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A WATER FARM.
Possibilities of “Agriculture" of
a Watery Nature.
Profit In Raising Fish and Frogs
for Market.
It has not been many years Binec
water farming was added to tlie possi¬
bilities of "agriculture" in Indiana.
It began ns a diversion. It has become
a business. Enough time lias now
c'npscd to demonstrate that water
farming may lie made practicable and
profitable—as least as profitable as
some other rural occupation, and more
enticing than tho ordinary life of an
agriculturist. As much money can bo
made off nu acre of water as off an
aero of land, including well-located
fish and frog ponds on the ono hand
and ordinary farming on tlie other.
One of the pioneers in water-farm¬
ing in Indiana is Mr. Joseph Manlovo
of Milton. Seven years ago he bought
a small piece of low land lying be¬
tween the White Water Canal and
White Water River, lie determined
to flood the lowland and to add to his
possessions tlie adjoining high land for
park purposes, llis place now includes
fourteen acres of water and twenty-
one of land. Ilis business is largely
with thc water and only incidentally
with thc dry la d. Ilis first purpose
was to establish a carp pond, from
which the fish market might ho sup¬
plied. This was accomplished in two
years witli comparative case.
Now lie has practically an unlimited
quantity of this variety of fish. How¬
ever, tlie public t..stc also calls for
bass, and Manlove determined to add
tins variety to his supply. Ilia lake is
now stocked witli a vast supply of
black bass. They have grown finely,
and next year bass-fishing will bo
“put on thc market.” Bass promise
so much better than carp that “Farm¬
er” Manlove uses his young carp as
food for his bass.
Still another “department” has been
added to thc “farm” this season—
frogs. Four acres of shallow wateri
well grown in flags, were set apart as
a breeding place for frogs. They
breed and grow rapidly. Four thou¬
sand tadpoles were put in this breed¬
ing pen carU’ in the spring. Many of
them ore now of a marketable size.
Next' season they will be giaut6—big
ten-inch long “cultivated” bull frogs,
worth $2.50 and S3 a dozen—not tlie
little marsh frog, but tlie big fellows
with Herr Fischer voices. In catching
them for market a light at night is
used. They stare at the l'ght, and can
be caught and bandied with enso in its
glare. In catching large quantities of
carp the lake is drained off. In winter
the marketable fish arc kept in small
ponds.
It is interesting to observe thc water
farmer at Ids work. Ho can use a
horse for side purposes, but lie
needs neither plough, planter nor
reaper. Suppose lie lias gone out to
feed. He lias witli him middlings or
some other grain. Ha goes to tho
bleeding pond, sounds a gong or blows
a whistle and thousands of frogs come
hopping from their shelter. They eat
tlie food ravenously and become so
tame that thc farmer handles tlioin as
a woman does her pet chickens. Tlie
same food is just tlie thing for old and
young carp. “Fish and frogs lake to
grain and grain products,” said Mr.
Manlove, “like a boy takes to apple-
dumpling. Part of the season it is not
necessary to feed my stock at nil. Tho
water-grass seeds make the finest of
food for the fish, and at this time of
the year I rarely prepare a fish for thc
table that I do not find him filled with
grass seeds.—[Indianapolis News.
Derivation of Picnic.
Almost any bov or girl can tell you
What a picnic is like, but I wonder how
many know why it is so called, or that
the custom is said to date only from
1802, not u hundred years ago.
Then, as now, when such an enter¬
tainment was being arranged for, it
was customa-y that tlioso who intend¬
ed to be present should supply the eat¬
ables and drinkables. Originally tho
plan was to draw up a list of what was
necessary, which is an excellent one to
follow, for often, when there has been
no previous agreement, it is discovered,
when too late, that there is too much of
one kind of food and not enough of an¬
other.
A The list was passed round, ami each
person picked out thc article of food
or drink he or she was willing to fur¬
nish, and the name of thc article was
then nicked oft' thc list. So it was
from these two words, "picked” and
"nicked,” that this form of out-of-
door entertainment first became known
as a "pick and nick,” and then as a
"picnic,” the old-fashioned name for
thc basket parties of today.— [Har¬
per’s Young People.
An Extra Indncement.
He (on the promenade)—“I am
'feAvfnily thirsty, but I know from ex-
perience that soda water does not
qucnoli’ thirst.”
She—"No, it doe3 not. W’e can
got pure, cold spring water at a place
around the corner.”
He—“You know the neighborhood,
then?”
She—"Yes, They always give a
glass of water with every plate of ice¬
cream.”— [Good News,
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
SOFT BUTTER-
Cows diffor in tlie quality of tho but¬
ter they yield; that of some cows is
harder than that of others, but thc
food ha* a considerable influence on
the butler. Cottonseed meal makes
tin butter harder, while onls and bran
make it soft. Two pounds per day of
cottonseed meal, but not more, will
probably improve tlie quality of the
butter. If more is given it tuny in¬
jure tho cow and cause an ultack of
garget.— [New York Times.
BEST TIME TO ItUF.AK A COLT.
The best time to break a colt to the
baiter is while it is following the iluin.
It is very easy to leach a colt to lead
while it is only a few weeks old, and
it will never forget it. I>o not ueglcct
this little job until the colt is six
months old or more, for it will be
much harder to handle and there will
lie more danger of tho colt straining
itself, also of acquiring thc bad habit
of halter-pulling.— [National Horse
Breeder.
HHYINti Flturr.
a meeting of California horti¬
culturists, whore thc subject of drying
fruits was discussed, the members
generally expressed themselves ns
against much doctoring of (lie fruit,
though a judicious uso of sulphur was
considered beneficial and an aid to thc
sale of the product. In bleaching the
plan is to put the fruit over tlie fumes
of the sulphur directly af cr cutting,
to allow tlie air no time to blacken it,
and leave it in the sniphur from twenty
to thirty minutes. If a man expects
to make a success of drying fruits he
must visit thc localities from which
the article lias been successfully
marketed and si tidy the systems em¬
ployed, said one member, All the
speakers advocated the selection of
fair fruit for drying and careful grad¬
ing and attractive packing.—[Times
Democrat.
HOT-WEATHER 8IIEDS FOU CATTLE.
The stifle ring and loss of life among
animals necessarily employed on the
streets during the heated term sug¬
gests the thought that more than the
usual care should bo taken for tho
protection o£ catllo in such periods on
the farm, in wooded pastures or in
fields most commonly devoted to the
purpose sufficient shade will be found.
But it is often desirable to turn cattle
into grain fields after tho harvest is
over and where there arc few or no
shade trees. To provide for such cases
it would seem a good plan for fanners
thus situated to put up one or more
open sheds on the stubble-fields they
want, to pasture as soon as the harvest¬
ing is over.
The material may be of (lie roughest
and cheapest character and can be
taken down and stored away lo be
used where wanted the next season.
One advantage attached to an artificial
shade for this purpose lies in tlie fact
that it can be located where it will be
nearest to water and most convenient
otherwise.—New York World.
SCAB IN POTATOES.
• There are different opinions about
the cause of the scab which injures
potatoes, but no one believes it is due
to any fungus, anil tho majority of
experts think it is duo to injury by
some insect or worm. The wire
worms are blamed for it; we think
justly, but whatever is tlie cause of it,
a remedy exists in (lie use of artificial
fertilizers instead of stable manure,
This discovery was made ten years
ago by thc writer during a scries of
tests and experiments to find tlie cause
and a remedy for (lie injury. In every
ease the potatoes that were manured
were scabbed, and in every case where
tlie artificial fertilizers were used they
were clean and free from scab, and in
every case there were wire
among the scabbed potatoes and none
in the fertilized ground. The natural
and reasonable supposition is that the
fertilizers drove tho wire worms away.
— [New York Times.
CULTIVATING AFTER A liAtX.
After a smart shower, just enough
to moisten tlie soil for a half inch or
an ’.nch in depth, is just the time to
cultivate corn. Tho dry soil beneath
will turn up to the surface after the
cultivator and the soil may look
than before. Do not be disturbed by
this. It is li. t the looks, but the
efit of the corn you are seeking. Tho
moisture turned under is not lost,
preserved from evaporation, by being
placed where it is not visible, More-
over, it is just where it is most needed
to help thc corn. Two or three inches
below the surface it will bring a mat
of corn roots to suck it up.
Besides, the moisture of the soil
will rise and thc following morning,
after tho cultivation the surface will
be quite damp. This will be partly
owing to dew condensed from the air
by contact with thc colder soil. There
is an admirable adaptation of the corn
plant in providing its roots with nec¬
essary moisture. Its leaves bend over
and every particle of rainfall ou them
is dropped into the middle of the row
one or oue and a half feet from the
stalks. This is just where moisture is
most needed. Nature makes no mis-
Lukes. it is quiie common for farm,
ers to put a little manure in tho hill
corn seed when they plant it.
This is merely to give the voiiug plants
a start. After a few weeks tho bulk
cf thc roots are formed on tho outer
extremity of the leaves and continue
to be formed until the leaves lap over
hot ween the rows. — f»ew York
Herald.
TIIK REVOLUTION IN AGRICULTURE.
One satisfactory explanation why
some fanners succeed while others do
not is iliat in tlie progress of agricul¬
ture much more skill is required now
in tlie various farm operations than
heretofore. Farm culture is now a
skilled art, whcrcus formerly it was
very much of n perfunctory business
of gathering crops yielded by the nat¬
ural fertility of the soil through tlie
simplest manual labor. Seed was
scattered in thc roughly-prepared soil
and tlie products were cut by hand
wiili implements of thc simplest kind,
and were used mostly for home con¬
sumption, thc surplus being traded
away at country stores for domestic
supplies and clothing and a very little
cash to pay taxes and tlie small ex¬
penditures that were necessary.
Now this is all changed. Farming
is conducted on scientific principles,
the soil is fertilized with grcit skill;
it is cultivated in accordance with
natural laws, to bo learned and under¬
stood through careful study; crops
arc sown, planted and gathered by ma¬
chinery; steam engines are in common
use, and products arc disposed of on
commercial principles. The farmer
must lie something of a chemist, me¬
chanic and merchant; his w.rk must
be done with great manual skill and
scientific aptitude, and tlie utmost
economy must be exercised in every
part of tffe business.
The ordinary mechanics and business
men have looked down upon farmers
as far below them in the social and in¬
dustrial scale, but now, when they try
their hands at farming, they discover
their great inferiority in every point,
and make far more failures in their
adopted occupation than the farmers
they have been used to despise, until
ihey have learned their new trade
through some years of apprenticeship
and adaptation of their previous know¬
ledge to their new business.—[New
York Times.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
It doesn’t pay to keep unruly cattle.
Shrubs and flowers beautify home.
When you see chicks droop, look for
lice.
Tlie White Plymouth Rocks are hav¬
ing a steady boom.
Poultry should bo sent to market in
a fat and attractive style.
A turkey gobbler is in the prime of
life at three years of age.
Farmers should at least keep enough
fowls to pay the grocery bill.
Thc Pekin duck was first introduced
from China to this country in 1873.
Turkey liens after three years old
arc unprofitable. A gobbler is useful
at live years.
In nine cases out of ten failures are
caused by the man—not the hen,
market, or climate.
Keep your poultry house white¬
washed, clean and dry, sprinkle dry
sand on the floor and saturate roosts
with kerosene.
"Shoemakers’ children wear un-
patclied shoes, and tailors’ boys ragged
coats. The farmer’s wife carries all
the eggs to market and spares too few
for her own use.”
Sunflower seed, which can bo easily
grown in profusion around our fences
and walls without any trouble save tho
covering of tho seed in spring, is an
admirable alterative, and fowls arc
extremely fond of them.
Chicks intended for breeding stock
should not bo pushed too fast or over¬
fed; a steady, even development is
preferable, and remember the chick is
made of what it eats; no matter how
fine blooded slock they may be from,
improper care will make them in a
few generations no bettor than the
dunghill.
due of tlie Wonderful Memories.
Alin Rump, said to be the oldest
colored woman in Delaware County,
died Sunday night. Site was born in
1802 and for several years past has
been employed as janitress at the Post
Office in Chester, Penn. Her mind
was clear up to the time of her death,
and she always delighted in relating
incidents of tho long ago, especially of
her meeting General Lafayette on his
last visit to Chester. An amusing
story is told of her wonderful memory.
During the bicentennial celebration in
this c’.ty in October, 1882, a representa¬
tion of tho landing of William Pena
was given. Justice John J. Hare of
South Chester took tho character of
l’enn, and as ho stopped from the boat
to the shore, accompanied by his re¬
tinue, Aunty Rump clapped her hands
and exclaimed: "Dat's it. Dat’s
just de way William Peun looked
when he landed! I remember it well l”
—[Philadelphia Press.
Hum Chewing for Nose Bleed.
A city physician says: "A person
who is subject to bleeding from the
nose should keep some gum in his
pocket, aud wheu he feels an attack
coming on commence chewing vigor¬
ously. Niue times out of ten the in¬
creased activity of the facial muscles
will avert the bleeding. If lie :s not
able adopt the preventive let him
try it as a remedy and he will gener¬
ally find it a success.’’—[Albany Ex¬
press.
. QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Kansas lias 42 counties without pau¬
pers and 87 without criminals.
It is becoming more of a custom
with men to carry umbrellas to shield
them from the sun in hot days.
The Chinese endure change of ell-
mate better than any other race.
A cubic foot of aluminum weighs
162 pounds; of wrought iron 486.
( levcland, Ohio, , and , _ 1 ortland, , , ,. Me.,
are both called the "Forest City.”
That which is known to Americans
ns a pitcher is called ajug in England.
The number of diamonds known of
thc weight ......... of thirty-six caiats . and , up-
wards does not exceed twenty.
A man named Kingsley, at Ports-
mouth,- Ohio, has apple growing ,
an on
a grape vine, tho result of grafting.
Quccn Victoria’s crown is gemmed
with 11 emeralds, 17 sapphires, 9 big
rubies, 273 pearls and 3,462 old mine
diamonds.
A gander at Opelousas, La., turns
tho cistern faucet with his bill, and
when , tho water , . begins . . to flow . sits ..
down under the stream and takes a
Lath.
The women in . St. Louis, , Mo., make ,
life a burden to tho gripinen on the
cable roads bv punching them in tho
back with their parasols when they
want thc cars stopped.
The young men of Prattsburg, N.
_ Y., r recently . collected, with much . dill- ....
gence, all the pieces of old brass they
could find in that vicinity-. From them
they cast a brass cannon weighing
nearly 200 pounds.
A "chill” is called a "rigor,” and
the commonly known •
eruption among
Americans as "hives” is in England
known as "nettlo rash.” Candy is
variously known as “sweets,” "sweet¬
meats,” and "lolly.”
The kingdom of Italy has a unique
library in the books of travel of its
princes, each Italian prince being
bound to write a complete account of
his foreign travels, even with such
minute details as hotel bills.
The expression, “He is a brick,*
is over 2000 years old. Agcsilaus,
King of Sparta, 880 B. C., in show¬
ing his army of 10,000 men, pointing
to them, said: "There are the walls
of Sparta, and every man is a brick.”
A triplet steer team is one of the
curiosities to be seen at Old Orchard,
Me. The steers are bitched to a
vehicle resembling those used in the
chariot races in circuses, and ten cents
pays for a short ride in this novel
turnout.
A report of the existence of a very
peculiar cat family emanates from an
Atlanta, Ga., man, who claims to be
tlie possessor of a Maltese cat and kit¬
ten which are bringing up with the
utmost care and attention a couple of
infant mice.
Sawdust Bread.
"I have found lhe cheekiest swindle, _
of the age,” said George Lord to me
yesterday. Mr. Lord is a drummer,
who keeps Ilia eyes .,.e.i when o„. o»
the road, and is greatly in crested ill
matters pertaining to food adultera-
** on -
"It is wood flour,” he continued.
"Flour actually made of wood and
used largely for the purpose of adul¬
teration. It was at Mt. Pleasant, on
the little Ulster cud Delaware Itail-
road, that 1 first saw the mill. AY’hitc
beech trees arc used. Tho wood has
no flavor or color, and is hard and
dry.
"The bark is peeled off and the logs
put on a can iage, which forces them
against a cutting machine shaped like
a pencil sharpener except that it has
five or six knives instead of one.
These knives revolve at tlie rate of
from two hundred to three hundred
revolutions a minute, and the log is
soon cut into fine shavings. After
tlieso are thoroughly dried they are
put into a hopper and ground tho same
as wheat or corn. Tlie flour comes
out as lino aud fragrant as from line
wheat, and is put in bags without any
marking on except a tag with the ad¬
dress and sent to New York.
"Where they go here I don’t know,
but I learned from a workman at tho
mill that there is a pretty big sale for
tho stuff. He said that part of it was
used as paper stock and in the prepa¬
ration of lincrusta walton. That is
tho ostensible purpose for which it is
made, but tho workman told mo that
a good deal of the stuff wont into thc
hands of contractors for furnishing
Indian rations, and that considerable of
it also went into the cheap breads sold
in the Italian and Hebrew districts in
the lower part of tho city.—[New York
Star.
Meals Without Sociability.
The captain of a man-o’-wai- does not
eat with his officers. He must dine in
solitary state, r'moved from every¬
body. It is supposed that even the
splendor of his uniform would fail to
restore him to the proper lofty dignity
in the eyes of the officers should he be
se.'n eating and drinkiug like other
uieu.
Very Like.
Chappie—What do you tliiuk of my
mustaehe?
Cynicus—It reminds me of a re¬
mark I heard at the bail match yester¬
day.
Chappie—What was that?
Cynicus—Down in front.
Something New Under the San.
Something entirely unique in the con¬
struction of railroaas is about to be put
into practical operation between two New
Jersey towns. The motive power costs
nothing. There are no engines, firemen,
brakemcn, or conductors to be employed, tiain
and every passenger runs his own to
suit himself. The new system is a bicycle
railroad. It is to run from Ml. Holly to
Smithville in 11 direct line over fields,
rouds, creeks, n distance of two miles.
It is to be completed in about two months,
and wheu completed it will look just like
a f CI)C( , with nu inverted bicycle has run- the
ning on top of it. Each passenger
lusive use of one of these the bicycles rail for
tlie trip and can whiz along ut the
rate of u mile in two minutes. The run
^ ro "* one town to another can easily be
made in five minutes. This railroad re-
( | U jres f or jj s use a special form of bicycle,
although tho ordinary saddle, hand-bar,
and propelling machinery are employed. is that
An important feature of the system
the bicycles cannot jump the track, and
that any one cun ride them without any
previous experience or skill in the art.
The track being elevated is adapted The to
use in all seasons of the year. ma-
chines lights for will night be provided for head and rear
use.
The track is built by bedding cross-ties
three by six by three and a half feet long
! n thc 8 round oac « in six feet, and erect-
ing upon * them a post ‘ and rail structure
about dressed thrce aad a half {eet This hlgh) of
yellow pine lumber. post is
secured to the cross-tics by means of bolts
and angle-iroDS. Narrow wooden stringer
pieces connect the posts, and thc top
stringer piece has a T-shaped bicycle rail screwed
u P°n it on which the runs. In
the upper part of the frame are two
grooved wheels which run one in ad¬
vance rail. of the other on the saddle single is track
The position of the be-
tween the wheels, so that the rider is
carried above the trackway aud as ride
the track-supporting structure.
The handle-bar is located in front of the
rider required in the for usual balancing manner, steering, and^ while serves not
or
to steady the rider and to assist when
F°Pf double. «»*: It rapidly extends downward The frame below is made the
track rail on opposite sides of the track
structure about two and a half feet, and
has at the lower end small guide-wheels
running horizontally on opposite sides of
the lower string piece of the trackway to
keep the machine in an upright position.
The about driving-wheel inches in front in diameter of the rider and is
twenty is
connected with a ratchet and chain to the
propelling treadles.
Well-Kept Hands.
In cold weather, very often the hands
chap in the house, owing to not being
dried thoroughly; therefore it is of the
greatest hands have importance neglected, that they wash he. in If the
been warm
oatmeal water each night before going to
bed, and after drying well dust over
them powdered oatmeal. If they are
very rough and hard the following mix¬
ture will benefit them wonderfully. To
tho white of an egg add a pinch of alum,
and before going to bed on each night
apply to the hands, after which put on a
loose pair of gloves to keep with the hands
from coming in contact the bed
linen. The use of this mixture will in a
short time make the hands as soft, and
white as can be wished. When the
hands are chapped and sore, mutton
suet is the most healing of convenient, all reme¬
dies. Apply as often as
after washing and wiping the will hands
thoroughly, and the soreness soon
disappear. Equal quantities of white
wax and mutton suet melted together are
used for the same purpose, but the plain
mutton suet generally does just cold as do well.
When coming in from the not
hold the hands near to the fire to warm
them, or you will surely be annoyed with
chilblains. When the hands are very
cold, placing them immediately in cold
water and keeping them there is usually
»'
bringing the blood to the fingers, which is
the surest way of warming them.
Why do the recriminations of married
couples resemble the sound of waves on
the shore ? Because there are murmurs
of the tied,
If a man could be conscious of all that
is said of him in his absence, he would
probab r y become a very modest man, in¬
deed.
A True Tonic.
Weak and enfeebled constitutions need a
good tonic occasionally. delicate Now there and is cue
tonic which a great many weak
folks have used to good advantage. It restores
the appetite and improves It the digestion. in¬ It
drives out malaria. prevents colds and
fluenza. It makes one feel better and stronger
every way. It will also cure chills and fever.,
even after all other treatment fails. Do you
want to feel strong and well? Then give it a
trial. It is called smith's Tonic Syrup, and is
the discovery of Louisville, that eminent Ky. physician, It is rapidly Dr.
John Bull, of has all
taking good qualities the place of of that quinine, drug as and it of the its
none
hurtful tendencies. It will not harm the most
delicate individual, is very pleasant to take,
aud never fails to do good.
“James, I am cleaning house, usual.” so he a “No, good I
fellow and heat the this carpet as
think I’ll shake it year.”
Brown's Iron Bitters General curo 3 Dyspepsia, Debility. Gi 1 Mo¬
laria. Biliousness an 1 ves
Strength, aides Digestion, tones the nerves—
crea es appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
It will be a cold Dey for Algiers when tho
monarch of that country dies.
How cruel to force children to take nasty
medicines. Dr. Bull’s Worm Destroyers taste
like dainty candy lozenges.
“There is very littlo poetry in a lawyer’s
life, 1 can tell you.” “Maybe, But lawyers
are always making versus.”
Timber, Mineral, Farm Lands and Ranches
in Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas, Mo.
bougnt and sold* Tyler & Co., Kansas City,
Woman, her diseases and their treatment.
72pages, illustrated; mailing,etc. price 50c. Address .Sent upon Prof, re¬
ceipt of 10c., cost of
li. H. Klink, M.D., 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Oklahoma Guide Hook and Map sent any wiiere
on receipt or 5U cts.Tyler & Co., Kansas City, Mo.
BeEcham's Pills act like magic on a Weak
Stomach.
Scrofula
Is the moat ancLuta ,d mo t general of all dise 3 \s.
Scarcely a family Is entirely free from it, whiletl'ou-
sands ia every city are Ita suffering slaves. Hoo t's
SarspariHa has had remarkable suceesi in curia! ev¬
ery form of icrofu'a. The most severe and painful
running sores, swelUigs ia the neoc or goitre,
humor in tno eyes, causing parti il or totil blind¬
ness, nave bee 1 enro l by this successful medicine.
All woo suiter front scrofula shout! give Hold's
Sarsaparilla a fair trial.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for Prepared only
hy C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
• OO Dosas One Dollar
A A m
SLY THE BROTHERS, POSITIVE 68 Watrea St, New York., CURE. Price 50 ctd MM as
Hin t, to Housekeepers.
Borax in the wator takes the ahine out
of the face. shovel
To fumigate a room, heat an iron
and drop vinegar on it. Have the doors
and windows open. patients
PaiDt the tonguusof yourfever physician; it will
with glycerine, sensation says a ol thirst and dis¬
remove the
comfort felt when the organ is dry and
foul. ■" much
The silk underwear now so washboard, worn
should not be rubbed on the
lim¬ have soap rubbed on it, unless on
specially soiled spots. It should he gent¬
ly squeezed in the hands in a lather of
tepid water. dress bound with velvet or
Have your
velveteen instead of dress braid if you
would prevent your shoes from receiving caused
the purple blemish on the skirts instep, walk¬
by the rubbing of the when
ing. 'I ho velvet should be the narrowest
line possible on the right side of the skirt.
People in the country who arc annoyed
by flies should remember that clusters of
the fragrant clover which grows abun¬
dantly oy nearly every roadside, if hung
i» the room and left to dry aud shed its
faint, fragrant perfume through the air,
will drive away more flies than sickly
saucers of molasses and other fly traps
and fly papers can ever collect.
If it is desirable to keep an article very
cold, or to cool it speedily, and ice is
not to be had, a pan of cold water on the
cellar bottom will often serve the pur¬
pose. On very hot days, perishable arti¬
cles, as milk, butter or berries, are they some¬
times hung in the well, as they are
delightfully cool and sweet when
reappear. But ice is best and most ser¬
viceable.
Judicious Speculation.
Money invested in sums of from $1 to |5
weekly or monthly will make you a fortune.
Write for inf rotation. Benj. Lewis & Oo., Se¬
curity Buildiag, Kansas City, Mo. 1
Tight lacing is posBibly entitled to considera¬
tion us an economic measure. It prevents
waist. ____
I have tried, I believe, nearly every tonic
medicine advertised, but none ever seem to do
me as much good as Smith’s Tonic feyrup.
Mrs. J. A. Sackett, Jacksonville, Fla.
When a girl elopes with her coachman mighty some
other man is saved from getting a
poor wife.
_
Malaria cured and eradicated from the
system by Brown's Iron Bitters, which en¬
riches the blood, tones tho nerves, aids general diges¬
tion. Acts like a charm oa persons in
ill health, giving uew energy aud strengih.
The gubernatorial question is, after all, a
delegate one.
Hail’s Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Write for
testimonials, free. Manufactured CO., Toledo, by O,
F. J. CHENEY &
Advertisements of Faber’s pencils should bo
set up leaded.
Lee Wa’s Chinese Headache Cure. Harm¬
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Sent prepaid on receipt of $1 per bottle.
Adeler & Co.,5£l Wyandotte at..Kansas City,Mo
If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr.Isaac Thomp¬ bottle.
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Both the method and results when
and Syrup refreshing of Figs is taken; the it is pleasant and
to taste, acts
gently Liver and yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Bowels, cleanses the sys¬
tem effectually, dispels colds, head¬
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only duced, remedy pleasing of its the kind ever pro¬
to taste ana ac¬
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in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy its and agreeable substances,
many excellent qualities com¬
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the most popular remedy k nown.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50o
an d $1 bottles by all leading drug¬
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may not have it on hand will pro¬
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wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
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KING COTTON
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couldn’t Favorite get Prescription it without. if That she
woman had tried it. And it’s
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Go to your store, pay
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How many women are there
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Dr. Pierce’s Pellets regulate
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