ftp-'
F.lrctr.p.'
Thorn cuitM to bo nn olootrk machine lo
jotf tho memory ( w forffot too nitwit nnil
lonrn too Htttn. Wo know trhut's host but
forurt it nt tho wronif t'mo. Urnln noilon
shonbl bo Hko ft firv... Tbnre nre thoH-wmls
now PufT(rIni? lntonsly with ncnrnlgta. Let
them romcmbor tho euro, 8t. Jacobs Oil.
Its Effects hio olcvtrlcnl.
Ciunrrh Cnnnot De Cr4
With IrtpRl n jplt ration iw tboyonnnnf roach
the wnt of tlie Ui:iJp. t'ntnrrU In a Mood or
const it utfmml diseftR. unit in on-pr lo cnr
It voti must tfke Intornnl Tomcdu". H (ill's
ninn-h Oiro N tnken intornally, nnd net li
lwtly on 1 ho Mood ami nmoouB surface. Hall's
I'nlarrh Cur is not a qtm'-k nviUcii.e. It wiw
Vroorllf i by ono of tho lp-t )ihy striatic In this
country for ynar, and Is arrnular proscription.
It ts romprwM of thoiVst tonirs Known, com
bined wiU tho hwt blood jmrlners actine di
rectly on tho mucous rurfiiocs. Tlie perfect
conihinatfon of tho two linrrodients Is what
Cmducc nch wonderful results in cm int? ca
irrh. SiMifi for tost iinnntnls free.
R ,T. cnw-RY A Props,, Toledo, 0.
1 Sold by drucuiMs price 7.V,
Aro your limes wire? Hntch's Universal
C'oufrh Syrup will ct.ro thom. 2 c. ntdriipKi?t.
If afflicted with sore cvm use Dr. Isaac Thorm
wnV Kye-wnter. Prmrirists pcII at "V per bottler
ft vJ- vli.'V,-W
A DUTY TO THE PUBLIC
" I felt it a duty to th? public to send thii
cert i Hen to. I had t he (trip In the winteiytf M
and 'W so severely thut. it deprived me of the
Use of my arms so that my wife had to dress
and undress me. I tried five doctors and not
one accomplished anything. Tuea 1 deter
mined to try
.flood's Sarsaparilla
Before I bad taken one hotlle I had the lis ol
my arms, thank God. These are facts and can
be veriled hv many pprnnus here. 1 am pnstoi
Of tho M. E. I'hUl-Ch," t W. I'LAPHAM,
Church Creek, Md. Get only Hood'g.
Ilnod'a Pi I In are tho bct nfter-dinner pills.
Thin Children Grow Fat
on Scott's
Emulsion,
because
fat fo o d s
make fat
children.
They are
thin, and remain thin just in
proportion to their inability to
assimilate food rich in fat.
Scott's Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oil is especially
adaptable to those of weak diges
tion if is fartty digested already.
Astonishing how quickly a thin
person gains solid flesh by its use!
Almost as palatable as milk.
Pr.r-.MMl hy Scott A Bnwn., !. Y. Alt drnriMl
3 PILLS,
Purely vetre table, mild and reliabl. Cause Per
fect IiKetkn, oomplele abrpttoa and healthful
rejnilarity. i-or the cure of all disorder of the
Stomach, Liver, Bjwels, Kldueyi, Bladder, Kervyoi
blsuaaes.
LOSS OF APPETITE,
SICK HEADACHE,
INDIGESTION,
DIZZY FEELINGS,
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
DYSPEPSIA,
I'KRFEOT DIOETION will b. accompll.lie b.
toklUK Hlway l-m. Hy their ANTI-BILIOUS
prfiix rtl. ii tbey stlmuluto Uio liver In tile Mcretlori
of tlia bile anJ lt di Uar-e throuti tbe biliary
iluct. rntM) pllln la Oimes from two to four will
tiufckly ruKiilut the a.ui .uof the liver aid fro. thj
iwilent from tiieau illo.nlerx. Oue or two of Rad
way' P1IK taken dally hy thoao Buliloct to blllod
IMlrn aud torindlly of the liver, will keep the y
Irm regular aud ?otire heallliy diicestioa.
Prlcr, tic. per Hoi, Sold br nil Drungl.ts.
ItADW'AV A: Cil.. NKW YOltlv.
WALTER BARER &' W
COCOA and
CHOCOLATE
Highest Awards
( Ut-data and Uiplouaii
World's Columbian
txpoaiuon.
fn th. (oUowlug fcrUdoL
nauiely:
riii nua no, i tiioroiiTK,
T '..r I tail I 1 11. ill I
I ' Clai'A I bl TTI D
i COCOA BITTER,
"excellfiii flavor." and " unt
form vfi, cuuiiMjCiauu.
OLD BV CROCCRS CVERYWHtWI.
WALTER BAKER & CO, DORCHESTER, MASS.
DAD
Tfl a sonrch of mnch
Biiff. rinc. ThBV8tem
should I t) thoronplily
cleansed of all ininur-
BLOOD
kitieH. ami the Jdood
P k )'t in a healthy con-
fuiiiuu. g, k K. re
move! all t:.int
hat'ovr origin, and builds up the cen
vtzi heakb.
f-ur three yen I to tr:Ul,lert with mkUrUl
p-in ih.tt lit.-all us (.liatn.,1 tri- d nin- uiul
a. I 1 l-iH-.Il . .- .. '.!"!l JU.11 grit DU
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Cui Hot,k on u. ,,1 Mi.l bk.ii
PURE
It BtlW nflt nnnt-.tai ...
BLOOD POISON
CaVLi ;Dlt via'. U(JlfL (jl
OnVK. Ve all ID r.tat tfor
ASPECIAITY.
I pi Ut-utim mo iiivM.,).
' ki our asuitvD Jitr. Ouf
I l.Ml, 1" I ...L
I .,ni- ., - "iVKaa - .
vuranu a euro our iwc Lyphilimu . the only
litir.if will (.-nre iinaucritljr. I' Mtivr pluu( uui
'4ali-tl, (n-v o. .if lr.ii v . . nm-'iif-i II:.
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ACRES OF LAND
alt ly th Saint PauL
A Iiri.riH KilLROiO
ruurany ill Miunesou. tvud for Mapa and Circu
Ur. j hiy will beat'ht to you
iJJrra HOPEWELL CLARKE,
Laud LoiuuiiHiouri, bu tail, U .un.
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THE PKST COW.
The best cow is tho ouo thrtt jrioMs
the greatest amount of butter fut in
the courso of the year nt the leost ex
pense to her owner. The very jirev
nlent iile that f thin cow is neces
sarily a good dairy animal is a mis
taken assumption. Some cows remain
poor in flesh becauso they use their
feed to make milk and fat, but a good
many others which are equally hearty
feeders remain thin because tliey lack
tho power to properly assimilate and
digest their food. Tho same rules
and exceptions hold gc.od with animals
as with people. The largest eaters are
not necessarily tho biggest or strong
est. r ANAPA TniKTTES.
A writer in Garden and Forest de
scribes tlie Dovel and effective method
lie took for clearing some neglected
land of Canada thistles. As an experi
ment he took a clod-crusher, mado of
two-iuch plauk, loaded it with as
much Btoue as the horses could draw
and broke tho thistles down flnt and
then plowed them deeply under.
The plan succeeded perfectly. It
seems that their entire vigor, vitality
ami substance wero then in their tops,
as they were ready for scattering tho
seeds. They were entirely destroyed,
nnd a market gardener raised vege
tables on the land tho next season.
Not a sign of a Canada thistle has
been seen on the ground to this day.
A GOOD FERTILIZER.
A veTy cheap aud wisy way to pro
pare bones to supply as a fertilizer is
by the use of ashos. Break the bones
as small as is possible. Then cover
the bottom of a barrel or box with a
few inches of ashes, then put in a layer
of bones, and so on until the recep
tacle is filled. The time required for
the decomposition of the bones de
pends upon tho strength of the ashes,
the size of tho bones and tho amount
of moisture in the mixture. The mix
ture should bo mado quite damp by
pouring water on it, but not cnongh
water should be used as to cause it to
drain. Hard wood ashes which have
not been exposed to the weather are
best for reducing bones. American
Farmer.
fattening: steers for market.
In bulletin No. 39 of the Kansas
Station the results are published of
experiments in fattening two classes
of steers for market, tho experiment
extending over two years. One class
was fed out of doors without much
protection from inclement weather,
while the other lot was fed indoors
and given all the protection possible.
One lot was fed in a yard with a shod
closed on three sides, bnt open on the
south side, and the others were tied
up in tho stables. About the same
amount of feed was given to both sets,
although those out of doors were sub
divided into other lots, and various
kinds of food were fed to ascertain as
well the best winter food. The results
of this feeding seemed to show that
while cattle needed protection in tho
winter they did not require to be shut
up no close. They grew fretful and
needed exercise. The animals that
were exposed to the cold gained as
fast, but at a heavier expense, as they
demand more food. The directors
concluded that cattle iu tho winter
should have good protection from bad
weather, but also exercise in the open
air on good days. If they are to be
kept in the stables they should be in
troduced gradnally, or they will lose
flesh for tho first few weeks.
NEW ONION WLTVBE.
I would call attention to the new
method of raising onions, says C. T.
Ahearu in tho Kpitomiat. Having
tried it myself I know it to bo far
ahead of the common mode of culture.
The new way consists iu sowing the
seed in a hot-bed six or eight weeks
before the usuul timo of sowing in
open ground. 1'repare the ground as
you would for phinting in the old
way. Tlio ground cannot be made too
rich and tine aud must be us free from
stones as possible. A sandy loam,
with plenty of decaying vegetable
matter ami well drained, is the right
kind of soil fur onions.
Transplant the onions into rows one
foot apart and three inches apart in
the row. While the transplanting
takes a good deal of time aud labor,
it makes the aftur cultivation bo much
easier that there is a real gain, as it is
much mure labor to put a weedy onion
bed in order than it is to transplant
young onions. I?y this method of
raising ouious they have a much
longer season in which to mature,
consequently they will grow larger
and produce a heavier crop. It makts
onion culture almost a sure thing.
If the season is late, the onions can
be kept growing in the hot-bed until
the ground can bo put into proper
condition, as they are easily trans
planted at any time iu their growth
before tho bulb begins to swell.
A hot-bed three by six feet will take
ub iut one aud a half ounces of seed,
which will produce enough onions for
eight or niiij square rods of ground.
A WIYJT.H ItmilU.Y EOH I'EACII MILDEW.
California peach grower hare found
tliut tlie use of lime, salt and sulphur
wni.ii in the winter, when the trees aru
dormant, prevents, mildew during the
following Mimmcr. This wash, if
properly prepared by a lony; boiling,
is a very active fungicide, and de.
strovs tlie spores of the mildews where
resting upon the b:rk dining the win
ter. Thu application of dry sulphur
diirin;; the sprint,' will ulso check mil
dew, but t hu use of lime, salt -ami sul
phur meets tho double purpose of
killing both scale iuuecta and fungus
spore.
California peach mildew is not the
same as the common form of the Kasi,
und it has been found that Uuiilcaux
mixture will not ! cfivclive enough
to ilc.Hil'uy the pi-itcl mil. low which oc
cirs iu that State. Uordcuux mixture
ieuod npiiiicutiun tu k;li tiioi'tfi.
but it will not stop the mycelial
growth of all fungi.
Tho following formula is used : Un
slaked lime, 40 pounds; sulphur, 20
pounds ; stock salt, 1" pounds ; water
to make 60 gallons. Tlaco 10 pounds
of lime and '20 pounds of sulphur in a
boiler with 20 gallons of water and
htfil over a brisk fire for an hour and
a half, or until the sulphur is thor
oughly dissolved. When this takes
place the mixture will bo of an aniber
color. Next place in a cask 50 pounds
of nnslaked lime, pouring over it
enough hot water to thoroughly slake,
aud while it is boiling add the 15
pounds of salt. When this is dissolved
add to the lime aud sulphur in tho
boiler and cook for half an hour
longer, when the necessary water to
make the (H) gallons should be added.
New England Homestead.
Stlit. POWER.
There are many good reasons why
bulls should bo worked more than they
arc, and no good reason that we are
aware of why they should not be, ex
cept that they are sometime unruly
aud hard to manage. When working
iu a treadmill, however, this objection
is of little consequence, and if a littlo
tact is used in feeding his majesty with
a few oats after his work is done, ho
will soon become reconciled to tho
drudgery and take to it kindly.
The bull has advantage of the horso
for this kind of work in that he is not
likely to be in demand for other work
and can bo depended upon when
wanted.
Tho improved conveniences of the
modern dairy farm demand the nse of
a cheap power of somo sort for runuing
tho separator, the churn, pumping
water, sawing wood, etc. The wind
mill is admirably adapted to doing
many of these jobs, such as pumping
water and sawing wood and cutting
fodder, which can bo done whenever
the wind blows and occasion demands.
But a power that can be depended upon
for modcrato work daily, without re
gard to wind, and that shall lie less ex
pensive and troublesome than steam,
is in demand on many dairy farms, and
the bull seems admirably qualified to
fill this want.
There can be no question that mod
erate daily exercise is a good thing for
the bull ; it makes him more vigorous
and sure as a sire, more tractable and
less dangerous to handle, and greatly
diminishes the risk of his suddenly be
coming treacherous. The testimony
of many farmers who havo triod it is
unanimous on these points. Massa
chusetts rioughman.
POULTRY NOTES.
Cross breeding will increase size.
Chickens should be given warm, but
never hot food.
In winter noon is the best time to
feed green food.
Meat is apt to cause bowel trouble
if given too freely.
A stinted fowl will never make a
good market chicken.
The earlier the pullets are hatched
tho sooner they will lay.
The eggs from a pullet are usually
smaller than those of a hen.
The newly-b'. 'chctl chick needs al
most as much ewe as a baby.
Barley is an excellent poultry food.
It is largely used in England and Can
ada. It is said that eggs will keep for a
long time if kept cool and turned every
other day.
White leghorns are a trifle heavier
than the brown, and their eggs are
slightly larger.
Six or seven weeks must elapse after
the hen has begun to lay before she
can be expected to sit.
If red pepper is given too constantly
the birds become accustomed to its use,
and it then does harm instead of good.
Pussley, lamb's quarter, beet-root,
weed, watercress and plantain and
dandelion are all excellent food for
fowls.
Oive your hens food that will pro
mote the appetite aud assist digestion
if you wish them to repay you with
eggs.
As aititicial incubation becomes
simplified aud tho results more cer
tain, it will bo mora generally
adopted.
It is tho small holes that cause roup
in a flock. A pot of paste and a lot of
old newspapers are the best preventive
of this disease.
A difference of ten degrees in the
temperature of the poultry house may
be tho turning point between laying
and non-laying.
Liberal f oediug is necessary in cool
weather, but liberal feeding does not
mean giving the fowls all the corn they
will eat twics a day.
If you keep food constantly before
the hens they will grow too fat and
cease laying. Exercise and egg pro
duction go hand iu hand.
The laying hen is always a working
hen. The farmer who understands hie
business and wants eggs will see thut
she gets tho needed exercise.
The boit way to get a choice flock is
to batch only tirst-elass eggs and select
the best pullets for keeping. After
ward select only tho best cocks for
mating and cull out all the indifferent
layers, poor sitters aud careless
mothers.
At Birmingham, England, in 1833, a
goose was exhibited which weighed
tliirty-threu pounds, und at tho Am
sterdam Exposition the samo farmer
exhibited a gander weighing thirty
four pounds and a goose of thirty-two
pounds.
Jn I'.ugiaiiil voung iluckliugs are very
carefully ai. l artificially fed, tirst on
herd boiled egs cut upline and mixed
with vice und hiiely chopped bullock's
liver, and afterward with barley meal
and tallow greaves aud a littlo horse
flesh. Their life extends over eight or
iii.it! weeks atttt tliey never eipei icuco
the jiiys ui pond or river. New ioli
World.
HOl'Sl'IIOI,l AITAIKS.
GERMAN HOL1PAT FIRRAlX
Tho author of a celebratod cook
book sends to the American Agricul
turist this recipe: In tho evening set
a sponge as usual for bread, in quan
tity -enough for three loaves. In the
morning, when fully risen, add one
pound of brown sugar, ouo pint of
dried apples, or pears, minced fine,
one pint of broken hickory or walnut
meats, three tablespoonfuls of cara-wbj-
and ono of coriander seods. Mix
thoroughly, mold iuto loaves and bake
when light. Wrap each loaf in a
towel and put in a cool place. It will
keep for several weeks.
old-famiiionrh currant rU'MPLlNOS.
Old-fashioned curraut dumpling,
boiled in a cloth, is seldom seen on our
tables, and yet it is generally a favor
ite, and will be found just the thing to
vary tho desserts. It is mauothus:
Into a pint of flour, sifted, with n
heaping teospoonful of baking powder
Bud half a teaspoonful of salt, rub a
large teaciipful of finely chopped bee!
suet and tho same of currants, washed
thoroughly Bnd dried in a cloth ; now
with a fork stir into this enough very
cojd water (about a third of a cupful)
to make a rather soft hiseuit-liko
Sough. Fut this into a floured canton
flannel cloth, . rough Rido out, allow
ing room to swell ; tie closely with a
jtont string and pop it into a potful of
boiling water; cook for threo hours
and do not let the water stop boiling
for a moment : r plor.Irh frr:n the hot
iekcuie. It should turn out a light,
appetizing ball. Half a cupful of gran
ulated sugar may bo rnbhed through
tho flour if liked; if not, the soft
whito sauco should bo well sweetoned.
Flavor the latter with nutmeg or
vanilla. New l'ork World.
TAN ikiwdy.
Julian Ilawthorno and his aister
Hose Hawthorue Lathrop, from differ
ent sections of tho country each sent
us a recipo for this dish, from which
wo infer that it was a double favorite
in the Ilawthorno family. We give
that of Mrs. Lathrop as being the most
lucid : Cook a quantity of apples with
a littlo sugar as for apple saucs until
half done ; take off tho range, and sea
son with cinnamon, molasses, lemon
aud a large proportion of butter. Fut
this into a deep earthen dish and
cover with a raised dough made with
plenty of butter aud rolled out two
inches thick. Cook in a slow oven
until tho crust is done. When cold,
break the crust into tho sauco in
pieces the size of an egg aud cook
again in a very slow oven for an hour.
Put away for a day, and the flavor
will bo mnch improved. This homely
dish usually impresses husbands and
brothers as delicious, provided only
the apple and crust mingle their flavors
in a happy moment and tho cook hits
the proportions of seasoning to per
fection. Mr. Hawthorne Bays a sec
tion of it looks like African marble,
and that he used to be able to eat a
whole pan dowdy three iuches deep
and ten across, and a pile of buck
wheat cakes afterward. American
Agriculturist.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS,
A whisk broom is the best clothes
sprinkler and tho water should be hot.
The thorough heating of tho teapot
is the first step towards making a nice
cup of tea.
Sassafras oil is excellent for darken
ing the hair. It should be applied
with a small brush.
When milk is used in tumblers wash
them first in cold water, afterward
rinse in hot water.
Weak spots in a black silk waist may
be streigthened by sticking court
plaster underneath.
To prevent clinkers, put oyster shells,
one at a time, iu the stove when tho
lire is burning brightly.
A feather bed which has done ser
vice for a generation or two is hardly
a desirable thing upon which to sleep.
A roasted or boiled lemon, filled
while hot with sugar and eaten, still
hot, just before retiring will often
break up a cold.
Suit will curdle now milk ; there
fore, in preporiug milk porridge,
gravies, etc., do not add the bait until
tho dish is prepared.
Bread and cuke bowls, or any dishes
iu which flour aud eggs have been
used, are more easily cleaned if placed
iu cold water after using.
If a bottle or fruit jar is placed on
a towel well soaked iu hot water.there
is little dauger of its being cracked by
the introduction of a hot liquid.
It is said that chocolate cake can be
kept fresh by wrapping it tightly in
buttered paper and putting it iu u tin
box away from all other substances.
The simplest way to keep an oiled
table "nice and new" is to wipe it over
thoroughly once a week with a flannel
cloth well wet in good kerosene oil.
For frying always put a pound or
two of fat in the pan. This is no waste,
as the sume fat can be used over and
over by pouring it through a strainer
into a crock kept for the purpose.
The cardinal rule in a kitchen is to
clean up as you go, and if attended to
this saves half the labor aud fatigue
cooks suffer from who pursue the old
method of having a grand and compre
hensive "clean up."
Malachite, agate aud azurine, when
broken, may be cemented with sul
phur, melted at low heat, so as not to
change its color, iu which different pig
ments are btirred to give it proper
tints like the stones.
To bake bananas, strip from ono
side a piece of tho skiu. Then loosen
the skiu from tho sides of the fruit,
dust well with granulated sugar aud
bake in a moderate oven half au hour.
Serve hot iu the skins.
largest Snake In tlie World.
Naturalists say that the largest ser
pent of which accurate measurements
have been taken in modern times was
au anaconda which Dr. Oardnor found
dead aud suspended iu the forks of a
tree in Mexico. It was dragged out
into open ground by two horses aud a
careful measurement with a tape lino
proved that it w as thirty-seven feet in
length.
One of the most thoroughly original
works iu Euglish is "Bedlam," a play
iu twenty-live acts. It was written by
Nat Lev when confined in a madhouse.
TEMPERANCE.
"MCr-HSKO.
Mvnt to make thu strortR man weak,
Lleensotl to lay tho stronu man low i
Licenced the wife's fond heart to break,
And make the children's tears to flow.
Licensed to do thy neighbor harm.
Licensed to klnills hatK and strife t
Licensed to nerve the robber's arm.
Licensed to whet the murdorer's kntfo.
Llennnod thy nolxhbor's purse to drain,
And rob htm of his very best ;
Licensed to hoat Ills feverish brain.
Till madness crown thy work nt last.
Licensed, like spider for a By,
To spread thy nets for men, thy prey (
To mock his Btruireliw, suck him dry,
Then cast tho shattered hulk away.
Licensed, where peace and ntilet dwell
To brlmr dlscosn, and want, and woe i
Licensed to mnke this world a hell,
And fit man for a hell below.
roisoNKn wiTnort kxoviho it.
Blr William (lull, the eminent doctor,
ay : ''A wry larn number of people iu
society are dying tiny by tluv, poisoned by
alcoholic drinks without knowing It, with
out being supposed to bo poisoned by them.
I hardly know any more powerful source of
dlsenso than alcoholic drinks. I do not
think It Is known, but I know alcohol to boa
most destructive poison. 1 sav, from my
experience, that it Is tho most' destructive
agent that we are aware of in this country."
BAB-BOO at vs. raMH.Y nnKSIUK.
From somo strange perversity, which It
would pnralo a metaphysician to account
for, thousands of young men wonld rather
spend their evenings In liar-rooms than In
! society of cultivated young women ol
thnir own age. Wo can more readily con
ceive of an Esiiulmuu preferring (rain-oil
and tallow candles to turtle soup and spring
chickens, than that a young American iren
tloman should forego tltesoeletvof hlsslsters
ami their female friends in order to drink
unwholesome liquor in a crowdod room and
eontributo his quantum of Ill-flavored vapor
(o the smoke-cloud which befogssueh haunts
of dissipation. But so It Is.
Any cltlnen who has nerve enough to risk
suffocation by making a visit to a dor.cn
fnshlonable saloons on any given night will
see, If the funics be not too thick for his vis
Ion to penetrate, numlicrs of young men
within bis own circle of acquaintance each
ono of whom has a cheerful home to go to
and to whom many other pleasant home are
open doing their best to stupefy I heir
brains with alcohol and cigars. Buch bright
youths, perchance, may think It manly to
congregate In liar-rooms lo puff and swill, In
preference to partaking of tho rellned, moral
and intellectual pMtsuro which results from
social contact with well educated, pure
minded young women s but we tell tliem, Iu
all klndnciut, thut tocompsrethemto "beasts
without discourse of reason" would be doing
them too much honor. Now evenings are
long, cheerful fires arc biasing In the family
st.tlng-rooms of thousands of cltv homes.
The daughters will be there, sewing, knit
ting, reading, chattlug; but where will bu
the sons? Let truants nuswer this question
by tilling their heretofore vacnut places by
the family llreslde an.l their mothers' and
sisters' hearts with thankfulness and Joy.
New York Lodger.
kovil cenr. for cbo'xknnkss.
"Thirteen years ago," said a well-known
fontleman of Wnyeross, Oh., ''I was worth
20,000. The money was inherited from nn
uncle. I was as poor as a church mous be
fore the legacy oame.nnd when It did eomo
It turned my head. I began drinking mod
erately at home and took occasional spro"
in neighboring towns. It Was not long be
fore I was a Blnvo to drink. Every week I
was on a spree. For six years I paid no at
tention to business, lost everything and was
a coutlrmod drunkard. One night, nftoi
having been on a long spree in a town near
home. I lay down on the sidewalk in front
of a store and was soon fast asleep, I was
helpless and could not speak. Alter awhile
I heard some boys talking. They said they
would give me a free ride. Shortly afterward
a hogshead was rolled up to where I wns.
The bead was knocked out. The boys put
me In the hogshead by toree. I was helplcst
and would not sneak. After nailing tho head
back In the hogshond the boys rolled me over
town. I wns carrlod at a fast speed over
gulleys, bridges and stumps. The Jolting
was terrible, and I was bruised all over. For
only an hour the rolling was kept up. Fi
nally I grew sober aud called for help. Then
the boys removed the head from the hogs
head and loft me. I did not know that 1
could got out and remained In tho hogshead
all night. Next morning I saw the sun ris
ing and a crowd gathered around mo. I was
sore all over and could not bear to move.
was solier and ashamed of myself. I asked
tho people to help me out of the hogshead.
Thoy did so and 1 stood before them with a
determination that I would never drink
again. J suld : '(eutlumen, I promise you
that I will never got drunk agalu.' I have
kept that promise nnd often think of mj
strange experience In a hogshead."
"Sweet Hlt?D."
Hood's calendar, always a welcome guest,
has made its appearance for lH'M, and Is
more beautiful than ever. The beail is that of
a lovely girl just "sweet sixteen, " indelicate
and natural colors, besides being a thing of
beauty, it Is especially valuable for the gen
eral information presented.
The figures nre plainly printed In pleasing
and harmonious colors, and the effect Is most
satisfactory. The calendars can lie obtained
of any druggist, or by sending six cents in
stnmps for oue nnd ten cents for two to C. I.
Hood A Co., Lowell, Mass. Over eight mil
lions of thoin were prluted to supply tho
immense demand.
These calendars aro Issued by tho pro
prietors of Hood's Sarsnparlllii, the wcll
knowu medicine which hits gained such
renown by its wonderful cures in caws
where the blood was poisoned or Impure.
The great lal oratory in which It is made
has a capacity for llfty thousand bot
tles a day, nnd is tho largest building In the
world devoted to tin manufacture of a
medicine. Tho sales of 1 too l'g riursapurllla
in all sections of the emit try nre enormous.
The proprietors have never claimed that It
would cure every ailment, but they show by
thousands of testimonials that Hood's
Harsaparilla purities and vitalizes the blood,
builds tifi the system aud curea those dis
eases caused by Impure blood and debility,
stch ns scrofula, salt rheum, catarrh,
rheumatism, etc. It is a gre;it preventive
of the grip, and it restores the wasted vital
forces after a siege of that dreade 1 malady,
lortifying tho syslotn against future attacks.
The faet that great care Is exercised In tho
f .reparation of this medicine, aud that netti
ng has ever been claimed for It except as
warranted by previous cures, has much to do
with the condileuco felt by the public, in its
curative powers. The motto of tho pro
prietors is, "It is not what we say, but what
Hood's Hirsaparllla does, that tells the
story," an 1 it is what Hood's Karsaparllla
has done, as shown by tho published state
ments of persons whom It has cured, that
has plaeed it at the head iu the Held of medi
cine iu the present duy.
. Million, ol Dollar.
Are annually lost becauee poor seed is planted
Now, when you sow ymt want to reap. For
intance, A. M. Lamb, Venn., made S-'vMju on ten
beres of vegetable; It. hey. Cal., cropjied 1"l:l
husliels Sal.erV onions per acre; h rank ('lose,
W Inn., Imi bushel of spring wheat from two
aciYe; A. liiihti, YVU., Ulii bushels potatoes ir
acre; Fr.ink Winter, Montana, ?lti bur-bcla S
IM.unds oath from one boxliut planted. This Is
wlmt SaUer calls reaping.
Ir von wi t.i. t-tiT this ot'T and srnd it with
Me to the John A. Kaly.er Keud Co., I.a Cro.se,
Wis., you will receive their mammoth cata
logue and ten sample package of farm seed.
Catalogue alone, '"e iHsias;e. A
Tbe Moat Pleasant War
Of prcvenlinic tbe gi'ipiie, colds, headaches and
fevers is to use the liquid laxative remedy,
Hyrup of Figs, whenever the system needs a
gentle, yet effective cleansing. To be benefited
one musL get the true remedy manufactured
by tho California Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale
by all druggists in 5tV. and $1 bottles.
"'HunwN'a ItitoM'lllAf. Thochkm are ex
cellelit for tho relict of H.Mirseucss or fcore
Throat. Tliey arc cxceeditiqly rtlcclive."
('ii'UfddH ir.iii, ijtnUtn,blmi-
A lleniililul rieuvriiir Fipoaa
Will be sent with every bottle of Or. lloxtWt
lettuln t rirui t uff. Ordered by nmil, post
paid, 60 i-.ta. AiMless, lloxsle, HuHmIo, N. V.
Impulred Oigebtion cured by Heecbam
I'illa. lieechaui'fc uo others, go ceuLs a box.
IN all receipts for cooking
requiring a leavening agent
the ROYAL BAKING
POWDER, because it is an
absolutely pure cream of tartar,
powder and of 33 per cent,
greater leavening strength than
other powders, will give the
best results. It will make the
food lighter, sweeter, of finer
flavor and more wholesome.
PlAUll n 41ll.iA rs"taf nr- m
rlTMI. Uftrvimu r'WWUtH Wt
A Keniarkablo Somnambulist.
One of tho most remarkable and
puzzling stories of somnambulism has
recently como to light. The subject
was a young ecclesiastic nt a seminary.
Tho bishop of tho diocese was so
deeply interested that ho went nightly
to tho young man's chamber. He saw
him got out of bed, securo paper,
compose and write sermons. On fln
ishing a page he read it aloud. When
a word displeased him ho wrote a cor
rection with great exactness. Tho
bishop had seen a beginning of some
of theso somnambulistic sermons and
thought them well composed Bud cor
rectly written. Curious to ascertain
whether tho young man mndo use of
his eyes, the bishop put a cord under
his chiu in such a manner as to pre
vent him seeing the paper on tho table
before him, but ho still con tinned tu
write.
Not yet satisfied whether or not ho
could distinguish dillereut objects
placed before him, tho bishop took
away tho piece of paper on which he
wrote and substituted several other
kinds at different times. He always
perceived tho change, because the
pieces of paper were of different aizvp.
When a piece exactly like his own was
substituted ho used it, and wrote his
corrections on the places correspond
ing to those of his own paper. It was
by this means that portions of his
nocturnal compositions were ob
tained. His most astonishing produc
tion was a pioco of miisio written
with great exactitude. Ho used a cane
for a ruler. Tho clefs, tho lints aud
sharps wero all in their right places.
The notes wero all Hindu as circles,
and thus requiring it wero afterward
blackened with ink. The words wero
all written below, but once they
were in such very large characters that
they did not come directly below their
proper notes, and perceiving this ho
erased them all and wrote them over
again. London Nows.
FREE If.7u have 'Vot T
ceived one of the
August Flower and Ger
man Syrup Diary Alman
acs for 1804, eend your name
and address on a postal at once,
asking for Almanac Ab. 30,
and you will receive by return
mail, free of all expense, one
of tbe most complete Illustrated
books of tbe kind ever issued,
in whicb you can keep a Daily
Diary or Memoranda of any
matters you desire. "Write
quick, or tliey will be all gone.
Address
G. G. GREEN.
WOODIIUKY, N. J.
ij.'f wn fmrr,-AHf alM.-; I iiii ami .iiiii laau. '
Especially for Farmers, Miners, H. It. Hands and otliers. Double solo estendinK
down to tho heel. KXI IU WKAKIMi yiVVIlITY. Thousands of
jiuuui-r ixMii wearers lesiuy this
YOl If hKAI.KIt fc'Olc 'I'll h'M u...l
One bottle for fifteen cents,
Twelve bottles for
R - I - P -
Ripans Tabules are tbe most effective rec
ipe ever prescribed by a physician for any
(disorder of the stomach, liver or bowels.
Buy of any drug-gist anywhere, or tend price to
THE RIPANS CHEMICAL COMPANY, to Sraucs St., Naw Yokk.
"The More You Say the Less People Remember."
Word With You,
SAPOLIO
1UU WALL O I ., INLW-YUHK, VA
Transporting Fuel to Montana Mines.
Over iu tho Elkhorn country n novel
methed of wood carryiug from tho
mountain sides to the railroad is in
vogue. Wood slides have boon dis
carded, also tho more difficult wagon
hauling, tho pack mnlo being tho sub
stitute for both. Eighteen of theso
burden bearers are employed carrying
fuel down tho stoop declivities. Sad
dles crossed by double hnlf-circlod iron
loops or hooks and girted by broad
leather belts, form tho pack fixtures in
uso. Each mulo carries ono-qiiartor
cord of four-foot wood to the load, tho
string of eighteen animals transporting
four and one-half cords at evo"y trip.
This method of moving tho fuel is said
to bo the best yet experimented with.
Helena (Montana) Herald.
Tho amount of gold coin iu actual
circulation iu the world is estimated
by the Bunk of England officials to bo
about 805 tons.
A TIBR1BU CAM or DnorST CUBID.
J wo. lAi.uif, Esq-
fl MelMin St- ML
m$, Cincinnati, (X.
Itr.: "1 took sick
Mr . i with dropsy, low my p-
jLTi; Jfl' . 4 petite, could not sleep,
3SJ a"". V , 1 became f rrriiih; always
Jfi"Vf 'a--' 1 tlilralr. Inal all atrrnrtV
stomach became palo
fnl, breath abort and
had to give up work.
Tbe beat physician la
Cincinnati, failed to
help me. sty Hints) ana
body were swollen to
enormous size, and I
was suffering terrible
T ..... agony. 'I he doctors all
Joint MAU-oif, ESQ. ld ( m ,,t we
agnln, that I w liable to drop dead at any
moment. My wlfo sent for the priest, to pre.
I ..red me (or death. While waiting (or death,
remembered reading of your'tioldcn Medical
ln.TOvrrT,' and thought I would try It at a
bon. when I had In ken three bottles, I was
almost well. The swelling entirely disappeared
and I was soon abln to resume work. My
health Is better now than it has born In
twenty-nve years."
TV. t. lMKTGX.AS . SHOK
equal custom work, costing trotn
I Gfmiiikt
a to 'v bct value lor the money
, ,,iis , 4 . u,e
in the world. Name and pneo
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burp.iinit of dHirrs who jm-h ur .hoe. .
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