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Agricultural 1
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
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New Way to Load a Hog.
A "Western farmer, who claims to
know all about it, tells of this novel way
t? load a pig: Back the wagon up to the
pen; place two planks side t>y side,with !
one end in the wagon and the other on '
the ground, makiug an inclined plane. I
Then turn the hog with his tail toward ;
the wagon, put a basket over his head, i
and as he backs up to get his head out
follow him up, taking care that he does
not step over the side, and to his sur- j
prise he will find himself in the wagon .
without a struggle
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Marketing Poultry.
Do not scald the poultry, but pick
them dry. Bleed them in the mouth
when killing, and pick quickly. If
scalded, the skin turns blue, tears and
becomes ragged, thus injuring the appearance.
When dry picked the natural
nrmness 01 tne iii>n remains, dux. wnen
scalded it becomes soft and flabby, while
the heat from scalding causes rapid decomposition
of the bowels. The drypicked
poultry bring the highest prices.
Cleanliness is important. C ool the carcasses,
carefully sew up all rents or torn
places on the skin, wash clean in cold
water, wipe dry, and pack in clean barrels
or boxes, no packing material being
needed. In summer, ship in refrigerator
cars if possible. Always carefully remove
the pin feather?.? Virginia Farmer, j
Care of Cows.
The skin of a cow is as necessary for |
the proper purification of the blood as
lungs are, and it discharges in offensive
vapor a greater quantity of matter every
day than the kidneys do. While a cow
mftv Hisrhnrorf* <>0 nnnn<l? nf water
through the kidneys she will take into
the stomach 10U pounds. The SO pcunds
passes off through the skin chiefly and
takes along the dead waste matter,
which is thtown off from the fine capillaries
through the pores of the skin, with
the perspiration. When the milk has a
cowy odor you may be sure the skin is
not working right and needs thorough
brushing to remove the scurf and dried
matter which covers up the pores. And
this is the reason wby, if we would
have pure milk and sweet butter, the
card and the bru-h must be in constant
use in the cow stable.?Nebrailca Cultivator.
How to Cure Hunjj Beef.
The Hon. Cassius M. Clay, of Ken- j
tncky?now a noted farmer and stockman?thus
tells whereof he knows on
the subject of curing hung beef. A good
fat beef's rounds should be cut into
pieces parallel with the bone, weighing
from four to six pounds, according to
the size of the hind quarter. Thesre
pieces should be salted by a judicious
expert, iust as much as would be used
in cooking the same.. They should then
be strung with an ordinary meat needle
and twine and hung up in the smokehouse
or any dry out-house or attic.
These pieces, dried in cold weather,
when there are no dies, are cut into thin
slices and broiled on the crossbars over.
live charcoal. Few dishes equal it.
Each of the many ways ot curing beef by
( brine and condiments is an illustrious
example of "the way not to do it." The
method here set forth saves the whole
flavor of the meat in the correct way,
with none of the juices lost, which may
also be eaten raw when well dried.
Liniments for Bruises.
Liniments for uce on bruises, sprains,
and swellings act by stimulating the
circulation of the blood in the part, the
repair of the tissue, and the absorption
and removal of the injured and disorganized
fibre. There are several kinds
in use?some mild, for simple cases, and
some more active and strong enough to
blister the skin, for serious injuries. A
simple liniment is made of two ounces
of aqua ammonia and six ounces of sweet
oil mixed. Aconite liniment, which is
more active, is made of two ounces of
tincture pf aconite root, one ounce of
creosote, and four ounces of sweet oil.
This is valuable for severe sprains and
bruises, and the resulrng inflammation
is quickly subdued by it.~ It is excellent
for spavins of all kinds and ringbones
in their early stages. Lead liniiujat
Ticrprl fr?r Krnicpc r?nnciotc r?f rivA nnnr-OQ
of castile soup and one dram of powered
camphor mixed w.th one ounce of foulard's
extract of lend, and then with one
pint of boiliug water. Other useful liniments
are: shaved castile soap, four
ounces; powdered camphor, one ouuee;
laudanum, half an'ounce; alcohol, one
pint. For burns and raw wounds, equal
parts of limewater and linseed oil,
shaken together to a cream, is very useful
if frequently applied so as not to L>eeome
dry.?jVeto Yo. k Times.
Bees Educators.
No sooner does a person b'-come the
owner of a colony of bees than he looks
around to see what are the prospects of
future in. Heretofore he drove or
rode along the highways, noth ing the
ruts, bridges, fences and houses, but new
his vision takes in a wider raugs. His
aKcofvoi inn ie /* 11 unrl "f
Ibs and plants have put on new life,
were, to his enlivened faculties,
a the first opening buds in spring,
i the last rustling leaf lias fallen, his
est never lags as l;e constantly
hes the opening flowers, and notes
pleasure the busy workers roaming
them in quest of treasure to store
eir hives.
hat was to him once a useless weed,
: cut down with the scythe, or
;ked off with a hoe, is clothed in
ty, and becomes a priceless treasure.
e\er saw any beauty in the figwort,
atched for the appearance of its tiny
oard, looked down into their depths
be first appearance of sparkling ncc-'
auta bee keeper. Or whoever saw
itility in Spanish needles, or begga*
? There is a bond of friendship ex*
between the bee keeper and cectar
ng plants, and they appear to spring
) greet him wherever he goes. The
in ca!ls white clover ''The White
8 Foot," and well he may, for its
jst flower soon appears as the har- '
er of peace and plenty.?Prairie j
xer.
iraMltty of Farm Machinery. j
rmers are gradua^'y learning that
rear of farm machinery is one of the
expenses of running their farms,
the machine is costly they know
enough when they buy it, though
glib-tongued agent disguises this
fact as much as possible by post-!
ig the day of payment. There is |
[e an indefinite idea prevalent among
farmers that the expensive machine
bought becomes a permanent in- j
aent, and that only the annual in- J
t, with perhaps a little extra for re- j
, need be considered in determining j
eal cost.
e cold actual fact puts the case in !
iifferent lipht. Under poor man-1
ient or neglect ma;hine3 are often j
destroyed before the farmer's notes j
i for them have matured. It has'j
with some farmers, come to be a ru
that the iirst year's use of a reape
harvester or mower is the only one ih
ran be had without an expensive list
repairs. The machines are heavy ar
complicated,and often become misshap<
during disuse through winter, fro
their own weight bearing on parts n
a. i u
luicu iu noiu up uuuci mis wuuuu
strain. This may happen when in u;
skillful hands the machinery has be<
carefully sheltered from storms.
It is, perhaps, to accommodate tl
American love of cheapness and luck <
carelulness that many farm implemen
are made weak and unsubstantial. T1
dealers understand that the machine
scarcely expe ted to last more than tw
or three years, and in the competitic
for cheapness they weaken it so that
does not do good work all through or
season, though, of course, much depen<
upon the amount of work to be don
and more still upon the man who us<
the machine.
The more complicated kinds of far:
implements should only be used by e:
perts or tuose naving a natural geuu
for mechanics. The ordinary iarm<
who buys and uses them finds that the
save him little in labor, care or won
over his work, while as for expense, the
often cost more than to do without then
The time is coming when Kastern farn
ers, at least, will find it their interest 1
hire harvesting and such like work dom
rather than to attempt to do it then
selves. Jobs will be let out by the aci
or otherwise, much as the threshing i
done now by men who, during the sea
son, make cutting grain their entii
business. ? Cultivator.
Farm and Garden Notes.
Dig deep and plant shallow.
Luxuriant growth does not insur
fruit.
A rough bark on trees invites borer!
smooth bark repels them.
Young vines produce beautiful fruil
but old vines produce the richest.
Sweet clover is a great honey plar
wherever it can be induced to grow.
Cream should have a uniform cor
sistency when it goes into tne cnurn.
Egg dealers throughout the countr
are again agitating the selling of eggs b
weight.
Six thousand pounds of milk i3 th
amount that it is claimed a good co1
should produce.
Cream is a ready absorbent and then
fore quickly injured by association wit
odors of all sorts.
A raw egg broken into milk give
calves to drink, is said to be an effectut
remedy for scours.
Do not waste wood ashes. They ai
sufficiently valuable to pay for savin
and applying to the soil.
Remember that one ill-tempered c
slow-walking horse will do much hari
on a farm where colts are raised.
When butter is made from swee
cream it does not keep so well as the
taken from milk that has soured.
For breaking heifers to be milkec
patience and gentleness are the onl
requisit es. If the udder is handle
occasionally from a calf up to cowdom
+ Vtni foi? id oUno^TT K?Al'On
iiv>iiwi 10 uiiv/uuj i/ivavut
Some people don't like wooden floor
in fowl houses, but they don't knoi
whereof they sper.k. Cover them wit
cut straw, hay, sawdust or sand, and yo
avoid dampness, rats and other vermin
Any farmer who lives on a farn
situated one-quarter of a mile or mor
from neighbors, may keep a flock o
geese with proiit. If he has a tigh
fence they will not bother near neigh
bors.
One of the troubles which cheese
makers have to contend with is a float
ing curd. There are numerous ways o
treating floating curds, but the mail
joints to be ob-erved are: Drainingth
whey early, developing an acid, ex
posure of the curd to the atmosphere
long time and grinding in a curd mill.
Deserted Indian Capitals.
One of the strangest things in India
says the London Time*, is the multitud
of deserted capitals. There are three oli
Delhis, three successive capitals of th
East, all close to each other, all south o
the present city. One of the three i
Tugluckabad, a marvellous city on
hill, roo:iess and absolutely deserted
but soiid and gigantic. The second i
Ferozebad, including the Fort of Indra
put, with a handful of inhabitants. Th
third is the old Delhi of ivutub, who wa
bom a Turkish slave and died 1-mpero
of India, ilis uame still survives in th
Kutub Minar, the linost tower in th
world, springing aloft like a livinj
organism, anu in me oiuesi mosque n
India, the Kutub Mosque.
There is Daulatabad, in the Nizam':
dominions, with a fort atop of a conieu
hill of black g.anite. artilically scarped
The fort is .100 feet above the plain: th
city lies below, with European fortifica
tions and dry moats; but almost th
whole of the city is .jungle, tall euoug]
to hide a herd of elephants. There w
ate the best grapes we found in India
ripened naturally in February, square
sided, black, delicious. Thither it wa
that Tuffluek, the builder of tuat south
eratnost Delhi, that still bears his name
dragged the whole inhabitants of Delhi
vSUii miies oil. "Twice." says Hunter
,4lie allowed the miserable supplants t
return to Delhi: twice he compellci
them on pain of death to quit it.'' I
was Tugluck who called the cit
Daulatabad, instead of i.eogiri. lie wa
a scholar and a soldier, and a very early
if unscientific, bi metallism "Havinj
drained his treasury, he issued a force*
currency, by which he tried to make th
kiD^'s brass equal to other men's silver
Foreign merchants refused the king'
ijra?s tokens, trade cams to a stand, an<
the king had to take payment of hi
taxes in his own depreciated coinage."
The Murderous Locomotive.
Anyone who runs on the railroad lonj
can understand what a saving it wouh
be to the stock-dealer and the railroad
if the tracks were fenced in. It woul
prevent cattle straying on the track
The slaughter of the cattle along th
roads is something terrible, especiady ii
the Indian Territory. To see au engin
dash into a herd of cattle is enough t
sicken anyone. I've known as many a
thirty cows and horses to be killed a
one swoop. The engineer can't stop
aud the ouiy thing he can do is to pu
on steam and hit the animals as hard a
possible, to knock them from the track
lor if he don't he'll derail his engine am
probably kill his passengers. When th
engine strikes the cattle they are knockei
up into the air and to one side, am
often they burst and festoon the engin
with their entrails. Sheep are ofte
killed. If one sheep happens to cross
track in front of an engine, every othe
one will follow, and they'll try to g
through right under the moving cars
In the Territory, coyotes and deer ar
oiten killed, and there are any numbe
of snakes ground up. When the engin
is going rapidly birds often fly againa
the headlight and get killed, and th
trainmen often get lots of game tba
wayPicayune.
lei 171 ATr* I?T> Dl\ir<C
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?1 HOW THEY ARE FASHIONED
FR031 PRECIOUS METALS.
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ot Shaping, Stamping and Setting 1
al With Costly Stones?IngeniQ
ous Mechanical Applian- r
5n ces Used bv Jewelers.
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Sometimes I think, says a jeweler to
t3 a reporter for the Pittsburg Dispatch, a
ie that the adage, "all is not gold that glitj3
ters,1' needs to be reconstructed by n
q people in our line of business, and made
,n to read, "all gold does not glitter." In 0
it proof of this assertion he exhibited sev- j
10 eral pieces of goid as nearly pure as it:
13 can be, and still be worked to good ad- j
e> vantage. The material looked very much !
33 like old brass, and was so dingy and v
lusterless that none but an expert would |
m have pronounced it gold. The piece b
K. was designed to form the top of the j
18 ring, in which the stone is set, and was p
?r separate. It is shaped like a tray, hav- j
iner been given this form by a die or ! v
y stamp, by means of which it was cut! ~
y from a piece of rolled gold. The greater
^ part of these gems are cut and polished j
i- abroad. ?
to For weighing diamonds and other | **
e precious 6tones a very delicate instru- !
x. ment, known as the diamond scales, is i ti
e used. It consists of balances and is so I t]
[3 delicate that it will turn wheu a weight j
equal to one sixty-fourth part of a carat 1 ^
a is placed upon it. A carat is a weight l b
of four grains; the scales, therefore, are |
capable of determining the weight of ; ^
any part weighing one-two hundred aDd i
fifty-sixth part of a grain. The smaller
weights used on the scales are of alumi- .
aum, the lightest metal known, and a *
piece one sixty-fourth of a carat in *
'' weight is but a small, filmly scale that |"
the breath would move.
i The workshop is a curious place, full i ai
of ingenious mechanical appliances, j o
tt Gold coin is put in a small crucible, with I f<
flux, and. the crucible placed inside a I f<
lm covered pot, which is subjected to the j
heart of a powerful flame of natural gas. j o
To increase the intensity of the heat a
y strong blast is produced by means of a i p
J fan, making a constant, even temper- ' h
ature. Alongside the melting apparatus [
0 is the annealing furnace.
w The gold is rolled and cod verted into ;
convenient shape for use precisely as j .
?- iron is worked in a rolling mill. It is
h passed througn grooved rolls of various J "
sizes, one after another, until it is .
q fashioned into narrow strips of the ' ^
nl desired width and thickness. There are ! L
also other rolls for converting the ingots .
into sheet gold. For stamping the ^
0 setting for rings a screw press is used, r
? dies of various sizes being inserted as ^
recjuired. A diamond ring is thick at ~
,r i the centre, gradually tapering iu size
n from the top downward. A piece of' ^
gold, after I eing rolled and cut, is laid ?
t upon a metal die and a heavy hammer, f<
I"/, in Q fi-nina (lnfl nnomfp^ hr
bl W JU c* iiuuiv MUVt v^v?wwVM wJ ,
means of a rope and pulley, is made to 11
I descend, thus giving with one blow the : v
y desired shape to this part of the ring, j *
(j Hundreds of diilerent dies are necessary ; "
, for the various styles and sizes of rings. { ?
' After the drop hammer has stamped the j "
gold into shape it is placed in a thin j J1
metallic plate containing a hole in which : J*
. it fits exactly, and driven through by a ^
punch, worked by hand, thus cutting
u away the gold adhering to the edges,
which is carefully saved.
II All along the side of the room are
? workmen seats.d at benches, some shap- !
' ing the p eces into rings aod soldering ?
t them together, other inserting and fas- ! J*
l* tening the stone se.tings, and still others ^
perlorming various sorts of equally difti!
cult and delicate work, all necessary in "
- the making of a ring. In auother part ^
f of the room is a curious bit of machinery, ,
a which is called a lapidary lathe and used 8(
e for shaping or cutting down stones:
when necessary. A round piece of 0
a metal, shaped like a small grindstone, is F3
set in horizontal position and made to 11
revolve. To this emery is applied, and ^
the stone being held against it is soon !
reduced to the proper dimensions. It is !
i then polished on "a similar appliance of
e wood coated with putty powder. An- a'
J j other interesting object is the enameling v.(
e i furnace. The article to be ornamented, "
1 having previously been engraved for the ^
9 reception of the enamel, is placed in a ' J*
a little oven coated with the enamel in *
, i the shape of a powder, it is tnen neaten ~
9 I until the enamel runs and is then re- I
- j moved from tne fire to be cooled and j
e | fini-hed. i .
s I A peculiar process is that of gilding, 19
r j or electro plating. The article to be tl
3 , gilded is tirst thoroughly cleaned by a Cf
e | tine brush of brass wires. A piece of
1 ! gold is attached to the positive pole of
a | an electric battery and the article to the a
i negative. Both are then placed in the P1
s j same solution and the electric curreut 13
1 does the work, transferring a portion of 8e
the gold to the object to be plated. j V1
e : For polishing the various articles man- 01
- ufactured there are various ingenious ^
o ! devices whereon the work is done by
li I line revolving brushes, souie made of ac
e i bristles and others of cotton. A machine
. which has been in use lor the last twenty sa
- I spars :inH wliifh created a revolution in 511
s the business is the me: al lap, consisting ^
- ot two wheels charged with dill'erent "
, grades of emery, one for evening the e.
edges of rings and the other for polish
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i) v.reat care is taken to prevent any rc
1 waste of the precious metal,' bat a con* tl
t siderable loss is inevitable. The dirt
y which is ^wept from the lloor is carefully 9|
s sifted and saved, and even the water in
which the workmen wash their h;inds is :i'
g too precious to be thrown away. It goes
5 from the sink into a barrel underneath,
e a pipe carrying it to the bottom, and from ei
this barrel a pipe takes it to a second, j
s and so until it has passed through four or P
1 live similarly arranged receptacles. et
s Thence a p pe carries the over.low to the w
basement, wheie the water undergoes a
like process of filtration. The amount Dl
of gold saved, mainly from sweepings and C(
from the lavatory, amount to from xi:;oo a
3 to $1000 per year. And a good deal is
lost beside, despite all precautions. i
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d The Caricature i'lunt. ; ai
One of the most remarkable of all!
e plants is that known to botanists as the i
a Jutticia pictti, which has also been well!
? named the "caricature plant." At lirst ^
sight it appears to be a heavy, large- > a'
t leated plant, with purple blossoms, j "
' chiefly remarkable for the liirht-ye'low at
1 centers of its dark green leaves. When
g one first sees this odd plant, and thinks
what a sickly, blighted appearance the
j queer yellow stains give it, he is sud- j ^
flenlv impressed with the fact that the st
i plant is "making faces" at him. And j J"
j this first impression is correct. This
carious plant indeed occupies itself in j
growing up in ridiculous caricatures of j
j* the "human face divine," and is covered j "
from the topmost leaf down with the i &'
Q queerest faces imaginable. Nature has I "
taken to caricaturing. The flesh-colored a(
profiles stand out in strong relief against ra
the green of the leaves. The plant ^
r grows in a r-ommon hot-housa.?Prairie
? Fanner _____
0 There is madness in the loyal family gi
of Germany. The mother of the present ej
Empress is in the madhouse now. th
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Virtue is its own reward.
Discontent is infirmity of will.
A sensible man will always be civil.
What makes life dreary i9 the want of
notive.
Forgiveness and a smile are the best
evenge.
Who dares not speak his free thoughts
s a slave.
The wise fortify themselves by reason
nd fools by despair.
He th it would enjoy the fruit must
iot pluck the flower.
To be rich is not to have wealth, it is
nly to have enough.
Favors of every kind are doubled when
hey are speedily conferred.
Without contentment there is no
realth, and with it no poverty.
It is something to be good; but far
etter to be good for something.
The mill streams that turn the clap
era of the world arise in solitary places.
Work is not man's punishment, it is
is reward and his strength, his glory
nd his pleasure.
Better to be despised for too anxious
pprehensions, than ruined by too condent
a security.
We want characters that will stand
smptation, and not snap asunder under
tie sudden pressures of life.
We cannot conquer a necessity, but
re can yield to it in such a way as to
e greater than if we could.
Every good act is charity. A man's
rue wealth hereafter is the good that he
oes in this world to his fellow men.
The voice of conscience is so delicate
aat it is easy to stifle it; but it is also
3 clear that it is impossible to mistake
Passionate expressions and vehement
ssertions are no arguments, unless it be
f the weakness of the cause that is de;nded
by them, or of the man that de;nds
it.
We are all of us workers, in one way
r another; but how many are possessed
rith an earnest desire that the work we
ut from our hands shall be thorough,
onest and faithful.
A Tale of Sea Heroism.
"Captain George W. Pendleton,
.merican fishing schooner Cleopatra, of
rloucester, Mass.
."Captain Edmund Miller Hughes,
merican Line steamer Lord Gough.
late of rescue, December 27, 1885."
The Lord Gough, though of the A.mer;an
Line of steamers (Liverpool to Philaelphia),
is a British vessel; her captain
i, I think, a Scotchman. The Lord
(ough, on her way to Philadelphia, saw
le tlag of distress- on the mast of the
Heopatra. The wind was blowing a
ale, making it a matter of serious risk
1 ' ? T ** ^ ? ? !? 4--? A k/\of f/\ Tin
jr trie Luru uuugu IU 9CUU a uuat w vuv
jscue. But Captain Hughes thought it
is duty to do this, and he called for
olunteers. The second officer (I think)
ad a crew volunteered, and a boat was
>wered. Suddenly, however, the signal
f distress was lowered from the mast of
le Cleopatra. Captain Hughes was
mch perplexed; it seemed almo9t cerlin
that the vessel was in extremity,
n the whole he thought it his duty to
;nd the boat. The brave fellows made
leir way over the perilous waters and
le schooner was reached. There they
)und the master and eleven men. but
>r the Lord Gough, utterly without
ope. Three others of the crew had
een washed away, and the body of a
mrth lay on the deck. In two trips
ie survivors were conveyed to the Lord
ough. The master of tne schooner
ent in the second trip of the boat, but
efore he did so he read, with such
)lemnity as he could in the awful
orm, the burial service over the remains
f his comrade, and the body was comLitted
to the deep. Of course the first
iquiry made by Captain Hughes of the
mericRn Captain was: Why did he
aul down his signal? The reply was:
?ir, we saw that you were preparing to
take an effort to save us, but we saw,
e/\ tlint it- wna a sea in which it was
cry doubtful whether a boat would
ve. I said, then, to my men: 'Shall
e let those brave feliows risk their
ves to save ours*' and they said: 'No!'
hen I hauled down thellag."?6'ornhill
Magazine
Talented Feathered Warblers.
An interesting discussion of bird music
furnished by a correspondent of i>ciice.
Incidentally pointing out that the
itbird is our Northern mocking bird,
ipable of imitating any noise it may
i-ar, the writer takes up what he says is
complete evolution in the song or notes
f our ordinary robin. Ordinarily, he
a "clumsy singer, having a rough, ,
:esaw note, that he repeats with little
iriation." fie has precedence of the
;her birds in the morning song with
hich daylight is greeted in Juiie, and
is song, though not musical, is well
lapted to constitute a matin cry. In
ane of la t year, however, the writer
,ys, he heard aery "so narticurarly like
!?i-*:? T . tri/io* I
llL'UIilLiUU tuut x siai tiwu . 11wen
lis bird;e! Hear this birdie! Hear
lis pretty birdie!' the last notes being
c<|Uisitely rendered, with a wave and upard
bend." On cureful examination,
2 found the singer to be a veritable
ibin redbreast. This year the bird reirned,
and, "better yet, it was apparent
lat the babes of this family were
nging, not the old robin's seesaw, but
ic new song." These robins, too, sang
1 day long, f.aterin the year the writer
sard a robin singing a set of notes
most charmingly unlike anything I had
jct heard."
From these facts, and from various
:iblishcd reports of the imitative pow s
of the robin, the writer believes that
e shall soon see a remarkaMe evolution
r robin music. Any such evolution canot
b it compel us to give a warmer wel>me
than ever to the bird which though
traditional favorite in England, has
itherto been accepted Dy us less for his
:-auty of plumage and of song than for
is amusing and charming impudence
id laziness.
The Raven of Soudan.
In the African Soudan the respect for
le raven, the "Bird of the Shade," is
)u;:dant. He is endearingly known to
le Arabs as their "Incle," and they !
e more exorbitant in exacting bloodoney
for his chance slaughter by the
iud of the stranger, than if it were |
a^ly the relative in question. Shoot
ieir dove, their ostrich, their varied (
:avengers of the vulture kind, their
ice sacred ibis even, and they grin and
;ar it; but once aim a bolt at the
Noah Bird" and a hundred lean but
uscular brown arms will be raised, end
le bereaved, white-teethed relative w.ll
ssticulate and shout round you, while
ley explain how black-hued was your I
;cidental crime. Apart from this, the
iven, with his jetty plumage, will alays
be a point of interest in the j
sudan from the strong contrast he pre- 1
mta to the ordinary "desert-colored"
irds which preserve a neutral tint of
ray or fawn, which, to the inexperienced
re, renders them almost invisible.?All
e Tear Bound. '
Taking a Ccnsns Jietween Two Snns.
A late census of the population of St.
Petersburg, Russia, was taken during
the night. It is stated that the popula
lion amounts to persons, ox
whom 110,002 were in the suburbs. The
last census was in December, lfcJbl, and
the population was then !*2!',01C, so that
it has diminished during the last six
and a half years. There are reasons,
however, for supposing that both statements
are incorrect. The functionaries
employed proved unequal to their task,
and many of the inhabitants did their
best to mislead them, being convinced
that the census was only a sort of preparation
for new ta\es. Many hundred
families passed the entire night out of
doors, and so were not numbered. It
has been decided that a new census is to
be taken in December.?Lonuon Ntws,
A Soap Mine.
There has been a soap mine discovered
near Crawfordville, Ga. The Deinocrai
says that "Taliaferro is doomed to be
one of the most wonderful counties iD
Georgia, or all the South. Mr. D. A.
Saggus gave us a sample of the natural
soap from a hill on Dr. J. J. Ken's place,
near town. We took the article, and,
to test it, washed our face and hands
with it, aad it cut the dirt from the skin
and made the water lather like manufactured
soap. It is exactly the color of
turpentine soap, and has a peculiai
smell. There is money in this "natural
soap mine, and some enterprising capitalist
could make a big thing of it here.
There is not another place in the world
that can boast of a natural soap mine."
Howto Help Yonr DiKCMtlon
Almost every day we feel the unpleasant sensations
of Indigestion. Try Allcock's Porous
Plasters and be relieved. J. F. Davenport, of
Canarsie, New York, writes;
I have heen very much troubled with a violent
pain below n>y chest bone. I was told by
3everal physicians that it was rheumatism of
the diaphragm. It resulted from cold and exposure.
I had very little appetite and digested
aiy food with great difficulty. I placed one
A.llcock'8 Porous Plaster below the breast
oone and two on each side. In the course of
'wenty-four hours all pain ceased, and I was
ible to eat and digest a good square meal, some'.hing
I had not done before in two weeks. I
rot better constantly, and at the end of seven
lays found myself entirely well. Since then I
lave U9ea allcock s porous rl.ASTEii8 ior
;olds, coughs and pains in my side, and I have
ilways found them quick and effective.
Since 1848 5300.000,000 have been sent by emigrants
of this country to pay the passage of
:.ueir friends. '
Curd of Thnnkn.
If the proprietor of Kemp's Balsam should
publish a card of thanks, containing expresiions
of gratitude which come to him daily,
from those who have been cured of severe
throat and lung troubles by the use of Kemp's
Balsam, it would fill a fair-sized book. How
much better to invite all to call on any druggist
and get a free sample bottle that you may
?st for yourself it3 power. Large bottles 50c
ind 81. >
Bricklaying is asserted to be the oldest trade
ji the world;
'1 am weary of living," moaned poor Mrs.
Black,
'For I'm fairly worn out with the ache in my
back;
Mv nerves are a chain
Or weakness and pain,
A.nd my poor head is aching as if it would
crack."
'Now, don't be discouraged," cried good Mrs.
White,
'It is never so dark but there's promise of
light; .
I can tell you, in brief.
Wliflf will mvp von roHpf?
Pierce's Favorite Prescription will soon set
you right."
It is the only remedy for woman's peculiar !
weaknesses and ailments, sold by druggists,
under a positive guarantee from the manufacturers,
that it will give satisfaction in every
rase or money will De refunded. See guarantee
on bottle wrapper. Large bottles (100 doses*
51. Six for 8'i.
A Georgia man has twenty-seven brothers
and sisters living.
Can a Man Swallow a Cannon-ball ?
Well, "that depends." He can if His throat
is large enough and the cannon-ball not too
large. The question really seems worthy of
some consideration in view of the size of some
jf the pills that arc prescribed for suffering humanity.
Why not throw them "to the dogs,"
and take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets?
Small, sugar-coated, purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless, in glass, and always l'rcsh.
Count Von Bismarck was bora in Brandenburg
in April, 1813.
Don't Y011 Know
That you cannot afford to neglect that catarrh?
Don't you know that it may lead to consumption,
to insanity, to death I Don't you know
that it can be easily cured? Don't you know
that while the thousand and one nostrums you
have tried have utterly failed that Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy is a certain cure? It has stood
the test of years, and there are hundreds of
thousands of grateful men and women in all
parts of the country who can testify to its efficacy.
All druggists.
There are in North America about 200,000
persons keeping bees.
Have you a few hours' or a few days' spare
time occasionally that you would like to turn
into money? If so, then write quickly to B. F.
Johnson & Co.. of Richmond, Va., and they will
ifive you iniorinaiiun iuui, wiu prove lo uo
money in your pocket..
Cure warranted?asthma, bronchitis, cough,
croup. Use Fontaine's Cure and Liniment.
No opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
S'jacobsou
Fo'^^NEURALGm.
chronic
PROMPTLY ^ PERMANENTLY,
No Return of Pain. Curo9
Positively.
BOLD BY DRUQOISTS AND DEALE23.
Tho Charles A. Voffolcr Co., Balto., M<1.
H!nmftn,<-l l/ora !
lUIIIVIiV] V V3 W
FOR D YSPEPSt A.
a pohtivb cinr roa indigestion and ail
Stomach Trooblts Anitng Thortfrom.
Your Drurjgitl or (Stiia al Dealer 10ill get VeraCiira
for you if not already in t/ot.:, or it xri'l be
tail by mail on receipt of'S) <?<#. (5 bo.rcn 51.00; in
itauips. Sample sent an rer-n'i>t of 'l ead tiamp.
THE CHARLES A. VGGELES CO.. Baltimore. Md.
Sole i'roprialon Xauuuaururf.
Warner's Log Caimx
Remedies. ? "Sarsapa- '
l^rfm rilla," ? "Cough andCon
sumption Kemedy," ? '
"Hops and Buchu,"-"Extract,"?"H
a i 1 j
Tonic,"--"LiverPills,"? |
"Plasters," (Porous-Electrical>, ? "Rose I ,
Cream, ' for Catarrh. They are, like I <
Warner's "Tippecanoe," the simple, effective
remedies of the old Log Cabin \
days. j
ely's Catarrh
mm Biispsis;
Cleanses the 2fasa!f"l_pfllDj
r0:ir::wR||J|!
Sores, Restoros the
Senses of Taste and
BraeU. !
TRY THE CURE. i
A partidc 1m _ 1 "^-c '
isssairasri^hay-fevek
itdruxrists: by mail, regisi- iv:'.. Gfl
ELY BROTHERS, B6 Warren St.. Sew Vork.
4 gnntH wanted. $1 an liour. 60 new articles. Cat'lcij.
rV and Hamplwt free. C. E. Marshall. Lockjiort. N Y
HHT f( Lire at home and make more money working Coma than
Umvi at anjthlnpelie In Ihe world. Either i?x. Coatlr outfit
fKLK. Ttrmt rail. Addreai, TJ10X & Co., AupusU, Maiae
; .* />" .'-k 'r': * ' ' " jTiflftlf*"
" A direct practical experiment i
?\ that the 'Ivory,' tested against
" laundry soap, has the same amount
'' two-thirds the lasting capacity. Tha
"and two-thirds times the work of tl
"tested. I therefore consider the Ivc
JOB
Professor of Che
A WORD OF U
There are many white soaps, each representei
they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack tfi
the genuine. Ask for " Ivory " Soap and insi
Copyright 1886, by Proe
dr. schenck's j|
Mandrake Pills 11
Are the safest, surest and speediest I
vegetable remedy in the world for all j
Diseases of the Stomach and Liver, j
lecause
They clean the linings of Stomach and bowels
Reduce congestion in all the organs,
Heal irritated and excited parts, (
Promote healthy action and sweet secretions,
Correct the bile and cure biliousness,
Make pure blood and give it free flow, Q
Thus send nutriment to every part. | N(
> Do not fail to send for Dr. Schenck's new ?en
and admirable treatise on the Lungs, the n
Liver, and the Stomach, with their diseases ?
and cure. It abounds in excellent information,
and will give you ideas about these D
vital organs and the laws of health you never
had before. Sent free. bur
Him
DR.SCHENCK'S MEDICINES J
PULMONIC SYRUP, rL
SEAWEED TONIC,
MANDRAKE PILLS, Jn
aesi
PURELY VEGETABLE. Rve
tint
are for sale by all Druggists. Full printed
directions with each package. Address all
communications to Dr. J. H. Schenck & Bon, ?
Philadelphia, Pa.
CAUTION f
Beware- of Fraud, as my name and the price an PS
stamped on the bottom of all my advertised shoes R
before leaving the factory, which protect tho wearers H
against high prices and inferior goods. If t. dealer E
offers W. L. IJoutrlnn shoes at a reduced price, or
says he has them without my name and price stamped
on the bottom, put him down as a fraud.
W. L. D^GLAS! I
qq cuni? F0R i J
pO OnUiJ. GENTLEMEN. 1 5
The only flnscnlf $3 Sea ml cm Shot iu t'.ie world j ft
tiade without tackn or iiaila. As stylish and i
tumble as those cos.lntf 85 or $S, and having no | ?P
tacks or nails Co wear the stocking or hurt tlie feet, Be
natces uicra us uunuuiuu/io iuiu nciruuiui ?
tanii sowed hlioe. Buy the best. None genuine un- 1
iss stamped on bottom "W.I, Douglas S3 Shot,
Warranted."
W. L. DOUGLAS S4 SHOE, the original ia4
?nly hand sewed welt $V shoe, which equals custommade
shoes costing from $0 to $9.
W. L. DOUGLAS 82.50 SHOE is trncx
celled for heavy wear.
W. L. DOUGLAS S'2 SHOE Is won by all ! 523
Boy m( and Is the best school suoe in the world
All the above goods are made In Congress, Buttoi ' jfl
ind Lace, and If not srild by your dealer, writ* Sti
IV. L. pOl'til.AS, Brockton. Mam.
1
in6:? upon yrrmiiK m- - ? ......... ,
dfrti'T ha mi i it. *pii?I t?? us. s?-n?l <jc. in stamp* for Iltn<trat*<l
100-l'acr Cmalocucof Guns, Itilk**, Itovolvcrx, Police (Joo?l>,
4c. JOHN P. LOYKLL AtlXS i'O., JUnufr*, Motion, Mum. I
Fl flRinA HOMES ES-iaiyffSi J
I kUiiliUn ons, i'.ananas, StrawlwrieH,
l'ine-apfili-s. Hire: potatoes and Garden Truck to sell ft
in Jan., Feb. and March;irrand place for chickensanil
bees: plenty cif frameami I'ikIi : taxes li-.-ht: nn malaria Ij
pood water; church and school facilities. Ifynucan't
comeuow. secure jroodland near railroad: cash or in- Qlj
stalments: all particulars in '"Tiie Orange <?hove'' ?
monthly. *1 a year, or a dime for .ample. Good laud '
in healthy location* at reasonable prion. Household
supplies very reasonable. ItffcivncM (riven.
J, CKOSS, MunaKer The Orange drove Agency, j m
Liverpool, Dt'Soiitt.n.i HiDICID i. jjj
MERCHAHTS, BUTCHERS^- I
We want a good man in vonr locality to picK up Jt
CALF SKINS
for us. Cash Furnished on satisfactory guaranty.
Addi ess C. S. Paoe, Ilvdc Park. Vermont, U. S.
ODIIIM UAD!T Painlessly cured m 10 to X j Pi
rlUnl nfiOil Days. Sanitarium or Homo ! <?r
Treatment. Trial Free. No Cure. No Pay. Tlio ! 1 ro
Hunmne Remedy Co., l.a Knvette. linl. \
$ 100 to $300 made "working for j n'nn .
ji Agents preferri 1 who can furnish their own and o
horses and i?lve thel'- wliol# time to the busbioss. j M{
Spare moments may protltably employed also.
A few vacancies In towns :ttid cities. B.F.JOHN- gal.
SON ft CO., 1013 Main St.. Kich.ti ml. Va.
FRAZERgf^jlIn
BEST IN TIIF, WOULD U II LWtf t ' T ,
%3T Get tlio Genuine. boid hverywhere* j yy ^
iKfluc STVl> V. UiK.k-kei p:ir.'. Ltis.nes*Forms, i StT;l"
tsUtftC Pi nn:a:i*h;r>. Arilliniete-,Si?ort-h;.nd, tU.'., r~rn-i
ll thoroughly taujfht by J1UL circulars free. BTJw
Bryant'* Collcsr. 4.<7 Mam St., JbuA'alo, X. V. MSB
The ma" who lias invested troni three
to live dollars in a Hubber Cent, and ,vw
at his tirst half hour's experience in ? a ?> amm m
a storm finds ta his sorrow that It la Mtl HUT
hardly a better protection than a mos- BsVH |5^L
quito netting, not only feels chagrined "*
at being so badly taken in, but also Oft
feels if he does not look exactly like BctiM Rifl
Ask lor the "FISH lilt AND*' Sucker I fi 'tret B
does not have the fish bkaxd, sejidfor descriptive catalogue
****************
.?> : ai ;
?. 't<
Q
n a laundry has proved to mc
t a certain well known brand of
of cleansing power and one and ?
it is, the Ivory Soap will do one
lie soap against which it was :'$
)RY a very good laundry soap."
[N W. LANGLEY,
mlstry, University of Michigan. 3
EARNING.
d to be just as good as the Ivory'
le peculiar and remarkable qualities of
st upon getting it. r/li Ji
ter & Gamble. . ,v
Cures &, PrtvBBtl t ^
Colds,
UV%\%W Coughs, <, '
Sore Throat,
iAbBu^ Hoarseness,
st.rr Neck^
A s t h nfa, 5 M
Bruises,
Sprains, ?
nicker Than Any Known ftemedj., 'frM
3 matter how violent or excruciating the pain the
umatic, Bedridden, Infirm. Crippled, Nervoui, -J
ralgic, or prostrated with diseases may suffer,
adway's Ready Relief
Wil Afford Instnnt En.se.
ITERNALLY?A half to a teaspoon/ul In h&lfs ]'4
ibler of water will in a few minutes cure Crampt,
9ms, 8our Stomach. Nausea, Vomiting, Heartii.
Nervousness. Sleeplessness. Sick Headache, . ;j
rrhnea. Colic, Flatulency and all Internal pain*. .- *m
alaria in its various forms cured and prevented.
lere is not a remedial a (font in the world that *
cure Fever and A?ue and all other fevers (aided / , '
RADWAY'S PILI3) so quickly as RADWATTS
LDY RELIEF >1
ACHES AND PAINS.
>r headaohc (whether sick or nervous), toothache, k
ralffia, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and weak- ' ' '.M
i iu the back, spine or kidneys, pains around the
r. pleurisy, swelling of the joints and pains of all
is. the application of Radway's Ready Belief will
rd immediate ease, and its continued use for ft
dars.eflect a permanent cure. Price, SO cents.
Id by all druggists.
i n mi U) a'.
AUWAT X
1 PILLS u
be Great Lirer and Stomacli Remedy.
the cure of all disorders of the Stomach. Lire*,
els. Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Loaa of
etite, Headache. Constipation. Costiveness, Indlfon,
Biliousness, Fever, Inflammation of the
els. Piles and all derailments of the Internal
era. Purely vegetable, containing no mercury,
train, or deleterious drugs.
RFECT DICESTION by taking00BaSwiy^e
?. By so doing
ECK HEADACHE pepsin,
Foul Stomach. Biliousness, will be avoidis
the food that is eaten contributes its nourishliropertiesfor
the support of the natural wast*
ii? body.
'"Observe the following symptoms resulting
i Disease of the Digestive Onrans: Constipation,
ird Piles, Fullness of the Blood in the Headity
of the Stomach. Nausea, Heartburn. Disgnat
ood, Fullness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour
Nations, Sinking or Fluttering of the Heart, ?
king or SuttocatinK Sensations when in a lyin<
ure. Dimness of Vision, Dots or Webs before the
it. Fever and Dull Pain in the Head. De&cienojr
erspiration, Yellowfiess of the Skin and Kyea.
i in the Side, C hest, i.imbs, and Sudden Flushes
eat. Burning in the Flesh.
"ew doses of IC A I) WAY'S PILL* will fre*',
'ysiem 01 an lu? aotivc namea uisoraera.
ice '2!i ct-. l>er box. Sold by all dnnrKigt.'.
nd a letter stamp to DIC. ItAUWA V ?fc CO,?
W Warren Street, New York, fflnformation
;h thousands will be sent to you.
1 THE PUBUC. Ee * iirtJ and aak for RAD WAY'S
see that the namo "RaDWaY" is on what yoa
N Y N U-39
toEBEaaiipsii
? CURES WHERE AIL ELSE FAILS. g3
En Be3t Cough Syrup. Tastes pood. Ueo gB
?1 In time. Soul by dniggJata. j5L
3 I believe Piso's Cure
2 for Consumption saved I
a my life.?A. H. Dowedl, m
Editor Enquirer, Eden- H
| ton, N. C., April 23,1887.
y Tho best Cough Medi
fe cine is Piso's Cuke for 65
1 Consumption. Children i
S take it without objection.
^ By all druggists. 25c. ^
Pi CURES WOE ALL "ELS^AILS * ^
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good, use n
In time. Sold by druggists. J1 _
DIS?***'I5RY.
\ny b-^ok learned In one reading.
>1 hid wnndcrhiar cured.
Spi-nhiiie without note*.
Wholly unlike nrtificiul nvstrinn.
irnrv condemned by Supreme f'onrt.
cat iudtMi-incntK to correspondence eiaxsos.
nji.i-tus. with opinions of Dr. Win. A Ham?
il. the wori-'.-fiuii'd Specialist 'a Mind ''iseases,
?*l (Jreonleaf Thouirson. 'ln-i.-r*-at Psychol.
J. M. IliK'WIey, D. I).. Fvl'tor of th? <"7ir?a tilrwate.
II clinril Pr.iCtor the Scientist,
tilers, sen* post free by
or. a. r.or^v.t ri:. err fifth ?* vork.
OiSSA proat En^lish Goul ani
M S r IIeSb Bheunitfic Remedy.
Ovn Box. ;i(j round, 14, fills.
to n tiny. Sans;;. * v.-orih s?l..V)FREE
\ i.ities nor umler 11. hor.?i-"< f-. i. Writ<"
1 litew^terSafety item ilnliWl'o.. Holiey.Mich.
iNTEI-'?Iiei'a!i!e, eiienret ir. . \p<.r!-n',<-rl men on
alary to sell nuraery ntos!:. o. D. Green & Co.,
toll. I'm.
"I* ^ "J *I"- *5* *1" "1^ ?I? yl< V ? *1* ^
We oiler the uikm w lio wants service
(not style) a garment tliut will keep
rhlm dry In the hardest storm. It is
called TOWER'S FISH BRAND
" SLICKER," a name familiar to every
Cow-boy all over the land. With them
J the only perfect Wind and Waterproof
Coat is "Tower's Fifth Brand Slicker.'*
ond lake no other. If your storekeeper
. A.J. Towtcr, 20 Simmons St., Boston. .Mass.