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? AGRICULTURAL H TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE HEj TO 1-ARM AND GARDEN. Potatoes from Peed Balls. |B Potatoes may be grown from the 6eed balls, which are really the fruit and true seed of the plants. But the tubes will 8H vary in character, and no two will be HH -1:1? t\? ? .1 _;n i,?, cmill i Iowrvu. iut in ^1/ jvai iiicjr ?iii omu.ij bnt when planted the next season they . will be of ordinary size. The produce j'of the seed is called seedlings, and it is f'in this way that new varieties are produced. A good way to get the seedlings ''is to sow the seed in pots early and before l^the planting season arrives. In May or June the plants arc set out in the open ground in rich soil, and are cultivated in the usual manner.?JVeio Yurie Time*. IWsaclvantasros ot Crude PerroTeum. I If you want to use crude petroleum on Ithe fences and buildings of the farm, all I right. It is cheap and helps to render k durable all the wood it touches, but reBmember it never leaves the wood it ^attaches itself to, and you can never i climb that fence without being reminded that it is immortal. The auimal that rubs ngainst it carries the mark away i with him, and the whole farm smells j like a kerosene retinery. We would ; rather rebuild the fences and house9, | after the lapse of a natural life-time, than ! to live in the presence of this living j nuisance. So far as fenccs are concerned I the point of weakness is always located | at the post where the board comes in i contact with it. There is where the j water from rains lodges and rots the j plank. To put the crude petroleum ou the posts where the planks are nailed to I them would be wisdom, but beyond that j it is very questionable if the oil docs uuy ; flood whatever.?American Dairyman, To Make the Mane GrowSome animals naturally have thin and iflcracirv manes and tails, and to induce a ! ' j Btrong growth of hair is dirlicult in these . cases. Frequently a parasite infests these parts destroying the liair, causing | it fall out and to break oil close to the ! roots, giving the parts a scraggy look: and sometimes dust and dirt are allowed j /to accumulate, causing itchiness, which 1 | makes the animal rub itself and thus destroys the hair. The application of soap j and warm water will remove the dirt and | dust,after which a weak solution of tinct- : ure of iodine and alcohol should be ap- i plied, or else alcohol and castor oil mixed in equal parts and well rubbed in. When ! the hair is quite thin and presents an ' unhealthy appearance it should be shaved ' or clipped otf quite close; then bathe the parts with war.n water and soap, and afterward apply the following ointment: j Take of biniodide of mercujy one dram; glycerine, one half ounce, and vaseline [lard one and a half ounces. This should .be applied with earnest;friction and then [the animal so secured that he cunnot rub ^himself. After a week or ten days the parts can be washed clean, and once every two or three weeks an application : of equal parts of alcohol and castor oil t will be beneficial, but it will lake some j time for the hair to grow to a full length. Color of Chicken Legs. . Every little while somebody gets into j 'print, and wails and howls, because most 1 Ipeopie wno ouycnicisens 10 eai wmiase | the * ellow legged breeds in preference j to the dark legged ones. They tell us i that the quality of the flesh of the dark- j legged fowls is superior to that of the j yellow legged birds; that poultry keep- , ere, owing to the demand for yellow legged and yellow skinned fowls, "do , not breed the best quality of poultry, ! but aim only to secure good yellow legs ! and skin;" that "color has almost banished the best breeds from market,"and, j that it is our duty to "educate" pur- j chasers up to the dark legged chickens, and all that. Now, if the poultry writers and poul- ! try breeders who prefer the dark legged chickens want to "educate"' purchasers, let them go ahead; I haven't the slight- j est ob.ection; but 1 shan't enlist as a teacher of that subject. So long as the people who buy chickens prefer yellow legs and skin, and will pay more for j chickens possessing such "marks," the i wise market poultry raiser will devote his time and talents to producing what his cwtomers demand and are willing to pay for, instead of trying to convince . iiucm mat suraetamg eisc is ueuer. co t far as I am concerntd, so long as no "great moral question," or little one either, is involved in the work, I will raise what people want and will pay for, and all level headed poultry raisers will do the same.?Prairie Farmer. The Care of Butter. Farmers are often unjustly blamed for ; the poor quaiitv of butter, which was quite good when bought, but quickly deteriorates after it has been kept one ' or two weeks. The city housew.fc, or 1 more generally the servant allowed charge of the kitchen, is largely to blame for this. In summer we have known ,1 butter to be placed in refrigerators along with meats and even lish, the idea being that as none of those touched each other no barm could coine to the butter. Fat is very absorptive of any odors, and either crcain or butter is thus easily tainted. In winter time butter should not be placed where it will get direct heat from stoves or furnaces. If the house is heated from the basement, as I many city nouses are, it nas probably no really good place for storing butter. On a frhelf near the kitchcn it is sure to ab- ! sorb odors from the daily cooking. In the country, butter is generally kept in cellars, which in winter are largely used as storehouses for all kinds of vegetables that the farmer is fortunate or enterprising enough to produce. But the prudent housewife does not often try to store either cream or milk in proximity to the odors arising from vegetables, roots and fruits. If the buttery is not too close to the kitchen stove, and is properly ventilated, good butter may be produced, but, as is generally " congsdcd, this is much more difficult in 1 winter than in summer, when good ventilation seems so much mora a necessity that it is rarely neglec ted. The butter house should, if possible, be disconnected from everything else, j and be kept both cool and free from , noxious odors. Few farmers are able to : keep any large quantity of butter very I long without loss or quality, ana never if their cellars are filled up with fruits ami vegetables, as those of the farmer in : mixed husbandry are almost sure to be. \ Nor is the city resident any better pre- J pared for this business. As a conscience it is better that the farmer sell j bis stocks off about as fast as he makes fhem, and that the consumer should buy ! raiall quantities, that may be quickly | ised before danger of being spoiled.? Button Cultivator. ' Shade and Ornamental Trees. One of the first things done after in-. resting in land for a home, by persons of j julture, is to commence ornamenting; Jieir premises. If it is begun at once t is fur more likely to be continued than f it is delayed until more practical improvements have been maae. Such is he iron force of habit with mankind, that if the early settler fails to set an orchard and a few ornamental trees in his front yard at the outset, he is apt to become careless about doing it at all. l orty years ago or thereabouts, the early settlers, mindful of the picturesque country they had left behind them, rarely failed to see at least a row of trees along the road in front of their houses, l.ocust trees being quick growers were usually the first choice. Their graceful foliage and sweet blossoms made them at first quite popular; but it was found on trial that they would winter-kill easily, and that they sent up so many prickly shoots about the roots of the trees, that it made them disagreeable tenants of the soil. Soon the planting of them ceased. Hard maple trees were always favorites, especially with those who grew up in the vicinity of the sugar bush; but in planting it they lound they must not Innk- fnr tnft nniok returns. It is a slow " *? 1 - grower,and also rather difficult to transplant. requiring more skill to doit successfully than the average granger possessed, or was willing to give to a tree which did not, as he expressed it, "bring in anything." But those who be^an forty years ago to set oat the hard maple have to-day rows of lovely trees at this season of the year, more beautiful with their brilliantly colored leaves than any other variety. It is something of a life work to raise hard maples where they do not grow spontaneously, but there is always pleasure connected with it which repays the effort. Kvergreens c.tme afterward, such as balsam fir, Norway spruce, pine and others, and in a lew years made stately trees, always provided that they were fenced about at first, weli enough to keep them from being destroyed by cattle. The soft maple had something to recommend it as it was a quick grower, but to be seen at its best it needs cutting back profusely. Their habit is to send out long, slim branches, verp apt to be broken down by the wind. Judicious trimming helps this, but they are never so beautiful as the hard maple. The foliage lacks the brilliant colors which makes the hard maple j world renowned for its appearance in | autumn. The mountain ash is a beautiful, ornamental tree for lawn3 and a general favorite on account of its clusters of red berries. The box alder is a quick growing and desirable tree to invest in. Almost any kind of tree looks better than r.one at all; but it is better when setting tnera, whether for shade or ornament, to use a little judgmeut in the matter in the selection of the variety, and also in putting them in the ground in the best way. If these are well trimmed and cared for they give an air of refinement to which the dullest observer is not insensible.? New York World. Farm and Garden Notes. Never use stale eggs for nest eggs. Top ventilators in poultry-houses are being vigorously criticised. Nest-egg gourds are best. A single stale egg may ruin your reputation. Corn charred on the cob is a good form of giving charcoal to poultry and swine. High gr4de sulphate of potash is valued by tobacco growers who wish a manure rich in potash. The non-sitting breeds will lay as well in winter as the sitters if they are kept warm and comfortable. Hot whitewash on the inside of barns, stables and pig-quarters will aid in preventing vermin and insects. When cleaning out poultry-houses put the manure where it will keep dry and not be leached out by rains. Hens eat a great deal of grass in summer, and something of like nature should be provided for them in winter. A flock may be composed of some of the best layers to be found, yet the average number of eggs secured may bo low. Will farmers ever learn that a wellkept flock of poultry, for the money investor! 5a fhp tnnsf. nrntit.'ihlfi nl' nil farm stock? Ground gypsum or plaster on the stable floor prevents the escape of ammonia from the manure into the atmosphcie. Wheat bran is excellent to make cows give a large mess of milk, but for the butter maker it does not furn:sh the requisite material Strip the cows clean, as the shippings contain from twenty-five to thirty per cent, cream. If milk is left in the cow's bags to dry away there will be lumps in the teats. Succulent roots, such as turnips, parsnips, beets, etc., require for keeping not only a cool temperuture but moisture enough iu the atmosphere to prevent shriveling. When there is a tendency in potatoes to rot after storing, free sprinkliug with slacked lime is the best corrective, particularly when the trouble is what is called dry rot. The duck is coming to the front as a market fowl: they are often up to the turkey in price, and can be raised for one-half the cost and trouble; don't be behind the times. In all field and garden crops the horse hoe or cultivator, or the hand hoe, should be used often enough to koep the weeds destroyed as rapidly as they spring into sight. Farmers who must have hired men to help them in their farm work ought not to forget their overworked wives. There is as much need of extra workers in the kitchen as on the farm. When a man is frightened or angry his digestive organs do not wr>rk; thin is also true of an animal?hence the profit of keeping it in a peaceful and fearless state by kind treatment. It i6 not necessary, in fact it is not desirable, to grind grain for sheep. They masticate their food *-gry finely, eat slowly, and so more thoroughly assimilate unground grain than ground. In feeding all kinds of stock?it matters not what?it is a good rule to give them not a particle more food than tncy will eat up clean; better to have to repeat the feeding than to overfeed. Anyone who knows anything about a steer knows that he prefers whole corn to corn meal aud ear corn to either. It -jj- r? litillr a/ tVio fourUncr UU US liltlb 1U1 inc. uuia V* ?vvu.ub there are no trials to which we can point that show in favor of meal over whole corn. There are questions of general interest occurring every day on the farm, in the solution of which most farmers will secure some aid, if they will attend the i Institutesheld in their county or district. If theie are none to be held, agitate the matter till you get one. Professor Roberts found that it took pounds of hay and grain to raise one hundred pounds of water from thirty-eight degiees to ninety-eight degrees by the animal economy, and, on the other hand, five cents' worth of coal performed this office of water warming for twenty-five head of stock daily, saving 175 pouttda of hay. i ;.-v- v... ... , . ' THE YAOERBILTS. " THE RICHEST SINGLE FAMILY IX THE WORLD. Their Present Stupendous Wealth and Irs Probable Increase in Twenty-Five 1'ears?How the Millions Have Grown. If the combined Vanderbilt wealth were all in one-dollar bills the area ot paper would be just equal to the amount of white paper required to print 4,182,. >. ?8 copies of the eight-page Worbl. If the bills were joined end to end they would stretch y 1,321 miles, or, in other words, would go a trifle more than once and a quarter around the globe at its greatest circumference. A careful calculation of the wealth of individual members of the Vanderbilt family makes the following exniuit: Cornelius Vanderbilt $110,000,000 AVi liam K. Vanderbilt 85,000,000 Frederick W. Vanderbilt Ki,oo0.0i)0 George W. Vanderbilt 15,000,000 Mrs. KHiott F. Shepard ISS,000,000 Mrs. Will ara D. Sloane 12,0)0,000 Mrs. Hamilton McK. Twombly. 12,()00,0'i0 Mrs. W. Seward Webb 12,000,000 Total ?274,000,000 Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt has no fortune in her own name,contrary to the general belief. She has an annuity of $200, ooO. When William H. Vanderbilt died he left a fortuue, in round numbers, of $200,000,000. It is remarkable how it i has increased in the three years that have ! elapsed since his death. Old Commodore j Vanderbilt left his grandson Cornelius l $5,000,000 and his other three grandsons j $2,000.000 each. William K. operated j extensively in the stock market five years ago and, it was generally understood at tlie time, lost his entire fortune, which he had increased to *5,000,000. He was reported to have received an allowauce of $;0,<?00 a year from his father for his personal expenses thereafter and until the death of the latter. About the time of or shortly before the termination of William K.'s disastrous experience in Wall street ( ornclius began speculating and was reported to ha7e lost about !?3,000,000 of his fortune, which had, 1 ?j-w iu?n nrui TVio , However, fjtuwu iu pc,v>>v,uw. > uw , fortunes of Frederick and George Van- : derbilt had also appreciated in value, j though uot to the same extent as the j others. Frederick hud been very sue- : cessful in stock speculations and George had made highly remunerative invest- : ments under the direction of his father. Altogether, there was in the family,outside of William H. Vanderbilt's personal fortune, $12,000,0)0. Leducting that amount, the wealth of William H. Vanderbilt has increased ^02,000,000 since Lis death. The manner of the increase is both plain and natural. In the first place, the j V'anderbilt estate was the best invested in the world. ]\lany of the securities I owned by the Vanderbilts, for instance the Government bond-*, j;ay only four I per cent.; but many others, like railroad stocks and bonds, pay from six 1o eight per cent., so (hat an average of five per cent, is under rather than over the correct rate of income from the entire amount. Reckoning the interest at five per cent, and compounding it semi-annually, the natural improvement in the total wealth in the past three years has been $33,835,200, or, in round numbers, $34,000,000. The stocks of nearly all [ the Vanderbilt roads have materially im proved in value. In some instances the improvement has been twenty-five per cent., in others twenty and so on to a loocpr rot** In addition. r>rofitable in vestments have been made with the income. Taking altogether, the increase | in the combine ! Vandcrbilt wealth out- i side of the interest easily reaches $:I0,-11 0ii0,000, -which, added to interest com- J: puted at $34,000,00ii. makes up the esti- i, muted gain of $(>2,000,000 and $?,000,- j, 000 more. The last named sum i$ allowed for the personal expenses of the Vanderbilts. The wealth of the Vanderbilt family, comprising only eiaht persons, is greater than that of any other individual family in the world. The Rothschilds are' 1 worth altogether about $1,000,000,00J, ! \ but their wealth is scattered among a j: great many separate families and distant j. relatives. C ornelius Vanderbilt is the j < wealthiest individual in the world. The 1 fortune of the richest individual Roth- j i schild is not estimated at above : i 000,000. As a rule great fortunes are over- j i estimated. The figures here given are 11 carefully prepared from * authentic ! ] sources, cind are as nearly correct as it is ! i 'li. .?1.? ?i,? pOSSIUlU IU IliaiXC llltui. 1UJ IU? lix uu instance excessive. '1 William II. Vanderbilt left #70,000,- j1 000 to cach of liis eight children and a special legacy of $2.u00,0ou to his son |' Cornelius. Then li'i directed the res* idue, which amounted to about $120.- ! ] 00(1,000, to be divided equally between | his sons Cornelius and William K. The following shows how the Vander- j hilt wealth, if kept intact, will increase 11 in the lapse of years at the regular rate I of "> per cent., compounding the interest ; semi-annually: 1 Pr in t-ifin I. Interest. One year $287,804,403 $13..S?4,400 Five vears :!4?.720,000 GO. 720. (X>0 Ten years. . 44S,949,0;.0 174,94',000 Twenty-tive vears. '.141,21?).000 f.07,2<i9,(j00 ' Fifty years 8,2<W, 172,^00 2,0S:),172,su0 , All the Yanderbilts are likely to live t: twenty-five years longer, and their indi- j; vidual fortunes, computing the interest i at .I per cent, and compounding it semiannually, will at the end of that time '< bcaslollows: < Cornelius Vanderbilt 5377,804,000 1 William K. Vanderbil* 202,009,000 ' Frederick W Vanderbilt 54,9(50,400 t George W. Vanderbilt M,531,000 ; Mrs. Elliott F. Bhepnrd 41,224,800 Mrs. William D. Sloaue 41,224,>-00 Mrs. Hamilton Mc-K. Twombly.. 41,224,800 Mrs. W. Seward Webb 41,224,800 Total $!>41.a??,ri00 I, It is the general impression that the ; i Vanderbilts.live in the most magnificent j ] and expensive style. It is true they live |. luxuriously, but the araouot of their j personal expenditures, considering their i great wealth, is moderate. Cornelius ' < \andcrbilt spends about $250,000 a 1 year, including his charities. William ] K. Vanderbilt spends about $200,000, 1 and in this sum is included the main- < tcnance of his yacht. Frederick W. ] lives within #50,000, and George W., ] who makes his home with his mother, ] does not spend over $15,000. Mrs. i J?hepard, Mrs. Sloane, Mr9. Twombly ] and Mrs. "Webb spend $50,000 a year. ] All told, the probable expenses of the ] Vanderbilts are *.*! ,000 a year. 1 Cornelius, v\ illium K. and Frederick < W. Vanderbilt. and Hamilton McK. i Twombly and J)r W. Seward Webb,the 1 latter two sons-in-law of the late William < H. Vanderbilt, all have oHicial positions ( on the Vanderbilt railroads, to which j 1 good salaries are attached. The other two j soas-in-law, one Colonel Elliott F. ] Shepard, has a newspaper, the Mail and i Ksjiress,and the other, William D. Sloane, 1 has a partnership interest in a large ] carpet house.?New York World. < The desirability of dehornrng cattle is ] still a debatable question among our 1 leading dairymen. i The Storks and the Darkling?. Professor Frescaud cites a large number of well-authenticatecl incidents illustrating the jealousy that exists among the lower order of animals?jealousy involving a train of thought and processes of reasoning. One of the most curious of the practical experiments he himself made was in the case of a family of storks at Constantinople. Having obtained permission of the Caliph to investigate the social and domestic economy of these historic birds, Professor Frescaud introduced into one of the nests on the roof of a mosque eleven duck eggs, and took away the eggs which the mother stork had laid. The birds seemed not to notice the exchange, aud the male and female stork took turns (as is tho custom with most birds; at sitting upon the eggs. iu due time the eggs were hatched and nine plump ducklings made their appearance. The mother stork was apparently fully satisfied, and she brooded over ner callow infants with great tenderness. But when the father stork got a glimpse at the ducklings he became terribly agitated, and evinced his displeasure by shrill cries and violent gesticulations with his wings and legs. As if, however, to hax e the scandal properly if not legally ventilated, this enraged husband ticw away, and presently returned with an immense number of neighbors of both fexes. This strange company expelled the mother bird from her nest, and for a longtime inspected theyoungducklings, keeping up, meanwhile, an incessant chattering, as if, forsooth, they were discussing among themselves the probability of the female stork's infidelity. At last, seeming to have agreed upon a verdict, they fell upon the female and killed her, after which they put the young ducklings to death and destroyed the nest and every vestige thereof. Professor Jr rescaud says that soon after this judicial murder the father stork, seemingly overcome by mortification at the supposed faithlessness of his wife, committed suicide by drowning in the Bosphorus. A Steel licit for n Continent. This is an era of great undertakings by land and sea. One of the latest is the railroad project to connect Becife (Pernambuco , the most eastern seaport of Brazil, with Valparaiso, Chili, the nea est harbor on the westcoa9tof South A A ..nt^nlin onrl Vonr 7fin Ifinfl /YLUU1 ita IV AUOUatia uuv* ^V.< The voyage from Lisbon to Recife is made by steamers in nine days, and Valparaiso could be reached by the proposed railroad route from Recife in five days, making the time from Europe to the Pacific coast fourteen days. In obliquely cutting South America the road would traverse fertile provinces of Bra il, Paraguay, the Argentine Republic, and Chili. In both Brazil and the Argentine Republic use could be made of skeletons of railroads already constructed. The estimated cost of the undertaking is $150,000,000. A syndicate has been formed in Rio to obtain grants of land and money from the countries interested. It need not be said that, on more grounds than one, this project, as well as all other projects for the development of South America, if accomplished, would be of great importance to the people of the tnited States. With the progress of that vast region in agriculture and commerce, its trade with this country would immensely increase if the Americon people should take advantage of their opportunities. But this is not to the United States the most important nnnel/lnrnf i n TTOr? in thp dftVeiOI"> I/Uuoiuuiuwivr iu i vt > vv? f ment of Brazil and other countries of South America. If railroads should penetrate those countries and make their cheap and fertile lands availab e for remunerative cultivation, a large emigration would be attracted from Europe. The mighty stream of immigration that now pours on these shores would be greatly diminished by diversion to South America, and thus a problem that sceai9 to perplex many peop c in the United States might be solved.?Philadelphia liccord. Paraguay's Two Staples. The two staples of Paraguay are mandioca and yerba mate. The former ie a root resembling the yam, from which is produced the tapioca of commerce. Life and death are blended in the plant, every part of which is useful if properly treated; and it. is as essential to the domestic. economy of Paraguay and Brazil as rice to China and potatoes to Ireland. It is served at every meal in some shape, as bread is with us; and made into as many form9 of food as our Hour. The plant resembles the tomato. The stalks Innrus nrn OVfeltpnt fnflrtpp for Cftt tie. aud have medicinal properties when dried. "When eiiten raw, the root is a deadly poison. Thirty-five drops of it wtre administered not long ago to a man condemned to death, and he died after live m nutes of dreadful agony. The poison is mysteriously removed by the application of heat; and when boiled or baked, the root is as wholesome and as palatable as a sweet potato. When cooked, it is almost pure starch, and contains ninety-five per cent, of nutritious properties. The roots are first boiled, and then are reduced to meal by being pounded in wooden mortars made of the log of the lepacho tree. The yerba mate or Jesuit's tea, as it used to be called, grows wild in thj forpsts as plentifully as the beech or the maple with us, but is much improved by cultivation in the yerbaleB or tea-farms. In spring the young leaves are stripped from the branches, dried before a lire, and then packed in bales for local sale ar export. I.iKe the Chinese or Japanese tea=, the quality and flavor largely depend upon the manner in which the mate leaves are handled, but to the nuvice it has a bitter and disagreeable taste.?American Magazine. Chinese Business Astuteness. It is in their business that the Chinese can be studied in their most characteristic aspect. The Chinaman, as every one knows, is always a sharp business man. A. Chinaman held a position as nightwatchmau in a large Arizona sawmill, several miles out of town. Very early one morning, he suddenly appeared at the house of the mill owner, asking for his money. He said he hnd received a telegram from his brother in San Fran2isco. who was dying, and he must go to him at once. He was paid in full and left town before the owner learned that his mill had burned down the previous svening. The Chinaman suspected that he would be out of pocket if the owner heard of his loss before he had gotten his money, therefore he lost no time in trying to put out the fire, but stni ted at once on his midnight journey in the interest of his dying brother. It is in : business that the ( hinnmcn are the quicksst to adopt American manners and :lress, hoping thereby to gain additional trade. If they are of the opinion that new lines of business -will bring them more money than oid, they will throw the old aside . They are no longer eonlined to railroad building, washing, and household cooking; they have branched jut into all kinds of new occupations, wherever the jealously of the American laborer would permit, and in many of :hese new enterprises they have been rery successful.?New York Post. New Treatment of Lung Consumption. A new method of treating tuberculosis, or consumption of tho lungs, has been proposed by M. Haller. It consists in inhaling dry air heated to the temperature of from 250 degrees to 275 degrees Fahrenheit, the theory beiDg that at this temperature the bacilhe which are supposed to produce the disease are destroyed. Old experiments have shown that there is no difficulty in inhaling air at these temperatures, but it seems more than doubtful whether the clfect will be in the least degree advantageous. Another and more rational novelty in the treatment is that described by liettwciler as in use at the Fclkenstein sanatorium. The csscnce of this method is that the patients arc required to live permanently in the open air, to sleep there, even if the tfmperature fall as low as fourteen degrees Fahrenheit. Thus * a1 ?5? - ? TrriiViAtl f fVln periecny pure ;ur is seturcu miuuui; i.*** break in the conditions which occurs when patients live out of doors in the a ay time, but arc housed at night. The patients are said to become fond of the treatment, and the recoveries are placed at twenty-five per cent, of the cases treated. An Ancient Tattooed Slave. A notable old African woman, Diana Middleton, died in Tennessee lately. Aunt Diana was, according to accounts, much over a hundred years old. She was a native of the Dark Continent, and was kidnapped and brought here before the Revolutionary War. Before she lost her mind she could tell many incidents of that period. She was at that time a slave in Virginia. Later she was sold into North Carolina, and from theicshe came to Tennessee. She was freed because of her extreme age before the late war, and has been looked upon for many years as the oldest person in the world. Her face and hands were heavily tattooed, and these tattoo marks lasted till her death. She was said to have been a cannibal in her native country, and some of her acquaintances remember stories of her cannibalistic feats that made her name a terror to childhood.? Neu> York Independent. Hovr Mummies Are Made. It may be interesting to some to know how mummies are made. The process of embalming is as follows, and is called the "Brunelli processThe circulatory system is cleansed by washing with cold water till it issues quite clear from the body. This may occupy from two to five hours. Alcohol is injected so as to take out as much water as possible. This occupies about a quarter of an hour. Ether is then injected to abstract the fatty matter. This occupies from two to ten hours. A strong solution of tannin is then injected. .This occupies for imbibition from two to ten hours. The body is then dried in a current of warm air passed over heated chloride of calcium. This may occupy from two to five hours. The body is then perfectly preserved and resists decay. ? Chicuyo Herald. Never despair; lost hope is a fatal disease. Card of Tlinnkn. If the proprietor of Kemp's Balsam should publish a card of thanks, containing expres sions of gratitude which come to mm aany, 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 test for yourself its power. Large bottles 5(Jc and SI. The out-put of anthracite coal for 1888 was over 33,000,000 tons. " CoiiNinnptinn Cnn be Cared." Dr. J. S. Combs, Owensville, Ohio, says: "I have given Sett's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites to four patients with better results than seemed possible with any remedy. All were hereditary cases of Lung disease, and advanced to that s age when Coughs, pain in the chest, frequent breathing, frequent pulse, fever and Lmaciation. All these cases have increased in weight from 16 to 28 lbs., and are not now needing any medicine." A Rnd enl Cnre for Epileptic Flrn. Ti. the Editor?Please inform your readers thatl have a positive remedy for the above named disease which 1 warrant to cure the worst cases. 8o strong is my faith in its virtues that 1 will send fiee a sample bottle and valuable treatise to any sufferer who will (jive me ij1s r \J. lUJU LAiMrpp numwc. nvrj. ,, H.G. ROOT. M. C . 1SJ Pearl St? New York. No opium in IJi?o's> Cure for Consumption. Cures where other remedies fail. Site. Pains and Aches In \ariou8 parts of the body, more particularly in thoback. thouldcrs, and joints, are the unwelcome imlicat ons that rbeuma inni has pained a foothold, nd you are "in forit" for a longer or shorter period. Ilheumatipm is caiused by lactic acid in tLo b'ood, and is cured by Hood's SarsapjriUa. which neutralizes the acidity, and eradicated every impurity from the blood. " I suffered from an acute attack of rheumatism induced by a s<*?vre Fpra.n ol a once dialocat d ankle joint, which cnifsed KTxat swelling and inten-e pain. One bottle of Hood's Rarnaparilla restored circulation, clean-ed the blood and relieved the pain."?L. 2 Hunt. Springfield, Mo. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all dnisrtrists. f 1: six for $5. Prepared only by C. ? HOOD fc CO.. Ajiothacariea. Lowell. Mass. IOO Poses One Dollar Tb? mother of a member of our firm haF been cnml of a cancerous sore on her face of twenty year*' Btaudiiitr bv S. S. S.?Pkndi.ktok, YeaBX Si Kilev, ]>riiwi?ti>, FarnuTsvillw. T<x. Swift's S|>ecilh-cuied o\ir babe of an ansry erup tioncalli'd Eczema afurtbe doctor's prescriptions had and the m now bale and hearty. H. T. Suobk, HJch Hill. Mo. Eiryeml for our books on Blocd and Skin Diseases and Advice to Sufferer*, mailed free. THK SWT IT SPECIFIC CO., Drawers, Atlanta. 6a. ely's Catarrh CREAM BALMf^uy^B 1 evffered from, ca wr/h"t am ^ tarrh 12 yearn. ThetB w CJJRrcCUUJI dropping* into tU, HfcAnj throat were nauteat^^wv^*'- 7v*5| ing. My no* bled c'^HWFEVER mont daily. Since theW^f firrt day'* use of Ely'^tM> , Pff Cream Balm have 'ui.'^n ,/ X^sjHel n?* fa entirely pone.? Z). (7. -Datfiijon, irilA'/V\,^ tti? Button Budget. USX.1 A particle Ib api'liPd *^?^^-???5? into each nentril ami ii'llAVaCCVF Ed agreeable. Price 50cen:?i& m at drui-'KiHte; by njail. registered. fiO rents. ELY liKOTIiFKS, 66 Wam n St.. New York. CONSUMPTION I liarea ponltirr tvtnrUr for the abort r11*o?/v> : by lt< um thoiimad* of nwa? of th.- -won* ktiul and of Ion? fttacirlinz have tmen cured So rtronfr I* my fnith In Itx efficacy that I will .end two bottle fri*. together with a valuable treats n-i this illww luaor *uflVror. Give F.rprwts an I P. O. a?ldrw. T. A. bl.OCH.M. iL C.. JM Pear; .St., X. V ANOTHER CALIFORNIA WONDER! thecalifohniacackler ] Only Journal west Queen of Poultry Journals, i faim!" dwnted?u?o Poultry and Pet Stock. Spicy and Interesting. 10c. a ropy, Si a year. Your Foetmacter will receive youx subscription. TilK rACKLKKiSiiii Francisco. On,|,|| UADIT PainWly cured in 10 to 'JO rlUm nADI I I>ajs. Sanitarium or Honic Triatment. Trial Free. No Cure. No Pay. 'ITie Humane Itenir.iy in,, l.? Payette. In*.. AAI niFDOALI' ('ET PENSIONS If X111 111P K S '? lUsabl( 11: P?5 eto.: DesertOULI/lkll V ere relieved: Laws free. A. W. McCorniick & hon6, Washington, b.C. k Cincinnati, 0. UnUC STUDY. Book-keeping.nusinessFonnfi, MUlrlC Penmanthip, Arithmetic, Short-hand, etc.. II thoroughly taught by MAIL. Circul.ru free. Hrynui't? College, 457 Main St, Buffalo, N. Y. PEERLESS DTES Soun^Nn | j .. ?;. .. - ; ; - v^:;v ; - PTJACOBS ON TRADE MARK%i REMEDY-PAlhl CURES PERMANENTLY BACKACHE, HEADACHE AND TOOTHACHE. CURES PERMANENTLY ALL ACHES. At Druggists and Dealers. THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO.. Baltimore. 184. DIAMOND VERA-CURA FOR DYSPEPSIA. a positive cunrc ron indigestion and all Stomach Troubles Ausing xueniRim. Your Druggut or General Dealer tvlU get VeraCurafor you if not already in stork. or it rrill be tent by moil on receipt of 25 c?*. (5 boxe* $1.00) <n stamp*. Sample tent on receipt of'l cent stamp. The Charles A. Vogelcr Co., Baltimore, Md. IF YOU WISH A/? ... , _ _ ?_oqw _ REVOLVER 1 V^K.y f^J> purchase one of the coic- IjQv a brated SMITH fc WESSON ^,,1' arms. The finest small arms if y\?m\ over Traniifacturi tl and the vY )J )} anb] first choicc of all experts. .Wg^i Manufactured in calibres 32,38 and 4<-iuC. 8in- !??/] iclo or double action. Safely Hainuierlef.B and ' ^ Target model*. Constructed entirely or bc?t quality Wroiisiht steel. carefully in-perted forworltmansb'p and utock, l hey are unrivalfd for durnhtliry andnccurncy. l)o not be deceived by cheap mallenhle cnnt-lron Imitations which a' e often acid for the genuine article and are not onlv unreliable, but dcua-erous. The SMITH & WESSON Revolvers are all stamped upon tlie barrels wilh firm's name, address and dates of pat?nts and are guaranteed perfect in "very detail. Insist upon having the genuine article, and if your dealer cannot supi ly you an order s nt to aJdrcss below will receive prompt and careful attention. Descriptive catalomte an<1 prices fi'inished upon application. SMITH & 1VESS0N, tyMention this paper. SprlncHeld, Ulagg. I've Cot It! CHEAPEST FAMILY --ITLAS KNOWN. ONLY 23 CENT S 191 Pages, 91 Full-Page Maps. Colored Maps of each State and Territory in tho T'nited States. Also Mnr>? of every Country In tlie World. The letter press (rives the square miles of each State: time of settlement: imputation: chief cities: average temperature; salary of olBcials and the principal postmasters in the State: number of farms, with their productions and the value thereof; different manufactures and numlw of employes, etc.. etc. Also the area of each Foreign Country: form of government; j>opulation: principal products and their money value: amount of trade; religion; size of army; miles of railroad and telegrsph: number of horses, cattle, sheep, and a vast amount of information valuable to all. EVERY FAMILY SHOULD HAVE ONE. All newspaper readers are constantly needing an Atlas for reference in order to intelligently understand the artic:e th< y are perusing. 11 is surprising how much information i* thus stor.d away in tlic memory, and how soon one becomes familiar with the chief points concerning all the Nations of tho World. PoMpnirf for 25 crni*. JBOOK PUB. HOUSE. 134 Leonard St., X. Y. City. Money in Chickens If yon know how to properlv care for them. Fcr',25 cenrn in 8taint? 1 *'/ yon can procure a 100-PAGE BOOK I i I A giving the experience of a practi- Iff /A cal Pi ultry Baiser?not an ama- / / *? teur, but a man working for do!-/ v V lars and cept>?during a pericd of^ 1 28 years. It teacm-s you now 10 , ? Detect and Cure Diseases: to Fo<>d lorE(o? ami also for Fattening; IV which Fowls to Save for Breeding I I PurpoiifR: and everything, ndeco, I >4 you should knew on this subject to make It profitable. bent pottpaid fo." 25c. BOOK FIJI!. lloOt, 134 Leonard r?trcet? N. V. City. fAPTOSIOADAY! % ^AGENTS WANTED! vfl \M CJT"CTBCCLARfl FREE. 1000 Brewster's Safety Bain Holders (i IVKN AWAY to introduce them, Evcrj- horso owner buy* from 1 too. Lines never under horse's feet. Kend25cts. in t-tamjwtopaypostage and racking for Nickel Plated Sample that nell* forG6 cent*. Address Brewster Mfg. Co., Holly, Mich. WHY WEAR EYE-GLASSES \ DR. TEAM'S j^^CURES Eye Restorer RESTORES ^POJaEfa' DISEASED SIGHT ^3^ EYES. At all Druggists. Send for Circulars. EYE RESTORER CO.. - ALBANY. N. Y. SflLESMENliiil i-ceut ?i*mp. Wages $3 Per Day Permanent tuition. So pcit.:- anrwcreil. Muu?v advanced for wiwra. advi-riininir. etc. Centennial Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati. Ohin.' ASlPHIOTYONIO c I'RESPONMING ' LI'H . A OIKS AND GENTLEMEN MKMBEIiS. j 11st now ini iuticn k k )0 cents. Three months l..ter fees will l> fdv? neel to 25 cents Address A. C. CM' I? <1 Stole St. brcokp n. X. Y. ranup I WewanttoMiyscver.il In this localityr All HIu ? CrnTis A: Wkigh i.'j33 Broadway. X. Y( A. Xr?lj'aVMt-PoekriEn7cloj?dUnrauiBaaTrrJ00 useful *ad I VUm Instructive irtlflti. JLlia ? al -m.'-a'J Alike ahouM know itl eontfaU. rpctpftiil, 10c aileer O. V EKRRT, OJ Weat 231 ft. New York. PflT fl hoir.oani mski- more monfjworklr.jfor Da than ? nt n.TlJiln|r?l?? in th<- world F.ltlirr an t'oatly uutfli flillt. Ttniu AUdrcaa, Tjll'E k CO., Auguati, Maiua. Best ! nATTminiT Ifany dealer^ Fays he lift II | mil imine auu pna;, euu VAU A IVll goia by your dealer, wr Boys Shoi All about a Horse. How to picl fections and so Guard against Frai Cure when same is Age by the Teeth. Different Parts of to Shoe Prop rly. hundreds of others ought to be in the ^ . man ana ooy wno wrm / g may have occasion, ? k ^ ''&? I of all animals, the S-rZ1A liable to be required / jjSv the lack of them of dollars. All of much other inform- ^ Horsemen can be ing our ioo-Page Book,which we will on receipt of only " itti 100-Pa ONLY A QUARTER, IN BOOK PUB. HOU8E, I 'r "' V; - I ' '-vv? tain m4 *af? RT?T%j8' Pain ncimv SnVU^^^ In the vraclf that UM?fljy excrueUttaf IC ! I good tkaa aaoy For SPRAINS, BRUISES, BACKACffl^ PAIN In the CHEST or SIDES. BEMACHE, TOOTHACHE, or any otb?r EXTERNAL PAIN, a few application*** like magic, causing tho PAIS tm DISTANTLY STOP. For CONGESTIONS,INFLAMMAWBWU SORE THROAT, BRONCHITIS. COU? In the CHEST, RHEUMATISM, *WRALGIA, LUMBAGO, SCIATICA. PAEH In the Small of the Back, etc., Mm extended, longer continued and n ylti application* are necessary to rfcet a cure. All INTERNAL- PAINS (in the ? n itm or Stomach), CRAMPS, SPASMS, WOtStt STOMACH, NAUSEA, VOMITIBC5, HEARTBURN, DIAllRHfflA, COUt? FLATULENCY, FAINTING SPELL8.M* relieved Instantly and QUICKLY CURED by taking internally udiw** ed. Sold by Druggists. Price, i9e. RADWAY'Q ll mi i e u * r i hky w THE (Mifer&StomttiMfr For the cure of all (Unorders mf As STOMACH, LIVER, DOWRU, U?> NEYS, BLADDER, NERVOUS D1SBASES, LOSS of APPETITE. lir.VD.lCHK, CONSTIPATION, COSTIVENESS, ?I GESTION, BILIOUSNESS. F ETKB, INFLAMMATION of the BOWE LS^IUB and all derangements of the laioaal Viscera. Purely Vegetable, coit(?l?tf no mercury, minerals, or OELEIBSr IOCS DHl'GS. PERFECT DIGESTION will ? m+~ coinpllshed by taking It AD WAY'S PILLS. By so doing DYSPEPSIA, SICK HEADACHE, FOUL STOUCS, BILIOUSNESS, will be btoIM, the food that Is eaten contribsii Ma nourishing properties for the in)ipart?f the natural waste of the body. MM BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Price S5c. paybox, or, on receipt of price, wtt la sent by mail. 5 boxes for One Mfcne. RADWAY & CO., 3* Warren St..*. V. n s u-3 '- -M Q R ATE F U L-CO M F ORTWG. EPPS'S COCOA BREAKFAST. "By a thorough kmwledfre of the TtalinIT? which govern the operations of digestion and utf- tion, and by. a careful application of tli- nsrpanrtipo of well-wlected Cocoa. Mr. Epp* ha* ynntla* our breakfast tablet) with a ucllcatejy llatc?ndb?eragv which may save u? many heavy doctuu'MKlft. It i? bv the judicious uf e of such ardtJes ct JMX a constitution may be gradually built up tatiUbav enough to resist every tendency to dwue. ladrede of subtle-msAdies are Heating around nsjaa^ to attack wherever therein a we** point Wsmt pfcaj>e many a fataUhaft by keeping our.-etrcc ? fortified with pure blood and a proper]/ anMa frame."?Civto Service (jaettte. Made simply witn boiling water or mK. M only In half i ound tin?, by Grocers, labeUeiMK J AMES EPFS & CO., Hnmceopatlilc CkaaMMk London. England. Here It Is! | GERMAN DICTIONARY ^ OF 624 PAGES /fri ~)ti| FOR 0NLY_0NE DOLLkftWj2M A FIBST-CLASS DICTIONARY AT VERY SHALL PRICE. ItRlvefl Knell h Word* with the Oermwi Spin 1< uisa> d Pronunciation and German l.Ukll6h Definitions. Sent postpaid ou reeeij&?C4& HEAD WHAT TIITS MAN SAT*-. Salem. Mass., Tcok nil>. Route, 1SJ I/fonard St.: The lU-rman Dictionary Is received andtnort plcattd with It. I did not expect to find nAdM! print In ao cheap a book. Please send a low*?* bud inclosed find $1 for same. 1L JL tfimrt | Addrpg? BOOK PUB. CO., 134 Leonard Street, New York CSfjc. Ptso'a Remedy for Catarrh b da H2 Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. BSold by druKlsts or sent by craft BB 50c. E. T. Hazi'Itlne, Warreu. P*. Ejp Blair's Pills a Rheumatic RcotSg. Ovol Box. .?4| round 14 PHU CHICHESTER'S ENGUSH PENNYROYAL PIUS fSED C20SS DU1MOT Bm A Original, best. only graalur ao<4 rvllublc |ill) for salr. ?r?r ?>a3L Auk for Cfilchetter'4 g>i Diamond Brand, in ?wd.?*-\wr Willie bOXv*. ftculcil wlti ^lue/rfV- \wf bou. At DrttffgisU. w' no other. All pills tu jiasef- ~ board boxes, pink wrapp<rt.s9t*4taMB?? out counterfeit. Send 4r. ?mmT particulars aud "Helfef for 1 Utter, by return malt. monJalafrom LADIES whoh*v? Ufc4 them. NuDtf^B. Chichester Chemicil Co., Madison . L. DOUGLAS SHOE CENTLEMEfe, Best in the world. Examine his 5.00 GENUINE HAND-SKWEU SHOK. - 1UI *J ivn-KvuiMi UITT tiHOK. 13.30 POLICE AND FARMERS' SHOS. S.fiO EXTRA VALUE CALK SHOE. 2.25 WORKINOMAN'S SHOE. ' 2.00and SI.75 BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES. All made in Congress, Button and Lacc. , L. DOUGLAS ? SHOE LADYe8. . Material. Best Style. Best HMhK. has the XV. L. DOUGLAS SHOES wtitac jped on bottom, put liim down as a fraud. If nac Itc XV. L. DOUGLAS, BROCKTON, 1UAL aid Learn c Out a Good One. See Impctid. Detect Disease and effect a possible. Tell the / What to call tie \ JrV^ the AnimaL How These points and . equally important possession of every v \ * s ?ccasiOI1t / '/// \"iN to use ^at noblest '% 3J|j. 1$ Horse. They are j?3^ at any minute, and j*?"vr v*may cosi nunoreos * Jrvf^S ^oreS?^n? rM ation valuable to Ur obtained by readn.ffff-fri Illustrated Hosse fonvard, postpaid, 25 cents in stampsI Horse Btf. SILVER OB STAMPS. 34 Leonard St.( N. T' - i"-;