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I AGRICULTURAL , ' TOPICS OP INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. ST0GE5TI0XS ABOUT S7TEF.P. Sheep-keeping is a nice industry, and when you can get an average ov a lamb and a half, or occasionally two lamhs.per ewe, very profitable. There will be in every flock some sheep less thrifty than others. These are hustled about and crowded away from their food,and should certainly be put by themselves and given extra food and care. In the fall, to avoid loss.the flock must be carefully examined, (and those too old?whose teeth are loosening?fatted, if need be, for market. Sometimes one or two sheep will be very unruly; get rid of these as soon as possible. Again, there will be one, two or three that will bleat,and stir up the whole flock every time you come in sight or hearing. These are a great nuisance; weed them out for your comfort and pleasure, as well as that of the flock.? New York Tribune. FLOWER GATtPEN .VXD LAW37. When the soil of the lawn becomes dry and firm enough to allow walking upon it without injury, go over it with a still stable broom, which will take up leaves nml nt.hfir rubbish without millintr up the grass, as a rake would be apt to do. If there are any large weeds, such as docks, dandelions, etc., pull them up by the roots, while the ground is still soft. A very convenient aid in this work is a 4,spud." A home-made one, constructed of an old, broad and thin chisel, fitted with a handle three feet long, is better than those sold at the store. Trim all broken branches of ornamental trees, and prune shrubs, too. Thin them as needed; but avoid formality. Divide clumps of perennial flower roots, and be liberal with the neighbors. If bedding plants will be needed, push the propagation of the geraniums and such things.? Farmih'j World. CRAFTING WAX. There arc many kinds of grafting wax as well as of other compositions used for the same purpose. A composition made of clay, fresh cow manure, and fine straw or grass was the principal material used in grafting until the present century, and is still used occasionally with good results. The great variety of compositions used in grafting shows that the exact proportions of materials, or, in fact, the materials themselves if of like nature, are not very essential to success. For grafting in the open air the following compound is probably more generally used in this country i than any other: Common rosin, four parts; beeswax, two parts; tallow, one part; melted together over a slow fire. When in a melted state it may be spread upon thin cloth or strong manila paper,if strips for binding the cions are required. If the wax is to be used in cool weather, add a little more tallow. Some nurserymen prefer linseed oil in place of tallow, using about one pint to six pounds of i rosin and two of beeswax. In European nurseries Burgundy pitch is used in place of beeswax, making a very tough wax.? Nex York Sun. rOTATOES FOR SEED. The importance of healthy tubers for seed is too well known to require more than a mere mention. Another important fact is that no crop benefits more from a frequent change of seed than po UILUC5. V/Il tilC dUWJCV.1 yjk UUbUU^ I^uiutoes for seed Mark Lane Express says: "Many growers prefer planting the sets whole. Of course it economizes the seed if one potato can be made to do the work of two, but we question whether the cut potato makes the safest seed, especially on farms that are addicted to potato disease. The great drawback to the whole potato has been that it sends up too many stems together and the crop is injured by overcrowding. But is it not possible to prevent this by extracting all the eyes excepting, says, two? We Bhould think there would be little difficulty about that; there can be no doubt that the whole set this far depleted of its Bprout eyes would have more nourishment to support the young plant than the seeding that has been cut. Its nourishment, moreover, would lie concentrated on the two shoots left, which would tend to strengthen and lortny them lor the battle of lite." RULES FOR CURING DAIRY SKIN'S. Slit the skin from the brisket to the jaw, and skin clown each side enough so that the throat can be cut without cutting the skin crosswise, as in this way the cheek of the skin is saved, while, if it is cut in the least across the throat, the head is worthless. Slit the skin from the brisket to the tail. Cut around the font close to the hoof, ! and slit the legs frum the hoof to the belly, taking care in slitting the leg to ' commence between the duclos and slit directly over the gambrel. so that the leg, when skinned, will lie flat instead of leaving a pocket which cannot be finished into leather. Skin the head and logs carefully. Commencing at the head, so as to avoid cutting or scoring at the butt, near the tail, draw or fist off the skin without anyfarther use of the knife, thereby avoiding those holes, cuts and scratches which in-! jure the skin. Some farmers use a wind- ' lass to draw off their dairy skins, others i a horse, but two men (one stout man can J do it) can pull off r, skin very quickly. As soon as taken olf lay the skin flat! upon the floor in a good place where the I sun does not shine upon it, and cover it! with a good coating of tine or coarse-tine I salt. Coarse will do, but is not as trood. Don't roll up the skin. Don't dry it, j but let it remain green, and when you | take off the next place flat upon the tirst, salting as before. Pile skin on skin in this way, and when ready to sell you will find them in nice condition, and ! worth from five to fifteen cents more than the same skins would have been if poorly taken oil" and cared for. What the skin does not require will shake off when you sell your lot, and j answer just as well for the next skins you take off. Skins should not in warm weather, even when carefully put down j as above directed, lie in salt over thirty i days without handling, so as to expose i to the air,but in handling be very careful to repack in same manner as at first, adding a little fresh salt at each rehandling.?Orange County Fanner. PIGS THAT ARE OVER-FED. Swine are proverbially greedy, but it is the duty of the owner of an animal to control its natural habits when these are opposed to its well doing; so that the first thing to be done in feeding young pigs is to measure their feed judiciously. in- ??aeaag Thoy should never have all they will eat. Oalv fattening swine should be so fed, and they would soon die from over-feeding if thoy were not killed. When a young pig chokes at the trough, squeals aud falls over in a lit, it is over-fed; when it goes to the side of the stall, champs its jaws, foams at the mouth, and does nothing else than this, it has been over-fed, and in both cases it is suffering from congestion of the brain, due to indigestion and disturbed circulation. It is in a state of apoplexy and will probably die, anyhow, but the others may be saved by at once reducing their feed to about one-fourth of what they have been getting. The prevalent paralysis of the hind limbs is caused by over-feeding by which the kidneys have been over-taxed and the nervous system of the lumbar region (the loins) is disturbed. Thus the power of motion of the hind legs is lost. Recent experiments in feeding youn? pigs go to show that a pig of ivMinrlc npfds no more food r>er dav than two quarts of milk and four ounces J of solid food, such as bran or oats and cora meal. On this allowance, gradually increased, pigs made a steady and healthful growth, while two others kept a peD by themselves, and suffered to gorge themselves, became stunted, stopped growing and in the third week one was attacked by congestion of the brain and had to be starved out of it, losing fully two months' growth. When young pigs are weaned, they should be fed in a shallow trough, from which they can j take their food only slowly. A pint of I j milk and two ounces of boiled corn meal J mixed with the milk will be enough for a i daily ration the first week, and a gradual j j increase may be made, substituting raw | meal, not exceeding the limit above men! tinned for a six weeks' or eight weeks' j old pig of the best kind, and less in ratic with a less weight. Over-feeding is the common bane of the pig.?American Agriculturist. CAKE OF FOALS. Every spring a great many colts are losl at foaling time or within a few days after, either through gross carelessness and neglect, or lack of knowledge as to whal j should be done under certain circum! stances. The following from the catalogue of an experienced horse breeder may be of value to many of our readers: "Th? j f-11?,.n,^i(innc cViniild }ir> r-lnsplv ob- I 1UHUV\ 1U?; tvuv-uuvuo >juvui? MV served?1st. The mare and colt must have a thoroughly dry place to lie on, unless the mare foals late in warm summer weather. 2d. As soon as the colt stands and begins to run about the man I and suck freeiy, then the bowels must i move freely. They ought to move withir six or eight hours after birth?this is imperative. The first excrement is verj gummy, and is sometimes impossible foi the colt to void it without assistance. Th< straining brings on inflammation of th< bowels very rapidly. The outward indications of constipation are switching ol the tail, pointing toward the flank witi the nose, and uneasiness of the hind legs. I have found the safest plan is to make it a rule to inject each coll during the first half day of its life with about half a teacupful of nvn linseed oil in a pint of warm castile soapsuds, or warm molasses and cream, mixed half and half, will answer the purpose. If in great pain, it may be allayed by an injection of half a teaspoonful of lauda] num in a teacup of warm water and out| ward applications of hot flannels or mus tard anil vinegar plasters, rubbed into the hair on the belly. Laudanum must not be given to a new born colt through the stomach unless the bowles are free and open." "We have known of many a foal being killed by an overdose of laudanum giveD internally for costiveness. Some do nol seem to know how little of such medicine the stomach of a new born foal can stand. | We have been bothered sometimes with | scours in the new born foal, where the j mares had been grained and gave more 01 ' richer milk than the colt could digest for j the first few days. In such cases we would I ! milk the mare a little three or four times j a day until the colt got over the scours ! and gained sufficient strength to take full rations.?National Horse Breeder. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Do not forget the box of gravel for the hen house. Lilacs are deformed by trimming up like trees. Never place manure near the roots of plants or trees. Set the motherly hens as soon as th; inclination is fully settled. A small hen will lay as large eggs as j ?:n ? i . i? Wc will il uw^c iivu, auu i v?|mi t iv7.-> ivuiu. Emlcavor to keep hens instead of pullets, as the eggs will then be more uni- ! form. In top grafting large trees we retain ; some of the older branches for several j years. The accumulations of refuse will give j I out a disagreeable odor when a warm day I ! comes. Small fruits planted in furrows will not! endure drought so well as those planted with the licit dibble. The noil-sitting breeds will lay as well , in winter as the sitters if they arc kept warm and comfortable. For larrre raspberries or blackberries i head back severely, cutting out superfluous canes and inulch. Mulched strawberries have invariably suffered more injury from late spring i frosts than those iu cultivated soil. Never use stale eggs for uest eggs, j Nest egg gourds are the best. A single j stale egg may ruia your reputation. It is easy to dispose of the tent caterpillar by destroying the eggs in winter or by attacking the tents early in May. A flock may be composed of some of the best layers to be found, yet the average number of eggs secured may be low. More and finer fruit can be secured by heavy mulching than by cultivation. Deep cultivation near the roots of small fruits is worse than neglect. One bushel of muck about a young vine or tree, in cla'yey soil, Avill give better results than would lie obtained if a man hoed or watered continually. Lay out the season's work so that no available force will go to waste, and so that there shall be no expense for maintenance without its direct result in labor. To test the effects of irrigation, sink a leaky can or bucket near plants and fill with warmish water often. Mild liquid manure or a few drops of ammonia will make their preseuce visible. Gooseberry bushes arc easily raised from cuttings taken very early in the spring from the previous year's growth. Set in good soil, they will take root and grow, aucl can be transplatcd iu the fall or spring, / Bi??????mmmmammmm HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. vrnv rnETTY rugs. Very pretty rugs can be made as follows: Take a piece of a quilt, one square yard, or any thick cloth; cut out of worsted pieces n. circle six inches across; work any pretty design for center; mark circle five inches across in center of the foundation cloth and then cut strips of worsted two inches at the top, one-half inch at the bottom, eighteen inches long, sew on so that they will come three iD circle revolving around the center; fill in the corners with bright colors and sew small pieces aroui: 1 the edge, or fringe will be very pretty if the colors are mixed good.? Washington Star. CARE OF SILVER. Silver articles, when not in use. should be kept in prepared cotton-flannel bags to protect them from the sulphureted hydrogen of furnace and illuminating gas. They should be kept in a dry place, and if likely to remain there a long time, the silver should be perfectly clean, and the bags closely wrapped in stout paper. For daily care of silver it. is best to use hot water, castile soap and a stiff brush and chamois leather. Gilding ought to be rubbed as little as possible, and silver etched, decorated with colored alloys, or oxidized, can be kept in condition by rubbing with a damp linen cloth with a very little plate powder.?Jiurul Home. BUFFALO MOTHS. The troublesome hairy little grub which is known as the buffalo moth and which is so injurious to carpets, may be destroyed by wetting the carpets with water and going over them with a hot iron. Benzine will kill them, but this fluid is explosive and inflammable, and is to be handled with care. To avoid this household pest the carpets should not lie close to the walls, but a space of a few inches should be left all around the border, so that the edge can be turned up and swept frequently. The crevices iu the floor should be filled with plaster or with putty, so that no hiding places are left for the insects. It is quite possible, and perhaps probable, that this insect has come for a good purpose, viz., to get rid of the unhcaithful practice of using dusty carpets constantly on the floors unchanged, by which the atmosphere of the dwelling is filled with injurious dust and the throat and lungs become diseased by it. If the carpet is laid loosely and is taken up and shaken once a irool- *Vin Vmftnln mnth trill nn Innnrw rrivp " 0~- o any trouble.?New York Times. TO REMOVE IXK STAINS. Inks made with nutgalls and copperas can be removed by using a moderately concentrated solution of oxalic acid, followed by use of pure water, and frequent drying with clean blotting paper. Most other black inks are erased by use of a weak solution of chlorinated lime, followed by dilute acetic acid and water, with drying with blotters. Malachite green ink is bleached by aqua ammonia; silver inks, by potassium cyanide or sodium hyposulphite. Some aniline colors are easily removed by alcohol, and nearly all by chlorinated lime followed by dilute acetic acid or vinegar. All these remarks apply to goods. The removal of such stains from tinted papers or colored dress goods is nearly impossible, in many cases, without impairing the color of the fabrics; and silk and woolen goods are liable to be acted upon by the chemicals so as to be seriously injured. In all cases apply the substances with camel's hair brushes or feathers, and allow them to remain no longer than is necessary, after which rinse well with water, and dry with blotting papers. There is no reliable method for the removal of printing ink.?Pen mans Art Journal. GOOD SOUPS. To make good soup, says the .Detroit Free Press, requires tju judicious blending of the different IfK ors so that nothing shall predominate. Always remove the scum before the soup boils, or it will not become clear even when strained, no matter how tine a strainer is used. Simmer slowly, for if allowed to boil quickly the goodness of the meat cannot be extracted. Put the meat on in cold water and allow two tablespoonfuls of salt to each gallon of water. From a pint and a half to a quart of water to every pound of meat will make good soup. When adding water after the boiling has commenced always use water of the some temperature. Excellent soup stock can be made as follows: Takea leg or shin of beef weighing eight pounds, saw the bone in three parts and remove the marrow. Put into a kettle with four quarts of water and let it simmer. Put the marrow into a saucepan with a pound of lean ham cut in small pieces; fry a good brown, then j add to the meat bone and let it simmer five hours. Strain and set away to cool. "When cold remove the fat and pour it j into rrlnss fruit inrs and set in a cool pliiCC. If you desire to make vegetable soup, take :i sufficient quantity of water and add enough soup stock to make it of the required strength. Cut into it two onions, three turnips, a half dozen carrots and a little celery, ail chopped fine; season and boil for two hours. Ox-tail soup is quickly made from soup stock. Thin the stock with two quarts of water, take three tails, cut them in pieces at the joints, put them into the liquor and stew till tender, but not until the meat leaves the bones. Some people like the addition of vegetables; when these are added they should be cut in thin slices and when the soup is served should be strained and the vegetables placed on the table in another dish. Sorrel Soup is relished if rightly made. After washing the sorrel leaves put them in a kettle with just enough water to cover. Stew till tender, giving them an occasional stirring. Have ready a pint of white beans that have been soaked in cold water and boil till they are soft; pour over them enough water to make the necessary quantity of soup, add rue soup siock aim a cnoppc? onion. Alter the soup is strained ]iut in enough of the* sorrel to make it taste plcas:?ntly sour. It is not necessary to keep the sou]) stock on hand, as fresh liquor can be made each time soup is served; it is simply to save time ami trouble, its a plain soup can be made in ten minutes by merely thinning the stock and seasoning, or by adding chopped parsley and a small quantity of barley. Egg balls also make a pleasant addition. Take the yolks of half a dozen hard boiled eggs, mash to a paste, season, roll into small balls, cover with Hour and drop into the stock taking care uot to break them. One hundred and five colleries are now open in India, which, among them, mined nearly 1,400,000 tons of coal in 1SS0. Lost in tlie Storm. One of our leading editors clipped from a leading magazine extracts from a vivid description of a AVestern blizzard which we hare taken the liberty to publish, and at tho same time suggest to H. It Warner & Co., the proprietors of the celebrated Warner's Safe Cure, the feasibility of taking therefrom on extract for the introduction of one of their telling adv#rtis?mc-nts. The following is tho description: "At the close of a dark day in January a solitary horsemau wends his way across the open prairie in one of our Western territories. He passes at long intervals the lone cabin of the hardy frontiersman. Two or three old settlers, of whom he has inquired the way, have warned him that a storm is approaching, and one of them, with true Western hospitality, urges him to find shelter in his cabin for the night. But he declines the profi'ered kindness and urges his tired horse forward. * * * The sky grows suddenly dark. * * * He decides to seek shelter. * * * The storm increases in its jury. * * The rider dismounts to warm his fast chiding limbs. * * * Can scarcely breathe. Blindness comes on. Drowsiness steals over him. The end is near. * * * He is lost in the blizzard." There is no doubt that the terror which seizes the bewildered traveler is similar to that which overcomes one when he learns that he is suffering from an advanced Kidney Disease, and is informed that he is in the last stages of Bright's disease. At first he is informed that he has a slight Kianey auection. Later he begins to fee! tired. Slight headache. Fickle appetite. Failure of the eye-sight. Cramp in the calf of the legs. Wakefulness. Distressing nervousness. Rheumatic and neuralgic pains. Occasionally pain in the back. Scanty, dark colored fluids, with scalding sensation. Gradual j failure of strength. Any of the above symptoms signify Kid! ney Affection, but he is told tliat be is all right. His physician treats him for symptoms and calis it a disease, when in reality it is but a symptom of Kidney trouble. He may be treated for Rheumatic or Neuralgic pains, heart affection, or any other disease which he Is most susceptible to. Finally the patient has puffing under the eyes, slight bloating of the ankles and legs. His physician may inform him that it is but the accumulation of blood in his ankles for want of proper exercise. The bloat continues and reaches his body. Then he is informed he has dropsical troubles, and is tapped on?e or twice. Ho notices it is difficult to breathe owing to irregular action of the heart, and finally is informed that he has a slight attack of Bright's Disease. Soon his friends are notified that his is an advanced case of Bright's Disease, and that he can live but a short time. His honorable and dignified physician asks for counsel. It is too late. Still he sticks to the old family physician, and the physician knows and has "known from the beginning that the patient has been stricken with death for months, for he knows full well that tho profession acknowledge they have no remedies for the cure of Kidney Disease. At last the patient suffocates?is smothered ?and dies from dropsical trouble. Or perhaps the disease may not take the form of a dropsical tendency, and the patient dies from apoplexy, paralysis, pneumonia or heart trouble. Or it may take the form of blood poisoning. In each form the end is the same. And yet he and his friends were warned by the proprietors of the celebrated remedy L-nrmrn a a W i rnor'c Safo Cllrp nf the lurking dangers of a slight Kidney affection. The newspapers have published the dangers. Columns of facts have been printed of meu dying of advanced Kidney Disease or Bright's Disease. His friends and physician look around with horror and regret for seeming negltct, but he is lost He did not heed the warning that a storm was approaching. He declined the proffered hospitality, and recklessly went forward into danger. He struggled manfully for a time, but his strength failed, he grew gradually weaker and he was lost to the world. Not in a blizzard, but from the terrible malady which is almost daily occurring in every community, and which is doctored as a symptom instead of what it is?a mortal disease unless properly treated. The Fakir niid Faking. The verb "to fake" and its present participle "faking" are going into more general use day by day. The origin ol the word is obvious enough, so that newspaper readers have not been treated tc any etymological or historical disquisitions on this head as is the case with the expression "in the soup." It ol course conies from a free use of the nouD "fakir," who in his pristine impurity belongs to the distant and perfumed Orient, but who is now to be found, or at least United States reproductions of him are to be discovered, along Nassau street vendI ing all sorts of articles, which usually bear every evidence of having been manufactured in a hurry. "Faking," therefore, is to do something without propel material and frequently without propel skill. The word has been more generally adopted by the theatrical profession .than any other, and is applied to performances that are to a great extent unpremeditated either because the lines of the dialogue or business have been forgotten by the player or have never been learned. "One curious thiiig about faking," said a wellknown player the other day, "is that the audiences are frequently much better pleased with the result than if the performance vras honest and conscientious to the last degree. Take the case of dancing for example. I can go on the stage and do a very difficult step dance, employing steps and doing intricate combinations which I am only able to do after a long and arduous practice. The audij ence looks at the performance thinks it very neat and pretty, but there is no enthusiasm, and when I am finished there is no applause. Then I will go on tho stage and come down with some quaint hanky-panky steps that require no skill whatever and that I can teach to any boy i ?.. ^ ? ?i... -- ~ :n in ten miinucs :inu uie uuuiuuve win simply howl with delight."?New York Mail and Express. ^TJAC?BS@H' FOR NEURALGIA. Kiuraljla and Paralyils-Nov., 1880--Cured. SjiriaelfM, Teas. My wlfo luffcred II laontb: with aeuraljia and caralyili. I tad t* more her la bed, and coali tnd ne relief. By the tlai ibe iid sicd tvethtrdr o( a >ef.!e of St. Jacob* Oil iht could wait JOS. P. MUWHT. Pram Same 6 Years Later-Permanent Cure. SprlBfltld. Iu>., Oct. IT, 1SU. *y wife wis paralyzed axd oocld ?ot wait a step. Before I need a kettle Bt. Jacob! Oil ate waj akcKt tta hoot*. She le BSC entirely wall; dou a2 th; hoaee wort asdslltlBC too. JOS. P.J40RPEY. Sold by Druggists and Dtalert Everywhere. Xii* Charles A. Vogelor Co., Balto., Mil. N n U?16 ELY'S CREAM BALM, I'ricc 50 Cents, WILL CUICE c.J MTARR?OS Apply Calm luto each nostril. Ely BROS.. 5C Warren St., X. v The world ourrlit to know what S. S. S. has do;:c for lac- in the euro 5 "9 Jg of a ir.a!i.OTant Cancer, which was so bad as to be c-i!:?id'.red Incur.v bl'- by the physician* Bwlin Chicago, v,hc:c I went to be treated. One I /igof my i:c:ghl;cr3 scut trie a copy of an adver-fc^jBtisenient in regard to Swift's Specific, and 1 gfSBB began taking it. I got relief from the first few r ftVb dose.'; the poison was gradually forced out of L. 03ft my system, and I was soon cured Found end gffeJ well. It is now tea months sincc I quit tak- iSSraS jn? S. S. S. and I have tad 110 sign of return of the dreadful disease. Mr.s. Ash Botiiwei.l. An Saoie, Mich., Dec. 2u, '33 Seed for books on Blood Disease* and Cancers, mailed free. ' The Swift Specific Co. Drawer 3, Atlanta, Get. ltl AT^UETC Catalogue free. Send at. vw H I n CO ouc?. Cheapest place in America to buy. H. M. NORTON, liunnv, Pa. Sir <sr ra, C3 wt0 have used Piso's HmTy^Twlr^rT Cure for Consumption iNyrfilJs .<17 it is BEST OF ALL. I^ fej lV everywhere. 25c, : ** ? ' . ' - -'v*.. ... \ -T. . 7 " The Qneer Mongolian Drama. Descriptions of playgoing in China ana Japan are not uncommon, but it often happens that the writer, not being used to the ways of the stage, misses many interesting and amusing points. Sir. Louis Wingileld, however, is an experienced playgoer who knows all about the theatre, and what he has to tell us in his new book, "Wanderings of a Globe Trotter," j is therefore specially diverting and instructive. The Chinese players have 'not their exits and their entrances, for instance. There are always many on the stage who have nothing to do with tho play, Mr. Wiuglield says. Servantscoolies?stroll about the stage also, placing and removing properties, and changing the labels which hang on the , walls announcing "This is a wood," or "This is a palace." These servants are conventionally understood to be invisible." "The Chinese," the "Globe Trotter says, "carry the principle of conven tion bewilderingly far. A set code of attitudes and movements are understood by a pigtailed audience to indicate certain things. Thus, a rising of one leg and a half turn (vaguely suggesting the act of i getting into the saddle) implies that the charactcr is on horseback; a crescendo of gong beating, and a quick walk round, informs spectators that the performers have moved to another place?what place is told on the changed label. A lady who is supposed to be sewing goes through the required actions, but imagines needle and thread." Yet the gesture is commended, the by-play is said to be excellently suggestive, and the facial expression, so far as the yellow visage of the Mongol is capable of it, is appropriate. Bribery in Spain. The Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley, writing of Spain, says: "Bribery is general in Spain. Almost anythiug can be done with a fee. Not more than forty per cent, of the taxes levied by the Government can be collected. Mayors of cities get rich ia a year. One, at least, of the most important cities is destitute of credit. No one will lend it any money. Spaniards so distrust each other that money is not forthcoming for great public works. The English manage the water works, the street cars and almost everything else." - Sovereign Remedy for Sleeplessness. Captain Henry Bass, of Rome, Ga., has | a sovereign remedy for sleeplessness. 1 'It is," he says, "as simple as it is effectual. I order for my supper a good supply of fresh meat (sausage is fine), and see that there is plenty of it prepared; don't be uneasy for fear of hurting yourself, but eat plenty of biscuits, drink two cups of coffee, a gloss or two of milk and go to bed; don't sit up and read two or three hours, but go at once to bed, and I will guarantee a good night's sleep." George "Westinghouse, the air brakeman, is worth $20,000,000. Wonld Yon Believe The Proprietor ot Kemp's Ealsam gives Thousands of Bottles away yearly? This mode of advertising would prove ruinous if the Balsam was not a perfect cure for Coughs and all Throat and Lung troubles. You will see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Don't hesitate! Procure a bottle to-day to keep in your home or room for immediate or future use. Trial bottle Free at all druggists'. Large Size 50c and $1. Dakota Indians are amusing themselves by carrying off white men and hiding them. A Radical Ctire for Epileptic Fit*. To the Editor?Please Inform vour readers that I have a positive remedy for the above named disease which I warrant to cure the worst cases. So strong is my faith in its virtues that I will send free a sample bottle and valuable treatise to any sufferer who will give rce his P. O. and Express address. Resp'y, H.G. ROOT. M. C.. 183 Pearl St.. New York. Cntarrli Cured. A clergyman, after years of suffering from that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and vainly trying every known remedy, at last found a prescription which completely cured and saved cim from death. Any sufferer from this dreadful disease sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence, ?8 War: en St., N.V.. will receive the recipe free of charge. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp 8?n's Eye-water. Drujrgists sell at 25c.per bottle. What Scott's Emulsion Has Done! Over 25 Pounds Gain in Ten Weeks. Experience of a Prominent Citizen, Tin California Societt foe the ) Suppxession of Vice. j San Fkancisco, July 7th, 18S5.) I took a severe cold upon my ehest and lungs and did not give it proper attention; it developed into bronchitis, and in the fall of the same year I was threatened with consumption. Physicians ordered me to a more congenial climate, and I came to San Franciseo. Soon after my arrival I commenced taking Seott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites regularly three times a day. In ten weeks my avoirdupois went from 155 to 180 pounds and over; the cough meantime ceased, c. ft. bennett. SOLD BY A?JL~DRUCCISTS. The New Baxter Engine, Rope and Twine Ptflachinery, and Manufacturer of Binder Twine, etc. fThis engine Is made with all latest Improvements from 1 to 15 H. P. and has a record unsurpassed ill the history of steam motors. Every engine Is provided with all economic and safety appliances known, and are warranted In every respect. Every description of Rope aud Cordage, Twine and Uasglng Machinery. And also manufacturer of Jute Baggiug, Hemp aud Flax Binder Twine, etc. Send for circulars. Address Please mention this paper. JOSEPH C. l0DD. SO Dev St.. New York. AFTER ALL others FflSL SjLLkii coxsci/r Drs. LINN & LOBB N.-.v York Oflici-s H'3 Clinton l'lace (Eighth St.\ or 329 North Fifteenth St.. Philadelphia. P.i., for tlia treatment of Blood Voisons, Skiu hrupttons. Xervous Complaints, BnVht's Dieca-.p, Stricture*. Impotency and kindred iiiseases.no matter <i hiw oils standing1, or from what cause orluinatin,'. rS'Trii days' ?n did His furnished by mail (J3 rp S?!(t for Buok on Si'EC I.\ ! I>ineanpn. fnK>.i fVlaSrimonia! Paper, &L is Erny noin'.w cantiina Bcarlyjoo ciTir\?k 38 <w^srs| iinNjau ef Utoxad etntUm:u waafcscts 'WK'a ???/&? oojTasoMd Ur fun or matriacay, Sjiefl: Xajft-^at mp7,"10c. (s!It?t). Adjrtil. HEART AND HAND, Chkt^o, Iil. ^|g?r T.mge Book, Richly UluitratoS. ^47 Prcs vritii every order. \\V will make .ron a present of a bu.Miur lot cdjoining one of the most prom;sin? cities of the West and pay the tax"s on it fo two years, if ycu wi l do asliyht service ferns :n your town. Suv.l ih your name, and we will writ'? you full particulars. Address Tnii Northwest Co., 420 Wabash Ave., Chic ;?o, 111 DOYOUSEETHIS. I WANT to hear only trom sensible men ai:d women that are tired of bogus, deceptive, Son-Seneical advertisement*. offering much for nothing. That are willing to do caw honett worlt for literal nav. (Not peddlir.r). Address FflANKilN PUTNAM, *,13 Canal St., N.Y. I You N@ To Impart strength and give a feeling of health and vigor throughout th3 system, there Is nothing equal to Hood's Sarsaparilla. It seems peculiarly adapted to overcome that tired feeling caused by change of sea-on, climat? or life, and while it tones and sustains the system it purifies and renovates the blood. We earnestly urge tho large army of clerks, book-keepers, teachers, housewives, oper.tives and others who have been closely confined during th- winter anl who need a good spring medicine, to tako Hood's Sarsaparilla "For years at irregular intervals in all seasons I suffered tho Intolerable burning and itching of blood poisoning by ivy. It would break out on my legs, in my throat and eyes. Last spring I took Hood's Sarsaparilla. as a blood purifier, with no thought of it as a special remedy for ivy poisoning, but it has effected a permanent and thorough cure." Caltkj T. Shcte. Wentwcrtli, N. H. Purifies the Blood "Hood's Sarsaparilla purified my blood, gave me strength, and overcame the headach? and dizziness, so that I am able to work again, I recommend Hood's Sarsap rilla to others whose blood is thin or impure, and who feel worn out or run down."? Luther Nason. Lotve'.i, Maes. "We have used Hood's Sarsaparilla for years, and recommend it as the b?3t spring msdicine or blood purifier, uur uoy is nine years uia sua aau eujuycu good health ever since we b:gau giving it to him. We are seldom without it."?b. F. Gbov?R, Rochester. N. H. HoocFs Si Sold by sU druggists. $1; six for 85. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD 4;CO., Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar CUPID'S Molt WOtneH naturally look fc sphere in life, but they should cons face, bright eyes, and a healthy, w< ports to a happy marriage. All th< functional irregularities peculiar to iveness and make life miserable, adies is to be found in Dr. Pierc only medicine for women, sold by < from the manufacturers, that it w money will be refunded. This bottle-wrappers, and faithfully car Bottle, or Six Bottles for $5.00. Copyright, 1888, by World's Dispens, JBtessfr LIT? mm? js to take. On? tiny, Sngar-coated I Bilious Headache, cousupauon, derangements of the stomach ana bowels. jpRTHERN PACIFIO. 81 L5W PRICE RAILROAD LANDS & FREE Government LANDS. MILLION'S of ACRES of esch in Minnesota. North Dakota. Montana, Liaho, Washington :.nd Oi-eg nQCUn CflB Puclications withMaFsdescr bintf the OEnU run be?t Ayr cultural. Grazing-aad'lime ber Lands now open tj Settlers. Sent tree. Address OKAS. B. U380RK, SBSO Saleu /ron*Wor.Zf. Salem, N. C. Write forcircnlttr. COftnn ayarin Bees. New Plan and no stints. JtUUif Also how to raite (rood Pork r.t 2 cts. a li>. E35?3SJ trithout grain. >pnv Process. Circulars fi-pp. K. 1'. KIDDER. BunLISGION*. Vt. CONSUMPTION I have a positive remedy Cor the above disease: by its u?o thousands of cares of tbeworat kind and of Icr.? standing bave been cured. So ftronjr is my faith In its erficacy that I will send two bottles Ciea, toccther with a valuable treatise on this disease to anv sufferer. Give Express aud P. O. address. T. A. SLOCQM. ,M. C.. 1M Pearl St.. N. Y WE guarantee no other LAWN MOWER I-ENNSVIvan i A Lnwii Wo'.vcrorOontineuinl Lawn Jlowrr. Lloyd & Scpplee Hardware Co.. Philadelphia. Pa FOK SA I.E.?1.901 Acres Timber Land in Tnefcer Co.. W. Va.. rear Hendricks, on \V. Va. C. R. R. Heavily timtipr'd: Poplar, Ash. Oak. Cherry, Walnut, &C. Price ?lf>.no p--r aero. Title perfect. Address E. W. McNKIL, o;d Pir-lds, Hardy Co.. W. Va. DETECTIVES Vacated ia every County. Shrewd sen to act under iontructioo: In ear Secret Service. Kxperience nit ccee?*ry. PtrtlcuUrs free. Qraanan PetcctlTe Bureau Co.K Arodf.Cia:isaiti.C. BEST IN THE WORLD M 81 L M O L fy Uet the Genuine. Sold Everywhere. PS" ft! E fS JOHNW.MOnRIS, fea flftS % nSB j?3 Late Principal Examiner, 3 BE BS 2 3 3 3 a u- S.Peusion Bureau.Ait'y EalviVlVia at Law, Washington, D. C., successfully prosecutes claims-original. Increase, re-ratinc, widows', clilldren's and depen lent relatives'. Experience: S years miast war. js rears in Pension Bureau, anil attorney since tben. to SS a day. Samples worth $1.50EREii 5k Lines not under the horde's feet. Write ? BreweterSafety Rein Holder Co., Holley. Mi:h HBIHtLIB. SOLT>rfj*DCCO^ISTX _ CTS^'Hor >d it Now i At no other season does the human sya-em m much nae4 the aid of a reliable malic'no iitw Hood's Saiv'aparilla as now. The in roverishedcott-l dition of the blood, the weakening c fleets of the' long, cold winter, the lost appetite, aud th it tired : feeling, all make a good spring medicine abtolutely' necessary. Hood's Sars parilia is p culiarly adapted fcr this purpose, and increa=es in popularity every year. Give It a trial. * J "Hood's Sars apart la is the cheapest medicine XJ can buy."-F. R. Riedel, Belleville, 111. The Spring Medicine "Every spring for years I have made it a practice to take from three to five bottles of Hood's Sars*parilia, because I know it purifies the blood *nd thoroughly cleanses the system of all impurities. That languid feeling, sometimes called 'spring fever,' if ill never visit th* system tha has been properly cared for by this never-failing remedy,"?, w. H. Lawrekce, Editor Agricultural EpttomUfc Indianapolis, Ind. Creates an Appetite "I wish to enroll my name as one of those who have derivrd health from the use of Hood's Sarsaparill:. For many years I have taken it. especially1 in the early spring, when I am troubled with dizziness, dullness, unpleasant taste in my mouth is the morning. It removes the bad taste, relieves my' headache and makes me feelgre.tly ret rushed. The two bottlea I have used this spring havo been worth many dollars to ma I advise all my. ri nds to take it"?John Bcras, 063 43d St., Town of Lake, Chicago. I 111. irsaparilla I Sold by all drug^istE. $1; six for $5. Prepared oily I by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. ; IOO Poses One Dollar P/TXYZ f HARNESSr >rward to matrimony as their proper stantly bear in mind that a fair, rosy ell-developed form, are the best pa&?Dse wasting disorders, weaknesses, and ' their sex, destroy beauty and attractAn unfailing specific for these malie's Favorite Prescription. It is the Iruggists, under a positive guarantee ill give satisfaction in every case, or guarantee lias been printed on tne lied out for many years. $1.00 per art Medical Association, Proprietor*. IEiORZGINAIiY [ LE LIVER PILLS. t Vegetable and Perfeotly Harmless. a? a Liver Pill. Smallest, cheapest, easieit 'ellet a Dose. Cures Sick Headache. Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all 25 cents, by drueglsts. Taylor's Hospital Cure for Catarrh Warranted to give satisfaction or money refunded. Sold on ten jSl days' trial. Price com? ( $2.50. For panfc JtJv? iihlets and terms of sale address City Hall Phai> macy. No. 204 Broad* ttwBawSagP1 way, New York. " / % JONES IIE ifiK? PAYS THE FREICHT. J?6l. V/ !i Ton Wacron f"cale?f /KCfAvk,ff Iron Let ere. Steel Bearings, Bran . Tare Beam and Beam Box far cor* Every size SeaJe^For tree pr.uelitt T*9*-\3tt3?ir-*t "'icot on this ptp?r and address f \J@^y?mES OF BINGHAMTON, ' BINGHAMTOX, y. ' |flrgstlu?io8 fi German A9timaCciancver/aiZj?giv?<in-? M mediate relief \n the worst C38ee,insur3* comfort g able ?l?ep; effect* cares where ail other* fall JLm g (rialconvinett(hsc*.r. Atplxccl. Price oOo. and _smii A __ rrrATSfl I say PSfo's Cure for Con8 ID lilt \Rvk sumption is THE BEST ^KiUU^I^W^the voic B I aim'a DHL G**eat English Goutanf lair SriklSo Rheumatic Remedy. | Oral Box, .'i4i ronud 14 PilN. | A irents wanted. Si an hour, so new articles. CatPftu | A and samp les free. C. E. Marshall. Loctpoit.wT. CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH mwmwki fills ,~<S5V BED C30SS BXAUOSB BEAiJD. j\ iS\ Original. Imt, only jfnulae and ^/fi I ^irliitblc pill for *ale. Never Kail. A ok for CTiichuttr'$ Engli'/'GCJJ Diamond Brand, In red me^*41$ulllc b?*e?. stilted wiih blue rib* 1TUKKUI>? AVVC)IH w uo olbur. All pin* In paste- v boar J boxes, pint wrapper*, are illiw oua counterfeit. Send 4c. (itampil ftr parclculiri and "Kellerfor Ladle*," fa* letter, br return mail. 10,000 t?*tl> monlalafrom LAO I?? ?hona?e ujfd them. Xaae P?,er. C'lilchesteA/'heni'cal Co., JladUon Sq.,Phlla.,Fa> B 1 P'?*cribe and foilye*. ^SPHi5i"*aa<c^fiE dorse Bit G as the only /gK?r Ctrula epeclflc for the certain cur? /tS&fl 10 6 DAYS. VJ of this disease. flS&Suirsuei not ?? Q H. I>'GRAHAM, V. D.. gggf CBttiaatritiw. ? Amsterdam, N. Y. ' Bra jjrdoaijbyih* Wo have sold Big Gfor W?, Cliulnaa3,Mgf? faction. Ohio, D- R. DYCHE * CO..- 3 Chicago, IIP. Trag>^^^^irh"gl.09. Sold by Drucclitr S^SVMO/J. 1 SALE BV ALL DRUGGISTSi PBl" 3 ^S&s fig] J*f F?Sfi fThp RpCFf I IEKEBIj wamnttd waterproof, ?M "M T?a J* Jj lbs new POMMEL SLICS?H U pcrfcct nil"; lie. Beware ?f lmiutloat. Nece fenuino without the FUk