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Mania From Waxhlnjrtaa.
J. L. Cunningham U the aenior mem
ber of the Boston Arm which nearly en
joys a monopoly In supplying ma«U for
vessels built on the Atlantic coast.
Twenty years ago, says Mr. Cunningham,
vessels were smaller than now and tim
ber for masts could be had in New Hamp
shire and Maine. When the forests there
were thinned out they fell back on Michi
gan-
But of late years the demand has been
for larger masts than oven the pine then)
furnished, and the northern pine forests
of Washington were called upon. These
are loaded into a chartered vessel and
shipped to Boston around the Horn. Mr.
Cunuinglmin ships cne cargo a year in
this way, and ho has only got one com
petitor. Ho is now on his way to Port
Blakely, Wash., to Bupcrintcod the load
ing of a vessel which has a capacity of
1,400,000 feet of lumber.
“The Northern pine," he says, “Is
next to tho w..ite nak in strength, and
has double the strength of the Eastern
pine. 1 buy nothing over 115 foot in
length, hut we could get masts 150 foel
long if wo wanted. It it little troubto
to get a stick 150 foet long without a
knot. Tho lumber business in Washing
ton is extremely dull, and half tho mills
along tho Puget Bound are idle. A stick
that cost HI 10 a year ago can lie bought
fo-day for #00. The reason! The Boutli
American and Australian markets havo
been overstocked, and there Is no do-
lnairl. Tho markets are glutted. Why,
a year ago tho freight on 1000 foot of
lumhor to Booth American ports was
#24.50. To-day it is #9.50. And tho
worst ol it is, tlicro are no pros|M)ot of
improvement for tho preseut. ’
It may surprlso many to know that for
twenty years this firm has boon shipping
timber for masts from tho Puget Bound
' country. At first cargoes woro only sent
every few years, but of Into a cargo a
year is the rule. Tim timber is shipped
in tile rough, and tho masts are shaped
at the various New England ami Eastern
shipyards.—Bt. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer
Press,
The moon is above nil liunnr. follies
arid always looks down on lover). — El
mira Gazette.
SfirrslInns Often Slkrt.
2 . Wbat is Alabaatfoef
Alalinstlneis a DimwiiMt coating tor
walls and rvlliugs.
Q. U K the sniue ns kalsominest
A It is ontlroly different from all other
pre|>ai'nlions on the market.
Q. Wherein does If differ from these hid
nominee on tho market!'
A. 1th made from a commit that goes
tin niii;lt a process of setting on the wall, and
grmva harder with age.
<4 tV hat are kalsoininas made fromt
\ From whitings, chalks, clays or other
ii, •' •niwders for a base, and nre entirely
iK'i'iin lent upon glue to hold them on the
(,) Why do kalsomlnes rub and scale!
A. Because the glue, being animal matter,
decays in a short time by exposure to air
and moisture, and the binding <|iiiilltiea of
the material are then gone
U. Does the Afabastine contain any -tn
Jurlous substance)
A. Ahdiasllnu has been most carefully
toalod, and is r •commended by leading sanl-
tar'inn* throughout the country, on account
of its sanitary nature
Q What lias tho same Investigation
snown regarding wall paper!
A. Hahltariuus condemn, in strong terms,
the use of well paper for walls of living
r ooms, on account of toe poison used in Its
manufacture,
Q. Can anything but plain work bo dona
with Alnbustiuet
A. Any kind of work, from plain tinting
to the most elaborate decorating can bo
done.
Q. How can I learn to do this work nnd
decorate my house?
A. lty writing the Alabastiue Company,
Grand Rapids, Mlcli., for bonk of Instruc
tions and suggestions, and illustration of
stencils; also showing six sets of tinted wall
designs, sunt free.
The most dangerous “charge of tho
light brigade'’ is that made by the gas
office ctcrk.—Ooiiunbun Post.
The Only Oae User Prime*.
CAN YOU VINO TUB WOI11I?
These (a a 8 Inch display adreri Isement tn
Ibis paper, this week, whlob has no two words
Vltse except one word. The same Is true of
•ach new one appearing eaolt week, from The
l>r. Barter Medlotne Co. This house places a
"Oreaqenl" on everything they mekennd pub
lish. Isiok forit, sond them the dame of the
word and Hmy will return you nno*. rkauti-
rot. i.m non in ms orsAuci.ics rim
Tnr. border of tho Cheyenne reservation Is
11 nisi with noxious home-seekers.
Foa Inqiuro-uf thin Blood, Weakness, Mala,
r'n N uenigln. I1.dljjusli1.11, and Biliousness,
take Hrinvus iron Hitlers- ll gives strength,
nmking old persons feel young ami you 11s
persons strong; 1 leosunt to take.
CntNEsrt lepers are becoming numerous on
tho Pacific Coast.
WILD DOCKS.
Jfr. Jlobcrt IT. ltvnvlr
Two Christinas Dinners
In ’90 a Smell was Enough
In ’91 a Good Appetite
The Chnnye H'«« Due to Hood's
Sn rsa pa rllta.
“ t ’iiitisr 11 as Day, Dec. Z\ 1«>1
“ O. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mam.
I have been reading In a piipor to-day about
Hood's Sarsaparilla being a cure for
Dyspepsia
And I know that it is true. A year ago the
smell of my Christmas dinner was enough fo»
tm-, hut this y. ar 1 tlml that I want more
than a smell,ami l give Hood’s Sarsaparilla
the credit for the change in my findings. For
the last two years I havo l*een troubled with
dyspepsia,and could lind no eurt for it. My
iMends told me that it I went to Kurope, sea-
sit knot*, c hange of air and diet would cure me.
• went to Ireland and remained the throe sum
mer months of this year, MU. ami came hack h*
• v * piemiM r um urod My blood was
watt try ami l W«. told UCUikv. liood’eSar
► M ti ilia .or it. 1 did so, ami in one month l
I found that
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Cures
I kit I, jKHsr lilowt aie.l dyspepsia, for I am non
perfectly welt mul have riot taken any
otlii-r iiif-lieine Kim-, I eame home.” Homt.W
f ranklin si.. AMnrla, lamg lalaml
flood's Pills are the Iwst family cathartic,
gentle wmt effective.
*>«• all KOLDIKIfi
M disabled f! fee for lucres**. 4mn#l>
u^fur Law*, a W McOibmici
OLD NEWSPAPERS for ale it SI per 1.000
1 ''il supply is exhausteil By freight or
■ quota). Southern Newspaper Union,
Charlotte, N. C.
POINTS ABOUT THESE BIHDS OF
AIK AND WATEil.
Three Group* of Ducks—Facta Fot
Duck Hunters— Fatal Cnllnalty
ul Canvna-Uacka—Neats
of Ducka.
UCK# ore cosmo-
poiitan. Few crea
tures pcrvailn so
many continents or
thrivo in such ex
tremes of climate.
I The mdlarrt is the
same bird in Eu
rope, Asia and
America. Few
birds, too, are bettor
dapted to two clc-
® ments. We might
say “fiy like a duck" as well as
swim like a duck,” for I doubt if any
pigeon con pass a blue-winged teal down
wind. Endurance) From Labrador to
to Florida just for a change of air and
hack again within a fortnight if tho case
is pressing".
Wc havo three groups of ducks, ac
cording to the naturalists: 1. Hind ton
simple; these are the river ducks, all
vegetarians, and they never dive for food
—to these beloug the mnllnril, nontail,
teal, otc.—sexes much unlike. 2. Hint.’
too lobed; those are the sea ducks -
enting fish frogs, crustaceans—diving fot
them —but using also some grasses,
celery, otc.—canvas backs, eiders,
WOOD DUCK.
scoters, etc. 3. Bill narrow aud notched
to keep the fish from slipping tho wrong
way; these are tho fish ducks, known ns
mergansers—-beautifully piumngod ducks
not often shot with us. Of course thin
paper cannot go into description of
species. All ducks havo atrniner like
teeth, n soft hill, witli a horny nail at
the tip. Divers, with which they
are sometimes -eotifi-isoil, Imvo no
teeth, and a horny bunk throughout.
Uctiso Imvo the scnlcH on tho shins hexa
gonal (reticulate), while those on the
ducks simply lap, like a shingled roof.
Perhaps tn the hunter the most inter
esting trait of the duck is the regularity
of its migrations unit its persistent loud
ness fur certain feeding grounds. There
are places were ducks feed and places
where they do not, though ordinarily
onu cannot see why one is not so good ns
the otlioi
But tliuro are times when ducks are
everywhere and anyono who shoots may
hare a fine day’s spurt with little prep
aration. Sometimes to a favorite roost
ing place on a large pond they come
whistling in between sunset and dark.
Then lake u stand, a strong shouting gun
MAI.t.AHD DUCK.
of good weight and bore, the best pow
der nnd the largest shot your- gun will
pattern well, and read) out for any duok
that you can boo the color-mark ingB on.
Hold well ahead. It is fall nuil flight
combined, remember, as lie sweeps to
the water's surface. Hix to eight foet is
not too far if the range is long. The koy
to success may lie largely in concealment.
Never dress conspicuously. If you can,
keep your drab coat outside, and for ex
tra warmth put on more woolen under
wear. Bkulk low if auy killed ol
wouudod float, for most ducks- espec
ially teals and red heads, , irclo again
'vet fallen friouds, oven after they may
nave gone miles away. Oil dreaiy days,
with a northwest wind threatening cold
or snow, ducks leave tho prairies, Helds
and ponds fo,r the sheltered creeks and
“hug the lee shore in a storm.” It may
bo well to remember that ducks are said
always to alight against the wind, and
that you are inoio likely to kill if you
fire just ns they are about to drop than
if you wait till they have iottlcd.
Of course it is well to have a retriever
when shooting ducks, hut there are.limes
when It is too cold to use one much with
out groat cruelty, especially if lie cannot
lie allowed exorcise. A waterspaniol is
good, a Chesapeake Bay dog hotter, but
if only occasional hunter your bird dog
should lie trained to answer. The best
I ever saw was a pointer though that was
eertainly exceptional. You arc apt to
give your hunter rheumatism with much
of iliissport. Always reshoot a wounded
duck till disabled, and do not chill or
discourage your dog by a long, useless
chase, unless you are training a puppy.
Wounded ducks often take to tho grass
and hide deftly, when any dog that can
trail will prove useful.
It is well to learn to know by the style
of flight whether ducks are alighting
near or going on by. If the flocks aro
high — all tending tho same way, uiain-
tainiog a coust.iut attitude, shape, ami
•toady wing beat, you had belter slay as
homo that day, but if they swoop down
and up, break their graceful flock-shipe
and change direction often, tlion it is
not “vainly the fowler’s eye might mark
thy flight to do theu harm," as Bryant
has it, for they intend alighting some
where i.oar. One, too, should know
something of the habits of individual
species to be ab'e to luttit them success
fully. This can only come of experience.
While nl! ducks feed promiscuously hud
dled, the various kinds soon flock to
gether in their flight. Mallards may ho
known by their size, pintails i the tail
plumes, leal by smallness aud rapid wing,
wood dock hv ronsmeiious n-arkiimsand
others by the sound made when fright;
enod or the peculiar whistle of tho wing
or curve of flight. It requires close ob-
servsttion lor all this. America is so rich
in her varieties of this game that it takes
an expert to classify many species of this
game after they are in hand.
Canvas-backs, have a curiosity like
that of the antelcpc. of the plains, and
tail he induced sometimes to swim near
shore by I ho display of some bright,
moving object. Little dogs are some
times trained tn roil ludicrously in view
of flocks, while the hunter lies in wait
ing. This is a trick said to have been
learned from tho fox, who practises it
upon tho ducklings. Mallards decoy
readily; so also do teal and red-heada,
and all may be caused to come lower
down by use. of some of the excellent
calls that can now be purchased. Hotno-
times flocks can lie made to swerve fur
ther in shore by placing somu conspicuous
object far out, which they avoid, und the
hunter in Cornfield shooting, which is
very uncertain sport, can sometimes tie
his horse for similar effect. A few de
coys well arrnnged are, of course, a great
help, but on wuter tievor set thoir heads
down Wind. A duck differs from a
horso in this respect as well as others.
If you know favorite resorts build,before
the birds come, blindH ol brush of corn-
fodder, or sink a barrel flush with the
surface. Fine sport can sometimes bo
obtained by having someone row you
around among the little swampy oitliarios,
specially in the spring after tho mallards
hove paired but not yet departed. In
shallow reed beds or among tho wild
celery you can often wade out In high
rubbors and have some good shots.
The wood duck, which, like tho poor,
is always with us, docs not decoy well,
and its call is simply itiimitablo. In
sneaking along the banks of streams
watch well the bonds or pools near a
largo log. The “water-gap" Is a favor
ite place. Bo far as my knowledge goes
this is ttie.only dink that perches away
from its nest, ho you can look well on
over hanging branches or loga projecting
from the water. It ticsls in ln e<. Tho
block duck also breeds in tho Boutli,an 1
the buttcrlmll also breeds in trees. Tho
gnd-well breeds anywhere, but Alaska
and ttm Northwest are favorite resorts of
most of the species. I have friglit-
cnc I (lie pintail truni her nest on the
prarics of Dakota, whence in sad
plumage, barely able to lly, sho betook
herself to the lakelet tlmt is always near.
Hybrids of litis bird and the mallard
nave been frequently taken, and it lias
been proved tlmt theaO breed among
themselves. Ou these Northwestern
lakes the young are found alnindantlyju
Hit) middle summer, where thoy thrive,
and grow adept at hiding among the
reeds.
The stylo of duck ncsls vary with tltu
species, but with a few exception t they
tiro all 11mid with feathers from tltu
birds’ breast. The blackhead Inis only
Ii few ruilo sticks, while the uest of the
eider is at the other extromo of comfort.
At first this downy lining is .exclusively
Irom the mother’s plumes, but when tho
rapacious down hunters exhaust tlmt the
drake “bares liis breast" in the interest
nf posterity. The eggs of all ducks tire
linusiMlIy from six to ten—much like the
domestic birds in coloring—with ouly
jut' brood a year in the high latitudes.
Perhaps those nesting in the Boutli may
oiTte a second brood, but I have scou no
record of it.—Bt. Louis Republic.
A Barnyard Colloquy.
FARM AND GARDEN.
Miss Bantam—“What nils you. thnt
rou sre looking so glum !"
Mr. Shanghni—"I’ve fnllon down and
broken my wishbone, 1 think."
Miss Bantam “Ob, how delightful I
Aud did you make a with!"—Harper’s
Young l’oop’e.
The Dope is eighty two years old. He
was made a cardinal in 1853, ami lias
fat in the pontilicial chair for twenty-
two years.
Tho ton tines of uiilrond cunleriug in
London, England, send out 2310 subur
ban trains a day, carrying -100,000,000
passengers a year.
Water Everywhere, Rut None to. HrlnR
Sailors assert l hat sea birds may be seen
fluttering under a raiu cloud and driuk-
ing tho drops as they descend. They
further assert tlmt those birds discorn a
rain storm from ouonuous distances and
flock toward it from every point of tbo
compass. lu all probability, however,
this is one of tlio many tales of tho soa
which are more picturesque than vera
cious. The power of flying possessed by
oauy sea birds is so enormous that they
iro, practically speaking, never nut of
the roach of Iresli water; but this re
mark cannot apply to such comparative-
y feeble wanderers of tho ocean as the
wormy petrols, which aro fouud in its
remotest parts. In all probability tho
explanation as regards those and other
birds similarly situated is tlmt they ob
tain so large an amount of oil from the
tisli on which they subsist that this
iliuost entirely obviates the uecvssity tor
drinking.—Yankee Blade.
“Will the coining man use both
I arms!" asks a scientist. "Yes, if he
[ can trust the girl to hand * 1 *'the reins.”—
I I’.iiladeipbia Bros.
SKIMUINOS.
The first requisite of a profitable dairy
is good cows. It will not do to trust
wholly to breed to secure these; the in
dividual cow must be tho subject of close
investigation. The next import requis
ites are proper feed quarters. Within
certain bounds, tbo more nutritious food
and comfort can be given a cow, the
greater will be her yield of milk.—
Ant erics u Farmer.
TOWDHIIY MILDEW.
Profeator Beach, of the New York
Experiment Btutiou, says that the first
indication of the powdery mildew which
tttaoks th0 apple, poach and plum seed
lings is the appearance of cobweb spots
on the leaves in spring. Theso spread
until the whole leaf is covered. The
JiseasO attacks both tho upper add un
der surface, but. does not enter the
tissues. It cau bo kept in check by five
or six applications of the ammoniacal
solution of copper carbonate at intervals
of about twelve days, the first to lie
made when the leaves tiro about half de
veloped. Both upper and under sur
faces should be thoroughly sprayed. The
cost, asido from the labor expended in
making the applications, is about ten
cents per 11)00 trees.—New York World.
a tau noop sort a hoot house.
A serviceable covering may lie made
over a root house, undor the gan gway of
a barn, by first covering witli codar logs,
ns suggested, and these covered with a
concrete of tar and sand. But something
must, be used under this covering to pre
vent a loaded wagon from shaking tho
support and So cracking* the concrete.
This protection will be afforded by laying
three inch planks over the logs,nnd then
covering these with the floor of concrete.
Lighter planks might do, if a fuw incites
of enrth or gravel he laid on them, amt
tho concrete then laid down. The earth
would give tho requisite elasticity to the
wagon way. The coocrotu is made by
mixing the sand, first heated ou a sheet-
iron pan, with the hot tar, until the tar
is ail absorbed nnd will not run. This is
then rolled firmly aud clcun sand is
spread ou to bike up the surplus tar as
it may work to thu tup. Boating with a
fiat plank rammer will do as well as the
roller.—New Yoik Times.
ODOROUS HUT USEFUL.
1 think skunks do a vast amount of
good nnd not much hnrin, is the slnto-
inont, of 1). A Barpor of Genesee
County. Wo had a twenty-two acre lot
Infested with white grubs Inst fall, so
much so that you could not look on the
grouuil anywhere without Hoeing where
tho grubs hud fqllowcd the drill-marks
»nd eaten off the row of wheat for a
■pace of six inches to a foot nr more. In
October skunks had boon over the whole
field and removed tbo grubs so, that we
Could riot find one of the spots that had
been eaten off but what the grill) had
been taken out. Tho skunk can pul its
sharp nose right on tho spot where tho
gtub is at work. Wc have had a few
hen-eggs eaten by skunks, but not
enough to notice. The most loss wo
ever suffered from them was when an
eld dog tried to pick up ono about ten
roils from t-lio house; theu the odor |ier-
vadwl everything near there. A crock
jf October butter at the house ill ton
minutes was lit only for sonpgrouw, nnd
we were uncomfortable tor some time
Irom tho pieseucc of such powerful per-
luninry. Men and boya aro tracking
ikunks to their bole* nnd killing thorn
for their skins, so 1 fear they will be ex
terminated.—New York Trlbuno.
POTATOES port HIIKEDINU KWE8.
Raw potatoes, beeta, carrots, turnips,
md other kinds of roots nny bo given
to breeding ewes with great benefit, pro
vided they are fed in siuatl quantities at
first, increasing' the rations as the annuals
become accustomed to such soft and suc
culent food, [n uq case should so much
he given as to causa looseness of the
bowels, or what is usually lurmetl scours,
und when thcru aro iudicatious of tills
the roots should be withheld until the
droppings have.returned to their norma)
fiondltious. If tlio potatoes aro- large ol
medium aizo they should bo cut Up into
dices, but very small ones may bo fed
whole. Dne quart of cut potatoes and a
pint of oran sprinkled over them would
■be a fair ration to begin with, and only
once u day, increasing to ddiilde the
quantity in the course of three or foui
weeks. A little salt, say a teaspoonful
to each animal, may he added to eael:
ration, unless salt is kept where the sheep
can help themselves, it is common prac
tico to feed breeding ewes grain of some
kind with good hay on well-cured corn
itaLks, but all musty, mouldy food should
bo avoided, as it is likely to caqse abor
tions. Thero is nothing batter to in
crease a flow of milk than sugar beets,
ind overy farmer who keeps sheep should
raise a quantity ol these roots to feed his
broediug ewes.—New York Bull.
TRASK FOK I'lOS.
One of the most profitshlc crops for
pigs that can he plautud in the spring of
the year is pease, and land cannot be
made to produce any crop that returns
so much to tlio owner. The pease may
he raked, stacked and fed to the pigs
from the stack, or the swine may be
turned into tlio field and allowed to eat
what they will. In t ie early part of
August those that are ueedei fur seed
should he gathered. On every five acre
of pea ground turn about twenty-five
pigs loose, nnd if they havo been foV
little corn through tho summer they will
be in line condition for the first mark#!
Tlio first market v- always tho best, and
the first pigs iliac are battened on the
pcaso will save the corn for other pur
poses, lu addition to this the laud after
the pigs havo eaten the pease from it will
be iu excellent condition for winter wheat.
The best soil for the field pease is
moderately rich,sandy loi n, and timothy
sod mi such soil can bo turned over for
the crop very successfully. O i low, wet
cold grounds (lie pea vines will not thrivo
well ouuugh to warrant one iu planting
them. Too rich soil is had for them,
for tlio plants go all to vine, and produce
no pease. The oarlier the seed bed is
plowed and prepared in the spriug the
better the crop will be. T .vo bushels of
common pease should lie sown bro.) least
to the acre, ami then dragged in well.
If properly soivu they will soon cover the
field witn a green mantle. The pea vines
ami the pig manure conch the soil, aud
the hoofs of the animals pulverize it so
that the field is a most excellent one for
winter wheat in the fall of the year.
IVa vine ensilage is a valuibio food,
rot only for pigs, but for cattle and the
famous Southern cow pea can be planted
with great advantage on many soils. It
is a fine crop for enrichin { and Improv
ing the mechanical conditions Of the
ground, and the ensilage which it makes
s considered a* valuablo nearly tW that
Of Corn. Land that is devoted to cow
peas iri the summer can also be seeded
down to wheat very successfully in the
fall. Tho sweet, succulont ensilage will
also make a fine ration for the animals all
through the winter. On the whole, the
value of pease and pea vines has noit been
justly appreciated by many farmers and
stock breeders. Like clover, the plants
enrich the soil while supplying the ani
mals with food.—American Cultivator.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
The perfoct apple is of medium size.
Turkeys, ducks, geese and gUiuuas may
1)0 hatched iri the incubator.
Get (he flower borders ready for sow
ing annuals of the hardy class.
Geese are great foragers and will eat
almost as much grass as a growing calf.
AVorden’s Seckel pear ia considered a
very promising fruit by excellent author
ities.
Growers are regarding with much
favor tlio Frederick Clap pear, which
lipena in October.
Tho host fertilizer for an orchard ii
stall manure mixed with wood ashes oi
some phosphate mixture.
Every caro should bo takon that tlio
roots of transplanted trees aro not ex
posed to either sun or wind.
The “Boardman" is a now apple,
named in honor of tho Secretary of tho
Maine Po nologica! Society.
If not already done, covor over your
strawberry be f with straw to remain and
flrotcot tho frilit from the ground.
Dne of the beat plans of manage nent
with the chickons nud turkeys is to
change tile males at least once a year.
Eirly maturity is socuring a large
growth at an early age; hut to receive
the best results quality must go with it.
Ono of the most important itomi in
the management of young turkeys is to
keep them dry, at least until tho f«atlicrr
are well started. •
Homo hens never make good sitters,
nnd hence should never bo Allowed to
a good mother is necessary to raise
the youug fowls.
March ami April are the host for hatch
ing, and all reasonable care should ho
taken tp secure ns largo a number as pos
sible during this time.
Bee that tho sitting Jiens have ready
access to plenty of food aud water, so
that they will not be obliged to leave
their nests ton lung at nny onu time.
If tho incubator chickens are a little
late, better soil them who;i they will
average one anil a half pound in weight
rather than risk lower pricos a little
later.
There Is no advantage iu putting too
large n number Of eggs under the setting
hens; fifteen is as many as a good large
lion can cover, ami a smaller lieu should
be given a less number.
In setting out trees, shrubq borry
plants, berry bushes or flowers, be sure
you leave no open interstices ll l ler the
roots; make sure that the soil touche)
the roots at every point.
Low lying lands should, ns a rife, ho
avoided ior fruit Irco). in general tho
best results nre obtained on high ground,
when tin) soil may be loo rough for ollim
tillage, yet reasonably fertile
When spring planting is iu order st
the strawberry plants as early as tue sea
son will allow. If prolil only is tlio ol)
ject, select well tested varieties that aro
favorites in your nearest market
Wlied you set a broody hen, give her
a greeu sod for tbo bottom • f her nest,
it tends to keep moisture for the ogge
Murk tho date of setting ou each egg,and
see to it that no hens lav to her or break
her eggs.
Fifty fowls may be kept In ono house,
provided thu place is kept clean and
sweet and furnished with a good run.
The fowls should have wholesome food,
varied with green stuff, ground bone
meal, and coarsely ground oyster shell.
Fowls should become use 1 to their
quarters.
Book-keeping is just as necessary in
poultry keeping as it ordinary mercan
tile business. Debit the hens with all
food, buildiuga and general labor in their
behalf, and credit then with all t)gg4,
poultry and stock mid. Then, at the
end of the year, or in fact any time, your
financial standing will be readily discov
ered.
Absorbents are of great value to the
poultry house. Dry loam, smuck, coal
ashes, etc., arc splendid for “taking in"
not only moisture and dampness, but also
the various noxious gasses, such as am
monia and carbonic acid gas, which are
always present in greater or lesser quan
tities. A pure dry atmosphere is essen
tial to health.
Among the anomalies of nomenclature
noticed iu our market reports aro tlio
words “Irish potatoes," applied to our
common potato. The potato is purely
an American. Ireland never saw one
until it was sent there from this conti
nent. Tile same is true of the tomato.
Owing to the very largo mo of this veg
etable iu Southern Europe many persons
aro of the opinion that the tomato was a
nitivo of Unit section.
f rom me leaning oi me lieu in winter
for eggs, all the way through the line of
domesticated animals until we resell tho
highest bred and most val iable trotter,
the matter ol selecte I feeds, properly
balanced feels, and feeds adapted to the
5nd desired and essential to the accom
plishments of the highest results 19 what
the American larmer und feeder lias to
direct his most earnest attention to.
First teed the soil, then the animal, and
do botli scientifically.
Btatx or unto, erry or T oledo, i
Lccas County, I
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ho is the
f enter partner of tho ilrm of F. J. Cheney *
to., dom " ‘ * ‘ “
ifng business In th
of Toledo,
will pay tho sum of $100 for each am! every
case of cataryb that i snoot be eared by the
rise of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Orkney.
Sworn io before me and subscribed In my
presence, this Stb day hr Lieeetnbtr, A. D., lSSe.
, , A. W. GtJfifrON,
J SEAL f
' -—-— ’ Avion/ PubRe.
Hall's Catarrh Cura la taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the syctem. bend for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O.
\£T Bold by PruKtfiittB. 7fte,
It is estimated that there Ste *6-daj
12,947 Jesuits. lu the United 8taf<3
there are 564 in Maryland, 403 in Mis
souri, and 196 in New Orleans.
A Brilliant niacnrery In Ilrtnntalaxy.
It la said that Mipcrfiunuii hair call be per
manently removed without pain. An Interest-
lh K and valuable discovery lmn c.'.cputly
made by .folni H. Woodbury, nf 12S X\c«t IM
street. New York t'it). it Is a remedy for ho
bernmnent removal of superfluous hairi eon»iHt-
W M a fluid which ia applied to t he hair follicle
by means 6f an electric needle It la deaUrnod to
lie used by patienth at their homes, and ia Bald
to lie fully a.s effectual u* electricity. 1- till par
ticulars in reference to this taltiffble remedy
ire found in u little book of 1JJ# patfee, tvuicli is
sent to any address for 10 cents on applicntiort
lo tbe discoverer.
TPjk Argentine Republic ha* suspended
telegraphic Communication.
Kcv. .lame* II. Corden, pastor M* fc!. Church,
Wilson, N. <\.»*nys: “ I have used BradyCrotlne
and never in a single Instance failed to obtain
immediate relief From headache when direc
tions were followed.” Fifty cents, at drug
stores.
Wc are exporting between three and four
miltionH bushels of wheat every week.
In IMP "nrrwn’TBronchial TVochfs" were
Introduced, and their success as a cure for
Colds, CoukIib, Asthma aud Bronchitis hag
been unparalleled.
The famine in the north of Hungary is
spreading.
Tiie pfourcsH of science in medicine has pro
duced nothing better for human ills than tho
iSlebfated ileerhaurs Fills. cents a box.
On the Pacific sldpfl t-bff acreage in
ioi>s will be largely increased.
Foil Dyspepsia, Indigestion, and Ptoroach
disorders, use Rrown’s Iron lilt tern. Tbo Best
Tonic, it rebuild-, the hystein, cleans tbe Blood
and stibnulhciiH the inuHcloB. A splendid ton
ic fof went nnd debilitated persona.
Therk tre five Taylors ifl the Rows# of
Representatives, alt Republican*.
F1T8 stopped free by Dr. Ruito's Ukrav
B eryic Restorer. No fits after flret day’s noeJ
arvulous cures. Treatise and $2 trial bottle 1
ffee. Dr. KUne. HU Arch St.. Phlfiu. IV
£yaup4Rc s
ONU BNJOY8
Both tho method and ttmiIIh when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and aets
gently yet promptly ou the Kidueya,
Liver nnd Bowels, demises the sys
tem effectually, iliK|>els colds, head
aches ami fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of ils kind ever pro
dueed, pleasing to the taste and ae-
ceptable to tlio stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the moat
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to nil and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In 50c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Auy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
eifre it promptly for any one who
wishes to tty it. Do uot accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
Young Mothers!
W» Offer To* * Xomody
irhieh Inturea Safety to
Life of Mother and Child.
“MOTHER'S FRIEND”
JR06# Confinement of its
Pain, Horror and Risk.
After u*fo* one bottle of »• Mother'* Friend" 1
•uftvrtnl but little palu, anti «U l unt e*perl«*iie# tbnt
weakW’^N ufterwanl uiuut In ouch enow.—Mro.
AltaiK Oatilt, l.amar, Mv. Joa. 15lh, 1491.
Bf-nt by express. chnrgx’O prepaid, on receipt of
price 1 . $1.50 per bottle. Book to M< •( b«*r« mulled fret*.
UUADFIULU ltCOVLATOK CO.,
ATLANTA, UA,
BOLD BY ALL DUIKKIISTS.
Hpiin ii ii *1 Rucks.
Fiah stories are good, but they cannot
compare in interest with the lieu stories
' (hat weie told recently at the Plowman
Farmers’ meeting in John Hancock
Building. James Rankin, of South
Easton, the essayist, described a pair of
healthy chickeus hatched from a doub l C
yelked egg which wero joined at the
wings by a fleshy iutegument. They
had to be separated, because one ot
them devolope 1 a tendency to turn
somersalts, whic i proved a source of an
noyancc and danger to his lesi acrobati
cally inclined mate. He also told of a
flock of ducks that would never enter the
water unless accompanied by a y3un;
lady attendant, anti at a certain hour
every day they would come to the house
and quack lor her to come out and g >
with them to the water's edge. — Boston
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99
Heads off
diaease Hi*. fWee’g QAlden Med
ical Discovery. In a way, that you
can understand, too, by purifying
the blood. When you’ro weak,
dull and languid, or when blotches
and eruptions appear-—that’s tho
time to take it, no matter what the
season. It’s easier to prevent that*
to havo to cure. 4
For all diseases caused by a tor-
ptd liver or impure blood, Dyspep
sia, Biliousness, Scrofulous, Skin, or
Scalp Diseases—-even Consumption
(or Lung-scrofula), in its earlier
Stages, the “ Discovery " is tho onlj
remedy that’s guaranteed. If it
does'nt benefit or cure, you havo
your money hack,
You pay only for the good yot*
get. a
The proprietors of Dr. Sagfe’s Ci*
tarrh Remedy loso #500 if you’re
not cured of Catarrh. They prom
ise to pay you that if they can’t
cure you. What do you lose by
trying it? Is there anything to
risk, except your Catarrh ?
FROM THE ’’PACliFIC JOURNAL.”
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WEEK]
PATE NTS&MSK'r
w iOfairb*|^ free
“German
Syrup
Ttvo bottles of German Syrup
cured me of Hemorrhage of the
Lungs when other remedies failed.
I am a married mau and, thirty-six
years of age, and live with my wife
and two little girls at Durham, Mo.
I have stated this brief and plain so
that all may understand. My case
was a bad one, and I shall be glad
4o tell anyone about it who will
write me. Pmi.ip L. Schhnck, P.
O. B0X45, April 25. 1890. No man
could ask a more honorable, busi
ness-like statement. •
Kennedy’s
MedicalDiscovery
Takes hold in this order:
Bowels,
Liver,
Kidneys,
Inside Skin,
Outside Skin,
DrtrftBf everything before ll that ought to bo oak
You know whether
you need it or not.
Mi by Gvrry AruggUt, *nd manufactured by
DONALD KENNEDY,
KOXBUKV, HASS.
Fcr terms eiMrfr, *
JONES OF WTNOHAiSTOlT,
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Under the patronage of'
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Tours of eighty, HlAty, liny ;*u l forty
I av
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Iksnisnd*. It has not injnr
«<1 on*. It Is not bsd infikt.
It is the best cough sfrup.
Sold sv«rr»hera ®»c.
RIPAMS TARULE9 regulate®
tho stomach, lb or nnd bowels,:
[evenr symptom or due**' resulting frrffrt
'bl^nd, or * fslitire by the afomarli, liver «tr intestines*
io psrfonn th*tr pr«n*-r functions. Personsgiren to J
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W. BAKER & CO.’S
Breakfast Cocoa
from which the execs* of ol!
has bet-u removed,
It ftbauluh hj pure and
il it soluble.
No Chemicals
sro used in ils preparation. It
has more Ihmi three timet the
strength of Cocoa mixed with
Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar,
I nnd is therefoic far more eco
nomical, costing IretHhan ont
.-!//). It is delicious, noar-
I ishing, strengthening, easily
diqsstbd, uud udmiinbiy adapted for invalids
as well as for persons in health.
Sold liy Gr-iffr* every where.
W. BAKER & CO., Oorchexter, Maaa.
RELIEVES all 6tomach Distress.
REMOVES Nausea, Senso of Fi
Congestion. Pain.
REVIVES Failing ENERGY.
RESTORES Nonnul Clrruhitloi
Warms to Toe Til’s.
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