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AGRICULTURAL, TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE i TO FARM AND GARDEN. The Ponltry-Honse. Before setting hen?, clean out all ac-! cumulations under the roosts auci scatter ' clean sand or dry earth there to absorb 1 any odor that may remain. Also remove all old straw from the nests. Then put! in a pan of hot coals, on which throw a handful of sulphur, and close the room for an hour or two until the sulphur smoke has penetrated every part of the j building. Now dip a itilf b:ush in kerosene, and brush roosts, ne*t boxes i and walls thoroughly. After this clean | 6traw may be put in the nests, and the fowl allowed to return with a prospect j of having them comparatively free from j vermin lor a while. When eggs are j wanted for hatching they should be collected two or three times a day as long the weather continues cold, that they may not become -chilled in the slightest decree. Even when the chilling is not ; enough to prevent the egg from hatch- I iDg, it *eems to take something from the ; vitality of the chicken, so that it is a ! weakling and liable to fail and droop upon very "slight cause, and sometimes when there is no apparent cau-e.?Cultivator. Spreading Frc*h Manure. Previous,to the year 1?S4-S5 we threw our stablemanure out in the feed lot with the manure made outside. Here it always had to remain till after harvest the ne\t6ummer, of course wasting all the time. In December, 1S8-1, we began J i hauling direct from the stables to the field and spreading immediately. The field was plowed for corn in the spring, . it being a clover and timothy sod of one year after the wheat. The season , * was dry till August, when we had an 11 abundance of rain. The 'manured por- j tion made three bushels of seventy I pounds for every shoe; of 144 hills, all j1 good, sound corn. The same kind of ,j soil without manure made less than two I buehels. The corn was cut and the field | < thoroughly harrowed and sown to wheat, i i It averaged tweuty-three bushels per ' acre. Am satisfied it would have made twenty-live bushels but for some hogs , getting in just after cutting and destroy- , mg many of the shocks. The portions i where the fresh manure was spread were almost, if not quite, twice as heavy as j the unmauured part. The straw was T thick and considerably lodged, but well I j filled. ? Country Gentleman. The Moon's Changes and A^ricul- I j ture. ! ] "When the planting and sowing season !' arrives we hear a good deal about tire moon and its light and dark and the < signs of the zodiac. This is all the last ] lingering remains of the paganism of the ] dark ages,which have been handed down by tradition from one ge .eiation to an- i other, and which has been kept alive ; to a lai^e extent by the popular almanac , ' makers, who thus eater to a popular super- ^ stition for the purpose of selling their books. "While we do not know certainly, if at all, what causes the varying ! changes of the weather, we do know J that the moon's iolfBence upon the at" v ?i?a ] juiuspiiL'XC i? ou iiiviai luat it is nut nj#- i parent to the senses, and there is nothing | periodical or reducible to rule in the f changes of the weather as there is in the 1 action of the tide?. Observations have * been made through long periods of years { by scientific men upon the changes of the moon and their relation to the a weather, but they have all been contra- t dictory and irregular, and nothing has r been observed that \yould give any rca- s BOD to connect the two. A 5 regards the r supposed relation of the moon's changcs to changcs of the weather it has been ( noted that of 100 changes of the moon t to new there were fifty-eight changes of t the weather; with ICO full moons the t changcs were sixty-eight, and with 10J r changes of each quarter sixty-three t " changes of the weather. Thus, contrary to the popular superstition, the new .< moon was accompanied by the fewest , weather variations. i The traditions concerning th? effect ; of the moon's changes upon the sowing pf feed, the growth of twining plants, as beans, and the quality of pork, are too absurd for belief by persons of any reasonable liberal education, because ! ] they know that the natural functions of j' vegetables and animals are founded upon 5 distinct and unchanging laws of plant ( and animal growth, and that these laws ! cannot be varied to the least degree by 1 any slight defect the variations of the * moon's light and its reflected heat can have upon the te nperature of our atmo- < Tk/v : 4. e DjJLiClC. /UC IlllUailUU U1 SCCU^ 15 iiUt c affected by a few degrees' variation in ' I the temperature for a few days; the twi-t- ' { 'ing of a vine, it is well known, is caused : ] by the spiral arrangement of the cells of s the stein, and some plants twine.in a ] direction the reverse of that taken by others, while the quality of the flesh and ' j fat of a pig is due to the feeding only. | If the foolishness of the quack mcclicine i almanacs could be put a stop to the most' < effective support of these fanciful and ] superstitious popular errors would be re- \ \ mo?ed. and in the course of a few gencr- ] at ion they would be forgotten. Possibly! 1< We say this because not long ago a well- | known coutributor to various agncul- I. tural journals, and a graduate of a col- J, Ipoyv rp'ftm'ripnflf'd tr> rlnrlr lnmhn' tjiilc when the sup was "in the vita'.s." This i' may, however, be taken as an instance of eruption of a natural weakness in j ( the man's intellect.? Ti ius. Dishorning Cattle. The practice ot sawing horns from cattle is becoming quite common in some sections of the West. It is also practiced to some extent in the Middle and Eastern States. It see:i:s to be a cruel practice at best, yet in the case of I! ? vicious bulls whichare liable to kill their , keepers, it is doubtless safer and better for all concerned to remove these dangerous appendages. Many claim that the operation gives the animal no more pain than the pulling of a tooth, but since the subjects operated upon arc unable to j etate the sensation, the statement will be |; accepted by some with a slight discount. I Pulling teeth is anything put a pleasant ' pastime to mo?t persons who undergo j the operation. The fact that no cases ] of death have yet been repoited as ie- j suiting from dishorning, shows that it is I not attended with great danger to the I animal. The Operation cin be performed j by any or.e who can handle a saw. 'J he latter should be a very fine toothed one j and as sharp as it can be made. The head of the patient should be drawn to one side ana securely fastened. A strong *nap ring, such as is used for leading cattle, and can be found at any country hardware store, should be inserted in the nose and made fast to a strong stanchion, plank, post, or some other convenient lobject. Have a dish of blood-warm water close at hand and a small quantity of tow, . cotton battiDg or oakum, also a little common tar and some pieces of strong cotton cloth about three or four inch'8 in diameter. - The horns should be cut from one-fourth to cuc half an inch from the skin. There is less danger from bleeding by leaving a half-inch of horn than by cutting closer. After removing the horn, fill the cavity with water warmed to a temperature of about 100 degrees F., then insert a small wad of tow or oakum and swab the water out gently. This is to remove the sawdust which has worked into the cavity of the he id while sawing the horn. If the wound bleeds freely gather some cobwebs and apply to it. App'y a little tar to the head around the stub of the horn, and lay a piece of the cotton cloth over it so ? > to prevent chafT aud dirt working into the cavity. If the sawdust is not removed as suggested, a sore will generally form, and the dust will be discharged with'pus. A one per cent, solution of carbolic acid would L?e preferable to clear water for the purpose of rinsing the cavity. April is u favorable month for dishorning. The operation should not be performed during severe cold nor very warm weather. If it is done during the latter the flies will be liable to trouble the wound badly unless carbolic acid and tar is liberally applied. It would be much better to perform this operation upon calves when the horns are just starting than to wait until developed. A sharp knife and pair of forceps would soon complete the job at this stage of the animal's life. There are many advantages in having a hornless herd of cattle, and on the whole it would seem advisable to use bulls of the polled variety when they can be obtained, rather than to be to the trouble of dishorning.?American Cultivator. Farm and Garden Hints. Be regular in feeding, watering and milking, if you would have good cows. Take good care of your stock and there will be no cause to inquire what is the best medicine for them. Pastures cannot be continually cropped without something being returned to pre irciit the loss of fertility. There is no doubt that much of the mortality among swine is caused by the lithiness of their quarters. According to Professor ftiley, the best 5f a!l remedies for the apple-root louse s to dreuclr the roots with boiling water. Top ventilation often causes the animals to have colds when the wind forces Iranghts of air in and it passes over their bodies. Be a liberal but not a wasteful feeder. Let every kind of food be fed in that manner which will give the largest and best returns. When butter is gathered in the churn in granular form it is never oven-hurncd. Pounding it after it is in a lump or large hhss is what overchurns it. The cost of milk depends upon the :'ost of thj food, hence the more milk eceived from a cow in proportion to food ffiven the cheaper the cost. The*SoutJurn Planter, of Richmond, I ^a., does not think that honey bees injure grapes. The Florida F.trmer i3 convinced that a yellow wasp is the pest :hat iujures grapes. At the Ontario Agricultural College a ecent experiment with peas showed that t took thirty-five pounds more of cooked lian of uncooked peas to make 100 jounds of pork, live weight. The dairy must stand back of good igriculture. The fertility of the soil canlot be maintained without the dairy; lence agriculture without the dairy soon :omraits suicide by feeding on itself. Doctor Voelcker's test of whether a mbstance is butter or butte ine is to hrow a small portion into a frying-pan nade nearly redhot. If butterine, the ;meH of burnt animal fat will at once eveal its nature. *> The improved mutton breeds of sheep :annot be kept in the manner usual with :ommon sheep. They demand good pasure, liberal feeding and attention, but hey pay well for the care bestowed. rhe:e is a great demand for superior nutton. The President of a State Agricultural society thinks that artificial watering, .<? t is nf YfirT little 13 ~ } ? ? -~-J jenetit, and estimates that to water propirly an acre of cabbage or strawberries n a dry lime it would require at least >0,000 gallons of water. Not only will coal ashes furnish a fine ilace for hens to roll in, but if allowed Tee access to them they will eat the small partly-burned bits of coal that ;o.ne through the sieve. It is one way he hens have of getting solid material. n their gizzards with which to grind ;heir food. At a recent convention of bee-keepers, )ne speaker suid: "I was in Takota last season at a place where there were no sees. Pumpkin and squash vines were rowing luxuriantly, but there were no pumpkins or squashes. I transferred some of the pollen, and in this way pumpkins and squashes were secured." Kerosene is of a great help in the proper care of poultiy. Their nestjoxes should be boiled with it as a prercntive of vermin. A few drops occasionally in the drinking water will ainder colds or roup, and when applied to scaly le<;s it effects a cure, while it is highly recommended as a cure for Miolera. Horses and cows change their clothing regularly, and need some extra care whilo this necessary process is going on It is hastened by good feeding, and this is especially important for horses soon to be put to work. The making of a new coat takes much the same elements of nutrition that furnish bone and muscle. Hence while the new coat is growing, horses arc somewhat weaker than after this work is finished. For hurryiDg up the new coat, oil meal, cither cot ton seed or lin?ccd, is excellent. But it must be fed wiih discreticn. Linseed meal nukes a horse look nice, but if he is put at hard work suddenly the coat will bccomc rough and staring. The Olive in California. The olive is to be a source of great wealth to Northern California. It will flourish here better than in Italy, where about 2.000,000 acres are devoted to the. tree. We say "better" advisedly, because in the new soil of this State the yield is fully double to the acre attained in the warm soil of Italy. There is no tree worthy of so much attention here. It is pre eminently adapted to the foothill I region, since it thrives in the dryest and ' most rocky soils without irrigation, and I in such situations gives oil of a liner I quality than that obtained from olive orchards on rich alluvial soil. But both valley and foothi.b are suitable to the olive. ? Orocille {Col.) Register. An Old Saw Revived. Jones in youth resolved to wander, Courted first a blue-eyeil maid; "Absence made the heart grow fonder,"' On her parlor grand she played. Jones, remote on hil! an l prairie, Hummed this fact with faith persistent, "Whi e, at home, his plighted fairy Sang to Smith to be consistent. Cards received caused Jones to ponder; Yet the truth as certain ran; "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"'- | Fonder of the other man. _ HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. Woman's Work. With rainy a turn my steps I take. in many a crook and crevice, And many a biscuit I mu'-t bake For Maud and me and Levis. I swoop, I dust, I cook. I rise Up in the morning early, I wash the breakfast dishes and I churn and dress the baby, I make the dust and dry leaves fly Against my new broom fairly. I chatter, chatter as I go, Because I rest so rarely, '"For men may come aud men may go, But I go on forever, ever, I go on forever.*1 I move about and in and out, While here the chickens feeding, And here anil there at a hawk to shout, ! But little they are heeding. I walk, I run, I skip, I hop j From one thing to another; T ctnn t<-\ rfrosc n hmise or cut. For the children ran to mother. Then to the garden 1 must go To see what work is needed, For plants must be s.'t out, you know, And then they must be weeded. For men can't stop, for they must go, But we work on forever, ever, We work on forever. I scrape the tray and "put to rights" The dining roomaud kitchen, I then go in my room to sew And try to do some stitching. I wonder if there is on earth No respite from our labors, No time to go and go.-sip some With pleasant, friendly neighbors. Before 1 end this piece of work And try to think a little, I throw it down and run and make A fire, and put on the kettle. For men must eat and go, j-ou know, But women can go, never. Yes, men will come and men will go7 But we work on forever, ever, We work on forever. ?Courier-Journal. Hard and Soft, Water in Cookinjj. All cooks do not understand the different effei-ts produced by hard and soft water in cooking meat and vegetables. Peas and beans cooked in hard water, containing lime or gypsum, will not boil tender, because these substances harden vegetable caseine. .Many vegetables, as nti.iu boil npariv tasteless in soft water. because all the flavor is bailed out. The addition of salt often checks this, as in the case of onion*, causing the vegeta-* b!es to retain the peculiar flavoring principles, besides such nutritious matter as might be lost in soft water. For extracting the juice of meat to make a broth or soap, soft vratef, uusalte:! and cold at fr>t, is the best, for it much moreieidily penetrates the tissue; but for boiling where the juices should be retained, hard water or soft water salted is prefeiable, and the meat should be put in while the water is boiling, so as to seal up the pores at once.?Journal oj Chemistry. Household Hinta. It is good to be merry at meat. Clean piano keys with a soft rag dipped in alcohol. Egg stains on silver can be tffken off with table salt and a wet rag. Cold sliced potatoes fry ana taste bet- ( ter by sprinkling a teaspoonful of flour j over them while frying. If you wish to retain the color in strawbeiries do not allow them to come ] in contact with pewter or tin. i To polish nickel plated goods after be- 1 coming black and not worn, use rouge or 1 whiting on a rag with a little oil. It's not a good plan to take off the cover of the stove to toast or boil an}'- . thing when there is a dish in the oven. 3Iildcw can be removed by soaking in < buttermilk, or putting lemon juice and salt upon it cod exposing it to the hot To darken light mahogany and cherry, bichromate of potash dissolved in water is excellent, and gives it the appearance of age. To keep eggs cool is a great help in making frosting. Southern in the refrigerator after separating white and yolks; they will beat up stiff in half the time they would without. "Where borax and insect powder fail to work on cockroaches, used red wafers, scattering abundantly where they run. This is a su:e cure. A quarter of a pound will clcar'the largest hou*e -they eat and die. Before putting newly-made clothes into the wa?h, look at the hems h'nd tucks for oil stains; rub all spots or dark stitching with soap and cold water; it will all come out very eas'ly. If put into hot suds before this is done it may be permanently itained. To prevent irons from rusting, warm your iron till you cannot bear your hand on it without burning yourself. Then rub it with new clean wax. Put it again to the fire till it has soaked in the wax. When done, rub it over with a piece of serge. This prevents the iron from rusting afterward. The.very best nourishment for invalids and children is the juice pressed from a steak or mutton chop thoroughly trimmed and boiled about five minutes. The meat for this purpose should be cut at Innct- thrpft-fina.rt.ers of an inch thii'k. The juice may be extracted from the ' meat l?y a lemon squeezer or a meat press which comes for this purpose. To brush dusty plush use a soft bristle brush, which may be obtained at auy of the large dry goods stores. To pieserve plush during the summer, wrap it up ! with some small pieces of camphor in pieces of muslin, which will prevent it i lrom coming in contact with the plush , and thus staining it. There are also j preparations sold for use in packing away | l'urs and plush which have a very unpleasant odor, but prevent the moth I from destroying the goods. The following is a good paste to use in hanging wall paper: Four pounds of sifted flour, and cold water enough to make a stiff batter free from lumps. Thin it with cold water to the consistency of pancake batter, and add two ounces of finely powdered alum. Pour boiling water gradually over the batter, stirring constantly. When it begins to swell and lose the white color of the flour it is cooked enough. Let it Lecome cool before using. Tlibuurauon 01 xnc fresiut-nis. i President Cleveland, says Frank G. Carpenter, never went to college, and Washington, Jackson, Van Buret), Taylor, Fillmoie, I.incoln and .Johnson had no college training. .John Adams was educated at Harvard. Thomas .JelTerson studied Latin at William and Mary, and Madison probably used | ony translations whiie he was at Princeton. Monroe and Tyler weic aho students at William and Mary, at "Williamsburg, and .lolin Quincy Adams graduated at Harvard. Harrison was college bred. Pierce was a good mathematical student at Bowdoin College, and Buchanan went to school at DLkinson College. Gen. Grant was the only President who had a military education, though a number of the Presidents wore soldiers. He went to school at West Point. Putherford Hayes was educated in Ohio, and his school was irenyon College. Garfield studied at Wirjams, Massachusetts, and President Arthur was schoo ed at Union College. J Nasal Voices, Catarrh and False Teeth." A prominent English woman says the American women all have high, shrill, nasal j voices and false teeth. Americans don't like the constant twitting they get about this nasal twang, and yet it is a fact caused by our dry stimulating atmosphere. and the universal presence of catarrhal difliulties. But why should so many of our women have false teeth! That is more of a poser to the English. It is quite impossible to account for it except on the theory of deranged stomach action caused by imprudence in eating and by want of regular exercise. Both conditions are unnatural. Catarrhal troubles everywhere prevail and end in cough and consumption, which are promoted by mal-nutrition induced by deranged stomach action. The condition is a modern one, one unknown to o;v ancestors who prevented the catarrh, cold, cough and consumption by abundant and regular use of what is now known as Warner's Log Cabin Coutrh and Consumntion Itemedv and Log Cabin Sarsaparilla, two old fashioned remedies handed down from our ancestors, and now exclusively put forth under the strongest guarantees of purity and efficacj' by the world-famed makers of Warner's safe cure. These two remedies plentifully used as the 6pring and summer seasons advance give a positive assurance of freedom, both from catarrh and those dreadful and, if neglected, inevitable consequences, pneumonia, lung troubles and consumption, which so generally and fatally prevail among our people. Comrade Eli l'islier, of Salem, Henry Co., Iowa, served four years in the late war and contracted a disease called consumption by the doctors. He had frequent hemorrhages. After using Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption remedy, he says, under date of Jan. I'Jth, 18SS: "I do not bleed at the lungs any more, my cough does not bother me, and I do not have any more smothering spells." Warner's Log Cabin Hose Cream cured his wife of catarrh and she is "sound and well.' Of course we do not like to have our women called nose talkers and false teeth owners, but these conditions can be readily overcome in the manner indicated. A Big Price for a Tree. Curly Walnut is highly valued by veneer maKers, 11 it comain me ngw, kind of figure. A curious story comes from West Virginia about a curly log. A woodsman found a tree somewhere in the region about Kanawha Kalis that he concluded was very valuable. He secured a sample and forwarded it to a handler of such wood in Baltimore. The result was that the discover received an ofTer for the tree, probably amounting to $2000. .Cubsci)uently the Baltimore man sold a share of the chance to an Indianapolis dealer, who opened negotiations with the woodsman for possession of the prize, at length going to West Virginia to prosecute the enterprise. When the affair had reached this stage the woodsman concludcd that the : tree was worth $3000, and demanded i that sum for it, or he would not yield 1 up his knowledge. Seeing that the Indianapolis man was bound to find the 1 tree, if possible, the discoverer cut it down and buried it in the earth. A ] thorough search has. as yet, failed to reveal the hiding placc of the log, and the man who holds the secret declares that j nothing but $0000 will bring it to the ' surface.?Detroit Fne Pres Seasickness Ashore. 1 When Mr. Lincoln made his visit to Gen. Grant's camp at City Point, Va., in 18G4, he was met by the Qeneral and J bis staff, and upon being asked how he ' was, said: 4'I am not feeling very weir. ] [ got pretty badly shaken up on the bay i coming down, and am not altogether | over it yet." "Let me send for a bottle of champagne for you, Mr. President," ^aid one of the staff officers; "that is the i best remedy I know of for seasickness." j "No, no, my young friend," said Mr. i Lincoln; "I've seen many a man in my time seasick ashore from drinking that J very article."?Jiichnond lltrald. I Bring Ycu S*ccet ^Flowers and j Good Mcdtclne:? ' Hood's Sa Sold by all druggists. $1: six for $5. Prepared only I by C. 1. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar I $10 SS FREE!*, Our new ?tampinp outfit l? f roe ta^^SjK every reader of thil publication; It . * frr" rv\, ? l.mni.i*3 /P<\ "si / /X>\ jrattcrns and Includes a great variety /W^sV of all sizeaa that ore Hauled. 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Many whohavo paid from sitose for outfit, and wcreaati.fled until they ?a\T oar dnlfnr, have teeurrd oar outfit and Uld ailde forever tha other.. Thcte who .ubieribe will find the paper, well wortti aeveral timet lbs trifling coat *f a trial year lubwription, and the majority will make up to Ui the lo??, that thUycarwe Incur, through tuch a low price, by continuing aubicribtr.. year a tier yoar.at the regular price, which all will be wllllui; to admit U low enough. The raoDejr will gladly b? refuuded to any cue Who la not fullv latlaflaa. Addreu, _ &EOae?8tJN80N*CC.,Uoi M7 PcKlUTO, Jltun. Attractions of One of the Azores. 1 At San Miguel the first real disappointment came in shape of the announcement that the steamer would not stay long enough to go to the Furnas. The Furnas has, it is claimed, the most wonderful hot springs in the world. You can sit with one foot in a hot sulphur spring and have the other in hot iron, while you drink soda water from a well in front and brandy punch from another at your back. There are also several streams running through the place where bo:lcd trout can be sasily caught and if this is all strictly true, there is no question but the Furnas has yet to be developed as a winter resort. Being compelled to miss this, wc tried to drown sorrow in the native pineapplis, and my impression is that I shall try to have some more sorrow to drown next time I go to the place. If the pineapples of San Miguel weie any better, a man would go insane when he ate his final- ama v.inr nnnloc TCO llOVA in America are like grapeshot compared j with these.?Boaton Transcript. fjoine Foolish People Allow a cough to run until it gets b'/ond the reach of medicine. They often ??Jy, "Oh, it will wear away," but in most cases it wears them away. Could they be induced to try the successful medici.e called Kemp's Balsam," they would immediately see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Large bottles, 50 ce its and $1.00. Trial true free. At all Druggists'. Some men arc good because goodness pays b?ett and then, again, some are good for noth1| . Bnrtlioldi'H Great Work. The statue of Liberty enlightening the world, which stands on Bedloe's Inland, in the harbor of New York, is one of the most sublirtie artistic conceptions of modern times. The torch! of the goddess lights the nation? of the earth to peace prosperity and progress, through Liberty. But "llbertv' is an empty word to the thousands of p >or women enslaved by physical ailments a hundredfold more tyrannical than any Nero. To such sufferers Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription holds forth the promise of a speedy cure. It is a specific in all thosi derangements, irregularities and weaknesses which make life a burden to so many wome^. The only medicine sold by druggis s, under a positive ^uarnniee irom me luuiiuiauiutcu, that it will give satisfaction in every case.or money will be refunded. See guarantee printed on wrupp3renclosing bottle. The timber exported from i anada to the United States during 1887 was valued at nearly {8,000,000. The Five Sister*. There were five fair sisters, and each had an aimFlora would fain be a fashionable dame: Scholarly Susan's selection was bcoks; Coquettish Cora cared more for good looks; Anna, ambitious, aspired after wealth; Sensible Sarah sought first for good health. So she took Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and grew hf>alr..iy and blooming. Cora's beauty quickly faded: Susan's eyesight failed from over-study: Flora became nevous and fretful in striving after fashion and a sicklv family kept Anna's husband poor. But sensible Sarah grew daily more healthy, charming ?nil intelligent, and she married rich. The pre ent G vernimnt o' -Belgium in a liberal m diarchy, und was f nnded in 1831. The three R's brough . Regret Reproach and r? n ofAnt *1 norfv in Ifi&i. Thft I ntMliUl r?r Iyj IX |Aa>Mva4 v., ... three P's, when signifying Dr. Pierc -'6 Purgativ. Pe lets, brinu Peuce to the mind, Preservation and Perfection of health to the body. ' The further expor'arion of Arabian horses has been prohibited by the Sultan of Turkey. I Itching Pile*. Sj/mptomn?Moistureintense itching and I Ringing; worse bv scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form, which often bleed and llcerate, bccom n,' very sore. -Swayne's Ointment stops the itching and bleeding, heals ul:eration, and in manv cases removes the tumors. Equally efficacious in curing all Skin Diseases. DK.SWAYNE& SON, Philadelphia. ] Sent by mail for .'0 cts. Also sola by druggists. Conxmnptlon Surely Cnrod. To the Editor:?Please inform your readers | that 1 have a positive remedy for the above . named disease. By its timely use thousands of ' hopeless cases have been permanently cured. I t shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy 1 free to any of your readers who have con- | sumption if they will send me their Express , and P. O. address. Respectful1 v, < T. A. SLOCUM, MTC., 181 Pearl St, N. Y. j Spring Medicine | (fenrly everybody needs a reliable spring medicine j :o expel the Impurities which have accumulated In i the blood during the winter, to keep up strength as [lie warm weather comes on, create an appetite and ' proino'e healthy dlges.lm. Hood's Sarsapariila Is | the most popular anJ successful Spring Mcdi Ine. , rry it this spring and you will be convinced of its IJCl-IIIIill <.-! lb "For Ave years I was sick every sprln?, but last rear took Hood's Sarraparllla and have not seen a slckdiysl ee." G. \Y. Sloax, Milton, Mass. Hood's Sarsaparilla "For a first-class spring medicine my wife and I t>oth think very highly of Hood's S.rsaporllla. We both took it last spring. It did us a great deal Df good and we felt better through the hot weather than ever before. It cured my wife of sick lCitlnehe, from which she had suffered n great deal, and relieved me of a dl zy, tired feeling. I think every one ought to take something to purify the b'ocd before the hot weather comes on, and we shall certal ly take Hood's Sarsaparll o this spring." J. H. Peikck, Supt. Granite Railway Co., Concord, X. H. S. B.?If you have d. elded to take Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be Induced to buy any other. Lrsanarilla Bold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only Uy C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mam. IOO Poses One Dollar W. L. DOUGLAS cq qnnt? for tj>0 OilUHl. GENTLEMEN. The only One calf $3 8e.nnlcn< Shot la the world nade without tncU* or nail*. A' stylish and lurable ns those coding or $6, ami having no lacks or nails to wear the stocking or hurt the reel, makes them as comfortable anil well-fitting as a oand tewed shoe. Htiy the best. None genuine unlet* stamped on bjtiom "W. L. Douglas #3 Shoe, warranted." W.I,. DOI'tJI.AS 84 SHOE, the original an4 ?nly hand sewed welt $4 slme, which equa s custommade shoei costing from $o to $9. \V. I.. I)OlI(;i,AS S-^.30 SHOE Is unex. relied for heavy wear. W. I,. IKIITKLAS S2SIIOP. Is worn by all Born, Is the best school snoe In the world " All the above goods are m:ide In Congress, Button i'id Lace, and If not s>l l by your dealer, writ* tV.J.. DOT (?I.AS, Biockt.ni. Mam, APltSS n day. Samples worth $1.50, FBEa t Linus not under the liorgo's fiM'C. Write W w Brewster Safety Holn Holder Co.. Holly, Mich By return mall. Full Description LDp B lluody's New Tailor Nyoten of IT HmKvKv Cuttln*. KOODY b CO.. Cincinnati. 0 Every Farmer's Wife 4 Sees some of her Poultry J die each year without -J knowing what the mat let 01remedy If she does recok'jSfe'ipense'of '2.1 renin (in FtampKl she ciui pro -tire a 100-Poare BOOK giving the experience of a practical Poultry Kaiser inot a'i amateur, but a man worlclns for dollars au l cents) ditrlnjc a period of 25 ye,'.r?. It t'enelie* yott liowto Detect and Cure llio: iiucni how tc Feed lor Eckk nud nlno lor l;n.tiei:iiiv: which Fowl* to Save for Breeding Purposen: nnd evervthinc, indeed, yon ohoti 1.1 uuowon Ibla miujert. Sent po?tt>a'?i for !< >?'. HOOK PI'B. HOI? E. 134 Leouuid Street, N. Y. City. " Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattefy." THE best proof that the " Ivory " Soap has extraordinary ' merits, and is in good repute with the public is, that It is so extensively imitated and counterfeited. These counterfeits resemble the Ivory Soap in appearance and style of packing only. They lack the purity and general excellence of the genuine. This notice is necessary, as vilely, injurious and dangerous imitations, liable to produce chronic inflammation of the skin, are often substituted fqr the Ivory, because they pay a - ^ larger profit. The price of the Ivory is as low as is consistent with cost of making such a high grade of pure Soap. ' f Consumers have simply to insist upon having the "Ivory f Soap," remembering that if any substitute is offered it is ,. :^9j for the advantage of the seller. ; Sj&Jj A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps, cacli represented to be "just as good as the ' Ivory'}" | -;JM they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities , SggS of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it. R R "ts ja n.ti.K.. mm si Apply Balm into each nostril. , nno ,n " in from one to twenty minute* never falls to r? Ely Brof.. 235 Greenwich St ,N.Y. , _ , lt _ , , tt Tv l nistfc,Bedridden,Inflrjn. Crippled, Nervous,NeuSt ffhatScotts Emnlsion HasDonei Over SB Pounds Gain In Ten Weeks. SiT""* cvnorionpfl r?f n Prominent Citizen, cniaintu* w*n/i_ T7, Th* Cautornia Society fob the) Aalhmn, Bronchitij ^ ?1 Sumisaos or Vice. J * neumonia, Sciatica, ' ^^6 Ban Fhakosco^ July 7th. 1886.) Headache, Inflammation* iffl I took a severe eold upon congestion, d >$m my chest and lungs and did difficult breathing I not give it proper attention; ? _ ? ? f '-M It developed Into bronchitis, and in the fall of the same p?/??* in the back, the*t or limb* j~m year I was threatened with 2t tcas thc Flrat atld * fl,? only , j sonsumption. Physicians or- jpa.ipt remedy Jered me to a more eongenl- KSS - '.$% al climate, and I eame to San ^ Praneiseo. Soon after my Jjhwaiay,??tea*poonfui m iuif'5 > $ arrival I commenced taking * wot. sour Stomach.* 1 Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Diarrhoea, Colic, FTatulencyajuf^il ^ateraaTp^H Oil with Hypophosphites reg- malaria in its various forms cure* j niarivt.hrAA times a day* In I and prevented. ten weeks "my avoirdupois \'M went from 188 to 180 pounds f'j'ffif'i SSSJ'^aWJP's^Hi and over; the cough mean* RPE^1|F-. , -i tjma ,5?t ?nly cures the patient seised wlthKiJ . "? ? lime ceased. c. R. BENNETT. but If people exposea to the Malarial po?3 <3 wl l every morning taXe 20 < r 30 drops of ?eSd? onl _ DX/ ... nnn??in?n Keller In water, and eat. say a cracker, before (oUfl SOLD BY ALL DRUCCI8T3* Out, they will prevent attack*. ^ , - '2 jVriVP-13 WtciO cenu per bottle. Sold by druggists. f| linimnniirf gjjyil raoway's pills? ji i^iWAMPKOOTa^Scffl The Grea! Liver and Stomach Remdy .1 . >^fi |^JlFMiTir^\UU lERFflTl For the rnre of all disorder* of ttao 8tomach?_MT?N] gauMaMnDHBisMmtvv Bowels. Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases. FemaH rnrnfTaOIT^rSni tSgfRfW i;omplolnt?i.Loss of API eute. Headache. ConsUpS ai montanfth?iiitArnaJVi?c?ra. Purelyvegetable,ooi"] BEAD SYMPTOMS and CONDITIONS U1^no mercuw-^neraU or drieteHou?<ira?J This Bemedy will Believe and Cure. PERFECT DIGESTION $llt&2??8{ ^ If Ynil arc threatened with, or already have, PUIs- By so doing ,.\^H II IUU Bright's disease, or Urinary trouble, eg _ ? ur ? ?u?? /! ' ?p If V nil ^vc sediment in urine like brick dust, OlCK. HbADACHE. '' II IUU frequent calls or Hetention, with _ , t _lw ' -l distress or nre?sure in the nni-tt Dyspepsia,Foul Stomach, Biliousness wfllbe avoided, ... 'jg .#? u V ? , t,u I, ^ and the food that Is eaten contributes Its nourishing ~:.s3 If Ynil "a^c Lome Back, Rheumatism, Sting- properties for the support or the natural waste of ^ II I UU ing, Aching Pains in side or hips, the body. 7 f Ynil m Vh D1,abetfS 0r Dropsy Of acant3r or Afc^onllDtew^veOw^SWaSffiwaS - ! M II IUU high colored urine. Piles, Fullness of tbe Blood In the Head, Acidity oi II V... have Malaria Tniuid T.ivpr T)v<;rK>riKifl. 'he Stomach. Nausea. Heartburn, Disgust of Food, I YOU Gall SomariK'SnE Fullness or Weight In the Stomach. Sour Eructrttog, II IUU uau&tone, J-everand Ague, or Oout, sinking or Fluttering of the Heart, Choking or SattoIf Ynii have Irritation, Spasmodic Stricture, eatlngsensations when in a lying posture. Dlmneas of 3 II IUU or Catarrh of the bladder, virion. Dots or Websbefore the sight Fererwd Dull .,' , _ Pain In the Head. Deficiency of Perspiration. Yellow- J IT Ynil bave BLOOD humors. Pimples, Ulcere, newoftheSklnandEyes.Paln In theSlde.Chest.Umfci II IUU Seminal Weakness, or Syphilis, and Sudden Flushes of Heat Burnliw in the Fiesh. f Ynil ^VC?S,t0ne ln K ^ nc?,?r O ravel In Blad- f * *"**?$ S^Ve^a'm^^l^erT " J. v Stoppage ot unne 01 Bnbbling, Price23 cents per b3i. 8oldU7 all drag?l?t?, IT Ynil Pve poor Appetite, Rid Taste, Foul- jysend a letterstarap to DR. RADWAY 4b II IUU breath, or internal Slime fever, CO., N?. 31 Warren Street, New York, foe Builds K'^t^V^pS""00" GET BADDY'S, =' 3 Eyery Dos* Cora Bight to the Spot! Villi IMl Iaii PI iTII Prepared at Dispensary?Recommended by renowned 1 Jl I B II- M flM mJ MA I * . ' J physicians-"Invalids' Guide to HealUi" free. Advice free w I |IJU| | " |V SB I ^ III Genuine have Dr. Kilmer's likeaesa ou gTRADE (\ (t " hi' outside ana Jnsiae wrapju-rs. m CaM by all DnceoisTs, and Dx. Kilmib * Co., /^\\ MAR><- \X W ~ * > -Tya OOIQ Bingbamton, N. Y. ' (C \ 'Wi| $1.00?Six Bottles $5.00 -r^i^v^OON^T^ V CureTmDeaf HI PlC*'? PiTIXTlurmOTJD Cu?B10**D B| f?? D,cl" P?rfec<w Restore the Gone Where the Woodbine Twineth. #ig\THearine.^^e^"' de*fn*u i* c*u**d ? . . . im , n .... kvcoU.,Vrmor icjurie. toib. n.tar.i ^Ratsare smart, but "FtouehonRate" be*t? ml rT-WiSr dronu. lovUibi., conforubir, them. Clears out Rats, Mice, Roacfces, Wate* , IJMXf id poiition. Hniic, convemtion, whi?- Bugs, Flies, Beetles, Moths, Ants. Mosquitoes > -. *j I'JI <U r?r? (nani duonrtiy. w* wfer to thow Bed-bugs, Hen Lice,Insects, Potato Bug% 1 >Hv u'lngthCT. wriittoF. liiscox. 853 Sparrows, Skunks, Weasel, Gophers, Chjp n/^r.!5'bSkof on^fcrREt muDks, Moles, Musk Rats, Jack Rabbit* ? Squirrels. 15c. and 25c. Druggists. NORTHERN PACIFIC "rough ON PAIN" Plaster, Porc*ed. 15c. i rnm DDinc rah nnAn I AMns a?H "r0uqh oncoughs." ??ld^^ i y ^Trnrn Tiir FRjEJbl Government LANDfs ALL SKIN HUMUito ux tifMILLIONS of ACRES o: each Iii Minnesota. Nort* R A II A I I" IT All Dakota. Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. KJ II || _ UnM | B I " U CClin CAD Publications with Maps describing the Prrn I D 11 |f I I w" I I I ocnil aun best Agricultural'irozlnK and Timber 1 fi v* i s ?? i | vii Liuids now open to Settler*. Merit Free. Addrew i fltatmont flv,v n?. PIIAC R I AIIRHRII Commlfudoner. ?Roug;h on Itch Otatinent cures 8kin HuunASi Di LflWIDUrllij ST. PAIL, Minn. mors, Pmiplca, Fleshttorm3. RinxTVorm.Tet ter, Salt Rheum, Frosted Feet, Chilblains, Itch, VB N fl B" R| flVI p Ivy Poison, Barber's Itch, SoaldHeacJ, Eczcm*. L U H # L U laa fc 60c. Drus. or mail. E. 8. Wells, Jersey City. BEST IN THE WORLD GREASE DfllinUmiDII EC 1 tF"Oet tho Genuine. Sold Everywhere. M I I B H 1 r ^ -t HERBRAHD FIFTH WHEEL. and0 Carriage Cures Piles or Hemorrhoids, Itchir?, ProtrudUnprovcment. HERB It AM) CO.* Premout, u. inp, Bleeding. Internal and external remedy . " ~ p x, nrrj in each package. 8ure cure, 50c. Drurelstg PA TENTS STOS&7 (??.?'\Vn?i;: or *** E. 8. Wells, Jersey City,*N. J. " " * ' i???.lrnf InotytiMlnnc ?mgion. u. a* uu lur OLD Is worth $500 per lb. fettlt's Eye Salveli DUiwVDUI* Great English Gout and VI worth $1.000. but is sou at Zc. a box by dealer uldlr SltllSa Rheumatic Remeiy. m "~?* an mm FIV A OvnJ Box,3il ro?nd, 14 Fill*. I IV 11 D C tlTC J Wbpr. 1 say cure 1 do not mean merely to stop tbea ,B for a time cod then have them return a?iun.. I meu* r:--- _ , ~ "T.~Ti ? /adicalcure. 1 have made the disease ot fr ITS, hPIlr "PAI/MS' Bnalueae College, Phik., Pa. Sltua epsY or FALLING SICKNESS a life long study. I X tlons furulahecl. Lite Scholarship, 940. Write warrant rnv remedy to cure the wors* c*ie?. Becaoaa ~ " ' 7 ~ others have failed is no reason for not now receiving RATA ' ,"?,hom*?n<!m?en><>"!"' jnfjMroiL.i.<;rot1nfha? cure. Send at once for* treatiseand a Free Botti* UWhvi n! unyiMnceke In Ihe wnrl.l Klihrr wj. C?n!v nutfH r? mi infallible remedy. Givo Exproes and Poet OMp r*" inn.. mkK. ^.i.ir.n, Turn fo-i>ugu.t?, U. G< ROOT. M. C'.. 183 Pcsrl tit. New YiV "\-?5 ^1 IPIfF DwatepotCoat; pjsa'B^ V L' IU11\ EL ft Erer Hafle. Kose c?nuia? unicw Drm't trartetoutttiocey on a from ornrt>ber co&t The FISH BHA5D8UC1EEI ll nbfOlntely aaltr and viivi rooor, and will keep you dry in t!;o hardeit ?u>rm Tbapbkim. Ar;kin?lha^'VisiT RltAKD" BucuBRPd like noother. If your *toreke?p?i'do* A J