Is It "Coal Oill" The "average man" (and you will find him everywhere in the pioportion of about ninety-nine to one) speaks of pe troleum—refined—aa "coal oil." This is done primarily because of the general impression that the oil comes from coal, and that coal is of vegetable origin. Geologists and scientists in general, how ever, take a different view of the matter. To them the oil is a relic of past geo logical ages, as well a3 of animals that lived when the earth was young. In re ferring to the genesis of "coal oil" they never think of it except as an animal oil. They argue that the great upheavals and downfalls of the ear f h's crust, which re sulted in burying billions of tons of vegetablo matter, which subsequently turned to coal, also covered millions of gigantic animals with hundreds and thousands of feet of sediment. This sedimentary deposit, in the ages which have elapsed since old nature was racked with those rock-rending convulsions which geologists are so fond of telling us about, have turned into great strata of sandstone, limestoue, etc., the oil com pressed from the aggregation of animal remains settliug in basins, to be tapped bj the ingenious well-sinkers of the last half of the Nineteenth Century. Thus even past ages are made to contri bute to the welfare and comfort of pres ent generations. —St. Louis Republic. Pork a Tit-bit for Alligators. There is a large trade in alligators* teeth in the South, for they are treas ured aa mementoes by tourists. In Jack sonville, Fla., one may have them mounted with aluminum, gold or silver as vinaigrettes, and they are sometimes prettily marked and tinted. A good many boars' teeth are sold for those of alligators, but the difference between them is decided, those of the boar curv ing into a quarter circle, while those of the alligator are rounder and nearly straight. Apropos of both animals, there is nothing that 'gator likes better than fresh pork and he will toddle three miles from water for a Florida ruzorback. In cool weather he buries himself in mud and becomes dormant until it grows warm. Hunters still make a living by killing him for his hide :iud teeth. The killing of alligators iron; the decks of river steamers in Florida has been stopped by law.—Chicago Herald. We eat too much and take too little out-door exercise. This is the fault of our modern civ ilization. it is claimed that tiarlield lea, a simple herb remedy, helps Nature to overcome these abuses. Fon THROAT DISKASKS AND COUGHS use BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. Like all really good things, they are imitated. The genuine an told only in boxes. ' Mr. Geo. W. Cook Of St. Johnsbury, Vt. Like a Waterfall Great Suffering After the Crip Tremendous Roaring in the Head- Pain in the Stomach. " To C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: * 4 Two years ago I had a severe attack of the Grip, which left me in a terribly weak and de bliitated condition. La*t winter I had anothei attack and was again very badly off, my healtl nearly wrecked. My appetite was all #one, J had no strength, felt tired afl the time had disagreeable roaring noises in my head like a waterfall. I had also severe headache.* and Severe Sinking Pains In my stomach. I took medicines without ben cflt, until, having heard so much about Hood'i Sarsaparilla, I concluded to try it, and there suit is very gratifying. All tne disagreeable HOOd'S parUla CUTCfi effects of the Grip are gone, I am free fron pains and aches, and believe liood's Sarsapa rilla is surely curing my catarrh. I recommenc it to all." GFO. \V. COOK, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Hood'* 1*1» 1m cure Nausea, Slek Headache, Indt gestlon, Riliou.micflH. Sold by all druggists. DADWAY'S « PILLS, Purely Tegetabls, mild and relinblo. Cause perfter Digestion, complete absorption and healthful reg»i laxity. For the cure of all disorders of the stomaet "▼er, Bowels, Kidneys, I)ladder, Nervous Disea^*** LOSS OF APPETITE, SICK HEADACHE, INDIGESTION, DIZZY FEELINGS, BILIOUSNESS, TORPID LIVER, DYSPEPSIA. KRFECT DIGESTION will be accomplished *>j HitlH Badway's Pills. By their ANTI-BILIOUS prop srtlesthsy stimulate the liver lu the secretion or the bOe and Its discharge through the biliary ducta Those pUls In doses or from two to four will quick!? regulate the action of the liver and free the patient from these disorders. One or two of Radway T s Pills taken dally by those subject to bilious pains and tor pidlty of the liver, will keep the system regular and secure healthy digestion. Price, 35c. per box. Sold by all druggists. RAP WAY dc CO., NEW YORK, Cures Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Hors Threat* Sold by all Druggists on a Guarantee. Every Month 3 many women suffer from Excessive or I Scant Menstruation; they don't know " who to confide Into get proper advioo* Don't confide in anybody but try Bradfleld's Female Regulator • epMlflo for PAINFUL, PROFUSE. SCANTY. SUPPRESSED and IRREGULAR I MENSTRUATION. ■oak to "WOMAN" mailed fraa. IRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, fla. ■eld bj ell Urugglete. ' THE QUINCE. It is important that the quince should have proper pruning and cultivation. Distinct directions for performing the work, instead of loose and random cut ting, are given by Joseph Meehan, in substance as follows: How often do we see largo bushes with nothing but old stumpy branches on them. Cut these back one-half or so to get a good stock of young wood. Then cut them back a little every winter, topping last season's wood a little and cutting older growth more. This will give fine, fair fruit and plenty of it, if the trees are properly cared for in other respects, and are kept sufficiently thinned.—American Farmer. NEW PAD IK COW FEEDING. The newest fad in cow feeding is to reduce it to two meals a day. A few dairymen have tried this plan for the past two winters with satisfactory results. No saving in food is expected or desired. The object sought to be attained is that a great amount of rest for the cow is secured. She lies quiet or sleeps during the aiddle of the day, and in doing so better results are reached in the product of milk. To feed twice a day implies a warm stable and the best quality of the most acceptable form of food in ample quantity that the cows will consume. Under such conditions it is claimed that dairy cows will prosper in a larger meas ure than more frequent feeding will ad mit of.—American Dairyman. ORNAMENT TBS ROADSIDE. The general appearance ot the road side can be much improved by olearing up the brush and loose fencing materials and by not using the roadside as a dumping ground for rubbish. Plant a few shade trees upon one side only, es pecially if the road runs north and south, os large trees on both sides shade the road so densely that it dries out very slowly afier each rain. A few apple, or other standard fruit trees, with proper care, can be made to flourish and be as valuable along the roadside as in the cul tivated fields. Weeds and bushes should be cut down each year, and it takes but little time to make the roadsides so smooth that the gTass along them can be cut with a machine. Tuey look so much neater when thus trimmed, and the hay alone will compensate lor all trouble in volved in this road improvement.— American Agriculturist. RIDDING THE GARDEN OF SLUGS. A subscriber tells us how to trap slugs. Baiting slugs with bran is as good a good a way of catching them as any I know of. Take some pieces of slate, or some flat stones, and lay them here and there about the garden where the do the most mischief. About sundown go around and put a teaspoonful of bran on each piece of slate or stone. The slugs will soon find out it there and col lect to feed on it. About an hour after dark take a lantern and a pail filled with salt water, and go over the garden, picking up each piece of slate or stone ou which slugs have gathered, and drop them into the brine, where they wil; in stantly die. It is well togo around agaiu in the morning, as many slugs will be found hiding under the slate and stones. By following up this method persistently for a few weeks, the garden may be effectually rid of this nuisance.—Success With Flowers. REMEDY FOR PLANT LICE. The old method of fumigating with tobacco, so long considered the most efficient method of destroying plaut lice or aphis is almost, if not altogether, abandoned by professional florists, writes A.. Charles in the American Agricul turist. To accomplish the desired re mits tobacc) dust was also used. This, when dusted over the foliage of the young plants, by means of a bellows, de stroyed the lice quite effectively, acid with much less trouble. But its use gave the plants an untidy appearance, so that Detter methods were sought and Boon found. Now, the favored remedy is to scatter tobacco stems among the plants. If bedded out, the surface be tween the plants is entirely covered with stems. Tobacco stems are also placed on the water or steam pipes. For house plants, the stems should be cut ihort and scattered over the soil in the pots, which not only kills the lice thnt infest the tops, but the root aphis as well. These underground enemies are more injurious than those presented to view, and often kill the plant without our knowing the real cause of its death. The water applied will carry sufficient strength of the tobacco to the roots to free tbem from insect enemies. At the same time tobacco stems arc one of the best fertilizers that can be used. They contain more plant food than can be found in the same given amount of any other vegetable substance, and no danger can arise from a too liberal use of them. THE FARM HARNESS. The proper care of the harness is mi important item in farm management. If kept clean and well oiled and hung up in a convenient, tight closot when not in use it will lost as long again as when hung up behind the horses in the stables and allowed to accumulate dirt and tilth and go without oiling. Harness that is in use the greater part of the time should be thoroughly oiled at least every thrc<; months, and in many cases, especially during tho winter, it will bo better to oil it every two months. In oiling it should be taken apart and every part wiped clean with a wet rag. If it is dirty water and soap should be used to clean it thoroughly. Apply the oil with • cloth, taking pains to rub in carofully. Harness oil can generally be bought at the stores or harness shops, but neats foot oil and lampblack make a good harness oil. In many cases it will bo best togo over the harness twice, es pecially when, as is often the case on the farm, it is a long time between oilings. The obection to banging tho harness behind the horses is that the ammonia arising from the manure injures tho leather very much. The advantage in hanging it in the horse stables is con venience, but it is questionable economy. While there is leisure it is a good time to overhaul the baruess and repair aud oil thoroughly before the season for hard work begins. Another item, not only in saving ths harness, but the horses as well, is te have the harness properly fitted so far ae is possible; every work horse on tho farm should have a collar and set of har ness properly fitted to him. A collar that fits one horse, especially after he has worked in it awhile, will rarely, if ever, fit another as snugly and comfortably as it ought. The harness should fit snugly into the collar, but not so tightly as to press it out of shape. 111-fitting collars and harness cause galls and Bores, and in nearly all cases these are easier pre vented than cured. Tho collars should always be kept clean, as dirty collars and dirty shoulders often cause sores. In purchasing a new collar it is best to have it fit snug and tight, and in a short time it will adapt itself to the shape of the shoulders in pulling. Be sure that the bridles and lines are good, as a weak place in these often causes considerable loss through a runaway. It is alway goods economy to buy good harness, as cheap harness almost always proves dear in the end. But in order to get the most out of good harness it must he properly taken care of.—43t. Louis Re public. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Cream should be stirred every day. Have you got the cow stable fixed up tight and snug I Qood drainage is an important requis ite for an icehouse. , The Countess of Aberdeen is a pure white fuchsia with handsomo foliage. Farmers who have used heavy muscu lar teams have found them satisfactory. It is a good plan to aerate the cream every time a fresh skimming is added to the can. A moist atmosphere, shade, an ordi nary warm temperature are the special needs of the fuchsia. There is some prejudice in certain sec tions against the use ot very heavy horses for farm work. If the butter won't come because the cream is too cold, a little warm, weak brine may be the best remedy. If you sell milk and it is flavored with turnips, aerating it will rid it of mo3t, if not all, of the obnoxious flavor. Sawdust makes about the best pack ing for ice, but if it is not convenient to get that, chaff, straw or leaves will do. By pouring slowly from pne can or pail into another the cream will be aired and thoroughly mixed and will ripen evenly. The efficacy of the Bordeaux mixture as a preventive of the leaf blight has been proved at the New York Experi ment Station. If you churn in a very cold room the cream in the churn may get too cold; if the butter is long in coming test the cream with the thermometer. The Royal Church raspberry is larger than Cuthbert, ripens early and con tinues to ripen through a long season. The plants are said to be hardy. If you warm the cnurn thoroughly by means of hot water beforo you put the cream into it, there will be little danger of the outside cold temperature affecting the cream. German sjgar-beet growers and man ufacturers use oxen instead of horses for their working stock, and then fatten them for beef upon the beet-pulp refuse. There's economy! As the tillage of wheit, nader our present methods, must consiit almost wholly in the proper preparation of the sccd-bed, no effort or labor saould be spared that will help to make that prep aration complete. The money received for cattle sold is easily enough calculated. But the ben efit to the land which results from their proper handling can never be told in dollars and cents. Usually one estimates it too low rather than too high. Fruit-growing pays, but don't go into it all at once. Start with '• small amount of land and plant a good variety. Then while learning practlcall? the methods of culture you can also find what branch of the work is best suited to your needs. The purposo of all agriculture is to make a plant (or an animal) grow to the best advantage under the conditions sur rounding it, and to surround it with the conditions that will bost minister to such growth. You are all right if you are working along this line. One thousand bushels of potatoes per acre, 255 bushels sheiled corn and 105 bushels of wheat have shown what the possibilities of the soil are. And the averago yield of about one-tenth these amounts shows how far farmers usually come from achieving these possibilities. It is surprising how lightly most farm ers treat their poultry interest and how persistently they continue to regard it as a small affair. Yet in this business lie great possibilities to every farmer, for on every farm the conditions are such as to make poultry profitable if they are handled in a common-sense manner. A practical orchardist will generally confine his list of varieties to a small number. But on tho other hand he must keop abreast of tho times and know something of the new fruits that are constantly being evolved. By grafting he may make one or two treos answer for testiug any number of new sorts. Farmers sharpen their intellect by reading. They get new ideas, learn all rkbout ucw methods and improvements in agriculture, and the literary part of tiioir reading make* them better writers and talkers—something greatly to be de sired in this age, when our farmers are coming to tho front in public affairs. An Kastcrn grape-grower claims-that Si apes may bo kopt from September to February by following these directions: Pick the clusters carefully, place ih trays and let stand in tho packing house a few days to allow tho atoms to wilt nnd the moisture to evaporate. Lino the baskot with paraffined paper so that it will lap over the top of tho basket. Place cover oil and fasten down tightly to exclude the air as much as possible. ONE ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is plessant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colda, head aches and fevers and cureß habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs ia for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE. Kt. AflV YOHK. H.V. L. DOUGLAS SHOE GENTLEMEN. ~ iCBB seamless, smooth inside, more comfortable, \ fflßl' stylish and durable than any ever arcof the same high atandatdof ns>n®y. Bnnnnmlw is youi K "- ; gs>- — \ GflL footwear by purotiaslnr W B UM^. in Ij. Douglas Shoe*, whlob % THIS IS THE j r\_; mtmmmx "" """ Ikr '. j- : : , TO, Sua Will iln ticluilre .ale It ikM denlrrn and general merchant* where 11"« JJ affect!. Write for catalogue. If not for *ale lnroiir place «enddirert to Factory, Mail"# kind, S lzc and width wanted. Po»ta«e Free. W. » '<"""1 »"i. ;Mni»». "August Flower" I had been troubled five months with Dyspepsia. I had a fullness after eating, and a heavy load in the pit of my stomach. Sometimes a deathly sickness would overtake me. I was working for Thomas McHenry,Druggist, Allegheny City, Pa., in whose employ I had been for seven years. I used August Flower for two weeks. I was relieved of all trouble. I can now eat things I dared not touch before. I have gained twenty pounds since my re covery. J. D. Cox, Allegheny, Pa. (t sys c-y Unlike the Dutch Process (C& No Alkalies £e*S> Other Chemicals VX}/ . are used In the 14preparation of OW\ W. BAKER & CO.'S llpreakfastCocoallpreakfastCocoa Pfl 1 I which is absolutely fTI IV- pure and soluble. L'lS ') \ \\ltbnamorethanthreetlme» t ' 1 I / ■ '^ e strength of Cocoa mixed Cjja- V[ 1 U with Stare-', Arrowroot or Sugar, and is far more eco nomical, coating less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, and KAfIILT DIGESTED. Sold bjr Grorers trrr;nhtr<. W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Man I THE KIND ,| THAT CURES' JKROMEBALL, V -:«rtord, N. Y. TORTURING " Headache for 10 Years!" BY Dana's Sarsaparilla "I WAS CURED!" r>? , JK& AU '^ ABTirE nRNT MAN TO rirBTIIASE UAM AS n t COIIOEB. I.IWTKN AS HE TELLS YOU the Result. Dana Sarsaparilla Co.: CJentleme.N: —I have been a sufferer from IKeadaehe the lnat ten year*. Uni I sail I saw In one of our local paper® an advertitc raent of your medicine, auu tesUmonlsls of it« wonderful eurea. I decided to try one bottle. The llr«t bottle ! neatly relieved me, and by the time I had taken f»o inor. bottle, 1 WAS CUBED. I cut recommend DANA'S SAKSAPAIIILLLA reliable medicine. Waterford, N."?. ' yO< ji!ROME BALL. The troth of Mr. Ball', atetemrnt le certifled to i, x, ~ M. McDERMOTT, CohoM, N. Y. FhunwU. a Dana Sarttparilla Co., Btlfait, Main*. IA ft O DI aHI r Authorized Life. lluiiauzti u o ™t* 111 fc for agent*. Outfit only 250. • • *- JohUHun A Co., No. aSo. iltli St., lilohinond, Va. BIaAIWTE'S Life. Agents wanted. oil tilt, worth aoo.. free. Best ' author, t levcland Pub. Co., 367 Arcade, Cleveland, O. j Hereditary Foe*. The memory of the Pima, nor de hi* traditions, run so far back that m mortal enmity with the Apachea did not exiat. The first thing the Pima child is taught is to hate the Apache, the vandal of the great American desert, and he seldom forgets his teaching. Though it is not so bad now that the Apaches have sur rendered to the United States Govern ment, still the hatred exists, and when the opportunity is presented the Pima heaps all kinds of contumely upon the heads of the Apaches. As is known the Pimas seldom leave their valley homes, and as the Apaches are now on the reservation under the surveillance of troops, it is rarely that they meet, though last winter a company of the Apache soldiers were brought through the city under a United States officer. Before they had been here an hour their old enemies, the Pimas and Maricopas, all knew of it, and by the middle of the afternoon fully 2000 were in town to see them. The Apache senti nel had been taught enough military discipline to know that he must not re seat the insults heaped upon him by the Indian ohlookcrs, but it must have been a hard trial to his wild nature. Years ago the Apaches and the Pimas often settled their differences by single combat or pitched battles, and there is now one Pima living who killed six Apaches in one day in single combat near where the Sacaton Agency is lo cated. The Pima used his ironwood club, about two feet in length, and the Apaches their spears and war slubs. It is wonderful how skillful these Pimas are in the use of their clubs, fencing with them equal to the exhibition of a French master of the foils.—Phosnix (Arizona) Herald. Do Not Be Deoeived with Paste*. Enamels and Paints which stain the hands. Injure the Iron and burn red. Th«- Klhlqk Sun Stove Polish la Hrttllant, Odor lea. Durable, and the conaumer pays for no tin or glass package with every purchase. faßEaannaaali VVeot '- The Beet Cough Bynip.na listen (Jood. line In time.Q IOF VAII Pijsold by Druggist*. |*| ICI J vu # aa ™™#a ready made medicine for Coughs, Bronchitis and other dis eases of the Throat and Lungs. Like other so called Patent Medicines, it is well advertised, and having merit it has attain ed a wide sale under the name of Piso's Cure for Consumption. It Is now a "Nostrum," though at first It was compounded after a prescription by a regular physician, with no Idea that It wonld ever go on the market as a proprietary medicine. But after compounding that preecription over a thousand times in one year, we named It "Piso's Cure /or Consumption," and began advertising ft in a small way. A medicine known all over the world is the result. | Why is it not Just as good as though costing i fifty cents to a dollar for a prescription and an j equal sum to have it put up at a drug store? ! MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS J WIIH in THOMSON'S Mlßl SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. No tools required. Only a hammer needed to drive nnd clinch them easily and qulckiy, leaving the clinch absolutely smooth. Key«peittla. Constipation, Sleeplessness, l>lssi- Qess. Rheumatism or Catarrh. Bam pie Tree for stamps. AGENTS PAID WEEKLY SALARY. Ilbsx two months'supply \ j Seat by nail mr at nit Bnif* ftue. " one month's supply 112 \ fi«U« Tiy It and Be WeU. ROOT, BARK a BLOSSOM, Newark, N. J. AWWWWWWWIM most obstinate D . ■ caaelnJlOtoOOdays m A BPEOIALTY. ■ let him ~ rit « for particulars and In- KPfIIHHIHHHHHBHHB vestlgate oar rell ftbility. Our financial backing Is 9A0t1,000. When nierpue TiaiJOHm w.nouit, nCllOlVllWnktacloa, B.C. hi l«»t war, claim*, htty fLuce. pews. We trm ihown a mail bottle into which the essence just distilled had been poured. The color is a rich gold,, and the smell is strong, subtle, and pen etrating, pleasant for the first Instant,. Lut soon producing a sense of giddiness and oppression in the head. It affects* everything near it, and the perfume ding* tenaciously even in open air. The proprietors are secured from being; cheated, as the peasants cannot endure the perfume they themselves manufac ture, and make no use of it whatever. It is sealed up in leaden bottles and sent to the great perfume emporiums in London and Paris. aoiTßEy. T^^^.s;y,;^.*j; KKI'IT TRUB. l.sriirst Md vtSTStock tn United State*. KlutM »rd Do»ler« should get OUU r/UCKS before plsobie OMOMJtS. E. MOODY ft SONS, LOCK.PORT, N. T. ■ Piso'a Remedy for Wanh la the ■ n««t. Jettew to T'oe. ml Oeapeet. , ■ Bold hy drugs lata or rant 00c. Jfc T. BMetttM, WbitM, M. Wm