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AGRICULTURE. ■ " 1 Milk Fkttuio.—“Why,” asks one of our sunecriber^ “doe* it lake so much greater bulk of cream to make a pound of butter, when raised from milk, set in t cellar, where the temperature is uniformly at 60 degrees or less, than from milk set in an upper room, Where,in summer the mer cury stands much of the time at about 70 degrees?” He also finds that he gets less butter from a like quantity of milk, kept in the cellar, than, in the warmer upper room, a result that fccrttis fully with our own ex perience in setting mtlk for butter making. It may, on many farms, seem a necessity to set the milk in the cellar of a dwelling house. This happens during the hottest weather, on iarms where there is no good, cool dairy room, above the cellar. It a basement could be built partly below and partly above ground, so as to secure good ventilation, and a comparatively dry at mosphere, very good results might be looked for. The objection to a cellar for milk set ting, is the usual dampness and want of ventilation, Tbe air is not easily changed and after a room has been used for some weeks for carrying in warm milk twice a day, it becomes much warmer than one that is kept constantly closed. Nearly all basement air m summer is damp and damp Mr incline! to inorease the relative bulk of cream, simply because the water that is still mingled with nearly all cream has not had the opportunity to be dried out of it Cream raised in a warm dry air is of the nature of condensed cream a very small vuantity only being required for a pound of butter. There is another difficulty with cream raised in cellars. It is so thin and watery that, ordinary skim mers will not hold it but let it pass through tne holes and mix in again with the milk. The cream from deep cans set in cold water is uniformly thin and watery, and cannot be skimmed, but is dipped oS with dippers made expressly for the, pur- pose, >’.{ | if. Scalded milk, if set in shallow oaos in the open air, throws up cream that repre sents the opposite extreme, being almost pure butter before it is churned. DOMESTIC. Wht Not Mark a Laddbb?—There are two principles to be kept in view in mak ing ladders—lightness aud durability. The material should be thoroughly seasoned; basswood makes the best side pieces, al though piue that is free from knots will do. For a ladder 15 feet long* the side pieces should be two inches wide at the top, three and one-half inches at the bot tom, and one and one-half Inches thick; the icp round 14 inches long, the bottom round 28 inches. The rounds should be of tough oak or asb. For a laddei 29 feet in length, the side pieces should be 2}x4, and inches thick; top round 16 iuebes long, bottom round 30 inches- round 18 inches apart from center to center; the holes In the sides for the rounds to center should be ane inch Hvery farmer needs a set of ladders, s&y 10, 15, 20, and per haps 25 feet in length, and then namt them well and house them if possible, and you will have something useful through a life time. In treating cows lor horn britilencss a stock raiser in Austria found no good re sulting from feeding bone-meal when the water used from a spring was perfectly soft—that is, without mineral matter. But upon changing them to the water ot an other spring, containing carbonate, sul phate and phosphate of lime and chlorate of magnesia in small quantities, the effects were as follows: First. The animals drauk half as much as before. Hecond. The cows gave more and better milk than before. Third. The worst diseased cows at once began to get better, and this was the first case in which any of them recov ered without removal. Fourth. The oxen showed far oetter condition than could be previously attained on the best of food and with the moit careful attention. Fifth, No fresh cases occurred as soon as the change of ws.er was introduced. Fashions m Bedsteads. —The intro duction of the brass bedstead into mod em homes is, the greatest revolution that has been attempted. A few years ago these bedsteads were entirely un known in Arueiioa, now one house alone exhibits twenty different styles, and there is little doubt that they will meet with increasing favor. They are so very handsome in appearance, are so light and so easily moved from one side of the mom to the other, and, above all, they are so free from all impurities, as no dost collects upon them, that proba bly in time they will entirely supersede those of wood. It has taken time to prove that they do not lead to increase of work in the need of constant polish, but a wash has recently been invented whioh renders the metal impervious to the influence of moisture, aud so does away with the principal objection to their universal adoption. It is not nec essary to speak of the marvels of decor ation and carving which are introduced into the modern bedstead by the fash ionable decorator. Unlimited command of money can secure any amount of it, but it is not altogether to be deplored that very few persons after all are in this blissful position. Beds, like other matters, are often the better for being simple, and the housekeeper who sighs with envy for for the ebony bedstead inlaid with ivory or silver may be com forted with the reflection that a hand some brass bedstead, which fulfills the intention of its construction, is more ap propriate in homes where dollar? vre not counted by thousands than the magnifi cence oi carving and silver would be. Shawl Straps.—Two pertty fancy shawl straps are thus described; Take two strips of French canvas thirty-eight inches long and thirty-eight inches wide; embroider them with bright col ored Berlin wool, sew them down on two strips of leather of corresponding length and width, line with silk, sqd finish the edghsall around with a crotch- ered border. For the handle, take one strip of canvas twenty-five inches long aud three inches wide. Embroider, etc., to correspond with the strap. Sew tlie ends of the handle over the straps so it (the handle) can be slipped backward or forward, Have the ends of straps furnished with silver clasps. In fast ening around tbe shawl have the straps close enough together to make the han dle bow-shaped. A less expensive aud very pretty strap can be made of strips of stout brown Holland, embroidered or braided, lined, and the edges bound with worsted braid, the ends furnished with steel clasps, or buckles and eyelet holes By means of the drainage of land the various chemical actions which take place through the action of the atmosphere on the surface soil are carried down to a grea ter or less extent into the subsoil, for as the water-level is lowered the air enters from above to fill the cavities in the soil. By drainage, also, the depth to which roots will penetrate is increased, for roots will not grow m the absence of oxygen, and rot as soon as they reach a permanent water level. The Shropshire downs possess beautiful symmetry ot form, fine quality and early maturity of all their parts, a vigorous con stitution and grand muscular proportions. They are first-class shearers, carrying a fine, compact coat, valuable at once for wool and protection from chilling sleet- storms. They stand close herding in large numbers remarkably well, the ewes are good mothers, aud twin lambs are not un. usual. Professor 8. T. Maynard, oi the Mas sachusetts Agricultural College says: ‘T know of no other reason why the potato fails to produce its true fruit, the potato balls, than that the power of reproduction by seed has been weakened by the forcing process they have been subjected to for tue past tea years by the propagation Irom single eyes, cuttings, etc. Oilier plants, the verbena, for instance, after having been propagated several years from cut tings, produce very few, if any, seeds.” Among all the field crops which the far mer grows there are few,if any,that afford a more certain profit than winter rye, whether It is sown for gram and straw or for a green crop io feed stock in May. In fact it is a good crop to glow for an early spring pasture. Every farmer or teamster should exam ine his team harness often to see that no part of it chafes or ruos the skin of his lior«»—it is a good idea to keep it well oiled, so that it will be pliable and soft. Take good care of the dumb animals. Estimating nitrogen at 221 c'mts per pound, potash at 7 cents and phosphoric acid at 9 cents, the Connecticut Agiicultu- ral Experiment 8 tat ion states the commer- eial worth of night soil at 30 cents per 100 pounds, or $6 per too., as the most lavor- able reckoning. The prices which were paid by the Na tional tthorthorn Association for the vari ous herd books were as follows: Ameri can Shorthorn Herd Book, $25 000; Amer ican Shorthorn Recorder, $13,000; Ohio Shorthorn Record, $1,000. A cleaning average of about 87 pounds to the 100 was reached for five Victoria swine slaughtered at the Chicago Fat Stock Show, which is quite a phenomenal figure. Anything above 80 pounds may be considered excellent. Much of the new Minnesota wheat weighs out sixty-two pounds to tbe bushel. Its excellence is thus shown when fifty- eight pounds to the busnel is the standard No.l. Here is a recipe for a “liard-times pudding”: Half a pint of molasses, half a pint of water, two teaspoonfuls of so da and one teaspoonful of salt, Thick en with flour enough to make a batter about like that for a oup cake. Put this in a pudding-bag, or a pudding- boiler; allow room to rise. It would be safe to have the pudding-bag about half full of the batter. Let this boil steadi ly for three hours. Sauce to servo with it is made thus; Mix two teaspooufuls of either white or brown sugar with a lump of butter the size of a butternut; a little salt and one large spoonful ot flour should be mixed with the butter aud sugar. When free from lumps pour boiling water slowly over it, stirring all the time. Let it boil up once or twice to make it of the desired thickness. Salmon croquette are asked for, so the recipe is repeated:—One pound can of salmon chopped line, and add to ft one teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoou- ful of chopped parsley, piece of half a lemon and a dust of cayenne. Mix thoroughly. Put a cup of cream on to boil. Rub one tablespoonful of butter aud two tablespoonfuls of flour togeth er till smooth, and stir them into the boiling cream. Stir and cook two min utes. Stir it into the salmon; mix well, turn out on a dish to cool. Form into croquette shapes with a wineglass, roll in beaten egg and bread-crumbs, and try in olive butter; drain a piece of brown paper until not a particle of fat adheres. Serve on a napkin with par sley garnish. Now that sausage time is here,*the breach receipt for baked mushrooms cau be tried. The mushrooms must be nicely prepared, and part of their gills scraped away so as to make them some what hollow; thia mushroom material is mixed either with some sausage meat or with a concoction of minced tongue or ham, and a few bread-crumbs and blitter. Each 'mushroom is filled with this stuffing aud gently cooked in the oven in a covered dish with a little piece of butter. Whilst cooking, small cir cles of toast, well buttered, are prepared, and a mushroom neatly placed on each. They are served on a hot dish and are excellent. Scotch cakes are economical so far as eggs are concerned, and, if umde with oare, will melt in the mouths of children. To one pound of fiour allow half a pound of butter aud a quarter of a pound of sugar; let the butter stand in a basin near the fire to soften, but not melt; when soft, rub it and the fiour together; then knead m the sugar. RoU out in a sheet half an inch thick; out out cakes about two inches square; bake until they are a light brown. Put them away in a stone jar, aud they will in a day or two gather moisture enough to be soft. Cold Slaw.-—"Boat the yolks of foiif eggs to a very light cream, then stir gradually into them five tablespoonfuls of cider vinegar. Add two or tnree ta- biespooniuls of sugar, and stir tbe mix ture over the fire until it begins to thicken like boiled custard; then re move and add a teaspoonful of butter aud nearly a teaspoonful of anchovy mustard. Set the sauoe upon ice to be come cold, and pour it over the siloed cabuage just belore serving. Celery is often mixed with the cabbage tor this salad, New Way of Serving Oatmeal.— Take a dessert-spoonlul of oatmeal, place it, in the morning, in a tumbler, aud fill up with new milk. Let it stand all day, and take it for supper or for a night-cap. The grains will have been soltoned by their long soaking in the milk, and it cau be eaten with a spoon. This is said by its advocates to be a spedfie against neuralgia, and is also soundly recommended for sedentary folks. Bcffet-Clothr.—Side-board cloths are used to protect the fine wooded or marble surface of the piece of furniture, Canton flannel, in delicate colors, is a good material where there is not much risk of spots—otherwise some material that can be washed is preferred. A handsome buffet-cloth can be made of crash—tbe embroidery running around the outside, and the extreme edges or namented by bands of Mexican drawn- work, as delicate as cobweb tracery. HUMOROUS, Driving away a headache: “Mr. Mo- Guinness, did ye iver foind anything that wud dhrive away a headache?” ‘•Ib it a headache ye have, Mr. O’Dwy er? Sure, and I km dhrtve it awav in no time at all,” “An’ what is yer rimi- dy, Mr. McGuinness? It’s mesilf wud loixe to be afther thryin' ii” “Well, all ye have to do is to dhrink plinty av whisky.” “Is it whiskey ye say V Sure, it’s jokin’ ye are, for that would only give me a headache, as I know by some little experience I have had.” “Well, there’s where ye will foind the philoso phy av me rimidy, Mr. O’Dwyer. Ye niver say a man wid two headaches at wanst, did ye? Ye see, the whiskey headaohe will dhrive away the other wan ye are sufferin’ wid now.” Tbs Tall Sycamore ef the Wabash. The special correspondent of the Indian- apolie (ind) Journal, embodied in a re cent communication the following from Hon. Daniel W. Yoorhees: i consider St. Jacob's Oil a splendid remedy, I suffered* from an affection of tbe back and kidneys, with some rheumatism—in fact, it was rheumatism of the back. 1 used St. Jacob's Oil, and found it very efllcacious. It gave me instantaneous relief, and finally cured me completely. Musical note: “Yes, Jemima shall go to Italy to have her voice cultivated,” said a proud father to a fair haired girl who stood beside him affectionately stroking his snowy locks. “Can’t I go, too?” asked the younger brother, John, “i'ou!" exclaimid his paient with sur prise, “why, you have ho voice.” The following morning, when Johnny met the neighbor’s boy next door, he re marked with the air of one who had been relieved of a disagreeable duty: “I guess we needn’t shoot any more cats, Bill, dad’s likely to send them to Italy." %* “He that prays harm for his neigh bor, begs a curse upon himself.” He that recommends Kidney-Wort to his sick neighbor brings a blessing rich and full both to his neighbor and himself. Habl tual costiveness is the bane of nearly eveiy American woman. Every woman owe* it to herself and to her family to use that celebrated medicine, Kidney-Wort. I6ff“The Diamond Dyes for family use have no equals. All popular colors easily dyed, fast and beautiful. 10 cents a pack age. Reward of the dutiful: A martinet of a sergeant turns up unexpectedly to call out a fatigue party. Only one soldier answers to the summons with prompti tude. “Confound it all to confusion !" yells the imitated officer. “What in the name of a hundred thousand devils do you mean by turning out alone, sir, when 1 called out the whole squad ? Forty-eight hours in the blackhole! That’ll teach yon to be the only man to turn out!” The French plan of economizing eggs in ‘•breading” croquette, oysters, Ao., is to mix a tablespoonful of salad cil and one of Water to three eggs, with a pinch of salt. Good American cooks simply add a tablespoonful of cold wa ter to each egg. It will stili be glutin ous euoug for frying. Skill in the Workshop,—To do good work the mechanic must have good health. If long hours of confinement in close rooms have enfeebled his hand or dimmed bis sight, let him at once, and before some organic trouble appears, take plenty of Hop Bittera. His system will be rejuve nated, his nerves strengthened, his sight become clear, and the whole constitution be built up to a higher working condition. Recruitino Healtli at the Seaside.— Harry: “Wretchedly dul£ depressing place this to have spent a month in. Jack ” Jack: “Yes; don't know what to do with one's self.” Harry: “Let’s see; what have we done?” Jack; “Bil liards in the morning—a sleep in the afternoon—pool or 'Nap ; in the evening —8. and B’s. etc.—bed.” Harry: “Per haps it wouldn’t be a bad idea to stroll up to the top of tiiat hill and see what the country’s like, before we leave this morning.” The Secret of Living, Bcovill’s Sarsaparilla or Blood and Liver Syrup will cure Scrofulous Taint, Rheu matism, White Swelling, Gout, Goitre, Consumption, Bronchitis, Nervous Debili ty, Malaria and all other diseases arising from an impure condition of the blood. The merits of this valuable preparation are «o well known that a passing notice is but necessary to remind the readers of this journal of tbe necessity of always having a bottle of Scovill’s Blood and Liver Syrup among their stock of family necessities. Certificates can be presented from many leading physicians, ministers and heads of families throughout tbe land indorsing it in the highest terms. We are con stantly in receipt of certificates of cures from the most reliable sources, and ws do not hesitate to recommend it. “What are you going to do with that piece of wood ?” inquired a broker of a Nassau street man as he was hurrying along with a broken plauk under his arm. “ Why, this is a relic of the old Post Office, and Pm going to have a cane made of it.” was the proud reply. “Pooh?” sneered tne oroker; “in less than ten years from now you won’t find anybody who’ll believe you. “Wliy, I’ve actually got a cane made from No ah’s Ark, yet uolaxly takes any stock in it.” On Thirty Pay*’ Trial. The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich., will send Dr. Dye’s Celebrated Electro- Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) who are afflicted with nervous debility, Ic^t vitality aud kindred troubles, guaran teeing speedy and complete restoration ot health and manlv vigor.—Address as above.—N. B.—No risk is incurred, as thirty days’ trial is allowed. “No,” said Farmer Furrow, when his wife asked him if he was going to kill the big turkey this year, “no, I guess not. You see I’ve got an idee that if yon fish around ior an invitation to take Thanksgivin’ dinner with some of your folks, I'll take the turkey down to the vintage and swap it off for a new hat and some socks, and if i git any money to boot I’ll give it to you for your mite society. Hey, old gal?” Carbohne the deodorized petroleum hair renewer and restorer, as improved and perfected, challenges the world and stands without a rival among the hair dressings, aud is a universal favorite with the ladies. She looked before and after: “Ah!” moaned a widow recently bereaved, “what a misfortune! I know what kind of a husband I have loet, but how can I know what kind of a husband his suc cessor will be ?” Dr. Kline’s Great Nervee Restorer Is the marvel of tbe a«e for all nerve diseases. All flu stopped ree. Send to Ml Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The following bill was lately presen ted to a farmer in Sussex: “To hang ing two barn doors and myself seven hours, four shillings aud six pence.” 1 KIDNEY-WORT FOR THE PERMANENT CURE OF CONSTIPATION. No other diseaso-laeo prevalent in this ootra- to try as Conatipation, and no remedy has ever ® equalled the celebrated Kidney-Wort u a E onre. Whatever the cause, however obetlaate (8 the ease, this remedy will overoomo tt. KB o|| pfi THIS dietreseing cent ■ B fcEitVe plaint Is very apt to be complicated with constipation. Kidney-Won ^ strengthens the weakened parts and quickly cures all kinds cf Piles even when phyilolaim • and medicines havs before foiled, g 12- GTIf you have either of these troubles Dr LINDSEYS’8MD MR i Nothing in (he world equal to it for the cure of Scrofula, Pimple*, Botle, Tetter, Old Soree, Bore Ejee, Mercurial Dieeaaee, Catarrh, Loaa of Appetite, femAle Complaints, aud all Blood diseases. It never fails. All druggists aud country store keeper* s?ll It. R. R. Heller* * Co., Prop's, Pittsburgh, on every bottle. I HOSmTElfc fen stomach ^ Bitter 5 Hogtctier’s Stomach Bitters give steadiness to tha nerves, induces a healthy, natural flow of bile, pi event constipation without unduly purging the bowels, gently stimulates the circulation, and by promoting a vigorous condition of the physical system, promotes, also, that cheerfulness which la tho truest indication ef a well-balanced condition of all the animal powers. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally. Hop Bitters are the Parent and Beat Bittera Ever Bade. They are compounded from Hops, Malt, Buchn, Mandrake and Dandelion,-the oldest, best, and most valuable medicines in the world and contain all the best autWmost 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 tn- flrm. do all whose employments cause irregu larity of the bowels or urinary organs, or who re quire an Apetizer, Tonic and mild Stimulant, Hop Hitlers are invaluable, being highly curative, tonic a id stimulating, without intoxicating. No matter what your feelings or symptoms are, what the disease or aliment is, use Hop Bitters. Don’t wait until you are sick, but if you only feel bad or miserable, use Hop Bitters at once. It may save your life. Hundreds have been saved by so doing. $500 Will be paid for a case they will not cure or help. Do not sailer or let your friends suffer, but use and urge them to use Hop Bitters. Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile, drugged, drunken asstrom, Vat the Purest ana Best Medi cine ever made; the “Invalid’s Friend and Hope,” and no person or family should be without them. Try the Bitters to-day, iUlNCOME UlutM offers the surest meui* of making regular monthly profits from iuTestiuentsofllO totlUOOor more deallnglu — :h member get* the benefit of combined capital of the Club. Iteporu sent weekly. Dlvldenda paid monthly. Club 13 paldahareholdera hack their money In profit* In past three months, still tearing original amount making money In Club, or returned on demand. Shares, flu each. Explanatory circulars sent ft-ee. Reliable correspondents ESffWd everTwhere. Address R. K. Kkndall A Co- Vtuun Mehta. 177 A ITS La Salle bt., Cuicaoo, 111. EIASTIC TRUSS Has a Pad dUhrtes IMm al I atkA ll eapihafw, with Self-Adistfiw Ball in eeotflr, sdapwl UalftnaU Mltlou of tbs bcKly, whOo tho ■alho th.mp—■- -- •oMouaoaJwotuaponuwool* -v- -ar with thoviaaor. With light ^ *' yrsaow thoHeralah hold mania laraai sight, soda radical enva ccrtala. Ills assy, teahb IS* cheap, Seet by mtd. Ocolan fno. EGULESION TRUSS CO- Chicago, m. I CURE FITS! ^'hen l eay^egre I do not mean merely to stop them for a time and Abu have them return again, I mean » ntdical cure. I have made thedlsouse of FITS, EPI. LJJP.sY or FALLING SICKNESS a life-long study. I warrant ray remedy to cure the worst oases. Be cause others nave failed la no reason for not now re ceiving a cure. Mend at oaoe for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my Infallible remedy. Give Express and p< '-I' 'Ihce. It costs you nothing for a trial, and I will cure you. Address Dr. H. Q. BOOT, 188 Pearl St, N. Y. AGENTS ?“ alt8 1K *P« r cent, profit selling kegiotsr'sLinimeut. The beat in tha World. Write for particu'aes to F. UBGISTEtt. Pro prietor. 334 South 6th street, Philadelphia, Pa. AGENTS s-imp es address WANTED Lcontmiy 1 rmtlug Uo., Newburyport, Msoa. SPLENDID BooK “MINJI HICK ARB V BOY.” to a day easily sold We want an Agent in every town. Bend for circulars, ' *- * am Publishlu Cincinnati, or St, - Phllu^Pa. terms, and agency to Am erica ■ la.. Hartford, Boston. Chicago, Cti Louis. W. H. THOMPttOM . fKTZEl, ORGAN. New *tyle, *75. Sold on L lie ' ‘ 50 Nipped in the bud: “Lovest thou me much, Thccdore?” “Oh, Clormlha! If all—” Just here the old man jumped up from behind a bush near the front /rite and ejaculated: “See here l None jf this doggone Romeo business. This ain't no theatre. Olorinth, go in and help yonr mother to wash them dishes, and you r Theodoreo, or whatever yonr name is, if yon want to remain in a bit - tin' condition you had Iretter git out of that ’ere gate there several times fester than you came in.” •^♦“Revenge is too dearly purchased at the price of hoerty.” Is it a disordered liver giving you a yellow skin or costive bowels, or do your kidneys refuse te per form their functions f If so take a few doses of Kidney-Wort and nature will re store each organ, ready for duty. Thus health will be cheaply purchased at the pneo of Kidney-Wort. For one dime gut a package of Dia mond Dyes at the druggist’s. They color anything tbe simplest and most desirable colors. Exactitude: “i am sorry to inform you,” said a man to an Arkansas gentle man, “that your son has l>een killed in a balloon ascension,” “Hoy?" asked tbe gentleman. “Well, you see he went up with the professor and the balloon dropped suddenly and killed both of them.” "It was the desceusiou that killed him. My friend, when you come into this neighborhood with a piece of information give it straight.” Don’t bn Ala’-mnrt. at Bright’s Disease, Diabetes, or any dis ease of the kidneys.liver or urinary organs, as Hop Bitters will certainly and lasting ly cure you, and it is the only thing that will. No grounds for it: “I am sorry to hear of your uncle having drowned him self at sea,” said Gdliooly to auUnfiueu- tia) citizen of Austin, who wore a sou look and crape on his hat. “Yes, it was very sad.” “Did he have sny grounds for it?” “How the mischief could he nave any grounds for it out at sea where the water is a mile and a half deep ?” Pure cod liver oil, from selected livers, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard & Co., N, Y. Absolute “ pure and sweet Pa tients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians declare it superior to all other oils. Chapped hands, face, pimples and rough skm cured by using Juniper Soap, made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York. CHROLITHION COLLARS ANDCUFEJ: Handsome, Durable. Water- proof.Suiiorior to Linen, i’aper or - ellnloid. ’-entby mail. For dr.-nlar a, mi postal card to Box 316. Nows bury port. Mass. AGENT*! WANTEDI AGENT* I J0S1AH ALLENS’ WIFE B 1 m ■ the EtsTALKKHT fla*. Most elegant ease tone. Lowest price; easiest terms. Full* Wabbaxtcd. O. W. HETZEL, Baptiattown, N. J. CENTS FOE THESE MONTHS. The new volume (nineteen) of Drworkst’* Illvstratsd Monthly Magazine for 1688 is the beetand the cheapest Family Magazinepubliahcd, printed on tbe finest tinted paper, size 81$ x 11)5 Inches. Tho three nnmbera now ready of volume IB weigh 1# pounds and contain 810 pages of laive, clear print. New Novelettes, Stories, Biographies, Poetry, Travels, and valuable information of the day and for the household. In demand by every family. 144 Illnstratlone, 8 Photo Plates and 4 011 Pictnre*. W. JKNNINGB DKMOREST, Publisher, 17 East 14th Street, Ndto York. Single copies. Twenty Cents; yearly subacription, Two Delian. A GENTS WANTED (or the Beet and Fastest aellrnff Pictorial Books and Bibles- Prices re duced 33 per cent National Pro. Co.. Phllada.. Pa. <£££ a in your own town. Tentu and $t 4)00 outfit free. Address H. BALLETf A CO., Portland, Maine. aJJMJU* atftkIU fora PHILADELPHIA 8LN6EB ’ tbit style. Equal to any ngvr in tbe mark L Jtr~ tnrtitbrr, v* arud it to be rxtrmiti' (t te/bre you puy for ft. This is the same style <-lher companies retail for$50. All Karhln-e warranted for 3 y-ars. Fend for Illustmn-d Cir cular iu dTestimonials. Addraaa CBMU.rS A. WOOD & CO., iiX'icaliSU'hiyeipou.Pa. A Nebraska clergyman who wouldn’t accept two gallons of whiskey for mar rying a couple had to go without any fee at all. But he preferred & He knew a donation party waa going to swoop down on him the next week, and they'd be bad enough sober, while if they found liquor while looting the honse, they’d get so drank they’d sack the entire premises. “BUCHU-PAIBA.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. $1. Drtmista, Fob Thick Heads, heavy stomachs, bil ous- uese—Welle' May apple PJls. 10 and 25o- Use of threadbare forms: The fellow who wrote: “i now take my pen iu hand,” was troubled with remorse when he discovered, after he had mailed the letter, that he had been using a lead pence]. A missing kiss: When Brown failed to catch the young lady who slapped his hands at Copenhagen, Fogg remark ed that it was quite a moriue disaster. “A smack lost, you know.” he explained in answer to the interrogating glances leveled at him from all sides. Tbe hni-snrd care-vrnrn look of the Nervous Sufferer disappears as he regains p jwer and virile force through toe influence of Allkn’s Brain Food. At uruggists and Allen’s Pharmacy ,3151st Av.,N.Y. It is not safe to speak of a , Western lady as a large-souled woman. She col ors up, flounces out of the ro .m, and soliloquizes iu the sacred fastnesses of her boudoir, “I’ll never speak to that hateful old thing again—so there! Large soled, indeed !” The most comfortable boot in town is that with Lyon's Pa ent Metallic Heel Stif feners. It has been fifty years since the pa pers commenced to advise people not to blow the gas out, aud yet it is still prac ticed enough to keep the grave digger’s business lively. Father: “Isaac, if you ore good to day. you may carry up some wood, but if you are naughty, you must carry it up.” ♦Women that u»ve been bedridden for years have been completely cured by tUe use of Lydia E. Piukham’s Vegetable Compound. With the approach of cold weather doctors begin to fill their conghers. The oreame de la creame of society sours on many aspiring people. The woolen mills of the country are using more than they were last year, hut there is reason to believe that the domes tic production of wool has increased in corresponding ratio. Jn what Is claimed to be the most deli cate prir of scales in the world, the beam is made of rye straw, and together with the pans, which are made of aluminum, weighs only fifteen grains. In the most delicate scale heretofore made the beam and pan weighed sixty-eight grains—the beam lieing made of aluminum—and the instrument was capable of weighing to the one-thonsandth of a grain. This new scale however,weighs to the one ten-thousandlh ot a grain. A piece of hair one inch long, on being weighed with this wonder) ul ap paratus, was found to represent the almost infinitesimal quantity of one-thousandth of a grain, TAe upper limit ot timber on high mountains must have approximately tbe same mean annual temperature everywhere A calculation made on this basis for thir teen mountains, including Mts. Washing ton and Marcy and several western peaks, give a mean uf 30.4 degrees. Light and Moths —A Mississippi doc. tor proposes the use of the arc electric light for killing the moths from the eggs ot which the destructive cotton worm is hatched, alt is well known that brush fire* or burning rubbish will attract these pests, and it is probable that tbe brilliaut electric light would destroy in a short time enough moths to make good the cost. A ''ommittee of the British Association for 1 1; Advancement of Science has ascer tained that the maximum pressure of the wind on small plane surface* exceeds ninety pounds to the square foot The pressure over large areas it a matter of j much uncertainly. THE GREAT GERMAt REMEDY FOR PAIN. Eei’.erci cid ccree RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, backachm, HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE SORE THROIT, QUINSY, SWELLINGS, SPRAINS, 9 Soreness, Cuts, Bruise*. frostbite*, BERN*, SCALDS, And all other bodily sciie* aud palna. FIFTH CENTS A BOTTLE. Sold by ail DruMistaaiM Dealers. Directions In 11 languages. The Charles A. Vogeler Co. (UlUMMn U A. VUOELXa * 00.) Etalllmara. S(l.. C. 3. A LYDIA E. PINKHAM’8 VTOETOBLE COMPOUND. Is a Positive Cure For all those Painful Complaints and Woutnesses so nununonte ear best female population. A Medicine for Woman. Invented by a Woman. Prepared by a Woman. Th« CrastMt * •dirt] DlKoTtrj Sloe* the D»wo tt RltUrf. Oflt revives the drooping spirits, invigorates dnO harmonizes the organic functions, gives elasticity and firmness to the step, restores the natural lustre to tha eye, and plants on the pale cheek of woman the fresh roses of life’s spring and early summer time. {^“Physicians Use It and Prescribe It Fredly.*^* It removes faintness, flatulency, uestroys all craving for stimulant, and relieves weakness of the stomach. That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight and backache, is always permanently cured by itj use For the cure of Kidney Complaint* of either ee* this Compound is unsurpassed. T.TOtA F_ PINKlIAM’S BLOOD PURIFIER will eradicate every vestige ot Humors from the Blood, and give tone and strength to the system, of man woman or child. Insist on having 1L Both the Compound and Blood Tarifler are prepares at 233 and S35 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price of either, $1. Six bottles for $5. Sent by mail in the form of pills, or of lozenges, on receipt of price, $1 per bo. for either. Mrs. Pinkham freely answers oil lettered inquiry. Enclose Set. stamp. Send for pamphlet. No family should be without LYDIA E. PINK HAM’S ; AVER PILLS. They cure constipation, biliousness, and torpidity of the liver. 25 cents per box. Jfog-Sold by all Druggists.0) KIDNEY-WORT IS A SURE CURE for all diseases of the Kidneys and — LIVER — It Lae specific action on this moot important organ, enabling it to throw off torpidity and inaction, stimulating the healthy secretion of the Silo, and by keeping the bowels in frea condition, e&jcting its regular discharge. ■M «-»I -a wi en Ifyon are suffering from IwICHCel Ida malaria, have tho chills, axe bilious, dyspeptic, or constipated, Kidney- Wort will surely relieve and quickly cure. In the Spring to cleanse the System, every one should take a thorough coarse of it. U- SOLD BY DRUCCIST8. Price $1. KIDNEY-WORT A WEEK. S12aaay at home easily made. Costly outfit free. Address Tube & Co., Augusta. Me. msumptlon Can Be Ci HALL'S $72 DR. WNL twiLBALSAM Cure* Copaamptlan, Cnlda, Pneumonia, In- Ituenza, Broiirhiitl IMIHcnkles, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Asthma. Croup, Whooping Cough, and all Diseases of the Krenthing Organs, It soothes and heals the Membrane ef the I,nogs, inflamed and poisoned by the disease, and prevents the night sweats and tightness across the cheat which acuoinpuuv it. Consumption is not an Incurable iiialady. ilALI^H BAI.HAM will euro you, eves Ormyyyjrofrssimm^n^UTG^ STOPPEU FREE Jtarvelout Cures. DR, KLIlfk'S GREAT Nerve Restorer i ■» J or aU Brain and Nervi Diseasis. Only slur cuke ron Nerve Avteo TiONS,FiTS,KpiLEPST,etc. IN FALLIBLE if Ukea as directed. KoFit* after firrt day's use. Treatise A .$2 trial bottle free to Fit Cases,they pajtag express charges on box,when received. Send names,P.o.and express address of afflicted to Dr.KL1NE.931 Arch ISt.,Pbilada..Pa. ties Druggist. Bsxcars gf Frauds. The Wonderful StDcacy of DR. SCHEXCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS has been go freqn»nt’y and .vdlsfactorilv proven that it seeing almost superflnoug to a*J anything more In their favor. The Immenge and oonatautij increasing demand for them, both In this and for- eign countries, U the beat evidence of their valne. Their gale to-day in the United Stateg ig farg.-eater than any other cathartic modiJlne. Tl'ls demand Is notkuasmodlc, it Is regular and ateady. It la not of to-day or yesterday. It la an Increaae that haa been eteadiiy growing for the laat thlity-flre year*. What are the reasons for thl* great and growing demand T Dr. Bchenck’a Mandrake Pilla contain no mercury, and yet they act with wonder ful effect upon the liver They cleanse the stom ach and bowels of all Irritating mailer, which, if allowed to remain, poisons the blood and brings on Malaria, Chills and Fever, and many other dis eases. They give health and strength to the di gestive organs. They create appetite and give vigor to tne whole system. They are In fact the medioitia of all others wiitoh should be taken in times like the present, when malarial and other epidemics are raging, as they prepare the system to resist the attacks of disease ot every character. rpAKK SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PIUS If you J- have 81ck Headache. rpAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PIUS If you J- have Bad Breath. mAKK SCUENCK’S MANDRAKE PIUS If you J- feel Drowsy. TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If your A Tongue is Coated. TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If your A Bowels are Costive. TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS if you A hare Diarrhoea. Dk H. W. LORD, MEDICAL OFFICES, NO. 829 NORTH FIFTEENTH STREET, Philadelphia, Pa. it yeara’ experience. (Estab lished for treatment with purely vegetable medi cines.) Dr. Lobb’g long experience in tha treat ment of diseases enables him to guarantee a sure In all cases. Consultation free ami strictly con fldentlal Call in person or by letter. Office hours: 11 to 2 and T to 10 evening. T3EMRION* due Soldiers,their Widows, Chiidrefl IT or parents. Under nek laws thousands entitled to lucrease Pension. Kefer to itev. F. D. Powib, Chap, lain U. 8. H. R. Write for laws and Information. Pat- ^a w ii! h o. rt * mp ’ BELLUM MU ' nf all hues, shades and colors; crimson, scarlet, blue, green, purple, orange, old gold, carmine, &c , with youruameand address elegantly printed on them; lettering in gold, Hiker, re,l, blue, green,, violet, block or bronze, a rhi the thing to sew or tie on clothing; overcoats, gloves, scarfs, robes, cloaks, niuffa, reti- cu.es, portmanteaus, -atcueln, trunks, valises, purses, iwitmouaicri; on the inside of hats, caps. Ac Ti sveh ers cau thus mark every article they carry with their name and address. The rihtions also make elegant book-marks. Prices, (silk ribbon-), per dozen nieces, ho. 1. M inch wide and k inches long. S .85 « 4. 2* “ e e jS .. . •• 6. 3 “ “ “ U) •• .. J-X h nW^“ ,, ^ ,eo t tll ’ e , fOT <»<* rizo of rib- t*? erl ?F P 10 *** h, at" color of ribbon aud let- wUh. no two ribbons will t» alike in c olor or deh itfw. One dozen Fann ie ribbonn twelve colors, twelve KtylfB ot type and colors of inV bpecinjen ribboiiH (blue, niver lettering) sent on r**- stomp Postal (and reglsUprce tf aZunt * r “ w JOS. CUSTER, Hires Junction. Mich, fiiillllsss? ■ *r,»« «»* »> Udmin. ■*> ^ JL. a-ci tump for the dm* corapUu CttaJera* * PM.IIORDERS, CUTS, PRESSES. AC ■ s P*- 101 *- largest varistV. NATIONAL TYPE CO.. < gte£ig,fryr rilAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS if your A Skin is Yulow. rpAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A nave Taken Cold. mAKK SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A nave the Blues. mAKK SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A have been Drinking. mAKK SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS if your A Liver Does Not Act. im mAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If yonr A Liver is Torpid. rnAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS if you A are Bilious. mAKK SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A have a Bad Taste in your mouth. mAKE SCHKNCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS U you A have a Pam In yonr Shoulder-blade. mAKE SCHKNCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A have Chills and Fever. mAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If von A wan: your Stomach Thoroughly Cleansed. mAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A have symptoms of D r op-y. mAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If yon A feel that everything goes wrong. mAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A want Good Digestion. mAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A have Worms. rpAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you A want to Prevent Typhoid Fever. TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If yon A have Eaten too much Fruit. (r-=» TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS ihg? if you teel urowsy in the morning. TARE HCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS if you Cannot Sleep. r,—-T, TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS (J^^ if you Want to Feel Well and Lively. n"==» TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLii If your Liver Does Not Act. TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS If you have a Pain In the Stomach. TAKE SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS TAKE SCHEhCK S to. if your Appetite la Poor. SCHENCK’S PULMONIC SYRUP, a posllive Cure for Consumption. SCHENCK’S SEAWEED TONIC, for Dyspepsia and Debility. SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS, for all Bilious Complaints. For sale by all druggists. Tax* a dose of Schenck’s Mandrake Pills If you are going on a as* voyage. Ta*b a dose of Schenck’s Mandrake Pills If’yon want to make a good bargain. Tax* a dose of Schenck’a Mandrake Pills If you feel melancholy. Take Schenck’s Mandrake Fills If you have been drinking too much. Taxi Schenck’s Mandrake Pills If you want to get np early In the morning. Task Schenck’s Mandrake Pills If yon feel dull and heavy. Tax* Schenck’s Mandrake Pills If year stomach Is out of order. Taxi schenck’s Mandrake FUla if you are troubled with water brash. Taxk Schenck’s Mandrake Pills If yon have the Jaundice. Tax* Bchenck’e Mandrake Pills If you are tsoubled with dull headache. Taxi Schenck's Mandrake Pills If you have para in the breast. T*lt« Bcitenck’a Mandrake Pill* If you have palpitation of the heart. Take Rehenrk’e Mandrake Pills If you have bolls or ulcers. Take Rebenek’* Mandrake Pills If you have pain across the loins. Take Schent-k’M inautirake Pills a you have the gravel Take Rcbcnck’s Mandrake Pills If you want to regulate jour bowels. Take Nchenrk’s Mandrake Ptlle If you have liver complaints. Take Hchenek’s Mandrake rills If you are bilious. Take Hcbenrk’s Mandrake Pills If you want your liver thoroughly cleansed. Take a dose of ftehenck’s Mandrake Pills If you feel dizzy-headed. Take Nrhenck’s Mandrake Pills If you want your stomach to make good blood. Take *ehenck’s~Mandrake Pills If you get to talking and forget what you are talking about. Nrhenek’s Mandr&ke Pills are pre pared only by Da. J. H. BcuBNCk A SON, Phila delphia. Pa., and sold by Druggists everywhere. Price, twenty-flve cents per box. DR. SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS Do not produce sickness at the stomach, nausea or griping. On the contrary, they are so mild and agreeable In their action that a person snfferlng with sick headache, sour stomach, or pain in the bowels, is speedily relieved of these distressing symptoms. They act directly on the liver, the organ which, when In a healthy condition, purlflea the blood for the whole body. In all cases of Liver Complaint or Dyspepsia, when there Is great weakness or debility, Dr. Hcbenck’s Seaweed Toole should be used In connection with these puis. DR. SCHENCK’S MEDICINES: MANDRAKE PIUS, SEAWEED TONIC, PULMONIC SYRUP AND Are’sold by all Druggists, and full dlrectloi their use are printed on the wrappers of package. His Book on Consumption, Liver plaint and Dyspepala, la sent free to all, peat Address Dr. J. H. Schenek A Son, Philadelphl $5 to J2f)P er<,, ‘J at hom «- Sample worth Ported, AddreraSnsoNTON* Co., sea Thone Auftwaring mu AdvortiMineiit CMrufer a tavor upon tho Ad vertmor and 1 nblluher by »r« tluz tuat thoy saw the e< tue meat In ttou tournalg naming; the pa