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AGRICULTURAL ~ TOPICS OF INTnUK,ST RRIiATlVE TO FAHM AM) GAIIUKN. Canada Thistles in Meadows. ThA f'ana-la thistle, thouirh not easily killed, is yet comparatively easy to keep in subjection, provided the surface is covered with other vegetation. A heavy growth of clovcr or timothy will leave little room for thistles, except in vacant spaces. Enough will push through to keep the root alive, and as soon as the field is , plowed they will grow with greater v gor than ever, even on fields where but few before were to be seen. Heavily seeding with clover or grass is therefore not one of the best means, not of destroying-thistles, but of making them as little trouble as possible. On a farm tilled with thistles the larger part should l?e seeded heavily, and then the fields one after another be taken in hand and the thistles in each thoroughly rooted out. It is true a great deal of hay is half thistles, but this is mainly the farmer's fault, cither in not sowing enough gra<a and clover seed or in pasturing ti:e.?e until they are destroyed, leaving the thistles to occupy their places. Carp of Pastures. As a rule, pastures in this country receive little ur no care. No crops gets less attention, yet none would resj>ond more quickly to good care. Much attenKaah /oSfin "H.rnimn WVU UilS Ul'VU gi?Vt? %.vj.v corn, wheat, potatoes, the improvement of horses, cattle, sheep and swine; even poultrj' are encouraged l>y liber il premiums; but we seldom hear of a premium crop of grass. It seems practicable to double the present yield without an outlay at all cornspouding to the increased value of the crop. Is there any good reason why a farmer should not hestow as much care in selecting the proper seeds, and in the after-treatment of meadows, as he would in selecting or breeding and raising a Southern bull calf or a Merino lamb? Grass should not be pastured in very early spring, before the ground settles and the sod becomes firm. By this early pasturing the tops arc Kept ciosciy cm off. the roots are injured, from which tip. gra>s does not recover for ;i whole year. To gain and thrive, the grass needs some green leaves as much as a horse needs fresh air and a stomach to digest a liberal allowance of food. If cut frequently and kept short, like the grasses of the lawn, the roots will not make the 6ame size and extent of growth as when the stalks and leaves have free develop meat. The roots depend as nnicn on the leaves as the latter does oil the roots. Pastures should not be allowed to grow very long in spring without feeding, as the culms run up the blossom and make a growth distasteful to a!l kings of stock. By movable feuces or otherwise, it is a good plan to feed oil a piece rather closely, let it get a start, and then feed off again evenly.?Ch'uatjo Herald. Breeding Dairy Cows. Henry Stewart says, in the Agriculturist: 1 -The art of breeding is governed by a few rules which are simple ami easy to understand. The first and most imfjortant of these is that 'like produces ike,' by which is meant that animals of certain peculiarities of form, color, character, disposition, habit and quality, when bred together, reproduce their own characteristics in their progeny. This rule has been so uniformly and constantly proved by practice, and is so reason? ' ^ 1 AL .J. -4. aDie and natural, mat ji uio> uc kim-u i? a safe guide in the rearing of dairy cows. Every per-on may see it proved by practice every day of his life. There is more or less of family likeness in persons as well as in inferior animals. The progeny of a Jersey is always a Jersey, and the same is true of all other bree.ls. A good rich m'lker produces calves that arc good milkers, provided the bull is also of a good milking family. It i< the fashion to assert that only pure breeds have this physiological power of propagating their own characteristics. All animals pos uess iuis puvvtr iu some uc^ikc, iiuntxi, and by a careful course of selection thi> natural proclivity may be encouraged, developed and strengthened until the breed, as it is then cal'ed, h;is this power iu an eminent degree aud the progeny partakes very closely of the character of the parents. This is th.point to be aimed ut by dairymen, who should iirst learn by careful tests which are the best cows, then seed tliein liberate in HfVflnn thfir dualities to the fullest extent, brcccl them to males of known hereditary excellence, and pursue the same plan with their progeny. The male should be selected from some purebreed, rot haphazard, but after careful investigation of its antecedents,and especially of its parentage. Milking quality is the only point to be considered, for this alone brings the profit desired. A dairyman should look to his special business for his profit, and never be induced to compete with professional breeders in the rearing of stock for sale. Hundreds of dairymen have been misled into disastrous losses during the progress of what might be called the Jersey speculation, during seven or eight years past, by purchasing at high prices animals belonging to certain families which were popular at the time, but whose popularity was soon e lipsed by new favorites. It matters not what breed is chosen. If it is the Shorthorn, the IIolstcin-Friesian, the jersey, me uueriiscv, or ixyrsiure, as good a brill jis can be afforded should be purchased, and this may be safely done if the pedigree is right, and the milking quality of hisdamund both hisgrandams has been found satisfactory. It is more profitable to pay a large price for a good animal than a small price for a poor one. The bull is half tiie herd, as regards the calves, and more that that when it is procured for the puri>ose of improving native stock. The s|?aie male calves may l?e easily disposed of to neighbors who are not so particular, or not so experienced in this respect, for some advance on the common stock, and will in good part re nay the cost of the sire. Breed is undoubtedly dependent U|>on feed. Fee 1 ing and training have given the value to the breed, and this value must be kept up by feeding and training. The mistake is often made of getting a purebred animal and subjecting it to all the careless management which is given to the """iiimn ctiu'lr .mil f.vnnctincr that this animal, by virtue of its parents'character, can lift up the common herd, and double or treble its value in a few years. Such a hope is doomed to disappointment from the outset. When a pure animal is brought into a herd its care should be at least equal to that which it lias been used to, and the very same system of feeding and general management should be followed with the whole herd. If this practice is carried out, the desired end will surely be reached. Farm and Garden \otc?s. Don't keep ahead of the weeds, but go hot after them. Do nctallow potatoes to be exposed to the s.:n any longer th;iu is needed to dry them. t J ; J ; . ~ I*. H * ;: . vl , - i . The insect-eating birds arc among the farmer's best fri'-nus, to be cherished and protected. Take advantage of low water to clean out wells mice a year. I)<> not delay lest rainy weather >ct in and raise the water. In regard to the use of plaster in association with manure, the best way is to "prinkle a little behind the cattle every day?say two or three ounces per head. Turkeys as well as chickens should not be allowed to roost on narrow roosts while growing, as it causes crooked I breasts, especially in the larger variety oi I low IS. Mixed farming is most useful in keeping up the soil to a degree of fertility. The specialties engaged in should be in keening with the soil and conditions ol the farm. It is poor economy to use old and dirty sections for comb honey. It will pay better to commit all such to the flames and buy new and elean sectious for new und delicious honey. Every time you use the cultivator in order to kill out the grass and weeds 3*011 are at the same time stirring the soil, thereby admitting more air to the roots of the plants, providing a greater amount of moisture and converting the insoluble substances into plant food. Save all the manure. A quarter of a century ago many farmers dumped their manure into the rivers, not supposing that manure or fertilizers would ever be required, but the question of fertilizers is now being discussed, as well as the best methods of restoring fertility. If possible, it i* best to let at least five or six weeks intervene between harvest and thieshing. The grain comes out of the straw more easily and is in dried condition. If threshing must be done inside of the time mentioned care mu-t be taken that the giain does not afterward neat in tnc uin. , Many farmers who have an abundance of straw arc too careless about stacking j it. The^tack should be well built, even if one intends to rot the straw. Dry : <tra\v is comparatively light and easy to handle, and it can be thrown from thj j st ick and scattered over the yard from time to time without much trouble. ; German millet, sown and lightly liar- 1 rowed in, in the proportion of one ( bushel of seed per acre, m:iKcs an excei- i lent crop for summer. Hilt it must be cut as soon as it shall be in blossom, for if allowed to ripen its seed, it will become hard and woody. On good, wellmanured land it should produce two tons of hay per acre. A Missouri fruit grower has found bagging a perfect preventive of grape rot if applied before the spores causing the rot has found a lodgement on the young berries. He thinks it is a safe rule for I all grapes to be bagged by the time the j Concord attains a size of, say, one-fourth [ of an inch in diameter, and as much j sooner as possible. Uxlora uown snccp uiuuu iu heavy weights, the rain at three years of age reaching as high as 400 pounds and ewes They are the largest of the mutton breeds, and yield a fleece of medium wool weighing twenty pounds. These weights arc for special individuals , that have been on exhibition, but 300 i pounds is not an unusual weight for rams over two years old. Will it pay to grow black walnuts and | then "waitr" A black walnut tree in j Michigan lately sold for No doubt if the young trees were planted in rows forty feet apart each way and cultivated thev would be valuable as a special crop, | as twenty-five trees could thus le grown on one acre. Though late, the returns would be sure, and unused land could be profitably devoted to them. To cure diarrhoea in fowls take new milk, say half a cup for each fowl, heat an iron poker, or any suitable piece of iron, red hot and scorch the milk with it; give as warm as the fowl can stand it. It is a sure cure for looseness iu calves, colts or humans, and will check looseness iu fowls. Give it to fowls with a spoon; let it run down the roof of the mouth so th it it will not get iu the windpipe. Procure new crop turnip seed and have the ground fine. The rows may be wide J ? '? i apirt, so as to aiiow ior wouvmy ?un the cultivator. The ground should be as fine as :in a>h heap. Drop the seed in small clusters, about six inches apart in the rows, as the insects will often destroy young turnips, if too thick, when up they can be thinned out. Too much line I well-rooted manure cannot be used on turnips. Do not put turnips on ground occupied by corn the previous year. To secure full blooming among roses in the snrinir. the stronir new canes should not be cutback, but be ;il In wed to remain and be beat clown to or toward the ground, fastening the:n securely with pegs. In this position a great many shoots will start out with more or less bloom. In the following spring cut away as much of the previous year's growth as may be thought best. Very strong growing kinds can b? allowed more wood than the weaker ones. Sometimes it happens that geraniums from late spring cuttings, planted in rich nwiwt s;oiL "row all to leaf and Yield but "* ' v ' o~ - - ? few ttowcrs. To do better tlma this they s .ouid become pot bound and show bloom before planting out. Planting pots and all is of doubtful benefit, better have the soil less rich bj* digging dc p. With a inoi-t seison and rich soil no geraniums flower well. Old cuthak plants, full of shoot and bloom, planted out the hitter part of May, should flower well all summer. Newly planted trees often suffer apparently for want of water, when really there is much moisture in the soil. This iiml.ik- fimiK frmn the earth not havinir In-en picked in tightly about the roots at planting. Hence a good plan in such cases is to pound the earth with a heavy rammer around the tree*. After this practice it will be noted often that the earth looks quite damp in the morning where it seemed hard and dry before. This is simply the pulverizing of the soil so much insisted on by garndeners of the old school. The freight on a barrel of ni'jo apphs is no higher than on a barrel of culls. When they reach market the barrel of nice apples sells for something very boon, while the barrel of culls stands round until it looks worse and wor-e than at tiist. Then it has to be given away almost if sale is possible, or dumped out a total loss and worse if sale is impossible. In the one case there is pretty sure to be a satisfactory price realized over and above expenses, in the other almost with equal certainty a deficit to be made good. Can you or any one else, then, afford tc ship poor goods to market? l-lrnna mill tlio Hnnn Dear little Grace at the window stood, Watching, that winter night, The great round moon in the fair blue sky, Where it shone so big and bright, Till a cloud swept over its shining face, Then she turned with a little pout; "I wanted to look at the moon,' she said, "ButfOiJiebody's blowed it out!" ? Wide Aioake. \ V. 4j;; HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. How Milk is Kept Sweet. A lady writing to the New York World says: "Many of your readers probably are not aware that milk can be preserved, the same as fruit is, by bottling or canning. It is said that inifk thus treated will keep perfectly sweet for months in a cool place. I have not made sufficient trial to know that it will keep for that length of time. But during the hot weather I have found this a convenient and effectual way of keeping milk sweet longbcyondthetime when it would ordinarily sour. I put fresh milk into thick glass bottles and set the bottles, linfnrlr^ info a of cold Wfttcr. which is gradually heated to boiling,and boiled about half an hour. I cork the bottles with rubber corks, while the milk is still steaming, and remove from the kettle. Milk prepared thus is especially good for children and invalids, because the heat destroys all germs of impurity and fermentation. It is well known that boiling is recommended for milk and for water when any doubt exists as to their purity. I have found this the best way to put up milk for use on a journey. When a bottle of milk isopencd it should be used up at once or any that remains should be thrown away." Recipes. Calf's Brains Fried: Take the brain8 and beat up with an egg, salt and pepper; fry in hot lard. Cookies: Two cups of sugar, two eggs, one cup of butter, one-half cup of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of soda. Pudding Sauce: Beat together four teaspoonfnls of sugar and two ounces of butter; stir in a teacup of boiling water; uavui tu uiait*. Cup Cake: One cup sugar, one table- j spoonful of butter, one cup of milk, one j egg, three cups of flour, one teaspoonful baking powder. Meat Balls: Take cold roast beef ami I chop fine, season with salt, pepper and eage, put in one egg, make into little balls and fry in butter or drippings. ti-wnn? nf I ?'?" _ , sugar, one of cream, two of flo.ir, four eggs, one teaspoonful of baking powder and teaspoonful extract of lemon; bake quickly. ; l-cmon .Marmalade: Take lemons, peel and extract the seeds. Boil the lemons until soft, add the juice and pulp, with a pound of sugar to a pound of lemon; boil to thicken. Snow Cake: One cup of white stig.sr, half cup of butter, one and ahalf of flour, half cup of sweet milk, te.ispoonful of baking powder, whites of four eggs; flavor with almond. Corn Lake: two cups 01 jncnan mcai, i two cups of cold water or milk, one-half | cup of flower, one-half cup sugar, one egg, two teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, J one teaspoonful of soda. Beef Tripe: Clean the tripe carefully i and soak in salt water, changing several times; cut in slices; boil until perfectly , done; dip in butter; try a iignt Drown; i season with salt and pepper. Sponge Cake: To three eggs beaten ' one minute add one and one-half cups of sugar and beat two minutes; one cup of whites of sixteen eggs, two teaspoonfuls i of baking powder; flavor tolaste. White Mountain Cake: Three eggs, o?e cup of sugar, one-half cup of new ' milk, one-half cud of butter, two cups of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, two tea- | spoonfuls of cream of tartar; flavor to taste. Fig Cake: Three pints of flour, one cup of butter, one of sweet milk, two and one-half cups sugar, whites of six- . teen eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one and one-half pounds tigs, flavored and cut in strips. Gooseberry Tarts: Prepare a pie paste, as light as convenient, cover the bottom of it with powdered sugar, then place | alternately a layer of pickled and washed gooseberries and one of sugar. Bake three-quarters of an hour. To Dress Cucumbers: Gather, or buy from market early; peel and put on ice until dinner; then slice as thin as possible and put with sliccd onions in a dish; salt and pepper freely, pour a cup of vinegar over them, and lay ice on top. Egg Omelette: One pint ru n sweet I crrnm, three tablespooful.s Hour, three I eggs well beaten, half tablespoonful salt and pepper, Stir flour and milk smooth, add the eggs. Melt a large spoonful butter in a baking pan, pour in and bake twenty minutes. Gooseberry Pudding: Make a paste of llour witn one leaspoonuu ox creim 01 , tartar in it, and beat two minutes; one- I half cup of cold water with one-half tea- I spoonful of soda and a little salt in it;' stir thoroughly, then add oue cup of flour. Flavor with lemon. Lily Cake: Two cups of sugar and one cup of butter mixed together, one cup of sweet milk, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one cup of cornstarch, two cups of llour, one teaspooful of cream of tartar, whites of live eggs. Flavor, and frost wsth ehocolate frosting. Cream Cake: Beat to a froth one cup of sugar and three eggs; on this pour one cup of sweet cream, then stir in one and one-half cups of flour in which one teaspoonful of soda and two of cream of tartar are thoroughly mixed. Flavor with lemon and bake in quick oven in thirty minutes. White Fruit Cake: One pound of flour, one pound of sugar, one pound of butter, one pound blanched almonds, three pounds citron, one grated cocoauut, flour and beef suet chopped tine, five n l,?lr ? WCil-UVUll-II CggO, .u... <i ....wuig, a little ginger or spice and some salt; roll out the paste, put it into a cloth, fill it with gooseberries and sugar and let it boil three hours. This is au English recipe. Useful Hints. Milk bread dnes out faster than water bread. Scald peaches and the skin can be removed much easier than by peeling without scalding. In baking apple or peach dumplings fill the pan two-thirds lull of water; they are not so dry and hard. In flaking custard set the pan containing it into another pan containing hot water, and it will cook much better. Ice affords the most favorable means of preserving animal food; but it must L-f.nt in the ice until wanted, as it I goes bad quickly when brought into a higher temperature. In all ordinary cookcry simmering at 180 degrees is more effective than violent boiling at 212 degrees. The heat that is applied to do more than the smallest An.nf citnmpriiirr is simnlv wasted ill -; o 1 converting water into useless steam. Many liuve been ruined by their fortunes; many have uscaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it the great have become little, and the little great. In Germany the school history relates to events down to 1812 only; iu this country it goes down to 1886. \ THE MOSQUITO. A rH4PTF!R nv THE GREAT WARM WEATHKH PEST. The Processes by Which the Mosquito Attains Development ?The Female Mosquito Does the Most Biting In grace and elegance of architectural construction, ns well as in variety and gorgeousness of raiment, the male mosquito far surpasses the female, says a St. Louis Globe writer. The male also enjoys privileges and prerogatives to which the female never can aspire?certainly can never gain. In every essential particular she has to make her own and the family's living without the slightest aid from him. Such fool as he requires for himself, which is neither large in quantity nor varied in quality, he picks up. Beyond that he does little except to display his charms and enjoy life. It is the female of the mosquito family with which the human sjiccies comes in most ultimate contact. The female docs by far the greater part of the biting done by the family, and the warblings of the mosquito are those of the female mosquito alone. The mosouito first appears in the form an egg. The eggs arc deposited in the water by the mother mosquito. Before doing this she crosses her hind legs in the shapcof a letter X. As the eggs are dropped they are caught by the crossed logs, the glutinous substance attaching to the legs holding them together. The number of eggs laid by one female before rising is very great. These eggs arc r.rrangcd in the form of a raft and left to ride on the water?sha low, stagnant i f;osh water usually being selected. By the additions made to the number of eggs the raft is converted into a sort of a beat, and when the laying process is all completed, the boat consists of from oOO i lo :! ')(? eg?S. This is the first stage in the existence of the embryo mosquito. After the last egg is laid and the boat completed, the mother's function, so fur. I at least, as regards this particular brood, i ends, and the eggs arc left to shift for themselves. A few days after the egg bont is launched the Iarvic appear. These are of an elongated, wo:m-like form, and come j rut nf lmvpr enrl of tlie cirrre. leaving . the empty shell foriving tlic boat lying I on the .surface of the water. The shells j are soon destroyed by the action of the wind and water. When the larva; appear the fgg< jwe hatched. Most country readers ?,f thi- aiti;le have seen these larvie in immense numbers on the surface of stagnant water during the warm months They are valgnrly called "u'irrfrlors " Kii?nr>iwlf>rl from the Slir face of the water, with head downward, i they are enabled to breathe by means of a sort of tube communicating with the trachea. The appearance of the larvtc may be said to complete the second stage in the existence of the mosquito. From ten to fifteen days after the appearance of the larva1. that substance enters the pup;e. They take on a thin skin, almost completely covering the larva1,and roll around in the water, their motions being directed by a fin-like contrivance at ih^ end of the tail. The quick, seemingly irregular movements of the pupa: give them the name of "tumblers." They, too, are familiar to persons residing in the rural districts in the spring and summer. The change of the larva; into the pupae completes the third stage in the mosquito's existence. Between five and ten days niter tnc pupie appears the last and most critical . sla<je in the entire metamorphosis of the egg into the perfect insect arrives. About this ] eriod the pupa? skin bursts open, and the mosquito takes its first look at dayl'ght. The pupa? shell is in the form of a boat, the opening appearing on the surface of the slull which is farthest from the water. The insect rises slowly and deliberately until it at length lml anccs ihelf on its tail. A small gust of | wind now or a slight eddy and the shell j boat would tip over, when the mosquito's active existence would end before it began. If the gust of wind or eddy fail to appear, the insect slowly extricates its front , pair of logs and ] laces them on the sur- [ face of tie ua er, still clinging to its j shell boat. Then it as slowly and de- j liberately spreads its wings. They at first strike the water, but are raised above it again, and the sun?for the-c affairs invariably take place on sunny days?and air ' dry them. The hind legs are then slowly ! drawn from the shell until their ends I rest on the edge of the boat, the body is J stretehcd out, the winds expanded. A moment afterward the wings Hap, the shell is tipped over, the hcarl is turned shoreward and the mosquito is ready for business. The Largest Farm in tho World. Our Eastern farmer may obtain a new idea of large farms from the description given below, furnished to the St. Louis h'ej'UUhni by a correspondent. It is locatid in the southwest coiner of Louisiana and extends 100 miles north and south and many miles cast and west. It is owned and opeiated by Northern capitalists, whose general manager, ,T. B. "Watkins, gives tne following account of its working: ' The l,r)00,000 acres of our tract," Mr. Watkins said, "was purchased in 1883 from the State of Louisiana and from the United States Government. At that time it was a vast grazing land for the cattle of the few dealers in the neighborhood. When I took possession I e . a A/ A UA..,! v?.ii^ IlllU.U ll\ Ul ui'iiu UI imu-niiu hor.-es a (] cattle. My work was to divide the I'mncnse tract into convenient pastuies establishing stations or r.irclies evtry six nii'es. The fcncing alone cost in the neighborhood of $*10,000. The land I found to be best adapted to rice, su?ar, corn and cotton. All our cultivating, ditching, etc., is done by steainnowcr. We take a tract, say a half a mile wide, for instance, and plare an engine on each side. The engines are portable, and operate a cable attached to four plows, and under this arrangement we are able to plow thirty acres a day with only the labor of three men. Our harrowing, planting jind other cultivation is done in like manner. In fact, there is flot a single draft-horse on the entire place. We have, of course, horses for the herders of cattle, of which we now have 1(5,000 head. The Southern J'acific Railroad runs for thirty-six miles through our farm. We have three steamboats operating on the waters of our own estate, upon whith there are 300 mileB navigable waters. We have an ice-house, a bauk,a ship-yard and a rice mill."?Our Country Home. Rnrtholdi'a Sialiif of"Liberty Enlighten* intc the World" Will be a reminder of personal liberty for aces to come. On just as sure a foundation lias Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discover*-" been placed, and it will stand through the cycles of time as a monument to the physical emancipation of thousands, who by its use have been relieved from consumption, consumptive njjjlitaweats, bronchitis, coughs, spitting of blood, .veak lungs, and other throat and lung affte There are about 50,000 Swedes in Chicago jjiaoia. The FnmoDs Daylight Tour. To the average American tourist abroad, one of the places 'most eagerly sought and most thoroughly admired for the beauty and picturesfiueness of its scenery, is the "Trosachs," tho trip through which is one of constant delight and surprise. The river, lake and mountain country through which the excursionist passes in a jaunt through the American Trosachs, while unequaled for its l>euuty, has not been as familiur to the public in the past as it should have been, but now, thanks to the enterprise of the Erie Railway, the trip is so arranged that it can easily be taken in a day's time. If made from New York the tour, like that through the Scottish Trosachs, may he made in eleven hours. When made in the opposite direction about double that time is necessary, as a stop-over during the nigbt is made at Greenwood Lake. The climate and soils of British India are the most favorable in tlie world fo/ agricultural productions, but modern appliances for culture are completely unknown. Custom and caste are the principal reasons for this lack of knowledge. They Runh fcr It. It is said the women swarm after Moxie Nerve Food with a perfect furore. It is known to be customary for young men to use a miie of it to antidote the effects of a debauch, which it doe* " ithin an hour so effectually, tlifrc is nothing felt after to remind them they have had one. Some of our most eminent physicians say it is the only nerve food of any account. as all the others are actually only mild stiintilants, and soon lose their effects, while this does not, more than common foo<l. It has been but thirteen months on the market, and the druggists say its sale is the most extraordinary ever known. It is Rjiirt that the Chinese are becoming alarmed at the rate of mortality among themselves in New York from quick consumption. The physicians blame the light rlict of the Chinese as being insufficient for this climate. "That Miss Jones is a nice looking girl, isn't she?" "Yes, and she'd be the belle of the town if it wasn't for one thing'/" "What's that ?" "She has catarrh so bad it is unpleasant to be near her. She has tried a dozen things and nothing helps her. I am sorry, for I like her, but that doesn't make it any less disagreeable for one to be around her." Now if she had used Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, there would have been nothing of the kind 1 ?uid, for it will cure catarrh every time. I There are five million farm owners in this i -jountry. ! * * * Vein-oiis dphilitv. nrcmature decline I of power in eitliersex, speedily and permanenti lv cured. Lar^e book, 10 cents in stamps, world's Dispensary Medical Association, 603 Main Street, Buffalo, X. Y. Thkiii: are -0,000 miles of telegraph and telcI graph and telephone wires in New York city. I'llf* Cured for '25 Cents. Dn. Walton'8 Cuke foii 1'iles is sruaran| teed to cure tne worst case of piles. Price 25 cents. Al druggists,or mailed [etaups taken] by the Wai.tox Remedy Co., Cleveland. O. 'Royal Glue' mends anything! Broken Chi. na. Glass, Wood. Free Vials at Drug-j & Gro Bronchitis is cured by frequent small doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption. Good Health You cannot have without pure blood; therefore, to keep well, purify the blood by taking Hood'* Sarwt pari! la. This medicine Is peculiarly designed to net upou the blood, and through that upon all the organs and tissues of the body. It has a specific action, also, upon the secretions and excretions, and assists nature to expel from the system all humors, Impure particles and effete matter through the lungs, liver, bowels, kidneys and skin. It effectually aids weak, Impaired and debilitated organs, Invigorates the nervous system, tones the digestion and Imparts new life and energy to all the functions of the body. Hood's Sarsaparilla 8oM by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only Sy C. I. HOOD & CO., ipothecarles, Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar : COCKLE'S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS, THE GKEATENGLISH REMEDY For Liver, Bile, Indigestion, etc. Free from Mercury ; contain* only Pure Vegetable Ingredients. Agent: C. N. G'RITTENTON, NewTork. KII^DER7^ INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA. Over .1.UD Physicians have sent us their approval of DIGESTYLIN, savin* that It Is the best preparation for Initiation that they have ever used. We have never heard of a case of Dyspepsia whero DIGESTYLIN was taken that was not cured. FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM. IT WILL CURE THE MOST AGGRAVATED CASES. IT WILL STOP VOMITING IN PREGNANCY. IT WILL RELIEVE CONSTIPATION. For Summer Complaints and Chronic Dlarrlnea, which are the direct results of Imperfect digestion, DIGESTYLIN will effect an Immediate cure. Take DYGESTYLIN for all pains and disorders of the stomach; they all coinc from Indigestion. Ask yourdriiKPrlst for DIGESTYLIN (prlcc |1 per large bottle). It he does not have It send one dollar to us and we will send a bottle to you, express prepaid. Dn not hesitate to seud your money. Our house Is reliable. Ectabllshed tweuty-Uve years. WM. F. KIDftKK <fc CO.. iUnnnfnct mlng ClienilHt", S3 John St.? N. V. J found if a spcriflc for Hay F^AM BAU^J tfrer- tor gems ' nave wen WiR^&z?eW!fSic ?1" area> " 'JTwfiom August9th Cream Balm <3 PlAY-fEVER?? ,he onlu preventive I have ever kjh- ^j> found. Hag Fever sufferers B* / 'houhl know of its efficacy.? 1^/ frank B. A 11 mrorth. Publish, r, IndianajtulU, hid. Apply Balm lr.C2 each nostril. ^^MARLIN REPEATING j toed perfectl^^^i^^l' BEST IN THE curata and abaolatel% WORLDI aafe. Mode In all iii;( for V^kav large or email game. IIAlilijtltll Calif ry. Hunting and Tirnl Rifles. fcend far Illustrated Catalogue. Martin Fire Arm* Co., New Haven, Cobb. > II AT F NTS Procured at LESS M I lall I U co?t than obla ii.ible else whore. Rest of refer neea mid lnveuiort>'Guide mailed free. JA.IIKs II. KAN CAST hit. PiUeiit Attorney. IS? II roadway. .N. V. City. PALMS' Rualnea* College, Phl!a? Px Situ* . Hoim furnltheiL Life Scholarship, 840. Write. OlUUUr%l:? ! Menial or I'tafileal Wenknt-a* that Botanic , Nerrc Bltfera fail to rnr?. OOCfa. H?rb Medium Co. , 15 M. llfb St., Philadtlphia, Pa. Suld l>y all Dnigfisu. , FRflZER IIEST IN THE WORLD U il l, M O L tT Get t'.:c Oer.u!n<\ Sold Everywhere. I ft mil 11 Ilubit Cured. Treatment sent on trial UrIUm HUMANE KEJIED* CO., Lafayette, Ind , ^ I lit H HEIU ALL E LS77* IL ( BestCotieh Syi'ip. Taste* gcfxl. Um rjl i ? *> KINK Hlorxtal Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, ----^ -".niltrv, I).i<> IW sale. C:.tiiln^i:.-S with I'M1 1 iM'*i?? iiiK* fri o. S. P. Hoyor X ('<?.. Coati'oillc, Pa. ff&niHIRf Morphine Hnblt Cured In lO I! f 5?J 111 IdS <? 20 day*. \o pay till cured* y 13 IUVM Ur. J. Stephen*. U-Uboo. Ohio, j THREE L n B iiiraDurcnarowmei Genuine Crab Orchard Suits in K^nti-d puckaccs at BmB^H^OW^TERCC^opVr.. Why did tt r-.C tills /?/-vnntrir nco rtirpr' // Ul Lino WUII11 y uV* v? Procter Sr. Gamble's Lenox S Buy a cake of Lenox and you t .. * : * ^KY\ovc?s Tl,e0^i^ill,, $W7- J? LITTLE 'S'ilp 'u?feA\ve LIVER O Q m c. dm e " ^ W\\*J?w r | HEW ABE OF IM1TATI0XB. JLLWATS ASK FOR DR. PIERCE'S PELLETS, OB LITTLE 8VOAB-COATED PILLS. Being entirely vegetable, they operate without disturbance to the system, diet, or occupation. Put up in glass vials, hermetically sealed. Always fresh and reliable. As a laxative, alterative^ or purgative, these little Pellets give the most perfect satisfaction. si HEADACHE. g\ Billons Headache, Dizziness, Conetlpa- JDS,. V Hon, Indigestion* yw W Billons Attacks,andall (1 rf/W^. derangements of the stom- iV ach and bowels, are prompt- 47 Sk ly relieved and permanently cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. In explanation or ine remeuiaj |ium 01 uiw Pellets over 60 great a variety of diseases, it may truthfully be said that their action upon the system is universal, not a gland or tissue escaping their sanative influence. Sold by druggists, 25 cents a vial. Manufactured at the Chemical Laboratory of World's Dispemsaut Medical. Association, Buffalo, N. Y. t"3$5B0BS flr/ I18 offered by the manufacturer / ersof Dr. Sag?'a Catarrh E[\ V# Remedy, for a -case of PmI Chronic Nasal Catarrh which they cannot cure. SYMPTOMS OF GATARRlf.?Dull, heavy hcadache, obstruction of the nasal 'lUnkn.n?/\n fallirtiv A uannatstro, uiovuaigco nuu?s ilvuu into the throat, sometimes profuse, watery, and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody and putrid; the eyes arc weak, watery, and inflamed; there is ringing in the ears, deafness, hacking or coughing to clear the throut, expectoration of offensive matter, together with scabs from ulcers; the voice is changed and has a nasal twang; the breath is offensive; emell and taste arc impaired ; there is a sensation of dizziness, with mental depression, a hacking couch and general debility. Only a few of the above-named symptoms are likely to be present in any one case. Thousands of cases annually, without manifesting half of the above symptoms, result in consumption, and end in the gruve. No disease is so common, more deceptive and dangerous, or Jess understood by physicians. IJy its mild, soothing, and healing properties, Dr. Sage's Catarrh Hemedy cures the worst cases or Catarrh, "cold In the head," Coryza, and Catarrhal XEcaduch?. Sold by druggist* everywhere; 50 etuis. M Untold Agony from Catarrh." Prof. W. Hausner, the famous n^-smcriet. " of Ithaca, N. 1'., writes: " Some fen years ago I suffered untold agony from chronic nasal catarrh. My family physician gave me up as incurable, and said I must die. My ease wu6 such a bad one, that every day, towards sunset, my voice would bccorne ?o hoarse I could barely speak above a whisper. In the morning my coughing and clearing of my throat would almost strangle me. By the use of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, in three months. I wns a well man, und the cure has been permaucut." "Constantly Hawking and Spitting." Thomas J. Rushing, Esq., t902 l'mt Strut, St. Louia, Mo., writes: "I was a great sufferer from catarrh for three years. At times I could hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking and spitting, and for the last eight months could not breathe tnrougn tue nosinis. x thought nothing could be done for nic. Luckily, I was advised to try Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and I am now a well man. I believe it to be the only sure remedy for catarrh now manufactured, and one has only to give it a fair trial to experience astounding results and a permanent cure." Three Bottles Cure Catarrh. Eli Robbins, Rvnyan P. 0., Columbia Co., Pa., says: "My daughter had catarrh when she was five years old, very badly. I saw Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and procured a bottle for her, and soon saw that it helped her; a third bottle effected a permanent cure. She is now eighteen years old and sound and hearty." trade J"uo?lltO] " MARK ^ ^ ^diejnthe H0(jS^ Gone where the Woodbine Twlneth. Rats are smart, but "Rougd on Rats" beats them. Clears out Rats. Mice. Roaches, Water Bugs, Flies, Beetles, Moths, Ants. Mosquitoes, Bed-bugs, Insect"!, Potato Bugs, Sparrows, Skunks. Weasel, Gophers, Chipmunks, Moles, Musk Rats, Jack Rabbits. Squirrels. lCc. & 25o. HEN LICE. "Rocoa on Rats" is a complete preventive and destroyer of Hen Lice. Mix a 25c. box of "Rocqh on Rats" to a pail of whitewash, keep it well stirred up wfcue applying. Whitewash the whole interforof the Hennery; inside and outside of the nests. The cure is radical and complete. PQTATO BUGS u Wyf For Potato liusrs, Insects on b!-a Vines, Shrubs, Trees, 1 pound or hair the contents of a fl.00 z''boxcf "Rough on Rats'1'AetIcultural Size) to be thoroughly rllWiSjN mixed with ere to tv. o barrels nf n\?Rtr>r r r what is Letter air I J slacked lime. Much depends ~ * upon thorough mixinjr. so as to completely distribute the j.eiscn. Sprinkle it on plaits, trees or shrubs when datcp or wet, and is quilo effective when mixed with lime, dusted on without moisture. While in its concentrated ttate it is the most active and strongest of all Bug Poisons; when mixed as above is comparatively harmless to animals or persons,in any quantity they would take. If preferred to use in liquid form,a tablespoonful of i he full strength Rocqh on Rats" Powder, well shaken, in a beg of water and applied with a sprinkline pot, spray syringe or whisk broom, will be found very effective. Keep it well stirred up while using.. Sold by all Druggists and Storekeepers. 15c., 25c. & $L E. 8. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, N. J. EXHAUSTED VITALITY I Great Medical Work for Young and Middle-A^ei Men. PUBLISHED by tlic I'EABOHY MEDICAL I.NSTITI TE. No. 4 li illtini b St., Hootou. Ma?H. W)l. II. I'AUKKK, M.D., "oatu ting Physician. More than one mil Ion opie* IrtlU. II tr ats upon Nervous and I'hvsl.'tel T)cblllty. Pre.tiMure Decline, Exhausted Vitality, Impaired > Igor, ami Impurities of the Blood, and tin* untold nUere* consequent thereon. Contains AW pages, iiibiraotlitl emi oss <1 hln lln/, full gUt. Warranted .he best popular medical treatise published In tho iu flisu laniMage. Price only SI l.y mall, postpaid, tad concealed In a plain wrapper. Ilfuntratic* ump.V frtr If you send now. Address a; a Ik/to. Same thin pwytr. vftcCo ? OI.OVF.R BUILDING, flkf" to SS n <i?y. Samilt-s worth 91...A > KMC K ia I.I i?n not Ili?l<*r tin- li> rs.' - f.-t. \\ rllMr.. VMCS S ;:< !> K.Im .. Holly. Mi th. I BImimV DiHfr Great English Gout and glair S I IB J Sa Rheumatic Remedy. Oval iiox. .11S loniid. I i 1'ilN. tma pi C^DIDUY I'*'" r'! ;,nf1 ?*.im Tt>r-Un Ai"ri T piv sitn.iti-us i I furniMiwi. Writ<> V*lcnttn-Ero? . .l?m cville Wis. | pinrr By return mull. Full DcHcriptioa ftl Ek ! i3 Moodj'? .Ni'W Taliur cl l?rr?? : r NlEiS* ^nttliir. WOODY ^ 00 OinrineMi. 0 j A Ri-mi?ilr for nil Diseases of I ho Liver. Kld*fl (fncri.Momntli uud Bowfli. A posiuveB I cur* fur Djcpcnata, SicU Hrailnefae, I I Constipation. Done, one to iwo teaxpoonfula. 10 ami ?.' ft*. No renulne snlti- told ia bnlibl SIMON X. JONKS, ilnnfcffr. I.onUvlllt, Kj? B W /?v W\ /-\ le w uiiicn i \irteeii million cakes of j i ioap in 1886 ? will soon understand why. j - . 'r ' R R R i 11.11.II. Reliel mmmm caflkfeM CURES THE WOltST PAINS In from one to twenty initiate.. Not one hour niter rc inline tlii. nee<l nnvone SUFFER WITH PAIS. nn"\)irrT phudt A TATFTICJ Uvy TV iJU WlurjUAlil iO It will lu a few inmneuts, when taken according ta directions, cure Cramrs, S| asms, JJmr StomvJ Heartburn. Sick Headache. Summer Comblaint, Diarrlirra, Dysentery. Oolio. wuj ... tu<> d>w.u, . and all other internal Pains. MALARIA IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS CURED AND PREVENTED. Then f? not a remedial ?een'. in th? world that will cure Fever and Ague and all other M*larlons, Bilious and other levers, aided by HAD WAY'S FILLS, so quick as RAIIWAY'sJ READY RELIEF. "j R. R. R. not only cures the patient seized with Mi laria, but If people expose to tho Malarial poison will every morning take 20 r 30 drops of Ready Relief In water, and eat, say a crackcr, before going out, they will prevent attacks. 4 It Instantly relieves and soon cure* Colds. Sore Throat, Bronchitis. Pleurisy. Stiff Neck, all Congestions and Inflammations, whether of the Lungs, Kidneys or Bowels, RHEUMATISH, NEURALGIA, Headache, Toothache,Weakness or Pain In the Book Chest or Limbs by one application fifty cents cer bottle. Sold bv rf t-11 frcrlfif? DR. RADWAY'S SARSAPARILLI&K RESOLTCKT! The Great Blood Purifier, . For cure of all chronic diseases, Scrofula, Blo>l Taints. Syphilitic Complaints, Consumption. Glanlular Disease, Ulcer#, Chronic RheuinatUai. Erysipelas. Kidney, Bladder and Llrer Complaint*. Oftpepsla, Affections of the Longs and Tliroat, p jrlflji the Ulood. rest-.jrin; healtlt anJ vi3-or. Sold liy VrnsxlNt*. 91 Iter Botrlr. * RADWAY'S PILLS I The Grea1 Livsr an J StoniiS BensJ/ For the cure of all dis rilerx of the St tnflU, Bowel*. Eidueye, Bladder,NervousDisc w?. Female Complaints. L'ws of A|>| i-tit'\ Hcadache, conntlpatlon, Custivencss, I idigesti >i>, ll;i!,iusiie*4, Fever, Inflammation of tho Bowo ?, Pilot and an aer? tgeraentsc.f tho Iutcr i.il Viscera. Vur lvvejt table, containing no mercury miner in o deleter! >u? drus*. PERFECT D (iESi.irt rkajSSSttS way's Hills every mornln;, abo.i: 10 o'clo -k. us a iiinlu i plli. By so i.olns SICK HEADACHE, Dyspepsia, Foul Siomn. h, Biliousness will Le avoided, and Hit food lhat Is eaten con ributes lis nourishing properties fur the support of the natural waste of 'fr-Observe the following ymptonu r suiilnnrrom the Stomach. Nausea, Heartburn, DisiUnt of J ood, Fullness or Weight In the Stomach. Sour hnu lotions, Sinking or Fluttering of the Heart. Choking or suffocating Sensations when in a lyingp<*ture, Dlinni-otof Vision. Dots or Webs before the Sight i everaud DpU Pain in the Head Deficiency of l ersn!r?t?ou. Yellow* nessofthe Skin and Eyes.Pain in ihesiae.uueBS.umoB and Sudden Hushes of He?t Burning In the F call. A few dosej of ItA l> WA Y'M I'll.LS wl 1 fre? l)w .-v fen of nil the above named disorders ". Price 25 cents i>er box. Sold '17 all drnrrUU. rySend a letter tamp to l>tt. HAD WAY ib CO.. No. 3!l Warren Street. Nov York, for Our Book of Advice. VHK St.'Itri TO <;?:T ? VI)WAY S. HOD-M __ J|- ,, ,3 pS CURES WHERE ALL ELSE lAIiS. BT p Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes sood. Use B I In titne. Sold by drug^ta. g| UK - ^ J ASTHMA. I In this disease, Piso'? jg Cure for Consumption is I found as useful as any jg other remedy. N In a great many eases it I will give relief that ia al- g "'Jf most equal to a cure. Without trying it you cannot tell whether it is good for you or not. Sold by druggists everywhere. I I J H Beat Cough Syrup. Tastee (rood. Use JSj Cu in time. Sold bydragpista. J15 Kp^EEB23Ebfi?siZ?il DR. BAIEDrS"0RAMLE8 ; REGULATE THE BOWELS, PURIFY THE BLOOD, CUBE DYSPEPSIA, PILES, MAMSmmi laria, head. Vegetable. ^wMJflwfcSilv' JK>ii One pit lint v. rhe*: "best mMuWmxyX thlDKleveiui>*d toreguUU ytysigK]?h' S!^ Another: "Thev are in. * W/ JjjT deed wonderful. ' They ?lo not ph.vsle. but act as touio 'Ji. ; and cure." Dr. IV. M. HAIKU, rnyHumii mm oiii^mu, ...... v. Washington, N. J., and 157 West 2id St.. New York *v:V Speaker N'. J. Houfe Awembly, ex-PresIdeut Washington, X. J., Board of Health, exConuty Phy>l -Ian, Ac., &e. Another : "I was cured of j- sovrt* uttnek of pile! by their u*e. Cannot too hlgily rxpiv.-s my regard for them." Easy to tr.ko, as they are no larger than a mtisMrd grain. 2">e. per box. j boxes, $1; of druggists or by mall, postage prepaid. Trade supplied b> wholesale druggists. * TRY THEM AND YOU WILL BECOyV i.VCF.D. Dropsy n ^TREATED FREE. Have treated Dropsy and Its complications with most \vo:idt rf.il tiscve 9; use veg t.ble reme.iies, entirely harm ess. Rem ve a I symptoms of Dr.ipsv in M u 20 days. Cure patients S renounced hopeless by the best p iiKielans. From rst dose sj mptom.s rapidly dls ppear. and In tr>n days ut lea i two thl d o a'! s>mptorn; ar.' removed. Some " ay ery hum i:< without know Ins an>th ngalout It. liememl.er .t co.?ts you nothiu* aft nf <>-.r fn.nrm.nt for vimr elf. We are constantly eurlnx oases of lonx s'nndlnrra-'i s that ha v.- l?o n imp'I a number of 1111 ? a.id th? patient dec ared uuau.e to llv? a week, tlive ful. hlsfori or ea-e, na.no, a^e. wx. hoiv '<>ng afflicted, c!e. S ntl for free pamphlet containing toclinonlaU. Tea day*' treatment furnls'ii il :red liy oMill. If yon or.ler trial you m ist return thi ad ver.'lsom- nt to us with in cent-In s aains to yay postage. Kpllep-y iKit*> po itively cured. ' il. II. taltKKN A- SONS. .>1. I>m., Central ?K>I,-j] 1 '?j:i Cuii'il >??..>'. y. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE. S The only S3 SEAMLESS Ij|Km Shoe in the world. I Flnent Calf, perfect flt. and / UtM warranted. C<)njrrtb<, Bulton </^ jPLM h-\ and I.ace, all ftyles loc. As NW W? ftvIWi and durable as bjr. EUv ~ M those ee.-tliii! $ > or 56. E9 5^* V.Bo'sHOKe'celf jf the t-i > ^^^?SSSSSB''^?U?ip?4 ? Ytttcm of tub 8hm.J Povg all wear the W. L. DOUGLAS Sii SHOE. If vonr dealer docs not keep them. ?en<l your name on poitil to AT. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton, Mbm* One Ageut (Merchant only) wanted !n rvery tow u r?w We are xeiilnx Jour timr* a- mnn?" "Tandlll'i Pa e.i" .-iKHliiht any other cgar and huve only had t.icii. Jn the c-iiK :iw ok. J. A TufclKit, r-rugg'*t, Brookp' rt, N. Y. Address It. W. TAXMLI, A: CO.. Chicago. IJOZIES JbtiBwTOfli XXZ> f*WPAYSthe FREICHT v7 5 Tvn Wiivou Scaltli jro&SfcwjTare bo*iw and P?atr Bo? for F.ter' ?ilpr<-? II* ^ 7~, \J2KfT?i. mti lien CM. i?a|?r n.l jJ'tfe" 4 C ^FJp V jr.Mis or ?i?aHAi?roi.. V * BIN?HAMTON. N. w. - * . . 'J* .' * '" '-* ; '' ^'\ -