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AGRICULTURAL [ TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. I Doctoring Horses. In winter, colds arc quite common among horses throughout the Eastern and Middle States. If difficulty of breathing is noticed, with running at the uosc, see, first of all, that there are no draughts of cold air striking him; put 011 an extra blanket; give a warm bran mash and ten drops of tincture aconite once in two hours. If the cold take the form of a cough, there is nothing better than a tablcspoonful of ground lobelia and ginger, mixed in equal parts, putin the bran mash, and it will be taken without - - -? ? % a trouble. wtiere tue norse oeoomcs suudeoly lame, tbe first step is to ascertain whether or not it is the fault of the shoeing. as it very often is. In such a case, pull off the shoe, give the foot a rest of :i day, and then put it on rightly. If at be?due to a sprain, bathe in hot water and rub dry. The various liniments are not efficatious as a rule, and generally result in taking off the hair. It is better to call a well known veterinary physician than to risk the loss of a valuable animal. The horse may die, of course, in spite of all that is done, but it will be a satisfaction in case of his-death to feel that all has been done that was.possible.?American Agriculturist. Asparagus Cnltnre. Asparagus is, to my taste, one of the "? * " ? - -.-Li? WU. I most aeilCious OI vegetables,unu iuc uw i tors also say that it is very healthy, hav- | ing a beneliciiil effect upon the kidneys. I planted a large new bed last year with ' Eurchascd roots,only about half of which i ved, and I now wi?h that I had sown I the seed instead, as I think I would have had larger plants, say in three years. Asparagus is a rank feeder, and I have had a'generous supply of fresh stable manure. I mixed with the sweepings of the hen- j house, spread on the beds, and dug in j w.th a flat-bladed. three-nronired <1 iir- i ging fork. Later in the season I shall i apply a top dressing of salt, which will be dissolved by the winter rains and absorbed by the soil. It will kill .all weeds j and dog gra^s, but it will l>c grand l'or ; the asparagus, which is naturally a marine plant, and which craves salt as a Cape Ann man craves the salt air when he is on the Western prairies. Let me add the opinion of a successful cultivator of asparagus on the best way of cutting it. Market gardeners, and I believe a good many other people, cut asparagus as soon as the point of the shoot pushes an inch or two through the grouud. They have then about two inches of what grows above the ground, and about four to six inches of what grows below. The latter looks white ana tempting, i suppuse jjcupiu mum that for the same reason that the white part of celery is tender the white part of asparagus must be, too. There is as touch difference as there is between a 1 goose and a gander. It is as tough as a j tick, and this is the reason why people, | when it is boiled, always are forced to 1 eat the tops and leave the bottom of the hoots on their plates. The way recommended is never to cut , any shoots of asparagus below the surface of the ground. Cut it as soon as it has grown to proper height, say five or fix inces above the ground. The whole j /?HAAn + Sf 5c? .ill f/mrlnp ^apvp^ f IUCU(51?U, UUb ... , with a little drawn butter, it will melt in your mouth. If my readers have nay doubt of this, from having been in the ! habit all their lives of eating hard sticks ; of asparagus, only let thein cut it both ! ways and boil it on the same day, keep- j ing the two lots separate, and my word ' for it they will never cut another stock j below the surface of the beJ.?American ; Oulticutor. | Points on Sheep. The sheep, says the JVW England Fur" met, the most tender, as well as the most j dependent animal on the farm,is the most ; neglected. It appears to be the general j opinion that any kind of land is good ; enough for a sheep pasture. Many seem i1 to think that the land they occupy is not well adapted to sheep because it pro- 11 duces good crops of grass, and is free i from stones,stumps ana bushes. If they : i keep any sheep it is for the purpose of ; utilizing some land that is too rocky and i barren to produce paying crops that re- j i quire cultivation^ and which is of little 1 value for pasturing cattle aud horses. | Few persons think it is necessary or even j advisible to improve a sheep pasture, j , Thpv thHk these animals ran I "pick up a living'' on lands where any I , kinds of vegetation grow. How to keep ! -fheep without any cost is a problem that , many persons have been trying to solve. 1 Volumes have been written to p:ove that sheep will live months without water, 1 providing they arc in a region where j there are heavy de.vs Every few j months some one "rushes into print" to j declare that sheep will live for years ; without salt. The straw of wheat, bar- j Icy, rye and flax is thought to be good | enough lood for sheep during the win-! 'Pk/iTT ?/l fo ullmirimv Knm 4 r\ , Vti. i iicj ?uiucaw uivui iu j remain in a rocky pasture till the frost ! kills and the snow covers the grass, and then return them to this place early in the | spring for fear that the hay will not ' 'hold out" for the cattle and horses. During all the year they complain that j "the bottom has fallen out'' of the wool business. Catching a sheep is performed in va- \ rious ways. The old shepherd's crook is ! now seldom employed for this purpose, I gays the London Live Stock Journal, and j the less the better. They will almost in- j variably kick and twist sufficient to hurt j themselves. There is no better way of ! catching a sheep than by putting the ; modern crook around its neck. When they are caught by the hand the skin ' should be it.c'uded in the handful. If they are caught by the wool merely it is ure to pull out, and the sheep get away. In catching them by hand the neck is the best place to grip.^nd catching them by the ribs or the hinder parts should never be allowed. It pays to provide clover hay for. in thp rmininn of f'oloilftl Curtis. 1 expressed in the New York Tribune, i A sheep, unlike a horse or cow, cannot 1 subsist entirely on grain; they lose ; appetite and get sick if fed too much ? grain. And another thing must not be Forgotten?they must be fed evenly as to time and quantity. When sheep have clover hay they will not have stretches, as the clover keeps the bowels from becoming constipated; and for the same reason they do not need linseed meal, which they should always have if fed on imrttliw h.-iir This does not airree with sheep, and should always be fed in connection with roots or linseed meal, to offset its constipating effect. 1 I do not wonder, says one in Farm and Home, at the farmer's failure as a woolgrower when Ave consider his education upon the subject. Sheep will live on very rough food and endure a great deal of exposure, and certainly they get about all they can stand of both at the hands of the common farmer. Upon the other ,l)3nd no animal will respond more freely ito kind treatmeflt and good care than / >- ' v ~ ... x sheep. But trglect seems to be the great drawback to the farmer as a wool-growerc nnd bccause sheep fail to give returns under such treatment they arc pronounced unworthy. A few extra dollars placed in a good buck will Ik; returne l greatly multiplied in the enhanced value of the lambs. No man can afford to dis regard (he quality of the buck he uses. My experience with sheep has taught me that they arc profitable; where farmers size their flocks according to their farms and facilities for caring for them they cannot fail to reap reasonable rewards. Farm and Garden Notes. Plants like fresh soil. To grow a plant well, pot it often. Tulips and hyacinths should be planted 1 about four inches deep and six to eight ' inches apart. A considerable quantity of sand, well mixed with the heavy soil, will make beets much sweeter than if not used. Narcissuses ure most effective when ; planted in clumps. The bulbs should be : set at about the same depth as tulips. A New Brunswick paper remarks: j "Since the potato bugs made their appeal ance here the potato rot has entirely ' disappeared." If you have good grass or clover let both sows and pigs run to them. They j will live and thrive on this with very little other feed. | If a good show of bloom is desired ] from bulbs in the spring they should be i planted in the fall, .and the earlier they ' are planted the better. i y*f -rin.it A ru f>td tiO .Hpfrill- ! UIit VI CI4V Jjl vuw ~w&.? ners in poultry raising is to attempt to 1 keep fifty fowls in a .house or lot none 1 too lar^e for twenty-five. i I Ensilage made fiona rich material and , properly preserved, says the Prairie Fanner, is more nearly like pasturage ' than any other food we liave. Seventy-five years ago the first torn i- , toes grown in this country were culti- \ vated as a strange and showy horti- | cultural curiosity in a garden in S.ilcm, , Mass. , Mr. Chamberlain, of the Iowa Agri- ] cultu al Cottage, says of ensilage: "It ] se-.m-i reasonable; it looks as though i ensilage would pay; I think it has come i to stay." t By the roller process bran is richer in < nitrogen and fat than either whole wheat * or the flour. Bran is a concentrated food .i 1- i WU1CI1, IIIUU^II ViillUUlU 111 possesses high nutritive value. 1 Professor Sanborn, of Columbia Col- ? lege, Mo., believes that fine-ground corn- J cob meal has a high value and coarse cob meal but little as pig feed. He thinks L the former better than clear meal. There is no way to prevent toads get- t ting into the well except to cement over s the earth around the well for a cireum- j ference of six feet, and the cover or top t nf tho ? #>!] should be close and ticht. Good clover hay is always considered | as equal to any other. It is the standard s by which all other grasses are compared, c and no farm is considered fully supplied for the winter that has not had a crop of c clover grown upon it. n Horses put to hard work will almost c surely show puffy spots under the harness, 1 which will soon make bad galls if neg- f lected. Lift the harness and bathe the a spots with cold water when the teams \ rest at evening. Make sure that collars, < especially, lit well and are smooth and > hard. c c Immediately after a rain, or a9 soon as e the ground will permit, is the proper ^ time to cultivate the soil, as the grass ^ will then be more easily destroyed by rj the sun's rays when thrown up; while the t stirring of the soil for a few inches will t prevent loss of moisture after dry weather s shall again set in. It is true that the milk of cows that r are worried or frightened will sour much s quicker than when not so worried. In- t fants fed with the milk of cows worried t or heated by running (which is some- p times caused by boys m bringing mem j; from the pasture) will suffer from colic, <3 and often from diarrhoea. j Turkeys do little harm but great good on the farm from the time meadows arc mowed until October. In their rambles over the fields they destroy innumerable a bugs, worms and grasshoppers that are 1 injurious to crops. They should not be a allowed to go wild, however, but should s be driven up every evening to roost near I the barns. f Sheep manure contains from ninety to ^ niuciy-five per cent, of the plant food ? contained in the rations consumed by the *( -t' T* in o rnrir vi/ih S Mlt'Cli. It i lit itu'iVj c* ?vi j fertilizer, as experience h;is shown. It is I e-pccially rkh in nitrogen in an available form, and for that reason is excellent for s use as a starter in the hill for corn and s potatoes. c, Sca'y leg is caused by a minute insect 1, which burrows under the scales on the a shanks of fowls, causing them to enlarge. c This may be cure 1 by dipping the shanks <] of those affected into crude petroleum, a or a mixture of lard and ker >scne may s be thoroughly rnuoea inro tne scales, i Repeat the treatment in ten days and the 1 cure will be completed. t Asparagus roots may be put down in I the fall, but the ground should be well prepared in advance by tilling trenches t with fresh manure and allowing the a manure to heat and decompose in the t trench after covering with earth. In the c fall the manure and earth can be incorpor- r ated, and the trench will be in excellent condition for the root?. i Hungarian grass proper has black seed * mainly. The millets have yellow seed. c Hungarian grass has less head and more , -X.11.__J 1i * * t SIU1K null lUOl) illiu IieiUlU LU 1U31, and hence is a better hay crop and not so good a grain or seed c rop. In select ingsecd for a hay crop buy of a reliable ' see ls:nan, and take that which has tlie * largest possible proportion of black seed. 1 Prominent poultrymen grow a large j crop of cabbage for winter use. In the cold season the cabbage is either chopped j tine and fed to the hen* or tied to small stakes so that they can pick the heads at will. There is no great amount of nu- | trition in cabbage, but it serves as a ^ change from grain to green and bulky food. Every poultryman should lay by n fr-w for t.he hens. " """ " c By retaining the female lambs from j ewes that usually bear twins, and annu- j ally selecting from the most prolific breeding stock, the number of lambs may , be gradually increased each year. Numer- :. ous experiments in Europe have demon- J ] strated that the flock can be made to con- l | sist of ewes that will regularly produce , twins, and sometimes triplets. But in so 1, selecting the ewes their capacity for pro- [ \ viding a proper amount of milk must net j ue ovenuuKcu. , , The New England Fanner says iliat i practical and successful men claim that a constant supply of salt for swine is a safe preventive of diseases, and that by j J its constant use the system is made! strong to ward off disease. When the : 1 farmer has wood ashes and charcoal at ; j hand it is a great advantage to mix the ] salt with them. When the salt is given ' < at regular intervals it prcent* them get- i ~~ j \ ting a mouthful of salt at oncc, and more^ they relish this mixture very much. Mr. Ilcnry Stewart, the well-known 1 writer upon stock feeding and kindred subjects, says in the Dairy World that lie thinks there is no good reason why a farmer should not combine the dairy and beef rearing together. The cows must be kept to rear the calves. Then why not keep good native cows, such as can l>c made to produce two hundred pounds of butter yearly, at the least, and cross them with a good Shorthorn bull of milking family (a Princess bull for instance), and rear the heifer calves for beef, feeding them with the warmed skim milk, and a liberal ration of bran and corn meal, and pushing them on to jet. them to eiirnt hundred pounds at a year old and 1,500 at two aud one-half years, and turning tlvem oil at a goou profit. A Sea-Hall's Stratagem. "I had a very singular experience last Sunday/' said a tradesman, whose shop in Oakland is adorn-ed by the sign, "Ornithological Kxrities," but who. on a pinch, would sell a dog or a rabbit. <lI was walking ou the beach, not very far from the Cliff House, and I had just noticed that an unusually large number af sea-gulls were flying over the sands, when a hard substance struck me violently upon the head and staggered me. Luckily my hat was very thick, and I am blessed with a tolerably solid skull. So [ soon recovered myself, and I was looking about to ascertain what had hit me, when I was greatly startled by a weird md ghostly fluttering of wings a loot ibove me. A great gray gull had nar-1 rowly escaped alighting upon my shoul- | ilers. He just succeeded in checking his impetuous descent as his feet almost I touched me. With a queer kind of a ' rialf-frightened cry, he was again into the lir. | "But what had brought him so close lomc? I soon found out. Lying on the I .and was the thing that had given me ' lie blow upon the head. Is was a large L>lack mussel, and the sea-gull had hopped it from a dizzy height upon my unoffending scalp. I have studied the labits of these birds pretty carefully, and [ knew very well why he had done it. lie I ivas trying to get at his dinner; and as :he shell of the mussel was still unbroken, ind I wished to try him again, I walked t counle of hundred yards away, and j ;hcn turned to watch his movements. "Seeing that the coast was clear, he! juickly flew back to the place where the nussel had fallen, seized it in his beak ind. again rising high into the air, he et it drop. He followed it closely as it ell, keeping almost beside it during the jreater part of the decent, and only noderating his downward rush when le was in danger of dashing himself lpon the beach. The mussel struck the ;and, but the shell was still unbroken, ind, indeed, it was very evident to me hat the soft ground that received it vould never lay it open. The gull's ast chance had failed when his booty truck my consistent head and bounded iff uninjured. "The bird, after another unsuccessful ifTort, seemed to come to this conclusion ilso, for presently, as he seized the nussel, he looked around, and spying me urkiuer on the bcach, he flew up again, ind soaring about tive hundred feet ,bove me, he dropped the scaled meal as )efore, and accompanied it on its way lown. I suppose he must have mistaken ny capacious skull for a rock, and an un ommonly good shot he made at it. Of :ourse, I got out of harm's way, how:ver, and then as I moved off, he took he mussel again, and once more tried to >rain me in the interests of his appetite, rh n I Hung the mussel to a distance, and he gull, seeming to take this as a hint. hat mv head was not a chopping-block, eizcd his troublesome delicacy and flew I ,way. I saw him turn a little inland, ' ise once more to a great height, dart wiftly down, and then wing his way out o sea. I found that many stones lay at he place of his descent; so, doubtless, terseverance was at length rewarded and ic had gone off to some lonely rock to j line, or feed his family.?San Francisco ' Examiner. Life iu a Haystack. In the last ten miles of my walk, says , correspondent in a letter from Italy, I . lad noticed what seemed very ancient nd weatherbeaten haystacks, and oberving no farm< or houses in the neigh- j jorhood, I had wondered how they hap-j ,ened in that uninhabited region. This 1 J A - T [uestion was soon soiveu. as j. processed with my shaggy friend, wc at ength came in sight of one of these hay-1 tacks more dried and ancient looking, if tossilile, than any that I had yet seen. Lnd from the top and sides of this haytack I was astonished to perceive a slight moke arising. My first idea was, of our^e, that the hay was on fire, and luring the few moments that were al- j owed rac l lUUUlgCU m a nunuwiui mount of speculation as to how the rays if the sun, at a temperature of niucty legrecs, could ignite even so inflamable i material as dried hay; all of which peculat:on was knocked in the head, lowever, by the simple discovery that the laystack was not a haystack; that, ou he contrary, it was the residence of the Ionian shepherd. As I followed the proprietor through he small aperture in the side that served is a door I could scarcely realize that I vas in Italy. When in the Indian :ountry a year or two ago I saw no nore strange or primeval sight than this. The fireplace was a hole in the ground n the middle of the apartment; a straw )ed was on one side, and the furniture insisted of one three-legged stool, 1 vhieh my host offered mc, with what I bought unusual courtesy. The shepherd's story was 6hort. but I hought pathetic. Ho had been brought roni Rome when a boy, had first attended o a small drove of hogs, then was pronoted to herd sheep, and when arrived it man's estate was given this hut to ilecp in and this ranch to protect. Ilis j lalary is seven cents a day, out of which ic must clothe and feed himself. "Many of the shepherds of the Camjagna," he said, '-get only two cents a lav, but then they get their clothes and food." I "IIow much does your food cost you?'1 ' About five cents a clay, sometimes lix, but not often. I must save at least two cents a day for shoes and hats. On Sundays I always wear shoes and hat. ' | Poor chap! That was his lit tic dissipation?his little extravagance, shoes md hat on Sunday! Ilis supper that oight (and mine, too,) consisted of black , bread sopped in oil, and I imagine, on a salary of seven cents a day, that this bill :>f fare is not often changed. I questioned different shepherds at different points alon<? the road, ten, fifteen, twen ty miles, one from the other, and their different stories all agreed. There arc nearly 3,000,000 bushels of flaxseed annually grown in the State of Iowa, and the oilcake is very largely exported. If it pays our English feeders to ! iiave oilcake sn:pped from Iowa to Eng- ' land to feed to their stock, perhaps we 3o no? fully appreciate its value as a food. j [ HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. I Recipes. j Lemon Marmat-ade.?Take lemons, peel and extract the seed; boil the lemoni until soft, add the juice and pulp, witi a pound of sugar to a pound of lemon, ! boil to thicken. Bkkk Trite.?Clean the trine carefully and soak in salt water, changing j several times; cut in slices; boil perfectly , rlnnn- rlin in butter: frv a liffht bl'OWn; "? ?r ? t o season with salt and pepper. Delicate Pie.?Whites of two eggs, ' four teaspoons cream, one large spoonful flour, one cup white sugar, one cup cold water; flavor with lemon. Line a pie plate with pastry, pour in the mixture and bake at once. Soun Sauce.?One cup of sugar, hall j a cup of butter, one even teaspoonful of flour, two tablcspoonfuls of vinegar;beat j all well together; pour over it one pint I of boiling water, and let it come to a I boil. Spice with nutmeg to taste. Corn Meal Muffins.?One and one- ; half cups of corn meal, the same of flour, ' two teaspoonfuls baking powder,half-cup sugar, half-teaspoonful salt, small tea-' ? - ? /..l m^aua/1 fn-a fu-rira milk ' spuum ui iiicnm uutai, ? I enough to make a stiff batter. Tomato Catsup.?Half a bushel cf tomatoes; boil till they are soft; rub j through a fine hair sieve and add a quarter of a gallon of the best vinegar, half a ' pint of salt, one ounce of cloves, one of cayenve pepper, two ounces of allspice, some heads of garlic skinned and sepaI rated. Mix all together, put into a jar, crock or pitchcr, set in a vessel of boil! ing water and. boil until the quantity is I reduced one-half. Bottle without strain ing. j Sweet Cucu.muer Pickt.e.?Pare the cucumbcrs, take out the seeds, cut in rings an inch thick, then simmer in weak I alum water nn hour; take them out, 1 drain and lay carefully in a jar. Then , prepare a syrup of one gallon of good 1 vinegar, two large cups of sugar, one ounce of cinnamon, one ounce of gin ger root; pour hot over the pickles. This is a delightful pickle and will keep scaled up a long time. Watermelon rinds can , be so prepared. | I Russian Pickt.e.?Take seed cucum bers (yellow on the rind),cut them in hall lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Pari them and put into strong salt and watei to remain from four to nine days. Take out, drain and wipe them. Then scale in a sufficient quantity of vinegar to ...... in o cmull rvin1 I CUVCI mum. ill <ft ciuuu V. alum and boil until the cucumbers loot clear. Then pour off the first vinegai and to every gallon of good cider vinegai put one quart of small onions, half a pinl j of garlic, one pint of mustard seed, nail a pound of horse reddish, a quarter of t pound of black pepper, three ounces o! cloves, three ounces of allspice, two nutmegs, pounded. Tie up very closely ii order to exclude the air and preserve th? strength of the vinegar and spices. Useful Hints. Bread should not be exposed to th< 1 air. A rice pudding is good without eggi : if baked gently. When peeling onions hold them with t fork and thus save your hands from th< disagreeable odor. Starched shirts will iron easier if they are allowed to dry after starching, so that they require sprinkling before ironing I Ingrain carpets need to be shaken oftener than Brussels, as from their more open weave the dust percolates through them. An easy method of cleaning lamp chimneys is by holding them over the steam of a kettle, then rubDing tnem with a soft cloth, and finally polishing them with paper. A very easy way to test the purity of ( water is to put some loaf-sugar in it and : cork tight in a bottle. If this bottle, kept in a warm room, becomes turbid in a few days, the water is impure. Milk requires to be kept in as cool a place ns possible, and is better stood on stone shelves than on wooden. The use of a little carbonate of soda prevents its turning sour, and if too much is not used has no injurious effect on the milk. Lemons can be kept fresh for months by putting them into a clean, tight jar or cask, and covering them with cold water. Keep in a cool place, out of reach of sunlight, and change the water often, 1 not less than every third day; every second day is better. Fresh meats and game should always be kept in a dry, cool place; but not in j the place where milk and butter are kept; the latter, being rapid absorbents, will soon be^njured in flavor if allowed to remain in the same small enclosure with meat or vegetables. to itemove uia mint? wet tnc place with Daplithn, repeating as often as is required, but frequently one application will dissolve the paint. As soon as it is softened, rub the surface clean. Chloroform, mixed with a small quantity of spirit ammonia, has been very successfully employed in removing the stains of dry paint from wood, silk and other substances. Old Sheets Made New?The housewife who is on the look-out for little ways in which to economize, win nna 1j to ner advantage, if she has seamless \heets which have been used for years, to tear or cut them in two in the center and sew the outside edges together; lap them and stitch with a machine, or they may be sewed over and over. Hem the raw edges. Sheets trimmed in this way will last for a long time. The Queen of Song. Taking a general view of opera talent, siys the .New VorK correspondent ?u me Troy '1 'linen, the highest runk is univcrsa'ly conceded to Mine. Patti, and some of her admirers think that her equal has never been known in the entire record of musical performance. Patti was born in Spain, but she prefers Wales, at least as a place of residence. Her home iscallcd Craig-v-nos, and is a place of picturesque beauty Her father was a public singer of some merit, but he died early, and had no idea of the wonderful gifts with which his daughter was endowed. Patti ?-nc /i?vcii>?fd in this eitv. where her .. ?,.j ?- ? debut took place, unci was accompanied by assurances of future distinction. It is highly creditable to Maurice Strakosh that he educated Patti for the stage. In addition to her voice it may be i-aid that her form though petite is very graceful, to which is added a very pretty face iinrl ;i lii<rli order of dramatic ability. *' 0"t Her \oicc is a soprano of wonderful power and melody, and she is equally adapted to lyric or dramatic singing, the former being florid and brilliant, while the latter is broad and deep. Patti is now nearly fifty, but retains her youthful appearance to a remarkable degree. She also retains her maiden name, though she is a married woman, but this is a common practice among performers. Her husband I is Signor Nicolini, who is a distinguished ) tenor, though, of course, inferior to his j wife in irusic.il genius. , Coercing a Kin&. William W. Hall, one of the Citizens' Prtmmittoo nf Thirteen that called on King Knlftkaua during the recent revolution at Honolulu and demanded that he sign tile new Constitution or abdicate, was in Chicago recently, and he told a reporter about the committee's visit. "Wc filed into the palace," Mr. Hall says, "and fouud him sitting at a desk. He was frightened and conciliatory. He asked us to be seated, but we declined. Then our snokesman said: 'Your Majesty, | we have a communication for you,'and handed him the document, and then told him that if no answer was received in twenty-four hours we would conclude he declined to accede to our demand. We did not feel uneasy when we left. We had formed a secret league, and had 500 citizens sworn in, all of whom were members of the >ly local militia company. He had only 100 policemen and sixty paluce attendants to back him, for all the reputable citizens were with us. The King liked the society of adventurers who ? Con Vponpfsrn hfitter than I l iUIIC U% Ci HUiU a that of business men, and they beat hira regularly at poker. But his crowning extravagance was fitting out a man-ofwar at a cost of $80,000, or $1 each for every man, woman, and child in the whole group. The Llou and the Lamb. Moxic and the rumsellers are friends at last. It was thought it would injure their trade. Now they are making most money on it and do no harm, while the old drinker prefers it. Thank God that it bids highest on the liquor dealer's pocket. i The American people have grown to be the most nervious and intellectual in the world. It is Quite lucky that the Moxie Nerve Food has come along to sustain both. It bias iair 10 oe tlie mainstay of the over-worked and overstimulated, as well as to be able to rectify the i effects of dissipation. Druggists sell it. The city of Paris is shown by official statis- ! ti( s to liave consumed last year 4,000.000 egps. , It also drank 87,500,000 gallons of wine, 3,217,<000 gallons of spirits and liquors, and something over 12,000,000 gallons of cider and of beer, or 0,000,000 and over of each. A Sad Case of Poixonlng Is that of a man or woman afflicted with disease or derangement of the liver, resulting in poisonous accumulations in the blood, scrofulous affections, sick headaches, and diseases of the kidneys, lungs or heart. These troubles can be cured only by going to the primary cause, and putting the liver in a healthy condition. To accomplish this result speedily and effectually nothing has proved itself so efficacious as Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery," which has never failed to do the work claimed for it, and never will. Things are brisking up at the Brooklvn * * - it/wi l k.hu rsavv laru, wuere a u,vwiun uuunmti ? >u be built. What can be more disagreeable, more disgusting, than to sit in a room with a person who Is troubled with catarrh, and has to keep cougliing and clearing his or her throat of the mucus which dropainto it? Such persons are always to be pitied if they try to cure themselves and fall. But If they get Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy there need be no failure. The electric light is now used on some of the London omnibus lines. Rupture radically cured, also pile tumors and fistula*. Pamphlet of particulars 10 cents in stamps. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. Ppiladelphia claims to have many English walnut trees a centry old. 'Royal Glob' mends anything! Broken Chi. na, Glas3, Wood. Free Vials at Drugs & Gro Rel ef is immediate, and a cure sure. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh. 50c. Do Not Neglect That tired feeling, Impure blood, dlitres* after eating, palm lit the back, headache, or similar affections till some powerful disease obtains a Arm foothold, and recovery is difficult, perhaps Impossible. Take Rood's SarsaparlUa, the defender, of health, in time to bansh all bad feelings and restore you to perfect health. 1 "When I took Hood's SarsaparlUa that heaviness In my stomach left; the dullness In my head, and the gloomy, despondent feeling disappeared. I began to get stronger, my blood gained better circulation, the coldness In my hands and feet left me, and my kidneys do not bother me as before." O. W. Hull, Attorney-at-Law, llllleriburg, O. Hood's SarsaparlUa Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. ROOD ft CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Has*. 100 Poses One Dollar COCKLE'S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS, THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY For Liver, Bile, Indigestion, etc. Free from Mercury; contains only Pure Vegetable Ingredients. Agent: C. N. CRITTENTON, New York. KIPPER'8 ? A SURE CURE FOR INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA. Over 5,000 Physicians hare sent us their Approval of DIOESTYLIN, saying that It U the best preparation for Indigestion that they hare ever used. We have never heard of a case of Dyspepsia where DIOESTYLIN 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 Complaint* and Chronic Dlari-hisa, which are the dlrwt results of Imperfect digestion, DIGESTYLIN will effeot an Immediate cure. Take DYGESTYI.IN for all pains and disorders of the stomach ; they all come from indigestion. Ask your druggist for DIOESTYLIN (price f I per large bottle). If he does not have It send one dollar to us and we will send a bottle to you. express prepaid. Do not hesitate to send your money. Our house U reliable. Established twenty-live years. WM. F. KIDDER JL CO., Maaufacturlng Chemlatu, S3 John W.. X. V. It Is a Perfect Cure. M. ColOl 1 wa* severely affiit'e I irtth ^^/?[SHnTil ^Iav F,verfor twentyflve V art. BrS-^^otried Kty't Crtam Balm and PWYFEVtRjfijtftAtht eJJ/it irn* marie lout. It it Br-> JyJrQa a perfect cure.?Ifm. T. Carr, Mor.nuavet*. Apply Balm info each nostril. IIIEBSTER'S i UU Unabridged Dictionary. ; nk dictiowrt . 118,000 Words, 3000 Engravings, , , ?"IJS?.WLD biogr?phic?l dictioniry | Sthtoi of nearly 10,(HX) Noted Persons, s,':ra i ill iii que book. < Contain? 3000 more Words and nearly 2000 more J Illustrations than any other American Dictionary. , Webster "^"standard ^tliority in the 1 Gov't Printing Office, and with the U. S. Supreme Court. II is recommended by State i fSohnola in 37 States, and by nearly nil of the College Presidents.' Sale 20 to 1 J ff any other aeries. It is a library in iteelf, and contains the pit), ami the p.??ence of ail other book*. With tl.i? atiii the Bible, we might go comfortably throHgl the world and find no great lack.?Independent. G. & C. MERRIAM A CO., Pub'rs, Springfield, Sin * One Acent (Merchant only) wanted In every town for Vour' Ttin Ill's l'unch"5?*. eltfars are us Mrtpli' ; ' iiL-iir and the/ ?e erfail toulvc]>r.ifeet nallsfurtioii H. W. Maiian, Ci ampni n. 111. ( Vi'iir Tanslll's P ni h" Sc. clears are undoubtedly better than y?u represent I horn. " . M. I?. Davis, Mt.OI ead, Ohio. I -- " ??' ?n?v?ili.l. ft| r'l,!.,,,,,, ? AMdrfsi 11. ?? . 1.1.1.7..... ? ? ?.. K.......... ??FINE Blooded Cattle, Sheep, Hoys, Poultry. i)o?s for sulc. Catalogue* with i.vi ,1^1 livings free. n. p. Boj'er & Co., Cour>-svlllr. IV Homoeopathic hospital college, Cleveland, c). Session of 1sm7 s begins Sept. ?>. For i-atulogif iddressWilliam t. Miller. m. i).. Mil Superior Street. rajirr By return mail. Full Description tU D k Hood;'i New Tailor Hjitca of Dreii iTEltb Cuttlnc- MOODY t CO., Cincinnati, 0 l)AI.AIt>' IluttiiiesH College; Phila., Pa. Situn s. nous furnished. Life Scholarship, sjo. Write nWIIIM Morphine Hal.it Cured In lO E]UI||U| lo 20 day*. No pay till cured. Ul lUlfl lir.J. Stephen*, Lebanon,Olii j. The treatment of many thousands of cases of those chronic weaknesses and distressing ailments peculiar to females, at the Invalids: Hotel ana Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. 7., has afforded a vast experience in nicely adapting and thoroughly testing remedies for the cure of woman's peculiar maladies. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the outgrowth, or result, of this great and valuable experience. Thousands of testimonials, received from patients and from physicians who Lave tested it in the more aggravated and obstinate cases which had baffled their skill, prove it to be the most wonderful remedy ever devised for the relief and cure of suffering women. It is not recommended as a " cure-all," but as a most perfcct Specific for woman's peculiar aliments. As a powerful, Invlgorating tonic, It imparts strength to the whole system, and to the womb and its appendages in particular. For overworked, ''worn-out," "run-down," debilitated teachers, milliners; dressmakers, seamstresses, "shop girls," housekeepers, nursing mothers, and feeble women generally, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as an appetizing cordial and restorative tonic. As a soothing and strengthening nervine, "Favorite Prescription" is unequaled and is invaluable in allaying and subrtnint? nervous excitability, irritability, ex haustion, prostration, hysteria, spasms and other distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the womb. It Induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and despondency. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription la a legitimate medicine) carefully compounded by an experienced and skillful physician, and adapted to woman's delicate organization. It is purely vegetable in its composition and perfectly harmless in its effects in any condition of the system. For morning sickness, or nausea, from whatever cause arising, weak stomach, indigestion, dyspepsia and kindred symptoms, its use, in small aoses, will provo very beneficial. " Favorite Prescription " is a positive enro for the most complicated and obstinate cases of leucorrhea, excessive flowing, painful menstruation, unnatural suppressions, prolapsus, or falling of the womb, weak back, " female weakness, antevereion, retroversion, bearing-down sensations, chronic congestion, Inflammation and ulceration of the womb, in UHUIillUUUUf |/atu aitu bcuuciuvoa iu vtwiv*, accompanied with " internal heat." As a regulator and promoter of functional action, at that critical period of change from girlhood to womanhood, " Favorite Prescription " is a perfectly safe remedial sgent, and can produce only good results. It is equally efficacious ana valuable In its effects when taken for those disorders and derangements incident to that later and most critical period, known as " The Change of Life." "Favorite Prescription." when taken In connection with the use or Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxative doses of Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets (Little Liver Pills), cures Liver, Kidney and Bladder diseases. Their combined use also removes blood taints, and abolishes cancerous and scrofulous humors from the system. "Favorite Prescription" is the only medicinc for women, sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee, from the manufacturers, thatTt will give satisfaction in every case, or money will be refunded. This guarantee has been printed on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried out for many years. Large bottles (100 doses) $1.00, or six bottles for $5.00. For large, illustrated Treatise on Diseases of Women (160 pages, paper-covered), send ten cents in stamps. Address, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main St, BUFFALO, N. Y. Pibo'8 Cure for Consumption is free from Opium in any form, and therefore perfectly safe. If yon have a cough withnnf riian?CA nf tVi o Innrr* #?o much the better. A few doses are all you need. But if you neglect this eaay means of safety, the slight cough may become a serious matter and several j bottles will be required. It cannot be averted that every case of Consumption may be cured by this medicine, but it is true that thousands of lives I will be saved if thov do Dot de- H I lay too long. E By druggists. 25c. I I Bj Beat Cough Syrup. Tm tee good. Dm [9 UJ in time. Bold bj druggists. EXHAUSTED VITALITY I A Great Medical Work for Young j and Midd'a Aged Men. PUBLISHED bv the PICA BODY ill Ell I- ! CAl. INSTITUTE, No. 4 IliilUlr^b St., Boston, ,Mum. WM. II. I'AItKKR, 1.1. D., ^onsultliiK Physician Jlore than one million i-opies ' Itml Phv.t,.nl D(?hlfltT. I fre mature Decline. Exhsiusted Vitality, Impaired I'lKor. and Impuritle* of the Blood, and the untold , nlxerles consequent thereon. Contains 3j>0 paRes. lubstantlal emboss d bin llnir. full (flit ^5r^an?t i he best popular medical treatise published In the , Cn^llsh Iuiikiihr*. Prlee only SI by mall, postpaid. . ind concealed In u plain wrapper. Illustrative ample fret If you send now. Address a above. . Maine this paper. * ' fefe MARLIN REPEATING RIFLE I BEST IN THE :eed porfectly ao- wool l"t! :urate and absolutely Wvjkuu? lafe. Made in all sizes for arge or email same. \ BALLARD Sallery, Jluntln* and Tercet Rifles. I Bend for lllactrated Catalogue. I Harlln Flro AroisCo.,Kcwllaven, Coao. ^ ! ajCORtSWHElTt All t'sEFAILS^lir IS Best Couch Syrup. Tauten god. Use H rTj Id time. Hold by druggiata. 3^ DATENTS Procured at LESS r M I kll V cost than obtainable elseB whore, lu-st of referi uees and Inventor*' Guide nailed Tree. .IA.1IES II. LANC'ASTEU. I'ntni Attorney, IS7 lliondwny, N. Y. City. pi Ol.I) Is worth $5(1) per pound, Point's Kye Salve 13T SUM), but Is sold at '<?"? cents a box by dealer*. pF to $S a day. Samples worth $1.50, FREE .% Miles uot under the horse's feet, write Breivster Safety Rein Holder Co.. Holly, MMi pFI t ^ D A D U V I/Onrn here and earn B ' gry>d n?v Situnti'ns furnished Write Valentin? Bror.. Janesvillo.Wis. THREE Aatakl* IWAIBMBI#! U/A&A Iurauuiuiiaiu vvaie Genuine Crab Orchard Salts in tenlod packages at v pi "BT 1 mm? mm m CURES TI1E WOKHT PAINSIn from m n; to twenty tnlnnte*. Not one boar tt I WlVlf pVl,NT.0ne BOWEL COMPLAINTS T? ir, . 4.1 : v. I** aw W Hf'iuBuir, "H';H maou accnrflltyf Ml directions, euro Crampa. Srairu", Sour Stomach. Heartburn, Sick Headache. Summer Complaint, I Diarrhoea, Dysenterv. Colic, Wind In the Bowela, and all other Internal Pains. MALARIA IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS CURED AND PREVENTED. There in not a remedial spent In the world thai will cure Fever and Ague and all other Malarious, Bilious and other fevers, aided by RAD WAY'S s 1'II/l/S so quick as RAD WAY'S READY RELIEF. R. H. R. not only cures the patient seined with Ha larla, but If people expose i to the Malarial poiioa " ' will every morning take 20 < r 30 drops of Beady Relief In water, ana eat. say a cracker, before going ,*rjt, they will prevent attacks. It Instantly relieves anil soon cures Colds, Sort .*' Throat, Bronchitis,Pleurisy. Stilt Neck, all Congestion* and Inflammations, whether of the Lungs, Kidneys or Bowels, RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, Headache, Toothache,Weakness or Pain In the Baok Chest or Limbs by one application. fifty cent* per bottle. Mold bv drasclsta. . DR. RADWAY'S SARSAPARILLIAH RESOLVENT) The Groat Blood Purifier, For cure of all chronic dlseoMJ, Scrofula, Btool Taint*, Syphilitic Complaint*. Consumption. Glandular Di*ra?e, Ulcers, Chronic Rheumatism. Eryalpelan. Kidney, Bladder and Llrer CompUluH, Or*P"P8la. Affections of the Lungs and Tlirout, purlflsi the Blood, roatorliij health an 1 vljor. Sold by l>ruzsrl?l*. SI per Bortle. v RAOWAY'S PILLS The Great Liver an J Sto.m:'i RemJ/ For the cure of all disorders of the St vtucli, Mrar. Bowel*. Kidneys. Bladder, Nor vrnwDIsewM. female Complaints. L ?s of Apj ctit<*, Headache, Conxtlpa- ? tlon, Costivouess, Indi^tlon, Hill- u.snesa. Foyer, Inflammation of tlie Bu.ro'js, Pilot and all dera lgeroeDtar.f the Iuter.ial Viscera. Fur It rex-table, containing no mercury. mineral* o deleter: uisdnigs. PERFECT D.GEShOH l y taking one of Railway's Pills every morning, abou: 10 o'clo.k as a din- tier pill. By so doing SICK HEADACHE, Dyspepsia, Foul Stomach. Biliousness wlli to avoided, and the food that is eaten contributes Its nourishing I properties for the support of the natural waste of theoody. ? Mr Observe the following ?ymptoma r suiting from disease of Hie Digestive Organs: Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness of the Blood in the Head, Acidity ot (he Stomach, Nausea, Ileartburn, Disgust of Food, Fullness or Weight In the 8tomach, Sour Eructations, Sinking or Fluttering of the Heart, Clioilng or Suffocating sensations when In a lyingposture. Dlmnesa of . i7, Vision. Dots or Webs hefore the Sight. Fever and Doll Pain in the Head Deficiency of Perspiration. Yellownessof the Skin and Eyes.Paln In the Sl.le.Cheat.Limbi and Sudden Flushes of Heat. Burning In the F esh. A few doses of RAD WAY'S PILL?* wl 1 free tj... sv-tein of nil the above named disorders. Price2.5 cents per box. Soldby all dru*jlst% , ?jj r^Sena ? letter ?*rap jo mi. u.umiai ? CO., No. JU Warren Htreet, New York, tot Our Book of Advice. _ViiK TO (JET RADWAV'.I. [ n r a v-:t.y rJgh^itch " Hough on Itch " Ointment cures Skin Humors, Pimples, Flesh Worms, Ring Worm, Tetter. Salt Kbeum, Froetod Feet, Chilblains, Itch, Iry Poison. Barber's Itch, 8caM Head, Eczema. 50c. Druggists. E. S. Wells, Jersey City, N.J. ROUGHS-PILES 1 Cures piles or hemorrhoids. Itching, protruding, bleeding, internal or other. Internal and external remedy in each package. Sure cure, 50c. Druggists or mail. E. 8. Wells, Jereey City. ROUGHonBILE PILLS, igg; Active but mild. Dathartio. Small Granules. Small Doae. For Sfek Headache, Biliousness, Liver Complaint, Constipation; Anti-Bilious. ROUGHonCATARRH SfSSS \ chronic cases. Unequaled for Catarrhal throat affections, foul breath, offensive odor*. Ask for "Bough on Catarrh." 60c. Druggists. ROUGHETOOTHACHE1?I5C. RQUGHsiCQRHS^ftoo^s. 15c. HROPSY i | In ^"TREATED FREE. tM Huvo frosted Dropsy and its com plication* wlili most wonderful success; use vea' tabls remeJIes, entirely harm ess. Rem .ve all . KvniDtomH of Dr.iDsv In fc to *20 day*. Cure patient* j pronounced hopeiesK by the best p.ijslclans. From I first dose symptoms rapidly dlsippear, and In ten I days at lean two third* o? all symptoms are re| moved. Some n ay cry humbug without knowing 2. anything about it. H?member It costs you nothing to realize the > erlt of o::r treatment for yourcelt M'e are constantly curing cases of long standing? cases that have been tappc I a number of t!m -S and the patient dec'ared unao.e to live a week. Dire > full nlstory or case, name, age, sex, how long afflicted, etc. 8end for fre.- pamphlet containing testimonials. Ten days' treatment furnished fre? by mall. If you order trial you must return thl i advertisement to us with 10 cents In s'amps to pay postage. Epllepty (Fits) po ltively cured. H. H. GKHEN & (SONS, M. Da., Oniral noleli'isi Cnnnl Sr., N. V. DR. BATRD'S GRANULES ?*??*. BEGULATE THE BOWELS, PURL m FY THE BLOOD, Pl'URE DYSPEPSIA, PILES, MA. LABIA, HEAD. ACHES. (ve?;jLU One patient writea: "Bent thing I ever used to refrnUtt Another: "They are in- > deed wonderful. They d? 0 not physic, but net as tool* Dr. W. M. BAIRD, Pbyslclan and Surgeon. OfflCM Washington, N. J., and 157 West St., New York. Speaker N. J. House Assembly, ex-President Washington, N. J., Board of Health, ex-County Physician, ^'iinrtfhflp "T wju riin?ri of a severe attack of Dlles by their use. Cannot too highly express niy regard for tliem." Easy to take, aa they are no larger than a mustard grain. 25c. per box, 5 boxes, $1; of druggists or by mall, postage prepaid. Trade supplied by wholesale druggists. . . TRY THEM AND YOU WIIX BE CONVINCED. W. L. DOUGLAS I $3 SHOE. 1 The only S3 SEAMLESS Shoe In the world. i KjM3 Finest Calf, perfect lit, and / WtM ^4 warranted. Congress, Button W? >-1 and Lace, all styles toe. As R| V) ft stylish and durable as VW BSm it! M. those costing $5 or K.Ajr /\ ( W. L. DOUGLAS y 3 2.80 SHOE excels f A? the *1 Shoes adver- Jr ^ ^ f tlsed ?? ***"ef #Mb 8h***i Boy, *11 wear the W. r; DOUGLAS S 8HOB. SSfflufw! tf DOUGLAS. Brockton, Mut SlOOOsSl Men!Ill or Fti.vnlral N^rvc* KItl^r? fail tucurc. 50 Cll* Herb Medicine Oft. 15 IV 1IIH H*., Philadelphia, r?. 8old by all Urtiggifte FRAZERettfM BEST IN TIIE WORLD UULNvb tJT Get the Genuine. Sold Everywhere. ADIIIIf Habit Cured. Treatment gent on trial. UrlUm HUMANE KKMEDV ?'<>.. Lnfu.vetto. Inrt. DIaSv'a DiIU Great English Gout and Dldll S 9 IllSa Rheumatic Remedy. ll??. ?j , round. 14 l*? I In. DYSPEPSIA, EO B ICK HEADACHE, ffi H CONSTIPATION, g HHllniVBF A Remedy for all Diseases ot thr Liter, KM>a rnejm, Nlomarh and Bowel*. A positive! cure tor DyipepUa, Sick He?dacbe.| Constlpat Ion. Dote, one to two teaspoon (ul?. : 10 and !.<ets. No genuine falls told i* bolluB SIMON N. JONES. Muipt, I^aUrllle. Kj? g