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•> agriculture, Mm.king Qcalitiw.—A copious flow of milk, sustained through many months, is a uoaiitv whicft has been produced by art in domestication. W ild cattle rarely pronde more than enough milk to rear their own salves, and the flow of it is of compara- lively short duration, Small in volume, the milk is rich in quality; but the laeteal organs soon dry off again. This, of course, is m harmony with the requirements, of the young animals in a wild state, and is a correlation of »he roving life and the hap- haaard feeding of the dams. More milk than the calf requires under such condi tions would be a waste of material energy which nature does not encourage. It would moreover, be an eccumbrance to the mother. Wild cattle are neither good milkers, nor good fatteners, and in parts of England where calves are allowed to ran with (heir domesticated dams generation alter generation, the breed of such animals are not famous for milk-giving. Like that of the mare and ewe, the milk u smaller in quantity, rich iu quality, and of short duration. The desultory and irregular sucking of the calf or foal or lamb is not conducive to the development of a large flow of milk, and distinctly tends to shorten the flow. Ha id-milking of a sim ilar character has tuc same effect, Y ouag people are allowed to learn to how to milk on cows which are going dry for calving, not on those which are still in full flow. >iew beginners soon dry up s cow’s milk, and bad milkers do the same. Ueavy milking properties, then, are ar tificial, in the sense that they have been developed nnder domestication, and, by careful breeding, for a given end; yet, like many other qualities, which are little more ihan mere germs in nature, they become heredity by long us^ge. Few sorts of ani mals, if any, are more susceptible than cattle of being moulded into what we want, no physical quality is so easily train ed and developed as mat of giving milk, it is a funebou, wnich, constantly varying of itself, can be dwarfed or extended at will. iJy means of intelligent training, Kind treatment, and intelligent breeding, u can be developed and made hereditary; an opposite system keeps it in a state of na ture. The nature ot a cow and the food she receives have a great deal to do with her milking powers; quick and silent hand milking cows baa all along tendered great ly to the development of the lacteal glands and this development has liccome heredi tary in our best milking breeds. The ewes ot the Earzac breed ot sneep, from whoee milk the famous Roquefort cheese is made in France, have been hand-milked tor gen erations, so that ibeir milking properties are now considerable and inherited. 13y repeatedly exciting the teats it is even poe- ttiuie to cause an animal that has never tiorue offspring to yield a small quantity ot milk, and a cow sometimes remains barren several years alter having had a calf, giving a pretilable quantity ot milk all the while. How is it With Your Euttki.—To fas tidious persons butter can be spoiled before (he milk leaves the stable; it can be spoil ed by the filth; or unhealthy condition of a cov, by a careless milker, by dirty pails or pans, and in numberless ways. To avoid all this every process should be under the munsgement of one intelligent and cleanly person. To begin at the tiegmning, all of the cows should be good, healthy animals and rich milkers. A single scalawag will deteriorate the gilt-edge quality ol the but ler and detract irom the profits. Then their feed should be suitable m quality sed quantity; the water absolutely iresh and pure, stabling clean and comlortable, tree from foul odors. The milking must be looked after closely to insure its being done in a cleanly manner with clean hands. ExeKuiKHCKD fence-builders and others who use wood in the rough for posts, ties, Ho., unite in the opinion that timber cut in summer, while the bark will yet pee) ireely. is much more durable than that tailed in the winter. There is less of so luble sap in the truuk and limbs to absorb moisture, teimem, and induce decay. In husking, be careful to sort out all the poor ears and soft nubbins. Put only sound corn in the crib. Give the nubbins 10 the p gs. It will not do to feed such tood to horses;they need good sound grain. Feeding green corn to pigs and fatting begs should be begun judiciously. Don't overfeed. For the best results, fatting swine should be btougbt to full feed with quite a* much care as a steer. The proper way to test the butter from Jersey cows, considering the rivalry now existing, is to get all the best animals to gather and allow the milking, churning and preparing to be done under the ob servation of a committee, as each owner differs in the quantity of salt used and the manner of working ont the milk, which may affect the weishc Thk best results from wood ashes arc secured by adding a small proportion of common salt. Ashe* contain all the min eral elements of the plant, and they exert a good influence in unlocking fertility that would not be otherwise available, in burn ing anything the chlorine it contains is car ried off with the smoke and sail, chloride ot sodium supplies the deficiency. An old poultry raiser, who believes In milk for fowls, says, “it is meat and dnuk both. Some of thv nnest chickens 1 ever saw were raised upon the free use of milk with their food, hens Jay as well, or better, when furnished with this than any snown. article offered them. •’ As a wain for the trunks and utaBChes of fruit treas, Mr.Cuarles Downing recom mends a solution of one pound of potash ash in a gallon of water. Apply with a brash at any time, but especially in the spring. One or two applications will nd the tree* of the bark-loure, aud render the bark smooth and glossy. Ir you have hens of the right breed and age, warm and sunny quarters tor them to stay in, and keep them supplied with eve rything they need, you will have egg*, simply bccaane hens can no more help lay ing than they can help breathing. Scrub stock is generally fed at a loss sud should be turned over to the butcher at the earliest practical dste, and the pro ceeds invested in improved stock, such as cun under ordinary circun stances be de pended upon to return the greatest profit lor ti. '■ amount of tood consumed. Kbduok as far as possible the amount of fencing upon your farm, and put that which is necessary inio first class condi tion. Fences at best are dead capital. Reduce that capital to the smallest possi ble amount. Fikuds intended for wheat should be cultivated frequently, especially after a warm rain. Plant food is developed very rapidly in soil at such a time, and espe cially if it be a stubble with grain com mencing to grow. Kqosbnb will sol ten leather hai dined by water, and render it as plLule as new DOMESTIC. How to Hanoi Bams.—A wagon loa ded with hams drove up to a curb near where a couple of gentlemen were standing, when one of them asked the other why it was that nearly every one hung their hams by the hock or shank? The reply was “I suppose it is more convenient.The first speaker stated that it was probably the case, bnt that it was not the correct thing to do. The string should be put through the oppo site end and the ham hung the small end down. When done in this manner, families and others would find that they would rarely, if ever, have a spoiled ham. The reason given was that the socket in which the hip joint worked would collect the juices of the meat above it, and having no ehanee to filter through the flesh and evaporate, it would remain in the eup or socket, and then putrify. He stated also that he always hang his own in that manner and never had any diffioidty with his meat. It was always as sweet abobt this bone as any other part of the ham, if not more so Facts About Flour.—Flour is pecu liarly sensitive to the atmospheric influ ences, hanoe it should never be stored in a room with sour liquids, nor where onions or fish are kept, nor auy article that taints the air of the room in which it is stored. Any smell perceptible to the sense will be absorbed by the flour. Avoid damp cellars or lofts where a free circulation of air cannot be obtained. Keep in a oool, dry, airy room, and not exposed to a freezing temperature uor to intense summer or to artificial heat for any length of time above 7tk> to 75o Fahrenheit. It should not come in contact with grain or other substances which are liable to heat. Flour should be sifted and the particles thoroughly disintegrated and then warmed before baking. This treatment improves the color and baking properties of the dough. The spouge should be prepared for the oven as soon as the yeast has performed its mission, otherwise fermen tation sets in aud acidity results. Gamk , Salads.—Cold grouse, par tridge and pheasaut may be used in this way: Cut them into joints and put them into a pie-dish; season with salt and pepper, aud t>our over them the juice of a lemon aud about two table- spoonfuls of very fresh salad oil; let them remain in this for three or tour hours. Having cut up and dried a fresh lettuce, place it iu a flat dish and arrange the pieces of game which have been in the oil and lemon juice neatly in the centre; over the game pour a salad sauoe, which should be of the con sistency of thick cream Oruament the top with slices of hard-boiled egg, fillets of well-washed and scraped anchovies, and garnish with tiny bits of parsley. Cold chicken or the white meat from a cold turkey out iuto small pieces may be treated in this way. A New Idea in Bread Makino.— (Stale but pefectly saeet Aome- made bread can be disposed of iu this way: Boak it iu milk or water till soft, then mix it with your sponge. Squeeze the milk or water from it before adding to the sponge; its presence will never he perceived in the new bread. A some what similar economy can be practised in regard to buckwheat cakes; take those that are left at breakfast, break them iu small pieces aud put them iu the fresh batter; they will soon be com pletely assimilated, and the cakes will be even better for having them in the batter; they will be of a more decided brown, and have a smoother surtaoo. Escalloped TuRKEr.- Moisten brjad crumbs with a little milk; butter a pan and put in it a layer of crumbs, then a layer of chopped (not very line) cold turkey, seasoned with salt aud pepper, then a layer of crumbs, aud to on until the pan is full, if auy gravy or dres sing has been lelt, add it. Make a thickening of one or two egt s, half a cup of milk, and quarter of a cup of butter and bread crumbs; season, and spread it over the top; cover wi h a pan, bake half an hour, and then let it brown. Jersey Pudding.—Oue pint of sweet milk, five Boston crackers rolled fine and soaked in it over night; halt a cup of butter, three-quarters of a cup of sugar, four eggs, oue eup of raisius, naif a teaspoonful of cloves, half a tea- spoonful ot oinnumou, half a nutmeg. Bake and serve with “yellow sauce,” made as follows: Oue-third of a cup of butter, beateu light, two-thirds of a cup of sugar aud the yolk of au egg. Mix well, aud pour on it one cup of boiling water. When it cooks a lititle, add the beateu white of the egg, stir ring in a spoonful at a time. White Candy —White candy made from this recipe has the merit of being pure: One pound of sugar, two thirds of a tumbler of water, oue teaspoonful of vinegar, a puce of butter the size of a walnut, half a teaspoonf ul of cream of tartar; boil for tweuty minutes, without stirring. Pour on buttered plates to oool, then butter your hands and pull; have a little vanilla or lemon iu a sauce plate aud wet your bauds with it ocean- iouaily. Castor fob Boilino Eoos.—For breakfast boiled eggs, little wire stands are now sold. They are the shape of a tiny castor, with sockets for three, four or six eggs; in the midulj is a handle— a long wire loop. Place the eggs iu their sockets and stand the egg-castpi in a saucepan of boiling water. The castor can then be lilted out, wiped dry and placed on the breakfast table, when the required number of minutes have elapsed. Louisiana Cream Cheese.—Have a clear white Cotton bag in which to pour a large bowl of clabber; hang it up, and let it drip for two hours; then empty into perforated cheese moulds of differ ent shapes—stars, flowers or fruit; let it remain in them until wanted for tea. Carefully turn it on a plate, and have a pitcher of noh sweet jream with sugar and grated nutmeg in it. Serve the oheese m saucers, and cover with cream and sugar. Mbndino Lack Curtains. Old lace curtains that have little holes in the netting can be made to appear whole when they are lauudned. Take h piece of laoe, or very thin muslin, aud when the curtain is scratched starch this piece also and put it oyer the spot which needs mending. j.i will show very little at all, and the starch will keep it in piaoe. If Mrs. P. will apply dry buckwheat flour at night she will be delighted to find in the morning the grease spots have totally disappeared without injury to the texture or oclor of the ohoioeet fabric. The above is so valuable a fact that it is a pleasure for me to give the knowledge to youi numerous readers. HUMOROUS. A brilliant idea: “Yon are looking bad,” remarked Snowberger to Colonel PercyYerger. “What’s the matter?” “The doctor says my luugs are effected and that I must not take more than three drinks a day." “I would try some other doctor. ” ‘ T did, aud he said the same thing.” “Well, then, if each one of them said you could take three drinks a day, that makes six drinks.” “I nev er thought of that before. I’ll see the rest of the doctors in Austin, and if they all say I can take three driuks a day, that will make about sixty drinks a day, aud that is as much as is good for an iuvalid.” A Hlith Opinion, Capt. John J. Dawson, late of the Brit ish Army, residing on Love street, be tween Mandeville and Spain, this city,says he used* St. Jacob’s Oil with the greatest possible advantage when afflicted with rheumatism. —New Orleans Times De mocrat. Immigration incident: A clerk at Cas tle Qurdeu who had been reading the debate on the anti-Chinese bill and just finished Senator Edmunds’ remarks about the necessity of homogeneity among the people of the Republic, glanced up at an Irish emigrant who was leaniug against the desk and sober ly asked: “Pat, are you homogeneous?’' “Divil a bit,” arid Pat; “I’m a Corko- nian." %*“The same measure will not suit all circumstances.'' But Kidney-Wort suite all cases of liver, bowels and kidney dis eases and their concomitants, piles, con stipation, diabetes, ague, etc. Try it and you will say so too. teSTlu the Diamond Dyes more coloring is given for ten eta. than in any 15 or 25- ctnt dyes, and they give faster and more brilliant colors. Cooler and cloudier: * There is no use of talking," said a New Haven wom an. “Every time 1 move I vow I’ll never move again; but such neighbors as I get iu with I Seems as though they grow worse.” “Indeed,” replied a friend. “Perhaps you take the worst neighbor with you when you move.” An oppressive atmosphere prevails in that vicinity. Having been troubled with • very bad Cough for about two years and having tried almost every cough mixture that was ever made, I have fouud none that hat given me such great relief as Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup and I earnestly reconuqpnd it to all (fllicted. Benj. F. Duggan, 14 Park Place, New York. A tbub partisan: "No, air,” said the Michigan Republican visiting Washing ton; “I don’t vote for that mau Horr again. Why, he actually laughed at a joke made by a Democrat. Is that stick ing to his party ?” Vegetine. POLICE TESTIMONY. Boston, Nov. 13,187X H. R. Stbvznv ttxj.: Dear Sir—Drrtng me past live years I have had ample opportunity to judge of the merits of Vaon* tin*. My wife has used It for complaints attend ing a lady of delicate health, with more beneOcial results than anything else which she ever tried. I have given It to my chUdren under almoet every circumstance attending a large family, end always with marked benefit. I have taken It myself with such great benem that I cannot find words to ex press my unqualified appreciation of Its goodness. While performing my duties as a Police Offlcet In this city, it has been my lot to fall In with s great deal of aicknesa. I unhesitatingly recom mend Veoetinb, and I never knew of a case where It did not prove all that was claimed for It. Par- ticnlarly In cases of debilitated or Impoverished state of the blood. Its effects a/e really wonderful; and, for all complaints arising from an impart state of the blood. It appears to work li!tt a charm; and I do not believe there are any circumstances under which Veoktimc can be used with Injurious results; audit will always afford me pleasure to give any further information as to what I know abont Vboetinr. WILLIAM B. HILL, Police Station 4 Rochester Policeman. •'GAINKD EIGHT POUNDS IN THREE WEEKS,* Mr. IL k. Btkvins: Dear Sir—Having need hot three bottles of your VjiQKTiNK in a very bad case ot liver complaint, I And myself Improving rapidly; am weighing eight S ounds more at pressnt than I did wnen I began iking It, and believe with a continuance of a small quantity more 1 shall be entirely cured. Be fore I began taking the Veoktink I was under the doctor’s care; was sick a long time. Mr. Smith, who had received great benefit from taking the Vioetinb, advised me to try it, 1 can cheerfully recommend it to everyone as a good medicine, as the Vegetine has done more for me than the doe. ton coaid da, JAR A, JOHNSON, Police officer. No, tst Brownjstreet, Rochester, K. Y, Answer this Can vou find a case of Bright’s Disease of the Kalneys, Diabetes, Urinary or Liver Complaints that is curable, that Hop Bit ters has not or cannot cure! Ask your neighbors if they can. The Fabian policy: A bear, wishing to rob a bee-hive, laid himself down in front of it aud overturned it with his paw. “Now,” said he, “I will perfect ly still aud let the bees sting me until they are exhausted and powerless; their honey may then be obtained without opposition.” Aud it was so obtained, but by a fresh bear, the other being dead. Consumption Cured. An old physician, retired Irom practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India .missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy aud permanent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its wonder!ul curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty make it known to his sullenug fellows. Actuated by this motive and „ desire to relieve hu man suffering, I will send free of charge, to all who desire it, this reoetpe, in Ger man, French or English, with full direc tions tor preparing and using. Bent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this psjter, W. A. Noyes, 1-tli Power's Block. Rochester, W, Y. Prehistoric joke: “Did you present your account to the defendant ?" in quired a lawyer of his clerk.. ‘.‘I did, sir.” “What did he say?” “He told me to go to devil, sir.” “Well, and what did yon do after that ?” ‘ ‘Why, I came to you, sir. ’’ Mystery Solved.—The great secret of the wonderful success of Vlget.nk. It strikes at the root of disease by purifying the blood, restoring the liver and kidneys to healthy action, invigorating the nervous system. Eypp-rience the great teacher: “If ever I marry I shan't seek for mind: mind’s too cold. I’ll choose an emo tional woman.’’ “Don’t do it,” eagerly exclaimed his bald-headed friend. “Don’t do it, I implore yon. My wife’s a t emotional woman.” Alien’* Brain Fund. Cures Nervous Debility and Weakness of Generative Organs, #1 all druggist^, Send for ctrcnlar. Allen’s Pharmacy, El 8 First av. N. Y. V Temperance lesson: Last week a Whitehall gentleman, viewing the St. Patrick procession in New York, over heard a footman say; “Bedad ! the whis ky sellers roide* the horses, bnt the whiskey drinkers goes a-fut.” A Medical TrentU,v The teuton for 1883 of the sterling Med- cal AMraal. known as dostetter’s Altna- uat— its now ready, and may be obtained, t^e of cost, of druggists and general noun •try dealers in all parte of the United States, Mexico, and indeed in every civi lized portion of the Wemrn Hemisphere. This Almanac has been issued regularly at the coin i encemeot of every year for over one-filth of a century. 1» combines, with the soundest practical advice for the preservation and restoration of health, a large amount of interesting and amusing light reading, ami the calendar, astrono mical calculations, chronological items, <fcc., are prepared with great care, and will be found entirely accurate. The issue of Uo tetter’s Almanac for 1883 will probably be the largest edition oi a medi cal work ever published in any country. The proprietors, Messrs. Hosteller & Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., on receipt ot a two cent stamp, will, forward a copy by mail to any person who cannot procure one in his neighborhood A love story in four lines: “I want to bite you,” said he. “What for?” s tid she. "Knee I love yon,” said he— is a part of a conversation we overheard a few days ago by a eonple in our town. Straighten your boots and shoes with Lyon’s Patent Heel Stiffeners, and wear them again. Mrs. Samuels, mother of Jesse James, says she knows her dear boy has gone to heaven, and the Elmira Free Frees begins to snspeot, accordingly, that heaven is not a safe place. It s do sure thing that poor Ooroefl ▼auderWlt hasn't beea robbed already. Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists. 1 KIDNEY-WORT HAS BEEN PROVED The SUREST CURE for KIDNEY DISEASES. Doeaalaae back nr disordered urino indi cate that you are a viotim t THEN DO NOT HESITATE-, tue Kidney-Wort at onoe, (drug- gtete rcoouuaenji itiand it will speedily over come the dleeflw and restore healthy action. | «*HlAC For complaints peculiar kClUlCDe to your sex, buc* m and weakneseei. Kidney-Wart is unBurptand. ae it win act promptly and softly. Either Sex. Inoontlnenoe, retention of urine, brick dust or ropy deposits, and dull dragging pains, all speedily yie’d to Its ourstlTs power, a- SOLD DY ALL DRUGGISTS. Price *1. KIDNEY-WORT Remember This. If you ate sick Hop Bitters will surely aid Na ture in making you well when all else falls. If yon are costive or dyspeptic, or are suffering from any other of the numerous diseases of the stomach or bowels. It Is your own fault if you re main ill, for Hop Bitters are a sovereign remedy Ip all such complaints. If you are wasting away with any form of Kid ney disease, stop tempting Death this moment, and turn for a cure to Hop Bitters. If you are sick with that terrible sickness. Ner vousness, you will find a -‘Balm In Gilead” in the use of Hop Ritt ers. It you are a frequenter, or a resident of a mias matic district, barricade your system against the scourge of all countries—malarial, epidemic, bil ious, and intermittent fevers—by the use of Hop Bitters. It you have rough, pimply, or sallow skin, bad breath, pains and aches, ami feel miserable gen erally, Hop Ritters will give you fair skin, rich blood, anil sweetest breath, health, and comfort. In short they cure all Diseases of the stomach, Bowels, Blood, Liver, Nerves, Kidneys, Bright’s Disease. $500 will be paid for a case they will not cure or help. That poor, bedridden. Invalid wife, sister, mother, or daughter, cau be made me picture ot health, by a few bottles ot Hop Bitters, costing but a trifle. WtU fou let them suffer > SELLERS COUGH SYRUP. IIVfISTOPPED FREE ■ Martelovt Omru. m DR, KLINE'S GREAT ■ ■ MS Nerve Restorer ■ ■ ^^/ur au Buik asp Neste lisli.xs. Oilt seas ersx ron Ncktx Aftsc- Tfoss,Fits,UwuBPST.eto.INFALLIBLE If Uksa |»* (iirwud. MnfMta/Ur Srttday’tutn. Trestlse * l$2 trial koUls fm to Fit 0»SM,th#jr paring rxpms ■ •harg** on box,vhtn rocoirod. Son* umoo,F.O.tna Inxprou sddroiu WnSliotoJ tn Da.KLIME,VSl Arch ISt-Plulads .Px. gw DruegiM. Benin of /WloSi. s»x.d=« W ELASTIC TRUSS HxanPulSiflbrtnf from allot (mix. It mpthapo, wUh SaU-ASIwtlng Boillo ernmr, ndtptai Uaulotil center, kSapul boU pwMom of tbo body, whQ« lb. Ilallia thiroppri win boob Lb. IstostlMslanss sponoa wonK with tbo PlMsr. _ With itgbt • !■ — nn t In Hernia Is held aecuralT InyanSsIgbl aoAa Bdkalcnncortala. ItU May, doabM lad cbxap. S«bt by onU. Ctmlon ftw. EGGLESTON TBCSS CO.. Chicago, UL ENT* \V A >.TKI> for the Bent and Fastest. Ulng Pictorial Books and Bibles. Prices re 38 per cent. Nxtiokal I ttb, Co.. Phllado.. Pa. $65 WLE AMONTH»"i^ri AGENT3gU0|y|C WANTED U. ■■ Vw IVI WANTED^ How to Attain r . ZOGLkk’i Sioh'LSi St? J HEALTH lappy Home* dslphia.Fa. A Sore Cure for RpUep-y or Fits 1 n 21 hourt Free to poor. Db Kucse. 2844 »medal st., St Louis, Mo. I CURE FITS! B hen I say curs I do not maan merely to stop them for a time and then have them return again, I mean * radical care. I have made th« disease of FITH.EPI- them 1600 „ - le the disease of FITS, tr: T.F.PnS or FALLING 8ICKNE48 a life-long study. I warrant my remedy to ours the worst oases. Be cause others have faded Is no reason for not now re ceiving a cure, r- end at oaos for s treatise and a Free Bottle of ray InfsT ' P-etofflos It <WtS_J cure you. Address] *•« Those onawerlh* •<! vertlaemcnl >pew the smIvet-, hew hr stating mert|moment ni njr »■ s&'srA’Kajs itief they sonr ttie Oil tais fonrnal, tsssuaslog Woolen goods may be moely wmhed if yon pnt half an ox gall into two gal lons of tepid water. It might be well to pnt the goods in the water also. If the mixture u not strong enough, put in another ox ga)L Should this fail to do the work, pnt in the entire ox, re serving the tail for soup. The ox gall is comparatively useless for soap and shonld not be preserved as an article of diet. %*“Test a man’s profession by his prac tice. Physician heal thycelf I" Physi cians not only heal themselves with Kid ney-Wort, but prescribe It for others for the worst cases of biliousness and consti pation, as well as for kidney complaints, If you feel out of sorts and don’t know why, try a package of Kidney-Wort and you will feel like a new creature. Millions of packages of the Dia mond Dyes have been sold without a single complaint. .Everywhere they are the fa vorite Dyes. To remove starch and roughness from flat-irons, hold the iron on alarge grind stone for twenty moments or so, then wipe off carefully with a rag. To make this effective the grindstone should be in motion while the iron is applied. Should the iron still stick to the goods when in use, spit on it. Cant Get It. Diabetes, Bright’s Disease, Kidney,Uri nary or Liver Complainta cannot be con tracted by you or your family if Hop Bit- iers are used, and if you already have any of these diseases Hop Bitten is the only medic 9 ne that will positively cure you. Don’t forget this, and don’t get aome puff ed up stuff that will only harm you. To clean ceilings that have been smoked by kerosene lamps or. the fra grance from fried salt pork, remove the ceiling, wash thoroughly with borax, turpentine and rain water, then hang on the clothes line to dry. Afterward pulverize and spread over the pie-plant bed for spring wear. Imagine for a momeut the thousands upon thousands of bottles of Carboline, the deodorized petroleum hair renewer, annu ally sold, and the fact that not a single complaint has been received from all these thousands, and you may have tone idea of its good qualities. To wash black silk stockings, prepare a tul) of lather, composed of tepid rain water and white soap with a little am monia. Then stand in the tub till linner is ready. Roll in a cloth to dry. Do not wring but press the water ont. This will necessitate the removal of the stockings, TWENTY-FOUR HOURS TO LIVE. From John Kuhn, Lafayette, Ind., who announces that he Is now In “perfect health," we have the fol lowing; “One year ago I was, to all appearance, in the lost stages of Consumption. Our best phyri- -tans gave my case up. I finally got so low that -nr doctor said I could not live twenty-four hours. My friends then purchased • bottle of DR. WM. 'lALL’R BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS, which con- dderably benefited me. I continued until I took dne bottles. I am now in perfect health, having teed no other medicine. DR. DbWITT 0. KELUNGER’S LINIMENT Is an infallible cure for Rheumatism, Sprains. Lamenest tnd Diseases of the Scalp, and for promoting the growth of the Hair. To soften water for household pur poses, put in an ounce of quicklime in a certain quantity of water. If it is not sufficient, use less water or more quick lime. Should the immediate lime con tinue to remain deliberate, lay the wa ter down on a stone and pound it with a >(Sha-hall nbih. Menstnan’s Peptonized beef tonic, the mly preparation of beef containing its en tire nutritious properties. It contains flood-making, force generating and life- tustaintng properties; invaluable for indi gestion, dyspepsia nervous prostration, and dl forms of general debility; also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork tr acute disease, particularly if resulting from pulmonary comolaints. Caswell, dazarri & (Jo., proprietors, New York. Sold by all druggists. To remove oils, varnishes, resins, tar, oyster soup, currant jelly and other selections from the bill of fare use ben zine soap and chloroform cautiously with whitewash brash and garden hose. Then hang on wood pile to remove the pungent effluvia of the benzine. "■Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound has done thousands of women more 'ood than the medicine of many doctors. Five throes are fifteen: A servant with a turn for figures bad five eggs to boil, and being told to giva them three minutes each boiled them a quarter of an hour altogether. Latest from the seat of war: “Is the General on the retired list ?” they asked of his wife the other evening. “Retired! No, indeed!” she replied; he’s down to the club playing poker.” Dr. Kline’s Greit Nerve Restorer Is tba m i vi lott be age for all netve dls uses. All HU stopp-a net. Mend to #3i Arch street' Pbiladeipu.a, Pa. The puns on wheels, spokes, felloes and hubs go rolling down the grooves of time, trotting at abont the same gait they were several hundred years ago. She had been in this country only a short time, coming from the Emerald isle, so her employer was not surprised when she casually asked if he’d have his eggs boiled in hot or cold water. “Rough on RaU.” Clears out rets, mice, (lies, roaoaes, bed-bugs, ants, vermin. 19; Mo ram Swan k Worm Strcp for teve-iah- aess, rsmlessuets, worms. Tasteless. 26c. To remove scars or scratches from the limbs of a piano, bathe the limb in a solution of tepid water and tincture ot sweet oil. Then apply a strip of court plaster and pnt the piano out on the lawn for the children to play horse with. Exciting game of poker: “Do you play poker, Mrs. Schenk wales?” “Ido; I play it on Mr. Schenk wales’ head sometimes. ” i or dyspepsia, pour one quart of cold water on two tablespoonfuls of unslacked lime; let stand a few minutes, bottle and oork. and when clear it is ready for use; put throe tablespoonfuls in a cup of milk, and drink auy time, usually before meals. When a glass stopper sticks in the bottle pass a strip ot woolen clout round the neck of the >essel and see saw It backwa'ds and forwards. This frktiea heats and causes the neck to expand, so that the stoqper becomes loose. Oa this principle of expansion by heat a tight screw may bs withdrawn from a metal Wicket by surnmodlng the latter with a (doth dipped lu holing water. Rheumatism,Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago. Backache, Headache, Too.hache, 9 . e. a a a a, IS a«as htllHVmUVy _ ' ■ore Th ro»4. * wel 1 ta«», Nprnlixs, Brulaee Barns.. Scalds, Frost Bites, AND ALL ©TURK BODILY PAINS AND ACHES. Sold bv DruscUU and Dealers ever? where. Fiftj CenUa bottk 7 Direction! in 11 Lt ;ua*e»- TIIE CHARLES A. VOOELBRCJL • te A. VOOELER A CO.) Italtlaior*, MiL, V. 8. A. MS. LYDIA LPItm, OFLYiiN, MASS., LYDIA E. PINKHAIVPS 4VEGETABLE COMPOUND, IsaPosUlveCnre for all tbs.« Pulurul Complaints nnA W«aline»SM •oeouiniou looiir best female population. H will cur* euilrelj the worst loriu of f emale Com. plslats, all ovarian troubles, Iiiflaiouiatl n and Ulcers tlon. Falling and Dkplseeinents, anil tb* conaequent Spinel Weakness, aud Is porllcularb adapted te tbs Cbange of lift. It will dissolve end expel tumors from lbs nterns In sn early stage of development. Tlie tendency to can cerous humors there Is checked very speedily by Its use. It removes faintness, flatulency, destroysall craving for stimulants, and relloves weakness of the stomach. It cures Blasting, llenduches. Nervous Prostration, General Debility, Sleeplessness, Depression and Indi gestion. That feeling of bearing down, eanslng pain, weight and backache, Is always permanently cured by Its use. It will at all times and under all circumstances act la harmony with the law* that govern the female system. For tb* careof Kidney Complainta of either sax this Compound Is unsurpassed. LYDIA K. PINK HAM’, VEGETABLE COM POUND Is prepared at 233 and 23S Western AveiMe, Lynn, Maas. Price $1. Six bottles for |S. Sent by mail In the form of pills, also 1 n the form of loxenges, an receipt of price, |1 per box for either. Mrs. Plnkham freely answers all letters of inquiry. Send for pamph let. Address as above. Mention Ml Fapvr. No fondly should bo without LYDIA K. PINT HAM’S LIVER PILLS. They cure constipation, bUl< and torpidity of th< liver. It cent* per box. S'-w Sold by all Drnaglets. "W KIDNEY-WORT T HE GREAT CURE FOR -RHEUMATISM it is for all the painful r .h AND BOWELS. of the KIDNEYS,LIVE It clsonses the system cf the acrid poison that causes the dreadful suffering which only the victims of Rheumatism can realise. THOUSANDS OF CASES of tne worst forms ci tins tcmoio mseaeei have been quickly relieved, and in short time PERFECTLY CURED. price, si. LiQnn on dry, sold nr DECcewra. 44- Dry can bo sent by mall. WBLLS,RICHABDSON&Co., Burlington Vt. KIDNEY-WORT Remember that stamina, vital eqerqv, Hie life principle or whatever yon may choose to call the resistant powers which battle* against the canaes of disease and death, is the grand sategnard of health. It Is the garrison of lue human fortress, and when it waxes weak.thc true policy is to throw in reinforcements. In other words, when such an emergency occurs, commence a course of Hog. tetter’s Bitters. For sale by Druggists and Deal f^to whom apply for Hostetler’s Almanac tor HDD TUHi OlutMulfeni the surest nieiuiH of making regular inouthly profits from In vest menu of »mtufl(JUUur inure dealing In SRAIN, PROVISIONS & STOCKS Kaeh member getsilie lx notit nr combined capital of the Club lie ports sent weekly. Dividends paid month)] ^||| ^ 11n v*.11 w.1,11 ww.l- »I.... j . r "Y". a/iv iwTiiiin p»Mii uioiiTnly. Club 13 pahUhftreholriers bwk ihcnr money in profit* In „.„t — 1 ■ amount making Sharon, $10 each. I '** t three‘"ontlin. still leaving (irlginVraimiunt' nmklna money In ciuh,or returned on demand —- - fV 4 J m inu'TlUUUIlHl’inillMl. SIDdU’l) Kx planatory circulars sent free. Itelialilecorrrepondenta . V M«* ffeyfherc Address It. E. Kim.all & Co., n Mchfe.. In & l<9 Iji Ralie 8t.CtvtrA««>, ia/*J ■ianain*nav6i)tH.'ri »a.efl. Iiid(»««l, bo strong It myfairb In its efficacy, tlmt I will nenri TWO BOTTLES PEEK, to- S fhsr with a VALUABLE THKATI8L on this dii»«aae.Uj j aotferer. Qho Expr**** and p* 15. address. PR. T a. hLO^t ^ , si Pearl at.. Naw Tor- a#a ni**. ft trafoiltag and tsfaib bis IX aunng Epiispo* Fits, Bpaamo, Oonvul- •Iona, St. Vitus Dane*. T» Olsrgymsn, Lawynre, LMaraiy Mow, Merchants, Baoksrs, Ladis* and all who** sedsutaw mnplcymasl eaus«t Lervour Prostra tion, Invcularittos of th* blood, stomach, bowels or Kldnoys, ot who require a oervj tonic, appetiser os Stimulsnt. 8AMAR1 "AN NKRV1NK 1s in valuable. 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