FACTS FOR FARMERS.
AGniCtXTfRAL XOTES AVD UT5T9
FOB THE UOl'SEBOLD.
Eow ta Hake Farm Work Easier and
Coma Brighter.
The rweeter cider is tlie nfronjcr
will be the vinegar, bnt the slower it
irill be in making', unless the process
Is hastened eitiier by mixing with fully
matured vinegar, or turning from one
barrel to another to expose to air.
This can be best done by tLtering slow
ly through hard wood or other shav
ings having no rcuoua or elusive
odor.
Abortion 1 driving many dairymen
nt of the business, mid it is the great
fret obstaila they have to contend with.
tScientista are undecided as to the cause
or remedy. Lu: ascribe some cases to
excitement. It is admitted that the
diseae (for ur.h it seems to bo) is con
tagious, and tl.at the Strictest sani
tary r"su!a;ions must be observed
in order ta prevent its spread.
Tlie silo iliouM be made strong, so
fts to reit pressure. Also air-tight,
or as nearly so as pos-ible. The ensi
lage should be put in dry rather than
in a moist cond::ion, and the pressure
on the ensilue should be lufflcient to
closely puck tlie material In a manner
to exclude the air. Many causes of
fermentation tie duo to iasufileUuf
nrevkure.
It is claimed by Mr. Eaymonr of
Lake Mills, Wis., that a SO-pound
ration of silage can be fed to a cow at
a cost of only one cent, and that It will
increase the flow of milk, lie also
says: "It 1jo!:s as if a carbo-hydrate
ration, If in a succulent condition,
goes as f.ir as a dry proteins supply,
and the ratio of cost in favor of the
succulent food is as one to four."
The smallness of tlie Lady apple,
juite as much as us beautiful appear
ance, helps to make it popular. There
tire a good many applu in the busha!
or barrel of this variety, and a plate of
them pasod around in a large party
will give all a t-:e of apples. Be
sides, it is a grod keeper, and it
smallness maVes it lets likely to bt
bruised in gaicring tsnd sxibsequent
handling.
The Ta'ue of bean straw as food is
not appreciated as it should be by
growers of this crop, and due care is
not taken to save it in good condition.
It Is worth for shi-ep as much as the
best hay, and mr.kes a very rich
tnaDure. Cows will soon learn to eat
It, and should be given a ration daily
mixed with other teed. It excellently
supplements the dVrlciencies of ooru
"aiks and grain 6truvv.
There is considerfible nonrisTimpnt
in apple pomace, and it is worth sav
ing if fed as it should be. It is not a
perfect ration, and to allow stock to
eat a great deal of it is to injure them.
Hut that alo is true of eating apples
before the juice is pressed out. To
grain-fed stock a little apple pomaoa
fed daily is a good thing. It keeps
their appetite good, and prevent over
feeding of grain from iujuring them.
The present season has been very
wet and generally unfavorable for
growing potatoes planted deeply in
trenches, especially on heavy land.
The system only is adapted to light, dry,
andy soils. If potatoes are planted
deeply in heavy soil they are slow in
coming np, and in a wet season will
often be badly injured. The potato
loves moisture, but uo crop is more
sensitive to excessive wet, and espe
cially to stagnant water.
The vices of cows are often the
result of bad management. A heifer
may be trained to become a gentle cow
or she may be refractory. Milking Is
a relief and a pleasure to cows that fill
their udders quickly, and they will not
offer resistence to the milker, but if
the milking is done in a rough manner,
or the cow is kept in a state of excite
ment, the work is retarded. The
proper milking of tlie cow is as im
portant as any other work in dairying
Aside from pedigreed animals, and
for draft horses even with them, the
value of a young colt is very largely
determined by its size. This is to a
great extent the result of good feed
ing. At fairs this year we have seen
yearling colts which in Fize and build
looked more like 2-year-olds or 3-year-olds
than what they were. Such ani
mals were almost universally admired,
and if for sale, which they were not,
sould have found ready purchaser at
fcaudsome figures.
The proper management of the
cream ha more influence on the quality
of butter than has tlie pasture. The
cows in the Elgin butter region have
pastures inferior to those provided the
animals in some other sections, while
the milk is separated from the cream,
and the churning performed in tbo
isme manner as elsewhere, but the
cream is carefully watched, and the
butter worked well. Nearly all of
the cows in the Elgin region are IIol
telns or HoUtein grados.
There are many kinds of substances j
for destroying lice, but the cheapest is
a kerosene ema.sion. .Now, kerosene
will not mix with water, but it does
not refuse to mix with soapsuds.
Ordinary soapsuds will not answer
the snds must be very eoapy. When
the clothes are taken out of the boiling
water, add more soap ehaved fine, aud
for a wash-boiler of suds add one
quart of kerosene. With a sprinkler
apply the mixture to every spot that
Will afford a harboring plaoe for lice,
ind it will destroy thfcin instantly.
There is no dram upon the resources
of a farm more certain to impoverish
It in the long run than the practice of
keeping tbo manure in an open harn
yard, from which "dark-colored water
iwi off after every heavy rain. j
Jiat dark fluid Is the very life blood
ett&Ue linn. If it is desired to kee;
He manure ana straw lu ujeopeu yam
laatteh of the loss can be avoided by
airing the surface sloping gradually
s tUe centre. There is no need of
Wiag the droppings of horses aud
vvj separate. In fact, it is quite ad
ffMd&seoos to mingle tiieia.
Surface towing of timothy, millet
wlever is condemned by a careful
Eiflrllsh experimenter, John Spier,
Aer three years' tests. In his erpe
riace timothy did best when sown
half an inch deep, Italian rye-gTS a
After to oue inch deep, and clover
tfd best when planted tltrpe-Xourtbi ctf I
an inch deep, In 18S7 ; but the next
year being more moict, the clover seed
did best at a quarter of an Inch, but
yet only ten per cent, better than when
pat one and a half Inches deep. Much
depends upon soil, climate and season.
The men wtio builds a clone fence
Sill ever thereafter have the materials
ready for a protection of hi land
againt intrusion of stock:. Bat ctone
fences are praotically not much more
durable than those of post and boards
or rail. Freezing aud thawinjj, es
pecially on wet lands, tnmble them,
down, until what was a fence becomes
merely a long row of stones ranged in
a pile. It costs about as much per rod
to relay a stone fence and do the work
well, as it does to build one of some
other material. Still stone are and
will continue to be used as fence,
wherever thev are abundant.
Because the dog has a high temper
ature naturally, and an excited, ner
vous system, he is easily tormented in
to a species of fear and frenzy. And
especially is this the case, should he
become lost, or strayed away from his
master. So at this season, and at each
times, the idle boy or man sees symp
toms of hydrophobia in the lost and
worried dog, and chases, atones or
shoots at him, till the conclusion that
be is mad furnishes the thoughtless,
ignorant and cruel sufficient warrant
to persecute the poor frightened brute
even to death. One hundred to one,
he is less mad t ian his pursuers.
The great advantage In growing
clover Is that the farmer who does this
does not find it easy to cheat himself
by cheating his land. However clover
is used, it loaves some benefit to the
soil by the mass of roots that cannot
possibly be carried away. There is,
besides, a gain of nitrogen in the soil,
such as is found after the growing of
no other crop. If fed on the farm, as
clovor always should be, it make
enough manure to nearly equal the
average value of clover hay. It is
lucky for farmer that hay buyers are
prejudiced against clover, and will not
pay as much for it as they will for
timothy.
It is the general custom of farmers
to sow winter grain early in order to
cret a growth that shall protect the root,
but it is only a covering of snow that
cau elftctu'illy protect grain in winter
in our northern climate. If uncovered,
the winds are constantly evaporating
moisture from the leave9, turning the
ends brown and sere. The more leaf
growth the wheat has the worse it
often is for it. Really the wheat is
saved by its Vitality, and this must de
pend upon well-fed roots. VTe always
admired the saying of the farmer who;
said that the later he sowed winter
grain the more fertilizer (phosphate)
be drilled in with the seed.
A pond filled with stagnant watei
covered in summer with green vegeta-!
tion, is an unwholesome water supply
for stock, and can scarcely fail to be a
source of malaria. It would be far
better to drain it and cultivate the land
it covers. If it is supplied by springs
they may bo conducted into a sunken
trough or shallow brick cistern laid in
cement mortar. If the pond is wholly
supplied by surface water, a well
would be better, unless the water in
the vicinity contains Epsom salts, or
other injurious substances, in solution.
In that case a new pond is the best
available resource. It may be made tc
hold water if it is bottomed with pud'
died clay.
In Enropean countries, where mucb
of the product of the vine i made into
wine, great stress is laid on keeping
barnyard manures from the growing
vines, last they should injure the flavor
of the fruit. Year ago we used to
read stories about the great vigor and
productiveness of grape vines nu
vrliicli bodies of dead animal had been
buried. Some have even thought
this heavy manuring was necessary,
but it is not. The truth is that tlie
vine thrives on very simple treatment.
Like the old philosopher, Diogenes, it
mainly wants free access to plenty of
sunvhine. It does, however, need
plenty of potash in which both wood
and seed abound. French vinegrowers
manure their grapevines by burning
the pruning and spreading the ashes
around the vines. On sandy soils this
supply of potash is not enough, and
boughten wood ashes or potash saltr
will undoubtedly be helpful.
Farm Notes.
The game bantams are the hardiest
of the dwarf classes.
Keep the stable clean. Uncleanly
stables means scratches aud other dis
eases. The fast walking breed of horses
has not yet beau created, but it is bad
ly needed
Poor hay is poor stuff naturally. II
fou must feed it, supplement it heavily
widi grain.
Rankin, who raises as high as 10.00C
ducklings iu one season, never saw
louse ou one of his birds.
Are you giving the stallion plenty 01
exercise? The idleness of stallions ii
a great Injury to them.
Watch the hogs. Even one of our
tamest hogs has suddenly turned can
nibal. Heretofore the chickens perch
ed ou her.
Some animals are very nervous, anc
need to be treated just as a nervoui
person is treated. Keep them fron
excitement.
Do not shut the horse up in a trx
close stable simply because the nightt
are getting cool Animals, like plants,
are better oQ if gradually accustomec
to the warmth of the stable. Horses,
remember, do not suffer from a mod
5ititely low temperature.
Never let the fowls out of the house
n the morning when there Is a fog or
general dampness. 'Wait until the sun
appeals.
It will pay to grind grain for stock.
The digestive machinery does its work
more efficiently with meal than with
the whole grain.
In addition to growing rapidly, tree
et in the poultry yard are not only
healthy but add to the comfort of
poultry in affording good shade.
Animal of all kinds appreciate
ilnduess. A kick or a "kuss" does
not do a single animal on the farm a
bit of good. But it does do harm.
An authority asserts that a game
jantam cock crossed on black Spanish
hens produces birds large enough for
market, and are more easily kept than
large fowl.
J. C. Browning, In his HammontOL.
oroiler house, hatches 2900 eggs at one
time. The Incubators are started every
three weeks from early fall to the mid
dle of spring. -
IS JltJGTTST.
AiOTic tll rn2side rke The fibers of pyflrt.
That t;ixny Incus to: lb r fnr 'n ronjit
Stavy uh sun-htne ilrp iiie Bnl.it-ri-rod.
Aini It-' re-i pennon, of me cantlnal fluweis
BasK motion! uiiuu tlioj tprifiiit '(.
WHITTIsa.
nth of inmmer! and wt
may well stop a d look buck over inn
the bappi. kt of the flower-lovers.
T7nto.rd utaiher condition havj
given na a hard struggle, drought enr
heavy toi ms, lottos and plant diseaaei
have tr ed our patience but lam
N tare Las been on cur side after ell
and we can count our triumph, mori ,
numerous tl.an onr f ulures.
It La . en a ha.1 e son fcr rose, and ,
tbeir withered foh-.ee is nnpleoant to,
ewl y-pUnteU tree, and fhrob. ,
a.ao nfirred irom the early drought
ana many ren nco. it m do w. ...
we itarn a leson irom experience and
maleu each one ui o .her kisob wit a
; ea tdust
or some coarse trav when
p. inted.
-it .ii h i I., ai
r-STpT lowing uPoJmA? ottl immen. head,
tLem sonp suJ ana other slop and
when ved-ro ted you will hive a valu
able compost lor p. tting purpo'f.
Get cut'.ings ready tow ior house
plants and ha.epois cleaned and ready
for ue when wanted.
WILD 4Z4I.EI.
In wonds and swumps, South and
Casf, ore found these l ei'.tiful flowers
known by various common names such
bo '-wild houeyturkle," "warap pink,"
"pinxier bloi ro," etc. They ar
among the hanlsomest of onr native
sbraii., having glosr, pointed leave
and bell shaped flowers in clusters,
Varying in color from white to rosy
purple.
A hite, fragnnt sprole found about
the shores of Waban Lake I esperiy
eoopht for by the students of Welles
lev College, onie of ihem even trans
pi. ntii g it to tbeir far-away homes ue
a plear-ant reminder of day apeak at
the "Col.ege Btautiful."
In Vir. lLia ood the wil3 azsL et
are oorx-njoD, growiug thickly along the
border of mountain s renins and lr
cool, sLedy nooks where.
"Jisatn ilt:srr i boegba easli floral bell tha'
All.pc til,
ni fn!l i pi r.ira on th passing a!
MaK-s SiLhK'li lii 1heXM ana ever IJSifCth
A call i i aver. '
In
..seu,nton the colored lsds bring
T?or rlu "VA
licir feasor, ti ril h. dufrvood.
in a
in their
magnolias aud other mid Cowers found
in tue region about WasuiLglou auJ
taitimore.
There are a number of species morn
or less distinct, hotanigin :fi'arlog
somewbot as to the'.r u rr.ene'a ure.
A. Arborffces is m t com ton ai
well as mo.st showyj the flowers coma
In-fore tbe lo.ves ui.d are of a p!e ptn4
ar purple. A. vis-cos lnu a Thita ol
pink-tlutid and exceedingly frucTsr.t
rlower. A. cilen r.l :ca Lai a laigei
flower t f a britrbt orange color. This,
the ti.iming or nplaa i pinster, re uir
mi a ury soil, is bekt for trnn lanting
tnd makes a v. ry vre'ty gar. 'en stirui-,
Great care is always i ec gsary iq
transplanting a t kind of wil-i : rub.
bery. bmall plants should 1 oelecte I
ana the r ot iscpt covered w:th soihupon the person
huu Huieiueu xroui uir hiio iigu, iransf
planting as soon as pos.sib e in a well-snail-.
d place. Ti e work mcy te sue
cafnlly acoorcplianed if suuloioct care
la taken.
ctrr-niowens.
In regard to keeping cut-flowers the
American AgricttUuratiet ays
There are to important pointa to
keep the water uro and to cut off the
ends of the stems as they liar .ten. Tbe
water may be kept pure bv irenuent
Ichxnge, but it is easier to nse some an
tiseptic aiUQ.oni.1, nitrate of aoila, or
salicylic acid. The last named is the
best, l-'e care.nl not to ne too mncb
The ends ot the stems should be oat of
i each mornine, at least, as ihey harden
and dose the r vassel, acd water
3an not be absorbed; and, also, the
and. of the sums hamul i iiot rest on
tbe bottom of tlje vea el. Tbe vessel
should be so large timt the stem are
not crowded in it. The tlowora can be
kept longer by removing them from
the vessel over nihr, apiinkiiiig them
nntil quite damp, and wrapping them
in several thicknesses of paper or put
ting them in a pasteboa d box, and
placing ti em in a oooi place, llowere
may rev ved by cutting oil the ends ol
the stems and pluo us them for ten
minutes in wa er aim rt boiLcg hot.
then in cold water to remain.
A hixt roa BOXX OXE.
UnrTer this hea Ucg a writer in Vick't
Magazine I t July makes a snggestion
which may be of use to those situated
bo as to be able to profit by it She
says:
I visited a popnlar seaside snmmer
resort for several i'.hts last summer and
one morning wLiie walking along
road ranch used for fr.Ting and as a
fashionable walk, I came across a little
bit of an old honse standing well back
from the road witn a genrrons expanse
of yard in front of iu Ihis yard wes
simply gorgeons, with flowers, many ol
them of the old-fashioned kind that our
grandmother elays had in their
"poeey beds" poppii s, pink, rag jed
robins, lady-in-the-reen, marigolds,
larkspurs, and roes of all kinds. Al
most every foot of the entire yard vr
one big cower-bed.
On a board at the frost gate wer
the words, "Fkwtrs for sale." An
elderly wcmn in a dirk blue calioo
ores acd a checked gingham sun bon
net was workit g aroon the flowers,
and two yonr.g irl- were sitting out
on a little porou making very tasteful
bouquets. I stopped to pnrcbase half
a dozen of the gorgeous scarlet poppies
and was told br the woman th it she
wa "vry rorry," but all her poppies
and rose and many of tue other flowers
were so.d, "and 1 con d sell a good
many more if I had "em," ! e added.
Yon En l a rea.iy tale for yout
flowtra thea?' I said.
"Oh, la, yes ' ws the reply, "spesb
Jy tbe losf s and tlitse tig red poppies.
And I sell lots of these old-fsli;oned
flowers, too. Pco le come walking or
driviijg l,y and see 'e u and 1 Rues it
kind o reminds en of their mother's
or their crtmumother's c.truens, &d
they stop an i buy big bouquets of 'em
on th.it account. Au I one of tee bin
j hotels takes sit big botqui-ts a day for
Its oioner tables. My g:ri re making
np the e bouquets now, and I've orders
for six extra ones t -uay, on account oJ
a ball, or somc-ihinq, going ou at a
hotel. I do real tell a 1 summer long
with my flowers, besides enjoying 'eni
myself. It costs me almost nothing to
raise em.
wonderod why other women living'
permanent y at or near seaside resorti
did not emulate tae example of tni.l
thriity flower-erowtr. Pernaps thev!
cave never uioagnt ot it. I think such
a g rden would iuy at any aominer re
sort.
Rallrcads Unsafe at in Spain.
With the fxc- p ion of the Chinese,
railways. w:th th-ir rrejudieed-craZtrd
wt ckiua mobs, the ua-afeat roads In
the world we ttioe of isDaln. whose
landslides and inundations wreck a
i train every few weeks, not to ineuf on
the r'sk from ban.tus and insurgent.
The safest are tho-e of Northern Gec
'S?taltE:,21i. S11'1108 rrove
thnt In M6 aud lhfiO only three out of
02,0 u ovu Mortti German pavenyersl si
. tbelr lives by cau.es hic could in any
way be ascribed to the neuleot precaii-
tioc on the part of the railway oaoiaK
In gre-tt Britain during thesame period
th rano was oue fatal accident to 1 9,-
000,000 saf-. trips. Iu America thres
t?ulttaulc?a'iallUMPaabtrc1
JrtJi? ojtneontr.ca
A Centenarian SnaKe.
Early In January ot the present year
a woodsman engaged In chopping some
of the monster oak in the northern put
of thu srieat "Black Forest," Germany,
and who bad built a fire against a large
rt d nv tiranaratorv to Dartaklne of
hia m Mday mea) WM surprised to aee a
p,. of gigantic proportion Crawl.
jpiin th6 u goon M the rotten wooa
lm& t well Warmej through. The
dsy WM bKla c A ud tba mm)it only
ma(le a few yaraa oTr the frozen
Broilrjd wnen bi, convolution became,
BmaIler Md BroaUer, aud he finally
ceased to wrigitle, and quieUy colled up
near e olrh,
T d German chopper, who had
surprised than scared, waited
creature bad become t;or-
. n.jmbed wkh coU,
"!',. " j....K. ,
and then
approached and dispatcher him with an
axe. Measurements showed tlie slimy
creature to be tweuty eeven feet b,x
. w a .... ..1 stm
lhcues in leuziu. uuu ucauj m-
almost as brc a1. a little gold ring had
been put through t!ie skin. It was in
the form of two rinKS rather than one,
tIng shaped not unlike the figure &
One part of the ring was through the
skin, wbil-4 the other was through a
hole lu a small copper coin bearing date
or 1712.
One side of the colu was perfecfy
smooth with the exception of these let
ters and figure, whicii had evidently
been cut on it with a pocket knife, the
workmanship being very rough: ''Louis
KiUtser. B. G. O., 1731 "
Some of tbe older inhabitants of tbe
-B ack Forest' remember of bearing
their parent tell of "Krutzer, the ser
pent charmer," and they all unite In de
claring ti at this gigan lc serpent was
foimerly tie property of the old
cbaruier," and that it was at least 115
years old when lulled by the woou
cbopper on that cold day of January
1S91.
They Hay Send Letter Free.
There are but fotrr persons in the
Cnited State, other than those holding
public office, who are allowed to re
ceive and seud mall matter free of
!do ate presents Polk,
1 Tyler. Garfield and Grant. An act of
9 . . . . . ... .
postage. These four persons are the
Congress is required to grant this priv
ilege to any one, end it has been so
granted to the widow of Presidents
since 1836, when the first act was
j passed conferring the distiuction upon
Mrs. Dolly r. Madison.
It i not generally known that the
law extending the "franking privilege
to these ladies also provides explicitly
that mail matter, including letters,
ttewspapers, aud packages addressed
to them is exempt from the payment
of postage. The only explanation of
this somewliat peculiar provision of
law is that when Congress passed the
first of these private acts it failed to
notice that free postage to the senders
'of mail conferred
no sort of benefit
addressed. Mrs.
Polk, for instance, is not benefited in
the slightest degree because some per
son who wishes to write her a letter is
not required to affix a stamp to it.
Yet when the laws in favor of all the
President widows who came after
Mrs. Polk were passed, the same lan
guage was used and stands upon the
statute books to-day.
"WTiat It easts mnst be carefully conslit
erl by the nrt majority of people, in bnytDg
even neress.ttes. Hood's sarsaDarllla com
bfnes pueltive economy wim great medicinal
powsr. ttttbonl7 medio ne of wbicb c.
ttvlj be said "luo Uosea One Io'.iar."
A bee sting on the temple hai entire
lr eradicated the rheumatism from a
Fallsington (Penn. ) man,
F. .T. CBtJTEr Is Co!, Toledo, O., Frops. of
Halln Catarrh core, nfter U0 reward for any
oae of caf rTh that can not be cured by taktne
Hall's Caryrh Cure. Send for lestlraoaUla,
ties. Sold by Druui;lsts, 76c.
In the gizzard of a ben killed at Lu
e. Me., was found a small gold pin
lost tea years ago.
"She Gained Twenty-Ore roand.
Majuo!, Ala-, Hot. 12, 18S9.
I hav ta' en fourteon butt cs of roar medi
cine. I lerl alniit new. 1 wetgu 146 pounds.
v hen I bet; in tkli:K It I welgli. u pounds.
Y II send you iLe names of parties who have
sent to nie tor Ftoiap.ci.iou '"r tweniy miles
aiuut d. MKT T. LtMBUKT.
t-iraplnlon Is the speeny aud penuaoent
cur fur hick Headaehr. Indlrestiuu, Oyspep
;a. Biliousness, Liver ConiplHrut, Nerrous 4e
buity nJ Consttmution. It Is the only sure
cur for the-e conipiatocs. Asa your UruggLst
fur it, and net well.
General Grant wasSecretary of War
ad Interim f.oia August 12, 1867, to
January 14, lr-OS.
EIIDTI1&C I-Calvin Eeehn, of lrauglas
liUl lUnCi T lie, ha., have b en perfectly
cmed of a severe Kitpture about 6 year s ukd by
Dr. J. B. Mayer. 831 Aroli street, I'bllacielphia,
have ri,,ne all kinds of heavy wurk since. Can
not recommend him too highly. Pr. Muvar is
bt Hitiei heun. Kead.nis. rii.,uii the 2nd. atur
ciav and follow log Suuuay of each moutb. Uo to
e him.
In the interior of South America
clueoLtte, cocoanuts and ebgs are used
as currency.
Cnnn's ItiUuey Cure Tor
I'roisy, Gravel, Ulabetes, Brlght's,
Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv
ousness, Ac. Cure guaranteed. S3 1
Arch Street, Pbliad'a. $1 a bottle, 6
tor $5, or druggist. 1000 rertltlcates ot
ures. Try lu
A Pennsylvania girl keeps six rattle
snakes as pete.
FITS: AU nta aioppeu free oj or. ITI toe's Urea
evclsealore. boitUA After Drax day's use. viar-aOVauuret-
Duiita ana s.tiv trial soui Irea to
Fit cawi btBuUlr.Bllna.l Arcade r'ttlia-, Pa,
It Is estimated that at least 1,000,003
pom ds o rubber are annually used for
bicvole tiers.
New York has
azeLt.
a deaf mute book
"August
Flower"
Mrs. Sarah M. Black of Seneca,
Mo., during the past two years has
been affected with Neuralgia of the
Mfi a;a , '
.111 " Y , k owl lu
strengthen me at all and my appe-
tlte was verv Variable. My face
was yellow, my head dull, and I had
such pains in my left side. In the
morning when I got up I would
have a flow of mucus in the mouth,
and a bad, bitter taste. Sometimes
my breath became short, and I had
such queer, tumbling, palpitating
sensations around the heart. I ached
all day under tie shoulder blades,
in the left side, and down the back
of my limbs. It seemed to be worse
in the wet, cold weather of Winter
and Spring; and whenever the spells
came nn mv tet nnrl hnA
..Z ZJa a t u "
tun ?d I could get no sleep
at I tned everywhere, and got
no relief before using August Flower
Tiien the change came. It has done
me a wonderful deal of good during
the time I have taken it and is work-
ing a complete cure."
G.G.GR Sole Mar.'fr.Woodbury.SJ.
COPV7W0J
Every one tvffurt
from Catarrh in the Head. Those
who don't have it suffer from those
who do. It s a disease you can't
keep to yourself.
Ilere are some of the symptoms :
Headache, obstruction of nose, dis
charge falling into throat, some
times profuse, watery, and acrid,
at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody, putrid, and offen
sive ; eyes weak, ringing in ears,
deafness ; offensive breath ; smell
and taste impaired, and general de
bility. But only a few of these
lifcoly to be present at once.
The cure for it for Catarrh it
self, and all the troubles that come
from it a perfect and permanent
cure, i Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The worst cases yield to its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties. A record of 25 years
has proved that to its proprietors
and they're willing to prove.it
to vou.
They do it in this way : If they
can't cure your Catarrh, no matter
how bad your case, or of how long
standing, they'll pay you $500 in
cash. Can you have better proof of
the healing power of a medicine ?
vERYgfoTHER
Should HT It In Tb flooA
2roppm4 om Sugar, Children
to trvtre Jooraoir ajtodt-xx lnmtrr tor Croup. Cold.
ftor xnroax, ToiutUui. Colic, lt&oum and ftuiu. K
UmTW fiuUIMMr CoaU'JVUlU, Cut Bruin Uk MAgUX.
TH1SK OF IT.
la ae over 4i YHAH In one tamlly.
Ir I & Joturtynt A Co. It I rtrtr vmre mnc I flnrt
!.u-atfd of jrour JuhmmiT Axodths Limucekx; for mon
ttuiuriv an 1 have uacd It la niv rrol!v. 1 lYvmrH
It M dim uf UiM beat and family; rent!' Uiat can
h foua1, nwil IniecnAl ur ufnul, to Ml itir O. 1L
lA, lwacon tnd ipu$t Chnrch. Eeuiiror, Me.
Every Sufferer 5k SSSSTiS
tm llaadAcha. Dlphttwrla.Oniah. uatatrb. Brcneliltli.
ma, cliolara ItorU'i, I'lrrlivr. Lamepvo. Soi-ora
In fcKlT or UnM, Stilt Jlnm or ftiains, '1J Has la
trill Owl AOolyii r-llef snd rr-Ay cui. rnphVt
f.. S5lti vci- wbcra. IVIca cis, br mall, t o-'ttlaa,
ai.rca cl 1. S. J0aN&O3 cu.. Bjmiox So
14
X SLATE DOT'S STOlITi
Strange
Vicissitudes That Led II Im
Down the Congo.
A Utter from the Congo tells the
tory of a slave boy from Central
Africa who, by a scries of strange
vicissitudes, has recently come into the
possession of Mr. Holman Bentley, the
well-known missionary, and is now
living on the river near the west coast.
The boy's name is Kayeuibe, and he
lived- near the Congo, about 1,600
miles from its mouth. A while ago a
large party of Arabs from Nyangwe
and their Manyema slaves attacked the
village adjoining that in which Kayem
be lived. They heard tlie shooting
and saw the marauders seizing women
and children. Then they fled into the
jungle, and the Arabs, coming over to
the deserted town, burned it to the
ground.
It was three days before the villager
ventured to return to their ruined
homes. AU was quiet then, and they
spent the days tilling their fields around
the place where they had lived. At
night they slept in the jungle, as they
feared a night attack. They were not
without fear for a moment, but they
still lingered around their fields because
their food came from them.
One - day, after they had led this
wretched life for about three months,
a gang of slave hunters suddenly
rushed upon the village, beating their
drums and firing guns. Kayembe's
father threw a spear at one of the
slavers, wounding him in the shoulder.
Tbe wounded man then shot the father
dead and cut off his hand as a trophy.
Kayeuibe dashed into the jungle with
several men after him. They caught
him, and he was dragged away with
other prisoners to neighboring villages,
where the slavers killed the men, and
captured many women. The little
children whom many of the women
carried in their arms were snatched
away from them ar.d thrown into the
bushes, there to perish miserably.
Some of them, however, were struck
dead, or were stunned by a blow from
a stick. Others who attempted to fol
low thplr mothers, were struck with
J switches and driven back.
In about ten days the slavers with
their captives reached Nyangwe, and
the poor people were soon scattered far
and wide, their owners taking them in
all directions. Kayembe's master took
him 300 miles down the Congo, where
he sold him to a Zanzibari. Soon after
the boy had an attack of dysentery,
and his new master, thinking he would
die. sold him for a song to a Housoa
soldier in the service of the Congo
State. The soldier took him 900
miles further down the river to Leo
poldville, where Sir Frances de Win
ton set the boy free and put him in
charge of the Baptist Mission.
He has learned tbe language of the
lower Congo, and Mr. Bentley writes
that he is a bright and interesting boy.
But the tragic events in his old home
are graven In his memory. He wants
to return to his own country when it
is safe to do so, and tbe missionaries
have promised him that wheu they are
able to start a station far up tbe Con
go where he came from he shall go
with them.
A Primeval Street-Car.
"I rode on- one of the first street
oars in America," said a resident of
Central avenue to an Indianapolis News
r-rter, "and it was a queer-looking
i r, too. The 'car5 was a big square
box with scats running lengthwise on
the inside.
"Small square holes were cut in the
sides of the car for windows and the
driver was seated on top of the car.
"The 'railroad' was in Cleveland,
O-, and the car ran from the court
house to Euclid, a distance of four
miles. The rails were 2x4 oak plank.
"The fare was 25 cents each way,
and I remember I rode to one end of
the line and walked back. This line
was built, I think, iu 1838."
A Whiskey Substitute.
A substitute for whisky as a remedy
for rattlesnake bites has been discov
ered. A man in Cliuton County, Mis
souri, was bitten on tbe leg by a rat
tler while in the woods two miles
from borne a few days aso, wiped the
blood off with a leaf, and taking a big
cud of tobacco from his mouth bound
It on the wound with a piece of bark.
After reaching home be bathed bis leg
with ammonia, and has suffered no ill
effect other than a slight st.'eldng of
the bitten spot.
An underground railway for Berlin
Is being dUcuased by German engineers.
jrCMOEOUSw
A djad Issue Tbe posthumous pub
lication.
The cash girl In a re:taurant la maid
of money.
Tha leather firm appear to begetting
strapped.
A mon on his mettle Is all right. If he
1 not all brass.
Character Is to Intellect what a loco
motive Is to a train ot cars.
a TCaatorn hall DlaV?r Is named SlT-
rupe. Ue ought to catch all the flies.
Brown Is your piano a good oner
Black Yes, its an upright one.
has the wrol milled over
bis eyes be naturally looks sheepish.
. . . . . f aaa. Iianill.
Aiiseiy travels ou urn --r-ness
always has to pay for a ticket,
Tim farmer's wife who trade gooe
feathers pays down for what she gets.
Vrt nm rata nnnnr than the rich man
whose Income has just been reduced
nve per ceut.
Tim ,n1itl-n1 r,oi.1a la nrndnctlve of
much enthusiasm but the weekly pay
raid is more profitable.
A milkman's bills should be made out
on quatt-o size, cream-laid paper, not
blue-tinted or water-marked.
Tn tha mn'rimnni il market It doesn't
make so much difference about a trlrl's
complexion if her Income Is only fair.
"Knot Iu it," as the young man re
marked to the thread when he attempt
ed to sew a button on his clothes.
"I sav. Cliollr. how do vou weckon a
man acqnlahs a flow of ideas?"
'I dou't know wei.l'y, unless he gets
watah on the bwain "
Lawyers will not admit it, but experi
ence demonstrates all the same that tbe
purpose of uciotaexatnination Is to make
the witness cros.
There Is pomrthing radically wrong
about the man who does not 1 jve his
country, and who takes n interest In
ba-ebalL
Straw her I beard that you made an
Hours speech at the debating club.
Wd it wejl it-ceived?
Mngerly They cheeted me when I
sat down.
"Can you lend me it five, Jack?"
"1 can; here it Is."
'I an never repay your kindness."
'Never mind, repay the fivj aud 19
the kiuduess go."
"What would you da if the fairies
should grant you a million aodars (or
oue day only?''
"I'a make myself a present of It for
keeps."
"I never saw su-h a man to bow at
Bendem is. He is always at It. It seems
to be a real pleasure to him."
He's what you'd call, I suppose a
bower of bliss."
Had opinions or his own. "That
man makes me sick."
"rthyl1"
'He always disagrees with mat"
ACCOCNTED fob. "Bridget, this
chair 1 covered with dust."
'Yesum. Xobody sat in It lately."
For nis health. Mrs. Pugsfsly
"I am going to Europe this summer."
Mrs. tiraunel -Indeed'"
Mrs. lt,u(fj?sley--res. The doctor
lias recommended a sea voyage for
Fido."
Not rsXAL. "What are you read
in?, dear?"
"A letter from mother, John."
Whatdo?a she say?"
"Ch, nothing."
That isn't like your mother. Is it?"
TnEcsoPDT Practical Jump
nppe Ooutouud tnoae tbeosophists.
Jasper Why?
Jumpuppe Tfcey convinced my wife
that she has seven bodies, and she
went off and bought a dress for each
one.
"You lost your knife yesterday? Well
Tommy, I have found two knives,"
said the Sunday-school teacher. "2"ow
tell me which of them is yours."
"Please, mum," replied tbe honest
boy, "wjich of them got the most
blad ?"
Pnltpr.Tai air. t,ot nn a t.n
", u. , t 11 f. w U.BU 10 a lij Lf
crit-, If tfiere ever wat oue. While pro
caelum wo wurmesi irienasn p ior me
he was for a whole year stabbing me in
the lack, and I never knew.
Irwiu GoodnessI What kind of a
back have ou got?
The Indclgbst fbiesd. Bingham
Cat sou, you mus', excuse rov tardi-ne-is-juat
as soon as I can get "hold ot
that hundred you bur. owed I can pay
you that flftv that I owe you.
(.arson -lull TutI Don't
ti-u t
men-
A Slaxdp.r Refuted. Goodman
Badderly, I'm f orry to Lear that you
sometimes drink too much.
BadJrrlv-Quite a mistake. On the
contrary, I cau never get enough.
American women are getting to have
a mluglid look of Ejg ih and French
women the superb Indifference of their
English sisters ana the exquisite trlm
ness of the French.
Thfra i nntMn,. .im.nti- -i . t ,
1 ""'"'is lumiu k auuui Ida
,Iewls. She otic j saved the life of two
! a.ii 1 111 In a rfwn 1. , X' .. . j .
It U, and received a gold medal. She
now works in a restaurant.
A Pittsburg bouse will supply tbe ma
chinery for an iron works at Kto Jan
eiro, Brazil.
The Erst overhead trolley road in
England is to be bui t in .Leeds by the
Thomson-Houston Company.
The Ladles lfelighted.
The pleasant effect aud tbe perfect
safety with wht.b ladles may use the
liquid fruit laxative, Syrup of F.gs. nn
drr all conditious make it their favorite
remedy, n i plying to the e e and to
the taste gentle, yet effectual In actin
ou the kidneys, liver and bowels,
A turkey flew through a plate glass
window flve-eishths or an inch thick at
Mansdeld, Ohio, but was not Injured.
Honey the Year Round.
JiSfS0??"; Imake 135 pr week
per day p a,in, Miilewareaud JewVirV'.n?
se .ma platers. H. K. Uelno & o.. lo imb,?,
- roa ,ull lotomiatui. a Tater'
e.tsi. Business lim aud bonor.ol? d
maaes tnouey the year aruuq. ATtaDil
Can TouTBat
Heartuy. wr ra. -
Sarsaparllla. whlchcrates a ood PPt
at th. same tin., so invigorates tbe swmaca
and bowels that the food is properly dlgeatea
and all its atrengm rr,,.
-I have beoo takln, two bottles of Hood s
Baraaparllla for weakeei. an d no P";
Vnth great pleasure I will say that I think It
baL done m much good bocauM I am now able
r" . . .n . J. O. csuBcartL, Bichard-
wrii... -' -
ton HotnL. Monmouth, IU.
N. B. When you a ior
Hood's SarsapariHa
..... ,. an other. Toslst upon
Hood's Sarsapartlla-100 Doses On Dollar.
fojADWAY'S
JD ready relief-
a k.iii a S-avaarvamnf 111 In
HraUMha. and all Intrrnal paius
Malaria to Its ariou lorma cured and pre-
veuted. . . .... ..,, ta thaj world
MTiOWAl"s KEAIU KfcLIEr.
ACHES AND PAINS.
For hradacues (whether sick or nervous,
toothache neuralgia, nervousness and sleep-
'SsE&SSrls&S
ltd cooiinu?u uo wt J - -man
11 ut cure. ,
ftOcu Per BotU: Sold by DrUffgUtfc
DAD WAY'S
PILLS.
1
in F.witpnt aud Mild Csthartto. .Purely
vegetable. The safest andbest : medicine m
"i world for the cure of Hi dlordeia of th
Liver, stomach or Bowela.
Taksnsccordinirto directions Uiey will re
tore health and renew vitality. ...
Prloe 25c. a box. Sold by all drofrHts, or
mlDyiiiu W a Cl' 33 VTarrea bireet.
Ne York, ou receipt of pnoe.
' M . --".CI.
MAJLARlAIi REGIONS,
JHNES'
THE BEST
0 FUltUY WARRANTED0 -
5Ton Scales SSOFKEfHTRt'tt
ApONESfrBlNGHAMTON.NY.
,THE 2sE"W METHOD
ior ai.LOuruuii; u ltw, uilvr
Oattsvrrtt. So, No ptn( ntedlLl&M
uutpaijei, Tt. HundwliOttatlmoiiiUaV
"TheNw HeUi'li orth tin weitfc IntfoK
lni U Dr. f Tvt B SHCarj, lto
nrtVrWnChcrvik.CwthMf.S.'f Inflmtui
Urtwr Uiaa th hmd zytAeau Agsruts wanted
MLALT8 BrrTLf CO 1 10 BROADWAY, . T
V STl'DT. HOOK-KEFPINfl. 7?'im.
-Hti fnrmt. Pr.nmnnhir. Arithmetl -..v.nrf.
hand. etc . THOHOUOHLT TiroUf BT MAIL.
Circnlnri fr e. Uryam'a College, 4JJ Main
St., Buffalo, M. IT.
SICK
wall ni koep wli. Hentth JiVyxw
tells bow. ao ct. a vv. fSrrDle oopf
Dr. J. U. DYE, ditor, Bufljila, K. Y.
ALL
A BOfT F.i at Tenneaa-e'a PltK
ClilNATt aal UEUTKnocam or
KNOXVlLLt NTLNFU Umily I mo,
.0-.: wcs-kly 1 year, $1; gamble 3c
PATENTS S
Fttreerald.
WaBlnsln. IT. V.
paae book free.
nnfti bi'Vfr i !D
till 11 U-i.L'riiio. colon
l Kt.n r I,;, tiieei
E. IT) ruiea. TJO
rti nlate. la Ozsrs.
eetee, S, J -1- -
UHV ECU CD CURED TO STAY CURED.
Ilfll TCI Lii Wc want tbe nameand ad
drees of every sufferer hi tot
& ACTUM A U.S. and Canada. Address.
HO I lallltt ?.EanUIr.aJUBii2aU,I.L
TDE MTSTEHT TjNHATELEP.-SItrp-
snn I wonter what kind of a line it is
that Budklns uses when he goes Eshibg
It always bieaks just as be is laud tug
the MifjrKest fish you ever sa,w.'
Sniffer It's nothing but 'yurn.'
A cough or cold
is a spy which has
stealthily come inside
the lines of health
and is there to dis
cover some vulner
b nn s ring
able point in the fortification of the constitution which h
guarding your well-being. That point discovered the spy
reports it to the enemy on the outside. The enemy is the
changeable winter climate. If the cold gets in. look out
car-f, f k atJhe eak Pint To avoid this, shoot the
spy, kill the cold using SCOTT'S EMULSION
of oure Nonvegian Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites
of Lime and Soda as the weapon. It is an expert cold
slayer, and fortifies the system against Consumption,
crcfula, General Dfbilily, and all Anemic and Wasting
DiseaSes specially tn Children). Especially helpful for
children to prevent their taking cold. Palatable as
fessSlf"10" J n-wcret,r.a I. pred tyth. S&Ji;: Tr
.
Sold by all Druirljt Bowne- Manafactarln Chemist, New Vork.
aV.
1
Curhl ,1-
taste. Children toko it "ZitSSl a"deal tUo
p TTisaii ia
?le h smB.ll skill c horse Hcsh
-is SAPO Ll O-
Try aceJeoJ-thB.nd be convinced.-
., , 1 f reulU in courinrj and cleaning,
eceemuttw a great outlay of time and labor, which more thna
SaW ."I TUlg 8t- Jcal p.opl3 will llnd SAT0U0
-I HATE TO ASK MY DOCTOR."
sis modesty and procrastination are
responsible for ranch female sufferine. W
can excuse the Instinctive delicacy that tug.
rests concealment to the yotiMf?, hut there ia
no excuse for those who reject the asaUt
avnee of woman.
LYDIA E. PiNKHArS'S
is an entire and permanent core for the worn
form of female diseaee, and instantly re
lieves all weaknesses and ailments peculiar
to the sex. It is sold by all Drufrints as
standard Article, or sent by mail, in form
of Fills or totenges, 011 receipt of $1.00.
-.S, rutkaaN at " ! ta laBlta aa ltaraatt,
inaltfillj 11 J 't " "laiaa.
La-atia C Plnknam Msd. Co., Lynn. Mass.
WHY IS THE
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE ct?
THE BE6T 8HOE IN THE WoPLO FOR THE MGNCTF
It U a asunlca shoe, with bo tai-its or wax ctirrt4
to hurt tbe fe?t; moUo of U btC Cn? tmt, Ktvir4
and esvar, and freoauM r mafc morn iom or tK
mrade than any other maictw m , it qu&la hmmA
otred ihoej coUo from tju to & 00.
CSIC 00 (oanlnr t.anl-f nod, thtflBntfiUf
!) rU)o ever ofOrvti for uu; equeli rtucm
luiporUxl aiio wlilcti wt from v0 to ii ax.
m oo Uaai.-rwri) Writ Hlin, fin calf.
J atjHsli, cum tor t I le aud durnbie. The bw4
Une offered at tht prtc ; aam? frrada aa nt
tom mae a'j- coatloit from to w w.
CO 50 Fllfe hHofi Farmer. P aliped 9rm
9wi and X-tlef C,arritr)ll vatxtfaem; flncalf,
amlea, auiooto tusMc, beavjr time auiea, vsta
too edfie. Om pair will wear ayew.
CO rlf noi-itersh.ea-r?roffera4a
tUls pricei one trlM mt oonvlaoe that
tio want aaboe for co'iifcrt and wr-W's.
CZO an4 S-J.0 ork'.ntftMiin'a whm
p mm a are vrr iiraL and durat.le. Ih wim
have glvan them's trial wilt wmi nonthrinalta.
r$Wo' 0'S.00 h4 V I . ac:rxl alms r
DwIO worn tLeby.:Ter7bre; Vhey md
on tbelr merlta, mn ttn iiK-traMoc rmlr? show.
I 3.00 Ilnnd-4?w.l Khox twt
bClUILo tJongulti, erv ttr.; equal Fraaca
Imported ahoe fomUu from 5-'' t. .-".
l,ndl 4.50. J-0O Hurl HI.? 5 afaoe for
Kl.f-iar ttk best P.n lxiol. Mvltr.ind durable.
C nntlan. 8 that Vv . L. I-oujiia' ntvmo and
prua are atampetl oa the bottom ctf each iire..
fciS' 93 LYE
Powdered andPerfnii.
(PATt.VTED.I
Utrongrst and purest l.yemt.la
Ntrtkee tbe beit tierf uraad Hard
Soap in2u ronmUt-u liiout
ing. It is tbe best for sof ieiiitu
water, clensuir waato pipeSi
disinfecting sinks, cloaela walv
ing bottles, pa uit, trees, eta
PENNA. SALT MFG. CO.,
Geo. Aiceuu. PbUa.. Fs-
f
FOR FIFTY YEARS I
MRS. WINSLOW'S
$ SOOTHING SYRUP
, has Iwen uced hy motljert for t!eir hUSrcn
, Dt)e r-ethifg foe ov?r Flfiy Yitrs. It
. aroia&t the o-.IM. -oftrns tiie hiinr.. liayt
an pam. cui? mi cei.e, ana i itit Dest
1 fviuenv ror aiarri cea.
; Twent-iiVt5 Cants n Bottle.
rfrnoncn rore
S3 Q m Jnwna perso&i RpytfTf.
1 IE li?Dr.KI,INK'S(JRrTA
NERVE RESTORER
I Lirre fbr Srrvc A feV . Vl, Apt
Il1.LlU.a If tvikfn mm dirtnl Vn Film uW
4rtt da tar. TtMtive m trUl boiisi fr to
FH pttM, they ?tse esrcl rh rrm tj k' whma
i rwceirvd, Send n.3Bl. P. O cu.i rraa tiifii at
KIDDER S PASTILIE8.TV
I J
RToommondM by rhr,lcian
" "uiiMin. jpy arugsiets.
5 zrJ LV3: vt
1 my airwnre rjrr w. T r"n"iao.
It ma l r slhce k ,ai
alealer ! see 4 for CBtulesae, Mean la
uearr, aaJ set liiewi for jreu.
(rTIKE 0 r.LBTlTCTK.1
FCRrs,.
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