doming Cable Condalt.
To clcau the cable road conduit, a
special implement has been devised.
Its shape is mnch like a hoe, with a
blado resembling that of a domestic
meat chopper and made to eonform
with the shape or the bottom of the
condnit, into which it is dropped
through the slot. A horse is attached
and the accumulation is gathered in
Leaps and remove! through manholes.
The operation is a frequent one, as
the deposit through the slot from the
street is heavy.—New York Herald.
Curious Custom ol Japan.
Frinco Kitashwakavra, who was com
mander of the guard of Japan, recently
died in Formosa, and aecordiug to the
curious custom of the country honor.?
werejsliowered upon him after his death.
The Emperor has promoted him to
tho rank of field marshal, has deco
rated him with the order of the Golden
Kito and the Collar of tho Imperial
Chrysanthemum, and granted him an
annual pension of 3000 yen as a rec
ognition of his services duriug tho
late war.—Chicago Record.
Wliy He Declined.
A man named Simmons is said to
have declined to become the private
secretary of a mau named Green for
a peculiar reason. The salary was
tempting, and the work would have
been light and agreeable; but thou,
as ho said, ho couldn't bear tho
thought of signing letters, "flreeu,
persimmons."—New York Observer.
Tlip Viilorrsrrn.
If we eouM only foresee, what misery
might bo prevent oil. Cue of tho many
chroniclers of events in tho life of Napoleon
hays ho lost Waterloo from a pain In his
back, being mi lit ted thereby for personal
direction of the battle. It ts always the un
expected that mars tho best anticipations,
anil thus so many business men, laboring
men or women, primed for success, aro
taken down suddenly. Nothing comet, more
suddenly than an attack ot lumbago to
stiffen or twist tho muscles of tho spine and
lay one un. In ten minutes, however, St.
Jacobs Oil will cure tho soreness and stiff
ness and make tho baek supple and strong.
It Napoleon could have had this great remedy
at tho right time, he would have changed,
perhaps, the map of the whole of Europe.
Over 200 patents have been issued in tho
United States for tho manufacture ot inks.
Fiv* ren'i snvc.l on soar; fly# dollars last on
rotted clotbos. is (««' f.Y.n<»!!►.' Tfcsrs is not
t, rents difference between the cost ot a bar eC
the poorest soap lusda and the fcctf, which is
LM all know, Dobbius' Electric.
A Frenchman has oatento.l an apparatus
to take off aud put on a man's coat.
Pr. Kilmer's Swamp-Koot curoi
nil Kidney and Madder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton, N. v
The nftbotreaßf Ffop last voar was 207,-
425,("00 bushels.
For Imutatiox ok tiik Throat caused by
Cold or use ot tho voice, "Jtmirn's t'nm<?ii,i(
Trxxtun" tire * xceedltißl} rcliolloiiil.
The law abolishing davsot grace in Penn
sylvania went into effect January 1, ISM.
Come West For Your Seed.
That's what wo say, because it's tho l>ost.
Saber's Wisconsin grown seeds are bred to
earl'ucss and produce the earliest vegeta
bles in tho world. Bight alongside of other
socmen's earliest, his are twenty days
nhea i! Just try Ids earliest peas, radishes,
lettuce, cabbage, etc. Ho is tho largest
farm and vegetable scads, potatoes,
grasses, clovers, etc.
ir you wtt.t. oct Tuis otrr and sr.sn it to
tho John A. Salscr Seed Co., Li Crosse,
Wis., with 10c. postage, you will get sample
package ot Early Ilird Ra lish (ready in 10
days) and their great catalogue. Catalogue
u'.one sc. postage. (A.)
A (inod Dojf in Worth Looking After.
If you own a rfognml think anything of him,
you should be able to trout htm IntoTliuentU
when ill ami unl«r>t»ml him sufficiently to
detect symptoms ot illnes*. The x \ ,h»etor
tntok written by 11. Clay 11 lover, l>. V, S,, »|»e
cialist in c mine diseases to the principal ken
nel club.*, will furnish this information. It is
a roth bound, handsomely Hlusttvtcd book,
nr.ti will he sent nostpaid hv the Hook Publish
ing House, YM Leonard St., X. V. City, on
receipt of 40 cts. in postage st«un]is.
FITS stopped tree by Dit. KI.INK'S (JttKAT
Nkrvk Kkstohkij. No Ills Utter first day's use,
Marvelous cures. Treat«sct ami SV.OO trfal lot
tie free. I)r. Kline, WU Arch St., Phlln., Pa.
Hsu's Cure for Consumption relieved the
tuo>t obstinate coughs, He v. l>. IU -ciimi'ki..
i • k, i < xlngtou, no., nbroir) M, i-^m.
Scrofula
Manifests ii.-*>l( in mnny different «•»>•», ko
isoiiro, swelling*. rutmlin; torw, bolls, salt
rheum mi I temples itn»l othor eruptlunt.
Srnns# y u man H wholly free from li In souui
form. Il clinux tonne oualy until tUo ttm >ivu
tiue of K'Mtiltmt jkiwon U r r.ul u\i I t l il fr un
thablnotl by Hood'* Sars.ijwtrtH*. ThwiMniU
of voluntary tettlimmlitlt toll of sutTrrlnit from
»crofula, often inherited and mo-t tonnolom,
positively, pei-fet'tlynmi lvrmntieiitly eured l>y
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
'I l»« Ore True Hliol I'urltler, Alldruiwistv
I'rvivwtsl owlv by i\ t. II hh| £ t\v, Lowell. M »■«
Hooci's Pills nUO IA 11 I I >.u i! » ' »
tt Y W U—3
"Autocrat
of the
Breakfast
Tabfe"
UC6/&U&
Buckwheat.
Makes
Light,
Dainty
BuCkwheat Caked,
I. llt I - I. IT >t \ISIt I l ' ••i a.| l«i* !«■» I i tin* |
I • Hi' Hrai i I'urtu, la) a uio, tula ui luu
s. »»'H. » rlutht4 0»» i 1 1 <i}, i> it, M\ V
SECOND GROWTH TtMUEIt.
The scattering tree* that grow up by
roadsides and iu fence corners are
usually lunch tougher wood than trees
of the same variety thst grow up in
tho origiual forest. Exposure to sun
light aud severe winds is what tough
eus the tlliresof such trees. Oaks and
hickories that have grown up in this
way aro especially valuable, as they
are mostly valued for their toughness.
It will pay farmers who have suoh
timber to make inquiries, aud with a
little trouble they eau probably Hud
a good market for it.— llostou Culti
vator.
CnBYSANTIIBMt'M I I'l.Tt'liU,
1 thiuk it advisable to keep chrysan
themums iu pots duriug tho eutiro
season, because when this is done tho
labor and risk of lifting and potting
in the fall are avoided, writes Ebon 10.
Kexford in tho Ladies' Home Journal,
Tho plants should bo shifted from
lime to 1 iitiu during tho scasou, if
grown in pots, until you liuvo them
in eight or ten iuch pots. Give rich
soil and plenty of water. Pinch off
tho ends of the branches to make tho
plants compact. l>o this, at iuteivals,
until the latter part of July or middle
ot August.
SAI.T AS A FKRTtUtKR.
As every plant contains more or less
salt, aud salt is indispousablo to tho
life of an animal, it would seem rea
sonable that it should bo needed by
plauts. This is true, but tho soil eon
tains sonio of it, aud in some places
tuuch ot it, aud where there is natu
rally a sullicient supply of it there is
uo ueoossity to tiso it as a fertilizer.
I Hut in Home places it is ueeded, be
cause there is nouo of it iu tho soil,
aud this explains why it has been
found so useful to all kiuds ot crops.
It can do no harm auyway, oud thus it
is advisable to apply it occasionally,
especially for grass, cabbages, all
I kinds of roots, oats and wheat. Clover
is also beuelltod by il. Tho usual
quantity applied is from 200 to 000
pounds au acre, in the spring, as soon
as the growth starts. —New YoikTimes.
™mi'KE CARE OF FOWL 3.
Regularity in feeding proouros
j rapid growth iu chick*. More food ot
; the same kind given at long but irreg
ular intervals will not give them tiio
■ same vigor of size. Tho man who fol
lows haphazard ways in anything
these times will get behind tho proees
| 81011,
As a health measure, when large
numbers of fowls nro compelled to
range on a limited enclosure, air
slacked lime should bo liberally used.
Let it bo scat tote I lato iu tho even*
lug, after tho chickens have gone to
roost. It will greatly counteract iho
decomposing matter which is so dele
terious.
Fowls need lime, but it is the hotter
way to give them food rich iu this ma
terial. Chopped clover oontaius lime
and uitrogeuous matter. Peas are also
rich with it, and wheat is a lime food.
'1 lie wheat should bo given after
clover, lest it be too ooneeutrated, and
fatten tho fowls instead of making
them lay.
There is n surplus of small potatoes
j this year, and they can bo utilize I as
poultry food. Uoil, mash aud mix
with meal and bran; feed while warm.
Feod moderately aud not every day,
remembering that hens need a variety.
Too liniuv potatoes will make light
colored yolks,—Wisconsin Agricultur
ist.
OCT AMI t'NITT FODnUt,
It is reported that tho Wisconsin
Station took two lots of eoivs and di
vided them as uearly as possible as to
milkiug qualities, aud fed one whole
corn fodder and the other the same
kit.d of fodder, but out up into hnlf
inch lengths, with the result that 721
pounds ot the cut fodder produced us
much milk as 1100 pouuds foil whole.
Here is nu importaut matter if tho re
ported figures will come out practi
cally the same ou a repeated experi
ment. Here is au economy iu feeding
cut fodder that amounts to over titty
per rout., and vet wo tire told that
cutting toed adds nothing to it, only
induces the cattle to eat more of it,
and with less waste; but this is u
ease that seems to totally disprove it,
ttud it is a little like buying two stoves
to save fuel. Then we uro told that
shredded fodder gave vet a better k
suit than where tho fodder was
cut. The only [explanation that
we are able to give is that
there was less utrvo aud muscle
ferce ll»ed iu the mastication of tho
cut io Ider. Just uow we have a curi
ous little exptrici>co in feeding ►talks.
Wo had a lew more thikU could lie got j
iuto the silos aud cured thoni out j i
nicely, hlmi a small lot of field corn 1
fodder, of course much finer than tin J 1
Ml ijje. When tho silage fodder was j
goiic the cows were fed the field e >ru >
► talks, sitd clo-ely husked. Weemilig'y i 1
uiore ot the latter were eateu, au'l ! i
lunch mere clihu'v, vet Hnr< win an 1
alliio t instant sliriuku oof milk, j i
Ut'Ce.sitatliig the t> emu • of the situ. 1
to regain the shrinkage. It Would be 1
a good experiment tor some of out
farmer readers to take a few cows, »ud
fry the eiiitrimriit of cut aud uncut ,
to ider aud its effect ou the milk tlow. I l'racticul
l'racticul Farmer.
Til* aaottrr o:* kaisino «.uii,\ t.vuiu
linking early lambs is | roving a'
profitable industry to those who
understand it. The earlier laiub. i
eau l't> sell in the bilge city lilsl" I
Vets, the h'gl'M the price. The ( i
Cornell 1 \|vt Uncut Station hits made I
a test of various bite for cully i
lamb raising, extending over to*- 1 |
oral ji'sr*. It tluds tint the l>or»tt ;
Horned sheep l>retd earlier, mil iat ,
ti n betti r iamb , than the Khropihlru*. 1
Other ttllU (> In' U'< equal, lite |ior>et i
•toes (jt\e (he most u ilk aud breed <
earliest in the ronton. Thtfe is pise
ttcally no tlilTeieuee betwnu luets
sudiusili eus a tin euteu* luod tor t
»wi > lei rnig tar'y tsiut", As a coarse t
lodder for the t Wis uud also tor IU« I
lambs, there ia nothing better than
good clover hay. In faot, this is one
of the esseutials to suocesa in early
lamb raising. As a rule, ewes respond
more liberally to foroed feod for milk
production the second yoar than thoy
do the iirst, but should not be forood
to milk production until the lambs are
a few days old. Tho market early in
tho season does not require so large
lambs as iho lato market. Tho bost
early market commences as soon as
iho holiday poultry is out of the way,
usually about tho middle of January
in New York City. Dorsets may bo
slaughtered at a somewhat younger
ago thauShropsliiresand yet will dress
a little heavier. There is no particu
lar difference between these two breeds
in loss of weight by dressing, the
shrinkage being twelve or thirteen per
cent. Tho price paid in the New York
market for fauoy lambs varies from
thirty ceuts down to ten cunts por
pound, according to tho quality and
appearauce. Early lambs tiro usually
sold by tho head, at $lO down to $5 or
loss for carcasses weighing thirty to
forty pounds until Southeru or Ten
nessee lambs come to market, when
tho lambs are sold by tho pound. Tho
oxaot time at which this ocours varies
from year to year. Sometimes tho
early iamb market continues up to the
last of April or even the first part of
May.—American Agriculturist.
WINTER SllltLTKti OF LIVE STOCK.
It should ho apparent to every
thinking man that food serves as fuel
in tho animal body, just as rauoh as
wood or coal servos as fuel beneath
tho boiler of tho engiuc. Eaoh is au
ngont creating force, writes a profes
sor at I'urduo University, Lafayette,
Ind. If the boiler is surrounded by
a thick layer of ice, it will roquiro
much more fuel to create a cortain
number of pouuds of Btcam, than it
will if it is situated in a tcmporate at
mosphere. P>y tho same logio, if an
animal is turned out iuto tho iutenso
cold ot winter, it will requiro more
food to keep up animal warmth and
euorgy, than it would if the
wero kept in a warm stable. , x a"
Anj-,ierson who has circiluiy sunt
led tho cure of live stock realizes tho
truth of this. Consequently, tho bost
stoekmou give their animals suitable
protection from winter cold. It is,
however, to bo greatly regretted that
many owners ot livo stock turn thoir
animals out in all sorts of weather. I
have seen miich cows on bleak hill
sides when tho thermometer registered
below aero, aud the air was ospecially
cutting. A ride of 250 miles across
country, »u a bleak winter's day, will
show huudrcds of cattlo in cornfields
or pastures when they ought to be in
the stable. It is to bo regretted that
so few persons realize tho real loss in
curred by suoh exposure.
Ono winter 1 purchased for tho In
diana Experiment Station six milch
cows for experimental work. Thuy
wero divided iuto two lots of three
each. Oil lot was given tho shelter of
the stable, while tho other was kopt out
of doors during tho day, iu nil kiuds
of weather, although sheltered iu tho
st.iblo at night. For sevou wooks this
treatment- was maintained. At tho
oud of this poriod it was found that
tho sheltered lot had given 101 pounds
more of milk than tho unsheltered,
lu\d o itou less grain food to produce
this milk, and had gained iu weight
over 200 pounds, while tho unshel
tered oues had lost iu weight. As the
sheltered cows had showu a financial
gain of about sl2 iu the aggregate,
over tho others, in increased tlow of
milk, cost of keep aud iuoreaso in
weight, it certainly paid to shelter
theiu.
Other experiments, especially with
pigs, liavo shown tho wisdom of giv
iug reasonable shelter duriug the win
tcr. In every ease that comes to my
memory, pork was produced at a loss
cost per pouud where tho pigs were
sheltered than where unsheltered.
The question of shelter, however,
should not be taken to an extreme. It
is esseutial for good health that stable?
have proper ventilation aud sauitary
conveniences. A stable filled with
cattle soou becomescoutamiuated with
impure i ir unless proper ventilation
is provide I. This should bo secured so
as to produce uo direct draft upou
Iho animal body, l'louty of sweet,
pure uir is most important, Tho
writer has been in stables where the
uir was warm iu winter, but it was
also foul to an injurious cxteut. Ha l
the air been a little cooler aud sweeter
it would have been all the bettor for
tho cattle.
A winter temperature ot fifty do
groes in tho slablo may bo safely
| recoiumcudod. It is not desirable to
I go above or much below this.
! Owuers of live stock ein givo fairly
good protection to their stock at small
expense by the use ol straw, old boards
[ or leaves, fur warding oil the cold
winds and rain. It is to be hoped our
btookuien w ill gr.» lually see the folly
of turning their stock out iuto tho
fields in winter, for a brief
uiriug, au I will improve iu their
methods of winter keupiu;,'. It cer
tainly will pay to givu proper atten
tion to this subject, if it will pay to
keep tho stuck at all. —New York In
deptu lent.
The lurk's Ninth (Yui'iiuiy,
This year is tha 000 th anniversary
of the first uppoirauoo u( the fork iu
Western Europe, aecordiug to tho Na*
/ioual /<vituu{. In a sou of tho
N'f in ti" ii l>ogo I'ietro Or«eolo married
the Uy/'inline t'riueess Argilu, who at
the wedding breakfast brought out a
silvi r fork uud gold spooiit She was
copied by the great Veuetiuu families,
thuugh the Church opposed lie fash
it. ii as an in-ult to l'rovideuce. It took
ibid years for the lark to roaoh Plot
. ni, iu t I7d it is found iu t'ruuoc,
but it not till ItiOM Hist *'thu trav
eler Curgate brought it direct front
Venice to EugUuiC"— New York Hun.
A woman weighing 600 pouuds die t
at New Mlddletou, lud , rooeutly.
tills was sal I to be the largest woman
in the tttatc.
A GLIMPSE OF CARACAS,
WHAT A CORRESPONDENT SAW IN
VENEZUELA'S CAPITA!..
Nearly Everybody Goes Armed—
A Well-Managed Hospital— Tiny
Hack Horses—The "Don Boy."
/""VOMPABATIVELY few of the
I ( men here ever venture into the
V",/ street unarmed, ■writes a Cara
cas correspondent of the New
York Herald. There are laws pro
hibiting the carrying of concealed
weapons, but they are never observed.
One of the professors in the university
here assures me that he is convinced
that every one of the students who
attends his lectures has a revolver in
his hip pooket. Weapons are often
worn aH much for ornaments as for
protection or aggression. The cabal
lero with silver spurs and gay trap
piugs who prances about on a frisky
mule or Peruvian horse is not fully
equipped without a brace of revolvers.
Tho humbler fellows who trudge the
oountry lanes afoot or on burros'
baoka take special pride in the knives
they carry iu fancy sheaths at their
waists, and whioh are equally avail
able for cutting food or enoraies. Tho
far famod machete is so long that the
most convenient way to carry it is iu
tho hand, It is the most terrible
woapon in war and is used lor every
possible purpose in times of peace,
opening virgin forests, cutting down
trees, digging and building.
Humau life is held very cheap iu
Vonozuela, except by tho law of tlio
laud in dealing with murderers. Thero
is no capital puuishinent here, and a
man who is caught red-handed in
crime knows that tho heaviest
Bonteuce that could be imposed on
him is ten years' imprisonment. Tho
worst cases, I am told, are sent to a
prison in the marshy districts near
tho western frontier, whoro tho man
who survives his term is a phenomenon,
and whero two years is as much us
most men oan endure. Stabbing and
shooting affrays are very common and
raroly reoeive more attention
half a dozen lines iu tbe local ijapers,
in which sympathy is eipr^ B6tJ J f o r
tho relatives ot tho deceased,
Tho proportion of Djen that ouo
sees in the streets of Caracas who ure
minus au arm or a leg i 9 greater by
fur thau it was iu the Ui ited Slates at
tho closo of the Civil War. Com
paratively few of tho cripples here
wero maimed iu battU during the
revolutions, most of theft having been
} hurt in privato brawls.
Tho Vareas Rwpital, in Caracas, is
u largo institution, admirably located
on a hillside and excellently managed.
No public building in Venezuela is
complete without a statue, and us oue
enters tho main door of tho hospital
one sees in the central patio a statue
of Vargas, who was,l believe, Presi
dent of tho Republic ut the time tho
hospital was foun led. I'here are ten
wards for women, nil opening on n
loug courtyard to the left of tho en
trance, and ns uiuny for men 011 tho
other side.
Tho tiny hack horses of Car.ieas nro
mainly skin and bonep, and tho driv
ers, liko their prototypes ull over the
world, show thein very little consider
ation. Besides the little native horses
one sees iu the streets many Peruvian
horses, which are ouo size larger and
are excellent for riding, and big Amer
ican horses in swell carriages. Burros
far outnumber the horses, uu.l mules
are very common.
Teams of oxen are used to haul tho
heavy wagons, aud cows uro driven by
milkmen from door to door with their
calves by their sides. Most of tho
calves havo their tnuzzlos tijd in rags
to prevent them from getting any milk
before all tho customers have beeu
supplied. It is also u common thiug
to see a boy driving a floek of turkeys
through tho maiu streets, usually iu
tho direction of tho markets. Iu the
corrals are usually many live animals
that havo been brought iu from the
country aud left for salo—deer and
wild pigs, with bristles liko proeu
pines, predominating.
About tbe market place are kept tho
skins of hugo snakes und wild animals,
for whioh fancy prices are asked if they
ure in reasonably good condition. Tho
prettiest fur is that, of the leopard—
tigro they call it here. Tho tigro is
very ferocious nud is dreaded by ull
who havo occasion to travel. Tho
puma, which is diguiflcd by tho numo
of lion, is far less commou, and about
equally dangerous to meet.
1 fancy that the supply of dogs has
always been largo in Caracas, u* tho
Cathedral hero has an odd functionary
called 11 perero, or dog boy. Tho ofllco
dogs balk to tho colonial dogs, and tho
present occupant is au urchin with n
black faoe, vrry bright eyes and a
beautiful set oi teeth. In the stroot he
looks like any other little fellow who
does not keep his face particularly
clean, but iu the Catho Iral he is quitd
imposing iu his long gown of dark pur
plish blue and bis big white collar. Hi
carries iu his liauil a stout whip, with
a loug, knotted lash, and he walks
about with all the pride of a recruit iu
the uriuy currying a gun for tho tir->t
time. Ho is quite expert, and loud
yelps occasionally prove that his whip
hurts.
Kti«!>lt'l(ius ol l!io Cake.
Huns Christian An iorjou received a
box of oaken from hu unknown ad
mirer, *uy* tliu Critic, and was nil
gratltljution «t tlij compliment. Sud
denly ft strange apprehension usmilod
hiui. tlu ha I just read *OlllO account
of jioihou conveynl in this fashion;
possibly the gilt wan tho inurdcroui
device of a rival. With moru apt it n>lo
than grace, ho doculeil, in a half an
no ut fashion. to send them onto hit
frieini, Muic. A , to tent their i]uul>
ity. A day or t<vo later Uj called, "In
Mmo, A in?" "Yog, «ir." "I*
►ho quito wellV" "Quite, Kir." "Coultl
I seo lierV "Certainly, sir." I'aco
to fM« with Mine. A , he recur rod
to tho uamo anxiety. ".Shu wa» woll?
Yea. Thu children well? Yon. Au<i
had »he received tho ea'io« ho «ont?
Eaton hoiui An.l was quitj woll?
Aud tho uhildreu h«d eatea some?
Ami wo*# i|iiito woll?" An I thou at
last tho old in iu'« excitement boiled
over. "Yon oan't think uow pleased
( am," ho tuid; "tho*o oaken were sent
uio hv an unknown admirer, uud 1 wax
»fr*id they might bj p <i»oinl, Ho I
unlit tliuin onto you. Ati 4 you havu
eaten thoiu, an I aroquitj woll. You
can't think how pleased I ami I" An I
hu pa-sed out biuiliu j an 1 111 high
good huuiur.
A OAVALRYMAN'3 TALE.
BOW A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE WAS
WON.
Fiction Is Sot 8a Strange A* la Tills True
ftary of the Great Rebellion.
From tk" Courier, Seneca Falls, JV. V.
Milton Weaver, who lives on ThroopStreot,
Seneca Falls, N. Y., was a soldier in the late
war, ssrving in the Third Wisconsin Cavalry.
In 1802, while being transported from Jimes
vllle to Chicago, the train was wrecked by a
broken nxle, which threw the cars down an
embunkment.
With many others, Mr. Weaver assisted in
rescuing his less fortunate companions, and
while liftingthc wreckago from the wounded
men, ho received an injury to his spine that
rendered his lower limbs useless, besides rup
turing himself. He was taken to Sr. Louis,
where he received the best medical treat
ment, but without getting any relief. Hu
was then taken to Fort Lfavenworth, but
with no better success. While at the latter
place ho was examined by tho Board of
Medical Examiners, who pronounced his
caso.a hopeless one, telling him that although
he might live for years, ho would always bo
helpless.
Since then he has spent thousands o(
dollars, but has never been able to get any
relief, and 110 felt that lie would always bo
compelled to drag himself about with the aid
of crutches. Four years ago he was
taken worse, was not able to get
about even with the aid of crutches.
It was then that hope die:?, ior
the paralysis had attacked his hitherto good
right arm as well and loft him indeed help
less, being scarcely abln to feed himself and
wholly dependent on others.
Ho remained In this condition until a little
more than a year ago, when ho was induced
by hearing of a former friend whose case was
similar to his own, who had been to New
York for treatment, but who had been told
by tho doctors there that thero was no holp
for him to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for
Palo Pooplo. ' This friend, upon his return
home, had his attention called to an adver
tisement of Dr. Williams' Medicine Oo.'n
Pink Pills, and was induced to try
With the insult that ho was .{XEiit n-
Weaver had triej in "W,i \!e "
eines that he feft."
money, but as the - - hoDe while
thero is life t0 Kiva ~p lnk Pl || s "
« 1 if, V. - - so, anil was astonished to
una Doif.rc ..jliad taken one box that he was
better xiiis was in June, 1894. that he co:n
m,;heed taking them. Ho was still skeptical
'la.l carefully watched himself, thinkingthat
tlio relief would only bo temporary. The
improvement was apparently permanent
and lie again commenced taking them, and
boforo another box was gone ho was able to
walk anil also to do light work, which he
had never hoped to do again. Ho has taken
altogether only ten boxes.
Mr. Weaver was born In Seneca Falls,
whero, with tho exception of n few years
spent in the West, ho has always lived, and
his condition and marvelous euro is well
known and can be easily verified.
Oeorgo U. Davis, of the drug firm of Davis
A Seaman, says that the cure of Mr. Weaver
was nothing less than a miracle, and that it
lia< rosnltod in largely Increased salos of
"Pink Pills."
Dr. Williams' rink Tills contain, in a co 1-
iler.sed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to tho blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
specific for troubles peculiar to females, such
as suppressions, irregularities and all forms
of weakness. They build up the blood, and
restore the glow of health to pale anil sallow
cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure in
all cases a'lsing from mental worry, over
work or excesses of whatever nature* Pink
I'll Is are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk)
at 50 a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may
be had of all druggists, or direct by mail
from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
GOOD WAY TO CLEAN BOTTLES.
Tbo housekeeper should know that
ft good way to clean bottles is to take
a number of pieces of soft paper, roll
each of them longthwise and put them
into the bottle with some good hot
suds. Let stand until the paper is
thoroughly moistened. Then shtltt
well for a fow moments and the bottle
will be thoroughly clean. In empty
ing the bottle, care should be taken
not to hold it over » bottler's tray or
wash basin, as the paper would
probably causo a stoppage. A little
Louse sand putin hot suds and shaken
well will clean bottles effectively.—
New York Telegram.
SCIENTIFIC DISH WASIHSO.
Many housekeepers spend half a
lifetime at the work before thoy lenru
that there is an easy, soientiilc, me
chanical and cleanly way to wash
dishes. It is not an uncommon thing,
if one can get a peep into tho average
kitchen during this operation, to seo a
pan of water, not very warm, but very
greasy, with partio'.esof food floating
on tho top of it, and a pile of dishes
covered with bits and scraps staudiug
ready for a bath in this not very in
viting liquid.
scientific dish washer cither
scrapes off or rinses off all looso par
ticles from her dishes before she puts
them into the water. She begins with
the largest plates, putting them into
tho pan first, then adding them by
sizes until the pan is full. Cups and
other artiolos are ylaccd around, then
over all is poured hot soapsuds, not
boiling hot, but quite as warm as the
hands can bo put into comfortably.
The cups and sauces ure, of course,
the eleauest things. Tlicso are washed
It rut, and by the time she has reached
tho plates that may be greasy, they
aro wurmod through aud are cleaned
with much more easo thau as though
they were suddenly put into the water
and washed off. At this stage it is a
good plun to put into the water, in
addition to soap, a tcaspoonful of
washing soda, which should bo kept
iu a convenient vessel over tho sink.
It takes scarcely moro thin half of the
time to wash dishes iu this way.
Ono good housekeeper has a dish
pan almost double the usual sizo. Iu
it every dish is put—silver nnd all
then the hot water is pourod on, •
large quantity being usod, and this is
really an economy in timo and
strength, prcvido;' water is plenty. As
f'.T greasy dish water, good house
keepers should nover havo it. An
•tbundauce of hot water, good soap, a
little soda and dishes properly scraped
off beforo beginning are all that is
requirod. Dish cloths are among the
neglected itoms iu kitohen economy.
As a rule, it takes a good deal of nerve
to touch dishc'otli. It
should bo ono of the first lossous
taught to tho young housekeeper that
her dish cloths should bo immaculate.
"I never bang my dish oloths up until
they are so oleau that I could use them
as napkins, were it necessary," was
the iustruotiou of a noted teacher of
household aeienoa. It pays to take
time to put the dish pan, kitchen sink
and oooking utensils in excellent or
der. If souse and soda are used, but
little additional time is required, an I
the satisfaction of it is ample compen
sation. —New York Ledger.
A Chicago burglar was killed by be
ing osugbt iu the elevator iu the
building be bad broken iuto.
The World's K.rlieit Fota'o.
That's Salter's Earliest, fit for use in 28
days. Sulzer's new late potato. Champion
of the World, Is pronounced the heaviest
yicider in the world, and we ohallange you
to produce its equal! 10 acres to Salter's
Earliest Potatoes yield 4000 bushels, sold in
June at $1 a bushel—slooo. That pays. A
word to tho wise, etc.
Now IF YOU WILL CUT THIS OCT AND SEND it
with 10c. postage you will get, free, 10
packages grains and grasses, including Teo
sinte, Lathyrus, Sand Vetch, Giant Spurry
Giant Clover, etc., and our mammoth seed
catalogue. (A.)
Han's This I
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fot
anvcasecf Catarrh thatcaunot be cured by
UslH'6 Oa'arrii Cure.
F. «l. ORKNEY & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Che
ney fort.ho lust 15 years, and believe him per.
fectly honorable In ail business transactions
and tinanc ally a'nle to carry out any obliga
tion mado by the.r firm. _ _, ,
WKSI' & THUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
WALTUNG", KINVAH MARVIN, Wholesale
Drugffists, Toledo, Ohio,
Ila'l's Catarrh Curci is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the bloo 1 and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testlutonials free.
Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle
How MY THROAT HURTS 1 Why don't you
nse Hale's Honey of Horehoun 1 and Tar?
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is talten; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the tnfte, and acts
fently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs ia the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taete 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 Jf'igs is for sale in 50
cent 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. K*. NEW YORK. N.Y.
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
W. L. DOUGLAS
»3. SHOE "WoKID!"'
If you pay *4 to #0 for shoes, ex-
amine tho W. L. Douglas Shoe, and 9
sec what a good shoe you can buy for fl
OVER 100 STYLES AND WIDTHS,
e CONGRESS, BUTTON,
and LACE, made iu all
kinds of the best selected
leather by skilled work
™u. we
ninke and am
sell more jn&
manufacturer in the world*
None genuine unless name and
price is stamped on the bottom,
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If your dealer / jf
cannot supply you, send to fac
tory, enclosing price and 36 cents
to pay carriage. State kind, style 112
of toe (cap or plain), size and I JEr
width. Our Custom Dept. will till \mW
your order. Send for new lllus
trated Catalogue to Box K.
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
ft JIAMJMhP
ff w we will nhow yon how tc
hL] 111 »kt? a dav ; wirej wo tur
nbh the work aud teach you free yov
wor k locality where you live
aeud ut your nddrexii and wo will ezp.ain
HHUy the bunlneait fully; rememcer w** icuar
fT'Mf an tee a clear i»rortt of ft lor vvry . ay't
M T work, absolutely sure, wrii* at •■r».
ROYAL MASmrri KIXU I'OirASV, Pos LB, Del rait. Mirk
fiDillll AIHI WHlSKYbabitsotirtd. Book
Ur I>r. H. M. WOOIJ.KY, ATl,*\T*. us
ABIIIII Morphine liabit Cured In 10
OPIUM
fPEARL!NE'I Kee P y° ur e ,y e on . „
- -—Pearline "ads.
- vcn y°u usc ' c already, you'll find
Chints here and there that will greatly
* vri K v w help you. And there isn't a man,
r ~— woman, or child but can be helped
/V*" \ <"\ h Y Pearline.
/. \ \ i\ All these advertisements are
1.1 I L Y meant for the good of Pearline,
r\\ \ ' t//, / °f course —to show you the best
and easiest and cheapest way of
washing and cleaning, and to lead you to use it. Hut if they
do, they will have helped you far more than they will have
helped Pearline. You have more at stake. All the money
you could bring to Pearline, by using it, wouldn't be a drop
in the bucket to the money you'd save by it.
Op-. J Peddlers and some unscrupulous procers will tell you " this is as p<wl as"*
Ov&lU or "the same as l'earlini 1 ." IT'S lAI SK—lVsilinc i=» r.cvrr peddled,
•4. « ami if your crocer tends you nmething in place < 112 Pearline, l a
U Hack .'AMI'S P\ I.K. Xtw York.
" Well Done Outlives Death," Even Your
Memory Will Shine if You Use
SAPOLJO
--wmrnsH
9C CTS. IN STAMPS
g m I Hunt to HOOK ITHMXIIISU IIIM XK, |;M |,(-<m»r.l Ml., *. V.
til}', will tccuirt for you by «u *•!, UADCC COAV
w prepaid, n ooj.y of 11 1 (Ml.paw rIV/rOC BWW/V
Ailed «itU valuable iuforiuatiou rrUt'Hr *«» tie raiv til M#r-n, or »
CIU toaohiua you how ».» »» wr.' lo;- an I
VkllVlVßll KJwwIV) luuilt" Fowl* •< to tu*kf thoir raiting
l>tottta'>k' Chickens can be mad** mo^y-earner* It'* Kimv-hnw I'mtdnet it.
oows
NEW DOMESTIC
COFFEE BERRY.
BETTER THAN A GQL*
Rnlse your own coffee at .ees than
Lvt high tariff stor- c >ffec R>. The po
and ilch min'fi dellt?hf. Matures No*
four months. Plant a - iy ttne u«» tr
2»,(MX) fnnnerfi supplied and eve
Hiis produced over sixty busae'
prefer It to store coffee. Prodi
Id the South. Large packet
enough to p'ant Jiuo hills. 50 <
make 200 pots of i«
for a fr l *"" * <
is supersei
merits become kn »wn.
var eilt's of seeds and
over the Unlou sent fr
c. E. co:
RT Special wholesale .
ehantft, who clear from s«i>
this wonderful seea during
and Large Catalogue for 5 <
N Y N U~
Mr. W. C. Lewis, who i3 counoete
with tho artistic advertising depin
rai-nt of tho Youth's Companion, unu
resides at 33 Dwight Street, Boston,
relntes tlmt ho had his attention
called to Ripans Tabules by a busi
ness acquaintance who expressed a
high opinion of them. Mr. Lewis
was a good deal troubled with what
ho describes as a nervous, bilious
condition that appeared to be
brought on from time to time by
high pressure work or special
mental activity or excitement, such
as would be common at periods of
unusual nervous tension. It has be
come his practice at such times to
tako a Tabule—just one—at the mo
ment that he observes tho ilißleulty
approachiug. It makes no differ
ence when it is. A favorable result
is invariably apparent within twenty
minutes. The only noticeable effect
is that he feels all right in twenty
minutes if ho takes the Tabule;
Whileif he does not the nervous, uu
romfortable feeling intensities and
leads to a bad afternoon and tired
evening. He cmr.es one of the lit
tle vials with him ail the time how.
I ut doesn't have occasiou to apply
to it anything like as often as ho did
at llrit. Nowiidnys 1 here are fre
quent periods of from a week to ten
days or even two weeks during
which he finds th'it ho has no occa
sion whatever to make use of the
Tabules, but still carries them in his
j ceket, just tho same, so that they
may to ready if an occasiou occurs.
Hit ftns Tnl»ules J re fold by drug3i»tp, or hy mail
If lb ■ |l' liv ("ill canla i i ox) ii sen; to TIIH Itip.tus
Chemical Cunipiny. No. lu Spi uca si., New York.
Sample vial, 10 cents.
THK AKRHOTOB CO. Bw 3 «>»
nliitlmlll buslnefla, becftoao it bus reduced tbe co*'. of
Wtca (timer lo l (i what It was. It bus manj br*neh
112 bouses, ami supplies Its eooils and repairs
j. Ml jour door. It ran and does furnish .
_ v.tter article tor tees money than
©aSfSJoth-.'vs. tt makes Pumplug and
2?sSir>a ueareit. Steel, Unlvamzed arter-
Completion windmills, 111111.(8
r and Ftxen Sleol lowers. Steel Brnr Saw
Frames. Steel Feed Cutlers and *ee(t
Urlnders. (m application tt wilt uaiue ond
of these articles that It will furnish utr.ll
January Ist at 1/3 the usual price. It also mates
Tanks and Humps of ail klnus Send tor cataloged
fc:.orv: IZih, Rockwell toil Fillmore Streets, Cblouo.
WE HAVF NO agents".
w w but ht»l indirect to the cousnm.
Info, e sale. Eve vj thinoT H r
■■ J A
I j* S!> ' \y S - 1 J 112
Carriage A Harotss llfg Co,
W. B.PbatTlSecy Elkbart, lod.
r|ENSION««Vg^
"Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
Late Principal Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau.
3 v 1 n i u lust war. 15 aiUutUeal lug claims, att.v sinew.