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I "TgTicultural. TOPICS OP INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. Fixing Varieties of Tomatoes. Seedsmen have often told us that it takes a long time to fully establish or fix, as they term it. a new variety of tomato, bo that it will come reasonably true from seed. A vast amount of labor and time have been wasted in this selection of specimens from year to year in order to secure a pure strain or type of tomato, simply because the grower did not not know there was a much better and more direct way to establish the variety. jli is oniy necessary to iase eui' tings from the plant which we .desire to perpetuate, and grow these in a greenhouse, and at the approach of spring increase the stock by cuttings only. The latter are then set out in the garden the same as seeding plants, and, as all are from one parent stock they will be true to the original type. Seeds gathered from the fruit uf such plants will usually show more fixedness of character than can be secured by selection of fruit in a half dozen years. Cuttings may also be started in a sunny window.?Arnsrican Agriculturist. Castor Oil For Sick Poultry. A remedy accidentally discovered for sick poultry may be of benefit to your readers, if you deem it worthy of insertion, writos a correspondent to the Florida Netrt-Herald. A hen was found "squat" down, and could not stand, would not eat, and closed her eyes. She was brought to me, and not knowing what to do for her, I opened her mouth aud poured in two or tnree drops of castor oil, and had her put in a coop by herself, intending to have the man kill and bury her when he came from the field, so the other poultry would not become infected if it was the cholera. But I forgot to give the order, and was informed the next morning that she was "scratching." Had her let out and she is now, to all appearances, the healthiest and happiest hen on the place; comb is red and she is singing all the time. In a few days the old turkey gobbler was setting around in the same way, so I had him brought and poured a few drops of oil out of the bottle into his mouth. He remained of his own accord in the henhouse till fair weather, then came out entirely recovered. Planting Fruit. The planting of all kinds of fruit stock should not be delayed after the ground is in condition for it Currants, blackberries, raspberries, &c., should be first attended to, as they start to grow very early. Nothing is gained by hurrying ; the work of planting. Far better even to defer planting an orchard for another year than plant in unprepared soil. By this we mean that ground for an orchard should have been either summer fallowed or worked up with root crops and well enriched the year previous. In accepting parcels of trees from the nursery, see to it that each one has a * proper proportion of fibrous roots, as in i many instances the workmen who dig the ! trees from the nursery rows plunge their j spades in so near the trees as to ruin them. ' Indeed, in ordering trees it would be well to make it a condition that the roots should be of certain length in wnnnrfinn t.A tViPir hpiorhf uvu ?V MV*5UV* The hole should be made much larger in diameter than the roots demand, and the tree should be set about the same depth as it stood in the nursery rows. ' - 1 Fill in with only the best and finest earth, and press it firmly about the roots, ' taking great care that the roots are not j crowded together or bent out of their natural course.?New York Herald, Butter-Making. During the late session of the Dairymen's Association of .New York, Mr. W. H. Gilbert read a paper on "Butter Mak- ! ing." He said that when he went into \ butter-making he made up his mind that he wanted a b'.itter cow. From information and reading he further made up his mind that the Jersey was the best. He began by buying a reg.stered Jersey : ball, and bred from the best cows on his ! Elate. He made in June one pound of 1 utter from 19.67 pounds of milk; in j August, from 17.15 pounds; in'Septem-, ber, from 17.81 pounds; in October, | from 18.43, and in November . from | 19.48. He has about 100 cows in milk, from two to ten years of age, their average weight being about 750 pounds. He liKes his cows to come in in the fall and early winter. In summer they graze in j the day and are in yard at night. About July he begins to feed grain clover and continues until August; then feeds green corn fodder, two hills of corn night and morning. He uses twelve to fifteen tons of plaster in winter in the stable ; and feeds silage and grain morning and eve ting. In summer he milks the cows at C a. m. and 6 p. m. The milk is set in submerged cans as soon as possible after milking. After the cream is skimmed it is raised to a temperature of sixty-two in Qiimmor anrl civtv.fifO in winfor tn ripen, which generally takes about twenty-four houre. DuriDg this process it is frequently stirred, the aim being to keep it at a uniform temperature, he churns it at a temperature' of sixty-two to sixty-four in summer and in winter from sixty-four to sixty-seven. He uses a revolving box churn, and churns on an average about forty minutes. As soon as the butter is well granulated stop churning, draw off the buttermilk and then wash the butter with a weak brine. The j butter is then taken out, salted?one ounce of salt to a pound?worked, put up in one-pound prints aud sold. Mane and Hair of Horses. An English writer in an article on horses, as to the mane and hair, says: Koflh KroH nnrl tVi:nnnah alrinnorl 1 horses have very little mane; it is not only thin and fine, but the hair is short. A heavy, matted mane mean* a low-bred, coarse brute. I am inclined to think that in a state of nature the mane divides upon both sides of the neck, though Yir- j gil writes of the dtnse mane of the young colt falling upon the right shoulder. Long as the horse has been domesticated and carefully groomed, this habit of wearing the hair is not yet overcome, and the mane has to be carefully coaxed to the right side, where for thousands of years man has resolved it should be worn, though the horse himself insists upon parting his hair in the middle. Ancient authorities write of training the a. ? j.X !-Vi U..i ! mane xo merigiii., uui> an iue ?cj>resented in the Elgin marbles show the mane close cropped, or, as we say, *hogged.' '*1 think it la clear that the right side, now the 'off' side of the horse, was the near' side to the ancients. The best horsemen use no 'off' side or 'near' 6ide, eicept to conform to their harness. I think a man should tea?h His horse to be familiarly approached ar>4 allow his stall <o be entered on either'-side of him. , Horses driven in pairs should frequently change sides, as the mouth becomes hardened on one side and the muscles of 1 , " *** t the neck become affected by the unequal pull o'. the double reins. "Coarse hair about the heels is natural, but I confess to a prejudice about it, and have it carefully clipped. Hair growing in a thick tuft inside the car must never be touched. Ignorant and offensive grooms will remove it with scissors, but it is a great defense against the flies that would, in its absence, secure lodgment upon the sensitive skin inside the ear. Long, coarse hairs upon the muzzle and the eyebrow are often plucked away. Xo horseman should allow this to be done. These hairs are not superfluous ;thcy have a valuable use. They are like the whiskers of the feline race, having sen * ? - "3 imnroccions tf? neiiL putvcr auuvuut^uig the brain." Graining Cows in Summer. Mr. N. J. Strong, an essayist, at a recent meeting of .Michigan dairymen referred to several farmers by uame as competent witnesses of the profit of feeding grain to cows during the usual m: Iking season. He himself has followed this practice with much satisfaction five successive years, and speaks, first, of a resulting advantage not always considered at its true value: "If cows are fed a liberal ration of palatable, nutritious ground feed night and morning, they require no driving. No dog or boy is necessary to chase the fields over to persuade them, but about milking time they are ready to walk from pasture to 1 am quietly, and pails will be fuller as there hfis heen no excitement. Keep cows quiet and they give better retu:n. Thu3 a saying of labor and patience pays in part for grain fed." Increased yield and superior quality of milk from grain feeding is another outcome to the credit of the system: "It is true -we have records of a few extra herds that have shown fair returns without grain, but treat the same cows with a few pounds of bran morning and night and note the result. 1 am of opinion that what are called ordinary cows show more improvement by feeding grain than the heavier milkers, proportionally, as poor soil is more sensitive to the application of fertilizers than richer soils, but a very poor milker can never make a good one, under any treatment" As to kinds of gra:n found desirable by practical experiment, we quote what . .. ? **??. A umiaf r ioiiows: *'i?aj lruui jubjt iu think bran the best. In March and April would feed corn and oats, or bran and middlings, two of bran and one of middlings. Beginning in August the usual feed in Southern Lenawee is corn fodder with corn on. This makes a very good feed when pastures begin to dry up, and will sustain the flow of milk fairly well, especially if a little bran is added. I have advocated the use of bran because I believe, pound for pound, it is worth more for feeding milch cows than most other grains; the same number of pounds will return more than meal, and when it is put in at from $13 to $15 per ton, it is very economial food." Another consideration which, though not measurable by the rules of arithmetic, ought to have influence, is the satisfaction the right-minded owner feels in the fine appearance of his herd," to say nothing of the consciousness that cows in cood shane in the fall are apt to winter well, and come to another springtime in fine condition for the fresh campaign of prosperity and profit.?New York Tribune. Farm and Garden Notes. Set young trees always. Starving hens make a lean egg-basket. Underdrained moist soil is best for an orchard. Proper ventilation of the hotbed should - ? a.. be careiuny attenaeu 10 as me ncoiuci becomes warmer. Numbered with the first hardy vegetables to be sown are spinach, salsify, beets, carrots, parsnips and onions. It is a common mistake to think that underdraining makes soils dryer in time of drought. It does exactly the reverse. Butttermilk may be safely fed to sows with pigs, but it is best to begin feeding a small quantity and gradually increase the amount. A grindstone is not, Dr. Hoskins thinks, the best instrument for sharpening hoes and similar tools, ''Fasten in a vise, and use a large flat file." An experienced breeder of swine says that often wheu ho^s arc sluggish and indifferent about eating, nothing in the world ails them but the toothache. Gopd results are claimed for common unbleached muslin as a covering: ior notbeds instead of glas9. It proves a convenience for the home gardener or amateur. An experienced grape-grower, of the Oneida community, in New York, is reported as saying that were he confined to one kind he would take the Worden, for two only would add Agawam as a long keeper. The temperature of cream should be kept low so as to retard fermentation and secure an even condition of cream. Then, when two or three or more skimmings have been combined, they can be evenly ripened in one batch. Save all the soot carefully from stove and pipes, and on a calm damp morning scatter it thinly over grassplota and beds of early-sown vegetables. It is excellent as a manure, and, besides, is offensive if not destructive to blugs and other ver miti th;it go abroad in the dark, eating the seedling plants as they come up. It checks the growth of moss among grass. A good scratching and rolling of the lawn in spring is another great benefit to it. The idea that any method of feeding turnips to cows, either just before or jxist after milking, will save the next mess from being flavored, is a popular mistake. Heating the milk will cause the flavor of the turnip to evaporate 90 that it will not affect the butter made from it. But there are objections to this. The butter from milk thus treated will be soft, and the milk, if used a9 food, will have a constipating effect which it did not before possess. TV>f> Vifirrnwirnr nnfl rohftrrnw ings which Mr. Root, an experimental farmer, gives his heavy corn ground after turning down the sod and stable manure is no doubt a prime clement in his very profitable culture. He declines to use the roller as he harrows after the plough lengthwise of the furrows. But a roller taken across the farrows packs ihem down and closes up all air chambers much better and faster than the horses' feet cau do it. and the need of this packing is one main reason why so much harrowing is requisite. It is generally conceded by fruitgrow' ers that a ttitf "clay is the best soil for i the pear. It is not because sandy soil is 1 - - - j -1-.i j lacKing ill appropriate pianv iuuu mm, iu fails to grow this fruit. Adding stable manure only makes the matter worse. It is difficult to add mineral fertilizers in amounts sufficient to harden the soil. This seems to be what is needed to exclude air and thus preserve an equablo temperature, with moisture enough to to keep the roots reasonably cool. Tho gudden changes in temperature in light, dry soil are always predisposing causes of blight. _ # - ' i- <? ." \ ' HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. Potato Yeast. Take as many hops as can be grasped in the hand twice, put half a gallon water over them in a new coffee pot kept for that purpose, boil slowly for onehour. Do not tie them in a cloth to boil, as the above is a superior method. Pare and grate half a aozen large potatoes into a two-gallon stone crock, add a hall cup sugar and a taplespoon each of salt and ginger, pour over this a half gallon of the boiling hop water, stirring all the time. When milk-warm add one cup good lively yeast, set in a warm place until it rises, and then remove to " ? -1 rru? V toe cellar or some uuui pim.tr. i uc m,.j. water must be added to the potatoes immediately, or they will darken and discolor the yeast. To prevent them from darkening, the potatoes may he grated into a pan half filled with cold water, as they will sink to the bottom; when done grating, pour off the water and add the boiling hoo water. This is a valuable recipe, and the manner of boiling the hop water is especially recommended.? Eo;k Island Cook Book. Polish Your Own Jewelry. The best thing to clean jewelry with is prepared chalk. * It is so soft that it does not scratch and so fine that it works into every part of the ornament and can be easily brushed out. It is very simply made. Take some ordinary chalk and 1 :? luorouglliy puiveriiO it auu iul-u iuia IV, about two pounds of the powder with a gallon of pure rain water. After it ha9 been well stirred let it settle for about two minutes. All th-j gritty hard matter will settle at the bottom of the water, which must be carefu'lv poured off. Let the water stand until all the chalk has settled, pour off the water and the settlings is the prepared chalk. A good polishing powder can be made by using rotten stone in the same way. Whiting treated similarly is al?o good. Sometimes carbonate of soda is added to a solution of chloride of calcium. The solutions should be carefully filtered through paper before being mixed and all dust carefully excluded. The white powder which falls down is chalk, and after being carefully washed and dried forms an excellent powder for softei metals.?Mail and Express. Toinato Beef. A piece of the round of beef w ghing six or seven pounds is ample for .?.? persons, treated in the following man /As* *?Trtc.V? Jf a a 4 IJer : ?? 1JJC At UXJ ?uw uvw nusit It, (M kins water injures its favor;, and lay it in the bottom of a large saucapan; over thit pour one can of tomatoes, one small carrot and three large white onions, finely chopped, add a blade of mace and three or four -whole cloves, and one cur of hot water. Cover closely, and cook slowly for four hours. It will be found tender and delicious, with a rich, red gravy of its own, which should \x poured over it to serve. It is an inexpen sive dish as well, for tbere is a small proportion of bone in the round, and it is the only piece fit for this, purpose. Thin slices of lemon form a very prettj garniture for dishes of raw tomatoes, 01 for tomato fritters or croquets, ancLpareley, seldom out of place, combined with lemon, makes it an attractive dish. Curried tomatoes arc a favorite dish with anma mnrio in thlO TUlflP ftnfl Pan ol tomatoes add one teaspoonful of currypowder and a little salt; then wash one small cup of rice, and put a thin layer oi it in the bottom of a pudding dish, then a layer of the curried tomatoes, then rice and tomatoes, and repeat til' the dish is full. Cover the top wit! cracker crumbs, and plenty of bits oi butter, and bake slowly one hour. Serve hot, from the dish in which it wai baked.?Independent. Recipes. Tomato Omelet.?8eason a can of tomatoes with salt and pepper, add an onion finely minccd, and spread over a hot, plain omelet. * r> ? apl'lk dltieii nej. 1 wu cgyti, l*y? heaping tablespooafuls sugar, one table' spoonful flour, one teaspoonful applebutter, half teaspoonful allspice, and milk to fill the pie. Panada.?Break in a bowl two largt crackers, sprinkle a little salt ovei them, and pour on boiling water enough to cover. When they look clear they ar< ready to eat. Some invalids like a little pepper over them, with water enough tc be something like soup, and others prefer to keep the crackers whole, and slid* them out on a saucer and eat them with cream and sugar. A Simple Fruit Pdddixg.?To make this pudding take a teacupful each o 1 sugar, sweet milk and chopped raisins 01 currants, one egg, one large spoonful butter, two teacupfuls flour and H tea 1t?t-:? ?\r:? SpUUillUlS Ut?tV.JU? rf UOi. jj iiA ijutcajj together, put in a greased pah and bake or steam as preferred. Use with a hoi sauce, or butter and sugar rubbed together. Dandelion* Salad.?The dandelion takes one of the most wholesome and refreshing of early spring salads and is a great favorite with those who have learned its merit. After very carefully washing the plants, one pint should be placed in a silad bowl with an equal quantity of water cresses, three green onions, sliced, a teaspoonful of salt nnd a liberal supply of oil or cream dressing. Pickled Peaches.?Rub the down all off with a coarse towel, steam, in a steamer until they can be pricked with a stiaw. Have ready a jar and some whole cloves, stick three or four in each and drop in the jar. To every quart of cicier vinegar puc one p:nc 01 wime sugar, one ounce of stick cinnamon, boil together one-half hour, then pour on the hot peaches. If the vinegar is good, the.-e wiM keep nicely all winter. Those which are to be saved for use during the next spring and summer put in fruit cans and seal. Asparagus Toast Witii Enc.?.? Wash and scrape the asparagus, letting it lie a few minute# in cold water; then tie it in little bundles and boil till lender in water enough to covcr. In the meantime prepare from stale, home made Graham loaf a dish of toast, evenly browned, and set nhere it will warm. When the asparagus is done, drain off and save the water in which it boiled, and moisten it with it, do not make too wet. Then clip off the tender ends of the stalks and lay them on the slices; break an egg over each, and place in a hot oven until the whites are firm. A. Question or Tree Ownership. 4 j Tii j n u A man nameu mr.uiwu jL?uuiey, ui Rondout, N. Y., has been given a warrant for the arrest of ono John Sullivan, who, as alleged in Dooley's complaint, is guilty of malicious mischief. Dooley said that Sullivan cut down fruit trees on his land. According to Dooley's statement Sullivan will present a novel defence, as follows: Many years ago some fruit pits fell from Sullivan's trees into Dooley's yard. The pits took root and developed into trees. Now Sullivan claims he had a right to cut the tree? ?u Dooley's land for the reason th?'. ihey grew from pits which fell off trees *ti hi* yard.?Kingston (2V. 7.) Freeman, ? pas - M Fecnndity of Fishes. Fiches produce so many eggs that if vast numbers of the latter and of the ! fishes themselves were not contiually destroyed these animals would finally fill up all the waters, For example, man annually takes (iO, 000,000 or 70,000,000 codfish from the sea around the shores of Newfoundland. But even that quantity seems small when we consider that each cod yields about 5,000,000 eggs each season, and that even 8,000,000 have been found in the roe of a single cod. "Were the 60,000,000 cod taken on the coast of Newfoundland left to breed, the SO,000,000 females producing 5,000,000 eggs every year, it would give a yearly addition of 150,000,000,000,000 young codfish. Other fish, though not equaling the cod, are wonderfully productive. A herring weighing six or sever ounces is provided with about 30,000 egg?. After making all reasonable allowances for the destruction of eggs and the young, it has been calculated that in three years a single pair of herrings would produce 154,000,000. Button calculated thatif a pair of herrings could be left to breed and .. multiply undisturbed for a period of twenty years they would yield an amount of fish equal in bulk to the globe on which we live. ?Scientific American. A Great Surprise Ts In store for all who use Kenrn's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, the great guaranteed remedy. Would you believe that It Is sold on its merits and tha- any druggist is authorized by the proprietor of this wonderful remedy to give you a sample bottle free? It never fails to cure acute or chronic coughs. All druggists s-11 Kemp's Balsam. Large bottles 50 cents and $1. . How small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole earth while we are living. A ?<ood Investmeut Is thatwh'ch yields large returns from a small outlay. Reader, the way is clear! No speculation, no chance, big returns! If you are lik > most of mankind you have somewhere a weakness?don't fee! at all times Jnst as you'd like o?headache to-dav, backache to-morrow, down sick next week?all because your blood is out of order. A small on lay and what la ge returns! You invest in Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and soon pur^, fr? sh b ood courses through ; oar veins, and you are an otner Deing* The decrease of salmon In the Columbia River, Oregon, is causing fishermen to change their b.se of operations to Alaska. Irving Unease* t Ask any one who has nsed L?r. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as to their me its. They w 11 te 1 you that pimples, blotches and eruptions disappear; that c nstip tion?that breeder of disorders?is relieved; that the appetite is restored; that the whole system is ren ivated and regulated beyond any conception by these little wonder-workers. Being purely vegetable, they are perfectly harmless; beinz composed of concentrated, active ingredients,they are powerful! Purge and purify the system and disease will be unknown. Of all druggists. Conceit is a fool; deceit a knave. The first deceives itself, the second practices deception upon others. Both are intolerable. A Comfortable Room Secured. A frpnflemnn from "Fresno. retr* istereS at one of the principal hotels in this city, but a9 there was no rooms vacant at the time he was told to return in the afternoon. His luck was no better on his return, as more rooms had been engaged by telegraph than a hotel of double the size of the one in question could contain. He was a little indignant, and told the clerk at the desk that, by Jove, he would stop there anyhow, and offered to back his boast with $100. Among the guests of the hotel was a i young lady from the same town as the gentleman, and for whom the would-be- j guest of the hotel had a liking. He went to the young lady, told his predicament I and determination, and asked the young lady to marry him. She consented, ana | together they went to the parson and were married. It is sufficient to say the gentleman made good his boast.?San ! Francisco Alia. If You Feel Tired Weak and weary, worn oat, or ran down from bard 1 work, by Impoverished aindltloa of the blood or low ftate of the ?yitem, yon ihould take HooTs SirMr pari 11 a. The peculiar toning, purifying, and nulla, lng qnallt e* of thl-t successful medicine are soon felt throughout the ent re lyitem, e pelllng disease, and giving quick, hea'thr action to every organ. It ?- * ? rnrtftP* 10X165 WIS Bwmaca, Ucavca pu the liver and kidney*. Thousands who have taken It with benefit, t stlfy that Hood's Sarsaparilia "makes the weak strong." Hood's Sarsaparllla "I have taken not quite a bottle of Hood's Sana parilla, and must say it Is one of the best medlcl.es for fclvin? an appetite, purifying the blood, and regulating the digestive organs, that I ever be rdof. It did me a great deal of good." Mrs. N, A. Sz mlst, Canastota, N. Y. Makes the Weak Strong "Feeling languid and diixy, having no appetite and no ambition to work, I took Hood's Sarsaparllla. with the best results. As a health lnvlgorator and medicine for general debility I think it superior to anything else."?A. A. kikkb, Utica,N. Y. "I took Hood's Sarsaparllla for loss of appetite, dyspepsia, and goneral languor, It did me a vast amount of good." J. W. Willeford, Quincy, I1L UaaH'c ftarcanarilla IIWVM w WM> wor?.. - ? Sold by all drugjlstt. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. L HOOD Jt CO, Apothecaries Lowell, Man. too Doses One Dollar ELY'S CREAM BALM Gives relief at once for COLD IN HEAD fnnmeqzpl cures ? fim CATARRH. qd^ } Not a Uanld or HnnfT. Apply Balm into each nostril. ujJ Ely 235 Greenwich St ,N.Y. W.L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE. GENTLEMEN. The only fln? calf $3 Se.imlrs* Shos In the world made without tacks or nails. As stylish and ( lurable as those costing $5 or $&, and having no Wc'k? or nails to wear the stocking or hart tnefeet, makes them as comfortable and well-fit tin* as a nan J lowed shoe. Buy the best. None genuine anI less stamped oa bottom "W. L. Douglas |3 8ha% warranted." W.I/. DOUGI.AS 84 SHOE, the original aa< inly hand sewed welt $4 shoe, which equais custommade shoei costing from $6 to $9. W. L. DOUGLAS 82.50 SHOB U naex. celled for heavy wear. W. L. DOUGLAS Si SHOE Is wont by aQ Bojh, and Is the best school shoe In the world Alt tho above goods are made In Congress, Buttoa iml Lace, and If not sol i by your dealer, write IV. L. DOt (J I. AS, Biocktnn, Ma?. DIain'aDIIU Great English Gout ?*d Dlflli SrillSa Rheumatic Remedy. OrnlBox,31i ronnd, 14 Pills) PALMS' Business Colleges Phlla., Pa. 81tua tlons furaJauea. Life bcnolaranlp, 840. Writs MPP By return mall. Fall Description CD E fc| u?4r'? New TaUsr Bysteai ?r JJre? llkbli CsttU*. 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Yon ask how is thla wonaerftal offer poaatble? W? an*w*r?w? want one person In cach locality to keep In tUelr bom**, and show to lho*e who call, a complete line or our valuable and very useful UovfliuOLP Samtlxs; tbesa sample*, at wall as the watch, wa tend AlSOLrTCLT FBXk, and after you have kept Ibeu In root home fori months, and ahowa then to tboaa who may bar* called, they become entirely yoar own property; it Is po*- i libit to make thla treat offer, tending the solid ?old Watch and large line of valuable samples Fxu, forths reason that the (bowing of the sample* la any locality, always molts In * large trade for us; after onrsamplea bare been in a locality for a month or two, wa nsnally get from 11,001) to lUMl m trade from the tnrroonding eoonuy. Tbo*e who writ* to us st ooce will receive a great benefit for scarcely anr work ind trouble. Thla, the moet remarkable and liberal offer ever known, is made in order that our valuable Household Sample* may be placed at once where they can be seen, alt over Asitiiea; reader, I twill behanlly any trouble for you to show them to Ihose who mar rail at your home, and yoar reward will be most allsfactoiT. A postal card, on which to write us, coats bat 1 cent, snd if, after too know all, yoa do not car* to go farther, why no harm is done. But If yoa do tend yoar address at imce.you can aeenre, rail. ax fcLJtOAJtT 88&, Sou? Gold, uxtixo-Caix Watch and onr large, complete line of ealuible noCAKltoLD SAMttKa. Wa pay all exprte* freight, tto. Address, stuisov Jk Co, Vox u7 Portland, Maine. N Y N U-17 $100 to $300 ua. Amenta preferr* 1 who can furnish their own boraea and kIto their whole time to the boils en. Spare momenta may ne profitably employed alaa L few vacancies In towns and dues. B. F. JOBNBOX * 00? lOUMaln?t,Blchmond, V*. *1he ontt mm The only medicine for woman's peculia that It will give satisfaction in every case, 01 been printed on the bottle-wrappers, and lai THE OUTGROW The treatment of many thousands of Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Bull remedies for the cure of woman'B peculiar i Dr. pierce'* Favor- I I m I ... wm a <1 ir, A I HfinH I rreicriiiuuu u mv 1 uuun I outgrowth, or result, of Tfl WriUCU I ^ great and valuable III TvUHLIt. I experience. Thousands * of testimonials, received from patients and from physicians who have tested it in the more aggravated and obstinate cases which had baffled their skill, prove it to be the most wonderful remedv ever devised for the relief and cure of suffering women. It is not recommended as a "cure-all," but as a most perfect Speoiflo for woman's peculiar diseases. As a powerful, inAn.,,,,.,,,, vlgoratlng tonic, it POWERFUL imparts strength to the i unun wi whQle 8y8temt and ^ tb0 TflHIR uterus, or womb and its iuiiiu. aDDendoflres. in Darticum^mmm " iar. For overworked, "worn-out," "run-down," debilitated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses, "shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing mothers, and feeble women generally. Dp. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly boon, being unequal ea as an appetizing: cordial and restorative tonic. It promotes digestion and assimilation of food, cures nausea, weakness of stomach, indigestion, bloating and eructations of gas. TREATING Many times women calf on their famil; mother from liver or kidney disease, another they all present alike to themselves and theii he prescribes his pills and potions, nssumln disorder. The physician, ignorant of the c patient gets no better, but probably worse medicine, like Dr. Pisrce's favorite Pre pelling all those distressing symptoms, and ii Mrs. E. V. Moroaw, of Physicians eagt mas*., says: rniOIUIMO WQBa dreadful sufTerer fr rillFI) Having exhausted the t I MIU.U. clans. I was comDletelv weak I could with dime alone. I began taking Dr. Pierce's Favori using the local treatment recommended in Medical Adviser.' I commenced to improvi months I was perfectly cured, and have had wrote a letter to my family paper, briefly health had been restored, ana offering to sen --- nna wHHno> for them, and mrlmrin for reply. I have received over four hundn I have described my ewe and the treatment neatly advised them to ' do likewise.' From received second letters of thanks, stating menced the use of ' Favorite Prescription,' required for the 'Medical Adviser,' and hi treatment so fully and plainly laid down the better already." Betroverted Womb.?Mrs. Eva Kohi JTebm writes: " Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescr great deal of good. I suffered from rctrov for which I took two bottles of the' Favorit am now feeling like a different woman." Doctor* Failed.?Mrs. F. Corwtn, o writes: "I doctored with three or four o: these parts, and I grew worse until I wroi using your 'Favorite Prescription.' I use and two of the 'Golden Medica? Discovery, bottles of the' Purgative Pellets.' I can do i walk all I care to, and am In better health tc te ln this world again. I owe it all to your v Chronic Cough* and Colds, And all diseases of the Throat and Lungs, ran be cured by the use of Scott'.? Emulsion, as It contains the healing virtues of Cod Liver Oil i and Hypophosphites in their fullest f nn. Is a beautiful creamy Emulsion, palatable aa 1 milk, easily digeste , and can betaken by the most delicate. Please rea!: "I consider Scott's Emulsion the remedy par-exce'lence in Tuberculous an I Strumous AfTec ions, to say nothing of o dinary cold* a-.d throat t oubles."? W. R. S. Connell, M.D.. Mane ester. CJ. Consumption Surely Cared. To thfc Editor.?Please inform your readers tbat 1 have a positive remedy lor the above named disease. By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases have been permanently cured. 1 shall be glad to send two Dottles of my remedy free to any of your readers who have consumption if they will send me their Express and P. 0. address. Respectfully, T. A. SLOCUM, mTc., 181 Pearl St, N. T. 4 ?711' IRE YOU BUY. And oft the sham is not remote From fairest face or whitest coat Examine well with careful eye The cake until the name you spy, And always thus be well assured That Ivory Soap you have procured > And should a lingering doubt remain, 'Twill vanish like the darkest stain, When in the tub on washing day That cake of soao is brought in nlav. I WARNING. , 1 ited to be "just as good is the 'Ivory';" ck the peculiar and remarkable qualities . d insist upon getting it, rocter A Gamble. 1 I CURE F1TSJ Wbas / say cnxa I do sot mean matalr to (to* tlm lor fttime mil th^n hara Uiem xrtorn ajala. 1 WlM , J EpsY wFALLINO 8ICKKES8 a llf?lon? itod^I ; j warrant mj rem*47 to euro tha want caaaa. Bacsnaa 1 Urn ha*a fai India no wm tor mot pom mMai a I enrt. Band at oaoa for a trootiie and aft* Bottla of my infallible ramadr. Giro Erpraas and Port Oflea. J B.G.BOOT.M.C.. 183PearlSc N*w Y?rk. M- to 98 a dap. 8 iroples worth fLM, PRE 3 i LlDei not under Lhe hone's feet, writ* , Brewgter Stfetjr Rein Holder Co- Holly, Mica HEBBRIIDFIFTHWHEELJff&SSjl j Improvement. HKRBttAMP CO.> Fremont. 0. | AM ft Ll'??l b?m? ?mdntk? ?oor? moety woridaf for u f h*a j |IVU?1 ?t T'hlnjfUe hi ?b? world. EltlHT Ml C'MtJy outfit i yutl. Tmu run*. JLidr?*, T?t? * Xifutt, lUisa. 1 psuci R_lina2ioe^^raw*D|??endtordewHBmreMte^ a*flf it ailments, sold by druggists, under a pMltln money will be refunded, is Dr. Pikbce'8 Favob itbfully carried out tor many years; 07TB OF A VAST 1 cases of those chronlo weaknesses and distress! 'alo, N. Ym has afforded a vast experience In i rinlnHlpflmmmmb i> a soothing I the ? - I and strengthening | lea A SOOTHING nervine, "Favorite | aw Prescription" la une- ok NFRVIMF q^aled and is invaluable _allaying and subdu- ^ ing nervous excitabil- I ity, irritability, exhaustion, prostration, 8 hysteria, spasmB and other distressing, IU nervous symptoms commonly attendant I V upon functional and organlo disease of the womb. It induces refreshing sleep flo and relieves mental anxiety and de- gti spondency. gui Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrlp- "f tlon Is a legitimate medicine, sic carefully compounded by an experienced co and skillful physician, and adapted to of woman's delicate organization. It is tei purely vegetable in itr composition auu a perfectly narmlcss in its effect* in any condition of the system. j In pregnancy, "Fa- I vorite Prescription" is I Mother s ?,,"5?^? I _ relieving nausea, weak- I nnonill ness of stomach and UUI1UUU other distressing symp- Pi] toma common to that eai condition. If its use is kept up in the bl< latter months of gestation, it so prepares sci THE WRONG 7 physicians, suffering, as they imagine, one froi from nervous exhaustion, or prostration, anothe: r easy-going and indifferent, or over-busy doctor, g them to De such, when, in reality, they are al ?miffoWnir pnrouraires his nractlce unt by reason of the delay, wrong treatment an< 3CRIPTI0N, directed to the cause, would have en astituting comfort instead of prolonged misery. No. 71 Lexington St., 4 Voice 5 discouraged, and^so I From Cilifornijl ^ ulty cross the room b *?. Prescription and vove hud none of these, his Common Sense j not wa]ic two bl nn before I hnd taken your no trouble since. I could walk all over the mentioning how my troubles seem to be lea' d the full particulars your medicine, and I no* V a stamped-envelope physicians told me that ed letters. In reply, ^jj please accept_my evi t used, ana have ear- for me, and may uoa Diej s grrent many I have Later, she writes: It: that they had com- vorlto Prescription.' one ' had sent the #1.50 trouble I had then, id applied the local irein. nnd were much Well as I Ever W FaUt, Wit., writwi: "I w ever was. for which I thn ,kr, of Crab Orchard, of the4 Favorite Prescrip Iption has done me a and four bottles of the ' ersion of the uterus, disappeared. I do all my e Prescription,' and I day. My friends tell me 1 &T Favorite Fretorip f Post CruJr.Jt- Over/ Large BoMet $ t the beet doctors in tf to you and bejan ^rsend ten cents in i d three bottles of it Treatise (160 pages, papei , also one and a half my work and sew and Address, World's I tan T ever expected to ronderful itaedlcines." ?%>-r. . . 5JAC0BS Oil I RHEUMATISM. 1 " ''W Corroborative ?mJ Condu?!*e Tettlrwoffr. I low*tl; Vul, taly ?, lttf. 'r j 0?ntlemen:-Mr. Ltwli Dsnnlf hti jtut taOU opoa m?, and Inferos u* tfcct tfc* boy Orta KottB- . V ??BH| con, who w?? ? poor eripjiU on cmtchM, rnd ww ' vi csnd by at. Jm#U OH ia 1111; tb?mla - .ill rtmftiud pwniMial A* jvt%$ mi hu tM iv.^SHB and i? sow At wort ?t auul l?bor; tk* mm j cttUialr pnvMttojacMy of St. Jiook OIL . j BR. 0*0. C. OEOOOD, It D. /||M Sold by Drug gi tit and Dealert EKrvtrfxri. 'J Tho Charles A. VfleelfrC?..Balt?,JI4 j yjraL Id from one to twenty minutes never falls to n- TK1 lleve Pain with one thorough application. No mwt. - ? 'JgJ ter how violent or excruciating the pala, the Bheomatte. Bedridden, Inarm, Crippled, Kervoui, NearaC % S'Sigm gc or prostrated with disease may coffer. Radway's giai eady Relief will afford instant eaae. It iaaUnoK relieves and soon cure* -J Ilhcumatisin, Keuralgla, Coughs, ? Colds. Cold in the Mead, Sore Throat, As hma, Bronchitlr, . Pneumonia, Sciatica, $ Headache, Inflammation9, Toothache, Congestion*, -i DIFFICULT BREATHING. . Radtrav's Ready Relief la a Cure H for every Pain, Sprains, Bruises, , & Pain* it* the Back, themt or Limbs. ::y? It was the First and is the Only -I PAIN REMEDY * | ThatInotanUyfftop*the moat pvcraclatlng petea-at.^JiWKkX Iav? Inflammation*, and cure* Conjeitiona, whether *'v3 1 of the Lung's, Stomach. Bowel* or other glands or -A organx by one application. 1? INTERNALLY, a half to ft teaapoonfal In half a :>-,f tumbler of water will In a few minutes cure Cratni*, Bpaem*, 8onr Stomach. Nauaea, VomlUcst. Heart- --i bum, Nervooaneaa, Sleepleaanes*, 8Ick Headache, i | Diarrhoea, Colic, Flatulency and ail Internal- main'icZ&SBB MALARIA IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS CURED AND PREVENTED. ' There la not a remedial agent in the world that ; - .**3 ; will euro FererandAjrue andali other uiiinna ana oiner leven, aiaea or UAilWA? H I ^jLLSyM quickly MfiADWAY'8 READY ? "SSwd ST1 JuKrtJ1^ " ' 1 will every morning take 20 < r 39 drops of Beady * - ^ Belief In water, Indent, ?T? cracker, befora gotag r y cut, they will prevent attack*. a l-rlcc JO cenis per bottle. Sold t?jr drugglati. . RAD WAY'S PILLS 1 The Gnat Liver t&J Sto.nieh fl?mjdy 4 Kthe cnre.of.all disorder* of th? Stomach, T?t tar. r \'"5 ? eli. Kidneyi, Bladder,Herr.m?Diae**e?,'FBia*la Complaints. Lo? of Apatite, Headache. OoaMlpatkm. Coatirene* fndJgeitloiu BUIowyaai Jw5fc . - 'Ut'JmI Inflammation of the Bowels Ptlo* and all ^XKmI mentiof the Internal Viacom. Purely vw?taM?, ooa- . r j&g* talnlna no mercury, miner ?li or deletarioui druz*. PERFECT JN6ESTKII by1uSun?CBa^n^ "1 j SICK HEADACHE, D7*pop*la, Foal *tomaeb. Blltouanm wftl bearoided. uid the food that U eaten contribute# tt? aosrteklitg pro^eri lea ror the support of the natural wiMC ? ' (Swpeo? the Pile*. FuI1i.JM of the Blood In the Head. Acidity of %FS Ibe Stomach. Nawtea- Heartburn, Diamine of Food, ' " flillneteor Welghtla tteBtomach. Bour^ict^U^ Sjjata?h?H?ad'oeflclency^l^^iratiim, TelS^ km of the 8Wn and Kye?.Paln In th? S! d e. Cbe? t, Umta *>n^E3 KBd Sodden tfnthea of Heat Bum Ing In the Fteah. AfeTTdowior RABWAYM pTTlI.S wU frae throrrtem of all the above named disorder*. * PtImU oenta per bos. Sold br ail drarrtotc ' . OTSend a letter itamp to DE, KADWAT 4k 8tr"* Ne"** m VBIt aUHK TO OCT RAD WAY'S, FRAZERM? vb^^ssp^3BS!^:- % eOLD i? worth $800 per lb. Pettlf* Kye Myalr JiSlSfl worth tl,W0> ntl??oM??!Pe.m boxby <l?lor?. ? (ER EWM. a guarantee, from the mannfkctarea, im Prkscbiption. This guarantee has EXPERIENCE. g ailments peculiar to female*, at the licely "/lafHng and thoroughly testing i system for delivery as to erectly *u ' sen, and many timet almoet entirely do ~Z3f n^1 with the sufferings of that trying u Favorite Procures the torn Cases. Is" r2?s82ss jsm " whites," excessive * ^32 win? st monthly periods, painful men- >-* nation, unnatural suppression, prolap* >9 s or failing of the womb, weak beck, cmale weakness," antevereion, retroverm, bearing -dowa sensations, chronio ogestion, inflammation, and ulceration the womb, inflammation, pain and ,v iderness in ovaries, accompanied with* eternal heat." mbhm "FsTorlte Fitierlp* r?? .... tion," when taken In conr OR THE nection with the use of Dr. L Pierce's Golden Medical Dim IMIFY8 covery, and small laxative " ~V-RIURLToa doees of Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets (Little Lirar ii?i. mire* Liver. Kidney and Bladder dla jea Their combined me also removes < >od taints, and abolishes cancerous and ofuloua humors from the system. DISEASE. n dyspepsia, another from heart disease, '~' r with pain here or there, and In this way - >UX ? separate and distinct diseases, for which il only symvlonis caused bysome womb 11 large bills are -made. The suffering i consequent complications. A proper itirely removed the disease, thereby dis- /ij Mrs. Ed. M. Cahpbxll, of Oakland, OaX- ? yniia, writes: "I had been troubled all .^v iy life with hysterical attacks and parxysms, or spasms, and periodical recurences of severe headache, but since I hava een usiDg your * Favorite Prescription* 1 I also haa womb complaint so bad that ocks without the most severe pain, but 'Favorite Prescription' two months, I i city without inconvenience. All my ring me under the benign influence of "A" - - -? ? ? w* r Ieel smarter uiuu mi j ?ud ???>? I could not be cured, and therefore you blasting thanks for what you have done s you in your good works." Is now four years since I took your 'FaI I have had do return of the female a* Mrs. John Stewart, of Chippewa ish to inform you that 1 am aa well as I nk your medicines. I took four bottlea tion' and one bottle of your 'Discovery' Pellets." All of the bad symptoms bains own work: am able to be on my feet all never looked so well." ..*3 Hon is Sold by Druffffif the World LOO, Six for SS.OO. C. stamps for Dr. Pleroe's large, illustrated covers) on Diseases of 'Women. Mxpenaary Medical Association^ No. 063 Main Street, Buttalo, M