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AGRICUTLTiAL. TOPICS OP INTEREST RELATIVE rPO FARM AND GARDEN. ML WHEAT RUST. * Wheat rust belongs to a divisioa of rusts where the fungi causing them develop in several apparently distinct stages or forms. In the first or summer stage, the wheat rust fungi produce what is called "red rust," which may develop later in the season into the second stage, known as "black rust." This is much more injurious to the crop than red rust. Early ripening varieties may therefore escape serious injury, while those ripening late may he badly damaged by rust. ?iVew York Wvrld. TIIE GCIXEA FOWL. It is true that the Guinea fowl is not considered a valuable bird for either flesh or eggs, yet in its proper place it is useful to the farmer. Being ever on the alert ior corrmg danger tney will answer the purpose of a watchman. It is a good plan to keep one or two pair, letting them run and roost with the hens. The hawks will not catch any chicks when a Guinea is near; they give an alarm which all chickcns heed and know. They are remarkable in beauty of feather, and few fouls can in any way compare with them In plumage. Guineas are nothing more than ornamental fowls, and kept principally for display aud watch guards among a farm flock of fine poultry.? Farm, Field and Stochncin. ? EFFECTS OP OVERFEEDING PIGS, r An overfed pig is apt to become paiuij?i;u iu tuv; xuiuo wv ui uraemia, or absorption of urea in the blood by reason of indigestion and disturbance of the kidneys. The animal loses the use of the hind limbs and drags itself about by its fore legs. Of course this disordered blood affects the flesh and rendere it undesirable for food. The disease is chicfly situated in the spinal cord or its covering membrane, -which is inflamed and so disturbs the action of the ! nervous system of the muscles of the 1 loins and hind limbs. The remedy is to reduce the food, giving laxative medi- ! cines and applying counterirritants to the 1 loins. Turpentine rubbed on the loins is 1 useful, and doses of one tablespoonful 1 once a day with twice as much linseed 1 oil should be given daily for a few days. 1 The food should consist of grass, clover, ^ potatoes and oatmeal, or barleymeal slop ] given in moderation until the trouble is 1 removed. Pigs thus diseased should not 1 be used for breeding.?Ntw York Timet. K , ASl'AHAGUS FOR A FAMILY OF TEK. Select a plot of ground that is naturally well drained, and if a little sandy, so much the better. Apply good stable manure to the depth of two or three inches, and eitherplow or fork it under this fall. Early next spring work over the soil to the depth of a foot, in order to have the manure thoroughly mixed through the ground. In the meantime , order your plants from some nursery or seedman. Two-year-old plants are the usual age for planting new beds. "When ' the ground is ready, open trenches with plow or spade to the deph of six inches, and four feet apart. Drop or set a root every three feet in this trench and fill up s and level off the surface. When the Etalks appear, or before, if necessary, , hoe or cultivate to keep all weeds sub dued and the surface of the soil loose. In the fall give the bed a light top dress- ' ing of manure, and this may be repeated every year if you can afford it and desire 1 very large asparagus. "When the plants have set two years you may commence i cutting for the table, and with moderately good care the bed will last a lifetime. , We think a bed 50x200 feet would supply a family of ten persons, but, if you ^ want to be certain, double the size. We do not know of any vegetable so easily and cheaply raised as asparagus, and yet it appears to always commacd good 1 prices in our market.?Xew York Hun. ' EASY WAY TO MAKET GOOD BUTTER. It is easy to make good butter if all ' the conditions are right; if the weather is good, the cream properly tempered and ' ripened, the churn tempered to suit the ; cream, the butter will come when due and be in just the right state to work and wash. But when the weather is hot and Bultxy, the cream a little too warm, and a trifle too acid, much care must be , used or the butter will be injured. "When there is no ice to be had, and only well or spring water for cooling purposes, the cream and churn can be cooled ' with water sufficiently to make good but- 1 ter. Put the cream pails in a tank or tub with the coldest water you can get and ] change the water often ono jgh to get the right temperature. This temperature - will vary with varying conditions; the B-. warmer the weather the cooler the cream W _i 1-1 v _ r _ _ *11 1 j Boouiu ue, ior it win warm up several degrees in churning. If it is put in the churn at sixty degrees and the butter comes on time it will be found that it is a little too soft for working, and should be cooled in the churn by the use of plenty of water while washing it. Care should also be used that the churn should be stopped just a3 soon as the butter breaks, because it forms large grains very quickly when it is a trifle too warm. In working, greater care should be used, or the butter will look oily, the grain being injured. But if good judgment is used first-class butter can be made in hot weather without the use of ice.? Courier-Journal. WALKING HORSES. One of the most desirable cud valuable gaits for a horse is a walk, and it should be the aim to first develop this gait in the handling of the colt. Tho good walker will always make good time on the road when a day's journey i9 to be made, without wearying himself, while the slow moper must be constantly kept on the trot, if time is to be made. A horse that will walk five miles per hour will go ris far in a day, confined to this gait, as aa ordinary horse can be driven when kept half of the time on the trot, and with much greater ease to himself. If onehalf the pains were "taken by farmers' boys to make fast walkers of the youngsters on the farm that is usually taken to make them Irot, the result would be much more beneficial, and we would find k plenty of teams that could do their five 7 miles an hour with ease. But instead of this, as soon as the colt i3 bridled, the sole aim of "the boys" is make a trotter of him, and both gaits are spoiled. Hake the colts walk, boys: make them extend themselves in a long, sweepiug, square walk, and don't be satisfied with j anything less than five miles an hour. When he gets to jxotung he will go all , tk. the faster for this preliminary training to J the walking gait, and if he eannot trot fast enough to beat Dexter, or Goldsmith Maid, or Occident, ho will have a gait that is invaluable for business purposes. We hope to see more attention paid tc fast walking than heretofore, and we respectfully urge upon agricultural societies the importance of offering liberal prizes for walking horses at the fairs for the coming year.?National Live Stoci Journal. SE2T3 AS FOOD FOR COWS. A bulletin of the Ohio Agricultural I Experiment Station, now in press, gives j the result of an experiment in feeding | sugar beets to milch cows, made during j the past winter, together with a summary j of two similar experiments, one made by i the station iu 1SS9 and ouc by the farm ; department of the Ohio State University in 1S79. In the last named experiment eight ' cows were kept under test for eleven weeks; in 18S9, twelve cows for eight weeks, and in 1S90, twelve cows fox nine weeks, the cows in each case being j weighed daily, as well as their feed and , milk. In po/Vh r\f flip f-Tirpp f?Yr?primr>ifQ tTlft I "* ** ? ?J cows ate more hay and more total drj matter when feeding on beet3 than on other foods (hay, meal and bran in 1679, j corn silage in 1889 and 1S90), and in j each case more milk was given from the I beet9 than frcm the other foods, but it is J not yet demonstrated that the increase of milk was produced economically. For twelve years records have been kept on the farm now occupied by the station, which shows that the average yield of beets over this period has been nearly sixteen tons per acre, against an annual yield of about fifty-five bushels of shelled corn per acre. But a crop of fifty-five bushcl9 of shelled corn, with its fodder, will contain ! nearly twicu us uiuuu ury luunei uo oi^- i : teen tons of beets, and these experiments indicate that, -whether fed dry, as corn ; meal and dry fodder, or as corn ensilage, the dry matter of the corn crop will be found about as effective, pound for , pound, as the dry matter of the beet crop i It is possible to raise much more than j sixteen tons of beets to the acre. One ( crop of two acres is reported at thirty- . seven and a half tons per acre, and smaller sirens have giren still larger yields, but < 3uch crops require very rich land and ( thorough culture. Whether it is possible to produce a pound of dry matter in beets as economically as it can be done in corn is not yet definitely settled, but the probabilities are against it. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Poor rations make poor hogs. A squealing pig never grows fat. Don't use Paris green on cabbage. Profitable exercise?killing weeds. Forest fires start easily; be cautious. A well-kept lawn beautifies the home. A dropped match may burn the barn. Allow no Canada thistles to ripen seed. Good soil and culture make good | :rops. Don't forget that turnips are good for iheep. i Spade up yards; keep the fowls f scratching. i Substituting one odor for another is lot disinfecting. ' A A ? > A * 5_ L .ii i.1 ^ 3 A ugat Daru is uewer iuou uu upcu jne to keep hay in. Don't pour water on your flower beds; ilways use a sprinkler. Begin to get rid of your poor stock j md to prepare for winter. 3 Twenty-five healthy fowls ure worth 1 Dne hundred half-sick ones. In laying drain tiles put them below ! frost line and grado as evenly a3 po3- i 1 >ible. ] If you want to sow turnip seed evenly 1 nix a pound of seed with a peck of ! ' sand. | The farmer should buy labor-saving \ , iaventions for his wife 03 well as for i 3 himself. A mixture of salt, bone meal and ashes will do no harm if kept where stock can j j get at it. ] A dry, airy place is the best one in j J which to spread potatoes until colJ j 1 weather sets in. i I "The man, the cow and the feed liave J ' more influence than the system," says Professor Cook. What is the use of getting rid of quack j grass, if you can't make something better . grow in its place? Keep the weeds from going to seed if , you want to les-sen the work of killing , weed3 next summer. Keep your chickens tame. They do better in every way; besides, it is a great deal of satisfaction. , If you are searching your flock for the ! ] good layers, select the pullets that have i large combs and long bodies. 1 When threshing take good care of the ] straw. Bright, clean straw is better for < beddiag as well a3 for feeding. ' Sheep seem to need new pastures more I 1 than bovine stock does. They nip closer j 1 and tread the feed down worse. Any grass land that will not yield a I j ton and u half of hay per acre should be j broken up at once after mowing and j planted with something; even a crop of i millet will pay better than neglect and ' ; no late crop at all. It has been discovered that a few hens j with young broods kept and fed in an !; onion patch are an excellent remedj J for the prevalent maggot. A henturkej | cooped with a score of young ones will ! clear all the flies and young maggots from i an acre of onions. i A Canadian farm paper says: "The most profitable dairy cow does not belong I i to any one breed, at least it has nevei ! ; been demonstrated that 6hedoc3." This ! 1 is true, but it is true as well that the ! 1 i most profitable dairy cows belong to those : breeds which have been bred for dairj purposes. One cow, or a dozen cows, : from any one breed, doss not settle the ! matter. Never Wash Combs. 1 Combs, if it can be avoided, should ; never be washed. The water makes the i teeth split and the shell or horn rough, i Brush them well with a nail brush and i wipe with a towel. If the brush doe3 J not remove all the dirt, take a strong i ( thread or piece of fine cord, fasten it se- J curely to something, a bureau drawer for ' j instance?hold it taut, and pull it J . through the teeth of the comb. Our j , grandmothers always kept a strand of I ] hair from a cow's tail for this purpose,? ' ] New York World, ""WOMAN'S" WORLD. PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR FEMININE READERS. VELVET RIBBONS. Velvet ribbon iu white and every light Bhade is quite a feature of the season, and can be had from less than an inch wide to a width of several inches, says the Paris GaliynanVa Messenger. It trims everything, the edges of dresses iu several rows, bodices, parasols, hats and bonnets ?and is often worn around bare throats in the evening. Small collarettes of piece velvet, shaped to fit the neck, are beginning to be worn, and arc sometimes fringed with pearls or beaded with a single row of diamonds. FOUNDATION' SKIRTS. A firm in London make to any customer's exact measurement a foundation skirt, which is sent home completely finished even to the troublesome pocket. These skirts are ready for draping the material upou,?^ud iu all colors, and they prove of great service to the home dressmaker. They also make tennis skirts, which are very light and taut. Firms in our own city have in readiness kilted and accordion-pleated skirts, with enough of the material to maKc the bodice, which, by the aid of skilled needlewomen and steam-run machines, can almost be cut, fitted, and finished "while you wait."? Keio York Post. A NEW FEMININE FANCY. The new silver kid shoes are a fruitful source of discussion in feminine circles in England, and there is a good deal of variety of opinion in regarl to their much-talked-of beauties. I believe that it was at 3Irs. II. 31. Stanley's wedding that they first made their appearance, when the bride's shoes were eagerly commented on by those who had never before seen "silver kid." Personally I do not care about the new departure, though probably they will be a great deal worn during the coming winter and next season. Gold kid has already appeared, but it looks even more like tinsel than the silver, which is something between tinfrvil or!oca el?nnnr lUil auu Viuuci\;iJ.a a jjiuoj ou^/vi* uacept, perhaps, with metal brocades, if I may use the expression, they look most unsuitable, and another drawback is that they make the feet seem larger.?Philadelphia J degraph. A GIRL AT THE FURXACE. "When a woman, wills, she will, you may depend upon it." A bright-eyed, handsome young American miss has solved the question of woman's 3phere in a manner that is most becoming and complimentary to herself, says the Chico (Cal.) Enterprise. A ca6e in point is that of a winsome miss in the Sierra Lumber Mills, Chico. The young lady's father is an assistant engineer there. He has need of a fireman and a few days ago his sixteen-year-old daughk? ?4.* ler, wiiu uuiuia uirn hid xuuiuj vvciheard the request for a fireman. She promptly said that she would take the position, and she did. An Enterprise reporter was at the mill a few days ago and saw the dainty miss, with bared white arms, flashing eyes and natty air, standing before the seething furnace, smilingly opening and closing the doors md throwing in the fueL The young lady is surely winning her way and all honor is due her for the commendable manner in which 6hc is solving social problems. JIOUXD-THE-WORLD WEDDEKG TOUKS. One of the latest fads in the ultrafashionable world is for the newly married to extend their wedding trip around the world?not for the purpose of giving variety to a dull honeymoon by getting up a sensation in traveling against days, but allowing a year's time to see the points of interest around this globe of curs. It is a sensible fad. It take3 just about one year after the knot is tied for ei couple to get acquainted with each other. It is (luring this first year that the ripples of discontent or after-happiqcss appear. By the end of twelve months these ripples may be a gigantic wave, drifting them farther and farther apart, or a silvery wave that casts a glimmer over life and love that no outside influence will ever dim. When these ultrafashionables set foot on American soil igain after all of those months of each other's society their hearts will surely beat as one or else there will be no doubt in their minds as to the necessity of paddling down life's stream in separate l.nnt'/i rru r\ vncnlf ttt/miI/1 Ka r\ ?y-? knni?npf xuu xuoulw VWUIVA uw voivaiiaso" | inj if they should come to a two-boat conclusion when they were about half tvay around on tliia late fad trip.?Chizago llirald. CONCERNING TEE HAIR. The falling out of the hair is a sure sign of a debilitated state of the system. External tonics are of little or no wail. The use of a reliable internal conic is the only sensible course; by removing the- cause the cllect will be checked. At the same time a strong sage tea may be applied to the roots of the hair. The herb can be procured at any drug store, and, after steeping and straining it. the liquid should be rubbed into the scalp with a small sponge. The sage tea is also said to prevent grayness and to darken the hair. Ammonia should be avoided, notwithstanding the claims made in its favor. Borax is good, but CAin trill r + ifp and ntimon. si/tij* ??in uiaav; iuv: uau auu auu uuiuuuageable. Thchnir should be washed at least oace a week to prevent the accumulation of dandruff or that oily look -which is the despair ofsomauy women. Brushing the hair has been advocated as long back as the memory of womeu extends, but it is astonishing how few women give their hair the proverbial hundred strokes morning and evening. The brushing should be continued at least ten minutes; it will do more good than all the remedies and tonics you can buy. It has been generally acknowledged that singeing is better than cutting split ends. All tne leamug establishments nave auopteu this method with great succcss. It is wonderful what a chnnge a little attention will make in the hair. Lustreless tresses can be made glossy, thin hair thick, while even the coarsest and most rebellious locks will yield to care an? discipline.?New York World. R0CK7 MOUNTAIN KATE. For ten years one of the peculiar characters found in Leadvillu, Col., was Rocky Mountain Kate. No ouc seems to know her name, and if she ever gave people to understand that she possessed my other name than Iiocky Mountain Kate they have long since forgotten it. Rocky Mountain' Kate is sometimes - *' -if : | called Pass in Boots, because she incases her pedal extremities in cowhide boots many sizes too large for her. She has amassed a fortune, and her rents in Lcadville alone bring her an income of 61000 per month, besides a large amount of real estate in Denver, which is of great value. She i3 very frugal, indeed miserly in her manner of living; she seldom buys any food or clothing, but her meals are the remains from the tables of her neighbors, and her clothing the cast-off garments of charitable Lcadville ladies. Rocky Mountain Kate's occupation is working by the day?houseclcaning and the like?and it is needless to say that her already large fortune is not decreasing. The report at present in Lcadville is that Rocky Jilountain Kate contemplates perpetuating her name by using her fortune to build a church. Thus far she has used none of her hard-earned money for charitable enterprises, but doubtless with the endowment or ner church 6ne will allow her conscience to remain at peace with all the world. Rocky Mountain Kate is a queer-looking individual, with her garments, which show plainly that they were made for somebody else, her old gingham sun-bonnet and her cowhide boots.?Chicago Tribune. FASHION NOTES. A combination of black and yellow is very much in favor now. Imported hats show the trimming placed at both the front and back. A jacket in the style of Louis XIII. is said to be the one for autumn wear. There is a Chesterfieldian saying that "no woman is ugly when she is dressed." Jacket9 of two shades of cloth are considered very distinguished in appearance. 171 a?-?*%a TTnfTi linna r?f Kino r lauucia ouwawu ..iVM **uw v*. pink and mauve are chosen for seaside gowns. Thick striped woolens, with shaded effects, are manufactured for autumn dresses. The baseball player has become a favorite theme of the engraver for designs on silver novelties. It is quite a new thing in table furnishings to have teaspoons in quaint designs, no two of which are alike. Leather pen-wipers with sterling silver ornament make a very handsome article for desk equipment. Dresses of organdy, trimmed with black lace, are the neatest and sweetest novelties at the present moment. In liquid perfumes the latest imported is Persian lilac, very fragrant, and really calling to mind the flower. Panama hats, with scarfs of nun's veiling ornamented with fluffy balls the size of cherries, are pretty for the garden. Black lace fans, mounted over with white gauze, and with tortoise-shell sticks, are much used by elderly ladies. In the matter of sashes the girl of the period cannot have too many, and those of most startling colors are the favorites. Very long-stick sunshades are already in disfavor, women of conservative tastes preferring smaller and less awkward ones. For luncheons, afternoon teas, receptions or a drive what Is known as a "walking oostume" is the most appropriate. Flowers are becoming more and more a necessity of home decoration, and it is the custom now to adopt one special flower for one's own. A bride's handkerchiefs are usually marked with the initial of her Christian name. The fad of the moment is to have it copied from her own signature. The ladies may now carry their watches where they will constantly be in sight. This is made possible by wearing the new leather bracelet which contains a fancy watch pocket at the wrist. Silver is the fashionable craze of the present moment, and no drawing-room is complete without a "silver table," on which is displayed a collection of knickknacks of more or less doubtful antiquity. Plain black or white taffeta makes a cool lining for a nice dress. It i3 thin and pliable, yet firm enough for a bodice lining. It is about seventy-five cents per yard, and 6ix yards are required for a skirt lining or nine for a whole suit. Spots aro to be much worn in the future, and they have nothing to complain of in the matter of patronage now. Blue foulards and mauve cottons, with white spots a9 large as peas, were to be seen in almost every house-boat, and white spots on red were a3 numerous us the bunting which gladdened the scene. A Smart Boy Disgusts a Wizard. lie was a pretty bright boy?he is a minister's son, by the way, which explains it?and lie got away with a designing shopkeeper in a way that did crcdit to his parentage, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The dealer had been practising some sleight of hand tricks, and when the boy strolled in he selected him for a sub ieefc. "You see this pebble?" s:Jil he, as be rolled it in the palm of bis baud. "Now you don't, but you'll find a nickel on the briui of your hat." IIo reached over and took t'ue nickel. "Just watch this now," he continued. The boy did so. The pebble was transformed to a nickel. "Was that my pebble?" inquired the youth cautiously. "Certainly," was the answer. Not content with one exhibition of his smartuess he rolled the pebble in his baud and it disappeared. The boy picked the nickel off his hit himself and faded out of the shop with the remark: "If that J was my pebble, then this must be mj ( nickel." Thi; proprietor was too much aston- | iclinrl nt: hie ln.rio t.n nlliftnt. ftnd thfi min- I *vo*w ~ ister is worldly enough to enjoy liis son's performaucc uud stop writing his sennon to laugh in hid sleeve at the cuteness of the "chip of the old block." A Critic's Rare Consideration. George Meredith, the novelist, looks younger than his years, which arc sixtytwo. In addition to his novel writing he is a "reader" for a big firm of publishers in London. He is the most indulgent of readers, and often enters into correspondence with the ambitious authors and gives them advice. He is the more disposed to do this by reason of his own sad experience, for when he began his literary career he encountered the most terrible privations, being at one time so utterly poor that for months he ] lived upon oatmeal, being unable to 1 afford ary other food.?Chicago Pest, ." V-*' - v Rclic of Washington, the Surveyor. | Before arriving at Capon, W. Va., says the Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier, about a half mile from the spring, a narrow way is seen leading directly across the road, in one direction toward Winchester, in the other toward the distant Ohio. This way was made by the order of General Braddock to facilitate the march of his army during the late French and Indian war, which preceded the Revolution. "Washington was then on Braddock's staff, serving with the rank of Colonel. A tradition is carefully preserved that he and Braddock drank at the Beauty Spring, which was well known to the Indians, and deemed by them to have great medicinal properties, especially for rheumatism. The Indian maidens were supposed to be quite fond of walking in its waters on account of the silken character which it imparts to the skin. But the great curiosity of Capon is the tree, the only tree remaining, which has the surveyor's mark made by Washington when he measured the Fairfax estate for its ancient lord. Captain Vale, the pro prietor of the springs, on -whose lands it has stood for so long, on account of an aocident which has happened to it, has had it hewn down and brought to the patch where it is to be set up with proper marks for recognition. Such a relic ought to be in possession of the National Museum at Washington. It is the only relic of the kind which relates to the early life of Washington, long before the era of his fame, when he wandered through the woods of Virginia intent only on the practice of his profession. "Driftwood Cottage." Over on North Beach, Pacific County, Washington, not far from Long Beach, says the Oregon Astoruin, is a neat little story and a half house known as "Driftwood Cottage." The owner is a Portland man, who conceived the idea of utilizing some of the driftwood which is scattered along the beach in abundance, and which is of all shapes and sizes, from a very small stick to an immense saw log. The house and all its furniture are made entirely ot driftwood picked up on the shore, and is very ingeniously constructed. Not only was comfort and convenience consulted, but elegance, taste and skill are shown in the make of the house and its contents. Bedsteads, tables, chairs, lounges, benches, stands,whatnots, shelves, door3, and in fact the entire articles used are all made of picked-up pieces, many of them put together in the form of mosaic work, and arc decidedly unique and attractive, ornamental as well as useful. A peculiarity of the occupant and his family is that they subsist almost entirely on fish and game, in the securing of which great ingenuity is manifested. A liberal offer has been made lor toe house and its novel furniture, and if accep'ed the building will be carefully taken down and stnt to Chicago, there to be put together again, fitted up aa it now stands and be on exhibition at the World's Fair. South Americans Reverence Coca. From time out of mind the tribes of the of the southern continent have regarded coca with extreme reverence, worshiping the shrub itself and using its leaves in their religious ceremonies. Inca priests chewed it during divine service, and it was believed that unless those worthies were well supplied with coca the favor of the goes could not txi propitiated. During the 350 years that have intervened Christianity has not been able to eradicate this deep-rooted idolatry. To this day it is the general belief that any business undertaken without the bene* diction of coca leaves cannot pnxsper. The Indian workmen throw coca suds upon hard veins of metal to soften the ore and lighten their labors. In every ancient grave a supply of coca leaves is found with the mummy, and the Indians of to-day put the same into the mouths of their dead iu order to secure for them a more favorable reception in the unknown world. Whenever a wandering Peruvian happens tj fall in with a mummy, a not uncommon occurence, since the whole country is one vast cemetery, he reverently presents it with a few coca leaves, believing that the soul which once inhabited the shriveled body will report his generosity to the lord of the i- - ^? 4.? nr.. I . * ... CJ? ueiicr country.? winm/tywil uuir. 1 oisne Both the method and results Tvhen Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and reiresningto toe taste, and acts 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 k the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and ac? ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in jts effeets, 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. Svrup of Figs is for sale in -50c and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who Tnfltr nnt. hnvfi if. nn hfind will nrrv cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept tny substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. 8 AN bRA ft CISCO. CAl. lOUWUB KY tltVi/ YORK. Hi t. X T X U?3<? 1/^rtlSUY mAKE ' CONDITION POWDER Hlehly concentrated. Dose fmall. In quantity costs Ie?< than one-tenth cent a day per hen. Prevents and curt* all ili^-ases. If you can't pot ii, we fend by mall po-t-paid, line park. 25c. Five $1. S 1-1 lb. can 31.U0; e I'atisji Exprcw paid. Testimonials frw. Sena stamps or tush. Farmer*' Poultry outdo 'pr.rc 'JV.i flee with$1.00 orders or more, I. S. JOHNSON A CO., liu>ton, Mays. ( mlo S'-MO A MO.NTH can be made working | for us. Persons preferred who can furnish a l:orse and give their whole time to the business. pare moments may bo profitably employed also. I A few vacancies in towns and cities. 6. P. JOHN- | i>0.\ & CO., 10/j Main Street, Richmond, Va. [ Count Tolstoi says: "TheMoujik (Russian peasant) children are always brighter than ours, brighter than the children of the rich and noble up to a certain age. But after ten or twelve years they begin to get dull and fall behind. It is the hard life and the drudgery of toiling in the fields." Hcrr Krupp, the great German gun manufacturer, has a plan for connecting I the city of Vienna with the Danube by canal. The Austrian Government is considering it. Dobbins's Electric Soap does not chap tho hands, being perfectly pure. Many people afflicted with Salt Rheum have been cured by its use. Presences and whitens clothes. Have your grocer order it and try it now. Havana, Cuba, according to the census, has a population of 2ul,<&3. Hall's Catarrli Cure is a liquid and is taken Internally, anci acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c. F. J. Cheney & Co., Proprs., Toledo, 0. Shetland ponnies, bred small for children's use, are in increased demand. To Owners ot IIorscn. Thousands -f horses die yearly from colic. T'Viia nui.H 1)r Tnhin&'a Vonpfiftn Horse Liniment will positively cure every ease If given when first the animal is attacked. The cost is only a trifle. Even' owner of a horse should have a bottle of it in his stable ready for use. This Liniment is no new remedy, but one that has been used and approved of upward of forty years by the flrst horsemen in the country. Given to an over-driven horse it acts like magic. The celebrated Hiram Woodruff, of trotting fame, used it for years; the late Col. Pliilo P. Bush, of the Jerome Race Course, gave a certificate, which can be seen at the Depot, stating that "after years of trial it is the best in the world." No one usin* this valuable preparation will consider their stable complete without it. Sold by druggists and saddlers throughout the United States. Depot, 40 Murray st., N. Y. FITS stopped free by Dn. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and 82 trial bottle free. Dr. Kline. 'J31 Arch St., Phtla., Pa. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye-water.Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle i he census May Not Please You, But You Will be Fully Satisfied With Hood's Sarsaparilla /TON SCALES\ ( OF \ $60 BINGHAMTON VBeamBo*TareBeam/ N. Y. aJ \% 0 J?/ WM. FITCH & CO., 10*2 Corcoran Building, Washington, D. C. PENSION ATTORNEYS of over 23 /ears' experience. Saccessfuily prosecute pennons and claims of all kind* In shortest possible time. yNo FEB unless suocgMruu ffggECi ^^R?ainless. PI] > BW WORTH A G! J For BILIOUS &NER ( Such as Wind and Pain in the Stomal C Dizziness, and Drowsiness, Cold Chill / Shortness of Breath. Costiveness, Sc / Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Ner / THE FIRST DOSE WILL CIVE I ) BEECH AM S PILLS TAKEN AS DIRECTED I < For Sick Headache, W ) Digestion, Constipation, S they ACT UKE MAQIC, Strengthening the m ( plexlon, bringing back tho keen edge ofap / HEALTH the whole physical energy ot tho h ) to the Nervous and Debilitated la that BEEC ( ANY PROPRIETARY MEDICINE IN THE WOI ( Prepared on!v by TI(((8. BEEC11J \ Sold by lrryigQistsqoueruUy. B. F. AL ( Sole Aeentafor the United Suite*. t'ho (if v /^^BEECHAJTS^PILLS^on^ECEI^rT "Ho I-iaH Am^li &U W | ? V ?w Who boughhagoose ordina. Tfl?-Glp is A P ?*Tfy a. c&ke of ih& Common Soa1 and necessitates a great outlay of balances any saving in cost. Pi the best and cheapest soap for he N? Trouble /mfc to' mm build fill m ,f yon Btart r,(?htn ^ ItiPfll Th0 first step 1 1 KhnnW hfl nn fir ??1 nmlnatlon of Mr. Sboppell's building designs?the only larpo collection of designs that are artistic, practical and reliable. The estimates aro guaranteed. Mr. ghoppell'3 publications are ta follows: Price. Portfolio of 81,000 Houses, SO designs, $2 0.) " " ],500 " 80 " 2 GO " " 2,000 M 80 " 9 CO " * 2,W0 " 80 u 2 0) " M 8 000 u 89 u 2(0 M " ?,500 " 81 w 2 CO " * <000 " ?0 " 2 0) " " t .oro u so 14 soo " " C.CCO u S3 " 2 r J " 7, SCO * 22 u 2 CO u " 10,000 " El tt ? CO " "Stables ' 19 M COO The first Portfolio contains designs thntcostas krx as $600. gtfOO, $700 and 15800. Any 3 of the above Portfolios for $5 :any 7 for $10; tho complete set (12) for $15. Bound volume containing over 2(0 designs selected from th<3 various portfolios, prico S5, returnable If not satisfactory. Address R. W. 8HOPPELL, Architect, C3 Ii'vray, New York. Klllllll HABIT. Only Certalu auJ IlKllHm Easy CURE In the World. Dr. LPriVlli J.J,. STEPHEN'S, Lebanon, O I 11 flHC STUDY. Book-Keeping, Business Forma, URIC Penmanship, Arithmetic, Short-hand, eto., II thoroughly taught by MAIL. Circulars free. Jryant's College, 437 Main St,, Buffalo, N. Y. / ^ . ... On the mend ?the consumptive who's not boreft of judgment and good sense. He's taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. If taken in time and given a fair trial, it will v-?j effect a cure. Consumption if Lung-scrofula. For Scrofula, in its luyna u lui LLioy auu iv* mu juiTvt| Blood and Lung diseases, the "Discovery" is an unequalled remedy. It's tne only guaranteed one. If it doesn't benefit or cure, you get your money back. You only pay for the good you get. "Discovery" strengthens Weak Lungs, and cures Spitting of Blood, . ,T' Shortness of Breath, Bronchitis Severe Coughs, and kindred affeotions. Don't be fooled into taking something else, said to be " just at good," that the dealer may make a larger profit. There'a nothing at all like the "Discovery." It contains no alcohol to inebriate; no syrup or sugar to derange digestion. As peculiar in its curative effects as in its composition. Equally good for adults or children. . KY.V U?36 1HB THB OLDEST FAMUT STANDARD^ A Purely Vegetable Compound, withoat mercury or other injurious mineral. Sail and sure always. For sale by all Druggistfc Full printed directions for using with each M/?Ira/?? T~W tiMir knnl/ Afl JTllA Cings, Liver and StomaclTsENT FREE. Address Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son, Philadelphia*' I EWIS' 98 JS. LYE . L Powdered and Perfimf. KHMI (PATENTED.) The strongest and purest Lj* HIT' A made. Will make the bestparJB/Kfm fumed Hard Soap in 20 mln^^B utes without boiling. Itist&o IBB best for disinfecting rink% W closets, drains, washing bottfa% mm barrels, paints, etc. 11 PENNA. SALT MTG COl fStetSftZi Gen. Agtg., 1'lilla., Pa. PATENTS m hll w SEITO FOB Cimcbl?. I UliSEFFECTUAL^ JINEA A BOX.*** I VOUS DISORDERS 'h, Fullness and Swelling after Meals, j 3, Flushings ot near, toss or upper/re, i Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed c vot/s o/7<y Trembling Sensations &c. / RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTE9. / RESTORE FEMALES TO COMPLETE HEALTH ) eak Stomach, Impaired < Disordered Liver, etc., S uscular System, restoring long-lost Com- S petite, and nrouslng with the ROSEBUD OF ( uman frame. One of the best (tuarantees / HAM'S PILLS HAVE THE LAKGEST SALE OF > lM, St. Helens. I,:?ncn*hlr?". England. ? LEN CO., 355 and 367 Canal St.. New York, ) ur druggist doe3 not keep tbcm) WILL MAIL C IK^KjScts^A BO^^MEKTTON^this^PAPE^I^ .ill o" horse f-lesh If ho ride on'.'DonTt'&ke ry s?a.jps j&p c*nin$ I mmrnXS: I . 53 mm&HQ O L.1 O #? I nd be convinced. =* P?ail3 to accomplish satisfactory results in scourirg and cleaning, time and labor, which more than actical people will find SAPOUO )UFe-cleaninf? and scouring. DROPSY 1 TREATED IT It EE. 1'onltively Cured with Vegetable Remedies. Have cured thousands of case s. Cure patient* pronounced hopeless by best physicians. From nrstuoj# symptoms disappear; la tou days at least two-third* oil symptoms removed. Send for free bojic testimonials of miraculous cured. Tea days' treatrasut tna by mall. If you ordor trial, send 10c. In 6tampa to pnv postage. Dr. H. H. Grf.es & Sons, Atlanta, Qa. rlENSION^KX!^ ^Successfully Prosecutes Claim*. Late Principal Ex&mlnor U.S. Pension Bureau. 3yraiuluat war, 15abjudicatingclaims, ntty ainco. DC MC in MC 1 C (1 IIIIV Write immediate!/ w I w ror blaxks tor application. Employ the old reliable firm, 7 J. 1L C'RALLE Jc CO., Washington, p. g nrfclOlfUlft OLU CLAIMS SETTLED HrNN lINS lndku new law. ' ^I'wIwIiU Soldiers. Widows, Parents, ssa 1 for blank applications and information. Patrick O'Farrkix, Pension Aijeut, Wasuln^con, D. (J. CHICH ESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS ./ct'v bed cross diamond bran^. JT^L'N Safe ?od rellibie. Ladlef, ^ <&, 4( as* Drugtfit for Diamond jirana, in i* I . red, metallic box?, koIM with blue A-X\ 5k. ?Z/fi^Jrlb!*ja- Take no other. All plUi YVfif a w5'? P"Kbo*rd boxej, plot wrapper*, are VSr ' I - 7}f danffarom coiuiterfelta. Sod 4e. V L | <rif (itaupi) for particular!, taitlmoalili ud M .B "Belief for Ladle*," <n Utur, bj return - V /ff mall. A'aow Papir. ChichwtCT Oitsa'l Co- tfadUaa Sc.. Phll?-Pfc A 1 preicriDe ana tally??. done Big U as the only > JSBtrCor#i In specific for the certain coxa Jiyi TO & daTB.^ of this disease. *1 a.H.IKURAHAM,M.DH|l oBMBtfMtnWi Amatcrdnm, 21. Y? El yrdaaly by Urt < \7o havo sold Biff Gfot bSUnu OhaalMlSi' ?QP* wr~"' , given the best of aotl?> Olac'-nlJPi faction. Ohio, D. R. DYCHE * CO.. m Chicago, lit fad^^HM^^UrilSl.OO. Soldhff Dromrlat* *K ' i i