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r "agricuItural ^TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE v TO FARM AND GARDEN. r>. i : A PREVENTIVE FOIl PLANT MILDEW. f A preventive of mildew upon plants: Take three pounds each of flowers of < sulphur and quicklime. Slake the lime j and boi! with the sulphur in six gallons 1 of water until reduced to two gallons. ; Allow this to settle, then pour olf the ; clear liquid and bottle it for use. An old iron pot will answer to boil it in. Mix a ] gill of this liquid with live gallons of i water, and shower upon the plants as ! soon as the mildew appears.?Boston ; CulticatO'. j A QUESTION At OUT OAT HARVESTING. ( One of the questions for farmers to begin to consider is whether oats to be ' fed on the farm should not be cut while ' the grain is yet in the milk, and cured, j ' stra-.v anil all, for feeding without ' threshing? Of course the portion of the ' crop that is to be used for seed or sold in the market must ripen and be threshed; ' but, as an Eastern paper puts it, "It is difficult to sec any advantage in all the ' labor of threshing out oats to put in a ' bin and the straw in a stack, only to put 1 them together again in the manger." < But we do not advise raising oats for s hay in any country natural to the hay i crop, and for the reason that, where so, i the hay is cheapest.?Prairie Fanner. 1 CURING THE RUXXIXG AWAY HABIT. ] A habit of running away is fatal to the usefulness of a horse. It is the fault of 1 training, for in the training escape from control should never be permitted. The vice may be cured in this way: Fasten _ two strong rings m lac lop 01 me urmic, B- one on each side; put a strong round I cord through these rings so that it can be drawn on as the driving lines are. As soon as the horse starts he is cheeked by pulling on the cord, which presses on the windpipe and shut; of! tho breathing. If he persists in running he will soon drop, but this is seldom done; some shaking of the head and the runaway will stop. After 1 standing a few minutes he may be pulled up a few times until he learns that the , driver has control of him.?American Horso Breeder. MUsnnoo:.r3. From a little experience wo have re- 1 cently had with mushrooms, we arc satisfied they may be often grown with profit i1 by farmers for near markets. They bring a high price at certain seasons of : i the year, but when farmers gather those j for sale which grow naturally in the < i fields tnc price is usually lowest, lo get the best price?, they should be grown , in hotbeds, .':s gardeners do, planting the i1 spawn or thread-like seeds in beds properly prepared and well fertilized. I' It is the heat quite as much as the man- ! ure that makes the spawn productive. ( Perhaps wherever there is a good market for mushrooms a hotbed cannot be de- J voted to more profitable use than this. i The market may be cultivated by gather- ] ing and selling the mushrooms that at this season may oftcu be gathered in ] fields. There are many varieties of r mushrooms, and a thorough knowledge 1 of this subject turns itself into money < more surely than knowledge of anything flfeelse will. The mushroom is in Europe ( T - considered a substitute for meat. A ( i pound of it can more chcaply be grown , than a pound of meat, and it always j brings a higher price, as it deserves to xiv/LLL no jluuv/1 i^uautjr jwyow/* ^ j THE CAUSE OP POOR RADISH SEED. ^ r It is stated, upon what seems good au- j thority, as well as good sense, that the poor quality of radish seed that comes to our market is the result of saving tho . . seed from stocks that have not been transplanted. This story, however plausible it may appear, is in no respect true. Tho 1 true state of the ease is, all the radish seeds which come to our country arc j1 grown from transplanted roots. The j 1 growers would not produce them in nay 1 other way; the seeds are sown in seed- j' beds, quite closely, and, when fit for the i ' table, they arc transplanted into the field, j They are first grown in seed-beds for' < economic reasons, r.s a given amount of l seed-bed will furnish roots that will plant j i at least fifty times as much ground as the < 6eed-bed contains. This enables the ; 1 growers to economize time and labor. I Much of the seed grown in France is ; vnicu/1 Kv f o n-r\ /I r\ oil 1u?!p c/j? oiuati uv an liiv.II i farm-work by baud; so while the plants | we growing m the seed-bed, the farmer , is spading the soil for the crop. Poor radish seed, like poor other seeds, comes < from poor selection. A worthless plant ; will always yield double the amount of ; ?>eed that a valuable one does.?American , Agriculturist. j the moon's influence on vegetation. The reflected light of the moon has no appreciable influence upon either vegeta- i ble or animal life on this planet, and if there is any electrical or other influence ! it has not as yet been discovered. The .' idea, however, that the moon has some : \ peculiar influence on vegetation and ani- I mals is a very old one, and while there never was auy foundation for it except the vagaries of a disordered brain, still, f, ?<> n.. i. i??? u <U5 IS Lllii iiUUdS, it id . useless to disturb the -quiet of your ig- !, ooraut neighbors -who take so muchj pleasure in planting their cucumbers and ! bcaus during certain phases ot the moon, j1 The poor ohl moon has long been accused I of being the cause of n:anya catastrophe ( of which she -.vas only a silent spectator. !' What ate called the signs of the zodiac i ^ originated from the supposed influence of oertuiu planets within the imaginary !' hand or .zodiac extending around the < celestial sphere, having as its mesial line ' the ecliptic or apparent path of the sun, f The original planets !cno\y to the ancients < within this band were Mercury, Venus., 1 Jliiri, Jupiter and Saturn, but later!] other planets were diseorered, and this i destroyed some of the old ideas of the planetary system, a3 well as the influence of these celestial worlds upoa our own. No intelligent or learned agriculturist of t thp nrpccn f /I -1 X' niri nmr ottnnfifin tri tin' I i v~~ r*? ?j r*v? ""J . j signs of the zodiac when either planting < or harvesting his crops, or in weaning t bis calve3 and pigs.?Xeio York Sun. ( 1 FOOD FOR CIIICKS. ( Millions of littlo chickens are now 1 toddling about iu front of the coops of | c .^our land. What will bccomc of them? | r Most of them will die at about the age ; of five days for lack of jight feeding, c JjCt us try, this summer, to\save some of 11 these unconsenting martyrs >?o the ig- 11 norance or laziness of their ^cwners. j s Granted safe coops, cleanlincsstN^nd a jBptherly beiw; nourishing food, pjopcf-J i ]y fed, will do the rest. Usually the question is how to use Indian corn advantageously, because, at present, this food is the great American reliance. Corn meal ought to be well cooked before a grain of it is fed to young poultry. Raw corn, even if scalded, irritates young intestines, and it should be palatably cooked so that it will be eagerly eaten. The idea should be, not to manage with as little food as possible, but on the contrary to urge the chickens to cat ill thai they can profitably digest. Clean feeding trays are as important in this point of view as they are in the matter of health. Chickens hate dirt and dirty dishes. The mold on an old feeding board is a plant which will grow rapidly :a their "little inside*." To make a !jood "standby" pudding for chickenfeed, take one-half yellow corn meal, one-half middlings or bran, and a little salt. Mis soft with skim-milk and bake slowly. If the milk is sour, put in some socla. Oac can substitute for the milk a broth made of the table scraps. This - - -? i 1 J\ ? _ x pucitlinrr can Do use.i as a sicauy uiui, varied by an occasional day of oatmeal. If there is not enough meat iu the table scraps, add more. Give your chickens milk to dnnk always if you can; give water also or they (vill suffer from thirst; and beware of the tyrotoxicoa which kills many babies and ihickens. Sour milk soon turns to spoiled milk. Don't delude yourself by trusting that your chicks will do exactly is well when you miss a fcoding timo or two, provided you leave extra fool ivltfch will keep sweet, but they will not prosper as when fed at the regular hours. Litttlc chicks often starve to death rathir than cat stale, dusty food. Look out for the scrawny fledglings; every one will look out for the downy new ones.? American Agriculturist. FARM AXD GARDES NOTES. Keep the mower knives sharp. Use tin pails only in the dairy. Be gentle in handling the bees. Improve the run-out grass land. Boys, don't skip my bills in liooing. Protect your animals from flics and tho hot sun. *\r\r> TK'n 4-1%frill f__ HlVi v^v, .... the iasecis. Never let .1 strange peddler or agent have your autograph. Science is the handmaid of progrcs3,on the farm and in the shop. Tomatoes yield on an averago from sight to ten tons to the aero. Average commercial flint corn contains about eleven per cent, water. Half of the commercial sugar of the tvorld is produced from beets. I)o not sell fruit when the market is jluttsd. Evaporate it, dry it or can it. Do not depend on borrowing tho ordinary farm tools from your neighbors. 3\v 11 them and keep them in good Coalition. Soapsuds ehould bo added to the nanure heap. Never waste such. Later n the season suds may bo applied to as* jaragus and celery with advantage. Ilooks about the stable, upon which to tho luntprn. am an excellent thine. Tho lantern set down is frequently cnocked over, and tho straw or hay set >n fire. When animals aro confined, it is the luty of tho owner to see that they havo i variety of food and enough of itj as tvcll as a full supply of clean water acd fresh air. Tho average dairyman will never bo contented until ho ha9 an easy chair for i milking stool and can Ho back and take a snooze while somebody elso docs the milking. An enterprising and thoughtful farmer (vill push his work rather than allow it to pu^h him. Nobody has as much time fcr rest and recreation as the man who is ilways ahead with his work. Kickcrs among colts and calvcs arc isually bred, not born. Handle them gently and kindly and kickers will be are. Teasing by heedless boys and lired men, originates most of the farm liicjccrs. Yfhen hens are shedding feathers they jftcn stop laying and grow fat. Most neoplc consider fat a sign of health. It is not a sure one. Many of tho worst :a;es of roup are contracted while the ticas arc moulting. The editor of the Maine Farmer, says, that in sixteen years' experience of farming lie has learned that when his land is poor or in a poor condition he is dependent largely on the season for a crop; but if the land is rich and well-handled he is reasonably sure of a crop anyhow. Those who grow lettuco thickly iu bcd3 or rows and eat it thus grown, really know little of the dcliciousness of r.e f?~-} TV->r,c,->iUr rich ground, when of sufficient size, and grown into large heads, it is much better ' in quality, and much more oi it will be eaten. If the pigs can be pastured in the orchard from the time the first imperfect apples begin to drop from the trees, they will do much toward ridding you of the codling moth. If the orchard is, as it should be, in a good growth of grass and clover, the pigs will bs benefited as much as the orchard. Don't crowd your fowls in the hen houses. Give thcui breathing room, space to move about in, and ample roosting accommodations. Hens will not lay well if you crowd them up in close quarters. They must have air, and ibeir bodies not come in contact by night or by day, so far as possible to prevent General farm products are depressed, but the best never arc. There is always short supply of the best, and at a remunerative prices. Take horses, cattle, sheep, batter, cheese, fruit?no one tolay has these of the best, who canuot 5nd a ready market for them at large priccs. The way is open for every farmer ;o produce them. Good Driuks for Hot Weather. "Lemonadeand buttermilk areas good is anything drinkable that you can find .'or hot weather," said a physician. 4They both are great things to quench hirst. They both net ns a pleasant tonic :o the stomach, and they have a stimuating quality, but they should not be irank ice cold?that is, bits of ice should lot be in the goblet. Let them be as rold a3 the ice chest or refrigerator can nake them, but not more than that. lYhen you pour down your throat a pint >r so of fluid that is fresh from the iec, emporary paralysis of the stomach fol0'.vs. If a man happens to be very hot uch a thing not infrequently is as fatal a a stroke c( rimcs*Stor? ly- , TEMPERANCE. THE UNSEEN GUIDE. Traveler on Life's stormy sea, Where billows roll and fierce wind raves, Above the clouds that hides the stars. Sits One who rules the winds and wares. Thy bark may seem almost engulfed, Or drifting toward a roclcy strand; That Power unseen controls the winds And holds the billows in His hand. Billows of doubt, perchancD there be, That almost sink thy shuddering soul; Temptations that, with mighty power, Through all thy senses sock control. He knows them all, that unseen Guide? Thy outward for.<, thy foes within. Take courage! none shall fight alone. Who eoniiict wage with wrong and sin. ?Xalional Tcmpcrancc Advocittc. NATURE AN'D TEMPERANCE. Temperance Man?"My friend, what I want you to do is to throw your whfsky bottle into the sea." Old Toper?"! did that once, but the waves floated it back to me, and I said to myself, if the laws of nature worked that way I wasn't t<> blame tor takin' the bottle again, and " Temperance Man?"Ah, but tho bottle you threw away was empty. Throw it into the sea wnen 1110 uouie is iuii 01 wuiskj, aim you'll find the laws of nature arc all riirht." ?.Yew Yuri; Weekly. TEMPERANCE DAD FOlt OXE TRADE. It is frequently alleged that the destruction of tho drink traffic would injure the business of many honest people. The following striking instance is given by tho Glasgow llcf'onner, a trustworthy temperance paper: "At a recent meeting of tho Altrincham Board of Guardiaus, it was reported that in consequence of tho doctors prescribing cod liver oil instal l of intoxicants, tho number of deaths has been so much reduccd that the undertakers refused to make coffin; at the current rate." The undertaker is quite hones-t in his belief that tcmperance is bad for trade. AI-COnOLIC 1IEREDITT. A recent number of ll'omaii reports Dr. Norman Kerr as saying: **oom.??'iing must counteract the tendencies of the present day or the coming generation will be far more liable to inebriety than our own. Heredity, in tho matter of alcoholism, will go on accumulating, and as the forc? of heredity increases, the resisting power of the individual diminishes Serious, especially, is the future of tho problem in its relation to woman; for on the health of the mother depends the health of her children.'1 Dr. Kerr's timoly warning ought to be hoard and heeded everywhere, but especially in fashionable, well-to-do social circles, wherein injurious, .-esthetic drinking usages are adhered to with great pertinacity-.?National Advocate. Sl?!S Ul' IbAll'I-UA.Wli. The forty-sixth annual meeting of the National Division of tho Sons of Tcmperance of North America was held recently in Association Hall, Ocean Grove, N. J. The morning was devoted to the reading of reports and discussions upon the work of the order. In the afternoon the annual election was held. The contest for the several ofliccj was spirited, although no ill feeling was shown. The following officers were elected: Most Worthy Patriarch?Edward Ctimmery. of New York; Most Worthy Assistant Patriarch?George 11. nil!, Connecticut; Most Worthy Scribe?B. II. Jewell, Boston; Most Worthy Treasurer?James It. Roberts, Boston; Most Worthy Chaplain?Tho Ilev. A. M. Palmer, Nutlev, N. J.; Most Worthy Conductor?James Brook, Ontario; Most Worthy Sentinel?John 13. Dungos, Baltimore. The next session of tho National Division will be held in St. Johns, N. B., the second Wednesday of next July. At a jublic mass meeting an address upon the work of the order was delivered by the Hon. George E. Foster, Minister of Finance of the Dominion of Canada. A service was held in the auditorium in memory of General Clinton B. Fisk. Among the speakers were tho Ilev. Dr. Stokes, Presideut of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association,and the Rev. R. Adler Temple,of Halifax, N. S. REUNITED BY TEMPERANCE. Once married and divorced and reunited ftimin under most novel circumstances is the domestic history of William J. aud Gertrude A. Ayers, who for the second time stood before a minister of the Gospel last night and were pronounced man aud wife, ana in the presence of her little children, three sturdy urchins, who huddled together on the edge of the platform and gazed curiously about while their father and mother were taking up again the broken threads of their domestic life and promising to live for each other through life and through death and for batter or worse. Ayers is the President of a Prohibition Club" at 701 West Lake street, and the ceremony that reunited him with his divorced wife was conductci under the auspices of the club. It was intended for an examples and lesson in temperance, an I a largo crowd of colli water advocates wore present. The result of the first attempt of this pair to sail the matrimonial seas is commonplace enough. Ayers was a paperhangcr and painter, a good mechanic, and married tho girl of his choice. They lived happily enough until the husband n^gtectcJ his wife r ....1.,,n nnininn: hr> became confirmed in drunkenness she left him and secured a divorce. Like Saul of Tar.-us Avers was converted and became a Prohibition leader. He organiz ?d the St. John Prohibition Club aud made it a great success. Working hard in the day-timo an I preaching temperance an l religion at night, ho succeeded both temporally and spiritually, and a few weeks ago made his last payment on the furniture for a neat little home. In the meantime lie helped his former wife sii|>port the three little boys, tin result of the marriage, and wlven he proposal that tiny begin agair. where tiny ha I left o!l' she was nothing loth. The marriage last night was the fulliilment of her promise to again trust her life into his keeping. It was suggested to him that he make tin occasion a practical temperance lesson,and without regard to tne opinion of the outside and perhaps sco.'Iing world invitations were issued to t'ae general public. None wereunbi Idea to the wed ling feast that followed the ceremony, the only requisite being the payment ot' twenty-five cents for admission int > the upper room. The couple whoso bark of hip.iimss hasl once run aground on the shoals of intemperance ?i 11cd a line to thy card of invitation, which read: "Whomsoever (Tod joincthtogether let not rum put asunder*" There was a large crowd in attendance. It was a temperance love feast, and before tho ceremony an hour was spent in listening t > recitations and songs. The ceronnny was performed by Rev. C. H. Scliofield, according to the ritual of the Episcopal Church. After the we lding the "room ma lo a ringing temperance speech ami the supper followed. ?Chica'jo llerahl. TEMPERA. N'CE NEWS AND NOTES. ' The Lord's side is uot tho whisky side. Daring the past eighteen months Boston has sent 1,2.00,003 gallons of rum to Africa. Francis Murphjr, during five months' work in Io .vahas sesurcJ 27.03J signatures to the pledge. Every American woman in tho mining town of Bisbee, Arizona, wears tho white ribbon. In New South Wales, within tho last deca ie, there ha' been a decrease in the consumption of alcoholics of 20.G per cent. The Connecticut W. C. T. U. has begun tgitation to secure a bettor enforcement of tb 3 scientific tvj.noeraaoj instruction law of nliat State. Cardinal Manning, in a recent address, says: "Tlio chief liar to the working ot th> Holy Spii it of Ot 1 in the souls of ms:i and tfoaion is intoxicating drink." A New York physician is quote I a-; saying that a glass ofliot milk, sipped slowly, will afford as much real strength t j tbo weary partaker as a barrel of beer. Many mothers have sown the s3s.ls of intarnperauca in their sons by fe.iding t'io;n to Idy for every childish ailment, or l>y drinking it themselves whibthey are nursing their children. Mayor Kretsinger, of Bjatrico, Nob., in his recent oflieial message to the City Council, says: "I certainly n;n nol mistaken when I say that for the $lfl,0'J0 yearly obtainsil from saloon lie en ;es t!r> city loses annually STo.OJO." Miss Jennie Casse lav, Nations' Snporin tandentof tl?8 W. C. T. U. flower mission work, and for twenty years a bad ridden inrali 1, is the delighted recipient of the JjaulBonest music box ever mvie--the gift of the National IV. C. T, U. lii honor )f her iifti birtWay. ^ ,J How Cotton Cargoes Often Catch Fire. Captain Benjamin Doanc, of Plainfield, N. J., who recently retired from the command of the steamer Cherokee, of the Clyde Line, after twenty years of seafaring life, furnished a lYibune reporter with some interesting information about cotton fires on shipboard. The vessels that Captain Doaue commanded were in every case cotton carriers of considerable capacity. From personal observations he discovered the cause of many cotton fires on the coasting shipping. Said he: "Cotton is as infiamable as gunpowder. To my mind, most cotton fires are started when the bales are tumbled down the hatchway into the hold. My chief ofli- ,, ccr came to me one day and told me that in his opinion the iron bindings of the cotton bales were striking fire on the stanchions in the hold as the merchandise was tumbled down. I went down to see for myself. For two hours.I watched the bales of cotton as they disappeared in the hold, and whenever I noticed a bale strike a spark I ordered the bale to be thrown aside for examina tion. "The flint spark invariably burned a hole, clean-cut as if it had been done with a red-hot darning needle, which penetrated to the ceu^a; of the bale. Oftentimes the lire went out for the want of air. Sometimes the tiny spark would smoulder for days, burning, meanwhile, some of the cotton in the center of the bale, before going out. "The only way to avoid a fire from this sourcc is to sheath with cloth the stanchions below the deck. This I did, and therefore never had a fire on board my vessel. I think few captains of ships know this fact; if they did they would follow my example."?New York Tribune. The South American Ostrich. A gentleman writing from the Argentine Republic about the rhea, or South American ostrich, says the male bird makes the nest, hatches the eggs and takes care of the young birds. We had some (so-called) "tame" ostriches about the cstancia. One day, I came across the old cock in a nest that it had made in the dry weeds and grass. Its wings and feathers were loosely arranged, and lookc'J not uulike a heap of dried grass; at any rate, the bird did not attract my attention until I was close on him. The long neck was stretched out close along the ground; the crest-feather3 were flattened, and an appalling hiss greeted my approach. It was a pardonable mistake, if, for a momeDt, I thought I had come across a huge snake, and sprang back hastily under this impression. "When a troop of these birds is alarmed while yet at a distance from the enemy, they run with their wings either close to the side in tbc normal position, or raised above the back into a narrow wedge that offers but little resistance to the air. But when a bird is somewhat pressed, it usually droops the wings loosely, almost trailing them. And when in danger of being caught by dogs, or struck by the bclas of a horseman, it begins to dodge and twist in a very curious manner, the wings assuming various positions. It ' ? v At. _ ?; xi woum seem as inougn tuu wings uius used may help the bird to make its sudden halts and turns; and also, when dogs are used in the chase, to baffle the attacks of these enemies. Remarkable Cure for Leprosy. The Chinese are discussiug the problem of leprosy, a disease which abounds to a frightful extent in certain parts of the Celestial Empire. In the province of Kuangtong, particularly, the scourge abounds,even the third-class towns being compelled to support their leper villages. Some of the leper settlements are 200 years old, and, strangely enough, most of them are located in the very business centers of prosperous towns. This extraordinary feature is tolerated for two reasons: First, because the people do not fear the disease; and sccond, be- r cause, by being near the rich anil pros? Ann f- a litrinrr 1"V YT I purtms, uic iir^vria uiu a nviu^ vj begging, thus doing away with the necessity of imposing a general tax for their sustenance. The Chinese doctors are giving much attention to the study of the disease, and it is claimed that leprosy can be cured if it be treated soon enough. Mgr. Chausse, Vicar Apostolic at Kuangtong, tells of one sufferer (a Chinese merchant of wealth and position) who has recovered from the scourge. The treatment was remarkable. A. buffalo was filled; then the leper was thrust into the carcass of the beast aud ma le to lie there among the decaying entrails for somewhat more than a week. It is a question whether death were not preferable to this kind of treatment. But the patient in this case submitted to the treatment llliu I1U IS I1UW rcSLUi'UU Hi liuaitu at/ ivao^ so saj-s Mgr. Chaussc, Vicar Apostolic at KuautrtoQLr.? Cfiicnao Xeu:s. Horns From the llam.in Body. Horns growing from the human skin are very uncommon in their occurrence, but one of the foreign medical journals contains an account from a physician of a ease of this kind treated by him, the subject being a laboring mau of sixtyfive years. The horn projected for an inch from the lower lip on the right side, and had a blunt cxtemity, was (irmly adherent, and the skin around at the base exhibited superficial ulceration. The fact, as elicited, was that it had first appeared as a small warty growth some three year3 previously, had slowly increased, and, after being cut oil with a razor on two occasions, seemed to grow again quicker each time. On the opposite side of the same lip was what appeared to be another warty growth in its early stages, and the patient was in the habit of holding his clay pipe this side, and not on that from which the horn grew. There were no glands enlarged, and the patient was iu a good state of health. The treatment, which was entirely successful, consisted in the removal of the horn, together wit!; the part of the lip to which it was at tsichcd' bv mean:; of a small Y-shaped incision under cocaine locally injected, and bringing the edges together with one or two sutures.?JS'cto York Tribune. Cukes Promptly and Permanently LUMBAGO, Rheumatism, Headache, Toothache, SPRAINS, Neuralgia, Swellings, Frost-bIte?? BRUISES. | THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO., Battlmor*. Ml j The Wooden Shoe Trade. "Are there many wooden shoes sold in Cincinnati?" was the query the reporter addressed to a dealer in the article. "There are 10,000 pairs sold annually, at an average price of thirty-live cents a pair." "Where arc they made?" "I*- Indiana, chiefly. A solid block of f. ^flar wood is shaped on the outside with draw-knives, and the cavity of the foot is gouged out with peculiarly shaped instrumemts." "Are they warm and light?" "Yes; more so than leather. A man with wooden shoes on his feet appears clumsy, .but lie is wise and feels more comfortable." "Who buy most of them?'' "Dairymen, gardeners, street car drivers and actors. For wear where the feet will be subjected to damp, nothing is better, and there is nothing on earth that can equal them for making a racket when containing the nimble feet of a skilled clog dancer on a polished stage floor." "When is the trade in them at its best?" "Just at the opening of winter, when slush and ini>d btcome common."?Cincinnati Times-Star. "firiddling" the Beggar's Fad. Sunday begging appears to be growing popular and flourishing in Lambeth, a London suburb. Two sturdy fellows, Spinks aud Wilkins by name, who were brought before Mr. Biron, belong to a gang of beggars who have introduced a little novelty into their professional calling by singing or shouting hymns in the streets on Sundays. To this system the name of "griddling" has been applied, and, according to the evidence, it is a paying line. The defendants had collected some pennies from passcrs-by in a very short time, and the "griddlers,'' it was stated, were known to boast, as they returned to their haunts in Deptford and Southwark, "how much they could makin a few hours, and how tl>*:y had gulled the benevolent."?New York Journal. Flowers in London's Heart. In the very heart of the City of Lon- j don the Bunk of England boasts within 1 its sacrcd prccincts ?s line a show of rhododendrons as may be seen anywhere in the Loodon radius. The garden is tastefully laid out in a rectangular style around a central fountain. The young Stock Exchange men slip in en route to business and get a buttonhole from this superabundant supply.?Ncic York JourvuL More diseases are produced by using brown nml perfumed soaps than by anything eke. Why run such terrible risks when you know Doboins's Electric Soap is pure ana perfect. Dobbins's prevents bands from chapping. ai.t. the Governments of Europe are making active preparations for a general war. J.A.Johnson, Medina, N. Y., says: "Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me. Solu by Druggists, 75c. Fifteen State3 have, within about three years, enacted Ballot Reform laws. Conflrined. The favorable impression pro3uced on the first appearancs of the agreeable liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs a few years ago has been more than confirmed by the pleasant e*xperlenceof all who have used it, and the success - * tho Hal. 01 me propr.eiura uuu uiiu:uiiwvui"-i ? ?? ifornia Fig Syrup Company. FITS stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day'd use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and $2 trial bottle free. Dr. Kline, 931 Arch St., Phua., Pa. Beecham'a Pills act like magic on a Weak Stomach. Health and Strength Soon replace weakness an.l languor If that rellabb medicine, Hood's Sarsaparlllo, tafalrlyand faithfully tried. It Is the best med'elno to overcome that tir -d feeling, purify the bloo I anJ cure scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia ana an oiner disease) arising from Impure blooJ or low state of the system. Give It a trial. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; fix for S3. PrepareJ only by C. I.'IlOUD & CO., Lowell, M:im. IOO Poses One Dollar DAOWAY'S | h easy relief. A CURE FOR ALL SUMMER COMPLAINTS! Dysentery, Diarrhoea, CHOLERA MORBUS. l-Vom 30 to 80 drops In halt a tumbler of water will In a few moment* eure Cramps, Spa-nis, Sour Stotn?? r...,.!l.nrn Vr.i-v>illKnPKiL Sleeplessness, Mdc Headache, iiarriitea, Dysentery, Cnolera Morbus, t'ollc, t latuleuey, and all lutcrual 1'ulus. Kor severe eiises of the for< goiug Complaints eee our printed direction.'". Applied externally It Instantly relieves Headache, Toothache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism ami all pains i.rlsln;; from Colds, S| rains, 1 rui.scs or any cauiJ whatever. l*riee 5U cents i>er bottle. Sold by druggists. DAD WAY'S " PILLS, An Excellent and mild Cat'iartlc. rurely ve;etable. The t-afest aud best tiled Icluo In the world fol the cure of a.l disorders of the Liver, Stomach or Bowels. Tikcn neeorilinir to direction* they will reHtore health uud re lew vitality. Price 25o. a l>ox. Sold bv a'l druggists or mailed by KAUW'AY & CO., 3^ Warren Street, New York, ou receipt of price. KYN | WM. FITCH & CO., 10'? Corcoran Hu tiding, Washington, D. C. PENSION ATTORNEYS of over \iH years' experience. Successfully prosecute pensions and claim's or all k.uds In shortest possible lime. iW~So fr'EK unless scccKssruu TM Mexican ResloratiFe. A new and wonderful remedy for I.lver, Kidney, r.'lood an 1 Female Diseases. Trial package, 23c. by mall. LONE ST Alt MEDICINE CO.. ilouston, Texas. FWAZWAXLE fcBl ICSEilCEr UliST iiN THE WOULD K 38 t ? t | gT>"Gct tiio Genuine. Sold Everywhere. 0 IT ^I 0 I ^ll KI Great PENSION Bill ILlldlUllU is Passed, cr? iind Fathers urn entitled to $12 n mo.' Fee 110 when you iret jour nioncr. blanks free. JOSEI'H II. lll'MKIt> Attj, W*?filn?ton, I). I'. M 1 prcscrlbo ana tuny en. dorsn Big (J as tbo only ^B8?*Ccrfaln ^*3 specific for the certain euro ?fx2r 1 to s dats.^w* of th!r diTosc. gmgQitr aat:e(! co> ?M G. II. It*-1HA IT AM, M. D.t gEjf omntaStricture. ..nstcrd.im, N. Y. Q lira only b7th9 V.'o have sold Big Q ios many years, and It br.3 OlflJl^n-a.diWMfaction. Ohlo.^1 D. K. DYCHE & CO..^ J*-i^8wW5^?rtl9i.OO. SoldtoDneeiatm i $2175 ? IB S3 rack under seat for carrying parcel THE FINEST ON EARTH. mediately for our large illustrated f scription of this Cart and the world renowned MURRAY $55.951 WILBER H. MURRAY 1 11 MIIDDAY mill niNfi " l.?Q W. (fITME WONDERFUL I LMRG\CHA[Ri.%^k'^\^' C^J^combining5ARTICLE^^KCJ^^^ I I \V^Mof- PURNITURE. (VSS^jwWl Weiefcil tttho tow? ^ aif^rnrc and ab-p gooda to bo ITHBEt <n*lB3 paid for on delivery. IIIDE. band stamp for Uata- \7j C special FBKB logac. Xame gooda cttirca, Vs-y DKUTKKt, LL'liUEG ULFO. CC., 245 N. eib Gt, ftUada^r* ? JX SIONEV IX CHICKENS. & M A For 25c. a lUOpage book, experience j^Jk flkVB# of a practical poultry raiser during 2years. It teaches how to detcct 7fl /V. and cure diseases; to feed for eggs SvES^^^-^-aSli^and for fattening; which fowls to rave for breeding, &e., &c. Address BOOK PUB. HOUSE, W4 Leonard St, N. Y. City. r|PA|C B JOHN* W.MORRIS, SEilVdlUDi WaMlilMKton, II.C. 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Late Principal Exdmlner U.S. Pension Bureau. 3yrs lu last war, IS adjudicating claims, atty since. D C M QI n M C i'< J&raJist ? I "P - 111 B?^llcved. Saccenor no fee. B ? B yri. experience. A. W. McCormlck & Son?, Wai hlngton, D. C., ft Cincinnati, 0. The New Pension Bill. Every soldier who Is disabled from any cause, every soldier s widow, father or mother, should wrlto us nt once for blan s and Instruction*, Ten years' experience. Small fees. No charge for advice. Address CiiAS. E. FAIRJIAN & CO., Washington, D. C. nrupinur new law claims. r t II o ! UII o a?s,t Milo B. Eteyens & Ci 1 HO U ?? U'nul.li.irrnii, n. f!. Hranch OQiccy, Cleveland, Detroit.C'hicnifO. tBJfeMHMhl CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ET Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Uso EE in time. Sold by druggists. hri -very WATERPROOF - THAT BE up 3XTot to TO Not jTHE MARK i BE; JLh, .iEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE THE ONLY LINEN-LII COLLAR IN T1 ~$&f' J*a,ir witti 'Wyiml Try & c&ke ir house-cl A SENSE 01 Constrains many people to hide the the kitchen a secret chamber, into wl the trouble which they take to hide t tails, would keep the kitchen clean, a dollar, that is, if they use ? S A F< LOVELL HIGH CRADE "DIAMOND" SAFETY. | #P85. Diamond Frame. Steel Prop Porting*, Steel Tubing, * Adjustable D.ill Hearings to all Running Parti, In- o eluding Pedals, Suspension Saddle, Finest material g nionev can buv. Finished In enamel and nickel. ? etiuCtly high grade in every particular. ? No Better Machise Made: at any Price. ? LOVELL I LADIES' and BOYS' SAFETY. | ?5TT |f tnko 26-INCH WHEEL. STEEL DROP FRAME. Only steel drop frame C>*>-inch machine in the market At lie sure you get a 20-ineh wheel. Take no other. 0F YOU WANT Boxing: Ola Goods. S3T Send six cents in stamps for 1 This Catalogue is so larjc Hit p JOHN P. LOVE 147 WASHINGTON STREET, CC The Youths' Companion savs of this well-known Boston c< in business for fifty years, and their integrity is beyond quest Fire Anns, etc., iu Aiacrica, and you can feel pcrfcctly sure tli IRAY" IMPROVED jePJv^ VNT ROAD CART^^K^^^ ll^?n ^he mar" ^ If' I serves ^as a ree catalogue containing fall de- Jj| BUGGIES and $5.95 HARNESS HANUFACTURING CO., m FRONT ST.. CINCINNATI, O. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS! II V. U ?!.L n.lll. .. II..... nave r.o mure oicr uauis or nursos* DR. TOBIAS5 Mi H? Liiiiit. Derby Condition Powders. Worth Their Weight In Gold. See the Certificate or the late Col. D. Me.r/i'.lell tod '.,?3 hundreds of others rrom promlneut horsemen throughout the country, at tho DEPOT, 40 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK? j Sold by all Druggist < and Saddlers. N Y N U?'29 ncyciniio wo.oo?,ooo *> * M>N\I]INV out thU year undrr the new 1 fall iJIUlit# Di-sblilty PoDSlon Act Ev*. ' ;7 ery soldier lnclndecf who served 90 days and la aoir disabled, no matter what the cause; or In case of hla death his widow and minor children. Dependent parents also benefited. Write at once for blanks x and advice to GEO. 1J. MITCHELL, Sollclter or Pensions and Patent*, Box 253, Washington, D. C.. Clark Committee on Pensions of the U. 6. Senate for the last aevon years. DEPENDENT PENSION BILL has bceomo a law. %1'Z PER tUONTH to aQ honorably discharged Soldiers and Sailors or the lata war, who are incapacitated rrorn earning a support. ; .-WjH Widows the same, without regard to cause or death. Dependent Parents and Minor Children also Inter. ested. Over 20 years'experience. Rererences In all parts ot the country. No charge If unsuccessful. Write at once for "Copy or Law," blanks and ruU Instructions all mEE to R. SleA LLISTElt ?JfcCO. (fcuccesfors to Wm. Conard & Co.), P, O. Rax 715, \\ nsliinglon, 1). C. AnBllll "ABIT. Only Certain and IIHEIfrcl ta-iy CI'ItE la tho World. Dr. Wl iWlll J. L ST El' HEN'S Lebanon. 0. ! THE DEPENDENT PENSION BILL Grants pensions to Soldiers, Sailors And their ; .*? H'iilows and C hildren, l'rocnt I'cnsiona increased. Write lmmedlaicly, stating vonr case. J. C. DERUODV, Att'y-at-Law, Chauncey Building. \VASLIINUTON, D. C. COLLAR or CUFF Jj CAN BE RELIED ON S3r>lit! to Discolor! &RS THIS MARK. TRADE UULOlD 1 mark. Ill WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT. MED WATER PR OC)[F HE MARK FT. ETOneS Jl teir houses looker vPOUO^jg i your next*- Mjgjgr leaning F DECENCY t dirt of their kitchens. They makq licli it is forbidden to enter; but hall he dirt and the disgrace which it em and all its pots and pans bx*ight an 3IjIO ,?'?jja 1 SWIFT ^DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER. (UaIn?38S.& \V.C. 1 IK.* * 1? The most Improved Dou- \k / 11 hA f bio Actlou Revolver la tho ft PRICE, glO.QQ. SWIFT AITOMATIC | ; HAMMERLESS REVOLVER. | Latest anil' Beit ITam- jl merlcss Revolver In tbo ^ ^ MOU t """"price, *11.00. M Dtonl firln StA<>k. Pntfnl FnrPiPnd Fftitma inVi?i'o"u*b!e"lioVtr" fnilst upon getting tbo "Chan* i i>lou." If your dealer basu't It, send to us. I PLAIN STEEL BARRELS. Imported TWIST BARRELS lSfe8U:?fc:::::: 81? Sent C. O. D. on receipt of $5 to guarantee ex. chargM ! | 771h cut is \isize of knife. Fine Steel Blade*, Strong Corkscrew, Whits Handle. Firmly put together. Warranted the ben knife that can be Do tight ror tho money. ft Revolver, Fi*biug Tackle, Cutlery, Bicycle* von, Rase Ball, Gymnasium, Skates, Police OO.pnee ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE) oHa<je alone on it costs 0 cents. ILL CO. >R. BRATTLE, BOSTON", MASS. vicern ? "TIIE JOIIN P. LOVf.I.I. ARMS CO. have been ion. 'l'licyiuv flinuiis the iawst dealers in Sportli.j Good*. at any ko'jJi ordered of this firia will be just as represented.* V~;