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r. I AGRICULTURAL. TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. l-J ^ PICKING GREEN" PEAS. The labor of picking peas for use [ green constitutes a large share of the expense in growing this crop. With the competition that is sure to come in selling from distant places the farmer, growing peas for market, ought first of all j to make sure that he can get plenty and not too expensive help at pickiug time. Early gem peas cost usually five cents per bushel more for picking than the large podded varieties, and they also yield less. Xo wonder, then, so few [gems are found in the market when the price' is little better th:m for other varieties.?'New York Uerald. RAPID DECAY OF POSTS. A farmer who has long cultivated a sandy farm remarks as one of the expensive incidents of this land the increased cost oi xencing it. i'osis set in sauu rot out much more quickly than in heavier Boil, mainly because with every rain the water settles down, the air follows, and it is exposed to constant changes. Sandy soil is, through the summer, generally warmer than other land, and this promotes speedy decay of anything in it. The farmers had once set posts that did not last more than eight years before they rotted off, the decay occurring just at the surface of the ground. Posts of the same R kind set on heavier soil, wee most of the W Beason, were good after fifteen years of W Xservice.? Chicago Times. WKp** GREEN RYE FOR POULTRY. Rye, as all poultrymen know, is an exJP cellent green food for poultry, and those R' who have adopted the system of changc able yards, so as to allow the fowls to 0 ! occupy one of them while something is | growing in the other, will appreciate its 1 advantages, as one of the yards may be | sown to rye. The poultry yard is al ready manured by the hens themselves, and so nohaub'ng of manure is required. Bye remains green and succulent late in the season, and it also comes up early in I the spring, but little warmth being necessary to start it. As it is cut of? it starts f again rapidly, and quite a large supply of green food can be raised on a small patch. The yield of the grain or straw is not taken into account. Begin to use the rye as soon as it is large enough. Do not turn the htns on it the first year, but cat it for them, or they will destroy more ' than they comsume. Next year turn un- ' der the second yard, sow it to oats, or to something else if preferred, and turn the hens on the rye.?American Agriculturist. \ i i CAKE OP AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. ] ' The cost of agricultural implements is j one of the most expensive items to the modern farmer. The one-horse farmer has only a few of the old implements which his forefathers used before him; but upon the larger farms costly ma chines and implements must be used, and these can be had only by a costly outlay fot capital. Farm implements as a rule are supposed only to last seven or eight years, and one cannot wonder that they are so short-lived when he sees the mowmachine and sec-d-dnll standing in the fields during a greater part of the year. The proper care given to these implements will preserve them as long as similar machinery in manufacturing houses is supposed to last. When the Implements have finished their season's work they should be carefully cleaned and the iron and steel part secured from rust by applying with a soft flannel cloth a mixture of two parts of tallow and one part beeswax melted together. This should be done at once, and not put off fnp o TironV r?i? fnrA Inr nno nr hcA OMm_ lVi " 1V% W-N, V* VV ( mer 6howcr9 might damage the machinery to the extent of several dollars. They ihould be housed thea immediately in a ^ dry and airy tool-house,and not in a barn jellar, or open, floorle3s shed. A damp place will soon ruin the iron and wood j work.?New Tort Voice. t WHY THUNDER 6T0R.MS AFFECT MILK. During electrical disturbances it seems that cream and milk are put into a condition to sour easily. The probable ^ cause of this, the editor of the Albany (N. Y.) Itivator explains as follows: I The efiect of an electrical discharge is to ' decompose a portion of the atmosphere, 1 hv whirh ozone is nroduced. This suh- 1 I J ? I ~ " Btance has oecuhar properties from its intense activity as an oxide of oxygen, and t its action is often believed to be,and may i be, the cause of the souring of milk, beer J and fresh wine during what are known as thunder storms. The ozone is diffused 1 through the air, and is believed to be ] the cause of the strong acid odor which ( revails after the storm is passed. No ^tipt if the milk is submerged in water, , and access of air is prevented, no result { of the kind need be apprehended; and as the more milk is exposed to the air the more it will be affected by the ozone; the I milk in open shallow pans will be aciuified more readily than that in deep pails, although these may be open. In our long experience; however, the writer adds, we 1 have never had any milk affected in this 1 way,either in shallow pans or deep pails, and are of opinion that the h?at of the air preceding thunder storms is more directly the agent in the souring of the milk than the ozone that may exist in the air after the storm is passed. Carefulness to maintain a proper temperature, by closing dairy houses and cellars against , the outer atmosphere, will be * moani of i safety. PACTS ABOUT CORN FODDER. It has been a common practice to sow or plant corn fodder and ensilaging entirely too thick. Starch and &agar are not fully developed without an abundance of sunlicht. Immature Dlanta are ~ O 4 MH likely to contain a very large per cent, of water. Twenty-five tons of green corn, SB containing ninety per cent, of water, SjH gives but five thousand pounds of dry BHmatter; while twelve tons, containing ? seveaty.five per cent, of water, gives six ffijflthousand pounds of dry matter. In the ^Blatter case we get one thousand pounds wflxnore dry matter and have to handle and HHctore less than half the weight of gross BnHznateriaL While the percentage of nitronjHgen grows less as the plant approaches HjHniaturity, a much larger proportion of the ^Bfcrttrogen in the unripe material is in the valuable form of amides than in the j^Kmsfcre plant. So that the less percentHflage of nitrogen in the riper product is compensated for in its increased nutritive S^ftraiue. So far all the experiments go to i ^^nhow that the effort should be to raise < MHthe largest yield of grain irrespective of i do jnatter yhst purpose it id in tended for. If one variety gives an equal yield of grain and a greater amount of stalks and blades, then of course it should be preferred, for fodder and ensilage purposes, to the variety that gives the less stalk and blade; but it will be found that as a rule the larger yield of grain, the larger will be the yield of stover. Finally, the fact should not be lost sight of that wood and water alone arc not good foods for animals, and that they are expensive products to handle.?Bulletin XVI., Ithaca (JV, T.) Experiment Station. PROFITS I>* DUCKS. Raising ducks for market has become, within a few years, a prominent feature in the poultry business. The average consumer has awakened to a realization of the fact which epicures have always known, that the duck properly reared and cooked is a very desirable delicacy. Poultrymcn who have turned their attention more particularly to furnishing the market with ducks claim that there is big money in duck culture. James Rankin, who raises ducks by the thousands for the Boston market, asserts that there is nothing in the way of "farm industry" or other legitimate occupation which will compare witn its protits when artificially conducted. Tho breeds best known are thePekin, Aylesbury, Rouen and Cayuga. Among the most profitable varieties as egg produces are the Pekins. These average, as a rule, from sixty to eighty eggs for a yearling, and a hundred and upward for a bird in its second year. Tha Pekin3 mature early, are hardy, large and uniform in size, and thrive well without other water than what is required for drinking. Their feathers are of the best quality, being white, with a yellowish tinge. Mr. Rankin, who has experimented with various breeds and cross-breeds, pronouncc3 the Pekin his favorite. The Aylesbury ducks are pure white, with orange-colored legs, very pretty birds to look upon. This is an old and well-established breed, for which its admirers claim mauy merits, among which are prolificacy and rapid fattening. The Rouen is highly esteemed by many duck breeders, owing perhaps to its quiet disposition. It attains to good weight and is a prolific producer of eggs. These birds are handsome, with their colored plumage. The color, however, detracts somewhat from the value of the feathers, as best prices are given for white feathers. The Cayuga is hardy and a good layer. It is inferior in size, however, to either the Aylesbury or Rouen, although the flesh is of better flavor. The plumage is black. In suitable quarters, ducks, if well fed, will mature sufficiently for market in about four months. When artificial incubators are not employed the Asiatic fowls will be found the best mothers. Dochins and Brahmas being both good For the purpose,?New York World. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Keep the burdocks down. Better not 6ell the best pigs. Cut wheat before it is fully ripe. Bitter milk comes from bad feed. Destroy toe tnistie tnt>e on signt. Put ia a big patch of stfeet corn to cut lp for the hogs. In agriculture brain work is as essential 13 physical labor. It is not all of farming to learn to proluce from the soil. Tie up the grape vine. If left to dangle t will stop growing. Nitrates applied to the Boil have little ;ffect in a dry season. The largest amount of ears to the acre nakes the best silage. If the slugs are at your pear trees, Jouse them with dust. Pumpkinsare valuable food, and every iwine producer should have a patch of :hem. urive uiuu ius uibtiuuuvu uuiwi, auu iu^u junish any dairyman who attempts to sell jutter under that color. Horses and mules thrive best on :imothy or red-top hay, while sheep and ;ows do better on clover and millet. No food is better for work teams than >ats during the spring and summer, and ;hey should be well supplied with them. Spray the hen houses thoroughly with <erosene. This is better and cheaper than nrhitewash. A spraying bellows will soon jav for itself. If the dog can't be broken of the ibominable habit of rushing out at possng teams his funeral should be appointed ind the body ready on time. A crop of oats cut when the seed is in :ho milky stage and cured is excellent for stock and serves as an agreeable addition to the regular diet in winter. When shipping live poultry to market, see to it that the coops are in good con- , ? t? v??/liI tllllUIi, 1UI LUU> UIU OUIUtlilUW UUUUI^U roughly, or a slat'ofl may lose a fowl or two. The men who make the most money From farming are not the ones who svork the hardest or the most hours, but those who manage with the greatest wisdom. If you are sending a mixed lot of hens to market it will pay to grade them so as to have each coop as evenly as possible. They will sell more rapidly and at better prices. Do not forget your coal oil can this warm weather; put coal oil on the roost early in the morning, about twice a week, and thu3 keep out the lice from among your fowls. Look out for the rats and other vermin. These things greatly lessen the proSt of the poultry business. For stopping up holes broken glaJs in cement or mortar is excellent. Are you crowding too many chickens in one roosting place? Are you permitting chicks under four months to rooBt other than on floor or coop? If so, correct these mistakes. The housewife who makes a practicc of giving fowls a mixed mess of warm mash affd vegetables with scraps of meat and crumbs of bread will quickly discover that it is superior to an exclusive diet of grain. "When the hens appear droopy, and yet show no indication of disease or injury, remove the roosters, especially if the hens are fat. Eggs from hens not in company with roosters will keep longer than fertile ones. Sunflower 6eed, which can be easily grown in profusion around our fences ^pd walls without any trouble pave the covering of th?$eed in spring, is an admirable alterative, and fowls are extremely food of thenf^ HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. TO PREVENT HARDENING OP SALT. A small quantity of corn-starch, say a quarter of a tcaspoonful to a heaping tablespoonful of salt, will be a delightful surprise. Whether you like salt or not, it will be a positive pleasure to use it, after the struggles caused by its hardening.?Prairie Farmer. BROWN RREAD AND FISn BALLS. The fried fish balls or the brown bread and baked beans of New England are found to contain nearly the right proportions of nutrients required to maintain an adult workingman in proper condition, according to Voit's standard. The pease porridge, seasoned with savory herbs, irr? which a little bit of pork is stewed, is also consistent with that standard, as arc the hog and hominy of the Southern negro in the proportion in which it is served?one peck of meal to three and one-half pounds of bacon for a week's supply.?American Grocer. A USEFUL SWEEPING APRON. I saw a few days since, a new idea for a sweeping or dusting apron, it was made of unbleached muslin. There was i hem down each side to about eighteen inches from the top, fastened on the upper edge with a brier stitch of yellow silk. Each lower corner of the apron was turned over at right angles, meeting in the center. The hem around these corners was finished with the silk brier stitching also. The point in the center at the bottom was turned up and secured with the stitching. Across the top there was a hem an inch and a half in width and through this a yellow satin ribbon was passed with long cuds for strings. Oue can imagine the comfort and saving of time by finding the soft dust-cloth and pair of old gloves always in jjlace in one of the pockets.?Houscicife. A KITCHEN SACQCE. All good housekeepers know the value of a large-sized apron for use in the kitchen. For some year3 I have used another and as necessary a part of a kitchen outfit, namely, a kitchen sacque; a calico sacque fitted loosely over my dress, that I can put on when I am dressed for the afternoon, if Ihave to go in the kitchen, as one so often has to'do with thr> "hpln" we havfl nrvwjidnvs. It is buttoned up the front closely to the neck, and the sleeves have bands at the wrists. I find that it will keep out the smell of the grease, that will saturate a woolen dress, when one has to spend any time cooking on the stove or range. This with a large kitchen apron gives me a complete coat of mail; and then when my work is finished I Blip off the sacque and ^pron, and presto! I am dressed again for the parlor or company, with so little trouble. I would not be without the saque for many times the cost and trouble of making it.?Kansas City (3/0.) Arrow. JELLIED PIKE APPLE. Peel a large, ripe pineapple, slioe it thin, sprinkle it with ft pound of fine powdered sugar, and put it in a cool place for six hours. Meantime cover an Dunce of ismglas3 or gelatine with halt a pint of cold water. Strain the syrup from the pineapple into a thick saucepan, pressing the fruit to extract as much as possible, and stir the isinglass into it until it is entirely dissolved; then boil the syrup without Btirring for five minutes; finally strain the syrup; keep it at a melting temperature; wet a plain jelly mold with cold water, pour in half an inch, and cool it on the ice until it is firm; lay some of the pineapple on the hardened jelly, pour on enough of the liquid to cover it, and harden this in turn; proceed thus until the pineapple i9 embedded in the jellied syrup; when all is cool the jellied pineapple can be turned from the mold for service. The jellied jyrup can be kept liquid by placing the vessel containing it over a boiler of hot water. If the mold used bears the shape af a pineapple the effect is very pretty. ? Chicago News. SWEET CATSUP RECIPES. I Currant Catsup?Take four pounds of I ripe currauis, one ana a fltui pounus 01 sugar, a tablespoonful of ground cinnamon, a teaspoouful of salt, ground cloves ind pepper, with a pint of vinegar; stew the currants, and sugar until thick.; add the other ingredients, and bottle for use. Gooseberry Catsup?Take nine pounds Df gooseberries, five pounds of sugar, Dne quart of vinegar, ten tablespooDful Df ground cinnamon, and one each of illspice and clove's. Take the blossoms 3U the gooseberries and wash them; put them iu a porcelain kettle, mash, let scald and strain; add the sugar and spices; let boil fifteen minutes, and idd the vinesrar cold: bottle immediate ly, while hot. Grape Catsup?Take 6ix pouncU of ripe grapes, pick from the stems, boil in a little water and strain, add a pint of vine gar, three pounds of sugar, a tablespoon ful each of cloves and cinnamon, a ten spoonful of salt, and one grated nutmeg boil until thick, and bottle. This cat Bup is excellent with game and fish. Sweet Green Tomato Catsup?Take six pounds of green tomatoes, and chop Sne, cover with vinegar, put on the fire, and boil until very tender, strain, add three pounds of sugar, season with spice to taste, boil fifteen minutes, and bottle. Sweet Ripe Tomato Sauce?Cut up three dozen large ripe tomatoes, put in a preserve kettle and boil until soft; take off and etrain; to every cup of juice add a teacup of sugar, the juice of a lemon, one teaspoonful each of cloves, allspice, mace and cinnamon, with half a nutmeg; boil until thick, and bottle. Peach Catsup?Take very ripe, soft peaches, peel and seed, put in a kettle, after mashing, and add a little water to keen frnm burning; nook and stir fifteen minutes, take up, strain, and put back in the kettle; with vinegar to these, u teacup of sugar to every quart, with spice to taste; cook ten minutes, and bottle. Barberry Catsup?Stew, 6train and sweeten three quarts of barberries, with four quarts of ripe currants, one quince and one white onion. After cooking and 6training, mix all together, and add half a teacup of vinegar, a tablespoonful of salt, two cups of brown 6ugar, half an ounce of ground cloves, one ounce of allspice, two tablespoonsful of black pepper, one each of celery seed and ground mustard, one teaspoonful each of cinnamon and ginger, with one nutmeg and a small teaspoonful of cayenne pepper. Let boil two or three minute#, add a teacup of cold vinegar, and bottle. ?Courier JournaT, I [ Traits of 01(1 American Generals. Of the famous generals of the "old array" I remember Scott, Wool and Harney, the last mentioned two particularly, because I served in the departments they * immediately commanded long before the Civil War. Scott and Harney were magnificent types of physical manhood, each about six feet four inches tall and straight as arrows. Wool was of the average talluess, but a thorough soldier. General Scott was passionately fond of whist, but could not brook carelessness or any infringement of the rules of the pame, so he generally had the "dummy" for his partner. Auother unpardonable sin in the veteran's eyes was for any one to cut lettuce. Many an officer who had the honor to dine nt his table has been severely rebuked for daring to cut the succulent green leaves with his knife. General Wool loved the great American same of draw poker, and for that reason | i had none but the sons of wealthy men on his personal staff, who could afford the hazards of the cards. There was a story 1 of him, current in the old army, of how, ' once on his tour of inspection at one of the posts of his departments, after the ceremonious duties wero over, lie repaired to the clubroom, in the sutler's building, where a group of young officers, who had just received their monthly salaiies from 1 the paymaster that day, had gathered at 1 one of the round tables for a "friendly ' game" of draw. These gentlemen were ' comparative strangers to the General, 1 having met him for the first time a few ' hours previously on review. As he entered ' all arose and saluted him, and one suggested "that perhaps he was not acquaint- * ed with the intricacies of the fascinating 1 game and that perhaps he would like, to 1 take a hand." The General quietly ob- ' served "that he was familiar with the { value of different cards." Thereupon he 6 sat down and in a short time he "cleaned ' out" the young gentlemen. I do not 1 touch for the truth of the story, but it ( was "common property" among officers " years ago.?Kansas City Star. How to Use Glue. All rr1n<a nq rpneived from ftlp. ^ tory requires the addition of water be- j fore it will melt properly, and every addition of water (while the glue is fresh made) will,up to a certain point,increase the adhesiveness and elasticity; and it is the duty of every man who uses glue to find out just where the point lie3, as it is ^ possible to melt glue and have it so thick that after it is dry or set it will be so brittle as not to adhere to the wood. ( Some glues will bear more water than others, according to the Manufacturer j and Builder, but all will bear more than j usually falls to theirjshare, and that, too, with greater increase in the quality of the work. For glue to be properly effective it requires to penetrate the pores of the wood, and the more a bodv of . * I glue penetrates the wood the more substantial a joint will remain. Glue that 6 takes the longest to dry is to be preferred E * " i - ? iL. -1 J < to glues inai ary }uicis.iy, wiu siuw-ur^ing glues being always the strongest, other things being equal. For general . use no method gives such good results as ' the following: Break the glue up small, . put into an iron kettle, cover the glue with water and allow it to soak twelve 1 hours. After soaking boil until done. J Then pour into an air-tight box; leave ' the cover off until cold, then cover up 1 tight. As glue is required cut a portion ! and melt in the usual way. Expose no more of the made glue to the atmosphere for any length of time than is necessary, as the atmosphere is very destructive to made glue. Never heat made glue in a pot that is subjected to the direct heat j of fire or lamp. All such methods of 1 heating glue cannot be condemned in terms too severe. Do not use thick glue j for joints or veneering. Is ever glue upon hot wood, or use hot cauls to veneer with, os the hot wood will absorb all the water in the glue too suddenly, and leave only a very small residue, with no adhesive power in it. Glad She Jilted tlio Jndsje. The famous Police Judge Duffy, of New York city, is generally stern and digni- ? fied, but he was completely upset the other day by a remarkable occurrence. It seems that a prisoner in his court of- 1 fered as bail Mrs. Sarah A. Hall, wife of the music publisher. "Can anyone present identify you?" asked the Judge. "I think you can do that," replied Mrs. Hall, smiling sweetly. Judge Duffy demanded an explanation, whereupon Mrs. Hall told him that when he taught school twenty years ago she was a teacher in the same institution, and that he had then asked her to marry him. There was a giggle in court, and the Judge, making the best of it, said: "And I suppose you are glad that you refused me?" "Very glad, sir," was the startling reply. Judge Daffy hastily acccptcd the bond aod darted out of the court-room without his hut, followed by one ofr the officers, who carried it to him. The veteran Police Judge was never so badly rattled in all his life, and dl New York is laughing at his discomfiture*?Atlanta Constitution. The Risk in Collecting Orchids. Madagascar furnishes some astonishing orchids; it has already begun, in fact?with a vengeance. Imagine a scarlet Cymbidium! That such a wonder existed has been known for some years, and three collectors have gone in search of it; two died, and the third has been terribly ill since his return to Europe?but he won the treasure, v/hich we shall behold in good time. Tho^c parts of Madagascar which especially attract botanists must be death-traps indeed ! Mr. Leon Humblot tells how ha dined at Tamatave with his brother and six compatriots, exploring the country with various scientific aims. Withiu twelve months he was the only survivor. One of these unfortunates, traveling on behalf of Mr. Cutler, to find butterflies and birds, shot at a native idol, as the report goe3. The priests soaked him with paraffinc and buraed him on a tabic?perhaps their altar.?Chatter. Get |i The Best ' Is a good motto to follow In buying a medicine, as well as In everything else. By the universal satisfaction It has given, and by the many remarkable _ cures It has accomplished, Hood's Sarsaporllla has proven Itself uaequaied for building up and strength- ^ fining the system, and for all diseases arising from A or promoted by Impure blood. Be sure to get ouly I Hood's Sarsaparilla I Bold by all druggist*. $1; six for $5. Prepared only V bjC.L HOOD ft CO., Lowell, Mass. " ^,,109 pg898 9ne PgHaj ^ | The Joyous News Was Life to Him. The Russian sculptor and Socialist, Kamenski, who, for sixteen years, has found a refuge in the United States, attracts attention by the depth of a scar over his right eyebrow. The scar is not connected with some romantic talc of Siberian horror. It is the result of a kick of a Kansas mule. No little surprise was created at the time that it did not cause instant death. It came, however, very near doing so. The sculptor was taken up unconscious, and when his reason returned he was told he was about to die. In a semi-comatose state he made his last will and awaited the end. Meanwhile over the wires flashed the news of the assassination of Czar Alexander. A friend who knew Kamenski's principles vowed he should not die without hearing the news, and, evading the doctor in attendance, she cautiously stole to his bedside and whispered in his ear the fate of the autocrat. The fast-chilling blood became warmed and pulsed gleefully through the feeble heart, life was renewed and Kamenski recovered.?The Epoch. Nature's Hotel. The most remarkable hotel in the nrnrlrl id in Polifnrnin An f)iP Iween Santa Cruz and San Jose. It is a ivell-known fact that California possesses :he larg06t trees in the world, and a shrewd hotel builder has conceived the idea of using'a group of these mammoths, ;hus saving himself the cost of building >r rent. The hollow trunk of one tree, tvhose circumference is about twentymo yards, is arranged as a rc^eption oom, and the surrounding garden, sheltered by a thick roof of spreading jranches, serves as dining-room and smoking-room. A number of other smaller hollow trunks make comfortable jed-rooms, furnished in the most ap iroved style, and some trees at a little listance are occupied by the hotel staff. ?New York Dispatch. A Thunderstorm Recorder. At the last annual conversazione of the London Royal Society was 6hown? Lmong other interesting exhibits?a fine nstrument constructed by Messrs. Richird Freres for recording the various neteorological phenomena of thundertorms. In this apparatus the variation )f the barometer, the velocity of the vind, the duration and intensity of rainall and hail, the instant at which flashes >f lightning occur, and the time and du ation of the corresponding claps or bunder, are all recorded on a sheet of >apcr moving under the recording pens it the rate of six feet per hour, so that t is easy to read the time record to.half i second.? Trenton (N. J.) American. Modest Salaries In the Old Dajs. There was not a postoffice in the Jnitcd States in 1839 that paid a better alary than $2000. That was the salary it New York, and there were twenty >ther offices with the same salary. Pennsylvania had four of them. James Page was Postmaster at Philadelphia, rames Peacock at Harrisburg, Robert Dochran at Erie and Robert Lynch at Pittsburg, all drawing ?2000. A lotable thing in connection with the postoffice at Lancaster, which then paid S14S3, was the fact that Mary Dickson ?Apfm?pf?.noa c 1 rr\rvof f Via An I TT incfonPfl ?> (IC5 JJVOLi-iliOCl aiiuuou UiV ?Uuvuuw )f the blue book of 1839 of a woman adding a profitable Government office, ?Philadelphia, Press. Starting an Alligator Ranch. It is reported that certain parties have purchased from B. Genouor, Esq., ten teres of land a short distance north of ;he cityiimits which will be inclosed by 1 barbed wire fence and stocked with aligators. A stock company will be formed and a large building erected for :he manufacture of satchels, pocketbooks, x>ots and shoes and other articles for ivhich the hide of the alligator can be utiized. Tanned hides will also be shipped ;o manufacturers. The capital stock s all subscribed and an important indus:ry is promised. Any one having alligators can address P. O. box 935.?St. A.ugustine (Via.) Democrat. The first permanent settlement of Ohio K-as at Marietta in 17S8. Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation, Syrup of Figs is the rvnlir romArW rvf ita Irinrl a-rror nr/\_ duced, pleasing to the taste anaac* ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial m its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50o and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. 8AN FRAhGJHCO, CAL, tOVtSVILLE. Ki. HEW YORK. N.f. X Y N L?30 CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH nciIMVDftVAl Dine rcnn i nu ikl ribtg RCO CROSS DIAMOND BRAND. Safe and aivaji sellable. Ladle*, A C, <( LUm ??k Druijln for Diamond Brand, la /J\ &ClA?vtred, mrullic bozn, mlrd with hlut ?V\ W ^mSJribbon. Take do other. All pUl< \Vv M VsN,n board boxw, pink wr?pp*n. are \S' J " - flr daacero?a ??aotcrfelU. 8esd 4*. V I L. jjf ( taap*) far particular), Mitimoclals ul I mt E) "Itcliof for Ladlija," in Uu<*, by retain /JT mall. Kama Paper7 Chhhwtw OicbT Co.. Kafleoo Bo.. nils- Pm m 1 pretcrloe ana tally erw dorse Big (3 as the only Cartila specific for the certain euro B;i *0 ft daT>.^ or thlc dl?eoae. ^ *1 8.H.IK(jRAHAM,lI. D., win Btncw* Ameterdam, N. Y. St Urie*ijlfti4 < \7e hare sold Big G for QvnuQhialMlte. Bony years, and It ba? Br^gr . ?rlTfn U10 best 0f oatlsCmoinnsa,^MM faction. E. B. DYCHE t COU^ In^BMbrlllLOt, SoldbrCncrlat* ' ? | For washing it jniiefc.Dobbins's Electric Soap I Is marvelow. Blankets and woolens washed ' with it look like veu\ and there is absolutely no fhrinkiiig. No other soap in the world will do such "perfect work. Give It a trial note. There are thirty electric launches on the River Thames, London. E. B. Walthall & Co., Druggists, Horse Cave, Ky., say: "Hall's Catarrh Cure cures every one that takes It." Sold by Druggists..75c. A Munich (Bavaria) carriage is propelled by gas. A Fact Worth Knowlug. No "horse qeei die of colic if Dr. Tobias's Venetian Liniment is on hand when first the animal is attacked; a single dose revives an overheated horse, and puts new life into him. It quite cures galls, sprains, old sores, scratches, sore throat, etc. The Derby Condition Powders are used also by the best norsemeu in the country. Tbey are no cheap article, but manufactured from the best ingredients that can be purchased, and are perfectly innocent. No one has ever used them but continues their use and recommends them to his friends. All druggists and saddlers. France makes the world's quill toothpicks. l'lenwe Don't Forget It. That Dr. H. James' Cannabis Indica Is prepared in Calcutta, India, from the purest and best Native Hemp, and is the only remedy either in that country or this that will posi ii*ci) auu j'ci uiaiicuiijf tuiv Bronchitis A>thma, Nasal Catairh and ^erwus Delitiity or break up a fresh cold in twenty-four hours. ?2.50 a bottle, three bottles for $?.50. Craddock & Co., Proprietors, 1U32 Race street, Philadelphia. FITS stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day'd use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and 82 trial bottle free. Dr. Kline. 931 Arch St.. Phlla., Pa. If afflicted with sore eyes use JL>r. Isaac Thomp. eon's fcve-water. Druggists sell at&'ic.perbottla VfeS % "A BACE WITH DEATH In Among the nameless heroes, none are more worthy of martyrdom than he who rode down the valley of the Conemaugh, warning the people ahead of the Johnstown nood. Mounted on a powerful horse, faster and faster went the rider, but the flood was swiftly gaining, until it caught the unlucky horseman and swept on, grinding, crushing, annihilating both weak and strong. In the same way is disease lurking near, like unto the, sword of Damocles, ready to fall, without warning, on its victim, who allows his system to become clogged up, and his blood poi^ VionoKw Ma hpfllth PnnflQ* CVUCUf OUU M1V1VI/J M*? ?vwv?? gered. To eradicate these poisons from the system, no matter what their name or nature, and save yourself a spell of malarial, typhoid or bilious fever, or eruptions, swellings, tumors and kindred disfigurements, keep the liver and kidnev3 healthy and vigorous, by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's the only plood-purifier sold on trial. Your money is returned if it doesn't do exactly as recommended. A concentrated vegetable extract Sold by druggists, in large bottles, at $1.00. MP I EWIS' 98 & LYE L Powdered and Perfumed. (PATENTED.) The strongest and purest Lya ^ PAmade. Will make the best per"fumed Hard Soap in 20 minutesivithoutboiling. It istho best for disinfecting sinks, | closets, drains, washing bottles, barrels, pain is, eic. UL PENNA. SALT MT'G CO cSIBBftaa t?en. Agtw., Phlla., Pa. nFftlPIAIIA 940.000,000 to be paid pFIIMIIIVX out this year under the new rWl-UIWIIV Disability Pension Act Every soldier Included w.io served 90 days und Is now disabled, no matter*what the cause; or In case of his death his widow and minor children. Dependent parents also benefited. Write at once for blank# and advioe to OEO. 1). MITCHELL, Solicitor or Pensions and Patents, Box 253. Washington, D. C., Clerk Committee on Pensions or the D. i. Senate for the last seven years. PENSIONS F0R ULJSSSiSSS Hlwlwllw charge. New Law. Application blanks Pent free. II. 0. TANNER, Patent and Claim Attorney, 1317 K St., Washington, D. C. ~~~M MONEY IN CHICKENS. w M ^ For 25c. a mo-page book, experience AJk flkJW of a practical poultry raiser during W 2years. It teaches how to detect tT jV* and cure diseases; to feed for eggs ffC^i**=:VRiteaVand for fattening; which fowls to save for breeding. Ac., &c. Addresi __ t BOOK PUB. HOUSE, 1S4 Leonard St.. X. Y. cay. Bethel Classical and Military Academy Prepares for Business, Univ. of Va. and West Point. Address 3IoJ. A. O. Smith, Bethel Academy P. 0. Va. Iinyc STUB V. Book-keeping, Business Forms HUmC Penmanship, Arithmetic, Short-hand, etc.* 11 thoroughly taught by MAIL. Circulars free. Bryant's College, 457 Main St.. ButTalo, X. Y. AnillBl HABIT. Only Certain and llrillflV Easy CUKE In the World. Br. Wl IW1I J. I,. STEPHENS Lebanon. O. nruoinim oi.u claims settled HhNN UNiS 1 NI>E,t NEW ww. ' "llvlUllU SoMlers, Widows, Parents, send for blank applications and Information. Patrick O'Farhell, Pension Agent, Washington, D. C. n A TfRITC P- A. LKHMA.NN, MA I till la Washington, D. C. " ** B ? * m m W SEXD FOR CIHCTIAB. "Thri ft is&. v? re s u 1 te'frorrA'ijp cle&nlinessajricM If is a.solid cake-"! Try iHn your nexhhous< CHEAP C Can be secured by ihe small SAPOLIO when you have a ~m jj. ? i J._ j.7? ? t rurru ulv [julitli uj uiv /jul a u i window3 and floors, it is thz for acnurinti and rlnnniv<*. Waterproof ???I THAT BE UP JSTOt to TO THE MARK 1>JOX I i I BE. NEEDS NO LAUNDERINO. CAN BE THE ONLY LINEN-LIf COLLAR IN T1 ? ' ..-v3 A CLEAN AND PERFECT CURE OF Hurts and Bruises. A Doctor Sow It, Lawrence, Kansas. Aug. 9,1888. George Patterson fell from a 'id-story window, striking a fence. I found him using St. Jaoobe ' \ Oil freely all over his hurts. I saw him next morning at work; all the blue spots had gone, J leaving neither pain, scar nor swelling. C. K. > El'MANX, IT. D. At Druggists and Dealers. t THE CHARLES A. VOCELER CO.. Baltimore. Mir K Y K P?30 THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY, j H BEECHAM'S PILLS I "M For Bilious ail Henom Disorders.' "Worth a Guinea ft Box" but gold for 25 Cents, BT ALL DBCGGISTS. WALL PAPER 1 BARGAINS! We win guarantee all these dean new good) . ut v made, and full length?9 yarila to the roil. An 8-yd. roll White back Papcr( 3 to Ad 8-7d. roll (Jilt Paper, 3 lo 10c. An S-yd.roll EinboMed (Jilt Paper, Sto Ijo._ Ullt Borders, 4 to lb lnche? wide, 4 mad 3c. per yard. Borders wltbont Gilt, to 9 Inches 1c. per yard. Send 4c. In stamps for samples of the best and greatest bargains in the country. F. S. OA.DY, 305 H1UU STHEET, Mention this paper. Providence. B. T. /^\ /J0HE8\ $60 BIN6HAMTW]' V Beam Box Tare Beam I v? N. Y. IPlso'8 Remedy for Oatarrh Is the Best, Easiest to Use, end Cheapest Sold by druggist* or sent by mall. '1 50c. E. T. Hazeltlne, Warren, Pa. ' Pmyliiofi* | honorably discharged soldiers and Sailors of the iat* war, who are Incapacitated from earning a ronpott. Widows the same, without regard to canse of death. Dependent Parents and Minor Children aleo interested. Over SO years' experience. Referencestn all parta of the country. So charge If nnsoon?fill, write at once for "Copy of Law," blanks and fall i? i tract to as Au.ru> lo It. IUcALLi8TKIt&00, (Successors to Wm. Coaard * Co.i p, O. MX 718, Waahlsgtoo, P. V. PENSIOIMS.da?pyM Invalid, Widow's or moor's, or are yon drawing lea* than I1Z00 per month T Hare you a claim pending bat want reUef?no* t Write ns and receive bjr return mall appropriate blank and full Instruction! for yentrca^e, with * oopyof U* new and liberal Law. LOSOflHAW A BALLABD, , Beferences given. Box 46, Washington, D. 0. WM. FITCH & CO., 10*i Corcoran Building, Washington, D. C. PENSION ATTORNEYS of over US years' experience. Suoc?etfnlly prow cute pensions and claim* of all kinds In shorteal possible time, gyno f&k phlsw scocwtul. ERAZERc^fM BEST TO THE WOULD U ft L.MO & ryQot tho Genuine. Sold Ererywbcrt. DCIICinilC NEW LAW. rClidlllliO dren. No difficulty In proving claim. No fee till yon get pension. Advice and blanks iree. Write stating ,i J case. J. C. DERniODY, Att'y at Law, WASIIINCiTOX, P. C. . D C M 0 I f) K1 0 Great PtNSIQN Bill I Liio UNu (8Passed, ?n and Fathers are e? titled to t lfl a rao.? Fee HO when you get your money. Blanks free. JOSEPH H. HOTU. Itty, P. 6. flCMCIAAIJOH!V w.mohris, ltlldlUll Washington, D.O. 9Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Late Principal ExAmtner U.S. Pension Bureau. 3yraiulaat war, ISa<ljudlaMliig claims, attv sluoe. .It' There is not & Builder or WV^H!#5wit? hi build or otherwise Interested ttut can tf ora to P< witUutlt It Is a pi*tk?l *ork ?ad evrry^xly ^2 "%ffiboS?4!..t.ii? im w#9 ' SL'iSlSRiSt KSiSSEfWW lawowia ?* ?, eleyationa, perspective views. description*, ownen# - . s*?.64* coat of coratrucMon.no rimh work. fS,?vSf^rcHoDa "ow 'J> Build 7b Cottage*. VllW lJouble Ho usea, Brick Bloc* Houaea, s nit able fo| city aaourba, town and country, honaea for the fana na worklnymen'a homes for all ?<ctlon? of tin KOJ.'T* ana coating from (300 to W.MS; alao Barns, JJchool Houge, Town U.il. ciinrchea ana ????r ?Qbu2 buildings, together with wciflcatlona, ?r 0' ??DtT?ct, andalar^eamotint(fflnforn;atloi ?Pth8 erection of bandings, selection o# ?ite, em Ployment of Architect*, ft la worth #?.to any onet out we will aend It la paper cover by ma?, postpaid, flOT? Vrfedwa y?* _ tyTieaaon TMs Papcr-^l good revenue I j^v'hg ? fSAP0LlO> ^o]-scourin^ soa.pi s-cle&ning &nd be happy JOMFORT investment in one cake of house or kitchen to cleari. Yid pans, and including the very best labor-saving soap .411 Grocers sell it ' COLLAR or CUFF CAN BE RELIED ON split; to Discolor! ARS THIS MARK. trade lULOlD mark. WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT, <1 ED WATERPROOF -IE MARKET. ^ ,