f ASOCTT TUE PAKAI. rarmerj and Busy iV s v Appreciate. llow to cirar the fields of OX eys daisies is a question which is not easy of solution. If they are krjt cut close with a mowing machine as fast as the blossoms appear, it will, in time, kill the plant to tri-nted. Uut the seeds which become scattered from adjoining field and road.tidir germinate and pro. due more wccJi. Ttio evil in so widespread that nothing short of a general and pert-tvering movement could eradicate it, and this u practical ly out of tlio qui-stiuu. In fattening shoep increase the food very gradually. If they ftet to scour ing it will be an expensive Job to get them oil their r irular feed ajain. Give all your aniiua nxtu enough. There would not b; so mauy suoeboils If horses had wider stall so they were not obliged to lie on their feet. A good rack for a . ew slie-p may be made of a sugar or uiuU-scs hogshead lv cutting holes f.jr the leep to put their bead through a ''lit a foot from the bottom. L- ivi- ht ii'dies between tho holes and -in -j. will Livtr be VOWdcd while c.iuii-.'. It. nrftwip; v.' t or shi:tp: lv good rule to With Which tt.e I . d the la-t a- ii. those which ruf 1 TLe t'jrejv.r.-' i :i'.s of any sort i K.I, it hiwavs a : l.iri:cl- of those Im I w is over-stock- n.i largely of li:sln't in ice.' n is biiii j.ii-d aroviud amui. u:n r mul wo. lid t very well fr lerso-al !iili.-e to ine mania a ni:.;!i:M hood. inn if ail f.i nu is aud gardiu'is followed this advice po le who live on t cans tiiis ytur v.uid have to e.t tin ni j in At ear, and then somethiii' flic. 1 :i; mers c:i!iu-t al wavs succeed by riiio, ujr by reversing rule. Fred Mather, Siipci itifen lent of the New York M.ve Fishery C'ointiii.-sion, send a statement of a computation he has made of the n 't::i er of Cifjfs in a suntlsh. Taking a f :n:ile flih whose extreme length vt -It and a half Inches and wcii.t tiv and a half ounces, he f u d ly a very simple and accurate ctii.;.iir.i- 1 n that it held, nearly rervly t;.r s ninr. not less than 4.X0 e.'-i. It is the habit of the suuiish to lay Its ei'rs in iieats made la tte sar. l and gravel mar the Shore, wt.cro the tii i.e tish keeps guurd over the net ci.tii u.f'.or the yuunj; fiy batch out. T. T. writes that af'cr tho wo d checks ha ! l.ocoir.c b numerous on hi farm that they t,,; a luge part of tin; crops, he f u;, l u;i i t! c:,v? method of destroyi g t.icin. I lis method con sisted of 9 iiotn.-rlng tin-in in their lairs. For this, puiyo-e he took old fertilizer I a'S a.. y old ra's, sa'u rtted them with kerosene oil or crude petroleum, ai.d .ved 0:10 of them down into the h 'le wi;l a stick. A so I was lii st cut I ul'i enough to cover the Uiiu:h or ti.e h orow. Tho rag? were s- t on tin-, o i i t' n the rod pat securely in t,lnc and p:e?ed down so closely that t o When this nietl. Or hedges, a .' chosen, to avoi 1 s'u. -.0 co'.;"d e-cape. ! is ei.t, 'ojed in woods '.:-. 1 .' s'mhiM be .c-ni.Mg '.ho 'arc. Where uirct lowed, it '. not :i third swarms : (sore Vutnii: ; " several rt , 11 , 1 sw.-rnilr.ij is s.1 fiinou thl g for w i h two or V.'ii. n thrra are i". ;!- hive, In f ::; :t f.e same '.. 1.. 1 uially . :sr:ii. If at this 1 ii rainy days to ; l.e Lees wil. hold Which the t time, the t'i Jcads tho i" me there o, preveut ihe i the ci u ii thi' cells an 1 prevent tho 1 f ::i 1 a; inir. In such young i! sei if the bee-kc-pcr listen at the bivc, ifce "f"11'' iet in mav be h card piping. When the weather comes fair, and the swirm Issues, everal ipieet'.S will be liberated nd issue wtth the wm. t-'.i-h swnrms f retjuently Cinter In several t unch-'S with the d:tTi rent nueen. In the ca.s referred to, they had evi !. gather and s utig queens. nt'y clustered to tint suiertiuous Anv person rrh iri well scqaaint d with the niethods enoloyej upon farms even 25 years no will see many changes before he his traveled far in a farming community at the present time. 6uch chsnjj-'s romp sVi'int very slowly for the reason that thre are so many Unpractuablo s l'tfms propised bv nn who are not sc. j i-i:iitcd with the business at all. An.'iner r aon is that the fact is Ux often overlooked that what wi,i do for one f irm will not be a safe rul to adept on all farm. I5ut with all these obstacles to sternly pro gress, anil ail tlie-e reasonable doubts concerning everything new, we see less farmers who leave their tools and carriages out by the ro.nl-ide ali winter, less who dump wo roc ks ou the best soil of the farm berau-e they will roll down easily , less wiio sjioil the looks and lessen the value of the fields by making swales deeper instead of drain, tng and filling tli'iu up. These are tut few of the changes which may be seen in farm practice, and the management of stock, crops, manure, orchards and buildings a!L show as great changes. And while, notlcinsr these changes we are led to' ask, what has been the chief acency?. The general reply would be that it was because people ha 1 learned better This is true n f ie as it goes, but how Was the knowledge disseminated?. Fairs, farmers' rltibs and similar or-. ganizations have done much to be sun, but If their teachings hal been limited, to the few who atteudod them, agri culture would have been in a much worse condition than it is now. Tha agricultural papers have d-.na the work. Sneered at. criticized and found fault with by their own readers and despised by other classes, accu-ed, of being ignorant and visionary ; when-, ever they suggested any new departure they have kept drilling away, spreading pew light as fast as it w:is obtainable, dealing out unwelcome dosra of re proof where it was needed and being rewarded bv seein'- their teachlncrs adopted so long after that no one ever thought of giving them credit for start- i lng the agitation. The American P.airymtin calls for erne action to check the use of so Biany miserable animals for breeding whose only recommendation is that they are herd-book animals. We copy the resnarks which refer to Jerseys: For instance, a breeder of a cow that ooat him several hundicds of dollars, and he bought her only becauso he had to take her in a lot with several others. He knows she will not give milk or bntter enough to haif pay for her keep, but he cannot aT rd to send her to the butcher, even though she be in good condition. The only way he cau get bis iriner h.rk ou her is either to sell " ' rem- c.fstfoS or t raise c-.v.i ... ... . a ,dcr statements that are little better than false. This is not a theory, but a ' -coiidiliuu" th.t evtrf breeder baa t met:t in a prejtrr vr lens decree. S'ippoinj hit" to be l;tiiet, vfh can he do about it? The only remedy that suggests itself is tho advanced registry or something in that nature.' What a pity it is that someone (as the Jersey club will not do it) will not take up Major Campbell Brown's book and make a registry lor Jerseys that have made records. The record or standard with the major's book:, bow ever, is too high. Ten pounds a week would be a more practical standard; and divide the book in half, letting the animal that have performed into the first half and their offspring into the other, then the purchaser could tell at a glance whether the animal bad a good or bad prospect for a brilliant or useful future. Will not some indi vidual put this idea into practical form? The work would not be diffi cult, for the facts could be taken from the present Herd register and Iajor Brown's book, along with other records now extant in the agricaltura1 papers. it is well to agitate this subject and t U not too early to begin. People who suppose that the registrations of aucestors is a proof of merit in the present individual are on a level with those who think that a man's life will be longer or more secure if he is in sured. Recorded ancestry proves nothing but probabilities. A pare bred animal is more sure to transmit its own characteristics, because in do ing so it is at the same time transmit ting those of a long line of ancestry without any out-crass to "take back" to. And this peculiarity of transmi tion will exist in thorough-bred ani mals after they have become degener ated by neglect aud injudicious selection, and they will degenerate under these conditions as surely a mongrel stock. Therefore a mean thoroughbred is at best no safer than a respectable scrub to breed from. The pedigree of an animal only shows what has been done, but does not do away with the necessity for constant care and selec tion any more than having an honest father can insure a man against dis grace without regard to his own habits. And if these facts are not kept in mind by breeders and some strict rules adopted and followed, pedisrree will :ome into disrepute, and the future will open a large field for stockbreed ing missionaries. Farm Notes. Mul.-h the strawberries after the ground is frozen. You can than drive a team right over the beds. Pet the heifer, says an exchange Yes, and keep up the petting until th heifer" is too old to milk. Coal tar should be spread on tarred i pnp'T roofs at least once a year if thor 1 a' e to remain close and tight. Thorough cultivation of corn and ; potatoes of en repeated w ill be found a safe pn.'tec;ion against drought. Wa-h the chnrn well. To do that you will need to remember that simp.y rinsin; it out will not do the business. The egsr of the modern improved Creeds of fowls have gained one-third weight, as compared with eggs former ly laid. Sand-burrs coma from seed, and miy easily be rojed in cno season by cutting them down as fat aa they appear. The soil sliouli be more than sup plied with tne elements removed by ea h crop, aud it will never lose its 'ertility. Turnip top, chopped and mixed with ftraw, have been used in the silos in Scotland, atul good results are claimed therefrom. Cost considered, the best implement for pulverizing the soil is a plank drai?. T d the best work the drig must b; used on fresh-plowed land. The dairy business has one advant age: The m:in w ho makes first-class but er of first cjuai ty, can dj bn-ine-s about as economic ly on a small scale if net oo rmad as can be dr.son a large scale. Always stack your straw. If yon ! not ueed It you can sell it to our neighbor. It is valuable for bed ling your stock, and will be a great saving of hay if you keep it ou hand at your stables. Besides this, it furni h es nKe bedding and some feed for year stock that are not subled. 102 Tears OU. Captain Jack Uaynes. the enjiwer in charge of the elovator engine at the Fagnn bui.ding, is 102 years old. As he atood in front of the structure tho other mon.lr.g no ns wonld have placed his aire at over sixty-live years, and there would even have been some misivins a to his being quite that venerable. Nevertheless, it was in 17e7 that the old engineer came into this world, his birthplace buing in the then unsettled region of Tennessee. Like nearly all Tenuesseans, the cen tenarian is a six-footer, chews tobacco, an. I loves a go. d story, lie is active, healthv, spare in figure and only slightly bent with his wonderful wcisfhl of years, an 1 possesses tlve eye sight of a 1 routiersman. St. fu' Ilepub ic. Gratifying Conl it Ion of Foreign Trals. The mercantile journals of the coun try are expressing much gratification at the Condition and the outlook of our. foreign trade. " merchandise ex ports for I cceiiibi M ft were, barring 1 hose of O-tobcr only, the largest sinoe J.'ouary, liSl. For the last quarter of t!9 the exports aggregated C288, St57.8c8, a pain over 'he corresponding period of oi 22 per ceat. A Bull-Fighter's Mother. The funeral of tho mother of thk famous Spanish bull-fighter Frascuclo, which took place a day or two ago, has been quite one of tho sights of Madrid. The old lady who passed her life in constant anxiety abont her daring sou, died while he was killing ix bulls in tho arena. Frascuelo worshipped her and had her buried In princely state. The lead coffin, richly decorated with ornaments of gold, wa can'!ed to the hearse by four of his comrades, eight black horses drew the char funtbrt, and behind It, together with Frascuelo, walked all the most famous bull-fighters of the town ; 160 carriages followed, and a large crowd of persons belonging to all classes joined the procession. Pal Mall Gazette. Census Enumerator (to head of house) "Are yon man led or unrow r!ed, sir?" Head of the house "Mar rtd." Ennmerater In. Iitte later "II ve tom a wife?" Head 'astonish ed) "Y.s." Enumerator "Er male or female?" Het (row thoroughly ron-ei) -Thi.f, sir, is on tot the qusv l;a T sT e. t -.i;2 niwcT. :s for pcss. fesr leather rj-il Tofltt Le Household leU Ti.i rocib nothing new under IL .n-iiuds it icfutation in the canine toilet case, without which no aristocratic dog in high life can be truly fashionable. Dogs in high life are given a bath once a week and a shampoo daily. As a comb and brash are deemed necessary to dress the Skye tresses, some wideawake person has just put upon the market a set of bristles and bone for doggie's own precious self done up in a satin-lined case with chw p and seal like the one on Beauty's toilet stand. The comb is shown in shell, celuloid and bone, and the brash is long and narrow, with a kennel seen of soma sort stamped on the handle. Done up in leather boxes prices range from $5 to f 7, while leatherette, another name for paper, can be bad for half the money. What la known as something extra nice that a man generally buys when sent on the errand, because it is the first thing offered, has a rubber comb rimmed with silver and with the same plate the brush Is bound. Set Into the lid of the box is a medalion head of some prize dog, also in plate, or a groove is stamped out to receive en taglio the portrait of the favored brute. The firms that deal in furnishing goods for dogs take orders for cameos and fill them, too, Just as they provide for having the animal's teeth, ears or ills attended to. Another innovation Is a pair of kid socks into which Mr. Dog's bind feet are put and securely gartered with whatever colored ribbon is most be coming to his complexion. These lit tle brown stockings sell at 60 cents, and are thought to be a restriction when the pampered brute takes a no tion to scratch himself bald. Dog-collars are counted among the staples in leather and jewelry stocks. Some are as plain as a leather strap and others rival the belts so much ad mired by lovers of outing costumes. For toy-terriers chain bracelets are considered the proper style and the young man who makes morning calls and is received in the family sitting room is just as likely to find the an tique jewel of smoked silver for which be surrendered 20 clasped about the neck of a 2 2 -ounce black and tan as the slender wrist of the girl he adores. A Toad Tackles a Snate. 'I once saw something when a small boy," said an old stager yester day, "that I never heard of since, and that was a toad attack a snake, after the latter had been forced to let go his bold. It was in a blacksmith shop built of logs in Indiana county. The blacksmith was working at bis anvil when a squeaking sound was beard at one side of the shop which attracted attention. "Turning to look, the blacksmith and the narrator saw a large toad drag ging himself into the inclosure, with a fifteen-inch garter snake following. This snake bad the hind leg of a toad swallowed. With a pair of hot tongs the blacksmith caught the snake, which released its hold as quickly as possible. Instead of hopping away, as was to be expected, the toad turned itself around and, leaping six Inches high in the air, cam down on the body of the snake and bit It saTagely." Pnssj's Ride Tramp Fashion. One of Boston's handsomest Maltese cats arrived in this city recently on the 1?.43 express via Springfield. She se cured passage in a drawing-room car, or rather under It, Just before th train left the Boston & Albany depot in Boston, and cam through In a Lurry. One of the porters on the train noticed bar seated cosily upon the break beam of one of the trucks just before the train started, bat sup posed that the would Jump ofl when the car began to move. On the contrary, the cat fastened her daws into the woodwork all the firmer when the train started, and during the ride of 129 miles maintained ber posi tion ondLrturbed by the whirlwind of sand - and gravel that would have unothered an ordinary mortal. Mrs. Mulcahy Bridget O' Dona hue, it'a m sympathy ye have in vour sorrow." Bridget "Yis, the owld man has gone: but troubles never come alone, Oi don't know." Mrs. Mulcanv Bedad, and what's happened now?" Bridget "Faith, and me poor billy goat swa'lowed a bit of ice, and the Ice man shot him deal to recover hia prop erty." v THAT WALK THROUGH THE WHEAT. Together ws alked In the evenlnc time. Above ns thr sky spread a-oldm-clear 4 nil he bent bis head and Inoked to my eyes. As If he held me of all most dear. Oh, It was sweet In the Tenlng time! And oar pathway went through the Balds et hel Narrow thst path, and rough the way. But h was i.er, and the birds sang true. And the stars cme out In the twilight grar. Oh, It was sweet In the evaning tuns I Softly he poke cf the days long past, Softly ot blessed days to be: C os to hts arm. and clcrnr I pressed. The corn 9 -Id paih was Eden to me. Ou, it was sweet In the treeing Urns I Orayer the ltfrht rrew, and graver stllL The rooks Bitted home through the parol shail A, The nic'itlngalss rang where tha thorns stand As T Wfclkmfl With film In aMU11..4 I Ob, It was swest in the evening Urn I And the latest gleams of daylight dledi My hand In his enfolded lay 1 swrpt the dew from the wheat as vr pa.-ved. For narrower, narrower, wntmd the way. Oh. it was sweet In tha evening timet He looked in the depth of my eyes and said: "Sorrow and gladness will come for as, sweet 1 Bat toxfther we .1 wa.k through tha fields of Closeas we walked through the lUlos ot THE BRAVEST OK BATTLES, jotgns MrLLEn. The bravest battle that ever waa fought, thall I tell you where aud wbnf On tha maps f the world yonU And ft Batti 'ar not wtth cannon or battla shot. W ltd sword or nobler pen 1 S ay. not wtth eloquent word or taocaht From mouth ot wonderful mesv But deep In a willed -op woman's rut Of woman thai would nt yield. But bravely, silent y bore her Mil IjoI tnare is Um batu Bald, No marharing troop, no W vooas Sens. No baeser to gleam and wavel En: oh. these ba'ties, they last solonr Frss babi hcod ta-tis gVaTs. ' rECl'LUK INFATUATION. rrifT-rf nt '.l?oT ,f tolnwtitg t:ie li Junction i.ve Cue Another. Do men ever fall in love with each otfr? Women rtn. Kot long ago a yonng woman in New Jersey was married to a youthful laborer on her father's farm. Sometime afterward it was discovered that the husband was a female; tne young wife refused, however, though e-rneatly entreated by ber friends, to give np ber chosen consort. The fctrangebt part of the discovery was the fact that the bride knew ber husband waa a woman before ahe was led to the altar. If men do not exbibit this grange in fatuation for one of their own sex, they at least oftentimes give evidenoe of the fact that thtj love one another. There are many instances on record a here one man haa given his life for another. There are many mora instances where men have given life to another. It is a proud possession the knowl edge that one haa saved a precious hu man life. Meriden, Conn., ia the home of such a happy man. John U. Preston, of that city, July 11th, 169J. writes: Five years ago I waa taken very aiolc. I ba l several of the best doctors, and one and all called it a complication of iflneasea, I was sick fonr years, taking jrt scriptions prescribed by these same doctors, and I truthfully state I never expected to Ret any better. At thia time, I commenced to have the most terrible pains in my back. One day an old friend of mine, Mr. K. T. Cook of the firm of Curtis A Cook, advised me to try Warner's Safe Cure, aa he bad been troubled the same way and it had effected a enre for him. i bought nix bottles, took the medicine as dirt ct. .! and am to-day a well man. lam ' no one ever had a worse case of 1 ' y and liver trouble than I had. i vi"t this I was alwaya against propric.ary medicines bnt not now, oh, no." Friendship expresses itself in very peculiar ways sometimes; but the true friend ia the friend in need. TESTED BECIPE3. TOMATO BBKAXT AST CAKJL, One pint of milk, two eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, a little salt, make a batter with flour with which two teaspoonsfnl of baking pow der to every quart haa been sifted. Peel large, ripe tomatoes, shoe them, cover each slico with batter and fry on a griddle. GRAHAM BREAKFAST OEU&, For these take two cupsful of gra ham flour, take one cupful of white flour, two eggs well beaten and a little salt. These ingredients mix with aweet milk enough to make a thin batter, and bake in wel.-heatod, greased gem-irons fifteen minutes. ASPABAaCS OMELET. To fonr well-beaten eccs add two- thirds cupful of milk, and one-half cupful cold asparagus tops, or cold cauliflower chopped fine may be used, season with salt and pepper, stir to gether and turn into a hot, buttered pan. As it cooks, shake it instead of stirring and loosen with a knife if it adheres to the pan. Fold and slip on to a hot plate, and serve at once. Flo PTOD1NO. Three-qnsrters pound grated bread, half a pound of figs, six ounces suet, six ounoea brown sugar, one teaonpful milk, one egg, nutmeg. Figs and suet must be chopped fine. Mix bread acd suet first. Then the figs, sugar, nnt meg, egg bfatan well, aud lastly the milk. Boil in a mould (pudding steamer) four hours. Serve with sweet sauoe. PEACH PTDPISO. Fill a pudding dih with whole peeled peaches and pour over them two cups ful water. Cover closely and bake un til peaches are tenuer, then drain off the juice from the peaches, and let it stand nntil cool. Add to the juice one pint sweet milk, four well beaten eggs, a small cup flour with two small tea- poonsful 1 loyal Baking Powder mixed fn it, one cup sugar, one tablespoouful tnel'ol butier and a little salt- Beat well three or four minutra. and pour over peaches in dish. Bake until a rich iron, and serve with cream. BAKED APFXK DrXPUXOS. One quart flour, three large tea spoonsful baking powder, one-half tea spoonful salt ni l.-d well tjpether. Add one large table-poonful butter and enough swt milk to make a soft dough. Boll out into half-inch pieces. Peel and quarter some good tart ap ples. Pnt each qnarter on a square of d .n(rb, sprinkle over it sugar, and press the edijes firmly together. Plaoe in a deep pan, sprinkle over sugar and a little cinnamon, and put a bit of but ter on each. Fill the pan with water (boiling just leaving top of dumplings uncovered. Srve with sweetened cream or hard sauoe. BARD SACCS FOR PUDDINGS. One-half teacupful butter beaten with one teaonpful powdered sugar. Add to this mixture the white of one egg beaten to a stiff froth. Flavor with fruit juice, lemon or vanilla. SAUCE FOB PCDDINO. One cupful of sweet milk, one egg, two tablespoonsful of sugar, one spoon ful each of bntter and Corn-starch; let all boil a few minutes, being careful to keep from burning; flavor with lemon. POAMT SAtTCB. Beat the yolks of two eggs and one cupful of powdered sugar well together, and set the bowl into boilmtr water and stir until quite hot, then add the whites beaten stilt ; add a small piece of butter and a tablespoon ful of extract after taking from the stove, and serve im mediately. COTTAGE PTDDWO. One cupful of sugar, one tablespoon ful of butter, two eggs, one enpful of sweet milk, three cupsful of flour, or enough to make tolerably stiff batter, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one tea spoonful of cream of tartar sifted with the flour, one teaspoonful of salt. Bub the butter and sugar together, beat in the yo ks, then the milk and soda, the salt and the beaten whites alternately with tha flour. Bake in a battered mold; turn out upon a dish; out in slices and eat with liquid sauce. PCTF PCDDrsa. Into two teacupsful flour sift two teaspoonsfnl baking powder and a half teaspoonful salt, rub into it butter the size of an egg and add enough sweet milk to make a soft batter. Grease six or eight cups, set them in a steamer, and dip into each a large spoonful of batter, then the same amount ot some canned fruit, as peaches, raspberries, eta Drain off the syrup before ncdng the fruit; otherwise "it would be too juicy. Over this place another spoon ful or more of the batter. Cover close ly and steam half an hour. To be eaten hot with a hot sauoe. The juice from the fruit can be nsed In the sauce, unless some other flavoring ia pre 'erred. "You are a bad, naughty boy." hli father cried, holding him orer hi knee in such a manner that the end aimed at could be beat accomplish ed. TThack I The lad yelled. It hits and hurts me worse than it does yoa, Jaoce but yon must be suu lsbed." Whack I "SUil yon take mighty good care," shouted James. "If it hurts yoa that yoa don't bit yourself la the same place." Thus the beauty of sentiment and the Talne Of moral laaaona ara loat on , Tooth, ASimois BreaKfast. It seened 6:x..la, aud it was, but it was a a oik o: .rt, and the cook had , nt tier w Li'l. mind on it. Fiistcame melon, or tome hind of frnit in sea-on. Tnt-u some uue of the fatu ly of mushes, Abeateiia or steam d wheat, or oatmeal, or wLeat-germ ueal, or wht-atU t, or hominy. In this particular breakfast the niuh was of wheat steamed for hoars the day before and heated through for breakfast. Then came omelet. The eggs were beaten separ ately, the ot':er ingredients added, and the whole cooked gently but tuorough ly enough, and without a suggestion of scorching. With the omelet wasserved fried potatoes. These, left over from the previous dinner, were cut in slices and browned in a little fat from fried salt pork; each slice was individually and delicately browned. The beverage waa chocolate, made carefully accord ing to directions, and served in no mat ter what kind of china, hut the feel of it was exquisitely clean. Then there were graham gems light, sweet, hot, de licious and bread and butter. It took about an hour to get this breakfast, less rather than more. The table was perfectly set, the table oloth was clean and not awry, nor the table. There was no jumping up to get some thing that had been forgotten. The three courses succeeded each other without confusion, the cook having time to enjoy her portion with the rest, for ahe waa one of the family. The same painatxking and skill, or their equivalent, which she had exer cised in becoming an accomplished musician and pianist, she exercised in compounding, cooking, and serving her breakfast. The same txnto ahe nsed in denning and making her gowns ahe nsed in arranging her bills of fare and getting np aide cushes and desserts. With her, cooking ia a fine art and worthy of entire devotion while ahe is engaged in it. It is thus lifted far above the domain of drudgery. This young lady leaves the dinner-table hav ing grat fled every normal appetite of harself and family with savory food of her own cooking, and plays airs from tne great masters to charm the hour spent by other members of the family in cleaning away and patting kitchen and dining-room in perfect order. This last work is likewise done in an artistic spirit, and the kitchen is as attractive in its way as the parlor. Why should it not be? Everything ia clean, every thing ia in place, and everybody in tne family takes a band in keeping it so. A. Jr. Christian Advocate. To Dlapel Colda. Headache and Fevers, to cleans the system eff-ctually,yt gently, when costive or bilious or whrn the blood Is impure or sluggish, to per manently cure habitual oonstlpatlon, to awaken the kidiieys and liver to a healthy activity without rritating or weakening them, use Syrup of Figs. A gander at Opelousas, La., turns the cistern faucet with LU bill, and when the water begins to flow sits down under the stream and takes a bath. One Thousand Dollars I will forfe't the atve amount, tf I fall to prove tbjt Florsplexion is the best medicine In existence lor Dyspepsia. Indigestion or Bilious ness. It is a cert-iin cure, and affords Immedi ate relief. In eaK-a 01 Kidney and Liver Com plaint, Neivous Debility aud Consumption. Floraplexiou bull. Is u.. the weak system and eures wlirre other remedies fail. Ask your druggist for it and set well. Valuable book "liiuiics Worth Kuow.nir," al:o. sample bottle sent dee: all cli 1 rites prepaid. Address Franklin llarl. 8t Warren Street New Vork. The wi iuen in bt. Louis, Ma, make life a burden t ithe grlpmeu on the ca ble roads by punching them in the back with their parasols when they want the cars stoi pel. Aa rnnwrmllelied Remedy. In olden times the haipy combination of veg etable remedies to pruuotedigesrloo, nutrition and excretion, stimulate the liver, skin, kid D' y and hut-N. the. ely removing oongestlon, purifying tne bloo 1 and restoring depressed vi tality, known to the old monks as at. Bernard eo'.au.e fills, were reg.tided as a panacea for all c:rbie diseases and modern dlscov eiles In phy.ioloey. Tuere is no equal to them In existence. A sample of 'be t. Bernard V-trniAbie puis w. 11 be snt free to all appli cants. Address, St. Bernard, Box 2414. Mw Yora. A man name ' Klugsley, at Ports mouth, O: io, has an apple growing on a grape vine, the n suit of grafting. "It Is a fact," that Hood's Sarsapartlla does enre scrofula, salt rheum, and other diseases or affections arising from Impure state or low con dition ot the blood, overcomes that tired feeling, creates a g.xxl appetite, and gives strength to very pai t of the system. Tit It. The number of diamonds kuown of the weight of thirty-six carats and up wards docs not exceed twenty. (raer A xi liraaaa. There Is no need of being Imposed on It yoa will insist on baring the Fraaer Brand of Al t Grease. One greasing will last two weeks. The young men of Prattaburg, N. V., recently collected, with much dili euce. all the pieces of old brass they could flud la that vicinity. From them they cast, a brass oaiinon weighing nearly 200 pounds. Cmiiu' Kidney Cure Tor Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Brlght's, Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv ousness, c. Cure guaranteed. 831 Arch Street, Phllad'a. $1 a bottle, for IS, or druggist. 1000 certificates of cures. Try It. Crops of 107 and lc 8 bushels of oats V r acre are reported in some districts of New Zealand. From the same col ony come reports of a single turnip three feet in circumference, weighing twenty-eight pound?. What Americans call a telegram is in Eng'and called a telegraph. The American postal card Is a post card in England; cuffs become wrists. A.M. PRIEST. Druggist, Shelbyvme, Tnd., says: -Hall's Catarrh cure elves the best of sat sfartioo. Cau get plenty of testimonials, as It cures every one who takes It." Druggists sail It. 76c. The Natches Indians and the Az tecs have been called tha fire worshipers, but the name belonged primarily to the Magi, the priests of the Persians. Wsshlni powders are strong alkalies, and rum clothet. The purest soap obtainable la the best and cheapest. Dobb:ns Electric ttosp has been acknowledged f. .r 21 v-.r th.tt.. pwett of all. Icy It rigut awiy. ThA lurcTAaf llHrav-v 1n lha I- that foundeJ by Louis XIV., in Paris; there are 1.4u0,0o0 volumes, 175,000 manuscripts 8 0 000 maps and charts, and 130,000 coins and medals. Rapture ciircguaranleed by Dr. J. b. Mayer, 831 Arch St., 1'hll'a, Pa. Ease at once, no operation or de lay from business, attested by thou sands of eures after others fail, advice free, send for circular. Almost 54,0rK) Frenchmen belong w iu xegion 01 xior-or, ai.irzi or them being connected w.th the army and the 1001, viviniuia. The expression, "lie U a brick," IS over 20. 0 voaranld- Aovailona Tri of Sparta, 83 i B.C., In showing his army of 10,000 men pointing to them tald: "T..eie are the walls of Sparta. A report of the existence of a very peculiar cat family emanates from an a viaiuio ef t TJ the possessor of a Maltese cat and kli ten which are bringing up with the utmost ears and attention a couple of infant mice. An olive tree, with an authentical ly recorded age of Ave centur ea, was recently destroyed by the wind at beau lieu. France. It measured thirty-six feet in circumference. That which la known to Americana as a pitcher is called a Jug In England. White Swelling "In IeTmvon.T yea-s o'rt.hd a white wel lln a come on his rii h 1 b -low the knee. uk-b euntrac-ed th mn r!es sj ib it his I was J,an up at nslit ai.glcs. I considered hi. 11 s confirmed er.pp'.e. Huud'i Sarsap rill woke up lils appetite and soon pieces of bone eame from the sore, the dls h.ir e decreased, the swelling went dow, the leg straightened ou'. and In a few months he had perfect use of his leg. He now runs every where, and apparen- ly Is as well as ever." Jobk L.. McMrmilT, No lary Public, Kaven'wood, W. Va. Hood's Sarsaparilla Boldbyalldrueglsts. Sl:slxfor. Preparedonly by C. I. HOOl & CO, Lowell, Mass. IOO lloses One lollar. IlMlVLw 'condition powder St-iiTdon. park- tr- SI. SM M StJSj Worth a Culnea a Box. FOR ALL, CILIOUS-NERVOUS! DISORDERS, u Sick Headache, Weak Stomach, Impaired Digestion, Lonsupauon. Disordered Liver, &c. f Arousing with the Rosrbnil of( (Health the wiioie rnj f EnerSTV of the human fran i Raanham's Pills, tak Idirected, will quick! REi FEMALES to complete hea..n. SOLD BV ALL DRUCCISTS. PrirA 25 cents Der Box. S7TVr?"Y? k.tzz- 1 ESI. M . I.n , . IJ.i ' ni. .1". '- . A f B. f". a I.I.F CO.. Sola usepta fnrthsl k Who (If your druggttx aott ptmiiij I ... .I B VHfm fm rMntnf Brie. I f but Inqulrm prn. mtnimn paper. 43 104, For Coughs 0 Colds Thar la no liedidna Uk DR. SCHENCK'S PULMONIC SYRUP. tit? C'a. fai? ?v it rtl-ttQt to th tut tod ra$9K3ttMsff.J fiL do- tut coQiaia pstrticl of Prfo, 1 00 pr btiule. Dr. Srhen-k'n B-n-i on CUwUiDprVc anil its ikv, tuailM fr-e. Ai'.J:-, J-. .1 . Tsf Hr- mw.r ftr tJU 4 mAm irvh , FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has ben nt-1 by mother for their children wvhile Tcetblnc for ovr Fifty Yrm. It trothe the c 1M, oftm Xh gums, allmyt all patn. rure vtrnX colic, tnd la Ue bst reixw1v for di.irrhwa. Tvieuiy-tiTc 1 rot m. Hot tie. PATENTS iv'"-"V. jra m W m F.ttit. Sent Trmm. A-i.lU nC..aafl AtireyBt rtaiiivwa w sat s s sif Wa-HI wTON, Q FAT TOLtKSRTOCra ( 0 vwsatwo snr sua. PATENTS! Instrn oogb rrtxj ! I a vest or. V rite at obm toe hamdwook of tsv tormmtion. 1st sT1 sv aria? A. a-' a a ifANTEI-In lllfcTtrnt Aerfve r- t In eu tein. " E.-t to wlt-s in O'ant-ct'na w tn oilier businem Oood i y and territory lopuatatuff nuao. tr psirticay Ura aiitlrvisM, taunt present or lor ut oocuDAt oa. W. y.C. Otfrgarjt, Mr., tfi-na Bigg , B UmJlri.- WITIa. FfuniatifOi.n, Antnmeilc. anoruitanO. etc. tuarou,niy tamrat ty JiAiL, Clrcuir fr, Brymit'a tl tf, Maio t Burtalo. N. Y f.?liFesstli,,y Prosecutes Claims. La.-.. Principal CzlmiDW U .S. l-.n.ioi fioraaat jt In Lumi war, i-a"' . nrrj r nUMOROUS. A title wl 1 orten sell a book and always buy an American girl. The hea Is not a cheerful fowl. She broods a good daaL F n lerson a ways speaks of his son's allowance as the fresh heir lund. That roan is lucky who can partake meals that his cook also relishes. Pe pie wlio say sharp things often get the reputation of being blunt. I;e is very high In Switzerland. Some of it on Mount Blaoo la 16.0UU feet above the level of the sea level. "Look outl" cried the pebble to tha clam shell; "there's a cold ware com ing." "Did your father leave a wlll? 2io, no will; nothing but every day bills. The dressmaker makes her work with ma hematical accuracy. She is great on fl0'urej. Misfortune and poverty bring out the good points of a man including his elbows. "Why are you bo timid, John? Speak out." 'I am afraid the poppLo,, will aw ike yonr papa." "And you allow yo ur girl's father to kick you?" "I did. But how can a fellow hep what's done tehlnd hii prlggs is a mere fopl Mark my word-, he wi.l never make a noise in the world." "I think you're wrong. I've oftn remarked his bang." Tom "What u mr. . than to btep on the sharp end of a tack u i no uaia. -dacK -lostep on two of them, whether In the dark or not. Sehanmbertier (sittlny, tries to "rra-ih" nratlv .hnnri.l c-i . L. ') '-Py graciousi if mein poy Moses vas bora I would make him glef you his sead preddy quick!" Do you know why that fellow at the opposite table keeps his paper all tha time so before his face?" "trhw conrsa. Tfcemaatth'i tabia u 'hia tailor." PAINLESS. - EFFECTUAL lite (0f Dose Wfwf PA7.E,fr lwlMsra lit PILLS. Bl . 01 YJ SI li 5s-i-,r5 a ' How Indiao la Qrown. Tlist portion of the Kicaragn wh;o' stretches to tha n .rtheast from tJ shores of Lake Mmniriia is known t. one or the lest inligo-(rrowing distnc or the world. Ihe climate w coo thau tha1. of the plain of Leon, and co t.nnes growini? ao, as one rradaall apoenda the crada until he finds hiiu elf on the p la tea a of Segovia, be the !ays ar alwavs pleasant, and th nights cold enough for fires. Bi t a faw leagues from Leon, eveiy aide of the trail and aa far aa the eye can reach, a rich green under flow h covers everv cleared space, which do -h resembles the tender sprouts of tbe 'oenst tree, and is what the natives call "jiquilite." or the indi go plant. In piiating it. the richest soil is care fully cleared and burned over, trenches are dug two or three inches deep and about a foot art, into which the meA ia thrown and lightly covered with earth. The planting ia done in May, at tbe close of the dry season, and the abrnb is ready to be cnt in AngUBt. The yonng bushes have to be care fully weeded to prevent any other plants from springing up and mixing with them, which would injure the quality of the indigo. About the mid dle of August the leaves present a rongh surface and appear aa if covered with a green sand, when the stalk is cut off by the gatherers a few inches above the ground, leaving a few sprouts remaining, which produce a second crop that is gathered about two months later. The first year's result is usually email, that of the second year much greater and tbe third year's ia im mense, after whioh the orop diminishes again until the seventh vear, when the fields have again to be cleared and planted. The cnt plants sire tied in bundles, like wheat in the United States, and carried to the fermentation Tat, where enough water is allowed to run in to cover it; then the swelling mass ia weighted down to steep and ferment. The only skill required in the manu facture is to be able to check the fer mentation at the pruper moment, and natives competent to do so receive from five to ten dollars per day. When the solution of indigo has a peculiar green color, it is drawn off into another vat, where it is incessantly agitated and beaten by revolving fans until it changes from its original green color to a dark blue, and the coloring matter commences to preoipitate. The water is then drawn off, leaving a granulated soft blue clay, which is drained in bags, then dried in the son, carefully selected as to qnality, and packed for export in packages of one Land red and fifty pounds each, or "ceroons. " Forty or fifty years ago Nicaragua produced from nine thousand to ten thousand "ceroons" of indigo per an num, but now it may be doubted if the total annual product exceeds two thou sand. Most of the fine "haciendas" of tha high country are now commencing to graze cattle, and, though many still re main where labor is cheap, the indigo farms are gradually disappearing, and cattle, coffee and cacao fields are taking their place. Dissawav "Your doif won't bite me, will he?" Framer Spinwheel Jo-hJ I Lope not. It spi.es'm for wooden uck s wlien to git dude blood in their veins. .Tndite "And so be called yon a liar?'' Prisoner "He did.sir." Juige And did you attempt to defend your self?" Pilaoaer "liu 1? You oulit to ate Duffy." Clara "now do you like my friend?" Fanny "He Is a horrid creature. Is he married?" -o, he is not married." "How happy Is the lot of the woman who did not get him for a husband." "Why don't you take pattern by the busy lee and toil for what you eat? Whail" stld the gentleman in adver sity, -aud die In consequence in a year or so as the bees do? .Never, ma'am, even if mv cheek turns aa hard as a brick at the shame I feel at begging." And tbe Boston tramp, throwing the bread the young wife had given him at her dog, crushed it into the sem blance oi a floor mat, and strode proud ly away. Oklahoma emde Book and Map sent anvwhrre On receipt of Sue ts. Tyler A Co- Kansas Clty.Mo. Timber. M:nrl. Farm Lands and Kanches In Mliwurl, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas, bongfat and solo. Tyler & Co, Kansas City. Mo. Lee Wa's Chinese Headache Cure. Harmless in effect, qulca and positive In action, sent prepaid on receipt of fl per bottle. Adeler & Co Wyandotte St, Kansas City, Ma. Da Taa Ever gaeealatat Anv person sendinx n their name an I ai drenswill recelva information thax will lead In a fortune. Becl. Lewis A Co, Security Building. Kansas city. Mo. Guaranteed five year eight per cent. First MortESites on Kansas City property. Interest payable every six months ; principal and inter est coll-cted when due ana remitted without expense to lender. For SAle by J H. Bauerleln & Co, Kansas Cliy, Ma. Write for particulars. Money Invested In choice one hundred dol lar building lots in suburbs ot Kansas City will pay from five hundred to one thousand per cent, the next few years under our plan. SJ3 cash and S6 per month without Interest con trols a desirable lot. Particulars on applica tion. J. U. Bauerleln & Co, Kansas City, Mo. Queen Victoria's crown Is gemmed with 11 emeralds. 17 sapphires, 9 big ru bles, 273 peails and 3,452 old mine dia monds. FITS: AH Ftu stopped rree oy Dr. Kline's areas rerve Keatorer. No Fits after Orst day's use. Mar velous core. TieailreaDdt. uu una! ootue fraeta incases, bend to Ur.a.iue.ol Area dt. folia, fa. The German colonists In Southern Russia will be compelled, it Is said, to emigrate, tbe authorities at St. Peters burg having determined to get rid or them. .Womjn. Her Diseases and Their Treat- eaent. 72 paa-es. Illustrated; price SOo. Sent 2no?ree5l?I0' 10c.. cost of malllnir.etc. Address Frof . K. H.IClime, M. D, fcl Arch at, pfiuu,Pa. A "chill" is called a "rLjor", and the eruption commonly known among Americans as "hives" Is In England known as "nettle rash." Candy Is var iously known as sweets," sweet meats," ana "lolly." .used roT cteaiixiR purposes What would you give for a Friend ta eottfeZ take "half your hard, teorh off ymir sltouldcr it without a murmur ? What tcouM you give to OV. 6nsistant in your housework that would keep your floors rtjwf walls clean, and your kitchen brlyht, and yet grow ugly over the matter ofJiard trorlc ? Sapolio s3 mfitiH tueh a friend and can be bought at all grocers. RmI rVmcyTt Vw4tAMA TJ . -v.,. WWUi.ujn iwvuuuiieiiuai uy I 11, i' .. i ' Cures where all else fails. Pleasant and acrfeaMo mft' last. Children take it without objection. Bv dniT--; A. tignal serviet to weale womankind is tho finding of lost health the building-up of " a run -down" system. Nothing does it bo surely as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It cures all tbe derangements, irregularities and weaknesses peculiar to the sex. It's the most perfect of strength-givers, imparting tone and vigor to the whole system. For overworked, de bilitated teachers, milliners, ueam stresses, shop - girls," nursing mothers, and feeble women gen erally, it is the greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as an appe tizing cordial and restorative tonic. " Favorite Prescription " gives satisfaction in every case, or money paid for it is promptly refunded That's the way it's sold ; that's the way its makers prove tLeir faith in it- Contains no alcohol to ine briate ; no syrup or sugar to de range digestion ; a legitimate medi cine, not a Ireverane. Purely vege table and perfectly harmless in any condition of the system. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Propr's, 6C3 Wain St., Z.lo, N.Y. R R. R. ADWAY'S READY RELIEF. THE GREAT COMpJEROS OF PUN. Instantly rHev-t svml soon earn Cold, orm Throat. Bronchitis. Pianri.y, Stiff Neck, ail conjr;M!tJona and inflammation, vhstbir of tlx aLutigi. Kidney. II -eU. It U K V M A T M Me N K I R A LC. I A . Headache Toot.iaclin. WeUno,- or I'alo la tha Ha-It, Chert or aUtunb. bv on applica tion. Internally in water tor a Li internal pains, flataJeocr, Heartburn, Sick Headache. IServonsnesm, Ieeplene, Palpitation ot the Heart. Chilis and Fever and Malaria. VOo. a bottle All Iragit. RADWAY'8 W PILLS, An excellent and mlM Cathartic Purely Veg-etxble, The Sife-I and IK-.t Mr. Heine In tha world for tUa C art ot rn.il LiUordar LIVER, STOMACH OR BOWELS. Taken aeror-ding to direction they will restore health, and renew vitality. Price, 83 eta. a Box. xM by nil DniitrliU. 1K. RAO WAV CO- NfcW l'OKK. StOP tJjLZXt CimoHic Cough F'cw! For If yoa do on it mar become con sumptive. F'.r Centum fini, Smfula, Uiurs Is nothing like SCOTT'S wrrvsv ll li lull Of Tnre Cod Liver Oil and HYPOPHOSPH1TES Or Tilma nd Bod. It Is almnet as palntahle as Tr.1'k. Far batter than other ao-called E-muisloas. A wonderful Cosh producer. Scott's Emulsion ! There are poor Imitations. Cef the oenultM.j mow Mb our Kr-jnca FwMaa Books to sU bisluoefMotAtolBU iec Unnk. The ffros id l lv otirad. Tbs) l-sfirt oa BAsstra iiaiiisic. sV Bpi& iiasus) Ktwk, oini, nMalBsS ooiy in tbrae osv, t. su tacrl7Uuav. 4oJ ocIt 5C ospij tor a 4&ilK KLLA Co., 4W.Uih 91 Nfttf V FRAZER AXLE CREASE BEST IM THE WOKUJ. Its waarlns: qu ilitles are nnsnrpasat. aetn ally outlasting t o tuiui of any otuar brand. ot edected by heu trutt THt. OUNL- L Km FOH SALE BIT DEALERS JEXK.ALLT. ' T prescribe and fatly en. done Blc Li aa tha oalj pctflc for tbacenaia carl ( ( this d 1 4ae. U.K.INORAHAH.M. r, At&sterdam. N. si W have aold Big Q lot biwt year and It iui it''"' w oeat oi sauai faction. D. R. DYCHE a cot. Ark 'SI "0. Sold bjr Drucs'is'.a "STOPPED FREE m T.a,a,.a. U TJ a M WDr. KLINE SUHEAT MFRVF RF;Tn O P O lbr mS ftXatS Nltt l)lta. Ikini anaVaa ilnvAtxiu-B If tek-a m airfxrt-d. So fu tVr 4rsf daif t BM. Trvaff ud 92 rril bon! ttm rit patiftitft, thy pstyUis esprMsrlMrsrt? o bos wfcaai I raicctrM. Strid names. C. U suiri tiprraa tddrssi Of Ctd to DtU KLISK trtl Ateh Jt Ki artrli.hla Pa. bsj Inacvt. Bh. WaW&Jl OF IM1 1 A I IS it fHaCDS. URDEK , s ni - : iOLSiON Af f TO DAVS.Vf U BMHI.IIII IM WW WtirjM aaituWut. SI C3 WS aalr Iff taa iMllrass Casadtsl 9a V V Wwrtnaarl t?l I sv3 TONSCALESX op $60 (BlfiGHAMTON) VBssmBaxTareBsam V K. Y. .1
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