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AGBXOOLTUBE. DOMESTIC. A Word About Silo#.- So far a# silos constructed and used last season bare come under our observation they hare not withstood well the combined action of ace tic acid and water and moisture. This re lates to silos constructed of stone under ground and plastered with hydraulic ce ment. The cement, under the combmed action of the acid and external water, will crumble and fall off, leaving wide areas of the walls in a denuded condition. In all silos acetic acid is developed to a greater or less extent, and this in the form of va por comes in contact with the lime m the cement and forms a mixed salt, an acetate. When this occurs the wall is weakened and falls as soon as the contents of the silo are removed. It should be known that cemented walls are not impervious to the inflow of water. Although cisterns will hold water, if left empty in wet places water will find its way through from with out, and numerous silos constructed oa the sides of hills where there are springs were found to have several feet of water In them last spring.. Csnsiderable loss resul ted from this cause. All silos should be constructed with drains, and it is very im portant that tne drains should be trapped, so as to prevent a current of air from pas sing in under the contents of the silo. As a rule, where silos are cocstructed under ground it will be betUr to plank them in side of a rough, dry well. The planks will last many 3 ears and need but tew re pairs. If ensilage is to hold its place in popular estimation, much is to be learned in regard to the construction of pits,and in methods of ensilaging. There is little doubt but that the cutting process, which is so expensive and laborious, may be dis pensed with, and it will be found that it is better to partially dry the fodder m the held before putting it into the pits. If 25 per cent, of the water is removed it will cost much less to handle the fodder and the value will not be in the least diminish ed. Tub Chicago 2'ribune says: “There is some reason for thinking that America will soon lead the whole world in the number of distinct breeds of domestic ani mals within her borders, if not in the ag gregate number of individuals of each me ritorious breed, Heavy drafts have this year been made upon the Hereford herds, the Shropshire-down and Oxford-down flocks of England, and she has also sent to us goodly numbers of Norfolk, Buffo) It polled and other cattle; Scottish breeders have sect to us many Aberdeen-Angus, Shorthorn and Galloway cattle; Chicago men are importing Swiss dairy cattle: and Dutch Friesions, Uolstcius and other breeds; aud Shetland ponies. Clydesdales, Percberon Normans, • English shire-bred and other horses, cattle, sheep and dogs in numbers greater than ever before have come to America this year to help the work ot ini proving our domestic animals.” HUMOROUS. Jt may be set down as a rule in stock- raising that cattle cannot be wintered on rough, feed alone in this part of the coun try without losing flush and condition Au occasional farmer.by a little extra care,and with the use of shelter and first-class hay and fodder, may bring his Stockers through decently without grain, but where one cau do this twenty will find their stock badly run down against spring. From the time au animal is allowed to go backward in condition the chances arc against its being a profitable investment. Condition should always be held with at least a tendency toward improvement, if not with a positive gain in that direction. The policy of at tempting to winter stock wholly without grain, will not do, and between adopting it and quitting tbe business the latter course is preferable, Grain is never so Ingb that tne starvation of slock can be afforded. Tux usual food ot swallows and martens is such small flies as they can swallow whole while on the wing, and not such moths as the parent of the army worm. Moths, too, usually fly by night when swal lows are at rest. Swallows consume great numbers of plant lice, and they have been seen sweeping iu small circles about some plum trees aud taking the small-winged flies which pr< duced the lice when these were swarming thickly about the tiee. Sblk. Care in Nubsinci tub Sice. —To those who are called upon to nurse the sick through a long and severe illness it is of the utmost importance, not only to themselves, bat to their patients, that their own health should be preserved and their own strength maintained, not only thronghont the critical stage, but during the period of convalescence, of tentimes so tediously prolonged. To ail such we submit tb 3 following simple precaution to aid them in preserving their own health while nursing the sick: If the malady of the patient be snch as to cause any marked odor of the breath or noticeable exhalations from the skin, take care always to sit on that side of the bed or sick person which is opposite to or away from the direction which the effluvinm takes toward the windows or draught of a fireplace. Sit so that their breath, etc., is earned away from yon. Do not sit too close to them, or take their breath if you can avoid it. To keep one’s own strength in a case of prolonged care, and particularly if obliged to sit up all night for many nights in succession, great beniflt will be derived from taking a warm bath early in the morning, and putting on fresh undergarments every second morn ing, or, if the disease be particularly infections in its nature, it is best to change the undor-clothing every morn ing. It will be found that the warm bath, followed by a brisk rubbing of the whole booy with a coarse Ttukish tow 1 or flesh brush, will refresh the wearied body almost os much as sleep. At the same time keep up the appetite and strength by small doses of quinine, two to five gains tines times a day, and nourishing diet, with perhaps a little wine and water oucasionaly. Obanoe Pie.—Take a teacupful of pulverized sugar and a teaspoonful of soft batter, and mb them till smooth as cream; mix a tablespoonful of corn starch in as little co!J water as will dis solve it, then stir it in a teacupfnl of boiling water; lot tins cook until it is thick, bnt not so thick that it will har den instantly when cool; add this to the butter and sugar. Grate the peel from half au orange, taking care not to grate any of the thick inner skin; add this and the juice of the orange and ene beaten egg to the other ingredients. Make some nice paste and line a moder ately deep pie plate with it, arrange it around the edge ns if for a custard pie; then bake it. Remove it from the oyen and pti't it with the orange custard de scribed above, and to this add thin slices of another large orange. Set this in tbe oven for the egg to harden. If you wish it to be especially tempting, make a meringue of the whites of two eggs and two tablespoonfnls of sugar; splead this over the pie when it is done, and let it brown lightly in the oven. As the season has arrived when curing meat is in order, we republish as of old, our famous recipe for curing beef, pork, mutton, hams, etc., as follows: To one gallon of water, take 11 lbs. of salt, } lb. of sugar, i oz. of saltpetre. In this ratio the pickle can be increased to any quantity desired. Let these be boiled together until the dirt from the sugar arises to the top and is skimmed off. Then throw it into a tub to cool, and when cold, pour it over your beef or pork. The meat must bo well covered with pickle, and should not be pat down for at least two days alter killing, dur ing which time it should be slightly Hjirinkied with powdered saltpetre, which removes all the surface-blood, &o., leaving the meat fresh and clean. me omit boiling the pickle, and find it to answer well, though the operation of boiling purifies the pickle by throw ing off' the dirt, always found in salt and sugar. If this receipt is strictly followed, it will inquire only a slight trial to prove its t upenority over the common way, or mi st ways of putting down moat, and will not soon be aban doned for any other. The meat is un surpassed for sweetness, delicacy and freshness of color. Queer name for a dog: Ram Spill kins is the owner of a very fine dog, which accompanies him in his walks. He was passing Moee Schaomberg’s store, on Austin avenue, when Mose’s attention was called to the dog. Dot ish a sphlentid tog, Mr. Spillkins; vat ish his name?” asked Mose. “His name is Peter,” “Peter?” “Yes, Peter.” “Pe ter—dot ish a very shingular name, Mr. Spillkins.” “His real name, Mr. Schatunberg, is Jnpiter, bnt I always leave off the Jew part ef Jupiter and call him Peter, on account of the high re gard I have for Israelites as American citizens. I don’t like to use the word Jew in connection with the name of a dog. ‘Come here, Peter.’ Do you see how he knows his name ?” Mose beamed all over with joy and made some pathet ic remarks about how much better the .lews are treated in tins country than in Russia, and Spillkins thinks ho has laid the foundation for a trade for a fall over coat on a credit basis. Professor Sanbovn, by feeding large steers witn hay ami four pounds of cotton seed daily, found Hie daily gam to be over two pounds. Again, for forty-nine days, a lot of steers consumed 2105 pounds ot hay and gained 21 pounds. A lot similar in weight, when led on 2190 pounds oi stover, 210 pounds ot fish meal, and 84 of corn meal, gained 131 poueds. He finds a mixture of grain, or cotton-sced meal, with hay, cheaper feeding than hay alone. Alfalta, or more correctly lucerne, has a history enveloped in the mist of antiqui ty. It was known as a valuable fodder plant in ancient Media, 500 years before the Christian era. From Media it found its way Into Greece, thence to the Roman Empire. Piofessor McBrjde tells us that lucerne was among tbe cultivated 1 gumi- nousplants in the days ot Cato, Virgil aud Varro. Lots out for damage from mice if you have Uadi of all kind heaped up around your trees. Many valuable trees are lost every winter by not attending to this lutle peet: he girdles the tree at the ground, and you may not knew anything about it until next simmer, when you find the tree is a dying condition. His time for doing his destructive work is when there is snow on the ground. The female moths ot tbe canker worm cannot fly; but as they hatch out in warm days at the beginning of spring they crawl up the bodies ot apple trees to deposit their eggs. Hence it is of no use setting traps for them to fly into, but a band round Uie tree filled with tar or printer s ink will stop their progress, and with some watch fulness 'hey may be easily destroyed. A quick and effectual method to destroy plantain and other weed pests on lawns is to out the plants off at the crown and drop on th« top of the root two or three drops of kerosene. The lawn will not be defaced by digging, and the work is at once and completely done. When roots are injured, as in transplan ting, the broken roots should be cut smooth and the top cut back in proportion to tbe roots removed. Dead wood is of no use, aud should always be taken off A Fireman’s Fortune. The ' San Francisco (Cal.) Chronicle, ” in an article# on the lire Department of Ban Francisco, gives the following from Asst. Chief Engineer Matthew Brady: “1 have been subject to an aggravating pain m my cheit for over four years. I re sorted to various modes of treatment to obtain relief. I have had my chest terri bly blistered. No physician could tell what was the matter with me. Two weeks ago I commeeced using St. Jacob’s OIL It has cured me.” GuATrrtTDE: “He yon Dr. Hamilton?" asked a countryman who had dropped iu at the office of the eminent New York surgeon. “That’s my name,” respon ded the doctor, “W 41, I thought, as I was in town for a day or two, I’d jest call round and thank ye.” “You’re very kind, but I was not a* are tb it you were under any obligation to me.” “That’s what I came to tell ye about. It’s this way: I’d bees sick for more’n three year with the rheomatiz, all the time a groanin’ and a cussiu and a growl in’, bnt the very minnit 1 see your bill for hovenn’ around our late President, Doc, 1 got well. You can’t spar no time to come out and take a drink, can ye ?” An Illinois correspondent states that ex perience has taught him that cattle will thrive better on good, bright flix straw than on cat or wheat straw, and he never knew of cattle being injured from eating it A hood way to preserve parsnips, beets, and ~erfots for winter use is to pack tnem in dry sand. They will keep fresh and brittle until June. This plan saves the trouble ot digging them out of the ground aa needed. Embroidery on Chip.-Tbe founda tion of tliis work is made of finely plaited straw or rushes, so closely wo ven that they have the appearance of Java canvas, aud are much used for mats to keep heat from furniture. The embroidery is executed in bright-colored silks, and the design and stitches are equally simple. For instance, for a mat with four comers, a central star of twenty-four points would be worked in three shades of bright-colored silk, and where the points meet in the centre one cross-stitch in medium-colored silks should be worked. A corn-flower in one corner could be carried out in blues aud greens, the blossom in pioot-stitcb, the leaves in satin, and the stem in crewel- stitch, In another a rose-spray in nat ural color aud greens, the buds in picot and satin-stitch, the leaves in satin, and Hie stems in crewel-stitch. In the third, pansies could be executed m silks of the natural color, and in the fourth a spray .of forget-me-nots, the buds in French knots and the leaves in satin- stitch, would form an admirable con trast. Physical Exercise.—In a recent lec ture before the Euinburg Health Socie ty Dr. Charles Cathoart pointed out the important part that physical exercise played in the development of the young, and laid down these rules for its regu lation: 1. Physical exercise should te conduct**! in on abandonee of fresh air, and in costumes allowing tree play to the langs, and of a material which will absorb the moisture, and which, there fore, should be afterward changed— flannel. 2. There should always be a pleasant variety w the exercise, and in active mental stimulus to give interest at the some time. 3. The exercise should as far as possible involve all parts of the body aud both sides equal ly. 4. When severe in character, the exercises should be begun gradually and pursued systematically, leaving off at first as soon as fatigue is felt. 5, For young people the times of physical aud mental work should alternate, and for the former the nest part of the day should bo selected. 6. .Active exertion shoold be neither before nor immediate ly after a full meal. To make boots soft and water-proof rub in, on both soles aud uppers, a mix- tore made of four ounces of tallow and one each of rosin and tioeswax, melted together, with a quantity of neatstoot oil equal to the whole added. In buttonhole-stitching the Ixsttom of a flannel skirt, first doable the flan nel 88 if to hem it, and baste it in place This wiU give firmness to it, aud it will last twice as long. “Many silly peeple despue the pre cious, not understanding it.” But no one despises Kidney-Wort after having given it a trial. Those that have used it agree that it is by far the best medicine known. Its action is prompt, thorough and lasting. Don’t take pills, and other mercurials that poison the system, but by using Kidney- Wort restore the natural action ot all the organs. tt^S“No woman really practices economy unices she uses the Diamond Dyes. Many dollars can be saved every year. Ask the druggist. A lady who possessed a piano which had onoe been good and who was really unaware of the effect which time’s effac ing fingers hod had upon its ancient brilliancy, asked a famous German pi anist to perform upon it and, after he bad obligingly done so, was rash enough to ask him what he thought of it. “Since you press me for an opinion,” replied the eminent artist, “I will tell you first that your piano needs new wires, and secondly that the hammers want new leather. And while yon are about it,” he continued, gradually boil ing up, “with your new leather you had better have new wood, and when your instrument is thus repaired the best thing you can do with it will be to moke it into firewood and have it burned.” Oi c Kxpi'ileriCe from Many. 1 have been sick and miserable so long and hud caused my husband so much trouble and expense, no one seemed to Know what ailed me, that 1 was complete ly disheartened and discouraged. In this frame of mind I got a bottle of Hop Bit ters and used them unknown to my fami ly. 1 soon began to improve and gained so fast that my husband and family thought it strange aud unnatural,but when 1 told them what had happened me, they said, “Hurrah for Hop Bitters 1 long may they prosper, for they have made mother well and us happy.”—The Mother. Joining something: Jack—“Haveyer j’ined the Salvation Army, Bill?” Bill —“No, I ain't, but my Missus have; and the kids has joined the Blue Ribbons. I’m thinking of going in for the Long fellow M’onal Committee. Seems as how now-a-day.s a bloke ain’t in it un less he goes and joins something 1” Pure Itluod. Many families pride themselves on their noble ancestry; but here, in this d tuioera- tic country, we do not care so much about our pedigree as our health; When the blood is out of order, disease manifests it self In the skin and flesh. To be restored to health take Bcovill’s Bareap "-rdla or Blood and Liver Syrup. Physicians speak of it in the highest terms. Dr. Everett, Cooper Plains,Steuben county. New York, mentions two cases of Scrofula and Erysip elas in which Scovill’s Sarsaparilla or Blood and Liver Syrup effected a cure and says: “I think it one of the best punfiers ot the day. It has met with perfect suc cess in every case where 1 have used it.” The crop of potatoes in Great Britain this year is less bv 67,000 bushels than last year. Very few, if any, will be ship ped to this country. Vegetine! SAFE AND SURE. Jilt H. R. Stevens : Iu 187* your Vegetine was recommended to me, and, yielding to the persuasions of a friend, I con sented to try It. At the time I was suffering from general debility and nervous prostration, superin duced by overwork and Irregular habits. Its won derful strengthening and curative properties seemed to a .feet my debilitated system from the nrst dose: and under Its persistent use I rapidly recovered, gaining more than usual health and good feeling. Slnoe then 1 have not hesitated to give Vegetine my most unqualified Indorsement, us being a safe, sure, and powerful agent in pro moting health and restoring the wasted system to new life and energy. Vegetine is the only medi cine I use ; and as long as I live I never expeot to Ond a better. Yours truly, W. H. CLARK, 110 Monterey Street, Alleghany. Pa. For HcrvowansM, Sleepless Nights. „ „ Washwotoii, D. O, March 1*. 1877. H R. Ststbns: Dear Sir—I do not believe in pnfflng, nor wonld I Indorse a humbug, but I consider it no more than real Justice to speak well of Vegetine, believing it to be an excellent medicine. 1 have used several boqies of it to my entire satisfaction ana great re lief from an inexplicable Nervousness, which hud caused me great suffering and sleepless nights, have walked the floor ana resorted to different methods for relief, to no purpose. I Anally thought 1 .would give Vegetine a trial, with little faith, I will admit; but to my surprise and great relief, a few doses convinced me that I had git hold of the right thing for mr dlffloulty. It sent out humor from rav blood that. I have no donbt, was the cause ot the misery I had endured, and I found re- bef as soon as a medicine could relieve a disease of that kind. When I began its use I seldom got a night’s sleep, or half a one, and my appetite was poor, and as a consequence, I was running down rapidly; but, after a few doses, I saw a radical change every way, and am thoroughly satisfied with Vegetine, aud recommend It to any person suffering aa 1 did. Respectfully, MRA J. A. JOHNSON. What she played: “Mamma, are yon an actress? I)«you ovox play?" ‘•No, my dear; why do you ask me ?” “Be cause,”' said the little innocent, “I heard papa aay he came home late from the club last night and yon played h—L” The market is flooded with worthless and vile compounds for the rejuvenation of the hair, but Carboline, the great pe troleum hair 'enewer and dressing, as now improved and perfected, still takes the front rank as tbe best preparation ever of fered to the public. A quaint answer: A minister was once asked what he thought of his two sons, who were both preachers. “Well,” he replied, “George has a better show in bis shop window than John, but John has a larger stock iu his warehouse.” ♦Lydia E. Pinkhara’s Vegetable Com pound roDR# first as a curative agent in all complaints peculiar to women. PyapepslA, Kervonnneau and Ueneral ■MebUKj. Cincinnati, O., April t, 18TT. Mr. H. R. Stevens : Dear Sir—I have used several bottles of VejpMtne for Dyspepsia, Nervousness aud General IVliilUy, and 1 can truly say I never had a remedy ao tur* In its effects; therefore I may recommend U w ail sufferers. W. L. BKU, Walnut Hills, 41 Court street. For General Debility Vegetine are realized innm meneiug to take U. the good effects ot the edutely after com- Vegetine Is Sold by all Drnfglsts rtOSEITERV Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters give steadiness to the nerves, induces a healthy, natural flow of bile, prevent constipation without unduly purging the towels, gently stimulates the circulation, and by promoting a vigorous condition of the physical system, promotes, also, that cheerfulness which is the truest indication of a well-balanced condition of all the animal powers. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally It will be interesting to lovers of choco late to knew tbit the manufacture of cho colate cakes out of peanuts alone, without a [yuttcle of cocoa, is an immense and pro- fllahie industry in the Northern Slates. When business prosperity comes in by slow freight mercantile auversity flies out by fast, express. Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer is the ma: vel of the age for all uei ve ills ases. All ills stopped iree. Rend to 931 Arch Street* Pniladeiph ia. Pa. Japanese women play with dolls. In this country the girls have the sense to dally with dollars. Ladies and children’s hoots and shoes cannot run over if Lyon’s Patent Heel Stiffeners are used Though not much of a conversation alist, a mute might get along very nice- ' ly in a spoke faetoi y. Hop Hitters are the Purest and Best Bitters Mvor Hade. 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 and most curative properties of ail other remedies, being the greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator, aud Life and Health Restoring Agent on earth. No disease or ill health can pos sibly long exist where these Bitten are used, so var.ed and perfect are their operations. They give new life and vigor to the aged and In firm. lo aU whose employments cause irregu larity of the bowels or urinary organs, or who re quire an Apetizer, Tonic and mild Stimulant, Hop Hitters are invaluab’e, being highlr curative, tonic ad stimulating, without intoxicating. No matter what yonr feelings or symptoms are. what the disease or ailment 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 wiU not cure or help. Do not suffer or let your friends suffer, but use and urge them to use Hop Bitters. Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile, drugged, drunken nostrum, but tbe Purest and Best Medi cine ever made; the “Ievalid’s Friend and Hope," and no person or family should be without them. Try the Bitters to-day. KIDNEY-WORT HE CKSsAT CURE rca I —-RHEUM A-TI-SM— |As It Is for all the painful diseases of the KIDNEYS,LIVES AND BOWELS. It cleanses the syslc-u of the acrid poison hat causes the dxctdhil suffering which! I only the victims of Baeunatism can realize. THOUSANDS OF OASCS of the worst fnruu of this terrible dn [have been quickly reilsvod, *n<l in short PERFECTLY OUft^D. I rmrp, si. Mqrmon mr, solo bt dbcugists. 14- Dry can bo sunt by malL WELLS. RICHARDSON & Co.. Bo KIDNEY-WORT] 1 Dr LINDSEYS'EM $E A 2 Notklsg is the world e«aal to it (or lb. core of Scrofiiis, Pimple, Belli, Tottor, Old Sorw Bon E;m, lltmirlol Monoot, Cotorrh, Loti of AppcUio, Feoiole CoupioisU. oud oil Blood dlKOMO. it nirir full. All drozfiiu led 1 Coun ry «o»» keepen i-tl lb B. E. dellere * Co* Prop’s PltUkoiyk. os irery boule. Electric Appliance! are M«t e« 30 Days’ Trial. TO MEN ONLY, Y0UN0 OR OLD, YMob, Wamieu WsAKrau, and *U those diseases | •f a P.-OZAL Natcss reeulttwM t from Anna i Mistaken for a twin: A Philadelphia tailor sent a messenger to collect a bill. The debtor was a fnshionabla little top residing in a swell section of the city with his parents, who kept a pet monkey that was in the habit of following the servant whenever the door bell rang. The rntssenper returned unsuccessful from his mission and was asked by his employer, “Did you see Mr. M ?*’ “No.” he unhesitatingly answered. “I didn’t see Mr. M , bnt I can take my oath I saw his twin brother sitting on the parlor stairs.’ An exchnnpe payr. “Man’s average life is 33 \ ears.” Dr. bull’s Cough Syrup will always live. No mutuality: “Did you see dat boss you was t» ikin’ of buyin’?” asked one Austin darkey of another. “Yes, I seed him.” “Did you buy de hoes?” “No, I didn’t buy him, bekase dar was no mutuality.” “What do you mean, nipguh ?” “Dar was no mutuality. I seed ennff ob de boss, but de boss didn’t see enuff ob me. He was blind iu one eye. Dar lias ter lie more mutuality m a boss trade.” Exercist.—In a recent lecture before the Edinburgh Health Booie’y, Dr. Charles Cathcarl pointed out U.4 important part that physical exercise played in the devel opment of tbe young man, and laid down these rules for its regulation: 1. Physical exercise should be conducted in an abund ance of fresh air, and in costumes allowing free nlsy to the luncs, and of a material that will absorb tbe moisture, and which, therefore, should be afterward changed— flannel. 2. There should always be a pleasant variety m the exercise, and an ac five mental stimulus to give interest at (he same time. 8. The exercise should as far possible involve ail parts of the body and both sides equally. 4. When severe in character, the exercLes should be begun gradually and pursued systematically,leav ing off at first aa soon as latigue is felL 5. For young people the time of physical and mental work should alternate, and for the former the best part of tbe day should be selected. Active exertion should be nei ther taken immediately before nor imme diately after a full meal. ♦^‘ Presumption begins in ignorance and ends in ruin.'* On the other baud, tbe production of Kidney-Wort began witb wise cautions and scientific research, and its use ends in restoring shattered constitutions and endowing men and women with health and happiness. “My tormented back.” is the exclamation of more than one poor hardworking man and woman; do you know why it aches? It is because your kidneys are over-tasked and need strengthening, and your system needs to be cleansed of bad humors. You need Kidney-Wort. family Dyes were ever so pop ular aa the Diamond Dyes. They never fail. Tbe Black is far superior to log wood. The other colors are bnllianL At a recent fashionable wedding, after the departure of the happy pair, a dear little girl, whose papa and mamma were among the guests, asked, with a child’s inquisitiveness: “Why do they throw things at the pretty lady in the car riage?’ “For luck, deur,” replied one of the bridesmaids. “And why,” again asked the child, “doesn’t she throw them back?” “Oh,” said the young lady, “that would be_ rude.” “No, it wouldn't,” resisted the dear little thing, to the delight of her doting parents who stood by; "ma does.” Lady Beach piers.—Ladies, you can not make fair skin, rosy cheeks, and spark ling eyes with all the cosmetics of France or beautifiers of the world, while in poor health and nothing will give you such rich blood, good health, strength and beauty as Hop Bitters. A trial is certain proof. T/te Staked Plains are fast losing their reputation for being a barren deserL Says the Crosby County (Texas) Sun: “We lekrn from a gentleman just in from that section that the colony of Quakers who are settled on the Steked Plains,in Crosby County,have the finest crops this year that were ever seen in Northern Texas. They have sent wo.d to the stockmen in that country that they will sell corn at ten cents a bushel leas than it can be bought on the railroad, and they will be prepared to furnish any reasonable amount.” Embroidery on muslin is a fine, close kind of white embroidery carried out upon fine cambric or muslin with white embroidery cotton. The design is first traced upon thick drawing paper and pricked out with pi is, then laid upon the muslin, and powdered bine rubbed through the holes leav is the perfect im press of the design on the material. This is then carefully run with a thread of embroidery cotton. The stems in any such design are worked in rope- stitch, the leaves, with the veins left un worked, in point de plume, and the rest in flat satin-stitch, while flowers are worked independently in satin-stitch, with centres of French knots, and the outer leaves are executed in point de pois and finished with buttonhole stitch “Why, how odd you look with yonr hair parted in the middle!” exclaimed Mrs. Brown. “I used to part mine on the side,* said Mrs Jones. Then the conversation became gener al. Each lady had to tell how she par ted Bbr hair—all bnt Edith’s mother. She said nothing. Suddenly little Ed ith’s voice was heard: “My mamma parts her hair in her lap.” Thousands will bear testimony (and do it voluntarily) that Vbobtu™ is tb* bast medical compound yet placed before tbe public for enovating and purifying the blood, erari eating all humors, impurities or poisono’ secretions from the system, invigorating miu uirougiiieuing mo system debilitated by .disease; m fact, it is, as many have called it, “The Great Health Restorer.” The fellow who can transfix an enemy with a cold, stony stare, is the chap with a glass eye. A modern philosopher thinks that early rising is well enough as far as bread is concerned. For dyspepsia, indigestion, depression of spirits and general debility, in their ra- rious forms; also as a preventive against fever and ague and other intermittent fevew, the “Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya,” made by Caswell, Hazard & Go, New York, sold by ail Druggists, is the best tonic; and for patients recovering from fever or other sickness, it has no cquaL Unlike her cheek the path of a pro fessional beauty is not a rosy one, A man who is pinched by poverty finds it hard work to shake off the grip that husband of mink Is three times the man be was before he be gan ruing Wells’ Health Renewer. $L Don’t Du in the House. * Bough on Rata.'' 01 earn oat rate, mice, roaonee, bed-bugs. 16c. This is tbe period when many stoves have only semi-coal on. An experienced barber never talks hair-dye to a baldheaded man. - CURES , Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbaqo, Backache, Headacne, Toothache, So re Throat, N welling*, Mpralnz, Bruizes, Barn*. Mrald*. Croat Bite*. AND ALL OTHER RODII IT PAINS AND ACTUM. Sold bj Druggist* And Dealers ei erv where. Fifty Cents * bottle. Directions in U Languages. THE CIIAKLB* A. VOUELKR CO. (fiuoettMr* tr A. VOGELXR * OX) Uailiiuurv, Mil., C* 8* Ao It’s a wise brewer who knows his own beer. The polka dot epidemic always breaks out in spots. —1/» KsneViVuTruMi keys might ride. VSLTkH HtTH., HfifitHAll, BUM. Every druggist will tell you that Allen's Brain Food never faila to cure Nervousness, Nervous Debility, aud restore strength to the weakened or gans.—At druggists and at Al.en’s Pharmacy, 315 First Ave., N/yT A padlock is a good chest protector. A brand new thing in dress—A baby. A fixed fact—A stereotyped news item. ADD TOUINCOME Olutm offer* the nir**t menu* of inakuiK regumr inoDthh profit* from iuve*ime t * of to ♦itiwor more dealing In DRAIN. PROVISIONS & STOCKS EaHi niemlier Rets tin 1 lienrflt ol yoijibiii«I oapUnl oniir Club. Reports is-n* weekly. Dlvid-mli pate monthly. (Tnii'x peL•l-are!:o!tterr biK-k iheir luor.rj-yrvfltx in iw>t Hirer inoullis. still leaving original amount Risking money In Club, or returned on -lenmnd. Shares,SUleach. Kxpianatcry circulars sent Itce. iieliable correspondents • anted everywhere. Atkinas It. E. Kzniiall A Co., coin'll Mehta.. IT, * lilt La Salle St.. Chicago. 111. I bar* a po.itlv.r.1 mly for the above dlmaMi bylt. i thousands of css . of tb. worst kind and of tong nding havo boon emeu. Indeed, M strong Is my fsltn in ita tificacy, that 1 will send TWO BOTTLES FREE, to- gather with a VALUABLE TREATISE on tbi. dl>iia»a, <4 anf Milsrer. Giro Ext rasa and F. O. addma. _ _ * DR. T A. hLrt'—M. J« Pearl8k. H.w Tor v m AWEER $41 a day at home easily made. Coat'y outfit free. AAdroea Truk A Co.. Auvusta, Me. I a«l-r asnd Gcjit’a Correa|M>ndrn»furnished j for lOr. Address W. a. SAN * OKD, 1 iffln. U. TIiomo n**werinc nn ndvortlMment will cionlor n fstvor anon the ntlv*r- llanv nn'i Hi* ■•IlMIlahPr by »t*tlI LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOOTP. A Sore Cure for all FEMALE WEAK NESSES, Including Leocorrhoea, Ir regular and Painful Ofenstraatloa, Inflammation and Ulceration of the Womb, Flooding, PRO LAPSUS UTERI, Ac. TVPleasant to the taste, efficacious and tmn.edlata In its effect. It la a great help In pregnancy, and re- Haves pain during labor and at regular periods. PHYSICIANS USE IT AND PRESCRIBE IT PREELf. IWFo* all Weaxkesszs of the geE rattve organ* of either sez, It Is second to no remedy that has ever been before tbo public; and for ail diseases of the Kidneys it is the Urmfeaf Remedy in <A« World, tarKIDNEY COMPLAINTS of Either Sex Find Great Rellel’ln Ita Use, Lydia e. ptnkham s blood purifier wtu eradicate every vestige of Humors from the Blood, at the same tirao v ill give tone anC strength to the system. As marvellous In results aa tbe Compound. tVBoth the Compound and Blood Purifier are pre pared at *S and :j> Western Avenue, Lynn, Han. Price of either, $1. Six bottles for $&. The Compound is sent by mail in the form of pills, or of lozenges, on roooipa of price, $1 per box for either. Mrs. Pink ham rVLTou B. Pineha*’? Lma Fills cure Conetlp*. tlon. Biliousness and Torpidity of the Liver. It cents. aVSold by *11 Drnudate.-Gt to KIDNEY.-WORT- HAS BEEN PROVED The SUREST OURS for KIDNEY DISEASES. Dose abuse back or disordered urine indt- T'aate that you are a victim t THEN DO NOT Cl HESITATE; use Kidney-Wort at onoe, (drag- * I gists recommend it) and it wlUspeedily over come the diaoaeo and restore healthy action. I oHlCkO For complaints peculiar ■nOAIICOe to your sex, such aa pain and wwimeeawa, Kidney-Wort la unsurpassed, os it win sot promptly and safely. Either Box. XhoocUnanoa, retention of mine, 5 brick dust or ropy deposits, and dull dragging 10 pains, all speedily yield to its curative power 43- BOLD BT ALL DKUQOXST8. Price I KIDNEY-WORT ELASTIC TRUSS HmaPadd ~ tfifat junTTu, c«y prow. Wat tbs wkh tta rtagen*WIU**' ynma. the Hmlab bald ■ lalzkt, sad a ladle lean ontaim. Iliat HapTmatbyanU. Cbwlanfn*. BBSLDTOI TBCM COn CUcaar, m. f I t* W M PH <d M 55 w a n *4 cj > S3 Si Mo Unscru* pulo ua t srtlss iv* tried to imitate our Rem- •dy and deoeive thepubiio by u$ing SIMILAR NAMES, b u t d o notbedo- oelved; $0$ that the word SAFE with pie* turoor an Iron Safe, on ablack wrap per andwnlte letters is on every package# Also, see that it is on the la- bel and stam p, and take no other. H. H. WARNER & CO. ROCHESTER. N.Y. RHEUMATISM Kidney, Liver, Stomach, Bladder and Blood Disorders. Dr. Elmore’a Rheumatine-Goutaline le acknowledged bv all phyalciang acquainted witb it to be the oul) medicine in use. or ever discovered, that really cures rheumatic disorders, acute-inflammatory, sub acute or chronic; muscular, teudonous or nervous. It many old chronic hopeless cases. Price reduced to for 35 ounce bottles. Rent anywhere safely by xpress upon receipt of price. Circulars sent upon application, referring to reliable persons cured. EXJiOBE, ABAHM A CO.. Proprietor., 1*9 William *t.. N. V. LOUIS C. FRET. HENRY C. SNYDER. Those wishing to make money in COTTON FUTURES $10 $20 can get tail information and clrcu- t 50 lam mailed free on application to too Louis 0. Frey 4 do., Kecoer Block, Commission Broker*, NEW ORLEANS, LA. AGENTS make loo per cent proi. Register's Liniment. The best in th WorlA Write for uerticulaes to J-'. UKiilbir-a, tl . prietor, 824 South 6th street. Philadelphia, Pa, R eceipt for keepino eogs.—For 50c. I will send yon a receipt that will preserve your eggs perfectly fresh for 13 months at a oust of a half cent per dozen. Cut this out H. E. BIUGS. Dyer. Ter.*. I|%r LjfO For circular anutfif **rP. n All til I O samples address VTANILU Economy Printing Oa, Newburyport, M iss. “ CHROLITHION COLLARS ANDCUFFS: Handsome, Parable. Water- proof, Huperior to Linen, Paper or celluloid, t-'ent by mail For circular send postal card to Box 916, New buryport, Mass. RUPTURE *mU at mm m*nm thia rare mmmjtaj mA pM to » Bit *r h**4 «u4j tTienfc, neb ta U» ■«« raeeeert K kAlsi. Mete «Aee. M Arab t |m4 mrnm tm * pww^fl katUcMM. All hftvtac beea ky (A* ill tmHRMl «T etWn, by tbe Imtmltdf la the w«r«» ete* ef Or. J. , rMbhelkhtR. Fm. AAvtoel 4 m4 bfkMt ««#«. _rZEL ORGAN. New style, the ihktai.mest plan. Most elegant $75. Sold TTET/ J I ih 1 ' — ^ Best tons. Lowest price; easie.t terms. Full, warranted. O. W. HETZEL, Baptisttown, N. J. iftgr’Pojsrug fajiT tswadl-et ■tauy fcrtb. aMat cocaplcu CaUtegmi rYP ,£’J!£ R J? ER8 ’ CUTS, PRESSES, AC LOWEST PRICES. LARGEST VARIETY. NATIONAL TYPE C0.,^TD&!TrT I ONLY S2£ foral’HILADLU’HIASIXU of this stylo. Equal to a linger in the murk L J1 tnroiht r, «•« opiiiI If to rx'imimil brfore J/nu pi fnrit. This is the sumo st' other companies retail for$5 All Machines Warranted fo years. Send for Illustrated C cularai dTestimonials. Addr CHARLES A. WOOD & CO. 17 DL lentil St-fliiladebiia, $5 to $20 #£ C a week In your own town. Terms and at outfit * vU (res. Address H. Hallktt h Co., Portland.Ms (STOPPED FREE »• Mmrvtloui Curm. >! ~m ITy ■ KLIHfi’S GREAT- ■ BS Nerve Restorer ■ ■ ^^/orail Baaix AZDlUava isiiss. OmYauaaouairoa Mzava Arrzc- MS,FiTM:riLRnT,st«.INTALIJBLE If takan In dlrwtsd. Xofttiq/Ur tnldayiia*. Treatise 8 Its trial bottle fraa to Fit Casae,tbey rayh>* ripnea leharzee oa box,when raaalvad. Band aauee.P.O and 1 . nddr.ee of nfflloted lo Dn KI.INK.iCtl A-ok I .Po. Am OnMUt. bntmn w /Vanda. CENT? FCB THREE MON*"; The new volume Demokest’s IviT-iou* h ' — Monthly MtsAziy „,f\,ii.i,n(i ihebestundthechraptstFumily» iiu printed on the finest tinted |>\p"r, ^ j J’, .,...,, ■rfehc. The three numbers W**' 11 ? "'Vuree 19 weigh 1 pounds and contain clear print. New Novcieites, 8tor'.jS„,$Yon oft hi Poetry, ' ravels, and vjalemJjhyffS^nnd by even ay and f-;‘h.-.h^'t, « Photo Plates and4 Of Twenty Cents: vcnr’v mihscrlnrio'i. Two Pol hi is A GKWTri WARTKlk for the Best and Fast /i PpHtng Pictorial Books and Bibles. Prices dneed 88 per cent. N avional Pub, no, Philada.. sob - OR. H. HI. LOBB, MEDICIL OFFICES NO. m NORTH FIFTEENTH STREET, PkDadeiphia, P*. u yoars’ experienc*. (Estab- fiaked for treatment with purely vegetable medt- •tne*.) Dr. Lobb’a long experlsDos in the treat ment of dtaeue* enable* him to guarantee a oor* In all cue*. Consultation rrte and strictly con- ■dentUL Call la person or by letter. Office hour*: 11 to s and T be 10 evening. Is sstsfHag sad tafsltt- bl* la suing BpiUpue VR*. Spasms, Oouval- , St. Vitas I Alcoholism, Oph tw. Scrofula i Nervous and Bk tssnn. Te Ole* ifwr?". Llta'w tadtat tlon, the bowels or __ who require ■ kmte. appetl feta NKVU MILS. I ^nviNPi proclaim || tb wonderful In? £kC^ _ _ sateby sil Drugi THB DR. N. A. RICHMOND MBDICA1 »»»• Pr.prletem, Bt. Je-nh. M*.