THE TAR! AND GARDEN.
XKKrrNO Farms clear op WRF.ns,
One important point in keening-a farm
fclosr from weeds is to seo that those
'(Terms aro not imported in purchased
eeds. Weeds are often introduced by
the farmer's own animals. Horses that
hare been fed at the, town stables, and
cattlo that have, been allowed to run on
(the highways, may each be the means of
bringing obnoxious weeds onto the, farm.
Chicago Timet.
TREKS GIRDLED BY MICE.
When trees are completely girdled by
tnico the injury is irretrievable. If the
damage could be discovered nt onco and
before the wood should drvit miubtner
baps be possible to save some of the trees
by cutting the bnrk from others and fit
ting it accurately to the dnmnrrcd portion
nd wrapping the part in moist clay kept
moist oy wci unniiuges. Hut the chancer
are hundred to one against this during
the winter, when the sap is not flowing.
while later, when the sap is in motion, it
might be done. Invention is the only
core, and this is easily secured by wrap
ping paper around the trees in the fall
and taking it off in tho spring, when
there is no more danger. Chicago Timet.
STRAWBERRY BEDS.
When picking comes to end, remove
all the mulching and stack it in well
made stacks, so that they will shed the
Tain. It will answer for Hnothcr year,
and will be cheaper than a new cutting.
In every other bnlk (or in every one if
the rows arc two feet apart) sow upland
rice very thinly; or, better, plant it in
hills ten inches apart, with three or four
grains to the hill. It will, with a little
cultivation, shade the soil sufficiently to
keep down the crabgrnss and save the
plants. 13ut be careful not to get it too
thick or it will make the plants so lender
that, when tho rice is harvested in the
fall, the sun will kill them. If it comes
on too thick during the summer, cradle
it off a foot high or more. It will sprout
right up again, but you will lose your
crop of rice. This is better, however,
than to lose the strawberry plants.
Try one bed with cowpcas and see
which preserves the plants best peas or
rice.
Try another bed with castor beans,
plant six feet each way. ATcu Orleani
Tima-Dcmocrat.
HARD OR SOFT FOOD.
Experience shows that hard food is
better than soft food for poultry, not
that it contains more nutrition, but for
the reason that when soft food is given
the hens are tempted to eat a larger pro
portion than should be the case. The
giving of soft food leads to overfeeding
and impairs the digestion. It also sup
plies the wants of the fowl moro readily
than hard food, and so completely satis
fies it that the inducement to work and
scratch (so essential to health and the
thrift of the fowl) is lessened. Then,
there is the fact that when giving soft
food the poultryman, by mixing several
kinds, is liable to give more of one kind
than may be needed, while with hard
grains the fowls have greater privilege of
selection of that which they prefer; but
.with mixed soft food they must eat every
thing of which it ii composed all or
none and thereby surfeit themselves. It
'is proper to give soft food, so as to feed
some needed substances, but we believe
three times a week sufficient. Give
whole grain and scatter it far and wide,
or mix it with litter, thus compelling
each hen to hunt and scratch for all she
receives, which will keep her in health
and promote egg production. Jfcu Or
leant Delta.
U MAKE A GOOD GARDEN.
y No man should spend his labor and
tirre over so large an acreage as to fail in
'making a first-class garden. In this much
of the satisfaction and often no little
jpart of the profit of country and farm
'life consists. It is rather disheartening
for the city resident who goes into the
country during the summer for fresh air
'and fresh home-grown small fruits and
garden vegetables to look into back yards
and find tin cans carelessly thrown away,
J which show that even for such common
.table laxuries as tomatoes, green corn,
I and often green peas, the farmer and his
ifamily have nothing better for him than
be could himself buy at the retail
; grocery. If farmers wish to attract other
'men to their business, as it is cleat ly
'their interest to do, they must in every
jway make farm life as pleasant and en
joyable as possible. Labor-saving ma
chinery enables the farmer to take life
' easier if he will. He complains that low
'prices for staple crops take off all his
'profit. Grow less of these crops then,
'and devote a larger share of time to fruit,
'especially the small fruits, and to garden
' vegetables. 80 soon as the farmer grows
' enough of all kinds of vegetables for table
use in their season, he has procured lux
uries that only wealthy men can afford.
'As he thinks over what he would have
' been obliged to pay for such table deli
cacies, the harder lines of his life fade
' away. It seems worth while to live on
a farm, and when he gets to feeling this
! way it is ten to one that he falls into the
habit of marketing supplies he does not
' need, and thus after a few years de
velops into market gardening the natural
way. First make a garden that will
supply your own table with all garden
. delicacies, and if there is a surplus it
will be sure cf a profitable market.
Sutton Cultivator.
CAREFUL OATS CULTURE.
; The extraordinary price and scarcity
of oats this spring will stimulate sowing,
and the high price of seed and probable
normal or low price of the resulting crop
y ("one extreme follows another") will
make it worth while to be careful in
the planting. The haste to get them in
early often leads to plowing before tho
ground is dry enough, and results in a
cloddy or packed condition of the soil,
much more conducive to growth ot rag
weed and pigeon-grass than to oats.
, With exception of barley and some early
garden vegetables, no crop so soon gives
a return iu a saleuble crop as outs, and
this means rapid growth aud necessity
for pluut-food in a ready-to-be-use. I cou
dition. Opinions differ iu reference to
plowing or not plowing corustubblo
for oats; equally good farmers practising
both methods; but it is certain that if a
portion of the surface bo left unhrokm,
Bard and weedy, it will be impossible; to
get a thrifty, strong uniform growth of
oats. On the score of economy of labor
there is a difference whether the tiound
bo plowed or niadu mellow with the
cultivator, as the latter tool, ultlniugli
wider, is not so effective, uud must be
UM;d several limes for thorough work.
"J'lit cultivator, however, cuu be ruu shal
lower, and makes a better seedbed, and
if the previous crop was kept clean of
weeds there will be less to spring up if
the ground if not reversed. A largo per
cent, is often taken off a crop of oats by
low wet spots, which preclude early
plowing, or mnko necessary two jobs
of seeding. Such spots should be tile
drained. Finally, the avcrago crop of
thirty bushels or less per acre at tho
average price of thirty cents or less per
bushel gives little or no profit, whilo a
crop of seventy or eighty bushels per
sore gives a clear gain of $15. Afrit
York Tribune.
HOW TO HIVK A BWARM OF BEES.
To hive a swarm of bees successfully
and in a systematic manner, writes a bee
keeper, requires presence of mind, cool
ness of nerves and fearlessness. To note
the vast difference of tho ways in which
bees are hived throughout the country
would be very amusing. I thiuk it is
sufficient to point out tho correct way.
It is tho usual custom on discovering
a swarm leaving tho hive to begin throw
ing water on them; this I do not do.
When I see a swarm in the nir, I at onco
set about to prepare a hive for them. If
I know which hive they have come out
of I remove it to a new location and set
the new one in its place, and spread on
the ground just in front of it a sheet
doubled twice.
The new hive should contain a full set
of frames with a narrow strip of founda
tion as a starter, and if it is during a good
honey (low and after the surplus arrange
ments havo been put on, I would remove
tho latter from oil the old hive and place
it on the new one ; by this time the swarm
hai settled. If low enough, I sprinkle
them a little to prevent them flying whon
jnrred. Now get your swarming basket
(I fiud that one holding a half bushel is
the most convenient) ; to the handle of
this tie a pole; a piece of pine one and
one-halt or two inches sijuare is just
right. Now reach up with the apparatus
just descried and place tho basket un
der the cluster; tho end of the handle
should extend beyond the basket a foot
or so; strike the limb on which the bees
have settled a sharp blow, at the same
time keeping the mouth of the basket
where the bees will fall into it. If the
first jar is hard enough the queen will
fall into the basket together with tho
larger portion of the bees. Hold the
basket in the same position until the
bees have settled, and if any settle on the
limb continue to jar it until they have
all settled in or on the basket.
You now have them captured and can
do anything you want with them. I
have carried a swarm a mile in this shape
without auy trouble. If your hive is in
readiness carry the bees and pour them
down in front of it aud assist them to
enter by taking hold of the corners of
ihcet and raising it; after they are all in
see that the hive is shaded from the sun's
rays, aud you can then leave them to take
care of themselves. Farm, field and
Stociman.
FARM AND GARDEN KOTE3.
Sell eggs fresh.
Whitewash the nests.
Fowls will eat a large quantity of
clover.
Feed young fowls liberally while
growing.
Be careful to avoid draughts, especial
ly on the sitting hens.
Hens will cat the parings of any kind
of vegetables if cooked.
Copperas is a good medicine to keep
on hand for the poultry.
Chickens once stunted never regain
their vigor, no matter how well fed.
From one bushel of corn a hen will
produce tea dozen eggs, worth at least
fl.
Hens will keep in better health if they
are obliged to scratch for a part of a liv
ing. Feeding the ducks too much corn and
getting them too fat will keep them from
layiug.
Test your fields and see what ferlilizerj
they need. It is useless to put on fertili
zers not needed.
It looks as if bard work, of itself, does
not count as much as how that hard work
is accomplished.
The irisis, English, Spanish and Per
sian, ought to be transplanted every sec
ond or third year.
One advantage in keeping a good
breed 01 lowls is that generally they will
receive better care.
The advisability of asking the Legisla
ture to pass a law with the object of con
troling the plum knot is discussed by
Michigan Horticulturists.
It is told in the American Garden that
the fuchsia "Storm King" still holds its
own as the leading dwarf, double white
variety. It is probably the earliest flow
ering variety there is among the double
ones.
For market gardeners the following
early cabbages are recommended in a
bulletin from the Pennsylvania Experi
ment Station: Early Wakefield, All Sea
sons, Henderson's Summer, Early Flat
Dutch.
Cornmeal mixed with sweet milk and
hard boiled eggs chopped up fine makes
an excellent ration for young turkeys. If
well fed from the start, a turkey should
be ready to market by the titno they are
seven months old.
Young strawberry plants should have
white roots. Any plants with dark roots
should be thrown away. Set them out
as early as the ground is ready. Ground
bone will be found an excellent fertilizer
for young strawberry plants.
His Ox Wasn't (Jored.
A good story is told of Bay Middle
ton, whoso name in England is a house
hold word for jokes and escapades of all
kinds. It seems that in the house was a
guest, who, tor some rcuion, did not
bring a sinokiug-jacket with him, and
committed the heuious offense of appear
ing in the smoking-room in a dress coat.
Hay Middleton vowed vengeance against
him, aud promised him that if he re
peated the offense ho would tear the coat
from his back. The following night the
man appeared in the smoking-room very
lute, weuring, as usual, his evening coat.
Ho took his position before tho fire
plaoe, with his arms on the mantlepiece,
guziug coutemplatively into the lire, and
presenting his cout-tuils in a tempting
fashion to Bay Middleton. The offer
could not be refused, and Buy seized tho
cout-tuils aud split the coat up to the
collar. Tho victim never moved or said
a word. The joko Beemed to full flat.
Some one usked him of tho split coat
why ho did not make any objection, upon
which he said: "Why should 1? As J
cutne down stairs I went into Bay's room
ami put ou his evening wA."-Argonaut,
nOt'SEHOLD AFFAIRS.
CLEANING WINPO VS.
Cloaning windows is an important part
of the work in the routine of housekeep
ing, and while it does not seem a ditll
ouit task to keep the glass clear and
bright it nevertheless requires a knowl
edge of what not to do. Never wash
windows whon the sun is shining upon
them, otherwise they will bo cloudy and
streaky from drying before they are well
polished off; and never wash the out
side of the window first if you wish to
save trouble. Dust the glass and sash
and wash tho window insldo, using a
little ammonia in the water; wipe with a
cloth freo from lint and polish off with
soft paper. For the corners a small
brush or pointed stick covered with one
end of the cloth is useful. When you
come to the glass outside tho defects
remaining will bo more closely seen.
Wipe tho panes as soon as possible after
washing aud rinsing and polish with
cither chamois or soft paper. In rins
ing one may dash the water on the out
side or uso a largo sponge. It is prefer
able to a cloth. Xew York World.
CARE OF CHIN A WARS.
One of the most important things is to
season glass and china to sudden change
of temperature, so that they will remain
sound after exposure to sudden heat and
cold. This is best done by placing the
articles in cold water, which must gradu
ally be brought to tho boiling point and
then allowed to cool very slowly, taking
several hours to do it. Tho more com
mon the materials tho more care in this
respect is required. All china that has
nny gilding upon it may on no account be
rubbed with a cloth of any kind, but
merely rinsed first in hot and afterward
in cold water and left to drain till dry.
It may be rubbed with a soft wash leather
and a little dry whiting, but this opera
tion must not be repented more than once
a year, otherwise the gold will most ccr
tuiuly be rubbed off aud the chiua
spoiled. When tho plates, etc., are put
away in tho china closet pieces of pnper
should be placed between them to- pre
vent scratches on the glaze or painting,
as the bottom of all ware has little par
ticles of sand adhering to it, picked up
from the oven wheroin it was glazed.
The china closet should bo in a dry situa
tion, as a damp closet will soon tarnish
the gilding of tho best crockery. In a
common dinner service it is a great evil
to make the plates too hot, as it invari
ably cracks the glaze 00 tho surface, if
not tho plate itself. Tho fact is when
the glazo is injured every tirao tho
"things" are washod the water gets to
the interior, swells the porous clay and
makes the whole fabric rotten. In this
condition they will nlso absorb grease,
and when exposed to further heat the
grease makes the dishes brown and dis
colored. If an old, ill used dish be made
very hot indeed a tcaspoonful of fat will
be seen to exude from the minute fissures
upon Its surface. These latter remarks
apply moro particularly to common ware.
-Glastuare IteporUr.
RECIPES.
Hollandaise Sauce Cream a halt cup
ful of butter, add the yolks of two eggs
and beat well, then add the juice of half
a lemon, one saltspoonful of salt and a
few grains of cayenne. Just before
serving add slowly one third of a cupful
of boiling water aud cook over hot
water till slightly thick. This sauce, ii
well made, is particularly nice to serve
with fish.
Virginia Pudding Scald one quart of
milk and pour it gradually on three
tablcspoonfuls of flour. Add yolks of
six eggs aud whites of two and grated
rind of one lemon. Bake about twenty
minutes or until well set and put away
to cool. Beat the whites of four eggs
to a stiff froth with a coffee-cup of
powdered sugar; add juice of the lemon.
Pour over the pudding when it is quite
cold.
Haggis Haggis "stuffed in a bladder
and boiled iu a pan" is what is eaten in
bourne Scotland. To an even cupful of
oatmeal (which must be soaked all night
in water) allow half a cup ot raisins,
washed and stoned ; the same quantity of
dried currants, three of mutton suet,
chopped fine, and a little salt. Mix
well with sufficient water to form a stifl
paste, fill a sausage bladder with it, tie
up tightly and boil.
Potato Fritters To two cupfuls warm
mashed potatoes add two tablespoonfuls
cream, one teaspoonf ul salt, a slight grat
ing of nutmeg and a few grains cayenne.
Add three eggs and two yolks well
beaten, and beat till cool. Add one-half
cupful flour and drop by the spoonful in
hot lard. Fry light colored and drain
on paper. Add one tablespoonful of salt
to six medium-sized potatoes in boiling.
In seasoning, a little nutmeg may be
used. These fritters are very nice.
Plain Omelette Break six eggs into a
bowl, beat them very light and add six
tablcspoonfuls of hot water. Have an
iron saucepan, about eight inches in
diameter, hot, and melt iu it one table
spoonful of butter. Pour in the eggf
and shake the saucepan vigorously until
the mixture thickens. Let it stand a
minute or two to brow, run a knife
around tho sides of the saucepau, and
double it over. Slip it into a hot dish
and seive immediately. Just before
folding it, sprinkle half a teaspoonful ot
salt over the top of the omelette.
Melton Veal Take cold roast veal,
chop fine and season with pepper, alt
and lemon juice, add one-fourth the
bulk of cracker crumbs, moisten with
good rich stock; take one-third the
amount of finely chopped lean ham: sea
son with mustard and cayenne pepper;
add cracker crumbs, as with the veal,
aud moisten with stock. Butter a mold
and line with slices of bard-boiled eggs;
put in tho two mixtures of bam aud
veal irregularly, so that when it is
cooked it will have a mottled appearance,
press closely and steam one hour. Set
away to cool, remove from the mold and
slice before serving. Nice for lunch 01
supper.
M'hy Savages Are Lazy
The savage, says Thomas Iiibot, is
luzy; is inspired only by the chase, by
wur and by play ; his interests are in the
uuknown, the unforseen and the chance.
He is not capable of continuous labor,
because in half-civilized communities
work is repugnant. The most evcr
jiresent characteristic of our criminals
is their inability o pursue a steady cull
ing, and the great German aud Itulian
antropologisu regard this as proof of a
reversion to primitive habits. In order
to overcome luziuess voluntary attention
must come in and be maintained as a
sociological power. Jjt, Lou it Jinpublie.
TEMPERANCE.
ALCOHOLICS III OOOEDCO.
In truss daj when total abstlnanrs Is ba
Ootultis; mora popular, there Ii renewed effort
to lutrodao. alcoholic, into oookery. If you
put the devil out the dx.r tie riles In at the
wtodow, and if yon put him out of the window
be danoea down the oliimnev and set. his blue
lights burning on the rook stove. (atorors
consider many of their most delioite dishes
incomplete without the smack of alAoliolin
they hide this devil In solution In their sher
bet, in their pudding since, In their onkes,
their pies. Let temporauoo psople be on the
lookont at retnnrntf, note's, and so-called
high-toned dinner tsble.i. Wives and Ptngh
tvrs. A BOX'S ISSAT OX TOTAL iDSTIMF.itl'l.
The Australian Sundiy-Hvhool Teacher (fives
the fullowinif m boy's osay on total abati
nenre: 'I abstain from aleoliolio drinks beeanse, If
I would exeol as a crick-ti r, Ur.ce sav, 'ab
stain': walktr, Weston savs. 'abstain') an
an oarama 1, ltaulon sav, 'bj'tainas a swim
mer. Webb say, 'ah-tain'i as a mis-ionary,
Uvincatona nays, 'alutain's a doctor, Clark
says, 'abstain'. Asrlnma, pr sons, and work
honse. repeat the cry, 'Abstain!' "
TBRKI MEDICAL WITNESSES.
Pr. Edgar Rhephord, Medical Superinten
dent of Colney Hatch Lnnatio Asylum, says:
"1 have seen no reason to alter my opinion so
frequently expreoeod as to the part played by
alcoholic intemperance in its casual relation
to insanity. No doubt many oases occur in
which souie mental disturbanora, generated by
what is termed a moral caiMo notably loss of
money nr friends leads In the rlrft plaoe to
excessive Imbibition, but I am persuaded that
the prime mover of all that is disarranging is
Iu temperance."
HOW A SfOlf KEY a BOARDS WBIPKTY.
Wolfboro News: In my youth I had a frien 1
who had a monkey. We always took him out
on our chestnut p irt'e. tie shook all our
chestnuts for us. Ouo day mv friend stopped
a tavern and gavo Jack about half a glai
or whiskey. Jack took the glass and drank
its oontcute, the effects of whioh soon set him
kippiug, hopping and daaoiug. Jaok was
drunk. We nureed tooometo the tavern next
daynd aee if Jack would drink again. I
called in the morning at mv friend's honse;
but instead of being as usual on his box, Jaek
was not to be seen. Wo looked Inside, and
there he wu, crouched no in a heap. "Come,"
said his master. Jack came out on three legs,
applying bis fore-paw to his head. Jack had
the headache. Be was sick and could not go.
80 we put it oft three days. We then met
again at the tavern and provided a glias for
Jjok. But where was he? Hknlking behind
chair. "Come here. Jack," said his master,
holding the glass out to him. .Jack retreated,
and aa the door opened he slipped out, aud in
a moment was on the top ot the hou-e. His
mister called him down. Ja?k retimed to
obey My friend got a whip and shook it at
him. The monkey continued on the ridge
pole. His master got a gup and pointed it at
him. Jack slipped over to the back of the
building. He then got two guns and had one
pjinted on each tide of the home, when the
monkey jumped upon the chimney and got
down In ono of the flues, and held on by his
fore-pa w. Mv friend kept that monkoy
twelve years afterwards, but never asked him
again to taste whiskey.
TEMPERAXCI BEWS AND NOTES.
Podgcville, Wis., recently voted ont the
saloon by seventeen majority.
Lady MacJonald. wife of the Premier of
Canada, is a total abstaiuer
The total membership of the Army Temper
ance Association lu India is 15,361.
Hot. Anna Shaw is now in the Held constant
ly speaking on her favorite themes of total
abstinence and suffrage.
Miss E. L. Boyd, a stanch "whito rlbbooer"
i"f I .aVrsim i A Wvn nn.nln. -.! 1
- . ' ' f aii-cu a- tic . surer
of tho municipality and ran ahead of her
UaUftClat
The Washington Poat says of prohibition
within one mile of the Soldiers' Home in that
city: "The abolition of tho liquor traffics
throughout all th it section of the city ni ide
real estate investors eager to got possession of
property there."
The new South Dakota Senator. J. H. Kyle,
In a recent declaration of bis views, favors the
"universal prohibition of the liquor traffic,
proteoted by State and national laws, and thui
remove the rum power, which to-day destroys
the social, political, aiii commercial Ufa of
the nation."
The Soldiers' Home Id Washington, with
eight hundred men inside Its walls, has hardly
an Inmate in the guurd-hoiwo onco a mouth
There is no cantoeu permitted within a mile
of the grounds, and earuost temperance
efforts are mide to help the men keep to a
high standard of daily living.
Wl.. T.,. ii.
excellent State Snndny law of Washington
Ktuii" tug aaiuuua mat were running tuil
blait all day Sundav, the liquor men intro
duced a bill in the Legislature to repeal the
law so far as regards corporate towns. A
mass-meeting was held in the iresbyterlan
Clmrch to protest, whioh resulted in such an
srouaement of pnblio sentiment that when the
bill came OH in the KetiatA ii VflMivarf nnl.
eight votes.
Hfl-MXa INXBBUTSS.
John O. Woollev is bard at work on the Una
of practice! temperance. He thus outlines his
Plan: "1 want a farm where 1 can take lout
men who want 'another cbanoe' aud give them
rest no inebriate ayluin, no institution
just my hom ." . The necessary funds for this
enterprise have been guaranteed, and "Rest
Island" will be a reality in a few months. It
is proposed to h dd a large temperance meet
ing there July 15 to 23, to be followed by simi
lar gatherings every Hummer. The farm will
be located in the southern part of Minnesota,
the men will bd provided with work, whole
some food and good 0 impany, and Mr. Wool ley
and his friends expect that much good will be
accomplished in this way. Witness.
Dr. B. W. Itichardson, President of tho
Royal College of Physicians, says: "There
were 50,000 persona in the United Kingdom
who died annually from alcohol, and that
J lidded 150,000 months of dinease at the Very
owest. Whs thore any other disease so bad
in lmelf? No, Pulmonary omsumption oame
next, and it destroyed 50,000 less a year.
Cancer destroyed only 15,000, and the various
kinds of epidemics laken together could only
prodnce twice the number of deatha produced
by alcohol. They, as medical men, knowing
the terrible results produo 4 by alcohol,
ooght, as administrator! of health, to be the
tint to wipe ou. w at they knew to be a great
.blot on their oiilLzation.
Dr. Norman Kerr aays: "When a few years
ago I instituted an iuqnirv into the eauaes
contributing to the mortality In the practice of
several medical friends, it was with the
avowed object of demonstrating and exposing
the utter falsity of the perpotual teetotal as
sertion that 6,000 drunkards die every year
in the United Kingdom. I had not long pur
sued this line of Inquiry before it was made
clear to me that there was little, if any, ex4g
go ration, In these temp?ranoe atatutios, aud
when anked to present the final reunite of my
InvealiKations, at the last Social Solenoe Con
gn aa, I was compelled to admit that at least
l'iO.OOO of our population annutlly lose their
lives through alcoholio ex esi 40,600 dying
from their owu intemperance, aud 7 J, 500 from
accident, violence, poverty, or diaease arising
from the Intemperance of others."
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You may fcave
both by taking the
best Blood Purifier.
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Snlcldo Bronght Tom Thnssb Fame.
Th beginning of Tom Thumb's career
of almost unexampled prosperity waa
not without vicissitudes, said the London
Telnffmph, in its Barnum obituary. He
made his first bow some five and-forty
years ago at tho Princess's Theatre, in
Oxford street, but the natrons of a home
then dedicated to the performance of
r.ngusn ana foreign opera could sro
nothing worthy of applnuse-ln the clumsy
antics of a diminutive brnt drcascd upas
a caricature of tho 8roat Napoleon.
Th'o "General" was a complete fiasco
on tho sUro cf tho Princess. The show
was transferred to the Egyptian Hall,
and thore, by what appeared to be a
stroke of ill luck, but which practically
turned out to be an extremely fortunate
contingency for tho dwarf, he unwit
tingly cntne In collision with tho brave
but hapless English painter Hnydon.
The huge pictures of this ill-understood
attist wcro leitig exhibited in one
section of tho hall, and attracting only
a few shillings, whilo the "Ocnernll" in
another part of the building was draw
ing a hundred pounds a day. Shortly
afterward llaydon, in a paroxysm of in
sanity, engendered by sheer despair, de
stroyed himself.
According to the fitnrss of things, this
hmcntnblo catastrophe should have becu
the ruin of Barnum aud his exhibition.
In the newspapers of tho time ho was
held up to execrntion as a"Yankce show
man" with "yawning porkets," and tho
diminutive urchin whose popularity had
maddened the poor painter was de
nounced as "a disgusting dwarf." Tho
takings at the turnstiles, nevertheless, in
creased daily, nnd Tom Thumb only sus
pended his crowded seances in Picca
dilly to make a triumphant tour in tho
provinces, and nn equally remunerative
Continental round.
Cows In a Palace.
Ono of tho most renowned buildings in
Kuropo is the gnat "Winter Palace" in
St. Petersburg, built in the reign of the
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna.
Successive imperial families have inkca
up their residence in this palaco, the last
Emperor being the Czar Alexander II.
After the mysterious dynamite explosion
which wasctlected in this Empeior's pri
vate dining-room an investigation was
commanded, and a list made of such per
sons as were employed in the palace,
when it was found thtit over and above
the army of regular employes as many as
four hundred people in no way on the
list were living there!
And extrnordinury ns it may appear,
on further investigation a well regulated
farm in full 0M-ration was discoverd un
der the imperial roof ! There was a poul
try yard, a piggery, and several cows,
the owner of this extensive estate making
a comfortable profit on the sale of his
produce to the royal kitchen. . York
Journal.
A Superstitions Girl.
I am not superstitious; I never was.
But I know a girl who carries the left
hind foot of :t rabbit in her pocket, trims
her huir by tho light of the moon, who
won't change a garment put on wrong
side out, who throws salt over her left
shoulder, who wou't cut her nails on
Sunday, who believes in odd numbers,
who never misses a chance to touch a
hunchback, who won't cross a funeral
uulcss she is in a hurry, who is in despair
if she sees the new moon over her left
shoulder, who believes tho first one to
move from the marriage altar will die
first, who thinks a dropped knifo or fork
or a cracking tire brings company, who
believes a broken mirror brings seven
years of bad luck, who wears a ring on
her left thumb; and that girl is Nellie
Bly. A'ellit lily, in Iklfonl.
Talk's cheap, but when it's
backed up y a pledge of the
liard cash of a financially re
sponsible firm, or company, of
world-wide reputation for fair
and honorable dealing, it
means business
Now, there are scores of
sarsaparillas and other blood
purifiers, all cracked up to be
the best, purest, most peculiar
and wonderful, but bear in
mind (for your own sake),
there's only one guaranteed
blood-purifier and remedy for
torpid liver and all diseases
that come from bad blood.
That one standing solitary
and alone sold on trial, is
Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery.
If h don't do good in skin,
scalp and scrofulous diseases
and pulmonary consumption
is only lung-scrofula just let
its makers know and get your
money back.
Talk's cheap, but to back a
poor medicine, or a common
one, by selling it on trial, as
"Golden Medical Discovery"
is sold, would bankrupt the
largest fortune.
Talk's cheap, but only " Dis
covery " is guaranteed.
For lulcroal tt4 E&ternal I'm.
fltopti Pain, Cramp, Inflamtnatlon In hniy or Umb,
like mairln. Ctinw I 'roup Authnisv I'oliii, ('ljTh, ( hot
era Mtrtnirt, Dlarrh'A. liieu!itslliin, Nrutmlfrla, uri
tWk.KtifTJoiiiUaUidHtnthiM- full parllrulsLTri f rc I'rioaj
feet, ihj at 11.1. L tt. JoHNMnN A V,. Uosftou. Usuaa.
BAGGY KNEES Grty sViant litre tWr
Ad'4Utl tT ttuOenu at Harvard, Amtiorat. aii oUttf
Collt'caa, alao, br prorMlfmai aud burina mw avj-
Vlswa. It ut ftr aala lu rur town .an a Meg. to
aV l. OKKsfiLY. TU WaaulPftoa But. Haatosx
Afl W kajc, N'KKTOi'a, Wuktched mortajt ft
VIH welt ua kp well. Health Hetjr
Jllsf tella huw. tut-U. ft yemr, Sampla uouj
free. Dr. J. II. I Y K, iviltor, tufTaio, S. Y.
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X bubliiuaa ami only work ft Hours per tlay. huiul
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Successfully Proaeoute Claims.
m Lt Vruioiial SxAintnar V A renetoa fiura
SJ IrralDlaat war, Uaxtynrilnllhoiaima, attysiuu
Krly tilnsteen mtillon a cms of tT
putille domain passed Into the hands of
tsnttler during the past year.
The 1155-foot World's Fair tower will
use 7500 tons of steel, and cost $3,000..
000. '
vtLT'? do"'" I" the of Dobbins
Bleotrlo Soap, and rwnnnt acwtt tlia exixtrl.
ncs of mUlbmit wlio m tt, after the 4 yCra It
baa been nn the market.nn trial will ronvlnoa
too, yUr 8rocer or ,u Taka no luiita,
Tni Bapflut strenirth In Fhlliulolph!ft,renn.,
Is sevonty-two ruurvlies.
Beware cf Olnimrnia for Catarrh That
iiimn iTiftroary,
cept on lirewrlptlons fmm reputable phynl
cIkhs, an the damage they will ilo 8 t,,n f, to
Wall a I atarrh Cure, maMifnr-tttirrt by K. J.
Cheney A Vn Toledo, 0.,contaln no merrtirv.
and Is taken Internally, nnd acts direct Iv iiiiM!
the blood and mucous enrfHcesof thcu.
In biiylnic Hnll's Catarrh Cure be sure you vet
the (ti-iiulne. It In tnki-n Internally, and made
lu loledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney A Co.
1 Sold by llniKulHt, price ite. per bottle.
Tns Pasteur Institute, In I'arls, treated dur
ing the past year ninety-live paiicnta.
FITS stopped free by Im, K link's Ohkat
Nxhvc ItKKToHKii. No fits aftor tlrt day "a una.
Marvelous cures. Treat ine and trlnl bottle
free. Ilr. Kline. Kit Arch Wt., I'hlla., V.
If afflicted with sore eyes tine Dr.Innac Thotnp
wn'i Kye-wator.DruRicl.Hta eell at 2fKper bottle
vne KiKHi vnu ran ioh hlv .i...!. i
OXC ENIOYN
Both tho method and results when
6yrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyetproraptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head,
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation, f yrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ao
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
It action and truly beneficial In ts
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities com
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Svrup of Figs is for sale in 60o
and $1 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute,
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAD FRAM0I800, CU
umvtiu. Kt new row. sr.
As rnercnrjr will surely destroy the annse of
smell i and enmplctoljr ili-rnmre 'be whole eye.
tin wh(o enteritis: it ttinnitfu the murium oiir.
laces. Diiru artlclm a) mil III riAvn. I,n ,1 ....I nw
KS&nge indeed Hi 6.1 rr
Ira
t like SAPOLIO should
Wke.evervHiin so bright, but
A needle clorhes orners.&na is irseij;
nkedVTryiHnyournexthouse-cle&ninS
"What folly it would be to cut grass with a pair of scissors! Yet peo
ple do equally silly things every day. Modern progress has grown up
from the hooked sickle to the Bwinging scythe and thence to the lawn
mower. So don't use ecissorel
But do you use SAPOLIO ? If you don't you are oa much behind the
age aa if you cut grass with a dinner knife. Once there were no soaps.
Then one soap served all purposes. Now the sensible folks ma one i soap
in the toilet, another in the tub, one soap in the stables, and SAI OU.O
for all scouring and house-cleaning. ,
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aro- DISO'8 REMEDY FOB
I 1 Cheapest.
K.'liel is
Void in the Head It has uo
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Mr MWMBsssisWbWII
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Intment, of which
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inTormaiion,
A Condensed Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge.
Bclaf a baaatjr Kefcrenr ion arartr err aabjncl that can be thoaaht af. Oa
laiulua la a rcudraard form what ran ibttrwlas be IramrU ouly frvna
a rex mur larva KncjolapealliM, IMi-llunartea, Ao.
WITH A COMPLETE ANALYTICAL IXDEX FOR READY REFERENCE.
KDlTltl BY TUB ABLB3T TALK NT TUB WOKLD AKKOliDS.
It talla about nrarly aver? uhjwt under th aun; and, iDataaul of Ling and diffuse ehantm
it tfl tab wiMU nearly ttvr una wmuu to kuow, In a Tcry few lines. In rtwlliiff ucuriy any Uk
or iaiMr Uier tsxe frctiueat rferrnv to a titousand aud onss matter which tlitt aeiwral reader
would like Ui UDdcrttiaiid a little more about, and which, unieat he uaa a I briwy of cotlr
pooka to rulW to, he can learn nothing; but here, with ihli one Toiume he run turu til once to the
Iibu and find the lut, and the whole thing la clearly and concisely explAtm-d. A very Import
ant feature of the boot, la, tutu In addition to erery aubjeot being cnrefully ludfltHl by Itaelf, eo
that auy one word oaa U skssjsswss.iss.ssHsHsM (urntnl to tit onoe, the
rtteder will Had everythlnK reli.tituj Uoneiural aub-
Irct la oulUctcd UvtKr f ff W M T Vf fl uNttVr one Ortu-nii Cai
fratUm. Kor example: 1 I J I II 1 Mythology I tn-uU-d of In
one plaoe, and every u.inn "I II r 11 If f U atx.ut it 1 under one chap
ter; while, In UeCumiWr fV II Bill futVxwM.-h iudlvWualohar
acter end reference la al- W tU W a aVA M aU ts phut tka iy found, thus
auabilug the reader to niudy the whole of Myth
oUgj, or refer, at a PB0FUSELY ILLUSTRATED. Ktei.ee, to any one myltt-
oWloal character, all about tt in one
ahairt paragraph. Iheaarne m ilUtory, 1'Mloeophy, Oeotfrapuy, Art, Astlronomy, etc Merely W
(Ive an hlt-a or the more Important matters we enumerate the following: Abtrououiy, Oei-riiphy(
Oaokwy, (.'hemWlry, Mythology, Vegetable Creation, Auluiai Creitkm, LainutiT, edteTal 1-earu-log,
Kur p an UUrtur, hurfltHh literature, JTlne Arte. Ancient Hlftlory, Medieval History.
llnUah Jlietory, IllMtory of all hatlona No una need aver be lguorant of any aul-t with thia
work at hand. Kvrry person ahuuld poetess copy. As a rule encyclopedia aud works of real
valuable luforinaik.o have beeu the booka moat sought after, but, mreuifoio, ti ey have been In
loo many volumoa and too ooetly for the geueral reader; but hnre a book la pubJUned In UNK
Vdiaimk, a1 a low price, wiitiiu the tnaensof all. HfcK how thoroughly Ueuerul Know led ire la
covered: There are WB paragraphs lu AUuuomy aud Uograpliy, JuJ ou UeoU.y, Miiieralogy,
Chemlatry, neat and Alnmei.ln rr: 1&) on
Ughl. Kleotrtcltv, Mug- wlUm Au.tcr and
aloUun: ltf on Vegeta- f HI W f-X m f? B TO a bio and Auliual Crea
tloBi i6sonMhuol.Ky, S VlNaL I DU let tl l I O ru u o I o g Lan
guage, Uu-raiure, etc.;; Won tircok and Ko
aiaa Hhikieiiptay, &7 b POHTPAIl), 2 Medieval Lt-aruUig
aud Arts, iiy -n Lttera T mre, r ntnee, (r ma
ny, Hpalu, Italy; iitH purreph. in Kuxlbh
Literature and the Kiue Art, wi on britun Constitutloa and Law, iai ou Mlw'iiaiuou huhjouta
ami Historical Kxplauatl'ma, ld&on Auoleut History, Hebrews, tlahyton ans, Assyrian, tic.; Won
Mytooliigy aud OrtvLau HUtory, 4b ou Auclent Ore woe Credible iiUtory; ?sti on Ancient Homaa
aud Medieval Hlfttnry; HSl ou HUury or All Nations, Here are soma abbreviated f x I rat-la: Light
travels mil. lu a aeooiid -See page 50. William abakee; eare, the urvaieat of all jmU uud
dramuti-U wu born dtrd 1110 page lis. The famous Hpatilah Armuda was destroyed In l&es
pae 'SOU. I'rlat nn Invented 1487 by John U utteuberg page . The 1'yranitOs are monumental
tomtss of (be Hharaoha, and are from g,0oU to 4. OX) years old page 2tf. bound travel at the rata
of 1,1 feet pur swotmd page 4. the famous writer of fables, was a Greek slave, who
Sis. The grtt earthquake which
" wuiurr, o. t vm iusj. wuunaw, m my UJOK'Ky. will i ne IttoO or (lie Uimi osute
60,000 luhabliauts In elicht mlnutei
stroyed lu the year U page 2M).
lenses, each lena poseeatilnK the power
aj,uuO,uuu square mllcsiMMt The
etc.. were fanciful notluua of the
COMPLETE
INDEX.
Uorslca, 17M; died ltttl 411. Amason Hlver. HouU America;
navigable Mau 2s. "Order of the Garter" was
were a nation or female warrkira Croasua-a
UH. fhlloaopher's btoue oniduaud In Kgypt, and supposed to convert hu?r mctaU Into gold 111.
Uenrws V aahlugton, drat reMdeut of the U. fLt born in Vlraiula. 17- diHl. lTyyiua. HaitUla was
a prison In furls; deetroyed Hut 4t7. Mariner's oom pass Is a magneilud neeille, LdvodUnI IM
by Marco Polo, or Veuloejo. The atinoepiiere reaohes to the height of 40 mile 47. 'I he "or
dian Knot" was a knot tletl by Klug Uordlus of hhyrgia tn the hamt-ss of hla oxen B38.
It Is Impossible for any InteJllgeut parson to open the book, nn any I se, without becoming In
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"August
Flower"
There is a gentle
Dyspepsia, man at Malden-on-
the-Hudson, N. Y.,
named Captain A. O. Tarels, who
has written us a letter in which it
is evident that he boa made up his
mind concerning some things, and
this is what he says: .
" I have used your preparation
called August Flower iu my family
for seven or eight years. It is con
stantly in my house, nnd we consider
it the best remedy for Indigestion,
and Constipation we
Indigestion, have ever used ot
known. My wife Is
troubled with Dyspepsia, and at
times suffers very much after eating.
The August Flower, however, re
lieves the difficulty. My wife fre
quently says to me when I am going
to town, 'We are out
Constipation of August Flower.
and I think you had
better get another liottle. ' lam also
troubled with Indigestion, and when
ever I am, I take one or two tea
spoonfuls before eating, for a day or
two, and nil trouble is removed." 9
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