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I AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Garden Insects.
E. S. Goff, of the Geneva Experiment
Station, says th.it in ordtr to grow
radishes free from maggots at the root
he wou'd recommend a i ed of sand, and
to prevent the flea beetles from destroying
the foliage, he would place this bed
on sod ground and surrouud it with a
tight frame of boards at least a foot high.
For the green cabbage worm pyrethrum
is the most satisfactory destroyer, and if
iresD or strong it "win ueur uuuuug vun
twice its bulk of air slacked lime or
flour, to stand a few hours Ijefore applying.
Cover cucumber hills before the
plants come up with frames of narrow
boards, with mosquito netting tacked
over the top. The old remedy of white
hellebore continues the best for the currant
worm, applied dry or with water.
A Soulful Peg.
Calling at a farmhouse and asking the I
lady if her husband was at home, she
said: "I don't know; I will see, sir.''
Opening a door into the woodshed, I saw
liUI ??tl/'C a Iiiviiibui. at svmviu v** ,
wall; then she returned and replied,
pointing in the direction: ''He is down ]
in tlial woods." i-indngtlie gentleman, j ]
he walked to the hou>e with mc, when I j
asked to have the myste:y explained. lie j 1
has twenty-thie.* fields, and all are num- j i
bered on the entrance gateposts. A board j ]
in the woodshed has numbers tq corre-1 j
epond. Opposite each number is a gim- [ j
iefko?e to insert a peg in, and at the bot- \
torn are the words "at homo' and "ab-n
sent." A peg stuck in theholeat "IT,"! i
and that is the number of his woodlot. \ j
Thus the matter was made clear to my ]
comprehension. "At home'' means']
about the house or buns, and "absent"'
?fTfr&m the farm. II? uiua iy keep - two I
hjred men. Each has a board, Vau he re- j
quires them to u-e it, so at a glance it;
may l.e known where all are without '
asking. He calls it "a knowledge board."
?Neuo York Tribune.
Water in Butter. ! |
?ome buyers of very good looking;
and well flavored butter complain that'
it is too salt, while the maker insists | :
that it has not been oversalted. The'
same buyers say that a slice or print of I
the butter left exposed in a warm room :
will in three or four days become ; j
thickly encrusted with salt, which may ' .
be sealed off, leaving the butter quite I
salt enough. That is true, too, and yet J
the maker may not have spoken falsely [
in regard to oversalting?that is. if the '
old standard of an ounce to the poun<l is
not so regarded. Hu^iet the purchaser: '
weigh the print or slice carefully before'
exposing it to the air. and then, after,
a few ilays, without removing the salt
coating which has appeared, weigh it
. again, lie will find that it has decreved
ten, or even nueen per rvn:. in
How is t lis' Simply a dairyman's trick ;
of odu.terating liis butter with water.
To this adulterated or extended butter
he adils the usual weight of salt per
pound, maKing it perceptibly too salt, j
j even to those who arc a; customed to salt
butter. In the warm room the water
comes to the surface and is evaporated,
leaving the objectionable incrustatiou.
?Rural Neve Yorker.
The Production of Good Mutton, j
The production of good mstton is a
subject which is just now attracting con-.
siderable attention. It will not help
matters, however, to make and circulate
misleading statements in regard to it.;
For instance, a \Y estern rural journal
states that the popular South-Down mut- <
ton of England acquires its peculiar and
desirable flavor from the use of aromatic
food gi\cn to tbe sheep, and recommends
its readers to avail themselves of
this practice. It should have >tated what
this aromatic food consists of, so that,
American farmers mi^ht have some idea !
of the cost and profit of th's method of!
favoring and medicating mutton. The
statement is quite a mistaken one. It is
true that several kinds of ' lamb foods "
aic IU uot IU i.u^ia.iu *wi iuw ^|i
of young sheep for ihe purpose of exhibition
chiefly, and also lor assisting in
the rapid fattening as well. English
South-Downs have an inherited quality of
fiesh?short, tender, highly flavored, and
full of succulence when fully ripened by
two or three weeks' keeping and the best
cooking. But this quality is due to the
fine, sweet herbage upon which it feeds
and the turnips which supplement this
sweet grazing.?New York Times.
Animals With Broken IjOfrs.
Every owner of domestic animals occasionally
experiences losses from arci^
A.i _ .1 a*. 11 __
aemai injuries, ana mis is especially
true of breeders who lmve animals running
together in numbers in yards or
pastures' writes Major Alvord in the
American Cultivator. Broken legs are
not uncommon with horses and cattle of
various ages, and the question always
arises as to the best course to pur-ue.
There is a very prevalent dispo-iii >n to
regai d a broken leg as incurable, and
hence to at once condemn to death the
unfortunate animal. In some eases such
a decision is undoubtedly justified
by the circumstances. The animal
may be old or its value so low, the
injury so serious or the season of the
year so unpiomising, as to render it
probable that the doubt of cure or its
cost if secured will offset the possible
benefits derived.
Too often, however, particularly when
youDg animals are killed as soon as
broken legs are discovered it is true,
but if veterinary skill cannot be obtained,
nature and common sense may be
combined to biin<i nbout substantial recovery.
A few cases in my experience,
to which have been added ihe observation
or account of others similar, lead me
to believe that where hor-es and cattle
have broken legs and are of su:ticient
value to warraut some expenditure
of time and labor and arc not too old an
effort should be made to save them.
Where possible, it is doubtless true economy
to employ the best veterinary assistance
m such cases. Country doctors,
in general practice are pretty good comparative
anatomists, and are usually
found willing to apply their surgical
ekill to injured animals. The animals
themselves will generally do much to-1
ward recovery if only placed under favorable
conditions and reasonably asciefpd
h.- their owners.
Some years ago a two-year-old colt,
with others in itn on thing past uie, was
found with a foreleg broken above the
knee and hanging limp and useless It
was early June, hot weather u*t coming
on. The animal, though fairly gentle, i
had never been accustomed to stall or
harness. I knew it was u-eless to attempt
putting it in a sling or adjusting a splint
and bandage if left in pasture. There
was a small lot available, with excellent
grazing, water and sh:ule. In
this the colt was placed, simply watched, I
given a little extra nourishment in the'
form of oats, and left to its fate, 'ihe
leg hung in such a way that the bone was j
in a natural position, and the muscles'
were used to Keep the foot char of the I
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ground. The animal moved about on '
three legs for a month, took care, of the j
one injured, and I do not think it attempted
to lie down during this time. !
Then it begun to | ut its foot to the
ground and gradually to use the leg By
the time pasturage failed in the fall it
liad a substantially sound leg again, and ;
was a useful animal for years. "When J
trotting it showed slight lameness, probably
due to a little shortening of the injured
leg, but in field work and for all
ordinary farm purposes it proved a
iVtA?An^liln cfirvl/.noMn linrcp
A valuable heifer just a year old had
one hind leg very bcdly broken, including
an ugly flesh wound, while unloading
from a wagon. This leg was set,
put in a stiff plaster bandage for weeks, j
the animal kept in a box stall, lying
down most of the time. After a long
and varied experience with surgical as-;
sistance, making a case of much interest, I
but which < annot now be described in !
detail, the animal recovered to such an 1
evtent that, although she has an awk- !
ward leg, she is a good cow and a regu- I
lar and profitable breeder.
Within a few weeks a thrifty calf, run-1
ning in a covered yard, showed great |
lameness, and on examination the I one ,
of a fore leg was found broken between |
the knee and the ankle. It was evidently
caused l?y a blow from, I fear, by a'
brutal attendant, now discharged. The
age and condition of the animal was
similar to that of the colt, so no attempt J
was made to sling it and use a bandage, i
The calf has been a comfortable and safe 1
place, fed well, and simple applications 1
have been made to reduce inflammation j
iod keep its foot eulirely free from the !
ground, and this has retarded the heal* 1
ing. But it is now using the leg, and '
svhile there has been a bony growth
which will enlarge the leg and bea blem- ]
sh, I do not anticipate much permanent i
lameness, and expect to sec the little fel- j
ow became a sound serviceable bull. j
Farm and Garden. rVotC9.
Every tiling in aheu house should be as
:lry rs a chip.
The water in which ho^s are scalded ;
to take the hair oil ought not to be cooler
than 100 decrees nor hotter than 170 de- j
grccs.
Broma chloralum and water, equal |
parts, injec ted in each nostril (two drops) i
with a sewing machine oil can, is the j
best remedy for roup.
Cow pea vines may be turned under
green and a crop planted again right
awiiy. The heat generated below will ,
will not injure the new crop.
Plank floors are not good for horses to |
stand upon. Hard floors of any sort in '
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stans are injurious 10 xursc* iau
floors are l est, but they ought to be dry
:ind kept dry.
It makes no difference how the poultry
house is put up so there is plenty of sunlight,
a dry tloor and all cracks and |
crevi esclo>ed. The main objects should .
be dryness and warmth.
The earliest bro lcrs should begin to
come out of the sliel s in November, and
they may then be hatched at intervals
until the 1st of April, as good pricesare
obtained from January to June.
Mr. Terry, an Ohio farmer and close
cultivator, says that he has ascertained
that it takes thirty hours to cultivate six
acres when the field is square, while the
same area can be cultivated in ten hours
when the rows are sixty rods long.
Farmers generally do not yet appreciate
the value of bran as a feeding sub- i
st-iiice. It contains less oil than corn
mea , but one-fourth more flesli-forming,
bone-building material. It can usually be
bought in the fall for about one-third
less than in the winter.
The be<t time to dig a well is during
long droughts, when the earth is dry and
the water in the surface streams is very
low. If you dig deep enough to strike
a plentiful supply of water during a dry
time, the well will not be likely to fail
you during severe droughts.
Any soil upon which water docs not
remain during winter, says a writer in
VicWs Mmjazinc, can bt made to grow
small fruits: in fact, any soil which will
produce weeds will grow them; but as
there are few soils which can produce
two crops at the same time, it is better
not to try to grow a crop of weeds and
a crop of strawberries ou the same soil
together.
Wood a>hes contain in a greater or less j
degree, all the. more essential elements cr :
substances which form the food of
plants, exccpt ammonia, or rather all j
those which are not abundantly supplied \
by the atmosphere. One hundred pounds
of the allies contained: l'otash, 10 |
pounds; soda, :>.G pounds: magnesia, 4.8
pounds: lime, 73.5 pounds; phosphoric
acid, 5.5 pounds, sulphuiic acid, 1.4
po iu is: chlorine, 0.2pounds; silica, 1.1
pounds.
Feeding on corn with little exercise j
during the winter is productive of a dis- |
r\f KIaa/1 in hnrcr>Q TvV?Ir*}i nt*_ I
fects the skin, causing it to thicken and
peel oil, leaving raw spots. The remedy
is to give one-ounce doses of hyposulphite
of soda or three ounces of sulphate
of soda daily in cut feed with bran; to
wash the skill with warm water, in
which 1 percent, of sulphate of zinc is
dissolved, and after drying it to apply
carbolated vaseline.
The French method of killing poultry,
causing instant death and perfect bleed- j
ing, says an exchange, is accompli-slud
by opening the beak of the fowl, and j
with a sharp po nted aud narrow bladcd |
knife, making an incision at the back !
of the roof of the mouth, which will di- j
vide tiie vertebra* and cause immediate !
death, aficr which the fowls are hung '
up by the legs until bled. Thev are then
picked while warm. In this way the
skin presents a natural appearance.
Hungry animals can be made to eat
even weeds, but it is poor economy to
force them to do it. Some weeds have, j
however, considerable nutritive value.
The i>luint;iin is nearly as ric h as meadow I
hay, and the white daisy is theoretically '
worth half as much. The greatest nuisance
of weeds in hay is that their seeds
pass undigested into the manure heap,
and are thus spread everywhere. It is
indeed hard luck to a farmer who is unable
to draw a load of manure on his
land without raising the (juestion whether
the weeds lie disseminates do not offset
the good that the manure itself should
do.
Professor Shelton. of the Kansas Agricultural
Co le.e, has been experimenting
with cut fodder?corn stalks?feeding to
cattle, lie found that when lie cut the
stalks one-fourth in h lo.ig, the amount
wasted?not eaten uy inc cniuc?wai
thirty-three per cent ; one inch, thirtysix
percent.; two inches, twenty-four per
cent. The result shows that two inches is
as short as corn focWer ought to 1 o cut
for cattle to give best results and prevent
waste. In cutting it two inches instead
of one, or one-fourth inch, a heavy expense
is saved?saving of power, saving
of wear and tear of the machinery, saving
of time and labor and handling.
In feeding the coarser fodders, says
the Agriculturist, the use of roots with
them will be found excecdirgly valuable.
The succulent roots being almost
wholly digestible, aid very much in the
digestion of the coarser fodder; and for
winter feeding a supply of mangels or
sugar beets will be indespensable for the
most profit. In a similar way the use of
malt spro its steeped in water, which
makes a sweet semi-liquid pulp of an
agreeable odor and ta-jte. mixed with
cut straw and corn fodder, has been
found to keep up the yield of milk ; and
with a light increase in the mixed meal,
or grouud food, to prevent any deficiency
in the yield of butter.
Antidotes to Poisons.
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in nearly an cases ui jiujsuuiuy mc
first thing to do is to excite copious
vomiting by means of a powerful emetic,
the action being promoted by large
draughts of lukewarm water, tickling
the throat with the linger, etc. If
the vomiting can not be brought on by
this means the stomach-pump must be
resorted to, but not till the simple
methods have been tried. The vomiting
should be kept up by giving albuminous
liquids such as milk and water, barley
water, or similar substances, always administered
when lukewarm. After the
vomiting has removed the poisonous
substance, a mild aperient draught may
be given, and nervous exhaustion allayed
by very small doses of ether or
ammonia, or draughts of wine or hot
spirits and water. Generally speaking,
a tablespoonful of the flour of mustard
mixed with warm water will serve as iin
effective emetic. Whenever medical aid
is accessible it should be called immediately
to a case of poisoning. For
special antidotes, we take the following
dire tions from a thcinieal journal, givjug
the substances most u?cful in counteracting
the effects of poisonous chemicals:
"For phonic, sulphuric, muriatic,
nitric, or nitro-muriatic acids, creosote,
tincture of iodine, or phosphorus, use the
white of an egg well beaten up in water,
and a tcaspoonful of mustard iu warm
water. In ease sulphuric, nitric, or
muriatic acid has been swallowed, it is 1
nc essary to take lime mixed with as
small a quantity of water as possible. '
For chromic acid, the chromates and
colors that have chromium for a base, the j
compounds of copper, and such prepura-1
tions as have antimony for a base (such
as tartar emetic), and the compounds of
mercury and zinc, use the white of eggs 1
in abundance, and, as an emetic, mustard,
which, however, is useless if the
poisoning has been done by tartar emetic.
For ammonia, soda, potassa, the silicates,
and the alkaline hydrosulphates,use vinegar,
and aftcrwnrd oil or milk. For
prussic acid and its salts, the cyanides
of potassium and mercury, thesulphocyanides,
oil of bitter almonds, or nitrobenzinepour
water on the patient's head
or spinal column, and put mustard plasters
on the feet and the st<5mach. Do not
let the patient go to sleep. For ether,
nntrnlnnm lionynlfl frii5 tip ins f> n TPS nnd P.nn
centratcd alcohol, take strong mustard
as an emetir-, with much warm water,
cold baths and fresh air. Keep the patient
awake. For the compound of baryta
or lead, use mustard as an emctic, with
warm water, Epsom sails or (Uauber's
salts in water. For arseni.- and its compounds,
use mustard, and dialy/ed iron
with magnesia, and,afterwards, oil,mild,
or mucilaginous liquids. For oxalic acid
and its salts, use lime or lime water, and
afterward castor oil. For nitrate of
silver, use kitchen salt dissolved in water,
and mustard as an emetic. For the
nitrous fumes from the manufacture of
the nitrate of iron, or of sulphuric acid,
take acetic acid as strong a- can be endured,
in smf.ll quantities at a time."
?Inter- Ocean.
A Mighty Snow-Slide.
Covflpol vnnncr mpn nmnncr w'nnm wnq
a Mr. Stevenson, arrived in Vancouver
recently from up the line. Mr. Stevenson
said he -witnessed a snow-slide, the
like of which he never desires to see
again in such close proximity to him.
fie and two companions were working
on the side of a deep ravine, when one
of the men called for him to "Look at
the snow-slide." I.ooking in the direction
of the noise which just then burst
upon his ears he saw the whole side of a
lofty mountain peak moving down the
slope. Notwithstanding the deep valley
that separated them from the slide, they
thought it advisable to put as much space
qc liptmccn them and the fast
advancing snow-slide. They accordingly
took to their heels and ran with all their
might. The roaring avalanche came tearing
on, carrying before it large trees,
rocks and earth, while on either side of
the tumbling mass the tornado swept
the towering forest trees as straws before
the sweeping scythe.
Scarcely ten minutes elapsed from the
time they noticed the movement till it
had filled the ravine and was climbing
t e opposite slope as if eager to engulf
the flying forms. Bareheaded, for they
had outrun their hats and well nigh their
breath, they tied before the impending
danger. The wind shrieked, the snow
flew high in the air, making day almost
as dark as night, and rendering raoro
hazardous their doubtful situation.
Huge trees snapped like pipe stems, or
with a terrific crash lay uprooted in the
way. Completely exhausted, and almost
overwhelmed with snowdrifts, Stevenson
stopped beside a giant fir and turned to
look for his companions, but, to his
consternation, they were nowhere to be
?cen. He called aloud, but received
no answer. What had happened? Had
they been s-.\ allowed up by the devouring
slide or stricken by a falling tree?
Fearful lest some evil had overtaken
them he awaited the subsiding of the
storm. Sadly and almost hopelessly he
retraced his stens. looking to the rijrht
and left to see if aught remained to tell
him of his comrades' late. lie had not
gone far when, coming to a telegraph
pole, he was delighted to find"scrambling
from beneath a mound of snnv his two
companions, who had become bewildered
and fatigued in the race for life and had
sunk beside the pole to die. With glad
and thankful hearts they returned to
their shack, which they found buried,
but which they soon unearthed.? Chirarjo
Times.
Trial by Jury Among Rooks.
This bird is not very well known in
America, because it is an English bird.
But it is very much like the crow, which
our farmer 1 oys know so well. Hooks
live in colonics, many thousand going off
together to build their nests in the tops
nf noiirhhnrin?' trees. In these bird tnwr.s
or rockeries there seem to be certain laws
which sill the birds understand and obey.
One of these laws that no rouk shall
build a nest with n the limits of the town
except those born there, and another
: forbids the young rooks going out of
town to build. If any bird disobeys these
' laws the other bi:ds promptly tear down
, his nest and drive him back to his native
town. They are also said to hold courts
I for trial of offenders. The birds asscmj
ble on trees, the guilty one sitting by
: himself, with drooping head, and after
much croaking and flying hither and I
| thither, which we may imagine is their
| way of tr?imining the witnesses and hearing
the pleas of advocates, the charge of
. the Judge and the verdict of the jury, the
i birds fall upon their culprit and c\ecute i
the sentence of death, or whatever the I
, penalty may be. ? Christian Intelligen t)'. !
Digging: Intrenchments.
A regimental historian describes the
process of throwing up intrenchments in
face of the enemy. The constrained
position and violent labor must prove
painfully monotonous and exhausting;
but there is no loss without some gain,
and the attentions of the sharp-shooters
on the other side are doubtless sufficient
to prevent any feeling of weariness 011
the score of a lack of excitement. Each
soldier crawls flat on his stomach as close
to the enemy's lines as he dares to go,
lays his gun down beside him, and with
his spade begins to make a hole in front
of him, throwing the dirt forward. If
the rebel uickets are vigilant, thev soon
see what he is about, and begin to seud
him th"ir compliments. He has no time
to pay any attention to this, however,
but digs for dear life. In a few moments
he ha* thrown up dirt enough to
protcct his head, but must be very careful
to keep it very low, and his legs
straight behind him. A little longer,
and he has a hole big enough to sit
down in, when he works his feet round
to the front and puts them into the hole,
but does not dare to raise his head. His
feet now aid him in thrusting in his
spnde, and in a few minutes more he
can rise up on h's knees; then he can
work faster, as he is less cramped.
Presently he stands on his feet, but
never raises his head until the earth in
front him is high enough entirely to
hide him from the rebels. All this has
perhaps been done inside of twenty minutes.
He now begins to enlarge and
shape the hole; and in an hour from the
time when he began to dig he is ready
to lay down his spade, and take up his
gun. Even then, however, his feelings
cannot always be of the pleasantest.
There is no getting out of the hole
before night.
Six or eight rods from him, on either
siile, is a comrade in just the same predicament,
and as they lay aside their
spades and begin to shoot, it brings
down upon them the concentrated wrath
of the enemy in their front, till the grape
and canistcr fairly ring about them.
Thcie th.-v mu*t lie in the broiling sun
till darkness conies and they are relieved
each by two others, who spend the night
in digging right and left, to unite the
excavations and complete the line.
A Telephone Millionaire.
Alexander Graham Bell is a very rich
? J 11 1_: u-v,!/,
man, ana bu art* hi t uis reuiuvi-s. ?? ujiu
he cannot be deprived of his present
riches, yet his future income is very
much in doubt. Should the decision of
the United States Supreme Court be adverse
to Bell the people of the country
will get cheaper telephone service, and
the coffers of a great monopoly will be
no longer stuffed full to overflowing.
Bell is a handsome Canadian, and enjoys
the luxury of the handsomest house
in Washington, for which he paid
$110,000. He is a well-built man, with
black hair and be.-ird, just beginning to
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?l"Jy """ - j--"to o
face.
The interior of his home is superb.
Water colors, rare paintings and soft
etchings surround you on every side.
The furniture of the house is a marvel of
taste and richness. The library, which
ad .oins the main entrance, is a model of
its kind, and contains thousands of rare
literary productions. The binding of
the books is of the highest perfection,
and you almost fear to touch the covers.
Many of the chairs are of carved candlewood.
Mrs. Bell is a deaf mute, although
she can converse with her husband
readily, who understands every
movement of her lips.
She was rich before she married the
J -1 1 ? ? - V?n Vino 1 o rrrn 1 tt
leiepnone muguuic, uuv no u<n
increased her income from his princely
gifts to her of large blocks of telephone
6tock. Just across the street from Mr.
Bell's house is a little cottage where he
teaches deaf children. He has given
great attention to this subject, and has
made many wonderful discoveries in the
signal language, which he is endeavoring
to supplant by a labial sound language
of his own.?St. Louis llepubti:an.
A Sensible Man
Would use Kemp's Palsam for the Throat and
Lungs. It is curing more cases of Coughs
Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup and all
Throat and Lung Troubles, than any other
medicine. The proprietor has authorized any
druggist to give you n Sample Bottle Free to
eonvin e you of the mericof this great remedy.
Large bottles, 50 cents and $1.
It is seven hours and a quarter now from
Ixindon to Paris.
/ The Old Silver S;ioon.
How fresh in my mind are the days of my
sickness,
When I tossed me in pain, all fevered and
sore;
The burning,the nausea,the sinking and weakness,
And even the old spoon that my medicine
bore.
The old silver spoon, the family spoon,
The sick-chamber spoon that my medic'ne
bore.
How loth were my fever-parched lips to re<eive
it,
How nauseous the stuff that it bore to my
tongue,
And the pain at my inwards, oh, naught could
relieve it.
Though tears of disgus' from my eyeballs it
wrung.
The old silver spoon, the medicine spoon,
llow awful the stuff that it left on my
tongue.
Sucli is the cffcct of rauseous, griping mediIcines
which make the sick-room a memory of
horror. Dr. Pierc -'s Pn-asant Purgative Pe1-'
lets, on the contrary, arc small, sugar-coated,
easy to take, purely vegetable and perfectly
effective. 25 cents a vial.
Two HUNDRED AND SKVKNTY-FIVKTHOUSAND
tons less of sugar be t root were grown in Europeduring
than in_lRB6.
"Don't .Harry II1 int**
"He is such a fickle, inconstant fellow you
will never be happy with hiin," said Esther's
friends when they learned of her engagement
to a young man who bore ;he reputation of being
a flirt. Esther, however, knew that her
lover had good qualities, and she was willing
to take the risk. Jn nine cases out of ten It
would have proved a mistake; but Esther was
an unc ommon girl and to every one's surprise
Fre:linidea model husband. How was it?
Well, Esther had a cheerful, sunnv lcmpcrand
a great deal of tact. Then she enjoyed perfect
health and was always so sweet, neat and
wholesome that Fred found his own home
mr?t pleasant, and jus own wiie more aBreett- i
ble than any other being. As the year passed
and he saw other women of Esther's age urow
sickly, faded and querulous he realized more
aiul more that he hud ".i jewel of a wife."
Good health was half the sccret of Esther's
8ucce?8. She retained her vitality and good
looks, because she warded off feminine weaknesses
and ailments by the use of Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
Only two men were eaten by Afrcan cannibals
in the last twelve months.
Don't hawk, hawk, and blow, blow, disgusting
everybody, but use Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Rented)'.
Thekk are 444 burying grounds In the city
of London.
Dyspepsia
Makes many live* miserable and often lea-Is to self i
destruction. Distress after callnp, sick headache,
heartburn, sour stomach, mental ^depression, etc.,
are caused by this very common and increasing disease.
Hood's Sarsaparilla tones the Btoma-h,
and cures the most obstinate cases of dyspepsia.
.... .. , t.t .11-rve hivlticr n? nnnpflfp
"reeling iau?uiu ** , ? ---o ?
and no ambition to work, I took Hood's Sarsaparllla: |
with the best results. As a health lnvlgorator and i
medicine for general debility I think It superior to ]
anything else."?A. A. Rikkh, Albany St., Utlca.N. Y. j
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists, ft!; six for $5. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mats.
100 Doses One Dollar |
A* Y A'V-y j
G\ Ol/F) is worth fcattt per lb. J'ettlt'i* Eye Snive If ;
IT worth $l,0(i0, but Is sold at 21c. a box by dealers j
Itching Piles.
S;/n?pfom??Moisture; Intense Itching and
stinging; worse bv scratching. If allowed to
continue tumors form, which often bleed and
ulcerate, becom ntr very sore. Swayne'sOintment
stops the itching and bleeding, heals ulceration,
and in many cases removes the tumor*.
Equally efficacious in curing all skin
Diseases. DH.SWAYNE# SON, Philadelphia.
Sent by mall for 50 cts. Also sold by druggists.
Conxuiiiptlnn Surely Cured.
To the Editor:?Please inform your readers
Hint 1 have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. Hy its timely use thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. I
shall he clad to send two bottles of mv remedy
fhke to anv of your readers who have consumption
if they will send me their Express
and P. O. address. Respectfully,
T. A. i^OCUM. M.C.. 181 Pearl St, N. Y.
Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's |
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. 50c.
li f'! jl'"
. \
BECAUSE it is so unusually ha
ance, many persons think the
use only. While it may be used
satisfactory results, it is a laundry :
Prof. Silliman, of Yale College,
Ivory has no superior."
A WORD OF
There are many white soaps, each repres<
they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lac
the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and
Copyright 1886, by 1
ely's catarrh
CREAM BALM
Cleanses the Nasal ^ynciAM
Passage^. 11a y c ?]
Pain and Ioflam- W 55bv.Ctyo , *DI '
mation, Heals the
Wvfever||^
Sores, Restores the E? rwm i
Senses ol Taste and
TRY THE CURE. j
A particle Is applied ? v ~ i
Into each nostril and I'UAVbETFVFD
&Kreeal> c. I'rlce50cent?al*^? FJm.W toll
at druggists; bv mall, reglstere , fO cent#.
ELY BROTHERS, 235 Greenwich St., New Yorlc.
1?P cureswhere!Ill"
Kb Beet Cough Syrup, Tastes good. Uie Eft
Ld in tlm*. Sold br druggists. *|
1 I believe Fiso's Care I
B for Consumption saved J
M mv life.?A. H. Dowell, h
if Editor Enquirer, Eden- 9
ffi ton, N. C., April 23, 1887. B
1 The best Cougb Medi- I ,
H cine is Piso's Cure for 9
R Consumption. Children gj
2 take it without objection. 9
H Bv all drueeists. 25c. S
VA CURESWHERE)ULELSEFAILS Bj
H Boat Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use Q
r>j in time. Sold by druggists. CI
DI.!.I.H:iU Great English Gout and
Dialr SrlllSa Rheumatic Remedy.
Oval Box, 3 it round, 14 Pill*.
1ATCIUTC obtained pj E. H. GET,*
PATENTS 8TON & CO., WriII
liiKton. 1). C. S>nd for our book of Instructions.
HERBRAND FIFTH WHEEL. and Carriage
Improvement. HERBRAND CO., Fremont, O. ^
A COLD M
Heretofore Canvassing Book
hundred becomes successful in the v.
The chief reason for thia lies in
rejected, by a large nyijority of those
Thus the Agent has the hard worl
effecting a sale. It stands to reason,
be easier.
Has been formed to equip the Age
DIFFERENT BOOKS, books th
create a desire to possess at least ONI
THIS
dnnpiata of a STRETCHER, (mi
volumes of nearly FIFTY DIFFE
AUGUSTA J. EVANS WILSON
MARY J. HOLMES
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MAYNE RE ID
ANNIE EDWARDES
M. M. (Eiuck) P031EROY
A TO!
Which Combined, have reached
Besides many other Popuh
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THE PRICE
Has been fixed at the low price of (th
It is the most complete, com patart
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Agents will be allowed to can'
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Applications for " Outfits'1
and terms to agents, address
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A Thing oT Ilcaitty.
Hood's Household tCalendar for 1888,as usual,
leads all others in beaut y and style. The most
taking feature about it, because it is uniaue in
Calendars, is that it is cut-out, as if by hand,
and the bright, healthy face of a handsome
young girl, with a wealth of brown hnir, contrasts
beautifully with her blue bonnet and
strings. The head is a marvel of color print- I
ing, the flesh tints being as natur 1 as life. The
pad is also printed in colors, with a special de- ,
sign for every month, and there is condensed ,
upon it a large amount of valuable informa- i
tion; indeed, it has so many points of excel- |
lence that it must be seen to be appreciated.
Copies may beobtaincd at the drug stores, or 1
by sending six con's in stamps to C.I. Hood &
Co., Lowell, Mass.
When in doubt as to which is the most effective
and painless remedy for Catarrh get a
free pamphlet by addressing City Hall Pharmacy,
204 B'way, New York.
ndsome and attractive in appear- <
Ivofcy Soap is intended for toilet j
for the toilet with pleasant and !
soap in all that the name implies, j
says: "As a laundry soap the 1
WARNING.
;nted to be "jusfcas good as the ' Ivory'
k the peculiar and remarkable qualities cf
insist upon getting it.
Procte? & Gamble.
PS f WELLS*
ll?!/'111' liP ^rt ITeventehlSr
I'Mtmi Awm comillK out;
<? ?&> 'N- r*W& ^ 1 111 strengthens,
di\ rTB^ hceda^5 ***
5&.\ Druggist
ROUGHo?CATARRH?<S't?
wont chronic ewe*. Unequ&Icd for Catarrhal throat
affections, foul breath, offenalre odor*, sore throat,
diphtheria, cold In the head. Ask for " Rouoh ok
Citarkh. Mc. Drag. E. S. Wsu-s, Jersey city, V. J.
\L00K YOMG
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/JA XJ' ifaj ~ \ vent tendency to wrlnkle*
or ageing of the
LEAftfiELLE OIL
Removee and prevent*
HKAdMRSfare- _ ? Wrinkles, and routh""
1 Woy>T f ness of Klesh or skin;
[^KMfjBfcSSS *5^ \ preserves a youthful,
wKv'jJB&f' - ' pluinp,fre?h condition
wftis' "I* ?' the features; reWlB5wSjlBB
'i m0Tes plmplw, clear*
only substance known
B. 8. WKIL3, CkeaU,
CURETheDEAF
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K.K.n. ,eaL
In from one to twenty minutes never falls to relieve
Pain with one thorough application. No mat
ter how violent or exi rnclatlng the pain, the Rhea.
matlc, Bedridden, Inllrin, Crlpplitd, Nervous, Neuniilie
or prostrated with disease may sulTer, Radw?y*i
Ke*dy Relief will afford instant case. It lnrtanUT
relieves and noon cures
Rheumatism, Xcuralgia,
Coughs, Colds.
Cold in the Head, (Hire Throat,
Asthma, Bronchitis,
Pneumonia, Sciatica,
Headache, InflammatioHMf
Toothache, Congestions,
DIFFICULT TfRr.ATHTXa.
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PAIN REMEDY
rhnt Instantly stops the most excruciating pains, at
lav* Inflammations, and cures Congestions, whetMr
of the Lungs, Stomach, Bowel* or other glands or
wan* by one application.
INTERNALLY, a half ?o a teaspoonful In half a
lumhler of water will In a few minutes enre OtamM
Srasms, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Vomiting. Heartburn,
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headac?4
Diarrhoea, Colic, Flatulency and all internal ptun>
MALARIA IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS CORES
AND PREVENTED. - '
Them is not a remedial agent In thn world that
sill cure Fever and Asrue and all other Halarlou
Bilious and other fevers, aided by R A 1> WAY*?
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KKI.IEI'.
K. K. R. not only euros the patient seized with Malaria,
but If people expose i to tho Malarial polsoa
will every morning take 20 ? r 30 drops of Ready
Relief In water, anu eat. say a cracker, before goiaff
out, they will prevent attacks. ..
lTlce 00 tenia per bottle. Sold by druggists.
RADWAY'S PILLS
The Great Liver an I Stomach Remedy
For the rnrn of all disorder* of tho Stomach/Mver.
Bowel*. Kidneys, Biadder.Nervons Diseases, Ft;mala
Complaints. L isa of Ami etite, Headache, Constipation.
Costiveuops, Indigestion, BIllouaneM. Fortt,
Inflammation of the Bogota, Pilos and ail asr&ugementsof
the Internal Vlicora. Purelyvegetable, containing
no mercury, mineral! or deleterious drogfc
PERFECT DIGESTION by' taking? - .'?
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SICK HEADACHE,
Dyspepsia. Frill Stomach. Biliousness will be avoided,
siid the food that is eaten contributes IU nourishing
properties for the support of the natural waste 0<
tin-body.
tw Observe (he following symptoms r. suiting from
ilseasrof the DigestiveOri;an?: Constipation. Inward
r'ilrs. Fullness of the Blood In thr Head, Acidity*
the Stomach. Nausea, Henrtburn. Disgust of Food,
Fullness or Weight In the Stomach. Sour Eructation*
Sinkingor Fluttering of the Heart Choking or Sufl*eatlng
Sensations when In a lying posture, Dimness
Vision. Doir or Webs before the Sight. Fever and Doll
Pain In the Head. Deficiency of Perspiration. Yellownessof
the Skinand Eyes.Paln in the Slde.ChestJJmlJi
and Sudden Flushes of Heat. Burning In the Flesh.
A few dose* of RADWAY'S PILl.S wl 1 KM
* *?? ?hA?o namwl rt
Price 25 cent* i>er box. 8olrt by all driujlrt*,
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celled for heary wear.
W. L. DOUGLAS 82 SHOE Is worn by aO
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