IIOLD UP YOUR HANDS:
BOW BRAVE STAGE MEW DEFY
THE FIERCE ROAD AGENTS.
Hunger Initio litfte ot t he Men Who
i Precede tho Hallway Engineer
.. (ml Conductor.
The stags from Auburn to Forest Hill
"wiu bothered by stngo robbers a fovr
years ago, nnl s shotgun messenger was
put on to protect it, says tho Sun Fran
cisco Examiner. On the first trip out ho
Was expecting trouble because the box
contained a Inrgo sum of money, mi l
when, nt a turn in tho road, a man
stepped out with a rifto in his hands,
tho messenger did not wait for any
order to halt, but blazed away and filled
with buckshot a prominent citizen of
the county.
The prominent citizen boing dead, his
friends asserted that ho was going out
on tho road to guard a dangerous spot
and assist in protecting tho stae, and
that tho messenger had mado a deplor
able mistake and had lire! tot soon.
There Whs no evidence to show that the
man intended to hold up tho s(a ,'e, be
cause tho messenger didu'tgivo him time
to order the driver to stop, but there are
folks In Placer County who insinuate
that it is no dead suro thing that the
messenger made such of a mistake after
all. They say thnt a man who. goes out
on tho road with a riilo to assist a shot
gun mcsseuger in protecting a stae,
without taking tho precaution to notify
the messenger that he will bo there, has
inoro public spirit than good sense, and
their grief over his death is greatly miti
gated by tho reflection that the
number of fools is diminished by one.
Black Bart was almost always success
ful in his attempts upon stages, but he
(lidn't fool with messengers very often.
He made a mistake once, and tried to
hold up tho Laporto and Marysvillo
stago when George Hickctt was on the
bos. Hackctt jut missed blowing the
top of his head off, and B.trt retired to
the woods with two buckshot in his
scalp. About three miles further alon-r
the road another ambitious rond agent
showed up, aud Hackctt again unlioi
bcred his gun. The second robber ran
away, leaving a trail of blood.
Messenger C. H. Ward, who had a
brush with Road Agent Miller near Red
ding last March, and missed killing Mil
ler only because the hamrasr of his gun
was bent and didn't strike tho primer,
has had several lively meetings on the
road.
k In 1881 TVarJ was on the stage going
from Cloverdale to Mcndociuo City. In
the night two men sprang out of the
woods and ordered tho driver to stop,
but the stago was on a steep down grade
' and tho driver couldn't have stopped if
he had wanted to. The selection of such
a piece of road as the eceno of a hold-up
showed that the robbers wero amateurs
and did not understand the art of stage
robbing. Ono of them tired almost im
mediately after giviug tho order to halt,
and filled Ward's hand with a lot of
ragged bits of lead. His weapon ap
parently was a musket, aud in pluee of
shot he had loaded it with scraps whit
tled from a bullet.
Ward returned the fire and hit ono of
the robbers, and as he turned iu his scat
to get another shot a ride bullet fired by
the second robber plowed through the
breast of his coat and made a hole in ihe
driver's hat. The tiring frightened the
horses, and they ran down the grade and
took the coach out of range. Ward's
hand was badly mangled, but not per
manently disabled.
News of the robbery was wired that
night to San Francisco, and-the next day
Detective Thacker went to the scene to
investigate the affair. Ho was joined by
"Don" Stanley, Sheriff of Mendociuo,
' and the wounded messenger.
' The three officers first carefully exam
ined the ground where the men stood
when they ordered the driver to stop, and
there they found an axe and coffoe-sacK.
Spots of blood were discovered on the
ground, and some broken brush cbs : by
Bhowed that the charge of buckshot tired
by Ward had passed about tho height of
a man's knee. Clearly the robber had
beon hit in the upper part of the leg.
Nothing else was found there, and
the three officers begau the slow aud
tedious woik of trailing the robbers
through the woods. They had gone
over the mountains toward the coast and
bad about thirty-six hours' start. The
officers did not expect to catch up with
them, because the robbers not only had
long start, but could travel faster than
the pursuers, who hud to follow tkeir
trail. The most expert trailer must go
slowly at times, and frequently he is de
layed a loug timo by losing tho tracks
and being obliged to niuko circuits iu or
der to find them again.
' - In tho pursuit of the Mcndociuo rob
bers Thacker and his companions spent
about a week in the mouutains, but they
never caught the robbers.
' John Martin, of Culistoga, brother-in-law
of Charley Foss, and himiclf, a
noted stage-driver, Is tin. inventor of a
method of knocking nut road agents
without the assistance of a shotguu mes
senger. Martin had a job of hauling a
treasure box over the mouutains one
dark night, and as there wero no pas
sengers he hitched to a light bu.'gy a
pair of well-bred, mettlesome horses be
longing to himself, instead of using auy
of the stage company's stock. The
horses were fleet and spirited aud had
been trained to obey their master's voice.
They would stop instantly ut a word, or
spring forward at a run, and when Mar
tin was behind them the reins and whip
were scarcely needed at all.
At a dark and lonesome place in the
road, when tho horses wero jogging
along easily, a man stepped out from the
brush with a gun in his hand and stood
directly in front of the team. Martin
barely caught sight of the dark figure,
and, sizing up the situation iu a flush,
he leaned forward and spoke sharply to
Lis horses.
The spirited animals leaped
ahead as il they had been stung, ami in
the Bret bound the horse on tho off side
struck the robber fuirly in tho breast
and sent him down with a crash on the
bard road. Tho nniiuul'a hind boofs
struck with a mutlled souud, there was a
low moan from under the buggy, and as
the team flow along Martin glanced over
bis tbouldur aud caught u glimpse of a
durk form lying motionless iu the road.
The botdues and activity of Roil
Agent Sharp and hi purtner Djwd ou
the Aurora line in lbhO made lupines
lively for thu dtoetivex an 1 traileri.
The tag was held up with exasperating
regularity, and ev-u horsemen and foot
pasHeugers were stoppt 1 aud rohljud on
the road, q'ho otlie.c.rs engaged a num
ber of 1'iuto.s to track the robbers, hav
ing a notion that thu Iudiitu could fol-
low a trail like a bloodhound. The
trail from the scene of ono of the rob
beries led into a barren, rocky stretoh of
country, and the Piutes made slow pro
gross in following it in. They had to
examine the rocks minutely for scratches
anil marks, and even the best of them
found it difficult to tell what rocks had
been disturbed.
While the officers nnd Indians were
pirooting around among the rocks Sharp
and his partner slipped back to the road
and held up tbo stage on the return trip
at the same point. That piece of im
pudence aroused tho express company's
ire, and a Thole army of shotgun mes
sengers were ordered up to Nevada.
Sharp and Dowd wero making good
hauls and growing rich, and they de
termined to work the line for all there
was in it while they could. They held
up the stage from Aurora to Bodie one
afternoon, and lay in wait for the stage
going the other way. Messenger Tobie
and a side partner were put upon that
stago, and upon approaching tho turn of
the road where they expected to get into
a scrape Tobie got down nnd examined
the ground. ITe found footprints, aud
was following them, when he came upon
a breastwork of rocks. Sharp and Dowd
sprang out, covered him with their guns
and ordviedhiin back toward tho coach.
Tobie had left his shotgun on the coach
and obeyed the order. The robbers fol
lowed him and kept telling him not to
make any breaks or they would shoot.
"Nobody is making any breaks," re
plied the messenger. "You are doing
all the talking, and I guess you'll do all
the shooting that's done." As ho backed
up to tho wheel of the coach and behind
tho side lantern. Tobie whispered to his
comrade: "Pass down my gun."
Ho got tho weapon without letting it
be seen, and its soon an Dowd enme with
in sight of the lantern Tobie fired a charge
of buckshot into his breast and killed
him instantly. The messenger then ran
around the coach to get a shot nt Sharp,
but Sharp got in his work first and hit
Tobie in the arm. The other messenger
fired at random and Sharp disappeared
in the brush.
The two messengers went back to a
house beyond a turn in the road to fix up
Tobie's arm, leaving tho driver with tho
coach. No sooner had they gono out of
sight thnu Sharp stepped back into tho
rond and compelled the driver to hand
out tho express box, with which he dis
appeared. Dowd's bank-book, showing
large deposits in the Hibcrnia Bank, was
the clew that led to the capture of Sharp,
who was sent to prison in Nevada for a
term of twenty years. Sharp is entitled
to the distinction of being the only road
agent who ever got away with a box
guarded by Wells-Furgo'a sawed off
shotguns.
WISE WORDS. '
The parlor is the matrimonial market
place.
Are you a man or woman, or are
a part of the publict
you
Do not grow old ; It is both unneces
sary and iucxcusable.
There is no perfume like a fresh-turned
furrow in tho spring.
Tl e trouble with the crank Is thnt ho
will turn only one way. -
The lark rehearses not and men do not
catch the secret of his singing.
There is more good common senso la
the French duel than in any other kind.
Children warm the world; there is a
wintry landscape in a grayboard's faco.
Carving whito pino goods boxe , with a
pocket kuifo U a profession and not a
trade.
Thre are two ways to forgo ahead, and
you eg men are frequently getting them
mixed:
He said, "Qcod morrow, neighbor,"
nnd "I wish you well." And I said,
"Canst lend me gold?" And ho bade
me good-bye.
Learn your business thoroughly. Keep
nt one thing; in nowise change. Always
be it haste, but never in a hurry. 0!'
sert'e system in all you do and under
take. Labor and pluck are tho invincible
heroes who win success; they strike out
new paths, create, contrive, think, plau,
originate, take all legitimate risks, toil to
surmount obstacles, push forward, and
win renown by success. Tho glorious
galaxy of successful busiuess meu and il
lustrious authors havo all been hard
workers.
The Mosquito at Last Circumvented.
A correspondent who has had consid
erable experience in camping says that
out of sympathy with thousands who
have elected to spend more or less of
their summer under canvas be would
like to make known the way in which he
once secured lusting peace from the arch
enemy of the camper, the mosquito.
Ho was camped on the bsuU of a lake
aud tho mosquitoes hung around in
clouds, so that sleep was out of the ques
tion. After trying every expedient he
could think of, he found among his
stores a piece of gum camphor. Taldug
a piece about tho size of a walnut ho
placed it on a tiu place and set fire to It.
It burned as readily as pitch, with a
clear, bright flame, and apparently no
smoke, but it acted like a charm. In
two minutes the hated ping of the mos
quito had ceased and in five minutes not
one of the tormcnters remained within
tho walls of the tent. Theu covering
his one window with mosquito netting,
ho slept undisturbed tbo sleep of the
just. It may, however, be well to state
that whilo tho fumes of gum camphor
are distasteful to the mosquito, they are
Dot particularly beneficial to humau be
ings, and under similar conditions it
woull be advisable for the camper to
see that a supply of fresh air is intro
duced into the teut before going to
sleep. L'hi&ujo Xeai.
Co i. sul Nearly Thirty Tears.
,Tuu 1 1 N. Navarro, Consul General in
Xew York City of tho Mexican Republic,
took charge of the consulate iu lbt3 and
has remained at his post ever since. He
never grows tired of praising this coun
try and becomes enthusiastic when speak
ing of what our country will be iu the
future. Speaking Dot long ago about
the changes which have tuken place in
Mexico within the lust ton years, the
features of the veterau Consul became
animated, his eyes flashed brightly,
when suddeuly a cloud eoetuoJ to pass
over his face as he exclaimed: "You are
happy in being young, as you will prob
ubiy see Mexico occupying the place
which belongs to her among the nations
of the world. I am already too old to
have that satisfaction, but I console
myself iu seeing my country in a pro
gressive puth before I die." Qhictiyo
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
XBnodENB HMtTLSlOH FOR Tl ANT I.ICR.
The following kerosene emulsion will
bo found very effective in ridding grape
vines and other garden bushes of plant
lice: Mix two parts kerosono with one
part soft soap, and use one cup of the
emulsion to a pail of water. If the ker
osene and sonp do not readily unite by
stirring, add four parts toiling water
and then stir. If used very strong, the
emulsion may injure tho follago, so it is
better to add a little too much sonp than
not enough. iu York Voice.
TOO MUCH FKRTIMZEn.
It is quite possible to overdue in the
matter of fertilizers, aud this fact has
been brought out fully at a number of
experiment stations. Fertilizers are a
good thing when they are needed In tho
soil for the crop, but they are not always
needed. It is always well to have a
small surplus of plant food in tho soil,
but beyond that it is not profitable. It
is truo that additional fertilizer may
bring an increase of crop, but too
frequently, upon a rich soil, thnt in
crease is at a loss. It is not tho largest
crop that is always tho ' most profitable,
for an iucreaso of yield may cost too
much. American Ariculturut.
SWELLED TUVIOAT IX CATTLE.
This disease is mostly due to the use
of water that is deficient in mineral mat
ter or bus an excess of lluie iu it, and
prevails chiefly in mountain districts
where granito rocks abound nnd iu lime
stone regions. The water in such places
is soft and without lime, or has too
much of it, but ofttm contains a largo
quantity of potash, which seems to ex
ert a bad cflect on the animals which
drink it, and causes the swelliug of tho
salivary glauds to which this Dame is
given. Tho use of iodine is considered
as a Rprcllle, if there is any such thing,
for this disease. This is given in doses
of one drain for a horse, or two drams
lor a cow, or half that quantity for small
animals, daily in bran mash or in cut
food, aud is used externally on the
swelling iu tho form of tho tincture or
1 ointment, well rubbed into tho skin.
New York Timet.
FOWLS AS GLEANERS.
It matters not how much euro be exer
cised in gathering tho grain crop, uioro
or less of it is certain to be left on tho
field in the shape of loose kernels, single
heads and titterings. Sheep and hogs,
if turned in promptly, will eat a portion
of this ungathered crop, but they are not
often wanted thus early in stubblo
ground, especially if it is uowly seeded.
Hence a farmer having a field near the
4arn can utilize this scattered grain by
letting the fowls all out nt once in tho
morning, iuducing them to follow him
to the field by scattering grain before
them, remaining in tho field with them
half au hour, or until they scatter about
in search of food. Practise this for two
or three mornings, and they will visit
the field often during the day.
By this plan tho fowls not only fatten
rapidly, but they nro away from tho
houso and barn buildings, look better
and are healthier than when depending
upon food fed to them. I have known
instances where fowls have been induced
to forage nearly half a mile from the
buildings. Not only is loose grain read
ily utilized by them, but insects of all
kinds, and in their season grasshoppers
are their favorite food. The Examiner.
ritOTKCTlNO STOCK.
In most pastures there are more or less
trees that afford shado sufficient to pro
tect the animals feeding in them during
the warmest portions of the day. Where
this is not the case, I think there should
be some temporary provision made for
affording it, suggests an Ohio farmer,
for it seems but little short of downright
cruelty that there should bo no place in
a pasture where cattle can lie down out
of the hot sunshine. This is more likely
to occur when cattle are turned into the
hai vested grain field than anywhere else,
and this Is easily provided for by putting
up one or more open sheds which will
furnish the required shade and which can
be quickly moved to another field if
necessary. Tho material can be of tho
roughest and cheape description, and
can be taken down aud stored away un
til tho next season. When there is not
enough natural shade this is not only a
dictate of humanity, but it is profitable
in a pecuniary way to provide comfort
able retreats for domestic animals,
whether it be from the heat of the sun
or from storms. A simple shed without
any boardmg-up of sides or ends is all
that is necessary, and under this the
weaker cattle are less liable to be injured
by others thuu in one inclosed ou three
sides. X$ York World.
PROBLEMS IN AOntCCLTUl:E.
There are problems in agriculture as
importaut as those in science, and often
as difficult to bo determined with exact
ness. Large crops can only be produced
upon lauds that are naturally fertile or
on such as havo been made so artificially
by the use of manures or commercial
fertilizers. To keep a fertile soil from
degenerating under continued cultiva
tion and to restore fertility to an impov
erished one are agricultural problems
that demand a high degreo of intelligent
auu careiui iarming ior tneir solution
A previous good preparation of the soil
is necessary before land is seeded to
grass, and different degrees of deep or
shallow plowing aro advocated as a prep
aration, or as aftor cultivation for vari
ous other crops. Aloug with the use of
concentrated fertilizers it is always im.
portant that there should be decayed
vegetable matter; otherwise the plant
looa will not be in well balanced propor
tions. This includes all crops, and sug
gests the reason why the results from
manufactured fertilizers are often disap
pointing.
The manure of animals furnishes in a
concentrated form tho fertilizing prop
erties of tho vegetation they have con
sumed, of which a part is taken up aud
assimilated in their growth, and a part,
in tho condition of excrement, is re
turned to the soil. Thus, barnyard
manure and commercial fertilizers go
well together, aud the amount that may
be protitably applied to land depends
largely on the increased production from
their use. The value of tho increased
production, however, is not to be meas
ured by its quantity ulonu without taking
the cost of the fertilizers luto the calcu
lation. Where it is manifest that purchasing
fertilizers is unprolitalile, the farmer's
only remedy is to keep his lauds in good
heart by a judiciom rotutiou of crops.
This alone is a problem for which no
ironclad rule will ajVly, aud quo many
farmers fail to solve to their own satis
faction after repentod years of trial.
Sew York World.
(MALL C1IKBRB.
A subscriber wishes directions for
making small cheese that take but forty
or fifty pounds of milk. The fresh
sweet milk is curdled by the use of ren
net tablets. But too much should not
be used as it makes a harj cheese. About
four quarts of cheeso will make a pound
of cheese. The curd should be used
fresh and before it has coolod. If it Is
cooloil it should be warmed up to ninety
degrees. A largo dish pan or a tub
will do for a vat whore but a small
amount of milk is used.
After tho rennet is stirred In leave the
milk in a warm place for about an hour
wLen the curd is set.
A convenient way of setting the curd
is to lay a square of muslin in the pan,
securing the ends and pouring tho milk
into the muslin. Whoa the curd Is set
tho corners and edges of tlie muslin are
drawn together and tied, nnd the whole
lifted out and hung up to drain. As
soon as tho whoy is drained off tho curd
is put into a mold of any shape or sizo
desired. Have them male of maplo,
beach or of tin. Tucy must be without
top or bottom.
Mats of rushes, or clean rye or whoat
straw may bo used to rest the molds upon
whilo tho choose is making. The mats
aro placed upon a cloth which absorbs
the moisture. The molds and tholr con.
tents nro turnod daily for throe days and
If desired are sprinkled with salt at each
turning. If to be eaten fresh they will
bo ready In three days. If intended for
future use thoy must bo removed to a
dairy house or cellar and kept curing
for six weeks or two mouths, boing
turned every day aud laid upon a lattice
shelf. Tho flavor of thc-chccso is im
parted during the curing process, nnd
may bo varied to suit tho taste of tho
maker by wrapping them In powdered
sweet herbs, cloths dipped In vinegar,
etc., etc. Farm, FicUl and stockman,
FARM AND QARDEK NOTES.
Tho hens' laying thin shelled eggs is
often caused by a lack of gravel.
When the hens are confined a moss of
cooked meat will promote laying.
Do not sell off all the old hens. Coop
some of them for mothers next spring.
Old geese should not bo sold; thoy
furnish the most and best feathers; sell
the young and keep tho old,
To hntch out late chickens, the best
place to uiako the ncsU is upon the
ground. A moreeven heat and moisture
will bo secured.
In nenrly all cases chickens should bo
separated from tho old hens whenever
they aro full-feathored. Separate them
and let the hens go to laying.
After the first two or three days it is
important that young poultry should bo
provided with a good variety of food iu
order to maintain a healthy growth.
Store away the sorghum seed, so me
millet and sunflower seed, a good bunch
of clover hny, as well as corn, oats aud
wheat, to feed tho poultry during the
winter.
One advantage in buylng-nccded breed
lng fowls the latter part of summer or
early fall is that a better selection can be
had and the fowls .be purchased at a
lower price.
If young chickens are well-fed so as
to make a rapid growth they ought to
be ready to market when they aro six
weeks, and at latest when they are two
months old.
It is said that heading back all tho
leading shoots of tomato plants three to
six inches, from late July until late Au
gust, will increase the yield with an im
portant gain in carlines3.
Keep tho March and early April pul
lets for laying. If given comfortable
quarters they will lay regularly tho greater
'part of the winter. Late hatched pullets
will rarely lay before spring.
This is a good time to cull tho apiary
and substitute poor queens with other,
The colonies that have done well, hav
jng a large number of bees, are the ones
to select. These are worm double the
price of others that havo just made a liv
ing without replenishing the purse of
their keeper.
"Allow about two square inches of
drone comb in one of the outside fraraos
of each hive," is tho advice of O. M.
Doolittlein American lite-Keeper. "Then
you will know just where to look for it,
and can shave off the drones' heads every
twenty days, and tho bees will not try
so hard to build drone comb elsewhere."
Geese and ducks can be picked regu
larly until cool weather in the fall, and
if properly managed the feathers will
pay nearly or quite as well as the eggs,
This and next month are the best fcr
hatching all kinds of poultry aud the
work should be pushed along as rapidly
as possible. Generally late hatchings arc
less profitable.
Tho statement of a Western farmer
that ho has been trying forty years to find
the most profitable methods of storing
and feeding coarse feed and grain, and il
not sure ho has yet succeeded, is worthy
of note as showiug the difficulties with
which the live-stock owner is obliged to
contend. It might also furnish a much
needed lesson iu modesty to somewould
bo instructors whoso years are few and
whose theoretical knowledge is consider
ably more exteusivo than their actual ex
perience. Canine Sagacity.
The following story comes from Stone
Lake, lad. : "A gentleman living ou
the banks of the lake has a small spaniel
dog that is tho pet of the family. A
neighbor owned a vicious English bull
dog that seemed anxious to fight and
kill the little spaniel at any opportunity.
Strenuous efforts were made to keep the
dogs apart, but through the thoughtless
ness of some little children the dogs met
on the banks of the lake aud the little
spauiol begun his fight for life. He
adroitly mauaged to get the bull-dog to
the edge of the water and then got him
where lie had to swim. After this dis
play of intelligence his battle was a
good deal more tliau half won, for he
had tho bull-dog at his mercy and in a
very short time had him drowned."
Detroit Free Jixm.
Arms as Thick us a Lead Pencil.
Mrs. Irving, of Irving Mills, Peun.,
has given birth to a very small baby. Iu
weight three duys after birth was only
three pounds. The mother is very proud
of her small offspring, which despite its
diminutive size is healthy and thriving.
An idea of its dimensions may be gaiued
when it is stated its arms ure about the
thickuess of an ordinary lead pencil.
H'imMivv titar.
TEMPERANCE.
rRAimr in rttAifcav
A rpnt convention of French nlivMotnns
rrorrt that Inanity from alcoholic uiw la
more prevalent In tlint country than rl-whm-e.
In tho last neventoim year Inannlty
hiw Iripnwwxl thirty nor cent, nnd almost
entirely in thi branrlim of alcoholic Insanity
and of general parnlystn. Vnry little in
crww is noticed In mnnia, melancholia and
chronic iloliriiim, anil therefore alcohol nnd
ovxrwork nro responslhle for nsrmt of the in
crease. Th proportion of women anions
these Invrorupe is about one-flf til. Tha iikh
of alcoholic liquors by the French tmoiile.
taken as a whole, la not much Greater than
in other countries; but their nervous, hlirh
strung nnturee cannot rtnml the effect so
weu as tho stollil iliitisher or phlegmatic
Oermniw. Americans in their peculiar
nervous temper tneiits and nervous life, re.
semnie ne rrencn more then either the
English or the Germans, an 1 their constitu
tions are more suxceptlble to thf poison of
the alcohol. This has everything to rlo iu
producing Insanity from this cause.
Wit srrKCT or muxk os woniuxasit.
The firm of Snmtiel C. Tntnm ft Co., whrj
have a largo foundry and machine sbopstn
i mcinimll, u., anil who are
known all over that State, ny.
are very widely
A drinking: nmn will turn out ton to
twenty per cent, less work than a non-
nruiKer, ana in ainnttou it is apt to be dofoc-
nve nnu require overnnulinir. This Is espe
cially true of heavy beer drinkers. A worlc
inKiunn may tnnior with whisky to a very
couxhlernblo extent anil still be capable of n
bright Men or suggestion; but not no wh
beer-(lrlner: they lieooine lnvy, wvlilen.
lack ambition nnd seldom vary the inoileof
their work. hen one workman drinks too
much it efrecte tho work of others, on the
principal that a "little leaven leavens the
whole lump." The workmen of a shoo are
partsof a great machine, nnd the innbilit v of
a part to perform its functions will derungo
tne wnnie. i no amount or this derangement
will be in exact proportion to the number of
inrt atlectetl. The employer pays for What
le gets. If drink rlecreniies n man's output
ten to twenty per cent, he will receive that
much less, or the employer will retire from
business, unless he can command sufllcipnt
sober help to make up the shortage of tho
drinkers. Arbitration of lnbor ililitculties
would be an exceedingly ensy matter, and
long strikes would be unheard of. If saloons
were closed. All tho trouble we ever had
with our hands could be tincod directly to
saloon uinuence."
The testimony of many others is exactly
inline with the above. That the bnhit of
steady drinking impairs the quality of work-
nmiKhlp wherever skilled handiwork is In
volved, is too patent toquestion. The trem
bling hands of a habitual drinker cannot have
that firm, strong, yet light and sure touch
which is a sine qua non for first-class work.
the befu Idled brain loses its power of ao
curate judgment; the unxteady eye does not
remnin the safe, sure guide it can become by
training, when iu its normal condition. Not
only is the quality of the work impaired, but
its quantity is decreased. If the working
man is paid by the pier.', or the quantity.
this does not directly net unfavorably on the
employer's pocket; but it doee indirectly, by
requiring more men to do a given amount of
work within a certain time, it ne works ty
the day he is nn expensive luxury, and wil
be certain of discharge on some pretext. An
other point made by Messrs. Tatum it Co.,
which is so true and so important that it
should meet with attention from every labor
union or other association of workliigmvn.
is that a a drinking man has a generally bad
effect on the whole establishment In which
he is employed. As the above lotter truly
says, "workmen are but the porta of ono
great machine, aud the inability of any part
to discharge its functions accurately aud
projierlv deranges the whole." Sacred
Heart lltvieu:
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTTS.
Fashionable men in Paris and London are
now usiug electricity as a cure for excessive
tippling.
The French peasant is said to be changing,
for the worse. He is losing both his thrift
and sobriety. He has taken to drink like
the inhabitants of thi city slums, aud bis
thirst is for brandy.
A successful competitor for the prir.s in a
foot-race made this graceful temperance
speech in accepting it: "Gentlemen, 1 have
won this cup by the use of my legs; I trust
that I may never loee the use of my legs by
the use of this cud."
Cardinal Manning says that the chief bar
to the working of the Holy Spirit of Uod in
tho souls of men and women is intoxicating
drink. Though I have known men and
women destroyed for all manner of reasons,
yet I know no causa that clTects them with
such universality of steady power as this
curse of drink.
A Congo native, who has been taught to
read and write, has just sent a letter, his first
to the Archbishop of Canterbury. It reads
as follows: "Ureat and good chief of the
tribeof Christ, greeting: The humblest of
your servants kisses the bom of your gar
ments and begs you to send to his fellow
servants more gosiel aud less rum. In the
bonds of Christ, Ugalia."
The Washington 1'o.it, commenting upon
the effect of the prohibition of the liiUor
traflle within one mile of the Soldiers' Home,
says "Heal estate has ta'ten a boom every
where within the prohibition sone." It adds
that "the atwlition of the liquor traffic
throughout all that section of the city mode
real estate investors eager to get bold of
property there," and that "there is no other
part of the city or district where an absolute
absence of the liquor business is assured."
Summer
Weakness
Losa of Appetite, 8ick
Headache, and That Tired
Feeling are cured by
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
DONALD KENNEDY
Of Roxbury, Mass., says
Kennedy's Medical Discovery
cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep
Seated Ulcers of 40 years'
standing, Iuward Tumors, and
every disease of the skin, ex-,
cept Thunder Humor, and
Cancer that has taken root.
Trice, $1.50. Sold by every
Druggist in the United States
and Canada.
ALL
AUUUT Kant 'leu a kiSK
AUik: weekly 1 yew. l; umilt4 Jt
FOR OLD AND YOUNG.
Tutt'iMvor IMIU art m kfarily on th
clillU, tlie i Ileal) Inmate r liiliiiu old
k, aa UMu the vigorous man,
Tnii's Pills
give tone and Htrenifth to the weak atuu
ac-hf bowel, kidut:auil bladder
E
E
1 liv future UrwM." Never
uuf uru ha (it future xrvmb-
uum(h it yuuuK oily Immux j
tiwuvut laud uMtured. All
UUi iiMVe Uiolt iaxrft) cll-
it aul flerr U Uu l laUe
Flilif. rV-lllil Plrtl
lutrojOil of Uta New
T
uuruMioe my itatrou m profit.
OiA'ti itc&lUimoe I, of
r rite lor DturUu
UI A K. 11 OK, U
est men I Utuker. i'itrre, baulk litvi
Cnrlong Cam of Color DHndnem.
The London Lantet publishes a curi
ous case of color blindess. Tho patient
was an engine-driver in Ilussia, about
forty years of ago, whose vision was per
fect until 1889. Then he began to suffer
from violont headaches, due to over
exertion and insufficient sleep, which
wore followed by a loss of all powor to
distinguish colors. Everything appeared
to him to bo red, nnd he was obliged
to throw up his position. Dr. M. llcich,
who examined him, could discover no
disease, but found his Bight, focus, nnd
sensation of light normal. Iu May, 181)0,
tho man again submitted lumsolf for ex
amination, declaring that his senso of
color had been restored. This proved
to bo tho fact. The Ixinort thinks that
"this case seems to show that sensation
of color Is perfectly independent of
physiological function."
J. C Plmpnn, Mnrqness, W.Va., enysi
"Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me of a very bud
case of calarrh." Dmgnlwls k'H it, 7Ac.
Knurr will ) ut up a gun foundry in China.
Excellent (iprinnlile
For a personal lnsieetion of the magnificent
resources of tho territory tributary lo the
Chicago A Northwestern Hallway will lie af
forded by a series of HerveHt KxcnrHlon lo
points In northwestern limn, iMinncnotit,
North and Month Jiiiknto, Nebraska, Wyom
ing, I'tah. Idaho. Colorado nnd Montnnn.tor
which tickets will he sold nt grentlv reduced
rates, i trciilars giving full informal Ion will
be mailed on mini leal Ion in V. A. Thmll.Ucn-
ernl I'nssenger Ticket Agent, Chicago, 111.
Tickets c-au be procured of your nearest ticket
ttronL
Children Tense I'or It.
Pr. Tloxslu's Certain Croup Cure Is a boon to
rhHdreu who are attacked with croup or acme
congestive colds. Hold by druggists or mailed
on receipt of 60 cte. Add
Address A. 1'. Uojiiu,
Uullulu, N. y.
r'lTS stopped free by Uu. Kiaxa's OiiKAt
Kxrvb KKSTottGit. No ilU aftor ilr.it day's uia.
Mnrveltiuscures. Treatise an i SJLrlil bJltle
true. ir. Kline. IM1 Aroli St.. t'hll..
JfnrlUnted with sore eves use Or.isnne Thomp
son's Kye-wator.bruggtsts soli at gho.por bottle.
orcu ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Byrup of Figs is taken ; it ia pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and act
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanse the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, bead
nch8 and fevors and cures habituai
constipation. Pyrup of Figs is ihe
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste ana ac
ceptable to tho stoniru h, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial tn ta
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable rubstances,
its many excellent qualities com
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sala In 50o
Mid $1 bottles W all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may Dot 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.
SAH FHAHQISC0. CAL.
umviui. K. HEW tot.
i -tf)0mm 1 laaarxf A I lay ( IVJn li -
ff Jr 4iHf tMirt, ltrtor amlc
.ivi ICt'lli-f ut oni'C
Armlv tnlo .ht Kmtr
1 50c DruKKUti or or rata. b.'-X
fr-m&y be true wh&t-some men say.
It-maun be hrue-whaho! men say"
cndorsesraSe.poIio. v
IHs ajsolid cake ocourin soap
For many years SAPOLIO lias stood as the finest and
best article of this kind in the world. It knows no equal,
and, although it costs a trifle more Its durability makes it
outlast two cakes of cheap makes. It is therefore the
cheapest in the end. Any grocer will supply it at a
"easonable price.
HSd't KKMEDY FOH CAlAiUlii OCSfc illlM.St, a 04
nXT cheapest Ui-tioi Is lmmoOiul A WU Is oiU;W. lue S I
Cold in Hie ileau It Una uo eiimiL 3 f
L'hennest. Ui'llt'l Is imiuea
Cold M the ileaa It Una uo eouui.
';f CmcftesTfifs Fnm,,.
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Ldle, ut lruil U
VUftt MHitS WUb II
Ull Is ru Ointment, ol whlrh n
nohUlU. i'rteo, U: U un
Adilri'Hi fc.
All IIU In pacboril In. rmk wrrH'M r danBeruK fmiMlorTt-lla. t I'ruifi
"- in i:r.i iur i.uiu-uitrs, uvltiuuufctU,
IU.IMMI Ti
ftwld br U Loral lrcUl.
JflNES
THE BEST
o FUUUY WARRANTED'--
5Ton Scales $ 60 Freight Paid
A30NESfBlNGIlAMT0N.NY.
GRASS. SEEDS
i
Tl PAM l'1"0 "nil raa erd, ttl iru
out dm V r.K hKl l) i.
imUioila tour own h:eiilioii). 11 yu ANT l'HK
rhWH KfU'K, writ1 Ji lr-- tuntplfi-, Willi r mini
t-irvular. J jr ( L I (lit uu 1 1 f u-Hinolittf ' tyun,
VhliiityivtM ttl o., ItiNiiHAMir.v V Y.
FRAZERAXM
1f liot taw UouuiDA
oca JCvnrrwtnra
HAY FEVERS
CURED TO STAY CUREtt
nt trie name anl .id
drey. every ralterer in the
U.' nn Canada. Att'.r?i
a MO I niH i yw
uayu,4.U -tlilUls. N 1.
EIMSlOf
u.niiiiitK.
ukIi I ne lo . i. I '
Bucceiifu" prosecutes Claims.
'it?
nor I) fl. 1'rr.nioii Bu
IU
litOi uLlUMiaiUia. Mltj .Hit.
P
ywm"iH-li,,ii miluiiii.
M dl.l'. -tl. -! lor IIWRuk Jivruatl'
part." tf V rhn tor !... A W llirulrun I
iur Wu.AroN Jj. c. fc Cimijo.,! t.
' V- -
There' dangtf
In a ccyitcb more thnn ever when
your blood is "bad." It make
tliinps ensy for Consumption. But j
tliero's a euro for it in )r. Pierce's
Golden Medical DiHeovcry. A posi
tive euro not only for Weak
Lungs, Spitting of Illocnl, Bron-'
..... , 1 1 i :
emus, jxflumia nnu nu nnpunnK
Coiiphs, but for Consumption itself '
in all its earlier stacjes. It's re-
sonablo. All these diseases depena I.
on tainted blood. Consumption is
simply Lung-scrofula. And fof
every form of scrofula and blood
taint, tho "Discovery" is a certain J
remedy. It's so certain, that its
makers guarantee it to benefit or f
euro, in everv ease, or tbo money It
refunded. With a mcdicino that it "
certain, this can bo done. t
There's a euro for Catarrh, too, i '
no matter what you've been led to
beliovc. If there isn't, in your cas, ;
you'll pet &.ri00 cash. Its a bona- ;
fido offer that's mado by tho pro- j
prietors of Dr. Sago's Catarrb ,
sure, but they aro willing to tako (
tho risk you ought to bo gLMJ" t
to take the medicine.
"August
99
Flower
How does ho feel? He feew ?
blue, a deep, dark, unfading, dyed-
in-the-wool, eternal blue, and ha j
makes everybody feel the same way
August Flower the Remedy. ; k
Mnui Hnnfl ha fool 7 1 To tl a a
ueaaacne, generally auu ana con
stant, but sometimes excruciating
August Flower the Remedy. ( I
Howdoos he feel? lie feels a
violent hiccoughing or jumping of t
111 otui ii.iv-aiivi u instil, taifiuj -
uiuui-iumiu; itmikii ui n tuti lie iia
eaten or drunk August Flower v
tho Remedy. t
How doos he feel? ITe feels
the gradual decay of vital power ;
he feels miserable, melancholy, i
uopeiess, nna longs ior atain ana r
peace August Flower the Rem-
edy. ;
How doe3 he feel ? He feels so
full after eating a meal that he can
hardly walk August Flower the
Remedy. 9
G. G. GREEN', Sole Manufacturer, (
v'wviintrv. New krscv. U. S. A.
hsb-m
POULTRY book, awsjs:
UULIIII PANt'l Klti liixrMT.ii, S. J.
SICK
WtAtc, NsKroust VVhkixmiko mortal! fl
a 1 mtmfl won. tttaum iir
noMr. Uotv. a ydir. sample
II. I V K, httitor Murrain, N. 1.
' i ?1nmni..tn,
nn1 frmoll, ..ml i n
a?tb??
T W 1
(or Cold i
."I u ,i..cll
UHivH.. to ,t
inll partliie Is .ipnlli'il to t
iraistn or sent ly luall.
T. Ha'zki.tink. Will-ran, ra
Rcd Crosi, V Diamond Brand
The only Hafts, Nuru, And rMM fill for aula. VXy
a. ttr at m
urm Milk
an "U t-iu I lur l.ailli-M."
Chicmiatca Cmehical Co
I'll 11. A
ill- i fin ' .
"MY WORK SHALL BE PERPETUATtO."
Tlir rorncimitlon of Mr., rinklmm'. work w.
fuunli'il l.v li.r f.ir.-.ljthl from tin- iurt. K.eri
nilVrin; woman aot.Ui.iiflo Ik r ri'velvrd prr.on
o'N-lilluli. hiiU the ilt-tniU ut every ca were re
toruVd. Turn- I. -or.l. are lo luv the Inner,! la
Ilia n-orlil, coiiMiu fact. uui luuud clttwuero
lluw oiii'ii to all women.
LYDIA E. PIKKHAM'SSn:
1 the only I.pnitlmnle and Po.ltlve UemedT for
llio.e M-iiliur wi'nltut'.sutuud ailutcnU luudtul
to WOMI-U.
fJS' nnlli.'.l.. "UyM.kn..Hkua IlleaMH.
'" W-ultt..llj t:iu.lri...MtHtrMle4wri.tkMMk
Ldla 6. PinKhjm Med. Co., Unit. Mail,
ll'lltl. E 7Tl I V'-AF 1
id BU. N. t JgS Kf,
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