wrote, a letter to' my family paer, briefly mentioning how my health had been restored, and offering: to send the full particulars to any one writing me for them, uml iicloino a afamptd-n tYloiie for rtfilii. I have received over four hundred letters. In reply. I have doacrthed my case and the treatment used, and have earnestly advised them to 'do likewise.' Wrom a great many I have received aeoond letters of thanks, stating that they had commenced the use of 'Favorite Prescription,' had sent the JS1.50 required for the 'Medical Adviser," and had applhsl the ocal treatment so fully and plainly laid down therein, and were mucn Better already. Jealous Doctors. A JlarTflous Cure. Mrs. O. F. SpnAorm, of Owl.O, JUirh, writes: "I was troubled with female, weakness, leucorrhea and falling of the womb for neveu j-eara, no 1 bad to keep niy bed for a aood part of the time, I doctored with an army of diffiirer nt physicians, ami icnt large sums of tnonev, but received no lasting benefit. At lost niy huslwiid persuaded mo to try your medicines, which I was loath to do. l-.,,i., I wiui iipelndiced aiminst them, and the doctors said wrsuaded mo to try j tcenuae I was oreiud they would do me no good. 1 finally told uiy ne wouia gor. me some m your u..-. . airalnst the advice of my physician. Ho got me six bottlus of the Favorite Proscription also six bottles of the Discovery,' for ten dollars. I took three littles or 'Discovery' and four of ' Favorite lrecrlptlon,' and 1 have lawn a sound woman for four years. 1 then gave the balance of the medicine to my sister, who wbs troubled In tho name way. and she cured herself In a short time. I bnve not had to tuka any medtciue now for almost lour years." THE OUTGROWTH OF A VAST EXPERIENCE. In pregnancy, " Favorito Prescription" Is a " mother's cordial," relieving nausea, weakness ot stomach and other dlatrcosinff L'..v...-lt 1'n.aer III loll " la Ull- I SVIIIIIlolllS common M uiui wuiiiiiiuii. . The treatment of many thousands of cases of thoso ohronlu weakness. and distressing ailinenUB peculiar to fonuih', at the Invalids lintel and rlillgleal luslililto, liutfalo, N. V., has afforded a vuat exnorienue in nli-ely adapting and thoroughly tting remedlea for the cure of woman's peculiar mnliidies. Ir. Plcrco'n Favorite rencrllloii is tho outgrowth, or result, of this great and valuable experience. Thousands of testimonials, reoelved from patients and from physicians who have tested it in tho more airirravatcd and obstinate cases which had battled their skill, prove it to be tho nt.uif wonderful remedr ever devised lor the relief and cure of suffering women. It is not recommended as a " cure-all." hut as a moat perroot Bpecinc. for woman's peculiar ailments. Asa powerful. Invigorating; tonic. It imparls strength to the whole system, and to the uterus, or womb and its u pendntrcs, In particular. For overworked, "worn-out." "run-down," domlltutcu teaeii. era. milliners, drcasmakera, seamstresses. "aboil-girls, houaekeeiiora, nursing tuolli and fellR women aenerallv. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription to the great est earthly boon, licing unentailed as an nonet iuig cordial and restomtivu tonic, it promotes digestion aud assimilation ol food. cures nausea, weakness of stomach, IndU g.wtion, bloating and eructations of gna. " As a noollifua and ntreiiglliciiliiB equalled and la Invaluable in allaying and siilalulng nervous excitability. Irritability, exhaustion, prostration, hysteria, spasms and other distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon fuuitional and organic disease of tho womb. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental aux ietv and despondency. ... Dr. fierce Favorite Prescription la a leg III mule medicine, eniiliilly compounded hy an eipcriciun-d and aUlllful physician, and adapt, d to woman's delicate organization. It is purely vegetable in its composition and perfectly harmkus In Ita effect In anv condition of the ssicin. "t avorile. Prescription In a In lieu oal five film fop Ihn most rolllpllcnt ,.luit inuli miit o f leiioorrhea. or "whites.' ctocsHive flow ing at monthly periods, pain ful menstruation, uuiiatural supprcssiona, prolapsus or falling of tho womb, weak back, "female weakness," anteverston, re troversion, bearing-down sennit ions, chron ic congestion, Intliiiiimatlon and ulceration of the womb, intlammation, palu anil ten dermns in ovaries, acvompouKd with, " lu- tcruoi neat. lis use is kept up in tho latter months of geelulion. It so prcparca mu svau iii mriw lively as to-gi-catly lessen, and many limes almost entirely do awuy with the sufferings of that li ving ordeal "Fuvoriio l'rencrlptl on," when taken In connection Willi tliu use of Dr. Fierce. a (ioldeii Medical Discovery, and small lara tive doant of Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets (Utile Liver Pills), cures I.lver, Kidney and liladdcr dlscnnca. 'l'heir combined uso also removes blood taints, and aUilishcs can cerous and scrofulous humors lruin the "'"i'uvorlto Prescription" la the only medicine for women sold, by druggists, under a positive guuruiilee, troin the iitiiutiu.tuii.rs, that it will give satisfac tion in every ease, or money will lie re funded. This guarantee has liocn printed ou tho boltlo-wnippcr, and fnilhtllHy car ried out for many years. Large boll lea I mi doses) l.oo, or six. boiilea for to.OO. , I ST" snd tn-a cents In stamps for Pr, Plen's lurge, lllustrot'd 'J'rcathjO (100 pat,rca) on Dua-ases oi " omen. Address, WOKLIVS IHSFKNSAKY HIEDirit. S.SHOCIATION, No. U03 Malu Mrect, HfFFAXO, W. T. THREE orsPEPsi. SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION. ILLS A iCrmriWf'r-il BIri'Pf'-f lh- Liter, -ld-a relay. A IKIaVltlVf Mirk Melj.rli. ! I WO tfkMXkulllult iixti l nh llrrhar.i Kaita in tM M LXr kau-,.. l 10 lld 2 rHUin Bail aV'IQ m UUU CM AS ORCHARD WATCH CO., Prop'rt. HII.ON N. JO'NI'rl, Mvr. I.Uviiie, lay. gam -tm HI A KcmfHT for ill Ditci r.t Ihc Crab Orchard WaterssroS is reasou lor aistinguisuing -Al' the tear Uuuml. Why did the Women of this country use over thirteen million cakes of. Procter & Gamble's Lenox Soap in 1886? Buy a cake of Lenq and you will soon understand why. . nPiso's Boot, t u SI npmetljr fop Catarrh la the aiufct lu li be, aud C'lieaixibU n 1 "7 JaU ... Bold by ilnurKista or aent by OiaiL I I ntwaH w- say raa o.' Irf Troublt-i, Bef. oas IX-blllly, hralal ur alra.i wr.kn IW Balasis J),n, Hlllrra Uil i.'.ta. SUCia. Il.rk W.Jic.n. U. Sa 'h. litu . aTiVTl u.UJ.!l.,. I' s-. 17 aaia-uMiaia. FRAZERnSl l.l UllbnUb i:kst in tiik woitl. irm 1 i-e S .1 t I Ivcri .VllClU Pension mm m V" liy rt-lurn Sill-. V Ms,od-' . toSol'Iler- AHoini 8end UiniD fur circular. Col L. illN mitil KaM lr-rrip(.4 00DT 4 CO , iviaa4vu 9 f t