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A WORDS OF WISDOJE. Be quick to love, make haste to be kind. f Our thoughts of to-day are our actions of to-morrow. " When a man feels wise it is a sure sign that he is not the man. A man who takes care of his youth is ap to be a wise old man. Nature protects the majority or the earth would become depopulated. The affecting of virtue will not prevent the consciousness of the deception. The world is getting on toward six o'clock in the morning, instead of six o'clock in the evening. That time is the worst employed which we give to regrets, unless we learn from them the lesson of the future. Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important in some respects, whether he chooses to be so or oot. la nr. romftKP Gf? fif>en fl9 that which is unavailing. If we would be spared its pains let us remember this in time. It is the cultivation of the moral side of our natures that has given to our people as a nation their great strength and grand strides. Anger is often evidence of conscious wrong. Those who are right can afford to wait in calmness and patience for their vindication. If people worked as hard after marriage to keep each other as they did before the engagement to win each other, marriage would be more of a success. The rule for the give* and receiver of ft benefit is that the one should straightway forget that he has given it and the other should never forget that he has re ceived it. ; How easy is the thought, in certain moods, of the lovliest, most unselfish demotion ! How hard is the doing of the thought in the face of a thousand unlovely difficulties. . It takes but a moment to close the doors tight against temptation, when it hastens elsewhere. And this is better than to live hours, days or years under the shadow of regret. f vranun? ana uemnj. It has been said that the reason so few people get what they want in this world is that they do not want it hard enough. ,There is profound truth at the bottom of this odd conceit. Earnest striving an l perseverance are rare qualities. A little struggle, and then a falling off; a few faint efforts, and then despair? this is the usual story of attempts to "get anything," whether it be a physical, mental or spiritual good. But to long for a thing so strongly that for the sake of its attainment one can conquer obstacles, live down opposition, ignore discouragement, and work persistently and through years of trial and obscurity toward the fulfilment of a hope?is not i this tbe record of all grand achievements and the history of all purposeful lives? i Many more wishes might be realized if people were willing to pay this price for them. Anything worth having in this world is dear, including experience. Genius itself has been defined as only unlimited patience, or an endless capacity for hard work. It was told of some celebrated general that he never knew when he was defeated. By-and-by he could not be defeated. A little of the same spirit infused into ordinary life work would make many a dream possible that now seems to the wistful dreamer a3 extravagant as the cloudiest castle in Spain.? Earner's Bazar. A Valuable Mineral Discovery. A Quebec corrrespondent, calling attention to a remarkable valuable discovery in minerals, states that in Lower Canada there has been found an entire mountain composed of silicates, otherwise known as vitrifiable stone, of a purity certified by the provincial engineer to average ninety-eight per cent. This material is used for the manufacture of the finest glass, and is believed to exist nowhere else on the American continent in such purity.?Brooklyn Citizen. ^JACOBS OIL P* CURES 8CKKLY. SPRAINS. BRUISES. , Ohio & Miss. Rail way. _ . ~ Office President and 7 />olphin Street, General Mauager, Baltimore. Md? Cincinnati, Ohio 3&n^18'189a My foot suddenly ^ bruised badtamed and gave me ly In hip and eide by * *,?rJ, ? 7 ? r?jy a fall and sufferedboEpMcatlon of8t merely. St. JacobsOU Jacobs Oil resulted at completely cured once in a relief from me." Wm. C. Habdzb, W. W. Piabodt, Member of State Prest. <fc Gen'l Man'gr. Legtsl&rara, TH1 CmRLE> i. VOflgLEW CO^??Hlwofa.m "August Flower" " I have been afflictBiliousness, " ed with biliousness xi *. "and constipation Constipation," for fifteen years; Stomach "first one and then 'another preparaPains. " tion was suggested "tome and tried but "to no purpose. At last a friend 44 recommended August Flower. I 41 took it according to directions and 41 its effects were wonderful, reliev" ing me of those disagreeable 41 stomach pains which I had been " troubled with so long. Words 4* cannot describe the admiration " in which I hold your August 41 Flower?it has given me a new << 1 - _ r u~r - _ " lease ox me, wmtu uciuic wusa " burden. Such a medicine is a ben" efaction to humanity, and its good " q u alities and "wonderful mer- Jesse Barker, "its should be "made known to Printer, "everyone suffer- Humboldt, "ing with dyspepsia or biliousness Kansas. ? G. G. GREFN\SoIe Man'fr, Woodbury, X J. oiAir weak, nervocs, wrkti hkd mortal pet wen una Keep wen. /itunn iio/irr %91W ? tells how. 50 cm. a year. Sample copy free. Dr. J. II. DYE. Editor, Buffalo, X. Y. $100 per month and expenses to sell N"ur*ery Stock. Hustler* wanted now. 0. D. Oueex, SyraouBo. N.Y. STAMMERING. Eck'? School, 1ST Bedford av? lirookljn, N. Y , AGRICULTURAL. TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. KEEPING HORSE RADISH ROOTS. "Where the family supply of horse radish is taken from roots grown on the placc, they may be allowed to remain undug through the winter. But all that are to be used should be got out before the tops sprout in the spring, as this injures the flavor and gives the root a a hard, woody character. If dug and placcd in a cool place iu earth, the roots can be used till nearly midsummer, though the better way for late use is to grate the root ami cover with stroDg cider vinegar, the sourer the betier. Cork * * 1 1 ' "*? ? An A ?yi em ugnuy 10 prevent iciwcutunuu.?^.h*./ can Cultivator. PROrEH RULE IN FEEDING. A large pait of the money made in feeding animals for the butcher ia made before they get very fat. Lean animals with proper care and feeding may be made to take en flesh rapidly and there is often a good deal of profit in the process. But when a fleshy condition is reached all the extra fat secured is obtained at a disadvantage, as the cost per pound of the grain is greatly increased. T'Kon thorp ia a pnnstank risk of di> case or accident when animals are kept in an excessively fat condition. It 19 much safer, and in most cases is a good deal more profitable, to sell the stock as soon as it is ready for the butcher. The exception to this rule is found when the supply is short and prices have a strong upward tendency. But even then the results of holding for higher pricc-s are often disappointing.?American Dairyman. SAVE THE CORN AND SPARE THE CROWS. By and by the crows will be pulling the corn and doing serious damage. This seems to be unavoidable. The crows cannot well be spared for the good they do at other times, and to shoot them would be to destroy a useful bird which lives chiefly upon noxious insects and small animals. There is a way to save the corn and spare the bird3 at the same time. This is to tar the seed in this way Put the seed corn in warm water and stir it with a tarry stick. The seed will be coated with a film of the tar which retains the odor and make3 the grain distasteful to the birds. A few scarecrows made of a small block of wood with small holes bored in it, into which feathers are inserted, so as to make a rough semblance of a bird, and then hung in places in the field 200 feet apart, which will give one to the acre, will alarm the birds and keep them at a dis tance. As they float and dance about in the wind they seem to be alive and in trouble, and thus frighten the birds.? New York Times. 2, .-v??r>" TEKtS DUCKS. Pekin ducks are probably the most valuable breed of ducks known to-day. They are very large, mature early, and have snow white plumage. Their eggs hatch two or three days sooner than any other variety. The ducklings hatch out stronger and seem to grow faster than the young of any other breed, and they can be raised anywhere that you can raise chickens. The young ducklings feather up rapidly Rnri irrow tn rrood size in from six to eight weeks. This makes them well adapted to raising for the early markets. They are excellent foragers and excellent layers. With good ranp;e they require but little feed, and the young are not subject to roup, cholera, gaps, and the like as arc young turkeys and chickens. They command good prices in the markets, and will weigh from frourteen to eighteen pounds per pair the first year without much fattening. As egg producers their record is remarkable, and they come as near being perj^tual layers as any of the breeds of fowls.?Farm, Field and Stockman. WATERMELON CULTURE. L. M. H., Russellville, Ark.? writes: I have been growing watermelons for twelve years, and find that to be successi'd 1 avia mncf Votto frneli lori/1 on/1 1UI, UUC UlUOl> UUTC ^UVUj A 4 V3U IdUU y UUU | flatbreak it well; then check it off both ways (sixteen feet apart) and put a heaping shovelful of well rotted manure in the check furrow each way from the cross, leaving a space of three inches between the cross pointe open. Fill this unmanured space with dirt, plant tiveor six seeds to a hill, cover one and one-half inches deep, then dig a little dirt up over the manure to prevent the sun from killing it. When the seeds come up and geVthrte leaves to each plant, pull out all the best looking one; a good stand of vines is thus secured, and all will come on alike. Be sure to plow and hoe the vines as long as possible; the last time, wheu the vines arc two to three feet long, run your harrow both ways, and make the land as level as possible. After this keep the soil well cleaned with the hoe, and let the vines run at will. It is best to have as much trash' on the ground as possible to prevent the wind from rolling the vines about. If the season suits, you will have watermelons weighing from torty to seventy pounds each. In case of a drouth, punch three holes in the bottom of old tomato can9, sink them in the ground within six inches of tan rnnt. ?nd fill with watnr. Onfe filling will last three days, and then if it does not rain fill again. By my method, as here given, you cannot help having tine melons.?Orange Judd Farmer, RAISING BROOM-CORN. Broom-corn is not an especially difficult crop to raise, requiring as it does much the same kind of soil and culture as Indiau corn. It is rather more susceptible to frost and succeeds best on rich bottom-lands. It may be drilled or planted in hills much the same distance apart as corn, with ten or more seeds to the hill, to be afterwards thinned out by leaving from four to six of the most thrifty plants in each. The ground should be put into a tine, friable condition by harrowing it thoroughly before planting, and should be kept entirely clear of weeds afterwards. The plants, when young, are very delicate and their fnrlv niltnrp will hf> milfill morn difficult on naturally weedy ground. When neariy ready to harvest, lopping or bending down the top part of the stalks i3 practised in some localities. Tabling consists in bending the stalks of two rows towards each other, at about three feet from the ground, thus forming a support on which the brush can be laid temporarily as it is cut off. Another practice 19 to lay the brush in bunches convenient for loading on a wagon. For a desirable quality of brush the , cutting should be done before the ripening of the seed. About eight inches of stalk should be left on the brush. The preparation of the brush consists in simply cleaning of! the seed, which for small amounts may be done by various devices, such as a hatchet or a longtoothed comb made for the purpose. For large crops scraping machines, run by horse or steam power, are used. Broomcorn is best cured in open buildings or under sheds upon racks not directly exposed to the sun, by which its toughness ? -1 . J ?;?1.1 anu >i uL'sintuie yrccu luiui am ucuci p?cscrved. Only such as have land well adapted to it, together with some experience, are likely to find it more profitable than ordinary crops.?New York World. sriKAcn. As spinach lasts but a short time it is necessary to sow it frequently. It is so hardy that it may be put in the ground very early. It grows rapidly and is soon ready for use. The ground should be made very rich, and the seeds put in drills one foot apart and an inch deep, though they do well when sown broadcast and covered a depth proportioned to their size. The thick leaved and large roundleaved spinach are both good varieties for spring planting. The New Zealand for summer, and the prickly seed for winter, the one withstanding drouth,and the other hardy. The former is much used in New Zealand and has become extensively cultivated as a kind of spinach elsewhere. The prickly has triangular, arrow-headed leaves. There is also a savory variety, the wrinkled leaves resembling cabbage, and the Viroflay, which is perhaps the ncwst sort, with very large, thick leaves. Spinach, though so unlike in appearance, is a near relative of the beet and me uiaugi'i *vuiuu. ijiuj jvm seems to increase iu popularity. The market gardener, of course, prepares the ground and sows his seed in the fall. There is no reason why the farmer when he makes bis g.rden in the spring should not have beds of spinach, as it requires little skill to cultivate it with success. It is well to give it a sheltered place, as it needs to grow rapidly to develop the succulent tenderness of the leaf. After the spinach is quickly and well grown it should not be spoiled in the cooking. The leaves may be pulled from the stalks, washed in cold water, boiled fifteen or twenty minutes, then drained quite dry in a wooden bowl, returned to the eucepan and well heated and seasoned, then /KoVin/3 Jr. a hnf Hiah And cornished with UWUVU *** ** o slices of hard boiled eggs. This is the simplest and one of the best ways ol serving this early and very desirable vegetable, but it may also be prepared a'la creme, moulded or served on toast 01 with eggs.?St. Louis Republic. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. All rubbish is a nest for. vermin. Sheep should not be fed with cattle. Keep all young animals dry and warm. Grow apple or nut tree3 in all waste places. Manure is one of the products of stock raising. A mare on a farm should annually raise a colt. Commercial fertilizers are better than raw manure. It is proStable to grow potatoes at fifty cents a bushel. Good potatoes are a luxury; poor potatoes are plenty. Iu Europe, pigs weighing about 200 pounds are preferred to larger ones. Do not be in a hurry to have your sheep care for themselves in the fields. Every bushel of necessary grain withheld is equivalent to two bushels thrown away. If butter makers as a class were better judges of butter they would make better butter. Ducks are enormous eatera and sometimes it is difficult to determine when they have had enough. I Linseed oil is said to be a remedy for I black knot on the plum if applied to the I knot upon fir3t appearance. Young ducks must bs kept out of the j water, as they are liable to get chilled, i and often this will prove fatal. m V X nnnrf TTT* 11 TWO UUUU3 IWU luuucs ??*?? j.v.? j as much as two in the same apace. It is [ a waste of seed to sow too close. "With goslings it is important to give abundant nourishment from the start in order to secure a good growth. It is only in exceptional cases that it can be made profitable to keep poultry 'confined on the farm. Give them a free range. Guinea eggs should not be set for for hatching until warm, settled weather. The chicks are very tender at first and need the best of care. The poorest acre on the farm will pasture at least one sheep which will produce a fleece worth from SI.50 to $2.50, and a lamb worth from $3 to $5. Success hinges upon the man and his surroundings. Find your market before your crop is ready and send the produce in the neatest and most attractive condition. Twenty eggs is a good average for geese; they are not nearly so prolific layers as ducks, and unless they begin laying very early will lay only one clutch. Try two and one-half bushels of oats and one of peas on an acre. Cut early, it is excellent for hay; ripened, the grain ground together, is excellent feed for horses and pigs. Plant the garden so as to have all of the ground occupied during the growing season. There is no advantage in planting any kind of garden seed when the soil is wet and cold. A Minnesota farmer, who is now fattening 1000 sheep, says: "lean take the wool from my sheep, throw it away and then make more money on them than I can on cattie or hogs." James J. II. Gregory says that for the " * f J 1 1 onion maggot ne nas iouou iieui uuu chickens a possible remedy. He claims that a hen and brood of chicken3 will take care of from an acre to an acre and a half. While some farmers spread all their manure on ten acres in order to grow a crop of corn and bestow the labor on a large area, others may perform their work on a single acre of celery, cabbage, or small fruit and realize a larger profit thau those who cultivate tea times as much land. His First Boar. A Russian officer at one of the military stations in the Caucasus hearing of the presence in his neighborhood of two gentlemen in pursuit of "boar, sent to them an invitatiou to join him on the following day, when he would give them a taste of real sport. With many thanks they accepted the kindness, and i - .1 i? x at me appomteu urae ?ui uu. During the day many shots were fired at one thing and another, thougb at least one of the party had seen no boar. As the afternoon wore on and the daylight began to disappear, one of the Russian's guests, who had wandered away from his friends, found himself rather fagged, and felt that it was time to stop. Just then he heard the dogs baying something not far from him, and after creeping up to within thirty yards of them, he crouched behind the bole of a huge oak, and waited for his eyes to get used to the darkness. lie was soon able to make out the dogb' tails waving to and fro, and then, under a leaning tree-stump, the indistinct outline of their enemy. Meantime, the boar kept up a half-grunting, half-growling noise,while the dogs barked their loudest. "Suddenly.;" says the gentleman, "the mass moved, and a dog went flying, and V>io ttoIIo weronrMprl tnthfi discord. But J "? ? " ? this movement of the boar's was fatal to him; it brought him into a more open position, and I rolled him over with my express.' He rose and tried to. charge, but though I fired again, I believe it was unnecessary, as he was too hard hit ever to have reached me. "This was the first really large game I had killed, and I rushed up to him with the delight of a boy. I had never seen a wild boar before this morning, and now, as I contemplated my fallen foe, a strange uneasiness beset me. There was something so homely in the innocent face of that dead pig that my hoatt for a moment misgave me; but I banished my foolish qualms, the re' 1_ 1?1-1 ? J action alter my iriumpn, prouauiy, uuu I heard the tootle of my friend's horn approach, I sat down on the broad side of my game, and indulged in a victorious whoo-oop. "The bushes parted asunder, and my host burst into a cheer and loaded me with praise. But alas! What is this? Xs my friend approached nearer, slowly the gay smile fades; the applauding voice is still; the horn drops from his nerveless grasp, and the merry little visage lengthens out in a telescope fashion truly uncomfortable to behold. "'Moe domaschno haban!' Those were his fatal words. 'My own housepigi' "The blow was too painful and sudden. My pride fell, and gradually the fact was borne in on raj airfaay half-awakened mind that wild boars are black, but this beast was white. The fact was, this wretched animal had broken out of his sty some time before, and gone to the forest to take his fill of chestnuts and other pleasant things,and at the time of being shot had been battling with one of his black-skinned brethren." ? Youth's Companion. Making: Live Wires Dead. A Bostonian has invented a device to insure the safety of people and animals traveling along streets and roads from the "live" electric wire when it bpeaks and falls, putting life in jeopardy. It is an attachment to be connected with the wires at intervals of about 150 feet, and consists of a piece of rubber about eight inches in length, in the centre of waich -- ~ flnvin/v +/\ A?A nnrl of TtfVnpfi 1Q ja a ojjiiai Djjiiug) *.\s vnv vus4 v? ?? attached an insulated wire connected with a piston in the centre. At the other end of the mechanical device is a copper wire. The idea is to connect it with the electric wires attached to the trolley poles. When attached to the wire the spiral spring is pulled back to its full extent, and in case a wire should break the end upon which is the piston portion of the device recoils instantly to the other end and shuts off all the current on the wire, thus making the wire which has fallen a "dead" one. It is also claimed that if a broken electric wire falls upon a fire-alarm wire with the new construction attached it will not interfere with the working of the fire alarm.?New York Commercial Advertiser. English officers are aghast at the proposition to abolish the cocked hat and feathers worn by the superior officers of .he array. Major James, of the Sixteenth Lancers, started the idea. When So M Are taking and prj their Spring Medic that it is by far the Whv Don't Yot It yourself. Po purifying, building which are so irapor A Spring Medi< It is certainly woi taken according to of the merit in, an< this popular medici a n a Hood's s; Bold by all druggists. $1; six for $3. Prepared oaljr by C. L HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Maai 100 Poses One PoHar ^^^>AINLESS. PI] / 2W WORTH A G i For BILIOUS & NE1 ( Such as Wind and Pain in the Stoma ( Dizziness, and Drowsiness, rjldChil C Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, S / Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Net ( THE FIRST DOSE WILL CiVE > BEECHAM 8 PILL3 TAKEN AS DIRECTED ( For Sick Headache, W ' ^ ^ _ ! . If ) uigesnon, uonsiipanon, S they ACT LIKE MAOIC, Strengthening the m C plexlon, bringing back the keen edge of af ( HEALTH the whole physical energy of the h ) to the Nervous and Debilitated la tb.it BEEC C ANY PROPRIETARY MEDICINE IN THE WOI / Prtpurtd onlr by Til OS. 11KIX'II p Bold by DruogiaUjrtenerally. B. F. At \ Sola AcenU for the United Stntrn. irho (if tin y^BEKOHAM3>fj^^onJBECEIPT^on^ Tnrf Cutting in Ireland. Among the chief characteristic features of IrelaDd are the extensive peat moors that occupy a principal portion of the center of the island, the most important of which is the great bog ol Allen. Its original extent comprised 1,000,000 acres; but by cultivation its size has been considerably diminished. In the form of a table-land, it rises 270 feet above the level of the sea, extends within twenty miles of Dublin, through King's County, reaching east and west beyond the Shannon into the counties of Galway and Roscommon, and spreads through Meath and Westmeath north, and south into the Queen's County an J Tipperary. Two important towns occupy the center of the bog?Tullamore and Philipstown?and the arteries by which the turf is conveyed to tha city of Dublin are the Grand Canal and the Royal Canal. A weird spot for the wayfarer is that wild moorland; here and there he comes across a primitive attempt at a habitation, half burrow, half hut?it is the miserable hovel of the turf cutter, the tenant of a few acres; he selects a dry, sheltered nook, burrows a floor, erects a few boxwood stakes and forms a roof with heath and rushes, leaving a hole that serves for a chimney. From this wretched shanty he and the various members of his family issue forth to their daily toil of preparing the turf for the various markets. The saving of the turf consists of six operations?cutting, spreading, footing, rickling, clamping, and drawing home. A day's work is called a "dark." One man generally goes before the eutter and levels the banks, if necessary. Another man attends to the barrows and wheels the turf to the spreading field. The spreading is generally accomplished by women and children; in favorable weathI er it lies for about a week, having been turned in the meantime to dry the other sides. Then it is ready for footing?a process of setting in small stacks of about twelve sods each. In this condition it is left for a period of about ten davs. after which the turf is rickled. Rickling consists of placing about twelve footings on their sides, one turf deep, and about two feet high. Having remained so till it is thoroughly dry, it is then stored in clamps or stacks ol from twelve to thirty feet long and of proportion height and depth, and in this form it lies on the banks of the canals till it is removed in the barges to the city market or brought in the smaller turf cots to be vended in the. streets of Athlone and other towns on the river Shannon. Some enterprising firms have within the past three years engaged in the manufacture of peat litter in the bog of Allen, and speculation in this direction has so fai proved profitable to the speculators.? Pall Mall Gazette. Indian Son^s In the Phonograph. The first paper read at the secon I day of the fall meeting of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences was on the use of the phonograph in the study of the languages of the American Indians by Professor J. Walter Fawkes. He said that a phonetic means of studying the language of the Indians and some means of making a record of what is said with accuracy is much desired. The phonograph is such a meaDs, not perhaps, wholly perfect as yet, but still it serves the purpose. Indian songs, prayers, ceremonies, rituals and speeches by this wonderful instrument are recorded. With the encroachments of whites it is quite certain that in a short time these would be lost were it not for the phongraph. Professor Fawkes then illustrated what he had said with a phonograph, showing the preservation of the songs, etc., of various Indian tribes. The tirst was the song of the Passamaquoddies, ou making war on the Mohawks. This song was enno i?r on nhl mnn whose veracitv could "J ? w; * not be questionned. The song of the corn dance was the next. This was sung by the Zunisupon bringing the corn from the fields and presenting it to the squaws. The next was the war cry of the Pueblos, who, though they were never a very warlike people, formerly had a war cry. A rain song was then reproduced, then a j sacred song used in dedicating a house, ! which was very hard to get, because the Indians feared the phonograph, thinking it was bewitched, and its manipulator they considered a wizard. For all that, the talking instrument reproduced it with wonderful accuracy and distinctness.? Boston, Traveller. lany People lising Hood's Sarsaparilla as :ine, having become convinced best, the question arises i Take ssessing just those blood -up, appeaie-givmg quantity tant in cine rthy a trial. A single bottle directions will convince you J make you a warm friend of, !ne. Be sure to get arsaparilla i6old by all drajjlnv $1; ?lx forjl Prepare! 3. 9 ty C, i. HOOD & CO, Apothecaries, Lowell, lliu 100 Pose3 One Dollar LLS effectual!^ UINEA A BOX."*? ( EVOUS DISORDERS ch, Fullness and Swelling after Meals * Is, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, C cum. Blotches on the Skin. Distuned f rvous and Trembling Sensations Ac. ? RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES. ( RESTORE FEMALES TO COMPLETE HEALTH ) eak Stomach, Impaired c , Disordered Liver, etc., S uBcular System, restoring long-lost Com- S ipetite, nnil arousing with the ROSEBUD OF C uinan frame. One of tho best guarantees / IHAM'S PILLS HAVE THE LARGEST SALE OF ) RID. C k M. St. Helena, I.nneaahlre, England. / .LEN CO., 366 and 367 Canal St.. New York, > >ur draecictdoes not keep them) WILL MAIL \ lICli,2fiott. A BOX. (Mention this Paper.) / -f r ifiifiiMBii Astonishing Fecundity of Codfish. It is said that between 60,000,000,000 and 100,000,000,000 codfishes are taken from the sea around the shores of Newfoundland every year. But even that quantity seems small when we consider that a single cod yields something like 3,500,000 eggs each year, and that over 8,000,000 eggs have been found in the roe of a single cod. A herring of six or seven ounces in weight is provided with 30,000,000 ova. After making all reasonable allowances for the destruction of eggs and of the young, it has been calculated that in three years a singlepair of herrings would produce 154,000, 000. Buffon once said that if a pair of ? -i ?j n:.i_ I nerrmgs were leit to Dreeu anu liiuiujjij undisturbed for a period twenty years, they would yield a tish-bulk equal to the size of our globe!?St. Louis Republic. When an article haa been sold for 24 years,la spite of competition and cheap imitations, it mint have superior quality. Dobbins's Electric Soap has been constantly made and sold since 1805. Ark ynur groctr for it. Best of alL Kansas City is promised Ice at five cents a hundred, as a result of competition. flow's This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by takingHalPsCatarrh Cur3. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Waldi.vo, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. If you would be correct In pronouncing Manitoba accent the last syllable. FITS stopped free by Dr. Klute's Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after first day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and 82 trial bottle free. Dr. Kline. 931 Arch St.. Phlla.. Pa. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr.Isaac Thompson's Eye-watcr.Druggista sell at 25c.per bottle ' ON^ 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 Kidney^ Liver and bowels, cleanses the sy? tern effectually, dispels colds, bead* aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is die only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste ana ao> ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in xts effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable eubetances, its many excellent qualities command it fn oil qnrl Via w* mnrlo it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50o and $1 bottles by all leading drug* gista 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 f9anc/8c0, gal imsvrui. kv. hew von*, fit. ildlsjiLiNiSI For Internal and External Cm. Stops Pain, Cramps. Inflammation In body or limb, like matfe. Cure* Croup. Asthma, Colds, Catarrh, Cholera Morbus, Dlarrhcra, Hheumatisra, Kenralgrla, Lame, back, Stiff Jnl"'? and Strains. Fullparticularsfrce. 1'rico 15 eta. post-i<ai<l. I. 8. JOHNSON" & CO.. Boston, Mass. ^VASELINEFORA ONE.DOLL.Att DIM. sent us by mill we will deliver, frea or oil charts, to any porua ii the United jutaj, all o C Ui3 toll.) .Via; artUUi, oV#* tully packea: One two-ounce bottle of Paw VasMIas. IQcti One two-ounce bottle of Vosnllne Poaiala, U * One Jar ot Vaseline Cold Creain, - 1J * One Cake of Vaseline Camphoric* U" One Cake of Vaseline soap, unsceat? 1, 1J " One Cake of Vasellue Soap, exquisitely i:jsate.M? " One two-ounce bottio or vVulto-Viiaelluft it" $1.1) Orfor Txntagi standi my *tmUi at fij itrht named. On no acoount i>8 pin-til* I to ataj tfron I/ourdruaglat any Vaseline or preparation t \irt fr m unless labcUed vyitn our nam, Oca it it you will ui"tainly receive an imitation ioMc!i has llttli jnwu.iUl Chusebruuifli .Ufa. Co.. Stato St.. S. V. ONE YEAR FREE.! 'THE SOCIAL VISITOR." Thocewho wanta WIFE. IITSHAND or TOR. | RESPONDENT should send for sample copy of | the load I ug murrlau'o paper puoiisneu. 10 every llftb answer received from this advertisement and Inclosing l'ic. silver for sample copy, we will give one year's cubscrlption free. - "THE MK.'IAL VISITOR." I'lnlnflfld, N. J. f SUGGESTIONS TO j MORTGAGE HOLDERS | FKEE. Address, witli Stamp. i The Topeka Commercial Security Co.,j I BANKERS. TOPEKA. KANSAS. | "ft-may behrue wh frimunbefrueis endorses^lSai !h is a solid ca^ke ol *Co*rai?NT+ For many years SAPOLIC best article of this kind in the and, although it costs a trifle outlast two cakes of cheap cheapest in the end. Any easonable pvice. HH DISCS REMEDY FOR CA ??B| ^ Cheapest lteliel is iranv; Cold in '.lie Head it has 110 <via! 5^5 It>s an Ointment. 01 which : Byl nostrils. Price. 50e. Sold by (1 ?3aE A t\i\ r*>cc_ Ji ?'^4 CHICHESTER'S ENGL oil. Ri THE ORIGINAL AND GCNUINT. Ladles, uk Drugzlti for CHicktuter? Eny^ boxes nealrd with blue ribbon. Tnkf no ol All pills 1b pasteboard boxen, j iuk wrtppc 4c. la utAmps for pirticulari. tctimouitlf, 10,000 Ten tl moot all. Same Purer. Kald fcr all Local Ihrvrslat* Faskiorts favoriiS fad, centers in that famous, fascina- fl ting game?lawn tennis. g But there are women who cannot 1 engage in any pastime. They are J delicate, feeble and easily exhausted. yfl? They are sufferers from weaknesaef^^S and disorders peculiar to female!^ ,|aB which are accompanied by saUow,>|B complexions, expressionless eyes and haggard looks. 9 For overworked, " worn "run-down," debilitated teacheiy^ffi milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses 1-jM "shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing mothers, and feeble women gen- 3 erally, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Jrre-. "sfl scription ia the greatest earthly I boon, being unequaled as an apj>?- I tizing cordial ana restorative tonio. 1 It's the only medicine for women, -M sold by druggists, under a positive ? < - a. ?i ??4-_ :.m guarantee irom tue uuuon, ui D4W" 39 isfaotion in every case, or money re-, funded This guarantee has beea j faithfully carried out for years. ' . nysu-18 -j W. L. DOUCLAS I 83 SHOE QENfl3RllBa?r-fl Se.bU (<euulne Hand??ewed, an elegant iad-?B 0 styllsn dress Shoe which commends J toe It J 8/.00 Hnnd-aewed Welt. A Oao calf Shoe OOr 1 t equalled for style and durability. 1 $9.50 Goodyear Welt la the standard dn0-v>H w Shoe at a popular price. I 84.30 I'olit i mftn'n shn? Isespecially odaotal.>r*^M ? for railroad men, farmers, etc. j All made In Congress, Button and Lacai, >a| $4.00 for l.adles Is the only hand-sevred Shoo j w sold at this popular price. J 84*50 Dougola Hkoe for Ladies is anew It- I H parture and promisee to become very popular. "a 84.0(1 Hhoe for Ladles, and *1.73 for .rllatAO I L still retain their excellence for style, etc. _ All goods warranted and stamped with name OB bottom. If advertised local agent cannot supply'. you, send direct to factory, enclosing udverUatd 2 price or a postal for order blanks. W. L. DOUGLA8, Brockton, Huh ' WANTED?Mhoe dealer in every city ui" ? tow* not occupied to take exclualre agency* > All nsents adrertiacd In local paper. 8esa lor illiiHtrated catalogue. ,, :?:?S rO^M A wyryip**' m '<U|pk5^ PAINT. 11 REQuiftts Addition of Afi< 08s DIE Dk CQUALPARTOFOILAi AC i-' J& rJU |\b MAKINO COST|t<5JL^2 *0 ygm jBvStSed in7348PAPERS J. j Wh ere we have no Agent will arranw with any actlvo .Merchant.?L? & Hl.-Xi I? -3 / TON SCALES \ / OF \H1 $60 BINGHAMTQMfi V Beam Box Tare Beam ] y? K. Ys a/ ' ? \& ALL SUBS %/ \s<> A .'jg^T^Spl Vk-. Vu. * M x^for PROF. LOISETTE'S NEW MEMORY BOOKS. M Criticisms on two recent Msrnory Systems. Roadj -it #t-ont April Is:, Full Tables oX Contents forward#! /-IS ciily to tbofce who send suuitpeil directed envelope, Also Prospectus fObX t'HEAoC uw l^oLnjtcuu AfJ -5, ci Never FortfCttluj. Addr-jdi rrvi. i.oi?r.f'i'?, zi" Plftli Ave., New Yoct ' .>rH FRAZER*?kf ! BUST 15 Tim WORLD lltfCAdC I J?" Get tnc Oer.uino. Bold Every wnorfc CJ4f?_M^;-DE?fmjRE BUFRION Y. ?( | DIPPY VUCCO rosmmr remedied. DAUUl flllLLu Grcely l'ant Stwtflieh > Adopted br ?tudcnti at llitrva'd, Amhowt. nnd otbaf College*, al?o, br profestlonal an<l boiinca* uieu every* wtiere. If not for sole !n ?<mr town ?o?d S4e to r^5 K. J. OBKELY. 715 Wanhi-irton Street. Boston. ;i HbCfyClf^iyjoHN w.inoRnis, flCfVOlWlH Wa^hln^ton, D.Ci ;:J ^Successfully Prosecutes Claim?. vj m Lste Principal Ex&cilaor C.S Ponoioa Bureau. ,? V irr* in last war i5miiudico.:i:i?clalm3, aX'-v ohiCft "Important to Ladies." ; Oo recol|>t of <10 cents I will kcucI by roiuru mall valuable Seen t Helper. Illr?. W, Ilurvi'j- (itt'iac, Oetrolt. >Ilch? '9j a>some men say. i f |whdJ-a! men say." S I0PIHIOM S(f S&poiio.? ? f^scouring soa.p? ; ) has stood as the finest ani : world. It knows no equal, more its durability makes it -S r"'?S makes. It is therefore the 3 grocer will supply it at a " --3 fi ? TAKfUi?Best, liislest to aso. ? iduto. A. cure Is certain. For ww 11 b ?| i small particle is applied to the ruggists or sent hy mail. fiSP! E. T. Hazhltikk, Warren, Pa. .1 id Cross ^ Diamond Brand a 1 Ml * T\hSx% A | Thr #b1? Snflf, Hare, isdreiiaWt PH' for talc V^Ky B UA l)imud Drmd iu fCod and CM mrul!lc \ 7 hrr Lled. Krfu". l\:brhtut\ont nn? Imitation*. * 1 r? Hr dnhc'Mu. manlcrfclla. At flngjim. cr lend m ' ??d "Hrllcf fur Ljlille*. " in ItKrr. hr return M?W. Cmichcsteii Chemical Co , V?dl*an tULLA OKIJ'HIA. >4. ^