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""agricultural TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. I ' COW TO WATER CUCUMBER PLANTS. /, Water for cucumbers should always be Warmed to blood heat, and even if hotter will do no injury. Do not pour the "water on the surface. It will only crust it and make the ground less open to rain. Remove a little of the surface earth, making a basin around the roots. As the water sinks down replace the dry earth. Do this at night and the 6urface will be all damp before morning.?Boston Cultivator. 1 f KEEP A BIO SPONGE IN THE STABLE. A good big sponge is an indispensable article in every stable; it is just the thing for bathing the horse3 shoulders after the day's work is done. Keep the Bponge in sight, and it will suggest the idea of bathing the horses all over occasionally. You will need it for cleaning tho harness whenever they become dirty, and it will come handy when you wish to clean up the stall and windows. Anyone who tries to get along without a good sponge in his stable does not realize what he misses.?National Horse Breeder. SOOTHING THE FLT-TOIUIENTED COW. When the patient cow, wearied with fighting flies all day long, is brought into the yard to be milked, and is quickly set upon by a fresh greedy host whose appetite has not been appeased for twelve hours, and she lifts her leg and upsets the pail or switches her tail and disables the milker's left eye, what should he do? Rise up in vengeance and belabor tlie cow and give a horse rein to his unsavory || epithets and think he docs well to be angry. Not at all, for that would be adding injury to neglect. Should he tie the cow s tail to her leg and so prevent the switching? ?ot that either. Let him soothe the 60w's pains and relieve her from her tormenters. If he has a clean darkened stable, free from flies by care taken to exclude them through the day, the milkinz should be done there. If not, a sheet laid on the cow's back and tied under the belly, and a quick brushing on the legs with a spoDge dipped in an infusion of tansy, or in water with a few drops of carbolic acid, or some kerosene emulsion with soft soap will insure comfort and peace to the cow and safety to the pail and to the milker's eyes from the switching tail.?New Tori Times. i THE FARM FIELD OF TEE FUTURE. There may be a symmetry about square fields pleasing to the eye and gratifying to the prejudices of birth and custom, but in the interest of utility and economy V>OTr Mnnnf tnn nnir-VIr V>Frnmfi nhsnlpffi. >i??J The length of the farm field should be at least twice its -width. An old farmer tfho some years since adopted that shape in laying out his fields insists that he does not exaggerate when he says that a man and a team can do twenty-five per cent, more work in the same time in a long, narrow field than in a square one. The time taken to turn a plow, for instance, is sufficient to plow from fifty to 100 feet, and hence the oftener the turning the less plowing is done in a day. The plowman often approaches JLthe end of a furrow with regret, for his 'plow is running so smoothly and steadily, and he dislikes to contemplate an int.n rait nnthinir nf th? PTfra exertion on his part that will be required when the furrow's end is reached. But It is not necessary to describe in detail the advantages of long furrows, long rows, or long swath3 in plowing, planting, cultivation:, mowing, or reaping; their bare suggestion is enough for the thoughtful fanner. The farm field of the future will be long and narrow, simply because that is the best form.?Farm, Stock and Home. GOOD FARMER'S GARDEN. Last fall two gentlemen from a city were being entertained at the farm. Sapposing it their habit to sleep late, they were left undisturbed, while we farmer folk went to the barn to milk the cows. Coming back to the house, I met them returning from a stroll through the garden, with hands full of purple clusters ?literally taking their fruit as the first course. They expressed much surprise at finding a garden in such good order and productiveness on a farm. It was explained that the garden is both a necessity and a luxury. Living, as most farmers do, many miles from a market, we must grow our fruit and vegetables or go without. We showed that the plot was laid out twice as long as wide; that all the varieties of 6mall fruit and vegetables, except the asparagus bed, are kept in rows the entire length of the garden. If the row was too long for some variety, two or more kinds were planted in the same row. About once a week two men W with a horse, cultivator and hoe work from one to two hours, giving the soil ? iV AtinM n>V rf^ntnn/v A ? n I t& UiUlUU^U OlllliUg. n?U AVUUU 1U an effort to go to seed is destroyed with about the same energy with which a housekeeper searches her domain for fly or cobweb. The garden is in full sight of kitchen door, the entrance ten feet from it. No estimate has been made of the profit from this little piece of land? about sixty rods?but I am sure if the whole farm were as productive, it would be source of a good income. While many farmers' tables are supplied with potatoes, turnips and cabbage, comparatively few enjoy a variety of the fine and more delicate vegetables, or a succession of the delicious small fruits.?2f?o York Tribune. rorrrcrcg. Farmers whose experience with the pumpkin has been coufincd to what it will yield when planted among com would be surprised to see the cr:>p that can be grown when raised by itself, with r liberal application of the kind of manure best adapted to it. James J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass., in the J\>ie England Farmer, says: The kind of manure best for the corn crop is not the kind which is t'te best for the pumpkin crop. Corn requires loam rich in phosphoric acid and potash, and certainly but acnall per cent, of nitrogon. The vine class, ttich as pumpkins, squashes and melons require, on the contrary, loam that shall be especially rich in nitrogen, and the quantity of the crop is almost in "P proportion to the liberality of tbe use of this element. While it might not pay to purchase the high-priced forms of nitrogen for this crop, yet where the farmer has access to that very cheap source, fish waste, if he has a dairy it may be made to pay well. Last spring I measured of! a half acre of .'air loam that had been manured at, about the equivalent of six cords to the acre for the four years it had been reclaimed for pasture; to this was applied four cords of barn manure in which rather over a ton of fish had been well mixed. The piece was planted toward the close of May with the Michigan mammoth pumpkin, in hills twelve by twelve, the vines being finally reduced to two to each hill. They had three cultivations, though at one period of their growth the weeds got the start, and there had to be some hard pulling. In the fall, after the leaves of the vines had | mostly died down, the field, covered with its huge fruit, weighing from twenty to forty pounds | each, and almost every one j of the richest orange color, was certainly a very striking sight. One load being weighed, and the quantity of the rest of the loads being estimated from that weight, we found the entire crop, including two loads not fully ripe, was rising ten tons. It is not necessary that 1 a farmer should plant this variety to get J twentv tons to the aero. I have known ' * " -? - * x A M A. A- ! a crop at tne rate 01 iwemy-iive ions w the acre to be raised from pumpkins ! whose average weight was not over 1 eight pounds. This crop was remark- 1 ably large, for the fact that the seed was j taken from several varieties which grew : side by side, for a mongrel crop of either pumpkins or 6quashes, if but one step [ removed from it parents, will yield 1 heavier than did either of the parents. ' This is on the same principal whereby a grade cow will usually do better than the average of the two pure-bred parents of which she is a cross. Now does the ? pumpkin play any part in the farm econ- 1 omy that would make it profitable to ! raise them? I find in my experience as ' a milk producer that there is a period 5 * r? * ~ n?4. ? -i. o f Dctwcea tuu cuuxiug 01 iuo urfcLiruac uur ficiently severe to destroy fodder corn 3 and the date when we open our silo ' where there is a blank in green fodder; 8 this blank the pumpkin will fill. The 5 objections sometimes made to feeding I the seed i3 not always well taken, but if f the cows are observed to urinate more r freely after being fed with Eeed and all, c then the bulk of the seed should be re- * moved, otherwise as this contains far I richer nutriment than the flesh, indeed ? are especially rich when that is deficient, * I advise feeding them. * FARM AMD GARDEN NOTES. Name the homestead farm. Keep the fence corners clean. Never hurry important work. ? Nurse the backward corn crop. e How about sowing fall turnips? t Jtveep Slaying Dusues, Dnara, etc. Spado up yards; keep tho fowls scratching. There is more profit in feeding young animals than old ones. Keep the raspberry canes pinched back about threo feet nigh. A mixture of glue and fine sawdust is good to stop nail-holes. Make your pig-pen a hog sanitarium? clean, dry, sweet and airy. Twenty-five healthy fowls are worth one hundred half sick ones. Next year's crop often depends on this year's cultivation of the soil. Provide shade for your poultry yards during hot days. It is necessary. i Keep the surface of the soil clean 6 arcuna the trunks of your fruit trees. It is no sign that the hen meditates harm to her owner because sh? lays for him. If your hens lay soft-shelled eggs they are perhaps too fat; put them at work scratching. It is important that the corn-crib be \ cleaned out and fumigated so as to de- < stroy insccts. ) Beware of that innocent, measley, ] abominable pet cat. We don't like it s around chicks. ? The use of the mower prevents the 1 seeding of weeds. Cut down all growth ? in the stubblefield. 1 Keep your chickens tame. They do j better in every way; besides, it is a great deal of satisfaction. Forcing chicks too hard in their feed, ( where they have a limited range, will j lop over the combs of cockerels. ? If you arc searching your flocks for f the good layers, select the pullets that 1 have large combs and long bodies. ^ ' * <crive me growing ctucita a variety ui food and don't allow them to become stunted in the first two or three months | of growth. ] A good dairy farm is one that pro- 1 duces good pasture and hay and has < plenty of good water and is owned by a j ' wide-awake, enterprising farmer. ] The farmer who has advanced to the f point of knowing what he is feeding to ! each animal will not long be satified with wasting good feed on inferior stock. A gallon of lard oil and a pint of kero- ( sene make an excellent mixture as an ointment for scurf on hogs. It also de- | stroys lice or other vermin that may in- j fest the animal. j Put all your dairy salt through a fine j hair sieve before putting it into cither j butter or cheese and see what you can j j bv? v/v? .v. ? sieve may be interesting to you. Clover cut very fine and Ecalded is an excellent ration for growing pigs which j have been weaned. A mess of the cut i hay given once a day will promote their i appetites and keep them in health. The farmer who grows poultry foi market should have eggs to sell when they are in demand, half-grown birds when the season arrives, and grown fowls to market when the winter winds blow. Lice do not fancy wading up to their chins in fine dry ashes and lime over walls and roosts. It is well to have two sets of roosting poles. Change every few days, keeping one set out in the weather all the time. A farmer raising several hundred chicks each year 6Cts his hens in small coops. During three weeks they are never allowed to leave the nest. He has a tin J cup with water and one with corn before 1 ; them constantly. His success has been I very good for years. This shows that 1 eggs need no cooling, as some believe. A Triple Waterfall. One of the prettiest sights along Hood's Canal, says tho Port Townsend I Leader, is the falls of DusewalliD3, on the Dusewallips River, in "Washington. There are three of these falls, the first fifty-eight feet, the second ninety-live feet and the third one hundred and five feet in height. The scenery around this point is simply grand, rivalingthe famed Yellowstone Park and Yosemite Yalley in its natural | loveliness. ^ * ?.C. i "?uiixvs"wokld. PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR FEMtXIXE READERS. CUUIOUS AUSTRIAN CCSTO.M. In accordance with a curious Austrian custom, one of the Austrian Archduchess Valeria's weddiDg gifts lias been a collection of articles of clothing "worn by her in her days of babyhood. Her first wee pair of boots, preserved for this pur- ! pose by her nurse, was brought to her at Vienna by that worthy woman, who had traveled a long way to place them in jcr nurseling's hands.? Chicago Pout. A NOVEL AND INGENIOUS SKIRT. A novel and most ingenious skirt, made without any foundation, has been introduced for the benefit of ladies who ride bicycles, shoot, go yachting, climbing, :>r touring. The bottom of the skirt is dosed, the feet passing through two ioles, and the garment drawn on leaves >Ka nnlrlno rt n A limKa nrtr?>.ac r\ in o nnip nf /Uu UUiMgo UUU ULUt/o vuvt?ovv? i* V* light-fitting gaiters. This contiivanoe s intended to be buttoned to an ordinary dress. The material used i3 waterproof, and the wearei is shut in from all. ;xposure to cold and dampness. It can ?e worn with any 6ort of shoes, but it is ilumsy and ugly, two very good reasons s-hy it will not be favorably received.? Brew York World. A HEROIC GIRL. At the wreck of the Quetta in the Inlian Ocean, last March, Miss Emily Lacy, t girl under sixteen, rescued her younger lister from the submerged cabiQ, and hen swam and floated herself for thirtyix hours before she was picked up. As he chief officcr, Gray, could not swim, ihe attempted to tow the raft on which le had tried to save her to land, which ;eemed near. The sea being too high, ho then tried to reach the shore alone to jrocure food and water for both, but the :ross-currents baffled her, and when ahe vas rescued by the Albatross, she was Irifting out to sea. The heroic girl was jurned black by the tropical sun, and lad suffered so much that sho said she ihould have chosen to drown but for the iiought of the agony her parents would iuffer in her death.?Arqonaut. England's real beauties. In fact, the far-famed beauty?and it itill exists--of England is only to be found n the middle and lower classes. The iristocracy are absolutely ugly, in a gen:ral sense, and the ugliest of the lot are ;he maids of honor generally in attendmce on HerMaiestv. On the other hand. :he shop girls, tho waitresses and barnaids of London are often absolutely >eautiful in both face and figure. Tho rim black dresses which they wear, free "rom trimming and adornment of any cind, and their snowy aprona, only enlance their charms. The contrast some;imes of a bevy of waiting women in at;endance at one of the great mansions is io strange that one begins to wonder low it is the lady cannot discover the iecrets which enable her waiting maid ;o possess and preserve her good looks. ?Philadelphia Press. LEAD D* LACE. Philip De Clarmont gives an account, n Le MoniUwr de la Teinture, of a white iatia dress totally ruined by its trimning with English lace. The dress had )een worn but once, had then been >ackedintoa trunk which was deposited n a damp place and exposed to emanaions of hydrosulphuric acid from gas. tVben taken out, it was found that the pattern of the lace, particularly of its ,uUe ground, had been priuted in indolijle black upon the white satin. The accident was not difficult to explain. Engish lace is habitually charged wit.h sulphate of lead, which in this case had absorbed hydrogen and hydrosulphuric icid from the atmosphere, forming sulDhide of lead, which had been imprinted ind fixed upon the white satin, which laturally had also absorbed hydrogen md hydrosulphuric acid. The seller of ;he lace showed that charging English ace with white lead (sulphate of lead) ivas commercial usage, and thereby escaped paying the damage. An objcc;ionable usage it is at any rate, as the lbsorption of lead through the skin Tom such lace may become dangerous to icalth.?Scientific American. gotham's lovely blondes. The most lovely women in New York :o-day are blondes. The Grothamlte oves ft blonde; it is to him the very iigbest form of beauty. A girl whose coloring is intensely fair by nature?not naae Dy art?tnougn sne may noi De very pretty, can easily get herself known a9 i beauty if she dresses herself in pale jolors and poses and gets herself alluded to in the papers as 4'a delicate slonde." Fair, yellow hair, a white skin, a slender figure, small hands, and i general air of fragility are quits sufS:ient to give their owner the crown of beauty, where a brown haired Venus at tier elbow is ignored. Jliss Amy Bend is now supposed to be the prettiest girl in the younger set, rnainlv through the Bawless perfection of her exquisite coloring. She is as finished as a flower, representing the absolute ideal of the fragile blonde type.. Everything is in perfect harmony; there is not one feature or one shade in the coloring that does not balance with the rest. Wrists too thick, or ears too large would spoil the whole, but all accords as perfectly as the notes of a nocturne. It is this harmonious completeness, this perfection of finish, that has endeared the pale blonde type to the New Yorker, -who every time prefers an inferior article highly finished,to to a superior article that may be crude and rough.?Argonaut. PAWNING AT YAS3AB COLLEGE. The pawning habit is a comparatively new feature of Vassar life. At least one cannot find that it was ever heard of until within the past four or five years. How it originated is not known positively, but the story goes that once upon a time a well-known and very popular girl, who generally had plenty of money to spend, 1 1. ~ I ?^11 no LU1U WliU, 1UI lUUt XCI13UU U3 WUll U9 oc?eral others, was queen of her selcct circle, found herself very "hard up," and as this condition was due to extravagance that her teachers or parents would hardly have considered legitimate, she did not dare appeal to them. Finding herself in Poughkeepsie, and being about to spend her last ten cents in buying sweeimeats of the old woman who had supplied her with these dainties for nearly three years, she became confidential, and told the sympathetic cakeNjvoman everything. The old woman really feeling tha?vit would be an honor to have such a "lovely young lady" accept a loan from her so expressed herself, and her offer, after some demurring on the part of the young lady, was accepted. Of course, it was only a week or so before she was supplied with money from home, and in paying the debt she insisted upon giving a little bonus on the actual sum, perhaps merely in gratitude, perhaps knowing that to be the best way of keeping the transaction secret. The tradition goes on to say that finding that such an cosy way of getting money she resorted to it quite frequently, and after a while told a friend, who told a friend, and so on.?Boston Globe. FASHION NOTES. Shot alpacas are deservedly fashionable. Handsome counterpanes show pink underthreads or shadowy foundations. Exquisite lounging robes are made of silk-striped terry embroidered with wash silks. "Robe" dresses have hand-painted velvet flowers introduced in the trimming:. Sashes of surah are finished -with tinsel and Bilk netting above long silken fringe. For all fashionable correspondence the note-sheet and envelope must bo very small. Handkerchiefs have narrow liem3, edged with Valenciennes lace, half an inch wide. What are called summer rugs are made of tho feathers of birds, presumably dyed. It is quite a fashionable recreation to find two hats on. the feminine head exactly alike. Lap robes, plaided with white and blue, gray or tan, are suitable for ladies' village carts. Smoothly-woven unbleached sheeting is used for bed covers to be worked with wash silk3. Pug dogs, bscause they are out of fashion, can be had almost lor tne traditional song. Undressed white kid gloves, with gauntlets to the elbow, are now very much the fashion. The fancy for belted waists continues to grow. They are now worn with the most stylish toilets. One of the most popular and stylish shapes for sleeves is the full bishop, with a loose wrist one inch wide. The fancy for gilt trimmings is not yet on the wane. Tne newest pieces are on tho short jackets for the front only. A pretty tea jacket is of pale green India silk, with large sleeves of white mull with full frills, and a cravat of lace. Russian net with pastilles in velvet is very nice for a dinner dress, if you are rich and partial to these dreamy gowns. T A? *? ? r\f flio insertion is u uisuuuuvo itaiuit? sqpon's trimming. Many handsome dresses have numerous rows of insertion let in above the hem. The very newest pet novelty is the collarette, which is universally becoming accessory, whether fashioned of a frill of feathcre or of delicate lace. The latest fancy in bouquets is to have the stalks tied with inch-wido velvet ribbon, knotted at intervals, with buds and blossoms tied in each knot. The long skirt is 6lowly but surely gaining ground. To be really a la mode, a skirt should touch the toe in front and lie a inch on the ground in the back. Bome brides are making their bridal calls with two cards, one for the bridegroom, joined by a bow of white silk cord knotted through holes pierced in the upocr left corners. Striking contrasts are now the rule in shoes. White kid fronts go with patent leather and scarlet morocco backs. In tennis shoes the colors are darker than last year, especially of brown and tan. Dark Russia red and black patent I leather are superseding the russets. The shoo is simplicity itself. The lacing across the instep shows the hosiery, which is as handsome as it can be made. Lace, net and figured gauzes in redingotes are now worn over plain silk skirts. Overskirts of striped, brocaded, or printed silk have redingotes in plain silk. These redingotes show the skirt beneath more or less generously, according to the fancy of the wearer. Bnilding by Nljjlit. Buildings and other works are now constructed at such express speed that it becomes necessary for the workmen engaged to labor at night, as well as during the day. Especially is this the case in London, England, where ground is valuable and where, du-'jg building operations, a heavy rent is running and no ^nminrr in ThlS CUStom haS rendered necessary some form of brilliant artificial light, and many ingenious lamps have been contrived, which generally owe their radiance to some form of cheap crude oil, which is forced under pressure into spray, or vaporized, and then ignited in a special form of burner. A new lamp of this description, called "the Comet," has recently been introduced, and it embodies one or two new features. It consists of a tank, above which is fixed on a standard the coal burner in which the oil is vaporized. The liquid is forced up to this level by means of an air pump attached to the tank. A light oil is used, as it has been found, in other systems, that those of a heavy description are apt to leave a heavy deposit of carbon m the connections, anu impede the action of the apparatus.?New Torli Telegram,. Lathes for Big Naval Gnus. The first of the series of immense gun lathes to be used at the Government WnrlrQ At Tr^v. N. Y.. in turning the monster guns for the United States Navy has been cast at the Pond Machine Tool Works at Plainfield, N. J. The Pond Company was last spring awarded the contract for the construction of the lathes, which are to cost $25,000 each, and since then preparations ior me nrst casting have been continuous. The flow of molten metal into the intricately-designed matrices, with all their complex niceties of construction, was witnessed by several persons interested in naval affairs and the officers of the works. Such of the castings as are imperfect will be broken into fragments and remeltcd. The perfect ones >will be polished down and adjusted. It'js expected that the first lathe will be completed and perfected within a few months^, The company has three yeara in which to complete its contract.?Neva York Timet ; Fan In the Alps. Mountain-climbing has its diversions as well as its terrors and excitements. Yictor Tissot, in La Suiese Inconnue, de- J scribes an amusing experience in Switzerland while descending the Pic Languard: The descent was accomplished in an hour. It was a pleasure party, a fete. I found myself with a gay party of Austrian tourists, with whom I speedily became acquainted. Arriving at the top of a great declivity of frozen snow, the guide stopped and asked, addressing himselt to the ladies: "Should you like to amuse yourselves a little?" "We should not be Vicnuesc if we refused. Yes, let us amuse yourselves. The snow is so delightful." Impatient and curious, they ? ' ? ' - -1 -1 J. quickly grouped inemseives uuout me guide. "Well, -we will descend this beautiful, snowy slope in a few kainutes without the smallest danger. It i3 only necessary that the ladies should have ceurage. This is how we proceed. Each gentleman must seat himself and take a lady behind him, holding her firmly. At my signal you must all let yourselves slide down. It is not difficult and we wo shall gain half an hour." This manner of descending, much used in the Alps, was new to the ladies, and seemed to them both droll aud original. Each of us seated ourselves on an overcoat, folded in four, and the ladies on their shawls, which were drawn over their knees. At the word of command we set off, dragging our companions, laughing and uttering little shrieki. Some awkward nonnlfis came to prief. but not seriously, 1 O f and the adventure terminated -without further incident. At the foot of the slope the travelers, a little giddy from the headlong journey, rose, powdered with snow, and shook themselves like water-dogs which had just crossed a river. Pal<l in His Own Coin. A remarkable case of "diamond cut diamond" occurred in Boston recently, not far fiom the Providencc Railroad station. A druggist had fitted up a neat corner store and had established at once a fine trade. One day another druggist entered his store and said: "I want to buy you out. How much will you take?" "I do not want to sell," was the reply. "I expected that answer," said the encroaching person, "and I am prepared for it. No. if vou don't sell out to me, I will open a drug store in opposition on the opposite corner. How much will you take?" The druggist, offended at this species of brow-beating, said he would sleep on it and report the next morning. At the appointed hour the aspirant was in the store and a large price was named. The bargain was bound. The druggist who had been thus ousted from a corner which he had fitted up with a view to years of peace and profit, sought the owners of the opposite corner which had beeu held out to him as a threat, secured from them a long lease, worked night and day, and now has a drug store in which any community might take satisfaction and repose confidence. What is more, ho i9 doing a better business than he did in the former locality.?Boston Gazette. m- m ? Dlwl 1U J.UU1U U A? iiu. No creature is more jealous or sensitive than a bird, says Oliver Thome Miller. It is easy, however, to win the heart of almost any bird, and without starving him or making him think he has mastered you. Simply talk to him a good deal. Place his cage near you on your desk or work table, and letain his choicest dainty to give to him with your own fingers. Let him know that he can never have that particular thing unless he takes it from you, and he will soon learn, if you are patient and do not disconcert him by fixing your eyes upon him. After this he will more readily take it from your lips; and then, when you let him out of his cage, after the first excitement is over, he will come to you, especially if you have a call you have accustomed him to, and accept the the dainty from you while free. As soon as he becomes really convinced that you will not hurt him or try to catch him, or interfere in any way with his liberty, he will give way to his bound less curiosity about you; be will puu your bair, pick at your eyes, and give you as mucb of bis company as you desire. Royal Amusements. The young Emperor of Germany adores chess; Kiug Humbert, of Italy, is never so bappy as when on a fishing expedition; the Czar is devoted to the game of trictrac; King William, of Holland, will at anytime turn aside from the discussion of business to have a game of cards, and the future King of England -"it" in raTrla and horse IS equuii V w racing.?New York Journal. Pure Blood Is Essential to Health. To Have Pure Blood Take Hood's Sarsaparilla y Y N V?34 "^EECHAM^PILiTn (THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY.) Cure BILIOUS and Nervous ILLS. 25cts. a Box. patents^ ** * ^ ^ W SEED yoa CIECPLAB. ABIIISI HABIT. Only Certain and Sir Slim Easy CUKE la lbs World. Ur. Wl I Will J. 1,. STEPHEN*. Lebanon, a CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH ? -. nnAajra mid I PENNTKUYAL r ILLS tRCD CROSS DIAMOND BRAND. bufe *ud alvajs rdltble. Ladles, A uk Drocxin for Diamond irand, la red, mi'UJIle boxw, ?oaJM wiib klce J^\\ rlbboo. Take no other. .Ml pllli \\j*y Id puwboard boxtj, plnl wrappers, are YSf danxcroat counterfeit*. Stud 4c. ? (nuspi) for pirtloalart, MnlaaalilJ and "Relief for Ladlea," W? Ulitr, b/ retnrn mall. A'arM refer. Wthattr Ofj'l Co.. B?dl?oa B?.. P>1I*~ r> M l prescribe ana faUyeB? dorse Big Q u the ooly /Car*? in >fl specific fcr the certain euro I j^BgrI TO 6 piTI. V of thlc d!?eaae. I mrZZtt&JZL*! O.H.IKJRAHAM.M.DBB oaw Btrtnara. ? Amsterdam, N. Y. B9 yrdonlr tyths ? T7e haro sold Big O fo* { VSIlTiaa0h?alMl9a.' &an7 ycan, and It haa ?* ? tto ?C5t oi ulJr i OUfltascaj^^H faction. D. R. DTCHE* 00^ | tni^^fcH^ArklBl.QO. CoMbr DraxrUta Servian Military Drums. A curious thing connected with the Servian army is the manner in which nearly all the regiments carry the big drum. Instead of being slung ia front of the man who plays it this instrument is put upon a small two-wheeled cart drawn by a large dog, the latter being so traioed that he keeps his place even through the longest marches. The drummer walks behind the cart and performs on the instrument as it goes along. Each regiment has two or three drums, but scarcely any of the regiments have a band.?London Tit-Bita. . You dont bave to take our word for the good quality of Dobbins's Electric Soap. Just get o?te bar of your grocer, let It tell you Us own eloru next Mrmaau, and be governed by that, Qooa or bad. Remember DooMa?V Electric. Ban Salvador Is the smallest of the five Central American Republics. W. H. Griffin, Jackson, Mich., writes: "Suffered with Catarrh for fifteen years, Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me." Sold by Druggists, 75c. Matzu la hardlv known a9 an article off Id France. " Zt Mast Be So! When an article has stood the test of public trial upward of forty years, like Dr. Tobias's Venetian Liniment, there can be no donbt about lta possessing real merit. Convince yourselves of the fact if you have not already done so. A single trial will be sufficient to render you the knowledge that it is a superior article,and the best in the world for pains and aches of all descriptions. For internal as well as external use being warranted perfectly harmless (oath to that effect accompanying each bottle as well ae directions for use). Truly reliable4t is no wonder then that thousands state they would not be without this preparation even were the price ?10 per bottle. Instead of only 25 or 50 cts. Sold by all druggists. FITS stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and 82 trial bottle free. Dr. Kline. 831 Arch St.. Phtla., Pa. The Indianapolis (Ind.) Ram"* Horn, a wonderful paper, on trial to Jan. 1st for 25 cents. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thompson's hTe-vrater. Druggists sell al26c.perbotUa The turning point in woman's life brings peculiar weaknesses and ailments. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription brings relief and cure. It is a powerful, invigorating, restorative tonic and nervine. It imparts strength to the whole system in """""J +.0 t.ViA nterino orcrans 6"""'*) ? o ? and appendages in particular. "Run-down," debilitated and delicate women need it. It's a legitimate medicine ? purely vegetable, perfectly harmless. It's guaranteed to give satisfaction in every case, or money refunded. Nothing else does as much. You only pay for the good you get. Can you ask more ? As a regulator and promoter of functional action, at that critical period of change from girlhood to womanhood, " Favorite Prescription" is a perfectly safe remedial agent, and can produce only good results. It is equally efficacious and valuable in its effects when taken for those disorders and derangements incident to that later and most critical period, known as "The Change of Life." WALL PAPER BARGAINS! Wo will guarantee all these clean new goodi Jiut made, and full lenjt!)?S yards to the roLL An S-y d. roll White back Pnper. 3 to tt3. An 8*yd. roll Gilt Papor, 3 to 10c. An S-yd.roll Embossed Gilt Paper, Sto 13s. Gilt Borders, 4 to 13 inches wido, 4 and 3c. per yard. Borders without Gilt, tl to 9 Inches lo. par ynrd. Send 4c. In stamps for samples of th? best and greatest bargains In the country. IP, H. OADY, 303 JE11GU STREET, Mention this paper. Providence. R- I. I EWIS' 98 & LYE fife L Powdered and Perfumed. rThe strongest and purest Lya made. Will make tne best perfumed Hard Soap in 20 min- : utes without boiling. Itistho I best for disinfecting sinks, ! closets, drains, washing bottles, barrels, paints, etc. PENNA. SALT M'FG CO. (>cn. Avis., Fhlliu, Pa. |jn||P STUD Y. Book-iceeplng, Business Korm?, Hume Penmanship, Arithmetic, Short-hand, etc., 11 thoroughly taught by MAIL. Circular! free. Brynnt'a College, 437 Main St., Buffalo, N*. Y. EVERY WATER PR 00} 11 i tlA X BE UP NOt tC TO No* THE MARK MS I??_J Bl NEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN B THE ONLY LINEN-LI COLLAR IN 1 lhe gfe&VcsVburdens' j Ibis^solrd ?? far-cl What would you ^ | who would take half your 7u and do it without a murmut \ find an assistant in your hou floors and walls clean, and \ I never grow ugly over the ma is just such a friend and ca ! OKS ENJOYS 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, fivrun of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pror\1nnoirtr? 4a V*A 4a(4a An/1 aa. uuv/cuy iw uxg vcwiv auu,au" ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in it? effects, prepared only from the mod healthy and agreeable substance^ its many excellent qualities com* mend it to all and have made it the mo9t 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. san francisco, cal toursvruE, kv. new rornc, m.t. N Y N U?34 CANNABIS INDICA, The Great East India Remedy. Imported by Craddock A Co., 1033 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Is warranted to cure Consumption,Bronchitis, Asthma and Nasal Catarrh. And will break up a fresh cold In 24 hours. Skeptfo, ask your druwrlst for It. One bottle will satisfy foa of Its merits. $2.50 per pint bottle, or three doom* 16.50. Send for circular. r 6 \ /WNE8\ / TOM SCALES \ / of \ $60 [BINGHAMTOm V Beam Box Tare Beam/ N. Y. a./ \<?, ?! / \% * J?J WM. FITCH & CO., 10'2 Corcoran Building, Washington, D. 0. PENSION ATTORNEYS of over 45 yean' ezporlence. SttocyUBy prow cote pensions and claims of all kinds In sbaitMt possllxo time. PTSo FEE Mil gcocpgrou ERAZER? I BEST IS TOE WORLD U IIknilftT BT Got tbo Gen ulna Sold Ererywtoezs. D E M CI n IIC rENolUHl9?;rt$ plication. Employ the old reliable firm, J. B. CRALLE &CO., Washington, D. a f|ENSION?5S2i?E?8S: 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Late Principal Examiner U.S. Pension Bnr**a 3 yra In last war, IS adjudlcatlng claim*, atty lino*. PFNQinWQ ?1t'NDEalNEWLTAWM rtNolUNO Soldier*. Widow*, Parents, mad for blank applications and Information. Pathos O'Fiiacj., Pension Agent, Washington, D. GL IPIso's Bemedy tor Catarrh Is tbe |H *3 Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest Sold by druggists or sent by mall. 50c. Ei T. Hazeltlne, Warren, Pa. ~~M MONEY IN CHICKENS. ? M ^jk For 25c. a 100-page book, experience JkA KM and cure diseases; to feed for tggt <^?>grrrjr"nr rrir fattening; whlca fowUW save for breeding, Ac., Address BOOK PUB. HOUSE, l$t Leonard St., >. Y. City. balld or otherwise Interestedcaokk?SVH totLatitcan b? fftwy reached by alL . . jRiUbook coauius m pages uxu l^gjB mdoooaiata of large ?xi3 plat?r? ? eleratlona, rirspectlv? views. deacnpuoM. ojmt& lufflti, actual cp?t of construction.no fraeaa 1Q?, and lnstructiona How to Build TO WiWJ". fcouble Ifousea. Brick Block Honsae, ynltMlafoJ city suburb*, town and oountry. bpoaee loMnenni and worklnnmon"? ppiBM for ay ajctlopa cz um 8SK- p|SC otner pabuabull dings. together wlfn fl|?dflcatiqp^| plorment of Archl eetiTTt la worth M t o ^7 but we Will isB4.it a paner coTefby moU, poatpatA 11T van dew at?r V, IV* M ty^ueatloa Tnls Paper^l ^ " COLL AR on CUFF ~~~ ' CAN BE RELIED ON > QiPlltg t to Discolor! iARS THIS MARK. trade ^ mark. E WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT, NED WATERPROOF 'HE MARKET. ? I- vho yfCnui ^tTou-c&n lessen Burden F^SAPOUp-* 1 c&fce if-scoaring so&p tesrtfng piaypps.es jive for a Friend ird work off your shoulders ? What would you give to sework that would keep your jour kitchen bright, and yet iter of hard work ? SapoUo n be bought at aU grocers, - . Jfcg ~ -_T^. _ Itycf '-'.-J . ?