A Dumb Weather Prophet.
J. Eliot, Meteorological Reporter
to the Government of India, has re
cently discovered that as a weather
prophet a railway tunnel may serve a
useful purpose. He informs us that
Mr. Egcrton, the excutive engineer of
the Musbkaf-Colan Railway, has called
his attention to "an interesting feat
ure" of the Khojak tunnel. It appears
that the current in this tunnel always
eels in ono direction during fine
weather over the Baluchistan plateau,
and in the opposite direction during
bad weather, and that these currents
always precede l>y somo hours the line
or troubled weather in the open. Thus
it has for some time been the practice
to telegraph every change in the cur
rents to Qnetta for the information of
the railwoy authorities, und these
messages havo proved extremely use
ful. Hearing of this, Mr. Eliot ar
ranged with Mr. Egcrton for the de
spatch of similar telegrams to him,
and he has found that they frequently
give valuable indications, and hence
proposes to continue them.—lndian
Engineering.
Georgia colored people havo ac
quired 87,177,010 worth of taxable
property during the laist fifteen years,
that being tko amount returned this
year over the figures for 1880. They
have considerably moro than doubled
their holdings.
lligli, Low Jack.
Fine ice moans vary cold weather, tlion
comes a high old time in skating rinks, and
skating ponds, on slides an l rides, and we go
home tired and overheated. It's the same
old story of cooling off; off with wraps and
on with all sorts of aches nnd pains, rheu
matic, neuralgia. seiatie, lumbugle, includ
ing frost-bites, backache, eveu toothache.
They who daneo must Day the piper. We
cut up Jack nnd aro brought low by our own
folly. What of it.the dunco will goon, all
ihe same. It is generally known that Bt.
Jacobs Oil will cure all such ache? nnd pains
separately or collectively, and the ery is, on
with the dance.
The turkey crop was not altogether a suc
cess In somo parts of New England this
season.
I)r. Kilmer's SWAMT-ROOT euros
all Kidney and Bladder troubles).
Pamphlet and Consultation tree.
Laboratory Blnghamton, N. Y.
Chicago has a drug storo where each pre
scription is compounded for a dime.
Deafness Cannot bo Cnred
by local application", as they cannot reach the
mseasud portion of tho car. There Is only one
wny to cure Deafness, and that is bv constitu
tional remedies. Deafne-.s is caused by an In
flamed condition of tlie mucous lining of tho
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or imper
fect hearing. and when it is entirely closed
Deafness Is tho result, und unless tho inflam
mation can ba taken out and thli tubu re
stored to Its normal condition, bearing will bo
ilestroyod forever; lilno cases out ten art
catuea by catarrh, which Is nothing but an In
flamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any
ca"e of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not. be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Bend for
c.rculai'S, free. O i
9 F. J. Chensv & Co., Toledo, 0. '
t3r"Soldby Druugists, 75c. - '
A Good I>og iH Worth Looking After.
If you own a dot; mid think anything of him.
you Hiiould be able to treat him intelligently
vlten ill and understand him sufficiently to
detect symptoms of illness. The dog doctor
book written by H. Clay Glover, D. V. 8.. spe
cialist In canine disease? to tho principal ken
nel clubs, will furnish this information, it is
it c'oth bound, handsomely Illustrated book,
and will he sent postpaid by tln- Hook Publish
ing House, 334 Leonard St., N. Y. City, on
receipt of 40 cts. in postage stamps.
Toe CENTURY editors have had tliechan e to
select twelve of the most striking of Tissot's
famous pictures illustrating the life of Christ,
and they will appear in the Christmas number.
When tho originals of these pictures were
thown in Paris they were given a special suite
of rooms nt the Salon, and people were often
seen togo nway weeping from the exhibition;
nnd women someliincs made the tour of the
rooms on their knees.
A CUllri Enjoys
Tho pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing
effects of Syrup of Fig?, when in need of a lax
ative, and if the father or mother be costive or
bilious, tho most gratifying results follow its
use; so that it Is tho best family remedy known
and every family should havo a bottle.
FITS stopped free by Dh. K r. INK'S ORFAT
NERVE RESTORER. No lltsnfter first day's us,*.
Marvelous cures. Treatise and trial lo:-
tle freo. Dr. Kliue. U3l Arch St., Phlla., Pa.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Sootliina Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c.a bottle
I cannot speak too highly of I'lso's Cure for
Consumption.—Mrs. FRANK MODUS, 215 W. 2,' d
St., New York. Oct. 29, IMHI.
if afflicted with soroeyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp
son's Eve-water. Drin.'k'lstssell at 23c ocr bottle
Always
Taking cold is a common oomplntnt. It is
duo to impure mid deflclont Mood, nud it
ofteu lo.iils to serious troubles. The remedy
is found in pure, ricli blood, nud tlio one
true blood purliler is
Hood s
Sarsaparilla
Klaa#|9a Dill* «ct harmoniously with
VIOOU S r HIS HootTa Sarsapurillu. 85c.
MBfX- P2PHAM S ASTHMA SPECIFIC
PflHHftiZiL Qivtm relief in FIT! minute#. Bi nd
tor w •*"t**-!'- trial pm-kairiv Sold by
1 Drujrtfift?. On« BUM vcut postpaid
fHBWWon rfeelfit of 91.00. 8U t>«i*9».ou.
fUfMAM, fHILI., 1»A.
M UUHIS WHtRI ALL ELSE IAILS H
ly Rett CuuKb H>iup. la* an Gu«»d. UtO
Lr] ID time. Bold by druittflPtH. F|
qptMiTWilrMMrßg|l
j|' The Tho The @
1 Best. Rest. Test. I
There arc two kinds of sarsaparilla: The best —and the
reat. The trouble Is they look alike. And when tbo rest
dress llko tho best who'a to tell them apiurt? Well, "the tree
Is known by Its fruit." That's »n old test nud n safe one.
SC And tbo taller tho tree the deeper tho root That's another /*rx
'bj test. What's tho root, —the record of those sarsaparlllaa ? Tho
one with the deepest root la Ayei's. The one with tho richest 112
IP fruit; that, too, Is Ayer's. Aycr's Harsapaiilla haa u record of w
half a century of cures; a record ot many medals and awards—
culminating In the medal of the Chicago World's Fair, which, Sr£
admitting Ayer's iSarsnparltla as tho best- shut I ta door* against 112 :■* )
■gZ tho rest. That was greater honor than the medal, to be tho only
Harsaparllla admitted as an exhibit at tho World's Fair If you (
want to get tho best snrsapaiilla of your druggist, an
' ) Infalllblo rule! Ask for the best aud you'll get Ayer'a. Ask \ )
for Ayer's and you 'll got the best.
fcfe S - o .J .... 0^
Flomreil for nil Crll'clsm.
It is not generally known that the
present Shah of Persia is not only a
prose writer of considerable merit, but
has also some pretensions to the char
acter of a poet. Like the German
King, who, according to Oarlyle, de
clared himself to be above grammar,
so does the Persian monaroh consider
himself above criticism; yet, like all
poets, he is glad to lend an ear to it
when it is favorable.
Ono day, however, having comple
ted a poem which particularly delighted
him, he deigned to read it to one of
the most prominent men of letters at
tached to his household. "What do
you think of it?" he asked, after read
ing his verses aloud. "I do not alto
gether like the poem," was the oandid
reply. "What an ass you are to say
so!" replied the offended sovereign,
and there was certainly much wisdom
in tho royal words, for tho misguided
critio was forthwith ordered to the
stables to be flogged.
A few days later the Shah, having
writton another poem once more de
sired to hear the opinion of the loarned
scribe whom ho had consulted before.
Hardly had he read a few lines of his
latest lucubration when tho loarned
man turned abruptly away and pre
pared to run out of the room. "Where
aro you going?" thundered" his ma
jesty, "Back to tho stables," cried tho
critic in desperation. So amused was
the King of Kings by this repartee
that he forgave the delinquent and
forcbore to have him flogged a second
time, —Philadelphia Times.
No Longer a "tthest" Train.
The "ghost train" no longer runs
over tho Now York, New Haven and
Hartford road between Boston and
this city. It was one of tho fastest
and most completely equipped of the
trains in tho express service of the
road. It was not known as the "ghost
train" by tho railroad authorities, and
it is said that this uncanny name, be
stowed upon it by passengers and resi
dents along the line, bad something
to do with its discontinuance.
Tho exterior of all the cars which
composed the train, from the express
car to the ordinary day coach, were
pointed a solid dead white. Every
night a train of those white oars pulled
into tho Grand Central Station at nine
o'clock and at tho same hour a similar
train reached tho Boston torminus.
To the railway authorities this service
was known as the "Now England Ex
press," but the long unbroken Btring
of white cars dashing through the
darkness, appearing almost like a
spectre, becamo known all along the
lino as tho "ghost train."
Nothing was thought of this appel
lation at first, though tho management
is said to have not particularly relished
it. Sensitive persons, however, ob
jected to riding upon tho train, and it
was abandoned. The cars were sent
to the shops and painted a different
color and aro still in use on the road.
The reason for the change, according
to tho railroad officials, is that it was
almost impossible to keep tho white
cars clean.—New York Herald.
A ltog Tli.it Smokes.
John Winthrop, a traveling man,
who resides in South Washington, is
the owner of a Scotch terrier that has
tho tobacco habit. Mr. Winthrop
has ownod tho dog ever sinco tho ani
mal's eyes were opened, and early in
puppyliood tbo terrier was taught tho
common trick of standing on its
haunches in a corner with a pipe in
its mouth. Instead of a clay pipe
that had cot been used, an old and
very strongly impregnated ono, dis
carded by Mr.-Winthrop, was given to
the dog. At first he did not like it,
but soon contracted the habit, and go
ing to tho corner would bark until
given the pipe. Then tobacco was
putin and lit. Tho dog objected to
the smoke, but in a few lessous was
not satisfied until tho pipo was filled
and lighted. For tho past year the
animal has smoked a pipo every even
ii.g and has grown fat on it. The dog
is Emaller than the nverage of his
species, indicating that tobacco has
stunted his growth, but otherwiso uo
ill effects have been teen. —Washing-
ton Star.
Lore Letters in Hliorlhantl.
Corporal TaDner learned shorthand
while lying crippled at home during
tho war. In order to perfect himself
in this foienco ho carried on corre
spondence with his present wife, then
his fiancee, by moans of tho symbols
for sounds.
Mr. and Mr.s. Tanner have two popu
lar daughters, who take tho same in
terest in mutters of romance that
young ladies usually do.
One evening they were seen in closo
consultation at dinner, aud after tho
tneal was over both excuted themselves
ou a plea of slight indisposition aud
went upstairs. Their father and
mother followed, and ono was heard
to whisper that slio found a whole
package of their father's love lettors,
und they would havo an cveniug's fun
reading them. Safe in their room,the
letters were produced and tho parents
wr.tched to.see tho fuu. Letter after
letter was opened, aud every one was
written in shorthand. Tho joke was
too good to keep, and tbo corporal
himself told it.—Washington Star.
THE KIDNEYS.
SENSITIVE, DELICATE AWD ABUSED.
Former Employe or the Batavia Gnn Fac
tory Hu a Remarkable Escape.
From the Newt, Batavia, AT. T.
Ellas Hoffman, a well-known market gar
dener of Daws, Ganesee County, N. Y., has
perhaps suffered as much, if not more, than
any other man In Oanesee County. A few
years ago Mr. Hoffman was employed at the
gun factory in Batavia and was obliged to
give up his position thero on aceount of ill
health and give his attention to market gar
dening, in whioh business he is now en
gaged. A nowspaper reporter happened to
run aoross Mr. Hoffman a day or two ago.
and from him learnel of his suffering and
from what source he had boon benefited.
Mr. Hoffman greeted tha reporter with a
pleasant manner, and was willing to tell ot
his exporienco from the time he commenced
to bo troubled with kidney disease up to the
present time, when ho is about ouraJ. Doing
questioned upon the state of his health, Mr
Huffman replied that be was very well, con
sidering his recant near approach to death.
"Can you toll me how you received so
in ioh benefit?" the reporter asked. "Well.''
said Mr. Hoffman, "it was several years ago
that I commenced to feel n kidney trouble
coming on and I was running down hill
every day, in faot so fast that in a very short
time I was unable to continue my work at
tho gun works, and was obliged to settle
down on my little farm of ten acres and do a
day's work now and then when I felt able.
I suffered everything and tried about all
kinds of medicine, but without nny relief,
and I about gave up trying to be oured. It
was several weeks ago when a neighbor of
mlno came along and askod me if I had tried
Dr. Williams' Pink Tills, and I replied that I
had not. He suggested that I try a box of
t lie pills and thought that they would help
my caso. I had already heard the pills
highly spoken of, and tho first time I went to
Batavia I purchased a box and commenced
taking the pills according to directions. I
had not taken the first box before I could sou
that the pills wero doing their work, and I
continued to take them and grow better
gradually until I was ab'o to do a dny's
work and had thought of taking up my old
job at the gun works; in fact tho pills worked
like a charm and I would not bo without
them."
Mrs. Hoffman, who presents a strong and
healthy look, spoko in tho highest praise of
the Dr. Williams' Pills, nnd eaid that slio
considered her husband's life saved by the
little pills, that they had put her husband in
a position to do work aud support himself
aud family without trouble.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a con
donsed form, all tho elements necossary to
givo new life aud richness to the blood and
restore shattered norves. They are an un
failing speciflo for suoh diseases as locomo
tor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus" dance,
soiatiea, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous
headache, tho aftor effect of la grippe, palpi
tation of the heart, palo and sallow com
plexions, all forms ot weakness either in
mala or femala. Pink Pills aro sold by all
dcnlers, or will bo sent postpaid on receipt
of prico (50 oents a box, or six boxes for $2.50
—they arc uever sold in bulk or by tho 100)
by addressing Dr. Williams' Modlelne Com
pany, Schenectady, N. Y.
Tiger Didn't Like Her Dress.
"It is a strange thing," eaid a well
known trainer of animal, "how many
outbreaks and accidents have resulted
from a trainer wearing a strange cos
tume. Quito recently a lady performer
who had made some alterations in bet
dress had a narrow escape. The tigor
with whom she usually appeared turned
sulky from tho start, and at last ab
solutely refused to do ono of the
tricks.
"Its mistress urged and threatonod
to no purpose, and finally attempted
to use the whip. The moment sho did
so tbo infuriated animal flew at her,
and if it had not been for a boarhound,
whioh was performing with them, she
would probably have lost her life.
"The bravo dog snapped at tho
tiger and distracted his attention un
til his mistrees had succeded in mak
ing her escape. Unfortunately, he was
severely injured by the tiger's claws.
'The reason for this outburst was
that tho tiger evidently did not reoog
nizo his raistres3 in her ohango of cos
tame. As a rule, very few alterations
aro made. The same dog always ap
pears in the samo act, and so on, the
idea of acquaintanceship and familiar
ity being thus maintaiuod. Why, oven
it a hat or a wrap happens to lie within
reach outside tho arena the animal is
sure to Beo it at onco, and, if it can get
at it, will promptly tear it to pieces.
"About a year ago a tion tamer
wore a full dress suit instead of his
usual military costume at one of tho
performances. As soon as the lion
saw the chango of clothing he made
direct for him. Now, lions do not,
like tigers, tiy to kill instantly, but
strike out with their paws to knook
their enemy down. In this caso the
lion's claws caught tho trainer's face,
inflicting severe injuries. But ho is
still in the business, thoagh the scars
of tho struggle aro very plainly visi
ble."—New York Moroury.
The Adopted Hare.
An interesting experiment in tho
roaring of animals is rocorded by a
German scientist. A country geutlo
rnan having captured a young hare a
few days ago, couceived tho idea of
giving it as foster mother a cat whioh
had just had a litter of kittens. The
cat showed no objection to this ourions
addition to her family, aud the herb
ivorous nursling seemed to tako very
well to tho rcgimo to which it was so
unexpectedly subjected.
The hnro throve and grew, and the
cat soon thonght it time to licgiu tho
education of her foster child. For
the catching of mice, however, the
hare sliowod not the slightest disposi
tion, aud at each fault committed the
udoptivo mother administered vigor
ous correction with her paws. This
produced but little improvement, nnd
the relations between the two animals
were becoming eotuowhat strained,
whon oue duy they wero plaoed to
({ether ou the lawn iu front of the
house.
The hare ut once proceeded tj
nibble nt tho vegetation with remark
aide avidity, to tho evident astouisU
meut of the cat, who could make
uothiug of such couduot. Finally,
perceiving that she had nourished
nuythiug but a kilteu, the disap
pointed nurse withdrew with an ex
pression of uumutakablo ditdaiu aud
refined to toueU tho hare again.—
Pittsburg Dispatch.
I'ciuty Wis > and I'uuud I'ualhh,
Au Atchison father refused to allow
a fire built iu tho parlor for a young
man who was calling ou his daughter.
She refused to give hint up, and they
have spuut these cold evenings in
walking together, or iu sitting ou tliv
front porch wrapped iu their wiuler
clothes *nd shivering. Kinee a week
ago, a doctor's bill of 4'JT has bceu in
curred for tho daughter, who (• very
sick with pneumonia. Fire in the
parlor two evening* a week all winter
Mould nut have cod to cii'ttvd #lo.
Atobisou Ulobv.
LATE TURRETS.
While it is generally an advantage
to have the turkeys hatehed as early
as it can be done safely, there is no
need to feel discouraged about those
that eome later in the season. Last
year we had a brood hatched as late
as the middle of August by a hen
which stole her nest and then looked
after her brood to snch good purpose
that three months later they came up
to the barn with the rest of the flock
in better condition than some hatched
a month earlier and on whose bringing
up wo had expended our best care.
We did not market these late birds
until after the Christmas holidays,
but they brought a better price then
than the early hatched birds sold for
at Thanksgiving, when the market was
swamped by an enormous supply of
birds, fit and unfit, whioh many tur
key raisers have'mistakenly rushed for
ward.—New York World.
GBUBS IN A cow's BACK.
These largo white grubs era the
larvse of the cattle bot fly, known as
hypoderma bovis, a large fly that
buzzes around cattle in the months of
July and August, laying its eggs on
the hair as does the horse bot fly.
The cattle, licking themselves, take off
the eggs, which aro swallowed, and
turning to small grabs in the stomach
they begin to bore their way through
the stomach into the muscles of the
back, where they lie, breathing
through a small "hole made in the
skin, and living on the pus secreted
in consequence of tho irritation
caused by them. They will soon forco
their way out of their burrows in tho
cows, and fall to tho ground, into
which they bore their way and change
to a pupa or chrysalis, changingto the
fly in the late summer. To kill them
at this time of the year, squeeze them
out of the hole and crush them. If
this is not dono easily, enlargo the
whole somewhat by cutting with a
sharp knife. If this were done by all
concerned, thero would be an end of
this pest, which it is Eaid, damages
the hides of cattle to the extent of
$20,000,000 yearly in the wholo of
North America New York Times.
INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE ON FOLIA".".
Professor Strasburger is one of
those eminent European botmists to
whom students in plant life have
looked up to as among their greatest
teachers, and it is therefore with eome
surprise that Americans read a recent
paper of his in connection with the in
fluence of climate on tho structure of
leaves. He takes for an illustration
the Europeau beech. He says that
when the beech produces its leaves iu
the deep shade cf the forest, they are
larger and fiuer than tho leaves of the
same tree exposed to full suulight, and
from this he deduces a general j>riuei
ple that abundance of sunlight to a
dry atmosphere is the reason why
leaves are thick and small. Yet it
hus been for over a quarter of a cen
tury placed 011 record aud admitted as
an undeniable fact that, iu tho caso of
allied species of European and Ameri
can trees, tho leaves of the American
are larger and thinner thau tho leaves
of the European. The American lin
den has larger and thinner leaves thau
the European linden. So has the
American sweet chestnut, American
oak, Americau buttonwood or syca
more. aud, in fact, all American trees
that have closo European allies. And !
yet no ono will contend for a moment ]
that the English climate is dryer, or 1
that there is moro light or more long- |
continued sunlight in England thau |
America. It is unfortunite when I
great authorities like Strasburger at-1
tempt to found great scieutitlc truths j
on such slender materials.—Meehaa's j
Monthly.
MAFIA SCO AT,
In the last issue of the Experiment
Station Rcoord, Volume 7, No. 'J,
some interesting data aro given con
cerning maple sugar and sirup, which
wero taken from the New Hampshire
Experiment Station Bulletin No. 85.
Messrs. A. H. Wood and P. W. Morse
reported their conclusions based upon
the aunlyscs of twenty-six samples of
maple sirup and of nineteen samples
maple sugar. Their conclusions are j
given as follows:
Experiments in letting sap stand for }
several days before hoiliui?, titter tug j
pap, aud npid and slow evaporation
had no decisive effect on the compo- |
•ition of the sirup.
Tho simps from soft maples were.
somewhat inferior to th no of r.vk
maple* both iu color aud flavor.
Boiling the sap did not seeut to af
fect the color of the sirup, but in- ]
jured it* flavor. Sap that was kept !
five davs and then boiled gave one of j
the lightest colored samples produced.
Tho rapidity of boiling had little
intlueueo on the oolor, »amp!e< of i
sirup from saps that wo allowe I to j
slowly simmer away beiug as light
oolu'ed as those front similar sap* i
boiled rapi lly.
Tho lightest colorsd samples were
produced by boiliug a quantity of »* >
until finished, without addition ot
fresh sap. line sample pro lueed by
boiling two quirts of sap in a lar
glass beaker until it was thick sirup,
without addition of »ap aud without
akimiuiug, had little more oolor than
the sap from which it lia I Ken made.
This tap was front covered bucket*,
and was thoroughly straiucd through
cloth before boiliuy.
Jiap Altered through quarts sand pro
duced a sirup iu no way snperier to
the pnocdiufc*, while one filtered
through bouebiaek lo»t»lmo»t «utirely
the characteristic maple tUvor.
t"'»p mixed with rain watvr nave a
•irup object i»u>tlily dar > colore.'
•)»rk sugars contained le»a»aoehar»w«
aud more redueui* su at'i than lisM
iiugars, and had a much |o«or purity
cu lHjuut. —Scientific luteri.' Hl.
rioji or vpiu.s. roa ebavrti.t,
Iu the Kt lvetiuu of var > ti«s of *t>;> «>
for planting a e.ou n r.'ial erahard,tb.<
wants of the uVtrisi wtivre the fruit it
to b« sold r«*)<i'r»< e MtrMonlitl. Iu
localities near to largo towns whero
usually a quick and steady market can
be fonnd for summer and autamn
apples, early varieties will be fonnd
most profitable for the reason that
early varieties come into bearing
young, are more productive, and are
handled with less trouble and expense.
Early sorts are quickly perishable and
cannot be held over for future sales as
readily as winter varieties, in case of a
glut in the market.
Few varieties of apples have a wide
general adaptation for commercial
planting. The intending planter ol
an orchard can do no better than con*
suit bis neighbor* who are practical
fruit growers and find out what
varieties succeed best and pay the
most dollars with them. Sometimes a
variety with only a local reputation,
known only within a limited range of
territory, sncsacds far better within
its range than any of the standard
sorts. Where such varieties have been
well tested and can be obtained, plant
a fair proportion of them. As a rule,
it is better to purchase nursery stock
propogated as near as possible (other
conditions being equal) to the place
where it is to be finally planted. It
sometimes requires a number of years
for young trees to recover, if they
ever "do fully, from abrupt changes iu
climate and soil. It trees are to be
procured from a distance it is better
to bny those grown farthest to the
north in preference to those grown to
the south.
Buy nursery stock direct from tho
grower when possible, as thoro is less
likelihood of getting varieties not true
to name. Varieties sometimes get un
accountably mixed and mistakes often
occur with tho most carefully nursery
men. When stock passes through the
hands of one or more dealers who
generally know little and earo less
abcut names, the danger is still
greater. Insist on receiving tho
varieties ordered and do not let the
nurseryman substitute some other
variety "equally as good"' that you
know nothing about, for nine times
out of ten it will be a sort that nobody
cares to know any thing about. Ameri
can Agriculturist,
FARM Attn OAROKS NOTES.
A great deal of soft corn is given to
hogs which might much more profit
ably l>o given to cows that are giving
milk.
There is considerable nutrition »n
the succulent cob of soft coru, and
this it lost when tho pig gets it. Give
it to the cows.
Sweet corn can bo readily saved for
seed, even while green, if the ear is
cut from the stalk and huug np to
dry. It is still better if exposed, with
the husk stripped from it, bnt at
tached to the butt, to a temperature
of 120 degrees.
It is tho usual practice WatM most
convenient to roll tields by going
around the whole or dividingiuto sep
arate lauds. But there are frequent
occasion", especially in the fall, whero
one part of a plowed field is better for
l>.-iui» rolled, while other p*rts do bet
ter if le.'i rough as tho drill or drag
has tilled them. *
Hogs got too much corn on ?»•>s<
farms. They will fatten better ou *
more varied ration. Cows reohew all
their food, an l will waste very little
if they are fed soft corn. It is au ex
cellent food to make rich milk, though
of course care must be taken not tc
feed enough to fatten the cow. This
rarely happens when the cow is a good
milker.
The hog ha< less hair than other
domestic animals, and it is especially
liable to dampness. Where a number
of are kept together, they will
pile over each other, and if the quar
ters are at all damp, they trill be reek
ing with t-weat and wet in the morn
ing. Iu most places the feeding place
is much less protected from the wind
than is the sleeping pen.
Objectionable trees are killed in the
best way by stripping the bark trom
them for a few feel from the ground
just when the foliage is fully expaud
,-it in the spring. Leave the tree stand
as it will, then continue to draw on
the store house of the root* for sup
plies without aldiug anything to it.
When fall comet the roots are ex
hausted, and if the trees he cut down
then no sprouts are likely t-> succeed
it.
All food is composed of certain well
defined elements or com pounds. Milk
and rtesh—including in the term tleah
all that goes to build up the body ot
an auitnal -milk and tlesh are roughl*
composed ot the same elements, and
if an autuitl takes a certain portion ot
its food to make milk, so much le*s is
available for making deah. It seems
to us that wo must t ike our choice,
one or the other. We eaunot ha*.*
both in the highest perfection.
A Snt*e»tma lit llw,< Hull tie;.
Secretary of State Olney has re
ceived a l>>itv>r from Charles Strout-r.
of Colombo, Ceylon, criticising the
American mo le of housebuilding on
aco-mut of the liability of o«r hou»c*
to tire and stugsatm* ehau-joa which
he thinks would mtniuiue, if not ob
viate, this danger,
Mr. Strutter sjtent a vear at Chicago
in c >uu oticu with the Ceylon exhibit
at tho \forldVi fair, an t ho any* that
he an I all the other Biugale*o were as
t-.uuhel at t'a-> complacent w,*h
which the America** regarded the
tearful los« of lite an I property o
•toned annually by Are. tie thinks a
mistake ia made iu u-mi t pine Inmbei
as building material and in the meth
ud ot eonatritetion of partition walls,
most ot wtileh are hollow and a»-
viiiuio itre trap*, tie recommend'
•olid walls to be tmilt, either ot brick
an t mortar or ot ntn I au I Kiwlhw
wattle, after th* style in Ceylon, Mr.
Situate* tajfs that the tVtlaa ImwW
i. almo«t tio|M>r«iou* to lire and that
» Here it i« use I as a t>mMiu>i martial
in that eouutty uo eoudajration ha*
est r bsen knoan He think* batnbot
vonld he jtroait in |>att« of the Vttile*
States. Ns* Orients fieaynno
Highest of all in Leavening Power— Latest U. & Govt Report
ROSSES
ABMLUTEIV PURE
Ariltolal CoMra.
Artificial cotton, says a Paris jour
nal, rveemblca tho natural product in
this, that both are foruMKtjof collnlos*,
nearly pure* and, as nature has pre
pared cotton l»y m><*ns of tho element*
of tho air ami aoil forming tho cellu
lose in fine fibers by means of secret
forces, and offering it in the state of
wool to be transformed into what is
required of it, so the ohemist in his
laboratory takes the natural cellulose
of the tree and separates it from tho
(.übstaucca with which it is combined,
transforming it into threads by means
of suitable appliances. For this pur
pose fir wood is employed, this being
submitted to a scrip* of mechanical
aud chemical operations, and the
threads are drawn out, afterwards be
ing rolled on bobbins; tho material
when manufactured resembles ordin
ary cotton, though having a slight de
fect, which can bo easily corrected—
that is, it is a little less solid thau
natural cottou. On tho other hand,
however, tho new substance is worked
and woven easily, it can bo dyed as
readily as natural cotton, and, when
passed through a weak solution of
tannin aud certain other reagents it
will take every shadoof artificial col
ors, and can be dressed and printed
on just as aro tho tissues of natural
cotton.
"you can.
Some say that the hypo
phosphites alone are sufficient
to prevent and cure consump
tion, if taken in time. With
out doubt they exert great
good in the beginning stages;
they improve the appetite, pro
mote digestion and tone up
the nervous system. But they
lack the peculiar medicinal
properties, and the fat, found
in cod-liver oil. The hypo
phosphites are valuable and
the cod-liver oil is valuable.
Stclls £mufstcru
of Cod-liver Oil, with hypo
phosphites, contains both of
these in the most desirable
form. The oil is thoroughly
emulsified; that is, partly di
gested. Sensitive stomachs
can bear an emulsion when
the raw oil cannot be retained.
As the hypophosphites, the
medicinal agents in the oil,
and the fat itself are each good,
why not have the benefit of
all? This combination has
stood the test of twenty years
and has never been equalled.
ScOV T 5 C MI LSION
ha* t»*icrs*slbv the ro<xlw\*l profession for twenty
(viiA voj*» <4*-tar.) This u it U always
kh'jfL -atway* V/ m —aNny* t/X purest
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Timely Warning.
J Tho great auccoaa of tho chocolato preparations of
tho houao of Walter Baker A Co. <aatabli»had
in 1780) ha» ltd to tho placing on tho mark at
wminy misleading and unacrupuloua imitations
of thsir namo, labsla, and wrappora Waltoc
k Bakar lb Co are tho oldoat and largoat manu*
» facturora of pura and high-grade Ooooaa and
G« Chocolates on this continsnt. No ehamlcala a/0
«i uaod in their manufacturoa.
VN Conaumora ahould ask for, and bo sure that
f* they got, tho gonuino Waltor Baker h Co. s goo da.
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SAPOLI6
IdUisjncrarles of Fish.
Another example of the idiosyn
cracies and eleverueaa of fish was dis
cussed last night at the weekly meet
ing of the Piscatorial Society in the
Holborn Restaurant. The leaping
powers of river tish foimed the sub
ject of debate, and instances were
given of the heights which salmon, as
well as the meaner kinds, are capable
of clearing. One gentleman men
tioned a fish which onoe, when it waa
pursued by a voraoious pike, leaped
from tho water to the bank, where it
remained for a considerable time
squinting round a bush watohing ita
enemy's movements. When it saw
tho pike start away after another vio
tim it still waited until it imagined
tho foe to be a considerable distance
oil, when it quietly dropped itself into
the river again, and swam in an oppo
site direction. This conoladed the
debate, and without oomment the
kettle was handed to the narrator.—
London News.
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each an annual income exceeding
8300,000, 2000 more reoeive from
SIO,OOO to $230,000 and 8000 others
can spend from 925,000 to $40,000
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