THE FARM AND GAttDEN. A runic ron eoci-katino. The following is mid to lo a positlv" jircTcntivc o( cjjft-cntiug: "Mnkc rt box fourteen inches ftqunre by two feet ten Inches long. Cover one end entirely, leaving front cud open of lower linlf. Nail boards over the nppor half. Build tiest in the bunk end with board six Inches wide in front of the nest. Outlier up the epgs from tho little door made directly over them. This makes an en tirely dark nest, and no hen will cat Jgjjs in the dark." Fnneitr'i Monthly. , STACKING BAIT.8. i A good many farmers who liavo tnkeu ip needless fences have piled their eiir Jilus mils in stacks to save them from wasting. In most cases they think that after a year or two theso surplus rails will be wanted again. We can advise them differently. Even where fences can be had merely by the labor of mak ing them with feuco rails the advantage of summer soiling is so great that stock once soiled will not be turned out again. Enough of the bet rails to enclose a small lot may be put up in a portable fence; but the remainder can bo better sold or used as fuel, as tho longer they re kept the less they will be worth. JSotton Cultivator. I A WIHR XOOTHIIID'IK FOn A FAtlM. A bridge of common fence, wire may lie made very cheaply, as follows: The anchorage on each side of the stream may be ir ado ol a frame of logs Mile J with stones anil buried in the ground. If the bauks arc not high euougli to afford safe passage for Hoods under the bridge, a bent of timber on each side should bo put up to give sullicicnt rise for the floor of the bridge. Four No. 8 wires aro enough for the floor of a thrce-foot-wide bridge. These should Do fixed bjc cro wires at distances of threo feet apnrt to hold up the floor if placed lengthwise, or to stiffen it if the flior is laid cross wise. The supporting wires should be four No. 8 wires on each side, bound to gether by small wire wrapping every threo feet. These should fall in a gentle curve, two feet iu tho 100 m enough, and should pass over a post framed iu the anchorage. These wires aro con nected with tho floor wire by others three feet apart on each side, to support the floor. Acic l'ork 1 imcs. f MIl.K AM) M'TTEllMII.K IS Sl'MMElt. While milk and buttermilk aro excel lent for fowls and chickens, it will not be beneficial to give cither unless fresh nud unchanged. To place milk where it is liable to be fermented (or become sour) may bo the causo of bowel disease. It is true that some persons fee l sour milk to poultry, but wo have known it to kill chicks when gireu too liberally. tSkirnnicd milk is a very cheap articlo iu some sections, and thore is no necessity for giving it in any condition except fresh, especially iu the summer season. The hens will not drink sour milk if they can get milk that is fresh. For chicks, tho best method is to mix tho food with milk, let the chicks eat nil they desiro at one time, and clean away - that-which is left. For fowls that have It range, a pan of fresh milk at niht will be all t hat they will need in the shape of food, as they will find all that they wish on the range. Milk is highly nitrogenous aud answers a purpose as a part of tho ration, but, like all other substances allowed, it gives the best re sults when in a fresh and wholesome condition. Farm and Firetide. .9 HIGH FEEDING. The statement that "all the overfed cows iu America could be accommodated in a moderate sized stable," is going the rounds, but is not likely to be universal ly accepted as a true presentation of the case. That overfeeding is not very gen eral wc admit, and wo believe that there are farmers and dairymen who think that they run perilously close to tho danger line in this direction, who really havo no practical knowledge .of what is luvolved In genuine high feeding. But there are good many men who crowd their cows too hard, either for their own profit or for tho good of the auiuiuls. They do not intend to keep their cows very long, but they mean to make tho most of them while they last. There is another class, and a large one, which feeds so Irregularly as to receive nearly all tho evils of overfeeding, yet without obtain ing anything like the increased return which they hope to secure. When but ter is high they feed liberally, but when the price falls the quautity of grain is diminished, if its use is not entirely dis continued. Under this uncertain method the health and productive capacity of tho cows become impaired and the busi ness of keeping them rapidly becomes unprofitable. American Dairyman. POINTS IN FAVOR OF TtlE SUEEr. i In a paper read before the Kansas Im proved Stockbreeders' Association by Mr. K. D. King, of Burlington, the sheep in dustry was considered by tho essayist from the practical staudpoiut of pro fitable returns, lie said that no indivi dual farmer can prosper lor a series of years by growing grain alouu and selling it, We roust diversify our produts. Of the great staples, flax aud linen, sorghum and beet-sugar, wool and mutton, wc cannot have a surplus for years to come. The sheep is the poor man's best stock, because one can get a start more cheaply than with any other stock and they make much quicker returns, paying their way as they go. If he dies at birth he has consumed nothing. If ho dies tho firnt j winter his wool will pay his way. If ho lives to be sheared he brings his ow ner j in debt to hiiu. If the horse or steci i dies at three or four years, the loss is al most a total one. The sheep is the stock ' for the poor man because he can bo win- , tered without grain (when that fails), ou I corn fodder and sorghum aud straw, and the sheep's fleece, if ho is a good one, I with Merino blood iu his veins, will pay bis way and a pro lit uutil the graiu to 1 fatten him does grow. The Merino is the tiue upland and bill sheep, because he. will best endure extremes of heat and cold and drought, and because he is the ouly improved sheep that will beur herding aud keeping iu llocks of any sile. Americans, by years of faithful selection and breeding, Lave developed him from the thin, rlitt ribbed, long-necked, illy-covercj sheep of an early day into the low, broad, beavy-built sheep of tho present mo tela of form aud beauty, covered everywhere with tho highest, quality of wool. If more farmers could be brought to realize bow rapidly the) cau build a choice tloi.U froui common em-s aud a pure bred ram of the right son, inure of them would try it uud the si ru'j would huve to go. J'n I'urk Wurld, FARM AUD GABDKH BOTES. The best onions are generally grown from seed. Always cut cucumbers from the vines with a piece of tho stem attachod. A good farmer will not let hli chick ens roost on trees, uudor open sheds or on the fence. Tho best way to water hanging basket is to plunge it Into a tub of water until it is thoroughly sonkod. Tho Rural Neie Torlcer commends Michel's Early at the best of the notably early strawberries In cultivation. Bed the rallas out during tho summer in good soil, thus checking their growth and giving them a season of rest. July is a good month to prune the azalea, as this gives the plants timo to maka new wood and set their buds. Ducks lay at night or early In tho morning. Don't let thorn out until after 9 o'clock. They seldom use nest. It is a mistako not to mate your breed ing hens carlv. In this way you got tho brood out early and they thrive better. Mix a little charcoal with tho soft chicken feed and it will aid digestion and prevent disease. It is a good puri fier. It will be an advantage in many cases to scald the chicken feed at night and let it stand until morning, not keeping so long, however, as to allow it to sour. Guineas are light sleepers and if dis turbed at night make considerable racket. Ilenee it is a good plan to in duce them to roost in the house with tho 1 rest of tho poultry. Ducks should not bo fe.l too much grain. They will thrive better and keep in better health if given plenty of coarse, bulky foods, such as potatoes, turnips, cloves aud materials of that kind. Many failures in keeping now breeds of poultry have resulted from having too many. Tho breeder not being proficient conugh to know that different breeds repiiro different management causes a failure of the best results. Wait until the fowls are well matured before determining tho make-up of the breeding pens. By studying the char acteristics of tho different fowls intended for breeding and mating accordingly better results will be obtained. A mulch will help all trees, roses and shrubs as woll as peas and vegetables. Materials: L.iwn clippings, straw, horse droppings, leaf mould, old manure. The coat should be at least an inch aud a half thick. Three inches would be better. In planting new strawberries do not overlook the fact that there should be a stnminate and pistilato together, unless the variety used is both staminato and pistilato. Beginners may make mistakes in such matters, aud it is woll to call their attention to it. Chop the minuro well into the soil of the garden. Use only the flno and well rotted material. Coarse manure, con taining cornstalks, straw, or other litter not decomposed, will only be in tho way of the youug and tender plants. The finer the manure the better. According to the Fruit Manual, pre pared by the Kansas Horticultural Society, tho cherry thrives quite well on cither high or low lauds and on sandy or loamy soil. An eastern or northern slope is preferable, as trees do not suffer so much from droughts or heat of sun on such locations. This is the Farm JournaTt way of watering a tree, shrub or vine: Punch holes with a crowbar all around the tree in a circle as wide as tho branches spread aud pour the said holes - full of water. To simply pour a few bucketfuls of wa ter around the stem of the tree is to do more harm than good. It is not necessary to blanket a horse in the stable unless the animal is wet or should not be cooled suddenly. A sheet may be used to keep the skin clear of dust. When standiug on the road or in any exposed position, especially dur ing windy weather, the horse should al ways be covered with a blanket. The perennial pea in soma situations is one of the most useful of hardy climb ers, according to Vick,for rambling over uecrges and giving tneni a touch ol rose color or for covering a strip of old fence; if planted in an out-of-the-way corner in the garden it needs supports to prevent it from straggling over too much surface. It is a mistake to expect that your eggs will hatch precisely in twenty-one days. While this is the rule it is not an invariable one. Some will hatch in nineteen days, others In twenty-one days, and others still will require twenty I four days for incubation. The causes are varied, such as getting too cold, too I much beat, lack of moisture, want of vi tality in either or both of the parents j aud the age of tho eggs. Antiquity of the Bean. The bean was perhaps the first known, aud is the most widely cultivated of all edible pods. It was eaten by the ancient Hebrews, and was considered sacred by the Greeks and Romans. A temple ded icated to Kyanctcs, the God of Beans, formerly stood on the sacred road near Kleusis. Kyanetes was called the God of Beans because he was first to culti vate them for food. The bean feast, which the Athenians celebrated in honor of Apollo, was characterized by the ex cessive use of beans. The Egyptians, coutrary to the nations above meutioned, considered beans unclean and would not venture to touch them. Pythagoras ad monished his scholars to abstain from beans. The natives of Egypt and most all Oriental nations look upon the black speck on the wings of the bean flower as tho written characters of death. l'Uayune. The Eyes of the Chinese Juuki. Those of our readers who go down to the river iu ships and boats have no doubt often speculated as to the meauing of the eyes which Chinese junks and boats have carved on the bows. Many suppose them to be a mere fanciful form of ornamentation. But they have a real meaning, as we recently fouud. In go ing up the river a few days ago we were startled by seeing a Celestial sailor on an outward-bouud craft seize his broad hat aid clup it over the "eyes" of his junk. 1 lie explanation of all this was that dead carcass was floating past which, had the boat beuu allowed to "tee,'' we are told, some disaster would surely have happened, either to the passengers or crew. Bangkok (Sium) Timet. Sir Walter Haleigh, while yet a young man, fought for year on the side of the Ilugueuots iu the French civil wars, aud afterward in the war ui lroland, HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. TO MAKE A CTJP Of GOOD THA. One tcaspoonful of ten to every half- pint of water; have the teapot woll rinsed In hot water; put In the tea, rake a piece of paper and close the spout, set the teapot near the fire, but not so near as to burn, for ten minutes; nave the water boiling and add; do not let It stand longer than six minutes after add ing the water. Itcmove the paper from the spout, and you will And you havo a cup of tea witn all the aroma in it. Sugnr and cream to taste. He sure not to allow the water to boil too long. It is best taken when It Unit comes through tho boil. Bottom Cultivator. CAMK OP BREAD. When the loaves of bread are taken from the oven, stand them on their sides on the bread-board and cover with a clean bread-cloth, A yard of heavy, unbleached table-cloth will make two bread-cloths. They may also bo made of the best parts of a table-cloth that is worn too much to use on the tabic, but theso do not last very long. Never use a bread-cloth for any other purpose, and see that it is frequently washed. A tin box with a close fitting cover is tho best to keep bread in, but tho bread must not be put away until it is entirely cold. Do not put fresh bread into the box with stale, but clean tho box out and wipe it well before putting in tho new bread. If slices of bread are left from the ta- bio, lay them together cvonly and slip them into a paper bag before putting them into tho bread-box. Keep the bread-box in a cool, dry place. All bits of stale bread should be thoroughly dried, then rolled, sifted and stored in a tiu box for use in breading chops, fish, oys ters, etc., and for puddings. If tho bread is toasted brown before rolling, it Is nice iu soup. Farm and Fireside. POITLTRV COOKING. Few people know how to properly pre pare poultry for the table or rather oven, writes a correspondent from Cana da. Even farmers' wives, who so great ly depeud upon running down a chicken in case meat of soiuo sort is ncoded, and who use more poultry than any other kind of meat (it we call flesh fowl) know that the turkey, gooso or chicken should be killed the evening before it is needed, and not butchered on sight. After the chicken is killed, pick the bird as soon as possible, then wash it, taking out tho refuse, material, or what I havo heard farmers' wires call its "innards.'' Place the fowl iu n big pan of cold water, aud riuso it out several times, changing the wt.tcr cacu tune, it is a very good plan to place soda in the last rinse water, or rub soda all' over (insido and out) the fowl, letting it remain for a quarter of an hour. Then wash off in clear water. This prevents any strong or unpleasant taste. 1 always cook gib lets separately, chopping them fine, and stewing them until tender. I thon add them to the gravy. A little onion added to tho water or grease in which a fowl is cooked always adds to its flavor pro vided of courso the taste of onion is not disagreeable in itself to the partaker thereof. Detroit Fret l'reu. PRESERVES AMD MARMALADES. None but the best flavored and most perfect fruits should be used in making preserves, is the advice of Mrs. E. li. Parker, in tho Courier-Journal. It is best not to make too large a quantity at one time, as it is difficult to prevent burning or boiling over. Ilosto is of consequenee in preserving, as tho natural flavor is more readily retained. While, however, delay should be avoided in pre paring and cooking, preserves should boil slowly. A porcelain-lined kettle is best for uso in making preserves. A pound of sugar to a pound of fruit should be allowed for most fruit, though if not acid, less may be used if the preserves are sealed. Loaf sugar is best for pre serving, though granulated may bo safely used. Peach Preserves Pare ripo, firm peaches and remove the seed. Make syrup of a pound of sugar to every pound of fruit. When clear add the peaches, cook gently for twenty minutes, then skim out tho fruit and lay on a dish to cool. Boil the syrup low, return, tho peaches and cook until clear. Take up aud put in glass jars. Apple Preserves Select large, fine tart apples; peel, quarter and core, Make syrup of a quarter of a pound of sugar to a pound of fruit; add a slice of lemon (or a teaspoonful of lemon ex tract). Put iu the apples, boll until transparent, take up, put in glass jars, Boil the syrup low, and pour over. Pear Preserves Pare, cut in halves, core and weigh ; allow three-quarters of pound of sugar to a pound of fruit Make syrup and add tho fruit. When tender take up and put in gloss jars, Boll the syrup low, and pour over. Crab Apple Preserves Scald and sklu add pound foi pound of sugar, and boil when clear put in glass jars. Quince Preserves Pare and core the fruit, boil in clear water until tender. Make a syrup of a pound of sugar to pound o! Iruit, ana boil the quinces lu it slowlv for half an hour. Watermelon Rind Preserves Cut the rind in faDcy shapes; put in strong brine aud set away ; when ready to pro serve soak in fresh water; dissolve a tablespoonful of alum in a gallon of water; put in the rind; simmer until tender; then soak again in cold water. Make a syrup of a pouud of sugar to a pound of rind; flavor with ginger; put in the rind; boil until clear; take up and put in jars; boil the syrup down and pour over. Peach Marmalade lake ripe, soft peaches and boil in a little water; when reduced to a pulp run through a colan der and boil uutil tender; add half a pound of sugar to every pound of fruit and boil until thick. Put in small jars and cover. Pear marmalade, may be made in tho same way. Quince Murmalade Pare and quarter ripe quiuces; put in a kettle with a littlo water, cook uutil tender; mash; add half a pouud of sugar to a pound of fruit, and boil until thick and solid. A Sniff Saved Him. Duriug some recent experiments at Chatham, Eugland, a sapper was found unconscious iu the folds of a half-empty war balloou. The man's pulseless heart led roauy persons to think him dead, but Colonel Henry Elsdulc, of the Jtoyal British EiiL'iueers, bethought him of some compressed oxygen that had boeu stored iu tubes for the oxyhydrogeu light. This pure oxygeu was pumped luto the sapper s mugs, aud he lustautly xecovered. FhUadtljihttt liccorU, TEMPERANCE. THB MA WITH A MCQ. Corns, what do you care for the girls and '"''Vou man with r nuiiT nut needless brats full of noodles nolsa, They must seem to you, or uniucKT roya Btrewn ever 'twist mn and tlielr baaerjoygi ' Ehl Man with a mugf I Or, what to yon are tho women who weep, You man with a mug? Nil "harbor bur'' linn disturbed the sleon Of women who work like the bar you Iteop, To wnrp trmtler kovla heaving in Irora the deep Yon man with a mugf It seems you have "got 'em" as If by the tnroat ....... a n,i,fr The men who make boskets, ami barrels an J boats: The Venders of onions, and the venders of onu; The drivers of cattle, of sheep, and of shoot?, Aiighty man ol mo iiingi Now who helped you twist themf The mar- sum, did her Home man wtth a mud Oh, yon "got the pull?" Ah, yes; 'hem I rVhat kind of n null would it have to be To enable you, sir, to rope In me 1 on man with a mug? say, If you wish, you may write us down. You man with a mug; As opposed to accessions from out of our town. Of mug, pluz-uiillmi and thuirs clear down To business men who aver they can't frown Un a man wtth a mug. Didn't Babylon fall by tho likes of you, Oh, man of the mug? Don't tho business magnates know It is true? Then Rome, then France what I Columbia too? Whose blue eyed babies shall pull us through? Yours? Man with a mug? Bhome! Who but a "business man" would dare, O'er the foam of the muff l'lt possible gain Yalnst the noMen hair Of a child, w ho will trace with a sick de spair Her husbnnd's steps to your damning stair i ou man with a mugr T. C. Green, in the Avalanche. ARVAMTAOE OF TOTAL ABSTIKEKCB. It has often Wn noted that moderate drinking lowers tho vitality and resisting powers of the system. This effect of alcohol shows itlf when a moderate drinker falls with an attaok of pneumonia or meets with an accident such as breaking his leg. In a largo proportion of cases uollrluni tremens will develop and greatly diminish the patient's chances for recovery. The delirium not due to alcohol, but to tne race tDai alcohol lowors the resistance of the nervous system, and the shock causes delirium. This is especially so In those exhausting diseases such as pneumonia and typhoid. In which recovery depends so much on the vitality of the patient, and the readiness with which stimulants act in niomanU of heart failure. If tho system Is used to alcohol, even In small doses, the effect will not be so marked when it is used as a medicine lu sickness, and the chances for life will be diminished. Mail and tprt. ENORMOUS WASTE. The people of t his city succeed In disposing ot 47,000.000 gallons of Intoxicants every year, that is, i,04,iKi:i,oo'Janus. it tne uig Croton reservoir at Forty -second street were filled with such beverages New Yorkers would empty it nearly two and one-bait times during a year. If the big Central Park re servoir, having a capacity of 200,000,000 gal lons, should Do nilou with liquor. Deer, ana wine, the consumers In the citle of New York and Brooklyn and the State of New Jersey would empty it In two yosrs. New Yorkers spend over 70,000,000 every year for liquor, beer, and wine. There are In the city 7787 places licensed to sell alcoholic drinks. Iu order to exist the smallest one of these places must sell at least 110 worth of drinks a day. Many ot the best bars take in $123 to ISO a day. At the Hoffman House, where one has to pay fancy prices to bask in the smiles of classic art, the receipts are fully $300 a day. Averaging all the bars In town they take iu about & a day, or 70, 000,000 a year. New York Morning Jour nal. PETITION OF TUB W. O. T. V. Among tho things evolved by the VT, C. T. U. must be reckoued the petition sent out by Mrs. Frances J. ltaroes. National Huperlu tendent of "Y" work, and Indorsed by aver three hundred thousand youug women rep resenting unions throughout the United States. Printed In carmiiio and lilac r, on lino paper, it is typographically the most beautiful potltlou ever b-jnt out; its words are worthy their settiug: "Recognising the tnauliuesa and intelligence which h is caused the students in several of tho most iutlut.ntiil aud widely known institutions of learning in the United States to exclude wine from tnoir class suppers, the members of the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union, whose desire it is to raise an equal staudard of purity und total abstinence, most heartily ooiumeud such nct.ou, and do earnestly petition all students, teachers, professors, milliliters aud laymen to banish alcoholic beverages from class supper, alumni dinners and all suhool and oolltue festivals. We a!c this for the groat moral influence it will ex ert, aud also because wa I elleve example as well as precept Is needed to promote bcieu title teuiiierauce instruction' "OWE CAUSE 0 POVERTY," The Chicago Tribune has Just published a brief table which is of considerable Interest to every student of the liquor question. Tho population of Chicago is In round numbers 1,200,000. A recent report of tho city Board of Health gives the number of firms and persona engaged In various occupations. From that report the Tribuna takes the fig ures in the following table, which shows the number of inhabitants to each saloon, meat market, etc. : flaloon 21 T Meat market 770 Lawyer 450 Cigar shop DUO Grocery 877 Drug store v.uoo Doctor 700 Otliceholdur 120 The officeholders are at the head of the procession, au 1 the saloons come next, no tice the great iiruu there is from the saloon to the grocery aud meat market, both of which cater to tiie prime necessity of man kind food. TsV) Tribune remarks tiiat "there is one niViicipal and Government employe for eviiw 12) t'hicagouns, men, women and childrcy. that is a good record, aud it shows where the taxes ko. ' That pa per might well also remark that there is one saloon lor every zli people men, women aud children in Chicago, aud that this shows where t he mouev Koe. It shows why there is so much poverty In the slums of Chicago; it shows why vice is so rampant there; it shows why it is the breeding-place of anarchy and the hot-bed of socialism. Probably every ono remembers how in his childhood, the familiar adaire was dinned into his ears, "You can't have you cuke, and out ir, too. ' i ms adaio bus lis application to Chicago, and iu fact to every other city iu the luud. Poor men desire to become wealthy, but they desire also to satisfy their appetites aud passions at the same time. 4 utvuv uiutw. Good as Gold omtbualulloars thousands ot ptople over th SeMau derived (rum Baud's ssxsaperUU. hl thej m hirdir Aud worUl ta sxpress tlwlr cooBdemx la sad grktltuils for this medicine. "Worth lu weight in gold" Is favorite Miiressloa of them wsrai friends. If joa ax to need of good medicine to purlf) your blood, build up jour streugUi. curedyspep Ua, or create an appetite, U) Hood's Buraapartlla. N. B. be sure to get Hood's Sarsaparilla fold b all druorltu. SI: ats for V Jrepart4 Mir ii U. L UOOU OO. loweu, MH4 IOO Dotsea One Dollar Trivial CantM of TTar. Among tho curiosities of history Is tha oft-recurring fact that many of tho great ) wars of tho past have been Indirectly brouuht about bv triflng circumstances. Ono of tho wrs betwoen the Turkish Empire In tho tcnit.li of Its splendor and tho Venctinn Honublic was brought about i,y ti, (jire ( tho Pultun's physician ' m . H..,il, Loire. Tin, Indv nnd her mother oscned to Venice, and tho Sultan sent an oltlcinl after them to bring them back to Constantinople. The Venctinn Hepul lie Was at first willing to comply with the Sultnn's request, but the Indies succeeded in milking their cs cape to Ferrara, nnd from thenco to Ly ons, In Fiance. Tho Porto complained that theVenetinu Bcpnblic had not used due diligence, nnd ultin ntcly n terriblo war broko out over this trivial circum stance A contemporary historian snys: "The agent of the Venctinn Government at Constantinople informed the council that the reason of tho dispatch, of the Turkish Envoy to Venice was, to require on tho part of the Grand Slgncur, that a Smnish lady, named Mender., with hnr daughters, should be delivered up to tho Envoy, ami by him brought to Constan tinople. The common rumor was, that the Lady Mender, had promised to marry ono of her daughters to tho son of a man named liodrigucz, doctor to tho Grand Signeur. The lady, however, changed her mind, and lied with her daughters to Ferrnrn, where they remained under tho protection of the Duke for some time. It is now said that thry have gono from Ferrara to Lyons In order to real ir.u funds Invested there by tho late husband id tho Lady Mciidz. The emissary of tho Grand Signeur was by no means content with tho loss ol his prey, and there was trouble in consequence." This informa tion is contained in a letter written from Venice In July, 1549, by M. Morvillicr to Henry II. of France, tho object being to iuduco the King to uso his authority for the purpoco of sending tho Lady Mcndcz and her daughter to Constanti nople. The King sent to Lyons for this purpose, but found that the ladies had again taken flight, nnd were supposed to be at Antwerp. American Remitter. A Plant nnd Ant Partnership. A plnut known as tho bull's horn aca cia, of Central America, is reported to have eutcrcd into partnership with a certain species of nut. It not only pro vides this ant with food and drink, iu tho shape of tiny cgg-liko bodies on its leaves, nnd a sweet liquid coutnincd iu special wells on its stalk, but in addition it furnishes a commodious tenement for tho ant in tho hollow spines with which It Is armed. Iu return for theso favors the ant protects the acacia from its in sect enemies. iVw Orleant Timn-Dtmo- crat. A Clock of Ilrcnd Orniubs. The Milan museum has recently ctrae Into the posses-ion of a remarkable lock. This uuique timepiece is mado entirely of bread crumbs. A poor Italian workman mado it. hvery day he set apart a portion of his modest meal in order to carry out his curious project. The bread crumbs suved by him ho hardened by the addition of salt, and at last his tedious tssk is completed. tu- oago Herald. . Germany boasts a priest cluety-fivs years old. A mail who bun practice! modlclne for 4(1 j-carti ouKht to kuow bait from iiugar, road w hat he bays: toi.kik, u., Jiunmry u, ic".. Moiwvu. P. J. ('heiu'V & t 'o.liontU meu: I have biMu in the K'cnl yractlc of uiwllcino nr niota ycarm ana would bay nmi iu an my iractlce and extnTiunco havo uowr seen a .ire para, Ion that I could uroncrllMj with as much confldcucc of success u 1 can Ilnll slh tHrrh Clint. iniLiiiifHiliinil liv Voll. Have lri- pcrilod it atfTvnt many times and lt effect ta w onderful, aim wouia nay in roncine-ion mm i have vet to find a crho of catarrh that it would not cure, u tucy wouia utno u accuruiutf iu ui recuono. ioura truly, L. L. tioHKrcH, M. P., ()DI t. I'lTt hum m it Ht, Wo will irlve U for any i-hn? of catarrh tJmt CHttnot ho cured with Hall's Catarrh Cure, la ken internally r . J. (. iikney A t o., rmia.t luieuo, u. tW Sold by UruKh'iMn. i.'w. Tiik numher of tinvlim ton rims iu tho in terior of Jajau has increased very much of late. FITS tttooped free by 1k. Kuiivrs Orkai Nkhve U K8T011KK, No lit a after ami day's ue. Marvelous curtM. 'lYeatiim and 2 trial botU free. Dr. Kliuo, KJL Arch Su, fhtlu 1', If afflicted with nore eyes line Dr.Irviao Thomrv bon'u Kye-watur.Orufcststn etU at V.pr hot tit ' ONU ENJOYS Both the method and results when Byrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant end refrenbing to the tarte, and acta fentlyyet promptly on the Xiduevs, iver and Bowels, cleausea the sy tern effectually, dixpels colds, head aches and fevers aud cures habitual constipation. Kyrun of Figs is ihe only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleuniiig to the taste and ao ceptable to the stomnth, prompt in its action and truly beneuciol in t effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com mend it to all aud have made it the most popular remedy kuown, Pyrup of Fijs is for sale in 60o and II bottles Vy all leading drug ' gista. Any reliable druggmt wh may not huve 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. HAN fHANCIStCO. CAL, HBVHVIUt. r. HCW tout. 0 . PSinBIOMai-Uueall aol,llll:Rl ' ii diuinel. I. 1,-e for liu'reu-..'. .., j .-ar ex perience. Wr) Ic for I -a wa. A.V'. M VoHMica: i M y .... -..t- v ' ' ' O. I Mi.f Weak, Nkntouo. V'HrrcuaD mortal, rl 1 Kill It w kP Utalth ltd a.I?a?l trllabow. ttuta. a year. bainpleu free llr. J. II. II V K. Alitor, buffalo. N. V. HAY FEVER CURED TO STAY CURE0. We want the name and ad- areaaol every sulicrer in tha O AOTUP1 A U.S. ana Canada. Artdrest, a mo I mum i , HaroLd tij. iolaU, lit IrloNEY IN C'lIICKKNri. For m-'tc. m l'JD-paxu book, oxrleivat of a r4cllciii puullr rttiw-r Uurlutf carik it leaouti bow u ueutm Mua iart.UeMM. to tvwl fur aa0 rgVf-!'ia? a u it lor (atUiuiutfi wnkin IwwUU kve for tirwe.tliiir. a Alilr . bcvK i'L, B, Hult., Jt4 Luutua at, N. T. City. 0PYRi5ifr Tbei Stamped ovt blooil-poisons of every name) nnd rmturo, by Dr. k uvrco s tiolden JMcd ical Discovery. It's a mcuicinn that starts from tho bctrinnintr. It rouses every or gan into healthy action, purifies and enriches the) blood, and tlirotiRii it cleanses and renews tho tvholo sys tem. All Blood, Skin, find Scalp Diseases, from a common blotch or eruption to tho worst Scrofula, aro cured by it. l'or letter, ftait rhenra, Eczema, Krysip'das, Boils, Carbuncles, Soro Kyet itro or Thick Neck, and Knlai Hands, Tumors, and Swellings, . .in uno qtialed remedy. Don't think it's like tho sarsapa rillas. They claim to bo good for tho blood in March, April, nnd May. " Golden Medical Discovery " works equally well at all seasons. And it not only claim to do pood it guarantees it. If It doesn't benefit or cure, in every case, yon havo your money back. You pay only for tho good you get. For lnlrrnsl and External I'm. fltonn Pnln. Onmr. Inflammation tn botT or tlmtv lUcomntrlo. Otirr(Votirt, Athmii,rit1ii, (tnrTh, era Mi htk. I rtm. IUrrho, RiiriunftttHm. r?itrlKi, lm. t-k, Htlff Joint and flttnlna. I uM prtlniUn. trttx I rlo Kcla pot natiL 1. D. JiwintH r x sj,. iMMtiio, hub. DONALD KENNEDY. Of'Roxbury, Mass., says Kennedy's Medical Discovery cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep Seated Ulcers of 40 yea"' standing, Inward Tumors, and every discaso of tho slcin, ex cept Thunder Humor, nnd Cancer that has taken root. Price, $1.50. Sold by every Druggist in tho United States and Canada. ALL AHOI'T r.nmt TennrMee'a 1 I.I.IIA I A SHU MKKAT IIBWUWM l. kNOXVII.l.K hKNTIMkU UHlljr I mo. StK.i wiwkljr 1 your, 1; uuiiplM '8uocessfully Prosfloutea Clolmsy IjMo 1-rUiclp.l Eiititilnor U 8 Tounlou BuroKU. l.viaiu lut r, UiuUuiUialliigcluuia, kit) aliito d aye'Mcf.ctn - jr w - -mm ho use SAPS LI : IHs ? solid c&ke of-scounng soap, used for cleaning purposes. I asked a maid if she would wed, And in my home her brightness shed; She. faintly smiled and murmured low, "If I can have bAt'unu. P ISO'S MIMED FOll CAX """--' , WUw"',jJ i'h.-apest. Hi'll.'! Is ImmeUluW. A U1 Is Ctt'UilU, hor lold lu the ueau 11 lias uo cyuin. feat. u it i an Olniini-iit. ol which tinLrilii l'rlnu. ux Molil bv Address. Treasury BP J inYorniatgon, A Condensed Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge. Betas a hnojy U.-r. rcnrc um.n nrnrlr rrrr anlilnt lhn raa hn Iboiijiht af. Con. laiulug in a ronilrnu-a li.riu wlinl ran alltrrwlan ! Iriiranl ouly Irani a srrul uiuuy laran KurycluarillaH. Jlrllouarlr, Ac. WITH A COMPLETE ANALYTICAL I.10EX FOR READY REFERENCE. EDIT1JJ ItV TIIK ABI.BT TAI.KNT TIIK WOHI.D AKbUHIH. Ittslla-ahout ararly vry iil.Jr.tl umlt-r tb t. ... l. uuuu ...... u.ta f.. biM.w ca- uiiar Uiero r rrmiivMil ri'(cpriK- ! t would ltk to uul-r .an 1 111 I u- more utut, mij will, h, uuu-Ha hu Inmu I lirary ol ruMij booka to ref.'i- to, lie ivm li-arn nollilul; bul !it. wldi this one v.uunie hi mu turn mi ouoa to ilia Ikoki and nud the -. and tlijw;.oli- tlilmt la dourly and cor.cta.oy c.llncd. A vrry import, ant tMluroot llin b m la. 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No .mo nu-d oer b lKU"rnt of aur aut.jcci witn wns work at h. .,.1. amy rraa rtlnakl pnMW a rule encyclopedias aud work. of loU valuable Inloi-matl .n have been llu. l..k iiioal uu,-ht after, but, bcreiofoie, II a have lainin loo many yolumea aud loo ootlT lor tha aeorrul reader: but her. a liook la publlatiM in una VOLUMr!. at a low pi.. wlll.la tl.e moinaof 1 bore are parHKrul'h. lu A.trou.Hiiy aud uontrrapBy, M Uu Cueuiuury, I eat aud mm:mmm....99999f99 ' '"'JfJ.a...' Jk rr..T ".j...?;. r r "..."...""; urtiwn. liouon: 1 o. teacil tADII Uoa; lUlon Mhi,.a.y, J J U a f fuatfi man a-e. Literal u literature, etc.: man I blliMopliy, fi7 ot. a and Arta, 11V l.twra a Ui.-n.tuxe and the Klue Arta, Ml on brltlah ( ..nultutajn and Law, 111 ou Mteccliaueou. HubJ.wta aud Htalorlral Kkplaui , I lion Ancleut Hbilory, Uebrrwa, Uul.vlou ana, A.ajrluus etci M on MytlK.!. and uraclan Hl.uir, 49 ou Ancboit ureeoe tlrrdil.le l.lau.ry: Vna ou Ancient Roinaa aikl Miilevnl Hliry: til ou liL.t .ry o. All Nations Here are aome abl.revlul.nl extract: IJahi travel. lrl,wi nilloa lu a eo..nil pa( 60. William Shakea. eaio, the an-airat of all pueta aial draiuatt-ui wnahoru 1MI; dlrd ici6-rpae 143. The fainou. Kniah Ai uunla aa deatroyed la Ibe) Mae SJu li lut nt lawuled 1417 by John Uutlcuoi.ra putfe s. The yyramk'a are monumental toiuoa of tne I'ltaraohi, and arc from e.tf- V U 4.0HI yeura old-puae rl. bound uavela at the rale of I l& feel r arxond pae 4J. A.aop, the fainou. writer of fablra, wa a lirerk alave, who 1 1 red In the 6 b cunt nr., 11. l pane luu. amnroaie, in aiymoen.,, wa. ... ft4a. Tlia art rartb.iuake v. biuu 5U,IU0 lubablluuta la eight inlnute. 1i-um, ca'h .-.(. uutatttiiluiC the powur I fiuiiajj.uuii MiUttrt utile lmuto 2,1. Tlu I akt. aaUAapa. .AIUtrill Ill.(l..llM 4 it Lit 6 Curiilca, 1769; iiui 1S21 111. Amtiw-n HWer, ... ....i- a jl'h 4fi.u ..f iiHi.ikrur" wenia nialUin of female warriors 'MX t'rwiu, km, la Aila, rnouwl fur tila rwat wtwllti u aahuutu.n, tlret l-ildeait of the 0. H j born .n uaiem, ITcat; dlod, llw-ue. HaaUle .a - ... o..-T. .i L. , tifj Uuliu.r'.n.niruu U a uauiuetlxe.1 nar tlr. Invented lUbu. l.uu 'r Vauae.-4k.tl. 1 he am. .i,l. . l-... -. ..... . k... .ii h Ifi... I...r.tlu. Il u. IrunoKJI.Ie for any luujlllaeul l!rai.n tereaied. From beKlunlug to cud It U ' KB atru. uv. and enu ttatulutf. II oorer. alruoat olUPTi t KM t4 la atampa, puaUd aota BOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE, NO MORE DOCTORS FOR Mil They ssld I wns eoinuniptlTe, sent me to Flnrldn, told mo to keep qul.t, no exelte tnent, snd BO tennis. .Tust think of It I On dsy I found a little Wk culled 'Guide to ITpsltli,' ly Mrs. J'liikliem, snd In it I found out wliftt nlli-d mo. Bo I wrote to her, not s lovely reply, told mo Jurt what to do, nnd I sm In splendid linnlth now' LYDIA E, PINKHAM'ScoTpound conquers nil tlioso wenknesws and sllmrata so prevnlcut anion j women, snd restores per foot health. All Druggist sell It as a stnnrinrt ertl- tle, or sent liy mull, In form of fills o JiOtpnges, on receipt of $1.00. f")lr, F1iilkft'.lMMit("flMMll.ftltliil RtlMft, 1JT Mlirallj IHaMMlH. wwl rwt,t riw Lydia I. PlnHhAiw Mod. Co., Lynn. M a as "August Flower Tlte Hon. J. W. Fenniinore is the Sheriff of Kent Co., Del., and lives at Dover, the County Seat and Cap ital of the State. The sheriff is a gentleman fifty-nine years of age, and this is what he says : "I have " used your August Flower for sev " eral years in tny family and for my ' own use, and found it doe me " ntore good than any other remedy. " I have been troubled with what X ' call Sick Headache. A pain comes " in the back part of my head first, " nnd then soon a general headache "until I become sick and vomit. " At times, too, I have a fullness " after eati ng , a pressure after eating " at the pit of the stomach, and " sourness, when food seemed to rise " tip in my throat and mouth. When rr . .i :r t 1 ieel tins coming on 11 x iu " little August Flower it relieves " me, and is the best remedy I have " ever taken for it. For this reason "I take it nnd recommend it to . " others as a great remedy for Dys "pepsia, &e." G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer, j WnKlhurv. New Icrscv. U. S. A. k r m u :io fully warranted' 5 Ton Scales $60Pwei6htPaip AONEStrBlNGHAMTON,NY. FRAZERr&fK! UtJiV Iff THE MOItL.l (ST liut Ui UcnulDa, UIILHtfk Bold Krerywaw. ifcUnscrbGrnarrieX: y -portt refuse n nitiiill nnrtlrlP Is npnlli-u to tli dnik - ulsts or wnt by "mil. I'UtH or MMit tv mall K T. HAZK1T1MIC. narreu. ol General m urns and, Instnvl of I !( an I Uirruao crmptr In . v,., I.w IIiMl 111 rtWd IUK U Mfly MUy ...n. ui.l an.l ouo liiallir w Ulrll llio icriu'rnl roil all. tKK how tborounhly tleneral auowieuice la (.eoloicy, ftllaerul.Myy, ITT - T t? R I "1" C5 ""u A."lnuJ c." iJKJ V Km 14 I W J , - ' a tuiv, rVun.'e, tlenna. oorurml at l.ltiUo, In dritrui ce COMPLETE INDEX. ubjim iL'ti. HoiunMaira TriiiDiv ww ut Kva of a bmtorrty itrntulns l7,u of an eye 77. Eartli's (turfac la Utwk-pnue 24U. NaiMdetrii, burn In HoutH ampticA; wiui a kuU'hUit louarnt lu (he w.irl.l; ,UuU tullnaj kuU:hUi(tAl, HiHtltuU-d ia. Amniout ere reaolie. to the huntil of 49 mile. 17. Ibe "Uor- of 1'h, rula Ul tike barueaa of but oxetl to oia-n ilie book, on any l axe, without : beoomrn tn- (DMilSMii BAMJ or the rutlre Held of Leaiuuu or a.lir. 134 Leonard St. WIJCIXIK. uaetul. la Aeut poel, aid ou reoslpt New York City. ai
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