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AGRICULTURAL TOPICS OP INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. Barn Stables. A writer in the Chicago Tribune, on the subject of barns and stables com bined, holds that there is no more un sound idea in the building of a combined barn and stnble than in allowing the breath and other effluvia to pass into the fodder and other food of the stock. In other words the ventilation of the stables should not pass through the mow or the barn. Jn the building and arrangement of the stable warmth is the essential in teger; and, the ventilation being cor rect, the stable cannot be made too tight. Probably, says the writer, nine stables not for this fact a two years’ rotation, clover and wheat succeeding each other alternately, would be popular in places adapted to wheat growing. This was a common rotation fifty or more years ago with wheat growers, but in those days the clover was plowed under in June and thoroughly worked until wheat seed ing time. Even then, however, with this early plowing the clover did not catch as well on fallow ground as it did with wheat sown after corn or spring grain. The Gorilla at Home. Some facts in relation to the giant monkey have been collected by a writer in Chambers'a Journal, and are most inter esting. The aged male gorilla, he says, 1 in the full strength of his bodily devel opment, is a creature of terrible aspect. This animal, when standing upright, is more than six feet in height. The hind- outof tenure bmlt with the doors raised - • er part of the head is broader below above the earth, and so the wind has full th an above, and the projecting arches sweep beneath the door. The effect is, ■ abov e the eyes give a peculiar prorni- the animals are constantly being chilled lienco to P art oi ' the skull. ‘ The as to their feet and limbs, reacting on the j < lark glow between the lids with a whole body. All stables shouldbe laid 1 fcuocious expression.” The neck is very on solid walls, and the stable door, in- 1 powerful, almost like that of a bull, and - - the shoulders are remarkable for their breadth. The arms are very loDg, and of WOMAN’S WORLD. PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR FEMININE READERS. s-tead of being laid upon bearings, should be lei into the Hills of the structure, upon bearings laid directly upon the ground. The scantlings thus laid will last as long as the floor, and, as a rule, fully as long as when let into the sills. Upon the question of drainage it is held, if drainage underneath is intended, this must be done before the floor is laid, and the pipes for the drainage should not be less than six inches inTdiaraeter. [ It is worse than useless to lay such drains unless there is considerable fall and am- I ale means for flushing when necessarv. j enormous strength: but the leg short and feeble in proportion. The gorilla inhab its the iorests of West Africa, and is sometimes seen in large numbers on the seacoast, probably driven thither from the interior by a scarcity of food. The gorilla, moreover, lives in a society con sisting of male and female, with their i young of varying ages, and the family 1 group inhabits tjie recesses of the forest. According to one observer, they frequent pie means tor flushing when necessarv. I the sleeping-place not more than three oi In fact, as a rule, stables in the countfy j four times consecutively and usually are better without drains, except along spend the night wherever they happen to the floors. It is preferable that the bc comes on. 1 lie male liquid manure be absorbed with dry clay, I gorilla chooses a suitable tree, not very or other similar material, for thus the hig b ,_ ai ui by twisting and bending the most valuable portion of the manure is saved. The floors of stables are also consid ered. These are usually made of thick { •lank. They are by no means the best, t is advised that the foundation may be six inches of broken stone, thoroughly pounded and solidified. On this is a thin layer of gravel, laid and pounded smooth; on-this again a good cement of sharp gravel sand and cement is laid. When finished it should be kept moist for some time before it is used —if for three months it would be better. On such a floor comparatively little water will keep tfll sweet and clean. Now. if the stable is laid with a well-matched floor alone of seasoned plank thoroughly driven home, and if it is ceiled in from the rest of the barn, where only a por tion of the floor is used as a stable, there will be no danger of contamination of food of the animals by any effluvia there from. Farm and Garden Notes. Onion seed sown now, and protected with litter during the winter, will give early onions next spring. As soon as the ears have been taken from the sweet corn the stalks should be cut up and fed to the cows in as green condition as possible. Every dairyman should be prepared to feed green grass or green corn fodder in the stable night and morning as soon as the pasture begins to fail. A few trees, evergreens and flowering shrubs planted among the hives help to remove the sameness of the scene, and in summer give a grateful shade to the bees and their keeper. To protect watermelon plants from bugs, a Sonth Carolina ed against him with the skill of a prac ticed fighter; and. as is also done by the bear, he grasps his opponent by the arm and crushes it, or else throws the man down and rends him with his terrible canine teeth.” - __ - grower recom- ^opponent gradually ehaTSSi-tl' st or coal-kin dirt. ""ImimaUa rage dusting about a pint over each hill when point, he does the plants are young. The farmers of this country waste enough ieed each year to winter as many animals as they keep. That is, by saving all food and feeding it judiciously they would double their flocks and herds. Plow the wheat land early, so as to get it in good condition before seeding time. Many crops of wheat are injured by hurry when preparing the land. A fine seed bed io of great importance with wheat. Sound potatoes dug in dry weather need little drying, and it it is required let it be in a dry. shady place, where it is as cool as possible, and ns soon as they are dry they should be stored in a cool, dark place. Potatoes should be handled carefully rough handling is more or less it urio 's to them. Id selecting a dairy cow the most ioi- portnut point is a good constitution, in dicated by laigc lungs, stomach, and di gestive capacity; she should come from a good milking family; the eye should be bright, the muzzle broad, nostrils thin and large, chest and lips broad, legs fat, udder broad, milk veins large, and head small. Professor Stewart says: Apples are not only not objeetionr,blc, but are beneficial to the health of the cow, and improve the flavor of her milk—with the qualifi cation that they ate properly fed. A moderate quantity of apples, say six or eight quarts to a cow per day, will assist in the digestion of her other food, and their flavoring will improve the taste of milk. An item in an agricultural exchange advises the collection of fallen apples daily as a means of destroying the cod- liug moth. If this advice is given to pigs running in the orchard it is all ri^ht, but if, presumably, it is addressed to readers it is faulty. The worm in most apples that fall is ready to leave its re ceptacle by the time this accident occurs. In nine cases out of ten it has left the apple within an hour after it has fallen. Whoever consigns the apple to destruc tion with the notion that a worm is thereby being destroyed is sadly de ceived. Sheep are better than pigs for this business. The pig is naturally lazy, or ought to be, and does not get up early in the mornings. Sheep, on the con trary, will browse aroufid during the "night and be ready to catch the apple as soon as it drops. Probably in no way can a farmer more cheaply and certainly add to the value of his land than by sowing timothy seed with the fall seeding of winter gi ain. It never fails to make a catch, while clover sown in the spring often does. The danger, indeed, is in getting too much grass, so as to injure the grain. To pre vent this, delay sowing the grass seed two or three weeks or until the grain is well up. In the meantime, roll or harrow the surface if the grain has been drilled in. This will prevent the grass seed from all falling in the same rows with branches constructs a kind of rude bed or nest for his family. He himself spends the night under the tree, and thus pro tects the female and their young from the nocturnal attacks of leopards, which are always ready to devour all species of apes. In the daytime the gorillas roam through the forest in search of the fa vorite leaves or fruits which form their food. In walking gorillas place the backs of their closed fingers on the ground, or more rarely support themselves on the flat palm, while the bent soles of the feet are also in contact with the ground. Their gait is tottering; the movement of the body, which is never in an upright position as in man, but bent forward, rolls to some extent from one side to an other. They are skillful climbers, and when ranging from tree to tree will go to their very tops. The gorilla is re garded as a dreadful and very danger ous animal by the negroes who inhabit the same country; though Professor Hartman considers that Du Chaillu’s de scriptions are greatly exaggerated “for the benefit of his readers.” When the animal is scared by man he generally takes to flight screaming, and he only as sumes the defensive if wounded or driven into a corner. At such times his si/e, strength,and dexterity combine to render him a formidable enemy. “He sends forth a kind of howl or furions yelp, stands up on his hind legs like an en raged bear, advances with clumsy gait in this position and attacks his enemy. At the same time the hair on his head and fLe nape of his neck stands erect, his teeth are displayed, and his eyes flash with savage fury. He beats his massive breast with his fists, or beats the air with them. Koppenfels says that if no further provocation is given, anc^*- before. *he has reached its not return to the att^ k - Women of Galway. In an atmosphere where grays struggle with browns and browns contend for the victory with blacks, the women of Gal way, writes Robert Porter from that Irish city, have mercifully, and it seems in stinctively, adopted a dress not only well suited to their exceptional styleof beauty, but adapted to enliven the drear land scape. They bear the unmistakable stamp of Spanish blood in their proud and pas sionate natures, their raven hair, spirited nostrils and graceful carriage; and all this is curiously tempered by their Irish inheritance ot blue eyes, laughing lips, quick tongue and stern regard for per sonal chastity. The native dress consists of a petticoat of bright-red Claddagh cloth and a long, full cloak of the same cloth, but dark blue in color and with a deep shoul der cape. This cape is all—nay more— than the shawl is to the north of Ireland women, and lends itself to coquetry and graceful draping, as does the mantilla of the Spanish donna. It cover, the head, but does not hide » few stray locks of black hair; it fastens under the chin, but reveals a glimpse of white neck, and the natural grace with which its folds are caught up on one arm and allowed to fall over the other might give a hint to a modern Galatea or “tinted Venus.” Both cloak and petticoat are nearly half an inch in thickness, and have a shaggy nap or fuzz on the right side like a very rough blanket. They are hand-made by the peasants themselves, who take pride in making and wearing. They seem to have a special weakness tor th~ petticoats, and the number worn on a fair day indicates the richness and social distinction of the wearer—each being made i trifle shorter than the other, that observers may be readily impressed. The durability of these garments permits them to becomo heirlooms in a family. GIBE TATE’8 ROMANCE, Beetles for Pets. “Well, it’s a singular thing wliat queei fancies some people get,” said a Wood ward avenue jeweler. “The Manchette bug is the latest freak for lace and bon net wear. Here is one that has just been brought in for repairs; that is the harness and trappings of the insect. The lady, a belle on Winder street, has taken the beetle home.” A cluster of ladies gathered around the speaker to examine the harness. It was of fine gold attached to a slender chain which is fastened to the bonnet or shoul der of the wearer. The harness is two circlets of gold, jeweled or plain, which is slipped over the body of the imect, holding it firm. The chain is about four inches in length, circumscribing the range of its rambles to a radius the length of it. Inquiries elicited the information that w r ith the exception of one Manchette bug, which was in M. S. Smith & Co. ’s window for a few weeks, tlie dealers in jewelry have not opened a live stock de partment as yet. One firm in New York and one in Philadelphia have quite a lively trade in this branch of natural history. This particular kind of beetle, which is just now in favor with the ladies, is a native of Bra-il. It is about an inch and a half in length, a yell iwish gray color spotted with black, and with black legs. These bugs are so d with their harness at $S to $10 apiece and are shipped to order in boxes with perforated holes. The boxes are filled with decayed xgftod uch as the bugs live upon in native Jut yj rifrrr "** for place for out on dress r _ — - P a ™de s - In other cases he parries the blow diretfo—•—-Thune are several young ladies who the grain, and thus give each a better chance. Timothy is rarely if ever winter killed the first season. The first crop is thus a pretty safe one. When it gets older it is liable to be in ured by insects, and especially by the white grub, but this is never present in new seeding. One singular fact about clover is that a sod of this plant plowed late in the summer or early in the fall for wheat cannot be well seeded with clover again in the following Soring Seed will start all right but will die out before the grain is harvested, so that unless seeded with timothy the fall before tho surface will bare ot valuable grasses. We r o The Goose Bone in Kentucky. The goose bone may be called “Ken tucky’s weather prophet.” In many farm-houses it will be found hanging in the hall, and old men who have had it for years say that the genuine bone never fails. The real bone can only be ob tained from a gonSe that was hatched out-in thfe spring, the mouth of May is .said to be the best. The gooso must not be killed until Indian summer has passed away. Alter cooking remove the breast bone, scrape it clean and then wash it in warm water and let it dry for a uay or two. When it has been thus prepared hold it up to the sun. or in front of a lamp in a dark room is betler, and the discolora tion may be easily deciphered, and to one who knows the bone the reading is as plain as a book. A bone shown to a reporter was taken from a goose hatched out in May. A row of dot? found around the Keel of the bone indicates the temperature, and the darker the spots the colder will be the weather. Some light, cloudy discolorations that spread out over the keel of the bone are indications of falling wbather, and the darker these discolorations the more rain or snow there will be. T he marks dividing the bone indicate the three winter months, December com mencing at the front. A careful reading of the bone indicates much more regular weather than was had last year, and not so severe. There w T ill not be many days during which running water will freeze. The coldest weather will occur during the first half of January, and along be tween the 7th and the 12th there will be severe days of freezing. It will be the severest part of the whole season. Near the point of the bone the discol oration is a little heavy, thus showing that the first day of winter will give proof of the season’s change. This will be followed by rising temperature and falling weather for Christmas. January will be ushered in cold, and the cold will strengthen as the days lengthen, the coldest days of winter falling about the 8th of the month. This severe weather will be brief, followed by rising temper ature and heavy thaws, and the last half of the month will see many rains and snows. During February there will not be any very cold weather, but it will bo a rather disagreeable month, with snow and rain. A few cold days is all that the month will contribute to winter. An early and decided thaw is among the promises of the bone. The February thaw will overflow the mountain streams, and disastrous floods may be looked for. Altogether, the winter will be what is known as an open season, a good wheat year. — Christian at Work. are the happy owners of this new fangled adornment, but as yet they are kept closely in doors. The vulgar stare of the uninitiated and the curiosity of the boys who follow them around the block “is so very uncomfortable, you see,” said one pretty young girl, “that ore hardly dares to appear on the streets with anything novel or out of the ordinary. ”—Detroit Tribune. A Rcmai kable Operation. Dennis Mahoney, the sailor, who was shot in the abdomen, and on whom lapa rotomy was performed, has recovered, and will leave Chambers street Hospital in a few days. His intestines, which were perforated by the bullet in five places, were taken out and laid on hot blankets. The wounds were then sewed up and the intestines replaced. Mahony is the second man who has survived this operation. He has grown stout.—New fork 8m. Fashion Notes. Figured and plain velvet are used in combination. White vests of brocaded silk or velvet are worn with black silk. Braiding is in favor for dresses, and is in every variety of design. Silk plush brocade on plain serge grounds has the shaded effects produced by the frise and cut piie. Old-fashioned hoop skirts are already worn in New York by ladies who “have just returned from Europe.” Green is seen in a greater number of tints than ever before, from the darkc-t bottle green to pale chartreuse. Three sizes of buttons are used in cos tumes—large for skirts, medium for jack ets and small for closing bodicei. Roses of velvet make a very appro priate and effective trimming for a fall hat. These are in various shades. Yellow, brown and white is a very ladylike combination, and may be seen in some very stylish French millinery. Extremes meet in hats and bonnets, the former being very largo, while the latter are noticeable for their smallness. Serges, witli blue and green grounds, have fancy plush stripes in green, brown, gray and cardinal, resembling plush trim ming. Wide yellow braid is an English fancy in trimming, and it is used on costumes of dark red. It is more conspicuous than elegant. Red remains in favor and is shown in a variety of shades, terra cotta, brick, poppy, ruby, cherry and cardinal being a few of the darker shades. Rose pink, blush, salmon and shrimp are the even ing tints, and strawberry and raspberry are again seen. Basques are very short at the sides, pointed in front and have in most cases postilion backs. A few pointc 1 backs are seen, but they are less popular than the postilion and much less gra eful and becoming. A few round waists are worn, and some dresses have been made with crossed fronts in surplice style, or with one side in this fashion lapped far over the other and laid in very closely pressed plaits all the way from the shoulder to the bottom of the waist. David Crockett. “I swam the Obion River in 1823 to get to stay all night with him. He was then living on the banks of that beauti ful stream and eating his meat by the crack of his rifle, hunting was the only visible means of support he had, notwith standing he had then been several times in the Legislature. We had beur meat for supper that night, and the epicurean impliments used were a butcher-knife and a cane fork. Crockett’s manner of living w as truly Western. Hunting was the theme he loved most to dwell upon. He told me that night he had killed sev enteen bears during the winter, and I am satisfied he had killed some, for I slept on a bear skin that night, and if Davy had a bed in his house I never saw it,” ;—Nashville (Term0 Union, __ Married, Divorced, Given Up for Dead, and Again Married to the Same Woman. [From the St. Louis Globc-Democrat.] The death of Gabe Tate at Henderson, Ky., brings to mind the romantic career of his life. Tate was born and raised in this country. His father was one of the prosperous planters of ante-bellum days. The large tract of land he owned was in Walnut Bottom, in the most productive part of this section He had a large number of slaves, and, better still, a large bank account. Gabe had grown in an atmosphere of luxury until lux uries were common. He had been ac customed to having his own way and to have every want supplied. When his father died the estate was divided be tween him and bis sister, Mrs. Dr. J. A. Harding, who had gone to the home of her husband in Jefferson county, now a part of Louisville, Ky. There he met Miss Annie Shotwell, the daughter of Col A. L. Shotwell, a man who was rich in a dozen different ways. His steam interest was only second to his landed estate, and his commission mer chant s business bat barely outstripping his mining rights. The vast coal fields of Union county, now owned by Brown & Jones, the Pittsburgh coal kings, were his individually. At that time, in 18t»2, there were only two coal mines operated on the Ohio River below Pitts burgh, Pa., the one at Cannelton, ind., and the Shotwell mines in Union coun ty. So exhaustless is the supply of coal and so superior the quality that a rail road has just been completed to the mines from this city. Fabulous for tunes have been made from the fleets of coal sent South from these mines. It is seen by this what Oriental grandeur was in the reach of Gabe Tate and Miss Shotwell. with their fortunes when uni ted in marriage at the residence of Col. Shotwell, in Louisville. After marriage Mr. and Sirs. 'Pate went to the Shotwell mines, where the products of u thousand miners supplied their wants. For some years they lived at the mines, and all went well. Two or more children blessed their union. Sir. Tate left his home, and to this day the public do not know the cause. Surmises were plenti ful, but no knowledge of the cause was ever had. It was known that his estate wa3 gone, but that was of small importance for his wife was rich. Some time after Sir. Tate left home Mrs. Tate procured a divorce, and short ly afterwards married Sam Churchill, a prosperous planter, who had lived near the mines, and with whom she was ac quainted during her married life at the mines._ In the meantime Andrew Tate, an old bachelor uncle, had died and left his vast estate to Gabe and bis sister. Hugh Tate, another bachelor uncle, soon died, and added his fortune to that of his brother Andrew for the benefit of his nephew and niece. Not long after that Sliss Nancy Tate died, and left her increased fortune from her own right and undivided interests in the estates of her two brothers, Andrew and Hugh, to Gabe Tate and his sister. These changes covered a period of nearly ten years. Notwithstanding the fact that considera ble advertising had been done, nothing could be heard of Gabe Tate, and he was suspected to be dead. At last he was heard from Cairo, 111., and found. Arriving home, he found himself a rich man again. He wrote to his wife to send the children to him at Evansville, Ind., as he wanted to see them. She met him there with the children. Short ly afterwards a divorce was procured Sam Chufcbimtie- second -J»ua±. ncT, and speedily following that di vorce was the marriage of Gabe Tate to the same woman who had procured a divorce from him years before. Cliarlcson All Right. It is difficult, however, to convince people at a distance that such is the case. A loss of $5,000,000, they argue, must ruin a city of sixty thousand in habitants, one-hall'of whom are colored. It is difficult for them to understand that while our houses are comparative ruins, our wharves and railroads are in tact, and our facilities for doing busi ness not impaired. The cyclone and the earthquake, they think, must have destroyed whatever of Charleston was left bv tlie war. This impression, no matter how unfounded or unjust, must necessarily injure the city, unless some effectual way of combating it can be dis covered. People will not trade with a city which they regard as doomed. We believe that this injurious im pression that Charleston is ruined can be effectually overcome in one way. If the world could see the whole Stale of South Carolina, with its million of in habitants at the back of the sixty thou sand in Charleston, determined to up hold and rebuild the old city by the sea as the metropolis of the State, a change would come over the spirit of its dream. It would see that there is a chance of success and that the fight is not hope less. South Carolina bonds, to the amount of $3,000,000 or $4,000,000, at a low interest, i sued for the purpose of rebuilding Charleston, would create a new faith in the city, and capital would not be slow to come to help those who show their readiness to help themselves. —- Charleston News. Developing Business Talent. It Mas Coming. If nil the incident* of the Cha leston earthquake should be collected and printed they would make interesting reading. One of'the latest published relates to a young couple who were courting when the shock came. It ex tinguished the lights, filled the air with dust, and jammed the doors so that they would not open. The young man rushed to a window leading to the piazza, but in the dark plunged both hands into a large plant urn full of wa ter. Starting back to the young lady, he threw his arms around her, and said: “Darling, a tidal wave is coming! It is i lready up to the windows! Let us die together!” in which position they were found soon afterward by the family. Tins notice is found posted up in a negro blacksmith’s shop: “Notis.—Do copartnership heretofore resisting be twixt me and Mose Skinner is hereby re solved. Dem what owe de firm will set tle wid me, and dem w T hat de firm owe will settle wid Mose.” A Foolish and Stubborn Belief In the efficacy of certain remedies of violent action, is the besetting foible of the ignorant and prejudiced. The indiscriminate use of purgatives is a very common phase of the fa tuity of such people. Aloes, podyphillin, dis" guised in sugar coating, castor oil, mercury, and other old fashioned drugs, still hold their own among this class, and although the suc- ce9sof Hostetler’s Stomach Bitterssufflciently disproves the necessity for violence in medi cation, the adherents of an exploded fallacy still persist in giving and taking inordinate purgative doses. Dyspspsia, constipation, liver complaint are as certainly and thoroughly subdued by the Bitters, as they are invaria bly aggravated by an indiscriminate use of medicines, officinal or proprietary, belonging to the class winch we have condemned. Fever and ague, nervousness. rheumatism and inac tivity of the kidneys, yield to the Bitters. The Chicago Rambler tells this story: —The junior partner in one of the most important commission firms has a son, age eight, who is the pride of his fath er’s heart. But nevertheless he believes in giving him an occasional lecture. Last Sunday morning he talked to him on extravagance. “You spend too much money for a boy of your age, Tom,” he said, “and moreover, you seem to have no idea of tho principles of money-getting. I should like to see some evidenco of business ability. Now, run out and buy me a morning paper.” In about ten minutes the lad re turned. “Well, did you get the paper?” asked his father. , “Oh, yes.” “Then give it to me.” “No, I think I'll keep it.” “What!”cried the father in astonish ment. “What do you mean?” “1 think it is a good investment,” re turned the boy calmly. “I think the prico is going up.” “You young scamp, here’s a dime. Now give me the paper. ” “No; I don't believe I’ll take a dime. I’ve got a corner in the newspaper market of this house, and I propose to force the price up to a quarter before I unload. I guess I know a good ‘deal’ when I see it.” “My boy,” said the proud father, as he fished a quarter out of hip pocket, “I was mistaken about your having no business ability. You come down to the office to-morrow, and I’ll take you over and introduce you to Mr. Armour. He’ll give you a partnership, I know.” Chinese Children. For supplying a natural stimulant to the roofs of tne hair, use Hall's Bair Renewer. If you arc suffering from Bronchitis, take Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It will cure you. The Chinese do not reckon their age from the day of their birth, but from New Year’s day. It is on this account sometimes difficult to find out the true ago of young children. Here is a tiny shaven-headed bundle of humanity, scarcely able to stand alone for a mo ment, and you are gravely assured that ho is three years old I If you have left the sacred rules of propriety at home, you venture mildly and politely to cast just a faint shadow of doubt upon the statement; or if you do not discredit the parent’s assertion, but are still un acquainted with the mode of reckoning, you probably condole with its parents on the slight degree of progress he has mado toward maturity. Should a child arrive in this world at 11:55 on New Year’s eve, the fond father will proudly assure you the next morning that the new arrival is two years old, and never so much as think that what he sjys is untrue. —Brooklyn Magazine. Wealth:.—A Boston newspaper prints a list of the residents of San Francisco who are worth $1,000,000 and- over. There are 104 of these fortunate persons. Mr. Jacob Froehlich, a well-known tailor of Cincinnati, O., after suffering for years with rheumatism, was cured in a short time by the use of St. Jacobs Oil. Tiie ex-Emprcss Eugenic at last sees the hopelessness of the Napoleonic out look in France, and has withdrawn the pensions which she has paid regularly to the supporters of the Bonaparte dynasty ever since the fall of the empire. Two 1886 Gold Medals. Messrs. Mason & Hamlin again have the distinguished honor of having been awarded the highest gold medals over all exhibitors, American and European, both at Edinburgh and at Liverpool, the two most important exhibitions of the year 1880. Since the first great Paris Exhibition of 1807, the Mason & Hamlin Organs have invariably received the highest honors at all great world’s ex hibitions. “DON’T PAY A BIG PRICE!” Pav* for a Year’s subscrlp- tten t-> the weekly A inert can lturnl Home, Rochester, N. 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LTO., Without Preinluin»05c. aye*r | Rochkstbr,N.Y. DR.KILMER’S wampKoot “The Bible says, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ ” the parson remarked; "but we must not take this literally. If you manage to love your neighbor one-hundredth part as much ns yoursolf. It will bs all that can be reasonably expected of you.” Mrs. C. Kellogg, Edgwood, Cal., says: Red Star Cough Cure is the best medicine she has ever used for colds for the children. A man who had suffered from gout for fif teen years says he began to improve immedi ately after Insulating his beadstead by plac ing ‘undcfeAUtcli ppsL thaJ»rokgri^c>ff.iind-af 3 Wittier There Is many a fellow who would be benefited if he would break off the bottom of liis bottle in time. A Fearful Leap into the abyss of povertj, over the precipice of shortsightedness is taken by thousands, who might become wealthy, if they availed them selves of their opportunities. Those who write to Hallett & Co., Portland Maine, will be in formed, free, how they can make from $5 to $25 a day and upwards. Some have made over SCO in a day. You can do tho work and live ai home, w herever you are located. Both sexes; all ages. All is now. You are sturted free- Capital not needed- Now is the time. Better not delay. Every worker can secure a snug little fortune. Prize Stories. The Youth’s Companion maintains its reputa tion for publishing the best Serial and Short Stories, as well as striking stories of adventure. Tlie next volume will contain the eig .t prize stories-elected as the best from over 5,000 man- usa ipts sent in competition. The first Serial Story to appear, beginning in January, will be “Blind Brother,” in eight chapters, fully illus trated. Everyone will want to read it. If $1.75 is sent now, it will pay for the paper to January, 1888. A MEDICAL VICTOEY! Cure* Brights’ Disease, Catarrh of the Bladder, Torpid Liver. It dissolves G all-Stoncs and G ravel. SYMPTOMS and CONDITIONS of Urine for which this Remedy should be taken. Scalding Stoppage Blood-tinged Diabetic Albumen Brick-dust Dropsical Dribbling Milky-pink Headache Frequent Costiveness Boneache Nervous Redish-dark Uric-acid Settlings Cfttarrhnche Backache Nervencho Phosphates Bad-taste Foul-Breath Gall-colori IT IS A SPECIFIC. Every dote gott to the epot, Relieves and Cures interval Sllme-feverl ICankor,Dyspepsia, Anromia, Malaria. Fever! land Ague,Neuralgia,Rheumatism, Enlarge-1 Iment of tho Prostate Gland, Sexual Weak-{ Iness, Spermatorrhoea and Gout. I It Eliminates Blood Impurities, Scrofula,I lErysipelas, Salt-Rheum, Syphilis, Pimples,[ |Blotches, Fever-sores, and Cancer-taints. It la a most Wonderful Appetizer. Builds up Quickly a Run down Constitution. g5?~ Tell your neighbors all about it. S 5c, 61.00—6 bottles $5.00.b ired at Dr. Kilmer’s Dispensary, P igbamton, N. Y., U. 8. A. ft s’ Guide to Health (Sent Free.) B era of inquiry promptly Answered. ifl BY ALL DRUGGISTS. g msszas& .-msssi ®ias£ssHMS OABL Xj> Tho Great Nursery of PERCHER0N HORSES, 200 Imported Brood Mares „ Of Choicest Families. L AI* G E \ I TIB E IS S , All Ages, both Sexes, IN STOCK. hukvwkiw.wT 1 300 to 400 IMPORTED ANNUALLY from France, all recorded with extended pedigrees in tho Perclieron Stud Books. The Percheron is the only draft breed of France possessing a stud book that has the support and endorsement of tho French Government. Send for 120-page Catalogue, illustrations by Kota Bonheur. M. W. DUNHAM, Wayne, DuPage Co., Illinois, Daughters, Wives and Mothers. Send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases, free, securely sealed. Dr. J. B. Marchisi, Utica, N.Y If you have Cutting, Scalding or Stinging sensations in the parts when voiding urine— Swamp-Root will quickly relieve and cure. 25c. buys a pair of Lyon’s Patent Heel Stif feners. which makes a boot or shoe last twice as long. Tho best cough medicine is Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c. WOMEN Ncoding renewed strength, or who suffer from lnBriuitlca peculiar to thetr acx, should try BEST TONIC This medicine combines Iron with pure vegetable tonics, and is invaluable for Diseases peculiar to Women, and all who lead sedentary lives. It Ell* riches and Purifies the Blood, Stimulates the Appetite, Strengthens the Muscles and Nerves—in fact, thoroughly Invigorate. Clears the complexion, and makes the skin smooth. It does not blacken the teeth, cause headache, or produce constipation—all other Iron medicinet do. Mbs. Elizabeth Bairp, 74 Farwell Ave., Milwau kee, Wis., says, under date of Dec. 26th. 1884: “I have used Brown’3 Iron Bitters, and it has been more than a doctor to me. having cured me ot the weakness ladies have in life. Also cured me of Liv er Complaint, and now my complexion ie clear and good. Has been beneficial to my children.” Genuine has above trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. Tnke no other. Made only by BROWN rnKMICAI, CO..BALTIMORE, MD. Ladies’ Hand Boos—useful and attractive, con taining list of prizes for recipes, information about coins, etc., given away by all dealers in medicine, or mailed to any address on receipt of 2c. stamp. ATLANTA SAW WORKS. Manufacturers of and Dealers in Saws and Saw-Mill Supplies. Repairing fi Specialty. Agents for L. Power A COMPANY’* Wood Working Machinery. Large and complete etoca. Write for catalogue. Atlanta, Ga. o SINGLE AMFIOST BREEGH-L0ADSB9 SHOT CUN. Top-8nap Action, Pistol Grip, Itcboundlng Lock, Patent Fore-end Fastening. For good workmanship, convenience of niAnipulation, bard and close shooting:, durability, and beauty of finish, this Gun has no equal and challenges the world. Thousands of the»« Guns hav« bean sold, end the demand for them is rapidly increasing. We M ould most reapertfillly re commend all parlies intending to purchase n single breech- loading shot gun, to gi\e this prun a thorough examination before purchasing one of another pattern. pBirKfl, 5 Plain Barrel. 12 boro. $1?.00 t TO bor?, Slfi.OO 8 { Twist Barrel, 12 here, * IS.00 ; 10 boro, 8 29.03 Send 6c. in stamps for large catalogue of Kolier Skateg. KLfieft, ItoTolvers, Air Clfies, PcUee tieeds, Gans, etc. JOHN P. LOVELL’S SONS, Bo.tcn, Mata, E ESTER’S MriM Dictionary. A Dictionary 118,000 Words, 3000 Engravings, Gazetteer of tho World of 25,000 Titles, and a Biographical Dictionary of nearly 10,000 Noted Persons, All in one Book. lATglnalle in every Brhoo 1 and at every Fireside. A CHOICE HOLIDAY GIFT. G. & C. MERRIAM St CO., Pub’rs, Springfield, Mass. SCALES STANDARD awarded FIRST PREMIUM AT TIIK WORLD’S EXPOSITION, New Orleans. Scales,etc* Important, patented lull hO>EMEIST0j BEST VALUE lor TOUR MONET, BUFFALO EOAL^GORlPAJiY.BUFFALO, Salvo CURES DRUNKENNESS and Intemperance, not Instantly, but effectually. Tb>’ only scientific anti, dote for the Alcohol llnhit and the only remedy that dares to send trial bottles. Highly endowed by the med ical profession and prepared by well- known New York phy ieians. Sent stamps for circulars and references. Address “SALVO REMEDY,” No. 2 Wesi Uth St., New York. SEOERICK’S HAY ^ ' PRESSES the customer keeping the one that suits /■ I 8 to Don’t buy * watch until you find out about the lateet improve ment*. Send for new Illustrated catalogue and price list. J. P. Stevens, Jeweler, 47 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. J AGENTS WANTED forlDr. Scott's bsau- tiful Electric Coreete, Brusher, _ I Belts, etc. Sample free. No risk, oulek" sales. Territory riven, satisfaction guaran teed. Address DR. SCOTT. 842 Broadway, N. Y. PATENTS inventor*’ Hand-book free. 15 71*8. experience. FLENNER 00.» ... » c AiwaeYP; WMblnffton P .K.DE D E RIC K&C Q., Albany,N.Y. LADIES READ THIS! COMFORT CORSET. Patented. NO BONES TO BREAK. Unlike Otmsr Corsets, latest STYLe. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS showing-prices and styles. Boston Comfort Corset Co., Boston, Mass. Name this paper. THOHSTON’SSITOOTH POWDER Keeping Teeth Perfect nnd Gums Healthy. to soldiers dtneirs. Send stamp for Circulars. COL. L. BING HAM. Att'y, Washington, D. C. Remedy ) s ThdA vjK\U\ coAcLvAST Opium ALLEK’S Ujhg BAlsaM ,s **£, V Co\&s, CougV\% h. Is Y?«V\o\d WOst \.V\t \>t5t t xp*cWckY\\ vt\ uss. TOOWERS Viavvvd \\a sdii ^DRUGGISTS se\\YL cS.25* 8, per, bottle. DROPSY DR. IT II. G-RKlHitT & SONS, Specialists for Thirteon Yanrs Pa«h Have treated Dropsy and its complications witii tn* most wonderful success; use vegetable renio-ttss, en tirely harmless. Remove all symptoms of Dropsy in eight to I went? days. , Cure patients pronounced hopowas by tue pent oi * iFrom tbo first dose the symptoms rapidly disapp9ar, and in ten days at least two-thirds of all symptoms are removed. . . . . Some may cry humbuar without knowing anytn ng about it. Remember, it does not cost you any tiling w realize the merits of our treatment for yourself, la on days tbo difficulty of breathing is relieve l the pn.»e regular, the urinary organs mado to disebarzo tneir full duty, sleep is re tore:!, the swelling ad or near y ffone, the Ptr ngtll increased and appetite maie gooa. Wo aro constant y curing cases of long standing,.casus • that have been tapped a number of times, and toej>a- tient declared unable to live a week. full ni3t »ry of case. Name sex. How long afflicted, how badly swollen and where, aro bowels costive, havn hurst- od and dripped water? Send for free pamphlet, con taining testimonials, question, etc. Ton days’ treatment furnished free by mail. If you order ferial send lOc.'s in stamps to p»y postage. Epilepsy (Fit'*) Positively Cored* IT. II. 1111KKN & SON Me M. I)s., g.iOM Marietta Strcet» At!a»tn, (in. WONDERFUL SUCCESS. ECONOMY IB WEALTH. PATTERNS FREE! All that ycu wish to use during- the year, by subscribing for Demorest’s Monthly. Containing Stories, Poems, find other Literary at tractions, combining Artistic, Scientific, uU<1 House hold matters. Illustrated with Original Steel Engrav ings, Photogravures. Oil Pictures, and fine wood- cuts, making it the Model Magazine of America. Each number contains an order, entitling the holder to tlie selectiou of any pattern illustrated in tho fashion department tn that number, in any of the sizes manufactured, making patterns during the year of the value of over three dollars. We also propose to give considerable attention to the Grand Pboihbition Party movement as one cl the most important and live moral issues of tlie day Send twenty cents for tlie current number with Pattern Coupon and yon will certainly snbscribo Two Dollars fora year and get ten times its value. W. JENNINGS DEMOREST. rrnuMlVH, 17 E. 11th St., New York. Sold by all Newsdealers and Postmasters. Af K FOR THE W. L. DOUGLAS Beet material, perfect fit, eonala any *5 or ?6 shoe, every pair warranted Take uone unless stamped “W.L- Douglas’ $3 30 Shoe. Warranted.” Congresa Button and Lace. Boys ask for the W. L. Douglas’ SS.CO Shoe. Same styles as the gz 00 shoe. If yon cannot trot thesa shoe* from deal- ert, send address on postal card to W. L. Douglas, yv' Brockton, Mass. UNRIVALED ORGANS _ . On the F.AS Y l»A YMBST from *J.« per montn up. liu styles. tU to $90” bend lor cat alogue with full particulars, mailed free. yPRJGHT PSAMOS, CoBxtructiHl on t'm now method of atrinjnng. on similar terms. >e*i J for descriptive Cata o rue. MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN AND PIANO CO. Boston. Now York, Chicago. BOOK AGENTS WANTED for PLATFORM ECHOES er LIVING XKCTH8 rOB HEAD AND HEABT, By John B. Gough. . . . _ is* i. (hrffiine h Pensions OPIUM Habit Cured. Treatncentsenton trial. Hl» last and crovoiur life work, brim full of thrilling latcf. nt. tuiaor and pathos. Bright, pure, and go^i, fuu o* ’•laughter mud tears. ’ it; «H« at to «a. To It is added tbo Life and Death of Mr. Gough, bt Her. LYMAN AB BOTT. 1000 Agents Want*!!,—ilea sod Vfomen, tj0O In A200 a month mode. $J*I>i*tcnco n» hindrance as w# five JBrtra Term, and Wrilo for circular. «• A. D. WOUllUNUTONAtOeHartford, C fis Ross (o Cut 0ft Horses' Manes. Ooiou t el‘ECLIPSE’ HALTER and It ftlDI.E Combined, cannot bo all mod by any home. Sample Hitter to any part of U. S. fres, ou recelptof$l. Sol 1 by all Saddlery H.iri ware and Humean Dealers. Special discount to ths I rad a. Send for Price LDt J. C. LIGHTHOUSE, Rochester. N. V. PENSION CLAIMS’’’ _ all KINl>S prosecuted _ _ without lee nnlens success!til. TWENTY-TWO YEARS’ EX PERIENCE. Mf-CORRESrOXDK.SCK Sol-ICITKU. MILO B. STEVENS & CO. WASHINGTON. D. C. CLEV LAND. OHIO. CHICAGO, ILL. DETROIT. MICH. f S WANT YOU! aliveenergretio man --- - - - - — or woman need .ng profitable emplovment to represent us in every county. Salary $76 per month and expenses, or a -• i ... 1'"* iP nnoferrail (fOOdi K1 GU Bttica U ptcivitvu. w vw di Staple. Every one burn. Outfit and particular* Free. - - <517 VJERWARE CO.. BOSTON. MASS. CL'U-IIv.Y. -ait*! J “ .4 lorcf© commission on sales if prexcrrca. I lr TCrV one Outfit fttiJ tiavfictilara 17 STA>T>A? ; r> pe so ag q HB (N procured or no Fee. Soldiers A gdr ja Wd Nv f; S 3 m icirs. New laws. Flenner A ( o„ B Sofia A? 3 Vll W Att'ys,15yrs.,Washington.iMj- Great tngiish Uoutand S rSiiba Rheumatic Remedy. Oval Uo.x Bl.VOi round, 50 ct». Blair 9, to SN a ilav. Samples worth $1.50 I Ri-S Line* not under the torao'a feet. Addreaa BaswsTJEK’sSAjrsTT Rein Bolokh, Holly.Mish. and Morphine llnbit cured in 10 tojoday*. Refer to 10UU patient* cured in all part -. Dr. Marsh, yutney, Mich. S3 mm ifii o rvw r* ; jyii fv/owamwu. cviu ■ P A I fcM I lilveutor’s Guide. | bah, Patent Lawyer, Washington, i>. G. sum* CUSIS WHERE AU ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. ir> time. Sold by d me gists. Humane Remedy Co^ LaFayette, Ind> I a. N* O* i orty-figlttv *‘SO Is Tlie Best Waterproof Coat Erer Mafle. wi«te your money on a gram orimbbercoaL The FISH BRAND 8LICKBT utel v tenter and vind PROor. and will keep j O', or. ... > . 7 ■ the -I IS1I BRAND” sl’.ck«w end take no mb; r. U ) - * . ■ V, ’j; ii f. *r iio«urlptiv6 CHtfiloJU*- to A. -r'-y'mijtt>v,y -rim