FAR AND GARDEN.
Pro n Inn Peach T !.
Parh trees produce fruit next jetx on
th present year's growth. Consequently
this should not ba rut away or thortenoa
too much. It it better to cat away a
portion of tb yottnjr growth wholly,
leaving lufFirlrnt wood to bear fruit Deit
rason, and shorten this about one-third
as to secure perfect ripening before
winter. It is the unripe wood which is
killed by serere weather and the cold
w inds in the winter; hence, the pruning
should bo done early in the fall, in Oc
tober, for instance, rather than later. If
manure is applied it is better to defer
this until late in the winter, when it will
ten't to prevent early growth and escape
the danger from early frosts. JV York
Timet.
Seed Corn.
Tho importance of improving seed
corn by careful selection has been
preached from time out of date, and ex
periment has proven that there is also a
necessity for caro in the storing of the
selected seed. In sections where short
seasons hare to be provided for, early
varieties may not only be kept early, but
in two or three' seasons be made still
earlier, by selecting for seed such ears
as ripen first. The importance of choos
ing fair-sired, well-developed ears taken
fiom stalks which produced at least two
ears, is also Apparent to any one who has
given tho subject any thought. In the
selection of seed corn too much care can
not bo olncrvcd in keeninr a well-tried
and desirable variety unmixed, liemcm
ber that two sorts growing in near prox
imity will in tho nature of things mix,
hence it is not wise to save for seed such
corn.
There does not appear to be any safer
course or better mode of sowing seed corn
than tho old time one of pulling back
nnd braiding the husks of twenty or more
ears together and then hanging these
braided strands of corn from the rafters
of a corn house, a smoke house, the attic
or some dry outhouse. Tho corn must
be kept dry and out of reach of rats and
mice. Dampness and mould will ruin it.
It is a wise plan to select only well
ripened cars. When picked a little green
they do not dry quickly and are liable to
mould. Not a few farmers plan to hang
their seed corn between tne rafters of
their smoke house-, believeing that in
addition to the dryness there found, the
moke permeating the kernels has an ex
cellent effect as a preventive to insect
jest after the crop is planted. Sew York
World. 1
A New Method With Dahlias.
A new method in Dahlia cultivation,
successfully practiced in France, is de
scribed in Vick't Magaiine. It consists
in pegging down tho stems of the plants
as they grow ; by so doing the foliage pre
sents a horizontal surface a carpet of
green through which rise the flour
ttems beariug the blooms.
In planting a bed for Dahlias to be
trained in this manner, set the plants
with a slight inclination, in order to fa
vor laying down the stems afterward.
The stems are to be fastened down as
they gniw, and so arranged as in time to
cover all the eoil. Wooden pegs are
used for fastening, the samo as in peg
ging down Verbenas, Petunias and other
plants.
The only care necessary is to direct
the flower stems, to an upright position.
Plants of strong growing varieties will
cover a space of a square yard or more.
All the stems and branches should he
preserved and allowed to prow their f..ll Li
The pegs are used to keep the stems in
place at the commencement and after
ward can be pulled out and used again,
thus economizing them.
According to the writer in the fieru
Horticole, from which these notes are
taken, this mode of culture will adapt
itself to a great number of ornamental
combinations, liorders can be formed of a
single colored flower. or. on the contract
i . i .. i . . .
mu -imi oo varied, ana c-' t . i
. -T .cry other
l!rtrE"cIidTCetnf,hJLVtJaocording to
some prepared design.
In planting large grounds these ideas
are well worthy of being put into prac
1ice,nnd the skillful garducr will readily
perceive the advantages offered.
Application of Manure.
Not only is the preservation of tho
manure with minimum loss a matter of
great importance, but application to tho
soil, or to crops, is also an important
matter. Science would, perhaps, indi
cate that to spread it upon the soil just
before plowing, and then to sow the seed
nnd have the roots of plants ready to ab
orb the plant-food as fast as released by
deconiKsition, would be the better way
of saving tho valuable ingredients of
manure, but tecent practice of many far
mers would seem to afford evidence that
there are some things which chemists
have not yet satisfactorily explained.
Since the oidinary rotation of crops,
so generally adopted in Western New
York, has been practiced, that is, ma
nure upon clover and timothy pod, fol
lowed by barley and oats, those crops by
wheat and that by meadow, muny far
mers have practiced hauling out their
manure at convenient seasons; during
tho winter, sometimes daily or weekly,
when the weather and circumstances
would ' permit, and continuing so to
do until ready to plow for
corn in the spring. Many farmers
have informed us that the favorable re
sults of this course were plainly visible
in the corn, and that on those parts of
the fields where manure was spread
earliest in winter the corn was best, the
growth diminishing as the time of spread
ing neared tho time of plowing. A Ger
man farmer who watched for several
years the effects of surface application of
manure became convinced that a load of
quite raw, unfermented manure had
quite as much effect as a load of manure
that had been condensed and shrunken
by fermentation.. If, then, farmers will,
by the use of absorbing litter ami gyp
sum and compacting in the stables or
manure sheds, do what they can toward
preserving the manural elements before
the manure is applied to the soil, and
will, from time to time through the win
ter, when the weather is favorable, the
earth frozen and little or no snow
UKn the surface, haul out and spread
the manure evenly over the surface, they
will do the best possible, in the light
now shed uon the subject by both
science and experience toward husband
ing the manure of the farm and prevent
ing the soil from deteriorating. Ameri
can liurul Jinn.
Farm and Garden Notes.
ltje sown now will give a welcome bite
to milch cows several months later.
Feed pigs little and ofteu. They have
mall stomach and great appetites and
they are easily gorged, but tlu ir diges
tion is rapid.
One of the greatest drawback to be
ginners iu poulirr raiting is to attempt
to keep titty fowl's in a house or lot none
too large for tenty live.
Hogs are capital gleaners of wheat- !
fields, cspet ialiy if there le also a ;ood
hvl of rioter iu ttie field and ilrinkiug
water is couveuieut to them. V
'WTien tha fanner has wood ashes and
charcoal on hand, it is a great advantage
to mix sniiwim tnera nu give the mix
ture to swine as a preventive of disease.
Authorities differ as to the best time to
cut hay. As a rule, farmers wait too
long before cutting, and to strike it just
ngtu requires judgment and experience.
In regard to the use of plaster in asso
ciation with manure, the best way is to
sprinkle a little behind the cattle every
ly say two or three ounces per head.
Save the wood ashes to use as a fertil
izer. It is more profitable than to sell
them to the soap mnker. Wood ashes
never come amiss on the farm or in the
garden.
Turkeys as well as chickens should
not be allowed to roost on narrow roosts
while growing, as it causes crooked
breasts, especially in the largo variety of
fowls.
Mixed farming is most useful in keep
ing up the soiTto a desrree of fertility.
The specialties eniraced in should be in
keeping with the soil and conditions of
the farm.
A mora profitable crop or a more pala
table crop cannot be grown than green
Lima beans, picked in tho cool of the
morning and shelled by ready fingers for
the noonday meal.
The Sdffolk sheep, as claimed by their
friends, have few superiors as a mutton
sheep. They make extraordinary weights
nnd are popular in Kngland. They are
hardy ami good grazers.
To prevent lice on fowls, the best
thing is the dust bath, which must con
sist of tine dry clay or coal ahes. Kero
sene should not le used on the bodies of
hens, as it may sometimes kill them.
The opinion is gaining ground that
tin proper feeding and caro of swine has
much to do in warding off disease; and
this in the face of the fact that the most
carefully fed lots sometimes die in an in
credibly short time.
At sixty days of age.says an exchange,
lambs will net from $2 to f 5 or more a
head, according to quality; and the bus
iness is just as proper as to keep them
two or three years to sell 4hem for the
same price per head as wethers.
The Iowa Agricultural College experi
ments show that deep cultme in the
middle of the row does less injury than
near the hills. Level culture of a medium
depth accomplishes all tho purposes of
working the soil without serious injury
to the roots.
Hogs are excellent gleaners of the
wheat fields. We havo never observed
any ill effects upon the animals if there is
plenty of clover and water as well as some
wheat in the field. Sheep, on the other
hand, we should hardly care to trust on
the stubbles.
Horses put to hard work will almost
surely show puffy spots under the har
ness which will soon make bad galls if
neglected. Lift the harness and bathe
spots with cold water when the team
rests nt evening. Make sure that collars
especially fit well and are smooth and
hard.
Many farmers who havo an Abundance
of straw are too careless altout stacking
it. The stack should be will built, even
if one intends to rot tho straw. Dry
straw is comparatively light and easy to
handle, and it can be thrown from the
ttack and scattered over the yard from
sime to time without much trouble.
Poultry yards should bo on sandy soil,
if possible, in order to avoid mud or
slush on the ground, as roup is liable to
0,lt in florksthat arc kept in damp
locations. 1 ho yards should be well
drained, the surface covered with sharp,
line gravel, and eleane'd off nt least once
every two weeks where the flock is large.
Oxford Down sheep attain to very
heavy weights, the rnm at three years of
age reaching as high as 400 Doo-i' " i..
ewes 300. They are the,vh. - and
mutton breeds. pA . - largest of the
djum ""R.v. yield a fleece of mc-
i ucse uiiils are lor special inuiviuuais
that have been on exhibition, but 300
pounds is not an unusual weight for rams
over two years old.
Bats Are Not Birds.
There arc few animals about which
so many superstitions have been believed
from very early times, as the bat, and
even now the creatures are by many re
garded w ith dread. When one of them
flies into a room at night, all hands give
chase, and the useful little insect hunter
is too often killed. Our bats are quite
harmless, and the stories of blood suck
ing, told of those in South America,
are only partly true. Our bats, of which
we have about half a dozen, are all
small, being but a few inches in length,
but there are those in the Fast Indies,
the wings of which have a spread of
four feet. Thee monsters are fruit eat
ers, nnd do not attack animals at all.
The early naturalists classed the bats
with the "birds, but their ability to fly is
the only thing they have in common
with birds. They only differ from other
animals in their having long fingers.
over which a thin skin is stretched,
reaching to the hind feet and tail; this
forms the wiug, and usually ends in a
hook by which the animals can suspend
themselves. The hinder feet are sup
plied with stout claws, by which they
also hang when at rest. The eyes of the
bat are so small and hidden by hair, that
it was at one time supposed that they
had no eyes, and "as blind as a bat" is
proverb still in use. However it may
be as to their sight, their senses of smell
and hearing are very acute. Some
Siecics of buts, like the Long-eared Hat
of Kurope, have enormous ears, and
some species have curious leafy append
ages to their nose, which are thought to
aid the sense of smell.
Hats are nocturnal in their habits, fly
ing at night with great rapidity, and
whirling about with the ease of a bird,
in their chase after night-flying insects,
of which they consume great numbers.
In the day time, they secrete themselves
in old buildings, in caves, iu hollow
trees, and such places. In Texas there
are a number of churches which, when
that State belonged to Mexico, were
built by the missionaries among the In
dians. These are now deserted, and
more or less in ruins. We vitiU'd one of
these buildings that hud been taken pos
session of bv the bats, which hung to
the timbers of the open-work roof, and
wherever they could get a foot hold, in
myriads. Upon being disturbed, they
would set up a tremendous cjiatlering.
and, although it was daytime, would fly
about our heads in swarms. Some idea
of their great numbers may be formed
from the fact that their droppings cov
ered the floor to a depth of three or four
feet. A nirriain AijiLulturUt.
Feminine Perception.
"Oh dear! how I do liate to see cold
weather coining," sighed Miss Brown in
church the otlu r day to Miss de James.
And then Miss du James leaned over and
whispered to Miss Smyth :
"Poor thing. I don't suppose she ever
l had a hculskiu sucque to her name."
Mtrchaitl-1 ruccUr.
j "
Sixty millions of matches are said to bl
J made daily in Akron, Ohio.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
To Remove Mildew from Cloth.
An exchange recommends to first wash
with eoao. or iteen in weak solution
of caustic soda, rinse well, and then
steep for several hours in a decanted
solution of chlorinated lime containing
one-half pound to the gallon; then rinse
thoroughly, and dry in the suu. It may
he necessary in some cases to repeat the
operation. The above methods apply
only to uncolored cotton and linen fab
rics. CJreat care should be taken to en
tirely remove the bleaching solution by
thoroughly rinsing, or the goods will be
rendered rotten. It would be advisable
to rinse first in weak vinegar (one pint
vinegar to a gallon of water), then in
water. For colored fubrics, the use of
good soap rubbed on the spots, with
thorough rinsing, and exposure to the
sunlight, is probably the safest means.
Salt Mackerel.
Poak over night a medium sized salt
mackerel. Next morning drain and boil
tifthen minutes, pour over it a little
incited butter and the juice of half a
lemon. Broiled salt mackerel always
looks poorer than when boiled. The di
rect contact with the heat hardens its
surface, making it somewhat indigesti
ble. Should yon insist on having it
broiled pour over it a quart of hot water
before removing it from the broiler. This
softens them somewhat and swells them
to their normal size. Many object to
eating salt mackerel, claiming that they
are indigestible and complaining of tho
long after taste. This unpleasantness is
caused, says the New York Sun, by
flooding the food with liquids while eat
ing. Drink your coffee and other liquids
before eating or even tasting the fish,
and eat the fish and the rest of tho
breakfast perfectly dry. Above all, mas
ticate properly, and you will have no
further trouble.
lseful Hints.
A cotton flannel bag wrung out in cold
wnter and tied over a broom is tho thing
with which to wipe floors where rugs, not
carpets, arc used.
To remove kerosene from a carpet, lay
blotters or soft brown paper over tho
spot and press with a warm iron. Repeat
with fresh papers till tho spot is re
moved. French toast is made of thin slices cut
from a stale loaf and moistened in milk
audeggs; twoeggs to a pint of milk,
and then fried on a griddle with a mixture
of butter and lard, or butter and beef
drippings. It is eaten with sugar or
syrup, like griddle cakes.
A novel dish : Take a low glass dish,
lay on it some leaves of lettuce, then cut
slices not very thick (say, one-quarter of
an inch) of the red and yellow tomato
two or three layers in all, more or less
then a little salt, pepper, and vinegar, or
the juice of a lime or lemon, and lay some
broken ice over all.
Meats and their accompaniments:
With roast beef, grated horse radish;
pork, apple sauce; roast veal, tomato
sauce; roast muttoi, current jelly ; boiled
mutton, caper sauce; boiled chicken,
bread sauce; roast lamb.cranberry sauce;
boiled turkey, oyster sauce; venison,
black cm rant jelly; boiled bluefish, white
cream sauce; broiled shad, boiled rice and
salad; fresh salmon, green peas cream
sauce ; roast goose, apple sauce.
The true French polish is said to be
one pint of spirits of wine, a quarter of
an ounce of gum copal, the same of gum
arable, nnd one ouuee of shellac. This
polish is used for plain wood that has
been stained in imitation of natural
wood. The principle of action is filling
the potes with gummy or. .... pnwsi
stance ana brinnjer -
bing. i sn. ,nK the Polis.u UP by rub-
tCil I viie simplest varnisn is a solution
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HEALTH HINTS.
After six months an infant should be
fed with animal broths and the juice
squeezed from rarepiecesof beef or mut
ton, in addition to milk. No starchy
food of any kind should be given until
the child begins to walk, and then bread
may be given with caution.
One of the most common causes oi
stomach and bowel troubles in children is
the common custom of feeding very
voting children potatoes, rice and bread
before their digestive upparatus is capa
able of digesting these starchy ingredi
ents. Buttermilk is now recommended for
the cure of sallowness produced in the
complexion by advancing age. It ha;
long been popular for the prevention and
cure of freckles nnd other injuries to the
skin caused by wind and sun.
To remove tan and sunburn: Take
the white of an egg and the juice of one
lemon, and put in a stout coffee-cup.
Place on the stove half an hour, with
the heat just sufficient to cook without
injury to the cup, and stir occasionally.
Apply at night to the hands, face, and
neck for about a week, and the change
u quite wondeiful. It is soft and cool
ing in its effects.
Canine Reasoning.
General George H. Share lately told
me a capital story. The hero of it was a
dog belonging to the General's son-in-law,
Congressman Ira Davenport. The family
supplied the dog with a basket in w hich
a nickel was daily deposited. Seizing
the handle of the basket with his teeth
he would trot to the butcher's, buy him
self five cents' worth of meat and trot
home again. Then having eaten all the
meat that his appetite craved he prudently
proceeded to bury the rest. Up to this
point' there is nothing novel in the in
cident. Muny a dog has been trained
to do its own marketing, while nothing
is more common than to see a dog bury
ing meat for a rainy day. But listen to
the rest of the story. General Sharpe
says that one morning the dog, instead
of bounding away us usual after his
basket had been handed to him, paused
in a contemplative attitude und then,
overturning the basket, seized the nickel
in his mouth and going oil to one corner
of the garden proceeded to bury that.
"You can see," the General added, "how
the dog reasoned. It occurred to him
thut if a nickel was good for a piece of
meat, he might as well bury the one
as the other." It seems to me I uevcr
met with a better example of canine ap
preciation of cause and effect. Xete York
Trihune.
Our Disappearing Forests.
In a little while this earth will not be
a decent place of habitation. An earth
w ithout vast forests cannot maintain its
inland water supply and the proper soil
conditions for the nseds of agriculture.
Our forests are disappearing with fright
ful rapidity. In this country we have
less than o00, 000, 000 acres of forest Hreu,
ami the consumption is more than '.'II.
000,000,000 cubic feet annually. This
does not include the enormous annual
losses from forest tires. The forests
within easy reach will he practuii'.ly ex
hausted before auy new crop blurted can
be ready for use, or can be of tiny ma
terial service iu maintaining the proper
rainfall. Miluaukee Hentinel. !
HEWS AND KOTKR FOR nQMTX.
Velvet yokes arc seen upon dresses of
alt tnnterlnls.
Apron fronts are again a feature in
iklrt making.
Colored pearls arc much esteemed for
elegant jewels.
Jerseys havo come to bo more popular
than fashionable.
Moire ailka have lately become exceed
ingly fashionable.
The tourntire is narrower, but. hardly
perceptibly (mailer.
Ptripea and plaids still hold a high
position in popular favor.
Braiding is used in great quantities bs
a garniture for tailor-made gowns.
Fancy hairpins are generally worn and
continue to bo ornamental and elaborate.
Pelt made entirely cf gilt braid are
stylish and are worn with white cos
tumes. The gilt and silk braid trimmings form
an attractive garniture for tailor made
costumes.
The sailor jacket with a blouse waist
underneath is a favorite model to wear
with a kilted skirt.
Beads mado of Swiss Inpis-lazuli, and
about the size of a pea, are favorite orna
ments with young ladien.
Blue and black is a new color combi
nation which is exemplified in some very
pretty woolen materials.
Brier stitching, as well as feather
stitch, is used on children's clothing,
both dresses and jacket.
Large buttons enter into the trim
mings of many costumes, nnd are of
very beautiful workmanship.
Checked silk handkerchiefs, in various
color-combinations, e.re much favored as
a garniture upon traveling hats.
Plaited shirt waists of various fancy
materials are iu high favor for negligo
wear with skirts of plain fabrics.
Nancy Lewallen, aged 103 years, has
been sent to tho poor-farm nt Martins
ville, Ind., from Monroe Township.
The prettiest footgear are the slippers
of dull kid in darker shades. They have
a Moltero buckle and largo bow of satin.
The prophecy is that less jewelry will
be worn on undress occasions than ever.
Only with full dress will diamonds be
permitted.
A wide band of velvet at the foot of
the dress is one of the most attractive
models of trimming, and promises to bo
popular again.
Miss Ada Leigh, who successfully
founded a homo for American girls in
Paris, is endeavoring to establish a simi
lar home for young men.
Costumes of striped fabrics are some
times varied by making the skirt and
bodice one way of the material, and tho
draperies and vest tho other.
Patent leather tips and foxings are
still worn, and will continue to be during
tho present season. Lace boots still
hold tho favor of young people.
Sashes are often worn with basques,
being folded narrow and arranged to
follow the outline of the basque in front
nnd over the hips, and tied in a largo
bow at the bock.
Jet has not yet been superseded in
popular favor. Head trimmings iu colors,
and colored cord passementeries without
beads, are fashionable decorations for
woolen costumes.
Pinked-out flounces appear as a gar
niture upon suit sums. 1 uTarjum"1,!!'
rr
:.Cl '.u! - oW'te.l verv closely
carrW'"''1'""0 flounces thus made being
. x cntirelv around the skirt.
The blouso polonaise is likely to be
come popular. H is worn with a belt
and shirred at the neck to form a round
yoke. .It is but little shorter than tho
dress skirt, and very slightly draped.
The large pins for fastening hats and
bonnets are becoming clnhnralc affairs.
Even the precious metals, jewels and
pearls are used to ornament them, and
the heads are in many artistic shapes.
Coat sleeves are gradually be-ng sujter
seded by more elaborate designs for
dressy toilets. It is not probable, how
ever, that anything equally appropriate
will rival them for tailor made costumes.
Now, that full blouses are so generally
worn, fancy lelts are coming into favor.
Many tasteful designs are seen, and
young ladies who are skilled at fancy
work make beautiful belts for them
selves with comparatively small expense.
The Khedive's wife is at most 2 years
old, and has an extremely charming
face. Her whole appearance would be
bewitching were she not an Oriental,
and, therefore, young as she is, already
too stout to be perfectly beautiful ac
cording to European notions.
The seams of basques have undergone
no change, but the outside is put on in
various ways. A preference is shown for
V-shaped triiiiiniugs both buck and front,
set between folds of the material which
are plaited wide on the shoulders and
taper into very fine plaits ut the waist
line.
Mrs. Horace Lewis, of Ketrhum,
Idaho, recently received young ante
lope us a present, and tho animal has
become so thoroughly domesticated that
it follows its mistress at all times, in
vades the kitchen, and seemingly takes a
great interest in what is being pre
pared for the meals.
The widow of Ezekiel Webster, an
elder brother of Daniel Webster, was
born with the century, but she reads all
current literature, hears well and con
verses with great intelligence on the cur
rent topics of the day. Ezekiel Webster
was forty-five years old and she but
twenty-four when they were married,
and he lived only five years after that
event, dying in 1H10.
Poisoned Arrows.
The Nome-ctilts were the only tribe in
the vicinity of Itoiind Valley (Oil.) who
used poisoned arrows. The largest rat
tlesnakes obtainable, and consequently
the most venomous, were taii&ht and
killed, tho poison glands carefully ex
tracted ami placed in the gall bladders of
animals until the whole became thorough
ly mixed and decomposed; the arrow
heads were then uiiointrd with some
Bticky Bubstance, usually the pilch or sap
of the pine, aud then dipped into tho
composition and left for u fixed time.
These arrows were always used in war
fare, and also when the deer and other
frame wero wanted for the skins only.
The animal even if only slightly w ounded
would soon swell up and die, und not be
ing able to run very far would soon be
come up with. Overland.
Keiiieinbrance.
How like a iiii-ture eoines the past attain.
With vttrioiib weuesi of j)taMire and of pain,
i As nmsitiir in thu limnlv iiiuLiiihr--ar.
I 1 sit and sjx'ej toward home, from care afar.
How sweet to dream of Jays thnt are no more
And live some happy moment u'eraud o'er;
To resurrect the hours of many joys.
Anil buried 1 -uve r.-membi'aiii e that annoys.
Tu pleasure uiutlloynl to think Great Hcott,
How ran 1 tell my wife that 1 forgot
That thread and worsted, whatanawful bore,
Why couldn't I rememler thut lietore.
AlercfmiU-Traixldr.
How Tf-rdl Escaped Anaeyanee, I
A German newspaper relate! a capital
story of the composer Verdi. Some
veara ago Verdi was visited by a friend
n !mMl bathing place, where he was
iuiiuu quartered in a limn room, wnicn,
he said, served at once as dining, dwell
, ing and bedroom. As tho visitor ex-
Frcssed surprise, Verdi broke in : ""Oh,
have two other lnrgo rooms, but I keen
the articles hired by me in thorn." With
. thii the composer rose from his seat.
opened a door and showed his astonished
visitor ninety-five barrel organs, remark
ing: "When I enme here, all these or
gans played 'lligolctto,' 'Trovatore,' and
similar stuff. I have hired them from tho
owners. I pay about 1,.'i00lirc. and now
I can enjoy my summer rest without be
ing disturbed.
Mistaken Identity.
O'er the top of the hlph backed rocker,
I could see her dainty head,
My lovely, darling Emma,
She whom 1 was soon to wed.
I erit up closer to her,
Hoping to surprise hor there;
My heart was thumping wildly,
As i softly stroked her hair.
I kissed one rosy, dimpled cheek;
As I went to kiss the other,
I got a better look at him!
Great guns! H was h'T brother!
Mroit Ve Prttt.
We have a treat In store fur our srtlstlrnlly
Inclined readers in the advertisements of lle
Ivory Sosp. The first of the series of eletrant
announcements of its many Tirtues anis'ars in
this Issue. The Ivory Soap must Indeed I n
soup of rare merit If continuous irood tluncs
can be said of it. nnd we predict onr readrrs
will beeaine so interested In the leniilililily
drawn pictures thut they will he the hrst thing
looked tor in the paper, even to hat ing t lie pref.
erenee with our lady readers over the tnnrhnirs
notices, and ourbusinesa men will soon be eon.
vineed thnt advertising is not a lost art, nor is
art lost when applied to advertising. The fact
that the space hits been taken hv such discriin
innting advertisers its I'rm tor r linnilde is an
endorsement of tvhnt we havenltvnvs claimed:
no bettor advertising medium exists than this
paper.
Towit Ci.fhk WnrrTAKKn, of Salem, 111., hits
a young Leghorn rooster that lias a line ear foi
music. When Miss Whittiikcr seats herself at
the piano to play he luirries into the room
throuch the door or w Indnw, tlies hiii the in
strument, and, after looking at ttie keys lor a
short time, hops upon them and pounds out
notes that seem to till him with delimit.
Professional Etiquette
prevents some doctors from advertising their
skill, but w are bound by no such convention
al rules and think that if we make a discovery
that isnf lH-ncfit to our fellows, we ounht to
spread the fact to the whole land. Then-font
we cause to be published throughout the land
the fact that Dr. H. V. Pierce's "(olden Mvdl.
cal Icovery" Is ti e best known remedy for
consutnpt Ion (scrofula of the lunirsl and kin
tired diseases. Send lOcents In stainits for lr.
Pierce's complete treatise on consumption, with
unsurpassed mennsof self-treat menu Address
World's Dispensary Medical Association, UUJ
Wain Street, Hultalo, N. V.
It appears that the numlter of university
students In (lermany, which twenty Years airo
was had risen to K,tsl ten t ears ami.and
is now an.cn.s, during the last five years the
numtier of students has increased 'M n-r cent.,
w hile tho increase, of imputation wunonly 5 jivr
ceuu
Woman and Her Klsrasea
la the title of a large illustrated treatise, hv Dr.
K. V. Pierce, Kuffalo.N. V.,sent to any address
for ten cents in sUtmps. It teaches successful
self-treatment.
A Tf.xas woman has a pet alligator that
wags his tall w hen his name is called.
Unlike other cathartics. Dr. Pierce's "Pel
lets" do not nnder the lmttels costive after
oieration, but, on the contrary, establish acr
manently healthy action. !t nit; mturi true
tUie,no particular care is required while using
them. By druggists.
Germany has discovered that In a high sea
ber torpedo boats are useless.
Extraordinary but neverthelrM tro W'e rv
fer to the snnnimtemetit of K. F. Johnson
Co., of ltifhinntiil, in which thov jmipnf i-u
enow wnrkli.KPiienrt'tic men how toimiW. '
1100 to fJuOamontli over ami "b. exjinaei.
Atal Grri' mends anything! firoVrn f hi.
na,Ula-ss, Wood. Free Vials at Drug & tiro
FLORIDA : "It AdrautMrm and Drawbar Its. Kor
thUbonk frpe, or Florida maps, books, am1ii or tick
ta, adUreM O. M. I'HOMUY, 1UK 1,7, New York.
What Is the Use
Of your drafRltiff yourself around, day after day,
without any life or activity, ferllng all tired out aiid
mlMrablo, when yon might be aa quick and lively
and itronc at ever ? Take care of yourself at once,
or In the depleted oondlUon of your ays torn, a oom
plaint otherwise trivial may fanten upon you with
serious or fatal result. Hood's Bars pa rill a ts juftt
the medicine you need to build up your entire sys
teia, so purify and quicken your blood, and to five
you appetite and strength.
"Hood's Haj-ftapartlU as a Mood purifier has no
equal. It toues trie Kvstem, strcnsihenj aod In v.
orates, giving uew lire. 1 have takeu It for kt-luey
complaint, with the lest rwtulu." 1. R. bAt'JtukHA,
bl I'earl Street, Claclunatl, O.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Bold bjr all ilrugulata. tl : sl for S3. Prepared onlj
by C. I. HOoO a CO., Apothecaries, Lowell U-tst.
IQO Poses One Dollar
COCKLE'S
ANTI-BILIOUS
PILLS,
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY
For Liver, Pile, Indljrentlon, etc. Free from Mer
cury; contains on!v I'urf vpir.rhl In re.ifuU.
gent: t. N. t KITTENTON, New York.
KIDDER'S
A MI RK t'l lll! F.IK
INDIGESTION and DYSPErSIA.
Over fi.iu) Phyaidan hav iht tin thWr Approval nt
niiiKSTYUN, aavliid thai tt ia flin Imh( preparation
lor IiiillKfetioii thai thry huv vir lined.
We havp nover heard of a ciw of Dyspepsia wbn.
D Ul EST Y 1,1 N waa taken that waa not Vurttl.
FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM.
IT WII.LI L'KK THK 3H sr AUUK V A TKD TAF.
IT WILL KTop V .MIT1 NU IS J'KKdN A N( ' V.
IT WILL KKLIKVE TONSlll-ATlo.
For Summer Complaints and Chronic liari-hi-a,
which ajc tin. direct result of Imoerrevt di.uUuiL
fcli.KKTYLl V will erTevt an Immeaiau cure.
Take DY(iKSTYLlN for ll palna ajid disorder of
the atom a-h ; they all cume from lndlK'Ailm. Ak
your druiteilut for Dl.tKHI Yl.ltt iprl. o ftl inr Urioj
bottle). If lie doea not have It send one dollar to u
and we will aeud a -untie to you. express preui I.
Io not heal tat to aeud your money Our nmiae H
relUkbiav t -tahlUlir.t twenty five vearv
Mmamfaciyrlng hpnim i , H.t John St.. N. Y
PATTHUN I'1 1 1 10
I!.Uit'a Dill Great English Gout and
Oyi tluk, Ji, reu.nl, M Fill a.
u Kidney
Trouble. rr-
t fed tleblllf.
hvulal r lg.ait'i IVrikntiK Ha( liwianiat
Krrt Itinera lil tomr. ftotu. H.rl. Mwi.,nm t.o.
M. Hi til., ft 1,-lua, bi4 uj ail Uru4'iaV
11
"T T THAT is meant by 'free alkali,' Doctor? I see it mentioned
YV i'1 tlic advertisements of Ivory Soap."
"Free Alkali,' Madam, is the alkali which is not combined
with the fats or oils of which the soap is made, due t3 the ignorance
or carelessness of the soap maker. Soaps in which ' free alkali ' is
present are decidedly injurious to both the clothing and the skin
when habitually used. I have seen reports of analysis made of the
Ivory Soap by men eminent in our profession, and all pronounce it
to contain no 'free alkali,' to be made with great care and of ma
terials of the best quality, carefully selected, so I unhesitatingly rec
ommend it for every purpose about the house for which good soap
is required."
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many white iopt,ach represented to be "just at good at the 'Ivory' "
they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable (jualitiel of
the genuine. Ask for " Ivory " Soap and insist upon getting it.
CopTtlgrit 1M, by
The FHm llKAfT
THOUSANDS
HAY THAT
ELY'S CREAM BALK
ii;'W4Wi.
rNAYftVCRS.i
CTKKII TI1K.M OF
HAY-FEVER.
LsaV.Vl Anntv Balm into canh natlrll.
TO WEAK SPCP75..
Don't allow yourself to break. Keep up
Youth. HfAllh, Vrjor. At first Rlnjl of pninif -
hat'k, beffiu um nf Wells' Health Kkhewxr.
l-'or weak rw n, dellcnt woim-n. Kencws en
rrirr. Cures IysM'ppin, AJ-nut! or Hiiyaicai
WeakTiHKS, Nrrvoiift unit (letierr.l IVbllity.
FeTer and Airif. .! to t:ikp, true merit, un
eo-nl.s-1 f,,r TORPID LIVER and NIGHT
8WKAT8, Ivtnnem, Nervntis l'rnfftration,
hpftvy 1'ibored or rtnllrss slntut. exhausted,
tinil, languid, fitiiit, "ALL GONE" frelinB,
diiUivea In tai bsok or ImnuI. Wind on bowel,
or stomach. SI , C fir ?5. Pnifnfijtta or Ex
urea. K. 8. M ixij. J.-rtw Citv. ii. J., V t. A.
FLOR
DA
FREE
HOMES AND
ORAM GROVES
10 Orange Grove Tracts of 4.0 acres
i?0 Ora nye Grove Tracts of 20 acres
40 Orange Grove Tracts of JO acres.
330 Orange Grove Tracts of 0 acres,
400 Ora nge Grove Tracts of 2X acres,
tOO City Jiutldlng Lots
We ar fMnf away a portion of onr lanria that the
rrmaiiidLT m.t? ) grf.it I y lurreaned to value. Ad
cf liMiitf sp.ii e com.', ion mm-h to glv full particu
lars here ; out send your full n;irna and wmtnlTlt
addresa in our Northern ofhve, where aU dee da are
made, and wo will avu4 you by return mail, in
am -i eni tloyc, a
NUMBERED Land
CERTIFICATE
FREE
Whic h rrtifl
will unable vnu to affrur en of
tl-e alMite .Uwn.on of val
Liuat.lA hlorlila proprtv.
free. An rftttiu uf any Irmd ia mads for 9t Ar the
bumhrre-d lintl VrfirVafe or A Proirtu it Ax
tiwnatf. A I.I. !' I KK. Addreaa W . If . Vhet
alouci Src'ji JdoJiu Street, Cincinnati, otito.
YOI' WIM, HK A TRAITOR to your own
Intern-te iiiid to thorn dependent ou you If you fall
to avail yourtelf nf this urwtt t ree Jand Oner. Se
cure U fur your children.
Send ynnr application not later 1hn two NWAf
nm the tiate t-f tint paper.
lAlf NAMMERIESI.
MAXHaTTAN MAMMEKIESS
Send for Catalogue of SpaeialtiM.
(IIIIVIHI.IVO, JltLY ail UALM,
Si aud as Chambais Slraat. Maw Tor a.
JOJYES
PAYSth?FREICHT
5 Tub Waco Scalr
irea l'cr. Fuel isa.rib(t. aieae
Tar Bem tnil m Ht for
Imfilir sckla. For fit prut Hat
tetb.a iht faiicr aai ird'M
.ONES r IIN&HAHTIH.
It 1 M. I . A H T O.N. ti .
MARRIED or SINGLE.
All urth'lp
f sreal value anil milvrfaal urea
anil li re lor l-trriili.
nip.-,), Vw if Ik tMlUiee uI
,UI.K A4.KM )
t bit iima ii .tl Iu. 4
the rHiine. .'1 Uli try
(10 William St., Scw- -r.
SlOOtoSSOO
It-) .'.Ul 1 til tli.iU tli. II t'ttll ll 'I i
ts f ilu- I ititliit's. htart intiiut'ii
fi.inl.i .iUi. A ft- tbuttlii l
H. F. Joli.swiS - -. Mai
A JIONTII can
Mtii'te win klllK f..r u.
AO K N IU J. referred
fit an-! K'v lln-ir time
h.ui o int iu ia may Im irilU4iH v
A ft- t bu ttiii lt- In town aihI t-it !..
lul l Jlltlu hi., itU-Ulitu-i'l, Vi.
FRAZER
AXLE
'GREASE
UK
P
in tub wottl.
UH IIIO UtiltU
b.-lu hvirj wuei.
s T C M T B OMalne1. Si4 stamp fur
f I KI1 I O 1 1, .nut. W t.uiJ. L. Bi
H4M. PaU.nl Alturur. VattiusU p C.
1011 THREE lAtlltl.
MM IBEICH LOADEIS
TOW
rrecter A Gamble.
1118 Best
Ek Waterproof
BE1 Coat.
Sl.TCKFn ! wriMcd vrnteirrorf-snd wflt fcrrn Ton dry
M- r.u ri.KMii . pvrtf-r-t namf com.
amu tuirn mi nii.tinugn, i-war ut imuannnaw N'trt frnmn WllBOul lit!
lMflh Urmotl "trademark. r.mrtrtrj l'tu,..ru-f, A J 'I iwr, Ikntou.Mw,
Lit ,!wrr Si- .BwT.i: Vi,,iimMr!'!l Vk.
The treatment of msny thousands of mart
of those ehronlo wpakneswa and thatrc-Mina; -nllmeuts
peculiar to females, at tho Invalids
Hotel and Suririral Institute, llufTalo, '. V.,
hns afforded a vast experience in nlecly adapt- .
ins; und tlioronuliljr testinK remedies for the
jure nf woman's peculiar inalndies.
Mr. Pierre's Kavorllo freaerlptlon
is the nuiprowth. or result, of this great and
vuhmhlf exterience. Thousands of testimo
nial, rereived from patients and from physi
cians who have tested it 111 the more sforra
vatcd nnd otietinule caws which bad Immed
their ssnll, prove It to he the most wonderful
remedy ever devised for the relief and eureof
stifle riiis; women. It is not recommended as
" cure-all, ' hut as a most perfect IspeciUo tor
woman's peculiar ailments.
As m powerful, Invigorating tonic,
it Imparts strength to (lie whole system,
and to the womb and its appendage in
particular. For overworked, "worn-out,'
'run-down," debilitated teachers, milliners,
dressmakers, seamstresses, "shop-airls," house
keepers, Dursiujr mothers, and lcrhie women
generally. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
i the greatest earthly boon, bclnir unenualed
as an appending cordial and restorative tonic.
Aa a aoothlufc and strengthening
nervlue. "Favorite Prescription" Is uue-
3uaied aim Is tuvalunhlo in allaying: snd sub
orns: nervous cveitutulity, irritability, x
bntistion, pnstrution, hysteria, spasms snd
other distressing, nervous symptoms com
mouly attendant upon functional and nrganto
disease of the womb. It Induces refreshing
sleep and relieve mental anxiety and do
pondeney. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
I legitimate medicine, carefully
compounded by an experienced and skillful
physician, and adapted to woman's delicate
organization. It is purely vegetable in it
composition and perfectly harmless in its .
effects la any condition or the system. For
morning sickm'Ss, or nausea, from whatever
cause arising, weak stomach. Indigestion, dvs-
Sepsia snd kindred symptoms, its use, in small
oaes, will prove very beneficial.
" favorite Prescription " ts at poal.
tlve euro for the most complicated and ob
stinate cases of leucorrhca, excessive flowing
painful menstruation, unnatural suppressions,
prolspsus, or falling of tho womb, weak back,
' feiuulo weakuess," anteveraion, retroversion,
bearing-down sensations, chronic congestion,
Inltaminatiun and ulceration of the womb, in
flammation, pain and tenderness in ovaries,
accompanied with "internal heat."
A at regulator and promoter of func
tional action, at that critical period of Chungs
from girlhood to womanhood, " Favorite Pre
scription " Is a perfectly safe remedial agent
and can produce only good results. It is
equally emcacioue and valuable in its effect
when taken for those disorders and derange
ments incident to that later and most critical
period, known as The t'hange of I.ife."
favorite Prescription," when taken
In connection with the use of Dr. Pierce'
Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxative
doses of Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets d.ntle
Liver Pills), cure Liver, kidney aud bladder
diseases. Their combined use also remove
blood taints, and abollshe cancerous aoj
scrofulous humors from the svstem.
"favorite Prescription" la the only
medicine for women. sold by druggists, under
a positive guarantee, from the manu
facturers, thstlt will give satisfaction in every
case, or money will be refunded. This guaran
tee has been printed on the bottle-wrapier,
and faithfully carried out for many years.
Large bottle (100 doses) $1.00, or si a
bottle tor S.OO.
For large. Illustrated Treatise on Diseases of
Women OAO pages, papcr-ooveredj, send ten
cent In stamps. Address,
World's Dispensary Medical Association,
663 Main M B Iff A 1,0, N. T.
MY X U 4.0
Minnesota and
Northwestern
R. R.
Btwatui Chlcajro, Hu Faul and Minneapolis and
between Chlo-Mu. Iabuuu and Da Molnea, wa.
Tw l.lamtrd Tralua each war Ill
KACE, UA.NDS, Fi tT,
'and all their liapaitwrtloaa. tnrluiiinrr Fa
cial uTfit-pon-iii, iiAirana n Aip, riipr
fliioua lUtr. fcirtk Mark. Molft, Vitt
M-.tii, I'iO'klra, Ilea AUi,
Heatla, Bears, HUlua and iheU- tretuirnl.
HaanH l(kv f ,tr htkok ot DsUfrft. At h il It inB.
r. J. h. w,su,aTN.Ferlbl..lfcaJ.y,N y.,Kt b d 1H.,
opium sas
llablt CmrrS In lO
No aav till cure4
S5
t m Smr. aaiDplM wortk n. FREB
Hixkm ao( uuder taa arse's !. writ
M raw tor kialatj Klo liyidex Co., Uolly. HU-h.
CI OLD ta worth AU0 per lb. PtKtlt't By SaJv
JT wurtii fi.uM but u iii a 8&o. bo bjr ucater
Pensions
t asldlars a Bslra. aal stamp
fur uixtfulanL COL- 1 vlNd-
HAH, a.a-y. wasaiastea. p. 0.
SOLDIERS
II (CI rsesleas. l 4 "
bi.d; Omcors' ua.sl t,
boualy clla:ta: llaaertcra
rell4l IBrsars' practlca. bucrejsor
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