University of South Carolina Libraries
""agricultural. TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GAR DEV. To Tell the Age of a Horse. To tell the a?e of any horse, Inspect the lower jaw, of course: The sixth front tooth the tale will tell, And every doubt and l'ear exps). : Two middle "nippers" you behold T>~r *l 1* JTCiUI I? lllf f'll 1> l?U u u. Before eight weeks two more will come; Eight months the "corners'' cut the gum. The outside grooves will disappear From middle two in just one year. In! two years from the second pair; Injthree the corners, too, are bare. At two the middle "nippers'' drop; At three tiie second pair can't stop. When four years old the third pair goes; At five a full ne >v set he shows. The deep black spots which pass from view At six years from the middle two. The second pair at s?jven years; At eight the spot each "corner" clears. From middle "nippers" upper jaw At nine the black spots will withdraw. The second pair at ten aro white; Eleven finds the "corners'' light. As time goes on, the horsemen know, Tho avo 1 t/uifh t.hrpA Qirirvl crow! They longer get, project before Till twenty, when we know no more. ?Toronto Truth. Cough in Sheep. A cough may be due to indigestion from eating dry feed or to worms in the lungs and air pas-ages. The ease must be treated according to the nature of the complaint. If the sheep are costive and are fed on dry herlia^e a dose of two ounces of raw linseed oil may be given and the feed changed; a small quantity of linseed meal will be a useful change. If the feeding is all light then the presence limn wnrmo I fit n ,n n nl n * tilnriii\ niilV Ui lUUjj *./ " . / -V be suspected and the treatment should be as follows: Dissolve in a quart of linseed tea two ounces of powdered sulphate of iron, add a pint of turpentine and one ounce of ginger, put the mixiurc in a bottle and shake until an emulsion is - formed and the turpentine is thoroughly mixed with the liquid. Give one tablespoonful to a sheep in the morning one hour before feeding and repeat daily for three days; then stop for three days and then repeat. If necessary go on this way until the cough disappears.?New York Times. Points of Experiments. Experiments of uncommon interest were made by the West of England .Society on twenty-one farms, in thirteen riifiWpivfc and distnnt counties, to test in broad fields the results attained on a small s: a!e at Rothamsted and Woburn. Dr. Lawe's teachings have been corroborated wholly, so l'ar as these trials went. They show that (1) a good clover crop renders artificial manures unnecessary and unprofitable. (2) But after grain crops or bare fallow nitrogenous manure becomes profitable. (:<) Mineral mauures alone have given poor results, but are useful with nitrogen. (4) As a means of supplying this, nitrate of soda has done rather better than sulphate of ammonia. (5) No application of barnyard manure has equaled the artificial manures, when considered wholly in the one first year of application. (6) The iuflucuce of liming remains variable and uncertain. (7) Wheat especially requires nitrogen. The formidable clover-sickness which has been a puzzle to everybody is said to be likely to become preventable through JTlIdd UlUJl'iUU O t'UlVllIUlU^IV/ IVOUtlVUVO. A complete series of observations arc to be made on this point during the season. ?New York Trilune. The "Weed Problem. In a paper lead before the last annual meeting of the Socicty for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, Dr. E. Lewis Sturtevant offered a few reflections concerning the weed problem. lie first presented a few facts of experimental demonstration: 1. That where weeds arc allowed to grow freely the crops may be absolutely destroyed. In the case of corn, the plants appear yellow, wilted, fail to attain proper size and fail to form good ears, and the same phenomena may be noted with other crops. 2. The amount of fertility removed by weeds is not sufficient to establish the conclusion that the injury comes from the robbing of the soil and thus starving the plant. Furthermore, if such were the case, the application of additional manures to offset the robbery of the weeds would destroy their malign cffect. 3. Weeds are not destructive through shading the ground, as experiment shows th'it mulches applied do not produce the same effect. If, however, we consider the enormous amount of water evaporated by these weeds during their growth, the necessity of additional water to soil in an ordinary season during the hot months, and the appearance of the crop which indicates suffering from thirst, the conclusion becomes almost certain that the ill-effect of weeds is largely due to their robbing the crop of nroner moisture through their draughts I?i? o - o upon the soil. " As interesting confirmatory evidence as to this being the true view of the weed question the testimony of vineyardists was quoted, some of whom advocate allowing weeds to grow in their vineyards, while others advocate clean culture. Personal inquiry, says Dr. Sturte vant, demonstrates the general fact that those gentlemen who advocate the leaving of weeds in their vineyards have lands whi'h arc not subjec t to excessive drought, while those who advocate clean culture have usually reported their soil f H3 very permeable to water. When wc consider that durinc the period of ripen ing of the wood and of the berry in the grope, dryness is an important factoi both in securing the ripening and ic securing the qualities, we have at once a plausible explanation. Those gentleiner who advocate the allowing of weeds tc grow are thus exhausting the surplus water of the soil injurious to their inter ests as vineyardist*, while on the othei hand those gentlemen who advocate th< thorough removal of weeds are conserv ing the water to the soil which does not contain it in excess of the needs of theii occupation. Feeding Buttermilk to Tigs. Buttermilk is a highly nitrogenous food, containing, as it does, about one part nitrogen to two parts carbon?the proportion of nitrogen being twice as much as necessary for profitable feeding, that is to feed it without waste. Cornmeal on the other hand, is highly carbonaceous, containing eight to nine parts carb')ii to one part nitrogen. It is at least twice as carbonaceous as it should be for feeding growing pigs, just as buttermilk is too nitrogenous. Sow a due admixture of these two feeds will properly balance the ration and secure the greatest economy both in presenting waste and providing the greatest amount of nutriment. In feeding pigs at the Wiaconsin agricultural experimental station the rule has been to allow one pound of cornmcal to every g\llon of butt-rjni.'k. This leaves the ration still strong in the nitrogenous element neces-ary to promote growth. As the pigs advance in size and fat is more desirable than growth, more cornmeal is added. This makes the food more carbonaceous and ! c, causes the hogs to lay on more fat. 1 si In some experiments made at the ] j| Ma-s ichusetts agricultural experimental i, station?counting corn meal at ?"28 per j ton and buttermilk at 1(5 cents per 1 On j jj pounds?it was found that a pound of : t pork, fed at tlrst on a slop, made of 12 ! j( ounces of corn meal for every gallon of ' u buttermilk, cost but -l.fi cents; but that ! v after gradually increasing the corn meal | j| until it readied within a fraction of two | jp pounds of the meal to each gallon of the j y buttermilk, the cost of making a pound ; j. of pork amounted to ?:j cents. This j j, latter was in the coldest part of the j I ?n-.io tllnurrllt flint. thfl I difference in temperature (requiring, as it did, a more carbonaceous food) accounted in a great measure for ?ho difference in the cost of the pork.?liilti- D more S-in. b Farm and Garden Notes. ^ Hogs should always have a dry and . warm place to lie in. Thcv do not want ! 1 a great mass of straw, in which they will j crawl to get hot and steam, and then j when they come out get chilled, b.it an r< armful of straw to remain a day or two ' ? and then to be thrown out and mixed j " with the manure. j In the co:ir3e of advice to small dairy- ^ men, a writer says that butter made from | J perfectly sweet cream will not retain its j 1 keeping qualities as that where the cream [ is allowed to become slightly acid. It j 'J should be kept thoroughly stirred wliilo j ^ gathering enough for a churning, and , P churned at a temperature of sixty de- | 1( grees in winter and fifty-eight degrees { 01 in summer. 1 ^ There is no'animal on the farm that i s: more appreciates dry clean quartets than j a pig. They will thrive better, fatten faster, be more healthy, and make bettor i food if cared for as they ought to be. It 31 is proper enough to allow them to run on the horse manure where large quan- "v tities of bedding arc used, but requiring t hem to wallow in lilth is downright a! cruelty. H When farming tools are not in use j ^ ^ ,, ..?A I t< liiey suoum ue juim>cu unu . from the weather, and yet how negligent are many farmers in this regard, leaving valuable implements exposed for weeks j w to the weather and the destructive in- | ^ tluences of its agencies. .lust a little at- j tention to these matters will be the me.tns j of saving many dollars in the farmer's j lifetime. Pretol, a celebrated French veterinary j surgeon, considers that we carry the i grooming of horses to excess, and to ! tc make them delicate. He does not ad- : p vocate neglect of cleanliness, but thinks j <r that too much excitement of the skin I ei make- the horses susceptible to catching | Ci diseases by destroying the equilibrium which ought to reign between the u functions. There is little doubt that c many of our city horses arc injured by s( being pampered and over-groomed. j ^ Few men of discretion, observes the j c HuJhindiHan, fail to appreciate the ad- ^ vantage of a regular rest day, one in j a seven. The farmer values it for himself | and lor li s work iiniinnis. i ne reasons : g, for it, aside from religious considerations, } ^ are many and weighty. This respite foi j + one day in seven give* an elasticity and ! g vigor that produces better results in work j ^ tliau comes from the slavish drag and i ^ drudgery of the life that is borne down j n by a constant, uninterrupted burden. j j "When horses have been idle some time, j g as they too often are ou many farms, it j requires careful feeding to get them in ; condition for working. It is not uncom- ! mon to grain heavily, thus overloading j ^ stomachs weakened by poor or innif- | ^ ficient food, and making a bid maltct worse. A horse is not litted but r.itliei j unfitted for work by being fed a peck of i oats just before. This is a task for his j j stomach which requires m<?v, of his strength. If driven or worked hard besides the horse will be thrown into diar ?41: tl I rU'l'H, frvillllg liU Ui Lliv; 1V/UUO vu iu\ i j stom.vh not only without receiving any ! " strength from it. but unking it a source | v of positive weakness. M Uncle Sam's Money Orders. j f] The Money Order Department of tho j t< I New York Postotlice opens at 10 a. m. j -A There is always a rush at the opening, j w and the line of applicants waiting foi j d money orders aud postal notes stretcher j along the entire length of the room and i y out of the door< into the corridor. An j t] oliicer does his best to expedite matter*! it by inquiring of each his or her partieulai j a business. Inside the railing John Fran- j u cisco scratches away with his pern c< like mad. Having filled out the money c order or postal note, lie tills out a blank b with the amount of onlcr or note aiul a: the fee, wincn uianK ae nanusio tueap- g] i plicant. b i * The latter takes it to the next window, c; where he hands in the money and the blank and receive? from the t: ller the ^ U order or note. Matters are expedited now y by making the postal note payable at any jj t money order ollice in the United States. ^ The limitation of postal notes to sums ^ 11 under $5 makes a great deal of writing v and also much trouble for remitters. n i Very few persons have occasion to send J !! $1.0!) through tho mail, while very many [, j wish to remit $"3 at a time. The latter e ; are obliged to get an order for $4.91) and ; inclose a cent with it. ! About 300 persons apply each day for ; money orders and postal notes. * Origin of Strong Liquors. d ^ . v 1 Strong liquors are a modem invention. j( s The ancients knew nothing more power- j ful than lightly fermented wines, and ; j. ; | have left warnings enough of the abuse j ^ ; of fhern. Alcohol was not discovered j | i | till the seventh century, although an ? i i older story exists of a monk, Marcus, I ' i i who collected and condensed inwooltho ! , > steam of heated white-wine, and then | J > pressed out from the wool a balsam I j which he applied to the wound s of those j who fell at the siege of lihcims, in tiio J v > reign of Clovis I. He also mixed this ! balsam with honey, and produced a cor- | rj t dial which brought the moribund back ! n ! to life. Clovis, however, did not wait I ^ i for the approach of death before claim- t) ing his share of the cordial. According J, to Dr. Stanford Chaille, the distillation , of spirits from wine was not discovered , till the twelfth century, and spirits did I I not come into common use as drink: ! ! until the fifteenth, sixteenth and seven: teenth centuiies.?Popular Science Mouth- si h. i ? ' u Mind Reading. k Said to her beau the pretty miss: ' You're quite intelligent, I find, o So pray oljlige ine, tell me tins? 8 ' - 1:1... ?aa/I f Ka mi?/? H V^UIl JUU, IWvlUfc CLIO ??"??' ~ Tho lover smiled and said: "Indeed n I That I can do so you will see; s | To read your mind I now proceed, You're thinking, sweetest one, of me." | 3be laughed, "How strange! Your reading's ft true; if ' You area wizard, I believe; a i J thought what kind of present you a, j Would give to me on Christmas Eve!" HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. . 1 Purifying the Air. A pitolior of cold water?it must be | ild?placed on the bureau or table in a J s ecping-room will absorb the pases which ^ i time fill the air thrown off from the t ings of the sleeper. The virtue con f liued in water as an absorbent and puri- i er is very little known or understood. I 1 his is certainly a very easy and convcn- j int method of purifying the air. It ? ot meant, however, to do away with l entilation, which is always necessary, i t will readily be seen that water standiug i not lit for drinking in the morninpr rater intended for the latter use should e kept in a glass bottle with a stopper. i mpnre water is the cause or more sick- | > ess v'han impure air. j Useful Hints. t In putting the covers on fruit cans do * ot wait till the cans a- e cold. ! . A granite iron kettle may be mad^ ! < right by boiling a sma 1 quantity of i 1 orax in it. i , Keep the flouv barrel raised a few j f iches from the floor, so that the air may i 1 irculate underneath. When you have the woodwork in a J t onm painted, it is a good plan to have ! ' bout two inches of the floor painted also: \ ave the paint the same color as that of ^ lie baseboard; then if, when changing i arpet, the carpet will not come close to { lie wall, the little space left will not be 3 unsightly. c Sweet oil will sometimes remove rust . J roin steel, and kerosene is even better. ! ' ^hen an article is deeply rusted it may be | j ecessary to remo e the rust by median- | c :al means, such as rubbing with line | i mery powder and oil or line emery paper, i ' ladly rusted tools may lie clcansed by j g souring them with emery moistened f ith iulpiiuricacid diluted withsix parts g f water, immediately rinsing well and r rying them and finishing oil with oil * ad emery flour. j ? S.Ik articles should be washed in tepid j d ator with a suds of white enstile soap. ; ^ o not rub or wring them. Handle them j ? you would nice laces in washing, j inse in clear, cold water nnd pres". the ; <3 .iter out by placing them in a clean dry ' ? >.vcl or cloth and c apping between the ands until almost dry; then lay in shape ! f id place in a dry cloth nude: a heavy \ ii eight. When entirely dry rub lightly , * ith a piece of dry flannel to give a nice j uish. Of coursa some delicate shades j re not intended to be washed auy more j c lan a da'nty colored silk dress. j I e Re:*ip >s. j I Soft Mot.assks Cake.?One cup but-1 J ir, one pint molassc<, one pint flour, half j j int milk, t-.vo eggs, one tablespoonf.il j , iuger. two tcaspoonfuls soda; flour j j. lough to make not quite as stiff as cup i ike. Bake in moderate oven. J ^ Chicken Salad.?Cook one chicken ^ ntil tender, then chop line 1 head of; t nbbage, and 5 coid hard boiled eggs; j r ^asou with salt, pepper and mustard; ^ 'arm 1 pint of vinegar, add half a tea- j E up of butter, stirring until melted: pour j a ot over the mixture, stir all thoroughly i j ud set away to cool. Salad.?One can of salmon, or the I ame amount of any cold fish, either j c oiled or baked, and "from which remove c lie skin and bones: chop, when cold, j large boiled potatoes and mix with ) he fish; rub smooth the yolks of 3 hard i c oiled eggs, season with pepper, salt and J e lustard, and 2 tablespoons of cream and t of vinegar; pour this dressing over the ; j sh and potatoes. j u Potatoes.?Take small potatoes, wasn i f nd scrape, and put them in a saucepan j t r ,,,.1/1 11'ntnr. I irin ft- thi'm to a boil, i ' rain, then wipe with a clean cloth; put r lie potatoes and 2 tablespoons of butter j f i the fryingpan and cook 20 minutes; i I rhen they commence to brown, turn | c hem occasionally so as to brown on all j * ides alike; strain otT the butter, sprinkle ! t :ith salt, and serve in a hot dish.. . 1 Baked on SnnuiED Eggs.?Break J ! hem into a buttered pudding dish, or i . etter still if you have the small oval j ? egetable dishes that will just hold two, j iiey will be found much handier to. , ;rve. Put a bit of butter and a little . eppcr and salt on each, or on the top of; ' he larger dish, if all are to be cooked J ? >gctlier. tjihI place them in a hot oven. : .s soon as the whites are stiffened, which | ill be in ten minutes or less, they are ] one. Fokce*3Ikat Ball.?Take some lean ! ; -1 - Jf i , eai, pounu II 1U H munar, Hicu iuw iu t jrough a sieve with a little butter; put c x a saucepan a lutle chopped parsley ! v tul onion, add some bread crumbs and i 1 lilk, and stew gently until the onion is j r ooked; put through a sieve and let get i j ool; then add the yolks of 3 or 4 hard \ oiled eggs; season with pepper and salt, j \ nd the yolks of a few ra?v eggs; roll into t mall balls and add to soup 15 minutes j f efove sen ing. Everything must be c hopped very tine. | t SroNOE Cake.?Pour one cup boiling ] 1 rater over two cups sugar; separate the i t oiks and whites of four egus and beat , c oth well, the whiles to a stiff froth; add ! ^ tie yolks to the sugar and hot water, ' J eating quickly, then two cups flour, in | J .Inch one and a half tcaspoonfuls bakintr j ^ owder hive been sifted; and a small; ^ inch of salt and one teaspoonful lemon , I \'tract. Lastly, add the whites of the i ?gs, mixing as lightly as possible; bake o i a quick oven. J ,cft His Money to the Crown Prince. J, A wealthy Frenchman named Bellar- i in, who died lately, bequeathed his 5,'hole fortune, amounting to several mill- t jn flanes, to the German Crown Princo. a 'his he did to accentuate the violent, ha- ' r. d of his own countrymen, which someow or other had taken possession of his ireast. l>ut the Crows? Prince refused to . irolit by such a motive, and therefore de- ? lined the Frenchman's legacy. Among : lie other reasons which had brought M. J Jcllardin to loathe his compatriots was lie fact that lie had been imprisoned for 1 nine act of personal violence, and it was I khcu lying in jail that he changed his will . 11 favor of the heir to the German Crown. 'he intentions o'~ the testator were com- ? indicated through the French Ambassn- j ! or and the Foreign Oflicc here to the ! f irincely legatee, who, however, has ! , .'aived his right to this cruel inheritance. I -L >ru(on Times. ! r Sauerkraut an Explosive. j j i --- 11.. 1 I . it may nut uc uvuvmuy tvnumi m.it ^ aiierkraut is a dangerous explosive. A j 'hiladelpliia kraut maker, who is rutting ! p">,000 cabbages a day, and probably ! ;nows what he is talking about, says: "If tank of kraut is scaled when too fresh here is sure to be trouUe. A cask of ;unpowder is hardly more dangerous than tightly-corked barrel of sauerkraut. As hestuif ferments it swells, and if vent is ot furni hed there is an explosion that hakes the foundation of the store and c rightens the ife half out of the store- e eepc, while the neighbors raise a cry of p dynamite plot. Seriously, sauerkraut ) a dangerons article to handle. If I were | B fiery Anarchist I wou d be in-lined lo I $ Soot it as an instrument of destruction." I \ HOW BEN. BUTLER GOT RICH. k'onng Men of To-day May do Likewlsi if Tlicy Follow Advice Given. General B. P. Butler being asked for soma wggestions on gaining success, stated thstfc vhen he was a young lawyer, practicing in ..owell, Mass., a bank president advised him o take his little deposit and buy real estate, roin which he could be deriving some evenue. The General said that he IhuI but ittle money and was uncertain as rt> his fu,ure. " Never mind," said the bank President, ' go to the next public auction of real estate, lid off a lot with a building of some sort on t, pay down what money you have and givo -our promissory notes for the balance. You vill come out all right." General Butler says this advice was good. When a man has obligated himself, by his iotes. to rav monev at a certain time, it in ilines him to economy. He followed the adrice, and in time became the owner of sev;ral parcels of valuable real estate in Lowell. Two classes will not be like.y to heed such idvice?the improvident and the over-cau;ious. The latter will be apt to say: It would be all right but for thoso dreadful jromis-ory notes. They are always running )n and if a man falls sick they do not wait 'or him to get well." There is this danger, of course, but one can nake no business venture without some risk, ind with the knowledge acquired by recent nvestigations of the cause of most ordinary lilments, and the means of cure, one runs itlle risk from that source. It is now known ,liat most of the common ailments jave their origin in deranged kidneys. They ire the chief blood purifiers of the system and ivhen disordered a breaking down somewhere is soon inevitable, because the poison, vhich in their healthy condition is eliminited, is carried through the entire system. Put them in order, and health returns. C. D. Dewey, a successful man, president >f the Johnston Harvester Company, 3atavia, N. Y., gives his experience as folows: In 1832 my health was failing, my head >ained me constantly, my appetite was uncertain. I could not sleep soun sly. I attrib itoil this to the extreme pressure of business arcs, but I grew worse, and finally was conInert to my b?d for two months. It seemed is though I would "never recover" my ormer health. Under tlio aid o: stimulants I ;ra(!ually gained strength, so that in a few nonths 1 was able to attend to business, but could walk only with the assistance of a ane, anrt then in a slow and unsteady manler. I continued somewhat in the same conlition until February last, when I used Varner's sale cure. * It has cured me. I oils tier it a valuable reineJy and can lighly r. commend it. Young men have l.ut to use ordinary prulence, and when any derangement occurs if hey U5e the same means as did this successul business man, they may feel a constant issurancv of their ability to carry to successul conclusion all ordinary business projec ts, ncluding (he care ot' their promissory noted vhui due. A Marvelous Madstouc. A day or two ago Mr. B. L. Milam, an ild and icspeck'.i citizen of Watcrford, Jiss , called at the A nhtnc't' ollice, and xhibitcd a madst jiie i hat lias a history, t was bro ght to Alabama from China n IfilO bv Dr. William Barker, who ised it with suc.fiis for several years. Lt his death it was sold to .Jarvis Milam, he father of the Acalw.cht's visitor, and our other.*. Milam moved to Missisippi in IS:]?*, and took llie stone with iim, having bought out the interest of lis partners. He died in 1 So!) and left he stone to his son. The present pronietor has toed it in 1,281) cases, for lites of jabid dogs, cows aad horses, beides spiders and snake bites; and lie sserts that it did not fail lo effect a cure a a single instance, when applied before taroxysms had set in. The stone is porous, of a light cream olor, 1^- inches in diameter, aud weighs iue ounce. It h is been broken in five ilaces and is mended with silver bands. Vhen a person is bitten, the wound is arefully washed with warm water, a nop being used to guard against danger o the operator frc m infected blood or >us. The stone is then bound tightly ipon the affected part, and left there rem two to fifteen hours, according to he freshness of the bite?the older it is he longer the time necessary. When emoved, it is found to ha\ c absorbed a mantity of blood or pus from the wound. * *---1 -i : i is men waiueu cii'im iu >vunu ?uu Iriccl before a lire or stove. Mr. Milam ms been offen d 000 lor his treasure, >ut refuses to sell He gets a good rcvclue from it, charging those patients who .re able to pay, but its virtues arc more requently called into play to save the ives of unfortunates who have nothing o give in return. It is to Mr. Milam's red it that these are never refused, and liat he values the stone most for the good t does to suffering humanity, lie is greatly troubled, lest at his death hi? hildrcn should divide it up, and thus lestioy its virtue.?Memphis A> alan-c/te. introduction of Wheat into America. Concerning the introduction of wheat nto America, reliable information isobainable. It may be difficult in the presnt day to realize the fact that wheat ras at one time unknown in America, fet prior to the discovery of this contimnt. hv Pnlnmhus there was no cereal in America approaching in nature to the vhcat plant. It was not until 1530 that vheat found its way into Mexico, and hen only by chance. A slave of Cortez ouud a few grains of wheat in a parcel if rice, and showed them to his mascr, who ordered them to be planted. The result showed that wheat would hrive well on Mexican soil, and to-day me of the finest wheat valleys in the vorld is near the Mexican capital. From Jexico the cereal found its way to Peru, darie D'Escobar, wife of Don Diego de yhauves, carried a few grains to Lima, rhicli were planted, the entire product >ting used for seed for several successve crops. At Quito, Ecuador, a monk if the order.of St. Francis, named Fra fodosi Bixi, introduced a new cereal, nd it is said that the jar which conained the seed is still preserved by the nonks of Quito. Wheat was introduced nto the nre-cnt limits of the United fates contemporaneously with the setlemcnt of the country by the English ,ud other European settlers.?Chicago rimes. Sheep Dairying. A Holland paper states that the promotion of sheep butter and milk is jccoming quite an industry in that counry. It says that in the eastern part of he province of Drenthe (Netherlands) nany Friesian milch sheep are kept, )riiK-ipally l>y small fanners and day aborcrs. Of late butt.-r has b::en male rom the milk of these sheep, which is aid to be always of a whiter color than hat made from cow's milk, is of good lavor, but has a sweeter taste. This miter is not soid on tlie maiket as yet, >ut if a litile good butter color is mixed ritli it, it will be preferred, and that |uite soon, to much of the butter made rom cow's milk by the dairymen of )rc!itlie. Ringing Noises 'n tho PM.ru sometimes a roaring, burzlnj sound, or mapping like the report of a pUtol, are caused by ca arrh, that exceedingly disagreeable and very comnan rllapMo I/mx of smell or hcarlnc also results torn catarrh. Hood's' Sarsaparltla, the great blood lurlfler, is a peculiarly successful remedy for this Unease, which It cures by purifying the blood. It 'ou suffer from catarrh, try Hood's Sarsaparllla, tho ecullar medicine. " I have been troubled with that annoying dlsexse, lasal catarrh, and have taken all kinds of blood purllers, but never found relief till I used Hood's Sarsalarllla."?J. l. Routt, Marksborg, Ky. Hood's Sarsaparllla Old by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only j C. I. HOOD ft CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. i 100 Doses One Dollar | / .. -V j w' Blowing Up Hell Gate has t>e6n a laborious and costly work, bnt the Dr. Pie: end justifies the effort. Obstruction in any pills") c important channel means disaster. Obstruc- bilious tions in the organs of the human body bring the sysl inevitable disease. They must he cleared away, or physical wreck will follow. Keep the liver Dakc in order, and the pure blood courses through in the 1 the body, conveying health, strength and lire; let it become disordered and the channels are clogged with impurities, which result in (lis- lias rec< ease and death. No other medicine equals Dr. by far t Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery" for act- publish , iug upon the liver and pnrifying the blood. shown 1 A piiopbssoii.sh ip of horticulture has been created at Co neli Universtt/ and a ta lied to I the agricultural department. is sent ! There are in this country 60,000 pastors. Jan., If i '?: ? Double "The Proper Study of .Yinnkind in Man," bers, ai | says the illustrious Pope. If he had included 1 woman in the list, he would have been nearer the truth, if not so poetical. Dr. R. V. Pierce To th I lias made them both a life study, especially that 1 woman, and the peculiar derangements to namedi | which her delicate system is liable. Many wo- hopeles j men in the land who are acqainted with Dr. j shall b< j Pierce only through his "Favorite Prescrip- free ti ! tion," bless him with all their hearts, for he sumutii j has brought them the panacea for all those and P.1 I chronic ailments peculiar to their sex: such as T. [ leucorrhtea, prolapsus and other displace- ? , : ments, ulceration."internal fever," tendency . j? * ? ?a Astern to internal cancer, ana omer am menus. rncu =, v reduced to one dollar._ By druggists. very se ! It take9 nea'ly 100.000,000 foreign eggs a lR i wonth to keep the English in cakes and pud- na j 41ng3. ' INTERRUPTE "Ah, Genevieve, have you < That as this silken skein you You wind around my heart; The thread of love's entangli Those smooth, soft hands, sc "I wash them morning, noo As you do yours, young mai In lather made of Ivory Soa A WORD OF WA Thar* tra mmu u/liifA (nan*. Mph renresented to j Ihey ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the p ! the genuine, Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist i I Copyright 7CC6, by Propter <! I ?o1"' Don'twajteyonrmoneyon?primor i "Ituipta *)th ?b0Tt 1, absolQtelr xcntrr 3rd trind pEOor, and A<;lclorthe<-FIsa JJRAND" sliokro gnothave 1 tie"rw;nrtAxrV'.send rnrjlp^riptlvc^catglnguBtoJ ; KIDDER'S EI A SURE CURB FOR ^ INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA. I Over 5,000 Physicians have gent us their approval of AamS DIGESTYLIN, saylne that It Is the best preparation rel05? | for Indigestion that they have ever used. Vn&S We hare never heard of n ease of Dyspepsia where r??rk : muESTVLIN wa* taken that was not cured. \rTyf FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM. IT WILL CURE THE MOST AGGRAVATED CASES. SB&r IT WILL STOP VOMITING IN PREGNANCY IT WILL RELIEVE CONSTIPATION. I For Summer Complaints and Chronic Dlarrhuta, = which are the diruct reauits of Imperfect digestion. Rfil ! DIGESTYLIN will effeot an immediate cure. nfifl Take DYGESTYLIN for all palna and disorders of " , I the stomach ; they all come from Indigestion. Ask . your. druggist for DIGESTYLIN (price $1 per lar^a diuhlh J bottle). If he does not have it send one dollar to us Catak ! and we will send a bottle to you. express prepaid. _ ! Do not hesitate to send your money. Our liouse is reliable. Established twentv-fl voyeurs. \VM. F. KIDDER & CO.. X i Manufacturing: (.'heniiHt*. 83 .lolni Sr.. N. V. /i i MARVELOUS k MEMORY DISCOVERY. m Wholly unlike artificial systems. Any book lenvncd In one rraillnii ^ Recommended by Mark Twain, Richard Phoctor, I the Scientist, Hons. V. \V. Astor. J i'd ah P Bk.sja- bog 1 wiv Dr Mihor &c. C't<i>s i*f HO Columbia Law fitii- | ! dents; *2iX) at Merideu; ?10 at Norwich ; 350 at Oherlln College; two classes of 2ii) each at Yale; 4<W .it Unl , . ^ ; Torslfy ot Penn. 1'hlla.; 400 at Wcllealey CoIImo, and ; TOT three large clashes at Chatauqua Unl\ ersltj, &u I ProsDectus rosT krkk from ,, , I PROF. LOISETTE. 23f Elftb Are- Now York. _ | L__ I N Y N U?17 | juLfe' ATTENTION :-Ladles or gentlemen wishing cm- , B nlovincnt, you can coin money Helling tne Dal. > , i Parer and SI leer, a household necessity anil one. of READ merit; l?r?e commission ; send lor terms to aRtn^s, I sample by mall, postpaid, tfe. C. W. LEW lb, e. Co *m? , lumbla St., Poughkoepsie, N. Y. If UW.L. DOUGLAS R $3 SHOE.\^j/ ,fC i out tucks or nails. / BftW|| | UU I Finest Calf, perfect At,,yQ gKWh-l u v and warranted. Congress,ggflf t I fill I duuou a Liu i/titci ^ tylestoe. A# *Vi\\&\&jp A. ft'w mJA J' ' " I ?nd durable as those ^ir .?3 3 If Vril; i S"i7.fiS^^ 4"{'0I1 | |'Jy?" - 1/ U i??,idi?b?iu??fiiaita?.i IT I fill W. t. DOUGLAS S3.SO SHOE 1* one*. ? ,uu celled for lieaty wear. If not sold by your deal'* Dullrlr write W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton, Milt. DUllUc CURE".'.,DEAF fs f | Pick's Patist Jmpbovid Cl'sHioxtD HI! out: ! I /&.\RL Kak Daixi Perfectly Restore the CnIJ t I nvtv^yru*7J^i I Hoannfi',wl|ethcrtl>cde*fn Mii canted All 111 i . I-.. ^u. 1mv*rt nr Iniurlrt to the Lftturi] | _ ? I \/lrftvttiF~^rT' drum. JnvitlLle, comfortable, *l?*v? !j| A .W j In po?ltlon. Muilc, conrer<atlon, whij. \ jSrZJi dl - mm Wrd dUtliKll.V. W> refer to tho.# _ I M urine thenu Write to F IIISCOX, 85X 9 m fj >51V ""*a7|Sv Hn.ajvrnr, cor. 14th Et.. Neir York, for M S V "VVA YVW (Uuitrmte'il book of t<roof>, FUEU. ; j ? KERBRAHD FIFTH WHEEL. ami Carriage j foraUmi Improvement. ilfCKKKANO CO.. Fremont, O. i ?pljy ? PALMS* RiininrfiH CollfKCi Phi I a., Pa. SI tun- ' *,VTan/* tionw furnlshod. Life Scholarship. S10. Wrlu*. j ^ i Biair'sPills Rheumatic Rsmedy. I Ovnl nmndt 11 Pilln. CRu ?J FRAZER^Hf BEST IX THE WORLD U It C H 3 C Cffib CF~ Get tie Geruiiic. Sold Everywhere. Din No Trouble lo Swallow ! mt rce's "Pellets" (the original "little liver j I tnd no pain or griping. Cure sick or headache, sour stomach, and cleanse ! :em and bowels. 26 cts. a vial. N >ta claims aponulation of 507,477, a gain j I ast year of 18,477. __ uSI Tlie Youth's Coinpnnion ?ntlv boon increased In size, maklnsc it j ncJ he cheapest Illustrated Family Weekly | ter ed. That it is highly appreciated is mai by the fact that it has won its way into j P'c Families. The publishers issue a new ; icement and Calendar, showing in- reu attractions for the new year. If 81.75 I jyj now, it will pay for The Companion to l f (89, and you will receive the admirable ! l" Thanksgiving and Christmas Num- Co id other weekly Issues to Jan. 1st, free, i Consumption Snrelv Cured. e Editor:?Please inform your readers j /#< have a positive remedy for the above j jfl disease. Hy its timely use thousands of j s cases have been permanently cured. I i glad to send two bottles of my remedy I 3 any of your readers who have con- | >n if they will send me their Express ; * 0. address. Respectfully, fo. A. SLOCUM. M.C.. 181 Pearl St, X. Y. j pfl i j JAr'b?mSof the Nebulizer, th. ^ ^ at of tjiejmitfle.??-rT^'roiccn f hi- I ot\ 2 bm DU it ^ ne." an | ! A ! tN ! I t I c< I ou i 1 divined, I wind, J is well, ng spell? i | > dainty white?" i I in and night, y i, I hope, I RNING. be " just as good as the' Ivory' 5" I eculiar and remarkable qualities of ||| ipon getting it. __ k Gamble. 5 FffvTF?esT1 g ?> K Waterproof Coat & fa HI ETsr Hale. j rcfcbercoat. Th? FISH BRAND SLICKEB va will keep you <lrr In tho hardest storm. ni, .nd take no other. If your ftorekccpor does -fr K. J. ToVi'KR. 20 Stmmcru St. Hoctori. Mass 5; va P' WELLS' ^ HAIR w< BALSAM it J restores Grajr an Ha^lr to oritf ^ ';'f -! 3C>P>JJU JI1B Oil. A IODIC I ?, 1 f) "\'<i r 1 :Ru 1 * Restorative, j _* l< i jfc 4 I ft Ma l'revente hair i "J A9M coml?K out; i 9" at-i?Jil Ida strengthens, i P" uL >' J7Fjkrp ARpl cleanses and heals scalp. J 50o Druegi3ta j gie s?\ E. S.WELLS, j SP1 Itntj Cltjr, X. i. \ i* J6H?NCATiRRH asasift | ihrojiic cafes. Uneapaled for Catarrhal throat < jnn, roul breath, olrenulre odora, gore throat, I cn cria. cold in the bead.. Ask for " Kouoh ok I mc tut.'' 50c. Drujf. E. S. Wmxs, Jerncy City, n. J. j cai LOOK YOUNG J ?o \ aslongrasyouean.pl* (aV/ XJl * Tent tendency towrin- i " [kles or oiping of the ; Btl leaurelle oil } p Uemovon and prerent* f '((ffLsf&r&iSte' A Wrinkles, and rouffh- ! be) ^$sw$&3f7?Z v nC3S of *"'Mh or ?1<>n i inf WlBSSS?1\ prwfrres a youthful, i i' I.) plmnp, frexh condition ua of tho features; re- | 8C< | mores pimples, clears J J ,ho complexion, the ! tjo only snbsuuice knov n ' i*^Jw**3c28^ that *111 arrrit ind iir?A^T'^ylfv tpbI tf Ddrirt to wrtnllM I BCT ft"-F^m|)|'frii^ #' Brumrlstsor Exp. ani r. s. wri.i.s, ck??i.i, eqi JntV aj itrtej city, N. i. we - - mi ; VAM^OTlg ; | SYMPTOMS and CONDITIONS I ?ac Eemedy will Believe and Cure. I ^ are threatened with, or already have. Br^ I Iiright's disease, or Urinary trouble, , , have sediment in urine like brick dubt, ?_ * i frequent calls or Retention, with V . /Ml. /li. nrMKIira in tllll Mi l*. I TT^ . bnve Lame Hack, Rheumatism, StingI ing, Aching 1'ains in siile or Iiij)s, j have Diabetes or Dropsy, or scanty or 1 i I high colored urine, . have Malaria, Torpid Liver. Dyspepsia, ? I Call Stone, Fever aud Ague, or Gout, ?? , have Irritation. Spasmodic Stricture, P [ or Catarrh ol' the Hladder, ft l have IILOOD humnrs. Pimples, Ulcers, S I Seminal Weakness, or Syphilis, jf , have Stone in Kidney .orOravel in Rlad- I [ I tier, Stoppage of urine or Dribbling, ?$ , have poor Appetite, Rad Taste,Foul- mi> | breath, or iNTfiitNAJ. Slime lever, l?J?i , up quickly a run-down constitution, ft',*' > Don't neglectearly symptoms. ni6> ter Dose (Joes Right to Tint SroT ! {"'> d *t Pispensnry? UrrommemU-il tiy rrnomird s- "lnTaJld?' Guide to Health*'frfr. Art vlco free iuine have Dr. Kilmer's likeness 011 tli<-' side and inside wrappers rul >y all dbfohihth, and Db. Kilibb & Co., ?mi Ungkiunton, K. Y. : [*?}j 0?Six Bottle^ $.1.00 SURE-FITS !j? (n?y euro I do not mean merely to atop them j 3 and then have them return again. 1 moan a uro. 1 havi' made th?dieccao01 FITS, KPILr KALLINtS SICKN'iiSSaJifo-lone study. I ^1 my TVIllPtly 10 euro inn wurr. ciuni, ccraum lvo failed is no ressnn for not now receiving a end r.t once for a troat-ise and a Free Bottle alljhlc remedy. Give Eipresx and Pc.n Oliiep. tlldl'i M j|Sjt !?? * r! St. N:?-.? V?-s. pj > 88 n. day. Sample* worth tl.Sfl. FREE Kins ues not un-tiT the horse's feet. Write TA> ewster Safety Jteltt Holder Co.. Holly, Mich. . ?? to Soldiers 4 Heirs. Send stamp Dl ror circulars. COL. L. lilNfi S f 91UII9 HAM, Att'y, WnshiiiRton. P. C\ ) Is worth $500 per lb. Pettlt's Eye Salr# Is HI J ta $1,U00, but is sold at 25c. u box uy u?uierj fi h f By return mall. Full Description jpfcj I Bi Moody's New Tailor ( ymtm or Di-cm B|j ib Cutting. MOODY & CO., Cincinnati. 0 VI I inn Badwayt Litisw i from one to twenty minutes never fall* to ree Pain with oue thorough application. No mat- vial how violent or excruciating the pain, the Bheo lie, fledrldden, Intlrni, Crippled, Nervous, Neural or prostrated with disease mr.y suffpiyRadway'? a ly Relief will afford Instant ease. It lnstantl? eves and soon cures 'icuniatism, Neuralgia, uyhs, Cold*. Id in the Head, Sore Throat, tlhma, Bronchitis, leumonia, Sciatica, zadaclte, Inflammations, 'othachc, Congestions, DIFFICULT BREATHING. idiray's Ready Relief is a Cure i* every Pain, Sprains, Bruises. tins in the Back, < It est or lAmbs. teas the First and is the Only PAIN REMEDY ?t Instantly stops the most excruciating pain*, aV ? Inflammations, and (Mires Congestions, n liiillirr be Lungs, Stoiuacii, Bowels or other glands or - - S ans by one application. V ':-S s'TERNALIA, a half to a teaspoonful In half & ublcr of water wHl In a few minutes cure Cramp* asms. Sour Stomach, Nausea, Vomiting, Hevt n. Nervousness, Sleeplessness. Sick Headache. '}A rrhcta. Colic, Flatulency and all Internal p*>na. iLARIA IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS CURED AND PREVENTED. here 1* not a remedial acen'. in t!> world that . 1 euro Fever and Ague and all other M:\lari out, ious and other fevcra. aided by BADWATS "a LLS, so quickly as RAD WAY'S READY & EM EI*. - K. K. not only cures the patient seized with X* la, but If people expose t to the Malarial polsoa 1 every morning fcike 20 < r 30 drops of Ready lief In water, unu eat. say a cracker, before going I they will prevent attacks. \.:P ?3| Tlco M cents per battle. Sold by druggists. gggOXnasaBEUDnEBaBBM lADWAY'S PILLS The Great Liver an1 Stonmh Hensi/ r the cure of all (liKordem of the 8t nnac'a, Tji/jf. - welB. Ki?liioys, Bladder, Nervous Disease*. Femal# ^ mnlnhiT. ihs Am etita. HrAd&chft. ConstlD* o. Coativeiifi'S, I idisre-ttl ? , Biliousness, Fevar. lamination of tin Bojto'.s, Filsi and alt derangant*r,t the Inter iat Viscera. l'ur Iv vegetable, ooaiiintr iiii mercury, rainenh or deletori >ua drajn. iHFECT D GESTiON by taking Hal way'* Is. By so doing iTtSm SICK HEADACHE, spr psla, Foul S io ir.acli. IJi Iiousness wllI be avoided. 1 the food that Is eaten contributes Its nourlshlftf iforties for the support of the natural waste of r Observe the following symptom* r suiting fro* 3B ensoof the Digest I ve Organs: Constipation. Inwart es, Fullness of the Blood in the Head, Acidity ot i Stomach. Nausea, Heartburn. Dlwtusr of Food. Ilness or Weight In the stomach Sour E racial loca, % iking or Fluttering of the Heart. Choking or Suff* Ins J-ensatlons when In a lying posture, lMnweaor Ion. Dots or Webs before the Sfstht, Fe ver and Dull In In the Head. Deflelency of Perspiration, Yeliow- ...jg >s oft he Skin and Eyes.Paln In the Side, Chest,Llmta rl Sudden Flushes of Heat. Burning In the Ftesh. l few dosei of HAHVVA Y'S PI1-LS wl l fre* s- - tern of all the above named disorders. rd* 'i-lce2o cents per box. Sold by all drojjtits. 2?~Send a letter stamp to DR. RAD WAY 4b J.,Xo.3'i Wnrren Street, Nevy York, for r Book of Advice. ? nt. sDttg TO (JET RAI)WAY'S. Che treatment of many thousands of cmm those chronic weaknesses and distressing ments peculiar to females, at the Invalidr )tel ana Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. 8 afforded a vast experience in nicely adapt* ? and thorouglily testing remedies for tk? re of woman's peculiar maladies. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription the outgrowth, or result, of this great and ? luublo experience. Thousands or testlmoiIb, received from patients and from physi- - -i ins who have tested it in the more agrr?ted and obstinate cases which had baffled eir skill, prove it to be the most wonderful medy ever devised for the relief and cure of ffering women. It is not recommended as* :ure-aTl," but as a most perfect Specific for iman's peculiar ailments. la a powerful, invigorating toule* imparts strength to the whole system, d to the womb and its appendages la rticular. . For overworked, "worn-out," un-down," debilitated teachers, millinery ?ssmakers, seamstresses, "ahop-jrirla," bousoepers, nursing mothers, and feeble women Derally, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescript!on ' .Ul.. 1 tne grcuirai trtu lUiy uuuu, uvii-n uwHiuin an appetizing cordial and restorative tonic. U a soothing and strengthening srvlue, "Favorite Prescription" is unoaled aud is invaluable in Allaying and subing nervoua excitability, irritability, equation, prostration, hysteria, spasms az4 ler distressing, nervous symptoms cominly attendant upon functional nnd organio ease of the womb. It induces refreshing ep and relieves mental anxiety and dejndency. Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription a legitimate medicinc, careful!]' mpounaed by an experienced and skillful ysician, and adapted to woman's delicate fanizntion. It is purely vegetable in tta mposition and perfectlv harmless in Its ccts in any condition of the system. For )rning sickness, or nausea, from whatever use arising, weak stomach, indigestion, dyapsia and kindred symptoms, its use, in small Re?. will prove very beneficial. ' Favorite Proscription is a post* re euro for the most complicated and ob. nate cases of leucorrhea, excessive flouring; Inful menstruation, unnatural suppression* ^lapsus, or falling of the womb, weak back, emale weakness, ante version, retroversion, iring-down sensations, chronio congestion, lammation and ulceration of the womb, inmmation, pain and tenderness in ovaries :ompanied with "internal heat." ks a regulator and promoter of funo. nal action, at that critical period of change im girlhood to womanhood, " Favorite Pre iption " is a perfectly safe remedial agent; ??n| d can produce only good results. It m /-jally efficacious and valuable in its effects icn taken for those disorders and derang?. :nts incident to that later and mest critical riod, known oa " The Change of Life." 'Favorite Prescription,"when take* connection with the use of Dr. Pierce'! Wen Medical Discovery, and small laxative ^ ies of Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets (Little rer Pills), cures Liver. Kidney aDd Bladder eases. Their combined use also removes iod taints, and abolishes cancerous and ofulous humors from the system. 'Favorite Prescription" is the only dicinc for women, sold by druggists, under positive guarautee, from the raanuiturers, that it will give satisfaction in every ic, or money will be refunded. This guara&. ' ?3 1 lias been printed on ths bottle-wrapper, 1 faithfully carried out for many yean. ,<arjce bottles (100 doses) $1.00, or alx ttles for $5.00. 'or lurge. illustrated Treatise on Diseases of >men (160 pages, paper-covered), send ten its in stamps. Address, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main SL, BITFALO, N. T. 1ROPSY 3 In ^TREATED FREE. 0 Have tr.-ate-l Wropsy a:i I Its cmupllcatioo* & wish nio-i womltTfiil ^ucco.iS; use veg-taM? lYluc.li.-s. entirely harm.'ess. Remove all i' Uill.nvji UJ 'U3? 111 ci iw uu/o. VUlb |iaviCUIM ii-'unefiil hopeless liy the i>est p i>*xiarn. From ilose symptom-; rapidly Jls ippear, an t In ten < :>t iea>t two third-> of all symptoms are r? nl. Some may ery humbug witnd.it knowing t!i le; al/out it. Uemember it Co,ts you nothing i iillze i'io orit of our treatment for yourself a e constantly curing ehses of Ions s'andlii's that have ijeon mppela number of t m-sand ileelare l un i ).e to I! v a we"'*. <ijve history of case, name. a;o. sex. how Ion? I'Ct't). etc. S*ntl for fre> pamphlet coiit linla; Imoululs. Ten days' treatment furnished free nail. If you order trial you must return thl< al Isement to us with 10cent-! In s:amo? to pa/ :?Ke. Epilepsy (K'ts) po Itivoly eured. H. Ii. ( ItEKN SONS, .11. D?.. iti-nl iotell 'i5l Jk 453 Cunal Ml., N Y. Agent (Morehaiit o ily) wanted In every town for Oiler No. 170. IEKTo Merchants O.vlv : A three-foot, French ?. oval tumt Shotv Case. Address at once, It. W. i.Slf.L tt CO.. State St., Chicago. FUOmnUi?^1 Increase may lie due. ArtP ra^KSBsa2%<lrt>88 Jl!:- H.sikvcvs.t CoUllt#'! V 91V UroverUd'g.Washlngt'n.D.C * T f? f\J T Q Obtained. Send slum r:-r ^ I ^ l? I O Javentors' Guide. I,. am, Patent Attorney, Wiuhlnston. i>. c. ft!!!OA >iorphlnVHiTliF"Cured In 10 WBIIHa to 2U diyi. No pay till cured. I IVIII Or. J. &icpheu?r Lebanon, Ohi*. ? -