KEEPING CELLARS SWEET.
About the time vegetables and fruit
for wintert use are bejn" steys'djin cel.
lars, the»i»rl(fclrf libtfceWJ Amove!
milk, cream, and butter upstairs. She
it is -because, it .is not.npv
so hot above ground as to do injury, and
they make better butter and butter that
will keep better thai the ocl>
lar. It.is TeaHv fctcafcse
bles and fruit are put into cellars they
begin at jpje ;/ off odors that are
injurious to mitt, cream and butter, in-"
jurious ere long to the health of the.
family living above.—Amcricati Hurti
vatl£M .Jnntjft >l* & .I.
COMMON SENSE PLANTTNO.
fl:e~firrmer who-phHrts-a few -apple or
pear trees, or a ten or a dozen grape
vines, will probably not have much fruit
to sell, but when they come into bear
ing he will have the best food for ki* j
family that the largest capitalist ir> tne
world longs lor and cannot surpass.
pleasure to his family and their better
health. The more .good fruit we have
the bcttu oMr tho| liifiiar voiirl
en.joyinentf "thtf beifor <»u(J leirpirsniollS
the less necessity is.,felt for the doctor
and his medicine. By all means have
au %A^6' offr ftuitfarms'
and as well on your own table. —Col
m'ato's'KuVfff Wbrlft. -«~-
now TO GROW BIG POTATO CROPS.
Some wonderful results with regard
to potato culture have been g
by a gentleman farmer in FrauW? TBis
farmer, who is also a distinguished
dmnikL has iLCCQrdimr tQA
♦JsafTir rflbort f»m Manfcs, ftr&sm9
time' past'conducVed "ex(>enmehts with
petatoo*,- with 'the- •reirrarkabte' resort#
that- -he-tlias - snfcceeded - in-- -sicurmg ■ th£ •
eno v mous returns of forty-two tons per
acre. Th> plan ie n-lojits is to care
fully scKdtthjC seedriindl (t *S| (JrtfJ tli<j?
best and soundest tubers 112( The j ground
is dug of '"pfowed to a'great deptK and
is yy;ll manured. Before planting the
seed potatoes they are soaked for abont
112t wf#i' j 1 1 JUrsK1»1 i-i xyire a 1
of -sartpift-e ifnd' lurpuate of 2dßih<9nra,'
six pounds ( of each salt to twenty-five
gallons of water. 1 ' XfTeY this "SoSlfTng
tlw-tubers'-are allowed to drain, and- >
they then stand for twenty-tour- hours
longer, in order that the germs may, ,
fir o t^.3r ? l r I .s-9 I T , r a . , ? b^ r , s : s ,
COLOR JEBHEY; COWSirj| II W
The. prevailing colors of
caJtl«ri"fei"injiui<j7 whjte, or solid fawn
with Darker shadings. Some families of
•theibesf'reptiftftion are dark—either what,
ij/known as squirrel gray, with shading,
-to black, ok nearly.all-black) -with b?owa |
i shading. "The no?e is generally sur- j,
j;oijyded by a yellowish or orauge-cql-1
ored ring, and the muzzle Is black," but ('
some have a light gray muzzle and a
fawn ring 1
fawn is not<abß taken Ss ffrnarTcoT ina-"
pufity,"»or.>si a brownish black; but j
these colors are not common or fashion- 1
able. If a cow'is pure Jersey it is most
probable that her pedigree is recorded.'
- T
corded animA is gk mUchy morl I'
thanks co/recoedtC tlXt, it c;ynot hi
breelel w/uld A I
give his youcg animals a record. But !
if the cow has the most valuable point
of these cows, whicbis * ijch raiMp L
high cclored buttwji till b *
only desirable to the breeder; the butter
maker may be satisfied if he gets the '
product.—New Ycrk Times.
FARM CONVENIENCES.
Much time is lost on many farms from
a failure to provide'in tlie Dest' manner 'j'
passage of teams and ani
mals from one part of the farm to an
other. Whether stock is allowed to run j
at large on the public highways or not a !
considerable amcunt of fencing is re- ♦
quired on every farm in the proper divis- [
ion of fields fojHcultiya|icit jmat i*etA. *
age. Access to each "field ought to %e I
l»gde pa#3t, qtteu there should be en
trances at more than one point. At such
points there should be gates that can be
quickly opened and closed, instead of
bars that must be removed one at a time,
thus causing delay to bcth men and
teams. Then, agMn l , I fdr'want ! of a gate
Jtjja, often .necessary to make a gap in a
fence in order to get into a field at a cer
tain point, when another delay is caused, j
and the fence itself is injured every time I
it is taken down. It costs but little.-'
more to make a rough gate on a farm 1
than to make thefttmi Tteh«»t!h 6f' fence, 1
and the gate ittelf becomes a part of the !
lend^i'whfcK I s a good reason for making
gates wherever likcljr lo be
Bosses S ,tie fc&l
many instances also occasioned by the
want of proper lacilities for readily wa- J
tering stock. In such cases it seems to
me it dhpujM ffjeur jg eStHH f)(rcilr4!hA
a presdnt effpMthtuK »> pro
vide them would be a profitable outlay
in the end New York World.
A DOZEN DONT'S.
Don't .try tp_ grqw r clf>i£>i in
house lY you "have never made auy study
of the habits and wants of the roses.
Don't begin with rosos if jou have
fiSVet fiad any'experience growlug plants
in the house. •• • ■ " -••-■ •>
Don't try to get along without a good
thermometer in the room in which your
plants are, and don't forget take the
ti'o"ubl4 tt» look at it onc»' in a while.
OBn oapaol. sMOced-vi'ith'Dut payiDg some'
attention to the temperature of the rooiaj .
in which they are kept.
That 1 tile mifawinder sun
kinds of plauts, and that they should
be kept out of il in the middle of the
Donlt |vi plauts SI &
amount of water. Find out through in
quiryand observation the needs of the
plants in this respect.
, Don\buy plants yoix i in vcr. heard of,
TWTore' Eimpiv because the ailvertised
pictures of them are so pretty. Novel
ties are often the destruction of all the
enthusiasm of young r -
Uoa't try to force J'ojr* .Plpmi Jtqp.
muQh. works v dWh jtray,
and forcing planta often 'kills <£em* """
Don't expect your flowers to bloom in
mroefß o) twa,/iyv fet fc k laonth after
you nave potted' chirm. - it takes some
plants several montHs to adjust them
'selves to thd condition#'of life in ! a flower
pot "•" '
Don't try to grow lilies of the valley
tiwamwiAtr,^
under conditions that do not exist in
< -w
Don't put a year old rose bush or a
i4|td « dnch/pet# A
six inch pot is big enough for the rose,
tlw<* Alb pfct is large
enough. {oif.tliOj , 0
Don't talk about your "bad luck" if
your flowers arc not "doing well. Ten to
'onßyour "bad luck" is simply a bad
condition of the soil in your flower pots
■ 01° a lack of proper care oC JQtir plants.
r youAe
lazy. They must have the care that
comes from energy and love of plants,
iaii<l Jt teust be a regular and not spas
moaic fort of attention.—Success "VVith
Flowers.
J J AN
The right time to plant an asparagus
bed is either in ihe fall or early spring,
-»o y»u« "<feu tateouyrur chuioek We pre
fer the autumn if the roots can be as
readily'obtttimedf because- there is.u»ually
mote time'to'prepfrt'q the and 4ot
plaii<fflg"than nh "spriti^,-When ■ all "kind;
of gardening operations are pressing.
and if it is not" rich enough make it~Bo
by libawUiressings of good stable ma
broken up eight to ton inches
deep it will answer very well for aspara
gjis.groyyn for home use, which is usu
ally cut at'l^e_ • surface ;oT" t"hrf
and not several inches; bqlojfifj
tised by gardeners who raise this voge
tabWijfr One or two years old
plants are besf for setting out, and these
should be placed in rows four or five
feet apart, and from three to four feet
ill "the wwr ~ By giving the plants plenty
of roont the stalks will wow mu«b
, tioq of the rcots may be opened with a
.p)qw Or slir)v el, knd"'wheft' set in Che
bottom, and five or six inches below the
' nnturkl StiHafcfe'6f tho '-the ,j bMI
' fdiay be thrown back over them and the
bed made level again with rake or bar
row. Only a moderate -uuantity of
manure ii£ed-be'inix<3d ajtlLß 'lf roots
are in place j?pr?!i'l a lipewi Quantity
o^cr'tfltf.sMtfiloe:''' t\o manure should be
buried under the plauts, as often prac
'tlsid, for the rootswill
l nutriment; heace, placing it in
I such a p'osittion fe;to • waste, -ifc.*-. A l } fer
'tiiiaerii shouVd-bo applied to-the'surfaco
pdf the bed liud .be I'Jfrto'bc ; carried'.d6wn
! by rain, or merely woi-keti -m with • the
| b(jp .and cultivator -V light soil is
| f>rffs\-tplp p § hcajty one |for asparagus,
but it will grow almost anywhere except
in very wet land.—New' Ydflfc'Stfn;'' '
. . FARM Asa OAUDEN HQTES.
Watcb out for sickness in the flock.
A sickly fowl gives no proflt in thej
'pouflrf
|)oifotgive tly rlapito the
fo*'ls in rfsloppy ccmditiotw •
It is not too early to start incubators
for the early spring broilers,
112 It)|n4»4e4 v filcfise of many of the
diseases in the poultry yard.
If the hens are late in moulting give
them as free a range as
Young fowl need bone meal to de
velop g<cWdTSl(Jos,'flesh and feathers.
!,,, .When the hens are laying regularly
I lime should be left before them all the
time.
Select your turkey hens for breeding
| by their style, deVdtojsmedt -bW"IAWd-
Lwot,.. . (>
Many orchard men note a great in
'•efiase-.ia the crop of apples when a hive
j "OTP iVfcV is kept in the orchard.
Rich food for milch cows makes a rich
manure heap, and that makes rich land,
which ought to mafcs a r >cU. n 1
A scrub may yield a profit, but a pure!
\ifed ittfittiW would' havo yielded a larger
profit, under the same circumstances.
Make wheat the principal food now
| and corn a little later. Wheat is the
; best grain for eggs, and corn to main
j tain animal heat,'"-*'" ' 1 vk»i.i >-»• n
i Eood butter is spoiled by
[ die quality oftfce salt which is worked
; in it. It is better to pay a few cents more
i for good salt and use that.
There are a good many animals in tho
dairy which are excellent milkei-j, but
j to jearn how to breed cows according to
tlS&v&flhfe flbfty, 4uik liifirladsters
aiSi' ft-e™ Rcorftng re Ke imvs of the
trotter.
Agriculture is beneath the dignity of
no man.- One 'of the-bett-truck farmer,
we-ever knew was a college professor,
, jvho was a(j t home and equally
capable in the classroom and in the gar
- den.
j. A-.large cow always copsun^es^tpqre
than a small one, but does not al
ways produce morfe"irillk and butter,
i Upon tho whole, the chances are most
! in favor of the small cow paying best for
Uier bpard» , „., , 112 ,
.!, The, farmer should always allow hjs
' grain to get thoroughly -dry before seni
-1 ing l to markur, "and he' k has no need to
| hurry it now, as price 3 ar3 uot likely to
I be much lower, and they may be higher
! later in thiT'SeasOtf. «.vr« rfr»
, 3y feeding rightly the dairyman may
1 (uvylucc cows uvaiing raceh<yae, but
' uwcAJfckw: nor
! will a horseman make a roadster by feed
j ing green foods and corn with linseed
j meal and clover hay.
Oca of.the greatest -mistakes, made by
; dairymen is the.neglect of winter dairy
j in jr. It is hard to maintain an even tern
' rersturc in the dairy during the warm
.! sj(-.imcr months, hut in the winter time
H ip-6 can be easily done by heat.
- - MSjSHQLD AftJUMS.
■...wrwwH pbcobawwUm .
There ia a growing severity of ilmpli
.Plto.¥V ft* j», S er /
welcome, for untjl recently most parlora
have looked like curioalty shops, and the
ohmttMnta!; if 6Ae m<Mpply*the
term, hav« baan reallyifit for, this,
Ijeap. It i» a good idea for housekeepers;
J to di'spensi with <jff "Bnt'nitiat necessary
ftiriftihinga-until-they can 'gife- beauty,
•camfoct. and quality, first. consideration,
..W* this iseguajlytrue whpn it
is applied to articles intended solely for
dfcetftatiotl." Piettfres, bbdks'ami palrus
ornament- a. thopM. more than .anything
.. photographs ana family por
traits should be relegated to 'the living
' rioras,' be -or 1 bright
■ have bten the beaaty-oXthe minds and
-.fiharnc.tWPjt,«!». k#ntfolJfc,afl<|, .friends,
their physiognomies are frequently such
" 'as to' ifrTtfe' terhSi' "to* fh'e h'eftrt "(rf'ttie
'•casuil -dMlrt-. i •> ■
'(ft- •t v 1 .H ■».. ......
J TO CLEAN BRASS.
Brass, to be kept in proper order,
"sHWild'be cTetfrfed a' fflfek,
WhHe it* is -the vustqta to households With
.well-trained. d«m»»tics .to: .tyve v lw»isi
feeders and p(ber fire-place
furniture'given* A'light rubbing evdryj
tftfyv teietiniyg brass it.tmost-'tirst'bej
. reiievod of; all «anJjj3|.aaJ,PtUar„spatsito
which the metal is subject, from contact!
with acids, exposure to water or other;
"'causes!An 1 ' 'of" alcbhol,,
spirits of turpentine, . benEiae.or kerosene
„JviU generality reqjiove all ordinjuyr
on brass,' unless 'very ' old spots, the!
"rufeWl'itt'Sotri(f Icasbs seeming sb'peVfectftyj
-to- absorb foreign substance* sUat'the re-j
t . mpvwx.9li.tMfw.. wow#., almost, te aw
impossibility. Spots removed, there iat
"tttf rnofo' tertafß"fileari4 , Sfld polishing
«(>plicati<>o for brass thatt ■ rotten'•stwibej
iWdiflU, 1 JJflttpo. stpi»e wswftlly iQomes in:
lumps. Before fpr polishing brass!
"lt'must ISe reduced to'po'wdfer, and''inj
•this 'state- Mt ' quickly tHsfcalves' to - »j
anjQOblu consiatencyt* wlica, • rai.xtvl. with
olive oil. A ttyin paste 0/ the .prepara-;
tion'shauld be rubbed lightly on the!
rrfetal; and- itkhohld;
: beruhbed off..vigorously with. a. flannel!
cloth, t>p,. firyshiqg ppl jsh bpiqg. giyqpj
with the powder, dry, and subsequent!
' rubbing' With a"cl6aa rttoadl' e(oth'irj
chaw-sis. 6* ia.—'NeHv-York World.- 1 j
4 . _ OF PRKSEI\y^,.CH^>,
In a certain primly kept house, in
' old-fashioned country town it is a family:
' boast'that ndt'one bit of chlba fans'Be6h
. ( bxpkea,.cracktjd.or.,"oicked'l in. twenty-;
seven prears. last time a, di^- :
"as'fer occurred was when some soldiers;
' visited* *he "place aWout 'tho '6lOSre'6f the
\wr v .. H43 almost, unuoceasary to remark
that no male r creature ha mijuibcr of ;
1 this "noteworthy ' household. f'hreol
holies; -who wtffe- yobm* wlrt'i
tho china-breaking troops came, ccuupoac;
the family, and this is the way the rite
-if •dtsavfimtkg'M'bitfauftoffV'
*<<A-ttthe edibles-are- • removed; and- tht;
. igSttiW ? r( »wy-CVU(ft AWtlv its,punpleiand
gilt band is carefully scraped with a
- •twtrkl ibe kW'« 4pirrw. r '"ThtAvib ispifed
• MCfUy.PU~a Jp.W»tablt. about
sewing, table. The cjit £lass old
f fashßjhey SffWr are aVso'pifed there."
- cCDherl/pnfc of the ; sistcrrf -ti/lres tier - pliWe
on a clwir bpfore.it and hers on;
ttje side.. 112 A',big Ijo wl of prater just hotl
' enough for the hand's to wo'i kin com
;' Tortitbty and rfoft' cTothS 'Sir'C brought'."" :
Th«f articles arewaehod pi tee-by
by one sister, the silver and glass first j
then the china. Then the second sistei]
them ion soft* linen cloths,'and
or . .thft, ctberj tabLn. JNo
mops, no boiling rjo p'lipg ,of
'dlSßes and'pouring of water over thoml
is -ever allowed I .' : And that ; Is -vfrhy tU«J
dishes are not cracked or nicked, thqugh
tHey are worn thin. Besides, the , pro
<&3B invests clisnwashing With a certain
sort-of poetry Louis Republic. 11 |
» ... «. j
Ginger Snaps—One cup mqlass?;, 01)6
* cup sugar, "six tablespoons fresh lard,'
■four tßblespotms 'cold-water, ond'tabM
spooD.giogert one tablespoon- ciaaaovKl,
one tablespoon soda: flour to njix
Roll "thin, cut small and bake in hot
even. ■' ;
'Lemon a»d Vaftillft Warirs—One'tea-;
,cup. of granulated -sugary one-half-cup
butter, ( rubbedj t pne, . beaten
egg, two tablespoonssour cream, «nd
'teasjioon soda; -one teaspoon' OT extract
of vanilla, or -lemonloll thinj «ut
small. ___
Cocoanut Maroons—Half a ,p.ound pi
a pound of pow-
Hlerddifcugat,' the wbitbs of thVie Bg'gs, 1 "a
■ teaspoonful af.eetract, of bitter almonds
or
' Sriea and sifted cracker 'crumb's. Drop
-on bottertd ptaper'ln small" "tdWnds hQ
larger thanu half dollar, iwid bftko- in a
moderate ov(p. . ( , _ !
Apple Porcupine—Pare pare . J
dozen appfes*, ntTlug the' cavltiei with
sugar aid spicfe. Covet- atad 'bake.'' Ar-j
range them ula dish (or serving. - Putj
quince jelly among CJqver withl
a'meringiie niade if the whites of toiip
eggs antl hatf ft'cupful df su^ar." Sttckj
, blaoched.Almonds, in-tha meringue. I■, j
Lemon Custard. Pudding—On«j .cup;
and a half of milk, of t egg4,'
' tH6 juice and gratea rind of 6ue lemon. ■
„half a cup of'Sttg*; add thd'lemofi' tail.!
Bake., in .a dish. ißeat >tbe[
white 3 of the three apd add threp
spoons "of sugar and spread ovoi the top;
when baked; return to the ovenntul lit
. it_sUgmy broraa-.- .0 •
.. _ Panned Chickens—Split tendfit chick
ens as for broiling, and skewer through;
the wings to keep in shape; put them in>
■■a dripping paM;' i»prittkl4 with' salt did;
pepper, put ia a, few tablespoonfttte of j
broiling water and a quarter of a j
of batter. 'Cover Closely and bake, i
Baste oscasionally, and tftrti tbtf chick-;
ens, ! „.u . u„» , r - •
Otange Jelly—Allow nine oranges nod j
three lemons, cut in halves, and ?rith a;
lemon squeezer extract the juice. Put;
four ounces of gelatine to soak ih one'
.pint,of water. Add one pound of sugar
to three pints ,of water, gqQ& together!
and skim; add the gelatine when dis- j
solved and the orange and lemon juice;!
beat the whites of three eggs and stir in. l
Skim and'boil ted midhttfs faplflly; then,
,test with a skimmer; when thick enough;
strain through cheese qloth and,,put in
jelly tumblers. r '
A California journal, tells tb*,t a bee- ■
keejJer in tho 'big Santa Clara Valley
moved bis beta into bis beaa fieldvw'b'eo
! other souroes of nectar supply were ex
j hausted,. and t)ie result was, a good crop
of delate, first-class honey that did net
j cost him a bead. 1 ' 1 * "
Of cloaks there is ab itiflnitd variety 1 .
The litest ttiing is a niirror •in the
giOW. 'ln , ... . | |
,„i..The.dreas with a. ■trqfa „is no lQngpi
stylish.
Pretty belt buckles are of Russian:
"enatodl. ' j
, t
' Bidding shoulders are slowly Wit sure-,
•Ijt returning. , i „n i„ ~ .1. ;
Brooklyn women's, clubs. > hw »bQ»<j
~10,000 members. j( ( j
j Mmje. Christine .Niisson's hobby is ths .
collection v of fans.' * .
"'PiligTed'daggits for'ttia• tfalr"ftrt"Verj
f&shibnable4n Paris."!-' i .... i
" 1 Nafloleon blue broadcloth i is .uaod fpt
. . French, ypljfcing goats, ~ , ( ~ , ,
....ijCtorsefei l^ave be/Mi ( found on the waists
pf Egyptian inummies!
Colored Yeltsin llglit colors are'muOh;
' seen;'sfid the Shapes are'lfegion-. ■ i :
■'•"Brown'stocking and • sboes'ftre used,
but will not.supersede th«s? of. bl»<«lf>
. .GraceJijl prippesse
vet are porn pith skirts of silk or cioth.j
The New York Ladies' Band of kercyj
claims to leed 2000 cits each' three times '
ii'wefeki* "i» • . • .. i < - : i
Sticks of vetivert laid among youc
lj»en will pake it .snpeli like f
watered roses.
The iatf handkerchief and the Kor-t
' inahfl'y tttS the most Striking of tbenbW
bonnet shapes. u ..r ,i. .. n..t
<> The latest traveling pillows are covered
■wrjth sjiedq lea,th(jr, are. .eipbroidered
in gold thread.
Chinese women are not taught to vrntd
"bt rehd; * Thkty are" not' considered' ot
enough importance., i.i . ...,i,
, . i Little .Turkish clippers ,<?f jnprocco eu>«
brojderp t d with gold, are pice to slip onj
when leaving the bed.'
A recent Newport lurietteoki Was'serTOdj
by three maids in white caps aud aprons;
anil broad wbitq aucj cuflfa,
. Ljttl*Mlvcf boxes cpntaifling spopls of
flop teeth will find welcome
spots on lasliibuable dVesSiAg tables.' j
■tjhaflid ÜbsUVfAOthGt 1 is'a - rortiatkabld ,
1 looking, woman, witlva faca that toils it?
..own stqrj 4 »m,l. Luyr prematurely
. A sipte.r p( MarquU of Ajleslpry,, "
1 Lady Mabel Bruce, was recently married
I' quietly 'ih" London t6'"plain Mistef
| Sicvier." :•» I , . r> i
..t. CUe&tißritain has.two lady lawyers,
Fraqces H. and_ Dr. Letititl'
Walkingtown. Both are Irishwoman
"ilnrf natives it'Belfkst. 1 * ' ;
- Tf«4 SAlvation 'Array girls fir England
havoi discarded.. poket Uaruict,,nu j
( adopted brpadrbrimtned haty (
trimmed with corn stalks." ' ' *" "" |
The material of which ettfleV feijUei '
ttr< bonnets are made , is..exceeding!* '
upnjije an<J beautiful.
' jjlaee velvets and felt arj used'.'
The women physicians of PHilntlelpKik
arfc cVcditcd xvlthr receiving lery tdr<v« '
.iacomes-for . their services. :Bouu avarj •
,fig% $10,0(|0 if year, others | .?20,00J. j i
. Horatio widow has be
queathed td the Boston Art Misea n alt
the examples of husband's sculp.'
ture* that remain in hor possession'.'
Black and green, SilU red and navy
i blue, totyiesobrowu and gold—all etfeeti
\o be, on a uj iplij, trqe—aje
among the warm, bright combinations.
Mrs. Flora V. Woodward Tibbfttts, of
Chicigb, but formerly of Kbntucky; ha 4
boeu sworn ia as a practicing attorney
before the Court of Appeals, at Frank
fort.
Louise Michel, the famous" socialist
agitator; seenn'*t<v hitrc tired of' 1 her
..tumultuous, career and has settled, down
to teaching school in a quiet part of
London.
~. Miss Jf iijtha D. B^ssey, whp Resigned!
the Commissioners'badge (or the World'*
'Fair Board of Lady'Sfai; IS' the oti\y
wCman regularly 'employetl, by- Tifianyi.
. Co., NewiYorkiCity, 4. ...... ...
. ..Cpuntqss dj oavprgnan, sistpf.
in-law of the celebrated African traveler,
' "has founded three' schdols for " teaching'
iacemaking to litfele girls dut ; of their
school and. working hours. j*.,,.,
~ Eton styles wiH qontinue fashippabbe
throughout the winter, and all out-door'
coStomes display the hio're Conventional
•modes, the deep cape <>r thfee-qnarKji
•coattOften being made of.the falirix:
i as the bodice and skirt. .
In the street, hands aro encased in
heavy dog skin gloves of a deep' cop'pe?
red, and for visiting pale grays and whitd
black StitCtted 1 are only •'comme'il fttut,'f
- whjlt for evening-the same tones are the,
,proper tWng.with j
Tlje kqdak has reached tha dignity of!
a wedding present. A bride of the month
'who is an enthusiastic Snap shot tounti
•among bar gifts a camera of choice make,
handsomely in juqtod, and prpyided with
a fine case bearing silver monogram, j
The Paisley shawl makes a very gooc
opera or evening cloak. It mky bf
appliqued on black velvet on the shouli
ders and down the centre of the back ans
front, lined with white silk and trimmed
with a fringe catching all the hues ot
the shawl., . . .
Taunton, Mass., has had a woman,
Mrs."Mary L. Sproat, in her probate
office fcfr twenty-Use ycaVs, and thtS
members of the 6ouhty bar presented
Ma. Sproat with a purse a few days ago
to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of
her service. • . • '
The dratotical contest of th« ' W. 'C.
T.'tr:; of Denver, Col., for the Dsmor-
C3t diamond medal was won by Miss
Margaret F. Badger, o? Atlanta, Ga.|
The lady is only fourteen years of ago
and defeated three rivals, the eldest of
whom is twenty years old.
It has been discovered : that the n,ame
• of the Woman who invented starch {for
starch is-, as migbt naturally be expected,
the invention of a womSn) Was Mrs.,
Divghen Van der Plaase. She was the
daughter of'a knight' of Flanders, aud
lived in the time of Queen Elizabeth.'
Princess Maria Bibesr, one of the best
kilown members' of the aristocracy in
Biicharest, has acquired great notoriety
by her recent swim acros? th?'Bosphoru«.
Accompanied by her brother-in.law,
Count Starenzensky, she undertook the
difficult feat and reached the Asiatic
shore ia safety.- •
If the derby hat is to be crowded o#
tf ttfe&sief ifcd wffer styles 'ofhead ,
geaf'Hrtfe vrotl't BrfWuch regnt over its
going. 'H iW advantages ask
cross between the silk hat and the
, aloqcb, it.: hfkf npver had .the merits ojf
either of those styles. It lias always ha#
dls'cotn forts of' the 1 'silk hat' without
having its daah or beauty,i and it has not
been.ffiiiQb dressiei; a neat toft hat),
although it has always faleen more üb
' cbrrifoitable. It Is'a bad'thihg for'a hat
d«ly, 'and it l isnt much for a. cold spell,
aad fate i help thp, man who it,in
the morning after a banquet. Tne
tendency how is tci easy hats, and it
onghf to -be encouragedi • Mea . havb
laughed a great ideal at w:pipcp'A
t,o fashioip, but they have never been 1
able to point to a'more forcible "IfluStM
tlon 'of that Blavety tfcan'thes* own adj
>b«rence .to tbei dexby. hat,
: Philadelphia loguifer. (112
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"> *.■:&& an rt p®? 11 ; o; J.j
, ennous observations by Profes
sor Jaßh6w"lndicate "rtiat "OUT ippVebia* 1 '
tiern if 16od -depend» if ncA ,
of that of taste. The subject of the id(-
' vestigiiti'on ' wis ti 'Sti/dent' tWentJ-onb
■yeart'oldf'whoiinheritett from bis mother (
the , dp/eptr—acq uired ( bj[ jn
bood —of complete absence of the sensis"
bf'srrieli, fSsfe au'd other'sdbsations being
unnflected» ; '.fie'was found.to be.unablb
to detect ;»»y, betwpen, tes|,
coffee and water. In three trials out cif
"five'he confused" bitter tflmond -watelr,
and bttt distinguished betw.eeh
ether and water and eWIM %ud ammonia.
Fruit syrups were siniply sweet, no dif}- r
ference between them being 'jjei'ceiVed.
; Cl'<)f l eß aodxiriaamoii -wert recofenized,
..but mustard., and .pepper gav.s .pnly a t
sharp sensiutiop on the tongue.—Trenton
(N. J.) American.
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Work"iii L.l/e«* I
■ A seFi®* of la Ml ic tot. by siUoc«Bßf ulmen In
inari s'pursuits is one of the many si rone croups'
ofUrtieKiti wlioh afiv anaounowl lu The Mj.lf <<
Companion for 189(1. "The Bravest Il«;d I Ev«r -
Saw" is the topic of another tierteS by United
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ywwo t-The o'»i)xiiil<m is more varied nmlnet
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Frank L riialeii oath' thAt be W the
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• County and aforesaid, and that.said flrtn
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Made only hi Knttlmi<l - r ,
«ffVieir<l w'l»Usor«.eyM use lli.iwul niodlj)-
W^Jvrdan
.Of 165 .Trrmoia Bt...Rp»tw) i wm in vervjpoor
health, from bad circulation of the blood, hay-.
. ln« rpsh of blood to the hpq<L njuob stpeljs and
chlils,and the physician said the veins were «|l-.
most .hnmtiiiK all over, bet .bod)'- .iA coUiwon
with a double runner brought on neuratßia ot
the liver, -su/lering. )o>e cou|d
not take the doctor's medicine, so took
HOOD'S BARSAPARILL.A
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ect health.' She Kays- s"he o6uid" praise Hood's
Karsaparilljt ail day ajd tlya yay^yigh.
Hood'x Pill* are hand-made, and are perfect Id
cpmßosUlon, proportion a»d appearance. i.. | ■
'August
Flower"
- '"For'two years 1 suffered terrfbly
with -stomach trouble, and was for
all that time .under .treatment by ja
physician. He finally, trying
everything, said my stomach was,
wArri but, an ! d that I w6uld' have to
cease eating, solid* food. On therec-'
ommendation of a.friend I procured
a bottle of August Flower. It seem
ed to do me good at once. I gained
' strength and flbsh' rapidly. I feel
now 4ike a new nSan, and -consider
August Flower has cuj-edme."
Jais. E. Dederick, gaygfrties, N.y,o
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KIDNQ livers
Diabetes,
Jsxce«ive quantity and high colored urine,
■ La Grippe,
Cures alter effects of this trying epi
demic and restores lost vigor and vitality.
Impure Blood,' " j
Eczema, scrofula, malaria, pimples, blotches.
General Weakness,
Constitution all run down, loss of ambition,
iu>d i diffl deli nation io all shrM olr work.
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People owlooked the importaooe of per ma
nently beneficial effect* and were wtitM
with transient action, bat BOW it 1» ge: i
eraily knowii ttokt Syrup oY'Flni'Vlil 1 perm *•
nently cure habitual constipation, VjslJU! >.
formed people will not boy other laxative i,
whlch-act lpra time. finally tie
«y«tero-
ZZJiiwwa. im*.
' Pilbt Knob,
Suffered 'Mr. HeiirV l'.
>:.,. .O A Travers, 112 fojrmeriy
fciV Qf this place, su
Yeiire. Jered witlf ch'rtiftid
rheumatism for 20 years, and ws s
treated at times by dpptor 1.
t ..W T -. JA CpBB pIL
cured him-, No No Return
return of pain ''" Q'
. I..in. i£i years,. , - ..
.. ... G-A-Farrar. . Yeare.
■>••• : vy•■ : " i ' 1 '!« ■'
jr
iMood'?!
I*Kad 4'tfi'afltgnant breakitia feutot* myJ'j
below,the Jcneo, and waacwedsoundandwj
with two and a halt bottles <t>f KKR
Other Woo 4 medicw.es had /a«fd IMaSt
to do me any good. Will C.beaty,) t
- Ttr". ' . ff 1 ..y4U«Uic.fi
I was troubled fr»Sm pj
gravated ca»ei of. Tetter. and three bottles ii , „
■FaWFIQe cureflrtlb jiet-mo'nentiy'i• • J
|9lHKfl Wallace MAN:?.
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. Our book on Wood and Bkln Dlscafon mai(
tie o. SWift StKtolO'CO.', Atlantt, «ie
Driving the Brain ,
at £tie expense ' i
of " th£ Body.'" j
While wfe'dHve ■
the brain' we 1 I
"rti\i"st "bliild' uf>
' thfc'body. Ex
ercise, pure air j
1 . .
jieaUhy fl^sh— refreshing '
sleep —such are method's.' 'When
losSof'fleiih, 1 a*nd nervp
bicome apparent l your pl*y6»cian
will doubtless tell>,you .that thp
..quickest bolder, of, all jthree is ,! :
Scotfs Emulsion
of Cod Liver not only-i
creates flesh'of and' iri" itself butt
the appetite 'fori
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