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FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
The Apple Orchard.
■Josiah Hoopes says in the New York
Tribune: One may apply fertilizers to
•.ue soil and yet neglect the trimming, !
washing the bark, and destruction of
injurious insects. I consider all of i
••cry nearly equal importance. A top- i
tressing of any good, rich compost
luring autumn will pay the owner of j
v> old orchard as surely as if applied j
■<> his wheat-field or potato-patch.
%ml yet the farmers allow the trees to ;
•tun out,” to use a common expres
sion, from ignorance or parsimony. ,
As to breaking up the tough sod of an 1
old orchard to infuse health in the
trees, some difference in judgment ex- '
mta, but I never could see the use of '
1 ’•troylng the roots, when equally
g,<od results may be gained by simply
tittering manure over tho surface. 1
r .et farmers try the latter and mark
•.he result; then follow up the good
work next spring by heading back the
tops of all old mossy trees, and apply
a coat of alkali in weak solution to the
bark of the body and larger branches,
i like whitewash for this purpose.
Greed of Cows.
It is hardly necessary to tell anyone,
says the Lioe-stoak Journal, that the
domestic cow is a great feeder, and
ihat this is especially true of cows that
are great milkers. The appetites of
domestic animals are largely what
y.'ars of feeding for certain ends has
ciatlo them, and they may, therefore,
be regarded as in a measure abnormal.
This is shown clearly enough by the i
great milk and butter tests, which
have shown that cows can be system
atically overfed up to a point where
death quickly follows. This being the
case, it Is necessary in feeding cows to
b.‘careful that feed of a stimulating,
concentrated character be administered
legularly and judiciously. Tho over
indulgence which a cow will practice
Kt times, when allowed unrestricted
access to grain or apples, is usually
die not only to the greatly developed
appetite induced by an abnormally
ro tive udder, but far more to a want
of regularity in feeding and tho
neglect of the feeder to meet
the demands of such an appe
tite as they develop. With proper
feeding, cows can be trained to take
care of themselves with any kind of
food before them. Even with apples,
than which no kind of food is more
dangerous to cows when indulged In
to excess, this statement holds good,
i id when properly trained, being fed
ot first moderately and the quantity
gradually increased, they seem to leami
lo measure tho quantity their
fc'omachs can manage, and may be as
i h fely trusted In the orchard as any
, her animal. In tho case of bovines
Ihe trouble arises from the unnatural
distension of the rumen by habitually
overcrowding it with coarse food in
an effort to satisfy the appetite in
duced by any great draft upon tho
system. Thus stretched, it will hold
more of a concentrated food .than the
animal can digej^before fermentation
becomes active enough to be injurious.
It may be stated here that, fed judic
iously, apples are a healthful, safe,
’ and an excellent milk producing food.
Care of Cellar*.
A great mistake Is sometimes made
in ventilating cellars and milk-houses.
The objectof ventilation Is to keep the
cellars cool ami dry, but this object of
ten fails of being accomplished by a
common mistake, and instead, the cel
lar is made both warm and damp. A
enol place should never be ventilated,
unless the air admitted is cooler than
the air within, or is at least as cool as
that, or a very little warmer. The
warmer tho air, the more moisture it
holds in suspension. Necessarily, the
cooler the air, tiie more tills moisture
Is condensed and precipitated. When
n cool cellar is aired on a warm day
the entering air being in motion ap.
pears cool; but as it fills the cellar, tiie
cooler air with which it becomes mixed
ehills it, the moisture is condensed,
and dew is deposited on the cold walls,
and may often lie seen running down
them in streams. Then the cellar is |
damp, and soon Incomes mouldy. To
avoid this, the windows should only
be opened nt night, and late—the last
thing before retiring. There is no
need to fear that ths night air is un
heallhful—it is as pure as the air of
midday, and is really drier. The cool
air enters the apartment during tho
night, and circulates through it. The
windows should lai closed before sun
rise in the morning, and kept closed
and shaded through the day. If the
air of a cellar is damp, it may be
thoroughly dried by placing in it a
peck of fresh lime in an open box. A
peck of lime will absorb about sevi-n
pounds, or more than three quarts of
water, ami in this way a cellar or a
milk-room may soon Lie dried, even in
-'tbft hottest weather. A bushel of lime
absorbes t .venty-seven pounds of
water, and still appears as a dry pow
dec. In this will be'very
useful to spread over the garden or
lawn, or around fruit trees, or it may
be used for whitewash. This precau
tion is often necessary in the dairy,
because of the prevalance, where air
13 damp, of mildew, and the various
forms ol mould. The orange and red
kinds of mould especially, which sunn -
times form ttpon the cream, have a
most ini a rious effect mint the butter.
If shade is excessive about the bouse
thin out pome trees.
Farm and (Sarden IVote..
Lack of comfort in animals hinders
fattening.
Many primroses are killed every
year by over-watering.
Shearing lambs in midsummer is 1
claimed by English farmers to greatly
increase the growth of the carcass.
To prevent drain pipes from stop
ping up, pdur a hot solution of potash
into the pipes every months or two.
Many horses have a habit of sleep
ing standing. It is not a good one,
and horses should be broken of it if
possible.
Trees on the outside of an orchard
are usually more prolific. There I*
more sunlight and air, and the roots
have a freer range. ,
Churning sweet cream is not con
sidered a good method by many lead- <
ing authorities—the better plan being i
to allow the cream to ripen somewhat.
Potatoes dug in clear weather and
thoroughly dried in the sun will keep
in much better condition in the bins
than ihose that have not been sun- 1
dried.
Several years since a gardener dis
J o
covered that by planting his squash
seeds in earth that had a layer of coal
ashes above and below it the vines
were not molested by cutworms.
i
A cool, deep and rich soil is Indi- ,
spensable to success in the culture of j
herbaceous plants and bulbs. Es- ,
pecially is this true of lilies and other (
bulbs that are usually set out at this ,
season of the year. (
Don’t put rotten potatoes Into the
cellar. Don’t put so much corn into
one bin that it can’t dry thoroughly.
Don't put uncured cornstalks into the i
barn unless you want a tire. Don’t ,
try to feed a bull that you don’t need.. ,
An Ohio farmer says he killed every
potato beetle in a field ‘‘alive with <
them," by sprinkling once with a I
mixture made in proportion of 5 I
pounds each of “slacked lime” and I
copperas, and 20 gallons of water. i
“Beside, it benefits the plants.” i
Plantain, dandelion and other weeds
in a lawn may be destroyed by placing
a little sulphuric acid with a stick in
the crown of each plant The acid 1
should be carried in an open-mouthed 1
bottle with a long handle, so that 1
fingers and clothes are protected.
i
Household Hints. I
If nutmegs are good, when pricked j
with a pin, oil will instantly ooze i
out. i
When sponge cake becomes dry it is ,
nice to cut in thin slices and toast t
To remove mildew, soak in butter- I
milk and spread on the grass in tho I
sun. t
Tho warmth of floors is generally
increased by having carpet lining of 1
layers of paper under the carpet. '
Milk, if put in an earthen jar, or 1
even a tin can, will keep sweet for a
longtime, if well wrapped in a wet ]
cloth.
Never put salt into soup when cook
ing till it has been thoroughly
skimmed, as salt prevents the scum
from rising.
If sassafras bark is sprinkled among
dried fruit and vegetables, it will keep
insects from getting in, and will not
injure their flavor.
Herlpes.
Apple Charlotte Une a buttered
loaf tin with thin slices of home-made
bread, dip the edges of the bread in
white of egg and fill the space with a
smooth apple sauce seasoned with
lemon rind and nutmeg, or cinnamon;
cover the top witli strips of bread, put ,
a small quantity of butter on top and
bake one hour.
Broiled Sioect Potatoes— Raw and
boiled potatoes are served in this man- ;
ner: Cut the raw potatoes in thin ,
slices, brush melted butter over them |
and also over tiie wire broiler to pre- 1 ]
vent their sticking to it; broil them a ,
dark brown ; boiled sweet potatoes
ir ed to be but slightly broiled, just
enough to warm through and at the
same time to show the marks of the
I broiler.
Pancakes— Whisk the yolks of five
eggs thoroughly and add to them four
ounces of flour, half a teaspoonful of:
salt and a tablespoonful of sugar; stir
in half a pint of lukewarm milk and
the whites of the eggs well beaten.
Grease a small pan slightly and fry the
cakes very thin, shake the pan to pre
vent burning, and wlien they are a
delicate brown on the under side turn '
them as artistically as possible. When
done put them on a hot plate witli
sugar and a dash of cinnamon on each
and strew over the top one a quantity
. of fine sugar. Hold over it a shovel
ful of live coals to melt the sugar.
Shredded Codfish Cakes— The shred
ded codfish put up in tin cans is a
blessing to those who dislike the an
noyance of preparing the fish in the
old-fashioned manner. Open a one
pound can of the shredded fish and
wash it Tn two waters, then cover with
a libera’ quantity of warm water and
let stand half an hour; squeeze out the
water, separate the particles of fish
’ and add to it half a pound of, warm;
mashed potatoes. Whip these to , -ther
( lightly, add a saltspoonful of white
: epper. two ounces of butter and the
yolks of two eggs well beaten; work
all together ami witli floured hands
shape the m xture into dainty little
cakes, drop them in Smoking hoi fat
■ and fry to ft golden color.—*lTew York
Cook.
THE RISE OF THE LAMP.
A Popular and Useful House
hold Articles Origin.
Changes in Lamps, and Important In
ventions Eelating to Them.
Lamps, derived from the Latin :
lampus, has been defined, until within
a few years, as a receptacle for oil
with'a wick for illumination; but the
inventions of the past generations
have made it impossible to distinguish
between the lamp proper and any other
artificial means of giving light. As
used by the Egyptians, Greeks, and
Hebrews, lamps were simple flat ves
sels, round or oblong in shape, at one
end of which was a small handle, at
the other a nozzle, and with a larger
opening in the center, into which the
oil was poured. The oil commonly
used was vegetable, but, according to
I’ling, sometimes of liquid bitumen.
These lamps, many of very elegant
form and ornamentated 'with fanciful
designs, were hung by chains to bronze
candelabra. Tarentum and
were especially famed for making
them of great elegance.
Among these Canadian French the
same low, oval metallic vessels, fur
nished as in early days, with a handle
at one end and a nozzle at the other,
may still be seen. Some are made to
be carried in the hand, while others
are suspended by chains in the middle
of the room. The Hebrews kept their
lamps burning all night, and this cus
tom is still in vogue in Aleppo and
Egypt. From the earliest times until
within about a century the lamp re
mained much the same, consisting
simply of oil and a wick in some kind
of a vessel. A complete revolution in
artificial light was caused by tiie in
vention by M. Ami Argand, in 1784,
of a burner with a circular wick. The
(lame was th is supplied witli an outer
and inner current of air. Argand was
also tiie inventor of the glass chimney,
as applied to his and other lamps. The
so-called astral lamps were pros ided
witli these circular wicks, tho reser
voir for tiie oil being arranged in the
form of a hollow ring, enveloping the
central stand that supported the burn
er. In consequence of the peculiar
shape given to the ring the lamp cast
no shadow at a little distance off. An
ingenious piece of clockwork machine
ry was devised.by Careel, in 1880, for
pumping tiie oil from tho reservoir at
the foot of the lamp up to tho burner,
and thus supplying it always from
tiie same point. This lamp, afterward
slightly improved by others, was in
many respects the most perfect, ot
these contrivances, but its great cost
prevented its general adoption. It
was, furthermore, so largo and heavy
that it could be moved only with diffi
culty, and the very complicated na
ture of Its mechanism required access
to skilled workmen to keep it in re
pair. A modification of the Carel
lamp, known as Hie Diacon, was long
popular in this country.
In 1787 Peter Keir made the great
invention—since fully developed by
Aronson—of raising the supply of oil '
by means of anot her fluid with specific
gravity greater than oil Tiiis fluid
was generally a mixture of salt and
water.
The “automaton,” invented by Por
ter in 1804, was very ingenious. Tho
lamp was suspended on an axis, coun
terbalanced by a weight, so that it
hung level when full, but at an angle
of 45 degrees when empty, thus being
fed evenly by the gradual ascent of
the burners.
In 1822 Samuel Parker, Jr., made an
important improvement; the fixing of
French chimneys upon burners by
means of metal supports.
The difficulty of distinguishing be
tween the countless inventions relative
to lamps and those referring to general :
illumination does not appear great
prior to 1865, when the production of
petroleum greatly stimulated the study I
of practical methods of generating
light.
it is remarkable that the invention
of Hero of Alexandria, in which the
oil was raised by water, involves the
pressure principle, since developed in :
nearly a hundred forms. It is adapted
j to any kind of inflammable fluid, and |
| while burning may be rolled on- the
ground, upset, or reversed for any time
without danger. It is interesting to
note that the most important recent
I inventions in lamps are chiefly Ameri-
I can. A full description of them all
' would occupy volumes; but it is safe
to say that no other household article
has undergone so many and such
marked changes in the past century as
the lamp.— Boston Globe.
He Had Boarded There.
Servant (to drug clerk) —I want
twinty-foive cints worth of powder.
Drug clerk—What kind of powder
i —face powder?
Servant—Oi don’t know. sorr.
Drug Clerk —Wlio is it for?
Servant —It’s for Mrs. Hendricks’
the lady what kapes the boordin,
house beyant the corner.
Drug Clerk —Oh, yes! I used to
board with Mrs. Hendricks myself.
She wants insect powder.— Nete York
Times. _________
The United States has 87 “regular"
medical schools. Os these 39 have
opened within 15 years, and 21 within
5 years. With them are associated 1.-
300 instructors and over 10.00: 1 st ul
ents; they turn out about 3.000 r.ew
doctors annually.
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.
Roman letters are used by Chris
tian nations except the Germans,
Danes and Russians.
Salmon are so thick in Columbia
River, Oregon, that boatmen kill them
with oars and clubs.
A writer in a Southern medical
journal says there is a negro in Texar
cana, Tex., who will eat glass in any
quantity for pay. He prefers lamp
chimneys.
Scorpions, spiders and various in
sects have been observed to remain
motionless if any person blows strong
ly upon them in a vertical direction.
Queen Victoria keeps a swanherd
whose duty it is to brand the birds on
the bill.
Masses of deep-sea coral, many tons
in weight, which were torn from their
ocean bed by the volcanic explosion in
Sunda Straits two years ago, may now
be seen two or three miles inland,
whither they were borne by the tidal
wave.
A French scientific authority states
that hens, ducks and geese having
dark plumage lay earlier and more
frequently than those of a light color
—this difference only holding good,
however, when tiie birds live in the
open air and are freely exposed to the
sun.
The first English monarch who re
fused to touch for the king's evil, or
scrofula, was William 111., but the
practice was resumed by Queen Anne,
who officially announced in the Lon
don Gazette her royal intention to re
ceive patients afflicted with tho mal
ady in question. It was probably
about that time that Johnson was
touched by her majesty, upon the re
commendation of the celebrated phy
sican, Sir John Floyer, of Litchfield.
A curious bird found in the jungles
of Australia is described by a travel
ler in that country. He says: “It is
called the ballador, or dancer, from its
jumping action. Two of them were
seen together and carefully studied.
As soon as one bird alighted the other
bird jumped up, the time being like
clockwork in its regularity, and each
in turn uttering a note sounding like
•to-le-do,’ uttering the syllable ‘to’ as
he crouched to spring, ‘le’ while in tho
air, and ‘do’ as he alighted—a regular
song and dance performanoe.”
Still Unknown.
Notwithstanding the activity of the
civilized races in securing a knowledge
of distant countries, there are as yet
many serious unsolved geographical
problems. It is not known, for in
stance, what are tho sources of the
great Irawaddy River. It pours into
the Bay of Bengal within one-fifth as
much water as the Mississippi empties
into the Gulf of Mexico. Steamboats
ascend it for 800 miles, and yet geo
graphers do not know where are its
head waters. There is a river called
Sanpo, which flows through Thibet
north of the Himalayas. This may be
the beginning of the Irawaddy, yet on
many maps it pours into the Brah
mapootra, which makes its way into
India. Then there are enormous
stretches of South America which are
blank on the map. We know the Ori
noco River has a delta, but we are en
tirely unacquainted with its upper
waters. Only two of the twelve chan
nels that pour into the Atlantic have
been explored. The native Indians, a
ferocious race, said to be cannibals,
will not permit the exploration of that
river. In the vast forest are some
very peculiar but degraded races of
men. One-third of Madagascar, in
the north, has never been explored by
white men. One-third of Australia
and three-fourths of New Guinea are
practically unknown. In Hindostan,
there is a rich and populous state
called Nepaul, which was never visit
ed except by one white man. It is
only the other day that Lieutenant
Wissman discovered that the Kasai,
one of the greatest tributaries of the
Congo, wa: one hundred miles west ot
the place assigned to it on Stanley’s
latest ma; s. Then there are parts of
the Dominion to the north of us that
are absolutely unknown to the white
races. Tiie Arctic and Antarctic cir
cles are. and will long remain, a terra
incognita.—Demorest's
The Ancient and Modern Ark.
The following figures concerning the
Great Eastern and the Ark are of in
terest. Somebody is comparing the
size and cost of the Great Eastern and
Noah’s Ark. The cost of building and
launching the Great Eastern was $3,-
650,000, and this broke the original
company. A new company was form
ed. which spent $600,000 in fitting and
furnishing her. Then this company
failed, and a new company was organ
ized, with a capital of $500,000. At
the close of 18S0 this company sank
£86.715 upon the vessel, thus making
her total cost $4,703,575. Nothing
built can stand comparison with the
Great Eastern, excepting Noah’s Ark,
and even this vessel could not match
her. The length of the Ark was 300
cubits, her breadth 50 cubits, and her
height 30 cubits. The cubit of the
Scriptures, according to Bishop Wilk
ins. was 21'65 in., and computed into
English measurement, the Ark 547 ft.
1 long. 91 ft. beam, 54-7 ft. depth, and
21,762 tons. The Great Eastern is
680 ft. ionjr, 83 ft. beam. 56 ft. depth,
and 2sj ‘9 ’> tons measurement. So
Noa!i’> Ark is quite over-shadowed by
the Great Eastern.—Scienttffc Amsri
ca&
SELECT SIFTINGS.
Dr. B. W. Richardson finds that the
cat resists suffocation three times as long
as the dog on the average, and in one in
stance nine times as long.
An old regulation at YillS is that a
student shall lift his hat at A distance of
ten rods from the president, eight from
a professor and five from a tutor.
English physicians have expressed the
opinion that the use of dynamite tends to
produce apoplexy, several miners having
fallen victims to the malady in cne dis
trict.
Georgetown, Col., has had to’import a
new corps of female teachers for its pub
lic schools, only one of last year’s ;
“schoolma'ams” remaining. The rest
have all married or are engaged.
Fort Lewis, in La Plata county, is saic.
to be the highest military post in the
world, being 8,500 feet above sea level.
At present there are six companies of
infantry and two companies of cavalry
with twenty-one officers stationed there.
Centipedes, such as abound in New
Mexico, make their artucks at night.
They are armed with about 200 little
lances lashed to the toe of each foot—of
which they have several —and at the
base of each lance is a tiny sack of
venom.
In the golden age of the Roman re
public assorts of food were extremely
cheap, when compared to modern prices.
A bushel of wheat sold for eight cents
and a bushel of corn for ten. Only as
much as half a cent per day was charged
at an inn for food and lodgings.
Why is a dram-drinker’s nose red? is
answered by Dr. Johnson, of Washing
ton, D. C., who says that the dram
drinker’s heart bea's about thirteen times
oftener in the m'nute thm the heart of
one who does not use liquor. The ar
teries, in consequence of this increased
heart action, carry the blood to the
nose quicker than the veins carry it
back. The blood, therefore remains
congealed in the over-fiiled vessels of the
nose and face.
This was one way of proving that a
woman was a witch in the olden time.
She was placed upon a chair or stool
with her legs tied cross, that all the
weight of her body might rest upon one
place, and by that means, after some
time, the circulation of the blood would
be much stopped. She was obliged to
remain in this position for twenty-four
hours, without either sleep or food. In
order to free herself from this torture it
is no wonder that she was willing to con
fess that she practised witchcraft.
Ranks and Salaries in tho Army.
The rank and pay of officers in active
service of the United States are as fol
lowe:
Lieutenant-general .SII,OOO
Major general 7,50 )
Brigadier general 5.5 JV
Colonel 3,‘>00
Lieutenant-colonel 3,'KXi
Major 2 5 X)
Captain, mounted 2,0 K)
Captain, not mounted 1,800
Regimental ad jutaut 1,80)
Regimental quartermaster I.Bo>
First lieutenant, mounted 1,000 '
First lieutenant, not mounted 1.-t-x)
Second lieutenant, mounted 1,500
Second lieutenant, not mounted 1,100 ■
Chaplain 1,5 )0 '
For all grades below that of brigadier
general ten per cent, of the above sala
ries is added after five years, twenty per I
cent after ten years, thirty per cent, as er
fifteen years, and forty Ver cent, after
twenty years, with the* exception, how
ever, of the pay of colone's, which \
is restricted to $4,500 as a maximum,
and that of lieutenant-colonels to
$4,000. No allowances can be granted
to officers in addition to their piy. ex
cept quarters and forage furnished in
kind, and mileage at the rate of e ght
cents per mile allowed for travel under
orders. The pay of private soldiers runs
from $lB a month and rations for first
two years’ service up to s3l a month and
rations after twenty years' service. A
company usually consisrs of twelve
officers and fifty-five men, though the
law permits the number of privates to be
increased at the discretion of the Presi
dedt, but not toe ceed 100. An infantry
regiment consists of ten companies and
six regimental officers. A cavalry regi
ment contains twelve troops—a troop of
cavalry having when at its maximum
fourteen officers and eighty-four men,
but usually consisting of less. In the
ordinary arrangement of the army, the
law provides that two regiments of in
fantry and cavalry shall constitute a
brigade, and shall be the command of a
brigadier general ; and that two brigades
shall constitute a division, and shall be
the command of a major general; but
the commanding general has power to
change this arrangement whenever he
may think it proper to do so.— Chicnqt
Inter- Ocean.
A Bulgarian Legend.
A writer in a French paper contributes
the Bulgarian version of a legend which,
in one shape or other, has a place in the
traditions of almost every people with
whom we are acquainted. Nine master
masons, who were engaged in building
a citadel in the time of the Voivoid
Neagoe, found on returning to their
work each morning that the portion of
the wall which they had completed the
previous day had fallen to pieces during
the night, and was lying a heap of ruins
in the ditch. Manol of Curtea, the bead
mason, informed his comrades one morn
ing that a voice from heaven had warned
him in his sleep that their labors would
continue to come to nought unless they
all swore that morning to immure iu the
structure the first woman, wife or sister,
who should arrive with the morning
meal of one or either of them. They al)
took the oath, and the last mtn had
hardly be< n sworn when ManoFs owe
wife made her appearance, bringing hei
husband’s breakfast. Manol kept the
oath, and “Hora of the fields'' disap
peared in the mass of the rapidly-rising
masonry. A curious practice of the Bul
garian masons wh\h survives to this day
testifies to the vitality of the legend. T•»
insure the solidity of the houses they
build they measure with a reed the
shadow of the first person who pass s
after they have dug the foundation and
are about to lay the first stone, and then
they bury the reed under the founda
tion-stone.
Artificial eggs—both the yolk and
white made of Indian corn tlour, and in
closed in a p aster of paris shell—are sai l
to find a ready sale.
Lac nic patient to physician : Car.gi •
cold. I hyi-ician : Take Fed Star Cure
uo morphia, no jx-isons. Only twenty
• live cents. St. Jr.eobs Oi. cures pain.
SeIPHVK DEiX’Slih.—Sulphur is de
■ poti <d iu the h p of Mount Pop'cat;-
• petl at the rate ot a ton a day. Recent
explorations show that the mountain i
-17.S 0 ft et above the sea, and the cratt.
about two and a half miles in circum
ference.
' est x • ugh medicine is Piso’s Cure ft•:
consuaip Sold everywhere,
Your character cannot be esseiiut' A intured
except by your own acts.
A rt MadmßnM
“SireP exclaimed a man in the homely
garb of a mechanic to Richelieu, the prime
minister of France, as he was entering his
palace; “S?ire, I have made a disc’d very which
‘‘ehall tnake rich and great the nation which
.Sha,!! develop it. Sire, will you give me an
‘•fcudience!”
Richelieu, constantly Importuned, finally
ordered the “madman I^ imprisoned. Even in
iaii he did not desist from declaring his “de
lusion,” which one day attracted the atten
tion of a British nobleman, who heard De
Cause's story, and developed his discovery of
steam power!
All great discoveries are at first derided.
Seven years ego a man yet under middle
*ge, enriched by a business which covere 1
the continent, found himself suddenly strick
en down. When his physicians said recovery
was impossible, he used a new discovery,
which, like all advances In science, had been
opposed bitterly by the schoolmen. Never
theless, it cured him, and out of gratitude
therefor he con- ent rated a part of bis wealth
to the spreading of its merits before the
w»rld. Such in brief is the history of War
ner’s safe cure, which was won, according
to the testimony of eminent persona, the most
d served reputation ever accorded to any
known compound, and which is finally win
ning on its merits alone the approval o 5 Ibe
most conservative practitioners. Its fame
ojw belts the globe.—TA* Herald.
Lightning struck a California pear tree and
cooked the fruit brown.
How to get Strong*
Dumb-bells and horizontal bars, Indian clubs
and the trapeee are valuable under certain con
ditions, but they are detrimental rather than
beneficial if the blood is poor and thin and pois
oned with bile. Use of the muscles necessitates
waste as well as induces growth. If the blood
does not carry sufficient nutritive material to
repair the waste, loss of strength necessarily
follows, and growth is out of the question.
Purify and enrich your blood with Dr. Pierce’s
j Cn e dical Discovery” and then exercise
will develop and not consume your physique.
It is said that more money is needed to put
Bartholdi’s statue on her iast legs.
Rescued train Death*
William J. Coughlin, of Somerville, Mass.,
Bays: In the fall of 1876 I was taken with bleed
ing of lungs followed by a severe cough. I
lost my appetite and flesh, and was confined to
my bed. In 1877 I was admitted to the Hospital.
The doctors said I had a hole in my lung as big
as a half dollar. At one time a report went
around that I was dead. I gave up hope, but
a friend told me of Dh. William Hall’s
Balsam for thic Lungs. I got a bottle, when,
to my surprise, I commenced to feel better,and
to-day Heel better than for three years paat.
A declaration of war -Throwing old tin cans
and other refuse in our neighbor's yard.
The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil
in the world, manufactured from fresh, healthy
livers, upon the seashore. It Is absolutely pure
and sweet. Patients who have once taken it
prefer it to all others. Physicians have de
cided it superior to any of the other oils in
market. Made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New
York.
Chapped hands, face, pimples and rough,
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap. madeTn
Caswell, Hazard Co., New York.
The winters in Iceland are milder than those
In lowa. This is due to the Gulf stream.
A Peck of Peas (P’s).
Here are a Peck of Peas, sweet Peas, if you
will. Perseverance, Patience, Promptness,
Proficiency, Push and Politeness. Add to these
Dr. Pierce's “Pleasant Purgative Pellets” and
you will get well through the world without
much trouble. The Pellets prevent constipa
tion and surplus of bile which lead to many
different complaints. Enclosed in glass, always
fresh, entirely vegetable, prompt, and perfectly
harmless. Any druggist.
Ask your shoe and hardware dealers for
Lyon’s Heel Stiffeners, they keep boots and
shoes straight.
The Caroline Islands number five hundred,
big and little.
The best Ankle. Boot and Collar Pads are
made of zinc and leather. Try them.
Only three years during the last fifty have
the revenues of Brazil excohded the expend
itures.
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy surpasses all.
Small and steady gains give competency and
a tranquil mind.
Red Star
TRADE >la/ MARK,
Absolut fly
Free from Opiate*, Emetic* and i'oiton.
MIL.
AT DacoursT* and Dxai.rits.
THKIiIiKLEA A.VOGKI.FT < <k, lit LTIJIORE, HB.
SifWn
hpUB
GERManre®
■■ ■ Curt! Rheumatism. Neuratya,
FOf Pain
■ VI I Mill *T DRV<.GIST* 4SD OK Si Eli.
THKCHARI.EB A.TOt.EIER < <»., Ki ITi WORE. 10.
CATARRH m l HEAD IS
gS? .^3^'* disease of th* mu eons
1 D me nil irane. It general 1 ?
or * n " te ’ !Q th * nMaI pM
M u»> !*•«*• an< * maintains tta
</> •trongho d in th* bead.
£VtFjSi*'* * F r ‘ m l}llß P°»nt it sends forth
Lbw Ay a poisonous rirus along tbs
■hk , 4r«.? ZR* lining* and
.<<'/ through tbe d gestive organa.
L- c«rr:;»tin* the bio d am:
vT‘f>*a'u X pr ‘i uc, ”S ther rouble’ioms
dangeroua symptom*.
Cream Balm
t| Al/ mir’Fl i’ • remedy bared upon a
HAY * r F 0 P K c<*"<* diagnosis of thia dis-
II" I I ■■■*■> I« eiv and can be depend'd
Upon. bOc at druggiata. or ty mail.
ELY BROTHERS. Drugguts, Owego, N T
PILLS FREE!
5,000 BOXER ONT.V.
In order to convince the mo«t sceptical of the «
rellence Os DR O. PH El I S KFNOVA.
TING PI I.KM we win send a box FREE to any
address on receipt of 10 eta. in postage stamps to pay
postage and parking J. Gibbon Brown,
4o and 47 (<rnnd Ntree . Jeracv City, N. J.
CONSUMPTION.
I bare a positive remedy for the above disease; by Its
use. thuGsan- s of eases ut ti.e worst kind and of long
M*fldin(hir«bfenea td.lu !•' o« elsmvfalth
lalueffieacy.t. illwl i sen-TWO BUTTLES FREE
together wi: i a T.t LVABI E rQEATISR on thlsSUe**.
to any suff-; er. Glveexn’-e** sn<i P O addr s«
DR. T. A. SLOCUM, I*l Pearl St., New York.
/S3KK Face, needs. Feet, and all tbelr lm
perfections. Including Facial Devolop
gny n-.ent, > \ erflnous Hair. Moles. Waits.
al > Mc»ih. Freckles. Red Nose. Acne, Bl'k
r 'A -r ‘AI ,ioa •*• Pitting & their treatment.
Dr. John Wood urv. <7 N.Pearl St..Alba
*" N.Y. Est'b d I’TU. Send 10c. for book.
G A 3 AS Ts 8N Au active Man or Woma»» in every
vtgbßf Sa fitl I k> tn sell our goodi Salary ft s.
* W " K* r Expenses Expenses in ad-
»W ■ • rance- Camaastog outfit FREE! Particulars
W W free, tstaudard S.-ver-ware Co. Boated, Maas.
WELL BORJKG ssb rock
DRILLING MACHINES. T ■3> for all kinds of W ;
LOOMIS A. N YMAN, 71FFIN, OHIO.
THORSTOrsaiTfIOTBPOra
!<«;(■; Teeth Perfect a»4 G»m» HeaJtkr.
« G has taken the lead ta
the sales of that class of
remadias. and has given
almost universal sausfac
tioa.
MURPHY BROS..
Pans. Tex
G has won the favor of
the public and now ranks
aznorg the leading Medi
cine* cf the oddest.
A. L. SMITH.
Bradford. Pa.
so<d by D. jeg-.sts.
Pn.e gl OQ.
RDTriM WHISKY H ABIT" cored
Ur 1 d Hi pU i t7"7nrl't’;7 B ~ k
t .-am-, rTtwaß. M. W JOLLEY, M. I'.. Atlan t, Oa
3R ?.=■ :s «■■** paper.env pea pen, holder, pencil.
« J P> papers best English needles. 13 leaf biasing book.
All Os rasa 3a cts. Agents Sf. ?LY Co. . Iroquois, Ihk
D A T S MV C Obtainix Send >tam.> for
rMI Gil I O lnv.ator.’GiLdfc I. Burg.
BAM. PaMsr Lawxu, Waaluagwa. D. 6.
iTTZ
xhmTl’S '
iunosBALSAM
Cures Consumption, Colds, Pn 'unionln, In
ftuenza, Bronehfa* DifHeullleßronchitis.
H»Hr.e.ies<. Asthma. Croup, Whooping
Cough, and nil Diseasns ot the Breathing Or
gain, it soothes and hea t* t e .‘lrmbrnur of
the Lungs, in lamed poi-snned by the dis*
ense, and prevents the night oweats and
tig ;t’»<’S’ an oss the eh st whch at company
it. Co • 'UUHition »* rot an incurable maindy.
HAM’S BALSAM will cure you, even
though pr aid tells.
BPiso’s Remedy fbr Catarrh la tbs
Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. gH
■ Also rood fbr Cold in the Head, H
Headache, Hay Fever, Ac. 50 cents. g|
“Judging from Its effects in my rase, Piso's Reme
dv for Catarrh is ‘Excelsior.’ —H. D. Knowlton
Holland, New York.
■ Plso's Remedy for Catarrh is ths |9
Best. Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. ■■
■ Also rood fbr Cold in the Head,
Headache, Hay Fever, dtc. &) cents, gg
•• Piei's Remedy for Catarrh gave me almost imms
diate relief.”-F. E. Brainerd, Audubon, lowa.
■ Plso’a Remedv for Catarrh is the
Beet, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. H 9
Elq Also rood fbr Cold in the Head, BH
Headache, Hay Fever, Ac, 50 cents. M
“ Piso’s Romedy for Catarrh is Just the medicine I
hare been looking for-”—W. Outon. Maysville, Ky.
■ Ptso's Remedy for Catarrh is the £1
Best. Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. ■■
■ Also rood for Cold In the Head.
Headache, Hay Fever, <tc. 50 cento. g||
” Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh bM done me mnrs
rood than anvthing I ever tried.”—Miss R. A. Stud
let, Cornwall Bridge, Conn.
■ Plso’a Remedv fbr Catarrh is tbs H
Best, Easiest to Use. and Cheapest.
■ Also rood fbr Cold in the Head, |M
Headache, Hay Fever, Ac. 60 cents. |
“Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh is producing favorable
resulta.”—Gxo. W. Witham. Philadelphia, Pa.
■ Plso’a Remedy for Catarrh is the M
Beet. Easiest to Use, and CheapseL
■ Also rood fbr Cold in the Head,
Headache, Hay Fever, A«. K cents. jgg|
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Manhosi, and nil k I red tr- .!< < Also for many
ether diseases. Complete rcstorat i- »n to Health, Vlgor,
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I CURE FITS?
When I »sy vur« i Go Bui mesa uiarsly to stop ros
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ea! cur*. I have mad* tha di**a»* of FITS, EI’II.kP3T
er FALLIKQ SICK NKB9 a Ilf* long study. Iwarraotm,
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write for circular ( . Arnold A* >on, H .ueoy*,
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