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TOWERS OF SILENCE.
The Parsee Method of Dispos¬
ing of the Dead.
The Bodies Placed on a Grating in the ^
Tower and Given up to Vultures
Colonel Floyd-Jones writing from In- |
dia to the Military Service Journal, gives 1
an interesting description of the “Towers
of Silence” near Bombay, and the Parsee
mode of disposing of thc dead. The
Parsee is a devoted fire worshipper, and
most of the prayers are offered morning
and evening, facing thc sun. It is per
haps in consequence of this belief that
he is so careful in preventing the pollu¬
tion of the other elements, and that after
death his body is placed in an open tow
er, usually on some eminence, where it
is devoured by vultires. These open
sepulchres have been appropriately named
the “Towers of Silence.” In every Par
Bee dwelling house there is an aperture
in the upper or sleeping story, which is
usually covered by a grating; but when
a member of the household dies, his body
is placed on a bier and lowered through
the aperture to the ground floor, where
it is cared for by J a set of 1 priests called
Aeor-ser-sala, „ , death who
or men, pre
pare ,, the , body , and , clothe , . it . entirely ...
in
white. ... Before the body removed , from ,
J is
the ., house, , however, the forehead
’ is
smeared , with , of clarified butter, ,
a species .’
or “ghee,” „ and , thc ,, dog , of , the , house is
admitted. Should the animal lick the
, butter, ,. it regarded , , good , of ,,, the
as a omen
departed’s j . j, future r . , happiness, . , but , its . refus- ,
al , „ would ,. signify . perdition. ... The _, death , ..
have . contact with the world ,, at
_ men no
large, and on no account are they ad
mitted to the house, as their presence
would pollute it. Hence it is that the
body is lowered to them, in order to
make their entrance unnecessary. A pro¬
cession is then formed, the friends of the
dead following thc priests to the Towers
of Silence, on Malabar hill. Arriving j
at the entrance of tlie grounds, the body
is taken in charge by another set of 1
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priests, with long beards, who carry it
to whichever of the five towers may be
selected by the las' set of priests. The j
body is taken through an aperture in the
wall of the tower and deposited on a
grating. There are three sets of these,
one for men, signifying good deeds, one
for women, representing good words,
and one for children, indicating good
thoughts. The clothing is then removed
and torn into pieces, after which it is
is thrown into another tower and the
bodies exposed to thc vultures. In a
few minutes the birds have stripped all
the flesh from the bones. Everything 1
about the grounds is kept as neat as pos
sible, and flowers grow in pretty gardens
near the entrance. It is very curious
th it a religion which otherwise contains
much that is elevating should counten
ance amodc of burial at once so unnatu
ral and repulsive.
Entertaining tho Governor.
Governor Pierce and the other territo¬
rial officers are making a trip in southern
Dakota. Yesterday morning they were
in Watertown. They are staying at thc
leading hotel when a citizen of that place
called to see the Governor, He was
shown in and said:
“Governor, I see you are making a
visit to this part of the territory.”
“Yes, sir.”
“I s’pose you’re having a pretty good
time.”
“Yes, I have enjoyed myself so far.”
“I calculate they try to entertain you
at all the different cities you visit.
‘ ‘Oh, yes, each place has made it very
pleasant for us.”
“Of course, and Watertown ain’t going
to be outdone.”
“I suppose not, itis a very enterprising
town.”
“You bet it is, Governor, And I’m
going to do my share, too. Now, I'll
tell you my scheme; I've got a horse tied
down at the door that’s deceived lots of
good judges on his age and to make it
interesting for you and seen’s your the
guest of the city, I’ll bet yoti $2 that yon
can’t tell how old he is the first time you
look in his mouth! Here’s my money,
xve’H put it up with the auditor, I know
him. Come on down, Governor, and
blamed if I don’t hold old Jack's mouth
open for you while you look at his
teethV'—Estelline (Dak.) Dell.
A Happy Thought.
Young wife to husband—I don’t see
how we can get along this way much
longer. Bills come in every day that we
can’t pay, and I am worried to death
about them.
Husband (discouragingly)—I’m sure I
don’t see what we can do. I have been <
on the wrong side of oil for three months
now, and couldn’t buv enough crude
stuff to blow me up if I had to pav cash
for it.
Wife (happy with a bright idea)—We
might fly to Europe.
Husband (admiringly)—That’s just it.
What a clever little woman you ure. I I
knew we couldn’t swim there, the walk
would be certain to be too damp, and
we have no money to pay for a steamer
passage. Now, you have suggested geEthe the
very thing. Suppose you wings
ready to-day, and I’ll hustle around and
procure feed enough to carry us over.
Graphic.
The True Significance.
Angelina—“Mamma, dear, do you
understand anything about the language
of flowers?”
Mamma-“No, ’ love; ’ why?" 3
Angelina-“-Why, . Mr. Snoopkins has
just sent me a lovely hunch of Jacquc
minots, three dozen, at least; and I
wanted to see what the significance of it
is.”
Unfeeling brother—“I can tell you,
sis; it means that Snoopkins is pjound
to-day trying to borrow from the pther
J*Ugw§,-_ RamU$r. n V-
FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
Sheep manures
The value of any manure dopends upon
the kind of food which the animals have
eaten. Cows for instance which have
been fed upon straw, cannot make
manure which would contain <anv more
fertilizing properties than the straw, and
in fact it would contain less, because the
cow had used some of the most valuable
elements of the straw for her subsistence,
So if sheep had been fed upon straw or
cornstalks their manure is of no more
fertilizing value than these are, but it is
true that thc finely broken and partly di
gested matter is more easily decomposed
than the coarse straw, and hence the
manure is more available. But when the
sheep have been fed upon rich food, as
bran, corn, and linseed meal, the manure
becomes much richer, and from its finely
comminuted condition makes the best
kind of fertilizer. It is exceedingly
valuable for corn, because it is rich in
all the elements of plant food which corn
requires and is so rapidly available. AVe
prefer to plow it under in such a way
that the subsequent harrowing mixes it
thoroughly with the soil.—-Yew York
Times.
Care of Ihf Team.
... It is astonishing , ... , how little .. ., care some
farm t teams get. They from plowing .
come ‘
. harrowing, . all ,, dusty, ,' sweatv, . and with
skin , . off places, it be, by
worn in may
, hard , , harness that , , does , not . fit. T Into - -u the
. ,, they go, and the curry comb and .
brush scarcely ever touches them, ’ and
1 as for , washing , . off „ the , dried sweat and ,
; nibbing them , °, down, that is never done,
b
_ They into the field the ..
; go ° in morning, ”
perhaps they , have , been watered . and , per
haps not, and they are compelled to wait
until noon time, when, if allowed to
drink, they will take more than is good
for them. It is only humane to manage
some way so that, on the hottest days,
the work-team may have more frequent
opportunity to drink than once at morn
ing, noon and night. In respect to feed,
let it be cut hay mixed with meal. It is
most economical; horses will do best on
it and work the hardest. It is an error
to feed horses all the hay he will eat.
Make up the deficiency in grain, and, if
oats are fed, twelve quarts per day is as
much as a horse can digest well, and,
unloss they are digested, of course they
do do good. Above all, feed regularly,
and do not over feed. On the other
work , han f' , on , light ^ rations. , , , ^
Culture of Corn.
A Pennsylvania farmer says: A great
mistake often mide is that of ploughing
too deep for this crop: if the young roots
h ave to go down far to reach the sod, the
plant will start slow and be stunted at
the beginning. In my neighborhood thc
one-horse planter or drill lias come
into general use; it puts one kernel in a
place, giving the corn plenty of clbow
room, besides the advantage of the fer¬
tilizer attachment, by which any strong
fine manure can be applied in the hill
(by simply running it through a common
sand screen), and thus help greatly to
start a crop. For the last year or two,
as soou as the seed is well sprouted and
firmly rooted, we go over the rows with
hand-rakes and lightly rake the surface
before the corn is rightly up; and then
lollow with the two-horse cultivator as
soon as possible. After which we rake
and cultivate time about till it becomes
too large for the rake, and is not easily
covered with clods; but the cultivator is
kept going as steady and long as possible
nnd not injure the earing out. In this
way we are able to keep the weeds from
starting at all, leaving the field clean for
future use. And our experience is that
all seeming extra work is found to have
paid when the corn is measured in the
fall, 1 recommend a trial of the rake;
it loosens the soil around the young
stalks; will not tear them out; besides
it saves the back-aching job of hoeing.
Tlie Small Tomatoes.
Soon after promotion of thc tomato to
a position among most valued garden es¬
culents the miniature varieties were
brought prominently to notice, and in
the good old gardening days no more
popular “preserve” or pickle was seen on
the farmer’s table. An occasional corn
promise was “sweet pickle,” a toothsome
relish partaking of the characters of both
the other forms. There has been no
change in these pretty little varieties of
late years, but they are almost unknown
to the majority of tomato growers. Still
they possess decided merit in the way of
re.iability and great productiveness; in
fact, during a disastrous season when the
large solid kinds have rotted badly the
small varieties presented a mass of per
fruit
Tlie most curious and at the same
*' me raos ' ornamental of the latter class
’ s P ro P ( ‘ r 'y known as the Currant tomato,
with fruit very little, if any larger than
tlle cherr y currant. Next in size is the
Cherry tomato, with both yellow and red
varieti es, and these are especially reeom
® en<led for conserves, being of mild,
Peasant flavor. The Plum, or, as it is
most fluently called, the Pear tomato,
^ shade of difference is too slight
10 notice > is likewise represented by both
y ellow 8n<1 red - and these a PP 0Hrf><1 t0 be
the most hi 8 hi J P rized our ancestors,
A sizt yct lar 8 er and entirely globular is
very appropriate for salads, as the firm
texture of the flesh is unexcelled. In
this class are several new introductions
of decided merit .—Croppie in N. Y.
Tribune.
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Among ,___ „ the common salads ,, there is
none in sueh ge ncra i demand for the ta
b[e M i cttU ce. It is an easy grower, and
yet it needs for its best development a
good soil and careful culture. Lettuce
is too often treated as a subsidiary crop,
and is sown too thickly in seed beds and
grown too thickly together. The let¬
tuce bed should always, where possible,
be set apart fro© the mt of the' garden
in some way so that it may be cultivated
freely without disturbing other vegeta¬
bles, Not only should the soil be mel¬
low, deep and highly enriched with ma¬
nure, but it should have full exposure to
the air, with perfect draining. In the
opinion of Mr. William Earley, an au¬
thority on the kitchen garden, those
who would secure a fine growth of let¬
tuce should give their chief attention to
its culture in the early summer or in the
autumn months. The heat and aridity I
of moderately dry summers too generally
hurry its growth in to flowering and the
seedform. To secure the autumn crop
a sowing should be made during the sec
ond or third week in July, choosing
cloudy or rainy weather, if possible. Fcr
main crop the seed is usually sown , by
market gardeners in the open ground
about the middle of September, and
transplanted to cold frames as soon as
!„g, ,o U», He, b™. ™,™d
over in the same manner as early cab
bage. Plants Lave been known to come
out in the spring per/eetiv fresh from
d e of September. Let u.e is a plant of
comparatively tend* r growth, and unless
care is taken to promptly destroy all
weeds, it may be quickly choked up so
as to be worthless The kinds best to use
are those known as Jack seeded Sampson
and salamander; the one is a curled
leaf variety, the other is plain or smooth
leaved, and forms a solid head.
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Sunflower Culture. j
W. I. Cook, of Castile, N. Y., writes
as follows to the Cultivator: I desire to
call the attention of your readers to the
value of sunflowers to every cultivator of
the soil, especially to poultrvmen. Con
sidering its value, the sunflower is the
most neglected plant m this country.
It is a plant that will thrive almost any- I
where, and on any soil that will produce
beans nericn'pp After L a lomr and successful nr '
perience m h, its culture, I t am satisfied
that the sunflower is a most useful plant
and may be utilized in several ways. As
a food for fowls, it has no superior or
even equal, adding great brilliancy to
the plumage and promoting vigor and
health. For feeding live stock also it
will produce very satisfactory results. |
This plant is of great value in purify- j
mg the air in localities where malaria
abounds. It is entirely exempt from the .
attacks of noxious insects. When
thoroughly uried the stalks make the
best and cheapest kindling wood in such ]
districts as Kansas, Nebraska and
Dakota, where fuel is scarce and dear.
In some sections in the above State sun
flowers are grown by the acre for the
purposes of fuel. In Europe, especially
in Russia, the manufacture of oil from
sunflower seeds is a leading industry. j
The culture of the sunflower is the !
same as that of corn, except the plants
should be 1 1-2 feet apart in the row.
No plant will respond to thorough culti
vation with greater profit than the sun¬
flower. It matures in this latitude in
seventy-five to eighty-five days. I grow
the Mammoth Russian variety, and con¬
sider it tlie most hardy productive and
profitable, at the same time the earliest
to mature. The variety originated in
central Russia, and was introduced into
this country eight years ago by the Rus¬
sian Mennonites. This variety has stalks
0 to 8 1-2 feet in height and one to two
inches in diameter, with heads as large in
dtameter as a water-pail. Some speci¬
mens grow even larger, with large gray
seeds, providing they are thoroughly
cultivated.
Houselkold Hints.
Do not let coffee and tea stand in tin.
All the mending should be done once
a week if possible.
Linen rags .sliould be carefully saved,
as they are extremely useful in sickness;
if greatly worn, scrape them into lint.
Apples intended for dumplings should
not have the core taken out of them, as
they impart a delicate flavor to the
dumplings.
“Willful waste makes woeful want.”
Do not cook another joint while any of
the last remains uneaten. Hash it up and
with gravy and a little management make
out another day’s dinner.
Iteclpes.
future Salad —Chop lettuce fine and
add a little onion; make a sauce for them
in the portion of a tablespoonful of
sugar to two of vinegar and a little black
pepper.
Corn Oysters—Six ears of boiled corn*
cut from the cob and season with salt
and pepper, mix with it the yolks of
three eggs, well beaten, and one and a
half tablespoonfuls of flour; whisk the
whites to a stiff fr th and add last; fry
in hot butter, one spoonful at a time.
liaised Doughnuts —A little less than
one-half cup of melted lard rubbed into
one cup of sugar, one cup of warm sweet
milk, one-half cup of yeast, one
egg, one-half teaspoonful of baking soda
a little salt, and nutmeg or cinnamon
let it rise till light, then turn out on a
warm doughhoard, but do not roll at all ’
let it rise till light, then fry.
Pickled Chicken Boil four chickens
until tender enough for meat to fall from
bones, put meat in a stone jar and pour
over it three pints of cold, good cider
vinegar and a pint and a half of tlie
water in which the chickens were boiled;
add spices if preferred and it will he
ready for use in two days, This is a
popular Sunday evening dish; it is good
for luncheon at any time.
Lemon Pie —One teacup of granulated
sugar, juice of one lemon, three e<*gs,
the yolkR of three, and the white of •■ne,
and three tablespoonfuls of sweet milk.
Put all in a pan together, stir until well
mixed, and bake with lower crust. When
almost done, whip the remaining two
whites of eg s to a light snow-, previously
adding three tablespoonfuls of white
sugar. When the pie is thoroughly done
spread the icing over the top, and retun,
to the oven to brown, ;
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS,
A new torpedo boat recently built has
attained the remarkable speed of 24.027
knots, or 27. 60 miles an hour, This is
believed to be thc fastest time ever
reached by any steam vessel. j
The city called the Hague was origin
ally a hunting seat of the counts of Hoi* I
land. It derived its name from the in
clcing hioj or hedge which j
their magnificent park. j
A Japanese with an income of $1000
a year is considered a wealthy man, and
a farmer who has $100 laid is ranked
among the capitalists of his district. In
ad the empire, out of a population of
3^,000,000, there are less than 10,000
paupers. rwn ,virc | j
It is said that in no part of the world
are oranges grown to such perfection or i
with more ease than in New South
w„., Any one ,,i,b . gnn.nn ™
gro w a few orange trees, the
rearing of which occasions very little j
trouble.
has been discussing the old question of
^he influence of plants in bedrooms upon
the 0 f t fl e occupants. are’ The
conclusion is tha t the plants bene
ficia5) especially to e _ ptive8> plants
w ;thout flowers being preferable to those
; n bloom.
T In Bu™'A _ , the , latest . . addition ,. to
„ Great- Britain’s territories, arc grown
forty varieties of rice, varying in hue
from white to black. Many other kinds
of edible grains are also produced, one
of them being known as “Job’s tears”
on account of the round, shining, tear
like fruit it bears,
The farmer , of , India r uses a plow , made ,
G f a piece of iron a foot in length, an
inch wide and half an inch thick, which
is sharpened at the lower end and fixed
■ tnangular - - , • of c wool attached ,
„ piece
the yoke on the necks of the bullocks
b y a rope of manilla grass. This plow
tears up t h c ground like a harrow, and
by hard work can be made to go over
nearly an acre of land in a day. The
operation of plowing is repeated five or
six times before each sowing, or about
t en times a year, as two crops are raised.
After the last plowing the sower follows
after the machine and carefully drops
the seed into the furrow.
Brelzels.
I" the Cincinnati orchard there does
not grow a choicer fruit than the bretzel.
Bretzels are n P e at this season of the
ycar > and are toothsome- at all periods.
Their advantage over the apple lies in
the fact that they do not decay. To the
avera ff e citizen of Cincin ati they are
preferable to oranges or bananas, because
tile v are sim P 1 y delicious with beer. It
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has been stated that the bretzel is a s.c
ond cousin to the Wiener-"wurst, but this
^ ias ^ >een officially denied.
The bretzel can stand any amount of
,vcar and twlr aQcl knocking about with¬
out becoming bruised and mellow, and
without losing any of its famed juiciness
or rich flavor.
The w-inds do blow and the dust and
soot do settle on his bretzels, but that
makes no difference to the boy, the
bretzels or purchaser. lie (the boy) sells
them a dozen for five cents, and the coat
of sand and soot added <o the salty rind
of the fruit is said to improve it. In the
beer hal s the bretzel boy is in his glory.
You can hear his plaintive song every
afternoon and evening. His tune never
changes, and the boys at all the places
must have rehearsed together and got it
down fine, for it always sounds the same
—a long-drawn-out, monotonous cry of
“B-r e-t-z-e-l-s.” Some men in this city
are said to have eaten in one evening at
an Over-the-Rhine beer hall over fifty
bretzels each. If this is a fact, to even
up and quench thc thirst caused by the
fruit a man would be required to drink
200 beers in the same length of time,
which would not be a great feat for a
man who claims to be a beer-drinker
after all .—Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Preacher’s Poetic Protest;
The Rev. T. J., a good old Prespy tor
inn minister, well known in Harlem, is a
man who can enjoy a joke, even at his
own expense, and when occasion offers
shows that the keenness and brightness
of his wit is not dulled by reason of his
age. During the recent house cleaning
time, when he was engaged in preparing
his sermon, his wife, ns good wives will
at times do for all of us, made it rather
hot for him, and he sadly wended his
way to the garret with his writing ma
tcrials. Thence he sent thc following
down to his spouse:
“ When woman rages down below,
Wise Solomon tells us where to go:
I took the hint without replying.
And in the house top now am sighing.”
—New York Up-Town News ,
OM Enough,
*^ n -^ m *' r ' ( " an relates that lie was once
travelin g in England, and he was staying
f ° r a week at a lar S e countr v house .
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wh,ch W8S ’ aS usuai at that season ’ futl
of guests, invited like myself. It was
old , , estate , , and ill.i hail the usual , display
an
of oaks, which are so handsome and pic
turesque a feature of English country
parks. He was walking through the
park , one day , with • , a haughty, , r, aristocratic . .
lady. “Have you any trees’in America?”
she suddenly asked him. He was too
much taken aback tospeak for a moment,
and be.ore he could reply, she broke in:
“Why, what a silly question I have
asked you! Of course you haven’t any
trees. The country isn’t old enough.”— °
ban ,, Francisco _ Chronicle.
Not Distinguished.
A couple of visitors from the rural dis
triet in thc House gallery were trying to
pick out their congressman on the floor,
“I can't distinguish him,” said one,
after a hopeless visual observation.
“Of course not,” was the honest reply,
“he can t even distinguish himself.” -
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A NOVELTY IN CHINATOWN.
A J ohs House for Worship of C'binniuen
in Neir York.
Pedestrians up and aown Chatham
street, or as it is now known, Park ltow,
New York number City, have noticed an Arrayed unusu¬
ally holiday large attire passing of Chinamen the
in in and out of
narrow hallway of 202 Mott 8treCt. It
is not an directly imposing looking entrance; stairway, it
opens upon a steep
Tlri
looks as if it was a label torn oil a pack
age of fire crackers. It bears the name
of '' do ”’ ” ®. nd teds the devotedly m
” the^wVtcrior
teirg Eadykst temple, week
fittings of the the altaf, tables
and chairs, arrived here from China and
were put in place Now the unpretend
»>g tafns third floor of 202 Mott street con
some of the finest specimens of
Chinese art in that city. The altar is of
carved ebony, practically a large frame
^ 0J ' the picture of Joss and his attendant
table for holding the incense burners and
votive offerings. As a whole the carv
represent the universe; along the
upon which, according to Chinese my
thology, the earth is supposed to rest,
Fr0m eac ^ side rise trees, shrubs, and
f ° r ' a S\ with and
i uterlock ° 0 ”ef the to^ and Se whole is
| ! backed with heavy plate glass mirrors,
i representing with golden the stars. heavens The thickly chairs studded and
ta
b les are in the same style of rich Oriental
carving, and the room is lighted by carved
lanterns hanging from the ceiling.
The walls are hung with Chinese mottoes,
the air is heavy with incense, and it is
hard to believe that we arc in New York
and not in Cathay.
The whole affair cost the Chinese resi¬
dents of New York between $0,000 and
$8,000 and is entirely self-supporting.
ligion They have queer features in their re
which was quaintly explained to
me by the old prieet in charge. I noticed
thata hirge portion of the worshipers
would come in, make their obeisance to
the altar, burn a few prayer sticks and
go out. Some, however, remained a
longer time and gave the priest sums
var y in S fr<)m twenty-five cents to a dol
!ar ; la J® s P° ns ® ™ y j nquiry he said:
l . n L\avc C , ,
three minutes, so three minutes
for nothing; if he have good deal to say,
pay® twenty-five cents for thc next
thr ee Iuinut ® s J fifty for the ncxt thrce >
, , , Sc
T^hlTadded after a’moment's
tion: “In Melican church man talks uu
hour and everybody pray two hours or two
hours and a half, then make collection
be g to pay the minister. Chinese way,
®°0 or 000 P ( ‘ r ’|> le P~y two hours we
The system'strides me as'agood oncl'^It
pays the expenses of the temple and dis
| courages terior the garrulity. Chinese of New With York its dingy have cx
now
°?° of ', hc most richI y furnished places
of worship in the , city.— Constitution.
Sawod or Resawed.
Fly catchers—base-ballists.
Loop-holes—watch out for them.
Meridian casts the shortest shadows.
Evening and morning shadows arc
alike.
A striking circumstance—a base-ball
hat.
Is a housewife shooing flies a black¬
smith or a shoemaker.
Why pay a bill to-morrow that you
can put off until next month?
An honest laugh marks the honest
man. If he laughs through his teeth
watch him.
The soda-fountain man is the only per¬
son who can “ hiss” at people without
giving offense.
Los Angeles, Cal., allows no young
lady on the street after nine o’clock p. in.
He can be on the street—the gate be¬
tween them.
The most modest man ever heard of
was in a rowboat in a storm. He got
swamped and drowned because he re¬
fused to hug the shore.
Many high Chicago buildings minus
elevators are objected to because of thc
climattic influences incident to their up¬
per regions.
The Marquis of Lome is out against
home rule. No wonder. He knows the
disadvantages of it ever since he was
married.
Glycerine and rose water is a good
remedy for chapped lips, and young
ladies will find it much safer than being
tickled by a mustache.
Should Sirs. Cleveland ever find her¬
self at all lonely in the big house, she
can enter her carriage and go shopping
in Pennsylvania avenue.
The men that take care of themselves
find little fault with the property-own¬
ing classes. Those who talk anarchy
want the workers to divide.
A North Manchester (Ind.) maiden has
brought lover for suit against her too vigorous
embrace. fracturing her breast-bone in an
amorous
Science may settle everything else,
but we are sure it will never satisfac¬
torily explain why a woman always sucks
her finger when she burns it.
Miss Cleveland will go on writing
novels just as if there was not a man in
the world. She does not consider men
of much account, any way.
A Kentucky negro lias been sent to
prison for life for stealing thirteen dol¬
lars, and yet the Thirteen Club contend
that the number is not unlucky.
*nre.i Trnnqnlllzer of the NerTe*.
The surest tranquilizer of the nerves is a
medicine which remedies their aupersenRitive
the ness by invigorating them. Over-tension of
nerves always weakens them. What they
need, then, is a tonic, not a sedative. The lat
ter is only useful when there i - intense mental
, excitement and an immediate necessity
j | exists for producing quietude of the brain
1%SST'Serves ^tho
j :
hearing i' on3 produced through the media of sight,
aud reflection. Nay, it does more
than this-it enables them to sustain a degree
It&ZWS ^uVTtS
r» t^uSony^t
the fortif.mg atm reparative influence
^celebrated tonic andnerviae.
i Heim; outgeneraled by a woman is apt
I to 1,0 t,M ' in man’s'life that renders
swearing delicious.
-
The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil
!?v^.
prefeHTto *2u 'havod^
cided it superior to any of the other oils in
j market. Made by Caswell. Hazard & Co.,New
York,
Chapped hands, fare, pimples and rough ^
, ^wXH^artdfco“ n ^%f°‘ P - ^
1 Hall’s Hair Renews always gives satisfao
; “stimuli ^To^acS^liver* and
i the eaten remedy le Ayer s Pills.
There is no justice in the w rfMV cejs
suring a man for iiis errors, unless ins'
world itself, under like circumstances,
has turned such defeat into victory.
A MAS who stops to grieve over trifles
must expet to forfeit his place in the line
of human advancement.
The Vice-President of the City Brewery,
Mr. J. Ilelraus, of Louisville, Ky., was entire¬
ly cured in one week of a Saver* attack at
rheumatism by St. Jabobs Oil._
one’s Occasionally thoughts do Oh foreign better phrases than expre99 plain
English. However, paper wheil author settles
fill it
down to it as a steady tiling, is Suriplv il<! id a
cloak to screen his or her incompetence a
hint at learning.
The true secrot of success is merit. This is
jo with Red Star Cough Cure, a purely vege¬
table Compound, entirely free from opiates,
poisons and narcotics, and which has received
the public endorsement of physicians and
chemists everywhere. Twenty-five cents.
It is difficult lo counsel a man to thc neces¬
sary method to pursue in order to rtiftkC his
mark in the world, but it is he comparatively lias hit the
easy to congratulate him after
mark.aiid enligten him that you always proph¬
esied as much.
Advice lo Consumptive#;
general On the debility, appearance loss of of the appetite, first symptotiis, pallor, chilly its
sensations, followed by night sweats and
cough—prompt measures for relief should
be taken. Consumption is scrofulous disease
of scrofula, the lungs; blood therefore purifier use and the strcngtli-re- great anti¬
or Discov¬
storer—Dr. Piercers “Golden Medical nutritive,
ery.” Superior to cod liver pectoral. dil as a weak
and unsurpassed as a Fof
lungs, spitting of blood, and kindred aiTeCtiotis
it has no equal. Sold by druggists the world
over. For I)r. Pierce’s treatise on consump¬
tion, send 10 cenls in stamps to World’s Dis¬
pensary Medical Association, C03 Main street,
Buffalo, N. Y*
Half of mankind lies awake nights thinking
how to outwit the oilier half.
If yon feel as though water was gathering
around the heart (heart-dropsy) the or have with heart- suffo¬
rhemnatism,palpitation cation,sympathetic hvart of trouble—Dr. heart Kilmer’s
OCTiS-fflBB regulates, corrects and cures.
About tlie only way to cure conceit, if in¬
herited. is to die.
The Weaker Sex
arc immensely strengthened by the use of Dfi.
R. V. Pierce’s “Favorite Prescription,” which
cures all female derangements, and gives tone
to the system, Sold by druggists.
The devil should have credit for one thing
He rewards all alike.
It is a fact worthy of note that tho most suc¬
cessful subscription book publishing houses in
this country are those owned and controlled
hymen who commenced as canvassers them¬
selves. B. F. Johnson, who is head of the firm
af B. F. Johnson A Co., of Richmond, spent
eight ginia years in the field, traveling through Vir¬
and other Southern Slates. The junior
member of this firm commenced canvassing for
him a few years ago in South Carolina with a
cash capital of less than $10. Now they have
the largest and most efficient force of agents
of any house in the South. Their large expe¬
rience as canvassers enables them to place in
the hands of their agents only such books ai
are ple, adapted to the w ants of the Southern peo¬
consequently, their agents share with
them them the reward of their good judgment
in this matter.
For every family contention Satan puts an
extra pound of fat on his ribs.
Startling Weakness,
general lack and nervous debility, impaired mem
ory, manly vigor of self-confidence, premature results loss of
and powers, are common
Of excessive indulgence or youthful indisere
tions tlmawhW.nanluMvI and pernicious solitary practices. P Vic
has thw been wrecked
sliould address, with ten cents in stamps, for
large illustrated treatise giving means of per
As man crows in wisdom iio lcar ns liow in¬
dependent t)n> world is of him.
Straight ex your old boots and shoes with
Lyon's llctii ifV-MM”;» tk| w. tlu-m again
A Remarkable Cure of Scrofula.
William S. Baktr, of Lewis, Vt gj County, Ini.,
writes as follows: “ Mv son was taken with Scrofula
in the hip when only two years o d. We tried severa 1
physlciaus, but the boy got no relief from their treat¬
Stillinoia, ment. Noticing your S:ovill’s Sarsaparilla and
or Blood and Liver Syrup, recommend¬
ed so highly, I bought some of It of you In the year
1862, and continued t.king it till the Ror* finally
healed up, He i» now 21 years of age, and, being sat
tolled that your medicine did him so much good when
lie used it, wc want to try again In another case, and
write to you to get some more. ”
Best, easiest to use and cheapest. 1’iso‘s
& W' BR 8 WS
BITTERS
Combining IRON with PURE VEGETABLE
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complexion, makes thc skin smooth. It does not
injure the teeth, cause headache, or produce con¬
stipation—ALL OTHER IRON MEDICINES DO.
Physicians and Druggists everywhere recommend it.
Mr.W. W. ManaBan, TuBrmnbia, Ala., with says. ”1
have been troubled from childhood imt
blood and eruptions on m.y face. Two bottk
Brown’s Iron Bitters effected a perfect cure. I
not speak James too highly of Harris, this valuable Charlton medicine.”
Mr. Aitken 161 St.
vannah. Ga., says: “ I used Brown’s Iron Bitten
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Mil Wm. ByrNB, 26 St. Mary St, New Orleans
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case of Poisoning and I heartily commend it
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Aliss Kate Everett, it) 7 St. Cloud St., New Ci
leans, La., says: “ 1 had that taken so much arsenic f<
an eruption longer. of the Brown’s skin my physician forbid in.
using cured it Iron Bitters has entire!,
me.” __
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We have never hanJ
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as Ly
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or that has given such
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is made. »."'Op*rly Accept
) L ■/ ffi 110 <>( similar counU'rfclt
ferl swaSt nanX
■aid to a lad r 0 f
viie naut ton.
(a patient): "ii
th«n&a*t’h.*'r*rful (*f •jjnend OiSSifi ‘(lour
Ml) the Skin preparation*,” VtntttmfkiZ
will last fill H every day. Also
tn ;::x£" & ft?
For sale by l»rugrgist* Alla E&ticj Goods Dealers inth#
U. S.. Canadas, Europ*. fft base imitation* n*mT
$1,000 Reward fo r arroat mid proof (ft *ttj one selling
■i; iiSXi AM It is gavet? ftitytUlnv how
much I IP (iuaUty
fir and price on
Engine, Saw-MilL
Grist-Mill, Gin, Cotton
.-rasps Feeder, Con¬
- ,* mf. a Ma-’Jiinc Machinery, denser, Oil Cane-Mill, by and wrltiajr other
. to THO.1l A SCAMr,
C'ovingion, t.u.
DR. KILMK'a One of every five we
moot has Romo form ©i
stan^ 5*C(irt danger Disease, of and is in con
m Shock or Sudden Apoplexy, Death 1
ffl This KeinNy rn? regulates, ^
a llevcs, corrects cures. Kilmer’s
• LgfirL iin tVTPrepared at DiT
Pricex 6 for. pisi'KNKARY. liCffen of Inquiry Binghanitt’*, ans-vt.-ed. N. y.
W r $5.h
Jl.oo
Salve COKES DHDHEB
C3> dote VJ-isaBrTsssijsyaftSft tot * ho Alcohol Habit and ;b«
only bottles. remedy Highly that dare* to nend trial
ical endorsed by the med¬
& known profession and prepared by well,
New York physicians. Send
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Address "SALVO
N o. 2 W est HthSfc, Nwy v York
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3 Pimple*. Oloti lie*. Scaly or Oil, Shin,
■ lilrnilRlie* nnd nil Skin 111,canes C'ureif
Nnnd * Complexion (iennllfieil by
Beeson’s Aromatic Alum Sslplmr Soap,
5old by DrusKlnls or sent by mnll on rer.fpt of
■f5cent# by m DIEEY0OPPEI., dlnim
larmior, 208 Korih Front St., Philadelphia, )•»
JONES
T*re Be«tu •n4 Br*m foi’
S5€30.
t die fit'kie, For frtf pries Uxp
MiPPtio* <hl« paper and ad.!>••)(
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ROOK AGENTS WANTED For
pu.TFOnii mm
•r LIVING TRUTHS FOK HEAD AND HfcAllT.
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Better instruments^
LOWER PRICES.
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Write, jiBESr VV PLAN
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No Rope lo Cut Off Horses’ Manes.
Celebrated ‘EIXIPSK’ IIAl.TKK
nnd (ilMDLF Comliiiied, cannot A
be Sllpjied by any horse. Sample 9,
Halter to any part of U. S. free, on J/
receipt of $1. Sold by all Sadtllery,
HArdworn and HamHauler* Trade.
Special Send for discount Price-Lint. to tho (
J. C. L1GHTIIOUSK, N. \
Uocliester*
CONSUMPTION. Above diweije; by it*
I h*v® * positive reined j for the
oee.thouaendi of cases cd the worst kina ena of Ion*
steading hero boen cured. I iideed,.*o*tronrl»reyf«lui BOTTLES FREE,
In Us eJBcecjr, tlint I wLl tend TWO
together with e V AI.UABI.KTREATISE on this d.ssess
to AfiJ sufTttrer. Glv«express end P O. *ddr*s».
DR- T. X. BLOCU M , lii Peerl St.» X *W York.
FACE, HANDS, FEET, F*d*1»
•od ell their Imperfection*, inclndin*
D*v«lojiement, Sup«rflaon» ll»*L Birtn M*rk*,
•Jft n Mole*, Wart*, -Moth, freckle*, K»d Note, Acw,
Black Ueid*. Srara, PUtlnr nnd their treatment
B7 I. „ Pwu-I Dr. JOHN H. WOODBURY, forh^L
gt. Albany, K. Y. Eat’b’d 1870. geud 10*
f I M DOLLARS each for Nrw and
I M Perfect SKIT 1 MACH I >' ES.
Warranted five y**r*. Staton trialifdt
■ ■■aired. Buydirectand aave $15 to $.15.
cular Orfunsyivena* with 1000 premium*. teitimouial* Write from for FREE <“lr
every*tale.
GEO. FAYNE h LO. 44 >V.*onr«.St..«
GIVEN AWAY!
id cent* in po»t**«* ftamw to par mailing and -Tapping, larc* parlor
engraving of aU “OUR PRESIDENTS;" «U*. 22 by 28 Inche*; worth
T-- Also some one in Ibis community should send fl hnmediately
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■ PATENTS Patent
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Line* not und°r the home's feCv. Adore**
lie I# Brewster's Safety Rein Holder, Holly,Mh'jj;
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co ELECTRIC BFXT for Kidnovr rain, Nrrvnn, *
w«ak. Book free. FLETCHER A Co..Cleveland, (J
EMM mS2
FOR ONE DOLLAR. small
A first class Dictionar >nary gotten out at
F.ai ce to en courage the study of the German
Language. . It gives English words with tno
Berman equivalents, and German words with
Jcflnl tions. A very cheap book. Send J.
HOOK run. HOUSE, I.ll l.v.nnra St.,
» . City * and get one of tnese_b ook s b y return ma il
i l
25 HI 14 S fof
mal. l)o n )t run the riak of losing yonr Horse
want of Knowledge to cure him, when U'c. wil lp*Y
for a Treatise Buy one nnd inform yonraeu
Remedies for all Horse Disease*. Flates showing
how to Tell thc Age of Horses, b’ent postpaid for
$5 cents in stamps.
N. Y. HOHSR BOOK CO., Cttfu.
134 Leonard St,Jtf.
4* n»s taken the lead »•
tlie sales of that fUsfi °t
remetlie*. and ha* f«vee
almost uoivertal satufac
boa, BROS.,
MURPHY Te
Paris,
vrs.n:, b, ix, G has won the favor of
mmX’iti citaicji Cc. the public end now rank*
emoovf the leading "J. Mcdi*
TO woT —TBPt ciue* A. of the L. SMITH. O'Ideal.
Bradford, P*.
Sold by Ib^U.
Piso’s Homedy f*>r Ofttarrh i* the Ml
Bont, F^yiit-st to U»e, and ChettpesL
I CATARRH
Also iroot1 for Cold In tlio Head. Eg
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