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mm J .?<■: f.: v- .•S.V A 4 I I I agriculture, Uohsks HAKSissrNO Thimskltib: — What is quoted as “horse-aenae’' ia fre quently nothing more than horse-habit, showing what almoat any animal can learn uy practice: but it is true that the modern “educated” city fir"-engine horaea, aa a ruie, do wonderful credit to their trainer, and also to their own. intelligence. They are handsome animals and as noted for their remarkable intelligence as for their tine appearance. Under the care of the members, the horses have become very tractable, and are obedient to the slightest word or gesture. A few mornings ago some evidences of their understanding were witnessed and are well worth detail ing. One horse, ‘•Charlie,” had received no food since the night previous, and when he was given his morning’s supply of oats, tie began eating with great zest, but the words, “Charlie, come here,” spoken in a low tone from the rear of the stable,caused him instantly to stop eating his tempting breakfast, and to back from his stall and w alk to the person calling him. Each of the horses did the same thing without hes itancy and at the command ‘go back, "each trotted to his stall. The harnesses were removed from the horuce, and each one was told in succession to go and put on his collar. The collars were placed on end,Fo that the heads coaid go through, and each horse walked deliber- uiely across the floor and wriggled his head imo his collar without the slightest aid. After this they poked their heads into their bridles, which were held fer them, each horse opening his mouth and taking his bit voluntarily. The main part of the harness can be hung m any part of the room with tne as surance that at the word of command the horses will walk to the exact spot nud place themselves iu such a position that the harness can be readily dropped into place. The eudeavois of the animals to secure a position favorable to the easy adjustment of the collars almost compels one to believe that they are endowed with reason. Ukst Absorbent or Ammonia.—The w eight of ammonia per cubic foot is about bait that of air{ hence its great tendency t< > pass upward as toon as found in or near the surface of the e&rch. The best agent to absorb this gas is carbon or charcoal, hence their purifying effect when placed over decaying matter. Fine garden soil, or road dnst, is also one of the best articles as many have no doubt observed by ap plying a few shovelfuls to an offensive outhouse. 1 have teen the effect iu the tii st minute after applying. Uarbon hav ing this peculiar absorbent power, without I toduemg any chemical change, it will be seen how important it is that a full supply of it should be iu tbe soil to hold the am uioma. Iu a fermenting ptle of manure there is al ways mote or less ammoniacal lias passing off, and for any one desiring lo save tins there is nothing better or cheaper than earth from a ditch or bank,or auy oliiti convenient pile. A thin layer occasionally spread over the manure will i fT' ctuajly secure the escaping gas. Many have, no doubt, often seen the advice of the use ol plaster or sulphate of lime, which tines the alkaline gas by its displacing the lime and lorming sulphate ot ammonia, it is strange that this error should be made and by those who know better. Between lime and sulphuric acid there is a power ful afllnity, ami it is no easy matter to break this union, especially by a feeble base like ammonia, if the advice were given lo unfix the ammonia from a'sul phate, no quicker mode could be suggested tuan adding lime to sulphate of ammonia The lime would soon have the sulphuric acid, and form sulphate of lime, and the ammonia would pass off never to be caught by another portion of sulphate of lime. AyuAKiim Cement.—Mix together li tharge and glycerine to the consistency ol thick cream or fresh putty. This is useful lor mending stone jars, holes iu tin or iron kettles, it will resist tne action of w ater, hot or cold, of acids, and ol almost any degree of heal. Dry thoroughly be fore using. (2-) 'lake equal parts by weight of flower of sulphur, pulverized stU ammoniac, iron filings and good bu sted oil varnish. Mix tnem well together, then add enough pure white lead to form a firm, easily worked mass. By vaporizme two quarts of tobacco juice over a slow fire, Baron Kotbschild’s gardener at Faris, Alone. Boizird, destroys ail tke troublesome insects that ifiay be contained in ‘he Hothouse in which ihc operation is performed, ile consideis the ismedy iutallible, and says it rarely in jures tbe tendereet plants. I'otahu as a manure for potato ciops should be applied belorepiautiug and thor oughly mixed with the soil, because, ac- (ordingtoY T , T. Alagtrstein, the tubers require potassium most iu the early stage of their growth, and a iater application ot the potash manures has but little influence on the increase of reserve matter. Invite a novui way of keeping ants out of bee-luves is tbe following, and it will doubtless do it. Bet the hives or benches oh which they rest on lees and place each leg m a tin vesael filled with water. Mo trees or bushes should be allowed to come iu contact with the hives, lest the ams get to them in this way. A wriver in the Frame Farmer tried tbe experiment of flat and hill cultivation tor vines. '1 his year rquashes, pumpkins, melons and other vegetables were planted, part in billa, and part fiat. The flat cul tivation was superior for a season, but tbe hnl system was preferable for a wet one. Do not lorget so give charcoal liberally to bogs. When pigs are confined to corn diet they are apt to suffer from a disorder ed stomach, which is relieved by charcoal. An occasional handful of wood ashes aud sulphur will also be found beneficial. Store a quantity of road dust m barrels lo be usdtf E8 dust baths for tiTe poultry in winter. It is absolutely necessary to their health, cleansing their skin and feathers irom vermin and impurities. Powdered sulphur mixed with the dust will also aid in treeing them from lice. Bami si. T. Earls’s cow, Valma H 'ff- man, of uecn Ai,lie’s county, Aid., has produced in thirty days over eighty-seven pounds of butter, or nearly three po mcls a day. Bhe is v med at $5000. DOMESTIO. Snowball Cakes.—Stir to a cream a cupful of butter, two cupfuls of sugar and half a teaspoonful of good soda, from a trustworthy chemists shop. Sift into the whole enough flour (adding a teaspoouful of good cream of tartar) to make the cake as stiff as pound oake. Just before putting it in the pans add the whites of six eggs, beaten to a stiff froth. Stir the whole thoroughly aud rapidly, pour into small patty-pans, sud bake in & moderately quick oven. Be careful that the cakes do not bake too long, as they grow hard on top. Put a drop or two of pure ectraot of vanilla on the bottom of each oake as you take it from the oven. Set the cakes on a chi na or earthenware platter, and the steam of the flavoring passes through them and flavors them more delicately than when it is cooked in the oake; half its aroma and freshness evaporates in the heat of the oven. As soon as the oakes are a little ecoled, but before they are oold, ice them thickly on top and at the sides. Socps.—To make nutritious and pal atable soup, with flavors well mingled requires study, practice and good taste- The beet basis for soup is leanunoooked meat, a pound of meat to a quart of water, to which may be added turkey, ohioken, beef or mutton bones well bro ken up; a mixture of beef, mutton, aud veal, with a bit of ham bone, all out fine, makes a higher flavored soup than auy single meat; the legs of all meats are rich in geiutine, an important constitu ent of soup. The best herbs are thyme, sage, sweet marj .ram, tarragon, mint, sweet basil, parseiy, bay-leaves, cloves, mace, celery seed and onions. The best seasoning is that which is made up of the smallest quantity from each of many spioes. The good soup maker must be a skillful taster. A vert neat hanging flower pot is made easily and with no expense from a coooanut shell. There are divisions iu the shell plainly marked by a slight ridge that divides itself into three equal parts ;bum a hols in each of these about half an inoh from the edge; take some small wire and fasten, by twisting into each hole. Have these wires of equal length, as long as you like. Put in some small bits of charcoal or broken crockery; then All with earth. Set oat oxalis, ivy, or whatever you please for a trailing vine, and hang before a win dow, aud you have one of the neatest arrangements possible. If you have bracket shelves across your windows a little hook oau be inserted iu the edge, and this basket hung on it, Economjoal Soap.—The properties of soap and of silicate of soda possess great analogj. The combinations of weak acids possess a slightly alkaline reaction, their solution being capable of forming an emulsion with fatty substances. These properties in common have led to the manufacture of cheap soaps, con taining a large proportion of silicate of soda or soluble glass. Two processes may be employed: (1) the additiou of a concentrated solution of silicate of soda to fatty or resinous soap and (2) the saponification of fatty or resinous sub stances by alkaloids iu the presence of silicate of soda. By either method a soap is obtained suitable for all the uses to which ordinary soap has hitherto been applied, and at a much lower price, as silicate of soda is extremely cheap. Hkkb is au explicit recipe for a break fast omelet: Allow one egg for each per son at the table; beat the eggs as light as for the nicest cake, add a little lump of salt aud one tables peonful of milk for each egg, beat at least one minute, then put iu a hot frying pan in which yon have melted enough butter to cover the bottom well. Cover the pan and let the omelet cook undisturbed, and slowly, until it is stiff enough so that you oau raise the edge* easily, then put under a little more butter, and double the ome let together aud slip it off on a hot plate. This should be made alter everything else is about ready for the table so that it may be eaten at once. “Ox-oall is an excellent and delioate cleansing agent. It is a liquid soda soap.” It is very useful for washing delicate colors, and brightening and cleaning carpets. It gives a greenish tint to fabrics with white grounds and should not be used for them, but color ed chintzes aud calicos, which would be destroyed by the ust; of soap, may some times be washed in cool water and ox gall and look like new. To brighten the carpet, wipe with a woolen cloth, wrung out of ox-gall water. If it is very much soiled, add some good hard soap to the water and scrub it with a brush nusing with dear ox-gall water. Stbamrd Chicken.—Bub the chicken on the inside with pepper aud half a teaspoonful of salt, place in a steamer in a kettle that will keep it as near the water as possible, cover, aud steam an hour and a half; when done, keep hot while dressing is prepared, then cut up. arrange on the platter and serve with the dressing over them. Tbe dressing is made as follows: Boil one pint of gra vy from the kettle without the fat; add cayenne pepper aud half a teaspoonful of salt; stir six tablespoouiuls of flour into a quarter of a pint of oream until smooth, aud add the gravy. Corn starch may be used instead of the flour, and some cooks add nutmeg or celery salt. Coffee Jelly.—Half a box of Coxe’s gelatine soaked half an hour in a half teacup oold water (as little water as pos sible), one quart of strong coffee, made as if for the table and sweetened to taste; add the dissolved gelatine to the hot coffee, stir well, strain in a mould rinsed with oold water just before using, set on ice or in a very cool place; serve with whipped cream This jelly is very pretty formed in a circular mould with tube iu centre; when turned out till the space iu centre with whipped cream heaped up a little. HUMOROUS. Too much pepper: One of the most prominent preachers tells the following aocedote as a fact whenever he heart a story too incredible for belief: ‘‘A very wicked man became converted and in course of time it came his torn to pray in class meeting. Not being used to speaking in public, of course he was very much embarrassed. This is the substance of the prayer: ‘Oh, Lord, thou Giver of all good things, look down with pity on poor people. Yon are rich and can spare them plenty to eat while on earth. Send every one of them a full barrel of flour, plenty of lard and a aide of bacon, a ham or so and a pound of butter. Send each one of your starving creatures a barrel of su gar, a barrel of salt, a barrel of pepper —oh, hell, that’s too much pepper. Amen.’” • t *"Great haste is not always good ■peed.” Yet you must not dilly-dally in caring for yotft health. Liver, kidneys and bowels must be kept healthy by the usee ot that prince of medicines, Kiduey-Wort, which comes in liquid form or dry—both thoroughly efficacious, Have it always ready. *®“A pint of the finest ink for families or schools can be made from a ten-cent package of Diamond Dye, Try them. A Montgomery oounty woman bought a new clock the other day, and as soon as she got it home it struck one hun dred and ninety-seven in one inning without stopping to spit on its hands. She went back to the dealer next day and told him that if the kind of time piece she bought was to lie the fashion this season it was all right, and ahe would keep it, because she wanted to be iu the fashion; but if he thought a still later style would oome out in a few weeks—one that would strike over two hundred aud fifty every hour—she would wait awhile, and purchase the latsst, ■ onest and Llbttal. When the Hops m each bottle of Hop Bitters (at tbe present price, $1.25 per lb.,) cost more than a bottle is sold for,be sides the other costly medicines, and the quality and pnee are kept the same, we think it is honest and liberal in the propri etors , and no one should complain, or buy or use worthless stuff, or cheating bogus imitations because the price is less. Unpaballbd generosity: An elegant ly-dressed gentleman from Dallas was eating dinner in aa Austin restaurant. He called the waiter to him and said: “I dropped a nickel just now. If you can find it you may give it back to me.” “I expect it has rolled behind the coun ter and it will be very hard to get it again.” “Well, it don’t make any dif ference. If you oauT find it you may keep it for yourself.” Celery will be much better if allowed to grow untill checked by cold weather at the end of the season, and then placed in boxes or trenches and blanched for future use. A badly worn or broken dowm farm implement of any kind is a bad invest ment. The loss of time from stoppage when wotk should be hurried is usually more ixpensive tuan the money cost uf repairs. The capital intended for tbe purchase of pure bred stock for improvement should h - invested in a single first-class animal, rather than in a number of inferior ones. A Case nor IteyonU Help. Dr. M. H. Hinsdale, Kenawee, 111., ud- nses us of a reinarnablc cure of consump- tiou. He says: “A neighbor ■ wife was attacked with violent lung disease, and pronounced beyond help from Q dek Con sumption. As a last resort the tamily was persuaded to try Dr, Win. Hall's Balsam tor the lungs. To the astonishment of all, by the time she had used one-half dozen bottles she was about the house doing her own work. 1 saw her at her worst and had no idea she could recover.’’ A Peoria tailor employs a handsome female collector who presents lulls to delinquent customers on the street. The debtors don’t know whether to get mad or seem pleased; but they feel foolish all the same, and generally settle up immediately. At a H.-.u Time. Commander J. B. C.igblan. U. S. N., writes to us from the Navy Yard at Mare island. Cal.—An enforced residence of two years in California made me the subject of most painful attacks of rheumatism. Con sultation upon my case by eminent Nayal and other surgeons failed to sff >.d me the slightest relief. Dr. Hoyie recommended to me 8t. Jacobs Oil, tbe happy result of the use of which was my complete and wonderful cure.— Washington (D, V.) Army and Navy Register. Many years ago, when Chief Justice Oakley was holding court, among others who applied to be excused from jury duty was a commonplace looking man, with a few spots on his face. “What’s the excuse?” asked the Chief Justice, without raisiug his head. “I’ve got the itch 1” said tbe man, with a scared look. “Lot the clerk scratch him out,” said the Judge without a smile, and colled for the next man, When an editor makes a mistake in his paper all the world sees it, and calls him a liar. When a private citizen makes a mistake nobody knows it ex cept a few friends, and they come around and ask the editor to keep it out of the paper. When the private citizen dies, the editor is asked to write of all his good qualities and leave out the bad. When the editor dies the private citizen says, “Now that old liar will get his deserts.” “lave* of great men always remind ns that we are ail snlg :ct lo die, ’ says an ex change but never coin!h youisc f away ns long as you can raise 25 cents tor a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Bgmp. Paste with Si’et. — Roll half a pouuc of the best suet, with very little mem brane running through it, on a board for several minutes, removing all the skin and fibres that appear when rolling the suet will be a pure and sweet short euiug, looking like butter; or the suet may be chopped fine aud the fibres re moved. Rub th« suet into a pound of flour, add a teaspoon of salt, and mix it with a half a pint of ioe water; roll out for the plates, and put on a little batter in flakes, rolling it in as usual. Some cooks add a little baking powder. President's Pudding.—Cut some slices of stale bread aud dip each one in a custard made thus: Beat up one egg with a wineglass full of milk and one- half ounoe of powdered sugar, fry the bread quickly in butter, pile on a dish with layers of jam between the slioae, pour a thin boiled custard over and sift some sugar, then serve. *Ali ladies who may be troubled with nervous prostration; who suffor from or ganic displacement; who have a sense of weariness and a feeling of lassitude, who are languid in the merning* in whom the appetite for food is capricious and sleep at proper hours uucertain, should have re course to Mrs, Finkham’s Vegetable Com pound. Under obligation: “Oh, yes,” be said, “I would lend Fred the money if it wasu’t for one consideratiou. I hate to put myself under such obligations to a man. If I loaned him the money I should have to associate with him right along, so as to strike the first chance of getting it back,” A ChrUtma* (lift. For aeveral years 77ie London tiraph- ic and the London Illustrated News have each sent out s costly Pictorial Christ mas Number which has been eagerly bought by the people at large iu both hem isphere*. Thu year Americans have taken up the idea, and the two largest houses iu tbe book-trade, Messrs D. Lothrop & Co., of Boston, and Harper and Brothers, ot New Yorx, have each sent out a “Christ mas’' that far excels anything that London publishers have ever'attempted. Botn are In simple “black and white, ” but it is said that the letter-press and illustrations #f tbe Lothropa* “Christmas”'—the Christ mas Wins Awake (Dec. No.)—cost over $10,000, and that authors and artists, here aud abroad, have been busy for a year m its preparation. Bound in anew cover in colors, pronounced the finest magazine cover in existence, it contains 144 pages and 150 Dictates. Of the letter-press the Boston Traveller says: “No such store of nigh-class literature was ever gathered into one number of any periodical before:” and the Boston Journal adds, enumerat ing the authors—Mrs. a. D, T, Whitney, Mias Phelps, Roee Terry Cooke, Margaret Sidney, Rose Kingsley, Mrs. Mary D. Brine, Arthur Gilman, George Cary Eg gleston, Celia Thaxter, El ward E. Hale, It. E. B., Mrs. Clara Doty Bates, Nera Perry, Mra. Diaz, Fred. A. Ober, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Btowe, Christina Rossetti, Mrs. Mulock-Craik, Philip Bourke Man- ton, Susan Coohdge, Marion Harland, Mar garet J. Preston, Prof. D. A. Sargent, and a dozen of twenty otheis. Beggar Woman to Neighbor—“How much do you ask for your little girl lo go with me one day?” “A mark.” “What a mark?—Why, for a maik 1 can get a blind woman. ” The end of a romance: A young man in Des Moines loved a gui so wildly that he wrote Her fifteen letters a day for live weeKs. At the end of that time he was killed with a green tomato. Vegetiue WILL CURE RHEUMATISM. MR ALBERT CROOKER, the well-known drug- Rlgt and apothecary of Sprlnifvale, Ke.., always ad vises every one troubled with Rheumatism to try VKUEITNE. Bead IU* StAtexr.ent s Spkinovalk, AUL, Oct. 19,1374. H. R. Stevens, Boston: Dear Sir—Fitteen years asro last fall I was taken sick with rheumatlHin, was unable to move until the next April. From thr.t time until thrse years ago this fall I suffered everything with rheuma tism. Sometimes there would be weeks at a time that I could not step cue step; these attacks were quite often. I suffered everything that a mau could. Over three years ago last spring 1 com menced taking VEGETINK and followed it up until I bad taken seven bottles; have had no rheu matism since that time. 1 always advise every one that is trm.oled with rheumatism to try VEGE- TINE, and not suffer for years, as I have done. This statement u gratuitous as far as Mr. Stevens Is concerned. , Your*, etc., ALBERT CROOKER, Firm of A. Crooker A Co., Druggists aud Apothecarlea Rhenmatlsm ta a Disease of tne Blood. The blood in this disease is found to contain an excess of fibrin. VKGliTINE acts by converting tbe blood from Its diseased condition to a healthy circulation. VEGETINK regulates the bowels, which is very important In this complaint One bottle of VEGE I'Ln'K will give relief, but to effect a permanent cure it must be taken regularly, and may take several bottles, especially in cases of long standing. VEGETINK Is sold by all drag- gists. Try It, and your verdict will be the same as that of thousand" oefore you, who say, “1 never found so much relief as from the use of VEGE- T1NE,” which is composed exclusively of Barks, Bools and Herbs. “VEGETINE,” says a Boston physician, “has no equal as a blood pnriUer. Hearing of its many wonderful cure., after all other remedies had failed, I visited the laboratory and convinced my self of Its genuine merit. It is prepared from barks, roots and herbs, each of which is highly effective, and they are compounded iu such a man ner as to produce astonishing lesuits." VEGETINE Is the great health restorer—com- posed exclusively ol barks, roots and herbs. It Is very pleasant to take; every child likes it. Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists. SYRUP ANAKESIS Dr. S. Silsbee’s External Pile Remedy Gives insinut relief and is an infallible CURE FOR ALL KINDS OF PILES. KIDNEY-WORT, :|F0R THE PERMANENT CURE 0F| CONSTIPATION. No other disease is so prevalent In this com-.. * toy os Constipation, and no remedy has ever ] equalled the celebrated Kidney-Wort as a ■ cure. Whatever the cause, however obetlnate| I the case, this remedy will overcome It. Oil ETC THIS distressing oom- ■ I L»fc»0 • plaint Is very apt to ts j complicated with constipation. Kidney-Word , strengthens the weakened parts and quickly! 1 cure all kinds of Pile* even when physicians' and medicines have before flailed. IS- mt you have either of these troubles I • i j » 5 C USE I Druggists Sell 1*1 “What’* the prioe of this saucer? ’ I asked a lady of a dealer in bric-a-brao the other day. “That piece is worth j $65, ma’am, ’ replied the polite mer chant. “Sixty-five dollars !” exclaimed the shopper, evidently surprised that the article oould not be bought for a dime. “Yes, ma’am, $65 is the prioe of it It is very choice.” “You don’t mean to tell me that you auk such a prioe for that little thing?” “That is exactly what I wish you to understand, ma’am: but you must know that this saucer is over 150 years old!” “Well I” exclaimed the lady, after catching her breath, “it’s tbe smallest tiling for its age I ever saw.” And taking one more looK at the diminutive antiquity she gathered up her* drapery aud sailed forth in a search of a dollar store. %*“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy,” aud vice versa a certain friend is in'aitely better than a doubtful enemy. Thus Kiduey-Wort is an incom parably better friend to the human race than mole catalogues full of doubtful nos trums, It is an uutailiiig remedy for that tormenting disease piles. It moves the bowels gently and freely, and thus removes the cause. Do not fail to try it faithfully either in dry or liquid form. 8*grWith Diamond Dyes, any lady can get as good results as the ‘best practical dyer. Every dye warranted true to name and sample. Farmer Furrow invited some friends to dinner the other day, and just before the dessert was served, he said to his boy. “Johnnie, will you have your pie, now ?” The little fellow looked up wistfully, aud faltered, “No, sir; 1 don’t care for any to-duy. ” One of the guests leaued over and said to the lad, “Why, don’t yc u like pie?” “Oh, yes sir; I love it," lie replied, “but just before dinner pop told me I must say that I didn’t want any, ’cause" there wouldn’t be enough to go’round.” . . ,, Riches iu Hup FAiuOur. At the present prices, ten acres in Hops wl’l bring more money than five hundred acres in any other farming; and, if there is a consumer or 'dealer who thinks the price of Hop Bitters high, remember that Hops are $1 25 per lb., aud the quan tity and quality of Hops in Hop Bitters and tbe price remain tbe same as former ly. D m’t buy or use worthless stuff or imitations because the price is less. THE GREAT GERMAN REMEDY FOR FAIN. • R.llavet and sure* RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, TSACKACHB. HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE, SORE THROAT. QUINSY, SWELLINGS. SPRAIKM. Soreness, Cult, Bruises, FROSTBITES, BURNS, SCALDS, And all other bodily aches and pains. FIFTY CENTS A BOTTLE. Sold by all Druggists and Dealers. Directions In .1 languages. The Charles A. Vogeler Co (SwcMaon t9 A. VOGELER 0 CO.) Bsltlnorr. MS.. L. S. 1 “Papa, what is a tornado?” asked a young hopeful. “My son,” said the father, glancing cautiously around to see if the coast was clear, “did you hear your mother tell me this morning what she thought of a man who would stay out all night to see the comet?” “Yes, sir,” replied the awe-stricken boy. “Well, that was about as near a torna do as a man can get without being hurt. But you needn’t tell your mother I said so.” Mensinan’s Peptonized beef tonic, the only preparation of beef containing its en tire nutritious properties. It contains blood-making, force generating and life- sustaining properties; invaluable for indi gestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of general debility; also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork or acute disease, particularly if resulting fiom pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard & Co., propnetora, New York. Sold by all druggista Economy: Priest to tramp—“Why don’t you work?” “To save money.” “How so?” “Ah you see, when I work 1 become thirsty, »nd then I spend more money on beer than I can earn.” THAT husband of mine Is three times the man he km before he be gan using Wells’ Health Kenewer. *1. Don’t Dik in th« Bouse. ‘Rough on Rats.* Clears out rats, mice, roaches, bed-bags. 15x Substitution: A Vassar College miss reads the prayer-book response thm: “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever sindl i>e, world without men. Ah, me!” Great improvements have recently been made in Carbohne, a deodorized extract of petroleum, the great natura hair renewer, and now it is absolutely perf :ct as tu ex- quisite and delightfully perfumed hair dressing and restorer. Ezeryboly is de lighted wilt' it. Sold bv ail druggists. An ludianna State-prison convict says that his downward course began by try ing to beat 2.40 with a three-minute horse. It looks as though some of our most respected citizens were headed for the State-prison. Krml one Hot. stamp for rfoliday Halt Land, with Cnrouio Covers. M?n«l tw >;»«-. at-impiforThe Pictorial 1’ansy fori mo. Mend three *<-. stnnps for OhrisBias No < mr Little Men and Women, Mend eiyht a*, stamps for Hjllday Wide Awake. 150 Pictures: cover in colors. To D. Lothrop & Co., Pub’s., 3: Franklin st., Boston. lfOST!rrEn$ A rural dame entered a rolling mill the other day, and asked if they kept lolling-pins. She was accompanied by her husband who wanted to purchase a field roller. This is reliable, if true. \V»tiM IC* Neuralgia King. This is one of the best remedies for Neu ralgia ever invented. A lady who had tried many o her things, without relief, tried Neuralgia King and was cured. . STOMACH BITTER 5 Remember that stamina, vital energy, the life principle or whatever you may choose to call the resistant powers which battles against the oaueee of disease aud death, is the grand safeguard of * '■ ‘ “ of the human fortresa, health. It Is the garrison is to throw an emergency occurs, oommence a coarse of Hoe tetters Bitters, ifor sale by Di and when It waxes weak,the true policy is to thr in reinforcements. In other words, when such .towhom apply for Hoete its and Deal 'a Almanac for Some ojq who has been there remarks that a young author lives in an attic be cause one is rarely able to live on his first story. T - < Vegetine will regulate the liowels to healthy action, by stimulating tbe secre tions, cleansing and purifying the blood of poisonous humors, and, iu a healthful and natural manner, expels all impurities •without weakening the body. The yawl Imat of a vessel took its name from the fact that there the cat was laid on. DrilNOSEY^mmie 2 Notblsc la Um wsrld cqul to H Mr Iks mis st Scrofuls, PlmplM. Boil*, Tsttsr, OM Ssfss. Sore Cjm, Mmurisl DiassMS, Ostsrrk, Loss of Appoths, Fomolo OsnptsisU, as* all Blaa* dlMsapa. Ii «a*ar (aha. AU d ratal au asd aoootry aura kaapara aah H. B. Z. Saltan SOa-, PropN, rmUa>»k. a* araty katUa. 1 $66 free***AddressH. Hallett A Co., P< your own town. Terms and *4 outfit " '’ortland.ldo A DENTS WANTED for the Best and Fastest- /Y selling Pictorial Books and Blhlue. Prices re duced n per cent National Pub. Co.. Philada* Pa Y0UKG MENS5&T7WS a situation, ad drees VALE' | and be certain of 1 ilftoU. JaiwIUa. Allen's Brain Food. Cures Nervous Debility and Weaknes of Generative Organs, $1 all druggists Bend for circular. Allen’s Pharmacy 813 First av. N. Y. 1 1 ■ ^ - A new brand of cigars has been called “Balky Horse,” because they won’t draw. Dr. Kltue’s Great Nerve Restorer is tne marvel of the age for all nerve diseases. AU flta stopp’d free. Send to sm Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa. “Kindness can lead me!” rough and drunken W . said He the was wrong—a policeman had to do it. Walking made easy with Lyon’s Heel Stiffener*; they keep your txxits and shoe* straight. “The camel's kick,” writes a natural' ist, “is a study.” It may be added that the mule’s kick is a lesson. - LYDIA El PINKHAMi’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND. A Sure Cure for all FE.MALB WEAK- NLSSKS, including Lcucorrhcea, Ir regular and Painful Menstruation, Inflammation aud Ulceration of the Womb, Flooding, PRO LAPSUS UTERI, Are. tWPleasant to the taste, efficacious and immediate In its elteet. It is a great help in pregnancy, and re lieves pain (luring labor and at regular periods. PHYSICIANS VSK IT AM> I'hF.Si HIRE IT FHEE1.Y. tWFoa all Weaknesvvs of the generative organs of either sex, it is second to no remedy that has ever been before the public; and for all diseases of the Kidneys it Is the Qreatat Remedy In the World. ^“KIDNEY COMPLAINTS of Either Sex Find Great Relief In Its Use. LYDIA E. PIN KHAM’S BLOOD PURIFIER will eradicate every vestige of Humors from the Blood, at the same time will give tone and strength to the system. As marvellous tn results as tha Compound. tETBoth the Compound and Blood Purifier are pre pared at 333 and 335 Western Avenue, Lynn, Hass. Price of either, $L Six bottles for $5. The Compound is sent by mail In the form of pflls, or of losenges, on receipt of price, *1 per box for either. Mrs. Pinkhau freely answers all letter* of Inquiry. Enclose 3 cent stamp. Send for pamphlet. Mention thie Paper. nrLvnta E. Pihkhax’s Lives Pill* cure Constipa tion, Biliousness and Torpidity of the Liver. 35 cents. AarSold bp all Drnggtsta.-^A cu KIDNEY-WORT IS A SURE CURE for all diseases of the Kidneys and — LIVER — It has speoifle action on this most Important organ, enabling It to throw off torpidity and Inaction, stimulating the healthy secretion of the Bile, and by keeping the bowels In free condition, effecting its regular discharge. I o vS o If yon are suffering from ■VI til dl Ids malaria, have the chills, are bilious, dyspeptic, or - oust! pa ted, Kidney- Wort will eurciy re?: we and quickly cure. In the Spring to cleanse the System, every one should take a thorough course of it. a- SOLD BY PRUCCI8T8. Pries $1. KIDNEY-WORT Hop Hltterx are ibn Purest and Best Hitters Ever UaUe. They are compounded from Hops, Malt, Buchu, Mandrake and Dandelion,-the oldest, best, and most valuable medicines in the world and contain all tbe best and most curative properties of all other remedies, being the greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator, and Life and Health Restoring Agent on earth. No disease or ill health can pos sibly long exist where these Bitters are used, so varied and perfect are their operations. They give new life and vigor to the aged and in firm. 'io all whose employments cause irregu larity of the bowels or urinary organs, or who re quire an Apetizer, Tonic and mild Stimulant, Rop Hitters are invaluable, being highly curative, tonic aidstlmulatmg, without intoxicating. No matter what your feelings or symptoms are, what the disease or ailment Is, use Hop Ritters. Don’t wad until yon are sick, but if you only feel bad or miserable, use Hop Bitters at once. Jt may save your life. Hun ireds have been stved by so doing. |5)0 will be paid for a case they will not cure or help. Do not suffer or let yonr friends suffer, but use and urge them to use Hop Bitters. Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile, drugged, drunken nostrum, but the Purest and Best Medi cine ever made; tne “Invalid's Friend and Hope,” and no person or famdy should be without them. Try the Bitters to-day, CONSUMPTION. I have a positive remedy for the above dleeane; bv lu use thousands of cases of the worst kind and of long standing have been cm ed. Indeed, so strong is my faith In Us efficacy, that I will send TWO BOTTLES FREE, to gether with tt VALUABLE THKATI8K on this disease, any sufferer. Give Esj *ngsand P. Ojuldreas. DR. T. A. v • 1W Peeri 8t., New York* WANTEO-A GENERAL AGENT In every County, with whom we will make extba librbal tekms and give full control of one or more of our uew and rapid selling publications. Any Agent of exiwricnoe can soon work up a permanent busi ness which will pay him glOO.UU or more per month, by securing control of his (lounty and appointing canvassing agents. For further particular* address DuUGL Y88 BROS., 53 N. 7th St,Bhlla., Pa AS tn tOn^d^'thome. Sample worth $6 free, ffiv LU Address Stinson A Co.. Portland Me. ITASTOPPEDFREE ■ mT Marveloue On-ee. DR. KLINR’S GREAT ■ ■ Nerve Restorer ■ ■ /or all Bbain and Nbrv* EAtss. Only wee cuts rOR Neeve Arrxc- », Fit*, Eru.xpsY,etc. INFALLIBLE if taken Sm day'i nee. Treatise A Cseea,they paying entire.. aa directed. HoFitto/ler fintdny'inee. Treatise A to Fit Caee»,tn»y paying expn charges on bbx,when received. Send nsmee,P.O.and $2 trial bottle free t viA**ngvio uu iixiii i civ/oi v cw. uaiiiu>n,r.vs.nuu express address of afllleted to Dr.CLINE,!I31 Arch gt.,Phllada.,Pa. SeeJXnggut. Bmeart of FrawU. E ENNIftNffi due Soldiers,their Widows, Children or parents. Under new laws thousand* entitled to rease Pension. Refer to Kev. F. D. Rows a. Chap lain U.S. HR. Writs for Uws and inform tfion. Pat ents procured. Address, with stamp, BKLLUM MIL LER & CO., Washington, D. C. Tfsnsr, nr.vwrriiiit nn ikdYsrflMnient will confer <a favor npon < he advertiser and the unbllaber by stating; that they saw tbe advertisement In this Journal naming paper.) [BEDRE—AND — AFTER Electric Appliance* Are eent on 30 Day* 1 TrW. TO MEN ONLY, YOUNO OR 010, •wnrrHO ar© suffcrlnff from Nervous Debility, W lost VrrsLrrrTLSCE o» Neb vs Force a»e Wasting Weaknesses, and all those diseases or oWrsonal Nature resulting from Abuses and VOLTAIC HIT CO.. MAH8HAIL, M!j)j!y_ h uiafltag asd tafsMk bis la voting EpUaptia FMa, Spasms, OosvaF ilona, 8t. Vitas Dans*. Alcoholism, Opimn Eat lag. Scrofula and at Nervous aud Blood Dis- MSSS To OUrfTJjm, Lawysra, Litarary Mss, Merchants, Lankan. Ladies sad all srhoas sedentary amplopesnl causes Nervous Prostrs |w NCVCB KAILS, Hon. Irregularities of thu blood. Stomach, bowels or ffidnaja, es ‘ requite a aw* i, -poetise* as ilant. BAMARL [ NERVINE is is- tbla. Thousands who leqnUa a u’rv* & “****■ TAN l._ valuable. .- ssttSStwa that rvar sertained the sinking tystaa. Foe _ sale bj all Druggiate. THE DR. 8. A. RICHMOND MEDICAL CO* Sale Proprietor*. St. Jaaeph. Me. IllUllt.'v IU V/1UU, Or riMUnirtl Ull UU1UUIIU. oiuti up, Explanatory circulars WDt free. Reliable comwpondeuts wanted everywhere. Addres* R. K. Kkndai.l A Co., Loui’u Mehta.. 177 A 173 Lu Salle 8L, Chiuaoo, III. faxso a.Atuvg' ELASTIC TRUSS _j 1 111 vSu Ws, humpwi WSt I Mt hU positions of tbs body, white Iks Bal It a tbs cep pfeesss bask tbs latssttasatosias aasrsswwaold with Us rUftis With igbl powers lbs Hsrotete hsld ascai*!v t night, and s radical curs certsln. Ills assy, daishls Md chssp. Ssntby mslL Ckcutsn frss. mamiog TBPBS CO- Chicago. DL UJiiH! "HALL'S lungs.BALSAM ire, B-uacllUa, t,u teei::: » >«r MrniHrwns ■ wild palaanrd by tha ■rmta the Wight eweata bjm irrsaa the ahead wtelrh aceenaaaa} VM. ***** ' 17>C’ S. Cj-T t R E F'O^ UBU WHIM AU tut rm. tOoagbSrrup. Tastes good. | Dae tetimaSoM by drugxfata ivi c ' 1 1 iC'Xi RUPTURE •Mi •* 8B88 MriflM* til* nm 0UU.-A wrtttM Khhwnto* flBt 8 -aaeat eUK t> hll MM. AUkftvhwWM hurubuopd by thr M umMI st %n mpOTtototj sad proflt by tte ksmrt»l§$ MBbin»d with BipBrnso* Is th* wont •MM ot st hr J. *•». 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