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f.:' - P THE OLD REAPER. Mid the brown-haired and the black-haired men. With ruddy faces aglow. The old nmn stood in the harvest field, With a head as white as snow. " Let nie cut a sheaf, my boys," he said, " Before it is time to go.'' fThey put tho sickle within his hand; He bowed to the windy wheat; Pleasantly fell the golden ears, With the corn flowers at his feet He lifted a handful, thoughtfully; It was ri]>e ami full and sweet. E*5 ' " Many and many a sheaf." he said, ' I have cut in the years gone past: And man}* ami many a sheaf these arms On the harvest wains have cast. But, children dear, I am weary now, And I think this is?tho last. "Let ine rest awhile beneath the tree; For I like to watch you go, With sickles bright, through the rii>e, full wheat, And to feel the fresh wind blow.*' And they spread their working coats for him 'Along the grasses sweet ami low. When the s-?n grew high they came again. For a drink and their bread and meat; And in the shadow he sleeping lay. With the sunshine on his feet. Like a child at night, outspent with play, He lay in slumber sweet. When they came aguin, he faintly said: " I have crossed the meadow stile. My work is done; 'tis nearly dark; I shall rest in a little while." That night it was Harvest Home with him; But he went away with a smile. ?Amelia E. Ifarr, in New York Independent. THE CONDUCTOR'S STORY. sK - The Omaha express stood waiting in the Union depot at Chicago. There was a large passenger list for the West that night, and an unusual amount of express * + A n mimltnr r.f nnflp}i/>a UiiiblU. X1U UAlla UUlJtMVi V* VX/MW..VV was therefore udded; and when the signal for starting was given the engine panted and groaned as she moved out of the yards with her tremendous load. Soon, however, we were flying over the country under the impetus of the powerful engine, which had needed enlv a little coaxing and petting at the start to give her the wild strength with which she drew the thousands of tons burthen behind her. Our old friend, "Billy" F , was the conductor: Coming through the sleeper he greeted us cordially, barely dancing at the "annual'' hela out for f his inspection. "With a promise to meet us socn to "have a cigar," he went on through the train, lantern on one arm, and "snip, snip" on either side. This being a through and fast train for the West, very few stop9 would be made, and then only at important . stations. Soon our friend returned, and settling himself comfortably by our side in the smoking-room, lit a Havana. "We've got a very heavy train tonight, and, what's worse, we will be de* tained an hour at Aurora by a freight wreck. No. 6 is following us, but as she makes all stops, we won't be near her L' long." "You have seen some bad accidents on this road in your long experience on it, haven't you ?'' we queried. jL "Yes, lhave. I never wasiuanybnd wreck myself; have always been fortunate. But I've had many narrow escapes. "Speaking of wrecks, the worst one I ever saw was that which occurred at Tyrone, Iowa,some years ago. You see, 2so. 5. going cast, and No. J, going west, had orders to meet there. Both trains were late and were running - il? ?: _ J rpi ????*? ji.*ie iuu wixhi, mi! upciuiui at Tyrone received 1he order and with it an order for a frrigbt train that had been standing there to come on west. In some unaccountable manner, lhe poor fellow got the orders mi.\ed so that when No. 5 reached Tyrone it was ordered to run on east, while the freight was still held at Tyrone! ' Orders are orders' ou the road, and the engineer of No. 5 innocently obeyed thfe death command. So they shot into the darkness?and to death. "Meanwhile No. 3came tearing down the heavy grade a mile or two from Tyrone. No. 5 was rushing on to meet her. There would be a terrible wreck! Just ns No. 5 disappeared from view, the operator discovered his mistake. But it was to late. He stood helpless for a mo- ; ment, 1 aralyzed with horror. Then j rushing to the instrument, telegraphed | as follows to headquarters: " ' .Nos. o and 3 have met in a terrible wreck on the grade east of here. Send cars and surgeons!' " And then a mighty crash shook the night air. With an agonising shriek the operator sank to the floor senseless. * "Yes, it was an awful wreck. Many were killed and wounded. It was pitiful to hear the poor victims cry, and some begged to be put out of their misery. AU T f A vwl n,/. V/u, 1'uuu i uuut rtuj ?icv/c\a: nuu ng | seldom have one i.ow, for our road is very careful. "The narrowest escape I eve had was I a good man}* years ago. The road was _ new then, and 1 was running a passenger j train in the West. It was a dreary, rainy, i chilly night in March. We had a pretty I p. heavy train, and were making good time despite the bad condition of the road. ?, _ Soon after midnight a storm came on, and the rain and wind was terrible. But we had to plow along through it, though [ there was great uneasiness among the 04 passengers, and, to tell the truth, I didn't feel altogether safe myself. "About ten miles from II we learned tnat Camp Creek was way beyond her banks, and was rapidly rising, j ~ - There was a large trestle bridge over this creek, but it was regarded as being perfectly safe. The wind was now blowing a gale, it had turned cold, and snow was now mixed with the pouring rain. But on we flew, and I trusted to Providence Ci that all would be well. "I had just snuggled down in a heap to have a short nap, when I was brought to my feet in an instant by the frantic shriek of the engine, and the pounding J and the groaning of the car-wheels on the track as the brakes held them fast. There was trouble ahead. And we were . nearing that bridge! Looking out of the window ahead in the distance, I saw a huge bonfire on the track, the flames of which lit up the surroundings vividly. The train came to a halt, and within ten feet of the engine, and on the very brink of an abyss, roared the huge beacon fire. ?- The bridge had gone down. "But who built the fire and kept it burning, was the question. Ah, that was easily learned, for there, standing In the storm and the cotd. was a woman, clasping in h -r arms a babe, and about her clung three shivering children. The passengers had crowded upon the scene ere this, and many a hand was out stretched to lead the heroic womatfand her little ones in a place of warmth and safety in the train. '"There she told her storv. She lived in a poor shanty only a short distance from the bridge, and had heard it go down with a crash into the rushing waters. Knowing our train would soon be due, she built the tire on the track to warn us. Having nj fuel of her own, and failing to find any, she had piled her bed-clothes in a heap, lighted them, and kept the fire burning by feeding it wtyli what scanty furniture her house contained. She told us with a sob that baby's cradle had crone to keep the bcacon light burn ing. ~ "About that time everybody was j blubbering. I think one or two of the ladies were praying and crying. But that didn't last long. One big, red-faced old man just took off his hat, a tall stovepipe, and went through the train in a manner that would have done credit to ; any well organized gang of train-robbers j ?only the passengers crowded up to [ him with their valuables. They showered | gold, silver and paper money into that i hat until it was full, Some gave a fifiy, others more, some less, and oue old fellow put in his check and then wiped his eyes and blew his nose. Oh. they gave her an ovation. It was a heroic act, and one that no doubt saved many lives."' "How much was collected i" we asked, with mercenary curiosity, as the train whistled for Aurora. "Well, sir, I don't remember the exact amount, but enough to buy baby a cradle that would grace the little home which the rest of the money purchased".? Washington llatchet. =7 There are in this country 11 St. Pauls, 20 Bridge|>orts,18 Bufl.ilosaud Newarks, 17 Brooklyns, Clevelands, and Rochesters, 16 Hartfords, 15 Louisvilles, 13 Bostons and Pittsburgs, 8 Cincinnatis aud Philadelphias, 0 Chicagoe>, 7 Detro.ts, 5 Milwaukees and St. Louises, 32 Washingtons.and 2 New Yorks and Baltimores. New Orleans and San Francisco are not duplicated. RESCUED FROM THE GRAVE WONDEETUX. BrSUKBECTION OF P?OP?E APPAEENTLY DEAD. A Woman and n Child Seciiitnjjly Di-uil ICe&torcd to CoiiNrioitMiiCN*? Some Valuable Suggestion** I The Washington Star priuts the following letter: My attention has been called to an article contained in your publication entitled "A Wonderful Resurrection," quoted from the London Lancet, relative to the case of a woman fifty-three years old who was found hanging eight minutes after she had been last seen alive, suspended by a cord which encircled her neck. AYhen cut down the latest known appliances failed to indicate the slightest spark of life. The physician iu attendance, however, resolved to try slow artificial respiratory action. In the course of ten "minutes application of such action the faintest signs of returning life were observed by means of a stethoscope. The work was continued incessantly for two hours befoie natural l.mnthinrr was sutficientlv established to "I" "O ? dispense with the artificial means. Apropos of the need ot steadfast and hopeful perseverance iu efforts to restore those who have apparently lost their lives by strangulation which this lesson teaches I desire to relate an incident of my own experience. While engaged in conversation with relatives, whom I was visiting a year ago, I was abruptly interrupted by the startling information that the little fiveyear-old daughter of the next door neighbor had fallen into a cistern, containing rain water, and beeu drowned. Hurriedly proceeding to the spot 1 learned that the body was still lying in the water. As soon as possible it was gotten out and laid face upward on the ground, with the hands fixedly extended beyond die head, then with my hands I exerted a continuous pressure on the chest in imitation of slow breathing motion. The feet were immediately bared and a large cloth, dipped in boiling hot water, was held to the soles. In about twenty minutes from the commencement of the restorative action we were rewarded by seeing the little one breathing naturally, and in a few days she was playing around as well as ever. On a comparison of notes it was discovered by the closest calculation that the child must have been in the water, which was three feet in depth, at least five minutes. "When taken out the body was cold and rigid, the eyes set. the face of a deathly pallor, and, so far as ordinary signs indicated, resuscitation was j apparently an impossibility. In view of the surprising success attained in the case of the woman, by means of artificial respiratory action only, would it be unreasonable to presume that if the blood had been forced to circulate by the application of heat, as in the case of the child, that she might have been resuscitated in less than two hours? The result of suffocation is a suspension of respiratiou. Taking for granted, as a matterof couese in all such cases, that the condition of the heart is normal, can any one say positively that asphyxia of even thirty minutes duration might not be overcome? The possibility of resuscitation in various cases of sudden apparent dissolution, resulting from other causes than those mentioned, is well worthy of seri- | ous contemplation, in view of instances constantly occurring of persons having been buried alive through ignorance of the attendants concerning prompt and proper action. In any event, what harm can result from a practical application of the remedies suggested? A Scandinavian Snuday. Sunday came, ana it was very preriy to see, on the evening before and early in the morning, the boats streaming up the tiord and down from the iuland lakes. One boat passed the yacht, rowed by ten young stalwart women, who" handled their oars like Saltash fishwives. With a population so scattered, a single priest has two or more churches to attend to at considerable distances,pastors being appointed according to the numbers of the flock, and not the area which they occupy. Thus at Elversdale there was a regular service only on alternate Sunday's,"and this Sunday it was not Elversdale's turn. But there was a samling?a gathering for catechising and prayer?at our bonder's house, where the good man himself or some itinerant minister ofliciated. Several hundreds must have collected, the children in largest proportion. The Norse people are quiet, old-fashio; ed Lutherans, who never read a newspaper, and have never heard of a doubt about the truth of what their fathers believed. When the meeting was over,as many of them as were curious to see the English yacht, and its occupants came on board. The owner welcomed the elders at the gangway, talked to them in their own tongue, and showed them over the ship. A had handfulls of sugar plums for the little one*. They were plain featured, for the most part, with fair hair and blue eyes?the men in stroi:g homespun broadcloth, the women in black serge, with a bright sash about the waist, and a shawl over the shoulders, with bits of modest embroidery at the corners. They were perfectly well behaved, rational, simple, unself-concious, a healthy race in mind and body, whom it was pleasant to see. I c-ouid well understand what Americans mean when they say that, of nil the colonists t who migrate to them, the Xorse are the best?and many go. Norway is as full as it can hold, and the young swarms who in old days roved out in their pirate ships over France and England and Ireland now pass peaceably to the Far West.?Froudi', in Longman'* Magazine. Barbarities in Old Kussin. Of the barbaric features of the old Russia out of which' Peter sprang the tor! tares attending judicial processes were the most marked, says the Quarterly lierieic. His father was considered unusually mild and gentle for a czar, and, indeed. had been named "the most debonair;'1 but even under his reign there were fifty official oxecutionersin Moscow, whose hands were iucessantly red with their ghastly functions. Every judicial investigation involved the intliction of horrible tortures all round?torture of susj pccted personr to extort confession; torture of witnesses supposed to know more than they revealed; torture of criminals to force them to betray their accomI i)l ices. Sometimes it was inflicted by the alternate stroke of rods wielded by a couple of executioners, who kept time in hammering away at the back of the prostrate victim as smiths are accustomed to hammer at an anvil; sometimes by the horrible flail-like knout, which cut a deep furrow at every stroke, till the back was ribbed and crossed from top to bottom ; sometimes by the continued dropping of boiling water on the top of tlie head after it had been shaved; sometimes by roasting the naked back of the accused over a tire, above which he was j suspended horizontally by a wooden spit. Hanging and decapitation were the most common methods of inflicting capital punishment, when their work had not already been done in the torture-chum| ber; but suspension from hooks through the flesh, breaking alive on the wheel, and impalement on stakes were by no I means unfrequeut. Even private individuals enjoyed a large freedom to torture and kill their serfs and dependents, of i which ample advantage was taken; and ! as lute as the regency of Sophia, Peter's | half-sister, a speciul edict wus required j to deprive creditors of the right to make j perpetual slaves of insolvent debtors,and even to maim atid kill them at their pleasure. Bill Nye Describes a Cyclone. Like a peaceful Ute stealing up through the sheltering ambush to saw open the throat of a dear friend, comes the ring-tailed peeler of the skv, scarcely moving the green leaves as he steals along the valiey on his hind legs. The air is like the atmosphere of death. No sound is heard except ttie dull thud of the woodman's axe as it burries itself in the heart of a pine tree that belongs to some one else. The sun has dropped behind a dull, gray cloud that is faced with pale green. Still lower down the steel gray and purple clouds come boiling over the tree tops. The tree toad makes a few desultory remarks, katydid says "good evening," and the permaturt twilight has come. Up from the southwest comes a sullen mutter, a crash, a roar, like twenty oceans iu joint caucus, the rush of falling trees, the crash of giant hailstones, the thunder of falling waters, and like the deadly charge of heaven's artillery, it is over. That is a cylone?one of the adult variety when it is feeling well. When you sec one of that kind sliding up into the sky, do not try to twist its tail as it goes by. It takes a strong, quick man to reach out over the dash board and twist the tail of a cyclone. He must be strong in the wrists, cool headed, and soon in movements.?Denver Opinion. FA KM GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD Farm Drainage. Under-drains arc always to be preferred to open ditches, provided the drains are large enough to convey all the surplus water that will naturally collect in them. Open ditches are always in the way of cultivation and the harvesting of crops, while there is a constant call for labor in keeping them clean. In soft land the sides of ditches may cave in and require cleaning out every year. Under-drains, properly built, may remain perfect for an indefinite period. What material to use in constructing under-drains is an important question. Many writers have contended that tiles only are lit to be used, while others believe that small stones may often be used for this pur- j pose with advantage. In some localities j we believe stones will be found-useful and profitable. Many farmers have surplus stones that they seem to have no other use for. Wet spots are sometimes helped by having the surface raised to a desirable level. In such cases it often happens that a portion of the tilling may as well be of stone* as of more valuable material. In making under drains for conveying running streams, it is often advisable to lay the stones in the form of a bridge with abut I merits and covers, but wnerc inc amount of water is very small the stones will sometimes afford a sufficiently open course when placed in without regard to a regular water coursc. Water is constantly running through the earth under our feet in natural channels formed of sand or coarse gravel. When making stone drains it should be remembered that the great danger lies in the tine soil from above or at the sides of the ditches. If this falls in and fills up the spaces between the stones the drains may be ruined. To prevent this, care should be taken to cover the stones with some material that will remain in place. Inverted turfs, old hay or straw, shavings from wood-planing mills, leaves from the forest and small brush are all useful for covering the stones before hauling in the soil. Tramping the filling hard is a good practice, also tilling the ditch above the common level to prevent the first rain from washing the loose earth into the stones below. 3Iost beginners fail by making their drains too shallow. If the filling be stone, there should be at least twenty inches of earth above the stones, and two feet would be still better. The wider the ditches the deeper the covering of earth should be, to prevent overdrying in time of drought. It should be remembered that it is the bottom of flint Mm'Ol'fl thf? wjltfir. A LIJU Uiiv. lt t littw CUM.VJW w filling of two feet of stones is no better than a tilling of one foot, so long as the spaces at the bottom are free from obstruction. The water which runs in tinder-drains comes in mainly from the bottom. The soil directly over the drains may be made as impervious as possible without injuring their drainage capacity. In digging drains it is usually better to begin at the lower end and "work up hill, so that the water may flow away below, but the filling should be tegun at the upper end, else a heavy shower or storm, occurring before the work is comI pletcd, may wash so much soil into the : drains as to entirely spoil them It may | save a second handling of small stones | to have a drain constantly open for re| ceiving any surplus, as they are picked ] up from the fielas, but unless the sides j ! of the ditches are very firm it is unsafe j to leave them any great length of time, especially in winter or when the frost is likely to tear them to pieces. In many localities the greatest need of improvement in farm operations is in the direction of drainage. Thorough drainage would warm the land, increase the ! length of the season, in some years ! doubie the crop, and frequently give all | the profit to be derived from cultivai tion. Thorough drainage of wet land | will ensure a full crop every year.?Aete | England Fanner. I i Farm and Gardeu Notes. live straw for tying grapevines is cheaper and better than cord or wire; i also for tying trees to stakes. It is best j cut before quite ripe. The light Brahma fowls have stood the [ tests of experiment longer than any of our pure breeds, combining more good qualities than any other. The New York Tribune says that a grower who laises cabbages effectually prevented the deuredations of the cabf i... i.iiii 11 uage-worui vy fining un mc nuuc um,J tcrllies that appeared in the field. In packing bees for winter see that there is an abundance of ventilation, not only through the combs, so that the bees can at any time during the winter have access t.^ their supplies, but at the boti torn of the hives so that they can have plenty of fresh air. At this season of the year, as the ma nure heaps are accumulating, there will be frequent cases of "fire-fanging." This may be obviated by frequently turning the heap, by judicious use of absorbents, i or by drawing the manure and spread| ing it on the field. No grain gives better returns for the number of pounds than oats as feed for young pigs. Oats will also fatten pork, "but not so rapidly as corn, nor will they make so large a proportion of lard and I fat meat. Their chief advantage is in j furnishing more bulk in the feed. Where stubble is left long, and has not been beaten down by pasturing, it affords a very considerable protection to young clover. It prevents the snow from being blown off by winter winds, and is thus | probably worth more to the farmer than an equal amount of straw in his stacks or barnyard. Celery should be earthed up as fast as it grows in order to get it to blanch well. Still the operation must not be commenced too early, as the growth might I be weakened somewhat thereby. Above I all things, allow no soil to get into the heart in earthing, as the crown is apt to I rot from this. No process for gathering apples has I improved or hasted the old and slow one j of careful hand picking. With self-susj taining ladders and low heads moat of : the fruit may be easily gathered. One I advantage of low heads is that even if I the fruit falls much of it will not be ! seriously injured. Don't make perches for fowls too high j nor on an inclined plane. If low down, j they will be just as well satisfied and be i less liable to in iurv from flvinir or fall ! ing down. No matter how high the i perch is, fowls will not be safe from : thieves unless the lien house is locked j every night. To keep celery, place a board about i nine inches from the cellar wall and pack full of the plants in an upright position. Nine inches from the board place another, and pack full in the same way. Underneath is placed damp moss. Keep the cellar dark and at as low a tempera* j ture as possible to forty degrees. More and better feed for chickens can ( be grown Ijy planting sunflowers than | corn on equally rich soil. The sunflower seeds should not be given as an exclusive i diet, but once a day in alternation with I other feed. The fowls that soonest learn j to like them will be marked by their l bright combs, and will begin lading j first. A clean, well-cut field of corn looks | better and can be got into conj dition for the next crop.. The butts of I corn stalks may not be eaten, but if j chopped up and spread about the barni yard they are excellent absorbents of i linuid manures that would otherwise be j ---J ? ?-? i wasted. In the licit! they arc worse than useless. If beans are quite dry when pulled or gathered, the best way is to thresh immediately. leaving them in the chair, and that spread thinly on the barn floor till i well cured. If they are put in mows or ! stacks, some moisture will gather, and more of the beans will be discolored and unsalable. The fall is much the best time for top i dressing orchards, especially of the pear, j If applied in the fall it secures a healthy j growth next spring, while if manuring is I delayed until then the tree docs not get ! much benefit from it until then, causing ! a late succvlent growth which is very liable to blight. Few auimals will eat barley heads, but after the grain is threshed the straw makes palatable feed for a change during i wintfr if kent in pood condition. It J J o is usually, however, so broken up by the threshing machines that the stacks are soon spoiled unless topped with the stif| fer straw of wheat or rye that will make | a more compact covering. The common white flat turnip or the i purple top strop loaf variety are the I kinds mostly in demand by city coni sumerB. Yet they are not so rich as the yellow varieties or even as the rutabagas. Toward midwinter and later the early | white turnips become stringy and of j little value, while the yellow turnips and rutabagas are better after midwinter than I they are when first gathered. - .' ,\ v; ** It is probable that eggs will never again be as cheap in summer as they used to be, owing to increased attention given to various modes of preserving. Every winter, however, there is a large demand for fresh eggs, and those kept over from summer will not take their placc except at a considerably reduced price. But the business of keeping eggs from summer till winter is profitable if well managed. Clover is biennial, and usually will not blossom until the second year after sowing. But under favorable conditions, with early seeding and a late, warm fall, many heads will often appear the first year, and some seeds may ripen. This late growth should be cut or fed off, as the clover plant dies after it has perfected its seed. This accounts for the entire destruction by winter-killing of many clover fields that appeared unusually promising the fall befoie. On clay or heavy soil probably the only part of the farm that needs more potash is the fruit orchard. Much of the potash in the soil is locked up in the wood, and still more goes into the leaves which arc mostly blown away now that the timber hind lias been so generally cleared up. The beat bearing trees in orchards arc generally near fences, or in depressions where leaves are not bfown ofT. A good deal of potash is also required in perfecting and ripening the fruit. Household Hint* and Itccipo. Oatmael wafers are relished by babies and older children, too. Take a pint of oatmeal and a pint of water, with almost a tcaspoonful of salt. Mix, and spread on buttered pans. Make it just as thin as it is possible, and yet have the bottom of the pan covered. Hake slowly. Plates should always be sent to the table warm for dinner. The best method is to dip them in boiling hot water and let them remain for a few moments. Dry quickly, pile and set on the table. Tea cups should always be dipped in hot hot water before pouring in the tea. ttice cake is made of one pound of ground rice, one pound of sugar, half a pound of butter and eight eggs; salt and flavoring to suit taste. Beat the eggs, rub the butter and sugar together till like cream, then add the eggs, and, last of all, stir the rice flour in a little at a time. Bake in sponge-cake tins. To polish wood floors of black walnut and ash: Moisten a soft flannel cloth with kerosene oil, rub the wood with it and then with a very soft, clean and dry flannel. If this work is trusted wholly to a maid it will very likely not be a success, for too much oil will be used, and that is far worse than to use 110 oil at ali. A good rccipc for tomato soup is as follows: To one pint of canned tomatoes, or four large ones cut up fine, add one quart of boiling water, and let them boil till done; then add nearly a tcaspoonful nr enrln* wlipn it. frvima un ndd one pint of sweet milk, pepper and butter or one cup of sweet cream instead of butter, a few crackers rolled fine, and serve. Never throw away cold potatoes There are many nice ways of preparing them. Here is one which bears the somewhat high-sounding title of potatoes au maitre d'hotel. Cut cold boiled potatoes into quarter inch slices.and put into a saucepan with four or five tablespoonfuls of milk, two of butter, some pepper and salt and chopped parsley. Heat quickly, stirring all the time until ready to boil, when you may 3tir in the juice of half a lemon. Serve very hot. It is the lemon that gives it its name; without that it would be siirply "stewed potato." It is not to be treated with disdain under its less pretentious title. To free canaries and other cage birds from the insects that infest them, the following method is recommended by one who has successfully practiced it for years; every night just at dusk the cage or aviary is covered over with a white cloth. During the night the parasites will crawl oit iroui me wras on to tne cloth, where they may be seen running about when the cloth is removed at daybreak. The insects may be killed by putting the cloth into boiling wa'er. A repetition of the process will soon clear away the pests without injuring the birds. Insect-powders will no doubt kill parasites, but the birds as well. To whiten flannel, made yeilow by age, dissolve one and a half pounds of white soap in fifty pounds of soft water, and also two-thirds of an ounce of spirits of ammonia. Immerse the flannel, stir well around for a short time, and wash in pure water. When black or navy blue linens are washed, soap should hot be usud. Take instead two potatoes grated into tepid soft water(after having them washed and peeled), into which a teaspoonful of ammonia has been put. Waih the linen with this, and rinse them in cold blue water. They will need no starch, and should be dried and ironed on the wrong side. An infusion of hay will keep the natural color in buff linens, and an infusion of bran will do the same for brown linens and prints. Saved by a Load of Hay. A Bradford (Penn.) correspondent of tlm Vhilndelnhia Times writes: "I tell you what, boys, I've railroaded it for years and been mixed up in all kinds of disasters, but I hope to croak right here if I want to be the eye-witness again of such an awful sight as I saw a day or two ago." The speaker was a brakeinan on the Erie. "A day or so ago,"he continued, "a tall and handsome woman got into the ladies' car at Dunkirk. With her was a bright and interesting boy, possibly two years of age. The child laughed and crowed and played with the passengers. When the train left Cattaraugus the woman, who seemed nervous, got out of her seat, picked up the baby and started for the rear end of the coach. A short distance cast of Cattaraugus is a long, deep gulf, over which the railroad has built a high trestle. The distance from the top of the trestle to the wagon road below is perhaps one hundred feet. A sharp and short curve leads to the trestle. As the train rushed over the gulf a woman's piercing shriek was heard. I looked and saw an object leap from the platform into the rocky gulf. That object sir, was the lady passenger, and in her arms closely clasped to her breast was her infant. I pulled the bell-cord and the train came to a halt. How it happened I cannot say. but at the time the woman jumped a load of hay, drawn u\ ;i pail ui uauij, jmnscu uuviui uiu trestle. Mother and child landed squarely in the center of the hay and were thus saved from a horrible death. The farmer was so horrified that he jumped from his wagon and darted up the hill. The woman, who was not hurt in the least, said her name was .Mrs. Adam Scell and her home in Michigan. She was ou her way to visit friends in the oil country. Hers was indeed a miraculous escape. Mrs. i?cell said that she could not explain her action. When near the car door she was seized with an insane desire to jump from the train. The farmer, as he drove along, was thinking of his dead wife and daughter. When the visitors came through the clonds, as it were, and landed on his hay he thought that the dear departed had come back to earth to revisit him. Birds and Wires. Animals great and small have ways of avoiding danger to which their ancestors have been exposed. Hut when a new danger arises, they do not know how to meet it. Telegraph and telephone wires are a deadly peril to birds which.haunt cities and other places where the wires are numerous. A few generations hence wires will be as harmless to birds as trees are now. In the following extract it is the wires which suffer, owing to the size of the bird: According to the Brazilian German in of Rio de .laueiro, the telephone wires in that city have found a formidable cyemy in the "assgeier," a large bird of the vulture species?u kind of John Crow? which, living very low as it passes over tne tops ot tne nouses in scavenging tne streets, hits the wires and breaks them, or else becomes entangled. Good wire is very expensive in Brazil. In consequence of the damage done by these birds, the telephone people arc compelled to keep up a large force of men for repairs. Mo sooner are the Vires mended in one part of the city than report comes of interruption in another part, owing to the operations of the asseeier. It is against the law to kill these birds, and as a result they increase very rapidly in number. The Provincia, too, says that nothing positively remedial can be done at present. The telephonists must wait until the bird learns by experience that it will enjoy more personal comfort by flying higher. A man in Kansas conceived the notion of removing the tombstones from his family plot to the roof of his house, where they stand in a row of seven along the ridgepole. % THE DANCING DERVISHES. AH ODD SECT XV THE KOOBXSH QUARTERS OF ALGIERS. An Evening: Spent in Their Companj-Soinc of Their Singular Ritea and Performances One evening during our 9tay in Algiers we were informed that the Dancing Dervishes or Ai.ssaoui, as they are called, were to give a performance. Accordingly, that evening, having procured a guide, wc proceeded to the place where the performance was to be given, driving through the narrow streets connecting the French with the Moorish quarter of the town, until they became so narrow and winding that it was impossible to go farther. He we left the carriages in a small square, where four flat stdnes imbedded in the ground marked the spot where prisoners were formerly beheaded, and walked on through the narrow, dimly-lighted streets, and on arriving at our destination were ushered into a large old Moorish house with its central open court, galleries and com municating rooms. On two 3ides of this i ..??.,0 linvKfo/l Iw fliolrprinor J cuuri, Wliilli Wtta Ugubvu MJ 0 candles, are benches for spectators, while before them perhaps fifty Arabs in their picturesque costumes were sitting cross-legged, smoking and drinking codec. In the center of the court was a large square carpet, upon | which was a brazier and burning charcoal, and behind it was a lighted candle about three feet in height. Behind this | candle six musicians were seated, in the center of whom was the master ot ceremonies or high priest of the order, an intelligent appearing Arab of perhaps forty years of age. In the gallery immediately above us, partially concealed by screens of rugs and shawls, were many Moorish women, and when the exercises became exciting one could occasionally catch a glimpse of a pretty face. At a given signal the music commenced. The instruments were immense tambourines,.perhaps two and a half feet in diameter, which they tuned to the right musical pitch by occasionally heating them over the charcoal fire. The noise produced by these instruments was deafening and monotonous. They continued pounding steadily for perhaps twenty minutes with no result, when all at once a young man rushed into the center of the circle with a scream and commenced to dance and gesticulate wildly. He was immediately seized by the attendants, who divested him of his outer gar .. j u,. ? mUIIlH UI1U UIIIUIUUU^. uv tuvu, vacant, staring expression,began to dance wildly before the tall candle. It could hardly be called a dance, as his feet were stationary. He simply threw his head and body backward and forward, all his muscles being completely relaxed, his head nlinost touching the flames of the candle as it swung forward. His face soon became red and he began to froth at the mouth. He was soon joined by two others. An attendant kept them in line, not allowing them to get too near the candle, and occasionally joining their hands. Soon a wild looking emancipated old man sprang into the center of the circle with a scream. After he had been divested of his outer garments he did not dance, but commenced pointing with wild screams, at the different persons in the room. He then placed his heel in the center of the burning charcoal until the smoke and the odor of the burning flesh filled the room. This performance was rendered more clTective by his continual screams and by the unearthly noise of the tambourines. He then withdrew his foot, and a redhot shovel having been handed to him. he rapidly struck it with his open hand and then drew his finger slowly across it, producing, probably, a slight blister. A heavy, Sliarp-poinieu lnsiruuitjui ?.ia then handed to him, which the old man placed against his abdomen and proceeded to hammer against the other end with a heavy brick which he broke into several fragments. lie then with apparently great effort, pretended to withdraw it, but as its withdrawal was not followed by blood and as he immediately covered up the spot with his clothing, we concluded that the instrument had not penetrated the flesh at all. He then kissed the priest and ran into an adjoining apartment, where he placed his foot in water and afterward resumed his seat with the others. Meanwhile the three dancers, who had continued bobbin? wildly up and down, had fallen to the floor in an exhausted condition, and had to be assisted out of the room by attendants. The performers. though some were wild and emaciated in appearance, did not show scars, and though those whose heads were not shaved showed irregular losses of hair, as though it might have been pulled out, still they appeared to be in fair physical condition. At this time there was a temporary lull in the proceedings. The tambourines continued to beat monotonously, and the habitues of the place were evidently awaiting some new development. An Arab who sat near me spoke to me in French, saying: "Watch that old man; he is the best performer of the party." The man in question was a fine looking old Arab, richly dressed, wearing spectacles, who was stroking his long gray beard and smiling serenely. Near him sat another old mau, watching the proceedings. The chief evidently did everything in his power to excite him. At stated intervals the musicians would beat the tambourines fast and furiously. At such times the old man would sway backward !ind forward. and look wildly about, muttering to himself. He even, at one time, unbuttoned his outer garments. evidently preparing for his approaching tit. lie would then subside again, anu finally buttoned up his coat, and did not perform during the evening. Soon, however, the other old man, without warning, suddenly fell forward into the circle. He was raised by the attendants, who, as in the previous cases, took off his watch and outer garments. He then commenced to repeat in a loud voice various Arabic sentences. A tambourine was then passed about the audience, containing perhaps ten stones varying in size fro.ii one-fourth to threefourths of an inch in diameter, and a rusty nail. One of the stones was then passed to the old man, who, holding it between his thumb and forefinger,placed it in his mouth and swallowed it. He then swallowed all the stones, finishing with the rusty nail. There was no opportunity for deception,as his arms were bare, and he invariably opened his mouth, showing the stone, and afterward opening his mouth to show that it was empty. It is said that a member of the order has recently died from the effect of swallowing nails. After lie had finished his performance he resumed his seat, adjusted his garments, receiving many congratulations from his friends. The music then became more furious and deafening, and the uproar was in creased by shrill screams of encouragement from the women above, and subsequently three new men rushed into the circle -two light-eomplexioned Arabs and a negro?dancing and si reaming. Thr/.n twl.lint shovels were handed them. which they struck as the tirst pertormer had (U no, while one of the number took the red hot shovel between his teeth and held it there until there was a distinct odor of burning flesh. They then took the ied coals from the brazier, chewed and swallowed them, while the black froth ran from their mouths. Two large portions of prickly cactus, covered with long, sharp needles, were then handed to them. These they seized, furiously struggling for the largest portions, which they chewed and swallowed?meanwhile frothing and foaming at the 'mouth. Eight scorpions were then placed in a ambourine and passed about for the inspection of the audience?ugly, crawling reptiles, resembling small crabs. These were then given to the performers, who held them in their hands, not allowing them to fasten upon their fingers, however. Then at a given signal they ate the struggling reptiles, the disgusting crunching sound being very distinct? fighting as before for the largest, flavoring the morsel with charcoal and prickly I cactus, meantime screaming and dancing. Our curiosity having been satis- I tied we left, although the performance was supposed to continue throughout the night. We paid our fee to the Arab who had conducted us to the place, though our regular gume, a uevoui oiu Arab, whose religious scruples would not allow him to visit such a place, to drink wine, to have but one wife, and who felt himself obliged to pray at least five times daily, sometimes to our inconvenience, and that the performers would get but a very small portion of the money which we paid him. The conclusion which we arrived at concerning the performance: That the performers took care that they did not seriously injure themseves ; that tliey were willing to dance, to swallow stones and disgusting objects, and to endure a certain amount of pain for the money which they received, and the distinction which they enjoyed; that they really became very much excited by the furious .?is*"* music, and that some among them were doubtless insane, while others were 'simply actors. This sect was founded about 200 years | ago in Morocco by a SidI Mohammed Ben Aissa, who is said to have proved him9elf a saint by casting himself down from a high tower without injury. He and his followers, after having been banished from Morocco, went into the desert and there found themselves able to nourish themselves upon sticks, stones, scorpions, etc., a talent which had been handed down to their descendants. There, during the religious festival of last winter, the disciples of this creed rushed wildly through the streets, seizing living sheep, tearing them limb from limb and eating the raw flesh. At that time Europeans were cautioned not 1o approach them. Their performances aio said to be discountenanced by the more intelligent Arabs.?Boston Transcript. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. The Edison Electric Light company has three farms in Japan devoted to raisj i ing bamboo for carbon. j According to the latest results of the | finest instrumental tests as to the propa gation of electricity, an electric signal travels at the rate of 16,000 miles per second. Cotton waste i9 now used in conjunction with straw and asbestos in building houses. It is formed into a paste which in a very short time becomes very hard and makes a durable slab or block for building purposes. Recently the dome of St. Peter's, in Rome, was reclad at an expense to the Vatican of $40,000. The old sheathing required such continuous repairs that it was deemed better to replace it. The sheets of lead which now cover the dome weigh 708,610 pounds, and would extend over more than an acre and a half of land if they were spread out Hat. Another danger is added to modern housekeeping. Dr. Austen has discovered that water containing organic matter will, when under pressure, dissolve compounds of lead, zinc and copper more rapidly and in much larger quantities than when pure and under ordinary conditions. He claims that many cases of dysentery result from drinking such water that has stood all night in lead or zinc pipes. The Stupid Camel. The .camel appears to be so completely unintelligent, and withal so perverse in its dullness, that in the East the word "camelishness" is a synonym for thickheaded obstinacy. To contend successfully against this prodigious, persistent and invariable stupidity constitutes, therefore, the whole art of camel riding. That it calls for no special ability on the part of the rider is obvious, but nevertheless the beast often succeeds,simply by the cumulative influence of its exasperating want of sense, in breaking down both temper and patience. The British soldier in Afghanistan was completely beaten by it. He had never encountered such stupidity before, and failed to grasp it. Whatever he did to it, the camel roared at him. "Whatever he tried to make it do it refused. If he stopped pulling at its nose-string for an instant the animal stopped at once. If he left it for a minute the brute wandered slowly away in the very direction in which it could get into most mischief. The aimlessness of his conduct utterly baffled Thomas Atkins. He succumbed, collapsed, went down before such inconceivable obtuseness and perversity. It was one of the commonest sights of the march to corac across a soldier standing with a countenance of utter despair by the side of a loaded dromedary, gazing up ut the supercilious brute with an expression of the most comical helplessness. lie had exhausted every device he could invent to make the beast understand what it ought to do, but all in vain, and there he was, utterly staggered and dumbfounded by such a miracle of stupidity. He was too far gone in a hopeless bewilderment even to use strong language. His vocabulary had been used up over and over again. There was nothing within miles to beat it with. He could not reach up to its body with his foot to kick it. Pummeling it with his fist had no appreciable effect upon the beast; he might as well have thumped the ground. His helmet was battered out of shape with repeated hurlings of it at the passive monster. So he was at his wits" ends, and his discomfiture was as obvious as it was ludicrous. He looked as if he were going out of his senses, or would like to sit down, as women say, "and have a gooi cry." As for the camel, it paid no more attention to the puzzled soldier than if he had been one of the thirty-nine articles. It stood tlicrc, exactly wnereuuaasroppcu, gazing into spacc with a look of silly loftiness, as if it saw the north pole in the distance, and with a complacency that would not have been inappropriate if it were beholding a vision of angels. That it was falling short of its duties had obviously uo interest for the idiotic quadruped. It never so much as winked, but simply stood in its tracks with its head high up in the air as if awaiting a revelation. There was, therefore, nothing to be done except to wait till other camels came along, and then to tie its nose to the tail of the last "ship" in the line. The sight of the hind legs of the animal in front of it moving, and the tension of the string in its own nostrils, were the only hints it could understand. ?London Standard. Remarkable Eyesight. It is recorded by Humboldt that he was traveling in South America under conditions which rendered it ncccssary for the party to divide, and to reach their destination by different routes. As he and those who remained with him approaehed the appointed meeting place he said to the Indian guide that he wondered what had become of the others. The guide looked at him with some surprise, and pointing across a wide mountain gorge, one side of which they were traversing, replied : "There they are." Humboldt himself could see nothing but rocks and verdure, but ultimately, being assisted by the guide as to the position of the other party, succeeded in discovering them by the aid of a telescope ; and then by making the guide describe the order of march and the lelative positions of the several individuals, obtained proof that he actually saw them plainly with his unaided eyes. An experience of equal aignficance, if of a less striking character, may be had in any Highland deer forest, where deer, which are conspicuous to the eyes of the keener, can only be seen with difficulty and uncertainty and after much pointing out of neighboring landmarks by visitors who are habitual dwellers in towns. In other words the acuteness of sight of the average citizen is much inferior to that of the average Scotch forester; while the acuteness of sight of the forester is probably much inferior to that of the savage. People are too prone to accept this as sometning necessary or inevitable, and to think of the forester or the savage as the possessor of some special acuteness which has been conferred upon him by training and practice, instead of thinking of the citizen as a person who by reason of unfavorable circumstances falls short of the acuteness of vision which lie ought to possess.?JjOiulun Time*. Aerial Navigation. This great problem nas been solved, if the French journals are to be believed. Captain Kenard, at Muedon, Franco,succeeded with a cigar-shaped balloon in navigating the air for four hours: thnt is, he was enabled to work against the wind 011 a very calm day. His motive power was electricity, stored in a Siemens accumulator of ten-horse power. This is the most important news of the century. It is now 101 years since the Montgolfier brothers ascended into the atmosphere by means of hot air. Since their time there have been hundreds of thousands of ascensions; but the only Smiirftvnmnnts nil t>ir? first One llllVU beCIl the substitution of hydrogen gits,and the use of mcchnnical contrivances in the construction of the balloons. Hut until Captain Menard's experiment at Muedou ever}' air vessel lias been at the mercy of the winds. They were so large and light, and afforded no great a surface to the air currents, that they could not be controlled. It has long been suspected that electricity would solve the problem, be I cause it can furnish power with very little weight. This is rendered possible by i the accumulators of Siemens, in which the electricity is, as it were, stored as in a reservoir. The defect of this motor, however, is the speedy exhaustion of the power, and hence only short journeys can be undertaken; but, according to the proverb, it is the first step that costs. Once establish the fact that an air vessel can be moved directly or obliquely against the wind, and the inventive minds of all civilized nations will be set j to work to perfect the air ship.?lJe?u>r- ! cut. Correct returns show that drunkenness j is decreasing in England. ALL IN A HUMOROUS VEIN. SOME COKXOAX. SKETCHES 7B0X VABIOUS SOURCES. Developing' HU Kluscle?A Different Affair ? lie Had Bead About Grcelj-Xot There Now, Etc# "What is that drab object hanging from the lower limb of that apple tree?" asked a dude of a freckled country boy. " That," said the boy, "is a sort of foot-ball that we strike to make our ' muckle big." " May I try it?" asked the dude. "I guess so," replied the boy, as he moved off a good distance. So the dude drew back and drove his fist right into ar. old-fashioned hornets' nest, and got his sleeves chock full.? Judge. He Had Read About Greely. It was growing very late, but the young man showed no signs or disposition to take his leave. After relieving herself of several yawns, the lady said: "You have been reading about the Avnn^ifiAn V?otfonH vnn?" UIUC1J CAp^UlVlVU, uui v>u V JVWI "I have, why?" "And you have thought so much about it that you fancy you are now in the Arctic regions yourself?" "What makes you think so?" "Because you seem to be under the impression that you are in a region where the nights are six months long." He took his hat.?Somerville Journal. Not There Now. "You ought to live in my neighborhood !" chuckled Smith, as he met Brown the other morning. "Why, I leave my spade, shovel, hoe and rake in the alley from one week's end to another and they are not taken." Brown congratulates him on having a home among such honest people, and a man who overheard the conversation while rubbing the \vall with his back halts a pedestrian and quietly asks: "Do you know that man with the white plug hat on?" "Oh, yea; that's Smith and he lives on street." Smith doesn't keep his spade, shovel, hoe and rake in the alley any more. He has none to keep.?Detroit Free Press. A Utile California Bee Story. "Talking about bees," remarked a passenger from the West, "people in this country don't kuow what bees is. Now, out in Carifornia, at the foot of the mountains, I've seen swarms that was worth talkin' about. The air was fulL of 'em. "'Bout sundown, when they come from the fields to their trees in the mountains, it gets dark as sudden as I if the lights should go out in this here car. One time my pard, Dave Johnston ?poor Dave?an' me found there was a hundred bar'i or two of honey in a whoppin' big fir tree. We made up our minds to hev it. So we fixed ourselves up for a fight. We made suits out of gunny sacks that covered our faces nnd hands. There wasn't any places left they could sting us, and we wore heavy gloves tied down tight at- the wrists. We were to take turns chopping at the tree. Dave tackled it first. I stood back and watched him. The first blow he struck didn't rile 'em up much, for only about two million came out and went for him. The second blow brought out a few million more. The third blow didn't sound very loud, and I saw him raise the ax for the fourth. But it never struck. The air between the ax and the tree was so full of bees that he couldn't move the ax. Then I lost sight of him entirely. I never saw him again." "Why? Did the bees sting him to death?" "No, they couldn't sting him, but they formed a solid wall around him ten* feet thick and smothered him to death. Why, I couldn't of got away myself if most of the bees hadn't been down on the plains at work."?Chicaqo Herald. A Different Affair. Blinks?"As I am going away, doctor, I called to settle your bill. How much is it?" Doctor?"Sorry to lose you, sir. The bill is two hundred dollars." "Two hundred! Oh, come, now, you must have made some mistake." "No mistake at all, I assure you. Here it is?fifty visits at $4 a visit amount to $200." "But that is an awful price." "You forget, sir, that I saved your mother's life." "But it was not my mother. It was my mother-in-law." "On! I beg your pardon. Your bill is seventy-five cents."?Philadelphia Call. Giving the Counteraign. During the camping of the first regiment at Santa Rosa, the pickets found considerable difficulty in preventing the men absenting themselves without leave, a circumstance for which the mint julips of the town barrooms and the large contingent of pretty Santa Rosa girls?small blame to them?were chiefly accountable. One particularly sultry evening, while the sentinels were pacing their beats with their tongues fairly hanging out of their mouths with heat, and wondering whether the pirates in the mess tent would drink every last drop of beer before the ''relief" came, one of the guards observed a private approaching, who was staggeringaiong under the combined load of much conviviality and an enormous watermelon under each arm. < <nri_ tl, " W UU {^UC3 IUCIC1 "Er?hie?er fren," responded the truant. ' Advance, friend, and give the countersign." "Hain't got no?hie?countersign," amiably replied the private; "but I'll er?hie?give yer er?warmellin." Pretty soon the officer of the day came round, and said to the sentinel, who was absorbed in munching a huge piece of watermelon stuck on the end of his bayonet; "Did Perkins pass you just now?" "Ycssir." "Did he give the countersign?" inquired the lieutenaut, taking a bite himself, as the man presented arms. "Well, no sir," said the sentinel, confidentially; "the password was 'Cholera,' but lie said 'Watermelon,'so I passed him and put the other half in your tent." "Did, eh?" mused the officer. "Hum! watermelon, eh I Well, I guess that was near enough."?San Francisco Post. Jerry and Joe. It is related of the late Judge Black that in 1857, just after he was appointed attorney-general of the United States, he was staying at the Astor House in New York. Scores of leading politicians called upon him. One day, u small, gray haired man arrived at the hotel, ana registered himself as Judgo J. Williams, Iowa. On seeing the name of Judge Black on the book, he took a card and wrote: "The supreme judge of Iowa presents his compliments to the attorney-general of the United States." lie sent this up to Judge Black's room, together with a half sheet of paper on which he had wiitten: "Oh. Jerry, dear Jerry, I've found you at lost. And memory, burdened with scenes of the past, Returns to old Somerset's mountains of snow. When you were but Jerry, and I was but Joe!" In less than three minutes the great dignified Judge Black was coming down | the sta rs, two steps at a time, with the j little bell boy in close pursuit. Two old schoolmates and law students were together after a separation of some thirty years. Two old men embraced each other aud neither was able to utter a word. It was an affecting scene. Why Hair Suddenly Turns White. It is said that the hair and beard of the Duke of Brunswick whitened in twenty-four hours upon hearing that his father had been mortally wounded in the battle of Auerstadt. Marie Antoinette, the unfortunate Queen of Louis XVI., found her hair suddenly changed by her troubles, and a similar change happened to Charles I. when he at tempted to escape from C'arisbrooke Castle. Mr. Timbs, in i I ? ? a. D-il >1 iUai I Ills "jjociors anu mucins, snva uiiii "chemists have discovered that hair contains an oil, a mucous substance, iron, oxide of manganese, phosphate and carbonate of iron, Hint, and a large proportion of sulphur. White hair contains also phosphate of magnesia, and its oil is nearly colorless. When hair becomes suddenly white from terror it is probably owing to the sulphur absorbing the oil, as in the operation of whitening woo'en cloths." 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The Hope of the Nation* Children,slow in development, puny,scrawny and delicate, use "Wells'Health Renewer." Mehsman's Peptonized beef tohiCj the only preparation ofbeef containingits entire nuirvtixrus properties. It contains blood-making force generating and life-sustaining properties; (nvolnaVila /nn tn^t?yaaHnn Atranorvaia narvAllfl U1V WUBUiV 1V1 \|J 4 r I UVI I WW prostration, and al) forms of general debility; also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork or acute disease, particularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard tc Co., Proprietors. New York, gold by druggists. "Rough on Pain" Planter. Porous and strengthening, improved, the beet for backache, pains in chest or side,rheumatism, neuralgia. 25c. Druggists or maiL Petroleum is a natural production, and as nature never makes a mistake Carboline, made from pure petroleum, is a certain invigorator for diseased and sickly hair, and where once used will never be substituted by any other. Catarrh of the Bladder. . Stinging,irritation, inflammation,all Kidney and Urinary Complaints, cured bv "BuchuPalba." $L "Rou*h on Cooflu." Ask for " Rough on Coughs," for Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches, 15c. Liquid, 25c. Seaweed tea is an anti-fat. SufferersFrom Scrofula Ton can be cured if 70a will t?k? Hood'i Sarssparill*, the fTe*t blood purifier. Whether the disease is hereditary ot acquired, this medicine expels ererytrace of imparity, and ritalires and enriches the blood, while it also tones and strengthens the system. "I had four scrofulous sores come on my feet, which mwu bad that I could n6t wear a shoe. Notbin* which I took did ma any good till one day I ui Hood'a Sarsaparilla advertised In a paper and decided to try It. i have taken two bottles and tbe bo ret are almost enUraly heaJed."?Mas. Addie Pitts, South Potsdam, sr. y. Clarence Johnson, Erie, Pa., bad scrofulous sores on tls face and bead. He was entirely oured by Hood's Saisaparill*. "I hare been troubled with scrofula ?treat deal, and iras advised to use Hood's Sarsaparilla. I hare now laken three bottles and have nearly eradicated the lorofula from my system."?W- a. PlBBT, Boorne, Haas. Hood's Sarsaparilla loldby all druggists. $1; si* for 95. Made only by 9.1. HOOD i, 00., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. IOO Poses One Dollar i , This Plaster 3 ? Acts directly upon the * (HW 2 muscles and tbe nerves of VBV g the back, the seat of all 7 JSf H 61 P&ln- tar Ho meillclne to C j throw your systsm out of 3 A For all Lung Troubles, (E?r _ ^ \ whether local or deeply |F.tf C A Ai f ii. seated, this plaster will be JOlyi [i'"fud <0 glve ln,tant r<* ft.Mli , | J? For Kidney Trouble, KH " ' M Rheumatism. Neuralgia. Pain In the Side and Back I IflnTuVlB Ache, they arc a ccrtaln II MIHllllI . aud speedy cure. IHyMI sold by DruyRlf Is for ii wbe/ .and cents, or tlve fur 81. ?AC< m Mailed on receipt ?' I |H| mrktmmwJW price by Smllh, DoolltIr I A\Tf Kl tle * *>mlt.il. General fl *?y I HI | Agents, Boston, flmeticaw DICTIONARY. . VTlth I V2M Pages. Price |1.50. | ? OlAtlOV Q([inin Qmctican *uV ! POCKET-DICTIONARY. ! C24 Pagit.. Price fl.OO. For Salob vail IV>ok-and Newi?nd , | l)?alera. ! > TAKK NO OTHER. ? ^ ?? ^Jorwlti A Co., Philadelphia, P*. ^ MASON & HAMLIN 100 nDPAMC 522 TO 8TYLES U n U M in 0 $900. HIGHEST HONORS AT ALL GREAT WORLD'S EXHIBITIONS FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS. Only Amcrlcnn Organ* Awnrded audi at any. For Cash, Easy Payments or Rented. UPRIGHT PIANOS presenting very highest excellence yet attained In suoli iiMtninieutii; adiiinn tu all prwvioas improvemenu one of urea'*.* valine than any; a-icurlnn most pure, retined, maxim I tunes anil increased durability; ?p?cially avoiding liability to get out of tune. Ilia*tilted Catalogues freo. Mason & Hamlin Orsan aui Haiio Co., Boston, 164 Tremont StYork, 40 E. 14tb > bt.| Chicago, 149 VVabawli Ave. A gents Wanted for tlio Best and l-'aittest-Mllint A. Pictorial H<x>k?and KHiI-h. Prices reduced XI pei tent. National Pi'ui.ikhino Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A GENTS WANTED f.ir t.v? ni.v fuMilliivC ar!.i tVclei. Saiupleitrxn. t". E. .Mir* inll, I.icltport, N.Y\ rtffltiKl "'l fl H| BOOK ON THE I This valuable work, by a thoroughly erinary Surgeon, should be in the HORSEMAN and FARMER, as it cc how to cure a' Horse when ill. How a Cood Horse when you see one. and have this 100-page book forv NEW YORK HOG 134 Leonard Street, - 'i ; . ^ry-r $ V-'} 5 /^''l?'*: *T--; '*7* ' J ^ i # ? ?- yJ?aSUa.~f ^ ^ *&?S&fc^ j''? V*^w?|7^ ^ iSlf^Svl tfiM imiiim} GUB39 Br the cm Of this 1T.T. SEMZDT, thJ BtCBVi?nnt??M aohand Boir?lI 21 nwedfly re**inth?fcr ?* TttJ blood 1j pwilled. # ,ji rromnrs XtiapronmmMdbr' OTB hundred* of tfca tat' KJLDDXB doctor* to to# 0W-j* lira LT 0HB1 for all,. Idndi ot X14a>7 TX+ [ uxu-waxvz nmirm I It 1? ptwly TK?.' DB0T8T tAbla, sad ooraawhan 8BJLV3X, otbar wadlotnaa AO. BUBtm It U praparad ? HEIGHT'S praaaSy for tbaaadia. nrwin . um, tudtaMTW pi2H8 ?BiJ5T,!!l?? ^ nr ' ' Ou Wil<?m?n> liytfXdMfgtotfc': , jam | . tots sue., 7 os A 8604 ft* x BTDI VWk Pwnphlrt OtEHVOUH ot S jgyj!!^ ,i Mtrmmoar at^fT*8 u OB ?*/. y REMEDY jroN-arnornow Br J w CO., 4 ' TnUZTH. Pmldeiea, HUNTS (Kldnar and Liver) REMEDY baa MTad from Iwger.ng duoaas *nd daath haadradf Ifbo lura bean pr?nnp by phrneuni to die. ?TH P-44 I CAIN | nealtl andHappiness.l I >?tin as atofm I O&CU** ST HAVE DONE. Are your Kidneys disordered? "Kidney Wort brought me from my grt.ru, as it were, after 1 had been glren op by It best doctor* in Detroit." IL W. Derenmi, Mecharrtn, Iont^Mlcb. Are your nerves weak? ^ "Kidney-Wort cored me from nerrone weakneas Ac., after I was not expected to lire."?Mrs. M, M. B. . > Qoodwln. Ed. Christian Monitor Oct eland, Q. ^ . . J Have you Brighfs Disease? "Kidney-Wort cored me when my water was Just like .rtulk and then Ilk* blood." frank Wilson, Feabody.Hsm. Suffering from Diabetes? & "Kidney-Wort istho molt raccessfnlremedy ItMtt ~ erer used. aires alraoit relief." Dr. Phillip C. Ballon, Konktoa, Vt Have you Liver Complaint? "Kidney-wort cured me of chronlo Lirer Dimum after 1 prayed to die." -.<i ___ Benry Word, late CoL 69th irat.Q?uardf&X Is your Back lame and aobing? "Kidney-Wort, (1 bottle) cared me Whan I waifo lame I lad to roll ou t of bed.0 _ a H. Tsilmagc, Milwaukee, Wl*, Have jrou' Kidney 'Disease? "Kldn ./-Wort made me sound inllrer and kidneys after years of onsnccessfnl doctoring. Ita vcrth $10 a box."-Sam'l Hodges, Wllllamstowa, WectVA. Are you Constipated? ,' "Kldncy-Wort caosee euj erocuatlona and cored me after * ,e*r, nave you paaiano f "Kidney-Wort baa don* better than any other "?**?? SMSS^** Are you BiliousP "Xldrey-Wort baa done tne more good tbtt ?BJ < ther remedy I hare ever taken." lira. J. T. Galloway, gfc Hat. OwgML Are you tormented with Piles? "gMner-Wort permanently cured me of bleeding pile*. Dr. w. C. Kline recommended It to me." Geo. H. Hont, Caahier SL Bask, Kyenwwn, Pa. ?Are you Rheumatism racked ? "Kidney-Wort cored me. a.1er 1 was siren np to die by phytidain and I bod offered tiOrty year*." Elbrldge JtaJeoto, WcatBatMUtaft Ladies, are you eufferiijg? "Kidney-Wort cur* me of peculiar trouble* of ertralyean ftanalng. Many fcndiu*o and prala* It" lln. F Unona-i, Isle La iloaii, Yt? If you Would Banish Disease i and. gain Health, Take . ' ?g" ? in Tf IHI nl Jl ImUJ: 5 Hfl h 3 v 9 ;3& 15S ! The blood Clcansi*. hm uiili.1 ?win. ?**? ? ### * t. LYOIA E. PINKHAN'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND , IS A POSITIVE CUBE 10B%* All tbOM palnfU Complalata * and Weaknesses so eonunom ?** ? to oar bwt , FEMALE POPULATION, *# rriM $1 U BqtU, /ta *r long* ftm. I fit purpose U wtMvfor the leg Uimat* ftf ditto* and the rtlitfaf pnin, and that it it claim* to do, thoueand* of ladle* eon gladlf tatjff.* It wlU euro entirely *11 Orarlan trouble*, InfUmwia* tlon and Ulceration, Falling and Plfpkoementa, and consequent Spinal Weakness, and u pwjdBWj adapted to the change of life. * ? S + _ It remove* F&intacs*, r laiaicncr, for itlomlftfltHi and relieves W dUnws 01 ^OPv"'rY,nT It core* Bloatinff. llcAdncbca, ************** ***9*99** DR. DAVID KENNEDY'S pii REMEDY For the Cnre of Kidney *"d ' plain ti, Co.i?tlp?iUon, wdjU d.Mt4? riling from an impure etate of thei BLOOD-^ To women who Buffer from any of the ill? pe?? liar to their nz il is an umiiumj Dmsrsrij'ti. One Dollar a bottl?? or addxtiS Dl? D?Tid Kennedy, Bondout, N. Y. i'lTTsriELD, Mass., March,lBSi. Dr. David Dentwdy: Jn the fall a frenci advised me to try KEU? NEDY'S FAVOKITK KEMEDY.aud a'.thonahop* po>ed to patent medicines, I made tue triiL To make a louvr story short? PAVoItlTE KEMEDY, in my opinion. s?ved my life. I consider it the be.?t preparation in i be world for stomach difficulties. iia we!! us the l.lver and other organs. lam e'a ! to hot it'? in "eueial nsn among the It. R. men inth.s vicinity. JAM to 1). KENNEDY. HKGOODNEVS IgggmfflTO LADIES! Greatest inducement* eTer offt red. 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