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r . "AGRICULTURAL TOPICS OF INTEREST REL ATIVE lO FARM AND GARDEN. Saving Seed. Seed to be used next season should be saved early, says the Ploughman. To be of any advantage to the saver it should be saved carefully. In the first place attention should be paid to the growth of several plants, that the best may be invariably selected for perpetuation. As soon as the seeds are gathered, no matter how pressing the needs of the hour may be, they should be put into packages that shall contain the names of the seeds ) and any memoranda that it may be essential or desirable to know when the sowing time comes. I Increasing K?jsr Production. t Professor A. J. Cook argues, in the American Cultivator, from the wonderful fecundity of tbe queen bee, which often lays three thousand eggs in a day, that the egg production of hens may yet be greatly increased. The qneen bee has all her food brought to her and partly digested. She has nothing to do but eat and lay. The fact that the common hen has not yet been persuaded to lay more than one egg per day is discreditable to hen fanciers. They evidently don't take such good care of their hens as the bees do of their queen, else they might coax biddy up to a performance of several i pou?ds of eggs per day. But per contra it is to be noted that a queen bee after such performances becomes worn out and useless when a year old. So that if the hen will pretty regularly lay her egg a day, with occasional resting spells for recuperating her health, most poultry keepers will be entirely satisfied that she is paying her way and giving a fair profit beside. It does not pay to kill the goose that lays golden eggs, or even to encourage her to kill herself by excessive laying. ??? Spanish Itch. The source or cause of skin diseases in horses is frequently difficult to determine. Sometimes they are the result i of simple local irritation due to the presence of parasites among the htrir or buried in the skin, while in other in- 1 stances they are due to some disorder of the internal organs. A change of food in spring, as from dry hair and grain to freen and fresh grasses, is often followed y highly inflamed skin with vesicles or j conical pimples, and these being itchy , and painful, the animal rubs himself to j obtain relief. What is called "Spanish itch" in the South is merely one of the ] several forms of congestion, with sm ill pimples, which will usually yield to mild \ remedies applied in the form of a wash to tne skin. A drachm of carbonate of [ soda dissolved in a pint of water is a common remedy. Another remedy is a quarter of a pound of borax dissolved in two quarts of rain water. These solu- i tions should be applied two or three t.im#?? R Hnv until thp in ''ommatinn nnrl the itching subsides. Com or corn meal should not be given to horses troubled with sk'n diseases, especially in warm weather, as such food is of too heating a nature. Oats, with an occasional feed ; of sweet potatoes or carrots, will be found very beneficial. The bowels should be kept slightly relaxed, either j by giving 90ft food or by addiDg a little podophyllin in soaked oats or bran mashes. ?New York JSnn. Fences. In the new order of things fences are I jajfldly disappearing from the land. This 1 much improves the appearance of city ; and town streets, and is a change in the j right direction, and should be regarded [ as such. Fences cannot be dispensed with upon , 'arms, however.* They are needed as a ! natter of protection against animuls that ire allowed to feed along the wayside without proper oversight on the part of : owners, and they are needed to keep animals in one field without allowing hem to run into another. j It is important that a fence should be sontinuous, and that when it is varied >y a gate or pair of bars that this device >e in perfect order, and serve the same mrpose as the fence itself. In some parts of the farm, 9wamj>y or j woody sections, a brush fence answers ! he requirements. Occasionally stones nay be utilized, but the fence best idapted for general use is that made of ails. The wire fcnce is often cheap and iieful, but this can apply chiefly to thnt irhich lacks the barbs. Of all instru- j nents<of torture there can be nothing to jxceed the barbed lence. It is a decided j ence, uuu serves to Keep cauie ia ana roublesome creatures out, and is a safe- j juard avainst all human intruders,but it 8 alsQ the means 1 y which many inno;ent creatures sutler. If it were only a j >rotection against thieves and meddle- I ome persons, it might be regarded as an > xce'.lent system of fenciug, but care-1 ully considered it seems impossible to egard it else than a barbarity. It is a . ommon occur ence for an animal to go 1 K> to the fence to scratch his back, and | us lacerate the flesh terribly. More nnocent cieatures are hurt ignorantly >y coming in contact with these "bar- , >arous fences" than human marauders ! re injured. Fences are still needed in ! he country, but simply as effective bar- ! iers, never as an instrument of torture. -Massachusetts Ploughman. I Harvesting the Corn Crop. While the products of the corn plant ; re of more importance to the country at irge than those of wheat, nothing like he same anxiety is felt about it in ad- ! ance as the time of harvesting draws ; ear. Corn, which is native to this ; ountry, has so many excellencies that a enumerating them some are liable to e overlooked. Among them, and- not he least, is the fact that the gathering f the grain may be delayed or greatly fpglected without very serious loss, while iih the other ccreals, especially with ' peat, no delay can be to'erated and, j pen threatened with rust, neglect for a puple of days may cause the loss of the [ The plant also acommodate itself to afferent so:ls and climates, growing kpidly in the shorter reasons of the ; lorthern States and lengthening its time j r crrnwth as well as the lenmh of it.* ! Ialks" in the longer summers of the West ! id South. It does not succumb easily . > unfavorable seasons, and with any- j xing like proper culture rarely fails-of j aking at least a moderate crop. Be- j des this, it is but seldom seriously aficted by disease or insect pests. Of te maladies that affect other cereals lere is one that occasionally appears in lis and deserve-? to be guarded again3t )fore it becomes more generally prev- j ent. This i9 a fungus growth, or ; ind of puffy excre ence attached to the alk that seems akin to the smut in heat and other grains, and if left {o ;velop and mature is quite certain to crease from year to year. To prevent j lis these puffy balls should be removed id completely destroyed a? soon as th y j ^pear, and seed from infected fields ould no; be used. Wheie vtie seed is ! all suspected, it should be washed in solution of lime and salt, or salt and j copperas, strong enough to destroy the smut germ without injuring the vitality of the grain. The chief insects affecting the corn plant, especially in the Prairie States, is the chinch bug, and from the July report of the Ohio Experiment Station it is I learned that it is now injuriously abundant in certain counties of that State. It is also reported as destructive in Illinois and other States. This is essentially a dry-weather insect. The spring brood is i largely developed in the wheat fields, and when the wheat harvest is over and the supply of food in that quarter is exhausted the bugs, usually only partly grown and without wings, migrate to adjacent corn fields on foot. Among the various summer remedies suggested are plough; ing the stubble, killing with kerosene emulsion, trapping in furrows, etc. j Probably the most effectual way of pro' tecting a corn field from invasion is to I - ? - * * XT.. J _ i cm nve or six rows 01 corn irora ixie siuc exposed and plough half a dozen furrows, leaving one deep in the centre, j with the perpendicular side of the furrow next the corn. Into this the migrating insects will fall, where they can be covered lightly with straw or any inflammable material and cremated. ! The manner in which corn is harvested varies greatly in different parts of the country. In a few sections the leaves below the ears are first stripped off while green, and tucked in small handfuls between the stalks of a hill to dry, when they arc gathered and bound into larger bunches and stored away, making a small amount of the best possible corn fodder. Afterward the tops are cut o.T just above the ears and cured in small shocks, lcaviug the bare stalks standing to support and ripen the ears. Where this topping is done before the ear is well out of the milk and the grain has hardened it must to some extent rob the latter of nourishment, of which at this period a large proportion comes from the san in the toD. The most general and the better plan is to cut the stalks later on a little above the ground, and stand them up in shocks to cure. In this way the whole of the fodder is secured, and the grain gets the benefit of the sap already in the stalk, besides absorbing additional matter from the atmosphere. From eighty to one hundred hills may be put in a shock, which should be tied around with coarse twine two-thirds of the way from the ground to prevent the loose stalks from being blown about by the wind. Threshing the stalks to gather the grain has been advocated in some quarters, but as yet has not become at all common.?New York World. Farm and Garden Notes. Dou't. raise a poor calf. Drain land and cultivate for moisture. T>~ iV.i iV. ~ il,/t JDU J5UIC lliaif LUC watw ?Uj/pijr in tiio pasture holds out. The weeds must be kept down, or the farm can not be successfully run. If the farmer i9 to save his own seed, he must save the earliest, largest and best. A go^d tomato should not only be souud and solid, but also plump and juicy. A farmer should supply himself with the best, farm tools and implements he cau obtain. Ducks and geese should never have access to a lawn. They pull the grass up by the roots. Corn endures drouth remarkably well, but to do so, it is absolutely essential j that it be kept clean. Pork made on clover is not only cheap | mear, out very delicious, if finished oli with grain in autumn. Carrots should be thinned and weeded, and left to stand two inches apart for the stump rooted varieties. It pays to plow deep, harrow thoroughly, sow carefully, till diligently, and harvest in the right time. You can't get good milk unless the cows get plenty of clean, fresh water to drink whenever they want it. Warm water bathing is the best remedy for capped udder in a cow; after application it should be wiped dry. jp'rom recent rests at tne Hinglisn dairy show, the evening milk is proven to contain more solids than the morning milk. If turned into meat, butter and cheese, the grain and grass crops will sell to better advantage than in any other way. lie certain that there is plenty of water where the cows are turned out to pasture. Clean, pure water is indispensable to a milch cow. Never wait for rain when you have a crop under cultivation; keep right ou cultivating and you will be surprised to lind how your crop will withstand the drought. Successful farmers, whether dairymen, fruit growers or stock raisers, are iiiusc wuu tuusuii, iu? requirements 01 the markets rather thau their own inclinations in the matter. The farmer who thinks that to make money he must go where land is cheaper, should consider well if he would not make more money by makiug the land he has deeper and richer. The elements of the fundamental principles of farming are: Soil, heat, moisture, muscle and brain power. The commingling of these five elements produce the key to successful farming. Cultiva:e to keep the weeds from using the plant food needed for the crop of graiu; cultivate that the air may penetrate the soil, thereby carrying the gases among the roots and developing more plant food. , Healthy fowls pick up their food quickly und relish it. When they go at it la/.ily, pick up agrainor two and tnen stop, there is something wrong. At this season it is well to examine closely for lice, and if they are found get rid of them. Roses in pots are particularly benefited by judicious feeding. Soot water, which is" prepared by allowing a b ig of soot to soak in a tub of water, is an excellent j manure, xaKing < are not u> use it strong enough to leave a sediment on the surface of the soil of the pots. Banquet to the Deaf and Duml>. A banquet to 200 deaf aud dumb men and womeBfc-took place at St. JMande, near Paris, recently. Several speeches were made, which weree.igcrly followed, if i.ot listened to, and very much applauded . Perhaps this needs an explanation. The term deaf and dumb has become a misnomer. Children born deaf are now no longer dumb, as they were necessarily of old. They are now taught by ingenious methods to understand and imitate the motions of the lips in ordinary speech. The Abbe de l'Kpee is said to have originated the system whe eby those born deaf and dumb aie put into communion with the rest of mankind, j His school was placed under the patronage of the nation by an act of July 28, J 17h1, and it was to celebrate this anniversary that the members of the Friendly Society of the Deaf and Dumb met yesterday at the Salon des Families. ?London News. | TREE LORE. I LEGENDS CONCERNING THEM IN \ MYTHOLOGICAL/ STOItY. J Worshiping the Forest Monarch as a Deity ? Venerated by the Ojib way's?The Famous Soma Tree Myth. The tree figures in the earliest cosmogonies. In the Garden of Eden stood I the tree of life, whose fruit would have testowed perpetual youth upon the first pair, and near it was the tree of knowledge, fatal to them and to the destiny oi man. A Scotch tradition assigns to the apple tree the honor of being the tree oJ knowledge. In Norse cosmogony the tree plays ? still more important part. It is hcrethf world tree? l'ggdrasil?whose foliage if the clouds, the stars its fruit and the set its bed. At its foot bubbles the fountain of life, and from its branches fire wa> brought to man. Under it sit the thre* Norpes who weave the events of man's life. Its roots extend into the highesl heaven and into the deepest hell. This tree was an ash, and auother legend says Odin created Adam from the ash aud Eve from the el:u. Like this is the famous soma tree, which stands o;i an island in the middle j of the lake, guarded by fish. Fiom it is , distilled the soma or amita, the d ink ol immortality. Near it stands another tree, j called the inviolate, bearing the seeds of ! all plants and flowers. In i:s branches I are perched the eagle9. When one rises : | a thousand branches break off, scatter- I ing the seed over the earth. Like the Norse world tret?, the intelligent oak of Dodona had its roots in deep- | est purgatory, aud a fountain at its foot J I gave forth the oracular sayings ot Jupij ter. This evergreen oak spoke its thoughts, even when cut down, for of ! it was the intelligent prow of the Argos [ made. The "tree of life" was not merely a figure of speech in ancient bilief. Many Greek and Persian families claimed descent from treas. Cadmus sprang from a tree, the Achameoid c claimed a similar descent, and even Mars, according to one legend, was the offspring of a tree. Pliny says there stood before the temple of Ctuirinu8, at Rome, two myrtle treesone the patrician, the other.the plejbeian? and that as these orders of society grew or diminished in importance, its treo flourished or pined. A i._M _ X ! Among savage iriDes ine tree is unca a god. The Ojibways thought certai.i trees were deities, and made offerings t>> them. The Dacotahs worshiped many trees, especially medicine wood. Carolina Indians venerated the youpon, or wild fig tree; the Mayas recognizrd a divinity in trees; the Tepanecs worshiped them, and Darwin saw a tribe which venerated a tree, the home of a deity called Wailechu. They poured libations through a hole bored in it, and around it were the bones of horses that had bee i sacrificed. Indian tribes generally worshiped trees, and some thought tlia; , they sprang from them. Parien triiics . descended from trce9, and some of t in Axtecs claimed their oiigin from two trees in a wooded gorge. As the tree was the origin of life, it was also thought the home of souls after 11 life ended. Empedocle says sen's of the | highest virt.e passed'into trees. The old tale of Philemon and Baucis assigned ' them a final home in trees ns a reward 1 r?V?o* if tt eK.Mirn f a Vftin A I 1V1 VUU1 i 1>J OUV fl U tv #JV?? ' 4?II"?UWI | tradition says the penitent Myrrha became a tree, and the drop3 which fall from the bark (mvrrh) aie In r tiars Dante traversed a leafless wood, in t ie ! bark of every tree of which wa< im- I prisoned a suicide, and he spjkj to Pie- 11 trodelle Vigne. The Greek JJryads wero i' fabled to have their abodes in r era. j1 Ojibway Indians thought trees pos ess d aouls, and never cut them, some fearing to pain them. In many places in v. ermauy trees are thought to be the first abodes of infants. The tree of knowledge also occur9 in , popular lore. In North Germany, when the master dies, some one must go into the garden and stand under a tree and say: "Master is dead," for if the tree is not informed there will be anothei death. I ! An Ojibway tale represents a tree in whispering a tale of love to a ccrti 11 1 maiden who dedicates herself to it, die-*, j1 and is often seen waudering in the lor- | est. According to a Maori myth,heaven ' and earth were once oincd in an cmlmice ' so close that their children had no place 1 to dwell. But Tinemahuta, father of j ( trees, pushed them asunder with his j branches. These ideas concerning the ' diviuity of trees led to their worship ia < primitive times. ' In the deepest groves abide the gods. Primitive nations inhabited the forest, i and the tree was their first shelter. The i centre of the early Greek as well as of \ the Teutonic dwelling was a tree, around i which spread the house. Grovei were | the first temples, and the Gothic church < is but a grove turned into stone. In old I German dialects temple and grove are i the same word. Tree worship was the foundation of Germanic and Celtic re- j ligion. Down to the introduction uf , Christianity iu the North, the deities , were worshiped in sacred groves, and on | the boughs of the trees hung the heads , uf saciiriced tinimals. As late as the . eleventh century trees were worshiped J in many places. The Druids, as is well ; i known, worshiped and sacrificed in pro es, and the ouk was a sacred tree to them.?S\ LouU Globe-Democrat. 1 ?? I Children of the World. ] Te populat'on of the -world ia esti- | j mated in round numbers at 1,^00,000,-1 000. Of this aggregate only about one- ! J tenth belong to the African and Baotu ! s raccs. The family named Bantu occupy | fullv one-third of the African continent on the south?from the Gulf of Guinea, the Congo and the Great Nile lakes southward to Gape Colony. The Bantu can hardly be ranked with the African | family, as they speak a very different j i tongue. But if we count the African ; and Bantu families as one, and add to j them the Hottentots and Bushmen, and ! i the Papuans, or Negritos, of portions 11 of Xew Guinea and the Sunda Islands , and Australia, the total would prolj^bly \ not exceed 100,000,0^)0. The Caucasian, 11 or white race proper, numbers about : 050,000,000 and the Mongolian race 0?5,0il0, (.100. i A Prortiyions Hospital Dietary. The patients' bill of fare at the London Hospital lorone day is as follows: Two ; hundred and one sounds of mutton. 20 I chops, 17 steaks, 112 pints of beef tea, \ 2^2 pounds of potatoes, 119 portions of greens, Ml puddings, 1318 pints of milk and 707 e<rgs. In addition to the patients there are some 30!) servants and nurses. The weekly wa3Uing bill includes 4000 sheets, 3000 blue- hecked upper sheets, 100 counterpanes, and 400 blankets. Twenty-three women and a laundryman are en ployed daily in the laundry. 'I he medical stores included i last year 110 tons of ice, live tons of ; 1 linseed oil, and six milejof plaster.? j New York Pott. J1 * -; HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. Newspapers in the Kitchen. Any properly conducted householc has an abundance of old newspapers Many uses can be found for them, bu none more important than in the kitchen Nothing i3 better for cleaning lam[ chimneys. Instead of blacking the stov< every day, take a newspaper and rub of the covers and top of the stove while stil \tarm. If grease is spilled on a cover turn it over and let it burn off befori attempting to clean. Brighten up th< tea kettle and coffee pot by the sami means. . If you have a greasy skillet o pan, wipe out with a piece of news paper before washiug. The paper wili abiorb most of the grease, and hot watei with a little sal soda or washing sod> will complete the cleaning with les: detriment to me nanus man usuanj ei pe.ienced.?Farm, Field an I Stockman, Gloss for ColIar3. To starch and iron collars so as to hav< a go^d gloss requires the skill that come1 from practice. Add a little cold wate to two tablespoonfuls of good starch ant rub to a smooth paste with a spoon pour boiliDg water slowly upon th< starch, stirring briskly to prevent lump ing. When mixed smooth add a littl< salt and a pieje of mutton tallow 01 white wax the size of a hazel nut. Manj good laundresses add also, tablespoonful gum arabic solution (made by pouring water upon white gum arabic and letting it stand till clear). Boil the start! twenty minutes and strain through three minutes. Use starch scalding hot anc rub it thoroughly through the linen s< that no lumps arc left on the surface. After drying the collurs, dip them, ar hour or so before ironing, into cold starch made by dissolving a tablespoon ful of starch in a pint of water, warm, but not hot enough to scald the starch. "Roll thprn nn in a rlfl.m towel and beforf ironing ruboverw/th a fine damp cloth. Iron quickly aud polish with a polishing iron on a bosom board.?N-.w York World. Why Uncooked Meat Spoils. For some hours after an animal is killed the muscular fibers are soft, and consequently tender; it is only after all vital heat has passed away that the flesh Jjecomes hard from the gradual stiffen ing of its muscular portions. Once thai tense condition of the tissue is estabJ'slicd it remains until'the relaxation sets in which p ecciles tlejomposition; with 1 his rehwiitim the flesh softens; and it b coni'js tenderer as it progresses until t it* meat U upon ti.e verge of putrefact on I ntii th; m .-at taints it is suitable for food. When meat is upon the vergt of putrefaction tins color becomes verj d irk, the odor gradually olfensive, and lac i.b;r? in ?;s u id -oft; as putrefaction sidvan en a pec il ar greenish, damp mould forma upon the exposed surfaces, and t.ie nd >r grow-! intolerable. Me.it a ?d moisture favor this destructan of a iimd tissue, which is com nonly called tainting. In damp suimn-r wtathor meat which has been I noser ve I l>y the agency of ice spoils quickly after it is exposed to normal biim.-uer iem|ie.ature, probably becausc tnis generally combines heat and moisture. When freshly killed meat is subjected toad y summer heat it is rapidly co:kc te.l int > the well-known "jerked beef" of the plains; this method of preS Tvatijn is a? widely known as it is primitive Meat dried by the action of sun and uir, aflcr being cut in strips, is Rnt)s>e je!itly powdered and mixed with fa: in th j form of pemmican. Hunters an I explo e,s prefer this preservation of in;it to any other because it yields I be uroatost umouat of nourishment in re at i n to bulk. The preparation of |>emmicvi is quite within po;sibil ties fur ho i h (Irters who arc removed from trade oente s when they do not wish to salt moat.?Ujuseioij'e. Recipes. Frtrr.n T ixprc.?Boil till tender; dip n beaten egg, sprinkle ^Jth bread or -i- ....u_ ? TlXCKtr CrUiLlUS, oca^wu uuumij u ngut b.OWii. S kwri Carrots.?Wash or scrape len or twelve carrots and put in cold water. with salt, to boil till tender. |:rain and pot in a pan with pepper and popped parsley, or with the juice o 1 jiic lonun and sprinkle with sugar. L -.mon- Pudding.?Half pound ol read crumbs, six ounces of tlour, two ?iinc(is nnd a half of sugar, one ounce of butter, half pint of milk, a lemon. Shred ;he peel li*e, mix with the crumbs and juice, add the flour and the butter tubbed ;ugether, and sugar. Mix with the milk ;o a soft paste. Boil two hours and a half. Lady Fixoerp.?Take the weight of line eggs in powdered sugar and the weight of eight eggs in flour. Beat the folks of the eggs and add the sugar uelted in a half pint of water. Stir in ;he beaten white * and then the flour, lifted; t'avor with lemon. Drop onto juttered tins, sift sugar over them, and, when baked, stick together while warm. Canned Vegetables.?Peas, string oeaas an*' com can be put up in this way: Put the raw vegetable in clean lans and cover well with water; close the cans air ti.^ht, cover with boiling water and let boil about an hour; then prick a hole in the top of the can to let ;he gas escape, after which solder up, let soil'again and set aside to caol and use. Brown Betty.?Cut several large apples into thin slices; have ready a buttered dish; into this put a layer of grated bread crumbs, then a layer of sliced apples, and over this sprinkle sugar, and so on alternately, bread, apples, and lugar. until the dish is full, letting the top layer be of bread crumbs; place three largo lumps of butter on top, put in oven and bake brown. Serve hot with butter and sugar sauce. Removal of Lirge Palm Trees. The huge palm trees on the Saunders ?-xl a aw Uatt Darl ! /? o+nonf Viut'A lnnrr Koon UiatC wu uau 1 cuiv onww uw v wwvu a source of admiration to thousands of people. They were there long before the present occupant took possession, and are estimated to be from sixty-five to Beventy- five years old. The diameter of the largest is fully four feet and the height over sivty feet, while the bodies of all rise like well-rounded pillars symmetrically formed for forty feet or more to the well-proportioned but not widespreading tops. 1'cpeutly Mr. Saun lers disposed of three of ibem to the Southcm Pacific Company for ornamentation of their spacious grounds sui rounding the Wolfskill station. The work of removing the first of these stately trees has been successfully accomplished, retjuirin<? the carrvm<? alono-of a bodv of earth ten feet square and six feet deep, attached to and surrounding the roots. The apparatus for removal is similar to that used in transferring buildings, and when the tree was properly placed upon it in an upright position it was moved along without the use of guy ropes to steady it, until its place of deposit was reached. A well is situated between where this tree stood and two others known as the twine, and the roots of the trees pene trated the well at a depth of twenty feet or more. ?Angeles {Cat.) Erpret". yr-:s.: . The Indian government is teaching the natives that agricultural implements are not evil spirits. | The trade in flowers is getting to be an j important branch of our domestic commerce. The Agonic* of Lumbago. - East River National Bank, I J Nbw Yokk, Mai cli 10,1886. j 1 It gives me great pleasure to ad I m testimony In favor of Allcock's Porous Plas0 terp. Last October I had a very severe attack 1 oflumbag'and suffered untold ngoiy: could j not turn in be J or get in any position with-jut r assistance, and with pa'ns almost n bearable; the folks suggested Allcock's Porous [ PusTeRS. As soon <s possible I had one applied to the sm ill of my back.and to m\ great, surprise I experienced ^lrao^t instant relief; I 1 continued wearing it until entirely < ured, and 3 am hap y to say that I have not had the slightest symptoms of Lumbago since. 1 hey ? are a wonderful and valuable Plaster f r Lumbago, and I lake much plea?ure in recommending them W^SJPiiilups. j It is estimated that the total number of . books in all the American public libraries is - 81,000,000. TO'N'ltht and ToOIorrow Ninhti And each day and night during the week you ? can get at all druggists' Kemp's Balsam for the 3 I Throat and Lungs, acknowledged to be the most successful remedy ever sold for the cure ) of Coughs, Croup, Bronchitis, Whooping r Cough, Asthma, and Consumption. Get a botr tie to-day and keep it always in the house, so you can check your cold at once. Price 50c 'f and $1. Sample bottles free. r Only 4,808,0 0 letters found their way to the | Dead Letter Office at Washington. ! A Young Ulrl'M Grief [ At seeing her rh irms of face and form de-. pariing, and her nealth imper led byfunc' tional irregularit'es, at her critical period of life, was turned to joy an I gratitude after a l brief self treatment with Dr. Pierce's Favor, ite Prescription. It purified and enriched her I blood, gave a healthy ac ivity to the kidneys, stomach, bowels, and other organs,and her return to robust he ?lth speedily followed. It is the only medicine for wome:i. sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from the mani ufacturers that it will give satisfaction in ' every cise, or money will be refund d. This gua antee has been printed on the bottler wrapper, and faithfully carried out for many ' years. * Thirty-five women are students in the London School of Medicine for Women. Better than a Hero. "What a coward that Major Smith is." said l Jones to Robinson, "why, the very sight of I gun-powder would make him ill. 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