A TALK ABOUT PARROTS. TWENTT THOUSAND POLLYS IN THE METROPOLIS. A nird That U n IntPrcoHiiR Sub Jott of Stntlr-Taklnff Cure of Parrots Their Memory. Tho parrot population of this city is estimated at twenty thousand. Tho Polly, ns they are all called, without distinction of sex, aro interesting sub jects of study. There are good and bad prrot, Just as there arc good children and bud children. The bad parrot is one which has not forgotten tho harsh, discordant screams of parrot language iu the tropical forests, and indulges in them throughout the livelong day. Ho is also the possessor of a limited vocabulary of tho "Polly wants a cracker" style, whoso endless reiteration is even more nggrnvn tinply annoying than his natural screech ing and chattering. Tho screeching nuisance can bo dis couraged and ultimately reformed by judiciously administered punishments. Tho vocabulary can bo extended and made interesting bjr careful training, and some melodious and tuneful whistling may bo taught as a pleasant adjunct to the spoken word. The reason there are so few pood parrots is found in the great mortality among these birds. While in t lie process of reformation and education thev dio in such great numbers that a steady stream of recruits is necessarily kept coming into tho country, FAKM AND GARDEN. narrowing Corn. With the slanting tooth harrows all the small weeds may be destroyed in corn until tho plants arc six or eight inches high, and without pulling up enough to dnmago tho crop. This plan is better adapted to corn in drills than in hills. It is generally drilled too thickly, so that the occasional pulling up of a stalk by a drug-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, and this would leave too wide a vacancy on either side. Put the adjoining hills would ear better, so there would be little loss of grain even in such a case. suit is to keep down tho proportion of good pnrrots, birds that can talk con siderably, sing something and whistle tunes. A Sun reporter had his attention at tracted by a fine parrot in front of JcfTer ron Market the other day. Stopping to look at it his thoughts reverted to the ap palling death rate among parrots, and ho was pitying tho pretty fellow, when the latter suddenly perked his head sideways with tho question: "What's the matter I with you, hey?"' followed by a burst of uproarious laughter. The owner of the parrot, John Jiorris, tho 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," snid he. "When you are disposed to pity Sam on account of any impression on 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, uo vegetables, no hemp seed, and especially no meat. They do get plenty of good, plain canary feed, water, and a liberal supply of sand and gravel. Two thirds of the mortality among parrots comes from over-feeding. Some years ago I came to this conclusion. Tho birds that camo to me, sick and feverish, with ragged, dull, and dirty plumage, were Rye Menl for Pollen. An old bee keener says that in locali ties where willow and hazel do not abound it is well to feed bees with rye meal, as it is a good substitute for pollen, which is the main ingredient in tho bee bread, on which young bees are fed. Uye meal, when fnl, especially in late springs, stimulates brood-icarinsr, and enables colonies to send out earlier nnd stronger swarms. It should be 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 tho long run which docs not give a fair profit. Without going wild over the reports of the immense profits realized in a few in stances from keening bees, there seems The re- 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 years those already in tho busi ness nnd following it with energy, may make a larger profit than must rural in dustries give, llut this will not continue long. Labor and capital will flow in this direction until profits arc equalized. Soil for Plant. Pome 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 at than genuine leaf mould is. It is my practice to mil turfy loam which I get by turning over sod in old pastures, and shaving oil that part of it which is full of the fibrous roots of the grass garden mould and manure prcfeiably that from a yard where cows have been kept well together, and add sand, as I pot my , plants, putting in more or less, according I to t lie strcngtn ol the roots on I lie plant 1 nm potting. 1 he proportion is nuout one third each of turfy matter, loam and manure. Small rooted plants will do better in n soil made quite light with sand than they will in a close and heavy one, while roses require but little sand in the soil they grow in, ns their roots are strong. It is necessary that the manure used should bo wcil-rotted. mat which is , : .1 .... , I ir ... : .. . r. .1 : .. aj cviiiciiiiy Biuivuui: Hum u?i'ii'aiu, - , . .it , , that over-feeding was the first thought i frcsh 18 not ?Tl lr p a ts- and 1 wold That which is a vc:ir old will be so de composed ns to crumble apart readily, and that is the kind to use. Most amateurs do not seem to consider it worth while to pay much nttention to the item of sand, but they ought to do so if they would grow plants well. Our Country Home, ns to tho cause. In their confined state, having little or no exercise, they suffer if they aro stuffed with rich, heavy food. "It occurred to mo that canary seed contained all the necessary elements of nourishment in a simple, eusily digestible form. I determined to mako the experi ment. A sick parrot that wns brought in to mo was chosen as a promising sub ject. . lie had suffered from dyspepsia for months, nnd was a miserable looking bird, that seemed bound to die anyway, I thought ho might as well die testing my treatment ns to perish in the old-fashioned way of being stuffed to death. I put him ia a clean cage nnd for twenty-four hours put no food of any kind in the cups. Then I put in a little hemp seed, so that tho bird would neither starve nor get enough to cat. The hemp seed lasted only a part of tho day, and the next morning I put in some canary seed. When the hemp seed was gone that day the bird began picking at and playing with 1 he canary seed. In a day or two he had"a I to crack and eat it. Then I frSduallv lessM Uw. mr,muiff ri-hemp : seed, ar,d af' . vshile supplied nothing but Hi!; canary see :. "Old bird fanciers shook their heads nnd said I lie bird could not live on canary seed alone, and that I was bound to lose him. I!ut I persevered, and the result justified me. The bird steadily im proved in condition and plumage. I have i tu t; repeated tho treatment many times with the samo success, and have adopted canary seed as the standard and ...8Sl-y"-'1 fof-Uv narrots. Several fanciers e and lao-Ks whoTiuVC seen my birds, tried it, too, .and I tell you of it for the benefit of tho public." "Io parrots have to be kept in a very warm temperature?" "That is the popular belief, but my ex perience has been that parrots can be made capable of enduring as much cold as any other bird. "Do parrots ever forget what they have acquired (" "Indeed they do. Many persons be lievo that if they get a good bird it will conliuuc to talk well. This is a mistake. The uje.noiy of a purrot has often to be refresh. d. A bird that has been trained tj1alk 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?" 'They have been bred in Franco. But it is a troublesome and expensive tusk to do it. Besides, the birds are so excita ble and jealous when mating that theybe-'"-come unfitted for pets. They breed so rapidly in such a wide extent of territory where they remain w ild that tho supply is ample and cheap, and there is not suffi cient inducement to try to raise them here. .Vets York Sun. Weed Out the Flock. This is the best season for classifi cation of ewes and disposing of the poorest. Hy 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. Tho profit ableness of a ew e depends upon the num ber and quality of the lambs sho raises, her weight of wool, etc. One ewe may raise n lamb while another loses hers; yet the former 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 n ewe. A good ewe properly treated before and lifter weaning, can rear two good lambs without injury to herself. Some ewes arc better mothers than others. It certainly will not bo profitable to keen the inferior sheen thlOUl'h next winter. If the classification is made now, the rejected cla-s can be made ready for market on gr.vs; which makes the cheapest flesh. Many farmers will find the most profitable market for these culls on their own farms. Truly there is a prejudice among consumers against aged ewes. But this is chiefly owing to tho 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 bo made good and palatable, Wlien the ewes are culled out every year, there will be soon l no very old ones. This is not the season j for the consumption of suit pork; nnd all horses, or sheep, cut when the clover Is in full Moom, or when the 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 regard 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. Tho 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; hence it is best to cut down at once nil thnt can be handled in that timo. "The young grass on tho damp ground and in the cool air will euro slowly (ns 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 nnd 'thick places should be shaken up and scattered about, and as soon as tho steel-tooth rake can per form properly tho grass should be gath ered into winrows into small ones if it is curing slowly, nnd largo ones if it is curing rapidly. Tho time of raking and the sizo of the winrows give us complete control of the operation of curing. If cured too rapidly wo lose part of the heads nud leaves, nnd lose at tho same timo 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 ovcroneo or twico to expose new surfaces to tho sun and air, but need not be re-spread ai in the method of cocking. I he latter, indeed, is too costly .in time and labor for modern farming. "If partly cured hay is likely to be caught in n storm, cocking and hay caps may be resorted to ; but the great secret of successful haymaking is not to be thus caught. In haymaking, as usually prac ticed, tho cutting can bo done in tho morning; tho raking toward evening, and the hauling next day. In this ca.se, and still more when tho already partly dried grass can be cut nnd secured on tho samo day, but little risk of rain, with ordinary observation and prudence, need be run. Even the extra early succulent grass, which makes tho finest cow liny, can bo cut, properly cured and housed in three days, which is within the limit of tho extra fine weather conditions noted above. But these must bo watched for, prepared for, and when they come, must be improved with an extra force and en ergy. And, in my opinion, no extra out lay will so well repay tho dairyman as that which secures such winter feed. Tho amount of drying or curing reeded de pends very much upon the storing. " If the mows aro mere shelves whero the hay will be only a few feet in depth and width, then the hay must bo well cured or mould will surely appear. If, on the contrary, they are deep and wide bays, exposed to tho air appoximating, in fact, the principles of the silo then tho hay needs to bo cured only suf ficiently to keep it from charring or firing with the heat of fermentation ; provided, that a largo quautity is put in nt one time, and that the top-layers consist of straw or well cured hay. lta on abundance of early cut clover or mixed hay, cured lightly in tho field nnd stored in such mows, neither the dairy farmer nor his cattle need hanker after ensilage; for the degree of succulency in such hay (much greaterthan ordinary hay) is nearer right for a general winter feed than tho 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 the field and dispensing with weights in storing, causes the labor to bo less than that of ensilage." NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN. Farrier'! Colla, Furrier's colio is bocominir t fatal dis- , . t 1 . t ,. , .11 -I 1 BM ' - .. - im 1 , , t ' a. 11. Pretty neir, uuckich oi aui j time, u wuat local lurrier tens mo worn with the belts that accompany the j amounts to anything. It it contracted blouso waist. j by working on fine furs and in inhaling White sergn costumes am very stylish the small particles which riso from them, when perfectly simply mado with tailor These particles accumulate in the lungs mi, i rtiiuiiiit.il, aim nucu uuuu i lie y 11 iv in haled it is impossible to rid oneself of them. They aro linblo to cause con sumption orenncerof the stomach. Said my friend, tho furrier: It is impossible for one to work on furs over six months nt atimo nnd not be affected. It is very lucky for furriers thnt their senson is not a long one To bo sure when they work six months they receive but six months' pay, but they have a chance to live longer than Ihey would were they obliged to work all the year around. Brass buff ing is similar to working on furs. Tho small pai tides of brass get into n man's lungs nnd cause nn incurable disease." !rHl!yn Eifjle. At the West Point Hiding Hall. It is accounted "great fun" to wituess the first rides of the yearlings, so wo will go dow n there and laugh ut their mis haps. Mounting the stairs to the gallery, we look dow n upon a largo space strewn with tanburk, at one end of which is a row of some tweuty horses with watering' bridles. Soon the performers file in anil come to a halt in front of the horses. Do they intend to rido with only a watering bridle, without even a saddle or blanket? They will try to, at nil events. Tho instrucroi commands: "Stand to horse! Prepare to mount. Mount!". In obedience to his command the cadets spring, struggle, leap aud kick in their efforts to bestride their horses. The mo ment they aro mounted several horses develop astonishing bucking propensities, to the unguish of their riders and the de light of tho gallery. Now they start around the hull at a walk. It seems ruthcr tame, doesn't it? But soon the command, "Trot!" is given, and the fun begins. Tho poor fellows bouneo about on the horses' backs like india rub ber boys, and wabblo from side to side liko jumping jacks. Tho trot is accelerated, tho horses take the gallon, and dash around the hall, turn things considered, mutton will be a good : bling their riders in heaps ut the corners, thing for the farmer's larder. AtjriealtrralUt. American i while those who by chance are still mounted grasp frantically at their horses' manes, t inally the gait is reduced to a How to Raise Peonies. walk, line is formed, tho dismounted All peonies love water, and principally yearlings, nothing daunted, cutch their the herbaceous sorts, w hich ought not to horses and remount, and then the pcr luck it, not only from the monieut when j formnuce is repeated. If we had visited the flower buds commence to form till j they have perfected their flowers, but I also Irom the beginning ot August, con the gymnasium and fencing-academy in in the morning we should huvo seen sec tions of tlte Jr utirtu l. lass exercising un- tiuuing until tho ruins of autumu, to dcr a rigid system of instruction; and if favor tho production at the base of the from there we had gone to the riding hall cut nnd finish Tho panel which is formed of ft ladder of bows is a very stylish trimming for o white costume. Puffs characterize nil the fashionable dress sleeves. But only slim people should wear them. A vest nnd cuffs with rovers of the same velvet nre worn on mulls and mus lins ns well ns China crapes. The Louis XIV. coat basque is favorito model for making the basque of tailor costumes in w hite cloth. Very pretty fancy Tuscan straws, with colored beads, 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. The colored Jersey is a very convenient nnd also attractive garment, aud may be trimmed to correspond with any cos tume. Fine French satines are always worth getting nnd nre stvlish this season in cashmere colors trimmed with plain velvet. Small checks arc invariably combined w ith plain fubrics this season. Tho check forming the skirts and tho waist is of plain fabric. Every really fashionnblo dress now-a-days must have a long, pointed waist, full front, clinging skirts, puffed sleeves,high shoulders nnd a girdle. Not content with a single necklace, people who are fortunnto enough wear them all nt 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, nnd her presenco is required only twelve weeks annually. Spite of the efforts of fashion writers, dress makers, and milliners, heliotrope is not n popular color. It is "trying" to almost every variety of complexion. The prettiest summer bonnets and hats nre of straw, trimmed with white mull, white laces, white flowers, white ostrich tips, white aigrettes und white birds. Very line 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 are very stylish and more elegant than the very heavy silver linked fetters with which the fashionable young woman burdens herself at pres ent. A new way of showing off a handsome locket or pendant is wearing it attached to n 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 acceptablo 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 dotted with black nnd trimmed with black velvet bows and cascades of black lace, the hat, parasol nnd shoes to match. Mrs. H. L. Hughes, of Lexington, Ga., has a ball of yarn that was spun and woven during tho Revolutionary war. She nlso has a butter dish brought from England by her ancestors in lC.iO. There is a very wonderful old lady at Maidstone, England, Miss lleathorn.who has been know n since girlhood as the "Fair .Maid of Kent." She is 103 years old aud is said to retain slight traces of her former marvelous beauty. Tho oldest woman in Indiana is Mrs. Mugdulenn Boggs, of Milton. She was born near Lancaster, Penn., December 22, 178:1, and is therefore nearly 104 years old. Her health is good. Women nre now wearing great silve girdles hanging loose from the waist in mediivval 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 ninong nn elaborate trousseau of ft recent bride. The delicate fabric makes a particularly soft and pretty back ground for its trimming of delicate Valenciennes edge, tiolden brow n velvet jibljon bows finish the harmonious effect. It is stutcd that the money given by the women of the Presbyterian (.'hurch in the Vnitcd 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 renders, and more than 150 schools. The latest fancy in hair dressing is the coiffure a la rrai Grrque, not high on the head, but drawn up in a loose coil, rolled under something like a French tw ist on the back of tho head, brushed olf the temples and forehead, with only a few light curly tresses falling from under a riviere of jewels or a (Jrcek fillet that lust touches the top of the forehead and describes a straight lino to the back of the head. Tho whole effect is very close, und no additional hair is required mtilraTTj cnrl. P.oc.K of particulars 10 osnts In stumps. World's Dispensary Mndloal Associa tion, uunaio, in. l. Two wn.t.TOW imnnils of drlad autre leave are nsed annually In tlia United States. 'Royal Gi.im' mentis nnvthtnsl Hrnksn CM. nn, Cllans, Wood, Froa Vials at Drugs Uro Th best couch medletns Is Pirn's Cure for Consumption, hold overy where. Koo. "Thraw Ptiynle Itie Dots' When it is the old-fashioned blue mass, hluo pill sort, nnd iasiM on using Dr. I'lcrer's "rh'MKiint lMiriTHtivp IVUots. n modern niedl. cal luxury, Hin small, sunnr-coated crannli'S, containing tho net ivo principles of certain roots and liertis. nnd which wilt lie found to contain ns much ruthnrt o power ns nnv or thn o u fiisliiiini'd. Inriri-r pills, w ithout t lie lntter's vio lent, drastic efforts. The pellets oinrnte thor oughly hut hm-nth'ssly, estnhlishing a perma nently nenitny ncnon or me stoinsen nnu now. els, and as nn nntibilioua remedy are une- (lunlcd. TiiKnr are about 5,0U0,(X10 owners ot farms In tins country "A little fire is qr.lrkly trodden out Whirh, N'tng suffered, rivers cannot quench.' f riKTiistiimtion tuny rob you of time, but by Incren-Hil dillirenee von can make up the liss but If It rob von of life the loss is irremediiiblo. If vonr health Is delirnto. vour appetite nekle. your sleep broken, your mind depressed, your whole Wing out of sorts, deiiend on it vou nre wriously diseuMl. lnallsiirh cases Ilr. I'lrrco'n "Hidden Medit-nl Discovery" will eiieedily vf feet a genuine, radical cure mnko a new nmn of you nnd save you from the torture of linger ing disease. A facto it v hns been built In Florida for the production of wine from ornngos. Have Yoa llrara f What's flint 1 Solid trains between Cineln nnti nnd St. Umlsover tho (Ml. O. It. K. nnd Vandnliii Line. Commencing Sunday night, June llHb. the ('. II. & 1. and vandiilin w ill es tablish their through Passenger line lietween Cincinnati nnd St. mmiIs, nnd will put on solid trains, mndo up of elegant rnrlor Chair Cars on dny trains nnd l'ulhunn Drawing Room nnd Sleeping Cnrs on night, trains. Tim morning trains out nf Cincinnati will leave C. II, 6c I). lesit. Fifth and Hundley streets, at 7:4.p A. M., dmly, except Sundny. The evening train will leave at T P. M.,nnd will run daily. The pur chasing of the VHiidiilln Line by the C. II. A- 1). Company now gives them the best line between Clnclnnnti and St. Uiuis, nsthe truck Is tlrsl chiss nnil their equipment nncqutilcd. (Jnick time, comfort nnd safety is what the traveling public wnnt.nnd with this new line established Weak and Weary t Mcrltes the condition of many people debilitated by the warm weather, by diirM or orerworfc. Rood's SarMparllls ! Juit the med fine need, d to build np and strengthen the body, purify ana quicken the ioiiii blood, and .eatore the lost pnetlte. If you need a food medicine be tui to try Hood'a SariapartUa. During the lammer I wa feeltns alt ran down, and thinking I needed something t tone up my lyMetn, I took Hood's Sarsapar lla and felt much better, t hsd also been troubled wlin dyspepsia. i itrttri-a RnKiinarllla helned me n-nre thin anv. thing ei.e i couiu nnj. - jasb iu uiuun. iwi Yana, lnd. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all dnimrlta. SI : "If for SS. ITepwM o by C f. HOOD a CO., Apotheearles. toweil. Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar COCKLE'S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS. THE GREAT ENOLISn REMEDY For I.lvrr, Hll ImllRpttion. Kri fnm Mr- rurjr ; contnlini only Ptirn Voji'tfttU Tltstrtiotit, Aneut: i:, n, L II I r . l-.. TO lNw inrk. no m-wsttioia n gainst tbeni. line can secure the business Prof 1,olrf in IMcmorr llATTrry. No tloultt run 1h entertniiicu MxMit the value nnd k? nuiiwnefts f lrof. lsoiwttefl MVmory SKlrtn, it Is so fMronnly rorommrmltMl ly Mark Twain, Mr. lrwtnr, Hons. V. V. Ator, Jmluh 1. Bt'UjHii.in, lr. Huckloy, nnd other. For full detail send for 1'rof. prosper t us. at 217 Fifth Ave., New York. From It tlieSy tem Is fiuiKlit hy corresoi.dei.re quite ns well as hy perminal Instruction. I'olleKen near New York have tec u red his let-lure. He ha hail hW Columbia I-aw students, two cla?-sesof -MOeaeh nt Yah -.1J at Moriden, 2M at Norwich, 4(H) at YVelleslry l'ollifrt and 40 at University o( Penn. Y e rannot coneeive how a system could receive any V -hor endorsement. If afflicted with sore eyeause Or. Isanc Thorn p-Mm'sFye-water. Druggists sell at&c per bottle "fKHJQM ON RAT.V tA 1 tiii i, drain V . T. DR. BAIRD'S GRANULES ItKUULATK THE ItOWKLM, ri w- FV THE IUiOOD (THE DYSPEP SIA, PILES, MA. W$! LAMA, IIEAD- .m.AriiESv!,. rnepsttrm write : "Host thtrg I fvor net t regulate Anolttor: "They nre In doeI wondfrriil. They do not rhY, (nit act ut tonic mill i'lir " Tr. W. M. HAIItP, ThvBi, inn nv ftnnrenti. Offlw TVaxhlnitt n, N J , nml K Wont l M,. Now York. Boonkor N. J, House Awsonihlv. r-lretitont Wnsh inKion. N, J., IioarJ of Hcilth, cx Comity 1'lty.- Another : C'"I wss pared of s sevpre sttnott of pile Iit i heir use. Cauuot too highly exptvM my rou nd for them." . . Kssy to t, o thev are no Inrgpr tnu must am mln, arv. per S bKe. $1 : f urairitM or by mail, pootatfe prepaid. Xradu supplied by wholesale drutfplsts. THY THEM AND YOU WIU, IR CONVINCE". Rltlala hal Wllnri fiKir TtCmT father. Hhim la. Aold anytiiln containing- It Uirurhiml Tour utnm uii-ful (fl car.Mni. W older beyli Ob- ro to lta special -Hutigh'neitV T F0 0 L and money tnfiiUlaxn'nrtawllh Inaort iktw-W. 1 Ar hmi nr what not. uiumI at 2- ranlom all orar th houae to Kt & i rliltf Kch-,WatT-biiBTt,Ho-V Vnr or nltfhfa nrl.,klo7 W "Horoaon rats aryiKiwn "V KVm". . . ,, na- wash It all iwaydonthaink,liln .1hs whrn all tho InaacU from a-am to cellar will d'pear The mirtvt l fa tho f art Hint whTTer lii1a aro In Mia bonne, Uipy But Df1 APHt-K drlntorfurin tin night. nWHVnH Clears mit Kate. W !, Bl bKS, J Uee, lteeOea. 'Itonon on KAre," In wlii ell around the worlil, in Terr clime, la tho moat extensively KlrertUsHd and has the lantea sale of any urtWe of It. kind on the faoe of Wie rlohe. DESTROYS POTATO BUGS Tor Potato Busts, Insert on ilneB,etc. . a tahle poonful of the powiler, well shaken. In a kesj ofwator. ami am'li' Pljk"K Pi roray syrlnK", or whluk broom. Keep It weU Xrred up. lV, Bo. and 1 Boxee. Ar. . at n AV a sTlTTtn . 'POUCH-RATS -vi-" I FLICS. Rnachrc, an t. water bnr, moths, raw, anew, enarrmvH. WV mlililta.pqiOn'clKiThnra.lPO. T " "-'J ROPSY, IITTREAT2D FREp. ' Jtn-p t rented lpnpy anl It eomptli ition Willi niOeit WOlllll I Illl Mil''""" ; B- t'- we. s.m.iii-a 4nt ii-slv linitiresa. Hetllorn a 1 svmptomsi.f Hruinv In M to 'jo diiv. Cure pneiPiita Jironninirpfl hopelci hv thn l't p' Melans. Kront Irstitosesvinptoms rnpUllv IU ippenr. nnl in ten dnvs at lean iwoUUhP ' nil a tiiptonw an re moved. Rome ii mr rv hitmtnor without i now in nnthmti aiHMit It. ' ItPineuii er it eosujrou n" tit r.'iilissi tin (i frlt of our trrnimnit for yoMr elf. I Wi ate eon-tantly ourhur ess of lona- siamlimr eaca that have iie'n inpp ' i a nuniiMT 01 Ihrt pnuonrtieeinriMi Hiirt'no iu full liUtonr ot ea-n. nam-, nm. A. mn nrrrn Tointro.iueathpm.we wii Hlu Urrtn. i.iv. setr (lerntliiK Wanhlntf Mahlnea. If you wnut one se ml us your nuiiie. P.O. au1 express oiH tonee. The Million a I a fcey ARIIIU Habit fur en". Trratment wuna uiai UPlUm UUMANU HM-U CO., lUaJu. laX &EX&Eszi ROOT BEER sals. of .L-llolmls, .park- HUM I MsWaWll Inm, wholesome lernit". Sol.l l.y ilnmiMs ; nmllrU tor i C. K. HIilKS. N. iwla. Ave., I'lula , i a. Great English Gout and Rheumatio Kcmed. Oral lla. 3D rennri, I I l'ill. UEC1ULATB Bowels Purity Illoocl. Pr.BalrJ's Ulootl Oranuli'S. e.i I Ikiios. l. tl( dmggisls: ur by uiail. prvpuiil. ia. llaiuu, Wuslilngluu, M.J s 'AliPiM et .ll-TION ( Ultll tJFO wllhotit a Ulliirv. AiIiIii-m W. I. IIII.I.KH, M. 1J-. I Kal lllh St.. W. V. Clly. afinlllSR Mnrphlne IlaMt Tnrea In 10 lUIIIf IiNki. An nav III! riirra. Ul lUIil sr. J. sirbeua, Ixkaaua, Ohio. Blair's Pills in llv., A work. 1IT wei. aeT. how Innf ainli'leil, ele. M..iil for free pamphlet ronuinina te.lltnonlniM. ion tri-niiio-ii, ... - l,v iiuill. If yon onler trial you Tnimt rt'tnrn till, ail orll. mrnt to in Willi Itieenl, In s a;ill to pay postage. Kplli'Pr(l''lnHo.llivil.venri'il. 1 II. II. liltlie-M V f(NM. M. Da.. Cnilinl Moiel.'i.il V fiinnj ! : MARVELOUS MEMORY lr-. V s .It V. Wholly iiiillkenlllll. Inl yateina. Any liook l. ni iii'il In no 'nilina. n.H'oinmi n.l.il hy Murk Twain, lll-hael I'roelor the Soli llll.l ll.mv VV. VV A.lor. Juilnli V. Ilenjamln. Ir. Minor. -le. l'lnaof H" rolimilila law stiulenta, tivMcl;,...-. .Ml inch nl Vule. 1 iilvi noiy of l ean.. Jivat Uellrsloy t'ollen '. ele. 1'rosliHl. at tree. I nor'. l.olsKl lh, Filth ayo.. New Vor. PATEMTS r. A.MHMaNN,n.iriToa or rTirirs, Wuhlnrtoa, U f. Wo charaa unli-nt sttt It sreurrti. Iw-ml fnr i'lrculaa Procured at LESS coat Htn obtainable else- for- ti. i s ami lnvontors' (Miiil malUMllive. J A M r.n II. I. A Tit AM Ml. rni iiil Aiioriii'ViJS llionilwnyt N.J-. tll oiitalard. tHeait it amp to Inventors' Uuhie. it, UiXj PATENTS I hIkto. lte of r.-rn PATENTS I H4M, Paleilt Lawyer. remofly for those delirnto diara snrl weak- mi . m 1 1 i ... t Tn tli.n.i.'a v.tr.ti T1 n hi'u i m w rr 1 IIO llll HWUir WUIIUi 1U prill JX ir-ni . o ' " . ..it i i a . .v .u . ...... - - - - - - . nossps pecuHn.- to women, must be of Interest to every sudorer from suc h nislnil . 1 hey nro fair snnip of '"' I0' "i1 expnarLiis with wlileli Uiouenuids give uttornnoo to their aeiiao ot vraUlude tor live incsuiunble boou ot U-iUlii which hail Deeo ro"lorol to tuoiu by tue use ui (nis worm-uunea meuioiuo. sioo Thrown Away. Jons 1!. SiCfiAR, of irmtnbtek, Va writes: " My wlfo bad been suffering lor two or throe years with feinnle weiiknoMS, nnd had paid out one hundred dollars to physicians with out relief. Mio took Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription and It did her more frood tlnm all thn moillolnn irlven to her bv tho physi cians during the tUroo years they bad been practiolnir upon her." Mrs. Okob(1 Hkiiokb, of HVst.nrW.iV. 1 .. writes : " I was a irrwt sufferer from lcucor rliea, bearlnR-dowa pains, and pnin ooiitln unlly across my linck. Three bottles of your ' Favorito Prescription' roatoi-od nio to er- fec.t health. I treated with Dr. , for nine nionilia. wiihout. receiving- any benellt. The 'Favorite Prescript iou" ia the itrcaUst ear thly boon to us poor sulTcrinf women." The Greatest Earthly Boon. Threw Away Her Supporter. Mrs. SorniA F. Tlosw .t, HTi Cotlflnr.O, wrlti: "l l.Kik eleven liottli of your t a vorilo rrescripiion ' and onn bottle of jrour 'Pellets.' 1 am dolus: my work, and have been for some time. 1 have had to employ help for aUut Blan-n years befin 1 coiiunencctl tak-Ina- your medicine. 1 Imvo had to wear a aiiniKirter iiumt ol tho time: this I have laV aside, and feel ns well as i ever did." Mrs. Mat Ouao, of Kvniea, Ottawa Co. !Ui(h writes: "Vour Favorito Prescription lus worked wonders In my ease. Again sliewrllea: " lluvlng taken seyernl bot tles of the ' Favorite prescription ' I hnvo ro-a-sincd my heullli wonderfully, to the astonish ment of myself and friends. 1 can now be on my leet au uay, attending to the duties of my household. It Works Wonders. TREATING THE WRONG DISEASE. Many times women call on their family physicians, sulTerinir. as they Imagine, one from Tli, ther from liver or kidney dis.-aso, another from nervous exhaustion or prostration, another with i way they all present ahko to themselves and their eaay-golng and Indifferent, 6r over-busy doctor, sc another from heart disease. pain here or there, anu in larato and distinct diseasea. i are mude. U'he sutTonng fr whii-i, hn nn.ri hi. nm. ami noiinna. aaaniiilna' thi'iu to be such, when, in reality, tuey a an in i ni(.i..i.ii. . . ' ... . , .'. - : .. ... hi- m. . . iiuill Im ..n hills i like Dr. Pierce's F'avorito l'rescriprion, dlrertol I womn aisoruer. i ue pnysician, lguonintut mo causo m su nouns. ... ,-.. . v. "...:.Tr;:r,i7...- a .,... ..wiiii-uuv patient ge,s no bettcr.S.ut prolMv woiae by ix-as-.n of the delay. d- l tuSS IP f. ( rn in inn ruuro - - distressing symptoms, and instituting comfort Instead of prolongod misery. Mr. K. R MoiwiAIf, of Jvo. It Isrington St.. Kant .Button, Miun., says: "Five years oiro I was a dreadful sutferer from uterine troubles. Having exhausted tho skill of three phy sicians, I was completely discouraged, and so weak I could with dllllciiUy croas the room taking Dr. Pierce's Favorito Prescription and 3 Physicians Failed. Mrrft Hands in the Metropolis. The Increase of uniformed street banils is bt-oiuuino, to attract attention. Their performance is olinost entirely confined to the more populous districts, lmt once in a while they favor the aristocratic localities. One bund is very ncutly and showily iirc8Ked, and numbers nine pieces. t has a leader who affects (iil iiKii can pyrotechnics with his baton, and who receives the cap collections of the bassoon. This band is capable of solos, and, iu an appreciative neighborhood, the Levy of the wandering instrument alist pierces the ears not only of the I atom of Rtrnnr eves callable of vicldinor J vigorous (lowers in the following season. To secure the flowering of 'iconics in full j perfection, it is essential to place them iu ' very open positions, but where they may not receive the sun during tho hottest part of the day. When tiie peonies have become strong, nnd the ground has been exhausted by them, it is indispensable to take them up nnd separate them, preserv-in-r for planting portions having two or three strong roots, nnd change their po sition: this operation should take place every live or six years. As a general rule," when the liowcrs become few and diminish in sie the roots should be trans ferred to fresh soil. In the case of certain varieties it is beneficial, when the young steins aie rising in spring, to take away the weakest, leaving ouly those which are more vigorous. The propagation of peonies is easy. All of them may bo in creased by division, aud the best time for this operation is when tluy commence, to die down. A large plant may be cut into groundlings, but ol the occupants of tho I tlim. G1. follr j,f,i lions, but it'is imiiortaut six Ktories with his peculiar strains. Oc casionally mine hoot of a lager bier saloon invites them to partake of the foaming gla-ss, and then, in return, the band makes the place resound with the "Watch on the liuine." The mutter of their remuneration lias often been discussed. Of course their receipts are erratic. The mm have each made as much us four dollars a day, but are satisfied with an average week's earnings of twenty dob lars. Sew York Timet. Klpe and Seedy. "How are you feelingl" said the cucumber to the peach. "I'm rie for anythiiiV" replied the jvearli. "How are you t. linjff ' "Katr.er seedy. not to divide them into very small bits, us these arc apt to perish during the sum mer, licplatit iiiickly und tiinily.enrich ing the soil if it is at all poor w ith w ell decayed manure. After having put the peonies iu the places they are to beautify, give each clump a thorough watciing, whic h will give them a god start in life. Amateur HanUuer. A lla maker's Him. Mr. Kobert K. Tomliuson's essay on cutting, curing aud storing hay princi pal parts of which we append was judged to be the best of eleven offered ia competition for a "Farm Journal" prize: 'If lor hard-working or driv ing horses, cut w hen about half of the clover bends are brown, or when the timothy is just past bloom. If for dairy cows, ut the hour of first-class attendance we should have seen exhibited the high de gree of muscular skill nnd activity to which the system of training in gymna sium und riding hall brings cadets. For First Class cadets ride like Iudians. It is immaterial to them whether they have a suddlc or blanket or ride bareback. They leap hurdles, go through the sabre exercise, und are adepts at pistol prac tice; they mount, dismount, vault their horses aud pick up articles from the ground, till while ut full speed; they ride forward, backward, sideways.aud double; lying down, kneeling, ami standing up. Visitors at tho riding hull during Fiist Class hours go to admire, not to laugh, St. Mkhiihtt. Why Does Paper Turn Yellow? Professor Wiesuer, a well-known Ger man savant, has been making a series of very interesting and useful experiments on this subject, with the result that he now contends that the yellowing of paper is due to un oxidation determined by light, and especially by the more re frangible rajs. This discoloration is more btriking in wood papers than in rag papers. He also found that dry air is an other most important condition for the preservation of paper. One of his c on clusions is very interesting, this being that iu libraries the electric light is in ferior to pas 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 inquiry. L'liiiubeiti Journal. Mrs. Anuie Maupin, of Gasconade county, Mo., is a well preserved woman, hhe is ninety-eight years old, can walk two miles at a stretch, and has seventy- idle ! two trraxidchilden. The Fear of the Dead in ( lilna. 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," nnd seems to typify both the good and the baneful influences of physical phe nomena. It is th 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. Feng-Miui is defined, says Ihe Koninn Catholic Ilishopof Ningpo, as the "path of the Great Dragon, who rushes tlnoui;h tho air just above the houses, spouting blessings in showers from his nostrils. lie Hies straight forward, un less by evil chance he should strike ugainst some high building, in which case he turns aside nt un angle, and so tho houses beyond loose their share of his blessing. Hence the zealous care of the Chinese house-builders lest any ono should build a house higher than his neighbor, and the singular uniformity of domestic architecture. The fear of the dead leads to the most slavi.-h form of ancestor worship, und the first tlir. e weeks of Aprir are specially devoted to the service of the shades. At that lime every ono visits the graves of his relations with offerings, carried in t rays or iu baskets. Tho cost of these annual services und offerings to the dead is estimated by Miss Gordon Cumming to be not less" than thirty-two millions sterling, all to propitiuto the spirits of those whose graves cover the country, and who ure believed to be powerful for evil if neglected. The dead are even honored bv the bestowal of new titles if alone. T hciran using the local treatment recommended la ins -common rx nso Medical Adviser.' I commenced to improvo at once. In threo months I wns perfectly ciirrvt, and have had no trouble sincu. I wrote a letter to my fainllv puper, briefly mentioning how my health had been restored, and offering to send the full particulars to any one writing me for them, and enclosing a sfamifd-ri-rioiw fur replt. I have received over four hundred letters. In reply, I have described my case and the treatment used, and have earnestly advised them to 'do likewise." Krom a great many I have received second letters of thanks, stating that they had commenced the use of Favoriui Prescription,' had sent the $1.1)0 required for the 'Medical Adviser,' and hud applied the local treatment so fully and plainly laid down therein, and were niucn oeuer aireany. A WarTelona Cure Mrs. O. F. SPRAor, of (Visliii, Alien., writes: "I was troubled with femulo wuukucas, leucorrhea and fHlling of the womb for seven years, so I bad to keep my bed for a good part of the time 1 doctored with an arniv of ditttircnt physicians, ami siient large sums of monrr, but received no lasting benellt. At lost my husband Jealous Doctors. persuaded mo to try your uicuiciuce, wuicn x w uuu m . beci cause I wua ureludlced against them, and the doctors said they would do me no good. 1 finally told my husband that II he would get me soma of your medicines, I would try them uvalnst the advice of my physician. Ho got me six Nittlus of the Favorite Prescription also six bottles of the 'IJlsooyery,' for ten dollars. I took three In titles of lHacovery' and four of ' Favorito Prwcriptinn,' and I have twen a sound woman for four years. 1 then gave the balance of the medicine to my sister, who was troubled Iu tho sainu way, and she cured herself in a short time. I bnve not had to tuke any medicine uow for almost four years." TIIE OUTGROWTH OF A VAST EXPERIENCE. The treatment of many thousands of cases of those chronic wcakuctMca and distrcssing ailinents peculiar to females, at. the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute, Kudalo, N. V., has afforded a vust experience in nicely adapting and thoroughly testing remedies for thn cure of wotnun'B peculiar maladies. Dr. fierce' favorite t-reaeripiioii Is tho outgrowth, or result, of this grvut and valuable experience. Thousands of testimonials, received from patients and from physicians who have tesusl It In tho more atrgruvaud and obstinate caaca which had bulnVd their skill, prove It to ba tlin most wonderful remedy ever devised lor the relief and cure of suffering women. It is not recomiuended as a " cure-all." but as a mt perfect bpecirlo fur womau's peculiar ailments. As it powerful, luvlgoraliiis; tonic, It Imparls strength to the whole system, and to the uterus, or womb and its u pendiurcs. In particular. For overworked, woru-out," "run-down." debilituted bach ers, milliners, dn-ssmakers, siuinsttrsw-s, "shoii-girls," housi koeiM.rs, nursing moth ers, and feeble women generally, l)r. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is the great est earthly boon, being uneisuallcd as sn appetizing cordial and restonitivo tonic. It promotes uigesuuu auu aaoiuiuuuuii ui iuuu, cures nausea, weakness of stomach. Indi gestion, bloating and eructations of gas. As a eoollifng ami aCrcngUieiiino; nervine," Favorito Prescription" la un equalled and la Invaluable in allaying aud sulHluiog nervous excitability. Irritability, exhaustion, prostration, hysteria, spasms and other distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organio dlscaso of tho womb. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves) mental anx iety und desiwindency. Br. slerre Favorite Prracrlpllon la a lealllniule niedlrlne, i-nirfnlly compounded by an pxpcncnol and skillful physician, and adapted to woman's delicate organlJitlon. It Is purely vegetable in Us isnnjHaiition and perfectly harmless in its effects In any condition of the svstcm. "tavorlta Proscription" Is a posl. live cure for tho most complicated ami obatiimU) cases of leuoorrhea, or "whites," excessive flowing at monthly criods. pain ful menstruution, unnatural suppressions, prolttiwn or falling of tho womb, weak back, "fcmalo weakness," untevcrsion, re troversion, bearing-down sensations, ehroii lo congestion, iuilaminution and ulceration of tho womb, Intlammution, pain and ten derness In ovaries, accompanied with "in ternal neac. In presjuaiicy, " Favorite Prescription Is a ' mother's cordial," relieving nausea, weakness of stomach and other dintrcotung symptoms common to thut condition, if lis use is kept up In the latter months of gestation, it so prepares the system for de livciy its to-greatly lessen, and muny limes almost entirely do awuy with Uiu eiilleilugs of tluit, trying onlenl. wsuvorite l'reai rlptlon," when taken In connection with tho use of Dr. Pierce's (iolden Mi iloul Discovery, and small laxa tive down of Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets (l ittle Diver Pills), cures Diver, Kidney and llludder dlK'iiwa. Their comblm-d use also removos blood I sluts, and ubolishcs can cerous and scrolulous humors trout the "'"s'uvorlio Prescription" la the only medicine for women sold, by druggists, under a positive guuruliloe, in, in the manufacturers, thot it will givo satisfac tion in every case, or money will be ro fuiuliHl. Tins guiuanteo has lieen printed on tho boltlo-wnipicr, and fuithluHy oar riisl out fur many years. I.urae bottles) tli) doses) $1.00, or ulx boUlca lor 5.041. . I r Send ten cents In stamps for Ir. Pierce's large, lllustratid Treatise (IliO pages) on Discuses oi n uun-u. Address, MtHtl.IPH lMSPHNSAUV MFPIOAIi tSSOCIATIQX, Molitl Walujrtrect, IH'IIAXO, N. Y. Piao'a Ttemndv for Catarrh is the ft Dobt, i,ut to Use, aud Cheapest. J DYSPEPSIA, SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, ILLS I hero lh"!l' is reasou for aistlnguisuing -.1(7 trie I ear ltoumi. Grab Orchard Wafers A Itrmr.W ,.r .11 Diseases nt thr l.lTcr, Hid.. I asiya, sttoniali ama ilowrla. A nnlit I cure fr I I.T Hela, Mirk Mejsaaebasl 4'vaallpatlou. bone. one lu Iwo IraMnnnilul. I rmmie Liah ilrihaMi Salt, in a.ad Dnrkair,.. at 10 aiiii L'.cL. No Knulna salt, sold la bulk. I CRA8 OKCHARD WATFS) CO.. Prop'ra. HSll S. JONfS, H.n.t. u.l.oll Ua I -TrrrTiMifmiiMiiiii mil m hi iiiMnrw mrmBMK,TmmmmMn Why did the Women of this country use over thirteen million cakes of Procter & Gamble's Lenox Soap in 1886? Buy a cake of Lenox and you will soon understand why. , Ei I 1 Hold by ilmffisln or sent by moil. 1 y Hki, K. T. Uazeltiuo, Warren, Pa. Jj ciu a. kvitdnrX Troublfrt, Ner i . . a. . .4 i w.n tt Kalmnl ISrrvr Miller t'l to lUl. fttttu. Htrfc M-aic.a Co. i;rT 1 N TIIK WOIM.D W II n Vsf ft Pensions FREE? 11 '.Vf tVtlUJ'U. to Bot'llen ft Heir. Send tanip rr cuvulsir. COL. L HiNi UM. AH )', Waahstisiluu, U 0 5iy rt-tufii TnH. Full lrerlpll MM.d'B 1ft. or LUtU-. WOOD ? A CO.", of lirca- -y .
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