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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS Senate Session*. Fik^t Day.?The Senate of the Fortyninth Congress was called to order promptly at noon on the 7ih by General McCook, the secretary. The walls of the Senate chamber wejtf draped in deep black, out of respect to the memory of the late Vice-President. After I prayer by the chaplain. Mr. Edmunds norni- | nated Senator Sherman for president j of the Senate. Mr. Yoorhoes m#i-ed to sub- | slitutethe name of Mr. Harris. Mr. Voorhees' I amendment was lost by a strict party vote. | whereupor Mr. Sherman was elected without j further div'sion. Mr. Sherman was escorted j to the chair *oy Mr. Edmunds and Mr. Voor- | hees, and the oath of oflice was administered to him by Mr. Edmunds. Mr. Sherman then i said: "Senators: I return you nr.- grateful thanks for the high honor you have conferred j upon ma In common with all the people of the ! United States I feel profound sorrow for the j sudden death of the Vice-President, who by i the Constitution is also declared to be president of the Senate. The contingency has now arrived when it bejomoj the iinfer ative duty of the Senate to elect a president pro tempore. I feel that there are many Senators on either side of the House more apt in the disc harge of the duties of this position, more experienced in the rules ! and orders of the Senate than myself. Still I accept, with tin sincere desire that I may ba able t:> enforce the ru'es with kindness and impartiality, so as to ascertain if possible the sense of the majority of the Senuto, an l to give to the minor.tv its full constitutional right an:l protection. With the sincere desire of peforming this duty I ai>peal to each individual Senator for his coaitesy and forbearance Committees were appointed to notify the President and the House of Representatives of the organization. Then the credentials of Messrs. l.ogan, of Illinois, and Blair, of New Hamp hire, were presented, an 1 they were sworn in by the president pro tern It was oniere I that the secretary inform the President an.l tho Housa of Representative? that the Senate had chosen John Sherman to b"? its president pro torn., the office of \ ice-rresiU'Mit navm- ueco:ne vacant by the death of tho late VicePresident.... A* rccts. was taken to -:40 p. M., wh?n tl.o Scnao was informed that the Hou>o had organized Mr. Voorhees offered resolutions of sorrow at the death of VicePresident Hendricks, and then the Senate. *. x- 'out of respect to his memory, adjourned. Second Day.-A ter the reading of the Pres \ ident's message the annual report of tho sec- I retary of the'treasury and a memorial from the legislature of New Hampshire, re- j questing Congivss to pass "legislation that may secure exclusively to the American peop e the public lands of the United States, wore "received A large number of bills were then introduced, the ! most important of which were the fol- j lowing: By Mr. Hoar, to provide for J the performance of the duties of the office of President in case of the lvmoval, death, resignation or inability botli of the Presi- I dent and Vice-Presi lent; also to establish a | uniform system of bankruptcy throughout j the United States. By Mr. Beck, a bill to j remove all disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the United States; also, to authorize the payment of customs duties in legal-tender notes. By Mr. Ingalls, to remove the limitation in tho payment of arrears of pensions. By Mr. Voorhees, to provide for the formation and adra ssion into the Union of tho State of Iduh By Mr. Coke, to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to the Indians on tho various reservations and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and Territories over the Indians. By Mr. I)olph, providing fnr t.hp admission of Washington Terri tory into the Union as a State. By Mr. | Voorhees, to annex a portion of the Territory of Idaho to Washington Territory. By Mr. Wilson (la.), to grant pensions to soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war and the soldiers and sailors who served in the United States army and navy during the war of th9 rebellion. By Mr. Plumb, to prevent the acquisition of real property by aliens. By Mr. Hawloy, to establish an international copy-right. " By Mr. Mitchell ! (Penn.), a Mexican fension bill; also for the retirement of the trade dollar. The greater number of thesj bills are identical with bills of like title introduced in the last Congress. Mr. Cameron offered a resolution declaring it inexpedient to pass upon any legislation in this Congress looking to a reduction of tariff duties. Referred to committee on finance. "Shrou led in the mystery of the solemn event we stand in thought. with love and sorrow by a new-made grave? the grave of our Vice-President?praying Thee to help us to lay to heart the lesson of his life; that sobriety, courtesy, honor, magnanimity, coupled with unflinching j courage and fidelity to conviction, with vir- ! tue and religion, are true success. Help us | likewise to lay to heart th * lesson of his life's j end that there is but a st-?p belwixt us and death; that when our last hour shall come we, too, shall depart in pea?e, having a good conscience toward God and man." The reading of tho messape was listened to The death of Reuben Ellwood, late Representative from * 1 Illinois, was UIIUUUUICU, UIIU ao a. mutK VI I respect to memory of the deceased, the House adjourned. House Sessions. First Day.?Promptly at noon the clerk of the Forty-eighth Congress called the House of the Forty-nmth Congress to order, and commenced the reading of the long roll of the new members. There were 320 members Sresent and live absentees. Nominations for peaker were then in order, nnd Mr Tucker presented John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky. Mr. Cannon placed Thomas R. Reed, of Maine, in nomination. Messrs. Morrison, Tucker, Hiscoek, and Brown were appointed tellers to count the vote, and the result was announced as follows: For Carlisle, ITT; for Reed, 138. The clerk declared Mr. Carlisle elected, and appointed Messrs. Tucker and Reed as a committee to conduct the Speaker to the chair. Mr. Carlisle made a speech of thanks, and the oath was then administered to him by Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania.... Officers of the House-were chosen" those candidates selected by the Democratic caucus being elected The clerk was directed to inform the Senats that the House had organized, and during his absence the members drew for seats Mr. Holman presented a motion to adjourn out of respect to j the memory of Vice-President Hendricks, > and it was carried. Second Day.?The session of the House was opened with prayer by its new chaplain, Rev. Dr. W. H. Milburn. Referring to the death of Thomas A. Hendricks he said: MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC, j A banjo concert has just been given at [ Chickering Hall, New York. A theatre with a seating capacity of 20,- j 000 is to bo built in New Orleans. Gilbert and Sullivan's income from "The Mikado" in the United States alone, it ' is said, will be ? 100,001). Edgar S. Kelly, a young San Francisco | musician, is writing the music for au opera ! to be called "Beauty and the Beast"' Jenny Lind will sing in public next sum mer for the first time iu twenty two years. ' Her appearance will be for u charitable pur- ! pose. Gossip says that Irving's production ol "Faust" in London will cost $100,0( 0. A . special peal of be Is has been cast for it, and an organ has beon^ built for tho cathedral 6cene. The new ballet, "Amor," which is about to ha nrrwlnrfid at Milan, requires 250 danseuses i ancf2,oU0 costumes, beside an elephant, fourteen horses, twenty dogs and quite a menagem of monkeys and bears. Anton' Rubinstein is now giving in Vienna his Cyelus, or series of seven concerts, < Illustrating the whole history of piano music, i Selections from the works of thirty-one com- [ posers are to bo performed. The Alcanzar, a new theatre built in San j Francisco by Mr. DeYoung, the owner of the : Chronicle, has Moori-h decjrations through- ! out. The drop curtain, representing a Moor- j ish scene, is "a work af art." The private theatrical performances before j the king of Bavar.a ha\ o bsen resumed in I Munich, in spite of the remonstrances of his ministers. At these performances the only spectator is the crazy king himself. ? -1 - _ fVvof 1 HEKK IS a UOJ ill -"iuoiltu w iij xcuu., ?ua> i is so fond of music that he almost lives in a ; barber shop whore the clarionet is frequently j plavecl. When outside and refused admit- | tanco lie IcL-eps up a constant howling until the music ceases. Mr. IlAWE'.ssays that the secret of Warner's power over the hearts of the German people was that "ho transformed their legendi i into music," which legends, he savs, "have the power within themselves of condensing the life of a people."' Ex-Congressman Bedford, of Colorado, who had been redurel to the verge of the f;rave by intempernmo, has entirely reormed, and is onco more on his feet with a growing law_prac-tiee. .1 "farm and household Choosing- Farm Land* In choosing land for agricultural purposes it is very unsafe for the farmer to be guided by any loose notions of the geological features of the locality. Geology in this respect and for this use is one of those things of which a little .knowledge is dangerous. There are a few places where the overlying soil has beeu derived from the breaking down of the underlying and outcropping rocks, and these can only be detected by an expert geologist aud mineralogist. Gen1 '* ? 1- - J ^~ rally tnc sou is maue up 01 unucu materials which have been brought from distant places by the force of great floods of water or vast bodies of ice,and have been spread over the surface and again moved back and forth in much the same manner, but to a much smaller extent, ns wc see th^m now. It is only where the rocks lie near the surface and in the most ancient geological formations, as in Northern Michigan, Eastern Canada, and all along the Alieghany rauges, as far sou'h as Alabama, that this primitive condition of the soil exists. Elsewhere the character of the rocks of the neighborhood cannot be safely taken as a guide to the nature of the soil.?New York 'rimes. Killing: Sheep* A sheep improves in flavor with age, and they are never too old as long as they are healthy and fat. In l'act, they must be two years old or more before they make what is called "red mutton," that is, mutton which when cocked done has red gravy. It is best befcre killing to let the sheep remain twelve hours without food,having plenty of water. Then, everything being ready cut the sheep's throat close to tne jaw and head to the bone, inserting the kuife into the spinal column of the neck to insure quick death. The h.nd quarters should then be skinned, as they are easily reached; a gaminonstick is then inserted in the sinews at the hock when the sheep is suspended and the skinniug completed. ]Se.\t the intestines should be quickly taken out, which prevents the wool taste so often mentioned by haters of mutton. This taste comes from an infusion of the excretion into the circulation after the vital powers no longer prevent it, as the sheen has the longest Intestines of ruminants. In killing game, experts always take out the intestines at once for the same rcasou. The carcass of mutton may then be wrapped in the woolly side of the sheepskin without harm, as experiment will show. The sheep may be hung up at once by twine around the hocks and the gammon fipL- nnrl fhp cnnip nnprntinris rrnnr* through, but the first process is the best. Feeding Cattle. Some recently published "Notes on Cattle Feeding," by Professor George E. Morrow, of the University of Illinois, at Champaign, III., are well worth study. The summing up of the notes is as fol lows: Bearing in mind that it is not wise to draw final conclusions from single trials, the facts concerning these cattle suggest or illustrate among other things that: 1. The dili'eiences in animals of like breeding and under like treatment are often greater than those between typical animals of different breeds. 2. Under the prevalent methods of wintering steers in the Western States little cr no gain is made in weight during winter. 3. It is difficult, if not impossible, to secure under good conditions gains in winter which shall nearly equal those made in summer. 4. The largest gains may be expected from animals in thin flesh, if in good health. It is difficult to secure rapid gain in weight dnring long continued eeding. . 5. Under like condilions young animals make largest gain in proportion to food eaten. 0. A fair profit can be made, even at present low prices, by grazing and then grain feeding for two or three months oattle which have been judiciously bought or economically reared to be sold when from thirty to thirty-six months old. 7. Economy of production is quite as important as maximum product, especially in times of low prices. It is not clear that it is profitable to full grain feeding to steers designed for the general markets during the best of the grazing season. It is not proved that it is most profitable for Western farmers to fatten and sell their steers as yearlings. Saving: Waste Material. There are so many ways around a farm for profits to leak away that it is only the careful and prudent man who can maKe tne uusiness pay. in rne neias, the barns, the house, the 'cellars and granaries, there is always dangsr of a waste that in the aggregate throws the balance of the year's accounts very near the losing side. It is here a little and there a little, in the "odds and ends," that the waste goes on. In the single item of fertilizers enough is wasted from year to year on soma farms to make ail the difference between failure and possible success. Advising its readers on this subject the Massachusetts Ploughman says all the waste bones that accumulate on the farm should bo carefully saved, and not sold lor half a cent a pcuud, because they are worth much more than that for the phosphate which they contain; this may be utilized by burning them, which is the easiest way if one has but a small quantity; but if several hundred pounds have been collected, it is desirable to reduce them to plant food in a manner to save the nitrogen. This can be done by dissolving caustic potash in water, making it quite strong, and heating It over the lire; when hot, and the bones have been packed close in a tight cask, the liquid is poured over the bones until they are well covered; keep them thus for several weeks, when it will bo found that the hardest bones have softened by the action of the potash; take them out and mix them thoroughly with dry muck or plaster, or even tine coal ashes, and it will be found to be equal to any fertilizer that is offered in the market for fifty dollars per ton, and the coast will be not more than half of it. This material will be found to be good for any crop grown on the farm, but great care must be taken in using it, as it is very strong and will kill the sprouts of seed if brought in direct contact with them. There is always on every farm more or less waste vegetable materials that might be collected together and comfn nrnnrl nrl rnnf-nnr/? "Hrlipnfrr>r weeds have been permitted to advance so far as to ripen their seeds, they "Should have mixed with them a sufficient amount of horse or sheep manure to heat them hot enough to destroy the seed, thus clearing the farm of weed seeds, and at the same time getting some excellent manure. Every farmer by paying a little more attention to this subject could greatly increase the fertility of his farm without paying out any money for commercial fertilizers. How to iTTann^c Ho?i, Winter is here, and the farmer is planning means tor making his hogs lift the mortgage off his farm, writes "An Old-Timer," in the Hog. First he goes to the corn crib and selects the imperfect co?n, that he would not think of feeding any other animal on the place, and piles it in a heap for his hogs. It is moldy and rotten and perhaps there isn't a perfect tfiain in a bushel, but after the soured mass is fed to the hogs the corn in the crib will sell a grade higher, and he is that much the gainer. He tried the experiment last year, ami would have made a big speculation out of it, but the hog disease was bad last season and most of the hogs died. lie put another mortgage on the farm, however, in order to clear up the interest and invest in another lot of hogs, and he is sure of big profits on both his select ? * ??-J ? ? ? 1 ? i ? ?v? A T f lo L'Ofl UUTLl it Lit. 1 {JUrM lUia Liinu. jl u Litrvvo a big ]iead to make ends meet in farming now a days, and as anything is good enough for hogs they are mighty profitable for eating up all the trash. Beside it is no trouble in the world to take care ol them. All they need is an open field, where they can have perfect ventilation, and where they can thaw sufficient snow to get abundance of drink. If they need any shelter they can get behind a barbed wire fence and pile on top of each other to keep warm. If the blasts are bitter cold let them have access to yonder old straw stack, which should have been burnt up, as it had all the life eaten out of it last winter. It is astonishing though, how hogs like to nest in that straw, and it goes to prove that nothing should be thrown away or destroyed on the farm, when hogs are around to utilize it. Manure oiles are mighty serviceable in the winter for hog beds. They will turn out of them in the morning as hot as a locomotive under fall steam, and their shivering makes them so tired they won't even stop to eat their corn; it is mighty saving on the corn and makes it last twice as lonsr. There is no sense in treating hogs like other animals and making them weigh from a quarter to a half ton. It is just abundance of pork that gluts the market and forces prices down. Let them root, hog, or die, and there won't be half as much pork and prices will spring so high no one can [ afford to eat hog meatB but kings and i onionroQ Tn fhia wav wfl ran surelv establish a foreign market. Bismarck wfli be certain to remove the German tariff as soon as the price is so high that no one can eat hog but himself. There are a lot of cranks who take care of their pigs as if thay were babies, instead of letting them take care of themselves like pigs ought to do to be profitable. Turn them into the woods and never count their noses until ready to market. It will make them self-supporting, and we want a hog that will support itself and its owner too. If the rules of management laid down here are carried out there will be no disease ?and no hogs. Mecipcs* Beef Hasii, with Poached Egg.? Boiled fresh or salt beef left from the preceeding day and made into a hash with one half meat, one-quarter each of i potato and apple, and a little minced ; celery, nicely cooked and served on J toast with a poached egg, is a very good ! breakfast dish. Oat Flake Griddle-Cakes.?One ! pint of oat flakes, a teaspoonsul of salt, an ounce of melted butter, two eggs ; well beaten, a scant pint of milk; mix : well and stir in a teaspoonful of flour. ! "When the griddle is hot,grease it slighti lv; pour from a large spoon on the grid! die; continue until the griddle is cov! ered with small cakes, then turn the first ! one, and so on until all are done. Wipe I /n~ ? ?i, ?UfV. anA ! IIIU gl'lUULU ? 1111 U uikau VylVbUj (*UU grease slightly after each batch. Red Cabbage, Hollandaise.?A Dutch recipe for cooking red cabbage is always the most reliable. Remove the I outer leaves and quarter the head; cut ; out the stalk and cut the cabbage in j very fine strips; strew over it a liberal I quantity of salt and half a gill of vinej gar; let stand a moment. Cut into dice nearly half a pound of fat bacon; fry it j crisp, and free from the fat; then remove ! the dice and add the cabbage to the j bacon fat; add a gill of soup stock or a meat gravy; cover and simmer slowly au hour, and add a teaspoonful of granulated sugar, and a pinch of caraway ; seeds; dredge with flour from the i dredger; simmer ten minutes longer and serve. 1 Puiiee of Split Pea.?Cut two slices of bacon into little pieces; fry them out, and fry in the fat half a minced onion until brown; add a pint of hot water or clear soup, and season with a few stalks ! nf >W.rv a small rarrnt shredded, salt and whole black peppers, and a few sprigs of parsley; simmer an hour and turn the contents of the pan into three pints of soup stock. Add a pint of split peas which have been soaked in cold water over night. Simmer gently until the peas can be easily mashed between the fingers, taste for seasoning, add more salt and popper, if necessary, and a saltspoonful of brown sugar. Take tho : saucepan off the range, and pour the J soup and rub the pulp through a sieve; return to the fire and add a teaspoonful of wet flour. Whisk the soup thoroughly o?i/1 lnf if efanrl nn tVir? nf thfi | ra^ge to keep hot until wanted. The longer it is made before dinner the better.?Neio York Cook. Household Hints. Don't stand lamps upon shelves or mantels, the brackets of which are secured only with plaster. To clean ivory, rub it with bicarbon j ate of sodium, applied, by means of a tooth-brush dipped in warm water. Beautiful and substantial carpets arc made of paper at very low prices, by a Connecticut man, not related to the wooden nutmeg maker. To wash dried fruit that has sand in it. nlace the fruit in a sieve. Put the ' 1 sieve in a large pan with plenty of water; the sand will pass through and can easily be removed. Old feather-beds, by putting them upon a clean grass-plot during a heavy shower, permitting thorn to be thori oughly wet through and then dried and j beaten with light rods, will freshen and enliven the feathers. If boiled in vinegar, black cotton goods will never lose their frcshuess. Ox-gall is also excellent to preserve colors, and is particularly useful in washing delicate-tinted stockings. All colored goods should be hung iu the shade to dry. In a communication to the London Royal society, Shelford Bidwcll has shown that iron bars are elongated by magnetization; that steel bars are elongated, more than hard steel; and that nickel is shortened. It cannot be too deeply impressed on the mind that application is the price to be paid for mental acquisitions, and that it is as absurd to expect them without it as to hope for a harvest where we had uot sown the seed. J Oil on Breaking Seas. Among the accounts of experiences with oil to diminish the violence of breaking seas is the following from W. Gr. Whitmore, a pilot of Port Adelaide: "The first time I saw the soothing effects of oil on the sea was in 1848, when serving my time in a whaling ship in Davis Straits. I have there seen the ship lying-to in a gale of wind cutting in a whale alongside, and the sea for a circle of many miles was quite smooth, mncnrl hr f-.hfl nil frnm walfl. Afv I ------ ? ? next experience was in 18G3. I commanded a ship bound from Newcastle to Melbourne. When off Sydney Head I encountered a terrific gale, followed by a tremendous sea, my ship making a great deal of water, and found it necessary to run for a port of shelter. After getting the ship before the wind the heavy sea that was running sometimes broke over the stern to the danger of the ship and crew. I then tried oil, but my manner of using it in the first place was wasteful and of no effect, as I tried it with a bottle and jerked it through a hole in the cork, but I found it blew about the stern of the ship, and not in the sea. I then tried the oil bag, putting about one-half gallon in the bag, tying the neck tight and towincr it astern of the ship. After a short time the effect was wonderful, for what was a very heavy running and dangerous sea was reduced by the use of the oil into what a seaman would call blind rollers, quite harmless to the ship; in fact the effect was so marked that it appeared by looking astern that the vessel wa9 passing through alaue of smooth water. I reported the good effect to my owners and others, but it was not listened to. en the score of expense, as they said it would be used wnen not necessary. I have used it many times with like success. As to expense. I ran my half-sinking ship from Sydney Head to Port Stephens, a distance of sixtyeight miles, in eight hours and one half, on a consumption of two and one-h:ilf gallons of oil, although my way of using it was wasteful. My subsequent experiences have convinced me that a ship could run in any sea with safety for twenty-four hours on a consumption of five gallons of oil. I would especially recommcnd it for the use of lifeboats, as it would enable the crews to perform their work with less risk. Attacked by a Deer. A strange and what threatened to be quite a serious incident occurred recently in Gunnison, Col. As Mrs. Kobert Harris and Mrs. E. W. Eastman were taking a walk near the western edge of the town, with a baby carriage containing an infant and a child three or four years old, they encountered a pet deer which immediately showed a disposition to fight. The mother grabbed her child from the carriage just as the deer fastened his T. -- ?? ~ * - ~ Aw/1 onnf f V* o irnVi ir?1n I UUIUb ILL LUU WUfUU UUU Dgub LUU TVUIVIV ! over his head. Rushing upon the woman with the infant he cave them a similar toss, landing them in the brush near the roadside considerably bruised. While the other woman was endeavoring to avoid his sharp horns a young man rushed to her rescue with a dog, but the angry beast settled the dog with one thrust, and then he sprang upon the young man, who fired two ineffectual shots from his revolver, which only seemed to increase the deer's anger. He sprang upon the man and thrust one of j his antlers through his thigh, inflicting nn ugly wound. Then, as he stood over i his prostrate victim, a second man, who had been attracted to the Bcene, killed the animal with a double-barrelled shotgun. Home of the Moonshiners. j A correspondent to the Chicago llerall, in a letter describing a trip to the top ol the Tennessee mountains, says: "Here j in the mountain fastnesses, surrounded ; by a dense wood, the illicit distillei i ' * Al.* 4- aim /-I ftiir fVtnf n c I munuwicilircs lUU uiuuiuaui uu it liun, It quaffed all over these Southern regious when the native demands more exhiliration than even lofty scenery supplies. The moonshiners' distillery is a very simple establishment. No railroad line determines its location, and no improved machinery is introduced. A copper still, I a worm, and a few mash tubs complete the outfit. A stream of cold spring water, a few bushels of corn supplied by the village grocer or confiding neighbors, and the thirsty native is ready to manufacture the "blockade1' whiskey. A thick brushwood lined the solitary path that led us to a rude log cabin in a dark ravine, where the smoke from the moonshiners' still would imperceptably mingle with the atmosphere before it as' cended above the summits. Maryland, My Maryland. Maryland legislators, who are always alive to the public interests, have endorsed the new discovery, Red Star Cough Cure; because it contains neither morphia nor opium, and always cures. The price is only 2o cents. The four sons of Lieutenant Kislingburv,of arctic fame, receive a pension of $10 each per month. Blood Purifiers and "invigorators," "tonics," and "alteratives," havo been palmed off upon the people, but, after a brief season of experiment, have disappeared because of their utter worthlessncss. Dr. Walker's famous Vineqar Bitters are not of this class. Mauy million bottles have been sold, and stiil docs the demaud continue to increase. Turkey is the only state in Europe that i is not Christian. A Lucky Man. "A lucky man is rarer than a white crow," pays Juvenal, and we think he knew. However, we have heard ol' thousands of lucky ones and we propose to let their secret out. They were people broken down in health, suffering with liver, blood and skin diseases, scrofula, dropsy, and consumption, and were lucky enough to hear of and wise enough to use Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery," the sovereign blood purifier, tonic and alterative of the age. A syndicate of Southerners is raising funds ' to establish an agency in New York city for the j sale of Confederate money. A Hoimnzn Mine of health is to be found in Dr. R. V. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription," to the merits of which as a remedy for female weakness and kindred affections thousands testify. A plant lias been discovered in Central i America from which "real" ostrich feathers j will soon be made. * * * * Decline of man or woman, prematurelv induced by excesses or bad practices, I speedily and radically cured. Honk (illustrated) I 10 cents in stamps. Consultai ion free. World's I Dispensary .Medical Association, Buffalo, N. V. I Large numbers of Chinamen are emigrat- ; ing from this country to Mexico. Mensman's Peptonized iiekktonic, the only i preparation of beef containing its entire nxitri- j tiniin pni))cr(ie$. It contains blood-making j force,generating and life-sustaining properties; invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of general debility; , also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork or acute disease, particularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints. Caswell,Hazard ? Co., Proprietors, New York. Sold by druggists. "When you get your boots and shoes straightened use Lyon's Heel Stiffeners; they will save money, give comfort and keep them straight. 3 months' treatment for 50c. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists. In Every Uody Drank!? Among the many stories Lincoln nsed to relate was the following: Trudging along a lonely road one morning on my way to the county seat. Judge overtook me with his wagon and invited me to a seat. Vve had not gone far before the wagon began to wobble. Said I, "Judge, I think your coachman has taken a drop too much." Putting his head out of the window, the judge shouted: '-Why, yon infernal scoundrel, you are drunk!" Turning around with great gravity, the coachman said: "Be dad! but that's the firs' rightful s'cision your Honor's giv'n 'n twel' mont!" If people knew the facts they would be surprised to learn how many people reel in the streets who never "drink" a drop." They are the victims of sleeplessness, of drowsy days, of apoplectic tendencies, whoso blood is set on fire by uric acid. Some day they will reel no more?they will drop dead, just because thoy haven't the moral courage to aory useless professional attendance, and by us? of the wonderful "Warner's safe cure noutralize the uric acid in the system and thus get rid of the "drunkenness in the blood."?The American Iturul Home. Heliotropes and geraniums in California grow as lar?e as lilac trees. Readied from Death. William J. Coughlin, of Somerville, Mass., says: In the fall of 18701 was taken with bleeding of lungs followed by a severe cough. I lost my appetite and flesh, and was confined to my bed. In lb77 I was admitted to the Hospital. The doctors said I had a hole in my lung as big as a half dollar. At one time a report went o round that I was dead. I gave up hope, but a friend told me of Dn. William Hall's Balsam for the Lungs. I got a bottle, when, to my surprise, I commenced to feel better,and to-day I feel better than for three years past. " rnzer Axle (irca-ic. The Frazer Axle Grease is the best and, intrinsically, the cheapest. Don't work your horses to death by usintr poor urease. Try it. Red. Star TRAD MARK^^^ {ough^URE Free from Opiates, Emctlcs and Poison, luRE. QKcts. PROMPT. ~ XT Dsuoouti and Dcii.tm. THE CHARLES A. TOOELEIt CO.. BAIiTIHORE, BP. DERft^Sf f" |> _ 1 Cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia, LAC RJ AIVI Backache, Headache, Toothache, rUI i 8 II PHScWff^?f?. Ml I 14.1 IB AT DRCOGISTS AND DEALEH3. THE CHAELE8 A.TOOELER CO.. BALTIMORE, BP. ceiti' when applied into the no^3DffjCWfA6J DMWvJ trila, will beabsorbed, ually cleansing the head ofH g catarrhal viru3, causingl U W^C?lD 7^1 healthy secretions. It ullny.iy HAVFEVER jKR1^ Stf/9 inflammation, protects thefJ*M* * ** J/j memhrano from fresh colds, KjL S'rQt completely heals the soreflHC*- / <-%y and restores ^tbe senses ofgg J^nBH Kot a Liquid or A few applications relieve.* "* ^ A thorouyh treatment villi* &\l PP1IPIH cure. Agreeable to use. M n V LkupK Send for circular. 50centsTl A1 FL I t IB ai uruggisiH or i?y man. ELY flKOTHERS, Druggists, Owego, N. Y. |1iopmplaster7i i Thia Plaster does wonders. WhyP Because, ! ij made from nature's beat known remedies. Vir- ! J tuea of fresh Hops, Burgundy Pitch and Foreign ! 11 Giims. Cures instantly. Lame Back, Side or Hip, \ Sciatica, Bheumatism, Neuralgia, Female Pains, a Sore Chest, Kidney Diseases, Sprains, or weak- ; jj ness In any part. Soothing, stimulating and ! strengthening. The BEST plaster known. 26o. ! Mailed for prloe^Hop Plaster Co., Boston, Mass. S I CURE FITS! When I say cure I do not mean merely to stop them (or a time and then have them return again, I mean a radical cure. I liaro mode tho disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a life-long study. I warrant my remedy to cure the worst cases. Because others have failed Is no reason for not now receiving a cure. Send at once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Express and Post Office. It co*ts Tou nothing for a trial, and I will cure you. Address Dr. H. G. ROOT, 183 Pearl St., Hew Yorlc. fARTHMA CUREPi German Asthma C'nrenevcr/aii* to give Mmediate relief m the worst eases,insures comfort abla sleep; effects c u res where all others fail. AM H trial convinces the most skeptical. Price 50c. and M 81?00,olDru?iBtHorby mail. SampleFREEjg| Srstam^^R^t^CHIFPMANLStjr^^^inn^w ^ff^Rrinri y?ur own Bone, ^WLlU,,,IU Meal. Oyster Shells, fl8M9l|aCFV|fiRAHa M Flour and Corn GgBSXrarf #nthc$3KLAJVr>3VIXXjXj J// (F. Wilson's Patent). lOO per cent, more made In keeping poultry. Also POWER MILLS and (FARM FEED MILLS. Circulars and Testimonials sent .. nt*vcav1)l>au pn . Oil appuuuiuu. ww ? ?. Fare, Hand*, Feet, anrt all their lmr&c^jHk perfections, Including Facial Development, Superfluous Hair, Moles, Warts. Jt(*1 ffl Moth, Freckles. Red Nose. Acne, Bi'k ty\ .if Heads, Scars, Pitting & their treatment. jfer^Otej^LDr. John Woodbury, :J7 N. Pearl St.,Alba(J^ny.N.Y. Est'b'd 13iQ. Send lUc. for book. ge in ,n staple goods rnrr \n a.l Nojewelry receipts ortrasli; hut goods f llf P lU needed in every house, that s-.-l I for 55-45 I lll?"? CaSH, sent free on receipt of the addresses ot 25 persons (1! to 40 years old), and ?? cents to pay for this advertisement and postage on goods. Certain satisfaction. Order now. as this offer js limited. NIAGARA SUPPLY CO.. Drawer 108, BUFFALO, N. T AGENTSWANTED Wc want a reliable Lady or Gent In each town an l township to sell our goods; also general agents. Par tlcularstrje. Address J ekkeuson M'k'o Co., Toledo,O. A DIP ftCCCD To introduce thnm, wb will Dm Urrtn. uive away i.uoo sau. Operating Washing Aiachiues. It you watii on3 eend us your name, P. O., and express ottice at _ once. The Natiotinl C'o.? 'io DKY ST.. N. Y. niA' DSIIa Great English Gout and Bl3ll S rlllSi Rheumatic Remedy. Oral Box, gl.UO: round, 50 cu? Tkf ITCH ELL'S Perforated Belladonna ? ? " i i>?i?u if.,,.,. XYA. niLSIITB tuiu an aiura umi ? ?>uo. .,v?, edy for that cold spot botwecn the shoulders. Sold by Druggists everywherellll HTC ft An active Man or Woman In trery Bfil n M I E "county to lell our Salary Cio. 98a U || per Hoathnnd hxpenjes. ICxpeniei in ail SW B vinro. Canvaiiiiig oiitlit FRKK! 1'artii ulura V V free. Standard Silvor-waro Co. Boston, Mass. OLDOOiNS^lM SUHAYER, 13Laicliert Ave., Huston HixhUnils,Mna-f. WANTED TO II IRK A ff" IB W Rg of about 5u to 101)acres. Address E? C9 M fra K- II.,T. 0. Box New York.I 31 1*2 n A 1" C IVI T O Obtained. Send stamp for r A I Civ I O Inventors'Cruido. L.Bis4. ham, l'atont Lawyer, Washington. D. c. AGENTS WANTED for ten ne\vl'a.-t-solliiiK article.*, Sami'les, etc., tree. C. Marshall, L.?ckj>ort,N.Y. AHIIIBffi ^urultinr Itiibit Cured in ... I mfi lis !?#? to 20 days. No pny till cured. Vl I wlVI Da. J. STKi'tiHN's. Lebanou, Ohio ? G taken th? lead In A% tlie sales of that clais of Musjr l TOSDiV*linu?t univcnal sattific?Ef?Guar*nteeJ not io?] tioi) Mgsg MUM Striolure. WUKJ'n * TariV^Te* Enf Mfdonlr by tb4 O his won the favor of Qjn. ?v . .. the public and r.ow ran*s Chimlol Co. the leading Med:* 12^ ClncinnaHWWgg cincs cf ilie c idcra. UdIL . mei A. L. S>MITH. iMfk Oulo.^&W Bmclford. Pa. ^ Soli!by Druggists. PENNYROYAL "CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH" The Original and Only tionnln?. flajr and alwayi reliable. Ilrware of Worthies* Imitation*. l/4C'hlohe?ter'? En?U?k" *r? the hen iaa<1c. Indlnpenaabl* TO LADIES. Iaeloie 4c. (itaup?) for particular!, testfc aaouialj, etc., inUtttr tent you br re-Ob, B | B 4b B r?s?P!LLS! A once prominent minister of the gospel lfc running a bar in Uleda, M. T. Disagreeable?Dangerous Catarrh Is on exceedingly disagreeable diseaie, 1U varied symptoms?discharge at the nose, bad breath, pain between the eyes, coughing, choking sensation, ringing noises In the ears, &c.?being not only trou blesome to the sufferer but offensive to others. Catarrh Is also dangerous, because it may lead to bron ' chitls or consumption. Being a blood disease the truo method to cure is to purify the blood. To purify the blood take Hoorl's Sarsaparllla, by which many sufferers from catarrh have been cured. "I suffered three years from catarrh, and my general health was poor In consequence. When I took Flood's Sarsaparllla I found I had the right remedy. The catarrh Is yielding, as Hood's Sarsaparllla is cleansing my blood, and the general tone of my system Is improving. My case is of such long standing that I did not expect to be cured in an Instant."? Frank Washburn, Rochester, X. Y. "I suffered with catarrh fifteen years; tried all the catarrh remedies without benefit, and was about to try a change of climate when I took Hood's Sarsaparllla. I would not take any money consideration for the good one bottle did me. Now I am not trou mea any with catarrh."?L w. lillis, Chicago, iii. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Made only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. IOO Dose3 One* Dollar H.R.R. Relief CURES AND PREVENTS Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Influenza, Inflammations, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headache, Toothache, Asthma* DIFFICULT BREATHING. CURES THE WORST PAINS In from one to twenty minutes. NOT ONE HOUR after reading this advertisement need any one SUFFER WITH PAIN. Radway'* Ready Relief is a Sure Care for Every Pain, .sprains, limine*. Pains in the Hack, C test or Limbs. It wait the First and is the Only PAIN RE.UEDY That instantly stops the most excruciating pains, allavs inflammation, and cures Congestions, whether of the Lungs, Stomach, Bowels, or other glands or organs by one application. A half to a teaspoonful in half a tumbler of water will In a few miuutes cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic, Flatulency, and all internal pains. Malaria In Its Various Forms. There is not a remedial agent in the world that will cure Fever and Ague and all other Malarious. Bilious and other fevers, aided bv ItADWAY'S PILLS, so quick as RAI)WAY'S READY RELIEF. Fllty cents per bottle. Suld by druggists. DR. RADWAY'S SARSAPAR1LLM RESOLVENT, The Great Blood Purifier, For the Cure of nil Chronic Diseases. Chronic Rheumatism, Scrofula, Svphilitic Complaints, etc. (see our book on Venereal, etc.; price '15 cents), Glandular Swelling, Hacking Dry Cough, Cancerous Affections, Bleeding of the Lungs, Dyspepsia. Water Brash, White Swellings, Tumors, Pim?les, Blotches, Eruptions of the Face. Ulcers, Hip Useases, Gout, Dropsy, Rickets, Salt Rheum. Bronchitis, Consumption, Diabetes, Kidney, Bladder, Liver Complainta, etc. SCROFULA, Whether transmitted from parents or acquired, is within the curative range of the Sarsapariilian Resolvent. Cures have been made where persons have bscn afflicted with 8crofula from tlieir youth up to 20, 30 and H) years of ace, by DR. RADWAY'S SARSAPAItlLTJAN RESOLVENT, a remedy composed of ingredients of extraordinary medical properties, essential to purify, heal, repair and invigorate the broken down and wasted body. Quick, pleasant, safe and permanent in its treatment and cure. Sold by all druggists. One dollar a bottle. DR. RADWAY'S PILLS The Great Liver an1 Sto.tiash Remedy For the euro of all disorders of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Loss of Appetite, Headache, Oostiveness. Indigestion, Biliousness, Fever, Inflammation of the Bowels, Piles, and all derangements of the internal viscera. Purely vegetable, containing no mercury, minerals or deleterious drugs, Price, 25 cents per box. Sold by all druggisja. DYSPEPSIA! Dr. Ilndway'g Fill* are a cure for this complaint. They restore strength to the stomach and enable it to perform its iuurtions. The symptoms of Dyspersia disappeared with them the liability of the system to contract diseases. Take the medicino according to directions, and observo what we say in "False and True" respecting diet. |3H3ond a letter stamp to 1)R. RADWAY ?fc UO.? No. 32 Warren Street, New York, for "Falso and True " VBc sure to get RADWAY'S. IMMEDIATE RELIEF! Gordon's King of Pain relieves pain of whatever uai ture, the moment It is applied, and Is a household | remedy wherever known for Rheumatism, Neural gia, neauacno anu loomaciie, nurns uuu ocmus, i Sprains and Bruises. Diarrhoea Dysentery. Sore j Throat, Ulcers, Fresh Wouuils, etc. Burns will not blister If applied, and Bruises will heal In a day that would require a week by any other method. The remedy is furnished In powder, with labels, etc., and Is sent by mall, postage paid. It Is put up In 50c.. 31 and $5 packages. The 50c., or trial package, whea reduced to liquid form, will fill 24 2oz. bottles, which ore worth at retail, $6. Agents can coin money selling It. It is worth ten times its cost for burns alona. Bead postal notes or two cent stamps. Address E. G. RICHARDS, Sole Proprietor, Toledo, Ohio. 5~TO N WAGON SCALES, MNWipfiisr I havo a positive remedy for the above disenso; by its nso thousands of cases ot tho worst kind and of long standing have been cured. Indeed.t-oatronglsravfaith in l:s efllcncy, th:it I will sendTWO BOTTLES j'REB, together with a VALUABLE TREATISE on this disease to any sufferer. Give express unci P. 0. nddr 63. DR. T. A. SLQc'Uil, 191 Pearl St., Kow York. ISl CUR ES WHERE All EISEFAILS7 ^?3 U Best Couch Syrup. Tastes good. Use lg Brj In time. Sold by druggists. W MfiDDUSUC Chloral and Ifl IIII H a II kOpium Habits ! EASII.Y CURED. BOOK FREE. DR. J. C. HOFFMAN, Jefferson, Wisconsin. JOHN P. LOVELJ-'S SC Top-Snap Action, Pistol Grip,Rebounding Lock, Pate: Fore-end Fastening. For good workmanship, convr iencc of manipulation, hard and close shooting, durab ity, and beauty of Mulsh, tills Uun has no equal, and elm lenges tlie world. Thousands of these Guns have bet sold, and the demand for them is rapidly increasing. AS would most respectfully recommend all unrtics ii tending to purchase a single breech-loading Rhot-gu to give {Lis (luna thorough exmiilnntion. Plain Barrel, 12 bore, #16; lu bore, $l(j. Twist Barrel, Lovell Roller Skate. uiiirki't. 1'ltlC'ES: No. 1 Rink, $2.50 No, 2 Rink, 3.U0 No. 3 Half Clamp. Nickeled and Polished, 5.00 No. 4 All-Clamp, Nickel and Polished, - - 5.00 No. 5 All Clamp, Nickel, .... 4.U0 . Sent b\) mail postpaid on receipt of price. sole agents fok the bon ton, bay statk and ^ yi'ajcer Cixy Roll. The celebrated IV>n Ton Bolls, $2 per set, by mail postpaid on receipt of price. PRICES: _ _ Round Barrels, $12.50. ^ Octason Barrel; $i3.50. Rifle In the world. ^Shoots the which can be reloaded. No man In of the Colts before they arc all sold celved from Colt's factory In ilartf upobitiielu the greatest bargain ei VICTOR AIR PISTOL. Excelsior Air Klfle. A skeleton Stock, or Shoulder I'.est i'istoi, which when attached converts it into a ride. Iv of these Air Pistols. I'rices: Pluck i'luish, jjiii; N| postpaid on receipt of price. Flobert Rifles SXTi'S UlFLEMi Remington 1'attern, whlcli ihool either each. FULL NICKEL PLATED. _ rice reduced from 8 10 to 8*7.50 :acb, with daru, target, ?luk's, Ac. WSENDBCT.STAMPI Revolvers, Fishing Tackle, Dog JOHN P. LOVELL'3 SO ? LADIE8! IS PROMPTANDREUABLE. KEMIbY Endorsed bj rhjslolani i It quickly iniucu ' ToTAl LS*-' the Llver to healthy [ action, removing the mfnufmtm. causes that produce t Bilious Headache, Dyspepsia, Files, be. ^ By the use of HUNT'S REMEDY the Stomach and Bowels will regain their strength, and thf blood will be perfectly purified. ' r It cures Female complaints and by its use monthly sickness is rendered painless. It is purely vegetable, and meets a want never before furnished to the uublic, and the utmo3t reliaace may be placed in it. RELIABLE WORDS. " He who lives after natnre shall never be poor." A CIcr*j man. / Rev. Charles Pike, of Waicrbury, Conn., says : " I contracted a weakness of th? kidneys, which was made worse by drinking water in the different places where I resided. I suffered severely. I purchased a bottle of Hi'NT'p (Kidney and Liver) Rr*edy, with the truarantee that it would help me, as it afterward did." ? " In an orderly house, all is soon ready." A <? ateliil Lady. "This Is to ccrtiry tuat i have used Hunt's (Kidney and Liver) RemKdt for the kidneys and other troubles with very satisfactory results, and would recommend the same to those afflicted as I was. Gratefully, Mrs. D. F. Peck, Ansouia, Conn. "Out of debt, ouf of danger." Mv Wile's 31 tlicr. Mr. Charles W. Morris, Kayle office, Pittsfleld, Mass., writes: u My wife's mother had been In very precarious condition with dropsy, or Brieht'i disease of the kidneys. Hunt's (Kidney and Liver) Remedy has worked a miracle In her." Price Send for Illustrated Pamphlet to HUNT'S REMEDY CO., Providence. R. I. * ^ <0 Sold by all druMiats, ;?'? > ; C. N. CRITTENTOM, General Agent, New York. NYU U?49 hr >nDi* A"1 Vinegar Bitters, apo> LViirCAKDIITthV gative and tonic, purines the ulood, strengthens the live* and kidneys, and will restors health, however lost. Vinegar Bitters is the '<^c5s!St^Vw\ ^e8t renitdy discovered for promoting digestion, curing wHfYT headache and Increasing th2 Tlfal powers. Vinegar Bitters assinv ilates the food, regulates the stomach and boWels. giving healthy and natural sleep. Vinegar Bitters is the great disease pro. venter, and stands at the head of all family rem* edies. No house should ever be without it Vinegar Bitters cures Malarial, Bilious and other fevers, diseases of the Heart, Liver ana Kidneys, and a hundred other painful disorder*. Send for either of our valuable reference books for ladies, for farmers, for merchants, our , Medical Treatise on Diseases, or our Catechism on Intemperance and Tobacco, which last should be in the bands of every child and youth in the country. Any two of the above books mailed free on receipt of four cents for registration fees. tH. McDonald Drug Co.,532 Washington SL,H.Y? HPiso's Remedy for Catarrh Is the BR Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. H Also good for Cold in the Head, fl| Headache, Hay Fever, Ac. 50 cento. gf| "Judtfinj? from its effeefs in my case. Piso's Bern* , dv lor Catarrh is ' Excelsior.' ?h. d. Knowlto*, ! Holland, New York. I B9 Pi so'a Bemedv for Catarrh Is the 1H ^21 kJ Hun vSk Also Rood for Cold In the Head, H ?3 Headache, Hay Fever, &c, 60 ceuta. " Piso's Remedy for Catarrh Rave me almost lmm* dlate relief."?F. E. Bra inked, Audubon, Iowa. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh Is the H > Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. H HAlso eood for Cold In the Head, H ; Headache, Hay Fever, Ac. 60 cents. gj| / I " Piso's Romedy for Catarrh is Jnst the meitcinei havo been looking for-"?W. Outon, Mayavill?, Ky. . Piso's Remedy for Catarrh ts the |H B<*st, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. WE HAlso good for Cold In the Head, Headache, Hay Fever, ?$c. 50 cents. hH " Piso's Remedv for Catarrh has done me mor? good than anything i ever tried."?Miss R. A. Studley, Cornwall Bridge, Conn. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh Is the |H , Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. Also good for Cold In the Head, Hi '' Headache, Hay Fever, <fcc. 50 cents. ' "Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is producing favor?bI? results."?Geo. \v. 'Wixham, Philadelphia, Pa. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh Is the 153 Rent FjmiMt to Use. and Cheapest. * BAlso Rood for CoM In the Head, fl| / Headache, Hay Fever, <?c. 50 cents. ' n - to Soldiers & Heirs. Send3tamp 1 HAllCIAnC for Circulars. COL. L. BIN3I ClIvlvll V HAM, Au'y, WashiiiRco:!, D. 0. THDRSTQFS SITOOTH POWDER Keepiny Teeth Perfect and Gams Healthy. KIDDEB'8Pfl8TILLE8,gat?nS |? J^fff^tjj^?EaMMWBCWCliarlcstown. ilaas, >NS, BOSTON, MASS. if Y^pSfipj) Ejector Revolver in the market. All n vsa*'^ wj?, are in want of a first-class Revol?: ver should order one. i'cnf b\j mail oil re-c't of price. 12 bore, $ 18: 10 bore, $ I i). deed by Fro.esslonal skaters to be the bm In tlio j p- mi ? n n s io-&not Kepeating nine. st one-half the factoru price. It la the best RepnaV 14 callbro centre tiro Winchester Rifle Cartridge want of a first class Rillc should fall to secure on? . Tlifse Rliles are all new, having Just been ro rU, Ct.. and are warranted In every respect 27lit ci' offered. i < ry l>ov and pirl should have ona^.ym ckcl MU!HU,31. sent oy mau d at $.'1 each, we sell for 32.S5. Flobert Cartridge. I' I<(HJ!!KT USSSPm? thu Flobert or ii rille cartridge, SO muMl Excelsior Air Rifle. fs and slugs. For target practice on ths lawn an? r>r li has no equal. It Is becoming very popular with iitlti practice become good rifle shots. It affords 11 anything In the iporting line, and teaches one to 'or our new Illustrated Catalogue of Gur.s, Rifles, Collars, Police Uoods, Holler Skates and Sporting NS? BOSTON, MASS.