ABOUT THE TAIM.
Hints for Farmers and Busy
y Housewives to Appreciate.
V i
The tow price of beef and dairy
product 1 causing more attention to
be paid to sheep, which in consequence
are growing scarcer. There is another
reason in the great amount of labor a
herd of cows make, whether their milk
he sold direct, or made into butter or
cheese. The old Knglish rule was that
the keep of eight sheep equalled that
of one cow. Mieep are, however,
more delicate feeders, and will not
thrive on coarte stock as well as cows
will. They are alo cloe feeders
in summer, and on old pastures live
where a herd of cows would starve.
On the other hand, theep iu winter will
not eat th butts of corustockt as
closely as will cattle.
To lecture a crowd on advanced
idea in butter making, and then have
the old-fashioned churn refuse to
bring the bu'ter perfectly, is only
made more ridiculous by an apology.
Hy the wav, it sound strange to he.tr
the chief lecturer at thee Xew York
eonferenceg say tliif he is not aware
that there U auv lelinhle test for the
fars in miik. Wherein doe the little
shake bottle churn of Col. Curtis show
any greater reliability than a big
rhuru. No c-hurn can recover all of
the butter fats iu milk, and utterly
fail in ninny instances to get any
great part of it, and why recommend
a a t sting machine, a crude imple.
ment that can only at best duplicate
the errors of it Inrjrer asoeiate,
though in fractional decree? Hoard s
Dairvman.
The common American holly may be
ucc-n.f til y transplanted from its na
tive habitat to the j:.-irden, if severely
pruned at the li:i:u of removal. If the
trees are live or i feet hih, cutaway
at least two-third of all the branches,
or, in other word, shorten them to
about one-third of their original length.
Yon n "ed not piy any attention to
the bud on the stein or branches, f r
there are alv;i enough latent or ad
ventitious bud fr :n which new shoots
will spring in due time. When dieting
the plant pre rve a tn:iny of the
root a po-,l.!e. but if one-half are
preserved. Hud the top cut back, as we
have directed, there will bo little dan
ger of failure. Karly spring is the
best season for transplanting the bivad
eaved evergreen tree and hhruhs.
it was an ! ! cxpr.-ion string
farmers tht v ::i the fun-mcr rights
are warm enough j. peop c did not
want any- bed-Cor',. ovr them, tho
corn would row. Ot.e woman had
so much faith in thi ru e ilia: one cold
season when the cn lition of the crops
was in dorht she actually laid and
shivered niwht after niirht, thinking
that if the could stand it the corn
would grow. And she was as con
sistent as the m-in who thinks he Is a
good f:trnier while robbing and skin
ning i0 acres of pasture and Wet
meadow, uni putting t!ie manure all
on a few acres ubout the U use. It
may be the best a mm rati do now.
It is certainly better thmi spreading
his labor and fertilizer over t much
laud. It ha been d 'tie so long on
many fauns thut un '.it pre-e;t con
ditions the owners nut uIiIl" to go
back anil undo it. '1 his is one reason
why firmer cannot get rich vt hero
their ance-tors did. '1 lie foil ha been
skinned and exhausted, the pasi ure is
almost barren, tli" timber is - M oil,
and when the team g .-s t m.o ket it
must bring ha. s n lo id of feed or fer
tilizers, a thing which ws not th.n!it
of two g-ucra'io:is "go.
"Why is it that a'.l t'le benefits f
modern inventions at. 1 evidences of
refinement whi h the. f irmer and bis
family get . 'A i f at one time held
up a proofs ot" the farmer's linancial
success aud at oilier times as the causes
of hi poverty!" Such is the cu-e.
Every mowing machine, sul y plow,
patent harrow, top l ui'gy, nice horse
blauket, fancy whip, iiuimi-uI ir.s'ru
tnea'.s and factoy-ma h" car: et in the
hands of farmers and their families
have been e:ii:Mier:;'.ed as proofs that
they live better fi 1:1 f rme'-Iy, a'so us
evidences of tie ir ertravagati.-e ati.l
causes of the h-r 1 time. But why
should these things .oie so much re
mark in the h iudj of farmer. Who
ha a better right to li:-- g-'od th!ng of
life? The organ an 1 plan w are n;u il
ly bought by the girls who got their
money teaching tchool r working in
the mill or a sle ji and the carriage,
and its equipments i u-nally purchase 1
by the boys in i"i ie (' t way ihaa
farm work, bur the-;.- t'.inir are alter
nately referred to a proofs ;f the
farmer's wealth, or evidence of his ex
travagance or c.i'.i-e of his poverty.
' The merchant may settle for -J cents
en a dollar and hi daughter h ive a
piano and hi en a f ist h'ie and the
public wiil net piestiun any propriety
of such things in their h.'.nd. Is the
society of this ii:t(i n of freedom and
quality so soon to L. divided into
classes and each wnr un emblem to
how the stat on? Who hss a belter
light to the benefits of invention and
the refinements of civilization than the
farmer and his family ? Is his share
of the products of his own toil to be
cut down so low that iu order to live
be must retain the primitive method
and implement, wear the roarsc dress
and inhabit the rn le da liings of for
mer years? Mn.t farmer's children
tart in life cla 1 in the proof- of their
father's poverty? Such is the ten leney
of the times. How long will it be so?
Are yon fully sit'.fied with the sizt
And quaii y of your chicks? If not.
now is the time to nir'ke the change.
If they are rot as hardy, ru-'ged and
(rrowthy as you would have th"tn. not
bright golden in r ol.-r of s':n, now i
arely the time t re. luce thu Hock r.nd
Introduce fresh ' lood. IV'ti't wait in
hopes of sotnerbing itr.t o--;'.ile te.kii.g
place. Stiik out now by weeding out
ail males, a,d in i l .i'g the ptill: to
be used a breed, i ne.vt v ein-. lKiii't
retain or.e that is u : plump in body,
broad across t:;e L:.. k, tint yellow in
kin and leg. Then procure a male
that is exceptionally strong In these,
points and you will be surprised at the.
Improvement in next year's Cooks.
"VVe do not recommend shavings,
awdust or exreisior pack'u. . mate
rial for nest. Mi,.y valuable birds
bave been killed be f-ed.ng upon saw
Crust. Hen have been noticed to pick
all day at shavinu a.;d excelsior, until
no material a 1- ft iu the ne-t.
Again, nests made in this way are hard
to keep clean. No'l.ing excel oat
traw for nest, cut up into lcnsrths of
about two inches. V! ere convenient,
place a few handful of tobacco stems
ra the bottom of the nest. This i
death to vermin. These stems can be
had fee nothing from t;y tobaeconi-t
When the hen is set sprinkle a hand fit.
of tobacco d:irt over the e-g ana she
Viil corac oC kU test w i.a a strong,
healthy brood, entirely free from lino.
Tobacco is a valuable insecticide for
the poultry bouse.
The days of spring chicken will soon
1-e numbered, but in preparing them
for market let us suggest that it is not
a good plan to shut them up last after
they have had a free run all of their
lives, under pretense of fattening.
They will always fret and pine and
grow thin. Adult fowls that have
been at various periods of their lives
einfined and therefore worry, fatten
better when deprived of exercise. But
as for half-grown chickens we are
ytaklt.g of most breeds they will
ot take on much fat, anyway, while
their frames and feathers are increas
ing at such a rate, and whatever fat
tening may be possible is best secured
by keeping them upon their accus
tomed ground and f -eding tnein every
few hours with all they can be induced
to eat of a variety of grains, ground
and unground, raw and cooked.
"' Fans Note.
A large number of salmon carp baa
been distributed in various Vermont
towns.
A new creamery hat been started fa
Delchertown, Conn., with A. W.
Morse as president and F. L. Stebbins
i secretary and treasurer. Another new
' one will be organized at Mil ford at w
I far distant day.
The wood pulp business is booming
. down in Maine. The present daily
consumption of wood in this industry
' is about 500 cords, and when all the
i mills now building in Maine are com-
pleted the business will consume 1,000
cords a day.
The Florida orange crop will be
. smaller than usual this year, owiug to
the drouths that prevailed in the
orange-growing region last spring.
Last year it was estimated that about
! two million boxes of the fruit were sent
out from Florida.
I The annual meeting of the New
England Milk Producers' Union will
' be held at the United States Hotel,
' Boston, Tuesday, Jan. 14th, beginning
'at 10 :'M o'clock. Local sections should
hold their meetings for election ol
cthVers aud delegates as soon as pos
sible. j There are still a good many people
who thinK that to ripeu grapes the
leaves must be pulled ofl around tha
clusters, and the sunlight let in. Tl is
old etupidity is about as bard to ki 1 as
faith iu the moon's changes as a guide
to bean or potato planting.
Baldwin, Mass., is getting to be quite
i an appU town. Mr. Johu Flint raised
' nearly S,500 bushels of picked apples,
be-ides nearly 1,000 bushels of wind
falls last year, and there are probably
twenty otnei who raised froiu 100 to
6i.'0 barrels, while nearly every farn-a'
raises f roin to 100 barrels.
"When mi'.k Is turned out from a
pitcher or pail and settlings are discov
ered in the bottom, so as to cloud the
milk, or make it look streaked, the
conclusion is safe that the dairyman is
not as clean as he ought to be. The
settlings are minute particles of filth
from the cow's udder; which the milk
er neulected to clean o:l. He should
be reminded of hi negligence.
Some Magazine Salaries.
Mr. Gilder of the Century is paid
$lo,0'j0 a year an J has an interest be
sides. Mr. A'.Jen of Harpers receives
about the same salary, but has no pro
prietorship. Mr. Barlingame of
Scnbner's is also paid a generous sal
ary. Mr. Aldriih of the Atlantic re
ceives a more, tuo 'erate income, bat
his duties are less burdensome since Le
h is only letter-press and no illustra
t'oiis to look after, which maks a won
derful d -Terence in an editor's duties.
The Ladies' Home Journal has for
several years paid its editor flO.OuO
per year. Mr. Metcalf of the Forum
receives also a large salary and is a
stockholder in the magazine beside.
. The editors of the North American.
Review and the Cosmopolitan are also
' the owners, and thus derive their in
come from the profits, or share the
' losses either of which is probable.
A good business manager, be who can
' control a profitable advertising patron
age and knows bow to boom the circu
lation of the magazine is an invalu
able man and at pre-ent is a scarce
commodity. Such a man can command
and easily" get from $7,000 to $10,000
' a year, and is worth it, if be be the
: right man men, fur example. Ilka
Mr. Doubledar (of Scribner's), Mr.
Hazen (of the Centnry), Mr. Seymour
(of Harper's) or Mr. Seaman (of th
Cas-ell).
--Latest Intelligence."
lie was a rjiorter of a local news
i paper. He came into the office of the
di-iri t po-tuia-te-, as was his wont,
' and asked if there was any news,
j "Xo, nothing mu'h," carelessly re
i plie 1 one of the otliria's. "Have you
heard of the new order?"
) -'What new order?" eagerly asked
the reporter, making a move for bis
; pencil.
j "Why, that the postmaster-general
' is not going to issue the postal cards
' any longer.'
I Where did you get your Informa
tion?" ! "Well, we haven't any official in
formation yet; but we know it is so."
I -'That will be a great hardship to
the poor," ventured the reporter.
" I don't see how it will," replied the
official.
j "I suppose it is done on account of
the loss on the letter postage?"
i "No, that isn't the reason the post
m ster decided not to make them any
longer," spoke up another official.
Well, what is the reason, then?"
: a-ked the now desperate reporter.
j Why, simply because they are long
eno'.gh now I The postmaster-general
and the people are very well satisfied
v i h the pre-ent length."
Th d'Mr slammed hard as the re
porter v ent out.
j Keed Worn Out With the Gavel.
j No one looking at the massive frame
f --peakir Kced would imagine that
this exercise of the gavel in maintain
ing order would have any effect on bis
rnu-cular organization. But it does,
ail the same. A few days ago in
J ri ling from the Capitol in a street car
j wiiti "the Speaker, in reply to my que
acn ne saia:
'I don't know whether I will go
home during the rece-s. 1 feel too
tired to do anything, and have a strong
craving for rest and quiet and a bottle
nf arnii'B Win will inmriMil. Tr
raps, to leam mar. pounu ng on me
de-k with the gavel ha made all the
muscles of my right arm painful. It
has given them an exercise to which
they have not been accustomed. But
it is a great privilege to pound with
that gavel, and I guess I can stand it as
long as the II use can. Still, it does)
seem ridiculons for me to say that tap
ping on the desk with an instrument
so small and light not only make me
tired, but tore," and the barley 6peaker
chuckled at what he believed would
strike those who knew him. as border
ing on improbable svad (hf abeerd.
A DOCTOR'S COXFESSIOX.
Doesn't Take Much, Me llolne and
Advises the Reporter Not To.
'Humbug? Or coarse It la. Tht
Bo called science of medicine la a hii tu
bus: and has been from tb" time of Hip
pocrates to the present, Why the big
gest crank In the Indian tribes la toe
medicine man."
Very frank was the admission, es
pecially so when it came from one of
the biggest young physicians of the
city, one whose practice U among the
thousands, though be baa been grad
uated bav a lew years," says the Buf
falo Courier. ''Very cozy was bis of
fice too, with its cheerful crate fire, its
Queen Anne furniture, and IU many
lounges and ea-j-chairs. He stirred the
fire lazily, lighted a fresh cigar, and
went on."
''Take the prescriptions laid down In
the books and what do you OndT Pois
ons and nauseating B'.uffs that would
make a healthy man an Invalid. Way
in the world science should go to pois
ons for its remedies I cannot tell, nor
can I Bud any oi e who can."
"How does a doctor know the effect
of his mediclue?" he asked. He calls,
prescribes, and goes away. The only
way to Judge would be to stand over
the bed and watch the patient. This
cannot be done. So, really, I don't
know how be is to tell what good or
huit he dos. Somcfme ago, you re
men lsi. ilw ros:oa Globe sent out a
i-poller w tli a stated set of symptoms.
He went to eleven prominent physicians
and brought back eleven different pre
cuptiiin. Tb.B jut shows how much
iclence t:.e:e Is in medicine."
There am local diseases of various
characters for which nataro provides
positive remedies. They may not be
included In the regular pbvsiciin'slist,
perha.s, because of their simpliclty.but
the evidence of their curative power is
beyond uiapute. Kidney disease is cur
t d by Warner's S if Cure, a strictly
herbal remedy. Thousm is of persons,
every jear, write as does 11. J. Gard
iner, of I'ouUjC, R. I., August 7lb,
1800:
"A. few years ago I suffered more
than probably ever will be known out
si le of myself, with kidney and liver
comnUInt. It is the old story I vis
ile i doctor aftr doctor, but to no
mn I. I was at Newport, and Ir.
I'ditekman recommended Warner's Sfe
Cure. I commenced the use of It, and
found r-lief Immediately. Alrogether
I took three bottles, an I I truthfully
state fiat it cured me."
Fn.MINLEFAXCIES.
M.VITKK OF INTEREST FOB OVh
WOMK.N KK.VUL1U.
Short Eits of Gosrip and Latest Kotei
cf Fashioa.
Iul.racelets the 51iakc'pe3reban7le it
the late-t. Ou tiie outside is a quot&
tion from Shakespeare; and fometimet
a tiny bust iu silver of thu fjmous poe'
is suspended by a slender diaiu.
A charming tablesprt.id can be ma Jo
of w hile sateen, with a wide conven
tional border graced ly the datl'od'i
and its foliage for a design, wrought,
in soft, low colors. This fiiread couUl
be lined with pale yellow hi lit tassels
CHe of the Mr-t fairy-lamp notion,
i of bi:vjiie, trireiignhir in ;iaTe, one
side in the f n;i of -tl owl's head,
another in the form of a ptt dog's head,
while the third is the hea l of a sly
looking cut. Yheec of ,-lass, large
and expressive when lighted by the
taper, in the hollow cctii-r, assume an
exceedingly life-like look.
A double-deck tabic of home manu
facture, had seen good service as a
wa-h-tand, but after the aides and
baekshadbet.ii removed and several
core sot white enamel paint had been
applied to hi. le the wear and tear it
had received, a very pretty square
table was reduced, and after a drapery
of light color and texture hid been
tastefully thrown over if. a more com
plete table could not be desired.
A pretty waste-paper receiver to be
aed to the corner of a writing table, I
may be made in cornucopia form of a
piece of cardboard about twenty-seven
inches square. This squnre is lined
with terra cotta atiu and covered with
bronze-green plu-ii embroidered with
an upright dtisign of rushes and water
grasses. Two sides of the square are j
brought together to rorm tue comu
ucopia and laced bigether with si'.k
cords. The top ede is huished with
a silk cord and the receiver tied top
and bottom to the leg of the table by
satin ribbous in terra cotta and bronze
free n.
Black taffeta silk is made up f 01
travelling this season, and it is to be
highly recommended, although not ex
actly for its beauty. It shows the dust
easily, but it can be so readily brushed
off that revealing the dust Li considered
one of its advantages.
It is made up without a lining and
is quite as cool as anything made for
travelling, A favorite way of making
up taffeta is in a belted blouse waist
and a full pleated skirt. The waist,
byway of adornment, has the top, both
front and back, laid in tiny tucks, run
by band, and shaped to form a yoke.
The sleeves have also the tame orna
mentation at the top.
A woman with faculty is possessed
t six senses instead of rive. Nothing
daunts her. In these days of painting
and papering, of cleaning and ren
ovating, if the men disappoint her she
seises brush aud paste-pot, and does
the work herself. She is equally at
home entertaining ber guests in the
parlor and preparing their dinner in
the kitchen. She ran carry on a deli
cate diplomatic afiUir requiring tact
and discretion, and, on occasion, can
go Etraiht to the point without any
diplomacy w hatever. Other people's
bread is d-tuctiraes heavy and other
jieople's dinners burn hers never.
Other people are burn. -nod and op
pressvd by tiifir spring t 'Wing. She
did hers last faM. What is her lucky
sixth sense, indeed, but the talent for
organizing and urr.injpiig work, and
carrying it tiiruh su.;i:e ?ful!, w hich
the faci.Py gifted being lias by iiutui'C
as a royal dower?
The cofffk srrrrLT. C tbtomer
live me a puin I or J:iv tfee
New lo diving with a s;oop into a
taffee bin( Y- ssir.
Customer Wait, I've c' atigeJ mind.
"11 take Mocha instead.
few B y(divinj into the same bin)
i'essir.
Customer See here, you Eturted lo
et the .T va out of that bin.
Xew Byv Vesair. Xo diff'rence In
h' coffee, sir, only dLt'r.nce In th'
rice.
Siict that door?' T"e time la fast
Ppratchln when rlaltor to the
auctum w:p st-p ia smiling and con
Uent and j it as he la about to say:
"Here is a little thing I have Juet
Jaslied off,: he n be paralyzed by a
toica ejLclainQini in tor es or tliua-eri
How to Take Carw of Chlnawaro.
To season glaM and chinsware to
sudden changes of temperature, so that
it will remain aouad after exposure to
sadden beat and cold, is best done by
placing the arti oles in cold water,
which mast be gradually brought to
the boiling point and then allowed to
cool very slowly, taking several honrs
to do it. The commoner the material
the more ears in this respect is requir
ed. The very best glaaa and chinaware
is always well seasoned or annealed be
fore it is sold. If the wares are prop
erly seascaed in this way they may
be washed in boiling water without
fear of fracture except in frosty
weather, w hen even with the best an
neuled waase, care mast betaken not to
place there suddenly in too hot water.
All china that has any gilding upon
it may on lo account be rubbed with a
cloth of any kind, but merely rinsed,
first in h.t and afterwards in cold
water, and then left to drain till dry.
If the gild-ng is very dirty and requires
polishing, it may now and then be rub
bed with a soft piece of waah leather
and a little dry whiting, but this opera
tion must not be related more than
once a year, otherwise the gold will
most certainly be rubbed off and the
china spoiled.
When the plates, etc., are pnt away
in the china closet, pieces of paper
should be placed between them to pre
vent scratches on the glaze or paint
ing, as the bottom of all ware has little
particles of sand adhering to it, picked
up from the oven wherein it was glazed.
The china closets should be in a dry
situation, as a damp closet will soon
tarnish the gilding of the best crock
ery. In a common dinner service it is a
great evil to make the plates too hot,
as it invariably cracks the glaze on the
surface, if not the plate itself. We all
know the result it comes apart. "So
li dy broke it," "it was cracked be
ll re," or "it was cracked a long time
a to."
The fact is, when the glaze is in-
Jtred, every time the "things" are
isahed the water get to the interior.
I veils the porous clay and makes the
' - hole fabric rotten. In this condition
iey will also absorb grease, and when
posed to farther heat the grease
takes the dishes brown and discolored.
( an old ill-used dish be made very hot
ideed, fat will be seen to exude from
le minute fissures upon its surface,
lie latter remarks apply more partica
trlr to common wares. Selected.
The largest reservoir or artificial tank
a the world Is the tank of Dbetar,
wenty miles southeast of Udalpur, in
mi la. It covers an area of twenty-ont
quare mile.
On Cqk and Out Rented y.
.'f as all doctors arree disease Is produced by
ar eause rapablr ot derrrsMng Vitality vit'ai
nic the i1mm1 mud impairing ol estlon, nuiii
Jen, and ei ret n. ihe'i M. IWnard Veetalil
,lls.Mbih Dromote nutrition, stimulate the
Iver, kidney aud bow-l an.i skin and purtf-j I
sic uMxxi iau reut.s vi:m.iy, mu&i ueanu ?.tc
vally the proper remedy for a.! caral-le
ti-rwes. A sample ot tuo M lie: nard
lie l'lll will be S'-ntrer to all applicants. Ail
tress C Beruard. Bus Mia. Newltirlu
The ahl:a was known ou'y as a
Sower twenty-five years ag. The
3 rat double one appeared in 1311.
Timber. Mineral. Farm 'land Hinch-SJ
In Missouri, Kanst. ivxaji nd AikAUsaA
bought aud to.d. lyler & Co, RjjitAsCitj, llo
A straw hat with a brim fourteel
feet iu diameter has teeu made by a
hatter in Wllkesbarre, Penn.
If your house Is oa fire, you pnt water of
the burning Umbers, not on the smoke. io
lf you have catarrh you should attack tL.
diseas? In the blood, not In your nose. To Ci
this, take Hood's srsiprl!', the treat bloi
purlucr, which peimanently cures catarrh.
A fir tree recently cut down in Sno
homish county, Oregon, was 300 feet
long and 12 feet in diameter.
lee Wii Chinese Head che Cure. Harmless
In effect, quick and p-wltive In action, tteut
prepaid on reerlplof 1 per bottle. Adeler a Co.
The first city organized was Xew York,
when in 1652 she received her charter at
Xew Amsterdam.
"WOMAN. HEX DISEASES AND
IHtlll TKKATME.NT.- a valuable Ulus
trate l book of seventy-two pages tent free, oa
ree.-ipt of lu cents, to cover cot of malllns, eic.
Addrets, Y. U. Box luui. rblladelphia, l a.
There are more ducks In the Chinese
Euipir, says an authority, than In all
the world outside of it.
If errj sotiiii la this land knew for berseli
the actual quality of lH4tms tiecule sop
no other -hiUK soap could be sold. Milltoni
fin u-e it. but other luiliions have never Lx.ed It
Have ,u f Asa your grocer for It.
A MisAFPREHENbiox. Ilisnibs
Wbat did ttutt auburu-luiired girl snub
you for just now?
libjas I caut imagine. I wai'eo
for her at the cloak room door, and when
she appeared I ofiered her ruy arm and
Sold, "Heady?" and she went off as
though I'd Insulted Ler.
Tue T iled chop. Young lady
ITow much is this ribbon a yard?
Clerk Ten dollars, madam, and going
up every minute,
1'ouug lady Mercy mel I didn't sup
pose it would be over filly cents.
Clerk (with dignity) That ribbon,
madam, la peach color.
Sns wu a suiotEE girl. Jack
Why are you so cold and indifferent to
me Amy? and only a few weeks ago you
told me that I was the sunshine of youi
life!
Amy But remember. Jack, that thk 1
Is tbe season when the sunshine loses it:
pow er.
A buyer of a Kew Tork wholesale
house is sail to earn $00,000 by his
skill In forecasting the dry goods mar
ket. Frmser Asia Gnih,
The Franer Axle Grease is tbe best and.
Intrinsically, tbe cheapeat. Don't work
your horstM to death by usiug poor axle
grease. Try it.
There Is no proof that lace makira
ex sted much previous to the fifteintt
century. The oldest known painunj
iu which lace appears U the protrait 01
a laJy, In the AcaJemy vt Venice,
which wa? painted by Caspaccio, wh
died itbout 1523 .
A Sore Threat or Couch, it su!Tred to pro-
ffres. ott-u results in au lucnraole throat 01
unit irouti'e. "ltront Bronchial Irwctes'
Ktvcs Uisiaul re.eL
A single oraniie tree In Florida ha?
been known to bear 8300 oranges in a
year. Such a yield Is excessive, as a
f rove that will yield 1500 to the trea is
considered excel.eLt.
Ps Tarn Cver Saecsletet
An v person eendloa ns th-lr ran. Ml a1
dresa will receive iaiorniation that will lea4
tn a f .rtn-e. Beni. Urwia O, beoont
Boildluc Kanaa, tltr- Mo
Xatives In the Soudan are obliged to
remain in the water most of the time, in
order to s-jcure relief from the Intense
beat.
Guaranteed five year eight per ent. Fir"
Mortgages on Kansas City property. Interest
payable every &1 months; principal and inter
et "colh-ct! when due and remitted wiibouc
eiius :o lender. For sal by J . H. Bauerleln
si Co Kansas City. Mo. Writ tor paruculara.
It is estimated that when the season
at Saratoga, N. Is at its heigl.t
1250 gallons of water are drank every
day.
Money nrvested tn rnotee cne hnmlrrd dnV
tar kalldiDj lots tn suburbs ot Kansas City w,H
pay troni firs hundred to one thousand pet
cent, the nxt tew years under our plan. S-i
ra-b aad V per month without interest eo? 1
tru'.s a drsirable lot. Particulars oa apa!tssj !
tea at. U.LUitMlsd m Co Kaaias City, its, t
s
' orsis EXJOYS
Both the method and results when
6yrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acta
rent! yyet promptly on the Kidneys,
Ldver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers aud cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
enly remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
ha action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substance,
its many excellent qualities com
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Svrnp of Figs is for sale in 50o
and l bottles by all leading drur
rista. Any reliable druggirt who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
Cny substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
. nuutoiaoo. eu i
asswsnrir. ti. kw raar. an !
ASTHMA.
PoptuAmt Aithins
bpecino
lives Immediate relief.
It Is believed to be the
Best ASTHMA Remedy
k!HM'U to humanity.
As evldenee we nivfl a
Trial Package HIKE.
Sold l y I irupKists. .
Sent bv m;iil. io-t!t:i!d.
mr tl per B.i. Address, TiiUa. J Ol'llAM 2wl
Kldte Avenue, Philadelphia.
Children
Iwaja
of pure Cod UVr OH wltr. Mypo
phoephltea of Lima end Soda la
almost es pelatabie as milk.
Chlljren erjo tt ntforthin
othnrwlne. A MARVELLOUS FLESH
PRODUCER It la Indeed, and the
little lade and laeaiee who take cold
eaaily, may r fortified eaalnat a
cougn that mlsbt prove aerioua, riy
taklns Scott'a Emulsion after trislr
meals during the winter season.
3wire MutMttitutioHS and Imitations.
,Fcr Coughs tCc&3
Tb-ro ij Mcnil lc lik
ca. schenck's
t- ' J o i, . aaa taAaaiM
UsSSaJKJULfilUEilU
IMW SYRUP.
- vj ; It ie rleamnt to tL tte mul
V" ,.---'' ' do- t"t ooDta n ft Mriicle of
" - sy.-.i.p. ."j-......... -
V jilti. h .-.ri-1. all Iru:t4.
Pr"r, ft 00 t-itUsj. lr. b.- ec k'i - k rn
--riauii.; n -d Jt .crf, miiM AJ.'t-hsj
Ir. J. 11. bedeck t Bon. Ph:lp(i;.cfii
p A Tipll TT. I.. rseKMB o-s m r
WH - I lUils) warrutifed. Hud nrri fnr
Um.m htm nttiar iu J tt tc inrd tu bottom.
VV. L. DOUGLAS
S3SHOS
FOR
GENTLEMEN.
;r" (ill -i'!r-
on ;.!!' for Taluablr. ianrtnatl'.o
.1 Mt-fctan. lla..
TKt PREAT ENGLISH RtNllDf,
BEECHAM S PILLS
In Eiliscs ail Krrciis Disorders.
"Worth a Guinea a Box" but sold
for 25 Cents.
ri mil ;i.itj.
NEW LAW CLAIMS.
A,riuiioREte?siis4Ci
Jlliar.rr. I 4 lit F U aaaiaal.a. O. V.
Blraeca lttice. flcvcl.nd. tr.it.Clilcae.
PATPI1TS WasiBHloiiVipT?!
a M aa a va sesp roa . lacvim.
KIODERS PA3TilLE8..r.uti
P'tVfC B f rjjii m w.noBRis
MrlVri il Wa-blmslon, !. .
Siicce&sfully Prosecutes Claims.
3 La.w !S u 1 ; ) 1 Kiimnrr L' H . 1'pdaIOD is nnU.
fa lymnLat r. laaAiiiflwfcTiiigriiiiifi., atj i
Viktue rewarded. "Here, my
sod,11 saH a kin ;iy-lo"kinjr old Rentle
mati, meetlaj a boy who w.is whistlir.R
alone the avenue this morning, "here ia
a dollar."
"Yes sir rejiied the boy, taking it
lies talingly, "but what must 1 do with
"Keep It, my boy; keep it. and may
Ileave.i's blesslnz go with it and wiib
you-"
"But, elr, what for?" questloaed tbe
boy in a veiy natural amazement.
"Because, my bov," and the tears
were in the ol i tran's voice and In his
eies, bec.tma on were whistling "L!t
de Annie Hoor.e'."
Avoirrxa a aiisuNDrnsTAXDixo.
HcCoikle Did 1 tell you atioutatsh
swallowing a snake that I saw while
away on my vacation?
McCrackte No, but before you begin
I want to ask you one question.
"All light."
'Is this a snake story or a fish story?"
Should Bfc Able To Manage It.
She He seems to be a very methodical
man. I suppose be understands his bus
iness tho-ougbly.
He Tea.
She By the way, what is his busi
oes. He He has none.
Anion? th nobility ot mediaeval
times, ladies took their "constitutional"
in carriages called wiilrllcotes; the moth
er of Kiouird 11, so took ber rides
3C0T?S
let pvprv enfeebled woman
know it! There's a medicine
that'll cure her, and the proof's
positive ! ...
Here's the proof if it
doesn't do you good within
reasonable time, report the
fact to its makers and get
vonr monev back without
a word but you won't do it !
. 1w T"
The remedy is ur. fierce s
F.ivorite Prescription and it
has proved itself the right
remedy in nearly every case
of female weakness.
It is not a miracle. It won't
cure everything but it has
done more to build -up urea,
enfeebled and broken - down
women than any other medi
cine known.
Where's the woman who's
not ready for it? All that
we've to do is to get the
news to her. The medicine
will do the rest.
Wanted Women. First
to know it. Second to use
it. Third to be cured by it.
The one comes of the other.
The seat of sick headache
is not in the brain. Regulate
the stomach and you cure it.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets are the
little regulators.
A Story About Bismarck. :d
jin advance copy of the tbird volume
af 11. V. Sybel's ' History of the Ger
man Empire," has been received. Pro
bably tbe most interesting chapters
refer to the relations between Prince
Bismarck and Count Rechbsrg, the
Prussian and Austrian Ambassadors
respectively at the German (Frankfort)
Ivieu Prince Bi.ruari-k (then Herr von
B-sinarck Schonhausen) soon found out
tbat Count Rechberg was hot-tempered
tDd passionate, but 10 the main honor
able aud eood-natured. Count Kech
berg, on bis side, cordially disliked
Prussia and its astute representative,
but did his best all tbe same to keep on
amicable terms with bis colleagues.
Both officially and socially there was,
however, plenty of friction between
the two. Ou one occasion things came
to such a pitch tbat Couut Rechberg,
entirely losing his self-control, passion
ately exclaimed: ' One of my friends
tuitil wait on you in the moroing."
"Why all tliis unnecessary delay?"
Herr von Bismarck coolly replied. "In
ail probability you have a pair of
pistols haudy. Let us sett'.e the matter
iruiiicliately While you get the things
ready, I f-lrill write a report about ttie
w hole transaction, which, in case I am
killed, I rerjiies yon to forward to
Berlin." Both set about their work.
When Bismarck had finished, he band
ed the sheet to Count Rechberg. re
questing biui to examine tb same.
Bechberg's passion had in the mean
time riven way to sober reflection.
After having pi-riised the report he
taid: "What you say here is quite cor
rect; but is it really worth while to
tight a duel for sum a reason?" That
U exactly try opinion." w as Bismarck's
answer, and the maf.j-r ended. tad
llali (Juzctle.
Josenh Jefferson received fl2,000 for
is autobiography.
Too vision A KT. "Your father re
fuses ii is consent to our union?"
"He does. Harold."
"Xotblneseems to be left for us then,
except eiojierient. Io you think,
Myrtle," siid iht; young man, swallow
ing a sob, "tbat you could leave this
luxurious home, forfeit all the enjoy
ments of wealth, banish yourself for
ever from your parents' be irts, and go
to the West with a poor man to enter a
home of lifelong poverty?
"I think I cjuld. Harold."
Then you are not the practical gdrl
I liaie taken you to be," said Harold,
with deep drjec'.ion, as he rose up wear
ily and 1 cached for his bat.
Dm Thousand Dollar.
I will foi t tl- at- .v- amount. If I rati to
provr ih.t 1 loravlfilon Is the lrst me1icin In
exlstcm e for lyswf.!a. Indiir-tlon or Killoas
I"st it is-tri iincure. niiJ afTvrt-d lrnmedl
! i eli-f . tji i'hm 01 Ki.iney and Liver Coin
il::inT. V -v.u Jiet'ilttv and Consumption.
1 loi:ipxn.M bu!!! n th weak Bvstcin aud
Cit-s wli-i" oilier rin-!! fail. "AsIc vour
dnit-cist fni it nnd ct well. Valuable book
'! liings i:t i h Kuou hi:," also. Paiuole bottle
'Ut f;ce: .ill tli ir- prepaid. Address
l roiiklia Uuie. Warren Streot New 01 It.
An Hucloa fa!e cf coffins took
place tiie other wet k in Birtow, Fla.
Ok'Mioma fin ie ivm ,iHid Map ent anywhere
on rrctipi ol 'tsTler lo, Kansas City, Mo.
The Ileiiolan lers rarely lock their
doors, but when they do they leave
the key where it catiba reached by any
one s-eki.ir admission.
FITS: a:i I ir fopprarreenv ir. KllnesOnsat
ht-rv ois-r. No V luaricr tlrst dar's use. MaT
t.ou tuie-. l'ie.iiiM!aijd liou trial ooiue tree t j
ir.tah. iiuiolir. K.ujr.ul Area u rnua.,fa.
Manclit-tr claims to p isess the most
anrient b t-telry In the British kingdom.
It is iu .N i.t t inn G rove, near Corporation
street, in the iieifrhboihoo 1 of Victoria
and Excli:me Stations. The quaint old
Inn still boil's its ancient name of "The
Feven ''tirs,'" by wldch l, was called lu
A. D. l'i". The eiuboard over the
door ami- ui'ces that the house has pros
pered foi Cv hundred and thirty-eight
years.
('aim's iituney Cure Tor
iJropsy, liiavel, Diabetes, Bright's,
Ueart,L'rmury or I.iver Diseases, Nerv
ousness, Ac. Cure guaranteed. 831
Area feuctt, Phllad'a. 1 a bottle,
for to, or drn!(;'st. liXMJ certincates of
cures, 'i rv iu
A genuine portrait of Columbus,
painted by L-j'to in 1501, has Deea dis
covered. Kit pi uro cnrenMstraiiteeff by
kr. J. a. Mayer, iJi Arch St., Pbll'A,
1'a. tase at oiicsj, no operation or de
lay from business, attested by thou
sands cf cities alter outers tail, advice
free, send ior circular.
The Emperor of Japan is having a
state couch built for himself, at a cost
of $175,000.
3tafl'lc:ed with soreeres ns Dr. Iaxaa Ttaotnp.
Kii 'tt, e-waler. LiruKrtaeellat-oo.ecoH.Us
ri ite e''ss for miriors was first made
in London by Venetiau artists in 1670.
49 Aiare,
WTrr 1 T irU TTTE MATTER. ITe Do
yoa think there Is anythinz effemii a'e
about mer ansa uic un
.voninj that mv mannerisms put
her in mind of herself.
She Miss nil lew is a 1001.
Would stay Bald. Agent You
.h.i.i i u- now here is a oreDara-
tlon that will force out a luxurl
Jlmpson (giancmK wwaiu uio wuc
I don't want it, sir, I have more hair now
Mian I want.
Merchant
(angrily as his clerk enters three hours
late) W here in the name
(Clerk offers him a twenty nve cent
cigar.)
fcontirtiinel of sense
do you buy such good cigars.
Hateful, PjEOFi.E.-First Pedettrlan
There's a man 1 bate worse than the
plague.
.Second Pedestrian Why?
First Pedestrian He always pronoun
ces my name wrong.
A CovtkA9T. He (before marriage)
I could die for you.
He (after marriage) You will be the
death of me.
Not is nis line. Post The new
one thousand-dollar bills bave a protrait
of Geueral Meade.
Friend How in the world do you
know that?
Reciprocity explained. Maud
What do they mean by reciprocity?
Claude Now, If I were to kiss you
and you should kiss me in return, that
would be reciprocity.
Maud Why. its nice, isn't it I
thought It was something bad.
No bread. Philanthropist I sup
pose this laziuess is bred in you fellows-
Tramp Not by a big sight. I'm as
empty as a vacuum.
How To 2va3z:o
A FEW HENS
Is the motto and teaching of the Bett Poultry Pair PW'-' ' ' T'r'
tnontba as eta. Ca.n or Klampa. baiuple free. AdrJma 1AKM-KU Lli.l. !. i' ..i
nr- vim
IF YOU CAXT GET IT
It ! Ab?!nt!T rot. Hl-b'T Cenrfntrmtr1. Wot Fr-nr.Bii -al. h.:- :i-.
Kut Y00A. Vua fn buy or rlw ftd m rh-p we ran. 1'j .-: :t-
nor Tti&a (Told wlni bru r Houtti:if. fan v r; f
ir.ler." tmv C'i-tornr. KruJi b drriirvliitfl. irr,x--, ir-n-rnl - J--
V.' vlll wnd rt-Iaatd bT MM rll')f.-A hf-w it ' V lihil'j'-
RAIfN'O GV!DL " (jro at c-nl. (v,aTl'i dsx.iy f".'ir .tt'i'i,
Jow.Irfcr ftOC'-ntx. or.ons lr-elH iund t n tr 9: r. 1 :
r f) 00 s; larv cns. fOw pr'.-ita. f "0- Sf,f "M.t.-
eent m, daty pr Lx lttU4,ooUtJ wot f reex L. a. JOH-Ney k CO., i 1
tRec out'Of tftz worl d.Yh &n our of rhs
& l JL (TrT
mm
for house-cleaning- llis f:;!id .fk
caJc ot scouring cc
Cleanliness Is always fashicnaole rd tho tssa
of or the neglect to use SAPCLIO markc a wide
difference in the social scale. The fcect classes
are always the most scrupulous !n imliors of
cleanliness and the best classes. usc GAP CLIO.
KLLCVL&
11 m mm
ELY BJttTUltE. M Warren
A Poet'a Home.
Richard Henry Stoddard, the pool
and critic, live in Fifteenth Street,
Xew York in a house which is literally
furnished with books. They overflow
the parlors, dining-room and bed
rooms, line tho library walls, crowd
the attic, and are piled in shelves even
in the halls. It is said that no other
private residence in Gotham contains
such a collection of books and periodi
cals. It would probably he impossible
for Mr. Stoddard to state the number
of samples of inspiration which pour
upon him from all parts of the Conti
nent from the hands of the embryonic
poets of the future. In this respect he
chares the sorrows of other prominent
men of letters, and accepts; resignedly,
the bitter with the sweet of fame.
2OT AFTR A DAT JOB. Past-COm-
mander Ja-nes S. Fia-r, of the Grand
Army or the Republic of this Stale,
told some friends, theother nhihta story
about a man ba fwtnt. rl-itvn t r th. o
toa. -house to get a job as nighUwatch-
uian. vouectorirnaratsent theman to
the civil service board to he examined.
The man was quite intelligent, and an
swered the questions put to him until
he was askeU ihat the distance was be
tween tbe earth and the sun. He hesi
tated for a time and finally acknowl
edge! that he did Dot know.
"VOUdOn t Know?" KlI.ltLa onrnmio-
sionr, severely.
-Mlstr," said the applicant, "1
U:dn"t thi.-.V I'd li ira f..
question like that. I'm looking for a
Senator Ilawley possesses, ia hand
some binding George Washington's own
cony of the statutes of the Cr.it Congress
which met in Xew York i i Tns
book is printed by Francis Childi and
John Swaice, of Philade pbla, printers
of the United StjitM id,... i
handsome paje, but tbe paper lias
vwuuwuuim n,a curious irregularity
in the hundred years of its existence.
Coma Swr, Wk riiulr ZUvrtrettd - Bead in 4S0.00O ramiliet.
Five Doable Holiday Numbers.
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Easter, Fourth-of-JuIy.
FREE TO 1891.
THE YOUTH S COMPANION, Boston, Mas.
Is a coiuplamt wliih aiis "
more or leu. It ortiii.tt in .
sion of colds, com intd it!. impureu!!i?e
preeableflow fio:n the u.,se uckli D
tliroat, ofleuslve breatti. lain over mil?
the eyes, ringincand luistii,!rneie,iB!!,'
are the more common syinpioiiia fCf"!,
cured by Hood's Sarsii,iri!la t,i'n S
directly at iu cause l y r, inov!n aM "il
from the blood, build. ni; up tue JWmi
and giving healthy tune to the wh0
ystea.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druirsr'sTs. ' : 'It f.,r vS p
only bye. I. Ilooi c. 1.. ,w .,,
IOO I4KH t'11'.' J(!,!j,r
FOR FIF FY YEARS
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUp
Vti.lt- T..-tLll.i ' .r . ,.-r V 't i r
all p;!rl. rur-s v 1 (.-.. ,(, t
runic Y for (J :irr-i .. 1
V'in.a fclUf
O STDFrED FRFF
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5g I w a 1 1 iki 0 1... .. . . , v, r
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V- ,"uov 4 u- l'- DYCFE t CO.
uuiij
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CONDITION FGWDER
XttK U(rii:, ? TO I .
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AN LY. 17
St.. Kw York. Price (10
for a osE-n-i nit "ii -;;
mm -!!! dollT.T. tvK .. ' ' -t ' " "I T I?
tl.r Cull4 inalM, .! j'. r.c :ouj '
fully j t.raii
On ra-nm bott' ' v"-
Vu tw.ou- oa bn'i.o ' ' i.. mat
Ona lt of Ta'-Hu t':.. ..-r . . .
One ilwrf Vi.n.-ll . r r.
10 an
il -H
. . . W
. . 10'
. . a-
Od t'lt. of T l ri - i
OoeUlfof Vivi i-r S'is; . i , .;
Cae two-ounce bott.e
Or rty pof t ty grimv n.v
ftamal rn nn a r',rj
n-druaji f aiy I hm -
hfHroch lt. o..
a' ih r
tiw v
no uamm
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GRATEFUL COM FOrtTI NO.
BREAKFAST
P i tljrironirb kn 'wioj.- .f m
whicti g'jvrrn tti oiKirat i-nitt T .l!--tlou,
and ty caref m aMlu a' 1- :i
tlM of wU-Mle;'td C"x'-, k'.r. t :-;
ourbreakfut tblr a ltii a '.--I'cu.t
lt-4 it:, i DBSTi-
, - iuv prjrr
I j.rovifl
11. M.i.'dDe
I -'Wri 0U11
Ui. - f8 of dlM
-. V dljMr.
srijund ui
. -a (wUlU
. ly A,. .tar-
eratia wblca ntv bv u-t mi iy t
ll im by ttie juJi-l(u u i a .:
lbit isOUHttiutlou may t ra : na! r
trutiieunugti to rel-t fvry ici:
busdredj of iiblle tnalEaJllt-M tarf n -is
ralj to attack wbcrevt-r Ujt-rr Lt .
We may esoai many a fatal ntuxfi I
el well for Uriel with .ur bio-xt h
nourlahod frame. "ivi' vn-if '.c
mluA9 Imply with boiling watT
Only la half-iv-'uud tint, by Uri-vr. ia
H ILS ti'l'sS V CO.. lio.MMi
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PATENTS
InrfD tor's O"!-
r How t
a Patent. --ut rr
Patrick
O'Farre!!,
ASTHmAcu,REp;FREE
FRAZERoIIe
ih;t in un; v.i.i
Ts wri in ij'i li!l- ii! i
ally out'.istHiK t o ihiis .t a'.;.'
JSot eUectei by k.iu aofc-i 1.
lir.nl.
FOK SALii OS ii:Ai.i:Ki i,. .j-:ai.li.
f.ic
J. U. C l: A I.I K ' ..
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i fine "urn .
VTl-
Brvwnt. 're
TtiE youth's
3?MPAN10H
VASELINE-
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