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AGBICULTURE- An old Salt in Spinning some yarns in relation to fresh water sharks said I beard of another case where a man was jerked off the gnnwhale of a boat that he had just crawled on to and never did cone up. Oh, I tell ye there’s fresh-water sharks as well as salt. In South America there’s a fish what ain’t two foot long that’ll clean out a man as quick as a ten-foot shark. The way I hanpeneil to know it was this: I went on a cruise to South America in ’67 and we lay up and around theOrinoco river, tradin,’ for a matter of two months, so I picked up a heap of foreign pints. We got up the river about three hundred miles in all, I reckon. I never noticed much about the fish till one evenin’ I went ashore. The natives were havin’ a big time over a big chief that hed died, so we thought we would go to the funeral. They had a big pow-wow, and after awhile I asked one of the women where the grave was. She p’nted overboard, and, sartin sure, that’s where they put him. They stripped the body, put it in a sort of a basket and lowered it over, and as soon as it was in the water there was about a thousand fish all around it, cornin’from all parts, so in half an hour ye couldn’t see the body nor nmttdn; in short,” aaU the ancient mariner; “the fish— Perais they call ’em—were eatin’ the mm Tip, and the basket was to hold the bones in, and that was the way they did their buryin’. In a couple o’ days the skeleton was picked as clean aatbeee ’ere bones ye see in the shows, and-then it was hauled up and stowed awav, clean and ship-shape. I asked one of the men if the fish would tackle alive man, and he said a man wouldn’t hev any show at all, and later I see it was so. Half the ducks along shore was short of feet or toes, and some walked around on short stumps, and I see what they called a water boss or tapir, that started to swim the river and its legs were stripped so clear of flesh ye’d thought it had been done to order. Why,” continued the fisher man, warming up at the reflection, “one of the overseers, a Spaniard and sort of stevedore, told me that a white man tried to wade a stream above where we lay on horseback, and got stuck in the stream, and both he and the hoes was jist about skiletons when they come out. Sharks was nowhere along side of them fellers, I km tell ye.” The old fisherman’s yam-about the Peiais was, not exaggerated, the fish Being considered the most savage of their kind. Scientifically they are known as the Serrassalmo, and are allied to our salmon; though distantly. In conversation with an authority on lake fishes, the latter said that the only fish that could or would attack a boat was the big bony gar, that had power ful teeth and could, no doubt, cut a man in a bad way. They are covered with a regular armor and have a long beak full of teeth. “I’ve seen a pound net all cut m pieces by them,” said the speaker, “and if they got hold of a canvas there is no doubt but that a big hole would he the result.” , , , ■ “Hid you ever hear of a shark in the lake?” asked the writer. “Yes,” was the reply, “we often hear such yarns. You know fishermen always have a supply of such. I met a man some time ago who told me that while gill-net fishing off Little Stur geon Island he was grabbed by a shark. He was an old saltwater sailor and evidently knew what a shark was and believed what he was talking about. It seemed that the net fouled in some way and they couldn’t haul it in, and he dove down to clear it. As he was coming up the fish grabbed him by the arm. He clung to the net, and for a few seconds it looked dark for him, but he finally broke away and got up a mi the men hauled him in. The fish that he said was fifteen feet long made a dash at him and came clear out of water, so that the whole crew saw it, and they all swore that it was a shark. But. you know, a ten, or even a six- foot gar pike is a pretty big fish and would look like a shark. Mind,” con tinued the fish expert, “I don’t say there are no sharks in the great lakes.” “But why are you not certain?” queried the writer. “Because,” was the reply, “fresh water exist in other countries, and though it’s hardly likely it’s a bare possibility that there may be some here. Sharks have been seen by good authorities in Lake Nicaragua, Central America. In a fresh-water lake in the Phiilippine Islands there is a ray and a sawfish, very similar to the species on our Eastern coast. In the Piji Islands a shark is found way up the lresh-wa ter streams beyond the reach of the tide, and at Bagdad, on the Tigris, three hundred and fifty miles from the eea, there are sharks in plenty. This Is over two hundred and fifty miles from tide-water, so the sharks are in as fresh water as if they were off Chicago. A small shark at Viti Levi, Fiji, not only goes far up the river, but is found above the falls where it breeds, and the same is true in India. So you see lreah-water sharks are not merely possibilities, but facts.” •‘Do the gars interfere with the fish eries?” “Yes, to some extent,” was the re ply, “but their effect is not felt. What is tilling our fisheries is the overfish ing. If it keeps on there won’t be a fish left. There are used now in Lake Michigan alone nearly 25jlR gill nets, about 600 pound nets, run by 650 steamers, smacks, etc. All this means an immense lot of fish, and in 1879 Chicago handled nearly 18,000,000 pounds of lake fish. So the sharks that are dispoiling our fisheries are human ones. They’re after the hen that lays the golden egg ” Canada Thumb.—'The thistle is the most annoying weed that intrudes upon the farm. Hard to exterminate and te nacious of life, it propagates wherever a plans of any kind can secure a foothold and onoe in possession of a field the cost of its eradication is sometimes greater than the value of the field itself. It is a perennial plant, with annual stems, and reproduces itself from seeds and roots, and it is due to its power of rapid reproduction that it is enabled to -withstand the farmer’s attacks so suc cessfully. The thistle is now receiving the at tention of many experienced and prac tical agriculturists, among them Mr. Archibald Stone, of Binghamton, N. Y, who states that no plan; is so entirely dependent on sunshine as the Canada thfstle. Grow them in mass, or so closely together that they will complete ly shade the ground, and as fast as the leaves get matured sufficiently to begin to restore to the plant the nutriment it has cost the plant to produce them them they will be through in the shade by the constantly increasing mass of leaves on the top; they will die for want of snusliine, the stems become naked and the roots become exhausted while in bloom, and your ground will have to be reseeded before another crop grows. If the thistles are so scattering that they will rot shade the ground, corn, oats or clover sill have to be sown, In his article to the Hnshandmau,Mr. Stone states that ripening a crop of seed is exhaustive to anv crop, yet to think of getting rid of Canada thistles by mowing after thoy had ripened a crop of seed and burning it teems to be too slow a process for this age. Other writers have recommended dif ferent methods for exterminating the thirties,and claim that individual efforts alone are useless. As the down is easily carried by the winds to considerable disiances the cleanest fields are as lia ble to infliction as the foulest. Nomat ter how careful a farmer may be to keep the pest off, his efforts will be thrown away if his adjoining neighbors do not exercise the same care as himself. The work of destruction can be done at the most suitable periods by co-operative action, t>nd each individual wtll be as much interested in the work upon his neighbor's field as upon his own. The distribution of the seeds must be pre vented in preference to anything else, and mnch labor may he saved in so do ing by mowing the thistles when yonog, and before they can have an op portunity to seed, it must be done as often as necessity ior so doing occurs, and the next business will be to destroy the plants by shading with some other crop, and pulling or digging them oat, which is not often necessary, except when fields are entirely overrun. Bnt the continued use of the mower is one of the best remedies to try, although it requires the abandonment of the field for a season. That, however,is the pen alty the farmer pays tor the intrusion, and is not heavy compared with other tried methods It might be claimed without much exaggeration that the growth of a single thistle on a farm is the beginning" of decay, and should cause as much alarm as the entrance of an epidemic in a com munity. As sanitary measures are need ed in the ease of epidemic, so is co-op erative effort required to prevent the spread of thistles. IrotWC in 2:OS. “I was once the owner of Maud S. for a week,” said Mr. Hulbert, the other day, while speeding over the Erie railroad. When asked bow he came into possession of her, he said: “An old riverman by the name of Bugher went with me to a sale of tho roughbreds in Kentucky. Bugher had lots of money, and he bought eleven of the horses. Just as he were leaving, a horse was put up that struck my fancy and I bid her in for $145. I made ar rangements with Bugher to have her shipped with his horses, and a few days later, when the horses reached Cincinnati. Bugher pointed out a sorrel mare as mine. I said she did not look like my horse, hut Bugher was posi tive, so I said no more about it and took the animal, which was then un broken. A week later I found in my memorandum hook that the horse 1 had bought was a bay, not a sorrel, so I sent the sorrel mare home. That’s where I made my mistake, for the sorrel was the afterward famous Maud S., who hastrottedin 2:08, it is claimed, and who—” “Pardon me,” interrupted an old gentleman who was listening to the narrative, “the best time she ever made was 2:10}.” “She has trotted a mile in 2 KB, sir,” continued Mr, Hulbert, “and, further ♦nan that, she has done it twice to my personal knowledge, but both times in private. She was timed by experts with stop watches. The little bay I got in exchange for Maud S. never trotted under three minutes.” There are more people who can for- /jet themselves than govern themselves. Cows, which ore to give milk through the winter, need to be fed with special care at this time. If possible, the flow of milk must not be permitted to de crease. Mangels and sugar beets are excellent, ent in slices and sprinkled with bran. The rule, that good feeding brings good manure, should be kept m mind in a judicious care of farm ani mals during Winter, Good feed in abundance is not enough; it shonld be given with regularity. The habits of different animals have to be studied,and treated accordingly. Scarcely any two cows or horses have the same appetites. It is important to so imt and change the feed, that sameness may be avoided. A variety of lood encourages healthful digestion and upon this the profits of the owner largely depend. How to Sub-soil.—Sub-t oiling al ways pays if properly done. It is advisable, however, if you have to bring the sub soil to the snrfaoe, not to go more than a couple <-f inches deeper than the pre vious plowing, nnless you can aflord to manure the land and let it lie idle for a year. If yon use the common fallow plow and run down a loot deep,and then soon afterward cro3s-plow so as to bring up again tue soil that belongs on the top, and harrow deep and thoroughly, you will raise the biggest corn you ever had. But remember that ii there is much sab-soil cn top your fiitt crop may not please you. Thh kktubk to omun.—Aa for the night-cap*, they moat have beep insti tuted m the times when enow need to sift under the ear** upon sleepers in their beds, or when the winds entering by a hundred crevices in walla, win dows and doom, would bring all the fresh cold air from out of doers upon the unconscious heads. Modern "im provement" has made sleeping-rooms air-tight, except for a lower window, and has carried off the bed-curtains, too, which used to keep off draught at night or the blinding daylight in the early morning from the sleeper’s eyes. There has been a fashionable return, lately, not to the old fashioned tester and the fourpost canopy, that shut in all four corners cf the bed, bnt to a headboard canopy with curtains that merely shade the pillows. This is very pleasant, pretty and comfortable, as it does screen the eyes of sonnd sleepers from the glare of daylight, which is meant by nature to awaken them, hot does not always bring anything be yond irritation in their sleep. A mod ified return to bed-enrtafna and head- canopies will certainly enable people to have more fresh air and light in their bed-rooma that some persons allow. The reaction against the old fashion went too far, and the satisiaetory mid dle distance is now allowed. Important, ip True.—An Eastern farmer says that two pigs, famished with mnek, sand, weeds and sod, will manufacture them into the best manure that nan be fonnd, and will be worth, when six months old, as mnch as a ton of the best superphosphate that selia for $50 a ton. ii the suggestion is sne- oessfnlly adopted the manufacturers of superphosphate will soon have a pretty lively oompetition. Insects.—The following has been fonnd an effectual remedy for all insects both on plants and trees—One pint oi soft soap mixed with half the qnantity of coal oil, the whole tnen being stirred into six gallons oi water. The applica tion to he made by a powerful syringe, deluging the tops of the trees, and con- tmning the opera tion for 3 or 4 nights in succession, and afterwards once or twice a week. Soils —Clay soils are generally bet ter for wheat than sandy ones, because they are not snbiect to such sadden ex tremes of temperature and moisture,and are more tenacious in their character. Timber land is better than prairie land, because the decaying roots are pretty sure to effect nncerdrainage, magnesia and lime aud silica are more abundant and nitrogen is less abundant, and such land being more rolling is better drained and dryer. In order to keep tne striped beetle from vines the experiment was triad of placing oorn-oobs dipped in coal-tar near the lulls. While the practice did not entirely prevent the ravages of the btetle, their numbers were hugely di minished. Dampness in houses.—Many house holders are sorely troubled by the growth of fungi in damp rooms, to which they communicate, in a short time, an implement smell and unwhole some atmosphere. It is not only our cellars that are apt to be affected by fungoid growth, but the walls of the adjacent rooms, and many bed rooms on the ground floor are similarly ren dered useless after a moist season. Many remedies have been proposed to destroy this fnngoid growth, or to pre vent it occurrence; but hitherto these remedies have been too expensive or totally inefficacious. Recently an alco holic solution of five grammes of sali cylic acid per litre of water for washing the walls of rcoms has been recom mended. This is exactly one-half per cent., or one part salicylic acid for 200 parts liquid. No doubt the mold may be destroyed temporarily by this as by many other solutions, such, for in stance, as corrosive sublimate or car bolic acid. The true remedy, however, is n8t this temporary expedient, nor attempting to hide the dampness by enamel paints, etc.; it is to cut off the source of moisture and to pat ihe waterproof materials outaiue and not inside the walls. Fkied meats.—These are regarded by all authorities on hygiene as injur ious. Burnt grease of any kind is di gested with difficulty and is specially harmful to those suffering from dys pepsia. Moats shonld be roasted, baked, broiled or boiled, but never fried. Tnose who have coal stoves can easily broil their steaks; those who have wood stoves can do the same with a little management. The fire can be so used as to furnish coals when they are needed; brands may be removed from the fire-box, aud the meat iu a wire broiler or toaster be placed over the coals. A pair of bellows is useful iu keeping the coals bright and glowing. It pays to take a little trouble to have broiled steak, aud if one is dyspeptic he shonld utterly reject all fried meats. Something new in beets.—Beets are familiar enough boiled or sliced, either served hot with bntter, pepper aud salt, or pickled; but a novelty is a beet pudding, made by mixing a pint of cocked sugar beets, chopped, with four eggs, a quart of milk, a tittle salt aud pepper, u tabicpooulul of batter, and baking them half and hoar ; cold boiled beets sliced aud fried with butter are palatable; to cook them so that none of their color shall be lost, carefully wash them without breakiug the skiu or cutting off the roots or sta:ks, and boil them until tender, abont an hoar, in boiling salt water. In hand-picking ‘{tears, the eye will pcint out,by a yellow tint or color, those which are mature enough for house- ripening, and if the stem cracks off when the fruit is partly lilted, they should not be left any longer on the tree. Gummed Paper.—The tendency oi paper when gummed, as in the case of postage stamps, labels, etc., to curl up is very annoviug. It is said that this evil may be avoided by adding a little salt, Bugar and glycerine to the gum, very little of the latter, however, beoanse otherwise the gnm does not dry thor oughly. The gummed paper also must not be dried by too great a heat. An other peculiarity ot gummed paper is its greater liability to curl up the thick er it is. The thinnest paper possible under various' oirenmstancee should, therefor*, be used. Fop com is a good lunch for Sunday nights with milk for drink. Grape Leaves fob Pickles.— A cor respondent recommends the use of fresh green grape leaves to place on top of pickles iu jars in place of flan nel or eloth usually employed. The leaves will preserve the vinegar sharp aud clear, and imparts a nice flavor. The leaves shonld be rinsed in pare water and lett to drain before use and occasionally changed, They exclude the air, aud besides impaitiug - a de- lignlful odor to the pickle, cause less trouble to tbe housewife. To c iok cabbois.—First scrape them thoroughly, then wash well in cold water, and if very large, out in halves. Boil in water with a little salt, until soft, which will take an hour or more ; when done, take them np and cat with a knife as fine as you can. For six car rots take a piece of butter the size of an egg, and cat it np with them. Friendly loaves.—Beat half a dozen mealy potatoes with a quarter pound of grated ham, two eggs, a little bntter, and a little cream, taking care not to make it too moist: form it into balls or smalMoaves, and fry tnem a nice light brown; they should be fried in bnt ter. File them on a napkin, and serye with a garnish of fried parsley. Farmers’ tea cake.—To two caps of soar milk allow one large teaspoonfnl of soda, dissolve this in a little hot water, then stir it in the milk; half a teaspoonfnl of salt is required and enough buckwheat Hoar to make a stiff batter. Fat this in a well-buttered tin and bake for half an hour in a hot oven. Baked beets.—Wash them perfectly clean, put in a pan with a little water, and bake until they are tender. The time varies with the size of tne beet, an hour being small enongh allowance lor a beet of medium size. When they are done, remove the skin and serve in the same way that yon do a boiled beet. Fob a sick person.—A nourishing and pleasant drink for a'sick person is made of parched rice. Brown the rioe the same as you would coffee; then pour boiling water with a little salt in it over the rice. Let it boil until it is tender; then add sugar or cream to it. Itmay be strained or not according to taBte. Oatmeal water,—Brown a sufficient quantity of of coaiBe meal, before the fire or in the oven, and pour over it boiling water ;*cover it close and use it cold. This is considered very useful for stopping si * An officer ef the British army has patented a waterproof match, specimens of which have ignited readily after hav- ieg been wrapped in a damp rag for 24 horns. This is accomplished by coating the phosphonzed end of the match with solid paraffine, which, while it protects from slow oxidation, being perfectly impervious to water, does not in the sbghtest degree interfere with the ready inflammability of the match. Steel Nails.—Steel nails can be driv en into the hardest wool without bor ing, it 1* said, going even intb white oak knet*, without bending. The price of them is abont one dollar par keg higher than that oi iron nails. HUMOBOCK. A who attended a social dance with a young lady in tow some evenings since, was discovered sitting loneeomely in a corner of the rooaa by one of the flow manager* lata in the evening, jnst aa a set was farming for the “next quadrille,” There wee “one more oonple wanted.” and the floor manager sang eat: “Gome, BUI, get your giri and ohac bpx into place*” “Can’tdo it this time,” raid BUI; “the girl’s aide tracked for repair*.” “What’s the trouble?” inquired the other, with concern, “anything sari oos?” “Dunno,” the railroader answered, “but I guess she’s tryin’ to gat a mis placed switch in position. Well make the run if she gets here ooAaehedale time, you bet.” I The girl got there, and all went merry as a locomotive bell for the hrakemau and his girl the rest of the evening. Important Proclamation. The lion. Peter Bawe is Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Recently, in conversation with one of our reporters, Mr. Bore proclaimed the following fact: '1 consider St. Jacob’s Oil an exceUent remedy, and one that ought certainly to find its way into every household. Mrs. Bowe always has a bottle of it there, and makes a family remedy of it. ”—New York Evening Telegram The late Dr. Coleman was onoe trav eling in the wilds of Ohio, and, enter ing a hotel, called for dinner. He notioed, upon sitting down at the table, that there was a glass of whiskey be side his plate. On receiving his foil he fonnd the landlord charged him for his whiskey, “Bnt,” said the worthy doc tor. “I have made no use of it, and never do.” “It wss there, and yon could have had it; yon most pay. “Very well,” said the doctor. Scans time afterward the doctor was there again, and before eating he placed his medicine case beside his plate. After eating, when paying his bill, he brought in charges for medioine. “Bnt,” said the host, “I have not had any.” “Ah, bnt yon oonld have had it; it was on the table! ” said the doctor. A Druggist'* Story. Mr. Isaac C. Chapman, druggist, New- burg, N. Y., writes us: “I have for the past ten years sold several gross of Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam for the Longs. I can say of it what I cannot say of any other medicine. I have never heard a customer speak of it bat to praise its virtue in the highest man ner. I have recommended it in a great many cases of whooping cough, with the happiest effects. I have used it in my own family for many years; in fact, always have a bottle in the medicine closet ready for use. r ' A lot of wnmnn voted in Bingham- tan, New York, the other da y, and they wanted to taka them home end ran a hem around the edges so they wouldn’t ravel out A woman knows lota about the ballot. has been need with signal success in < sumption of the longs, consumptive night- sweats. spitting of blood, shortness of breath, weak longs, coughs, bronchitis, and kindred affections of throat and chest. Sold by druggists. ■How is Johnnie doing at school ?” asked a lady of Johnnie’s mamma dur ing a call, “Splendidly. He talks in two ianganges now.” “Dear me. What are they; French or German t" •HJh, no. English and profane.” “Men most work and women weep, So runs the world away!’’ Bat they need not weep so mnch if they use Dr. Pierce's “Favorite Prescription,” which cares all the painful maladies pe culiar to women. Sold by druggists. “My daughter,” said an np-town mother to her youngest, a girl of eleven. “I wish you would not make up such faoes every time anything or anybody displeases yon; it isn’t nice or at all pretty.” “Mamma,” earnestly pleaded the miss, “would you take away from me the only pleasure I have?” The huge, drastic, griping, sickening pills are fiat being superseded bv Dr. Pierce’s “Purgative Pellets.” Sold by druggists At a recent political gathering in Sooth Lambeth a gentleman assured the audience that “those persons who had lost their lives in Ireland would certainly say ’No’ to the ques tion whether or not the government had been suooessfnL" “I suffered with rheumatism for years; un able to leave the house for months; tried almost everything without relief; finally took Dr. Elmore’s K.-G., which cured me. A youno lawyer appeared before a Washington judge with hit umbrella under his arm and his hat on, and, in his agitation, he forgot to lay either aside when he began speaking. “Hadn’t you better raise your umbrella?” the Court kindly suggested. If Success be the tine test of merit, it is asettled fact that "Brown’s Bronchial Tro ches’’ have no equal for’the prompt relief of Coughs, Colds, and Throat troubles. Sold only in boxes Price 25 cents. Young pulitican writes: “Wny does a State have a Legislature 7" My dear boy, it doesn’t The Legislature has the Slat i, eveiy time. Has it by the tbropt, by a largs majority. Has it by the pocket-book. Has it on itB back. A little girl sat on the floor crying. After a while she stopped and seemed baried in thought. Looking np sudden ly, she said “Mamma, what was I cry ing abont ?” “Because I wouldn’t let you go down town.” “Oh, yes,” and she set np another howl. Gently Does It. No violent measares in canes of constipation! Medicines which relax the bowels excessively; weaia n them, and by thus rendering them incapa ble of a continuance of their discharging function, increase rather than remedy their inactivity and derangement. The national specific for costive ness is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which invig orates while it relaxes the intestines, expels vi tiated bile from the blood and stomach, promotes digestion, stimulates appetite, and enriches the circulation. The tone of all organs, which take an active part in the proceases of nutrition and secretion, is improved by this genial tonic, which, by promoting vigor and regularity m the system, is the means of famishing it with its two most ef- ileieot natural safe-guards against malaria, for which in all its forms this medicine is the sure remedy. JHdney and bladder ailments, dyspepsia, livtr complaint and rheumatism also yfeid to it. Lord Bacon says that “early gray hair is not significant, some of the long est livers have tamed gray in early life.*’ His lordship was probably cor rect, but he never anticipated that every gray head would have the assur ance to claim early youth upon the strength of this assertion. Abont Once in a Century somebody discovers a valuable remedy for dis eases, as quinine, mercury, chloroform or vac cinia and we think Dr. Silsbee deserves a place in history, for certainly no greater blessing can be offered to man than “Anakeals”—as a certain remedy for piles, it is approved by all doctors and stood without an equal lor 25 years. We en dorse it without hesitation Sufferers may test it without expense by sending to P. Neustsedter ft Co., Box 2416, New York City, for free samples. “Did you give Johnny the medicine, .Alts. Brown?” asked the doctor, “Oh, yes, doctor,” replied the loving mother; and then she addod, innocently, "and it don't seem to have done him the ha e t harm,** Important. When you visit or leave New York City, save Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire, and stop at tne Grand Union Motel, opposite Grand eea. tral Depot. Elegant rooms, fltteq np at a cost ot one million doUars. reduced to tl and npirards per day. European Plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cars, stages and elevated railroad to all depots. Families can live better for less money at tue Grand Union Hotel than at any other first-class hotel in the city. Foust and U8T COH-I.IVER oil, from selected liven, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard A Co., N. Y. Absolutely pore and sweet. Patients who have once tafcen It prefer It to all others. Physi cians declare It superior to alt other oils. Chatied hinds, face, pimples and rough cored by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by well, Hazard A Co,. New York. The most anonymous writer known to the press is the one who signs him self “More Anon.” It lias been discov ered that * Man; Voters” is a poor little tailor who has never b e i na’uralized. “Troth” is generally a liar. The writ ings of “History” are fall of romsnoe. “Justice” wants to crash everybody who does not think as he does. Mr. A. Nichols, of this place, sayi h e suffered from Catarrh for years, lie pur chased a bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm of ns. He is now almost cured, and says you urn not recommend it loo highly. We are selling more of Ely's Cream U dm than of any other cala-rh remedies, c.n inr lly keep a supply on hand. — Evses Bit's., Druggists, Independence. Iowa. Xwo Parisian Eaans were taking sup per at a farm house near Orleans. All at once one of them made a wry face, called the housewife and showed her a very fine blonde hair in the hare rag out. The good woman smiled and said : “Yes, theieis one after all; excuse me gtntlemen, I thought I had taken them all ont I” On Tlilrty Oars’ Trial. The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich., will send Dr. Dye’s Celebrated Electro- Voltaic Beits and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) who are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality and kindred troubles, guaran teeing speedy and complete restoration ot health and roanlv vigor.—Address as above.—N. B.—No riak is Incurred, as thirty days’ trial is allowed. It costs tint very ii Mo to try experl Liania with the new vai ieties of wheat, and every wheat grower shonld give them all a fair trial. Wheat is easily improved by selection, and the intro duction of new varieties can be greatly assisted it the farmers will make im provement of wheat a special object. A lawyer was summoned as a wit ness in a certain case. The judge, find ing that the witness was lying badly, interrupted him, saying : I beg of yon to forget your profession for a moment and tell ns the troth.” Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer. It is entirely different from all others. Itis as clear as water, and as its name indicates is a perfect VegetableHair Restorer. Itwill im mediately free the head from all dandruff, re store gray hair to its natural color, andjiro- duce a new growth where it has fallen off It does not in any manner affect the health, which sulphur, sugar of lead and nitrate of silverpreparationsliavedawe. It will change light or faded hair in a few .lays to a beautiful glossy brown. Ask your druggist forit. Each bottle is warranted. Smith, if line & Co., Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia, Pa. and C. N. C kitten ton New York. 'So jour husband is a contractor. In what particular line is he ?” “In the debt line?” “Yes, he has contracted about $10,000 worth of debts daring tbe laBt two years. Everybody says he is very successful in his business.” O, Amkrikaw, Amerikawl How 1 love you—Fifty cents all around, please; American women are very beanftiful— Fifty cents more *11 around, please. I have purchased a house in New York, ani shall make this country my home— Fifty cents more, &c. That is what our European visitors are giving ns. Tbey srescertsl* etna for Cooed- i^,fsmSSSr^TSSSi Liver, HI—th, Baweb or (late, or sent by aiatl tar K cents la stamps by P. IEU8TAEDTER A CO., ■S Mercer 8t., Mew York, Sole Manntaeturers at 8T. BERNARD vees- Hezrt Disease in a'l its forms cured by Dr. Graves' Heart Regulator. Price $1. by druggists. Sprinkle sassafras bark among dried fruits to keep out wrorms. Every man has a right to an opinion of his own if he get a lawyer and pays for it Dr. Kline"* Great Nerve neeterer m tne marvel ot the age lor all nerve d fits stopped tree. Bead to <tl Philadelphia, pa. A handful of hay in a pail of water neutralizes the smell of paint. Pride often miscalculates, and more often misconceives. To cure a sore throat, gargle with Piso’e Cure for Consumption. 25 ct-alr. Turpentine applied to a cut is a pre ventive of lockjaw. Emory's Little Cathartic Pill—best made for Liver Complaint and Bilii Tasteless, harmless, infallible. 15c. A hot shovel held over furniture re moves white spots. Chrolilh'oo collars and cuffs are cheapest in the long run. They wear longer than a -y other, and you save coat of washing. Never give a promise that you do not intend to fulfil. ladies and children's roots and shoes cannot run over if Lynn’s Patent Hed Stiffener* are used. Fifteen vests ago an Alabama man killed a peddler. Ever since that time bis wife has held the crime over him as a whip, < bhging him to split all the wood, build the fires and rocE the baby. Rendered desperate by her treatment he has given himself ap to be hung. MRS. LANGTRY, ‘Tried Avenue Railroad” said the Western Passenger Agent. “Third Avenue Railroad, I never heard of that before, bit a trank line?” and be swelled out pompously as he awaited the reckon it is,” replied the New Yorker quietly. “How many divisions does it have ?” inquired the Western Passenger Agent with a remarkable show of interest. “Only one,” sighed the New Yorker. ‘The division between the conductor and the driver.” And the enlightened Western Pas senger Agent turned away to think the thing over, and wonder if the same system could not be advantageously in troduced into his company with more satisfactory financial results to himself than under the current management. Everybody is pleased with the unproved Oirboline, a deodorized extract of petro leum. it is as clear anil limped as spring water, and was originally intended by na ture as a panacea for all diseases ot the scalp and skin, and as a natural hair re- newer. Sins may be forgiven throngh re pentance, but no act of will will ever justity them. When the doctors can’t enra your Heatt Disease try Dr. Graves’ Heart Regulator 5 Sold by druggists. Clean tea or coffee cups with scour ing brick; it makes them look good as new. THE GREAT SERMASt REMEDY FOR PAIN. Believes and cores RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, BACKACHE. HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE SORE THROAT, QUINSY. SWELLINGS, ■PBAIXS. <$ Serenes*, Cuts, Braisee, FROSTBITES, BUMS, ICiLM, And all other bodily aches and pains. RTTY CENTS A BOTTLE. Sold by all Druggists and Dealers. Directions In 11 languages. The Charles A. Vogeler Ce. “Ton claim too Bieh for Saxabx- tan Nervis*, 1 * eay sa skeptic. “How can one medicine be A specific for EpL Aleeb •lisas $ ih«, «r 8eniial WeskaeM, aid fifty other etmUlanf” We claim it ft specific, sim ply, because tbe virus of all diseases arises from the blood. Its Nervine, Resolvent, Alterative and Laxative properties meet all the conditions herein referred to. It’s known world wide \ dnia«iaa®i It qnlets and composes the patient—not by the introduction of opiates and drastic cathartics, bnt by the restoration of activity to the stomach and nervous system, whereby the brain is_ relieved la fancies, which To Clergymen, Lawyers, Literary men. Mer chants, Bankers, Ladies and all those whose sed entary employment causes nervous prostration. Thousands proclaim it the most wonderful invig- orant that ever sustained the sinking system. $1.50. Sold bv all Druggists. The DR. S. A. RICH MOND MEI Oas.r Consumption Can Secured! DR. WM. HALL’S FOR the ft I I A I il LUNGSaDALoAm rBs&ife Organa. It mothen and heals the Meabrnne •f the Lnuffl, inflamed and poisoned by the disease, and prevents the nurht sweats and tightness across the chess which accompany ~ it an Inenrahle malady. thgyhj care yna, even SELLERS COUGH SYRUP. PtMsnlx Pectoral will cure your oougn. Price 3 eta. Hj’z Cream Balm when applied by tee lager Into tbe ana. true, will be abaast- ed,WectnilljclMbs- Ugte# bead of as- —»am e&i-si-as Gw at tea anal ■waves tnw aaati ftOldft OOftfr- pieteiy heals thsaorM Agreeable to Sad for areo lar. Met M cants by man or ot drngrlrta ELY BROTHERS, Druggists* Owns** H. Y. SHARP PAINS the well-known Hop Floater. Compounded, as ft Is, of Hop Pluto* am sold byoBdruggist* and country* SB cants orflrefor BLO0. oa receipt of HopFUatarCo., mnopm PLASTER liver, stomach, bladder sad blood diseases, and only real Matin • J..-V discovered for scuts and chrooio 1 — s. sto. nu enrea Dop> disordersm Stott' osyinldsy, Css refer to handredsaf reUta cured who had triad in rein sresythinf else. .ni* brnmlre* sadnimt. iimuast.jN.Y o Iriak. SSreSoSASroCfclBawaBST I to get it; if he declines ■ start in its sleep, and grind its teeth ? If so. it has WOR.flS, and yaa shonld use SCCLARK’S INFALLIBLE**® ikArkhsymsae. in its action. 25«‘. a bottle. PnigyiHtn. FRAZER AXLE GREASE io ths world. Btt fht i—toft mi snr tffil —fl Fraaar's. If LB | EVERYWHERE AGENTS WANTED r—,., taws Machine ever invented. Will knit a pair d mornings with HEBL and TOE csasslete in S minutes. It will mleo knit s great variety ot fancy- work lor which there is alwayready market Head grcircajdarand terms to theTwenmhl no Cftre 1® Tremont Street Boston. Maaa. BUY A FARM IN VIRGINIA! 80’ statute sfPTTMfl C&, Mew bun i-s. cBRisTiAs nnmnum talameate-aad Gifts. A collection or raggegtlona from leadtag Suada;-school workers la various parts of tlio country, containing some thing of inter rat to eviry Buudr.y-achool superintendent. Nothing like it ever issued before. Price* »r*c. Will »cn<l free to any one sending I list of *U the Sundav-achool Sup**rinUmd- l In t Chicago, I1L bAVin C. COOK, 46 A PRIZE FOR EVERYBODY. A CHOICE OF FORTY VALUABLE PREMIUMS, WORTH $7.9® to 91*3.0®. To ladies or gentlemen soling Oar New K*abli es You” can make ®S3.S® to flfl.ofl Week. *n addition secure a PRIZE, if yon aeh 25 60. 75.100,150. 300, 250.300, «o or 500 copies. Address RAND, McNALLY ft CO., 14d to 154 Monroe St. Chicago. TO SPECULATORS. B. Ll.XDBLOfl ft tO. 6 ft 7 Chamber of u* uuwinai. Commerce. Chicago. New York. CRAIN AND PROVISION BROKERS. Members of all prominent Prodnoe Exchanges in New York, Chicago. St JLonis4uid Milwaukee. >h wire between orders on our Bend far circulars con- BOBT. L1NDBLOM ft CO- RUPTURE Cure Guaranteed i --— by Dr. J. B, Mayer Under his treatment eaae is at once obtained and per sons can attend to their business immediately after treatment Examination free. Send stamp for to- ^j. ib Mmp w offlce,_Ml_Arch Btreet Philadelphia. at the Keystone Honse, Reading, Pa., every 9d Saturday: Herahey Borne, Harrisburg, Pa., 5th and 6th-81 Clair Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa., Tth and 8th of each month. $65 A MONTH dk kwtfi for ft live Young Men or Ladles' m each county. Address. CB * Cft. Philadelphia. Pa. *73 A WEEK, giaaasy outfit free. Address TSUBftCou Augusta. Ms I GEHTB WAMTKD for the Beat and : *5 to *20 * wee* in your own town. Terms and ®6 oatftt #DO jm. AddtramH. HflT.nxTTftOou PortiimdJie BOOKS-VICTORY-VOX POPULL Oa which aid® lies the final victory in the desperate “Battle of the Books,’* the <W* lowing extracte, characteristic of ten of thonaande received, signify: - S* tbm rhea pp am and excellence of QwrsptsE^rtseftjapublic benefaction i Dm. BUfft Santa by any age or oountry. They ought to render jmr name immortal.”—GkwXW.Pkxuv, Brattleboro, Vt to-day is John B. "I Mi delighted with the b . Tbeyaremarveiaof nclosed And £33.09 in kx.t, Chester. 8. C. AMen, the bold and original pubtlsber.wDO ii fully placing standard lit endure within the everybody who cares to read.”—'“Star." Brad “Two sets of WaYerleyJost received. All my _re wondering how I get such bargains. I and these (further) orders are the result”—H. Mo- are wondering how I get such bargains, and these (further) orders are the read Ln.nr, Tamer's Bank, Columbia City, Ind. Rheumatic HEM IS HEM DR. RADWAY'S Sarapuilliai Rcsatoat. m uni urn ram*. ESSKS* Radway's Sarsaparillian Resolvent. ttrwtitu l whether It t ioen, acres, u , (Smses of i I r.wtwb, tela, unr.ataoaeb or bowels, either geteeereawflielbenl, tee tints lelamtel—a bIWeeiaHee tee warn and bolide wd repairs mSSL'S sew jtte. _ T»a Ian, after a few dess' (to . becomes clear and blotches, black spate end snored; sores and ulcers aooe a estates bom i m at oorroaire sobllmzte, may rely non a care iomaketuiiuiraSanwmw^HwwwHtete the system, more of tbe sctlre prtnet- - any other PrepenUoa. nlra of _ rsbentn taoapoowfol doses,Vhtle others’require freer til Item aa much. _ One Dollar as Bottle. R» R* R. Radway's Ready Relief. faMHyPreig the World In treat one to twenty miwtue never 1 relieve Fete with one thorough *ppll__ bo matter how violent or excruciating the the Rhetunatta, Bed-ridden, Infirm, Crippled. Nervous. Neuralgic or prostrated with ueeeee suffer, RADWAY’S f B "*"* A irer falls tte^Bg applicattoaT^BI n*ths path, LCripSte? ^ READY WWT.TWW wta WTUUOtATION OF THE KIDNgIS, INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDMM. INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWKLS, i CONGESTION OF THE LUHeg (OEE THROAT, DIFFICULT BREATHDfG, PALPITATION OF THE HEART, HYSTERICS, CROUP, DIPHTHERIA, CATARRH, mrUTEHHA, HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE, NEURALGIA, KHEUMATUnt, COLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLR, CHILBLAINS AND FROST Mf, BRUISES, LUMBAGO. SCIATICA, NERVOUSNESS, SLEEPLESSNESS, COUGHS, COLDS, SPRAINS, FAINS OI THE CHEST, BACK 1 MALARIA IN ITS VABIOU8 FORMS. FEVEB AND AGUE. FEVER AND AGUE eared for 50cte nereis pace remedial scent in this world that will core Ferer aad Ane, and other Malarious, Billons, Scarlet. Typhoid, Yelkrw end steer ferers (sldc3 oy RA0y/Y^ 1 LLS) so quickly aa RADWAY'S It will la a few momenta, when taken Internally ..—tothedlreotioae, care Cramp Heartburn, 8!ok Headachi ■ Gone, Travelers should always cany s bottle of HAD- -I WAY’S BEADY RELIEF with them. A few -< V drops In water wmpreyent .lekneaa or petna fromv ehenge of water. It la better than French Btzady x , . he provided with la i ahoold^lways RADWAY’S | Regulating Pills ; Perfect, Pariattre, Apart. 1b Operation. a vaomAHLx suBsnruTN fob ( flAT/IMET. WBBSBKii ptetta^peedeema,Oenallptiloai.Pptetrcnaw. teA- ^ SaatetaZaSaSaTSSto dsnwpaaaaaf BasSMSRaBSSiar^ awarSSSEsrfc to Wtea^SmteeaST^rSaSStekBr IMS. aad BaMaaVlmkaesf Hast, Barma* a A fswdasm ef limn The Greatest Blood Purifier Known! KHEUKATI8X CUBED. Rocxxrm, N. Y, Apr. ate.'te. Khnmata Syrup Ou Gains—I have been a treat suf ferer from Rheumatism for ate years, aad hemrUt of tec soocesa of Rheumatic Syrup I concluded lo rve tl s trial tat my owa ease, end I cheerfully say that I have been greatly benefltted by la nee. I eea walk with entire freedom pain, aad my «eoem health Is very much improved. It la e Tteaslrt raw i ay tar tea blood 8020FULA CUBED. IEUJUL01A CUBED. Pom Btbox, H. T., Fite, a, w. Rhernnatim8vr*PCa~, I had been or four yws, siclana, for scrofula, ed it, but found no relief uattl I commenced taking your ftyrup. After taking ft e short flnw, to i doctoring for three i, with different phy- icrofala» aa sob® call- MRS. WILLIAM BTRANCL my surprise, It began to help aaa. have fad no rots stnea teU( tea Conttnotekitsaao a tew weeks, foprttbotao. itttekM tee hate I found myself as wall as ever, remadr I have evte baaed at for Manufd by RHEUMATIC SYRUP CO., I Plymouth Aim., Rochester, H. Y. The- Famous It would fcea pity if tbe famous beauty should suffer **•““ iDantocntt m consequence ot our ■ her "vehret-voflee” when m well- C. N. CRITT AN TON, H. Y., Proprietor. For toe by all druggfata. Ultu’iMUpksr TELE HARD-WORKING MAN. He was a hard-working man, and for a good many years ne had been working twice as hard as any man ought to work. He said he had a splendid constitution, and that he could stand it He forgot that as years passes on the waste of the system is much greater than in youth, while the repair of it is less. He became weak, debilitated, nervous, and despondent He regarded the future with dread, and said he had worked himself into an untimely grave. - —-w But he was not taken to the A paste of equal parts of sifted ashes, clay and salt and a little water cements cracks in stoves and ovens. i Prosperities can only be enjoyed by ■ them who fear not at All to lose them, i Wm at alLYlnstead ofthat, a good inendbrought him some Brown’s IronBktera. yL. • — He began to pick up strength That was what be wanted. | Brown’s Iron Bitters enriched hia&iling blood and put new Efcmto horn.* It toned UAl) “FAUX AND TBUX” STOPPED FREE , CENTS wanted for two new fxRt-seUing artftoleti. L Samples free. C. E. MARSHALL, LockporftN.Y. Camphor Milk la the best Liniment. Price ft cents MUSTANG A FAHUT HMCIIB THAT HAS HUM muon Mine u tbaesi (Ml ICTUS [MOT A BALI FOB EVERY WOUND OF MAN AND BEAST! THEQLDE8TABE8TLIRIMEIT SVZR MADE IN AMERICA. -