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-JOIX.'' H. TIODGSS, JProprietor, DEVOTED TO HOR1E INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE. PRICE: TWO DOLLARS A Yenf, VOL. XXL PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1891.. NO. 16. THE NEW DRUG Ciri i. W.AJN.’X'SX)*.--The const nt of 10,000 I smokers, fo send each, a sample lot of ! 150 ‘'NICKEL” Cigars, aud a 20-year ! gold filled watch by Express C. O. I), ■ 85.25 and allow examination. HAVANACISA3CO., Winston,N.C. Corner of Carroll and Ball streets, PERRY., CG<: iCl, PURE DR UGS, PAT EXT MEDICINES. 'TOILET ARTICLES. Fine Perfumes a Specialty. Kerosene and Lubricating Oils. V RESCEIPTIOHS C ABE-FULL'/ COM- UNDED by one of too best druggists in the state. A choice line of Cigars and Tobacco Always on hand. Open on Sunday from 8 to 10 a. m., and from -J:o0 p: jmJ to 0 p. m. A shave of public patronage is respect fully solicited. L. FELDER, M. D., Proprietor. MONHY LOANS On Houston farms procured tit the low est possible rates of interest. As low, if not lower than the lowest. Apply to W. I). Nottingham, tf Macon. Ga, THE AVERAGE BABY. „ Chicago Saturday Herald. One little head of golden hair, ' Two little cheeks so'round and fair, Two little lips with fragrant sighs, One little nose and two bine eyes, Two little hands as soft as a peach, Two little feet with five toes each, - Two little smiles and two little tears, Two little legs and two Bttle ears, Two little elbows and two little knees, One litMe grant and one little sneeze, One little heart, bnt no more sins, Plenty, of skirts and lots of pins, One little cloak and plenty of frocks, Onelittlehood and two little socks, A big disposition to.haul and to pull, One little stomach that’s never full, One little month of the rose’s tint, One little bottle of peppermint, Plenty to eat and lots’to wear— And vet this baby is as cross as a boar. #, m. mt &BM -A-ttovvsey fL.ti'W, Perry ... —Ga. ■Will prnctieo in all the courts of this circuit.. Attorney sutSLiiw. Ga. ico iu nil the Courts "of 1 l-.ullY, WiU 1 his cirrcuii. A i t o i*no y a. jfc JLsi w » Office: 510 MommeS Street, MACON, GEORGIA. Special attention given to business in Houston County. J. L. Hardeman, W.D. Nottingham. HAED3MAN § H0TTIN5HAM, Attorneys at Law, Macon, - - - Georgia. Will practico in the State and Federal Courts. Offico 306 Second Street. j. B. S D G E j Physician and Surgeon, Perry, Georgia. Office adjoining Perry HotoL Can be found at office during the day, and at Hotel at night. All calls promptly an swered day or night. Z. SIMS, XD ISIST TIST_, PERRY, GEORGIA. J3~Offico on Main street, lately occu pied by Dr. W. M. Havis. First-class work. Prices moderate. Pat ronage solicited. apl 28 ly IHL 68. BEE TIS 1 ?, 303 Second Street, Macon, Ga. SPECIALIST. OEOTOS AND 3BIDUES, •noini among them, rful. Particulars free. rllan(!,Matno PERRY BRANCH SCHEDULE. iiy, Kxccpt S<il!till) Ferry at 4 A. M. J)ili Leave Arrive at Fort Valley 5:05 A.- M. Leave Fort Valley at 11:35.-p.'M. Arrive at Perry atl2:40 A. if. - Aeave Perry at 3:05 r. if. Arrive at Fort Valley ‘4:10 p. H. nLaave Fort Valley at S:05 P. II. Arrive at Perry at 9:10 P. si. MONEY TO LOAN. In sums of §300.00 and upwards, to be secured by first liens on improved farms. Longtime, low rates and easy payments. Apply to Q. 0. DUNCAN, Nov. 20tb,18S9.—tf Porry* Ga. APPLICATION F.0R CHARrER GEORGIA: \ To the Superior Court Houston County. j of Said County: The petition of C. E. Gilbert, J. D. Martin, j . W. Clark, C. F. Cooper, J. N. Tuttle, C. H. Moore, J. H. Hodges, E. L. Dennard andC. C. Duncan, of said coun- ty,shows that your petitioners, their^ asso ciates and successors, desire to be incor porated for the term of twenty (20) years, with the privilege of renewal at the ex piration of that time, under the corpor ate name of Houston Building,Loan and Ivestaient Company, with power to have and use a common seal, sue and be sued, to buv, sell, own and deal m real and personal property, to improve real estate by erecting dwellings, buildings of any land whatever, and putting any other improvements thereon that will tend to increase the value of the same, to loan money on real estate, personal property or oilier security to the members of the compan y or other persons, to take and Bxc-eute deeds and mortgages and all oth er liens, and to sell or otherwise dispose of thy same, to borrow money on real es tate or personal property or other secu rity; for the interest of the company, and to havo such other powers as are usual and proper to carry out the purposes and intentions of said company. The petitioners pray for the privilege of making such By-laws and regulations for the government of said company, and Id enforce the same by such fines, forfeit ures and penalties which may bo neces- sary and proper and not in conflict with the laws of Georgia. Tlio objects of said company are the convenience and the pecuniary profits of its members, and the business they pro pose to conduct is that of a building, loan and investment association. Tno iund for tho purpose is to be raised by month ly installments to be paid by the stock holders into the company. - ■. The principle cilice and place or busi ness shall bo in Perry, Houston county, Georgia, where a majority of the general board of directors shalLreside, but peti tioners desire the privilege of transacting business elsewhere within the state, and to appoint attorneys or agents to carry^ on the business of said compauy when ever necessary to do so. . _ Tho capital stock of the company is to be two hundred shares of the par value when paid up of twenty-five (^25) dollars per share, and petitioners pray for the. privilege of beginning business when ten per cent of said two hundred shares shall have been paid in, and petitioners pray for the privilege of increasing said capi tal stock from time to time as busmess may demand and the beard of directors may direct, to an amount not to taceea two thousand shares of twenty-five dol lars each. . - . .. The stock of said company is to be paid in monthly installments on each share, and the amount ot said monthly install ment per share is to be fixed by *he board of directors, as may be best for the share holders and the busmess of the company. And your petitioners will ever pray, etc. C. O. DUNCAN; Petitioners Attorney. Filed in offico this the 11th day of-Feb- raary, 1891. M. A. EDWARDS, Clerk S. 0. GEORGIA: ) The above is a true Houston County. ] copy of the original petition for charter for the Houston Building, Loan and Investment Compa ny, as appears on record in this office. Witness my hand and seal this the 11th day of February, 1891 M. A. EDWARDS, Clerk Superior Court. THIS PAPER - A-IM T-J- The Southern Cultivator -AHD- Dixie Farmer, Tue Great Farm, Industrial and Live Sfcock|Journal of i the South, riAi One Year forJOnly^S.35 6± to SO pages, finely illustrated and superbly printed. Send for sample copy to THE ODIiTIVATOB PUBLISHINSiOO. I a Drawer M., Atlanta. Ga. —81.50 cash iu ^advance will pay or the Hoiie Journal one yea Ocherwis? the price is 82.00. '-|j .Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. MOONSHINE KATE. BY T. C. UABBAUOH. It was said by all that Paul Dillon was taking-djis life in. his own hands when he, as a Deputy United States Marshal, undertook to ferret out the illicit stills in the heart of that mountain range which separates North Carolina from Tennessee. He was young,"ardent and fond of -adventure, and to all this he' added a fearlessness which made him admired by his enemies. He received his commission on the first day-of one of the tall months, and the next morning was on the trail. . It was his intention to look after one Dick Winslow, said to be at the head of the illicit distillers in a certain neighborhood. Winslow was a man of desperate character, had killed his man in the streets of the county town, and had defic d arrest for the unprovoked crime. Dillon knew where Winslow lived, and thitherward he bent his steps. Night was throwing her sable pall of cloud and coming storm over the landscape when the officer reached a spot on the elevated trail from which the humble home of the Winslows could be seen. A tree grew near the edge of the mountain path, and here Dillon stopped and looked into the pier uresque valley below. Far beneath his position he saw the Winslow cabin, and from the rude chimney rose a spiral of dark smoke. Ob jects grew indistinct as he gazed, and at last the shauty and its sur roundings disappeared altogether. Dillon was about to quit the spot, when he heard a step behind: -him, and as he turned, he was sa inted with the harsh order “Hands, up!” . He saw aHhe same moment ti tall man, with a cocked revolver, iu the path. Taken thus, Dillon fell back, bnt did not draw his own weapon,- for he looked over the barrel of thesis- shooter into the eyes of a desper ate man, and he silently- obeyed the summons-. “I’ve got him! Come on boys!”, said the officer’s captor. And in response to these words; three men, masked like the first, emerged from the adjoining bush es, and the young detective was surrounded. Blindfold him,” continued the leader of the men. And when this was done, Dillon was led away with a hand at each arm. 'Up to this moment the officer had not spoken to his captors. He was sure that he had fallen into the clutches of the moonshiners them selves: but when the march had been conducted some time in si lence, he ventured to say some thing. “You have no right to hold me,’ said Dillou. No right, eh?” coarsely laugh ed one of the men in reply. “Might makes right -in these mountains. Yon want to see something? \¥e are going to show you more than you would see without our escort. Silence now, Mr. Dillon'. A still tongue goes a good ways-with us.” Thus shut off, the deputy mar shal held his tongue, and was taken down the mountain, as he conld tell by the descent of the trail, and in the coarse of time crossed the threshold of a cabin, bnt whose he did Lot know. v He was led to a stool, where he seated himself as comfortably os he conld, . for his hands were bound to his back, and he felt the warm fire of a lot of pine - knots in _ his face- ' All the time he could hear the snhdned voices of men, and pres ently some one placed a hand on his shoulder, and he was address- 1 ed, hat in a whisper. “Why did you let them nab you?” asked the voice. — Dillon smiled. “There are-some things we can’t help,” - said he, looking toward* the lowered face of the speaker. • “Yon are iu the jaws of death,’ continued the same voice. “Yon are in the Government employ, and that is enough to seal your doom in those parts.” “Where am I?” ventured Dillon. Never mind that. I have to]d__yonjo the deestrict you have in - you the truth. The men have gone away, but thoy won’t be gone* long. Wlien they come back yon will be taken oat and killed like a dog, and your fate will'become one of the mysteries of these mountains ” Tne young man, - despite his courage, feltji shudder creep to bis heart. “I have been taught to hate all United States marshals and the like,” went on the unseen, who was a woman, and still young, as Dillon guessed from the tones. “I think we people have a right to make a little money without payin'* all the profits into the treasury ot the Government. We don’t hurt that treasury very much; but here you come to hnnt us down and drag us to jail like a pack of deep dyed criminals. It ain’t right from the point we look at'it.” Dillon did not interrupt the speaker; but the moment she fin ished, he said: “Then I suppose you are going to let them commit another crime ?’ There was - no answer. If he had not been blindfolded he could have seen the woman, who stood^at the little window of the room look ing out into the. night and listen ing attentively. She was young the possessor of a large frame. Strength . was ob servable everywhere; but at the same time her movements were full of grace, and there was sympathy iu the face framed in rich, dark hair. After a while, Dillon heard the cabin door open and shut, and felt that he was alone before the fire. Five minntes later the door opened once more and footsteps approached him. “They’re coming back;” said the voice that addressed him before. “You have but a few minntes to live.” — The young deputy marshal rose and stood Srect, “They won’t find a drop of cow ard blood in my veins,” spoke Dillon, firmly. “I have dealt with scoundrels before, ami know their nature too well to qnail before them.” “Don’t say that!” cried the uu- seen. “Don’t, for God’s sake! You don’t know who I am; butT can’t help it. Ah, here they me—at the door! Talk calmly whatever comes. Be a brave man,” and the voice grew still. Di11qn_uow beard men’s voices, and the door, opening, ’ let a puff of cold mountain air-into the. hut. “You’ve got him yet, I see, Kate!” exclaimed a rough voice, “We weren’t gone long, eh?” r i “Not very long,” answed the woman. Dillon was now approached, and a hand closed on one of his arms. I gness you don’t deny being one of Uncle Sam’s officers?” said some one. You know wbat I am,” replied the prisoner. You came, into the deestrict to ferret ns out, eh?” “I did. It was my sworn duty.” “You duty to hunt your fellow- meu down like a passel of wolves? Well, the wolves have turned on the hunter, Mr. Dillon. We are going to show our teeth.” " These words were greeted with a coarse laugh, and Dillon was led from the shanty. There was no longer any doubt into whose hands he hadiallen. He believed that he had crossed Dick Winslow’s threshold and talked to his daughter Kate, the giantess of the range,-"and a woman suspected of being as deep iu the violation of the law as her father. He thought of these things while he was conducted over the moun tain trail to the place set apart for his execution, and his mind was still busy when a halt was called. “Take off the bandage!” At the command the dirty hand-, kerchief fell from Dillon’s eyes, and he found himself-in the middle of a ring of masked men armed to the teeth, the.whole scene revealed by a torch stack into a knot-hole of aLreenear bv. Never before had Dillou found himself in such a tight place as that He kuewHhe desperateiipss of the men who had caught'him, aud ha did not expect a particle, of creek,” said the unknown, halting mercy. , at a foot-log'that spanned a.small, The motto of the secret distill- j sluggish stream. “I may not be ers of the mountain was “Death to ■ able to help you again. Yon come Government officers,” and young j back at your own risk, for yon Dillou had seen the dead body of j know that to-night your life was his predecessor with a bullet bole; in the sjiadow of death.” in the breast. ~~ j Dillon looked over the hand that “Might makes right in these j pointed toward the county town, SOMETHING FOB NOTHING. Monroe Advertiaer. parts,” suddenly spoke the head of the band: “We are going to leave vadecl. Paul Dillon, you have, ten minntes to live. Dou’t bother ns, with words After to-night you will be a missing TSsu, and your place will be. vacant. Draw the lot, Dan’i .’- M man stepped forward and took off his rough hat. Into it he east ten leaves, which he picked from the gronncTT" Dillou, who had noticed every move, saw that two of the leaves were of dark red w bile the rest were yellow. Having done this the holder of the hat passed from man to man, aud hailfl after hand was put into the hat aud a leaf taken out. The doomed man noticed that the moonshiners looked covertly at the leaves they drew, and he un derstood that the holders of the dark ones were to be his execution ers. The strange drawing was coil-' ducted amid silence, and when the last leaf had been, taken from the hat, the Captain of the gang said: “Tak6 the prisoner away, and don’t bring him back.” Two men stepped simultaneous ly toward Diilon, and he was led away between them. They con ducted him down the mountain and around the bend in the un couth trail, where a halt was made. The only light now was, that af forded by tho stars, which had come out again and shone so brilliantly as to show Dillon the immediate spot, and .the tall,'rough figures of his executioners, with their heavy revolvers sticking in their dark, greasy belts. Would you come among ns again if you could get away ?” ask ed one of the men. “I would do my duty!” was the reply of Dillon. miles away, into the eyes of the speaker. “Ha! you know me?” smiled the rescuer, and the whole face seem ed to change expression. “I was raised to hate all your kind, and that’s why they call me Moonshine Kate. Go, Dillon! If you come again, I might let them finish yon. Winslow’s child could not see] them, kill you like a dog, but she hates yon marshals. Go! You know the road from this point.” The uplifted hand fell, and Dillou crossed the log. On the other side of the stream he stopped and looked back; bnt the disguised figure of the moonshiner’s daugh ter was no longer visible, and the frosty leaves cracked under the officer's tread. There w«s no rest for the detec tive’s feet till they entered the mountain town, where he told to ‘a few friends the story of his ad venture. The next day he threw up his dangerous commission Moonshine Kate is a violater of the law, but uot by my hand shall she ever cross the* threshold of. a court house!” said Dillon. And he»kept his word.—Satur day Night. AVarmtli in American Houses- Engine Field in tlie Chicago News. Mrs. Eider Haggard has been heard to complain that American women 'kept their houses too warm. This complaint cannot be made of English women. If there is an uncomfortable spot in all Christendom it__Js the average English house in cold weather. The average English house is ill- constructed; it is damp and draugh ty; it is provided with very few comforts. This may account for that domestic infelicity which jeop ardizes the family in England. He saw the lips of the moon- English husbands are notoriously shiners contract. That meant death. “Shall it be the head or the heart?” coolly querried the other one, raising his revolver to a level with Dillon’s breast. “It shall be neither!” cried a voice at that moment from a point so. near that the two moonshiners started. And hard upon the words a fig ure sprang from the shadows near by and landed between the twain. It was the figure bjt a giant in home-made gray—a person with great hands and splendicLphysique —and one of the men was thrown ten feet from the spot, while the other was seized by the throat and forced egainst the nearest tree, where he was held and choked de spite his struggles. Dillou wondered who had corne to his assistance, but before be could decide the man'thrown from the scene was coming back with the spring of a panther. The rescuer caught sight of him almost as soon as Dillon did. [n—another jmoment the man choked against the tree was allow ed to drop senseless at its foot and the friend in need went straight at the returning moonshiner Dillon saw them meet in the starlight. He saw the moonshiner caught before he could use his re volver,and the two went to the ground together. The struggle there was brief aud fierce. The under person fought with ail the desperation he could command, but his., efforts suddenly terminated, and Dillon saw his form straighten across the mountain path. Now let ns go!” cried the res cuer, coming back and cutticj Dillon’s bonds. “Wait!, The men who drew the dark leaves were ,to kill and bury you. without being disturbed^- by the rest. This will give you a good start.” A revolver shot was fired. It is needless to say that the young officer went down the moun tain, with all the speed he could, guided by tbe strange person who had saved him in the nick of time and.wkose face be could not see fairly, as if lie tried to keep- its features concealed. Three miles wes put between them and the scene of) the thrill ing rescue, and yet Diflon had not obtained a good look at the faee he bad been following. bad husbands; they might be much belter if their homes were com fortable. When a man shivers he pines for-warmth, and he will get it. If he doesn’t find it at ■ home he will find it at the groggeries, or at other infamous resorts. The home instinct has been pretty near ly all chilled out of the English man. He is a famous wanderer; bnt, mark yon, he never wanders northward! he heads southward; he is cold; be has been frozen' all his life; as soon as be can get away from his damp, draughty and cheerless home he makes his way where hers assured of the warmth which hisshivering body demands. The American women know, for tunately; that thS surest way to keep their husbands at home and to attach them to home is to make the home comfortable, bright and cheerful. It is the pursuance of these tactics that has insured'”to American women the most loyal husbands and children who regard no human sentiment more tender ly sacred than that which attaches to home, with its myriad of sweet, persuasive, holy influences. Wife (fretfully)—Something is going to happen, dearest. Yes, yes, 1 have a presentment. I feel sure of it. Husband (thoroughly acquaint ed with his spouse)—No, I think not. The dressmaker and milliner called while you were out, aud L- er—er settled the bills. 'Wife (raptuously)—Darling!— American Grocer. Professor Wfighton says agri culture is a born science. It fn'.tof botany, zoology, geology and entomologj . It is fall of cliem- istiy, from the soil to the growing plant, the ripening seed and the animal life which, is the qntcome. Happy Hocsicr*. ; Wm. Timmons, Postmaster at Idaville, .writes: _ “ElectricBitters has done more for me than all oth er medicines combined, for that bad feeling arising from liver and kidney trouble.” John Leslie, farmer and stockman, of the same place, says: “Find Electric Bit- ters to be the best kidney and liv er medicine; made me feel like a new man.” -J. W. Gardner, hard ware merchant, same town, says: “Electric Bitters Is jnst thte thing for a man thsit. is all rundown, anc! don’t care whether he lives or dies he fonud^new strength, good appe tite, and felt just like he had a new lease on life. Only 50 cents There seems to be a growing dis position among many people in this country to get something for nothing. This trait, however, more . particularly observable among the younger classes. What has engendered, aud what is Ced ing such an-idea, it is hard to tell, unless it be attributable to man’s natural antagonism to work, or to that coVetous spirit that gets the upper-hand of so many people: All of ns. look out upon the world’s bounties', aud desire to have, but are loth to give value received. How many thousands are stand ing upon the arena of life, louring towards tliat which, to them, is possible of attainment, and saying we, want this, we-would like to Lave that, and we desire the other, aud are absolutely ignoring tbe command, “thou shalt eat bread bylhe sweat of thy face.” How often do we hear persons say, “I wish I was rich,” or, “I wish I had certain possessions,” but who are unwilling to give the labor' toil and patience necessary to the at tainment of the things desired. These are they who want some thing for nothiug.. They want riches, comfort and ease; they want pleasure and smooth sailin life; they want the comforts of life, but are not willing to obtain these things at tbe purchase price. They want that, to obtain which, others have labored and toiled for years, and want it for nothing. These have a wrong view of life; they have a misconception of the duties and obligations that a life in the flesh involves; they do not comprehend to what extent self- dependence forms the basis upon which every one’s fortune and sur roundings depend. All who have fallen in with this false idea, must learn the lesson that something cannot be" had for nothiug; that equivalents is the rale of exchange in this world. It may not be a pleasing and in viting lesson, nevertheless,we mnst learn that if we would have the good things of this world; if we would have comforts and pleasant surroundings; if we would have the rewards.that this world can give, we must give for them labor aud toil, coupled with patience to wait for their coming. If we would attain to prominent positions and eminence among men, and share the-honors of life, we must travel the road of labor and perseverance that leads to them. The obtaining of something for nothing is con trary to the laws of botlijGod and man. On this subject the South ern Cultivator says: “One of the most dangerous foes to the peace and real prosperity of the human family is the idea of obtaining moral standing without having a basis for it; of obtaining wealth by easy and' rapid strides without labor or capital. "When a business firm starts out on such a programme it is classed as a “wildcat;” when coin of that sort is attempted to be palmed off on tbe public,- it is styled “base” and “counterfeit;” yet we see daily the ingenuity of men taxed to tbe uttermost to achieve immense wealth, not by the interest on cap ital invested, bnt by speculations based on wbat is not theirs—tbe future. Again, we see men by “ways that are dark,” rise to eminence in so ciety, assuming a virtue when they have it not, and the inevitable re sult is that society is flie loser by it Tbe effort has been made to obtain something for nothing. In business life, as well asiu so cial walks, the surest, safest and happiest way, is to bed rock yonr course on principle. Don’t be Gloomy. Those who are the victims of - -mercurial poisoning, or who are suffering from- mercnriaLrhenma- tism, ;.re inclined toiakea gloomy view of life when, as the poet says) “Winter is folding its white tents, and-spriDg is.getting its thunder storms together.” Yet these vic tims have no reason to despair. S: S. S. is a sure remedy foFall forms of mercurial poisoning. Though jit is pargly a vegetable medicine, tf is powerful, indeed, when called on to chase mercury out of the sys tem. It performs the work with neatness and. dispatch, as thous-, ands of testimonials show. The number of tons of freight moved an all railroads in the Uni- ten States increased fifty per cent during-tbe last five years. No oth er nation in the world can exhibit “Yon-know the (rail from this a'bottie, at Hcltzcla.v & Gilbert’s so phenomenal an increase. The Magnitude of Truck Farming. The census office has made'pab- !ic a bulletin on truck farming, which for the first time in the his tory of the country has been made a subject of census investigation. The statistics are compiled from returns which have been received np to January 1, 189L Truck fanning, as considered in turn report, is distinct from mar- ket gardening. Tbe former is carried on in favored localities at a distance from market, water and rail transportation being necessa ry, while the latter is conduced near local markets, the grower of vegetables using his own team for the transportation of his products direct to either the retailer or the consumer. Upward of §100,000,000 aie in vested in this industry, the prod ucts reaching a value of §76,507, 155 on farms after paying freight and commissions, and realized up on 534440 acres of land. There are employed in this industry 215,- 765 men, 9,254 women, and 14,874 children, aided hy75,866 horses and mules, and §8,971,206.70 worth of implements. The Nor folk "district,, embracing 45,375 acres, shipped products valued at §7,692,859; south Atlantic district, 111,741 acres, products valued nt $13,183.sl6; Mississippi valley, 36,180 acres, prodnets valued at §4,979,783. . Nearly 75 per cent, of the track produced in the United States comes fromji belt of country along the Atlantic coast lying east of a line drawn from Augusta, Me;, to Macon, Ga.; from southern Geor gia, Alabama and Florida; along the north and south Hues of rail road in the Mississippi valley from the gulf to Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City, and from the celery districts of Michigan and Ohio. More or less of the truck, howev er, is produced iu all of the states. The following figures show the to tal acreage of the leading vegeta bles grown upon truck farms of the United States: Asparagns, 27,979; beaDs (string or snap), 12,- 607; cabbage,77jU95; kale, 2,962- spinach, 20,195; Irish potatoes, 28,046; beets, 2,420; celery, 15,381; cucumbers, 4,731; watermelons, 114,871; other melons, 28,477;peas, 56,162; sweet potatoes, 28,621; to matoes, 22,802; miscellaneous veg etables, 82,601. ;— Hot Water for Felons. Farm, Field and Stockman. J I wish I could get farmers to remember that there is no lini ment, or plaster, or salve, that is equal to hot water for felons, ruu- lounds or bruises, writes a corre spondent. Last year I was taking np an iron pnmp that was 200 feet Lug, I had jn6t got one sixteen- foot length np when the grappling ' slipped and it went to the bottom. I caught one of my fingers aud tore off the. nail and some flesh, no doctor within sixteen miles; before the numbness bad gone I had the finger in water as hot as I conld bear it, and kept it there about ten minntes, nntil the soreness went away, then I tied it up in a ragond went to work again. I had to cut some of the ragged skin and flesh away, and for abont a week I had to put that finger in to hot water several times a day whenever, it felt sore or painful, but I never lost a minute’s time or sleep on account of it I found the best way to be to put some warm water in a vessel and place the-vessel on the stove and keep the finger in it while the water got as hot as I conld bear, and nntil the soreness seamed.to go away. For felons, put tbe vessel on the stove and warm it np as hot as can be borne, several times a day, §ay for fifteen miuntes at a time, keep ing the felon, well covered,. A St. Lonis man foils his meth od ot keeping a bonqnet fresh for a long time: “I put a little salt, a tablespoonfol or more, in the bot tom of the vase. Then I fill the vase with ice broken into pieces the size of a walnut. On" this I put the bonqnet, the same as yon put the stems into a glass of water. I never put any water in the vase, however. Enough comes from the melting ice and salt” The had condition of the potato crop lies at least been of service to the starch mills, philosophizes the Cincinnati Enquirer. They can make starch out of potatoes that are good for nothing else, and can get them very cheap, FOR DYSPEPSIA f U»e Brown’* Iron Biuers. Physicians recommend it. Ail dealers keep it. $1.00 per bottle. Genu! tuts trac.vtmtrk and crossed red lines on wrap WBm